Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-03-05
Would Protect Frogs
Legislator Asserts Frog is Farm
ers Alley Against Insects
May be Taken for Bait.

Attorney P. H. Frye, of Willmar.
who is serving in the present term in
the Minnesota legislature has intro
ducgd bill making it unlawful to
sell or kill frogs. He has discovered
that the farmers Of the state annually
lose heavily from crop destruction by
insects, and he wants the frogs pro-
tected. A provision in the bill permits
the catching and selling of frogs
among fishermen for the exclusive use
at fish bait. The measure is giving
Mr.. Eye lot of notoriety.
Farmers and business men have
combined at Bird Island for the estab-
lishment of a farmers cooperative
creamery. At meeting held last
week $4,000 worth of stock was sub
scribed.
Crazed by the use of cocaine Leo
Boon committed suicide in the Jail at
Grand Rapids last week by holding
his head in a pail of water till death
ensued. He was a barber with a
wife and family at Sioux City who
came to claim the body.
Fire was discovered in the Wooden
Mills at Litchfield last Wednesday
evening and before the fire company
arrived the building with all its con-
tents had burned to the ground. A
small insurance w0s carried but the
loss will be enormous. The mill was
one of the oldest of its kind in Mime
sofa.
The creamery at Hutchinson did a
business of over $50, 600 last year.
The farmers there are getting more
interested than ever and will 60 in
for registered cows on greater scale.
They say the cow beats the wheat
patch forty ways.
The board of education at Osakis
last week decided to add normal
training and an agricultural depart
ment to the Osakis schools. Teachers
will be engaged and the work begun
at the September term.
Rev. Uslaker, pastor of the United
Norwegian Lutheran church at Mari
eta. one of the pioneer pastors ir
west central Minnesota and quite vel
known in Morris, has rendered his re-
signation and is now at his home
seriously i'll. Late last week his coli
dition was alarming and very LITTLE
hope was entertained for his recovery
Commercial clubs in various part
of the state have begun an agitation
to secure law compelling mail orde
houses outside of Minnesota to pay
one percent tax on business done il
this state. The matter will be lai
before the state Legislature at som
future date.
few nights ago burglars brok
into the postoffice at Verndale an
stole $57. IS from the safe. Nov
the postoff1ce department at Wash
ington informs Postmaster Allen tn
loss was his although he had compile
with all the requirement in the care 0
funds.
Roy Halvorson. uf herkhoven. an
Misses Logren and Fiergola. of Sau
Center. have sterted to Washingto
and are to be the guests of Presiden
Wilson for few hours. Halvorso
is the champion boy corn grower Q
the state and the Misses Lofgren an
Fiergola are the states best brea
makers. Their trip to Washington
being financed by the St. Paul Com
merce Association and the Pillsbur
mills in Minneapolis.
Only one saloon is now dong bus
ness in Yellow Medicine county as til
result of the action taken by the cour
ty commissioners one day last weel
The little village of st. Leo had tW
saloons up to Saturday night but tt
commissioners refused to grant ne