The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-23

| A young son of Charles Gust, Of
Mora, on last Friday, lost two fingers
and badly lacerated hand, by at
tempting to dig the explosive COM
pound out of Illuminating cap, with
a wire nail. The caps are used to ex-
plode dynamite and are very powerful,
one of this kind being used by Ling
the anarchist when he suicided.
! J. NJ. Finney, Of Clinton, one Of the
republican nominees for the legisla-
ture, was in Morris last week renew
ing old acquaintance and talking
over political prospects. He was
much pleased with the outlook, and
gratifed with many assurances of
earnest and cordial support. Mr..
Finney was also surprised at the
many improvements and substantial
progress Morris has made since his
residence here.
There is some talk of taking the
big mogul freight engines off this
line and replacing them with stand
ards. If this is done it will double
the number of train crews and in
crease the number of trains CORE
spondingly. The big engines are to
go on through line freights, it having
been found that they are not
economical on way trains, the wear
and tear on stock more than offsetting
the savings on wages by reduction
in crews.
Elsewhere we publish a communi-
cation from manager III. S. Judson of
the Morris base ball team, controvert-
ing and refuting an article in a recent
issue of the Graceville Transcript,
and also challenging the Graceville
ball club to meet the Morris nine. AS
an enticement purse of either 500
or $500 is offered, and as further in
ducement the home club is to make
double the number of tallies their OPP
ponents make, or forfeit purse and
game.
A camping party, consisting OF the
following ladies and gentlemen left
yesterday morning for Glenwood and
purpose remaining week on the
shores of beautiful Minnewaska: Mis-
ses Lizzie Pushor, Maggie and Katie
Griffith, Alfaretta Stinson, frankie
Tosney and Inga Arneson, and Mes
srs G. M. Hill and George Mcpherson.
Later in the week the party will be
joined by Messrs. J. Pearce, Ell. Lea
man, L. Torpey, G. Burpee and 9TH
ers. Mrs. Butterfeld will accom-
pany the party as chaperon.
A letter from Prof. Chase to one of
our leading lady musicians intimates,
that If the necessary encouragement
is given he would like to open classes
in Morris this fall in vocal aud in
instrumental music. AS he purposes
continuing his instruction at Hancock
he desires to supplement the classes
there with classes here as he could
easily arrange to give instructions at
both places. We hope the proper
step will be taken to secure Mr..
Chase's services, for we have latent
musical talent here, that under the
competent instruction he could give,
would be productive of the most
gratifying results.
The conditions governing prices for
wheat seem to be rather against than
in favor of any marked advance. The
influences that keep prices down are
the large yield, in not only this, but
other countries, the rapidly increasing
visible supply, the fact that farmers
must in many cases rush crops to
market, and the lack of trading due
to business depression and apathy.
The other influences that will tend to
advance prices, are the small yields
and inferior quality of the corn and
oat crops, the fact that the lower
grades of wheat must be used to
meet the deficiency in feed supply,
and that the prospects for more active
trading are brighter at present than
at any time since the panic. If con-
fdence is once again restored and
trading becomes more active, prices
will stiffen, but there does not seem
to be much grounds on which to base
hopes for any great advance in the
price of wheat in the near future.