The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-12
THURSDAY, JULY II, 1894. No. 90,
LOCAL..

Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j. Jones left Tor
the cities Tuesday.
A game of ball with Willmar at
Benson is talked of.
III. Lundemo, of Litehfeld, was
in town on Sunday.
A. c. Thorpe was in town the past
week invoicing stock.
supt. o. o. Winter went west la st
week on tour of inspection.
Mrs. Gillespie and son returned
yesterday from visit amongrelatives
Con Newman was made happy on
Tuesday by the addition to his fam:
lily of a son.
E. B. Woodward was in town on
Friday, looking after his business in
terests in this locality.
Traffic on the N. P. branch is still
suspended and mails are going by
stage to adjacent points.
Excellent work and rapid progress,
is being made on the foundation OF
the school house addition.
E. W. Randall took in the state
convention as a spectator, and was
also attending to state fair matters.
The county commissioners were in
session the first of the week, with a
large amount of business to transact
Mrs. J. Cunty returned from Tacoma
Tuesday, where she had been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Whitney, for several
weeks.
Jas. P. Pinkham, the temperance
lecturer, addressed a good sized
audience at the court house last Fri
day evening.
H. S. Judson went to st. Paul on
Monday evening and transacted bus
mess, as well as taking part in the
political convention.
What, with base ball, the circus,
political conventions and other amuse-
ments, the past week has been a
continual round of laborious joy.
Bert Linsley, Charles Breuer, AL
bert Violin and W. J. Munro, dele
gates to the republican state conven-
ton left Tuesday noon for St. Paul.
The editor is "off" this week, that is
he is gone to the cities to look after
state convention matters, and hence
any error of omission or commission
must be charged up to the Sub"
Just about this season of the yea
the mail arriving for the loca
politicians is spread all over with
titles, conspicuous among which are
the prefix "Hon." It don't last long.
The Misses Beatrice and Blanct
Munro left Tuesday for St. Paul
where the former will remain severa
weeks visiting relatives. The latte,
returned home accompanied by he
father to-day.
E. C. Baird, of Graceville, was il
town on Monday, and naturally wa
much pleased with the result of tn
Big Stone county convention, whicl
practically gives him place on tn
republican legislative ticket.
During the past week the weathe
has been favorable for growing crop
and the fields look vigorous but thin
The crop now depends on how tn
grain fills, but the average will b
low with everything most favorable
What of prices for wheat this fall
the question often asked, and Will
there is not much on which to base a
estimate, yet among those best in
formed an advance Of from five to te
cents over present prices is looked fol
LosT.-On Monday night, ba
horse 5 years old, with rat tail and sta
in face, Any information leading t
recovery of said horse will be thank
fully received by JOHN McNAL1l
Morris, MINI.
We notice that the unsavory outfi
consisting of three women and tw
men, who were run out of this -yicir
ity by the authorities, have travele
north to Glyndon, where they wer
arrested and fined for disorderly cor
duct.
A specimen of what looks lik
Ignite was found on the Gould farr
while digging well. The substanc
was found at q depth of twenty-fv
feet and has the appearance Z
charcoal; but is heavier and NOR
slatey and brittle.
Contrary to general expectatio
Forepaugh's circus got through th
blockade, and by skipping Brainerc
got into Morris at noon Saturday an
pitched their tents, waiting here fc
Mondays performance after whic
they left for Sank Centre and Littl
Falls,