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

trip to OrtonSille, Appleton ana benson.
He is perfectly satisfied that Morris is away
ahead of any of the above named places.
Mary ONeal, the girl who was abused
by Goucher, has never left her bed since.
The excitement and fright threw her into
dangerous fever, from which she is slowly
recovering. That Goucher yet walks the
streets, is no credit the village.
Among the many attractions at the Coun'
ty Fair will be full display of farm ma
chinery by our enterprising dealers, Ken
ner & Moore. They will have the same
machines which were at the State Fair, to-
gether with nice assortment OF garden
products. Are others of our merchants
going to show as commendable enterprise?
Tho Board of Trade should have meet
ing next Msnday, and appoint committee
to wait upon the business men and urge the
necessity of putting their merchandise, &c.,
upon exhibition. Every dealer in mer-
chandse should make some exhibit, NM
chine agents, tradesmen, and merchants
can make some display and they should do
! so.
w. II. Mathews was the victim last
Thursday night. A crew commenced to
thresh his grain, but as it was not quite out
of the sweat, work was stopped after one
stack was finished, the crew and machine
leaving. Sometime during the night the
night, the remainder of the sitting, three
stacks, burned, either from fire left by the
engine or else the work Of an incendiary.
The grain was fully insured.
AS Mrs. s. A Wellington and Mrs. W.
w. Griswold were crossing the railroad
track, last Tuesday, passing train fright
ened their horse and caused him to turn SO
suddenly that the first named lady was
thrown to the ground. Mrs. Griswold re-
tanned her seat and secured the lines in
time to prevent the frightened horse from
running away. Neither of the ladies were
seriously hurt. Mrs. Wellington fortunate
ly escaping with few slight bruises
At the school meeting last Monday even
ing, called for the purpose of abrogating,
repeating, annuling, reconsidering, and
"raising Cain generally" over the school
house question, the evenings business was
brought to a sudden and final ending by a
motion to adjourn SINE die, being carried
by standing vote of 26 to 5. The meet
ing was called to order at ten minutes past
t SEVEN and Mr.. Whitley was chosen mode
tod ho
aforesaid motion was carried before the
E question before the house had been called
up.
There is nothing like advertising. You
can bet on it every time, and on every dog
gone OCCASION In this instance it was 9
d-g- occasion. Charley Doty lost his dog
"Gyp," while at Donnelly, last Saturday
and on Tuesday left notice for insertion
in to-days paper, offering reward of s.
for the return of the dog. In less than ter
: minutes after the notice was On the clip
and before it got into the compositor
d hands, Miss "Gyp'' arrived home, safe anc
t unattended Now, TO us, it appears as i
3 that S. belonged to this office, for if thu
notice did not bring the dog, why did sh
: remain away nearly three days, and unit
/, after the notice wss written?
l. w. ". Griswold has been appointed 10
cal agent for the MOI thwestern Endowmen
II and Legacy Association of Minnesota. TIL
Q Association is organized under the laws o
d our State, and the manner of transactin
the business is somewhat similar to the sys
tenn of insuring adopted by the secret soc
-. cites The endowment certificate, how
- ever, combines two important features
protection and profit. For instance, a ma
or woman, between thirty-one and forty
-. five, is insured for 81 900 payable at deatl
~ or at expiration of 20 years; this gives to
% person holding a certificate an opportunity
should he out1ve the term mentioned, t
III receive the entire benefit himself. The a
as scsment is one dollar and twenty cents aftt
SO death, or upon the maturity of q certificate
of
Charge! Che ter, charge!
On! Stanley, on!
W But it so happened in this instance thi
TX Chester was not there. Stanley was, hov
lis ever, and Judge Darling charged him ju
ed fifteen dollars and costs, for stealing
pocket-book. Stanley, he is no relation
s. the celebrated African explorer, went I'M
~ Mr.. L. B. Keeler's residence on Sunda
~ last, and seeing pocketbook lying on tt
Nv floor, calmly picked it up, pocketed it, ar
made his adieus. The book was missed ar
MI Keeler followed the thief, overtoc
' him, recovered his property, and gave Il
:" modern Stanley into the Marshal's car
q Stanley would not pay his fine, and Judt
- Darling, doubtless, thinking it was shan
O to see a genius like this without q HON
sent him to the county Jail for thirty day
ut The Ladies Aid Society will, durir
or Thursday evening and Friday afternoe
,,r and evening of next week, hold a fair, ill Il
90 new Congregational church. During Il
h summer, the ladies have been busy preps
ing variety of articles-such as are foul
indispensable in all well regulated GROWN
az families-for sale at their fair. Time,
- Dor, and expense have been necessary
- accomplish the task, but the ladies we
-" a equal to the occasion, and having work.
:. long and patiently for a worthy cause
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