Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 28, 1910, Page 1

Grand Uapids pee SOCIETY. rald-Revicw. Vor. XXI.—No, 15 ‘Granp Rapids, Irasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 tgIo. Two Dollars a Year WL OBECT T GLOSIG ORDER Mayor Dumas, of Cass Lake, says Troops Will Be Necessary If More Property Is Destroyed. DISSATISFACTION ALL OVER DISTRICT It Is Alleged “Lid” Was Put on for Purpose of Favoring Towns Not Included in the “Dry” List Fourteen counties in northern Min- nesota have recently been placed wholly or partly in the prohibition columns by order of the commission- er of Indian affairs. Six are entirely dry. In portions of the others liquors may be sold, says the Duluth News Tribune. Orders closing various portions of this territory have been sent out frdm time to time. The latest edict came on July 21 of this year, from the office of William HE. Johnson, chief special officer, and directs the closing of all grog shops on Sept. 15 but later there was an extension for one month, so in the middle of browh ‘October, if things so as in- tended, not one drop of intoxicating stuff will be sold in the proscribed district. The closing order is made under the provisions of an old Indian treaty, which prohibited the sale of liquor on lafads ceded py the red man to the government. This treaty has been allowed to remain a dead letter for 60 years, the ceded In- dian lands being treated like other portions of the state. The Indian bureau’s order has caused a great deal of bitterness throughout the district which it af- fects. It is generally charged that the bureau has not acted fairly— that it has virtually established a monopoly of the liquor traffic instead of seeking to suppress it. Mem of Mrominence in the district say that crooked politics is responsible for the working out of the details, and that certain towns have been favor- ed at the expense of others, and cer- tain mem driven out ot the business by the arbitrary orders of the In- dian police, while others were not molested. They criticise the closing of some sections of the ceded dis- trict while others are allowed to run wide open, and ask why all are not treated alike. It is charged that in the towns al- lowed to remain open, persons re- cently high in the official life. that deals with the Indians have heavy financial interests, and that the In- dian department is boosting their pro perty by attempting to build up these towns at the expense of rival places. The suppression of saloons has been carried on vigorously. No matter what the motive it cannot be charged that the Indian police have been lacking industry. Saloons, drug stores, private homes, all have been raided; travelers have been mauled and their baggage rifled. They object, but the police laugh. The closed territory begins at Grand Rapids and extends westward. But west of there it is different. Deer (River use to have a long list of thirst parlors. Every ope \has been closed. All the stations west of there have been treated the same until you come to Cass Lake. There three saloons are running, but they are to close October 15. A great part of the district af- fected is lumbering country, and the villages exist by supplying the wants of lumber camps. When the lumber- jacks came from the woods during the old order of things, they re mained at these villages. bought clothing, patronized the hotels, and spent their money in the dissipation which the place had to offer. The chief of these was drinking. Now, it is different. The lumberjack still drinks, and so he goes to where the stuff may be had. Consequently he passes the villages by to purchase his food, clothing and whisky in the tell of acts on the part of the In- dian police which they are not slow to brafid as illegal and outrageous. ere are ‘samples, vouched for by Dr. Dumas, Village Attorney Fred Smith and others: Oct. 17 last year the Indian police entered the barroom of the Leland hotel and, drawing guns, told the crowd to get out of the place, which was ordered closed. Other saloons were allowed to run unmolested Last December two agents of the Indian bureau are said to have gone to the home of J. 'W. Johnson, a set- tler living five miles south of Deer River, searching the place and con- fiscating a pint bottle of brandy ob- tained for the use of one of the mem- bers of the family, who was so ill as to be unable to arise from bed. The furniture is reported to have been turned topsy turvy in the search, even the bed of sickness coming in for this rough attention. The story is vouched for by Mayor Dumas and Attorney Argail, of Cass Lake,, and many others, at Deer Riv- er and Bena. They also state that what happened at the Johnson home ig merely a sample of what has oc- curred frequeptly elsewhere. One thing about the embargo on liquor in the counties mentioned that strikes one as peculiar is the fact that a person traveling to any of the towns is liable to arrest if he takes a bottle of liquor with him. At the depot or on the train he may be intercepted by an Indian agent, who on the grounds that it is forbidden to l|introduce intoxicants among the In- dians, confiscates the wet goods, but just a few blocks from where the seizure has been made he may go to the bar of a licensed saloon and buy whisky, beer or any other kind of liquor to his heart’s content or the capacity of his pocketbook. And while one man is selling oceans of the stuff that maketh drunk, the home of an insolated settler is being raided for traces of the for- bidden liquor. The people of the district are of the opinion that this is a rather imconsistent way to pro- hib the introduction of liquor among the Indians. " Attorneys at Cass Lake say the or- der of the department is not only un- reasonable, but illegal. The district which is included in “the Indian country,” they say, has a very small Indian population, and that the In- dian treaties which are being enforc- ed have been abrogated by the gov- ernment by 60 years of disuse. The order includes ceded lands of various bands of Chippewas and Sioux, and in only one of the counties included in the order is there a reservation, the White Earth reserve, in Maho- men county. Another thing that the opponents of prohibition in the clos- e& district criticize is, that in the map showing its.boundaries,the Red Lake Indian country is not included. They do not understand the cause of this ommission. “We do not like the bureau’s ac- tion, judged from any standpoint,” said Mayor Dumas of Cass Lake. “We have built up this country, and it is not the Indian’s but the white man’s. There are few Indians in this vicinity. They are orderly and in many instances prosperous. There have been no abuses among them in the past. They have been getting along all right for 60 years. Now, all of a sudden they are to be “protect- ed.” And such protection. Cass Lake, and all the other towns in this district are to be closed tight, but towns nearer to both reservations than we are, are allowed to license as many saloons as they see fit. Note the lines marking the northern boundaries of the dry district. It runs along nice and even until it gets near the favored district, then it turns sharply to the south to leave it out, and when it clears it again bends to the north. '™ Tams Bixby wasn’t one of the big property own- ens of that district would this have occurred)? is left out of the dry territory. It seems to me that Congressman Steen erson has had a good deal to do with the treatment of Crookston. We do inot want any of these towns closed, but we want all treated alike. “For my part I will not tolerate any more destruction of the property of the citizens of Cass Lake. If the Indian agents attempt it on Oct. 15, I will have enough special officers sworn in and armed to prevent i Any more of this high handed cor dact will necessitate the presence of open towns. The village gets none of the money, while the open towns gets it all. To accomplish this re- sult, some people say, the Indian bureau has made and trimmed and ‘pruned its map. The people of Cass Lake, where the principal storm has been raised, governmeni troops.” Mr. Oliver J. Eckhardt and his as- sociate players in a selection of ex- cellent and high class comedies at the Village hall on Friday and Satur- day of this week. ; the Itasca county’s fair was convincing evidence of the wealth of the soil. To many, and especially outsiders, the exhibits of grains. vegetables and fruits were a revelation, They were material evi- dence that our farmers can produce “Then again there is Crookston, It |’ pumpkins, large and luscious water-!stretch on the second lap, anything that can be raised in the temperate zone. It was one of Itasca county’s best fairs, despite weather conditions, although the attendance was not as large as last year. In number and quality the exhibits sur- pass anything heretofore shown in this section. The entries numbered about 2,000, or 200 more than last year. Thursday was devoted, to entering’ and properly displaying the entries. Friday was not as pleasant as could ninteenth annual} ITASCA COUNTY'S FAIR WAS SUCCESSFUL ONE hae More Entries Then Ever and Farm Products Were All of Better Qual- ity Than Last Year. GOOD HORSE RAGING AND OTHER SPORTS Simon Pure Won 2:20 Pace and Excep- tion the 2:35—What Prominent Men Have to Say About Fair. i Some Good Races. Although it rained Thursday and Friday morning, the track was in fairly good condition Saturday. The track was lengthened to full half a mile this spring and it is now con- sidered one of the best and fastest tracks in the northwest with the ex- ception of the state fair track at Hamlin. There was only a_ small crowd to witness the Friday races, but they made up for it by the amount of enthusiasm shown. The 2:45 trot or pace was called off and only the 2:18 pace took place. Fol- lowing were the entries. American Count, owned by ‘Chas. Jesmore, of Eveleth; Exception, Dr. Plapper, Hib- bing, Long Jim, Fred Butchtrt, Hib- bing, Donald H., A. H. Sheldon, Sup- have been, but nevertheless, ther¢/erior; Simon Pure, C. J. Shannon, was a good attendance and Saturday the crowds fairly flocked grounds, breaking all former records for attendance. Those who attended Friday got their money’s worth in witnessing the horse races, viewing the exhibits and last, but not least, in listening to the selections by the Grand Rap- ids band, the rendition of ‘That Mendelssohn Tune” and “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” certainly making a hit with the crowd. But it was on Saturday that the biggest crowd came, filling the grand- stand afd all parts of the grounds. There was plenty to interest all and the horse races and ball game both attracted interested audiences, Exhibits Were Surprising. Therd was something to interest all, but what struck the serious mind- ed visitor most was the fact that the display showed that Itasca county will eventually take rank as one of the foremost agricultural counties i the state. Visitors from Iowa and other leading agricultural states were surprised at the variety, extent and uniform excellence of farm products. They praised everything and all will be good boosters for Itasca county and northern Minnesota, Farm products were entered in such volume that it was necessary to ut- ilize a portion of the cliildren’s in- dustrial buildng for their display. All the potatoes were shown in this building. And such potatoes as they were, large smooth and solid—the kind of potatoes that delight the gommission houses and turn truck! American Count. gardners from other states green with envy. In the agricultural build- ing were shown the grains, vegeta- bles, fruits and roots, with the excep- tion of potatoes. There were mammoth squashes and melons and cantaloupes and apples fqnd grapes of the very best. The household and arts display were al- so shown i this building and a more detailed account will be given farther on im the story. The Awakening. Last week’s fair may said to be the awakening of the people of Itasca county to a realization of their, many opportunities, the richness of the soil, the bountiful and high-priced crops it yields to intelligent farming to the} Chisholm, (When the horses were having a try-out the cart of Donald H. slip- ped a tire and his jockey was com- pelled to take him off the track. American Count was driven by H Hughes, Exception by Dr. Plapper, Long Jim by Peter McDermatt and Simon Pure by C. J. Shamnon. The heats were best two out of three and American Count took two firsts and the race, Exception. finished second, Long Jim third and Simon Pure fourth. The finishes were close and the crowd was well satisfied with the race. There was great disappointment ou Saturday when it became known Bet ter Promise and Skiddo would not ar- rive for the afternoon’s races. H. Hughes, owner of Better Promise, had telegraphed his trainer orderin~ his racer to be at Grand Rapids for fair week, but for some unknown rea- son the animals failed to arrive. Wm. (McGraw, who trained at the fair track last summer, has charge of both Better Promise and Skiddo and has been racing them on the Wis- consin-Michigan circuit this season. As both are fast and are general favorites here, the fact that they did not arrive was a keen disappoint- ment to the crowds. Alda Belle, owned by W. E. Myers, was also missed by those who take an interest in the sport. On account of the closeness of the finishes more interest was taken in the 2:35 pace. The entries for the 2:35 class were Exception and Both of these ani- mals trained here last year and, as the races were known to be strictly on the square, great interest was shown. In the drawing American Count drew the pole and in the first heat kept the lead until on the home when Exception raced him off his feet and took the heat by half a length. In the second heat Exception again won jhandily by a length. In the third heat McDermatt, who was driving American Count, was superseded by Henry Hughes, who endeavored to take the third heat, but Dr. Plap- per avas driving to win and set too fast a pace. Owing to both the popularity of Dr. Plapper and his racer, they were general favorites and it is said there was no little bet- methods; to the fact that the land | ting on the results of the race. can be bought very cheaply which, in a few years will be per acre and to the fact that we are adjacent to the markets of the | ticulty. In the 2:20 class there were.only worth $75|two entries, Butchart pulling his speeder out on account of some dif- Simon pure and Donald H northwest and the excellence of the were the entries, but Donald H. was produce will command the highest market prices. in too fast company and Simon Pure took three straight heats. Simon Pure was easily the favorite, on ac- Mount of the fact he is blind. He comes from good racing stock and was sold for $1,200 whep a colt, but before Mr. Shannon, the present own- er took hold of him he never de- veloped any speed. It is Mr. Shan- non’s intention to take him off the circuit until mext season and by careful training he expects to develop considerable speed in the animal, Foot Ball Game Friday. The attendance at the foot ball game Friday afternoon, at Southside park, between the High school alui- ni and the regular High schoo] team was not as large as it would have been had it taken place at the fair groynds. The contest was a hard fought and exciting one, the final score resulting 0 to 0. Many ex- press disappointment it did no+ take place at the fair grounds, as all would have been given an opportun- ity to witness it. Juniors Win From Range Team. The Grand Rapids Juniors lived up to their reputation of being the fastest team in northern Minnesota by defeating a picked range team on Saturday afternoon. During the first part of the game and until the Jun- jors guaged the temper of the visi- tors, Whaling and Lee composed the battery, but when they discovered they had a-walk-away, Powers went in the box and Whaling stopped his throws behind the bat. The final score was 15 to 3 in favor of the Grafid Rapids team and the contest was witnessed by a large crowd c interested spectators, An Interesting Talk. «Hugh J. Hughes, editor of that most excellent farm paper, Farm, Stock and Home, addressed the farm- ers Friday afternoon on “‘Co-oper- ation and the needs of northern Minnesota.” In his talk. he said: “Northern Minnesota is handicavped by the fact the freight rates on all railroads are excessively high. In shipping to Minneapolis Montana and the Dakotas ship. their, products for ‘about two ds the.fate that is paid by the preducers of northern Minnesota. The reason for this is the fact that northern Minnesota has never attempted to get reductions in @ systematic manner. I think if the Farmers’ Co-operative Market as- sociation in the various counties, backed by the business men, were to attempt to secure freight reductions, they could do so, a “Another thing that should be done in order to further the progress of northern Minnesota. Through your senators and representatives you should secure legislation that would permit and compel a re-survey of lands in northern Minnesota that are owned by the state and practic- al men, who really understand con- ditions as they are, should make an estimate of the real value, both to the farmer and the state, of each plot of land. They should then | be Placed om sale at the price estimat- ed by the appraisers and settlers be allowed to purchase any time they ‘wish. [Phe state should also aid in clearing lands, for by the increased valuation the amount would soon be returned into the coffers’ of the state.” Mr. Hughes stated the Itasca county exhibit was the best he had seen this year and he thinks this county will soon be in the front ramks, both as to agriculture and dairyihg. His remarks were listen- ed to with great interest by those present and he gave them a sensi- ble and practical talk, Opinion of A. J. McGuire. A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experiment farm, which is only a mile and a half from Grand Rapids, and perhaps the best posted man in northern Minnesota on her agricultural and dairying possi bilities said while in conversatio with a Herald Review representative: “The stock exhibit was not as large as last year, but there were more pure bred strains, and I feel greatly encouraged as regards dairying pros- pects in this county. There probab- ly would have been a larger, number of entries had weather conditions been better. The cattle are compell- ed to remain in the open, as we have no live stock buildings, all the barn rocia being utilized for the race horses, and this deterred many from making entries. The vegetables and grain exhibits were, I think, better §han last year and the exhibit of grapes by John Hepfel was better than any I saw at the state fair. The potatoes were fine and what pleased me most was the fact that there were only a few varieties, the Burbank and Carmen taking the lead. The Carmen is best adopted to ttasca county soil and will also bring the best prices from the com- mission houses. The corn exhib- its were good as were also the samples of alfalfa exhibited. I have (Continued on page four) THE WTES ARE AL CANVSSED bos 11 2vew dea Very Light Vote Cast, Theré“Be ing About 800 Votes fess™ Then Last Election. cosra DEMOCRATS NOMINATED WARE — % oft Lefevre Nominated for Probate Judge By Small Margin—Stone sos for County Attorney By °“4 350 Plurality. ig {09 wh The votes have all been canvases and it is now definitely settled wh the successful nominees are. In ue Highth congressional district C. B. Miller was nominated over his oft {ponents by a large majority, while. in the legislative district Warner was nominated on the Republican ticket by a plurality of 600 over Ferguson) who received the next largest vote They will be opposed at the general election by A. B. Clair, the Deme cratic nominee. Following is the vote in Itasca county: Republican Party Member of Congress,.8th Cong’l.Dist- C. B. Miller, 971. Member of Congress, 8th.Cong’] Dist— Alex. G. McKnight, 554. Member of Congress, 8th Cong’l Dist Carl E. Taylor, 267. Senator, 52nd district—D. M. Gunna, no opposition. Representative 52nd district—Chas. H. Warner, 679. Representative, 52nd district—L. A. Ogaard, 555 Representative, W. LaDu, 541. Representative, 52nd district—T. M. Ferguson, 444, Representative, 52nd district—G. E. Godfrey, 346, Representative, B. Maben 235. County treasurer—Glen Strader, 1,204 County treasurer—Keo Leroux, 753. Sheriff—T. T. Riley, 1,652. Sheriff—Arthur Seamans, 427. Judge of Probate—John Lefevre, 701. Judge of Probate—Chas. Kearney, 647, Judge of Probate—H. S. Huson, 627, County Attorney—Ralph A. Stone, 951. County Attorney—Willard A. Ross man, 585. County Attorney—H. W. Stark, 381. Register of Deeds—E. J. McGowan, no opposition. County Auditor—Chas. R. Gates, ne opposition. Court Commissioner—W. B. Tayler, 824, Court Commissioner—Chester L. Pratt, 756. Superintendent of schools — Estella Whipple, 1,667. Superintendent of schools—Hattie F. Booth, 1,308, Coroner—Dr. Thos. Russell, no op- position, Surveyor—John A. Brown, no opposi- tion. Commissioner, 52nd district—Chas. 52nd district—Chas. 1st district—George Ruby, 251. Commissioner, Ist district—George H. Herreid, 151. Commissioner, 3rd district—Jno. P. Trebilcock 186. Commissioner, 3rd district—N. B. Hanson, 185. Commissioner, 5th district—Edw. F. Logan, 333. Commissioner, 5th district—Archie McWilliams, 236. Clerk, school district No. Doran, Treasurer, school district No. 1—C. H. Dickinson, Chairman, school district No. 6—W. J. Shreve. Treasurer, school district No. 6—S J. Moran. Democratic Party. Member of Congress, 8th district— Alfred Jacques, no opposition, Representative, 52nd district—A. B. Clair, no opposition. County Auditor—M. A. Spang, no op- position. Judge of Probate—Clarence B. Web- ster, no opposition. County Attorney—R. A. McOuat, 94. County Attorney—Frank F, Price, 91. Commissioner, 1st district—Cyrus M. King, no opposition. I~. DB Saturday night, October i, the Eck- hardts will present the intensely in- teresting comedy—The Marriage of Kitty—at Village hall. aareaceaanpnR Re