Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 11, 1907, Page 2

I , er. Four weeks’ apids Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MInn., SaturDay, May 11, [907. Two Dollars a Year. VoL. XIV.—No. 46 STATE LAND SALE IN 18 GOUNTIES ® State Auditor “iverson Anounces Dates For Big Land Sale. 35,000. ACRES IN ITASCA GOUNTY Tuesday, June 11, Lands in Itasca County Will Be Offered—Dates In Other Counties—Active Bid- ding is Looked For. Samuel G. Iverson, state auditor, believes the coming summer seasan will see more settlement of Minnesota state lands than has yet taken place during any one year. There are several reasons for this belief: In the first place, Miunesota state lands are today better advertis- ed than ever before. Secondly, the wild rush for Canadian northwest lands is over, and settlers are begin- ning to put on tbeir thinking hats before going in search of new homes. And it does not require very much consideration to drive into their heads the knowledge that Minnesota a St. Paul newspaper. The adver- tisement of the sale contains the legal description of every tract of land to be offered, The lands so advertised ape thea offered for sale at the ec jsseat of ‘the county in which the lands are situated, and are sold at public auction to the highest bidder. No bid can be received for less than the appraised price. Where itis not convenient for patiers to attend the sale they may arrange to have some one present and bid for them. But if parties who wish to purcuase are uuable to attend the sale and haye some ane else present to bid for them they must have their money there to be paid on the day of the sale. Ifa party bids in land and refuses to make payments; in other words, if he makes a straw bid, the state auditor may refuse to accept any further bids from that party, and debar him from bidding upon any tract or participating further io the sale. The state proposes that there shall be a square deal. Lands are soldin 40-acre tracts where re- quested. Not more than 160 acres can be put up and auctioned off at atime. The-state employs no agents and pays no commissions. The state is unable to furnish for distribution detailed descriptions of the tracts offered, ora map showing the land. By calling at the state auditor’s office at the capitol, St. Paul, access may be had to the reports of the apprais- ers who have examined the lands., ‘Ibe state employs no one to show the lands; the prospective purchaser must look them up on bis owao ace lands are much farther south than the wild acres of Canada; are as a whole nearer to railroads; are of rich soil and abundantly supplied with both timber and running water. The advertising of Minnesota state lands to prospective settlers is being done on a conservative basis. No claim is made that Minnesota wild lands afford opportunity for men to} get rich quick without working. It is often truthfully said that a “hustler? can succeed anywhere. Yet th me hustler can create the greater success under the more fav- orable conditions. And itis claimed by the state immigration bureau that northern Minnesota lands offer very favorable conditions for the poor but worthy and hard-workivg truck and dai rmer. INVITED TO INVESTIGATE. The prospective settler is invited to take a careful investigation of northern Minnesota cunditions: to examine the soil; to study the settlers already on the ground and hear their stories: to investigate the natural resources offered; and then compare these things with offerings for new homes to be found anywhere else. Through June and July, the state auditor will nuld a series of sales of state lands to be had by the bighest bidders. This weans an opportunity for settlers to purchase wood Jands cheap; to establish good homes within easy reach of market centers. The sales are to be held as follows: THE SALES. Acres Offered. Tuesday, June 11, Grand Rapids, Itasca Itasca Co.. 10 a. m. 3 Wednesday, June Co. 10 a.m. Thursday, 10a. m Friday, . June = Nesais ee ipe an < Hawkins 35,000 ‘Brainerd, Crow Wing etna Says odes 6s wh mere 21,000 Bagley, Clearwater Co. Kose seccssencons gaeces cues 15,000 Bemidji, Beltram Co. Saturday. June Co. 10 a. m. ‘Tuesday, June 18, 1:90 Ds M..23-.00- Wednesday, » 19, Walker, Cass Co. hots Migs this Shae 20,000 Thursday, June 20. Park Rapids, Hub- bard Co. 10 a, m. ee AVE) Friday June 21, Wadenu, Wadena Co. , Leng Prairie, Todd 10 a. m. Co.1 p. My......+ Monday, June 24, Hi lp.m. Wednesday, June 26, Crookston, Polk Co. 10 a. m.....-.- fast Friday, June 28, Warm, 25sec aves Monday. July 1, Red Lake Falls, Red Lake Co. 1 p. PRS ss Tuesday, July Se tAMDS Vas Wh MER ahi e caen Nowhere else in the werld can land be bought on such generous terms as are out today to bona fide ‘settlers of the state’s broad acres. All state Jands suitable for agricul- tural purposes are sold in the manner and on terms, as follows: WHE TERMS. Lands are first appraised. No sale can be made forless than the apprais- ed price,;which cannot be less than five dollars per acre and may be high- notice of sale is given by publication in a newspaper published at the county seat. and in %. Set count. Lists of lands offered will be fur MAN SHOT DOWN W PUBLIC HOUSE Holman the Scene of Murder Last Sunday Night. SAMUEL IBSEN WAS THE VICTIM Tony T. DeCorefos, a Drunken Italian, Shoots Without Appar- ent Cause—Is Still at Large, But May Be Caught. Ata disorderly resort, conducted by a woman known as Mrs. Tyson, io Holman, Samuel Ibsen was shot and killed by Tony TI. DeCoretos, an italian laborer, last Sunday morning rabout 1o’clock. There was no cause for the murder, so far as can be learned. ‘The men were entire strangers to each other. DeCoretos had been drinking and evidently felt that he wanted to kill somebody. During the day prior to the shooting he went to the store of J. D. Powers THE HERALO-REUIEW OFFICIAL PAPER | Recognized By: Public Officials | . Throughout the Entire State. DESIGNATES BY MANY AUTHORITIES | As the Official Paper for the Dis- semination of Legal Notices In Itasca County—Every Citi- zen Should Read It. The MHerald-Review feels very proud of the official recognition that bas been accorded it from many sources ab present aad in the past years of its existence. It is the official paper of Itasca county for all notices required by law to be published; The official paper of the village of Grand Rapids; The offiicial paper of the village of Cohasset; The official paper of the village of and asked for cartridges to fit a revolver which be had with him. He stated to Mr. Powers that he wanted to kill somebody. Powers said he had no cartridges that would fit the nished upon application. Fifteen percent of the purchase price and interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase money from the date of the sale to June] following must be paid at the time of the sale; the balance can run for forty years on interest at 4 per cent per annum, payable annually in advance on June leach year, provided whe principal remains unpaid for ten years. 1f the principal is paid in full before the expiration of ten years, the rate of interest to be paid is 5 per cent. The principal can be paid at any time— all at once or in partial payments, at the pleasure of the purchaser, sub- ject to the before mentiored provis- ions as to the rate of interest. The state issues certificates of purchase to the purchaser of state lands, which are assignable, and should be record- ed in the county. Not more than 320 acres can be sold or contracted tu be sold to any one purchaser. Within five years of the date of sale the purchaser or his assigns must perform at least one of the following requirements: [1] Fence at least 25 per cent of said tract for pasture and convert such portion into pasture land, or [2] Cultivate at least 5 per cent of said tract; or [3] build a house and actually reside upon said tract for a period of twelve months. : All payments of prigcipal or inter- est niust be made to the county treasurer of the county in which the land is situated. No lands can be sold at private sale. The state reseryes the mineral onallits lands. . LIBERALITY OF STATE'S TERMS The liberality of the stat’s terms of sale may be best explained perhaps by illustration. If a purchaser bought 40 acres at a state sale held upon June 1, 1907, at $6 per acre, his down payment would be 15 per cent of the purchase price $240, or $36, and interest upon the balance of the purchase price, $40, from June 1, 1907, to June J, 1908, at the rate of 4 percent per annum, amounting to $8.56, making a total down payment of $44.56. Then all the purchaser would be required to pay for 40 years would be the annual interest dmourt- ing to $8.16 and the taxes, STATE MILITIA FOR GRAND RAPIDS There is some talk of an attempt to organize a national guard in Grand Rapids. Those who are inter- ested in the project are of the opin- ion that there would be uo difficulty the matter cf organizing a state militia was agitated considerable and the necessary number of signatures it when it came togetting an armory There is no hail in Grand Rapids sufliciently large to permit of drilling a company. Several parties have been figuring of late on putting up a building large enougk to asonuradie a company of soldiers for drill work. | Wil! be constructed 1n a manner to If this materializes there 1s no doubs|cOnform with the state law as ae Ice lake. Business men on that,the patriotic carriéd through. project will be in securing the required number. of| John Nelson of the Vi men, 76 being the maximum and 52 the|set were in town miminum. Three or four years ago| business in secured, but the boys were up against of these additions to the municipali- ;} to have them forthwith. A building revolver and got rid of the fellow in that way. He evidently got a supply, however, as subsequent events prov- ed. During the night he went into the resort mentioned and pointed the revolver at uearly everyone in the place, saying he would kill somebody. Keewatin; The official paper of the village of Nashwauk; The official paper of U. S, district concourt in bankruptcy proceedings. Designated by state and national auvhorities as the official paper for the publication of all legal notices to be made in Itasca county through their respective offices. Lawyers who have had legal publi- cations to make in this county have Me bought a couple of bottles of beer learned that the Herald-Review is and treated one man in the place | absolutely reliable, painstaking and whom he knew. “When told that a 4}correct, policeman wonld be sent for if he did not put up his gup, DeCoretos replied that he didn’t care a blankety-blank for the policeman or the président of ae eee ized in authorative the United States, and if the latte were present he would tell him so? Finally be liveled the revolver ab Ibsen at short range. The latter grabbed the revolver aud pushed his assilant backwards until a win- dow was reached. DeCoretos freed the hand in which. he beld the gun and turned it on Ibsen when he pulled the trigger. The bullet entered the left eye, passed through the brain and came out behind the left ear. Death was almost instan- taneous. After the shooting D Curetos left the place and went U his boarding house, where he an} nounced that he had just killed @ man, It is said that he secured some monéy from Italian friénds, and disappeared. He is still at large, but Sheriff Hoolinan bas some clues that he is confident will lead to the Italian's capture ina short time. Coroner’ Russell held a postmortem examination and inquest over the remains on Monday and the facts as elicited were substantially as stated above. Ibsen was a bartender at Holman. It was at first reported that the men had trouble prior to the shooting overa woman of the town, but investigation proved this story to be entirely without founda- tion. Ibsen and DeCoretos had never met before. This crime brings up the question of police protection in the smaller communities, such as mining loca- tions. The murderer in this instance had publicly announced that he would kill somebody, and if there bad been a police officer on hand, the fellow would most likely have been locked up and giyen a chance to cool off and change his mind. County Attorney Thwing has taken the matter up and will endevor to persuade the township officials to appoint officers, Which is allowed under the revised code. TOWN HALL AND . JAIL FOR COHASSET Councilman Morris OBrien and illage of Cohas- Tuesday last on connection with the proposed new hall and jail for their town. The villageis much in need ty, and the people have determined The fact that this baper bas been legally designated by so many muni- cipalities, Itasca county and is sources, ‘niakes it the paper for the business man, the professional man, the min- ing man, the logger. the manofacurer and above all it is the paper for the farmer, While the circulation of the Herald-Review has greatly increased, within the past year, there are still a few whose names are not on our subscription list. They should subscribe now for ‘‘all the news.” This issue of the Herald-Revew contains 30 pages. PUBLIC LIBRARY GROWING FAST The Minnesota Library commission recently issuec a pamphlet which contains much yaluable information to those interested in the mainten- aoce and advancement of local librairies. In referring to the Grand Rapids library the following is noted: “The club room inthe basement of the library building has recently been furnished with comfortable chairs and tables, and presents a very homelike appearrnce. The library has just completed its first year in the new building. During this time the number of volumes has increased from 149 to 1,465, and the patronage has kept steady pace with the growth of the institution.” A Successful Operation. Dr. Gendron performed a_ very delicate and successful operation on Arthur Miller of Deer River at St. Benedict’s hospital on Monday of last week. The patient was suffering from suppuration of the mastoid cells of the skull, tbe pain from which was sointense as to render the sufferer almost insane. There was but one thing tobe done. and that was to make an incision through the skull with knife, chisel and mallet, in order to draw off the accumulated pus from within the skull. This the doctor did and ina short time the patient felt relieved andin a few hours he could again hear through the effected ear, which for several days had received no sound. ITASCA COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS There is more or less dissatisfac- 1s planned 36x54 feet in dimensions, two stories high. The second fluor will be used as a public hall and the first will bea fre hall and jail. jails, and in every wa: and convenient. ibs ad Mi Been jm hanes £66525 = a6 6 oe oe pn among certain citizens oyer the ‘determination of the board of county | Commissioners to locate the fair grounds at the north side of town street want grounds on the They say enough | money can be raised to buy a suilic- jient amount of land for all necessary use as a fair ground, race track. etc., and that the people interested will donate the land to the county. Some of the gentlemen interested in this project are up in arms and threaten to do all sorts of vhings if the site which they propose- is not selected. Other business men lo- cated on Leland avenue are interested ina moye to locate the institution on the South Side. It is proposed to buy grounds through private dona- tions and make the county a present of tbe tract. These respective interests are about equally divided and it is altogether likely that the land now owned by the county at ;Ice lake will be permanently estab- lished as the Itasca county fair grounds. IMPROVEMENT OF CROSS WALKS While under the heading of unfin- ished business let us consider the mud holes established in the center of the city last fall by the Great Northern raiiway company. The walks over the right-of-way on Leland and Kindred avenues are an abomination in all conditions of weather. During a wet spell these crossings maintain about an inch of soft mud; during a dry time they are dust producers thatcannot be excelled. They are just such walks as we do not desire in Grand Rapids. The council should take this. matter up forthwith and treat it as it deserves—vigorously and uomistak- ably. The railroad authorities shouid be informed that a sufficient quantity of cement must be applied to the crossings to insure permanency. An additional dab of cinders will not help matters in the least. Private individuals are required to put in cementand the Great Northern should be shown no favors. The railroad company can well afford to do what little is required of it in the way of municipal imqrovements in a proper manner. <A resolution on this subject would no doubt produce the desired results without unnecessary delay. PAPER MAKERS ELECT OFFICERS -Mr. L. Lindauer, of Kaukana, Wis. vice president of the Itasca Paper com- pany, has been in during the week. He attended the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Itasca com- pany, which was held at Manager Bossard’s office on thursday after- noon. No changes were made in the ; personnel of those who will direct the affairs of the company during the ensu- ing year. Mr. Frank F. Becker of Kaukana, Wis., was re-elected president: L. Lindauer, vice-presi- dent;, A. C. Bossard, manger and treasurer: Hl. G.. Becker, secretary. The Itasca Paper company has enjoy- eda very prosperous year, and the men who have their money invested in the plant are well satisfied with results thus far shown. About the only drawback with which the management has to contend is the insane manipulation of the How of water through the government dams by the “scientists” in charge of them on behalf of the government. plete shutdown, while next week may see a flow of water that will be too strong to handle. Wonderful men be these government rarasites. LOOKING AFTER FRAUDULENT FOOD Mr. E. B: Heiberg, state iuspector of food, was an official visitor to Grand Rapids on ‘Tursday of this week. Mr. Heiberg is an inspector atlarge and his duties take him to all parts of the’state. He came here been reported .of merchants who were selling goods that had not been properly labeled by the manufacture- ers. The offense charged was not ef a serious nature, but the state laws require that all adulterated, food stuffs be so labeled in large letters. The matter was amicably adjusted, } and the wholesalers will have to make good to the local dealers ‘for any loss thé latler may suffer as a conse- quence of the failure to comply with j the provisions of the pure food law. Mr. Heiberg stated to the Herald- Review that violations in Minnesota of the food laws have been greatly reduced during the past swo year. Manufacturers, wholesalers and local dealers bave learned to respect the state law on this subject toa very Last week there was almost a com- | on special business, twe cases having } IN THE WOODS Body of Henry Ring, Bass Brook | Farmer, Found Near His Hame. CAUSE OF DEATH NOT KNOWN Coroner Russell Unable to Deter- mine Cause of Death Owing to Deeomposed Condi- tion of Remains. On Saturday last Tomas Jones, a farmer living in the vicinity of Rice Rapids about five miles west of Cohasset, accidently found the Tremains of Hermapv Ring, who mys- teriously disappeared from bis farm early in November last. The disap- apearance of Ring was reported in the Herala-Review on Decemper 8. At that time diligent search had heen made for the missing man, bub no traceof him could be found. It was the prevailing opinion that he had either been shot accidently by some huoter, or iost his way in the woods and perished from exposure. There was no doubt that some acci- dent had befallen him, as his stock was leftin the barn and the nfle which he carried when in the woods was missing. When found by Mr. Jones, the gun, a 30x30 rifle, was standing against a smal} tree about six feetfrom the body. There was one cartridge in the barrel and seven in the magazine. The dead man had with him two traps in a sack. The body was in sucha state of decomposition that it was impossi~ ble for Coroner Russell to determine the cause of death. Indications point to the theory that Ring bad traveled. considerable distance and became exhausted. The remains were found about a mile and a half frum the unfortunate man’s home and off an old logging road about tive rods. - : Ring was about thirty years of age and had lived in Bass Brook town- ship about five years He is highly spoken of by all his neighbors. The remains were interred in Itasca cemetery. The whereabouts of any relatives of the eeceased are unknown to the authorities here. BISHOP MORRISON CONFIRMS THREE At Holy Commanion Episcopal eburech last Sunday Bishop J. D. Morrison of Duluth confirmed three persons as members of the church. The services were very impressive and the attendance was unusually large in the little house of God. Rev. Mr. Murphy, the rector of the parish, assisted at the services. Bish- op Morrison delivered a masterful sermon along patriotic and r thought, taking for bis subject, Jamestown and the exposition now being held. Hesaid it was a great object lesson to the present genera- tion to behold the honors that are being paid to the brave men who laid the foundation on which has been built the greatest nation on the face of the earth. They did their full duty as:citizens and as Christians, said thespeaker. Let this generation strive to emulate the great achieve- ments of the founders of the republic of the United States. Let our ambi- tions and conduct be such as te- challenge and merit the praise and applause of future generations, even as we of the present day honor the men who made possible the blessings that our beloved country is enjoying as a result of their her- ; oie sacrifices. The able address of the reverend yentlemanwas listened towith great interest by all who were so fortunate as to be present. Fined $100 and Costs. George Dalby, the man arrested for | stealing Jud Romans’ valuable bupt- ing dog and charged with attenipti: g to escape from an officer was brought before Judge Huson this week and - pleaded guilty. He was fined $100 and costs. When asked if he was prepared to pay his fine he promply replied that he was. Dalbay had some money deposited in the Deer River bank which he'drew on. i REMAINS FOUND a OU se