Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-05-04
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the Metropolitan Drug Store.
Dog days.
Birds and buds are here at last.

Hancock was represented in our village
last Saturday by Prof. Albert Giles
Hon. c. F Kindred and B F. Thompson,
Esq, of Brainerd, were at the Central on
Saturday.
Justice Hutchins has new residence
nearly ready for occupancy on the corner
OF Sixth street.
People will do we'll not to harbor nor
feed tramps. It's good idea 10 set the
dogs on them.
The residence of Mr.. II. Hutchins APP
pears under new coat of paint this week.
Let the good work go on.
l.. c. Sp Joner has gone to Alexandria
| where he will assist knute Nelson in the
| county seat contest of Grant county.
Farmers are conspicuous by their alb
sence" now a,days. Seeding will soon be
| finished however and then business will be
| lively
The W. G. 7. U. will try to get Mr..
Satterlee to speak at the next mass meet
| ing Mr. Satteree would undoubtly draw
| large audience.
We take it for granted that spring is
here; not from any indications of the
are making garden.
Messrs. R B. Macarthur and John Hope,
| of Hodges, were in town Saturday. They
say that seeding is progressing finely in
| their neighborhood.
Mrs. II. L. Hulburd and her little
daughter Cora left last Tuesday morning
for brief visit to friends in Minneapolis
| and in Prescott Wis
From the way the building season has
| opened it looks as if there would be more
building this season than any in the previ-
Gus history of Morris.
On Saturday, April 90, the assessors OF
the different towns in the county met at
the Auditors office, filed their bonds, pre-
paratory to the annual spring inquisition.
The memb of All Saints Parish are
improving the grounds around their
church planting trees. and otherwise adj
ding to the beauty Of that neat and attrac
tive structure.
Mr.. Good has shown us piece of the
rope used in hanging Frank McManus in
Minneapolis last Friday morning. 1t is a
good specimen of rope, has done good
service, and is worthy of preservation.
| S W Frasier, editor of the Browns
| Valley Reporter, made us a pleasant call
| last Friday evening He was on his way
to Litchtield to visit old friends there. He
returned home the early part of this week.
Mason & Morgan's Uucle Toms Cabin
Combination will be at Brishlnes Hall
Next Tuesday evening. This play, which
will never grow old. will be made as at
tractive as ever. Tickets for sale at Good
& Brishine's.
Miss Minnie Whitley returned from
Winona last Saturday. She has been at
tending The State Normal School at that
place, and now that her Years work is
completed. her many friends here are
glad to welcome her home again.
During the past week some fine shade
trees have been set out by Hon. J. d
Good These trees add very much to the
appearance of his fine residence; and by
setting them out Mr. Cool has sci an ex-
ample worthy of being followed by others
of our citizens.
Mr.. Charley Smith is considerably bet
ter, and we hope soon to see him at work
in the barber shop again. Mr.. Jackson is
a good barber, but it is impossible for one
man to do the work of two, so gentlemen
have had to wait for the work they have
had done lately.
There is now an excellent opportunity
for buying a good harvester. Messrs.
| Moore & Kenner have few of the St. Paul
harvesters, which they will sell at very
low rate in order to close them out
Farmers in need of good reliable machine
will do well to call upon the bankers be
fore purchasing.
There has been no change in the running
of the accommodation train, which we
hoped would run through to this place;
but freight train was added last Monday
to the list, which is something of help to
those who wish to visit adjoining towns
and return the same day There is a train
going each way, which meets here at 5:45
A. NJ, land another which meets here at
2:20 P. N.
Hon. L. B Hodges informed us when
in town last Saturday that orders for orna
mental and shade trees were never so great
as this spri"g. He says also that the diff
ficulty in delivering large trees promptly
enough to prevent them from drying up
is so great, that many orders cannot be
filled. There is so much freight to be car
ried over the road now that delay seems
almost unavoidable.
The McNally Bros have closed out theil
stock of meats, and are going out of the
business. For some time trade has beer
so dull, and beef and pork has been sc
high, that the business has hardly been
successful, land they have concluded to
close the shop before their losses became
irretrievable. The boys have always done
well by their customers. and we are sorry
to lose them from the City Meat Market
That team of Good & Brisbine's do tl,eil
best to make things lively whenever times
begin to seem little dull to them. Or
Tuesday they came down Atlantic avenue
rather unceremoDeously, without wager
or driver, and started for home. They
were stepped before they had time to gel
mp much of an item for us, hut we appre
ciate the effort they made Two runaway.
, in the same week is little more than W.
ought to expect anyway.
The monotony and quiet of our streets
| was broken up last Saturday by com
mendable effort at a runaway by Chris
Gaffney's dray team. They started at tn,
depot, and in spite of numerous invitation
i TO stop. made dash down Sixth street
continuing in their mad career until the,
turned and run against small house OBJ
posite Mr.. McPhers0n's livery stable
when, as an observer remarked, 'the,
stopped rather student" The house i
occupied by Mr.. Anderson. His famil,
was considerably frightened by the crash
and some of his children who were out o
doors at play narrowly escaped serious in
jury. The pole of the dray was force,
through the end of the house. being brok
: en- by the shock; and one of the horses wa
Knocked over By the. force with which
struck the house. 1t was soon up again
though, and found to be az good as new
E Altogether it was a spirited little runaway
and as no serious damage was done, GU
!, local paragrapller need NOT be blamed ia
his rejoicing.