Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-01

Goods Hall, on Friday evening, April 9th.
The sedate and would mot smile anyhow
citizen, had to take it with the rest to day as |
Ikers are no respecters of persons, on April |
LIST, especially.
Claim jumping continues brisk, and we
are sharpening our pencil and waiting for
the inevitable collision, when the wrong
mans claim is gobbled.
We must ask our readers to excuse the
scarcity of local news and general reading
matter, as we are crowded for room. We
hope to make new arrangements by next
week.
The railroad surveying corps took new
departure Monday and started from the 100
mile post, or one mile northwest of town
We hope they will conclude to split the diff
ference.
Several of our farmers commenced the
springs work Tuesday, but the snow storm
of yesterday stopped operations. The frost
is we'll out Of the ground and work will
commence in earnest by next week.
Cur reporter got wind of glorious item
Mordly. 1t was game of draw poker,
played between a citizeness and citizen of
y
into court-as was the intention-we will
not mention names.
NoucE.-Owing to the inclemency of
the weather, the farmers meeting for last
Saturday was postponed. All interested
will, weather permitting, meet at the
Court House next Saturday afternoon at 2,
p. m. A large attendance is expected.
ELEcTIoN.-On Easter Tuesday, the an
nual election of All Saints Episcopal Par
ish, at Morris, was held. In conformity
with the canons of the Diocese of Minneso-
to, the following Vestry was chosen: War
dens- j. p. Mumford and Chas Wilson.
Vestrymen-D. r. Sutherland, f. B. Ken
ner, t. w. Waterson, G. W. Vaughan and
| ]. D. Good.
ImPRoyEMENTs.- village Council
have had the sidewalk completed to the
court house, and will have it extended SO as
to accommodate those living on the hill, and
| those attending the Catholic church New
| crossings will be laid and new walks COM
! pleted to the Congregational church. AS
soon as the new school house is completed
it will be necessary to have crossings and
walks built up to it.
IMMIGRATION --Mhe immigration this
| 6CdoOu w uOl I'LL NC6b w uuOIC 1IUul
Dominic Sampson ''predigious." 1t seems
as if there was no end to the number Of
people or enormous quantities of stock and
household goods which daily arrive and
pass this point We are getting a good
share of the migration, and there will
not be vacant foot of land in this county
by June, if the influx continues.
ALL wELL.-We dropped into the bank
Monday morning for the purpose of Dor
rowing few thousand dollars-a frequent
occurrence-and on asking Mr.. Kenner as
to terms, rates of interest &C., received the
following astonishing reply. '"Ten million
more capital, sex female, paregoric at a
premium, weight eight and one half,
soothing syrup at par" We left in hot
haste for physician, but, he explained the
cause Of Mr.. K $ absent mindedness by
simply saying: Its little girl, weighs 81
pounds, and mother ard daughter are pro-
crossing finely"
HoRIIBLE.-We learn the following par
ticulars of one of the most brutal cases or
record. Mr.. I. w. Wilson banker Of
Minneapolis, who has farm in the north
east part of this County, left herd of ovel
forty head of cattle in charge of fellow
named Showack, who was to care for then
LuC WluLCI. Ht UIuLG through ldZl
ness, and carelessness let the cattle actually
starve to death, about twenty or twenty
five head having died during the winter
The whole herd was kept in small barn
and being loose, many were traupled OF
and killed. Showack has left for parts un
known.
CLOSE GALA man named Gaughan
who lives west of town, left for home
Tuesday evening, and being intoxicated
fell or was thrown from his team and laic
on the prairie. Fortunately he was seen
and word was brought to town. Council
man Wells and Marshal Tewksbury wen
and found the man near the Avery farm
brought him in and locked him up unit
morning. As the weather changed sudden
" during the night and was accompanied
by heavy snow fall, it is probable tina
had the man not been found, he woulC
have been dead before morning.
WooD.-The fuel question, q serious on
for us all, is again the important topic
No wood, is what troubles as. The Trib
une some time ago expressed the opinion
that the r. R. company should not attemp
to regulate prices, but allow dealers o
others to buy and sell as they saw fit. TIL
dealers must have paying margin, and
TIC tTttIuC WIS IICC w dlI3 lpGbLtlOl
would regulate prices and prevent scar
city of fuel There is no wood, and w
are informed none has been ordered, a
Mr.. Bragg is out of town We are unabl,
to say whether he has concluded to qui
the business or not.
The spring has come, but the flower
don't bloom, to any alarming extent
However the average citizens find sufficien
mud to satisfy them, that the approach o
beautiful spring is solid, or rather liquit
fact The happy father of q family will
soon be seen hiding, or skulking in ont o
the way places. bordering over the snbjec
| of future punishment. wondering If in tina
unknown future there are stove pipes t
clean, carpets to beat, pictures TO hang. o
sofas and pianos to be moved, and decid
ing to his own satisfaction that 1t would b
preferable to be sinner and have no hous
cleaning, than try to be saint, and wres
tie with a contrary stove pipe.