Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-01-03


with Mrs. Trip assisting as hostess,
Wednesday afternoon the 9Th.
A. H. Terrell left for points in
North Dakota yesterday as salesman
for the Paper Supply Company of
Minneapolis. He was here to spend
the holidays with his family.
Sheridan Flaherty Of Wadena spent
New Years and Christmas with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Flaherty, in
Morris. He will return home Mon
day.
Postmaster McCanney has received
notice Of an auction sale of govern
ment horses and mules at Camp
Grant on January 7. These horses
have seen very little service and are
in fine condition.
Walter Terrell came from Chckio
Tuesday evening and spent New
Years Day with his parents. He is
now employed in Mr.. DCrweiI 9r's
bank at Chokio and is very we'll sat
isfied with his position.
Miss Lucille Olson returned last
Saturday in order to be here for the
opening of the schools Monday. She
spent two weeks at Shakopee with
her mother, who is still there tax
ing treatments at the sanitorium.
Mrs. A. P. Lindgren and daugh-
ter Edith of Minneapolis, mother and
sister of Mrs. E. w. hobbs, came last
Saturday and will remain here for a
few weeks while Mrs. hobbs is re-
covering from her recent operation.
Mrs. E. w. hobbs went to the
Norris General Hospital last Sun
day and on Monday was operated on
for appendicitis. At this writing
she is getting along fine and eX-
poets to be able to return home in
q few days.
DR.. and Mrs. G. r. Christensen
arrived in NORRIS Saturday night and
as soon as they can find a suitable
residence they will be at home to
their friends. Dr. Christensen has
decided to locate in Morris perman-
emily and will confine his practice to
surgery. He has performed several
operations this week.
All of the teachers returned to
Morris Saturday and Sunday, ready
for the opening Of the school Monday.
r7ew Years Day was not observed as
a holiday and from now until the
schools close in the spring there will
be few holidays of any sort unless
circumstances should enforce anoth-
er closing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller received
a couple of letters this week from
their son, Sergeant Albert Miller.
He has recently been transferred
from Rantoul, ILL.,, to Americas, Ga.
He is now in the 112th Aero Squa-
dron, A. G. S. Depot. In his letters
he stated that he had no idea when he
would be returned to civil life.
Nels Anderson, a brother of the
late Martin Anderson, is still con-
fined at the Morris General Hospital,
but is recovering slowly. He first
had influenza and this was followed
by severe case of pneumonia, from
which he was not expected to recover
at one time. It will be many weeks
before he is able to return to his
home.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church will meet this afternoon, Fri
day, at 2 o'clock sharp at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. w. Mahaffie. War
pictures will be shown and a lunch
con will be served, and every mem
Der of the Aid is urged to be present.
In the evening the pictures will again
be shown for the benefit of the pub
lie and everybody is invited. A
luncheon will also be served in the
evening to everybody.
The past two weeks have been
great ones for the farmers who raise
turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens.
The price paid for dressed turkey has
been from % to soc a pound, dressed
ducks 24c, dressed geese 21c, and
dressed chickens tic, Loads and loads
of poultry have been brought to town
and single turkeys sold for as high
as 81 each. Only needed to weigh
"a pounds to bring that. 1t is with
in the memory of most men you could
buy nice 200-pound hog for 81.
The farmer who understands his
business is having his inning these
days.
For weeks Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
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