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The Detroit times., 1916-10-09
iUnday Afternoon and Evenings
Sermon


Billy Sunday sermon 'nIlil"o
Booze or. Get ON 'he Water w a
ron which Pr. delivered at fh.
Tabernacle Fesrrday afternoon aha
evening follows
y viii take my text from 'h" N'h
chapter of Matthew. the 2sta fo
Ne 32d verse, dosrrih.nt no casting
sui ~ DO devils which entered into
pc swine
Here Re have Ire ~ the s'rang
sst scenes ir tu fH" Gospels Two
men. p0ser.s.a of tsTiS confront
Jesus. and 7hlls tho deyi- Hrr cry
nR oni for Jesus t0 leave 1cW Tee
command 'he devils f1 come ult
tod fhe devils obey .hr a:umaua of
IeFus
"Thp devil permission f1
rntor into herd ~ swine feed
on Tho hillside This b. 'ha only
record V. Uae. uf Jesus ever grant
ipg fhp petition Df devils and N'
1ld t for "a saIgaUon 6t mon
"Thru th. fellows that ksp' fhe
hogs went back 20 town and told '7t
pranut drained weasel eyed hog
loWled. heptle.hroWcd. bullneCked
iobeters that owned he hogs. that
A lgur.hairrd fanatic from N73a.
reth. named Jesus. has driven thr
aeyOa uur of some men and OBJ, tet
ls have gone into 're hogs ana -
hogs into the sea. and me tea ir-u
the hogs. and tho whole bunch
dead
And then ~. fat pussy 1'l .I
lows came orr to see Irsu. and said
that he was hurting their business
"a fellow SAYS 20 mp T DOM
think Jesu, Christ diI a nice .hi-g
"You don't know what SOU arr
talking about
Down I'm NaslS Nile Tenn. -av
four wagons rr>r down Pho s.reaf
and they were loaded with ~rl...
and kettles and pipes
whats this said
United States revenue officers
and thay have been in rho moon
shine district and conf-cated rte 4,
licit Stills. and they are taking hem
down 10 the Government sg-p 3 hpar.
Christ Gods Revenue O-ce-
Jesus Christ wss Gods revenue
officer Now. the Jews were forbid
den 10 eat pork but Jesus Chri-'
came and found that crowd buying
and selling and ffallnc in pork and
confscated the whole business and
He kept within the lirt'f~ ~ me
law when Re did II Then LNe fe'
lows ran back 10 those who owned
the hogs 10 tell what rad hefailer
them. and those hog owners said 10
Jesus
Take your HELPERS and hike You
are hurting our business
And they looked into the sea and
the hogs were bottom side ID bu,
the men were right side up And
Jesus said. What is the matter
and they answered. Leave our
hogs and 20 4 fellow saws O. is
raider strange request for the
devils TO make. TO ask permission .
enter into hogs don't knOw-t
was devil ! would rather 1--we in
a good. decent hog than In lots ~
men. and ~ you will drive the hogs
out you won't have 10 carry slop "a
him. so wiz try 20 help YOU 60 4.
rid OF the hog
And they told Jesus 70 leave The
country. They said You are hurt
ing our business
"Have you no Interest IN man
bood? ?"
we have no interest in that, Just
take your disciples and leave, for
you are hurting our business
That Is the attitude of the liquor
trafic toward the Church and State
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

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The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

.Wru. ] think that tho managers
did dirty piece of business 20 lot
YOU give a lecture on temperance
Won have hurt my business and my
business is legal one.
You are right there. said th"
lecturer. they did do a mean trick
would complain to the officer.
And hc took up premium list ana
said. BY tho way ] 500 thor" o. e
premium ~ so much offered for the
host horse. and COW. and butter
What business are YOU iu'
I'm In The liquor business
Well. I don't see that they offer
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
.CHOKIO PIONEER
dies OF DROPSY
A. Fl. Reker. Former Pepperton
Farmer and Chokio Butcher,
Closes Useful Life

Death came peacefully early Sum-
day morning to A. H. Reker, a
prominent Stevens county pioneer
farmer, at his home in Chokio follow
ing a lingering illness with dropsy.
He was native of Illinois, fifty eight
years of age and for over thirty years
a resident of Stevens county. Up to
within short time ago he devoted his
time to mercantile interests at the
Burt store at Chokio.
Deceased came to the county in
1886 and began farming in the town
ship of Pepperton. When Chokio be-
gan to assume Importance as busi-
ness point he went there and estab-
lished butcher shop which he finally
sold and afterwards entered the Burt
store. He was we'll known, highly re-
spected and was looked upon as one of
the towns most reputable citizens. He
leaves a widow and three daughters.
The funeral was held from the
home at 9 100 a. m. Wednesday and
then brought to Morris for burial.
Rev. Gammelien officiated.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
MARRIED RICH But
LOVED THE DOCTOR
Woman with Strong Matrimon-
ial Story will Visit Morris
Fourth Time Tonight

Miss Ruth Roland, famous from the
Maine coast to the Golden Gate be-
cause of her dramatic portrayal of
love scenes in the moving pictures.
will appear at the Orpheum this eve
ming when she will tell the tale of a
woman who rushed in where love had
feared to tread, and of a senile invalid
with bags of gold, and young man
whose speed was greater than his con-
troll. In the pictures Miss Roland
washes away the thin veneer of civil
ization in the fountain of truth. Her
appearance tonight is the fourth in a
series of twelve realistic dramas Sc
cured by Manager Gaffney. The ad-
mission to the show is only five and
ten cents.
Following is a synopsis of the
story:
Born with the proverbial silver
spoon in her mouth-reared in the
even more proverbial lap of luxury,
the lady didn't know what it meant
to make ends meet. Her ends had al
ways luxuriou&ly overlapped. But
the time came when the lady had to
choose between dread poverty and a
wedding ceremony with a rich invalid
whose only knowledge of Youth was
a distant memory. She was led to the
altar where she mounted the ''till
death do US part' farce and went to
dive out her lie with a man whose
wealth was the only thing about him
she loved. To live with a man
she didn't love, would, under ordin-
ary circumstances, have been diff
cult enough-it was the natural
aversion of Youth for Age; but when,
added to this, she found she had
fallen desperately in love with her
husbands young medical attendant,
her life perforce became a tortuous
labyrinth of lies and fears of appre-
hension. 1t is at this point that "The
Love Liar" makes it's greatest appeal
to your insistent demand for unf1inch-
ing realism in the place of the usual
lollipop romanticism. 1t is just this
reverse twist in the most unexpected
places that makes the WHO PAYS?
series the most talked of pictures
adv
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
Lenten Season is Late

The present social season in Morris
will be longer than usual this winter
and indications are for many social
happenings within the next seven or
eight weeks for the Lenten season
comes unusually late this year.
Easter comes near to being at the
latest possible date, Good Friday
falling on April FL and Easter on
April %. Ash Wednesday, which be-
gins the Lenten season, falls on
March 8, which will allow for about
seven weeks from today whereas the
Lenten quiet generally begins some
time in February.
The bitter cold of the past ten days
has had a discouraging effect on the
gaieties popular in Morris soon after
the holidays. Many who had planned
to entertain were obliged to postpone
their program but will announce their
plans soon. The lodges are beginning
to bestir themselves and dances and
card parties are promised within the
next few weeks. Among the first
will be the Royal Neighbors who have
a committee at work on social gath
ering for members exclusively.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21

and especially when part of the debt
is so cold that it has been considered
uncollectible.
The results Of Pay-Up Week at
Waukon were so good that the Mer-
chants Trade Journal. a national
magazine read by retail merchants
in every town of any consequence
in the entire country, told it's readers
of the success of the Waukon people
in paying their debts and urged busi-
ness men in other towns to give
greater attention to their collections,
and soon other towns began trying
the plan-all with splendid results.
And now the entire country seems
ready for this extraordinary event of
National Pay-Up Week.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
BROTHER MAY HAVE
SUFFERED IN FIRE
S. A. Siyerts, Sr., Anxiously
Waiting Details of Fire
which Destroys Bergen

Fire which caused a property loss of
about thirty millions dollars and
snuffed out the lives of three men
broke out in the business district of
Bergen, Norway, early Sunday morn
ing and left three thousand people
homeless. The fire reached into the
heart of the city from the docks and
among those who are believed to have
suffered loss is a brother of S. A.
Siverts, Sr., of this city. Mr.. Siverts
owned and operated three large bak-
cries in the city and two of them
were located in the fire zone.
Bergen is one of the oldest cities in
Norway. 1t is situated on a penin-
sula extending to the north surrounded
by beautiful bay and shut off from
the sea by large island. Part of the
city runs back to the mainland and is
built upon the mountain sides. 1t is
the home of the Siverts and when
news of the fire appeared in the dis
patches Mr.. Siverts and his family
were naturally much concerned. Mr..
Siverts has net seen his native city
for nearly forty years but according to
recent letters his brother was still
alive and we'll, and enjoying a large
business. His shops were located in
the north, central and southern parts
of the city. Two of them were prob
ably sacrificed to the flames.
Charlie Leitte, barber at the Brandt
shop, spent two months in Bergen two.
years ago where he made headquart-
ers at the Boulevard hotel, outside of
the fire zone. Bergen is also his
native city and he has relatives there.
cit is most beautiful city and is
built something after the fashion of
Duluth, - said Mr.. Leitte. ''The
streets are narrow in many parts of
the city but as the city grows the
streets are laid out according to the
American plan. / presume when re-
building the burned district begins
the city authorities will widen the
streets. They have compulsory in
surance in Norway and those who
have lost by fire will receive some
compensation Insurance premiums
are collected in the shape of taxes.
The city had a population of about
80, 900 two years ago. Since the war
started the town has enjoyed unprece-
dented prosperity by reason of its
commerce.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
Pipes Freeze; Stove Explodes

The explosion of a kitchen range
early Thursday morning last week
caused considerable excitment in the
home of Mr.. Samuel Olson, in
Framnas township. Mr.. Olson,
who had just started the fire, was
covered with ashes and SCOT but
escaped with slight injuries when the
stove let go.
1t was the coldest morning of the
year and Mr.. Olson rose early to start
the kitchen fire. A water tank near
the range was connected with the
stove by means of pipes and coils in
the firebox. 1t is believed ice had
formed in the pipes preventing a cir
culation of the water and the pipes
became hot there was an explosion,
accompanied by q loud report. Stove
lids flew in all directions about Mr..
Olson's head and SCOT and ashes rained
down on him. When members of the
family arrived he presented a most
unusual spectacle. r"
Nels Olson, bookkeeper at the Wells
Brothers Hanson store, was appraised
of the accident next day but was as
sured his father had not been injured
seriously.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
MORRIS MAN HOLDS
new HIGH OFFICE
Judge A. L. Stenger Selected as
Vice President by Associates
at St. Paul

A. L. Stenger, judge of the probate
court, returned Friday morning from
St. Paul where he attended a two
days meeting of the probate judges
of the state. In the election of officers
the association named Judge Steng-
er to the important office of vice pre-
sident. He has served in the capacity
of secretary and treasurer the past
year but declined a reelection.
Among the prominent persons who
addressed the judges were Judge Orr,
of St. Paul, who spoke on juvenile
court matters. Attorney Stevenson
of the attorney generals Office spoke
on inheritance tax. The meeting was
we'll attended and many of those who
could not be present by reason of i'll
ness or business sent kilograms.
One of the important matters dis
cussed at the sessions was the ques-
tion of a four year term for probate
judges which matter is to be voted on
by amendment in the next general
election. When the legislature passed
the new law creating four year terms
for county officers the Office of Judge
of probate was not included because
the term of that office is fixed by the
state constitution. This action left
the probate judges Office the only one
to be voted on at the general elec-
tions. Many tax payers felt the cleo
tion would be an unnecessary burden
and wished to make the office a four
year term. The voters will have a
chance to ratify their choice at the
polls and the meeting at St. Paul dis
cussed plans how best to bring the
matter to the attention of the voters.
If the amendments fail to carry pro-
bate judges must be elected every two
years, while other county officers
are elected every four years. The
judges wish to have their elections
made at the same time the rest of the
county officers are named. X s'aa.: asass~ asass~ =
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
GENEROUS SNOWMAN
DEALS IN CHARITY
J. J. Gaffney Donates Saturday
Nights Proceeds to Destitute
Family in Morris

Patrons at the Orpheum theatre last
Saturday night paid their usual ad-
mission fee, saw a good show and
went home satisfied. None of them
had any idea that the money they
spent would find its way into the
hands of a destitute family in Morris
to relieve misery and want and to
lend cheer and comfort to hearts that
were heavy, laden. Manager Gaffney
had said nothing about. the matter
and perhaps nobody but those immedi-
ately concerned would know to day if
the Tribune were not printing this
story. Manager Gaffney is a generous
man but like the widow who deposited
her mite he goes quietly and unas-
sumingly about his charities.
Over on the west side in Morris is
family recovering from. the first
shock following the death of the hus-
band and s,breadwinner of the family.
Death stretched forth it's cold and
unrelenting hand and removed a kind
father who was the hope of the little
ones. Alone, without relatives or
means, the brave little woman is be-
ginning her battle with adversely and
kind neigbhors have begun coming
around with words of sympathy and
cheer. Others have divided their
worlds goods in small lots in order
that immediate necessities in the line
of food and clothing should be provid-
ed. When a subscription list was cir
culated a few days ago Mr.. Gafney
signed it quickly with an amount op-
posite his name, but that was not all
he decided upon.
Last Saturday, night when the two
performances were over at his show
house he dumped the proceeds of the
ticket sales into a sack and sent it
around to the Humphries home. a
statement telling the mother and her
little ones to do with it as she liked
was all the information the messeng
er brought. Then he disappeared.
The feelings which overwhelmed the
mother and her babes can better
be imagined than described.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21

when the games were over the Rex
alls had only five pins to spare in a
three inning contest. The score stood
1888 to 2377.
McConville, Buttell, Byrne, Spooner
and Bailey appeared under the Rexall
banner. David HackenschmidtF Fahren-
holz was the Cobbler captain with DR..
Johnson, Ed. CARNEY, Hank Erickson
and Abner Markle as his aids. All
the boys rolled a steady, heady game
and Fahrenholz emerged with the high
score-191. All his former records
were shattered but he is still several
hurdles from the prize the high man
is to receive at the end of the month.
A large crowd witnessed the games
and practically every inch of standing
room was taken. As the games
opened the Cobblers were the favor
ties and popular support stood by
them till Bailey finished the last
frame by throwing a money wrench
into the gearing in the shape of a
strike. Beaten but not crushed the
Cobblers are pulling themselves to-
gether again today and will go after
their foes again next Tuesday.
The Olcotts and Clarks battled last
night.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
TWO FREEZE TOES
AS MERCURY FALLS
Great Nor hern Section Hand in
Serious Plight as Result of
Coldest Winter Day

Two men in Morris froze their feet
and others had their ears and noses
kissed by King Boreas early last
Thursday which was the coldest day
of the winter so far. Water pipes
burst, telephone and telegraph lines
were out of order, Father had all he
could do hustling the coal hod but
Through it all Friend Plumber was
happy, and he is still in a muchly
gleeful mood. The thermometer sank
to thirty-seven degrees below with a
stiff Northwestern piling the snow
against the wall.
Section-hand Finnegan was the
greatest sufferer. He went to work
in the storm and was busily engaged
in keeping the tracks open. Several
times during the day he dropped the
pick and shovel and raced up the track
to keep warm. Shortly before noon
he discovered one foot frozen and he
hurried to doctors Office where an
examination disclosed all the toes of
both feet had frozen solid. He is
taking treatment today but with small
hopes of saving the toes. Amputation
is apparently necessary.
Nelson Myers is another who suff-
cred frozen toes. Myers is a telephone
Iineman for the Tri-State company.
He was climbing poles near Kerkhoven
when the sub-zero weather got him.
AS soon as he reached Morris he sum-
moned doctor and heroic methods
saved his toes.
Neither one of the men knew it was
so cold, they said.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21

at the age of sixty-nine years. Bow
man was but slightly known in Nor
ris. Shortly before his death he ex-
pressed desire to be buried in the
Morris cemetery beside the remains
of his father whose body was exhumed
at Browns Valley three years ago and
brought here. Deceased was a Ma
son of high rank and the funeral here
was under the auspices of the blue
lodge. Rev. Stever was the pastor
who spoke at the grave. A son of the
dead man accompanied the remains
to Morris.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
Literary Club

The Morris Litreary Club met at
the home Of Mrs. John Grove on
Jan. 18th.
The President, Miss Hathorn, called
the meeting to order and the business
meeting session was carried out.
Mrs. Putnam presided as leader and
the following program was carried
out:
Streets and boulevards of Paris
Mrs. A. A. Stone.
Tuileries-Mrs. Nobbs.
The Rue de la Paix-Mrs. Eames.
The diamond necklace-Mrs. Ware.
A paper on the art, galleries and
salons of Paris-Mrs. Siverts, Jr.
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
DAY OF RECKONING
TO LAST SIX DAYS
Morris Business Men VIII Start
Prosperity Movement Like
One Tried in Missouri

What promises to become an annual
event in Morris has been inaugurated
as "PayUp Week" February Fl
to 26, inclusive, when everybody is
expected to pay everybody else and
thus pass prosperity around.
First steps to hold such a week in
Morris will be taken at the commercial
club rooms this evening when num-
Der of business men and members of
the commercial club will. discuss the
matter and decide to go ahead to
make the idea grand success. Gre
dts are general in Morris and the
merchants are not the. only ones who
shoulder the burden of carrying
somebody over the financial tight
places. Many of those who receive
credit extend it to Others and it is not
always that one pays promptly. Once
a year is not too much and so the
scheme will be tried here next month.
The plan is being perfected and by
next week everybody will be let in on
the secret.
While credit is great thing, it at
the same time becomes a tax when
abused. The man who does not pay
his debts pays penalty or tax every
time he buys a dollars worth of mer-
chandise; but not only must he pay
this tax, but the man who pays his
debts is compelled to bear his share
of this unjust taxa tax collected in
increased price on the commodities of
life occasioned by the failure of the
debtor to pay his bills.
1t is often said that the customers
of the retail merchants who pay cash
pay more for their merchandise than
they should, because they have to
pay for what deadbeat gets without
paying, and there is much truth in the
statement, too-the man who pays
his bills, pays cash, does really pay
more for the commodities of life than
he should pay because so many do not
pay.
National Pay-Up Week had it's be-
ginning in the little city of Waukon,
Iowa, county seat of but little over
1000 population at the end of a little
railway in the northeastern part of the
state of Iowa. Waukon is a beautiful
little city, and busy business center,
but the people of that community are
like the people in many another town
and community-that is, some of them
have, during the past years, bought
goods for which they never paid, un-
til the week of January 9-15, 1915,
the principal of the high school, who
happens to be secretary Of the Com
merical Club, suggested that it would
be good thing for Waukon to have
a day of reckoning, or rather, week
of reckoning. The idea appealed to
the business men of Waukon, more
particularly to the merchants who had
considerable money in outstanding ac-
counts. So the week of January 9-15
was advertised as Pay-Up Week, and
during that time in this little city,
over $50, 900 in old accounts was
wiped off the books Of the local busi-
ness houses.
Everybody seemed to join in the
spirit, and consequently all found it
easv to pay their debts. And it is
needless to say that prosperity reigned
in that town, for it means something
to town of 1000 population to lift
a debt of $50, 900 in one week S time,
Morris tribune., 1916-01-21
Pay-Up Week Idea Simple; 1t
Makes For Prosperity at Home

ONE persons wonder how the PayUp idea works For
ample suppose you and paid that dollar your
subscription We would that dollar to the butcher and
pay him. debts settled The butcher would
the harness maker and and him. Three debts set
tied The harness maker the grocer and would and pay
him. Four debts paid You would bring your eggs and
the grocer would pay you the same dollar
There you would Every would pay every ee
and in the end all would be paid None would be out much of
anything except debt
Let's the in this town without delay. Get the
dollars moving you bill that due before PayUp Week
don't pay it until PayUp Week gets here you owe bill that
is due until short time after PayUp Week pay it during
Pay-Up Week. Make the cash hum in that week.
THIS PAY UP WEEK BECOMING NATIONAL IN IT'S SCOPE
CITIES BEEN TRIED OUT THE RESULTS
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS 1T HAS BROUGHT WITH 1T
SPLENDID REVIVAL OF BUSINESS. CASH HAS BEEN RE-
LEASED WHEREVER THERE'S CASH THERE'S BUSINESS
PAY-UP WEEK Is AN ELABORATION OF THE ENDLESS CHAIN
PROPOSITION. 1T TENDENCY TO PLACE DOLLARS IN
SORT OF ENDLESS CHAIN .n.~a..-s
Everybody in this community should take off his coat and work
for PayUp Week 1t lot you 1t lot to
that lives here that has his interests here
BOOST FOR PAY-UP WEEK.
It will help the town.
1T WILL HELP YOU