Morris tribune., 1917-11-02
Local News Items

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Mr.. and Mrs. George GoOdwalt, Of
Browns Valley, were here Monday
on business and visiting friends.
There will be basket social and
dance at the school of District No.
At Friday evening, Nov. 2. The Casey
school.
Mrs. w. E. Frame returned Wed
nesday from a months visit with the
parents and relatives of Mr.. Frame
at Oelwein, Iowa.
Miss Leta Hayes, who has been
teaching school at Bluegrass, N. D.,
returned home for a short visit the
first part of the week.
E. B. Riniker returned Wednesday
from Rock Rapids, Iowa, where he
has been looking after business in
terests for the past week.
w. H Mahaff1e informs us that
his son, Chester w. Mahaffie, is with
the United States Field Artillery in
France. He enlisted in the regular
army several months ago, and was
among the first troops that were sent
across.
You need no capital but a fixed
idea and the resolve to carry it out.
In that resolve include a business
training secured at the Mankato
Commercial College. Our catalog
will interest you. Send for it to-
day. 1t is free. adv.
John Ortman, who has been en-
listed in the Quartermaster's de
partment has been stationed at Fort
Smelling for the past six months,
was here on three days furlOugh
the first part of the week to appear
as a witness in the case Of T. J.
Mangan versus the Great Northern
Railway.
Mrs. Hans Collie and Mrs. O. E.
Ostrem have recently returned from
American Falls, Idaho, where they
were called by the illness of their
mother, Mrs Baker, who died short
ly after their arrival Mrs. Baker
will be remembered by many friends
here, for she made her home here
for a number Of years.
Olson, of Morris, attended >the fun
eraI of the Rev. Forde at Starbuck
Tuseday. The Rev. Forde was for
many years pastor of the Norwegian
Synod church and is quite we'll
known in Norris and vicinity. His
death occurred the latter part Of last
week and the funeral was delayed to
permit the arrival of distant rela-
tiveS.
Miss Margaret Ryan, Of St. Cloud,
came Monday to take charge of the
departmental work in the seventh
and eighth grades of the high school
building recently made vacant by
the resignation of Mrs. Frances
Myran, who was given leave of alb
sence for the remainder of the school
year, because of the critical condi-
tion of her little daughter, Mary
Louise.
Dr. c. R. Christensen, who has
been spending much of his time in
Morris since he sold his practice in
Starbuck a short time ago, received
word last Saturday to report for &C
tive service at Fort Custer, Battle
Creek, Michigan in the service of the
medical corps of the United States
army. DR.. Christensen has been
commissioned a captain. He left
Sunday morning to report for duty.
Lieutenant E. T. Fitzgerald, who
has been in training at Fort Riley
in the United States Medical corps
for the past few months, was here
visiting Mrs. Fitzgerald last week.
While here he received orders to re-
port for active service at Camp Ira
Wis, San Antonio, Texas. The as
signment to the cantOnment at Camp
Travis is in line with a promotion to
captaincy and call to go to Eur
Opean service.
Archie Stone and T. J. Mangan re-
turned from Chicago Sunday night
where they had spent the latter part
of last week attending to matters
pertaining to their enlistment into
the aviation service. Mr.. Stone
having taken his DhvSica1 examina-