Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-12-30
PERSONALS.

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Saturday.
Prof. w. H. Miles viited Campbell
last Sunday.
A. Wells, of Herman, was in the
city last Saturday.
R.H. Phalon and wife went to
Fergus Falls last Friday.
E,P. Watson returned last week
from q visit to st. Paul, Red Wing
and Mortified.
Miss Nol and Miss Good of St.Paul
are guests of Hon. and Mrs. }. ID.
Good of this city.
j. Stoneburg, of Herman, was
IN town last Saturday and made this
office pleasant call.
The new school house is completed.
The school board accepted it from
the contractors on Monday of this
week. The seats and other school
furniture is now being placed in the
various rooms and the building Will
be in use when the schools open
again next week. This new building
will prove "a thing of beauty and II
joy" indefinitely; it's solid brick
structure, artistically finished and
reflects credit upon our thriving young
city.
An entertainment was given in
Phoenix Hall last evening by MIR.
Mercer. BY means of a calcium light
views of southern prison pens during
the rebellion were given with needed
explanations. Although we were I'M
able to he present during all ofthe en-
tertainment and can not speak
definitely in regard to its merits, yet
we believe it to be a pleasing one.
Mr.. Mercer handles his apparatus
we'll. thoroughly understands his
subject and is worthy of patronage.
The TRIBUNE takes pleasure in rec
ommending the Springfield insurance
company. J. A. Johnson, its agent,
is also worthy Of confidence. He
writes all policies carefully and cor
rectly. On Dec. 10th, it will be re-
membered, John G. O'Bryan was
burned out, slick and clean. The
Springfield adjuster was promptly on
hand and has paid Mr.. O'Bryan $780,
90, the amount of the loss covered by
the Springfield policy. Such prompt
payments are the best recommended
lions any company can have.
Having taken an account Of stock,
we find that we have more machinery,
more type and more stationery than
we had one year ago and that our IL
abilities are not quite so great. This
leads us to remark that the year just
closing has been one Of reasonable
prosperity for the TRIBUNE and we
improve this opportunity to thank
the people of Morris and of Stevens
county for their past liberal patronage
asking at the same time for a continu-
ance of their favor. We have made
some money during the year, too,
but as this is still in the hands of our
delinquent subscribers, we are not as
uproariously jubliant as we think we
are. It may come in during our life
time, however, so we count it an as
set, though decidedly nebulous one.
Although the year now closing has
been in no sense "boom" year, it
has been one Of more than ordinary
progress and prosperity for this coun-
ty. Among the farmers evidences
may be seen on every hand. Hardly
one of them can be found who has
not more improvements, more stock
or more grain and less of indebted
ness than he had one year ago. There
are more good houses, barns and
granaries, more fences, more bridges
and better roads than ever before.
This shows that the work of the year
has not been in vain. There are
more farmers, too. There has peen no
great influx of immigration, but yet
there are enough of new corners to
show that there is steady growth in
| population.
Morris has had growth proper
toned to the development of the
surrounding country. There Is fine
new school building, new business
buildings, large number of new
residences and considerable increase
in population. In business circles,
there have been no failures. All have
met with success and the inventories
now being taken show all business
houses to be on sound and prosper.
Gus financial basis. The TRIBUNE
wishes for greater growth for the
county and greater prosperity for al
of its citizens during the year to come
but if the year 1886 proves to be ne
better than the year 1885, there will
be no great cause for complaint.
I Following are the nsWly elected
officers of the G.. A. J. Overton post
G. A. R. for the coming year:
P. C.-J. D. Gillespie.
~. CT. Wahldeck,
J.V. CT. Collahan.
} Adjt.-W. L. Colyer.
J Quartz. Pepper.
Chap.-R. J. Hall.
! surge. K. Light.
o. D.-F. Torrey.
, o. c.. Egan.
i Last evening the Morris lodge, Nc
IS, A. o. U. w. elected the following
officers for the coming term:
M. w. D. Good.
= F,-O. G.. Hanson.
=. O.-J. D. Gillespie.
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