The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-02

| II. II. NellS returned ITOW 8ioH
wood Tuesday, leaving on the night
train for Litchfield, He returns tc
the lake to-day,
| An unusually large amount Of the
crops will be stacked this year and
less grain will be threshed from the
shock than for several years past. al
present prices farmers are in nc
hurry to market their grain.
Prof. Snyder in Farm, Stock &
Home gives the following recipe fol
making baking powder of superior
quality and at nominal cost. The
cream of tarter should be pure and
purchased from reliable druggist:
Application was made for a writ OF
habeas corpus in the case of Thomp-
son, held for the larceny of buggy,
but Judge Brown refused to grant
the writ, and SO this party must re-
main in durance vile until the fall
term of court.
Typhoid fever is reported preva-
lent in several localities throughout
the western part of the state. Impure
water causes this dread ailment, and
a simple preventive is to boil the
water before using for either cooking
or drinking purposes.
Chas. Fl. Warren, controller of the
Great Northern, succeeds G. W. Case
as general manager. None of our
business men who have had dealing
with Mr.. Case, will regret his removal,
as he was a most disa greeable man to
transact business with.
Some parties from Wisconsin are
corresponding with a party here, with
the object of ascertaining if there is
sufficient fax raised in this county TO
warrant their starting a tow factory
in Morris. 1t would be a good thing
for farmers if such an enterprise is
established, as it would provide
market for fax straw.
Such is the extremely dry condition
of the grass, that prairie fires are al
ready doing damage. In some in
stances grain fields have also been
swept, and it is hence, advisable to
not only be exceedingly careful about
starting fires, but it would also be a
good idea to plough round grain fields
as soon as the outer edges are cut.
E. Dunlap, of Sank Centre, will
have charge of Wells, Pearce & Cos
elevator the coming season, Mr.. W.
P. Fowler having resigned to engage
in business for himself. Mr. Dunlap
is an old, experienced and thoroughly
competent wheat grader, and comes
we'll recommended. He will move with
his family to Morris during the
present month.
A reasonable schedule of prices has
been adopted by what there is of. the
Threshermen's association in the
northwest, and they will probably be
the prevailing prices this year. Oats
2 cents, wheat cents, fax Z cents,
barley . cents and rye 8 cents.
These prices will give fair wages on
an average crop aud will be accepted
as reasonable compensation by fair
minded people.
F. E. Blaisdell, proprietor of Blais
del1s & Co.'S Sea Foam Hair Grower,
has been in town during the week,
advertising his hair tonic. He has
treated a great many ladies and
gentlemen, who speak very highly of
his tonic. 1t is ON sale at Kruger &
Slawson's drug store, and anyone
troubled with hair falling, dandruff,
premature gray hair or badness,
should call and get bottle. Every
bottle guaranteed.
P. Mcdonald, agent for P. F.
Collier, was in town last week and
secured a large number of orders for
the works of the great standard
authors. The enstallment plan, on
which the books are sold, puts within
reach of all the works of the worlds
great writer's, and the small payment
of one dollar per month, will secure
the complete works of any famous
author, the books being sold at the
amazingly low price Of one dollar pei
volume. ...
A small area in the west part of the
county was visited by young cyclone
last Thursday afternoon. AL. DeKay
was setting up Mccormick binder il
the section visited by the storm anC
had all the parts of the machine un
boxed, and was just fairly started
when the wind took the binder anc
tumbled it end over end, scattering
the bolts, castings and other parts fal
and wide. The wind was of sufficien
force to move a large farm building
off its foundation.
Our high school, as expected, ap
. pears in the third grade of state higl
, schools, and we trust that anothe
year will see it advanced at least to tn,
second if not the first grade. Their,
is no reason why we should not hav
t a first grade high school here. It
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