The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-14
SUN 3 EAMS.
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OUR DOdUelly COIIcspouuoAe 40 0"-
fully fresh, this week.
MI. George Vaughan is now in the
Il .gi>ter of Deeds office.
MI. J. Berkin went down to Will
mar this week TO see the play Til
Saeters.
W understand that Col. Griffin is
u .ain connected with the Morris
Tribune.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maginnis lcs
heir younges: child on Friday last
With pneumonia.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Morris, held meetin. last
Tuesday evening.
\ regular meeting of the Village
Council was held in the recorders
office on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. William B. Hancock has pur-
chased lot in the park and will soon
construct handsome residence.
MT. NJ. C. Calvin returned from an
extended trip in Canada, last Satur-
day. He reports times as dull.
The gentlemen enjoyed the novelty
of having the ladies ask them to dance
a. the leap year party, very much.
Mrs. Rody Keeshan, of Swan Lake.
was delivered of a daughter on Satur
dav. Mother and daughter are doing
will.
The trains on the Little Falls road
r. h wing some trouble with the SHOW
nanage 10 get through all right
although somewhat late.
The political pot is just common
eing to boil for the Village election.
The bosses have their states ready and
same of them will be smashed.
The Browns Valley train was snow
Ell up all night, on Monday last. afew
miles west of Beardsley. but was
finally rescued by tie snow plow.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ID. Good entertained
a number of guests last Tuesday eve.
ming in honor Of Mr.. James Brisbine
who leaves Morris permanently.
There will be a meeting of the
hoard of county commissioners the
III rd Tuesday in March, the 18th, and
hot the 9th. as recently stated.
The famous cantatrice, Madam
Gerster, sings in Minneapolis the lat
Ter part of this week, and many of
our citizens are going to hear her.
Professor Oh. Gdstine succeeds Mt.
Sparkling in the office of Manitoba
Railroad. at this point. The public
Will be pleased to deal with a gentle-
uan 50 courteous rs Prof. Gastine.
County Treasurer Whitley visited
Hancock on Wednesday for the con-
yenience of the residents who desired
TO pay their personal tax. which by
the way. becomes delinquent on
MLrch lst next.
MT. r. H. Wellington has sold his
farm in the town of Scott. one of the
f.rgest in Stevens county, to MI.
Watson of minneapolis. We hear
that MI. Watson intends to convert
the tract into stock ranch.
Geo. Risedorph, jr., and his brother
Charley, who left here about four
yessrs ago, arrived on Saturday. and
remained until Tuesday. They are
both engaged ON the St. Paul & Mani
toha railroad, where Charley has tie
position of eng. neer.-LeSueur Sen.
tinel.
Mr.. p. Caswell, our fellow town!
man, has just completed bridge
across the Mustinka river in Traverse
county. which is one hundred and
sixty feet long and sixteen feet high.
IT reconstructed entirely of oak tim
her, aud like all the work that Mr.
t'tswell undertakes. it will give salts
fiction.
We learn that the starting of q
Paper mill near Hancock, on the
Chippewa, is being agitated. We dc
not TN ierstand why our Morris mer
chants and capitalists do not take
steps to have this enterprise neal
Morris, as there is good water power
on the Pomme de Terre, close by. Let
them see to it at once.
We have been unable to obtain the
particulars connected with the re
ported death of Thomas Summers
brakeman on Conductor Little train
1t is said. however. that Summer:
while in the lookup at Breckinridgs
set fire to the building and was suffo
Gated by the density of the smoke, be
fore he was rescued.
To persons wishing to attend tn.
Mapleson opera at minneapolis. Feb
18th. 18th. 4 10Th. We will sell spec
ial excursion tickets to minneapolis
aud return, at one and one fifth fare
commencing sale of tickets Feb. 18th
nj making them good until Feb.
10th: Gnclusive).
w. N. RoMINE, Agt.
St. r. n. & NJ. BY.
Mr. Gus Swanson. while 'paintin,
the ~ ling o. III. B. VOLTS store
performed gymnastic feat, las
monday, quite equal to-any Of the eel
GRATED acrobat, Pigou. Mr.. .Swanso,
lost his footho'd on the platform nea
the ceiling and made double back-ac
ton drop to the floor, catching his cal
X paint which came tumbling after
suuarely upon his head bottom W
wards. As the paint streamed owe
Ills headandshoulder his discomfitur
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