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

Oats, 2s @ %.
Elegant slelghing during the past
ter days.
Skating is played out, and the
"kids" are mad.
The area of Stevens county is 57l.4o
square miles, or 365, 1880 acres. The
lakes and rivesr cover 0,411.S1 acres.
The G. A. R. Post and Camp of Sons
of Veterans of Hancock will have a
camp fire on the evening of Wash
ington's birthday, February 22d.
These are the days when the small
boy, who shrleks if his face is washed
in cold water, feels only thrill OF de-
light rs his blue fingers mould the
frigid SNOWFALL.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Crossfeld,
to allow the lowering of the water of
Serpent lake, in Grant county, passed
the house lastFriday under the suspen-
sion of the rules.
Did you stake in" the eclipse ofthe
moon last Wednesday night? The
night was somewhat rocky" but the
eclipse came off according to previous
announcement, all the same.
LIE Sueur Sentinel: The "White
Caps" have appeared In LIE Sueur; at
least letters were addressed numer-
ously to certain person in town last
week, advising him to seek another
locally, and signed white Cap"
We have received from Prof. n. H.
Winchell, state geologist, copy of
the second volume of the final report
of the state geologist on the geologi-
cal and natural history survey OF the
state OF Minnesota. 1t is a large, hand
some and valuable publication.
Litchfeld News Ledger: The girls
of the State University have organ
lied military company and propose
to show the boys how drilling ought
to be done. We can imagine their
captain singing out: "Dress up on the
right, there!' "Close up in the rear
rank!" and the like.
It is stated that printed matter can
be copied on any paper of an absorbent
nature by dampentng the surface with
a weak solution of acetate Of iron and
pressing in an ordinary copying press.
Old writing may also be copied on
unsiEed paper, if wet with a weak
solution of iron mixed with simple
solution of sugar syrup.
The highest land in Stevens county,
las we learn from the Geology of
Minnesota"D, is in the town of Swan
Lake, 1850 feet above sea-level; aver
age hight of the town, 1870 feet, 40
feet higher than the average hight of
Morris township. The mean hight
of Stevens county is 1870 feet above
the level of the sea.
An exchange notes the supposed
death of one of Its delinquent sub
scribers in the following novel way:
zone of our subscribers, who Is con-
siderably in arrears, said he would
call and settle January 1st, if he was
alive. He still appears on the streets,
but as he did not call, it is natural to
suppose he is dead, and is simply
walking around to save the funeral
expenses"
It will pay you to file your home
paper. No volume in your library
will afford more pleasure. It gives
dates of local events which you can
not obtain Isewhere-marriages obit-
uaries, legal notices, all kinds of To-
cal events, &c. In short, your home
paper is a history OF the locality In
which you reside, and if kept on file
will often be found handy for refer
ence. Suppose you try it.
We notice that the list of jurors Sc
lected by the board of county COM
missioners is published with the pro-
oeedings of the board in every county
in the state from which we have ex.
changes, except Stevens county. Why
not publish the list of names selected
for jurors In this county? Tt was q
part of the proceedings of the board
and it has been customary heretofore
topubIish the list with the other pro-
ceedings.
Why in thunder don't those farm
ers and stock raisers who advocate
the dehorning Of cattle, get rid of tht
horned breed and raise the no-horl
cattle, like the Red Polled and Pollel
Angus? There are no better breeds In
the world than these, and by raising
them the cruel practice of dehornine
would be done away with. Those VIII,
prefer horned cattle can raise them
and those who prefer no-horns cal
raise that breed. In fact they cal
take either horn of the dilema the,
choose, only stop the dehorning oper
alton.