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Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
NEW SELLING FIRM
STARTS WITH A BANG
Central Cooperative Commission Co.
Handles 10 Per Cent of Live
stock in First 4 Days.

The Central Cooperative Commits
sion association started out with
a bang, last week according to word
received by R. w. Keller of Chokio,
secretary of the association who was
in st. Paul last Thursday. Opening
business, August 9Th, it handled 10
per cent of all the livestock received
at the South st. Paul yards the last
four days of last week. The shipping
associations of Norris, Donnelly and
Chokio all shipped to the Central Co.
operative Commission association
Wednesday and received the best
selling in South St. Paul. Mr.. Keeler
said that every bit of livestock was
sold and weighed up at top prices
for each class of stock by Saturday
night. The new sales firm handled
fifty-seven carloads of stock on We'd
nesday alone.
The results of the first week were
fully up to the expectations of Mr.
Keeler who reports that thirty-four
firms did business the first week.
There are already 260 members of the
association, Is of them in Wisconsin.
The Stevens County Shipping asso-
Citations which belong are Morris
Donnelly, Chokio and Alberta. The
Central Cooperative Commission as
sociations is not charging the rates
other firms are charging. The other
appealed to the Railroad and Ware
house Commission and will charge
the old rate until the court sustains
the order.
Mr.. Keeler said the stock was
handled with great efficiency by
Manager w. A. McKerrow and his
corps of statesmen, and the new sales
firm is ready to handle volume of
business in a satisfactory way. Sew
enty-one carloads of livestock COM
prised the first weeks business. Three
states, Minnesota, North Dakota and
Wisconsin contributed to the business
the bulk of the shipments coming
from the Minnesota associations.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
1921 Hunting Season Data.

The open season on prairie chick
ems this fall runs from September 16
to October 1. Nine birds may be
taken in day, but IS birds is the
full season limit. Ducks, coots, and
geese may be shot from September 16
to December 81. The day limits are
1 5 ducks and coots and 5 geese. You
may kill Is ducks, As coots or 5
geese as your seasons limit. Quail
November 80, with 10 a days limit
and 80 for the season. Partridges
cannot be taken this fall, the season
being closed on this game bird until
October Is, 1922. Squirrels may be
killed after October Is, snowshoe
rabbits also being protected until that
date. Hunters must remember that
it is unlawful to enter into any grow
ing grain, or to allow their hunting
dogs to do so, without the permission
of the land owner and also that it is
unlawful to hunt on the land of an
other after having been notified not
to do SO. Deer may be taken this
year between November 10 and
November 20 only, under practically
the same other conditions as hereto
fore, except that metal tag, to be
furnished by the county auditor at a
cost of rs cents, must be attached at
to big game carcasses. The tag will
be furnished with each license issued
and at the same time.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
CREDIT IMPERATIVE
SAYS BUREAU LEADERS
Poor Prices And High Freight Rates
Declared Cause of Desperate
Situation"
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
BY NEIL H. SWANSON

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
Editor News Service
st. Paul, August 18.-Minnesota' s
harvest fields are yielding little bet
ter than half a crop" this year in
Fsone of the states most important
lines Of production, L. E. Potter,
president of the Minnesota Farm Bu-
reau federation, said here today. Mr..
Potter has visited almost every Sec
tion of the state during the last few
weeks.
'The farmers are facing an actual
ly desperate situation," Mr.. Potter
said. "The farmer not only is not get
ting a crop good enough to enable
him to pay off obligations, but he is
confronted with the necessity of find
ing further credit if he is to get even
the cost of production out of some of
his crops''
''The necessity of getting addition
al credit, instead Of liquidating," Mr..
Potter said, ,"does not mean that the
farmers want to hold their crops from
the market and force prices up.
Low prices for coarse grains, to-
gether with high freight rates and a
lack of demand" he said, leave the
producer only one means of getting
even the cost of production out Of his
crop, that is, feeding the grain to
stock and then marketing the live
stock. Under present conditions, this
is impossible without additional ex-
tension of credit.
Reports from the wheat harvest,
Mr.. Potter said, show that spring
wheat is running from eight to ten
bushels to the acre, and promises only
about half of good crop. Oats is
running from Is to as high as 40
bushels to the acre, he said, but is
light and poor in feeding value, with
an unusually heavy growth of straw
that makes harvesting more expen-
sive.
"The corn crop alone shows pros
poets of more than a normal YIELD"
he said. 1.-THE hay crop is good. But
this condition only means that with
a large carry over of corn and large
fresh supply of feed there will be
neither good demand nor good prices"
"The outlook for the potato crop is
even less optimistic" Mr.. Potter sand.
:.Stock for feeding" Mr. Potter
said, "is not available unless shipped
in from the range country, with high
freight rates as a serious obstacle .
ANY expectation OF general
- 4
ed to disappointment. The farmer
wants business revival and liquida-
tion just as much as anyone else, but
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
GARDENING = CANNING
SHOW A BIG SUCCESS
Ernest Irwin and Theresa Anderson
Garry Off First Honors In Sat-
urday Exhibits.

Ernest Irwin and Theresa Anderson
carried off first honors in gardening
and canning respectively at the Gar
dening and Canning Show put on by
the Boys and Girls Club of Morris
last Saturday in the Weum-Belverud
store. Each was awarded $500 as
first prize by the business men of
Morris. J. A. Anderson of the West
Central School of Agriculture scored
the garden exhibit and Mr.. McKin-
tosh of the University of Minnesota
passed on the gardens of the mem
bers. The canning exhibit was scored
by Miss Alice lockwood of the
Agricultural school.
Great credit is due to Frank Olson,
Boys and Girls club leader for the
way he has handled the summer
work. Many people remarked on the
excellence of the exhibits in the
Weum-Belverud store. The other
prize winners among the boys and
girls of the garden clubs are as fol-
lows: Maurice Arvig, second $500;
Anna Marie Crowley, third, $4.O0;
Marjorie Buss, fourth $500; Oscar
Bake, fifth, $2.0O; Arnold Anderson
sixth. $1.00, Elmer Anderson, seventh
$50, Robert Brisbane, eighth, Caro-
lyn Peter, ninth, Mae Collie, tenth,
Margaret Splitstoser, eleventh, Char
lotte Anderson, twelfth and Theresa
Anderson, thirteenth. A prize of $50
was given for places from seven to
thirteen.
The remaining canning prize win
ners are Esther Lund, second, Elevera
Hoerlk, third, Maurice Arvig, fourth,
Gladys Johnson, fifth, Charlotte An
derson, sixth, Ernest Irwin, seventh,
Margaret Hanson, eighth, Elmer An
derson, ninth, Marjorie Buss, tenth,
Carl Sidenblad, eleventh, Almira Oh
son, twelfth, and Rosella Betters
thirteenth. The prizes were the same
as in the gardening awards.
The boys and girls were scored on
the size of the exhibit as well as on
it's excellence. Many had very fine
smaller exhibits, but were not given
high place on account of the size.
Both first prize winners secured
places in the other project, Theresa
thirteenth in gardening and Ernest
Seventh in canning.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
Best Rubber is Most Economical.

Success in canning depends in no
small measure on the rubbers used.
Only those which pass the test should
be used, say members of the staff of
the Office of extension work with
women, University Farm. A good
rubber should be 1-12 inch thick and
elastic enough to strech six inches
or more and rebound when stretched.
The rubber is designed to keep mold
and bacteria out of the jar, so that
the best rubber which can be obtain
ed is the most economical.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
GLACIER TRAIL WILL
HAVE MARKERS SOON
Secretary Reports It Will Be The
Greatest Trail Thru Iowa
And Missouri.

Great progress is being made in es-
tablishing the Glacier Trail, and the
beautiful markers have been made
and will be put up soon, according to
statement received from the Benson
office. The statement says:
Nov that the successful state
meetings of Iowa and Missouri are
over, Mr.. B. T. Fuqua, the National
Secretary, reports that the officers of
Iowa and Missouri are accomplishing
wonders in their respective states on
the Glacier Trail, preparing to make
it the greatest trail thru their state.
We here in Minnesota know of the
wonderful improvements that are be-
ing made on the Glacier Trail, the re-
suit of the active work of the Gla-
cier Trail Association.
"Mr. Fuqua states that the neces-
sary arrangements have been made
for the marking south between Moor
head and st. Louis, contracts let and
equipment ready to start blazing i'm
mediately.
Bills of lading have been received
stating that signs were shipped Aug
ust 1st, and it will not be many days
until you will see these beautiful en-
blems everywhere along our high
way.
"This beautiful emblem, which is
the Great Northern Railroads Gla-
cier Park Goat, is enameled in colors
on both sides of a 16 gauge steel
bolted to the top of an 8foot post
which will be creocoted and painted
white and willreaverage better than
one to the mile. These emblems will
cost $500 each and are guaranteed
to stand up for number of years.
Thru the towns and intermediate
marking, the Association is using a
tough check cardboard printed in
colors which will be tackled on tele-
phone poles, making it impossible for
the tourist to loose the Glacier Trail
day or night.
ION account of the construction
work being carried on west of Min
neapolis, and the many detours, the
marking will be delayed until some
time in September.
"The Glacier Trail Assn. has many
thousands of folders and maps to dis
tribute as soon as marking is COM
pleted and will be in their National
Headquarters at the Curtis Hotel
sometime next week where a tourist s
free information bureau will be es-
tablished.'
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
FLYING CIRCUS WILL
BE PUT ON AT FAIR
Fair Visitors Will be Carried as Pas
sengers In Airships Belonging
To Circus.

The Dispatch Flying Circus with
airships of the latest types and mod
els will carry passengers at the Stew
ems County Fair, Morris, Sept. 5-6-7-
lS.
Several large special aeroplane
shows are to be held in the country
this year." said Secretary Wollthan'
"It will not be long until it will be
possible for aeroplane manufacturers
to exhibit at fairs. Until that time
comes, however, we must depend up
on passenger-carrying planes of the
latest make to demonstrate to our Wis
itors the practicability of the plane
for carrying mail, passengers and
freight"
officials of the fair association are
hard at work upon. the entertain
ment and educational programs of the
fair. Practically all of the amuse-
ment features have been engaged.
There will be music, horse racing,
fireworks, vaudeville, and a midway
show.
The educational side Of the fair is
being emphasized more this year than
ever before. The livestock show will
be a record-breaker, if inquiries about
prizes and rules are an indication.
The boys and girls work is interest
ing hundreds of children.
Judges from the canning and gar
den show put on in Morris at the
Weum- -Belverud store this week, the
boys and girls will have some very
worth while exhibits at the fair
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
MORRIS AND HANCOCK
PLAN BIG CELEBRATION
Opening Of Roadway Between Towns
Celebrated August % by Big
Parade and Program.

One of the biggest celebrations ever
held in Stevens county will take
place Sunday, August 28 when Nor
ris and Hancock will do honor to the
opening of the cement roadway be-
tween the two towns. A procession
of automobiles , thousand cars long
with a band concert and speeches af-
forwards at the fair grounds are a
part of the plans. Governor J. A. o.
preus or Lieutenant Governor Louis
Collins will deliver the main address
in honor of the occasion.
Hundreds of cars from Norris and
from north, east and west Af the city
will drive in a great procession to
Hancock. There they will be met by
long line of cars from Hancock and
from south, east and west of town
and the people of the two towns will
join in a great parade which will
pass UP Atlantic avenue in Morris
and will then go to the fair grounds
for further celebration. G. M. Bah
cock or Mr.. Mullen will also give an
address, and man from Morris will
man five minutes and a half on the
significance of the event.
A committee from the Commercial
Club, composed of Harry Adams, j.
H. Devenney, w. E. G.. Saunders, and
D. Lawler went to Hancock Sunday to
meet with Mr.. Seavey, A F. McKellar
A. Overstad, Mr.. Treinen and e. J.
Bahe to make preliminary arrange
ments. J. G. Morrison and J. H.
Devenney were appointed as a COM
mittee of two to secure the speakers.
A. w. Libby was appointed chairman
of the publicity committee.
Picnic grounds will be provided
both at Hancock and Morris for
people coming from distance Coun-
ty boards of Grant, Pope, Traverse,
Big Stone and Swift counties have all
been invited to attend the ce1ebra-
tiOn. Crowds of people are expected
from all the neighboring towns,
thousands of bills advertising the
event are to be scattered through this
part Of the state.
The American Legion men of Nor
ris and Hancock will have charge Of
the traffic in Morris, Hancock and at
the fair grounds. It is expected
that August 28 will always be re-
membered as red letter day in
Norris and Hancock.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
BABY CONTEST WILL
BE PUT ON AT FAIR
ALI Babies Eligible for Beauty Show
Which Will Be Part Of Red
Cross Booth Exhibit. ~

A Baby Contest will be held at the
Stevens County Fair, September 5-6-
7-8 in connection with the Red Cross
Nurse Booth. Any baby over six
months old is eligible for the contest.
It is expected that it will be very
hard to pick the most beautiful and
the most perfect baby.
The Red Cross booth will convey
through pictures and demonstrations
the work of the County nurse. De-
monstrations will be given in First
Aid and bed side care in addition.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
INVESTIGATORS FIND
HUGE SHIPPING LOSS
Poorly Adjusted Train Schedules
Waste Food Supply, Cut Live
stock Price, Says Committee
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
BY NEIL H. SWANSON
EIditOr News Service

4. >
Editor News Service
Livestock producers are losing
money, consumers are paying higher
prices for meat, and food is being
wasted as a result of improper mar
keting. That is the conclusion reach
ed by committee of farmers, pack
ers, and railroad officials, which has
been investigating the shipment OF
livestock to the South st. Paul mar
ket.
The findings of the committee will
be laid before the country farm bu-
reaus, the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation announced today. The
facts revealed by the investigation
the federation says, are of vital i'm
portance to every farmer in the
county who raises livestock for mar
ket. Heavy losses are suffered by
both farmers and townpeople, the
committee said, because shipments to
the South st. Paul market are not
adjusted to the capacity of the yards
nor to supply and demand.
Shipments are so arranged that the
market it glutted on some days and
undersupplied on others. The report
shows that in one week last year,
ALI of the stock cars received on the
South St. Paul market arrived on
Monday, only 1873 per cent on Tues
day, 14.5 per cent on Wednesday 14.4
per cent on Thursday, 9.3 per cent on
Friday and As per cent on Saturday.
"Such a condition." the committee
said, causes congestion on the rail-
roads, which means a greater time
on the cars for the stock, with conse-
quent loss in weight and a heavy loss
due to death and crippling. It also
causes stockyards congestion, makes
it impossible to handle stock efficient
ly, forces the employment of a great
many more men than should be need
ed, gluts the market and forces pri-
ces down. All this economic waste
means Jess money for the producer
and higher prices for the consumer
1T is of the utmost Importance
that the various railroads dc not
schedule stock trains to arrive at the
yards on the same day. We believe
that by getting representatives of all
railroads, producers organizations,
packers and stockyards to work to-
gether, great deal can be done to
improve conditions"
The committees finding will be
used as a basis for recommendations
to railroads and shippers in an effort
to prevent flooding the market with
stock on one day and undersupply-
ing it on other days.
The Minnesota Farm Bureau fed
Grafton, the Minnesota Central Coop
erative Commission association, the
Union Stockyards company, the North
Dakota Agricultural college, the pack
ers and four railroads are represent
ed on the committee. The inquiry
marks the first time that all these in
terests have united to eliminate mar
ket waste in territory as vast as
that which ships livestock to South
st. Paul, farm bureau officials say.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19

combinations of color, and unusually
good pyrotechnic effects. There will
be giant skyrockets, Roman candles,
bursting star shells, and a hundred
new features worked out by fireworks
specialists.
A special crew of experts are to be
sent direct from the factory to fire"
the show Special numbers reproduc-
ing animals and other objects in lines
of fire on great easels of wire, will be
set off each night.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
FARM BUREAU BACKS
PRICE INVESTIGATION
Organized Agriculture Supports De-
mand For Federal Inquiry On
House Furnishings.
MINNESOTA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau Fedora tion
BY NEIL H. SWANSON

Editor News Service
Washington, August 18.-(Spec-
iaD The Washington Office of the
American Farm Bureau federation to-
day presented to members of con-
gress a statement urging passage of a
resolution, introduced in the senate
by Senator w. S. Kenyon, Iowa, call
ing for federal investigation of the
price of household furnishings. The
statement was prepared by James r.
Howard, president of the American
federation, and supported by figures
compiled by the research department
of the organization.
''The prices of household furnish
ings are $50 per cent of the 1913
prices" Mr.. Howard said "They are
in a class by themselves, being en-
tirely out of line with prices of any
other group. We have endeavOred
to make some investigation, but with
little success, of the cause of the
prices increase which occurred in the
household group during 1920, which
in October reached 371 per cent of
1913 prices. We have attempted to
find out whether any decline is ex-
pected in this group, but are assured
that no declines are anticipated. We
have heard of strong associations
operating in certain branches of the
furniture industry, of trust in the
glass industry, which dominate the
situation, and of similar conditions
with respect to other articles includ-
ed in the household furnishing group.
''It seems to me that with farm
products IS per cent above 1913
prices and furnishings $50, that this
is an appropriate time for an investi-
cation by the Federal Trade Commits
sion of the household trade. Since
46.3 per cent of our people are class
ed as rural population and derive
their income from farm production,
it becomes a matter of vital interest
to them that prices of other commodi-
ties should bear much closer rela-
tion to the prices of the products
which are source of their income.
"The farmer already knows rea-
sons for the failure of the prices Of
some other commodities to respond to
the def1ation process. From a re-
port given by the Federal Trade Com
mission he knows that the failure of
lumber prices to adjust themselves
Qumber is still 2O2 per cent of 1913
prices) in line with farm product
prices is due to the activity of trade
associations operating to maintain
artifcially high price level by cur
failing production or supply. The in
vestigations of Samuel Untemeyer
and others at New York and Chicago
have given additional explanations
of conditions in this industry out of
harmony with the public interest"
The resolution introduced by Sena-
tor Kenyon asks that the Federal
Trade Commission "be authorized
and directed promptly to investigate
the causes of factory, wholesale and
retail price conditions in the princi-
pal branchs of house furnishing
goods industry and trade; to ascer-
tain the organization and inter-rela-
tions of corporations and firms en-
gagged therein, and whether or not
there have been unfair practices
out of harmony with the law of pub
cut of harmony with the law of pub
lie interest "
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19

crop prospects now hold out little
hope in the agriculture sections
''The average farmer literally has
no money with which to buy" he said
Business dealings among farmers
have reduced to the old methods of
barter and exchange. There must
be a liberal, intelligent extension of
credit to the agriculture of the north
west to bring it back to prosperity.
Liquidation on any broad scale is out
of the question"
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
Campers No. 10 Return.

Campers No. 10 returned from
camp at Lake Minnewaska this week
They gave a surprise party Saturday
to their chaperon, Miss Elsa Klipp-
stein. They presented her with a sill
yer bar pin.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
FIRE WORKS SHOWN
EVERY NIGHT AT FAIR
Special Numbers Reproducing Ami.
mails And Objects On Big Wire
Easels Will Be Set Off.
"Oh'h'h! Isn't it pretty?"

Who hasn't heard chorus of such
exclamations and remarks at fire.
works program. A big fireworks bill
is to be presented at the fair this year
September 5-6-7-8.
Fireworks are enjoyed to such an
extent by fair crowds that they have
become one of their most popular
features" said Secretary C. r. Woll-
than, today. Under the terms of
our contract we will get all the latest
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
McDaniels Cut About Head

Frank McDaniels was badly cut
about the face and hands on Monday
when he stumbled and fell while
carrying a glass jar in the Norris
Bakery. =
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
Little Boy Bitten BY Dog.

The little son of Earl Seamons re-
ceived a terrible cash in his head
when he was bitten by dog Satur-
day morning. He was brought to
Morris where several stitches were
taken in the wound.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19

Lawrence Munro of Duluth, form
erly of Morris came here this week
on business for the Dairy and Food
Commission.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
MORE BASEBALL SCORES.

Mrs. p. III. Canty and daughter,
Ruth, returned from the Twin Cities
where they spent several days buy
ing fall stock
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19

Morris Lodge No. 80, Degree of
Honor will hold regular meeting in
their lodge rooms over Vinje's store
Monday evening, August %.
Morris tribune., 1921-08-19
MORRIS DEFEATED In
LAST GAME OF SEASON
Independents Are Beaten 80 by Fast
Hoffman Team At Fair Grounds
Good Game Until Eight inning.

The Morris Independents went
down to defeat at the hands
of the fast Hoffman team
by a score of to 2 last Sunday
afternoon at the county fair grounds,
Buttell pitched for the Independents
and until the eight inning pitched air
tight ball. 1t was then that the
whole team practically "blew up
and the Jig was up for Morris. In
this inning Buttell was touched for
three hits, one home run. Three
errors helped and the visitors piled
up six scores in that frame.
Morris scored her two runs in the
first and last stanzas. A good, en-
thusiastic crowd turned out to wit
ness the game. Morris fans must be
congratulated on their willingness to
put across clean baseball here, and
we hope that next season we may get
little more support from the gener-
al public so that we may revive good
old baseball in our little city.
"Cub"
MORE BASEBALL SCORES.
We have been Informed from an
unreliable source that the slow Han
cock team grabbed game of ball
from the fast Chokio team last Sun
day. Wonder who did the umpiring?
"Cub"