Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-09-19
THE RUSSIAN THISTLE.
Farmers Of Stevens County Organic
ing to Eight the Pest.

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ing to Fight the Pest.
Pursuant to notice a meeting wal
held at the Court House last Satur
day, by the farmers and citizens o.
Stevens county and steps taken to wal
on the Russian thistle. The meeting
was called to order by Genepal Bar
rett and on mention N. r. Spur was
chosen chairman and r. j. Hall sec
rotary. On request of Gen. Barrett,
Mr.. Hall read extracts fom Bulletin
No. Is, issued by the Department. Of
Agriculture giving a history Of the
| Russian thistle in the United States
and the best way of exterminating it.
After discussion the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted:
] Resolved, That we recommend that
the citizens of the villages of Morris
and Hancock and of the several
towns of said said county Immediate
Iy call a meeting in their several
! townships, to take such measures as
they may deem best to destroy the
Russian thistle and to prevent it from
spreading from its present limits;
Resolved, that we request the vii
lage councils Of the villages Of Morris
and Hancock and the supervisors in.
each township to Immediately ascer-
| tain to what extent the Russian
thistle has already infested the land
in each township, and to forward as
soon as possible to to the county aud
itor a full description of the land so
infested, giving township, range, sec
ton and quarter, that is known to be
seeded at this time, giving the mum
Der Of acres and what is being done
to exterminate the weed and prevent
its spreading;
Resolved; That Immediately upon
receipt Of the reports from the several
townships the county auditor is re-
qnested to cause map to be made,
giving a description of the land in
tested by the Russian thistle and that
he forward a copy of the same to
Governor Nelson, with view Of ask
ing the state to enact laws to aid in
the destruction of the Russian
thistle.
On request for information the fol
lowing towns were reported to have
the thistle:
Town 125, range %, on sections 81,
"a, %, Ii and q.
Town 124, range Il, sections Is, 10,
3, 30 and Is.
Town 125, range Al, sections 8, 20,
20 and 80.
Town 1913, range ~, sections Is and
several others numbers not given.
Town 1913, range ~, sections Is. IS
and 20.
Town 125, range 48. sections 5 and
So.
Town 1875, range 40, sections 20 and
80.
Town 124, range AZ, sections "a, So,
Sc, Is, 10 and 20.
Town 1913, range 43, sections 2 and
5.
Town 123, range IS thistles report
ed, sections not given.
Town 124, range "A, sections Is
and 35.
Town 125, range A, sections 6, 8,
I and other sections, numbers not
given
This is bad enough; but in all prob
ability not all, and shows the neces-
5ity OF immediate action. County At
-orney Flaherty addressed the meet
the law concerning nox-
ous weeds, and showing the neces-
5ity of Immediate action by town SUI
and the farmers of the
county, After discussion by Gen.
Barrett and others the following
named gentlemen were appointed as
/ committee to take immediate action
md urge the farmers to destroy the
thistle and to prevent their spread
ng: 1st district, P. G. Larson; End, {
3. o. Anderson; 3rd, L. j. Sohlatt-
nan: 18th, Michael Dowen; 9th, John
Van Kleek; and County Auditor N.
R. Spur.
The committee will report at the
adjourned meeting to be held at the
Court house next Saturday, the I'D,
1t 2 p. m. 1t is desirable that at the Y
meeting on Saturday next that per-
nanent organization be affected for
t is only by organized and united eff
sort that we can hope to succeed.
This is matter of great concern to
III and il is hoped that business men,
farmers and all will take hold Of the
matter with determination to win.
R. j. HALL, N. r. SPUR, /
Secretary. Chairman,