Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-02-17

| VEro ASKED "A document was crcu
Hated on Monday last peti.ioning the gov
ernor to veto the. bill recently passed ere
ating the Office OF distaict attorney in this
judicial district, and also Suggesting as
preferable in the event of the granting oi
the prayer of the petition the appointment
of All assistant attorney general by the
state. The paper met with many signers,
but it is probable remonstrance will be
sent, although we have as yet heard oil
seen nothing of the kind.
| STRIKE. Some Of the snow shovelers nj
work on the branch struck for higher wa.
yes Saturday, demanding their board in
addition to their pay. They didn't like the
small UNI of ST. % cents per day and "tind
themselves" but. as is usual in such cases,
about dozen found themselves not only
out of job. but the problem of board
definitely III settled aud the chances in fa.
vor of no Immediate prospects of anybody
hut themselves liqnidating the fodder hills.
The work progressed with out delay,
plenty help being obtainahle.
Frost, in and under the foundations, has
injured the plastering and racked the wood
work on Dr. Sutherlands new residence.
The foundation of this handsome eaiiice
was placed well on top of the ground, the
intention being to have filed in and
graded high up on the mason work with
earth. hut owing to the winter closing IN
ut such an unpreccdentedly earlS date, this
part of the wark was net completed, thus
allowing the frost to seriously damage the
building The full extent of the damage
cannot be ascrrtained until the frost leaves
The ground
The chap who, after the recent storm,
wandered up crazy pair of stairs to reach
our sancium for the purpose of informing
us that "oli winters hack was broken
must have come to the same conclusion
with regard to his own spinal column
about the time he landed At the foot of the
afore mentioned stairs. We can stand I'll.
most anything, but IL weather prophet,
never. The prophecies are proving almost
unbearahle. the last load of straw, of las,
week, has raised Il good siz d hump on
this patient camels back, and another dose
fine. weather-christan.
DOUBLE HEADER-At certain dinner
table the other day, the guests were treated
to IA novelty in IL duo grace. 1t so hap
tpened that among the guests were couple
of elderly gentlemen both hard of hearing,
and by sonle mistake, just as the hostess
asked one of the above named gentlemen
TO ask blessing, The host made the sn,e
request of the other, and ere they had time
to remedy the mistake, both had started to
offer grace. Of course nothing could be
done but let them go on, and rs neither
Was aware that the other was talking, they
were entirely ignorant rs to the real cause
of the merriment during the meal, or why
every sally no matter how tame, was
greeted with uncomfortable laugter.
Track NorEs.-'rwo engines and ii
snow pillow, at work opening up the Vale!
branch, came to grief Saturday q few
mics west of town A run was made for
4 drift. and when the p uw attached to tn,
from, engine struck the snow, instead of
hugging the rail it mounted the drift,
wrecking both engines badly, besides d.
moishing the pillow. The pillow engine was
pretty badly damaged. the pillow being
thrown backward. damaged the stack and
mead light brackets, and smashed the>froni
end, the engine going up on the drift. The
second or pushing engine was thrown from
the track, but Was not much injured.
Fortuna; ely no one was hurt, but consid.
cradle time Was lost in clearing away tie
wreck
OUT IN THE COLD While in CONVERSE
ton with TRIBUNE representative. Major
Bracket stated that he was informed
while at Appleton that orders were le
ccivcd to discharge all section men an;
telegraph operators on the western portion
of the Hastings & Dakota railroad, Ill,
company intending to abandon the lin,
until spring If this is true it will be Sc
we're on the towns and settlers along the
line, but although the company have haC
the line INSTRUCTED for week after wecl
during the entire season, yet it hardly
seems possible that they Can or woul,
leave the many settlers along the inc t,
starve and freeze for the balance of til,
season. However the, rights, wants an'
needs of settlers are affairs of secondar,
importance to railroad corporations.
| LEcTURE.-On to morrow. Friday even
ing. the Rev. T. McClary, of Minneapolis
will deliver II lecture at Brishine's hall
subject, Sunshine in Labor" The lectur
treats of labor. relationship between EN-
ployer and employed; how this relation
ship can be made mutually pleasant an
.greeable; The heroes of common life, etc
tic. and is calculated not only to pleas
ut benefit also. Mr. McClary's daughte
Tue, an eight year old child, will spea
/, Little Joe, "Nohody's child" and som
other pieces. This little Miss has the rer
,tation of being Il prodigy, and her rend
ION of Little Joe" at the Minneapoli
cademy IF music, on a recent occasion
fairly brought down the house. We hav
no hest alton in saying that there is
, pleasant time in store for us and we no,
10 see the hall filled to its utmost capacity
), VALENTINES. Monday last, the 14t
) inst was St. Valentines day, and if til
. contribution box was only as well remen
befed and as plethoric on Sunday, as WI
I the post office receiving box on Monday,
e was good day for the poor in and out
i he church Out of the church we poo
4 critters. had to take it right and left, o,
every personal fault or defect was iisiorte
II md exaggerated. caricatured and ritlicule
y with such merciess, such unkind and SUE
!, cruel severity, that, like the chap me
/. Toned in ancient history, We had no mo
J, lill hut Was made app ear as an mansar