Stevens County tribune., 1878-07-04
TODAY is the day for fun, but we Nor.

risites are not going to fun worth cent at
least round town. and best of all eUerybody
says it's shame! but nobody took steps
to have celebration and so we must all
either go to Foss's Lake, or to Frog Lake,
or else stay at home and growl, this is lots
of fun, but it cannot be helped. Quite
party are going to Foss's Lake to spend
the day, and we hespeak good time, as
Henry is making arrangements so as to al
low his visitors quiet and enjoyable day;
this is one of the most attractive places in
Morris, and as every effort is being made
by the proprietor to add to its attractive
ness, we trust that all who can will visit
him, and thus encourage him to greater
efforts. There will be quiet shady place
for the old folks, quiet little hooks in which
lovers can hide themselves from prying
eyes, and last, but not least, heaps of fun
for the boys.
We have some rascally scoundrels in
town, and 1t would be a good thing if some
one would get hold of them, or the next
best thing, give them dose of buck shot
and put it into them in the region of-well
where it would do the most good. One of
these rascals, went to work Tuesday night
and took some parts of mower which
was in T. F. Cowing's machine she'd Sew
eral other cases are reported, where nuts
bolts castings sc. have been taken, and parts
OF the machines injured. The only reason
for this rascality that any one can have
is pure cussedness; and as Mr.. Sprague has
a clue to the parties it will be we'll if they
return the stolen property We wish the
public knew who they were so as to give
them present of new suit-of tar and
feathers-and also steady job for few
years. We caution these parties to beware;
for people won't stand it, and threaten to
shoot the first party they see prowling
around their places Of business, or proper
ty, after dark.
Considerable sympathy is felt for the
man McDole, who was sentenced at the
last term of court to pay fine of $780,
or be committed to Jail for nine months.
There is no probability of his paying the
fine, and it is doubtful if he deserves to be
imprisoned, he is poor man, and had no
means to pay his witnesses in his case, and
consequently did not present his cause in
court as it ought to have been. The poor
fellow is cooped up in that little 7x9 hole,
1t is almost wonder that he can live, and
endure the intense heat and suffocating air.
1t would be kindness, TO petition for a
pardon, as he is harmless man, and has
claim with some ten or fifteen acres under
crop; there is no one to look after it, and it
is really wrong to keep him where he is,
for If he had the means he could have JUS
titled himself and been acquitted. We
therefore would ask that the prosecuting
attorney head petition to that effect, and we
do not think that there is single person,
who is acquainted with the facts in the
case, but that would willing sign it. Tes-
timonials could be obtained from parties in
Benson as to his character, and we have no
doubt but that the prayer of the petition
would lie granted.
The folks in the vicinity of the Park
were, on ]ast Sunday night, awakened
from their slumbers, by hearing three
shots fired in quick succession. We en-
quired into the facts of the case and found
that they were fired by Marshal Moore, who
had made an arrest but his prisoner had
broken away and the Marshal, as he SAYS
fired the shots, not to injure, but to try and
stop the runaway prisoner. We, for vari
GUS reasons, do not wish to publish the
name OF the party arrested, as he has al
ways borne good reputation and we dc
not think any thing would be gained by
giving publicity to what is at best, but Q
mere surmise. The cause Of the arrest
was this: 1t appears that there is ON an
in town at present, whose character is not
above suspicion; the Marshal has been
watching her, and as he claims, went to
the house where she stays, for the purpose
OF notifying her to leave town; some al
tercation took place between him and the
woman, when she left her room and called
IN her friend, TO protect her, the FRIEND
came and with him the sheriff, and o1
course high words resulted, which ended
in the arrest of the young man above re-
ferred to, by the Marshal. The Marshal
considered that 10 one had right to inter
1ere-with him in the performance of duty.
and intimates that there is considerable
badness going on in that quarter, the wo
man and the party arrested being the guilty
parties. The matter is now fairly before
the proper authorities, and it remains to be
seen what action will be taken by them.
The Marshal was not justified in using his
revolver, and we think he ought to be cen.
sured for so doing.
There is no ordinance to cover this case,
and hence the marshal has made an erro,
in interfering, and further than this par
ties claim that he was intoxicated at the
time. While the peace and dignity of the
town may acquire that such women leave
it, yet if our council do not provide means
to deal with cases of this kind, it is GER
tainly not the duty of subordinate officer
to take matters in his own hands We
some time ago called attention to the fact
that such person was in town, and it has
also been town talk, so there is no excuse
for our council men, as it is their duty to
make ordinances, and enforce them, had
they seen tit to take action on this matter
such proceedings would not have trans
pired.
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