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Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Resolution.
(By Alderman Guter)

(By Alderman Guter)
Alderman Gutter offered the passage
and the adoption of the following
resolution, which was duly seconded
by Alderman Lund.
Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Morris that the annual
tax levy for the year 1909, in and for
the said City of Morris be and the
same hereby is levied and imposed as
follows and for the purposes herein
after set forth, to-wit:
For the general fund for the
City of Morris $7,OOO.OO
For the library fund of the
City of Morris ...... 100000
Making a total levy here
by of ......... 100000
And be it further resolved that the
auditor in for the County of Stevens
and State of Minnesota be, and here
by is, empowered and authorized to
levy and impose the aforesaid tax
and for the purposes aforesaid upon
the taxable property within the said
City of Morris.
This resolution to take effect and be
in force from after its passage and
publication thereof.
Passed this 9Th day of October, A..
ID. 1909.
ANTON WATZKE,
Pres. of the Council
Attest-C. B. BURPEE,
City Clerk
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Four DAYS of II.

A trained nurse tells this story OF q
Mrs. Malaprop of Brooklyn, says the
New York Sun:
"She was calling on a very sick
case Of mine, and. like many women,
she was unwilling to let any one be
sicker than she had been. When the
patient had described her symptoms
and her sufferings. she retorted: i
know how you feel. Once was four
days In state Of complete kimono." :"
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Ho z ON

cA0o0N00a0O 800 - N1c~c
Many of the "Hortonites,' becom
ing aware of the approach of King
Winter went to Morris Wednesday Il
replenish their coalbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spein entertain.
ed number of friends one evening
last week, in honor of Miss Margare
Wheeler. Dnring the evening games
and other amusements were indulge6
in, after which toothsome refresh.
ments were served.
S. S. Mccormack purchased horse
of Arthur Wood last Monday.
Wagner Bros. finished threshing fol
Fl. Buntje this week.
Quite a number of the people o.
this vicinity were contemplating at.
tending Market Day at Morris but
were prevented by the inclement
weather.
S. S. Mccormack leaves Saturday
for Browns Valley where he has ar
auction dated for Monday, October
the 25th.
Too late for last week.
P. W. Carr, of Adams, Mimi, was
transacting business at the Dean farm
last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. DeWane and son Ray were
Morris callers last Saturday.
M. Spain had the misfortune to loose
valuable horse last Tuesday night.
Ross Morgan and Aage Hanson fin
ished building large granary for w.
W. Dean, last Thursday.
School began at District No. 25 last
Monday morning with 10 pupils en-
rolled.
Mrs. John Hanrehan attended the
funeral of her cousin, Mrs. Haley, of
Willmar, last week.
A merry quartet of young people
attended the dance at Cores last
Saturday night.
Messrs. Mcqueen, Huebner and
Krusen were hauling grain from this
locality last Tuesday and Wednesday
and the latter had the misfortune to
get stuck in a slough but was pulled
out after considerable wreckage.
Mr.. 'Thomason finished threshing
for the fall by threshing 200 bushels
of fax for Jas. Maloney last Wednes-
day.
Ross Morgan took in the Ainsley
Orchestra dance at the armory last
Friday night.
Considerable commotion was caused
at Hudspeth's last Tuesday when
some sparks from the engine set fire
to the grass west of Thomason's
threshing machine. The wind was
blowing in the direction of the house
and things were getting pretty lively
when the tank-wagon was gotten in
the ring with "Shanko" pumping, and
'sArt' as hoseman.
Medals are due several of the fire
fighters for the quick time made.
Miss Thomason, of Iowa, is visiting
TT It'll. - 90 In&n
Miss Rose Murphy was visiting
friends in st. Paul last week.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15

Pessinnist and Optimist contrasted.
The pessimist kills wasp right off.
The optimist waits until it stings him.
The pessimist raps the cow over the
back with the milk stool the first time
she kicks. The optimist waits until
she spills the milk.
The pessimist condemns the book
agent the moment he enters his home.
The optimist waits until he has sold
him the book.-Lippincott's
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Absentminded.

wilkins is the most absentminded
cuss ever met"
How sop
1.-THE last time he got in the BARRIERS
chair he pinned the newspaper around
his neck and began to read the towel"
philadelphia Record.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Famous Eamines.

! In A. D.. $50 famine prevailed all
over the south of Europe. raging,
worst in Italy, where parents ate their
children In 739 England, Scotland
and Wales were ravaged; also in 1923,
when thousands starved, and in 954.
when the crops failed for four success
sive Years In 1915 an awful famine
ragged throughout all Europe and again
from l!rs to 1896. when crop failures
caused trrrible suffering. In England
and France the people ate the flesh of
dogs antl cats, and many cases of can.
niballsln were recorded.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Synnathx.

Katie-Say, auntie. dear, you're an
old maid, amt you?
Auntie-Yes (hesitatingly). but 1t isn't
nice to ask such questions.
Katie-Now, doust be mad, auntie.
know it isn't your fault Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
Bismarck,s Comment.

Prince Bismarck was once pressed
by certain American official to rec
ommend his son for diplomatic
place .He is very remarkable fei-
low" said the proud father. He
speaks seven languages"
''Indeed" said Bismarck, who did
not hold very high opinion of lin
guistic requirements. What won
derful head waiter he would make"
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
His Style of Boat.

His Style of Boat.
"And your husband is yachtsmanT
eyes, indeed, and awfully enthusias-
tic about it. He has nice boat Of his
own"
''Is it a centerboard boatw
''N-no. From what hear it must be
q sideboard Cleveland Leader
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15
CITY OFFICIAL NOTICES
Resolution.
[By Alderman Lund.l

Alderman Lund offered and NOV
ed the passage and the adoption of the
following resolution, which was duly
seconded by Alderman Gutter.
Be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Morris that the City Clerk
be and he hereby is authorized to is
sue warrants on the City Treasury to
pay the following sums:
Morris tribune., 1909-10-15

And further that this resolution
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage and publication
thereof.
Passed this 9th day of October A. D.
1909.
ANTON WATZKE,
Pres. of the Council.
Attest: @. B. BURPEE,
City Clerk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

WASHINGTON.-If you want to
w read an official fairy tale in fig.
ures Of the nations commercial prog.
ress get a copy of the latest bunch of
postoflice statistics, just issued by A.
L. Lawshe, the third assistant post.
master general
How he got all the figures on one
page Is still mystery, but he Ger.
tainly succeeded in piling up enough
millions and billions to make any
ones head swim.
Counting postage stamps must be
lot like counting the grains of sand
at the sea. At any rate, these careful
counters of Uncle Sans postoffice de.
partment have found out that last
year the department issued 1851 400.
4O5 of the little sticky things. An
overheated figurer, who doesn't work
for the postofice department, figured
out that if these little squares of
paper We're placed end to end they
would run a couple of thousand feet
over 120,760 miles.
A footnote to the statistics shows
that Uncle Sam didn't begin printing
postage stamps until July l, 1S47. The
first year he succeeded in putting
S00,3S0 on the market. Last year he
issued $500 times that many-a fair.
~ decent increase in the postofice
business in fifty-two years.
The biggest figure on the page is the
one that designatest the number of pieces
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
New Successful White House Hostess

admiration by the grace with which
she fitted into the position Of White
House hostess.
Mrs. Taft's first social season as
mistress of the White House was q
brilliant success in spite of the ner-
vous trouble which necessitated her
withdrawal. Never in the history Of
generations has there been so much
social activity at the White House. and
never has society been more diplo-
matically and pleasantly brought to-
gether. Persons who had not been in
the White House for many months,
and some for several years, were
again welcomed and hobnobbed with
each other to an extent hard to be-
lieve.
Mrs. Taft had hoped to accompany
the president to Seattle the latter
part of the summer. She is an ex-
perienced and an enthusiastic traveller,
and in the past has accompanied Mr..
Taft on practically every trip Of i'm
portance he has ever made
The presidents wife will continue
to submit to the restrictions placed
upon her by her attending physicians
and will rest absolutely throughout
the summer in preparation for the ac-
tivities Of next season. When the Of.
fetal year begins at the White house
Mrs. Taft will be found in her old
place as hostess, and will undoubtedly
feel the great benefit which the sum-
mer rest at Beverly is expected to
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Miscellaneous Account of the Senate

Last, but not least, Is that elastic
account headed as miscellaneous
items
The senate's pin money pays for all
the kilograms senators send and the
replies. 1t supplies ice without stint;
one months bill, that for December.
having been $248.5s. 1t provides APP.
polinaris, White Rock and other spe.
cial waters, Poland Spring being ia
vored because Senator Hale of Maine
introduced it years ago. This water
has come to possess traditional
standing as the proper thing-of its
kind-to slack the senatorial thirst.
The miscellany fund buys type
writer's and bicycles, horses, wagons,
and, maybe, an auto or two, although
none are found listed in the classified
accounts. No senator was ever seen
upon bicycle. There are bicycle
messengers, however, and the senate.
being a big-hearted institution, gives
the necessary machine.
From January 1 to 81. 1908. Ida
Bamiley received $122.10 for washing
and ironing 4O7 dozen towels for the
senate. In the same month A. L..
Ford got 1880 for washing and IRON
ing 266 dozen towels. During the
same 81 days Edith A. Washington
profited to the sum of $1,000 for wash.
ing and ironing 222 dozen towels.
Problem: How would you like to
be the WasherWoman?
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Postal Statistics Mass Of Figures

of mail matter that were mailed In the
United States last year. These to.
tailed 1S.173,340,329. A large proper.
ton Of these consisted of newspapers.
for which no stamps are used. But
in addition to the stamps which were
sold tiny rifle of 1,266,602, $50
stamped envelopes and wrappers was
sold by the department. These Uncle
Sam began to sell in 1862. when he
placed a round 100000 on the mar
ket
The figures for the mail handled
were begun in 1886, when Uncle Sam
carried 3.474,000.000 pieces of mail.
The figures have quadrupled in q lit.
tie more than twenty years.
In 1879, when Uncle Sans postoffice
started business with BENJAMIN Frank.
lin as postmaster general, there We're
seventy-five postof1ces, and in the
first year of their operation they did
$37,935 worth of business, at an ex.
pense of $32,14O Since then the
balance has moved to the other side
of the ledger, and for the last year
the revenues OF the department were
the pretty little sum Of $191,47S,633,
while the expenditures were $203,351,.
$50.
The number Of postoffices jumped
from Is to Giles; the extent Of the
post routes from 1875 to 450,7 1888; the
miles of mail service performed from
a little over 100000 to 63S,43S,722, and
the compensation of the postmasters
from 1881 sto $25,59s,397.
The most astounding growth was
marked by the rural free delivery
service. 1t was begun in 1897. with
SO routes. covering 1,843 miles. at an
expense Of $14,S40. Last year 1t had
grown to 39,143 routes, with S91, 432
miles, and costing 34,50O.000.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Belmonts to Dazzle National Capital

wives with few exceptions absented
themselves. But the Belmonts had
already made plans for their new
home. They had brought their archi.
tect from Paris and incurred much ex-
pense.
Mrs. Belmont was not daunted. Be.
fore long she was entertaining Col.
Cromwell, the ofiicial major domo Of
the White House under, the Roosevelt
regime, and his wife at theater par.
ties, and her field Of social conquest
was gradually extended until now she
is perfectly at home as an entertainer.
Next winter on her return from
abroad she will throw open her new
palace for entertainments that are
likely to make her critics sit up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
NEW SENSATION FOR DoBBlN
Come to Think Of 4, He Would Have
Felt Funny Sitting In tho
Position Indicated.

The family horse. who rejoiced in
the eminently proper equine name of
Dobbin, had earned rest by long
service. and was accordingly sent
away to the country to spend his de.
clining years in the broad pastures Of
a farmer friend of his owner. The
distance being somewhat excessive
for his rheumatic legs. he was shipped
to his new home by rail
Little Edna. the family four-year-old,
viewed the passing Of Dobbin with un.
feigned sorrow. She sat for long
time gazing disconsolately out OF the
window. At last, after deep sigh,
she turned with more cheerful ex.
preston, and said:
Did old Dobbin go on the choo
choo cars, mamma?"
Yes, dear" answered her mother.
A broad grin spread over the little
girls face. II was Just thinking" she
said, "how funny he must feel sitting
up on the plush cushions -Woman's
Home Companion.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

n HE United States senate-pay,
] maintenance, odds and ends
costs about 100000 a year. To be
exact, the amount was $1,S59,189.77,
according to the last report rendered
by Charles G. Bennett. secretary Of
the senate. The latter sum figures to
$19,500 each per each of 90 senator's
The money goes for thousand and
one things that classify between sal
aries and snuff. Compensation and
mileage of senators, notably the mile
age, requires tidy sum. Pages, mes
sengers, special police, clerks. private
secretaries, minor senate officers. the
senatorial army of retainers use up
another large lump. Repairs, new
furniture, the senate library, the SEN
ate stable, stationery and newspapers,
the expense accounts Of senate ennis
saries, the cost of the upkeep and ex-
pense of special committees, report
ing senate debates and committee
meetings, all form just few of the
other varieties through which the
spare change of the senate flows in a
steady stream
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

y RESIDENT TAFT took his family
! to Beverly recently and left his
wife and children there while he re-
turned to Washington to stay out the
tariff bill with congress.
Mrs. Louise More of Cincinnati, sis
ter of Mrs. Taft, accompanied the
family to Beverly and will remain
there some time, SO as to relieve Mrs.
Taft, who has been i'll, Of as much
care as possible. Mrs. More is the
wife of Prof. Louis More of the Uni.
versity of Cincinnati. She acted as
hostess of the White house since Mrs.
Taft suffered a nervous breakdown
several weeks ago. She came to Wash
ington with Judge Heron, her father,
for a short visit, but when Mrs. Taft
became i'll she abandoned her own
social programme in Cincinnati and
remained in Washington. This made
it possible for Mrs. Taft to carry out
the remainder of the entertainments
which had already been scheduled,
and Mrs. More took her place as
hostess at several official dinner par.
ties which Mrs. Taft had planned
earlier in the season. Mrs. More won
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

AIRS. PERRY BELMONT has not
M abandoned her plan of invading
Washington society The new home
OF the Belmonts, just completed, which
stands in fashionable section Of
New Hampshire avenue, will be dedi.
Gated to the objects for which 1t was
built and will become the center Of
social and political interests in the
national capital.
There was story that the Bel
monts had decided to give up their
Washington venture on account Of
the obstacles which President R0ose-
welt put in the way Of their social
plans. This disposition of President
Roosevelt to regulate everything took
q remarkable turn in the case OF the
Belmonts, and Mr.. Roosevelt, It is said,
asked his cabinet officers and others
high in the Official scale to stay away
from the Belmonts' functions.
Il The first entertainment was 9 fail
IRE because Of this taboo. The men
came In large numbers and their
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Hospitals q Benefit TO Property.

Hospitals a Benefit to Property.
b The National Association for the
EStudy and Prevention of tuberculosis
Ehas recently concluded an investiga
ktion, which shows that 67.5 per cent
kQf the tuberculosis sanatoria and hos
fpitals Of the United States have been
d benefit to the property and health
EOf the communities in which they are
located. In the case of more than 81
Eper cent. Of the sanatoria the presence
LOT the institutions has helped to in.
GREASE the assessed value of surround.
ling property.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16

..u,.o r.1s. -vluence.

Some ladies were visiting a.
Blanche's home one day. During the
conversation, while the visitors were
there. one Of the ladies was describ
ing how the blowflies laid eggs and
they Matched out as maggots. Four.
year-old Blanche did not seem to be
interested in the conversation nor pay
any attention to what they had been
talking about. After the visitors had
gone, Blanche said:
Mamma, don't believe flies lay
eggs"
Why" asked the surprised mother
Because never heard one cackle. :"
explained the doubling Blanche.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.
airl's Head Encrusted-Feared Loss
Of All Her Hair-6aby Had MIX.
Crust - Mlssionary's Wife Made
Two Perfect Cures by cutieura.

"For several years my husband
was missionary in the Southwest.
Every one in that high and dry at.
mosphere has more or less trouble
with dandruff and my daughters scalp
became SO encrusted with it that I
was alarmed for fear she would lose
all her hair. After trying various rem.
edles, In desperation ! bought cake
OF Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuti.
cura Ointment. They left the scalp
beautifully clean and frse from
dandruff, and / am happy to say that
the Cuticura Remedies were a com.
plete success. ! have also used sue.
cessfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so.called 'milk.crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura Is blessing. Mrs. ]. A.
Darling. $40 Fifth ST., Carthage. Ohio,
Jan. 20, 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Sex ii cromwells.

OF course with the sexes on foot.
ing OF equality as regarded oppor.
tunity, 1t would not be long until a fe.
male Cromwell made her appearance,
and, having made her appearance, was
getting her portrait painted.
The painter, once more a fawn.
ing, courtly fellow, would have the
picture fiattery; but che rebuked
him in words that became historic!
Paint in the hips!" she command,
ed. sternly, showing that she could
be more rigidly devoted to the truth
than Oliver himself. Puck.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Next Best.

A certain young minister In Phila.
delphia, recently ordained. IS still very
kaervous and sometimes his remarks
"a not convey exactly the meaning he
ATTENDED. A few Sundays ago he rose,
fumblad with the papers on his desk,
gblushed, and then said: @5
My Friends: II am sorry to say
that have lost the notes for my SER
mon. and therefore cannot deliver
/ It. will have to do the next best
thing, therefore, and read a few chap.
tiers from the Bible! ILLUSTRATED Sun.
Eday Magazine. l J.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Gov. johnson Is Seriously III.

st. Paul, Minn.-Goy John A.
Johnson is seriously Ill at his apart.
ments in the Aberdeen hotel and all
his engagements for the week have
been cancelled. Gov. Johnson has al
ready undergone three operations fm
appendicitis and his present indisposi
ton is due to recurrence Of his old
troubles. ~ /.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
ORIGIN
OF . Famous Human Food.

The story of the great discovered
or inventions is always of interest.
An active brain worker who founS
himself hampered by lack of bodily
strength and vigor and could not carry
out the plans and enterprises he knew
how to conduct, was led to study va.
fi0us foods and their effects upon the
human system. In other words, be-
fore he could carry out his plans he
had to find q food that would carry
him along and renew his physical and
mental strength.
He knew that a food which was q
brain and nerve builder (rather than
mere fat maker) was universally
eeded. He knew that meat with the
average man does not accomplish the
desired results. He knew that the
loft gray substance in brain and
nerve centers is made from Albumen
md Phosphate Of Potash obtained
rom food. Then he started to solve
ehe problem.
Careful and extensive experiments
evolved Grape-Nu the now famous
food. It contains the brain and nerve
building food elements in condition
Ior easy digestion.
The result Of eating Grape.Nuts
aily IL easily seen in marked sturdi.
less and marked activity Of the brain
md nervous system, making 1t q
pleasure for one to carry on the daily
uties without fatigue or exhaustion.
Grape-Nuts food is IN no sense q
timulant but is simply food which
enews and replaces the daily waste
brain and nerves.
IT. favour Is charming and being
lily and thoroughly cooked at the
ctory 1t Is served instantly with
eeam.
The signature OF the brain worker
oken Of G. w. Post, is to be seen on
ch genuine package Of Grape-N Nuts.
1ook III pkgs. for the famous little
81 The Road 70 s MELVILLE
There's : reason. |"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Cleaned Us Their Pin MONEY

Two Indiana women dubbed to-
gether and purchased small vacuum
house cleaner at $50 and are now
earning good pin money in that way.
They rent it out to neighbors at 81 q
day for cleaning houses and house
furnishings, a boy being employed at
small charge to operate the simple
machine. IL .
There are cheaper vacuum cleaners
on the market, but they bought q good
make, which has paid big retruns on
their Investment Of t15 each. Il
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Mother Bird Drove Boy Away,

People on Main street, Dallastown,
Pa. witnessed an amusing sight the
other morning, when a curious small
boy who climbed into maple tree for
a closer inspection Of a nest of young
robins was put to flight by an angry
mother bird. Discovered by the old
bird after he had clambered into the
tree the youngster was savagely at
tackled. The bird pecked viciously at
his bare hands and face. causing him
to retreat to the ground, and then
driving him home.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Her Dilemma.

BessieOh, Mabel! I am in ar
awful dilemma I've .quarreled with
Harry. and he wants me to send his
ring back.
Mabel-That's too bad.
Bessie But that isn't the point. I've
forgotten which is his ring.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
100000 short il Account..

New Orleans.-Wyatt H. Ingram
Jr, trust officer Of the Hiberian Bank
& Trust Company of New Orleans,
was arrested Wednesday evening on
charges of being defaulter and forger.
It is alleged that he Is between
$4,000 and 100000 short In his &C.
counts.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-07-16
Another Step Needed.

Il like my house all right" said
Luschman, except for one thing. l
guess you'll have to fix that"
What is it," asked the architect.
Several times lately I've nearly
broken my neck reaching for another
step at the head of the stairs when l
got home late, SO guess you'd better
put another step there. Catholic
Standard and Times.