Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 20, 1911, Page 1

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XXII. —No 25 GRAND RapiDs, ITasca County, MInn., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, (QI Tw 2 Year were studying and when away from school they would be absolutely free.” Gather to Discuss Methods of Im-|the farm but now they spend their . t Curricul j summers in idleness.” poums Pr ; In commenting on the se of the Range Schools. ever heard of a boy being overwork- ed.” SCHOOL MEN MEET No home: study.” This would AT MODEL Vil AGE help children to study while they “In the good old days boys were needed during vacation to help on | aa | Vandyke said: “I t DYER STARTLED SUPERINTENDENTS is particularly a good place to try it} out, for very few of the pupils ast before the 8:30 o'clock bell announces the doors are open.” | Bemidji Man Advocates Eight Hour One of the enjoyable features ot| School Day, Six Days aWeek, the meeting was a 6 o'clock dinner, | Twelve Months the Year. lserved by the pupils of the domestic | Wast of 2 ¥ science department of the Greenway | vaste ears. school. | | } i | recor sorame soa sim. HIGH SCHOOL PLAY WAS HUGE SUCCESS. the meeting of the school superin- tendents of the range, held at the Operetta, “A Nautical Knot,” Pre-' sented to Large Audience By Greenway auditorium at Coleraine Friday evening, the educators being the High School Chorus. the guests of Supt. J. A. Vandyke. The meeting was held to discuss methods of work that will be benefi- ¢ial to the pupils and there is no doubt much good will result from the meeting. The high school operatta, A Nauti- | {cal Knot, which was presented at Supt. Dyer, of the Bemidji schools, |the high school auditorium by the | startled the teachers present by: de-| high school chorus Friday evening claring that the present methods of | under the directiom of Miss Annie study in the public schools result|M. Becker, was certainly one of the in the youngsters wasting two whole} best things ever staged here by years from the time they enter the | home talent. grades until] they graduate from the Each and every one was perfect in| high school. He said the school{his or her part, but Miss Frances | ‘day was too short and to prove the; Winsor was easily the star of the statement, cited the fact that a ma-|cast. Her impersonation in the jority of the pupils were compelled | character of Nance could not be im- to take their books home and do ey-| proved on and her voice was also ening work, particularly suited to the part. Miss | To stop this waste, he advocated Mae Benton’s voice showed off to} that school be held from 8 o’ciock, {800d advantage in Julia, while Vona | a m., until 5 o'clock, p. m., six days | Claus as Dora, kept the audience in; in the week and twelve months —_in| /aughter with her pert little ways. the year. To overcome this waste | Howard Doran and ‘Webster Tyndall he waid the forenoons should be de-|S%7"ed among the boys and both voted to academic work, while the s | carried themselves off well on the | afternoons should be turned over for|St#8e a8 well as handling their so, ranges should try out stag Ah “t| compelled ‘to work during vacation |and I notice they are at the ARATy }the title of the sermon for the 10. NOW GET BUSY; DON'T BE INACTIVE SAYS 6. 6. HARTLEY OF DULUTH | XMAS SERVICES ATTHE CHURCHES Two Masses at St. olic Church— Shecial Music at Ten O’clock Mass. ‘Sermon at Presbyterian Church at|Says They Will Not Come to This 10:45 a. m. Sunday—Special Programme by Sunday School in Evening. Christmas services will be held in all the churches of Grand Rapids to |celebrate the birth of Christ, Sun- day and Christmas day. St. Joseph’s Church. At St. Joseph’s Catholic church, o'clock mass Sunday will be. ‘Heaven. Christmas day, two masses will be said, at 5 and 10 o’clock. This will be the first Christmas in the new church and it will be decorated for the occasion. The nativity in Bethle- hem in statuary will be shown with |Our Lord in the stable, the Joseph’s Cath-| i | schemes to promote settlement with- out roads will not do much good. settler that will go into a timber country without a road would not} be worth much to any country. “Many people will return from the prairies west of here, and provided | roads are built, they will come this! ——— way by wagons. When they find our cheap lands, small } down, plenty of good water, building material, fuel and grass, they will | settle up our lands. Perhaps 20 per cent of all prairie settlers in a new country get discouraged and quit it. If we b vi {chance to Lec at aga win | EDUGATIONAL TRIP secure m@ny good settlers from | Trunk Lines Roads are Essential to the Development of North- ‘DEFINITE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN pressed the opinion that it was the best meeting of the kind thus far [business matters held ‘COLLEEN’ BAWN CHRISTMAS NIGHT Section of ‘Northern Minneso- in the reservation |leen Bawn,” which will be reproduc- He is not satisfied to attend a boost- er’s convention, talk the matter ov- manufactured in Ireland and every- thing is a true picture of the origin- Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph about him, the animals grouped around them and the angel proclaiming peaca to all men. At the 10 o'clock mass, Rey. Father Buechler’s sermon sub- ject will be Lord” and the choir will sing ‘“‘As- perges” from Peter's mass in *D industrial, ‘los with ease. The staging of the! operatta certainly reflects great cred- jarly physical training, the latter ex- mie as tending over the entire school life|it 01 Miss Becker's ability as a di-| ns of the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, | of th il 5 i PRED _ | Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei. Re Sena Fics clan ate |The choir has been practicing for | agricultural and particu-| and Concone’s mass in Bb, consist- “The Nativity of Our ment association elected a good man/Hardress met Elly O'Conner, The Cloquet Pine Knot shows commendable enterprise in bringing a committee of farmers from county to Grand Rapids for the par |country. Mr. Hartley is an enthu-!ed at the Gem theatre Christmas | siastic gocd roads advocate, andj night and the following evening, De- his ideas are of the practical kind./cember 25 and 26. The reels were| Stating that you have ments for the farmer: and visit our creame CARLTON COUNTY FARMERS COMING payments | Cloquet Pine Knot Will Give Free Excursion to Our Experiment Farm and Creamery. FOR FARMERS pha id of Be feoor ttended the St. Cloud t afi ae th . * Mr. riley al nde ie ou . - P ot C.M. King and convention oi the Northern Minneso- Supe’ i McGuire of N Push Good Roads. ta Development association, and ex-| east Experiment Station Prom ises to Guide and Enter- tain the Visitors. EPISCOPAL SERMON AT 10 A. ares BRING /. TH SETTLERS ta ‘one has ta Unless P nt ae ie {pose of showing them the Expert Roads are “atin Will Be Presented at the Gem | mental farm and the Itasca Co-oper= . Th . tive creamery. The party will alse r eatre Christmas and the visit the Island farm of G. G. Hart Following Evening. ley. January 10 is the date fixed fur G. G. Hartley, of Duluth, was in |the excursion. Thé Pine Knot edé Grand Rapids yesterday, going west Following is a brief synopsis of Led Soren e i 2 on the noon train to look after some|that beautiful Irish play, “The Col-|M¢Guire relative to the proposed plans, to which Mr. McGuire respomé ed in the following letter: “I have your letter of recent dats mad s tocome ug arrange ry and the Ex er, and then sit down and allow the|al story. The synopsis follows: periment Farm. I had already seem project to go by default. He says} In Ireland there existed no more|Your notice in the papers. Any date “éio something.” If everybody is! beautiful estate than Tore Cregan,|between January 10 and 13 will be agreed that a trunk highway should/the baronial home of the Cregans,/S@tisfactory to me. You may be built, get at it and build, says|But with all its natural beauty, a/the date and let me know, I will Mr. Hartley. If the Elwell law — is| shadow, in the form of a heavy mort-' meet the farmers at the. train and good, utilize it. If it is not consti-| gage, hung over the estate, Mrs. Cre-| take them to the Experiment Para tutional, lets find that out and build|gan, therefore, laid carefui plans|for dinner. The forepart of the af roads by the next best plan, said he | that her son, Hardress, should marry |ternoon will be devoted to looking to the Herald-Review. !Anne Chute, whose fortune would|over the Experiment Farm, and the “TI believe the St. Cloud convention | lift the indebtedness off the family. |l#tter part to the creamery, of the Northern Minnesota Develop-| But her plans were shattered when| ther poimts of interest in “The as president in the selection of C./Colleen Bawn,” Hardress wooed the! M..King to that position,” said Mr. | simple maid and quietly married her. °° can return on thé 3 take the 6:45 a ‘Supper in town and’ theatre, 35 a.m m. train and re claimed the necessity of studying at home would be obviated and the children would then be enabled to devote their out-of-school hours to canon’ recreation. Remember the annual firemen’s ball which will be held at Village | hall New Year’s night, January Ist. | The money received will be turned into the treasury of the department, “The school should have control 0v-/so you'd better attend. Show your | er the boys in summer.” good will by patronizing the boys. | “No danger of overwork.” “Who | You'll surely have a good time. H Following are expressions of opin- ion from sme of the school men at the conclusion of Supt. Dyer’s talk: merman Co. CED Copyright 1909, by There is only one thing Father Time adds to—that’s money in the bank. up money. Be prepared, First National Bank aund oD} RAPIDS. UI. ae He tears down most everything else, but keeps building sq that he may add to yours, ast three weeks for the occa-j THE FIREMEN’S DANCE : | Christmas eve, and the second cele- sion. Episcopal Church. At the church of the Holy Commun} ion, there will be the holy commun- ion and address at midnight on! bration of the holy communion and }render special Christmas music. Sun- day evening, the Sunday school pu- pils will give a special program, en- instead of the usual custom of giv- ing presents to the children, they will turn the tables and the different | Sunday school classes will make gifts of dinners, clothing and Christ- mas boxes for the needy. Everybody is invited to attend this novel gram. Methodist Episcopal Church At the M. E. church, Christmas services will be held Sunday morn- ing at 10:30 o'clock, Rey. will speak on the Christmas spirit of “peace on earth, good will toward men.” Immediately following Sun- day school will be held. In the ev- ening, Epworth league services will be held at 7 o'clock and regular ey- ening service at 7:45 o'clock. The Christmas tree and program will be! held at the church Christmas (Mon- day) night and everybody is invited OFFICERS President, F. P. Sheldon. Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge. Jr Cashier, C. E. Aiken. Ass’t. Cashier, J. G. Peterson DIRECTORS F. P. Sheldon. A G. Wed: c. &. JohnzBeckfelt} to attend. WHERE TO BUY RED CROSS STAMPS pro- } {the market value of the land |more than two miles on either side titled “White Gifts to the King,” and |#fford the only markets. Parish | of the people of every county inter-| squire Corrigan, the holder of the ple of Grand Rapi forts, and results will follow. There! cyre Aune’s written consent to mar- The has been enough talk on the sub-!ry wardress. He told her of Har- metropolis. as follows: ing trunk roads along the lines of railroads, thus reaching the railroad Ab, .., | marriage certificate. In her reat stations and towns and cities which Sd ‘ 7 ; : ke ats clone Jove she delivered it to him for de- | | struction, but Myles stepped in and secured a return of the paper. When Hardress had departed, Father Tom | _ a back room, and begged her for the get to Kelly at 8:40, at 9:55. arriving at trunk roads can be built under the provisions of the Elwell law, prompt morning and leave there From Island they 3:40, arriving at Clog Hartley. “I have met Mr. King a) It was easy to persuade her to keep tvrn by way of Kelly Lake. Accord number of times in connection with | the secret—she did not aspire to a ing to this program, the far his work as chairman of the good | piace by his side in the world. will lose but one day. frem he jroads committee, and he has im- Knowing nothing of the nuptials, ud still have ample time to ve 2 | pressed me as a man in every way} Mrs. Cregan resented the attentions VérTy instructive and interesting time qualified to carry on the work that of Kyrle Daly to Anne and informed here.” will be his to.do as official head of |her son, who shocked her by his im-| It is not yet known the number the association. It is now the duty | difference. | that will join the party, but the pee ested to stand back of Mr. King in mortgage, offered Mrs. Cregan two terprising Commercial club should |his undertakings. He should be | alternatives before he foreclosed— sce that the visitors are properly em urged on and encouraged im his ef-/she must either marry him or se- tertained while sojourning in thie itinerary is give Safe tr connec aee ec siren aid va awhls us act. Hverybody | dress’ meetings with the Colleen,’ ‘Tne excursion’sts will led Clo m., Christmas day. On Sunday, De-| interested is sat'sfied that improv-| which the young mam admitted, mak- quet on the Great Northern train cember 24, the order of service ie ed highways are the paramount ne-! iy, no mention of his marriage. By A an derlvibG e4*Gekad Eales as follows: Morning prayer and ser-| cessity for the welfare of this north} Danny Mann, with his misshapen a, 12 te The ill be Ne v » a - p. m. hey wi be met by 10 oh ae ‘ere chi schoo! at country. If we get roads, they must | poay, was a faithful servant of Har- Mr. MeGuire and taken to the state i taking a note to Ame, given him then be. inspected and after ¢ : this work may be readily obtained py yny for Hardess, and stated it party will drive back to Grand Rap hr isdered in y bonding, and the Investment Will was for Daly, whom he was to row |ids and inspect the creamery an Christmas services will be held at/ Prove to be the best that the Peo | across the lake to meet the Colleen pages points of interest. Then sup jthe First Presbyterian church Sun-|Ple could possibly make. If the North- 41,65 confidence in Daly was thert- per in town, take in the th atre am day, December 24. Services will be ern Minnesota Development associ- fire ‘hua kcas ering es REE: 4 |held at the usual hanr, 10:45 o'clock, ation or any other agency or individ-; yi. 4 young rustic, who also = Se shag PAs Tee a. m., the subject for Rev. Leo R. wal wishes to aid im the settlement) 44 muy paid her a visit, alovg at 6:45 for Kelly Lake 2 Burrows’ sermon will be “Glad Tid- and development of this ‘part of the 4) rather Tom. Hardress came in, ast che teadoles Inge to All men.” The choir will state, it can best do so by secur’) Vi i1, an but the Colleen were iN of the western Mes Lake at § t tbe ue action should be taken to build them. |If the Elwell law.is not efficient, we | should find it out and build the roads by the next best plan. “Such roads will more than double} D@nny Mann, meeting his master : for|#fter the latter's ineffectual inter- j view with Elly, tells Hardress, i¢ he Sa¥ire Tom, the will give him his glove as a token, h |P€™S im and secrets will make away with the Colleen, | hearing and This infuriates Hardress so that ‘he handles his poor servant unmerci- fully. Nonetheless, the devoted Dan- ny goes to Mrs. Cregan, before whom |had Elly promise him solemnly that’ the marriage lines would never leave jher hands again. comes delirious In ‘Colleen amd She alah, |of them, and there should be some practical way discovered to build them without delay. In this vici- nity we have drainage ditches enough until we get settlers on the lands. writing jer Tom. or other communication with the out. | meets the Colleen and tells her she side world, except pack trails and | is to meet her husband that night an railroads. If trunk’ roads can be/a lonely spot on the lake. Thither built by bonding under the Elwell; he conducts her, and, taking her \law, the laterals can be provided | surprise, throws her into the wate: by counties and townships. to the Colleen. Father something of the Tom, think by | * j latter s hut and the | who has timely rescue. escaped | Myles, who secretly conducts “Talk-as much as we will, but this whiskey still nearby, heard the com- | country will not be settled up until} motion and taking his gun, hurries to, | tells of the supposed {ries out to secured Father money-lende fession which Danny Old Shelah’ finds the ‘and water-soaked cloak of the Ca leen at the shore and shows it t affair, death Corrigan gathers the soldi les Shelah as a witness and mare his mother himself, . down the coe makes to (All drainage ditches should have K i i Hardress, both concluding that & dams to prevent swamps from pburn-;he lays his plan, and secures the bi hints ed RS ta rH ing in times of drought. No intelli-|Slove, thinking she has influenced fi : in the w gent settler will settle on the swamp| her son to give his approval, where- NOW PO impediment Pn lands or elsewhere in the wilderness!@S she has taken it without the | Hardress’ forced ae be Anne _ with no way of getting to markets, |knowledge of Hardress. Danny now | who has paid the mortgage. He lfesses to her that he was marr ng Myles k goes re finds by M s rs, tak Itasca Mercantile‘Company store. ‘the main trunk roads are provided|the scene, Where he shoots Danny Pes sna pave Heats: << Lieberman Bros. Clothing store. and there should be intelligent men] and rescues the Colleen. Oaehe.. place, etry. Aaeaopes Pokegama Hotel enough in the country to build them.| Danny manages to crawl to __ his Serra 4 ie Gem Theatre. Immigration agencies and other {nome and, burning with fever, be (Continued on page 2.)