Morris tribune., 1885-01-07
PERSONALS.

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II. =. Wells, OF Herman, was in the
city on Saturday and Sunday last.
G.. w. Thacker, of Glenwood, regis
tered at the Metropolitan last Satur
day. -....
Frank Wolff csme from Benson
last week and will hereafter be il
Morris.
L. F. Hall, of the l.. F. 4 d. il
visiting his old home near Fon d.
Lac, Wis.
Hon. H. III. Wells left for st. Pan
last Friday night. His headquarters
are at the Merchants Hotel.
A. w. Smith of the Bradner Smith
Paper Co. of Minneapolis made the
TRIBUNE call last Saturday.
This Is the week of prayer. Union
meetings are being held each evening
by the Congregationalist and Metho.
dist congregations. The meetings OF
Monday and Tuesday evenings was
held in the Methodist church: This
meeting of Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings will be held in the
Congregationalist church. All are
invited to attend.
One farmer, living few miles north
Of Morris paid $l34 for some sheep
about one year ago and ut the same
time invested about three times that
amount in cows. He says the sheep
have paid AZ much profit rs the COWS.
The COWS have paid we'll but the
sheep have paid better. This farmer
thinks that one dollar invested III
sheep will pay as great q dividend MS
three dollars Invested in cattle
The Olive Branch thinks that Nor
ris whiskey had bad effect upon
some of the Hancock people who were
here to attend the Nordquist trial. In
closing its remarks, it makes the fol-
lowing suggestion. ave would sug-
gest to the Morris saloonists that in
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temperate burg apply for PORTIONS of
the ardent; that they mingle it !; little
more freely with water as Morris
"straight" is too rich for average Han
cock bood.'
The employees Of the Manitoba road
are making arrangements to give a
grand masquerade ball in Willmar on
the evening of the 2lth which is calcu-
lated to eclipse anything i'll the way
of ball ever given on this road. The
arrangements are III the hands of the
| officials of the road located there, and
they will spare neither time nor eX-
pense in making the bail Il grand af-
fair In every way. Catfarelli Bros.
Band of Minneapolis s pieces, will fur
| nish the music and the ball will be
held in the Roller Rink. n fine supper
will be given in connection with the
ball by one of the societies in town.
The public schools commenced
work fer the airing temp on Monday
last. The two Primary departments
have been suspended for six weeks,
on account of the cold weather, and
will continue SIX weeks Inter into the
summer than the other departments.
During these six weeks, Miss Knott
one of the primary teachers, will re-
main with her parents in Montevideo
and Miss WHITLEY, teacher of the
West Side Primary department, will
assist Miss Stebbins in the grammar
department.. The Grammar depart
ment is filled to over flowing, making
the work of two teachers Il necessity.
The board of county commissioners
met at the county auditors office yes
terday, and organized for the coming
year, by the election of H. Hutchins
chairman, Fhe bonds of the newly
elected county officers were presented
and approved. George II. Munro is
now Sheriff, Samuel Larson Clerk OF
Court, and L. H. Wellington, Register
of Deeds. II. B. Macarthur also began
his work as commissioner yesterday
After doing considerable routine work
the board adjourded until 10 O'Clock
this morning. They will be il
session during the dag. 4 record o.
their dpings viii appear in the TR1B
UNE next week,
( A second communication was re-
ceived last week from "Minnesotian.'
In some inexplicable way it was mis-
laid and now we have space for only
brief summary of his letter. The
writer shows by figures that raising
oats and barley, except for feed, is un
profitable, quoting also from farmers
xho.agEee with him and reccomend'
wheat raising. cit does not pay" h'
says ITO raise wheat, but it pays bette
than oats or barley, Unless whea
sells for rs or Scots per bushel, it dom
pay the cost of raising it, but whea
always finds a ready market, Away
sells for cash and ip all probabiIit.
will bring a better price next yea
; than it has for some time in the past.
in closing his letter he makes g pie
for stock raising. He daes not advis
, q wheat farmer to make sudden an
= complete change to stock, but to see
) old wheat fields to tame grass and t
, buy few cows and few sheep tina
raise all the calves and lambs and /
| few years the farmer will find him
e self we'll and profitably advanced i
: stock raising ut very slight expense
Morris Mum. Iaa, 6, 19sI
:fp. local Board Of Underwriters {
Morris minnesota hgld their regula
= !, annual meeting at the office of G.. T
Darling, President, on Monday, Jar