Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-06-30
LOCALS.

Saturday is the day we celebrate.
Come to Morris on July 3rd and Ell
joy yourself
The procession next Saturday will
be the greatest ever seen Morris.
The Board of Health publish notice
which should be carefully perused.
The Select Knights, A. o. U. w.
meet on Friday evening of this week.
See La Crosse Business College adj
vertisement i'll another column.
AS harvest approaches, the ma
chine agent grows earnest and ag-
gressive.
The races and games next Saturday
will be exciting and interesting.
Don't fail to see them.
A Fireman's dance will be given
next Saturday afternoon and evening
at the rink. Get your tickets.
There will be big celebration in
Brainerd next Monday. See the adj
vertlsement in another column.
Morris visitors to Lake Minnewaska
were given a pleasant serenade by the
Glenwood band last Friday evening.
DIR. Pnalon's dental office will be
open until July 10th, after which 1t
will be closed until September. Call
early aud make engagements.
The Excelsior, Band has just re-
ceived uniforms for each of its men,
beers. The uniforms are fine and add
greatly to the appearance of the band.
If you have not already done so,
hand the amount of your subscription
te the Fourth of July fund to P. A.
Mccarthy, the treasurer ofthe finance
committee.
P. Mcclellan has lust added a re-
pairing machine to his boot and shoe
shop, at a cost of $4,000 which enables
him to do better and more kinds of
work than ever before.
In its account of the recent G. A. r.
encampment, the Alexandria Post
saws: 1.-The Morris Post was under
the most rigid discipline and was the
best drilled of any of the Posts attend
ing
The dining room at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel has been newly papered,
painted and caIsomined and is much
improved. Mr.. Bunnell keeps every
thing about the Metropolitan in apple
pie order.
The proceedings of the Republican
county convention appear elsewhere.
Its work can not fail to give general
satisfaction. The candidates nominal
ted are all we'll and favorably known
and are worthy of full confidence and
hearty support.
A lady committed suicide on the
western bound passenger train near
Willmar last Monday night by send
ing a bullet through her brain. She
died instantly. We are unable to
learn who the lady is or the reason
for her self destruction.
Sank Centre GEMS to be tG a state
of mind oyer the Duluth, Huron and
Denver railroad and the Herald says
that no reliable news regarding 1t
can be obtained. The paper also fears
that the road will be built to Morris
instead of Sank Centre.
The members of the various Alli-
ance organizati ons, at meeting held
at the court house last Friday, wisely
concluded to put in nomination no
ticket for countytoficers. They will
look sharply after the state senator
ship and representative, however.
If the Duluth, Huron and Denver
road comes to Morris, it will do SO
because of business considerations.
Neither Morris nor Stevens county
has any bonds OF bonuses to give to
the Duluth, Huron & Denver road OIL
any other. The Northern Pacific ex.
hausted the bonus business in thi.
locality. 5
Rev. X. F. Norris and wife, Mrs. 2
A. Wolcott, and Mrs. Geo. E. Darling
are attending the Minnesota Valley
Conference at Montevideo this week
Mrs. H. B. Wolff and II. w. Stone
ST.. are delegates from the Morris
church and Mrs., Darling and Mrs
Norris from the Ladies Missionary
Society"
The Andrews Opera Company pre-
sented the "Mikado," at the role
rink last Wednesday evening to
large audience. Tile opera abound
in lively music and laughable Incl
dents, and the singing and acting Q
the company was tirst-olass. TIL
general verdict OF those present
that it was the best entertainment
ever given in Morris. We hope TIL
company will visit us again IL TIL
near future,
A caucus of tile Republican voter
of the Village OF Morris was held q
the engine house last Friday evenin
and John House, l.. III. Stanton,
G. Hanson, G. w. Maughn, j. [
Good. J. Il. McCune, Edwin J. Jone
and Charles Pepper were elected del'
gates to attend the county conventio
held the following day, Geo. I
Munro, chairman of the CAUCUS, WI
authorized to appoint village con
mittee.
The Old Settlers Association of til
county had its annual reunion at I'll
residence and grove of Austin Thon
asson on Thursday of last wee
There was large attendance, plent
to eat and drink and jolly goo
time. The officers elected for tt
coming year are; G. Wintermut
president; J. L. Walker, vice pres
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