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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
PET FOX KILLED BY
LIVE WIRE In STORM
Beauty Meets Premature Death When
Wires are Blown down in Yard;
Was Neighborhood Pet.

Beauty, a pet fox of great promise
owned by Miss Helen Stenger met
sad end last Thursday night when he
was electrocuted by live wire blown
down in the storm. Beauty was born
near the last of May, and was found
in hole when he was about week
old. From that time on he became a
resident of Norris living in the back
yard of the Stenger home, a curiosity
to oil the children in the neighbor>
hood and a terror to stray dogs.
More fond of girls than of boys,
Beauty would allow himself to be
picked up and petted by his mistress
and by few other girls, but growled
and appeared uneasy when visited by
boys. He was able to play for long
periods of time with diminutive kit
ten who lived next door and send
enough kittens home to receive an
other call from the same feline. He
and the kitten we're frequently seen
sleeping together. The only imper-
feet element of the friendship was the
slow growth Of the kitten, due, people
said to the roughness of it's play
fellow.
Now Beauty's handsome skin is
hanging in the garage, and dogs sniff
curiously the log where he used to
rest his head. Chickens of the neigh
borhood come and go at will, only too
aware that they no longer court de-
struction when they cross the Stenger
yard.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Business Places Robbed,

Chokfo Review.-Thieves were a.
broad in Chokio Monday evening and
the Chokio Hardware and the Leu
thard pool hall were broken into dur
ing the night. Entrance to both
places was gained through back win
dows and was evidently pulled off by
parties we'll acquainted with the busi-
ness places. About two dollars In
small change, fash light and some
shotgun shells were taken from the
Chokio Hardware, and about $3.50
worth Of pennies and some cigarettes
were taken at the pool hall. This is
just one of the little episodes that
have been pulled off in our village
during the past summer and while an
effort is being made to detect the
guilty parties, we believe it is about
time night watchman was put on
duty before some big deal is attemp-
ted.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
HANCOCK BOY KILLED
In ENGINE FLYWHEEL
Otto 0sterman Meets Terrible Death
While Working In South
Dakota.

Hancock RecOrd.-Otto Osterman,
aged 81, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Osterman of this place, was al
most instantly killed last Friday
morning at about half past six o'clock
He was engineer of the rig, which
was running near Selvey, South Da-
kota, and had gone out early in the
morning to see that the rig was all
right while two other men with the
rig got their breakfast. Not coming
to the house when the men expected
for his breakfast, they went out to
the machine, which was short dis
tance from the house and were hor-
rified to find him all mangled and
hanging to the fly wheel of the en-
gine. Every bone in his body seemed
broken and one arm was torn off and
found out in the stubble where it had
been thrown from the wheel. There
was long key on the fly wheel shaft
and it is thought that in some way
while he was reaching around the
wheel to oil it or feeling of the new
boxes he had put in on the shaft the
day before, his leather vest was
caught by the key and he was whirled
around the wheel. Otto had spent the
last three summers in that section,
running d tractor or engine and was
known as an expert engine man. A
message was sent at once here in care
of Postmaster Blackburn, who was
unable to make out the name and it
was not until Sunday when second
message was received that it was
known for whom the message was in
tended. His father left Monday and
returned on yesterday afternoons
passenger train with the body, which
was taken to the home of his brother
here in the village.
Funeral services will be held from
the house at l o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon and from the St. Johns
Lutheran church at o'clock and the
remains will be laid to rest beside
those of his brother Will, in the ceme-
terry at Pages Lake. 1t will be re-
membered that Will was shot, MUIR
dered in cold blood, UP in North Da-
kota about three or four years ago
Otto was unmarried and was well
known here and liked as a quiet fell
How and a good worker.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
AIRED AT HIBBING
Social Workers at Convention Say
Parents Are Responsible for De-
linquency in Minors.

That parents with hardly an ex-
ception are more delinquent than,
their children in cases of misde-
meanor among minors and change
in the marriage and divorce laws of
the country is necessary as a remedy
for lack of responsibility among par
ents are two of the more important
points brought out at the State Con-
vention of Social Workers held at
Hibbing September 1913. Judge A.
L. Stenger, Miss Nell Moran and
Mr.. Mecklenburg who attended the
meeting from this county returned
last week.
DR.. c. MacFie Campbell, director
of the psychopathic institute in Bos-
ton urged more of the human ele-
ments in consideration of the vital
problems of the day. He said it was
impossible for even an economist to
discuss the strikes, the labor troub-
les and the unrest of today on dol
lar and cents basis. He asked that
more care be taken of delinquent
children.
| IA 11LI1S l1oy uudhS
healthy citizens of them" he said.
Other speakers emphasized the
necessity for every town having
something to take the place of the
old fashioned home life which is re-
grettably and unavoidably passing.
! Governor J. A. o. Preus who op-
ened the conference paid high trib-
ute to social workers, describing
them as people who work for the
love of mankind.
Aid to subnornal children was
urged in paper read by DR.. F. Kuhl-
man, head of the research depart
ment of the state board of control He
advocated the legalizing of contin-
uative name and address census o1
the subnormals, and urged that it be
applied particularly in the first
grades of the public schools of the
state. He further recommended
that these lists be published and dis
tributed to marriage license clerks
superintendents, judges and other
who might be able to use them. HI
declared the intermarriage law, tn
feeble minded and the cempulsor.
commitment law dead because the.
lacked the machinery of operation.
Among the other noted socia
. workers who attended are J. r. Bate
helder, recreational director of Du
1uth, Frank J. Bruno, of Minneapolis
, Mrs. Fannie French Morse, superin
. tendent of the girls home at Saul
Center, William Hodson of Minneap
, oils, director of the children's bur
eau of the state board Of control, Mrs
II. B. Sweetser of Minneapolis boar
of control and Judge S. W. Gilpin Q
: Duluth.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
PRESSURE TO SELL 7
OPPOSED BY HOOVER
40 Per Cent of 1921 Wheat Crop
Dumped In 80 Days, Says Sec
retary of Commerce.
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
BY NEIL H. SWANSON

Editor, News service
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
st. Paul, Sept. 21.-Forty per cent
of the 1921 grain crop of the United
States has been dumped on the mar
ket in the first 80 days of the harvest
season and has depressed the prices
received by the farmer far below the
actual value of the grain. Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce, says
in statement prepared for the
American Farm Bureau federation.
Farmers this year are marketing
wheat at an absolutely unparalleled
rate" Mr.. Hoover's statement said,
receipts at western primary termin-
ais showing over 13O,0OO,OOO bushels
during the first 80 days of this har-
vest year, as compared with 68,0O0,-
900 in the same period last year of
larger crop.
"The proportion of wheat reaching
primary terminals to the total
amount sold by farmers varies. AS
Stunning the maximum ratio ever
known for this period, the terminal
figures indicates that at least $685.
100000 bushels have already been
sold. On an average ratio, total
sale of about 33O,OOO,OOO bushels is
indicated. In other words, after de-
Quoting seed, ETC., at least 40 per
cent of the crop already has passed
out of the hands of the farmer In
80 days.
''This is overestimating, and has
undoubtedly depressed the price
There is complaint from some Sec
tions that the farmer is being forced
to sell by his creditors.
There can be no sound reason fol
any such pressure in view of liberal
provisions for marketing credit, bott
by federal reserve board and wal
finance corporation"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
TRAVELLING SQUAD
WILL, AID VETERANS
Disabled Men Will Have Chance To
Present Claims October 1915
At Glenwood

All eX-service men of Stevens
county who have any medical educa-
tional or insurance compensation
claims are asked by the Walter Trip
Post No. 20 of the American Legion
and Mrs. J. w. Harris, chairman of
the Home Service of the Red Cross to
go to Glenwood on October 13, IA or
Is to present their cases to the Ira
Yelling Squad representing the Vet
erans' bureau of the Tenth district
who will be there for that purpose
on the days mentioned. October IA
is the day set aside for Stevens
county men especially.
Transportation and expense for
meals in Glenwood may be secured
either through Mrs. Harris or
through the American Legion. One
made arrangements to go to Glen
wood, and it is hoped that many more
will take advantage of the opportun-
ity.
The Federal Board for the voca-
tional Education, the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance and the U. S. Public
Health Service have been consoli-
dated and put under the jurisdiction
of the bureau. 1t is the purpose OF
the Travelling Squad to complete all
applications for training, compensa-
ton, and disqualification on their
itinerary through the state. They
will make II stops in all.
While at Glenwood they will take
care of claims from Swift, Pope
Douglas, Grant, Big Stone and Ira
verse counties in addition tt
Stevens.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Andrew G.. Satter Dies.

Andrew G. Satter died Sunday
night at his home near Morris at the
age of eighty after an illness of al
most six years. Death was due to
paralysis. The funeral was held at
200 Wednesday afternoon from the
English Lutheran church. The Rev.
A. Bredesen officiated. Interment was
in Summit Cemetery.
Mr.. Satter was known as one of
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
BARLEY Billiard Parlors Redecorated

BARLEY Billiard Parlors Redecorated
The redecorating which has been
in progress in the Homewood Billiard
Parlors for some time was completed
last week. The bowling alleys have
been removed and four new billiard
tables installed. The color scheme of
decorating is very effective with
brown wainscoating and tan above.
Louis Mithun and Peter Monlux were
the decorators. Billiard enthusiasts
say that P. J. BARLEY has the best
billiard parlor this side of the Twin
Cities.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Grandma Hollenbeck Passes Away


Mrs. Olive Ann Hollenback died at
1888 Monday evening at the home of
her son Bert Hollenbeck in Morris af-
ter an illness of over four months.
She rallied from an attack of pneu-
monia several weeks ago and it
was hoped that she was on
the road to recovery, but a dropsi-
cal condition followed and she failed
rapidly. She suffered much toward
the end, and her friends feel that
death came as a relief. The funeral
was held at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the home of her son.
The Rev. Symons off1ciated. Burial
was in Summit cemetery.
Mrs. Hollenback's maiden name
was Olive Ann Dunbar. She was born
October 18, 1853 in Kalamazoo, Mich
igan, where she spent her girlhood,
She was the daughter of Sylvia and
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Increases Income With Better Cows

Increases Income With Better Cows.
John P. Nelson, farmer at Still
water, Mimi, increased his farm in
come per acre from SIC to $33 in five
years by grading up his herd with a
purebred bull. Having tried for
years to make decent income on an
eighty acre farm" said Mr.. Nelson,
'T decided to use a pure bred sire and
grade up a herd from scrub danes.
The daughters of this bull at two
years produced as much as their
mothers at mature age. In some cases
the two-year-olds exceeded their
dams production by 80 to 40 per cent
My herd average increased from $50
pounds of butterfat to 240 pounds in
two years."
The average butter fat production
in Minnesota is LAG pounds, at the
National Dairy show, to be held at
the Minnesota Fair grounds October
8 to Is, there will be cows whose pro-
duction will average 900 pounds. Bet
ter dairy cattle is the answer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Women's Union Will Meet

The Woman's Union Of the Con-
gregational Church will meet
Wednesday afternoon September %
at the home of Mrs. H. H. Wells.
The assisting hostesses are Mrs. E..
J. Jones, Mrs. F. A. Hancock and
Mrs. ]. A. Ringness. A 15c lunch
will be served. Everyone is cor
daily invited to attend. At $50 a
hot supper will be served to the men.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Attention Ex-Service Men

The Walter Tripp Post No. 29
American Legion will hold a meeting
on Tuesday evening September 27 in
the Commercial Club rooms for the
purpose of assisting any ex-service
man in regard to claims for compen-
sation or disqualification which are
to be disposed Of October 1915 at
Glenwood. It is imperative that
every ex-service man who has claims
to be settled to be present at this
meeting so that he may file his ap-
plication for transportation and meal
ticket, Adv.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23

D0S1nn1nS FrenCn unQef MISS Elsa
Klippstein.
The senior class gave party last
Friday night in the high school
gymnasium to all the students and
teachers in the high school. Miss
Esther Dripps, president of the class
had charge of the arrangements.
Games and dancing made UP the en-
| tertainment.
The football team is practicing
hard every afternoon under Coach
L. A. Stelter.
A high school Glee Club was
formed last Thursday afternoon when
it met for the first time, Mrs. Sor-
flaten is director. There are about
twenty five members.
Fifteen new seats were ordered for
the high school to take care of the
larger enrolment.
The high school chorus which is
music course for credit is well
started with an enrolment OF
eighty-five.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
Literary Club First Meeting

The Morris Literary Club will hold
its first meeting Of the year next
Monday, September 26 at the home
of Mrs. p. S. Jordan.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23
SCHOOL NOTES

Eight Students have enrolled for
beginning French under Miss Elsa
Klippstein.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-09-23

The football team is practicing
hard every afternoon under Coach
L. A. Stelter.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
USE OF YARN
Embroidery Adds Style to Simple
Morning Attire.
Decoration Is Not Placed With Stud
led Effect, But Is Applied at
Random.

Just a touch of hand embroidery
done with wool yarn adds mnnite
style to a simple morning frock, and
almost any woman can manage the
sort of warn embroidery that is the
fashIon-straight-al darning stitch
for outlining hens, and bold scrolls
or the most conventional posies Tor
motifs here and there, writes fashion
correspondent In the Pittsburgh Lead
er. Such motifs of embroidery are
not placed on the frock with studied
effect; they seem to be thrown at 1t,
and wherever they alight the efect
is smart. A. chemise frock of cream
linen, drawn In under green MORE
ribbon sash, has three motifs or yarn
embroidery IN pale yellow, pale green
and old blue. The pattern shows TWO
perfectly round. fiat looking roses
with curving stems and few leaves !;
small motif on the left front OF the
waist, slightly larger motif In the
same design at the left rip. and quite
n large one below the right knee.
A sport frock OF yellow linen In
straight chemlse style, with short kl-
mono sleeves that are slashed open
all the way down and then fastened
together with white crochet buttons
and loops, has scroll embroidery In
white yarn around the neck. the pat
tern extending down over the waist
In front almost to the sashline, and
exaggerated pockets on each side or
the skirt are covered with the en-
broIdery. narrow sash of the linen
draws in the straight frock at low
waistllne
Another frock of pale green linen
has darning stitch In white along the
hem of skirt and short sleeve, and
around the neck opening. Above the
hem ON the skirt Is a deep border of
daisies. done with the white yarn
and outlined with black yarn.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
CHAPTER VII.
Seek Miss conrad-Ths Threads Be-
come Tangled.

Seek Miss conrad-Ths Threads Be-
come Tangled.
grasped the thing In my hand.
holding 1t up incredulously into what
ever faint light could find. There
was no question as to Its Identity;
could not doubt This was the same
peculiar ornament I had observed that
evening in the girls hat, or else its
exact mate. / recalled the quaint
shape OF the miniature hut too clearly
to be mistaken. Then this car was the
one in which she had departed with
Gustave Alva two hours before. What
had occurred in the meanwhile2 Some
thing serious evidently. The dagger
on the floor would Indicate q struggle,
or at least hasty departure from the
vehicle.
stood staring at 1t, slowly compre-
hending the probable meaning of those
dark stains on the blade. Their na-
ture could not be determined in so
dim light, yet when touched them
with my finger 1t became discolored.
My God could 1t be blood? Blood 1t
was blood; then this had been scene
Of tragedy, of awful crime perhaps.
The discovery sickened me, but / had
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
Fashion Skirt Fad.

professional dancer at one of the
Paris cafes caused much favorable
comment among the experts when she
appeared In gown of heavy black
voiie printed In design Of large
white flowers. The skirt had cores let
In from the waistline down, giving a
decidedly circular flare. The same day
New York actress appeared In n
circular skirt of light oxford gray mix.
ture. smoothly fitted over the hips, but
gored with some fullness at the sides
Many designers have contended that
the circular skirt would fail of favor
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
SOME HINTS TO DREssMAKERs
Medium Of Uneven Lengths Being
Used to Express individuality in
Articles Of Dress.

Individuality in many articles of
dress, especially frocks, suits, coats
and blouses, is now being expressed
through the medium of uneven lengths.
Skirts wide, hooped, long and uneven,
are being introduced for evening wear
in tulle and laces. Sleeves emphasize
the wider full lengths with the nuns
sleeve specially featured. TUNES droop
at the back and skirts are short at the
back and under long front apron.
A new sleeve shown on dresses and
sometimes on coats is In bell shape.
the opening brought to close fit
above the wrist by means of inserted
georgette or other soft fabric, in II
color contrasting with the material OF
the garment. The effect is similar to
n Japanese lantern. -4
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
During the Fruit and Vegetable
Season.

One OF the bugbears of the fresh
fruit and vegetable season is the re-
sulting stained appearance Of the
hands.
However. says a writer in the New
York Tribune, have one very canny
friend who Is "chief cook and bottle
washer" and everything else for a
large family of boys. doing the entire
baking and brewing and housework
with the good help of the aforesaid
boys), whose hands are, to my con-
stant amazement, always not only i'm
maculately clean, but white and soft,
showing trace Of CRIME or stain.
"How do you do it?" asked.
This is her answer:
ITO begin with, always keep a cut
lemon in saucer over the sink, and
use 1t Immediately (not In an hour or
even FIVE minutes) after scraping car
rots. peeling potatoes or cutting ap-
pies. Keep the other half on the bath
room shelf, cut side down, of course,
or use whole lemon punctured, and let
1t stand in a little water to prevent
hardening. This gives, when used with
a hard, good soap, besides cleaning, a
soft texture to the skin.
A dependable and expert druggist
told me. when asked If there were not
something to really take out stains.
that chlorinated soda was sure. We
purchased some at once and since then
/ have never let my little bottle get
empty. 1t stands conveniently on the
bathroom shelf and after n particular
ly stainy season with vegetables or
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
New.p.p.r Industry Bio.

Washington.-More than eleven and
quarter billion copies of daily news
papers are printed annually In the
United States, averaging one copy for
every three and one-fifths persons Of
the country's total population.
Circulation of the nations 2, ,49S
daily newspapers aggregated 32.735.-
937 copies day, an Increase Of 1873
per cent in the five years since 1914.
The circulation of the 592 Sunday
newspapers was 1899, 1884 copies
each Sunday during 1919, an increase
of 14.9 per cent.
The aggregate circulation Of these
daily and Sunday newspapers, ther.,-
fore, was 11,27O,559,318 copies, or
1886 copies per capita for the year.
Total circulation of the country's
newspapers and periodicals aggregat-
ed 1915, 145,102 copies for the year,
an increase of per cent per Issue in
five years.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
Freight Rate Reduction.

San Francisco, Calif.-Sharp rednc~
tion of enstbound freight rates on OH
machinery from California points to
Wyoming, effective within the present
month, were announced by G. w
Luce, freight traffic manager for tho
Southern Pacific railway. The re'lue-
tion, which amounts to about 80 cents
on the hundred pounds, was made that
California might compete on q mors
equal basis with the East for Wye
ming business.
Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-09-02
HINTS ON KEEPING HANDS PRETTY

fruit l pour few drops In the palm
OF one hand, rub the fingers of the
other in 1t, and the stains vanish as IL
oy magic. Add few drops Of water
and be sure that the liquid gets well
around the nails and tips Of fingers.
Hun little more water into the bowl
use a nail brush and pumice and not
only hands but nails will assume their
wonted appearance.
Caution: Be sure and do not let
any OF the liquid, however diluted, fly
on coiored dress when washing your
hands. Carelessness in this respect
before had learned by sad experience
resulted in covering the waist and
Guns of lavender dress with fine ecru
spatters."