Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 21, 1910, Page 1

Grand Uapids Herald pane Historical Soe. et PAUL La Miiy: is ee . XXI.—No, 26 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN;, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21, [gio wo Dollars a Year LAST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS Thee Iitasea County Board Finished its Official Busimess for 1910 Last Evening. TWO OLD MEMBERS WILL RETIRE wa \able trouble as a result of violating Trepileock and McWilliams Will | not considered them proper persons Give Up Their Seats to Dr. J. | L. Shellman and Andy Nel- son—Next Meet Jan 3. The board ers for 1910 ‘adjourned sime die last evening about six o’clock, after put- timg in a hard clean up the busimses presented by Auditor Spang. Three members— Me Williams, Mullins and Tigebilcock— met in the forenoon and acted upon some matters. In the afternoon the | full board was present, With the meeting yesterday Com- missioners \McWilliams and cock will retire after giving two years of able, conscientious and | faithful service to the people of Itasca county. men of They are both gentle- sound judgment, experience and energy This county has never ad abler men to serve them as local legisla’ -s than Archie Me-| Williams and inc P. Trebileock, The year just closing has been fruitful of much good work by the board as a whole. While the funds available for the most important business of the board—that of road building and improving—has been far insufficient, much has been ac- complished through the wise and economical management of the five officials who directed its expendi- tures throughout the~-county. All sections have beem fairly treated and every ¢ m and petition present- | ed has been given careful consider- ation. It could not be expected that all the citizens of the county are prepared to endorse all the com- | missloners have done. mabie, because all people easonable, and some are mot vem honest in their adverse criticisms of public officials. But the grouch and the growler does not cut much figure in the affairs of Progress and development goes on wilthout them in spite of them. It is enough to know that during the past year more substantial provements have been made by the board than in any previous year in; the history of the county. As the amount of taxes collecta- ble and ava%lable for use in 1911 will be greater than that turned: in- to the treasury last year, it will be possible to accomplish more good than in the past. The two new members who will take their seats on January 3, are well-known and prominent citizens of the iron range districts. Dr. Jno. L. Sheliman has been a foremast resident of Nashwauk for many yea He has been movement that was calculated to ad- vance the business and moral welfare of his community. As a member of the village council of Nashwauk and im other positions he has demonstrat- ed his ability to serve the public with tact, economy amd good judg mient Those who know him best, speak most highly of him as a citizen and servant of the public. He will be a valuable member of the board, and the electors of district No. 5 made a choice for which they will have no cause to regret. The new member fmro district No. 3, Amidy Nelson, is a resident of Bovey where he has been engaged im business for a number of years. The fact that he was able to come out as an independent candidate against so strong and able a man as Jno. P. Trebileock and win the election is ample evidence of his per- sonal popularity and hustling qualit’« He has had’ experience as a) member of the village council of Bovey, and in that capacity he gave good service to his constituents. He is a gentle men of pronounced views, does not hesitate to say what he thinks, is agressive, enterprising and decided- ly in favor of public improvements, and is especiaily strong on road building. The Herald-Review knows Andy well enough to know that his presence om) 'the board will be felt. The other three members, Messrs. men of ,county commission- | eastern, payt of Trout Lake township atternoon’s work to | and 60 and 61-25, was rejected. | established. Trebil-| No. 88, in That wou’ | Coroner at $1,000. identified with every | | O’Brien, Mullins and King, have had |a number of years experience on the ; board. ‘They are thus well equipped \te give a good account of their stewardship in the future as they have in the past. | Minutes of Yesterday’s Meeting. | A petition to apportion the dept ! between the townships of Greenway and Nashwauk ,as aj result of the) ‘ organization ot Greenway was Application for liquor “censes were | | received from Gust Johnson and J. | |R. Wolfran, who desired local authori | j.ty to do ‘business at Snowball, were received, considered and rejected. These parties have beem in consider- | | the liquor laws and the board did | to be engaged in the business. A petition presented praying for | the opening and construction of road No. 67—north of Bigfork village | was laid over for further consider- | Road No. 79, located im the south- was petitioned for and granted. The petition for a road in 61-24 Road No. 90 was ordered establish- ed, which starts from a point near Feeley awd extends to Bruce’s Sid- ing. Road No. 89, im 55-27, was ordered A hearing will be had on yoad 5 , at the next meet- tug of the board, Road No. 91, between towns amd 53-23, on the iron range, ordered) established. A heawing was ordered on a peti- tion for a road between towns Nos. 144-27, amd 144-28. Josurance was ordered placed o the boilers im the court house and jail in the sum of $20,000. This in- sures agaihst any accidents of what- ever hature that might result from an explosion of the boilers—whether 53-22 was FARMERS’ INSTITUTE WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER HELD GRAND RAPIDS LODGES ELECT Masons, Eastern Star and Royal Neighbors Elect Officers for Ensaimg Year. Itasca lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 208, held its annual election of of- ficers last Thursday evening and the following were elected to guide the destinies of the order for the ensuing year: T. H. Shoaff, W. M.; W. A. Rossman, S. W.; A. A. Garris J. W.; E. A. Kremer, treasurer; F. E. Reusswig, secretary. At the cou clusion, of the election of officers and the regular lodge business, the members enjoyed a luncheon and smoker. The imstallation will be held in January, when, the names of the appaimtive officers will be made known. Jeptha chapter, No 276, O. BE. S., held its regular election of officers Wednesday evening amd the follow- ing were elected to preside over the society during the year, 1911: Mrs. C. C. Carpenter, W. M.; Dr. C. ( Carpenter, W.M.; Mrs. B.C. Finnegan treasurer; Mrs. A. L. Thwing, secre- tary; Mrs. T. H. Shoagf, conductor; Miss Blanche Dewey, assistant con- ductor. The A. F. & A. M. ajnd O. E. S. will hold a joint installation, the date of which has not yet been announced. At the regular meeting of the Roy- al Neighbor lodge, held Monday evening, the following officers were elected: Mrs. Edna Brannan, oracle; Mrs. Ama Dickie, vice-oracle; Mrs; C. E. Huson, chancellor; Miss Ora the damage be to the buildings or to persons. The cost is only $1 fou three years and is a good) invest- ment. The jinsurance company’s in- spector make frequent visits and furnishing befter inspection than do the state’s representatives. The board fixed the bond of Coun- ty Treasurer} Strader at $100,000 which he immediately furni'shed through the Naiiional Surety Co. of New York; that of Audit« Spang was fixed at $5,000 and the! Bonds of the oth- | er county officials zx@ fixed oy state | E. J. MeGowan, register of deeds, | furnished a bond in the sum of $2,500) as registrar under the Torren’s sys- tem of land records. As register of deeds his bond was fixed at $5,000. Sheriff Riley’s bond was made | $5,000; that of Judge of Probate Web ster $1,000; County Surveyor Brown $500. | Commissioners Kinz, O"rien ano Mullins and Auditor Spang were 2 pomed a committee to conter with the officials of Koochiching county to make settlement of the amount due from Koochiching to Itasca coun- also in the settlement of Ex-County Treasurer Kremer’s accounts, Bills were allowed and a number ot abatements of taxes considered. And the board Adjourned sine die. Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Shakespeatan play, “A Mid- summer Night’s Dream,” presented by the young ladies of the Grand Rapids high school, under the direc- tion of Miss Burtingame, Saturday | amd was a credit to both directress and those who filed the roles. What added no little interset to the en- joyment of the play by the audience was the fact the male as well as the female roles were taken by young ladies. A minstrel will be present- ed this evening at the auditorium and Prof. A. B. Scott. The bills stat« there will be side-spitting jokes. catehy songs and clever specialties. The admission price is 25 cents and all are promised the worth of their money. Take it im. Cheaper Telephone Rates. O. V. Hemsworth, manager of the local exchange, states business has greately {ncreased since the instaila- tion of direct service betwen Du- luth, Grand Rapids and Bemidji. As ‘am illubtration of the difference im rates, he cites the fact the former rate to Bemfdji was $1.95, while it is now 20 cents for the first minute and 10 cents*for each additidnal minute. Lothrop, recorder; Cloutier, receiver, Miss Georgianna Danjou, marshall, Miss Mildred Pre= cott, inner sentinel; Miss Clara Zein- inger, outer sentinel. The installa tion will be held the second meet- ing in January amd the closed form will be used. BEWARE OF HOLIDAY FIRES Christmas Decorations Bring Many. Miss Delphine | f Over Three Hundred Farmers Were | im Attendance Friday and All Took Lively Interest. | LIVE TALKS BY LIVE SPEAKERS C. E. Brown, Conductor, Gave Best Sted and Soil Talks Ever Heard in the Village. J ‘CHARACTERISTIC TALK BY M'GUIRE On the Farmers’ Co-Operative Mar- ‘ket Association—High School Girls Served Free Dinner te the Farmers. The farmers’ institute held here Friday, was the best in point of at- tendamce ever held iin the villag: and C. E. Brown, of Hk River, wh had charge, stated it was the most interested audience he had had th: | pleasure of addressing during his institute work this year. | Mr. Brown had charge of the work |and was assisted by C. O. Carlson, |the famous Erskine dairyman, and Mr. Staples, of St. Cloud, ane of the best poultrymen in the northern part jof the stalte. Both the forenoon and afternoon addresses of cach of the gentlemen were niong the same limes, Mr. | Brown devoting his time to corn and )ing and Mr. Staples to chicken in- dustry. | 4Jm_his talk, Mr. Brown gave par- ticular attention to cultivation of ‘the soil and packing and caring for _Seeds. He stated that the soil could not be cultivated too often and in ‘hiss talk ‘mm relation to corn culture \he gave as reasons therefore that ifarmers did not till the ground for \the purpose of killing weeds, but jo get the ground im the highest potato culture, Mr. Carkson to dairy-! | niquia solution should not be used, {and do your spraying in the evening, The water stamdimg on the leaves during the heat of the day forms sun glass, through which the leaves |are burned and which is often at- | tributed ito blight.” Cc. 0. Carlson, the Erskine dairy- man gave am Interesting talk, straight from the shoulder and he j Shattered the traditions about pure sttains bf cattle. “If you want to make money in the dairy business, said Mr. Camisont “do not pay so much attention to the breed of the cow, but test her milk, keep a record | ) of the quantity given and ajso the cost of feed. If she doesn’t make you a profit, sell her and get one that will, Feed your cow all she will eat, both grain and fresh, sweet hay I believe in mashed foods, the more she eats the more milk she will be able to produce. See that her stail is kept dry ‘and airy, give her plenty of light and plenty of bedding. The environment has a great deal to do with it. Give a! cow scrub treatment and no matter how good to begin | | with, she wil! turn out in the end a serub cow. We (Carisom Bros.) let our cows go dry three months in the year and.two moiiths before she comes in fresh we commence feed- this way, the cow is in better physic- | al condition and the calves are con- | sequently more hardy, Calves should | be borm in the wimter, as the farmer thus! has more time to care for them first dwo weeks, two gallons twice a day,, with separator milk until they be- | come accustomed to the change, but | |do not imerease the amount. Also commence feeding them ground feed | Keep them in pens, about four to the | pen and feed them morming and | much as they will drink, at noon. In this manner they will not become | | stunted.” Mr. Carison’s t-!' wats vigorous from start to fimish and he | had the entire attention of his hear- | ers at all times. Mr. Staples, of St. Cloud who has | | won no little noterity as a successful | |poultryman, addressed the gathering | (ow the necessity of housing the hens im a warm but well ventilated place, | | keeping the house in a thorough sani ‘tary condition and having a separate ‘room for roosting purposes, which ‘cam be closed at night, thus giving ‘them a warmer sleeping apartment. | ir. Staples said that the windows | should be on the south or southeast | with the door im the southeast corner Extra Hazards and the Utmost —P0siblle state of productiveness. This ¢he balance of the building wo be Care Should Be Used. Christmas is a time of good cheer aid universal happiness but it is not with unmingled pleasure that the fire insurance men view the appro- ach of the Yuletide season, obser, | the Duluth Herald. This is because holiday seascn always brings with it many disastrous fires. Fires mea, imsurance losses to be paid and the jmsurance men naturally de plore anything ‘that means the pay- the insurance companies, Duluth insurance agents generally agnee that fire lasses are generally heavier at Christmas time tham at any other time of the year with th possible exception of the Fourth of July and the week preceding. Window displays of the Christmas season also increase the fire haz- ard. Twinkling lights nestling in | state he said was reached by cultiva- tion, the humus (a dark brown or blackish matter from decayed vegeta- |ble substance.) being more thoroughly |mixed swith the soil, thus producing ;more heat and making the ground {more moist, which is the real secret jor productiveness. Mr. Brown re- lated his method as follows: | 4 a believer in deep cultivation, so | |! do my ploughing im the fall, plough- ‘ing good deep furrows, and leave it gland that way until spring. Ss (then go ov-> .: with a disc, as many ty. Frafk Price was retained to | ment of heavy losses for the heavie: | times as possinie before planting act as attorney in this maitter and | the losses the less the dividends of | time and in this manner the manure | which should be spread on the land, | and the soil are more thoroughly mix ed, a drag, if used, only scratching | the surface. |depth af about five inches and just |as soon as the leaves begin to shoot above the surface of the ground, | “IT am | tightly enclosed. For purposes of ventilation, during the winter he advocates removing several panes of | glass and substituting musiin, throug | ‘which the air can pass, but not in | ‘Jarge enough quantities «o produce a draft. During the afternoon session Mr. McGuire, |0f the Northeast Experiment farm, to address the gatherimg of farmers and he gave them One of his typical | Brown requested Supt. A. J. ‘talks on subjects nearest his heart | —The Farmers’ Co-operative Market \ association, which he was mstrument- | aw im formitte. He prefaced his re- marks with the statement that at the étirst farmers’ institute held at Continued on Page Eight. i I set the plamter for a, ‘ALREADY SPENT $500,000,000 ‘commence cultivation, but am care-| ‘ful nipt to go deep, as perhaps half |the stalks are destroyed.owing to ‘The United States Steel Corpora- banks of flimsy white materials natur |the fact the roots are cut by t00! tign Expects to Use $55,000,000 ally present opportunities for a con- flagration. There are hundreds of Christmas season is om Most are not in the gay windows, is tested and if the kerwels do n0t tion, PEERS however, They are found, on the con _deep cultivation. I attribute my suc- icess in raising corn to the fact of evening was a success in every way | dhamces to start a blaze when the the care in cultivation and the selec- | tion of seed. Every individual ear jshow strong sprouts, they are This Year. | The United States Steel Corpora- its orgamization, has | either expended or authorized the ex- trary, im the packing rooms. There an | thrown aside for feeding purposes | enditure of something over $500, wnusually great amount of goods is | When one considers the fact that if j94 sor new construction and extra- constantly being handled. Much waste |only}ane stalk grows im a hill amd) .Ginary replacements an. amount packing is scattered aout. There |produces only one ear the acreage! 044) to apout $11 a share on tie is a constant rush and a whirling Yield is about sixty bushels, the! .ommon stock. | by the high school boys under the | turmoil. New clerks and inexperienc- | question of seed selection is am im-)+). current year there was an un-— direction! of Miss Annie M. Becker | ed helpers add to the confusion. Here | portant thing. The variety should be... yended A ‘left to the judgment of the farmer. +.) cuch work of $75,500,000 of which bit of glowing ash dropped in a pile In making seed selections do n0t! ¢14 999,00 was for uncompleted con- | amd there is a cigaret smoker. of excelsior may mean a blaze that will cost millions. Every store im the village has a Christmas window display. course, come are better than others but nevertheless, all have their!’ Ih relation to potato culture Mr.' }t is apparent that unless it desires | he wares attractively displayed and no pickfng out their Christmas gifts. Grand Rapids stores have improved their stocks from year to year, but judging from the appearance of the windows, they hawe made their big- gest strides this year. They certainly |to him. “Make your solution strong,’ ance at the end of 1911 of around carry anything one could wish for. js PR NE ee \pick out the largest ears, but jjthase of uniform size, as qhe yield from this will mature quicker and At the beginning of balance on aatthorization. struction work at Gary. New con- ‘struction appropriations this ' will amount to about $25,000,000, anc #hg her pienity of rough feed. Im | Quai and then gradually mix this | building. F. ‘hight, giving them only water, as | “tention. THE NEW YEAR MAKES CHANGES There'll Be New Faces in Itasca County Court House When the Newly-elects Step In. ‘JUDGE OF PROBATE’S PAY $1,350 Nearly Double the Sum Now Re- ceived as Compensation for Caring for Important Du- ties of That Office. With 1911, the beegining of the there will be several changes in the force of those who care for Itasca county’s interests, | County Attorney-elect R. A. Me- in the village yesterday and is making arrangements to move his. law library and other fixtures over from Coleraine the coming week amd will occupy the rooms set aside year, was Feed them milk from the cow for the | ‘°F ‘the use of the coumty attorney on ‘the second floor of the court house F. Price will ocgupy a suite of rooms in the Hughes block, W. B. Taylor, the newly elected court commissioner, will, we under- stand, continue to reside at Deer River, coming to Grand Rapids when there is business here demanding his | Mrs. Hattie F. Soota will step down amd ow of the courty super | tendent of schools’ office and her successor will take charge of that important prameh of the county government. During the term of of- fice of Mrs. Booth, it cay truthfully b said that the schools have never made more rapid progress and she can tur the office over to her suc- cessor with the feelimg that she has done much toward aiding the future progress of Itasca county. H. S. Huson, judge of probate, whe will be succeeded by Clarence — B. Webster, of Bovey, will occupy rooms i the Hughes block and will handle collections, insurance and rentals. During his admipistration of the of- fice Judge Huson has kept @ care- ful cheek on the entrusted to his care and turns over a clean set of books to his predecessor, Mr. estates Webster, the new judge of probate, ik) at present visiting with his par- ents at St. Peter» and will arrive here the first of next week. The population of It a county, according to the reports in the news- papers, is | pS, although no of- ficial notification has yel been re- ceived by County Auditor Spang. Ac- cording to the statutes, if the: figures are correct and there is no doubt they the salary of the judge of probate will be $1,350 per are, ‘annum, am inerease of $6) over the salary now paid, the law prov ding that where the population of & county is over 15,000 and less than 22,000, the salary shall be that sum. | In addition he is allowed $300 for clerk hire apd the board of county commissioners may increase this to not over $900. A Serious Accident. T. H. Wells who is putting im hard | wood timber, etc., near Remer, was a visitor im town Friday last. He says that Mrs. Mary Morgan is re- covering slowly from the effects of an accident that befell her about two months ago. While goimg out to her claim mear Remer, the driver of | one of Myers livery rigs was thrown | forward from the seat and fell be neath the horses’ hoofs. The horses | became frightened and started to | rum and kick at the same time. Mrs. | Morgan jumped from the top of the loaded wagon and received several year | jmjuries that have confimed her to | her room since. The driver, Nelson ‘that is am important item with you! ..:-,ordinary replacements $12,000,- | by name, was more seriously injured. Grand Rapids Christmas Display. | peopie up in this section. The seed |g) more. Actual expenditures will | Mr. Wells brought him to Grand Rap- | should be kep? in a dry place where | +...) around $55,000,000, so that the | ids and took him to St. Benedict's , fect it.” of | moisture or the elements cannot af-| yn expected balance at the end of | hospital for treatment. {the year will be around $57,000,000. After be- ‘ing discharged from that institution, went to the Montreal house, | Brawn. also emphasized the import-|to keep its balance intact the cor- | About two weeks ago he showed one should have many difficulties in |‘aee. of ground culture and stated | poration will not have to do any | signs of ‘inganity, having reached he did not believe im hilling the vines! more finamcing next year to carry | the conclusion that he was proprietor preferring the ground to be flat.|ont the existing construction plans. | and manager of the place. When his | He gave it to the potato bug with | With no additional appropriation | authority was disputed he became out gioves and said that Paris green jand the outlay of $40,000,000 of its | vidient. In probate court he was reserve, there would stilt be a bal-| pronounced insane by a jury and ‘was the most efficemt remedy known | Judge Huson committed him to the j ssylum at Fergus Falls. | \ ;