Morris tribune., 1886-07-21
LOCALS.

Messrs. Croonquist and Peters
shipped another lot of cattle yester'
day.
The annual report of J. A. John
son. Supt. of the Morris public schools
appears in another column.
The sheriffs of the state held theil
annual meeting in st. Paul last week
Sheriff Munro of this county attended
We umpired game of ball last
Saturday. Since then we don't kno"
half rs much ABOUT the game as we
think we do.
Rev. Thomas McClary, Presiding
Elder, conducted quarterly-meeting
services in the Methodist church last
Sunday morning.
Anumber of cars of coal were I'M
loaded for the railway company at
this point on Monday by tramps.
This is certainly an age of progress
"The kids got to the front i'll the
game OF oan oeI"een
themselves aud the scrubs" last
Friday afternoon. The score was s.
to Is.
H. Ellsworth contemplates adding
to the stock on his farm in the town
of Rendsville, a flock of two hundred
sheep. 1t is move in profitable
direction.
P. Mcclellan has lot of new goods
in his line ard straightway put a
new lad" in the TRIBUNE. Peruse
the "adn Mr.. Mcclellan evidently
means business.
The county commissioners were IN
session yesterday aud Monday as a
board of equalization. The regular
July meeting of the commissioners
will be next Monday.
A report of the condition Of the
Stevens County Bank appears in an
other column, which shows that we'll
founded institution to be in as prosper
Gus condition as ever.
We congratulate Bro. Murphy on
his nomination for the office of county
attorney. 1t shows that the men in
his party appreciate his work in CIV
ing them a Democratic paper.
The parents and children interested
in the Methodist Sunday school are
requested to make special effort to
secure full attendance next Sunday
as a new enrolment is to be made.
The Republican ticket appears at
the head of our editorial columns this
week. The more the people examine
the names it contains, the more will
they be convinced that the ticket is
worthy of general support.
Harvesters that have been sheltered
can now be cleaned, oiled and made
ready for use in short time. Those
that have been outdoors year must
be taken to the machine shop-or
thrown onto the scrap pile.
The Ladies Aid Society of the NJ.
E. Church will meet next Friday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Boyd Phelps.
There will be sociable in the even
ing lasting until eight o'clock at
which ice cream and cake will be
served. All are invited.
Mr.. Kemp had pledges in album
dance from delegates but the dudes
with the machine didn't have him
ION the list" and that settled it
temporarily. Mr.. Kemp has now
placed himself beyond the reach OF
the machine. See his card published
elsewhere.
J. G.. Fremont, ex-slave of Miss
Issippi, will speak in the Methodist
church on Friday evening of this
week, commencing at half past eight
o'clock. His subject is the "history
of the churches and schools of the
South" Mr.. Fremont is said to be a
pleasing speaker and invites all to
hear him. Admission Is cents
children 10 cts.
R. F. Elliott, the photographer, is
out of business for few days. His
gallery has just been lathed and
plastered and, of course, it was neces'
sary for him to move out. AS soor
as the plastering Is dry and Other
improvements in the gallery are
completed, he will be on deck again
with better facilities than eyer fo
doing first class work.
At the annual sehool-meetiDg fol
this Independent district held at the
west side building last Saturday even
ing D, T. Wheaton and G., l.. Brown
were elected directors to succeed HI
Baldwin and A, DeKay whose terms
of office have expired. An adjourned
meeting will be held at the sam
place next Saturday evening to re
Geive the reports of the school boar'
for the last year,
ID. Robertson left on Monday TO
Wheaton, where he has concluded t.
locate. Mr. Robertson is a young at
torney, of more than ordinary taoll
tiles and has every prospect for
prosperous career. There is de
mand for good attorney at Wheato
and Mr.. Robertson will fill the bill
We expect soon to hear of him a
county attorney of Traverse count
and as one of the leading legal light
in that part of the state.
II. Whiteley, our efficient count
treasurer, has served the county sine
1879. He has performed the duties {
the treasurer's office i'll an accurat.
business like manner which is bot
creditable to himself and acceptabl
to the county, He now declines t
be q candidate for reelection an
next January will retire from til