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Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
APPLE ORCHARDS j
ARE A SUCCESS
Pioneers Met Failure, but Ste
vens County Now Boasts
Many Fine Orchards
By D. T. Wheaton

The settlement of Minnesota was
largely made by settlers from the
eastern states and they were familiar
with the eastern fruit conditions and
when they came to Minnesota their
first endeavor in the fruit line was to
grow apples. Eastern trees were pur-
chased and set out by many of the
newcomers expecting that apples
could be grown in Minnesota. The
result was that most of the trees died
the first year. The new settlers were
not to give up and they kept trying.
Now and then some trees of hardy
varieties succeeded in growing but
most of the trsnspla anted trees soon
died. A number of horticulturists
would not give up trying and after a
good many attempts succeeded in grow
ing hardy apple trees. Peter Gideon
was probably the most successful in
producing new varieties of apples
after several trials of growing apples
from seed obtained from the eastern
states. in this way he originated
several new varieties uf which the
Nv Wealthy is the best apple and most
extensively grown throughout the
northern sections of the United States.
The first years of apple growing were
a hard problem and full of discourage
ments, Several varieties of Russian
apples were introduced and some
proved to be hardy but most of them
were early or fall apples. A number
of new varieties have been originated
and some have proved to be fairly
good and kept through most of the
winter. Several new varieties are
under testing and the indications are
that some of them will prove to he
fruitful and long keepers. The Min.
nesota Horticultural Society Offer
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
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connection with the mills here he con-
ducts general implement business
and deals in all Kinds of fuel. For
recreation, whenever ne has time, he
has chosen automobiling and seldom
misses chance to include some of
the friends and neighbors in his joy
rides. His car is a handsome eight
cylinder of the very latest model.
Perhaps no man in Morris with less
time to devote to personal interviews
is more accessible or more agreeable.
A man in overalls is just as welcome
to this busy mans time as one who
resembles the perfection of a fashion
plate.
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
BIG CORN-ALFALFA
SHOW BEING Held
Stevens County Boosters Attend
in Special Train Program
sit ~
in Detail

Better drainage is the keynote of
the sessions of the West Central Min
nesota Development Association now
being held in Ortonville. An at
j tempt will be made to promote gen.
eral scheme of drainage and promote
the reclaiming of waste acres. Ad-
ditional drainage legislation will be
asked.
A goodly bunch of Stevens county
boosters took the special train here
yesterday to join the throngs at Orton-
vile on the big day of the show.
Ortonville extends the heartiest
welcome in the gayest of attire. The
city is beautifully adapted as the place
to hold just such gathering. Its
park affords natural outdoor amphi-
theatre, and the delightful scenery in
and about the city makes days out
ing spent there pleasure. To the
natural beauty of the city has been
added decorations most profuse. The
main street is spanned by several
arches, ablaze with electric lights. The
private decorations are also elaborate
and artistic. :"
Visitors express themselves as
highly pleased with the effort which
Ortonville has put forth. and the ex-
cellent programs given at the meeting.
The following has been the program in
detail - ~
TRI-COUNTY AND RURAL SCHOOL
DAY, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 13
Forenoon
Department Sessions-In churches
and halls. 80
Rural School Section-Supt. c.. G.
Schulz. Conference of school officers.
teachers and patrons i.
Dairy Section-Mr. W. F. Schilling
presiding. Topics: Western Minne-
sofa as dairy section relation Of
type to production.
Beef Section-Professor H. r.
Smith presiding. Topics Opportunities
for beef production in western Min
nesota. The production of baby beef.
Drainage Section - Mr.. S. E
Gardner presiding. Topics: Draipe
age needs and possibilities in west
central Minnesota. Closed projects ana
open bitches. n
Afternoon q
Entertaining Vaudeville,
Indian life in early Minnesota history.
Music by competing bands. Solos and
community singing of west central
and national songs. !,
Opening Sessions-A welcome from
OEtonsille and Big Stone county. Mr..
A. B. Kaercher. Responses for the
association and near neighbors. Mr.,
: H. Shipstead, Glenwood; Honorable
S. Y. Gordon, Browns Valley; SEN
ator Amsden, Milbank. S. D. (
Addresses "The Rural School Sit
uation in west central Minnesota and
it's importance, Mr.. C. Morrison,
Morris; Mr.. T. A. Erickson. Alex
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
MINNESOTA NEAR TOP AS PO.
TATo GROWING STATE.

Minnesota is one of the important
potato producing states of the Union.
According to United States govern
ment reports the average area in po-,
tatoes during the last ten years was
over 100000 acres. Minnesota ranks
between seventh and eleventh in total
production as compared with the
other states
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
MINNESOTA GOOD CORN STATE.

Corn growing is now possibility
in every county in Minnesota. Rec
ord yields of ninety bushels of shelled
corn have been authentically reported
from Beltrami and Aitkin counties in
the north and twenty-five to forty
bushels are common yields in various
sections of Northern Minnesota. In
Southern and Central Minnesota corn
is as common and productive as it is
in the 80 CALLED corn belt.
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15
TRI-sTATE AND TWIN CITY DAY

TRI-STATE AND TWIN CITY DAY
= THURSDAY, OCT. ID
- Forenoon
Continual department programs.
81 Dairy Sectiun-Topics: Building
high grade and pure bred herds. Bal
ancing of rations.
lta Beef Section-Topics Profitable
feeds and rations. Fattening steers.
Drainage Section Topics - Judicial
bitches. Costs and resulting values.
; Women Section-In cnarge IF Miss
Olive Potter, Morris. First aids and
home nursing.
- Afternoon
Entertaining Features-Va Vaudeville,
Indian life and music.
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Minnesota in national and IN }ernation-
al affairs. Governors HanSs Byrne
and Hammond. =
Departmental Demonstrations-Con-
tinuing the work of previous day.
Evening
Community singing aud band con-
certs.
West Genital Minnesota Live Stock
Interests-Prof. H. R. Smith. Mr..
F. Schilling and Mr.. F. A. Scribner.
The United States in world politics,
2. G. Perisho, Brooking, s. D.
WEST CENTRAL DAY. FRIDAY,
So OCTOBER Is
Forenoon
cs Continuing depaI tmental programs.
as:Dairy Section-Topics: Community
work in dairying; COW tests associa-
tions. &5:
{ Beef Section Topics: Limitations
of breeds in community. Marketing
questions.
drainage Section-Topics: Com
munity projects and community ac-
tion.:
-. Women's /Section-Topics: Com.
anunity health and sanitation.
st., .;i.a9
., Afternoon
S's Entertaining Features-Community
Music
: & Address-"The Growing of Pure
JBred Seed Grains as a factor in Keep
9fiig Boys on the Farm '''tA Professor
r. A. Moore of the University OF
Wisconsin.
Address-'Th United States in
World Politics." E. C. Perisho.
Departmental Demonstrations =
Completing previous days programs.
% Evening
Community music.
Platform meeting closing the ex
position. Addresses by local men,
Mr.. Perisho and Professor Moore.
"America and West Central Min
nesota.
Remember. 0rtonville wants yor
October 13. IA and Is.
Morris tribune., 1915-10-15

andria; Supt. c. G. Schulz and Dean
A. F. Woods, st. Paul.
Departmental demonstrations Dis
sussions and demonstrations will be
given from open air platforms from
4 until 9 p. m., in beef. dairy, drain
age, small grains, alfalfa and home
economics lines.
Evening
Community singing and music.
Platform discussions of west central
Minnesota drainage problems.
Address-Earlv Minnesota.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

go through 1t. If you wish you may put the whole compound into pudding dish. scatter more grated cheese over the top. and brown in the oven.
 Macaroni and Tomato.-Prepare the macaroni as in the preceding recipe, but instead of the cream sauce put with the macaroni an equal quantity of stewed tomatoes. freed from Jumps and rubbed smooth, with well seasoned onion salt, a71 pepper Let all stand together GOV erad in a hot place for five minutes after the sauce is mixed with the macaroni before sending to the table.
 Stuffed Eggplant--Wash and wipe an eggplant and parboil 1t in boiling salted water for ten minutes: when 1t Is per fectly cold cut it in two lengthwise and scoop out the center. taking pains not to break the outer walls of the vegeta- ble. Make a forcemeat of the scraped out pulp and bread crumbs, seasoning we'll with salt pepper. and onion juice, moistening the mixture with tablespoon or melted butter. Lay the two halves with the skin side down in baking pan. cover the top with crumbs. and dot with bits of melted butter; pour about them 0 little boiling water in which has been melted butter, or a cup of weak stock; cover and bake twenty minutes. uncover and brown This is especially good if grated cheese is sprinkled over the crumbs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

I don't know how this letter impresses the rest of you, but to mo 1t sounds as if the writer lived among a horde of bar barians. The fact that she is herself per haps. unduly sensitive does not affect the ignorance and bad breeding of the per sons with whom her lot Is cast
 < *
 Once upon a time the term '' old maid ' was one of reproach. but until read the foregoing I had no idea that there were any persons still living who did not un- derstand that marriage or singlehood had nothing whatever to do with woman's standing in the minds of intelligent peo- pie The period has long passed when woman had no identity except that of her husband. The women who are prominent In public matters. in social and indus trial reform, in philanthropy and other affairs of importance are quite likely to be of the class described as '' old maidst' The names of such women come to our minds at once. Jane Addlams. Ida Tar bell, Lillian Wald. Anne Morgan. Rather inc Bement Davis, Grace Dodge, are of today, and they are only the successors of such fine women as Mary Lyon, Susan B. Anthony, Frances Willard, Clara Bar ton, Dorothea Dix, Florence Nightingale. and many. many more whose position was so high that no glory appertaining to a husband could have made them more honored and honorable. No one ever thought whether they were wives or l" old maids They filled their places in life full and were deferred to and respected because of what they did and what they were. with no consideration whatever as to whether they were living in married or single bessedlness
 * *
 Some one may say that these women were prominent for qualities which put them outside the line of ordinary mortals Suppose any one of you looks about her in her own circle of acquaintances and studies the married and the unma rried women who come under her observation IT may judge from my own experi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Comerting Buitermilk Info Money.

wish to take issue with you on yourl article The Voice with the Smile Wins and ask you to honor our town some day with visit and see if you don't find here a real town with the corners of its mouth turned up And the corners mostly are those of women! would love to entertain you and I am sure that before you had been here long you would change your views and discover that you have de- scrtbed the chronic condition of a small portion of womankind. would like to re- ply to B. c. B. that make butter at home that brings a fancy price and besides your instructions to keep all milk vessels scrupulously clean and to avoid all con- tagious odors let me add that unless all milk is thoroughly pressed and washed from the butter while 1t Is yet fresh from the churn the butter will not keep sweet more than twentyfour hours. l have an abundance of buttermilk which I wish to convert into pin money and I would appreciate 1t if the dear Helping Hand would soon publish a recipe for cream cheese or schmierkas l do not know if these are one and the same. If not would be glad to have both recipes. C."
 I wish 1t were possible to accept this attractive invitation and meet this cor respondent and see the cheerful circle of whom she speaks. My observation of the depressed looks of many women has not been pursued in different quarters. How ever. am delighted to learn that thers is one place where cheeriness reigns, and l trust there may be many others. Thanks for the information about the butter wish I could help you to a lucrative method of utilizing your buttermillk. but l know of none. The process of butter making eliminates from the milk tho properties which are used to make cheese, and while the buttermilk may serve as a beverage or be employed in compromising cakes. cornbread, gingerbread, etc, I know of no other service to which 1t can be put. Have any of the Helping Hand suggestions to make in this line?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

married woman and lack most of her re- wards.
 Nowadays we have little respect for the girl who goes through life with tho avowed intention of marrying and with no other object before her. The refer ence to her reminds me of the story of the old colored nurse who was much disgusted that her favorite charge re- mained single, When the latter returned to her southern home for a visit s Mann my" expostulated with her seriously.
 Miss Annie. chile, aln't you never gwine get married2" she asked.
 " I don't believe so, Nanny" returned her nurseling. good naturedly. Where I live there are lots of women who are doing fine things and who have never married They are busy all the time and as happy as they cam ber'
 We'll, perhaps dey is. perhaps dey is." said the old woman grudgingly "I s'pose 1t ain't so bad once dey stops strugglin'."
 Tke woman who feels that marriage Ia the only boon in life. even if she must get it through strugglin'." is not usu- ally the one who makes much of a sue cess as wife and mother
 It cannot be denied that when the best conditions exist, marriage is the happiest state on earth. If man and woman love one another truly. are congenial and sympathetic, and study how to get along together, with readiness to forego their own will each of them is probably hap pier than either one could be alone. But how often do you see this sort of mar riage2 How often do you not see in it's place discord and dissension. hard work and disappointment that lead the observ- CT to wonder how any one noticing thls sort of instance ever dareo risk matri- mony?
 It Is absurd, behind tho times, and ridiculously ignorant for any one in this day and generation to use the words old maid " as a term of reproach or of crit icism. If woman does not choose to marry 1t is safe to infer she has some good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

your kindness I have a number of reii- gious papers I would gladly give to any one who wishes for them and will call for them or is willing to pay expressage or postage. MRS. w. N"
 There Is a mistake here relative to the nut loaf. l have no recollection of the recipe to which the correspondent refers and l am sure if had prepared such compound for my Thanksgiving dinner 1t would not have slipped my mem- ory. l fear the directions may have ap- peared in some other department or in a different paper. I will give below a few recipes for meatless dishes which may prove of service. Many thanks for the offer of the papers. will give Mrs. w. Ms address to applicants sending stamps.
 Cheese Pudding.-Soak one cup of dry bread crumbs in two cups of milk, adding a tiny pinch of baking soda. Beat two eggs light. put with them d tablespoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Ofcrs Shorthand Text Book.

have a shorthand text book that will give to Mary R, who asks for one. if she will communicate with me. A year ago offered this book and through your Corner found an interesting young girl who Is now ready for position as a ste- nographer. She has finished with the book and now will pass 1t on. am alwayu happy to help young girls to get a start.
 ''MRs A. H. R. Thisis good record in the line of heip- fulness. and although Mary R. has al- ready been supplied with the book she sought. have no doubt there is some one else ready to avail herself of this Kind ana friendly offer.
 Set in cold place to form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

or melted butter. the soaked crumbs. salt to taste, and a minute dash of red pep per and three-quarters of a cup of grated cheese. Beat all hard together, turn into a buttered pudding dish, bake in a steady oven for half an hour, and serve at once. before 1t has time to fall
 Creamed macaroni.- Break cup of macarom into short bits, put it over the fire in three pnts of boiling salted wa ter, and cook until tender. but not broken. Twenty minutes should do this if the boil is steady. Pour off all the water, keep the macaroni hot until you have ready for 1t a sauce prepared by cooking to- gether in a saucepan one tablespoon of flour and one of butter until they bubble, and pouring on these pint of hot milk. Stir until the sauce is smooth, mix in two heaping tablespoons of grated cheese and pour this on the macaroni in the hot dish in which it is to be served. lifting the macaroni with fork that the sauce may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04

TSHE following letter is sure to be of
 interest both to married and unmar-
 ried women I have read 1t with a sympathy not unmixed with in-
 dignation and copy it almost word for word:
 am what is called an old maid have had 1t drummed into my ears by people who are younger (though not all ways) than myself. and are generally vulgar. ignorant, and of doubtful char acter. Now I am just trying to earn an honest living and bother no one. My education Is limited, or I could hold a good position among people who would at least have manners enough not to make fun of old maids in their hearing If I try to make myself agreeable by saying a pleasant word once in a while when at work, they will either give a short answer. or talk without noticing me. and as soon as my back is turned they make some sighting re- mark. If am quiet and lose myself in my work they amuse themselves by making some personal remark as if were dumb thing they could discuss and that would make no reply
 " A man once said to me: Why don't you throw it back at them when they hand 1t to you? I don't do this be- <-use I hate anything disagreeable or III hammered. I keep letting things pass until they come to point where we have storm of words. or leave, as l did another place of employment three months ago.
 n I like very much to read good books and wander out of doors under trees or in the meadows alone. But I also enjoy company, if 1t Is that of honest and clean minded women. Why people should de- light in making fun of me do not know. am far from pretty, to be sure. but I am not repulsive in appearance. try to keep myself clean, mentally, morally, end physically. If persons would be contented to let me strictly alone 1t would suit me well, but they will not do that. "Is 1t true that if I should say just as hateful things to them as they do to meas that man said, hand 1t back to them '-they would have more respect for me? You see they are not the sort one could reason with in a gentle tone or with kind words. That would be lost, perhaps, in an explosion of laughter. It seems to be a case of fight them with their own weapons and take the risk of being forever thought and spoken of as a quarrelsome old maid or else get out, meelxly.
 I am not ashamed Of being an old maid and I see no reason to be, but one wishes there were way to put stop to forever hearing about it when among strangers. It would hurt the feelings of any one. Married people, as rule, hard ly understand perhaps how 1t hurts to be made fun of. Why are people not made fun of for being married?. Neither state Is disgrace.
 Now I have told you all about 1t. Won't you please advise me what to do? Shall hand it back to them?'
 "G.P." .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Ofcrs Carpet Rags.

Are there any of the Cornerites who would like a bundle of woolen carpet rags? If so I would be pleased to send them to any one who will pay the ex- press. Do the Helping Hand readers know that a geranlum leaf is a fine me- dium for cleaning pots. pans. etc.. with or without soap? Dampen a little and rub hard; 1t takes out the grease and black and after using makes an excellent fertilizer. ELI. B..
 Evidently the writer of this comes from a locality where geraniums grow plen- tifully and their leaves can be had at will! Still, I pass on the pleasant and fragrant suggestion. The offer of car pet rags will surely be accepted promptly. I am sorry that rules of the paper do not permit me to print the request she sends in the first part of the letter and hope she may secure the home she seeks by some other means
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
Lost All in q Fire.

T know how good the Corner has been to others and so I venture to write and ask for a little help. We have lost all we had in @ fire and my husband and I arc both getting old. He Is 60 years of age and an invalid with bronchitis and nervousness. If it would not be too much trouble would be grateful if some one would give us trio of chickens of any breed. With a rooster and two hens am sure we could have eggs and raise a brood of chicks which would help nourish my husband. We used all the poultry we had for our daughter and are not able to buy any more. MRS. R. O."
 am sure some one will be able to grant the request of Mrs. R. c. It will be mo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-04
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

variety to choose from; the materials are easily at hand, and if friends drop in so much the better. By these means Sun day is to us day of pleasure and recrea- ton. find time to teach Sunday school class and to attend two services besides.
 M R." Thank you very much for your pleasant letter and its helpful suggestion. only wish you had gone even farther and given us the names of some of the chafing dish dainties with which you regale your fam fly. Perhaps you will supply these some other time. l regret 1t is impossible to. follow out the suggestion you make rela- tive to adding the names to the letters printed. This has been frequently dis cussed and found impracticable. I am sorry