Morris tribune., 1886-08-25
LOCALS.

Much of the weather lately has not
been favorable to farm work.
The Stevens county Fair will be
held on Thursday, September, 10th,
See La Crosse business college ad-
vertisement in another column.
f. p. Watson has men at work cut
ting corn. Ripe corn at this date Is
not bad.
Patronize home industries if you
wish the place in which you live to
be prosperous.
OK. Gesme has rented his black
smith aud wagon-shop to NJ. Murphy
and John RiordOn.
An infant daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Cummings
last Friday night.
The w. c.. L. L. will meet at the
Methodist church next Friday after
noon at o'clock.
Charles Good, G. w. Maughn and
Frank Campbell got 1871 chickens in
three days last week.
An impromptu game of base ball
was played last Friday. Our side
didn't come out first best.
Ella June Meade will be at the
court house next Monday evening.
Don't fail to hear her sing.
Notwithstanding the dull times,
new subscriptions are continually
coming in to the TRIBUNE.
Take the best you have to the Fair
and do your part toward making an
exhibit worthy of the county.
Many places in Minnesota were
visited last Saturday by a severe
storm. Morris is not to be included
IN the number.
A new chimney has been put up
and the roof has been repaired at the
court house, thus fixing the damage
done by the late storm.
Don't thresh the grain until it is
thoroughly dry. If there is anything
in the world which it don't pay to
have, it is damp grain.
Crab apples are plentiful this year.
A wagon load of them was brought
to town last week which was sold
for so cents per bushel.
From the proceeds of the bountlful
crop of this year, be sure to lay ASIDE
for the editor enough to pay your
subscription o this paper.
&C. Thorpe, of Hancock, visited
Northtield a short time ago and
brought back with him fine lot OF
horses which are now in the market.
James G.. CIark's poems are being
published by D. Lathrop d Co. OF
Boston. Mr.. Clark is we'll known
here and his poems will be i'll good
demand.
There is not an unworthy or incom-
petent person upon the Republican
ticket, Our Democratic friends can
not say as much for the ticket they
are presenting.
Avery interesting letter appears in
another column from Mrs. Webber.
Her many friends here will be greatly
pleased with her brief account of ex-
periences in mountain life.
Sam Pullian has sold his dray and
draying business to Christopher Eul.
Mr.. Eul is industrious and cautious
and any business in that limo, given
to him, will be promptly attended to.
O.C. Hanson and Andrew Helgeson
expect to visit the cities soon for the
purchase of new goods for their store
here and also for the store at Milnor,
ID. T. in which they are both interes-
ted.
The amount of new goods received
by the merchants of Morris during
the past week is simply wonderful.
Each and every one of them is
evidently preparing for lively Fall
trade.
A mangel-wortzel beet may be seen
at the First National Bank grown on
the farm of Darlington Phelps which
weighs eight pounds. These beets
may be grown here successfully and
are excellent feed for cattle,
There was a song service i'll the
congregational church last Sunday
evening between land s O'Clock and
union services in the Methodist
church Immediately following. Rev
Foster preached an able and practical
temperance sermon.
SC. Murphy has purchased the
old Bank of Morris building. formerly
occupied by Kenner & Moore, and
will soon move his newspaper ant
Justice office into it. We congratu
late Mr.. Murphy upon securing sucf
comfortable quarters.
Remember that Ella June Meade
the entertaining impersonator ant
singer of echo songs. will be in thu
court house next Monday evening
Her entertainments are first class il
every particular and those who atten'
are always satisfied with them. Tick
cts so cents.
H.B. Wolff has just received al
exceptionally fine assortment Q
LADIES' cloaks. He has all kinds an
sizes and will certainly be able t
suit the most fastidious. This weathe
is not of the kind to suggest to tn
ladies the buying of winter cloaks
but it will be cooler by and by.
Dean Dodge was injured by a kic
from horse ON train last Tuesday
near Benson, and was left here at tn
Metropolitan hotel where he die
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