Morris tribune., 1881-12-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
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tion.
Appropriate services were held in all the
churches on Christmas day.
County Commissioners will meet in reg
ular annual session next Tuesday.
Mr.. D. T. Petite has disposed of his
draying business to W. Mccullough.
Well we suppose the next conundrumis,
"what reyou going to do New Years?"
Bevans got away with all the boys on
that tea set and crows considerably tllereat.
Some places of business were closed on
Monday, but this was the exception rather
than the rule.
Mr.. II. G. Carpenter, formerly of this
place, is in town on combined business
and pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Achenbach will
probably leave this week for their former
home in Missouri.
Mr. and Mrs A. c. Clausen of Atwater,
visited Morris this week, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. w. ]. Munro.
Mr.. l.. Siegenthaler took short vaca
tion and left for St. Paul last week to be
absent until after New Years.
Mr.. T. F. Perkins, of Red Wing, has
been visiting his relatives in this vicinity
during the pas, week or two.
Mr.. E. A. Holdridge. of Murdock, Wis
tied Morris the first of the week, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. kenner.
The village is doing some considerable
Improvements on the streets, and from ap
pearances we hope for lasting benefits.
Superintendent J. A. Johnson left Tues.
day morning for St. Paul, to attend the
State Supts. Convention now in session.
G. w. Comstock, of Hancock, visited
the county seat Saturday, and viewed the
holiday goods displayed on every hand.
How is you. wood pile? is the query
now rapidly replacing the got to be mon
otonous question Of ''how's your sore
arm?"
Mrs. Toby, and son. of Sauk Centre, are
at present visiting Morris, and is spending
the holidays with her sister, Mrs. T. c.
Hudson.
Mr.. A. w. Wells, of Herman, was visit
Ing friends in this vicinity Friday and ad-
miring the ever progressive spirit dis
played by our citizens.
Messrs. H. P Breed, general agent, and
A. D. Ross, travelling inspector, of the
millers association, fraternized with their
brethren Tuesday evening.
From the appearance presented by our
hunters we are led to the belief that com
pany OF cavalry could be organized here
that would be credit to the town.
On Christmas afternoon the weather, to
use q common but expressive phrase,
'lookcd decidedly bilious" but the sky
cleared by evening, and the threatened
storm passed over.
A large Moline separator on the depot
platform, marked for Cogel & DeKay,
looks as if the Union elevator was to be
equipped with new and improved clean
ing apparatus.
On the evering of the festival large
colored silk ribbon bow, with embossed
velvet FLOWERS, was lost by one of the ladies
present. The finder will please leave the
same with Mrs II. B. Wolff
Byron Harney,f formerly resident of
this burg and typo in this Office, was
looking over his old battle field the last of
the week. He is now, so he says, en-
ployed on Wisconsin railroad.
AS Mr.. W. Dragoo was driving along
Atlantic avenue yesterday afternoon one of
the hind axles on the buggy suddenly col
lapsed. Fortunately no injury resulting.
and no damage being done except to the
vehicle.
A number of private ice houses are to he
built this season. We hope that enough
ice will be stored during the winter to full
ly supply the demand another summer
There was scarcity last season which
should not again occur.
Christmas day was more generally OBJ
served than usual, all or almost all places
of business were closed, and the day was
minus the attendant and customary festiv-
tiles. That it was Sunday will explain the
why's and wherefores.
Mr.. H. D. Tenny, of Hancock, was in
town Monday, accompanied by Mr.. John
McKinstry, of Red Wing. Mr.. McKinstry
found many old Goodbue county friends
in this vicinity. and was much pleased
with the appearance Of our busy little vii
lage
We had fully intended to have given a
complete review of the building improve
ments in the village during the past year,
but SO great has been the demands upon
our time during the past week that this has
been found wholly impracticably at pres.
ent
Mr. A. D. Ross, inspector of grain for
the Millers Association, was in town this
week. and from him we learn that the
stock of wheat suitable for milling pur
poses, east of Morris, is very small. At
our elevators here he found the grain in
excellent marketable condition.
Sheriff Maginnis was heard to remark
the other day that it required mighty
good dose of smallpox to keep off yacci-
nation" Several of the boys with an arm
in brace are about determined to run
their chances the next time scare comes,
as the cure is worse than the disease, in
their opinion.
Br0nze Monuments.
Elsewhere appears an advertisement
from s. d. Kemerer, of Ortonville, calling
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