Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-05-10

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hope and son,
Cameron, autoed to Wheaton and
Graceville last Friday
kamp accidentally spilled the boil
ing contents of coffee pot onto one
of his arms Tuesday and was badly
scalded
Our ice cream parlor is now open
for business. Kaldahl's ice cream,
always because we all know thele's;
none better. We would appreciate
a call. The II. B. Lund Store. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, c. Probst and
family moved last week into the
Peterson house on e 9Th street. Mrs.
Eric Peterson will move to Mime
apolis to be near her daughters.
John Anderson had two bones
broken in his right leg Wednesday
when a marble slab fell on him while
he was working on the new dining
hall at the Agricultural School.
There will be dance and basket
social given in Dist. No. 20 Friday
evening, May II, for the benefit of
the Red Cross. Boys bring the girls
and girls bring baskets and cups for
two. Miss Barbara Sauter, Teacher.
Committee No. of the Congrega-
tional Ladies' Aid Society is planning
on serving luncheon on Decoration
Day in the store building next to the
postoff1ce. The committee desires
the honor of serving luncheon free
to the ''Boys of 81"
F. A. Shipman, editor of the DON
nelly Star, was in Morris last Fri
day transacting business. Mr.. Ship
man is the assessor for Donnelly this
year and was at the court house to
get some necessary information that
will help him in his work.
AS result of two type slugs get
ting misplaced in the last issue of
the Tribune, we stated that Miss
Gertrude Hall would teach at Man
dan, N. D., next year. This should
have referred to Miss Hilda Kohl
Miss Hall says that she will not teach
next year, having refused the chance
of reelection in the Morris schools.
On Wednesday evening, May LIST,
the pupils of Dist. Sc, Swan Lake, in
company with their parents and
friends gathered at the home of Com
o. N. Dohlen and very
agreeably surprised their teacher.
Miss Rebecca Satter. The evening
was given over to games and after
delicious refreshments were served.
Henry Nicholson presented a purse
given by the parents and friends as
an appreciation of her school work
to Miss Satter. At late hour the
party adjourned, everyone having had
a very pleasant evening.
S. H. Grosland, who has been
of the Morris band for the
past two years, has conceived the
idea of getting up county band.
On account of the bands in the diff
erent towns being depleted by war
calls it is almost impossible to keep
up the different organizations, but
there are enough members remain
ing to make one good band. Every
town has a number Of old and we'll
trained musicians and Mr.. Grassland
has a band already Of nearly thirty
members. They are holding prac-
tees every week and Stevens county
will soon have real band.
Edward Albert Wiggam gave an
interesting lecture on Mon
day evening as the closing number of
the lecture course. He has just re-
turned from the front, and like every
one who has been there, returned
with the utmost optimism as to the
outcome of the war. He brought
back with him relics Of various kinds.
including propeller blade from the
first American airship to take part in
a night flight, shell from the fam
Gus Is, a gas mask, life-suit for
use on boats in danger Of being tor
pedoed, and many other articles, and
he grouped his lecture around these.
After the formal lecture he cheer
fully answered questions for long
time to the large. part Of his aud
fence who remained for that pur-
pose.
A new line of work known as the
Adult Refugee Work has been taken
up by the local Red Cross Chapter.
and in accordance with the appor-
tionment made by the division head
quarters will make Is women's house
dresses, 10 women's petticoats, and
I n canpC with hood each month, Mrs