Morris tribune., 1880-06-10

price per copy is Sl.00.
Hilliard & Demott's Great Pacific Circus,
Menagerie, Mardi Gras Carnival and Egyp |
tan Caravan will visit all the principal
towns in Northwest Minnesota during the
months of July and August, presenting to
the public the best entertainment in the
way of merit and sensational novelties
ever given under canvas. Wait forit! Sec
and be convinced. Everything just as ad.
vertised. They will appear on day an
nounced. Look out for days and dates.
STATE LANDs.-The following table CON-
piled from the reports of the County Audi
tor and Treasurer, gives the official sum-
mary of lands sold, amounts, interest, etc.:
Schl Land. Int'nt Lands. Total.
No of acres sold. .4,s5s.00 1,6sO,O0 6,03sOo
Amount OF Sales. 81, ,356 So $995o 90 $41, ,306 SO
Amt Amt prime pFns PnS aae @ g sp
Amt. inte'st paid. l,944.S9 6lssl 2,563SO
The average price per acre of lands sold
was $3.50, sum equal to any received in
similar sales in this State, and when we
consider that the lands were, with the ex-
ception of very small tract, unimproved,
disposed of at auction, and principally
at the assessed valuation, the average is
very gratifying and satisfactory.
FoUR-BEER ANeE.-There was just four
bottles of beer and other provisions slowed
away for the trip. and there was just q
crowd of four going across the country,
and this little stock of bottled lager was
laid in as contingency, in case of accident
or otherwise. Our quartette started, and
when the otherwise occurred, 10 and be-
hold! the beer turned up missing, and
they do say that the boys were fairly en-
ragged, refusing to be comforted and threat
ming death and destruction to the party
who purloined their drink. We have our
suspicious rs to who "did" the beer but
of course are not going to give the party
away, as he was working in the temper,
ance cause, and was sufficiently punished
by beng compelled to drink all the beer
himself.
CONSTRUCTION NoTEs.-There is nothing
new to report on the new line. Work is
, progressing rather slowly just at present,
as the heavy rains for the past few days
have interfered with and delayed the work.
Many of the sub contractors have finished,
and about three-tfths. of the grading is
completed. All the piles for the branch
have arrived, and workmen are busily en-
gagged in preparing them for the bridge
builders
Mr.. L. B. Hodges is acting as agent for
the Company and adjusting damages, and
SO far has had no difficulty in settling. as
both the company and the people along the
new line, are disposed to do the fair thing.
Our advice TO farmers is to make some set.
tlement with Mr.. Hodges, provided, of
course, they can get somewhere near what
they estimate the damage, as it is not only
better to have the good will of the compa-
ny, but it is an expensive and costly under.
taking to fight the case.
LIGHTNING's FREAKs.-Last Friday was
a good day for the newspaper men, but a
poor one for the rest of mankind, as acci.
dents and happenings were crowded in
quite thick, even the elements taking a
hand in the general scrimmage. About
eight o'clock on the morning named, dur
ing a severe storm, lightning struck the
south east gable of the building on Pacific
: Avenue occupied by IL. G. Carpenter, and
used as livery and sale Stable, killing a
valuable team of horses and knocking
down all the horses i'll the stable Charley
Doty was in the barn at the time, and had
: narrow escape, as he had just stepped
: from between the horses that were killed
when the shock struck them; as it was, he
e was thrown into corner and considerably
t shaken up. The team killed were the bes
e horses in the barn and were valued at abou
$ $3.50.
At Donnelly, the electric fluid also die
f considerable mischief. Mr.. John Donnel
G ly's stable was struck, and two cows were
r killed, the barn, together with its contents
being destroyed.
e FEsTIvAL.-The soiree given under til,
S auspices of the ladies of All Saints Parish
i Episcopal, was, although the elemeuts in
: terfered, financial success. On Friday
evening the rain poured down in such tor
a rents, as to prevent any person going ou
n doors, consequently the management post
: poned the festival until the following even
: ing, but the rain continued to fall until to
ward night, and the road being almost i'm
f passable, those outside the village wer
n unable to attend. However there wa
Il quite good,y number in attendance, an,
those present had II very enjoyable even
ing. The hall was neatly and tastily deco
rated with flags, evergreens, pictures, etc.
and presented a most pleasing and attract
: i've appearance, while the musical selec
: : tions rendered by the Morris Cornet Ban,
;. added to enliven the scene. There wa
;. nothing lacking, except it would lav
! been more pleasing perhaps, had tber
been a greater number in attendance, bu
as it was the occasion was success bot
q socially and financially. The nett receipt
u of the festival average about $4,000.
FoRGERY.-We learn from Mr.. r. c
! Burdick, the General Agent of the Miller
:. Association, that forged wheat tickets fo
about $50 bushels, were issued on the Dor
nelly elevator. and purchased by Messrs
y Archibald & Schurmeir of St Paul. TIL
tickets were bought by the st. Paul firn
and sent to Locke who accepted them, an
u the wheat was placed to Archibald
y Schurmeirs credit, the forgery not bein
E. Immediately detected. After time, an
) pending the sale or transfer of the Donne
d ly elevator, on closing the accounts, th
. loss or shortage was discovered, and on e,
X animation it appears that a page-fivc ticl
+ ets-had been torn from the ticket bool
~ and the stolen checks filed out in bunglin
manner. There is no clue to the rascal
re forger and it is doubtful if the guilty part
i. will be captured, as the tickets were mad
a to bearer, and consequently were neithe