Morris tribune., 1886-09-22
LOCALS.

Is larger than usual.
J.E. DanieIson has new I'D in
this issue. Read it.
Fill up your coal bin and increase
the size of your wood pile.
Mrs. Cary is again in town and has
opened bakery and lunch room on
Fifth street.
Potatoes, butter, oats, or hay will
be received at this office on subscrip-
ton accounts.
Large quantities of goods have been
received by our merchants oflate, and
business is lively.
Albert DeKay, of the Morris 4
Duluth elevator wants large quantity
of flax and will pay highest cash price
for it,
The Stewart Grand Concert COM
pauy will be III the court house to-
morrow evening. Tickets are on
sale at H. r. VOLTS.
The windows in the south side of
the residences of r. J. Hall and VIM.
Burrill were broken by hail one week
ago last night. The storm was Sc
we're one.
While visiting in the drouth afflicted
portions of Wisconsin lately, Mr..
Hutchins did not forget to tell of the
25 bushel per acre crop of wheat now
being threshed here and of the many
advantages offered by this county
which has never yet had crop fail
ure. His visitEwill probably result
in an additional number of settlers
for this county.
The Stewart Grand Concert Com
pany will give one of their pleasing
entertainments in the court house to-
morrow evening, under the auspices
and for the benefit of the COngrega-
tional church. The Concert Company
is first class in every respect and give
an entertainment well worth hear
ing. All who have heard them speak
oil them in most fiattering terms.
Don't fail to hear them.
The subscription list of weekly
newspaper is source of continual
worry and solicitude to the publisher.
The amounts due upon it are small,
but in the aggregate amount to Il con-
siderable SUM- and this sum usually
represents tile profits of the paper,
hence the necessity of collecting sub
seriptlons as closely as possible, and
yet avoid offending subscribers, who |
are usually too good pay to deserve
dunning, but just slack enough to oc-
casion considerable trouble to the
ub!isher-Ortonville Herald.
The Girls Aid Society of the Methodist
church gave an entertainment, held
a Fair and exhibited an Art Gallery
OH Monday ofthis week at the church.
The attendance was large and the
recitations and music were OF an ex-
ceptionally pleasing and entertaining
character. The articles at the Fair
were On sale as we'll as exhibition and
found ready purchasers. The Art
Gallery attracted its full share of at
tention and created no little merri-
ment. The net proceeds were about
$14.O0. The girls composing the So
clety have every reason for feeling
satisfied with fhe results of their eff
forts.
The TRIBUNE believes that every
person, whose name appears on its
subscription list, knows whether he
has paid for his paper or whether he
now owes for it. He may not
know how much he Is
In arrears, but knowing himself to be
indebted in some amount, it is plainly
his duty to call and ascertain the
amount and settle it if possible, and if
impossible, to make some arrange
ulents which will relieve him of the
odium that attaches In a newspaper
Office to the delinquent subscriber.
The TRIBUNE hopes to receive q call
from each and every delinquent on or
before October 1st. AT that time,
statements will be sent to all who are
still in arrears.
The district court has decided that
the interests of the railroad company
in lands contracted for sale to pur-
chasers are not taxable. This ques-
ton, being ofgreat public Importance,
the county attorney has taken the
matter into the supreme court, in
order, to have it definitely
determed by the highest tribunal in
the state. If the supreme court rem
ders a decision in favor of the county
it will result in compelling the rail-
road company to bear portion of the
burden OF taxation and cause a con-
siderable reduction in the taxes of the
people Because of numerous and
contradictory acts of the legislature
upon this matter, the question 10 a
somewhat doubtful one and the action
of the supreme court will be awaited
with interest
The concert given in the Congrega-
tional church last Friday evening
was q most gratifying success. The
audience was large and appreciative.
The programme was pleasing in every
particular and each part was well
rendered. The piano playing of Miss
Finney and of Mr.. Hops was fine and
the singing of Mrs. Stone, Mrs. STAN
ton, Mrs. Church, and Mr.. Judson,
each called fourth hearty applause.
Rev. Robertson gave select reading
which was also received in a hearty
manner. The entertainment closed
with the singing of q few negro
melodies by Jubilee chorus. Nu-
zaerous We're the expressions of sur