Morris tribune., 1902-10-18
THE TRIBUNE Files
ITEMS PUBLISHED IN THIS PAPER
WHEN MORRIS WAS
YOUNG.

Reprinted for the Benefit of Our Older
Residents=-Week of November 20,
1879.
Mr.. r, G. Moore and family now
occupy their new residence.
j. W. Reynolds, Herman's only
legal luminary, was attending court
Tuesday.
The west side track is being ex-
tended so as 70 accommodate D. R.
Sutherland & Co.'s elevator.
Every body is busy, business con-
tinues brisk, collections are good, in
fat we are all happy and doing
we'll.
Mr.. Alpheus Wells, of Herman,
was in town last week visiting friends
and looking over the many improve
ments.
Albert DeKay feels proud over the
arrival OF a little daughter yesterday
morning. Mrs. Dekay is GONZALES.
cent.
j. E. Danielson has just returned
from a business trip to the cities and
has a large and we'll selected stock of
goods to show his many customers.
The man whose hat blew off yester-
day forenoon had better abandon The
chase and return to the bosom of his
anxious family. The hat arrived all
safe at Galveston, Texas last hight.
Charley Desso has made gap in
the ranks of the bachelors, by taking
unto himself a wife. The affair was
so quietly managed that but few
knew of the occurrence until quite
while afterward. Congratulations are
in order, however.
The members of the Masonic
fraternity in this vicinity contemplate
the organization of stock company
for the erection of large block, the
upper story of which is to be used
for lodge rooms etc. About $1,000
has been subscribed and it is thought
the balance, $1,000, will be taken in
a few days.
GRAND DANCE.-Posters on the wall
announce a grand ball at Goods
Hall Thanksgivir g evening, Nov.
9th. The managers are several of
the members of the Morris base ball
club, and they promise an enjoyable
evening. Good music has been Sc
cured and from the rapid sale Of
tickets we should judge it will be
one of the largest gatherings of the |
season.
IMMIGRATION AND EM!GRAT'oN.-l
Teams, or "prairie schooners," Q |
daily arriving and leaving. It's late
in the season for overland travel, but
yet the tide of immigration still flows
westward. A few east-bou2d wagons
contain families who will winter at |
their old homes, and return again
in the spring to teke permanent
rosession of their farms in this sec
ton.
SKAT1NG.-The ice on the lake near
town-lake whatyersay-(patent ap-
piled for), is in good condition for
sport, and many of our young towns
men have improved the shining
waters by enjoying themselves skat-
ing and bathing. Will Hanson took
a tumble into the water and Geo.
Munro and Geo. Hodge conten It'd
themselves with wetting their feet
damage fully covered by insurance.
New EXPRESS OFF1CE,-Mr. @. J.
Fisher for many years railroad and
agent at this station, has,
owing to the enormous increase in
business at this point, resigned Ii e
latter position, the freight and
passenger traffic fully epgrossing all
his time and attention. MIR. L. H.
Rhone has been appointed express
agent and for the present will have
his quarters in Merriman Marrows &
Co.'s lumber Office.
THANKSGIVING DINNER.-The ladies
of the Congregational Society will
have a dinner at the new church on
Thanksgiving day, Thursday next,
from twelve to two p. m. 1t Will not
be necessary for us to speak of the
manner in which the ladies of Morris
always entertain their guests, their J
as successful caterers is so
we'll known that the simple announce /