Morris tribune., 1886-09-01
LOCALS.

Protect your property. Prairie
fires will be after it soon.
A qaarrelsome and pugilistic fellow
was jailed here last Friday.
Since last Friday the weather has
been cooler and more agreeable.
J.C. MCCoou publishes local this
week that is of interest to farmers.
Mrs. J. l.. Miller died last night
after a lingering and painful illness.
Ducks are ripe and large number
of them will probably be picked to-
day.
Prairie fires will soon be unwelcomo
visitors. Protect your property against
them.
A greater number of melons have
been shipped to this market this
season than ever before.
There were union services III the
Methodist church last Sunday even
ing, Rey. Norris preaching.
Both the Manitoba aud Northern
Pacific roads charge nothing for car
rying exhibits to and from the State
Fair.
.'Gonic'' has another cOmmunica-
ton but it was received too late for
publication to day. 1t will appear
next week.
Last week Fl. S. Judson sent fine
collections of fruits, grains and vege-
tables for exhibition at the Minneapo-
lis Exposition.
The TRIBUNE is in need of money.
Those knowing themselves to be in
debted to it are requested to settle as
soon as possible.
The Western Rural pays its respects
to the successor of the Minneapolis
Millers Association. We copy al
portion of their remarks. Peruse
them.
We have heard of no wheat that has
been threshed that has yielded less
than twenty bushels per acre. Most
fields average considerably better
than that.
Charles Wilson is on deck with az
large stock of clothing and gents
furnishing goods as ever. Remember
him, when you get ready for your
Fall and Winter supplies.
The ii thorough bred Hereford
cattle now on exhibition at the State
Fair, from the Pleasant View Stock |
Farm, will help to show what this |
county is doing in stock raising.
Hancock Bros. have just taken a
$4,000 contract for building to be
contructed Immediately at Aberdeen,
D. T. This firm has had good |
business during this entire season.
r. N. Lowater proposes to let the
many visitors at the Minneapolis Ex-
position known what Stevens county |
can do and is doing in fruit raising. |
He has some excellent apples on ex-
hibition there.
Last week articles of incorporation !
of the Morris Masonic Temple Associ-
alton appeared in the TRIBUNE. This
means the erection'ot a fine masonic |
hall in Morris at an early date-per
haps this Fall.
In last Fridays st, Paul Globe, ap-
peared carefully written letter from
C. P. Maginnisto Ignatius Donneliy. !
Donnelly's so-ealled third party
movement Judging from a Demo
cratic position) was skilltully handled.
A drive through portions of the
county reveals the fact that but very
few people have as yet provided pro-
lection for their property against
prairie fires. This is matter of great |
Importance and ought to be no longer |
delayed.
NJ. L. Torpey has some excellent |
apples from the trees about his resi- |
dence. This county is young, but its
fruit trees are beginning to bear and |
we will soon have as good reputa-
tion for fruit as we already have for
other things.
The Farmers Alliance of the town
of Moore will meet in the school
house in district No. 81, on Saturday,
September 4th at o'clock P. M. All
farmers of the town are expected to be
present, as important business is to
be transacted.
az Il, hnk kl1n
work is possible, an excellent fire
break may be made by moving a
wide strip of grass and burning it af-
ter it has dried. Fire breaks
may be made in this way at any time
before frost comes.
Some fine specimans of flax have |
been exhibited in town during the |
past week, by Anton Anderson, We
regret that this flax was not sent to |
the State Fair. In our opinion 1t
would take the cake, If not the first
premium anywhere.
Last Saturday evening, when the
Farmers Congress was here, one
hundred and twenty persons were
served with supper at the Metropolitan
in forty minutes. This speaks very
creditably fer the capabilities and
management of that popular hotel.
F. E. Newell, G. p. Maginnis and
+. E. Pearce we're chosen by the
Democratic convention of last Satur-
day as delegates to the Democratic
state convention which will meet in
st. Paul on the 14th. They are strong
ly opposed to Doc. Ames for governor.
Last Friday evening, q number of
young people of Morris drove out to
Pleasant View Stock farm and made |
an unexpected call upon Miss Fannie
Watson and Cyrus and Rufus, two