Morris tribune., 1882-08-10
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the City Drug Store.
How q circus does draw.

I1OW ClTCuS QOcS uraW.
The circus arrived this morning.
Farmers who haye threshed their barley
report good yield.
A shower of Meteors is predicted for to.
night and tomorrow night.
A boy has recently been added to the
family of w. H. Parsons.
Mr.. E. bowers is off enjoying a few
days rest and recreation in the country.
Hon. A. Moore, one of the sterling citi.
zens of Sank Centre, was in town yesterday.
Henry Chase, of Litchfeld. an old time
friend of Hon. J. D. Good, was in town
Monday night.
The harvesting of oats is now fairly be-
gun. Wheat is also being cut in . few
instances.
Mrs. ]. Harterieh, of Stevens township,
left last night for brief visit to her old
home in Winona county.
Rev. and Mrs. T. C. Hudson entertained
few of their many friends at their resi-.
| dence on tuesday evening.
Harvest hands seem to be scarce this
year. But with such perfect self binders
as the farmers are supplied with it makes
no difference.
New potatoes are not as scarce az they
were. Potatoes are large enough aud
cheap enough so that people can now af-
ford to enjoy them.
Tine Northern Lights" gave fine exhi-
bition on last Friday evening, and gazing
at the unusual illumination kept some PEG.
pie out rather late.
Mrs. N. c. Russell and Mrs. John Full.
ton, mother and sister of Mrs. Charles
Wilson arrived last night for visit 10 rel.
atives and friends here.
R. G. Jefferson, of Woodstock, Illinois,
and W. D. Hoard, of Red Wing, are in
town this week attending to their farming
interests in this vicinity.
Hon. L. B. Hodges was in town Friday.
He left for Beardsley Saturday morning to
look after the numerous tree claims under
his charge in that vicinity.
Some threshing has been done and a
load of the new crop of oats was brought
to town last night from the Wellington
farm. Can anyone get ahead of that?
Rev. T. c. Hudson will take as the sub.
ject of sermon for next Sunday evening
1.-The Foundations of christian CITY," A
cordial invitation is extended to the public
generally.
Saturday was busy day The streets
were filled with teams and people all day
long. 1t is unusual to see SO many farm
ers in town when farm work is demanding
so much attention.
Chickens will not be shot this season
until the first day of September-so saith
the law. Owls" however, will be
picked up about a month earlier by the
restless Observation-Disclosures Register.
A fifteen year old son of Mrs. Huxley, a
widow lady living in Grant county, fell
from the mower he was driving and had
his heel cut off by the sickle few days ago.
The wound is troublesome but not danger
GUS.
a visit to Mr.. Danielson's store reveals
the fact that he has new chandelier and
fine mirror, and reference to our adyer-
Using columns will reveal the fact that a
large stock of new goods has also been re-
csived.
We understand that a couple of young
gentlemen who were out riding few DAYS
ago found some prairie chickens dead by
the road. The chickens must have broken
their necks by flying against the telegraph
wires.
A. DeKay, president of the village coun.
Gil, left yesterday morning at 1859 sharp
for st. Paul and Red Wing. He knew the
big show would be along and he proposed
to get out of the way. Albert is afraid of
elephants.
If there is any croaker in Stevens county
who thinks we cannot raise corn we sug.
gest that they visit the Riverside farm and
ask Mr.. Stone to show them corn that
stands at the present time ten feet high and
is all silked out.
On last Saturday morning Mrs. Burgitt
and daughter left for their new home in
Aberdeen, Brown county, Dakota, going
by Browns Valley and Ortonville. Mrs.
B. has been spending few weeks with
her sister Mrs. Spur
! A communication from school district
number seven has been received but we
cannot publish it because no signature is
attached. Writers for the TRIBUNE should
remember that anonymous communities.
tons will receive no attention.
Miss Pussie Hudson arrived last Sunday
night from Benson where she has been
visiting relatives and friends for sometime
past. She will spend few weeks with
her brother, Rev. T. G. Hudson, and will
then return to her home in Fargo.
MIR. A. ]. Swanson, who was engaged
in G. j. Croonquist's store year ago, has,
after a long absence, returned to Morris
again. He is now freight agent and may
be seen hard at work at the st. p, NJ. &
M. depot. Glad TO see you back.
MIR. James Wintermute, of Chicago,
nephew Of Charles Wintermute, Esq. is
spending his vacation on his uncle's farm
few miles out of town. He has a Zine
hunting outfit, and will remain here until
September to gather in few dozen prai--
RE chickens.
Sunday last was the hottest day Of the
season. "Old Sol" got right down to
"biz" early in the morning and made full
day of it. The thermometer stood at one
hundred and four in the shade and in the
sun II was scorching hot
| By typographical error In last weeks
paper in speaking of the contributions
made for the benefit of those who lost