Morris tribune., 1884-02-13

AS was anticipated in the last Issue
of the TRIBUNE call has been issuet
for special school meeting to be helt
at the school house on Monday even
ing Feb. 25th at 1870 o'clock to de
termine in regard to building new
school house. Morris has always
taken an active interest in education
and has provided literally Tor school,
advantages. Now the school has out
grown it's present quarters and pro-
vision must be made for more room
We hope that the meeting will be well
attended and that whatever action
may be taken in regard to building a
new school house will show II COM
prehensive idea of the present and
future demands of the school, and
will be characterized by that same
liberal spirit which has always been
so plainly manifested in hepast.
Not long ago Henry Ward Beecher
visited the West and South. We copy
portion of what he says upon his
return. We copy it not only because
it is true and should be generally
known but also because it shows the
opinion which Eastern men of good
judgment invariably have after visit
ing the West. An Eastern man may
be prejudiced against the West, may
have Il poor opinion of it's agricultu-
raj resources, may not consider West
ern securities good, but let him come
and look the country over and he at
once becomes loud in its praises. If
the people of the East would pay the
West Il visit and see for themselves
the advantages and resources of this
part of the country they would then
agree with us in pronouncing it enc of
the most highly fayored places on the
face of the earth.
Three weeks ago it was thought by
some that Il general onslaught upon
the business interests of Morris had
been made by some unknown but de-
signing person by making false and
malicious reports to st. Paul and
Minneapolis commercial agencies re-
garding the financial standing of
the various business houses here. Be
lieving such to be the case the Board
of Trade passed resolutions condemn
ing such alleged false reports and re-
questing an investigation on the part
of the commercial agencies which
would result in setting the matte
right. Subsequently a resolution was
presented to the Board which at
tempted to lay the fault at the door
of Mr.. L. c.. Spooner and censuring
him for it. An investigation followed
which at once resulted in the narrow
ing the charge to one made by Mr..
Good that L. G. Spooner had falsely
reported the firm of Good and Brisbine
to r. G. Dunn s. Co.'s commercial
agency at st. Paul and in squelching
the resolution. At the meeting of
the members of the Board of Trade
held two weeks ago last Monday
evening q committee consisting of
H. Hutchins, F. E. Newell and A. S.
Brisbine were appointed to investi-
gate the charge made by Mr.. Good. AT
the next meeting of the Board the
after having accumulated
What evidence Good & Brisbine had
% offer, made rep0ft, sustaining the
charge. Thisreport W '' ~
able for one week to give !
r an opportunity to reply ana
;roduce contradictory evidence. Last /
Monday evening at the meeting of
The Board the evidence consisting of
and affidavits presented by
5he committee at the former meeting
was again read after which Mr.. Spoon
er replied, filing af1idayits made by
himself, by Col. Griffin and by the
of r. G.. Dunn & Co.'s at
St. Paul and Minneapolis in support
Of his assertions. When Mr.. Spooner
finished his reply the report of
was taken from the table |
md at their request the committee
were allowed to withdraw the report.
resolution to drop the entire mat
ter was introduced and unanimously
carried after which the Board adj
ourned. AS serious charge had |
been made against Mr.. Spooner and
as he had at the beginning demanded
y thorough investigation and had
asked for verdict of guilty or ac-
luittal based upon the facts which
should be brought out, the board
should have brought the matter to D |
direct vote, after listening to the evil
1ence as it did, and either have sus-
aimed the charge or else have given
him vindication in direct way.
This much Mr.. Spooner and his
friends requested and this much the
public thi nix him entitled to,
School Report.
I'M r a..