Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-02

the strcets.
Dance, Friday and Saturday evenings, at
Goods Hall.
Cliff Bnndy is having nice Office built
in his warehouse.
Mrs O. j. Wakefield has recovered from
her serious illness.
Mr. and Mrs. II. 3. Wolff returned from
St. Paul, last Friday,
We are prepared to fill any orders for
job work, promptly and satisfactorily,
]. D. Goods new building on Fifth St.,
is quite an improvement to that part of the
village.
Every male man of Morris will take sup
per at the church, this evening. The ladies
expect you.
A new building, to be used as livery
stable, is being built on Sixth street, by
VIM. Mcpherson.
Our friend w. G. Allen writes NJ D. af-
ter his name, since the arrival of little
girl at his TcSluence.
Mr.. Frank Archibald is enjoying hunt
in this vicinity He is the guest of Messrs.
Morris and Adams.
Mr.. Howard Libby, of Red Wing, broth
er in-law to Mr.. D. G. Smith, is spending a
few days in this village
Wheat israther lowcr.in price, but farm,
ers will do we'll to hold, as there is a prob,
ability of a rise in price.
We've got hanging chimney, and if il
continues to hang, therc'll be bricklayer
and his clerk hanging also.
Fall blowing is progressing slowly, and
it is almost probable that much land will
be left unplowed till spring.
Messrs j. NJ. Archibauld, T. Kennedy, J
c. Mccarthy, and others, of St. Paul, are
hunting in this neighborhood.
Our merchants are cup to their eyes" il
business, and all seem to feel as happy as
if they never knew hard times.
Our streets are beginning to be crowded
with teams, and are assuming business
like appearance in consequence.
DR.. D. D. Clark lcctured Tuesday ant
Wednesday evenings, on "Physiognomy.
The lectures are highly spoken of.
Mrs Dr. Sutherland and family left las
evening, on visit to her parents, in POUCH
kccpsie, n. Y, to remain during the winte
months.
Wheat receipts are increasing; prices
continue good. Business is also improv
ing, the smaller farmers commencing tx
market their grain.
The members of Golden Sheaf Lodge O
Masons attended the funeral of Bro. -
Mills, (the father of T. S. Mills, of thi
place on Sunday last.
We regret to say that Mrs. Wellington
injuries were much more severe than a
first supposed. However, she has SO ia
recovered as to be about
Nessrs. Wolff &NWells have just receive
the largest invoice of dry goods eve
brought to Morris. They are prepared t
sell at extremely low prices.
The Benson Times says: CDR. A 6cot
has removed to Morris, where he will cor
tinue his practice as Veterinary Surgeon
and running livery stable"
Yesterday was sufficiently warm to CT
tice people to shed their listers. The ma
without one was happy and smiling, eve
if we did have cold in our head.
| Wheat receipts are daily increasing, an
the elevators are taxed to their utmost
receive and store the grain. Receipts ave
age from three to five thousand per day.
Now Perkins has the improvement fevc
and is charging his barn to double til
original size. 1t is now the largest builC
ing of the kind in the village, being 26x1C
and 16 foot posts.
Phillip Lavelle, well known in this vicil
ity, died at Minneapolis, last week, Of Coz
sumption. Mr. Lavelle's property has bee
willed, so we are informed, to his siste
Mrs. Frank Daley.
! Five or six St. Paul "bums" set out
run the town, last Saturday. They gu
ceeded-in running into the clutches of tt
Marshal instead, and are now hosting mu
10 pay for their board.
Mr. James Lockhart has secured I'll
agency for the Birum Rotary Pump, new
novel and easily operated arrangement fl
raising water in wells. Mr.. Lockhart wi
commence operations at once.
We are indebted to Hon. S. Listoc, Il
programme and Complimentaries to Il
fall races at Fergus Falls. AS our Fair
held on same day, we are reluctant
obliged to forego the pleasure.
Yesterday the wind blew lively ga
from the south. Several parties lost the
head gear, and one or two Of them locke
as if their hair went with their hats
least they were bare-footed on top of the
heads. Loss fully covered.
Prairie fires are reported west of us.
is time to start and burn round town, ar
the very first calm day should be taken a
vantage of. Arm yourselves for the fra,
Let your weapons be brooms and sack
and trust to providence and keep both we
The Benson baseball club have notifit
the Morris club that it will be impossib
for them to be present tomorrow. This
to be regretted, as our boys would lii
to have "whack" at the aforesaid clul
However, the .Donnelly club will be hei