The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-29

tint-Stillwate pink.
Big-Stone county democrats held
their convention last Monday.
The mud-thrower is commencing
his dirty work in the presidential
race.
The dark horses are getting their
exercise gallop very early in the
morning these days.
The students of the Ann Arbor
university have elected james G..
Blaine 10 the presidency.
The Wilkin County Farmers Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting
at Breckenridge on June 7th.
London mortality averages about
1850 deaths in the week. At this
rate how long would Stevens County
last.
| Congressman Hurd says the world
with its 1000, 900, 900 people, will use
our products-if we use theirs in
| return.
Otter Tail county democrats had
their first delegate convention last
week. There is hope yet, even for
Otter Tail.
The London Times congratulates
Mr.. Blaine upon the fairness of the
narrative in the first installment of
his new book.
AS long as Sullivan is going on a
slugging tour. to Europe, we suggest
to the English government that they
send him to the Soudan.
1t is suggested that Vanderbilt got
away in time to escape his host of
friends who would want to be borrow.
ing his check for few days.
1t must be distinctly understood
that Bloody Fifth" is copyrighted.
and can not be pirated for use In the
struggle of the Fourth.
We have often heard of man with
his heart in tho right place. but they
have one in Philadelphia who Las his
on the right side-in the wrong
place.
Major Maginnis will deliver the
Grafton at Gettysburg on Decoration
day. The Major represented Min.
nesota in the days when Gettysburg
was won.
Swift county democrats convened
at Benson, Monday. G.. T. Bernan.
D. F. McDermatt, NJ. Iaban and T.
F. Young are the delegates to the
state Convention.
Sabin discounts fntnrity by prom.
ising Scheffer the nomination for con-
gress in the Fourth two years hence
provided Scheffer will yield the
field to Fletcher this time.
Five steamers arrived in New
York on Monday with 5000 passen-
gers. Between 700 and 800 of these
are ticketed through to the north
west. They left for st. Panl Tues
day night.
| Saltwater republicans had a double
headed convention last Saturday. The
proceedings read like a chapter from
the political Romance of a Young
Man, of two years ag.,, in the ensan-
guined Fifth.
There has been an italian ship
built sheathed with glass instead of
copper. The idea seems to be that
there will be less trouble from oxida-
tion and incrustation. People who
sail in glass ships had better look a
.'leedtle oudt."
| The wheat exports from the United
States during fifty-eight years repre-
sent in volume mountain of grain
equal to 1904: .7S3 bushels. This
would make a cube nearly $50 feet
high with government quarter-sec-
tion for base.
Meeker county democrats met at
Litchfield, Saturday last. They reit-
Grated and emphasized the doctrine
Of a tariff for revenue. and announce
az their choice for president, S. J..
Tilden. Mess. w. NJ. Campbell, A.
D. Ross, Theo. Ehlers, Hamlet Stew.
ems and NJ. J. Flynn were elected
delegates to the state convention.
| Wherever in the state, there is the
j slightest difference of opinion exist
ing between our republican friends.
we find them both crying "stop thief!'
and trying to make the dear people
believe they are in earnest. Practical
ly there is small difference to the
masses whom they elect; the republi-
can majority has been made so safe
that there is left but a choice Of
evils.
There is needed system of regis.
tration and inspection Of the boilers
of threshing engines, and certitication
to those who aspire to run them.
There IS no threshing season which
passes over without its complement
OF disaster from this cause in thresh.
1 ing fields, and generally from the
niost dense ignorance or reckless dis
regard of aD elementary knowledge
OF the principles of steam.
4 The Federal court at Des Moines,
Iowa, made an important decision a
q few days ago. defining the responsi.
bility Of the Western Union Telegraph
company for negligence in delivering
4 message. by the omission Of the
, name Of the sender Of an order to buy
petroleum, anu The consequent failure
to deliver during the exchange hours,