Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 30, 1908, Page 6

Grant ‘Rents BrerataReview Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YBAR IN ADVANCE Entered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid "Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter, ——— ———ee THE HERALD-REVIEW IS THE Official Paper of Itasca County. Official Paper of Village of Grand Rapids. Official Paper of Village of Cohasset. Official Paper of Village of Keewatin. Official Paper of Village of Nashwauk. Official Paper of Village of Holman. Official Paper of U. S. Dis- trict Court in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Designated by State and National Officials as the Of- ficial Paper forthe publica- tion of all legal notices to be made through their re- spective offices in Itasca Co. Recognized by Everybody as the Leading Weekly Newspaper of Northeastern Minnesota. There is not enough joy in this struggling world. So few people have time for it; but children, happy chil- dren, who are brought up in sympa- thetic atmosphere, in the infinite leis- ure that is theirs, have an immense capacity for joy. How can we deny ourselves that enriching spectacle—a oyous child? The capacity for joy is one of the highest of the human faculties, and itis grossly neglected, We walk to, much with our feet io Let us laugh with the chil- dren and be young. pete PSR Young man, let us give you the beneflit of our observation. We have noticed that at least nine-tenths of the young men who have been before the courts for misdemeanora are those who take no interest whatever in ed- ucation, seldon read a newspaper, and ire always ready to make fun of other- young men who use correct language It comes to discourage the studious and ambitious young men of their acquaintance. Their minds ruo toward dirty stories, midnight sprees This in a short time means trouble, a sheriff’s invi- tation to attend court, and a fle or term.in jajl., graves. and try to be somebody. al to them and bad company. pate a ees The habit of indulging io the use of profane or obscene language is one of most nonsensical habit, a human be- ing ever acquired. No manor youth ever raised himself in the estimation of saint or sinner by the use of foul language. Purity of thought and speech are valuable virtues. And yet, its our honest opinion that the mano who unwittingly ‘‘cusses”’ alittle now and then, is not half so big a sioner as the fellow who continuously thinks evil and speaks evil of his neighbors, and refuses to pay his honest debts upon the theory that “Jesus paid it all, all the debt I owe.” If the pulpits of the land “go after” the fellows who refuse to pay their honest debt and to love their wives aud their fellow- men—‘go after” them as vigorously as they go after the fellows who ‘‘cuss and chew tobacco,” the true reforma- tion of the race might be nearer at hand. See nnte SRN Ts The Public Schools Arraigned. Charles W. Larned, of the United States Military academy, contributes to the Literary Digest a severe ar- raigoment of the public schools. Basing bis attack upon the experience of the military academy with common school pupils, he declares that, in the 100 years the academy has’ drawn its recruits from the public schools, very inferior preparation has been shown. ‘The schools, in his opinion, have been convicted of inefficiency. The basis of Mr. Larned’s argument is the percentage of failures among applicants who have had a nine or ten year common school training, and the fact that the academy, drawing its recruits from every congressional district, fairly tests the average value ot the public school decipline. If ti-ere is anything to say on this branch o! the subject, it is to express a doubt wether the academy examines alarge erough number of common school pipilsto make its figuresfair. There g-c but one or two drafted every other yeah "irs “ale noually: from the WILL INVADE athletic class of pupils, whose schol; re ship is proverbially low. But there is enough in the arraigoment to cause school authorities to look up the causes, and figure somewhat on the cure for conditioas under which 84 per cent of those examined for ad- mission to West Point failed in the current year. The entrance require- ments for West Pointare not difficult. The academy is in the positioa of not being able tu get all the material it needs. It cannot be captious, but it must draw the line somewhere, and it draws it at applicants who cannot make 66 per cent in history and georgaphy, elementary algebra aad English composition. SEVENTEEN FINE HORSES KILLED Lightning Sets Fire to G. G. Hart- ~— Jey’s Barn at Island Farm Lightning struck a big barn on the Island farm near Floodwood owned by G. G. Hartley Tuesday night. The baro was destroyed and 17 valuable horses, including two fine stallions and 12 mares, were burned to death. A large quantity of hay and grain was destroyed. The barn was struck during the rain storm which was general over this region. The structure was literally bathed witb fire from the clouds and it was burning in every portion im- mediately after the lightning struck. A watchman who was asleep in the barn had a narrow escape-from death, but succeeded in extricating himself from his perilous position. Workmen saved the other barns and buildings by fighting the flames with water from tanks in the other barns. Mr. Hartley prepared to cope with possible fires when he placed tanks in the buildings and they fully met his expectations by saving from de- struction the other fine buildings on the big farm, Troubles of His Own. Last week’s Itasca Iron News of Bovey contains the following item regarding Ted O’Reilly whom every- one in Grand Rapids knows: T. O'Reilly, of O'Reilly lake, is having his series of troubles. which we hope terminated with the burning of eighteen tons of hay Monday. In the spring he lost a valuable cow which estrayed and never returned, ashort time ago his boy lost his finger, a string around which hecame entangled in the halter of .a horse which he was holdiag, cutting it very much like a surgeon’s knife. A few days ago one of his horses got his hoof entangled in astump tearing it off, necessitating shooting the animal, and last the forest fire still fiercely burning «round the lake took his hay, and now Mr. O’Reilly has some fear of losing his timber. We know of no moref ragal, honest settler, and the sympathy of this paper goes to him. He certainly bas better luck ahead of him. Send in your subscription now for the Herald-Review. HOW IS THIS FOR A NEW ONE Tailor of Aiken Claims Opponents Exceeded Expense Limit. Car) E. Taylor of Aiken has asked Attorney General Young to prevent the names of Clarence B. Miller or J. Adam Bede from being placed on the general election ballots. Mr. Taylor was one of the candidates for the Republican congressional nom- ination in the Eighth district, re- ceiving 840 votes. He alleges that both Miller and Bede far exceeded the statutory limit of expenditure in their campaigns and as Taylor re- ceived the third highest number of votes, the action requested would give him the nomination. Taylor claims that the law prescrib- ing the amount a candidate may spend makes the limit in this case $650 and says that it cost him $56.50, and he claims that Miller spent $5,000 and possibly $10,000 and Bede spent “sums exceeding $2,500.", Taylor spent a large portion of Monday afternoon with Mr. Young but the latter refused to’ take any action, claiming that in bis opinion the law cited does not apply to pri- mary elections and be considered that no authority exista to deprive Mr. Miller of a place on the ticket on this ground. He endorsed his opinion on Taylor’s complaint and ‘Taylor claims that he will now attempt to bring action in the district court of St. Louis county to accomplish his object. Dr. Spofford’s next visit to Grand Rapids will be Ostober 17th, at hotel sie seam «| IRON RANGE Wadena Lumbermen and Kings of Grand Rapids to Have a Yard at Chisholm. The Dower interests of this city have united with William King aad F. E. King of Grand Rapids for the purpose of establishing Jumber yards in some of the larger towns on the iron-range north of Duluth. William King was down from Grand Rapids Saturday and during his visit the new corporation was formally or- ganized. The new corporation will be known as the Mesaba Lumber com- pany and the capital stock will be $100.00, the number of shares being 1,000 at $100 each. The officers will be as follows: John Dower. Wadena, president; William King, Grand Rapids, vice-president; W. Hz. Hipple, Verndale, secretary; F. E. King, Grand Rapids, treasurer. The object of the new corporation is to establish retail lumber yards at various points on the iron range. For the present the new corporation will establish a yard at Chisholm, the town that was wiped out by fire re- cently. Tiere were two yards at Chisholm and both were burned. They are rebuilding, but in view of the fact that the entire town will be rebuilt, it isexpected that three yards will be none too many to supply the local demand for lumber for some time to come. In the course of time other yards will, it is expected, be established at points north of Duluth, For the present the new. corporation will have a paid up capital of only $25,000. S. J. Dower of this city, left yester- day for Chisholm to lay out the yards for the company. Wm. King will be on the ground to take charge of the work of building the yards, sheds and offices. L. H. Minor, manager of the New York Mills yard of the Dower Lumber company, and W. H. Hipple, the company’s auditor, will also go to Chisholm and take a prom- inent part in getting the business started. Mr. King and his son will also be on the ground to get the new business under way. Wm. Zuehlke and Wm. Beran of this city have also gone to Grand Rapids to take several teams accross country to Chisholm and they will remain there todo team- ing for the new company. establishing new yards at advan- tageous points in northern Minnesota. thoroughly, and it is safe to say that in their line cf business it would be difficult to find men who possess a more thorough koowledge o* all that pertains to the wholesaleand re- tail lumber business. In Wm. King and his son, Frank E. King, they have two gentlemen interested with them who not only are well versed in the lumber business, but who are money-making business men of first caliber, and who have the advantage of being acquainted with business conditions in the iron country. The success of the new venture is thus assured and The Pioneer Journal takes pleasure in publishing the news of the corporation of the new com- pany and in congratulating the pro- moters upon their enterprise—Wa- dena Pioneer Journal. To Reclaim 57.000 Acres. The state will contribute $15,000 and the services of the state engineer to help construct the cut-off ditch projected in Aitkin county. This ditch will take care of the overflow of the Mississippi river and reciaim 57,000 acres of land now so low as to be worthless. The citizens who petitioned the drainage board for the construction of the ditch will be advised to start proceedings to make it a county ditch, to be paid for by assessment on the land benefitted. The total cost will be about $163.000 and the cost per acre $3,20. This will be the largest drainage proposition eyer attempted by the state. The state owns about one- seventh of the land to be benefited by the ditch. Maps were made several years ago for this piece of work, bvt the plan fell through because of lack of funds, The citizens feel that they need it so badly that they are willing to pay for the cost. Theland to be reclaimed will be worth from $25 to $40 an acre. The Great Heron Must Go. The great heron is not the only one of that family to subsist on a fish diet, but out of over a dozen species it is the largest and most gluttonous of its kind, and without a single redeeming quality, except, perhaps, the laughable and grotesque manner it swallows a fish. Louis Read, the artist-sportg- man, suggests in Recreation that steps should be taken by followers of Izaac Walton to see that the lawmakers of our various states would pass laws that will give the needed protection from these destroyers of our game For some time the Dower interests | have planned: on branching out and! The Dowers know the lumber business | Henry Seeley who has a farm on the north shore of Little Woif lake, brougbt in some ears of corn grown on his place this season, which for size of ears and perfection of filling cannot be excelled in any of the corn- growing countries of the United States. The seed was furnished by the Grand Rapids Experiment station with instructions about planting and cultivation. The variety is a small “dent” aod seems to be the best variety that has been grown in this region. This corn was planted on the fifth day of June and harvested, fully matured, on the Ilth day of September, just 98 days from planting to harvest. Mr. Seeley estimates the yield of the little field planted at.40 bushels of shelled corn and every ear is a producer of commerciai grain. The fleld was twice cultivated with a plow and hoed once and kept entirely clear of weeds and brush growths. Mr. Seeley should cure his coro for $12.50 TO $16.50 In style and material worth just double. These suits are latest stvles, just received, and we guar- antee that they are the BIGGEST VALUES IN TOWN. [can outfit you from top to toe AND SAVE YOU MONEY EVERY TIME. JOHNSON'S FURNISHING GOODS STORE Second Street South Grand Rapids, Minn. seed only and distribute it amone his brother farmers for next year’s crop. It is the best variety we have seen for this climate and is almost sure every year of making a crop.—Cass Lake Times. Why We Call It Fall. Athough fall is an old provincial word of the English, it may be said to be as expressive as any word we use, for during the three months we assign to the season—September, Oc- tober and November—the flowers fail in the garden, fruits fall in the orchard, nuts fallin the woods, rain RS, REED & (0 Producers and Deters in CED A and TIES In Market at all Times for Cedar GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. POLES, POSTS f falls from the clouds, the leaves fall everywhere, and the mercury begins to fall in the tube, while the suo falls away to the southward, and night falls early. Already, the leaves of various colors are dotting the lawns, and the foliage is visibly thin- niog on trees and shrubs. The short life of the leaf is ended; it has served its purpose, and now sinks away to renew the life of the soil over the roots of the tree or shrub. In select- ing shade trees or shrubs for the home grounds, it is not good to choose those that drop theic leaves early. There are many varieties that ! contribute to the gorgeous coloring of the autumn landscape, with changes from shades of bronze to scarlet, from palest green to richest yellow, and among the handsomest are the American elm, the hard and soft maple and the vak. a Preserving Fence Posts. | Good fence posts in most localities are worth twice as much as they were ten years ago. Ten years from now {RE Ee Ee SHCSAEASSHSSSKAASSSSSAHHSSLSASS SLASH SSSST AHS S SSeS ATS IS YOUR HOME PROTECTED? With a Telepone in your home you can call the DOCTOR, POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. When in need of the services of either you can’t afford to wait. A Telephone Will Protect Your Home For Information concerning rates cail Tel. No. 67. W. N. DALCOUR, Local Manager. a REA a a aE ae ae ae a a ae ae he a ee ae ae ae a ae a he ae ae ae ae a a ae a a ae ae ae a aa ae ae aaa Re Se ea ae eee ae ee ae ae a ae ee a ea ae ae a ae ae ae ae a ee ee posts will be worth double their pre- sent value. The average life of fence posts may be stated to be approxima- tely ten years. Posts properly creo- soted will last ten times as long as untreated posts. “A very interesting compilation of ‘tens’ in relation to fence posts; but I do not believe that it interest me particularly because my wood-lot will furnish all the posts I willever need for fencing.” The farmer who is thus situated is either fortunate indeed or he has been foresighted, but he is neverthless interested; in fact, as much so as the man who has to buy posts today or who will have to ten years hence. For if he is going to set posts this year and string wire on them it will certainly pay to use posts which will last fifty years and then have the job to repeat, while the posts which he would use can be then sold at a round price to his less fortunate neighbor. This statement regarding the preser- vative qualities of creosota is made in U.S. Forest Circular 117, which is well worth sending for and studying. Creosote has been used for preserving wood since 1838. Itis nota new ex- periment. However, this circular goes into the details of the prartical work of creosoting posts on the farm. it also mentions others preservative methods in common use, some of which are worth while, others not For instance, the common practice of charring posts gives good results: but only thoroughly dried posts should be charred and the charring sbould extend at least six inches above ground. Setting a post small ead down does not check decay. Next to actual creosoting, painting with or plunging into a hot solution of creosote or carbolineum is stated to be the best treatment. Perhaps the most important point brought out in the circular is the fact that quick- rotting woods, such as cotton woud and gum, heretofore considered use- less for posts, can by creosoting be made to Jast half a generation. SHSHSSSSESESS SSR RSSS HERE EEEH AoE: Mummy Factory Unearthed. A mummy factory has been discov- ered in Montrouge, a suburb of Paris. The “mummies” are sent to Egypt, and thence returned to Marseilles. ‘Many have been sold to museums in different countries. The highest elevator service in the world is that at Burgenstock, a moun- tain near the Lake of Lucerne, where, tourists are raised 500 feet to the top bo Bett et tt a a e : Hy 3 of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr. 3 eee! Crane Rares $5 DOWN AND $5 PER MONTH. We have choice resideuce lots all over towo and we are selling them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. %5 down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. A house and three lots for sale cheap. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, SESCSLESSSSSRSSHSSSSSS SSS SSS AeSe eee eee eE eee SeES Ess: TOCOOCORGGGO IOGOCC COOGEE CEMENT BLOCKS All Kinds of Cement Building Material Fine Faces—Late Designs Cement Sidewalks and Tile Walks Contracted General Cement Contractor JOHN LOFBERG GEO. BOOTH Manufacturer of FINE CIGARS Grand Rapids, Minnesota. 97 Have achieved an excellent “BOooTH’s CIGARS oH hea a all over Northern Minnesota. They are made Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture, For sale everywhere. Callfor them. THE LOFBERG CEMENT WORHS, GRAND RAPIDS ORO SHASCACKSSRS SLL SSHSSCSSSELSSLSSASSS SESS CESS HAST SRS RECCESFES SEES SS ENORT SOE Ge Oe Fy Bett tt tt tt E