Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-05-18
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| MT ID ". NaTpenleT, Ol o.. raul, was III
town Monday.
DIR. Sutherland returned home last Sat-
urday morning.
The county commissioners meet on next
Monday at the auditors office.
Bro. Strain, of the Hancock Times,
made us very pleasant call yesterday.
AL Nash was shaking hands with the
boys here on Saturday and telling them
how things are at Mibank.
Mr. Charles Winger, formerly of Her
man. now helps to swell the number of
clerks at Wolff & Wells store.
| 1t will he we'll for people to sleep with
one hand upon IL revolver and with one eye
open while there are burglars in town.
| Mr.. Albert Mills returned from Minnea.
| polls last Sunday morning and spent a few
days visiting friends and relatives here.
On last Monday E. P Drovdal caught
four young foxes. If anyone wishes pet
they can procure one by applying to him.
The tide of emigration west over this
division shows no dimunition, and passen.
gers consider themselves fortunate if they
| secure seat.
| w. H. Cunningham, one of the thrifty
farmers of Gracsville, made us a pleasant
call last Saturday. He reports everything
| lovely in that locality,
We neglected to correct the market re.
| port given in our last issue. If our read
ers will pardon this offense we will try not
to be so careless again.
| Prof. T V. Phelps returned from Da
kota trip on Tuesday. The report which
he brings of fish IN the Wild Rice RIVER
makes our fisherman ache for trip out
there.
Some of the business men are improv-
! ing the appearance of their respective
places of business and making them as at.
tractive as possible for the season. Two
or three fronts appear in a new dress of
paint this week.
S. w Frasier, editor of the Browns
Valley Reporter, and Dr. Burnett, made
a flying trip to the city Wednesday even
ing. He called at our sanctum, made
| visit to court, saw the sights, and returned
home this morning.
Quarterly meeting services were held at
the NJ. E. church last Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Hunter, of Herman, preached morning
and evening. At the close of the evening
service the sacriment of the Lords supper
was administered, solemnized by Rev B.
Phelps.
Mr. W. S. Abbot, the gentleman who is
now making daily trips to Browns Valley
weighing the mail, has had long expert
ence as country editor and seems to have
a prediction for itemzng. We are glad
to acknowledge the receipt of u batch of
local items from him this week.
Rt Rev. G. F. Robertson, bishop OF
Missouri, will preach and administer the
rite of confirmation in All Saints church
tomorrow evening, al! are invited to at
tend. The health of Bishop Whipple is SO
poor that he is unable to be here and Bish
OPP Robertson comes in his stead.
To reward Mr.. H. T. Bevans for
neglecting 10 attend the meetingof the Bar
| Association last week, the other members
elected a county attorney in his absence.
Mr.. Bevans took it quite seriously at first
but soon the joke got out and he passed
around the cigars. All are happy.
Bishop Whipple has appointed Sunday
next, -"The Sunday after the Ascension"
as day of prayer for missions. In
unison with other parishes in the diocese
special services will be held in All Saints
church in this village on next Sunday
morning. A sermon appropriate to the
spirit Of the occasion will be delivered by
the rector.
An article descriptive of Morris and its
surroundings, published recently in an
eastern paper, The Rural New Yorker, is
hearing fruit in the shape of letters of in
quily from outside parties and sales of
land are being negotiated in consequence
Our people should neglect no opportunity
to present the claims of this section
through every reputable means.
Mr.. Geo. Vreelard, who spent most of
the winter here. caught the western fever,
moved his family out west Of Fargo and
worked there during the spring. He has
now returned to the rich rolling prairie of
Stevens county and says Morris will hold
him for some time to come. In order to
get around all need to know how to swim
up in that region. Mr.. Vreeland says the
famous Dalrymple farm is about half un-
der water, and reports ducks booming
rather than wheat.
Mr.. Berkin has begun work on his new
building, having the frame up and the
building partially enclosed. 1t is % feet
wide, 80 feet long, and the posts are "a
feet high. The lower floor will be used
for billiard hall and the upper one for a
hall for general use. The work is. being
pushed forward as rapidly as possible and
soon a spacious and attractive looking
structure will Ike the place of the small,
dingy building which has recently been re-
moved.
i Rev. T. G.. Hudson, rector of All Saints
parish, has received and has now under
consideration, call from the parish at
Mankato. With the best of wishes for
MIR. Hudson, and while none could blame
him for accepting a more extended field
of labor, our people will regret to lose
him from his present position. The yes
try will do we'll to do all in their power to
induce him to remain, as the departure of
himself and his estimable wife would be a
great loss to the parish and to the village.
Commissioners, Heglard, Hutchins and
Helgeson, the committee appointed to con-
tract for the building of bridge across
the Pomme de Terre river, on the present
} site of a condemned bridge near Johnson g
mill, met last Saturday at Mr.. Hutchins'
office and let the contract for building the
same to MIR. q. Caswell. The structure is
to be made entirely of oak, and is to be Is
feet wide so that self binders and other
farm machinery may pass over it without
being taken to pieces. The work is to be
completed by August LIST in order to have
the bridge ready for use when the crops
are ready for market. The cost will be
1895. All timber, fit for the purpose, ia
ken from the old bridge, will be used in
the town of Framness in making culyerts
and small bridges.
1t would be good idea for property
: owners 10 use paint literally this summer.
1t is altogether mistake for people to
think that they can't afford the expense.
Every dollar expended in this way will
pay largely on the investment; besides the
satisfaction of seeing nicely painted
building is great and the entire communi.
ty is the gamer Morris possesses quite a
number of buildings which have been
painted but are now looking weather beat.
en- and worn; it has others which have
never been painted at all and which have
a dilanidated unihrifty annearance in con: