Morris tribune., 1884-04-16
PERSONALS.
c. Doty was in town yesterday.
G. III. Allyn is in st. Paul to-day

f. A. Bailey is no longer associated
with the First National Bank.
+. NJ. Thornton of Benson registered
at the Metropolitan yesterday.
J. Berkin visited the cities last weel
returning last Thursday night.
rom Olson of Cyrus made the TRI
BuNE a pleasant call yesterday.
Geo. f. Cogel returned from visit
to Red Wing last Thursday night.
Il. H. Thomas after spending the
winter in Chaska is again Morris.
w. H. Perry, one of Wizards legal
luminaries spent last Sabbath in
town.
The many friends OF the family will
regret to learn that Mrs. HI. II. Wells
is quite ill.
Chas. G. Trott of the U. S. railway
service was registered ut the Metro
politan last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. b. Wolff visit
friends and relatives in Eastern Min
nesota this week.
Senator C. f. Washburn OF this dis
trict is said to be dying at his old
home in Portland Maine.
OK. Gray accidentally shot him.
self at Hancock last Saturday and in
filcted an annoying wound.
John II. Anderson left last Friday
night for business visit to Minne-
apolis He returned yesterday.
H. Hutchins left Sunday night for
Austin, Minnesota and Gainesville,
Wisconsin to visit brother and sister.
Mrs. ]. d. Good was called to Min
neapolis last week by the death of q
nephew, d son of her brother A. c..
Jordan. She is expected home to-
morrow.
DR.. o. Killing of Idaho Springs, Col
orado formerly of Hancock, was mar
ried to Miss Della Brown of Mime
apolis last Monday. DR.. Killing visited
Morris last Saturday.
W. w. Griswold and family depart
ed Tuesday for st. Paul where they
will hereafter reside. MI. GrisWold
deserts place in village and county
that will be hard to fill. We sincerely
regret his departure.
E. A. Merrill of st. Paul, President
of the Minnesota Loan and Trust
Company, tarried in Morris last Thurs
day. He was much pleased with the
business prospects of Morris and
Stevens county and we may expect to
see more of him in the future.
Mr.. John Mccullough and Miss
Florence Stevens were married in Red
Wing on Tuesday of last week. They
returned to their home in Morris last
night. The TRIBUNE joins
with their many friends in extending
and good wishes.
In the demoralizing Fifth District
fight of two years ago local interests
became involved as well as those
more general in character. In this
Representative and Senatorial district
there was formed a double Republican
organization which still exists. That
this double organization should no
longer live all will agree and as a
means for promoting harmony and
unity of action the TRIBUNE recon-
mends and urges that the two Repub-
licap committees meet injoint session
and unite in making the call for the
district convention. Then this dis
trict convention can appoint COM
mittee which shall succeed the two.
Stevens can no longer claim to be
a new western county. The newness
is well worn off and the frontiersman
is far on toward the setting sun.
Furthermore all the evidences of an
older and permanent civilization are
here to be found. At least rats are
here and where rats are, nothing else
is wanting. These animals are never
pioneers and do not appear upon the
scene of action until a country is we'll
and until things are nicely
fixed for comfortable and permanent
residence. Here allow us to remark
that there are two kinds of rats; the
American and the Norway rats. In
perfectly new country neither kind
are found. After the work of settle
ment is well under way, in most To-
calities the American rats, which are
smaller and darker than the others,
are first to appear. Later, with more
complete civilization, the Norway rats
come marching on and their prede-
cessors disappear. These Norway rats
have arrived here. Last fall we saw
one which had been killed by person
too unkind to welcome him. Now
we are told that upon several farms
in this community they are quite nu-
merous aud friendly, This fact may
be said to mark an era ofadyanced de-
yelopment and progress.
III any person be found sinister or
prejudiced enough to intimate that
Stevens county is lacking in any of
the essential qualities of antiquated
localities, remind him of these rats
and if he still persists, brain him on
the spot.
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
Inn n1Ira Hood in Ernnnn Of Q oa1