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

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bet your boots that either the old man was
home, or else the other fellow was there.
Two freight trains. near Litchfeld, at
tempted to pass Oh 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 tire track cleared. Two engines and
five cars were ditchcd, but nobody hurt.
John was seen the other evening coming
home with jack-knife, buck,saw, and ]
club under his arm, and his mouth full of
spikes railroad. He had been out build
ing 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,
or ask Folsom.
IN another column viii be found card
from Sheriff Landberg, in which he an
nounccs himself as candidate for re-elec
ton. John has made good officer, and
having good many friends, will doubt
less poll a 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 Hut1hins 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 well,
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
i that ordinary fire. breaks have been ineffect
ual in checking the flames Other seasons
been all that was necessary, but this veal
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 conye
niences in case of Ere. This is matte
that should not be overlooked, and eithe
our business men should call a meeting, o
cause steps to be taken in this direction
They need only furnish the necessary ara
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
7 should fire occur on a windy night, W
would be powerless, and would have t
] stand idly by while the flames swept tn
Z whole town. There of course would hav
to be some outlay, but the more fayorabl
rates of insurance would soon pay it back
: Hon. Ignatius Donnelly addressed a 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 KEY
them in good humor. The speaker frs
d expressed qualification at meeting with S
!. cordial a reception, and said he did nc
d 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 tbs
! people looked upon him as curiosity.
! He next dwelt at considerable length o
the many measures he had had enacted fe
the benefit of the poorer classes, the pril
cipal ones being the tree claim act, usur
= law, and school book bill. In speaking {
wheat buying and grading, he made som
: inexcusable errors, such as stating thu
''the man who bought the wheat graded i
J, &c." calling brass testers, these '1ittle il
e fernal copper testers, and such like err
T neous assertions, which practical ma
n SHOULD endeavor to avoid The major pc
ton of the speech was identical with tb,
e reported in the Pioneer Press, and oil
Is space prevents us from giving very d
g tailed summary. In speaking Of Wasl
J, burn and the pine land hteal, he made tt
y following remark, which brought dow
the house: IF God Almighty was |
It strike with lightning, every house built
If this State with stolen lumber, there woul
j, be the worst confagration the world eve
d saw He also, at the close of bis speed
n predicted that the next five years woul
decide whether this country is to be und,
8 monarchial form of government or no
!. and gave itas his opinion that every thin
! at present indicated such change. Majt
j Newson made few remarks, at the clol