Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-12-10
N u sururR1 AND cHAs. ". RoHNE
President. CASHIER
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MORRIS, MINNESOTA.
Capital ss5O.OOO.OO
This Bank conductsa
General Banking and Exchange
Business.
Special Attention Given 10 the
Collection of Farmers Notes,
and Commercial Paper.
EaWe respcctfully solicit the accounts OF Merch-
ants and all who have dealings with banks In this
section of the State.
NORRIS.

beater languishing within it's walls.
There will be services in the Congre.
rational church next Sunday rs usu-
al.
Masquerade at the Morris Roller
Rink, one week from tomorrow even
ing.
Olive Branch: The fire fiend seems
to have particular spite against Bro.
Randall.
Joseph Kyle is Oh deck rs cook at
the Metropolitan. He is an expert In
his line.
A high price for grain and low
price for wood are two of the many
attractions for Morris just now.
Supplements containg the Presi-
dents message appear with this issue.
The message is we'll worth q care
full reading.
The tower for drying hose at the en-
CINE house is rising skyward. The
addition for hooks and ladders Is
completed.
Ole Lofthus Jr. had the misfortune
to break his shoulder blade, yesterday,
while at play upon the west side
school grounds.
4 new Roller rink Will soon be
completed at Herman. An excursion
from Morris at the time Of its opening
is being planned.
We have quantity of stationery
slightly damaged in the recent fre
which we will sell very cheap. Now
is the time for bargains.
The Leap Year party in Phoenix
Hall last Friday evening was well at
tended and was an enjoyable gather
ing in every particular.
Willmar Gazette: The Morris TRI-
BUNE was burned out last Thursday
morning, the second time in two years.
Hard luck for Bro. Randall.
The four year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. P. Morris had one OF the
bones of the shoulder broken last
Friday by fall while at play.
B. S. Bull, claims to have upon his
Hancock farm finer herd of Short
Horns than can be found elsewhere
in Minnesota, Iowa or Dakota.
NJ. NJ. Wheeler, travelling passen-
ger agent for 1.-The Royal Route"
was in Morris Oh Monday trying to
induce everybody to visit New Or
leans during the coming winter.
An exchange remarks that piece
ofzinc placed on live Goals in hot
stove will effectually clean out stove
pipe the vapor produced carrying OF
the SCOT by chemical decomposition.
Representative-elect Becker will
have an opportunity, at the very
opening of the legislature to sho"
whether he favors the monopolists or
the people by his vote for speaker OF
the House.
Jno. w. Arctander, district attorney
is about to start a newspaper. Mr..
Arctander is evidently believer In
the old sayin- "Whosoever bloweth
not his own horn, his horn shall not
be bowed"
OBJ. Kezer, formerly of Lake City
is now clerk at the Metropolitan
Hotel of this city. Mr.. Kezer is an
experienced hotel man and is al I'M
portant addition to the hotel frater-
nifty of Morris.
Little Falls Transcript: DIR. Maug-
han of Morris has been in Little Falls
several days recently for the purpose
of killing deer. He killed one deer,
and he would probably have got more
had they come near enough. he was
the guest of Chas. Sprandel.
One benefit, at least has been de-
rived from the late fire. It has walked
up the Village Council enough to
realize the necessity for properly car
ing for the fire apparatus. 1t now
looks as though the engines and hooks
and ladders were to be kept in readi-
ness for use.
Having railway connection with
Duluth makes it possible for the Nor
ris independent elevators to give far
mers at least one grade better for their
grain than would be possible if Min
neapolis was the only available mar
ket. This on the crop of the county
isquite and item.
If intending to take part in the
MASQUERADE at the Morris Roller rink,
to be on Thursday evening of next
week, it is time to be preparing masks
costumes etc. It is now quite certain
that a large number will mask and
that the coming masquerade will be
a rousing success.
The last issue of the Olive Branch
bears the intelligence of the marriage
of Mr.. Albert Mars and Miss Belle
Cook. Both of the contracting par
ties are we'll known in Morris and
have numerous friends here who will
ioln in wishing them their full share
of the happiness of this world.
Graceville Transcript: The Nor
ris TRIBUNE has had it's second vista
ton by fire, 1t was communicated
from, supposed incendiary fire IL
an adjoining building. The TRIB
UNE with commendable pluck ap
peared on time, and Mr.. Randall
shows the material he is made of.
CHE local wheat market is booming
There has been for some time o sharl
competition among buyers here TO
the grain but lately the merchant
have taken hand in buying and tin
competition has been sharper thai
ever. Asmuch has been paid her