Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 29, 1908, Page 1

Vor, XVI.—No, 6. FARM LANDS IN MINNESOTA This Part of State an Ideal Section for Farming and Dairying. BEST LOCAL MARKETS IN WORLD Practical, Determined People Can Find the Chance of,a Life- time Here for Little Money. This article was written by a suc- cessfu! Aitkin county farmer for the Northwestern Agriculturalist and is correct in every essential. The half has never been told about the natural advantages provided for the making of successful small farms in Nortb- - western Minnesota, and, if those who are seeking new locations would but intelligently investigate the resources of this inland empire, there would be far fewer people migrating the Canadian northwest. “A farmer’s success depends very much upon his surroundings. To those who like the woods a wooded region appeals. In locating on a prairie they must learn how to succeed under the con- ditions found on the western prairies. In order to give this phase of the subject due consideration take re- ports and compare the number of persons living on the plains and prairies who have become insane, with the number from the woods and mountains. To those whose home has been among mountains, brooks, birds and varied scenery, the broad, unchanging plains seem desolate and dreary and he becomes despondent or restless. The busy farmer finds pleasure in his thrifty cattle and fertile fields. This pleasure is a part of his wealth, but there is more to be had. The writer was born a farmer and bas been through all the experiences of farm life. He can look back upon his boyhood days, the form home, the farm work, the farm itself, the varied surroundings in that beautiful region and note their influences upon the development of his mind spirit. He recalls the spring, brook with its shiners and chub and trout; the cobble field with its ledges of rock fringed with columbine, its variety of trees and bushes and flowers; the sugar making there, the squirrels, rabbits, groundbogs and foxes; the ash swamp where the season’s wood and the annual supply of rails were made. The general variety of scenery and occupation have tended to en- liven his experience, to increase his capacity for observation and his adaptibility and have made him able to get more out of life than wovld have been possible under the influ- ence of the monotonous prairie. Score also the points of advantage for the more substantial, the heavier work of life, the were growing and marketing of produce to obtain a, living and a surplus for comfort and enjoyment, which the woodland of Northeastern Minnesota offers in éxcess of thatoffered by other wooded regions. Take a map. See three of the greatest navigable waterways of the couatry heading in and leading to and from this region, assuring intense commerce, complete use of natural resources, great industries and home markets. At the heads of the great water systems freedom from disastrous floods is guaranteed. Here is a sufficiently high altitude, a remark- ably healthfyl and invigorating climate, the most beautiful and sat- isfying scenery, an unlimited supply of purest water and a great surplus of it for manufacturing power. An enormous store of forest wealth bas been accumulated here by nature to encourage the coming of men. West of the woods in western Minne- sota aud the Dakotas, lie the broad prairies and plains, acres upon acres, to supply beef and grain, but here is the place for intensified farming. Enough lies open to be read at a glance from a rapid run across the country or from a map to insure in- dustrial prominence and a great pop- ‘ ulation to this region, but good as these promises of prosperity are there are more. Mining men have found enormous Granp Rapips, Itasca County, MINN., WepnzESDAY, JULY 29, 1908. deposits of iron ore in this region and here are row the greatest iron mines in the world. Over thirty million tons of ore worth above $4.00 per ton at the mine were taken out of the ground the past season, and during the past two years the known deposits of iron ore have been doubled. New deposits are continually being found, business and mills are building and iron miping and manufacturing are to be greatly increased. About $100,- 000,000 are now paid out as wages to men mining and handlingore. These men must buy all their food. These conditions make great mar- kets for farm produce. Farming io this region has not kept pace with mining, lumbering, transportation and commerce. Farm -produce is brought in by train loads bought in the markets of other regions. The few pioneers who are farming near these mining towns are reaping rewards. Before me now is a letter from a farmer near Hibbing whosays: “Last. fall I sold $111.00 worth of hay from three acres. Milk is now eight and ten cents a quart and not halt enough of it. 1 sowed celery seed out in my garden last May and got the finest sort of a crop. All vegetables are high and it is almost impossible to get them strictly fresh.” This region is pre-eminently a dairy and vegetable country. The writer here ip Aitkin county, basa field that was seeded to clover, timothy and red top in the spring of 1895, without plowing or ‘even harrowing. For twelve years now this field has yielded as much of the hay as could be cured on it. In his garden, without any special care, he has grown ninety-five pounds of potatoes from one pound cf seed. Tomatoes do well and get ripe if reasonably cared for. Celery grows remarkavly well. In fact almost everything in grass, vegetable and sma)] fruits grow here luxuriantly. The wonder is that there is not a great rush of dairy and truck farmers to occupy this region. There surely must be a rush before long. Lands are not high in price. While home- stead laud 1s about gone some good lands can be bought of the state at $5 per acre, near school and road wi railroads, and $10 to $15 per acre will buy the best of unimproved land. Most of this bas timber enough on it to pay for the clearing, and the por- tion that is only brush can be cut off and seeded, securing good crops of hay and good pasture witbout break- ing. - Aman with $1,000 can get eighty acres and have a farm io good shape selling cream and produce within a year. Many tracts can be found with nat- ural meadows and with upland where the brush and trees are partly fire- killed, making clearing very easy. Material for buildiugs, fences and fuel and usually logs, posts and cord- wood for the market can be found on the land. Wild berries, strawberries, raspber- ries, blueberries and cranberries are abundant. The milk and cream business is now established. There is abundant home market for everything a farmer or gardner can raise. {n view of the present demand and the ease of pro- ducing there seems no more attract- ive region in the state than near our range towns for market gardening and dairying. ‘lhe recent discoveries of great deposits of iron orein Aitkin and Crow Wing counties will, in a few years, lead to mining and manufactur- ing operations there that will make a great market in these counties. Those who come to this region in advance of the mining development are assured not only of good markets within driving distance soon but of a goodadvancein land values, Besides, there is a possibility of buying a valu- able mineral property at surface value. Now this article is written and these pointers are given not for im- practical enthusiasts who lack com- mon sense to make a living anywhere and who disgrace every region by their failures, but it can be used by practical, determined people with a reasonable amount of intelligence to the mutual advantage of themselves and the community they enter. Op- portunities like this are rather hard to find nowadays.” The government has sent out official notice that 46,226 acres of land. with- in the reservations of Northern Min- nesota will be thrown open to home- stead entry at 9 a.m. Sept. 15. The department will shortly issue printed lists of the lands and copies of the laws and instructions governing the disposal of them, which may be had at the United States land offices at Duluth and Cass Lake, “The land to be opened hes within these two districts, Get printing at Herald-Review. ADJOURNED MEETING Annual School Meeting Well At- tended Last Saturday Evening .The adjourned meeting of the school hoard last Saturday evening called out between thirty and forty citizens and was an interesting ses- sion from start to finish. A free dis- cussion Was bad on eyery move and it issafe to say that the board and citizens are in better relation as a re- sult. Treasurer C. E. Aitken presented the following report. RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR. Cash on hand beining of year $2,422.22 Special tax collected... . 55,701.14 Special state aid ... 3,821.50 State apportionment. 3,541.14 Loca! 1 mill tax collected 4,602.78 State aid for high schoo 2.150.00 State aid rural schools. 318.00 Desks sold district No. 2 28.10 Rent for Auditorium ....... 7.00 Supplies sold................ 27.72 $72,619.16 DISRURSEMENTS. Teachers and other salaries $32,098.54 Janitors and engineers..... 3,327.60 Buel . 6 cece cess veces ceeees 2,643.69 Furniture and apparatus.. 4,652.90 Building and repairs 10,740.59 Village sewer. 1,154.58 Text books.... 685.88 Interest 3,896.82 All other purposes . 8,598.80 Cash:on Hae. ..).2 0.2555 a 2,820.80 $72,619.16 The treasurer stated that there are outstanding orders amounting to $41,280 and an outstanding bond issue of $20,000. Dr. Costellu clerk of the board sub mitted his report as follows. CLERK’S REPORT DIST. NO. 1. During the past year the district maintained forty-four schools as fol- lows: One bigh and two graded schools at Grand Rapids, one semi-graded school at Cohasset, and forty rural schools, employing five male and fifty-nine fe- male teachers. ‘The enroilment for the year in the Grand Rapids school of which number 590 are entitled to the state apportionment. ‘The enroll- ot in the rural schoois was 583 of which 530 are entitled to state ap- portionment. ~ ‘Of the furty-one rural schools main- tained during the year, thirty-eight were given rine-months terms, one eight months, and two five months. During the past year, new schools were established as follows: One at Ball Club in a building furnished by the Indian Department. One on Sec. 11-147-29 in a building furnished by A. Jantas, One on Sec. 15-148-27 in a new lug building built by the district. One on Sec. 23-54-23 in a new frame ! building built by thedistrict. Anew frame building was erected at Wawina to take the place of the uld log build- ing that had done service for the past years, and a new frame building was term to secure a teacher, so this September. Petitions for new schools at the following places were presented dur- ing the past year, and in most cases the petitions were granted and ar- rangements will have to be made for the erection of new buildings. One on section 6-149-28. One on section 29-62-25, walls of which are to be furnished by the petitioners. Cpe on section 11-149-29, walls of which are to be furnished by the petitioners. One on section 11-53-23, walls and all labor to be furnished for the sum of $200.00. One on section 11+148-27, to be built of logs by the petitioners, labor to be paid. One on section 23-62-22. One on section 16-61-22. ' , One on section 10-56-25, walls of which are to be furnished by the petitioners, Bids for the building of two-roomed buildings at the villages of Feeley and Bigfork have been called for and the board expects to have these build- ings ready for use for the coming school term. . «The roofs ofthe High and .Central schools were repaired and put in first were put on the windows of the High school, these providing very satis- factory and found to be fuel savers, they will be put on the Central and Forrest lake buildings during the summer vacation. In order to make more room for the manual training department the board found it neces- sary to remodel the basement of the High school by changing the toilet rooms and by this change adding two basement-rooms for the manual train- ing department. The matter of tax levy was taken up and the meeting voted $82,500.00 of which $4,000 is for more extensive manual training aparatus. The question of salaries for the various members of the board was discussed and the treasurer’s salary fixed at $1,200 per year. The matter of &chool election then erected on section 11-62-22 town of |Came up and it was stated that the Carpenter, but tov late in the school|!aw under which the present board, was elected was null and void and school will be opened this coming| that it is necessary that an entirely new set of officers be elected. As there appeared to be some doubt as to just what the status of the board was it was decided to communicate with the attorney general for information. The meeting voted to sell $40,000 worth of bonds to take up outstand- ing orders. The matter of election of officers was laid over till Saturday evening of this week to which time the meeting adjourned. Injunction Dismissed. Last Wednesday the hearing in the injunction proceedings against the county commissioners of Koochiching county to restrain them from issuing county court house bonds was argued before Judge McClenahan at this place and the order to show cause discharged. Ex-Governor John Lind appeared for the plaintiffs and the Grand Rapids Herald-Neview. MINNESOTA SOCIETY. Two Dollars a Year. FARMERS ViolT STATE FARM Clearwater County Agriculturalists Come to Town. SUPT. M'GUIRE ENTERTAINS One Hundred Horny Handed Tillers of the Soil Visited Grand Rapids From the West Last Saturday. The state experiment station was visited Saturday afternoon by about 100 citizens of Clearwater county. who are interested in farming and dairy- ing. They came to Grand Rapids on a special car attached to a Great Northern train at 3 o’clock and were driven to the farm in rigs provided by Superintendent McGuire. They returned to Grand Rapids in the evening aud after looking over the city they left for home. Many went to Coleraine and Bovey to see the mines.’ ‘The Clearwater county citizens are endeavoring to promote agriculture in their part of the state and they are specially interested in dairying. They were greatly impressed and de- lighted with the system of dairying carried on at the state farm. They were pleased with the reception accorded them by Superintendent Mc- county was represented by County | Guire and left the city after uttering Attorney Kane. The main point in question was as to whether the board was legally constituted owing to their being only four commissioners instead of five and whether they could bond the county for such purposes. ‘The arguments to the contrary were not considered very conclusive and the.greatest fear was that a prompt decision mght not be rendered hold- was 618, and increase of 82 over thejclass condition during the past year ing up the work which should be enrollment for the year of 1907, and}and national metal weather strips | going on at present. ed Helrehrheterrhechrehoehortrehoeteetrerefacteese ‘many expressions of gratification at their welcome here. Among those in the party were Al. Kaiser, the Bagley banker; Lauritz Jenson, who owns a big farm and who is a candidate for county auditor; Editor Kakleberg of the Clearwater Crystal and Editor Anderson of the Olberg Journal. Subscribe for the Herald-Review. Every Department in the Store is Offering Inducements--Getting Stock Down to the Proper Level. Long Glove Bargains Ladies’ Lisle Gloves in black and white, twelve button length, 75c value, 5d A omnes Gr ee aC 48c Ladies’ Silk Gloves, 12 button, black and white, double tipped fingers, $1.50 value.........- 98c Parasols Almost Halt Ladies’ 7-rib white Para- sol, plain ....¥ Boi 79¢ $1.50 and $1.75 Parasols in white and colors 98¢ $2.00, $2.50 and $2.75) Parasols in white with fancy borders, etc $1.58 $3 to $4 values ...$2.25 Parasols......... 19¢ up SLELLEL ELLE LEE ELE LESLIE ELE LISLE IP SY H. HUCHES & CO. “THE POPULAR STORE.” Grand Rapids - - Minnesota Continues to August Ist. Pbbb bth hots The Summer Season is Half Gone and so are Our Prices on | Summer Goods. | Midsummer Clearance Sale HISTORICAL Boys’ Wash Suits Half Price Little Wash Suits, ages 4 to 8, blouse waists and knickerbocker pants and Buster Big line of Children’s|‘' " prices... 38¢ to $1.50 Brown‘ styles, alues 75c to $3.00, sale Wash Goods Clearance Our entire line of white and colored wash goods at almost half price. We list only a few items. 500 yds. fancy checked and stripped Dress Ging- hams, worth 12%4c and lic, this sale per yd..9¢ Silk Mulls, 8 pieces, white grounds with floral patterns in pink, light blue, lavender and yel- low, 50c values, this sale per yard ...:........ 23c¢ All 15c goods in Dimit- ies, White Goods, etc., during sale per yd.. 10¢ All 20c goods in Cotton, Voiles, Batistes, etc., at this sale per yd..... 14¢c All 25c goods, embroid- ered Swiss and many goods sold at 35c by other stores, sale....17¢ 5¢ Hdkfs for 25¢ Doz, Wash Goods, Waists (Silk and Lawn), Long Gloves, Corsets, White Collars and Belts, Jackets, Wash Suits, Parasols, Hosiery, Gent’s Furnishings, Furniture, Etc. We are turning our summer stock into money fast to the entire satisfaction of ourselves and patrons. We are willing to stand the loss in order to reduce stock, but the extremely low prices are making us many new customers which fully repays us for our losses, for a new customer won from our competitors is always sure to remain ours. We never advertise «cut prices unless we intend to carry it out. We willl gladly give away free any article found not as advertised. Ladies’ Hose, Etc. Another lot of fine Cam-| Ladies’ white and gray, bric handkerchiefs, ladies’ or children’s size, they are equal to 5c qual- | ities at other stores. The secret is we have found where we can buy of manufacturers at the prices charged wholesal- ers. Lay in a supply for the children. Not 5c aach but per doz....25¢ fine lisle lace ankle hose, 50c value, sale price 39¢ Ladies’ white linen wash- able belts, slightly soiled, values up to 75c, BONO PTGS oo ke Se ccnns 25c Ladies’ Neckwear, fancy collars and turnovers, 50c and 75c values..39¢ 25c and 35c values ..19¢ $4 and $4.50 Ladies’ Shoes at $1.98. These are different styles and leathers, mostly small sizes—3, 344 and 4. This is less than half price and if you can wear the size by all means get a pair whether you need them now or later on. Savings on Men’s Footwear ., Men’s Tan Shoes, lace, 14 double extension sole, $3 value at .......... $1.98 Men’s Tan Shoes, lace, Blucher cut, swing last, $4 value.......... $2.98 Odd pairs men’s $3.50 and $4.00 shoes and Os fords, choice... $2.48 | PRDEEDPPEPPEEPEPPE PREDICT EGF IEGFG4G PEEP EEEPAPEEEDEPPEEDEPEESEESEESS j