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

trying TO sell out was recently neaI'
to remark. ~ have concluded not tt
sell. 1 will build me a new house
dig well, increase my barn room
and stay right where | am" The
more this man thought of selling the
more he thought he wouldn't. .Wher
he began to think of giving up his
place, he began to realize the adYan-
tages of his present location and con
cluded to continue III well-doipg
Sensible man!
The Manitoba road has recently
issued book entitled, "Letters from
Golden Latitudes." 1t contains a
series ofletters descriptive ofthis land
ofgolden grain and is an excellent and
truthful advertisement for all of the
country tributary to the road nell
toned. Stevens county and her stock
interests have received favorable at
tention and the stock farms of Gen.
Barrett, Il. G.. jefferson, Minnesota
Agricultural Co. and G. G. Thorpe are
mentioned in particular. The book
should be widely circulated.
About Dec. 18th the TRIBUNE will
issue an Annual for 1886. The Annual
will be printed upon the best book
paper, will be neatly bound with il
Illuminated covers and contain numer-
Gus fine engravings and a large
amount of interesting reading matter
with limited number of advertise
ments. Each reader of the TRIBUNE
will receive one of them and will find
them worth preserving for use through
all of the coming year. This Annual
will prove most valuable adyertis-
ing medium. Those wishing space
il. 1t should give us their orders soon.
Tn csc figures are interesting and
suggestive: The present freight rates
on grain from Chicago to Boston and
other New England points is 25 cents
per hundred, to New York 20 cents,
Philadelphia IL cents Baltimore 1879
Buffalo and Pittsburg 1913. Freight
rates from Minneapolis, to Chicago
w. cents, from Montevideo to Min
neapolis 20 ceuts. In other words
Montevideo is as far away from Min
neapolis as Chicago is from New York,
and farther than Minneapolis is from
Chicago or Chicago from Philadelphia.
Judging from the cost of
shipping our products what Jumbo
state this Minnesota must be any way.
-Montevideo Leader.
1t Will be source of pleasure to all
parents, in this portion of the state,
who desire to give their children a
liberal education, to know that there
is to be located at Monteyideo Mimi.
Il seminary oflearning. According to
the articles of association, the name of
this corporation shall be the "Western
Seminary" and it's object
shall be to establish and conduct
seminary of learning for instructing
the youth of both sexes in those
branches Of learning which shall give
them a thorough academic education
and fit them for any of our American
colleges. The people of Montevideo
have already raised $4,000. Rev. K.F.
Norris, of Morris, is one Of the incorpo-
ratOrs.
Sank Centre Herald! The mill is
now on half time only. 1t
was compelled to shut down nights
owing to the drain upon the water,
which is unusually low for the season.
The streams are not supplying the
lake with sufficient to meet demands.
The Ashly is very low, while Hobo
ken and Silver Creeks are but feeble
streams at present. and the river, be-
tween Osakis and Sank Lakes is of
little account. The slOughs and
swamps have seldom been lower than
at present. and the indications are
that before spring many farmers will
suffer for want of water for ordinary
uses. A drenching rain of several
days duration would he a blessing in
deed.
The sign, having upon it the word
"Morris" and showing the distance to
st. Paul and to Breckenridge which
has adorned the west side of the depot
for so many years, has history. 1t
was placed in position during the
days when the Manitoba road was in
the hands of a receiver. Wishing to
have something to designate the name
of the thriving young city that had
been named in his honor. Mr.. Chas.
A. F. Morris went to Mr.. Farley, the
receiver, and asked to have the sign
painted. He received q grQff refusal,
whereupoI Mr.. Morris ordered it
painted at his OWL expense. 1t cost
him $4,000. The sign is now to be re-
gilded, when 1t will again appear in
it's accustomed place.
An amusing story is told of a devo-
ted lady at Dover Center, the place in
which Rev. E. P. Robertson was To-
Gated before 2onaing here. She said:
1--WE priced Mr.. Robertson very high
ly and wished him to be sent back to
us, but the Conference has sent him
away out on the frontier, to Morris L
believe, where he can't possibly be APP
preciated." Poor Womanl She shares
the idea held by many good people
about her and many more still farther
East, that western Minnesota is al
most the jumping off place, but it is
none the less ridiculous, The sym
pathy of the little hamlet, Dover Cen
| ter, for the frontier location and wild
western ways ola thriving city like
Morris, is like the sorrow a mouse
over the insignificance of an elephant
Last Monday eyeninga large com
PAW assembled in q we'll curtaineC