The sun., 1894-02-08

Call on Wells Bros. Il Hanson and
examine new lot of dress goods and
notions.
The Little Falls Transcript works
off the the following on Morris man
named Heath who advertised for a
lost dog as follows: "A white pine
dog with tamarack tail; answers to
the name of "Crummy." Finder will
be literally rewarded by returning the
same"
Some of the fast horses are being
speeded on the back streets fine after
Moons, and number of exciting con-
tests have resulted. We are very for
tunate in having such fine sleighing,
as at points not over twenty miles
west and north, there is not sufficient
snow to allow the use of sleighs.
A crack was discovered the other
day in one of the large plates OF glass
in Messrs. Wells Bros. & Hanson's
store, and in order to save the glass
from further damage a hole was
drilled at the end of the crack to
prevent it's extending. The large plate
in the hall door was again broken
Friday by the wind slamming the
door
Last Friday was ground hog day
and the indications are that the
weather Will be mixture Of good, bad
and Indifferent for the next six weeks.
IF ground hog saw his shadow he had
to look early and sudden, for old Sol
gave but short sickly smile and
then withdrew and let an infant
blizzard loose on us for the rest ofthe
day.
That the assessment law should be
amended, has frequently been sugges-
ted, but the last change proposed
deserves notice. It is proposed to
amend tho law and make it
obligatory on every individual to list
his property with the assessor, and in
event of failure or refusal to SO list,
that any property found unreported
be c0nfiscated.
Mrs. Geo. Reiss has concluded to
remain with her late husbands people
and has sent for part of her house
hold effects. There is some of the
furniture now stored at Chris EuIs
that will be sold, and anyone wish
ing anything in bedroom, dining OF
sitting room furniture, will confer a
favor by examining the articles fol
sale, as Mrs. Riess is anxious to dis
pose of them.
Saturday night last was very
much enjoyed by the Masonic
fraternity, the occasion being 6
gathering of the members of Golden
Sheaf lodge No. 1873, who afte1
witnessing the comforting of NJ. NJ
degree, partook of a banquet anc
passed the remainder of the evening
in a social manner. The attendanc,
was large, between forty and fift.
members being present.
Unless there is some very fine ant
very successful figuring, on the par
of the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific railroads in their adjustmen
/ of differences in wage schedules nov
under consideration, there will be
clash that will cause trouble.
spirit of concession may avert al
difficulty, and we hope it will; as
strike would be misfortune.
The meanest man on record lives il
Bedfordshire, England, says tn
Crookston Times. He sold his son-in
law one-half of COW, and then re
fused to divide the milk, maintaining
that he had sold only the front. Th
son-inlaw was also required t
provide the feed the COW consumed
and compelled to carry water to he
three times day. Recently the CO
s tossed the old man, and now he
h suing his son-in-law for damages.
g The following conundrum is g
u ing the rounds of our exchange
Smith found ten dollar gold piet
t lying in the road; he gave it to Brow
n to settle meat bill. Brown gave
r to Jones to pay grocery accoun
% Jones turned it over to Baker in pa,
ment of balance due on the lumbe
Baker returned it to Smith in settl
ment of note. Smith took it to ii
- bank to deposit it, when the cashi
threw it out as counterfit. Now we
those various debts paid.
70 Picture Frames!
,r A new line of mouldings just 7
e ceived. Call and examine, new styl
4 Prices reduced ten per cent.
1872 E. F. HILL.
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