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-Conasset H: ape rTect Fage ‘i RALD-REVIE IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE COHASSET, MINNESOTA, NOVEMBER 29, 1911 BOOST FOR COHASSET _e THANKSGIVING’S Funny Side wf 60 Good Governor Bradford's First Big Feed. By WILL ALLEN. OVERNOR BRADFORD ef the New England colony did not. as many people think, invent Thanksgiving in 1621, and if he @laimed to it was an out and out in- fringement on previous patents, for Many people of many countries, even Yar back in Bible history. bad been wetting aside times for feasts and re- Jeicing when they cut their oats, corn, | @quashes and other conveniences in the fall of the year. But nevertheless the governor and his colonists no doubt broke the rec- SOME INDIAN WITH A CRUDE, PRIMITIVE SENSE OF EUMOK. ord for intensity of thankfulness, for, having 80 very little to be thankful for, the job could be done up in fine shape and not be neglected on any point. During the voyage over on the some what unsteady Mayflower if any one bad so wuch as suggested a hearty Thanksgiving dinner be or she would Most probaliy have been tossed over ibe rail, and some one of us today would be miuus a pilgrim ancestor. it is said that the rough trip over fas the rea! cause of the: pilgrims Btterly losing their sense of bumor mpd always carrying around such long faces. Anybow, hardships began right at Piymouth reck, for everybody was Jost crazy to set foot on something solid, and naturally there were some jestiing and elbowing in the rush. The reck was never constructed for much of a crowd and. besides this, was real Blick around the edges where the tide had washed up a few old jellyfish, so those who secured standing room only | skidded off into the ocean without their rubbers on and got wet feet, | whi, as every one knows, is a bad thing to do in De-ember anywhere along the New England coast. Of course the proceedings wound up with colds in the head and | Bore . which filled up the hos- pita rom the start in Massachusetts, there was aan around te handle the crowd or all this might have been avoided. It was a mighty bad winter, and, according to the g counts of the waflerers themselves, “lyons” roared and wolves sat on their tayles and | and if the Indians had not done any worse life would have been moch more tive in Plymouth. But soon ter landing in snooping ground a deserted Indian village sev- eral baskets of corn, two pumpkin seeds and a recipe for mince pie were found, so that a foundation for the first planting was assured, which at least gave the people something to look forward to. All this time marvelous appetites were being developed for the big feed ip the fall, for, not yet having become SHE ONLY HEIFER CALF IN THE COLONY. familiar with the location of the best grocery stores and meat markets, the colonists were on a diet principally of | Little neck clams (much cheaper then | than now) and eels, which they trod ut of the mud at low tide with their | bare feet. This undoubtedly brought into play | the stern bearing strensth af chererrar or unese O10 IeuOWs more than any- thing else, for what iron nerve it must have ‘taken: to, feel a cold, squirming eel suddenly wriggle up between one’s bare toes and not lose any dignity or give way to unseemly remarks! - Spring came, and the planting was Gone under very trying circumstances, for the would be agriculturists could hardly stoop over to bed in a grain of | corn but that some Indian with a crude. primitive sense of humor would | let loose an arrow. | However. and were we!) ypure, for the | losing popu 2 HenaeR, he an Fu ee: yan way et was | The punipkins sy place and were ¢ {every day to save extra shoots (echnically known as ‘“suckers") were all cut off the corn , and fed to the only heifer caif in the {colony in hopes that sbe might be in- | duced to grow op and become a ma- | ture cow some day. The harvest was so abundant that | they even spared one pumpkin for the children to make a jack-o’-lantern of. |and by working all day and praying all night everything was at last got in. Now, Governor Bradford noticed how tired, thin. and thankful everybody looked, and the most appropriate thing he could think of in the way of cele- bration was to set aside three days to see how big * hole they could eat in | the harvest. , All fel! right in with this unique notion and set to with a will making preparations. Men were sent out gunning for tur- keys, geese and other feathered pou!- jury. barring crows and Indians. The | ola flintlock guns kicked so that while |the bullet killed one bird the pilgrim | progressing through the air in the op- posite direction would crush out the life of another unsuspecting fowl | which merely considered himself an | ¢nnocent bystander until so rudely sat | Upon: However, this was a great saving of ammunition, and the hunters soon re- turned with bruises and game a-plenty. The Indians, getting a whiff of mince | Pie with brandy sauce and other evi- dence of a “heap big” free lunch, im- mediately became friendly and fiocked | in to town with their best feathers on | and belts let out to the last hole. ; Which we follow to this day of al- | ways inviting outsiders: in-to-Thanks- | come withont ‘asking: ; ; It was a merry time indeed. Every-' | body would sit down and eat awhile, then go out and run races with the | Indians (which had been done there- |tofore under very different circum- stances) until the violent exercise had so aided digestion that they could eat | again. So, taking it all tm all. the feast was {| such a great success and took so with ,; the public that Manager Bradford de- thus the grand old custom has come “WOLVES SAT ON THEIR TAYLES AND GRINNED.” are overfed and some are underfed. That is where the old pilgrims got the best of us—they fared and shared | equally in want and abundance. We sit down to overloaded boards and hurriedly give thanks, one eye shut and the other on the turkey, nev- er giving a thought to the rows and rows of little teeth with no drumsticks to gnaw or the thousands of mouths that would water at the very scraps from our tables. Let us back ap a few hundred years in spirit this ‘Thanksgiving, good peo ple. and | that: ne it. own mexts with that good old fash- lioned thankfulness whetting up our | appetites Simple Decorations For Table. As ‘hainksgiving is a national cus- tom it be ouies us to treat it hand- | someiy aud make it not only a feast to lthe painte, but to the eye. Nothing } can do this so well as the adornment | of the table with flower and leaf and vine. | If you haven't a brilliant little scar- let poinsettia for the center of this | table, now is the time and place for | the dish of ferns you brought in some time ago from the wet places before |the frost bad touched them to with- ered gold end for a wreath-like flat lerrangerbent about oF an tee soe the crops did splendidly | This incident gavé rise te the custom j giving before they, get..a chance: to: | cided to reproduce it every year, and — own to the present day, where some | ‘~ out and fill somebody up | then come back to our | BIG GATHERING OF FARMERS MONDAY The “get-together” meeting of the farmers of Cohasset and vicinity, j held at Village hall Monday after- |noon and evening, was one of the most successful affairs of its kind | ; ever held here, over 100 farmers be- j ing present in addition to the busi-| ness men and others. Supt. A. J. McGuire, of.the North- east Experiment farm, spoke at the afternoon meeting on the valuation | of cooperation among farmers,the.ad- visability of raising the same strains of cattle and the same varieties ‘of j; ducts. He was followed by Prof. C. W. Thompson the extension dé : partment of the state university, who i spoke on the value of cooperation | between the business men and farm- ;ers and the value of a scientific | knowledge of farming. He was fol- lowed by Rev. C. E. Burgess, who gave a talk along the samié line. The meeting was held to” sound sentiment regarding the erection of a potato warehouse next year and it ; met the approval of all present. At the evening meeting Prof. Thompson gave a very interesting! lecture on Socialism, its benefits and disadvantages. | | | In just a few hours, the Herald-| | Review's “Other Guy” will enjoy a jnice, juicy piece of bear steak through the courtesy of County Com- O’Brien. missioner M. 1 Notice of Sealed Bids. | State of Minnesota, County of Itas-, ca, Town of Popple. | Notice is hereby given that sealed | bids will be received at the office of | the town clerk of the town of Pop- | ple, county of. Itasca and state of Minnesota for the building of a bridge over the Bowstring river, on Cooper .road in said town, up until 10 o'clock, a. m., on* December . 28, 1911; the span of said bridge to ‘be a combination..of wood and steel ;. at NMeast thirty (30) feet in the,. clear. \and-at least sixteen (16) feet over. the ordinary stage of water; bidders {to furnish their own plans and speti- { fications and material with bids. No"bid over eighteen. hundred dol- | lars. ($18,000.00) will be , consid- ered. . The board reserves the right | to reject any or all bids. The bids | will be opened at the Town hall. Dated at Popple, Minnesota, No- _vember 25, 1911. GEORGE A. COOPER, | : Chairman. | B. N. CONGDON, ‘ Supervisor, | JOHN JOHNSON, | | Supervisor. W. J. IBBOTSON, Town Clerk. Nov. 29—Dec. announc- | i A. L. Roecker, the tailor, | | es that hereafter he will call for and | deliver all orders of cleaning, ‘press* | ing and repairing. The ’phone num-| | ber is 77. | FOR SALE—my dwelling house an the Shamrock saloon building. Call or address Pat Hoolihan, Cohasset, Minn, FOR SALE—Lot 2, 26-53-23 Store post office and school convenient. Would consider good, young team, not less than 2,500 pounds. Address box 104, Warba, Mina. 8 LOTS FOR SALE—two lots for sale, corner Sixth street and Leland avenue, next to the Hilling home. Inquire of Dr. Gendron. REGISTERED Poland China Boar’ at Sherry barn, fer service, U. C. Gravelle, August Johnson pelea: Kindred Ave. crown or che small ieaves Of the wnor- tleberry (pressed immediately after plucking), with all their rich tints of | orange and carmine yet unfaded. If, ‘ however, you are so fortunate as to have an “akebia vine” anywhere on | the premises you can have the prefer- | able living green. This is a Japanese {| hardy vine, acclimated over here for perhaps a century, whose curious flow- ‘ ers of a reddish purple,’ male and fe male in one pendulous cluster, belong , to the heats-of suimmer, but whose small leaves are green and delicate even in midwinter. But if you have foregathered’ none of these things you can purchase a little pot of maidenhair fern and can lay the sprays around the centerpiece | Potatoes and other agricultural -pro- |. f ling. |pieces of cut glass which were pre | congratulaying \theirs at 1: 15 and the upper grades f] ’ ‘ b | Song, Indian Lullaby, by Primary '¢ Cohasset Cullings ; See ? | Recitation, Smile Time, Daisy Com- | ® | stock. Miss. Canfield called on friends at | Recitation, Pilgrim Boys, By 4 boys. the “Rapids” Saturday afternoon. Song, Thanksgiving Has Come, 2nd Mr. Walters’ sister arrived from and heii Ashi mes Veeck tesa: hort valk Recitation, Thanksgiving Prayer, by} ‘ ° ; Irene Coleman. Mrs; .O.:.C. Stivers, ‘of Superior, is | Recitation, Too Bad, By 4 Boys.s visiting at the home of Mrs. Frank | 502g, Mr. Duck and Mr. Turkey, Pri- | Jutras. 5 mary Room. 3 Recitation, Grandma’s Pumpkin Pies, ens. Stockwell went to Hill City! ya Dunn. Satirday<to visit with friends for a Recitation, A Thanksgiving Letter, few days. Gladys Cushman. Mrs, Art. Clusia has! been very ill|Rec'tation, The Dinner That Flew | the past week but is now getting | AWay, Jack Carter. along nicely. |Dialogue, Pilgrims, By Primary : Children. ‘Mr, and Mrs. F. E. King, of Grand! Rebus, Thanksgiving, 2nd grade. Rapids, spent Sunday et the Henry! Song, A Grandmother's House in Rannfranz*home. . | the Country, By Ist and 2nd Prim- Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Erskine were{ 4°- up from Grand Rapids Saturday to visit friends. | Upper Grades. | song, America, School. Violet Voss. Recitation, Why We Keep Thanks- Minneapolis; 8'V228 Amma. Dunn. Mrs. Harry Jones of dash a who is visiting at the Dr. Hursh | Peewee ape ha iy pares home, has been ili the past week. | gong: Thanksgiving, Se Miss Phoebe Smith entertained | Recitation, Again Draws Near, Ber- the C..B. I. club last Tuesday even-! tha Goulett. It is needless to state ae will meet with Mrs. H. P. Johnson, ; Thursday, December 7, The Catholic Ladies’ Aid society | Recitation, The First Thankegiving, | Recitation, Landing of the Pilgrims, School. /Recitation, What November Brings, | Stella McMann. Recitation, My Shadow, Myrtle Goa- lett. fscae, September is Gone, School. | Recitation, Thanksgiving Prayer, Ha zel Coleman. Recitation, Once More, Lilly Payment | Recitation, Thanksgiving, Myrtle Coleman. Recitation, The Festival Month, Frances Koplay. , Song, The Autumn Time Returns, School. , Recitation, Old Fashioned Thanks giving, Roy Schneider. | Recitation, Boys Wanted, Willie Cart- er. Recitation, Seeing Things at Night, Finley O’Brien, Recitation, Robin and Robert, Myrtle Goulett and Stella McMann. | Song, The Turkey Goblin, School. | Recitation, The Pilgrim Fathers, by Laura-MeCabe. Recitation, Waiting for the Children, Margaret O’Brien. Song, Song of the Hour, Several girls | Reeitation, One Time There Came, Audley Lemieux. Recitation, Signs. of Thanksgiving, Pansy Cushman. | Song, Over the River, School. the young ladies nad the “best time; ever.” At the first quarterly conference of | the M. E. church, held Monday ev- ening at the church, Dr. E. K. Cop- per, Disttrict Superintendent, found | the conditions of the church in ,ex-j} cellent shape and predicted @ most | successful’ year for Cohasset. l Fall Fas hions | Thanksgiving services will be etd | at the M.,E. church Thursday .even- ing at 8 o’clock.. Everybody ‘is cordi- | ally: invited to attend and to join| in’ the’ exercises by expressing in! some way’ a reason for thankfulness, | Dr. Hursh ‘will occupy the pulpit... | All the latest ip Also a fine line At a’ business meeting of the young : ladies’ nday school. class: of.i: «the! at tsethodfsd church, held-at:¢he’tiome/f- © of” Mrs, M; Stackhouse Saturday § afternoon! ee following .were present, Muriel ‘Brown, Evelyn Lane, Gladys! McNaughton, Margaret Dunn, Goldie Edgette, Jessie Newton, Anna Song, Mabel Robideau amd: Violet Voss. “Silver Pitchers’ was adopted as) the name of the organization. they’ being useful as well as ornamental. - | The hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.' Stackhouse was the scene in Feathers, Furs, ! Ribbons, Silks, etc., for neat and up- to-date street and dress hats. of Ladies’ furnish- ings. ....Come.in and look the stock ‘over: Everything is fresh from the. ; éastern markets. ot great festivities Saturday’ evening | ast, the occasion being the crystal | wedding of the pair. A number — of | friends. gathered and surprised them, | bringing. with them several dainty | reeens: Hs: ented. to Mrs. Stackhouse amidst much mertiment. After an eveni spent it games, music and s¢ sLofosfocfoageatoatoateatontostoctocoetorteateateateatoeteeteeteeteet« Pererreereeererrer Bass Brook Hotel Sesfoctontesfoctesteeteahe enjoyment. generally, refreshmenis were served .by those in charge, and | at a Jate hour the gucsts departed, their host and host- | ess on -their- fifteen years of hap- | piness and+wishing them many more. Those’ present were: Mr. and Mrs. | Skocdopole, Hanson, Gary, Stokes, | Fletcher, Gilmore, Rannfranz, Tracy, | Mesdames Jellison and Kuehn, Miss- | Setesiestentestenis a ot Up-to-Date Accommodaticns es Canfield and Cameron, Clyde Jel-| sison and Mrs, Reussw'g, of Grand | Rapids. PEDROS rer 7 COHASSET SCHOOL NOTES. Ida Sunnerson entered the first | grade Monday. | “The new seats have arrived and | Cohasset, Teachers and pupils expect to + John Nelson Proprietor Minnesota : joy the’ Thanksgiving recess. *Phanksgiving exercises were held at the schoo] house Wednesday af- ternoon, the primary grades giving will be in place Monday, | en-| | at 2:15 so that all interested might | Visit both programs. They follow: Primary Program Song, Child’s Thanksgiving, 2nd and 3rd grades. Rebus—Thanksg virg—by Children. Recitation—1492—Irving Nadeau. | Recitation—First Cous'ns— Leslie Primary | Hanson. i Song—The Brown Birds—2nd and 3rd gradess. | Recitation—The Bill of Fare—by 4! Boys. Recitation, Tommy’s Thanksgiving, | Clarence Parker. and up and down the table just before, the guests are seittéd; a$ they shrivel | so soon., You can hardly have a pret” tier effect than this in its pure green“ white contrast unless there is: added‘|’ to it a tiny boutonniere at every place, made only of a single bud, together with a leaf of the rose geranium. Recitation, Dolly, Its Almost Thanks-{ giving, Laura Nelson. Recitation, The Popcorn Man, “Ray- Recitatin, Thes Popcorn Man, Ray- mond Goule. Recitation, The Reason Why, Chest- er Jones. Hiawatha, by Primary Room. i The Very Best ofEvery- thing Alwayson Hand