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Newspaper
Mora Tribune
Location
Mora, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
5
Published weekly listings of county officials and local ads. Notes transportation, railcars arrival, land sales by State Auditor Dunn, business moves, and community events across Kanabec County with names such as J.O Nelson A. G. Peterson Andrew Larson and Anton Smith. Several short items on travel, smoking ads, and stock sale at L. E. Conger’s store.
William Staples moved his family upstairs over Danforth and Crusoe’s as the week began. Frank Whitney drove up from Cambridge with several passengers. George Newbert, Kanabec County Bank cashier, visited Princeton over Sunday. Alfred Sundeen painted Pope’s new tenement, now Canary yellow. Charles Serline and Lucy Naumann visited Grass Lake and attended a camp meeting. Paul Morrison took up biking after a horse incident. Residents and visitors from Mora and nearby towns filled week with meetings, business, and social calls.
A contract was made yesterday with local farmers to build a creamery near here, slated to begin operations about May first. The sixteen year old son of G Sando, long ill with typhoid fever and pneumonia, is reported improving after doctors deemed the case hopeless. Mr W W Shulean, who has been visiting Kanabec County farmers, departed today for Cambridge, his home. he is described as a pleasant man who has likely gained many friends.
Tomorrow evening a well advertised charity ball will be held at Mora town hall with good music and effort to ensure success. Mr. Lewis, once fined a dollar, seeks to clarify rumors alleging drunken disorderly conduct, attributing the claim to a slippery sidewalk instead. A Grass Lake church camp meeting drew about four hundred attendees with pastors from Grass Lake Maple Ridge Anoka New Richland Wisconsin St Paul and Michigan.
W F Hillman announced a new Mora post office with himself as postmaster and ready to serve soon. He noted he has handled mail locally for years without pay and believes he is entitled to the position.
A Mora petition signed by all representative business men asks the Great Northern Railway to furnish an assistant for the depot agent. They argue it is impossible for one man to do the work of two and the company is pressing the station to manage tasks alone.
A four and a half pound potato set a new local record in Mora at Hans Peterson's shop last week, surpassing the previous three pound two ounce mark. Subscriptions and delivery details are explained, with price terms and service notes, plus local notices on building, beekeeping, and school reports.
An advertisement promotes Royal Ruby Port Wine as a medicinal cordial sold by Royal Wine Co. and distributed by L. E. Conger in Mora Minnesota. It offers an 8500 dollar reward for bottles under five years old or adulterated, and markets the product for sickness, convalescence, or strengthening, with bottle prices 1 quart for $1 and pint for 60 cents. The label warns consumers not to be misled by lookalikes.
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