Morris tribune., 1881-08-25


Monday evening. Atone time it looked
very threatening aud furious storm wa
expected, but the rain passed south ant
west of US, and for the twentieth time thi'
season we have luckily escaped a visi
from the storm fiend.
Mr.. Gesme, of Gesme s. Ericks, oul
photographers, was taken to his home a
Hancock on Monday morning. Mr.. G
has been rather under the weather since III
came to Morris and was finally taken dowl
with an attack Of typhoid fever. He viii
be better taken care of there than he would
here, as he has relatives in that place.
Messrs. D. Il. Sutherland s. Co. al.
building brick addition to their engine
room to accommodate new tubular boil
er which will replace the one in use for the
past two years. The new boiler has ar
rived and is being placed in position THU
week. 1t is much larger than the old one
and will therefore perform its work with
much less strain.
Rainy weather during last week serious
ly interfered with harvesting and securing
of crops, but so far as heard from there
has been no damage to grain, the COO
winds having dried out the shocks in good
shape. A considerable portion of the
wheat on the large farms will be threshed
| from the shocks, but on the smaller farms
the major portion of the grain will be
stacked. ....
Messrs Butler, Parker, M'Lean and Beck
er of St. Paul, the champion fouroared crew
of the Mississippi Valley, leave Saturday
for Washington, where they will continue
active training for the forthcoming Ma
tional regetta on the Potomac, on the 9Th
and 9th Of Sept. The crew are in excel
lent condition and we sincerely hope they
may be successful in again passing the
winning buoy in advance of all Compel
itors.
The recent purchase of q trotter by
Messrs. Watson & Leonard, makes the
fourth flyer" owned in this village.
Messrs Larson, Rohne and Morris own
the others. and as all of the horses are
evenly matched, we may look for some
exciting sport during the fair. Some OF
the trotting stock was on the track last
Tuesday evening, and although there was
no racing, yet the horses were frequently
speeded side by side.
AS lear as can be judged, after careful
estimate, there will be about dozen or so
of US left at home during fair week, every
one else is going to "Bill Kings Fair" and
if the walking should be good, there are
several of us who will try and hobble
through on tie pass. At present it is a
query whether it wouldn't be as we'll to
lock up the town and let all hands take a
holiday, for it really seems as if none ex-
cepting the village youth would remain at
home.
Glenwood is slightly exercised over the
fact that the railroad will not come closer
than within mile and half of the town.
This is near enough and it would pay to
offer bonus to keep it outside the village
limits, although of course it makes it in
convenient in many instances, but spur
track to the elevator will be all that is
needed. Our experience with railroad
through and a depot in the centre of the
town proves it to be a stupendous nui-
sance.
TURN TABLE.-Timbcrs have arrived for
new turn table to replace the useless
ramshackle affair which is now made to do
duty, under protest however, at this place.
The new table we are informed will be of
an entirely different pattern from the old
and will be better in winter, as there will
not be deep pit to keep free Of snow.
Train men will appreciate the new table as
it will obviate the necessity Of an all day
excursion round the Y every time an en-
CINE is to be turned.
LIVELY TIME.-Germany was on the
war path the other evening, or rather a
family of that nationality were making it
decidedly interesting for the herd boys and
the general public as well, because the
aforesaid herders, through negligence,
allowed portion of the town herd to dev
astate and destroy the party of the first
parts garden. The parties, man and
wife, started the herd for the pound, and
as the boys are responsible, not only for
any damage done by the cattle, but would
have had to pay pound masters fees, they
stampeded the drove and turned it back.
About this time there was loud racket,
the herders yelling and the man and wo
man screaming, scolding and gesticulating,
both parties making hullabaloo sufficient
| to distract sane people and demoralize the
stock. The boys however easily came out
ahead, the only accident being the goring
of a herders pony by one Of the COWS
while attempting to turn the herd.
PlETY H1LL.-Our ubiquitous reporter
from the Piety Hill district hands in 9
| budget of items from which we condense
the following regarding matters in gener
al and every thing else in particular in tina,
favored region of the village proper. He
says: "Please tally one for this region
the Smith family especially, as G. K
Smith comes bashfully to the front with @
bran new daughter, the arrival being re.
corded on Sunday the 18th inst. Your re-
porter is greatly interested in the perpetra
ton of this rare name in the history of the
human family, but the event above recorded
has allayed his fears that they were abou,
to become extinct. Potato and other
humbugs have appeared, and the former
have inaugurated an active fall campaign
but are little late to accomplish either
good or evil. We are authorized to extend
challenge by Masters Phil. Pierson, H
Wakefield and seven others, to any nine
for base bawl match, to take place any
hour of the day or night, and on grounds
to be hereafter chosen. They would like
TO try picked nine from Herman"