Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-04-28

loving citizens of the place.
Good & Brisbine have moved their
hardware into their new building and
are now occupying both sides of their
new store. The showcases ordered by
the firm expressly for cigars and con-
fectionery, have arrived and are decid-
ed ornaments for those new counters.
With their new furniture all tastefully
arranged, their store has very invit-
ing appearance.
The business of the Morris postoffice,
like all other kinds of business here,
is increasing. The safe used by Mr..
Torpy for the past two years, of late
has been found to be much too small
for the needs of the office and has been
replaced by new and much larger
one. The new safe arrived and was
put in position on Wednesday. 1t is
more than double the size of the old
one, contains all the latest improve
ments and is well arranged for post
office use. The old safe has been pur-
chased by James Dempsey and will
hereafter occupy place in his har-
ness store.
There are about three hundred and
two ours possessing greater or less, de-
grees of worthlessness about the streets
which in the aggregate makes a public
nuisance of a most aggravating sort.
Last year the Village Marshal reduced
the number greatly by the most ap-
proved shot gun method, but since
then the number of dogs has been con-
stantly increasing until now another
thinning out seems to be necessary.
Marshal Weber is just the man to do
the work too. Elsewhere will be
found a notice from him that is de-
cided and to the point. All having
dogs will do well to peruse it. Noun
licensed dog will be allowed to live,
neither will one that has been licensed
unless it wears a collar and number to
show that it has been icens ed. This
dog nuisance is to be promptly abated.
Those owning dogs of meIit and who
wish to keep them shou Id see that
they are licensed at once and that the
dogs have both collar q nd number
as well; otherwise their dogs will dis
appear with the rest.
Mrs. H. L. Williams has Just pur-
chased the building now occupied by
ID. w. Watson as resi- dence, former
ly known as the Evans House. For
quite a number of years Mrs. Williams
has kept boarding house on Pacific
Avenue and the only limit to the
number of boarders thus far has been
the capacity of her house to accommo-
date. In order to have sufficient room
for her boarding establishment, she
has contemplated the erection of a
building adapted to her business, upon
lots owned by her near the building
she now occupies, but finding that this
property could be ATTAINED at a reas-
enable figure she purchased it instead.
This building is well arranged for the
purpose for which it is to be used,
having bee,n built originally for a
hotel. It's purchase is gratifying in
dicatiop. of Mrs. Williams success. 1t
will ep.able her to materially increase
her already profitable business and
,siR no doubt mark the beginning of a
period of still greater prosperity.
One subject which should receive
the immediate attention of the Village
Council, is the erection of an engine
house. The village has two fire en-
gines, ample hose, hooks and ladders,
but no place in which to keep them.
There is fire company organized, but
they have no place in which to meet
or to drill and under existing circum.
stances can never be effective. In
case of fire now the fire apparatus
owned by the village would be almost
useless, because none of it is ready for
use. The firemen have never had any
drill and would work at a great disad-
vantage. Many of the firemen do not
even knowwhere the hooks and ladders
are. This state of affairs should not be
allowed to exist, and no time should be
lost in providing an engine house.
Then all apparatus could be arranged
and made ready for immediate use
firemen could then receive the neces-
sary drill to make them effective and
in case of fire good work could be done.
In neglecting to take the initiatory
steps in this direction, the council is
showing but little regard for the safety
of the property of the village.
Tuesday night two young gentle
men, so to speak, by the name of C.
F. Murphy and Willard Phelps, ar
rived in town and registered at the
Perkins House as hailing from Benson
City. They were furnished lodgings
for the night and in the morning par
took of a good square meal. Immedi-
ately after breakfast, they made en-
quiries of the clerk of the house if
there were any produce dealers in
town, stating that they had car load
of potatoes, down the road, for sale.
The gentlemanly clerk at once gave
them all the necessary information
and sighted them to dealer whom
he espied on the street. One of the
young chaps rushed up to him with
all the airs of great conanaissionnaan
enquired what he could pay for car
load lots, and informed the gentleman
that he would call around at his Office
soon. The forenoon wore away and
the sleek-haired chap failed to put in
an appearance. Soon after noon, Mr..
Knott's clerk made diligept search
through the town for the commission
men, but failed to find them. They
had flown, and now no doubt, Mr..
Knott would like few bushels of