Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-16
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Don't forget that all are invited to the
grand Christmas ball to be held in Donnel-
ly next Thursday evening. A jolly time
is assured.
Workmen are busy sinking wells or the
branch line, for the railroad company.
Crews are at work at Chokio, Graceville
and the Valley.
Last Sabbath was so fine that the rail-
road boys to the number of thirty or forty
amused themselves by laying the iron on
that new side track.
If We judge by the sales of the tickets,
the success of the concerts or literary and
musical entertainments will be unprece-
IDENTIFY popular and successful.
GooD.-The council have ordered the
erection of building to be used as an en-,
CINE house. Work was commenced on the
structure last Monday, and it is now about
complete.
The man who will remove a stumbling
| block from the path of his fellow creatures
deserves the thanks of everybody. Even
the removal of an orange peeling from a
slippery sidewalk is commendable.
| A fractions OK team turned somersault
over the driveway at the lower elevator
Monday morning, damaging the railing
and injuring the wrist of the driver. Tho
oxen OF sleigh escaped without any injury
| MUsICAL.-ElseM here will be found the
professional card of Miss Belle Allyn, and
we would especially call the attention OF
the public to the fact that she is very high
| ly recommended as q successful and COM
| petent instructor.
| SwEET.-A candy factory is now mum
bered among the institutions of Morris, but
it is one of the movable sort there to-day
gone tomorrow, who is next. They make
excellent candies however, as sample
left on our table proved.
An agreeable change in the weather for
the past week has TO be noted, and it may
be put down as fact that we are al
much pleased with this change" and il
| put to a vote it would be unanimously re
tanned and no question asked.
Jack O'Nell, who broke Jail at this place
some time ago, has been arrested by De
tective Hoy at Minneapolis, and will prob
ably come back to the arms of Sheriff
Landberg. O'Neil was sent here from Or
tonville for robbing Il pedGler.
SURPRIsE.-A mum Der of the friends oil
Miss Clara Elmer surprised that young
lady by calling upon her, quite unexpect
eddy of course, last Saturday evening, the
anniversary of her birthday. A very
pleasant evening was passed by the par
| Elephants.
Tickets for the Masonic installation anc
banquet are on sale at the store of Hedge
| son & Hanson to members of the Graf
only. As it is desired to close the sale {
few days before the festival, and as the
number is necessarily limited, the brethren
are requested to secure their tickets at once
First off go we got along very nicely
with seven column paper, then we were
compelled to enlarge to an eight. Now i
| looks as if nine columner backed by F.;
cylinder press would be the next move
For dull season Of the year the press up
on our advertising space is unprecedented
SOCIABLEs.-The social of the NJ. E
church, held at the residence of Mr. anC
Mrs. Baldwin, and Uncle Rube and Aun
Lois, last Friday evening, was very sue
cessful affair, the attendance being quit,
large. On last evening the weekly socia
hle of the Episcopal society was held at TIL
residence of Rev. T. G. Hudson, and was
well attended and very enjoyable
SALTENDBUTTERY.-A couple of cases O
assault and battery monopo'ized the atten
ton of judge and jury on Tuesday, tn
cases before hizzoner being the result o
one row some months ago, between Johl
Miller and John Hayes, section boss o.
the branch line and a man named Perry
the latter having had his jaw broken fron
a blow received in the rumpus.
WooD,-Of all the miserable, punky
rotten and worthless wood we ever say
that lot we received here yesterday is tn
worst. It is curious fact that while sue
miserable stuff is imposed upon us tn
companys pile is supplied with first qualit
maple. Sixty cars of sale wood have bee
received by Mr.. bowers the past month
about one half the amount required.
On Sunday evening last the second i
the series of addresses to young people wa
delivered by the Rev. j. L. Fonda. Th
subject of discourse was "Wildness," til
text Isaiah, 59th chapter, 8th verse; Their
was large attendance of young people
l'young men especially, and fair sprinklin
of elder folks, who listened attentively t
will be the subject of next Sunday ever
ing's discourse.
CHANGEs.-One of our machine firm.
Messrs. House & Weber, have dissolve
partnership, Mr.. House retiring. NJ
Weber has now associated with hil
Messrs. Watson & Leonard, who have pu
chased an interest in the firm and who wi
continue the business in connection wit
their other lines. The new firm will COZ
tinue the agency of the celebrated harves
machinery and with extended territory an
additional facilities, together with con
plete line of standard machines, will, wit
out doubt, increase and enlarge the bus
ness, which already equals any In I'll
county of the same description.
GONE AGAIN.-As expected, the prison'
Chas. Cahnow, confined in the box Gale
Jail, left when he got ready to go, an
forgot to leave word as to his future NOV
ments. We don't object 10 items, but til
: recording of escapes from our count
! what's it. is getting monotonous, and OF
9 of mercy to the reporter and the readil
4 public, If not from a sense of duty