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Morris tribune., 1917-06-29
SPECIAL SESSION, BOARD OF COUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS

Special session of the Board of COun-
ty Commissioners of Stevens County
Minnesota, was held at the Auditors of
fee on Saturday, June 23rd, 1917, at 10
o'clock A. M.
All members present
Minutes of the previous meeting. were
read and approved.
On motion made and seconded County
Ditch No. 20 was accepted and the
County Auditor instructed to issue his
warrant to the Marshall Tile and Side
walk Co., for the amount of $4,000 for
final payment.
On motion made and seconded the
County Auditor was instructed to is
sue his warrant for the following, road
and bridge work as per Engineers es-
innate, S. Loher, State Road No. 4, Jos.
Sampson, State Road No. II, Morris
CONSTRUCTION Co., State Bridge No. 2145.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner LaWler, who
moved it's adoption:
Whereas it is necessary in order to
receive proper State Aid in the con-
structiOn and maintenance of State
Roads where the same pass thru the
unplatted portions of the City of Nor
ris, and the Villages of Hancock, ChO-
kio and Donnelly, Stevens County,
State of Minnesota, to designate such
portions thereof as part of said
Therefore, be it resolved by the Board
! of County Commissioners of said 'SteV-
ems County, MINNESOTA, that;
That part of State Roads Numbers
| One CD and Two CD where the same
pass thru the unplatted portion of the
City of Morris. that is, from the plated
portion thereof to the City limits there
of, be and the same hereby is designat-
ed a part of said State Roads Numbers
One, Cd and Two 90;
| CD where the same passes thru the
unplatted portion of the Village of
| ton thereof to the Village limits there
| of, be and the same hereby is deSignat-
ed a part of State Road Number CD;
That part of State Roads Numbers
| One CD, Six CO. and Seven CD where
! the same pass thru the unplatted por-
! from the plated portion thereof to the
Village limits thereof, be and the same
| hereby is designated a part of said
State Roads Numbers One CD, Six CD
II That at part ar of of State Road Number Two
| CD where the same passes tru the un-
plated portion of the Village of Don
nelly, that is, from the plated ,por-
i of, be and the same hereby is~deSignat-
ed a part of said State Road Number
That the County Auditor be instruct
| ed to fOrWith transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Highway Commission
! Which resolution was seconded by
! ing put to a vote was declared carried
! On motion the mortgage of c.. r. Saith
| er to Stevens County was extended for
a term of two years.
Petition of John Strand and others
! for a public ditch in the Town of Don
nelly was read, same being ACCOMPANY
! led by sufficient bond, was set for hear
ing on Saturday, July 2Sth, 1917, at
on motion made and seconded an6
carried 100000 was transferred from
the Sinking Fund to the Road anc
On motion made and seconded the
following appropriations were made
from the Road and Bridge Fund:
Morris tribune., 1917-06-29
BIDS FOR COAL

The County Auditor of Stevens Coun-
ty, Minnesota, will receive sealed pro
posals for 100 tons of PocohOntas Coal,
until Monday, July 9Th, 1917, o'clock
p. M
Said coal to be delivered in the base
ment of the court house. Each pro-
posal must give price per ton on car,
city and Office scale weights.
The right to reject any or all bids is
hereby reserved.
Dated June 22nd, 1917.
C. r. WOLLTHAN,
County Auditor,
Stevens County, MINI.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
KEEP EYE ON MARKET
Second Hand Dealers to Cooperate
With Police in Stolen Goods.

Thirty-four second hand dealers met
with Chief Jim Wilson Monday night
and agreed 20 Cooperate with him in
killing the Topeka market for stolen
goods. The second hand dealers
agreed to make a daily report to the
police departm emit, giving the name of
the person from whom they purchase,
the article, a description of the per-
son and the time OF day. With such a
report in hand from all the second
hand dealers of the city it will be COM
paratively easy for the police to trace
any stolen article if it is sold in To-
peka.
A working agreement of the same
sort was made with the junk dealers
Saturday night. George Hayden, city
attorney, attended the meetings and
aided in reaching an agreement. Many
of the junk dealers had been buying
from small boys. There is a city ordi-
nance prohibiting the purchase of junk
from minors unless the minor carries
the written consent of his parents or
guardian to sell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
PASTURES IN DEMAND
There Is Danger That They Will Be
Overstocl<ed This Summer.

Manhattan, Kan, May 29.-That
pastures may be overstocked this sea-
son unless precautions are taken, is
pointed out by Ralph Kenney, assist
ant professor of crops in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Pastures which usually rent for
from 81 to $3.50 for each steer are
being taken this year at SO and in
some sections there are not enough
at this rate to supply the demand -
said Mr.. Kenney. THE prospect of
higher prices for grass fed cattle is
considered by some persons to be US
usually good. 1t is probable that this
will result in a heavy stocking of pas
lures.
1T should be remembered that pas
ture lands in this country in 1913 were
in the worst condition ever known.
Two years of fair conditions cannot
possibly make up for fifty years or
more of close grazing. If Kansas has
a period of severe drouth during July
and August there will be a great
shortage of forage on many pastures
unless care is taken to prevent over
stocking. 1t is advisable for those
who are pasturing stock this year not
to carry more stock than the pasture
will stand under average conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
PROFITS SHRINK
Despite $79,OOO,OOO Increase in
Railroads Revenue.
Net $26,OOO,00O Less Due to
Higher Costs and Taxes.

Chicago. May 29-Despite the fact
that American railroads showed a
gain of s79,OOO,OOO in traffic in the
first quarter of 1917 they suffered a
loss of 100000 IN profit, in COM
parison with the same period of a
year ago according to an announce
ment here today by the bureau OF
railway news and statistics.
Railways of the United States, the
report says, were forced to spend
4,791,G0O more in operating ex
penses and taxes to handle S79, zoe, 900
more traffic during the first quarter
of 1917 in comparison with the same
months OF 1916.
Net operating income remaining
after taxes were paid in spite of the
addition to gross revenues, fell $685.
sol, 900 under a year ago. The fig
ures given by the bureau apply to all
railroads in the United States with a
mileage OF over 100000 miles, as has
ed on a report of the interstate com
merce commission for a partial mile
age of 230,973 miles on the largest
railroads of the country.
The increased expenses are due to
higher taxes, increased cost of mater
ials and higher wages, the last due
principally to the opel alton of the
Adamson law. To do 500 in gross
business, the eastern railroads in the
first three months of this year spent
in expenses S79.51 against $70.7S a
year ago; southern roads spent $66S6
against S65.92 in 1915. and western
roads spent s7021 against $6844
showing the rising costs are more
conspicuous in the east than else
where.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
BANKERS LAY PLANS
Meeting in Topeka to Decide on Pur-
chase of Liberty Bonds.

Kansas bankers in the Topeka group
will meet here Tuesday, June 5-reg-
istration day-to lay plans for hand
ling Liberty Loan bonds. Other
group meetings will be held in Kan
sas City, Kansas, Parsons, Concordia,
Wichita and Hutchinson, according to
announcement by Walter E. Wilson,
state bank commissioner.
Announcement of the meetings is
contained in an appeal by the bank
commissioner for support of the liber-
ty loan. Wilson said:
The success of the nations liberty war
loan touches very deeply the hearts of
every loyal American citizen.
We must entrench ourselves back of the
government by placing at its command
every dollar of financial power.
l believe it will be a great pleasure to
every banker in Kansas to help float this
great loan.
on the special train carrying Mr.. Nc
Adoo, secretary of the treasury. Governor
Harding, of the federal reserve board, and
their party from Topeka to Kansas City,
your state bank commissioner in
vited guest 1t was on this trip that the
every subscribing bank may be permitted
to retain its share of the amount it sub
scribes for the bonds.
A mass meeting of the different groups
of bankers of our state will be held on
June for the purpose of selecting one or
group and for the subscription toward the
liberty loan. Group meetings will be held
as follows:
Kansas City, Kan, Topeka. Parsons, Con-
cordia, Wichita and Hutchinson.
Mr.. Banker, go to your group meeting
prepared to help name the repositories
and subscribe for your share of the liberty
loan June will be a great day in the
United States: While the boys are offer
ing their bodies to help establish liberty
thruout the world, we bankers will be
gathering within our respective groups and
defense
Every bankers is expected to do his
duty
l hope that each bank will have repre-
sentative at one of these meetings. We
must join hands with the government and
fight with all our might against the enemy
of liberty.
win you do your part? I know you will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
FARMERS WORK NIGHTS
Tractors Kept Going "a Hours a Day
in Kansas Now.

Kansas City, Mo. May 29.-Night
shifts of workers in the fields of
southwestern Kansas are a reality, ac-
cording to information received here.
Using batteries of tractors the farm
ers of that part of the state are work
ing on twenty-four hour basis, put
ting in the largest acreage of corn,
maize and kaffir and other spring
crops Kansas has ever known.
From all counties comes word of
activity on a scale hitherto unprece-
dented. Never before in the states
history has there been such a large
acreage of crops other than wheat,
which usually gets all the attention in
that region. In several towns the
business men have organized and
placed their services at the disposal of
the farmers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
THE THIRD DEGREE

The Raymond Wells players swung
off on their second week of the
summers run at the Novelty Mon
dav with THE Third Degree" play
of New York police methods. Miss
Grace Lord, the Topeka actress. play
ing the leading feminine role, further
strengthening her clientele here
Ravmond wells as Brewster" the
corporation lawyer. wheedied by a
Young wife into defending her hus-
band who faces a criminal charge,
staged his part up to advance notices
This is the second time that Wells
and Miss Lord have appeared in To-
peka in 1.-The Third Degree" They
PLAYED in the vehicle three years
ago at the Grand
The play this week is a wide con-
trast to the one last week wherein
simplicity in setting and scenery
marked the scheme of things Espe-
cially in the first act. the setting of
THE Third Degree" as viewed from
across the footlights. is elaborate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
GET PARDONS EASILY
Prisoners Who Saw Pen Murder Are
Turned Loose.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 29.-Be-
cause they were lucky enough to be
witnesses of the murder of Andrew
Turner, a guard at the federal pen
itentiary, who was killed by Albert
Stroud, an Alaskan prisoner, five con-
victs in the penitentiary here are free
men today. The convicts were serV-
ing from three to seven year terms
Thev were seated at Stroud's table
when the attack upon the guard VIZ
made.
Under the law, testimony of con-
victs is not admissible. Consequently
the men were granted full pardon
aid their citizenship rights restored
nv the president Two of the men,
Thomas Elliott and Riley Costello,
were sentenced at Guthrie, Okla, for
white slavery. None of the prison
ers pardoned had served more than a
wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29

mencement in the old building The
commencement address was delivered
by Bishop ]. Mcconnell, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church. Denver. His
subject was Leadership in a Democ-
racy." OF the 236 receiving diplomas
the following were from Topeka:
Clara May Carr. Grace Margaret
Parks, bachelor of science; Frances
H. Jones. Arthur Messick, Ruth Scott,
life certificates on May 81; Delenia
Stoner life certificate, JULY 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns o.
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
May 90, 1892.

1857.
Secretary of Agriculture Martin Mohler
has gone to Osborne.
A Washburn college boy has stolen the
bell from the college library that an
nounced the opening and closing of recita-
ton hours.
Fifty thousand dollars of the public
money is to be spent a survey of the
kaw river" This is how billion dollar
congresses get in their work.
The Pabst Brewing company is building
a $4,000 storage plant at Wichita If
this thing keeps up a prohibition plank
will have to be put in the Republican plat
form, sure These brewing companies have
no political sense.
A lodge of thirty third degree M.sons
is soon to be organized IN Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT
Six Topel<ans Get Diplomas at En-
poria School Today

Emporia, Kan, May 29.-The fifty
first commencement exercises of the
State Normal school in Emporia were
held this morning at $3.50 o'clock in
Albert Taylor hall-the last COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
AN ALL NATION STRIKE
Declared in sJruguay-Soldiers Take
Over Police Duties.

Buenos Aires, May ga general
strike thruout Uruguay was proclaim
ed today by the federation of labor
Dispatches from Montevideo gave
hint of the government fear of trou-
BILE in announcing that soldiers of the
regular army had replaced all police.
No newspapers were published thru
out the republic today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29

Will shrivel up any corn whether hard,
soft or between the toes SO that 1t can
be lifted out easily with the fingers No
pain and not one bit OF soreness when APP
Diving ice-mint or afterwards and it
doesn't even irritate the surrounding skin
No more corns; no more painful callouses;
no more tired, burning, puffed or sweaty
feet Ice-mint ends foot misery for good
No foolishness. Try 1t. Just ask in any
drug store for a little ce-mint and never
let q corn ache twice.-Advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-29
Ball PLAYER BUYS Bonds.

Detroit, Mich. May 29.-Sam Craw-
ford was pinch hitting for Uncle Sam
today. The Tiger slugger put up fifty
500 gold certificates for liberty loan
bonds
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
Jas. G.. Perkins

Jas q Perkins, member OF pfuml-
uent East Feliciaua family, is demon.
s,ratlnR iu West FeliclaHa the success
which can be made Of the cattle bust.
ness, even though be- Is handicapped
By having TO operate ON rented Land.
Five or slN years ago be started In this
industry. and farming In a small way,
and his efforts are meeting with a
satisfactory reward. Mr. Perkins Ia an
enthusiast upon the subject OF cattle
raising Ia West Feliciana tie thinks
The native grasses aud switch cane hers
are admirably adapted io this business,
Buriug most Of the year his cattle
are ON the range When he ts preparing
them for the market he puts them on
Bermuda pasturage and tops them OF
8, .ih feed grown at home &c started
Ia With common cattle bat Ii hfcerins
up on th. White Face which he con.
sIdcrs profitable breed for this sec
ton
NJ Perkins Is also Interested IN hogs
lie breeds his sows SO the filters viii
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

Wheelock Ripley, hero of the battle Of
iundy's Lane or Niagara, and engag
Ing In the battles Of Chippewa aud Fort
Erie, War AZ 1912 The victim Of
jealousy and misunderstanding on the
part OF his superior officer, Gen. Brown
he NO less received many houors. A
gold medal from Congress bore the
words Niagara, Chippewa Erie lie
retired from the service, and though a
nstiye Of New Hampshire be chose
Louisiana for hts home when he re.
HeWed the practice Of Law, for which
be- had been educated His plantation
"WheeIock" was near Clinton East
Felleiana parish ie became intensely
Southern In sympathy and an ardent
follower If Andrew Jackson. lie vas
q Democratic congressman from Louis.
lana ls3Sis3s when death came fol.
lowing a period of insanity caused by
wound In the neck, received ~ Fort
Erie. His second wife vas a niece Of
pr Luther Smith. and az their infant
daughter had been buried az Locust
Grove he expressed a wish 10 lie be-
side her. and there he rests
II In OF interest 90 note that though
the larger part Of Locust Grove has
heen sold recently by member Of the
Smith family. those In the direct line
Mrs stephen G. Stirling and Miss
Nancy u Smith granddaughter Of
Mr. Luther Smith and daughters Of
DR.. Jos Smith. therefore grand nleees
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

vas buried In his sisters family bury
Ing ground
Romanticists have said that the mar
rage was a runaway match, that be
and bis faihcriHlaw Col Taylor, we're
irroeoneilahle until OF the battle Geld
Of Buena Vista the galIanEry OF the
Mississippi Colonel melted the old sol.
dier's heart and he publicly eongratll.
lated him, recommended him for pro
motion and became his fast friend hut
this is simple fiction
II IL true that the young couple were
married without the consent Of Col.
TAYLOR he was opposed to his dangh-
ters marrying soldiers because Of the
many dlscomfofts to which officers
wives we're necessarily subjected But
IL Is a fact that the Two officers were
friendly prior "a tho Mexican War aud
continued SO
This gentle girl. the 8rst Mrs Davis.
died before either her husband OF her
father had achieved fame. bat IL vas
given to her alone ta bear the dlstinc-
ton Of being The wife OF one president.
aud the daughter Of another. missing
the grandeur Of the one as well as
escaping the sorross Of the other Far
from the busy din ct the world. amid
her distinguished husbands dead kin.
bred, she sleeps until the resurrection,
fiowers and the music OF bird song all
about her
Here too Is the grave of Gen Eieazer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
Daniel Mann

MIR Daniel Mann, or "Dannuie Mann"
as be- il known TO all his boyhood
friends, Is another West Feliclanian
Who il loyal 10 the old parish. and It's
present. past aud future, although now
Identified With the Hub cts of Louis,
lana Alexandria Old friends hers
take great interest In him Mr Mann
Is the Youngest son of the late Alex
Mann Of Bayou Sara. aud his brothers,
Messrs Ben. Mar and Abe Mann and
one sister Mrs II N Levy are still
prominent residents here Mr. Dan
Mann however with his brother Dave
Mann, nov dead left igayou Sara years
sRo, In early manhood aud after con.
Quoting a large mercantile business at
Tofras, in upper pointe Coupee, sought
even wider aeld In Alexandria. open.
ing an establishment formen's clothing.
un the death 1T bis brother Mr. Mann
became president Of the arm. Mann
fsros Ltd. aud the success which the
concern met from the first has not
deserted lt. for II Is recognized as one
Of AleNandrias substantial stores MIR.
Mann Ia also a mombor Of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Credit Mems
Association
Mr. Mann IL strong fratprnalisi.
being a member Of No 80, knights Of
pythIas, and having transferred his
membership tram Bayou Sara No Is
shows Is years service in the order aud
wears veterans jewel 10 Is mem
Der Of olhe No So + 4 A NJ. aud Of
the lodge Of Busi Birth and chapter Of
the Eastern Star in The city Of his
residence Hc has one little daughter.
the idol Of her father
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24

come he a., tall The pigs are turned
on the open range until March when
they are pui on Bermuda grass pasture
and grain until ready for the market,
last year. hts product from six sows
brought $bl2 a.
Mr. Perkins exhibited at the West
Felieiana Fair, last fan. winning the
following prizes First on White Faca
heifer under two years. White Face
bull under two years DuroeJersey
boar six months Ills bull Was the
champion OF the show His heiier also
sou first prize Of her class at the
Baton Rouge fair
Mr. Perkins also carries oH diver.
sined farming successfully raising
potatoes. corn and little long staple
cotton. Last year his cotton cold for
twenty.three cents q pound when ordi.
nary cotiun was selling at fifteen
NJ Perkins Is lmbued with The boost.
ing spirit go recently manifested among
the younger men Of West Fpliriana and
is for anything that will rebound to
the common good BE Is progressive
In his ideas aad has the energy and
ability to carry them ont
Mr. Perkins Was married ln 1898 to
Miss Matte Mcqueen They have three
interesting children. and are living al
Forest The country home uf Mr. and
NrR W Mcqueen Mrs Perkins
parents
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY.
Burial Place OF Mrs. Jefferson Davis
and Cen Ripley

No more beautiful Gods acre In all
West FeIsciana ~ there than the one
at Locust Grove" the old plantation
home Of the Luther Smith family,
about six miles from 81 Francisyille
Hat not alone for It's beauty IL II on.
titled 10 mention In this or any annals
Of West feliciana purpoTting to be ut
all comprehensive. but also because Of
historical associations If national In.
tprest In this quiet spot il the tomb
Of the first vjfe Of Jefferson Davis and
daughter of Zachary Taylor Mrs
Luther Smith vas the sister 81 Mr..
Davis and here he had brought hts
yauHg wife on a visit Very soon after
their arrival the young couple were
taken IN With malsriat fever They
we're both suffering greatly, bat he vas
considered very dangerously III and
they were uursod In different rooms
He vas too IN 10 b. told III her peril
and delirium saved her from anxiety
about him. Soon after the fever set ~
she sueeumbed te i and hearing her
voice singing loud and clear fayorite
song, Fairy BELLS, he struggled up
and reached her bedside TO ind her
dying The poor young creature drew
her last sigh September II. 1855, and
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-02-24
IT ISN'T YOUR TowN-iw's YOU

II sou want to- live In the kind Of town
Like the kind Of a town you like,
You needn'i slip your clothes IN grip
And start on a long. long hike
You'll only find what Won left behind
For there's nothing that's really new,
It's knock az yourself when sou knock
your town,
Il isn't your town RS YOui
Real towns ere not made by men afraid
Lest somebody else gets ahead
When every one works and nobody
shlrks
You ean raise tosn from the dead
And II. while sou make your personal
stake
Your neiRhbo7 cen make ono, too,
Your town viii be what you want 20 see
II isn't yoHr town ii's YOu