Morris tribune., 1882-06-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on salt
at the City Drug Store.
Where do you celebrate?

Where do you celebrate?
Mr.. Harvey Officer, one of st. Pauls
legal lights, was in town week ago.
Mrs. H. G. Carpenter spent the early
part of this week visiting friends in this
| vicinity.
Mr.. S. A. Plumley, an attorney of Litch
field, was in town last Saturday on legal
business.
On account of the copious rains of the
past week work upon the streets has been
suspended.
If that young man don't keep away from
Piety Hill Sunday afternoons tLat big dog
will nab him.
We publish this week an interesting
communication from Postmaster Torpey
Please look it over.
Stop at Mcssrs. Wolff s Wells store and
get fan. 1t is good thing to have dur
ing this warm weather.
Mr.. Fred Puhler, of the Ada Alert, was
in town short time on Tuesday, and
made us pleasant call.
Mr.. A S. Brisbne has been feeling in
disposed for week past but is now able
to attend to business again.
Mrs. J. c. Mcclure, of Red Wing, is
now in town visiting her father and moth
er Rev. and Mrs. B. Phelps.
School closes Oh Friday for the summer
vacation. Both teachers and scholars will
be glad to have the needed rest.
| A young colt belonging to Rev. T. G..
Hudson was killed, probably by lightning,
during the heavy storm of week ago.
We understand that number of theus-
and of newly moulded brick were washed
to pieces during the heavy rain of last
week.
The soda fountain has been set up at the
City Drug Store, and now its cooling
draughts are ready for all parched and
thirsty visitors.
Persons wishing to remit money TO any
part of Europe. can do so either by bank
post money order or draft purchased at
The Bank of Morris.
Messrs Cogel s. DeKay returned Thurs
day last from their trip along the line of
the Little Falls & Dakota and report crops
looking unusually fine.
Mrs. J. G. johnson, who has been visit
ing her son, Supt. J. A. johnson, for some
time past, left for her home in Goodhue
county last Tuesday night.
Ed. Jones is visiting his home in Mil
waukee and will remain few weeks re-
cupcrating, his health not having been
very good for several months.
The house on Eighth street owned by
MIR. Whitelcy and occupied by Sam. Pull
lam was struck by lightning last Friday
night and slightly damaged. No one
hurt.
Regular communication Golden Sheaf
Lodge No. 1873, A. F. and \. NJ, Saturday
evening, July 1, 1882. Work in E. A.
degree. Visiting brc 'hren cordially vel
coined.
Will. Summers is the boss fisherman,
judging from the large string of fish he
brought in from Frog Lake last Friday.
Among the lot were several eleven pound
pickerel.
Mr.. W. X. Walkers barn was struck by
lightning during last weeks storm. The
lightning darted around through the barn
with peculiar promiscuousncss, but did
but little damage.
A paper called "Thc Town and Country"
is at Good & Brisbine's store for gratuitous
distribution, The paper contains quite a
number of items of interest concerning
the Arctic explorations.
DR.. Hale will not leave town on the first
of the month as he usually does, but will
remain Until July 5th. He has a new sup
ply of gas and will, without pain, extract
all 'achers" brought to him.
There will be meeting of the Stevens
County Bible Society at the M. E. church
next Sabbath evening. Addresses appro
pirate to tfe occasion will be delivered and
the usual business transacted.
Many of our towns people talk of going
to Browns Valley on the Fourth. The
celebration at that place will be quite q
novelty because the 1 500 Indians of Sis
seton reservation take part in it.
Many Of the farmers are complaining Of
the depredations of the gophers in their
corn fields. As long as this pest continues
to be troublesome steel traps and shot
guns ought to be in good demand.
The popular conductor, Mr.. Jameson,
has been taken from the Browns Valley
train and has been given the charge of a
train on the main line. Charley Webber
now punches tickets on the B. v. road.
| Why don't somebody buy that county
right? cit will churn quicker and make
more butter" Morris ought not to detain
the old gentleman here so long. Some
body ought to invest and let him pass on.
| Piety Hill takes the "doughnut" consid-
ering what has recently happened. A
baby carriage may now be seen in front of
Mr.. H. b. VOLTS door, Mrs. w. is unu-
sualy smart. Its a girl and weighs eigh-
teen pounds.
/ III. 5. Locke, former teacher in our
high school but for the past year q resi-
dent of Granite Falls, has been spending
several days in town noting the many inn
provements that have been made since his
last visit two years ago.
The proprietor of the St. Paul House
has ''caught on" to the improvement boom
j by putting that house in thorough repnir.
Messrs. Wolff & Kemp are improve
ing the outward appearance of it very
much by putting on new coat Of paint.
i P. j. Elmquist has sold his old building
to Mr.. Forsbcrg and has purchased and
| fitted up more spacious building just be-
yond the old stand. Mr.. Elmquist, be-