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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-01-21
DEACON DCBBS" JANUARY 20

The Wood High School will present
the rural comedy drama deacon
Dobbs," in three acts, by Walter Ben
Hare, at the new Legion Hall in Wood
on Saturday evening, January 29th.
This is play that abounds in pathos,
clean cat rural comedy with plenty of
local color, and also has a light touch
Of the sensational. 1t is the first at
tempt by local people to present some
thing in the dramatic line, but the
company has been putting in some
hard licks at rehearsing and we feel
sure that they will present Deacon
Dobbs" in manner that will meet
with your approval deuteronomy
Jones" and "Yennis Yensen" the
Sweede hired girl, are a couple of
comedy characters that will keep you
laughing. The play will provide
bout two and half hours of fun and
amusement. The new scenery that
has Just been painted will be used for
the first time in presenting this drama
fol- public approval. The general ad
mission price has been fixed at 2bc
and SOC, while limited number of
reserved seats will be put on sale ia
advance at 60c. If you want to enjoy
a real evenings entertainment and
have good hearty laugh don't miss
Deacon Dobbs" at the Legion Hall,
Saturday evening, January 29th The
following is the cast of characters:
Deacon Dobbs. from Sorghum Center,
West Virginia E. II. Hamilton
Amos Coleman, his nephew, young
lawyer Dallas Moore
Rawdon Crawley, a wolf in Sleeps
clothing g---..E Ed Sinkler
Major McNutt, auctioneer and Justice
OF the Peace Raymond Sawyer
Deuteronomy Jones, country product
---Ho Howard J6neschiet
Rose Raleigh, the brave little school
'ma'am- Grace Ogden
Miss Philipena Popover, with both
eyes on the Deacon Jessie Sinkler
Emily Dale, the richest girl in town
Edith Sinkler
Trixie Coleman, full Of mischief
Beulah Krieper
Yennie Yensen, the hired girl from
Sweden en---.. Irene Hall
SYNOPSIS
Act l. A Country Auction. The
Deacon arrives from Sorghum Center.
State o West Virginny. The Deacon
takes drink of water.
Act III. A Country Wedding Shad-
ows Of the Past. The Deacon takes
prisoner
Act Ill. A Country Husking Bee
Escaped from the Penitentiary. The
Deacon takes wife.
Then here's my hand, my trusty friend
And give us hand of thine,
And let the Friendship Cup go round
To the days of Aud Lang Syne.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-01-21
CARD OF THANKS

We desire TO express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the Ladies
Aid Society Of Wood and Happy Hol
low for the material assistance they
rendered us just after the ecent fire
which destroyed our home.
w. ] PALMER and FAMILY.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-01-21

The lO,OO0 mark in money orders
issued at the local post Office was pass
Ell a few months ago. Gotlieb Bach
man was the purchaser Of money or
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-01-21

The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs
J. B. Brown on Thursday, January
9th. A cordial invitation extended
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-01-21

The following is the program for the
Literary Society. for Friday evening
January 2Sth:
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Fair Meeting Tomorrow

The annual meeting Of the Stevens
County Agricultural Society is to be
held at the Armory on February
26th, at 2 p. m. for the purpose of
electing new officers for this year and
to discuss matters of interest to all.
'The Stevens County Fair is get
ting to be a large proposition" says
Secretary C. R. Wollthan in his no
tice to stockholders; "and we want
your presence at this meeting, and
want you to make any suggestions
whereby this fair could be made a
larger and better one. This fair, as
you know, is the only way and means
we have of getting together and of
encouraging improvement in the pro-
ductions of the county, and we here
by extend a cordial invitation to all
the stockholders and those interested
to bring your friends and come out
to this meeting and boost the associ-
alton along"
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
MRS. OLESON WANTS
STATE CENSORED MOVIES
Cigarettes for Boys Called Enemy Of
Democracy and Must Be
Defeated

Mrs. Oleson's lecture, "The New
Social Consciousness" given at the
Orpheum last Thursday evening was
we'll received by all present. The
audience was not as large as it
would have been had the Importance
of the lecture and the ability of the
speaker been more generally known.
Materially the Americans are up
to-date and living in the Twentieth
Century, said Mrs. Oleson, but in
tellectually we are in many respects
living in the Fourteenth Century.
The age old question, "Am I my
brothers keeper" has been answered
by democracy, said the speaker. And
democracys answer is that II am. -
But democracy has had to contend
with many enemies, some of them
have been conquered, others remain
to be fought and must be fought or
democracy and twentieth century
civilization will be destroyed.
One of the worst enemies of dem
ocracy, she said, is the cigarettes for
boys. Mrs. Oleson emphasized the
fact that she is not working against
tobacco for grown men, but boys
must be prevented from obtaining
them Pleading for more stern pea-
sures against cigarettes for boys the
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
WILL HAVE EXHIBITS
In STATE CROP SHOW
Superintendent P. E. Miller Will Give
Address at Crop Association
Meeting

The West Central School of Agri-
culture will be represented by
splendid exhibit of the work Of the
Experiment Station at the Minnesota
Crop Improvement Association Show
held in St. Paul this week. Because
Of the increasing Importance of much
of the experimental data which has
been obtained at the Morris Station,
these experiments are of much i'm
portance to the agriculture Of the en-
tire state. Professor r. o. Bridgford
at the West Central School has pre-
pared the exhibit which will display
in graphic way results which have
been secured from much of the rota-
.tion work with manures and acid
phosphate fertilizers, also some of the
alfalfa work and grain varieties. The
exhibit will also show the results of
several years of selection and improve
ment with pure-bred strains of corn,
wheat, oats and barley. The Crop
Improvement Association meetings
and State Grain Show in connection
with it, will be held in the Ryan
Hotel Superintendent p. q. Miller
will give an address before the con-
vention on Wednesday afternoon on
the "Pedigreed Seed Work Being
Done at the West Central Station.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Morris Made Good in Contest

Estella Watzke and Leigh Roberts
who represented the Morris High
School in the district declamatory
and oratorical contests at Ortonville
last Monday evening carried their
parts very well. While both failed
to be chosen to represent the schools
of this district in the interdistrict
contest to be held at Willmar the first
week in March they were awarded
high marks by the judges. 81, 49,
+ I'm the oratorical contest Leigh
Roberts was placed number two by
one Judge and number three by the
other two judges. Lucian Kaercher
of Ortonville averaged number one,
Ned Joubert of Wheaton number two
and Leigh Roberts number three. {
In the declamatory contest three of
the four girls taking part were each
given first place by one of the
judges. Estella Watzke was given
one first place and two third places;
while Rose Kohr of Montevideo, was
placed first by one judge, second by
one and fourth by one. This brought
In order to secure a choice the
judges were asked to rate contestants
on percentage basis and the percent
age averaged Miss Kohr 88 and Miss
Watzke 81, giving Miss Kohr the
honor of taking part in the contest
at Willmar. Third place was, given
to Wheaton.
In the local contest held Friday
evening in the high school auditorium
Mr.. Roberts had no competition in
his class but seven took part in the
girls contest. The following re-
ceived high marks, Janice Gould
third place, Mabel Stevenson, second
place and Estella Watzke first.
Four schools were represented in
the contest at Ortonville Monday eve
ming. They were Montevideo, Orton-
vile, Wheaton and Morris.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
ONE MAN KILLED TWO
HURT IN AUTO SPILL
Car Runs Down Steep Embankment
Found by School Children Next
Morning

One young man was instantly
killed and two seriously injured when
the car in which they were riding
went in the ditch last Thursday
night near Wilmot.
John Larkin, Ross ]. Reynolds and
Fred Olthorff, young men from Grace
vile had spent the day in Wilmot
and when returning during the night
their car was run over steep en-
bankment and upset. The occupants
were all thrown out. Mr.. Larkin
was thrown a distance of SO feet and
was instantly killed. Mr.. Reynolds
had an arm broken and received other
injuries and Mr.. Olthorff received a
bad scalp wound. Both were rend-
cred unconscious for a time but Mr..
Olthorff later regained consciousness
and made his way. to a nearby farm
house. He was unable, however, to
make his presence there known be-
fore he again fell unconscious at the
door where he was found the next
morning
The other two remained ON the
scene of the accident during the
night and were discovered by some
children on their way to school Fri
day morning.
Mr.. Reynolds and Mr.. Olthorff
were taken to the Browns Valley hos
pital where they are reported in
serious condition though it is hoped
they will recover.
All three we're young men well
known thruout this setcion of the
statel and had many friends in Nor
ris. iThey were all unmarried.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
It Runs in the Family

Not having run afoul of the law
nor yet being concerned with suing or
being sued, the average citizen of
Morris may not have discovered that
there are two Judge Flahertys in
town, and yet such is the case.
Furthermore, if it is found impossi-
BILE to obtain justice in the court of
Judge Flaherty "fils," an appeal may
be taken to the court of Judge
Flaherty "pere." In other words
when Municipal Judge Beise started
out to find if the real California
winter was any better than the
variety of California winter served
up here in Minnesota, he appointed
Sheridan S. Flaherty as his substi-
tute on the municipal bench. So
young, Judge Flaherty is dispensing
city justice and acquiring the valu-
able experience of looking at a case
from the judges instead of the
lawyers viewpoint.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Behl-Albers

A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Behl
Thursday evening at 5 o'clock, when
their daughter, Anna Mary became
the bride of August Albers of Dan
vers, Rev. Pilgrim officiating. Mrs.
Pilgrim played the wedding march.
The attendants were sister and
brother of the bride, Miss Mary Behl
of Minneapolis and William Behl of
Morris.
The bride wore a charming suit
of blue tricotine with hat to
match. The bridesmaid wore suit
of blue and a hat to match. Both
wore corsage bouquets of roses.
A delicious wedding dinner was
served to only relatives and a few
intimate friends.
After a short honeymoon the
newly weds will make their home at
Danvers, where Mr. Albers owns a
barber shop.
The bride is well known in Nor
ris and the groom is worthy young
man and all join in wishing them a
long and happy welded life.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Attended Irish Meeting

Jas. Lawler and Mike Mahoney at
tended the state convention of the
American Association for the Recog-
milton of the Republic of Ireland at
Minneapolis last week. Messrs.
Lawler and Mahoney represented the
recently organized Andrew Jackson
Council of Stevens, Pope and Doug
las counties. The meetings which
were held at the Radisson Hotel
were very well attended by delegates
from all parts of the state. Nearly
every county in Minnesota is or
ganized, they report, and much in
terest is shown in the work. One
of the important matters before he
convention in Minneapolis was to
chose delegates to the national con-
vention to be held in Chicago in
April.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
PARENTS-VISITORS DAY
AT A. c. SCHOOL MAR. IL
Public Invited to Learn of the
Student Life and Activities at
Local Institution

The students and faculty of
the West Central School of
Agriculture will invite all parents
and friends of the West Central
School to come to Morris on Friday,
March 18th and visit the institution.
The many shops and laboratories will
be open to the public giving them
an opportunity to see the work which
is being done in the many depart
ments. These will include the
automobile laboratory and shop, the
electricity laboratory, the traction
engineering shops, blacksmithing and
forge work and woodwork, agron-
management and judging, business
training, home economics laborat-
ories, as we'll as the regular class
room work. The three student DORM
itories and dining hall and gymna-
sium and the livestock barns and
Station buildings will also be open
for inspection. It will be the pur-
pose of Visitors Day to give every
one a real view of student life at
the West Central School including
the social life on the campus and the
technical work which is given in the
various educational departments. A
banquet for all visitors will be held
during the evening and special pro-
gram given by the students after the
banquet. During the day the stud
ents will hold their annual corn
show in the Farm Crops Department.
The exhibit of the School and Expert
ment Station which was exhibited at
the Minnesota Crop Improvement AS
sociation meetings. in st. Paul will also
be on exhibit. Everyone in west
central Minnesota interested in the
work Of the West Central School ot
Agriculture is invited to come tc
Norris and spend the day at the
School.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25

speaker said the world needs the Am
erican boys and can not afford to let
them be ruined by smoking.
Pool halls that violate the laws and
allow minors and public officials fail
ing to remedy these conditions came
in for their share of criticism.
Speaking of movie shows Mrs.
Oleson said they are here to stay and
the 100000 people who are daily
attending these will be Influenced
by them to the good or to the bad
according to the kind of shows they
see. The movies she said have be-
come greater factor in forming the
character of the young than the
home, the school and the church.
For this reason it is of the greatest
Importance that censorship of movies
be established to protect the Twen-
tieth Century civilization resting up
on mems respect for women, and wo-
mems sense of modesty, both of which
are being shattered by the present
day movies.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Farewell to the Petersons

Members of the English Lutheran
church gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. E. C. Gilbert Saturday eve
ming for surprise farewell party
for Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Peterson who
will leave soon for st. Paul. Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson are faithful workers
in the church and will be greatly
missed. The evening was enjoyably
spent in visiting and in renewing old
memories. A delicious lunch was
served by the members of the Ladies'
Aid. Several valuable presents were
given Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson as a
token of the esteem in which they
are held by their neighbors in Morris.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
HOLMBERG TO SPEAK
AT ALBERTA SATURDAY
Commissioner of Agriculture to Give
Address at Alberta Annual
Entertainment

The Alberta Commercial Club are
inviting the people of that commun-
ity to attend their Eighth Annual
Free Entertainment at Braun's Hall
in Alberta on Saturday, Feb. 26, at
1870 p. m
The Alberta Club have in the past
presented entertainments both pleas
urable and instructive, and have
often had speakers of prominence
who seldom go to so small a town.
But Alberta has reputation of be-
ing one of the unique community
centers of the state, and for that
reason prominent men feel it worth
their time to come to Alberta. This
year is no exception, and the COM
mittee have obtained Commissioner
of Agriculture N. J. Holmberg,
deep student of present day agricul-
tural problems, and whose work is
largely concerned with the solution
OF those problems. Alberta extends
an invitation to people from all
sections of the county to come and
hear Mr.. Holmberg.
Besides the address by Commits
sioner Holmberg, there will be several
other entertaining features to the
afternoon program, with plenty of
music and motion pictures.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Albert Snerr Dead

Last Friday the sad report was re-
ceived that Albert Sperr had passed
away at the St. Mary's hospital in
Minneapolis where he was taken
three weeks ago.
Albert Sperr was born July II,
1903, on farm in Donnelly town
ship where he lived until about two
months ago when he moved to Nor
ris with his parents.
About a month ago while visiting
with his brothers on the home farm
he was accidently wounded by gun
in the hands of younger brother.
He was taken to the hospital at once
and everything done for his recovery
but all efforts to save his life were in
vain and after three weeks and six
days suffering he passed away on
Thursday, February II at the age of
seventeen years and seven months.
Funeral was held from the former
home at Donnelly Monday at 2 p. m.
and burial made in the Lakeside
Pilgrim of the German Lutheran
church preached the funeraI sermon
Pail bearers were Alfred Greger-
son, Peter Erdahl,' Richard Erdahl,
Moses Strand, Oscar Strand and
Frank Danielson.
Albert is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sperr and by nine
brothers and five sisters: Herman OF
Prescott, Wis.,. George of Arlington.
s. D., John of Donnelly, Anna OF
Minneapolis, Fred of Alberta, Can
ada; Chas. Of Donnelly, Mrs. Ralph
Most of Prescott, Wis; Mrs. Arthur
Payne of Artley, S. D.; Mrs. Alfred
Otto, ,-Dolane, S. D.; Julius of Don
nelly; Edward, William and Hazel
of Morris.
All the brothers and sisters except
Fred were present at the funeral.
| The sympathy of the entire com
munity is extended to the sorrowine
relatives.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Case Confined

Phillip Dohm, Jr., was taken be-
fore Juvenile Judge A. L. Stenger
last week on charges of delinquency,
and after most thoro hearing, the
judge continued the case for six
months, and meanwhile committed
theA boy to the custody of Rev. A..
Bredesen as special probation officer.
The new Juvenile court law under
which this case was heard, vests the
widest discretion with the court in
the handling of such cases, and per-
mits the judge to retain jurisdiction
until the youth is 1S years of age, at
which time the charges may be dis
missed or commitment made to a
penal or correctional institution.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
AMERICAN
LEGION
NOTES
Lest We Forget

Your American Legion dues have
to be in at National Headquarters on
or before Monday, February 28th or
you will be dropped as a member in
the American Legion. 1t is necessary
for you to be member in good stand
ing in your local post in order your
wife, mother or sister may become a
member in the Women's Auxiliary
which is just starting. Don't let a
matter of $500 deprive you of the
privilege of wearing the Legion but
ton and also deprive your mothers,
wives and sisters of a membership in
the Auxiliary.
T. A. Klippstein, Adjutant.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
WILL MEET N. D. AGG1ES
TWO DEBATES FRIDAY
West Central School to Take the
Affirmative at Morris and the
Negative at Fargo

The debating teams of the West
Central School of Agriculture will go
into action against the Agricultural
High School of the North Dakota
College of Agriculture on FRIDAY
March 4th. The question to be de-
bated is Resolved, That labor Is
justified in demanding the union shop
in industry" Two teams will repre-
sent the West Central School, the
Affirmative team debating against the
Fargo negative team in the Orpheum
Theatre at Morris and the negative
team from the Agricultural School
will go to Fargo and debate the
Affirmative team on the same eve
ming. The teams this year are COM
posed of Wallace Rolen, Clinton;
Alfred Bode, Echo; Carl Waechter,
Appleton; Carl Berg, Chokio; Myrtle
Hoffman, Rossburg; and Bernard,
Nelson, Clinton. All six of the de-
baters this year are members of the
graduating class and according to the
coaches who have been training the
teams they are some of the best de-
batting teams that have ever repre-
sented the School. Miss Myrtle
Hoffman, a member of the team
which will debate on the home plat
form, is a daughter of Mr.. A. H.
Hoffman formerly of Stevens county.
During ten years of interschol-
astic debating the West Central
School of Agriculture has been rez
presented by II debating teams and
out of II contests has won IA. The
teams this year will attempt to up
hold the splendid record which the
West Central School has established.
The Judges for the debate at Norris
will be Attorney Victor E. Anderson
of Wheaton, Superintendent R. w.
Chalgren of Wheaton and Mr.. George
Susens, Vice President of the Farm
ers' National Bank Of Alexandria.
Because of the large number of
Morris people who have always pat
ronized the forensic contests held by
the School of Agriculture, the debate
will be held in the Orpheum Theatre.
The advance ticket sale will begin
March End and, seats may be reserved
at Krueger's Drug Store at an ad-
mission of CSC.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
LEGION AUXILIARY TO
ORGANIZE TOMORROW
Mothers, Wives and Sisters of Ex-
Soldiers Invited to Meet at
Club Rooms

A meeting will be held at the
Commercial Club rooms tomorrow
afternoon, Saturday, February 26, at
$3.50 p. m. sharp, for the purpose of
organizing an Auxiliary to Walter
Trip Post, No. 20, of the American
Legion.
The mothers, wives and sisters of
ex-so1diers are entitled to belong to
this organization. 1t is a privilege
to belong to the Women's Auxiliary,
branches of which are being organ
lied in connection with practically
every American Legion post in the
whole country. The Auxiliary bids
fair to become one of the greatest
organizations in America today.
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
MRS. ADOLPH TRANTOW
CALLED BY DEATH
Was Pioneer of Swan Lake Township,
Where She Settled Nearly Fifty
Years Ago

Mrs. Adolph Trantow died at her
home in this city on Monday, Febru-
ary 21, at HAS, from bronchial
pneumonia. Altho she has not en-
joyed good health for many years,
her final sickness started with a cold
contracted about ten days before her
DEATH
The funeral was held on Thursday
at 1890 from the late residence, and
the service was conducted by Rev.
G.. A Pilgrim of the German Luther
an church. Interment was made in
the cemetery of the German Luther
an church near the old home in Swan
Lake township. The pail bearers
were Edward Koehntop, Herman
Neitzel, August Block, Paul Kruger,
Otto Haase and S. w. Ludenia.
Mrs. Trantow, whose maiden name
was Augusta PutZke, was born in
Pomerainia, Germany, June 1, 1846.
She came to this country with her
parents and married sister, Mrs.
David Koehntop, in the spring of
1871, coming directly to this county,
where they settled in Swan Lake
township. Mr.. Trantow, whom she
had known in the old country, had
come two years before, and in
August, 1871, they were married, and
had Mrs. Trantow lived thru this
summer, they would have been able
to celebrate their golden wedding
to which they had been looking for
ward with pleasant anticipations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trantow made their
home on their farm in Swan Lake
township nutil 1908, when they
moved to Morris, where they have
since resided. Among her circle o1
friends both in this city and in Swar
Lake, Mrs. Trantow was known as q
kind neighbor and devoted wife anG
mother, and faithful worker in he1
chosen church. She is survived by
her husband, and three grown chill
dren, Max Trantow of this city, Emf
ITrantow of Swan Lake, and Mrs
VIM. Won, Fischer of Springfield, this
state, besides ten grandchildren
Three children died as infants. -',z
The sympathy of a host of ole
friends and neighbors is extended tt
the sororwing family. ~
Morris tribune., 1921-02-25
Miss Van Ness to Return

G. K. Ness, who has handled the
city work on The Tribune for the
past couple of months, has received
an attractive offer from North
Dakota, and will leave for there
soon. He will be succeeded on The
Tribune by Miss Elise Van Ness,
whose work on The Tribune during
the summer of 1919 met with such
general favor. Miss Van Ness re-
Gently completed her work in
journalism at the state university.