Morris tribune., 1883-09-29
MORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.

MORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.
Everybody is at the fair.
Use up your three cent stamps to-
day.
Kelley and Allen have new dray
wagon.
The largest and cheapest show is
the fair.
On and after Monday next the two
cent stamp will succeed the three cent
stamps now in use.
Mr.. Woodward's stock of jewelry
and silver ware in Chas. w. Rhone's
new building is very complete.
The public, parochial, and private
schools of Morris finished their first
months work in the present school
year yesterday.
Morris has now four hardware stores.
They are not light stores either. Does
any one doubt the fact that this is a
good business point?
The government cannot now supply
the demand for 2 cent stamps but this
fact cannot be made an excuse for not
answering dunning letters.
Mrs. r. NJ. Bailey has purchased the
residence lately owned and occu-
pied by c. X. Smith. She has gained a
most desirable piece of residence pro-
party.
The people who get up names for the
various brands of cigars deserve credit
for considerable originality. "Peck's
Bad Boy and his PAS cigar is the lat
est from their fertile brains.
The proprietors of the Tivoli Garden
deserve credit mark for clearing the
side walk of the dirt thrown from that
excavation on Sixth st. which is 80 liza
ble to be transformed into a cistern.
On Thursday a bag filled with Rus
sian Fife wheat was left on exhibition
at Helgeson & Hanson's store. 1t was
free from foul seed, tested over e. los.
1~hel and W taken from a
80 bushels per acre.
FOR sale.
be found a notice
e advertising his re-
9Th st. for sale. The
~, we'll planned, and
located being near
,eand churches. Asthe
..ered cheap it will find a
purchaser.
carpenters have finished the
Jrk upon the addition to J. E. Dan
lson's store, the new counters are in
position and all of the newly acquired
pace is filled with new goods. Mr.
Danielson has finished his improve
ment just in time to get the benefit o.
the increased trade at Fair time.
Farmers will now find it to their ad-
,ge to bring wheat into Morris
they have to come a long way
get here. The long expected
duluth wheat buyer has purchased
he round elevator and is on deck fol
. business. Those bringing wheat tt
Morris will now get what it is worth
Sister Hilda of the Catholic Paro
chial school has been taken from
Morris to work elsewhere. To take
her place and to do additional worl
which the continued growth of thu
school requires Sisters Seraphine and
Ignatia have been sent. Four sisters
are now eng aged in the school here
Steps are being taken to secure fol
''orris course of lectures during the
coming winter. We hope those who
have taken hold of the matter will be
successful and should they ask help
from any to carry out their plans il
should be promptly given. The season
of long evenings is rapidly approach
ing and we must have entertainment
Last Tuesday evening a party o
young people numbering about twent.
assembled at the residence of Mr.. ant
Mrs. G. E. Darling to help F. A. Bal
ley to celebrate his birthday. 1t was
genuine surprise to Mr.. Bailey, bu
nevertheless it was a very enjoyabl
one, ALI joined in wishing their pc
pular young friend many pleasant re
turns of the day.
AS prolific source of healthful ex
ercise we suggest to any who may b
in town to-day to visit the fair tina
they begin at one end of Atlanti
Avenue and walk TO the other. Afte
they have sized up the business house
on the street they can then add thos
upon Pacific Avenve and the variou
cross streets and they then will hav
an adequate idea of the business ca
pacity of our thriving young city.
On Wednesday evening the Morri
Silver Cornet Band gave the people O
Morris the benefit of their regula
practice by using torches and playin
in the open air. They stationed them
selves at the corner of Atlantic avenu
and sixth street, making an attractiv
appearance with their torches and dis
coursed some excellent music which
was not wasted upon a desert all
Morris has one Of the most thorough
ly organized and most proficient band
in the state.
Ifany of those who visit the fair [
day think we do too much talkin
about large stocks of goods in MORT
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