Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 10, 1910, Page 1

8 PAGES Grand Uapid erald-UReview. MINNESOTA HISTO} VoL. XXI.—No, 8 Granp Rapips, ITasca County, Minn., WepnESpay, AUGUST Io, 1910. Two Dollars a Year, INFORMATION FOR HOMESTEADERS U. S. Land Office, at Cass Lake, Sends Out Letter of General Information LANDS SUBJECT TO COMMUTATION Prospective Homesteaders Should Look Over Lands in Person- $1.25 Per Acre for Ceded Chippewa Lands. An unmarried person over -twen- ty one years of age, orthe head of a family regardless of age who is a citizen of the United States. or de- clared his or her intention to be- come such, may enter lands under the homestead laws. To make a five year proof an entryman must be a full citizen of the United States. The lands which are subject to entry may be entered and commut- ed after fourteen months’ residence and cultivation, atthe price of $1.25 per acre and the land office fees; or if five-year proof is made, there is no charge for the land except the land office fees and commissions, except in case of ceded Chippewa lands as below stated. The reservation lands are subject to commutation. Some ofthe lands in the Indian reservations which have been opened at recent dates can be obtained by commutation or by five-year residence and cultiva- tion and the payment of $1.25 per acre, payable in five equal annual installments, beginning one year from date of filing. The fees and commissions on 160 acres are $14 at the time of filing and $4when five-year proof is made. On smaller tracts they are less. The testimony fee to be paid at the time of making proof usually runs from $1 to $1.75. In commuting lands of the regu- lar series, when $1.25 per acre is paid, the only additional fee is the testimony fee. In commuting on reservation lands, there is in addi- tion a $4 commission on 160 acres, and less on smaller acreage. On Red Lake Reservation lands, for en- tries hereinafter made, there is an additional charge of threecents per acre on account of the drainage survey. Every citizen of the United States or any person over twenty-one years of age, who has declared his or her intention to become a citizen, can enter 160 acres under the timber and stone law. A fee of ten dollars is required at the time of filing and the land and timber is appraised by the Government. The applicant must pay the amount of the ap- praisal and advertise his intention to make proof for a period of sixty days in the newspaper published nearest thé land. If the appraisal is unsatisfactory, provision is made for a re-appraisal. This office does not locate land seekers, nor do we recommend lo- cators. The only way to ascertain the character of any tract is by personal inspection or by informa- tion from some reliable source, or from some person who has made personal examination of the same. The applicant for lands under either the homestead or timber and stone law’ must have seen the land and made an examination of the same before offering application or filing. We have no personal knowledge of the character and quality of Jands, and our records do not dis- close the same. We have no copies of the land laws nor mays or plats for distribu- tion, but, if you desire, we can fur- nish you with a diagram showing the vacant government land which is subject toentry, at acharge of one dollar for each township. Homestead applications may be made before the judge or clerk of a court of record of the county in which the land is situated, or before a United States commissioner, re- sident in the county, and save a journey to the Land Office. In such case, a fee must be paid the officer in addition to the Land Office fees and commissions, Information from land office.— Persons desiring information about public land entries should always give the number of the entry or the section, township and range, and such information will be furnished free of charge by the register and receiver, to whom all communication should be addressed. Respectfully, LEsTER BARTLETT, Register. L. B. Woop, Receiver. $4,000 REPAIRS ON BUILDING Brewing Company Will Expend That Amount In Overhauling Old Trainor Building. The Duluth Brewing & Malting Co. has a force of men engaged in exca- vating under the building former occupied by Thos. Trainor as a saloon and restaurant and it is understood they will expend about $4,000 in over- hauling it aud making alterations. Contractor Linden who has charge of the brewing company’s building and repair work, was in the village last week making arrangements to secure the necessary material. Foreman Danielson, who has charge of the work here, was compeiled to lay off the men and teams Saturday on account of the supports being so rotten they will have to be replaced with new ones before the work can proceed. The brewing company plans on making numerous changes and will put the building in plumb with the street. It will also be levelled anda stone foundation willbe putin. The front partition will be moved back several feet in order to make room for a larger bar and the back parti- tion will also be moved, thus leaving the dining room the same size as before. The rooms on the second floor will also be altered and when the repairs are completed the build- ing will be up to date in every particular. The Duluth Brewing & Malting Co’s methods are in great favor with local business men, as in each city or village where buildings are erected or repairs made, al] material is bought. This isa plan that other business concerns would do well to emulate. It is pot known as yet who will occupy the building. BOGUS MONEY UNEARTHED Blast at Nashwauk Discloses Old Counterfeiters Hoard-—Amount- ed to $34.50. $34.50 in counterfeit money was found Saturday by laborers- working on the county road near Pickerel brook about one mile and a half from Nashwauk. The money wasin dol- lars and half dollarsand was unearth- ed by a blast. says the Nashwauk Her- ald. Outside of being soiled they were excellent imitations. The man that made the money is now serving a life sentence in Stillwater for the murder of a bartender by the name of Carlson in Hibbingin 1905. His name was Dan- iel King and it is twelve years since he counterfeited the money here. He and several confederates were operat- ing plants at Pickerel Brook, Swan Lake and at Mesaba Chief location which is located near Keewatin. The bogus money was so good that it would pass rigid inspection and King oftimes entered banks in Hib- bing and secured good money in ex- change for the bogus. King was well known in Hibbing and was a most desperate character and previous to the wurder of Carlson seryed four years in Stillwater for counterfeitingr More Revenue From Game Revenue from finesin game cases is piling up fast these days and $66.35 more was addedto the fund Thursday when Erwin Martin, of Trout Lake, was found guilty of shooting deer out of season in section 20, 58-25, Game Warden Harry had received reports for sometime that Martin was furnishing his summer visitors with wild game and he ac- cordingly requested the game and fish commission to send a man to as- sist him in obtaining evidence. The result was that Ed Buechner, a spe- cial warden, was seat and the evi- dence was obtained in a short time, Buechner passing himself off for a summer tourist. The trial was held before Court Commissioner Pratt, with the result above mentioned. GRAYS DEFEATED CIERKS’ PICNIC CAMP MIGHAWAKA) 10 BE BIG EVENT In Seven Inning Game at Southside} Will Take Place on Shores of Po- ‘Park Thursday Evening, Score 3 to 0. kegama Lake, Thursday Aug- ust 18. JUNIORS WON FROM FLOODWOOD) ALL THE STORES WILL BE CLOSED Taconite Failed to Show Up Sun- day-—Grays Will Play Old Timers At 6:30 Thurs- day Evening. One of the best played games of the season was played at Southside park Thursday evening when the Grand Rapids Grays shut-out the Camp Mishawaka team by a score of 3to0. On account of darkness only seven innings were played, but the game was full of ginger from start to finish and the fans were very enthusiastic. In the first inning Camp Misha- waka got only one man to first, but he fell asleep and was put out at second after getting too far from first base. The Grays registered up one run this inning, but it was due to errors on the part of the Mishawaka shortstop. In the second Mishawaka got men to first and second on account of errors by the shortstop and second baseman, but there was no chance toscore. Grand Rapids tallied an- other run this inning, but it, like the preceding one, was due to errors. Nothing doing for either team briefly sums up the third inning. In the fourth the camp boys were not allowed to see first base, but the Grays added one more run to their string. The camp boys failed to solve Brownlee in the fifth, sixth or se- venth and he remained a puzzle to them. The Grays also failed to score and the game ended with the score 3 to 0. Following is the score by inn- ings: Grays 110100x—322 Camp 0000000026 Batteries: Brownlee and Peter- son; Small and Ross. The Juniors went to Floodwood Sunday where they defeated the junior team at that plaze by a score of 9 to 5. Arsenault twirled for Grand Rapids and Lee was back in his old position behind the bat. He is now working at Marble, which makes it somewhat difficult for him to be in evidence at all the games. The Juniors claim the championship of northern Minnesota for their class and as Proctor disputes this, it is very likely these teams will mect in the near future. Taconite failed to show up Sunday On account of the threatening weather and consequently the local fans were a badly disappointed buach. All are looking forward with in- terest to the game between the Grays and the Old Timers which will ‘take place at Southside park Thursday (tomorrow) evening and it is expected there will be a large turnout to witness the contest as it wiil be a battle royal. The Old Timer team is composed of players who played winning ball on the team several years ago and its members are bragging that the Grays will be compelled to battle for their honors. The game will be called at 6:30 o’clock and an admission of twenty-five cents will be charge at the gate, the pro- ceeds to be turned over to the Grays to pay necessary expenses. Good Roads. Another good road is added to the list of good roads in this section of the county in the finishing of the five miles of toad running from Marble to Pengilly. The road is an automobile speedway and a credit tothe builders. Approximately the cost of the highway is about $1,000 per mile. It is nicely graded, and graveled the entire distance. Such roads should open up the country for settlers and settlers are what ihis country needs. Without them the country aside from mining,is of small avail.—Iron News. Second Annual Picnic Will Be a Hummer and Everybody is Go- ing—Will Arrange for ’Bus Service. The second annual picnic of the Retail Clerks’ association, of Grand Rapids, will take place on the shores of Pokegama lake Thursday, Au- ust 18, and the village will certain- ly be deserted on that day of all ‘days. The clerks’ association was ormed a little over a year ago for the purpose of furnishing amuse- ent for its members and, although little has been done with the excep- tion of the picnic last year, the or- ganization still holds together and the picnicis the annual feature to which all look forward with great pleasure. Pokegama lake is one of the moat beautiful of the many lakes in this picturesque region and the picnic will be held on the Ogema hotel grounds. Sports of every kind will help to enliven the day, chief of which will be a ball game between the North and South side clerks. Races of every character will also be on the program of amusements and a good time is assured all. A large fleet of canoes, rowboats and launches will be secured for the oc- casion and the Steamer Undine will also undoubtedly be on hand to make excursion trips about the lake. Conveyances will leave the Poke- gama hotelat intervals of one-half hour during the forenoon and a no- minal charge will be made for the trip, The conveyance committee state that no one will be compelled to walk and as the rigs leave at sbort intervals, no one should be inconvenienced. Each person or party is supposed to bring their own lunch baskets and all will be given full permission to pick out the most delightful spot to be found in which to make away witb the contents of the baskets. Pokegama lake, as all know who the West, The Thief, The Desperado, A Fair Exchange. A Personal Matter and Broncho Billy’s Redemption. Selig—The Barge Man of Old Holland, The Range Riders, Romeo and Juliet in Town, Caught in the rain, Open- ing an Oyster, Our New Minister, The Long Trail, The Fire Chief’s Daughter, Go West Young Man Go West, The Red Man’s Way, The Hall Room Boys, The Sheriff, A Huntiug Story, The Phoenix, Mazeppa, A Mad Dog Scare and A Sleep Walking Cure. These films have just been released and they will be shown here shortly. In addition to these, the celebrated historical picture, Napoleon, by the Pathe Freeres people. Watch the small bills for the dates. REMODELLING THE HIGH SCHOOL Assembly Room Divided Into Re- citation Rooms and Auditor- ium Remodelled. On account of the lack of interest shown and the small vote cast at the special school election, held for the purpose of deciding on the ad- visability of adding another story to the south wing of the high school building, the school board of dis- trict No. 1 decided they could not feel justified in going ahead with the contemplated improvements. However, the number of pupils has increased so rapidly that some change in the interior arrangement of the building was made absolutely necessary and accordingly the board has decided to divide the as- sembly room into recitation rooms. The auditorium will be used for as- sembly purposes and the center sec- tions of seats will be taken out and library chairs installed. The stage will not be interfered with and the pupils will still be enabled to pre- have ever visited is, is one of the most beautiful in the northern part of the state and is famed far and wide for the excellent fishing and boating tobe had. The lake is 600 feet above the level of Lake Superior and consequently mosquitoes are practically unknown. All the stores in the village will be closed on Thursday, August 18,and it isexpected the village will attend the picnicin masse. The weather man has kindly promised to savea good day for it and those who do not attend will live in a state of per- petual regret forever after. Coming At the Gem. The management of the Gem theatre announce the following new motion pictures which will be showo in the near future: Biograph—In the Season of Buds, A child of the Ghetto, A Victim of Jealousy, On the Border States, The face at Win- dow, Never Again, May and Decem- ber, The Marked Time Table, A Child’s Impulse, Muggsy’s First Sweet- beart, The Purgation, A Midnight Cupid, What the Daisy said,A Child’s Faith, A Flash of Light, Asthe Bells Rang and Serious Sixteen. Edison— The Judgements of the Mighty Deep, The little Fiddler, The Stars and Stripes, A Tale of Two Coats, Equal to the emergency, A Wireless Romance, Out of the Night, A Vaca- tion in Havana, How Bumptious Papered the Parlor, The Old Love and the New, A Frontier Hero, Lazy Farmer Brown Comedy, Peg Woffing- ton, An Unexpected Reward and Bumptious as an Aviator. Essanay— Burly Bill, The Ranchmen’s Fued, A Honeymoon for Three, The Bandit’s Wife, A Victim of Hate, The Forest Ranger, C-h-i-c-k-e-n Spells Chicken, Pat and the 400, The Bad man’s Last Deed, The Other Johnson, A Darling Confusion, The Unknown Claim, An Advertisement Answered. Trailed to sent their school plays at the High school building. The assembly room will be divided into four reci- tation rooms, which will solve the question for the coming school year, but it is thought the building will have to be enlarged the coming year. What to Do with That $4,000,000. Pine River Sentinel: An item has been going the aronnds of the state press to the effect that Minnesota 1s so rich in moneys that the state trea- sury is overflowing and thatit will not be necessary to levy any state taxes in 1911. With $%4,000.000 ofa surplusin the treasury, the article further states, the state qfficials are wondering what is to be done with the surplus riches of the common- wealth. There are reasons given in the ar- ticle for the great wealth which the State now possesses but among these reasons nothing appeared to the effect that for years the State of Minnesota has used the natural resources of the central and northern part of the statein building up the treasury in- stead of using the state’s money as it rightfully should to settle up the central and northern portions. Even today the new settler who comes to this part of the state has stumbling blocks put in his path by the state officials controlling the land depart- ment instead of being aided and en- couraged in his commendable pluck in trying to do his share in settling up our thousands of idle acres. What to do with that surplus. We would suggest that the state use a small portion of this muney to pay taxes upon the thousand of acres of swamp, school and other lands which now do not contribute one cent to the state or county treasuries. We would suggest that the state use another small portion to help the struggling settler build a few roads to the land so that when a home seeker comes among us he may be able to getin and without building the road tothe place entirely him- self. We would suggest that another small portion of the money be used to drain a few thousand acres of land in this part of the state that at present is useless but if drained would make the richest agricultura! land 1n the world. We would suggest that another small portion of the money be used to better our school system—good though itis, probably the best in the U. S.—to give our boys and girls graded school facilities in the country instead of making them leave home and parents to obtain the schooling which their parents pay taxes for. We would suggest—not least if last—that the state abolish the pre- gent system of making trouble for ITASCA COUNTY'S NINETEENTH FAI Will Be Held at Grand Rapids Thursday, Friday ard Satur- day, September 22-23-24. BETTER DISPLAYS THAN EVER BEFORE Race Track Has Been Lengthened and a Good Meet Is Assured— Premium Books Are Now Being Published. Itasca county’s nineteenth annual agricultural fair is going to be big- ger and better than any that have been held in the past, so state the officers of the Itasca County Agri- cultural association and to this end they request the cordial cooperation of all, for it is the residents of the county who make the fair a success, The fair this year will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 22, 23 and 24 and the pre- mium list will be out in a few days. The association now has a set of buildings that will compare favor- ably with any in the northern part of the state and all exhibits can be displayed to good advantage. The new feature added last year, township exhibits, was a success and so keen an interest was taken by the various townships that the officers have decided to make them a permanent feature and it is expect- ed that competition will be very keen. At last year's fair the town of Ardenhurst walked off with first honors and if reports are true their displas this year will be better than ever. During the past year the race course has been lengthened until it now meets the requirements of the racing and trotting association and the track has also been sloped to the inside. The Itasca county race track is said to be one of the fastest in the northwest and some good races will be pulled off during fair week. Another improvement, which was completed in time for last year’s fair, was the grand stand. Hereto- fore, spectators have been compell- ed to stand alongside the track in order to witness the races, but they can now witness them from the grand stand, it being situated across from the judge’s stand so that all can see the start and finish of each race. The children’s building was also completed shortly before last year’s fair and the school exhibits attracted so much attention that they will also be a permanent institution in the future. Theexhibits last year sur- passed all former exhibits and the variety, quality and sizeof displays was a surprise to many residents of this section of the state as well as to those who live in other climes. In order that}{the officers of the association may gain some insight into the number of displays to be made this year. all those who intend enter ing exhibits are requested to write at once to H. E. Graffam, secretary, Any information concerning rules, etc., can be obtained from him. Central and Northern Minnesota settlers, and use anothersmali por- tion of the money to make it easier for them to hew their home from among the stumps, and then if any- thing is left of that measly $4,000,000 use the whole blamed business to advertise Minnesota’s vast reso urc- es that go to make it the best state in the whole of Uncle Sam’s do- main. Edward McCray Dead. Edward McCray, an emplove of thé Swan Rriver Logging Co., for the past twenty years anda member of the M. W. A. lodge at Grand Rapids, died at St. Benedict’s hospital of typhoid fever Tuesday morning. He was well known all over the north country and has many friends who will sincerely mouro his loss. The body was shipped to Duelph, Canada, the old home, for interement. (An official edict has been sent out by Game Warden Jesse Harry that no more mulligans will be permitted until after September 1. as