The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-04-17

Arthur is advised to do the dark
horse act.
Minnesota made 100000 pounds
of butter last year.
The willy Gilman did it all; Nelson
was as innocent as a babe.
Chas. Reade the emminent novel
ist died in London, April 11th.
It's cold day when we fail to get
a bulletin of Mr.. Tilden's health.
Senator Edmunds is the coming
man. The Pioneer Press has said it.
The Pope county republican con-
yention meets Saturday next at Glen
wood.
Mr. Nelson S vote against restoring
the old duty On wool rebounds to his
credit.
The Republican state conventions
of Delaware, Indiana and Tennessee
are III session to day.
Ex-Governor Tilden, of New York,
is mentioned as Il possible democratic
candidate for the presidency.
The political cUw boys of the Fifth.
of two years ago, are eating double
share of humble pie this year.
It is expected that the present
season will add nearly 1000 miles of
railroad to that already tributary to
st. Paul.
There is a reported rescue of the
Greedy party, but the United States
consul at st. Johns says the report is
not believed there.
What are the farmers doing! Things
appear to have fattened out since the
convention in st. Paul and the pub
fishing Of the address.
The Norman County Index wants
an ornamental district attorney-such
as our John W. i:rctander, I: whom it
seems to have fallen in love with at
recent term of court.
Senator Sabin offers to withdraw
his opposition to Stolberg, the nomi-
nee for receiver in the land Office at
Taylor's Falls, if he will promise to
to support Fletcher for congress.
Stolberg is Washburn's nominee.
and, Of course, resents any such inter-
ference on the part of the Senator.
IF the Democrats of the Fourth
district would nominate some pop.
ular Hennepin County man they
would give Fletcher a scare, at least.
There is q clique of republicans who
look upon Mr.. Fletcher's political
advancement rs something to be
guarded against, for, in that, they
see for themselves a very small share
of the loaves and fishes of the future.
April returns to the depar ment of
agriculture make the winter wheat
area about 27.6OO,OOO acres. an in.
crease of 100000 acres since the
census year. The condition of the
wheat averages 95, 100 representing
full stand, unimpaired vitality and
medium growth.
On the 5th. Of the present month,
wheat sold in Chicago at 81 IL cents
within 2 cents of the lowest point
it ever reached in that market. There
is some hope for the wheat raisers in
the reflection that, if the balance
against us in foreign lands is to be
paid largely in wheat, it will take, at
this figure, a large proportion of our
surplus to do it with.
Stevens county, through a cores.
pondent of the Minneapolis Tribune.
puts in her plea as the banner kicker
of all the counties in the sanguinary
Fifth. It is shown beyond shadow
Of doubt that the republican party is
in imminent danger of dissolution in
the county; that it is useless to ex-
pect any shaking of hands across the
bloody chasm, and things generally
are in delectable state Of confusion.
A failure of the representatives of
the northwest in congress to secure
the location of the Hennepin canal
on the northern route will be a
blow at the primary object of the
scheme. Tie northwestern states will
furnish the bulk of the traffic design
ed to be transferred to the great
lakes by this route. aid it does not
seem reasonable that an extra forty
miles should be added to the distance
by carrying it us far down the Mis-.
sissippi as Rock Island. There seems
to have been sufficient influence
brought to bear on the committee on
railroads and canals to make futile
the recommendations of the govern.
ment engineer for u choice Of the
Meredosia route, the one most ensily
constructed and most dirccts