Morris tribune., 1916-08-18
Only 1877 days remain till Christ

Only 1877 days remain till Christ
mas. Do your shopping early.
. L. P. Norby made business trip
to the county seat in his Chevrolet
flyer Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Gulbranson left the first of
the week to spend a few days with
relatives and friends at Peever, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Torrey, of
Morris, came over Sunday morning
to spend the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Nick DeYoung.
Mrs. Henry Heick, who lives in
Pepperton, is enjoying a visit from
her brother and his wife who are here
from Minneapolis.
Wedding bells are expected to ring
in Alberta soon. Indications were
promising some time ago but "new
guy" slipped in ahead of the prospec-
tive groom.
The Maanum, Spaulding and Gaus-
man families spent Sunday at the
Larson and Norby cottage at Lake
Minnewaska. The day was cold and
gray with threatening clouds which
spoiled the real fun anticipated.
Albert Stangor and Jake Wander
had the pleasure of an auto ride to
Barry Sunday making the trip via
Chokio and Beardsley. Stangor form
erly ran a lumber yard at Barry
where he has many friends, all of
whom were glad to shake hands with
him last Sunday.
A large glass front in one of the
show cases at the Eytsad store was
shattered Friday evening when a
friendly sparring match not governed
by the marquis of queensberry rules
was staged. Property losses were
adjusted Immediately and Johnny
Eystad will have new joy as soon
as the glass arrives.
The prolonged heated spell was
broken here Friday morning when a
cold rain caused falling temperatures
and made fires comfortable. Straw
hats and overcoats were common
sight on the streets and those who had
complained about the heat week ago
complained about the cold. A year
ago last Monday Alberta experienced
some of the hottest weather of the
summer. The rain caused delay of
farm operations.
William Spear, of Cass county, Ia,
is here for a visit with his daughter
and son in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. L. R.
Davis. He expects to make his home
with the Davis family this winter
and will probably decide to remain
here permanently. Mrs. Spear died
last spring since which time the old
farm homestead has lost much of its
charm. Mr.. Spear is one of the
pioneers of Iowa and is man of con-
siderable means.
j. C. Hamilton brushed up his
threshing rig the first of the week and
was ready to start shock threshing
with the first favorable day. II
don't expect much of run this year
because of the poor crop showing, -
said Mr.. Hamilton Monday afternoon.
No stacking will be attempted in the
vicinity this fall and all the grain
will 90 to the machine from shock.
Estimates place the wheat yield
hereabouts at about 4 to 10 bushels
per acre.
News has reached Alberta of the
death of Harry Moffat, young man
whose home was at Lake Hook, near
Dassel Motfatt was on his way home
from the creamery when the lines
slipped from his hands and he jumped
from the wagon to pick them up.
While he was in a STOPPING position
one of the horses kicked him in the
throat, crushing the larnyx. Moffatt
reached home but died shortly after
wards from strangulation. He spent
a couple of weeks here last summer
and was we'll known in the country
south of town.