The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-16

The Morris high school nine are t,
play the Benson club on tomorrow
afternoon at the Driving Park. AID
mission, 10 cents.
o. G. Hanson, last week, tenderet
his resignation as a member of tn,
board of school trustees. A successor
has not been chosen as yet.
Workmen are busy laying a new
side track on the west side of the
Northern Pacific depot, for the &C.
commodation of freight business.
A team belonging to James Brennan
that took run round town Saturday
forenoon, were headed off soon enough
to spoil a good item and prevent
damage.
Old settlers who remember "Bill
Dragoo" viii not be surprised to learn
that he is one of Royalton's justices
of the peace. William always had
a judicial bent and hence must be in
his element.
As all the republican and populist
conventions are held, and as the dem
ocrats are soon to put their county
and Legislative tickets in the field, il
is probable there will be more or less
politics talked of between now and
November.
Harvesting operations are gradually
being completed, and but small
portion of the wheat and oat crop re-
mains to be cut. Stacking is pro-
crossing rapidly, and in some in
stances the plows are at work in
stubble fields.
In attempting to lasso a broncho
at the stock yard Sunday evening,
the animal made desperate effort to
escape and leaped a seven foot fence,
but fell in such way as to infict
permanent injuries that necessitated
its being shot.
Some small boys, gained entrance
to Martin Flatner's store room and
not only distracted lot of TASKS, but
had the cool impudence TO sell part
of them to the owner. AS the lads
names are known, they should be
made an example of.
All scholars in the grammar grades
and high school department who did
not take the final examination, or
who were conditioned in any study,
will have an opportunity to make up
the work August Both and 31st in the
high school room. r. G. DEWEY.
So far the new wheat marketed
shows very little foul stuff, and hence
the dockage is nominal, while the
weight overruns machine measure.
This will effect a material benefit to
farmers as on last years crop the
dockage was not only heavy, but the
wheat did not weigh out we'll.
Messrs. II. H. Wells, of Morris, F.
Wilcox, of Hancock, A. Wells, of
Herman, Miss Minnie Davidson, of
Litchfield, and Miss Ida Borrill, of
Morris, leave to-day for the east to
purchase fall stock of goods for the
stores at Wheaton, Barrett, Hancock,
Morris, Herman and Litchfeld.
The date of the opening of the
schools has been changed by the
school board, to Monday, Sept. 10th,
in order to give further time in which
to get new building enclosed and
make necessary changes in heating
arrangements through the old part of
building, prior to the schools opening.
The protracted drouth and tropical
heat Of several weeks duration has at
last been dispelled and broken by the
refreshing showers of last week. 1t
seemed like coming back to Minnesota
from the torrid regions, to have cool,
invigorating breezes and bracing at
mosphere, instead of the epervating
and sitting heat of the past two
months.
This promises to be good season
for prairie chickens, and the coveys
are said to be numerous and large.
1t is, however, too dry for dogs to work
well, and unless the ground is soon
moistened by rains the hunting will
have to be done principally at early
morning and late in the evening
when the dew is on the ground.
Birds now seen are large and also
wild,
Several teams equipped with the
necessary appliances for cutting and
securing hay passed through Morris
last Tuesday, en- route to Ottertail
county. The parties came from Sioux
Falls, S. D., and will put up and press
hay for shipment to that locality, be.
ing compelled to do this in order tc
provide feed for winter use. In the
cities, wild hay is quoted at $11 and
$l2 per ton.
Among the practices that are be
ing discontinued is the publication o.
cards of thanks. It is considered
better to express acknowledgement
for kindness rendered, in person, but
where this is not practicable q letter
is permissible. It is not considered
good form to express thanks fol
sympathy, but only to give recog
milton mr. obligations for spac;a1 act