Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-09-01

NoTIcE.-A Republican Caucus for the
town Of Morris, to choose three delegates
to attend the County Convention. will be
held In the school house, district No. 4, on
Thursday evening Sept. 9Th, att o'clock.
Those who did not stack their grain. ex-
pscting to thresh from the shock and trust.
ing to luck for fine weather. are as usual
badly sold, and the chances are will lose
heavily. In our experience this manner OF
doing things is always losing venture in
the long run, and is in insurance parlancc
extra hazardous"
Some Of our horsemen are anxious that
the flyers should be got together for trot
on Saturday, and think there would be no
difficulty in raising good sized purse as
an inducement. While the subject is un-
der consideration, there does not seem to
be much prospect of a race however, rs
some are too busy TO put their horses in
training. A purse is being raised.
Graders shantics, or houses for the men
employed In the construction of the Little
Falls & Dakota, are booming up in all di-
rections and we soon may expect to see
lively times Oh this line as the crews are
gradually getting together and preparing
to make the dirt fly at rate that v i'll make
short job of the undertaking. You have
our best wishes boys and if we hac time
we'd take shovel aud pitch in and help.
One of the best jokes of the season was
perpetrated by bright youngster not long
since. Said he to his sisters admirer:
Papa says you can't come to see sister
any more" why not?" said the fright.
ened lover. Because you come to see her
all the time now. and how could you come
any more!" was the cute reply. That
youngster did not know what caused the
silence which followed, nor that his hit
was keen enc.
A quiet wedding party arrived at the
Central House yesterday morning, where
they were made welcome by mine host
Folsom who always exercises a fatherly
care and manifests q paterna! solicitude
for the welfare of all about to form part
nerships or embark on lifes troubled seas,
or words to that effect. The high contract
ing parties were Mr.. P, MCGOWAN, of Ben
son, and Miss Sarah Breen, of Hancock,
the ceremony being performed at the
Catholic church, Rev. Father Watry Off.
ciating.
Rumors were rife the first Of tie week
and to the effect that the Manitoba com.
pany had decided to abandon the easterly
extension of the St. Cloud & Lake TRAY.
erse line. On inquiry however We learn
that there is no official announcement of
any such order, and that so far as now
known it is intended to push the work for
ward with the intention of completing q
section of thirty miles this fall. 1t is pos
sible that the temporary abandonment of
the scheme for building the cut off at the
river, or in other words of Strengthening
the line at that point, has given rise to the
rumors, as we nre informed that the COM
pany will do nothing toward completing
that work this fall, owing to the scarcity
of men and teams, and their desire to use
all the force obtainable In prosecuting the
work ON the easterly extension.
Misfortunes never come singly, and to
the truth of this adage Frank Mccullough
can mournfully testify, as he is not only
temporarily minus his watch, but is also
out Of his earnings while employed on the
road. The watch, which was left at .
jewellers for repairs, was obtained by
somebody without Franks authority and
by forgery, and the money was obtained
in like manner from the pay.master.
The amount, some thirty dollars, was
drawn from the pay car at Breckenridge,
and when the money was called for here,
the only information he could obtain was
that the sum was paid to and receipted for
there by q party who was identified as
Frank Mccullough. 1t is evident there
was either some fraud ar mistake in the
matter, and it will doubtless be ferrettcd
out soon. but in the mean time Frank is
minus his wealth.
COUNTY FA1R.-It would seem altogeth
er probable that the county fair will have
to be held, if held at all, under the ole
auspices of the Agricultural Society, as the
new institution, the Driving Park Associa
ton have not had sufficient time to dis
pose of the stock and make full arrange
medts for the fair. In this event would i
not be advisable to 10 ahead as usua
with The fair and do whatever can be dom
with the available funds, we certainl!
think there should be strong effort mad,
by both organizations to do all in thei
power this year, hoping to have all neces.
sary arrangements made by another sea.
son. Half loaf is better than no bread
and while we may not be able to have thu
fair this year on az grand q scale as woult
be expected from county of this size, We
even if less pretentious it could be mad'
fully as creditable. If any thing is to b.
accomplished it is now high time to b.
moving, and if taken hold of in earnest w
have no doubt but it can be made sub
stantial success.
DIVORCE ETc.-A family quarrel of lonl
standing, finally eliminated Friday in tn,
arrest of ]. j. Scott, proprietor Of the BIZ
Stone House, on charge of disorder.
conduct. but in reality for assaulting hi
wife. 1t appears that for sometime pas
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott have not lived happil,
together, and that there has been more o
less trouble, accustomed, SO it is asserted
by jealousy caused by the suppose,
transfer of his wife's affections from hin
to third party. How much truth there i
in these reports we do not know, nor d,
we care, but as the case hos been publicl.
ventilated in the justice court, and as tn
wife has commenced proceedings for di
vorce, the affair which ia now town tall
will be likely to be further investigated a
the November term of district court. Til