The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-07-19

day are: No. l hard, 20 No. north
ern IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Bicknell have
commenced housekeeping on the West
side.
Mrs. A. \. Stone has been quite i'll
for several days, but is now conva-
lescing.
a baby boy arrived at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Miles last Tues
day night.
A regular meeting of the county
commissioners will be held ut the
auditors office next Monday.
liver Tolllfsons many friends wish
him success in his new field at Han
cock. where he is about to engage In
the drug business.
4 couple of horse dealers with a
large herd of ponies have been in
town during the past week. Their
trade was not brisk.
C. E. Camp has returned from
Wisconsin with string of fine horses
purchased by him there. He lost a
valuable one in St. Paul.
LOST. \ small gold cuff button
between thd Catholic church and the
rost office. The owner will thank the
finder for the return OF the same to
this office.
A. A. Stone. Rev. E. G.. 2. Sander
son and Louis Thoele represented
Stevens county prohibitionists at the
congressional convention at Fergus
Falls yesterday.
The board of commissioners have
been in session this week as aboard of
equalization, and they had lots to do,
too. A large number of farmers ap-
peared before them on tax matters.
Citizens complain that the street
lamps outside the business centre of
town are neglected.; that certain ones
of these are seldom lighted. The
proper attention should be given to
this matter.
The school house near Johnson
mill was struck by lightning last Fri
day and the interior of the building
quite badly damaged. Luckily the
scholars were picnicking. and
nobody was hurt.
Senator Horn, of Michigan, has
opened the campaign in Minnesota.
1t is said that he can explain the
benefits of protection and it's bles-
sings! to the laboring man in very
attractive style. He will speak in
Morris during tn e campaign, about
August 10th.
A very large mum Der of young
people participated in very enjoy
able s'house warming" at N. Finne
gan's last Friday evening. And the
hospitality of host and hostess that
went so far in making the occas-
sion to all happy one will long be
remembered by the many who were
present.
Last Friday afternoon one of a
team of horses with which NJ. Titz
gerald was blowing on the place OF
John Mahoney was knocked down by
shock of electricity. The driver
and Eddie Dunlavy who was few
PAGES away were also badly stunned
the latter being knocked insensible.
The horse lay motionless, as if dead
for several minutes, but has recoy-
cred. 1t was narrow escape for the
boys.
A couple Of tramps were arrested
here last Saturday for holding up g
comrade and relieving him of $2.St
worth of clothing. They were tried
before Justice Gillespie last Monday
afternoon on the charge of petit!
larceny. The names of the prisoner
were Jas. Kelly and Thomas Man
ming, and that of the complaining
witness, Frank Smirol. Manning
was sent up for sixteen days ant
Kelly was discharged.
Recently number of tramps en-:
tered and ransacked the house o
Mrs. Catharine Calvin and carried
away all the eatables they could find
Mrs. Calvin was absent at the tim
nobody being at home but few
young children, and they, of course
dared offer no resistance. A slitt1
daughter was SO badly frightened
that she has hardly recovered yet
Other depredations from this travel
ling gentry are reported. 1t will
require but little further annoyance
to arouse our citizens to the neces
sity of taking steps to deal severed,
with these troublesome visitors.
Good upright piano for sale OIL rea
sonable terms. Reason for sellin
made known to purchaser. Call earl
and get a bargain.
EMMA SPOoNER,
Spooner Farm.