Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1900-05-26

Mr.. Pollock was in town short time
Tuesday on professional business,
Louis Collins came out from Morris last
Friday and Sundayed with relatives.
Louis Dreveskracht and Miss Kate Vet
! ter spent Sunday with relatives in Morris.
w. Hiland, of Hancock, spent few days
this week with his sons, George and John.
Chas, Masser had the misfortune to dis
locate the fingers of his right hand Sun
day!
Ole Huesby and family, of N. D. are the
guests of Nei1s Huesby of this place this
| week.
Hans Gabriel is building an addition to
his house and otherwise improving it this
week.
Miss Carrie Sonnock, of St. Paul is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mason this
week.
The village dads are placing some very
substantial cross walks where they are
needed.
The medames Lee, Blaisde1l. Hiland
and Miss Inez Chase drove to Morris
Tuesday.
Miss Nettie Davidson, of Hancock is the
guest of her sister Mrs. B. F. Danforth
this week.
John Ross and wife, of Clinton were the
guests OF Mr. and Mrs. L. Ross of this
place Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Kriedler speut the latter
part of the week with friends and rela-
tives in Medina.
The three years old son of J. S. Robinson
has been very sick during the past week
with lung fever.
Rev. Watt, of Graceville conducted ser
vices in the Union church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mrs. C. o. Green and Children went to
Florence Thursday to visit with her par
cuts at that place.
Fred Cyval returned from his winters |
headquarters last week looking as rosy
and smiling as ever.
What about that tennis court, boys? It |
is time something was being done in that |
direction before it is too late.
The entertainment given by the school |
chilnren last Friday was well attended /
and was pronounced success. l.
The Chokio orchestra furnished music
at the opening ball given by the Modern
Woodmen of Barry last Friday.
A little rain about now would do a
great deal of good to newly sown flax and
also to the corn recently planted.
Contractor P. J. McNa11y secured the
contract of building the new store for o.
E. Ness and will begin work next week. 4
Nal J. Collins moved into his house
lately vacated by E. o. Ha1vorson. Mr..
Collins purchased the property from Mr..
Halvorson some time ago.
Chokio never does anything by halves
so all who are in need of a good old fash
oned jolly time about July 4th can come
here and get it with all the variations.
Jas. and Joe O'Han1on got the contract
or filling up the low place near the town
1all Their bid was 80 cents per square
yard being cents lower than the other
bids.
A party consisting of Messrs. S. Burt,
las. Britt, Chas. Leaman and wives, and
Miss Haley drove to Ortonville Thursday
10 be present at the field day exercises
held at that place Friday the 25th.
A gang of men with teams and scrapers
are camped out between here and John
son and have begun gradeing up the road
bed aud endeavoring to make No.
hard road of the Browns Valley branch.
E. o. Ha1varson removed his family
and household effects to Montevideo Fri
lay. Chokio is losing a good public
spirited citizen, when Mr.. Halvarson
leaves, and his many friends here unite
in wishing him unlimited success in his
new undertaking.