Morris tribune., 1900-02-24
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Albert Wunsch and wife were in Morris
Monday.
Arthur Olson is confined to his he'd will,
lung fever.
Mary and William Reardon are quite ill
w1ththe mumps.
Miss Chase will resume her school
duties next week.
C.O.Green made business trip to Han
cock Wednesday,
Dennis Burns of Johnson, was seeing
the town Tuesday.
( Ruth and Russell Thompson are quite
i'll with bronchitis
"A. X. Pollock and ]. E. Lee were Grace
vile visitors Thursday.
Geo Mahoney departed for the southern
part of the state Monday.
James Fitzpatrick, of Johnson, Sun
dayed with relatives here
Ed. Lee came home from the pineries
Sunday for a weeks layoff.
w. H. Reker and his winning smile was
seen INCUR midst Tuesday.
Ross Bros. have neat sign placed in
front OF their place of business.
Messrs. Green and Wvstberg, of Grace
Vllle' were Chok1o visitor Tuesday.
John Ross, of Clinton, was looking after
business interests here Wednesday.
Mrs. John Ryan, of Morris, is the guest
of her daughter Mrs Fritch this week
J. NJ. Powers went to Murdock Saturday
and brought back with him a trotting
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Wade are rejoicing
over the arrival of son at their home the
15th.inst.
A pleasant dancing party was given at
the thome of John Lager in Everglade
Tuesday evening.
J, NJ. Powers sold his saloon building
and fixtures to Marty Bros, who will take
charge about May 1st
Miss Moffat, Mrs. Andrew Fritch and
victims Of the mumps.
Miss Pauline Miles will go to Gracevi1le
next week to run a dressmaking estab-
lishment at that place.
L. Chase and Louis Larson were adopted
into the X. p. lodge here Monday night
and given the first degree.
Mesdames McNa11y and Nc Allen. were
among those who took in the NJ. w. A.
dance at Gracevil1e Thursday.
Exercises appropriate for the day were
held in the school house Thursday in
which all the pupils took part.
Mrs. Charles Thompson returned Tues
day from a weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Howard Lake and Willmar.
Henry Miller, ,Sr., of Everglade, has de.
cided to make his future home in Cass
Lake and will move up there in the spring
Caucus for the town of Baker, will be
held at Green & Leaman's Office in the
village of Chokio, Saturday afternoon, at
o'clock March 3rd.
E. J. Jones is having his lumber sheds
and old office building moved back this
week and will build new and commodi-
Gus office in the spring.
Mrs. J. Schrapps met with painful and
peculiar accident this week. While
warming jug of syrup the stove it
burst and the hot syrup burned her face
and hands quite badly.
The Review" gives some very interest
ing f1gnres in regard to the amount of
wheat marketed here during the last six
months which goes to show that Chokio
is all right as a wheat market to say
nothing about the flax.
The members of Chokio camp 3703 NJ. W.
A., were pleasantly surprised at their last
meeting by about twenty five of the ladies
who proceeded to take charge of the hall
and make things lively for few hours.
Refreshments were served and all enjoy
ed themselves. Come again ladies.
Those who attended the Poverty ball
here Wednesday evening from surround
ing towns were: Richard Donovan and
sister from Barry, Messrs. Donovan and
Giunaty and McKeon, of Gracevi1le. Ben
and Fanny Burns, of Moonshine. Louis
Collins, of Morris and A. Taisey and wife,
of Donne1ly.
1t seems that Chokio people overlooked
the fact that Lincoln's birthday came on
the 18th, because on that day there were
not any flags displayed or demonstrations
made of anv kind. But on the 22nd, the
flags were flying and business was sus-
pended in honor of 'the father of our
county" while honest Abe's" memories
were overlooked.
The poverty" ball given by the band
boys, at the opera house last Wednesday,
was great success in every way. There
was about eighty-five couple in attend
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result. The costumes were poverty
stricken in the extreme. Thos. Conroy
and Miss Julia Barry carried off the prize
and they deserved it.