Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-23


TRIBUNE joins in the hearty well wishes
of the many who viii not have the oppor-
tunity OF personally expressing then.
NS3ce I r Jay we n.s it too ) tia,
for ,hc Lencltt II the Brass Band, a'.,.We
houG al o. tizens wethcr tACy IL
daLtv.s or Lot, or wethcr they do o. ca
not believe in dancing, will yet be libel-
al and cndeavor to be present We are
not asking charity but simply requesting
your attendance, as your presence will en-
courage the members and incite them to
greater efforts. The band will play in
public, for the first TIME on that occasion.
The TRIBUNE office has been moved to
the front room in Goods old Hail. we will
be glad to see any of our old friends, at
our new quarters and soon be prepared to
show them any possible attention-as
there is to be q trio of zoe professionals
At the entrance you meet our legal friend
c. L. Brownie will look after your f.
nances and if you protest he will send you
into the adjoining room, then DR.. Hulburd
will finish the job and you too and the
corpse will be then passed over to us for
the usual obituary notice.
The Creditors of j. MCGOWAN mer.
chant at Donnelly, have placed several at
tatchmsnts on the stock in his store Sher-
if Landbsrg served the papers Monday and
found that the stock had been disposed Of
to Mr.. Campbell, MCGOWAN taking
Campbell's note for $1400 The Sheriff
| did not consider it a bona tide sale; being
refused an entrance to the store, he forced
the doors and levied on the stock Messrs
Gordon & Ferguson $4,000, Strong,
Hackett & Chaplin $4,000, Forpaugh &
Tarbox $2ss 90, Wyman s. Mullen $4,000,
are the principal creditors.
The Stevens County Agricultural Socie-
| ty held meeting last Saturday. The
business transacted was the election of Of
ticers for the ensuing year \ resolution to
make the President and Secretary ex- officio
members of the executive committee was
offered but will moi be finally acted upon
until the next regular meeting. The fol
lowing are the officers elect:
Fl. Hutchins-Presilent
VIM. McPherson-Vice President
/ w. w. notwithstanding
/ Executive Committee. L. Walker, r
NJ. Richardson, H. W. Stone, D. G. Linds
ley and j. G. Hancock
A meeting of the business of Morris wal
called last Monday evening-the object be
ing to consider the advisibility of sending
delegates to the mass rail road convention
TO be held in Sank Center to-day. On mo
ton Hon. Ii. W Stone was elected chairman
and ". j. Munro Secretary After stat
ing the purpose of the meeting aud its Oh
corresponding Secretary of the r. r. Com
mittee was read. \ general discussion
followed, the majority of those present ex
pressing themselves in favor of the pro
posed road 1t seemed to be general,
conceded that it was simply question 0
time before a line Of road running from
the head Of Big Stone Lake via Toqua
Morris, Glenwood and Sank Center to Lit
tie Falls would be built, and such BENZ
} the case, the majority of those presen
deemed it advisable to have the villag
represented, accordingly motion wa
made that two delegates be appointed, thi
vas amended to three, and SO carried-o
motion Messrs G. L. Brown, III. w. Ston
and A. B. Steadman were appointed sue
committee. From the large attendance
nearly every firm in town being represent
alive to the many advantages offered b
i the proposed route, and from the remark
offered are also of the opinion that thi
village and county will do all that Is re
quired of us in this matter. After the at
journmcnt the meeting was again called I
order and r. NJ. Richardson was called i
the chair-Several of our business ME
then suggested the advisibility of hayin
tile business men of this village organic
: themselves into a board of trade and o
motion the chair appointed q committe
of five to perfect an organization and RI
port at aneeting to he held at tie cour
] honse next Monday evening. The con-
| mittee consist of Messrs. G. A. J. Oyerton
} s. Larson, II. w. Stone. O.S. Hagcmal
and w. w Griswold, no further bushes
oiferin 9 the meeting adjourned.
The Morris Dramatic Association, &C
! compained by TRIsusE reporter; lcf
lsst Friday morning on trip TO Bcnsor
where they presented the play Among III