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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
BILLY MISKE and
WEINERT TONIGHT

New York, Oct Billy Miske of
st. Paul, who recently defeated Carl
Morris. and Charley Weinert of New
ark, will figure in the star bout to-
night at the Broadway Sporting club
of Brooklyn. Each is confident that
he will win and obtain a chance to
fight Jess Willard for the heavyweight
championship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
AMATEUR SPORT NOTES.

The st. James Jrs. defeated the fast
Triangles. Sunday, by the score of
$40. The ST. James Jrs. challenge
any Junior team in the city 60-70
pound class. Lis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, plumb
ing and Heating. jobbing a. speciality.
1851 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone a2S-2. B 10 ste
y 4 ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

A resolution favoring an American
conference to discuss common and
economic commercial interests, was
in the Argentine Cham
Der,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
CHAIN PRACTICE TONIGHT.

The American Chain Co. players are
getting ready for the opening game of
the season next Sunday, when they
will play the Tigers of Hartford at
Newfeld park. Coach Jim Mccarthy
has called a practice for tonight at
Newhe1d park and all members of the
squad are urged to report.
Rutgers college will probably send
its football eleven on a tour Of the
Southern training camps and naval
training stations during the Christmas
vacation. This eleven is coached by
Foster Sanford, the old Yale man, and
made a good record last season. The
expenses of the tour will be paid by
Rutgers alumnia.
The banner score of the young foot
ball season was made last Saturday by
the University of Oklahoma which
beat Kingflsher college by 179 to O.
Kingasher must be a business col
1ege.
In order to give Canadians ar
idea how football is played in this
| country, two American teams will
meet in Toronto. on Thanksgiving
Day. One team will be made up OF
| men from the United States Nava
Aviation Section, now located in Can.
| ada, and the other from the Second
New York Artillery. from Camp Mag.
ara, New York.
One of the smallest crowds on rec
ord saw the White Sox and Yankee!
play at the Polo Grounds yesterday
It is said that only about 800 witness
ed the game.
AS result .of his good shown,
against Young McAuNffe last week
Billy Hughes will probably be signe,
to appear in tho star bout of the mex
show, which Is expected to be he'll
within two weeks Sammy Hollis, VIII
acts as matchmaker for Billy DeFoe
is willing to match his boy agains
Hughes and judging. from the wa
DeF'oe beat Harry Nelson, he will Civ
Hughes quite an argument. Youn
Rector Of New York, who has appear
ed here on several occasions, is ais
being considered as an opponent 70
Hughes.
| Meriden fans will have a chance t
see Walter Johnson play on next Sun
day for the Colonials of New Haver
have engaged the Washington twir1
er to pitch for them against the Red
woods in the Silver City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

Games Today.
Boston in Brooklyn (two).
New York in Philadelphia (two).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

The United States supreme court re-
convened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
New York 4, Chicago 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
Pittsburgh 2, Boston o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

Games Scheduled For Today.
Philadelphia in, New York.
washington in Boston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

r.r.ner Want Ads. one Cent WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

A lot of the new broomg'' that are
going to sweep things clean next sea-
son, have been getting a chance dur
ing the tail end of the season to show
what they can do. And, as usual they
all sweep well.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-02

Age does not seem to tell with Iris
Speaker. The big Texan has been
in the major leagues for ten years and
is getting bald, but that doesn't seem
to effect his play. He looks good fors
several seasons to come.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16
COURT IS BUSY WITH
FOUR RAILROAD CASES
Hunter and Lundberg Are Awarded
Verdicts- s-Dopkins Loses-Kon-
cak Case on Trial

The cases against the Great Nor
thern Railway have occupied the en-
tire attention of the present term of
court. Court will adjourn tOmOr
row and the rest of the cases will be
continued until the fall term, or
tried before Judge Flaherty at the
times that he is able to be in Morris.
The first case to be decided was
the case of Stanley C. Hunter against
the railway for injuries received last
June when the Browns Valley pas
senger train backed into freight
engine in the Morris yards. J. B.
Ormond, the attorney for Hunter, OBJ
tanned verdict from the jury for
$4,000 damages. Mr.. Hunter had
brought suit for $4,000 damages.
The case of r. H. Lundberg, Of
Chokio, was for personal injuries re-
ceived in the same accident. Mr.
Lundberg brought suit for $4,000
because he was obliged to amputate
a thumb that was badly mangled in
the collision. Mr.. Lundberg was
represented by Mr.. Ormond and re-
cetved a jury verdict of $500 dam
ages.
Geo. Dopkins' case was decided in
favor of the railroad, the jury decid-
ing that there was no cause for ac-
ton. Mr.. Dopkins brought suit be-
cause of damage received to his
threshing machine last fall when he
was crossing the railroad tracks and
was bumped into by switch engine.
After two days of legal skirmish-
ing the opposing lawyers in the case
of VIM. Koncak versus the Great
Northern Railway attacked each
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16

Stevens county has become pre-
eminent in Minnesota in the past five
years for it's rapid advancement in
rural education and rural community
development. The establishment and
growth of the Alberta Consolidated
School, the West Central School and
Experiment Station at Morris, the
Stevens County Agricultural Society,
the West Central Development AS
sociation and the Vincent Teachers
Home at Alberta, of more recent date,
have each played a prominent part
in procuring for Stevens county the
enviable name and position it now
has for agricultural progressiveness.
Yet the achievements of the Stevens
Township Farmers Club is almost Of
equal Importance in rural commUn-
ity development and for some unac-
cOuntable reason is but little known,
even here in Stevens county
The Stevens Township Farmers
Club was first known as the Medina
Farmers Club and was organized
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS
HOLD DEBATE HERE
Morris and Crookston to Have An
nual Forensic Contest Friday,
Mar. 23-Locals Lost Only One

On Friday evening, March %, at
the armory, will occur the Sixth an
nual interscholastic debate between
the West Central School of Agricul-
ture and the Northwest School of Ag-
riculture at CroOkston. The ques-
ton to be debated next Friday eve
ming is: Resolved That the United
States Should Adopt a Policy of Uni
versal Compulsory Military Train
ing" The Morris school will uphold
the affirmative argument at home
and defend the negative side of the
question at Crookston. The home
school will be represented by Ger
hard Quitney, Otto Swenson and
Herbert Keeler. The team that will
go to Crookston will be composed of
Wayne Sinclair, William Rosenau
and Carl Rolen. Elaborate prepara-
tions are being made for these de-
bates. The teams have been at work
for many weeks and are now rapid
ly rounding into shape, and the final
preparations are being made. The
Morris school has an enviable repu-
tatiOn in debate. During the last
five debates not a single Judges de-
cisiOn has been lost upon the home
platform and during those years on
ly one debate has been lost by to
1 decision at Crookston. The teams
realize that they will have a diff
cult time to uphold this record, while
CrOokston is just as determined that
they shall come in for their share of
the honors
The question of military training
is perhaps the most widely discussed
question from a preparedness stand
point that is today before the Amer
lean people. Public sentiment seems
to be shifting to the affirmative side
of the question, and this debate will
give the people of Morris a splendid
opportunity to become familiar with
the issues which underlie the ques-
tiOn.
The debate will be held at the ar
mOry and everyone who attends will
be assured of an excellent debate
and a splendid evenings entertain
ment.
The judges are: S. Y. Gordon,
Browns Valley; Supt. S. E. Hargis,
Litchfeld; M. H. Aygarn, Sauk
Centre.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16
H. S. COMMENCEMENT
SPEAKER IS CHOSEN
President J. C. Brown, of St. Cloud
Normal, to Address Graduating
Glass June 4

Supt. Simonds announced this
week that J. c. Brown, president of
the st. Cloud normal will be the COM
mencement speaker June 4. Presi-
dent Brown has not yet announced
the subject of his address. This will
be the first time that Morris people
have had the opportunity to hear
President Brown as he is a new man
in Minnesota educational circles,
coming from the University of Him
Ois last fall to assume charge of the
st. Cloud Normal.
The high school athletes had
preliminary meeting last Monday
night with Supt. Simonds and Prin-
cipal Quinlivan to discuss methods
of preliminary training and indoor
work. Equipment for pole vaulters,
hurdlers, broad jumpers, and the
dashes will probably be procured in
the near future. There is a large
number of enthusiastic and good
track prospects and Coaches Quin-
livan and Simonds hope to have a
team good enough to make a credit
able showing at the state high school
track meet at Carleton college this
spring.
The ancient bromide you never
can telP' describes the defeat of the
Morris High School boys and girls
teams Friday night at Alberta. The
local teams we're confident of win
ming the games, but the best they
could do was to put up a hard con-
test. The Alberta boys won 20 to 10
and the Alberta girls we're victors in
a IL to 10 game. The teams were
we'll entertained by Prof. Grafelman
at the new Vincent Home after the
game.
The faculty of the high school are
very busy these days. Last Satur-
day night they were the guests of
honor at a party given by the Sopho-
more class in the gymnasium and to-
morrow night the senior class will
have them as the guests of honor.
Supt. Simonds is trying to arrange
an inter-high school declamatory
contest between Morris, Benson and
Appleton high schools. The contest
would be held here March %.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16
STEVENS TOWNSHIP HAS MODEL COMMUNITY
CLUB-HOLDS FAIR AND HAS LECTURE COURSE

treat for everybody. The sale of
boxes as at box social provides the
fund. Two hundred are present
some times.
The club holds a picnic every
summer and the day is given over to
having good time. There has been
no assessment since the organization
as a little surplus from the picnic
stand, the lecture course and the
Christmas entertainments have pro-
vided the necessary funds and also
provided for the equipping of the
stage with a drop curtain, also for
a good lot of folding chairs.
During the present winter an out
side lecture course of four numbers
has been presented at LOveland Hall
and has been entirely self-sup-
porting. The numbers have been
we'll selected from some of the best
entertainers and lecturers of the
state. w. I. Nolan, the we'll known
humOrist and lecturer, of Minnea-
polls, and Miss Ethel ChiIstrom, also
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of Minneapolis, have already ap-
peared on the program and were we'll
received. These, were the principal
numbers on the program and both
have been asked to appear at some
future date. The University farm
school at Morris debate teams and
glee clubs will also appear before the
club sometime this month.
These special numbers receive
heaa = support and just how strong
this patronage is, can best be shown
by relating an incident of year ago.
The Agricultural College glee club of
st. Paul was scheduled to give an
evenings entertainment and in driv-
ing across country in a snowstorm
lost their way and did not arrive at
Loveland Hall until after midnight.
But not person of the large audi
ence had thought of going home.
The entertainment was given in the
early hours of the morning just the
same as if the entertainers had ar
rived in time to start at p. m.
The annual township fair is
an event worth travelling many
miles to see. All of the rural schools
in the vicinity contribute interesting
exhibits, the stock breeders bring in
their best stock, there are fine horse
races, horticultural exhibits and
large crowds. Ribbons are awarded
for each exhibit or event and the
Stevens township fair will be larger
and more interesting each year. The
fair is always held one day during
the month of October.
The farmers and their families no
longer look to Chokio and other
neighboring towns for their enter
tainment. The growth of the COM
munity club, too, is responsible for
far reaching results in other ways.
The farmer boys and girls are not
anxious to leave the farm because of
lack of social opportunities, but are
content to stay at home and develop
the farms with their parents. But
undoubtedly the greatest good it is
accomplishing is the spirit of COM
munity cooperation that it has Gre
ated.
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DR.. STEARNS TO SPEAK
AT MEMS CLUB MONDAY
Last Fellowship Dinner Of Season
Fitting Climax of Interesting
Series of Meetings

In the person of DR.. Wallace N.
Stearns, the Mems Club Of the Con-
gregational church have a real treat
in store for them at their fourth fell
lowship meeting and dinner Monday
night at the Merchants hotel. DR..
Stearns is a lecturer and writer OF
considerable note, having been on
the Chautauqua platform for several
years, and having to his credit over
a hundred published magazine arti-
cles on historical and educational
subjects.
The men will remember the speak
er of next Monday evening as the
man, who gave the very interesting
address at a Mems supper at the
Congregational church little over
two years ago. He used for his sub
ject at that time, :"The Causes of the
present European War" The able
way in which the subject was treated
showed DR.. Stearns to be not only a
master of history, but also a very
entertaining speaker as we'll.
This meeting will probably be the
last one of the season. The COM
mittee in charge of the program is
fortunate in securing the services of
DR.. Stearns. The event Monday
night promises to be fitting climax
to series of fellowship gatherings
of very high order, and full at
tendance of the members of the club
is expected.
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Band, School Children and Citizens
are Present to Welcome Return
ing Soldiers
BANQUET AND RECEPTION
Arrived Yesterday at 4:3O; Address
of Welcome by Rev. NObbs;
Banquet Later

The citizens of Morris yesterday
fulfilled promise made eight months
ago to the boys of Stevens county
who left Morris, June 26, 1916, TO
answer their country's call for vol
unteers for service on the Mexican
border, 1--WE will welcome you
back said the Norris citizens as the
boys left for the mobilization camp
at Fort Smelling. When Charles
Rotramel. L. R. Christman, r. L.
Anderson, C. J. Leitchman, Edmond
G. DablOw and Herleef Hanson
stepped from the Great Northern
passenger train yesterday afternoon,
and saw the hundreds of glad faces
welcoming them, heard the band
play a national air, they realized to
the fullest extent they had never
been forgotten.
The six boys we're living in Morris
at the time they enlisted and when
they were mustered out at Fort
Smelling Wednesday the first place
they thought about was "a bee line
to Norris" Charles Macarthur of
Hancock, a member of the Third
Wisconsin regiment came with the
Morris soldier boys and was well
coined as a Stevens county patriot.
With the citizens and friends of
the soldiers at the depot were 200
school children under ten years and
all weaving American flags. The
school children followed the band
from the depot, the boys in olive
drab came next and the Morris peO-
pie followed after in more or less
irregular fashion. The procession
halted in front Of the Merchants
hotel, where Rev. Henry Nobbs, gave
a short address of welcome and in
the name of the mayor and citizens
handed the keys of the city to the
boys and bid them prepare for the
royal welcome that the Commercial
Club had prepared for them.
A banquet was held at 1880 p. m.
at the Merchants hotel and the seven
heroes and the Civil War veterans of
Morris were the guests of honor. T.
J. Mangan was POSTMASTER and a
number of citizens responded to
toasts. There we're 200 present at
the banquet. After the banquet
there was a public reception given
for the soldier boys at the CONNER
cial Club rooms.
Every one of the soldier boys re-
turned marvelously improved in
health and weight, a fact that was
noticed by every advocate of COM
pulsory military training.
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other in the first line trenches and
late yesterday the issue was in
doubt With both sides calling
prominent physicians to the witness
stand to give their testimony as med
ical experts and William Koncak be-
ing brought into court on a cot, the
case is proving to be one of the most
interesting and the hardest fought
cases ever held in Morris.
Mr.. Koncak was a fireman on the
Great Northern and lives at Plano,
N. D. His Attorney T. J. Mangan, in
outlining the cause for action
against the railroad told of how the
plaintiff was severely injured while
in the employ of the company. The
injuries were received when he
climbed down from the engine to in
spect the fire-boX and was caught
between the loading platform and
the engine when the engine sud
denly stared forward. Before he
was able to extricate himself the
edge of a heavy box-car struck him
and knocked him unconscious.
The railroad cases were all pre-
sented by Attorney A L. James. If
the Koncak case is decided today it
may be that the case of the City of
Morris versus the Northwestern
Telephone Co., will be tried. Court
will be adjourned, however tomor-
row, as Judge FIaherty must be at
Ortonville next week
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16

about two years ago at the home of
r. S. BrOxton. It's inception
was the result of the need of COM
munity social life among the farmers
of this vicinity. The farmers in Stew
ems township live eight miles or
more south of Chokio, the nearest
trading point and naturally did not
have the social advantages that a
wide-awake agricultural community
demands. 1.
1t was to meet this need that
caused about a dozen of families to
organize what is perhaps the only
farmers club of it's kind in America
The club has grown until now it's
roster numbers more than thirty
families. At the present time the
club has its own township hall,
known as LoveIand Hall and here
regular monthly meetings of a social
and literary nature are held.
Loveland Hall is considerably larg-
er than the usual township hall or
rural community meeting place and
is much better equipped for the spe-
cia1 programs and meetings that
are frequently held there. The large
hall is we'll arranged to accommodate
the large crowds that attend the
monthly meetings and entertain
ments that are frequently given
there. A stage has been constructed
and stage curtains installed. At the
monthly meetings the stage is used
by the members of the club in the
presentation of their literary pro-
grams and discussion of community
problems.
The significant things that make
the club different from other farm
ers' club is the annual township fair
and the lyceum course that is given
each year. In these two respects the
Stevens Township Farmers Club
differs from any farmers club in the
country. Both are entirely self sup
porting.
The agitation for a shipping as
sOciation was started at the club and
finally one was organized at Chokio.
At Christmas time the club has
the big meeting of the year with a
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News Snapshots
Of the Week

News Snapshots
A nu
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Will Succeed supt. E. c. Higbie
April Appointment Made By
Regents Saturday
CAME HERE SUMMER 1911
Will Be Acting Superintendent Until
August First-Mr. Higbie Will
Leave in Two Weeks

The board of regents of the Uni
versity of Minnesota at their meeting
last Saturday appointed Prof. Paul
E. Miller, head of the department Of
agrOnOmy and station work, acting
superintendent to succeed E. G.. Hig-
bic, who resigned as superintendent
of the University Farm School a few
weeks ago. Prof Miller will become
acting superintendent April 1 as
Supt. and Mrs. Higbie will leave
Morris the latter part of this month
for Chicago where Mr.. Higbie will
take up post graduate work at Chi
cagO University. He will be acting
superintendent until August 1, the
close of the fiscal year. President
Burton and the board of regents will
undoubtedly formally appoint Mr..
Miller superintendent of the Morris
school at the close of the fiscal year.
Prof. Miller was graduated from
the Iowa State Agricultural College
at Ames, in 1911. He came to Nor
ris Immediately after graduation to
take charge of the work in agronomy
and station work. Another graduate
from Ames, Miss Margaret Jones,
came to the Morris school at the
same time. Miss Jones was the first
domestic science teacher at the Uni.
verSity farm school. In 1914 these
two Ames graduates were married.
Mr.. Miller's parents live in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. He is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, member
ship in which depends upon the
highest scholarly attainments.
Prof. Miller has grown as the ag-
ricultural school has grown He has
raised his work in agronomy to
department that has been far reach
ing in it's results. When he came to
Morris, there was probably not rs
acres of alfalfa in Stevens county.
To his efforts towards improved crop
growing the many thousands of acres
of alfalfa in tf1is part of the state,
stand as silent tribute. Because of
his attractive personality, his ability
as public speaker, his wide ac-
quaintance among the farmers Of
western Minnesota, his appointment
as Supt. Higbie's successor meets
with unanimous approval with
every person in West Central Min
nesota. He is the logical successor
to continue the great work that the
University farm school is now doing
part of the state.
The new superintendent is the
Concluded on page ~
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A ten and a quarter pound son
second one-was born to
Prof. and Mrs. P. S. Jordan at the
Asbury hospital at Minneapolis on
Tuesday, March 18th.
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Rev. Stever is considering offers
he has received recently from large
church in Sandstone, Mimi, and one
from Big Timber, Montana. Big
Timber is thirty miles from Billings,
Mont, and has large Congregation
al church there.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-03-16

E. G. Higbie visited at his old
home near Grand Meadow the first
of the week.