Morris tribune., 1880-11-11
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Load up your turkeys, for Thanksgiving
approaches
This is an unusually dull season for
young folks.
| Board of trade meets again next Monday
evening at 7o'clock sharp.
Our Graceville correspondent, after
long silence, again favors US with budg.
ct of news.
Work was commenced yesterday on the
new lumber track, mention of which is
elsewhere made.
| All who were present at the social hop
at Brisbine's hall last Friday evening an
nounce pleasant time.
The wind geed round into the northwest
yesterday, and light fall of snow came
with it. Vennor, we are watching you.
Let us have that library and reading
room gentlemen, it is needed at this season
of the year more than at any other time.
Work on replacing switch frogs, substi,
| tuting steel for iron, is about completed
and the crew go west to finish the work at
other stations.
One greenback vote was cast at Ham
cock at the recent election, and was the
only one cast in the county A clear case
of vote thrown away
There is not much game of the migrate
ry species in this section, and our sports
men are putting away their guns and &C.
coutrements, until another season.
A slight disturbance among some farm
hands last evening broke the monotony,
disturbed the peace and disfgured counte-
nanccs. More ducats for the city treasury.
| CONCERT observe bills on the walls
announcing concert at Brisbine's hall
this evening. The troupe are called the
Northwestern Nightingales, and are well
spoken Of
| A dead broke individual who was riding
on the trucks of passenger coach, was
discovered and put off at this place Satur
day. The lad was snugly ensconsed OH
brake beam.
Outside appearances, are deceiful-
! sometimes the pure and bracing
Minnesota atmosphere of this morning is
not at all deceptive, at least not so far as
we can judge.
School opened Monday with good at
tendance The apartments in the second
story for the intermediate class have not
been completed, but work is being hurried
forward with all possible rapidity.
! Our streets continue in deplorable con-
dition, and are rendered next to impassa-
BILE by the moisture and increased traffic.
1t would be cheaper almost to pave them
than to try to put them in good order with
gravel.
PARTcULARs.-Uncle Rube, an old
line democrat, says that he wishes Gar
field would, as soon as inaugurated, ap
point fool killer, to go abroad in the
land and exterminate some of the party
| killers"
Posters announcing grand Thanksgiv
| ing ball adorn the walls in all directions
| The hop is to be given at Brisbine's hall,
on the evening of November 25th, and a
successful and pleasant time is anticipated.
SoCIABLE.-The sociable at the residence
of Mrs. II. Whitley, on last FRIDAY even
ing, was well attended aud those present
report a very pleasant evening. The at
tendance was large and the occasion very
enjoyable.
We would apologize to our readers for
the muddy and altogether miserable APP
pearance of last week S issue, but the fault
was in the damp weather and contrary
''roller" We hope new outfit just pro-
cured will improve the appearance of this
ISSUE
WHEAT.-Durirg the past week the re-
ceipts at the elevators have shown steady
increase, but owing to the delays to thresll-
| ing, from the severe weather, are not equal
in amount, to the same dates last season.
Prices continue to fuctuate, but owing 10
local competition. are from one to two
cents above the list
Trade during the past week has been
| quite brisk and collections fair. As it
looks at present however, the seasons trade
will not assume large proportions until the
weather becomes more settled and roads
get in fit condition for travel. The bulk
of the wheat has yet to come, in fact but a
very small proportion has been marketed.
! Now that election is over and the tur-
mol subsidized, we rise to ask what new
amusements are we to have. We ask this
simply out of regard for our bodily wei.
fare, for such q sudden change and reac-
ton as we are threatened with, is danger
Gus, and might result in manner 'ttoo
awful for anything" as the girls-bless
their dear hearts-arc in the habit Of ex
pressing it. sss
New SIDE TRAcK.-A new side track
with capacity of fifty cars is to be con.
structed Immediately on the west side OF
/ the depot aud will be for the use of the
lumber dealers, 1t being the intention to
keep the east track for the exclusive use OF
the elevators and depot. The east track is
to be graded from Seventh street TO the up
per switch. so as to make It easier for the
elevators to handle cars.
SNowAND Cold lit is seasonablc, to bt
sure. but at the same time it Is disconrag.
ing to many of the farmers who havebecr
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to the business interests, aud discouragine
to the hopes Of those who anticipated I
continuance Of favorable weather, to have
frost and snow como on to us at this time
However, there is no use ia grumbling
and while il lccrtainly looks At present as i
Jack Frost had taken possession, yet there
10 a chance Ia very Slight one) tlatwe MA,
have afeW more days of open weather,
a fewhours warm sun would mcltth,