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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
NEEDED RAIN CAME
WI TIL F.B. KELLOGG
SENATOR IN MANKATo;
VIEWS ON ISSUES
COAL SITUATION IS BAD
He Refers to Matters of Inter
est; Will Make Vigorous
Reelection Campaign

United States Senator Frank B.
kellogg came, saw. and promised TO
hurry back to Mankato today when
he made a flying visit to a number
of his friends here while he was
Ell route from st. Paul to Walnut
Grove where he Vas scheduled for
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
Approved Seinino plan

Carlos Avery. state agme and fish
lakes again this winter for the re-
moval Of the rough fish.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
Editor.s csuohter win Mar,

LeSueur, August 10.-Arn"t:nCe nic'.t
of the coming marriage OF Miss Gene
w. Crimes of .eSuear, 20 Henry ~.
Pnescher. OF ST 1raul has been maze
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
kIdSe. Must GET Fer Home

Butterfiel6. August 1i.-Beginning
Monday, August Il. the curfew bell will
be rung in this village at 3 p. M and
all children under sixteen years Of age
are expected to get fer home" or the
riliage n.arshaH will get them
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Company < Wants Recruits

The Fifth Regiment, Minnesota
National Guard up to maximum
strength is the desire of Colonel Wal
ter S. Fulton, commanding officer of
the regiment, according to word re-
ceived here by Captain William E.
Frame, of Company K Twenty men
are needed by the local company to
put it up to maximum strength and
enlistments up to that number will
be received, according to the local
commanding officer, who will make
an effort to recruit the company to
maximum strength before the an
nual encampment at Lake City
While the date for the annual en-
campment has not yet been set, it
is expected that the guardsmen will
gather at Lake City for their annual
outing shortly after the first of July
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Auxiliary to Sell Poppies

Preparatory plans for the sale of
poppies this spring by the women of
the local American Legion Auxiliary
were laid at special meeting of the
Auxiliary in the Legion room at the
armory on Monday night. The Aux
iliary expects to go over the top in
the sale of poppies this year and
plans on getting the campaign under
way the latter part of this week.
Folks desiring large poppies for
Decoration Day are asked to call
Mrs. L. D. Trip before next Mon
day. The sale of the smaller poppies
this year will be made on May 27th
but orders for the artificial flowers
will be taken in the near future by
members Of the Auxiliary. The ar
tificial poppies which will be put on
sale here, are made by wounded and
disabled veterans in Asbury hospital
at Minneapolis. This week a num-
Der of boxes were placed about the
city for the collection of money to
buy flowers for decoration of soldiers
graves in France.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Adjourned Term Held

The adjourned term of the general
March term of District court for the
disposal of civil cases was opened
before Judge S. A. Flaherty on Mon
lay morning of this week and con-
cluded Wednesday. Thursday a case
from Big Stone county was brought
before Judge Flaherty, that of Mary
McDermott O'Brien VS.. Louis A.
Lean and William H. Boland, exc
cutors of the estate of Andrew
O'Brien who died a little more than
year ago.
The case of Peter Hourscht and
Mary Hourscht VS. James G. Macarthur
was dismissed for want of prosecu-
tion.
The case of w. B. Reyelts VS.. M. J.
Jacobson H. L. Jacobson and Jacob
son Motor company, corporation,
tried on Wednesday, was dismissed
after the plaintiff had rested and a
motion made for dismissal by the de-
fendant.
The cases of the H. w. Ross Lum-
ber company, corporation VS.. James
G. Macarthur and others were proved
to the court. That of Elsie Mary
Brown VS. E. J. Babe, administrator
of the estate of George w. Bowen
deceased and others, were settled out
of court.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
TO BE LAID TONIGHT
County Picnic for Ex-Service Men
Will Also be Discussed at Le-
gion Meeting

Tentative plans will be laid and
committees appointed to take charge
of the local American Legion posts
part in Memorial Day observance in
Norris at a meeting of the Walter
Trip post of the American Legion to-
night in the Legion room at the arm
ory, The proposition of holding a
picnic this summer for the ex-service
men Of Stevens county will also be
considered at the meeting. Legion
aires are urged to b present at eight
o'clock sharp and all hands out.
With the appointment of an Amer
IicanLegion committee for Decoration
Day, it is expected that committees
will also be appointed by other or
ganizations of the city and the pro-
gram for the day worked out at a
joint meeting of the various COM
mittees.
While there has never been a
joint meeting of eX-service men en-
bracing the whole county since the
war, the matter is receiving consid-
cradle attention and there is strong
possibility that this summer will see
a general get-to-gether of all ex-ser-
vice men of the county at a big pic
mic. The initial step here will be
taken tonight and it is expected that
the matter will then be taken uI
with the various posts in the county
American Legion markers for the
graves of all ex-service men in the
local cemeteries have been ordered
by the local post and it is expected
that all graves of former soldiers will
soon be marked by these emblems
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Diamond Athletes Work Out

The nucleus of baseball squad
for Morris shivered it's way through
a preliminary practice at the fair
grounds last Sunday afternoon and
between raindrops picked few hop
pers off the earth's surface and cap
tured a few travelling through the
air. 1t was not very satisfactory
practice neither was it very salts
factory day.
While the weather was rather ig-
noble and the squad few scattered
over much ground it is expected that
a flock of diamond gladiators will b
on hand next Sunday afternoon to
warm up providing the weather is
agreeable to the warm weather ath-
letes.
Additional work toward putting
the local ground in shape was done
this week and by the time local
players have nursed the stiffness out
of their arms and are ready to do
battle it is expected that the dia-
mond will be in shape to entertain
hostile visitors. According to those
in charge there will be no letup un-
til Norris has crossed bats with a
considerable number of hostile ag-
gregatiOns.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
MAJORITY OF TEACHERS
TO RETURN NEXT YEAR
All But Five in Public School Fac
ulty Will Return for Anoth-
er Year Here.

All but five of the grade and high
school teachers in the public schools
of Morris this year will return next
year, according to an announcement
this by L. G.. Mustain, superintend-
ent OF the Morris schools. Four of
the teachers will go to other schools
and the work Of one, that of depart
mental teacher, will be eliminated
from the local schools.
Miss Alice Hotchkiss, who for the
past two years has been an instruc-
tor in the English department at the
high school, has been elected princi-
pal of the high school for next year
and will succeed Miss Gertrude Hunt
ley, who will not return next fall
The following teachers have ac-
cepted contracts in. the Morris public
schools for the next school year:
Miss Angeline Shields, Miss Helen
Early, Miss Mary Lamb, Mrs. Julia
O'ConneIl, Miss Florence Schafer, C.
J. O'Connell, L. A Stelter, Miss Alice
Hotchkiss, Miss Cammilla Hendricks,
Miss Elsa Klippstein, Miss Olga Kue-
ter, Miss Florence Peterson, Miss
Jennie Olander, Miss Florence Ort-
man and Mrs. Harriet Sorflaten,
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
State Az. Schools Studied

P. E. Miller, superintendent of the
West Central School of Agriculture,
was called to Minneapolis the latter
part of last week to meet with others
Minnesota agricultural educators and
an educational commission from the
state of California to discuss the ag-
ricultural system of education in the
state of Minnesota. The California
commission is visiting IL of the lead
ing agricultural institutions in the
United States with view of getting
data for reorganization of the agri-
cultural educational system of that
state. ~
The commission was very much
interested in Minnesota's system, that
of educating the boys in the agri-
cultural colleges and sending them
back to the farm. The commissions
reason for visiting Minnesota was the
fact that the University has three ag-
ricultural schools throughout the
state and one of the best systems Of
agricultural education in the United
States. The COMMISSIONERS sent out
by legislative appropriation,
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Masons Visit Glenwood

A large representation of the Mt.
Lebanon Chapter, r. A. M, of Nor
ris, accepted the invitation of the
Glenwood Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons, working under dispensation,
on Monday afternoon and evening
of this week and journeyed to that
city to witness the work. Hancock,
Chokio, Starbuck and Herman mem
bers of the local chapter also attend
ed the ceremonies at Glenwood.
Members from Morris who made
the trip were: William Cooley, Jr.,
A. o. Clave, William Hope, F. r. Put
nam, N. Vinje, John Lime, o. T.
Johnson, C. R. Sylvander, o. C. Han
son, P. E. Miller, o. o. Bye, and S.
J. Stebbins. Hancock members at
tending were: H. F. Frisbee, N. w.
Nelson, r. L. Blackman, DIR. Seavey,
and w. L. Johnson, r. w. Davidson
and H. c. Hendrix of Chiokio attend
ed and A. w. and ]. P. Wells from
Herman, J. S. Skoglund, o. T. Smed-
sted and L. ]. Jorstad of Starbuck
also made the trip.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
P. and T. Meeting Monday

Mis- Bertha Brubaker, Stevens
county nurse will be the principal
speaker at the Parents and Teachers
meeting to be held at the Morris
high school Monday evening, May
list. The program for the evening
will include vocal solo by Mrs.
William Cooley, Jr., reading by
Leigh Roberts and choruses by school
children under the direction of Mrs.
Harriet Sorfiaten.
The serving committee for the eve
ming will be composed of Mrs. H. B.
Jones, Mrs. Cartwright, Mrs Quigley,
Mrs. Lester Morley, Mrs. J. J. .Pur-
cell, Mrs. S. j.. Stebbins, Mrs. F. L.
Gould, Mrs. C. I. DolYa, Mrs C. H.
Musselman, Miss Huntley, Miss
Klippstein, Miss Olson, Mrs. O'Con-
nell, Mrs. Mehalek, Miss Schafer,
Miss Lamb and Miss Shields.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Bankers BANQUET Here

Bankers of Stevens county and
their wives were brought together
at banquet Wednesday evening at
the LaGrand hotel. Sixty plates
were laid and following the banquet
the women attended the theatre here
while the husbands met at a short
session. Following the meeting most
of those present attended the dance
given by the American Legion at the
Armory. P. E. Miller, superintend-
ent of the West Central School of
Agriculture, spoke at the banquet
concerning the work of the agricul-
tural school here and urged attend
ance of the farm children of the
county at the school. Early in the
summer the bankers expect to visit
the school in a body.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
CLEAN UP WEEK
Morris Must be "Spick and Span" By
Monday

This is clean up week in the state
of Minnesota, as designated by the
State Board of Health, and next Mon
day will be the last day for residents
of Morris to complete the annual
campaign against, those things that
have gathered during the year and
are not conductive of cleanliness.
Immediately following April 80 the
local health board will make a thor
ough sanitary inspection of the city.
The following statement was made
by DR.. A. Leuty, chairman of the To-
cal Board of Health:
'As designated by the State Board
of Health Clean UP week is from
April "a to 80.
"It is time to clean up. All alleys
must be thoroughly cleaned of all
refuse. Don't put it off, but do it
now.
Immediately following the latter
date the local board of health will
make a thorough sanitary inspection
of the town.
"The tourist season is about to
open. Strangers judge us by the ap-
pearance of our town.
Get busy and show the beauties
and health advantages of the city OF
Morris.
"a. Leuty, M. D."
Chairman Board of Health"
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Poster Prize Winners

District 81, 80, IL and the Don
nelly public school carried off top
honors in the health poster contest
recently conducted throughout the
county by Miss Bertha Brubaker,
county nurse. First prize went to
Gladys Turner of District 81. Miss
Emma Haltanger is the teacher of the
school. Second honors were won by
Robert Eyer of District IL with Miss
Margaret Metzgar as teacher. Russell
Brown of District IL with Miss Jo-
hannah Ulverstad as teacher, won
third honors and fourth place was
given to Lillian Russell of the DON
nelly public school with Miss Ella
Salberg as teacher.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
King Receives Holsteins

With the arrival last Saturday OF
two pure bred heifer Holstein calves
from Watertown, Wis, David T.
King, living a mile north of Don
nelly, has the nucleus of a herd of
the famous pure breds. Mr.. Killing
purchased a pure bred bull from w.
F. Meyer last fall. The two calves
received last week have sire whose
nearest dams average 1858 pounds
of butter in seven days and 591 LAS
pounds of milk. The mother of the
calves is giving so pounds of milk
q daY.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Corporation Articles Approved

Articles of Incorporation for a
Building and Loan association in
Morris as drawn up and presented
by a subcommittee were approved
by the committee of fifteen at a
meeting last Friday evening in the
Commercial club rooms. The arti-
cles of Incorporation have been for
warded to the proper state authori-
ties and it is expected that within
the next 80 to 60 days the association
will be ready to do business in the
city as it usually takes approximate
ly that time for the articles of in
corporation to go through the neces-
sary channels and returned to the
association.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Weather and Crops

Favorable weather during the past
week has given farmers of the coun-
ty an opportunity to carry on their
seeding operations without hinder
ance. While there are some spots
yet too soft to get on with drills
the greater part of Stevens county
has been in favorable condition
for seeding during the past week.
Practically all of the wheat is in now
and farmers are beginning other seed
ing operations. Every indication
points to good growing weather from
now on with the result that a more
optimistic atmosphere now prevails
among the farmers of the county.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Masonic Board Reelected

The board of directors during the
past year were reelected for the COM
ing year and five per cent dividends
on all perferred stock of the Morris
Masonic corporation was paid at the
annual meeting of the corporation
held Tuesday night at the Masonic
temple. Preferred stock to the
amount of $3.50 was also retired at
the meeting.
The old board of directors which
was reelected for another year is
composed of C. r. A. Scobey, F. A.
Putnam, C. B. Sylvander, o.. o. Bye,
F. A. Zahl, Carl Dolva and William
Hope. . th}3&
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Albertson Takes Over Grocery

The Sanitary Grocery became the
sole property of A. R. Albertson
through deal completed Tuesday of
this week. The store has been con-
Quoted by Albertson and Mos since
last July when they entered business
in this city. This week Mr.. Albert
son purchased the interest of P. o.
MICS and will now conduct the busi-
ness of the grocery establishment. He
is planning several new features and
will continue to conduct high grade
store
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Mrs E. E. Solseth

Funeral services for Mrs. E. e.
Solseth, who died from cancer of the
stomach early last Saturday after an
illness of nine months, were conduct
ed from the home at two o'clock and
the Scandia church at 2:3O o'clock
on Monday afternoon. The deceased
was 60 years of age at the time of
her death and had resided on a farm
in Framnas township since her mar
riage in 1887 until the time of her
death. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Quammen and
burial was at the Scandia cemetery.
Mrs. Solseth's maiden name was
Mary Helen Halvorson. She was born
at Tierie, Norway, January 6, 1862,
Mrs. John Halvorson, to Minnesota
in 1873, when they settled north of
Cyrus and within a few miles of the
farm on which she made her home
following her marriage. She was
united in marriage to Erick E. Sol
seth in October, 1887.
She is survived by her husband and
-FOUR children, two boys, Eddie and
Walter; two girls, Mrs. Fred Haw-
kinson and Mrs. Elmer Ottenson,
Two brothers and five sisters also sur
vive. They are: Mrs. John Severson,
of Deslac, N. D., Mrs. Chris Eystad
of Morris, Mrs. Albert Anderson, Mrs.
Harry Jorgerson of Starbuck, and
Mrs. P. o. jacobson of Cyrus. The
brothers are H. Halvorson and Julius
Halvorson.
Peter Peterson, Chris Nicholson, A.
M. Ettesvold, Hans Olson, Hans Jac-
OLSON, and Hans Heglund acted as
pail bearers at the funeral service.
Mrs. Solseth was enc of the pioneer
residents of Stevens county, a kind
and loving mother, beloved neigh
Dor and woman held high in es-
TEEN by all who knew her.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Seniors to Present Play

The first performance of Hurry,
Hurry, Hurry" comedy in three
acts, will be given for children this
afternoon at the Orpheum theatre
by the Senior class of the Morris
high school, The play will be given
again tonight and also tomorrow
evening.
The comedy has an interesting plot
and is one that is well handled by
the local high school players, if their
work in recent rehearsals may be
taken as criterion. Miss Alice
Hotchkiss, of the English department
of the high school is in charge of the
presentations of the comedy.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Commencement June 2

Judge Richard T. Daily of Wren
vile, Mimi, will deliver the COM
mencement address at the graduating
exercises of the Morris high school
Friday evening, June 2, at the Nor
ris armory, according to an announce
ment this week. All of the gradu-
ating exercises of the high school
will be held, in the armory.
On Sunday evening, May %, Rev.
H. H. Symons, pastor of the Congre-
gational church will deliver the bac-
calaurate sermon at the afmorE. The
class day program viii be given on
Thursday evening, June first.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
John Finnegan Passes Away
Chairman Board of Health. 3"

John J. Finnegan, a former resi-
dent of Morris, and one of the pio-
neer settlers of Stevens county,
passed away at his home on Dayton
avenue, St. Paul, at three o'clock a..
m. on April 13. His beloved brothers
and sisters were at his bedside when
the end came. Mr.. Finnegan has
been in failing health for some time,
and his death was not unexpected.
Everything that skilled surgeons
could do was done, and his. brothers
and sisters were unfailing in their
care of him.
The funeral was held from St.
Luke's church, st. Paul, on Monday,
April II, burial being in Calvary
cemetery.
John J. Finnegan was born in
Providence, r. l., in 1850. While he
was yet child, the family removed
to Chicago, later to St. Paul, and
finally in 1855 to a farm in Dakota
county. The family still retains this
farm.
In 1876, Mr.. Finnegan and his
brother, the late NJ. F. Finnegan,
came to Stevens county and took up
homesteads in the town of Synnes
and farmed there for many years
Later he bought a farm near town
and made Morris his home for about
twenty years. Mr.. Finnegan enjoyed
wide circle of friends in Stevens
county, and had the respect of all
who knew him.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
CLUB SEASON CLOSES
Literary Organization Holds Final
Meeting of Year
(By Club Reporter)


The Literary club met Monday at
the home of Mrs. Eames for the last
meeting of the year. Mrs. Eames,
Mrs. Light, Mrs. Hemming and Mrs.
Quigley, the retiring officers were the
hostesses of the most delightful
African party.
The business meeting was a brief
one. Within the next few weeks a
blue spruce will be planted on the
Library grounds as an 'In Memori-
am to the members who are no
longer with us. At the close of the
business meeting, Mrs. Saunders
made some Introductory remarks
about the musical program that fol-
lowed. Mrs. Cooley sang Little
Mother of Mine" and Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've Seen," by H.
S. Burley. Mrs. Saunders played
Deep River" arranged by Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, the foremost Negro
composer.
Mrs. Adams, the president elect was
then initiated with a great deal of
ceremony. At the close of the after
noon African animals arrived bring
ing with them the place cards. The
menu cards had listed for us the
african Delights" with which we
were served. Mrs. Eames had pink
sweet peas for each member. The
meetings of the year have been most
profitable ones but surely the last
meeting was a most original and de-
lightful one.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Band Gives Concert

The Morris band appeared for the
first time this year in concert Wed
nesday night preceding the American
Legion dance at the armory. Under
the conductorship of 5. H. Grosland
a very enjoyable program of numbers
was given which evidenced the muss
ical ability of the organization to do
full justice to any occasion. Follow
ing the concert a we'll attended dance
was held and lunch was served by
the members of the local Legion Aux
iliary. ....
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
PURE BRED HOLSTEINS
BROUGHT INTO COUNTY
Nine Granddaughters of Famous Sire
Purchased and Brought
Here

Stevens county's pure bred Hol
stein population was increased by
nine this week with the arrival of
that many pure bred and registered
Holstein heifers ranging from four
to five months in age. The calves were
purchased early this week for deliv-
cry as soon as possible from the
Jocks brothers in Meeker county
All of the heifers were purchas-
ed by ]. E. Peterson of Donnelly for
the foundation of pure bred Hol-
stein herd.
The heifers come from one of the
finest herds in Meeker county, a
county nationally famous for it's but
ter production, and are granddaugh-
ters of Duke Pietertje Korndyke
Ormsby Mercedes, the second highest
sire Minnesota has ever produced.
Duke topped the Minnesota State
Holstein Breeders sale two years ago
at $4,000.
The Jocks brothers have headed
their herds in the past with sons of
King of Pontiacs and now have at
the head of their herd a son and a
grandson of Duke.
Mr.. Peterson already had pure
bred bull, a grandson of Sir Pietert-
je Ormsby Mercedes. The dame of
this bull has a 20 pound two-year
old record and the bull himself sold
as a six-months calf for $500. The
offspring of these heifers and Mr..
Peterson's bull will carry rs per cent
the blood of Sir Pietertje Mercedes,
a blood line that will stand high in
Holstein circles in the state.
Aside from the herd at the West
Central School of Agriculture Mr.
Peterson will have the fourth pure
bred Holstein herd to be placed in
Stevens county w. F. Meyers OF
Donnelly has a herd of pure bred
Holsteins and there are two herds
north of ChOkio.
Allen w. Edison, county agent
made trip to the Jocks farms last
week to look over the animals they
had for sale and his trip resulted in
the purchase early this week of the
nine animals by Mr.. Peterson.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Holloway Bank Looted

Robbers broke into the Farmers
and Merchants bank at Holloway,
Mimi, early Wednesday morning of
last week and escaped with silver,
gold, stamps and bonds valued at
from $4,000 to- $4,000. Entrance to
the bank was gained through. a rear
window and the vault door was
broken open with sledge hammer.