Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 18, 1909, Page 1

\ Herald-Revi ctw. SOCIETY, VoL, XVIL—No. 9. ‘Granp Rapips, Irasca CounTY, Minn., Wepnzspay, AuGusT 18, 1909. RACING MEET WAS GREAT SUCCECS “Day Was Perfect and Track in Best of Condition for the Races Sunday. LOCAL HORSES SHOW SOME SPEED Races Were Exciting, Alda Belle Winning 2:40 Pace, Skiddo Won in 2:30 Class, Nellie M. Made Free for All in 2:17 1-4. The racing meet which was held at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon surpassed all expectations and was by far the best exhibition of fast races that has yet been given in the range country and a large crowd was in attendance. The Grand Rap- ids track is an unusually fast one, the speeders were in the pink of con- dition and each jockey was getting all the speed possible out of his ani- mal. On account of the Duluth and Superior horses failing to show up, the 2:45 trot was not pulled off and the first event was the 2:40 pace. The entries for this race were Alda Belles owned by W. E. Myers, Grand Rapids; Dr. I. Alex Iland, McKinley; Baby Wilton, G. F. Kremer, Grand Rapids; Logan, Ed Logan, Grand Rap- ids; In the first heat Alda Belle soon obtained a lead and maintain- ed it, going under the wire a length to the good, Dr. I taking second money and Baby Wilson coming in third. The second heat was one of the prettiest events of the meet and Dr. I. made things interesting for a short time, but Alda Belle again showed her speed by coming under the wire a half length in the lead, the others coming under the wire in the same rotation as in the first heat. The time was not marked, but from the satisfied countenances worn by the owners of the speeders, it was very evident that they were well pleased with the results. The 2:30 pace was by far the best Trace ever witnessed at Grand Rapids and caused the crowd to sit up and take notice of the speedy qualities of the horses. The entries were Skiddo, owned by Theodore Hall, Edgerly, N. D., American Count, Chas Jesmore, Eveleth; Exception, Dr. Clapper, Hibbing. It was a pretty race from start to finish, American Count and: Exception running neck an neck to the half and Skiddo not far behind. After passing the half Skid- do commenced to close up the gap and it was an exciting finish be- tween the last mentioned horse and American Count, the latter winning by half a head. The second heat alone was worth the price of admis- sion. They got away with a perfect start, running in a_ perfect line, three abreast until the three-quarters was reached when Skiddo and Ameri- can Count pulled away from Exception and came in like a whirlwind, with Skiddo in the lead by half a length. In the third heat Skiddo put on a burst of speed on the second lap and finished four or five lengths to the good, American Count again taking second place. That American Count and Exception were traveling in fast company is evidenced by the fact that Skiddo has a mark of 2:18. The first heat of the free for all had the appearance of being ‘cut and dried” and a large number of the spectators became disgusted and left the grounds, thereby missing the most exciting events. The entries were Nellie M., with a mark of 2:17% owned by Claud Johnson, Rugby, N. D; Mollie Moe, 2:20, Theodore Hall, Edgerly, N. D; Better Promise, 2:19% John Bradford, Verndale, Minnesota. ‘They secured a clean start and were making a pretty finish when to all appearances, Mollie Moe was held up and Nellie M. allowed to win. They were greeted with jeers from the sports and before running the sec- ond heat were called up in the jud- ges’ stand where they were given to understand that if they did not make a race of it there would be no prize money distributed for that event. This seemed to act like a tonic and although no official record of the time was kept, the owners not desir- ing to mark their horses, this not be- ing an association track, the mile wat made in 2:17% flat by Nellie M., The ter Promise living up’to his name by coming in a-close second. The owners of Mollie Moe and Better Promise not caring to make a third run for second money split the purse. The following is the positions of the winners of the different events: 2:40 pace—Alda Belle, 1st; Dr. I. 2nd Baby Wilton, 3rd; Logan, 4th. 2:30 pace—Skiddo, 1st, American Count, 2nd; Exception 3rd. Free for all— Nellie M., 1st;Mollie Moe and Bet- ter Promise, tie for 2nd. The judges were W. J. Smith of Eveleth, Dr. John Dickie of Cole- raine and George Arscott of Grand Rapids and they filled their positions to the entire satisfaction of all. Mr. Smith, who owns Lady Hal and Hazel Gale, regarded as two of the fastest filles for the coming season, stated to a Herald-Review represen- tative that these were the best races he had witnessed this season. Mr. Smith thinks Grand Rapids has the best track in the northwest and has both Lady Hal and Hazel Gale under the care of Trainer McGraw. They are entered in the Kentucky futur- ity and the Horseman’s review for the coming year and it is thought that they will give a good account of themselves. COMMISSIONERS MONTHLY MEETING Atthe Meeting it Was Decided Not to Lengthen Race Track Until After Fair is Held. A meeting of the board of county commissioners of Itasca county was held at Grand Rapids Monday after- noon and evening and the usual grist of bills was allowed. Bids were received for the build- ing of the extensions to the Moose lake road and the state road in Lake Jessie township. A petition from the town of Bearville praying the board to allow them to withdraw from ters Friday—Excavating Will Be Commenced Monday. Superintendent Garris Has Removed Poles and Cable From Third Street and the Street Lights are Tem- porarily Out of Commission The work of stripping Third street is now being rapidly completed. Superintendent Garris of the electric light plant has removed the poles engaged in taking up the stone and cables and workmen are busily crossings and hauling them to other parts of the city where they will be used to good advantage. Some idea of the vast amount of labor involved can be gleaned from the fact that it is estimated that 3,000 tons of crushed rock will be used in the paving of the seven blocks and a fraction. Superintend- ent Schoenfield of the Bloom comp- any is superintending the operations at the township quarries where the rock is being obtained. The curb and gutter work on the north side of Third street will be commenced Friday if nothing unfor- seen happens and the excavation work will start Monday. The north side of the street will be boulevard- ed and when completed will present a very pleasing sight to the eye if properly taken care of. Mr. Andrus informs the Herald-Review that the school district No. 1 and form a separate district -was rejected. A license was granted to Frank Payne to sell intoxicating liquors at Ball- elub. The contract for the grading of the Trout lake-Bovey road was let to Fred Martin at fifty cents per rod Going through cuts he will be allowec nine cents per cubic yard. The towns of Alvwood and Nore were each allowed $300 for road and bridge purposes. The clearing and grading of the Cohasset-Grand Rapids road was let to Skelly & Calihan at $3,- 100. The matter of lengthening the race track at the fair grounds was also taken up and it was decided to ad- vertise for bids to be opened at the next regular meeting. The track lacks one hundred and twelve feet of making the full half mile, and it is proposed to have it lengthened the required distance, but the board wise- ly decided to wait until after the county fair is held before beginning operations as it is feared that it could not be completed in time for the fair, which would spoil the racing program. Local sportsmen, who have been awaiting the decision of the board in regard to the matter, will now go ahead and arrange for a good meet for the fair, which will be held on September 23, 24 and 25. Dr. C. C. Carpenter to Locate Here Dr. C. C. Carpenter arrived here from Ely, Minnesota, on Wednesday last and has located at Grand Rapids for the practice of his profession. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and has had twelve years experience in surgery and general practice. For some time past he has conducted a private hospital at Ely, devoting the greater share of his time to surgical work. That he has been successful can be readily ac- cepted from the fact that out of a total of two hundred and seventy- four cases in a period of sixteen months, only one was lost. He has secured the Tuller residence on the | ‘panks of Crystal lake and it is ex- pected that Mrs. Carpenter and the three children will arrive here from Ely today. Dr. Carpenter has rented the front suit of rooms upstairs in the Itasca Mercantile building and as soon as they have been repaired and refurnished he will fit them up for operating and general office rooms. Dr. Carpenter states that in his opin- ion Grand Rapids is the coming city of the range country and predicts a bright future for her. He has a good reputation as a surgeon and will un- doubtedly work up a large and lucrative practice. work of paving will be rushed with all possible speed on account of the fact that should they not finish the work before the frost sets in, operg- tions will have to be suspended until the coming spring. On account of the removing of the poles and cables from Third street and the changing of the incandescent system, the entire street lighting ser- vice has been put out of commission, temporarily, and the streets have all been in complete darkness. Mr. Garris now has a crew of men lay- ing the underground conduits, the cable being strung through iron pip- ing which is placed at a depth of about twelve inches in the ground. The crew will finish laying the con- duits about September 10, and when the stands are erected and the wires connected, Third street will have a model system of lights. Old Timers Would Play Ball. The Grand Rapids baseball team of 1900 have rounded up all their old players and wish to pit themselves against the regular team of 1909. Their challenge is couched in the fol- lowing language: ‘The Grand Rap- ids baseball team of 1900 does hereby challenge the Grand Rapids base ball team of 1909 to battle for honors at the South Side park. We will play for a side bet or all of the gate re- ceipts, same to be decided by the re- spective managers of the two nines. For arrangements see T. H. Shoaff.” It may seem strange to many that the team of nineteen hundred still exists, but it is a fact; nevertheless, and we venture to state that the regu- lars will secure no easy victory, should they decide to accept the chal- lenge. Township Sells Bonds. At a meeting of the town board held Thursday afternoon and evening the bids for the selling of the ne- gotiable bonds were opened. Ther@ were three bidders, but the bids of the Fargo Investment company be- ing by far the lowest, the other two were dropped out, giving the Fargo people a clear field. Their bid on the road and bridge bonds, amount- ing to $6,500 was 5 per cent with an allowance of $150 for lawyers fees, etc. On the funding floating in- debtedness bonds, amounting to $13,- 500, their bid was also 5 ‘per cent with an allowance of $350 for legal expenses. The bid from Fargo be- ing the lowest, it was accepted and it is thought that the township will receive the monéy inside of thirty days. | Will Start Laying Curbs and Gut- VILLAGE STREETS ARE IN DARKNESS COMMENGE CURB |/HERALO-REVIEW'S AND GUTTER WORK) REPRESENTATIVE Sends a Brief Report From the Feeley District Concerning Crop Conditions. ~ HAS TOO MUCH WET WEATHER All Kinds of Vegetation Growing Rank—Next Week’s Letter Will Tell About the People of That Secti One solid week of rain, but the sun is shining today. The Swan river is out of its banks and is spread over a large portion of the earth’s surface — in this vicinity — having risen between five anq six feet, caus- ing the roads to be almost impassable Y write this from the center of scetion 8). : township 54, range 23 west. The pioneérs of this section are very much worried because the tain has overflown the low lands to such an extent that their hay crop May be much damaged, if not entirely ruined, before the flood subsides. Vegetation is simply immense, too much so, in fact, as corn, potatoes and many other vegetables are going skyword with little probability of maturing, but something may cli- matically happen to retard the unusual growth. ! This is a community of pioneers who are not “new in the _ busi- ness,” as many of them have had experience in the prairie regions of the Northwest. They look upon the timber lands as nice to live upon, but swhen it comes to reducing the giants @ the fores? to saw logs, cord wood, ete., and grubbing the huge stumps and underbrush for the purpose of agriculture, they seem to look upon the axe with doubt and question its qbility to accomplish the act as readily as it did in the hands of the pioneers more than half a century ago in the heavy wooded districts of the Middle States. Still they are ac- complishing much, and ere many years their desires may be fulfilled or their progeny will reap the full benefits of their labors during their pioneer days, when they were forced to pack supplies upon their backs through almost bottomless swamps and dense underbrush from distant bases of commodities that their wives and children might eke out a pre- carious existence. As regarding the soil, there is no better anywhere in our vast domain, and it is only a waste of words to repeat a declaration that has been promulgated from the points of abler lead pencils than I am competent to wield. Nature has done much toward in- ducing venturous men and women to pin their faith to this region. The gigantic pines were the original bait that caused a certain class of men to come into these wilds and sob Uncle Sam of all the merchantable timber. that grew hereabouts, and if the Swan river could divulge its sec- rets many unscrupuleous timber thieves would now be languishing within prison walls. But still the cut- over lands were not robbed of their moose, deer, bear, lynx, wildcats, wolves, and other game and fur ani- mals, the hunter came in for his share and more. Thus gradually the minor, natural advantages of the country became known to the outside world and finally the home hunters began to come hither. A little patch for the cultivation of vegetables was cleared, and with the aid of the native raspberries, blueberries, etc.. which are in profusion this season, and the occasional deer or partridge that the wily settlers might be able to swipe from the gredy game war- dens, they were able to exist until the cow, the horse, the sheep and the hog could be multiplied until the Jonesome pioneers were enabled to get a peep at the silver lining - of the cloud that had obscured their vision from semi-prosperity for many years. _ If this feeble peroration seems to interest your readers, in.my next I will write of the people who inhabit the district north from Feeley, many ef whom can tell almost horrowing tales of their earlier days of de- privation, and will also describe the improvements they have made and contemplate. “DAD” Has Some Fair. The Itasca County Agricultural society has set September 23-24-25 as the dates for holding the annual fair of Itasca county, at Grand Rapids. And they have “some’’ fair, over at the “Rapids” Every farmer in the country co-operates with the business men of Grand Rapids and the result is a record-breaking gathering where agricultural products, livestock, etc., is exhibited and races of an excit- ing nature lend excitement. They are hustlers, over east.—Bemidji Pio- neer, Drowning at Three Lakes. Tom Quinn, who has lived in the vicinity of Grand Rapids for some time past, was drowned in Three lakes Tuesday. It seems that Quinn and a companion were rowing about the lake when in some manner the boat was capsized. Quinn became be- wildered and struck out for deep water where he was drowned. Dyn- amite was used to recover the body which was done late’ in the evening. WIFE OF SWEDISH MINISTER DIES Mrs. L. W. Gulstrom Died at St. Luke’s Hospital, Duluth, Can- cer of the Stomach. The sad intelligence was received here Tuesday morning that Mrs. L. W. Gulstrom, wife of Rev. L. W. Gulstrom of the Swedish Lutheran church, had died at St. Luke’s hos- pital at Duluth Monday evening at 9:30 o’clock from the effects of an operation recently performed for cancer of the stomach. The body was shipped to Negaunee, Michigan, Tuesday where interment took place in the family plot this (Wednesday) afternvon. Mrs. Gulstrom was thirty-eight years old at the time of her demise and had resided in Grand Rapids for the past eighteen months, where she had greatly endeared herself to all by her kindly acts and offices, and her taking away will leave a void which will be hard to fill in the hearts of the members of the Swedish Luther- an church at Grand Rapids. Mrs. Gulstrom had been troubled with cancer of the stomach since last December, and although she was given every aid that medical skill could give her, it was of no avail and she gradually grew weaker and on July 2 was taken to Duluth where she was operated on, the operation being successful, but her constitu- tion was so weakened she was unable to stand the effect of the operation and on Monday evening at 930: o’clock she’ breathed her last. Her bedside was surrounded by her husband and little son Lawrence and her parents and three brothers from Neguanee, Michigan, when she passed away. The people of Grand Rapids extend deepest and sincere sympathy to Rev. Gulstrom and his little son in this hour of their sad bereavement. Rev. Gulstrom expects to return to Grand Rapids Monday. BIDS ARE WANTED BY TOWN BOARD Contracts to be Let For Construc- tion of Three Town Roads and Tool House. Bids are published today in the Herald-Review for the construction of three pieces of roads and a tool house for the township of Grand Rap- ids. Contractors who are interested should look up the plans and speci- fications of these proposed improve- ments and be careful to make their bids to conform in every detail with the specified requirements. The work to be done is on the Grand Rap- ids-Hill City, Horse Shoe lake and Lilly Lake roads. The bidders will be required to tender certified checks for ten per cent of the amount of their bids im each case, and they will also be required to comply strict- ly with the plans and specifications submitted by the board, which may be seen at the office of Town Clerk McMahon or at the office of Trustee McEwan. The bids will be opened and considered at 2 o'clock in the j afternoon of Monday, August 30. Two Dollars a Year. GURPASOED ALL FORMER PICNICS Over 500 People Were in Attend- ance at the First Annual Picnic _of the Retail Clerks. DAY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER First Ball Game Won byNorth Side Clerks, Score 11 to 7; Band Boys Won Second Game 4 to 2—M. Mulvihill Won Marathon. A better day could not have been selected for the first annual picnic of the retail clerks of Gran Rapids which. was held at Pokegama lake, Tuesday, August 17. Almost every business house in the city was closed and the number of people who spent the day at the lake was so large that conveyances of any kind were at a premium. The "buses assembled at the Pokegama hotel corner where the band rendered a few selections after which they were taken to the lake, the other rigs following immediately. Through the kindness of the whole- sale houses the clerks were well pro- vided for in the line of eatables, there being a profusion of watermelons, crates of banannas, boiled hams, canned goods, etc. At the luncheon hour each shady tree was surrounded by a merry crowd and the capacity of the Hotel Ogema was strained to the limit. It is estimated that fully five hun- dred people took advantage of the outing given under the auspices of the clerks and that all had a good time goes without T saying as the clerks never attempt to do anything by halves. The Grand Rapids band, which by the way is one of the best in north- ern Minnesota, entertained the visit- ors at intervals during the day and the selections given while on the steamer Undine were very sweet and melodious. Music when rendered on water has that exquisite sweetness and harmony of sound which nothing else can impart to it and the efforts of the band to help make the day a success were very much appreciated by all. During the afternoon sports of various kinds were indulged in, the North side clerks wiping out old scores by defeating the Southsiders 11 to 7. We understand that numer- ous boxes of cigars changed hands on the result of this. At the close of the contest, the band boys feeling somewhat chesty, a challenge was is- sued to the clerks which was prompt- ly accepted. When the clouds. rolled away it was found that the clerks had suffered defeat by a score of 4 to 2. The games were hard fought and the umpires wereliberally heaped with abuse in the extensive rag-chew- ing which attended both games. One of the main features of the oc- casion was the five-mile Marathon, for which there was a purse put up of $25. There were four entries, and the route selected was from the cor- ner of the Hotel Ogema to the Gravelle schoo] house and return. M. Mulvilhill came under the wire first with Roy Blood a close second. The time was 28 minutes flat, which is doing remarkably well for amateurs. Stewart McLachlan won the 100 yard dash, Howard McLachlan taking sec- ond place. The fifty yard dash was won be Lester Lofberg, Stewart Mc- Lachlan taking second place. Many spent the day on the lake, there being the steamer Undine, about a dozen launches and plenty of row boats for the accomadation of the visitors. The evening was spent in dancing at the hotel, Roec- ker’s orchestra furnishing the music. The many favors shown the clerks and their friends by Landlord Hachey of the Hotel Ogema were very much appreciated and will long be remem- bered. A meeting of the clerks organiza- tion.will be held Friday evening when the matter of securing suitable club rooms will be taken up and plans made for making the clerk’s Picnic an annual event. E. R. Lewis went to Los Angeles, California, on a business mission Sun- day. MINNESOTA} HISTORICAL] | Nie Se ee =e)