The true northerner., 1880-04-23
THE MArTEsoN-MoRRls MORTGAGES.

ihE Nm Ar>oO-N-NOhhlo MOhIdAtES.
correspondent Of the Post and Tribune
writes: The last Of the series OF mortgages
purporting to have been given by member OF
the Morris family to Milo.D. Matteson was this
day cancelled By the voluntary act Of the al
eged mortgagee and his assignee. The follow
ing is brief statement Of all the facts in the
cases. In July, 1874, IL became known that a
mortgage existed against the lands OF Charles
H. Morris Of I'll, 900, whereinAiilo d. Mat.eson
was mortgage. The genuineness of this mort
gage Morris Immediately denied, and commeuc-
ed suit to have it cancelled. Shortly after three
other mortgages were discovered on record on
the lands OF Amos Morris, wherein Milo d.
Matteson was mortgage. These also were
pronounced by Amos Morris rot to be genuine.
Matteson was arrested for forgery, tired in Van
Buren county and convicted. new trial was
obtained and yenue changed to 81. Joseph
county, when Matteson was acquitted. Matte
son, or rather his assignee, forthwith COM
menced suit OF foreclosure. Those against
Amos Morris were found 10 be fraudulent
fabrications and disallowed by tue supreme
court, 40 Mich, 90. The enc against Charles
II. Morris was prosecuted on transfer TO the
| nited States court at Grand Rapids. Pending
this, on the evening or September 90 1879,
Chas II. Morris and his wife were murdered at
their home, the full details of which have been
heretofore published. The administrator of
q. III. Morris, who Is Elias Morris, with the
other defendants in the foreclosure Of The
S11000, continued the defense in the federal
court, and employed the same attorneys as
carried on the defeuse in the Amos Morris suit
in chancery, by Edward Bacon OF Niles add
Geo. W. Lawton OF Lawtop, aud had reached
the cross-examinatIon OF Milo D. Matteson,
when suddenly the complainant offered to ac-
cept $4,000, discontinue the suit and pay his
own costs. As there was existing mortgage
of 1920 admitted to have been given by C. II.
Morris to Milo ID. Matteson, and unpaid, and
as that was included in the proposition OF set
tlement, il was accepted and the money pad
and all the liens against the Norris property
not before discharged and held by Matteson
released and all further ciyil Litigation be-
tween them closed out. There yet remains the
unsolved mystery OF the murder Of Chas. II.
Morris and his wife, which time alone may
clear up.
, STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY PRIZES.
~ the winter meeting OF the Michigan state
pomologlcal society the executive board decided
to offer premiums tor the most persistent and
bestdIrected endeavors to combat the codling
moth. Two premiums are now offered, first
OF $50 and second or S25, subject to the fol-
, lowing provisions:
1s. Societies, oranges, municipalities, and
neghborhoods can compete for the premiums.
I'd. Notice Of inention to compete for prsmi-
ums must be fled with Secretary Charles W.
Garfield at Grand Rapids, before June 10, 1880.
, 81. The area covered, the number Of trees
, protected, the number Of larve or moths de-
, stroyed the method used, the effort put forth,
and the general success attained, Will all be
CONSIDERATIONS IN making the awards.
4th A complete statement will be required
Of each competitor as to the work accomplished,
: manner OF doing Il, and information acquired,
accompanied By an affidavit OF its correctness,
tie same to be fled with the secretary OF the
state pomolog!cai society on or before Decem-
5 Der /, 1880.
9th. The executive board OF the state pomo-
logical society VIII act as awarding committee,
}. and the right is reserved to Withhold all premi-
ums 10 case the committee consider no effort
worthy of prize. C. ". GARFIELD,
o Sec. State Pathological Society.
e The accompanying suggestions concerning
/, the band method OF combating the codlng
, ! ho of 10 bn tez to- A
: themselves OF the above offer:
Z PREPARATION Foa BANDS
i, The rough bark should be scfaped from the
: trees before June 20. Old bird nests should be
' removed from bearing trees, and stumps or
rubbish should be removed from beneath thers.
KIND OF BANDS
: The bands should be either OF woolen cloth
or heavy paper - carpet-paper is best.
v Each band should be four inches wide, and long
: eaough o reach around the tree, with sufficient
: lap to be readily tackled.
} HOW TO ADJUST
First tack the band to the tree at one end,
driving the tack to the head; then wind the
band close about the tree till the other end laps
: over the tack already driven. This end is then
7" secured by q second tack, which should not be
driven quite to the head.
y TIME TO ADJUsT.
o The bands should be n place by June 20
9 They need be put only on such trees as are in
bearing.
AFTER MANAGEMENT.
G About July and every ten days thereafter
h Till Aug. sc, and again IN November, the bands
d should be carefully unwound, after removing
@ the outer tack, and every one Of the "worms y
or pupe crushed The worms are so large as
! to be easily seen, whether IN cocoons or not
J. and none need be missed. After all are crush
ed the band should be again tackled.
= small tack-hammer, with good claw, sus-
"a pended about the neck, viii be very convenient
in this work
Ia WHO SHOULD DO IT.
r AS will be seen, this work comes just when
D. the farmer and Pomologlst are most occupied
That every man or a neighborhood or com
rs munity would attend to the work, is expecting
ir too much, yet all suffer from each case OF neg
lect. There must be concert OF action. Why
not then, employ some trusty man or boy tt
o,vo IN HE whole time expresslv stating iu the