Morris tribune., 1884-03-05
PERSONALS.

of Detroit was in town last Friday.
Mrs. J. G. Mcclure of Red Wing is
spending the week with her father
and mother Rev. and Mrs. Is. Phelps.
Rev. F. Watry was one of the number
who were showed in on the l.. f. 4
D. train between Cyrus and Starbuck
last week.
Fred Smith, brother of the assistant
cashier of the Union National Bank
of Minneapolis, is now engaged i'll the
| First National Bank of this place.
The snow crew walked from the
I "dead" engines near Graceville to
| Morris on Monday. 1t is Unnecessary to
state that some ofthem were very tired
upon their arrival.
G. J. Croonquist has turned over a
new leaf in the management of his
growing business and hereafter pro-
poses to sell for cash only. We believe
the change will be benefit to Mr..
Croonquist and his numerous custom
ers.
This is not a dull week. We have
dissolution of partners Zip to an
nounce as usual. This time it is the
we'll know law firm of Spooner Darl-
ing and Flaherity. Mr.. Darling re-
tires from the firm. We will be able
to give further particulars next week.
The Browns Valley road is hopeless
ly blockaded. The two engines with
which the crew underworld to clear
the track are both dead" near Grace
Vile. Other engines with Il snow
pillow are at work but it will take some
time to reach the "deadn engines and
still longer to reach Browns Valley.
Messrs Bull & Menage, of Mime
apolis are the purchasers of the Moor
land farm in this county. The report
that they are to divide the farm, plac-
ing tenant upon ever 100 acres is a
mistaken one. Instead they intend to
keep the farm under che management
and make it one Of the best and most
extensive stock farms in the state.
A large number of blooded stock is to
be shipped to the farm this spring.
The creamery upon the place is to be
kept running and is to be supplied
with cream from cows kept on the
farm.
A call has been made for a mass
convention of the farmers of Stevens
county, to be held at the court house,
in Morris, on Saturday, March 18Th,
at 2 o'clock P. NJ. for the purpose of
selecting delegates to attend the state
farmers convention to be held in st.
Paul on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of the following week, The
st. Paul meeting will be an important
one and Stevens county should be
represented. For the purpose of Sc
Letting delegates there should be a
full attendance of the farmers of the
county.
Recent storms, impossible roads
and the low prices of farmers produce
have conspired to rob our village of a
part of its usual activity. Everything
however indicates lively trade in
the immediate future. There remains
in the hands of farmers great deal
of wheat which will be brought in as
soon as roads are good if any induce
ment in the way of price is offered.
The resources of Stevens county farm
ers are greater than ever before. In
other words they have the ability to
pay for all they need to buy, Soon,
too they will be in need of supplies
for the coming summer which means
that a lively time is coming for the
local merchants.
Nothing is more aggpaVating to a
farmer than having machine agent
call upon him while he is busy and
insist upon talking and taking UP the
farmers time. In this respect G. II.
Allyn, agent for the Mccormick Har-
vesting machinery has taken q new
departure. Hereafter he will not en-
ploy men to roam the county over
and coax men into buying something
they don't need. Understanding the
fact that farmers know what they
want and that when they get ready
to buy will do so without any urging.
Hereafter then Mr.. Allyn will keep a
complete stock of machinery at his
store in the TRIBUNE building and
will be there to serve his numerous
customers whenever they call, bat
will not employ men any longer to
travel about to bore people 10 death.
Farmers owe Mr. k1lyhe al vote of
ti,,rn bGsn: 49, l. i! = -, =.
Welearn from Albert, Dekay, the
proprietor of the UGfon Elevator,
that he has given during the season
wheat tickets forlo ,oqq bushels of ,i;No,.
1hard.n This wheat has been shipped
to Duluth and the SANG grade was re-
ceived for it there: Had the same
wheat been shipped to Minneapolis 1t
would have been graded "No. regu-
lar" Mr.. Dekay did ship one cal
load to Minneapolis which was graded
back so that he Knows this to he the
case. Had the 10000 bushels referred
to been gra lei en-. 1r.g, !lrn the
price would have been lessened just
$4,000. From this tits aVi.aren5 that
because OF access tD the Duluth mar.
ket Morris elevator men are able tc
give farmers an honest grade for theil
wheat also that if Minneapolis were
the only available market local eleya-
tors would be compelled to grade
wheat down ii order to protect them:
selves: Seven hundred dollers ther
has been saved on one grade of wheat