Morris tribune., 1886-12-01
LOCALS.

The Ice in the river Is thick enough
for use.
Work upon the toboggan slide will
be commenced soon.
The signal service seems to enjoy
putting up the black flag.
Thanksgiving day was observed in
the usual manner in Morris.
An enjoyable sociable was given at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L..
Walker, i'm the tcwn Of Morris, last
Friday evening.
The Manitoba railway company has
put in set of railway scales at this
point and this will be u weighing
station hereafter.
The Stevens County Abstract and
Real Estate Agency is putting stage,
dressing rooms etc into their hall and
are making it fine place for public
entertainments. 1t will be known as
Agency Hall.
The wood supply in Morris lately
has not been what it ought to be. The
Northern Pacific company Is to blame
for they have not furnished enough
ears TO our dealers to make a supply
ofwood possible.
Nearly every secret society is rep
resented here. The Odd Fellows,
however, are an exception. There
are a considerable number of Odd
Fellows in town and we have often
wondered why they do not organize.
The hired girl question is serious
one in Morris. A number OF families
are without kitchen help, their ef-
forts to the contrary nothwithstand-
ing. Girls competent to do general
house work can find employment in
Morris at any time at good wages.
There was = prize contest, st the
Met hodist church last evening under
the auspices of the Girls Aid Society.
notwithstanding the severe weather
the attendance WAS large. Essie
Sutherland won the girls prize and
Arthur Gibson the one given to the
boys.
Peter Brandt, of Rendsville, has met
with severe loss. Last week his
barn, seven horses, seven cows, hogs,
steers, farm implements and four
hundred and fifty bushels Of grain
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
over $s,OOO.O0 and he has but 81 100000
Ofinsurance.
Rev. Mahlon n. Gilbert, assistant
Bishop of the diocese of Minnesota
will hold services in the Methodist
church of Morris on Thursday, Dec.
End at 80 O'Clock. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all who are in
terested in church matters to attend
this service.
The teachers and pupils of the Nor
ris public schools are rapidly ,complet-
ing preparations for the entertain
ment which they will give at the
court house on Friday evening, Dec.
II. The programme will be an inter-
esting one. The proceeds will be
used for the purchase of an organ.
While in Cyrus on Friday Nov.
10th, Ole MackeIson's team became
frightened and ran away with him.
The wagon was overturned and Mr..
Mackelson was thrown out upon the
railroad track and quite seriously in
jured. He is improving steadily and
will soon be able to be about again.
J.C. Hancock writes to 1.-THE Far
mer," an agricultural paper published
In st. Paul, as follows: "Should we
have cold winter, with little snow,
water will be very scarce, for many
lakes and sloughs will freeze to the
bottom. Many farmers are sinking
their wells deeper or digging new
ones, as we are obliged to go 20 to 15C
feet to insure an unfailing supply.
he sure to attend tAe entertainment
which will be given by the various
departments of the public schools on
Friday evening Dec II. You will
surely be well entertained and by
going you will aid in a worthy un'
dertaking. It will be remembered
that the schools lost their organ al
the time of the burning of the schoo
house and they are taking this mean.
to secure another.
A father can give his young son M
better present than a years reading
of the Scientific American. It's con
tents will lead the young mind in thu
path OF thought, and ifhe treads there
while, he'll forget friyolities and b.
Of some account, and If he has an in
Yeptive or mechanical tnrn Of mind
this paper will afford him more en-
tertainment, as well as useful infor
nation, than he can obtain elsewhere
Copies of this paper may be seen a
this Office and subscriptions received
Price, IS p year. weekly.
G. A. J. Overton post G. A. r. wi
gives allegoricsl entertainment, er
titled "Our Nations Struggle" in th
court house on Thursday evening
Dec, 8, 1885. The prominent feature
will be tableaux and camp scene
representing the principal stages I
the war. These will be introduce
by a dialogue between the Goddess (
Peace, the Goddess Of Liberty and th
God of War, Neither the comic NJ
The serious sides of camp life will
overlooked. There will be an exh
bition drill by the post Fife and Drul
corps. This patriotic allegory ws
written and arranged for Grand Arm
posts only and none should fail
hear it, The people of Morris ha,
had frequent opportunities for know
ing that Overton post meyer does an,