Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-12-24

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w. H. Marin and family are about
to leave for Bemidji where they will
pioneer in the woods.
Mrs. Oscar Peterson left for Sioux
City, Ia, Tuesday to spend the holi-
days with relatives and friends.
School sessions will begin again on
Jan. 3. All the teachers except Prof.
Grafelman have left for their homes.
Alberta minks had better beware.
S. ]. Garbrick is after them with
twenty-six steel traps Systematically
set.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Cudrio and
children were at Morris Monday where
they looked after Christmas shopping
and interviewed Santa Claus.
Ole Doe and Anton Gorder were in
town Tuesday and purchased pine
trees for the holidays festivities.
Santa Claus will appear at their
homes.
Well have what you want, when
you want it, we never had a better
and more complete stock and our
prices are always right. Geib-Carl
Lbr. Co., advtf.
Prof. Grafelman is especially
pleased with fine Christmas present
which came from one of his leading
manual training boys, Fred Henrick
son. The gift was appropriate and
fills long-felt want.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gunlach, prom
inent farmers near this village, spent
all of Tuesday in the local stores
stocking up for the holidays. Mr..
Gunlach has large holiday list this
year and some of his friends are to
be remembered handsomely.
Prof. Grafelman and Banker Norby
went to Morris Monday to look after
business matters and to get Mr.. Nor
by's automobile. Although the snow
was quite deep in places along the
road the little car plowed right
through.
Miss Hazel Gulbranson contemplates
a pleasant visit with friends at Min
neapolis next week where she will
welcome the new year. While in
Minneapolis she will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Carlson, formerly
of Morris.
Emil Peterson is still searching
foE b. employer near Donnelly. Emil
worked faithfully all summer and
when his boss skipped away without
settling Emil faced a sad holiday sea-
son. This week he was made happy
by gift from relatives at Mime
apolis.
E. B. Riniker came over from
Morris Monday morning to consult
with G. H. Stewart in regard to grain
sales. Mr.. Riniker owns couple
of fine farms near this village and
nearly all the grain he raised this year
has been sold in Alberta.
Scale Inspector Berry was here for
the Great Northern this week and
examined the Stewart elevator scales
which he said were the most accurate
he had examined for three months.
Elevator scales sometimes vary be-
cause of the dust accumulations. Guy
says he allows no dust or flies to in
terfere with his conscience, the scales
must be correct or out they go.
Station Agent Gagen was treated to
pleasant surprise Saturday after.
noon when Mrs. Gagen stepped off the
train and announced she had come to
spend Sunday. Although Mr.. Gagen
is old in the service of the Great
Northern at this point he has not
established a residence here. His
family live at Morris where the chill.
dren attend the public school. While
here last Sunday Mrs. Gagen was en-.
tertained at the home of Alberta
friends.
Christmas will be observed in many
happy ways in Alberta this evening,
tomorrow and several days following
Aside from the Sunday school fest al
the high school building Monday night
there will be many private trees an(
gatherings when the neigbhors will b.
over and friends from distant places
will be here. The exchange of gifts
a long established custom in AL
berta, has already begun. The Tri
bune wishes all it's readers a glad
some yuletide and hopes that tn
New Year will bring continued happi
ness and abundant prosperity.
| Charles Hanson, Joe Ludwig, Pete
and Erick Loften and Pat Fole
were among those from here VIII
went to Morris Monday to atten
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