Morris tribune., 1886-06-16


Wykehoffmann that Morris Is fortu-
nately situated in regard to cyclones
and that her inhabitants are reason
ably free from danger. The direction
and motion of cyclones and the effect
of large bodies of water upon them are
we'll determined. The Professor says
that Lake Crystal is in exactly the
right direction ana is of sufficient di-
mansions to break the Obstructive
force ofany cyclone that may at any
time threaten this city. This will
cause our picturesque lake to be more
highly valued than ever.
An accident occurred at Watab on
June Sth by which James McAllister,
| u we'll known Northern Pacific con-
ductor, lost his life. He was taking
some ears of granite from the quarry
track ut Watab and WAS just switch
| ing some cars back onto the quarry
track when section of his train, con-
sistlng of the cars OF granite just taken
out, that was standing OH the track
above the switch, suddenly started,
on account of the steep grade, and ran
down to the switch, striking another
section of the train, wrecking three
cars, and instantly killing Mr.. Nc
| Allister. The caboosessOn the verious
freight trains on the road have been
| draped in his memory.
The teachers of the public schools
| are each planning to spend the sum-
mer vacation pleasantly and get as
much rest from it AS possible. Miss
| Stebbins will leave this week for her
old home in Winona county. Miss
johnson will divide the time between
the North Star Mills, her home, and
| Morris. Miss Fryberger will soon
be with her parents and friends i'll
Goodhue. Miss Spooner will spend
the vacation at her home in Morris,
while Mrs. Church, after spending
few weeks at Lake Minnewaska Will
leave for her home at'Hamline. Mrs.
| Church will also visit friends i'll
| Winona aud Red Wing before return
ing to Morris next September.
The union Sunday school picnic
given in Frisby's grove yesterday was
largely attended and was enjoyable
in every particular. Because of the
rain of the night before, postpone
ment until Friday of this week was
considered, but early Tuesday morn
ing it was found that a postponement
was!unnecessary. The people gathered
at the Congregational church where
a sufficient number of teams to take
all to the grove had been provided.
The Excelsior band furnished
the music for the occasion.
At!the grove there was bakset dinner
and n general good time. There was
large number of people present from
the country as we'll as from Morris.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Norwegian Luthern Synod church !
gave very pleasant festival last even
ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Johnson. There was alarge at
tendance. A pavilion was prepared,
decorated with leaves and flowers and
lighted with chinese lanterns and
torches in which refreshments were
served The Excelsior. band was in at
tendance and furnished an album
dance of excellent music.
The ladies had prepared u
large number of ornamental and USE
full articles ola miscellaneous nature
which were sold at auction and helped
to swell the receipts. The proceeds
are to be used in the construction of n
church.
One of the business mon of Morris,
| who is somewhat inclined toward
statistics, has estimated that enough
has been lost on wheat held over
| since last Fall to pay the entireIbond-
ed and other Indebtedness of the
county. He estimates that 100000
! bushels have been kept till this spring
| by farmers and dealers together and
OH this he figures the loss per bushel
as follows depreciation in price 2Octs.
storage, 7cts,; shrinkage in weight,
| l cent; interest, 10 cts: total, 80 cts,
making grand total of $97, 500. In
some particulars the estimates are
rather large, but they will serve to
show what large sum of money
would have been gained to this county
had the entire crop of wheat been
sold as soon as 1t was threshed.
| While waiting for train in Winona
one day last week we spent little
time in the court house there and in
terested ourselfin the proceedings of
the U. S, district court. We found
w. NJ. Campbell officiating as y. s.
Marshal and G. P. Maginnis perform
ing the duties of deputy. Here the
TRIBUNE rises to remark that the APP
pointment of G. r, Maginnis as deputy
U. s. Marshal meets with favor not
only among the Democrats of
Western Minnesota but of the whole
state. Mr.. Maginnis, as sheriff of
this county for two terms, has had ex-
perience in the kind of work he Is
now called upon to perform and is
unusually we'll qualified for such
work. Mr.. Campbell has acted wise
Iy in making Mr.. Maginnis his deputy.
II Tl,e,uuuaI husinesS meeting of the
Stevens County Auxiliary of the
American Bible Society will he held
on Tuesday evening of next week.
Rev. Mr.. Hinton Dist. superinten-
dent will be present. The annual
public meeting for discussing the
work of this society will be held in
the Congregational church next Sum
day evening, Hev, u. p. Robertson