Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-29
LOCAL ITEMS.


son this morning.
Wheat receipts continue light on account
OF bad reads and low prices.
10. Murray returned last Thursday even
ing, accompanied by his bride.
1t has been so cold this week that ORA
goo and Steadman couldn't go fishing.
r. C. Moore and wife, left for the east
Monday. They will be gone about six
weeks.
The ice harvest is progressing finely.
There is plenty of ice, and of excellent
quality.
Jerry mccarthy, arrived Tuesday after
noon and greeted his many friends with
! smile, and hearty shake.
February, this year, will contain five
Sundays, circumstance that will not occur
again for twenty-eight years.
K. A. Burnell, the Evangelist, will spend
few days here, about April list. He is
making tour through the State.
A company of seventeen families, direct
from Ireland, will locate On the lands of
Bishop Ireland's Colony, at Graceville, next
/ summer.
Owing to a rush of work, A. P. Bell,
dentist, has been delayed in his visit to
Hancock, but will certainly be in that town
next week.
One of our Churches is putting religious
newspapers on file in the hotels and other
public places. A practical and unobtrusive
way of doing good.
Maj. Overton and Mr.. J. P. Mnmford
have formed co partnership in the legal
business, and will open branch office in
Hancock, at an early day.
Mr.. A. Wells, of Herman, vas in town
for few days last week He reports bust
ness at that point dull, but thinks they will
have an unusually good trade in the spring.
There were five mercantile missionaries
at the Congregational services Sunday
evening, and they staid to the prayer meet.
ing afterward Truth is stranger than f1c-
| ton.
The last poetical effusion resulted in
some slight damage to the motive power
of the rhyming machine. We have avail
ed ourselves of the opportunity to send it
to the editorial convention for repairs.
Cliff Bundy, is about to quit the machine
business, and if satisfactory arrangements
can be made in regard to rent etc. will 90
into business at this point. Hope you will
succeed Cliff, Morris can't afford to lose
you.
Mr.. G. P. Maginnis had narrow escape
from fire yesterday morning The fire
caught where the stove pipe went through
the roof, and it was necessary to cut away
part of the roof to save the building.
Luckily Mr.. Maginnis was at home at the
time.
Our jolly fishermen, VIM Dragoo and
A. B. Steacman, are enjoying the pleasant
weather by daily excursions to some one of
our numerous lakes, and Judging from the
fine strings of fish that they bring home
every evening. they are having good sue
cess.
1t is reported, that John Calvin, who, it
will be mbered, was taken to the hos
pital in st. Paul, is not likely to recover
from the wounds he received. His wife
was telegraphed to come down She left
on Tuesdays train.
Later reports state that MI. Calvin is dead
Messrs. Cogel & DeKay are putting into
their elevator a large warehouse separator
in place of the old one they have hereto
fore used, which did not have capacity
enough for their increasing business, be-
sides being somewhat the worse for wear
Mr.. Dickey, the manufacturer, is supcrin
tending the work of putting it in.
Our business men anticipate an unusually
brisk trade during the coming spring and
summer months. Their reasons for it are
that large part of last years crops arc yet
unmatched, which has not been the case
at this season in former years, and that
there will be a large immigration to this and
tributary points. These two causes will
result in q larger amount of breaking thar
has been done for two years past.
A man in the employ of Jo Meyer, ii
Donnelly, got into a dispute with neigh
Dor, one day last week, and called him an
other, or words to that effect, whereupor
the neighbor sailed into the employee an(
took payment for the SANDER out of his
physical feelings. The employee couldn'
fight, but could appeal to the courts o.
justice, which he did. The case was tried
before justice Baldwin. The neighbol
plead guilty and paid his fine and costs.
Mr. T +. Perkins, father of ]. r. Perkins
who has been visiting his son and grand
children in Morris and vicinity, gave thi
office a call this week He is well pleased
with the marked Improvement of our vii
lage since his last visit. Mr.. Perkins is
to all appearances, in the enjoyment o
good health and vigor, holding age bette
than most men. One would almost taxi
him for one of Ills boys. Tie is looking NJ
, older than when we saw him years ago
and, judging from whispcrings, We shal
/ not be surprised if he should try his hant