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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
FAKE FIRE ALARM
BRINGS OUT MANY
No Pay Attached to Bogus Call
Which Excited City on Dull
and Peaceful Day

A bogus fire alarm called out
members of the fire department late
Wednesday afternoon and caused con-
siderable excitement on the streets.
All was in readiness for a dash from
the fire station when the hoax was
discovered. The fremen feel the
keenest disappointment because no
compensation attaches to the call of
the fire bell in this case.
Charley Byrne was sitting in his
stocking feet at a shoemaker's when
the alarm came. Hastily donning his
shoes into which savage looking brads
had been driven Bryne rushed to the
fire barn only to limp back in his un-
comfortable foot gear. Al. Geisen
was the first to the barn and had the
horses hooked up with the assistance
of J. H. Kirby who received the al
legged alarm.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Fears Honey Shortage

Honey eaters in Morris may have
to pay more for their table supplies
this fall and winter according to the
predictions of Alfred Nelson, local
aparist who feels considerably dis
couraged with the honey outlook. Last
year Mr.. Nelson secured over eight
hundred pounds of honey from his bees
but he will be glad to realize half
that amount this year. Similar con-
ditions are reported from apiaryists
all over the country.
"There seems to have been heavy
shrinkage of sap in the pollen of the
flowers this summer" said Mr..
Nelson yesterday. "Last year my
bees swarmed early in April and 1 had
the first honey July / This year the
first honey comes late this month and
l fear l shall have less than half of
what the bees brought last summer. I"
A late and wet spring is blamed for
the present discouraging condition
with the bee-keepers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Mrs. Charles Stebbins Dead

Hancock Record: The remains of
Mrs. Charles Stebbins, who died at
her home at Fargo last Saturday,
were brought here Tuesday night and
inferred in the cemetery at Lake Emil
Iy, where other relatives who had died
previously, have been laid to rest.
Mrs. Stebbins was formerly a Miss
Card, whose parents homesteaded near
Hancock and the family some years
ago lived out near Lake Emily. She
was Torty eight years of age at the
time of her death and besides her
husband two sons and a daughter are
left to mourn her loss. The funeral
services, which were held at the Con-
gregational church, were largely at
tended by old friends and neighbors
of the family in years gone by.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Mangan at Shirt Waist Banquet

Attorney Thomas Mangan returned
Wednesday morning from a weeks
vacation spent at St. Paul and Du-
luth. He attended the Minnesota Bar
Association meetings held at the
Spaulding hotel in Duluth last week
where he heard some good speeches
and discovered that the dignity, sew
eral layers thick, mantling the su-
preme court members had been shat
tered and that after all the judges are
only human. The discovery was made
at the banquet where coats were ord
cred off and everybody enjoyed the
shirt waist feed. Prior to this the
bar meetings have been something of
dress affair. Many of the notable
legal lights were there, among them
Frank Kellogg, republican candidate
for U. S. senator, who had the
pleasure of hearing young Duluth
attorney give the Kellogg speech of
acceptance at Washington. The speech
was highly seasoned burlesque but
was appreciated and enjoyed by all,
including the surprised candidate.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
FLAHERTY ORDERS
SUIT TO HENNEPIN
Ofsthun Damage Suit at Glen
wood to be Heard at Mime
apolis Early this Fall

Minneapolis men who are defendants
in a damage suit for $4,000 filed
against them in the Pope county
courts by Thomas T. Ofsthun, a
prominent Glenwood attorney, have
secured a change of venue from Pope
county to Hennepin county where the
case will be tried following the sum-
mer recess. The change of venue
order was issued by Judge S. A.
Flaherty.
The suit instituted by Mr.. Ofsthun
is an echo of the primaries held in
June in which Thomas Frankson, a
St. Paul real estate man, won the
republican nomination for lieutenant
governor. Following the primary
election in which James A. Peterson.
of Minneapolis, was also candidate,
a petition was circulated and literally
signed in Minneapolis seeking to oust
Frankson. The petition alleged among
other things that Mr.. Frankson had
paid Mr.. Ofsthun So, 900 for "cam-
paign expense" incurred in his be-
half. Mr.. Ofsthun, a former mem
ber of the legislature, declares that
he mas been grossly maIigned by the
charge. Among the defendant petit
tioners are W. T. Coe, W. E. Hewitt,
George S. Grimes, Louis A. Hubac-
heck and Charles L. Sawyer, at
torneys and politicians of statewide
prominence.
The outcome of the case will be
watched with considerable interest.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Benson Bans Sunday Show

A referendum vote on the matter
of Sunday shows at Benson resulted in
a victory for the ants. Men and wo-
men qualified to vote at school elec-
tions expressed their views on the
Sunday closing. 372 votes were cast
against the Sunday theatre and 1876
were in favor of it. An ordinance is
now up before the Benson council
prohibiting picture shows, exhibitions,
circuses and other amusements includ-
ing base ball and church entertain
ments.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
PASTORS JOY-RIDE
FATAL TO SKUNKS
Beautiful Birds ON Lonely Road
Arouse Curiosity and Pre-
cipitates Lively Race

A race between two valuable fur
bearing animals commonly and vulg-
arly called skunks, and a Ford auto
mobile driven by a Morris pastor, end
ed in death for the v. f. b. animals
one day last week. The race was
run near the Max Violin farm on the
Stevens county line north of Morris
where country boys afterwards found
the cats, skinned them and sold their
hides which will be worn by some
fashionable dresser who has a pen
chant for "Alaska sable" The car
has been released from quarantine.
Seeing what he believed were two
black cats with dorsal stripes running
in the prairie road ahead of his car,
Rev. Pilgrim was about to slacken
his speed when the animals issued a
defiant challenge. "Safety first"
shouted one of the car occupants and
the reverend chauffeur tickled the
accelerator and the race was on. 1t was
over within the next minute and two
odoriferous forms lay in their tracks
as the perfumed juggernaut sped down
the road. "We were lucky in the
manner of our escape" said one of
the party in speaking of the exciting
event.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Many Premiums Offered

The premium list for the county
fair this year were issued from the
presses this week and are being dis
tributed by Secretary C. R. Wollthan
who is anxious that every person
interested in county fair matters re-
ceive one.
The premiums this year are distri-
buted over wide variety of exhibits
including eggs which have not hereto
fore had place on display.
The fair will be held September 27
to 20, inclusive, and the management
hopes for good weather all three days.
Preparations for the fair are already
in progress and the grounds and build
ings will be placed in proper condi-
ton. The attractions at the fair
this year will be fully up to the stan
dard and some new features never seen
before will be added.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
BOY HAS PLAGUE;
BOOSTERS BLAMED
InfantiIe Paralysis Case at John.
son May Solve Contagion is
Field Workers Hope

The first case of infantiIe paralysis
on record in Stevens county is report
ed from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ]. Smith who live on a farm
near Chokio where a ten-year-
daughter is stricken. Her condition
was serious last week but reports
from the attending physician yesterday
indicates the young lady will recover.
Strict quarantine regulations are i'm
posed and no alarm is felt over possi-
BILE spread of the contagion.
Little Miss Smith suffered paraly-
sis of both arms but yesterday she
had recovered slight use of both. She
is still confined to her bed.
At Johnson case of paralysis was
discovered the first of the week where
a boy is seriously affected. DR..
Burns, who is field worker for the
state health board, investigated the
case Wednesday. While at the boy s
home DR.. Burns discovered two afflict-
ed -oosters in the poultry yard. Their
legs and wings were paralyzed and
appeared to be in an advanced stage
of the disease. 1t was learned that
the boy had been in the habit of max
ing frequent trips to the poultry coop
in search of eggs. The roosters were
sent to the state health board labora-
tory at St. Paul for analysis.
DR.. C. E. Caine, of this city, was
yesterday appointed special repre-
sentative of the state health board
with instructions to Investigate and
report all suspicious cases which may
develop in this vicinity. According
to the report of the health Depart
ment, issued Wednesday morning,
there are over three hundred cases of
infantile paralysis in the state and
the disease appears to be spreading.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Burglars Receive Sentences

Two men, one lad of nineteen and
the other CT more mature years, were
brought before Judge Flaherty Thurs
day after having entered pleas of
guilty to the charge of burglary and
Jail breaking. The burglary occurred
at Collis and the Jail delivery at
Wheaton to which the men had been
taken after their capture. Both
were transients and claimed they
we're on their way to the harvest
fields when they needed shoes and
having no money they broke into the
Coils store.
The older man was given an indie
terminate sentence at the states pri I.
son at Saltwater and the younger drew
reformatory sentence at st. Cloud.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
IOWA men ARRIVE;
INVEST HUGE sums
Three Substantial Residents who
Spend $165,OOO for Farms
Locate Near Morris

Fred Chaplinski is here from
Williams, Ia, and has commenced the
erection of fine farm residence on
the east half of the Yarger farm
bought some time ago. He expects
to have the house ready for occu-
pancy before cold weather sets in.
John Laws, a well-to-do farmer
from Spencer, Ia, is also here this
week. After looking over the county
he dec ided to buy a fine farm near
Donnelly which was the property of
the Adams boys. He also bought a
200 acre farm near Cyrus, known as
the Nels Noble place, on which he
will make his home. He expects to
bring his family here in the near fu-
ture. Next season he will operate
both farms.
Another substantial Iowa farmer
who is recent acquisition to Stevens
county is Marvin Dripps, also of
Spencer, la. Mr.. Dripps was here
some time ago on which occasion he
bought the Devenney farm in Darnen.
Word came from Spencer Tuesday
that Mr.. Dripps was loading his farm
machinery and household goods aboard
the cars and is now on his way to
Morris. After closing his deal with
Mr.. Devenney he announced his plans
for farm improvements which will
necessitate an enormous additional
expenditure.
The arrival of the above named
gentlemen with their families is an
important event. Their recent invest
ments in this county reach surprising
figures and the prices they paid for
land here surprised some of the early
settlers who bought cheap and who
never dreamed of seeing land quota
tions at present figures. The total
amount paid by these three m en-
reaches one hundred and sixty five
thousand dollars and about half of it
was cash.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Mail Delivery Up to Citizens

According to- a notice published
last week, the free mail delivery in
Morris will be Instituted as soon as
Postmaster Finnegan reports that IS
per cent of the boxes are up. Some
patrons have procured boxes but many
have not, and it appears that too many
are waiting for the service to begin
before procuring boxes. Such All at
titude is erroneous. The boxes must
be placed first, and then the service
will be started.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
PAUL,S PLEA WINS +
LENIENT SENTENCE
Boy Charged with Burglary Has
Remarkable Story of Expert
ence with Strange Men

Paul Spooner, rising young at
torney and favorite son in Morris, rose
to the full height of his oratorical
eloquence to the court house Monday
morning when he appeared before
Judge Flaherty in a plea defending a
young man from Ortonville who was
up on felony charge. The lad was
James Make, seventeen years of age
whose mind seemed clouded and who
was charged with burglary. Mr..
Spooner's efforts in his behalf won
the leniency of the court and the lad
will spend a short time at the St.
Cloud reformatory where his education
will be looked after.
1t appeared that Make was on his
way to town from a farm when he
met two strangers, afterwards sus
pected of being l. W. W's, who de-
manded his money. Telling them
he had no funds they demanded to
know where money might be secured.
He told them of transaction at a
store where a man had given the
clerk a five dollar bill, and the men
directed that he 60 and get the
money. Their demands were accom-
panied by threats: This the boy
did, securing about $14 from the
till. He handed the money to the
men and they disappeared. Later
Make was arrested, plead guilty be-
fore justice at Ortonville who direct
ed that the boy be brought before
Judge Flaherty in this city for SEN
tence. Arriving here in custody of
the sheriff the lad met Mr.. Spooner
who became interested in his case
from a purely humanitarian stand
point.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Closed Big Land Deal

According to the New Rockford,
N. D., State Capital yesterday, James
E. Carlson, former land man in this
city now located at New Rockford,
closed record breaking land deal
this week when he sold 1850 acres
of Eddy county land in the vicinity of
the farm recently purchased by Mr..
Harvey, of this city. The deal in
volved cash consideration of $1OO,
900 and included all the stock and
machinery on the place. The buyer
is G. G. Mandt Of the Mandt wagon
company, Sioux Falls. Friends of
Mr.. Carlson in this city will be
pleased to know of his hustling sue
cesSes,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18

sweeping in from the gulf which is
about thirty miles southeast of our
camp. Each regiment has its own Y.
M. C. A.
All the boys from Morris are feeling
fine and like soldering first rate and
a half. Edwin Dablow has been
transferred to the band of which he is
highly valued member. L. R. Christ
man who was night man at the
Great Northern depot is our COM
pany cook. And by the way, he is
getting famous. He dishes out the
bacon and beans in great style and
never stops to count the beans. R.
L. Anderson, former pillmaker at the
Sylvander store, says he never felt
better in his life. He is anxious to
meet the greasers in battle so he can
dole out some of those little leaden
pills that make for peace. Anderson
has the distinction of being one of the
handsomest boys in the regiment and
his manly beauty seems to have been
enhanced since he went on bacon and
bean diet and has left the complexion
lotions to the ladies. C. J. Leitch-
man who used to work at Lime S
bakery and the Eames elevator is
also eager to mix with the swarthy
boys across the border. The Morris
baker believes he can throw some
army biscuit with his blunderbus
with telling effect.
We are all glad we are here and
are having good time. Guess this
will be all for this time except that
we all wish to be remembered to our
Morris friends"
Mr.. Rotramel is serving with Com
pany B, First Minnesota Infantry,
Camp Llano Grande, Texas.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Minnie Wallin Married

At the William Wallin residence in
this city Monday morning occurred
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Minnie, who became the bride of
Arthur E. Olson. Only near relatives
and a small number of intimate
friends witnessed the marriage cere-
mony which was performed by Rev.
Gustaf Pilgrim. Lillian Olson and
Max Wallin attended the bride and
groom.
Following the services which were
read at ten o'clock in the beautifully
decorated parlor, the wedding party
sat down to a sumptuous wedding
breakfast at the Wallin home. Then
the wedding picture was taken and the
afternoon given to a quiet ceiebra-
tion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson will 60 to make
their home with Max WalIin on a
farm eleven miles north of Morris.
Mr.. Wallin is bachelor uncle of the
bride and feels highly honored over
the decision of Mr.. and Mrs. Olson to
come and live with him until other
arrangements are made.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18

Miss Zaidee Morrison had the mis-
fortune of falling from a tree in
Scandia last Sunday while she was
picking cherries. The fall resulted
in broken collar bone accompanied
by other bruises and severe pains.
DIR. Fitzgerald answered the call for
medical aid and the young lady is do
ing as well as can be expected today.
Indications are that she will recover.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Child Meets Accident

A five-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Carlson who live on
farm east of his city fell from
wagon early Monday morning break
ing and disloeating her right arm
at the wrist. The child was playing
with other children about, the place
when she slipped and fell to the
ground, Her cries attracted the at
tention of her mother who came to her
rescue aid Immediately summoned a
doctor
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
Hold this One; Notify Police

Morris housekeepers will do we'll to
be on guard for couple of smooth
solicitors who are said to be working
their way toward Morris from the
northern towns. They are selling an
alleged floor dressing which they ap-
ply to kitchen and parlor floors and
for which they charge SLIGO per gal
lon. At Bemidji and other places
they sold ordinary machine oil. Many
floors we're ruined, the women say,
and great amount of labor and sand
has been required to remove the oil,
which mostly remained on the surface
and refused to dry.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
MORRIS BOYS WILL
RELIEVE REGULARS
Chas. RotrameI Writes from
Border Telling of Life and
Conditions in Camp

All the boys from Morris who en-
listed in the National Guard and are
now in camp on the Mexican border
are we'll and are having delightful
time according to letter received by
the Tribune today from Charles Rot
ramel who was the first to enlist in
Morris. He concludes the letter with
the statement that the boys are all
glad to be in camp where they are
having a good time. Mr.. Rotramel's
letter is dated at Camp Llano Grand,
Texas, where the boys are receiving
their mail and will be glad to receive
letters, papers and other remem-
brances from their Morris friends.
Mr.. Rotramel writes: "We have
been here about three weeks and are
getting used to the southern climate.
Their ere about twenty thousand men
in this camp and practically all of
them are from Minnesota, Nebraska
and Indiana. The officers are doing
all they can to make camp fife COM
Portable and enjoyable for the men.
When we came here we landed in a
jungle and ever since the first day
we have been busy clearing the land
of brush and shrubs of every de-
scription including that beautiful
little plant called the cactus. The
cactus abounds here in all it luxuri-
ance and glory and the boys are very
careful to aviod it and its small
.oblong leaves which have sharp and
unfriendly spears. Its flowers are a
beautiful crimson and yellow and
some of the boys are considering
sending a few cactus to Charlie Dus-
hex as an addition to his flower box
collection which adorn the window
stills at the Merchants hotel.
We haven't had much rife prac-
tice here yet but expect to as soon as
the new rife range is ready. We
haven't had a chance at the greasers,
either. Probably we shall have this
opportunity later on for there are per-
sisent rumors in camp that we are
going to the border line a few days
to relieve the Minnesota regulars of
border duty. Some of the boys have
had some remarkable experiences
while doing guard duty. The otheA
night young fellow from the Indiana
regiment was on guard when he acci-
dentaIly shot COW. Another young
fellow from the Second Minnesota had
a similar experience a few nights
later while he was on guard. His
victim was a mule. The animals evil
IDENTIFY knew nothing Of army regula-
tions for neither responded to the
guardsmen's challenge. "Who goes
there!" meant no more to them than
sighing gulf breeze frolicking in the
cactus. A report, flash and COW and
mule had answered with their lives
and the guards have become the butt
of the camp jokers.
There are plenty of refreshment
stands here and there is no lack of
amusements. There are three pic
lures shows convenient to the soldiers.
Each company has base ball team
and there are three or four games
daily. The weather here is fine. All
the time there is a fresh sea breeze
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18

Another butcher shop will open it's
doors in Morris next Monday morning
when Messrs. Loef1er and Carney
begin business at their new stand on
Atlantic avenue. The building was
finished Monday and the fixtures have
been placed this week. The place
looks clean and inviting. and the fix
lures are all new and of the latest
approved pattern.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18

L. R. Davis, one of the hustling
farmers from the town of Scott, was
was in the city Monday arranging a
deal whereby he will take possession
of one of the M, B. Lord farms north
of Morris, and onto which he will
move with his family late this fall or
early next spring. Davis came here
from Iowa three years ago and his
farming operations in Scott we're sue
cessful the first two years. This
year he has met severe reverses. The
wet season made heavy inroads and
a recent storm cleaned him out :. COM
pletely. He is not discouraged but
says he will take a fresh hold next
spring for he regards this section of
the country in the light of the opti-
mist. Mrs. Davis father, William
Spear, of Cass county, Ia, arrived
here last week and will spend the
winter with the Davis family. Mrs.
Spear died last spring and the old
homestead has lost its cheerfulness
to the old gentleman.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
To: Attend RexalI Convention

C. B. Sylvander left last evening
for Boston, Mass, where he will at
tend the Rexall druggists convention
in session four days next week. He
plans to visit Niagara Falls and Al
bany, N. Y, from which city he will
glide down the Hudson river to New
York city.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18
New Isine for Brown

William Brown has resigned his
position as assistant manager at the
Homewood billiard parlors and will
devote his time to selling accident and
life insurance. He spent several
days in Minneapolis last week and re-
turned to begin business at Hancock
Monday morning. He will make his
home in Morris for the present. Mr..
Brown came here with Mr.. Boyd from
Des Moines, Ia, and during his resi-
dence here has made many stanuch
friends who will become good boost
ers in his new line of effort.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-08-18

DR.. and Mrs. A. S. Cole were made
happy Sunday over the arrival of an
other assistant dentist at their home.
Mother and child are doing nicely.