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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
DEMAND FOR LABOR
WILL SOON BE ACUTE
Half of the Farmers of the County
Will Need 800 Men in August
and September

The demand for farm labor in Ste
vens county promises to be acute
during August and September, &C
cording to the reports made to R..
M. Adams, director for Stevens coun-
ty, and tabulated by the Minnesota
Commission of Public Safety.
Some time ago the Public Safety
Commission sent out an inquiry to
the 1915 farmers of Stevens county,
asking the number of men needed on
the various farms of the county dur
ing July, August, September and
October, and also the number of men
who could be spared during those
months. Replies were received from
480 farmers of 47.2 per cent.
These replies have been tabulated
by the Public Safety Commission
and show that the 48O farmers who
replied will need 164 men in July,
327 to 333 in August, 287 to 345
men in September, and 112 men in
October. Farmers report that mex
perienced help can be used to the
number of Sc. Arrangements had al
ready been made for 80 men, and
men reported who could be spared
were seven for July, nine for August,
two for September, and one for Oct
ober.
A total of 49 women are asked,
tho one old bachelor facetiously
stated that he wanted Is, and the
Public Safety Commission figured
these into the toal, and if the Is are
supplied, the said old bachelor may
find Is women not so much of a
joke.
From the reports made the Com
mission estimates the total net labor
demand for this county to be 220
men for July, 400 for August, 523
for September, and 135 for October.
Help is so scarce that probably many
farmers will find some way of get
ting along without needed help, but
the figures are still impressive in
showing that number of men that
could be used here.
Farmers unable to secure help
should apply to J. H. Devenney, Of
Morris, chairman, or F. J. McLaugh-
lin of Donnelly, F. E. Taplin of Han
cock, Geo. A. Johnson of Alberta, or
Lee Eddy of ChOkiO, members of the
labor committee of the Stevens Coun-
ty Industrial League. Any one of
these men can send directly to the
employment bureau of the Safety
Commission for farm Iaborers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
GRACEVILLE TO BE
ON KING OF TRAILS
Hustling Citizens of Irish Burg
Put Their Town on the Ma
tional Route

Graceville Enterprise.-The Big
Stone county delegation to the King
of Trails Convention at Kansas City,
Harrington and Emil Ostlind, of Or
tonville, J. H. Erickson, of Clinton
and H. L. Day, of this place, returned
this week and were happy to be able
to report that there seems to be no
difference of opinion regarding the
routing of the trail in this and TRAY
erse counties, all the different fac
tions in the convention favoring the
route north from Ortonville, through
Clinton, Graceville and Wheaton.
There is a difference of opinion, how
ever, regarding the route from Sioux
City to Ortonville, the South Dakota
representatives desiring the route
thru Elk Point, Sioux Falls, Clear
Lake and Milbank and the Southern
Minnesota people desiring it to go
thru Luverne, Pipestone, Ivanhoe and
Madison. This, however, will be set
tied by an Executive Board composed
of the county presidents of counties
where the route is proposed to be
established. The Big Stone county
delegation, with the able assistance
of our good friend Paul Nesbit, of
McAlester, Oklahoma, were able to
put Minnesota before the convention,
we think, more prominently than any
other state represented, and we wish
to again make proper acknowledge
ment, as was done in a measure at
the convention, to Mr.. Nesbit's
beautiful and eloquent tribute to
Minnesota; her lakes and her beauti-
full scenery
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Johnson-Pe

Mr.. Adolph L. Peterson of Hoff-
man, and Miss Sophia A-Johnson,
were married at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
Johnson, near Donnelly, on Wednes-
day, July IS, by Rev. A. Olson. The
bride was gowned in white silk voile
and carried brides roses, and her
bridesmaid, Miss Ida Peterson of
Barrett, was gowned in white silk.
Emil Johnson, brother of the bride,
was best man. After the beautiful
ceremony, a reception was held at
the home of the brides parents, about
35 guests being present. The out-of-
town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Flick
of Kensington, and Misses Ida and
Freda Peterson of Barrett.
Both the bride and groom are we'll
and favorably known in the northern
part of the county, where they have
many friends who wish for them a
full measure of success. They will
make their future home at Hoffman,
where Mr.. Peterson is engaged in
the carpenter business.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Stevens County, on the Top of the
World, Gets Demands from Both
Sides
WANT RESERVOIRS BUILT
Large District is Affected Including
Townships of Horton, Synnes
and Stevens

North Dakota and South Dakota
are suing Minnesota because it is
alleged that the building of bitches
and the discharge of flood waters in
to the Bois de Sioux damages lands
on the lower reaches of that stream,
and this suit has served to halt drain
age projects in which farmers in the
northern part of Stevens county are
interested. Again farmers on the
lower reaches of the Mustinka River
complain in the same way of the
flooding of their lands, and recently
sought to have constructed a great
cutoff ditch, the expense of which
was to be- spread over all the land
draining into this cutoff known as
which proceeding is familiar to all
as the big ditch in Traverse coun-
ty,' for which so many farmers in
the northern part of the county were
asked to help pay. 49,
But Stevens county is on the con-
tinental divide, and now we heard
from the other side, and movement
has been started for the formation
of flood control district to embrace
territory which drains south into the
Minnesota river.
Official notice of this proceeding is
published elsewhere in the Tribune
The proposed district takes in the
territory which drains into Big Stone
lake and the upper part of the Min
nesota River within the state of Min
nesota. The territory roughly in
cludes practically all of Lac qui Parle
and Big Stone counties, small pieces
of Chippewa and Traverse, six town
ships of Swift, and the townships of
Horton, Synnes and Stevens county.
1t is understood that the action has
been started by farmers and land
owners along the bottom lands of the
Minnesota River between Ortonville
and Appleton for the purpose of stop
ping the damage which they claim
to sustain by reason of the periodical
flooding of their lands. The action is
different from the one proposed by
the Mustinka River farmers, for in
this instance, it is proposed not to
divert the waters, but to make pro-
vision for impounding them by the
building Of dykes and reservoirs. The
action is taken under the provisions
of voluminous law on flood control
passed by the last legislature.
Since the territory is within two
judicial districts, the proceeding will
be heard by the two district judges,
Judge S. A. Flaherty of this district,
and Judge R. T. Daily of the 18th
district. The first hearing will be
at OrtonviIle on August 14th.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Walter Tripp Dispatch Bearer

Walter Tripp, who is with the
First Minnesota at Fort Smelling, has
been made dispatch bearer with the
rank of sergeant. He was first given
motorcycle with carrier in which
he took officers to various posts, but
now under special arrangement has
Ford of his own to drive.
His services are so much in demand
that he reports that he works TWEEN
ty-four hours a day and sleeps
when he can"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Federal Game Law Changed

Local hunters have always con-
sidered the federal limitation on
shooting of migratory water fowl
from sunrise to sunset as being q
hardship, and an unnecessary re-
traint on hunters. The department
of agriculture has proposed to change
the rule so as to allow hunting from
one-half hour before sunrise until
sunset, and this amendment will be-
come effective on and after October
Is.
other changes are made in the fed
eral regulations, but these are only
such as to conform to state laws,
setting the open season for the north
central states from September 16 to
December 81. /sas
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Have Driven 5000 Miles

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Morrison ex-
pect today her mother, Mrs. Frances
R. Murphy, and uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Sleeper, who have
been driving thru by auto from Long
Beach, California They have trav-
elled approximately 5000 miles by
auto, from Long Beach, to San Fran
cisco, thence across Oregon to Port
land, thence to Spokane, Wash.
From there they visited many points
in Montana including the Yellow
stone Park, and thence east along
the Yellowstone Trail thru Montana
and North and South Dakota to Min
nesota.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
H. H. WELLS NAMED
ON DISTRICT~BOARD
Prominent Morris Citizen on Board
Which Will Determine Oocupa-
tional Exemptions

Morris is honored by the naming of
FL. H. Wells as a member of the ex-
emption board for District No 8. The
appointment comes from President
Wilson as a recognition of Mr.. Wells
standing as a successful merchant
and banker, and man of experience
in business. Great responsibility
will rest upon this board and the
selection of men of Mr. Wells stand
ing is assurance that the findings of
the board will be accepted with full
confidence in their integrity.
The board for district No. 3, which
appears to comprise district in the
central part of the state. west and
north of the cities, is as follows:-
Ed. Indrehus, Foley.
H. H. Wells, Morris.
J. P. Gardiner, St. Paul.
H. Sneve, st. Paul.
G.. H. Sullivan, Saltwater
Each board consists of five mem
bers-following the suggestion of
the president each is a representa-
tive of the laboring man, the en-
ployer of labor, a man familiar with
industrial conditions in the district,
a physician and lawyer.
The task of these boards is the
most vital of the draft. Appeals from
ltfat lower or local boards are submit
To- to the district tribunals. They
bn. e original jurisdiction in occupa-
49, 1al exemption claims.
The power of removal is lodged
with President Wilson. The nom
in, alton for places on the tribunals
came in most cases from state gov
ernors and congressman.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
BENEFIT GAME TODAY
HANCOCK VS.. MORRIS
Married Men Play for the Red Gross
Morris Won Game at Hancock
Last Week

The married men of Hancock and
Morris are going to try conclusions
on the ball diamond again today, and
the game will be called at $50
at the fair grounds. The pro-
ceeds go to the Red Cross.
Morris won the game at Hancock
last Friday evening by a score of
five to four. Several automobile
loads of spectators went down from
here to help swell the funds and see
the game, which proved to be a very
interesting one. The old players
were there with their old stunts, but
they played good ball just the same.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Club Making Comfort Bags

The Students Club, which some
time ago began doing Red Cross
work, have now taken up as their
special work the furnishing of 80
comfort bags to as many Stevens
county boys in the First Minnesota.
The bags are made of stout cloth,
and contain numerous handy little
articles, and cost complete about
$500. The Club expects to have
the bags ready soon, and forward
them to the soldiers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Picnic at Starbuck Sunday

The Sunday school of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church are plan
ming on a picnic at Starbuck Sun
day, and have provided a special
train which will leave here at 9:45,
and returning leave Starbuck at
$50.
All who wish to take advantage of
the special train to spend the day at
the lake are invited to do so, wheth-
er members of the Sunday school or
not. The train will carry the picnic
ers directly to the picnic grounds,
at that point.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27

Frazier in recognition of his ability
as a leader, and of his military ex-
perience. 1t is needless to say that
the Governors choice is an excellent
one and that Kenmare as whole
appreciates it,"
Mrs. Lawson was formerly Miss
Joyce Berkin of this city, and Mr..
Lawson is known to many Morris
people who are pleased with the hon
or which has come to him.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Will Dispose of Laundry

Edward Reinhart is offering the
Norris Laundry for sale on account
of poor health, and will embark in
the poultry business on a small place
which he has bought at Robbinsdale,
suburb of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Reinhart has put the Morris
laundry on a satisfactory basis,
and it is hoped that a successor can
be found who will continue the busi-
ness on the same basis.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Donnelly Gets First Honors

First honors in the food conserva-
tion campaign in Stevens county go
to Donnelly. Food pledge cards
were sent out to the town chairmen
directly from state headquarters in
numbers proportioned to the popula-
ton.
Within a week of their receipt at
Donnelly they were forwarded to
Morris by Mrs. J. A. Folkins, every
one duly signed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Lawson Captain of N. D. Compan,

The Kenmare, N. D., Journal says:
Probably the most pleasing news of
the week was that announcing the
selection of Millard c. Lawson of
this city as Captain of Company A,
organized at Minot The commits
sion was granted him by Governor
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
The Biggest Policy Claim

According to the Insurance Press,
the largest life insurance claim paid
in the United States in 1916 was
$1,525,000, on the life of Thomas L.
ShevIin, of Minneapolis.
Claims amounting to $16,5OO were
paid by old line companies on the
lives of Morris citizens last year.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Found a Son at Home

When John Hughes, engineer on
the Northern Pacific, returned from
his run last night, he was overjoyed
to find a son, who arrived yesterday,
the first son in a family OF four chill
drenl
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27

News Snapshots Se % the supervision War Baker the nation held the lottery
Of the Week
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h ~ would be launched BY Germany Internal
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d to Moscow T emdhEa te eatonagu edtnu
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1917-07-27
Messner, David G..
Perkins. George NJ.

IS Messner, David G.. Moore
$50 Perkins, George M. Donnelly "
739 Sirr Rupert A. Morris City
sol Swanson, Earl R. Hancock
606 Thompson, Roy Carl Hancock
1872 Heubner, Arnold w. Darnen
513 SeamanS, Carl e. EVerglade
46 Raskum, Carl E. Hodges
223 GerdeS, Jake Morris Twp.
III Helberg, Emil Swan Lake
602 Swanson, Otto w. Hancock
$50 frost, Edward j. Pepperton
Is Hanse, Melvin L. Framnas
772 Green, Verlyn Morris City
721 Malmberg, Albert H. Morris City
1856 Jensen, Christian Norris City
280 Olson, Otto RendSVille
757 Behl, William A. Morris City
332 Anderson, Carl M. Scott
379 Hoyer, Louis J. Pepperton
542 Pilipchuk, Nick EldOrado
1914 KillOran, Chas. E. Darnen
552 Shear, Frederick A. Eldorado
298 Eystad, Charlie J. Synnes
73O Reickman, Herman Morris City
SIS Becker, Chas. Norris City
343 Hansen, Edward Scott
726 Peterson, Magnus o. Morris City
Is Mecklenburg, John G. Moore
1852 McAlister John E. Stevens
355 Russell, Grover G. Scott
$50 Backman, Peter Eldorado
500 Peterson, Harry Morris City
645 KOlar, Edward Donnelly "
218 Cruze, Leland Geo. Norris TWP.
$40 Leland, Edwin F. Chokio
$50 Sivertson, Christ B. Eldorado
574 Erickson, Henry w. Hancock
81 Baker John H. Hodges
no Flatner, Lawrence M. Morris City
677 Cress, Roy Lammar Morris City
TAG Zeches, Ernest M. Norris City
525 BrunkoW, Lewis EldoradO
76O Baumgartner, G. Morris City
1873 Huebner August F. Darnen
56 Ruttell William Fran1naS
1872 Kennedy Lester H. Morris City
5 Durkee Albert B. Moore
$50 Noble, Clinton, A. Scott
54 Thompson, Arthur Hodges
$40 Stoneberg, John r. Eldorado
44O Holland John J. Stevens
TAI Sherven. Arthur J. Morris City
I'll Kreiss. John j. Jr Morris City
638 Zehrer, John Casper Chokio
623 McNaliy Hugh Chokio
269 Holmdahl. Edwin J. Rendsvil1e
685 Frame William E. Morris City
335 Brum, Peter B. Scott
Concluded on page ~
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The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-25

MEMS AND BOYS UNDERWEAR
 $l.5O value Union Suits, now .......... $1.0O
 65c Boys Unionsuits, are now going for ... 45c
 $l.5O value Mems Fleeced Lined Union Suits, now ., $1.00
 75c value Mems Fleeced Lined Drawers, now ............... soc
 75c Mems Fleeced Lined Undershirts, now ....... 50c
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-25

HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. 25c and 30c value Ladies and Mems Hose, now w...... 20c 10c value Mems Grey Mixed Hose, now 3 pair for ...... 25c 10c value Ladies Hose, good sec onds, bought while cotton was low. A great bargain, now ...7c
 SWEATERS.
 SIPS grade Mems Heavy Sweaters, now ..........S .Sl .UO $1.50 to $4.00 value Ladies' and Misses Sweaters on Sale at 30 per cent off Regular Price.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-01-25
DRESS GOODS.

Now is the time to save money ons your Dress Goods. Our Entire Line of Dress Goods, from soc to 70c, now ........... soc
 Our Entire Line of Flannelettes, light and dark colofs, from 12l2c to l5c, now ........ l0c
 15c value Ginghams in fancy and solid colors, now - l2hc
 1212c value Ginghams, in all colors, now .......,......4.. 10c
 One lot 36-inch Madras, in figures and stripes, now ... 15c
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

would come out. Everything would be
gone. Schwitter's, of all places!
At the foot of the stairs, Schwltter
pulled himself together. After all, the
girl was only ill. There was nothing
for the police. He looked at his watch.
The doctor ought to be there by this
time.
Another car. Perhaps it was the
doctor. A young man edged his way
into the hall and confronted him.
1.-Two people just arrived here. A
man and a woman-in white. Where
are they"
"Upstairs-frst bedroom to the
right.
Joe went up the staircase. At the
top, on the landing, he confronted Will
son. He fired at him without word
saw him fling UP his arms and fall
back, striking first the wall, then the
floor.
The buzz of conversation on the
porch suddenly ceased. Joe put his
revolver in his pocket and went qui-
etly down the stairs. The crowd part
ed to let him through.
CarlOtta, crOuched in her room, lis
tening, not daring to open the door,
heard the sound Of a car as it swung
out into the road.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
Go Far Back for Designs.

The artists in Paris have gone to
the old tones in the libraries to get
designs for primitive embroideries that
suit the kind of clothes we wear. They
have drawn from Nineveh and Tyre
and, one would think, from Sodom
and Gomorrah in looking at the re-
suits. These designs are generally
classed as Babylonian or Byzantine,
and to the American they are some
what suggestive of the markings found
in the old caves in our southwest land.
Colored worsteds, bullion threads
and silk floss are used to carry out
the designs. There is nothing f1oriat-
ed about them. The lines are sharp
and strongly silhouetted against the
background. Machine stitching is
sometimes used for this kind of en-
broidery, instead of handwork.
If one has no Byzantine or Babylo-
nian history to draw from, it would
be interesting to copy the designs from
any bit of our own Indian pottery or
blanket work and see how easily this
scheme of decoration fits in with what
we get from Paris.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

something in which they themselves
may place their waste paper, ETC., at
the conclusion Of their games. We
give a sketch Of a decorative and use
full little article for this purpose that
can be hung upon the playroom wall
at some convenient spot low enough
down to be we'll within reach of little
hands.
It can be easily made from any
strong wooden box Of the shape indi-
Gated in the illustration. The lid is
cut in half and the portion that re-
mains nailed down. The further end
Of the box is removed and the sides
cut down. The diagram on the right
at the top of the sketch explains how
this is done, and the dotted lines show
the portion Of the box that will not be
required.
The box is covered with easement
cloth, the material being turned over
at the edges and underneath and at
the back and fastened on with tiny
tacks. On the material covering the
back the words "waste paper" are
worked with embroidery thread, also
the conventional design which appears
in front.
The edges of the box are finished
off with small brass-headed nails driv-
en- in close together, and for suspend
ing it from nails in the wall two Or
binary brass picture rings are screwed
into the upper edge at the back.
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03
silk Underwear Needs Care.

Every day the number of persons
who wear silk underwear is increas-
Ing. There are many women who
would rather do with smaller sized
wardrobe of outer garments in order
to afford silk underwear. 1t Is true
that one cannot help having feeling
of being we'll dressed when one Is con-
scious of the fact that the foundation
for the top clothing is composed Of
clean and fina underwear. But the
woman who makes such sacrifice
should be most careful in the launder-
ing of her silk possessions. Careless
ness In this matter will cause the va
rious garments to wear out in quick
time.
Perspiration causes garments Of
every material to wear out quickly,
but those made of silk are much easier
affected than those of other materials.
Therefore, if a person would rinse out
stockings and undervests as soon as
they are removed, one would find that
they would wear many times longer. 1t
takes only few minutes to wash
these things out, and the frequent
washings mean that very little rubbing
Middletown transcript., 1917-03-03

the extreme hem, at most. Others are
much wider in reality, but they look
narrow because they are made of ex-
ceptionally soft and supple materials
which fall in straight, heavy folds. A
Redfern suit, intended for the Rivi-
era, was composed of Quaker-gray
mirror velvet, with border of taupe
on the hem of the skirt, and long
coat which fitted quite tightly at the
waist, and which then fell into plaits,
these plaits being set into the tight
portion of the coat under some bands
Of effective braiding. There was a
Follower collar, with cuffs to match,
of taupe. Several of Redfern's newest
models show this tight upper portion
combined with full plaits or folds
| which form a sort of tunic.
Indeed at the immediate moment it
may be said that the two most pOpu-
lar styles, where tailored suits are con-
| cerned, are the fitted coats which have
long, full tasques, and the blouse coats
which do away with the waistline al
together. The latter style will GER
tainly be popular all through the
spring for girls outdoor costumes.
Is it not charming, the little toque
created by Lucille Hamar which have
sketched this week? This is a genuine
Monte Carlo model; exactly the right
thing for wearing at five o'clock at the
Hotel de Paris or at the Casino itself
In the evening.
The toque was made of black faille
and the cleverly arranged drapery was
made Of periwinkle-blue tulle. Di-
rectly in front, placed high on
the draped crown, there was an ex-
quisite rose made of pastel pink chif-
fon; the little veil, which barely cov
cred the eyes, was made of the
same chiffon, with picot border of
black silk.