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Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

The population of Morris increased
by one Wednesday morning when a
baby daughter arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Fickes.
Alfred Nelson has been unable to
attend to his duties at the Jones lum-
Der yard the past week on account of
sickness, but hopes to be about
again shortly.
Eye-sight restored. By DR.. Bro
kaw, eye specialist at Krueger's drug
store. Morris the 9th and 7th of every
month. Painful head and eyes made
painless. Price always lowest. adv.
Scarlet fever has made its appear
ance in the family of Mrs. William
Podratz in the town of Horton. The
home has been placed under quaran-
tine restrictions. One of the smaller
children is afflicted.
Frank Thralow has been in bad
way several days this week with a
case of blood poison in the fingers OF
both hands. Early this week the
case appeared threatening and it was
feared an operation, and perhaps ar
amputation, would be necessary. Mr.
Thralow is feeling much better today
Archie Stone, Jr., has disposed Of
| all his potatoes which he advertised il
the Tribune last week. Buyers wht
came to the Stone warehouse Tuesday
were disappointed to learn the entire
supply had been taken in tour day.
after the ad appeared. The potatoes
were of exceptionally fine quality ant
there were 600 bushels in the lot. Thu
amount allowed each customer was
from five to twenty-five bushels.
Herbert Herman, the Morris mill
man, who has been spending sometime
at his home at Raymond, Illinois, il
expected back soon. He will sur
prise his Morris friends on his re
turn and will no doubt look for suit
able residence. During his absence
Arthur Prange has taken charge o:
the milk wagon and greets Herbert
customers every morning with smile
Mr.. Prange is the popular young MAI
who assisted E. W. Meyer at thu
Morris BottIing Works during tn
busy season.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

People at Ortonville who are not
in the habit of going to church are
clamoring for motion picture perform
ances on Sunday afternoons. The
theatres at Ortonville we're closed on
Sundays by the council sometime
ago.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson received
a sad message last Saturday morning
announcing the sudden death of her
brother at Miles City, Mont. The
message arrived too late for Miss
Anderson to attend the funeral, bu:
she expects to leave for her home
next week for a visit with her
parents there.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Carpet beating is new speciality
which John Kreiss, Jr., has taken
on as a side line. His first attempts
at carpet beating this year ended dis
astrously Monday morning when lint
or dust from the rug lodged in his eye
and caused his absence from the plan
ming mill several days this week. Mr..
Kreiss was compelled to consult an eye
specialist before relief came.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

General Superintendent R. L.Barry
of the Tri-state telephone company,
accompanied by Attorney Randall,
came up from St. Paul Tuesday and
spent the day in the 'haunts of the
festive wild duck and prairie chicken.
They were successful in bagging the
limit. They returned to st. Paul
Wednesday with the trophies Of their
hunt.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20
NOTES OF LOCAL INCIDENTS
AND
NEWS OF LOCAL INTEREST

Try that new fascinating drink
DIR. Pepper. Bottled only by the
Morris Bottling Works. advtf.
Mrs. George Danielson left for
Aberdeen Saturday evening where
she will spend the week with friends.
Mrs. G. H. March, of Eitchtield,
came up last week and has spent a
few days at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wells, in this
city.
Alberta and Chokio gasoline oil
merchants are engaging in CONNER
cial war. AS result purchasers have
become interested and are buying
oil for considerable less than cost.
George Hogan was on the sick list
few days this week and all the
work at the paint shop fell to the at
tention of Frank Ware whose execu-
tive ability was put to the full test.
Capt. Sam Olson and Otto Olson
and family, prominent residents OF the
town of Framnas, enjoyed the fine
weather last Sunday by coming to
Morris where they were entertained
at the home of Peter Peterson and
family,
Walter Hanson came over from
Cyrus Tuesday to look after matters
in connection with the lumber com
pany which he manages at Cryus. He
stated farmers were we'll along with
their work in the vicinity of Cyrus
and that only one threshing machine
was operating.
Mrs. M. F. Nugent came over
from Glenwood Saturday afternoon
and spent several hours with Morris
friends while on her way to Minot,
N. D., where Mr.. Nugent has opened
a land office. The Nugents have plans
to leave Glenwood early next spring
and will make their home at Minot.
Ralph Stone and family, of Grand
Rapids, arrived here Wednesday and
will spend a few days at the home
of Mr.. Stones parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Stone, Sr. While here Mr..
Stone will do little hunting with
his brother and a cousin, DR.. Harold
Stone, who is here from Wayzata.
The Vaughn Manufacturing Co. is
preparing to move their business
offices into the Wells Bros. Hanson
block where the company will have
its new home after the first of the
month. The rooms now occupied by
the Stevens County Telephone Co,
will be used and the floor space in the
Sun building will be vacant.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

For the second time this summer
A. J. Williams, a farmer who lives
in the outskirts of Chokio, lost val
liable COW last week after the animal
had been chased by stray dogs for
several hours. The COW ran into a
barb wire fence and was badly cut.
Exhaustion and the loss of blood
brought on death. Mr.. Williams at
tempted to shoot the dogs but they
disappeared when he approached in the
darkness. Other farmers have sutf-
cred similar losses at Chokio and the
farmers announce their intentions of
shooting all stray dogs in sight.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Mrs. A. E. Perry is on the sick
list today.
Stones Sootless coal-guaranteed
to please. adv.
James Griffith and Frank Thralow
made a business trip to Cyrus Mon
day.
Our orange Julep is invincible,
made from fresh ripe fruit. Morris
Bottling Works. advtf.
Miss Elsie Reed returned from her
home at Cokato the first of the week
where she spent few days with her
parents.
DR.. Game was routed from COM
Portable bed at midnight Saturday by
a call from Chokio where boy in the
Rolling family was found to be stuff
ering with scarlet fever.
W. D. Leuty came up from Knox
Vile, Ia, Tuesday and will spend a
few days looking after his farm near
Alberta, and also visit his brothers,
DR.. Amos Leuty and William Leuty.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Frame are
preparing to move into a new home.
They have rented one of the cottages
in Groveland and their address will be
on Ninth street soon after the first of
the month.
Mrs. Paul Miller and child have
returned from Starbuck where Baby
Miller received medical attention at
the hospital. The child was suffering
with acute indigestion complicated
with infantile troubles.
Happiness came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zahl last Thurs
day when the stork brought a fine
looking baby daughter. Mr.. Zahl's
harvest days are over and he says
he will have plenty of time to enter
tain the new arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Bissell of
DeSota, Mo-, arrived Wednesday
morning to visit at the home Mr.. and
Mrs. J J Newell and other relatives.
mir. Bissell was for forty years a
locomotive engineer on the Iron Noun
tain road and is now taking we'll
earned rest.
What appears to be great calam-
ity often opens the way for larger and
better things. Such has proved the
ease with the Mankato Commercial
College. Their magnificent new fire.
proof building and new up-to-date
equipment far excells those that were
burned. Get their new catalog. adv.
Carpet beating is new speciality
which John Kreiss, Jr., has taker
on as a side line. His first attempts
at carpet beating this year ended dis
astrously Monday morning when lin
or dust from the rug lodged in his ey'
and caused his absence from the plan
M.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Zahl and
daughter, Miss Minnie, left Morris in
their automobile last Friday morning,
their destination being Minneapolis
where they visited their daughter,
Miss Hazel, who has a position with
the Minneapolis telephone exchange.
They also stopped at Howard Lake
where Miss Edith Zahl has a position
as saleslady in a department store.
They returned Tuesday evening.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

DR.. Game was routed from COM
Portable bed at midnight Saturday by
a call from Chokio where boy in the
Rolling family was found to be stuff
ering with scarlet fever.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

W. D. Leuty came up from Knox
Vile, Ia, Tuesday and will spend q
few days looking after his farm near
Alberta, and also visit his brothers,
DR.. Amos Leuty and William Leuty.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Miss Elsie Reed returned from her
home at Cokato the first of the week
where she spent few days with her
parents.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Try bottle of DR.. Pepper-be
convinced that 1T is the best soft
drink. advtf.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Frame are
preparing to move into a new home.
They have rented one of the cottages
in Groveland and their address will be
on Ninth street soon after the first of
the month.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Our orange Julep is invincible,
made from fresh ripe fruit. Morris
Bottling Works. advtf.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Mrs. Faul Miller and child have
returned from Starbuck where Baby
Miller received medical attention at
the hospital. The child was suffering
with acute indigestion complicated
with infantile troubles.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Happiness came to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zahl last Thurs
day when the stork brought a fine
looking baby daughter. Mr.. ZahI's
harvest days are over and he says
he will have plenty of time to enter
tain the new arrival.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

The population of Morris increased
by one Wednesday morning when a
baby daughter arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Fickes.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-20

Mike Conlogue and family are new
residents in Morris. They will occupy
one of the Grove houses in Groveland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
BUSY WEEK TO FOLLOW
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
President Pleased by Reports Indicat T.
ing Re-election-Gift to Mrs.
Wilson.

Asbury Park, n. J.. Oct. ls.-Presi-
dent Wilson was pleased and en-
couraged today over the reports from
New York State and the Middle West.
which indicated that his chances OF re-
election are rapidly increasing.
Mr.. Wilson will begin a busy week
tomorrow by receiving at Shadow Lawn
the Wilson volunteers. Wednesday
morning he will leave for Chicago
where he 10 scheduled to make several
speeches on October 18th.
Next Saturday will be Farmers Day
At Shadow Lawn.
This evening large birthday cake
was the chief decoration on the din
ner-tahie at Shadow Lawn, 1t was
Mrs. Wilson's birthday anniversary
The Presidents gift was handsome
brooch OF diamonds. set In platinum
which he purchased In Asbury Park
on Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
Dr.. Halligan Complains Peters
burg Police Commissioners
Fail to Do Duty
NO WAY TO TREAT
INJURED PRISONERS
Petersburg viii Make Strong
Showing for Federal Farm
Loan Bank at Hearing Here
October q

Petersburg, Va. Oct 15.-Dr. John
B. Halligan, recently elected by the
City Council to the staff of city ply
sicians. has made public announce
ment of his intention to apply to
Judge Mullin, Of the Hastings Court.
to have the Board of Police Com
Of Petersburg removed
from office IL something Is not done
by the board imme diately for the i'm
provement OF conditions for treating
injured prisoners at the Police Sta
ton.
DR.. Halligan states that the COM
missioners have been repeatedly re-
quested to provide bare necessities for
the treatment of injured prisoners.
but that nothing has been done. A
man taken to the Police Station Fri
day night suffering from Ave pistol
shot wounds had to be treated upon
the floor OF the station without even
so much as a towel about the place
and nowhere to get hot water from
except out of the radiator and not
even a tin can In which to draw that,
according to the city physicians state
ment.
Soon after being elected to the STAFF
DR.. Halligan. according to his state
ment last night, asked the purchasing
committee Of the Council for neces-
sary equipment. Chairman Maclin. OF
the Board Of Commissioners. was In
structed by the chairman Of the pur-
chasing committee to make the pur-
chases. but he had failed for some
reason to do 30. DR.. w p. Hoy. for
merly = member of the staff OF city
physicians, recently elected to the
Board of Police Commissioners, has
done what he could. in the opinion
OF DR.. Halligan.
The existing conditions are a dis
grace and shame to any civilized
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
PRESIDENT Appointed
LABOR MAN TO CABINET
Samuel Gompers Compares Labor
Records OF Woodrow Wilson and
Hughes

New York. Oct. l5.-Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. issued an official
address to the American people to-
day comparing the labor records of
President Wilson and Charles E.
Hughes. The President. he remarks.
is the first chief executive to name a
member OF an organized labor body
as one of his cabinet, He recounts
the legislation and official acts of the
Wilson administration. paying par
ticular attention to its attitude toward
the use of the injunction in labor dis
putes.
Against Hughes the labor leader
urges that he concurred in the de-
cision in the Danbury Hatters' case.
and in a decision covering case in
Arizona also indicated his belief the
injunction can be used against labor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
CARRANlA WOULD KEEP
UNITED STATES IN DARK
Protests Filled In Atlantic City and
Washington Because Of Deadlock
of Conference.

Atlantic City. y. j.. Oct. l5-Char9es
have been presented before the Ameri-
can delegates OF the Mexican Peace
Commission that General Carranxa
plans to keep the United States is-
norant of his proposed constitution un
til his constitutional convention ad-
journs
These allegations go TO the very root
of the so-called problem" and fur
nish one OF the reasons why the con-
ference has reached deadlock Pro-
tests have been nled both here and at
Washington by large number of
prominent American owners of Mexi-
can properties.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
MILK AND WATER CARRY
infant PLAGUE GERM
Mystery Surrounding Spread Of the
Disease Solved At Johns Hopkins
Hospital.
DISCOVERY OF THE GERM
FOLLOWS LONG SEARCH
Existence Was Established By DR..
Flexncr Nine Years AgO-Raw
Food Only Contains Germ-F1irs
Help Spread Disease.

Baltimore. Md. Oct. 15.-The
mystery surrounding the cause of the
spread Of infantile paralysis has been
solved. according to an official an
.,ouncement made tonight at Johns
Hopkins Hospital.
Active research conducted by DIR.
Horace T. Burrows. pathoIogist of the
hospital. has resulted in the discovery
of the infantile paralysis germ. the
existence Of which was established
nine years ago by DR.. Simon Flexner.
OF the Rockefeller Institute.
According to DR.. Burrows. the
disease IL not spread by contagion. but
the germ IL introduced into the hu-
man system through the mouth in
milk or water.
Microscopic Search Reveals.
The disease 10 spread by some raw
food. That that food Is milk or water
Ia established by the fact that babies,
whose only diet has been milk or
water, died OF the disease.
Dr. Burrows and his assistants.
under the direction of Prof. William
II. welch. have been making au-
topsfes upon every victim OF the dis
ease since July. They have conducted
a careful microscopic search.
or the diseased organs 1t has been
found that the germ occurs only in
that 100 per cent are infected In this
for the germ to enter the big intes-
tine by way of the mouth. food and
drink must be the carriers.
F1Aes Helm HnRrsad
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
Rumanl,ns Forced Pack

London. Oct. 1S--The Rumanians
have been forced back from the po-
sitons they won from the Teutons on
both sides Of tho Surduk Pass. on the
Ira nsylvanian frontier.
From the silence Of the German
war office on other points along the
Rumanian frontier. II is assumed that
the Rumanians are holding their own.
Berlin reports the situation in Do
brudis as unchanged.
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
states that the German guards aion1
the Belgian frontier are being organ-
ized into regiments to strengthen the
Teutonic forces on the Rumanian
frontier. Apparently 1t Is the purpose
of the German strategy to mass the
greatest man power on this front that
can be spared from the other theateruI
of action in order to direct . cruah.s
inr blow at Rumansa before winter
sets in. This accomplished. according
to the announced plan OF Field Mar-
shall Won Hindenburg. tho TeutoRlo;
forces will then be turned In fun.
strength against the Russaons = -
east. rs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16

Princeton May Be
Closed on Account
Of Infant Plague

Princeton, n. j., Oct. f5.--
Seventeen hundred students, to-
gether with the faculty OF Prince
tom University, may he sent home
or placed under quarantine for
two weeks, following the death
tonight in Princeton infirTnary Of
q member Of the Freshman class
from infantiIe paralysis.
The authorities at the university
have not yet decided what action to
take, but they will call a special meet
ing tomorrow morning and then will
come the decision.
The dead youth was Eric Brunnow,
seventeen, son Of Dr. r e Brunnow.
Of the university. Previous to the
opening Of Princeton on Tuesday last
young Brunnow had been visiting in
New York for three days. He showed
no symptoms of the disease before
he left Princeton and the disease did
not develop until yesterday.
Serum was injected in vain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
SUPREMACY
no BE HERE SOME YEARS

Paris. Oct. 1.-THE financial SUI
periority of the United States in war
stricken Europe will continue for
some time after the establishment OF
peace. owing to the great demands for
American products to restore the
ruins, Gays the Paris Temps
New York will be the financial and
commercial center OF the world until
England has paid her American debts.
A complete victory by the allies. says
the Temps. will enable England
quickly to regain her dominating
financial position.
At the beginning of the war the
United States owed in Europe Ave bill
lion dollars. but Europe v now the
6ebtOrs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
Unsatisfactory Tone Anticipa-
ted and Intellectual Com
plants Expected to End
CONGRESS GAVE POWER
TO ENFORCE PROTESTS
Retaliatory Measures, Recently
Enacted, Place Powerful
Weapon in Executive s
Hands.

Washington. Oct 15-The British
reply to the American blacklist pro-
test. due in Washington early this
week. is expected to arouse the ad-
ministraton to action. 1t Is believed
here the receipt of this note will mark
the end of ineffective complaints ana
move the government to radical
change in policy.
Persons close to the administration.
and who think the British reply VIII
be unsatisfactory. declared there was
no recourse for the United States in
the assertion and maintenance OF its
sovereign rights but to retaliate.
This weapon has been In the Presi-
dents hands ever since the last Con-
gress adjourned. and in the meantime
executive departments, principally the
State. Treasury and Commerce De
partments with the cooperation of
the Department of Justice, have been
studying carefully the provisions OF
the retaliatory legislation.
ReDrfsals Indicated.
Some persons believe ii possible that
Great Britain may make some conces-
sions concerning the blacklist in view
of the evident intent of this govern
ment. indicated in the retaliatory
legislation, to adopt reprisals If the
British warfare upon Americas for
eicn commerce Is not stopped.
International lawyers who have
studied the British reply to the
American protest against interference
with the mails, declared today that
Great Britain had caught the United
States in a neat diplomatic trap.
The statement is made in the
British note that the United States
has conceded the belligerent right OF
visit and search on the high seas as
appiica BILE to mail At the same time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
AUTO Is HIT By TROLLEY
CAR AND FOUR ARE DEAD

Cleveland. O., Oct. 15.-John
Hughes. Jr.. a prominent real estate
broker Of Oberlin his wife and inc
year -old daughter and Mrs. George
Hollingsworth, the wife Of a wealthy
farmer. were instantly killed this AZ
ternoon when an ~interurh han car hit
the brokers auto. which had sta led
on the tracks near P'ttsfield. Ohio
Mr.. Hughes seven-year- dau3h-
ter sustained injuries which. surgeons
said would cause her death.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
.MOTORLESS MONOPLANE
LATEST DEFENSE IDEA

Boston, Oct. 15.-A motorless mon
oplane capable CT reaching a height
of twelve miles, out of range of gum
fire, is the proposition that A. V. Will
son. of Bar Harbor, Maine, will place
before the National Advisory Board
OF Aviation this month.
Mr.. Wilson has been working for
the last five years to solve the prof.
lem of keeping the aviator alive at
that height and In temperatures
ranging from l2 to 2l0 degrees be-
low zero The desired warmth. he
says, can be obtained by a solution
of one pound of lime and eight ounces
of water. This warmth will prevent
q hydrogen tank from freezing. he
says, and will provide the necessary
air for the aviator.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16

London. oct. 15-After a colossal
battle of two weeks. in which I've
losses on both sides are numbered in
the thousands. the Russians have
succeeded in breaking into tho Cor
man front south of Lutsk, in Vel
hynia. The victory was won in the
region of the village of koretfss7t.
and a number of prisoners were tak~a
although subjected to fierce counters
attacks. succeeded in consolidating
and firmly holding all their gains
The region of korytniza has been
the scene during the last few weeks
of some of the greatest pitched bat
ties of the war. 1t was only after
a commandment tremendous vfe-
lence and the arrival of fresh re-
serves that General Brusiloff succeed
ed in breaking into the Anglo Ger
man positions.
Berlin does not admit the Russian
success, the first report Of which is
made in an official statement from
Petrosrad, The German war office
states that the Russians carried out
tremendous artillery mbardme~t
on front extending from Siriavk1.
on the Stokhod, as far as the recon
east of Gorochov. but that the Cars
infantry attacks were repulsed.
The German war Office also repor.s
fresh activity by the Russians in their
Lemherg campaign in the southeast.
All their attacks in this region werc
repulsed. the German grand head
quarters says.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-16
WILSON AND HUGHES
ELEVENS MAY CLASH

New York. Oct. 15.-"Big Bill" Ed
wards. national secretary Of the will
son College Mems League. has chal-
lenged the Hughes College Mems
League to 4 game Of football. In both
organizations are men who starred on
the gridiron-
Big Bill's" lineup 10 ~ follows:
BILL Roper. Princeton. left end:
Bloody" wallace. Pennsylvania, left
tackle: Elmer I. Thompson. Cornell.
left guard; Walter c. Booth. Psnnsyl-
vania. center: william H. Edwards.
Princeton. right guard: "Tom" Thorpe.
Columbia. right tackle; Shy" Thomp-
son. Princeton. right end; Carl will
liams. Pennsylvania. quarterback; Dave
Fultx. Brown. left half back; Eddie
Dillon. Princeton. right half back and
Eddie NahAn. Harvard. 1ell back.