Morris tribune., 1882-07-13
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on salt
at the City Drug Store.

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of Mr.. and Mrs F. B. Kenner.
The smiling countenance of james Nc
Gowan, esq, of Dounelly, was to be seen
on our streets Monday.
The Misses Graham, of Goodhue county,
have arrived to spend some time with their
friends John Maginnes and lady.
Mrs. Mcclure has returned to her home
after prolonged visit to her father and
mother the Rev Boyd Phelps and wife.
E. w. Randall took "trip to st. Paul
and Minneapolis last Saturday. He will
attend the Detroit convention this eek.
In notice elsewhere published Mr..
Summers offers liberal reward for a pup
py, eight weeks old, that was lost or stolen
about July s.
Miss Bessie Stanton, of Washington, D.
c., arrived in town last FRIDAY and will
spend the season with her brother L. H.
Stanton, esq.
MIR. F. P. McQuillan, timber agent for
the Northern Pacific railroad company.
was in town Tuesday looking to his in
terests in Stevens county.
Mr.. j. E. Danielson returned last Thurs
day from Minneapolis and st. Paul. He
took advantage of the Fourth and COM
| hincd pleasure with business.
Mrs. NJ. McIIugh and Miss Name, moth
er and sister of Mrs Frank Newell, ar
rived Saturday and will spend several
weeks iu town. Their home is Hastings.
Mrs J. L. Fonda left Tuesday morning
for Chicago where she will spend several
| weeks visiting relatives and friends. None
will be missed more on Piety Hill except
''our ma" when she goes.
| Whoever finds breast pin between
the Perkins House and the depot will con
fer favor by leaving the same 1T Wolff &
Wells store. 1t is valuable to the owner
being present from grand parent.
Mrs. E. S. Chttcnden ard daughter, of
ST Paul arrived in the metropolis of the
great Northwest Il few days since and will
spend some time visiting relatives. Mrs.
c. is sister of our most esteemed and
worthy townsman r. {. Moore.
Mr.. H. II. Wells, our distinguished
townsman who received the nomination
for representative at Browns Valley, was
serenadcd by the band accompanied by Il
large number of citizens on Thursday
evening last. There were several im-
promptu speeches delivered. Mr.. Wells
accepted the compliment in Il graceful and
dignitied manner.
The Rev. n. N Experidon, a Bulgarian
monk. of The Greek church of Jerusalem,
will deliver n lecture next Friday evening,
at s o'clock, in the public school house.
Subject: Jerusalem, Mount Calvary, the
holy sepulcher, ruins of King Sclomcn's
temple, and river Jordan Admission Is
cents. This will doubtless be av very inter
esting and instructive entertainment
Apropos of tourists, delegates, etc the
can't, get away clnb, which is decidedly
| the largest, was entertained the three first
nights of the week by the Simon Comedy
company. This is one of the best, if not
the very best company that has eyer been
in the Northwest; and if they should ever
find it to their interest to visit this town
again we can promise them i substantial
welcome.
An elevator is going up at Wheeler sta
tion eight miles west of this place on the
Browns Valley branch. Morris merchants
make note of this and remember that
good approaches to the city is the only
thing that will enable you to approach
near to tho business of former years, for
an elevator within eight miles of you at
every point of the compass means some
thing. We think it would pay you to take
more interest in the board of TIA le, or
something that would secure united &C.
ton for the interest of the town. Self
preservation is the first law of nature.
Talking of roads The sheriff can tell you
his experience in Hodges on last Monday.
| He got into hole on the road (save the
mark) where both horses and part of the
wagon went out of sight. After good
part of the day spent in heroic efforts to
get out, lie succeeded in getting the rig
out minus the tongue, but as fortune fav-
ors the brave, he was lucky enough to find
in the bottom of said hole all that was left
of The last unfortunate who went down
viz: 2x4 about ten feet long. With this
lie Impoverished tongue and came into
the city in fine style, mud from stem to
stern and wagon pole both front and