Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1888-04-25
LOCALS.

Base ball.
1t is is not too early to begin on
your fair exhibits.
Clean the cellars and back yards.
Clean the cellar first.
The work of seeding Is being pushed
vigorously by farmers.
Awnings again adorn business
houses on Atlantic Avenue.
The weather-wise are predicting
abundant rains for the present season.
Sheriff Munro has n piece of the
rope with which Holong was hung
at Fergus Falls.
Belle NJ. Bradley left on Monday
for the cities to buy new goods for
her millinery store.
Clean up the winters accumulation
of garbage without waiting for an
order from the Board of Health.
LII. Wellington has his wood
yard open and ready for business. See
announcement elsewhere given.
There are q number of gentlemen
and possibly few ladies in town who
would rather move than clean house.
1t is sign of thrift, industry and
refinement to see farm well protec-
ted and decorated with trees.-Ben-
son Monitor.
Elsham & Kemp have dissolved
partnership. G.. T. Elsham continues
the business. Peruse the dissolution
notice elsewhere published.
Business, though not brisk, is as
good Ms can be expected at this season
of the year. When springs work Is
done, trade will be much better.
The editor will not have q very
large garden this season. If it is the
desire of our readers that We live well,
thsy must plan according when their
own gardens are being planted.
Mrs. J. Mcpherson has secured the
rooms over J. Calrneys meat market
and will open her dress making estao-
Iishment there next Tuesday, May
1st. All her old friends are invited to
call.
The farmer who thinks that to
make money he must go where land
is cheaper, should consider we'll II ne
would not make more money by
making the land he has deeper and
richer.
some great fish stories are being
told. Unless we can ut least look
upon some OF the fish we will:not pub
lish any of stories to the world. we
can't make an Anauias ont of ourseH
for nothing.
Remember that next Saturday 10
Arbor day. Observe it. Plant trees
aud shrubs and beautify your homes.
IF you can not plant rs many trees as
you need on that day, eeRtinue 1t in
TO the next week.
Mrs. WHITLEY has very large ana
carefully selected stock of spring hats
and ponnets and trimmings; also q
fine stock of notions and fancy dry
goods. The store is complete and at
tractise IL many ways. ii.
The Revival Band, OF Minneapolis,
has held afternoon and evening
services In the Methodist chtseh dur
ing the week. The exercises are
made up of prayers, scripture read
ings, exhortatiens and singing ana
have been well attended.
We have not the malicious inteas
ton of distracting anybody, but there
is "a problem which is occupying the
attention of the brightest mathema'
ticians of the age, and We would like
to have some Stevens county eitiizen
yin fame by being the first to step to
the front with o correct solution. The
correct answer is not %. Here Is the
problem; IF , hen and half lay
an egg and.a half ip day md Q half
how many eggs will six hens lay ll
seven days?"
In the spring when farm work
presses. and we are anxious to get in
the seed, there is constant tempta'
ton to sow or plant before making
the ground as fine and mellow as oul
better Judgment tells US is necessary
Patience is the greatest Of all virtues
out With the farmer in the spring j
-,,st be aa active energetic patience
Altar the crop is Ia lie waits patiently
Put before sowing we must be ON oul
guard against the kind OF impatisncl
chat results in hasty and imperfec
preparation of the land.-Americai
Agricultural.
The June Encampment ut this piac
lis already demanding the attention
OF the veterans of the state. The at
tendance will be much greater thai
mos. Of cur people anticipate. Her
Is special which appeared in tn
minneapolis Tribune one day las
week. It is only q sample shown
the manner in which oh eyes ars be
ING turned this way. "The northwes
district, department of Minnesota, wi
hold its next encampment at Morris
the IL, 10. 14th and 18th ofJune. III
state department, at the ANIMAL mee1
ing at Minneapolis, courteonsiy ~
cided to meet US there with its amt
al encampment. John r. Reynold
most No. 81 will attend in body. A
The state encampment Is to be
Morris, 1t is expected that every POI
In the state will be represented and
pleasant reunion take place.