Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 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 q
long silence, again favors us with a 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 dist1gured counte-
nances. More ducats for the city treasury.
CoNCERT- observe bills on the walls
announcing a 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 a passenger coach, was
discovered and put off at this place Satur-
day. The lad was snugly ensconsed Oh a
brake beam.
Outside appearances, are deceiful-
sometimes-b 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 a 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 a deplorable con-
dition, and arc 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.
PARTI-cULARs.-Uncle Rube., all 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
successful and pleasant time is anticipated.
SoCIABLE.-The sociable at the residence
of Mrs II. Whitley, on last FRIDAY even
ing, was well attended and those present
report 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 ap-
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 thresh
| ing, from the severe weather, are not equal
| in amount, to the same dates last season.
Prices continue to fluctuate, 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
amusemcnts are we to have. We ask this
simply out of regard for our bodily well
fare, for such 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-are in the habit of ex
pressing it.
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 and will be for the use of the
lumber dealers, it 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.
Snow AND CoLD.-It is seasonablc, to be
sure, but at the same time it is disconrag-
ing to many of the farmers who have been
delayed with their fall work, dscouraging
to the business interests, and discouraging
to the hopes of those who anticipated d
continuance of favorable weather. to have
frost and snow como on to us at this time
However, there is no use in grumbling
and while Uncertainty looks at present as il
Jack Frost had taken possession, yet there
is a chance Ia very Slight one) that we may
have a few more days of open weather,
few Ioiiro warm ct1n xyn,tlfl funit ff,f