Morris tribune., 1888-07-04

To-day is the one We celebrate.
Llewellyn Wolff has purchased the
Curtiss farm near Johnson station.
House s. Youngquist received car
ofthreshers and engines yesterday.
Lie. Spooner publishes a notice
this week to which attention is called
TT. Moore has lot Of new goods.
Look out for announcements next
week
Wells Bros. & Hanson and H, w.
Stone & Co. shipped a car load or
cattle to st. Paul last week.
A heavy rain fell over all of this
part of the state last Sunday. There
will be no more trouble from drouth
this season.
Gen. T. H. Btrrett has recently
sold a number of pieces OF dnim.
proved land at prices ranging from
$40 to $12 per acre.
Miss Mabel Stone entertained n
large company of her young friends
on Monday afternoon. 1t was the
occasion of her sixth birthday.
There is to be picnic at Cotton
wood Lake; another in Frisby's grove
and there are to be numerous eeiebra-
lions in surrounding places. You will
have no difficulty in finding a place
to go for enjoyment.
With improved market conditions,
farming land becomes more valuable.
Add at least another dollar per acre
to the value of your possessions be-
cause of the establishment of the
South st. Paul stock yards.
The supreme court holds that
passenger Oh railway train is en-
titled to seat and also has right to
refuse paying fare until seats pro-
vided tor him. Not being trespas-
ser he can only be lawfully elected at
regular station.
During the storm OF Sunday night,
the wind mill upon John Houses
farm was blown down and adjacent
buildings injured. The loss is over
s30O. Asno other damage is reported
IL seems that an unusually strong
gust Of wind Esqst have swept over
that particular place.
Last Saturday the executive COM
rasttes Of the Stevens county Alliance
awarded the contract for furnishing
Irvine to Alliance members to Spur
&Co. st 1434cents cash and Is cents
on time for pure manitia twine:
Members of the Alliance, we UNDER
stand, must leave their order with
spurr l. Go. within two weeks in Or
der to receive the he4efi! Of this con-
tract.
Thomas Callahan, having been put
in charge of the new fire engine, has
resigned as chief of Phoenix FIRE
Company and at meeting OF the
company held at the Engine house on
Monday evening, Geo. H. Munro was
elected chief ~ bis stead, 0. Tewks-
bury was chosen seeond ASSISTANT
chief to succeed VIM. Hiland who il
NO longer in town. The fire apparatus
SHOW in perfect order and everything
is in readiness for business in case Of
necessity,
Died, at the residence Off. Gaswsii
Morris, Mimi, July LIST, 1883, Of con:
gestlon of the lungs, Ziba Caswel
Miller, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Neal
Miller, born at Baton Rouge, La
aged 8 years, months and Is days
Hr. Miller 10 captain of a Mississippi
steamer, running between st. Louis
and New Orleans apd was not with
his family at the time OF bis eAild's
death Mrs. Miller is sister Of Mrs
q. Caswell with whom she has beer
visiting for some time past. Much
sincere sympathy is expressed tor TIN
family in their bereavement.
Sam Croker made an interesting
discovery, while surveying recently
In establishing corner reference wa
made in the records to certain oal
tree, but there was nothing to indi
cate that any tree IN the vicinity ha'
been blazed. air. Cracker single
out tree, and upon cutting into !
found that it was hollow, but mex
the deesyed heart is raised letters
corresponding with the originrl scor
ing where the characters, I. 126-l
"a w. There were thirty listine
rings outside the scoring, whic
agrees exactly with the date at whic
the survey was made-1S5S. 1t is
curiosity indeed.-Sauk Centre Hsl
aid.
Nm. q, giekrell and Miss NELL
Finney were married on Wednesda
of last week, at the residence of til
brides parents in Goodhue count.
BofE of the contracting parties 81
yell apd favorably known. NJ
Bicknell is county superintendent /
schools and a young lawyer of flr
abilities who is justly esteemed an
respected by all who know him. Mi
Flnney has spent considerable tin
in Morris as the guest of sister, Mr.
Ward Stone, and IL lady of winnir
manners and numerous accomplish
nents. The many friends of bet
bride and groom unite in extendir
congratulations and wishing them
full measure Of hsppiness and saccss
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bickneii will NAL
Morris their future home,