Morris tribune., 1903-01-17
A BIT OF HIST DRY
SOME OF THE DOINGs OF MORRIS
PEOPLE I'm THE EARLY
DAYS.
News Items That Were Published in
Morris Twenty two Years Ago.
Files of The Tribune.

Files of The Tribune.
. AL. Brisbine left yesterday, on a
visit to his home in st. Paul.
Mrs. j. House returned last even
ing, from an extended visit to friends
in the southern part of the state.
George Whitley is now deputy as
sistant postmaster general of the
Morris post George wears the
honors gracefully.
A large number of German families
from St Paul and vicinity, will locate
in Pepperton during the coming
spring and summer. There is but
little if any unoccupied lands in that
township.
New Law FIRM.-A co-partn "rship
has besn formed between Messrs. @
T.. Brown and G.. e. Darling. Both
the gentlemen are we'll and favorably
known, and we do not hesitate in
saying will make a good showing
and record
DoN'r.-Don't forget to vote on
Tuesday; don't forget to read your
ticket; don't fail to make sure who
aud for what you are voting; don't
allow the election to go by default,
by not casting your ballot; don't
neglect your duty to your individual
interests.
LEcrULE.-Budd Reeve has been
corresponding with parties in this
village with q view to making
arrang ements for delivering his
famous lecture "Roots and other
things" We do not hesitate to say,
that Mr., Reeve will, if he concludes
to visit us. receive cordial and sub
stantial welcome.
OoroGENARIAN,- many friends
of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Ayers, presented
her, on her twentieth birthday, Sun
day, Feb. 29th, with a handsomely
bound volume of the Holy Bible, and
also coy arm chair. Although Mrs
Ayers has attained the venerable age
of four score years, yet. as she was
born on Feb. 18th, she has had but
twenty anniversaries of her birthday.
Treasurer Whitley now occupies
one of the Offices at the court house.
He says that he is travelling seas"
by easy stages, as he is now located
in the extreme east side of town,
whereas, one or two short years ago
he was in the western part of
Traverse county. Baldwin says "the
next move east, in the regular order,
will be in to the jail" and further
cruelty adds, "where most all Trea-
surers arrive sooner or later
CHA1NED.-We have received a
copy of the Pine Island News, and
from it we learn that our old friend
John House has got into trouble and
will be sent home in chains. The
way the hapenstance occurred was
this: A party of friends were cejebrat-
ing the double birthday of Mr.. House
and his sister-in- law, Mrs. Thompson,
and in the midst of the festivities,
DR.. Glidden, on behalf of the COM
pany, presented Mr.. House with an
elegant ana massive gold watch |
chain; but that was only one. Later
in the evening, John was further |
manacled by being presented with
another handsome watch guard, the
gift of his relatives. The occasion is |
pronounced by the News, as one OF
the hsppiest and most thoroughly
ENJOYABLE events CT the season, ana
since jolly john HOUSE, was there, we
know there was more fun tlal you
could shake stick at.
OPENING. Messrs. Morris & Buniy
are now ready for business, and will
now, hencefolth and forever more, be
pleased to see their many friends at
their new place of business. Their
store is located on the corner of
Atlantic Ave. and Sixth ST., under
the Metropolitan. and they have Ger.
tainly secured one of the best bust
ness stands in the village. Every
thing about the premises, the hand
some bottles on the shelves, the
elegant show cases and large triple
windows, counters, prescription case,
etc, are neat, tasty and attractive,
and when their large stock is fully
arranged, they will have one of the
neatest and best stores in the West.
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