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Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
Mrs. Matthias Strand Passes Away

Mrs. Matthias Strand Passes Away
Mrs. Matthias Strand "a resident Of
Donnelly township for nearly thirty
years, died Dec. 10, after lingering
illness. The funeral was held Satur-
day, Dec. %, at the house, at 10
O'Clock and at the Kongsvinger
church of which she was a member,
at IL, Rev. Andrew Olson officiating.
The pail bearers were S. ErdahI, K.
Nordahl, Arne Gregerson, John Gre
gerson, And. Erdahl and G. K. Welt
zin.
Sophia Sordahl Strand was born
at Vanselven, Sondmore, Norway,
April %, 1859. She came to the I'm
tied States in 1883 and made her
June 80, 1888, she married -4athias
Strand and they resided on farm in
Pope county three years when they
came to their home west of Donnelly.
She was secretary of the Kongsving-
er Ladies' Aid for good many years,
Mrs. Strand is survived by her
husband, six children, several sisters
and brothers, one grandchild, and an
aged mother, whom she visited in
| Norway in 1914. The children are
L. o. Strand, who lives near Donnel-
ly, and Bertha, Mabel, Hulda, Moses
and Oscar, who are at home. She
was a good wife and mother, kind
neighbor, and the bereaved family
have the sympathy of the communi-
ty.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
THRIFT STAMPS FOR
SALE AT ALL BANKS
Meeting of Bankers and Educa-
tiOnal Men Held Wednesday To
Help Form Plans

A meeting of bankers, school pro-
fessors and newspaper men was held
at the Commercial Club rooms Of
Morris Wednesday to discuss plans
for .furthering the sales of the war
savings stamps and thrift stamps.
This meeting was called by F. F.
Frisbee of Hancock, who has been
appointed county chairman of the
war savings committee, and those
who attended were F. r. Putnam of
the Morris National Banks. Siverts
Of the Morris Citizens Bank, F. F.
Frisbee of the Hancock National
Bank, Mr.. Roberts of the First Ma
tional bank of Hancock, r. M. Adams
county chairman of the Public Safety
Commission, Prof. Utne of the Nor
ris schools, Editor Bahe of the Han
cock Record, E. W. Nobbs of the Nor
ris Tribune, R. Roberts, county Supt.
of Schools, Postmaster Schulz of AL
berta, Supt. Grafeman of the Alberta
Schools and Stanley Hunter of the
Morris postofice.
It was decided that the different
banks of the county would sell the
stamps and also that the schools
would do all possible to influence the
young people to purchase the stamps
and save their money. This is an ed-
ucational campaign more than a fin
ancial campaign and the government
is more anxious to teach. the young
people, and older ones as well, to
save their money, than they are to
raise a large amount of funds.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

John Grove to Hulda Peterson, lot
8, block IA, Donnelly, 81 and other
r. J. Hall, to Ernest e. Hall, sw Il
swA 10, Morris, $1.00.
John A. johnson to A.. F. Nickel
lar, lot 4, block 4, 5th addn., Han
cock, $4,000.
Katherine I. Klein and husband to
John Erickson, lots 4, s, 6, block 4,
Hancock, 81 and other.
John McNally, sr., to School Dist.
No. 81, acres on 26,Baker, 100000.
Roy w. Murray to ]. A. Swallum,
und. n int. in s7A se14 20, Hodges,
$4,000.
Ernest Nenow to A. Hensch, swA
21; nwA nwA and seA nwA %,
Stevens, $1.00.
Tom Thompson to Torris Larson,
lot 21, block 13, Hancock.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
DEATH TAKES ONE OF
OLDEST INHABITANTS
John Conklin, Resident in Morris for
Thirty-Eight Years, Dies Of
Heart Failure

Another pioneer resident of this
vicinity crossed the great divide,
when John Conklin died suddenly Of
heart failure on Wednesday night Of
last week. Mr.. Conklin had been en-
joying the best of health apparently,
and news of his death was a surprise
and shock to the people of Morris.
He had gone to the N. p. round-house
about ten o'clock that evening and
was sitting in a chair beside the
stove when the other men left the
place. He was discovered the fol-
lowing morning sitting in the chair
just as he had been seen the previous
evening, and had been dead for four
or five hours when found.
The funeral was delayed untiI
Monday in order that Mr.. Conklin's
daughters could get here from the
West and then one daughter was un-
able to get here. The service was
conducted at o'clock on that day
from the M. e. church, the Odd Fell
low Lodge having charge of the serv-
ice, and Rev. Wilcox delivered a
was made in the Summit cemetery
and six brother Odd Fellows acted
as pail bearers.
John Conklin was born April 2S,
1849 in Jefferson County, Wis. At
the age of seven years he moved with
his parents to Goodhue county,
MINI. where he lived until 1870.
II ~
his wife moved to Morris a year later
where they lived ever since, having
been residents here for 38 years.
The first eight years in Morris he
worked for the Great Northern Rail-
road as car repairer and then left
them and has worked for the North
ern Pacific ever since, first as car re-
pairer, then as bridge builder and
during the past five years as section
foreman, making in all 80 years that
he was with the N. P. Mr.. Conklin
would have been seventy years of age
next April. He had been member
of the Odd Fellow Lodge for a great
many years. ......s,.
He leaves to mourn his loss his
wife, son, Geo. Conklin of Webster,
S. D., two daughters, Mrs. Elden
Krittrell of Adrian, Wash, and Mrs.
Amy Steele of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and many friends. All of his
children were present at the funeral
except Mrs. Steele. Others from
distance who attended we're Mr. and
Mrs. Ed. Harnson of st. Paul, David
Lindsey of West Concord, MINI,
VIM. Kieth of West Concord, Mimi,
and Mrs. Gilbert Hodges of Mason
City, Iowa. Mrs. Hodges did not get
here until after the funeral had been
held.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
Christmas week so do not be disap-
pointed if you receive them late"
Likes It Very Well at Berkeley

Jay J. Berkin writes to forward
the Tribune to him and to A. A.
Stone Jr. at the U. S. School of Mill
tary Aeronautics, Berkeley, Cal.
II like this place very WE'LL" he
says, "as we are having regular sum-
mer weather and the rainy season
has not commenced. They have an
excellent school here which can be
favorabIy compared with West Point
About one-third of those who enter
this school fail to complete the course
and are sent home, so you can ex-
pect Archie and 1 home very short
ly," which latter statement may be
attributed to jays modesty.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
DEPUTY WILL TELL
ABOUT INCOME TAX
Will Visit Towns in Stevens County
in February and Explain De-
tails

In a communication received by
this paper, e. J. Lynch, Collector of
Internal Revenue, announces that a
federal income tax officer will be sent
into this county and will be in the
various cities and towns as per the
following schedule:
Feb. 4-5-aancock.
Feb. 7-13-Morris.
Feb 15-DOnnelly.
Feb. 19-Chokio.
The officer will be in the various
towns on the day or days noted above
and will be ready and willing to help
persons subject to the income tax
to make out their returns without
any cost to them for his services.
Returns of income for the year
1917 must be made on forms pro-
vided for the purpose before March
1, 1918. Because a good many peo-
pie don't understand the law and
will not know how to make out their
returns, the government is sending
in this expert to do it for them. But
the duty is on the taxpayer to make
himself known to the government
If he doesn't make return as required
before March 1, he may have to pay
a penalty ranging from $40 to ST.
900, pay fine or go to jail.
Of course persons resident in other
counties may, if they want to, come
and see the income tax man here.
The collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his in
come and expenses so as to be ready
with the figures when the expert ar
rives. Expenses, however, don't
mean family expenses, money used to
pay off the principal of debt, new
machinery, buildings, or anything
like that. They mean what is spent
interest, taxes paid, hired help
amount paid for goods sold, seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent (ex-
cept for dwelling), etc. Income in
cIudes about every dollar one gets.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

The editor of The Tribune had the
pleasure of seeing the picture, "The
Fall of the Nation" in New York,
and now that Manager Gaffney has
secured it for the Strand for New
Years night wishes to recommend
that all take the opportunity to see
it. It will prove especially interest
ing at this time.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

The Adult Bible Class of the M. E.
: church will hold their business and
social meeting at the home of Prof.
Utne, 400 E. 9Th street, Friday eve
ming, Dec. 28th. A cordial invita-
tion to be present is extended.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
Real Estate Transfers
~ "FFy
Asst. Sec

T. w. Clark to Minnie Redelfs,
lot Z, of CIark's subdiv. of lot 3, Co.
subdiv of n1a seA "a, Morris, also
1-3 acre in same section.
Central Tr. Co. Tr. Deed to Kath,
crime 1. Klein, lot 4, block 4, Han
cock, $4,000.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28
BROWNS VALLEY BRANCH
! ASKS CHANGE In TIME
People Along Line Ask Warehouse
Commission for Return to Old
Day Schedule

People living on the Norris
Browns Valley branch of the Great
Northern Railroad have been more
or less dissatisfied with the service
during the past six months, since the
new night schedule went into eff
feet, and petition was sent to the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission some time ago asking for
return to the old day schedule.
The commission refused to take the
matter up then, saying that the SER
vice had not been tried long enough
to find out whether people wanted
it or not. Mayor-elect Geenty Of Nor
ris has taken the matter up with the
commission again and hearing will
probably be held in Morris some
time in January to see what can be
done. Mr.. Geenty's letter to the
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
in st. Paul and the reply are pub
lished below:
Morris, Mimi, Dec. II, 1917.
State Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission,
st. Paul, MINI.
Gentlemen:-
AS one of the petitioners who
recently petitioned the commission
for change of service on the
Browns Valley division of the Great
Northern, asking you to re-estabIish
the old schedule, I would like to in
quire if it would not be possible to
have this case re-opened as the pres
ent schedule has been in force for
about six months and has proven to
every town along the line to be very
unsatisfactory. I respectfully ask
that your Honorable Body permit us
to show evidence why the present
service is inadequate, unsatisfactory
and improbable.
Hoping for a favorable reply at
your convenience,
< Respectfully yours,
G, W. Geenty.
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission, ST. Paul. ..-
December 18, 1917.
Mr.. G.. w. Geenty,
Morris, Mimi.
Dear Sir
This will acknowledge receipt of
your letter of the 18th inst, asking
if it would not be possible for the
Commission to have the Norris
Browns Valley train service case re-
opened in view of the fact, as stated
by you, that the present service has
not proven satisfactory to the towns
along this branch.
The Commission at the present
time are in the East, and probably
will not return before the New Year,
but this matter is one that is before
them and after a sufficient trial of the
present service has been made and
the same does not prove satisfactory
the Commission will reopen the
case.
We will advise you later as to
what action is taken by the Commits
sion.
Yours truly,
Thos. Yapp,
Asst. Sec.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

Arthur Hanson, who has been en-
ployed in the Kruger Drug Store
for the past two months, left on Mon
day to spend Christmas with his par
ents at Dawson and from there he
expects to go to Minneapolis and en-
list in some branch of the army.
Morris tribune., 1917-12-28

Charlie Lee was called to Monte
video Sunday on account of the
death of Mrs. Lees sister, Mrs. P. H.
Nee. Mrs. Lee had gone to Monte
video last Thursday and Mr.. Lee and
the children Joined her there, maxi
ing the trip by auto. Mrs. Nee died
in the Rest Hospital in Minneapolis
last Friday, having been sick for
several weeks, and the funeral was
held Sunday at Montevideo. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee and children returned
to Morris on Wednesday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Baseball Tactics.

Stealing third is, as a general prop
osition, a bad play, though it comes IN
handy now and then. l would suggest
that all young players avoid it. If the
man is thrown out trying to steal third
you have tossed away possible chance
for q run, and il he succeeds he hasn't
improved his scoring chances very
much. because he would go home from
second on q clean single anyway.
Ny personal opinion is that there Ii
entirely too much changing Of pitchers
in professional baseball The custom
is so prevalent in certain clubs that
every man that starts a game does 10
in fear, trembling lest he be removed
as soon as he allows a couple OF hits
or Is a little wild. He is prone to be-
come nervous under these conditions
and begins to fume and fret as soon
as he gets in a hole. On the other
hand, II he were assured before the
game started that he would be allowed
to finish it he would in many cases
work out his own salvation. A pitcher
learns through being beaten, and II he
is taken out as soon AS he has any
trouble he will never get the right kind
of experience to develop his mind and
his courage.-Ty Cobb In American
Boy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
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London In a Fog.

London is more or less noted for the
dense fogs that obscure it at times, and
a recent specimen that was in it's prime
a couple of hours before midnight, was
particularly fine one.
In a space that good aerOdr0me
could have inclosed found chauf-
feur looking with a lantern for land
marks, 50 that he could discover In
which direction his car was heading.
saw a telegraph messenger fall off
his bicycle in the middle Of quiet
road, apparently from sheer perplex-
ity, and found three motor buses that
came to rest with their bonnets close
together in such way as to suggest
that each had been charging the other
two and had only stopped just In time.
In the small hours of the morning /
found another bus standing helpless by
the roadside, with the driver slumber-
ing within, but the driver of motor
bus is a remarkable man in many ways.
London Spectator.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
H0w's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
6ve years, and has become known a the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
tho Mucous surfaces, expellinE the Poi
son from tho Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you viii see .
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Nedl.
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. OhlA
Sold By all Druggists. 76c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
A PhiIjppine Medicine Tree.

Between the provincial building and
the Filipino schoolhouse, part of which
is used as girls dormitory, stands the
sacred tree of the lfusaos, with span
of it's branches Of 800 feet. Nor is it
tree at all in the true sense, for it is a
gigantic example of the balete. which
begins as parasite vine. kills the tree
on which it rises and then hides it in
its twining trunk. The lfu@aos think
that when that huge tree dies they. too,
will perish, but there is an industry, a
stolidity and a stamina in that obscure
race that should remove from their
hearts all fear of tinction.-Christian
Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Z previous engagement prevented her

Z previous engagement prevented her
seeing him till the next evening. Il
cannot realize my happiness" she add
Cd, ''in the love of man Of your abil-
fly inspired by that love for me. l
predict a great career for you"
Spencer had enacted to his counter
part the scene between himself and
Miss Thorne, and Lane asked him to
enact it again and again. Then Spen-
Ger personated the lady, and Lane en-
acted the lovers part himself. Thus
coached, he felt quite able to carry on
the work his double had so auspicious-
~ commenced. Convinced that to be
a philosophic dreamer would cost him
the girl he loved and to be up and do
ing Is the better part for every man, he
was thoroughly alive to carrying out
the program as Spencer had pictured
it. He has already reached 4 conspic-
uous position in the government Of his
state. As to reaching the White House.
that remains to be determined.
Spencer sailed for Europe a few
days after he had. won the lady for
his double and is now the degenerate
9lobo trotter he pictured himself.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Tho "Crowned Republic.' y

It was Tennyson who gave to Eng
land the phrase "Our crowned repub-
uc." It was the bill Of rights, by
which parliament voted "Dutch VIII
LAM and his wife, Mary, joint sover-
eigns of England, which made Great
the moment the bill of rights gave the
house Of commons the sole right to
levy taxes and that house resolved only
to grant the crown annual supplies the
backbone of absolutism was broken
and the nerve centers of tyranny were
paralyzed. Henceforth we were a
Crowned republic" -London Answers.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
"A. Peterson returned Friday from
a visit in New London.

a visit in New London.
Arthur Thompson spent Saturday
afternoon in Minneapolis.
Ernest Nelson left Saturday for q
couple of days visit in Brooten.
Harry Anderson spent Saturday
afternoon on business in Morris.
Arthur Paulson of LitchAeld spent
the weekend visiting in this city.
Vera and Arthur Melbye Of Thorpe
were visitors here last Thursday.
DIR. Herbert A. Hoglund spent Sat.
urday on business in Minneapolis.
Clarence Lindgren returned Sat,
urday from visit in New London.
"A. J. Nelson spent Saturday fore.
noon on business in Lake Lillian.
Miss Alvina Knott left Saturday
spend Christmas in Minneapolis.
Miss Ida Heller left Saturday 1ox
visit with her parents In Raymond.
MIR. and Mrs. D. T. Carlson loft
Saturday to spend the holidays In Co.
kato.
Elmer Dahlgren left Saturday for
Benson to spend the holidays at his
home.
Mrs. Amelia Starbeck left Satur.
day to spend the holidays in Monte
video.
Rudolph Carlson of Svea left Sat.
urday for visit with his sister in Min.
neapolis.
Miss Alice Phiefer left, Saturday
for Minneapolis to visit during the
holidays.
Miss Florence Henderson of Spic.
or visited here between trains last
Saturday.
Miss Laura Mcintyre left Satur.
day for visit with her parents in
Sank Centre.
DIR. Oscar Hedin arrived Saturday
evening from Minneapolis for a visit
at his home here.
Miss Laura Sampson visited al
the Levi Lund home in Kandiyohi
SATURDAY dICeFQOOn.
III. J. Halvorson left Monday tc
spend the holidays at his home in Nor
way Lake township.
-Chauncey Johnson returned Fri
day from weeks visit with relatives
and friends in Benson.
Andrew Peterson left Saturday
for Cokato to visit during the holi
days with his mother.
Oscar Knutson of Fahlun visited
here Saturday while enroute for :
business trip to Pennock.
Garrett N. Roelofs of Prinsburf
left Saturday for Pease to visit will
his sister during the holidays.
Miss Nelba Gehring, who teaches
in Dist. No. IS, left Saturday for Min
neapolis to spend the holidays.
II. L. Erickson, who has assisted
with the sale at G. o. Sands store
returned Saturday to Minneapolis.
Peter Olson returned last Thurs
day from LaBolt, S. D., where he ha
been employed for several months.
Garrett N. Roelofs of Prinsb If,
visited at the John A. Peterson hom
on Litchfeld Avenue last Saturday.
Reuben and Evelyn Anderson
who attend Carleton college in NORTH
field, arrived Friday evening to spen
the holidays at their home in this city
Miss Esther Anderson arr17e
Saturday morning from Veblen, S. D
where she teaches, to spend the hol
days at her parental home in TIL
city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Daniel Was a Worker.

Truly there were giants in colonial
days. One Daniel Leake of Salisbury,
N. H., made during his lifetime and
was paid for 100000 shingles. Dur
ing the years he was accomplishing
this colossal work he cleared 800 acres
Of land, tapped for twenty years at
least 600 maple trees, making some
times 1000 pounds of sugar year.
He could NOW six acres day, giving
nine tons Of hay. His strong, long
arms cut q swath twelve feet wide. In
his spare time he worked as a cooper.
and he was famous drum maker.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Inter den Linden.

Inter Den Linden is the famous
street in Berlin which extends from
the Brandenburg gate eastward about
three-fifths Of q mile Bordering it are
the princely and imperial palaces, the
university, the academy, the statue Of
Frederick the Great. etc. 1t means
under the lindens."
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Causes of Disease,

o Many diseases are largely due
@ to defective elimination or chron--
q ic accumulation of toxins in our
9 body, due to one or more of the
. following causes:
o Overeating, especially Of meat
8 and highly seasoned foods after
o middle life. As some one has
o aptly expressed it, we too often
q dig our graves with our teeth.
q insufficient exercise or too
. much or too strenuous exercise.
q The use of alcoholics and the
q excessive use Of tobacco In fact,
q fntemperance of any kind.
q Probably the greatest determdn-
q ing factor is 1.-THE strenuous life"
O The mad rush for the almighty
9 dollar and undue worry and anx-
O fety interfere more or less with
. all the normal functions of the
q body. Worry is ten times more
o disastrous than work. - Health
o Bulletin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
A Solemn Duty.

A Solemn Duty.
"Wf.J did Bangs change his iron gray
! hair to blAck?'
! because his fiancee thought the gray
in his hair made him look too old for
/ her. and he thought it was his duty to
obey his sweetheart's dyeing request
-Exchsesssaeer a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Safety First.

"What is your objection to me as a
sOn-in-laW?"
Il haven't any objection to you" re-
piled Mr.. Cumrox. But I have trou.
BILE enough maintaining my own posi-
ton in this household without assum-
ing the slightest responsibility for any
body Observation-Disclosures Star.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Life.

Life.
young man, there is nothing worse
than high life on a low salary" said
the wise man who is always giving
advice.
"Oh, don't know" replied the young
man who knew thing or two himself.
Its no worse than low life on high
salary."-Florida Times Union.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26

Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes OF
mediocre people. -Joubert
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26

Whore There Was No Change.
"Don't you think I'm thinner than
when you saw me last?'
"Well, you may be thinner, but to me
you're Just as thick as ever.
Tribune.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Pussy.

"You're to tie shot at SUNRISE
.That'll spoil the whole day for me
Maize 1t sunset."-Lamb.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-12-26
Dailv Motion of tho Earth.

Astronomers are not agreed as to the
cause Of the earth's daily motion and
how the force Of that motion is kept
up. Some of them claim that the "origi-
nal initial centrifugal force" was d.
rected in a line slightly to one side Of
the center Of the globe, which would, Of
course, cause the earth to rotate upon
it's axis, and by the law Of inertia OF
matter must continue to revolve at a
uniform rate Of speed. This Flaw OF
the inertia Of matter" is to the effect
that matter once set in motion must
continue to move until arrested by
some outside force. Others claim that
the motion is compound resultant OF
the motion Of the earth in its orbit and
the attraction Of the sum-"
The Boer war began in October, 1899
and ended in May, 1902.
More than $4,000 Japanese girls are
in the native high schools.