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Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
SlLO AND ALFALFA
MEETINGS A SUCCESS
Many Farmers and Wives Present
And Much Interest Was
Shown

Every man who owned silo was a
s1lo enthusiast" so declared County
Agent Nash, who arranged the silo
and alfalfa meetings which were held
last week.
These meetings were held on the
afternoons of June 4, 5, 6, and g.,
at the Loveland Hall in Stevens town
ship, the E. Smith farm north of
Hancock, the Chas. Marsh farm in
Hodges, the Frank Majerus farm in
Donnlley township and the School
house in Dist 80, Rendsville town
ship.
Both farmers and their wives at
tended and while the men were dis
cussing the value of silos and alfalfa
the women listened to interesting
talks by Miss Rogers on the food
question. Mr.. Nash was accompanied
by Supt. Miller of the farm school
and at the different meetings the
various types of silos were studied
and the fine points of each discussed.
The meetings were designed to
awaken the interest of the farmers in
silos, which are said to be a necessity
for every stock farm, and also to dis
cuss the matter of whether or not it
paid to raise alfalfa on Stevens coun-
ty farms.
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON

Estate of Thomas w. MCLEAN, De-
cedent.
State of Minnesota, County of Stew
ems, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas
w. MCLEAN, Decedent
Letters of administration this day
having been granted to A. F. Hensch, of
Chokio, Minnesota.
1t is ordered, that the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against his
estate in this court, be- and the same
hereby is, limited to six months from
and after the date hereof; and that Mon
day the 9th day of December, 1918, at
/ o'clock P. M, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at the City
of Morris in said county, be and the
same hereby is, fixed and appointed as
the time and place for hearing upon and
the examination, adjustment and allow
ance of such claims as shall be present
ed within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the pub
LEGATION of this order in the Morris
Tribune as provided by law.
Dated May 81, 1918
Court SeaD A. L. STENGER,
Judge of Probate.
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14

sheep in Alberta vicinity this week.
In the meantime Mr.. Foley has been
doing the farm work on the Hamil-
ton farm east of~town.
L. M. Larson autoed to Morris last
Tuesday.
Miss Alma Olson returned to work
in the Larson store after a week S
visit with her parents.
Patrons having cream to ship by
express should not bring it to the
station before p. m. during hot
weather.
Mrs. Ghurt and Mrs. Gerber called
on Mrs. A. H. Andert Tuesday after
noon.
Hot dry weather and all vegetation
making remarkable strides.
An open air program will be given
next Sunday at the Albert Eystad
farm south of Alberta. Attorney
Arthur Markve of Minneapolis will
be the principle speaker and will
talk on the coming Prohibition
Amendment The program will con-
sist Of music, singing and recitations,
and dinner will be served after
wards by the Ladies' Aid of the Luth-
eran church
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETT-
TON FOR PROBATE OF FOREIGN
WILL

Estate of Sarah p. Biddle.
State of Minnesota, County of Stevens,
in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
p. Bidd1e, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota to J. j. Gaff-
ney, Henry l.. Biddle, William y. Bid
die, Sealyea A. Phillips, George F. Bid
die, and all persons interested in the
allowance and probate Of the will of
said decendent: The petition of Henry
L. Biddle, representing that Sarah p.
Biddle, then a resident of the County of
Montgomery, State of Ohio, died on the
18th day of April, 1910, testate and that
her will has been allowed and admitted
to probate in Probate court in and for
the County of Montgomery, State of
Ohio, being filed in this court, together
with authenticated copies of said will
and of the probate thereof in the court
above named, and praying that said will
be admitted to probate in this State, and
that letters testamentary be thereon
granted to J. J.. Gaffney.
Now therefore, you, and each of you,
are hereby cited and required to show
cause if any you have. before this court,
at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House, in the City Of Morris,
County of Stevens, State Of Minnesota,
on the first day of July, 1918, at ten
o'clock A. NJ, why the prayer Of said
petition should not be granted.
Witness the Hon. A. L. Stenger, Judge
of said court. and the seal of said court,
this 4th day of June, 1918.
(Court Seal) A. L. STENGER,
Judge Of Probate Court.
JAMES B. ORMOND.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
Woman's Statement will Help
Morris

ri hated cooking because whatever
ate gave me sour stomach and a
bloated feeling. I drank hot water
and olive oil by the gallon. Nothing
helped until tried simple buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adj
1er-i-ka." Because it Pushes the EN-
TIRE bowel tract completely Adler-i-
ka relieves ANY CASE sour stomach,
gas or constipation and prevents ap-
pendicitis The INSTANT action Is
surprising. j. r. Kruger, Drug
gist. (5)
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
Save Your Stamps

DR.. ]. w. Harris, chairman of the
county war savings committee, makes
an appeal to all owners of War Saw
ings Stamps for them to hold them
until they mature and not redeem
them unless it is absolutely neces-
sary.
He declares that all patriotic citi-
zens ought to keep their stamps in
their possession and not turn them
back to the postoffices for cash, even
tho that privilege is allowed.
Those owners who redeem their
War Savings Stamps are defeating
the purpose for which this govern
ment security was initiated" he said.
"They are an investment without
superior on the market and a per-
son could better afford to economic
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETI
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION
, of Michael F. Finneg gan.

Estate or Michael +. F1nne gan.
State of Minnesota, County of Stew
ems, in Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of Michael
f. Finnegan, Decedent.
The State of Minnesota, to J. j. Gaff-
ney, Mary Finnegan, Margaret Calkins,
Paul Gaffney, and all persons interested
in the granting of administration of the
estate of said decendent: The petition
of Mary Finnegan having been filed in
this court, representing that Michael r.
F'innegan, then resident of the County
of Stevens, State of Minnesota, died in
testate on the End day of March, 1918,
and praying that letters of administra-
ton of his estate be granted to j. j.
Gaffney, and the Court, having fixed the
time and place for hearing said petition:
Therefore, you and each of you, are
hereby cited and required to show cause,
if any you have, before this court at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court House
in the city of Morris, in the County of
Stevens, State of Minnesota, on the 9Th
day of July, 1918, at ten o'clock A. M.
why said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge of said Court, and
the seal of said Court this 18th day of
June, 1918.
(Court Seal A. l.. STENGER,
Probate Judge.
JAMES B. ORMOND,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14

little more rather than turn these
stamps back for cash at this time
and thus deprive the government of
money needed to-aid in financing the
war. He predicts this county will
exceed its quota of War Stamps dur
ing this week and that everyone will
do their share and buy as literally as
their means will allow
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
Plenty of Sugar for Preserving

The food administration is urging
that the sugar regulations providing
sugar for canning be taken advant-
age of now and the maximum of all
kinds of food preserved in every
household for future use. The pre-
servation of home grown perishables
is one of the greatest possible aids
to food conservation and the posi-
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14

may be made in the same proportion.
Dat meal will take the place of bran
if that is not available. Do not ex-
pect to see hundreds of dead cut
worms in the morning, as the worms
die in the ground after eating the
bait. The poison takes effect after
the worms curl up for the days sleep
and they do no further damage.
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
CUT WORMS DAMAGING
CROPS AND GARDENS
County Agent Receives Complaints
From Farmers To This
Effect

In different parts of Minnesota
farmers are complaining that cut
worms have destroyed large patches
in different parts of their fields and
in some cases corn fields and grain
fields have been destroyed and many
small gardens.
Not many such complaints have
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14

1t will pay you to see us if you i'm
tend buying an auto or want to get
a better one. We are agents for the
Mitchell, Dodge and bort. Hancock
Auto Co., Hancock 1926
Morris tribune., 1918-06-14
Hail Insurance

have arranged to write Hail Insurance again
this year with the same old line reliable Fire Insurance
Companies. All my losses last year were promptly
and fairly adjusted This year the value of the crops
will be greater than ever and they should be fully pro-
tected Wait for me, as will call and see you as soon
as possible Insure with reliable companies and those
represented by home people and you will know who
to look for when you have loss.
J. p. Landes
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

rified consciousness the fear was
growing that some evil might befall
Rita.
So we all set out to rescue pretty
Rita Malone-who was not the per-
son to be rescued at all
Out over the dusty road which led
to Wilton Inn a pretty girl was trudg-
ing YEARLY. She wished she had the
strength of character to put her faith
in Bert Kerrigan and to take Beatrice
Fairfax's attitude toward anonymous
letters.
At last she came to q dingy build
ing with that air of aloofness from
the concerns of man which deserted
houses often show. This, as the grimy
sign hanging over the tumble-down
steps of the porch told her, was the
Wilton Inn.
There was no sign of any human
presence, and Rita again told herself
that Bert was vindicated and that
she must go home. But she did not
go homel Timidly she crept up the
steps, timidly she pushed open the
| rickety door, and with growing fear
of she knew not what she entered the
| front hall and crept into the deserted
house which once had rung with gay
ETY. and mirth.
Then she heard sound, dim, muf-
| fled, tantalizlng. flushed voices were
whispering. They seemed to come
from one of the rooms in the upper
part of the house.
All Rita's jealousy famed again
into ugly life. The letter had told
the truth! Bert was somewhere up
staiis in that deserted house, and
with him was another girl-the rival
who had caused him to tire of her.
| Rita felt that this was more than
she need be asked to endure. She
would go and face them both.
| Upstairs In the inn two men were
waiting for what they felt sure must
be going to happen They heard the
girl enter. Then silence told them
of her hesitancy. and finally her steps
could be heard zigzagging fearfully
up the stairs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

ODdy With the tone Of authority
In accordance with the commands
Of the captain, Mr.. Leary produced
two literary masterpieces, one OF
which we have previously examined
but which shall reproduce here
In conjunction with its mate.
The first one read: Miss Malone
Your ball-playing lover has another
girl. II you doubt 1t, watch at the
Wilton Inn tomorrow morning at
o'clock. A Friend"
The second one read: "Mr. Ker-
rigan-While you are furnishing the
fiat, your lady friend Is meeting an
other at the deserted inn Mt Wilton.
See for yourself at 2 80 tomorrow. A
Friend"
Both of them gave Martin ODay
keen delight. They fitted In perfect
ly with his plans.
How the first letter Jared, we know.
The fate of the second one was slight
ly different.
When the bellboy at his hotel
brought Bert Kerrigan the second
O'Day masterpiece it reused mo-
mentary puzzlement.
He determined to call up Rita and
ask her If she had any part in the
little joke which was, as he felt, an
attempt to 'get his goat" and the I'M
pleasant but desired effect of which
he did not propose to permit.
When Mrs. Malone managed, in
spite of her verbosity, to convey to
Kerrigan that Rita had gone ont to
meet someone and had refused to
tell her mother who that someone
was. Kerrigan's smile faded.
He hung up the receiver in a man
ner which suggested that he was al
most stunned.
Then Bert Kerrigan squared back
his shoulders angrily. He loved Rita
Malone and that meant that he trust
ed her, too, and that his trust was not
to be destroyed at the first breath of
suspicion.
He would go to the Wilton Inn
and explain to himself once and for
all that Rita was us sweet and fine
and worthy of his love as he had felt
her to be when first he asked her 20
be his wife.
So Bert Kerrigan started Off for
the Wilton Inn to assure himself that
his doubts of Rita were unworthy.
And Rita Malone set forth ON a sim
liar mission with Mr.. Kerrigan as the
one to be proved guiltless.
From various angles, there were
a number Of people setting out to In
sure the permanency of the love af-
fair of Miss Rita Malone.
Jimmy and / meant to assure our
selves of that young woman's safety
and so did Kerrigan, on whose ter
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

my had knocked out of the first mans
hand before attending to him.
The PROSTATE man aimed at ]. b.,
and in that moment 1 saw a new fig
ure enter the fray.
Shameful to confess. I did not rec
ognize the new conner nor guess that
he was Bert Kerrigan antil / saw Rita
Malone hurrying down the steps as
if she, too, thought it was high time
for feminine contingent to play a
part in the fight.
1t was all over in another second.
When Kerrigan kicked the gun out
of ODay's hand l picked 1T up nd
covered the retreat of Jimmy and the
pitcher. All in the next moment Rita
and Jimmy and Kerrigan had dashed
into place in my car and promptly
thereafter we were whirling Gown
the road again with the Polo Grounds
forty miles away"
On and on we dashed. That the
other car was in pursuit we knew
well enough, but pursuit did not mat
ter What was happening in our wake
concerned us not at all. The ques-
ton was, what was happening at the
Polo Grounds
At last we found ourselves on
little rise looking down on the
grounds. Jimmy rose from his po-
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

1 One of them hurried into the room
at the stairwny's head and one crept
over to closet which swallowed hin
up In Its darkness.
Rita heard the slamming of this
closet door. And ut once her fury
fairly ragged. So Bert thought to hide
somewhere and dupe her. He should
see that she was not so easily de
ceived.
She hurried up the stairs, borne or
quickly by her determination. Still
no one was visible.
She wandered from room to room
and came at last to the great dark
chamber where Leary lay hidden.
In the meantime Bert Kerrigan. i'm.
PEELED onward by force that shamed
him even while 1t ruled him, was
making his wny toward Wilton Inn
He hated himself for the feeling OF
doubt which forced him onward.
At last he came to the road front
Ing tbs old inn. He stood studying
1t earnestly for moment. Suddenly
the open window framed strange
picture. Rita appeared In the orifice.
She gazed indifferently down the road
with a glance which wavered over
Kerrigan but did not focus on him. A
moment later she was caught in a
mans embrace.
Bert Kerrigan didn't stop to rea-
son about that. He had seen what
he had seen-and whether to rescue
Rita from villain or himself from
ha oil af
forward and upward in a whirling
vortex of emotion which he did not
strive to control.
While Leary caught Rita in his
arms and silenced her attempt at a
shrek, Horgan hurried down the
stairs waiting for what next would
befall. And what next befell was
the desperate entrance of Bert Ker-
rigan, which met with enthusiastic
reception and blackjack in the prac-
ticed hands of Lefty Horgan.
In the meantime, Mr.. Barton and /
were whirling along the road in the
car which Mrs. Arthur had loaned me
for the day.
Our destination was a very strange
one for Beatrice Fairfax-that 1 grant
you. 1t was saloon-Martin ODay's
saloon.
However, l didn't find myself COM
PEELED to set my girls hopelessly
bad example by driving right up to
the entrance. Instead, 1 stopped just
around the corner. my passenger
alighted and remained at the wheel,
while Jimmy went in to meet the craft
of Mr.. Martin O'Dhy with few little
wiles of his own.
you'll miss a fine bit of play act
ing, Miss Fairfax. I'm telling you
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

that, although 1t isn't just modest of
me to boast about my histyionic abil-
ity. Mr.. ODay is going to be treated
to a vision of the younger SON of a
| fine old English house, a little the
worse for some very much older gin |"
Jimmy's imitation of an English
man who had been drinking and over
drinking was intended to serve a
deep, dark, dangerous purpose. When
he came out with its results achieved
he told me his story.
Full speed ahead" he ordered,
and as / drove he shouted his It'd
ings to me:
II went in and jollied the bartend-
ers and let them have fine time with
the 'Bally Englishman.' After they
| had enjoyed themselves thoroughly,
making fun of the drunkard, they con-
descended to let the weak-minded
idiot go in and meet O'Day and sep
arate himself from a little money.
The way / waved my check book must
have made them figure me out as
about the easiest easymark who had
come their way in long time.
wanna Det nVe thousand on the
Giants said 1, and Ny. O'Day smiled
at my antics even while he informed
me that that was q large order, and
he wasn't prepared to fill it at once
"Just then In came an A. d. T.
boy with message which that gentle
man read with much gusto, even
while the negligible drunkard peered
over his shoulder.
'The note the messenger brought
read: Got him. Mac And then
ODay turned to me with a grin: Make
it ten thousand
Ten thousand! He must be sure"
gasped.
Just So" returned Jimmy dryly
for Bert Kerrigan is a prisoner at
Wilton Inn-and the Giants go to bat
in about fifteen minutes |"
When Martin ODay informed Jim
my that he was ready to take care
of bet of ten thousand, Mr.. Barton
threw off the manner of a drunken
prodigal and drew gun. In the same
moment he snatched the note which
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01

as he had dismissed himself from
the Office, and turned to the girl.
She flung her story at me breath
lessly, without beginning or middle.
''Oh, Miss Fairfax. don't be cross
with the boy for letting me in. He
couldn't stop me. had to see you.
was so happy only yesterday. And
I'm SO unhappy today. l was SO proud
too because Bert. with all the world
to choose from, took me. Now I am
afraid he is tired of me; may be that
is why got the letter. But 1 did
love him SO and now the letter
Gays"
Letters are my speciality. Sup
pose you let me see yours SO the story
you are telling will be trifle clear
e." I INTERRUPTED.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-03-01
ENTH EPISODE.
Play Ball.

You went to the benefit Mt the Pole
Grounds on the 10th of September
didn't you-or wanted to go? Any
way, you read about 1t and you know
the Giants won In the last inning.
But you don't know how they won
or why, even II you are a real fan
and can tell an error before the um.
pire does and remember that Charlie
Leonard was the best bunter In the
College League a decade. ago.
The benefit game was won by Jim
my Barton, of the Journal-even If he
and are the only ones who think so,
Eighteen thousand OF you were
there.
Did your glance stray over toward
the stand just back of the players
bench-or were you too intent on the
diamond to be looking about for 9TH
err flashes of interest?
There was a girl over there just
back OF the players that was as well
worth watching as the game itself.
Tie girl came In late-very late.
and Jl,nmy and were with her-Jim-
my and I and one other, all crowded
into Mrs. Arthur's roadster. loaned
me for the day.
The girl was-but why anticipate?
For without the girl and the one 9TH
er and the villain of the piece. 1t
would not have been necessary for
Jimmy to win the Giants game for
them.
They generally manage that pretty
well themselves, with n little help
from that zone other" who is known
to all faithful fans as Bert Kerrigan,
star pitcher of the National League.
And now, before "the suspensive
element delays our story beyond
the span of its life. let me introduce
you to fairly familiar figure: Miss
Beatrice Fairfax, of the Journal, at
work at her desk-myself in my
offlceI
friend. Jimmy Barton. of the I'M
quenchable good spirits.
Jimmy was looking doleful-posi-
lively doleful. l felt stir of
sympathy and asked him what was
bending his young head in sorrow.
Don't be facetious at my expense
I'm in real trouble-inancial difficulty
Fl face bankruptcy for u week."
Granny will feed you"
yes, but Granny cannot feed all
the other chaps who are going to be
done out of a weeks wages or more.
Just study this headline on the sport
Ing page for minute"
read: To-Day offers two to one
on the Yanks."
"Who is O'Day7"
II fear every office boy in the place
could tell you, more's the shame
Martin ODay is New York's most
daring gambler.
"He Is also district boss, saloon
keeper, sport-and In my opinion, a
crook. He bets on sure things He
only pays two to one when he is
sure. and 1 have weeks salary
on the Giants I"
/ might have delivered sermon
on the evils of betting, but instead
I laughed. A doleful Jimmy seemed
SO miscast In his part.
But when my Office boy, Arnold
came in and, breaking all rules, ush-
cred in one of the prettiest girls
have ever seen, and when promptly
thereafter J. B. made graceful but
determined exit. knew he was moi
his normal self.
So dismissed him from my mind