Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-27

Grand basket pic mic at Foss's Grove,
July fourth.
Grand ball at Goods hall, on July fourth,
good music and tip-top time.
The pay-car passed up the line last week,
two days ahead of its usual time.
What are we going to do in the way of
celebrating? Echo answers, Mai!
Morris is not eDing to have any doings
on the Fourth. Reason-unknown.
Bishop Whipple win hold. service in
Goods Hall, on Monday evening, July 1st
E. T. Archibald is up looking at his crops
and also inspecting the breaking which is
being done On his farm.
The town is safe. J. p. Cooper il act
ing-marshall, during the absenss of T. ].
Moore Evil doors, beware!
Why don't somebody do something, for
unless something is done by somebody,
nothing win be done by nobody.
Owing to prior engagement, the Ben
the challenge sent them from here.
Mrs. A. W. Wells has left on visit to
friends in the south part of the State. and
will probably be absent until October.
Last Sunday was the hottest day we have
had this season. At 8 o'clock in the after
noon, the thermometer registered % de-
grees in the shade.
The railroad company are still piling up
wood at this point. Il looks as though
they we're bound we would not freeze dur
ing the coming winter.
Big Stone County, or rather Ortenvillians,
are going to celebrate the glorious fourth,
and have invited Major Overton to go over
there. and deliver the customary Grafton.
Messrs Wolff, Wells & Stone, & Messrs
Larson & Nilsson, will soon have the new
additions to their stores, ready for occu-
pancy It is a ttsign of the times" when
merchants have to enlarge their buildings,
TO accommodate the increasing business.
Quarterly meeting services of the NJ. E.
church will be held next Saturday, and
Sabbath. Preaching on Saturday at two
o'clock, p N. and the usual services on
Sabbath. The presiding elder, DIR. Cyrus
Brooks, win be present and conduct the
meetings.
Our neighbors at Hancock are making
arrangements on a grand scale to properly
celebrate the 4th. The programme is q
good one and it is probable that they will
have good time, all kinds Of races fire
works, supper, dance, and q pic mic, are ar.
ranged for to make up the days sport.
Among the many St. Paul men who are
located in this vicinity, is our old friend E.
8. Beck, of the well known firm of Beck
s Rank; he has large farm in Traverse
county, and has a large number of teams
at work breaking; he is also building on
his land, and will have quite large acre
age to seed next year.
Doctor Sutherland of Poughkeepsie
New York, in company with his father,
arrived last week and spent couple of
days looking over the Becker" farm, which
they have purchased. The Doctor intends
TO make his home here, and went down to
Minneapolis to bring Mrs. Sutherland up
with him. We believe he takes possession
July list. Mr.. Becker has large tract of
land in Big Stone county, and will open up
large stock farm.
Messrs. Matheis Good & Schurmeier OF
st. Paul, were all in town the fore part of
the week. 1t looks as though there was
some great attraction al this point, when
you see every member of firm in town at
one time. These gentlemen have been i'm
proyingtheir time looking over this county,
and it would not be surprising if they
picked out some land and opened farm
as almost every one has done, who has
gone this way before them.
Road masters and overseers Of highways,
should call upon the town committee at
once, and report to them the condition of
theroads in their various districts. It is
not probable that the committee will be
APPLE TO go all over the county, and person.
ally inspect the roads, therefore it would
be well If the parties above mentioned
would confer with them. and assist them
in ascertaining what places require imms.
diase attention. The committee are Messrs.
6tone, Larsen g. Overton.
The following has been received by Mr.
II. Baldwin, in reply to q question In re-
gard to ~ extension of time on pre-emp-
tons:
AS to extention for pre-emptors, the act
of March Sd, 1877, only extends the time
Tor such settlers who actually had their
crops destroyed by grasshoppers during the
year 1877; and such settlers who desired
extension were required to file "grasshop-
per notices" If they wanted to take ad-
vantage of the act
Settlers on pre- symptoms are required to
file 'grasshopper notices" in order to gain
an extension of TIME. AS the time has al.
most expired Tor doing so, it will be well
orstliose wishing to take advantage of The
+. act 10 make immediate steps to procure
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