Morris tribune., 1886-12-15

Grey Eagle for the winter.
II. Il. Bevans called upon his Nor
ris friends on Saturday of last week.
Mrs. H. w, Stone. visited relatives
and friends In Herman during the
| past week.
Miss Fryberger entertained the
tachers and superintendent Of the
| Morris public schools, and the county
superintendent elect at tea ut the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. a.
| Johnson last Saturday evening.
At the meeting of G. \. J. Overton
post G.. A. r. of last Friday evening,
the following officers were elected for
the coming year. w. l.. Colyer,
Commander; n. II. Spur, ). V. c.;
w. w. Wilcox. J. V. CO A. Pepper,
Q. NJ; G. c. Towner, Surgeon; IL.
Hutchins, Chaplain; J. L. Gould,
Officer of the Day. w. W. Wilcox
and r. J. Hall were elected delegates
to the state encampment. with A. +.
| Dye and III. Hutchins rs alternates.
| Appointments for the coming year
have not yet been made.
AS has already been announced, the
teachers and pupils of the Morris
public schools will give an entertain
ment in the court house on Friday
evening Dec. 18th. They will be as
sisted by Mrs. Edwin Jones, Prof.
Blake and others. The programme
| is full of interest. There will be decla-
nations, vocal aud instrumental
music, dramatic features, tabieuX,
pantomines, Indian club exercises,
Whittier birthday exercises etc.
Tickets are only Is cents each. Buy
one and attend the entertainment.
| The proceeds are to be used in the
| purchase of all organ for the schools.
A. full stock of silver plated knives,
| forks, tea and table spoons AT T.. Is.
! WOodward's.
James Knapp died at his home in
| Morris last Thursday morning. He
! leaves wife and three small Children
| to mourn his loss. Unfortunately,
Mr.. Knapp had but little of this
worlds goods and has left his family
in needy condition. The attention
| of the good people of Morris is called
to this fact. Mr.. Knapp was an ex-
press messenger upon the L. +. Il ID.
road and his associates upon the rail-
road have raised considerable sum
of money for his bereaved family.
We hope the people of Morris will be
equally generous. Let the Borrowing
widow and children feel that they are
in Christian land and among
Christian people.
4 mass meeting of farmers and
business men OF this legislative dis
trict was held in Herman last Satur-
day. Scnator-elect HixsOn called the
meeting to order and stated that they
had NET to consider the needs of the
| farmers and to discuss matters Of pro-
| posed legislation. Vigorous speeches
were made by Hon. D. f. Meyers, of
st. Cloud, aud others. Gen. Barrett,
T. H. Tromb4, II. G. LilIemon, 7. G..
HodgsOn and s. NJ. Harris were APP
pointed a committee to formulate the
ideas of the people of this district and
report at Il mass meeting to be held in
the rink at Herman OH Dec. oath. A
series of resolutions We're adopted and
the meeting adjourned.
| Call early and make selections Of
holiday gifts at E. Is. Woodward's.
Merchants who believe that news
paper is a necessity for the life, pros
perity and growth of town, village
or city, also believe in giving the
newspaper as great patronage as
! their own business will warrant.
They do not invest in rubber stamps
for printing their own note heads, en-
velopes, ETC., and thus aid in destroy
ing one of the principal parts of the
business ofeyery newspaper-the job
| work. Last week Il man selling rub
! Der stamps was in town and to our
very great surprise succeeded in get
ting a number Of orders. Every
merchant who purchased one has
shown the kind of loyalty he posses
ses for his home paper.
There is an educating Influence in
holiday giving and the money expen-
ded is not lost. 1t goes to gladden.
other hearts and homes, to pay for
| work and to make greater employ
ment to thousands who would he
pinched for labor and the comforts
which employment brings, were II
not for the increased demand of the
Christmas. Nothing is really lost III
this world the purchase of which
gives the demand for honest toll and
the possession of which does not in.
jure the purchaser. That which gives
pleasure is not useless, and if we
were to limit our expenditures to oul
actual necessities or natural wants
| LucJ Woulu DC iC" 1Au SlfAAAASo IA GA
would soon drop buck into the con-
dition of the savages. 1t is not wei
to be too stinting or stingy in Christ
mas purchases. Expend money tina
others may rejoice with you over The
possession.-Rcd Wing Republican
T The following letter was recently
received by the commander of G. A
J. Overton, post, G. A. r. from Joh1
C. Black, commissioner of pensions
Surviving war prisoners and other
; who are interested in its contents viii
. please see or communicate with w
L. Colyer, Adjutant of Overton post
:. "When the record of SURVIVING
: soldiers and sailors, late of the Uniol
: Army or Navy, was first establishe
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