Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 7, 1910, Page 1

ner ry gar SOCIETY. r Vor. XXIL—No, u GraNnp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1910. Two Dollars a Yeare CITIZENS OBJECT TO CLOSING ORDER Residents of the So-Called Indian Territory Hostile At Govern- ment’s Action. DRIVE SETTLERS FROM THE STATE Action of Government Gives Im- pression Northern Minneseta Is Peopled With Blanketed Indians and Renegade Whites. By a Staff Correspondent-of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Citizens of Cass Lake, Walker, Park Rapids, Akeley and other towns in Northern Minnesota are be- coming almost desperate over some phrases of the attempts by the fed- eral authorities, working in con- junction with the anti-saloon league to enforce the provisions of the old Chippewa treaty prohibiting the sale of liquor in the “Indian country.” The attempted enforce- ment has developed features which have taken the question entirely out of the matter of selling liquor to the Indians, and has given it a per- sonal riguts, a commercial and legal aspect that is giving the citizens much concern. A feeling of resentment prevails in this section over the attitude of the government in practically labeling the northern part of Minnesota as “The Red Belt” and placing many of the towns under martial law, so far as the regulation of the liquor traffic is concerned. Prominent citizens of the towns named declare that the government is mow pursuing a policy that drives settlers from the state and does great injury and injustice to the 200,000 white citizens of the northern sec- tion of the state, under the guise of enforcing a treaty regulation design- ed for the benefit of a few Indians. They imsist that the publicity re- sulting from the efforts of the government’s agents has created the impression that northern Minnesota is populated by blanketed Indians, a few white violators of the laws and a class of citizens geperally who are not competent to manage their own affairs and enforce the laws of the towns, state and nation. This situa- tion, they insist, prevails in spite of the fact that no section of any state in the Northwest has shown more rapid improvement and develop-! ment in the last few years. They point to the schools, the public build- ings the business blocks, thegrowth of the farming interests, the develop- ment of the mines and other forms of industrial and commerical activ- ity as refutation of the charges made, at least by inference by the feder- al authorities and the impression created by the recent undesirable publicity attendant upon the federal efforts for the enforcement of the treaty obligations, in spots. “Pussy-Foot” Started Trouble. Most of this trouble was created py the system employed by ‘‘Pussy- Foot” Johnson in carrying out the instructions of the department at Washington for the enforcement of ‘the treaty. By the terms of that treaty, practically all of Minnesota, including Minneapolis and all of the territory west of the Mississippi river is included in the dry belt. Johnson and his deputies have made no ef- fort to secure a general enforcement of the treaty, even in the “Indian country.” They have drawn lines around certain towns and marked them “dry”, while allowing others tor ds to remain “wet.” They have clused the saloons at Deer River, Akeley, Park Rapids and _ other points while allowing them to run unhindered at Duluth, Bemidji, Grand Rapids and othér places, and have reduced the number at Gass Lake, Walker and other towns. In Cass Lake and Walker the saloons have been ordered to go out of business on October 15. The towns in which the saloons have been closed or ordered to be closed complain of this favoritism. They insist that public sentiment is not in favor of closing saloons, not even in favor of county option, and that the government's favoritism has worked to the injury of the towns in which the saloons have been closed, drawipg their trade to the favored towns where liquor may still be ob- tained. The purpose of the attempted en- forcement of the treaty regulations is admittedly to prevent liquor from being sold to the Indians. The white citizens of Cass Lake and oth- er towns in this section insist that existing conditidns are ideal, so far as the sale of liquor to the Indians is concerned. This has been ac- complished by concerted action by the saloon keepers. Nearly a year ago all of the saloon keepers in the northern part* of the state formed an iron-clad agreement to sell no more bottled goods. This agreement, it is asserted, has been implicitly observed. A few nights ago a prominent professional man of Cass Lake, known to every citizen and a man ip high standing, tried to secure some brandy, on a physicians’ certificate, for his little daughter, who was dangerously ill. He was unable, even when accompanied by the physician, who told the urgent meed of the liquor, to secure it in Cass Lake. Liquor is sold over the three bars of Cass Lake, but no man can secure any of it in a bottle. No-Bottie Plan Successful. That this plan has been success- ful in keeping the Indians from get- ting liquor is ‘ generally attested. Since the no-bottle agreement of a year ago, drunkness among the In- dians has been practically unknown and they had more money tham ever before. A few nights ago some of the Indians discovered that lemon extract poured into cider makes a pretty good substitute for plain booze and in a_ few hours every grocer in town had sold his stock of lemon extract. Indians were ly- ing stupefied on the streets, but the qnext day the citizens had learn- ed the means employed to manufacr ture the intoxicants and today an Indian is not allowed to purchase cider in Cass Lake and lemon ex- tract is also on the taboed list. Under the no-bottle plan, every white citizen has practically become a special policeman to guard the Indians against liquor. The boot-leg- ger is given short shift and, as the Indians are not allowed in the saloons, their facilities for getting intoxicants have been almost done zens contend, can not be maintained if the saloons are closed. In that event the bootleggers would come in from outside the prohibited district and furnish the Indians with liquor. It is argued that if the saloons in ficials and particularly the private citizens who are now on guard, woul loose much of ther concerni in pre- venting Indians from getting intoxi- cants. It must not be understood that the government Officials have not been inactive snce the no-bottle agree- ment went into effect, in the matter of trying to curb the enterprise of the bootleggers. As a matter of 'tact they have been so active that many of the citizens of Cass Lake an! other ‘towns similarly situated feel they have been outraged. The federal deputies have been going through trains, searching trunks and grips and, it is asserted, going to far beyond the law in their efforts to locate contraband goods. One pro- minent woman of Walker, the wife of a man at the head of one of the largest industries in the town, com- plains that she has been unable to receive any shipments of merchandise from St. Paul or Minneapolis with- out having the packages opened and examined. Trunks have been torn open in the depots or on the trains and fishing parties and tourists go- ing into northern Minnesota have been compelled to give up any in- toxicants they may have been carry- ing for emergencies. ‘Citizens Are Angry. The resentment of the Leech Lake aind Cass Lake citizens against this form of seizure is pronounced. They protest that the deputies have shown no discrimination, but have gone to brutal and extreme methods, even to the point of using firearms and force to brand as an outlaw any citizen caught with intoxicating liquors, hew- ever clear his personal record. E. C. Kiley, editor of the Herald- Review, at Grand Rapids, in dis- cussing the situation saids “We believe it is high time thet the government at Washington sheu!ld away with. This conditions, the citi-|@27 ! answer to queries co the towns are closed, the city of-|e in keeping q chased articles | line.” REACHING OUT FOR MORE TRADE George F. Kremer, the Furniture man, Greatly Increasing His Already Large Stock. COMPETE WITH DULUTH HOUSES Will Enlarge Building and Try to Divert Trade That Has Been Going to Duluth and Twin Cities. There have been many reports from outside sources that Grand Rapids is on the eve of a big boom ana that the population of the village will be more than doubled in the next two years. Of course, people living here have never had any other thought than that Grand Rap- ids will some day be one of the principal cities in the northern part of the state. Outside parties inter- ested in Grand Rapids and_ the county at large have advised their employes to invest their savings in Grand Rapids property, or property adjacent to the village. How this boom is to come about it mot known. but the feeling is in the air and several.business men.have already shown their faith by erecting busi- ness blocks of which any city can be proud. In order to care for the increased trade that will result from this new] order of events, George F. Kremer, the furniture man, is greatly increas- ing his stock and with the orders that will arrive the latter part of the week he will have a stock that will compare with any outside the larger cities. Said Mr. Kremer to a Herald-Review representative Fri- y neerning the new business move: “T, like many other Grand Rapids business men, feel certain that Grand Rapids is going to forge to the front very rapidly in the next two years and I propose to carry a stock that will with this progress. many people have pur- in my line from outside firms, not because they QWpuld not buy here, but for the reason it was not carried in stock. They will have no need to do so in the future. My stock at present will compare favorably with those in cities with a population of 25,000 and I am receiving shipments daily. The prices will also be as low as the lowest and I intend that my store shall become general headquar- ters for residents of all the sorround- ing villages and towns who are in need of anything in the furniture Heretofore, Mr. Kremer stated that in all pro- bablity he would build an addition to the building in the near future in order to give more floor space for displaying stock. The undertaking department, which is presided over by IW. W. Libby, has been complete- ly refitted and a larger stock of un- dertaker’s and embalmer’s supplies is also carried. The Herald-Review representative, in glancing over the stock, noticed the following articles on display: Bed room sets, book cases, chif foniers, china closets, combination book cases, commodes, wash stands, davenports, sofas, couches, tables, dressers, go-carts, pedestals, jardin-' iers, side boards, sewing machines, refrigerators, rugs carpets, lanol- eums, tapestries, draperies and in fact, most any thing one could think of. Nothing seemed lacking to make it complete in every particular. In order to keep the residents of the county posted on furniture news |Mr. Kremer will start a systematic advertising campaign this week. It will be his aim to acquaint his pat- rons with the latest innovations in jhis line and he states that every, {article will be just as represented in the advertisements. | get some new information on this country. Aside from the liquor question in any form, the northern part of Minnesota is being done great ment and the reports that have been published about it. We object, in the first place, to befng ‘branded as (Continued on page four) — | } | injury by the work of the govern-. A party of Grand Rapids young men, consisting of Howard McLach- lan, Andrew Doran, Donald ard Wm. Frazer, Ralph and Will = Marr Herbert Miller and Ed. Herschbach! spent Sunday at Pokegama lake. !The party carried eatables, which eqnsisted largely of chicken, with ; Marr launch. All report a_ fine : time, | COMMISSIONERS APPROPRIATIONS $150 to Supt. A. J. McGuire for ‘County Agricultural Exhibit at State Fair. $250 FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY $300 Each to Towns of Oteneagen, Nore, Third River, Moose Park, Good Hope and Bass Lake for Repair of Roads. At the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners held Thursday the petition of a number of residents of the town of Big- fork for a road in that township was granted and the county auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of the road, which includes a bridge across the Bigfork river. It was decided to appropriate $200 to the town of Trout lake for the repair of roads and bridges. The request of Supt. A. J. McGuire, of the Northeast Experiment farm, who appeared before the board at the August meeting asking for an appro- priation of $150 to defray the ex- pense of sending an agricultural ex- hibit from Itasca county’ to the state fair, was granted. $250 was appropriated to assist in the main- tainance of the Grand Rapids public library. |The petition of J. D. Heingardner, who appeared before the board and asked that certain lands on the south side of the river be detached from the village of Grand Rapids, was granted. When the bids were cpened for the construction of the Wackberry road, it was found that the bid of M. Calahan was the low- est and he was given the contract. which was on a yardage basis. Mr. Calahan was also awarded the con- tract for graveling the state road be- tween Grand Rapids and Cohasset. Commissioners O’Brien, Trebilcock and Mullins were appointed a com- mittee to examine the work done on the Fulton road. Bids were opened for the paint- ing of the poor farm buildings and Wm. Ashton’s bid of $210, which was the lowest, was accepted. Bids for the consrtuction of county roads Nos, 68 and 74 were continued over to the next meeting. The plats of the Bergville cemetery and Me- Kinney lake addition to the village of Grand Rapids were examined and roved. $300 each was appropriated to the towns of Oteneagen, Nore, Third River, Moose Park, Good Hope and Bass Lake for the repair of roads and bridges and County Suveyor Lrown was instructed to complete the survey of the Moose lake road. The hearing on the petition for county road No. 79 was continued over to the next meeting. Two pet- itions for the establishment and des- ignation of election precincts were granted and three judges were ap- pointed for each election precinct in the unorganized townships. $25 was appropriated for the repair of a road north of Deer lake and a large grist of bills were allowed, after which the board adjourned to the pext meeting. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENED TUESDAY Running Smoothly and Everything Points to Unusually Success- ful School year. The Grand Rapids schools opened fer the 1910-¥1 term TuesWay and the “kids” who played ball ail summer long en Kindred ave between Seventh and Wighth streats , have stilled their yells. squeezed their swollen feet into shoes, shouldered their books and gone to school. The schools are in better condition than ever before to do better work and it is expected this will be a record where they hail from: Mary 0. Lothrop, Zumbrota; Florence Bur- lingam, Clinton; Ada Kremer, Grand Rapids; Harriet Kummerer, .Minneapolis; Agnes S. Bryan, Ro- chester;A. B, Scott, Benton Harbor; P. Barish, New York City; R.. C. Hoisington, Clarion; Abbie J. Carpen- ter, Montrose; Anna M. Becker, Fre- mont; Katherine Fiske, Marshal; Katherine Roney, Anoka; Honora Hessian, St. Peter; Charlotte Mallory Duluth; Anna Reusswig, Alida R. Homes, Katherine Doran, Clara R. Grove, Lillian LeFebre, Grand Rap- ids; Katherine Clifford, Cannon Falls; Erna Rheinberger, Duluth; Sophia Thomas, McKinley; Margaret Aiton, St. Peter; Helen L. Cole, Winona; Carrie E. Trogen, James- town. Mr. Barish, who was elected to the position of sciences, left va- cant by the resignation of R. G. Kruger, is a graduate of Columbia Piiversity and comes very highly recommended. Owing to the fact that Miss Hes- sian was unable to arrive for the opening of schools, her place, Tues- day and Wednesday was filled by Mrs. J. D. Doran. Good Oats at Feeley Fred Ingersol, who is doin sa majority of the threshing in Feeley township, stated while in conversa- tion with a Herald-Review represen- tative Saturday, that oats on the Frank Gran farm, located seven miles from Feeley on Swan River, went 60 bushels to the acre and other fields will give as good a yield. A major- ity of the farmers have fields of about fifteen acres, but they feel so jubilant over this year’s crop that the acreage will be over doubled next year. BOSTON GRANDE SALOON CLOSED Closed On Charge of Introducing Intoxicating Liquors Into “Closed” Territory. M. N. Sero and J. T. Davis, special agents under the direction of Gov- ernment Agent Johnson, arrived here Tuesday and immediately proceeded to the Boston Grande saloon, where they gawe the proprietor, Mr. A. M. Johnson, notice that his saloon was ta be closed on a charge of in- troducing liquor into ‘closed’ ter- ritory, and they also gave him only twenty-four hours time in which to remove his stock of goods. When approached by a Herald- Review representative, the agents would give out mo information other than that the Boston Grande was charged with introducing ..yuor into “closed” territory and particularly Deer \River, and they had evidence to support the charge. NEW DRUG STORE FOR VILLAGE GeorgeM. Blasing, Formerly Locat- ed at Deer River, will Open Drug Store Soon. George M. Blasing, formerly locat- ed in business at Deer River, has de- kided to cast his lot with the resi- depts of Grand Rapids and will open up a drug store in the Marr build- ing on Third street as soon a it is vacated by T. R. Dodson, ‘who occupies it as a barbershop. Mr. Blasfng is well known to nearly every citizen of Grand Rapids and he has a host of friends who will welcome the news he will locate in the village. Mr. Blazing is thoroughly acquaint- ed with all branches of the drug business and intends to keep a @lean ad attractive stock. EXCURSION TO HIBBING SUNDAY Grand Rapids Grays Will Play At Hibbing Sunday and have Chartered Special Train. ‘Whe Grand Rapids Grays wil) play Grady’s Goilts at Hibjing Sunday and have chartered a spécfal train to ac- | eommodate the crowd. They will be ac companied by the Grand Rapids band and it is expected that nearly every- one in the village who takes an in- terest in the rational game will attend preaking year. Supt. E. A. Freeman| The line-up of the Grays has been running very smoothly. We give below the names of the teachers and outlaws, and we protest to the injury them and spent the day in feasting | will again successfully direct the work strengthened and a close contest is jbejng done to our part of the state 2nd cruising about the lake on the|of the schools and the the work is looked for. The round trip fare is 1$1.56 and the train leaves Grand Rapids at 8 o’c.ock a. m. [TASCA COUNTY'S TATE EXHIBIT Carload of Itasca County Preducts Sent to State Fair to Compete With Other Counties. EXPECT 10 MAKE GOOD WINNINGS T. C. Fulton Accompanied Car to St. Paul Thursday Evening— Large Varieties of Grains, Grasses and Vegetables. A carload of Itasca county products which was accompanied py T. C. Ful- ton, was shipped to St. Paul om Thursday evening to be entered in competition with the other counties for county exhibit prizes. In the car were thirty varieties of grains. twenty-five of potatoes, all known kinds of native grasses, ten variet- ies of tame grasses, twenty-five var- jieties of vegetables and a large ex- hibit of forage crops, consisting of fodder and alfalfa. The board of county commissioners made an appropriation of $150 to as- sist in defraying the expenses of sending the exhibit and Supt. A. J. McGuire, of the Northeast.Experiment farm, is in charge. He will be as sisted by U. C. Gravelle, T. GC. Ful- ton, John W. Aiton, A. M. Sisler and Mrs. McGuire and someor~ -vi]l be present all hours of the day to boost Itasca county’s products, soil climate and the many natural advan- tages possessed and it ‘s anticipat- ed this will be the means of enlight- ‘ening many -- to the possibilities that lay in northern Minnesota and this county in particular for in- telligent ‘armers and farming meth- ods. In order to attract attention to the displays, a large sign, the handiwork of Mrs. McGuire, on w’ ch are the words “Itasca County” was put up The lettering is very pretty, consisting of pine meedles and whet “eads, while the two words are separated by a star made of kernels of corn. The design was very prettily ex- ecuted and Mrs. McGuire deserves a vote of thanks from every farmer and everybody interested in the growth and development of Itasca county. Supt. McGuire stated to a Her ald-Review representative that the Itasca county exhibit was an excep tionally good one and he feels confi- dent the display will capture its share of prizes SHAUGHNESSY’S SON DROWNED James, the Six-Year-Old Son of J. P. Shaughessy, Drowned in Sandy River Thursday James, the little son of Mr.and Mrs. J. P. Shaughnessy, who formerly made their home at Grand Rapids, was drowned while fishing in the Sandy river Thursday. Mr. Shaugh- nessy is timekeeper at Libby, forty miles down the river where the Sandy river makes a conjunction with the Mississippi. A dam was erect- ed across the Sandy river to regu- late the flow of water and _ the small boys were in the habit of fishing from this dam. How the accident occurred is not exactly known, ‘but it is supposed the lit- tle fellow lost his balance while fishing and fell from the dam. There was a crew of about 150 men working in the immediate vi- cinity, but as he made no outcry, n@ one noticed him fall. It was finally woticed he was missing and search was made with the result he was found near the dam, but life was extinct and he eould not be reviv- ea. The bedy was brought to Grad Rapids Friday afternoon and funeral services were held from Kremer’s undertaking rooms Saturday fore- noon at 11 o’clock, Very Rev. Dean Buechler, of St. Joseph’s Catholic church, having charge of the services and interment took place in the Itasca cemetery. Mrs, M. Daub, Miss Mary Kane, of Michigan, and Grandma Ward visited friends at Hibbing Sunday. INNESCTA HISTORICAL,