Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-14


mates.
Our lumber merchants sell on close mar
gins and figure closely. On bill of lum'
Der for the new residences to be built by
Messrs Kenner & Moore the bids presented
by two of our lumber merchants came
within one dollar of each other. Mr.. j. ID.
Goods bid being $3.50, and Messrs. Merri
man, Barrows & Co.'S $500.
Several of our citizens who have been
hard at work for some time past, concoct-
ing goose stories" for use during the hunt.
ing season, will soon have an opportunity
to astonsh the natives with their wonder
full tales. -Four of our acquaintance have
manufactured choice assortment of plaus-
IDLE stories for the edifcation of the suffer
ing public.
Elsewhere will be found card from the
! firm of Mathies, Good & Schumacher of
St. Paul. and we can recommend the firm
to all who wish any articles of their man.
ufacture The work done at this establish
ment is first class, every article we'll made
and perfect fit Send in your orders and
get the best goods at the most reasonable
prices.
The harvest being secured, the "boys"
will celebrate the occasion tomorrow even
ing, at Goods Hall, with ball 1t is prob
able that quite large number will partici
pate, and from the success attending for
mer Harvest Dances" under less promis
ing circumstances, we anticipate that very
enjoyable time will be spent by the many
who will be present.
K. j. Kinney, chief engineer Of the Little
Falls & Dakota r. r., has been removed
and Col. Crooks, of St. Paul, appointed in
his place.
n. B.-The officers of the road say that
neither Col. Crooks nor any other person
not stockholder, nor whose interests are
not identified with the road, will be APP
pointed to the position.
We publish call for the Republican
County Convention in this issue. Those of
the Committee present at the meeting Sat
urday last. were of the opinion that it
would be advisable to have but one con-
vention this fall, consequently, so as to suit
BILE, the date has been set for August 30th
1t was impossible to transact the business at
later ddte and have but one convention,
as the Republican State Convention assem-
ir1C Do nj lolo
gates had to elected before that date.
One of the members of our sportsmens
club, crack shot, shouldered his rifle last
Saturday afternoon and took q stroll
through his wheat field. Discovering some
cattle in his grain he started to drive them
out, when he discovered something crawl
ing through the grass and following the
!; cattle, bang went the rifle, but the animal
; (?) kept moving, and so did the representa-
tive of the sportsmens club and the other
cattle. Shot after shot was fired, and bull
let after bullet was hurled at the moving
object, but still it kept going. This was
extremely aggrivating and our hunter de
termined to fight at close quarters, so draw
ing his pen knife and offering a hurried
prayer he dashed ahead fully determined
to conquer or dye-his moustache. The
feeling of our Carver may be imagined
when he discovered that he had been blaz
ing away at q pin dangling at the end of q
picket rope attached to one of the cattle
Our County surveyor will give bill of par
ticulars.
, The articles of co partnership of the
North Star Elevator Co., of Hancock, ar,
elsewhere published. We are glad to Sc,
our neighbors making move in this di
y rection as this enterprise will be of grea
= benefit not only to the village of Hancocl
but to the country tributary. Competition
is the life of trade, and it is trade tina
: builds up q village. This new elevator i
we mistake not will be of great benefit t.
S the farmers, and right here we wish tt
say that It will be their duty to endeavo
+ to assist in making the enterprise success
S thus securing for themselves all the advan
tages to be reaped from legitimate com
o petition. Hancock and vicinity are unde
y great obligations 10 the projectors of th
d scheme, as it will remove many forme
e causes of complaint, whether real or imagi
l. nary, and be the means of creating bette
feelings and securing to the village tina
4 portion of the trade naturally tributar
Y thereto. A large force of workmen ar
J. busily engaged pushing the building tc
|, wards completion, it is expected that
h will be ready to receive grain by the tim
the new crop is in fit condition to market
4 The executive committee of the County
, Agricultural Society held business meet
o. ing last Saturday afternoon, revised til
v programme and premium list and mad
e other arrangements for holding the ANNA
Fair. We regret to say no change wa
, made in the date, first week in October
and unless there is unusually fine weathe
:. at that time, the elements and lateness @
the season combined may injuriously effec
: the success of the enterprise. We do nc
) see any reasonable grounds for rostponin
the holding of the fair till that late date
but the ways of the society, like the way
u of Providence, are beyond our comprehen
70 sion However, it is not our intention l.
: lend the elements helping hand in coolin
and dampening the undertaking, but we ce
= tainly think that mistake has been mad
9 and very many of our citizens entertain
u like opinion. Feeling deep interest i
To lxax