Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-25

A week from tomorrow is fair day,

There is to be dance at Gilbert's hotel, |
in Donnelly, this evening.
w II. Perry left last evening, for Lena
H., to be absent until next June
Peter Dahl's residence looks bright and
fresh, after new coat of paint.
Rheumatism in the Knee, causes j r.
Perkins to perambulate on crutches.
Mr.. Louis Touchette's new separator ar
rived Saturday, and went to work at once.
The first fine day should be taken advan-
tage of to burn the grass around the village.
Wheat receipts at this point, average
from two to four thousand bushels per day.
Mr.. John Kerwin is in town again, max
ing preparations to thresh and market his
crops.
DR.. L. H. Hulburd, of Ortonville, is seri-
ously i'll, and fears are entertained that he
will not recover.
Ed House, a former resident of this
burg, was looking over his old stamping
ground last Friday.
The building formerly used as a harness
shop, by r. Brown & Co., is being hauled
to this side of town.
J. Lanberg and j. Christensen left for
St. Paul yesterday, to attend the Democrat
ic State Convention.
Be sure and read the business locals this
week. This is one of the most important
columns in the paper.
Will some one get out search warrant
and try and discover the whereabouts of
our Sportsmen's Club.
Hon e. NJ Dean, President of the St.
Paul Harvester Works, was in town yester-
day, on a business visit.
Mr.. W. W. Griswold now talks with Mrs.
G. alphabetically. A wire connects his
residence with the court house.
Col and Mrs Barrett, of Herman, and
Mr. j. c. Hamilton, of St Paul, were reg
istered at the Evans House, Tuesday.
The Dramatic Association will hold a
meeting in few days, and reorganize, 1t
is proposed to begin at once to rehearse a
play.
Bully for our enterprisiug piucky mer
chants, who are raising the price of wheat
They deserve the thanks Of the whole com
munity.
Mr. F. M. Hessler, who has been i'll fol-
week past, was in town Tuesday, looking
rather thin after his sickness, but reported
himself slowly improving.
Mr.. Fl Muaro, who has been absent Wis
iting his children, returned home Tuesday
He has made arrangements and will com
mcnce buying grain again.
Ayoung German boy, whose parents liv,
about fifteen miles from town, was caugh
in an OK chain and sustained serious injurie
which will ruin him for life.
We understand Mr.. John Maginnis will
open wood yard at this place, as soon a
the wood arrives Several other have ais
thought of embarking in the same line o
business.
The frame of MIR. F. B Kenner's ney
house is up and being enclosed. The wor
is being pushed forward rapidly. Both hi
and Mr. Moore's house will will be finishe
by Nov. 1st.
The execrable mail arrangements, or dis
arrangements between this point and Gler
wood brings our items from that town o
day of publication. Those received to da
will appear in next issue.
Hon R. H. Richardson is confined to hi
house by q singular ailment. Some fey
days ago, he had his gum lanced, and eve
since, upon the least movement of the mu
Giles of the mouth, the blood starts an
flows quite freely.
Our wheat market is, to use Sian
phrase, con a bender" No. 9 whe;
brings any where from SO to 8S cents ps
bushcl, and prices are still going up. Or
farmers will be glad to hear of this, {
every cent of rise is dollars in their pool
It's
We are gradually assuming metropolis
airs and struggling with the attendant evil
Judge Darling's mill, at the police cour
ground out the following grists during Il
month: Total number arrested for drum
| nass, 20; of this number, 10 paid their fine
5 were committed, and were ordered o
of town.
! Straw burning engines are being used
this vicinity, aud give good satisfactiu
: They are much less dangerous than WOO
!. or coal burners, and save the expense
fuel 1t is only a question of a year or tu
before these engines supplant the others,
The item of fuel alone will make it al o
ject to farmers.
= Part.of theL F. & d. survey corps {
rived last week, and have been in camp
the Pomme do Terre river since then, wa
ing for the remainder of the party-t
lcvelers--to catch up. Col. Crooks arriy,
Saturday, and with Col. Mcclellan, inspe'
cd part of the work. The party v
start for Browns Valley tomorrow.
I Plans for. the new school house ha
been recei vetl, and notice has been inse
. ed elsewhere calling for bids. The pla
indicate that we are to haVe one of t
i finest ana best arranged school houses
the State, for the money. The style
architecture is novel, attractive and We
tasty Work has sesn going forward
the foundation and it IS nearly complete