Morris tribune., 1883-08-18
NORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.

Excursion to Lake Minnetonka to-
morrow.
The Phoenix was played in Phoenix
Hall last night.
Peerless Dramatic Company at Pho-
nix Hall tonight.
The Grant County Bank was opened
Thursday at Herman.
All the children should attend the
matinee this afternoon.
The Hidden Hand will be presented
at the matinee this afternoon.
Kerl & Watzke are building an ad-
dition to their blacksmith shop.
The mosquitoes made themselves
very severely felt last Thursday night.
Local sportsmen are bagging great
many chickens. Shooting is now un-
usually good.
Machine men expect a rest in few
days. They will step out and give the
collectors chance.
The new engine house is finished,
with stairs leading up on the outside.
1t looks quite tasty.
Collectors are not doing much now
but they are getting an eXtra-ordi-
narily good ready.
The First National, is still hauling
in fixtures and furniture, and placing
them in the bank.
n new stock of tobaccos, and large
amount of fresh fruits and vegetables
could be seen at r. X. Coles this week.
They are putting so much extra
work on Rohne's new drug
store, that he has no idea when he
will get into it.
The total value of the prizes to be
drawn at the Catholic Fair next No
vember is $4,000. Apply to Rev. F.
Watry for tickets.
The tramp who refuses to go out
into the harvest field for less than $3.50
n day, is not too proud to beg his
breakfast, or sleep on pile of lumber
at night.
On Tuesday night of this week J. III.
Noyes' safe at Hancock was blown
open by an expert and over 800 in
cash was taken. AS yet there is NO
clue to the thief.
II. w. Stone Sr. returned from
Jordon Mimi, on Tuesday last bring.
ing with him horses, harnesses and
wagons which he now offers for sale
See business notices.
E. J. Jones & Son, will hereafter
patrol their lumber yard at night, anG
collect sleeping fare of the tramps
they must either provide themselve:
with tickets or pay ten cents extra.
Having just recovered from sewers
dose of pi, we are prepared to stat.
that it has as great demoralizins
effect upon a printing office as any
thing that could possibly happen.
The orchestra with the Peerless
Dramatic Company is well worthy o
mention. The company carries it,
own piano and with it, the violin an(
brass instruments excellent music il
produced.
The brick work ON the new cour
house and Jail is all up, the roof OF
the jail part is nearly all on, and thu
roof on the court house is maxim,
rapid strides towards completion
Considerable lathing has been done
and by the end of next month, will Sc
it nearly completed.
Since the sidewalk on Atlanta
Avenue has been widened, it looks a
if the street ought to have little NOR
gravel to make it also wider. AS it is
it is little inconvenient for loade
teams to pass without being in DANCE
of tipping over toward the rail roa
reservation.
The frame of the addition to J. T
Danielson's store is up, and the roof
being put on fast as possible he
bound to have the longest store o.
this side of the street, s. feet. But I
E. Pearce's store, on the other side G
the track bangs all in town, being IA
feet long.
Crop reports from all parts of tn
county continue to be favorable
Grain stands thick, at good heightl
with long heads filled to the very tip
with good plump kernels, and w
believe this county will have NOR
wheat this season than was ever raise
before in any one year. Fields are nc
scarce that will yield thirty bushel
PER acre.
Mr.. Bemis finding his four stor
hotel too small to accommodate hi
guests is cutting through into til
second story of Croonquist's store, t
furnish more sleeping rooms.
seems as if Morris ought to have
Hotel large enough to accommodate
all the trade any one man can bring
it but it has not.
The Village Council are having
cistern dug on the west side of tn
track on the corner opposite the Agri
cultural warehouse ofSutton & House
to be kept filled with water for eS
tinguishing fires. The public spirit {
the Council is to be highly commende
for the business like manner in whic
it is looking after things.
The citizens of Ortonville have ex
tended an invitation to the editors {
the Minnesota Valley and their ladies
to visit Ortonville and Big Stone LAX
on Thursday and Friday August 23r
and oath. A press meeting will
held at the Opera House Thursda