Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-07-22
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Here We are again, butter side up, with
care.
Now for reorganization of the fire COM
pany,
Democratic County Convention next Sat.
urday afternoon.
Base ball has kind of flickered out.
Why is this toys.
Moisture is good for fish anyhow, so
what is the use of repining.
Sunday, July II, r. E. Harrington's
wife, lib. daughter, both doing well.
The Ladies' Aid Society met yesterday at
the residence of Mrs. II. w. Stone, Sr.
Why don't we have church sociable of
some kind, it's about six weeks past time.
Some of the irreverent boys have CHRIS
tened their boarding house the Tanner"
Hotel.
Dan. will meet us all ut Brlsbine's hall
to morrow and Saturday evenings. Fun
for ALL
Freight business on the railroad is COM
paratively light at present. Passenger traf-
fic still continues brisk.
Up to the time of going to press the crop
prospects are most favorable and the
weather all that can be desired.
The heavy grades at the junction of the
Morris branch are about completed, but a
small force being now employed.
The Misses Milford of Hampstead, l.. l.
are visiting relatives in this village, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Moore.
Episcopal services we're held at Brisbines
Hall, last Sabbath morning and evening.
Rev. D. 7. Booth of Willmar officiating.
The political herd law should be en-
forced, there are too many candidates run
ming around loose Where are the officers:
Work on the railroad is progressing
slowly. No ties or iron arc yet laid, and
no immediate prospects of speedy COM
pletion.
If We only had had Charley johnson as
census enumerator, the four recent ad.
ditions to our population would have been
reckoned in.
Two engines each equipped with two
noZZles and five hundred feet of hose, with
cisterns in front of the business blocks, will
give US good equipment.
Last Wednesday, the Benson and Muir
dock mines played game of base ball,
which resulted in victory for the latter
club by score of 81 to %.
If you want to know what the weather
is like in Chicago just take a red hot steam
bath, and hire small boy to burn match
es under your nose during the operation.
A correspondent wants to know ''if /:
Havana cigar makes a man i'll, will two
make man illa?" We would like to reacI
for that writer with good "Minnesot;
club"
County Commissioners have been in SEES
sion the greater part of the week acting al
a board of equalization. Many changes
have been found necessary in the assessors
returns.
Haying is now in progress and the yielt
per acre is above the average. 1t is to b.
hoped that large quantities will be cut, Al
there are prospects for good prices durin!
the future.
Big SALEs-Prospects of bountifu
harvest has caused a great demand for ma
chinery and the sales by local agents will
exceed any previous year in the history o
our county.
Jack Hancock, ex marshal of Morris
who for the last two weeks has had hare
tussIe with tue mumps, has got the best o
them, as he generally did of all tramps
and is around again.
Blackstone of our entcrprising citi
zens are in correspondence with practi
cal brick-maker, with view to having
him visit this county and test the clay
Should good article be discovered a bricl
yard is the next enterprise.
After four weeks wandering, through a
many different States, we came to the con
clusion that Minnesota soil was unequallcd
her climate unexcelled-in summer-an,
that her people were as thrifty and as pros
porous as any in the west.
Dr. Sutherland informs US that there ar
quite number of woodcock in this vic
nifty, and that on last Tuesday evening h
heard the piping of a quail. This is th
first time we have heard of these varietie
of game visiting this section of the State.
REPAIRS NEEDED.-The authorities @
the overseer of highways, will confer fl
vor on the residents of upper town by ha,
ing the approaches at the bridge west c
. Dir. Pearces store attended to. A coupl
> of loads of gravel would remedy the d
feet.
Some time ago Mr.. John Calvin sustain
ed painful injury of the knee, and so 9
rious was the hurt, that it was feared an
putation would be necessary. Howev'
we are glad to say the fears proved groun,
less, and MIR. G.. is fast regaining full vi
of his limb.
PoIsoNED.--Mrs. Thompson, of PHI
Island, at present visiting in this vicinit
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. House, W,
= poisoned by Ivy while out with o picnicir
party the other day. The poisoning is
course not dangerous, but 1t is very di
tressing and annoying ailment.
LEG BROKE While raking hay, 10
week, Thomas, son Of Mr.. Thos. Churc
town of Scott, was seriously injured |
having his leg broken about half way
tween the knee and foot, by kick fro
the horse. Although suffering consider
bly,, the boy.is improving gradually.
BERRY PATCH Wyman Baker. OF Il
town of Stevens, set out last spring,
strawberry bed, from which they ha'
picked two bushels Of berries. The pie
contains about one hundred square fec