The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-01-17
SUN EAMe.

SuNBEAMe..
Leap Year!
The north winds du blow.
Florida weather yesterday.
Mr.. Cole has taken header.
Don't forget the calico party next
week.
The Oldest inhahitant got left this
winter
The Metropolitan was crowded on
Sunday.
There vas large number Of teams
in town on Saturday last.
More stock and less wheat, is what
Stevens county needs.
Knowlton and Bemis have nearly
filed their ice house.
Three deaths from Diphtheria are
reported from Litchfield.
Editor-in-chief is in Nebraska.
looking after his stock ranch.
Mr.. Charles Olson has purchased
Mr.. Doty's lot in the old park.
The sleighing this winter has not
teen excelled for many years.
The SUMS hrilliancy is something
to he appreciated this cold weather.
A special meeting or the village
school board was held on Monday.
The central school has daily atten-
dance Of one hundred and sixty pupils.
TIE neck tie party. tomorrow night
at i,erkin's hall. promises to be
very pleasant affair.
A piece Of upimproved land in
Rendsville was sold last week for
$3.50 per acre.
Biz Stone and Traverse Lakes are
10 he included in the reservoir system
of the upper Mississippi.
Mr.. Eli Perkins calls his hound
Butler" because every one wants to
give him kick. A very appropriate
reaso,
Morris is fortunate in having as an
assistant to the postmaster, one 80
we'll qualified as is Mrs. Martin L.
Tospey.
Browns Valley will soon celebrate
the county seat victory. The Sun
will have a special correspondent
present.
We will try, next week, to give our
readers some further particulars in
reference to the Rendsville murder
mystery.
The NJ. @. C. of last Friday evening
was largely attended. and may he
counted as the most enjoyable of the
series thus far.
Mr.. John G. Hancock, of Scott
Township is the champion musk rat
trapper lie has succeeded in captur-
ing 1890 this season.
Invitations are being sent out for the
Grand Calico Ball to be given by the
Ladies' of Morris. on Wednesday ev
ening, January 23rd.
Judge Giltinan has appointed Mr..
Chas. P. Maginnis special admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Christopher
W. Gaffney, deceased.
Richard Eddy, aged sixty four
years died in this village on Friday.
the l1th. inst. He leaves a wife with
alarge family Of grown up children.
The term Of the newly elected
county auditor, treasurer, judge OF
probate and county commissioners
began on the first Monday in January.
There is 20 be big blow out in
Browns Valley over the result of the
con.est in which the question OF the
county seat was decided in favor Of
the Valley.
There will be special session of
the Board Of Comfy commissioners,
ON Thursday, Jan. 31st. at II o'clock
in the forenoon, to accept the new
Court house from the contractor.
Mrs. Sigvalson, of Cyrus, Pope
county, gave birth one day last week
tn pair of solid little republicans.
We hope, however. to make converts
of4them before they Aecome voters.
Commissioner Finnegan inconsider-
ateIy begins his name with an F in
stead OF An H; with Hutchins, Heg-
land, Hall. Helgeson and Heenan; we
come within one of having H of
board.
Judge Browns decision in the
Traverse county seat contest. was
published in full. last week, by that
enterprising journal. the Browns
Valley Reporter. The opinion is in
Judge Browns usual clear cut style,
and like all that this emminent jurist
does, it is a common sense view of a
very plain case.
Appointment professional business
,nsrof Morris, who visited Graceville
this week, informs us that Mr.. III. s.
Judson, of the Bank of Graceville,
was doing very fine business, and
THAT the future prospects of the Bank
were Of very satisfactory nature.
Mr., Judson's many friends in Stevens
County will be pleased with the report.
We regret to announce that Mr..
John d. Keyser OF the town of Scott,
met with very severe accident on
Wednesday morning. dislocating his
shoulder md fracturiHg the upper
fhir If the arm. Mr.. Kevser was