Morris tribune., 1886-01-06
LOCALS.

See La Crosse Business College adj
vertisement in another column.
The county commissioners met
Yesterday. r. Hall was chosen
chairman for the coming year.
Post master Torpey has been in-
disposed during the past week, but
we are glad to say, is now feeling
much better.
Horse thieves called at Cogefs farm
last night. A watch dog walked the
people living OH the farm and the
thieves left.
The board of directors off the Stevens
County Abstract and Real Estate
Agency met to-day, at their offices
over the First National Bank.
Get good Wa tch dog and load the
shot gun. 1t seem that there is gang
ofhorse-thieves in the county some
where and it is we'll to be prepared
for such callers.
This, the week of prayer. is being
observed and meetings are held each
evening in both the Congregationalist
and Methodist churches. A cordial
Invitation is extended to all to attend
these meetings.
Eugene Atwood and Addie Stinson
were married last Friday, at the resi-
dence of the brides mother, by Rev.
K.F. Norris. The TRIBUNE joins
with the numerous friends of the hap
py couple in extending its congratula-
lions.
Stevens county farms are good
things to hold on to to. Numerous
farms that have been for sale are now
being withdrawn from market. 1fyou
want farm, lose no time in getting
it. 1t will cost you snug sum if you
do much waiting.
The statement of the condition of the
First National Bank appears IN this
issue of the TRIBUNE. It shows that
the business of the bank is increasing
under the present management and
shat that institution Is now in more
hourishing condition than ever before.
We are pleased tonote its success.
The Morris Loan and Building AS
ISOLATION is in fiorishing condition.
The stockholders met on Monday
evening. Thirty-eight new shares OF
stock was subscribed for and II per
cent was bid for the money of the AS
ISOLATION applicable to loans. The de
rectors meet this evening at the offioe
of the secretary.
Prof, Bate helder's lecture given in
Phoenix Hall last Wednesday even
ing was we'll attended. The speaker
explained the kinds and much OF the
nature of electricity in pleasing
manner, illustrating all that was said
by means ofapparatus brought from
Hamline University. The lecture
was given under the auspices of the
NJ. E. churc ID.
Albert DeKay, proprietor of the
Morris and Duluth elevator, is put
ting in q feed mill which he expects
to have ready for use tomorrow. he
will grind and keep on hand for sale
all kinds of feed. The engine is strong
enough to run the feed mill as well as
the other machinery, in the elevator,
90 that no addit ional power is needed.
Ramember the new feed mill.
The Stevens County Agric ultural
Society will meet at the First Nation
al Bank of Morris one week from
next Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
As this meeting is an important one
and as so many are anxious to attend,
we thus call particular attention TO
the time of meeting as given in a
notice published elsewhere. What
tie Fair for next Fall is to be, and
snuet, of Importance to the agricnl-
turai Interests of the county will be
decided by what will be done at this
meeting. Let there be general at
tendance.
Owing to the fact that horse thieves
have recently gotten away with sewers
al horses Belonging to farmers IN
Stevens county. the County Farmers
Alliance by vote organized itself into
a vigilance committee to hunt down
the thieves and secure their punish
vnent, AS an Incentive to vigilance
IN the matter, it offers reward OF
$40. in addition to other rewards, for
the capture of any one who sha IL be
convicted of horse-steAling. There is
business in this arrangement, and we
venture the prediction that hereafter
horse thieves will give Stevens county
the 90 by.-Farmers Advocate.
The conductors and brakeman of
the Breckenridge division OF the
Manitoba road, last Thursday evening
presented Supt. Kemp dimond STUD
worth $4,000 and his wife q pair OF
diamond ear-drops and pin worth
S22500. A company'of about thirty
visited their st. Paul residence at
fine time. Conductor PennOck made
the presentation speech. 1t was
complete surprise. but supt. and
Mrs. Kemp recovered from " inn
nediately and gave their visitors a
eoYd;al reception and entertained
them most royalty. ]. A. Bemis, OF
Morris, and Mr.. Ettter, of Wiilmar,
were present. That same afternoon
tho foremen of sections
and the section men upon
the same division of the road, pYesen-
ted John A. Mayer, the road master,