Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-08-02
Local News Items

Word was received in Morris this
week that Capt. Royal A. Stone had
been promoted to the rank of major.
The Misses Alice and Esther Cooley
went to Crookston and Fargo We'd
nesday for a few days visit with
friends.
The Elizabeth Ream Circle, Ladies
of the G.. A. R., will hold their regu-
lar meeting on next Tuesday, Aug.
9Th, at the library.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Wollthan and
daughters Irma and Louise drove to
Minneapolis Sunday to visit friends
and arrange about musical course
for Miss Irma. They returned
Wednesday.
w. A. Chapman of Minneapolis,
has accepted position as bookkeeper
in the Stewart office and arrived this
week. His family will come about
the first of September and they ex-
pect to locate in Morris permanent
ly..
Ringing Brothers big circus will
exhibit at Willmar on Thursday, Aug.
Is, and it is likely that some people
from Morris and vicinity will go
down for that event. This is one of
the biggest and best of the travelling
circuses and draws people for many
miles.
c. r. A. Scobey, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. R. A. Scobey, ST., left
for Jefferson Barracks on Monday
night to enter the engineers, after
having been rejected twice before
for underweight when he tried to en-
list, first for the navy and later for
the army. Young Scobey comes from
a family which furnished soldiers for
the Revolutionary War and every
other war in which Uncle Sam has
been engaged.
Supt. T. Utne of Morris, is now
secretary of the Minnesota
position Having been made vacant by
the resignation of Supt. Joseph Norby
of Fergus Falls, who has accepted a
position as State School Inspector.
Mr.. Utne was elected as alternate
last year, which means that he is to
fill any vacancies which occur dur
ing the year.
A letter from Rev. G.. A. Pilgrim
states that he and his children are
enjoying their trip very much and
they are now at Richmond, Ind, Wis
lting his aged mother. He states
that the crops in Iowa, Illinois and
are pretty good but not up
to those of Minnesota. They expect
to start their return trip about the
9th of this month and will be at
home by Sunday, Aug. 25.
Supt. Utne went to Fergus Falls
to attend the wedding of his
sister, who was married to Mr.. Hell
mer Paulson of Fergus Falls that
day. Mr.. Pau1son enlisted about two
months ago and is now in the Train
ing Detachment No. Q at the Univers-
ity of Minnesota Mrs. Paulson will
live with him in Minneapolis until
Aug. Is, when he will leave for serv-
Ice either overseas or somewhere else
in this country. After that Mrs.
Paulson will return to Fergus Falls |
to live.
Mrs. r. A. Hancock, Stevens Coun-
ty Chairman for the Women's Coun-
ell Of Defense, reports that she has
already received several tentative ap-
plications from young ladies who
wish to enroll as student nurses. The
cards have not yet been
received, but Mrs. Hancock expects to
have them in a few days. This is
a call to the very best of the young
ldu1eS DIS the Cdll lOT military SeTVIcO
Is to the very best of the young men,
and Stevens county will be honored
BY having a goodly number of young
ladies' volunteer for this service.
When the rules went into effect |
governing the amount of -four each |
family could have on hand, County |
Food Administrator Adams issued |
orders that persons could hold the
excess flour they had until further
notice. The time has now come |
when this excess -four must be turned |
back into the channels of trade and |
my person who has more than they |
should have on hand at one time are |
ordered to sell it back to some deal |