Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-29

team has had an opportunity OF seeing the |
crops in the different sections along the
route. In his opinion the crops in this To-
cality are ahead of any he has seen.
Our base-ballists still practice but as yet
have no organization. II they intend to
play any match games this season the SOON
er they organize, select their mines and play
together" the better chancethey will have
of making creditable record. The young
men of Herman have organized and Sc
ries of match games between our and their
clubs would doubtless prove mutually
agreeable. Come boys get down to BUSH
ness.
Severa! parties who use water out Of the
Pomme de Terre river, have requested as
to call the attention of the proper officers
to the fact that slaughter house is located
on the river above the bridge, ard as the
water used in town is drawn from the riv-
er below the bridge, they desire that the
nuisance be promptly abated. Elsewhere
win be found notice from the Board of
Health notifying the owners of the build
ing to remove it..
Mr.. j. w. McKeen, millwright for o. A.
Pray & Co., of Minneapolis, was in town
last Saturday making estimates, submitting
plans, etc., for the new -four mill. Mr..
Stone informs US that he will commence
building dwelling near the mill at once.
Work on the dam will be begun in about
two weeks, and it is expected that from
twelve to fifteen feet fall, or head, can be
obtained, this at the ordinary stage Of wa
ter in the river will be sufficient for five
run of stone and at the lowest stage during
dry season sufficient head can be obtained
for at least three run.
acres wheat field one day this week, the
grain was ankle deep when he started, and
had grown to knee deep before he reached
the other side. He was not very slow
walker either. In case some one may re-
mark that this famous growing weather
has also salutary effect on peoples imagi-
native or lying faculties, we will say that
that the man died just after he told it, and
was buried without having been set on or
postmortemed, SO We can't say whether it
is the case or not. We will kill the next
man who tells as such yarn, and have
him examined.
| A troop of Ministries, three in number,
under the high sounding title of Barton s.
elders Com bination, gave performances
on Saturday and Monday evenings. From
reports of the class Of plays and songs
which they present, we would judge that
they are no more nor less than the scum of
the very lowest dregs of society, a disgrace
to the profession and to the communities
in which they are permitted to exhibit
The authorities of towns in which they al.
tempt to exhibit should notify them to
git" Had it been known, previous to
their performances, that they were such
frauds, they could not have had the use OF
the hall.
Last week, committees of the Board OF
Trade, Fire Company, and Council, con
suited and conferred together in regard t,
procuring q supply of water for fire pur
poses. After considerable discussion, il
was decided to submit joint report to the
Council, recommending the placing Of
water tanks in front Of blocks 2, 8, and IL
the tanks to have capacity of one hun
dred and fifty barrels each, and to be tilles
with water for the purpose above named
The Council have not yet taken any actor
in the matter, and it is of course not know
what measures they will decide to adopt
However, the recommendations of tn,
committees are practical, and comparative
~ inexpensive, and as we have regularl,
organized fire company, it is necessary
be equipped. A water supply is of cours
the first step, then the apparatus. tits prob
able that good serviceable secondhand
hand engine could be procured for yer,
reasonable sum; this, hook and ladde
outfit, and the cisterns, would equip tn
company in good shape, for the present
A steam engine is entirely out of the ques
r ton, as the expense, in addition to the ms
chine, would be from $500 to 81, 900 pc
. annum, and such a tax in Village of thi
size would be oppressive and ruinous
Give US the hand engine, hook and ladders
and cisterns, and the company will suppl
the power,-musele 10 more reliable thai
! steam.
ATTEMPTED SHooTING,-A row in Scar
dia last week, had an almost fatal termins
ton. A few young men who were in tow
during the day, filed themselves up wit
whisky and on arriving at the house Q
Charles Olson, in the town of Framness,
, dispute or alteration between John Alfso
I and Ole Severson, ended in Alison seizin
q a loaded shot gun and, as Severson claims
3 placed 1t at his (Severson's) breast an
e pulled the trigger, fortunately the cap misse
= fire, thus saving his life. The gun we
heavily charged with buck shot, and bein
y against Severson's breast it would hav
) killed him instantly had it been discharged
A warrant was issued and Alison was o.
/ rested, but he waived examination an
!. was bound over in the sum $500 to appea
i. at the June term of District Court Also
b claims to have used the gun in self defens,
and emphatically denies having pulled IL
. trigger at all. The fuss appears to hay
originated In some remarks of an insultin
character made by one Of the party to Mr.
!. Olson, but 1t is difficult to ascertain an