Morris tribune., 1885-08-19
LOCALS.

n st Paul dentist is stopping at the
Perkins House.
The public schools open on Monday,
September l4th.
The harvest is nearly over, and the
hum of the thresher is heard i'll the
land.
DR.. Vaughan, Charley doty and J.
G. Short bagged 24S prairie chickens
Who can beat IT.
The fifth number of the Real Estate
Register was issued yesterday and Is
unusually interesting.
Mr.. Nelson, of the firm Of Robertson
& Nelson, is rejoicing over the arrival
of a boy at his home. All well.
Anew andneatly lettered sign adorns
the bar room window at the Bemls
House. 0. Tewksbury made it.
\ Dekay is building an office
building at the Morris and Duluth
elevator. 1t is a needed Improvement.
There is to ben grand harvest ball
on Tuesday evening, September LIST
under the management of the NJ. q.
G..
The NJ. Q. c.. dance last Wednes-
day evening was a grand success.
They broke up Thursday morning,
late.
w. l.. Colyer has purchased a fine
residence lot upon East Fourth st.
and will improve it during next
season.
The subject for the sermon at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn.
ing Is 1.-THE intermediate State of
the Dead
a. DeKay is fitting up the Morris
and Duluth elevator, and
ready to handle all the grain that may
be brought to him.
NJ. Diedrich has returned from st.
Paul where he purchased a large lot
of coal for the trade here. He says
that he will not be undersold.
S. L. Harris has been indisposed
during the past week but is now con-
siderably improved in health and is
able to attend to business again.
Rev. w. H. Steadman, son of n. B.
Steadman, will occupy the pulpit at
the Congregational church next Sun
day morning. Services will COM
mence at eleven o'clock.
n. r. Spur has leased the Union
elevator and will conduct it this season
Mr.. Spur is well known in this
vicinity, and will undoubtedly re-
ceive goodly share of the grain
marketed here.
Anton Loehr leaves this week for
Larimore. d. I. He has two steam
threshing outfits there and goes to
operate them during the fall. He
takes a number of men and consid-
cradle quantity of supplies with him.
The thirteenth annual fair of the
Meeker County Agricultural Society,
will be held at Litchfield, Sept. I, 2,
8, and i. The premiums offered are
numerous and liberal, and no efforts
are being spared to make it Il grand
success,
On Thursday morning last a burg
lar entered the house of B. Dassel at
Ortonville and got away with watch
and some other 5ewelry. He was dis
covered by Mrs, Dassel, but before she
could give the alarm he had disap-
peared, and cannot be found.
During this last week, J. E. Daniel
son has received very large and fine
assortment of boots and shoes. The
boot and shoe department ofhis store
has been considerably enlarged and
now contains much larger variety as
well rs quantity of goods than ever
before.
Young man, save those nickels and
dimes that younow spend on trifies
and invest them in the Morris Loan
apd Building Association. Keep on
saving aud investing them, and you
will in time have nice fund accuWu-
lated-a fund Of good solid cash that
will help you when you need 1t,
The Sisters of Mercy will bold an
ice cream festival Ia their new school
building Thursday evening August
eth, the proceeds to be devoted to
the finishing Of the same. All are
cordially INVITED to attend; and en-.
joy good time. The Sisters are do.
ing good work here, and we hope tc
see them prosper,
On Saturday last while a farmer was
crossing the track near the round
elevator, with a load of grain, his
wagon broke down. He at once COM
menced to remove his load, but before
he could get it all out of the way a
freight train backed down against
him and badly demorlized the wagon
Fortunately the man and team, Were
uninjurcd:
The officers of the Stevens County
Agricultural Society and all Others
interested in having a County Fail
this Fall are requested to meet at the
FIRST National Bank next Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock. Let there be
a full attendance as there is no tim.
to spare, Ifa Fair Is to be held at all
this' year it is absolutely necessary
that arrangements for 1t, should be
made at once.
Mrs Cora Steadman, wife of Mr.
Arthur Steadman, died yesterday
morning at>her home in Morris. Sht
has lived in Morris since her marriage
in the fall of 1888 and during thi!
time has made many friends who nov
aincerely raourn her death. The
most heartfelt sympathy is felt fol