Morris tribune., 1918-08-30
ALBERTA NEWS

Rev. e. Olson went to Minneapolis
Tuesday for short visit.
The Schultz family spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bercaw.
Chris Eystad and family spent
Sunday with friends at Starbuck.
Miss Mary Johnson spent Sunday
with the Larson family at the lake.
Miss Myrtle Gulbranson of DON
nelly spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Mrs. Elmer Olson and Miss Elma
were at Morris between trains last
Tuesday.
Miss Flora Schultz went to Boards
ley Monday for weeks visit with
friends.
Miss Thelma Fougeron has been
assisting Mrs. Foley at the hotel the
past week.
Miss Dora Zimmerman has been
assisting at the Grafelman home the
past week.
Mrs. Gillon and son of Pennock,
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her sister, Mrs. Chas. Bercaw.
Mrs. Ole Gulbranson and Lester
and Lenard visited with Miss Hazel
at Starbuck Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Alice Buckley returned last
week from Sidney, Montana, where
she had been teaching a spring term
of school.
Supt. Grafelman has been very
busy this week conducting canning
contests in several towns throughout
the county
Miss Alma Bangarter went to
Mellette, S. D., last week where she
will enjoy an extended visit with her
sister, Mrs. Peter Loften.
Mrs. Chris Eystad received a mes
sage last week that her mother had
died at Starbuck. She went there
Wednesday to. attend the funeral.
Fred Andert is having a small
barn and garage built on his resid-
ence lot north of the track this week.
J. Kreiss, ST., of Morris is doing the
, work.
Walter Bengston of Portland, Ore,
has been calling on Alberta friends
this week. Mr.. Bengston will leave
the first of the week for military
training.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Gerber drove
to Minor, N. D., Sunday where they
visited with the L. G.. Morley family.
MIR. Gerber reports splendid crop con-
ditions the entire. distance.
Mrs r. L. Spaulding. is spending
the week with friends in the Twin
Cities. In the meantime F. L. is do
ing the cooking besides running an
up to date pool room, shoe shop,
harness shop and confectionery.
Ole Gulbranson has accepted the
job as janitor at the school house for
the approaching school year. Mr..
Gulbranson was offered consider
able advance in salary and decided
to return to the janitor work after
a years absence.
Threshing had been progressing
exceptionally fine until the rain
storm Of Tuesday evening which was
accompanied by very high wind
and considerable small hail. No
material damage was done in this
vicinity excepting the tops blown off
few hay and grain stacks.
Last Saturday night some un
known person relieved j. G.. Hamil
toms Ford Of three tires and one
front wheel besides kit of tools be-
longing to the auto. Mr.. Hamilton
has been unable to find any clue
whatever so far as to who did the
work III. Brugman also reports the
loss of 80 spring chickens in the
same way The people Of Alberta
have organized way of keeping a
close watch hereafter and who ever
it may be that is operating in this
vicinity had better change pastures
or they may think they are in the
front line trenches in France If they
should attempt to resume operations
of this kind around Alberta.
Some of the older classes seem to
be noticably less "chesty" in discuss
ing war activities since the passage