Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-08-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
1t Messrs. Morris & Bundy's Drug Store.

The pavilion has been laid away to rest
The last of the camping party returned
home last evening.
Another week has passed and not line
from our Correspondents.
A fire in the Office the past few days, has
been necessary for comfort.
Our streets are crowded with harvest
hands who are obliged to stop work.
A continuance of this damp weather will
do serious injury to the crops in the shock.
1t has been ascertained that while green
apples are healthy, people who eat them
are not
Perhaps the death of "Old Prob. " is the
cause of this remarkable change of the
weather.
An engineer for threshing engine is want
ed at Belmont" farm. See notice in 'busi-
ness locals" - s
A number of men are employed tighten
ing up the telegraph wires and straighten-
ing the poles along the line.
All the railroads in the State will carry
children between the ages of five and six
teen, during fair week, at one quarter rates.
Paymaster Mead and his special car
passed down this line Monday, and the rail.
road boys feel happier now that they have
their iucats
DISSOLVED. will be found a
notice of the dissolution of the firm of
Morris & Bundy, druggists. Mr.. Bundy
retires from the firm.
Quite number of the party who were
camped at Lake Whipple, returned home
Friday, much pleased with their trip, and
determined, if spared, 10 renew it another
season.
OYsTERs-On and after September list,
the Metropolitan Ice Cream Parlors will be
changed to Oyster Parlors, and the lovers
of bivalves will find this luscious food
served IN pa,atable style.
Section Foreman P. Macy had the hon.
| or of driving the first spike and laying the
| first rail on the branch. The switches, &C.,
at the junction were put in under his super
vision, and the job was we'll done.
Jerry Coughlan, one of the most popular
railroad conductors in the State, was in
town last week, and was so well pleased
with town and county that he decided to
select site for future home in this To-
cality.
The Rt. Rev. H. B. Whiprlc, Bishop of
Minnesota, will hold Confirmation Services
at Morris. on Thu sday evening, Septem-
Der I'd. The use of the Congregational
church has been courteouSly given for that
occasion.
Where is the first town west of Morris
! on the branch to be located, is question
of great interest to property owners in that
locality. 1t will probably be, as near as
We can learn, some where in the vicinity
Of the Jones and Wellington farms
/ GAME.-Some of our sportsmcn went out
on hunt the first of the week, and bagged
! fifty three chickens. This is about as large
a score as has been made by any party this
season. How the CHECKERS survive these
annual slaughters is a mystery to most PEG
pie.
Tanner, the man whom it is claimed
tasted forty days, now vanishes from the
public gaze, and is heard of no more His
stomach, his watermelon and offers of
marriage, are matters of history. The
doctor has the money and the public have
| the
1t looks odd to see the construction train
steaming out southwest of town, and yet
five years ago the prediction was made that
q line would be built from Morris west,
and the direction now taken by the new
road, was the one pointed out as the most
practical route
School MEETINGS The special school
meeting for the purpose of voting on the
question of organizing an Independent
School District" is called for to. morrow
evening. Notices are also posted calling
the regular annual meeting, for Saturday
] September 4th.
! Somebody ought to bruise the proboscis
of that man Havana. for he does make the
worst high priced cigars ever smoked
1 The best of them are actually poorer thar
the worst. quality of cheap cheroots evel
produced from the vest pocket of candi
date for Office.
WHEAT Receipts of new wheat at the
elevators is very light, the unfavorable
weather having stopped the threshing ma
chimes. No wheat in this vicinity has beer
threshed from the stack as yet, consequent
ly the rain stops all work. No. is quoted
at 70 cts. !; No. 2, SO cts.
SERvICEs.-We are requested to max,
the following announcements for next Sab
bath, at the Congregational church. Sun
day School at 1890 A. NJ, instead OF at /.
o'clock as customary. Services in tn
evening at the usual hour. BIr. Franl
Wolff to conduct the services.
CoRREcTIoN.-By some blunder, til
type made the figures in the census return
as published Aug. 5th, from the town o
Scott, read 152. This is an error either II
in the compiling the enumerator's returns
or typographical, as the correct figure
should show population Of 2O3.
A second well has been bored at Coge
;, s. Delays elevator. the first one havinI
caved in. The well was tiled up, but til
bottom went out of it all the same. JOIN
Richards put down the new one in abou
thirty hours, to a depth of 20 feet, whe
an abundance of water was obtained.
INSTITUTE The State Teachers Institut
metioned in our last issue, will be held
the new school house, commencing Sept
9th, and continuing two weeks Sup
Burt assures US of the services of Two Q
his best instructors, and will be here to Ie,
ture one evening himself From the intel
| esf already manifested n Unnd affondann