Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
crn eR EM, oe imomehiandl : ni "7 asa eneny . .— F “ ? 2 Soe ¥ ° oa i ran apios Ajetalo- . VoL. XXIL—No, 34 Granvd Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WepnzspAy, FEBRUARY 15. (II Two Dollars a Year GRAND RAPIDS 10 [FAIR ASSOGIATION . PLEASANT EVENING © [LECTURE GOURSE THE OLD SETTLERS NO RAGE SUIGIDE s ' ‘oTpy, ELECTS OFFICERS! OF MUSIC AND SONG] AT GRAND RAPIDS ENJOY ANNUAL HOP GET NEW INDUSTRY — IN ITASCA GOUNTY Meeting Held At Court Howse Yes-| Tuesday Evening Meeting of Wo/ Supt. Freeman Has Arranged for | About Seventy-! Five | Couples Attend | i terday Afternoon and New men’s Club Was Devoted En- Course Covering February | Sixth Banquet and Ball At | : Talk of Removing Alcohol Plant; Officers Elected. | tirely to Music. ! March and April Grand Rapids. Clerk of Court Rassmussen Has Re ' From St. Anthony Experiment } | \ a ceived Returns Showing 426 i Station te This Place. At the annual meeting of ibe [tasca The Thursday evening meeting of ‘ During the past Grand Rapids has} Last Monday night was an enjoy- | Births During Year 1910 H County Agricultural association held |/the woman’s club, heid at Central lil-provided for in the way of good en |able date for the older residents of | ‘ é at the court house yesterday after-|@chool building, was an open one tainments, while our more provident arent Rapids when they assembled | ee a ees | noon, the following officors | were |and was devoted entirely to music. An} 4nd fortunate neighboring villages, | at ¢ hall in response to invita- | i DISCUSSED Al GROWERS MEETING elected for the ensuing year: Wu.|2dmission of 10 cents was charged |.Coleraine, Bovey and Marble has se-| tions to attend the sixth annual bail | 221 DEATHS DURING SAME PERIOD i Hoolihan, president; A. T He, of| which will be used in purchasing cured good eatertainment courses}and banquet ufider the auspices of : absepeni ss eT 2% Deer River, vice-president; A. M.| Decks for the public library. that were fir ass in every respect.|the Old Settlers’ association. There : ‘ Sisler, secretary; C. Buehl, treasur-] Following was the program ren- The Castle Square Entertainers, |were present about seventy-iive cou- Leclair y Site Was Also Decided on for Po- er;; James Bickley, director of live | dered: Who: were here a SHORE time ago, and} pies, and that a delightful time was | Grand Rapids Leads i Necker ‘ae 2 tato Wa Will Bai stock; John Fraser, director of grain} Song—“Snow Flakes,” ladies’ quar- | "@t at shert ucticc, drew @ g00d | had goes without saying. All necess-| p, 4 rehouse— Build Jana vegetables; Mrs. Chas Summer,|tet, Misces Doran, Becker, Cliiford |HOUSe and proved that Grand Rapids] ary arrangements had been carefully | Births With 67, Nashwauk Close on Lots Just West of director of household and art exbibits|and Bossard. People will patronize any entertain-/yianned by the committees and offi- Second With 63, Bovey Is i, Scandia Hete! Block ihe retiring officers, Neil Mullins,| yoyai solo—“If 1 Were King,” C. oy worthy the name. Ae ordingly | cors and at 9:30, when the grand Third With 49. president; Forrest Fulton, vicepresi-| ¢ Carpenter. ahd Freeman, for the benefit of the | march was called ‘on, the hall was well : : x dent; H. EB. Gratfam, secretary; C.| ooo carmena,” mixed quartet, | 82 School Athletic association, pro} sited. Judge Huson and Ars. K. C. E. Aiken, treasurer, refused to serve}. ~ a : * {ceeded to arrange for a series of en-|, jeed the. march ‘to the inspiring | Unless scamething unforseen occurs,| feeling they had had their shares: of Misses Doran, Bossard and Messrs. jterainments, which we give below: Sey a an 426 » 22 5 . 4 s . music of the Grand Rapids orchestra 6 births, 221 deaths, 104 mar | Grand Rapids wil! soon have a new|the labors involved in successfully |S and Carpenter. Friday evening, February 17, Disie| oe iy pieces riages and 9 divorces is Itasca coun- i industry, an alcohol plant for the| conducting a county fair. Tey were| Violin solo—selected, Mr. Thomp-| Jubilee singers. This company con- 2 Serer . ty’s record for the year 1910. -Dur- wanufacturing of denatured alcohol. | accorded a unanimous vote of thanks | SP. sists of seven peeple and they are ae ne ia a ened: Wy jing the year 1909 there were 327 3 The plant in prospect is owned by | for their services. Song—"Legions,” ladies quartet. not only singers, but also entertain. | "* Gavi MBS pec aes os births, 178 deaths and 113 marriages. Hl the state and im at present operated| The meeting was the largest in| Paper—‘French Composers,” Ma-|ers of the first class. os a Catholic ees mater the beak Following is the report of ae H. i at the St. Anthony Park Experiment] point of attendance ever ‘he'd wand a dame Deix-Despret, Friday evening, February 24, Uni- Roney spe ece unete bent ane M. iaceek a state registrar filed with } station, under the supervision of al live interest was tdken by al it] Vocal solo—(a) “Mother o’ Mine”, | versity Extension lecture. Prog, | 5. Amers. It was unanimously the Glerkiof! court absthe. ivkimocani i board of regents af the siuie uni-} was decided to limit the purses for|()) “Gypsy Love Song,” Mr. L. Gray will talk on subjests of interest | “CC °° Be one of he meee claharite deaths in the various townships and ; ye versity. There bas been talk of | horse racing to $100 in the future. Tne | Bolter. to all: “Fitting One for Life’s work.” peat eee Seb ene ve caer and villages in the county: moving it ror sometime wo a morelassociation is now in good financial] Violin solo—selected, Mr. Thomp-{( Friday evening, March 10, Prot. or ie es 3 | Births Deaths advantageous place and now that a| standing, the debt having been re [802 Marishe, Sampson. ‘Thie is an illu-| ¢ 1 Planned to calla meeting of | | oa twp, e 4 0 | potato warehouse is wo be erected, | duced until it is less than $200 Song—"The, Rosary”, mixcd quar-| strated art lecture and is one of the | the menor. ee ere oe | Ardenhurst twp 5 1 there is a sirong likelihood of ius tet. best numbers oa the course. 10 EN ee | Baleam tw: 3 0 | coming here, as the denatured alco- Vocal solo—‘‘The Return’ Miss Rac Monday evening, March 20, Juvenil | ?@Villion dencing party. Bass Brook twp 3 2 ‘ hol made nearly entirely from po- ~/ COURT ADJOURNS TO Potter. Bostonians. The announcement. this Bass Lake twp. i 3 0 1 ‘ ‘tices, ‘aid the. ther mice } The renditions of the vocal selec- | oxcelieat company will again appear THE DIXIE JUBILEE Blackberry twp. .. 4 4 able ones are used for this pu 7 tions by Miss Potter, deserve special} at Grand Rapids) will be the signal Bovey vil. 49 8 At the annual meeting of the Granc FEB TWENTY-FIRST mention, they nee her voice to} of a rush fcr seais and it is safe to Carpenter twp. 2 0 ‘good advantage. “The Rosary” imjessit they will be greeted by at SINGERS COMING Cohasset vil .. 25 5 t eee | which the darby is very sharp, by | packed house. Coleraine vil. 34 18 matter of the selection of a site was Yancey Case Has Been Postponed the lenges quartet, is also worthy of Thursday evening, April 13, Carle- Deer River vil 22 20 taken up and it was decided to - [mention as is also the .paper read |ten College Glee club. This is an-| This niente of Colored Talent | Deer River twp. He sae 1 * puild on the lets just west of the to March Term and Only Court on Frence composers by Madam Daix | other organization that has been Feeley twp. 5 2 Seandia hotel. This willbe. a Cases Will Be Heard Despret, it beimg a very interesting | tried and proven and the announce- Will Be At High School Audi- Good Filuasitad che 5 ° very desirable one as the warehouse oue. Mr. Thompron’s violin salee- | meat of their return will be read wit! toriam February 17. Vgadniend’ twp, ey 4 would only be 2 short distance from 2 . ; tions were also well received. op} pleasure by music lovens: an ids vil. 67 67 the spur leading to the paper mill ei Oy ades Enel The club has 2 reputation for ite] Monday evening, April 17, The Mus] Tye Dixie Jubile singers are the aus nies twp ee and an extension can be made with | ona hes (despelted tes: ieee Head entertainments and they are very SE ringers. Although last on the list + firet number on the lecture course | Grattan twp. ee! ny practically no trouble. ee olainitabieniee o eee joyable affairs. The meeting was |they are one of the best numbers on that will be enjoyed by Grand Rap- | Greenway twp. 0 3 Supt. A. J. MeGuire, of the Northy during ‘the interim, By agreement of well attended. the course, ids people the coming three months | Iron Range twp. Seerse 4 east Experiment tarm introduced the Rie. aaa ¢ ve gered aaa the land will appear at the High School | Keewatin vil .. 38 iL sabject of growing seed potatoes for | i eae tigi yay case aie QUINTS 10 PLAY FOR EDUCATORS WILL jauditorium Friday evening, Feb. 11. | Lake Jessie twp 2 2 the ee ee Saar eae ed 40; the. sors ‘term The comps. ny numbers seven peo- ; Marble vil. 8 x: t eee of court. ‘The petit jury was aino q ip ple and their programs are the great- | Marcell twp. 1 : taatinate discharged from further service. THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEET IN DULUTH est success ever presented by 2 Nashwauk twp. I the kind most in demand. For north. Adal armas iraprenniel non teatoire yt — F. — ater Pee ey en moe Seen aa , oe él eae din’ Canaanite See to try with the exception of three ey si 3 st e is Tine sic aapied ee sae mek ie har- | Nore twp. . : 0 more extensively than any other |2PPeals from justice court op person- Aitkin Grand Rapids High Schoo} | Will Discuss School Problems of Nor-| mony ana varied in selections. They | Popple twp. ’ - { variety. ; : al property tax cases and it ie not} Fives Will Contest For Champion- | thern Minnesota on Next Thurs- lee ee eee sinters oe nae rea at ; : j Mahe esa eae Te anticipated court will be iv session e % . jold; plantition songs; Negro melo- | Sand lake twp. : i | = —< natsines Beare cakes ae ee ship of Northern Minnesota. day, Friday and Saturday. |dies; camp meetin’ songs; comic | Taconite vil. 12 5 | lo the srowi of potatoes by mem- | ie |darkie songs; home, cabin and river | Third River twp. .. 3 1 0 } bers of the association and the yield | The Grand Rapids Herald-heview prints The basket ball season will end!as| The Northeastern Minnesota Wdu-/songe of the old slavery days and | Trout Lake twp. i ‘ j is estimated at about 100,000 bushels. | an the news. Subscribe for it far as Grand Rapids is concerned, |cation association, whioh is composed |comic, classic and sentimental songs | Unorsanized ue ” i 4 iid eo Saas saa Friday evening when the high school | of supterintendents, teachers and in-|0f the southland in choruses, quart SAVE = j ————— = =| five will meet the Aitkin quint at the ; structors in the schools of northeast-|¢ts, trios, duos and solos sung by | Total 426 221 i thigh school symnasium for the cham-|ern Minnesota, will hold its eleventh |this company of wel] trained voices.; In computing the ratio of the i Pionship of the northern part of the | annual meeting at Duluth Thursday, | Seats are on sale at the Itasca Mer-| death rate to the ‘th rate, Ube ' etate. Both teams claim this honor | Friday and Saturday, February 16 to |cantile store. j fact should be taken inio considera- ' ! and this game will be the deciding }iS and a number of Grand Rapids | ion that about 50 per cent of the ' } ene. teachers plan on being present at th A Pleased Parent. | deaths are caused by accidents in | The game Friday evening with | meetings. Mc. Win B MieCakfesy. chair the mines or in the woods. Physici- i Hibbing was a victory for Grand Rap- All of Thursday and Friday fore- cca. a sia pail, Hoacal of | ans state that of the total deaths, i ,| ids by a score of 20 to 9. The local | noon will be spent in visiting the Reales was fi Gpiia Pease ceeds fully 40 per cent are the result of ' ‘Ihoys outplayed the visitors and the | city an@ normal schools of Duluth Ra ;: “ | mine accidents al@ne. Take the vil- i z 2 last week' and called at the Herald- j x x i game was won from the start. Follow | and Superior and on Thursday even- Rtas “cate. Tie Saw bas obi the jlage of Neshwauk for instance. img was the line-up: mg the visiting teachers will be en- : a a i "| There were 63 births and 33 deaths. Hibbing:— Weteler, lf; Sherman, rfjtertained at a social function at ange SC uenvede Barents B TtASC® | OF these, 50 per nt or over were Patterson, c; Adamp, Ig; St. Julian,| Central high” school. Friday after- | COURY, a oa One nae muse from unnatural causes. rg. Grand Rapide:—Brendon, if; Ed|noon and evening and Saturday fore-| Pleasure in relating the remarkable | 1, the vinage of Grand Rapids Erskine, rf; Hepfel, ¢; Tyndall, jg; | noon will be devoted to the more seri pie skill of Dr. Schmidt of Granc | 416 were 67 births and 67 deathe Whaling, rg. Sherman starred for the | ous work of discussing school prob-| Rapids. Raymond, the seven-year |. jaree number of deaths can be visitors while Brandon made the larg: | lems of northern Minnesota, which is sa ane of “Mr. McCaffery, was taken | . counted for from the fact that = number of points for Grand Rap-| the theme of the meeting and Satur- | Seriously ill about two weeks ago and} )o.4y au victims of railroad acci- day afternoon and evening will be de } Dr. Schmidt was called. He at once | gents are brought to Grand Rapids za the game with Keewatin, Grand | voted to sightseeing. diagnosed the trouble as being bowel | 9) account of it being a county cap- Rapids went down to defeat by a| Numerous speakers will address | Obstruction, caused by the telescop- j ital. Many are also brought to St. score of 40 to 31, the boys from the | the gathering, among them Dr. A. E.|ing of one of the main intestines. | Benedict's hospital in a dying con- range town playing an exceptionally | Winship, the noted educational edit-| The boy.was.brought to St. Bei t's | dition and are reported to the state good game, while the high school | -pow,, “oofqns sty 303 Zupye) oy ‘10| hospital to be operated upon. Upon | poard of health by the village health team was not up to its usual stand- | ern School Problems.” Other speaker: | investigation it was found that the | officer. The birth rate is nearly Copyright 14W. by C. FE. Zimmermas Co.— Xe. ¢ ard. The line-up of the two teams|of note will address the teachers on|docter understood the case perfectly | gouple that of 1909, there being 26 2 follow: various subjects of interest, and it}and it was only by prompt treatment | pirths during that year. Keewatin:—Reusswig, rf; Lofberg,|is expected it will be one of the|that the child’s life was saved. His Although the table given above While your income is steady amd everything. is running smoothly yew | if; Roberts, «; Denny, rg; Logee, lg. most successful meetings, in the his-| recovery following the operation very | shows the mortality to be 50 per don’t miss a bank account, but under adverse cireumstaaces yen miss | Grand Rapids:—Powers, rf; Brandon, | tory of the association. About 1,000/rapid and he is now as well as ever | cent of the birth rate, nevertheless the money that you havo spent. Don’t wait for the well torun dry | if; Hemfel, c; Whaling, rg; Erskine, | educators will be in attendance. Mr. McCaffery said he cared nothing | Itasca county is oné of the most but START A BANK ACCOUNT TODAY. ig. Lofberg starred for the visitors about the prejudice of doctors about | neaithy counties in the state and the cra’ teen eee NOS a SE Soe ey and Brandon for the home team. Four Cars Off the Track. advertising their individual cases or | fact there are 426 births isample evi- = era: Giada oni ttle: Gas Bostnoss wens the ethics of the: profession: in suk dence the people have followed the Successful Luncheon. delayed for a time Thursday on ac- Rae Pica par atis neta bts teachings of HAOMeyelt. A fifteen cent Juncheon was serv-|CoUnt of the time freight being) .-nmiat’s skill no matter how eS —- First National Bank | ees SE Sc Woon wanrep | byterian church.by.the.Sunday school |4 broken flange was the cause of it, | sit think of it. rate GRAND RAPIDS. MINN. dines of Mre. J.B. McMahon lst |f08F Pox cars, teins derailed and, ‘To be Delivered at the Court House i connected Ww! : 2 f | Capital $25,000.00 Tatfilaes $E000,00 ., Aieiaant sit the evap sant watt ait | SE cana the ton for moar Killed By Train. | on and After Monday, February : * lhy a mile before it was discovered. Peter Hendrickson, a farmer living | 13th, 1911. * ss The wrecker was sent for from Kelly | near Floodwood, was killed by a trair | President, F. P. oe ee, A. G. Wedge. Jr Macriage Licenses Issued Lake and the cars were picked up| at Swan River Thursday evening and | Pont Gord Birch and and Maple at $3.75 Cashier, C. E. Aiken. Ass’t. Cashier, J. G. Peterson | | Marriage licenses have been isso-| that night, but the east and west|/Coroner Russell brought the body to | f @F 100 Cords Tamarack at IDIRECTORS | ea by Clerk of Court I. D. Rascmus- | Pound afternoon passenger trains |Grand Rapids the following day. It $3.50 Per Cord; 50 Cords Jack Pine rap chases! pia Gaines igen to the following: — Konstantin found it necessary to transfer pas-|seems that Hendrickson deliberately | at $3.00 Per Cord; 100 Cords Ae Manne. W. C. Gilbert." Johnsonen to Hilji Sopia Kowela: | Sengers, mail and baggage and back! got in front of the train with the re- Popple at $2.50 Per ‘Cond C. E. Aiken Jobn Beckfelt H. D. Powers. |r’ E. Corwin to Stella Call; Arthur | own to where @ turn around could/sult stated above, the body being M. A. SP ;c Kooken to Elizabeth O.. Songer; | be made. No one was injured in the|thrown a distance from the force of on ae ‘ANG, , Andrew Olson to Winnie Writa. the impact.