The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-29
THURSDAY, July 20, 1886. No. 81
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Locals are at premium this week.
DR.. Dudley withdraws from the race
for coroner.
Mr.. Kemp replies with some advice
to We editor.
A large party of land hunters stop
ped at Morris Tuesday night.
| The boots and shoes dealers are en-
livened to sense of genuine compe-
tition.
Travelling on the trucks with his
trunk on the cow catcher is the
latest dodge of the west-bound tramp.
During the storm last Friday night
two valuable horses belonging to Mr..
L. H. Stanton were killed by light
ming.
The county commissioners met in
regular session this week. The pro-
ceedings will be given in next issue
of THE Sun.
Mr.. Patrick Williamson and wife
arrived in Morris last week from
Kansas City, Mo-, and will make
Stevens county their future home.
An enjoyable dance was participant
ed in by large party of young people
Tuesday evening at Berkin' s hall. The
music was furnished by Highland
Piper.
| We call the attention of hunters to
the resolution adopted by the citizens
of the town of Morris. They appear
in another column.
Eighth street will have no crossing
over the right-of-way. So the coun-
Gil decided by vote of four to one at
it's meeting last Monday afternoon.
Reports of house breaking and bur-
glaries are quite frequent of late and
it is advisable that extra precautions
for protection of property should be
taken.
The railway company has cleared
it's right-of-way of all the weeds that
were growing thereon and it now
presents moro respectable appear
ance.
The farmers are busily engaged in
the harvest field and the political
field is consequently rather quiet.
Work-political work-will begin
after the other work is done. There
Is plenty of time to do it in.
1t has been suggested by several
that theOrtonville method of dealing
with tramps be adopted, that is to have
them NOW down the weeds on the
streets of the village.
The gun club at Litchfield has
arranged for a shooting tournament
at that place on August 10 and IL.
Liberal prizes will be distributed and
all it's neighboring clubs including
that of Morris have been invited to
attend.
D.Rober tson, the attorney we spoke
of some time since, arrived here Sat.
urday last and is now located over
the Pioneer drug store. Mr.. Robert
son comes here with the best of re-
concentrations, and will undoubtedly
meet with success.--Wheaton Gazette.
The farmers have experienced
trouble with binding Irvine this year.
The greater portion of it being re-
turned. We understand that thor
ough saturation of the Irvine with
kerosene remedies the defect, and it
gives no further trouble.
Whether it be encouragement or
not. and we believe it is, machine
agents have never sold as many
machines in Morris as they have this
year. Last Tuesday all the machines
were cleared out, the dealers not be-
ing able to load them fast enough to
supply the demand.
We have just received a car load Of
Singer sewing machines; among them
we have some that we shall sell fol
only $40 cash. Parties wanting new
machines will do well to see our agent
and secure one of those CHEAP
+. machines before they are all closed
out. THE SINGER M'F'G Co.,
J. E. BemiS, manager
The Olive Branch, speaking Of the
. democratic county ticket is pleas
ed to make the following truthful
acknowledgment. It says: "The
democrats will probably elect part Of
!. their ticket. Mr.. Baldwin, in par
: ticular. is a strong candidate before
the people,"
After an efficient management O.
. the Perkins House for over a yea
Mr.. Kemp has given up its control
!, He removed last Saturday and is nov
domiciled in the pleasant residence
on the corner of Fifth Street ant
Oregon Ave.
The lecture last Friday evening
delivered by John G. Fremont, OK
. slave, ETC., to very small audience
was too rambling and disconnected |
discourse to be of any interest at all
Mr.. Fremont must learn to talk les
and more to the point before he Cal
expect the people to appreciate hi
efforts.