Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-12-27


to spend Christmas at his home there.
Olga Brom came home this week
to spend the holidays.
Miss Ruth Leuty it at home for
the holidays She teaches at Cokato.
Telephone bus calls for Grifhth's
bus to the Merchants Hotel any time
of the day or night. advtf.
Miss Esther Cooley came up from
Battle Greek last Friday to spend
Christmas with her father.
Miss Hulda Olson went to Mime
apolis Monday to spend the holidays
with her brothers.
If you have a farm that you want
to sell call and see me, or write to
me at Morris, MINI. Jos. J. Gaffney.
Miss Florence Riley came from
Fargo Tuesday and spent Christmas
day at her home here.
Miss Celia Gutter, of Minneapolis,
came this week to spend Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Gutter.
DR.. and Mrs. W. N. Murray of Min
neapolis, came Tuesday to spend
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs
H. B. Jones.
DR.. w. H. Mahaff1e is spending
Christmas and New Years at his
home in Morris. He is superintend-
ent of the DeGraff Schools.
Jack Ortman spent Christmas at
the home of his parents in Morris.
He is stationed at Fort Smelling in
the quartermasters department.
The two daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
P. French have the influenza. Mary
was taken sick first and then Flor
ence next.
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most people make their New Years
resolutions and about this time next
week most of them will have been
broken.
Miss Mildred Ortman came home
last Saturday from Moorhead, where
she attends the normal, to spend the
Miss Charlotte Borrill, whose home
is in Canada, came last Saturday to
spend the holidays with her sisters,
Mrs. W. F. Cooley, Jr. and Mrs. E.
Judd.
Last Saturday, the 21st, was the
shortest day of the year and it will
not be long until there will be a
noticeable change in the rising and
setting of the sun.
J. G. Morrison was confined to
his home for several days the latter
part of last week and the first of this
week with bad cold, but was able
morning.
Emil Neitzel, who left from Nor
ris in November for Camp Forest,
Georgia, arrived here yesterday from
Fort Smelling where he was mustered
out, having received an honorable
discharge.
Miss Prone Weldele, operator at
the Northwestern Telephone Office
left last week for Buffalo where she
is assisting at the telephone Office
as most of the operators there are
sick with influenza.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Bjork
Christmas Day. Their sons Carl of
Duluth and Oscar of Benson were
both at home and will remain until
after New Years.
The daily papers of last Friday
contained the name of Corporal
Frank McDaniels as being severely
wounded. Corp. McDaniels is son
of Mrs. McDaniels living on Park
Avenue, and she had a letter from
him this week saying that he was
not wounded as bad as was at first
thought. He was shot in the hip but
is now able to get about with the
aid of crutches.
Hugh McNa1ly of Chokio, was
visitor in Norris last Friday and
called on several of his friends. He
has just received his honorable dis
charge from the S. A. T. G. and speaks
we'll of his experience in that branch
Of the service. His record was the
highest of any in his company and he
received some valuable experience in
the way of h1ackSmithing and tractor