The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-08-05

The Excelsior Band will furnish
music at the lawn sociable at Mr..
Whiteley's next Tuesday evening.
The Excelsior Band held its first
annual meeting last Tuesday evening
and elected the following officers:
Leader, Anton Watzke; president,
John Corners; vice president, John
Carney; treasurer, Chas. Y oungq1ist;
secretary. 1. Tollifson. The election
was a lively one.
The threshers are being repaired
preparatory to the falls work. And
within fortnight tho song of the
reaper will have been succeeded by the
hum of the thresher and the farmer
will he once more made happy by the
sight of the golden grain rolling into
the half bushel.
There was small sized strike on
the n. p. Ry. section here last Tues
day, caused by the action of a too
dutiful Q) and over watchfull fore.
man in discharging one of the men
for quitting for dinner six minutes
before the noon hour. His two CON-
rades who evidently arenot sympathiz-
ers with such an act of injusticea and op.
preston quit work and gave the fore.
man an opportunity to look for help.
Herman Herald: -Mr. David Kemp,
of Morris,is an Independent candidate
for treasurer of Stevens county. He
was for several years respected Cit
izen of this place and has many
friends who would like to see him
win. However, it must be borne
in mind that the path of the indie.
pendent candidate in a county where
both parties maintain active organ.
izations is not one which is apt to
lead to success.
Grant county republicans held their
convention last week and nominated
the following ticket: Auditor, H. F.
Sanford; treasurer, Ole O. Canestorp;
sheriff, John F. Linden; register OF
deeds, John X. Lee; Judge of probate,
L. o. Foss; county attorney, George
Ketcham; surveyor, H. j. Bollum;
coroner, LIN. Phinney; clerk of court.
T. d. Mullin; court commissioner, A.
C. Belyea; superintendent, T. C,
Hodgson; commissioners, John c.
johnson, Gilbert T. Hoff. Evan E.
Bjerke, H. p. Hanson and Frank Nc
Nabb.
A fact powerfully significant of this
country's improvement is the rapid
increase of the value of meadow land
A very few years ago the use Of
meadow land was public property, but
now it is valued, like fields Of grain
and people will not make hay on raj
road or other lands regardless of own
ership. There is a demand for all
the meadow Of the west and those
who will use them must pay Their
value. AS stated by prominent
western farmer, Glands that have
been sold in the past at Is cents per
year, for hay, are now selling at 80.
to $780,"
Last Tuesday evening Rev. O. Da hl,
of Morris, was united in matrimon,
to Miss Regina Gulbrandson Of Min
neapolis. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Hegge Of this city a
his home. Rev. Dahle intended tt
have the marriage comparatively un
observed, but during the evening i
proved that 1t had became known t,
many of his friends in this city ant
also at Eagle Lake, where he laboret
as teacher and missionary for sew
eral years while attending the theo
logical seminary at Minneapolis. A
large number gathered to extend thei
congratulations and present then
with tokens Of marked love. Th
happy couple will leave on Thursda.
or their home at Morris.-Willmar
Argus.
Rev. DAZZLE and bride have arrives
in Morris and are keeping house Il
the residence Of Rev. .. Olson on Pet
Hill.