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

Last Monday was the first winter
day according to the almanac. The
day was bright and clear with the
thermometer at zero.
Edward Eystad has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to enable him to 60 home last
Friday. He will spend Christmas with
his parents and next Monday he will
return to his duties at the bank.
Clayton Bill arrived here Saturday
and has been spending several weeks
with Alberta friends. He spent most
of the fall in Valley City, N. D.,
where crops were fairly good this
year.
The Alberta Sunday school will have
it's Christmas tree festival at the
school auditorium next Monday night.
The teachers and pupils are out with
an invitation to all to come and prom
Use delightful time.
Mrs. William Churchill and children
left Monday morning for Sterling.
Neb., where they will spend the
holidays and remain till the later part
of February. Mr.. Churchill accom-
panied them as far as Morris.
Religious services will be held at
the school auditorium next Sunday
evening at eight o'clock. Rev.
Thornell will be here. The Christmas
tree services and Sunday school fest
will be held at the school house Mon
day night.
Chris Eystad, popular general mer-
chant, confectioner and provision man,
says he is we'll pleased with the
business he has done during 1915 and
is out with holiday greeting to his
customers. He wishes to remember
all his friends and patrons with a
card of appreciation and is telling
about it in another column of the Tri-
bune today.
Alberta schools closed last Friday
with an appropriate Christmas tree
program in the auditorium. The
room was darkened before the candles
were lighted and most interesting
program began. There was plenty
of Christmas cheer for all. The
festivities were held in the afternoon
on order to permit the teachers to
get away on the afternoon train and
make Saturday connections at other
points.
Sleighing was popular sport here
last Sunday. Driver Joe Ludwig filled
his hobs with about twenty of the
young folks and took them into the
country where the snow was deep
and soft and where spill would be
the most exciting. A tip-over was
so cleverly arranged and executed that
all were buried in the snow bank.
Sunday evening the same bunch went
to Chokio for another ride and this
time the tip-over was avoided.
Competition in the Alberta shoe
trade was intensified last week wher
]. A. Weinand placed new stock OF
shoes upon his shelves. His stock is
direct from the factory, the whole
salers having been cut out from parti
cipation in the profits. Mr.. Weinant
is the local harnessmaker who conduct
ed shoe repair department with sue
cess and because of his partially t.
this kind of work has earned the dis
tinguished professional title of "doct.
orr
George Johnson is one of the
busiest men in Alberta these days
while the grain market shifts as rap
idly as a politicians platform al
election time. But grain receipts
are not the only matters which keeT
George from enjoying his meals regu
larly, especially of Fridays when the
trains are late and school ma ans are
leaving on holiday vacations. There
are lots of young, girl-less fellows il
Alberta out they are not half so gal
liant as George.
Miss Ida Jello left yesterday FOL
her home at Appleton where she will
spend the holidays after having done
relief work at the bank during the ill
ness of Assistant Cashier Edward
Eystad who will reappear at thu
cashiers window next Monday. Mis-
Jello contemplates going to Litchfiel,
soon after the new year to take
position as stenographer and bookkeep
er for an implement firm. Miss Jell
is young lady highly esteemed il
Alberta social circles and her decision
to 60 to Litchield instead of remain
ing here will be learned with regret
The box social at the Star theatr
Thursday night last week proved
highly enjoyable event and thos
who braved the cold had more tina
the usual good time. The progral