Morris tribune., 1881-03-17

much inconvenience but no suffering from
a lack of fuel. Hay is being burned by
many families, and in one or two instances
the roads were open and supplies could be
procured.
On Tuesday evening another taste of the
numerously beautiful snow fitted gently
down upon us to the depth of several in
ches. Monotonous is no name for it, and
then just think OF it. Vennor cheers our
encouragement by promising three more
storms aud the heaviest snow fall of the
season general throughout the north" It's
II clear case of rubbing it in.
Vennor says: The spring will he fairly
early, hot and dry, and the midsummer
cool and wet The autumn promises to be
open, dry and fine There is likely to he
IL great deal of sickness during the year.
but the weather-except in Il few isolated
sections-wiIl he favorable to agricultural
pursuits Vennor also states that our
heaviest snow storm is yet to come.
The carcass of dead horse lays along
side of the railroad wood pile and has laid
there for the past week The horse sud
denly dropped dead last Thursday while
the owner Was getting wood, and will
probably remain there until the village
authorities have it removed. 1t would he
well u find out the owners name. and eth
er make him haul it away or else pay the
city for doing it.
Lightning rod swindlers find this poor
town in which 10 bring suits against farm
ers on bogus claims, rs their downright
rascality and brazen swindling has been
too widely published for them to ever get
verdict in their frvor from an intelligent
jury Every suit has been decided against
them and they have had to pay costs also,
and we hope any person who may have
been swindled by these rasca's. will re-
fuse to pay their claim, and let them 60
ahead and sue.
STITCH IN Tine We have been request
ed to Call the attention of our town super
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out the county to the necessity of protect
ing the bridges in their several localities
against damage from the spring freshets.
1t is suggested that all bridges be
weighted down wi h rocks, and stay TIM
bers put in to guard against injury to piers
! from ice. AS IA stitch in time saves nine, "
it would be well to attend to this matter at
once, for it will be everlastingly too late if
y rain should come before the bridges are
protected.
STOCK NOTEs.-Learning that the ia.
nous Clydesdale stallion prince of the
Isle" owned by Messrs. Watson & Leon
aar, had arrived, occasion was recently
taken to view this much praised piece of
horse flesh. The horse is Il large, hand
some. well knit. sound and finely proper
toned beast, one of the finest animals we
have seen for many Il day and whose equal
it would be hard to find in this section of
the state This magnificent beast is at
the Perkins House stable where all inter
ested can see him, and Il visit will amply
repay admirers of pure hlooded stock
AS the Browns Valley train, in charge
of conductor Jameson, was proceeding tn
Graceville last Thursday, the engineer
noticed hoy running toward the track
and waving II coiored cloth tied to stick
The train was Immediately stopped. and
on enquiring of the boy WHY he tagged the
train, he informed the conductor that he
wanted some fuel as they had had none at
home for three or four days A liberal
supply was thrown off and when asked
how he was going to get it home. the little
chap answered: Don't fret over that, |
guess was made to work wasn't L" That
boy will be president some day.
GooD RADIANCE. We learn from reli
able parties from Gracrville, that all but
two or three families in the Connemar;
colony are to be sent away to other parts
of tie state as soon as the Valley branch
is open to the passage Of trains. This. if
true. would he n good move. and of much
benefit to Gracevile, as it will allow II bet
ter Class of settlers to occupy the land now
held Ivy this worthless horde of lazy pau
pers The lrunch line cannot he opeme,
any too soon, and If the Connemaras art
only sure TO 60 on the first train. we sug
gest that the citizens of Gracevile arc
Morris turn out toa man and assist il
clearing the blockade.
OUR REGULAR Monday mornings
monotony was broken by a spirited runa
way, which promised grand results at the
start. hut EN- ed. unfortunately for the
news picker, most inglorionsly. A farm
team, owned by Mr.. Cogel, and loadet
with wheat, got frightentd by "A shriekins
locomotive, and started from Cogel & De
Kay's elevator. making Il straight away
dasl, for lower town. Just after crossing
Sixth street the load upset, and the fron
hobs becoming detached, the horses KEEP
on and landed butter side up on the side
walk in front of the poStoftice. Here the.
stopped, urhurt, an inventory proving tha
no damage was done beyond the scattering
OF the SlelSn ana us contents.
NEw.-A new invention is being intro
duccd among our citizens by MIR. Lev
Stevens, which puts it in the power of al
TO light their residences and places of bust
ness with gas. The article is a pa,en
burner which is attached to an oriinar
kerosene lamp. The fluid burned. eithe
gasoline, naplltha or benzine, is rendere
non-explosive by a simply and inrxpensv
compound. and when IA match is applied
10 the burner the heat generates u ga
which ignites and gives u bright. cle,.
: flame. The arrangement is very simpl
/, and warranted safe, and besides being su
I perior to Kerosene, is less expensive am
= requires no chimney. Wien the light
extinguislled there is 10 gas generated an
no fluid wasted.
: INSANE Complaint having been mad
Il, tim y,. of prrbate that Mrs VIM