Morris tribune., 1881-09-29

OF sou COai.
Don't forget the annual fair which COM
mences to morrow.
J. J. Sherwin, of Hancock, was sighted
in town Sunday, but not being within hail.
ing distance, we did not get "hello."
Extra freight trains now run regularly
between this place and Willmar, and the
travelling public find it a great convenience.
The regular annual fair of Stevens county
will be held on Friday and Saturday, Sept.
30th and Oct, list, 1891.
Our amateurs sportsmen are having fair
luck in bagging game, while the profession
ais are raking III the birds in q very salts
factory manner.
The delegates to the Republican State
Convention left for the capital Tuesday, to
be on hand in time to save the state from
going bow WOW ward.
Mrs Secretary Hand, of Yanllton, D. T.,
and daughter, Mrs. W. p. Murdoch, visit
ed Morris Thursday of last week, the
guests of Mrs. +, B. Kenncr.
Wheat. away out at jamestown, Dakota,
is worth 81 80 per bushel. jamestown is
on the Northern Pacific and has direct
communication with Duluth.
Ri Rev Rupert Seedcnbush, bishop of
the northern Minnesota catholic diocise,
was in Morris during the past week and
conducted the services on Sunday last.
Come again sweet spring." is the tenor
of the sweet refrain of the about frozen
out citizen as he seeks the balmy shelter of
the sunny side of some protecting building.
The chap who tried to puckcr up his
mouth for whistle last week and failed
because of the ctil!ness which prevailed,
is disconsoate. His victims say it is an i'll
wind, etc.
The editor had an eye nearly put cut
la week, and as it was his political eye,
he was sent to the state convention this
week to receive treatment by having his
eye opened.
Senstor J. W. Castle, of Saltwater, pass
ed through Morris Saturday, IN route tu
Browns Valley. AS he WAS equipped with
hunting paraphcrnalia, it is probable the
game Will suffer.
At Murdoch, on Saturday evening, a
man named FitZSimmonS in attempting to
boart an east bound train slipped and fell
and the train being in motion both feet
were cut off above the ankles.
Our merchants did q wise thing by lay
! ing in such unusually large stocks of goods
for the fall trade, and they arc rcaping the
reward of their enterprise III the very salts
factory trade they are ha' ing.
What makes tie town seem so calm ant
peaceful: There is no decrease in the vol
ume of business, on the contrary it is daily
increasing. Then whence this loud husi!
Oh yes, to be sure, Eevans is away.
Mr.. J. E. Danielson has purchased The
building now occupied by him, from OLA
Olson, and will soon proceed TO make cX-
tensive improvements with view to &C
commodating his increasing business.
Cool weather admonisles US to impress
upon our neighbors that they must provide
an immediate supply of fuel for winter us'
forthwith. A good wood pile at the hous
of confiding neighbcr is almost as goot
as having it in your own shed.
Wheat is moving more freely and TIL
prices still maintain an upward tendency
Local competition is driving the price
higher and higher, and the farmers are be
ginning TO learn that they can be sure of
fancy price by coming here to trade.
Scattering messages from many locati
ties through the eastern and middle states
manifest an interest in this promising VII
lage which will tend TO bring large mum
beers of people to this point another season
Look out for big boom next spring.
II. Hutchins has disposed of his propert
south of and adjoining Mr. Delaplain's, t
q Mr.. Clark from Illinois, who with hi
family has come here with view to max
ing this place his home, and who will 500
. be followed by other families of relative
and friends from the same state
1t has got to be so now that all short Gu,
across lots are closed up, and why? Be
cause the lots are INSTRUCTED by the man
new buildings constantly being erected
We have to turn square corners now, all
by the way prices of good business lots al
advancing, the buildings will soon gro7
upwards where space is cheap.
A New MILL We learn that monte
gentleman from the east is contemplatin
the erection of a large steam Touring mi
at this point. From what we can CLEAR
we infer that there is good foundation fc
the report, and that the mill will be equil
ped with the latest improvements, for I'll
manufacture of -four by the new Hung
rian process.
A very interesting temperance lectul
was given al the congregational church Q
Wednesday evening of last week and agai
at Brisbines hall on Thursday evening /
< Mrs. Tying, who is laboring in the interes
of the Womens' Christian Temperate
+ Union. On Friday afternoon q mcetir
was held at the church for the purpose
organizing branch Union in this villag
And next in order will come the destru
tive prairie fire, as usual, we suppose,
Q find much property wholly unprotect'
from the ravages Of this dangerous agenc
If correct estimates of the annual loss
!; from prairie fires were published, Poop
would be amazed at the amount of prope
n ty licked up by the fiend." Let US ha'
statistics on the subject, and then perha
after one dose of figures the people wcu
= protect their property, If for no other re-
n son than to protect themselves from Il
annual infiction of the statisticians repol
The experiment might be worth trying al
r is not patented.