The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-26
suNBEAMs.

! Too hot for chicken hunting.
Democratic caucus tomorrow night.
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 l19s
in the sun.
Our anarehistic foreman of the past
seven months, de. "rted for st. Paul
on Monday.
T. C. Hodgso 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
"Oh, 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 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 a few weeks
and go to the exposition then.
We are not people given to per-
sonal adornment. at any rate. ac-
cording to the assessors returns, a
trife 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 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 for
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 a
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 Hipon. Wis.,,
after a few weeks stay there. Her
| mother, on account of whose serious
illness she was called away, died and
was buried shortly after she arrived
| at Ripon. Mrs. Callahan has the
sympathy OF her many friends in
Morris.
Farmers should be careful not to
thresh damp wheat. The elevators
cannot handle it, and If brought tc
town they are compelled to store II
some where to dry before marketing
We are informed that several store
rooms are now full Of damp wheat
It is far better to put of threshing tt
q later date than to lose . grade Of
the grain,
AS will be noticed elsewhere il
n these columns the democratic count,
convention is called for August %, a
) o'clock y. n. AZ stated IL . form
or Issue, the holding Of this convon
ton is ,necessitated by the action o
! the state democratic committee ii
demanding TINT al delegates to th
state conyeatton shall be elected an
der the call.
Judge Brown yesterday decided
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