Morris tribune., 1882-06-15
LOCAL ITEMS.
Extra copies of the Tribune are on sale
at the City Drug Store.

| church.
Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield, of Donnelly,
were in town on Tuesday.
County Superintendent Johnson visited
the high school last Friday.
Breaking is now in full blast. Consid
cradle of the turf is being turned under.
The usual budget of news from Grace
vile is unavoidably crowded out this week.
Go to hear the original Tennessee Jubi
lee and Plantation Singers next Tuesday
evening.
Mr. G. c. Thorpe and the Hancock
member of the TRIBUNE staff were in town
Monday.
Mr.. Hagerman, formerly of Morris, is
writing good news from his home in Penn
bina. It's boy! All we'll
Regular meeting of Golden Sheaf Lodge
| No. 1873, A. F. and A. NJ. on Saturday
evening next June II. Work in E. A.
degree.
| Messrs. Kenner s. Moore have just com.
pleted the burning of a kiln of a superior
quality of brick, which are now ready for
market
| - SlOuSu, ST. duu WIG, VI SpcuCCI
brook, Ipsalanti county, spent last Sab.
bath in town, the guest of Rev. and
Mrs A. J. Brock.
| K J. Husevold paid 500 as fines and
costs in the justice court on Tuesday morn
| ing for being little too full of the confusing
element the day before.
There are few cases of measels in town
| None of the children suffering with them
are very sick; but of course there is the
usual amount of uneasiuess among older
people.
Superintendent ehnson boasts of having
a prize hen at his ranch. She lays double
| barreled eggs, one of which by actual
measurement is II by 81 inches in circum-
ference.
John Corley aud I. Christensen each
paid fine of five dollars before Justice
Hutchins last Saturday. Too lively an in
terest in politics and little too much to
drink was what allied him.
W. H. Cunningham, United States claim
agent recently at Morris, has opened an
office at Albert Lea, Minnesota. Parties
interested in the pension business can ad-
dress him there, lock box 1859.
| Mr.. James Dempsey has moved his
stock Of goods to the store one door south
| of \. p. kron's and now has a very con-
venient shop. The attention of his many
friends is called to his new quarters.
Chas. Timme, of the town of Pepperton,
formerly of St. Paul, had the misfortune
to have his best horse killed by lightning
on the night of the 12th. His many
| friends sympathiZe with him because he is
| hardly able to sustain the loss
Geo. B. Bohon, reporter of the Pioneer
Press, and Mr.. Barrett, of the St. Paul
| Globe, were in town on Monday and
took in" the situation. The issue of these
two papers of June 10 shows the opinion
of these gentlemen in regard TO the fracus.
Dr. John s. Marshall and wife, of SYRIA
cuse, N. \ =, wko were in attendance at the
medical conference atSt. Paul last week,
sp3nt a few days with Rev and Mrs
J. L. Fonda of this place, leaving Tuesday
night for home via Fargo and the big
lakes.
Mr.. R. C. Moore is in attendance at
meeting of the directors of the Little Falls
& Dakota railroad at Little Falls this week.
He is expected home next Monday. He
will return via the dual cities aid Lake
Minnetonka, stopping at each of these
places.
Adophus Stephens has resigned his
charge of the town herd to Henry Bedeck-
er, and has gone on to the plains of the
Missouri river as one of the herders of that
large drove Of cattle which was for time
just outside the village limits belong
ing to Capt. Harmon.
Messrs Watson & Leonard call the at
i. ~
TO be seen at their barn in Morris The
is {. fine one. The Red Wing Argus speaks
quite flattering of "Chief" in an article
which our readers will find in this weeks
issue.
Prof. James G. Clark gave Fan evening
of song" in the Congregational church last
Friday evening. Most of the gentlemen
of town were too busy 10 attend on that
night, but, still the professor had good
audience Those who were present were
highly pleased with the evenings enter
tainment.
Little Maud Whiteley had birthday
party last Saturday and between forty and
fifty little people helped her to celebrate
We believe it was the jolliest and largest
: collection of little folks ever assembled in
, the county. May the little hostess have
many pleasant returns of the day.
G. w. Benton, professor of modern
languages at the State University, exam
ined the high school last Friday by
authority of the state board This report
will decide whether the school shall receive
the state appropriation of $400 for the
next school year. The professor expressed
himself as being highly pleased with the
way the school is conducted and the work
it is doing.
Mr.. Caswell, who is now getting out oak
timber for the construction of the bridge
across the Pomme de Terre river, is also
having oak posts sawed for fence around
the school house block Obtaining the
posts from him they will be procured of
uniform shape and size and at less expense
than ordinary oak posts. Is soon as these
posts reach here the fence will be built and
will be substantial improvement and an
additional attraction for the school prop
erty.
On next Friday evening the ladies of the
M. E. church will have supper and straw
berry festival at the church. The supper
will be served att o'clock. Price 25 cents
During the evening strawberries, ice
cream, and other refreshments will be
scifSu, do uCSiIeu Wy SucStS. lucIS ID aiSe
quite an entertainment being prepared
and choice selections of instrumental and
vocal music will be interpreted through
out the evening. Altogether very enjoy
able evening is expected. AS it is the
first entertainment of the kind this season
it will no doubt be literally patronized.
On last Friday Mr. j, G. Mccarthy
brought us q specimen of wheat sown OF
Q the 9th of April which measured nlneteel
inches. tits a fine specimen of this cereal
and its rapid growth shows how Favorable,
this cool wet weather has been for it
!, Never were the prospects better for al
abundant wheat crop than now. Othe
crops have been growing finely for thu
n past two weeks, and it is thought this will
be year of general fruitfulness. From
reports cleaned from various parts of til,
n county we conclude that about ten time
n the usual amount Of corn and other crop
besides wheat have been planted in Steven
!, county this year, and all hope that thes
!, ! crops will do WELL If they do not IL will