Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-04-22

Is good school," we should not fail to
profit by its teachings. When 1t is possible
to have good stock on our farms, 1t is surely
more profitable than to waste time and
money in breeding and raising lot OF an
finals that will never be classed, except as
scrubs"
DIsCHARGED.-A man named August
Anderson who was committed to Jail for
an alleged assault upon the person OF
Mrs, Elizabeth Peterson, of AItichoke
Lake, was upon motion of the County At
torney, released from custody as the papers
were defective. The complaint is u Won
derful piece of composition, and charges
Anderson with crimes sufficient to hang an
ordinary man, and is as lengthy and eabo-
rate as it is defective in form and ortho-
graphy, which is saying good deal for
its redundant verbiage" Anderson
claims Mrs. Peterson is crazy, and certainly
if his version of the affair is true, and it is
plausible, it leaves little doubt but that she
is non compos mentis.
IMPoUNDED. Master Noel was
busy last Saturday, collecting and locking
up all cattle running at large on the streets.
AS usual, good many people were mad
because their stock were captured, but they
have no occasion to be, as ample notice was
given of the intention of the Council to en-
force this ordinance. Few have any idea
of the large amount of damage done by
cattle. Gardens are trampled up, trees and
shrubbery destroyed or damaged, fences
broken, etc. This is not all either, farmers
make many complaints that they cannot
leave their teams without having their
horses gored, sacks torn, grain spilled, and
any produce left in their wagons is sure to
be injured, if not spoiled. 1t is but right
that the ordinances should be enforced,
and it is done not to cause the owners
trouble or annoyance, but to protect limo
cent parties.
When the famous Napoleon was sent to
the island of Eliza, he took for his motto,
the words "Ubicunque felix" which being
translated means, happy anywhere Now
we think this would be beautiful ard APP
propriate motto for the tramps, for they
have the happy faculty of adapting them
selves to circumstances and cold victuals,
with the same easy noEchalance as they
take everything, misfortune and other peo-
pies property included. They are at home
anywhere. in a parlor or a Jail, and if they
full than trouble, and which like time never
returns. The tr amps, as we have said,
should have Napoleons boastful words for
a motto, but come to think over the SUBJ
ject We are inclined to the belief that it
would be more in accord with the wishes
of the majority, to have this historic
apophthegm engraved on plata coffin
plate.
Sic EM.-There are rumors, and we eX.
pect that there is considerable truth in some
of them, to the effect that Traverse County
is cursed, aud its future somewhat blighted,
by crowd of lawless thieves and ruf1ans
who have settled on lands near the Dakota
line. They are said to be crowd that was
routed out, by the soldiers, from the vicini-
ty of Foster City, D. T., and are not of a
class to be desired in any community.
Some of the settlers in that vicinity are dis
gusted with the lawless acts of this gang of
mauraders and propose to organize vigil
ance society, and rouT every last one of
them out of the country. Soc ct tn EN- will
be the motto, and tar, feathers and a moose
the means employed. A vigorous, indis-
eriminate and liberal use of these eXtermi-
majors will doubtless rid the County of
these worthless, although we would advise
that legal means be first employed, and
have no doubt but jury of farmers would
strike terror into the hearts of these evil
doors.
Stop IT.-Thcre is too much dog gore
foolishness about this weather business,
and if there is not Il change some one will
get hurt. We contldentially announce in
one issue that "spring time has come gentle
Annie" and the very next issue We have
either to acknowledge that we don't know
and never will know any thing about the
d. G. weather any how. or else stand right
up and lie to save our reputation, of course
we lie outright, but while we may wander
occasionally from the path of truth, this
wholesale business is wearing, and if we
are to go on much longer there will be a
square backdown. Last Saturday we look,
ed around with confident, I,told you so
sort of gaze; on Sunday, we weakened
but on Monday when we rose from our
virtuous couch, and saw that some bungler
had turned on the February faucet and
given us "blizard" instead of April show.
ers, We damned our hat over our eyes and
cut across the back lots, feeling as if life
was sham