Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-01

MORRIS. MISH August :, 1871,
Norris is III Stephens county, and situa-
tee on the St. Paul s Pacific railroad,
about three mics beyond Pommc de 1'erre
crossing.
THREE WEEKS AGO
ti!cre was hardly ho9se here. On the
<Jth OF l0i, the FIRST passenger ndin Went
through t4e town, al which time it had
grown considerably, there being, besides
tIc depot and enigralt house, about a
dozen houses, OF which number eleven
were saloons. Since that time The in
crease OF houses aad population has been
quite steady.
THE BUSINESS PORTION
of the city is on the north side Of the
railroad, and here we find 5 stores. 10 TO
20 saloons, swholesae" liquor house, q
city bakery, with tent roof and
MEALS AT ALI. HOURS,
q meat market, tin shop, and other cstab
Iishmcnts-of the latter, mere hereafter
Shantics and dwelling houses abound on
All sides.
TIE DEPOT
is in keeping with the expectations Of the
place, being 30xl60 feet, The emigrant
house i5 now used as an eating house =
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up his old reputation to the delight Of the
railroad boys and travelling public, his
hotel heingson the south side Of the track
GOVERNMENT GOODS.
bonded goods, etc, destined for the forts
on the frontier, fer Red River, Pembina,
etc, nowgo this way being shipped by OK
teams from this point The gentlemen in
charge have their Offices on this side and
nave ehristened the street
TRANSPORTATION AVENUE"
Here We find Messrs Geo d. Petit and
/ Geo. Ii. Spencer, the former being agent
/ forthe government, and the latter for tho
4 Red River freighters The lumberpen, l.
i Davis, Good and Avery have also theil
| offices here, while P. Sutherland, 4 highly
! esteemed Gentleman and
':EyERYBoDY's FRIEND,
/ supplies the freighting teams--two TO three
hundred camping on the prairie waiting fol
! their turnaat loading.
! AS soon as the cars commenced running
| regularly We found that we would b.
blessed, soon with al the
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
Oak Lake, on the n. F. r. r.. the author
tions there, they came in clouds like bird
Of prey, and located here. One day gam
Of men were putting UP large building
with a tent reof-some thought it was
a DANCE HOUSE,
i but in the evening the sign was hung out
and in The guise of the California E1
change, the dance house disappeared an
a mammoth first class" gambling estai
IL, l..
mo SHY that dance house is to be estae
lished soon-if parties keep their promise
1t is cvening-we are stopping on th
south side-the sights must be seen.
LET Us Go UP TOWN.
'Tis the old, old story Night after nigh
the same scenes are witnessed, like robbel
les committed, and ontragcs repeated
The saloons are crowded with drinkin
and drunken teamsters and soldiers, wit
FEW STRAY SHEEP.
i Here is a fght-a man is knocked dow
the blood is streaming from an ugly gas
in his head What of that? He is kicke
out of doors; he bad no business gettin
; hurt; no one cares whether the DID,
hurt or not
Here we pass tent saloon-alI salool
are crowded, but this one is literally pacl
ed because it has
A FEMALE BARTENDER.
She is quite handsome, but listen to Ii
voice and see The stamp vice has placed u
OH her brow and you will see how far
woman can fall Other sounds greet Il
car they proceed from the gambling hou
on Caiifornia avenue. A fellow is worhii
Z vigorously at banjo and singing
MOTHER CAN GO oUT 70 swiM,"
or trying 10 sing. We 20 in. The bar