Morris tribune., 1881-12-15
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Mr.. o. J. Wakefield, OF Donnelly, was
in town Tuesday greeting his many friends
hereabouts.
Mr.. and Mrs Darlington Phelps left for
St. Paul this morning to be absent during
the holidays.
The second Monday in January is the
date of holding the annual meeting of the
board of trade.
| Conductor Jameson returned last week
and will resume the badge and punch on
the branch line train.
Mr.. II. D. Tenny, of Hancock, was in
town Tuesday and reports everything
fourishing quietly in that locality.
H. w. Stone, ST.. left Monday evening
on business trip out on the branch.
Annual meeting and election of officers
of Golden Sheaf Lodge A. F. s. A. NJ, on
Saturday evening next, December II.
A contract for new steam boat for Big
Stone Lake has been let, and the boat is to
be ready for operation by the LIST of April.
Mat Diedrich informs us that he has or
dered lot of Christmas trees and expects
to have them here by the first of next
week.
The roads leading to and from the ''rura
deestrics" are very rough, and as copse-
quence it is an impossibility to haul heavy
loads.
Rev. Mr.. Ruddock, of Benson, was in
town the first of the week on brief visit
the object of which is elsewhere men,
toned.
DR.. c. E. Hale will return home Satur-
day next to remain until the New Year
The doctor writes that he is having fine
| business.
Brio a-brac is very properly defined as
anything in the crockery line that is alb
solutely useless, set in places where it is
always sure to be in the way.
There is some talk of second bank be-
ing established here the first of the year by
Messrs Watson & Leonard The more
capital VIC have the better for the town and
county.
The mercury dropped to about zero yes
terday morning, and the average nose
looked as blue as if the atmosphere had
been twenty degrees colder.
Passenger traffic is flying light just now
but about two weeks will make q large
sized difference, as about that time there
will be numbers enroute to the cities.
Several of our exchanges note large
amount of bogus silver coin in circulation
The counterfeit is described as very poor
and one that can be readily detected by
the usual method.
One of our bashful young men who had
been dancing attendance upon young
lady for several years was brought to time
the other evening when she sang Darling
l am Growing Old"
We learn from the Star that "Jim."
Evans, formerly of this PLACE but recently
at Ortonville, has leased Betcher's hotel at
Big Stone City, Dakota, ard will move
there at an carly day.
During the past week the weather has
been somewhat off" warm and cold by
steady jerks, and as consequence almost
every body is the Disguised possessor of
big sized cold in the head.
Marshal Cousins has had the misfortune
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nation which took all around, has broke
him up almost entirely, and he now goes
about like poorly preserved centenarian.
What action do our business men pro.
pose to take toward remedying the present
discrepancy in prices between this and
competing points? 1t is high time we took
some active steps to remedy matters seri
ously affecting our interests.
"Rev." Chas. Pullman, of Herman, was
in town Tuesday and looked as hale and as
hearty as usual, and does not appear to
have been much affected by the county
seat wrangle in that county. He reports
all quiet on the Mustinka.
Elsewhere we give somewhat lengthy
article on the Development of our county
during the past year The tables will am
ply repay perusal as they give very clear
idea of what has been accomplished in the
progressive line during that period.
Everybody wears pleasant air of affa-
bility these glorious days, and even the
man with dabdadtold in his head, is more
than ever disposed to look on the bright
side of things, and is less inclined to grum-
bling and other profanity than usual
A bell tower, the one formerly adjoining
the roof of the old school house, Is now in
position OH the engine house, and of course
with this conspicuous and essential addi-
ton to the cquipm ent of our fire brigade,
there is sense of greater security felt by
property owners.
The other day team loaded with wood
took promenade through town scattering
the Contents of the wagon in such a gcner-
al and promiscous manner as to give the |
impression that they were locating tim.
Der claim in the centre of the village. No
damage done unless you count in the pro.
family.
We learn that it is the intention, owing
to the numerous attractions likely to be
crowded into the holiday week, to post
pone the date of holding the next board of
trade entertainment for two weeks. It is
probable that by that time the Dramatic
club will be prepared to furnish another
entertainment, and if SO, the postponement
will be satisfactory to all.
Our merchants are filing up their
shelves, counters and show cases with
large and attractive stocks of goods suit
able for the holiday trade, which promises
to reach greater proportions this season
than Tor many years past. Everybody
will of course piva-ond rooasx,o ,,ro,o,,,~