Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 27, 1909, Page 10

8 SPALDING BUNCH POOR SPORTSMEN Make a Howl to Duluth Herald-- Claim They Were Mobbed and Treated Badly. When it comes to poor sportsmen the Spaldings are about the cheapest ‘bunch of pikers who ever entered a football id. They came to Grand Rapids th the idea in their heads it would be an easy matter to defeat th dis: under t ty team. They were sadly nted, however, and smarting feat returned to Duluth eir tale of woe to the editor of the Evening Herald imed the treatment receiv- hands of Grand Rapids poe- and Spo: ed at ple worst they ever experi+ enced; that the crowd swarmed on the field and interfered with their , but that the field was quickly -d when Grand Rapids had the ball The article says in part: “The ene score made during the game came in the first half. (This state- ment and this one only is the only true one made in the entire article.) On an onside kick the ball struck one of the spectators and bouncing off fell into the arms of a Grand Rapids player who who ran the remai ing distance for a touchdown. The Spalding players thinking that the ball surely was dead did not attempt te head off the runner. The official permitted the score, however.” The article states that with Duluth about te score and eight minutes left to play according to the Duluth time- keeper, the Grand Rapids timekeeper blew his whistle and the country team trotted off the field. According to the Herald they were also made te pay their own hotel bills, their fare home and for baths after the gas F read yr an unmigated falsehood we have in a long time which untruths to the nch as does this article. One nothing contains as many square of the members of the Spaldings, not being able to get the best of the op- posing man in the line in any other attempted to lay him out with a swing from the shoulder. His intended victim ducked and another nd Rapids player gave the would- a taste of his own medi- this juncture the crowd be- ged with the dirty tactics t to be regretted, surged d and attempted to handle 1 player roughly. They quickly gotten back to their the side lines before any was done. In regard to the crowd interfering plays of the Spaldings, this rue. In the early part of the t half the Duluthians lost the ball on a fumble and Myers ran for a touchdown. The referee, thinking the ball dead, when in reality it was not, blew his whistle and the touch- down not counted. Although ent**’ed to the score, the players were geod sportsmen and made no com- Piaint. In the latter part of the half Grand Rapids secured the ball recovered punt and LaFreniere ran for a touchdown. The ball did Bet touch any spectator, as none were in the immediate vicinity, and the Spaldings evidently thought the with the was ona ball very much “alive” if we may judge from the strenous efforts they made to stop LaFreniere. During the last half King secured the ball and had a good opportunity to make a touchdown, but the crowd had surged over the side lines and he was unable to make good progress and not being able to see his op- ponents, was downed about 10 yards from the Duluth goal. At no time during the game were the Spaldings in any danger of scoring and the claim that the play was stopped eight minutes short is also a base fabrication, without any foundation, whatsoever. We will now recite a bit of ancient history, and something the Grand Rapids team has not yet forgotten. Last season Grand Rapids played this same team at Duluth and were defeated by a score of 10 to 0. They were to receive an amount equal to the entire expense of the trip, b& when the time came to settle up they were given only money enough to pay their hotel bill. It would have been no more than returning the compliment had they done the same when the Spaldings came to Grand Rapids, but they decided to give the visitors a square deal in face of the treatment received by them at Du- luth. Transportation was sent to the Spaldings at Duluth, they were given a sum ample to cover their hotel bill and the baths were furn- ished gratis by Joe. O’Day, manager of the team. This drained the treas- ury of the team and the \Spaldings were satisfied, acording to the statement made by George Clausen, manager of the team, to the Herald- Review representative. Several busi- mess men learned of the matter, how ever, and raised a purse of $25, whicl was sent to the News Tribune Mon- day afternoon to be turned over to ter regarding the possibility of corn | the Spaldings to defray the expense | of the return trip. | The Spaldings state they wish to meet the ‘City team again in the near | future. The latter are fully satis- fied they. can defeat the Duluth team and are willing to try conclusions with them, the game to be played at Coleraine. CORN GROWING IN THE NORTH Professor C. P. Bull Gives Some Interesting Facts on Corn Raising in the North.. Professor C. P. Bull, assistant pro- fessor of agriculture’ at the Uni- versity of Minnesota school of agri- culture, and a recognized expert on agriculture, has issued a circular let growing in northern Minnesota and of the experiments that have been| made and the results obtained. The/ body of the letter is as follows and | is certainly worth persuing by corn-| raisers: “Five years ago the Minnesota Ex- periment Station started to test vari- eties and to breed eorn in various parts of Minnesota. As is well known the season for corn growing, especi- ally in the north, where corn must mature in less than a 100 days or run the damage of frost has been anything but favorable. In spite of this fact a few varities have shown | adaptability to a short season and an ability to yield a goodly amount of corn per acre. “The varieties, thus far, most prom- inent in the tests are Minnesota No. 23, Northwestern Dent, Mercer and Triumph flint Minnesota No. 13, Pride of the North and Minnesota King. “Formost among these is Minne- sota No. 23, a white cap yellow dent. | This variety was selected in 1903 at University farm at St. Anthony Park from 300 to 400 others for its high| yield—an average of 36 bushels of shelled corn per acre—and its early | maturity. It ripens in less than 100 | days. | “In view of the fact that early maturity and largest yields are not correlated, that early maturity must} lessen the yield, No. 23 was thought} to be an exceptional variety. | “The test at the northern trial stations haye also shown its superior} qualities. At Atkin, Carlton, Grand Rapids, Erskine, Frazer, Wadena, Osakis, Crookston, Bemidji and other points where it has been tested in a thorough manner, No. 23 has ma- tured and given promise of better performanse the longer it has grown. “In 1907, 1908 and 1909 the surplus seed grown at University Farm was distributed to farmers in Northern Minnesota. There are therefore many who have a supply of seed for sale. Farmers should get in touch with those men and secure early a supply for their own planting. “Corn growing in northern Minne- sota is successful, provided the land is in good condition of tilth and drain age; provided the cultivation is fre- quent and shallow, not more than 2% inches deep; provided the seed used is produced in the north; and pro- vided the seed is saved properly and planted early.” SPECIAL TERMS OF COURT HELD Certain Days Are Set Aside By Judges For Special Sessions In Itasca and Beltrami An order has been filed by Judges Stanton, McClenahan and Wright which designates special terms in court in Beltrami and Itasca counties for the hearing of all court matters except questions of fact, by which much litigation which is now pendin and which is necessary to continue from time to time will be cleaned up. By virtue of the order, which has just been filed, the first Thursday in the month of January, February, March, June, September and October have been designated as the days for the holding of the special trems of court inj Itasca county. For Beltrami county the order desi- gnates the first Fridays in the month of January, February, April, May, June, November and December as special terms for considering all matters except those of fact. The setting aside of these days for holding special terms will be of great | Within 200 miles of the pole the a, SUBSTANTIATES HIS STATEMENTS Dr. Cook Convinces Duluth Audi- ence He Reached North Pole— Interesting Account. Dr. Cook, the artic explorer, made famous by his discovery of the north pole, lectured at Duluth Saturday | evening and Prof. Ferdinand. Schu-} macher, of the manual training de- partment of the Grand Rapids schools who was visiting the Duluth schools, attended the lecture. The profes- sor, who takes a strong interest in{ artic explorations, took notes of the lecture and gave the Herald-Review a very entertaining account. Dr. Cook’s lecture dealt with three things: his preparations, the dash | for the pole, and the struggle to} again reach civilization and he stated | the explorations already made by| Melvihill, Greeley, Nansen, Schwed-| rup, Amundson, Peary and other not-; ed explorers had been of great help | te him in chosing his route, as he was able to profit by their mistakes. | Dr. Cook left Smith’s sound on | February 19, 1907, and took a wester- ly route, not only because he thought the pole could be reached from that direction, but also on account of that fart of the continent having hereto-} fore been a blank to geographists./ Me took with’ him a number of es- kimos, plenty of degs and a large quantity of food and fuel. The dis- tance is 860 miles, as the crow flies to the north pole from Smith’s sound and the time consumed in making the trip to Hyberd island, a distance cf 400 miles, was thirty days. On the trip the party killed 101 muskox, 7 bear and 50 hare, living on the fat ef the land until they reached Hy- berd island, beyond that there being no game found to speak of. The cold was intense, it being 83 degrees be- low, and: it came to where it was the survival of the fittest. He chose two eskimo companions and with two dog trains, of twenty-six dogs, loaded | with 500 pounds of condensed foods, pemnican and fuel, he commenced the real struggle to reach the pole. |} munition ran out, the food supply al- so Jecame low and a number of the dogs were turned loose, as that would mean that many less to feed and Dr. Cook put himself and his com- panions on an allowance of a cup of tea and one ounce of bread to a meal cnly two meals being eaten each day. The co’? here was so intense the pemmicen had to be pounded with an ax and they were compelled tu eat in their sleeping bags. Land was occassionally sighted but the greater share of the time an un- kmown sea of ice was seen and the monotony caused chronic fatigue. Wh they stopped for the night they built snow houses to save themselves from freezing to death while asleep. The party finally, after many hard- ships reached the pole, where thcy stopped for three days. They put up a tent and erected a flagstaff and a U. S. flag, which Dr. Cook carried with him, was nailed to the top. Dr. Cock states from the observations taken he is satisfied he placed the flag within a radius of a mile of the exact geographical pole center. The party endured untold hard- ships on the return trip, the dogs werd set free, and the, food supply reduced. The winter of 1908-9 found them at| Baffin bay where they were compelled to stay until spring with- out fuel and with scarcely any food. They managed to sustain themsel- ves by killing an occasional walrus, when they would stuff themselves with the blubber and lie in a stupor for twelve to fourteen hours at a stretch. In the spring they reach- ed Greenland, where Dr. Cook left his records to be brought by vessel while he came on foot, that much sooner to reach his family. His lecture was illustrated by views taken along the route, one of which was of himself nailing the flag to the staff In his remarks he was very modest concerning his achievements and in no way did he mention Peary, except in tones of highest praise. No one at Duluth who heard his lecture doubts he reached the pole. A Great Play at Duluth. “A Gentleman From Mississippi” which has been played in Chicago for many months, defying all kinds of weather and breaking records for box office receipts, will be at the Lyceum theatre, Duluth, all next week, with the entire Chicago cast headed by Burr McIntosh, one of America’s advantage to attorneys having cases in Itasca and Beltrami counties. It will assure the attendance of oone of the three judges at the special terms designated. Heretofore it has been necessary to make special ar- rangements for court sessions to con- sider matters rather than questions of fact. C. M. Atkinson, editor of the Mesab: Ore, ‘at Hibbing, was in Grand Rap- .ids on business Monday. greatest character actors, and Will Deming, a brilliant young light comedian. The play deals with the adventures of a southern senator and his family in Washington, and Thomas Wise, the comedian. The play has been given a lavish pro- duction by Wm. A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer, from whose workshop came such fine productions as “The Man of the Hour,” “Way Down East,’ and many other successes. There is a splendid company headed by Burr BUTTONS MADE TO ORDER THE BIG STORE DEPARTMENT TASCA MERCANTILE (OMPA BUTTRICK PATTERNS 10c and 15c THE STORE OF QUALITY GRAND RAPIDS MINN. Ranges and Heaters at Great Reduced Prices We are going out of the Stove Business to make room for other goods, and right now, when everybody needs stoves, we cut the price and make these big reductions. Every range and heater are of first quality. Nothing cheap but the prices. SALE OF HEATING STOVES $14.50 heaters, sales price $45.00 hard coal burners, sale price... $50.00 hard coal burners, sale price. $55.00 hard coal burners, sale price SALE OF MONARCH RANCES $40.00 range, sale price .. $42.00 range, sale price .. $58.00 range, sale price... $60.00 range, sale price.. These prices good until every stove is sold. wait until they are all gone. Don’t Women’s Fall Suits % off Regular Price To clean up the balance of our Suit Stock we will close all Suits out at 1-3 off the regular price. This means a saving from $4.00 to $10.00 on any suit you might buy. $12.50 suits, sale price .. $15.00 suits, sale price .- $16.50 suits, sale price . $18.00 suite, sale price .. $20.00 suits, $27.00 suits, $30.00 suits, $35.00 suits, sale price ... sale price sale price .. sale price.. McIntosh and Will Deming. Burr McIntosh, whose delightful mance of Senator Langdon has raised that part to the importance of a stel- lar role, was one of the most popular American character acters before he settled down to make artistis pho- tography a profession in New York a few years ago. He is best re- membered by his creation of such characters as Vernen, the blacksmith, in “Mizzoura;” Taffy in “Trilby;” Joe, the profane cowboy, in “The Cowboy and the Lady;” and Daniel Boone Bingley in “The Governor of Kentucky.” He also played a round of parts with Miss Ada Rehan when the latter went to London in the Augustine Daly productions. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD SCHOOL DIRECTORS DISTRICT NO. 1 ITASCA COUNTY, MINN. Grand Rapids, Minn., Oct. 18th, 1909. A regular meeting of the School Board of District No. 1 was held in the Board’s office at 8 o'clock. All members were present. The following bills were allowed: A. C. McClurg & Co., text books .. .. .. ...... $ 790 McClain & Gray Co., school apparatus .. 35 00 Houghton Mifflin Co., text books .. .. .......-.- 5 58 D. Appleton & Co., text books .. .. .. ....-- 20 50 Village of Grand Rapids, water rent .. .. «1 cesses 75 00 Village of Grand Rapids, electric light .. .. ......+- 297 Geo. W. Lord Co., boiler cleaning compound.. 11 40 W. J. & H. D. Powers, supplies and repairs ...... 210 22 Mesaba Telephone Co., rentals .. .. . 24 00 Harry Reed, labor at Clinit school .. 250 C. W. Forrest, draying .. 6 00 frie A. Welch, cleaning Welch lake school.. 25 Wright, Barrett & Stilwell Co., practice paper .. .. ..-.+- 75 00 A. L. LaFreniere, printing and publishing notices............ oe 29 00 Julia Coolin, cleaning Welch lake school 2 50 The Manual Art Press, core subscriptions for magazines. A The offer of H. F. Schutt to build a woodshed, 250 feet four foot side walk and 70 feet of six foot side walk for the Feeley school was upon mo- thon accepted, F. A. Bliss was upon motion emplo; ed, at $50 per month to: transport the Bliss, Johnson, Erickson, Erhold and Anderson children to the Blackberry school. Upon motion the meeting adjourned. J. D. DORAN, Clerk. prefor-| 3 | 1 1 Peo st a Sr odonden dea toegentondenteageeetontenteteegentontentoetietectontontate The Ever Popular “CEM” The Theatre for Ladies, Gentlemen and Children. . Performances at 7:30 and 8:30, Sharp Saturday Matinee at 2:00 o'clock p. m. Program Changes Three Times Each Week SOUVENIR MATINEE The conditions are very simple. To the boy or girl 14 years of age bringing the Saturday, October 23 largest number of friends with him or her to the Gem Theatre Saturday afternoon, Oct. 23, the management will give a season ticket, good for the regular shows and matinees, for himself or herself and father and mother, also a souvenir. The names of contestants and number of friends accompanying them must be written plainly on a slip of paper and handed in at the box office when purchasing tickets. The one bringing the second largest number will also receive a souvenir. 1" Watch for the Gem’s New Announcement Coming. 2] Admission, 10c. . . . . . . . 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