Morris tribune., 1918-01-04
Local News Items

i J. G. Retzlaff of Donnelly, was a
visitor in Morris last Sunday.
The WOmen's Institute will meet
next Tuesday, January 8, with Mrs.
r. Northcott.
Ladies' wool dresses on sale at
Wells Bros.-Hanson Co. at 20 per
cent discount. adv.
c. A. Christensen of Gilmore City,
Iowa, spent New Years with his
brother Martin.
! The Misses Dorothy and Beatrice
Geenty attended party in Grace
vile Monday evening.
DR.. w. Colyer of Minneapolis,
spent the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Colyer.
Friday at the Scandinavian S.
Hart in Dakota Dan, 7:45 and 900.
Admission 10 and Is cents. adv.
The regular meeting of the Ma
sonic lodge was held Tuesday eve
ming and officers installed for the
new year.
The Home Guards held another
of their enjoyable dances last Friday
| evening and about fifty couples were
in attendance.
Miss Lillian Bronson, former
clerk in the Weum store, visited with
friends here this week. Miss Bron-
son now lives at Aberdeen, S. D.
Judge and Mrs. S. A. Flaherty en-
joyed a visit from their SON, S. S.
Flaherty of Keewatin, Mimi, last
week. Mr.. Flaherty is an attorney
at Keewatin.
The new telephone directories will
be out in few days and many new
names appear in the book. Several
old subscribers have also been given
new numbers
The Modern Woodmen Lodge and
Royal Neighbors will hold a joint in
stallation of officers next Tuesday
evening, Jan. 8, and all members
should be present
A special meeting of the Eastern
Star lodge was held last Thursday
evening and five new candidates were
taken in. A program was also given
and refreshments served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Schlattman of
Breckenridge and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Mathiason of Middle River,
visited Monday and Tuesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Roberts.
o. r. Tewksbury left yesterday
for Green Cove Springs, Florida,
where he will spend the remainder
of the winter in a warmer climate.
He expects to stop off at Jacksonville
on his way and visit with the four
Morris boys located there.
Professor and Mrs. Utne enter
tanned the adult Bible class and sew
eral friends not members at their
home last Friday evening. Readings
were given by Mrs. Hope and Prof. I
Utne and Mrs. Utne served light re-
freshments at a late hour.
Prof. P. S. Jordan went to st. Paul |
last Friday to attend Farmers and |
Home Makers Week at the School of !
Agriculture. Today and tomorrow
he will help conduct the Shorthorn !
sales, he being secretary Of the Min
nesota Shorthorn Breeders Associa-
ton.
Twenty-one presidents of the vari-
GUS woman organizations of the city
have been holding meetings to dis
cuss how the various organizations
may increase and unite their vari-
Gus war activities. At the present
time they are pushing the program
for Efficiency Week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G.. Christensen
at New Years dinner,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Greeland and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. B. HI. Winter
and family, Mr.and Mrs. Ed. Han
son and family, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Devereaux and son of Alberta and
B. McCreery and G. A. Christensen
IF Gilmore City, Iowa,
The Morris Fire Department will
give their annual ball at the armory
On Friday evening, January II.
Music will be furnished by the Ideal
Orchestra A cordial invitation is
extended to all, and those who do
not dance may we'll buy tickets as a
testimonial of their appreciation of