Morris tribune., 1885-07-08
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Morris.
"Fish" were very plenty in town
Friday, and the ''snap" games caught
lots of "sucllers.'
Fully two hundred Morris people
visited Glenwood on the Fourth. All
report good time.
Extra copies of the TRIBUNE are on
sale at Chas. w. ROhne's, at Geo. IL.
NIuuro's, and at this office.
There are rumors of return game
of ball between the Sank Centre and
Morris clubs for large purse.
"Strength" is the subject for Thurs
day evening at the NJ. E. church.
F. P. Watson will conduct the servi-
ces.
David Riorden, of the town Of Hor-
ton, died on Saturday of consumption.
The funeral took place at the Catholic
church on Tuesday.
r.. w. Weldon Il Cos circus, which
exhibited here last Friday, was rather
a thin affair and was much better pat
ronized than it deserved.
An interesting article on the early
settlement and history of Stevens
county will be found in another
column. 1t is worth reading.
The board of directors of the Morris
Loan and Building Association meet
this evening, at the office Of the Alb
stract and Real Estate Agency.
The supervisors of the different
towns are waking up to the necessity
of removing the wild mustard. That
is right. The sooner it is destroyed
the better it will be for all.
There are number of poorer, if not
wiser men in Morris and vicinity
since circus day. Some bought cheap
iewlerv, while others attempted to
find the pea under the nutshell.
There will be camp meeting of the
Dakota District of the NJ. E. church
at Big Stone Lake, commencing to-
morrow (Thursday.) Rev. J. A.
Cullen, of this city, is in attendance.
The Morris first nine visited Sank
Centre on the Fourth and played with
the home nine. The game was wit
messed by over two thousand people,
and resulted in victory for the Nor
ris boys by score of Il to s.
The base ball club desire us to re-
turn their thanks to Messrs. Murphy,
Jacob. and other members Of the
Sank Centre nine, for the kind atten-
ton shown them on the occasion OF
their visit there the Fourth.
\ number of sharpers who repre-
sent themselves as machine men are
travelling through this part Of the
state and are practicing all kinds of
swindling games on the farmers.
Look out for them.-Benson Times.
The first meeting of the Morris Loan
and Building Association took place
Monday night, at which time over
two hundred shares of stock were SUBJ
scribed for. The Association starts
out under the most favorable auspices
and promises to be great benefit to
the town.
Yesterday afternoon large party
ofchildren assembled at the residence
of NJ. Weber, the occasion being the
birthday of his little daughter, Margle.
The little ones amused themselves
with various games, refreshments
were served, and all enjoyed pleas
ant time.
We arc in receipt of the first num-
Der of the Farmers Advocate and
Northwestern Stockman, Publish
ed at st. Paul. 1t is very neatly
printed sixteen page paper, and Is full
of interesting reading. H. A. Castle
formerly of the Dispatch, is the editor
which is sufficient guarantee OF thf
quality its contents.
Headlight:-Saturday last, during
the thunder storm, lightning killed
German living south of 'Ortonville
near the Yellow Banks, and he wa
buried Monday morning. Some o
his friends conceived the idea that III
had been buried alive and had hin
disintered Monday afternoon, and up
on examination by DR.. Weller, OF BIZ
Stone City, life was found to be entire
lv extinct and the body was consign
ed again to its last resting place,
We advise rural editors to give
certain individual who registers a
country hotels as w. G. LIE Crone AM
who is travelling for the Pioneer Pres
Company, thorough letting alone
On entering village, he first solicit
orders for stationery from the editor
and lob offices and then canvasses TO
lob work. His plan seems to be t.
sell stock to local papers and the
take orders from the business men G
the place SO that said papers vii
have no use for goods after they bu
them. a man who will do such wor
or firm that will allow their agent
to do such work, is unworthy OF re!
meet or patronage. Let rural editor
buy their stock of firms that will /
satisfied, after having received til
wholesale trade of place. to let til
retail trade alone.
At the annual meeting of the Ste'
ems County Abstract and Real Estat
Agency, Monday afternoon, the TO
lowing board Of directors were electe
for the engueing year: P. A. MEGA
thy, L. G. spooner, H. WHITLEY, 1
s. Judson and E, p. 0'Brien,
At the meeting of directors the TO