Morris tribune., 1881-01-06

nature OF the buildings renders 1t impossl'
bile to more than cover a small portion OF
the value Of their property with insurance
even at the exhorbitant premiums de-
manded by the companies. Should Mr..
Sullivan complete his arrangements salts.
factoriy and succeed in making good
quality of brick, which he estimates can
be put in the walls at a cost not to exceed
1 $11 90 per thousand, he will have all the
business he can attend to, as some of our
business men have already made arrange
ments to erect brick blocks during the
coming season.
BEDDING FOR THE "CoN's. After long
faithful work and some unavoidable delay
caused by the severe weather, the flannel
and other material contributed by Gen
Manager Hill, Mr.. r. B. Walker, and G.
Gotzan and others for bedding for the
Connemaras was made up and sent out
by committee consisting of Messrs. H.
w. Stone, F. B. Chew and George McPher
son. who distributed it among these suffer
ing people Sixty three large, warm and
substantial quilts were made, and well
made too from the liberal and generous
donations of the above named gentlemen.
This will give each family two or three
apiece and provide them with covering
during the remainder of the long winter
yet before US. The committee started on
| their humane errand last Friday returning
Sunday, having distributed the clothing
and bedding among the settlers, there be-
ing large quantity which was of proper
tions sufficiently ample to give every one
of the families a share according to their
needs. On Saturday evening while the
committee were on the road, rising wind
set the snow in motion, this, together with
the darkness, made them lose their way
and they wandered about for three hours,
fortunately coming to a house where they
found shelter, during the night, for them
selves and team.
CoNcERr.-"Of course we arc all going
to the entertainment in Brisbine's hall to.
morrow evening, and expect to be present
at the succeeding concerts, weather per
hitting" This is the way the people all
talk, and from what arrangements are now
in progress we can assure our citizens that
very excellent programme will be Of
fered Among the attractions of the even
ing is short address by Mr.. Geo. E.
Darling on "Controlling Influences. The
musical portion of the programme
will, as usual, be furnished by home talent,
and we have no hesitation in saying that
the selections, vocal as well as instrument
tai, will be even more acceptably rendered
han on the previous occasion, as there
has been an abundance of time for thor
ough practice, and the performers will
now, that they have "troken the ice" be
more at home on the stage and enabled to
do themselves justice and greater credit.
This we do not mean as criticizing in any
way the previous entertainment, not at all,
the only object of the remarks is to assure
the public that to morrow evenings pro-
gramme promises not only to equal but
also to excel in rendition the very prais-
worthy selections as furnished at the first
concert. The following programme has
been arranged for the evening:
nuntsman's Qucksleps. ::....... Orchestra.
Duett, violin Messrs. Hagerman and Fonda.
List to Our Greeting .Quartette.
Piano Solo selection ..............M Miss McCray.
Murmuring Sea, duett. Mrs. w. j.. Munro and
Address. "Contro:ling Influences &c. E. Darling
fadf aadne r'H dnett piano Misses Mccray and Allyn
m nj mar net
Blue Alsatian Mountains guitar. Mrs. Webber
Last Rose of Summer piauo. Miss Allyn.
Musical museu .:.;.. ....... Quartette
LEGAL DAsnEs- A special meeting of
the twelfth Judicial District Bar Associa-
tion was held in this village Tuesday even
ing. The meeting Was announced to be
held at Benson, but a quorum not being
present it was adjourned to this place.
The meeting was called to order by G.
l.. Brown, vice president, and after the
reading of the minutes of the first meeting
by J. w. Arctander, secretary, the report
of the committee on the amendments to
the laws was read, the association taking
up each bill separately, section by section,
and making such amendments and atera
tions as was in their opinion necessary and
advisable. The following is brief synop
sis of the several bills and amendments to
be presented to the legislature
1. An act creating the office of district
attorney in this judicial district. This act
provides that the district attorneys duties
shall be to attend to all terms of district
court, conduct examinations before grand
juries, draw indictments, attend all pre-
liminary examinations of parties accused
of homicide and assist county attorneys
whenever so requested. He is to be the
senior prosecuting officer, to be resident
of the district and elected once in four
years. There are to be no fees connected
with the office, but he is to receive as COM
pensation for his services, $4,000 per an
mum, the amount to be apportioned be-
tween the several counties in this district,
according to their assessed valuation and
to come out of the general revenue fund.
2. Providing for punishment of persons
resisting officers while in performance of
their duties. ...
8. Providing that jurisdiction of NUM-,
cipal courts shall not extend outside of the
counties in which said courts are situate.
4. Amending law relating to reply in
civil actions
s. Amending same act.
6. Amending law relating to answers
and demnrrers in civil actions
T. Relating to levy on crops Extend.
ing the life of executions after crop is
ready to harvest.
| 8. Amending law in relation to bonds.
men on indempifying bonds. Providing
that bondsmen may reside anywhere in the
state, instead of in the county, Us at present
provided.
8. Relating to issuing and serving writs
of mandamus.
10. Amending an act relating to lewd
and lascivious conduct