Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1889-01-23

Morris and the Mccormick horse ran
an eighty rod dash on the Tokua trot.
ting park the first of the week. The
Morris horse, Spotted Jim," much
to the surprise of the large crowd as
sembled, won the race by about Q
head. There is some talk of having
another race in Morris soon.
Whlttleaey & Fry's Patent Heating
Drum is latest and without doubt the
best heating drum ever presented to
the public. It is claimed for this
drum that it makes one ton of coal go
as far as two without 1t. We will not
attempt to give q full description OF
this great invention, but advise our
readers to call at J. D. Goods store
and examine il. MIG. has purchased
the right to manufacture these drums
in Stevens county.
Prof. n. II. Winehell, in his second
volume Of the Sociology of Minneso-
ta," says of Stevens county: "The
chief agricultural products are wheat,
oats, corn, flax, sorghum, potatoes,
hay, live stock, and dairy products.
BY reason of it's fertility of soil, salu-
brity of climate, and abundant and
excellent water, this is a very fine
farming district; and it is everywhere
adapted for cultivation and ready for
the pillow, excepting occasional sloughs
of valuable marsh grass and the steep
bluffs that enclose the streams"
We necessarily have to exclude con-
siderable editorial and other reading
matter this week In order to make
room for the local historical story,
entitled, Financial Statement of Ste
vens County, Minnesota, or, "What
Became OF the Money" written ex-
pressly for the TRIBUNE by that dis
tinguished author. Geo, M. Giltinan,
Esq. AS writer of fiction, founded
on fact" Mr.. Giltinan has but few
equals, and no superiors. No doubt
this last literary production of Mr.. g..
Will be read with interest, especially
by those interested in the interest paid
by the county.
Group is terror to young mothers,
especially during the winter months,
as it is then most prevalent. 1t can
always be prevented, Improperly treat
ed as soon as the first symptoms APP
pear. Hoarseness is the first symp-
tom; this is soon followed by a pecu-
liar, rough cough. If ChamberlaIn's
Cough Remedy is freely given as soon
as these symptoms appear, it Will in
variably prevent the attack. There
is no danger in giving the remedy, as
it contains no injurious substance.
For sale by Fritz Buckentin. soft
The editor of one of our exchanges
says that lie is acquainted with quite
a number of persons who ''get more
papers than can read now" and do
not want local paper-as long as
they can borrow it from a neighbor.
This class of people always take y
'sfamily Journal" published in New
York or somewhere, containing thrill
ling and blood-curdling romances,
such as make the young despise home
and yearn for the day when they can
break away from home restraints and
go out in the far West and become
"bad meun and die with their boots
on.
There will be lots Of work to be done
in Morris next season, by carpenters,
masons and common laborers. A
new hotel and new residences are to
be erected, and then If the water
works ard sewers are constructed, al
they should be, 1t will keep large
force of men at work during the spring
and summer months. This work
should be done by our own laborers
as far as possible and then the money
paid out will be kept at home. AND
| here is whers the protective" princi
pie comes in. Patronize home labol
and home industries, ID the motto o
| the TRIBUNE.
| Mr.. Joseph Lininger, (his nani'
should be Limberger), who lives abou
20 miles northeast Of Wabash, Ind.
is proprietor Of skunk ranch. Mr.
Iininger established his s'skunkery'
last spring with only a few animals
and now there are so in the corral
The skunk Is an animal easily raiset
and ID quite valuable for its oil AM
fur. The skin II worth from rs cent
i to $50, and tie yield of the oil, it i
said, is of about the same value. Il
some parts of Grant and Travers
counties skunks ought to do well
Why not start a "skunkeryn and form
!. i q skunk ntrust?'' s1There's million