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

SocIAL.-a4The ladies of the Episcopal
church will hold sociable-the last before
Lent-on next Wednesday evening, at the
residence of Mrs. H. B. Wolff. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
i Next in the order of public amusements,
comes our annual village and township
elections. Ifthe travel continues rs beau.
tifully execrable, the whole thing will go
by default, but then the result would be
about as usual.
Street crossings are in q delightful state
of reckless uncertainty just now, but the
only railroad crossing at present open can
double discount, with score to spare.
anything we have yet seen in this line
However. someday, if we live long enough
to see il, things will be differently ordered
Jerry Emerson, who runs engine 81. is
weary of the branch line. and we don't
blame him, for his engine was the one that
went into the ditch last fall at the time
Wheeler's son was killed, and it was the
81 that went to smash on the same road
Saturday.
Every resident along the proposed line
of the Little Falls s. Dakota railroad.
should urge upon their friends in the leg
islature the necessity of aiding in the en-
terprise. and doing all possible to assist in
the passage of the swamp land bill. We
must pitch in tooth and nail.
Neither Garfields cabinet nor his inaug.
ural address are of any importance. now
that we are ON the rag ed edge rs regards
the fate of the hin to aid in the conslruc.
ton of the Little Falls & Dakota railroad.
1t may seem selfish, but it is human ma
ture, and that you know will crop out
Owing to the wind having gona out the
past two days, the water tanks are dry,
and engines have to melt SNOW in order to
get supply of water. Six engines were
supplied with snow from the drifts in the
yard yesterday. and there is sufficient yet
or hand to supply all the engines on the
road.
Our friends from the country are grad
ually beginning to find their way to town,
but they report the roads in such terrible
condition that il will b many days before
Il load can be hauled However we are
glad to report no casualties nor suffering
as far rs heard from, and trust there may
not have been either.
AS expected the first blow from the
northwest set the "beuutiful" in motion
and there was beautiful time all round.
On Saturday morning the wind came up
and before night it had blossomed and
bloomed into IL very respectable blizzard,
nothing to brag on however, just simply
of decent proportions.
DANcE-On Monday evening, Febru-
rary 20, there will he social dance at
Brisbine's hall The management assure
US that good time will be had. aud as
there will he hut little opportunity for any
more dances before Lent. it is probable
there will be Il large gathering Of all lovers
of the trepischorean art.
Our old friend John House. is now, like
Nash and Landherg, a travelling mission.
airy for Kenner & Moore. 1t is certainly
gratifying to see the enormous business
this popular firm is uilding up, and the
rapid strides they are taking is due wholly
to their integrity, pluck and indomitahle
energy
! To those of our citizens who are annoy
ed with huge snow drifts in their yards, we
would suggest, that they remove their
fences from the posts and either lay them
on the ground or pile them i'm some can
venient place every fail. A single wire
from post to post would keep stray cattle
from e tering the enclosure.
On Saturday morning last two Scandlna-
vians left town, westward bound, for the
land o. the "Cotoes" with Snow shoes, one
pair was the Canadian pattern the other the
Scandinavian, the latter being some three
or four feet long, turning up at the end
something like sleigh runner. while the
others are oval and look more like hand
SCOOP net. P. S. Fellows returned about
noon.
} newspaper business. which never lets up
is stagnant in all branches, with M imme
diate prospects of its Frightening for some
time to come AS there is u large amour
of wheat yet unmarketed the prospects are
j for brisk trade when the roads are open
ed, but when that will he accomplished is
r something on which we wouldn't. from
recent experience, hazard even guess.
A JoKE-We have our opinion of .
, man who will take watch to a watch
n maker for repairs. and he told by the hon
est ticker-tinker that it only needs windins
in order to make it run. Everybody ough
;, to know that watch, whether of old fash
. Toned make, or new tangled pattern, hunt
ing or open case, key or stem wind' r
barn door Or tip cart escapement. all neet
:. to be wourd before they, go, except, o
course, you call it a go when you wall
with it in your pocket.
i Nor So.-A rumor TO the effect that tn
I. Browns Valley branch would be aban
{ doned until spring is nonsense. The wnrl
is to 60 ahead with all speed; and nctwitl
e standing the serious setback of Saturday
g u large force has cleared the track, ant
G another snow plow and engine is at worl
II on the drifts. Superintendent Guthrie il
IS reply to question as to whether the lin
was to be opened as soon as possible
n replied decidedly in the affirmative. 1t
IS expected, if no accidents occur, to have tn
, line opened the last of the week.
VI ROUGH ExPERlENcE.-David Curtin hs
y all the snow he wants in his for some tim
to come. During the heavy storm of
> week ago his house and barn were burie
10 many feet under huge drift, and it wa
a necessary in order to release himself froi
- his prison. to scuttle the roof and dig
n hole through the snow which was piled u
:, several feet over the house top. After &c
ting out it took sometime to get his tear