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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
THRIFT DAY PRIZES
HOTLY CONTESTED
Local Banks Award SIS to
Schools of Morris for Best
Essays on Thrift

Last Saturday was Thrift Day. The
snow blockade kept the farmers from
observing the day by making deposits
in the local banks, but the citizens
and the school children of the city
took occasion to start savings &C
count or to add to savings account
that had been somewhat neglected.
The banks of Morris received many
letters from patrons who were unable
to be present and register thrift by
adding to their savings accounts.
These people came to the banks this
week and although their participation
was somewhat belated it has increased
the savings accounts of the banks by
hundreds of dollarr. All the banks
received many inquiries concerning
Thrift Day and the plan of an annual
observance of event was we'll received
by everyone.
The Morris National Bank gave a
Thrift Day button to every caller and
had on display show case in which
there were piles of money showing
in actual cash what acertain amount
of savings each week would accumu-
late during period of years at in
terest compounded emi-annually. 1t
was an exhibit that attracted far more
than a casual observance. The bank
had on hand $500 in new half dollars.
Three was an unusual amount of in
terest shown by the four schools in
Morris in the cash prizes offered by
the Morris banks for the best essays
on Thrift. Five dollars was given to
the Morris Public schools and a like
amount to the St. Mary's school and
to the University farm school. The
amount was divided into a first prize
of So and second prize of So. In
the Morris Public schools, the cash
prize was divided so that the grades
of the high school building and the
Longfellow school could compete by
writing stories on Thrift. The first
prize was granted to high school anC
the second prize to the grades.
Miss Florence Ringness won the
first prize at the high school and Miss
Jean Harris, of the Seventh grade al
the Longfellow school won the prize
for the best "Thrift" story. Miss
Anna Mccarthy won the first prize
offered to the st. Mary's school anc
Miss Eleanor Dushek won the second
prize. Gerard Quitney won the first
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
SHORT COURSE TO
BRING NOTED MEN.
University of Minnesota to Send
Noted Instructors; Dates are
Feb. 1924

The annual Farmers Short Course
will be held at the University
farm school the third week of Febru-
ary" and glance at the program
shows that the boast "bigger better
than ever' is no idle assertion. The
course has already become one Of
the important yearly functions of
the school and its purpose is to assist
in making the farm pay on land that
has doubled and trebled in price dur
ing the past decade. The school auth
critics are offering for this year week
full of the best agricultural discussions
that can be provided by practical in
structors who know their subjects and
realize the conditions of farm life.
One of the features of the short
course for this year is course offered
in automobiles and gas engines. The
farmer who is planning to dispense
with the services of "oId Dobbin" as
means of transportation for himself
and his family at some time in the
coming spring or summer and buy an
automobile will be especially interest
ed to know that both elementary and
advanced work will be given in auto
mobile construction and will be for his
benefit and enough work will be pro-
vided for him to keep him busy the
entire week. The up-to-the- minute
farmer who is contemplating buying a
gas tractor will De able to learn how
to operate machine similar to the
one he is to get. The course will be
in charge of an expert mechanician.
Dan Gaumnitz from the South St.
Paul Stock Yards and H. r. Smith,
of the First National Bank of St.
Paul and formerly head of the animal
husbandry department of the State
Agricultural College, will be in charge
of the judging and grading of live
stock. These two men are recognized
experts and no higher authorities,
could be selected to instruct the
farmers of Stevens and adjoining
| counties in the best methods of beef
production and the feeding of alfalfa
and silage.
The course in dairy instruction will
be in charge of W. A. McKerrow, a
dairy specialist from the State Agri-
cultural College at St. Paul. Mr..
McKerrow will conduct the dairy de-
monstrations and will give series of
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

1t was fitting honor that was con-
ferred upon R. ]. Hall recently when
he was made the first chairman of the
Federal Farm Loan Association for
this community-a cooperative under
taking that is expected to solve the
question of farm finance. Mr.. Hall
has to his credit long line of CO.
operative endeavors, and-such is the
lapse of time-it may be news
to his many friends and neighbors to
learn that he was the father of the
prison twine plant that last year yield
ed the state a profit of 100000, and
has since it was started yielded profit
to the state and to the farmers of
$40, 100000.
In an article by L. H. Bulls, of
West Concord, published in recent
number of the Madelia News Messen-
ger, the history of the inception of
the plant, with some hitherto un-
plished correspondence is given, and
makes most interesting reading, Civ
ing credit to Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Bulls
history follows:-
The binding twine mandatory at
the Minnesota State Prison is one of
the most successful projects. the state
ever entered into, and one that is saw
ing our farmers thousands of dollars
annually.
The establishment of such a project
naturally met much opposition, both
open and secret, and it would be well
for our people to know to whose efforts
were responsible the installation OF
this industry.
This brief history is intended tc
show to whom that honor is due.
During the Legislative Session Of
1888 resolution was adopted auth
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
JOE OUTER MARRIED
AT WAVERLY, IOWA
Formerly Employed in Morris
Post Office; Brother Steve
Attends Ceremony

Joe Gutter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Gutter, of this CITY was mar
ried to Miss Anna Lobe, at Waver-
ly, Iowa, Wednesday of last week.
Steve Gutter, brother of the
groom left Saturday night for the
wedding ceremony which was held at
the Catholic church at Waverly.
Miss Cecilia Gutter of Minneapolis,
sister of the groom was the brides
maid and the sbride's brother at
tended the groom. The young mar
ried couple will reside at Waverly
where Mr.. Gutter is employed as a
rural mail carrier.
The bride is popular among
Waverly people. Mr.. Guter' was
formerly employed at the Morris post
Office and is respected and liked by all
who know him.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
ANNUAL PARTY OF
c. c. HELD TONIGHT
Ninth Annal Banquet and Party
To Be Held in Armory;
Everyone Invited

The Morris Commercial Club will
give it's ninth annual family party to-
night in the Armory. The occasion
is to be a dance, banquet, musical
entertainment and reception combined.
Then too, there is to be "speakin' " by
P. K. Miller of the University farm
school. 1t is the biggest event on
the social calendar of Morris-and the
most democratic. There will be a
good time for everybody, for the en-
tertainment committee, F. A. Han
cock, N. Vinje and C. A. Dushek
have been busy for the past two weeks
and procured an excellent musical
program made arrangements with the
Ideal Orchestra to furnish the music
for the occasion.
The women of the Women's Civic
League are in charge of the decora-
tions and these ladies have also agreed
to furnish large number of delicious
cakes.
From 8 p. m. to $3.50 p. m. will
be the hours for receiving the guests
and to be devoted to card playing. A
music program of unusual excellence
is to be rendered from 9 80 p. m. to
10 80 p. m and is as follows:
,s4-r,sT7luzazs.
Overture-Ideal Orchestra.
Recitation Miss johnson sof 3. the
University farm school.
Selection-Ideal Orchestra.
p SoIo-Ncrbert Walz.
Solo-Miss Margaret Eckes.
Following the musical program P.
E. Miller will deliver an address.
There will be dancing for the guests
from 10 80 p. m. to IL 80 p. m. at
which time luncheon will be served.
There will be more dancing afterward.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

orizing the Governor to investigate
the manufacture of binder twine with
the view of establishing a twine plant
at the state prison at Saltwater.
At that time the prison was not
self sustaining, being farmed out to
the Minnesota Threshing Company and
others.
In conformity with this resolution,
Governor Merriam sent a committee
composed of the Board of Prison Man
ayers to the eastern states to secure
the information desired by the legisla
ture.
This committee, after inspecting
twine plants at Chicago, New York,
Philadelphia and other points, made a
report to the Governor adverse to the
proposition.
They gave as justification of their
report the great cost to establish such
a plant and stated that the work was
not adapted to prison labor. They re-
ported that it would cost the state
one million dollars to install and
maintain such an enterprise.
{. In the meantime, R. j. Hall, Of
Morris, as President of the-f1fth Con-
gressional District Alliance, was in
vestigating the twine business with
the view of organizing a farmers
company to manufacture twine, in
~ Al
work.
In the course of his Investigations
Mr.. Hall learned that Joseph C. Todd
of New York City manufactured twine
machinery and had twine plant ir
operation at Patterson, New Jersey
1t was after he had learned of thii
machinry that Mr.. Hall heard of the
adverse report made by the committee
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

E. ]. Jones left Tuesday for a short
business trip to the twin cities.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
Students Club

The Students Club held it's regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. John
Grove on Monday with Mrs. Jennings
acting as leader for the afternoon.
AS the members to whom current
events had been assigned on the pro-
gram were "snow bound" Mrs.
Geenty and Mrs. Trip had been
called into service and spoke on the
immigration Bill. Upon invitation
from the president, other members
contributed various items of current
interest.
Mrs. Higbie then gave a we'll pre-
pared talk on American Actors and
Actresses. This was followed by a
short synopsis of the first and second
act of "The Second Mrs. Tanquer-
ary" by Mrs. Jennings, after which
the remaining acts of the same play
were read.
At the close of the program Mrs.
Grove served a delicious lunch and
the members enjoyed the privilege
of leaving as they had come, in a
bob generously provided by the pre-.
sident.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
FIRST YEAR GIRLS
ARE HOSTS AT A. c.
Farm School Has Busy Basket
Ball Schedule; Other School
Notes

The Freshmen girls at the A. c.
school were hosts to the rest of the
school last Monday night. The enter
tainment was held in the girls dormi-
tory. Dancing was provided for the
guests but for the students that did
not care to dance, card tables were
provided. Watzke's orchestra furn-
ished the music.
The University farm school received
the worst defeat of the present bas-
ket ball sesaon, Monday when the
Willmar Seminary defeated the farm
school boys by the score of 43 to Z.
The same teams will play next Mon
day night at Willmar and the A. c.
boys will try and "come back" in
the enemies own home town.
The University farm school basket
ball team will also play with the
Hancock high school team tomorrow
night. Coach Schweickhard has been
giving his large basket ball squad g
stiff workout every day and the team
is in excellent physical trim.
Rev. Henry Nobbs, pastor of the
Methodist church spoke to the students
at The regular chapel meeting last
Tuesday morning. His talk was very
we'll received. The social events at
the school are at an ebb just now be-
cause of the closeness of the annual
farmers short course that will be
held on the farm campus February 19
to "a. Another reason for the scar
city of events on the social calendar
is the nearness of the annual mas.
querade, one of the biggest events OF
the school year.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

appointed by the Governor, who furn-
ished him with copy of the same and
requested him to comment on it and
to report to him what he thought of
the advisability of establishing a
twine plant after reading and consid-
ering the report of the committee.
Mr.. Hall at once sent copy of this
report to Mr.. Todd and requested him
to write letter which could be used
publicly. His letter in reply to Mr..
6all was published in the St. Paul
Globe at the time. It condemned the
report of the committee and ended
with an offer to install twine plant
for the sum of $4,000 that would
make ten thousand pounds of twine
per day. Mr.. Todd stated as to the
work not being adapted to prison lab
or, "that if the men were old and de-
crepit, it might be true; but if the
prisoners were active young men, as
nearly all prisoners are, the work is
we'll adapted to them as the work did
not require skilled labor" Mr.. Todd
also sent bale of twine to show the
quality of his output.
At the January meeting of the
State Farmers Alliance R. j. Hall
was elected President and John Lath-
rop, Secretary.
The Alliance was rapidly growing
at that time and political leaders be-
gan to give heed to the demands of
the farmers. 1t was laughable to
hear them tell how they loved the
honest tiller of the soil. Early in
April 1890 Mr.. Hall called at the
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

prize in the University farm school
contest and Horace Vaala won the Sc
cond prize.
Miss Florence Ringness will win an
additional prize of a so pound sack of
Gold Medal -four offered by Daniel
sons store for the best essay written
by High School girl. She will also
win the Keen Kutter scissors offered
by S. J. Stebbins for the best essay
written by a girl. Gerard Quitney
will receive an additional prize of a
Keen Kutter pocket knite offered by
Mr.. Stebbins for the best essay writ
ten by boy.
Following are the prize winning es-
says:
In this modern day and age, the ha-
bit of thriftiness is one of vital i'm
portance. 1t is recognized as being
necessary for our living, for our ex-
istence. Thrift is truly the philos-
opher's stone. In its modern garb, it
is known as preparedness" "econ-
omy." The habit of being thrifty is
one which every individual should
pussess. AS some one said, thrift is
getting habit and keeping it until it
"gets" you-the habit of economy.
How may we cultivate such a ha-
bit? How may we add to our Ia
tional prosperity? There are various
ways.
In the life of the home, for exam
pie, thrift is shown in adapting a we'll
defined plan or schedule of expenses.
The most important factor in the up
keep of the home, is the proportion
Concluded on page A.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

Twice in recent issues we have told
about a storm that was the worst in
many years, but this time we are
going one better and give some space
to "the worst blizzard since 1872"
and if it wasn't for the fact that 1872
dates back before the writer's appear
ance on earth, we would say that it
was worse than the blizzard of '72.
Accompanying fairly heavy fall of
snow, was piercing wind from the
north, which drifted the snow in
places to a depth of many feet, max
ing it impossible to get around.
The storm started last Saturday
night and did not abate until late
Sunday night. Monday dawned with
clear skies but with a temperature
hoverng many degrees below zero.
Last week there was great deal
of snowfall and the blizzard of Satur-
day night whirled the snow that aver
ged about 16 inches to places as high
as 30 feet.
Traffic on the Browns Valley branch
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
WHY THE MORRIS SCHOOLS wEREycLosED LAST WEEK.

and the Northern Pacific has been
very irregular for the past two weeks
but the last storm completely para
lyzed traffic on these lines and on the
main line of the Great Northern all
trains were annulled Sunday after
noon and night. No. 10 on the G..
N. sidetracked at Hancock for No. 3
Saturday night and were unable to
back out on the main line again. The
passengers, among whom were DR..
Geenty and others from here, had to
make their home on the passenger
train until Monday morning when the
rotary plow came along and dug them
out. Monday all trains ran in two
or three sections, sometimes using
two and three engines to pull the
trains along.
There have been no trains running
on the N. P. since Saturday night.
One of the N. P. engines is stuck in
drifts on the "Y" today. The drifts
that have packed the engine tight all
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
One Faint, All Faint

Anton, Stanley, Ruth and Myrtle,
the younger children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Carney were playing near the
hot air register, when Anton was
overcome by the current of warm air
coming up through the register and
falling to the floor in a faint struck
his nose sharp blow on a chair.
Either because of the flow of blood or
because of the unusualness of witness
ing person faint, Stanley, Ruth and
Myrtle Immediately tainted and
"keeled over" on the floor beside
their brother Anton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carney were in an adjoining room and
when they saw their children fail to
the floor rushed to them and soon re-
vived them.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
ZWICKEY IS LAST
LECTURE NUMBER
Cartoonist Here Feb. 20; Inter.
High School DecIamatory
Contest Soon.

The fourth and last number of the
High School Lyceum course will be
given next Tuesday night in the High
School auditorium, Lorenzo Zweickey,
the we'll known cartoonist, will give
a chalk talk and should give an enter
tainment that will be up to the high
standard set by the previous numbers
this year as several people in Morris
have heard him lecture and all speak
very highly of him. :e2zssii - s.4s5'
n = Inter high school basket ball con-
tests were postponed last week when
the Morris public schools were closed
from Wednesday noon until Monday
noon of this week and two games will
be played this week. The boys and
girls teams from the Morris high
school will play the boys and girls
teams from the Alberta Consolidated
schools tonight at Alberta. Tomorrow
night the boys team from Morris will
play the team from the Herman
schools here. The Morris teams van
quished the Alberta teams here two
weeks ago and are confident of re-
peating the performance in the
enemy's camp. The boys team are
not so sure of what they are going to
do to the Herman team, but as they
are playing a better game that dur
ing the Browns Valley contest and
the game at Hancock believe them
selves capable of winning.
Tryouts are being held this week
at the high school for the inter high
school declamatory contest that will
be held between the morris, Glen
wood, Browns Valley and Benson
High Schools about March Is. There
will be three kinds of declamations
represented in the contest and each
school will have three representatives..
The representatives for the three
divisions, humorous, oTatorical and
dramatic, are being chosen this week
There is contest in each division and
the winners will represent Morris in
the inter-high school contest. 1t has
not been decided where the contest
will be held.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

On account of the snow blockade,
the Glenwood Ski Tournament was
postponed to Thursday, Feb. 18th.
There will be both professional and
amateur contests, and a big ski dance
in the evening. adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09
Students Club

The Students Club held its regular
meeting at the home of Mrs. S. Ste
wart, January End. Mrs. Jennings
was leader for the day.
Current events we're in charge Of
Mrs. Hancock. Mrs. Stever gave the
current events prepared by Mrs. Geen-
ty, who was unable to be present.
This was followed by Miss King.
Mrs. Light gave paper on "The
English Stage of Today" after which
the reading of Acts / and II of the
play, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,
was taken up.
At the conclusion of the program
delicious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-02-09

The seven year old son of C. C..
Riddle has been i'll this week but is
somewhat improved today.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29
SEEING THE LIGHT.

Right along people are see ing the light.
 After playing into the hands of the Germans for months, the Appeal to Reason has changed it's name and dropped the char acter of an anti-war organ It announces that it gives full ad- herence to the war aims of the nation.
 The Socialist party, birding itself on its progressive ideas, has lost thousands of adherents since the war began by allow ing itself to be dominated by the pro-German element.
 Many leaders in the party, including Charles Edward Rus sell and John Spargo, have de- nounced the party and with drawn from it.
 The editor of the latest So- cialist paper to right about face, says that he cannot do anything but support the side that stands for right and jus tice.
 Certainly he n't, even if it did take an incredibly long time for him to see on which side is right and justice.
 The nation has been having a great deal of patience while certain people recover their sight. But the time is soon coming when those who cant or won't see straight will he regarded as helpers of the Ger mans and heice, at least, near traitors to this nation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

Mrs. Moiiie Roberts Nichols, a na. tive of Indiana, has sad the responsi- bility of issuing more than 7500o passes to visitors to the war depart nnent since the war began. The state, var and navy building is inaccessible 10 visitors except by pass, and each department has representative at the main door to admit visitors who have legitimate business inside.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

In accordance with custom es. tablished three years ago at Metla- katla, number of the residents un- der the auspices of the returned stu dents presented a concert and enter tainment. Three of the directors were graduates of Carlisle and the rest stu. dents of Indian Industrial schAols,
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

The English named their tanks after drinks When the Germans saw Cognac, Cham pagne, Creme de Mente and their sisters coming over the trenches, no wonder their heads grew light.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

A god resolution would be to resolve to "do your best'' to aid Uncle Sam in a speedy victory over the Huns. by join ing the Red Cross and cooper ating in the food conservation movement.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

Lord Northcliffe says that when President Wilson mes sage reached England it was like a bracing breeze" :" But in passing over the channel if dried out and hit Germany as a hot wave.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

Alaska is not the only place where the government is to control and operate railroads as the transportation system of the United States yesterday nassed into the hands of Uncle Sam.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-12-29

The best pipe organ player on earth cannot use the soft pedal so well as an ordinary ward heeler.