Morris tribune., 1915-12-03
CITY NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. R. M. McCabe is home from
short visit with her parents at Will
mar.
S. M. Arvig left for Minneapolis
Wednesday morning to look after busi-
ness matters.
St. Mary's Guild will meet with
Miss Marie Norton Friday evening
Dec. 8. Every member expected to
be present.
One of the Tom McCanney boys had
the misfortune of falling on the side
walk one day last week and received
injuries that necessitated the attention
of a doctor.
John Pearson, one of the hustlers
of the Morris Auto Garage, is mis-
sing from the premises. He was laid
up several days this week with sew
ere attack of>lumbago.
Frank Marber was brought before
the insanity board Saturday afternoon
and after an examination was ordered
committed to the asylum at Fergus
Falls. Liquor and the European war
are blamed for this mental derrange-
ment.
A. B. Newton is the name of a
young man from Michigan who has
been assigned the position of city
editor on the Morris Sun. Mrs.
Newton and the children arrived last
Sunday and are making their home
with Mrs. Wilson for the present.
Frank Hancock started crew of
stone masons on work of building a
foundation for the new motion picture
house to be erected by j. j. Gaffney.
The work will be rushed, the music
of the carpenters hammer will soon
be heard. Excavations for the base
ment were finished Monday.
Miss Cora Hulburd came down from
Grand Forks and spent Thanksgiving
with her parents. Miss Hulburd is
at the head of music department OF
Wesley College conservatory where
North Dakota university students
receive musical instruction. Miss
Hulburd returned to Grand Forks
Saturday. -
RI The partition in the rear of th'
E Homewood billiard parlors was, re
moved last week and Mr.. Boyd nov
has the entire floor space ,formerl!
occupied by ]. H. Mcclure with hi
4 general store. Some Of the poo
D tables have been moved to that par
e of the building to make room for th'
8 bowling alleys which will be installed
e as soon as they arrive.
Judge Flaherty came over from
Glenwood Wednesday night last weel
. to spend Thanksgiving with hi
family. This is the third week he i
: presiding as judge in the Pope count
district court and indications point t
long session. The trial of job
O jacobson and George Nelson, Charge
$ with the murder of the three Nit
: moens last May, is on today. Up til
s Monday night eighty jury men ha
v been examined without completing tn
e jury.
|, Oren Lincoln, the four-year old so
. of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Gilbert, ha
! been in the hands of a doctor thi
week and yesterday was the frs
\ day since Thanksgiving he has bee
able to walk about the house. Whe
Oren got up Thursday morning i
: anticipation Of having the chance
= carve the family Thanksgiving turke
It he fell to the floor with sharp pain
n shooting through his right knee. H
: crept to the head of the stars an
q called for his mamma. Late the sam
IN evening doctor was called and treat
:. ment was prescribed.
;, City Agent Siverts is receiving man
- compliments from west side resident
on the manner and speed with whic
- he is pushing the work on the ne
water mains and sewers. With
- two weeks his crew has laid one thor
- sand feet of water main and seve
hundred feet of sewer along Par
'e avenue and West 7th street and in tE
y alley between Lyndale and Wyomin
g avenues. This sewer was ordere
= about eighteen months ago but wor
IS could not be started under the prov
Z sions prior to the charter amendment
fe adopted at the last election. tt
is property owners now have three
a five years in which to pay fl
is the improvements and are high
rs pleased with the speed of the wol
is and the charter provisions. too.