The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-12-06

| A. w. Wells, of st. Joseph, Michi-
gan, visited relatives in Morris and
vicinity during the past week,
III. T. Bevans ate Thanksgiving
turkey at home. returning to his
duties at the capitol the first of the
week.
E. w. Randall left yesterday to at
tend meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the State Agricultural So
ciety.
We noticed Jack Stinson's thresh-
ing rig going to'Watson's farm yester-
day to thresh fax. This is thetwelfth
month of the year too.
e. j. Jones, S. Stewart and others
are preparing private skating rink
on the old tennis ground adjoining
the Congregational parsonage.
Rev. E. P. Savage,of the Children's
Home Society, was in Morris last
week, in the interests of the associ-
alton with which he is connected.
Rev. A. HI. Tibbets and family ar
rived last week and are busy getting
their household effects put to rights,
in the Congregational parsonage.
Advertisers occupy a generous
share of our space this week, but the
holiday season is almost upon us, and
the way to sell goods is to advertise
them.
Congressman elect F. M. Eddy
was in town Monday evening, and
was the recipient of many cordial
congratulations from his Morris
friends.
A baby's outfit will be on exhibition
at Wells Bros. & Hanson's to-day,the
work on which has been done, solely
by the Indian children of the Indus
trial school.
We learn. that o. J. Swenson, of
Herman, died last Sunday, after a
short illness. Mr.. Swenson had been
engaged in business at that point for
many years past.
Ole Lofthus, of Synnes, A. G. Nc
Kenzie, of Eldorado, and VIM. Rior-
dan, of Moore, were among the prom
inent farmers transacting business in
Morris on Saturday.
Prairie fires on Dec. 3rd, is an indi-
cation that we are having autumnal
weather. Here's to, hoping the
present condition may prevail for
several weeks to come.
Another attorney arrived in
town Sunday, and has engaged per-
manent quarters with Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Bicknell. Mother and child
are progressing finely.
S. K. Mcclure, one of the con-
ductors on this line of the Great |
Northern and we'll known in Morris,
was married in St. Paul last Thurs
day to Miss Christina Madison.
Owing to the death of his brother
Horace, Judge Brown did not occupy |
the bench in the Wilkin county term |
of court in session this week. Judge
Baxter, of Fergus Falls, is holding
court for him. ..
Fl. B. Stiuson, for two years past |
with House & Munro, has accepted a |
position with the Advance Thresher
Co. as foreman of their repair shop in |
Minneapolis, and will leave at once to
enter upon his new duties.
Engine ia now on the Browns
Valley line, is equipped with snow
pillow and bell. The pillow is all right,
but the bell is so similar in tone to |
our fire bell, that the first time it rang |
it created CONSERVATION in our midst. |
The many friends of Mrs. Capt.
Thorenton, of Benson, will learn with |
regret that she rapidly failed in health |
within the past few weeks and has
been taken to Colorado in the hope of |
receiving benefit from the change of |
climate.
On Monday afternoon of last week,
Andrew Erickson, of the town of
Scott, was united in marriage to Julia
Jorgenson, the ceremony being per-
formed in Scandal at the residence of
the officiating clergyman Rev. P.
Dietrichson.
Here is puzzle for the young ones
to figure on: "What is the difference
between six dozen dozen and a half
dozen dozen?" The question should
be asked in a quick monotone, and it
will bother two out of every three to
tell if there is difference.
The problem of subtracting As from
As and leaving As as a remainder, dis
closes curious relationship between
the nine integers, Added together
they make total of As, and the an
swer of the problem is obtained thus:
8 8 6 81 8 2 1-45
Il 2 3 4 5 6 z 8 9-45
8 6 4 / 8 z 5 3 2-45
| Postmaster Randall had a letter
mass through the most Office the otbor