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Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
1873 TOWNS FAVOR
NARROW ROADWAY
Agitation Started in Morris
Brings Avalanche of Letters
to City Managers Desk

According to letters received by
City Manager Siverts from recorders
and mayors in one hundred and thirty
eight cities and villages in Minnesota
and the two Dakotas the narrow
street have an overwhelming ma
jority. The total width of the streets
runs from sc to 100 feet and very
few of them are paved. Mandan, N.
D., has the narrowest streets with a
width of eighteen to thirty-tw feet.
Casselton, N. D., has the widest with
one hundred.
Some time ago residents on Fifth
street, this city, petitioned the city
commission for the establishment
of narrow street. After due consid-
GRAFTON it was decided to grant the re-
quest and width of "a feet was
named, with a 16-foot boulevard.
When the work began protests from
other property owners came in and the
matter divided the sentiment of the
city. The city commission was Sc
verely y censured in some quarters while
in other quarters they were showered
with praise. Petitions began coming
in from various other parts of the
city where property owners were eag-
er for narrowing of the streets. The
beauty of narrow street together
with the ease and small cost of grade
and up-keep appealed strongly. Re-
alizing that Morris has entered upon
a new prosperous era and is enjoying
a steady and rapid growth which
brings the matter of street grades
and widths into immediate considera-
tion the commission wishes to serve
the greatest number of people in the
best possible manner. Wishing to
know something of the streets and
experience in other growing cities
the commission instructed City Mana
ger Siverts to write some of the inn
portant neighboring towns and the
138 replies so far received convey
much valuable information. Over
half of them have the narrow streets
while over one half of the remainder
write that sentiment is strong for the
adoption of the narrower roadways.
The reasons are similar to those ad-
vanced by the advocates of the mar
row street in Morris.
One of the interesting facts comes
from City Engineer Cappelen, of Min
neapolis, who states among other
things: "Twenty-eight, feet is the
smallest width we have adopted, and
I think that we have more streets
with 3O-feet and 32-feet roadway
than anything else.'' It has been
popularly supposed that Minneapolis
is a town of wide streets. "We
have been narrowing down the road
way for years, and we are still chang
ing same right along. The width of
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Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
GLENWOOD TIGERS
TO MEET BOYDMEN
First Base Ball Game of the
Season to Be Played in Nor
ris on Sunday, May Fl

The baseball gymkahna for the
present season will open in Morris a
week from next Sunday when the
Glenwood Tigers come over for the
avowed purpose of humbling the In
dependents. Manager Boyd will
have his men in their new uniforms
and many of the favorites of last year
will appear which is an assurance
that the Glenwoodites will have to
hustle just a little bit harder than
they have done at previous games in
Morris. Glenwood and Morris are
the real-time rivals and the game
will be worth coming miles to see.
Preparations for the opening game
have been going on for the past ten
days. Considerable work has been
done on the fair grounds diamond and
the park will be in excellent condi-
tion. Repairs have been made to
the grand stand and the seats have
received careful attention. The roads
from the automobile gate leading
to the grand stand will be. filled.
The new uniforms are here. They
are of a rich gray color with the
letter I'M" in Red silk on the left
breast. New bats and other equip.
ment has been added. The funds ir
the treasury amount to about $3.50.
The lineup for the first game can
not be announced today but a team
that will meet the requirements will
be recruited during the week
Catcher Monlux, hero of many hard
fought battles last year, will catct
the game and it is probable thai
Pitcher Buttell will be the hurler.
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
Index Finger Amputated

DR.. H. L. Hulburd, who has been
confined to his home for the past
seven weeks with serious case of
blood poisoning in the left hand and
arm, is recovering slowly although
his condition is anything but assuring.
After a consultation by the attend
ing physicians Saturday afternoon it
was decided an amputation of the in
dex finger was necessary. The oper-
alton was successful and DR.. Hulburd
stood the shock remarkly we'll. 1t is
hoped the amputation will hasten
recOYerV
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
HAS sure WAY TO
Kill QUACK GRASS
Rye and Millet Used in a Two
Year Campaign will Do it
Says an Iowa Farmer

ga Scotchman's example taught
C. H. Cumley, of Hardin county,
Iowa, a valuable method of getting
rid of quack grass without expense or
labor. Mr.. Cumley had had years of
trying experience with this weed pest.
The harder he fought it, the more it
seemed to thrive. He hated to have
anything to do with a farm where
quack grass had gotten a start, until
he learned of this method, which has
solved the problem.
After all spring crops are in the
ground, he gives attention to the
quack grass field. First it is plowed
rather shallow, in June. Then it is
fitted and disked we'll and planted to
millet which is harvested for hay.
AS soon as the millet is off the
ground, the field is re-plowed, disked
some more and sowed to rye. Millet
is crop which can be planted fairly
late in the season. and it natures in
plenty of time to get the field in
shape for rye the same year. With
these two shady cover crops, the
quack grass has had competition the
first year and the preparation of the
ground for the hay and grain crops
kills off a large percentage of the
grass.
The rye crop is harvested the sec
ond year. In doing this, the crop is
hauled off the field as soon as pos
sible. The field is +hen plowed,
disked and seeded to millet again. AS
soon as the millet is off the ground,
the field is replowed. re-disked and
re-seeded to rye rather late in the
fall. That ends the quack grass,
killing and starving out every last
root of it. The infested field is then
worked into the regular rotation Mr.,
C.lmley says he has succeeded with
this method time after time, and that
he has never known it to fail.
On account of the nature of the
quack grass root, Mr.. Cumley advises
rather shallow blowing. If plowed
too deep, the roots will be turned
under and won't grow, but they will
live and make start when they are
turned to the surface again, whether
it be two, three or five years, he says.
One time he had a quack grass spot
at the lower end of a corn field. A
heavy rain washed down ? soil from
other sections of the field, covering
the quack grass twelve or eighteen
inches Deep. 1t caused noytrouble fol
two or three years, and he thought il
had been smothered. Finally, in
plowing, he got down to the former
level, and found the roots still alive.
The pest gave him no end of trouble
that year, and he spent hour after
hour in the infested region, digging
it out with hoe as fast as it came
on.
Quack grass, in Mr.. Cumley' 4
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
Gave Leap Year Party

Several of the prominent Morris
young ladies gave a delightful leap
year party and dance at the Mer-
chants hotel Friday evening. The
program began with a five-course
dinner at eight o'clock after which
dancing was the order of the evening.
Covers were laid for fifty. The
tables were beautifully decorated in
smilax and yellow and green was the
color scheme. Jonquils and daffodils
were everywhere in profusion.
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
COURT PAVES WAY
TO COUNTY OFFICE
Emil Gilbert is One of Fifty
three who will Run for Clerk
of Courts Office

Emil Gilbert, present deputy clerk
of court. has filed as a candidate to
succeed Clerk of Court Norby whose
office must be filled by election this
fall according to the rnling of the su-a
preme court. Mr.. Norby will not
seek reelection because of other
business interests, and he says he was
not surprised at the ruling of the
high court which threw him out of
Office along with fifty two other clerks
of court in Minnesota. So far Mr..
Gilbert is the only candidate who has
filed and it is probable that he will
have no opposition.
In the last legislature the terms
of many of the county officers were
extended from two to four years. In
an effort to make all the county
officers terms end at the same time,
it was also enacted that the clerks of
court, who had been elected in 1912,
and whose terms would naturally end
January /. 1917, should hold over for
two more years. In that way all the
county officers in the state would be
elected in the same year, every four
years.
The supreme court held that as the
terms of the clerks of court were
stipulated in the state constitution, it
was impossible for the legislature to
change these terms. The opinion
was written by Judge Dible.
An action to test the law passed
at the last session of the Legislature
which extended the terms of several
of the other county officials from two
to four years, has also been started.
Both cases were started. in Wright
county. Fred ]. Fisher tried to file
for the office of county treasurer,
when the present official had only
served two year term. The county
auditor denied him the right to file
and that case, like the clerk of court
case, was taken to the supreme court.
The county officers whose terms were
extended by the legislature and are
now being tested out, are the
sheriffs, county attorneys, treasurers,
Registers of deeds, coroners, sur.
veyors, auditors and superintendent
of schools. Those elected 2 years age
have two more years to their terms,
if the law which was PISSED is declar.
ed constitutional. Otherwise these
officials will have to come up for re.
election next November.
Mr.. Gilbert is comparatively one
of the old settlers of the county, hav.
ing resided here twenty-five years. He
has never held any county office but
oficiated as treasurer in the city OF
Morris for five years. He is an ex.
pert accountant and bookkeeper anc
is well qualified for the position he
seeks. On top of this he is most
genial and accommodating gentleman
who has many friends Throughout
the county who would be glad to have
him serve them in any capacity. TieC
down to the duties of his office he
will have very little time to devote
to campaigning but he says he viii
try to get around to see his friends
for the customary hand-shake anyway.
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
BANKERS INVADED
MORRIS YESTERDAY
Seventh District Group Held
Meeting Here Civic League
Ladies Serve Banquet

Members of the Minnesota Bank
ers Association representing large
territory in west central Minnesota
gathered in this city yesterday for
their annual meeting. A delegation
of twin city bankers who attended a
similar meeting at Winona the first
Of the week arrived in special
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12
VIII Rest at Red Wing

Rev. Fred Hill, of Mortified, filled
the pulpit at the Congregational
church morning and evening last Sun
day. Rev. Hill came Friday to have
the remains of his mother, the late
Mrs. E. F. Hill, exhumed and ship-
ped to Red Wing for intsrment.
Morris tribune., 1916-05-12

John House left Wednesday morn
ing for trip to Julesburg, Col. He
will spend several days with friends
at points in Nebraska on his way out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
A Merry Birthday Party

It was a merry occasion, when on
Saturday afternoon, April 10, a par
ty of small boys gathered at the home
of Master William H. Kerr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. F. Kerr, oxford street.
in honor OF his eighth birthday. From
2 p. NJ. until 4.3O P. NJ. the little ones
enjoyed books and games, one of
which, a peanut hunt, afforded much
amusement. Refreshments. consisting
Of ice cream and cake, fancy crackers,
fruit and candy were served. A feature
Of course, was the birthday cake with
its eight colored tapers which was
most pleasing to the children. A snap
shot of the youngsters was taken on
the lawn, which, it is hoped when de-
veloped. will prove a pleasant souve-
mir Of this happy occasion. Master
Billie was the proud recipient of
many beautiful gifts, king Of which
was a nice violin outfit complete for
instruction. Those present were: Mas
tiers Bernard Hill, Arthur Cyr. Alfred
Smith. Ernest Hill. Henri Lacasse, Ar
thur Smith, Warren Hill and Ferdi-
nand Weymouth. The little folks, tired
and happy, dispersed to their homes,
each saying what pleasant time he
had passed and wishing their young
host many happy days Of a like nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL
Preparation for the Prettiest and Gay
est Event Vet Attempted'by the Uni
tartan Society at City Hall, April 70

The annual May Festival under the
ausrices of the Unitarian Society is to
be held this year at City hall from 3
to P. NJ, Saturday, April 20. A party
which will be thoroughly enjoyable to
Young people and children as we'll as
to parents and friends is promised.
There will be a grand march at 3
o'clock led by a drum major, keeping
step to Mr.. Dennis fine music and we
hope all the young people of High
school ages and older will join in this
feature A Maybasket table of unusual
attractiveness will furnish Maybaskets
in time for May day gifts.
The grab bag this year will take the
form of a gorgeous tulip bed and will
reveal wonderful surprises for all.
There will be cake, candy and ice
cream for sale. We have. invited some
Teddy bears to join the party and
hope a little May queen may arrive in
town to direct the exercises. Children
and young people having fancy cos
tunes are invited to wear them to
make this spring festival the gayest
and prettiest one yet.
AS usual a part Of the proceeds will
be given to local charity Admission 10
cents to children; % cents to adults
Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Augusta firemen had busy time for
awhile Sunday and were called upon
to do some lively work, but as usual
first call came at 1928, when an alarm
was sent in from Box AZ at the corner
Of Maple and Willow streets, due to
the discovery of fire in the garage
owned by A. |. Rose at Maple street.
The fire is supposed to have been due
to burning grass and the building was
practically doomed when the fire was
discovered. Hose 1 and and Hook &
Ladder l made quick run and sue
ceeded in combining the fire to the
garage, but the building. was ruined
A Stanley steamer automobile owned
by Mr.. Rose, which was in the garage,
was badly burned about the body The
boys did some quick work in getting
the fire under control, for the all -out
sounded at 1913, only Is minutes after
the first blast of the alarm A big
crowd was attracted to the fire by the
clouds of dense black smoke which
arose from the burning building. The
estimated loss on account of the fire
IS $500, with small insurance in the
c. i. Downing agency
The boys were called out a second
time at O'Clock. by a still alarm which
was sent in from Granite street, which
was due to reatening grass fire
near the site of the old Fuller observa-
tory. The extra wagon of Hose 1, with
crew of 10 men equipped with chem
icais was hurried to the scene, and
the firemen with the help of about
dozen people OF that neighborhood
succeeded in killing out the blaze af-
ter about an hours lively work. The
fire is supposed to have been caused
by cigarette carelessly thrown away
and was in a very dangerous locality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
BOWLING NOTES

Leon W. Ladd was the leading man
in the Trolley League bowling match
last week between the Y. NJ c. \. quin-
tet and the Gardiner team in which
the local team took all four points.
Ladds total was 337, his strings being
ia, rs and los. In the other league
match the Hallowell bowlers took three
points from the Colonial quintet. losing
the second string by a margin of three
pins.
The "Y" team now holds first place
in the league by margin of four
points. GARDENERS only chance to tie
the league series is in cleaning up all
four points from the Y. NJ. c. A. in the
last matches of the league, scheduled
to be rolled this week. In that case
an extra game will be rolled between the
two teams to break the tie. The other
match scheduled for Tuesday evening
of this week is between the Hallowell
bowlers and the Colonials.
The standing of the league is as fol-
lows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
INTERESTING LECTURE
Saturday Evening at Y. M. c. A. by Dr.
Bainitz

Saturday night in the gymnasium Of the
Y. NJ. c. A. a small party Of Augusta
people had the pleasure Of hearing an in
teresting lecture on the world war and
the present German situation by Dr. Writ
Barnitz, correspondent for one of the
New York papers, who passed the winter
in the war zone Of the Central Powers
taking pictures and gathering all sorts
of interesting information. In opening he
said that the United States must keep
out of the world war, for we have no
army, although our navy is a fine one for
its size, and American gunners the best
In the world. He stated that he word
PRO" is altogether too strong to use
in regard to any country but our own at
this time, and that those among us who
have strong sympathies would do we'll to
keep them to ourselves.
He explained the method of drilling
passengers on ships passing through the
war zone in the use of lifeboats and life
preservers. and said that the ship he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
MAYOR AND MRS. VILES
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER
In Honor Of Approaching Marriage of
Miss Lottie M. johnson Of HaIoweII

dinner party was given Sunday
noon in the dining hall of the Augusta
House by Mayor and Mrs. Blaine S.
Niles in honor Of the approaching mar
riage Of Miss Lott:e NJ. Johnson of
Hallowell and Prof. James P. Marston
of New York City. Those present
were:
Miss johnson of Halloweu. Prof
Marston Of New York City, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. M. Johnson, Miss CAROLYN
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ johnson,
Miss Vira B. Johnson and Mrs w. H.
johnson Of Hallowell; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Smith and Ray Marston Of Au-
gusta: Miss Elizabeth Hare of Ha-
verhill, Mass, Mrs. w. F. Marston,
Miss Dorothy Marston, Prof. and Mrs
Charles W. Marston and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred c. Marston of Montclair, N. J.,
Miss Dorothy and Master William
Payson Viles Of Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

The 'Y' Junior basketball team
shown above has had very successful
season indeed, having played eight
games with not single defeat From
right. to left the players are: Chester
Haskell, Norman Toas, Carol Hutch
ms, l.. r. Goodman, (manager and
coach), Richard Benn and Harold Fish
er. Some of the teams they defeated
were the Freshmen and Sophomores OF
Cony High, the Triple A team, the
Crescent Five the Junior High school,
and the Junior department of the "Y''.
1t was an all-star team, no one man
shining more than the rest of the five
in the seasons aggregate of games.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

went to Europe in went way of its
scheduled course in order to avoid de-
lection.
The pictures which accompanied his
lecture were taken in various parts of
Germany, Austria and the Tyrolean Alps,
and illustrated wildly the existing condi-
tions in the war zone. The ones that
made the deepest impression on his au-
dence were several groups of massacred
Servians, who were unarmed when the
Russian Cossacks attacked and murder.
ed them in cold blood.
In the course of his talk he told of his
trips in two German Taubes over the
trenches, in manner that was very
much appreciated by the audience. DR..
Barnitz will leave today for the northern
part of the State on a lecture tour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

The Senior class of the Bowdoin Med
ical school Of Portland, 10 in number
and in charge Of Prof. Henry Swift,
came to Augusta Saturday and passed
the day at the State hospital. Supt Ty-
son Of the hospital gave them an all
day clinic on the different forms of
mental diseases and also gave a lab
oratory demonstration showing the
different reactions Of different tests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Miss Augusta s. Craig entertained a
number Of her friends and schoolmates
Friday evening at her home on Court
street in celebration Of her 10Th birthday.
Refreshments Of Toe cream. cake, oranges
and chocolates were served. The hostess
was the recipient Of many presents and
after the evening had been most enjoy
ably passed with games and music the
young people returned to their homes at
about midnight, Wishing her many happy
returns Of the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

The three-masted schooner Lizzie ].
Call. Capt. Dunton, which had finish
ed loading a cargo Of lumber at the
mill Of the Augusta Lumber Co., was
towed down river Saturday noon by
the tug Ariel. The schooner. which is
the first vessel to leave the port of
Augusta this spring, is bound to New
Haven, Ct. .ssf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

April is making quite record for
snowfalls. and while as might be expect
ed they have not been heavy they have
been sufficient to make a showing. The
last one to date. which came along Fri
day afternoon and night, gave fall of
about two inches in the city and the
landscape the appearance of real winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

H. Price Weber of this city went to
Waterville Friday evening and person
ally directed the performance of the lit
tie play given that evening by the Colby
College Dramatic Club entitled THE Dis
trict Attorney" Mr.. Weber is in con-
slant demand by the local amateurs as a
director and interpreter of parts in plays
and is always glad to assist the young
folk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Frank D. Henderson of Limerick,
clerk of courts of York county, and
Franklin R. Chesley, an attorney of
Saco, nave returned to their homes
after making a short stay in the CITY
on matters Of business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Invitations are out for a Canton-Re-
bekah dance and whist party to be Civ
en- Wednesday evening, April 10. at Odd
Fellows hall. All members of the Cam
ton and the Rebekahs are cordially in
vited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Divorce hearings will be in order at
todays session of the superior court
at the court house, which opens at 10
o'clock this morning. One criminal case
may also come before the court, that
of State VS.. William w. Shaw of Au-
gusta. charge of single sale. Burleigh
Martin is attorney for the defendant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

The remains Of the late Michael Ri
ley, whose death occurred Friday at
the National Home at Togus at the
age Of 81 years, We're taken on the
Sunday night Pullman to Danielson
Ct, for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

Ernest Oprie, an insane convict from
the Maine State prison at Thomaston
was brought to Augusta Saturday aft
ernoon by Deputy Warden Bucklin Of
the prison and committed to the GRIM
inal insane department Of the Augusta
State hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17

All the lumber and roofing contained in
the Is stalls located on the eastern side
of Capital Driving Park will be sold at
10 O'Clock this morning at the Driving
park. Enough iron roofing to cover Il
stalls will be reserved
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-17
NOTICE

The First National Bank Of Augusta
Maine, located at Augusta, in the State
of Maine is closing its affairs. All note
holders and other creditors Of the Asso-
citation are therefore hereby notified to
present the notes and other claims for
payment. Said liquidation is for the pur-
nose Of consolidating with the Granite
National Bank of Augusta, Maine.
T. A. COOPER, Cashier
March q, 1916. mch29d2no