Morris tribune., 1917-05-04

Chas. S. Rogers went to Morris
Tuesday morning.
Tim Maloney went to Morris Tues
day, returning next year.
Edward Fougeron has fully re-
covered from his recent illness.
T. A. Maanum went to Morris
Monday, returning the same day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Treischel were
in town on business Wednesday eve
ming.
Millie Groskruetz visited with Mr..
and Mrs. P H. Foley Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Millie Groskreutz has been
staying at the Schultz home for sew
eral weeks.
E. r. Sander made a business trip
to Morris Tuesday, returning the
same day.
Miss Myrtle GuIbranson of Morris,
spent Sunday with her parents and
friends at Alberta
Rev Thornell of Morris, was a
home Sunday afternoon.
The Misses Irene Hamilton and
Mae Spaulding visited at the Hotel
Alberta Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Farmer has returned to her
home in NOrcrOss after several days
visit at the McNelis home.
Marvin Foley. Geo. A. Johnson
and T. NJ LOTUS have all been la
grippe victims this week.
Miss Lois Hamilton returned to
her school work at Morris Monday
after spending Sunday with her par
ents here.
J. E. Cole of Morris, came up We'd
nesday to outline the repair work to
be done on the drainage ditch just
south of Alberta.
Miss Bessie Farwen closed a very
successful term of school near Cyrus
last week Miss Farwell may accept
a short spring term elsewhere.
Frank VogeI of Chokio, was call
ing on Alberta merchants Tuesday,
Frank is with the Foley Bros. and
Quinlan wholesale grocers of St.
Paul.
The Royal Neighbors met at the
home of Mrs. B. McNelis Wednesday
evening. They report being hospit-
ably entertained and that all had a
very enjoyable meeting.
F. L. Spaulding is one of the
busiest men in Alberta. Jas. Jr has
gone railroading and at present Mr.
SpauIding is looking after two places
of business alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Guhrt spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. C. Ber-
cav. Games and cards were in
dulged until late hour and a very
nice time was had
The youngsters of Alberta spent a
very busy evening Tuesday, They
were stringing May baskets. A tiny
basket could be seen dangling from
most any door knob in town.
L. NJ. Larson has been getting his
goods in large quantities of late
especially sugar canned goods and
-four. Mr.. Larson predicts a steady
raise in price on those articles.
We understand E. A. SchIuther
has decided to close his blacksmith
shop for the present and has accept
ed an important position with the
Road Construction Co. at dredging
work a few miles from Alberta.
J. A. Schultz has been wearing an
extraordinary broad smile and pass
ing the cigars freely since last Sun
day when a bouncing pair of twins,
a boy and a girl were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Schultz. All are doing very
nicely
Schultz and Larson received a
shipment of 10 bushels of choice
seed potatoes Wednesday. They are
of three Of the most substantial var
tiles on the market and are large
and in perfect condition. They are
to be distributed to local planters at
cost and already a large portion of
them have been called for
1t has been the custom of the cOun-
Gil and business men of Alberta for
several years to donate a ten gallon
tub of ice cream to the village boys
between the ages of 8 and IL every
spring for picking up cans and rub
bish from the back yards. The boys
began their work Monday morning
before and after school hours. Wed
nesday evening the ice cream arrived
and was taken to the Andert con-
fectionery. The boys arrived in full
force and far as can be learned
licked it all up in very short order.
The official report as made public by
the boys go to show that each one
devoured from three to ten dishes
and were none the worst off over diet
as they were all on the job in the
morning.
The Alberta Commercial Club held
it's monthly meeting Wednesday of