Morris tribune., 1886-09-29
LOCALS.


Hamline University.
Neglect no opportunity to speak
we'll of the place in which you live.
n. R. Spur now devotes his whole
time to the business of his Union
elevator.
The Morris Union meets Friday Oct.
1st. at o'clock P. NJ. at the Metho-
dist church.
During the past week the TRIBUNE
has received over 1900 lbs. of paper
and stationery.
There have been severe frosts lately.
Prairie fires come next in order. Are
you ready for them?
Numerous boxes of new goods have
been opened at Larson Il Nilson's
during the past week.
The Select Knights meet at their
hall Friday evening of this week. A
full attendance Is desired.
When possible, farmers should keep
until they get ready to sell 1t.
There is new advertisement in the
TRIBUNE this week for the Union
Elevator. 1t will interest the farmers.
C. E. Camp has purchased colt of
E. P. Watson which it is expected
will develop into Il fine driving horse
in short time.
All communications, for the Morris
TRIBUNE in the interest of the w.
CT. I. should be sent to Mrs. 2.
Sprague, Morris Mimi.
OK. Light lost about thirty five
tons of hay and his straw stacks by
fire on Monday night. We have been
able to learn no cause for the fire.
A letter is received from promin-
ent independent thinking Democrat
which will make interesting reading
matter for somebody. 1t will appear
next week.
A Prohibition district convention
will meet in Morris tomorrow at half
past twelve o'clock. tor the purpose of
nominating state senator ana
representative.
In this issue of the TRIBUNE will be
found a striking and instructive Illus
tration of the comparative worth of
the various kinds of baking powder
now in the market
\ pistol in the hands of Thory
Syverson was accidently discharged
yesterday. No damage was done, but
Thory was the worst scared man In
town for about an hour.
There is to be q sociable at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ?. Watson,
upon the Pleasant View Stock farm, |
next Friday evening. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
The Prohibitionists will do we'll to
look over the temperance platform
adopted by the recent Republican dis
trlct convention and then indorse
Messrs. Hixson and Costello.
DR.. r. II. Phalon, the dentist, is in
town and has opened his office over
Helgeson and Hanson's store. All
parties desiring his services should
call at once, as he will remain but ten
days.
The rate of one and one-fifth fare to
Minneapolis will be continued Friday
and Saturday,tgaod to return until
Monday. This Inakes the round trip
$3.50 including admission to the Ex-
position. -
The Manitoba Railway Company
has been obliged to abandon their
water tank near town, because of the
poor quality of lake water they have
been pumping into it. They have
built another tank at the river.
When you thresh, let some of your
eastern or foreign friends know OF the
big yield of grain you have and the
many advantages which this county
offers to new settlers, and these dis
tant friends will soon become neigh
bors.
Hon. H. w. Stone received a tele-
gram last Saturday evening an
nouncing the sudden death of his
brother, n. Stone, of Beaver Falls,
Mimi. He left Immediately for
Beaver Falls to attend the funeral
services.
A man named Robertson, who has
been confined in the Stevens county
Jail for almost a year for alleged
wheat stealing in Traverse county, is
now being tried at the present session
of the District court in Browns Valley.
C.. L. Brown, of Morris, is the prose-
cutting attorney and VIM. G. Bicknell =,
also of Morris, is conducting the de-
Tense.
The Stewart Grand Concert Com
pany gave their truly excellent en-
terrain ment in the court house last
Thursday evening. The attendance
was large and the concert was first
class, having many superior features
There are those however who say that
this concert was in 10 way superior
to the one given by local talent or
the Friday evening previous.
The paragraph in last weeks TRIB
UNE, concerning the concert given by
home talent III the Congregations
church OH the Friday evening previ
Gus, as written by the editorcoptainet
the name OF each person having {
prominent part, but All ahsent-nlinde'
typo caused the omission of the name
of Mrs. Jones and in the absence o
the editor the error was not dis
covered in proof and appeared in thu