Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-04-11
MORRIS.
LOCAL NOTES.

where.
Storm windows and doors are COM
ing down.
The County Commissioners were i'll
session yesterday.
New goods continue to arrive at
Wolff & Wells store.
The TRIBUNE continues to be the Of
fetal paper of the county.
The walk has been laid In front of
Good & Brisbine's new store.
Quite snow storm was experienced
in many parts of the State yesterdy.
An addition is being built to J. W.
McCoon's residence on Pacific Avenue.
Seeding was commenced last week,
and is now in full blast all over the
county.
Peter Diedericks has moved his
dwelling from his. farm to Il lot on
Third st.
4 large amount of new goods were
unloaded at Helgeson 4 Hanson
store on Monday.
Some of the tracks upon the street
railway in Minneapolis were block
AIDED by yesterdays snow storm.
John p. Diedericks is building Il
small residence on Third st. which he
will occupy as soon as completed.
Henry Hodgman is about to build a
house upon his farm west of town.
Work upon it has already been conf
menced.
\ new barn has just been built and
other Improvements made by Max
Buckintin upon his premises on
Fourth st.
No one who is Not utterly blind to
all that is practical Oh beautiful can
fail to appreciate the advantages
which Morris offers to rev corners.
Rowles & Callahan ceased to he the
proprietors of the Metropolitan saloon
at eleven o'clock on Monday night.
J. a. Bemis now has charge CT every
thing in the Metropolitan building.
On Friday evening the Broom Bri-
gade of Sank Centre viii visit Morris
and will give an entertainment that
no doubt will be as Interesting a. it is
novel. Phoenix Hall will probably
be filled to overlooking.
Farmers in other portions al ths
state, who are waiting for the snow t.
leave their fields, are somewhat enyi
Gus of those in this favored locality
whose fields are dry and in eXceller
condition for receiving the seed.
The dance given by the Silver Cor
net Band, last Friday evening, was
success. The music was furnished h.
members of the band and was OF cours
first-class. \ large number were pres
ent and everything posed off Yer,
pleasantly.
Co. Supt. J. \. Johnson in this issu
favOrs the TRIBUNE readers wit
some interesting remarks in regard t
the schools Of the county. AS tn
Article shows great progress has bee
in the growth of schools during tn
last four years.
The Morris Union of the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners {
America, will give a social hop i
Phoenix Hall, tomorrow evening
Programmes have been prepared an
tickets are now being sold. The hi
sic will be furnished by the Morri
Quadrille Band. \ good attendanc
is anticipated and pleasant time eN
pected.
Ed. Lyons, a farmer living nea
town, suicided last Saturday eveniD
by taking laudanum. He was addict
ed to the use of liquor, and its use 5
exhausted his funds that it left him il
close circumstances. The growth o
the drinking habit and financial diff
an end to all by ending his life.
The silver Cornet Band have Ell
gagged Prof. G.. Gastine, of Graceville
as instructor for the band. 1t is TIL
purpose of the band to become as eff
cient as possible and to become one o
the leading bands of the state. 1t con
tains number of good musicians, ant
with good instructor and constan
practice quite an advance from thei
already high standing will be made.
The town continues to boom. r. X
Coles quarters have become too small
for the present diminsions of his bust
ness and he is now doubling the size
of his store on Atlantic Avenue. He
will have larger lunch room than
he now has and will have double the
space for confectionery, fancy grocer
les, tobaccos, etc., which he now has
All of this of course is Indicative of
prosperity.
School opened ON Monday morning
with good attendance. The number
of pupils is constantly being augment
ed by new corners and there is every
reason to expect full school and a
successful term. The number of pri-
mary pnpils is quite surprising and
fully justifies the action of the board
in organizing second primary school
upon the east side of the track. The
board have been disappointed in Sc
curing teacher for the intermediate
Department and Miss Ida Stebbins
has charge of the school temporarily.
With this issue appears the inan-
cial statement of Stevens County for
the fiscal year ending Feb. 28th, 1883
1t shows the total receipts, disburse-
ments, and amounts now on hand in
the trpasury IT. also shows for what