Morris tribune., 1881-10-20


Notice of an auction sale of farming I'M.
plements. household goods, furniture,
stock, ETC., at the farm of Edmund Kelly.
town of Sahlmark. is elsewhere published.
This property will be disposed of on Sat-
urday, November 9Th, and as it will all be
disposed of on that day, those desiring
good bargains will be wise to be on hand
BRIoK.-Feeling confident of success in
their venture, the proprietcrs of the brick
yard have delayed burning the brick until
such time as they had kiln of sufficient
dimensions to fill fall orders. There is
now between seventy, five and one hun
bred thousand brick in the kiln which will
be burned just as soon as il is ready for
the fires.
The near approach of the prairie fire sea
son is beginning to arouse our farmers TO
u sense of the danger, and as consequence
numbers are insuring Messrs. Good s.
Brisbine, agents of the Minnesota Far
mers Mutual fire insurance association,
have already written more policies in Que
week than they have ever done before in
one season.
We were in error in stating that the bur-
glar who robbed the money drawer ut the
Browns Valley depot had been arrested
This was not the case, the package stolen
was found however, hid under the depot,
but all efforts to find clue to the guilty
party has been unsuccessful although
strong suspicion attaches to one or two
persons in that vicinity.
STRAYED.-A liberal reward will be paid
for the return Of o mallard duck which is
reported to have strayed from one of the
stubble fields on the Wellington farm
The duck had few rods of rope tied to
its neck; had also score or two of shot
wounds and can by this means he readily
identified Full particulars can be had on
application to l.. H. Stanton.
Such is tho pressing demand on the rail
road campany's transportation facilities
that all crews, passenger engines and train
men included, are called upon for extra
work. On Sunday last four extra freights,
two from each direction, arrived at this
point and the yard was busy scene for
several hours. A lack of track room at
causes many annoying delays.
The amount of business transacted dur
ing the past week has been as large if not
the largest of the season, and while it is
fully expected that there will be few
weeks later on, when the total footings will
exceed that of the week just closed, yet we
shall have no reason to complain if this
should not prove the case. Collections
are better then for many years, sales un-
precedented and receipts and prices Of
grain beyond expectations.
A large acreage of stubble has yet to be
turned over this fall and it will require at
least two weeks of favorable weather. ere
it can be said that this important part of
the seasons work is completed Thresh-
ing has suffered annoying delays as we'll
as other portions of the fall work, but yet,
as the machines can be run after the
ground has frozen ur, there is not SO much
anxiety on this score as to have the plew-
ing finished in good shape.
Several parties of hunters from the east
have visited this section this fall, all enjoy
ing such Il great measure of success-attri
butable, from reports, more to the abun
dance of game thar markmanship-tha
they will return another season fully salts
fed that this region of country is the
hunters paradise. A special car contain
ing party OF gentlemen from Hoosier
dom went west to Herman Monday intend,
ing to hunt through the country between
this and that point.
October 10th of this year was, fortunate
ly, despite the ugly weather preceding it,
very much unlike that of last season.
Quite a humber were considerably alarmed
however by the threatening weather of
Friday and Saturday, fearing that another
blizzard would bring the delayed fall work
to II sudden and disastrous close as it did
one year ago. Luckily their ominous fore
holdings were not realized and a few more
DAYS of the now precious favorable wealth
er have proven of untold value to the
farmer
One Of our hunters, a we'll known &C.
countant of this village, was victimized
the other day by some decoys which he
saw in field. The young man alluded to
sitting on the stubble and forthwith started
toward them. Patiently and with the un-
firing energy of . true sportsman he
crawled on the supposed game and when
within range jumped up and blazed away,
but to his disgust he made the discovery
that he had emptied his gun into flock of
decoys. Of course he is the target now OF
much merciless badgering, but he has the
satisfaction of having riddled five of the
iron deceits
The marshal arrested a disorderly drunk
named Andrew Erickson last Saturday,
and the chap was trotted up to the justices
desk Monday when lie was required to de-
post five dollars and costs in the village
treasury. Another simple drunk who gave
his name as Mike Mckenzie was hauled up
and let go for three dollars and costs The
last man was much worried over his ar
rest and appeared to feel his position keen
ly, stating that it was the first time he had
ever been arrested. lie did not say
whether or not it was the first time lie was
ever drunk, but it is to be hoped it was
both first and last and that he will profit
by the experience and govern himself ac-
cordingly in the future.
FAIR.-On Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday, October "a, 25 and 26, the mem
bers of the Assumption church, Catholic,
will hold fair in Brisbine's hall, Morris
Arrangements are about completed and
the prospects are promising for very sue
cessful fair, and as the nett proceeds are to
be devoted to the parish fund.- the object
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