The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05


Prairie chickens are said to be
plenty.
Harvesting will be finished this
week.
Rye bread in stock.
| TT. SAWYER.
Politics are resting during harvest.
After that the "fur will fly"
For a pleasant evening attend the
lawn sociable next Tuesday evening.
The missioners' proceedings
occupy considerable space in THE Sun
this week.
Maginnis & Callahan have received
two car loads of threshers for farm.
ers in Stevens county.
Mr.. P. McCollam's large stock of
boots and shoes was increased by
large invoice last week.
Razors and shears ground and sharp
ened to order. Satisfaction guaranteed
at G.. w. Jackson's Barber Shop. tt
The Ortonville Headlight is the
only paper in the Am d legislative dis
trict that has word to say for Gill
man.
Several car loads of threshing
machinery have been received by
agents here during the past few
weeks.
A horse belonging to Michael Calf
ney was killed on the crossing below
the coal sheds by the morning train
on Tuesday.
Mrs. John E. Spooner presented her
husbandwith an eleven-pound boy yes
terday morning. Mother and child
are doing we'll.
| Mrs. Thos. Callahan was called to
Rippon, Wis, last Saturday night by
a telegram announcing the serious
illness of her mother.
! A tramp was shot in the arm one
day last week at Atwater and was
given sixty days in the county Jail to
recover from his injury.
Some of the farmers who lost their
crops by hail are working for others,
harvesting, so as to make up their
own loss to some extent.
The adjourned meeting of the board
of equalization will be held at the
court house tomorrow. A report Of
its proceedings will be given next
week.
Complying with the demand of the
times and the wants of sporting
public Mr.. Fred Buckentin has placed
in stock an assortment Of the stand.
ard brands of breech loading shot
guns.
Albert DeKay and little daughter,
who had been visiting the Barnes
family, left Thursday morning for
their home at Morris.-Long Prairie
Leader.
The inevitable annual bear per.
: Torrance was witnessed last week.
The proprietors of the circus were
two Italians who probably secured
a sufficient number of nickles to buy
bread for the bear.
The Long Prairie Leader has been
enlarged to an eight column folio.
The Leader is an enterprising joul nal,
which, judging from the appearance
of its well filled advertising columns,
is appreciated by its patrons.
Mrs. C. H. Smith. the Illinois chalk.
talker, will lecture in the Congrega.
tional church next Satur lay evening
and in the Methodist church Sunday
evening. She lectures under the aus.
pices of the w. c. T. U. All are in.
vited.
Rev. Father O'Reiley, of the Catho.
lie church, leaves Morris next week
by orders of the bishop to become
pastor of the Catholic congregation
of Rush City. During his short stay
here Father O'Reilly has made man
. by friends outside the members OF
his congregation who will be sorry
to have him leave.
There will be Japanese lawn So
. ciable given at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Whiteley on Tuesday even
ing next, the 10th inst. commencing
at seven o'clock. The lawn will be
illuminated with Japanese lanterns
walters will be in japanese costume
A full line of Japanese fancy goods
will be for sale at lowest prices.
Herbert Hake, juggler and contor
ZIONIST, gave an exhibition on the
street last Saturday evening that ex
cells any similar performance evel
witnessed in Morris. It was no fraud
He was apparently gentleman, gave
first class, honest performance ant
earned well whatever he received.
A tramp driven from his nest on thu
car trucks by Conductor Cunningham
at Graceville last week took his re
venge by hitting him in the face Will
a stone. Mr.. Cunningham narrowl!
escaped the loss Of an eye. Th,
Graceville doctor says the traveller
: will need cushioned seats the rest o
this fall.