The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-05

1855.
Saw filing done by E. F. HILL.
Despite the bad roads considerable
wheat was marketed this week.
Edward Holman, who has suffered
for several weeks with rheumatic
fever, is improving but slowly.
We were in error in our personal"
last week in announcing the presence
in Morris Of Hon. Ignatius Donnelly.
AS New Years gift, Miss Alice
Wilson was presented, by her father,
with an elegant piano.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs, S. Stew
art Friday at three p. m.
&C. futile. late Of the Ortonville
North Star, has purchased an interest
in the Graceville Transcript.
The work OF taking stock was
greatly facilitated by the bad roads
last week.
A small impromptu gathering Of
young people enjoyed a pleasant dance
at Agency hall last Monday evening.
Mrs. O'Conner's dance and rattle has
been postponed till Friday evening.
Jan. Is, at Agency hall.
Commissioner Thorpe, of Hancock.
was elected chairman of the board of
commissioners for the ensuing year.
Any of our delinquent subscribers
who have potatoes to spare will find
ready sale for them at this Office.
A party of their friends were enter
tanned very pleasantly, at Agency
hall, last Thursday evening by II. s.
Judson, F. B. Chew and Jno. A. Gill
tinau.
The special edition of the Benson
Monitor last week made the Times
blush with envy. The latter appeared
in the reddest here this week.
LOST-In Morris on Saturday, Dec
81, an open face watch with silver
case and gold hinges. The finder will
be suitably rewarded for returning
the same to the owner, Michael Ryan
The proceedings of the board OF
commissioners, which has been il
session at the auditors Office since
Tuesday, will appear in full in TIL
Sun next week.
Edward Hollman's stock Of fec
and -four will soon be moved into thu
building being erected near the Farm
ers' elevator, and until Mr.. HOLMAN
is able to be around Chas. Pepper vii
have charge of his business.
| The VIC. T. U. meeting whicl
was to have been held at Mrs. Wi
liams on Saturday last will be hel
there this week Saturday at 8 o'cloc
p. NJ. sharp. All members are carr
estly requested to be present as in
portant business must be transacte
at that time.
The scarcity of potatoes is bein
made painfully real to all who did NJ
supply themselves in time with
winters supply. There are none
be had in town, and many familis
are trying to exist on bread and bn
ter. We know of one person WI
purchasedta few at the rate of thrt
pounds fora quarter.
The County Commissioners a
appeared on time on Tuesday, no
withstanding the condition of-tf
roads. Two of them. Dohlen ar
Pushor footed it, Hancock broke Il
road for horse he brought aloT
with him; Tborp made use OF Il
Manitoba limited and Hutchins,
course, was right on deck.
At an informal meeting Of Il
Library Board on Monday it WI
agreed Librarian Gillespie shou
open on Wednesday, making begi
ing. OF course some little time wi
i. be necessary to get things into prop
working; for people to make ther
selves acquainted with the rules al
regulations under which they m;
secure to themselves the privilege
1.-THE Library.
Lon HOLSTER Of this village, a
cordihg to the Austin Transcript. I
!, sponded to the toast ''our visitors
at q banquet given in Austin by i
G. T.. s., q new organization, 8
qualifications for admission to viii
Is to be q single man, or bachelt
and . man Of good repute before 8
world. No married nan, or men
} the brink Of matrimonv are admitte
! This will come with crushing elft
to some Of the fairer SEX but
: news must be given.