Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-06-16

Mrs. Carl Tomalla spent Monday
with relatives and friends at Morris.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Maanum spent
Sunday with relatives and friends at
Hancock.
Mrs. D. McNellis and children went
to DeGraf Monday where they will
spend the week at the home of Mrs.
McNellis' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Wienand are
enjoying visit from their friend,
Mrs. Krause, of Bnrtrum, who ar
rived last week and will remain a
few days.
Miss Mae Schrapps came down from
Grand Forks last week and spent a
few days with relatives. While here
she was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pat Foley.
Gulbrand Lovstad came up from At
water last Saturday and will spent part
of the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Eystad. Messrs. Lovstad and Eystad
are cousins and this is the first visit
the Atwater man has paid to Alberta.
Preparations have almost been COM
pleted for the Fourth of July celebra-
tion to be held at the Harlow grove.
The ladies' aid societies have decided
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of feeding the visitors during the day
and refreshment stand has already
been planned.
Quite number from here will go
to Morris next Sunday morning to wit
ness the confirmation services at the
Synod Lutheran church when the
classes here and at Morris will be
admitted to full membership. The
services will be conducted in English.
The class from here numbers seven.
Pat Foley is recovering the use of
his good left hand after a prolonged
siege with blood poison contracted
some weeks ago when he scratched his
hand on milk stool, and which
threatened serious results for a time.
Indications are that Mr.. Foley will
have one stiff finger and scars that
will linger whole lifetime.
Some of the Alberta baseball play
ers with W. j. Braun as chauffeur
started for Beardsley Sunday to parti-
cipate in game between Chokio and
Beardsley but threatening clouds
turned them backed at Barry. The
Alberta Chokio combination were out
to win and the boys feel certain
Beardsley was saved a most humiliat-
ing beating.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Larson went
to Lake Minnewaska Sunday morning
where they spent the day at their cot
tage. The Larson auto was left at
Morris because of the wet roads after
the shower Sunday evening. While
at Morris Mr.. and Mrs. Larson at
tended motion picture performance
and saw one of the best plays ever
brought to the Orpheum.
Burgomaster Schultz and family
filled all the seats in the Schultz auto
last Sunday and took a ride to Grace
vile. Their destination was to have
been Beards)ey but the sudden ap-
pearance of storm clouds changed the
schedule. Then the car was turned
right about face and driven at great
speed for home, arriving here five
minutes before the rain which
drenched the fields and made the
roads impossible.
The Alberta school board held an
interesting meeting at the school
auditorium Monday night. Many
matters of Importance were discussed
and disposed of. A request for an
advance in salary for some of the
teachers was under consideration for
some time and met with a divided
sentiment. In view of. the constantly
increasing cost of living it was felt
something should be done and it IS,
probable that compromise will be
reached when the final selection of
teachers comes.