Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 12, 1903, Page 8

~ $centical. AITKL (One Howe, Represent in at the State ____ Fair, Attempts to Injure Itasca. X COUNTY. ASS. Sm AN As a representative of northern, Minnesota one C. N. Howe of Aitkin, should certainly be confined in a log barn when the interests of this sec- tion of Minnesota are to, exploited. Howe was the man who had charge ‘of his country’s exhibit’at the state fair. Aitkin county rated well up on the list in the competition for prizes, and deservedly so, because there was presented an excellent display of the products of her farms, gardens and orchards. Aitkin county was eighth on the list and Itasca tenth. Much to the surprise of those who represent- ed Itasca county, Mr. Howe filed a protest agaist the Itasca county award, claiming that a portion of the exhibit was grown in Aitkin county and that certain grasses displayed was secured from the Canadian exhibit. ‘The protest raised quite a dispute and it was necessary to produce convinc- ing evidence to refute. the claims made by the Artkin county ass. Itasca county produces enough prize- taking grains, grasses, vegetables, fruits, etc., to make a whole state fair show itself, and had no need to borrow from any source. EN, Remer, who col- lected the Itasca county exhibit and had charge of it at the state fair, says that C. N. Howe is a deliberate har. it can be said without fear of contra- diction that Howe is a fool. Even if what he says concerning the Itasca exhibit were true, what benefit could he or Aitkin county expect to gain by making it known? ‘The idea of the northern counties making exhibits of what the soil produces, at the state fair, is for the purpose of advertising our resources to the outside world. The agency that advertises Itasca county cannot fail fo operate to the ‘benefit of Aitkin, Cass, Beltrami, Carl- ton, Hubbard, and all of northeastern Minuesota. The display of an ex- cellent variety of farm produce from the fertile fields of Itasca county is an advertisement that necessiarily benefits ali this section of the state. The soils ‘of Itasca and Aitkin counties are What one will produce doth will produce. ‘There is no dif- ference. Aithin has the advantage of an older settlement, and the additional advantage of Northern Pacific in- Aluenceé to induce settlement. During ‘the past few years Aitkin county has ‘enjoyed a wondertul growth, and Atasca county has rejoiced in her pros- perity, There should certainly be no feeling of jealousy between the two ‘counties, lying as they do, side by side. Their’ interests are idefitical. -For these reasons the efforts of Howe to cast reflections upon the exhibit of this county is beyond the understand- ‘ing of any reasonable man, It wouid have been’ no less surprising had-the | "attempt been made ty cast discredit upon one township of his own county in tavor of another. The people of Aitkin county should": apologize to dtasca and disclaim any responsibility for the imbecile tactics of ‘their fool ~representative, Lands Should Be Opened. ‘The Cass Lake Times has the fol- lowing on the subject of reservation jands, which about fits the case: The department seems to have a Year that if the agricultural lands, or what there is left after the forestry people have satisfled their greed, will be burned by the settler if he is per- mitted to go upon the lands befure the sacred timber is removed. We look upon this conclusion of the depart- meut as the: rankest ‘fallacy that could be conceived of; the settler is a ‘conservator of the law and none are ‘so careful of fire and protecting the forests as he; take him away from the jands sought to be protected and there is no one to fight the fires .that occur almost daily during the sum- mer. Permit the settler to occupy thelands among the timbered sections and when fire breaks out there are men ready-with strong hands and willing hearts to quench the fires that are almost daily set by the rail- way trains and by the carelessness of the hunterand the camper. We say then open these lands to the home- steader at once and extend the time for the timber to be removed, as many years as will be necessary to re- move it without taking it from the state in the log. Under the present arrangement there will not be any timber left for the uses of the farmer when these lands are thrown open; he must go into the markets of the world -and buy a few thousand feet of pine ‘boards to build his house and his barn. It looks reasonable thatthe settler, who has not a surplus of cash, his interest should be protected as well as the lumber- man and the forestry, and he cannot receive adequate protection if all the lumber around him, fit for making boards, is taken away before he gaivs an entrance to the field. Every 40 acre tract of these lands which does not contain 15 M of com- mercial pine should be classified as agricultural and be at cnce opencd tu homestead entry. The settler who is the hope and support of the govern- Ment ought not to be relegated to the rear and the forestry and the lumber interests placed in front. Old papers to give away at this e ele ARE RES DEFECTIVE Monks & Hall, the Sewer Contractors Stop. Work and Leave Town. HALF THE JOB IS GOMPLETED Dispose of a Portion of Their Outfit— Serve No Notice on the VillageCoun- cil—Bondsmen In the Sum of Seven Thousand Dollars Will Be Held. It appears as though Monks & Hall, the Kindred avenue sewer con- tractors have abandoned the job. They left town Thursday might, after paying off their men and disposing of a part of their outfit to L. R. Root. During the past three weeks they had maae- very little progress with the work owing to the quicksand which was encountered between Fourth and Fifth streets, .Under the contract Messrs Monks & Hall have forfeited any claun against the village by their failure to continue the work untul the entire job is completed. Their action this week 1s said. to be an abandon- ment of the work. ‘Engineer John S. Fotter, who has been looking after the work in behalf of the village, re- ports that 1,660 feet of the total 3100 feet from the river to the High school building has been completed, ‘Tne contrack was let for $5,857. It was specified in the contract _that pay- ments should be made upon the work as it progressed upon reports of the engineer, ‘Thus far, says Recor- der Gole, Monks & Hall have been paid only $855. © Next Monday night they would have been entitled to another payment of $1,359.99, according to Mr. Potter’s report. In addition to this, the village assumed payment of the pipe, which amounts to $1,685, Five »bondsmen signed Monks & Hall’s bond in the sum of 7,000 for the completion. of the work as stipulated in the signed contract. ‘The bondsmen are: Ed Donnelly, a saloon keeper of Superior, qualified in the sum of $2,500; Byron An- drews of Superior, in the sum of $2,500; Wm, O’Connor, a Superior groceryman, in the sum of $2,500; C. S. McCurdy of Supenor, in’ the sum $3,500, aid..James Cardle of Cass Lake, conductor on the Gréat North- ern,in the sum of $3,500. Of the amont of the contract, ‘$§,857, there remains $3,317, together with the bondsmen, so the village. will not be | the loosers, Potatoes Paid Mortgages. Hon. J. L. Olson, of North Branch, gives the following talk on potatoes: “There is nothing but sand in Chicago county. Some years ago the farmers there were trying to. raise grain, and everybody was starving. In 1888 almost every farmer had a mortgage on his place. but. now all have fine houses, great. burns and money in the bank. What brought about this change? The potato. A gentleman came up from St. Paul and made a contract with the farmers for potatoes, at certain rate. The rate was low, but it was so much better than raising wheat, or trying to raise it, that they all went into the busines. In a short time the farmers had a warehouse of their own which has paid them a dividend of 45 per cent. Everybody can get in at least ten acres, which will produce 1700 bushels easily, aud at 30 centsa bushel there isa big profit at that price. “Today in North Branch we have seventeen potato store houses, twenty-one permanent resident buy- ers, two starch factories, which usé the culls mostly. These two factor- ies combined have a capacity of 18,000 bushels a day, but vhey actually use about 12,000 bushels. Fraternal Expressions of Sorrow. North Star Council No. 9, Modern Samaritans, inspired with thoughts of tenderest sympathy of our esteem- ed neighbor; Ben Johnson and _ his .esteemable wife, it is with sorrow we make mention of the death of their little boy, Edwin, whose age was tive years, and whose lovable qualities endeared him to all with whom he came in contact, which was sostrik- ingly evidenced by the many expres- jons of regret heard on all sides. Stricken down in the bloom of young hoyhood, when the rays ofjthe star of joy radiated with undimmed beauty through a home circle that bid fair to long remain a source of joy and pleasure, his passing js a particularly sad one and to the bereaved father and mother we affectionately extend our warmest sympathy in their season of sorrow. M. L. Griffiths. W. C. Yancey, 'T. H. Shoaff, Commlttee. EYES.—Dr. C. J. Larson, eye specialist, will be at the Pokegama hotel, Grand Rapids, on September igth and 2oth. Remember the dates and call on him it you need your eyes treated. | oe yaa ’s Mad. a ie inti. te d-Revi t Iam not a competant teamster?” demand- ed our friend. Mike McAlpine, ad- dressing. a representive \.of, this tr disseminater of .all ‘the ni i McDonald and two men,” was the prompt reply. “I want a retraction in this issue of your paper, and 1'l make McDonald admit that the truth is not in him.” Mike wasmad.. “He ruined that team, and I had to brake them over again when I took them away from him. Everybody knows that I’m a teamster and a good one,”. said Mike, “I. have the team how and propose to keep them out of Mc Donald’s sight, “He’ll ruin no more teams forme, I havea list of dep- redations committed by Im and the team during the tie he was playing teamster. Here it is: One new harness totally destroyed; one hay rake, ruined, one mowing machine smashed up, one buckboard disabled, run into the city waterworks tank and nearly broke a hole in it; drove into. a shaft at the Diamond mine and broke a spring wagon so that it has never enjoyed a well day since. And all I ever asked him to settle for was my. harness, and that same he’ll do,” says Mike, “‘or there’s no justice to be had of the courts. The rest I’ll forgive. About that wagon pole—sure it was McDonald himself that first broke it and I had it tied up with a bit of a strap. The horse stepped on it. There was no runaway. McDonald wants to make my reputation as pour as his own.” And with that Mike waiked off feeling that a big load had been removed from‘his mind. Detroit and :Back—§12. - - The Annual Fall Excursions to Detroit, Mich., ‘will leave Duluth September 13th and 18th, via the Du- luth, Suuth Shore & Atlanticrailway, connecting at St. Ignace with the palatial steamers. of the Deiroit & Cleveland Navegation company. Detroit and return $12; Buffalo and return $14, Return limit October llth. For sleeping car and stateroom reservation please write or apply to Marr Apson. General Agent. 426 Spalding. Hotel Block, Duluth, Minnesota, i . Petition for Vacation of a Public Street. and Notice of Hearing on Same., To the Honorable Village Council ef the Vil- lage of Cohasset: i We, the undersigned, being a majority of the owners of the. property fronting on the line of ‘Columbia street in the Village: of hereby petition your Honorable ‘body’ to’ va- cate_and discontinue 4 strip of land on the of Columbia street from the intersection of said Columbia street and Third avenue west to the Village limits, all in tne original townsight of Cohasset according to the re- corded plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Itasca County, Minnesota. , The facts and reasons for such applicatio: fofvacation and discontinuance is in con. sid@ration of the benefits that will hereafter tension ofa spur track of railway from tho main line. of the Great Northern Railway line tothe Mississippi river ator near the foot of Fifth avenue west. A plat or sketch of such proposed street to be vacated or discontinued is herewith sub- mitted and accompanies this petition, And your petitioners will evér pray. eta, Dated this 8th day of July; A. D. 1903. Name, Owner of lot, Block. Skelly Brothers. . 7% T. A. McHugh. M Callahan M. A. Jones. M. O'Brien.. Maude M. Fletcher. his Amos {X] Forsythe.. mark «+ out lots “Moore & ae 78-9. George W. Moore George King ...... ‘ Dunn & Marcia out lots 1-2-3-4. Alex Dunn .......... State of att County of Itasca. Morris O'Brien and Milton H. Jones being first duly sworn upon their, said oath deposes and says, That they are two of the petition- ers named in.the above and foregoing petiticn and know the contents thereof tind that the same is true of their own knowledge except as to those matters which are therein stated upon their information and belief and us to those matters they believe to be true. M. O'Brien, M. H. Jones. Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 8th day of July, A. D, 1903. Frank F. Price, twit ) Notarial/ Notary Public, Itasca County. t Seal. { Minnesota. ; Filed in this office this 20th Gay‘of August, 1903, M. H. Jonzs, Village Recorder, State of Minnesota, County of Itasca, Village of Cohasset. fos The above and foregoing petition having been presented to the Village Council of the Village of Cohasset on the 29th day of Aug- ust, A, D. 1903, and having been by them ordered filed in the office of: the Village Re- corder of said Village, and the said Village Council having ordered that a hearing upon said petition be had on Monday, the 2ist day of September, A. D. 1903. Now, notice is hereby given, that a hearing will be had upon the above and foregoing petition for the vacation and discontinuance of a strip of land on the south side of Colum- bia street Gfteen feet in width upon, over and across the south side of Columbia street from the intersection of said Columbia street’ and Third avenue west to the Mississippi river at or nearthe foot of Fifth avenue west, on Monday the 2lst day of Sep- tember. A. D. 1903, at the Recorder's office in the Village of Cohasset. Itasca county, Minnesota, at the hour of eight o'clock in the evening of said day, when the said petition will be acted on and the matter investigated and considered by the said council, aud testimony and evidence will be taken and heard on behalf of the parties interested. Dated this 7th day of September, 1903, M. H. Jones, Village Recorder. ! c £3 “PAGE. Cohasset, Itasca county, State of Minnesota, | south side of said street fifteen (15) feet in | width upon, over and across the south side} accrue to said village by the building or ex- || , tion Notice. . .- € THE CITIZENS of the Village of Nash- wauk, in the County of Itasca, and State of Minnesota, who are qualified to vote at Gen- eral Elections, are hereby notified that a SPECIAL VILLAGE ELECTION will be held at Tom Brown’s building on First street in said Village,on Wednesday, the 23rd day of September. A. D. 1903, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 4 o’elock in the afternoon of the same day, for the following purposes, viz. To vote upon the following questions, to-wit: Shall the Village of-Nash- wauk, make, erect and establish system of water works for public and private use in said village. and shall the bonds of said Village to the amount -of $25000.00 with-inter-" terest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable semi-annually. both principal and interest payable in gold coin of the United States of the present standard of weight and fineness, said bonds to mature in 20 years after date of issue, be issued by the Village Council of sdid Village, to provide money to pay for erecting and establishing ‘such system of water works in said Village and to doany other business proper to be done at said election when convened. Given under my hand, this ninth day of September, 1903. oe Pau H. Tvepr, Recorder. Summons. State of Minnesota, County of Itasca, Dis- trict Sourt, Fifteenth Judicial District. August B. Darelins, Plaintiff, ‘ vs. Edward E, Neal, and Neal, his wife, F. D. Culver, and Lizzie Culver,-bis wife, Chipman, SA. Philips, fi. J. Lewis, E.'R. Lewis and Lewis, bis wife, True and J.N. True, her H. Husband, Defendants, The State of Minnesota tothe above named defendauts; You, and exelf of you are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the above ontitled action, which said complaint has been filed with the Clerk of said Court, and is now on file in in the Village of Grand Rapids in said State; and to serve a dopy of your answer upon the subscriber at his office in the City of Minne- apolis, Minnesota, within twenty days after the service of this summons upon you exclu- sive of the day of such service, andif you fail to answer the said complaint within the time aforesaid, said plaintif will apply to tue Court for the relief demanded in said com- plaint, together with his costs und disburse- ments, A. B. DARELIUS,, Attorney Pro Se, 709 New York Life Build- ing, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Residence: 160. 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Herald-Review, Sept., 12th, Oct., 17th. Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will. be received by the board of county commission#rs of Itasca county up to 2 o'clock p. m., Monday, September 7th, 1903, for the clearing. grubbing. grading and other necessary improvements on lands owned by the county in section’ 16, township 53. range 25. For. further information re- garding said work apply to the office of the county auditor. Grand Rapids, Minn. Per order Board of County Commissioners, E. J. FARRELL, Aug. 29-Sept 5. County Auditor. Foster Rye is the name of the finest Whisky. : Strayed. On or about July 24, 1903, one sor- rell horse, weight about. 1,600 pounds, | heavy mane and tail,’seven years old. Finder please report to’ Herald- | Review office, | <-You will now~be able to get your ‘bread Sandays and evenings at Bell’s \coufectionery store. Special Village Elec-|/ his office | ba zt = ee Stations * DULUTH. est Superior Cloquet Flood wood * Swan River t ba] Arrive SRKELHSRER Crookston bop asdoetene ott Ss BVSWS” SOSVWSLSSSVSLSLES IONEE Grand Rapids, Minn. SIMS ashwauk ¥ The Néw Town on the Mesaba Iron ae Range. Go and See It. Platted one year ago, its growth in so short a time will surprise you. It has more than surprised us. ‘The sale of Lots,:so far exceeding our expectations, that in order to supply the demand, we have beén obliged much sooner than we had supposed would ‘be: necessary to plat an Addition to the Town. This New Addition is on fine high land, and exceedingly well situated, as to the original townsite, This addition$ * has just now been put upon the market at prices and terms for lots, that are within the reach of all. Early selection gives you the chance of a first choice. NASHWAUK Is surrounded by Large bodies of Iron. Ore. Several Mines are now opened and at work. ; Other, mines will open from time to time. Nie For Further Information Visit Naghwauk, or Address 5 E. J. LONGYEAR | Hibbing Minnesota, | R STORE SLSVSLSLVSSIOLSLS®: & Dry Goods Clothing Shoes | Mittens Groceries Crockery. JOHN BECKFELT. SEPARATE SKIRTS FOR WOMEN This display shows . what the cK fashion makers have been’ dying dur- _ _ing recent months, The latest “noy- elties in “ ; ‘ DRESS AND WALKING SKIRTS are in thisoffering. Charming effects, * embellished with all the approved trimmings and stitchings. ‘hey are strikingly stylish and the ‘Values are most unusual. From $2 to $16, : + * a | ( | 1 |