Morris tribune., 1883-08-29
LOCAL NOTES.

NduhCSi
Farms on which a La Crosse Bust
ness College education is used, pay
best. See advertisement.
The fare from Morris to Owantona
and return, has been reduced to $l0.7o.
Tickets are good from Sept. LIST, TO the
10th, of the month.
We know of two farms purchased
during the last year in this county
upon which this years crop will pay
the purchase price. Does farming
pay?
A sociable will be given by the
ladies of the NJ. E. church at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Curtiss
this evening. A good time is antici-
pated and everybody is invited.
The railroad fare to Minneapolis is
considerably reduced this week. One
and one fifth of regular price one way
buys round trip ticket good until
Sunday night. This will render visit
ing the Minneapolis Fair less eNpen-
sive.
We dropped into the store of r. X.
Cole yesterday just in time to see the
handsome Silver Castor, and Butter
dish, presented to him by Dant, Cav
anagh & Co. of Minneapolis, as a to-
ken of their friendship to worthy
customer.
III. w. Stone, having in charge the
subscription list for the Rochester suf-
ferers, saw as many of our citizens as
he had the time, and has left it at the
Stevens County Bank, for those who
might feel disposed to call and con-
tribute to the fund.
l.. C. Spooner, brought the first
| wheat of the season to market, from
his farm adjoining town. He I'M
fortunately hit upou the wrong kind
of wheat, and will not have aver
age of much over twenty bushels to
the acre, and yet it was well put in.
There was quiet wedding i'll town
last Saturday, Rev. J. P. Hutchin-
son, officiating. The groom was none
other than George B. Newton, the Chief
pusher upon our contemporary, The
Olive Branch of Hancock, and the
bride was Mrs. Fannie A. Danforth
also of Hancock.
Monday night a gentle shower pass
ed over town, the heavens were fairly
ablaze with the electric fluid, and dur
ing the flashes of vivid lightning 6
ghost could be seen prowling around
on the green lawn of one of the resi-
dence on Piety Hill. Young man
pull down your vest the next time you
are taking observation of the forkeC
lightning.
If anyone thinks our Editor in Chic
cannot work in a harvest field, le
them go and look at the stacking ht
has done during this week, the forty
five blisters on his hands and the
eleven pitch-fork stabs over his lef
eye-he is old business himself; but i
will require about four dollars to re-
pair him for future progress in the
Office.
Mr.. Charles P. O'Conor, "the Irisl
peasant poet" whose writing had Sc
cured through Mr.. Observation-Disclosures:
pension of $3.50 year from the civil
list, announces that he is preparing /
paper upon "Rev. J. p. Hutchinson
now in America, whose works abound
with sacred pieces" 1t will be inter
esting to hear what an acknowledged
poet has to say about our Norris min
| lister.
1t pays to have handsome and sub
stantial buildings. A stranger in
Morris this morning, visiting the First
National Bank new building, and
finding that no business had beer
transacted in the office yet, made g
large deposit, as good luck offering
| to President Moore and Vice Presi-
dent Sutherland. The TRIBUNE Sec
onds the strangers sentiments and
says amen to his good luck.
Upon the Jones farm this year there
are 600 acres of wheat, 250 of barley
$50 of oats and 100 acres in corn, beans,
potatoes, etc., Stock raising is also
receiving considerable attention.
There is now on the farm in addition
to the fine stock of horses, over 10C
head of cattle including % mich cows
and about 40 hogs of the Berkshire
and Poland China variety. The wheat
will yield not less than Is bushels pei
acre and some estimate the yield as
high as 80 bushels per acre. The
crops of oats and barley will also yield
well. This farm is one of the best
managed and most profitable places in
the country.
The initiatory steps towards the or
ganization of school district No. l
Morris into an Independent school
district have been taken and we be-
lieve the movement will meet with
general favor and be successful. There
is hardly place in the state as
large as Morris but what is working
under the Independent plan, and now
here is. it found Objectionable. Her
man and many places smaller than
Morris are in advance of Morris in
this respect, having already organized
themselves into Independent school
districts with good results. Notices
have been posted calling a meeting of
the voters of Morris to be held at the
school house on Saturday evening, at
o'clock Gust one hour latter than
the regular annual school meeting)
for the purpose of voting upon the
proposed change. All true friends of
the school should he on hand to vote