Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-01-07
PERSONALS.

I Mrs. ]. d. Good visited st. Paul
last week.
d.. Burke spent the holidays with
friends in I4itchtield.
e. w. Leonard has been in Morris
during the past week.
JIG. Mccarthy arrived from st.
Paul, last Sunday night.
A. Wells, of Herman, wss in the
city on Thursday of last week.
E. NJ. Webster, OF Glenwood, spent
last Sunday at the Metropolitan.
II. p. 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 came from Benson
last week and will hereafter be in
Morris.
L. F. Hall, of the l.. F. 4 D. is
visiting his old home near Fon Du
Lac, Wis.
Hon. III. H. Wells left for st. Panl
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. The
meeting of Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings will be held in the
Congregationalist church. All are
invited to attend.
One farmer, living a few miles north
of Morris paid $134 for some sheep
about one year ago and at 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 Ill
sheep will pay as great q dividend as
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
the future when customers from this
temperate burg apply for portions of
the ardent; that they mingle it II little
more freely with water as Morris
"straight" is too rich for average Han
cock blood"
The employees Of the Manitoba road
are making arrangements to give a
grand masquerade ball in Willmar Oh
the evening of the goth which is calcu-
lated to eclipse anything in the way
of Il ball ever given on this road. The
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 a grand af-
fair In every way. Caffarelli Bros.
Band of Minneapolis pieces, will fur
nish the music and the ball will be
held in the Roller Rink. A fine supper
will be given in connection with the
ball by one of the societies in town.
The public schools commenced
work fer the sprriing term 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 Stebbims in the Grammar
department.. The Grammar depart
ment is flied to over flowing, making
the work of two teachers necessity.
The board of county commissioners
met at the county auditors office yes
terday, and organized for the coming
year, by the election of III. Hutchins
chairman. Fhe bonds of the newly
elected county officers were presented
and approved. George III. Munro is
now Sheriff, Samuel Larson Clerk of
Court, and L. H. Wellington, Register
of Deeds. r. 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 III
session during the day. 4 reeord of
their dpings viii appear in the TR1B-
UNE next week.
A second communication was re-
ceived last week from "afinnesotian."
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 I'M
profitable, quoting also from farmers
who.agEee With him and recommends
wheat raising. 'ttdoes not pay" he
says ito raise wheat, but it pays better
than oats or barley, Unless wheat
sells for rs or Scots per bushel, it don't
pay the cost of raising it, but wheat
always finds ready market, always
sells for cash and ip all probability
will bring q better price next year
than it has for some time in the past:n
I'm closing his letter he makes q plea
for stock raising. He daes not advise