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Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
$50, 900 FOR WOODROW
WILSON FOUNDATION
Minnesota's Share of Fund to Honor
Great War Leader Drive Starts
Jan. 16.

James B. Ormond is chairman and
Joseph ]. Gaffney treasurer of the
Stevens County Committee for raising
funds for the Woodrow Wilson Foun-
dation. They authorize the following
statement: a+..
The week of January 18th has been
selected by the National Committee
Of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
as period during which will be
raised /, nationally, sum ranging
from one to two million dollars to es
tablish the Foundation.
The purpose of the Foundation is
to honor great American, and to
create method whereby public ser
vice will be encouraged and conspicu-
ously recognized in this and future
generations.
From the income of the Founda-
tion, the Woodrow Wilson award or
awards will be granted in recogni-
tion of distinguished public service.
The appeal will be issued to all
who believe in these liberal and demo
cratic principals that Woodrow Will
son has SO conspicuously championed
and who wish to perpetuate the in
f1uence of Americas great war leader.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is Chairman
of the National Committee. Hamilton
Holt is the Executive Director. Mr..
George H. Partridge is Chairman Of
the Minnesota Committee, Mrs. Char
les P. Noyes of St. Paul, Vice Chair
man, and Mr.. Theodore Void of the
Northwestern National Bank Of Min
neapolis, is the Treasurer.
The organization of the state. ac-
cording to Mr.. Partridge, is proceed
ing rapidly and he is confident that
Minnesota's share, $4,000, will be
fully subscribed.
James B. Ormond, Chairman.
Stevens County Committee.
Joseph ]. Gaffney, Treasurer. .
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06

Indications point to large repre-
sentation from the city of Morris at
the National convention Of the Glac-
ier Trail association, which will be
held at the Curtis hotel in Minneapo-
lis on January IL. The local trail
association and the Morris CONNER
cial club are standing firmly behind
the national association and every ef-
fort will be made to have Morris well
represented at the meeting in st.
Paul.
Matters of vital Importance to the
trail will be discussed at the meeting
in St. Paul, the state organization
will be completed at that time and
officers will be elected. C. M. Bah
cock and a number of other promin-
ent speakers will be present to talk
before the association. It is expected
that there will be approximately 500
delegates at the convention from the
various parts of the state.
The Glacier Trail is the most di-
rect route from the Twin Cities to thu,
national park and is one of the most
logical as well as practical trails to
the national Fairgrounds. It is ex-
pected that the session in Minneapo-
lis will result in considerable activity
along the trail.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06

Babcock plan by which automobile
owners of the three large cities con-
tribute more than 40 per cent of the
tax funds, Minnesota farmers are pay
ing less than half the cost of improv-
ing and maintaining the primary
road system in the state.
The bulletin adds that since July
/, 1915, a total of 28,315 miles of
roads have been built at cost of
$496,151,683.43. Cost averages are
S8,115 a mile, for graded and drained
highways; $8,250 for sand-clay $10,-
400 for gravel, $3O.350 for concrete
and $49,57O for brick. Minnesota
costs were lower on the average, even
during the war period.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Cupid's Activities Decreasing

twenty-five years from the past
twelve months there will not be as
many silver anniversaries in Stevens
county as there will be twenty-five
from 1920, granting that all of the
persons during the past two years
who took out marriage licenses re-
main in Stevens county living happily
ever after.
While cupid at all times seems to
be rather busy person among most
folks available for the summons, his
successful activities during the past
year fell approximately 25 per cent
below those of the year before. Had
he been interviewed he might have
produced substantial alibis but it
seems altogether probable that he is
laying down on the job or all of the
war heroes were married off during
the first two years following the arm
istice. ...-..
Whatever the trouble was the fact
remains that but 68 marriage licen-
ses were issued from the Office of the
clerk of court during the past year
as against 81 for 1920. The final
license for 1921 was issued December
q and up until Thursday of this year
no couples had sought the clerk of
court Office for the proper authority.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
OFFERS TREES FOR
HIGHWAY PLANTING
Forester Cox Procures 10000 Black
Walnut Yearlings for Distribu-
tion-Makes Suggestions.

The state forest service is ready to
supply young black walnut trees for
planting in state parks and along
state trunk highways as long as a
supply Of 10000 lasts, Forester w. T.
Cox announced this week. About S.
900 will be reserved for the parks, he
said, and the remainder will be dis
tributed for planting on the roadsides
wherever conditiones are favorable to
their growth.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, approved the proposal,
having previously ordered members
Of his organization to cooperate in
saving growing trees and otherwise
preserving and enhancing the attrac-
tiveness of the state trunk routes.
The walnut trees will thrive in the
right soil in the southern half of
Minnesota and particularly in Sec
tions south of the Minnesota river of
which they are natives, Mr.. Cox said.
The young trees, now about 18 inches
tall, will be sent to voluntary or other
organizations agreeing to plant and
care for them, he said. They will ma
ture in about Is years, he added.
Northern Minnesota districts should
plant elms, pines, spruces, basswoods,
and other trees adapted to local con-
ditions, the forester advised. The for
est service is without free supplies of
these but will cooperate toward OBJ
tanning them. IL
A Northfield club has ordered a
number of the black walnut trees for
planting along the new pavement on
trunk highway No. / between that
city and Faribault, Mr.. Cox reported,
and several women's clubs are inter-
ested in the offer of the forest SER
vice.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
H. S. AND AGGIE CUNTS
CLASH SATURDAY NIGHT
Teams Will Meet On ArmOry Floor
In Second Tilt Of
Season. A.-. .s

Coach R. Teslow will bring his
West Central School of Agriculture
basketball team to the armory floor
on Saturday night of this week to
clash for the second time this season
with the Morris high school quintet.
In the first game, early in December,
the high school team captured the
long end of a IL to 10 score
Both teams have had several games
since that time and are considered to
be in ideal condition for the fray on
Saturday night. The high school
team has seen action in four games
with as many victories and Coach L.
A. Stelter expects his proteges to con-
tinue their winning stride.
While the Aggies have not been so
successful in their early season con-
tests as the high school players, re-
ports from the farm school indicate
that there will be a strong quintet
representing the institution on the
armory floor Saturday night, with the
possibility Of one or two new faces in
the lineup. The game will be called
at 500 o'clock.
Cassel and Larson are expected to
take care of the forward positions for
the Ag. School with Cooper and Nc
Arthur at guards and Negaard at cen
ter. A tentative lineup of the H. S,
players puts Musselman and Ness in
the forward positions with M. John
son at center and Cosgrove and Split
stoser at guards.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
FARMERS YULE GIFT
SAVES 23O CHILDREN
Stevens County Message Helps Snatch
Starving Boys and Girls From -
Death by Hunger

A letter from Stevens county, say
ing that farmers of the county would
have at least one carload of grain for
the famine sufferers in southern Rus
sia, has snatched 35 boys and girls
from death, according to H. A. Shu-
der, state director of the Near East
Relief.
John Willie of Morris notified Mr..
Shuder that the county will have a
carload soon. The assurance was
wired to New York, and the certainty
of having another carload Of food on
which to rely this winter has made it
possible already to include S5 more
children in the rescue work Of the
Near East Relief, the state director
said this week. -'.
Two hundred and thirty lives were
the Christmas gift of Minnesota far
mers to. the world. Grain given by
Minnesota producers, and either on
the way to southern Russia and Ar
|menia on Christmas eve, or ready to
go to mills for manufacture into food,
amounted to enough to feed $50 boys
and girls all winter, Mr.. Shuder an
nounced. -.."..-
Counties that helped provide this
Christmas gift of lives include Stew
ems, Goodhue, Hennepin, Sibley, Lin
coin and Yellow Medicine.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
WELLS BROS HANSON
SELL TWO DEPARTMENTS
E. M. Zeckes Purchases Mems Cloth
ing and Shoes-H. w. Butler
Takes Grocery.

Wells Brothers-Hanson Company
this week announce the sale of two of
their departments. Ernest M. Zeckes
has purchased the mems clothing and
shoes department and has already
taken charge, while H. w. Butler has
purchased the grocery store, and has
moved his own grocery stock to the
Wells Bros Hanson Company store.
The dry goods and ladies' department
have not yet been disposed of and are
being continued by the old firm. The
three stores are still accessible one to
the other, but are being conducted as
separate businesses.
Mr.. Zeckes has been connected with
the Wells Bros Hanson Co. store for
about ten years, and for the last two
has been in charge of the mems CLOTH
ing department. He is an energetic
and progressive young bus ness man
and will no doubt have success in his
new venture.
Mr.. Butler is well known to the
grocery trade, having conducted a
Cash and Carry Grocery in the Morris
Hotel building for several years. In
this larger venture, he will no doubt
have the same success as in the past.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
UNCLE SAM PLACES
MINNESOTA SECOND
Gives State Honor Rank for Mileage
of Federal Aid Roads Bulle-
tin Affords Comparisons -.

Minnesota's mileage of good roads
built or constructed for improvement
under federal aid regulations is rated
second only to that of Texas in a
bulletin issued this week by the gov
ernment bureau of public roads. The
report covers the last five years but
a big part of Minnesota's favorable
showing was accomplished under the
Babcock plan inaugurated last May.
The total for this state was !, ,713.4
miles at an average cost of SO, ,319.-
33 mile. Roads listed, however, In
clude all the paved highways and
others on which costly betterments
were made, so the average will not
apply to Minnesota roads costs in
general. '~-
Texas tops the list with 2,485.7
miles of federal aid roads built in the
5-year period covered by the report.
Iowa is listed with 1902 miles;
North Dakota 999.5; Wisconsin $780,
Montana 680.3 and South Dakota
676.7 miles.
The government gave $6,947,3
63 toward the total cost Of $780,
Oil of the Minnesota roads enumer-
ated Engineers added that under the
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06

wife that he must be careful and
drive slowly or they would go down
the bank. He had hardly said the
words before the car began to slide
and the fatal accident occurred. Mrs.
Johnson declares that they were not
running over ten miles an hour at
the time. Mr.. Johnson was caught
under the car and death came instan-
taneously. The children escaped un-
hurt and Mrs. Johnson was badly
bruised on limb and arm but sustain
ed no broken bones. The two small
boys started off at once for help. Mr.
w. F. Cox, on the Gratz place was the
first to come. He succeeded in re-
leasing Johnson's body from under
the car. DIR. B. J. Branton soon came
but could do nothing. .....a.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Nimrods Numerous Last Year.

Small game and trapping licenses
issued during 1921 from the Office Of
the county auditor showed a consider
able gain over the number issued dur
ing the previous year, according to
the figures at the Office. The large
game licenses, however, were about
the same in number as those issued in
1920 as also was the number of nom
residence fishing licenses.
There were 1872 small game licenses
issued from the county auditors Of
fee in 1921, 16 large game licenses,
72 trapping licenses and % non-resi-
dent fishing licenses. The abund-
ance of various small game and the
open season on prairie chickens the
past year are held largely responsible
for the large number of small game
licenses issued and the exceptional
number of trapping licenses is attri-
buted to the high prices being paid
for furs and the lack of work in a
large number of other lines.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Registered Bulls Purchased

Three registered Holstein bulls
were bought for local men by Allen
w. Edison, county agent, while he was
in the southern part of the state dur
ing the Christmas holidays. Two
were purchased for M. B. Lord and
one for E. J. Jones.
The six nearest dams of the sire Of
one Of the bulls secured for Mr.. Lord
have seven-day butter records aver
aging more than so pounds, accord
ing to the county agent who purchas-
ed the two bulls for e. H. Hitzemann
of Waltham, Minn.
The bull bought for Mr.. Jones was
secured at the Carleton college farm
at Northfield, MINI. The dam of the
bull is an A. R. O., granddaughter OF
the century sire, Colantha Johanna
Lad, and is sired by Colonel" the
greatest son of King Sigis Pontiac
Count. The dame of Colonel" has a
seven-day butter record Of "a pounds
and a year record Of 1900 pounds.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
ECONOMY WILL FEATURE
WORK OF CONIMISSION ONERS
New Members Take Seats On Admin
istrative Body For The
City.

Consideration of economy measures
with the possibility of combining the
city treasurer's work with that of an
assistant to the city manager and the
cutting of the salary of the chief of
police from $4,000 a year to $1,000.
marked the first meeting of the new
city administration Tuesday evening
in the Office of the city manager at
the armory The first session was ad-
journed at an early hour to meet
again last evening.
J. H. Devenney presided for the
first time as mayor of the city, sue
ceeding DR.. G. w. Geenty, and Anton
Watzke took his place as member of
the commission, succeeding C.. A. Du-
shek
Harry Phinney was named city at
torney to succeed ]. B. Ormond and
Stanley Ryan, re-appointed as chief
of police. DR.. Amos Leuty was ap-
pointed chief of the board of health
with Fred Gieseke and Stanley Ryan
as the other members of the board.
A large number of matters were
considered by the commission at its
initial session Of the year among
which were many suggestions of the
city manager in regard to civic inn
provements, proposed street projects
and more practical system Of con-
ducting the work in connection with
the city water system.
That efforts toward rigid ecinomy
in city administration would be the
key note of the new administration
was made apparent in the discussion
of the commissioners Tuesday night.
Among the projects for obtaining in
creased efficiency discussed at the
meeting was that Of combining the
work of the city treasurer with that
of assisting the city manager whose
duties cover large and varied held.
A reorganization and readjustment
of the methods of conducting the wat
er system was also discussed which
included the reading Of the meters
four times a year instead of two times
as is now the case and the insistance
that all meters be placed in the eel
lar or home as protection against
weather and also to facilitate the
work of the meter-reader. Several
minor suggestions were also made by
the city manager for improving this.
branch of the cfty's work was dis
cussed by the commissioners.
It.was decided that the work of the
commission should at all times be
placed before the public by way Of
the publication of the minutes Of the
meetings in both of the city papers.
A ticision was, also made to meet at
least once a week during the month Of
January and thereafter to arrange a
schedule of regular meetings as
seemed best to comply with the work
of the commission. Considerable time
was devoted to the discussion Of the
city charter and the familiarization
of the new members of the commits
sion with the methods of procedure.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Slippery Pavement Causes Death.

Willmar Tribune August A. John
son was instantaneously killed Fri
day night under his Buick car when
it skidded off the pavement near Kan
diyohi and went down over an en-
bankment. His family escaped SER
ious injuries.
August A. Johnson, who lived on
the old Lawler place west of Kandi-
yohi, was returning home from a
Christmas program held at the Whit
tier school shortly after eleven o.
clock. It was a bitterly cold night,
the coolest of the season so far. When
he approached place where several
cars had skidded off the pavement re-
Gently, Mr.. Johnson remarked to his
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
GEORGE WILLIAMS is
KILLED in ACCIDENT
Tipping Over Of Corn Shelter Proves
Fatal To Young
Farmer

George w. Williams, age 26, died
Tuesday afternoon at his home 10
miles southwest of Morris in the town
ship of Synnes as the result of inter
nal injuries received when a corn
shelter tipped over from a sleigh 1t
was being transported on and fell up
on him. Immediately following the
accident Gust Pillen, who was with
the deceased, hurried Mr.. Williams
to his home but death came before the
arrival of a physician. The accident
occurred Tuesday near Williams home
about $50 o'clock in the afternoon.
The two men were moving the corn
shelter from neighboring farm to
the Williams home and were within
about a mile of their destination
when the accident happened. me
shelter was loaded on sleigh and
two men had driven off to the side Of
the road to get better sleighing when
the shelter tipped over crushing Mr..
Williams beneath it. The men had
been walking, one on either side OF
the machine AS soon as he coAld ex-
tract Mr.. Williams from beneath the
shelter Mr.. Pillen rushed him to his
home on the sleigh. Mr.. Williams
died about 20 minutes after the acci-
dent.
The deceased would have been 27
years of age the seventh of this
month. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Nell Williams, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fashion, who live
near the Williams home.
The deceased was born on January
Z, 1895, in Missouri and has lived on
his farm southwest of town for the
past three years.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at IL o'clock Saturday NOR
ming. Rev. G. A. Pilgrim, pastor OF
the German Lutheran church, will Of
ficiate and interment will be at the
Morris cemetery.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
County Board Officers Elected

D. H. Lawler was elected chairman
of the Stevens board of county COM
missioners and N. P. Mecklenburg,
vice-chairman, at the annual meeting
of the county commissioners on Tues
day and Wednesday Of this week at
the county court house. Routine busi-
ness occupied the greater part of the
time Of the commissioners aside from
a general discussion Of matters Of
special interest for the coming year.
DR.. c. E. Game was appointed as
county physician and Dr. E. T. Fitz-
gerald county health officer.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Bus Service to Willmar.

The new bus service between Will
mar and Morris started on Monday.
The bus leaves Willmar at 8:15 am.
and arrives at Norris at 1880. 1t
leaves Morris at 2:15 and arrives at
WiIlmar at Sis. For some time the
company has been operating buses
between Morris and Alexandria, pass
ing through Glenwood, Forada, Star
buck and Cyrus. The new line, Nor
ris to Willmar, gives the service to
Benson, Hancock and other towns on
the highway.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Iewelrv Store Moves.

H. C. Probst moved his jewelry es-
tablishment from the Sylvander Drug
store to his new location in the POST
Office block on Tuesday of this week
and now is well established at his
new location. j. J. Gaffney's Land
Office formerly occupied the 'loca-
tion.
Show cases have been installed in
the space formerly occupied by the
jewelry concern in the Sylvander
Drug store giving the drug store con-
siderable additional space for the car
rying on of it's business.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Legion Officers Elected.

William e. G. Saunders, Jr., was
elected commander Of the Morris post
of the American Legion for the en-
suing year at the annual meeting
held last week. He succeeds DIR. c..
R. Christianson as head of the local
post. .-..
e. ]. LaFave was named vice-com-
mander to succeed Louis iVnje and
J. H. Ortman, adjutant and finance
officer, to succeed Ted Klipstein. Ed
ward Dablow was elected sergeant at
arms.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
FREIGHT RATE CUT
SAVES ROAD FUNDS
Commissioner Babcock Estimates
1922 Savings Under New Road
Material Tariffs.


Saving Of approximately $3.50, 900
on the 1922 construction program of
the Minnesota Highway Department
is virtually assured by a 20 per cent
reduction in freight rates on road
building materials ordered this week
by the state railroad and warehouse
commission and made public by Conf
missioner Ivan Bowen.
Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, upon whose petition
the lower rates are ordered, made the
estimate and said it is conservative.
1t will mean saving of about 81, 900
mile on paving, $40O a mile on
gravel-surfacing for which materials
are shipped by rail, and other CORES
ponding savings, he said. Anticipa-
ting freight rate decrease, Mr.. Bah
cock directed that all highway con-
tracts be so drawn that any savings
would revert to the state
Commissioner Bowen's announce
ment of the reduced tariffs means
that there will be available this year
an additional quarter Of million dol
lars to enable the highway depart
ment to further spread and speed the
benefits under Good Roads Amend
ment No. l." said Mr.. Babcock.
Proceedings before the railroad and
warehouse followed rejection by Com
missioner Babcock of a proposal from
some railroad officials of a plan to
grant special rates in individual
cases. The commissioner insisted up
on a uniform cut applying to all rail
lines in Minnesota and was success
full.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Contest Case Dismissed.

At the adjourned hearing of the
case of S. w. Flatner etal. VS.. J. H.
Devenney contesting the election Of
Mr.. Devenney to the Office of mayor,
on Tuesday afternoon, before Judge
Flaherty, the case was dismissed on
the motion of petitioners. -- .-E.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Catholic Ladies To Give Play.

. A cast is being selected for ''The
Private Secretary" play that will
be presented in Morris by the Catho-
lie Ladies Aid society in the near fur
ture, according to an announcement
this week. The play is a very popu-
lar one for amateur production and
it is expected that it will be present
ed in very creditable manner in this
city under the auspices of the Mis-
sionary society.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
School Re-onens Monday.

Following the Christmas vacation
of slightly more than two weeks Nor
ris school children in the grades and
the high school will take up their
studies again at 8 O'Clock next Mon
day morning for two-week stretch
before the closing of the first term of
the school year.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Vets Hold Snecial Meeting.

A number of matters of special i'm
portance to American Legion mem
bers were talked over at a special
meeting of the local post at the ex-
service mems club rooms at the ar
mory on Thursday night. Among
other things it was decided to put on
a. strenuous membership drive for
this year in Morris and vicinity.
Morris tribune., 1922-01-06
Rev, Stever to Burlington, Wis.

Word from Rev. F. A. Stever, who
has been pastor of the Congregational
church at Darlington, Wis, for the
past year and a half, is that he has
accepted call to the church at Bur-
.lington, Wisconsin. Rev. Stever has
had splendid success at Darlington,
but Burlington represents a much
larger opportunity and bigger field
of activity.