Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 11, 1911, Page 2

3 Grand Uapids: SAiNNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. o1, XXL—No. 29 GRAND Rapips, Itasca County, MINN., Wepnsspay, abn) Ir, 1914 - Two Dollars a Year - JOME 1910 POTATO ‘GROP FIGURES Average Potato Yield Durmg Year 1910 Was 94 Bushels, 11 Bushels Less Than 1909 Average. ITASCA COUNTY'S AVERAGE WAS 180 Yield on Northeast Experiment Farm Was 250 Bushels Per Acre—En- tire Yield of County Estimated At 70,000 Bushels. Some idea of the importance of the potato crop throughout the United States can be gained from the fact that the total 1910 acreage was 3,- 691,000 and the production from this aumber of acres was 338,811,000 bush- els, an average yield of a little over 94 buskels per acre. The 1909 acreage was 3,525,000 and the total production was 376,537,000, an average per acre of 105 bushels. Thus it) cam be seen that despite the fact crop cond:tions all over .the country were not as good this year, as the preceding one, the average ; Becker; marshal, H. D. Powers. ‘Pollowing the installation of the O. B. S. chapter, Itasca lodge, A. F. & A. M. was called to order and Past Mester H. D. Powers, aasiste: by Marsival Fred. A. King, installed thie foftowing officers: W. M., T. H. Shoaff; $8. W., W. A. Rossman; J. W., A. A, Garris; 8. D. Charles Kear- ney; J. D., B. L. Lieberman; 8. 8., A W Sits; JS. P. A. Warner; tyler, C. B. Aiken; secretary, F. E. Reuss- wig; treasurer, E. A. Kremer. Tho Masoon:c trio “Mésars. Blasin. Came@mer and Rossman, vocal selections and Miss Dewey pre- sided at the piano. ‘ At close of the ceremonies, @ social ‘| time was’ enjoyed, after which they repaired. to the banquet hall, where an elaborate luncheon was spread, to! Wh which full justice was done. The Mascomic fratermty in Grand Rap‘ds is én a flourishing condition and cer- ta'‘nly nows how to do things up in the proper style ~ Old Time Resident Dies. ‘Thoma’ Miltchell, aged 39 years, 2 brother of Mrs J. F. McCormi-k. d'ed at St. Benedixt’s hospital Wednes.a. after am ilimess of a week’s duration. The deceased had been a res‘dent of Grand Rapids for a greater part of the last twenty yeats and was both well known and liked. Funeral ser- vices were conducted from the Mc- Cormick home Thursdav morning b. Very Rev. Dean. Buechler and inter- ment was made in Itasca cemetery: He leaves three sisters to mourn his fogs, Mrs. J. F. McCormick of this v-1 lage, Mrs. Copelanl, of Stanley, N. 1 yield per acre was only 11 bushele less. h Superintendent A. J. McGuire est’. mates the 1910 potato crop in Itasca county at about 70,000 bushels .and places the average yield at 180 bush- ela Aidsum?ag these figures - are, correct, and there are none jn this section of the state who are more f&horoughly competent to make a cor rect estimate than Mr. McGuire, the “wancreage of Itasca county devaied , ic potato growimg during the year 1910 was about 400 acres. Super. ateGuire:+ states itdat the average yield on the HEx- periment farm was 250 bushels per acre and a number of farmers living near Grauc Rapids report . their yield was over 200 bushels per acre. There is food for thought to both those already Jocated here and those who are panning to move to this section of the state im the fore going paragraph. The cosi per acre of rais’ng potatoes, according to Superintendent McGuire, which. im- cludes every cost, from seed to ma- ch'nery and help, is only $25 per acre. The aWwerage price per bus'el was 40 cents and taking 180 bushels per acre as the average yield, the farmers of Itasca county received a return of $72.00 for each acre of potatoes and a net profit of $47.00 per acre. As the total acreage was about 400 acres they rece've a tota proft of $18,800.00 for their ent're crop. When the fact is taken imto consideration that this acerage will probably be doubled the present year, both of whom were present at th ‘| funeral and Mrs. W. C. Messenge: Portland, Oregon. | * SENATOR D.M.GUNN ON 8 COMMITILEES Predicts a Busy Session With Some Good Results—Discusses Reapportionment. State-Bensor D. M. Gunn of the ility-second — district arrived home jast. Fr.day night after spend.ng the first week of the legislat.ve 6.5 8.0n, im St. Kaul. He remained here until Monday when he returned tc be present at the session called foi thet evening. In reply to the in quiry as to the provable outcom~ ot important measures relating to this section of the state the senator said: “I look for some very satis- factory resus. There is a qu.te noticable change in sentiment among members from the southern part of the state in both houses, relating to, northern M‘nnesota. In ‘the mat ter of reapportionment there is rea son to believe that the committe will report a bill that camnot be re jected. I regard the make-up of the committee as beng very favorable to form'ng a just measure that wiil give all sections or ibe state a’ square deal” In his opinion the talk concerning dissaiisfact‘ou With it can easily be seem the potato crop in Iitasca county is an important item. You farmers Mving in Iowa and linois have no idea of the amount (Continued on page eight.) MASONS AND STAR INSTALLATIONS A-F. & A. M. and 0. E. S. Install Officers At Masonic Hall Thurs- day Evening. With wmpress've ceremonies the officers of Itasca lodge No. . AF. & A. M. and Jepthah chapter, No. 122, O. KE. 8., were installed at Masonic hall at a joint inatallation © two. fraternities Thureday evening. The installation was of a semt-public character, the Masons beng accom- panied by ithe: wives, and the large | lodge room was well filled. "The installing officer for the O. E. S. chapter was Worthy Matron Clara R. Grove, who for the past year has been the guid'ng officer of the lodge. H. D. Powers acted as marshal. The following officens were imsialled amd will act during the yeay 1911: w M., Mrs. Bd-e, Commenter; W. P., Dr. Cc. C. Carpenter; A. M., Mrs. Jos’e Powers; secretary, Mrs. Clara R. Grove; Treasurer, \Mre. Margaret Fin- negan; conductress, Mrs. Abbie J, Luther; associate conductress, Mrs. Nelle “or: Adah, Miss Blanche, Dewey; Ruth, Mns. Mattie Thwing; Esther. Mrs. Ione Go'e; Martha, Mrs. Sadie Becker; Hecta, Mrs. Lydix Stevens; warden E. J. Lather; sent nel, T. H. Shoaff; chaplain, H. G. the senate commi‘tees as reported by Lieutenamt Governor Gordon, comes mostly from certa'n newspap- ers and correspondents whose aim lit is to create factional strife and d'scord. ‘“Personaliy I have no k'ck to register unless it should be the number of committees that I will serve on,” sad Senator Gupn. He sa'd there was very Mittle talk during the past weck relative to a tonnage tax bill, but memarked that such measure might be brought up later © the secs‘on. The comm‘ttees to which Senator Gunn has been ap pointed are the following eight: Logs and lumber, chairman; reapportion- ment, game and fsb, immigration, public buildings, public lands, publf: parks, taxes and tax 1.nds. New Town Officials Here. The following town officers from the town of Oteneagen were im the village yesterday to answer to the Summons in regard to the Deer] River Lumber Co.'s request before the dstrict court that the town or ganfzation of that township be dis- solved and restorea w the unorganiz of territory: Robt. Medtke, chr | man boarmd of supervisors; Henry Brewer, supervicor; Wm. Hurlburt, elerk; Peter Cossun, treasurer; A. L| Hokitrich, justice of the peace. Td< action ig supposed to have grown irom the fact the town board = | quested the state tax commiss‘on tc ra’se the valvation of the Deer R'vei and Dumas-Bachuse Lamber com- pAnes. If it’s printed at the Herald-Review Job department it will be printed right and the prices right, too. rendered | , jis aBleged that he GOKASSET POLIGE CAPTURE BAD MAN TUBER WAREHOUS ~ TG NOW ASSURED eres a ower hand, I expect that the Soo Mac wll extend tae Deer. River roa to Remer on the -Thief-River Yalis main line. “Th.s extension of the Deer River rai would amount tc eau cae proposed new for. the road running suear r ‘Deer River reaches practic- Marshal Stapleton Gets “Drop” on About Thirty Representative Far-|##¥ the same torr-tory. and Arrests Suspicious Char- acter Friday Evening. THOUGHT HE WAS WANTED IN DUL Zig When Searched, -Colt’s Revolver, Skeleton Keys, Nitro Glycerine and Other Burglar Access- ories Were Found. Friday, following the killing of the Duluth policeman, the village offic- ers here and at Cohasset received word to keep a lookout for suspie- vous characters, as # was thought they had stolen out of Duluth on < west bound Great Northern freight. No one answering to the descr.pt.on given, was found here, but at Cobas- set Marshal M. Stapleton noticed two strangers who were acting sus- piciously and trailed, them around. They skuiked about the v.llage all even.ng until 12 o’clock, when Mar- the doorway of the Itasca Clothing Co,’s store and asked them wha they wore doing there. They re- plied they were waiting for a tr and the marshal then invited ther into the hotel lobby of the Bass Brook hotel saying ft was too col to stamd outside. They accepted his invitation aid after loafing about for a short time, they asked permission to use,the lavatory. This was grant-|, ed them and they laid their over coats ovor @ chair aud entered the mers Met At Village Hall Sat- arday to Discuss Matters. ANOTHER MEETING WENT SATURDAY “ns Also Practically Assured Supt. McGuire Will Ask For $1,500, Each, for Both Ware- house and Creamery. About thirty representative farm- ers forming the Grand Rapids. Grow- ers’ association gathered: at Village hall Saturday afternoon to talk over the matter of erecting a potato ware- Souse and creamery. The. meeting ‘was called to order by Sectetary Mc- Guire and the methods of the as- sociation were explained to those present by Mr..McGu‘re, N. A. Hop- kins, manager of the Duluth associa Uon being unable to attend the, meet- ing. At this meeting a report of the bus!- {sha) Stapleton came up to them it|ness dome by the local assoc’at‘on was read by the secretary. During the past dhipping season a total of i4 cans were shipped and the aver- age price per bushel was about 47 cents after deducting all expenses. Mine car shipped to Montana has not becn paid for yet, but a check expected im a few days and another was destroyed by fire while bein: dgtivered by the Great Northern. The company did not evidence a ‘gposition to settle the matter un- “Supt. McGuiee-went down to St. room.. This gave Marshal Stapleton Naul.ond, as he states it, after the opportunity “he -was ‘looking. 0: | yreaten’ag to whip several clerks and he commenced a search throug! he) was’ granted an audience with the pockets of their coats. The stramé-|the proper officials and laid the ers. returned unexpectedly, howeve’,| matter before them, before he completed the job anv surprised him in the act. Seeitn: their suspicions were aroused, = pulled a gun and got the “Aron” on | ebtaiming a settlement and the mar- i them. One promptly put up h*: hands, but the other made a de, for the door and made his escape. I the meantime John Nelsom, propriet or of the hotel, came to the officer’s a-s'stance and -with the aid of “J- Murphy and C. H. Frees, p‘nioned the captured man, while Stapleton gave chase to the one who escaped. He caught sight of him west of the hotel and arunning fire was.exchangec between the two, but he was f nally lost to view in the brush‘and, ail- though a careful search was. made, eluded his pursuers and has not since been heard of. Whea the captured man again sighted Marshal Stapleton, he re Its a lucky Sri for youj (Continued | on page eight.) DISTRICT COURT IS RECONVENED Afiter the mat- ter and the good work be‘ng accom- plished by the association had been explained, there was no difficulty in ket: price of the shipment will be re- ceived. The prices received for car- rots and other garden truck was over $1 per bushel. Many have expected pay for the'r potatoes immediately on being loaded in the car and the fact that payment has not been made in some cases for aj period of thirty to sixty days has lod mamy to reg'ster “kicks” to Supt. McGuire, secretary of the as sociation and the moving factor im providing a ‘market for the farmers of northeastern, Minnesota. The Duluth Farmers’ Cooperative Market association is now recognized | all over the northwest as one of tthe best ‘comm‘ssion houses in the United States amd the excellence of ot (Comtaned on pase: eight.) S00 LINE IS SAID TO HAVE D.R. ROAD Judge Stanton Ginn Court This! Minneapolis & Rainy Lake Rail- Morning--Matt Mairle Case Cailed. Judge C. W. Stanton arrived on the merning rain from St, Paul and opere@ court at § o'clock. The judge was uuavedabiy delayed im St.! Paul and did not arrive yestenday, | the time set for reconvene the term, W. A. Rossman was sworn im by Judge Stanton as aszistant county at- femey. Mr. Rossman has had can- siderable experience as assistant ecunty attorney, having served in that capacity under A. L. Thwing and George Spear, during. their tr! ! of office. Upon the caill of the petit jury all members responded to their _ Memes except ome. The first case called was that of the state vs. Matt Mairle, on a charge of assault in the first de |gree. Maitrle is an Austrian and it i shot a fellow countryman at Nashwauk. There are about fifteen criminal cases on the calendar to be tried this term, all holdovers from the Price regime. Attorney McQuat, however, has made every possible preparation of his cases and will serve the state to the yery best of a's ability, and serve honestly, which will be an inmova- } road Becomes Part of Soe, Is the Eatest Report. Will ‘the people of Gramd Rapids jek idly by and see railroads built about. the bownis on havery side aad do noiaing to wet \some relief from the Great Northern monopoly? About a year ago the local commercial club took up the matter and a committee confered with the Soo officials, but since then no appareat effort has been made t. jsee what might be dome to attract jthe attent’on of railway officials i th’s direction. The rumor that the \Itagca. Lumber company’s line, run nimg north from Deer River has be« bought by the Soo, is practically con- ftimmed, Ths ‘s a deal in which Grand Rapids should be greatly in- terested. Concerning this we take the follow'ng from a recent issue of [the Duluth News Tribune: “A northern Minnesota man, who is quite familiar with Soo line opera- tions in th’s part of the siate, sxy: there is no question but the Soo has taken over the Itasca Lumbe~ company’s railroad, running north from Deer River. “And for this reason,” he said “T doubt if the proposed branch from near Portage Lake and north yia Bena to the Cut Foot Sioux coun- “4 know ‘that the Soo lime has had an option on the Masca Lumber com- peny’s lines, and I have reagon to be- lieve dhat it has exercised it. It is: not. impogsilble, of course, that the Soo Hne may build thé branch road trom near Portage Lake, but I would hardly think that’ it will, assuming |. that the deal for the Deer River roaki has gone through, and I think it bas.” : : - William Edwards Dead. Wifiiam Edwards, aged 64 years, died at his home in’ Gramd Rapids Monday morning of this week. The cause of death was Br‘ght’s disease, from which the deceased had suffer- ed for some time. The rema‘ns wll be taken ta Fr Mina, for im- termeni, on the 2: 30 train tomorrow morning. During the past three years Mr. Edwards had been a resi- dent of Grand Rap‘ds, working ‘as a carpenter and contractor. He was @ membeer of the Masonic fratern‘ty, having joimed in England where he was born. The local lodge will hold services at the home of the deceased this evening. The Masons of Fra- zee wil take charge .of the funeral when the remains reach that town. The deceased leaves a wife, adopt- 1a daughter and two grown children by a former wife. INSTALLATION BY SAMARITAN iS} Addressed By Sica Workers | ot in the Order—Spread After . Ceremonies. se ya i The bocad counc? of Modern Samar- tans eld public ingtaliation of offi- ers at K. P. Hall Monday evening. Thare were present: from Duluth W. A. Hicken, dimperial scribe of th grand council, Mrs. Lucy Purdy, dep- wiy organizer, and Mrs. M. Donahe > grand jundr messenger, of Bemii) The following officers were in'tiated for the ensuing year: H. HB. Neveux, Past Good Samanitan; Carl Good Samaritan; Mrs. Anna Wright, Vice Good Sakaariian; Will O’Don- nell, treasurer; W.N McAipime, scribe and financial secre‘ary; Mrs. H. B. Neveux, High Priest; Miss Viola | Burke, centurion; 8. 0. Standil i Thomas Riley, chi Mrs Feavey, junior mes- seancr Following the instaliatron Im- pevial Serihe Aieken gave a_ very in, }Stroctive teh on the onder, aud ex- plained) in detail the plan under which the Modern Samaritans are jorganized. He was Istened to with much interest. Mrs. Purdy spoke briefly and her remarks were re- ceived with evident pleasure and pro- and instrumental music were among the featurds of entertainment at the hall. Miss Lucy McCormick re- spqided to many cally for a) reci- tation and her elocut’on was appreci- ated to such an extent that made necessary her reappearance to the enthus astic erncore., At the conclusion of the exercises and entertainment, aba@m forty modern Samaritans and ther guests repaired to the McAlpine cafe wher Caterer Bilodeau had prepared < chicken supper for the party The Samaraijians is one of the most flour’shing and largest fraternr) insurance orders n Grand Rapids. CRIES LIKE A PUP WITH A SORE PAW One Quinn of Brainerd Dismissed From Service and He Whines Thereat. J. M. Quinn of Braénend was in the setice of the Minnesota Game and Fish Commission. He iisn’t now. He was employed by the state on a sal ary and he was supposed to give his entire time to the service of the | state. But he didn’t, and hence he was “camed” by the commission. He undertook to steal part of his time from the state and sell it to the of treaty! of 4855" ~~ Biler, | fit by the members present. Vocal | THE COURT LIFTS THE LIQUOR LID Injunction Against Agents of the Interior Department Sustained by Judge Willard. jA NATIONAL FARCE 1S ENDED The- Court Holds That Minnesota Has Right to Regulate Its Own Affairs-—Pussyfoot- ism Must Go. The imevitable has come to pass and northern, Minnesota will be relie ed from ‘the tyranny aid lawlessness ihat bag prevailed since the advent of federal government agents, who were sent into this section to sober up the “Indians.” Johnson and his bunch of bandits~wiil be retired as Tctators. When the people of th’s © get ready to abolish the Iquor ratfie they know how to go about it under state laws. But they object to the establishment in th’s country of conditions and methods that have been known only in Russia and similarly tyrnanized mations. <A d's- patch of yesterday giv ~ follow- 4ag report -of the outcome of the im junction proceedings brought by tweiye Bemidji liquor dealers be fore. Judge Willard of the United States district court in St. Paul: An ‘ajynction restraining W. E. (Pussyfoot}) Johnson, svec‘al agent of the bureau of Indian affairs, and bis deputies from interfering w th Hifvor: traffic in Minneso‘a, under the [anti guor provisions of the Indian ‘atvad by Judge ©. A> Wiard of — es States z If the eS aides: it means ‘the end of government. interferen-e with the Yiquor question in Minnesota outzide of the reservations Indian, treaties having liquor clauses caver nine-temths of the area of the state. Judve WiMard holds that the a/- on of Mimnesota to s‘atehood gave the state the power to regu- .ta the liquor traffic and r-~osled the antiW‘quer clauses of the Ind‘an j land cessation treaties. wt miunction, many saloons throu, the northern part ‘of the si which have been ch several wecks, may re- open, and the railroads and express companies may resume the shipping of Tquor imio the “Ind‘an”’ country. United States. District Attorney Howpa wili take no actiqn foward an appeal ant) he heans from Attorney- General Wickersham. The tr’ wtiguted by twelve Ber » saloon, keep as who asked the coum to enjofn uron and h's ag+ terfering with his co-cranks joined in the He had been greatly wrong- they ali proclaimed, é for tb Faw days the press was full ot j Whines anent the “Quinn outrage.”’. | ia reply so the eniticisms the state ' game and fish commission i. ed the follow'me statement in expla ion of ther action in the diischarge of Quinn. “Replying. to the criticisms of some of the newspapers on the action of the game and fish commission for dismissing Mr. J. M. Quinn, a deputy game warden, from their serice, the commigsion wishes to state that the dtsmfsxal was not because Mr. Quinn wae ass'sting the federal agents in suppressing the liquor traffic, but because they were paying Mr. Quinn a stated salary to work for them, and they expected him to devote his time to the protection of game and >| fish. Had he been working for the “| state on a fee basis, the commis- ston would have raised no object‘ons: to his assisting the federal agents, but the commiss‘on d'd not feel justi- fied in paying a man to work for the govermment when it, the govern- ment, has ample funds to pay its owm men. “Mr. Quinn had beem told before his dismissal that the two positions were incompatible, but he still in- sisted upon working for the govern- Pussyfoot p'rates. _He was caught in| ment, hence h’'s discharge. The com- the attempted theft and very natur-| mission does not like the idea of a ally and justly was dismissed. Ther} man in their employ oe it was that he sent up a great howl, . two. ) salaries.” i ji spats aa