Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 24, 1911, Page 1

Grand Vlapids We tH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SGOIETY. Vor, XX .—-No 47 TOWNSHIP MAKES DEAL WITH CASE CO. At Meeting Thursday Evening Sup- ervisors Reconsider Tuesday Evening Meeting. DECIDE TO KEEP ROAD MACHINERY Proposition of Case Company Too Good to Turn Down—Repre- sentative Tax Payers Peti- tion Its Acceptance. A special meeting of the board of | supervisors of the town of Grand Rapids was held Thursday evening to act on a petition signed by twen- ty-four representative tax payers, who petitioned the board to recon- sider its action of Tuesday evening wherein it turned down one propo- sition made by the Case Company in regard to the road machinery and accept another wherein the company agreed to take back the machinery, the township to release it from all claims for damage. The first proposition of the Case Company was as folléws: The com-/ pany agreed to replace the sixty horse power engine, in the possession of the township with a seventy-five horse power engine, equipped with: extension tires and guaranteed to be first-class in every respect. They also agreed to return the original town orders amounting to $3,000.00, with accrued interest amounting to $185, receipt a bill of $52, which was due the company for repairs, and accept town orders in the aggre- gate sum of $2,750, interest at 6 per cent and to start when machin- ery is received. At this meeting the above propce:- tion was turned down, but interested tax payers, who foreseeing that good roads are necessary to prosperrity, got up a petition which was signed by the heaviest tax payers in the township and village and, at the Thursday evening meeting, the sup- ervisors, wishing to serve the best interests and will of the taxpayers, decided) to reconsider their action and accept the first proposition. This was certainly a wise move, as the following will show: The or- iginal purchase price was $3,648 and for this amount was received one en- ine, water tank, eight dump cars d a set of extension tires. For the old engine, the township was to ‘akAND RAPIDS, Tasca County, MINN., Wepngspay, May 24, tQIT be allowed $648, which le*t a balznce of $3,000 to be paid the comzany. The engine furnished with the out- iit did not do what was claimed for it and the superviscrs finally made the Case people make them a pres- jent of the old engine. However, they contract which bound the company to deliver them a seventy-five horse power engine. Naturally, when the eng:ne did not give satisfaction, Chairman Nis- bett notified the Case company he ; would hold them to their coutract. ;Cons.dercble dickir ng was done un- | til finally, the Case company seeing there was no other way out of it, | consented to fulfill their contract. The board must have caught them when they were seeping, however, for the engire, which hes been used one season, is virtually a present to the town as the following figures will prove. | The total purchase price is $2,750; ; the dump cars, eight in ail, are {valued at $325, each, making a total ‘of $2,600; the water tank is valued at $148.25, while the set of exten- | sion rims cost $150. cluding the value cf the new engine, which is $2,250, makes a total of $2,898.25, or $148.25 more than the township is paying for the whole outfit. In addition to this, the com- pany is throwing off the accrued ip- ; total of $385.25 the town is receiving in addition to the engine without cost. The engine, which is to be laid down f. o. b. cars Grand ; Rapids, has been inspected by En- gineer George Shook and he reports jit as first-class in every respect. Chairman Nisbett, who conducted the negotiations, has showed he is a past master at a game of wits and his devotion to the interests of the township will be the means of sav- 'ing large sums in road work. The township now has a contract with M. Callahan, who will use the engine and cars in gravelling the Grand Rapids-Cohasset road for which they wil receive nearly the Price of the first payment on the out fit. : A Tale of Two Cities. ‘ Despite the fact that fully 600 people witnessed the reproduction | of Chas. Dicken’s novel, “A Tale of Two Cities,” at the Gem theatre abous two months ago, fully fifty of that number have requested the management to again secure it. Mr. Comer has acceded fo the demand 'and it will be shown Saturday even- ing, May 27. It was first secured for Friday evening, but in order not to conflict with the May Day Festi- val Mr. Comer finally arranged it for Saturday evening. Three shows will be given and more if necessary, the first commencing at 7 o'clock, sharp. Gopyrirhs 1" Brightness comes from a feeling the knowledge that there is something to fall back on. of satisfaction of stability and It is the establishment of a firm position that enables us to advance. inst National Bank GRAND RAPIDS, MINK. s Capital $25,000,00 Suiplus $5, OFFICERS President, F. P. Sheldon. Cashier, C. E. Aiken. Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge. Jr Ass't. Cashier, J. G. Peterson DIRECTORS F. P. Sheldon. A G. Wedge. Cc. E. Aiken John B D. M. Gunn. W. C. Gilbert. jeckfelt H. D. Powers. This, without in- terest of $185 and receipting a bill. |for repairs of $52, which makes a’ THE GRAND MAY DAY FESTIVAL Will Be Held at the High School Grounds Friday Atternoon and Evening, May 26. were wise enough to hold onto their . MARGARET M’ALPINE TO BE QUEEN Has Issued Proclamation Asking That All Business Houses Close Their Establishments on That Date. —Ye Order of Events in ye Grand May Day Festival, Friday, May ye Twentysixth, nineteen hundred elev- en, as commanded by her most puis- DON'T BRING IN TOO MUCH STOCK Is Advice Given in Farm, Stock and Home By Supt. A. J. McGuire. KEEP PLENTY OF CHICKENS The Settler Will Thus Be Able to! Reduce Living Expenses Until the Land Is Cleared. The new settler often makes a mis- take by bringing in too much stock. More stock than the farm will pro- vide rough feed for will prove un- sant Majestie, Margaret, May Day Queene of this most mightie realm, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. —At ye South Side Park, midway of two and three of ye clock, ye very doughty baseball warriors of this fayre land will contend for ye bright banner of victorie with their heughtie, rivals of Cass Lake, ye neighboring village. —Following this, ye assemblage will ‘repair to ye Court of the High Pal- ace, there to witness and join in ye various sports and gambols, such ‘as | Ditching quoits, potato race, three- legged race, wheelbarrow race and egg race by ye maidens, to be con- {cluded by a track meete between ye eighth grade and ye High School _ Freshmen. | —During ye hours from five to seven Of ye clock, a moet bountiful repast will be served within ye spacious | Hall of High Palace to all who pre- sent at ye Grand Entrance ye “Open Sesame”, a silver token of moderate value, twenty-five cents in coin of ye great realm. —Maidens of ye Royal Societies will preside over refreshment booths and will furnish refreshments for the in- jer man upon presentation of modest | pieces of coin of ye great realm. !—Promptly at seven-thirtie of ye ‘clock will occur ye Grand Marche to , the High Palace of all loyal sol- \ dierie from ye adjoining palaces, Cen- jtral and Forest Lake. Ye Grand Procession at eight of ye clock will issue from the Northe Entrance of ye High Palace in ye following or- der: : Herald. . ..Henry Graffam Royal Attendants... .. .. .. .. . Representatives of ye grades Crown Bearer.. - Beulah Nisbett Bishop... .- Russell Kremer Queene..Margaret Loretta McAlpine ; Attendants.. a era ee -. Twelve tall Maidens of ye High School. Players. . --Clowns.. ....Soldiery !—Ye order of ye march will be due ; Northe to Ninth Streete, thence East | ;to Kindred Avenue, thence Southe | to a point midway between ye En- trance to ye Palace and ye slope of ye Hill, thence Weste to ye Palace | of Coronation. Here shall occur ye ancient and honorable ceremonie of jye crowning of ye May Queene ac- companied by ye shouts of her loyal {subjects and ye inspiring chorus and orchestra under ye direction of Miss Becker and Mr. A. L. Roecker. After whiche shall be given various | and numerous games and dances for | ye pleasure of ye Queene and ye} | bodie of devoted citizens. —Younge and olde are welcome to; jye coronation and games without | monie and’ without price. Charges | Will be made for ye things that sat- jisty ye inner man, but all entertain- ; ments are to be free, —During the evening hours the pro- | duct of the school shops will be on jexhibition. Here you will find finest crafts ever turned out by ye school |children, The work will be in charge jot Mistress Abbie J. Carpenter and ; Master of Work, Ray W. Hoisington. Don’t miss this fine exhibit. —Come ye olde and younge. ;—All monies gathered in at the en- |tertainment will eb used to clear up all athletic debts and start the |tion of land sol by the state is a profitable. A farmer going into the milk business with a good market for milk at five cents per quart or more, can afford to buy all kinds of feed if necessary, but if the products of the dairy are to be sold in the form a butter, the number of cows should) de in proportion to the amount of feed that can be pro- duced. It will pay the new settler who will have his land to clear to reduce his herd to four or five good dairy cows, two brood sows and the number of horses required to do the farm work. A good sized flock of chickens may be made profitable from the start.’ Where the farm contains natural meadow this reduc- tion in @tock of course would not be necessary or advisable. It is only when the feed has to be grown largely under cultivation. ‘The Importance of Corn. The old settler will often say: “You can’t grow corn.” This state ment is generally made by a farmer who has;probably tried once or twice to grow corn for grain and failed to have it mature and om this ground condemns the corn crop! The corn crop is most important in the tim- ber section as a fodder crop, yield- ing in this capacity as large returns as corn will yield anywhere. It is the great catch crop. It may be planted 6n the new land or if the hay land shows a poor crop from a dry spring it may be broken up and put into corn and a crop of fodder secured in ninety days. Corn may be planted for this purpose as late as July 1st, but is usually does best when planted from May 25th, to June 10th. The new settler can bring no more important seed than a few | bushels of fodder corn. Minnesota No. 13 or any of the flint varieties does well for fodder. Northwest- ern Dent and Minnesota No. 23 may be grown for ear corn when the grain is desired. Clearing the Land. The bill in the legislature providing for the clearing of a certain number o acres by the state on each frac- good one. The state should clear up| from ten to twenty acres on every tract of land sold to a settler. The state should clear this land because it is a work that the average new set- tler does not understand and the state is not benefitted by selling its lana at any price to a farmer when that land is not used to advantage by the farmer. The state should see! that there is a road to every piece of land it sells, and that a part of that land should be productive when the farmer goes on it, and further- more the state should sell only to the actual farmer. The speculator is no benefit to the country. A certain company in Northeastern Minnesota is acting this wise part of building a road to the land, clearing a part of it and selling to only the actual farm- er and what a company can afford to do the state can afford to do, if it is the best thing to do, The clearing of the cut-over and timber lands of Northern Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin is a greater task than the building of the Pana- ma Canal, and it might be said that the wealth of this land when cleared and under cultivation will be far greater than that of the Panama Canal. The old fashioned way of grubbing the stumps out required a generation to clear the farm, Labor was cheap. Today labor is expensive, but money | Athletic Association out on a sound! basis next year, is relatively cheap. A few cents’ worth of explosive properly placed un der a stump will blow it entirely out of the ground and break it up into Pieces that can be easily handled, With explosives the clearing of land becomes a comparatively easy prob- lem. When explosive- are purchased in large quantity the price is from ten to fifty per cent cheaper than when purchased as many farmers buy Here again is where the state can clear land to better advantage than the individual. Land sold by the state for agricultural purposes should be in part at least prepared by the state for the plow. When There Will Be No Crop. Every now and then the season will look as though the crop would be a complete failure. In 1910 the drouth, some other year a later spring an@ again continuous rains. Prophets now predict another dry dry, season in 1911 and it probably will be. But last year, in a dry sea- son, oats yielded fifty bushels per acre, weighing 40 pounds to the bushel. Potatoes yielded 250. bushels per acre, fodder corn never yielded better. This yield was secured in sections where it was pronounced dry but where the soil was in a good state of fertility and well tilled. A season in the timber section when Two Dollars a Year THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS Story of Sunday’s Game With Be- midji Sounds Like Bryan’s First Campaign. AS THE FINAL SCORE WAS 17 10 1 Visitors Were Entirely Outclassed and Juniors Had the Game Their Own Way All the Time. We’re not exactly certain, being 4 little bit rusty on French history, but if the game Sunday was not like the slaughter of the innocents, it was at least (we’re on home ground now) like Bryan’s silver campaign in 1896, the spring was unusually late, grow- ing weather not coming till June ist, the crop yield was above the average! In the wet seasons the pasture was at its best and the returns from the dairy was highest. i There never was a year when the earth did not bring forth its harvest for the farmer who farmed well. Failure comes to the farmer who trusts to the season. There is no suchi thing as luck in farming. A farmer burns out, losing al] his prop- erty by forest fire and people say he has hard luck. A fire break around his buildings would have pre- vented the fire: There is cause and effect to everything. A poor crop is always more due to poor farming than to a poor season. Dry seasons seem to run in cycles and it is quite probable that this coming season will be dry, but with proper cultivation there will be no danger of failure. In fact most crops do best in a dry season if the condi- tion of the field is otherwise right. The ravages of rust and blight do not appear in the dry season. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a 25 cent straw- berry short cake supper at the lec- ture room in the church next Wed- nesday evening. only Bryan advocated a ratio of 16 to 1 while the Grand Rapids Juniors have fixed their ratio at 17 to 1. Bemidji was first up and drew what can usually be expected from the Juniors—a blenk. The latter then pounded out five runs before the side was retired. Bemidji was white- washed aagin in the second and Gran Rapids ren in another score. In the third, with a man between third and home the. boys “slopped over” and Armstrong scored. This is all the Bemidji boys were allowed dur- ing the entire game, while Grand Rapids scored two runs in the third, three in the fourth, two in the fifth, two in the sixth, one in the seventh, another in the eighth and did nat play the last half of the ninth. The line-up of the Grand Rapids team was as follows: Lee, 3b; Pow- ers, rf; Erskine, ¢; Brandon, 2b; Benton, cf; McAlpine, ss; Betz, 1b; Whaling, p; Costello, if. Features of the game were a home run by Whaling and a three-bagger by Erskine. Grand Rapids got 14 safe hits, while Bemidji secured only 2, which in a measure explains the score, as the visitors were unable to find Whaling. The balance of the team was in good form and gave him jaaemerieene supportt. =) ortF Dear Amy: Don't you Kiow there ake Lots of people who would nat like theit houses to Le Lifted up so everylody could see the kind of furn- ituze and Augs they have. You Qnren't our hushands g and YS wouldn't mind, would we? ood to us to give us gust whatever we want to beautify our homes with? No wonder we are happy! But S've always practiced economy in buying things for the home. S've Lought the best, it is true, Lut that is the cheapest. So Long, Lou, P. S.-You get the Lest furniture, and at hens sonable prices, from F. E._RE FURNITURE and USSWI UNDERTAKING G