Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-01-05
LOCAL ITEMS.
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MarSnal cousins Is OH OH Two WeckS
trip to his home in Wisconsin.
Mrs. C. A. F. Morris arrived Saturday
on short visit to her son j. P. II. and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs L. T. Achenbach, after an
unavoidable delay, are to leave to day for
Illinois.
Vaccination, quarantine and common
sense generally have proved too much for
the smallpox.
Ed Jones left Tuesday morning for a
two weeks visit to Milwaukee and other
points in Wisconsin.
Mr.. O. S Hagerman, of Pembina, ar
rived last evening, and will proceed on his
homeward journey to-day.
Nlessrs B. Strain, X. c. Helgeson and
T. P. Kerr, Of Hancock, were in town
Tuesday on Il business visit
Mr.. and Mrs John Becker, of Browns
Valley, were in town the first of the week
visiting their many old friends.
H. Fl Wells spent couple of days at
Herman during the past week looking af-
ter business interests in that locality.
Jack Morris talks some of going to the
Pacific slope next spring, and if so, will
probably join his father at Portland, Ore
gon.
Our wheat market is now in satisfactory
running order, fact farmers will please
make a note of, and govern themselves &C
cordingly.
Mr.. W. B. Sutherland left yesterday
morning for Poughkeepsie, New York, to
be absent for few months on visit to
his old home.
"Winter has come" and 1--WE told you
| So" are the usual salutations which re.
place the queries regarding the condition
of the average arm.
Monday was a legal holiday. and few
of our citizens made com mendable effort
to inaug, rate the pleasant custom of max
ing New Years calls.
A disease resembling the fashionable
pink eye is attacking some of the horses in
this locality We have to have little of
everything that is going.
Almost all of our citizens who have been
absent during the holidays are back again
and at their posts. feeling much the better
of their short vacation.
A couple of DRINKS and disordcrlics were
gathered into the fold Saturday, and taken
before Justice Hutchins, who taxed them
up So IS each for costs and fine.
AL Nash was IN town again yesterday,
having suit in court, but two weeks
adjournment of the case will afford him
an opportunity Of returning soon again.
The "grandest" ball ever given in Nor.
ris, connected with prize drawing of an
organ, is announced for future indefinite
date by the proprietor of the Tivoli Gar
den.
Our wood yards are now fairly stocked
with supply of fuel, such as it is, and
consequently the average citizen breathes
freer even if the ground is covered with
snow.
A notice IN this issue from the village
recorder calls attention TO the law requir
ing the registration of all births and deaths.
a penalty is imposed in case of non-com
pliance with the law.
On Monday evening next occurs the an
nual meeting of the Morris board of trade,
and a new board of directors chosen, a full
attendance is requested.
On Friday evening there was one public
and two private dancing parties in town
The former 1T Brisbine's hal and the lat
ter at the residences of Mr.. aud Mrs. S.
Larson and Mr. and Mrs. u. T. Petite.
Here is the very latest conundrum
What relation is loaf of bread to steam
engine? Bread is necessity; a steam
engine is an invention; necessity is the
mother Of invention; consequently a loai
of bread is mother to steam engine.
Deputy Sheriff OLaughln, of Big Stone
county, arrested man ut the depot at thi.
place OIL Tuesday on charge of assault
and battery committed in that county
The prisoner was locked up in Jail for the
day. and taken to Graceville Oh the evening
train.
During the past week the appearance O
things out doors has undergone decide
change. The weather is keen and unques
tionably wintry, and the ground being
covered with light mantle of snow add
largely to the general seasonable and un.
comfortable feeling of the ozone.
Mr. j. B. Smith. an old time resident o
these parts, visited Morris last week. ant
was fairly amsz ed at the change few
years had wrought. He was satisfied, afte
looking over the grounds, that he had mad
Il sad bluntle. in not planting himself her
and growing up with the place..
Three of the clerks in Messrs Wolff
Wells establishment have been grante
; leave of abs nee and are off on vacation
Henry Wolff enters for term at the S,
n Paul business college, Mr.. Riley has gon
on visit to his home at Washington an
Charley Nelson is at his home in Minnea
polls.
n G.. w. Clark has disposed of his res
dence on Pacific avenue to Mr.. w. I
r Sutherland, and WILL with his family, re
move to his former home in Illinoi.
Now, while not having more than on
! share of this worlds goods, yet we wi
wager a fraction of the whole, that G.. "
Clark will be back again before two year,
/, Our landlord got tired of waiting fc
us 10 be slaughtered by hurried fligl
down pair of break-neck stairs, and 8
he has put a bevy of carpenters at wor
: making needed alterations, evidently sa
!. isfed that all designs on our life are fulfil
We like to sec the improvements, but Al