Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-20

A CARD.--Elsewhere. will be found
card from Mrs. DIR. c. A. Bennett to which
we should have called attention in our last
issue. Mrs. B. will be located at the Ev
ans House, and as she will remain for only
q short time, parties desiring her services
viz: Dec. 1st
GRAND DANcE.-Postcrs on the wall an
nounce a grand ball at Goods Hall Thanks
giving evening, Nov 9th The managers
are several of the members of the Morris !
base ball club, and they promise an enjoy |
able evening Good music has been Sc
cured and from the rapid sale Of tickets we
should judge it will be one of the largest
gatherings of the season.
IMMIGRATION AND observation-disclosures,
or "prairie schooners, are daily arriving
and leaving 1t is late i'm the season for
overland travel, but yet the tide OF immi-
grafton still flows westward. A few east
bound wagons contain families who will
winter at their old homes and return again
in the spring to take permanent possession
of their farms in this section.
SocIABLE.-The second sociable of the
season was given by the members of the
episcopal society at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs John Landberg last evening.
Music, charades, dancing and refreshments
contributed toward making the occasion
most enjoyable one. These social gather
ines are becoming deservedly popular
among all classes, the young especially.
In the "At Home" corner of the Pioneer
Press, we find the following: "a pleasant
wedding ceremony is on the tapis at Fair
Haven, Stearns county, the cards being
out for the wedding on Thanksgiving day.
The contracting parties are Mr.. De Rotche
Bundy, druggist of Benson, and Miss Kate
NJ. Ross, of Fair Haven, niece of A A.
Mcleod, lately of ST. Paul" This end Of
the line sends congratulations.
SKATING The ice OH the lake near town
lake whatyersoy-(patent applied for),
il in good condition for sport,
and many of our young townsmen have
improved the shining aoaters by enjoying
themselves skating and bathing. Will
Hanson took tumble into the water and
Geo. Munro and Geo. Hodge contented
themselves with wetting their feet-dam
age fully covered by insurance.
WND.-Yesterday was an old screecher
| ard HNn'f will
The wind blew-well we cant find an ad
jective to express just how hard it did blow
but the east bound trains came into the de-
pot with the locomotive hilched on behind
so as to keep the train from being blown
in ahead of time. If any one wishes proof
of the truthfulness of this statement We
can produce the man that heard US tell it,
NEW EXPRESS OFFICE.-Mr. G. ]. Fisher
for many years railroad and express agent
at this station, has, owing to the enormous
increase in business at this point, resigned
the latter position, the freight and passen
ger traffic fully engrossing all his time and
attention. Mr.. l.. II. Rhone has been ap
pointed express agent and for the present
will have his quarters in Merriman Bar
rows & Co.'S lumber Office.
CoURT-An adjourned term of the Dis
trict Court convened at this place Tuesday
but there was not much business transact
ed. Two cases for jury trial were post
poned as no jury had been impannelled i
being a special term. The case of II
Bragg, Judge of Probate, VS. the Audi.o
of Stevens County, was called, and twent,
days given in which to file briefs. On ne
tition of II. w. Stone for commissioners t.
estimate and assess damages to propert,
by flowage, the court appointed D. T
Y Wheaton, A. B. steadman and c. Sax a
! such commissioners.
All the Post Offices in the U. s. made
: detailed report, for the week ending Nov
9TH, 1879. of the number of pieces of mai
r matter originating at the several offic, S
The following is copy of the report Q
2 business transacted at this office during
n said week:
: First-class mail, letters and postal
GaTus,. ...... ,5U
SeCohd class mail, papers ETC., so
Y Thiro g
/ Fourth sc 5000. ..........
Total ....................2 9, "a
1t must be remelabared that these figure
do not include mail matter distributed o
handled from outside Offices.
Q THANKSGIVING Dim ER-1,,e ladies O
. the Congregational Society will ha We dir
ner at the new church on Thanksgivin
day, Thursday next, from twelve to tW,
!. p. NJ. 1t will not he necessary Cor us Il
speak of the manner in which the ladies o
Morris always entertain their guests. thei
reputation as successful caterers is SO wei
known that the simple announcement o
date and hour is all that is necessary t
ensure success and crowded house 4
good oldfashioned Thanksgiving dime
of chickeu-pie, roasted turkey, mince pie
: apple pie, pumpkin pie, &C., will be given
/, A pleasant, social, home-like time mty b
; Expected. All are cordially invited. Din
! ner from 124 to 2P. NJ. Tickets IS cents
y children % cents.
t A prayer and thanksgiving meeting will
be held in the evening, at o'clock.
G DRAMATcs. The Morris Dramatic As
ssciation held meeting at the residence O
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Webber's Monday even
ing, perfected an organization and electe
i officers. Mr. NJ. Webber was chosen Pre-,