Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-12-23

After the Connemara agitation and its
attendant excitement, what ?
viii the officers of our fire company call
the boys together and reorganize?
The postoffice will be closed on Christ,
mas day from II A. NJ. until 4:3o P. NJ.
This office will be open for the reception
of Christmas presents only, on Saturday.
Read what Jack" Morris has to say of
his stock and prices of Christmas goods.
A good strong northwest wind would
make the light snow fly in manner dread,
full to anticipate.
Extensive preparations are being made
by the masonic fraternity for the forth
coming festival.
1t is pretty general y known that Nor,
ris has board of trade and admitted that
it is live institution.
PuoToGRAPuIc-Mr. Bedford has about
completed Photographic gallery on Fifth
street, near the court house.
Laudable but unsuccessful efforts of the
elements to give us snow storm, is the
weather record of the past week.
Wheat receipts are somewhat light at
present, put our merchants are doing Il
brisk business this holiday season.
A force of men arc at work stringing III
the wires on the new telegraph poles re-
Gently erected on the branch line.
The schools close Friday for one week
Reading, recitations and other exercises
are the programme for tomorrow.
An interesting communication from the
superintendent of schools, Mr.. J. A. John
son, will be elsewhere found in this issue
Advantage is being taken of this 'sea,
souable" weather by the railroad company,
to stock up their wood yards along the
line.
There has been no upward tendency in
past week beyond the temporary fuctua
tons.
The days have commenced to grow
longer, ard Old Sol will soon come north
again-to thaw US out-a goodly task by
| the way.
Sleighing has been much benefited by
the recent snow falls, and farmers are en-
abled to get to and from town and draw
full loads each way.
Everybody appears to be on the move
this week, all having homes elsewhere
starting off to enjoy the holidays at the old
homestead and tiresidc.
Inquiries as to what is being done by
| our dramatic association are in order. Try
to make a commencement if anything is
| to be accomplished this season.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
the ladies of Morris to be present at the
school house this evening to assist in pre-
pairing material for the Conncmaras.
Preparations are in progress for grand
ball at Brisbine's hail New Years eve,
and from the appearances there is promise
of the occasion being IA decided success.
NoTICE.-We are requested to announce
| that the sale of tickets to the Masonic fes
festival will positively close to morrow
evening. All interested will take due no.
tice and govern themselves accordingly.
On LAw!-Our legal fraternity will have
to move over, do little crowding and
and make room for new influx of legal
lights. A room has just been fitted il
Messrs. Helgeson 6 Hauson's building
for Messrs. Campbell & Spooner of Litch
field, who will open branch office at this
place.
Sowing to prior engagement of Bris
bine's hall for New Years eve the board
of trade concerts will he postponed for one
week. The concerts will he held regularly
every two weeks from and after the mex
entertainment on January Q. There will
be no dearth of amusement for the mex
few days.
| DANCES There is to be a social Christ
mas dance at Donnely this evening, fol
lowed by another at Hancock to morrow
night. In both cases preparations for /.
| good time are in progress, and as this is {
season of recreation, pleasure and enjoy
ment, it is probable there will be large
and merry gathering OH each evening.
FEED MILL.-The machinery at Dolpl
LindsIey's new feed mill is all in position
and it is expected to have the establish
\ ment in complete running order by til.
last of the week Orders have beer
received for grinding, amounting in III,
4 aggregate to two thousand bushels ant
from appearances the mill will have all i
can do.
ANOTHER frame of the new
Methodist church is now in position, ant
workmen are busily engaged enclosing tin
structure. This is the fourth church edi
flee in this village, the Congregationalist
Catholic, Episcopal and Methodist, all hav
ing separate places of worship; the build
ings for the two last named societies beinl
in course of erection.
A new time card, the first on the Brown
Valley division of the st. P NJ s.. M.
went into effect last Sunday. The follow
ing are the hours of arrival at termina
and intermediate points:
lie. Morris 500 q M. Ar G:55 p. n
" Chokio $50 " :" 5:35 :.
/" Graceville 1890 g g 4.25 !"
Beardsley 1850 :. !" $40 /"
Ar Bro'n's V 1886 p nj. Lie. $50 q
Evidence of the bligliting curse of Oh
present credit system is apparent each da
in the number of hungry collectors VIII
are abroad in the land bouncing on every
thing and everybody who are SO unfortun
ate as TO have fallen into their clutches
i But the man who has. q thousand dollar
standing out on overdue notes, will in fiv
out of ten cases buy anything from grint
stone to u,reshing machine If he can onl
| get It on time.
{ ENGINE HOUSE. The new engine hous
is about completed aud is nearly ready fo