Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-07-21

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Wisconsin. and he has been out on the line
of the Northern Pacific, but being short OF
money was tramping his way home. He
slept in a box car at this place for q couple
of nights, when he was taken down with q
fever brought on by a severe attack of dys
EMERY. His condition was reported more
favorable last evening and he will proba-
bly, pull through.
HAUL SToRMs.-A furious hail storm
passed over portion of Big Stone, Tray
erse and Swift counties last Friday morn
ing, doing extensive damage to the grow
ing crops, in many instances entire fields
being destroyed. In the vicinity OF
Browns Valley strip Of territory two
miles in width was visited by the storm
and the crops more or less injured; in some
places the whole seasons crop was utterly
ruined. From the south part of Pope
county we learn that on the same date
more or less hail fell and considerable
grain was also damaged. the storm having
evidently spent its force before reaching
that county. This county SO far has been
slngularily fortunate in escaping devasta'
ton from this destructive agency.
REPAIRS WANTED-The Of Darnen
has two pieces of road that sadly need
the attention of the overseer of highways.
Both of the places to which we allude are
near town, one leading to the residence of
Mr.. Chas. Wilson south of the village, the
other to fl. w. Stone & Co.'s mill. The
former road near the line of the Valley
railroad is in AL almost absolutely impass-
able condition, while the legal thorough
fare to the mill, is wholly abandoned be-
cause of its utter impassability. To have
these thoroughfares in this condition
is iiscredit to the town of Darnen and a
draw back to the village, both are impor-
tant roads and they should be attended to
at once, as their impassability is serious
inconvenience to the public. We, on be-
half of the public interests, would ask the
supervisors of that town to give this very
important natter their earliest attention.
DEsERvED-The announcement of the
promotion of Assistant Superintendent
Guthrie of the St. P, NJ. s. NJ to the gen.
eral supl rintendency of this division will be
pleasing intelligence to that corteous gen,
tleman's many friends along this line.
Mr.. Guthrie takes the position formerly
occupied by Mr.. Wakeman, who is now
master of transportation, and that the
change will be advantageous to the com
pany's interests there is no question. Mr..
Guthrie is emphatically self made man,
having worked his way up from the bot
tom of the ladder to the high position he
now holds, by competency and strict at
tention to business alone, and with his
many years of experience in western Min.
nesota, and the knowledge thus gained of
people and country, his services cannot
prove other than the most valuable not
only to the company but to the residents
along the line.
EQUALIzATIoN.-The county board of
equalization are now in session canvassing
the assessors returns and adjusting differ
cnces in the books so rs to make an aver.
age and uniform valuation. A singular
circumstance, the illness of two commits
sioners, left the board without u quorum,
and the county officers were in something
of dilemma TO know how to proceed, for
no provision was made in the statutes for
any such emergency, and the law as it
now stands compels the meeting of the
board on the third Monday in July of each
year. AS there was no way out of the diff
ticulty, with Messrs. COmstock and Dop'
kins being too i'll TO attend, the former re-
signed his Office and Mr.. K. G. Helgeson,
of Hancock, was appointed to fill the Va
cancy. Mr.. Helgeson took his seat Mon
day and the board proceeded to business
Mr.. Comstock is quite i'll with an affection
of the lungs and Mr.. Dopkins is confined
to his bed by an attack of typhoid fever,
both however, it gives US pleasure to state,
are improving and with prospects of being
up and about in a few days.
THE STAGE, Erc.-The entertainment
given by the Beedles & Prindle company al
Brisbine's hall, last Thursday evening, was
we'll attended. the seating capacity of the
building being taxed to the utmost to &c
comodate the audience. The excessive
heat during the day made the close, lilly
ventilated hall sitting at night, and MOI
only the audience but the performers were
:. miserably uncomfortable. and much oil
the pleasure of the attractive programme
was consequently destroyed. The enter
tainment was worthy of the patronage il
received and the company merit goot
support. The programme is liberal ant
varied, as rule the performers giving en-
tire satisfaction in their several specialties
Morris should have more suitable hall
as the present Accommodations are now in
adequate, the town having grown to sucl
q size that an average attendance of thu
play going portion of our people is suffi
cient to crowd the hall uncomfortably full
We hope to see our present accommodation
extended or a new building erected befor,
fall, if not we ask that some proper system
of ventilation be adopted. SO that our citi
zens may not be compelled to forego tin
pleasure of attending public entertainment
because of the discomforts which at pres
cnt exist.
TWAS ALWAYS THUs.-This is a watery
eyed time in the average household
What with tornadoes, cyclones, hurricane
and other boreal gymnastics the lines o
the man of family are set in hard places
His wife 'knows there's going to be |
Storm" it may be hot close night bu
every window is closed and everything
rendered as uncomfortably secure, as til
whims of woman can make it, against an,
possible contingency. About the tim
when dreary midnight's cherries hour
catches the poor head of the family in hi
first doze, in a close suffocating room,
/ dreaming tint all the heat and steam Of