Morris tribune., 1886-07-14
LOCALS.


The Morris Brickyard Company
have an adj i'll this issue.
Regular meeting of the Select
knights next Friday evening.
See the new ad of Johnson and
BieknelI III another column.
Mr.. Mahony lost his case against
the Manitoba railway company.
See La Crosse business college ad-
vertisement in another column.
il. kellogg has recovered his two
dogs. This is the result of Il free use
of printers ink.
Magiunis aud Callahan are dispos-
ing of large amolnt of farm ma
chinery this season.
The Democratic county convention
will meet in the court house next
Saturday afternoon.
A game of base ball between the
"kids" and n scrub nine is talked OF
for Friday afternoon.
J. A. Johnson has purchased the
Seamans house and will occupy it
soon rs residence.
Henry Hubert entertained large
number of friends at his residence III
the town of Potsdam on July 4th.
On next Saturday and Sunday in
the Methodist church, will be held
the last quarterly meeting of the year.
Elder McCIary is expected to be
present.
The A. o. H. are fitting up the
second story of F. Z. Newells build
ing for hall. The order is good
one and is increasing rapidly In
numbers.
The Democratic editor fthe alleged
Republican Herman Herald is mis-
taken in some of his ideas of Stevens
county politics. Perhaps his INFORM
ers here are not of the most reliable
sort.
2. Corcoran, the popular conductor
of the Little Falls passenger train, IS
once more at his post. During his
vacation Pat took unto himself q
wife, and congratulations are now in
order.
The Browns Valley Reporter gives
q full account of the game of ball be-
tween the Browns Valley and Morris
mines here on July 3rd and adds:
"Our boys are sincere in their praises
of the Morris boys for the fine treat
ment received at their hands and are
anxious to recIprocate at any time.
The Morris people always entertain
their guests royalty"
The Farmers Alliance Legislative
District committee met in Morris
last Friday. 1t was decided to hold
a legislative convention in Graceville
for the purpose of nominating state
senator and representative. Each
county is to hare nine delegates. The
time for holding the convention will
be decided and announced by Messrs.
Hall and Phelps, of this county, the
chairman and secretary of the COM
mlttee.
The society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals should take charge
of some of the boys who drive the
herd, The manner in which COWS
are chased about, in one of the herds
at least, is enough to dry up every
one of them in day. Cows should
never be hurried and rough handling
INJURIES them greatly. Any one who
will herd cows and do the work pro-
perly ought to receive a liberal pa
tronage in Morris.
The Republican Legisl ative District
committee met IN Morris last Friday
and decided to hold the convention
in Graceville. The time is to be fixed
by the chairman, G.. L. Brown, of this
county. Each county will be entitled
to one delegate at large and one for
every 100 votes cast Tor Blaine at the
general election. This gives Stevens
8; Grant 8; Big Stone 8; and Traverse
making the total number of dele
gates 81. This convention will nomin-
ate both senator and representative.
The school meeting for the Inde-
pendent school district of tile Village
of Morris will be held in the West
side school building next Saturday
evening at 8 O'Clock for the purpose
of electing two directors and trans
acting other important business.
Messrs. DeKay and Baldwin are the
two directors whose terms of office
expire this year. All should take
an interest in the matter and attend
the meeting. Nothing in our village
is more important than the public
schools and no one should neglect tc
exercise his right to voice in theil
management.
Last Fridays Pioneer Press con.
tanned a picture and the following
comment upon the editor of oul
worthy contemporary: "Stephen C
Murphy, editor and proprietor lof thu
Sun, Morris, is one of the youngest
journalists of the state. He ia mem
Der of the Stevens county bar, havin,
been admitted in November, 1884, a
the age oftwenty-two years, upol
passing very creditable examlna
ton for admission. Besides attend
ing to his editorial duties, he officiate
asjustice of the peace for the syillag
of Morris to which position he wa
elected in the spring of 1885,"