Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-23

to house, etc." This is exactly what should
he done, q reliable man to personally over
see the condition of these settlers, is q
necessity, as some of them are long dis
lance from Graceville, none of them have
teams or means to secure them, and If an
agent was appointed, he could visit the
shanties from time to time, provide what
is actually needed and see that there is no
distress or suffering, or that any of them
are exposed to danger from lsck of fuel
and provisions. Hal this been done at
the start, or had the colonists been kept
together in suitable building during this
winter they could have been more easily
and better cared for.
ENTERTAINMENT On Friday evening
last large audience assembled at Bris-
bne's hall, the occasion being the opening
concert in the series of musical and literary
entertainments given under the auspices of
the Morris board of trade. Of the entire
programme as rendered we will say that
it was such as to fully warrant the asser-
ton, that the first entertainment was an
suspicious opening, which assures the sue
cess of this worthy enterprise. The musi-
Cal portion of the programme, vocal as
well as Instrumental, was we'll rendered,
the selections were appropriate and of II
class that all could appreciate; the selec-
tons on the piano by Miss Allyn and Miss
McCray being finely executed. and hearth
ly encored. Two short addresses were de-
livered, the first, by Rev. j. L. Fonda, be-
ing short retrospective view of the Oh
ward march and progress of our village,
and contained many interesting reminis-
cences and happy illusions. Rev L. {.
Hudsons remarks were confined to Il pros
pective view of the looming future" of
Morris, IL future made bright and full of
promise, both by the enterprise, energy
and public spirit of her business men, and
by the good will, the good fellowship now
existing and which these concerts will pro-
mote. For these entertainments we are
assured an unprecedented popularity, as
all present on the first evening were not
only gratitied and pleased with the plo
gramme, ut also with the fact that we
hidden latent talent.
BOARD OF TRADE.-At the regular meet
ing of the board held on Monday evening
there Was considerable business transact
ed. A communication from M"ssrs j J.
Hill End T. B. Walker was read, these
gentlemen informing the board that mate
rial for quilts for the needy Conncmaras
had been forwarded. The generous dona
ton of these gentlemen consists of ,OC0
yards of flannel and ten bales of cotton
batting. the ladies of the village kindly
volunteering to make UP the goods. A
relief committee consisting of Aiessrs. II.
Hutchins. II. W. Stone, ST., and II. B.
Wolff, were appointed to distribute the va
rious articles contributed, which they will
proceed to do as soon as the quilts are
ready. The absurd theories O. advanced
by some who are Gisi oscd to question the
motives of the action taken by the board
in investigating the condition of affairs in
amusement, the preposterous idea that
jealousy inspired the timely and humane
movement for the relief of these unfo:tun-
ates, was so pa.try and silly us to preclude
other than ridiculc of such an extremely
childish imputation. Some other intelli.
gent party informed the public that the
Morris board of trade had fought the
building of the branch line. This will be
news to Mr.. Hill, ard as much of sur
prise as it was to us, for it is the first we
have heard of such II thing. The commit
tee to whom was referred the generous and
public spirited offer of Mr.. IIutchins, re
ported that after considering the matter
fully, they deemed it impraclicahlc for the
board to accept the proposition at this
time.
Coop STocK.-We see bya late copy o.
the Red Wing Advance that Mr.. D. w.
Watson has purchased of Willis Baker, of
Lake City, the famous Clydcsdale stallion
prince of the Isle" and we are pleased to
note that it is the intention to bring this
fine animal to this place. Of the horse
and his pedigree the Advance says:
Mr.. Baker imported prince of the Isle"
from Canada in 1878, paying $1,000 for
him. He is a beautiful brown, seven years
old in July last, standing seventeen hands
one inch high, weighing 1900 pounds a
very stylish, bold, gamy horse of great
substance, showing good breeding, being
rangy, well proportoned, with full manc
and tail, abundance of bone and muscle,
good sound feet, flat cannon bones, round,
close ribbed body. high withers, good
length of neck, prominent eyes, small
ears; a very fast walker, of lofty and ma,
jestic carriage, with smooth, easy gait,
when moving fast or slow. being free
from clumsiness and gross bulk. usually
characteristic with large horses. He can
get right off the ground like y small horse.
He is very purely bred, his sire heing the
noted Scottish chief, sold for $3,000-im-
ported by the late Mr.. Robert Ferris, in
1869, from Scotland and by him purchased
from Peter Mclobie, ESQ.,, Sunny Side,
Aberdeen Scotland. This horse was a
beautiful black. sixteen han Is three inches
high, weighing LISA pounds in but fair
condition, with remarkable strong bone,
sound feet, fine symmetry, and superb ac-
ton. Prince eff tile Isles" dam was su.
perior mare by Robin Hood" She has
taken very many prizes with colts by her
side, taking one the past season. His
grand-dam Was by that noted prize getter,
"Great Britain" Imported by j. ii. Fam.
!ltnn q Co., Durham, Ont.,) out Of Il Mes.
senger and Cumberland mare Prince OF
the Isle" took first prize at Markham in the
fall of 1874 first at Bradford same wear
first at Noltawasaga, first at Aurora and
first at Duntroon IN 1875; first at Duniroon,
Carksburg, Alliston and Flesherton in
1877. By the above il will be seen tina,
Prince of the Isle" descends from the