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


Goodee bookee sayee liar
Bum all timee up in fire.
Bimeby bell ling, him no tell,
Scott say bye-bye, go to
Well, who said where.
Occasional showers.
Wheat, No l, 73c; No. 2, 7Oc.
Charley Pullman was in town Monday.
The wheat on the Morris farm looks
finely.
Our base ball club is bust-boys too
busy.
Senator j. NJ. Archibald was in town
last week.
A careful perusal of the business noti-
ces" pays.
The Morris String Band, had full dress
rehearsal last Saturday Evening.
WANTED.-A girl to do Homework in a
family of four. Apply at this office.
Glorious breaking this season, ground
moist and in good condition to work.
1t has got SO now that to sell machine,
you have to give map or chrome.
The rail road company decline to take
any more bonds on lands under contract.
UudeH the head Of business notices"
will be found the hours at which the Post
Office is open on Sunday.
Newberry, King and Neatly, three re-
spectacle and virtuous travelling men, had
rooms at the Central last Sunday,
D. T. Wheaton does lot of calling these
days, and is the most inquisitive man we
know of, his being assessor accounts for it.
County Treasurer, s. Larson, who has
been confined to his bed, with a swelling on
his knee, has so far improved as to be
round on crutches.
There is one thing that never was made
by the Creator, and that is baulky horse.
For further particulars, enquire of Messrs.
Morris 6 Brisbine.
A Remonstrance is being signed, praying
that the grade as established on Atlantic
Avenue, be altered. The grade was estab-
lished by the Council at late meeting,
and has proved unsatisfactory, hence the
petition.
G. Cogel. of Red Wing, was in town
Monday and Tuesday. He has been look
ing after some of his business interests
here, and has passed a couple of weeks at
Winnipeg and reports business in that Sec
ton unusually brisk.
A gentleman sent his hired man to get
twenty pounds of nails, and at the same
time gave him an order for five pounds of
veal; both orders were promptly filed at
one of our hardware stores, and the gen.
tleman dined on shingle nails, on toast.
Road-master Pearce, and his polLtaxers,
are at work repairing roads. A ditch is
being dug at The back of the lots on the
west side of the track, between 9th and
9th streets, to drain slough in that block.
Other much needed improvements are also
going forward.
A team belonging to Mr.. Geo. w. Pot
ter, ran away last Friday afternoon, and
made lively times while they were going.
In attempting to pass between two houses
on Pacific Avenue, the wagon struck
against the piazza, upset and was badly
denoralized by the shock The horses
were not injured and were caught soon
after.
We have just received from Messrs. Geo.
Stinson s. Co., Art Publishers, Portland,
Me-, the beautiful picture, "Calla Lilies, !"
and 1t is really gem, as, indeed, are all the
works of art which they furnish. Their
advertisement appears in another column,
and parties wishing to decorate their homes
will do well TO write them. They are re-
liable firm.
A large safe for the use of the county
officers, il being placed in position at the
new Court House. The safe is a very
large one, standing nearly seven feet high,
by five or six wide, with a depth of four
feet. 1t is much needed, as the papers and
books of the county want to be kept in q
safe place. 1t took the greater part of
Tuesday to move it from the depot to the
court house.
BREAKING.-E. T. Archibald has thirty
teams ct work on his farm, and will break
between fifteen and seventeen hundred
acres, about five hundred acres are already
broken. Nearly If not quite as large q
tract viii be broken on Messrs. Jones g.
Wellington's farm. Dirt. u. Heenan viii!
break about seven hundred acres; G. NJ.
Giltlnan, j. Kerwin, ]. c. Mccarthy and
G. Cogel, will break hetween five and six
hundred acres each.
ST.. Paul & Pacific r. II. Co.,
LAND DEPARTMENT.