Morris tribune., 1885-10-14
LOCALS.

We have warranty deeds, quit
clam deeds and mortgage deeds in
stock and solicit your orders.
+. E. Newell has received great
amount of new goods during the past
week. Mr.. Newell's store Is lively
one.
If in need of an unabridged diction-
AIRY. call OH Geo. II. Munro. He can
furnish you with a "Webster" or
"Worcester."
A reception will be rendered Rev.
E. P. Robertson at the residence
of H. Whitley next Friday evening.
All are invited
Meeting of Phoenix Fire Co. this
evening. Business to be trasnacted.
The election of chief to succeed w.
J. Munro, resigned.
Ifyou wish for a paper containing
all the local news and one that is
thoroughly aliye to all local interests,
subscribe for the TRIBUNE.
A prairie fire started in the very
edge of town last Saturday, causing
momentary excitement, but was sub
dued before doing any damage.
Deputy public examiner Keiser has
spent two days this week in looking
over the books of county treasurer
Whlteley and as usual finds every
thing 0. X.
The Sisters of Mercy will hold fair
OH Oct. 26, -, IS and % for the pur-
pose of llquidating the debt upon their
new school house. Bear the dates in
mind and be prepared to attend.
The music has begun. Wells Pearce
& Co. commenced buying wheat this
morning, paying 71cts. for No. l
Northern. Bring your wheat to Nor
ris. You will get all there is in it.
1t is proposed, at last, to have the
Sunday laws regarding the sale of in
toxicating liquors obeyed. The viii
Iage council Is to be commended for
their recent action in this direction.
James r. Carrigan, President of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union OF
Minnesota, will lecture in Morris next
Sunday evening. He is an interest
ing speaker. All are invited to hear
him,
a pleasant reception was given ii.
t., lr;2 Of tho rnsi.
dence of Hon. and Mrs. H. w. Stone
last Saturday evening. 1t was atten-
ded by relatives and few friends of
the family.
The brick work upon Norris new
and attractive school house is COM
pleted and the building will soon be
enclosed. The contractors are push
ing the work in manner that is
commendable.
Our "Old Probabilities" has been
consulting the weather clerk again
and finds that the weather for the
next seyen days is liable to be rainy
with wind south and southwest. Pre-
pare To stay uuuet CosSf'
j. Whittemore thinks he can Sc
cure the rlght-of-way for the Orion
Vile & Lake Superior railroad from
the village of Ortonville to the city of
Morris for $5,g00.OO. The TRIBUNE
doubts his ability to do it,
Theodore Linstad of the town of
Framnas has been appointed county
commissioner to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Il. l.. Highland.
The TRIBUNE congratulates Mr.. Lin
stad upon his appointment.
J. A. Bemis while in Minneapolis
last week saw fine lot of squash and
bought five dozen for $40. These
squash he had sent up by freight and
the railroad charges were $4.34. How
is that for exorbita mt rates?
The TRIBUNE eongratulates Rev
J. A. Cullen ueo:i securing so desir-
able an appointment for the coming
year as the one at Marshall. His new
field of labor is in a prosperous village
and with well-established church.
One festive huntsman not long ago
crawled nearly half q mile on his hands
and knees to get n shot at another
huntsman's decoys. Huntsman No. l
don't feel any too good natulred about
1t, so please don't mention the matter.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Congregational church gave an oys-
ter supper at the Bemis House last
Friday evening. The supper was
quite we'll patronized and all passed
off pleasantly. The net proceeds were
$24.00.
The TRIBUNE has secured the seyices
ola wide awake and competent cor
respondent at Hancock, whom we ex-
pect will keep that thriving village
well represented in these COLUMNS.
A few items from his pen appear this
week,
Some of the small boys of the place
are possessed of an Internal machine
by which they are ableto hit the unsus-
peeting pedestrian on the nose with a
pea and escape serious consequences
because he can't tell where it came
from.
G. w. Jackson has just received a
gross of finely colored bottles for his
Hair Tonic and Remover. His mono
gram and the name of the Tonic il
blown into the bottle. The bottles
were purchased of Geo. III. Munro
the druggist.
The merchants OF Morris have I'M
usually large stocks of goods this Fal
and are selling at remarkably low
figures. In few days stirring com
petition is promised IN the whea
business when things will be lively