Year: 1878




porter and gave him chance (whish does
not often occurl to smoke cigar, two
whole cigars i'm the course of week will
ruin that young man, as his nerves are not
very strong, still it does US good to see him
enjoy himself, and yet we would prefer to
have him virtuous and not smoke, so please
hand in your cigars to the editor.


We are to have semiweckly stage and
express line between this point and Orton-
vile. This is a much needed improve
ment, as the merchants at that point have
been sadly inconvenicnced by the former
weekly trips, the business has increased so
rapidly that it really requires tri-weekly
! trips to accommodate both merchants and
travellers, Big Stone and Stevens counties
are indebted to DIR. Stewart for the increase,
as former petition, making the same re-
quest was denied, but the Doctor took this
last one in hand and put il through.


Our predictions as to the power that
for short period drew our friend Geo.
Farwell from us, have been verified as
glance under the heading married" plain
ly show. George has been amongst US for
| some time and we know his sterling worth,
for their are few who have earned a better
reputation or made more friends than he
has, and we but speak for the entire CON-
munity, when we wish him every happi-
ness, and trust that he has found such
wife as he deserves. Mr.. and Mrs. Far
we'll arrived Saturday evening, and will
occupy the cottage lately finished on Sew
enth street, Mrs. Farwell has our congrat-
ulations and best wishes, coupled with
hearty welcome to a home in our midst.


What about the Fouth, it lis time steps
were being taken to ascertain what is go
iag to be done, and who is going to do it,
cannot some of our distinguished and pop
ular townsulen organize themselves in to a
committee, and see to making the prelimi
nary arrangemGsts, it only wants some one
to take the lead. and the rest is an easy
matter, for there is enough patriotism a.
mongst US to properly celebrate that day.
Wsuld it not be we'll for the council to
adopt some measures to prohibit our youth
from using fire-crackers, as they are very
dangerous, and in town like this the sale
of them should be prohibited, as one spark
may set the whole town on fire, and to stop
the sale is the only way to control it. This
matter has received considerable attention
from almost every town in the state, and it
has been deemed advisable to prohibit their
use.


Two young men had a bad scare last
week, it appears that they appropriated
some whisky and drank it, and after so
doing one imagined he tasted something
peculiar, the other young man was sure
he did also, and then it became apparent
to both that they were poisoned. As soon
as possible they made tracks for the doc
tor, and one of them sank to the ground,
before reaching the house fainting from
fright, the doctor after talking while
came to the Gonclution that they were suf-
fering from Imagination" only, but think
ing lesson would do them good prescribed
mustard and warm water ETC., ETC., and
really made the cure worse than the di-
sease, the moral is plain-den,t steal whis-
key-if you wanta drink pay for it. We
might give the names of the parties but
they have had good lesson and probably
won't do so any more-until good oppo-
tunity occuls.


"a man who passes through life
| irxytfI SC 10 fa;r
left by the builder unfinished the half that
is completed runs TO decay from neglect,
or becomes at best but sorry tenement,
wanting the addition of that which makes
the whole both useful, comfortable, and
ornamental" The foregoing quotation is
respectfully thrown out in the hopes that
some more of our young men may follow
in the footsteps of our friend and fellow
townsman, H. T. Bevans, for he saw that
it was but utter folly to longer remain In
the ranks of the Bachelor Brigade" and
so last Friday evening was united in mar
riage, to Miss Almira Libbey, the ceremo
ny being performed by the Rev. ]. p. Oak
ey, Mr.. and Mrs. Bevans have our congrat
ulations, and we hope that-they may be
long spared to each other. Mr.. Bevans has
built residence on the hill near the parl
and as soon as it is completed viii occu
py it, in the meantime they have apart


ments at the Perkins house


They say that young folks during ths
, honeymoon are entirely engrossed witt
3 each otLer, and have no thought for any
: thing outside of their own happiness
+ This may in measure be true, but that il
, not always the case is demonstrated by the
following circumstance, which may be at
t tributable to force Of habit, Of course


you never find the ladies make mis-step
they always manage to do the right thing
/ at the right time, no, indeed, it was ont
of the unfortunate class-men-who fur
nished US the groundwork of this item
, This man had been married but few
days, and the other morning he was sitting
, in the Office when the dinner bell rang, anC
, he rose with the rest and walked into the
, dinning room. as he had been accustomed


to do, forgetting for the moment that there
some one else waiting for his escort The


boys say that when the thought occurred
to him that he had wife, it was really
Elaughable to see the expression on his face
as he left the room, in search OF her


The joke Is too good to keep, but some OF