Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-01-26
LOCAL ITEMS.
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Wahpeton and vicinity this week.
Miss Alice Busch left Monday on
visit 10 her brother at Wahpeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Wolff left Saturday
for B:own's Valley, intending to be absent
several days.
Mrs. F. E. Newell, Tho has been absent
on an extended visit to her former home
at Hastings, returned Saturday.
The date of the holding of the ball and
grand drawing of "Smith American"
organ has been set for Friday, February
18th.
Business in all branches is rather dull at
present, and all hands are busy having
general good time before the revival and
boom are upon US.
If little of the prevailing freshness
could be extracted and concentrated into
the butter, it would make decided i'm
provement all round
A large number of young folks formed
themselves into surprise party and made
n descent on the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitley last evening.
Gentle reader, will you aid in increasing
the dimensions of the coming boom? If
so, send away your copies of the TRIBUNE
after you have read them.
MrF. Damn, in notice in the business
locals calls the attention of his friends and
the public to the fact that he will continue
business at the old stand.
Remember the auction sale of stock.
household goods and other effects at the
residence Off P H. Morris on Saturday
next. Sale commences at 10 o'clock A. NJ
H.. Fl Brown. of Alexandria, agent for
the Minnesota Farmers Mutual Insurance
Association. passed through Morris last
week headed for Big Stone county on a
cauvassing tour.
On Monday morning, at about the time
the cock crew, the industrious thermome
ter recorded twenty-four degrees below
zero. A few hours later and it had risen
to above the cypher.
Mrs. C. C. Tobey and son, of Sank Cen
tire, left on Saturday for Minneapolis Ell,
route for home, after having had very
pleasant two weeks visit among relatives
and friends in Morris. ..-
The date for the next board of trade en-
tertainmcn: is set for February 10Th. 1t
was intended to have had musical con
| cert this month but the necessary arrange
ments could not be made in season.
Mr.. A. Riley returned from his eastern
trip last week, fully convinced that the
keen, cold, hracing air of Minnesota. is
better at its worst, than the damp. foggy,
chilling nastiness which he experienced in
and about Washington.
VIM. Reinhardt, of the town of Pepper
ton, was summoned to St. Paul last Fri
day, by telegram announcing the death
of his only child, little TWO year old girl
Mrs. R. and child had been on visit to
her parents in that city.
Gus inquisitive reporter would like te
ascertain why it is that a wave from the
south at this season has double the amoun
of concentrated chilliness ordinarily pos
sessed by Manitoba zephyr. Brethren
of southern Minnesota why this GOODNESS
The thermometers are overworked ant
if they get fashionable and 60 out on {
strike, or take an indefinite ''lay off, w
could not blame them, as for the last fou
months they have been kept Waiting VI
and down at lively rate and no extra pay
Conversation OF the corner: "Say boy
let us 60 mp Oh top of the elevator ant
view the country" "Oh give us rest
said one of the party, those steps are to-
steep for donkey to climb and won
try it," He don't know yet what cause'
the boisterousness.
Mr.. L. w. Rohne is now in town til
guest of his son G. w. and family, and in
tends remaining for few days only. w
hope to have Mr.. Rohne again take up hi
residence among US. as men of his wide ez
perience and acknowledged integrity ar
valuable acquisitions to any community.
We are surprised to learn that only on
birth and no death has been recorded dur
ing the past year. 1t would be we'll
caution people to attend to this at once, a
the time for filing notice with the villag
recorder is about Zip, and neglect to do $
renders parents and others liable to
heavy fine.
Several horses in the village are suffe
D ing from some unknown disease and tw
or three have died very suddenly. Bill
Mccullough lost !, fine horse Sunday nigh
= the horse was all right at nigl
and in the morning was found dead in IL
stall, evidently, from the surrounding
having died without a struggle.
Messrs c. w. Gaffncy and w. McCu
. Tough are putting up large stock of il
for summer use, calculating to have 8
ample quantity for the supply of the pull
lie. Properly handled, an ice house
profitable, it needs an ample stock as Il
m demand is usually greatest about the tin
the average country ice houses are empt
During the first Of the week the wealth
was quite chilly and cold, and MI
m might be excused if liz was even mo
emphatic and said it was internally chill
or However. on waking up yesterday NOR
ing, the average mortal discovered W,
come change in the elements; the mercu
j was just more than piling up into the att
r. the wind had blown itself out of breat
= and everything was as nice and pleasant
If il had been made TO order.
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i A Special communication of Gold