Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-03
LOCAL EVENTS.


Twain, will be found in this issue.
The county commissioners meet in
extra session, one week from Tuesday.
w. w. Coats, of Larimore, ID. IT,, is
in town and will remain a month or
more.
G. ID. Emery, of Minneapolis, attor-
ney for ID. NJ. Osborne & Co., was in
town yesterday, on business.
As considerable of the material for
this issue was prepared during the
blockade, some of our remarks are, nj
somewhat behind time.
The memorial sermon of Mabel Cor
lis, whose sudden death occurred lit
tie over week ago, will he preached
by Rev. T. c. Hudson, tomorrow
morning, at the Episcopal church.
Prof. T. V. Phelps left on Friday,
for his home in Hamlin, Ransom Co.,
d. T., for brief visit to his family.
He will return the early part of next
week.
Drs. Hale and Greenlee arrived from
Willmar Thursday afternoon, to re-
main short time. This is DR.. Hale's
last visit to Morris. Mrs. Hale ar
rived from Valley City, Friday morn
ing.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the agricultural society has been
called by G. NJ. Giltinan, president, for
next Thursday afternoon, at the coun-
ty auditors office, at two O'Clock. AS
considerable business of importance
will come before the committee, all
members are requested to be present.
4 truck was broken to the engine
used in "bucking snow" little way
below the city, on Wednesday, and a
delay of eight or ten hours in clearing
the road was the result. That piece
of road near the river must be fated.
Some kind OF an accident has occurred
tilSIc tllC lostu alGCl CaSh
blizzard this winter.
The lumber has come for Good &
Brisbine's mammoth double store,
and as soon as the weather moderates
sufficiently work will be commenced
upon its construction. The present
quarters OF the firm are entirely mad
equate for their immense business and
the new building will be completed as
quickly as possible.
Mr.. John Mccullough has the
agency for the Mccormick harvesters
and binders in Grant and in the north
ern part of Traverse county, and will
have his headquarters at Herman,
during the coming season. Being an
experienced and thoroughly wide
awake young man, having good ter
ritory to work in and good machine
to canvass for, the coming year prom
ises well.
The interest upon the bonds which
will build the new court house and
Jail will be bat 81 200 per year. The
nayinG Of this small amount will be
far preferable to paving the fare of
both sheriff and prisoners to and from
place where prisoners can be kept in
safety, the cost of keeping them and
the many other unnecessary expenses
which would naturally arise if the
present order Of things were to be con-
tinued.
As was foreshadowed in previous
issues Of this paper the organization of
singing school is a success. Books
have been ordered and the first lesson
in the series will be given at the NJ.
E. church next Wednesday evening.
All who wish to avail themselves of
this opportunity Of receiving course
of lessons given by an experienced
teacher, and who have not already
placed their names upon the roll, are
asked to be present next Wednesday
evening and join the class at that time.
A large class is expected and the
school no doubt will be rousing sue
cess.
1t does not pay to harvest grain in
this advanced age with a sickle or
scythe. For exactly the same reason,
we say that it does not pay for rap
idly developing county to attempt to
get on without proper accommoda-
tons for county officers, safe places
for the keeping of county records,
proper jury rooms, court room, Jail,
etc. We believe that any one who
objects to the building of the new
county buildings, is penny wise and
pound foolish" If each will carefully
consider the question, all will soon be
ready to admit not only that the new
buildings are necessity, but that it
will be economy to build them.
| Another blizzard has come and gone.
The Manitoba wave struck this sunny
cline on Tuesday and gave the tenn
perature a sudden downward ten
dency. All trains were suspended
from Tuesday night until Thursday
morning. Without mails, Morris was
entirely shut out from knowledge OF
the outside world, and her citizens
were left to draw upon their own re.
sources for literary enjoyment. When
the mails did come, however, it was
found that there had not been gen.
eral suspense as some had feared, and
that senatorial contests and other mat;
ters of interest had gone right on even
without our knowledge or consent
This knowledge was of course refresh
ing. With the return Of the sun and
a general quiet in the elements, buei;
ness of all kinds was resumed and to.
day Morris is as full of life and energy
as though billiards. had never come