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Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
GRAND JURORS DRAWN
FOR DISTRICT COURT
General March Term of Court Will
Open on Sixth of Next Month
For Spring Term.

Twenty-three grand jurors were
drawn last week for the March gen
eral term of district court which will
be opened at the Stevens county
court house by Judge S. A. Fiaherty
on March 6. The drawings were made
last week by Judge Flaherty, Clerk
of Court, e. C. Gilbert and Sheriff F.
A. Zahl.
The following grand jurors were
drawn: Eddy Solseth, township of
Framnas; Thomas Van Buren,, town
ship of Baker; N. Vinje, city of Nor
ris; Carl Linden, village of Hancock
J. J. Homo, township of Eldorado;
Max Trantow, city of Morris; Pete
Lamoreaux, city of Morris; H. C.
Huntley, village of Hancock; James
A. Murphy, village of Hancock; Her
man Kerl, city of Morris; Matthias
Ehlen, township of Swan Lake; H.
C. Probst, city of Morris; H. C. HUI
bert, township of Everglade; Gilbert
Lee, township of Framnas; e. A.
Sather, township of RendsviIle; Eddy
Larson, township of Swan Lake; J.
Strand, township of Donnelly; John
Hanrahan, city of Morris; w. S.
Danens, village Of Hancock; Amos
Stark, township of Swan Lake; E. B.
Rtniker, city of Norris; Nels Sannes,
township of Synnes; and F. A. Null
len, city of Morris.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
To Open Tire Shop Here.

A tire repair shop will be opened
in Morris in the near future by Smith
and Fredrickson of Willmar, accord
ing to word received from that city
this week. C. P. Smith of the firm
is proprietor of the Willmar Tire
Shop in that city which also handles
the Miller tires. In addition to their
repair work and vulcanizing the shop
here will also be an agency for the
Miller tires, it was announced. The
local shop will be opened in the To-
cation formerly occupied by Dever-
eaux and Harris about the first of
next month.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
HANSON FUNERAL HELD.
Church Services Followed By Mason
ic Services at Grave.

Funeral services for Albert J. Han
son, who died at Phoenix, Ariz., last
week, were held in Morris on Monday
afternoon. The body Of the deceased
was escorted from the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Hanson,
to the Lutheran church by members
of the Masonic order. Rev. A. Brede-
sen conducted the services at the
church where Masonic quartet sang
abide With Me-, the church choir
sang an anthem and Mr.. Clarence
Collins of Browns Valley a solo.
Following the church services the
body was escorted to Summit ceme-
terry for burial where Masonic SER
vices were conducted at the grave by
the Kodayha lodge of Browns Valley,
where the deceased had been in busi-
ness for a number of years previous
to his death.
Among the out Of town relatives
and friends present at the services
were: Roy Paul, Mrs. C. w. Collins,
Mrs. Elmer Campbell, Mrs. George
Bailey, John Zehrer, Mrs. Harry Bar
rett and Mrs. G. w. Brown, all of
Browns Valley; Mr.. and Mrs. Palm
of Ortonville; Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Swanson Of Warren, Mimi; Mrs. j. B.
Brown of Phoenix, Ariz., who accom-
panied the remains Of the deceased to
this city; Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Metcalf
of Brainerd; Mrs. J. A. Halgren of
Bismarck, N. D., Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Hanson Of Browns Valley and
Miss Marion Hanson of st. Paul.
Six Knight Templars of the Mason
ic order acted as pail bearers at the
funeral. They were: G. P. Sylvander
and N. Vinje of Morris, James Wells
of Herman, George Bailey, Edward
Paul and Roy Waldo of Brown Valley
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
COMMUNITY PARTY IS
ADVANCED TO TUESDAY
Formidable Snowdrifts Make Post
ponement of Annual Commercial
Club Party Advisable.

Postponement of the fourteenth
annual Commercial club party from
Thursday evening of this week to
Tuesday evening of next week was
announced yesterday because of the
heavy SHOWS that had buried Morris
in an almost unnaVigatable sea Of
drifts, during the preceding 48 hours.
With the completion of arrange
ments for the party by the committee
on arrangements one of the most en-
joyable and entertaining parties in
the history of the club will be forth
coming on next Tuesday night when
it is expected that the armory will
be filed to capacity by the citizens
of Morris. The sale of tickets has in
dicated that Morris is behind the pro-
ject and nothing but worse weather
than has been in evidence during the
past few days can halt the greatest
success of the community party.
The committe on arrangements is
composed of L. G. Morley, A. 0. Clave
E. J. LaFave, w. F. Cooley, Sr., P.
e. Miller, Max Trantow, Louis Vinje,
F. A. Hancock and E. A. Nelson. The
reception committee is composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Dushek, Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Trantow, Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Putnam,
Mr. and Mrs. S. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. G.. Morley, Mr. and Mrs. e. G. Gill
bert, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. McCanney,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. G. Saunders, Jr.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Siverts
Louis Vinje, e. A. Nelson, Alex Rum
stad and E. J. LaFave will act as floor
managers.
The program of the party will be
as follows:
overture ---------------------------- OfCneSLra.
Solo, Thank God for Garden" Ter
esa Del Riego.
Miss Margaret Kohler
Accompanist Miss Florence Ortman.
'Distonola" Solo, Lester G.. Morley
Trio, (a) "Swan Song" Saint Saens
(b) Romance" Debussy
Mr.. M. J. Sorflaten, Mr.. John
Anderson, Mrs. John Anderson.
Solo, April Morn, Batten
.-.-.-e-.-= Mrs. J. c.. Morrison.
Accompanist, Mrs. W. e. G. Saunders
Address James B. Ormond
Cards and Dancing, Refreshments.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Teachers Entertained.

Teachers new to-the Morris public
schools this year were hosts to the
local teachers who have seen previous
service in the schools at an excellent
ly arranged dinner at the Merchants
hotel on Monday evening. L. G..
Mustain, superintendent of the Nor
ris schools, was POSTMASTER at the
affair. LA. Stellar. Miss Alice Hotch-
kiss, Miss Olga Keuter and Harry
Lord were called upon for short talks.
Twenty-four we're present at the din
ner. A similar dinner was given last
fall by the older members of the IA
Guilty of the public schools to the new
arrivals.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Lovers Are Optimistic

While the number of marriage Ii
censes issued by e. c. Gilbert, clerk
of court, during the month of Janu-
ary could be counted on the fingers
of one hand without crowding it is
going to take a number of hands to
accommodate the number that have or
will have been issued by the first of
next month If the progress of the first
three weeks is maintained Previous
to last Friday the number was get
ting dangerously near ten and by
Washington's birthday four more
couples had climbed the stairs to the
clerk of courts Office for the proper
authority. Which all goes to show
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
Minnie J. Clark Dies As Result Of
Paralytic Stroke

Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie
]. Clark, who died at her home in
this city last Friday evening as the
result Of a stroke of paralysis four
weeks before, were held from the
Methodist church at 200 o'clock on
Tuesday. The services were conduc-
ted by Rev. J. S. Kettlewell and in
terment was at Summit cemetery.
Mrs. Clark was the wife of George
N. Clark of this city who is employed
at. the Wahpeton Indian School in
North Dakota. The deceased is sur
vived by her husband, a daughter,
Mrs. Charles E. Killoran of this city;
her mother, aged 80 living in Weston
Ore, one brother at the same place
and an uncle at Portland, Mich. All
were unable to be present at the fun
eral. ....
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Minnie j. Reed, was born Feb
ruary 1, 1854 at Ionia, Mich. At an
early age she moved with her par
ents to Aberdeen, s. D., and from
there to Andover, S. D., where she
was united in marriage to George
Nelson Clark in 1884. The couple
came to Morris some thirty-f1ve years
ago and Mrs. Clark has made her
home here since that time. To the
couple was born but one child, Ruth
Marion, Now Mrs. Charles E. KILL
oran.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
WASHINGTON PLAY GIVEN
Entertainment Is Feature of Annual
Literary Club Party.

The Morris Literary Club, held it's
annual club party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. R. Putnam on Tuesday
evening of this week. The house was
beautifully decorated with plants and
cut flowers.
The feature of the evenings en-
tertainment was representation of
Washington's wedding party, with
the following cast of characters:
Mrs. Martha Curtis, Mrs. Jordan.
George Washington, Mr.. Morley.
Bridesmaid, Mrs. Saunders.
Grooms man, Mr.. Jordan.
Ring bearer, Mrs. Morley.
Flower Girls, Mrs. Phinney and
Mrs. Cooley. -..
Clergyman, Mr.. Hope.
Colored servants, Mr.. Ware and
Mr.. Judd.
The wedding party formed in the
library under dim candle lights. In
this setting in their beautiful cos
tunes, typical Of the eighteenth CEN
tury, the characters vividly portray
ed this great historical event.
- Following the marriage ceremony
the wedding party executed a pretty
colonial drill. During the remainder
of the evening progressive games
we're played, and prizes awarded to
the following, Mrs. Kemper, Mrs.
Walker, Mr.. Miller and Mr.. Stebbins.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Auction Sales

Four auction sales are listed for
the next two weeks. The Fred
Hagey sale will be held next Tues
day, February 28, on section s, Syn
mes township. The D. Koppenol sale
at the Puchett farm five miles south
east of Morris, which was scheduled
for last Wednesday, will be held on
Wednesday of next week, March first.
The following day, March 2, the sale
of the James Brophy estate will be
held at the William Reber farm in
Horton township two miles west and
six miles south of Norris March 16
is the date set for the sale of j. D.
Kenney at Wheaton
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
POPULAR BOOKS ADDED
LOCAL LIBRARY LISTS
Three Soldiers" and eff Winter
Comes" Among New Books Put
on Public Library Shelves

Three Soldiers" and "If winter
Comes" two books that are receiving
nearly the share of popularity thru
out the country as did Main Street, I"
are among the new books recently
listed at the Morris public library,
according to an announcement of new
books received by Miss Agnes e. Tor
pey, librarian. twenty-five new
books are listed which include some
exceptionally choice and recent pub
locations. s-
The new books recently put on the
shelves Of the local public library are
announced as follows:
Aldrich-Crowding Memories, Mir
rors of Washington, Americanization
of Edward Box; Jackson and Sails
bury-Outwitting Our Nerves; o.
Higgins-Secret Springs; Cohen edi-
tion-One-act Plays by Modern Au-
thors; Clark-Representative One
act Plays by British and Irish Auth
ors; Rice-Qufn; Day-When Egypt
Went Broke; Sinclair-Mr. Wadding-
ton of Wyke; Dell-Obstacle Race;
Putnam Sons of the Sea; Dos Possos
Soldiers; Macanlag-Dan-
gerous Ages; Caine-Masters of Man;
Spearman-Laramie Holds the Range
Jewell-Charmed Circle; Hutchin-
son-If Winter Comes; Norris-Brass
Widdemer-Year of Delight; Grey
To the Last Man; De1l-The Briary
Bush; Burnett-Head of the House
Of Coombe; Ferber-The Girls;
Kyne-Pride of Palomar.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
MORRIS HIGH ANNEXES
SUB-DISTRICT TITLE
Herman Quintet Drops Extra Period
Contest To Locals On Aggie
".> Floor 22-1S.

In an extra five-minute period, fol.
lowing an exciting and hard fought
II to II battle with the Herman high
school quintet, the Morris high school
basketball team Gagged two baskets
and free throw for % to 18 vic
tory and the sub-district champion
ship on the West Central School OF
Agriculture gymnasium floor last
Friday evening.
From the opening whistle neither
team had any material advantage
over the other and the game see
sawed along until the end of the first
half with Herman leading by to
score at the opening of the ten
/ minute recess. The locals came back
during the second half and made the
score II to II before the final whistle
In the extra period of play however,
the locals outplayed their opponents
throughout and Gagged two field bas-
kets and free throw while Herman
was negotiating one successful free
throw. The win brought the sub
district title to the Morris high
school.
The ability of Ness to make good
free throws was largely accountable
for the victory of the Morris crew,
as the Herman athletes shot one more
field basket than did the locals but
in ten attempts to cage the ball from
the foul line only two were success
ful while the local PLAYER made eight
out of Is trys. -.
Ziebarth, Herman's big center, was
the leading basket-shooter from the
floor with five successful shots while
Splitstoser came second with four
two-point heaves. Cosgrove shot two
for Morris and Ness one besides Sc
curing eight points via the free throw
route. S. Smith shot two baskets for
Herman and c. Smith one while An
derson made two free throws.
Following is the lineup and sum-
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
DELEGATE CANDIDATES
ARE SLOW In FILING
But Seventeen Republican and Four
Democratic candidates Have
Filed With Auditor.

With but today, tomorrow and
Monday left for candidates as dege-
gates to the Republican and Demo-
cratic county convention to file with
the county auditor it begins to look
as if the local county conventions
would be very much understood when
they are called on March 18th and
21st respectively. Seventeen Repub-
lican and four Democratic candidates
for the county convention have SO
far filed at the Office of the county
auditor. The former party is allotted
81 delegates and the latter SO in the
county. Caucuses will be held on
town meeting day, March IA, at the
usual polling places throughout the.
county. ..
Following are the candidates for
delegates who have already filed with
the county auditor:
REPUBLICAN
1st Ward, Morris-Paul L. Spooner
N. Vinje, w. H. Cherry, DR.. Charles
e. Caine and J. H. Devenney
End Ward, Morris-Howard Clark,
P. M. Markley, and Alfred o. Clave.
Township of Baker-George Jacob
son.
Township of Synnes-M. Mortin-
son ..... .-.. F.
Township of Framnas-Christ o.
Nicholson, E. e. SoIseth. = Ill., ...-- b
Township of Swan Lake-O. N.
Dohlen. .~-
Village of Chokio-L. C. Dorweiler.
Lewis L. Larson, Oscar Peterson,
Fred A. Shipman. - ..
DEMOCRATS
1st. Ward, Morris-C. B. Sylvander
Village of Chokio-M. P. McNally,
A. J. Nelson.
Township of Synnes- Joseph Sau-
ter. "
Next Monday, February 27, is the
last day for filing for delegate to the
county convention. At the county
conventions the quota of delegates to
state convention will be elected as
well as the county's quota of dele
gates to the congressional district
convention. The election or appoint
ment of a county committee and the
adoption of political principles will
also be made at the county conven-
tion.
Stevens county is allotted three
delegates at large and three delegates
on the basis of the vote cast, to the
state convention, and four delegates
to the district convention. The state
convention will be held at the
in st. Paul on March 81
while the congressional district con-
vention for the Seventh congressional
district will be held at the court
house at Willmar on March 80.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Pay Auto License By March l

Mike Holm, Secretary of State, an
nounces that penalties will be waived
on all applications for registration
of motor vehicles which are deposited
in the United States mails before
March 1, 1922.
This will positively be The Last
Extension of time, as the law pro-
vides that after March 81 motor
vehicles cannot, for any reason, be
operated without displaying 1922
number plates and sufficient time
must, therefore, be allowed the reg
istrar to clear up all the registrations
and deliver the number plates before
that date.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Canty Millinery Re-opens.

The millinery shop of Mrs. P. H.
Canty of this city was re-opened this
week and will be conducted under
the management of her daughter,
Miss Ruth Canty, who for the past
five years has managed millinery
shop at Wahpeton, N. D. Miss Canty
will succeed her mother who has pre-
viously managed the local shop.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24

that the icemen are not the only op-
timistic ones as winter comes down
the home stretch. The last four coup
les to receive licenses were: Carl w.
Giese and Miss Laura M. Mau, Dan
Nelius Twait and Miss Clara Olivia
Peterson, William Wander Werf and
Miss Nellie Den Basten, and Otto
Gust Busack and Miss Bertha Elivina
Hoppe.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Real Estate Transfers.

Adolph H. Andert to Anton Maan-
UNI; lot 6, blk. 1, Alberta, $4,000,
Andrew Fritsch to L. C. Dorweiler;
lot z, blk. I, Addtl. twste Of Chokio;
lots 1, 2, 8, 4, 9, 10, II, IL, Cooper's
End addition to Chokio; Part of NV Il
swH 2-Baker, 81 other.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24
Junior Entertainment Tonight

Two interesting comedies will be
presented by the junior class of the
Morris high school at the Orpheum
theatre this evening starting at 500
o'clock. The plays to be presented
are ga Pair of Lunatics" and "The
Florist Shop" The entertainment
will also include folk dances, read
ings and musical numbers.
Morris tribune., 1922-02-24

Field baskets Ness, 1 i; Splitstoser
A. Cosgrove, 2; s. Smith, q; G. Smith
/; Ziebarth, 5; Free throws-Ness,
8 out of 13; Anderson 2 out Of 10.
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SCHOOLS, NOW AND THEN

picked up his scbooIbooG he
rocked little of the
him the excellent
tona Geographic Society bulletin issued from Washington
years prejudice up
institution where rich alike
than
others Massachusetts
had primarily make the
fifty
teacher pre-
ntus communities hundred hoholders
school Connecticut fell line
New York early days there
disagreement English and Dutch settlers as to how the
generation establishment
schools that
New York and Colonies
poor Ichabod Crane labod getting his meals
support the school as we'll
as OF the master depending almost entirely the
may be virtually no public
schools Revolution
England still governed Atlantic
the Commissioners inquired
education his reply Berkeley
OF Virginia together his suppessng
rebellion perhaps make him remember
Cd the annals of history
printing and shall years.
the other proudly answered.
of colony maintaining free
schools for the education of Children
always slavery
could exist emancipation
of the South has problem maintains
schools the Of he populations
But from the time of Washington jefferson gradually
that the
tons determining character
probably Country when he
said his Farewell Address promote primary
porance institutions for the general diffusion knowledge
ton the public
When doubtful
whether such the
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does
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knowledge of the
grave of our forefathers public schools should be provided
They democratic
should available everyone
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and other
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By William Charles Len6el
Copyright Published by with The Literary
NnuS Cyrndo

cas.oa, but ycur quarter interest in
the factory has earned seventy-fye
thousand dollars in the last three
years, since you became of age. It
IS yours TO have whenever YOU
want it,"
III not take it, declared Cyril.
1t is not mine. did not earn IT.
His father looked at him strange
i. Very WELL" he said.
But | haven't any objection to
yoUc investing that amount OF
money in the Bolingbroke PrOduS
lag Company said Cyril quickly.
Pickle King drew forth his
che COOK. who are your assocI-
ates n this company?' he asked.
Lust YOU and Valerie'-aad this
heretofore timid soul deliberately
put his arm about Naler.e'5 waist
and Bob here
We'll, well, almost family af-
fair chuckled M. Bolingbroke
Sr, Then he saw me look at Mar
tina, and Martha look al ne. HIM.
was all he said, bat he knew.
(The Lnd)
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were going to try9" I asked
"T,v to- get money fro,n tho
Pickle King Bnt I'm NOT going to
do it. I guess | might as We'll %.
back and he . pinkIn PRINCE +"
10 Won think valerie will want
10 be a p'ckla princess9o
No" he said
"W.e.II." said
He ignored INV hint for Further
enljgj,tenmpnt and went in IN
dress for dinner Yes. dress for
dinner Vet Two months hofcre the
suit he nut on in the mourning sor.
ynd untiI bad+fme. exccrt for COS.
tune changes
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there was between tbs rar;aCtIv
modelled. fashionable Young man.
who anpesr3d in the daorw9 y
readv IA 90 to Valerje'r fo- dirror
ana Martina
Taiorfe's mother met rs at tho
doo~ and she was so furl If SIM.
messed excitement thar If +, a
wonder Pol;rgbrol.e did rot ers.
nnrf that sompth.nr wa in the air
Mrs Kceno led MS ;nto W. H,in =,
room The curtains had hnen low.
ered TO oycITda What ,,or,ai7od of
daylight and the n,aqo vas In tn.at
darkness, " "
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Keeno switched an Tho I.abte
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most startled. but he was bv no
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otLuie'
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MI; bollhgproKe'
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creature Oh my cream world, can |
1 ever forgive myseIt for those
lnou5Ht ana lnat mental picture
: OF YOU N love | h&a fallen out OF
! u Eaa tumnIed times untold, but
as l St0o4 there ana Iazed on her,
my Aeart passed from my keeping
into hers forever. She was no dau-
! enter ol pemeteE' she was no child
on the eafth; only those choSen By
lne Soas cast the radiance Of
beauty mat was herS.
can describe her hair her
eyes ner smile. nat could rave
s@nout them' do know that her
lttie hand was firm and cool and
ANY puiSalIng WIN NE:
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teaiIy important. rms IS Mr.. Boil
iEEofoACS STORY not nine. | doubt
II could Ten what uanspred dur,
ing the rest Oh tAat CAV, even ii |
ts'eu' no sooner mad Martha s
mana ctaspsu mime ana looked
lar Hlto her deep bIUe eyes than /
passed INTO comatose condition
Oh MINT ! recall lHat suggested
On On %~'oHool.e tour OF me CITY
Whlcn oo'h Martina ana her father
'nq WlGn,, was wa, a =, spIendid idea.
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He complains that every time he
gets his street clean, along comes
tho street sweeper and smears it
all uD again. His request was
granted.
Charleston has more wealth per
capita than any other city in the
United States.
The largest sanitary pottery in
the United States is located at
Mannington.
Marshall College officials an
nounce the largest first day enroll
ment in the history Of the school.
Two persons were injured in an
automobile race at the Bluefield
fair grounds when William John
son, driving Dodge special. lost
control of his machine and plunged
over an embankment, overturnng
the machine.
The first rural church society"
to be organized in West Virginia
On a large scale was set in motion
by the Parkersburg Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church.