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Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
BOYS CONFESS ROBBING
WEUM'S STORE JULY 2
Confession Of Boys in Jail Charged
With Herman Burglary Leads to
Recovery of Goods

About $500 worth of the merchan-
disc stolen from the Weum Belverud
Dry Goods Company was recovered
on Wednesday of this week when
word was received from the Grant
county Jail that two boys who had
been arrested charged with burglary
at Herman had confessed to robbing
the store here on the night of July 2.
Sheriff F. A. Zahl took a search
warrant and drove to the Munger
farm near Herman where search was
made and the goods recovered. The
goods were identified by Alex Rom
stad.
A warrant for the arrest of the
two boys and their mother was sworn
out at Morris yesterday. The trio
will later be brought to Morris for
trial.
The following articles have been
recovered thus far include seventeen
pairs of hose, four strings of beads,
one pair of pumps, one pair of shoes,
two pieces of ribbon, one sweater,
one lot of lace, six petticoats, and two
plush coats.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
DUROC JERSEY FILM
SHOWN HERE SATURDAY
Medayto Farm Film Of Prize Win
ming Hogs Will Be Put on
Program at the Strand

The Medayto Farm Film of Duroc
Jersey prize winning hogs will be
shown in connection with the regu-
lar performance Saturday evening at
the Strand theatre in Morris. James
Horton, who was manager of the
Medayto Farm at Spicer last year has
been instrumental in getting the film
in Morris for the benefit of the Duroc
Jersey Association.
Medayto Farm is noted for it large
number of 1000 lb. sows, and one OF
the largest hog breeding farms in the
United States. Medayto Bear Cat,
said to be the greatest boar ever
raised of his age will be shown in
the film. He cost the owner of
Medayto Farm $80O0.- An offer of
$4,000 was made for him before his
death, but it was refused. Medayto
Wonder, another prize hog will also
be shown in action in the film.
Farmers in the county have been
notified of the film by the West Gen.
trail School Of Agriculture and by the
Farm Bureau.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
MORRIS INDEPENDENTS
DEFEAT CHOKIO TEAM
Win 5-3 in Fast Ten Inning Game at
Chokio Sunday. Large Crowd of
Fans Attend

Before large crowd of enthusias-
tic fans representing both teams the
Norris Independent ball team defeat
ed the fast Chokio team by a score
of 5-3 in ten inning game at Cho-
kio last Sunday afternoon. Fully
fifty fans from Morris went over to
witness the game.
Norris displayed some hitting abil-
ity, scoring one run in each of the
first three innings. The score stayed
80 until the seventh inning when
Chokio succeeded in scoring twice.
With the score 2-3 in the last half
of the ninth inning, Chokio got an
other run and tied the score.
Then the tenth inning began and
things began to happen for Norris.
Arthur Brown, the first man up to
bat was walked by Jack Brophy of
Chokio He reached second base on
a wild throw to third and brought
the score 4-3 when he crossed home
plate on a double header made by
A. DeYoung. DeYoung scored an
other run a few moments later on q
hit by Kohl, left field. In the Chokio
half of the inning no player reached
first base.
Buttell pitched beautiful ball the
whole afternoon, striking out nine
teen of the Chokio men. Brophy Of
Chokio was good also though he grew
little wild as the afternoon ad-
vanced. He walked about six Norris
men. Dick Loeffler of Morris brought
roar of applause from the crowd
when he hit a pretty three bagger in
the third inning.
A Morris fan, Lars Brendefur, had
the wind shield of his car broken in
an overthrow to third base. With
the exception of few minor disputes
among over enthusiastic fans, this
was the only excitement on the side
lines.
The Morris boys play Herman next
Sunday at Herman. Chokio will play
in Morris in the near future. A
game with Starbuck is also under
negotiation.
Elmer Laschanzky and William
Kerwin were the umpires last Sun
day. The lineup was as follows:
nr0DDTc ruOKTO
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
HASN'T IT BEEN
HOT THIS SUMMER?
Records Show Thermometer Thinks
Nothing Of Passing Ninety
Degrees

All heat records for this locality
for the month of June and the first
half of July were shattered this year
according to the old settlers of this
community who scratched their
heads and harked back thirty years
in an effort to think of heat equal
to that of this summer. Not only
were the hottest days on record reg
istered, but the heat wave was the
most persistent for this time of the
year, exceeding by far the hottest
period last year. According to r. o.
Bridgford, of the West Central
School of Agriculture the maximum
temperature was ninety-five degrees
on July 22 of last year, whereas this
temperature, was surpassed three
times in one week this month.
With the maximum temperature
for June 80 ninety-eight degrees, the
minimum temperature of forty-one
degrees was registered on June 3.
AN AAAS1A 1O1 Lu0
was 84.02 degrees while the mean
minimum was 56.O1 degrees making
the mean temperature for the entire
month 1901 degrees. For eight days
straight from June % to June 80 the
temperature reached ninety degrees
or over. The total precipitation for
the month of June was 2.83 inches
against 9.04 inches for June last
year. Over half the rain for June
of this year, Isl inches fell in two
hours on June II.
Twenty-one days of June were
clear, five partly clear and only four
cloudy. There we're eighteen days Of
rain registered for June last year,
with only six for this year.
Nine days of this month so far
have been ninety degrees or above
according to the records. The high
est mark was reached with ninety
eight degrees on July II and a close
second with ninety-six degrees on
July 2 and July 8. The total pre-
cipitation for the month thus far has
been 2.98 inches with 2.09 inches of
it falling last Saturday and Sunday
Ten days have been clear, three
cloudy and four partly clear.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22

hole in the brick wall which sur
rounds the vault, making an open
ing behind the safety deposit boxes.
Tipping over the boxes they crawled
in and opened the boxes throwing
aside envelopes and papers they did
not want. Most of the valuables
stolen were owned by farmers in the
vicinity of Alberta. It will take a
day or two to check up on what is
missing
The bank robbery was discovered
by Mr.. Norby at 7:45 o'clock yester-
day morning. The door of the vault
was stretched wide open and the floor
was heaped with opened safety de-
posit boxes and papers. The door
had been opened by taking out the
screws from the inside. Detectives
from the Bankers detective associa-
tion are already working on the case.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
First Aid Lecture Today

A lecture on First Aid will be
given by Miss Irene Labrie at 800
o'clock today in the high school
building. She has given lectures on
the same subject in Hancock, AL
berta, Donnelly, and Chokio this
week. Next week she will lecture on
Babies" in all the towns of the
county. These lectures will give the
women of the county who did not
have an opportunity to visit the baby
clinics a chance to learn about the
care and feeding of babies. Her
engagements are as follows: July
25 Hancock, July 26 Alberta, July
27, Donnelly, July 28 Chokio, and
July 29 Morris.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
BANDITS BREAK In AND ROB ALBERTA STATE
BANK WEDNESDAY NIGHT-RIFLE DEPOSIT BOXES
Cisel Fifty Safety Deposit Getting
Liberty vauables-SteaT From Great
Northern Gain Entrance

Chiseling their way into the vault
of the Alberta State Bank, bandits
robbed fifty safety deposit boxes of
liberty bonds and other valuables
Wednesday night and made a clean
get away after cutting all the tele-
phone wires out of Alberta. Tools
for the robbery were stolen from the
tool house in connection with the
Great Northern Depot. The amount
of the loss has not yet been ascer-
tanned.
1t is thought the robbery occurred
fairly late in the morning for the
thieves were evidently hurried.
More than six safety deposit boxes
we're left unopened Breaking into
the Gerat Northern tool house they
procured crow bars and other tools
which they carried to the bank. They
entered by window and chiseled a
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
MORRIS CONCERT BAND
WILL HOLD BIG PICNIC
Airplane Exhibitions, Band Concerts
and Ball Games Will Be Features
of Sunday at the Lake

The Morris Concert Band will hold
an all-day picnic and carnival at
Thieman's place at Lake Pomme de
Terre on Sunday. An airplane ex-
hibition, band concerts, ball games.
water sports and foot races will be
the features of the days entertain
ment.
The first band concert will begin at
1880 o'clock in the morning. Cars
will leave Morris for the picnic
grounds at regular intervals, start
ing from the H. B. Lund store.
There will be refreshment stands on
the grounds.
Anyone wanting to know the SEN
sation of flying will have an oppor-
tunity to try it Sunday, for the air
plane will take up passengers. The
Concert Band proved that it is able
to give a good musical entertain
ment in it's free concert of last Fri
day night.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
CHOKIO
Lester Morley Returns With Bride

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Morley arrived
in Morris Monday morning after a.
two weeks honeymoon on the Great
Lakes. They motored here from Min
neapolis stopping at Glenwood to
spend Sunday. Following is the no
tice of their wedding clipped from
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of July 1:
Miss E. Gertrude Ely was a bride
of last evening, her wedding to
Lester George Morley taking place in
City Park Chapel, 2O9 Concord St.,
at $3.50 o'clock, the Rev. Fritz W..
Baldwin officiating. Miss A. 1nez
Ely attended her sister as maid of
honor and A. A. Stone acted as best
man for the bridegroom. DR.. F. l..
Rector, L. R. Holmes, Huglas c..
Smith and Spencer G. Benham
ushered. Miss Mary Gray sang "Be-
cause and 20 Perfect Love- before
the ceremony, Mrs. Horace Bogelow
accompanying at the organ.
"The brides gown was Of white en-
broidered satin and Duchess lace; her
veil of tulle was fastened with
orange blossoms ana Sne carried
bouquet of white roses and lilies of
the valley. The maid of honor wore
light blue taffeta and carried sunset
roses.
"a reception in the kindergarten
room followed the ceremony, the Wo-
mems Club of City Park Chapel at
tending in body. Miss Ely who
lives at 226 st. James Pl., is gradu-
ate of the kindergarten school OF
Pratt institute. Mr.. Morley is secre-
tary and general manager of the
Home Builders Company of Norris.
Mimi, where he and his bride will
make their home following Their
honeymoon through the Great
Lakes" -
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
Stevens County Hogs Win

Emil Mecklenburg of Horton, took
his Duroc Jersey herd boar Golden
Model to the Interstate Fair at Fargo
last week and received fourth place
in a field of fifteen of the junior
yearling class.
Will Coll of Darnen, took up some
Hampshires but did not strike so
much competition and so was able to
bring home first in the junior year
ling boar class, first in senior boar
pigs, first in junior boar pigs, first
in Junior SOW pigs, and grand cham
pion boar. '.- --
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
BOYS AND GIRLS RETURN
FROM CLUB ENCAMPMENT
Minnesota Boys and Girls Make Good
Showing at Club Camp-AlmOst
Fill Quota

Thirty-three boys and girls from
Morris and vicinity, ten from Will
ard, three from Glenwood, two or
three from Hancock, five or six from
Murdock, six or eight from Herman
and large number from Big Stone
and Lac Qui Parle counties made up
the $50 club members who attended
the big encampment at ChautauQua
Park, Big Stone City from Tuesday
to Friday of last week. Almost all of
the boys and girls were taken to Big
Stone by automobiles free of charge
by interested farmers and business
men.
b r. H. Giberson is very proud of
the showing Minnesota boys and girls
made, for $50 out of a quota of 200
attended from this state against only
20 out of 1000 from South Dakota.
The mornings were spent in instruc-
tion on club projects with the after
moons and evenings given over to
recreation. Two Chatauqua pro-
grams were attended by the boys and
girls.
Among those who instructed at the
encampment were two state club
leaders from South Dakota, a county
club leader from Grant county, S. D.,
state club leader from Minnesota
and R. H. Giberson and Allen w.
Edison of Morris.
After all bills are paid there will
be small balance left towards the
expenses O fthe camp next year which
will probably be held the last of June
so as not to conflict with the harvest.
Those who furnished transporta-
tion for the children one way are
Jack O'Brien, J. J. Gaffney, Peter
Storvick, S. M. Arvig, John Walz, A.
W. Brisbane, R. S. Quigley, F. E..
Halbe, DR.. o T. Johnson, P S. Jordan,
Chris Jensen, N. Vinje, Albert Ander-
son and A w. Libby.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22

next ten years, while the states great
highway program is being carried
out, that excess cost will amount, at
the present rate, to $5,88O,OOO.
In normal years, Minnesota spends
between three and four million dol
lars on construction of bridges and
culverts. This year, it is doing about
80 miles of paving. Every mile of
standard paving takes nearly Is tons
of steel. Most of the burden falls on
the state highway system, because
most of the paving and bridge work
are done on the state system of roads,
according to the state highway de-
partment."
The excess cost of nearly $4,000
600 which will be levied on Mime
sofa road construction during the
next ten years is but small item in
comparison with the cost added to
the supplies needed in carrying on
agriculture in the northwest in the
next decade, the federation declared.
'The Pittsburgh Plus scheme" J."
the statement said, "adds to the cost
of every tool, every farming machine,
every bit of wire used by the farm
ers of the northwest.
The federation pointed out that the
average automobile license fee is $24
a year. On that basis, it is said a.
500 motorists pay license fees not to
build roads, but to pay the annual
tolls levied on road construction by
the "Pittsburg Plus" plan.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
Laager-Flannigan

Miss Lucy Flanagan and Mr..
Walter Lager were married at 800
Wednesday afternoon, July 20 at the
German Lutheran parsonage in Nor
ris. The Rev. G. A. Pilgrim ofici-
ated.
The bride was gowned in white
satin. Miss Rosa Lager, her brides
maid wore white organdie. Mr..
Archibald Flanagan, brother of the
bride was best man.
Both young people have lived near
Chokio most of their lives. The
bridegroom at present is working on
the farm of the brides parents, but
intends to farm for himself in the
near future.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
PITTSBURGH PLUS"
COSTS $6,OOO,OOO
Farm Bureau Federation Attacks
Artificial" Fixing of Steel Rates
for State Roads
MINNESOTA Farm BUREAU
NEWS SERVICE
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
BY NEIL H. SWANSON


BY NEIL H. SWANSON
Editor, News Service
+ st. Paul, July 20.-More than
half a million dollars of Minnesota's
road building funds must be used
every year to pay the toll levied by
the pittsburgh Plus" system of fix
ing steel prices, according to state
ment issued by the. Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation,
.;"Artif1cally increased costs, the
federation says, will add nearly $6,-
100000 to the cost of building Min
nesota's highways during the next
ten years.
Money raised by taxation, bond is
sues and automobile licenses, the
statement alleges, will be used in
stead to meet the requirements of
the pittsburgh Plus" scheme.
Under this system, it declared,
prices of steel manufactured in Du-
l"th or Chicago, for example, are
artifically increased by adding to the
price at the mandatory the amount
of the freight rate from Pittsburgh
to the mill. While tending to make
the price of steel uniform, the pitts
burgh Plus" scheme adds millions of
dollars to the annual steel bill Of
the northwest, the federation claims
On behalf of the farmers, the
American Farm Bureau federation
has intervened in actions before the
federal trade commission, instituted
in an effort to wipe out the system
of adding the freight rate from Pitts
burgh to the cost of steel at western
mills.
"Unless the action begun by the
federal trade commission eliminates
this practise" the Minnesota feder-
atoms statement today said, nearly
$6,00O,O0O of Minnesota highway
funds must be used to meet these
artifically advanced prices during the
next ten years. Figures complied by
the national federation show that the
Pittsburgh Plus system levies a toll
of nearly 100000 a year on ten
states highway funds"
The figures are based on state
ments obtained from the highway de-
partments of Minnesota, Montana,
Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Nevada,
Arizona, Washington, and Arkansas,
the federation said.
| J. T. Ellison, bridge engineer of the
state highway department of Min
nesota, said today that the freight
rate on structural steel from Duluth
to st. Paul is II cents a hundred.
The rate from Pittsburgh to st. Paul,
he said, is sc cents hundred. I'm
der the pittsburgh Plus system,
however, Minnesota cannot buy steel
for road construction at actual value
plus the rate from Duluth mills to
St. Paul, but must pay the Duluth
value plus the freight rate from
Pittsburgh, Mr.. Ellison said.
"The difference between the rate
from Duluth to st. Paul and that
from Pittsburgh to St. Paul amounts
to $3.50 on every ton of STEEL" the
farm bureau statement, went on.
"The Minnesota highway department
estimates that the normal consump-
tion of structural steel in paving,
bridge and culvert work is $4,000
tons year. That means that the ex-
cess cost, added to road construction
by the Pittsburgh Plus scheme, levies
toll of $5S8,000 year on Mime
sota's highway funds. During the
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
Sarah Elizabeth Young Dies

Little Sarah Elizabeth Young,
daughter of W. G.. Young died at
2:30 o'clock last Friday afternoon Of
appendicitis after an illness of seven
teen days. The funeral was held
Sunday afternoon from the Methodist
church, the Rev. H. w. Seifert Off
ciating. Six boys from the Sunday
school we're the pail bearers. The
little girl was buried in Summit
Cemetery.
Sarah was born April %, 1909, at
LIE Mars, Iowa. She came to Morris
in March 1915. She survived her
mother by only few weeks. She
was great help and comfort to her
father UP until the time of her ILL
ness.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
Keating Wins Cases

Decisions were given in favor of
the Keating Land and Mortgage
Company in three ditch cases tried at
Morris before Judge ]. E. Qvale of
Willmar last week The assess
ments were reduced in each case.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
DRYFED CATTLE GO
AT GOOD PREMIUM
Scarcity of Dryfeds Boosts Prices
Choice Yearlings $9.25-Good
Lightweight Hogs Higher

(By U. S. Bureau of Markets &
Crop Estimates and Mimi. Dept. of
Agriculture
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22

Max. Harris went to Minneapolis
last night to spend the week end.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22

South St. Paul, Mimi, July 10,
1921: Dryfed cattle are growing
scarcer and are not only holding all
recent gains, but continue to work
upward. Grass cattle, while making
some advances last week, are becom-
kets and tendency on such kinds is
toward weak to lower levels. Fed
yearling steers and heifers sold the
past week from 1925 to $3.50, and
some $50 lbs. averages today went
to city butchers up to $9.25, the
Heavy fed steers during the same
period sold strong from $500 to
$3.50. Grass steers of common
and medium beef grade cashed most
ly from $500 to $3.50, with a few
down around $3.50. Practically no
dryfed butcher she stock is being
offered although these kinds are
quotable from $3.50 to around $3.50,
bulk of the butcher COWS and heifers
of the grass variety going from $4.OO
to $500 or slightly better. Gamers
and cutters range from $3.50 to
1925, bologna bulls 1878 to $4.75,
best vealers $3.50, seconds largely
$3.50. Stockers and feeders are hold
ing moderate gains made on opening
days, most desirable heavy feeders
selling from $3.50 to $500, with the
same kind of stock steers under $50
pounds largely from $3.50 to $3.50,
with extremes of quality outside
those price ranges.
Hogs are so to 60c higher on the
average than a week ago, light
weights gaining most. Range today
$500 to $1,000, bulk $S.75 to s9.75
good pigs 1925. Lambs strong to
higher, good natives $3.50, seconds
mostly $3.50, good light ewes $3.50
to $4.OO.
Morris tribune., 1921-07-22
TUESDAYS CLOSING

TUESDAYS CLOSING
Cattle 900. Market on dryfeds
closing strong to slightly higher,
grass cattle slow and about steady,
undertone weak. Calves 1900. Mar
ket closing about steady. Packer
tops $3.50. Hogs $500. Market
strong to 25c higher on lightweights,
steady to Csc lower on others. Range
$500 to $1,000, bulk s875 to 1915.
Sheep 200. Market strong to SOC
higher.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-22
RESCUE MISSION PLANS TO
SERVE 1000 PERSONS CHRISTMAS

The. great quantity of food has been
delivered and paid for that will be
cooked into the Christmas dinner to be
served between IL and . o'clock Christ
mas day In the Pueblo Rescue Mis-
sion, 219 South Victoria avenue. Plans
have been made to feed 1000 persons
on that day.
Everyone who has no Christmas
dinner in view, and are needy, are in
which. is going to be first class din
nsr, the menu to include roast beef,
potatoes and gravy, peas, celery.
doughnuts, pumpkin pie. coffee and
other delicious dishes. The Federal
Bakery has generously donated $50
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-22

dozen doughnuts for the occasion.
The kiddies are invited to be- pres
eut at the Christmas rree Christmas
eve, when program will be given and
all there will be presented with some
kind of a toy. 1t is planned to take
care of 800 children, The L. r, Steel
perintendent Of the mission that that
concern will supply toys for 40 children.
Besides the dinner and Christmas
tree, 200 baskets will be distributed
Saturday to as many needy families Of
the city. All persons Interested are re-
quested to give food or cash donations
to Norman to help take care of the
poor and make the undertaking a sue
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-22
PERS0N N AIS

Mrs. Clara D. Olin and Mrs. ]. o.
Caldwell left Monday for Los Angeles,
California; Mrs. Caldwell accompanied
Mrs. Gin to cave for ner on the jour-
ney. Before her return Mrs. Caldwell
will visit her daughter Ruth. who is a
student in the University of Califor-
MIA at Berkeley.
Prentis L. Wright who attends Den
yer University will arrive Saturday to
spend. the Christmas holidays.
Miss Margaret Harpster who is teach
Ing in the high school at Brandon will
reach Pueblo Friday morning, to spend
the holidays with George Harpster and
the John II. Dimes family,
Mrs. Stevens. of the st. Charles Mesa,
daughter of d. f. Patterson, was re-
moved to her home Wednesday in the
Hilbert ambulance from st. Mary's
hospital, where she has been ill for the
past two weeks.