Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
A sharp frost Tuesday evening closed up

Stone s. HagerMan have just received
car load of the celebrated Jewett & Root
stoves. Parties intending 10 purchase cook
stoves should call and see them before buy
ing, rs they are offering them at lower
prices than ever.
The sharp frost during the past three or
four days has seriouly delayed seeding.
Many of our farmers will finish their
wheat in a few days, but it is not probable
even if the weather changes that much
seeding will be done this week
The building owned by E. Ii. Noel, and
now in course of erection on lots adjoining
the Perkins House, will be one of the high
est in the village. The first story is to be
used as a meat market and the upper por-
ton will be divided into offices.
The Stevens County Immigration Pam.
phlet, published by order OF the Board of
Trade, will be ready for distribution by
the first of next week. ltwould have been
ready sooner, had ii not been for unavoid-
able delay in procuring cover paper.
Our Superintendent of schools, b. Child
ester, fell from u staging last Friday, but
beyond severe shaking up-escaped un
hurt. Seems to us as if ground and lofty
tumbling, should now be incorporated in
the higher branches of study; for gentle
men only.
FARM SoLD,- r. II Alley, of Rec
Wind, sold half section of land, six miles
west of this place, to Mr. ID. G. Lindsey
realizing $40 per acre. This is COCO
price, seemingly, for land that distance
from town, but We know of several partie:
who have refused to sell for less than $l5
Every body in this vicinity is hard a
work seeding and dragging, and there will
not be foot of ground ready for seed blu
will be planted The quality of seed, 81
far rs We have seen, is almost AS good a.
that sown during past seasons, the majori
ty of the farmers endeavoring to select tn,
choicest grain for that purpose
If the Marshal arrests prisoner he ha
either got to carry him round with him O
take him home. We have no calaboos,
and cannot rent from the county. In view
OF this it might be well for the council t.
rent some building and fit it up for tenn
porary lookup, to be used until such tim
as the village can afford to build Jail
A small hoy on April 1st, is an intoler
able nuisance that should be promptly ant
vigorously suppressed. They have no re
spect for either age, sex, or beauty, and O
course you can't blame a red headed oil
maid for getting mad, when she finds sh
has been parading the streets, with her ag
in large figures on paper-pinned on he
back.
At the meeting of the directors of tn
Little Falls g. Dakota r. r. Co., held i
Sank Centre last Wednesday, Hon. N
Richardson, of Little Falls, was chose
Vice President, E. P. Barnum Secretary
and H. w. Stone Treasurer Future NEE
ings are to be held at Little Falls, Sau
Cneter, Morris etc. and as soon as fund
can be obtained preliminary survey wi
be made.
Mr. Evans, of St. Paul, fof many veal
Steward and chief butler of the Metropo
| itan Hotel has leased the st. Paul Hous,
and will retit and furnish it and open frs
class hotel at this point The travelin
public will be glad to hear that Mr.. Evar
has decided to start hotel in this villag
knowing that he is competent to run h
| tel that will be second to none outside
| the cities.
COOP BUSINESS SO give some idea .
the immense amount of freight received
this poiut, We append the following figur
obtained from Agent Fisher: The amour
of cash renlittances for week ending Marc
31st, $3,15225. During the same wet
1,294 300 pounds of freight was billed
and received at this point This is a lar,
amount of business to be transacted durll
one week, and while we do not claim to
in the lead, yet we claim TO be second
none.
| Hans Anderson met with an accident Ia
week, that under different circumstanc
would have proved fatal. While going
his home and when crossing lake
whipped his team into run and when tn,
struck the bank, he fell out and under Il
wheel, the horses stopped and left the whe
on one side of Andersons head. His COZ
panion could not stir the wagon and h;
to leave him there till help could be SUI
moned. Too much tangle-foot was L
cause of the lnishap.
| Frank Emberly, an Ortonville saloo
KEEPER, was arrested on a charge of selil
liquor to an Indian, and taken to st PAT
The Indian, named "Faribault," won
not swear that he got the liquor from FL
beriy, or that he drank it on his premise
SO Frank was discharged Emberly US,
to go by the name Of Dutch Frank" viii
here .-ta s
/ Later.-We see by the Pioneer Pres
that kimberly was fined $25 and impriso
ment for one day.
At ameeting of the Board of Trade, Ia
Monday evening, it was decided to ask
+ business men and property owners of t
village to subscribe to the amount of 81
payable monthly, as bonus to the Marsh
as q night-watchman. The Village Cot
ell have allowed the Marshal salary
$35 per month and fees, and the matter
ing preached at the meeting of the board
was decided to increase the salary, to I
| extent If the sum above mentioned TT