Morris tribune., 1880-10-28
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Wheat, No. /, 79c.; No. 9, 76c.
School commences on Monday, Novem-
Der Sth.
Next Tuesday settles the question. SO be
careful how you vote.
Two trains are employed in transporting
material on the branch.
The company's coal shed at this point is
being filled with soft coal.
At GraceviIle quite large amount of
stock perished in the storm of last week.
The republican rally in the town of
Morris last evening was'a rousing success.
Messrs L. H. Stanton and r. c. Moore
left Saturday on short visit to st. Paul.
Prices of wheat have not advanced dur
ing the past week but continue in the same
notch.
The last republican meeting held in this
county occurs at Pepperton on Saturday
evening next.
That crossing on the corner of Fifth
street and Atlantic avenue is terror to
pedestrians.
Some of our enterprising citizens talk of
starting ferries at the street crossings. This
is very excellent idea.
The Hon. Ignatius Donnelly will de-
liver an address at Brisb!ne's hail. on Mon
day evening, November /, $780,
On Monday last coal-burning freight
engines were for the first time put on SER
vice on regular trains on this division
Our sportsmen are having continued
good luck, and several large bags of game
have been secured during the past few
days. ..
Threshing machines and ploughs are
again at work in this vicinity, but the
ground is fearfully soft, and but slow pro-
gress is made.
The snow drifts although considerably
wilted, yet continue to stick. and do not
melt as rapidly as would be expected from
the mild weather
As maple wood is not come me-at.able, the
railroad company will furnish, hereafter,
mixed wood only, and promise to do so in
large and abundant quantities.
Those doing business on the west side of
the track should have road cut through
the huge snow bank on the corner Of
Eighth street and Pacific avenue.
We have been requested to announce
that the hour for holding the Episcopal
morning services at the school house, has
been changed from 1890 to zoo o'clock
Colds are the fashion at present in this
vicinity, and ftom the Weeping expression
Of eyes and noses, the average citizen must
feel as if he was walking fountain of
genuine misery.
NEW, elegant and conveniently arrang-
ed prescription case has just been placed
in position at NJ NJ Moore's drug store.
The case is a tasty piece of mechanism,
and is both useful and ornamental
One of the most wonderful sights, which
astonished the residents of this town, oc,
| CURED Tuesday, when a train load of wood
arrived from the West. The problem
now is, where did that wood come from?
The new and palatial residences of D. r
Sutherland. s. Larson, and Chas Wilson,
are rapidly approaching completion, and
| are as handsome and commodious struc.
lures as are to be seen in this upper coun.
! try.
The announcement that the Hon. Joseph
Meier has corteously consented to run for
coroner, will be hailed with delight by his
many friends, especially independents, as
they will acknowledge that his candidacy
strengthens and adds tone as it were to the
| contest.
New ENTERPRIsE.-Mr. Geo. E. Bevers
of Hancock, is about going into the lum
Der business, or rather, will manufacture
matches. The matches are waterproof
and from samples shown, are all they are
claimed to be, and will doubtless find 8
ready sale.
The republican meeting at the tewn ot
Scott last Monday evening didn't meet, al
the speakers and musicians were so late il
arriving that the people got tired waiting
and left for their homes. The trouble wa
that the first team, containing the band
got lost, and did not arrive until O'Clock
FLoUR-Both of our flour mills, th,
RIVERSIDE" and North STAR" are agair
running, but owing to an unaccouutabl
dearth of water, are not enabled to rul
full time. The water must have beel
blown out of the lake reservoirs by th
hurricane of last week; at least that is on
theory advanced.
Blockaded crossings still annoy and har
ass the people of this village. and in orde
TO prevent the conductors from thinking
that custom makes right, we would sug
gest that the council bring the matter be
fore the railroad authorities, and ask tina
they take steps to compel conductors t
open the crossings.
On DIT.-A young couple, well know
in this vicinity, and who are tired of plot
ding along lifes weary way singly an
alone, have determined to form life par
. nership; and this evening, at one of our VI
town residences, is the time and place che
sen for the interesting ceremony. The TR
! BUNE sends hearty congratulations.
) We would call the attention OF our reaC
i ers in this and adjoining counties to til
communication elsewhere published, n
specting the Morris graded school TIL
!. communication speaks for itself and "
D would ask that it be given careful perus'
6 and consideration, as it is an enterprise e,
cry citizen should aid and encourage.
SocIABLE.-Last Friday evening the Il
], dies of the M. E. congregation of Morr