Morris tribune., 1888-10-10

Oats, 81 q %.
The work of taking down the rihA
building is completed.
Duck and goose shooting is getting
to be quite good in this vicinity
R. Hall says that he will carry
Stevens, Grant and Traverse counties
Charles Youngquist has put on an
addition to his residence, on Second
street.
The prospects now are that the en-
tire Republican ticket will be elected
IN this county.
The TRIBUNE would like to have
correspondent in every town III
Stevens county.
TT. Moore has fine assortment
of the best gloves i'll the market,
which he sells very cheap
A more delightful day mortal man
never enjoyed than we had right
here in Morris last Sunday.
VIM. Morris has purchased the
Chas. femme property and will take
possession Of the same at once.
The w. CT U. will meet Saturday
Oct. 18th, with Mrs. J. B. Fairbank
at O'Clock P. NJ. Let all come.
A daughter was added to the
family of Postmaster Newell on Sat-
urday last, Mother and child doing
we'll.
Fritz Buckentin and q friend from
Minneapolis were out hunting last
Saturday and the first day of this
week, and shot geese and 3 sandhill
crane.
From the number of guns and dogs
that arrived on yesterdays train, 1t
looks as though the ducks and geese
would have hard time for the next
few days.
Mccarthy & Co. are located in their
new place of business on Pacific ave-
nue where they have very nice quar-
tiers and are ready to give attention to
all of their patrons.
A man named Daniel Hoyt was
killed by lightning, near Browns
Valley, last evening. The remains
passed through here to-day noon
en- route to his home in Wisconsin.
The beautiful weather we have
been having thus far this fail beats
the record of the oldest inhabitant.
That ancient individual from away
back says he "neyer saw anything
|, like it,
Morris was fairly taken by storm
/ yesterday afternoon. There was
special excursion rate over the Mani
toba and great many people took
advantage of it to visit friends in this
vicinity.
7 1t has been about two months since
we have had any rain in this vicinity,
and the complaint that cisterns are
becoming dry is quite common. I'm
less we haye rain soon there will be
a soft water famine hereabout, and
should the ground freeze before the
fall of more rain it would make mat
tiers still worse.
There is large amount of railroad
business being done at this place a.
the present time and the streets are
blocked with cars a good deal more
than people who are in a hurry lik'
to have them. But business is bust
ness, especially railroad business
and railroads must have the right o
way, you know.
A very able sermon was preached
by Bishop Gilbert last Sunday even
ing, at the Episcopal church. TIL
/, Bishop stated that there was no in
tention Of closing the church her
permanently, ard that rector woul
be provided soon, and service woul
be held at Morris and Benson alter
nately, one pastor supplying bot
places.
The Republicans of Traverse count
have nominated the following name
gentlemen for county officers: Ft
auditor, G. III. Colyer; clerk of tI
district court, w. Frazier; sheriff
Gust Armstrong; treasurer, r. Ha
vey; county attorney. J. I. Plac.
superintendent of schools, B. Whit,
Judge of probate, Henry Barly; Core
ner, J. Lesser.
The Ortonville Herald Star sa.
that it is a subject of frequent cor
ment by business men that Big Stol
county is mark citing more fat catt
this fall than ever before in the hi
tory Of The county. This IS true al
it is an encouraging sign for T
future prosperity of the people. 4
same may be truthfully said Of Q
county Of Stevens.