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Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Firemen Dinner Given.

Firemen of the Morris city volun-
teer fire department were guests at a
dinner given last Saturday night at
the fire hall by P. L. Spooner in re-
cognition of their efforts and COM
mendable work done at the fire at his
residence late in December. All but
two of the members of the department
were present to enjoy the amiable
hospitality of the host. Max Tran
tow, chief of the local department,
was toastmaster and various members
of the department were called upon.
1t was a very enjoyable occasion for
the local fire fighters.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Lindsey Number POSTPONED.

Word was received on Wednesday
morning of this week from the Red
path Vawter Management that it
would be impossible for Judge Ben
Lindsey of Denver to appear as a
number of the local Lyceum course on
next Thursday evening as scheduled.
The letter stated however, that the
date of March %, had been definitely
set for Judge Lindsey's appearance
here. The letter was received by F.
A. Hancock, member of the local Ly-
ceum committee.
Following is the telegram from
Judge Lindsey to the Lyceum man
agement company postponing his
February dates:
Regret official conditions make it
absolutely necessary to postpone Feb
ruary dates. Please advise commit
tees. / personally and positively
guarantee all such dates will be kept
during weeks beginning March 20
and 27. There need be no fear of
further postponements. I-fully ap-
preciate inconvenience caused you
and your committees and only the
greatest official necessity caused me
to ask the change. Ben Lindsey"
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
EVEN JURIES WILL BE
DIFFERENT THIS YEAR
Woman Has Found Her Place in the
Sun in, One More Line of
Endeavor.

Time and a few other things in
cluding the strange workings of a
democratic government, change all
things. Along with the passing of
numerous and divers other evils, If
such they may be called, has also
passed mans supremacy in the Jurors
box and when Judge S. A. Flaherty
opens the March general term of dis
trict court at the Stevens county
court house on March 6 there will be
seven women of the county subject to
service on the petit jury, according
to the list of jurors and juroresses
drawn by Judge Flaherty, Clerk Of
Court E. c. Gilbert and Sheriff F. A.
Zahl last Saturday. This will be wom-
ans first appearance in the jurors
box Of Stevens county.
Following is the list of jurors
drawn for the March general term of
district court: Harry Hall, Morris
township; L. c. Martinson, Synnes
township; Mrs. w. G.. Light, City Of
Morris; Hampton Moorhead, Scott;
township; B. F. Van Dyke, Eldorado
township; Earl Eames, city of Nor
ris; Richard Winter, SwanLake town
ship; Eff. Howe Everglade township;
J. D. Campbell, Framnas township;
Mrs ]. c. Morrison, City of Morris;
J. H Millard, Hancock; Ed. Rhode,
E1dorado township; Mrs. L. D. Tripp,
City of Morris; T. Tosney, village of
Donnelly; w. A. Brandt, City of Nor
ris, Guy Stewart, City of Norris; Mrs.
L. S. Graves, Chokio, Gust A. Over
son, village of Donnelly, Austin Es-
tenson, Framnas township; Mrs. John
Schmidt, village of Donnelly, Henry
Jenson, Hancock; c. G. Dickey, city
of Morris; Mrs. A. w. Brisbane, City
of Morris; Robert Darling, Framnas
township; Walter Zimmerman, Ever
glade township; Elmer Brandt, Franz
mas township; E. E. Walpole, Moore
township; August Kampmeyer, Ba-
ker township; Mrs. William Hope,
City of Norris and D. B. Bailey, City
of Morris.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
IDECLAMATORY- CONTEST
ATH.S. MONDAY NIGHT
Winners Here Will Compete in Semi
District Contest at Kerkhoven
Wednesday.

Eight girls and two boys of the
Morris high school will compete in a
local deelamatory contest at the high
school assembly room on Monday eve
ming of next week. The boy and girl,
winning in their respective division,
will go to Kerkhoven on Wednesday
night of next week to compete in the
semi-district contest to be held there.
The Atwater, Morris and Willmar
high schools will be represented at
this contest. Several entertaining
numbers besides the orations and de-
clamations will be included in the
program here Monday evening, which
will start at eight o'clock sharp.
Following is the program for the
contest:
MUSIC orchestra
Selection, --.-.--.-..-........ Canoe Song"
BY Girls Glee Club.
Defamation, - "The Sicilian Tale"
.. Hilda Wolstad
Defamation The Pipes of Pam
81 'T* Janice Gould. ~ .-~.s-
Defamation -----. "Anne's Confession"
Violet Roberts.
Defamation AS the Flag Went BY"
Sophia Zahl.
Song ..-----.--....------.--. marie, Marie" l"
By Girls Glee Club.
Grafton .-.T THE New South"
Milton Adams.
Grafton ..--.-.- "A Plea For Cuba. 1"
Leigh Roberts.
Song, Selected. by male quartet.
Defamation --...-.--. PRO Patria, 4"
Ruth. McBroom.
Defamation, "In This Sign we Con-
quer", ----...-..-.-- Grace Gilbertson
Defamation, "The Girl of the Golden
West" -..--.......-. Victoria Olson.
Defamation, ASK And 1t Shall Be
Given," --....-.. Tillie Nelson.
Piano solo,. Selected, Marion Sirr.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
STUDENT HERE BREAKS
PAROLE FROM RED WING
Passes Worthless Checks and is Re
turned to State Training School
Nearly Breaks Jail.

A little more than a months parole
from the Red Wing State Training
school proved too much for John Ross
II year old son of Mr. and Mrs. o.
o. Ross of Ortonyille and student at
the West Central School of Agricul-
ture, and on Tuesday of this week he
was returned to the state school af-
ter having cashed three worthless
checks in Morris. Given a half an
hour more in the county jail and, lin
all probabilities, the boy would have
been free from the county jail and
charged with Jail breaking when ap-
pretended.
After serving IL months of a IL
month sentence at the state school
the boy was released on parole and
on the condition that he attend the
West Central School of Agriculture
starting the End of January. At the
time Of his enrolment nothing was
mentioned to P. e. Miller, superin-
tendent of the school, concerning the
boy being on parole from the state
school and not until he was placed in
the county Jail on Saturday of last
week did the superintendent become
aware of the fact that the student
was out on parole.
Sheriff Zahl gave the boy the free
dom of the corridor in the Jail in
consideration of his youth and the
fact that he was just holding him
for authorities from Red Wing. At
noon on Tuesday man arrived from
Red Wing to take the boy back and
upon entering the Jail it was found
that the prisoner had removed all
but the last layer Of bricks from the
wall under the north window of the
Jail and in a short time would have
been able to make his escape through
a hole in the wall about three feet
square. He had unscrewed and used
the outside lever to the cells to re-
move the bricks from the wall.
John Ross was released from the
Red Wing reformatory on December
23Y and entered the Agricultural
school here on January 2, and had
done good work in the school. On
Thursday and Friday of last week he
had gone to OrtonvilIe and when he
returned was charged with the pass
ing of worthless checks. He had
passed one $50 check at the
school, a $50 check at the Morris Ma
tional bank and one at the Zeches
clothing store for $25. The boy ad-
mitted what he had done when ques-
toned about it. His parents refused
to make good the checks or further
assist the boy. The checks were signed
in the boys fathers name and signed
by John Ross
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
OLD FIRMS ATTACKED.

In explaining the difference between
marketing stock through the old line
companies and through the Central
agency Mr.. Larson maintained that in
the latter case the farmers were work
ing for themselves, doing things in
their own way and cutting down the
expense of maintaining many COM
mission firms on the exchange while
under the old system the farmer was
at the mercy, SO to speak, of the COM
mission men in that they had nothing
whatever to say as to how the trans
actions should be made, other than in
narrow way, and that the concerns
really set their own commissions,
methods of doing business and dis
regarded the wishes of the farmer in
as much as was possible while main
tanning agreeable business relations
with him. r. w. Keeler, treasurer of
the central agency was present and
spoke few words following Mr.. Lar
sons talk.
In reply to Mr.. Larson's attack on
the old line firms Mr.. Dolan of the
Livestock Commission Exchange, an
association of the old line commission
firms at South st. Paul, claimed that
the old line firms had been misrepre-
sented through the press and in gem
eral to the farmers. He maintained
that the old line firms could give the
farmer better service and very often
obtain better prices for stock than the
new organization can. He insisted
that the old organizations were more
efficient and that their sellers and
other employees were more competent
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
New Store To Be Opened.

The Misses Margaret. and Anne
Ernst of this city will open millin-
cry store with a complete line of
fancywork in the Spooner Brick block
next to the Vinje Clothing company
on the 18th of this month, 1t was an
nounced this week. A hemstiching
machine will also be installed for the
local trade in that line. It is expect
ed to open the store for business the
18th of this month and carpenters
are now putting the location In con-
dition for its occupancy.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
PARENT AND TEACHER
PROGRAM Is PLEASING
Rev. Symons Sums Up Fundamental
Unities of Human Endeavor
and Life.

THE Deeper Unities'' or the Fun
damental Unities of Life" was the
subject of an excellently prepared
and convincingly delivered talk by
Rev. H. H. Symons of the Congrega-
tional church before the Parents and
Teachers Association in the auditor
ium of the high school on Monday
evening. The talk was preceded by
a program of highly pleasing vocal,
piano and reading numbers. The
evenings entertainment was followed
by an excellent luncheon prepared by
the serving committee of the associa-
tion in the domestic science room of
the school,
In his talk Rev. Symons gathered
together life into composite whole
and brought out the fact that all
power emfnates from only one and a
supreme source. His address was full
of rich extracts and statements tend
ing to show that the ultimate reality
of all things in the universe are con-
tanned in the soul or mind.
The program was opened by an ex-
quisite piano solo by Mrs. w. e. G..
Saunders with an appropriate encore.
A male quartet composed of L. G..
Mustain, Walter 0rtman, Rev. ]. s.
Kettlewell and William Hope with
Miss Florence Ortman at the piano,
sang a much appreciated num-
ber and responded with an equally
pleasing encore. Miss Johnson, a
student at the Agricultural school
read "To Lena Over the Telephone, I, !,
which proved to, be an exceptional
reading of the humorous kind we'll
presented. She also favored with an
encore Of merit. Mrs. ]. G. Morrison
presided at thesmeeting.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
CHILDREN OF SCHOOLS
INSPECTED BY NURSE.
Examination Of Pupils Being Made in
Order That Physical Defects
---e-.
May Be Corrected.

Inspection of the children in the
Morris schools was started last week
by Miss Bertha Brubaker, county
within another week. Last week the
children of the Longfellow school
were inspected by the nurse. Inspec-
tion consists of weighing, measuring
and a general physical examination
of the child. The nurse worked with
the children of the lower grades in
the high school building this week
and will inspect the children of st.
Mary's school next week.
The inspection consists of examin-
ing the children for physical defects
in the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and
throat and also the weighing of the
child. A scale for this is used which
gives the standard of weight for the
children in accordance with their age
and height. A child FIVE pounds less
than the weight given as correct for
a child of the same age and height is
considered underweight or il weigh
ing more than 90. pounds above the
stated weight, is considered over
weight.
Record cards of each child are
made out at the time of the inspec-
tion and whatever, it any, defects are
noted they are recorded on the cards
and where services of a physician are
deemed necessary for the correction
of some defects recommendation
that the child be taken to physician
is sent to the parents Of the child.
The record cards are kept for REFER
ence at the next inspection. which
viii be given within a year from the
frst.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Lyceum Number At Az School.

Henry Clark, Chautauqua lecturer
and director, will appear at the gym
nasium of the West Central School of
Agriculture next Tuesday evening,
February IA, as one of the numbers
of the Lyceum course being put on
by the school. He is national fig
ure as chautauqua director and de-
livers lectures that deal with very
vital subjects of life. He is heralded
as dealer in facts and fun, logic
and laughter, instruction and inspir-
alton" a
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
VIII Bring In Dairv Cattle

County Agent A. w. Edison expects
to go to Wisconsin soon to buy about
forty grade Holstein heifers for C. F.
Kirk to put on his stock farm north
of. the city. He will also get five
grade HoIstein cows for J. e. Peter
son. of Donnelly.
Meanwhile he. will be on the look
cut for six Guernsey bulls for farmers
in the Alberta neighborhood, where
a Guernsey committee is being estab-
lished.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Local Auditor Honored.

Carl Wollthan, Stevens county au-
ditor, was elected vice president Of
the state association of county audi
tors at their annual session recently
held in Minneapolis. The association
is made up of the auditors of the
counties of the state and the meeting
was held in the Hennepin county
court house at Minneapolis.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Ladies To Hold sac.

The ladies of the Methodist Mis-
sionary society will serve luncheon
and hold food sale at Dolva's groc-
cry store on Saturday afternoon Feb
ruary 18. Anyone Wishing to order
anything special may telephone Mrs.
H. o. Eames or Mrs William Hope.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Karcher Dies Suddenly

Word was received here this week
of the death Of A. B. Karcher of Or
tonville,. a pioneer resident Of Big
Stone county who dropped dead while
out in the country near Barry on
Monday He was one of the oldest
settlers in Big Stone county and wide
~ known for his admirable character
and public-spirit.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Real Estate Transfers.

Memo P. Feldkamp to John Field
kamp; eh 1-Darnen; and WIZ ofnw
II 6-Hodges, $15,725.00.
vernus Suhrbier, to Anna Suhrbier
and husband; swA 26-Moore, $4,000.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
LIVESTOCK SHIPMENTS
SHOW LARGE INCREASE
Annual Report Of Local Association
Shows 81 Cars Shipped Dur
ing The Past Year.

Eighty-one cars of livestock were
shipped to the South st. Paul yards
during the II months of 1921 by the
Morris Livestock Shipping association
as against Al cars during the preced-
ing ten months at an average of 81
cents per hundred pounds, according
to the annual report as given by the
secretary at the annual meeting of
the association held at the Strand
theatre last Saturday afternoon.
There were GIL head of cattle, tot
aling 532,021 pounds; 4,6O9 head of
hogs, totaling 990,229 pounds; and
I758 head OF sheep, totaling 59,612
pounds, shipped by the association
during the past year. The gross value
for the stock amounted to $112,-
822.69. Net paid the owners totaIed
$102,358.28 and the expenses were
divided as follows: freight and yard
expense, $7,876.29; home expense,
5000; managers commission, ST.
61S.70; sinking fund, $9O325.
In the ten months of 1920 that the
association was in operation $50
veals, 376 other cattle, 2,009 hogs,
and 434 sheep were shipped through
the association. The gross shipments
amounted to >$83, ,1OO.22 with net
on the shipments of $79,O76.86. This
was for the period beginning March
1st, 1920 to January 1st, 1921
DIRECTORS REELECTED
At the meeting last Saturday after
noon the acting directors of the as
sociatien were reelected for another
year. They are Max Trantow, Aug
ust Huebner, H. Willie, Jr., Frank
Hanrehan, G.. L. Brotne, Gilbert e.
Lee and Max Stevenson. A president
vice president and secretary -treasur-
er will be elected by the directors
from their number in the near future.
With two representatives from the
Central Cooperative Livestock Com
mission Company and two representa-
tives of the old line companies pres
ent at the meeting lively discussion
ensued concerning the relative merits
Of the old and the new way of selling
livestock on, the exchange, i. e.,
through the&old line companies or
through the cooperative company.
J. F. Larson of the cooperative as
sociation first took the floor and breif-
ly outlined the principles and en-
deavors Of the new organization,
which has been in operation on the
exchange. for approximately six
months and stated that the agency
had done more business during that
period of time than any of the old
line companies had during the en-
tire twelve months. He urged far
mers to pay more attention to the
sale and distribution of their product
and maintained that the greatest re-
suits could only be obtained by CO.
operative marketing. His opinion was
that the marketing problems of the
farmer must be solved by the farmer
and the most logical way of solving
them was by the organization of local
cooperative associations, thus doing
away with the local buyers. Another
trail association which does away with
the commission man at the other end,
according to Mr.. Larson. He stressed
the point that the Central association
is an organization of the farmers
similar to the local association but on
a larger scale. To sum the two up for
the greater benefit to the farmer, he
was to first ship Comparatively
and then sell comparatively.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
Nurse To Give Talk.

Miss Bertha Brubaker, Stevens
county nurse, will give health talk
at the Catholic Ladies Missionary
society in the K. C. Hall on Monday,
February 20.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-10
GOOD ROADS RECORDS
FEATURE STATE WORK
Minnesota's New Highway Develop
ment Plan Yields Widespread
Benefits in Single Season.

New construction of 1871 miles,
reshaping and resurfacfng over 2,022
miles and daily patrol or maintenance
on 6,855 miles of the 1000 mile sys-
tenn of state trunk HIGHWAYS are
among big mileages in a review made
today by Charles M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner Of 1921 opera
tions under Minnesota's new highway
development program. y--.s..
Confined entirely to work by state
forces on the trunk routes, the COM
missioner's statement alludes to oper-
ations on the local roads, or second
ary system for which the big part OF
road and bridge funds are provided,
only in brief reference to the pres
ent movement to insure maximum re-
suits for that money. -..... J.
BIG GAINS LISTED.
New construction in 1921 includes
765 miles of grading, compared with
,499 miles listed as graded when the
state took over the trunk routes, and
497 miles of gravel-surfacing against
1871 in previous years. Also, the
state maintenance forces re-shaped
1877 miles and re-surfaced SS5 miles
The paved mileage was nearly doub-
led, 109 miles having been added,
largely through county reimburse
ment projects, to the total of liz
miles paved in previous years COM
bined.
The state highway department last
year used $12,556,821.79' on it's own
operations on the trunk highway sys-
tenn, besides supervising nearly ST.
000, 900 more work for counties.
The Babcock plan was made effect
tive April 25 and therefore was in ac-
tual operation only eight months.
This fact was cited by John H. Null
len, deputy commissioner and chief
highway engineer, who added that 1t
lends significance to the first season
showing. Mr.. Mullen said that 1922
funds may be reduced but the de-
partment will attempt to make an
equal or bigger showing, taking ad-
vantage Of reduced construction costs
lower freight rates, and the results
to be obtained by a more perfect work
ing Organization. Commissioner
Babcock previously intimated that
only at the end of another successful
year will the public gain an idea of
benefits to come from the better roads
program. -
The 1921 state trunk highway fund
of $12,556,S21.79 represented $5,-
616,113.60 of motor vehicle tax rev.
enue, $2,84O,0OO of federal highway
aid and S4,10O,7O8.19 of proceeds
from county reimbursement bond
sales.
The remaining $6,764,416.01 used
under the direction of the state high
way department was part of the fund
of $21,099,323 provided last year for
local roads-other than trunk high
| ways. The large sum for county
town road work was made up, accord
ing to the state auditors abstract, of
$10,843,682 of county, $6,862,55O Of
township and $1,308,794 of small city
and village road and bridge funds and
of $2,084,287 of state aid. With more
than twice as much money provided
for local road purposes as for trunk
route betterments Commissioner Bah
cock is moving to insure maximum
benefits from expenditures on the
secondary as we'll as the primary high
ways.
Evening star., 1922-10-22
The Music Season OPENS.

Music has come into its own in
Washington during the past few years
in a way that it never did before.
simply by reason of the fact that
more opportunities have been given
music lovers to hear the great artists
and the master compositions. The Ma
tional Capital always has been musi.
cal. From the days Of Jennie Lind the
true artist always has received a
warm welcome here.
But music in any community never
takes its proper place until it widens
its borders. For a few people to sit
in a theater once during the winter
and listen to one musician is not
enough, from a community standpoint,
although 1t may refresh those who
hear him. Music, besides being the
international language" also is the
democratic art. Its masters have come
from the people. No bakers boy but
may turn out to be another Mascagni
to delight the world with an even bet
ter "Cavalleria Rusticana.''
A0AoASS S4ASA SkoASD SS1AOS "a AokS4Ay
into its own when it Is enjoyed by
many, when high and low alike are
given the benefits Of its beneficent
charm. Melody is not to be confined,
harmony is not to be bound, counter
point is not to be restricted. The SYM
phony overflows.
When music thus gladdens a whole
community. through many and varied
concerts. 1t takes its destined place in
the life Of a great city. The mechani-
cal devices which are among the won
ders of this age have prepared the way
for the enjoyment Of all. Good music,
like good literature, must be familiar
to be enjoyed. The artists who sing
or play today owe much to the pho
nograph and piano-player, which have
acquainted the hearer with their best
before their coming.
Evening star., 1922-10-22
Washington, the National Host.

Every report from those in charge
Of the preparations for the Mystic
Shrine convention in this city next
June increases the estimate Of at
tendance on that occasion. 1t is now
well assured that Washington will be
visited by the largest number ever
present at the annual meeting Of this
organization.
1t is quite easy to understand why
this is the case. Washington is natu-
rally the most attractive city in this
country to Americans. 1t has more
Of interest than any other. 1t is more
significant. 1t presents more variant
aspects, a larger number of specific
attractions than any other city. 1t Is.
in short, the greatest drawing card.
Other cities have one. two or three,
perhaps four. interesting features
apart from their mere size. Washing
ton has a score or more Of establish
ments. buildings and institutions that
are novel or beautiful or instructive.
1t has no great congestion Of people
or impressive aggregation OF wealth.
But 1t has what no other city can pos
sibly show, a government in being and
at work. in a setting Of exceptional at
tractiveness.
Long ago 1t became a commonplace
to say that Washington was an ideal
convention city. It's records have GER
tainly shown this to be the fact, for
it has been the scene Of more annual
meetings Of national organizations
than any other city. and it continues
in this role increasingly. 1t has in the
past lacked certain items Of equip
ment for entertaining great numbers.
Those have been in some measure sup
piled and the equipment is being ex-
tended. Next June's immense gather
ing will not find it deficient in hos
pitality or in practical means Of ac-
commodation.