Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-09-01
NORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.


arranging for foot race, to come OH
ut the fair.
Our nearest neighbor Chas. ID.
ALLYN has swung another new buggy
to the breeze.
Doe. Stevens does the most country
riding of any one in town-it is nice
to be so popular.
All the pretty Girls in the County
will be at the Fair, come in and see
them for they can't be beat.
Come in on Fair day and don't for
Get to bring in more or less articles,
which will take the premium.
The tramp who could not work in
the harvest field without pair OF
gloves, will be given a fresh seat In
the poor house.
Will Summers thinks it is nice TO
leave the still and quiet of st. Paul,
and visit the hum of business rush In
Morris.
The town has of late been full OF
Life Insurance agents. These chaps
never think of dying any more than
an office holder.
1t requires three, two horse drays, to
keep the local business up in shape,
and they seldom get through before
nine in the evening.
Mr.. Nilsson, of Larson & Nilsson, has
the stone on the ground for the foun-
dation of his new house-but one block
from the new Court House.
Building continues to go on as II
everybody was bound to have a place
to live in, and yet there is not a house
for rent in town.
The First National Bank, had nice
lnnch spread for all who would par
take last Wednesday, upon the occas-
ion of moving into its new quarters.
The song of the threshing machine
is now to be heard throughout the
land, and bags are being made to hold
the wheat or money, and we don't
know which.
Our wind instrument Band, is ener-
cetically at work learning new pieces,
the new teacher has of late been lay
ing up for repairs, but is expected out
soon ready for duty.
The School house square is being
laid out in nice gravel walks, giving
the building quite. a stately appear
ance. No mud now between town
and the school rooms.
The party which went out the other
day hunting chickens and shot tame
goose for one of these prairie flyers
has set up the beer handsomely, and
no names are to be mentioned.
Morris has two passenger trains ar
irving and departing in the night,
and four arriving and departing dur
ing the day, which affords excel
lent opportunities for the speedy
transaction of business.
The managers of our County Fair
have taken off their coats, pulled down
their vests, wiped off their chins, and
propose to attend to business in get
ting UP one of the best County Fairs
ever held in this part of the state.
Well harvesting is done with the
exception of few scattering fields of
grain. Now let the work of garnering
the splendid crop be completed as
soon as possible. Speed the thresh-
ing machines all over the county
Since the Manitoba road, built the
short cut east of the gravel pit. it has
shortened the distance to Morris about
two miles, and avoided one of the
worst cuts upon the road. Trains can
now haul several cars more from the
east than before.
Our fancy turn outs, are exceedingly
fond ofslipping down Atlantic Ave-
nue. towards evening, like unto
creased lightning, filling the eyes Of
foot-pads with dust. One would think
there was sickness in the family and
the Doctor was being sent for.
The roof of the new jail is all on,and
iron CRATES have been fastened in the
windows. The 1athing is all finished
and is now ready for the masons mud.
We should think it would make a
fine summer resort if it was not so
crampt for room.
We do not believe there is a more
orderly railroad town in Minnesota of
its size than Morris, and if we are not
mistaken the only one where cards are
not allowed to be played at any time
in Saloons, or in public in the Hotels.
The two Fire Engines. and hose
carts, have been taken to their new
quarters in the new City hall, where
they will be kept in readiness to spout
at the breaking out of fire. Two en-
clined shelves have been arranged the
whole length of the lower story for
drying hose. Hooks, ladders, buckets
and axes are kept where they can be
found at a moments warning.
There are sixty-seven business
places in town, exclusive Of four law
and four Doctor offices, the several
County offices, six boarding houses, 8
wagon, and three blacksmith shops,
two wood and coal yards, four carpen-
ter shops, three public stables, two |
brick yards, three laundries, two dress
makers, two music teachers, two pub
Lie halls, one Dentist, one professional
horse doctor, one architect, and the
lockesp, now if each would furnish us {
one local item week, see what an t
array Of news we might have to place 6
before our readers