Morris tribune., 1917-05-11

Miss Cora EyStad went to MOTIFS
Tuesday, returning on the evening
train.
Miss Hauser and Mr.. Mccullough
visited at the Alberta Hotel Tuesday
evening.
The Misses Grace McNelis and
Irene Eystad autoed to Norris Wed
nesday evening.
Tim Maloney and crew of ditch
doctors spent Sunday in Morris, re-
turning Monday morning.
Mr.. Mccullough of Minneapolis ar
rived Monday evening and spent sew
eral days visiting friends in Alberta.
S. NJ. Arvig, one of the substantial
business men of Morris, was trans
acting business in Alberta Wednes-
day forenoon.
Among those who spent Sunday
afternoon at Morris were Mr. and
Mrs. Chris Eystad and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. O. Gerber.
P. H. Foley is the first man to re-
port having potatoes Of this springs
planting coming over ground. P. H.
planted an acre two weeks ago and
expects to plant another acre of a
later variety the last of this week.
A parcel shower was rendered Miss
Lucy Braun Tuesday afternoon on
account of her intended marriage
within few days to Mr.. J. Osten-
bauer of Stacy, Mimi. Many useful
and costly articles were presented
to the young lady Later in the eve
ming a delicious lunch was served
at Braun's hall.
Chas. Hanson, one Of our vOlun-
teer soldier boys. arrived from Fort
Smelling last Saturday evening to
spend Sunday with his mother and
see if any more of the Alberta boys
wished to join the ranks. George De-
Young returned with him Sunday
night making five Alberta boys in all
who have volunteered to serve the
nations call.
Il paid the highest price l ever
paid for wheat since | went into the
business" says Geo. A. Johnson of
the Alberta Grain Co., yesterday
morning. Mr.. Johnson had just
bought 800 bushels of wheat from
w. J. DevereauX two miles from AL
berta at $2.53 per busheI. The
wheat was two years old and very
nice quality. Mr.. Devereaux has
about two hundred bushels yet left
Of the same kind.
The village council at their last
meeting authorized the building of
two CiSternS, one at Andert'S corner
and one at the Alberta State Bank
corner to be used for fire protection
The contract for the work was
awarded to Wilson Bros. and they be-
gan work Wednesday morning. The
cisternS will have a capacity of IS
barrels each and all bricked thruout.
The Wilson boys are mechanics at
this kind Of work and will no doubt
install cisterns that will be a credit
to the town and prove most bene-
ficient in case of fire
The Ladies Club met Thursday Of
last week at the home of Mrs. Oscar
Peterson one mile west of Alberta.
1t being an ideal day the ladies dis
regarded all ways of conveyance and
hOOfed it the entire distance. They
report being Hospitality entertained
and having one of the most important
and enjoyable meetings of the sea-
son. The number of members in the
bers in godd standing and several
club is limited to 33 persons and we
understand they have that many
members in good standing and sew
eral on the waiting list.
1t has been the practice of the
youngsters of Alberta for some time
to serenade every man that happens
to come here from other points for
the purpose of renewing acquaint-
ance with one of our Alberta girls
The last instance of this kind
occurred last Monday evening
and the field of operation was
at the front porch of the
school manse. The young man
in question donated the youngsters
nice sum of money with which to
purchase refreshments and they fin
ally muffled their horns and COW
bells and rounded up in the Andert
confectionery where they quickly
squandered their spoils and went tc
their respective homes wondering
who will be the next"
Edgar Ellen Poe upon awakening
from deep slumber, thought it was
a dream, writing his most notable
poem, '"The Raven" and upon open.
ing his bureau drawer for some er.
rand found the masterpiece of hu
man intelligence 1t was somewhat
different with one of our Alberta
business men. He had a dream tha
a telephone exchange had been in
stalled at Alberta and that every
thing was in first classworking ordel
but upon investigating on his owl
farmer line phone he found four diff
ferent languages being spoken a