Morris tribune., 1881-10-13
LOCAL ITEMS.
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at the Metropolitan Drug Store.

Mr.. r. G. Moore took short business
trip 10 Chicago last week
Are your premises and property pro-
tected against prairie fires?
Oats are not moving very freely as yet.
and rs result the prices are very high.
Fire out the loafers, they are like other
nuisances and should be promptly abated
Mrs. H. w. Stone left last evening on a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Hagerman at
Pembina.
Mr.. j. P. Lyons, of-Gracevi.le, WAS in
town Tuesday, and reports good business
at his hostelrie.
Potatoes arc in great demand and con-
sequently the price is high. sixty cents per
bushel being paid.
Mr.. Cole, the baker, was the fortunate
owner of the lucky ticket which drew the
organ at the ''Tivoli Garden" Saturday
evening.
NJ. E. SERVICES. will be regular
services at the Methodist church next Sun
day, Rev. A. J. Brock, the new pastor.
officiating
A train load of wood for station and Ell.
CINE use was received Sunday. This is the
first lot of wood the company has received
since last spring.
Clerk of Court Dassel, Auditor Nero and
Treasurer Bolsta, all Big Stone officials,
were in town the first of the week, settling
up the affairs of that county.
If the supervisors of the town of Darncn
will put that piece of road near the village
into repair they will probably save them
selves heavy bill of damages.
The dance Friday evening was very
pleasant affair, but owing to the shortness
of the notice given and the unfavorablc
weather, but small party were assembled.
Some of the boys would like to have one
more chance this season to remark Its
hot" The prospects of their being graft
fed are, however, bordering ON the far
remote"
Thunder and lightning with misty rain
were the enlvening (?) features of Monday
night. 1t was such a change after the long
drouth. People are getting reckless, like
unto the elements.
Ducks, geese and brandt are numerous
and the hunters are having very good sue
cess A couple of our amateur sportsmen
bagged nine geese the other day, the re-
suit of few hours hunting.
Al. Nash has disposed of his business
interests at Ortonville and has moved to
Millbank where he will probably locate,
having an interest with Mr.. Landberg
We are glad to hear that the boys arc pros
pering.
HAPPINESS will be pleasant
surprise for many of our readers in next
issue. That there is happiness in store
will he apparent when VIC say that the list
of jurors to serve at the coming term of
court, will appear next week.
Sheriff Randall, of Ortonvile, was in
town Tuesday, on his return from trip
into Northern Dakota, in search of horse
thief. He was little late, however, as
his man had conveniently taken = trip
across the line into Manitoba.
Our lawyers are preparing their cases for
the coming term of court, which convenes
about the first of next month. There will
be large number of cases on the calender
and it is probable that a major portion of
them will be disposed of at this term.
There is nothing new to report from the
| Little Falls & Dakota this week A direc-
tors meeting will be held to morrow and
considerable important business will come
before the board We hope to have some
thing new and interesting next week.
There is at present an increasing demand
for fuel. So far there hat been no difficult
ty in keeping full supply of wood on
hand, but the delay in filing orders for
soft coal has reduced the stock on hand so
that dealers have been able by the greatest
exertions only, to meet the demand which
at present is very heavy, owing to the large
quantities consumed by the threshing en-
gines.
Say, boys, it don't necessarily follow
that because man rents q dwelling, he is
going to be married. How do you know
but there may be some other reason? A
man frequently wants a house to look at,
and where rents are as cheap as they are
here, anybody can afford to have an up OF
down town residence or both, and there is
no law to make him marry and occupy it
or them.
LIT Our "A village charge incarceratcd
in the bastile, concluded last Thursday that
little fresh air would be necessary tonic
to his system after his enforced confine-
ment and consequently he acted upon the
idea and while out for few moments in
charge of the deputy Marshal he lit out in.
to the darkness and for foreign climes.
leaving no clue to his destination, which is
doubtless some more congenial neighbor.
hood.
Over one hundred loaded cars were re.
ceived at this station on Sunday last. The
freight conductors say that Morris receives
more freight than any two stations on this
line combined. Although the depot at
this point is larger by nearly half than any
other, Willmar and Breckenridge excepted,
yet SO great is the traffic that its capacity
is frequently over taxed and much of the
merchandise has to be unloaded from the
cars to the drays.
BURGLARY.-At Frown's Valley last
| Tuesday evening the money drawer in the
depot was robbed of a package containing
some six hundred dollars in notes and
about one hundred and fifty dollars in
money. The package was received by the
agent and placed in the drawer, he having
no safe. While he was absent at supper
some thief entered the building, broke
open the drawer and captured the package
We are informed that there burglar was