Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-15

good deal or tnreshlng done.
A narrow gauge road ought to be built
from Glenwood to Ortonville or Browns
Valley via Morris. What would Big Stone
or Pope Counties do toward its
There are prospects of our having bank.
Parties claiming to know, state positively |
that ST. Paul banker will establish q |
branch office at this point. 1t would pay.
Considerable of our space is occupied |
this week with the county fair premium
list. 1t will pay to read it, there are no
diplomas this year, every prize is hard
cash $50
Hon. H. w. Stone end wife left for st.
Paul last Thursday evening. Mr.. Stone
returned Saturday; Mrs. S. will be absent
for few weeks visiting friends in the
southern part of the state.
Are our merchants, business men &c. 60
ing to take any steps in regard to making
provision against fire. Some one ought
to take the initiatory step; would it not be
advisable for the Village Council to take
action on this matter.
The friends of Mr.. ]. G. Parsons will be
surprised to hear of his death which &C.
cured last Tuesday evening. The de-
ceased during his residence here, made
many friends, who will deeply sympathise
with the widow in her hour of bereave-
ment
From appearances it is very probable
that all who can will try and do their fall
ploughing before threshing. Those who
do SO will improve the quality of their
wheat for the reason that wheat which
undergoes the sweat in stack is brighter
and sWeeter than that which sweeats in
bin, the latter is liable to must and loose
its color.
What do our merchants propose doing,
10 endeavor to draw the Pope County trade
to this point instead of letting it go to Al
exandria Some sharp figuring will have
to be done, and the only way we can sug-
gest is to build narrow gauge railroad
from here to Glenwood. Will some of
onr readers who are posted in railroad
matters favor US with communication
on this subject.
Those who wish fine organ with the
latest improvements, at very low figures,
should call on or address N. T. Porter s.
Co. ST. Paul Mimi. They have for long
time made specially of this kind of bust
ness and are reliable firm. We have one
of their Western Cottage Organs, and any
who wish to examine and satisfy them
selves that it is a very superior instrument
have the privilege of doing SO.
The Morris String Band were out in a
wagon last Friday evening 'serenading."
| We were among the favored ones, and
hereby tender our thanks for the compli-
ment, and wish the boys success. We can
honestly say that the selections now given
by the band, are much superior to any we
have ever heard here. We hope the boys
will continue to practice togeather, for the
rehersals they have had, has made per
ceptible improvement in the playing.
biologists call it "carniverous animal
of the genus Mephitss." Some class it in
the 'Zoril" tribe, but we don't know any
thing more than that it is pretty animal
of dark color, with two white stripes OF
its back One of the little innocents was
meandering across lots the other day, wher
species of the human tribe, named VIM
Manhattan generally called Bill, for short
-spied him out, and with murder in hi:
eye, and revolver in his hand, Sc
forth, and with malice aforethought, ma
liciously and feloniously, and contrary tt
the statntes, &C., shot and killed that there
SIX, 10, we mean Mepbitis americana
Now we do not object to the killing of tina
animal; what we growl about is the quail
ty of ammunition used; the shot may hav,
been good, but that powder smelt awfully
so much SO as to faint the game. William
you may try to excuse yourself on thu
ground that the hot weather spoilt tina
powder, but we don't believe it smelt goo(
in the first place. People in the vicinit.
of the shooting wore clothes pins on thei
noses during the entire day after the occur
renee.
Two parties named Wescott and maj
named Noonan got into dispute last Mon
day evening, which ended in blows. TIL
Marshal arrested the parties and they wer
brought before Justice Baldwin, but TIN
case was dismissed on motion of the de
PENDANTS attorney, Mr. G. L. Brown. TIL
question raised was to the effect. that tn
ordinances had never been properly record
ed, and-on looking the matter up, Justic
Baldwin dismissed the case. AS the mat
ter now stands, we arc really without al
ordinance and it behooves our Village Coun
Gil to take immediate action in this matter
The chatter requires that the ordinance
"shall be duly recorded in book or book
kept for that purpose" and the question
now is, what constitutes the legal record
ing of a document? The legal definition
of the term record, is as follows: "a crSl
ten memorial made by public officer au
thorizcd by law to perform that function
and Intended to serve as evidence of some
thing written or DONE" The ordinance
as passed and published, were cut out of
newspaper and pasted into book ais
used to record the proceedings of the Cour
Gil. and consequently do not comply wit
the provision Of the charter previousl
quoted.
In this issue we publish the premium
list of the Agricultural Society for the Co