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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
new BAKER TAKES
BUSINESS CHARGE
William A. Ross Succeeds John
Lime After Twenty-one
Years in the Business

After twenty-one years of business
activity in Morris, John A. Lime is
a man of leisure today. He stepped
out of his bakery early this week
when his successor, William A. Ross,
of East Grand Forks, took possession.
Mr.. Ross arrived in the city Sunday
morning and his family are expected
here about November l.
The deal for the transfer of the
Lime bakery was made about three
weeks ago after Mr.. Ross had spent a
couple of days in Morris looking over
the situation. He has been engaged
in the bakery business at East Grand
Forks for some time and has ais
invested in North Dakota farm land.
After his visit to Morris three weeks
ago he has disposed of some of his
land and now has deals pending on
the rest. His intentions are to dispose
of all his land interest and devote his
entire time to the bakery business
here and to provide home in Morris.
Mr.. Lime has not adopted any
plans for the immediate future. He
thinks he is entitled to rest and
will probably not engage in any kind
of business till the spring months.
He has disposed of his bakery shop
fixtures, stock and good will but re-
tains his equity IN the brick building
which bears his name. Speaking OF
his successor Mr.. Lime feels confident
Mr.. Ross will be just the man tc
carry out his own ideas of an enlarged
baking plant in Morris to accommo'
date local growing trade and the bust
ness coming in from other points,
which business is already considerable
"Mr. Ross is a frst-class citizer
in every respect, an excellent baker
and he has abundant means to carry
on the business" said Mr.. Lime
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
MISS ANNA HANSON
IS OCTOBER BRIDE
Pretty Wedding at Kongsvinger
Church Unite Prominent
Young Country People

Mr.. Lawrence Brandt and Miss
Anna M. Hanson were married at high
noon at the Kongsvinger church near
Donnelly, Wednesday, Oct. IL. Rev.
A. Olson oficiared. Mr.. Elmer
Brandt and Miss Edna Hanson were
attendants. Miss Ida Brandt pre-
sided at the organ.
The church was very prettily decor
ated in green and white. The blide
wore a gown of white silk crepe with
veil in cap effect, and carried BRIDES
roses.
After the ceremony reception was
given at the home of the brides par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hanson
A sumptuous wedding dinner was en-
joyed "by the sixty-ive friends anC
relatives present.
After short trip Mr.. and Mrs
Brandt will make their home on Mr.
Brandt's farm near Donnelly.
The out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Brandt, Minneapolis
Mrs. Bjornson and Mr.. and Mrs
Helgeson, Colfax, Wis; Mrs. Ian
caster, Wheaton, and Mr.. and Mrs. A
z. Norby, Starbuck.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
PIONEER RESIDENT
CALLED BY DEATH
DR.. George w. Maughan Sud.
denly Expires While Sitting
in Arm Chair at Home

Paralysis of the heart sUperinduced
by an attack of diabetes with which
malady he had suffered for several
years, was the cause of the sudden
death of DR.. George W. Maughan at
his home in this city at about six
o'clock last Sunday afternoon. Mr..
Maughan sat comfortably in his
arm chair when suddenly he threw
his head backward, gasped, and his
lifeless body was all that remained
= of the we'll known pioneer who was
we'll liked in the community he had
called home for almost half century.
DR. Maughan was a familiar figure
in Morris. He came here in January,
1871, and began practicing as vet
erinary surgeon. He also conducted
a farm near Morris till about fifteen
years ago when he returned to the city
to make his home. In late years his
] health had been seriously impaired
, but he never refused to go when called
: to attend case of some animal in
distress. His passing away has caused
universal regrets and many kind works
are being said to is memory.
DIR. Maughan was born at Yorkshire.
England, where his childhood days
were spent and where he attended the
public schools till the age of eighteen
when he came to America, settling at
Athens, Pa. He rem: aimed there four
years when he decided to seek his
fortune in the west. In the winter
of 1871 he arrived in Morris and
shortly thereafter was married to Miss
Emma P. Frisby who, with one son,
Mr.. Ernest Maughan, of this city,
survive. One of Mr.. Maughan's sist-
ers resides at London, Canada, and is
the only relative in America. One
brother and one sister remain IN Eng
land.
The funeral was held from the
home Tuesday afternoon when Rev.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

Stever, pastor of the Congregational
church in this city, conducted the SER
vices. A large gathering of friends
attended the services to pay their last
respects. The pallbearers were
James Griffith, Anton Watzke, Max
Trantow, Chris Eul, Ray Roberts and
A. A. Stone. The A. o. U. W. and
Degree of Honor lodges sent beautiful
flowers.
Among the out of town people who
attended the funeral were Mrs. R. A.
Fox, of Towner, N. D. and Mrs.
T. Newlove, of Minot. The former
is a sister of Mrs. Maughan. Mes
DANES Fox and Newlove will remain
to spend the rest of the week in Nor
rio
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
MORRIS NEWS MAN
GOES TO WINSTED
Newspaper Deal in Pretty Mimi
eapolis Suburb Leaves Va
cancy in Tribune Office

After two years of successful news
paper work in the capacity of city
editor of the Tribune in this city, A.
j. Norm has rendered his resignation
and will go to Winsted pretty
little village near Minneapolis,
where he has purchased the Winsted
Examiner plant, and will take pos
session after Nov. 1. J. W. Skin
ner, of Barry, ILL.,, who spent week
in Morris when the duck hunting sea-
son opened, has been in charge of
the paper for the past month and
will have active management of the
Winsted1 office till the first of the
year when Mr.. Norm expects to de-
vote all his time to newspaper work.
He leaves Morris the next week to GO
to Minneapolis where he will spenC
two months in the sales department
of wholesale fish house.
Winsted is one of the old towns
in a thickly settled and prosperous
farm section. 1t has been with
out railroad connections till about {
year ago when the Luce Electric linz
began extending from Minneapolis tt
Watertown, S. D. With the coming
of the railroad Winsted has takeI
on new life and the town en-
joys a vigorous and healthy growth
Many new business enterprises ar
going in and in addition to the fou
general stores two department store
are in course of construction.
Just who Mr.. Norin's successo
in the Tribune office will be has no
been decided today. He has brough
the news department of the Tribune
high standard which the Tribun
hopes to maintain for its excellen
list of wide awake. readers, all Q
whom, together with the management
of the Tribune will regret MI
Norin's retirement but who will wis
him deserved and abundant success j
his new field.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
MEDINA CLUB HOLDS
SUCCESSFUL FAIR
Unusual Township Event At
tracts Many Visitors-Others
to Follow

The Medina Farm Club in Stevens
township held its first annual fair last
Saturday, and were so successful that
they plan on holding bigger and a
better fair next year.
Three hundred people or more were
in attendance Saturday afternoon to
view the exhibits of stock, poultry,
produce of one kind and another which
the farmers had brought, as well as
the exhibits of the ladies in their de-
partment, and of the school children
in theirs. The exhibits were all
creditable and the little blue ribbons,
which were the only prizes offered,
were eagerly competed for. Besides
the interesting exhibits, there was
a program of minor sports and
racing, and in the evening we'll
attended dance.
No one need be told last Saturday
that the farmers and farmers fami-
lies of Stevens township were proud
of their township and especially proud
of their own farms. The visitors
was cordially greeted on every hand.
and proudly shown the prize apples.
corn or cattle, as the case might
be. Stevens is one of the best
townships in Western Minnesota, and
the farmers there sure are a progress
sive lot.
Already plans are being talked over
for next year making the Stevens
township fair "bigger and better
than this year.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
Lot Sale Was Slow

The auction sale of lots in the Mey-
er & Watkze addition to Morris
which was held on the premises last
Saturday proved a keen disappoint-
ment to the promoters. Only few
bidders were on hand while the great
majority who came were impelled by
curiosity. No lots were sold during
the hours set for the sale.
"I believe the failure of the sale
was due to the fact that people who
were prospective buyers were busy at
this time of the year and couldn't
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
SAMUEL WALL BUYS
CITY BARBER SHOP
Morris Tinsmith Enters New
Field When Roy Vermillion
Seeks Home in South

A deal for barber shop change
was made in this city last Friday
which brought Sam WaIz, a we'll
known Morris tinsmith. into possess
sion of the Roy Vermillion shop in the
Grove block on upper Atlantic avenue.
Lawrence Walz took immediate charge
with Leroy Matteson as chief tons
orial artist. Mr.. Walz has no bar
ber experience and intends to conduct
the place under its present manage
ment until other arrangements can be -
made.
Mr.. Vermillion came to Morris last
spring at which time he bought the
shop from Charley Miller. Recently
Mr.. Vermillion disposed of half ia
terest to young man from Aberdeen
but after a six weeks partnership
Mr.. Vermillion bought back his part
ner's interest. Three weeks ago the
VermilIions received letter from
Mrs. Velmillion's parents in Missouri
requesting them to dispose of their
interests here and return to the old
home where another business opening
waited. Mr.. Walz decided to pur-
chase the place and the deal was
closed Friday evening and the Ver-
millions left next day. During their
stay in Morris Mr. and Mrs. Vermil-
lion occupied rooms at the Walz resi-
dence and became we'll known and
well liked in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Walz already received several
letters from BARRIERS requesting first
chance to buy the place. In case
satisfactory prices and terms cannot
be arranged he will retain the shop
under the management of his son and
Mr.. Matteson who is a frsI-class
licensed barber.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
Are Visiting Rural Schools

Special attention is being given to
the rural schools of the state this
week, and in this county, 6uperinten-
dent Roberts is being accompanied on
his rounds by Mr.. Barnes, the state
Inspector. The idea of rural school
week is to make that part of the
school system as useful and capable of
great service as any other division
of the educational organization.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20
Food Sale

On Saturday next, Oct. 21, food
sale will be held at Krueger's drug
store by the ladies of the Congrega-
tional church. The ladies having the
sale in charge are Mrs. Shepard,
Mrs. Kruger, Mrs. Meyers, Mrs.
Roberts. Orders may be given to
Mrs. Shepard.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

Twenty minutes of your time now
will solve the worry of Christmas
shopping. How? It's easy. Sit for
a portrait. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

Next Sunday the 22nd Rev. Stever
of Morris will preach in the Long
fellow church at 8 p. m. Sunday
school at 2 o'clock.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

spare the time" said Auctioneer
Mccormack who had charge of the
sale. "Those who came were delight
ed with the surroundings and Deauti-
full location of the properties. Many
told me they were going to get around
next spring if the lots would then be
on the market. That section of Nor
ris is bound to grow. 1t is high and
dry, and not far from the heart of
town. 1t is within easy walking dis
tance of the court house, public and
parochial schools and the churches. I"
Mr.. Meyer, owner of most of the
property, feels keen disappointment
over the sale. He has decided to hold
the lots for the present and will dis
pose of them later at private sale.
He has been contemplating trip to
his old home in Illinois to spend the
winter and possibly make his perm
anent home. Whether he will do so
right away will be determined with
in the next thirty days.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

Commercial work in a good high
school for one year, four months in
the Little Falls Business College and
a Minnesota bank position at $50 a
month is the record of young lady.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1916-10-20

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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-03-09

Felix Hazard was engaged in his
own private den at the Sutherland De
tective agency's principal Offices. when
a rap sounded upon the door. He
bawled Come in!" In a tone that was
more a threat than an invitation to
enter, whereupon the door opened and
a tall. handsome girl entered and
tossed a bundle OF papers upon his
desk.
With an impatient scowl, Hazard re.
luctantly tore his eyes away from his
work; but the scowl was instantly
erased as he recognized the intruder,
and a look of pleased admiration took
Its place. Interruptions, at a time
when his keen brain was concentrated
upon the un~raveling of some particu.
larry knotty problem, we're his abomi.
nation; but for Helen Bertel, his co.
worker and friend, he was willing at
any time to lay aside the most press
ing demands.
The girl. disregarding his manifesto
tions Of irritation, advanced and laid a
hand upon the bundle of papers.
when you find time," said she,
there Is something the chief wants
you to dip into. He's talked to me
about 1t, but it's the sort of case that
hardly falls within my scope. There
are some features about it, though,
that struck me as being rather odd"
She broke off to ask, quite irrele-
vanity:
Felix, what Is your conception of
n who has money In bales and bar
Telsf"
Hazard directed a keen glance at
the lovely, earnest face. He was ac-
customed to being called upon thus
suddenly to bridge wide gaps in the
others train Of thought, and in the
alert expression above him he now
sought some clue to guide him at least
to an intelligent reply. Not finding
any, he returned in affected 6erision:
"G'wan, there amt no SIGH animal"
Helen's fine gray eyes crinkled in q
smile. She said:
After you've delved into this you'll
think differently. A month or more
ago we were asked, through u Lon
don branch, to find al English scion
Of wealth and ~patrician birth whose
history skaters all traditions. He
came to this country some twenty-odd
years ago, 1t appears, never married
at all, but went into business for him
self. Furthermore, he succeeded.
Then-believe me or not-then he vol
UNFAIRLY had his allowance stopped!
And he wasn't looking for an Ameri-
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or later his friend must see the ad.
vertisement. They were high among
the mountains of California, a spot de-
liberately chosen for his purpose; and
now, instead of waiting for the sick
Gerard to die, he FASTENED that death
with arsenic.
"You see, he was counting on the
years having so toned the old resem.
blance between the two, that Gerard's
few relatives and acQuaintances in
England would consider times pas
sage when he appeared among them as
Gerard Cecil Villiers.
Again fate interviewed. Back in Chi
cage an old lake sailor saw the same
advertisement, and a few weeks later,
when Gerard Cecil Villiers registered
at n of the city's best-known hotels,
and the newspapers chronicled the ap-
pearance of a much-sought-after heir
to a British fortune, Hughes fastened
to him. OF course he detected the inn
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Once more alone, Hazard remained
bowed over his desk for an hour or
more, and II was not until he returned
from luncheon that the bundle of pa
pers required to him. He picked them
UP, and with no hint that he was about
to enter upon n Of the extraordinary
episodes of his career, slipped the rub
Der band and spread them out on his
desk.
He was not to glimpse their con-
tents yet, however. At this juncture
his telephone sprang into
activity with the s~uddenness of a sur
prised rattler.
Drawing the desk instrument toward
him, he learned that an immediate
visit at police headquarters would
probably reward him with information
respecting a matter In which he was
interested.
AS the Sutherland agency and all it's
branches worked in harmony with the
regular police, he did not ignore this
hint; consequently, a few minutes
later, he was closeted with Police
Lieutenant Cowles and a plain-clothes
man Of the central detail.
Ever hear Of a rough-looking
sailor who answered to the
name OF Bill Hughes?" asked Cowles.
Felix Hazard ran over the list. Of
sailors in his well-stocked mental d.
rectory, and finally shook his head.
Il can't identify him by your scant
description" he replied. Perhaps, If
I saw him"
you can; he's on a slab at the
morgue. He was croaked with one of
these slim-bladed Dago stilettos.
/. . But the reason l called you up
is this"-he handed Hazard a small
newspaper ciipping-"we found this
him."
Hazard carefully conned over the
clipping several times, but 1t afforded
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no light until all at once he ~reooliect'
ed the bundle Of papers that Helen
Bertel had brought him. Was this
what they were about? The clipping
appeared thus:
PERSONAL - GERARD CECIL VII
LIERS please communicate Immediately
with your sister, Isabel. Your father Is
dead and one-half the estate awaits you.
Persons knowing the whereabouts OF said
Gerard Cecil villiers. last heard from at
Los Angeles. CAL. Where he was agent for
the Regis automobile, or persons possesS-
ing any information concerning him., VIII
be suitably rewarded by addressing such
information to Bruxton q Morton. Solict-
tors, 7 Lincoln's Inn Fields. London.
Hazard viewed the body and was
shown the needlelike weapon. which
had been found reposing In the dead
mans heart. a glance told him that
never before had he eeen the xueged.
bf6hx6d lace with tn fringe OF GFixxied
beard, and he gave the iifeless form
but q cursory attention.
The stiletto. however, he examined
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HorsefIesh as Food.

Horseflesh as food was introduced
into Gaul when the country was in
vaded by the Franks after the con
quest by julius Caesar. A police reg
ulation drawn up in 1904 shows that
it was eaten in Paris at that time. At
the siege of Paris In 1890 the flesh of
asses was held In high regard. Dur
ing the siege of La Rochelle In 1923
the Professionals by eating their horses
sought to prolong their resistance
against Richelieu.
During the revolution. too, horse
flesh was largely used and at the siege
Of Genoa in 1900 when Massena with
stood the Austrians for several months
a quarter of a pound Of h~orsefesk
formed part Of the daily rations OF
each French soldier, while the oficera
were allowed q pound each.
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position at once. In terror and panic
FELTON, arranged a meeting for that
night. Some hours later Hughes was
found with a dagger in his heart. his
pockets rifed to hide the motive of the
crime.
Doubtless FELTON, believed that hs
left behind no clue to connect him
with the murder; that his father,
Densmore Felton's ownership of the
old Italian stiletto could never be
traced; perhaps he was frightened
away before he could recover the
weapon. For whatever reason, he left
it behind"
During most Of the detectives ad.
dress everybody had sat as If spell.
bound; all except the pseudo Villiers.
The man was literally ~paralyzed with
terror and the black horror Of right
eous vengeance that confronted his
~unseeing eyes.
Felix Hazard made a sign to the two
men who looked like linen-drapers.
and they went and stood behind tho
wretch's chair.
They were Scotland Yard detectives.
Hazard pointed a stern. accusing
finger at FELTON,.
There" he grimly declared, els the
guilty man! There sits the murderer
Of his friend! There sits the murderer
Of William Hughes! There sits not
Gerard Cecil Villiers, but Haddon Eel.
toni"
The ordeal had been too severe for
FELTON,; he collapsed utterly, and a few
hours later made a full confession,
verifying at length every one of Felix
Hazards accusations. The details Of
~extradition in due time having been
observed, he was taken back to the
scene of his first crime and ultimately
sentenced to prison for life.
Five days later, In recounting a his
tory of the case to Helen Bertel, Felix
Hazard concluded with this observa-
ton:
"If FELTON, could have withstood the
ordeal that l staged for him, 1t is pos
sible that he would have gone scot
free; the evidence alone was INSULT
cient to have convicted him. l took a
long chance-and l won."
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
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A sharp interruption came from VII.

liers.
"Why are these intimate family mat
ters being peraded here, pray tell?'
he demanded.
Felix Hazard bent upon him a curl
Gus look, then replied in a tone that
vibrated with feeling:
Because they are an essential part
Of the story / have to tell-a presenta-
ton of facts that will clear the mys-
terry surrounding two cruel murders,
as well as facts that seriously affect
the disposition of the immense Villiers
estates"
Villiers paled and half started from
his chair; but he dropped back again,
and, white and trembling, stared at
the detective like a man hypnotized.
The lawyer, however, addressed
Hazard sternly.
Il warn you, sir, that you must
either justify your words or suffer seri-
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This story throbs with real
Ism In the words narrowest
meaning. II Is a faithful rem
dering Of an authentic expert
ence In the career Of a high
official Of a detective agency
whose name Is a household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names Of
persons and places are some
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
Ing, always gripping facts are
recorded Just as they happened.