Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 25, 1911, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1911. Brand Rapids Weraise Review | Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE “Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second Class Matter. Official Paper of Itasca County We suppose The Evening Herald will now put up another howl about the carnival of crime in Itasca coun- ty, when there is reason to believe the murder of “Scotty” McArthur took place in the vicinity of Hibbing. ood THE SAME OLD HOWL. When a team loses, or is unable to win, as in the case of a tie game, here is a class of sports in nearly very community that yells: “Um- pire favored the other team; you n't beat the team and the umpire, rank decisions; we got the nearly to their goal line, but y penalized us without cause.” We never expected to be compell- the Hibbing Daily Trib- n this category, but it is. We’re i to place rry to chronicle the fact but that aper is a poor loser. In the con- Friday, between Hibbing and ind Rapids, the score was 0 to 0, 1 Well played game, too. We're ug to admit that Hibbing will ubtedly win the range champion- his year, 1ys that “winning a game at Rapids is uphill work,” we'll have to tell the cub re- who wrote the article, to be In the first place, Grand Rapids As a reputation for fairness not qualed by any city or village in orthern Minnesota, Hibbing includ- In the second place, first time Hibbing has ever had | and this fact has | 4 winning team, gone to the head of the aforesaid cub eporter. In the third place, when Grand Rapids gets a beating and puts up a howl—the Her- pays no attention to it, boys to work harder In the 1 place, a player who uses in- lecent and abusive language, should be pul out of the game, somebody ald-Review but tells the and clean ‘em up next time. fou Learn the good Indian’s prayer: ‘Oh, Lord, help me to be a cheer- ful loser.” — THE SCHOOL TAX RATE. In giving the valuation of the vil- and townships in Watonwan county, St. James Plaindealer incidentally mentions that the school tax rate for the coming year in the y of St. James will be about 25 little lower rate than last year’s. In view of the fact that the rate in district lages the mills. It also states this is a No. 1 will be about 14 mills for the coming year and also in view of the further fact that there was con- siderable comment last spring over the high rate of school taxation in his district. a comparison of the two villages will not be amiss. St. James is located in the heart the 121 Grand Rapids is also located in the heart of a rich agricultural district and is about 102 Du- luth. The country around St. James has been settled up for over forty- five years, while it is only during the past four or five years that set- tlers have located in the vicinity of St. James has a population of about 2;200. Grand Rapids has a popula- tion of 2,600. St. James is compact- ly built. Grand Rapids is strung out over a territory two miles square. St. James has a high school building and the Armstrong graded school. of a rich farming district in southern part of the state, miles southwest of St. Paul. miles northwest of Grand Rapids. to any extent, “Grand Rapids has a high school build-/they fail of their ostensible .\ ing and the Central and Forrest lake grade buildings. St. James’ schools have an attendance of nearly 500. Grand Rapids’ schools have an at- tendance of over 600. St. James’ schools are considered good, but have won no special attention on account of excellence. Grand Rap- ids’ schools are considered to be but when the Trib-| this is | 1 among the best in northern Minneso- ta and whenever an educator wishes to speak of a model school system, he mentions Grand Rapids. St. James schools have no conveniences the Grand Rapids schools do not enjoy. Grand Rapids’ schools have several that are not enjoyed by the St. James schools. St. James’ school ‘tax rate will be 25 mills. Grand Rap- ids’ rate will be 14 mills. St. James has the only schools in the St. James | district. There are fifty in district No. 1, in which Grand Rapids is situated. No new school buildings {have been erected at St. James in the past 9 years. Several new build- ings are erected each year in this district and the Cohasset school, costing $35,000, was built this year. Land in the vicinity of St. James at $8 to $30 per acre and state land can be purchased for from $5 to $8. The school population at St. James has been about stationary for The school pop- ulation of Grand Rapids is increas- the past six years. ing each year and it is double that St. James has a Grand St. of six years ago. teaching corps of eighteen. Rapids has twenty-six. The instructor, while Grand Rafids’ has not yet been named. The teachers at St. James are paid a lower salary than the teachers in the Grand Rap- ids schools. This is not an isolated case. Many other schools throughout Minnesota could be compared with Grand Rap- ids as far as conditions are concern- ed and the comparisons would sult to Grand Rapids’ advantage. Now, re- in view of all these facts, how can anyone blame the high rate of in the village of Grand Rapids to the schools? taxation Pe Leute Ce STATE DRAINAGE OR STATE ROADS. is seriously being| of | the drainage of swamp lands is not be-) ing overdone in this section? Farm, | Stock & Home, the leading farm| journal of the state, discusses the subject in the following editorial in a manner that is worthy of consider- The question asked by many thoughtful men Northern Minnesota whether ation. Thoughtful and conservative men | are slow to attack an abuse lest; peradventure they strike a glancing blow at some attendant good. The time is here, however, to seriously question the value, immediate or re- mote, of much of our state drainage work. The fadt is that its practical worth is merely incidental to its po- litical value, and the voices raised against it are few, not because state drainage is popuiar with the people, but because they fear they will get the hot end of the political poker if they don’t gtand for it. The evident and urgent need of! the entire northern part of the state of Minnesota is roads, and to get roads the voters invoke the aid of the ditch law, because a ditch means a noad. This is a poor and expen- sive way to get roads, and unless the ditching proposition has real merit in itself it would seem best to obtain them otherwise if poseible. In many cases the simple clearing of the land will suffice to dry up the so-called “swamps,” and until we come to the point where the land that is actually swamp is needed it might be as well to hold the drain- age matter in check, For this reason: Unless the state ditches now made and under way are; flanked with laterals and tile drains they cannot effectively drain the so-called “swamps” they penetrate. If they did so drain these lands they would turn the peat beds into verit- able fire traps, a constant menace to) life and property. In either event Object until such time as the state takes steps toward community settlement of its lands. Where they lower the water level the tamarack dies off {or the surface soil is burned out. in the name of common sense | |the world, lLany accident of birth, but by ditches go in, they represent a waste- ful expenditure of money, and where. they achieve the end of effective drainage they carry the fire menace to the surrounding country . All of which calls for a better sys- tem of state conservation than the The state was offered the| beginnings of a scientific system of conservation last winter. It reject- present. jed the proposal to make a survey of its resources and find out what dis- position should be made of them. The forces back of this rejection are the same forces that seek to prevent any concerted action looking toward state colonization and community settlement. They are the same forc- es that for purposes of private plun- the Minnesota taxpayer, demand of the der from the common purse of sells at $75 to $100 per acre. Land | state larger and yet larger appropria- in the vicinity of Grand Rapids sells| tions of money for drainage sys- remains in doubt and of money to advertise state lands not for on a business counter basis, in or- der that private speculators may reap the double benefit of buying these lands and of making their own pri- vate land business profitable at the expense of the state. It is high time that Justice tear the bandage James corps includes an agricultural! o¢¢ per eyes and begin to administer | the resources of the state for the benefit of the many rather than in such a manner as to make them serve as the source of private pre- |fit for the few. ea Ae SUE SS BRYAN’S TOAST TO TAFT. When President Taft was in Lin- |eoln, Nebraska, last week, he was entertained by the citlzens of the city at a banquet. Among the speakers at the dinner was William J. Bryan. In proposing the health |of the President, Mr. Bryan said: “Lincoln is honored today by the presence of the highest official in The president’s position is greater than a king’s. His author- ity is more vast than any civilized people would entrust to a hereditary ruler, and he holds the place not by the suffrages of his countrymen. Though in campaigns he is the leader of @ party he is after election, the chief executive of the nation, and his arm wields the strength of ninety mil- lions of people. Lifted by voters to this position of supreme command, he becomes the most exalted of our It is fitting that | we, a group of sovereigns whom he| public servants. serves, should pay our respects to him and to the office which he holds. I ask you to rise, fill your glasses with the beverage upon which the Almighty has set the seal of his ap- proval and drink to the health of President Taft. May God give him wisdom to discharge aright the on- erous duties imposed upon him.” ——EE THE GOVERNOR’S VIEW. Governor Eberhart does not favor an extra session of the Legislature. Asked his views he said: “None of those who have been agi- tating an extra session have put the I am not in favor of calling an extra session at this time before the Supreme Court set- tles the Minnesota rate cases. In ease of an adverse decision to the matter up to me. | state, I will give the matter consid- eration.” There does not seem to be gocd and sufficient reason for a special session, and especially there is no substantial ground for believing the present Legislature, if convened, ‘would! legislate more wisely than it did when in regular session. It is but little more than a year until an- other Legislature will assemble, the ‘House members of which will be newly elected, and will be more like- ly to represent public opinion. There is much in the point made by the Governor, that it would be well to await the Supreme Court decision in the rate cases. The matter of rail- road rates is still pending in - the courts. The demand for an increase of the gross earnings tax would be met in a special session by this In other words, speaking broadly, very fact—that action should be de- tems the practical value of which} | sale SOME BIG VALUES FOR OVEMBER JUST RECEIVED two big trunks of samples from Mar- shall, Field & Co., Chicago. Men’s and women’s flannelette night gowns, men’s wool underwear, men’s shirts and sweat- ers, a big line of hand bags and women’s handkerchiefs. These wil! be placed on sale next Wednesday, November | | | i} At 1-4 Off The Regular Price Also a few pairs of heavy cotton blankets the regular $2.00 values, per pair $1.50 Now, if you believe in saving money when you can, now 1s the time and this is the store where you can save. { R Not Poi- son To Be Taken With Moderation. As Compounded By “THE OTHER GUY—” “Mike” Lieberman says: “You will know him when you meet him, You will find it worth your while; To cultivate the friendship Of the man behind the smile.” eae Guess the man who wrote “The er heard of “Pal” Brown, from Hib- bing. ‘Pal’ is now matched for a go with Battling Nelson and is sure a comer in the pugilistic world. He won a home with the New Orleans fight fans. aes, A Boston man, writing to a Kan- sas City paper, says ‘there is more real wit and humor in the western papers than in the eastern ones.” Well, we're willing to admit it. eee A news head in the Carlton Coun- ty Vidette reads: “Lawyers and Cli- ents Prepare for Battle.” Say, but Editor Hassing does have a handy way of expressing the truth. eee Grabbed From Our Gooseberry Tree. As Mike Nurich stepped off the “Merry Widow,” last night he spied “The Other Guy,” and rushing up and grasping us by the lapel of coat, whispered: “Frank Grant says to McDougal, ‘Go on you Scottish lout; If Mathewson pitches and loses, Will the Giants put McOuat?” * “Take the Athletics or the Giants, Which ever one you choose; It makes no odds to Joe or Jesse— If ‘Buddy’ Betts, you’ll lose.” * No, Geraldine, a tramp printer does not necessarily signify a bum print, although it’s a fact, the tribe is sad- ly degenerating. eee A heading in the Hibbing Daily Tribune says: “Fined Full-Sized Sal- ary.” We are concerned over wheth- er it was a weekly or monthly salary,’ If it was a WHOLE month’s, well, that’s a-plenty. eee “Bert” Weeks, brakesman on the “Merry Widow,” says: “I’ve got a race is not always to the swift” nev- | ther, too. He But just then CURE-ALLS |the O. G. was led nat by sympathiz- ing friends. tee The “Little Feller” of the Hibbing Tribune slopped over again. (No, we don’t think he touches a drop.) He says “the date falls on Thurs- day.” We're willing to bet he was never lost on the Sahara desert. eee Our Weakly Limburger. | A dizzy young man from Pinetop, As he nursed his sore knee, He said: “Holy Gee, But that was some kind of a drop.” * Al Kiley, out Pokegama way, Started to town on a load of hay; The hayrack tipped And down Al slipped, And now he’s taking a holiday. eee Shades of Nate Collier! A head line in the News Tribune reads: “Fights Woman To Bitter End.” We wonder— eee Wow! Even The Evening Herald has the habit. A northwest heading flashes the intelligence: “Thrashing Is Delayed.” Huh, The Old Man nev- er delayed any we had coming. eee How many wrote it “the fall of the beautiful”’—and who broke its fall? Tumbled down in a cellar—kerflop;| FOUR INDIANS AND ITALIANS FIGHT Charley Drambeater Stabbed in the Neck With | irk and May Not Recover. At Ballelub Thursday evening, in the Great Northern section house, Chas. Drumbeater, Indian,.was.slashed with a dirk in the hands of an Ital- ian section laborer and is not ex- pected to recover. The knife ent- ered the neck at the base and was drawn around to the point of the chin, making a cut 17 inches long. four Italians had enticed four Chippewa squaws into the section house and four Indian youths, who saw them enter, went in after them. An altercation followed and one of the Italians pulled a dirk with the result stated above. Another Indian was slightly scratched. The four Italians then struck off through the woods to the bridge west of Ballclub and the foreman and the man who did the cutting have not been located, al- though it is thought their capture is only a matter of a few days. The other two went into hiding for a few days and then returned. They will be held as witnesses. WACHTEL & HANSEN brother that’s awful strong. You ought to see him. 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