The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-10

charge of his affairs.
There are dangerous holes, gener.
ally next the outside planks, on many
of the bridges on the public highways.
aud the several road ovcrseers should
make it their business to have them
repaired immediately. by So doing
they lessen the probabilities Of suits
brought for damages to itea.'d limb.
Col. Hugh Munro will leave for Mon
t;,na on Tuesday next to visit his son,
who is superintendent Of Northern
Pacific division. Daring his absence.
which will extend over period of
nearly two months, he will visit the
National Park.
The independent system of drain
age allotted by some of our citizens
Should be discontinued. 1t is not
pleasant for the farmer who suddenly
finds hin self AMI team obliged to get
across, as best he can, one o. these
private bitches across the public
highway.
here was Il growing quartette of
travelling men at Beinls' OH Friday
morning last. The Browns Valley
train, which train men and hotel men
both agreed could not leave before ii
o'clock, pulled out before 8, leaving
the aforesaid big four TO the soothing
influences of the genial landlord.
The proceedings of the Grant
County Forestry Association make
interesting reading for all those con-
cerned in making their homestt ads
what they should be. Stevens County
farmers should stir themselves i'll
this matter and come together like
their neighbors in Grant. for IN inter.
change Of views and experience.
The first general meeting of the
Normanna society. was held in Morris
Saturday, March 29sh. ult. The fol-
lowing were elected officers for the
ensuing year. President, Samuel
Larson; LIST. vice-President. Thomas
Thomasson; 2nd. vice-President, Nils
4. Nilsson; Secretary, O. c. IIanson;
Treasurer, Hans Olson; Librarian,
Justin L. Miller; Marshal, CHARLES
| Olson.
The parents of those children who
are taking music lessons are very
justly complaining OF the ordinance
published by the School Board with
regard to the non-eXcusing of children.
When pupils are taking music lessons
"a very important part of modern
eiucation--;hey ought to be excused.
1t is another class OF truants alto
gether that want looking after. Cen
tlemen OF tho School Board. put this
matter right ut oncel
We are at a loss to understand why
| The proceedings of the village council
are not deemed of sufficient interest
for publication in the paper which con-
graduates itself upon Icing the official
paper of the village. There are such
things, for instance. as the auditing
and allowing of bills against the vii.
lage with which the public is especially
concerned, ard the cost of print
ing the transactions Of the council
would. we believe, be balanced by
the increased caution in mourning
obligations by that body.
Ina letter of recent date from
Montana we learn that the past winter
has been the most severe experienced
for years. On the sheep ranches
those who had not the foresight to
put up plenty Of hay lost a large pro-
portion of their focks. Oar CORES
/ pendent thinks that Montana cannot
compare with Minnesota as an agri-
.ltural country. In the first place,
the land is not nearly SO fertile, and
| in the second the climate is SO dry
that it is necessary to irrigate twice
during the summer.
| Owing TO a slight misunderstanding
of lis duties. Gil the part of the mar
shall Of the village, he found himself
i'll somew hat violent contact with the
| sheriff of the county, on Tuesday
afternoon last. For time there was
quite IL ripple of excitement to dis
turb the wonted quiet of our streets.
| but. after two slight skirmishes be-
| tweenthe sheriff and his posse and
| hemarshal and his men. followed by i,
Graeco- Roman combat. catch-as-catch-
| can, best one in two-in which the
county scored the lionors, the quiet
and unoffending team of horses, the
| cause of Tie contest. found themselves
in the possession of the sheriff.
We do rot mean to reflect discredit
on an officer who was acting, under
| advice, in the line of his supposed
duty, but to impress the fact upon the
| minds of all concerned that interfer-
e ice with the 81 II Is 4 very serious
matter. Emergencies do arise when
the sheriff is the man to whom al!
look as the one capable and RESPONSE
lie representative Of the law. and
with these contingencies in view the
wisdom of our Lawmakers has made
| his authority second only to that of
the Governor himself in any distnr-
baace Of the usual placidity Of affairs.
The men of means an influence in
Stevens County will have no one but
themselves t, blame ii our fair dis
trict does not receive its full proper
ton Of the tremendous emigration
seeking homes in the fertile West.
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