The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-24
SUN B EAMS.


Hancock.
MI. Chas. Smith is locking after o.
r. Tewksburys shop while Ode
recreates.
Mr.. NJ. Murphy hurt his foot scri-
ously one day last week by dropping
plow lay OH it.
Judge Husevold. Of Frames, was
in the city on Friday, anu repIenish-
ell the county treasury.
.FUin the Cleveland and Hendricks
club to he formed ncxt Saturday
night at the court house.
Money is looking towards real-estate
for investment. Capitalists seem to
have lost confidence In all other kinds
Of securities.
We regret to learn that "Dottie"
recently broke his leg in Minneapolis,
AR. bowers is doing rs well as could
he expected under the circumstan.
ces.
The interest manifested in the
farmers convention announced for
August 2nd will show just how the
lapse of time has worked upon their
zeal.
Stevens county onght to be repre-
scented at the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition which,
year.
The board of county commissioners
which met on Monday last as a board
of equalization, adjourned. for want
of quorum, until Tuesday, July
2qth.
Postmaster, Torpey has found n
bunch of kesy and a whistle, and re-
guests rs to state that the owner can
have them by applying at the post
office.
Mr.. Jas. McManus, of Benson, is
visiting relatives in town this week.
Your correspondent is somewhat in
clined to think that Jim is going to
have another relative soon.
Messrs. John and Cornelius Maho-
ney and Thomas McTighe, of Fair
field, were in the city Friday, sup
plying themselves with machinery to
reap their abundant harvest.
Judge Baldwin issued, on Saturday
last. a marriage license to Mr.. O. c..
anderson and Miss A. M. Anderson.
The many friends of these young peo-
pie viii, wish them much joy.
Mr. Lesser Franklin, of Minneapo-
lis, wasin the city Saturday last on
business. Mr.. Franklin, like many
others, thinks Stevens county is a
safe place to invest his money.
1t is rumored that Mr.. K. C. Hedge.
son contemplates resigning the CON-
missIonership of the Hancock dis
trict, and that he will move to Star
buck to carry on the business recent
~ purchased there.
There was an unsuccessful attempt
made to dry out the somewhat damp
vaults in the county Offices in the
steam of their own moisture, "a few days
ago. Judging from the corrugations
assumed by some of the books con.
tanned therein, this is not the best
method.
Morris will not be a city Of "tender
feet" at all events. Some of our cit
liens were fimping trife on Sunday
from the effects of their exertions at
The rink on the previous evening. but
time and perseverance will tougher
then up. Roll on!
The SO 900 bonds issued by the In
dependent school district for the pur-
pose of raising funds to build the new
school house have been f1oated,
through the efforts of DIR. Heenan,
with parties in Minneapolis, at par,
interest dL per cent.
We hear that Mr.. S. r. Scofield was
relieved OF 4 large sum of money,
certificate of deposit and some prom
issory notes, by light fingered gentry
III Minneapolis. This is very un-
fortunate occurrence, and MT. Sco-
fields friends in morris will be sorry
to learn of it.
Mr.. II. d. Wheeler has sold his
firm of 400 acres in the tow n Of Scott
to- Mr.. Lesser Franklin, of Minneapo-
lis, for SIC, 600, being $500 per acre.
Mr.. Franklin is going to have part Of
tire l;t1ds snryeyed and plated into
town lotss Stevens county property
keeps advancing
The executive committee of the
4Ui Of July celabetion met on Mon.
day evening list and authorized Mr.
EsP. Maginnis to settle.asB accounts.
Tho baseball money is slit left in
the treasury, ard We understand tina!
the GfaceviIlc club IS coming over ia
contest with our boys FOR it.
Among The numerous old soldiers
Who left y Mondays train for the
Grand Array Of the Republic reunion.
we noticed 3Iessrs. II. lfntchins,
Charles Pepper =. ii Pnslsor, NJ Al.
spur T. Colyer. Cllas. Ti,nmc. a. II.
Dye, and Others Many Of them we're
sccompanied by their. wives Qnite
alarge delegation fron, points on the
Browns Valley road xere amanz. The
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