Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-07-15
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Saturday night and Sunday morning last
we had one of the scverest storms of the
season, and fall of several inches of wa
ter.
During the temperance lecture last Sat-
urday evening, handsome whip was 6or-
rotsed from the carriage of Mr.. r. c.
Moore
A small force of men are at work grad
ing on the Little Falls & Dakota railroad,
half mile west of this village.-Little
Fats Transcript.
There will be a meeting of the Board of
Trade, next Monday evening, at 7:30
o'clock, in Brisbine's Hall. A full atten-
dance is desired, as there are matters of
importance to be communicated and re-
ports to &c made of progress on roads and
bridges.
This village and adjacent country was
visited, Monday afternoon, by terrific
storm of rain, wind and hail, the latter do.
ing considerable damage in some sections
of the country. We are informed by
Judge Bragg that his crop was injured to
the extent of ore third, and others in his
neighborhood suffered more or less dam
age.
There will be meeting of the Hancock
and English club, of Stevens County, Fri
day evening, July 23d, at 2 o'clock, in the
office of the Judge of Probate All the
VOtnrS of tho cOuntv u,ifbC,t rorord 70
previous political faith or party utilization,
are cordially invited to attend and have
| their names enrolled as members of the
club.
On Monday We were made glad by the
arrival of viii. Hooper, the artist, and
proprietor of the Traverse House. Browns
Valley. He is in fine physical condition,
and if he continues to improve, as in the
last six months, he will shortly be able to
attend the fat mems clam bake, which oc,
ours annually at Norwalk, Conn. Two
hundred is the minimum.
George MCPHERSON, Oldest son of Will
liam Mcpherson, a bright little fellow of
five summers, sustained quite serious ill.,
jury in the right shoulder by being thrown
in hog pen by boy much older than
himself. If bystanders who witnessed the
! occurrence, had not rescued the child, it is
probable that he would have been severely,
if not fatally, torn by vicious old SOW
that had already sprung upon him.
A petition signed by sixty-fvc of the
leading citizens of Browns Valley, protest
| ing against the issuing of a license to vcnd
spiritucus liquors within that town, has
been presented to the Board of County
Commissioners of Stevens County. A pc
tition so numerously signed by those repie,
senting the best interests of the place,
| should in our opinion, be conclusive as to
the action of the Board.
The house of lIr c. Cogel, about four
miles from Morris, was struck by lightning
last Monday, during the storm, and Mr.
! Anderson, the foreman in charge, who hap
| pened to be in the house ut the time, Was
so stunned by the stroke that he remained
in an insensible condition for nearly one
hour. The house was considerably dam
t aged, but Mr.. Anderson fortunately feels
no i'll effects from the shock which came
SO near shutting out the spark of life.
The Editor of the Tribune has taken
much trouble to ascertain from the mos
intelligent sources possible, the true con
dition of the growing crop throughout thi.
county. The weight of the information
gathered shows that the grain is generally
in healthy state, and that the rust has no
in any manner affected the body of the
wheat. We ale of the opinion, that, will
fair weather from the time of writing til
harvest, the average yield of wheat il
Stevens county will be at least eighteen
bushels per acre.
Harry Hall, the great reformer of Mich
igan, left us Wednesday morning, aftel
closing series of Temperance lectures by
the organization of Society umberins
about a hundred members. AS this is
most praiseworthy work, We hope his efforts
III this direction may bring forth goot
and abundant fruit. By the way, Harry
and the Herman Herald are fearfulIy an
tagonistic this very hot weather, and W,
sincerely hope they will soon become rec
onciled through the medium of their mu
tual friend, the doctor from Herman.
The following is the Programme for tn,
next meeting of the Red Ribbon Society
to be held at the Congregational Church
Friday evening, July 10Th:
Song-Quartette, Dash it Down.
i Speech-What will best promote the in
terests of the Red Ribbon Society, by G. C
Williams.
Speech-Why should young man kee
his pledge, by Rev. ]. L. Fonda.
Speech-Temperance from bushes
stand point, by A. A. Stone.
Speech How do young men form til
habit of Drinking, by E. w. Randall.
Song-Sailor Jack. solo, by Miss Edit
Davis.
An exercise under the supervision of Mr.
K. G. Locke.
The meeting will be open to all, and a
!. are cordially invited.
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE.
Communicated.
In recent trip over the southern an
south western part of the county, We foun