The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-08-02
NEWS FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS.
HANCOCK.

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HANCOCK.
Sheriff Peacock. Pope countv's ter
ror to law breakers, visited our nj
was orderly village Saturday and too
occasion to tell some that his offlcla
doings of late have not been as ba,
as reported.
| ~ invitation some of ourtemrevanc
| people went out to the Hancock farm
ON Wednesday evening of last week
and held u meeting i'll the dinin,
room of that big residence. many o
the employees of the farm being pres
| ent.
A republican caucus to appoint del
egates to the county convention is tt
be held in the engine house to-mor
row Thursday evening.
Our drug store is now in the hands
OF Thorp & Tollifson. Mr.. Gray will
probably remain here some time tc
settle up business matters and shoot
prairie chickens. He would hardly
confess that he doesn't want to stay
leng enough to vote for Harrison and
Morton. Your correspondent does
no. come within long way of agree.
ing with him politically. but has ever
found him genial and interesting
friend. He has been one who has
sought to advance literary culture in
Hancock. and will be much missed
when he leaves.
C. w. Hull has sold all his stock to
a man from Swanville, who has ship
ped them to Washington Territory.
The goods for the new store that
was expected to open here two weeks
ago have not yet come.
A stock association has been formed
in Hoff, few miles least of here and
a $4,000 Clydsdale horse purchased
for beginning.
A first coat of paint on the engine
house and new one on Helgeson &
Wilcox's old store have added WON
derfully to Hancock's beauty. Next
year a new board is going to be put in
the space in the sidewalk between
the school house and the church.
Hancock has another girls society.
1t is called an Aid Society, and its
members range in years from 10 to IS.
Its object is to make garments for
home for fOndlings in Chicago. AL.
ready some beautiful articles have
been prepared.
Mrs. Nutting's class of Busy Bees
is going to give the pulpit of our
church beautiful cushion and hymn
book. There is considerable money
in its treasury now.
Mrs. Beggs class of"Cheerful work
ers" none the less "cheerful' and
much the better workers since
young men have been admitted to
in it, is now and will
soon be much more prepared to con-
tribute to the contemplated pewing
Of the church.
The W. c. T. U. will give an enter.
tainment at the G. A. r. hall on the
10th inst.
The S. OF T. will give an entertain
ment soon.
Other prospective entertainments
are ''too numerous to mention" this
time.
Hancock is lively place.
The G.. A. Rs are boasting because
The frame they have got for their
charter is nicer than the one the s. of
T. have.
George Thorp Jr. has returned
from his visit to Mortified.
Mrs. C. w. Hull went with her
mother to Minneapolis Sunday night. |
md by 10 o'clock Monday had added
/ very young boy to the population of
hat rapidly growing city.
81. ID. Tenney had valuable heifer |
killed by lightning Friday.
Thomas Hennessy returned to Han
,ock Tuesday.
The youog people are rejoicing that
Frank Angler is again among them.
Miss Sarah Crane, of Minneapolis,
has come to help make the Valentine
young people happy.
Our minister's energetic wife spent
I'll OF a week recently in visiting Lake
Emily pafishioners, and is promised
visit from many of the good women
If that place for tomorrow.
A. e. Hulett's teams have returned
rom railroad grading to-day.
There has been wind enough two
,r three times lately to make Frank
Nilcox's windmill work little.
Miss Minnie Nelson is home from
having nearly completed
course in Curtlss Business College.
Mrs. J. III. Dickinson is enjoying
he company of Mrs. Dubois, her sis
er, and Mrs. Bonnell, her niece, of
Fergus Falls.
Hancock had not a temperance lec-
'ure for two weeks? What's the
matter.