Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 24, 1897, Page 1

a” Grand Rapids HeraldRe sed, Vo. V.—No 33. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. Two Dotiars ‘a YEAR = * * Pett tity) the most fastedious. Special Notice ---- Our Dry Goods representative, Mr. C. J. Flatt, has just returned from his $&, i383 % should remind us urchasing tour and feels confident sae : F 3 : 8 j #ee adornment is at hand and more _particu- that we are amply supplied to please - +4 gee larly that we are prepared to furnish the #e2 designs in dress goods, silks, trimmings, eee oes wae etc., etc. Seoeeeeseceeseseree SH: b dededhedehedeecbececeok-k-ded Ee a a passeth away; as the birds shed their win- = * ® * H As spring cometh forth and winter ¥ ; ter coat and sing forth sweet melody of : fee song which is heard near and’ far, * : : * * 2 3 $= public with the most unique and latest $_ * * * 2 * eTs+e4¢d4+4etetTetet Sseoseceenssaesaces etittiiiitittiititittie rrr rrr tr Welcome Spring. that a new year of Mercantile Co. Grand Rapids < << = Minnesota. A barrel of money May not.be mhde or saved en any single ction, but the man who expects to make a barrel of money, must put hoops on bis barre! and plug up the bung hole, which, in business, means, that he must t of everything buy close, but buy the b especially in Hardware—as implement costs nearly as much as a goc d lasts about one-quarter as one, but only constant source of expendi / Jong. and isa ture for repairs. We Sell the GoodKind No matter what it may be. selves on carrying the very best line of hardware, iron, steel, stoves, paints, glass, lumbermen’s supplies, ete beat us on pices, which you are most particular. W. J. & H. D. POWERS. when qué a poor tool or We pride our- in northern ty is considered. Minnesota, and Wo want the trade no dealer can about te 9 ESE Ee ee ee eae Re ae a Ree SRE RE EE a a New Stock ‘If Of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Room Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at Richardson & Stevens. ee a ee a ee a ae ee a ae ae ae a ee ae a ee ae ae ea ea a ae TreiiLe i i Must Eat and we suppose you must, you should aiways try to get the best goods in the market at the lowest possible price. To do this, you should buy your Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Game, Etc. | at the well-known. meat market of Cable & Libby. This firm has always on hand the very best things the season affords, at the very lowest prices. Fresh Butter and Eggs Received Daily From the Country, CABLE & LIBBY, a WORK FOR THE SEASON A Brief Review of What Will be Done at the Experimental Farm. INSUFFICIENT APPROPRIATION Superintendent Pendergast Will Carry on the Improvements to the Best Possible Advantage Under the Cireumstances. Notwithstanding the miserly appro- priation of $2000 a year made by the legislature for the maintenance of the Grand Rapids State Experimental farm,.the work will be carried on un- der the direction of Superintendent Pen-_ dergast. with as much energy and upon as large a scale as_ the cir- cumstances willpermit. The progress made the first season was gratifying to the gentlemen in charge, and it was hoped that sufficient money would be appropriated by the state to enable the management to accomplish much broader results during the sea- sons of ’97 and ’98. But they were doomed to disappointment, as the om- nibus bill was reported from the com- mittee with no provision for the sub- stations whatever. Representative Gunn and Senator Whitney had both been assured by the committee that the Grand Rapids station would be satisfactorily provided for and they were greatly surprised to find that it had been omitted entrely. By hard hustling they succeeded in having in- cluded in the bill $2,500 for aquip- ment and $2,000 a year until 1899 to carry on .the work, However, Mr. Pendergast is not discouraged, and begins the season’s work with a de- termination: to do the very-best he can. The first season’s work on the farm here was entirely speculative but the results obtained have served a good purpose. Of the large varieties of grasses, grains, vegetables, fruits, etc., that were planted, the most prosper- ous and productive have been selected for reseeding, while many new ex- periments will be added. There will be a total of about one-hundred and fifteen. acres under cultivation this season, there having been about fifty acres cleared up and prepared for the plough since the state began opera- tions a little over a yearago. A great deal has been done in the way of im- provements considering the amount tof money expended, ‘he residence ‘building and barns have been re- modeled and increased in size at an expense of about $3000; a large amount of fencing has been done, be- sides about one mile of ditching which will drain 40 acres of swamp land, are | not be seeded until about the first of June, while today they are as dry as the uplands and are already receiving the crops for the season. Seeding was begun on the farm last Wednesday. Superintendent Pendergast has his long lists made out for the endless varieties of everything that may be profitably produced in this latitude, and profiting by last year’s experi- ments, he will have some interesting reports to make when the harvest has been gathered. Experiments will be made with about, 25. varieties of corn, including fodder corn. In cereals the work will continue on the same lines adapted a year ago. Eight varieties of wheat will be sown, 10 of oats and g of bar- ley, Buckwheat and flax will also be included. Nine varieties of field peas have been selected from about 75 bdifterent kinds grown on the other Ex- perimental farms of the state, and which are known to be well adapted to this soil and climate, Of potatoes, 12 varieties selected from those tried a year ago, will be planted, together with 16 new kinds. ‘Through last year’s experiments the best results were produced from the “American Wonder.” The “Early Ohio,” a potato procuced abundantly in other sections and said to be of very fine quality, made the poorest showing of any tried on the Experimental farm. Next to the “American Wonder” were the “Freeman” and “Prize Taker.” To prevent rot and scabbiog the seed potatoes will be wet with a solution of corosive sublimate before planting. Forage crops, such as millets, sorgum, etc., will be made a prominent feature of this year’s experiments. ‘The best showing made in this department for last season was that of the Hog millet. It yielded something over three tons to the acre. Grapes, raspberries, strawberries. blackberries, _ goose- berries, sand cherries, buffalo berries, currants, etc., will all be set out this spring. ‘The vegetable gardens will include nearly every variety that grows in this latitude. Sugar beets will be given special attention. It is believed that certain varieties of ap- ples will do well in this county and it isthe intention of the Experiment farm management to give them a tho- rough test. Several different kinds of seedlings will be set out this spring and the more thrifty should bear fruit in five years. Wild plums grow in this county and are of a most excellent quality, and therefore many of the tame yarieties wil be grown on the state farm. The horticultural depart- ment, under the supervision of Prof. Green, will supply. the Grand Rapids farm with fifty or sixty thousand seed- ling pines, for the purpose of begin- ning a test of the project to produce a second growth of pine _ timber on the} cut-over lands of northern Minnesota, On the farm there is sufficient muskeg_ territory to permit of testing means of drainage and the productive among the more substantial advances that have thus far been made. On the low lands of the farm that have been cleaned up and cultivated it has already been demonstrated that a very little ditching will do a great deal of good. Last year these lands could qualities. of the soil. Portions of it will be burned over, ploughed and planted to native fruits, vegtables, grasses, grain, roots, etc., and it will also be tested as to its productive qualities without cultivation after be- ing burned over. Thisis an important experiment, inasmuch as the muskeg tracts of land in northern Minnesota are of immense area and very rich in soil, and if it be found that they are easily prepared for agricultural purposes much will be added to the value of lands in this sectidn. Muck and marl will be used as a fertilizer. It is not known whether they will produce the desired’ results when spread upon the more sandy upland, but the indications are that they will be found ot great value in this con- nection. A colony of bees will be brought here for the purpose of re- porting upon the result of their in- dustry among the native wild flowers thatare so plentiful throughout this section. A complete weather service will be established upon the farm and many valuable facts will be determined thereby. Among other features of interest connected with the weather service will be the daily regist ration of the hours of sunshine. THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS. A Session of Poor Results—Representative Gunn Arrives Home. The state legislature adjourned Wednesday at noon, having com- pleted all lawmaking. at 12 o’clock the night. before, technically by the capitol clock, but in fact about 4 o’clock in the morning. The session just closed has done little that will lastin history to its credit. It has been inactive, but gave a willing ear to the demands of the monopolis- tic classes, and the interests of that powerful element in all the ramifica- tions of industryhave in no manner been disturbed by any of the laws enacted in Minnesota durng 1897. An at- tempt. was made to keep down the appropriations, but in the aggregate little was accomplished. in that direction. No important measures were passed, exceptng the reappor- tionment bill, and that means much to the northern half of the state. ‘The manner in which the new districts have been framed give general satis- faction, and hereafter, if there are any benefits to be derived from legislation, this portion of the state will be ina IN THE MEAT BUSINESS Three Were Held to the Grand Jury for Stealing Corned Beef. TELL-TALE WAGON TRACKS The Stolen Property Easily Discovered and Tom Rowley, 0. W. Kingston aud Frank Surprise are Bound Over by Justice Kearney. Times are hard and meat high- priced, but the laws of the state of Minnesota are inexorable and he who tresspasseth thereon is apt to come to grief and suffer penalties commensur- able with the offense- And so it will no doubt be with Tom Rowley, O. W. Kingston and Frank Surprise, who did, it appears, confiscate, con- trary to the law in such case made and provided, four barrels of corned beef belonging to A. Putney, last Thursday morning, from the Knox warehouse on the bank of the Missis- sipp!, and attempted to appropriate the same to their own use. It rained Wednesday nighta httle and Mr. Putney found no trouble in following the wagon tracts from the ware house up through the village tothe residence of Frank Caldwe!l, occupied by Cald- well’s son-in-law, Tom Rowley. One barrell had been unloaded there and it was soon found. The wagon was then followed to the abiding place of Kingston where two barrels were dis+ covered. Frank Surprise happened to be passing along with his team and Attorney Price, who was one of the searching party in company with Sher- iff Toole, asked Surprise if he had been out with his team the night be- fore. He rephed in the negative. Asked 1f his team had been out he rather hesitatingly acknowledged that much more formidable position to de- mand and receive just consideration. Mr. Gunn reached home Thursday evening, looking much improved in health, as compared with his appear- ance at the opening of the session, and feeling well satisfied with the re- sult of ns labors in behalf of the dis- trict. It was entirely through Mr. ithad been. He was told the story of the burglary and thett, but did not offer any information, nor say that a barrell of the plunder was at that time in his wood shed. Some time later he came down town and meeting Deputy Sheriff Johnston he told that offiicial that he had discovered some Gunn’s efforts that Itasca, Carlton, Aitkin and Cass were given two re- presentatives and one senator. As the bill was first reported from the committee these counties were given but one representative and according to the rule adopted relating to popula tion the district was only entitled to one member in the-house, but he de- liberately went at it and had the pill finally passed with the increased re- presentation. He was equally suc- cessful with other measures which he championed in the house, anc taken as a whole he has made an enviable reputation. If the Republicans suc- ceed two years hence in sending back a delegation of that political faith— but the Herald-Review hopes they will not—Dan Gunn should be sent to the senate. of the stolen property on his premises. It developed later that Billy Welsh, who was boarding at Rowley’s, was also implicated in the deal. Early in the morning, however, he had skipped out and has not yet been apprehend- ed. Rowley had a hearing Thursday afternoon and was held to the grand: juay. Kingston met the same fate yesterday, and Surprise, who gave testimony, was arrested late yesterday afternoon and was also bound over, each bond being fixed in the sum of $500. Surprise testified that Kings- ton borrowed the use of his team and wagon, taking them out about 12 o'clock at might and ing about 4 in the morning, lea’ barrell in the wood shed. He waited up for the return of the team, saw the . (Continued on Page Eight.) st: