The sun., 1894-02-08

This is the last week of the financial
statement, but next week comes the
delinquent tax list and two weeks will
elapse ere our columns will be free
from overcrowding.
{ 1t may interest some, of our local
chess men to know that the great
masters, Steinetz and Hasker, have at
J last come to terms and have about
completed arrangements for match
to begin March 18th.
Some of our machine men report
having already taken orders for
seeders and drills. This looks like
business and means that but a short
time will elapse ere the spring work
begins. By the way,is your machinery
in good shape for seeding3
The party of Racine gentlemen
whom the Ortonville Journal recently
stated were viewing the land between
the lake and Wllmot for the location
of a colony, have closed a deal with
Graves " Vinton, of st. Paul, for
$500 acres of the land viewed.
! John Welter, the supposed murderer
of Albert Kosanke, was brought be-
fore Judge Simmons, at Little Falls
last Friday f0r examination. fiis
counsel waived further examination
and the prisoner was committed to
await the action Of the The grand jury in
March.
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. & Hauson's
store, and in order to save the glass
from further damage a hole was
drilled at the end of the crack to
prevent its 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 of the
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 the 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 confiscated.
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 or
sitting room furniture, will confer a
favor by examining the articles for
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 a
gathering of the members of Golden
} Sheaf lodge No. 1873, who after
witnessing the comforting Of NJ. M.
degree, partook of banquet and
passed the remainder of the evening
in social manner The attendance
was large, between forty and fifty
members being present.