Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 24, 1909, Page 1

VoL. XVI.—No, 36 VILLAGE CAUCUS CALL 19 IoUED The Committee Designates Monday Evening, Marh Ist, as Date For Caucus. HOT MUCK ENENENT AS YET Citezens Generally Desire the Nom- imation and Election of Men Who May be Relied on to Give Business Ad- ministration. Notice “Notice of Village Caucus Notice is sisal given that a caucus of the electors of the village of Grand Rapids, Minn., will be held at the { Village hall, in said village, on Monday evening, March Grand Rapids Herald-Neview. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., Wepnzspay, FEBRUARY 24, 1909. question. He ‘has been tried and proved his fitness in every way. There has been considerable talk of B. C. Finnigan and Will Nisbett for the council. Either one of the gentle- men would make very desirable members. For treasurer of the village, John E. McMahon, the present incumbent, appears to have a clear field for re- election. No one has yet advanced any reason why there should be a change made, and that he will be continued in office goes without say- ing It will be in order to re-elect Charles Kearney to the office of vil- lage justice, whose term ot office ex- Dires. STATEMENT AND DELINQUENT LIST Officially Published in The Herald- Review — Property Owners Should Read Them Carefully. The Herald-Review 1s larger than usual this week owing to the official publication herewith of the annual financial statement and the tax list forItascacounty. The latter contains over six thousand discriptions and will be interesting reading to a great many property owners who have ne- glected to pay their taxes for the year 1907 and prior thereto. The financial statement is an im- portant document to every taxpayer in the county. It is not infrequently that we hear men remark: ‘I'd like to know where all the money goes that is paid into the county treasury?” Every dollar of money is accounted for in the statement that is published the purpose of placing in nom- ination candidates for the fol- lowing offices to be voted for at the annual election to be held in said village on Tues- day, March 9th, 1909, as provided by law, viz: One Village President, Three Village Trustees, One Village Recorder, One Village Treasurer, One Justice of the Peace, One Village Constable, : fe 1909, at 8 o'clock, for ¢ § Q : } 2 { ; ( $ . H. DicKiN1ton, 5 F E, REusswie, N A. B. CLaTR, ) . Committee. The foregoing is the official Socata for the reg village caucus, which is an annua) event of general interest to the men fojks. and which indirectly interests and concerns the women folks t dosen’t appear that there will be a great deal of trouble en- countered this time in electing a good business council. Grand Rapids bas always been fortunate in the selec- tion of men to conduct its public af- fairs, and experience has led to con- stant improvement in this respect. The men who have served during the past year have given excellent satis- faction and we have beard no objec- tion to their re-election. President Riddell’s interests 1n the office of sheriff takes him out of municipal af- fairs. There seems to be a unanimity tuday by the Herald-Review. Every warrant issued and for what purpose expeded is here set forth in detail by County Auditor Spang. It is a com- plete and accurate statement and 1s compiled in such a manner as to make it plain to anyone who can read the English language. The publication of this detailed statement is required by law for the express purpose of giving every taxpayer an opportunity to know just how the public funds are spent by the county board. The members of the Itasca county board are desirous that every citizen of the county shall secure a copy of this im- portant document and peruse it care- fully. The Herald-Review will pub- lish four thousand copies which will be sent to regular subscribers in the three weeks which it will run. In addition thereto the publisher will have on hand a goodly supply of ex- tra copies, both of the statement and tax list, that may be had upon ap- plication, by mail or personally, frum the Herald-Review office. New Millinery Store. Mrs. M. D. Eble. Miss Loretta Dor- an and Miss Marie Joyce. have form- ed a partnership under the firm name of Eble, Doran & Joyce and wil! en- gage in the millinery business. They have secured a portion of the Ponti building at the corner of Fifth street and Houghton avenue, and will begin at once to make preparations for a formal opening during the Easter sea- son. The location selected is avery desirable one, and the new firm, all of whom are well known and pop- ular, should receive a fair share ut the of determation among the electors to place Mr. A. C. Bossard at the head of the ticket this year and elect him on the 9th of March. Mr, Bossard is inclined to place the responsibility on the shoulders of someone else, but be- ing practically alone in that. position be will hardly succeed. There could be no improvement made by substituting another on the council in place of Henry Hughes. In the same successful way that he conducts his own large mercantile business, he looks after the affairs of the village. He is a good man to re- tain on the council. Keo Leroux has served two terms as a local legislator and he has made good. He exercises excellent judg- ment, is conservative and careful in the transaction of public business. He is one of the most regular at- tendants at counci! meetings and never shirks apy committee duties thatare assigned him by the president. With bis personal popularity and ability to poll a large vote Mr. Leroux will be nominated and re-elected. It seems to be generally conceded by all classes of citizens that H. E. Graffam will be the next village re- corder. There is now very little likelihood of two tickets being in the field, but should it so happen, as it sometimes does, Mr. Graffam’s posi- tion as the leading candidate seems to be secure. That he is well quali- fied for the important work that de- volves upon the recorder no one will patronage of the ladies of Grand Rap- ids and vicinity. The stock has been selected entirely in Chicago and is from One of the most fashionable and | up-to-date wholesale houses in that city. It will be the aim of the pro- prietresses to keep the very latest and the very best goods in their line that the seasons may demand, and hope thereby to make it entirely unuecess- ary for any lady to leave Grand Rapids to secure millinery of whatever kind. COHASSET BALL A BIG SUCCESS Very Decided Social Triumph was the Verdict of all who Attended. To one acquainted hereabouts it would have been rather difficult to decide whether the audience at the new Village hall in Cohasset last Fri- day night was made up of people from “this tuwn or that.” In fact it looked very much like a Grand Rapids party. ‘There never was a more thoroughly enjoyable gathering of people in Itasca county. Everybody seemed bent on having a good time and it was certainly had. The whole eyent turned out just as the Herald-Review promised it would. The forma) open- ing of the new village hall at Cohas- set was so enjoyable that another opening is suggested. Notice of Town Caucus Notice? is hereby given that a caucus of the elctors of the Town of Grand Rap- ids, Minn., will be held at the village hall, in the vil- lage of Grand Rapids, on Tuesday evening, March 2nd, 1909, at 8 o’lock, for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the annual el- ection to be held in said Town on Tuesday, March 9th, 1909, as provided by law, viz: One Supervisor, One Clerk, One Treasurer, One Assessor, One Justice of Peace, One Constable. C. H Dickrnson, FRANK GRANT, JOHN COSTELLO, Town Committee. Personal Property Taxes. We are reminded by a notice from County Treasurer Kremer that our persona! property taxes are now due and payable. They become deliuguent on March first, and as that date is Sunday next the account must be fixed on the treasurer’s books by Sat- urday night of this week. After March 1 a penalty of 10 per cent will be added, and if not paid by April 1 the list of delinquents will be turned over to the sheriff for collection. Thereafter the additional expense of clerk of court’s and sheriff’s fees will be charged to the property. No money will be accepted by the trea- surer after April Ist. Real estate taxes may be paid in two equa! installments—one-half on or before the last day of May and the other half on or before the last day of October. If one-half is not paid by the 31st day of May a 10 per cent pen- alty will attach to the whole tax. If the first half of the total amount is paid by May 31st and the second half is net paid by October 3ist, a penalty of ten per cent will be added to the unpaid portion. Reception at Central School. Miss Hessian and ber corps of teachers in Central school, gave a de- lightful reception to the parents and patrons of the schoo]. Monday even- ing. The reception took place in the furnished with rugs, easy chairs, etc. } The library was turned into a tea room and the office into a frappe booth. Palms and other potted plants were profuse. The place was most tastefully decorated with the national colors. The guests were received at | the head of the stairs by the teachers of the building. The redption open- ed with a concert program, which was enjoyed thoroughly and and re- ceived enthusiastically. After the ; Program refreshments were served and a general social time was enjoyed. | The affair was one of the nicest | ever given in the schools. i Contest Hearing Ends. Frank F. Price and G. Spear, at- torneys for George Riddell, contest- ant for the office of sheriff of Itasca’ county, appeared before Judge Cant jin open court yesterday afternoon and withdrew from the case. Court was immediately adjourned. A de- cision will be rendered in a few days. A Rag Ball Social. | The ladies of the Swedish Lutheran church will entertain at Odd Fellows hall next Saturday evening wth a Rag Bali social. o you know what arag ball social is? Well, be at the hall Saturday evening and learn all about it. It’s fine. Supper will be served, and the ladies of this society always prepare excellent meals when they serve the public. In addition to thi | up manner of selling partners © supper will be novel and attract You'll not Know until it is all de whose wife or best girl you may hi the pleasure of taking to supm Hight o’clock Saturday evening. hall up stairs, which was beautifully | NHeEECERTIVE DARE ‘HOW TO SUCCEED WITH DAIRY COWS Supt. A. J. McGuire Discusses Im- ‘portant Subject For Benefit of Farmers. THE SUREST ROAD TO SUCCESS Co-operative Breeding and Co-oper- ative Creameries Advocated as Most Patent Factor That | May Be Employed. {By A, J. McGuire, Su rintendent Northeast Experiment Farm, No. 79. rand Rapids,—Bulletin | The common cows of Minnesota kept for dairying average only 160 pounds of butter yearly. Common cows of the dairy type kept on the Northeast Experiment farm have averaged 250 pounds of butter yearly. Dairy bred cows kept on the Experi- ment farm at St. Anthony Park have averaged over 300 pounds of butter yearly. Between the common cows of the State and the common cows kept on the N. E. Experiment farm there is a difference of 90 pounds of butter a year, or a cash difference of $22.50. Thisis due to a difference in care and feeding, and lack of judicic-uss election on the part of the farmer: Keeping a cow regardless of her type and per- formance. Between the common cows of the State and the dairy bred cows kept on the Expt. farm at St. Anthony Park there is a difference of 140 pounds of butter yearly or a cash difference of %, due to a lack of breeding along with the other causes mentioned: fe ling, care and selection. No further argument is necessary te show the importance of improve- me ip, the dairy herd of the average fa Improvement must begin witb better feed and more of it. Clover and fodder corn and roots must re- place the marsch hay, for winter feed, atrd the brush pasture must be clear- ed up and disked and sown to clover, timothy and blue grass for summer feed. The barns must be so constructed that the cows will be comfortable during the half year they must be kept in doors, and the dairy work so | systematized that the feeding and milking is done with regularity. The dairy cow that will produce six, | eight and even ten thousand pounds of milk in a singleyearis the greatest improvement on nature that has been made, and she won’t de it unless she is proteeted and fed and cared for just in proportion. When her condi- tions are similar and sometimes worse than those of the wild cow under natural conditions on the plains she will go back to what nature intended her to do, give milk enough for her young. Better conditions does not mean conditions so expensive that they are impractical for the average farmer. The log barn built by the farmer | himself for his few cows may be made as comfortable and cleanly and in every as suitable for a dairy farm as need be. : The big barn and the big expense don’t necessarily make the profitable cow. Itis in doing well, the little every day details of dairy work, and in haviag a cow that is capable of producing from 250 to 300 pounds of better a year when her conditions are e favorable to that production. Improving the breed: ‘here are three essential parts toimproving the dairy herd: Ist, feed, care, etc.; 2nd, selection of the individual cow that is a good producer, and this can be known only through keeping a record of the milk ahd butter produced by each individual cow; and 3rd by using a @airy bred sire of known dairy quality that will transmit this quality to his heifers. CO-OPERATIVE BREEDING AsSOCIA- ' TION, To'get a sire that will make im- provement in his heifers over the common cow, it is generally necessary to go outside the neighborhood. Un- pure bred dairy herds are e cost of a pure bred sire rom $75 to $100, a price verage frontier farmer feels afford to pay. By eight irs clubbing together the ch one to pay would HISTORIG y Two Dollars a Year. not be as much as the cost for a Scrub animal, and one sire will do for eight or ten of the average herds as well as one. To carry this co-operation still further and to secure the greatest improvement at the least expense, it is planned for all the farmers of the township te co-operate and buy 4 or 5 sires of the same breed, but unrelated Have one sire for every ten herds, and exchange from one community of herds to another every two years so that inbreeding would ‘not’ be practiced. In this way the sires could be kept for eight or ten years. As it is now the sireis often disposed ofat3or4yearsof age which is only at the begining of their greatest useful- ness and power of transmission. best heifers are from the mature sires. This plan of breeding has already been adopted by one community of The; GANESTEO LODGE WAS INGTITUTED No. 271, A. F. and A. M., of Cole- raine is Officially Launched With Many Visitors Present. GRAND RAPIDS MASONS ATTEND The New Lodge Starts Out With About Twenty- Three Members —At The Banquet Board Many farmers in Northern Minnesoea, the farmers of the meadow co-operative creamery association of Berner, Clear- water county. They bought 5 pure bred sires in co-operation under the plan previous- ly outlined. Within a few years that farming community will be noted for the breed of cattle they have selected. They are noted now for being the first association of farmers in the state to take up this plan of co-oper- ative cattle breeding. It is further worthy of note that this association of farmers live in a back-woods sec- tion. twenty-five miles from a rail- road station. Their local creamery is their market and when they haul a load from there to the railway, over their long road, it is a ton of butter, worth today some $600. Dairying is the industry for the great majority of farmers of north- eastern Minnesota and we should all pursue this wise policy of improving our common cows. The Experiment farm isin position to assist the farmers in securing breeding stock. We are in co-opera- tion with several breeders in this section of the state and we have a large number of animals to select from aside from the Experiment farm herd; * The plan is for the Experiment farm to co-operate with every farm- er’s association and every farmer who buys a breeding animal, and to act as a medium of exchange when exchange is desired. High grade sires of good quality will be sold at a medium price to farmers who cannot afford a pure red animal, and where a co-opera- tive association cannot be formed. Where there is a co-operative cream- ery there should be a co-operative breeders association. Where the co-operative creamery does not exist, a co-operative breeding association would be the best move- ment that could be made toward the} creamery. Co-operation is the most potent| factor toward industrial and business | success in the world today. Itis just as important in farming as it is to any otherindustry. Theco-operative creamery is the very foundation of successful dairying. A co-operative breeding association that requires only from $100 to $150 from every ten farmers will prove the greatest factor toward making the successful cream- ery. If you are interested in securing} breeding stock write to the Ex- periment Farm, Grand Rapids, Mion. School Declamatory Contest. One of the most entertaining school events that has taken place in Grand Rapids this season was enjoyed atthe auditorium last Saturday evening. The hall was fitlled with an apprecia- tive audience to hear the preliminary declamatory contest by pupils of the High school for the annual oratorical event between the pupils of several schools of Northeastern Minnesota, which will take place in Grand Rap- ids on the 19th of March. Following was the program as rendered: Roy Blood, ‘‘Horatius at the Bridge.” Edna Lee, Tom Sawyer Whitewash- ing the Fence. Harold Luther, Arena Scene from the Last Days of Pompeii. Nellie Williams, Sally Ann's Ex- perience. : Mildred Gole, For the Honor of the Woods. Miriam Cordes, Mandy’s Organ. May Benton, The Last Niche, The Highest. Herbert Groves, Trading Horses. William Powers, Spartacus to the Gladiators. The judges were: — Miss Cole, Principal Coleraine Hign School; Miss Ethel May Long, of Duluth State Normal School; Supt. J. A. Vandyke, Coleraine. William -Powers and May Benton were declared the winners in the serious selections, and Herbert Grove rie Mirian Cordes in humorous selec- tions. 124 to 2 Appropriate Speeches Are Made. On last Monday evening Canesteo Lodge No. 271 F. A. and A. M., was in- stituted at Coleraine and the officers of the new lodge installed. Deputy Grand Master W. D. Patton and Past Grand Master W. A. McGonagal of Duluth had charge of the ceremonies assisted by visiting members from other lodges. About twenty-five of the members of Itasca lodge drove over and several of them assisted in the work. There being a large number in at- tendance the auditorium in the John C. Greenway school building was used for the work and later the banquet was served in the same room. It made an ideal place for such an oc- casion and the visitors present will long remember the beautiful scene of the eighty odd men, old and young, from the various walks of life as they gathered around the banquet board in the handsomely decorated audi- torium ready to partake of the elaborate banquet prepared for them by the teacher and scholars of the domestic science department of the school. One of the happiest after dinner speeches delivered was that of our owa C. ©. McCarthy, who really made the hit of the evening. The new lodge starts out with a membership of some twenty-two or three members and this number will, in a very short time, be increased so thatit will be one of the. leading lodges in this part of the state. IS ANOTHER GAIN TO GRAND RAPIDS Our High Siliool: Cheniigiits Again Carry Away. the Honors in a Close Game. In the hardest fought basket ball game ever played in Eveleth, the Grand Rapids High schvol team de- feated the local high school team, s the Eveleth News, Both teams were playing hard and it was nip and tuck all the way through. Grand Rapids led at the end of the first half but Eveleth started in strong in the second and held the lead until the last couple of minutes of play when the Rapids team shot two baskets and won just before time was Jed. The line ups were as fol- lows: Grand Rapids: Fraser and Tuel guards: Reusswig center: Lofberg and King forwards. Eveleth: Pryor and Floyd, guards; Andrews, center; Wilk and Cerveny, forwards. A return game will probably be played at Grand Rapids very soon. Township Caucus. An official call fora gowiiship cat- cus is published in this issue of the Herald-Review for Tuesday evening of next week at Village hal!. La.t week the Herald-Review men- tioned John G. Fraser as a desirable candidate for the office of township supervisor. Mr. Fraser says emphatic- ally that he will not serve. This is to be regretted as no more efficient man could be selected for the office. Wm. Hoolihan’s name has been frequently mentioned in this connection. It isa very important office and Mr. Hooli- ban is just the sort of man that would fill it with credit. Charles Kearney authorizes the Herald-Review to state that his name was mentioned in the last issue of the Independent in connection with office of town clerk without his knowledge. He requests the Herald- Review to state that he will not bea candidate for that office and favors the re-election of J. H. McMahon. For treasurer James Connell will very likely be re-elected. P. C. Warner, R. W. Heideman and John Whipple are candidates for the office of assessor. REE sce eager ee | t