Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 25, 1909, Page 2

/ are EVERGLADES ARE RICH AND FERTILE Major Cooley of Coleraine Receives Letter Concerning Everglades from Ex-Gov. Broward. NOT A SWAMP, BUT BICH PRAIRIE Club To Be Formed at Grand Rapids and a Representative Will Be Sent to Florida to Look Over the Proposition. All readers of magazines have be- come familiar with the great work being done by the state of Florida in reclaiming a vast track of over 4,000 square miles of territory, known as the Everglades. Outside of official circles this country is scarcely known even to the people now residing in Florida. The first survey was made in 1856 under the direction of Jeffer- son Davis, then secretary of war. The map then prepared is known as the Davis map. General Thos. S. Jes- sup made another survey in 1884 and the same was given to the United States senate, but nothing was ever done to reclaim this vast tract until the work was taken in hand by the state of Florida. The Florida Everglades Land com- pany has purchased this tract and as soon as the ’glades are drained they will probably realize a large return on their investment. 65,000 acres are now being offered, by way of making the people of the north acquainted with the land, and this is divided into 4,860 tracks, ranging from 10 to 640 acres each, only a limited number of tracts being offered in each county. The tracts are sold at a lump sum of $240, pay- able $10 per month, or $228 cash, re- gardless of size. With each tract goes a town lot, it being proposed to build a city on the land. A club is being formed at Grand Rapids and as soon as the necessary twenty contracts, are securde, the club will elect as a eprresentative, some practical man, who will go down and make a thorough investigation of the proposition at the expense of the com- pany, and if he pronounces it a safe investment, the members have made a purchase, but if he says that the land is not as represented, the ad- vance payment of $10 will be return- ed to the buyers and the contracts destroyed. The land which is being thrown open for sale is on the south side of Lake Okeechobie and the soil is a rich black muck, ranging in depth from six to twenty feet. The reason for which the land is offered to northern instead of southern people, is the fact that the land company wishes to se- eure settlers who are men of push and who will make the land the most productive. The Everglades are surrounded by a rock rim, which holds the water, causing them to be called swamps, when in reality they are a wet but level prairie. The state of Florida now has four dredges busily engaged in breaking through this rim and when the ditches, which converge to a common center, are finished this land will be very productive. A club was formed at Coleraine anc Mr. J. J. C. Davis was sent to look the land over. In his report he speak very flattering of the land and says that almost any vegetable or fruit can be grown in the ’glades when they are drained, which will only be a matter of a short time. Below we publish a letter directed to Major Cooley of Coleraine, who is agent for the company in Itasca county, from Ex-Governor Broward of Florida, which is in reply to one sent by Major Cooley, asking for informa- tion concerning the Everglades—if the state could drain it, had the state money enough to drain it, and also mentioned that people claiming to come from Florida disputed official reports and stated that the proposi- tion was a “fake.” Here is a letter: Jackson, Florida, August 19th, 1909. Maj. W. W. Cooley, Coleraine, Minnesota. Dear Sir:—In reply to your letter of August 12th, will say that the Ever- giades constitute what might be call- ed a rich but wet prairie—too wet for habitation and cultivation without drainage. The territory abutting the lEver- glades has been drained by rivers pen- etrating to the edge of the glades, where the head waters come in con- tact with a rock rim that surrounds the Everglades. The state has four large, modern dredges at this time, extending these rivers into the heart of the Ever- = + glades, and as the rivers now drain the land next to the ocean and gulf, and are some distance apart where they enter the gulf and ocean, and must necessarily converge as they go towards a common center—the Everglades—and as the center of the Everglades is about twenty-three feet above sea level, (which means that the fall per mile is about twice as great as the fall per mile on the Mississippi river) it is certain that they ean drain it, and it is certain that they will be drained, as the dredges are certainly at work. The trustees of the International Improvement Fund have ample funds in land and money to do the work with. There is fo reason to consider any reports to the contrary. I would not be surprised to learn that more Minnesota citizens have seen the Everglades than Florida citizens. Yours very truly, N. B. BROWARD. HUNTING SEASON OPENS SEPT. 7TH Duck Hunters In This Locality Should Remember Season Opens Later Than Usual. carlos Avery, executive agent for the State Game and Fish Commis- sion states in an interview in the St. Paul Pioneer Press that “the only way we can provide hunting for the poor man is to make the game more plentiful by making: the game laws more restrictive.” The season this year opens on Tuesday, September 7, one week later than usual, which will work a temporary hardship on hunters who have been anticipating going hunting on Labor Day, which falls on September 6, one day before the season opens. Reports have been made to the game and fish commission that flag- rant violations of the law are going on in this locality and the game warden is watching the lakes here- abouts very closely. remembered that anyone “caught with the goods” is liable to a pretty stiff fine and it will be well to have patience until Tuesday, September 7. Tom Sheehy Suspected. Thomas Sheehy, a pioneer resi- dent of Cass Lake who has more re- cently resided at Bena, came to Be- midji this morning and spent part of today here: - “Tom” was arrayed in an immaculate collar and white tie and there was suspicion that he was in this vicinity for some other pur- pose than business. He refused to state what was the thusness of the why and remarked that the rain would break the dry spell. Sly one— that Tom.—Bemidji Pioneer. WILL MOVE INTO NEW QUARTERS Quarters Have Grown Too; Small For Growing Businessfof Cos- tello’s Bottling, Works. The kitchen of the old Gladstone hotel, which was purchased by John Costello and moved alongside his bot- tling works, has been thoroughly overhauled and put in complete re- pair by the carpenters and masons and now presents a very neat ap- perance. Here will be carried on the general office work of Mr. Costello’s growing business and the upper rooms will be used as sleeping apart- ments for the drivers of the delivery wagons. The room which is now doing duty as an office will be used for a store room which will give larger space for the bottling works and the ice cream factory. Sood By the excellency of his products Mr. Costello’s business has grown to such proportions that several changes have been made in the machinery equipment and the plant is now up- to-date and modern in every respect. COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING County Jail Will Be Equipped With Twenty Additional Cells—Pres- ent Quarters Too Small. A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held at the court house Monday, August 23, and bids were received for the build- ing of the Retail Clerks’ Athletic to Nashwauk. The bid of Arscott & Benton in the sum of $4,161.60 was accepted and they will start opera- tiong at once. An appropriation of $250 was made to help errect a building for the children’s exhibits at the county fair. Donations amounting to $250 had al- ready been made and the total of $500 will put up a very neat and syb- stantial! little structure. Aresolution to enlarge the county It should be | to build twenty additional cells. This will be hailed with great joy in the sheriff’s office as the present quarters have been long overcrowded. NOTICE OF SEALED BIDS. For Ccnstruction and Completion of Three Township of Grand Rapids Roads, and Construction of a Tool House. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota, will receive bids for the following township work, up to and including the hour of 2 o’clock p. m. on Monday, the 30th day of August, 1909, at the office of the Town Clerk of said town, in the Town Hall, in the village of Grand Rapids, in said township, county and state, viz: For Construction of Tool House. For the building and construction of a tool house, 30x60 feet, 12 foot posts according to the plans and speci fications thereof on file in the office of the town clerk of said town, upon lots 13 and 14, block 28, Grand Rap- ids First addition. The contractor to furnish all the material and labor to build and complete the same. Said building to be completed within thirty days after the date of award- ing the contract. For Construction and Completion of Grand Rapids-Hill City Road. For the construction and comple- tion of that certain township road known as the Grand Rapids-Hill City Road, commencing at the 1-16 post No. 3, section 28, town 55, range 25, thence south 3,981 feet to 1-16 post west of sections 28 and 33, thence south on 1-16 line ‘a distance of 3,- 681.8 feet to a point on the 1-16 line 297.5 feet north of the 1-16 post No. 5 of Section 33, thence south 4! degrees 15 minutes west a distance of 388.4 feet to a point on the 1-16 line 266.7 feet west of the 1-16 post No. 5 of Sec. 33, thence west on 1-16 line a distance of 1,061.9 feet to the 1-16 post south of sections 32 and 33, town 55, range 25, and there to ter- minate. For construction and Completion of the Horse Shoe Lake Road. For the construction and comple- tion of that certain town road in said township known as the Horse Shoe Lake Road, commencing at the 1-16 post No. 2, of section 29, town 55, range 25, thence south 7’ east on ¥% line of section 29, a distance of 3,996 feet, to the % post of section 29 and 32, thence west on section line between sections 29 and 32, an- gle from north to west 91 degrees 12 minutes a distance of 2,688 feet, to the corner of sections 29, 30, 31 and 32, of town 55, range 25 . and there to terminate. ——— For Construction and Completion of the State Road, sometimes called the Lilly Lake Road. For the construction and comple- tion of that certain township road designated as the State Road, (some- times called the Lilly Lake Road), commencing at the 1-16 post No. 8, of section 28, town 55, range 25, \thence south 6 degrees 45 minutes east on 1-16 line a distance of 2,636 feet to the 1-16 post east of sections 28 and 33, thence south 8 degrees 45 minutes east on 1-16 line a distance of 5,315 feet to the 1-16 post east of sections 33 and 34, of towns 55 and 54, range 25, and there to termin- ate. ft Bidders are required to make sep- arate bids upon each of the forego- ing parcels of work, and all bidders are required to furnish a_ certified check for an amount equal to 10 per cent of the amount of their bid upon each of the propositions bid upon, said checks to be made payable to the order of James Connell, Town Treasurer, and no bid will be con- sidered unless accompanied by said certified check, said check duly cer- tified to be an evidence of the bid- ders good faith in making his bid. Any bidder making a tenure and offer to build and complete two or more of the above roads shall only be required to deposit with his bids a certified check equal to 5 per cert of the amount of his aggregate bid for such work. _ All. bidders must make their ten- ures and offers upon each of the pro- positions and base their offers upon the completion of the work and each parcel thereof Absolutely Upon and According to the Plans and Specifi- cations Therefor. and all bids must be in a specific amount for the com- pletion of each parcel of work. Payments for the completion of the tool house and the Horse Shoe Lake road will not be made until the 15th day of November, 1909, at which time the Township will receive their apportionment of the tax collections for 1908 from the county treasurer. Payments for the work upon the State Road and Hill City Road will be made as follows: Forty per cent of the amount due upon filing of the engineer’s estimate two weeks after the work shall commence, Twenty- five per cent in two weeks after first payment, Twenty-five per cent when work is completed, and balance in ten days after completion and ac- ceptance of work. “ The work of completing the tool house shall be within thirty days after the awarding of contract. The work of completing the Horse Shoe Lake road shall be within forty days after the awarding of the con- tract, The work of completing the work upon the Hill City road and the State road shall not be later than October 15th, 1909. Due allowance shall be made on account of inclement weather. Plans and specifications for each of the above propositions are on file in the office of town clerk in the town hall in the village of Grand Rapids, and in the office of ‘Super- visor McEwan (J. S. Gole’s office) in the said village of Grand Rapids, “Minnesota. A bond with two or more sureties for double the contract price must] * be furnished by the contractor awarded the contract before the con- GRAND RAPIDS HEDALD-REViEW, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1909. jail was passed and it was decided We Give Trading TAS Stamps With Every: THE BIG Cash Purchase | Ht pgpaRTMENT STORE Every Trunk, Suit Case and Telescope must be closed out Tf. GRAND, RAPIDS MINN. “Get a Stamp Book And save your trat- THE STORE OF * Ing Stamps QUALITY ———— Closing Out Crunks a Suitcases Regardless of Cost We need more room for our lines of goods and are to sell everything at once, We have put the moving prices on 3 them---don’t wait a week and then come and expect to get just Everybody can use something in this line and now is the time to get what you need, Closing Out Sale of Trunks __ Every trunk made of the best material with the best locks and trimmings with heavy trunk straps and brass bumpers on all sizes and kinds at less than factory $ 1.50 suit cases at............ 3.50 suit cases at............ 5.00 suit ca8es at......-..... 3.50 6.00 best leather suit cases..2.75 3.50 ladies’ suit cases at....1.98 $4.50 trunks this sale go at. $7.00 trunks this sale go at $9.00 trunks this sale fio at. $10.00 trunks this sale go at. $13.50 trunks this sale go at. $18.50 trunks this sale go at.. $16.50 trunks this sale go at 13.50 suit cases, leather 1.00 telescopes sale price. . Suitcase Sale All sizes, smell and large sizes, made of best canvas with corners bound in leather, light weight and roomy. $ .50 telescopes sale price.. . 75 telescopes sale price .85 telescopes sale price -90 telescopes sale price $ .45 hand grips sale price........ 1.25 hand grips sale price.......- 1.50 hand grips sale price. 2.00 hand grips sale price. . -- $1.25 3.00 hand grips sale price 6.00 leather bags at this sale... chee 7.00 extra quality bags gOat.............. 15.00 best leather bags go at.... .. Come in and see the New Things For Fall. The New Things are arriving every Day. Every foot of space is being filled with and Back-Combs, a swell line of something new. New Dress Goods New Hair fixings. New Dutch collar pins the swellest ever. and Silks, New Hand Bags, Belts $ New ¢ curtain Goods, Blankets and Outing Flannels. New Things on our Second Floor, New Suits of every description, Coats 48in long. at once. what you want, the corners. Made to stand hand trips. prices. 2 4 Celescope Sale 98c , 2.00 suit cases at............ 1.48 New coats and skirts, come in and let us show you. eee deco tetectectectectecte te ctectecteteatecteceterdectectetectestocteceteetonontoeteatoctotonteatostoentestestocectestosteecto rede aetetetito onan theioaonzerecdenderdoatesdectotoedosie gy tract Is executed. Notice—Attached to the tenures and offers for the building and com- pletion of the Hill City road may be, if the bidder elects, a proposition to grade Leland avenue in the vil- lage of Grand Rapids, from the south side of the Mississippi bridge to the commencement of said road as here- inafter set forth, said street to be rounded up to a width of forty feet and crushed rock or gravel to the depth of eight inches be spread over the road bed a width of thirty-five feet. No certified check is required upon this estimate or tenure, but only bidders making offer to con- struct the new road will be allowed to make tenure to do this work. The use of all township machinery and road tools will be allowed con- tractors. The board reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids. Dated at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, August 14th, 1909. By order of Township Board of Sup- ervisors, Town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. JOS. H. McMAHON, Town Clerk. Herald-Review August 18-25 NOTICE OF SEALED BIDS. Sealed bids will be received by the Village Council of the Village of Calumet, Minnesota, at the office of the Village Clerk in said village up to eight o’clock p. m. of August 24th 1909, for the construction of the fol- lowing sidewalks. Beginning at the northwest corner of lot seventeen, block seven, and running north a distance of three hundred ninety-one feet on the east side of Gary street, said walk to be constructed of two inch pine or pirch plank of suitable widths and twelve feet in length laid crosswise on four stringers of the same mater- ial, two by six inches in dimension with ends overlapping eight inches firmly spiked together and laid on sufficient posts or blocking for the proper support of said walk, surface plank to be securly spiked to sleep- ers with ends cut to straight line and all finished in a workmanlike manner. Beginning at the northwest corner of lot eleven, block four and running east a distance of five hundred eigh- ty-four feet on the south side of Sec- ond avenue, said walk to be construct ed of two inch pine or birch plank eight feet in length and of suitable widths, laid crosswise on three stringers, dimensioned two by six in- ches and of ‘the same grade of ma- terial, laid on sufficient posts or what-so-ever nature for entire com- pletion of said walks. The Village Council will meet in the council chamber in the Village of Calumet on the 24th of August at eight o’clock p. m. for the purpose of opening and consideration of any and all bids, reserving, however, the right to reject any and all bids. Payment for the above work is to be made in Village orders in three annual installments, in accordance with chapter 167, G. L. 1901. Further information in regard to above work can be had by applying to said Village Clerk. Dated August 6th, 1909. J. C. MICK. Village Clerk, Calumet, Minn. [SEAL] Herald-Review Aug. 11—25 — NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT. TO AGNES KLISCH: Take notice that you are in default under and according to .the terms, conditions and provisions of that cer- tain contract dated the 14th day of January, 1904, whereby E. J. Farrell agreed to convey unto you, upon full and timely performance by you of your part of the terms, conditions and provisions thereof, reference to which contract for more particularity is hereby made, the following describ- ed real estate, situated in Itasca county, Minnesota, to-wit: —The Southwest quarter of the northeast quarter (SW % of the NE %4), and the northwest quarter of the south- east quarter (NW% of the SE%), of Section eleven (11), Township Fifty- four (54), North of Range 22, W. 4th, P. M. And that according to the terms conditions and provisions of said con- tract there became due and payable from you to said E. J. Farrell upon the 14th day of January, 1905, the sum of $135.00 with interest thereon Sidewalk Contract Work Village of Marble, Minnesota. Itasca county, Notice is hereby given that the village council of the Village of Marble, Minnesota, will meet on Aug- ust 31st, 1909, at 8 o’clock p. m. at their council rooms in said village to open and consider bids for ex- cavating and backfilling, furnishing tile pipes, and pbuilding and con- structing concrete cement sidewalks and curbs and gutters, along the north and south sides of Alice ave- nue and along the property line on said Alice avenue from Ethel street to Bawden street, and also extending on the west side of Ethel street and on both sides of Sadie street and on both sides of Kate street, north along the property lines to Murphy alley and south on said streets along said property line to Young alley. Said sidewalks to be constructed of Portland concrete cement, twelve feet in width, and having a ten (10) inch curb with an eighteen (18) inch gutter, all of said to be furnished, constructed and finished according to the standard specifications here- tofore adopted and on file in the office of the village clerk and vil- lage engineer. All bids shall be in writing, sealed, marked ‘Proposals for constructing sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and ex- cavating and backfilling for same and furnishing and laying tile drain pipe,” and must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the vil- lage of Marble, in the sum of $100, at seven per cent per annum from the 14th day of January, 1904,and on the 14th day of January, 1906, the sum of $130.00 with interest at the rate of seven per cent per annum from the 14th day of January, 1904, and at the date of this notice said amounts and interest still overdue and unpaid, and such default as above specified still exists. Now, therefore you are notified that unless that on or before thirty (30) day after the service of this notice upon you, you pay to said E. J. Far- rell the said sums above mentioned, with interest thereon at seven (7) ger- cent per annum from the 14th day of January, 1904, to the date of payment and also pay the costs of the service of this notice, said contract will be cancelled and terminated, and all blocking for proper support of said walk, surface plank to be securely spiked to the sleepers with ends cut to straight line and all finished in a workmanlike manner. The-total length of above side- walks is figured exclusive of street and alley crossings. ' All bids shall cover the furnishing of all material and cost of labor of your right, title and interest there- under and in and to the lands and property covered thereby forfeited ana annulled, said cancellation and termination of said contract to take effect on the 31st day next after the service of. this notice upon you. Dated July 30th, 1909. B. J. FARRELL, Herald-Review Aug. 11, 18, 25. remain! and all bids must be filed wth village clerk before 8 p. m., August 31, 1909, Bids shall be stated as follows: Price per square yard for sidewalks Price per lineal foot for combined curb and gutter. Price per cubic yard for excava- tion. Price per cubic yard for backfill- ing. . Price per lineal foot for furnish- ing and laying tile drain. The council reserves the right to reject any and all bids or any part thereof. Dated at Marble, Minnesota, Aug- ust 19, 1909. By order of the council. J. E. GRAVEL, Village Clerk., By J. A. ROBERTSON, Village clerk pro tem. Herald-Review Aug. 25