Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 9, 1910, Page 2

VOL. XVIL—No. 34- $12 was offered in this class, yet the judges awarded over $40. This is pe 4 3 of ae many instances Bi THE AGRICULTURAL srs ace mary of the amounts awarded for premiums revealed the fact that At Court House Thursday After] ¥ wore indobtod Tad exhipipors noon Was Attended By Over “The county commissioners should 50. Farmers. be asked to appropriate at least $1,000 per year for the support of the fair. When the legislature of our -_|state does not hesitate to appropri- MUCH INTEREST WAS MAKIFESTED. == #20 or ene ourpose o erect: ing a Suindonagnd for the state besides liberal appropriations a prs support of county fairs, so rich a Neil Mullins and H. E. Graffam Re-elected President and Secre- tary—Preparations Under Way for County Fair agriculture and stock raising should be fostered and encouraged, there should be no hesitancy on the part of the authorities in making such ap- propriations, but if in their judgment they do not see their way clear to such allotment, the opinion of The annual meeting of the Itasca| leading taxpayers should be secured County Agricultural society was one | and placed before them. of the best im point of attendance -Granp Rapips, ITasca County, | GOHASSET SALOONS | Proprietors Forestall Any ‘Possible Action on Account of the Indian Question. DRINK AT THE BAR WHAT YOU BUY county as Itasca, a county in which] Village President Also Enforces| Commissioners Decide That Village State Laws Strictly—Saloons Closed Promptly, at 11 O'clock at Night Cohasset has the game whip-sawed on the sale of liquor to Indians, Not “While our best exhibitors are the|that Indians have ever been able in the history of the organization, best workers, an effort should be|to obtain liquor in Cohasset, either over 50 farmers being present, A made to number of the business men of the) village were also present. After the meeting had been called to order by President Neil Mullins, the reports of the secretary and treas- urer were read, Secretary Graffam adding to his report the following: “In submitting the annual report to this association, I desire to say! 2 few words to its members. Our annual fair has suddenly grown from a small affair intended not only . men that can accomplish all to give the exhibitors some re unmeration for their trouble in pre- paring theis exhibits, a reward for their endeavors to attain perfection | along agricultural lines, but also to properly distribute the funds donat- | ed by the state for fair purposes, ecutive officers are premium ners in large amounts. compensation of the secretary. (Continued on page four) which our failure so to do would re- sult in losing such appropriations. “For years our only revenue has been this state fund and the expen- ditures have been trimmed* down ev as not to exceed such amount. By the forethought and wisdom of our county authorities the associa- tion finds itself the practical owner of one of the finest fair grounds in the state, with a track second to mone ere formerly a tow exasbitors| TO ERECT SIXSTALL ROUNDHOUSE confined to this immediate vicinity competed for prizes, now practically the farmers and dairymen of the en- tire county have become interested and from a few hundred exhibits at the first fair, almost 2,000 entries were presented at the last fair..Com- petition for the awards is sharp and will become more so in the future Itasca county is just at the threshold of wonderful agricultural develop- | ments and our fair will be one of the greatest factors in such development, but the old saw of our youthful copy | books never had a more trite ap- plication: ‘No excellence without great labor.’ Good hard united labor on the part of all our citizens in- | terested in agricultural pursuits, can attain perfection for our county fair. | Too much must not be left to one) individual. We do not all think alike by the expression of the} opinions of the many, and a happy; amalgamation of them all into practi- cal working ideas, can we arrive at} the most satisfactory results. “By an unfortunate oversight, a grave error was made in the con- struction of the race track. No re- grets will remedy the error. When the attention of our county com- missioners was brought to the fact steps were taken to remedy the de- fect and another year will see a per- According to information at fect track, the work already being ; hand anew passenger run wiil be cre- al and|ated and a partly done. But this addition: \ train put on running Extensive Railroad Yards Here. ‘Is Already Local Division Point for Way Freights—Talk of Pas- senger to Cass Lake and Return. According to current rumor the |Great Northern is planning on mak- ing Grand Rapids a ‘ivision point of | considerable prominence in the near future. Although no official intima- tion has been received by railroad, authorities hert it has been stated that a six or eight stall round house will be erected the coming spring. The building of a round house would ‘be of inestimable benefit to Grand Rapids and would bring 20 or 30 ad-) |require that number of men to care for the round house and yards. It is also stated that in a short time the Great Northern will put oa| Grand Rapids extension, which will leave Virginia in the morning and get to Grand Rapids about 10 o’clock a. m., returning after the arrival of the afternoon passengers. secure executive officers| directly or who are not extensive exhibitors, for|the far-sighted citizens of the pret- it is a difficult matter to prevent a|ty town at the bottom of navigation feeling of favoritism where the ex-/on the upper Mississippi river are win-| determined In justice] precaution that no complaint by the to my successor, I must refer to the|Indian authorities can The|the fair name of the village. pay for this services is the same as|haps the sad experience of Deer formerly, when one week would pro-| River, only nine miles away, may | bably be all the time it was necessar1|have had something te do with it, ts devote to the work of thefa ir, Now| and the recent scare in Grand Rapids the which was groundless, since no In- tand speaks well for the sagacity of | closest friends. | ditional Pipnel: senuiSe les eae would) weve peen strict in the enforcement iti 3 |get a drink for love or money. | additional fo aes aan para alge a ent| Sumer the town is as tightly clos- indirectly, but because to take every possible lie against Per- dian can obtain liquor directly or in- directly, at the county seat. Any- how, Cohasset has belled gentlemen who are determined that the red men of Minnesota shall be prohibitionists will please take no- tice and leave Cohasset in peace, To John Nelson, proprietor of the Bass Brook hotel, belongs the credit for inaugurating the movement. He has got the proprietors of the five Rumor That Great Northern Plans|>2"s im Cohasset to enter into a cast-iron agreement to sell no liquor, beer or other intoxicant except to’ be drunk at the bar. No more flasks, no) more bottles. This means every- body. No man running a bar in Co- hasset, nor his bartenders, will let even his best friend have a small flask to be carried away, nor a bottle of beer to take home. Drink at he bar or go without is the slogan a- dopted. The adoption of this plan makes it a physical impossibility for an In- dian to obtain liquor from Cohasset by any method that can be devised Mr. Nelson, ‘ Within the last week the hotel and saloonkeepers have re- fused to sell even a flask to their If the plea is made that it is required at home for medi- cal purposes, the applicant is told that Dr. Johnson and Druggist Friese can fix him up, the one with a pre- scription and the other with the whiskey. And he will have to tell a pretty straight story to the phy- sician and the pharmacist to get a very small flask. E. L. Buck, village president, has of the state excise laws but he is now more strict than ever. After eleven o’clock at nieht you cannot On ed as a drum. It wovld warm the cockles of Mr.°Johnson’s heart if he} should visit Cohasset, for it is a model town in the methods it has adopted to avo‘d trouble because of the red man’s fondness for red li- aquor which a benifivent and pater- nal government has decided he shall not have. COUNTY MODELS} the cat}, and Mr. Johnson and other worthy fr MINN., bs ela FEBRUARY 9, tg10. TCONTRAGT FOR JAIL ADDITIO Emil Johnson of Minneapolis Was was approved by the board. mg gee which will be held at Bemidji Febru- ary; 17 and 18, and in addition there- to, the following were appointed to represent the various districts of the county. ‘No. 1, David Rose; No: 2, ¥ ee E. L. Buck; No. 3, W. J. Sfock; . the Successful Bidder—Other 4No. 4, A.’J. McGuire; ‘No. 5, Dr. id John L. Shellman. This meeting will - be held for the purpose of bringing together those who are interested in TO BE ERECTED AT COST OF $6,097) sas i. tosne ar mech and it is thought that much will come therefrom. After igi a large grist of bills the board adjourned. Made Good at Cass Lake of Grand Rapids Must Provide Own Jail—Want 250 The delegates from Grand Rapids 3 ishway C. 8, 4 From +o the Cass Lake ski tournament re- Highway Commission. turned Monday morning highly elated with their success. Ed Whaling won the long standing jump, making he ole ‘coemaissionare nid 53 feet, Bert LaFreniere took sec- their niGghtEN ibe ond and Will Whaling and Finnesy, y meeting Saturday after o¢ Gass Lake tried for third place. Hoon and much business of importance to: the tw 1 ae ae fas disposed of. An appropriation of patito Jumps, cage 0.00 Cass Lake, took first. Will Whaling was granted to the Itasca coun and Fie tried f a, Ea ty agricultural society with which to Ree oe aE eC Whaling took third and Bert LaFre- Re: Airey Sige ieee nier fourth. The boys. state -they Ardenhurst for the bes - . Nest cenesiip ae were royally entertained by the Cass bit. The reports of fees received Lake ski club and thoroughly enjoy- the various it; w Saad speieed i officers were ed their stay while in the village. A, The Cass Lake slide towers 50 feet ir a county pagent was instructed|the air, running down at a sharp an- i fied restint a bids for the con- gle, and when four alleged followers P ‘ah ridge across Swan] of the great Norse sport from Wil- ‘river in section 9, 54-25. This bridge|ton sized up the slide they packed wr connect the Goodland-Feeley up their skis and turned their faces read. which was constructed last |momeward. eee SSH ONAN eccsaeene| SUD TO AOL ction of a small portion of the , conattions of, the township goy-| Will’ Establish Earge Pail and Tub The report of the board of audit was approved, as was also that of the inspector of mines, Capt. P. L. Ramquist. A petition was receiyed from the cit is of the town of Vert, request- Road Bought for Shipping Pur- poses-Will Move Two Large Factories from Ithasca, It has been stated on good au- thority that the Hill City, Mississi- ppi & Western railroad, from Swan River to Hill City }been sold to the Armour Packing company, the *ransfer taking place the latter part of last week. The road was owned by local capitalists living along the route, Mr. Raby of Hill City being the original promoter of the road. The road was purchased by the Armour people for the purpose of otaining shipping facilities for the lurge pail and tub factory, which they will establish at Hill City, The company has purchased a portion of the townsite at that place and will shortly move their two factories from Ithasea, Michigan, the supply of wood ranning out in that vicinity. The principal wood used in the making ef the lard pails and tubs which abounds in the vicinity of Hill! City, and it is thought that the sup-| ply there will be sufficient to last for years to come. The petition was granted. Relief} ” was granted to Steve Billeadeau in from January 1. W. E. Martin, of from January 1. w. s- startin. of BRING IN ABOUT 200 FAMILIES It was decided to apply for $2,25.00 from the state Highway commission, road building. $2,250.00 is the maxi- mum amount allowed by any county 1 Bids were opened for the erecting of the addition to the county jail. and will be erected on the east end of the present county jail. It will be and will tend to relieve the conges- tion which has heretofore been very of court. The following bids were received: Graham & Young, $6,937; vompany, $7,760; Emil M. Johnson, $6,037. Mr. Johnson’s bid being the tract. He plans to start work as soon es the weather permits. of the 20 jail cells the following were received: Pauly Jail Building com- company, $12,416. The latter com- pany was awarded the contract. plumbing, heating and wiring of the new addition and the auditor was in- A communication was received from the citizens of the village of ‘cialg are unable *to ‘straighten them. the sum of $20.00 per nionth, dating of state lands. gee with which to assist in the work of the commission. This addition is about 37 feet square coustructed of brick containing 20 cell noticable at each approaching term J. S$. Lofberg, $7,093.55; Boe-Burke lowest, he was awdrded the con- For the construction and installing pany, $15,515; Diebold Safe & Lock! Only two bids were received for th« structed to re-advertise for bids. Keewatin, petitioning the board to eview.! year 1909, and after examination it Bie ~ poe if ue ast fe danni Michigan. jfor the use of livery teams. has | is bass, | unlooked for expense, followed by | from Grand Rapids to Cass Lake and a request for more funds to meet’ the expenses of the fair, rathered staggered the commissioners. How- ever, the difficulties were met and) all exhibitors paid in full. With a fair allotment of county funds for a few years, the fair will be on a first-class basis and will become an annual instructive and entertaining event that will be a matter of pride to every inhabitant of the county. “Our premium list should be care- fully revised so that in future the amounts offered in premiums will not place us in the awkward position in which we founr ourselves the past season. Judges should be instructed to confine themselves closely to the lists and not be too liberal in their rewards. As one example of what] can be done with an. elastic premium offer we mirht cite the single in- stance of the premium offered on potatoes in the children’s department. ‘return. This train would leave here |as @ morning passenger. The way freights are already us- ing Grand Rapids as a division point, 2 a freight leaving here each morning for both east and west. ly tied up at Coluld’nt wait on all the trade at’ Henry Hughes’ store last week, will continue the sa'e for four more days this week. Sze advertisement At a glance one would say that! but] in this paper. They former-| Swan River, but a change was made in order to give the Grand Rapids extension better slipping facilities. As before stated, the officials here have received no word of the pro posed railroad improvements, but the|’ increasing business of of the Great Northern demands numerous changes trict court. ‘The examination of wit- in service and additional trains and | nevses is about conluded, however, Grand Rapids is the logical place for! and it is expected the case will go tc a round house, as at present four. ,the jury tomorrow. trains tie up here each evening. LA VOIE™**™ BFING HEARD Still Taking Evidence—Judge Stan- ton to Address Editors send the public examiner to straigh- ten out the affairs of that village. The request was granted. There is no suspicion of dishonesty attached to the village officials, the request simply being made for the purpose of lascertaining the financial standing of the village, which at present is not known. James Labrie was grant- ed license to dispense intoxicating February 17. The case of Frank LaVoie vs. D. Dumas is still being heard in dis- 0 Court will adjourn the fore part of rext week and Indge Stanton will go to St. Poul where he will deliver an so evlogy on the life of the late Gov- ernorsJohn “A. Jonson before the M'nve-ota State iditorial association on Thursday, February 17. tne at Houpt, in the town of Nore The auditor was instructed to notf- |ty the village council of the village of Grand Rapids that after April 1, no villaze prisoners will be permitted te occuny cells at the county jail. At prevent Grand Rapids has no vil- lage ja‘l and this will necessitate’ the building of one. The county sur- veyor Ws instructed to survey @ ditch along the road running from The establishment of the factory will bring between 175 and 200 famil- ies to Hill City, which will mean a gain of about 700 in population. The Hill City, Mississippi & West- ern railroad is about 20 mlies in length, Hill City being located in the northwestern portion of Aitkin connty and it is expected this ad- dition in business and. population will be the needed stimulus which make it the county seat of the nor-| thern half of the county. When the |road was built it was intended to extend it further on in a westerly | direction, but it is thought that the recent transfer will put a stop to this. Work will be started at once by the Armour company to erect cot- tazes for their working men on the Deer River to Pallclub. ‘Purine the meeting Auditor Svant) submitted the financial.statement of receints and expenditures for the, recently purchased land and it is expected that Hill City will soon hocome a city witha population of four or five thousand inhabitants. MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL} wert Two Dollars a Year. GRAND RAPIDS 10 HAVE AUTO GARE Wilder Motor dames Will Open Automobile. Garage in Levi READY FOR BUSINESS APRIL | Have Purchased 2 Studebaker Autos and Also Have Agency for That Machine-Will Employ First- Class Machinist. Grand Rapids is fast becoming a metropolitan city with all modern improvements and conveniences and the latest to pin their faith in the village’s future is the Wilder Motor company, of which A. E. Wilder is the moving factor and active man- ager. The Wilder ;Motor company will in- stall a complete and modern auto- mobile garage in the Levi building, one door south of Pokegama hotel and will keep two Studebaker autos on hand for general livery service. Mr. Wilder returned from Duluth Saturday where he has spent the past week lookimg over the various makes of automobiles and after thor- oughly testing them has decided the Studebaker is the best for general purposes and ordered two of the 1910 modele. These machines are 30 horse power, 5 passenger cars and are warranted to take any’ ordinary hill at second-speed.. Mr. Wilder -has»also-taken the agen- cy for this machimeand. states that in his opinion it, has. no superior. One instance cited» by..Mr. Wilder of its efficieney im -hilclimbing was when he and 4 others, while in Du- luth recently, rode from Superior street to Cascade park on second speed, the machine taking the hill without any apparent effort. The garage will also be equipped with a modern and complete machine shop, with a first-class machinist in charge, and will make a business of repairing and caring for au‘os. Mr. Wilder states that while the charge for the use of the machines has not been definitely settled, it will prac- tically be the same as that charged Chauf- feurs will be furnished with each ma- chine and it is expected that they will be more than kept busy the coming season. Machines can be rented to go anywhere the roads are {passable and many will avail them- selves of the advantages of rapid transit. Mr. Wilder will leave for Duluth the first of the} week, where he will enter the shops of the Studebaker ;company and thoroughly familiarize himself with the machines and the | repairing thereof. He will stay about a month and upon his return will bring the two machines with him and expects to have tthe garage ready for business about April 1. Mr. Wilder is too well-known to the citizens of Grand Rapids and Itasca county to meed any ion on the part of the Herald-Reviéw he hav ing served as a member of the board of county commissioners, president of the village council and also as a mem- ber of that body, and for 7 years was | manager of the Hotel Gladstone. The enterprise speaks well for Mr. Wilder’s business acumen and there is no doubt it will prove a success. LAY OUT McKINNEY LAKE ADDITION \ It is the general opinion that many ‘residences will be erected in Grand Rapids the coming summer and ‘spring and in anticipation of thi |event Passard & Spang have had ‘their land on the east*shore of Mc- Kinney lake platted by Suveyor P. |C. Warner, and and it will. be’ known as the’ McKinney lake addition ‘o Grand Rapids. This addition con- |sists of 19 acres of choice bu'ld'n= lots and a boulevard has been laid- out around the lake, the lots facing the drive. No prettier location for building purposes can be found and Messrs. Passard & Spang will un- doubtedly find ready sale for their yes’ Cee a la lh Laban * ee } i SRE ona