Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-05-14
NORRIS.

Fire Company on the depot fire.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held in the Methodist church next
Sunday.
Fire engine Number was sent to
the North Star Iron Works yesterday
for repairs.
rhe Manitoba Company have re-
duced passenger fare from Morris to
st. Paul twenty cents.
The Village Council requests the
Ry. Company 10 help in making a
dam ut Lake Norris.
The next meeting of the G.. \. }.
Overton Post, G. A. r. will be on
Wednesday May 2lst.
Benson and Whitman base-ballists
will soon try il again. Wlllmar has
not vet called, --enough.
The Morris Base ball club have
made some necessary Improvements
upon their ball grounds.
Only fifty cents buys reserved
sen ticket for Uncle Toms CABIN;
chiidYen twenty five cents.
Reserved Seats for Mason Il Nor
ran's Unble Toms Cabin Company
are on sale at J. d. Goods.
Mr.. Elmer will cultivate fifteen
acres Of potatoes this season. MOST
of them are already planted.
Bemis and Noting bought six fine
stabilized steers from Pope Co. farmer
Yesterday for their meat market.
The Phoenix Fire Company have
been ordered to be at the engine house
for practice next Monday evening.
4 petition has been presented to the
school board which should receive
careful consideration at their meeting
to-day
H. {. Smith and VIM. Simmons are
in the city. The contemplate the cree
ton Of q building for a roller sketing
rink.
jfason L Morgan's Uncle Toms
Cabin Company have announced their
intention to be in Norris next Nom
day or evening.
Dir, Buckintin has associated his
brother with him in business and the
firm name will hereafter DE Max
Buckintin & Bro.
At the meeting of the Phoenix Fire
Company held last Friday evening
one and one half dozens of coats for
the use of firemep were ordered.
Rev, J. P. Hutchinson preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday in the
CONGREGATIONAL church and on Non
day left with his family for st. Paul.
The Nellie Boyd Dramatic Company
will be in Phoenix Hall Thursday and
Friday evenings of this week, Re-
served seats are on sale at J. D. Goods.
O. K. Gesme reports an active trade
in carriages and wagons; also that
great deal of painting is being done
all of which shows that advancement
is being made.
The Village Council have purchased
$50 feet of hose for each of the fire en-
gines of EIson, Salisbury & Co, OF
Minneapolis. This is necessary adj
dition to our fire apparatus.
The game Of ball played by Willmal
and Benson mines resulted in score
Off to 2 in favor Of Benson. The
game was an interesting one being
closely contested throughout.
Mr.. Axel Engiupd and Miss Jennie
Nelson were married at the parlors OF
the Metropolitan Hotel in Morris last
Saturday by Rev. J. P. Hutchinson
Both bride and groom are from Ham
cock.
The railway company refuses to
give the council a portion of theil
right of way through town for the pur-
pose of widening Atlantic Avenue.
That street is being widened just the
same.
o. K. Gesme is building fine two
story building beside his blacksmith
and wagon shop. When completed
the lower part will be occupied by
him as an office and the upper par
avill be used for a paint shop.
W, 3. Hancock has materially i'm
proved the appearance of his residence
in the Park by building fence about
it. When all improvements are com
pIeted IHr. Hancock will have one 0
the most attractive places in town.
a grand ball will be given b,
Phoenix Fire company in Phoenix
Hall on Fourth of July night. The.
have already commenced maxim.
preparations, rented the hall etc
They believe in taking time by tn
fOrelock.
A fire caught in the roof of tn
Manitoba company's depot last Satur
day morning from a Northern Pacific
engine. A babcock eXtinguisher, al
ready charged, which is always KEEP
on hand made short work of the blaze
The Phoenix Fire Company was NO
called out.
An impromptu game of ball wa
played yesterday afternoon between
the Flats" and the "Leans." J. L
Good collected and captained tn
former which were a ponderous col
lection of heavy weights composed {
himself,L. III. Wellington, N. r. Spur
J. Berkin, J. Egan, II. Goodman, G.. d
Giltinan, DIR. Doble and Mr.. Nillel
The latter were made of an opposit
class-some of them were SO slim tina
it took two to cast a shadow-th
nine being G. Stranger, captain, HI. Fl
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