Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 16, 1910, Page 3

Neighborhood News Clipped or ‘Condensed From Exchanges for ¢ the Betiefit of Herala-Review Readers ? Seth eh $ BIG FORK ; Seetetontentontectonteesontoctoatontentostoeteatontonteetesteetesteetentete: A deal was closed Monday of this week between Harry Douglas and Arthur Gilbert, whereby the latter became proprietor of the Hotel Wood- land. Mr. Douglass rettred from the business on account of the il'ness of his wife and on Tuesday they de- parted for Chippawa Falls, Wis., where they wil make their home. During ‘their stay im Bigfork they have gained many friends who will be sorry to learn they will no longer make their home here. Mr Gilbert in entering upon his duties as pro- prietor of the hotel here takes with him the good will of the people of thi community and there is every reason to believe that the hotel under his management will be conducted in an orderly and business like manner. Miss Jeanette McDonald, who has been spending a short vacation at her home in Big Falls, returned last Saturday to resume her duties‘ in her school room. x Theo. Endeward, of Marcell, who made application for’ census enumer- ator in t'e Marcell territory, took examination *efore Postmaster H. D. Horton Saturday afternoon. There were also three applicants: of this town who took examination for en- umerators in this section namely; C. A. Swanson, Ed. Chill and T. M. Saunders, .R. E. Rossing, one of the progres- sve homesteaders “ving near | Bigfork river was transacting bust- ness in town Saturday. Rey. Sornberger was a passeng- er Tuesday to) Deer River, | fapt, where he went to meet and visit who with Rev.j Higgins, of Duluth, is widely known throughout the north west as “Sky Pilot Higgins.” Louis Pearson and Joe Klippin, two prick-layers from Duluth, arrived at this place Thursday of last week and will make & two weeks visit here with Oscar Pearson. The former is a brother of Oscar and Carl Pearson of this place and he was somewhat surprised to find such a change in Bigfork since he was here five years ago. Both Mr. Klippiln and Be. Pearson are taking a much needed rest from their work in the city and they are perfectly satisfied to spend their vacation in Bigfork. A L. Knight who went out to Red Lake Falls about two weeks ago to purchase a team returned home Friday of last week with a good young team which he drove ac- cross country from Red Lake Falls, making the trip én five days. At the Bigfork farmers’ club meet- ing held, in Rhe village hall last Fri- day night, there were seven more joined the club, making a member- ship now of 14. Considerable in- terest in thiis move is manifedtad by the homesteaders im these parts which undoubtedly will result in the cleaning up of the old homestead and in the plae of a small clearing around the old shack there — will be a large cleanmg from ‘which the Homestead Farmer will be reaping a bountiful crop for which he will realize a good living besides saving vp a little money for a “rainy day”. Evolution im the ethical sense has not bsen a dormant issue, nor has it’ been furthered in vain during the §past year din the little village ef Bigfcyx which before had all the predominating influence of a fron- tier town. Under the sincere and earnest pastorate of Rev. John W. Sorenberger the First Presbyterian church has become a permanent in- stitution and and an unmeasurable success. Its membership is 24 ac- tive members and 17 converts since Jan. 1, last, who in a short time will become active members. The church has recently been made the recipient of a beautiful chapel organ presented by S. W. Raudenbush Co., ef St. Paul and of a splendid library of 400 volumns of books and 75 hyn- nals by Rev. Thomas Whittel’s church of N. E. Pennsylvania are on the way here. KEEWATIN j 100000004200 000.8 | met, drilling is being’ carried. on ,all: along the new line. The Oliver Iron Min- ing company has a drill camp of a hundred men near Keewatin, and the pédple in the towns along the line believe that some big strikes will be made. The extengion which was fopened about ‘two nionths . ago touches Keewatin, Holmam, . Coleraine Bovey, Grand Rapids, all in Itasca county. DEER RIVER The co-operative creamery move is going along. The committee re- ported tol some of the commercial club members:-a few nights ago and a éapital of $3,000 was decided on ‘and the price of shares was fixed at $25 each. The committee expect soliciting share sales next week and and the number of sales signed for will decide as to whether or not the crealmery is a go at this tied. Federal Dam is the name the Soo road has given 4ts station at Leech |; lake dam. It iis reported the place will be a) division. point. Ed. Staten, shipping clerk for the Deer River Lumber company, re- turned. yesterday from Rochester where he went through an opera- tion, at. the Mayo hospital. Lenten season’s obervance at St. Mary’s church inglude mass at 8 a. m. and services at 7:30 p. m. on Wed nesday and 7:30 p. m. every Sun- day Lenten services and benediction of the Blessed Savior Sacrement. Since the organization of the Scan dinavian Lutheran church im. Deer River there has been some good work done toward the erection of a church building and it is reported that during the coming spring a lo cation will be secured and a building started, " The 500 party‘ given {by the L. O. T. M. at their hall Wednesday night to which husbands and friends were invited, was apleasant occasion Nine tables were played. Ladies’ prize was awarded to Mrs. J. A. HeWwiis, and Dr. Bosel held the gen- itlemen’s high score. Am excellent lunch of cake, sandwiches and cof- fee was served. ‘Mhe dance of the old settlers and their invited friends at the Electric Theatre hall Monday night was the most enjoyable social affair of “he season. with 50 people on the floor and not an unmarried one among them, and George Higgins 71, and | is wife 72, the oldest but not the slow- ets on the corners.. F. E. Higgins, the “sky pilot” of the lumber camps was visiting his uncle, George Higgins, Tuesday. Mr. Higgins denies authorship of the hard magazine story, of last July about Deer, Riwver’s wickedness, says. he mever wrote aj line for a mazazine and can’t; see how he could be charg- ed with iit when the authors name Norman Duncan was credited in pbig lettérs. Dae MARBLE In order to give the employees of ithe \Hill mine an opportunity to at- tend the National Ski tournament at Coleraine, stripping operations will cease at 6 o’clock a. m., Saturday, February 19 amd will not resume un- til 7 o’clock p. m., Sunday, February 20. ‘To compensata for this loss of time work at the mine continued Sunday. The merchants of Marble have a- greed to support a uniform closing hour. Beginning Monday, Feb. 14, all stonref will close at 8 o'clock p. m., and none will open for business on Sundays. Saturdays and paydays will be the only exceptions to this rule. Contractors are busy remodling the village jail to accord with the re- gulatfons of the state board of con- trol. Three cells will be. installed. ‘Marble is illuminated by electric- Nashwauk, Calu-, GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1910 end of the rang. The. Soangethaha club held their regular meeting on Monday night. Mr. Billingslea was appointed Secke- tary to ftake the’ place of (S. Morris who has resigned. S. Morris of the local . surveying crew has resigned his position’ here and left} for Colernind this wagx where he will be employed in the engineering.department of the Can- isted office.” Mr. Morris was a soci- al favorite in -‘Marble and his many friends regret to learn o his change. _ .NASHWAUK “ Gustafson, a pumpman, 43 years of @ge and married, was struck by a dump train returning from the dump fat the Crosby mine, and was taken at omce to the hospital, where he died two hours later. The unfornu- tate man was walking on a double jtrack used by Jones Bros., the strip- | ping contractors at the Crosby mine He was warned by the walking boss. that a train was coming, the brake- man of the train warned him and the train whistled vigorously. The man evidently became confused and stepped from the tracks where he might have remained in safety to the track upon which the dump train was backing down. He was struck iby “he train but was not run over. The man is said to have relatives in Hibbing. The school board following the decision of the voters a few days ago to issue bonds to the amount of $30,000 to! take up the floating in- debtidness of the district, instruct- ed the clerk to at once advertise for bids for the bonds to be opened at the meeting of the board to be held Feb. 28. The Nashwauk Furnuture & Under- taking company is one of the late stores opened at Nashwank. The store is located on First street south land ads materially to that, street as well as speaking well for the pres- ent and future of the village, as nu- merous business men of the near towns have been considering coming here to open stores. The Commercial club held its annu: meeting and discussed matters con- the village’s ‘welfare. The club has succeeded in imstalling a telephone at the Great Northern Depot, which Wwab a necessity, ag the depot) was located nearly a mile from town. A pleasant time was enjoyed at the grand opening of the Olililla hotel restaurant by a number of the guests invited to an old-fashioned mulligan which was served in the dining par- lors of the hotel. A dance party while returning from Keewatin Monday night, had an acci- dent by the tipping of a sleigh at the Butler crossing. Mrs Louis Shuirman was slightly injured. The Crosby mine people have com- mence the removal of their equip- ment from the old shop building east of the mines to the large new build- ings recently erected by the A. G. LaVasseur Contracting company. to remove the overburden from this portion of the mining company’s property. The contractors have two shovels at work in this p't and ex- pect to have a large amount of the ord uncovered [by June Ist. The moving of the equipment will be com- pleted in about two weeks. At the meeting of the Nashwauk study club, one of the most inter- esting articles presented was a paper prepared and read by Mrs. J. L. Shellman. The subject of her paper was art. It was one of the best papers ever prepared for a club. TACONITE Dennis Cashen, aged 76, died at his home at Taconite on Thursday morn- ing Feb. 10th the results of an ex- tended suffering from paralisys. For eighteen long years he had been a sufferer of this disease and although at time he was sufficiently recovered to be around deceased kept wearing him down so that ajfew weeks be fore the end at 8:00 a. m.. Thurs- day morning when he quietly pas- Sed away, in the presence of re latives and friends, who having been advised of his condition, had flocked to the death bead to bid their last farewell. Cashen was a man that everybody liked, a loving husband and father and a man whose friend- SMITH MUST GO TO PRISON SLAYER OF H. J. LEDBETER I8 SENTENCED FOR LIFE. Prisoner Consents to Testify for State In Re-Trial of Mrs. Led- beter. Mankato, Feb. 1.—Judge Pfau filed an order denying Frank Smith’s appli- cation for a new trial on the charge _ of murdering H. J. Ledbeter and fol- lowed this by filing a certificate that he believed this was a case where a death penalty should not be imposed because of the recommendation by the jury for clemency and because of exceptional circumstances. a sentence and Smith had nothing to say why it should not be pronounced, as his attorney had only intended to argue against life sentence. then sentenced Smith to life imprison- ment at Stillwater and remanded him to the custody of the sheriff. Judge Pfau said he thought it was the duty of the court to regard in some manner the recommendation of the jury which could mean nothing, but that the defendant ought not to have death sentence. Smith will proceed immediately to appeal to the supreme court from Pfau’s order denying him a new trial. Smith Consents to Testify. The grand jury will take up the case of Mrs. Grace Ledbeter at once, and will no doubt indict her. Frank Smith has consented to testify, and has been subpoenaed as one of the witnesses. He did not go before the last grand jury, and refused to testify at the trial of Mrs. Ledbeter or to take the stand during his own trial. He has he is now ready to testify for the state if allowed to tell his whole story. He is depended upon to materially assist the state in clearing up the question of Mrs. Ledbeter’s guilt or innocence. The petitions that were provided for by last week’s indignation meeting have been largely signed throughout the city and county, and were for- warded today to Governor Eberhart, asking that he take steps to bring about the retrial of Mrs. Ledbeter and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Schwandt. PARIS RECOVERING, Floods Subside and Re-building Begun. Paris, Feb. 1—The improvement in the general situation continues and the spirits of the Parisians are rising as the waters fall. Street hawkers are selling post card pictures of the flood, and the boulevards are once more gay with rejoicing thousands. The perfect of the department of the Seine has issued instructions to the owners of the flooded houses to clean and disinfect their premises, to the satisfaction of the municipal arch- itects within 24 hours after the sub- sidence of the waters. Scores of half farsished families have been rescued from their homes, and there are hundreds still occupy- ing their half submerged houses wait- ing for the water to recede. The government has arranged to loan money to the ruined house and shop owners to enable them to rebuild immediately. BIG FIRE AT SPOONER, MINN. Hotel, Saloon and General Store De- stroyed by Flames. Rainy River, Ont., Feb. 1—A disas- trous fire broke out in the village of Spooner, Minn., and as a result the Spooner hotel, Kyler & Young’s saloon and Egan’s general store are a total loss, and but for the timely arrival of a fire-fighting apparatus from Beau- dette, many more buildifigs.. would have been added to-the li The fire originated in te Spooner hotel, a frame building, and within a few minutes the building was beyond saving. The hotel was owned by P. Bordeen. The loss is estimated at $10,000, with small insurance, Kyler & Young’s saloon was one of the finest in northern Minnesota. Their loss will be about $8,000, in- sured. Egan’s loss ig $15,000, with $7,000 insurance. GIRL TO APPEAL USURY CASE. Deris Griffith Fined $6,000 and Sen- tenced To Sixty Days In Jail. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 1. — The ap- peal of Doris Griffith from a sentence of $6,000 fine and 60 days in jail will be carried to the supreme court of the United States. 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That i§ what a Mes-- aba Telephone in your *houge stands for. New telephones are being added every week. GIVE US YOUR ORDER TODAY t= Call Phone No. 67 for further information A. W. HOSTETTER, Commercial Mer. % Ss HOUSE WIRING AND FIXTURE HANGING A SPECIALTY ELECTRICAL ‘SUPPLIES AND MACHINERY W.N. DELCOUR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Leave orders at EGRAND RAPIDS “ieee. MINNESOTA ITASCA COUNTY ABSTRACT OFFICE SaREL. }. 0, Bax} H. E. GRAFFAM REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE FIDELITY, JUDICIAL, EXCISE, ABSTRACTS ' REAL ESTATE ity® Om Saturday night the arc|Ship was eagenly sought and highly lights were used for the first time | Valued by everybody. He leaves 2 and for a two year town it has| Wife, seven sons and one daughter proven itself a wonder in all develop-| WhO resided here and were present ment and conveniences. It will|9t the time of his death. The re. deserves its name “The Queen City| ™ains were taken to Ishpeming, Mich The towns along the extension offi the Range:”’ It’s mefertal apd for interment. the Great Northern railway to Grand Rapids are feeling the effects of, the opening of the road in new activ- ity, according to P. A. McKEachin, village clerk of Keewatin. the towns are booming, Eachin says that Keewatin is particu- larly lively. the town has been in existence only! All of ‘club on Saturday evening was Mr. Mc- i grand success both socially and finan Keewatin has a great) future says Mr. McEachin. Though! rapid growth being due to good citi- zens and enthusiastic officials of the| BOY8 BUY INDECENT POSTALS. town. The dance given by the Bachelor’s a Two Men Held to Grand Jury at Brainerd, Minn., for it. Brainerd—B. F. Boyd and Fred cially. A very large crowd attended| Boyd waived examination and were and ail reported a splendid time.| held to the grand: jury at the June The Marble Orchestra which played| term of court this afternoon for al for the first time was a perfect suc-| sed sale of obscene postals to court and is alleged usury. Chief Jus- FIRE INSURANCE tice Baldwin has decided to allow a writ of error to issue on condition that Miss Griffith file a new bond of $8,000. This, it {s understood, will be done. Miss Griffith is an agent for D. H. Tol- man, a money lender. : CONTRACT, and in fact all kinds of Bonds issuod. ble | CONVEYANCES DRAWN TAXES PAID FOR NON- RESIDENTS WORKS SWINDLE ON ELKS. Notary Public KREMER & KING PROPRIETORS Caught In East, Said to Have Oper ated Generally. Office opposite Post Office. Paterson, N. J.,.Feb..1—A woman who gives her name as Mrs. Martha Thorne and says she lives in Ari- zona, has been arrested at Dover, N. J., charged with swindling Elks Over Finnigan's GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE three years, it has a population of cess and we compliment ourselves over 500 poople and a valuation of on our local talent to be able to or £3,000,000._ The Forest, Mississippi ganize such an orchestra that can and St. Paul mines are opening, and compete with any orchestra on this school boys. The court room was crowded with parents and’ others, and much indignation is expressed. The cards were given by purchasers te their girl schoolmates, throughout the country. Her plan is to exhibit the membership card of Harry A. Thorne of Arizona, who she says is her son, and then to borrow money on a hard luck story,