Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-15
W. J. MUNRO.
Wheat, No. /, 50 cts; No ., 90 cts

There is some talk of our having a new
grocery store in upper town.
The wicked stand, or rather sit down, on
slippery places, this weather.
Episcopal services at Goods hall next Sab
bath. Rev. d. T. Booth will be present,
Messrs. c. w. Hull and Geo. Cakes, of
Hancock, were in town Tuesday evening.
d. r. Sutherland & Co.'S new elevator
will be ready to receive grain on Monday
next.
Sleighing is about gone, and wheeling
has not come, SO locomotion is trying on
mems soles.
Messrs T. F. Cowing and Geo. Reynolds
of Alexandria, were in town this week, on
business visit.
The Riverside mill is again at work
grinding wheat. the damage to the dam
having been repaired.
Leapyear is starting in with brisk bust
ness in the marriage license line That's
right girls now's your time.
READ. -Messrs House & Webbers, new
advertisement is worthy of perusal by all
interested in agricultural affairs
DR.. Bell, who has been stopping at the
Central House, the past two weeks. will ex-
tend his visit through the coming week.
A TALE OF To.DAY.-She stepped out on
the side walk, alas, her steps We're fated,
the boards with ice were CLASSY, so she alb
squatulated.
We have tried to keep track of Cliff Bun
dy, but as he travels on tie here to day,
gone to morrow principle, our efforts have
proved failure.
It's either feast or famine to the news
gatherer, but there is no rest, if there are no
items of interest, you have got to make
some, that's all.
Mrs. III. Howe entertained a number of
invited guests at the Wintermu-e farm, last
evening. Judging from reports, the occa-
sion was very pleasant one.
QUERY.-What is to be done with the
brilliant typo who makes 'piratical" out of
''practical:" The feelings of the "pirati
caI' printer can better be imagined than
described.
There is good opening for nice, quiet
young man, one that will not bring a suit
against the village-to break lis neck by
slipping on the ice in the vicinity of the
Metropolitan.
J. W. Reynolds, of Herman, took in the
city Monday. He reported the attachment
business lively in that vicinity, but whether
it was legal Or the other kind of attach
ments, j. W. did not say
| Andrew Satter is building large barn
at the rear of his premises, on Fifth sreet
| We are Informed that it is the intention tt
open a boarding house in the building
| known as the old Central House.
There are thirty two settings" or be
tween one hundred and thirty, and one hun
| dred and sixty stacks of wheat yet unthresh
| ed on the Archibald farm There is also
some threshing to be done in other portions
! of the County.
AN OCToGENARIAN.-AIrs Elizabeth S
| Ayers, Mrs. r. NJ. Richardson's mother
although almost eighty years of age, ye
has seen but nineteen birth days Hel
twentieth birthday occurs on the goth ot
February, when she VIII have attaiAd hel
eightieth year.
| SocIABLE. oyster supper and socia
! bic, given by the ladies of the Episcopa
! Society was complete success, both so
cially and financially. About thirty couple
participated, a hop closing the evening"
festivities. AS the Lenten season is nov
near, these popular gatherings will be sus
| pended until after easter
ANOTHER CLUB.-There is some tall
among young men, of organizing a dancing
club. We understand the plans lis lait
are put into execution, it is the intention t,
| limit the membership to fifteen or twenty
and give series of dances, the expenses t
be paid by the members. Invitations will
be issued 10 those outside of the organZa
ton and no tickets will be sold. If TIL
subject is not let drop we will give furthe
particulars in next issue.