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Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
Pearl Wedding.

Last Thursday evening, Nov. End
surprise party was given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. Shepard. the event
being the 3Oth or Pearl anniversary
of their wedding.
The spacious house was crowded
with friends from Morris, Donnelly and
their vicinites which fact itself is
sufficient evidence of the esteem in
which the host and hostess are held
by all who know them.
The ingenuity of the entertainers
was manifested by the acclamations
of the recipients.
After few social games of cards,
the rest of the evening was spent in
dancing. Af,er the dancing delici-
Gus buffet luncheon was served. The
host and hostess were then presented
with number of nice presents, among
them pearl handled pickle fork.
pearl handled butter knife. pearl
handled fruit knives, and pearl hand
led salad forks, also a beautiful en-
craving of "Sir Galahad. - The host
thanked the guests for their generosity
and assured them that he was more
than pleased to have them all with
him on the occasion and furthermore
that his doors were ever open to his
friends. At a very late hour the
guests dispersed and assured the host
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
ELDO R ADO

Bayer girls spent Sunday afternoon
at E. H. Bruns'.
Mr.. Hruby and daughter Tillie were
Herman callers Saturday.
Mrs. E. II. Bruins and Miss Maude
Neuton visited between trains in Nor
ris Tuesday.
Miss Florence and Willie Suess
spent Saturday and Sunday at Aliens.
Mr.. Almer Fredrickson was a call
er in Herman Tuesday.
Mr.. Alexander was a Herman call
er Tuesday.
Quite few of the farmers are
marketing grain in Herman.
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
DONNELLY HAPPENINGS

Mr.. Donaldson, of Herman. was a
Donnelly visitor Saturday.
Mr.. Kramer was Herman visitor
last Saturday morning.
Don't forget the dance at Wagon
er's Hall. Friday, Nov. 10th.
Mr.. Per Johnson and two daughters
are on the sick list this week.
Mr.. Allie Olson was Morris visit
or last Tuesday.
Mr.. Lee Kloos is now able to be
up and around.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Falkins. of
Morris. spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. J. w. Smith and family.
Mrs. H. Hoyer, of Wilmot, S. D.,
visited Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Smith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Herberger and
daughter Beatrice were Morris visit
ors Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Laura Mich was a Morris
visitor last Monday.
Mr.. ]. A. Folkins of Morris. was
Donnelly visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. Oscar Hoyer, of Pepperton,
spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs.
j. W. Smith and family.
Mrs. Kramer returned Tuesday
morning, after weeks visit at her
home in Norcross. .-.... .....
Miss Martha Peterson, of Morris,
visited a few days this week with
Miss Julia Kolodzy.
Mrs. Crossette. of Chokio, visited
a few days at the home of Miss
Frances Tosney.
Mrs. J. J. Ahmann. of Richmond,
Minn.. is visiting at the home of Mr.. |
Mathew Waggoner and family.
Miss Mary Ulrich left Wednesday |
morning for Little Falls where she |
will visit her sister.
Miss Kohler, of Morris. visited
couple of days with Mrs. Anna Fritz.
The Misses Nell Moran and Bertha
Wunsch, of Morris, visited Wednesday |
at the home of Miss Frances Tosney.
Mr., and Mrs. Kline were Morris
visitors last Monday. !
Miss Margaret Eckes, of Morris,
took in the play 'The Two Mothers"
given by the young ladies of the Don
nelly Catholic church last Wednesday
evening. 1
Lost A small white dog. with
black ears and bob tail; went away
November End. Finder please notify
E. F. Beissel.
Mrs. Henry Kramer, of Herman,
visited Thursday with her brother-in- i
law, MIR. Kramer and family.
Mr.. James Manning returned We'd
nesday from the cities.
Reformation and Harvest Home
festival services in the German
Lutheran church of Swan Lake begin
ming at ten O'Clock. The Lords sup
per will be celebrated and a special
Offering will be taken.
At Donnelly these services begin at
80 o'clock.
Gustav A. Pilgrim.
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10

and hostess that they had spent an
enjoyable evening.
The home and it's surroundings de-
monstrates the fact that 80 years of
married life of our host and hostess
have been one of happiness and pros
perity, and may the sunbeams kiss the
pearls in twenty years is our heart
felt wish.
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
School Report, Dist. No. AZ.

Number of pupils enrolled, %;
Average daily attendance. "a 1-5.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy dur
ing the month as follows:-
Agnes ErdahI, Richard Erdahl,
Olga Gregerson. Hannah Peterson,
Mabel C. Peterson, Willie Peterson,
Mabel Strand.
By mistake Mabel Strands name
was omitted from the honor roll last
month. We are glad to correct the
mistake.
Ella c. Findley. teacher.
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
NEW 500 LINE TO DULUTH
Track Laying to Be Finished Before
End of Month


In twenty-five days Minneapolis will
have new line to Duluth, for the 500
road has resumed the laying of rails
on its Frederick extension North OF
Frederick and about twenty-five miles
distant the company has bridged the
ST. Croix river. This work has just
been completed. Trains have crossed
over the bridge and track laying ma
chine taken across and started work.
ing northward. Forty-five miles OF
track will have to be laid into Supe-
rfor and Duluth.
The building of the st. Croix river
bridge necessitated the stopping, three
weeks ago, of the track laying, but
the work will be pushed vigorously
from now on,
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
SAYS SHE LOST $1,000
Woman Claims to Have Been Robbed
of Fortune.

Robbed of grip containing $4,000
in cash while in the act of boarding
street car at the terminal across the
lake Is the substance of a startling
story told the Winona police by Mrs.
w. F. jain of Rollingstone. The DO.
lice are puzzled.
The police found the suitcase at q
point about 800 feet from the alleged
place of the robbery. It had been
tucked away among willows and evil
IDENTIFY had been ransacked.
The police are not altogether salts
fled with the story of Mrs. jain. They
are at loss, however, to explain the
finding of the grip, but are convinced
that there is more to the story than
has been revealed. ~a.-.e.e....s -.-
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
PUPIL DIES OF DlPHTHERIA
Victim Isolated In Prenderaast Hall al
Farm School.

farm Scnooi.
Olaf W. Weighum, twenty-four years
old, of the intermediate class of the
university agricultural school, died Of
diphtheria while isolated in Prender-
gast hall, the college dormitory, where
he had been since taken Ill several
day previous, as the st. Paul city hos
pital refused to admit him to it's con-
tagious ward on account of lack OF
room. The body was taken to Spring
Grove, the home of the deceased DR..
Myron H. Reynolds, in charge of the
health of the students, said that every
precaution had been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease by taking
throat cultures of all students, but no
new cases had been discovered.
Morris tribune., 1911-11-10
at the Gerber home.

A surprise party was given on lit
tie Max Gerber on Tuesday evening it
being his seventh birthday annivers-
ary. A number of his little playmates
were present and all had an enjoyable
time and a very delicious lunch was
served.
Peter Erdahl was one of the class
that was confirmed at the Konsvlnger
church last Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

ton. an organization formed by twenty
seven of the most influential men and
women of America
Washington needs a building with A
large auditorium which would not only
accommodate conventions. but could be
used for the inaugural ball and functions
or Il like nature. A suitable place for
housing conventions would increase by
Sl5@n."o the amount of money put into
circulation in Washington every year.
This sl5.D0.OH0 will be brought to Wash
inGton by the national and international
conventions of every character that are
already anxious TO come here. but are
forced to stay away because We have no
quarters in which they can be accom-
modated
One little Illustration will show what
the holding of conventions in Washing
ton means to every interest and every
individual in the city.
Last summer the national Esperanto
convention was held in Washington. This
was relatively a small gathering. the
total number Of delegates being but 500.
The convention was in session seven
days and il is certainly conservative to
estimate that each delegate spent s. a
day. This means that SeS.OOO was left in
Washington merely because this conven-
ton was here. Now let US see how much
this convention cost. The Chamber OF
Commerce spent $40 to send its secretary
to Chautauuua. N Y, to invite the E,s-
perantists to come here. Later ii con-
tributed 500 toward the expense Of the
meeting. 4 return of $500 on an invest
ment of $50 surely answers the queS-
ton. "Do conventions pay~'
Ten per cent of the conventions in the
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
A LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
''FrOm tho White House to Gettys-
burE'' Bill Now Before House.
by RICHARD BARTHOLDTl

iBr kl'hAkl' BAkTfbl-DI.l
The Senate of the United States has
passed a bill for the appointment OF a
commission 10 suggest proper memorial
for Abraham Lincoln and II is hoped
that the House of Representatives will
promptly follow suit in passing this
measure. As | understand it. the COM
mission viii not be restricted in its
choice as to the manner of commemorat-
ing the great name. and it is therefore
entirely proper to inquire what kind of
a memorial would best comport with the
character and life of the martyred
President.
L do not think monument no natter
how large and imposing would answer
the purpose. as it would but very made
auately express the love and veneration
of the American people for the greatest
American that ever lived. AS member
of a Lincoln memorial commission. pre-
vlously appointed. expressed it. ii would
be moro in harmony with the peoples
wishes if 4 living and growing memento
would be created. I can imagine nothing
more appropriate and fitting than what
has already been proposed by many,
namely. the construction OF a national
leading from the White House
to Gettysburg-the road which President
Lincoln travelled when he delivered his
immortal speech in which he "crystalized
the spirit OF The republic into a para
graph" OF all the great constructive
works Of Olden times none has lasted and
endured as has the great Appian Way
which the Roman Consul Appius Claudius
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

built 800 years before Christ. As
Mr.. McCleary put it: THE temples
have fallen, the monuments have been
destroyed. the villas are in ruins; but
to-day. twenty-five centuries after Appius
Claudius built it. the road is still in use,
bearing the burdens of commerce and the
name of its founder" What n beautiful
and fitting memorial it would be to build
Lincoln Way from Washington to
Gettysburg. where was fought the most
important battle of the greatest of wars
The seventy-two miles of this road could
be apporuoned to the forty-eight States,
and each State could erect on its allotted
space such monuments and buildings as
1t desired, and the wealth Of the country
could erect its mansions, and thus would
be created a living memorial which would
be the wonder of the world And the
cost? l have made no computation. but
this should be an immateriaI question
considering the great object to be at
tained and the debt of gratitude the
American people owe to Abraham Lin
coin. The cost of one battle shin would
more than pay all the expense Of this
great undertaking and enough would be
left for the maintenance for decades to
come.
And the sacrifice of one great engine
OF war and destruction In the cause of
him who loved peace 50 well would. In.
deed. be . most appropriate ono. Let an
lovers Of Lincoln. lend their ald 70 this
great movement
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salaries thus securing more expert ser
vice for the public On such a basis a
part of the system of branches could also
be maintained. If the Cleveland and Gin
cinnati standards of library expenditures
could be adopted here. the entire system
OF branches could be built and MAIN
tanned on a basis of high efficiency, with
funds to spare with which to make the
parochial and Sunday schools distribution
Centers for library books
In the foregoing it is argued that if
local library maintenance were put on a
basis corresponding with that of other
progressive American municipalities the
Washington public library service could
l." made to include all the features that
now form part of such library systems as
those of Cleveland. Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
New York, Brooklyn. and Philadelphia.
The library management argues that
such maintenance is due It in the Dis
trict budget without waiting for the re-
duction of national expenses that would
follow the limiting of ornaments. How
ever. it is interesting to estimate how
much might be done for public library
maintenance at the National CAPITAL by
a very little reduction in the expenses
for wars that ought never again
to be possible. Suppose that one
year it should be decided to build only
one $12.00O.OO0 battle ship instead OF two
and that the sum saved (simply for con.
struction, not for maintenance should
be capitalized at 2 per cent, the annual
revenue would be $4,000.
Such sum, II annually turned over to
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
In the Cause of Peace.

(Address Of Hon. David ]. Brewer. associate Justice
of the Supreme Court Of the United States. before
the New Jersey State Bar Association at Atlantic
City, n. J.. Juno Z. l9R.)
The great mass Of the American peo-
pie are toilers, and their votes determine
the policy Of the government. for 1t is a
government Of and by the people. They
realize full well that the cost of armies
and Of war is enormous. that that cost
is made good by taxes. and they are be-
ginning to apprecite more and more the
fact that they pay the bulk Of the taxes.
We hear from them already In the dec
larations of their organized bodies that
arbitration must be the rule. that inter-
national peace must be the object, and
that military and naval armanents must
stop their growth. Nowhere in the world
Is the toiler such power In the govern
ment. Nowhere is he such an intelligent
force SO fully understanding the curse
and cost of war. and his opposition will
grow more and more emphatic until
every lawgiver hears and hssdA
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

| whatever should he needed for the erec-
| tinn of system of branch library build
! inSS. Il is expected that ultimately the
District Will rec, i've under this offer not
less than S,nr0a and will put up. as
needed. eight or ten branch library build
/ incs. Thus far Congress has only granted
legal authority for the acceptance OF the
money for one Of these branches. With
this authority secured the Takoma Park
branch will bc built as promptly as pos
sihIc.
Thr reason for the delay by Congress
in accepting Mr. CarncEicS money for
tho building Of the branches has never
been that the branch libraries have not
been needed Instead. il has usually been
claimed that the expense "f maintaining
them could not readily w., afforded.
Tho annual appropriation for public
library maintenance" in Washington iS
less than ST.. coo This sum is insufficient
to conduct the central library properly,
so that the library trustees are asking
Congress to increase the maintenance of
the central library to $500. 1t is not
difficult I" show from the Census Bureau
figures of municipal finances that the
District. in proportion to its entire NUM-
ciTal expenses, spends only about one
half as much for public library main
tcnance as the average American NUM-
Cipality. and less than One-third a. much
in proportion. as do the cities of CIeve-
land and Cincinnati Were tn. expenses
for the maintenance of the public library.
instead OF forming but seven-tenths of
per cent of the total maintenance OF
the District government, to be increased
so that they would form 1.6 per cent as
Is the case at Buffalo. Detroit and Mil
waukee. the library should then have
$3.50" a year to spend for its maintenance
Should the library expenses form IS per
cent Of the total municipal budget. as
they do at Cleveland and Cincinnati, we
should have sIS4.oIO to spend for the
library. If Washington in its library
expenses should be aligned with Detroit.
i: could not only conduct its central
library well. but buy all hooks needed by
readers, and pay its assistants better
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

torpedo boats beget torpedo boat destroy
ers. and so on ad infnitum through the
bloody brood of butchery. Enlightened
public sentiment is the only force within
the nation. the only authority among the
nations that can abolish war and substi-
tute in its stead international peace and
International arbitration.
Dueling between individuals is to-day
penalized in almost every civilized coun-
try. Murder on a small scale is every
where forbidden. Even prize fighting
is outlawed. and many turn their eyes
away from the very pictures of the prize
fight, and yet We grimly prepare with
out blanching for war and all its legion
of horrors. We still hail the conquer
ing hero and bind with laurels the war
rior's bloody brow.
There ought to be an international
court of justice and pending that an in
ternational court of concilation. To
such a court disputing nations should be
required to submit their quarrel before
issuing declaration of war" The nation
failing or refusing to do so should be
placed under the ban of universal con-
demnation, and. what would be more
effective such a nation could be denied
certain rights and privileges which other
wise belongs to nations in Il state of war.
If we had free hand, SH, 100000 instead
of being expended for the building and
maintenance of two battle ships could be
better used in the further endowment of
colleges for the teaching of scientific
agriculture. 1t would furnish an endow-
ment of sl.oCO.o0O to every State and more
than 100000 to every congressional dis
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

the District Of Columbia for public library
purposes. would make il possible to
maintain here a model public library
system. Undoubtedly Washington should
have the best public schools. the best
public library. the best police and fire
service, the best water supply, the best
sanitary System-in fact the best of every
kind of public service that makes for
health. safety. and intelligence. The
wards of the whole nation. helpless to
decide for themselves how much or how
little shall he spent on municipal enter
prise. deserve such treatment: the nation
owes this to the nations city. Moreover,
this should be laboratory for progress
sive municipa! enterprise for the instruc-
tion of the increasing crowds that throng
here from all parts of the country.
While arguing especially for the library,
whose advantages are now limited be-
cause Of the distances OF most homes
from the single central library. the imaS-
inaton cannot be restrained from pic
turing the good that would result in all
other departments of municipal enter
prise. here and elsewhere. could the ex-
penses for wars that will probably never
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

United States attract thousands Of Wis
itors and delegates. leaving over $1oo. 1000
week. Ten per cent are what is known
as big conventions. which are worth
to the fortunate city securing them from
half a million up.
1t must be instantly apparent that
Washington possesses greater pulling
powers as a convention city than any
other city in the United States. The
conventions committee of the Chamber
OF Commerce has found this to be true.
Any one who has never been to Wash
ington wants to come; every one who has
been here wants to come back. One
needs only an excuse to visit the Ma
tional Capital With such an institution
as the George Washington memorial hall
an established fact Washington will be
the greatest convention city in America,
and probably in the world.
During the latter portion of his life
George Washington devoted large part
Of his energy to the advancement of the
idea that the seat Of the national govern
ment should be utilized as center from
which should be disseminated knowledge
concerning all phases of the affairs of
our people. He said: "It has been my
ardent wish to see a plan devised on a
liberal SCALE which would have a ten
dency to spread systematic ideas through
all parts Of this rising empire"
Nothing was done toward carrying out
his wishes in this regard until the George
Washington Memorial Association was
organised. The founders of this associa-
ton believe that a memorial hall building
such as they propose would carry out
the oft-expressed wish Of Gen. WASH
ington.
How shall we get the sum Of money
requisite to erect . George Washington
memorial convention hal which shall
yield tho city an annual income Of $15.-
oo4eOof This b The question cnnfronting
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

trict, or would establish a demonstration
farm in every county in the United
States worth approximately $4,000. and
lay deep and broad the enduring founda-
tons of our individual and national pros
perity. The man who makes two blades
Of grass grow where only one had grown
before or who makes one grow where
none had grown before is grander
hero than ''he who taketh a city
The $4,000. 900 would carry water unto all
the waste places Of the West, and would
make the desert blossom and bear fruit.
1t would begin a real system of i'm
proved waterways, where such ways are
feasible and would prove serviceaDle.
1t would do much of whatever can be
constitutionally done by the general gov
ernment to assist the several States in
the establishment of better highways
There would be a large surplus after
providing a highway or highways in
Alaska that would render the treasure
trove Of that vast mineral empire ac-
cessible to the world without the pay
ment Of tribute to private monopoly.
And $4,000. 900 would meet twice over the
postal deficit and would silence all rumor
touching increased postal rates. 1t would
deliver the mail free in every city. town.
and village in the republic where that
privilege and blessing Is now withheld.
1t would sound the whistle Of the rural
carrier at the gate Of every farm be-
tween the eastern and western sea.
Last but not least. left In the pocket
Of the tax payer. it would allow him to
engage in the pursuit of his own hap
piness in his own way less vexed by the
publican and by those who sit at the
receipt Of customs"
Put up thy sword" was a message
and q mandate not unto Peter alone,
but unto all the tribes. and all the
tongues. and all the kindreds q men.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

the Chamber Of Commerce and the
Washington Memorial Association
a single battle ship costs $12.OOO.OOO It's
upkeep for ten years slO0OO.OCO or more
At the expiration of that time it is prac-
tically worthless. Put the 2OOO, 600. or
one-tenth Of that sum, into the memorial
hall building and not alone will this
great revenue come to Washington, bu.
the beautiful memorial to the father Of
our country, with architecture in har-
mony with our other public buildings,
will be the pride Of Washingtonians and
every loyal American for centuries to
come.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-29
Old Age Pensions.

Responding to your request for brief
statement of some of the things which
could be done If the money now being
spent in war were diverted to peace. 1
have to say that a most important thing
would be some system of old age pen
sions. which apparently will sooner or
later come. Another way in which the
money could be utilized with great bene-
iii to the country would be through ship
subsidy, which would give us again our
merchant marine. There are countless
other ways in which the money could be
of benefit, but these two are of particular
Importance. Another important use to
which this money could be put would be
the establishment Of a system of utiliza-
ton of our water powers throughout the
country through cooperation with State
governments. WILLIAM s. BENNEr.
Member Of ConGress from New York.