Morris tribune., 1881-12-22
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the Metropolitan Drug Store.


at the Metropolitan Drug Store.
Wheat 81. 90 for No /; $O.95 for No. 2,
are the quotations of yesterday.
Mr.. ]. c. Mccarthy, of St. Paul, arrived
last week on brief business visit.
We would like to hear occasionally from
our Donnelly and Graceville reporters.
Mr.. and Mrs C. W. Rohne left Tuesday
for Minneapolis on visit to their parents.
Mrs. J. D Good left Saturday for ST.
Paul, and will remain during the holiday
season.
A grab. box man ''took in" the town and
good many of our unsuspecting ones yes
terday.
Jimmie" Brisbine has gone to the CAPT
tai, and will spend Christmas and New
Years at home.
Collection agents state as fact that per
fectly square men are sure to be round at
the right time.
Some of the boys, as they rub their sore
arms, look as disgusted as if they had an
attack of the itch in fy-time.
Mr.. c. s. Blodgett, of Donnelly, was in
town yesterday, and from him we learn
that all is well in that locality.
Mr.. A. H. Nash, of Millbank, D. t.,
was in town this week, greeting old friends
and noting the many progressive changes
in his old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Stone left last week
for the southern part of the state, whittier
Mrs Stone goes on visit to relatives and
friends in that vicinity.
As this is the last opportunity, we ex-
tend to our many patrons aud friends "a
Merry Christmas" coupled with the COM
pliments of the season.
Quite a number of Morris people visited
Hancock last week in attendance at the re
ception and banquet rendered by the citi-
zens of that place to Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Noycs.
As number of our ladies contemplate
receiving on New Years day, we would
be pleased to publish list of their names
in our next issue and would ask as favor
that they be supplied US.
Mr. S. H. Hudson, of Benson, was visit
ing in this neghborhoud the first of the
week, the guest of his brother, Rev. T. G.
Hudson, and left for Fargo Monday even
ing, where he will sperd the holidays with
his parents.
Why don't our sportsmen trot out their
guns and trap and keep their hands in with
little practice on the festive glass-ball.
For this matter our base ball club could
find ample time to work up a little muscle
for next seasons campaign.
, There is 10 be turkey shoot on Saturday
afternoon on the ice at the lake, and as we
all want turkey for Christmas, we al
r should try to be there and rake in fowl
either in our hands, or as is alas too fire
5 quectlv the case-in our minds.
r On the second page will be found the
order of exercises to be observed at thu
: forthcoming Sunday School Convention, tt
he held at the Congregational church il
, this village, on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week, Dec 2Sth and Goth.
Mr.. 8. Kemerer, of Ortonville, was il
town this week making arrangements TO
introducing the new bronze monumental
goods for which he is western agent
The goods are fast superseding marble a
being handsomer, less expensive and ia
more durable.
On the occasion of the fifth entertain
. ment in the series it is probable that Mrs
o W. P. Murdock, of Murdock, will agai
favor US with a few choice selections, an
If she should accept the invitataion ter
dered her. we feel assured she will receiv
q most cordial welcome.
Quite number of teams are to be see
on the lake every afternoon, the glass
surface being admirable for sleighing pul
poses. especially now that the ground
, entirely bare. Those who have not ha
the delights of ride around the lax
should avail themselves of the first oppo
tunity to do so, as the missing mo-
I. pleasant treat.
A new time card has gone into effect 9
the Valley branch, which however NAL
: no changes in the arrival and departure
trains further than that the time is shor
ened up thirty minutes each way, leavir
the Valley half hour later and arrivir
a half hour earlier. There is some disa
pointment that an hour or two of runnil
time was not cut off instead of q half hou
A few of our leading business men,
the suggestion Of the ever active preside
of the board of trade, are considering Il
} advisability of making move to secu
8. the location at this point of the st. P.
n & M. machine shops provided they are r
moved from ST. Paul. Owing to q
trouble the company had of late with mai
of the workmen employed at the machi
shops, and as large city is not a suitat
place for any such establishment, tn
have intimated possible intent on thu
part 10 remove and locate the shops
some other point We do not know
there is any much good can come from
move on our part; but there is one thi
u. very positive, that if we make no effort
an our own behalf no one else will. "Notli
lis ventured nothing won;" and come to thi
oh the matter over, where is there on the col
pany's line more favorable location?
Arns Broke.
On Sunday last one year old ch