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Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Fun, FroIic and Music Offered

There's no combination that appeals
so strongly to the theatre-goer as
good comedy, plenty of music, good
dancing, good looking girls and cap
able performers. and that is the
combination that Grace M. Russell's
Minstrel Maids offer this year to the
people of Morris.
This lively theatrical attraction
will be the offering at the Orbpheum
theatre next Saturday evening, Mar.
25, and it promises to please big
audiences, just as it has been pleas
ing them in many other towns it has
visited. Grace M. Russell's name is
guarantee of the quality of the
attraction, and the show has been
strengthened by the addition of new
faces, new scenery, new costumes,
new songs, new jokes and everything
new adv.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Hancock is Club Head

At the last meeting of the Morris
commercial club directors Frank Han
cock was unanimously chosen presi-
dent of the club. George Beise, who
was elected for the place refused to
serve, giving business pressure as the
cause. Mr.. Beise was released on
condition that he accept position on
the directors board, which he did.
The board has decided to meet
twice month regularly hereafter and
have decided upon the first and third
Wednesdays. Meetings will be held
at ten o'clock at which time matters
of Importance to the club will be
placed in proper shape for presenta-
tion to members. In this way busi-
ness will be simplifed and expedited.
While Mr.. Hancock is very busy
man he has consented to act for the
club.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Back from Long Trip

Fred Stinson arrived in Morris last
week fresh from Buenos Aires where
he spent year in the interests of an
American harvester machine company.
He feels glad to get back to Morris
and his old friends although his return
trip was commenced shortly af-
ter receipt of the distressing news of
the death of his mother. He expects
to remain here for the summer. While
at Minneapolis last week he became
interested in the sale of new devise
for burning kerosene as fuel for
ranges and heating stoves, and will
push it's sale in Stevens and Swift
counties. Mr.. Stinson looks fine and
dandy and says he never felt better in
his life. y. -
Mr.. Stinson has made regular trips
to the Argentine at intervals for
the past sixteen years. During the
past half dozen years remarkable pro-
gress has been shown and farm de-
velopment was accelerated by the in
PRODUCTION of American machinery.
Germany and England became bitter
rivals and since the war started Ar
gentine business has been at stand
still. The largest importing firm at
Buenos Aires has been without boiler
fues and other important items for
over eight months. German and
Austrian ships are interned at all
ports in South America and very few
English merchantmen may be seen in
the harbors. American shipping is
practically unknown, most of the Am
ercan goods having reached Buenos
Aires heretofore on English and Ger
man bottoms. According to Mr..
Stinson the hoof and mouth disease
among cattle prevalent in the Argen-
tine twelve years ago has been practi-
cally wiped out. Chicago packers have
established slaughter houses at Buenos
Aires and other important coast towns
and high prices prevail. Sentiment is
generally favorable to the United
States, and Spanish is the universal
language.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
MORRIS IRISH WORE
DUBLIN SHAMROCKS
Morris Hibernians Regaled in
Greens from the 'FOuld Sod''
Defeat Mongol Designs

Enterprising slant-eyed Japs who
had "the cards stacked for the cap
ture of the St. Patrick Day trade in
Morris this year suffered fiat failure
according to well known Irishman
who had taken pains to supply his
friends with the real goods direct
from Cork, Dublin and Limerick.
All day last Friday shamrocks and
greens were worn conspicuously on
the streets in honor of Ireland's pa
tron saint. The Irish were not the
only ones-Swede, German, Kurd Am
erican and other nationalities joined
in the display.
A couple of shipments of Japanese
made artificial shamrocks were held
up in at New York two weeks ago by
the customs authorities because the
goods were undervalued. 1t was then
learned that the Japanese manufact-
urers, taking advantage of the cut
tingoff of German exports, were
making a bid for the St. Patrick's
day trade in America. That none
of the Jap product was worn here
is certified in the following COM
munication which was addressed to the
Tribune, and which indicates that To-
cal Hibernians looked after the matter
of shamrock distribution: 1850.
"Our attention has been called to
correct statement published last
week alleging that Shamrocks worn
in Morris came from Japan. The
Irishman who made that statement
confesses how little he knows of the
existing facts. But we are in
formed for the benefit of this class
of people that the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, who know the ancient
customs of the day, have always
been able to supply the wants of all
with shamrocks and greens that come
right from Cork and other parts of
Ireland. s.-
Any merchant who thinks of max
ing hit with the Irish by decorating
business places with whael-barrows,
hods. pipes and the likes, on St. Pat
rick's day, should save themselves
from this trouble in the future and
they will be better thought of by the
Irish. St. Patrick's day and the
Fourth of July are two days every
Irishman wishes to celebrate becom-
ingly and they are prepared on all
occasions to do so.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
DEATH ENDS LIFE
OF ANDREW HARDIN
Man Who Gave Daughters
Name to Alberta Dies Sud-
denly After Casting Vote

Andrew Hardin, for many years a
resident of the township of Scott, and
the founder of the village of Alberta,
died suddenly Tuesday last week at
Swanville where he had been making
his home with his family since leaving
this county. Death was due to an
apoplectic stroke which overlook him
on his way home from an election
booth. Friends who saw him totter
and fall rushed to his assistance but
Mr.. Hardin expired before medical aid
could be summoned. He was seventy
two years of age and is survived by
twelve grown-up children, nine of
whom were present at the funeral
which was held at Swanville last Fri
day. Mr.. Hardin was we'll known
and we'll liked at Alberta and the
news of his death occasions general
regret.
Mr.. Hardin and his family lived
on a farm adjoining what is now
the village limits of Alberta. With
the arrival of a depot, grain elev-
ator and postoffice and other signs
began to accumulate pointing to a
future, metropolis, Mr.. Hardin sug-
gested the name of his oldest daugh-
ter, Alberta, and the name was un-
animously adopted for the place. AL
berta Hardin is now Mrs. Alberta
Linsley, wife of E. B. Linsley, form
er superintendent of schools in this
county but now editor and postmaster
at Willow River, Pine county. Mrs.
Linsley is one Of the accomplished
newspaper women of the state whose
efforts on small town paper is at
tracing much attention and favorable
comment among the newspaper frat
ernity.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24

in Morris, was the foreman of the
grand jury. J. P. Steinfort, banker
at Donnelly, was the secretary.
Through the thoughtfulness of these
men the matter of Jail improvements
was taken up by the grand jury, all
the members of which joined in the
following suggestions and recommenda-
tions to the county commissioners:
estate of Minnesota, County of
Stevens, District Court, Sixteenth
Judicial District.-We, the grand
jury, suggest and recommend that the
county commissioners construct an
outside door for the Jail; also some
flush closets and toilets for the Jail,
and flush closet and toilet and con-
venient outlet for outside entrance
for the woman's ward upstairs.
S. A. SIVERTS, SR., Foreman.
J. P. STEINFORT, Secretary" I"
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
COUNTY JAIL HAS
NO OUTSIDE DOOR
Grand Jury Lays Matter Before
County Dads with Sugges-
tions for Improvement

The Stevens county Jail will be
made more homelike if the suggestions
and recommendations made by the re-
cent grand jury to the county commits
sioners are followed. Since the Jail
was built it has had no outside exit
and prisoners and visitors have come
and gone through the sheriff's office
in the court house. The architect
who drew the plans for the Jail had
ideas of his own regarding what a
real dungeon should be and so he
copied after the French bastile plans
of Louis the XIV, or some other re-
mote period. The grand jury in ses-
sion last week visited the jail and de-
cided more modern and sanitary ar
rangements are necessary. Most
everybody in the county who have had
occasion to visit the Jail and who
have observed conditions are endorsing
the recommendations of the grand
jury. Surprise is also expressed over
the fact that past grand iuries failed
to act in the matter.
S. A. Siverts, Sr., banker and
former head Of the commercial club
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
MAN TRAPS BIRDS;
FINE TO Be HEAVY
Game Warden Goodell on Visit
to Morris Tells What a Very
Wicked Man Did

Game and Fish Warden Paul Goodell,
of Herman, was in Morris Monday on
his return from Pomme de Terre lake
where he went to investigate condi-
tions regarding the claims that thou
sands of pounds of fish had smothered
during the winter months. After look
ing into the matter carefully Mr..
Goodell came to the conclusion that
matters were no worse than obtain in
hundreds of shallow lakes at this
time. He did not discuss the matter
of raising the waters in the lake
every fall by dams constructed in the
river, but when told of the idea and
proposed movement to do so he in
dorsed the plan.
"Violations of the game and fish
laws are becoming less frequent, 4"
Mr.. Goodell stated. 81 think the
people are realizing more than ever
the necessity for game and fish pro-
lection, and are assisting the game
and fish department nicely. An ar
rest for a breach of this kind brings
a good deal of gossip and the guilty
parties receive general condemnation
and disrespect." While here he
found no irregularities.
The fish season closed the first
of March. Pike, perch, muskallonge,
sunfsh, catfish, and sturgeon may
be caught again ON May 1. The
season for black, gray and oswego
bass May 20. Trout of any variety
except lake trout may be taken after
April Is. Pickerel, carp, redhorse,
bullheads and suckers may be taken
any time of the year but are closed
for hook and line fishing during the
months of March and April.
Mr.. Goodell had just been notified
of the arrest at Moorhead of a man
who showed some enterprise in trap
ping prairie chickens. The man used
steel traps and had twenty-four birds
in his possession when the game war
den appeared upon the scene. 1t is
the mans second offense and in view
of this fact is not expected to receive
leniency from the courts. The max
imum fine that may be imposed is
$4,000.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Hildreth Sells

Andrew Slamen has succeeded to
the ownership of the Hildreth barber
shop in this city. He completed a
deal for the shop Monday afternoon
and began BUSINESS on his own hook
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Hildreth has
not announced his future intentions
but will remain in Morris for the
present.
Mr.. Slamen was one of the BARRIERS
employed at the shop for some time
but has lately been connected with the
Brandt shop farther up the street. He
is fine young man, well liked in
Morris and is an exceptionally cleve
workman.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Sight First Meadow Lark

MISS Florence Ortman and j III.
Kirby have the distinction of being
he first persons in Morris to note. the
arrival of meadow larks in Stevens
county this season. It was lone
lark and he greeted them while on
their way to Miss Ortman's school in
district No. 8, early Monday morning
which was the last day of winter.
According to Mr.. Kirby real spring
weather may now be expected for af=
ter the arrival of the larks Old
Boreas hustles north. Robins were
reported in large numbers yesterday
and geese and crows have been wing
ing their flight to northern fields all
week.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24

his team had walk-away. Thunder
GUS applause greeted the decision of
the judges. r. M. Stanford and Judge
T. o. Gilbert, of Wlilmar, and Supt.
Agyrn, of Sauk Centre, acted as
judges, and after the debate took oc-
casion to compliment the members of
both teams very highly.
The Crookston team which came
here defeated the Wahpeton Science
school at Wahpeton last month at
which time they had the same side of
the question and used the same argu-
ments.
To Prof. Miller is due much of the
credit for the training and thoughts
used by the Morris teams in both
places. His outlines were closely
followed by the young men, all of
whom showed marked aboility before
the audiences. AS mark of appreci-
alton for the interest and efforts in
their behalf the teams caught Mr..
Miller at Chapel the other morning
and bombarded him with a lusty
school yell.
The debates Saturday evening
marked the commencement period
programs at the university farm
school. Tuesday evening the gradu-
ates of the muse department gave a
delightful recital at the school, and
the Junior Senior banquet was held
last night. The class exercises will
be held this afternoon at 2:3O at the
Orpheum and cordial invitation is
extended to everyone. Admission free.
This evening will be devoted to the
commencement exercises.
Monday afternoon Supt. Higbie en-
tertained the graduates at a six
o'clock dinner at the Merchants hotel
where covers were laid for thirty in
the private dining room. The room
was beautifully decorated an5 there
was a profusion of potted flowers.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
TAX COLLECTIONS
REACH $48,O2l.62
Sheriff to Go After Delinquents
April 15-Large Amount
Goes to Schools

County Treasurer Buckentin is busy
this week sending out the money ap-
portioned to cities, villages and
schools of the county from the tax
collections made since Nov. l, 1915,
to and including Feb. 20. The amount
of taxes collected during that time
totals $48, ,821.62. According to Mr..
Buckentin there are still number of
delinquents and if they do not "come
across" before April Is the sheriff
will be sent out to collect.
The apportionment to the four will
ages in the county including the city
of Morris will be as follows:
City of Morris, 81. .644.76.
Schools, SIS, ,246.64.
Hancock, $1,5O4.l5.
Schools So, ,338.17.
Chokio, 81 ,626.1O.
Schools, So, O65.1 ...
Donnelly, $511 SO.
Schools, 81 29az551I z551I.zzaoa=s=azzaa 6
Alberta, $91. So.
Schools, 81, ,332.55.
Beside the above amounts the
schools will receive the state appor-
tionment which amounts to SIS, ,316.84,
or at the rate of $2.43 per each pu-
pill. The county receives $214.6
from the state as library aid, none
of which comes to Morris schools
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
New Butcher Shop Promised

Another handsome business block
will be erected on Atlantic avenue
near Sixth street early this spring.
Mrs. Loeff1er this week bought the
Colby business property adjoining the
Kohler harness shop and will remove
the building at present. occupied by
a temperance resort and = shooting
gallery. A two-story brick will take
its place. The lot is 25x140 and
was sold at a consideration of $3,
600.
It, is understood the new building
will be leased by Richard Carney
and j. H. Loeff1er who will engage
in the meat and provision business.
Mr.. Carney is an expert butcher and
Mr.. Loeffler has fair knowledge of
the business. 1t is understood work
on the new building will be COM
menced in April. "
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
FARM SCHOOL BOYS
WIN Two DEBATES
Farmer Lads From Morris Take
Crookston Champions Down
the Line for Defeat

The question Of whether or not the
United States should materially in
crease her army and navy is still a
perplexing question in Morris and
.Crookston. The question was public
ly debated at both places by students
at the university farm schools last
Friday night and the Morris debaters
succeeded in convincing the judges as
we'll as the audiences both ways. The
debate in Morris was held at the Or
pheum theatre where Morris had the
affirmative side of the question and
won the unanimous decision of the
judges. At Crookston Morris had the
negative side of the question and
won a decision by two-thirds vote.
The victory was ittingly celebrated
and when the reports came from
Crookston the steam whistle at the
Agricultural school reused the slun-
berers to tell them of the news.
Attorney Thomas Mangan presided
at the 0rpheum debate and opened the
program with a statement of the
question, and also introduced the
speakers as they appeared. Walter
Peterson, Chester Wilson and Conrad
Clementson represented Crookston and
Harold Bowen, Robert Pilkey and
Henry Martinson represented Morris.
As Martinson closed his arguments
for the affirmative it was evident tLat
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
DUSHEK HAS PLANS
FOR LARGER HOTEL
Handsome Annex for Merchants
Hotel will Cost $4,000
Work Starts Next Week

Charles A. Dushek. popular pro-
prietor of the Merchants hotel and one
of the enthusiastic boosters for Nor
ris, will start work at once on hand
some three-story brick annex to his
hotel facing Atlantic avenue. Plans
call for an outlay of $18, ZOO for
equipment and building which will
run to a depth of 11O feet and will
be 25 feet wide. The ground floor
will be used for store purposes and the
rooms on the second and third floors
will be used for guests and family
apartments. The rooms will have
steam heat, hot and cold running wa
ter, bath and telephone connections.
The first work on the building will
be commenced next week when work.
men begin raising the walls for the
new motion picture house on the lots
adjoining the hotel property. Ar
rangements for a partnership wall in
the new building were completed be-
tween Mr.. Dushek and Mr.. Gaffney
last week and when Mr.. Gaffney, who
is erecting the picture house, COM
pletes his structure all will be ready
for Mr.. Dushek to proceed. Just
when he will have the annex ready
for business he cannot say today, but
he hopes it will be soon.
''Nearly every night for the past
two weeks we have been turning
away business because of room short
age at the hotel" said Mr.. Dushek
yesterday. "We have been piling
them up in twos and fours in all the
larger rooms, and still they come. l
can seat one hundred and fifty people
at my tables at one time but we are
in sore need for more rooms. AS soon
as carpenters can be had l hope to
have the new annex under way.
had planned on an outlay of $15, 900
but l find I shall have to sweeten this
considerably in order to give the boys
the best to be had in the line of hotel
service"
And Mr.. Dushek is just the man
who will carry out his plans. He has
one of the best hotels on the line be-
tween Minneapolis an Fargo and that
is the secret of his success. The hotel
is handsome three-story brick re-
Gently finished He began business
here about twenty-five years ago in a
frame building on the corner where
he now is. He had not been in bust
ness long before the fame of his
hospitality began to spread and "the
boys" as he endearingly calls the
travelling men, began to arrive in
numbers which made the old place
look like land registration office.
His hotel is not only popular with
the travelling men but it is popular
with Morris people also, many of
whom are seeking the Dushek hospi-
tality daily.
Mr.. Dushek's plans for a new an
mex will come as agreeable news to
his many friends everywhere who hope
for his continued deserved success.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24

John Linre is again becoming a
familiar figure at the bakery follow
ing his three weeks confinement at
home with a broken foot sustained
while repairing a radiator at the
Lime hall. Although his movements
are necessarily slow and little pain
full he is speeding up business with
old-time vigor.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Ladies VIII Bowl

Tuesday, March %, will be ladies'
day at the Homewood bowling alleys.
New equipment arrived yesterday and
Mr.. Boyd will have everything in
readiness when the ladies arrive.
Tuesday and Friday afternoons will
have been set aside for the ladies
when they will have exclusive use of
the alleys from 2 to 5 o'clock.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
Food Sale Tomorrow

The ladies of the First Methodist
Episcopal church in Morris will have
food sale tomorrow afternoon at the
Kruger drug store. Orders for goods
may be left with Mrs. Howard Clark.
Morris tribune., 1916-03-24
NOTICE
language.

The party who stole the
sealed package from my
postoffice box was seen.
Unless the package is re
turned at once trouble will
follow.
IL. G. Probst, Jeweler.
Morris tribune., 1916-09-22
DONNELLY

Miss Margaret Schwartz and Miss
Olinda Schwartz were Morris visitors
last Thursday.
George Ernst of Maynard, was a
Donnelly visitor a few days last
week.
M. J. Mclaughlin and Gus Paustian
were Morris visitors Thursday.
A few of the ladies from town at
tended the Lutheran Ladies' Aid at
the home of Mrs. Gerber Thursday af-
ternoon.
Clarence Thompson and Stacy Smith
autoed to Morris Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Leaf and family
autoed to Morris Monday evening to
take in the show.
Otto Schillinger enjoyed a visit
from his mother, brother and sister
Morris tribune., 1916-09-22
CEOKIO

Mr.. Schriver and family of Iowa,
moved into the house recently vacated
by Tom Conroy. Jake Ritter is NOV
ing his household goods into the house
formerly occupied by A. Penny.
Lee Eddy and family were Hancock
visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Harry Britt has been on the
sick list the past few days.
Mrs. L. C. Dorweiller entertained
the Art Circle Saturday last. An
elegant lunch was served and good
time enjoyed by all.
Bert Clark and family accompanied
by Mrs. Oden Henry, autoed to Nor
ris Wednesday last.
Tom Conroy moved his family and
household goods into their future home
recently vacated by H. Tobeck.
DR.. and Mrs. Peterson were Grace
vile visitors Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Bragg was in Alberta
Saturday giving piano and vocal les.
sons.
H. Jacobson has opened up his con-
fectionery store on main street anC
Morris tribune., 1916-09-22
Jill Hround be County

will be glad to see all his old friends
back again.
Mrs. Vina Britt, Seth and Ethel,
accompanied by Mrs. Geo. Britt and
sons Stanley and Roger autoed to
Graceville Sunday.
C. R. Wollthan, A. F. Riedner and
Attorney Cherry of Morris were
Chokio business callers Monday eve
ming.
Madge Clark and Lillian Marty
were Donnelly visitors Saturday, re-
turning Sunday evening.
R. W. Keller was Morris visitor
between trains Monday.
Mrs. M. Ritter and daughter Kate
were Morris shoppers Saturday.
Ed. Robinson of Dumont spent Sun
day in Chokio.
Helen Nader was visiting relatives
in town Monday.
Tom Condor left for Valley City
Saturday where he has position as
assistant cashier in a bank.
A party was held at the Asmus
home Thursday evening. Refresh
ments were served, and everyone re-
ports good time.
Mrs. VIM. Mentally of Graceville
visited friends and relatives in town
Tuesday.
Miss Edna Whiting was a Chokio
caller Saturday evening.
The band boys will play at Morris
the last day of the fair. Let US all
go and encourage the boys by our
presence.
Mrs. Carl Hendrickson and family
were Chokio visitors Tuesday.
Morris tribune., 1916-09-22

a short call on John Henrlchs last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Shauer visited at
Uphoff's Tuesday.
A. Giese visited at Wagner's last
Thursday.
Those that were in Donnelly last
Wednesday were Breth and Alice
Kloos, Gust Giese and Ed. Van Horn.
Ed. and Clifford Henrichs called
on their brother John last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Perlaburg
visited at Wagner's last Wednesday.
C. W. Rhone was in Donnelly Fri
day.
A. B. Wortentine and son John
were in Morris last Friday.
Harry Day visited at Wagner's
Sunday.
Clifford Henrichs and Andrew Cd
son were in Morris last Tuesday.
Those that visited at John Hen
rich's Tuesday were Edward Clifford