Morris tribune., 1903-02-14
HISTORY OF" NORRIS
NEWS NOTES FRon sonE OF THE
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Publications of the Year I8SO-rIoaris
Growing notwithstanding on
the Tlove.
G. L. Brown and Fl. Bragg visited
Ortonvllle this week.
Hon. j. D. Good made flying
trip to the cities last week.
Soo1ABLE.-The ladies of the
Methodist Congregation will hold a
SociabIe, in Goods hall, on Friday
evening, April 9th.
Claim jumping continues brisk,
and we are sharpening our pencil
and waiting for theinevitable collision,
When the wrong mans claim is COB
b!ed.
ELECTION -On Easter Tuesday,
/ the annual election of All Saints
Episcopal Parish at Morris was held.
In conformity with the canons of the
Diocese of Minnesota, the following
Vestry was chosen: Wardens--J. P.
Mumford and Chas. Wilson. Vestry-
mend. r. Sutherland, F. B. Ken
ner, T. w. Waterson, G. w. Vaughan
and J. D. Good.
IMPROVEMENTS. The village council
have had the sidewalk completed to
the court house, and will have it
extended SO as to accommodate those
living on the hill, and those attend
ing the Catholic church. New cross
ings will be laid and new walks COM
pleted to the Congregational church.
las soon as the new school house is
completed it will oe necessary to have
crossings and walks built up to it.
IMMIGRATION The immigration
this season to the northwest is, to
quote from Dominic Sampson "pro-
digious." 1t seems as if there was no
end to the number of people or
enormous quantities of stock and
household goods which daily arrive
and pass this point. We are getting
good share of the migration, and
there will not be vacant foot of land
in this county by June, if the influx
continues.
ALL wELL.-We dropped into the
bank Monday morning for the pur-
pose of borrowing a few thousand
dollars-a frequent occurence-and
on asking Mr.. Kenner as to terms
rates of interest &C., received the fol
lowing astonishing reply. Ten
million more capital, sex female,
paregoric at premium, weight, eight
and one half, soothing syrup at par"
We left in hot haste for physician,
but, he explained the cause of Mr..
KS absent mindedness by simply
saying: ''Its little girl, weighs 81
pounds, and mother and daughter
are progressing finely"
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The follow
ing is brief statement of some of
the: more important enactments and
appointments of the council, to date.
The ordinance regulating and govern
ing the running at large of cattle etc.
in the village is to be strictly and
enforced. T. M. Lowater
received the appointment of street
commissioner. DR.. H. L. Hulburd,
II. Hutchins and L. E. Pearce, were
appointed as Beard of Health. The
MarshaPs salary was fixed at $1,000
per month. The following committees
were appointed. On streets, T. M.
Teele and J. Il. Perkins, on side
walks, H. H Wells and r. G. Moore.
B. OF TRADE.-The directors of the
Beard held a meeting Monday even-
ing, and although nothing definite
was accomplished, yet the meeting
was very interesting, as the ground
plans we're laid for future work. The
all important subject Of roads, bridge.
streets &C., was discussed, and a
motion was made to appoint com
mittee to visit every town in the coun
", where new roads and bridges are
and confer with the resi-
dents of these several localities with
;he view to urging action and CO.
operation. Several other subjects
we're considered but action will pro-
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