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The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

Senator Bailey, of Texas, has
been voting with the Republicans
on measures advocated by his
Democratic colleagues. He is
now writing explanations to III
constituents. The most effective
way to explain is to resign and
go home.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

The crusade against intoXicat-
ing drinks has been on for sever
al years and the country is stead
lily drying. Coincident with this
movement the introduction of
soft drinks took a rapid growth
and at this date Coca Cola, Gin
ger Ale, Lemon Sour and the
dew drops from many other flaw
ors may be enjoyed at nearly
every store in the entire country,
while the towns are better equip.
ped to furnish soda water with
Ice cream attachments. The
force behind the temperance
move has pressed its cause or
the ground that intoxicants are
dangerous and destructive, all o.
which we most heartily endorse
and believe, but to be plain, il
appears that there is danger Turk
ing in the tight bottles of flavor
ed water loaded with gas. With
in the last few days there have
been two coca cola explosions il
Columbia and two men were GU
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

HustOnville suffered a distruct-
i've fire last Tuesday night.
Three business houses and a liv-
cry stable in the center of the
town were consumed, entailing
a loss of fifteen or twenty thou
sand dollars.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

The public is getting very tired
of the metropolitan papers TAX
ing up so much space with divorce
proceedings filed by old society
blisters. Mrs. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould against Howard
Gould, for instance.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

A number of the local unious
of the American Society Of
Equity in Bracken county hav
issued calls to their members,
asking them to discuss the matter
of building Equity" Touring
mills in the county. It is pro-
posed to sell the stock to farmers
only and make the concern a
strictly farmers organization.
If the company is organized the
mill will probably be located at
Augusta.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

A. monument to cost $25, 600 is
to be erected on the State Capitol
grounds, Nashville, in memory of
the late United States Senator
E. w. Carmack. 1t will be just
tribute to one who was a great
man
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

Gov, Wilson has appointed
John P. Haswell, of Brecken-
ridge county, Railroad Commits
sioner from the First district to
succeed Nc D. Ferguson, who re-
Gently died. Ferguson was a
Democrat.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30
WE'D, JUNE 80, 1909.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR c1Rou1TscoURT CLERK

We are authorized to annouce G. P.
Burress a candidate for the office of
Circuit Court Clerk of Adair County,
subject to the action of the Democratic
party.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30
FOR JAILER.

We are authorized to announce c. G.
Jeffries, a candidate for Jailer OF
Adair county, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
We.are authorized to announce A. A.
Miller a candidateIfor Jailer of Adair
county, subjectsto the action of the
Democratic party.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

The murder Of Elsie Sigel. who
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30
Midsummer Goods on );

Notions, Hardware and everything else can
be found at my place of business, and cor
daily invite you.
For the large trade have received in
the past, accept my grateful thanks.
The Adair County news., 1909-06-30

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Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
The Running Squad.

Herman RevieW:-Ata a recent meet
ing of the local fire company run
ming squad of twelve was selected
from among the twenty members as
team to compete for the prizes at the
district firemen's tournament held at
Morris July End and 3rd. In all 81
fire companies are members of the
district association and the local boys
will have large field to go against.
At the last two meetings Herman has
won second money and this year they
will be satisfied with no less than first
prize. A committee was selected to
purchase firemen's running suits, and
we understand the shirts and trou-
sers have arrived and will be used
in the thrice weekly run. The boys
are fitted out with parade uniforms
and we wager that no local fire COM
pany will be represented at Morris
better equipped-and better than that
none better in sprinting ability. The
boys are out to win, not only first
money, but the tournament for 1910.
Success to you boys.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Program for Memorial Day.

Memorial Day this year will be OBJ
served on Monday, May 81, and pre-
parations have already been made for
the proper observance of the day.
Overton Post, No. SO, will meet at
the armory at 10 a. m. and proceed to
the cemeteries and decorate the graves
of deceased comrades. The ladies of
the Elizabeth Reem Circle are invited
to attend the services at the ceme-
teries. Carriages will be provided for
all old soldiers and the ladies of tue
Circle. The teachers and pupils of
the public schools and all citizens are
invited to attend the services at the
cemeteries and armory.
The Post will meet at the armory at
2 o'clock p. m. where the following
exercises will take place:-
Music . Morris Band
Invocation, Rev. Hammond
Song,
Reading of General Orders,
...... w. L. Colyer, Adjt.
MUSIC. ....... ......... ........B Band
Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg 49,.
.................. W. L. Colyer
Song,
Address j. G. Morrison
Song,
Music .......... -...............,Ba Band
Song, America.
Benediction .... Rev. Hammond
Overton Post, No. SO, G. A. R., will
attend services at the M. E. Church
Sunday, May 30th, 1909. The post
viii meet at the store of w. c. Light
at 10 a. m. and proceed to the church.
Ladies of the Elizabeth Reem Circle
are invited to go with the Post.
Richard Northcott,
Commander.
W. L. Colyer, Adj.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
One More for Independents.

Last Sunday the Morris Indepen-
dents defeated the Hancock City
team by the tune of 10 to at Hancock.
The game opened nice for Morris
with two Dagger, but they could not
bunch their hits to follow it and the
score was a blank till the first of the
third when double and triple for
ced one in and again they got one in
the fifth.
The last of the seventh came with
Hancock up and every one playing
good ball but a couple of errors in the
field started things and it was nice
exhibition of association foot ball for a
while. Lords arm being little out
of gear and the team giving him no
support, he was sent to the bench
and Bloom sent in with the bases full
and the score to with the on the
wrong sheet.
The foot ball game seemed to have
been finished Morris settled down and
the side was retired with only one
more man, crossing the plate.
The first of the eighth came and
things looked dark but Brad broke the
hoodoo with hit and Hank followed
and hit by Rosie scored two. This
was all for this inning as Hancock
was BANKED in her half.
Capt. opened the next with triple
and Aune followed with the same
dream and bingles by Hank, Pat,
Rosie and Bob coupled with a couple
of errors gave the Independents a
nice lead.
In the meantime, the hoist was used
on Murphy and another pitcher put in
but he was just the required size and
before the side was retired, Morris
had annexed six scores and were able
to blank Hancock in her half and the
suspense was over.
Score by innings:
Morris 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 so
Hancock 0 0 % 6 0 o.
Morris, Brad, Bingo-Rosie.
Hancock, Severson, Murphy and
Hits off Lord, IN innings, off
Bloom, 2 in 2 innings, off Murphy, 8
in innings and off the unknown.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
An Illustration.

l have stated that every merchant
advertises and that advertising is a
factor in every business. Let us see
whether am right or not.
John Smith starts in business, (John
has done good many things since he
got that big advertisement from Poca-
hontas and think it's safe to assume
he has at some time started in the re-
tail.) One of the first things he does
is to put a sign over the store adver-
tising the fact that John Smith is there.
If it is neat looking sign it is good
advertising.
His stock arrives and John gets
busy putting it in order, arranging it
attractively on shelves and counters
and again he does some good adver-
tising.
Customers come in, are pleased with
the appearance of his store and talk
about it. Advertising again, and good,
too,
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Most Deadly of African Fevers.

We often hear of the African fever,
or jungle fever. But speak of the fe-
yer to the man who has been in the
regions where it prevails and he will
tell you that it is more feared by the
explorer than the most dangerous ami
NAL. There is a malarial fever that
the African mosquito will put into you
with it's bite. 1t may stay in you six
or seven years, but you can finally get
rid of it by proper treatment. But the
black water fever of German East Af-
rica comes on you and catches you!
when you may think the trouble iss
only little malaria. Unless there is
physician in the party who knows it's
signs the man who is stricken with it
seldom comes back in the civilized
world alive.-Van Norden Magazine.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
CATCH CROPS.
Enrich the Soil and Furnish
Cheap Feed.

Furnished by the Minnesota Far
mer's Institutes, st. Anthony Park
st. Paul, Mimi
The term catch crop is used for any
crop grown that is not regularly
planned for certain field, that is, ii
is put i'll where another crop has fail
ed or after another crop has been
removed from the land. Millet sown
where corn or other grain crop has
failed or rape sown with grain crop
or after grain crop, or in corn at the
last cultivation to furnish fall feed, is
catch crop.
There are three great advantages in
catch crops and reasons why their
use should be extended, first, they
furnish very cheap feed; second, they
grow in place of weeds; third, they
improve the condition of the soil by
adding vegetable matter, especially
if pastured off or plowed under.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
John Gets Lazy.

Perhaps John gets lazy or Indifferent
puts goods in his window that look
all right at first but after a month or
two begin to look soiled and shopworn
still Advertising this time it's
bad. People pass, see nothing new to
attract them and go right along. Per-
haps johns stock isn't as we'll kept as
it ought to be, stuff doesn't look clean
Or up to date.
Again bad advertising.
You see there isn't anything John
can do in the conduct Of his business
that doesn't advertise him one way or
the other.
Gentlemen, every one Of us adver-
tise whether we want to or not and we
can't help it. Some of US push adver-
tising farther than others, but we all
do it.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Sound Absorbers.

Objects and materials in an audito
rum absorb sound in a striking de-
gree The standard of perfect absorp-
ton taken is an open window, through
which sound passes and does not re-
turn. A large audience absorbs SO per
cent of the sound; Persian rug, %
per cent of the Incident sound; uphol-
stored furniture or Oil paintings, %
per cent; curtains, % per cent: limo
leum on the floor, II per cent; pine
flooring, 6 per cent; glass, 3113 per cent;
brickwork or plaster, 215 per cent.
This explains why it is necessary to,
speak louder to a large than to a small
audience; also why hall with un-
pleasant echoes when empty may be-
come easy to speak in when filed.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
SHE sTOOPS TO CONQUER.
Senior Class Play at Armory
Next Wednesday.

The Senior class play will be given
at the armory next Wednesday even
ing, May 26th. The class will present
Goldsmith's popular comedy. "She
Stoops to Conquer.
The high school plays have always
attracted crowded houses in Morris
and this will no doubt prove no ex-
ception. The seniors have a large
class from which to select and have
been working on the play for several
weeks and it is expected that they
will make a real success with their
class play.
Guy Matteson is playing the diff
cult role of young Marlow and seems
already to be equally at home in
either of his almost opposite parts.
The dutiful daughter who is willing to
stoop to conquer is played by Ruth
Pushor. AS Miss Hardcastle, she is
compelled to appease the wrath of an
insulted father and appear as a bar
maid to win her lover.
Mr.. Hardcastle is whimsical old
fellow who tries to be courteous to his
guests and whose feelings are turned
from wrath to good fellowship as the
plot becomes clear. Clarence Bicknell
will make you think that Mr.. Hard
castle is the real old English gentle
men. Viola Wood has the funny part
of the cratic old lady, Mrs. Hardcastle
and she will present her Tony Lump
kins (Frank Harris) in some extremely
funny scenes. Hasting, the friend of
young NARROW will be presented by
Ernest Gyllenburg. Josephine Eddy
as Miss Neville will supply ga little
tete-a-t tete of her own" VIII Cooley
will be seen in the role of an indignant
old man (Sir Charles Marlow) who
thinks he knows his own son.
The jest of the play starts from a
trick that Tony plays upon his father
by sending his guests to his fathers
house as to an inn. All become con-
fused except Tony and some of the
scenes that result are very amusing.
The play will being at 8:15.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Butterfly Pastry.

The favorite delicacy Of the nativs
Australian are bugong cakes, which
are made from a species of butterfly.
Fires are lighted under the trees upon
which the butterflies settle. and, suffo-
Gated by the smoke, they drop to earth
The bodies are pounded into pulp and
made into cakes, which have a very
pungent odor. and they have the un-
desirable effect of making the eater
very i'll for several days. But if the
diet is persevered with the unpleasant
symptoms pass away, and the invalids
digest them well and become exceed
ingly fat.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
HOW TO GET FREE ROCK.
F. A. Wadsworth Explains Me-
thod of Getting Material
Under New Law.

The new law under which crushed
stone for road building may be secured
practically free by the country dis
tricts of Minnesota will be taken ad
vantage of as soon as the rock crush
ing machinery at ST. Cloud can be
placed in operation again by the state
board of control. The rock crusher is
now in use at Fergus Falls, but will
soon be shipped back to the reforma-
tory at St. Cloud, and will begin crush
ing rock to be furnished free on board
cars at St. Cloud, to any road district
in the state. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads have agreed to
haul 100 carloads each for a distance
of seventy five miles.
F. Fl. Wadsworth of Minneapolis,
good roads enthusiast, had an impor-
tant part in securing the new law. He
tells the Minneapolis Journal how the
rock can be obtained in the following:
"It is the duty of the state highway
commission, consisting of Louis W.
Hill, president, John B. Galarneaut
and Charles Halvorsen, with George
W. Cooley, secretary and engineer, to
apply to the board Of control for this
crushed rock and to provide plans for
the construction and repair of public
roads in Minnesota with this crushed
rock, and they are to designate to
what points it shall first be hauled. 1t
may be called for by petition to the
state highway commission of the farm
ers at any town or station, or by the
county commissioners of any county,
but if it is to be hauled free by the
two above named railroads, it must be
to points ON said railroads within sew
enty five miles from the crusher at
st. Cloud, and outside of Hennepin,
Ramsey and St. Louis counties. 1t is
thought these three counties should
take care of themselves.
81 would not presume to attempt to
dictate any method of procedure in
this matter, but a number of interest
ed parties who are anxious for these
macadamized roads, have requested
me to call the attention of the farmers
and all interested in getting good
roads to this law When it is put into
operation, and the farmers are enjoy
ing good, solid, smooth, durable, ma
cadamized, permanent roads, without
paying anything for the crusher, the
labor for crus hing, or the railroad
transportation to the stations along
the railroads in their counties, or for
plans and specifications of the most
modern and approved method of such
road construction, and they can then
haul to the station, even in wet wea-
ther, three or four times as much as
they can now, they will be satisfied
beyond doubt that this law, in good
faith, is chiefly in their interest"
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Beats Catalogs.

Right here let me say that a well as
sorted stock of merchandise that peo-
pie can select from personally, back
ed by the right kind of advertising,
will beat any catalog that was ever
published.
The kind of a campaign that is 60
ing to win for us all is the one that
has no end. We can never let up on
any competition but most of all on the
picture book kind, that uses the Unit
ed States mail to try and knock out
the small towns that are the real
strength of the United States.
The picture book with its vivid des-
criptions may hurt a sleepy town but
it will never seriously iujure a wide
awake community. Half a dozen live
merchants in any town, hustling for
business with the merchandise to
back up their statements will win out
against two ton catalog.
Farmers are just like any one else,
they have got to be shown-but
show them, advertise to them, keep
everlastingly at it and you will find
them dealing with the men they
know and have confidence in.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Subtle Advertisinu.

"a temperance society in the middle
west" said temperance worker "once
had splendid lecturer. a reformed
drunkard This lecturer. after a year
or so. was discharged An admirer
asked why he had been released. and
the society's president answered:
Don't you remember how he con-
tinually referred to the irresistible Sc
ductions of certain brand of beer. at.
tributing his downfall to it? Well, 1t
turns out that the brewer paid him a
quarter for every time he rang in the
beers name.'"
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Couldn't Lift 1t.
A. D. WILSON.

It was on board the peerless liner
Hurrytania. and the lady was in tears.
An officer paused and asked the
cause.
"Wwhy," she stammered. 81 noticed
that everybody on board was taking
all sorts of things for souvenirs, and
/ thought I'd like that nice looking
anchor over there, and when nobody
was looking / stopped down to lift
1t and broke sixteen tapes and lost
seventeen buttons. and-and the horrid
thing wouldn't come upp'
And she wept afresh as she walked
away.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
John Smiths Progress.

We have started John Smith in busi-
awake fellow and watch his progress.
He may have had things easy for a
year or two-no competition, and
grown careless about the appearance
of his store and the condition of his
stock. Then competitor comes
along after business and the first thing
John knows some of the men he look
ed on as his regular customers are
buying of the other fellow. He makes
up his mind to do some newspaper
and circular advertising.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Woman Suffrage.

George, have you any influence
with the election board?'
Perhaps"
We'll, l want you to see them right
away and tell them that they must be
careful and not let election day come
on our washday, or our baking day, or
our sweeping day, or my bridge whist
day, because if they do l certainly
won't have time to vote. cleveland
Plain Dealer
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22

Gus de Smith-Do you know my
father, Miss Birdie? Birdie-I have
hever met him. but l believe he is
modest, unassuming sort Of man. Gus
de Smith-Right you are! You can get
some kind of an idea how unostenta-
tious he is when l tell ycu he does
not brag about having me for son.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
What Else Gould He Do?

A stranger in western town asked
his friends where he could find faro
layout. They told him there was one
in town and it was crooked In the
evening they missed him. and after
long search through the most likely
places they thought to look in the
most unlikely of all-the crooked faro
place-and there he was. Leaning
over him ct his play. they whispered.
Didn't we tell you this game was
crooked?" ''Yes," he said, whispering
back. ''but you say it's the only one
in town" ."-Everybody's.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22

"And it's awfully impolite to inter-
rupt one who is talking, isn't it, moth
err"
Except when a woman is describ-
ing clothes, my dear, and then it is
polite to constantly calculate, How
lovely! or How ridiculousp as the
case may be''-Kansas City Times.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
W. L. Colyer, Adj.

"Fohgive yoh enemies" said Uncle
Eben, "but don let yoh forgiveness go
so far as to tempt yoh to git sociable
an trade hosses. Washington Star.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
The Local Newspaper.

There is nothing so good for town
as live newspaper. 1t doesn't make
any difference how small it is, if it is a
live one it will grow and it will bring
business to every merchant who ad-
vertises in it. Not an occasional half
hearted ad to help the proprietor
along but systematic, vigorous cam
paign to help his business along.
Just as the storekeeper thrives on
the patronage of the community in
which he lives, so does every one else
and the pulse of the town is its news
paper. Find a bright lively paper and
you are always sure that the people
round it are the right kind.
There isn't any help that is stronger
in your fight against catalog houses
than your home paper. I don't mean
in it's editorial or news columns.
What is written there helps, but the
real story to the consumer is told in
the advertising columns by the home
merchant.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Rape.

Of all these crops rape is probably
the best, as the seed is very cheap,
it grows quickly and furnishes ex-
cellent pasture for all animals with the
possible exception of milch cows.
Rape makes good growth for pas
ure in about six weeks after sown, if
sown alone. It may be sown sue
cessfully with grain crops when they
are sown or shortly afterward. When
sown in this way it is used for fall
pasture. The seed costs but about 10
cents per cents per acre, hence furn-
ishes very cheap pasturage.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22

Mrs. Jones (going outl-You won't be
lonely, dear, will you? Mr.. Jones-No,
ducky. / shan't miss you at all. The
parrots here, you know.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22

my long lost brother!" she cried
with joy.
my long lost sister, he cried, with
more joy.
Now, look here" interrupted the
surprised witness Of the happy re-
union, which of you was it that was
lost ?''-Exchange.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22

Johnny" said the boys mother, Il
hope you have been nice, quiet boy
at school this afternoon"
That's what I was," answered
Johnny. Il went to sleep right after
dinner, and the teacher said that she'd
whip any boy in the room who walked
me up."-Chicago News.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Salesmanship in Printed Form

The underlying principle of adver-
tising is salesmanship in printed form,
and for the retailer who is in daily
communication with his customers,
advertisements should be straight and
to the point.
Good merchandising is handling
what people want. Good advertising
is telling them about it. If you have
special brand of coffee that you are
selling at a popular price, tell your
trade about it and your ads will sell
coffee for you.
Morris tribune., 1909-05-22
Rape and Clover in Grain.

Mr.. Chas. Nelson of Meeker Co.,
Mimi, sowed rape and clover in sixty
acres of grain in the spring of 1907,
and that fall pastured his herd of 20
COWS two months on this field, getting
from the creamery $225.OO in cream
checks for the two months, which
brought him over three dollars per
acre from his field after getting the
regular, grain crop. The crop took
the place of weeds. The whole of the
crop was left ON the. field. While
growing after harvest it used the
available plant food in the soil which
otherwise would have been largely
lost by eaching, and thus left this
plant food in the soil in the form of
vegetable matter that will be easily
broken down next year and while be-
ing broken down Or rotting it will
help to iberate the mineral plant fooa
locked in the soil.
Such crop adds considerable to the
income from the field the year it is
grown and leaves the soil in better
condition for crops in succeeding
years.