Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-17

DSt J1ui bOOto bAO1 thS OiNt AAoAA '" hS
home, or else the other fellow was there.
Two freight trains, near Litehfeld, at
tempted to pass on the same track, but the
result, as usual was not attended with
degree of success to warrant another such
attempt. Ourwestern express was delayed
for about twelve hours, it taking that time
to got the track cleared. Two engines and
five cars were ditched, but nobody hurt.
John was seen the other evening coming
home with jack-knife, bucksaw, and
club under his arm, and his mouth full of
spikes-railroad He had been out build
ing a house, and we should Judge from the
outflt-man included, that the job had been
done in workman like manner. For full
particulars as to dates, see small hand bills,
OF ask Folsom.
In another column viii be found card
from Sheriff Landbcrg, in which he an
nounces himself as o candidate for re-elec-
ton. John has made good officer, and
having good many friends, will doubt
less poll large vote. There now three
candidates in the field. All have warm,
personal friends, who are working hard,
and it is matter for the voters to decide,
as to who is the best fitted for the position.
Last Saturday, sparks from passing en-
CINE, set fire to some rubbish in the rail
road wood yard Fortunately the fire was
discovered before it had made much head
way, and it was not long before crowd
gathered and put it out A furious gale
was blowing at the time, and it required
considerable labor to suppress it. If this
had occurred at night the whole town
would probably have been swept from end
to end.
Mr. Henry Hutehins has discovered some
peat ON his farm. A prairie fire swept
over that district last Thursday, and on
Monday, fire was still burning in low
spot On investigation substance much
resembling peat was found, and it was this
that had been burning for more than three
days A chunck was brought to town, and
some residents of the ''old sod, "pronounc-
ed it the genuine article. 1t burns we'll,
but does not give out much heat.
Some thousands of tons of hay have
been burned in this and Big Stone counties
this fall, by prairie fires. The high winds
and unusual rank growth of prairie grasses,
have caused the fires to leap such distances
that ordinary fire breaks have been ineffect
ual in checking the flames Other seasons
| o strip Of one or two rods in width has
| been all that was necessary, but this yeal
| it has been found that the flames and burn
ing weeds have leaped much greater dis
tances, and even those who took the usua
precautions of back firing have in some
cases been losers also.
We have urged, time and again, through
the columns of this paper, the urgent neces
sity of having some apparatus or conve
niences in case of FIRE. This is a matte
that should not be overlooked, and eithe
our business men should call meeting, o.
cause steps to be taken in this direction
They need only furnish the necessary apa
ratus and the boys will do the work. TIL
merchants, business men and propert,
holders should consider this matter, a
| there is not particle of doubt but tina
should fire occur on windy night, W
would be powerless, and would have t.
stand idly by while the flames swept tn
whole town. There of course would hav
to be some outlay, but the more favorabl
rates of insurance would soon pay it back
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly addressed larg
audience, at Goods Hall, last Thurda
evening. The speech was delivered wit
his usual force, and being interspersed wit
many humorous incidents and anecdotes
of course pleased the audience and KEEP
them in good humor. The speaker frs
expressed qualification at meeting with S
cordial reception, and said he did nc
know but that the large audiences wit
which he was greeted, were there 'mor
from curiosity than from sympathy" as b
was so grossly lnaligned by the press ths
people looked upon him as curiosity.
He next dWelt at considerable length o
the many measures he had had enacted fo
the benefit of the poorer classes, the prir
cipal ones being the tree claim act, usur
law, and school book bill. In speaking c
wheat buying and grading, he made som
inexcusable errors, such as stating ths
''the man who bought the wheat graded i
&c." calling brass testers, these ''little il
fernal copper testers" and such like ere
neous assertions, which practical ma
SHOULD endeavor to avoid. The major POI
tion of the speech was identical with tbs
, reported in the Pioneer Press, and OF
space prevents us from giving very ii
!, tailed summary In speaking of Wasl
burn and the pine land steal, he made tn
: following remark, which brought dow
the house: eff God Almighty was
strike with lightning, every house built
this State with stolen lumber, there woul
be the worst conhagration the world eve
saw" He also, at the close Of his speecl
: predicted that The next five years woul
decide whether this country is to be undo
; monarchial form of government or no
and gave it as his opinion that every thin
at present indicated such a change. Majc
Newson made few remarks, at the clos
of the speech, extolling Donnely in so e,
trayarant a manner that the audience le