Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-20
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ana coal neaIS.
Elegant weather this - for catching
o dab bad tolb in de teb.
The programme for tomorrow evening
is decidedly the lest yet offered.
Is there no way of getting up some kind
of boom in the price of wheat.
The pay car in its regular monthly trip
along the lines, reached here Tuesday.
The musical portion of tomorrow even
ings programme is in itself whole enter
tNinment,
A large and constantly increasing
amount of mail matter is daily received a,
this post office.
weather should be made an example of
and run out of the state.
County attorney Reynolds. of Grant
county, was in town Monday, en- route for
Willmar on legal business.
Our hotels appear to be doing lively
business, and quite number of strangers
are daily to be seen on our streets.
The telegraph line has reached Browns
Valley, and the wire is expected to be
made ready for business this week
SocIABLE,-The ladies of All Saints Par
ish. Episcopal, will hold sociabe at the
court house next Wednesday evening.
Arrangements are in progress for hold.
ing masquerade at al early date. The
members OF. tie bands have the affair in
hard.
1t has got to be so nova days that when
person reads some startling head lines in
| paper, he scans the bottom lines to see If
it's sold by all druggists"
Sleighing is excellent at present, but sin
gularly there are very few of our citizens.
aside from the livery men, who own
sleighs. This is curious, but nevertheless
! fact.
| There is rumor in circulation to the
effect that one of our young bachelors,
who resides on the west side, is about to
extend his business by taking 4 partner
for life
SERVICES opening services at the
new Episcopal church will take place next
Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock Several
ministers from abroad will be present and
assist in the exercises.
| A slight reduction in fare has been made.
on round trip tickets only however, by the
railroad company. Heretofore the price
of a return ticket from Morris to St. Paul
and back has been Sl2 20, the new tariff
reduces the price to 1915.
streets have presented an old time liveiness
of appearance. All who could do so tax.
| ing advantage of the fine weather to go
seighing, others, less fortunate, taking
their constitutional on foot.
! Although commissioner Dopkins was in
structed to fit up offices in the court house
for sheriff and judge of probate, it appears
that it probably will not be done, as it
would occupy the now limited space re-
CURED during terms of court.
A social dance will be held at Gracevillc
next Tuesday evening, a good time is
promised, and as the Morris orchestra have
been secured for the occasion, excellent
music will be provided. A supper will al
so be served at one Of the hotels.
AS the third in the series of entertain
ments given under the auspices of the
board of trade, occurs to morrow, Friday
evening, all other engagements are hereby
ordered cancelled and postponed. No one
can be excused for not attending.
Conductor Gephart has succeeded Chris
tansen on the Valley branch, the latter
going elsewhere on the road. Our friends
along the line may now rest assured that
trains will he on time if it is in the power
of man to do it. Gephart is pusher.
While crossing the track in front of a
passing train day before yesterday, Henry
Foss had close call and only escaped
climbing the golden stairs by a matter of IL
very few inches. AS it was however his
sleigh needs some repairs before it is fit to
go over the road.
A sleigh load of young folks from the
village drove out 10 the residence of D. G.
Lindsey, last Friday evening, and organ.
lied a spelling school, We don't know
who carried off the honors, bnt we do know
that merier and more jolly party il
would be difficult 10 find.
A favorable and more christianlike
spirit was manifested by the weather
Sunday, and many folks mustered up
courage to look out the door. Several
reckless individuals actually went out and
took a stroll, but they were few and far
between-the individuals we mean.
Trade is at present rather dull, owing to
the extremely low price of wheat. Re
ceipts at the elevators are comparatively
light and farmers decline to sell prefering
to take their chances on rise in the mar
ket. 1t seems as if the prices of wheat
had touched bottom. and although there is
no apparent grounds for the assertion, ye
it seems as if there must be "bull" or up
ward movement ere long.
CoPARTNERsHrP.-As will be seen by
reference to the professional cards, two oil
our leading attorneys, Messrs. G. L. Brown
and F. B. Chew, have formed a partner
slip under the firm name of Brown &
Chew. Both gentlemen are well known
hereabouts and we do not hesitate to say
that they will make a strong team, and W.
hope they may find the change mutually
advantageous.
AS the winter mas been unusually severe
consequently great amount of fue
has been consumed in almost every build
ing in town, would it not be advisable as
precautionary measure, for the owners o
! occupants of buildings to take occasion a
the first favorable opportunity to clear
/ their chimneys and stove pipes and thu
lessen the danger of fire from this source