Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-01
rnRgE WEEKS AGo

about three miles beyond POmlne dc Ierre
CRASHING
THREE WEEKS AGO
there was hardly d hease here On the
ZJfh OF lais the fifaI passenger main Went
through tie town, IL which time it had
grown considerably, there being besides
tie depot and enIigIaiit house, about /,
dozen houses, of which number eleven
were saloons. Since that time the in
crease Of houses aad population has been
quite steady.
TIE BUSINESS PORTION
of the city, is on The north side of the
railroad, and here we find 5 stores. 10 to
20 saloons, i 'wholesale" liquor house, q
city bakery, With tent roof and
MEALS AT ALI. HOURS,
a meat market, Tin shop, and other estab-
Ishmcnts -of tllc latter, mere hereafter.
Shanties and dwelling houses abound on
al sides.
TIE DEPOT
is in keeping with the expectations of the
place, being 30x160 feet The emigrant
! house i5 now used us an eating house
Miro. hostG, Hyser of Benson fame, keeps
up his old reputation to the delight OF the
railroad boys and travelling public, his
hotel heingon the south side. Of the track,
GOVERNMENT GOODS.
bonded goods, etc, destined for the forts
on tie frontier, for Red River, Perabina,
etc, nowgo this way being shipped by OK
teams from this point. The gentlemen in
! charge have their offices on This side ana
nave ciiristencd the street
TRANSPORTATION AVENUE. y
Here we find Messrs Geo d. Petit and
| Geo. II. Spencer, the former being agent
/ for The government, and the latter for the
4 Red River freigiters. The lumbermen, T.
| Davis, Good and Avery have also theil
/ offices here, while P. Sutherland, q highly
esteemed gentleman and
:EyERyBoDYs FRIEND.
supplies the freighting teams two TO three
hundred camping on the prairie waiting foi
their turnAat loading.
! AS soon as the cars commenced running
/ regularly we found that we would BIZ
blessed, soon with al the
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS. =
4 Some came from below, and some from
4 Oak Lake, on the n. r r. r.. the author
tiles have stopped their outrageous opera
tons there, they came in clouds like birds
of prey, and located here. One day u gans
of men were putting up a large building
with tent reof-some thought 1t was
A DANCE HOUSE,
4 but in the evening The sign was hung out
and III the guise Of the California Ex
change, the dance house disappeared ant
a mammoth first class gambling estah
lishment commenced business. Here lie
mo say that dance house is To be estah
lished soon-if parties keep their promise
1t is cyening-wc are stopping on tb
south side-the sights must be seen.
LETUs 60 UP TOWN.
lis theold, olds.ory. Night after nigh
the same scenes are witnessed, like robber
les committed, and outragcs repeated
The saloons are crowded with drinkin
and drunken tcamstcrs and soldiers, wit
Anew STRAY SHEEP
Here is a fight---a man is knocked don
the blood is streaming from an ugly gas
In his head What of that? He is kicke
out of doors; he had no business getsin
: hurt; no one cares whether ssthc id
hurt or not
Here we pass tent saloon-all saloon
are crowded, but this one is literally pacl
ed because it mas
AFENALE BARTENDER
She Is quite handsome, but listen to hi
voice and see the stamp vice has placed VI
: on her brow, and you will see how far
woman can fall. Other sounds greet ii
ear they proceed from the gambling hous
OH CaiifOrnia avenue. Afcllow Is workir
3 vigorously ut banjo and singing
MOTHER CAN i co OFT TO SWIM, g
OF trying % sing. Wc 10 in. The bar