The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-11-29


Q of the facts. exists regarding the dis
8 missal of the case Of the state VS.
. Elmer Burgess,of the town of Horton
Q charged with the larceny of gun
! and tried at Hancock, Monday. TIL,
only reason for dismissing the action
: was, that the evidence was no
: sufficient to make out case unde
the complaint
q 1t is surprising that the demand
Q for wood continues as it does, for i
: would certainly seem, after the vas
8 amount that has been sold and de
livered from this point, that the con.
Q sumers would be fully stocked up fol
the winter. The N. p railroad com
pany is kept busy hauling in fresh
. supplies, but it is loaded from cars tc
!. wagons almost as fast as received
) Prices are low and there is large
: trade from territory tributary to other
points that has been attracted here by
the cut.
, Would it be possible to use some
. Of the vacant lots in the vicinity oil
the engine house, for a public skating
i rink? Water could be obtained from
i the town well, if not Immediately, at
least as soon as there is coating of
snow to form the basis for the ice.
The youth of the community would
|, appreciate such an undertaking and
the trouble and outlay would be nom.
inal. We are of the opinion that the
council would be sustained if they
undertook the work of preparing a
rink.
| On Saturday evening last the pre-
liminary steps for the organization OF
an orchestra were taken. The meet
ing was held at j. A. Johnson's office,
and the following gentlemen met
Prof. Chase, with the result, that the
work of rehearsal and instruction will
be begun at once. There were present
j. A. johnson first violin, H. B. Lunds
cornetist, A. Watzke clarionet, F.
A. Hancock trombone and John Walsh
bass viol. Ascend violin will be added
and probably one or two more instru-
mentalists will be included before the
organization is completed.
We understand that the plans for
the new Spooner block include, in
addition to the stores and offices, an
opera house of size and arrange
ment that will afford full and very ac-
ceptable accommodations to the Nor
ris public. For many years the COM
munity has felt the need of COM
Portable and conveniently located hall
and the lack of accommodations has
occasioned not only Inconvenience,
but has prevented many desirable at
fractions from visiting our town. 1t
is to be hoped that the proposed ar
rangement will be carried out.
Last Sunday morning IAN east bound
extra stock train was wrecked be-
tween Hancock and Clontarf. One of
the cars near the engine climbed the
rail and was dragged for over two
miles before the coupling parted, and
when the connections broke, nine car
loads of sheep went into the ditch and
over five hundred head were killed.
The wreck will be an expensive one
for the company as there was, in adj
dition to the loss on the sheep, heavy
damage to rolling stock and track.
The track was cleared in season to
allow the regular trains to pass.
Recent experiments in some of the
eastern states has proved, that fall
planted potatoes, have been in the
main successful. The seed was cut
in good sized pieces, covered about six
inches deep with earth, and the sur
face mulched with a six inch covering
of straw. The potatoes made an early
start, the mulching being removed in
May, and the yield harvested in July
was fine crop. The ground should
be well drained to prevent the spring
moisture from rotting the seed. The
| principal advantage is, in having the
crop in early and doing it when there
is not rush Of spring work.
Stone crosswalks, will have to re-
place the wooden ones now in use on
our principal thoroughfares, as the
heavy traffic destroys the plank,
| almost as fast as it is put down.
Thing should also be used for all
drains and culverts, and while the
first cost of stone crossings and thing
for culverts, would be much greater
than for wood, their permanency
would offset the increased outlay. In
| fact, had it not been for the aching
void in our village treasury, that pro-
hibited unusual expenditures, the
council would have discarded lumber
for use on our crossings and drains.
Now that the singing school is a
pronounced success and the orchestra
an established fact, how about the or
ganization of literary and dramatic
society? A little persistent effort and
the cooperation of those interested, is
all that is necessary to ensure organ
izations that will be of incalculable
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