Morris tribune., 1880-05-20
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at Messrs, Morris & Bundy's Drug Store.

Elmer has rented the billiard hall in his
new hotel, to some parties from Minneap.
oils.
Our Graceville correspondents, usual
weekly budget of interesting items failed
to materialiAe this week.
The obstruction of cur street crossings
by freight trains, is becoming great nul-
sance. Is there no wa to stop it.
F. P. MCQuillan is in town and will take
charge of the machine business of Stone &
Hagerman, during the coming season.
Some one or two drunk and disorderlies
were collaced by the Marshal last evening,
and deposited in the lock up for safe keep
ing.
Prairie schoOners and droves of cattle
pass through town daily, and it really
seems as if there was an exodus some
where.
D. r. Sutherland & Co. have lowerd the
platform and app: caches to their new ele-
vator several feet making a very light and
easy draft for teams.
Auditor Whitcomb did not appear at all
arXious to sell the lands AZ the present APP
praisement, as he thought they would aver,
age nearly double next year.
BY .eference to tie time card published
e ewher', it will be seen that hereafter no
II ght trains will be run on tie st p, NJ.
& Nj. r. r. west of WiIlmar.
Mr.. H. E, johnson, OF Artichoke Lake,
called on us to day, but except reporting
farmers in his section busy planting trees,
he had no news to communicate.
Large qua ntiiies of farm machinery are
already arriving, ard machine agents are
pr3ctiCiny seductive smile and otherwise
preparing fo- the seasons business.
Street Commissioner Lowater has a force
employed in grading the streets The low
spots Oh Fifth street have received cover
ing of sod and gravel, and teams are also
busy elsewhere.
Our freight traffic at this point still cor
tinues very large, and each weeks receipts
foot up in the vicinity of between one and
two million pounds. Last weeks receipts
amount to 960,750
Bishop Whipple delivered very able
and forcible sermon last Thursday evening
to large congregation. The Episcopal
society will probably take steps to build IA
| church and parsonage this season, and will
have resident clergyman.
Our village pre- centei bustling, busy
and suimated appearance last Saturday
Tie II 'ge number in attendance at the
! Conventions, and sale of STATE lands, to-
9cther with the usual influx of farmers,
caused the streets TO be thronged all day.
REPAIRS NEEDED we do not know
whose duty it is to repair the steps on the
north corner of the depot platform, but
they should be rebuilt as it is great con-
! venience to the public. 1t would be good
idea to have the steps extended the whole
length of that end of the platform
| HURRAH FOR WE.-Now we would like
some of those parties who have tied 10
talk down This region of country, to come
up and see US, bring your telescopes along,
for they will be needed, when you look
away up to where we calmly ride, on the
topmost wave of the rushing sea of pros
perity that now rolls over our state.
The frame for Messrs. Amundson G.
| Walder's new Wal ehouse is being enclosed
and will soon be ready for the machines.
Elsewhere will be found new lad" f. ON
this fin, which will convey an idea of the
Line Of standard machinery they handle.
The Walter a. Wood agency is in their
hands, and they have elready received a
car load of the celebrated twine binders.
1t is only little over three weeks old,
but its father has skipped out. 1t wasn't
half az much lcn as he thought it would be,
to be reused up about four times every
hor' of the night, and he has concluded
tb.t this thing is played. He ''let on" that
he was going upto Fargo, or somewhere
up there, to attend al Editorial Convention,
or something of the KIND, tut it's too thin
They don't hold Ediio iAl Conventions at
the North Pole just yet. 1t is quite likely
he will come back after he has good rest
and few rights sound sleep.
To HoRsEMEN.-At the request of some
of our citizens, Hon. S. Listoe, of Fergus
Fails, has sent his famous stallion, "Wm.
Penn" to this village. 1t is claimed, and
the horses pedigree will attest the truth of
the assertion, "that he is the most purely
inbred Messenger horse in the Northwest.
if not in the United States" Horsemen
and others will find this magnificent stallion
at the Perkins House Stables, and visit,
simply to view the animal, will amply repay
! all admirers of the beautiful in ho.sefes...
'Wm. Penn" is a jet black, with some lit.
tie while on feet, weighs 1926 POUNDS, end
was bro ught to this State by Col. King,
who purchased him in New York, paying
$4,000 for him.
LADIES READ.-Mrs. H. Whitley has now
in stock, a well selected and large assert.
ment of milinary goods of all grades and
styles. The stock is new and embraces the
latest and most fashionable goods, which
have been chosen with much care, and
with view to meet the requirements oil
the spring and summer trade. A reprcsen
tative of the Tribune called III aud examin
ed the large assortment of elegant goods
and found that the "Bazaar" was wei
crowded with customers, who were delight
ed with the stock and pleased with til.
reasonable prices. While it may not b.
encouraging to US "male men" to learl
that from fifteen to twenty hats are made
trimmed and sole in day, yet 1t is certain
Iy satisfying and encouraging to the ladies
and to Mrs. Whitley.
We would suggest that the Board Of