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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Life of Governor johnson.

Mr.. John Deely announces that he
has secured the agency for Stevens
county for the Life of Governor
Johnson.
The authors of the book were among
governor Johnson's closest personal
friends and well acquainted with his
life history.
They are trained journalists, too,
and can be relied upon to write a
worthy account of the great govern
or's extremely interesting life.
Governor Johnson, tho American
born, was the greatest man of Swedish
blood to attain to fame outside of
Sweden.
The book will be impartial and
partisan. There will be nothing
in it to offend those who differed with
governor Johnson in politics.
His death takes his biography out
of politics.
He is now our great Minnesotan
of whom all are proud.
We are sure that the sLife" will be
the most fascinating human interest
story that has been written in years.
It will be readable from cover to
cover. Giving as it does the life
history of this great man from his
earliest years, telling of his ancestry,
his youthful privations and hardships,
his struggles against adversity, his
ultimate triumph in spite of all obsta-
cles, it will be an inspiration to the
ambitious young people of the state
The book will be of extraordinary
educational value.
The life-story of such man is
worth more to the young than a
thousand discourses.
The Minnesota State Educational
Association in its recent convention
at Minneapolis adopted a resolution
urging the study of governor john
sons life in the schools.
On the strength of that fact, every
school should purchase copy of the
stLife."
Also every public library should
have several copies.
Being Minnesota book written by
Minnesota men, about Minnesota
man it will necessarily have certain
local atmosphere and every reader
will find some references in the book
to men he, knows. -.->
1.-The public addresses and state
papersnf the governor which will be
reproduced either in the text of the
ssLife" or in the appendix will in
themselves be worth the price of the
book.
The mechanical and typographical
side of the book will be highly artistic
and in the best taste.
The binding will be of the best.
John Deely.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

ENow, see here" continued the sem
ator, s'I want to make a little compar-
ison for you. I suppose, of course,
you know that this is great diary
State: that farmers vino have gone
into dairying are getting rich, and that
nothing has done so much to improve
agricultural conditions in Minnesota
as the extension of dairying into all
parts of the State. have some fig
ures on that, too, that will interest
you. There are in Minnesota approx
imately 100000 dairy cattle. The
average production of these cattle is
not as great as it ought to be, but
in that respect we are improving grad
ually; but my information is that on
the average a dairy cow yields an
nual1y dairy products worth $50 a
year. At all events Minnesota dairy
products amounts to $50, ,0OO, 900 a year.
So that this great State industry on
which we so greatly pride ourselves
falls $4,000, 900 short of paying our
drink bill.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
First Public Pianist.

OF all the myriads who play the
piano how many know that 'Tom
Bowling" Dibdin was the first man
who played the instrument in public?
That was in 1867, and the feat was
performed at the first night Of 'The
Beggar's Opera"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
The Next call,

Mrs. Sharpley-N time you call
want you to give your opinion of the
new dog we are going to get.
Mr.. Bore Delightful, I'm sure. When
do you expect it?
Mrs. Sharpley Oh. not for twelve
months at least!
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

the next Republican convention that
my friend, who is usually well inform
ed on such matters, concluded that
that would be fatal to his chances.
The ground taken was that suspicion
would be attached to DIR. Cole because
of the attitude of his brother, A. l..
Cole, when he was candidate for
governor. DR.. Cole, having conducted
his campaign would naturally be sup
posed to approve if not to advise any
stand he had taken. In that campaign
A. L. Cole, am told, was sounded by
the friends of county option, and
pledged them in case of his election
that he would sign county option
bill if passed by the legislature. The
brewery people soon got wind of this
and from that time on the entire
saloon vote and influence was lined up
against him. From my knowledge of
that campaign I have no hesitation
in endorsing this as an essential state
ment of fact. Whether the opposition
of the liquor interests to A. L. Cole
would hold against DIR. Cole is another
matter. The indications at the present
time appear to be that there is no
marked prejudice against him. What
may develop later it is hard to say.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

Eb. Huntington the veteran country
newspaper man, gets place as editor
of the division of agricultural exten-
sion and home education in the de-
partment of agriculture of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. The law pro-
viding the place to which Mr.. Hunt
ington was appointed was passed at
the last session of the legislature.
The purpose of the division as describ-
ed in the statute is ''to devise and
prescribe comprehensive elementary
courses in the various phases of
husbandry; to teach such courses
to all persons in the State desiring
instruction in them +
by means of correspondence with them
at their homes; by providing local
lectures, demonstrations and any in-
formation calculated to elevate agri-
culture to higher economic and So
cial plane and make country life more
attractive, and to publish frequent
home education bulletins which shall
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

E'Talk about conserving our natural
resources; why, my dear fellow, what
we want principally to conserve is not
our forests or our water powers; nor
our mineral wealth, nor even the
wealth of our farms-the farmers will
take care of that; the thing most in
need of conservation is the habits and
the character of our people against
the menace of the open saloon. We
want more than anything else and
above everything else to put stop to
this awful waste of $40, 10000 annual
ly for which we have worse than no
return at all. It makes me, sick to
hear men talking about conserving our
State and national resources and shut
ting their eyes deliberately to this
great question on which no ingenuity
can extract an expression of opinion
from them. III
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
Results for the Year 1909.

Results TOR the Year lSUS.
Maximum temperature for the year
95 degrees Aug. 9th.
Minimum temperature for the year
q degrees below zero Jan. 9Th.
Total water deposit for the year
+, 1872 inches. ...
Average water deposit for "a years
1877 inches.
Total snow fall for the year 42.3
inches.
Average mean temperature for the
year 41.6 degrees. ..
Average mean temperature for "a
years 41.3 degrees.
Average mean water deposit for "a
years 23.7 inches.
Warmest year in "a years, was 1900
44.4 degrees.
Coolest year in "a years, was 1893
1871 degrees.
The lowest minimum temperature in
any year in "a years, 40 degrees below
zero January q, 1888.
The highest minimum temperature
in any year in "a years, 20 degrees be-
low zero January 31st 1900.
The highest maximum temperature
in any year in "a years 1O2 degrees,
July IA, 1901.
The lowest maximum temperature
in any year in "a years go degrees,
July, Z, 1903.
Location of observation station.
Latitude 451S degrees north. Long
itude 95 degrees So minutes west.
Elevation above sea level ITO feet.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
HOW DID GOVERNOR
MEAN IT.,
Says that there Is No Need for
the Railroads and Interests to
Maintain Lobbies at the Leg
islature.-A State Senator
Talks on County Option The
Politics of the Game and Fish
Commission.

st. Paul, January 14.--Governor Eb-
erhart was an honored guest this week
at banquet of the Transportation
club. In his address he put himself
on record as standing for the best
transportation facilities. "The inter-
ests of the people and the interests of
the railroads are in common" he said
''I see no reason why they should not
act together" With this sentiment
no one can find fault if the meaning
is that they act together for the COM
mon good, rather than to the exclusive
advantage of the railroads. What
Governor Eberhart meant is not so
clear when he added, as he is reported
to have done: "There is no longer
any necessity for railroads and other
business interests to maintain lobbies
at the legislatures, for they could have
their rights safeguarded." A good
deal depends on what one means by
their rights. One who has been OBJ
servant of recent Minnesota legisla-
lures, however, will be inclined to
agree with the governor. There is
very little need of railroads maintain
ing lobbies when they are amply rep
resented on the floors of both cham
bers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
In connection with the anticipated

In connection with the anticipated
appointment of H. A. Rider as execu-
tive agent of the game and fish COM
mission, the Democratic board, has, it
is understood, taken pains to assure
nervous incumbents of minor posi-
tions, game wardens and such, that
Mr.. Rider is not to be taken seriously
and that while they will so far defer
to the governors wish as to appoint
him, they will not submit if Rider at
tempts to make any changes which
would have tendency to interfere
with the political machine Col. Day
has been at pains to build up. So I
presume we must anticipate that for
another year at least this department
will be practically of the same. polit-
ical complexion as heretofore.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

On the whole one cannot fail to
commend the course pursued by the
game and fish commission in endeav-
oring to secure as a superintendent of
fisheries to succeed S. F. Fullerton an
expert in that line. The gentleman
selected is Professor Titcomb, who
was former chief in the department
of fish culture in the United States de-
partment of fisheries, and is said to be
an expert in the matter of fish breed
ing and propagation. 1t is believed
that the selection was made without
regard to Professor Titcomb's politi-
cal affiliations which, indeed, have not
been inquired into.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14
THE WEATHER
AS IT HAS BEEN
RESULTS OF "a YEARS OBJ
SERVATION.
Observer Wheaton Gives Very
Interesting Report, Showing
the Range of Temperature
Here The Past December
Was Cold but Not a Record
Breaker.
Breaker.

The following meteorological record
for December 1909 and the results for
the year are furnished by D. T.
Wheaton cooperative observer U. S.
Department of Agriculture Weather
Bureau.
December 1909 was 81 degrees cold
er than December of last year and 81
degrees colder than the average of
December for 25 years. On four days
the maximum temperature was above
freezing point and on sixteen days the
minimum was at zero or below. The
ground was covered with snow all the
month.
Daily observations gave the follow
ing results.
Mean temperature of the month,
81 degrees.
Maximum temperature of the month
43 degrees on the End.
Minimum temperature of the month,
% degrees below zero on the 29th.
Lowest daily mean, 11.5 degrees be-
low zero on the 29th.
Highest daily mean, 40 degrees on
the 1st.
Total water deposit-melted snow
g inch.
Total snowfall inches.
Clear days 12, partly cloudy days 5,
cloudy days IA. Wind from the north
21 day; from the south 10 days.
Comparative temperature for De-
cember.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

This is as it should be and it is only
to be regretted that political consider
ations should be a controlling infiu-
ence in the selection of an executive
agent, altho have no reason to sup
pose that Mr.. Rider will not make a
capable and conscientious official.
However, in the matter of the preser-
walton of game animals, birds and
fishes, it is becoming apparent that in
Minnesota it is high time that effective
steps should be taken to prevent their
extirpation. Not only are deer and
furbearing animals yearly becoming
scarcer and game birds driven from
their usual haunts, but our lakes are
rapidly being 'fished OUT" notwith-
standing the laws for the protection
of valuable game and food fishes.
On merely utilitarian grounds this is
greatly to be deplored. The States
game is a very important part OF, it's
resources, much in need of zconserva--
ton; and it will be a fortunate thing
for the State when the game and fish
department is organized on working
basis and sets to work honestly, cons
cientiously and iDtellgently to protect
what is left of our game-to further
propagate it where that is practicable
and to restock our depleted lakes with
valuable food fishes.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

"County option sentiment in Mime
sota,'' said we'll known upstate SEN
ator to me the other day at the Mer-
chants, sis growing by leaps and
bounds. The Republican convention,
he added, ''may choose to ignore it,
but if it does and interests antagonis-
tic to temperance reform nominate a
candidate for governor it will be fatal
to his prospects of election. The opin-
ion is growing" he continued, "andis
every day becoming more pronounced
that ali the people who are brought
into contact with the saloons in our
villages should have something to say
as to whether those saloons should be
opened-as to whether there should
be license or no license.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

In regard to DR.. Coles candidacy
for lieutenant governor, it was sug-
gested to me yesterday by promin-
ent member of the legislature that un-
less he made some specific declaration
with regard to county option he would
be likely to find the brewers combine
lined up against him and it is signifi-
can't of the anticipated character of
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

"Naturally l favor county option.
It's bound to come. I confidently ex-
pect that by twenty-five years from
now county option will have driven
the saloons out of all our country dis
tricts and that only in st. Paul, Min
neapolis, Duluth and Winona will the
traffic be licensed. Why shouldn't the
counties have voice in the matter of
granting licenses within their borders?
Is it not upon the counties that the
expense they involve largely falls.
Do not the counties build the jails
and maintain the poor farms? Do
they not pay the salaries of prosecut-
ing officers? Do they not pay the ju-
ries and the court expenses? And is
it not also true that indulgence in in.
toxicating drink will be found at the
bottom of practically every offense
against the criminal code? 1t is un-
lust that the men who are taxed to
pay for the suppression of crime
should have no voice to say about per-
mitting traffic that fosters crime.
I don't think any person who knows
me would call me temperance crank.
But, nevertheless, l am thoroughly
convinced that in proportion as the
traffic in Intoxicating drinks is left to
the sober judgment of all the people
in that proportion will sobriety and
prosperity and comfort and happiness
prevail. The open saloon is not a
matter which affects only the inhab-
itants of our cities and villages. If
that were the case it might be well
enough for them to say whether it
should be established in their midst or
not. It directly and substantially af-
fects all the people, and whether or
not there are to be saloons in any
given county it is in justice for all
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

'sTake the case of a village in my
county, for instance. 1t has a pop
ulation of some 400 people. There
was while it was dry. The coun-
try was prosperous. Crime had been
reduced to minimum. The people
were orderly and law abiding. Farm
ers were making money and were saw
ing it. Their families were we'll pro-
vided for and ideal rural conditions
prevailed. Recently license was vot-
ed by a small majority of the people
of the village and we have again the
open saloon. The result is what you
see in every village where there are
saloons. The farmers are being de-
bauched-not all of them, of course,
but in every settlement there are men
who never come to town who do not
get more Or less under the influence
of liquor and go home with bottle
in their pocket to finish up the spree.
Farmers sons are acquiring drinking
uhDlISs Ou l1OblCS UIlC ICSuAU CIlC
neglected farms, in families deprived
of the comforts they have been accus
toned to enjoy, in wives and children
not provided with sufficient clothing,
in men who have lost character and
credit, in young men who are acquir-
ing dissolute habits We see it in
business. Men who used to have a
bank account have drawn out their
balances. The money they used to
spend in groceries and the dry goods
stores they spend over the bar. Most
pitiful of all you see wives waiting
around these cold days until their
drunken husbands are helped out OF
the saloons and dumped into sleighs
to be carried home either unconscious
or too far gone to manage their teams.
"Talk about saloons attracting trade
and bringing prosperity to our towns
and villages. I'd like to submit few
e,.,..o, ~ Won Do Won know that in
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1910-01-14

"Talk about saloons attracting trade
and bringing prosperity to our towns
and villages. I'd like to submit few
figures to you. Do you know that in
these United States the average re-
ceipts at all the bars amount to ap-
proximately $4,000 a year. I want to
be conservative in this matter, and |
will assume that in this state the
] average saloon receipts are $4,000 a
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
Jeff Was Ashamed to Hit
En-, in Ladies' Presence

barred the sparring exhibition last Sunday
wasn't until later in the evening that the big fellow explained
the
he said when big like starts maung with couple
might hap
punch
accidentally butted Of them with unexpected
should would that
the cruee that lived and calling every variety
with fellows the first
time. I'm always careful hurt them but
tell accident likely AS turned out nobody
folks might we'll have the
sport; a would think of
accidentally knock out
boy of Why, they'd let could hear
mile how handle his trainer and here
achsrng will be the outside to the fair But all
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
MOTOR BOAT RACE
THROUGH WHIRLPOOL
RAPIDS AT NIAGARA

The motor boat race through the
whirlpool rapids at Niagara falls
will be held on Saturday, Septem-
Der II, and will be under the au-
spices of the Buffalo power boat
clubs. A purse of $1,000 and a solid
gold cup given by a motor boat
journal of Cleveland will be the
prizes for which the daring entrants
will risk their lives. There is no
restriction on the number of men in
the crews Of any Of the entrants.
The boats will be sent on their jour-
ney at intervals Of 10 minutes, and
the boat finishing the prescribed
course under its own power in the
shortest time will be declared the
winner. The boats will start from
the Maid Of the Mist landing on the
Canadian side, and the course will
extend to about half a mile below
the Queenstown dock and thence
will extend to PITT dock at Lewis
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
Six Middleveights Claim
the Worlds Championship
Stanley Ketchel's Place Coveted by Papke Klaus Two
Thomases and Sam Langford.

If Joe Thomas wins from Billy
Papke in their Is round struggle at
Colma Saturday afternoon, and
wins decisively, who will be the
middleweight champion Of the
world? With the possible exception
of the controversy between Jim JEFF
fries and Jack Johnson over the
heavyweight title, there is NO cham
pionship which presents SO many
conflicting aspects as that involving
the middleweight crown. Not only
are there six distinct claimants for
the crown, but each one, with the
possible exception Of Tom Thomas,
the English contender, has proven
in a greater or lesser degree
his right to the honor. Stanley
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SPORT BREVlTIES

Bob Ganley is playing right field
for Newark, N. j., and Is hitting in
big league style.
Under Billy Smiths management
the Buffalo team is showing class
In the Eastern league race.
AS he will be the regular first
baseman Bud Sharpe should make
good with the Boston Doves this
season.
Plank, Davis and Hartsel have
been with the Athletics 10 years
and look to be just as good as ever.
Dots" Miller, the Pittsburg Sec
ond baseman, has been hitting at a
400 clip SO far this season.
Charles T. Lathers, former Uni
versity Of Michigan shortstop, has
been sold by Detroit to Montreal.
Both st. Louis teams will have to
take brace II they expect to climb
up and associate with good people.
-""' With a veteran "Chanticler" out
4ield and an incubator" infield
Chicago fans have already started
to crow over the White Sox.
Mayor Shank of Indianapolis says
that Charlie Carr's Indians will
have to play better ball or he will
give Sunday baseball the gate.
~ Bernard Gustave Savage Dunbar
II under arrest at Columbus, Ohio,
for frisking the Cleveland team out
of $500 worth Of property at Alex
andria, La. Nice name for a Raj
files, that.
Barney Schneider has presented
a Thoroughbred stallion to the Can
adian breeding bureau.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

He signed the payroll as VIM.
Gleason, but the William was lost
before the season was fairly under
way, and from then until his final
release he was known as Kid
Gleason. His first season out he
ranked third in point of efficiency,
and in 1891 went to st. Louis. He
stayed with the Browns until 1896,
when he went to Baltimore. Glea-
son quit pitching in 1897 and
tried his hand at second base. He
was with Detroit the first two
years of the American league, then
went to New York, and from New
York back to Philadelphia in 1904.
The last two years of his service
with the Phillies he ornamented
the bench most of the time,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11

Ketchel, "Beggar Sam" Langford,
Billy Papke. Frank Klaus, Joe
Thomas and Tom Thomas of Eng
land are all after the undisputed
ownership Of the middleweight
toga, and there is so little to choose
between them that only by process
Of elimination will 1t be possible
to determine just which is the best
man of the bunch. Furthermore,
the man who beats Papke and
Ketchel will have to meet Langford
in distance fight before he can
rightfully claim the crown-for
"Beggar Sam" is going to be legit-
innate contender until someone
comes along who can stop his mad
career.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
WHY DODE CRISIS
CAME IN LATE

= Dode Criss, former st. Paul Z
= player, who is the official Z
q pinch hitter of the Browns, Z
= and who has done practically 4
. nothing else in the time he Z
= has been on Hedges payroll, =
= is the possessor of probably Z
. the most unique excuse of any Z
= ball player for reporting late =
= for the spring workout. He =
= was two days late in showing =
= up at Houston this spring be- Z
. cause he stopped in Dallas to =
= participate in lynching. Dode Z
q is a Texan who relishes ex- 4
q element. =
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-11
SPORT SPICE
Rain, rain, beautiful rain.
While you're here no team c;


While you're here no team can ssn-spring Poatree
n is
duskyy opponent
Jeff his size yet.
builders
South Central high school that knowledge
block blink the
Bartholomew should not have worn such loud sox
They'll o fight this
weather keeps
Just envious gms that Of muscular develop
ment Venabe back andand then think of the price of beea
gracious! Cooney Portland
year for shorsop, and Wy not Wy not?
From stories floating from Jeffries' camp
getting fight
pital
RUDE working the Of Vean
the exSpoane cuveoog getting gobue swaer The
at Portland, landed the spheod for three
bingles Of three pilgrimages to the crooksone.