Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-07-18

the Central House, will close up here
on the first ofAugust, and open hotel
at Sank Centre. Mr.. Shipherd has
won numerous friends during his stay
here, and Morris will regret to have
him leave.
A couple of tramps stood looking at
the fine progress our new Court house
and Jail, was making the other day,
when one remarked to the other; that
the people here were becoming so ex-
travagantly civilized, they two had
better go further west to grow up with
the county; and moved offjust in time
to keep out of the marshals hands.
A. S. Brisbine, of Good & Brisbine,
is we are sorry to hear, quite sorely af-
f1icted with rheumatism at st. Paul,
and is unable to return. Mr.. Brisbine,
is one ofthose whole souled men, that
most every body is pleased to meet,
and the town really looks lonesome
without him. We hope our young
Mayor, may speedily recover, and
soon have safe return home to the
bosom of his friends.
The grounds upon which the game
of ball was played last Saturday We're
moved with that new Mccormick
mower on exhibition in front of G. III.
Allyn's office. The base ball club can
recommend that mower for they have
tried it and found it does excellent
work. An opportunity to buy mower
recommended by base ball club does
not occur often and will probably not
be long unimproved. A man who
plays base ball is always good judge
of a mower.
If any one is ashamed that Morris has
to use Pomme de Terre river water all
summer for drinking and cooking pur-
poses, let us have an artisan well or
two, when other towns under like cir
cumstances have them, and they are
so cheap. Taking strangers when you
wont to show off the town, down to the
river to get drink in hot day, does
not look first class. Ice makes 1T a
little more drinkable, but when the ice
gives out, it must be taken straight,
and then it is rather tough for one who
is in the habit of drinking water as a
common beverage. Travelling men,
are beseeching us for their sakes, to
| improve our water works, let it be
done.
The village of Cokato, which
suffered such a disastoreus fire last
Saturday morning is situated on the
Breckenridge division of the Manito-
ba railway, So miles southeast of this
place. The town was laid out in 1869,
and the present population is between
400 and 500. There are Cor were. two
hotels, two feed mills, one sugar
factory, knitting factory, small
carding mill and three elevators. The
Lutherans, Baptists, Methodists and
Congregationalists all have churches ;
there are two school houses and a
town hall. The country around is
timbered land, interspersed with
prairie openings and oak, Eastwood
and elm are. in abundance. Grow
River is two and half miles from the
town and Cokato, Brooks and Colling-
wood lakes are all near by and heavily
stocked with fish.
Ground has been broken this week
for two more dwellings in town. A
large number of houses have been
built this season, and still there is not
any dwelling for rent. When new
corners arrive here they are compelled
to hang upon nail somewhere until
they can build place to live in. 1t
does not speak very well for Morris, to
so plainly say, to all who are desirious
of coming here to locate, that they
must rough it around town, until they
can hunt up carpenter, gather upthe
material and erect house to live in.
This is not a good line of policy to
be pursued by the lot owners, and
business men, who are anxious for a
boom, and expect to make a thousand
or two in their trade. Go ask your
neighbor how h e thinks this is.
Our "Editor in chief went off last
Tuesday morning on an Editorial ex-
cursion, to be held at st. Paul to-mor-
row, and the Devil have been left in
command of the office. After they all
get to st. Paul, the President of the
Shebang will address the Editors,
then the Editors will fire back ten
minutei shots until all the ammunition
is exhausted, when recess (and
drinks) will be taken from to 6 p. NJ,
and about 8, the load will go to (the)
DEVILS Lake, where the cause of so
many hail storms cyclones and lorna
does will be properly accounted for.
The boys will take ride on the Devils
Lake, and will stop at Grand Harbo
for water, an article they will probably
forget to take with them. They will
be run into the Devils Lake City, the
Goth, and Winnipeg will gobble them
up the 21st, then st. Paul, and then
home.
A portion of the fire company under
the direction Of Foreman De Kay
gave the new engine trial on Satur-
day night and found it to work adj
mirably. The suction pipe was placed
in the lower cistern and a stream of
water was thrown over the lower
elevator through 500 feet ofhose. The
length of hose was then reduced one
half and with the largest size nozzle
a copius stream was again thrown
over the same building. A couple of
brakemen with boxing gloves had at
tracted quite a crowd of people around
them beside .caboose car the other