Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 25, 1902, Page 9

Sn a GRAND RAPIDS POSTOFFICE HOURS: Office open week & S200 p.m. ys. open 11:00 a om 2200 V. a. U ans Sone loses 11:30 a.m Trains going ¢ closes 2:30. D. In. All mails inse z0 minuets before arrival trains. 0. UH. ys from 8 o'clock a. m. p.m., = t arrive 2:52 p. m. unson, P.M. City and Vicinity. A grand masquerade ball will be given at Village hall Feb. 7. J. R. Donohue returned Saturday last from St. Paul. R. R. Bell returned from Chicago, Wednesday. C. A. King made a business tmp to Wuluth, Monday. Frank Voight the Deer Lake farmer was in town Saturday last. John Costello and Wm_ Dibbert were in Duluth this week. Miss Bernice Clair entertained a few oMher friends Wednesday evening. Henry Hughes went to Duluth Monday retuining Wednesday of this week, D. M. Gunn and C. L. in Minneapolis this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Clair, returned yesterday, from a visit to Canada, Senator C. C. McCarthy.. left Sun- day last for Washington D. C. Pratt were Be sure and attend the card party ‘Tuesday evening at K. P. hall. Remember the dancing school class meets every Monday and Wednesday evenings. Mrs. F, McCormick. ot Washburn. Wis. is here on a visit to her parents. Mr, and Mrs. M. Brooks. J. S, Kurtzman returned from a trip through the camps, where he has been delivering boots and shoes. Remember the dance to be given by the Ladies ot the Maecabee; Feb. 10. B. L. Leiberman returned from a business trip to the east the first of the week, Sister Dorothea here on her way Bemidji Tuesday. passed through to Duluth from Ernest Flemmjug. of Bena was a county seat visiter Mouday and Tues- day. Mrs. W. C. Gilbert and family left Tuesday for Little Rock, Ark. where they will spend the winter. Mi Margaret Harris, of Minne- apolis, is the guest of her sister, Mrs J. J. O’Bnen, S. T. Bonness was in town Tuesday from the up-river country where he has been looking over lands for the past few weeks. T. H. Hennessey returned from a trip tothe Big Fork where he has been lookipg over the Great Falis road, from Deer River. The dance given by the Knights of Pythias last evening was a succcess, the hall was crowded and everybody seemed to have a good time, ; Ben Levy, proprietor of the Enter- prize clothing house returned last week from a three weeks trip to the ‘Twin cities and the east. The dancing school which was opened on Saturday last has been fairly well attended and all who have purchased tickets and takenflesson are thoroughly satisfied. The machines in the paper mill were put in motion for the first ume Tues- day and it will not be long before they will be kept in motion and paper will be turned out. The United Order of Foresters will give a card party Wednesday evening atthe K. P. Hall. Games will be dafter which a lunch will be d, Everybody invited. B. P. Munson, F. O. Werden, J H. Dunning, S..D.. Hamilton, J. M, Dempsey, W?-E. Myers, and J. W. Taft were-lumberman in the village this week. We notice that teams passing on Leland avenue about the school house when the pupils are being . dismissed are always loaded with children, After four or five get a leg or two broken they probably will stop. Parents ee forbid ther children doing this. ; NOTICE, Owners of Cattle running ‘at large are hereby noufied to keep your cattle off the streets or same will be taken up and charges will have to be settled by owners. Gro. MULHERN, Barn Boss, Hotel Gladstone. D® D. COSTELLO, ar : DENTIST. — Office in Marr Building.— GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA., The Minnesota Park. In the early winter of 1897 tie State Medical Society, the State Educational Society and the Minne~ sota Federation of Women’s. Clubs: became interested in the proposed opening of the Chippaws Reserva- tion. : This is the last remenant of fine primeval pine in the State. It is situated in a charming lake country, largely upon non-agricultural soil, and precious for beauty, for health- giving ozone, forinfluence onclimate, breaking asit does the high winds sweeping down from the north and west. And for Influence on our wa- ter supply, since, besides being dott: d with lakes, the Mississippi meanders its first one hundred miles through its leafy forest aisles. The forest “humis” (flooring of pine needles, etc.) acts as a mammoth sponge holding back the volume and rush of spring floods and gradually giving the waters out through thelatesum- mer, when the river is at its lowest, thereby tending to equaliz? the sup- fly by moderatiag both the floods and droughts. Again, it is known that this vast stretch of forest upon non agfeutu- ral soil offers through well directed forestry methods an opportunity jor a permanent busiuess investment, ‘This would keep the principal (the forest) intact, while yeilding a regu- lar income(the annua! cut of timber) from land which once “cut clean” would lie useless, fallow and unpro- ductive. Forestry also furnishes employ- ment (not for several years, but per- manently) all the way trom ‘sealers”” and “loggers” to the monufacturers of finished pine products—flooring, siding’ shingles. furniture, etc. Also, it is known that the Nelson bill, well enough in itself—can be manipulated by dishonest or incompetent men for the parpose ot robbing the govern— ment and defrauding the Indians. The opening of the Red Lake reser- vation was known to have vielded a milliou dollars, of which the govern- ment Indian fund received but $100,- 000. - To protect Minnesota from a similar scandal and from the disaster of the “clean cut,” it appearec that there must be a different manage- ment for the opening of the reserva— tion. innesota Federation took the initiative : Thev visited the governor of > Min- nesota and conterred with him upon the wisdom of asking the Legisla- ture about to meet (1898) to appro- riate a certain amount for the out- right purchase of the ‘Heart of this ancient wood.” The Governor, while showing him- sclf to be most responsive to the kin- dred subjects of Parks and Forestry pointed out the drain upon the state’s treasury by reason of the un- usual war expenses, and various ed- ucational and Ghilanthropie meas— ures of immediate moment, The committee, therefore, decided the Interior to withdraw the reser— vation from sale. This,in order to secure time to awaken interest int! project, to give opportunity fo- people to inform themselves of t1 benefits of segregation, and finally, and of utmost importance, to secure proper government surveys that would dehne in exact and accurate terms the description of the agricul- tural and of the non-agricultural lands within the reservation, The Federation therelore caused a memo- rial to be presented to the legislature of 1898, petitioning the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw the land from the sale, which was to occur the following May. This memorial was passed in March or April, and honored by the secretary almost: at once. While this memorivl was pending in the Legislature, the chairman ‘ot the Federation’s Forestry committee first heard of Col. Cooper. She was told that a Chicago capitalist, who had tor several summers sojourned in the Minnesota woods, was so en- thusiastic that he had formed the plan of having the Washington goy- ernment make it into a National Park. Thisled to communication between the Minnesota and Col, Cooper, who was in his turn amazed to learn that Minneso- ta already had lestirred herself and had had the Reservation withdrawn from sale. There seemed nothing conflicting in at least the preliminary work to be accomplished, and, in this’ two fold way was the park plan launch- ed. The Minnesota women were glad to hope tor national help to their state, for the realization was strong- ly borne upon them, as their know- ledge of conditions and_ possibilities grew, that only by such national aid could a young and sparely settled state like Minuesota, undertake so large a business enterprise as was opening out before them, The July following the passage of | the Minnesota memorial, Col. Coop- ercalled a meeting in Chicago of men from various prrts of the} country and affectedan org.inization called the ‘Minnesota National Park and Forestry Association.” Iu Sep-. tember or Getober this. association, together with some United States Congresmen and Senators, enjoyed an excursion to Leech and Casslake, visiting a country which, be it noted would have been at that time im the process of denudation save for the efforts of the Minnesota women the previous spring. : I mention this fact—far from wish- ing to detract from Col. Cooper’ unselfish and truly -public-spitited work, but because the paral:ll moye- The Forestry Committee of Federation ! ment organized by him bore fruit in two ways. It benefited Minnesota by eliciting interest. and szeuring nssistonce trom those in high places, All honor to Col. Cooper fo. his fine and rare enthusiasm! But it hurt us just the extent that it afforded certain mena pretext to discredit the whole park movement through the opportunity it gave them to mistate and contuse facts. Thus the report was. circulated thatthe ‘movement was originated by a non-resident for a shooting park!’ Also while it is true thatthe Federation had asked for the with- drawal of the entire reservation, it was for the purpose already stated. Unfortunately Col. Cooper’s map which was widely published, desig- nated the whole reservation and much more as the “proposed nation- al park.” This circumstance has been purposely magnified in order to caeate local tear in nortkern Minne- sota that it was all to be “tied up.” This charge thev have continuously repr ated—indeed, it is te Initial .on- tention of the present Cass Lake, de- legation—although it has been long well-known to these park opponents tyat Col. Cooper’s first plan was never the plan of the Federation, Thus do the men who mould the opposition persistently befog public opinion and seek to. gain their per- | sonal ends through exiting ground- less tear. ‘Che survey has never been secured and at present the classification is only on the basis‘of the quantity of standing pine—i.e. if there is less than 17,000 feet of pine upon a 40- acre tract it is put down in the offi- cial record as ‘so-called agricultural | land,” quite regard less of its capaci- ty or non-capacity tor agriculture. If this geological survey could be obtained the lumbering .conld imme- diately begin upon the real agricul.- ural land, which could then be opened for settlement. It this tying up the country? The attempt to blame the park movement for the standstill upon the reservation is t contemptible de- vice, the fact being that save for the original withdrawal of the land, | cessarp, the park friends have done everything possible to secure the in- which was a measure absolutely ne- vestigation upon which to base the people want the swamp grass,” and we as promptly replied “Well, can- not the cordage people have tke swamp grass?” Scientific foeestry makes use of every natural resource. Nothing ts overlooked. When a tree. ceases to increase at the rate of & per cent itis “ripe,” and cut. Nothing is permi'tted to go to waste that can be turned tocommercial account. But once the Jumbermen denude the country in their careless way and the scattered slashings dry and burn—desolate lies northern §Minne- sota, beyond redemption for gencra tions, even if the recurring fires that follow such lumbe1ing do not burn the ground too deeply forany refore stration ever to be donc! Few peo- ple realize that a baby pine grows but an inch the first vear. not much more the second, and onlyisa grown up pine at seventy. And hardwood trees do not much condescend to grow upon sand barrens. Therefore does it not behoove us to treat King Pine with at least a show of respect? And cherish? F The management of this forest land on forestry principles (which never means shuttingoutsettlement) is what Minnesota should dem nd. Else will a few men reap a harvest which a century of time and the large expenditure of public money will not replace. True, there would be a couple of merry years of cutting, and then— the villages already there will skrink and dwindle. Once the pine is gone, there will be small reason tor new towns to spring up. Some people indeed may buy the ‘so-called agri- cultural” land, But unless they get the best of it they will do as they did in northern Michigan and Wisconsin —abandon it. For sand barrens covered with stumps are not even susceptible of ‘potatoe patches!” And oh! the desolation of those abandoned farms. It isan iniqui- tous traffic, this selling to foreigners and immigrants of farm lauds that cannot be farmed! Neither will tourists in search of health or recre- ation be attracted to lakes blistering in bowls ofsand beneath Minnesvta’s spmmersun. And logging—the ever lovely and desired—will have sought forever a far-off frontier! The friends of Minnesota have sought to create a public opinion so opening of the reservation. The park opponents, have used their influence to prevent thiis survey by the proper officials. | do they not welcome a_ geological survey, which would settie the ques- have been obtained, and the Forest Plan disposed of one way or the other longago. The park friends the park, and wa mustconclude that thev do not wish it opened, unless it can be done without investigation simply to appeal to the Secretary of | ard in their own wav. The beautiful wooded fringes of thelakes and rivers should be re- tained. This is both sentiment and business! There are 20,000,000 peo- ple living within 24 hours of this re- gion, and the number constantly grows. They need their natural sanitorium and have a right to it. The pretty: lakes among the pines are the substitute nature has given | Minnesota for Mountain heights and ocean air, denid, and the near. neighborhood of furests under forest- ry management will but add to the | desirability for pnrposes of summer resort. The summer resort feature will be an asset. Scientiffe forestry implies the spendinp of government money “in buildings, wages, etc. It alsomeans good roads! It means the perma- | nent employment of a force of em— | ployes and habitations for their means hotels and camps! A certain summer population! Farms and villages on the agricultural land!: The location ofa business industry upon the Forest Reserve! ‘This is a plan to develop every reasource of a country aeno other plan possibly could. Agriculture sapplemented by forest crop. Thi Germany. 00 people live, and in which you may travel a whole day and scarcely see atree! Yet where the ayricultu- rallandis poor .there the thrifty German grows his, forest wealth. He holds it.an economic crime to make pvor use of poor soil. The forest is so administered as to shelter farms and villages and health) Germany’s solid industsia! greatness. Her net income from it is $23,000,- 000 annually This, then, is it—the reality upon which we would pattern northern Minnesota. It can be made an ob- ject lesson to our country—a_ credit to our state, and a paying invest- ment as well. Granted it has not the picturesqueness of the White Mountains, It hasits own charm, We do not refuse to use the Missis- on the contrary’ Query—If thev are sincere in their coutention that this land is not suit- ed tor forvst reserve purposes, why tion? It- could, with their assistance court invesugation. he park op- ponsnts do not, So the responsibil- ity for the delay at Cass Lake mus¢ rest squarly upon the opponents of families! The presence of the lakes | { what the Black Forest is to | | A-torest in which 1,000,-| | resorts. Itisthe very bulwark of | i earnest as to inspire our congres- sional delegation. So much eftort as some of that delegation have put into conjuring up imaginary diffleul- ties directed to the solution of the reservation question, would have re- sulted ere this in a detailed plan to secure it. But this would be to ig— nore the wishes of certain lumber— men and townsite fiends, whose creed, like the French Lonis’, seems. nee ee to be “After us the deluge! | aces F, PRICE. ATTORNEY ATLAW Office over Itasca Mercantile Meat Marke GRAND RAPIDS MINN. The Herald Review $2. : penance en enn ns haa somo _ Bankrupt Tatition for Discharge. In the District Court of the United States for the District of Minuesota—-fitth Division, In the matter of James A. Qui Bankrapt—In Bankraptey. bai To the Honorable Willizm Lochren, Judge of the District feo Rete the United States for the Distriet of Minnesota: James A. Quigg. of the Village of Deer Riyer. in the County of Itasea, and State of Minnesota, in said “district, respect- fully represents that onthe 7th day of Nov- ember. last past. he was duly adjudged bank- rupt under the acts of Congress relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his property and rights of property, and has fully complied with all the, requirements of said acts and of the orders ofthe court touch- ing his bankruptey. Wherefore he prays that he may be decreed by the court to have a full discharge from all debts provable wgainst his estate under said bankrupt acts, except such debts as are ex- cepted by law from such discharge, ted this 13th day of January, A.D, 1902, JAMES A. QUIGG, Bankrupt. Order of No United States District Court, Minnesota, Fifth Division, ss: On this 13th day of January, A. D. 1902, on reading the forezoing petition, it is— Ordered by the court. that 2 hearing be had upon the same on the eight day of Februai A. D, 1902, before said court. at Minneapol in said District, at two o’clock in the after- noon; and that notice thereof be published inthe Grand Rapids Herald- Review, a news: paper printed in said district, and that all nown creditors and other persons in interast may appearat the said time and pla nd show if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted. And it is farther ordered by the conrt, that the clerk shall send by mail to all known creditors. copies of suid petition and this order, addressed to them ut their places of residence as stated, * Witness the Honorable William Lochren, judge of th id court. and the seal thereof, at Duluth, may ease on the thirteenth 902 day of Jan 1902, HARLES L. acgenpr ver (53 By Tros, H. Pr De: Thereon. District of $ 5 Seal ot 1 { the Court f Summons. State of Minnesota, Connty of Itasca trict Court. Pifteenth Judicial Dist Chester A. Congdon, plaintiff v ©. Goforth. Gilbert Evans, Fre Powers and C. E, P eof Minnesota to the above named You and each of you ure hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the above tled action, which is filed in the office of t clerk of t dis- trict. Court of Fifteen h Judicial District in and for county of Itasea and state of Minn- easota, and to serve a copy of your ansyer to the said complaint on the subscribers, af their office in the Lonsdale Building in the city Duluth in the county of St. Louis in state. with-in twenty days ufter the aor o of this summons upon you. exclus day of such service; »nd if you fail to . the said complaint within the time aforesaid. the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the com- plaint. ;Duved Duluth, Minnesota, November 27th. 1901. BILLSON, CONGDON & DICKINSON, Attorneys for Plaintiff. 511 Lonsdale Building. Duluth, Minn. A SONG OF WINTER. Sing a song of rapture, Gayly everywhere! Four and twenty thous: Snow-flakes in th Sing a song of sieigh-bells Ringing loud and cloar, While‘the roguish urchins Follow in the rear. Sing a song of sledding— Now the sports begun! Four and twenty snow-birds Looking at the fun! Sing a song of sunshine, -| beginning Sunday next, Young America’s Colu xn Some one told us this since last week. Who can guessit? Take away my ast letter, take away my 2nd. let- ter, take away: all my letters, I am still the same. ; Square Word. Hts WE BP Oy dae : My 1st is a young animal; My 2nd 1s water in sohd form. My 3rd is the abbreviation for one of the states The week of prayer will be observed Union ser- vices Monday, ‘Fvesday and Wednes- day evenings at the Presbyterien church, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day evenings at the Methodist Epis- copal church. , \ Anew year 1s coming itis almost here. We propose, for a ume at least, to give our readers a column more ot less, for young Americans. We hope Americans not so young in years, may have hearts young enough to enjoy our serious sayings, as well as «wr say- igs 11 the humerous vein. V@ make no great promises. but hope t. enter- tain and maybe instruct you some- what. Now as we put in a new leaf, we suggest that you all turn over a new leaf on this coming new year, and see how clean a page you nN write. ‘The preacher says; “There is room for improvement 1n ali of us” and the editor inclines it agree wt) him. What do you say? Puzzles. lam composed of éleven letter, yet jit takes oaly four letters to spell me. Whocan catch me, I am running through the woods not far from Grand Rapids. { Squar Word, Fic sent Pett Pre | ot My first 1s an opening or a frame ot hoards. My second isa boys name. } My third is the-same as my second. My forth is a covering. Send in your ansvers to Qui H cr ald- Review office. NOTICE. ! Seal Bids will be received by the board of County Comimiss:oners of Itasca county up to January 7, 1902 for 300 cords of green body wood to Le delivered prior to July 1, 1902. By order of County (Commissioners. A.D. BKooks, Pl off our regular low prices. buy here for little money. sippi because it is not the Rhine, and features of its own that we should make the most of. ‘ Neither can we rival the Black Fo- the plan as far as Minnesota cond tions will permit, and 1n making this beginning lies northern Minuesota’s brightest hope. : ‘ It 1s difficult to make people realize what scientitic forestry means, It 1 must be that it sounds theoriatical, A very prominent man said dubious- ly awhie ai a say in truth this forest lake region has| 4 rest, nor do we expect its income to|| be $23,000,000! But wecan adopt go, “But the cordags' ff \ . Many other Bargains. | | Lowest Prices, REMNENTS! ‘nent counter a. about half price. Be sure to see these bargains. isfied money cheerfully refunded. l9Oz Will find us more cager than ever to furnsh with the most Dependable Merchandise at We want yonr trade and Treat you in a way that will convince you. i This is Just the Right Place to Make Your Purcheses. Our entire stock. of Jackets and Capes are on sa These garments are all o t! Heavy selling in Fleeced Lined Shoes worth $2.50, sale price $1.75. A warm wintet shoe. “Our guarantee with evety hundreds of short lengths. enough for a dress, THE HERALD-REVIEW, For the storm is o'er; Attest Chirman. ; { Gay old earth is laughing J. FARRELL, $2.00 Per Year. At the marble fioor. County ‘Auditor: b ’ SS leSie alae Sie acc ee Ta Mer mens I Lae OS Ca ee, eS =e) you the will tat 25 per cent or one fourth his season’s manufacture and styles. If you or your child need a coat come in and see what a good coat you can piece goods has left us with Many pieces with ‘These are all on our rem- sale, and if you are not sat THE NEW YEAR} -