Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-06-28

week.
Supt and Mrs Miller have been
enjoying a visit this week from the
formers father and mother, who
drove up from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs E. w. hobbs and
son autoed to Renville Saturday for
a short visit at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. Henry hobbs. They returned
to Morris Monday.
Another call for 10000 men from
Minnesota will be made during the
month of July and Stevens county.
will be asked to furnish it's share,
which will be about forty men.
Rev. E. Olson and family autoed
to Eau Claire, Wis, Wednesday of
last week for visit with relatives,
returning home on Friday. They
made the trip each way in one day,
travelling $50 miles a day.
H. o. Dohlen of Mohawk, S. D.,
has been visiting for few days this
week with his parents here. He re-
turned to Mohawk, yesterday to
straighten up some business affairs,
after which he will enter military
service
Elmor Rhyn left Wednesday for
Washington, D. c., where he has ac-
cepted a position with the govern
ment at s1100 year. He took the
civil service examination a couple of
months ago and received his ap
pointment last week.
Miss Thelma Adams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. e. Adams of Iowa
Falls, Iowa, we'll known in Norris,
has entered the state University of
Iowa to take a course in government
nursing. There are about five thou
sand young ladies registered for the
course.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Walrath of
Julesburg, Colo, came Wednesday
night for visit at the home Of their
daughter, Mrs. r. M. Adams. They
have been visiting with their son at
Detroit, Mich, and came to Morris
by way of the Great Lakes, giving
them a delightful trip. by boat part
Of the way.
The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to take up the mat
ter of Fourth of July celebration
in Morris met one day this week and
decided not to celebrate here this
year as there were SO many yother
things going on and. the Home Guard
company expects to go to Fergus
Falls to attend the encampment.
On Wednesday afternoon five little
girls, Katherine Trip, lone and
Florence Schroeder, Frances Ware
and Ellen Cherry served ice cream
on the lawn of the Schroeder home
on West Ninth street and netted
$3.50 for the Junior Red Cross. AS
working capital the girls had $3.50
which they had previously realized
from Circus"
Dorance G. Colyer, a nephew Of w.
L. Colyer and former attorney at
Wheaton, is now in the Marine Bar
racks, located at the Navy yard,
Boston. He entered the marines in
June 1917 and for five months was
on board the U. S. S. Georgia. Sick
ness compelled him to- give up his
place on the steamship and he is now
doing Office work.
A great many troop trains have
been passing thru Minnesota this
week transporting the boys from
Camp Lewis, Wash, to the eastern
coast, there to embark for France.
Several trains passed over the Mil
waukee line going thru Appleton and
four trains went thru Morris Tues
day over the Great Northern road.
The boys we're all husky looking fell
lows and cheered and waved their
hands as they passed thru the city.
D. H. Lawler, chairman of the
Child Welfare Board, has received, a
letter from the state board of con-
troll urging that children that are
partially deaf be placed in the State
School for the Deaf at Faribault in
stead of being sent to. the ordinary
schools. Anyone interested in a
child which should receive this. spe-
cial training will do the child a.
favor by notifying any Of. the mem
bers of the Child Welfare Board, p.
H. LAWYER. r. s. Roberts, G. G. Err
stad, Mrr. Mahafie and Miss Moran.