Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-17

A company has been formed'at Hancock
and sufficient stock subscribed to build
new elevator. The large increase of bust.
ness at that point renders greater elevator
facilities necessary. Hancock is making
very rapid progress and is quietly by stead
lily increasing both in population and in
the amount of business transacted.
AS we drove into town last Monday and
while between the river and the village, a
distance of about one mile, we passed thir- |
teen teams loaded with harvesters. AS this
road is but one of the six main roads lead
ing into town, some estimate can be formed
of the immense amount of machinery
which is being sold and delivered.
Several of our citizens request us to call
the attention of the Board of Health to the
absolutely filthy condition of some of the
alleys and yards in the village. The own
ers of property who will allow dirt and
filth to accumulate and send forth its dead
ly gases, thus endangering the health of
the entire community, should be promptly
and vigorously dealt with.
A match game of baseball for purse
of $500 will be played between the Nor
ris and Glenwood clubs next Saturday af-
ternoon on the grounds at this place. The
clubs are both good ones and it is probable
that the game will be close and exciting
one. We would ask our citizens to turn
out in force to witness the game, and can
assure them that they will be amply re-
paid. The rules of the grounds will be
rigidly enforced and there will be no rep
etition of last Saturdays wrangling
Last Saturday some practical joker per-
petrated bit of pleasantly upon Jerry Nc
earthly Mr.. Mccarthy had just driven in
to town and hitched his horse and buggy
in front of AL Brisbine's store while he
went 10 attend to some business. When
he returned his horse was hitched wrong
end to in the shafts, and the straps on the
harness were beauti July mixed. Jerry
liquidated the bill, and is quietly waiting
for good opportunity to get even-and
We'll bet niekle he will too.
Dick Oglesby's Troubadours gave an ex-
cellent entertainment last Saturday even
ing to u crowded house. The performance
gave general satisfaction Dick coming in
for his usual share of applause. Mr.. Bur-
ton Stanley in his "female impersonation"
is simply immense, he sustaining his de
served reputation as an accomplished actor.
1t is very rarely that VIC have an opportu-
nifty of seeing artists of equal merit, and
hope to again have the pleasure of seeing
both Mr.. Stanley and the genial Dick.
The following item will show how many
slips there are 'twixt cup and lip: A man
named Burton or Barton, living in the east
ern part of Big Stone county, left home
last Thursday morning to procure har'
} vester he had ordered from machine
agent at this place. Shortly after he lef
home, shower of hail destroyed his CROP
of fifty acres, and his wife sent boy OF
horseback to tell him not to bring ma
chine, as there would be nothing to har
vest. There was no insurance on the crop
We have been asked to give the differ
ence in distance between an English ant
German mile. The present statute mil,
was incidentally defined by an act passed
during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and i
1850 yards of 3 feet each or 5280feet TIL
geographical or nautical mile is the 60tl
part of degree of the equator, but in GEL
many, the geographical mile denotes on
fifteenth part of degree of the equator, o
four nautical miles. Germany has Gee
!. graphical, long and short miles, a geograph
: ical mile equals four and seventeenth
T English miles, long mile equals five an
twenty three fortieths, and a short mil
t three and nine-tenths.
S We wish to admonish our baseball play
e ers to be more guarded in their speech. A
the game Saturday some of the players S
= far forgot themselves as to use vulgar an
i improper language, this is objectionable
e especially so in this instance as there wer
j several ladies present. There was also to
much loud talk among the players, this
:. not necessary at all, as the captains an
: umpire are the ones who are supposed
o to do all the speaking A fine should b
d imposed on any player, outside of the cal
tain, that speaks in loud tone during tn
progress of the game, and those who car
not refrain from the use of improper Lar
guage should be promptly expelled
!. Every qualified voter in School Distrit
No 1, has personal interests in attendin
the meeting at the School House to-morro'
evening. We have not met nor spoke
> with one single person who does not a
? knowledge that it is necessary for this vi
lage to have suitable school buildin!
hence the only question is the selection {
u proper location. In this matter "
. must not judge as to what would suit OIL
u present wants; we must look to the futur
D. 1t would be poor policy to put an expe
sive building on less than block, at lea
t. it seems SO to US, for the school must ha,
W good, clean, neat, and roomy grounds,
e. much for the accommodation and COW
Ii nience of the pupils, as in case of enlargir
0. the building.
!. Terrifsc Storm I'm Rig Stone CO