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Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS
WILL PRESENT PLAY
Cast of Eleven Graduates Will Stage
'Esmeralda" First Week in
June

The annual class play which will
be given by the Morris High School
has been selected and this year the
members Of the graduating class will
present before the footlights in this
city a modern-day play entitled,
"Esmeralda."
This is one of the greatest events
in the high school career Of the grad
uating class and one which is very
much looked forward to by the the
atre-goers and the public in general,
as we'll as the parents and friends of
the class members.
This home talent entertainment
will be staged during the first week
in June, the exact date to be an
nounced next week. Those taking
part have already begun to rehearse
under the able coaching of Miss
Dodds, and there is no doubt but that
it will excel any play ever given by
local talent.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Epworth League Meeting,

The annual meeting of the Ep-
worth League of the NJ E. church
was held Friday, May Is at the
church. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected with the exception
Of the president, Miss Hazel Witwer
who was elected at the last meeting.
The following officers were elected:
First Vice President-LeRoy We'll
fare.
Second Vice President-C1arenc
Schroeder.
Third Vice Florence
Behl
Fourth Vice President Allen
Dripps.
cretary-Mildred Adams.
Treasurer-Agnes Wilson
Corresponding Secretary - Gladys
Brisbane.
Reporter-Elsie Buss.
Chorister-Allen Dripps.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
SEVERAL NEW TEACHERS
HIRED FOR NEXT YEAR
Board of Education Elects Teachers
To Fill Vacancies in Morris
Schools

At a meeting of the School Board
held Wednesday afternoon several
teachers were hired to fill the va
cancies made by the resignation Of
some of the present staff.
Miss Ethel M. Bulloch of AMMAN
dale, will teach English in the high
school next year to take the place of
Miss Helen Woodman. Miss Florence
M. Johnson of Red Wing, will teach
the first grade, now being taught by
Miss Patricia Hart. Both Miss Wood
man and Miss Hart have accepted
positions in the school at Yankton,
S. D., at a substantial increase in
salary.
Miss Agnes B. Foley of Graceville,
will teach the 5th and 9Th grades
in the Longfellow building and also
be principal Of the Longfellow build
ing. She is at present teaching at
Wabasha and will take the place Of
Miss Fossman.
Miss Cora Palm of Litchfield, will
teach the End and 3rd grades in the
high school building, now being
taught by Miss McBeth. Miss Palm
is at present at Browns Valley.
Miss Olga Kueter of Breckenridge,
will have charge of the End and 3rd
grades in the Longfellow building in
place of Miss Pennock. Miss Kueter
is at Herman this year.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Meeting of Missionary Union

The Missionary Union of the Con-
gregational church will meet in the
church next Wednesday,, May 28, at
3 o'clock. This meeting will be of
especial interest to the women of the
church as the "Work of the American
Board in the Near East" is to be dis
cussed. 1t was said at the peace con-
ference that the reason for America s
great prestige in Turkey and the Bal
kans is to be found in the work of the
American Board. Four members Of
the Relief Expedition that sailed
Jan. are members of the American
Board, one, DR.. Barton, is expedition
chairman of the Relief Expedition,
another, DR.. Peet, is financial legal
and diplomatic advisor. Major Isaac
Camp (Rev. Isaac Camp served as
military governor of Bethlehem.
Twenty-three Of those who stayed
by their fields after being urged to
leave lost thei lives, 13 of them
were women.
The things that "men who know, -
have said about the missionaries of
the American Board in the Near
East, make those who have helped
feel very proud.
All Congregational women are
urged to be present at o'clock next
Wednesday.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
P7avgrounds fer West Side

Thru the efforts of the citizens in
the west part of the city, Fairgrounds
will be maintained this summer on
the Longfellow school grounds. Some
of the parents living in that part Of
the city have offered TO purchase the
necessary playground equipment if
the school board would furnish a sup
ervisor to look after the children
and organize them in their play.
Miss Catherine Pennock, who now
teaches the End grade pupils in the
LongfeIlow building, will be retained
to do this work during the two va
cation months, July and August.
Miss Pennock did playground work
at Eveleth last summer and has made
a special study of the children and
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
MEMORIAL DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED HERE
Exercises at Cemeteries in Morning,
Program on Court House Grounds
in Afternoon

Memorial Day will be fttingly OBJ
served in Morris Friday of next week
and a greater effort than ever is be-
ing made to make it great mem
orable, patriotic occasion.
While every day of the year it
is everyone's privilege to hold in re-
spect the names of the brave heroes
of the 60's-living and dead-it is
the duty and pleasure of all Ameri-
can citizens to join together to pay
homage in unison on May 80. Each
year the ranks of the living veterans
are more sparse than they were the
year before; which only adds to the
solemnity Of the day set apart for
physical manifestation of the respect
in which they are held and the trem-
endous sacrifices they made in their
prime for their country.
The program for the day is as fol-
lows: The line of march will form
at the armory at 1000 a. m. with the
following sections: Company K Ma
tional Guard, band, colors, veterans
of the G. A. R., ladies of the G. A. R.,
returned soldiers in uniform, Red
Cross, public school pupils, st. Mary's
pupils, general public. Exercises
will be held at the cemetery at 1890,
where the G.. A. R. ritual and serv-
ice will be carried out. There will
also be songs by the school children,
an address by F. A. Stever, salute by
the firing squad consisting of re-
turned soldiers, taps by the bugler
and a re-assembly Of the line of
march.
In the afternoon there will be a
memorial program on the court house
grounds beginning at 2:30. Mayor
Geenty will preside and there will be
selections by the band, invocation by
DR.. G.. L. Powell, orders of the day
by w. L. Colyer, adjutant Of Over
ton Post No. SO, Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address by Alvin Brandt, tri-
butte to the returned soldiers by Supt.
P. E. Miller, selection by the ladies'
octette, and address by G. A. Will of
Minneapolis and selections by the
band.
All returned soldiers are asked to
take part in the exercises of the day
and Company X of Morris will also
take a leading part.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
AUTOISTS IGNORANT
OF TRAFFIC RULES
People From Rural Districts Must
Get Acquainted With City
Regulations

People from the country towns
who are planning on driving to the
cities of Minneapolis or st. Paul
should acquaint themselves with the
city traffic rules before they start.
The authorities in these cities are
enforcing the rules to the letter and
as many as 500 drivers are being ar
rested every day because they are
ignorant of the laws. The following
from the Minneapolis Tribune Of
Monday explains some of the rules:
"Automobilists in Minneapolis are
in woeful ignorance of the rules and
regulations of traffic." Lieut.. John
Hart, in charge of automobile traffic
and the "red tag" system of checking
up on misdemeanors, said yesterday.
Following his questioning of more
than 700 motorists called in last
week for violations of the law, he has
discovered, he said, that the majority
offended through an ignorance of the
existing rules or misunderstanding.
"Some of the rulings which have
caused the most trouble in their in
terpretation are the following:
Turning to the left" which means
that a driver cannot drive up to the
curb with the left side of his car
towards the sidewalk; the DINNER or
dinance, which states that no clear
glass may be used in headlights, but
must be etched, colored or ground;
the speed laws, 10 miles an hour, the
maximum for the congested loop dis
trict, Is miles in the residential Sec
ton, 20 for parkways and rs for the
boulevards, and tail lights, which
must be lighted at all times after
dusk"
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSN.
ORGANIZED SATURDAY
Miss Muckley Explains Need of
Public Health Nurses. Officers
Elected

Between 80 and 40 men and wo-
men representing various parts of the
county, met at the Commercial Club
rooms in Morris last Saturday after
noon and organized the Stevens coun-
ty Public Health Association.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. J. G. Morrison, who was made
temporary chairman, with Mrs. F. A.
Hancock, temporary secretary. Mrs.
Morrison introduced Miss Mary
Muckley, Field Secretary of the Min
nesota Public Health Association.
Miss Muckley explained the need of
public health nurses and answered
questions about the methods of or
ganization of county health associa-
tions. The work of organization was
then taken up, and the proposed con-
stitution adopted. Membership dues
we're set at $1OO. All members will
receive a copy of the Minnesota Pub
lie Health Journal, if requested.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
President-Mrs. J. G. Morrison, of
Morris.
Secretary-Mrs G. w. Nash, of
Morris.
Treasurer-Wm. Gausman, of Pep
perton.
First Vice President and ASS
Treasurer-Mrs. J. E. Peterson, of
Donnelly.
Second Vice President an Asst Sc
cretary-Mrs. Lee Eddy, Of Chokio.
Executive Directors A. Black
mum, of Hancock, and County Supt.
Ray S. Roberts.
These officers constitute the Execu-
tive Committee, and they will meet
soon and appoint directors from each
precinct in the county. Later a
meeting of these directors will be
held and definite plans made for
carrying forward the work of the as
sociatiOn.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
sc <SteDens County Memorial Armory"
Is County's Testimonial to Soldiers

the building, that on the southwest
corner will be the memorial room.
This room will be beautifully finished
and furnished, and will have cases
for war records and trophies, and
will be the meeting place for the
veterans of the Great War, and espe-
cially devoted to their use.
After this explanatory statement,
Geo. w. Beise spoke for the memorial
plan, urging that we really owed this
to the boys who went out to fight our
battles.
r. G. Cushing of Hancock, favored
the plan, and urged that it was a
project in which all desired to have
and should have a part.
J. P. Steinfort Of Donnelly, said
that he was thoroly in harmony with
the project.
l.. P. Norby of Alberta, said that
If there were opportunity for the
commissioners to give $4,000, he
would favor giving that amount. We
promised the boys what we would
do for them when they went away,
said Mr.. Norby, and now that they
are back-and thank God that they
are back, let us plant at the county
seat a suitable memorial for them.
L. S. Graves Of Chokio, urged that
it was desirable that the commission
ers appropriate money for the mem
orial because it that way non resi-
dents would help.
J. H. Devenney, a former member
of the county board, urged that it
was privilege to take the proposed
action for the boys
c. G. Erstad Of Donnelly, stated
that he was much pleased with the
project and was willing to "dig
down in his own pocket, too" in or
der that suitable memorial might
be built.
E. J. Jones pointed out that it was
only thru the county making an ap-
/ preparation that it could participate,
and thus make the whole armory a
memorial project, while the county
memorial fund would actually pay
for only a small part of the building.
E. J. Bahe of Hancock, pointed out
that probably every village in the
county desired a memorial, yet if
each attempted to put up one, they
would be small affairs, and it would
! be only by making the memorial a
county memorial located at the coun-
ty seat that good big one could be
put up that would be worthy of the
cause.
| Commissioner Gausman stated that
he felt it an honor to ourselves to
erect so fine a memorial. Commits
sioner Lawler stated that he thought
the idea Of combining the memorial
and the armory was very good, and
Commissioners Burt and Meck1en-
burg both expressed their approval,
and at the commissioners meeting on
Tuesday, $4,000 was voted for the
"Stevens County Memorial Armory."
So many citizens have expressed a
desire to contribute to a memorial
fund, that it is probable that op-
portunity will be given, and that the
county appropriation will be supple
mented with funds raised by popular
subscription.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Special Term of Court

is being held this week for the second
trial of the case of F. A. Mullen
against J. H. Devenney. Judge
Jelley of Minneapolis, is presiding.
Senator Purcell of Wahpeton, and
A. G.. Divet of Fargo, are attorneys
for the plaintiff and Tom Davis of
Minneapolis, and T. J. Mangan of
this city, are attorneys for the de-
fendant. The jury was obtained on
Monday afternoon, and the taking of
testimony began on Tuesday. The
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23

(Note-Next week The Tribune
will publish pictures of the Stevens
County Memorial Arm Try and the
Memorial Room.)
The action of the county commits
sioners this week in voting $4,000
to the stevens County Memorial
Armory" places this community in
the front rank in the matter of plan
ming and providing suitable mem
orial for the soldiers, sailors and
marines from this county who so
nobly did their part even to the SUI
preme sacrifice in the Great War now
happily ended.
Representatives from every part of
the county were present at the COM
missioners' meeting on Monday af-
ternoon, and after the memorial pro-
ject had been presented, united in
urging the commissioners to appro-
pirate the necessary funds.
The meeting for convenience was
held at the Commercial Club rooms
and G. A. Dushek, vice-president Of
the Commercial Club, presided. He
first called upon P. L. Spooner, chair
man of the armory committee, who
reviewed the history of the armory
and memorial project from it's in
ception. He told of the voting of
| $40, 900 bonds for the armory by the
city of Morris, and of the granting
of $4,000 by the state. The COM
mittee then found that this sum was
inadequate, and appealed to the state
| for more funds, as a result of which
the legislature raised the state aid
to $4,000. This sum, totalling $685.
600, said Mr.. Spooner, would build
an armory sufficient for military pur-
poses, but it would not be the COM
munity building which was really
needed and wanted.
While the armory committee was
wrestling with it's problem, the mem
Club was seeking to devise ways and
means for soldier memorial which
| would be in keeping with present
day ideas regarding memorial, Mr..
SpOoner explained. The tombstone
| memorial" is no longer considered
satisfactory, and all over the country
the movement is towards memorial
buildings, but the local committee
could not see how sufficient funds
could be raised for a memorial build
ing nor how it could be maintained
after being erected. At this point,
the suggestion was made that both
committees could solve their prob
lens by erecting one building which
would be both an armory and a mem
orial, and the idea of the "Stevens
County Memorial Armory" had it's
inception.
Accordingly, Tyrie & Chapman,
architects we're instructed to make
tentative sketches for such build
ing, and these sketches we're exhibit
ed Monday afternoon, and most en-
Enthusiastically approved. This build
ing will be situated on the site of
the present armory and the site of
the old Central school. 1t will have
entrances on Fifth street and Oregon
avenue and the municipal building
will have an entrance on Sixth
street. The most beautiful room in
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
GRADUATING CLASS
WILL BE LARGE ONE
Twenty-Four Students Will Receive
Their Diplomas From Morris
High School

Nineteen young women and five
young men compose the 1919 Glass
OF the Norris High School. The
graduation exercises will take place
at the Orpheum theatre on Thursday
evening, June 26. These annual ex-
ercises have always been an occasion
in which much interest has been
manifested by the people of this COM
mun1ty in past years and the ap-
preaching event will be, undoubted-
ly, no exception to the rule.
Morris and the people of this
school district justly feel proud of the
achievements of this local education
al institution, and it will be gratify-
ing to them to learn that twenty-four
young people have progressed thru
its several branches and have at
tanned a degree Of proficiency in the
regular course of studies to entitle
them to receive a high school dip
Iona.
Out of the twenty-four graduates,
fifteen of them are from the academic
department and the other nine from
the normal training department.
There are three post-graduates and
two honor students.
State Auditor J. A. o. Preus will
deliver the commencement address
and a program will also be arranged
for the evening.
The following are the students who
have been recommended by the school
board for graduation:
ACADEMIC COURSE
Alvin T. Brandt
EvaIyn Ferrell
Beatrice Florence Geenty
Amy Beatrice Hanson
Nora Marie Hanson
Laura Josephine Holman
Charles F. Kirk
Ruth Eugenia Larson
Arthur William Lund
Harvard B. Olson
Cora Ryhn
Lucas L. SIR
Grace Hazel Smith
Olive Idella Towner
Mildred Ellen Tripp
NORMAL TRAINING COURSE
Mabel Sophie Strand
Edna Bergetta Hansen
Gladys Mae Towner
Johanna Ulvestad
Josephine Evelyn Zahl
Mary Spalinger
Hazel Clara Johnson
Agnes Harriet Sather
Lydia Viola StQtesbery
POST GRADUATES
Agnes Harriet Sather
Gladys Mae Towner
Josephine Evelyn Zahl
HONOR STUDENTS
Mabel Sophie Strand, Valedic-
torian
Edna Bergetta Hansen, Saluta-
torian.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Weather and Crons

For over a week now the farmers
have been favored with warm, dry
weather-the longest spell of good
weather that there has been during
the entire spring. Every moment of
favorable weather has been utilized
by the Stevens county farmers, how
ever, and crops are progressing nice
ly. Corn is now being seeded, and
the early ones have the corn seeding
done.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23

how to amust them. The playground
will be tried out this summer as a
sort of an experiment and if it works
we'll it is likely that such an under
taking will be started in the East
side next summer. 1t is planned to
purchase about $500 worth of play
ground equipment, this money to be
donated by parents on the West side.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Walter Ortnan Home.

Sergeant Walter E. Ortman re-
turned home last week, after serving
eighteen months in Fracne. He was
in the Toul sector and pretty close
to the firing line. He belonged to the
medical department and was in
Evacuation Hospital No. 1, where
the wounded were brought from the
front for treatment.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
An Invitation to All Soldiers

The members of the G.. A. r. have
elected to worship at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday, May 25, 1919.
Mr.. Stever, acting pastor, will speak
upon the subject, "The Soldiers
Place in the Nation" and he extends
an invitation to all soldiers of our
country to worship at the Congrega-
tional church on this Memorial Sun
day. This service is a union service
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23

of the Methodist Episcopal and Con-
gregational churches, and the pastors
hereby extend to the people of Morris
most hearty invitation to the serv-
Ice in honor of the soldiers of our
country
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
Results of Tournament

The hand ball tournament started
some weeks ago by thirteen boys of
the Morris school was finished last
Friday and Arthur Splitstoser won.
The finals were played by him and
John Bowlin.. Neither of these boys
had lost a game until the final game,
when they played together and John
lost. The boys taking part and the
results are given below:
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR

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Previous to September 1, 1919,
subscribers will be given the
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more than two years in ad-
vance at the present rate Of
$3.50 a year.
Morris tribune., 1919-05-23
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| case may take the entire week or
more.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-07-16
JOHN A. HOLLAND,
The Greenwood Piano Man.

The largest dealer in musical instru-
ments in Western South Carolina. Sells
pianos, self-player pianos, organs and
sewing machines. Reference: The
Bank of Greenwood, the oldest and
strongest Bank in Greenwood County
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-06
Sailor Values Charm.

The king and queen recently re-
ceived at Windsor castle the Austria
liam, New Zealand and South African
press delegates now on visit to Great
Britain. His majesty spoke warmly OF
the gallantry of the Domlnions troops.
and exchanged recollections OF his
empire tour of 1901. When Mr.. Piranl
Of New Zealand mentioned the name
of Maggie Papakura, the Maori guide
who conducted the king round the hot
springs wonderland Of Rotorua, the
king recalled her at once, and was In
terested to learn that she Is now In
England. The New Zealand delegates
found that Princess Mary knew all
about the pre-war Maori prophecy con-
cerning the battle-cruiser New Zea-
land-that she would 60 into action
within a given number Of years and
would be hit but escape serious dam
age If her captain wore a Maori tiki
(greenstone charm). The first part Of
the prophecy came true. and so up to
date has the second. The captain
does not forget to wear his tiki.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-06
Yank Artillery Made Record.

The French take more pride In their
artillery than In almost any other fea-
ture Of their military service, writes
@. w. Barron in the Wall Street Jour
nal. In this war they made world rec
ords in effective gunnery. The Amer
lean boys watched the French move
18n-inch guns Into position IN As min
utes with horses and motors. Then
the Frenchmen saw the American
boys do II In 12h minutes, and they
did not use either horses or motors.
Fifty American officers and men put
the gun into place and they were the
talk Of the town at that French camp.
Afterward the French called upon their
officers for themselves and all their
man power to do this work when the
tractor was not about.
When the Germans met the Ameri-
can gunners they thought a new kind
Of rapid-fire three-inch gun had come
into the war because 1t shot so much
more rapidly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-05-06
Passed by Sentry.

A colonel of colOred regiment COM
ing in about 10 80 was duly challenged
by the sentry, and responded: "Col-
onel -, officer of the camp" The
The sentry tried his best to pierce
the darkness, gave 1t up, and finally
said:
"Look 'eah, man, yO-all ah de foth
man what's done tried to make me
think he's Cunnel -. Go way wild dat
stuff"
The colonel pretty warmly reaffirm.
ed that he was Colonel - and de-
manded immediate admission. The
guard, unabashed, told him to step up
80 that he could see him. The colonel
walked up to him in rage, and you
can imagine his CONSERVATION when
the sentry took hold of the silver
eagle on his shoulder, looked up at
him with grin on his face and said:
"Oh, Lawsyl IT'S de ole bird, amt
it?'-The Bayonet.