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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29
a THIRD PARTY HELPS,
SOMETIMES

Ruth Dayton found n sea, next
10 mine" said Paula. continuing
her story. ION our way to Phlladel.
phia. ] had never been In the city
and was rather curious TO SEQ Il
and moot some Philadelphia peo.
pie.
Il makes mo smile now. Margle.
when ! think Of how little OF the
I city ! saw. and do not think I
met single Philadelphlsn IN tho
short time was there Yes. can
smile over It now. but at tho time
I J thought that in the City Of
Brothsrly Love" experienced the
most tragic event OF my traEicnliy
eventful life.
"On the way over. Earnest Law.
/ ton seemed little peeved because
Ruth persisted in staying IN the
I picture. We lunched on tho train
and when We started for tho din.
ing room she came along as n mat.
ter Of course. and she also followed
us on the platform OF the observa.
tion car. | wondered at her OBJ.
tusenesa. for Ruth was not 20 ego.
tistical that she would not know
Immediately II her company was
not wanted
Earnest WAC almost rude and
once or twice I caught their eyes
meeting and clashing like raplcrs
OF finest steel. Especially was his
true when Earnest said. with an
elaborate sffectation of indiffer.
once. I thought. Paula, as you
know nothing OF hotels and the dis.
comforts OF travelling. had our
manager yet you room at the
Ritz. Carlton. 7. IL quleter than
the Sratford, and am
sure you will like it,"
Ruth looked straight at Earnest
when she spoke to me.
Z" I am glad you are going there.
she said, because !. too. am going
to stop there. Don't you think IL
would be nice II we could have con.
meeting rooms?'"
Before ! could speak. Earnest In.
| terposed: 81 am afraid Paula's
room is already engaged. Miss Day.
TONI"
i looked up quickly. for there
was n sinister quality In Earnest =
voice that ! had never heard he.
fore. and besides. I had never
known him to be so formal with
Ruth as to call her by her last
name. Shs WIS smiling. and IL
seemed 10 me there was something
underneath II all that could not
fathom.
However neither OF them left
me minute. Each seemed to be
motherlng me az an old hen does n
solitary chick. and regarding the
other In the nature of n hawk
waiting for It's evening meal.
Even when we drove to the
hotel Ruth insisted upon getting
into the taxi with us and making
Earnest sit backward thing he
detests 10 do. At the hotel. the
clerk gave me my key and also
handed one TO Earnest. That was
the first moment | realized that he
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29
Gill Has Had Police
Trouble Each Of His
Three Terms as Mayor

came a sore spot. and consequently
IN 1915. CHS majority was reduced
10 5.0C0
Under Chief Lang gambling
houses and dlsordsriy places oper.
ated apparently without molcs,a.
ton
soon after his reelection. In
March. 1916. GIN fired Lang and
appointed Charles Rockingham
chief OF police 10 then began his
AT crusade against "btlnd pigs. ."
threa,ened to make Il too hot for
IN. billingsleys." and then effected
compromise. which led. Il IL DO
ilcyed. 10 mis- indictment today.
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Elected In March. 1910.
Recalled Feerysry. 1911.
Failed Of reelection In
March. 1912.
Re-eieete- March. isia.
Reelected for third term.
March. 1915.

Mayor GIL. who was indlstei b.
the federal grand Jury today. has
been In the public eye for 20 years.
having served rs councilman and
mayor mos, Of that time.
Iiis mayoralty terms have been
particularly stormy. the police adj
minlsiration having been the source
OF trouble In each OF his three
/ terms.
lie vas first elected mayor Of Sc
attic in March. 1910 In lees than
year. February 6. 1911. he Was re-
called BY a majority OF 5000. Fol
lowing bis recall. his chief OF 20
lice. Charles wappenstein. was in
dlct.d for accepting bribcs from the
owners Of dinrcpu,able houses. and
was convicted and sent 10 the pcnl
tentiary
/ In March. 1919. Gil attempted "a
come back the Wappenstein trial
( having disclosed no completely on
I hts part with the graft operations
and the grant Jury report virtually
giving him a clean bill Of health
However. the people we're no' ready
I to accept him then. George +. Cot.
tsrtll was elected
/ In 1914 he was again a candidate
and tho primary left as tho two con
tenders III Glll and J ID Trenholme,
tho latter then having The backing
Of the special interests and the
I hreweries between what seemed
20 be two evils. Seattle chose vi
GIN a. the lesser OF the. two. giving
him $4,000 majority
! Again his police Administration,
with Louis NJ Lang aa chief. be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29

was TO stop at the same hotel
What kind OF n room do you
wish. Miss? heard the clerk ask
Ruth.
II did not catch her answer. but
distinctly heard Earnest swear
under his breath.
II went directly to my room, and
IL was lovely. done In French gray
and rose. had never seen a no.
tel bedroom before that did no,
look as garish as a Pullman car
Here felt that | could rest.
"A little later, when | was un.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29

packing my trunks. Ruth came to
my door
81 thought | would tell you
Paula she said in rather a loud
tone. that my room is just across
the hall from yours. thought IL
might make you feel less lonely IN
a strange hotel Co know that some
one YOU know Is near You
There was crash in the room
next to mine. Margie. Some one
had dropped some toilet bottles ev.
identity. | did not think 1t was any,
thing To laugh at. but Ruth
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-29

chuckled and whispered. The man
next door seems TO have 7 been
taken off his guard.
"Oh. Ruth. do You suppose II Is
"A mann ! asked See. there is a
door between us.
IAN you have 20 do is To slip
this bolt. she said, and no one
can come in Again she raised her
voice. and. suiting her action to her
words. she pushed the bolt with a
loud click.
There was slam OF the door
Immediately and the man In the
next room went clamping down the
hall.
ITO be continued)
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
GREAT DITCH PROJECT
DRAINS FOUR COUNTIES
Hearing to Be Held Before Judge
Flaherty at Morris on Thursday,
April 19

Elsewhere in this issue is pub
lished notice of hearing and en-
gineer's and viewers report of Con-
solidated Judicial Ditch No. of Ste
vens, Grant, Traverse and Big Stone
counties. This is a project Of great
magnitude growing out of the con-
solidation of several bitches which
sought to use the Mustinka river as
an outlet. Cole and Andersen, en-
gineers of this city, surveyed the
Grant and Stevens county bitches in
the consolidation and will continue
in charge of this portion Of the work.
An excellent description of the pro-
ject is given in the Graceville Enter
prise, from which we quote
For years in the above counties as
we'll as in this county there has been
constructed large number of county
bitches, a considerable number of
judicial bitches, and greater num-
Der of private bitches and road
bitches, all having for their object
the drainage of lands in the imme-
diate vicinity of the bitches con-
structed. In the greater portion of
the four counties mentioned there
is only one common outlet and which
all of our readers know is known as
tGe MaftinEa River 1t is true this
river has a large number of feeders,
branches and some of which again
are fed by ravines, creeks and more
or less general depressions. The
bitches already constructed have had
for their object the gathering to-
gether of water therein and dumping
the same into the creeks, sloughs, de-
pressions ravines and swales. The
result has been the only one that
could be expected, viz: the rushing
and several important branches with
such volume and speed that the
channel thereof for many miles
above it's outlet has been overtaxed
and the ditching systems constructed
have resulted in a burden and dam
age to many, and in many instances
this damage has exceeded the bene-
fits derived by anyone. The ditch
proceedings, notice of which is pub
lished in this issue, has for its ultim-
ate and direct object the cutting off
and shortening the distance of the
flow of water coming from the vicin-
| ity of Herman, Chokio, Donnelly and
Graceville and the Five and Twelve
Mile creeks, the most important
branches of the Mustinka River, are
damned up and the water taken in
the ditch in a direct course to Lake
Traverse. This will give an outlet
for the same of less than one-fourth
of the distance that it otherwise
would be required to travel. This
of course will furnish better and
more adequate outlet to all the water
in the vicinity of the above men
toned villages, as well as all the
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
CHOKIO MAN ATTEMPTS
TO TAKE LIFE TWICE
Love Affair Believed Cause of At
tempted Hanging and Slashing
of at-Brought Here

Magnus Kristofferson Ihler, 20
years old, living on the Albert Cord
er farm eight miles south of Ckokio,
twice attempted to take his own life
first on Friday night by hanging
himself and then on Sunday noon by
cutting his throat with a sharp
butcher knife. He was brought to
the Morris Hospital Monday in a
weakened condition because of the
loss of blood and committed to the
State Institution for the Insane, for
treatment, by Probate Judge A. l..
Stenger. Ihler was subject to mel
anchOlia but it is believed that the
recent attempts to end his life were
caused by disappointment in love
affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorder, with whom
Ihler has been making his home since
coming to America five years ago,
first noticed his peculiar actions Fri
day. Friday night they were some
what disturbed by the noise made by
the continual walking of Ihler in his
room upstairs. The noise in the
room above ceased for a short time
and then the stiffness was broken
by the sound of body falling heav-
lily on the floor.
Ihler was found unconscious on
the floor with a rope drawn tight
about his neck. The rope had brok-
en- and his life saved.
Two men watched Ihler all the
next day. While the Gorders were
at the dinner table Sunday
| Ihler excused himself and finding a
sharp butcher knife in the kitchen
he ran out into the door yard max
! ing desperate efforts to cut his
throat. He fell down, weakened by
the loss of blood, but for a time re-
sisted all efforts to take the knife
from him.
He was brought to the Morris
General Hospital Monday and was
later given a hearing before Probate
Judge A. L. Stenger, who committed
him to the State Institution for In
sane at Fergus Falls. He was taken
to Fergus Falls Tuesday by Deputy
Sheriffs Lawrence Zahl and Roger
| Casey
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
Pioneer Takes Long Drive

Peter Thorstad, one of the pioneer
residents Of Framnas township, has
been spending the winter at Wen
dell, and wished to be home for the
opening of spring. On account of
one of the periodical blOckades on
the N. P. he was compelled to drive
across country from Hoffman to his
Framnas home Tuesday. Mr.. Thor
stad is 83 years old and was just re-
covering from an attack of la grippe.
The exposure of the long drive was
very hard on Mr.. Thorstad and it
was necessary to summon a Morris
physician Wednesday morning. He
is much better today.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23

territory in Traverse County south
and east of Wheaton.
I'm addition to the outlet which
this ditch proceeding furnishes there
is sought by these proceedings the
drainage by branches and laterals
and otherwise of about five town
ships in Stevens and Grant counties.
The total length Of the ditch to be
constructed in the proceedings is ap.-
proximately 130 miles. The ditch
from the place where the same in
tercepts Five Mile creek is approx
imately 80 feet wide at the bottom
and IL feet deep and from where the
same intersects Twelve Mile creek to
Bender's coulee south of Wheaton is
46 feet wide at the bottom and from
% to "a feet deep.
1.-THE assessments of the lands in
this county as well as other portions
of Traverse county is mostly made
on the basis of one dollar per acre,
which is deemed to be for outlet pur
poses, as we have been informed.
How the court will determine what
assessments should be sustained and
also the amount thereof is impossi-
BILE to say at this time, though in
the new drainage law which is now
before the State Legislature the
classification of lands for benefits by
drainage is made in three distinct
classes. First, lands that are COM
pletely drained by the construction
of the ditch. Second, lands which
are protected form being overfowed
with water coming onto the land by
the construction of the ditch. Third,
land which furnishes water or drains
into the territory in which the ditch
is located. This later classification
is the one that would cover the lands
in this vicinity in the above ditch
proceedings, since it is undisputed
that the water in this county in the
territory assessed drains into the
Mustinka river.
'"The project as a whole has been
given the serious attention and
study by skilled engineers, chief
among whom has been the State
Drainage Engineer. The plan as
adopted in these proceedings is the
only solution for relief to parties in
Grant and Stevens counties to get rid
of their surface water, as we'll as to
protect the parties owning land
along the Mustinka River in Trav-
erse county. We are convinced that
the project is good and believe that
the court will order the ditch estab-
lished, but as to just what assess
ment the people of this county should
pay of course would be an open
question until decided by the court
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
CLUBS TO BE HOSTS FOR
SUPT. AND MRS. HIGBIE
Farewell Reception Given Tomorrow
Night in Commercial Club
Rooms from 8 P. M. to 11P.M.

Supt and Mrs. Higbie will be the
guests of honor at farewell recep-
ton given under the auspices of the
Morris Commercial Club, the Civic
League, the Students Club and the
Morris Literary Club to all friends
of Supt. and Mrs. Higbie, tomorrow
night from p. m. to II p. m.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the meeting which will be
held in the Commercial Club rooms.
The reception is to be informal ex-
cept for a short program that has
been arranged by committee, who
have asked few of the intimate
friends of Supt. Higbie to respond
with brief toasts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Higbie will leave for Chicago next
Friday night to take up special post
graduate work at the University of
Chicago this summer. Later the
Higbies will go to Cambridge, Mass
achusetts, to take special work in
Harvard University and also to
Columbia University.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
Masonic Entertainment

The members of the Golden Sheaf
Lodge of Masons pleasantly enter
tanned the families at the lodge hall
Tuesday night. The feature of the
evening was the dramatic sketch
presented by A. B. Newton, III. e.
Stensland, Harry Stensland, Harry
Adams, P. S., Jordan and John Ort-
man. The program was in charge of
William Hope and the other numbers
were; quartette selections by Mac
Davis, of Donnelly, Harry Adams
and H. 2. Stensland, and a solo THE
Holy City by Harry Adams. After
the program the guests spent most
evening playing cards, dancing and
participating in an appetizing mid
night luncheon.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
M. H. S. BEAT AGGIES
LAST GAME OF SEASON
Storm Prevents Benson Girls From
Coming Friday Night Boys
Game Held at High School

The boys team Of the Morris
High School are the champions of
the Morris schools. The high school
boys have always played good
game on their home court and Fri
day night they beat the strong Uni
versity farm school team SS to IL.
The snow storm Friday prevented
a large attendance at the game and
also kept the Benson High School
girls team from playing game that
was scheduled the same evening on
the high school gymnasium floor. 1t
was the last game of the season for
the Morris High School teams.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
Win at Browns Valley

c. L. Voss, Paul Spooner, Doug.
Bailey Kreiss, Markle and Boyd
the sexette of pin smashers that re-
presented Morris in the bowling
tournament at Brown Valley Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday took a clean
sweep of. all of the high honors. The
local team were first in the five man
and two man teams, and first, second
and third in the singles. John
Kreiss, Jr., Bailey and Boyd were
the winners in the singles, respec-
lively and Bailey and Markle won
the doubles event with a score of
992.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
Grandfather Arrives

E. M. Bowling came Tuesday from
Ottumwa, Iowa, to make his home
with his son, C. e. Bowling, who
moved on the Charles Vaughn farm
near Morris Monday. He arrived
just in time to be the godfather to
a granddaughter that was born to
his son and daughter-in-law Wednes-
day morning.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23

ricultural schools present their sixth
annual debate at the Orpheum the
atre The formal opening of the
commencement period will not occur
however, until the presentation of
the senior class play, Her Hus-
bands Wife," at the Orpheum the
atre next Wednesday night. DR..
George E. Vincent, president of the
University of Minnesota, will be here
next Friday, on Senior Glass Day and
will make the commencement ad
dress Friday night before the SEN
ior class at the Orpheum theatre.
Tuesday night, March 27, there
will be a musical recital by the stu
dents of the University farm school.
This has also become an annual af-
fair and one of the important events
of the commencement period.
Duet-The Poet and the Pea
SAINT (Overture) --.---------- Suppe
Clara Bolstad, Caroline Brevig
Vocal Solos
a. The Spring Has Come
Maud V. White
b. Sweet Miss Mary.
--.-----------.---.W H. Neidlinger
Selma Olson
Piano Solo-Menueta L'Antique
--.-.---.-.-..----------.J. J. Paderewski
Hazel Lilienthal
Violin Duet-Pleyel Duet No. l, Op. 8
Walter Hendrickson, Horace Vaala
Reading-Their Last Ride To-
gether ----------.-.- Anonymous
Clara Bolstad
Piano So1o-Kamennoi Ostrow
------.--------------.-.- Rubenstein
Caroline Brevig
Violin Solo-Mocking Bird, with
variations ------------------S. Winner
Allen Dripps
Piano Solo-The Palms
----------------.t Leybach, Op. 18O
Pearl Sugden
Reading g-The Life ------------.-.
-..-Annie Hamilton DOnnell
Agnes Drystad
Piano Solo-Novellette in F
--------------------- Robert Schuman
Clara Bolstad
Vocal Solos
When Song is Sweet--.-----------
-.----.--...-Gertrude Sans Souci
Wiegenlied --G. Humperdincb
Sadie Warner
Piano Solo-Fifth Nocturne- -Leybacb
Johanna Ulvestad
Reading-Fool Young 'ens------.--
.--------------.----.-- w. Riley
Caroline Bolstad
String Trio
a. From "The Ruins of
Athens" -------------------. Beethoven
b. Harvest Song, Op. SO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Robert Schumar
Violins-Vaala and Dripps
Cello-Anderson
The senior class play next Wednes
day night is three act comedy. Th'
play was first published in book form
as one of the series Of plays especi
r. ally recommended by the Dram;
League of America. At the presen
time it is being played by an excel
lent company of professionals at tn
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23

Lyceum theatre, New York City,
The general admission to the play
will be thirty-five cents.
The especial charm of the clever
comedy lies in it's naturalness Of
plot and action. An excellent cast
has been chosen and much attention
has been given to the proper staging
of the play. The cast of characters
are as follows:-
Stewart Randolph, a young husband
.---.--------------------. Charles Snyder
Richard Belden, his brother-in-law
...-.-..-..---.---.--. Ole Madsen
John Belden, the genial uncle
:..A....-......-.----..- Aura Cook
Irene Randolph, wife of Stewart
----------------.-------------- SADIE warner
Emily Ladew, her friend
--.....-.----.----.- Bertine HillersOn
Nora, elderly maid servant
........-...-- Amanda Anderson
Thursday evening, March 29, is
the Junior-Senior banquet. This is
also an annual affair, faculty, alum
nj and seniors being the guests of
Iu6 JuulOIS. AIISI LuS Ddu4uSL IAS
guests will finish the evening dane
ing in the dormitory parlors.
The elimination of the commence
ment period is the Senior Glass Day,
Friday, March 80. The commence
ment address will be given by Presi-
dent Vincent in the Orpheum the
atre at p. m. Special music has
been arranged and admission will be
by tickets, which may be had for
the asking.
Following the commencement ex-
ercises, the students and faculty
will give a farewell banquet to Pre-
sident Vincent and Superintendent
Higbie at the Merchants hotel. Per
sons connected with the University
farm school should make their res
ervations with c. A. Dushek, man
ager of the hotel.
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23
Debate Tonight Inuagurates Com
mencement Coming Week
Very Busy One
VINCENT HERE MARCH 30
Student Recital Next Tuesday-Sen-
ior Glass Play Wednesday,
Class Day Friday

Commencement at the University
farm school will begin tonight when
the annual interscholastic debate be-
tween the Morris and Crookston ag-
Morris tribune., 1917-03-23

Rev. Henry Nobbs spent the first
part of the week in the Twin Cities.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
RECEIVERS COAL FROM ASHES
venting Great Waste That Aver
age Furnace Causes.

The ashes removed from the average
furnace often contain at least 20 per
cent Of unburned coal or coke, and
this percentage is sometimes as high
as Is. In Holland, Where the war has
caused a great shortage of fuel, a
process for recovering this combusti-
BILE material has been devised.
The refuse is ground and then put
through sleeves of four different sizes.
Each part is put into separate basin
containing liquid somewhat heavier
than water, and the whole Is stirred
thoroughly. This causes the lighter
PARTICLES, which are coke and uncOn-
sumed coal, to rise to the surface.
When they have been scoOped out and
dried they make excellent fuel, while
the heavier particles can be used, it
Is said, in making a fine grade of con-
crete.
The liquid employed in the separat-
Ing process is said to be inexpensive
and refuse product Of factories.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
CAMP AT BRINK OF VOLCANO
Soldiers in Hawaii Select Site Which
Is Declared to Be Ideal for Mill
tary Operations.

Containing an area OF more than 50
acres, situated at the brink of Kilauea,
the greatest active volcano in the
world, at 1000 feet elevation, a better
site for Hawaii's new military camp
could not have been selected in the
opinion of prominent United States
army officials, says Hawaiian Topics.
The camp was laid out and the build
lngs designed by officers of the regular
army. Already commodiOus head
quarters for officers and several build.
mgs for members Of the several compa.
MES are completed. The camp is
equipped with stone fireplaces, dining
room and kitchens. At present it is
designed that officers and men sleep in
tents, except when the number does
not exceed four companies. Daily de-
livery Of stores and food is possible.
Tramping on the roads and trails
and across country about the camp is
constant delight. The camp site is
30 situated that wooden clothing can be
worn with comfort. 1t is hoped that
members of the Hawaii National
Guard, the United States army and
navy will make the fullest use and
reap the greatest pleasure by a visit
to the camp. 1t has been pointed out
that one Of the urgent needs of the Ha-
waiian posts is opportunity for relief
from the deadly monotony Of daily life
at the barracks, in the shape of vaca-
tlon and health recruiting station.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18
Importance Of Clean Streets.

It seems to us that it is the duty Of
all civil engineers, and Of city engi-
neers in particular, to lose no oppor-
tuhty to spread the gospel of clean
streets, and therefore of better pave
ments. 1t is peculiarly their duty to
lead in political movements that will
result in changes of city ordinances Re-
speeding assessments for street i'm
provements. The antiquated abutting
property method Of assessment is suf-
ficient in itself to block progress, and
there are many other legal obstacles
Of like nature. But the greatest OBJ
stacle of all is public Ignorance of the
cause and prevention of respiratory
diseases.-Engineering and Contract
nc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-05-18

The first United States nava! nos
pital was established at the OLD navy
yard in Philadelphia during the second
war with Great Eritain.