Morris tribune., 1882-09-07
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the City Drug Store.
This is vacation week for everybody in
Minnesota, except the school children.

This is vacation week for everybody in
Minnesota, except the school children.
More stacking and less threshing from
from the shock is being done this year
than ever before. Farmers will gain very
much by so doing.
Mr. NJ. w. Chaplin of the town Of Pep
perton has a fine field OF early amber cane,
aSpecimen which he brought to town this
week measured ten feet in heighth.
The Minneapolis and State fairs seem
to be the principal attraction this week,
and quite number of the citizens of
Morris and vicinity, are visiting them.
L. E. Pearce received car load of fur
niture last week. Mr.. Pearce has large
amount of storeroom which he keeps con-
stantly overlooking with we'll assorted
goods.
An elevator of $4,000 bushels capacity
has been built at Wheeler station, and is
now receiving wheat. Another elevator of
the same size is being built at Johnson's
station.
There will be services in the Congrega
tional church next Sunday. Rev. J. L.
Fonda, the pastor has about completed
his vacation, and is expected to return
the last Of the week.
The public schools opened last Monday
morning. Some of the older pupils are
not vet in attendance, but enough are
present to indicate a we'll filled and
fiourishing school during the coming year.
The wheel market is now fairly opened
and wheat has begun to come in. All
wheat marketed thus far is Of remarkably
good quality. One load marketed at the
lower elevator, Tuesday, weighed 591 lbs.
per bushel as it came from the thresher.
We are now occupying The office re-
Gently occupied by Spooner & Griffin
We have a pleasant airy room. Call and
see US, The rooms which we have occu-
pied until now, will hereafter be used
simply as composing and printing rooms.
Work has been commenced upon a
building 14x24, with a wing 12x14, which
will be occupied as dwelling by the
are teaching the Catholic school. The
residence is being built in Morris addition,
upon lots opposite the residence of c. L..
Brown.
Messrs. Spooner & Griffin have moved,
and are now ready for business in their
new offices. Their rooms as we stated last
week, are in the front part of Good &
Brisbines hall. The larger of the two is
the general office, and the smaller, the
library and consultation room.
The question of constitutional prohibit
ton will be discussed at the Methodist
church, on next Friday evening, by the
Rev A. NJ. Hunt, one of the ablest and
most efficient speakers and workers in the
Temperance field. A cordial invitation to
attend is extended to all.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mat Diederich
lost $4,000 hill, which had been paid
him but few moments before for coal
Whether in his haste he had dropped it
or whether some one had picked his
pockets, Mat was unable to say. The loss
was Immediately made known and search
was promptly instituted by anxious friends
but-just as everybody became worked up
to fever heat,-Mat found the money in
his vest pocket. The excitement subsidized.
For the past few days J. E. Danieson
has been very busy unpacking and arrang-
ing his immense stock of new goods at his
store. Seldom are shelves seen so heavily
loaded with goods as his are at present.
Should he continue to add to his stock as
he has been doing OF late add itional store
room will be a necessity. Our readers
may expect a new advertisement from him
next week. Mr.. Danielson has the goods
and he proposes to make it known.
Mr.. F. D. Seager, brother of Mrs. L. E.
Pearce, who visited Morris last July, died
in Fargo last week of erysipelas of the
brain, after an illness of ten days. The
sad intelligence was received here on last
Friday, and Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce started
at once for Fargo. Mr.. Seager's remains
were sent to Gerard, Pennsylvania, from
which place they will probably be taken
- to Spartansburgh and inferred with those
of his wife, who died about year ago
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearce returned home on
Sunday morning.
Much has been said of late in regard to
the establishment Of a creamery at or near
here. While no definite steps have been
= taken in regard to the matter, yet we be-
lieve it to be only a question of briet
period of time. When the time comes we
hope farmers without exception, will helr
on the enterprise and make it a success
In our next issue will appear an article
from the Sidney Union, showing the adj
- vantages of creameries and the profits Sc
cured by patronzing them, which We
deem worthy of your attention.
Ole Hanson knows what kind of fish t.
catch. He had pickerel on exhibition
Monday morning, which lacked but al
inch of being three feet long