Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1886-06-02
LOCALS.

band Is second 10 none.
The Select knights, n. o. U. w
meet on Friday evening of this week
The Morris Lodge, a. Q. U. W.
continues to increase in membership.
See La Crosse Business College adj
vertisement in another column.
Arrangements for a rousing Fourth
of July celebration are progressing
rapidly:
H. B. Wolff has completed a fine
iron fence about his attractive resi-
dence on West 9th street.
A handsome fence has been put III
in front of the NJ. E. parsonage by
the pastor, Rev. f. P. Robertson.
Hancock has an excellent brass
band and its excellent music was
duly appreciated here on Decoration
day.
The Morris Gun Club will have
another shooting contest next Mon
day afternoon. There is a badge fol
the winner.
Marshal d. X emp has given up the
Perkins House and is about to move
his family to the Bevans residence
on Poverty Hill.
G. w. Jackson has newly painted
and papered his barber shop and
made other improvements which
greatly improve its appearance.
The Republican convention for this
Congressional district will be held at
Brainerd on June 30th. Stevens
county is entitled to three delegates.
A detachment of Overton Post SO
G.. A. r. of which Mr.. Wahldeick is q
member attended the funeral Of Mrs.
Wahldeick, six of the Post acting as
Pail Bearers.
Olive Branch: Lieut.. Gov. Gilman
will undoubtedly get the nomination
as Governor. If he does Stevens
county will not give him oyer one
tnifQ OF It's vote.
4 specimen of the New Saint Paul
binder may be seen in front of J. d.
Goods store. Mr.. Good, it will be
remembered, has the agency for these
popular machines.
Mrs. Sophia Wahldieck, wife of
VIM. Wahldieck, died at her home i'll
the town of Morris Monday afternoon,
aged ffty-one years. The funeral
took place to-day.
The committee on subscriptions for
the Fourth of July fund have secured
subscriptions to the amount of $4,000
and will secure some more before re-
Iinquishing their labors.
Rev. Father O'Reilly has been ap-
pointed by the Bishop to be the priest
ofthe Catholic congregation of this
city and arrived last Saturday even
ing to enter upon his new duties.
Olive Branch: Sheriff Munro,
having performed his duties as sheriff
satisfactorily, if DESTROYS of reelection,
willreceive our cordial support and we
think also of the entire community.
There will be musical entertain
ment given in the Congregational
church Friday evening June II tn, by
some of the best musical talent in
Morris. Prenafe for something more
than ordinary.
Preparations are being made for a
union ehildren's picnic, including all
young people and all who call them
selves old, at Frisby's grove OH Tues
day June 18th. All are invited to go.
Full particulars laIer.
Last week H. B. Wolff shipped a
car load of potatoes to Devils Lake,
D. T. He says that these potatoes
and also the car load of cattle which
he shipped to the same place the week
before found ready sale.
VIM. c. Bicknell's address which
appears elsewhere will be found to be
full of interest. We regret that time
and space forbids our giving in full
the other excellent addresses delivered
upon the same occasion.
C.. 4. Smith has moved his barber
shop from over J. ChristiansOn's sa-
loon to rooms in the Central House.
His new rooms have been newly
painted and are as neat as wax. The
new location is great improvement.
An unfortunate, was in Morris one
day last week, without hands or feet,
selling lead pencils and small trinkets
in order to gain livelihood. His
condition would enlist the sympathy
of the-most selfish and he was liberal
1y patroniZed.
The Overton Fife and Drum Corps
did itself proud OH Monday. Its
members have not been in practice
over six weeks and the high degree OF
proficiency attained by them is sur
prisiug. In their new uniforms, too,
their appearance is worthy of note,
r. F. Elliott, the photographer,
was on hand on Decoration Day and
has a number of excellent views OF
the procession and of the gathering al
memorial monument. Call at his
gallery for these pictures If you wish
any of them as mementos of the day
The wind storm of Sunday drove
some of the more timid into their Gel.
lars. An uncomfortable scare might
be avoided in this connection by
bearing in mind that wind is not an
accompaniment of cyclones. With 8
stiff wind blowing the cyclone need
not be feared. Big Stone Co. Herald
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist church will meet this
week Thursday afternoon, with Mrs
j. House. Some important business
is to be brought before the society
and large attendance is desired, Re,