Morris tribune., 1886-08-11
LOCALS.

day September, l5tn.
The welcome hum of the thresher
is again heard in the land.
What have you set aside for ex-
hibition at the county Fair?
See La Crosse business college ad-
vertisement in another column.
Thomas Golden has just completed
fine residence upon his farm in the
town of Scott.
W. Dumble has purchased fine
driving horse and enjoys as fine rig
as any one in the place.
Very few counties in the state can
boast of as great a quantity of the best
kinds of stock as Stevens.
Hay promises to be scarce next
winter. 1t will pay to put up as
much of 1t as possible for market.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sunley has been dangerously sick at
Brainerd, but is now recovering.
No time should be lost in stacking
or threshing the grain. Disastrous
rains are liable to come at any time.
An interesting letter was received
yesterday from L. ]. Schattman, but
is necessarily laid oyer till next week.
Crops are proving to be better than
has been expected. Even in locall-
ties visited by hail, there is partial
crop.
The w. G.. L. Z. of Morris, will
meet on Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Sprague. A full attendance is de-
sired.
Albert DeKay took in the first load
of new wheat of the season at tAe
Union elevator yesterday. 1t graded
number hard.
Market gardening pays. A con-
siderable number of people living
near Morris can testify to the truth
fulness of this stat tement.
Get the signal service weather sig
nails up high enough so that people
can see them from their homes. Let's
have the full benefit of them.
Next Sunday is the 18th. 1t should
be Observed as religiously as though
it numbered the 14th and we pre-
sumo it will be, especially by the
shootist.
Diversified farming is rapidly sue
ceeding the all wheat plan i'll this
county and the farmers are becoming
more prosperous in consequence OF
the change.
J,E. Danielson is as wide awake
and aggressive as ever and is already
prepared for the Fall trade. See his
new advertisement in his corner oi
the TRIBUNE.
Mrs. G.. H. Smith, the Illinois Chalk
Talker, spent last Saturday and Sun
day in Morris. She lectured once
and proved to be very interesting
an attractive speaker.
The Stevens County Abstract 8
Real Estate Agency does a large In
surance, as we'll as other kinds O.
business. See their new advertise
ment In another column.
A large number of hogs have recent
ly been bought and shipped by
Messrs. Croonquist and Peters. Three
and one half cents per pound, live
weight, is the price paid.
Because of the illness of one of oul
typos, during part of this last week
considerable matter intended for thi
weeks TRIBUNE is necessarily re
served for some future issue.
An interesting game of ball betweel
Upper" and Lower" town afforded
amusement for the people OF Morri
Yesterday afternoon. The score is L
to 7 in favor of"Lower" town.
An advertisement for Carlton col
lege appears in another column. Thi
college is one of the best in the state
is thoroughly established and is en-
titled to the most favorable considera
tion.
The Morris Brick Yard and Manu-
featuring Go. are meeting with un
usual success this season. They ar
making a perfect quality of presse
brick and have no difficulty in max
ing sales.
G. E. Camp is here and is maxim
arrangements for building upon an
otherwise improving the farm recent
Iypurehased of +. T.. Newell. Thi
fine farm is located in the town {
Daren,
8. A. FIaherty has more dignifie
and important air now that has bee
noticeable heretofore. The reason
to be found in the arrival of a daugl
ter at his home last Sunday. Coz
gratulations are in order.
Select your best grain, your be-
fruit, your best vegetables and yo'
best stock for exhibition at the count
Fair and help to make display til
which this county can boast.
This is the best month In the ye
to kill weeds. Do not consider lar
summer fallowed if 1T is growing RAJ
weeds. Keep the harrow going un
not weed is left to go to seed. II
size ard quality of next years Gro
depends largely on this.
Mr.. Elmer has two and two thir
acres of onions this season. From I'll
piece of land he will doubtless reall
more clean cash than many farme
who still cling to exclusive whe
raising will make from whole o
hundred and sixty acres.
The call for the Republican legis
tive district convention appears