Morris tribune., 1918-08-09
Local. News; Items

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H. E. Stensland was a business
visitor in ,afinnea polls Saturday. !.
John Ortman of. ort-Snelling, Wis
tied over Sunday with his parents in
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Pictures of home folks inspire our
soldiers with the courage that wins.
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Mrs. Horton, of ST. Paul, came
Monday for several weeks visit with
Mrs w. ]. Kohl.
The Lutheran Free Church Sunday
school enjoyed their annual picnic
last Sunday at Scandal Lake.
Harry BEDFORD of Minneapolis,
came Tuesday for weeks visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. L.
Young.
Mrs. John Ogren of Chicago re-
turned to her home yesterday, after
an extended visit with Miss Cora
Hulburd.
FOR SALE.-Standard Fairbanks
Wagon platform scale, ton capa-
city. Enquire Lampert Lumber Co.,
Morris, Mimi. If.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Stilson of
Corwith, Iowa, have been spending
the week here looking after their
fine farm southwest of town.
A Ford auto belonging to H. e.
Caron caught fire on Main street in
front of the Morris Auto Co. Sunday
morning and was quite badly burned
before the flames were subdued.
Mrs. John Falkner of Glenwood,
visited over Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. John House. Mrs. House is not
very we'll these days and is confined
to her home.
Miss Minnie Hanson came home
Monday from Pokegama, Mimi,
where she has been visiting for
few months. She left again yester-
day for Glenwood for short visit.
Lena and Ada Trampe of Swan
vile completed a course in the Little
Falls Business College. One has a
good position in Duluth and the
other IN Jamestown. Enter college
Sept 2 Send for free catalog adv.
The first load of new barley to be
brought to town was hauled in by
H T. Bahr on Thursday and delivered
at the Eich elevator. Mr.. Bahr fin
ished his cutting on Wednesday and
will start threshing his entire crop
next week.
The coal dealers of Stevens county
met with Fuel Administrator Geenty
in Morris Monday and every dealer
but three was present. They reg
istered their needs and talked over
matters pertaining to fuel conditions.
DR.. Geenty went to st. Paul yester-
day to see the fuel administration in
regard to coal for. this county.
V. e. Wilson of Lincoln, Neb., was
here from Friday to Monday looking
after his farm on Section 5, Pepper
ton township. He also spent some
fi,,oo HcI,ino opd I'm croino
one day to Big Stone Lake and an
other day to Red Rock
A new order has been issued by the
State Fuel Administration which
forbids dealers from. carrying coal
into bins. Hereafter all coal must
be shoveled into the bins from the
wagon and where bins are made for
this they must be changed. The idea
is to do away with the extra men on
the coal wagons.
The past week has been an ideal
one for the farmers and harvesting
will soon be finished. Some farmers
have already begun to stack and
others are getting ready for shock
threshing. So far there has been
plenty of help as result of the bust
ness men turning out evenings, but
there will be more of demand for
men when threshing begins, altho
it is thought that all calls for men
will be taken care of.
At meeting of the Congregational
church last Sunday morning, the
proposed union with the Methodist