Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 22, 1911, Page 1

Grand Uapids erald-Review. - tn aug" “Stony, Ca; VoL, XXII. —No 21 Granp Rapids, Itasca County, MINN., WepNnespAy, NoveMBER 22, tort Two Dollars a Year $12.50, each, while F. E. Reusswig was awarded the contraet to furnish |6 oak chairs at $12, each, and = =.20 | assembly chiairs at $2.50, each. The bid of E. R. Browne to put on the steel ceiling in the court room for $272 was accepted, while Len Hofer COMMISSIONERS ORDER STOCK SOLD SHALL GOHAGGET 'was given the job of constructing the | new jury box, railing in commission | HAVE WAREHOUSE | tana sold was delinquent—land that had been purchased at former sales and on which buildings had been erected and other improvements made, and then allowed to lapse back to the state through failure to make payments. In the seven counties where these monthly sales were held, Itasca county stands head and should ITASCA STATE LAND JELLO BEST PRICE Shares and Bonds Turned Over By | ers’ room and tearing out partition Commercial Club At That Place’ Total of 5,240 Acres Sold During ' ers above all the rest in the average WOODS 15 GIVEN A LIFE SENTENGE Evidence, Although Circumstantial, in that room. His bid for this work was $475, which included material. Melvin Risholt was awarded ae {price received per acre, $9.60. The next highet is Roseau, with an aver-; age of $6.60. Howéver, Roseau coun- Has Arranged for Two Meet- First Seven Sales At Average | ings to Discuss the Subject. of $9.60. Was Overwhelmingly Against the Defendant. Ex-County Treusurer Kremer, Aggregating $27,668. | th | {road No. 52 at 50 cents per Toad, and NOE PETTONS TO COME BACK, semen nese amine the work done by J. A. Van Patter on the Vermillion road. During the meeting a_ peti- Tax Payers Want Rehearing, Which|tion was presented from the lax payers of the town of Nore, Was Granted By the Board contract of hauling sand for county | BE HELO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27. Supt. A. J. McGuire, of the bias Filion 1,000 Acres Sold At Aver- ment Farm, and Prof. Thomp- ty can lay undisputed claim to selling the largest total acreage, 35,080, no other county disposed of half that amount. SALE MONDAY WAS WELL ATTENDED In the seven counties named in! the law which provides for the the lands is about the same, running from $5 to $7 per acre, the average age Price of $5.50 to Men WENT TO JURY THURSDAY EVENING monthly sales, the appraised value of Returned Verdict Friday Morning and Was Sentenced to Imprison- |asking that a rehearing be ordered on . . 2 y . *, and Set for Wednesday, the mateor of establishing a new| $00, of the University, Will Who Will Move on the being about $6, and the fact that ment im State Penitentary for December 6. school district, limited to the confines! Address the Meetings. Land Next Spring. Itasca county lands sold for $9.60 Life at 10:30 o'clock. of that town, and to be known as is certainly proof that these lands! | ge school district No. 3. The petition | are worth more to the agriculturist | = ' The November meeting of the coun-| “#8 ernie on & Liens | Was The Cohasset Commercial club has| Score another point for Itasca coun they orn a hie ig coe The case of Vincent Wood, ac fq ty commissioners was a busy one and Oe fe pagar run a ce | arranged for two meetings of farmers; ty—and a big one, too. Since the law buy cheaper, s ag , cused of the murder of Vincemt the volume of business was so great fhe 4 ce? and businesss men to pe held| Went into effect last April providing} 4), Nelson informs the Herald-Re | MUPBY. ®t Stanley, Wednesday that, like several preceding meetings, |°X7¢™me northwest corner 0! ©! Monday afternoon and evening|for monthly sales of state andi view that the 30,000 2 jevening, April 19, was finished Thurs it required nearly two days’ to Rene | sone made 2S orgies) ae of November ot,” St the | School lands in Itasca, Koochiching, | \nq. ies 1 ws a re bees ake stately cay. evening apd the jury brought die all of the matters brought _ pe- | *°W2Ship thought they were not Set coheaset village hall. Supt. A. J.{Beltrami, Cass, St. Louis, Aitkin and | ond Eppelioal eat nas aah ee in a verdict of “guilty in the first | fore the board. ting all the schoo] benefits they were } The fi k entitled from district No, 1, Accord- = ‘ pla as a een DW ingly, a petition was presented at i degree” Friday morning. He was then sentenced to imprisonment for life of Judge McClenahan. |McGuire, of the state experimental|Roseau counties, 102,758 acres have farm, and Prof. C. W.‘Thompson, of}been sold and Itasca land brought the Minnesota State University, will|the highest average price. This does placed on the market at the first sale in 1912, which will be held April call for help from the town of Wirt, . j 5 4 ii 5 a. that 15. | that town desiring an appropriation | 1° rita putea rd badeodame (rc on matters of interest to}mot include the November _ sale. Zade Cochran was the chief witness, to aid in the maintenance and con- minh to! wittiaiee from the distfict farmers and business men, among|Since these figures were compiled, He said that he was in the empley struction of roads and bridges. It fia i new one he formal Mme wea. which will be the subject of a co-| 29,590 additional acres have been! @ }\' oi the Namakan Lumber company was given an appropriation of $500. Ran adie grant at tee October | 0Perative potato warehouse, and/|sold. Of this last named amount, | as clerk under Horace Carnahan, i | z ‘g bak 1,000 acres of Itasca county land ( Tirt. cf The committee appointed to examin meeting. Since that time, the tax Shall Cohasset Have One? A i eR if ; foreman of the Wirt camp, and that { the route of the road on the toW0-/ pavers have discovered that the| Prof. McGuire will addrcss the|Were sold at the state lan goes: heed came to Stanley to get sup ines of Grand Rapids and Arbo town-| move was not a wise one, consequent- Meeting in the afternoon and Prof. Mpnday to ia tage at an aver- plies and repairs before starting out ships recommended that it be grantedij, they are petitioning now to/Thompson in the evening. Prof. |#8¢ Price of $5.51 enh puta on the spring drive; that he had seem and a hearing was ordered. It will ave the order set aside. Thompson is one of the foremost of} In response to an inquiry from the Murphy several times and knew be hereafter be known as — county| The ment anation stake was the University’s staff of lecturers, Herald-Review, Theo. Nelson, man- CLUB who he was. He said that on Wed road No. 109. ess 2 om nartifh a ey Hee and he delivers lectures on various|@ger of the state land sales depart- nesday evening, April 19, the night Commissioners King, O'Brien and |’ Pa. aaadbe by be-County ‘Troag [topics all over the state. The title|ment under State Auditor S. — G. Murphy was killed, he decided to ge Mullins were appointed a committee laee " i Bus kok decided « of his lecture for the Cohasset meet-|Iverson, kindly prepared a table to bed about 8:30 or 9 o'clock and } to accompany the assistant state en- a fa x eA ait Sian at ing will be “Co-operation Among |showing the number of acres sold that he was shown up to his room } and examine the work done = ea oe ie : o ae a the |Farmers.” President C, E, Burgess,|in the different counties, the average/ by the defendant, Vincent Woods | he Abe Palon contract, Nelson rie bes T mi ets " pe 2 of the schoo] board, will also address! Price per acre and the total amount }}} who informed him that he would be and Mullins were appointed iy ii ae oak ti Sigs FS aara ‘the meeting. for which the land was sold. He |#] EETING compelled to sleep in a room com to examine the work done by O. ig ae oe S 3 ns sete: spt The subjects to be discussed at|#80 prepared a list of those living taining two beds and that he an@ Sherman on road No, 79 in section i i ny ee ‘ + + _jin the county and state to whom Carnahan would have to sllep in the Bovey; 50 shares of stock in Green-|these meetings are of vital import 3 t 36 e township. O’Brien and ig ance to everyo. vho is inte ted {lands were sold, also the number of At Th same bed while he (Wood) would oc- ‘ Cannea company, par value _.$20,)8nce to everyone who is interested]. -« e ' i Nelson were appointed to examine! x " : Dui rer yers* and the amount purchased by cupy the other, ~{each; 168 shares of Butte & Super-|!" the upbuilding and welfare 01 ; work done on the old Prairie ; Itas ty, and th i iss | Outsiders. He said he heard a murmur of 2 ti ior Copper company: stock, par val-| "sca county, Cy Ra i ‘ voices in the barroom below; that 24 under the direction of) | 7 ich: 400 shares of Prospector |" opportunity of attending these| According to these figures, there ay een ; ith i eps | ati <f 9 : . 47 idents of the county who he could distinguish the voices of .,,.|Gold Mining company stock, par | Meetings will have cause to regret | were reside! 5 1 ie dadenaaat Weais, and the ¥: owing bonds for the faith \paltie 191, deah? S00 share (Grande [it Tor there will be a fine chance| purchased 2,800 acres of land; | ; is o : Rs viet De ‘ia that he f ance of contracts were Ronde Coal company stock, $1, each; t0 get a better knowledge and un-|residents of other counties in the chatter of her le children; that he ved: A. A. Mitchell & Co.,| Hipce | i ith | state hased 1,720 acres; 8! could catch a word, now and thew N 4,000 shares Mine Operating company | jQeratanding cf low to coutend \yith (Seat an eae s ai whe Mrs. Woods and the defend- constructing county road © | stock, $1, each; 20 bonds, Mine | ‘the problems that confront the peo-; non-residents who purchased 720 a ve a \, . : sista aes Operating company, par value $100, |ple and particularly from this sec-| acres. ‘ Tat eee Hs. i : ag Orth road; E. R. Browne, three | lee ri A He said the first thing he heard x jeach, |tion of the state, of northern Min-| Following is a portion of the law i " _ 5 i ~ $1,351, tarring and aay i) was Wood’s voice, saying: ‘One dich soit lot th wear Relief in the sum of $12 per month|esota, from men who have made a/ providing for these monthly sales, | | thomsen. ele” — BGs la aaaines ana|W@S granted John Wuorinen and a ‘study of these problems and who|which was presented to the esl | ‘ : S house, : off old s s x £ ja ae ; with asbestos ana |C™mittee consisting of O’Brien and|are employed by the state of Min-|ture by Representative C. H. War- « (Contanued on last page.) — 1 wutter work, o1e| Mullins was appointed to visit the|s0ta for the very purpose of en-/mer of Aitkin, and passed by the anno Ma: Si ‘2 50 ainting court|P00r farm and purchase necessary lightening the farmer on problems/senate through the efforts of Sen- ie cee ig supplies and clothing for the in-|that constantly confront them. At! ator D. M. Gunn, of Grand Rapids: Z = , contract was let to Geo, F a | these meetings the question of how! “It shall be the duty of the.state.aud- a rere se ae ieee Reha to improve your opportunities in alitor to hold monthly public sales of somer ‘to turnish::t2'5 ieee | (Continued on page eight.) country like northern Minnesota,! school and other state lands in each = =F will be discussed and taught by men'year during the months of April, of expert knowledge on the subjects,|May, June, July, August, Septem- and will be of great interest and pro-|ber, October and November in each { fit to those interested in the ad-|of the counties as herein enumerated vancement of this great and grow-/as follows: ing section. | “In Itasca county, at Grand Rap- The afternoon meeting will be!ids, at 10 o'clock, a. m., on the third held at Cohasset Village hall at| Monday in each of the months nam- ed.” The law then reads on and sets the place and date for holding sales in Koochiching, Beltrami, Cass, St. Louis, Aitkin and Roseau counties, ‘and says in conclusion: 1:30 o'clock sharp, and the evening} merting at 6 o'clock at the same place. Admission to both meetings will be free to all, and a large at- tendance is expected. Everybody is invited. The Cohasset Plans to hold other meetings of a similar nature during the winter “It shall be the further duty of} the state auditor to hold public sales as frequently in all the other coun- ties where school and other state Commercial club; ; months, and the admission will al-| lands are situated, as would be ad- | ways be free. vantageous to the state’ and to in- i tending buyers and settlers.” i In accordance with this law, these FINE BUNCH OF sales have been held, and following is the total number of acres sold PICTURES AT GEM in each county and the average price _Teceived per acre: M Cr e& “ Name of Average Number rs a if : ” Manager G. R. mer is ever ON) Gount Price Acres ear my:- Bee rer Oe ter con te eae ae cena the look-out for pictures that are! aitkin $548 16 040 St is a mistake to think that ofd furni- not to the lack of industry, but to putting sad the time of commenc- better than the average and he an- | Becker 6 38 880 uke is comfortable; it isn't. You don't feet ing to save. Don’t delay—start your bank account today. nounces that the following products | paitrami 6 03 1 240 comfortable sifting ; ie tacky, Sta Wwern- of the Vitagraph company will be | cariton 6 14 1 040 £ Ry Sh ‘“E Kn fica fA peat reproduced here in the near future: | Gags 5 58 14 820 oie Cale aven't any furniture in ¥ Robin Hood, the Scottish chief, bY | Giay 13 22 1 890 house thai S'm ashamed of. Sf oS did S'A selk Scott; Wandering Jew, Pilgrims’ | tragea 9 60 5 240 it to the second-hand man and buy new, Progress, Auld Lang Syne and Van-) Kitson 6 22 2 960 wouldn't you? Fi on An ity Fair. The last named. is a pro- Koochiching 5 00 1 520 Your chum, G ND DS. MI NN. ras of coupes famous novel Mershall 7 43 8 040 Lou. RA RAPI peters se Unease. rout | Po 11 51 - oze | P. S.-Of course, I wouldn't go to justi any sori Capital $2 5,000,00 Kuiplus 5,000,00 Dias! Wigan, 8 peeled. Tyo Orphans, | he tents oe 7; | ofa place, to hluy. IS would go onty to the OFFICERS Selig, 3 reels; Lost in the Jungle, | noaq 719 Be best furniture store in town, and that store President, F. P. Sheldon. Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge. Jr | Selig, 1 reel; Coleen Bawn, Kalem,| wagena 5 93 2240 || is kept Ly Cashier, C. E. Aiken. Ass’t. Cashier, J. G. Peterson : aca hy Ro Kalem,| 1, Becker, Carlton, Clay, Kittson, | é reels. vatch the Herald-Review DIRECTORS f and the small bills for canoietignt ee aes ets pea $ E. R E U S S W I F. P. Sheldon. OF a: one. of the dates. Be ae a Polk counties, | C. E. Aikes's John Beokfett H. D. 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