Morris tribune., 1882-10-19
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sal,
at the City Drug Store.

Leonard " watson are painting tnelF
large new barn.
Has the law prohibiting hogs running at
large been repealed?
Work upon the addition to DR.. HUI
herds residence is progressing finely.
A communication from Piety Hill is
necessarily laid over till next week
Our coal dealers are kept busy nova
days, whether other people are or not,
Christ Flatner's barn is like the tabled
Phoenix in its rising from its ashes
rapidly.
Dwelling houses are still in great de-
mand and promise to be SO for some time
to come.
W. 7. Summer is still supplying the
citizens of Morris with fresh fruit direct
from the cities.
The clouds all along the western horizon
were brightly illumed by prairie fires on
Sunday night
Mr. L. H. Stanton has recently made
purchases of some valuable stock for his
farm north OF town.
Some fine violins have recently been adj
ded to the already large stock Of goods at
the City Drug Store
The new switch upon the st. P. NJ. "
NJ road at this point is nearly completed
and is greatly needed.
A new Cepot, engine house and water
tank is to be built Immediately upon the
L. +. & D. road at this place.
Found-A bunch of keys upon Atlantic
owner may get the keys by calling at the
TRIBUNE office.
Our agricultural editor has some fine to-
matoes this week, cont ibuted by one of
his friends to be a kind of awakener to his
slumbering faculties.
4 few days age we overheard a CONVEX
sation between two II DIS. of Morris, first
N. D. says business is distressingiy dull.
Second NJ D. ! don't know where all the
sick people go to.
Friend bowers assures US that he will
have plenty of hard maple wood on hand
as soon as the trains begin to run Oh the L.
F.& D. road, and we look for that in about
q week from this time.
Notwithstanding Bevans' earnest so
licitation, Samuel Larson refused to occu-
by position upon the rostrum with the
scape goat who addressed the Nelson
meeting last Saturday evening.
We need more sidewalks in the village
If the law will justify it the village coun-
Gil ought to lay sidewalks where the pro-
perty owners are not willing to make the
improvements, for the general good.
The loss of Christian Flatner by the re-
cent fire was promptly adjusted by the
Orient Insurance company, and now a
new barn is being built near the spot
where the one burned recently stood.
Mat Diederich complains of the slow
ness of the railroad company in filling his
orders for wood Were it not for the L.
F. s. D., prospects for wood this coming
winter would not be very fattering.
In burning a fire break east of town last
Monday, the fire suddenly became uIman.
ageable and swept through the cemetery to
the river beyond. The fire was closely
watched and we believe no damage was
done.
We understand the railroad authorities
here haze changed the carrying of the ex-
press from the night 10 the day trains.
This will be great accommodation to the
people, and will probably largely increase
the business.
The political situation in the Fifth dis
trict ought to be plain to all now that The
Sun" has risen to illuminate the pathway
to The senatorial chair. Ii is somewhat
remarkable to find the sun rising in tie
west Where will it set
Mr.. Cogel, who has for years been one
of the most sccessful wheat raising bonan
"a farmers in Stevens county is making a
change in the management of his farm
and will hereafter devote his attention to
the raising of stock.
indianapolis claims to be the greatest
railroad centre in the United States, but
we expect it to doff Its hat to Morris
when we get the L. F. & D., in here mex
week, and that other road spoken of from
Appleton to Fergus via Morris.
Mr. Cyrus Allen and Miss Matilda Bolsts
were married by Rev. B. Phelps last Sun
day evening Both the contracting par
ties are well known here and in wishing
them all possible happiness the TRIBUNE
heartily joins with their numerous friends
The notice of the county treasurer that
all county orders presented on or before
March 10, 1882, will be paid upon presen-
tation at his Office has caused a rush Of
orders to the treasurers Office and conse-
quent diminishing of the amount of casE
on hand.
The meeting in the interest of Kl1ut.
Nelson, was held as advertised on las
Saturday evening. There was a torch
light procession, music by the Morris
CoFnet band and had the one who adj
dressed the meeting been reputable per