Morris tribune., 1882-02-09
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the Metropolitan Drug Store.
Wheat, No. /, S1.15; No 9, $1.10.

G. w. Rohne left Monday for Minnea.
polls on short business trip.
DR.. E. Hale returned Monday from
Il visit of weeks duration to the cities.
J. J. Boober, of Sauk Centre, is visiting
in Morris, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. c
Hudson.
Messrs D. r. Sutherland and R G.
Moore returned Saturday from business
trip to the cities.
Anton Walzke and wife, who have been
absent on an extended visit to Wisconsin,
returned last week.
The churches We're all fairly filled last
Sabbath, the beautiful weather affording
no excuse for remaining away.
If YOU wish to be convinced that lots in
Dragoo's addition are selling rapidly, take
q glance at the deeds on record.
Our amatucrs have had busy week
preparing for to morrow evening. We an
ticipate very attractive and entertaining
performance.
There is always a calm before q storm,
and as we are in the throes of loud hush
We may expect lively old storm of bust
ness to shake US up ere long.
E. s. Beck, w. H. Garter and G. W. Nc
Lane, all prominent citizens of Browns
Valley. We're in town last week, the two
former en- route to the cities.
Freight and passenger traffic IN this line
are increasing daily and the prospects are
exceedingly promising for Il lively bust
ness during the spring months.
Mr. D. Burke, of Gracevillc, was in town
on Tuesday, and by the way, MIR. B. puts
i'm frequent appearance here. We would
like to have him and his partner come
here to stay.
The railroad company, as appears from
a letter from Manager Marvel elsewhere
published, will furnish coal in Car load
lots at $3.50 per ton. Bully for the COM
pany. Well done board of trade.
The prices of wheat here are consider
AS this is about the season for free deliv-
cries of grain, our buyers are evidently on
the alert to attract whatever Is going.
Seventy seven cars, the majority being
loaded, were on the track at this place
Sunday morning. Three or four extra
frrightS arrived and departed during the
vi
scene about the depot.
Business may &c truihful.y said to be in
q state of suspense just AT present. This
is as bad Il state to get into As Missouri.
hut then the whole northwest is in u like
condition and so we are not an orphan by
any menus There is this about it how
ever, this is breathing spell, and one of
those pauses is as necessary in this fast,
busy age, as is sleep or nourishment
There is every promise for a good show
ing in the line of improvements during the
spring and summer months. This too
without calculating upon amy thing that
will come with the anticipated boom. We
will be greatly disappointed if, before the
close of the present year, the improve
ments In the village do not treble or quad
rupe that of any two previous seasons
Regarding the pedigree of BLACK john
that mustang of Pullmun's, the Herman
Herald gives the following dish of the
concentrated essence of bean soup: "The
! sire aud dame of Black John are both In
dian ponies. He was among the 800
ponies that John Wagner captured from
the Indians engaged in the Custer mas
sacre, and was rode by Sitting Bull in that
terrible charge that was made upon Gus
ter's heroic band, losing one eye in the
battle" We might add that it was nc
wonder Sitting Bull escaped pursuit.
The editor of the Herman Herald says
that lone OF the most ungentlemenly rail
road men in the state is Conductor Pen
mock of this line" This will be news to
the travelling public and to the company il
they should ever happen to hear of it. Mr.
Pennock, on the contrary is aiways civil
and obliging, and one of the mo,t efficient
as well as one of tie most experienced mel
in the company's employ He has tht
| admirable ira t-Oue which renders hi:
services of value to his employers-of p.o
tecting their interests by not allowing him
self to be imposed upon. People travel.
ing on their cheek usually learn that Con
ductor Pennock cannot be bull dozed into
accepting that kind of n pass. The article
in the Herald is u dirty slandcr, but people
will consider its source.
Silently and with downcast looks be
tokening a heart burdened with sadness
the average citizen now shuffles along will
scarcely energy sufficient to even rcfus
Ito take suthing," should the bid be of
feTed. The cause of this hopelessness ant
evident despair is readily explained; hi
anguish and agony are easily accounte'
for: Next Tuesday is St. Valentines da
and he has a horror of what the female
may send and the mails may bring him
Look at the long legged, the short legged
a the long-nosed, the pug nosed; the rec
haired, the bald headed; the lean, tie fat
every one of them know that their long
! = goings will be displayed through tel,
scope, while their short comings will
revealed through the instrument reversed
It's mournful season brethren. and as W
view our failings, mental, moral an
, physical, it is enough TO make u man wis
. that valentines retailed at thousand do
= lars each and every man, woman an
child were bankrupts.