Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 22, 1908, Page 1

VoL. XV.—No., 35. 4iny Granp RArips, Irasca County, MInn., SatuRDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1908. ay 4 i VILLAGE CAUCUS — “CALL 13 ISoUED The Committee Designates Tuesday, March 3, aS Time for Naming Municipal Ticket. WOT LIKELY TO BE HOT FIGHT People Will be Satisfied With the Election of @ Set of Officers Who Will Con- duct Public? Affairs on Bust fess Principles. ‘NOTICE OF VILLAGE CAUCUS. Notice is hereby given that a caucus of the village electors of the Village of Grand Rapids, Minn., will be held at Village hall, on Tuesday evening, March 3, 1908, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of placing in nomi- nation candidates for thes following offices to be voted for at the annual election to be held in said village on March 10, 1903, as provid- ed by law, viz: Three Village Trustees One Village Recorder One Village Treasurer One Justice of the Peace to serve two years One Village Constable C./H. Dickinson, F. E. Reuswic, A. B. Crarr, 3 Village Committee ; The foregoing official call should bring out the electors of Grand Rapids in sufficient numbers to give expression to the views ofa majority of the people of the village. The municipality is fortunate this yearin not being divided up into factions. In years past there have been issues that caused a wide di- versity of opinion and as a natural consequence there were opposing factions that made the campaigns disagreeable. That condition does not now exist. The one central idea seems to be the election of a council that will represent Grand Rapids in a business-like manner; aid in the up-building of a city that will be the pride of this section of Northern Minnesota; manage the municipal plants as good business men would manage their private “affairs, and maintain in every way the fair name our town has long enjoyed. Grand Rapids is on the verge of an era of prosperity that was not dreamed of by the most sanguine citizen a decade ago. Nowis the time to lay the foundation firm for the great future growth that is sure to come within the next few years. These are the only issues now before the people, and these are the only issues ‘ that taxpayers willrecognize. There has been some feeling recently that an ‘‘anti-saloon’’ element was about to begin a campaign for the advance- ment of a certain few who hoped to gain “‘eminence’’ by telling the public of their trancendant virtues and how a municipality like Grand * Rapids should be conducted. But finding little encouragement, they have about dropped out of sight } and the men whose names were mentioned failed to respond to the “call to duty’’ in the formation of a “party. There is no reason why 4 PPP PP PIA ODD PDA AAA PAAR A ARAL IPD AAD PODER AAP. a splendid ticket shon}d not be nom- ’ gmated and elected. No candidate for the office of pres- ident has been mentioned except George Riddell, who has thrice been tried and never found wanting asa public servant. Mr. Riddell certainly cannot be charged with seeking the office. When first ap- proached he positively refused to be a candidate, replying that he felt he had done his share of bearing the burdens of public duty, but in response to the persistent effort of many influential taxpayers he has finally Consented to serve should the people see fit to nominate and elect him. For aldermen there have been many names mentioned. and discussed, any ot whom would make very desirable local legislat- ors. Will Nisbett has been fre- quently suggested as a gentleman who would make an excellent alder- man and he appears to have friends everywhere throughout the village who are anxious to see his name upon the ticket. If there is anyone in Grand Rapids who does not de- ; sire the re-election of Mr. A. Bossard as a member of the council ; we have failed to find him. Henry Hughes, Keo Leroux, L. R. Root T. A. McHugh are also gentlemen who are among probable nominees as councilmen. W. C. Yancey and James Doran are candidates for the office of recorder, while John Mc- Mahon seems to be the only candi- date for treasurer. Judge Huson, the present vHlage justice, will most likely be re-nominated and re-elected. Judge Huson has ably served the village as justice of the peace for a number of years and his good record is sufficient to insure his continuance in office. His po- sition as judge of probate does not pay a salary sufficient on which to maintain a family, and in order to make a respectable living the two offices should be combined. As to Township Election. It should not be forgotten that there 1s also a township ticket to elect on March io. John McDonald, the present chairman, has been engaged in business at Bovey forsome time. The Herald-Review has not been advised as to-whether he will resign, but it is considered probable that he will, In'that event there will be a new president to elect, and a_ super- visor to fill out the unexpired term of Al Hutchinson, now held by Hugh McEwan through appointment. A clerk, treasurer, one justice of the peace, assessor and constable, are also to be elected. J. H. McMahon, the present clerk will probably be a candidate fer re-election, and James Passard would no doubt be delighted to draw a per centage onthe town ship funds, L. W. Huntley and E. J. Luther have been mentioned tor the assessor job. Robert H. Bailey, who has served as justice of the peace for the town- ship with distinction in the past, _ will be a candidate for re-election. There isno reason why he should not be conunued on the municipal bench and his nomination and election would be generally satisfactory to the public. School Savings Bank. In order to create a desireon the part of the pupils to save money, the board of education of Grand Rapids established a Public Shools Savings banka year ago, That the experi- ment has proven a success is shown by the report made January 31. There are 150 depositors in all and $1,843.15 is now. on deposit in the First State bank to the credit of these juvenile depositors. Forty- eight have more than $10 placed to their credit; 39 have more than $5, and one pupil has saved $69.18. The school board of Grand Rapids is agreeably pleased over the success of the venture and believes that the plan has instilled in the minds of these young boys and girls that the first important stepto be taken on the road to fortune is ‘to save.—The Virginian. Mothers’ Club Meeting. The Mothers’ club will hold its second meeting at the kindergarten room, Central school, Friday, Febru- ary 28, at 3 o’clock p.m. There will be a talk by Mrs, McCarthy on “How Can the Home ‘Help tke School?” Mrs. Grove will talk on the subject, “Children’s Amusements, Games and foys.” The two topics will contain the following, which will be open for discussion; (a), the educational value of work and play; (b), educational value of toys and games; (c), their time and place in periods of develop- ment; (d), society and its forms for children. All mothers are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Green plush couch in- good con- dition for sale, Mrs, Holman, ids Herald-Neview. S INNESOTA = SOGIETY. Two Dollars a Year. ‘GRAND RAPOS AND BOVEY MAIL ROUTE | Discontinued Today by Order of |the U. S. Postoffice Department. “SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY ROARD | Commissioners Will Meet Next Monday: to | Make Appropriation For State Road Building—No Other Business Will Be Considered, Postmaster MeVicar has been ad- yised by J. T. McCleary second assis- tant postmaster genera!, that the star route mai] service between Grand Rapids and Bovey will be dis- continued on February 22, 1908, today. This action will necessitate the carrying of mai] between these two points via Hibbing and Nash- wauk, a distance of over one hundred miles, while Bovey is only eight miles distant from Grand Rapids. The change, however, pleases Postmaster McViear, as it relieves his office of an immense amount of extra work. SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD. The board of county commissioners will hold a special meeting on Mon- day next, February 24, at the court i | | house, for the purpose of deciding on the amount of money to be appropri- ated for the ensuing year for state highway improvements. Under the law a report of the amount of the ap- bropriation must be submitted to George W. Cooley, secretary of the state highvay commission, not later than March 3. The commission thereafter-makes an apportionment of one-third of the amount expended by each county to be used in paying for the work done on what is known as state roads. In order to meet the law requirements it is necessary for .the board to act at this tme. No other busimess will be transacted at the Monday meeting, except, possibly, to consider some personal property tax matters. Fire Tournament for 1908. George Ridell, chief of the Grand Rapids fire departmevt, returned from Cass Lake where he attended a meeting of delegates representing the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tourvament association. The meet- ing was held Thursday of last week. Park Rapids was selected as the place and June 23 to 26, inclusive, as the time forthe 1908 tournament. Byron Knapp of Park Rapids was elected president of the association. A change was made in one of the races usually held at tournaments heretufore, and the flag race was droppedefrom the list and the novelty hose race substi- tuted, Chief Riddle of the Grand Rapids department offering the sug- gestion, which met with the hearty approval of those present. No Arrests Were Made. Sheriff Hoolihan and Game Warden Harry made a trip up to the Sturgeon lake district, m 60-22, section 24, Wednesday. They were after some alleged game violators, but when they arrived the parties had departed for some region-unknown to the officers. John Card, who was recently released from the county jail after serving a sentence of ninety days for violating the game laws, is said to have been in that hunting region since gaining his liberty, but the information gained by Messrs. Hoolihan and Harry indicates that he has left Itasca county for good and is now somewhere in the far west. TO INCORPORATE AS. A VILLAGE. At the last meeting of the county board a resolution was adopted fixing March 2 as the date for holding the election at Holman when the propo- sition to incorporate as a village will’ be voted upon by the citizens residing | in that locality. James Hodgins, John | Larson and J Robert Johnson will act | as inspectors of the election. ‘fhere are about forty acres embraced in the proposed village site. For that tired business feeling try the | get Herald- Review job pnnting. STATE MONEY FOR COUNTY HIGHWAYS Treasurer Kremer Receives Total of | $3,425 to Help Build County Roads INCREASE AND DECREASE IN COUNTY Number of Births and Deaths— Judge’ M. A. Spooner May Re- main on Bench Notwithstand- ing Contrary Reports. ‘Treasure Kremer received a check | for $2,350 from State Auditor Iverson this week which will be added to the feounty road and bridge fund. This .is the amount due Itasca county as its share of the appropriation made by the last legislature to be distributed among the several counties of the State. Another sum of $1,075 was received from the state highway com- Mission for the road and bridge fund. This was one-third of the amount ex- pended by the county board on state ‘roads during the past years. Under the law the state provides one-third of ‘the sum expended on state roads by any county up toa certain amount. The total amount appropriated by the legislature for state road work Was $75,000. The board of county ‘commissioners will meet next Mon- sday for the purpose of taking action on the state rcad work to be done ‘during the ensuing year in Itasca county. At this special meeting» no business will be considered except the state road matter. The next meeting followinng that of Monday ‘next will be on March 14. ‘The work done on state roads last year was con- fined to the trunk highway leading mm the Aitkin county line north ~Grand-~Rapids;» ‘Cobasset; Deer River and thence north to the ‘Koochiching county line. ‘The build- ing and improvements to be laid out this year will likely be done on the same road. BIRTHS AND DEATHS FOR THE YEAR 1907 Vital Statistics as Reported For Itasca County to the Clerk of Court. | Botte’s attorney, George H. Spear, Clerk of Court Rassmussen has received from ihe secretary of the state health @oard a statement show- ing the number of births and deaths in Itasca county for the year 1907, as reported by the several village re- corders, townships clerks and health officers of the county. The figures given show a total of 276 births and 431 deaths. Heretofore the com- plaint has beep made that the officers charged with reporting these sta- tistics for Itasca county have been negligent of their duties. “Whether this is true for the year )past the Herald-Review is not pre- \pared to state. The number of jbirths over deaths as here shown is :95. Following are the figures turned in from each village and township in the county: Villages— Births Deaths 16 wo 4 5 3 ty 4 5 Nashwauk . 49 a Townships— 6 3 1 i 7 3 Deer River. 4 0 Feeley... 1 1 Goodland. 3 0 Grand Rapids. 7 Grattan .. 2 ) Tron Range 4 16 5 1 3 1 1 + 0 e] 1 1 Trout Lake 6 1 Total. .... . 26 131 JUDGE SPOONER | MAY NOT RESIGN ‘The report circulated a couple of weeks ago tothe effect that Judge M., A. Spooner intended to resign as judge of this district, seems to have been announced a - little previous. The reper that he may not resign from the ich, made by the : PS, ‘is received with satisfaction throughout the| A nice occasioned by the prospective vacancy | on the bench of the district, and the appointment of a_ successor, the Herald-Review was pleased to note that County Attorney A. L. Thwing developed unusual strength not only among loca! attorneys but also . in Duluth, St. Paul and elswhere. His backmg came .from many influential sources. The Bemidji Pioneer says: “Upon being approached with re- ference to the various rumors and newspaper statements to the the effect that he woule soon resign Judge Spooner stated that such rumors are absolutely unauthorized so far as he is concerned and, that, although he had for some time been considering a proposition to become connected with a co-partnership to practice law jat Spokane, the matter was still under advisement and that he had come to no definite determination yet with reference to the matter; that should he conclude to accept the proposition made, the public would be fully in- formed of the matter over his signa- ture when he tenders his resignation.” STATE LAND SALE AT:GRAND RAPIDS State Auditor Iverson has an- nounced that he has made up a schedule of dates for state land sales in Northern Minnesota to take place as follows: Bagely, June 27,1p.m.: Walker, June 30,5 p. m.; Park Rapids, July 1, 10a. m.; Wadena. July 2, lla. m.; Detroit, July 2,4p. m.; Aitkin, July 6,1lla.m.; Duluth, July 7,10 a. m.; Grand Rapids, July 8, 10 a m5; Bemidji, July 9, 10 a. m.; Inter- national Falls. JuJy 10, 10 a. m. * Owing to the good work which has been done in abvertising to the world at large the many opportunities for business openings, and the fact that most excellent farming lands can be purchased from the State of Minne- sota (as well as private individuals) at very small figures per acre, a great deal of interest has been awakened in other states concerning lands in northern Minnesota. As a result of this interest it is but right to assume that the sale of state lands to be held on the dates given above willbe by far the most successful sale yet held by the state auditor’s office. Botto Released From Custody. Giovonna Botto, who has been held a prisoner in the Itasca county jail for some time past, to await consider- ation of his case by the grand jury next June, was discharged from cus- today Tuesday morning last on an order by Court Commissioner Pratt. brought habeas corpus proceedings and on the showing made the com- missioner ruled that the evidence did not justify the state in holding the accused. Botto’s wife had also been arrested and was released on habeas corpus proceedings. They were charged with complicity in the blowing up of a shanty in Coleraine last November when three Italians were killed. County Attcr- ney Thwing, Justice Bailey and the officers who had investigated the case felt that the evidence procured was sufficient to hold Botto to the grand jury. JOHN F. LOFBERG BUYS THE PLANT Will Manufacture Cement Blocks Beginning With Opening of Spring. The cement block manufacturing plant that was established two year ago by Jesse Freestone, and later operated. by Frank Freestone, has passed to the ownersbip of John Luf- bery. The machinery and stock on hand was recently sold under execu- tion to satisfy a judgment in favor of the King Lumber company, and Mr. Lofberg took advantage of the oppor- tunity thus ofiered to pussess him- self of a business that he had desired to control for some time. As a con- tractor he had used a considerable quantity of the cement blocks turned out by the Freestones and, he became convinced that for founda- tion and building purposes they are preferable to stone. Mr. Lofberg will increase the capacity of the plant and be prepared to supply the public with cement blocks that will stand the test of time for all kinds of buildings or foundations. Being symmetrical and smoothly finished the moulded blocks are preferable for all purposes where stone is commonly required. five room house for rent. DEFECTIVE PAGE PRESS BULLETIN BY SUPT M'GUIRE Crop Report of the Northeast Ex- periment Station For 1907 ‘PRACTICAL FARMING IN THIS SEGTION Statistics Given Showing the Com- parative Yields of the Several Crops of Cereals, Vegetables and Grasses on Farm. BULLETIN NO. 68. Eighty acres of the experiment farm is given to a system of farming considered practical and best for this section of the state. 1907 was the second year crops were grown in therotation thatis to be followed on the different fields of this 80 acre tract. The acreage grown to the different Grops are as follows: wheat 4 acres, oats 20 acres, barley 6 acres, peas 2 acres, clover 20 acres, fodder corn 14 acres, Stock roots 2 acres, potatoes 4 acres, tame pasture (clover and timothy, 8 acres. In 1907 the wheat yielded 17 bushels per acre. The average yieldof the state was 13 bushels, of the United States 13.2 bushels. Oats 35.5 bushels per acre, that of the state 24,5 bushels, of the United States 23.7 bushels. Barley 22.7 bushels per acre, that of the state 22.5, of the United States 23.8 bushels. Peas 8 bushels per acre, in 1906. 21 bushels per acre, in 1905, 16 bushels ber acre. Clover bay, 3 tons per acre, first cutting. Second crop mostly pastured. Fodder corn 11.5 tons peracre green (cut for ensilage.) Field cured, 6 tons per acre. Stock roots 10 tons per acre, or 335 bushels. In 1906 15} tons per acre. Potatoes 184 bushels per acre, aver- age of state 101 bushels of United States 95.4 bushels. The above is the yield of the 80, acres under field conditions. Some parts yield much higher than others owing to better drainage etc., but the average of all was taken. This yield. may be considered only fair as a measure of the productive- ness of this section, owing,to the very late and cold spring, which was general throughout the northwest. The wheat grown was Minn 169, an improved variety of bluestem, Oats, improved Ligowa: barley, Mand- scheuri, peas. Canada field, Clover, medirm red (some alsike). Fodder corn Minn 13. Potatoes Carmen No. 1; Roots; Mastidon stock carrot. The wheat, oats, barley and pota- toes are the seJection of several years froma great many varieties. They are the varieties fuund to do best in in this section of the state. Miscellaneous crops, and vege- tables, fruits etc., will be taken up in later bulletins. \ A Hot Proposition. The Itasca News man must have wrote before he thought—if he thought at all—when he suggested that Grand Rapids and Iron Range townships to be made one commis- sioner district. This would include the villages of Grand Rapids, Cole- raine, Bovey, Taconite, Holman, and of a geographical necessity would take in Trout Lake township. At a conservative estimate this territory would include about two-thirds the population of the entire county and at least one-half the wealth. Under the law the county must be deviied into five commissioner districts with equal population as near as may be. The law does not mention the divis- ion of estimated wealth into dis- tricts, yet it should not be ignored. Should the commissioners see fit to follow the abvise of the Deer River paper—a thing they have not yet been guilty of — the citizens of this section would speedily undo their action by appeal- ing to the courts for relief. ‘The claim set forth for a just repre- sentation on the board of the agri- cultural sections of the county is well taken by the News, and in that con- tention the Herald-Review heartily concurs. We have faith A the abil- ity, integrity and good judgment of the commissioners toso district the county as to give all sections full and fair representation. HISTORICAL