The sun., 1886-12-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Over 1900 acres or public lands were
sold at the last sale in tins county ut
an average value per acre Of nearly
six dollars.
The west bound afternoon passen-
ger train was delayed several hours
last Friday by wreck four miles eass
Of Hancock.
I.ampman's orchestra will make
headquarters in Morris this winter,
and will furnish some at least of the
music necessary to keep the giddy
walters whirling.
Railroad wrecks and accidents are
becoming quite numerous. Accord
ing to good authority no less than ten
occurred oh the Manitoba during the
second last week Of November.
The merits Of newspaper advertis-
ing were we'll sized up by soap man
of Philadelphia. He said he confined
his advertising to newspapers "be.
cause the man who does not read
newspapers does no. use SOAP"
Mrs. Jennie Arctander was granted
an absolute divorce from her husband
John w. Arctander in Minneapolis
by Judge Rea on Saturday last. Mrs.
Arctander was given the custody of
their three children, and Mr.. Arctan.
der was ordered to pay her as alimony
$500 down and $50 on the first Of each
month.
Mr.. Andrew Erickson. Of the town
of Rendsvi lille, and for some time past
Its treasurer, is just about to revisit
his old Norwegian home. lie expects
to be away about three months aud to
be able to persuade some OF his old
country friends to come back with
him and test the generous soil and
vigorous climate of Minnesota.
In Wadena county notices of con-
test have been served by Ave defeated
candidates upon their successful Op-
ponents. The offices contested are
register of deeds, county attorney.
treasurer, auditor and superintendent.
The grounds of the several contests
are that 746 illegal votes were cast.
There was a county seat fight up
here this fall, you know.
If every citizen would act as a re
porter to his local paper he would
benefit himself, benefit the place in
which he lives and help the editor,
who is always straining his imagina.
tion for an item. Just try it and see.
Don't leave anything for your neigh.
Dor to report. We are always glad to
get an item. no matter when OF
where it may be.
Railroad build ing presents record
of unusual activity this year. Not
for years until now have the indica.
tions of business prosperity been 90
many and assuring, of which this
rail road building is an unfailing in.
dex. Is Stevens county going to
catch on! IT remains to her business
men and all having interests within
her lines to say.
There seems to be a disposition in
more directions than one to speak dis.
paragingly of the Office of county com.
missioner. For instance; we noticed
in an exchange the other day a refer.
ence to the comparatively insignifi-
cant" Office of county commissioner,
and we rise to remark that it is all a
mistake. The county commissioner
is the only barrier between the
money of the people and the gaping
chasms of thousand forms of ex.
penditure, and to prove an effective
barrier he must be selected with re-
gard to his appreciation of the duties
of his position. We are glad to be-
lieve that our incoming board will
prove itself one devoted to the public
interests, and can only regret the
absence of those of the old regime
who have been conspicuous for the
same quality.
"Tommy. my son, fetch in stick
of wood" "Ah! my dear mother. -
responded the youth, "the grammatical
portion of your education has been
sadly neglected. You should have
said: "Thomas,my son TRANSPORT from
that recumbent collection of cOmbus-
tible material upon the threshold of
this edifice one Of the curtailed ex.
cresences of a defunct log