Morris tribune., 1917-12-07
Local News Items

A concert Of Christmas music will
be given at the Methodist church by
the choir on Sunday evening, Dec.
Is. The program will be given next
week.
Mrs. w. e. Frame accompanied
her husband to the cities Tuesday,
and will visit there until the Home
Guards return to Morris.
Word from Chris Jenson, who has
been in training at Camp Dodge.
states that he has been transferred
to Co. M. BAT Infantry, at Camp
Pike, Ark.
The Stevens County Telephone Co.
is preparing its new directory and
now is the time to get your name
and number in the directory If 1t is
not there. The directory will close
December 18th. adv.
A program and basket social will
be held in School District No. 2,
Saturday evening, Dec. 8. Ladies'
are asked to bring trimmed baskets
with cups and lunch for two. This
was announced for Friday but the
date has been changed to Saturday.
Miss Olga Stoneberg, teacher.
Mrs. e. G.. Miller and children, of
Chokio, and Mrs. Miller's mother,
Mrs. C. A. Cook, visited last Friday
with Mrs. Will Kohl.
All Degree of Honor members are
requested to be present Monday eve
ming, Dec. 10, at Linne's Hall for the
purpose Of electing officers and other
important business to come up that
evening. Elizabeth ]. Scobey. Rec.
A letter from Dave Remmele at
Conrad, Montana, says that he is
getting along fine there, and he asks
to be remembered to Morris friends.
He says that 1t showed there last
Friday enough to cover the ground.
Arthur Clark was home over Sun
day visiting with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Clark. OF late he
has been working as government
inspector in South st. Paul, but he
expects soon to enlist in the ambul-
ance service of the army.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
the Congregational church will meet
in the church parlors on Friday af-
ternoon, Dee. Z. Mrs. Welch, Mrs.
M. z. Grove and Mrs. Richardson,
hostesses. The topic for the after
noon is Conditions in Palestine and
Assyria Each member is asked to
bring an item on the subject. Mrs
Hemming is leader. Lunch will be
served and every one is cordially in
vited. ,e
Captain G. R. Christianson, who
has been at the Base Hospital at
Camp Custer, Michigan for some
time, broke his leg last Wednesday
while stepping from street car. In
some manner his leg slipped thru
the step or running board on the
car. The accident will keep the
doctor confined to the hospital for
some time and prevent his going to
France Immediately, and may result
in his discharge from the service.
A peculiar thing happened at the
Adams Land Co. office this week.
They received draft for $1,000 on
an Iowa bank and the cashier in
making out the draft filled in the
$1,000 in one place by pen and after
wards filled in another place with a
check perforating machine, making
the amount 100000. II the draft
had fell into dishonest hands 1t
would have been easy enough to have
written in two more ciphers and the
change could not have been discov-
cred until 1t was returned to- the
bank where it was on, The Adams
boys sent the draft direct to the
bank and it was fixed up and re-
turned, and q letter accompanying 1t
stated that the cashier would have
lost his job If the draft had
been allowed to go through as it was.