Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-04-14

basin, anu WOKE up the Daoy. S"t"' o'
quitoes, fleas and book agents are some
thing that need praying for. for they are
the thorns of our lives, and rs unwelcome
and as unnecessary as the itch in fly time.
Nor YEr.-The end of the snow block
AIDES on the Valley branch is not yet
reached, and communication on this me
has been interrupted since Friday evening
last, hy the blockading of the road. There
is considerable snow between here and
Gnceville, and the high winds of last week
drifted some of the cuts partly full, and
even on Tuesday the snow shnvelcrs were
compelled to abandon the work and come
back. as so much snow was IN motion that
no progress could he made. Gepharts
train was nearly twenty hours getting to
Graceville Sunday, and after leaving there,
when about one mile west, got stuck and
was showed in at last accounts. The pillow
reached Graceville last evening and the
line will probably he opened to morrow.
HANCOCK "A visit to Hancock last week
lage is growing rapidly, and substantial
signs of active and enduring progress were
plainly visible on all sides. Now that the
town is Incorporated there will be much
improvement dur ng the coming year, es'
peCially in streets. sidewalks, crossings,
etc. AID rs II newspaper has heen estab
lished there will be rapid strides of ad
vancement made. Few villages o. the
size of Hancock can boast OF more fine
stores. literally stocked with every line of
goods, and as there is II large and rich ter.
ritory tributary, the town, with its ener
getic business men, must grow and
progress. One promising feature, and Ii
good omen, is the brisk competition in all
| branches of ira lie: this if confined to a
moderate and reasonable extent, will do
more to attrac' trade and build up the vii.
lage than almost any other one thing.
Messrs Brown & Chew have been re-.
tanned for the defense of conductor Dan
Calvin, who was in charge of the train at
the Rothes ~ collision. Alr Brown lett
for Breckenridge Friday, sued out II witt
of habeas corpus, and Calvin was taken
before Judge Brown ut Wiilmar on Mon
day. After Il hearing the prisoner was re,
leased under one thousand dollar bonds.
His trial occurs at Breckenridge next
MONTH In conversation with MIR. Calvin
he firmly and positively asserts that Pierce
the brcakman, did go out of the caboOse
and start back down the track, rs he
thought, to flag the passenger train. On
being asked as to. the reason why Pierce
made the statements he did in his second
examination before the coroner's jury. Mr..
blame on him and save himself In cases
where trains arc stopped and signals ncccs
Sary. rear hreakSmen usually start at once
for the rear with signals without waiting
t. be told to do SO by the conductor, but
Pierce was, so Calvin asserts, ordered to
go back and did so.
Coz NCIL.-At recent meetings of the
village council held last week the follow
ing business was Transacted: The 0tticia
non,ls of recorder, treasurer and marshal
were presented and accepted AppIlca
tons for liquor licenses were received from
G.. w. Gaifney. VIM. Wunsch j. Chris
Hansen and J Berkin, and being accom-
panied by satisfactory bonds were grantee
and licenses ordered issued. A petition il
regard to the blocknding of railroad cross
ings, was received and placed on file; ;
sideu ak Was ordered to be built to thu
school house as per request of a petition
from interested property owners TIT
walk is to extend from lot eight in blocl
twelve, to Seventh street. and be eigh
feet in width from Seventh to Eight
| avenue it is to be six feet in width D. T
Wheaton was appointed village surveyor
il road tax of two and one half mills wa
ordered levied and the poll tax was put a
two days labor Bids are to be solicite'
for furnishing i'll lumber for village pun
poses for the year 1881; sundry bills to til
, ramount of score were allowed The mex
regular meeting of the council occurs u
Wednesday evening next, April 20.
LAST SAD RITEs.-On Saturday last til
, remains of the late Ms j. II. Pcrkin
were inferred in Summit Cemetery. TIL
funeral was Postponed from Fri,l,y so a
to allow relatives and friends of the famil
to be present. The services were held i
: the Congregational church, which Wa
$ completely filled with the many friends q
\ the deceased. who came to participate j
t the last s.,d rites, and do honor to tn
e. memory of the departed. The casket Wa
: horne by the pail bearers to the front q
r the altar, the choir singing the beautif,
4 hymn go hurry thy SORROW" Rev. Eide
/; Fucker of Red Wing. an old friend of til
) family and their former pastor. conducte
!, the services, which vert very imprssiv
and appropriate The services consiste
u of singing the 992d hymn; PRAYER; readin
$ of selections from Psalm XXXIX, and 1.
Cor XIV, after which followed an AZ
II them by the choir shes gone to the sile,
and" The text was chosen from Re,
r XIV chapter. 18th verse, and very II
# siruciive sermon Was delivered. Rev J
il Fonda offering the closing prayer, and I'll
!, solemn service closed by the singing {
,r ;j19th hymn. Those present were the
u given an opportunity to take II view of I'll
remains after which they were escorted ,
e their last resting place.
Il IIYMESEAL.-A notice elsewhere pul
J. ii>hed contains the announcement of
II marriage which occurred in this villas
yesterday morning, the high contractil
;. parties being both well known residents
e our village; the bride being the on
!. daughter of Mr.. r. S. Mills, and Il
It groom the eldest son of the Hon. II. v
n Stone. The interesting ceremony ",
II quietly performed in the presence of a fe
ID relatives ana friends of the contractil
v parties, and took place at 8 o'clock A. NJ
IL at TIL. resi,lrdce Of the officiating clrrg