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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
INCREASED PAY FOR TEACHERS
State Board of Education Agrees Upon
Scale, To Ask Legislature to Act.

DbEsE, ~ ASH Legislature W ATT.
At its meeting held in Baltimore on
"Wednesday with Governor Harring-
ton and all members present the State
Board of Education agreed upon the
followin schedules of increases in the
annual salaries of state school teach
ers, The board to recommend to the
Legislature and the rural counties
these several proposed increases:
Normal school graduates, minimum
$500 per annum at the start, to be
advanced to $3.50 by the beginning of
the eighth year with $50 additional
when the teacher is in a one-room
school. The present minimum is $500
per annum
Teachers with second grade certif-
Gates, $3.50 per annum minimum, to be
advanced to $3.50 at the end of the
fifth year. The present pay is $500 at
the end of the fifth year.
Teachers possessing third grade Ger
tificates start at $500 per annum in
stead of $500, as heretofore, and are
advanced to $3.50 at the end of the
third year, with $50 additional each
year if one-room teachers.
High school teachers, minimum 5000
per annum for beginners to be ad-
vanced to $1,000 at beginning of
eighth year of service.
Colored teachers Of third grade to
be advanced from $50 to S35 per month;
second grade, from $50 to S45 per
month; first grade from $40 to $50
per month. The board also recon-
mended that the year of colored
schools be advanced from seven to
eight months.
The proposed increases, if granted
by the General Assembly, will be pro-
vided in equal proportions by the
state and the several counties. The
increases as recommended will require
an additional annual expenditure of
S750,000 by the state and ike sum
by the counties.
Public school tax in 1919 yielded
the following sums in the several
counties and Baltimore civ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25
BRIDEGROOM OF LESS THAN
MONTH SUICIDES, CUMBERLAND
Edgar H. Sh0mO, Whose Wife Was a
Crellin Girl, Ends All

Creliin Glrl, Ends All
Edgar H. Shomo, aged 10 years, of
Cumberland, who just nineteen days
before he took his life without appar-
ent reason, married Miss Elizabeth
Bowe, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Bowe, Of Crellin, where the father has
been an employee of the Kendall Lum-
Der Company for man years, shot him.
self in the right temple with .38-cal-
ibre revolver in the bedroom of his
home at Cumberland on Sunday after
noon, died an hour after the tragedy
at the Allegany Hospital in that city.
Shomo had gone to the kitchen
where his wife was preparing dinner.
He asked her to permit him to en-
brace her. She declined, telling him
that she was occupied in cooking. The
young husband left the kitchen defect
eddy. A few minutes later muff1ed
explosion was heard by other residents
of the house, which is occupied by five
other families. The report was taken
to be the bursting of Goals in stove
and had been dismissed from the
minds of the hearers.
Mrs. Shomo went to her bedroom to
call her husband to dinner. Upon open.
ing the door the young wife discover
ed her husband lying unconscious with
blood streaming from the temple.
County Coroner Joseph B. Finan and
Chief of Police Eyerman We're noti-
fed and Shomo was taken to the hos
pital and physician called. The pa
tent expired in half an hour after he
had been received at the institution.
Shomo was employed as an appren-
tice blacksmith at the Western Mary
land shope in Cumberland. He was
married at the parsonage of Kings
ley NJ E. church on November 26th.
He formerly lived at Hambleton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Rodeheaver, Of
Altamont, spent Tuesday in Oakland
shopping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-12-25

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Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Rose Conklin left Wednesday
for Kalispell, Montana, where she
will visit for a short time with her
brother, George burst, and her sister,
Mary Swindell. From there she will
go to Los Angeles, California, to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Amy Steele.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

An item of last Sundays Pioneer
Press noted the birth of a son last
Friday at st. Joseph's Hospital to
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w. Halbert
Mrs. Halbert was formerly Miss
Mary Peerboom of this city.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Lieut.. Vernon C. Omlie of Mime
apolis, flew over Morris few times
on Monday in his aeroplane and
dropped considerable advertising lit
erature of different sorts. Aeroplanes
are getting to be quite common
sight these days and hardly a week
goes by that one or two do not make
their appearance.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Roy Knight and children re-
turned to their home at Harvey, N.
D., last Sunday, after several weeks
visit with Mrs. Knights parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Suckstorff.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Stever have
rented three rooms in the Brisbane
residence and will move in a few
days. For a time Mrs. Stever thought
she would have to leave town as it
was impossible to get house to live
in, but the Brisbane family very
kindly offered to share their house
with them.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17
CITY NEWS ITEMS

> CITY NEWS ITEMS Il
Mrs. Chris Olson of Park avenue,
has been quite sick this week.
Allen Kline of Morris has "a bad
hand.
Judge S. A. Flaherty left Monday
morning to hold a term of court at
OrtOnville.
Complete stock of 4-inch and g.
inch bevelled corn cribbing on hand.
Lampert Lumber Co., Morris. adv.
Sheridan Flaherty of Wadena, Wis
tied a few days this week with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Flaherty.
Chris Kline of Pepperton township
is suffering from a very severe case
of blood poisoning in one of his fng
ers.
Rev. Richardson has purchased the
Newell residence, 100 w. 5th street,
and he and his family have moved
into their home.
John Gin, who was severely in
jured when thrown from a plow last
week, is getting along necely and
will soon be as we'll as ever.
Buy your stockings, gloves and
mittens at Danielson's big sale, and
you can buy pounds of sugar with
every. $500 purchase. adv.
Mrs. S. J. Garberick had the mis-
fortune to fall down the stairs in
her home the first of the week and
was quite severely injured.
VIM. Baumgartner, who is operat-
ing one of Mr.. Harrington's farms
near Slayton, spent the first of the
week here visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Morrison ex-
pect to go to st. Paul today to hear
the grand opera at the st. Paul
auditorium tonight and tomorrow.
Miss Elizabeth Schellenberger re-
turned to her home in Pine River
Tuesday after spending the past
month with her sister, Mrs. Con
Ring.
Editor and Mrs. Christianson of
Dawson, were pleasant callers at The
Tribune Office Wednesday. They
we're on their way by car to Fergus
Falls.
Mrs. S. J. Ryan and Mrs. E. T.
Fitzgerald entertained a number of
their lady friends last Friday and
Saturday afternoons at the home of
Mrs. Ryan.
Mrs. Max Harris returned home
last Saturday after six-weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Min
neapoIis, Houston, Sank Centre and
Dresser Junction, Wis.
J. H. Dewitt, who formerly resided
in Hodges township, has been renew
ing acquaintance this week. He now
lives in Michigan and he brought up
a carload of apples, which he has
been selling from the car.
Isaac Staples and daughter Erma
of Synnes township, moved into
their new home on Wyoming Ave.
last week. Mr.. Staples recently sold
his farm in Synnes and will now
make his home in the city.
The Appleton Press of last week
stated that the Coonley & Joyce skat-
ing rink, which had been operating
there for month, had closed and
was being shipped to Norris. So far
it has not made it's appearance here.
The two-year old son of VIM.
Reber of Darnen township, drank
some paris green one day this week
and was very sick for time. The
little fellow is now getting along
nicely.
Edwin Harris Bergh, the famous
American violinist, assisted by Miss
Skauge, a noted Scandinavian plan
list, gave a concert in the splendid
new auditorium of the West Central
School of Agriculture Wednesday
evening under the auspices of the
Athletic Association of that institu-
ton. A large audience was present.
NOTICE.-Dr. Robert Campbell,
Eye, Ear and Throat Specialist, from
Minneapolis, will be associated with
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

highest prices paid for butter and
eggs taken in trade the same as cash
at Danielson's big sale. adv.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Sidney Mcdonald of Minneapolis,
came up Wednesday of last week and
visited with Lawrence Zahl until
Monday night. He received his dis
charge from the navy the End of
September, after serving for six
years, and may re-en1ist in some
branch of the military service again.
His first enlistment period covered
four years and the second two years.
He was made first-class gunners mate
the 1st of April, 1918, and held that
rank at the time Of his discharge.
For a. long time he was on the boat
FlotiHa and sailed from San Pedro
in April, 1918, going thru the Pan
anna Canal to Charleston, S. G. He
Travelled $4,000 miles on this boat in
active war service. He was also sta
toned for a time in the Bermuda
Island and also in the Azores Islands,
and for time acted as convoy for
boats thru the Strait of Gibraltar in
to the Mediterranean Sea.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17
Miss Nellie Lonergan left Monday
to teach school near Herman.

Robert Stenger returned yesterday
to Minor, N, D., after spending a
few days here.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

1000 lbs. of Picnic Hams at Daniel
sons Big Sale, zoe per Id. Bacon
30c per Id.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Buy your winter underwear al
Danielson's big sale, and buy
pounds of sugar for soc with every
$500 purchase. adv.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Hamilton Harris of Houston,
Minn., brother. of Max Harris, came
last Friday and will likely remain
in Morris. At present he is helping
at the Danielson store but has other
work in view.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Laurette Beisse1 and son
Leonard Charles McLane left Tues
day afternoon for Aberdeen, S. D.,
where they will remain over winter.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Gilbertson Thursday of
last week.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Chris Olson of Park avenue
has been quite sick this week.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Complete stock of 4-inch and g.
inch bevelled corn cribbing on hand.
Lampert Lumber Co., Morris. adv
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Judge S. A. FIaherty left Monday
morning to hold a term of court at
OrtOnville.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Harry Brom and son Marshall
visited a few days of last week with
Mrs. J. Brom. The first of the week
they left for their new home at Ben
son, where Harry Brom bought a
drug store.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Sheridan Flaherty of Wadena, Wis
tied few days this week with his
parents, Judge and Mrs. Flaherty.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Henry Andrusick has been taking
a vacation from his duties at the
Wells os.-Hanson store this week
and has spent the time working
around his house.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The concert given by Edwin Harris
Bergh in the High School auditorium
Monday evening was a decided suc7
cess and a neat sum of money was
taken in.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. M. J. Ryhn entertained a
number of ladies at her home on
Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Rose Conk-
lin
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Chas. Glover moved this week into
the Fuchs residence on E. 7th street
which he recently purchased. The
Fuchs family expect to move to the
cities.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The Minnesota Teachers Associa-
ton will meet in Minneapolis on
| Thursday and Friday, Nov. and Z,
and all of the teachers of the Morris
: Public School will attend. At a reg
ular monthly meeting of the Board
of Education held this week it was
decided to close school on these two
days and also to pay the railroad
fare of all teachers who attend.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Miss Louise Kohl of Browns Valley, 1
spent Tuesday evening with her par
ents near Morris.
Miss Sophie Christofferson and Mr..
Paul Thompson of Donnelly were
Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hayes and Miss
Dimple Hayes accompanied by Henry
Joseph returned from their auto trip
to st. Cloud the first of the week.
Buy your outing fannels and ging-
hams at Danielson's big sale, and
with every $500 purchase buy
pounds of sugar for SOC. adv.
Chester Clark arrived here some
few weeks ago from Redwoods Falls
to take possession of the Ben King
farm which he purchased. He ex-
poets his wife here next week.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church was entertained at the home
of Mrs. Mahaff1e Wednesday after
noon. At six o'clock a number of
the men of the church were invited
for lunch.
Frank Wiedenfeld, operator of the
coal sheds for the Great Northern,
was injured Tuesday night when the
engine which he was cranking back
fired and threw him against wall
with considerable force.
Mrs. McShane is the new clerk at
the Kruger Drug Store. She with
her mother and sister moved to Nor
ris few weeks ago from Benson,
having bought the Fred Meyers resi-
dence in the east part of the city.
w. e. Frame spent Sunday at
who is in the Breckenridge hospital.
He reports that she is getting along
very nicely after her recent opera
ton, but will not return to Norris
for several weeks.
A joint committee from the city
council and the commercial club of
Ortonville were in Morris on Tuesday
to discuss paving with the city auth
critics. Ortonville is considering
paving several streets the coming
season. The committee consisted of
Martin Schoen, G. J. Stark, SAM
Chapman, H. w. Sarvis and G.. NJ
Fosburgh. "a
Ed. McElligott of Appleton, came
to Morris last Saturday evening in
his aeroplane and on Sunday he and
Miss Lois Caine went to Minneapolis
via the air route. They left Morris
about in the afternoon and ar
rived safely in the city just after
supper, making stops at Willmar and
This is probably the
longest fight made so far by Min.
nesota girl and no doubt was an in
teresting experience for Miss Caine.
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The 18th edition of the Stevens
County Farm Bureau Exchange Bdlz
letin was sent out this week. This
exchange bulletin is issued once a
month and is sent to all members of
the Stevens County Farm Bureau AS
ISOLATION, to all banks and elevators
of the county and to county agents
of this part of the state. The buIle-
tin contains advertisements Of live
stock for sale in this county and any
member Of the farm bureau can ad-
vertise in it's columns free of charge.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Eye-s1ght restored by DR.. Brokaw,
we specialist at Grueger's drug store,
Norris the 9Th and 7th Of every
month. Painful head and eyes made
painless. Price always lowest. Adv
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Gilbertson Thursday of
last week.
Complete stock of 4-inch and g.
inch bevelled corn cribbing on hand.
Lampert Lumber Co., Morris. adv.
A daughter of Andrew Hanse of
Framnas township, contracted blood
poisoning in one of her fingers this
week.
Chas. Glover moved this week into
the Fuchs residence on E. 7th street
which he recently purchased. The
Fuchs family expect to move to the
cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O'Connell and
family moved this week into the
Lawler residence on E. 5th St., the
house they were living in having
been sold.
The concert given by Edwin Harris
Bergh in the High School auditorium
Monday evening was a decided suc7I
cess and a neat sum of money was
taken in.
Henry Andrusick has been taking
n 1TI+in OF hn
Wells Bros.-Hanson store this week
and has spent the time working
around his house.
A regular meeting of the Eastern
Star lodge was held Tuesday evening
and one candidate was initiated. Re-
freshments were served after the
lodge closed.
Extra bargains in blankets, COM
forters and crash toweling at Dan
ielson's big sale, and don't forget to
buy pounds of sugar for soc with
every $500 purchase. adv
Fred Heinrich of Norris township,
who was injured when his team ran
away Thursday of last week, is re-
covering nicely. He broke his right
leg and was quite badly bruised.
The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Paul Thompson and Sohpia Christoff-
erson, Geo. M. Welcher and Esther
Runnie, Tim Vaughn and Bertha
Hack.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Cartwright
Sr., Of Pasadena, California, visited
for a couple Of days the first of the
week at the home of their son, P. w.
Cartwright Jr. The elder Cartwright
is an orange orchardist at Pasadena
and is considered an expert in orange
culture.
The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Bailey liked the looks of
some finger nail polish which his
mother had in the house and tested it
to see if it tasted as good as it
looked. The result was that he was
sick boy for day or two.
A. Schaaf and G.. B. Bryson, both
of Cleveland, arrived in Norris the
first of the week and on Wednesday
took over the La Grand Hotel, having
leased same from John Grove. Both
Mr.. Schaaf and Mr.. Bryson are old
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hotel in Cleveland for many years
and during the past six months at
Forman, N. D.
Albert Lande of Chokio, enlisted
at the Morris postoffice the first Of
the week and went to Minneapolis
Monday to enter some branch of the
regular army. He spent sixteen
months in the service while the war
was on and was discharged in April
of this year. He took part in some
of the big battles including the Toul
Sector and st. Mihiel.
Work of paving Atlantic Avenue
is progressing rapidly now that mat
erial has been received and the full
width of the street is completed from
4th street to South Street. The mach
inc has been moved back to the Great
Northern Depot and will pave one
side of the aveune on the way down
and the other side on the way back.
Eighteen feet is completed down the
center of Atlantic Avenue from one
end of the city to the other and when
the sides of the avenue are finished
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. O'Connell and
family moved this week into. the
LAWYER residence on E. 9Th St., the
house they were living in having
been sold
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church was entertained at the home
of Mrs. Mahaf1e Wednesday after
noon. At six o'clock a number of
the men of the church were invited
for lunch.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Chris Kline of Pepperton township
is suffering from a very severe case
of blood poisoning in one of his fng
ers.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Last week Miss Bertha Hack was
the honor guest at a series of dinner
parties and surprises in town and in
the neighbori1g towns where she re-
Gently taught, each of which termin-
ated in showers of beautiful gifts of
linen, china, silver and cut glass.
Monday State Federated Commun-
ity Club of North Central Minnesota
with which Miss Hack was associ-
ated sent a set of Sterling silver in
appreciation Of her work in that 10
cality.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. McShane is the new clerk al
the Kruger Drug Store. She with
her mother and sister moved to Nor
ris few weeks ago from Benson
having bought the Fred Meyers resi-
dence in the east part of the city.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Extra bargains in blankets, COM
forters and crash toweling at Dan
ielson's big sale, and don't forget to
buy pounds of sugar for soc with
every $500 purchase. adv
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

w. e. Frame spent Sunday at
Breckenridge visiting with his wife
who is in the Breckenridge hospital.
He reports that she is getting along
very nicely after her recent opera
ton, but will not return to Morris
for several weeks.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Rev. Richardson has purchased the
Newell residence, 100 w. 9Th street,
and he and his family have moved
into their home.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

John Gin, who was severely in
jured when thrown from pillow last
week, is getting along necely and
will soon be as we'll as ever.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The following marriage licenses
were issued during the past week:
Paul Thompson and Sohpia Christoff-
erson, Geo. M. Welcher and Esther
Runnie, Tim Vaughn and Bertha
Hack.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

VIM. Baumgartner, who is operat-
ing one of Mr.. Harringtons farms
near Slayton, spent the first of the
week here visiting his parents.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. Max Harris returned home
last Saturday after a six-weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Min
neapolis, Houston, Sank Centre and
Dresser Junction, Wis.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Morrison ex-
pect to go to st. Paul today to hear
the grand opera at the st. Paul
auditorium tonight and tomorrow.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

J. H. Dewitt, who formerly resided
in Hodges township, has been renew
ing acquaintance this week. He now
lives in Michigan and he brought up
a carload of apples, which he has
been selling from the car.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Cartwright
Sr., of Pasadena, California, visited
for couple of days the first of the
week at the home of their son, P. w.
Cartwright Jr. The elder Cartwright
is an orange orchardist at Pasadena
and is considered an expert in orange
culture.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

A. Schaaf and G.. B. Bryson, both
of Cleveland, arrived in Norris the
first of the week and on Wednesday
took over the La Grand Hotel, having
leased same from John Grove. Both
Mr. Schaaf and Mr.. Bryson are old
hotel men, having conducted large
hotel in Cleveland for many years
and during the past six months at
Forman, N. D.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Isaac Staples and daughter Erma
of Synnes township, moved into
their new home on Wyoming Ave
last week. Mr.. Staples recently solo
his farm in Synnes and will now
make his home in the city.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The two-year old son of VIM.
Reber of Darnen township, drank
some paris green one day this week
and was very sick for a time. The
little fellow is now getting along
nicely.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

The Appleton Press of last week
stated that the Coonley & Joyce skat-
ing rink, which had been operating
there for a month, had closed and
was being shipped to Morris. So far
it has not made it's appearance here.
Morris tribune., 1919-10-17

Mrs. S. J. Ryan and Mrs. e. T..
Fitzgerald entertained a number of
their lady friends last Friday and
Saturday afternoons at the home Of
Mrs. Ryan.
The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1919-09-19
ST. FRANCIS BRIDGE
NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC

After two years of patient
waiting on the part of the
public, the new steel bridge
across the St. Francis river
near Parkin, is at last open
to traffic and the travelling
public is now using it.
The bridge is a fine struc-
ture, with a center draw sec
ton to admit navigation and
is erected at a cost of over
$4,000 by Road Improve
ment District No. /. 1t will
prove a great convenience to
the travellers between Critten-
den county and this. county,
who heretofore were COM
PEELED to use a ferry that
caused much delay and was
at times more or less hazard
Gus. The travel to and from
Memphis will now be consid-
erably increased, while the
citizens of the eastern part of
the county will be enabled to
visit the county site with less
discomfort to themselves and
animals. 1t is a worthy pro-
ject and it's consumation
brings gladness too ALL
Wynne Progress, Sept, IL.
Mrs. M. E. Dice, of Nam
moth Springs, arrived last
week and will spend the
winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Dora Ellington.
Mr.. Oscar M. W1afree was
a guest at the Dortch home
on their big plantation near
Little Rock, Thursday and
Friday of last week.
Misses Laura Conner, Susie
Fletcher and Hazel Berry and
Mr.. Emerson Harville of Au-
gusta spent a few hours in
our city Sunday evening.