The sun., 1886-08-19

More rain to. day.

"Don't shoot the birds - Oh, no.
The democratic county committee
has been named.
Farmers are taking a rest on ac-
count of the storm.
This is given us be the signal SER
vice for clear weather.
Everybody in Morris that can get
away will attend tho state fair and
expo sition.
A piece of roof was found at Ole
Slogans s and it is not known from
whence it came.
No less than sixty birds were killed
by any one person last Sunday unless
an en- viably honest one.
New wheat is coming in. Six hun.
dred bushels were unloaded at the
lower elevator last Tuesday.
Many farmers do most of their hay
ing after harvest. Hay cut on upland
now is the most valuable fodder.
1t was thought that the smoke per-
vading the atmosphere few days
last week was from the Wisconsin
forest fires.
It is nearly time for the convenience
Of all concerned that the needed re-.
pairs on the school building damaged
by fire be made.
Mr.. II. E. Bingham furnishes an
important and interesting communi.
cation to THE Sun this week. Read
and consider seriously.
Rev. a. S. Foster, of sauk Centre.
will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning and speak on
prohibition in the evening.
Mr.. Ole Bake, of Framnas, has a
crop of the finest corn we have ever
seen in Stevens county. Some of the
stalks measure over IA feet in height.
The following are the officers of the
school district for the coming year:
D. r. Sutherland, president; Samuel
Larson, treasurer, and D. r. .Whea-
ton, clerk.
We are in receipt of No. 2, Vol. l.
of the Minneapolis Trade Reporter,
a commercial journal. It is valua.
BILE journal for the business man
whose patronage it solicits.
Many people seem to be ignorant OF
the fact that a newspaper is not anxi'
GUS to extend gratutious favors to
those who do not in any manner con
tribute to its support. Or it may be
"gall" instead of ignorance.-Apple
ton Press.
Crops are unusually good. but much
anxiety is felt about saving the whole
of them in their normal condition
The weather has been very broker
since harvest, SO that many have be-
gun to feel discouraged.
Farmers are beginning to haul
wheat; runners for the fall trade are
around; merchants are now putting
in new stocks of goods, and every
thing is assuming q moro bushes:
like and prosperous appearance.
Mr.. J. B. Brom will rattle valu
able double barrel breech loading sho'
gun next Saturday evening. Tickets
fifty cents. IT you have not ticke
secure one at once before they ar,
all gone.
Don't fail to hear Ella June Meade
the celebrated entertainer and imper
senator. She will be in Morris Aug
80 and comes under the auspices o
the Congregational and Methods
churches.
The following is the democratic
committee for the ensuing year, a
appointed by chairman Hancock: I
E. Pearce, chairman, L. L. Heglund
John Maginnis, E. n. Morrill, an
Michael Dewane.
A part of the residence on the Cas-
we'll place, Horton, occupied by w
D. Sterling, was torn away and com
pletely demolished. The barn wa
blown down and horse belonging t
Mr.. Sterling had a leg broken.
A band of travelling gypsies wer
in town performing the fortune tel
ing act few days this week. The
did not meet with much success fo
their prices are too high, money
too scarce and, therefore, there wer
too many sensible people in Morris
| The public schools of Morris wi
open with the following corps of il
structors: Principal, Prof.L.J KNAPP
grammar department. Miss Ida Stel
bins; East intermediate, Miss JUL
johnson; West intermediate, Mi.
Maggie Fryberger; East Primar.
Mrs. Eva1yn Church; West primar.
Miss Emma Spooner.
Minnesota summer blizzards dc nj
agree with chicken hunters. II 70
do not believe it we respectfully ref,
you to Gus, Stenger. We believe |
has reappeared from the ditch by tt
wayside into which he was uncer
! monously landed during the lit
blow on Sunday evening.