Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-10-25
THE TRIBUNE FILES
ITEMS PUBLISHED in THIS PAPER
WHEN MORRIS WAS
YOUNG.

Reprinted for the Benefit of Our Older
Residents=-Week of November Fl,
1879.
W. E. Adams, G.. M. Giltinan, and
J. Thompson, are off on hunt. Sue
, cess.
Rev. A. O. Pellison left for St.
- Cloud Tuesday morning to be absent
for few days.
The Catholic Fair realized the
handsome sum of nearly $500. This
frees the church from debt and leaves
a handsome surplus.
j. A. Johnson, Supt. of Schools,
leaves to-day on visit to Red Wing.
Mr.. D. T. Wheaton will act as deputy
during his absence.
Mr.. L. w. Curtis is keeping house
in the residence formerly occupied by
H. 7. Lovett. Mrs. Curtis and family
. arrived on Fridays train.
Messrs. D. r. Sutherland, T. B.
Kenner, and l.. H. Stanton, left for
Otter Tail Co., on a deer hunt, last
Friday expecting to return this A. M.
Mr.. O. S. Hagerman is now the
father of family, as Mrs. Hagerman
presented him with little daughter
yesterday. Mother and child are do
ing we'll.
CHANGE.-The post-ofice at Toqua
has been discontinued and an office
established at Gracevi]le. This is
really removal from the former to
the latter place.
MORE LAw.-Another name is to
be added to the list Of Morris At
torneys. The last is that of E. NJ.
Bennett of Red Wing who will for
the present have desk in H. T.
Bevans' office.
Ode Tewkebury is ''tiring out clerk"
at G.. A. Smiths. If you don't be-
lieve it go give him some sass or
loaf round the shop and after you
.gather yourself together you will not
tell us this is untrue.
The Dramatic Association held
their first rehearsal last Monday even
ing. One or two changes were made
in the cast, Mr.. w. H. Harris taking
the part of Amos Gaylord and Mr..
J. P. H. Morris that of Curtis Chip
man.
New buildings are springing up on
all sides, and with such rapidity that
a mans life is endangered if he does
not take a view Ct his surroundings,
before attempting to cross lots after
dark. Moral.-Stay at home even
ings.
Jas. Denison had the misfortune
to lose valuable watch last Satur-
day. While drawing water from the
we'll at the bank, and while stopping
over, the watch slipped out of his
pocket and into the we'll. All efforts
to obtain it were unsuccessful.
A Few F1GUREs,-The aggregate
values of building improvements in
this village and vicinity, during the
past year, will exceed $4,000. These
figures are based on careful estimates
The assessed valuation Of the county
has increased from S2l6,214 in 1876,
to SS75,OO0 in 1879.
New BCILD1NGs.- Mr.. Geo. Sum
mers has the foundation, cellar,
cistern, &C., for new dwelling, laid
on Eight street west. j. Christianson
has about completed a two story,
2Ox24, addition to his building on
Atlantic Avenue. On this same street.
T. w. Waterson has force of men
employed on an addition to his
premises.
We walked into Watersons yester
, day morning and asked Tommy INV
much sugar he sold for cent mine
pounds" was tho reply,-thinkiug
this rather liberal we asked several
other questions and inquired amounts
and prices but our only answer was
"nne pounds" We left thinking
there was something strange, and it
prove not ouIy little strange but
little (nine pound girD stranger.
Mother and child are progressing
finely.
CONTEMPT OF CoURr.-Judge Bragg