The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-05-01

olce.
The back bone of winter is broken.
beyond questions; the Norris Base
Ball Club was formed on last Thurs
day. George III. Munro was elected
manager of the new organization;
Scott Stewart, captain; Ward Stone.
treasurer; and Z. w. Randall, secre
tary.
A few evenings since. while Mr..
A. S. Brisbine was engaged in lnling
from its watery lair the vofarious
pickerel, on the sylvan shores of the
Pomme de Terre, high-tide arrived
far ahead of schedule time. The ex-
Mayor was obliged to change his
shoes and collar when he arrived in
town.
Hon. C. F. Washburn who is lying
dangerously i'll at his old home in
Maine, of Bright's disease, has, we
are informed. made partial settle
ment of his bank debts In Grant
county. Mr.. Washburn has heen a
great sufferer, anu we hope he may
soon recover.
The oak tables for the auditor s
Office. made in st. Paul by Eldridge
and Ruff, arrived on Saturday. They
are very heavy and will prove as dur
able as the court house itself. We
would suggest that furniture of the
same kind be adopted for that requir-
ed in the court room.
AS an instance of the advantages
arising from advertising in THE Sun,
we call attention to the fact that.
James L. O'Brien, of Donneliy. whose
estray notice appeared in our last
issue. found bis lost cattle over near
the Chippewa river. A word to the
wise ought to be sufficient.
Mr.. John T. Calvin. an old resident
of this county but now living in Ore
gon, says, in Il letter to Mr.. Whitley.
that they are enjoying the finest
weather he ever knew and that the
| climate there is all that one could
wish for. lie also says that there is
not an acre of land in Oregon equal
| to Stevens county for farming pur-
poses, and would advise no one to 60
| ~, r. ~.
The dam of Lake Crystal gave
way Monday morning last, and be.
| fore it could be stemmed about one
foot of water escaped. After the
sturdy efforts of large body Of men
engaged. for that purpose, extending
through the entire forenoon, the
crevasse was successfully closed, and
tie dam made secure. The next time
the city's hydraulic engineer gets a
job We hope he will not build his
sluice-way higher than his dam.
1t cannot be that the merchants OF
Norris are unaware that it will
be heavy blow to the tis~r if they
permit the creamery to remain closed
this season. This is thing they can.
not afford to do, and the sooner they
ttarouse themselves to the importance
of the situation, the better it will be
for their interests.
Since writing the above we have
learned that the Morris creamery has
| been leased to Mr.. Blackman, of Han
cock. This will be good news for farm
ers who have the desire to dispose Of
their cream in this manner.
| Col. A. II. 1:.isey has been in Wah
peton during the past week where hi
has disposed Of a large number Of
cottonwood trees grown on his OWL
farm near Donnelly.
Mr.. Taisey's efforts in tree culture
on these prairies have proved graft
flying success. both financially and a!
a refutation of the theories Of tht
GROWERS, who contend that we can
not make nature more beautiful here
by adding the charms of foliage.
We clip, at the request of the editor
of the Tribune, the following from
the Ortonville Headlight:
The Norris Tribune man has every
symptom Of being NANCY. We art
very sorry that the fellow is indispos
ed. We think, however, that he viii
return to his normal condition wheT
he finds that Ortonville is amply able
to take care of her own enterprises
Any courtesies which suggest them
selves to us we are always happy tx
extend to our brother Of the Fabel
and the quill.
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
The bids for the erection of the
new school house will be opened to
day, but the probabilities are that il
will be too late to announce the sue
cessful bidder in this issue. The
plans and specifications, which are
very thorough. are by Mr.. D. w
Willard, of st. Paul, and they reflect
credit upon the architectural resour
ces of the metropolis. The building
is designed to be of brick. with Min
niger and Kasota stone trimmings
and will be SO feet 10 inches by a
feet inches. The cellar will be
feet. in the clear, and the two stories
above it will be IL feet. and Ii feet
inchas In HEIGHT rasne ct lively rCle