Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-11-03


The surveying corps OF the Little Falls
s. Dakota road are yet in the field, one
party under engineer Abercrombie being
located six miles east of Morris and busy
finishing the surveys ON the grades. The
other party in charge of engineer Simmons
is at work east of Sank Centre locating the
line between there and Little Falls. Be-
tween here and Glenwood there is in tie
aggregate considerable work yet to he
done, the wet weather interfering with the
construction in low places and rendering
it necessary to either make long hauls or
let patches remain unfinished until spring.
The latter will probably be done us it will
be easy work to complete any unfinished
portions before the track layers reach
Gienwood. AS yet no definite arrange
ments have been made for the right of way
through lands Immediately adjoining the
st. p, NJ. s. NJ track and owned by that
company, and it is not improbable that a
slight change will yet be made in the loca-
ton of the depot at this point.
CLOSE GALA man named James Kel
ly had narrow escape from death or ser-
Gus injury Monday evening, while on his
way home from town with load of wood
Kelly, to use his own language, has al
ways drank hearty" and on that evening
was filled up so full of his favorite bever
age that he was totally oblivious of every
thing and does not know what happened.
Doc Vaughan and Charley Sprandel We're
out hunting on that evening and were for
tunately near by when Kelly fell or was
thrown from his seat. He tumbled direct
ly under the wagon and the horses stop
as he fel one of the wheels however
crowded across his chest, and but for the
prompt assistance rendered him, serious
injury must have rest lted AS it was, he
escaped with few bruises, but for a time
his condition was such us to create the fear
that he was hurt internally, this however
was, luckily for him, not the case, his ill.,
scnsibility resulting from liberal rotations
aud not from any injury sustained.
MORE CoNJEcTURE.-As regards the
probable direction of the new line
of the St. P, NJ & NJ railroad
from Morris east, we learn from reliable
and we'll informed sources that the man
agement have under consideration at pres
ent route us follows: From the west
end of lake Whipple the line, as contem-
| nlataI runc litt la anCt of cnuth ub
Chippewa Falls, in Pope county, to Pains
vile in Steurns, where connection will ul-
timately be made with the Osseo branch
From Painsville the line turns north of
makes connection with the Fergus Falls
division at st. Cloud, from there going via
Princeton to Huxley and thence on across
Northern Wisconsin TO Il junction with the
Canadian system. This route traverses
one of the finest timbered regions of the
northwest and is hence one that would
naturally attract the attention of this giant
corporation, who WILL ere long, have USE
for all the timber that can be obtained
through the territory which they contem
plate penetrating.
EN1ERTA1NMENT-Th committee of
arrangements have provided for the APP
pearance of Miss Mary Calhoun Dixon, for
the second entertainment of the series,
which occurs on Thursday evening of next
week. Owing to engagements previously
made for Miss Dixon's appearance else
where, this was the only evening of that
week on which she could arrange to ap-
pear here, and while the committee would
have preferred to name Friday, owing to
other meetings on the evening previous,
yet ii was not possible to accomplish it.
MIR. McClary kindly postponed the date OF
his lecture for two weeks, when he win
appear in the third entertainment of the
series. In the meantime our amateur vo-
calsts and dramatists will not be idle, and
it must not be concluded because talent
from abroad only has been engaged so far,
that the lights of our home circle are to be
hid under bushel, not at ALL but as we
have to arrange with outside parties to suit
been that the home talent has been exclud-
ed from the opening entertainments. This
!. however will afford those among our num-
Der who take part, ample opportunity for
preparation, and will without doubt be OF
great assistance in providing a class of en-
tertainments superior TO that of last season
HE STAGE.-The inaugural entertain
ment of tie series under The auspices of the
board of trade, occurred Oh last Thursday
evening, on which occasion the Misses
Banning, of St. Paul, made their second
appearance before Morris audience. Il
will be only necessary to say of these gift
ed ladies. that they fully maintained theil
previous deserved popularity, and should
they again favor US with visit they can
rely upon receiving cordial reception
The programme was In some respects not
what many would preferred to have had
and while the selections were one and all
faultessly rendered, yet there were some
|. among them that did not give satisfaction
not, however, because of the manner of
presentation, but from defects in the sccc.
tons themselves. Any lack of apprccia
ton manifested, was therefore not due 10
: any cause other than a selection of two OF
three unpopular pieces, aud while this was
unfortunate perhaps, as it placed the ladies
t ut somewhat of disadvantage for time
, with u part of their audience, yet, despite
I these draw backs, the ability of the talented
ladies was fully recognized and acknowl
edged. The management have ever, rea
: son to be gratified with tile suspicious sue
5 cess of the occasion, as the very liberia
) patronage extended promises renewal o.
the popularity which signalized the enter
3 tainments of last season.
ScHooL.-The following report of tho
Morris Graded School, for the month end
ing Oct. 2Sth, 1881, has been kindly fur
nished lls nv r. w Randall n,inc;noI