The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
THURSDAY, Aug. %, 1885. No. 4
Too hot for chicken hunting.

The weather has settled and thresh-
ing has begun in earnest.
Mayor Newell was unwell the fore
part of the week, but is now better
again.
Last Saturday was severely hot
day. The thermometer reached l19'
in the sun.
Our anarchistic foreman of the past
seven months, dc. "rted for st. Paul
on Monday.
&c. Hodg son in the Herman Her
man of last week wallops Bro. Ran
dali without mercy.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found call for the Big Stone comfy
democratic convention.
The latest
ooh, for some nice shady spot,
Where 1t isn't so awful hot.
A pleasant dancing party was given
last Saturday evening at the school
house east of town by the Misses
Gaughan.
VIM. Noting is on his last course of
ice. If this warm weather continues
our people will be calling for more
ice soon.
We learn that Mrs. Ole Martinson,
the woman who had a thigh broken
in Framnas, during the recent heavy
storm, is in critical condition.
Judging from the serpent stories
we hear from the different watering
| places, we are forced to believe that
the visitors are not Prohibitionists in
the literal sense.
The campers at Pomme de Terre
| Lake were among the losers by storm.
A tree which was blown down near
their camp fell upon a stove COM
p!etely demolishing it.
Many Morris citizens will attend
the state fair, and many who will not
do so on account of the great heat of
the weather, will wait few weeks
and go to the exposition then.
| We are not a people given to per-
sonal adornment. at any rate, &C
cording to the assessors returns, a
trif1e of 1856 will cover all the dia.
monds and jewelry in the county.
The Democrat wants roller rink
for Benson. It's wishes can be easily
satisfied. There are lots of them in
the country that will almost be given
away. Benson has never had roller
rink.
A game of base ball was played at
the grounds last Saturday evening.
Four Innings, with score of 8 to O.
1t was no pitched battle but friend
ly game. Sides were chosen SO we
are unable to name the winning nine.
Candidates Helgeson, Favrow,
Thorpe and the local dignitaries had a
seance in Morris, Saturday afternoon.
A threatening wind-storm got on to
the racket and veered off-for less
favored portions of this great state.
Hon. S. L. Campbell, attorney fol
the Manitoba railway company was
in town last week looking after some
tax cases in which his company is in
terested. Mr.. Campbell's chief beset-
ting sins are democracy and Goodhue
county.
During the intense heat of Satur
day large number of ripe tomatoes
in Mr.. o. F. Tewksbury's garden
were literally melted leaving nothing
on the vines but the hulls. About q
half bushel of tomatoes were destroy
ed by the heat in this way. 1t was
h-o-t hot.
Mrs. Thos. Callahan returned Sat
urday evening from Ripon. Wis.
after few weeks stay there. Hel
mother, on account of whose seriou!
illness she was called away, died ant
was buried shortly after she arrived
at Ripon. Mrs. Callahan has thu
sympathy Of her many friends il
Morris.
Farmers should be careful not tx
thresh damp wheat. The elevator,
cannot handle it, and if brought t,
town they are compelled to store i
some where to dry before marketing
We are informed that several stor,
rooms are now full of damp wheat
It is far better to put off threshing t
a later date than to lose a grade O
the grain.
AS will be noticed elsewhere i
these columns the democratic count
convention is called for August %, a
o'clock p. m. As stated in form
er issue, the holding of this CONVEX
ton is ,necessitated by the action {
: the state democratic committee i
demanding that all delegates to til
state convention shall be elected III
der the call.
Judge Brown yesterday decided
tax case. The Manitoba company pr
in answers to the cases where land
| which had been sold on contract wer
sold for delinquent taxes, The judg
held that the interest Of the railroa
In the lands was not taxable and ths
the sale was valid only against til
) interest owned by tho purchaser
Litchield independents