Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-02
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lack Morris has left for St. Pau


Jack Morris has left Tor ST. Paul.
Miss V. Sheldon left for home last Mon
day morning.
Miss Carrie Hall, of St. Paul, is visiting
friends in this village.
We calculate to either enlarge our paper
or else print it entire.
They have "dalrs Burglar Proof Safe"
in position at the bank.
The past week has been gay one for
the denizens of this burg.
Hon. j. II. Brown and family, of Will
mar, were in town last week.
Our dramatic club talk of going to Ben
son and giving an entertainment.
Our merchants were all busy for the past
few days, taking account of stock.
Building still continues; the cold weather
apparently making but little difference.
This weather is hard on the wood pile.
our neighbors will please take notice.
Messrs. C. L. Brown and II. Bragg are
going to have offices in Goods old hall.
E. w. Leonard returned Tuesday, and is
making it lively amongst the wheat buyers.
Jim NIcDole has got his power wood
saw at work, and is kept busy filling Or
ders.
The receipts of wheat at the elevators,
have fallen off to about two thousand bush
els per week.
Mrs r. W. Miller, of Ortonville, the
wife of the editor of the Star, died very
suddenly last week.
w. B Hancock is erecting building,
on the lots adjoining the bank, to be used
as a carpenter shop.
Ed. Martin, formerly resident of this
village, and now of Bismark, is visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Messrs. G. Pullman and C. Goodsell and
families, and A. w. Wells, of Herman
attended the Masonic festival, Friday.
Mcssrs. Z. S. Beck and w H. Carter, oil
ST. Paul, were in town last Sunday. They
left the same day for Browns Valley.
Our bran new brass band, or rather the
members thereof, have settled down tc
business, and are practicing regularly.
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Quite a MI mber of our young men made
the usual New Years VOWS yesterday
Boys, rash promises are easier broken than
kept.
Mr. Cooper, the travelling agent Tor 2
IL Kelly & Co., was in town Tuesday, in
terviewing our merchants and taking
orders.
Lewis H., son of Edwin NJ. Stanton
late Secretary of War, arrived yesterday
and will spend the winter with Mr. F. b
kcnner.
No trains east or west today. The Rail
road company have decided 10 run thei
trains by daylight, until further notice; TIN
trains will leave ST Paul and Breckenridge
about Z n III.
The dance 1T Goods hall last evening
although quite an inpromptu affair va
one Of The most enjoyable Of the season
The hall wis comfortably filed, abou
thirty couple being present..
The election contest case will not b
further prosecuted Mr.. Torpy has decid
cd not to continue Tie contest The mat
ter will therefore rest Us it is, and Mr.
Richardson will retain undisputcd posses
sion.
Many Of our townspcople were glat
when last Saturday night arrived, for Their
was considerable "doingen crowded int,
last week: Monday eve, " " Saterle'
lectured; Tuesday exc, the Christina
Tree; Wednesday night, daLee; Thurs
day night. the Dramatic entertainment
l'rilay, the Masonic festival.