Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 21, 1909, Page 1

VoL. XVI.—No. 44 THE STATE LAND SALE JUNE OTH State Auditor Iverson Will Sell Large Amount of Land in Northern Minnesota. MANY BUYERS FROM PRAIRIE STATE Past Experience Proves That Farm- ers From Prairie Sections are Beginning to Realize That Timber Country is Best. The descriptions of lands to be of- fered for sale in Itasca county on June 30th, have been received from the state auditor’s office. The dates for the several sales in northern Minnesota have been announced. The Itasca county sale will take place at Grand Rapids on June 30th. In all there will be offered about 300,000 acres of land during the months of June and July. The descriptions of the tracts to be yffered in this county are officially published in janother column of this issue of the Herald-Review. There are 141 descriptions given in this list. It will be published fora period of five weeks. At the head cf tbe de- scriptions State Auditor Iverson states the terms under which the lands will be sold. Parties interested should read these snstructions care- fully, select the tracts desired and be prepared to meet the prescribed re- quirements at the sale. The iofor- mation given is explicit, and if read carefully there will be no excuse for any misunderstanding. “Northern Minnesota appears to be on the threshold of a period of great development, and from now on will change ip a manner to surprise our people,” says State Auditor Iverson. ‘There is the promise of the state to effer the school and other state lands Continued ob ec on page se! seven. DEMONSTRATION WITH DYNAMITE On Experiment Farm Saturday Afternoon, April 24, Especi- ally For the Farmers LUNCH SERVED ATE MEETING Superintendent A. J. McGuire De- sires All Farmers and Their Fami- lies in This Section to be His Guests on Saturday Every farmer who can possibly do so should attend the meeting to be had atthe Experiment Farm next Saturday afternoon. It will be a most important occasion to every agricul- tunst. Practical demonstrations will be made of the use of dynamite in re- moval of stumps from the ground. Land clearing is the great problem now confronting every farmer in Northern Minnesota. In company with a practical and scientific handler of dynamite Supt. McGuire will de- monstrate the cost of removing the stumps from a certain piece of land in a given time, and give structions as to the use safe of the explosive. Lunch will pe served at the farm after the meeting. The farmers are especially invited to bring their fami- lies to this meeting. Saturday atfter- noon of this week. Koochiching. Has Trouble. Judge M. A. Spooner, Bemidji’s popular attorney, who has the reputa- tion of treating the people fairly and of getting results, passed through here on the northbound enroute to International Falls where he will ap- pear before Miss Halderman, also of Bemidji, the referee appointed by the Supreme court to take testimony in the Forer-McIntosh contest. Judge Spooner represents Mr. Forrer,—Little Fork Times, Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., Wepnzspay, APRIL 21, 1909. ‘NATURAL DAIRY BELT|GREAT WORK DONE OF UNITED STATES) ON THEWESTERN | AND THE FARMERS} THE COUNTY FAIR MESABA RANGE Minnesota Federation of Clubs| Officers of the Itasca County Agri- Scientific and Practical Dairymen Make This Claim For North- ern Minnesota. FARMERS RAPIDLY TAKING IT UP The Dairy Cow Proving as Valu- able in This Section as Are Great Iron Deposits or the Vast Tracts of Timber. The following is an extract from an able article on “Dairying in Northern Minnesota,” by J. R. Morley in the Northwestern Agriculturist, and reproduced in the Herald-Review by special permission: Dairying in Northern Minnesota has passed the experimental stage, and has become in many localities a permanent industry, and in many other localities a profitable adjunct to diversified farming. ‘That it will even- tually become the chief agncultural industry of the north no one doubts who 1s famihar with conditions of soil, chmate and habits of the people. It is much more profitable than any other branch of agriculture, and also tends to conserve fertility in the soil of that comparatively new country as well as to restore fertility to those por- tions that have become more or less exhausted by continuous grain rals- ing. This territory might be divided in- to two sections, the western, or that part originally a prairie country, and the “cut over” country, which was at one time covered with pine and hard- wood forests. The prairie has been largely devoted to grain raising during the past years, and the farmers seeing the need of diversified farming, both as a means to conserve fertility, and also to produce something that would yield an income steadily during the entire year, have naturally turned their attention to dairying, while the farmers in northeastern portions, who settled in territory originally covered with pine forests, have commenced dairying at the very outset, The land 1s naturally adapted to grass and forage crops, and much of it is covered with stumps that inter- fere with successful cultivation of the soil, but it produces excellent crops of grass and clover and affords good pasture. Here the pioneer farmer has worked the reverse of what has been done in other parts of the state, as he begins on the virgin soil with the dairy cow, and while 11 is condi- tions to a certain extent that compel him to do this, yet he has the wisdom to do it and the results are universally good and satisfactory. What the farmer needs most now 18 better breeds of dairy cattle, and in many instances, better methods of caring forthem, The herds can be improved by procuring thorough bred sires of the dairy breeds and gradually bringing the native cattle up to the standard ofthe dairy breed, This can be most economically done by breeding associations, and the co- operative creamery is the proper in- strumentality to take up this work. In the first place the farmers must agree upon a certain breed and then form an organization to purchase sires, or the creamery can act in tas capacity where a majority of the stockholders are in favor of the plan. Purchase enough sires to cover the territory, and then by exchanging one location with the other these same animals may be used until their age prevents their further usefulness. This plan is now being carried out by one creamery organization at least. The creamery organization at Berner, “Meadows Creamery,” has pur- chased six Holstein sires and 1s using them among the patrons of the associ- ation. If one creamery organization can do this, others can do it, and it 1s one step in the mght direction of co- operation. It has a tendency to unite the farmers more strongly by joining for mutual improvement. The entire northern part of Minne. sota isthe natural home of clover, and immense crops are grown. This alone would make it a natural dairy country. But it would also grow fodder corn equal to the more south- erly counties, and this is essential also to successful dairying. For while the corn plant is deficient in protein, such large crops per acre can be grown as to make it profitable even if it neces- sitates the purchase of concentrated feed mch in protein. It is valuable Continued on page seven. Where Combined Capital Has Ac- complished What Otherwise Could Not Have Been Done. $10,000,000 ALREADY EXPENDED Operations of the Oliver Iron Min- ing Co. Excels Anything Here- tofore Attempted in the History of Mining. One who has never visited the scene of the U. S. Steel corporation’s opera- tions on the Western Mesaba range; who has never seen the myriad steam shovels eating their way into the earth in the direction of the ore bodies: who has never looked with his own eyes on the immensity of the work already accomplished and the millions of dollars expended without one cent of return, can conceive of the enterprise, indomitable energy and wealth necessary to complete it. The Steel corporation has already expended between $10,000,000 and $11,- 000.000 at Coleraine. When the work begun, it was estimat that $12,000,- 000 would be necessary to bring the property to a shipping basis. A revis- ion of that figure to $15,000,000 would not be exaggeration. The hordes of Socialism and An- archism may rai] at the United States Steel corporation; call it the “steel trust” in contempt; assert that it isa creature of John D, Rockefeller and the Standard Oi! and charge that it owns the ranges and al] they contain to do with as 1t will, but the fact re- mains that no small individual cor- poration could even consider under- taking the work that the resources Concluded on page four. VILLAGE COUNCIL TALKS PAVING Petitions to Pave Thirt Street Will Be Considered at Meeting This Evening. Mr. W. B. Patton, manager of the Duluth Engineering company, at- tended a special meeting of the village council last evening and ex- plained the different kinds, qualities and prices of street paving. He came here on invitation from the council to look over the streets of Grand Rapids and material available for street pay- ing purposes, He had examined the gtanite ledge north of town and ad- vised the ceuncil that no better rock for the purpose could be found. The matter was ciscussed atfsome length and anjournment taken unul tonight when another meeting will be held, Mr. Patton strongly urged the desi- rability ot boulivarding the streets, He held it to be cheaper and in every way the preferable system to adopt. He quoted prices on cost of paving per square yard for the different kinds of common paving, and for Grand Rapids he would favor Macadam. Nashwauk’s New Hotel. A new contractor from Hibbing is pushing work rapidly on the Ollila hotel on the corner of Third street and Grand avenue, in Nashwauk, The building, which is being built of pressed brick, will be three stories high including the basement. The building will have thirty rooms, lobby, barber shop, bar room, sample room with two bowling alleys in the basement. Mr. Ollila expects to have the building in readiness by June 1. This will be a first-class and up-to-date hotel, which is badly needed there. Baumbach’s in the South. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baumbach, who are in southern California. ‘are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Meritt of Pasadena. The Merritts were form- erly of Duluth, but are now residing at Pasadena. They will take their guests on a long automobile trip south to San Diego, and then to San Francisco and back to Pasadena. The distance to be traversed will be several hundred miles.—Wadena Pioneer. MMERGIAL CLUB Strongly Urges the Desirability of Securing Farmer Members. AN EXCELLENT PLAN 1D ADOPT The Great Need of Business Men and Farmers of Every Com- munity to Work in Harmony Set Forth in Bulletin. A special bulletin has been issued by the Minnesota Federation of Com- mercial clubs in which the mutual advantages to tradesmen and farmers alike, through membership in the clubs, is set forth. There are at pre- sent no farmer members of the Grand Rapids club. This feature of the or- ganization might profitably be taken up and considered. The interests of the townsman and the farmer are identical, no matter in what business or profession the farmer may be en- gaged. There naturally comes up for consideration by the Commercial! club many matters in which the farmer is interested, and the agriculturists should be represented among its membership. Tributary tothis town are many very enterprising and suc- cessful farmers whose counsel would be of decided value to the club. By a little effort they could no doubt be induced to enroll their names on the club roster. The following is an ex- tract from the bulletin referred to above: ‘The investigation ordered by the last annual convention, which has been in progress for some weeks alwupg-the clubs of Minnesota demon- strates that except in a few instances, no general or widespread effort is be- ing made to bring the farmers into the clnbs, and thus obtain the beae- fits arising frem their presence and Concluded on page five. TICKETS GOING VERY RAPIDLY There Will be No Vacant Seats at the Bryan Lecture in Grand Rapids May 8th. The people of Grand Rapids and surrounding country are looking for- ward with pleasurable anticipation to the advent of William Jennings Bryan at the High schoo] auditorium Saturday evening, May 8th. The seats are going at a rapid rate even thus early and long before the date of the lecture there will not bea vacant seat available. The highest price seats,have already been taken, those sold at $1.50. District Court Resumes. Judge B. F. Wright adjourned court last Thursday evening until Tuesday morning of this week at 9 o’clock. This adjournment was taken because the attorneys were not pre- pared to continue with Dusiness Fri- day morning and the judge thought it would be better to allow the jurors to take a vacation and thus save ex- pense to the county. Judge Wright spent Sunday at his home in Park Rapids. The case of the state vs. Frank Ryan was on Wednesday and Thursday for trial before a jury. Thursday evening a verdict of not guilty was returned. Ryan was one of the parties charged with the rob. bery of Specht’s saloon in Bovey last fall. He was indicted at that time for the crimes of burglary and grand larceny, and tried on the charge of burglary on which he was acquitted. He was held in the county jail until this term on the charge of grand larceny and was again acquitted. The case of Axel Pearsen was called yesterday and a jury secured. Pear- sen is the young man charged with the crime of forgery and perjury in connection with the Arbo township embroglio, in which several indict- ments were found by the grand jury last fall. Andrew H. Randahl and his son, Hannis Randahl, are held under bonds and will be tried at this term. All ladies who are interested in the improvement of the old soldiers cem- etery, will please meet at the residence of Mrs. Wm. Wetzel next Fnday, at 2 o’clock p. m. PREPARING FOR cultural Association Hold In- teresting Meeting. SPECIAL PRIZES 10 BE OFFERED Organized Towns in Itasca and Northern Part of Aiken Will Be Given Opportunity to Compete forCash Prizes at the Fair. On April 13th the Executive com- mittee of the Itasca County Agricul- tural association met at the office of Secretary Graffam and discussed mat- ters pretaining to the fair to be held this coming season. The principal topic of discussion was the matter of offering special premiums to the various organized townships in this county and the northern part of Aitken county for agricultural exhibits. It was de- cided to offer four of such special premiums, divided into the following amounts: First premium $25.00, second $20 00, third $15.00 and fourth $10.00 ‘These prizes, in the opinion of the members of the society, are well worth competing for and it is to be hoped that many of the organized townships will take hold of the mat- ter and make an effort to win one of the prizes. The matter is called to the aitention of the farmers this early in the season so that there will be no excuse that sufficient notice was given. Seeding time has not yet arrived and when it does it is hoped that thoughts of the fall exhibit, at. the fair will be incentive enough so that the fair management will be driven to their wits end to find space to accommodate all that is offered. Another matter talked of was one tbat will interest our boys and girls and as the state joins in paying the premiums offered they will be worth the striving for. Premiums will be offered, open to both girls and boys. for the best exhibits of wheat, oats, corn, clover and timothy, four quarts of grain, ten ears of corn and suitable bundles of the grasses constituting anexhibit. It is not necessary that the boy or girl making the exhibit shall raise the grain but they must furnish data as to the time and bow the ground was prepared, when seed- ed what crop was previously raised on the ground, when grains were gathered, etc. Prizes will also be giyen for the best potatoes, onions, bagies, and car- rots raised by the boy or girl making the exhibit. In this class it will be necessary that the exhibitors do all of the cultivating of the vegetables exhibited. Special prizes will also be giyen to the girls for exhibits in sew- ing and cooking; in factspecial efforts will be made by the management of the fair to induce the young people to make exhibits. It is proposed to get out the pre- mium list at an early date, but in order to get the matter of township exhibits before the people before it would be possible to send out the premium lists, the newspapers ofthe county are asked to help in spreading the information. The First “Muskie” Reported. Wm. Quackenbush was the second proudest man in town this week. He was second only to Dr. Storch. He landed a forty-three pound ‘“‘Muskie”’ in Splithand lake. As a successful fisherman and bunterman Billy has the whole bunch shoved off the boards. He is one sportsman who doesn’t have to invent stories and have lurid “pipe” dreams. He delivers the goods. N. B.: Since writing the foregoing it has been learned tbat the whole story is a fabrication, invented by “Billy’s” enemies for the purpose of injuring bis well established and well earned reputation as a fisherman, Mother of E. J. McGowan Dead. Word was received by wire today from Register of Deeds E. J. Mc- Gowan, who is at Lyndon, Wis., stating that his mother died at that place yesterday. In his bereavement Mr. McGowan has the sympathy of this entire community. Two Dollars a Year. MANY BOATS ON LAKE POKEGAMA Boat House Builders at Pokekama Ports Is the Order of the Hour. SEASON PROMISES TO BE LIVELY A Number of New Cottages in Con- templation by Residents Who Will Spend Summer at Lake Pokegama. Life at Lake Pokegama promises to be liyelier the coming season than ever before. The large number of beautiful cottages that have hereto- fore been built along the lake shore will be greatly increased this year. There are a number of persons now making plans to build cottages where they will live during the hot sum- mer months. The shore line of the lake is so ex- tenisve and varied in its natural at- tractions that almost any sort of taste and desire can be accommo- dated. Those who desire seclusion, “far from the maddening throng,” can be supplied with just what they are seeking. There are several hun- dred miles of lake frontage that may be secured, in small or large tracts, at a very nominal price. Inquiries have been received by a number of real estate dealers and others in Grand Rapids from outside parties who are considering the mat- ter of securing summer homes near this town, most of whom have Pokegama lake in view. Itis quite probable that there will ‘be-ereeted» a nunrber»of cottages by these inquirers during the present season. There is certainly no more desirable place in all the north coun- try for a summer’s outing, than is to be found in this immediate vicinity. There will be a number of launches on the lake—quite an increase, it is said—over last year. Several resi- dents, who already have cottages of their own, baye put up ice and are prepared in other ways to enjoy all the luxuries and comforts that make summer life so enjoyable in and about Grand Rapids. Hotel Ogema will be under the management of Wim. An- derson again this summer. Those who have put in substantial boat houses for the care and safety of their launches are Clerk of Court Rassmusson, Will Nisbett, E. R. Brown, C. H. Marr, Frank F. Price, A. E Wilder and County Auditor M. A. Spang GOVERNOR VETOES TONNAGE TAX BILL The Unjust Bjornge Measure Meets De- feat at the Hands of Minne- sota’s Executive JOHN A. JOHNSON SHOWS COURAGE The Rank Attempt of One Section of the State to Rob Another Is Vetoed and Johnson Is the Biggest Man in Minnesota The last hope of the people of all northern Minnesota has been realized —the iniquitous Bjorge bill, to place a double tax on iron ore, passed by both houses of the state legislature, has been vetoed by Gevernor John- son, in a message sent to the lower house yesterday morning. By this act John A. Johnson has shown him- self to be great in statesmanship; a man who has the courage of his con- victions; one who dares to do right no matter what the opposition or how great its power. The governor of Minnesota is made of presidential timber, Hearing Postponed. The case of the state against Grif- fin, in which grand larceny is the charge, was postponed until the 29th.