Morris tribune., 1881-03-24

Another blockade for Il day or two last
week
From the way the snow piles are going
it looks rs if spring had surely come
Tie pay car arrived Nenday morning on
its regular duodenary trip along the line.
Immigration has already begun and new
corners aye commencing to put in an ap
pearance spring or no spring.
Should reports prove true and it seems
rs if they would, our village will soon have
one of the finest hotels on the line.
Our wheat buyers are by the ears, and
have had prices from two to four cents
above list. Farmers will make note of
this.
All chapter maSOns are requested to
meet ut Good & Brishnc's store Saturday
evening next at 8 o'clock. Don't fail to
attend.
The work on the branch line is being
pushed ahead Mt a fair rate of speed. A
p'ow off the track Tuesday. stopped opera.
tons for about fifteen hours.
Owing to the unusual and unexpected
amount of county printing, our Iesding
space has suffered severely this week. We
will endeavor to remedy it by next issue,
and if possible make amends.
Our columns are pretty thoroughly pad
led this week with county and state mat
ters Supplements containing the state
laws and portion of the financial state
ment are issued this week. 1t never does
rain but it pours.
CoNCERT-A very pleasing and attractive
programme. composed Of vocal and instru
mental musical selections, has been pre-
pared for tomorrow evenings concert
The occasion promises to be n rich musical
treat, the choruses, QuartrtS. and all other
vocal music being under the competent di
rection of Prof. Phelps Our space pro
hhits the publication of the programme
hut we can assure our readers that it will
be decidedly the best entertainment of the
season
The following item of interest to the
many friends of Mrs H. l. Bcvans is cop.
led from the Red. Wing advance of the 10th
inst Mrs Julia A. Bcvans, widow of II.
l. Bevans, one of the earliest merchants
of this city, has heen very sick at the resi-
dence of Rev. 5. Spatcs in Burnside for
the past week, and was not expected to
live, but her numerous friends will be glad
to learn that at this writing there is a
change for the better and prospect of her
recovery.
APPOINTMENTS The council made the
following appointments 1T their last meet
ing: Board Of health, W J. Munro, DR.
tfulhurd ii Wells; first assistant forcman
of fire company. G. Sprnndlc; second as
Sistant, j. P, Morris; F. Tewksbury mar
shall; p. Anderson, deputy marShal IL. T
Bevans, city attorney; J. Egan, pound.
master; finance committee, Larson, Brown
and Dekay; street committee, Larson, De
Kay aud House; sidewalk committee, De
Kay, House and Brown
The unfortunate Conncmara Central is
again in bad plight. the high winds of
Saturday compelling the snow crews to
abandon the work Of opening the line and
nccessitating commencing the work anew
II is di>heartcning work and all hands are
getting discouraged, for about the time
they get through the worst drifts the wind
aud snow in few hours undocs the work
of many days The cause of the trouble is
that the direction of the road gives the
prevailing winds an opportunity to strike
directly across it.
SAD News DIR. Sutherland received !;
telegram this morning announcing the sui
den death of his mother, which occurred
last evening at Poughkecpsie, N Y. Mrs
sutherland had been i'll but two or three
days with pneumonia, and her sudden
death will be Il surprise and shock to all
manyof our citizens having had the pleasure
of her acquaintance during her short resi-.
dence here. The Doctor and Mrs Suthcr
| land have the sincere sympathy of all, i'm
their bereavement; their cup of sorrow is
full indeed, this being the third death in
the family within two months
PURE SrocK.->:tevens county is fortu
nate in having within its borders so many
fine pure blooded horses. In addition to
the many fine animal, owned hereabouts
and previously mentioned in these COL
umns, our fellow .townsman. Mr. A. B.
Steadman, is the owner of a fine iron grey
Percheon stallion. prince Albert" was
four years old last summer, has pedi
imported stock; is seventeen and one half
hands high; weighs 800; is gentle in and
out of harness and is perfectly sound and
without blemish. He is a very handsome
animal, well calculated for farm or road.
having a well proportional body and limb,
and is also both muscular and compact
He also shows good speeding qualities,
having trotted Il mile in three minutes
when only three years old. The horse
may be seen ut MIR. Steadnan's stable.
FURTHER FACTs.-Mention was made in
last issue that an action for SANDER was
about to be commenced by Rev. G.. Holl-
man agains, Fl. A. Boedecker, since then
we have learned further particulars az to
the causes lending TO the litigation. 1t mp.
pears that some time since, Mr.. Boe,lecker,
as a trustee, entered complaint and filed
charges against Rev. G. Holman the pas.
tor of the German congregation in Pepper.
town. alleging that he, az pastor, lad been
guilty Of sundry dishonest acts, and was
untruthful. These grave charges were
made to the presiding elder of the district.
and rs they are to he investigated ut an
early date, bya proper tribunal. we will
withhold further comment until after the
decision is announced. After these chary yes
were preferred the action for SANDER was