Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-10-08
PERSONALS.

| last Friday.
G. C. Thorpe visited Norris on Sat
urday last.
r.. C. Jefferson came up from st.
Paul on Monday.
G. Becker, Of Browns Valley, spent
last Sunday in Morris.
Miss Morrow spent las; Saturday>in
Glenwood with relatives and friends.
c. Wintermutc returned last week
from an extended visit to New York.
S. Good and wife Of St. Paul are
guests of Hon. and Mrs. ]. ID. Good of
Morris.
Sheriff Colyer of Traverse county
was iii Morris this week, the guest OF
his brother, W. l.. Colyer.
Will Hayes, the genial and popular
| clerk at the Metropolitan has gone to
MS home in WisconsiH for brief va
cation.
Miss Louise Finney, Red Wing
teacher, tainted dead away in the
school room Wednesday, and was
taken Immediately to her boarding
place, where she now lies in q critical
condition.-Lyon County News.
Last week, it was intended to enter
we'll upon Pleasant View STOCK
farm. Remembering the recent fatal
accident upon Oak Grove farm, light
was lowered to test the air in the well.
The light went out and Tic we'll was
not entered. Probably life was
saved by this simple precaut'on.
Threshers are cutting rates in many
portions of the county and many lar
mers are having work done unusually
cheap in consequence. Numerous
steam machines are 1T work for 2, 3,
and lets, furnishing their own coal.
Sharp competition helps the farmer
in threshing as we'll as In other things.
Prescott Ariel.-Two patrons of the
rink were arguing together which was
the better skater. Comparing their
records it was found that one fell
down twice in going one round, while
the other only tumbled over twice in
going to rounds, so il was decided the
latter was the better skater by large
majority.
st. Paul Dispatch: Hay is not the
only commodity that should be looked
after when the sun shines. Prices on
coal, let it he noted, tluctuate with the
thermometer. Nut coal that is now
quoted at 50 per ton will probably be
a dollar higher by Nov. |. This sng-
gestion will need no commentator to
the prudent.
1t pays to commence a course OF
liberal feeding Of animals early, for
much of the food needed later to keep
I'D extra animal heat now makes fat.
If old corn is used it should be ground
on the scheme of great economy: The
immature corn and nubbins that come
with harvesting will soon form an
item in the feed and may be fed along
with ground meal.
o. Tewksbury and Mrs. Kerns were
married last Sunday evening. The
ceremony was performed at the Metho-
dist parsonage in the presence ola Sc
lect circle of the immediate friends of
the contracting parties: The happy
couple will begin housekeeping in
the residence now being built by MIR.
Tew ksbury upon East 9Th street. AS
soon as the carpenters can finish the
work.
Don't fail to see Edwin Barbour in
Schemes" tonight, at Phoenix Hall.
H. B. Wolff has fine stock MAY
Flower" tea imported directly from
Japan, by himself, fol- the Morris
trade. The tea is cured by what is
known as the "Perfection" process
and is absolutely pure. 1t is put up in
air tight cans in which it will keep for
any length of time without losing its
strength. Mr.. Wolff has favored the
TRIBUNE with generous sample of
the tea which the tea drinkers of our
family pronounce very fine.
Two weeks ago we made mention of
letter allegedto be written by MIR.
Bake in which that gentleman COM
plains of high taxes and lays the re-
sponsibility for it all, at the feet of the
lawyers, bankers and merchants Of
Morris. Believing him to be mistaken
in this, we transferred the blame to
Other shoulders, ana Judging Honl the
celerityiwftli which certain Democrats
began kicking, the TRIBUNE con-
cludes that it has correctly located
those who are accountable. The coat
must fit these Democrats, else they
would not put it on.
One of the horses driven by Messrs.
Spanlding and Brown upon their pre-
liminary of the Morris and South
westernky.. has died since their re-
turn to Morris, Mfr: Watson,,' the owner
of the horse, claims that oyer driving
is the cause of Its death and proposes
to hold the Morris & Southwestern
gentlemen responsible for its value.
Messrs. Spaulding and Brown seem to
be pushers, but they should wait till
they get their iron hoVsea started
ACROSS the country before they at
tempt too rapid transit.
A lady In lower town, whom we
shall call Smith just succeeded i'll
making keg of beautiful soft soap
and stood it out doors to cool. While,
pursuing her other household duties
her neighborlls hog eatae along, shifted
at the key rammed his nose into it
plumb to the bottom, and then made
off down the street with the keg firmly
fastened around his head. The lady