Morris tribune., 1883-08-08
NORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.
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Dance at Berkin's Hall tonight.
The Bar Association meets the 21st.
Sale of stock at James McCullough's
livery stable to-day.
Henry Flatner's residence in Block
Al is nearly completed.
Three new residences have been
commenced this week.
A. A. Whittemore has fine new
threshing machine for sale.
The grounds about the High School
building have been moved.
The new engine house will be an
attractive building when completed.
o. X. Gesme has begun work upon
new residence upon Poverty" hill.
A Business Education for $40. at the
La Crosse Business College. See adj
vertisement.
The great observation-disclosures
game of ball on the grounds of the
Morris club tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Hallenger has rented the
Central House and now has the hotel
open for the reception of the travelling
public. .
The foundation has been finished
and the work of construction is pro-
crossing finely upon Hans Olson's new
residence.
Mat Diedrich has just received two
car loads of Willow Bank coal and
says he will sell as cheap as the
cheapest if not cheaper.
The experts" who have the new
machines to set up are the busiest of
mortals now. They will be glad to
rest when harvest is over.
The game of ball planned between
the Morris Bankers and Merchants
was postponed to give the Willmar
and Graceville boys the grounds.
There will be game of ball to-
morrow afternoon between the "Mor-
ris club" and the "Metropolitans" if
nothing happens and it don't rain.
Miss Christina Peterson, formerly
with Mrs. j. A. Bemis at Lake Park
has arrived and will hereafter have
charge of the cuisine department of
the Metropolitan.
Preparations are being made for a
base ball tournament here at Fair time
this Fall. Quite a number of clubs
are expected to be present and a fine
series of games will be the result.
We would suggest to the officers of
the Agricultural Society that it is time
work be commenced upon the Fair
grounds, if they are to be fenced and
made ready for first class fair this
coming Fall.
The brick work upon the court
house will be completed this week.
1t will not be long now before the
building will be enclosed and then
people can see what an imposing
general appearance this fine structure
in going to make.
A quiet wedding occurred at Fair
field Swift county yesterday, P. A.
Mccarthy of Morris and Miss Maggie
O'Donovan of Fairfield being the
parties most nearly interested. The
ceremony was performed by Father
Oster of Clontarf.
Mat Diedrich commenced harvest
ing oats last Monday. His crop,
though not large for this year, is good
and will yield at least so bushels per
acre. We believe Mr.. Diedrich has
the honor of being the firstin the
county to begin cutting OATS
Thomas Thomasson one of Stevens
county's roaming farmers is now in a
country where thunder storms and
mosquitoes do notannoy. Ifthere are
others who wish to join him, he adj
vises them-not to do it and says that
he himself is coming home 'sno more
to roam" Read the interesting letter
in another column concerning the
travels of this practical observer.
A. w. Edwards, WA. Kindred and
M. Ryan of Fargo were in town Mon
day on business connected with the
Fargo Southern Railroad. From
them we learn that it has been def
nitely decided to run this new line of
road from the north end of Lake Trav-
erse via Graceville to Ortonville.
Browns Valley is to be left out. Work
is to be pushed as rapidly as possible
and the cars running to Ortonville
before snow flies.
Owing to the great amount of work
he had on hand at other points George
Lawrence resigned as manager of the
Morris Creamery Association and w.
w. Griswold has been elected by the
directors to that position. Mr.. Girls
void is giving his personal attention
to the details of the work, extending
the routes and people are beginning to
realize that Morris has creamery in
fact as well as In name.
Wecall attention to the advertisements
of the La Crosse Business College in
our columns to-day. This College
furnishes more young men with situa-
tions than any other College iii the
Northwest, actually having more APP
plications for young men to fill posi-
tions than it can supply. Located
nearly 300 miles from Chicago, it has
graduates filling first class positions
there, placed there by it's influence,
while in La Crosse many of the best
book-keepers' situations are held by
it's graduates. Ifany doubt the above
statements, they are requested to
write for the names of the graduates
mentioned, and write them and be
convinced.