Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-11-18

is exposed to the weather, 1T would
be easy to explain why some OF the
farmers in this highly favored
county are not prosperous. In order
to succeed, farmers must take care OF
their machinery. Machinery wears
out slowly but 1t rots out remarkably
fast.
r. Anthony, of New York, sold his
pointer dog, Graphic, for $4,000 to
Charles p. Heath, of New York. The
dog may be worth that price, but the
money would have been much more
protitably invested had Mr.. Heath
used it in buying II Stevens county
farm. 1t is extravaganza to buy a
dog when you can have fine farm
for the same money.
If, after giving the business men of
a place puffs and free adver-
Using without stint, the orders for
stat emery of these same business men
are sent away to the cities, the local
paper can hardly feel that it is being
treated fairly. But very few in Nor
ris receive their stationery from other
points and we hope that even that few
| will turn from the error OF their ways.
II. w. Borum, state agent for the
well-known Kimball organs and
plan os, was in town on Monday. He
has placed an "ad' in the TRIBUNE
which will be seen in another column
and made arrangements for thorough
Introduction oftheir instruments here.
G. H. Mnnro is their local agent.
Call upon him, at his drug store, and
he will show sample instruments and
quote prices.
Mrs. Mary y. Towner, of Crown
Point, n. Y, is the guest of MIR. and
Mrs. J. S. Judd of the town of Morris.
She has number of curiosities.and
among them piece of Il tree to which
Gen. Putnam was chained in Revolu-
tionary times to be burned by the
| Indians. This noted tree stood till
| last season when it was blown down
| and afterwards cut up and the pieces
| treasured as mementoes of the great
hero.
The ladies of the Congregational
| church will give pound sociable at
the Bemis House Friday evening.
Everyone attending is expected to
contribute pound of something,
pound of sugar, q pound of tea or a
pound of almost anything. A pound of
silver dollars or other legal tender will
will be quite acceptable. Get pound
of somethig and attend. You will
have good time.
This year Mr.. Elmer cultivated 3 o
an acre of onions. He raised 5O7
bushels. Five hundred and five
bushels have been sold at an average
of 591, cents per bushel, netting $27O.-
90 or at the rate of $4,000 per acre.
Mr.. Elmer sold the onions some time
ago but has hesitated two or three
weeks in regard to letting the editor
know the amount of the proceeds. He
thought that if the facts became gen.
gerally known, too many people might
60 to raising onions and glut the
market.
One of the Morris merchants recent.
! Iy received small consignment OF
goods from Chicago. The freight
from Chicago to st. Paul was 1902
and from st. Paul to Morris $3.50.
1t seems strange that condition of
| things can exist whereby western
road can charge more than twice as
much for carrying goods l53 miles as
a more eastern road charges for carry
ing the same goods oyer 400 miles,
vet such is the case.
Members of the Fire company are
not exempt from jury duty or the pay
ment of poll tax unless they have an
active membership and are in good
standing. Numerous so-called MEM
bers of Phoenix Fire company are
considerably in arrears and should
pay up at once. The secretary will if
he has not already done so, notify
each member ofhis present standing
The next meeting ofthe company will
be on Friday evening, Nov. 9th, by
which time all fires and dues should
be paid.
Sank Centre TRIBUNE: Several
Osakis kids went up to the head of
the lake to hunt deer: During the
day they got lost and when night
came were run in by wolves, and
finally took refuge in an old fort that
was built for warlike purposes in
earlier days. The lads did not get any
venison to speak of and some Of those
wolves are no doubt wishing a mule
would kick them to death for letting
so much fat kid escape.
If farmers would give in to local
publishers an account of their various
experiments in farming, they would
derive more direct and local benefit
than by sending such Letters to foreign
publishers. There is no leading farm
journal printed abroad that has any
, local circulation compared with your
home paper. If you have learned by
, careful study and practical experience
t anything about farming or stock rais.
: ing, and you want your paighbors and
fellow farmers to profit by knowl:
edge of your views, see that your let:
ters go to the local publishers first
:, -Exchange:
| On the 18th inst. the stockholders
: of the Stevens County Abstract and
e Real Estate Agency met at the gener
: al office of said Agency in Morris and
y voted unanimously to increase the
| .4o.I, ~ &EO nn0 M {l,,.