Morris tribune., 1883-08-01

LOCAL NOTES.

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First National Bank" sign, has l
been placed over its front door on the
tranSom.
One of our cigars firm received
twelve thousand cigars within the
last ninety days.
Quite number of candidates are
dieting to make a run for the several
County offices to be elected this fall.
Good 4 Brisbine have made arrange
ments whereby they will receive fresh
berries and fruits every day by ex-
press.
The frame of the new engine house
is up, boarded, and now ready for the
siding. 1t is to have steeple and
fire bell.
Preparations for a new dwelling,
were commenced yesterday, just west
ofMr. Flynn's and last of the North
end of the Park.
Morris is now exporting brick man.
ufactured here, in large quantities, they
are of a cream color, and make very |
handsome builking.
Only one man in the Cooler this
week, he could not drink river water,
and whiskey he could not equalize, so
as to keep his balance.
The Central house is closed and Mr..
Shipherd and familywent to Sauk Gen.
ter Tuesday morning. The house is /
for rent. J.D. Good can give further
information.
Someway lumber seems to sell
about as fast as the two railroads can
bring it into town. The young men
must be building cages for their do
mestic birds.
Father Watry has had the Catholic
church incorporated, and is constantly
making improvements around the
church, which is giving it very neat
appearance.
The barber Jackson having bought
out Charley Smith, will take in MIR.
Hook, who has a shop in the Metro
politan hotel and the two will con-
tinue at the old stand.
Drinking water is quite plenty in
town, after it has been hauled mile
from the river. Does the condition of
our water system in any way reflect
upon the enterprise of Morris?
The farmers who are now hauling
their last years oats, and selling them
for 25 and 80 cents bushel when
they were offered 40 and As, last win
ter and spring, seem mad about some
thing.
Benson has more pretty girls to the
square inch visiting within her limits
than any other town in the northwest.
Benson Times. Yes, and they will
all return to their homes in Morris, in
few days.
We are happy to hear that the coun-
Gil has taken steps to provide the town
with water, in case of fire. The digging
ofseveral cisterns have been advertised
already, and the work will be pushed to
completion as fast as possible.
There is now continuous side walk
on the TRIBUNE side of 5th street, the
whole length of the block, and now
our patrons can reach us, from the
east or west, on good dry footing.
Everybody come and see how nice it
is.
Our new court house is still fast
winding it's way up among the clouds
looking down upon the rest of the
town with supreme contempt. The
walls of the Jail, part of it, are now up,
and will soon be ready to cage violat-
ors of the law.
John D. Good, has leased the first
story of the Central House and sew
. eral roooms in the second story to a
party from Hancock, who will use it
for hotel purposes. The balance of
the rooms in the second story, are for
rent for sleeping rooms, at five dollars
per month furnished.
Chas, Smith one of our BARRIERS has
sold out to Mr.. Jackson, and will go
to Willard to open barber shop and
cigar store, the familiar face of Char
ley, as he is an old settler, will be
missed from town. Mr.. Johnson who
was working in the shop for Smith,
will go to Herman and open a barber
shop there.
understand that r. E. Leonard
of this place, has been offered a posi-
ton in the Master Mechanics depart
ment at Livingston, Montana, which
he has accepted and will depart for
his new home in few days. The
boys will regret parting with a COM
panion SO dear to them. Good bye
Rube.
The farmers could not possibly have
better weather for the maturing Of
crops, than they are having now,
wheat is filling finely, looking well
and SO far as this country is concerned
the yield will be larger. Cyclones
have all passed us, wild winds and
storms have given us the go by. and
our farmers are as happy as CLAIMS.
Our two Banks and several of our
Merchants and Clerks had q nice
game of base ball last Saturday.
little more mixing of Gentlemen OF
business man who are but neighbors
in small town, would be in effect, q
little more business thrift in your
midst, and better profits all around.
We understand that Henry Judson
of the First National Bank, will in a
few days sever his connection with