Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-10-07
LOCAL ITEMS.
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ate last evening.
The average dentist charges at the rate
of fifty cents per acher.
The last cistern will he in position this
week, and then we all runs wild ter mo-
sheen"
A card in the business locals from Messrs
Wolff & Wells will be of interest TO the
public
Low places in the streets are being filled
up with the surplus earth from the cistern
excavations.
One hundred torches have been ordered
for the use of the Garfield and Arthur club
of this village.
DIR. VIM Rays card appears in this issue,
and he will take up permanent residence
in this village.
The bottom has been knocked out of
the prices of crockery, glass and earthen-
ware at Brishine's.
| A large building now in course of cree
ton on Second street, is to be used as sta
bic, and is being built by Folsom, of the
Central House.
NoTICE.-We are requested to call
meeting of the Garfield and Arthur club at
the court house next Saturday evening, at
half past o'clock
Engine number sixty-eight crawled off
n frog in the lower end of the yard yester
day, but was got again in few hours
without much trouble.
Sailor"-a confirmed sot, has again put
in an appearance on our streets. 1t would
be we'll and proper to. forbid the sale of in
toxicants to such as he.
A large eagle was shot last week by c.
P. Maginnis. The bird is monster, and
will be set up in good shape by our taxider-
mist, Charley Sprandlet.
The crew of surfacers on the branch are
making fair progress, and will have the
track hallasted for distance of about
twelve miles this week.
Why! Any fool can teach a school,"
! writes 'Smarty" 10 the TRIBUNE's poet.
Well, if this is so, then '''Smarty" dear,
you're surely competent to proveit
The weather during the past few days
has been d, liciously, delightfully."-, sublime
ly and charmingly elegant, or to use the
new French slang phrase, tits just chic
The next meeting urder the auspices of
the Garfield and Arthur club will be held
! NJ Pan6SviII a on tO-mprrow evening Good
| speakers and good music Will be furnished
The board of county commissioners was
in session Monday and Tuesday. Road
matters and the allowance of claims
against the county was the principal t'usi-
ness transacted.
AS will be seen by reference to notice
elsewhere published, Mr B K Rush coz
templates retiring from the firm of Rush s.
| Dunn, and we understand will leave Nor
ris for time at least.
Read the card in this issue calling fire
mems meeting at Brisbine's hall tomorrow
/ evening This is an important matter,
and there should he a large attendance, for
every resident is interested.
4 Onr county treasurer notifies all parties
indebted for seed grain to make immediate
settlement. This notification means busi-
ness, and unless attended to, will entail
the expense of legal process
Pistols for one last evening, but fortu,
nately no harm done The only way to
stop foolishness of this kind is to haul
some of these walking batteries-fistic and
pistolic-before the grand jury. 1t may
be expensive bnt it is wholesome.
Our local is living on goose, and hereby
and herewith return sincere thanks to the
Doctor for his Thoughtful kindness,
: coupled with hope that he will be ena-
bed to do so some more frequently.
The republican rally at FIamness on
Tuesday evening was decided success,
there being not only good attendance and
some lively and interesting addresses, but
also much enthusiasm Tor the republican
cause.
SAY.-If the party who found valise
3 and overcoat on the wood pile in the rail
road compaDy's wood yard, will return the
same to Mr. Cleary, engineer, engine No
"a or leave them at the depot, be will be
suitably rewarded.
Application was made some time ago
by Mr.. Ed. Walters, to the council, fol
permission to erect street lamps. The re
quest was granted and we will ere long
have our principal avenues blaze OF
light from end to end.
SOME GAME.-A party consisting oil
Messrs Zimmerman and Whitehouse, OF
ST. Paul, and Messrs ID. r. sutherland and
G Phelps of Morris, succeeded last Thurs
day in bagging twenty eight geese, in ad
. dition to large assortment of other game
And still the wheat moves slowly, much
to the disappointment of all who expected
to have had rush of trade long ere this
II has got to come all the same, and whel
ii does move our elevator men must ex
pect to put in about fifteen days work eacl
week.
So far this fall the weather has been al
that could be desired and farmers are bus
improving the time and hurrying up thei
= fall work. Ploughing is being attends
to and the area of stubble ready for tn
seed is much larger than at the same dat
8 last season.
Ducks are evidently numerous in Bl
Stone lake, for the Herald says that til,
captain of the steamer has to have a ma
on the bow of the boat with broom /
drive the ducks away, or-milIions-
would be run over and drowned The Hel
aid man was alive ut last accounts.
{ Our pile of sale wood is D. g., or Ii
other words we haven't got any This
certainly cheering outlook, for If it is nc
pos ible to keep a supply at time whe
business is slack on the line, aud there ar
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