Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27

Money lenders are about the only per-
sons who are doing lucrative business
nowadays. Nearly every homestead is
mortgaged as fast as it is proved up. If
anyone is curious to know the number of
loans made on real estate in this vicinity,
he has only to count the number of final
proof notices for any given time and, he
may safely calculate that four out of five
of the farms proved up have been mort
gagged.
1t is certainly an old subject, and eur
readers are undoubtedly tired of it, hut
that doesn't lessen the responsibility many
of them have in regard to II fire company.
Now that the engine aud other apparatus
are in working order. the next thing to be
taken in hand, should he the organiza
ton of some kind of company TO act in
case of fire. If it consisted of nothing
more than giving some one authority to
take the lead in such an immergency. it
would he better than nothing Why would
it not be u good idea for the B. of T. to
take the matter in hand.
The editorial convention is in session IN
ST. Paul. and thitherward our editor
wendell his way last Tuesday morning.
from whence we predict he will return
with his head heaped up, shaken down and
running over with ideas. and his pockets
correspondingly' empty. However we
don't always reckon profit by the fullness
of the pocket. and when he comes home
and sits down to figure up the result of his
trip, he can, among his other gains, count
this, that his readers. after reading this
issue. will in the future more fully appre-
ciate his editorial lahors.
Last Monday was one of the finest days
we have had during the present winter;
sleighing good. the streets were lined with
teams from the country; the elevators did
good business and the merchants were
kept quite busy. The gin mills did a large
proportion of the business and many of
their customers found the side walks en-
tirely to narrow for their convenience,
lie down now and then. found a soft place
in the heavy body of snow which covers
the streets. We were little fearful the
Hotel de Tewkshury would he filled to
overlooking. We also noticed the wood
trade Was unusually lively.
1t may be already noticed that when
anyone thoughtlessly assumes any grave
responsibility, they always have very
serious mien shortly afterwards. This
statement anyone can prove from their
own experience. When our sub stepped
into the editorial hoo's he had never a
thought but that he could wander around
at his own sweet will, but in the chase
after locals" the aforesaid boots either
contracted or his feet sweled, at any rate
they are on him, in the shape of RESPONSE
bility. and there they stick. We can only
add that if anyone wants to see the coun'
terpart of Poets eye in u fine phrensy
rolling" let him take IL look at our sub" in
search of locals.
TIckETs-A new and handsome cahi
net for the coupon tickets has arrived at
the depot ticket office. and soon tickets
can he purchased at this station for any of
| the principal cities in the United States or
Canada Some idea of the number of tick.
els required may he obtained from the
fact that there are twenty-f dozen hooks
needed to keep the tickets separate, and a.
about twenty or thirty of each are neces'
sary in order to keep up the assortment,
it will Re no small undertaking to keep
track of the tickets. Agent Fisher has
also been provided with new and com
picated stamping machine, these together
with other improvements recently added.
renders new depot necessary in order to
show off the furniture if nothing else.
CLEAN UP.~-We would call the attention
| to our board of health to the fact that
many of the yards and alleys are in II very
| filthy condition. and also that large plies
of manure and other refuse have been al.
| lowed to accumulate around stables, sheds,
etc. As in the event of period of mild
weather. this dirt and filth would he liable
to breed disease and sickness, the TRI
BUNE on behalf of the public, would ask
the hoard to take such steps as are neces.
sarv TO have the entire village cleaned up
and all rubbish removed at once. So far
it is true that we have had no sickness in
our midst. but as diphtheria, typhoid
fever and other contagious and fatal
diseases are ranging on all sides of us. it is
necessary we take some precautionary
steps to keep sickness from appearing or
spreading.
The festival of the Cow, rsion of St.
Paul was celebrated last night, by the
opening services in the new Episcopal
chapel. 1t had been supposed by many
that the chapel would he formally dedicat'
ed at that time; hut as it is not completed
that ceremony will take place at IA later
date. The Rev. Mr. Hudson had expected
several clergymen to assistin the exercises
but owing to circumstances which were
unavoidable none were present except the
Rev MIR. Linsley, of Sank Centre, who
preached the sermon. founded on
The conversion of st Paul. Tie chapr
itself is II neat and coy structure, capable
of seating from 120 to 100; and for the cos,
| Isl ,200) is a model of comfort and con-
venience. 1t almost seems as If it were
folly for frontier towns To wait SO lor & fol
church editices, when such Il neat ant
tasty one can be built for such mo les
sum.
MAsQUE will be grand masqut
ball ut Brisbine's hall on We,lnesda,
evening, February 8. n1er the auspce.
of the Morris Cornet band. No one viii
he admitted save those holding invitations
and tickets. Ladies masking can procur
tickets free of charge ut tile metropolitan
drug store and are requested to leave 0rde