Stevens County tribune., 1879-08-21

Sanford Chittendcn, now druggist at
Ortonville, was in town Monday
AIr. A. J. Parker, of Ortonville, was in
town last week enjoyiGg little city lie.
Black Streaks in the stu0ble, show that
plows are at work ON the Archibald farm.
DR.. Hulburd has telephone wire be-
tween his residence and Moore's drug store.
Mrs. Davis, of Waterloo, Ind, is at pres
ent visiting her sister, Mrs w. W. Girls
wold.
Our bold hunters are having excellent
success chicken hunting. Game is quite
plenty.
The pay Car passed up the line Tuesday,
dispensing ducats and happiness to the en-
ployees.
Chas. Wilson's grain is yielding fairly
and is of good quality, in fact the best We
have yet seen.
D. R. Bundy, Benson's handsome drug
gist, was in town Tuesday, visiting his
brother, Cliff.
County Commissioners meet next Mon
day, and all interested will take due notice
and present their claims.
A new barn is being built on the rear of
Auditor Griswold's lots. A horse and bug
gy will be the next thing
H. H. Wells, accompanied by his BROTH
er A. Wells, of Herman, left for St. Paul
Friday, on q business trip.
Hon. j. P jacobson, Assistant Secretary
of State, was in town Tuesday, visiting his
many old friends in this vicinity.
Yesterday was good day for corn and
politicians. bnt ordinary mortals, with OF
| without coras, called it scorcher
The wheat on Mr.. E. J. Jones' large farm
is being threshed from the shock, and is of
extra quality. Mr.. Jones could not as yet
estimate the yield
Why don't the Alexandria B. B. c. in
vite the Morris clnb to take part in the
Tournament. Our boys can play good
game and would like to go.
Miss Hulburd and Miss Chittenden, who
have for some weeks past been the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. H. L. Hulburd, left for
Ortonville, yesterday morning.
J. G Munro, supt of Machinery, and
Archie Guthrie, Master of Transportation,
went west in a special car, Tuesday, on a
tour of inspection over the line.
Jack Morris has tame otter he is learn
ing to retrieve. The little fellow is sur.
prisingly intelligent, and will fetch and
carry any article thrown to him.
That culvert at the depot yet remains in
dangerous condition. 1t looks as though
the town stood a good show of being
mulcted for another $4O0 damages.
Our streets are gradually commencing te
assume a more business like aspect. Teams
are comnecing to line the sidewalk, anC
every branch of business is on the gain.
If we were to Judge of the yield by the
size of the straw we would estimate it al
about thirty bushels to the acre, but the
growth of straw is large compared with
previous seasons.
Messrs. J. D. Good, W. K Walker, r
G. Moore, G.. A. ]. Overton and A. B
Steadman directors in the L. F. & D. r. R
left for Sauk Centre yesterday on matters
connected with the road
The Ladies Sewing Society met yesterday
afternoon, at the residence of Mrs. Fl. III
Wells. Quite large amount of work re
mains to be yet done before the holding O
the fair, but the ladies are equal to the task
J. d. Good has secured the agency O.
the celebrated Jackson wagon. A carload
of these standard wagons has been received
and are now ready for inspection by thos'
wishing to purchase first. class, durable, ant
light running vehicle.
An interesting social event occurred a
the District Clerks Office, yesterday morn
ing. On that occasion, Mr.. Chas. Mead
and Miss Sarah Ogrum, of Traverse county
were united in the bonds of matrimony
Judge Baldwin performing the ceremony
Hons. E. T. & J. M. Archibald are il
town looking after business interests in thi
vicinity. The yield of wheat on the Archi
bald farm will be very fair, and will aver
age about eighteen bushels per acre, or
total yield of nearly forty thousand bush
els.
Notices calling Republican Caucus TO
the town of Morris, on Saturday evening
Aug. 23d, are posted up in various places
We would thank, or pay, the Secretaries o
the Caucuses held in the county, if the
would send or bring US the names of tn
delegates 10 the County Convention.
The question is asked if Paris Green
hurtful to COWS? The experiment is being
tried in Morris. The village COWS are see
eating potato vines which grow unfencet
on Legal Hill" and, as yet no complain
of i'll effect from the mineral poison ha
been made. Perhaps Paris Green, like Al
sen;c, has q tendency to fatten.
In all probability, on and after this date
the directors Of the Little Falls & Dakot
road will keep the proceedings of thei
meetings private. The reasons for this de
termination an the part of the directors, il
10 be attributed to the fact that opposing
interests arc putting forth every effort Il
defeat the enterprise.