Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-12-08
LOCAL ITEMS.
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The best programme Of the season is in
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from their visit to Sank Centre Friday.
A mink boa was found near the river
last Sunday. Owner can have the same by
calling at w. T. Summers restaurant.
Don't fail to be at Brisbine's Hall to-
morrow night and see "a Pretty Piece Of
Business" and "Cut off with Shilling"
Maple wood, limited amount of which
is being hauled in from the Holmes City
timber, is eagerly bought up at $500 per
cord.
A new two story store building 25x50 is
to be erected by Andrew Satter on his lots
on the corner of Fourth street and Atlantic
avenue.
Conductor Jameson, Of the Valley branch
has gone to St. Paul, and Jimmie McKin-
ley now punches tickets on the Connemara
Central
Elsewhere We publish call for District
Sunday School Convention to be held in
Morris, on the 2Sth and goth of this
month.
A couple of loads Of horses from the
Jones Farm were shipped to Winneconne,
Wisconsin, yesterday, where they will be
put at work in the pineries.
Mr.. Chas. Wintermute left last Saturday
for St. Paul, on his return to Fort Custer,
Montana. whittier he goes to resume his
duties at the traders post for another year.
The small building near the corner of
Fifth street and Atlantic Avenue, recently
occupied as an Office by Langdon & Co.,
has been purchased for an Office by Z.
bowers and moved to the west side of the
track.
Christmas and New Years drop in on
Sunday this year, but Santa Claus will be
here on Saturday evening as usual, SO the
little folks can feel happy and contented
for they will not be forgotten.
The Hancock Times is con strained to
say that 1.-The best local newspaper in this
part of the state, is published at the county
seat of Stevens county" The compliment
is the more fully appreciated because Who'll
| ly unexpected.
There are forty nine scholars in the
primary class of the public school, twenty
seven in the intermediate, and forty nine
in the grammar or high school department,
a total enrolment of ore hundred and
twenty-three.
The marshal, acting as health officer,
and under orders of the board of health,
visited those families not known to be
vaccinated and ordered it to be done ct
once. Every request of the board of
health has been checrfully complied with,
and there are probably not five children
in the village who have not been vacci-
mated
Mr.. E. S. Beck, of ST. Paul, one of the
enterprising and progressive proprietors of
the townsite of Browns Valley, was in
town last week bomeward bound. Mr..
Beck seems to have good cause to feel san.
guine that the Little Falls s. Dakota rail.
road will strike the Valley, and from what
we can learn it is by no means sure thing
that it won't go in that direction.
Elsewhere appears an announcement
from Mr.. L. T. Achenbach, calling atten-
ton to the fact that he is now closing on,
his stock of goods, ETC., at cost. Mr.. Ach
enbach intends closing up his business a,
this point and returning to his home in
Missouri, where he will remain at least
until spring. If you want bargains in his
line, cal! at once, as at the prices he is offer
ing, his goods are going rapidly.
One lonely and forlorn car load of woot
was received at this station Monday, ant
the way it went was caution TO behold
ers. Why, if it had been sawed and spill
into matches there would have hardly beer
enough pieces to 60 round and give eacl
eager and needy person handful of thu
splints. We again rise to remark that thu
prospects for good, wholesouled freeze GU
are quite healthy and promising.
A few cases of Group causes much wor
ry and alarm among parents over their lit
tie ones, and yet, while it is one of thu
things which has always got to come t,
the young at some time or another, Their
is no one other disease that will Great
. such sudden and general stampede in
' household. One case of membranou
Group is reported in the country but so ia
no signs of this dangerous type has az
peared in this vicinity.
There was no meeting of the board Q
trade last Monday evening, the balance Q
the quorum being discovered, after tn
ever faithful dispersed, at the show.
sergeant at arms is evidently needed t
gather in the delinqucnts, and we woul
J. suggest the appointment of such an office
with full power to enforce attendance
The many questions of great importanc
always before the board should be secon
to no public performances, especial
among the older members. as the negle'
don't give the young and faithful few
good chance for front seats at the ente
tainments.
This-has been trying week to the j
cal news gatherer, and if ever the writ
felt like giving up his oft times monet
>. nous and weary task of filing his column
N news or no news, it has been during Il
IS past two weeks when every thing in Il
= newsmaking line has been sufficiently de,
~ to need the services of q coroners jury. Q
be sure business has been brisk and q
town has been alive with people,
everybody is having streak of good luc
= all are on their good behavior and eve
q thing joys along like clock work, cons
quently there is no accidents, no trouhl
no clashing, peace, harmony and confer
n; ment prevail to such an alarming exte
that the reporter begins to look round Al
m wonder if, like that chap we read abol
. his occupation is not also gone.
S0cfaJte.