The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-07-31

vance of from two to three cents dur
ing the past week.
Ex-Gov. st. John, of Kansas, has
been nominated for the presidency by
the prohibitionists.
Hon VIM. III. Barnum has been re
elected chairman of the democratic
national committee.
Lieut.. Greely's wife is on her way
from San Diego, CAL. to meet hel
husband at Portsmouth.
1t is funny to see Dana fooline
around just outside the democratic
tent, waiting to be yanked in.
The rails were laid last Sunday or
the new grade below Hancock ani
trains are now running on it.
Bishop Grace, of st. Paul, has just
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of his conservation as bishop.
A STRONG TICKET.
For President-Honest Government
Vice-President-Historic Justice.
Phila. Times.
The people have been studying te
be as independent as the bosses and
this is the year they propose to assert
it.
The Western Minnesota Press, o1
Atwater, is not sure whether Blaine
and Logan club would prosper in that
town or not.
It will be well to make list of the
southern states which Blaine's indie.
fatigable workers are going to carry.
Tennessee Is the latest.
A democratic convention for the
third congressional district will meet
ut the village OF Glencoe on Wednes.
day, August goth.
The West Virginia democrats nom.
mated E. Willis Wilson for governor.
Patrick NJ. Duffy, auditor, and Al.
fred Caldwell. attorney general.
Red Lake Falls Gazette: Eastern
Polk county will average % bushels
OF A No. hard wheat per acre this
fall. This is Presidential year too.
Stanley is back from his explora.
tions on the Congo, and he could, un-
point out to theJingo can
didates good quiet place of retreat
after November.
The United States can't afford to
make president out of man whose
rulings as speaker Of the house of
representatives were marketed to
railway spectators.
When the colera learns OF Mr..
Blaine's vigorous foreign policy-see
that american is blown into each
will make up its mind TO
let us severely alone.
Herman has organized G. A. r.
post, called in honor Of Andrew J..
an old comrade of Genl
Barrett's and who lost his life. while
resisting rebel cavalry charge
The bushwhackers of the campaign
are loading their guns with mud
This is dangerous practice; guns
thus loaded are quite liable to burst in
the hands of those holding them.
Steve Elkins wants to be Blaine s
secretary Of the interior. He bases
his desire upon many financia; and
political services to the Maine States
man.
Albany Argus:-The latest accusa-
tion against Mr.. Curtis, is that he
parts his hair in the middle. He has
parted the cowboy party In the same
place.
The Blaine boomers will be adver-
tising for proposals for constructing
q capacious sewer shortly. Nothing
less will remove the fast accumulate
ing refuse Of their campaign meth
DDS.
Governor Cleveland has reached his
proud position in tho city
where his life has been passed. This
should be sufiicient refutation, were
any needed, OF the shameless accusa-
tions Of indecent journals.
Ben Butler said theoretically, /
am q free trader. = COL Watterson,
in reply, minated that it was q
rather novel way Of proving ones
self 4 free trader BY trying to insert
) protection plank in the platform.