Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-10-18
Local News Items

Call and see our line of second
hand cars. Lee & Ware. 42-43 adv.
The Red Cross work rooms have
been closed during the influenza
epidemic.
Rudolph Eek of Anoka spent last
Thursday and Friday at his home
here.
Miss Ruth Canty is here from
Wahpeton visiting with her father,
P. H. Canty.
A card was received here this week
stating that Edmund Dablow had
arrived safely in England.
Miss Belle Shields is safe overseas
according to a card received by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Shields
The Students Club meeting, sche-
duled for next Monday, has been in
definitely postponed on account of
the influenza.
Mrs. A. G. Satter received a card
from her son Lewis A. Satter saying
the ship on which he sailed arrived
safely overseas.
DR.. and Mrs. o. T. Johnson moved
this week into the Grove residence on
Park avenue, recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs. John Siverts.
Miss Elsa Wollthan came from St.
Cloud Tuesday to spend a few days
with her parents. She is attending
the st. Cloud Normal this year.
Christmas cards for soldier boys at
the front must be in the mails be-
fore October 81. Get your Christmas
cards for them now. Sylvander's
Drug Store. adv.
Marriage Licenses were issued this
week to Edward P. Baer and Miss
Alma N. Strom, Peter Schliep of
Swift county and Miss Emma Mesen-
brink, and Otto e. Giese of Swift
county and Miss Alma Senholtz.
Word was received here this week
that Irwin Peterson had died sudden
ly in Montana. He was born here,
and learned the BARRIERS trade here,
but of late years has been living near
Culberton, Montana.
Miss Lois Caine of Minneapolis,
came Tuesday for a visit with her
father and friends in Morris. She is
attending school in the city and on
account of the influenza the schools
are closed.
Robert J. Morrison, Co. G., 342
Inf, A. E. F., writes to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Morrison, that he
is fine and dandy" and that he new
err felt any better in his life than he
does right now
1t is our plain duty to urge every
one who loves soldier to send photo
graphs for Christmas, and to send
them early and so make sure he will
have them to gladden. his heart on
Christmas morning. Voss Studio.
adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clair and
family went to Duluth Friday of last
week for the benefit of Mrs. Clair's
health. They returned home Mon
day. Mr.. Clair tells of the terrible
conditions in the northern counties
as a result of the big forest fire
which has wiped out many towns and
burned hundreds of people.
Capt. Murphy from the adjutant's
office in st. Paul, was in Morris Tues
day to inspect the work of the local
draft board. He went from here, to
Glenwood where he expected to do
similar work, but on account Of get
ting injured in an automobile acct
dent he returned to Morris and is
now confined in his bed at the Mer-
chants Hotel
Word was received in Morris last
week of the death Of Everett Higbie,
nephew of E. C.. Higbie, who died
at the Great Lakes Naval Training
Station from influenza on Oct. LIST.
Mr.. Higbie was we'll known in Nor
ris, having attended the agricultural
school here when his uncle was sup
erintendent. He was married about
two years ago and left his wife and
a three-months old baby.
Morris shipped $50 pairs of socks
last week to headquarters. This
work was done during September
The knitters of the county have been
allotted 100 sweaters for October,
and are requested to keep on with the
sock knitting as long as the yarn