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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-07
DoRMAN BROS.
NOTICE OF APPoINTMET OF Elk.
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NObIVe VI ~TTOSN "es VI -
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State Of Iowa, Delaware County. 60
Notice is hereby given. That the
undersigned has been duly appointed
and qualified as Executrix Of the es-
tate Of F. H. Lawrence, late Of Del
aware County, deceased. All per-
sons indebted to said Estate are re.
Quested to make immediate payment
and those havingg claims against the
same will present them, duly authen.
ticated. to the undersigned for allow
ance. ADA e. LAWRENCE,
Dated May 10th, 1916.
21-3wks
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Miss Inez Wilson Marries

Miss Inez Wilson and Mr.. Luther
Sundquist were married by Rev. Henry
Nobbs, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal church, at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. W. Wilson, of
this city, Wednesday at 6 p. m. Only
a few of the intimate friends of the
bride and groom were present at the
ceremony, which was private one.
The bride is one of the most popu-
lar young women of Morris. The
groom came to Morris about three
years ago from Iowa with his two
brothers and rented farm near the
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
new CITY EDITOR
Is FROM MISSOURI
Tribune Secures H. A. DeLash-
mutt, from Columbia School
of Journalism

The Tribune is pleased to announce
that Mr.. H. A. DeLashmutt has
been secured as city editor and ad-
vertising man, and that he has al
ready entered upon his duties this week,
tho somewhat busy yet just with get
ting acquainted with new names and
faces. .-~- a
Mr.. DeLashmutt, whose parental
home is at LaPlata. Missouri, is 9
1915 graduate of the Missouri School
Of Journalism, recognized as one OF
the very best of the journalism schools
Of the country, where Dean Walter
Williams, veteran editor, teaches his
pupils to be practical newspaper men
in SO far as the profession can be
taught in school.
For the past year Mr.. DeLashmutt
as been doing special work on the
St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch,
but he prefers the opportunities off
cred in the country newspaper field
with which he has had experience be-
fore but in Missouri and in Kansas
Mr.. DeLashmutt comes to US will
the ideas of the newer journalism
in which country newspapers especial
ly have been making so much progress
of late years and we shall be disap
pointed if he does not make The Tri
bune even more highly appreciated b.
its readers than it is now.
We bespeak for Mr.. DeLashmut
an appreciation for every courtes,
that may be extended to assist him il
his work.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
FREE DELIVERY TO
BEGIN NOVEMBER |
Postmaster Finnegan's Efforts
Observation-Disclosures Boxes
on the Way

To every Morris resident who has
a mail box and sidewalk leading
to it, uniformed mail carrier will
appear next Wednesday. 1t will be
the first tree delivery of mail in this
city. Morris became a city of the
second class and earned the right to
free city mail service, when it's postal
business reached the $4,000 mark.
For more than year Postmaster
Finnegan has requested free mail SER
vice for Morris; government inspect
ors and surveyors have visited the city
and have made their reports and the
arrival of the separation cases for
the carriers last Tuesday marks the
last preparatory step for the delivery
service that has been awaited for a
long time in this city.
Walter Ferrell and Walter Powers
have been appointed by Postmaster
Finnegan to be the first city carriers.
Their appointments were awarded an
result of their high standing in the
recent postal examinations. Mr..
Ferrell will distribute the mail on
the West side of the city and Mr..
Powers will carry the mail to the
East side residents. Bernard Hem
nessey has received the appointment
of substitute carrier. They will don
their cadet gray uniforms and make
the first deliveries Z a. M, Wednes-
day morning. Deliveries will be made
in the morning and afternoon
Only those who have mail boxes at
their homes will be served, says Post
master Finnegan. furthermore, the
postmaster says no service will be
given to residences that do not have
sidewalks. Persons who are served
by the city carriers will have to break
themselves of the habit of asking for
their mail at the general delivery
window, as mail will not be given out
to patrons on the different city routes.
These patrons can however retain
their post office boxes, for many per-
sons will want their Sunday mail,
which will not be delivered on that
day.
To facilitate the carriers and postal
clerks, Postmaster Finnegan urges
that street addresses and residence
numbers be put on the return address
for all correspondence. Eight steel
collection boxes will be stationed in
different parts of the city during the
Ginning month.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Linsleys Planning Trip

D. G. LinsIey is arranging his
plans for an extended visit to his
sons at Willow River. Dodge Center
and St. Paul and also for a visit to
his brother in North Dakota. Mrs.
Linsley will accompany him and the
start will be made shortly before
Thanksgiving and will include the
m.d-winter holidays. Mr.. and Mrs.
LiQsley have been residents of Stevens
county almost half century and their
trips to any considerable distance
from Morris have been few and fa1
between. This time they will make
it a month or more and are looking
forward to their visit with a great
deal of pleasure.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
WAR BABIES MAKE
NORWECLANS RICH
Morris Man Gets News from
Bergen Telling of Conditions
Since War Broke Out

Millionaries at Bergen, Norway,
as we'll as in other Norwegian coast
cities are growing richer very day
and will soon be in hailing distance
of John D. Rockefeller, the Morgans
and the Weyerhausers in this country
according to letters received from
Bergen this week by Mr.. S. A. ST.
verts, cashier of the Citizens bank.
The new Norwegian war babies as
these swollen fortunes are known
have come through foreign invest
ments and traffic in munitions car
ried by Norwegian ships.
According to the letter which was
written by Mr.. Siverts' sister-in-law
late last month the cost of living is
becoming a serious matter for the lab
oring classes all over Norway. Meats
were selling at four crowns per pounC
and eggs were worth three and hall
crowns. A crown is in Norway what
a dollar represents in American al.
though in foreign exchange 1t is
worth about twenty cents.
All other necessaries of life are sole
at figures double to five times theil
value before the war broke out.
Wages have not increased in proper
tion to the living cost. Foreign in
terference with Norwegian commerce
is directly blamed for this condition
of affairs and sentiment which was
strongly pro ally when the war broke
out is changing to resentment. The
heavy increase of wealth piling up il
Bergen banks is due to speculation
and the tremendous increase in ocear
shipping rates.
1t is stated the fishers say th'
waters have produced more abundant
ly than half a century ago due t.
the fact that many fish Of unknown
varieties have come into the north
ern wate1s probably because of th
mine explosions and other methods o
warfare along the German, Frencl
and Spanish coasts. Bergen is build
ing up rapidly after the disastrou
fire which visited the city a yea
ago. New buildings of substantial
character are going up in the burne
districts,
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27

Although several parties have been
arrested and many others under sur
veillance because of suspicious con-
Meeting them with the recent out
rage and attempt to kill Miss Olga
Dahl, pretty Grand Rapids school
teacher, the guilty party is still at
large and all efforts to apprehend
him have failed. Miss Dahl has SC
far recovered as to be able to sit up
and her recovery is assured. At many
of the northern towns contributions
are being received to augment the
reward already offered by the state
and it is hoped the growing sum will
lead to renewed efforts to capture the
desperate.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
THING JOB COST
ONLY Soc PER ROD
Martin Anderson Spends Sum.
mer Improving Stilson Farm
After His Crops Fail

Martin Anderson has just finished
work on ting 1861 rods of ground
on the o. H. Stilson farm three
miles from Morris and finds the cost
of labor to have been exactly ST, ,O75,
or about eighty cents per rod. He
thinks the land is worth at least ten
dollars more per acre and is ready to
laugh at the efforts of j. Pluvius
when he empties the vials of his
wrath over this section in.
Most of the tile Mr.. Anderson has
up in for Mr.. Stilson was of the six
inch size. Much of it was twelve,
and small part four. He hasn't
settled for all the tile yet and is not
ready to give out the figures covering
the tile cost. The work was done by
an experienced tiling crew and was
superintended by Mr.. Anderson who
had plenty of time after he realized
his first crop in Stevens county had
gone on the blink. He neglected his
fall blowing and other fall work but
he is glad the tile is in. He expects
Mr.. Stilson to come up from Corwith,
Ia, soon and look the work over.
Shortly after Mr.. StiIson bought
the farm last spring Mr.. Anderson
moved on under the provisions of a
three year lease. With the aid OF
his two boys he worked hard and early
! in the season. Prospects we're encour,
aging. Then came the torrential rains
and parts of the fields were inundated
and crops destroyed. The returns
from his summers work, and that Of
his two boys, will not amount to the
wages of a section hand. Still he
was not discouraged and when he sug
gested tiling to Mr.. Stilson he was
told to go ahead. In addition to the
work of tiling MIR. Anderson hal
cons tructed 48O rods of 80 inch wovel
-lwire fencing and now has the place
irClOseds Instead of leaving tho farm
after his first years reverses he say
he will "stick it OUT and if fai
success crowns his efforts he may ap
ply for another three year lease. Mr.
Anderson is an Industrious and pro
gressive citizen and his landlord is tn,
stamp of man Morris would be prout
to include as resident. The AnJer
son Stilson combination is bound t,
succeed anywhere and Stevens scount,
feels fortunate that both decided t
locate here when they came on lam
quest to this section of the state
year ago.
Mr.. Anderson has decided also tina
small grain does not pay and is goini
in for stock and has already got
herd of rs head.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
HOME TALENT PLAY
FOR BAND BENEFIT
"Miss Topsy Turvy" at the Or
pheum Next Thursday and
Friday

"Miss Topsy Turvy or the Deacon 8
Courtship" will be presented at the
Orpheum Theatre next Thursday and
Friday evenings, November 2 and 3,
for the benefit of the Morris Band, by
home talent.
The cause for which it is designed
TO raise funds is not only a most
worthy one, but the entertainment
wnIcn VIII be presented will be an ex-
ceptionafly good one, with the array
of bright young people who have
consented to take part. Several
have distinguished themselves in
home talent plays before. The play
is full of fun and has singing and
dancing specialties between the
acts. There will be music by the
band and also by the orchestra.
Tne cast of characters are:-
Miss Topsy Turvy-Nora Vinje.
Frank Golden-Harold Lund.
Miss Spriggs-Anice Dablow.
Deacon Jones-Walter Ferrell.
May Golden-Leonella Walz.
LORD Clarence Leroy, BiIlingtor
Dupont, Marshalleton, De Croix,-
Sverre Vinje.
Lady Clarendon-Edith Roberts.
Ned (coon)-Oliver Ostrem.
The play is being rehearsed under
the direction of L. Edith Roberts, ot
Madison, Wis.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27

city. The brothers were hard working
and thifty. About year ago fire
destroyed nearly all of their personal
property and buildings, but the boys
were only the more determined to
succeed and by their efforts have in
a measure recovered from the loss.
The groom is respected and admired
by all who know him. Both young
people are prominent in Methodist
church circles.
This is not the first marriage be-
tween the Sundquist and Wilson fam
lilies. Martin Surdquist an elder
brother married Miss Mayme Wilson
an elder sister of the bride in April
1915.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Eagles Assemble Tonight

The annual family gathering of the
local Aerie of Eagles will be held to-
night in Eagle hall. The program Tor
the evenings entertainment will in
clude number of old fashioned games
and festivities that have been ar
ranged by the committees in charge.
A luncheon will follow the social pro-
gram. Carl Wollthan, county auditor,
is chairman of the committee ir
charge.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27

tionment was practically the same for
all of the townships. with the city
of Morris, having the largest amount
to pay and the villages of Donnelly'
Chokio, and Alberta the smallest
amounts. Under the present plan no
township or village is put to a heavy
expense, although many of townships
do not have paupers to support.
For the townships and villages that
could contrive not to have poor
charges within their boundaries such
a change would be welcomed. Other
townships would suffer in proportion,
however. But no township IS able to
determine how many poor persons
they might be called upon to support.
At present Baker township has a
charge that is costing the county So
per day to support. The care of this
person may continue for an indefinite
period. The cost per year, for this
charge, would amount to 81, O8O
exclusive of physicians services. Ba-
ker is now paying $192. .88 under the
County Plan
The village of Donnelly under the
present plan pay $72.44 but they have
charge that is costing he county
$27.5O per month 70 keep. Likewise
Framnas, which township is now pay
ing only $194.45 has charge cost
ing Stevens county $4OO per year, and
Swan Lake township has a charge cost
ing $266 annually.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Hancock Wants Games

Hancock Record. The foot ball
team would like to have some more
games but it seems impossible to get
any. Attempts to secure games with
the neighboring towns have failed.
The team is greatly disappointed be-
cause it is impossible to arrange d
return game with Morris High School.
The Morris team has disbanded on ac-
count of their players being below
grade.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Auctions in November,

Auctoneer Mccormack is in hopes
that the weather will remain pleasant
for another month at least. He has
severa; auctions scheduled for early
November, and if cold weather pre-
walls he will have to do a whole lot
more talking to the bidders. He
states fewer auctions were held this
year than last year. The number,
he says, has been greatly reduced.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27

@1 New" Snapshots sS$
@Mnm
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27

Eight amendments to be voted on at
the November election are printed
on another page of the Tribune to-
day. Read them over carefully. 1t
is important that every voter read
them in order to vote intelIigentlv.
The adoption or rejection of the
amendments is of vital Importance
at this time.
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
IS TOWNSHIP PLAN
TO Be DESIRED?
Question of Change for Voters
to Decide; Facts Prove Inn
practibility


voters of the county will be asked to
decide whether of not the County
Plan" or the "Township Plan" of
caring for the poor shall be fol-
lowed. Heretofore the County
Plan" has been followed, but last
year numerously signed petition
was presented to the county commits
sioner's asking that change be made
to the "Township Plan," and the
commissioners have referred this
question to the voters at the forth
coming election.
The terms County Plan" and
"Township Plan" perhaps explain
themselves but in order that it may
be perfectly clear, it should be said
that the poor of the county are at
present taken care off by taxes levied
on the whole county, and the burden
is distributed as other taxes are dis
tributed according to the wealth of
each town or village. Under the
''Township Plan" each town or WILL
age will have to look after their own
poor, and if the burden is light,
the expense will be light but if the
burden gets heavy, the expense will
be heavy and will have to be borne by
that particular township or village
alone.
The editor has been informed that
the 'Township Plan" is going to
carry by an overwhelming vote at the
coming election, but cannot under
stand why this should be after the
investigation which he has made of
the facts. For that reason we are
herewith presenting these facts in or
der that the voter may make his own
decision. We believe that both
from a financial and humane stand
point, it would be a backward step to
90 hack to the "ToDuraShiF- -FIoEa''
which was tried out here twenty odd
years ago. Financially, it is to be
said that the care of the poor will
cost as much if not more under the
township plan than it does under the
county plan, but under the county plan
this cost is averaged from year to
year and between the different towns
and villages, and the voter who be-
lieves his own town, village or city
is paying too much now may find un.
der the township plan that next year
his town, village or city may be
loaded with cases costing hundreds or
even thousands of dollars. Humanely,
the county plan is the best because in
the whole county there are enough to
be decently looked after and the sick
can be near the county physician,
but under the township plan, it
would be almost impossible to get
certain of the poor looked after at
all without great expense.
However it is not our purpose to
present argument as it is to present
facts, and so the following data has
been compiled from the county re-
cords for presentation to the voters.
If there are any other facts from the
records that any reader would like to
have presented, we will gladly answer
any inquiry thru The Tribune next
week.
Last year So, 1872 SO was expended
by Stevens county for at the support
of its poor. For the past ten months
of the present year So, 495. 80 has
been spent. The fund used for this
purpose was obtained by one half mill
levy on the various townships of the
county according to the assessed valu,
alton Of property. The apportionment
for last year according to townships
and villages of the county was as fol-
lows:
Morris tribune., 1916-10-27
Tribune Sale Bills Sell

Auction bills the kind that draw
the crowd-are printed at the Tribune
Office. See US about prices.
Arizona republican., 1916-09-08
Republican A. p. Leaped Wirel

CHICAGO, Sept. 7.-Railroad execu- tives of twenty-two western lines to- day resumed negotiations at Chicago, Kansas City, and elsewhere with rep resentatives of 25,000 shopmen who are seeking higher pay and reduced hours.
 The shopmen are negotiating with the roads simultaneously, but not col- lectively. The trades represented in- clude machinists. sheet metal workers, blacksmiths and their helpers.
 The demands, according to railway executives are for an increase of five cents an hour in wages and for an eight-hcur day. The increase and time reduction, according to railway officials, would total perhaps three million dollars year.
 Where the open shop policy obtains, the railways are dealing with the shopmen not as unions but as repre- sentatives of the employees.
 Contracts with some of the railroads expired last May, while others did not expire until Sept 1. The shoDmen, ii Is stated, agreed to delay their nego- tiations until the trairmens strike rituation had reached a head or had heen eliminated
 Among the railroads affected are fhe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Colorado and Southern; Colorado Mid. land: Denver and Rio Grande: For Smith and Western; Texas and Pa cific; St. Louis and San Francisco
Arizona republican., 1916-09-08
Republican A. P. tcased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Sept 7-Orders were issued by the war department today for the discahrge from federal service as soon as practicable of twelve National Guard regiments com prising about 15,000 men, recently withdrawn to their home states from the Mexican border, and number of smaller organizations of some 1,500 college and university students.
 Orders for the mastering out of ad- Iditional units are expected to follow soon. The next regiment to leave the federal service will be the Fourteenth New York Infantry, now at camp near Fishkill N. T., which will go as soon as it's members are freed from danger of para typhoid contagion.
 There are about 40,000 guardsmen still in state mobilization camps and these probably will be dispatched to
 the border very soon to relieve men now serving there. Secretary Baker favors giving all the state troops 8 chance for the training to be acquired
 on the patrol line.
 Today's orders were considered by some officials as a preliminary to the withdrawal of General Pershing's reg ulars from Mexico. Officers of the general staff insisted, however, that the release of the guardsmen resulted principally from the improving condi- tions on the border.
 The original order for all guards
 men in the federal service to move tC the border as soon as possible, al though. held in abeyance by Genera Funston's request received by the de partment when the railroad strike wa. | imminent, has not been revoked. Sec retary Baker is expected to lift tn, suspension shortly and permit troopl waiting in mobilization camps to nov,
 as soon as they are ready.
 | The order releasing college men re
Arizona republican., 1916-09-08
SUFFRACETTES TO GARRY IN
 EDUCATION PLAN
Republican A. p. Leased wlrel


 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept 7.- After long debate which carried the afternoon session of the convention well into the evening the National American Woman Suffrage Associa- tion today adopted a platform. out lining it's plan of campaign for se- curing the. submission of the federal suffrage amendment to the state leg islatures for ratification
 It was decided that the next an- nual convention In 1917 be held in March or ''thereabouts"; that lobby be continued at Washington, and that the association conduct a nation vide campaign of education agitation or ganization and publicity in support of the federal amendment. million dollar campaign fund is to be raised between October this year and Octo- Der 1917.
 It was further agreed by the con- Nention that no state association shall ask the legislature of it's state for the submission of an amendment or refer endum to the people until the ma tional board or executive council of the association shall have been given the opportunity to investigate condi- tions and give consent Any state organization which proceeds to such state campaign without consent must be prepared to finance and conduct its campaign without help from the national body. Other steps also are 10 be taken to standardize and na- tionalize the woman suffrage move ment.
 The convention got into tangle ever the method of considering the platform, many parliamentary moves | being made to postpone immediate
 
 items in it taken up seriatim. Inti- nations were made that a steam roller WIS being used to put the plat form through the convention. but in the end it was adopted without amendment
 Then followed another debate on 1 the resolution of President Carrie Chapman Catt. presented yesterday, which lntefprets the constitution tO mean that the submission of the | federal amendment is the immediate and principal object of the association and that all state work is merely pre- paratory to that end. When the l resolution came before the conven- tion. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, former president endeavored to have con sideration postponed until tomorrow morning. There was objection and the delegates plunged into a discus sion of the resolution.
 Some delegates said the resolution was not worth the paper it was writ ! ten on as it could not change tht | sense of the association's constitution and others felt 1t vitiated the actior of the convention yesterday when ii was decided that the association | should work for both federal anc state suffrage legislation. Finally many of the delegates became weary of the long session and when another motion was made to postpone consid | eration it was quickly adopted ant | tho resolution was fixed for the frs | order of business tomorrow morning l The annual address of the presiden
 lContinued on Pare TUn.