Morris tribune., 1881-07-28

DRIVING PARK AssocIATIoN.-A the
meeting of the managers OF the Stevens
County Driving Park Association held in
this village last Saturday the following
business was transactcd: AS 1t was desired
that the organization should be immediate.
ly put upon business basis, and make a
start this fall, the managers voted TO issue
$4,000 of stock. The treasurer was in
structed to procure subscription books and
authorized to open them to the public for
the sale of said stock, to the above amount.
The subscriptions are to be made payable
September 1st, 1881, and the hooks are
now open at the office of the treasurer, Mr..
r. G. Moore, where all interested in the
success of this promising enterprise are re-
quested to call. No further business COM
ing before the meeting an adjournment
was taken TO Saturday next. July 30, at 5
P. NJ, at the office of Geo. E. Darling.
At the same time and place the annual
meeting of the Stevens County Agricultu-
raj society was held. The only business of
importance transacted being the deciding
of dates on which are to be held the annual
county fair. The dates selected were
September Is, 16 and II. The meeting
was also adjourned until Saturday next
when there will be joint gathering of the
officers of both organizations to arrange
preliminaries.
L. F. & D.-From Gen. G. L. Becker,
who passed through Morris last Friday en-
route to the Valley, we learn that Mcssrs.
Crooks and DeGraff, the contractors in
charge of the construction work on the
Little Falls s. Dakota railroad, had, just
decided to commence work ut lake Emily,
Pope county. and force was to have be-
gun operations last Monday. 1t was the
intention to prosecute the work of grading
east and west from that point, and large
force will probably be employed. We
learn by the Little Falls Transcript that the
sub contract for grading the first portion
of the road at that place has been let by
Col. DeGraff to Mr. M. Harvey, of Min.
neapolis, who had made all preparations
to 60 to work last week. From what we
can learn from other sources, the lateness
of the season and the scarcity of men and
teams, there being an unprecedented de-
mand this year, and the approach of the
harvest season will delay operations and
throw the bulk of the work over to anoth-
er spring Of course the fall may be an
open one and permit of work until late in
the season, but outside of the woods work
will necessarily be suspended on the first
appearance of frost. The grading from
Little Falls to Sank Centre will be slow
work, and at best we cannot much more
than expect the completion of the line to
Morris before next summer.
1t is with much sorrow that we announce
the death of our fellow townsman, Mr.. E.
A. Dopkins, which occurred last Tuesday
afternoon. The deceased was born in
Cataraugus county. New York, on June
26, 1888, and came to this county some
four or five years ago. He was for some
time engaged in farming in this vicinity,
but during the past two or three years had
been in business at this point and while
here made many friends who will deeply
regret his sudden death, for it was only a
week or two ago that he was in our midst as
hale and vigorous as the strongest among
us. AT the time of his death Mr.. Dopkins
was one OF the board of county commits
sioncrs, chairman of the board of supervi-
sors, and also prominent member of the
Masonic fraternity, being master of the
lodge at this place. We have known the
deceased since his residence in this county
and have always found him true friend
and brother, and Il kind ncighbor, always
ready and anxious to help those in suffer
ing and distress, and ever ready to extend
a helping hand to those in need. A wife
and three children are left to mourn their
loss, and while no words of ours canl;ghtcn
their burden of sorruw, yet the sympathy
Of all is extended to them III their hour Of
distress, they mourn the loss of IL husband
and father, we grieve for friend and
brother.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence of the deceased this morning at 8
o'clock, when the body will be brought to
this place for in,erment. The masonic
fraternity will escort the remains 10 the
grave where the usual masonic services
will be performed
SCHooLs.-On Friday last the spring and
summer term of the Morris graded school
was brought to close, and as customary
on such occasions the scholars gave pub
lie exhibition on that day. The exercises
were not of the nature of an examination,
but We're as rule composed of readings
and Rotations, interspersed with music.
AS two-thirds of the scholars enrolled dur
ing the summer term are from among the
smaller children of the village, the exer-
cises on Friday were principally rendered
by members of the primary class, and con.
sequently it would be very difficult to say
more, than that the programme Us rendered
was interesting to all Who take concern in
matters relating to public education. The
little ones as rule however recited their
parts very we'll indeed and it is evident the
teachers have succeeded in interesting the
pupils in their studies At the close of the
exercises, which were witnessed by num-
berof our citizens, Prof. Randall, on behalf
of the primary class, presented their teach
er, Miss Phinney, with handsome toilet
case, the gift of the children. Miss Phin-
ney, it is needless to say, was agreeably
surprised at this token of affection and re-
memberance. and Prof. Randall was also
unexpectedly gratifed at being the rccipi-
ent of a handsome album presented by the
pupils in his class. The following statisti
cal report for the term ending July %
1881, and for the year ending the same
date, has been kindly furnished by Mr.
Randall: