Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-09-26
LOCAL NOTES.

one of the circus bill boards was UNI
able to stand the racket and collapsed. |
Hold on to what letters you wish to
send until the first of the month ana |
you will save one cent in postage on
each. There's nothing like economy.
All who wish to test THE FARMERS
TRIBUNE before becoming permanent
subscribers can do so by ordering the
paper three months for ttccaty cents on
trial.
Max Buckentin has nobby new
sign. 1t is a transparency representing
druggists mortar and as it swings III
front of his drug store, it shows off to
good effect especially at night.
The crop of potatoes this year is OK
traordinary both as to size and yield
but we must say no more about this
big crop or the price ofpotatoes will go
down as the price of wheat has done.
Miss Mollie Elder was pleasantly
surprised by party of young people
who visit cd her at the residence of A.
Dekay last Friday evening without
giving previous notice oftheir coming.
There is nothing more trying to the
disposition of a hunter than to step
into hole in some slough and have
the water pour over into his rubber
boots early in the morning when he
is out for days sport.
The amount of the crop of wheat in
Stevens county in 1854 will depend
largely upon the way in which plow-
ing is done now We know of few
farmers who are now planning for a
poor CT op next season by blowing care
lessly.
| One of the most successful hunters
| in this neck of the woods is DR..
Maughn. Last Friday evening he
came in with sixty-three ducks and
three brant. You could hardly see
his pony and blackboard Oh account
of the load of wild game.
We believe that farmers will make
money by holding their wheat for a
time. The Minneapolis Millers car
not afford to let their mills stand idle
and when they get through with theil
fight with the railroads they will
doubtless want some grain to grind
In order to get it they will have to
pay what wheat is worth or Duluth
will continue to take the bulk of the
wheat in the northwest as she is doing
now. Our local market too will prob
ably have abuyer from each place soon
which is another reason for keeping
grain upon the farms awhile longer.
Trees may be planted to as great adj
vantage in the Fall as in the spring
Not only are trees needed to beautify
many of the residence portions of oul
city but there are great number Of
farms throughout the county upon
which groves should he started at once
The trees are needed for protection, land
will by improving the app earance OF
pre- misses add enough to the value to
pay for setting them out and caring fol
them and in a few years will yield in
| fuel q valuable return for all labor and
money expended. That tree planting
is profitable and should be carried on
more extensively than it is done at pres
ent no one will dispute Many who
would like trees have thus far been un-
able to plant them for lack of time OIL
money. All such will do well to plan
to do as much planting t5 possible
during the coming month. After this
years's immense crop has been mar
keted people will be scarce who cannot
spare little money for trees and by
ljudiciously planning ought to be able
to plant and care for them. An in
creased amount of interest should be
taken in this important industry.
The largest kind of war is now be-
ing carried on by the Miller's associ-
alton against the railroads leading in.
into Milwaukee and Chicago, from
Minneapolis. The Millers are bound
to force the roads to lower their rates
on flour, and the roads as it appear:
from the progress of the battle, are de
termined not to do it. The millers say
if they cannot succeed in this matte r
they must go under, and all of thei
interests in Minneapolis must go dowr
with them. The Millers have refused
to purchase wheat to be carried on
these roads which have denied them a
reduction of rates, and these roads in
turn have caused purchasers to taxi
the field, buying all the wheat for sail
along their respective lines, and refus
ing to let the Millers have it at any
price. 1t is now being taken to Chica.
90, and sent to eastern millers foI
grinding and when it is no tdone, it is
sent to Duluth at the rate of one ant
two hundred thousand bushels day
, The feeling is very bitter, and is back
ed up on both sides with a large
amountof capital. The origin of thi
, whole matter was IN the attempt t.
|, compel the Millers to pay the farmers
a better price for their wheat, SO thu
farmers may know over whom thi
savage war is being waged, but the.
do not seem to notice it much.