Morris tribune., 1885-04-08
A Disastrous Fire,


so and has been in use ever since. 1t
was just what is needed and it's loss is
unfortunate in the extreme.
The school board met to-day and
have arranged for the continuance OF
} the school. The Primary Department
is already established in the Metho-
! dist church anu the High School and
the Grammar and intermediate de-
partments will be crowded into the
upper rooms in the East side building
and will be in session as soon as seats
and desks can be provided for them.
Probably temporary arrangements
can be completed this week so that
these departments can resume work
by next Monday. The loss Of this
building is severe but will not be al
lowed to interfere with school work
for any length Of time, as a new struc-
ture will he put upon the location of
the old one as soon rs necessary ar
engagements can be made.
No time should be lost In rebuild
ing the school building burned on
Monday night. Temporary arrange
ments can be easily made for the pres
ent accommodation Of the various de-
partments ofthe school but new build
ing should be made ready for them by
next september. A school meeting
should be called Immediately for the
purpose of voting the amount of mon
ey needed in addition to the amount
of insurance upon the burned building
to construct new one and the con-
tract for its construction be let at
once. This is matter in which
there should be no delay. .~ g.
Leading farmers and business men
have taken the preliminary steps for
organizing and carrying on series of
Cattle Fairs. 1t is proposed to hold
the first one on Wednesday the Goth
of April and to hold succeeding ones
on the last Wednesdays of coming
months. The object is to furnish a
general Exchange for all kinds Of
stock. Farmers are expected to bring
in any and all the cattle, horses or
other stock they may wish to sell and
it is proposed to advertise and get
buyers here for all that may be
| brought in for sale. These Fair days
are to be devoted to the sale and ex-
| change of ali kinds Of stock and any
other commodities farmers may bring
| in. fall will take an active interest
in these Fairs they will surely be
successful.
The G. a. J. Overton post G.. A. R.
has been invited to attend Fourth
of July celebration at Glenwood this
year. The TRIBUNE hopes that i'm
mediate steps will be taken for
rousing celebration here-one that
will keep the boys at home. The
Post has ordered arms and uniforms
and will be in a position to make
themselves very useful in carrying
out almost any kind of a programme.
With but little effort a sham battle
could be arranged and other things
that will be most attractive features.
Let Morris celebrate and let arrange
| ments be commenced before any of
her societies accept invitations to 60
elsewhere.
Willard Vidette: A very important
document signed by upwards of q
hundred and fifty Of our towns people
was forwarded to the fish commiss-
toner's on Monday, by Messrs. Charles
Allen and F. M. Churchill. 1t WAS a
petition for the construction of fish
| ways upon all dams and on ali the
streams between Lake Amelia and
the Minnesota River. This is a step
in the right direction and should be
attended to. Our laws provide for,
the construction of fish ways by every
owner of dam but they are seldom
built consequently our lakes and
streames are becoming rapidly de-
populated of the finny tribe. 1t is
sincerely hoped by all interested par
ties that the petition may receive
favorable reply.-Villard Vidette.
Tomorrow evening there is to be
Ham race at the roller rink. There is
more genuine fun in q lively Ham
race than in any other attraction ever
offered in the Morris rink before.
The ham will be suspended from the
center of the rink at such heighth
that it will be just possible for the
skaters to reach it and Charles Elm
puist, Dave Kemp, Martin Colahan,
Edward See, Edward Wolff and
Charles Amen will be blindfolded
and three starting from one end of the
rink and three from the, other will
skate for that ham. Most anybody
ought to be able to skate out into the
rink and pick ham but if we were
compelled to do it with our eyes tied
up we might change our mind in re-
gard to the ease of the work. With
six persons trying to do the same
thing collisions and other complica-
tions may arise. The race will occur
at o'clock and it will cost you only
10cts. to see the fun.
On Thursday evening of last week
D. L. Kiehle, State Supt. of Public
Instruction, lectured at the Methodist
church in Morris. What he saw in
the South and at New Orleans during
recent trips was his subject. His des-
cription oft he peculiarities of Southern
people, Southern customs, Southern
architecture and other features which
naturally attract the eye OF the visitor
was forcible and interesting. The
latter portion of his lecture was de-
voted to the Negro and education. He
dwelt at some length upon the past
and present condition of the Negro and
showed that if in the future he ever adj
yances to q high social, political or e.