Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 19, 1910, Page 1

Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WepneEspay, OcToBeR 19, 1910 Two Dollars a Year VoL, XXI.—No, 18 | endeavor to place the auditor's ot- | | fice of our county on a purely busi- | | ness basis, and to that end my every | qeadesvor has penn attendant, New | TU THE VOTERS OF branch of business, | the merchant, the miner have for M. A. Spang, Makes Statement Concerning His !which departure from the older Conduct of That Office. | methods entails the expenditure of.a| | goodly amount of energy, time and | thought, and while this is true in| (aoe ince world, it, mayhaps, =a HIS RECORD OPEN TO INSPECTION |: sscser trum nat i i more hard work in the revising of the | methods of the conductance of public matters than in other branches of Answers Charge of Critics Who seine : iS ‘ : a soe . e t as it may, certain it S Claim That His Administration | 2: myseit and deputies were call- Is Costing the County Too ed upon to labor from early morn to} late at night for more than two years Much Money. to promulgate and bring into being the newer methods desired for the Following is the copy of a state- | insofar as the Auditor’s oifice is con- ment M. A. Spang, county aud’- | cerned. That this labor was fraught tor and a candidate for reelection, | With good results is, mayhaps, best which is being sent to every voter in | attested by the many commendations the county. It takes up the charges, the auditor's office has for years made by those favorable to the can- | past received at the hands of the y of Mr. Spamg’s opponent and | public examiners of the state and answ them fully as well as y- | public accountants, whom deplorable | circumstances have necessitated the conductance of much work in my of- | fice, But words of commendation from are as naught to the gen- eral appreciation my efforts have evok- ed from the lips of the good people of Itasca county. | Having thus enjoyed the good will |and honor of the people of Itasca county, I had no hesitancy in becom- jing a candidate for re-election. As- suredly “One good term deserves an- other’ and I had every assurance that my candidacy would meet splen- did support at your hands and that |no effort on my part would be neces- sary for such re-election. | But—and true it is the world over ;—tenure in office has its unpleasant jhave drawn | | cluded to address the on. Therefore, I have reluctantly con- citizens of | gence in the presentation of a few CLARENCE 8. WEBSTER | facts of moment to each of us in 3 | this campaign. pomey at law | Bovey Minnesota Democratic Nominee for the office | have been expressed that I have con-| of Probate Judge of Itasca County. ae ted the ‘business of the auditor's | | office in a business like manner, that | my records are second to none in the ng the duties of the county aud | state, and that) I am a splendid of- tor in detail. It follows: ficial, but that the expenses of con- Gentlemen:—In makiag an appeal! ducting the auditor’s office are un- tor your support of my candidacy for reasonably high. It is gratifying to reelection as County Auditor of Itas-/ me that my efforts have called into ca county for another term, I desire publicity the commendations con- first, to most sincerely thank you,! tained in the fore part of the “op- and each of you, for the contidence | inion” and while I have not the you have reposed in me during the slightest hesitancy in stating that the past six years, Truly it is an hon-| authors of these statements were or of no mean moment to have thus | honest and sincere in making them, enjoyed your confidence, and equal-|| must take exception to the asser- | ly true is it that I have made hon- | tion that the expenses attendant upon est endeavor to make a faithful re-/ my conductance of the auditor's of- turn for the confidence reposed in fice are beyond what are reasonably | me, and I may be pardoned for say-| adequate to conduct the office. ing that honest, efficient and intel-| Men differ on deductions to be ligent economical services have been | drawn from all things in life. Farm-| rendered you by myself as your ‘er’s differ in their methods of garn- county auditor. | ering from the soil the necessaries of | When I assumed the duties of the| lite, One incurs an expense which | Auditor’s office I had one purpose in| view and that was to use my best (Continued on page four) M. A. SPANG Our Present Efficient County Auditor, Who Is a Candidate For Re-eleclion The hae | } fy Audi ‘many years past been calling into’ ounty Auditor, | cing more adequate facilities for the| | conductance of their business, the | requires | conductance of your public business | ‘attendants and my candidacy seems.to | forth some assertions | which it is my duty to remark there- | Itasca county, and beg their indul- | It has been published that opinions | | Peterson hastened to the scene and limited the production of meat is| | Mike Stubor, one of the murderers, ly to pigs | but Mike | Stuvick, the other two had made a ply of skim milk. land pieces of glass inbedded there- ‘in, and FARMING METHODS ON TIMBER LANDS: WAN MURDERED It CALUMET BRAWL | | | mum Amount of Products of the Soil. Mike Stubor and Two Com- paniens at Calumet. | Other Two Are Still at Large and Supt. A. J. McGuire Gives Advice, Have not Been Located—Gevro | in Farm Stock and Home to | Died the Following Minnesota and Wisconsin Morning. Farmers. et | | | I a saloon brawl at Calumet last} Supt. A. J. McGuire, of the North- week, one man is dead, another ig east Experiment farm, held in the county jail on a charge, Stock and Home:—Land that has to of murder, while two more are fugit-| be cleared for the plow, necessitates ives from justice. According to re-| ‘fewer acres than the prairie sod, On ports the brawl took place in the ithe farm of few acres every bushel | saloon conducted by Nick Rabatich Of grain and every ton of hay and and a gang of Austrians and Bulgar- roughage must be so used that it will) jans were somewhat the worse for brig the greatest amount of money. wear from imbibing too much rye. For this reason farmers of northern The bunch soon became quarrel-, Minnesota and northern Wisconsin some and indulged in a free for all must be give to an intens‘fied system which resulted in the death of George Of farming. Each acre must be so Gevor, who was set upon by three tilled that it will yield its maximum or four of his associates and beaten @mount and the products such that over the head and body with bottles, May be sold in as near a finished con glasses and chairs until he was in- ion as possible, dairy products; sensible. It is claimed his assailants poultry products, meats, potatoes, wree Mike Stubor, Mike Radocavich garden truck and small fruit. | and Blaza Stukovich. Gevor remain- | There are many things about the ed insensible for seven urs and qairy industry that makes it the died the flowing morn as most practical and proftable branch | result of the terrific beating receiv-| of agricuiture for the timbered sec-| | condensed product of the farm and | | at thirty cents a pound it is the | nighoat priced farm product, tak- | in Farm, | Hes 7 { R. A. McOUAT T. Tt. RILEY Republican Nominee for Sheriff ot | Itasca County. Of Coleraine. Dems crat | for County Attorney, It Nominee| a County. | at ! ing =the pound as the unit of} ed. The Coleraine Optic has the follow-| Values. Milk and cream sold for table ;use are higher priced than butter | ing to say concerning the affair: Dan Travica, Mike Tarbuck, Peter taking the cow’s daily production as | |Marich, Vellco Brueseff and Dan )the unit of value, and when sold as | Knerevich were in the saloon and Such make dairying much more pro-} | witnessed the murder, and Martin fitable, but for the majority of farm- ‘Johnson saw the fight through the TS butter must be the marketable | window from the outside but did, Product. Dairy cows will get out not dare to enter and interfere in | #™ong the stumps and brush and pas jthe melee. An hour after the murd- ‘ture there and make this land al jer Deputy Coroner Peterson of Cole # daily profit. In dairying, more | raine was notified, who immediate- fertility is retained on the farm lly got into communication with the than in any other branch of agri} sheriff and Coroner Russell, but Culture and thereby fitting the/ for the same old reason was unable S™all farm for potatoes and garden to talk with the county attorney, ‘Tuck that requires a large amount | land it was seven hours later before, f fertility and that fit in micely the county’s law and order machin-| with dairy farming. | ery got busy on the ease. Coroner} {On the small farm where feed is | arrest of 'more profitable when confined chief- and poultry and the} and Biaza ‘n#mber of pigs limited to the sup- When corn is not at |grown in large quantity, profit in} large. pork must result from that pork be- Coroner Russell, Drs. Kean and | ing produced largely on clover Caldwell, and Deputy Coroner Peter- | pasture and skim milk. Two pigs son held a postmortem examima-| for each dairy cow on the farm has tion of the body Friday, and several been found about right. By having large cuts were found on the skull | the calves come in the fall and the pigs in the spring, the supply of numerous other bruises | ;fijaymed milk can be used to the about the body. | best advantage for the pigs. Calves Stubor, one of the assailants is} bom in the fall and forced along confined in the county jail at Grand | with skim milk till spring and then Rapids, and the authorities are said | turned to pasture make a fair quaritl to be making every effort to ap-| of baby beef the following fall if the prehend his cohorts, but up to the} pasture has been plentiful but they immediately caused the Radocavich are still hasty get away and present time they have not been should be disposed of in the fall captured. jand to this extent beef raising may 5 be carriedbe carried on with some Par | profit. Unless the farm has natural Repairing Water Tank. | meadow from which cheap hay cam The Great Northern has a crew of be secured, it will not pay to carry men here repairing the water tank. | Young stock for beef through the The old supports have been rotted second. winter. and new ones are being put in place.| The amount of poultry for the George Gevro Beaten to Death By. Each Acre Must Yield the Maxi- |’ ‘STUBOR IS NOW UNDER ARREST OAIRY INDUSTRY MOST PRACTICAL | titaple, even when all the feed has to be purchased. A flock of from one | hundred to two hundred hens may be carried in connection with the regu- farm yield a grea a part of their , through ing skim milk. With the advancing price of | beef and pork, poultry products are more in demand and proportionally er in price. Potatoes should There are three reasons for this: The soil and climate are favor- able to the production of large yields, the quality of potatoes‘ pro- ; duced cannot be surpassed anywhere \2 the continent and there is a large jocal demand at the head of ;the Great Lakes which is a decided advantage over sections where ship- | ments must be made a long distance. | With a bulky crop like potatoes or | | vegetables, freight rates are a vital factor in net profit. Truck gardening can be carried on only to a limited extent in connection with general farming.. The growing of high grade vegetables requires | skill and eare as well as a fertile ‘soil. This branch of agriculture is | | profitable only when conducted t butary to a staple market. The growing of small fruit should }j, | be a part of every farm, large or! m it may be small. For the small f made a source of revenue and for KATHERINE H. MURCHIE Candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Schvwlo, Itasca | County. {every farm home it is a source of healthful and enjoyable diet. The timbered sections of northern | Minnesota and northern Wisconsin, | still largely unsettled, have possibilit- ies in agreulture, that when develop- ed, as they will be along lines above mentioned, will increase the total population and wealth of these two states fully twemty-five per cent. It is conservatively estimated that there are 20,000,000 acres of agricultural land in this section (both states) awaiting farmers. lar farm work—and on the dairy be the main | | market crop for the majority of | |farms of the territory under consider-| | ation. | COLLECT $000 FOR FIRE SUFFERERS Grand Rapids Citizens Responded Nobly to Call for Aid By Gov. Eberhart. THE GEM O10 ITS FULL SHARE | Benefit Performance Netted $72.- 05, Tag Day Sale $72.62 More and $60 From Paper Mill Employes. | As soon as the call for aid for the e sufferers was made by Govert- or Eberhart, erv village in north ern Minnesota got busy and collect led a fund amd in common with the est, Grand Rapids residents rte ponded nobly. A mass meeting was held at Vit- hall Wednesday evening and committees were appointed to handle the matter. Frank G H. E Graffam and John McMahon were inted a committee to solicit con tributi y GR. LaFrenier and E. A. {appointed to look after the tag ale, which was held the following day. The Gem theatre manage ;ment announced that all moneys r« ceived om Thursday evening woulé jbe turned over to the fund and the citizens went to work with a will, From the benefit performances .ai | the Gem, the sum of $72.05 was rem ized, while the tag day sale brought in $72.62 more, and the soliciting committee swelled this total to over $500. It is a matter worthy of note |that the paper mill employees coz tributed $60 of this amount. The bill at the Gem that evening Was one of the best put or. for some | tine and credit for this is due Mr. VanDuzee, the Minneapolis film em change manager, with whom Mr | Comer left the selection of the sub-+ jects for that night. A number a€ barrels and boxes of clothing were also contributed and Grand Rapids can-feel proud of the efforts of her citizens to alleviate the sufferings of those [who were left homeless b¥ the forest fires. re We Lost to Bemidji. Yes, we lost and there are no e& cuses to, make, except that the Be midji team was heavier and played better foot ball.. The Grand Rapids lie) was weak and there was toe much individual playing instead of concerted team work, The score was 21 to 9 in favor of Bemidji and this was the first foot ball defeat im the history of the school. This will serve to awaken the boys to the fact they must get busy. We shall expect them to give a different ac- count of themselves when they go ®@ i Saturday. The tank will also be raised higher and when the repair work is complet-| ed it will receive a new coat of paint small farm) may be limited only by the ability of the farmer, as poultry when properly cared for, are pro- A. B.C. LAIR Democratic nominee for representative from the 52nd legislative district of Minnesota.