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GIRL OF IS JAILED IN
ROOM SINCE BIRTH FREED

Locked in a windowless tene-
ment room in New York ever since
she was born, Harriette Sores, Is
years old last Saturday for the first
time saw the sky, felt the breeze ca
ress her cheek, and caught her first
breath of life.
Her mad, one-eyed mother, Mrs.
Margaret Sores, who has kept the
child jailed in one room since her
birth, was taken to the Psychopatic
ward of Bellevue hospital. Her faith
err Howard Sores, pavement layer,
and her grandmother, Mrs. Ellen
Sores, will not be prosecuted since
the authorities deem that it was the
mother who dominated the house,
hold, keeping her child imprisoned.
And as for Harriette, last Saturday
night she laughed for the first time in
her fifteen years when she heard 100
other unfortunate little children sing
in chorus at the rooms of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.
Harriette, little wax-doll-old wo
man of a child-girl sat on a stool
clasping her first dolly to her breast
and rocked with delight when she
heard the voices and the piano. She
even tried to sing herself-a wordless
almost tuneless song she had hummed
to herself during the years she sat in
that darkened tenement room. And
when the unwilling children Uttered
as she stood upon a stool and tried to
sing, she rubbed her tiny fists into
her blue eyes and cried until she was
comforted on the bosom of one of the
ehildren's society matrons.
That a 15-year-old girl was exist
ing a living death in New York, did
not become known until agents for
the S. p. c. G. broke into the Sores
flat on the East Side and found the
child sitting in the dingy chamber,
her almost transparent hands folded
listly in her lap. The agents acted
upon the information from a priest to
whom the story had been whispered
by a relative of the Sores family.
Harriette cried in alarm when she
saw daylight for the first time. She
quivered with terror when a Third
Avenue elevated train trembled the
street, but she uttered little shrek
OF delight when Miss Edith c. CRANE,
one of the S. p. c. c officials, put a
big open-shut-eye doll dressed in
flounces and lace, into her arms.
Harriette has had so little exercises
she can hardly walk. and was carried
TO the society's office in the arms of
huge policeman who whispered to her
with the tenderness of woman.
The offices of the S. p. c. C. are
hardly a stones throw from the room
where Harriette was born and never
moved until today
"She is barely able to lisp" said
Miss CRANE tonight. 'Her mentality
is that OF a child of seven. Good food,
lots OF sunlight and the companion
ship of other children is what she
needs. think she is a bright child,
and there is hope for her stunted
mind 1t will be some time before
she Is able to walk alone. Saturday
showed her the picture of a dog, and
she asked me if it was horse"
Justice Levy of the children's court,
before whom Harriette was taken,
said the case was "the most unusual
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-30

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Take Mystery-Red-Drops. AT Anti
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Rub-My-Tism is a powerful antisep-
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-01-30

For colds take Nyafs Laxacold
Tablets, 25s. Autobiography Drug
Store.-12.5-tf.
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COPY OF LETTER WRITTEN TO
Ex-Gov. BRoWARD IN 1909

Wiliiston, Fla.,-Jan. 27, 1920.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
| am inclosing you fac smile of
a letter written to Governor Broward
in 1909 which may amuse some Of
your readers.
Very truly,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Conference Postponed

AS a result of the influenza stu
alton, the conference and orgaRiza-
tion meeting of the League Of Women
Voters of the Seventh Congressional
District, which was to have been
held in Willmar, February 1 and 2
has been Indefinitely postponed. A
telephone message to this effect was
received by Mrs. L. c. Spooner from
Miss Edith Nelson, chairman of ar
rangements, at two o'clock Sunday
afternoon,
1t is reported that conditions in
Willmar and in towns south Of that
city, have become so serious that ii
was necessary to call off the meet
ing.
Two Morris women, Mrs. L. c.
Spooner and Mrs. Stanley G. Hunter
had planned to attend the conference
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Miss Bernice Wilcox Married

The wedding of Miss Bernice
Wilcox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
L. D. Wilcox and Arvin Carlson, took
place at the brides home at Norcross
on Tuesday evening, Jan. 27.
Rev. Dershen of Bigstone, off1ciated
at the ceremony, which was per-
formed in the presence of thirty-five
relatives of the bridal couple. Miss
Mildred Wilcox was her sisters
bridesmaid, while, the groom was at
tended by his brother, Arnold Carl
son.
The brides dress was of pearl gray
georgette, made over satin slip, and
beaded in pink. The bridesmaid
wore rose colored georgette.
After the ceremony, wedding
supper was served to the guests.
Mr.. Carlson and his bride have gone
to Fargo for few days, and will
return to Norcross to make their
home on the groom's farm near that
city.
Mrs. Carlson is we'll known in
Morris, having been employed in the
B. E. Adams store, formerly owned by
S. J. Stebbins, for over a year. She
is sister of Mrs. J. H. Brunsman of
this city, who went to Norcross to
attend the Wedding.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
First Lean Year Month Normal

Those who are curious as to the
outcome of the leap year privilege
accorded to women, will be interested
to know that the number of marriage
licenses issued during January, tally
exactly with the number issued dur
ing the corresponding months in
1919 and 1918.
During January 1917-before the
war-the number issued was six, and
in 1916 the last leap year before 1920
the first month also shows a total of
six. It wound appear, as has often
been suspected, that Mr.. Gilbert's
duties as aide-de-camp to Cupid, are
the result Of mutual attraction, and
that the question of "who is the
chaser, pray, and who the chased?"
influences them but little.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
ANNUAL ARMORY
INSPECTION SOON
Extra Drills Will be Called Before
Visit of Col. John H.
Burnett

''It is expected that the 5th Regi-
ment will make the good showing it
has always made in the past, and that
it will continue to deserve it's reputa-
tion as the most efficient regiment
in the state" says Lieut. Wells of
Company K in announcing the An
nual Federal Armory Inspection,
which will take place within the
next two weeks.
The inspection will be conducted
by Colonel John H. Burnett of the
53rd Infantry, Regular Army, sta
toned at Camp Grant, and will in
clude examination of the armory it.
self, the Company, the . equipment,
and all records. The Colonel has
been detailed by the War Department
to inspect every company of the 5th
regiment, Minnesota Infantry Ma
tional Guard. Altho the exact date
of his arrival in Morris has not been
received as yet, orders with regard
to this matter, are expected shortly"
Extra drills will be called in pre-
paration for this inspection accord
ing to Lieut.. Wells.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
WEST CENTRAL TEAM
DEFEATS BEARDSLEY
Fastest Basket Ball Games Results
in Score of "a to

One of the fastest basket ball games
of the season was played on the floor
of the Agricultural School gymna-
sium last Friday night when the West
Central School quintet defeated the
Beardsley High School team to the
tune of "a to 13.
The school team will play Grace
vile on Thursday night on the local
floor. This is expected to be the most
hotly contested game of the season in
asmuch as the Graceville team is in
line for the high school championship
of this district, having only one more
game to play. This game will be
with Wheaton Feb. 27th in the gym
nasium of the West Central School of
Agriculture. This gym has been
chosen because it is entirely neutral
and the result will determine which
of these teams goes to Northfield for
the state basket ball tournament.
On Saturday evning of this week
the girls will play off their seasons
tournament to determine which of
the class teams is the best.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
PUBLIC HEALTHNNURSE
ARRIVES In MORRIS
Miss Irene La Brie Receives Appoint
ment and Comes to Begin Work
Immediately

Miss Irene La Brie arrives in Morris
this week to accept the position of
Stevens County Public Health Nurse.
Miss La Brie's training and exper-
ence are such as to qualify her
thoroly for her work After COM
pleting her course at st. Joseph's s
Hospital in st. Paul, she did work in
rural nursing in and about Redf1eld,
S. D. During the war she served as
Red Cross nurse oversee for one and
half years. Since her return she has
taken the special course in Public
Health Nursing offered at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, and for some
weeks has been connected with the
Minnesota Public Health Association
She comes very highly recommend
ed both as to personality, and as to
ability and efficiency in her work
She will begin her duties in the coun-
ty Immediately.
The acquisition of public health
nurse for Stevens county was made
possible by the large sale of Christ
mas Red Cross seals and bonds, and
the additional sum of money donated
by the Junior Red Cross.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
A True Fish Story

GlenWood Herald.-We are now in
possession of the actual facts in con-
nection with one of the biggest fish
stories we have ever heard, thanks
to Ole Kulickson, former GIenwood
resident who was here on a visit last
Monday. @u-
The story in it's original form went
the rounds in Glenwood about three
years ago and concerned a sturgeon
captured by Mr.. Gulickson's son in
a drainage ditch, running into the
Tamarack river, in Koochiching
county, Minnesota. 1t was related
that the young Mr.. Gulickson dis
covered the fish stranded in low wat
er in the ditch and with the help
of eleven of his neighbors succeeded
in landing the fish with block and
tackle.
When the ,spoils were divided Mr..
Gulickson carried away 500 pounds
as his share and the impression pre-
vailed that each of the eleven men
got an equal amount, so that the
total weight of the sturgeon was es-
timated as being 5000 pounds AS
matter of fact, the circumstances
we're as follows:
Mr.. Gulickson discovered that the
water in the ditch did not rise as
rapidly as usual after a heavy rain
and investigation developed the fact
that large sturgeon had become
stranded in shallow water, forming
an obstruction against whcih debris
floating down the ditch had lodged
and accumulated to such an extent
that quite an effective dam was
formed. Being unable to land the
fish single handed, Mr.. Gulickson
called some of his neighbors and
eleven of them gathered to assist him.
The fish was killed and, with the
aid of block and tackle, was taken
out of the ditch The neighbors
agreed that Mr.. Gulickson was en-
titled to the lions share by right Of
discovery, and accordingly, portion
estimated at 500 pounds was allotted
him. The total estimated weight Of
the fish was 1900 pounds.
The Tamarack river runs into Red
Lake and undoubtedly the sturgeon
went up the river, from the lake.
and thence into the ditch, where he
got into trouble.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Grant County Poultry Show

The Grant County Poultry AS
sociation will hold their seventh an
nual poultry exhibit at Herman on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
February 9, 10 and IL.
The Association expects to make
this the best show they have ever
held and hope for large attend
ance. A special invitation is extend
ed to the puoltry raisers of Stevens
county to enter their birds at this
show and attend the same. Entry
blank and premium lists can be OBJ
tanned from F. e. Pracht, Herman.
The show will be free to all visitors.
Game Warden Paul Goodell is also
planning on showing game bird ex-
hibit, and already has for the show,
Canada geese, blue geese, mallard
ducks and ringneck pheasants.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
c. A. DUSHEK PRESIDENT
OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
Elected by Directors Following Res
ignatiOn of P. L. Spooner.-N.
Vinje Made V.-P.

The board of directors of the Com
mercial Club met on Wednesday and
selected c. A. Dushek, who last year
successfully served as vice-presi-
dent, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of P. L. Spooner as
president. p. e. Miller also rendered
his resignation of vice-president, and
N. Vinje was elected as vice-president
for the remainder of his term. Mr..
Miller was elected to succeed G. A.
Dushek as director. The directors
filled these vacancies in accordance
with the constitution of the club,
which provides this method of filling
vacancies. ~
The board also decided to postpone
the annual party which it was
planned to hold soon. The directors
felt that the fear of the influenza
epidemic might seriously interfere
with the attendance at this time.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Miss Winkelman Married

Miss Rosa Winkleman, former
teacher in the Morris schools, but
whose home has recently been at
Tieton, Wash, and Homer W. God
frey of Elgin, Mimi, we're married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. o. Winkelman on Satur-
day, January II.
A Tieton newspaper gives the fol-
lowing account of the event:
"At a very pretty home wedding
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. Win
kelman of Tieton, their daughter,
Rosa Marie, became the wife of
Homer w. Godfrey, Rev. P. Jones of
Cewiche officiating, the ring cere-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Wanted a Mail Order Wife

Dawson Sentinel:-In the first
place, be it understood that this is
not yarn. 1t is a really-truly story
of an effort made by one bachelor
living in the Dawson community to
get a wife. He is known to almost
every reader of the Dawson Sentinel,
but for obvious reasons, we cannot
give his name. He wrote to a we'll
known Minneapolis mail-order house,
complaining that he did not find in
their catalogue quotations on wives.
It would seem that with the coming
Of leap year, it should no longer be
necessary for eligible bachelors to
patronize mail-Order houses. This
paper has always advocated trading
at home, and we trust that the un-
married ladies of this vicinity will
see to it that hereafter matrimonial
business be kept at home.
Here is the letter:
Dear Sir:
Hav ben looking all over your
Catalogue but ther es one ting Missing
is am very interested in and that es
a good Houscaper they say Siris &
Robuck has got. them so I tink I
Better start my Dealing with dem
onless youcan Refur me to better
House But Hop when I gat the Robe
I'll gat the Woman to from somwher
Yours Truley
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
ONE MATCH A DAY
SAVES $4,000 FOR u. S.
Judge Beise Addresses Students Of
West Central School on Thrift"
at Chapel on Saturday

Judge G. w. Beise gave a highly
Illuminating address on the subject
of Thrift at the West Central School
of Agriculture last Saturday. The
entire chapel period was given to
Judge Beise and the students keenly
appreciated the Judges common sense
and practical line of talk. y@
The difference between miserliness
and thrift, and between the spend
thrift and the generous man were
clearly pointed out. Several Illus
tartions were given to show how the
people of the United States might be-
come a really thrifty people; in
stance, the Judge called attention TO
the fact that if every one OF the
twenty million families of the United
States would save one match per day.
the aggregate saving would amount
to $4,000 and should every family
save just one teaspoonful Of sugar per
meal the aggregate saving wouAo
amount to about 100000 per day.
In the matter of the earning power
of money, the Judge agreed with the
Jew who said 'tThe man who invented
interest was no fool, too" He showed
how one dollar invested where II
would draw per cent interest COM
pounded annually would amount 10
fortune in 500 years.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Ground Hog Sees Shadow

Unless the eyes of the ground hog
have become very much impaired as
a result of arduous reading of wealth
er signs during such a long period
of years, he most certainly saw his
shadow on Monday, February 2, and
thus made hopes of an early spring
quite futile.
Altho the morning was a bit foggy
at first, it soon cleared off, and it is
reasonable to believe that by the
time gentleman of luxury like the
ground hog took his first look at the
outside world, he was greeted by his
shadow on the snow. This phen-
omenon is popularity supposed to in
dicate six more weeks of winter.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06

and was married to Hans Sherstad on
October 5, 1887. They were residents
of Norris for a long time, but few
years ago moved to farm near DON
nelly. Mr.. Sherstad died three years
ago. Two sons, Conrad, of Talmadge,
Nebraska, and Adolph, who is on the
Donnelly farm, survive.
Mrs. Sherstad was member of the
Kongsvinger church at Donnelly.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
afternoon at Morris; services were
conducted by Rev. A. Olson, at the
undertaking parlors, and interment
was at Summit cemetery.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Col. R. C. Dewey Dead

Col. R. c. Dewey, who formerly
was superintendent Of the Litchf1eld
schools, and served as captain Of a
Litchfield company in the Spanish
war, died at Oakland, Cal, week be-
fore last. The body was brot to Min
neapolis for interment. His death
will bring grief to the many who
knew and admired him during his
residence in this city.-Litchf1eld
News-Ledger.
Col. Dewey was superintendent oi
the Morris public schools from 1894
to 1897 and will be remembered by
the older settlers here. From here
he went to Litchfield.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
mony being used.

mony being used.
''The wedding party advanced to
the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march played by the brides sister,
Miss Alice Winkelman. The bride
wore charming dress of deft blue
charmeuse draped in silver lace and
tulle and carried a bouquet of Oph-
ella roses. She was given away by
her father.
Linda Rosenkranz, her cousin,
acted as maid of honor. Miss Rosen-
kranz was gowned in brown velvet
trimmed in Pekin blue, and carried
carnations. Her brother, August,
was best man for Mr.. Godfrey.
After the congratulations had
been given, delightful dinner was
served to about 25 guests.
"Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey left for
Elgin, Mimi, where the former is
superintendent of schools
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
MINNESOTA RANKS HIGH
In CROP PRODUCTION
In Yield Per Acre, She Ranks First
in Wheat and Flax, and Second
in Corn

Notwithstanding an unfavorable
season in 1919, Minnesota again
ranks very high in total production
and average yield per acre in seven
of the principal crops raised in the
United States, Cotton, tobacco and
rice not being included) according tc
the December report of the Bureau OF
Crop Estimates, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
In production in 1919 of spring
wheat, Minnesota ranks second, be-
ing exceeded only by North Dakota
However, in yield, she ranks first OF
the four important Spring Wheat
States, showing an average yield of
IT'S bushels. South Dakota ranks
second with IA bushels.
Minnesota ranks second in produc-
tion of fax and in yield is first among
the four important states producing
fax.
In barley, due to heavy decrease on
acreage last year, her rank is only
Minnesota and South Dakota tie for
fourth place among the more i'm
portant barley producing states with
an average yield of 27 bushels.
In the production of oats, rye and
potatoes, Minnesota ranks fourth
while in the production of corn her
rank is eighth. The average yield
per acre of corn in Minnesota for
1913 was 40 bushels which is only
16 bushels below that Of Iowa, 5
bushels above Illinois and lis bu-
shells above South Dakota. This in
dicates that Minnesota is rapidly
forging ahead as a corn state.
This agricultural record for Min
nesota demonstrates that the posi-
bilities for farming are very great
and offers safe and profitable in
vestment to those engaged in this
line of work.
Paul H. Kirk,
Minnesota Field Agent.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
County Health Officer Says That
=. Worst Will Probably Be Over
By End of Week

"Altho there is a good deal of in
fluenza in the county," says DIR.
Caine, county and city health officer,
'the malady is appearing in a light
form, and there is no cause for
alarm. It is probable that the worst
will be over by the end of the week. "
Unless conditions become more
serious than they are at the presnt
time, there will be no necessity for
taking public action with regard to
the matter, is the doctors opinion.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Sneaks on Good Roads

A very interesting talk on Con-
structive Government was given the
students of the West Central School
of Agriculture by Mr.. Smith of the
Farm Bureau Department. Mr..
Smith is a thorough-going, practical
farm business man. His theme was
Good Roads and the Method Whereby
They Might Be Obtained. He spoke
to the students on the purpose Of the
Babcock Road Amendment
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Mrs. Hans O. Sherstad Dies

Friends of Mrs. Hans o. Sherstad
were shocked at the news of her
death at her home in Donnelly on
Monday, February 2. Mrs. Sherstad
had been ill for only four days with
influenza. Pneumonia followed,
which caused her death.
The deceased was born in Elverum,
Norway, on August 2, 1861. She
came to the United States in 1885,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
To Give Forbes-Robertson Drama

On Saturday, February IA, the
Little Playhouse Company will pre-
sent Sir Forbes -Robertson's famous
vehicle, "The Passing of the Third
Floor Back" at the Orpheum. This
is the fourth number of the Lyceum
course, and those who saw the play
ers last year look forward with pleas
ure to their appearance in one of the
classics of the times.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Basket Social on Saturday

There will be basket social at the
high school gymnasium on Saturday
evening, following the basket ball
game between the Wheaton and Han
cock high school teams. The pro-
ceeds will be turned over to the High
School Athletic Association, which is
badly in need of funds to cover a de-
ficit in the treasury.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
Mullen Store to Be Closed

At ten o'clock on Saturday eve
ming, the Mullen store will be closed
for repairs until further notice. The
sale will close with crash" on
that day, and work on the store will
begin Immediately afterward. 1t is
expected that the work of remodel
ing will continue until some time in
March.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1920-02-06
John Duncan Marries Litchfield Girl

Jof1n Duncan, Hneman at the local
telephone, Office, was married on Sat
urday evening, January 81, to Miss
Laura Weiss at her home in Litch-
field. Mrs. Duncan was wire chief
clerk in the Litchfeld Office before
her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan are living at
the La Grand hotel at present.