Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 7, 1908, Page 1

GEORGE RIDDELL HEADS THE TICKET Thoroughly Representative Gather- ing of Taxpayers Name Candidates. *)—GAUCUS HELD WEDNESDAY EVENING Largest Turnout of Electors Ever | Seen at Caucus in Grand Rap- ids Places in Nomination Able Men For Office. i i THE WINNING TICKET { reaay to receive and consider the | Opinions and advice of others. He has been well tested and found to be as true as thesteel that he welds upon his anvil. Itis not within the probabilities that the voters will turn him down and elect a man little knoWn to the community and whose basiness takes him out of the village most of the time. A. C. Bossard one of the nominees for tie ceuncil, manager of the Itasca Paper company, is at the head of the largest taxpaying industry in Grand Ragids. His interests here are large and permanent. He has faith in the future rapid development of this town. He isa conservative business man in the transaction of his private affairs, and the same business prin- ciptes are applied in behalf of the public; yet he is progressive and be- {lieves in laying a foundation that will endure in the years to come. _ After two vears Service on the coun- cil, Mr. Bossard felt that heshould be released from furtherservice in that capacity, but in spite of his protests he will be re-elected by almosta unanimous vote of the people. Henry Hughes, one of Grand Rap- For President GEORGE RIDDELL For Trustees HENRY HUGHES } | ’ | A. C. BOSSARD KEO LEROUX For Recorder W. C. YANCEY For Treasurer JOHN McMAHON For Justice of the Peace H. S. HUSON For Constable ESSE HARRY Ano SSE As the Herald-Review has repeated- ly stated of late in its comments on the approaching village election, the people of Grand Rapids are practi- eally of one mind as to the men whom they wish to direct the public affairs of the municipality during the next year. The caucus last Wednes- day evening so emphatically demon- strated this that there is left no room for doubtin the mind of any man who isintellectually capable of un- derstanding the difference between land 5. This was the per centage shown in the caucus of the relative strength of George Riddell and C. M. Erskine, opposing candidates for the office of president, Mr. Riddell receiv- ing 252 votes to Erskine’s 69, out of a total of 359. Thirty-eight votes were cast through a misunderstanding for other offices, W. C. Yancey receiving about thirty of the thirty-eight for village recorder, when the vote was being polled for president. As the friends of Mr. Yancey were almost a unit in favorof Mr. Ridde)l, the prop- er voting of these ballots would have madeshis majority over 5to 1. This mistake also cut Mr. Yancey’s ma- jority down 1n the vote for recorder when that order of business was reached, as those who cast their ballots for him when the presidency nomination was up immediately left the hall and did not return. . It did not require a yery shrewd politician to discover the local political feeling in this community prior to ,the holding of the caucus. The elec- tors of Grand Rapids are almost unanimous in the desire to nominate | and elect a substantial, business council. As this paper stated the situation last week: ‘‘A set of busi- ness men who know the requirements of this growing town, and who possess the good judgment and executive ability to administer its public affairs in a pruper manner. Very little consideration will be given to fantastic specialists.” This common- sense view of the situation was cer- tainly carried out Wednesday evening last. Grand Rapidi is not a cross- roads hamlet that should be turned | over to the management of asetof | men who have not demonstrated 7 their ability to successfully attend to their own business. The ticket nominated is as strong as could have been framed up in Grand Rapids. George Riadell has served as presi- dent of the village council three | termsin the past, and the splendid sss endorsement given him this week as a candidate for a fourth term is the strongest compliment that could possibly have been paid him by his! | should there be other successful can- ids’ most prominent citizens and a leading merchant, would also have much preferred to hand the honors of councilman over to someone else, and did not consent to accept the position although repeatedly urged to do so by many citizens. His interestsin Grand Rapids are large and whatever is calculated to advance the municipal- ity in material growth and moral wellfare will receive his earnest sup- port and encourgement at all times. He will make an excellent member of the council. Keo LeRoux, one of the members of the present council, has fully de- monstrated during the part year that his constitutents made no mistake in electing him, and in turn the electors showed their appreciation of his worth as an official by endorsing him for re-election. He is deservedly one of the most popular men 1n the village and the Herald-Review predicts nis election next Wednesday by a big majority. The position now filled by W. C. Yancey, that of village recorder, is of no httle importance. It requires care- ful attention at-all-times.and-a-genera] knowledge of municipal affairs. in order to give the best service to the public. During the past year Mr. Yancey has kept the accounts of the village in a manner that cannot be justly criticised by anyone. The, re- corder 1s also a member of the council and as such he has displayed good judgment in acting on all matters that came before him for official action. He was opposad‘in the cau- cus by James Doran, a very worthy young man, but the result of the vote was conclusive evidence that of the two Mr. Yancey was considered the most desirable for recorder. The latter’s majority would have been con- siderably increased had not so many voters left the hall before the vot¢ on recorder was reached. Mr. Doran announces his intention to run as an mdependent, but of Mr. Yancey’s election next Tuesday there is no doubt. The contest in the caucus was fair to both candidates, and Doran should abide by the result. He will find in the end there is nothing to be gained by his action, and that instead of gaining he will loose friends. When the votes are counted next Tuesday the Herald-Review predicts _ that Yancey’s majority will be even more decisive than at the caucus. John McMahon, who has handled the village cash during the past year, 1s a young man who is qualified in every way for the office, and his en- dorsement by acclamation was a_ well deserved compliment ana a just recog- nition of his rehability. Judge H. S. Huson, the present able judge of probate and village justice of the peace, was also unani- mously endorsed by the caucus for re-elecuon. He will not likely en- counter any opposition on Tuesday next. Marshal Jesse Harry was properly nominated as village constable. He 1s an able officer, and in his present posi- tion can very conveniently take care of any business in that line that might come into his hands. The ticket printed at the head of this article should be elected throughout, and the Herald-Review unhesitatingly predicts that it will be endorsed at the polls next luesday by the most decisive majority of votes ever given to a set of ‘candidates in Grand Rapids that had opposition. The village ticket nominated: last Wednesday is absolutely faultless; dididates, however, they will be the absolutely faultless guys. We are for the winners.—Condensed translation fellow citizens. Mr. Riddell is a) gentlemen who, as a public official, | 5 gives careful attention to every de- | ¢ | tail of village affairs, and is ever | Tuesday. of the Independent’s caucus report. Itis the duty of every elector, especially the taxpayers, to vote next SPEGIAL TEAM OF DISTRICT COURT Judge Spooner Holds Court in Grand Rapids—Several Cases Disposed of EIGHT ACTIONS WERE CONTINUED Only Court Cases Considered —The Divorce Proceedings of Elva Manson Against James Manson Withdrawn. An adjourned session of the Decem- ber term of court was conyened at the court rooms on Tuesday, the 3rd inst., for the hearing of court cases. Hon. M. A. Spooner acting a8 judge and J. J. Cameron as court reporter. Judgement was ordered entered in fourteen tax cases. : The petition of R. A. McAllister to become a citizen of the United States was dismissed on requést of Mr. Mc- Allister. Joseph Nolan vs. Prospér Desser, continued. i Edward H. Lebrke and. Frederick E. Lebrke vs. Homer T. Fowler, con- tinued. Avro J. Korhomer vs. Emil Koski, continued. Mary Morrison, et a] vs. Geo. Bb. Aiton, stricken from calendar. Edwin ~A, Cooper vs. Nels Lexon, continued. Northern Timber & Supply Co. vs. Dolphus A. Dunn, et al; application for continuance. Chas. H. Marr vs. Geo. Wetherby, et al, continued. Elva L. Manson vs. James Manson. This case was an applicdtion on the part of Elva L. Manson for a divorce from her husband, James Manson. The Mansons have been residents. of ‘the county, living on the east shore of Little Trout lake, for the past ten or twelve years. Attorney F. F. Price appeared for Mrs. Manson -and Attorney C. C. McCarthy tor the de- fendant. nesses were sworn and the ,case took up the time of the court from Tues- day afternoon until 'Phursday after- noon, when the plaintiff withdrew her complaint and the case was dis- missed. At the close of this case Thursday afternoon the case of King Lumber Co. against G. W. Shook et al was taken up, E. H. Bither appearing for the King Lumber Co. and C. OC: Me- Carthy’for the defendants. Hope Iron Mining Co. against the Oliver Iron Mining Co. Ordered by the court that fiudings be drawn ino favor of the plaintiff. William KE. Neal vs. Marshall H. Coolidge, continued. Northwest Timber & Supply Co. vs. Dolpbus A. Dunn, continued until March 17. at Bemidji, before Judge W. 8. Mc€lenahan. Tuller Bros. vs. Joho B. Kell: appearance and case continued. Eugene LaCausire vs. Emma La- Causire. Application for divorce. No appearance on the part of plain- uff. A. L. Thwing appeared for the defendant with a cross bill and evi- dence was taken. A divorce was granted. Yesterday morning the case of St, Paul Roofing, Cornice and Ornament- al Co. vs. E. Madison, et al, a lien case, was begun. A. L. Thwing ap- peared for the plaintiff and F. F. Price and C. C. McCarthy for defen- dants, King Lumher Co. vs. Duluth Brew- ing & Malting Cv. et al on trial. Court adjourned at noon until Monday. the 9th at 3 p. m. ‘ 00 Filed for Office of Sheriff. Wm. Hurlburt of Deer River, de- liberately walked ito Auditor Spang’s office on Wednesday of this week And planking down ten dollars,andofficially sherift of Itasca county, Minnesota op the Republican ticket. Mr. Hurlburt has been a resident of this county for a number of years, is at present a justice ot the peace of Deer River, a logger and an all-’round hustler. proposes to be in the game early and keep a-going all the time. A. L. CoE, Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota in 1906, died in Texas late Thursday after- Some ten or twelve wit-] filed as a candidate for the office of | He. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaruRDAY, Marcu SUPT WSURES * PRESS BULLET A. J. McGuire, Superintendent, Gives the Result of Experiments in Growing Grains in Press . Bulletin No. 69. The wheat crop that yielded 17 bushels per acre was grown on a field that had been in potatoes in 1906, in fodder corn in 1905, and -in clover in 1904, It was manured lightly for the fodder corn, and the potatoes. This is a four-year rotation: Clover, fodder: corn, potatoes, wheat; 1907 was the fourth vear of the rotation and will begin over again this coming spring, clover having been seeded with the wheat. ’ When this field is grown to wheat again in 911 a much larger yield is expec asthe soil was in alow state of fertility when the rotation was begun and this rotation is expected to make the soil more fer- tile and productive each succeed- ing vear, due to being frequently manured, to the clover that is grown, and to the cultivation ion the corn and potato crop. The ground was not plowed after the potato crop. A spring tooth barrow was used in preparing the seed bed, the soil being a sandy loam and easily worked. The seed was sown with a grain drill, 11-3 bushels per acre. Wheat is recommended to be grown ably ona small scale in this section of@ae state, for milling. purposes, wheré there is a flour mill, or to be fed on the farm. Oats: ‘The twenty acres oats yield- ing 35; bushels per acre was grown on different fields and under different rotations. This first rotation was oats, barley, ‘clover, fedder corn. This is also a four-year rotation, each field being in clover once every four years, and manured every ‘fourth year. In the second rotation there are two fields, eachin oats two years, followed with clover two years. This affords comparsion with the first rotation where oats is grown on the same field. only once in four years. where the field is manured and a cultivated crop grown every fourth year. The third rotation is on two tields: Oats, Clover pasture two years, fodder corn. 1907 was the first year oats was grown In these different rotations so comparisons in yield of the differ- ent fields is not made. The first rotatiun is considered best,;and from which the largest yiela is expected. This kind of a rotation in which a cultivated crop and a grass crop is alternated with a grain. crop gives best results for different reasons. The fertility of the soil is keep more uniform, the crop is less subject to disease than when grown continuously on the same field and the intervention of the grass crop and cultivated crop~tends to keep out weeds. Oats 1s one of the best yielding and best paying grain crops to grow in this section of the state. ! Over 30 varieties have been grown on the Experiment farm anc of these the Improved Ligewo has proved best and is now entirely grown for the field crop. Barley: Barley is grown principally for hog feed and takes the place of corn for fattening hogs in this secs tion of the state. One field of barley is grown in the rotation with oats, as explained above. Another field is grown in another four-year rotation with clover, peas and roots. The barley follows the root crop and in this rotation promises to do exceptionally well. Peas: The growing of peas as a field ¢rop has been something of an | experiment, but the results have been quite satisfactory, giving an average | yield-of 15 bushels per acre the three | past years. They are grown in the above rotation with barley, clover and roots. x ‘They afe sown early in the spring, " Continued on Page Four. WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY, AND PEAS 2 7, 1908. GET THEM COMING; GET THEM GOING Is the Policy of Our Esteemed contempor. ary in Dealing With Local Pottics In its write-up of the caucus held | Rotation of Grain Crops on North-| Wednesday evening the Independent east Experiment Farm Discussed found type to pay flattering compli- ments to the several nominees, not- withstanding the fact that the edi- tor’s attitude prior to the. caucus furpished ample evidence of his secret oppositicn tu every member of the present council. He studiously re. frained from enWorsing any of the proposed candidates up to the Jast moment, no doubt planning that his paper would be jn a position to en- dorse anyone who might be elected. The decisive vote of the peaple Wed- nesday night indicated that the tax- payers are well satisfied with the public,service rendered by the coun- ci] elected a year ago, and the Inde- pendent hastened to echo back ‘me too.” Its columns were freely giyen tu those who had been industriously laboring for several weeks to bring about the defeat of the gentlemen who were endorsed last Wednesday evening by such an overwhelming majority. The vote was so decisive as to leave no possible doubt in the mind of any man possessed of ordi- nary perceptivity that the voters did not agree with the Independent and its little coterie of sympathizers, and turned them down by a vote of over five to one, Finally, realizing its grave mistake, the Independent hurried to square itself with the powers that be. Some of the one- idea fellows, however, evidently got to the ear of the Independent editor and convinced him that there was still a chance to defeat the regularly nominated ticket by getting together a bunch, made strong by stealing a candidate or two from the Citizens’ ticket, and making a campaign on false pretenses. Timid Tony listened to the seductive voice of Mr. One- Idea and hoped that his political prognostications might be accurate, And s0 it happeus that his report and comments on the coming election, translated into plain English reads: about like this: “““The ticket nomin- ated Wednesday evening was acrack- erjack; the best ever; just what the Independent wantéd; could not be improved; every mother son of the bunch is better than the other fel- low; George Riddell will be the best village president ion the world; Yanvey is a, peach; Mr. Bossard served very creditably; in fact they’re all made to order, and could not pos- sibly be more perfect. But—there’l] be another ticket in the field headed by Mr. Erskine. That, too, will be a erackerjack; the best eyer: could not be improved; every mother son of the bunch will be better than the other fellow; C. M. Erskine will be the best village president in the world; James Doran is a peach; while we don’t know who will oppose Messrs. Bos- sard, Hughes and Leroux, they will serve with exceeding ability —no matter whothehell they may be. In short, the Independent wishes to be understood as endorsing ‘any bunch of trustees that is elected, without regard to their qualifications. Be it known that all the Independent asks is the friendship of a majority of the council that will vote to give it the official village printing. Of course, the Independent would prefer the one-idea boys, but if they can’t be landed in office the Independent de- sires to be known as strongly favor- ing those who are successful at the polls, and just as strongly opposed to the defeated aspirants. COHASSET TICKET NAMED THURSDAY On Thursday evening the electors of the village of Cohasset and town- ship of Bass Brook, assembled and placed in nomination the following ticket for the village and township to be voted on next Tuesday: VILLAGE TICKET. For President—Morris O’Brien. For Trustees—John Nelson, Owen Skelly and W. W. Fletcher. For Recorder—M. H, Jones. For Treasurer—H. H. Carrier. For Justice of the Peace—Joseph St. Peter. For Assessor—James Ross. | For Constable—Mike Stapleton. TOWNSHIP TICKET. For Chairman—George Becker, The two supervisors hold over on two anc three year terms. For Treasurer—H. H. Carrier. For Justices of the Feace—Pat Kenney and W. A. Parker. Two.Dollars a Year. ATTORNEY THWING STATES THE GAGE Makes a Pointed Quotation on “Pro- fessional Ethics” From Authorithy. EXPLAINS THE WENTWORTH DEAL No Cause, Apparently, For the Loud Laudation of Mr. Spear Which Appeared in the Inde- ‘pendent Last Week. Mr. E. C. Kiley, editor Herald- Review: A committee of the Ameri- can Bar association some time ago naade a compilation ofgcodes of ethics, adopted by the bar associations of several of the states, and, in com- menting on the same. one of the leading publications refers to the following provisions, among others, as “not to be condemned” and “‘of particular propriety:” “Indirect advertisement for business, by furnishing or in- spiring editorials or press notices regarding causes in which the attorney takes part, the manner in which they are conducted, the importance of his positions, the magnitude of the interestes in- volved and all other like self- laudation is of evil tendency and wholly unprofessional.” Newspaper publications by an attorney as to the merits of pend- ing or anticipated litigation, calling forth discussion and reply from the opposite party, tend te prevent a fair trial in the courts and otherwise prejudice the due administration of justice. It re- quires a strong case to justify such publications, and ~ wher proper it is unprofessional to make them anosymously.” Apparently no such code has been adopted in this state, but these pro- positions, as applying not only to pending and anticipated litigation, but also in a lesser degree to matters that have been disposed of, have been quite yenerally recognized by attorneys, requiring no written code to make them effective from a pro- fessional standpoint. Because of this fact, as well as a disinclination te enter into an unpleasant personal con- troversy, I have in the past thought best to avoid public discussion or newspaper comment on matters pending in our courts. The refer- ence last week in the Independent and the Herald-Review to the Went- worth mandamus case, however, seems to call for a statemeut from me. Near the close of Ex-Treasurer Miller’s term of office the Wentworths paid taxes on a large body of lands, and Mr. Miller issued them a receipt, but omitted to credit the amount on the tax lists opposite the descrip- tion of the jands. Thereafter, by oversight, or because of the necessity of doing so to permit the recording of a deed, or for some other .cause, the tax was paid a second time, together with penalties accrued. Subsequent- ly, while my predecessor was county attorney, Mr. Daniel G. Cash, repre- senting the Wentworths, proposed to take some action to have this second payment refunded; but Mr. Spear, feeling, no doubt, that the county’s interest in the prospective Miller litigation might be prejudiced, re- quested Mr. Cash to defer this pro- ceeding, which was done. Last fall, at the request of Mr. Cash, Mr. Spear took the matter up with me, and we discussed a section of the statutes permitting the auditor, of his own motion, to refund ip cases where taxes on any parcel of land have been paid twice. The moral and legal right of the Wentyorths to be re- turned the ameunt of their second payment was unquestioned, but there seemed a doubt as to the auditor’s authority, without action by the courts or some other body, to make refund- ment of the amount of the penalty; and, as the October adjourned term was approaching, it was agreed that the matter should be submitted, in the form of mandamus proceedings, to Judge McClenahan. This was done, with only impartial argument from both sides, and the court’s order authorized the auditor to re- fund the entire amount, with in- terest. The question then arose whether the Wentworths were en- titled to interest, except from the time they first made formal demand, last year; but, on my being advised, for the first time, of the previous Continued on Page Four.