Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 21, 1912, Page 1

XXIL. —N> 3; VOL, FRAND RapiDs, IPASCA COUNTY, : bs < * > MINN. WEpNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, tgI2 WILL GENTRALIZC DISTRICT SCHOOL : Directors Plan to Make Sweeping Changes In Accordance With the New Holmberg Act EDUCATIONAL FUND AVAILABLE Probable Centers Wiil Be Warba, Blackbe:ry, Grand Rapids, .Cc- hasset, Big Fork and Points In the Long Ranges. “The little old red school house” is likely te become a thing of the past in District No. One, as the d@i- rectors of the district are seriously considering the advisability of cen- tralization according to the provis- ions of the Holmberg act, which passed the last session of the legisla- ture. Under this act not only is there a plan perfected for the centralization of schools in such a manner as to imsure the .greatest possible service along industrial and social lines, but special provision is made where- by money to carry out the plans may be obtained from the state educa- tional fund. For example: under Class state aid will amount to $1500.00, be- sides the regular amount of state aid given for each school that is closed. Under Class “B” the aid will amount to $1,000.00 and uuder Class “‘C” the amount will be $750.00, In addition. to this 25 per cent of the amount of equipping and building for this class of instruction will be al- lowed. At the last meeting of the directors of district No. One it was decided, by the advice of the State Superin- tendent of Public Instruction, to get the state inspector of rural schools on the ground at once and with him plan to make several centers. While the directors will not decide definite- ly until the people from each com- munity are heard from, the centers which have suggested themselves are Warba, Blackberry, Grand Rapids, Co hasset, Big Fork and some point in the long ranges, besides some point in the Cow Horn or Split Hand lakes. The purpose of the new Holmberg law is two-fold. In the finst place it aims at the centralization of the country scheol, bringing with it all the advantages of a graded or semi- graded school. By this means the ; the 1 “A” of the new plan the annual. etficiency of the schools’ will greatly enhanced for there will be ae specialization. No teacher e required to handle more than two pers this giving the teacher more opportunities to specialize. In the second place industrial training ; Par cularly along agricultural lixes —will be greatly developed. Any observer of the trerd of the times can readily see what this will mean to northern Minnescta. Centralization of this kind hs many advantages, among which might be enumerated the aid that it will give to the “back to the farm” move- ment. The school in the country will be made a real center where th work of the community, along lines that will appeal most directly to the residents, will be developed. It will also be a powerful factor in aiding Good Roeds movement, During | the last decade there has been 4 constant trend in the educational, world to remodel the public schools in such a way as to meet the practi- /eal demands of the times for effi- ciency along industrial and social lines. The Holmberg act is the greatest step that this state hos tak- en to realize this mcst-desirable con- ditiom Superintendent Freeman, who has been giving a close study to the new law and its operation in other places, is enthusiastic over the measure as he believes it will make supervision much more effective. OFFENDERS AGAINST GAME LAWS CAUGHT In Justice Huson’s court Saturday , Norman Fairbanks of Goodland was charged with a violation of the game! laws, by Game Warden Wood, of | St. Louis county, and entered a plea | of guilty. He was released under | $200 vail. ‘: GOUNCIL CANGELS PAVING CONTRACT Blome Company of Chicago Fails to Carry Out Coatract for $7,324.14 Werth 0° Pavi g. OTATEMENT SHOULD At the meeting of the vills -Ounl- cil February 12 the contract with Ru- Gain Ia Valuation. delph S. Blome & Co., of Ch'cago for = paving ce sections of Kindred avcouc was cancelled REPEAT ePuci AND CLEAR The contract be'ween the villace and the paving company was enier- ed into September 14, 1909, but the company failed to fulfill the terms Much Read and Bridge Work thing of the ‘dignity of of the contract as no portion of the work has been commenced, so the contract was d'ssolved Dy consent of | h parties. i The Blome company contracted th kK at $2.00 per square yard an it is the opinion of the members of | the village council that the work’ can be done at a, lower figure. Done — Some lateresting Figures In Diftereat Departments of County Werk. be GE READ CAREFULLY Figures Given By the 1911 Financi- al Statement Shows Gratifying jcalled him a liar. That’s proper. | The financial statement of Ttasea | The ©9Unty, as prepared by Auditor Spang | | | + proposed improvement for which the #4 Sppearing now in the Herald-! contract $7,324.14, No steps will be taken toward was cancelled the mést painstaking inquirer as to ree how the funds cf the county letting the contract until the spring, D©€B expended during the past year. when it is probable that nct only the The Statement is one of the most Kindred Avenue d'strict but other ,©°™™Plete in every respect that has sections of the village’ will undergo ever been submitted to the residents considerable street improvemen‘s in ° the county, giving as it does with the way of grading and paving. levery warram the name cf che per- A number of bills were audited and 892 to whom the warrant was is- allowed by the council, and ¢, 1, Sed. the purpose and amount. This! ‘Pratt and Emil Litchke were appoint- givds a simple concise statement of ed judges and J. A. Davis clerk of ®YTY dollar thet hes been expended the annual village election to be »¥ the county and gives it in read- held Tuesday, March 12, able form. totalled | R€view, will answer the questions of. have! jing and holiday hours being kept enterprise. the theme of pulpit and press |leaders who have risen in the (of crisis to direct the affairs | The fact fhat the assessed valua | ;tion of the county has — increased over $2,000,000 in the past year is one of the gratifying facts that statement brings cut, showing as ‘0. J. NILES? MOTHER DIES AT AGE OF 0 teen pl the | it ; Most forcful lessons that one learns figures on the road and bridge | fact that @ purpose steadily adhered j Two Dollars a ¥ ear nis Sikes Grand Rapids. NEED NEW BUILDING The following editorial squib is | Editor Atkinson must have had in ri Grand Rapids’ notorious — si one here, and he's not ae .. Sisterhood Considering Advisability either: “A Texas judse adjourned) of Replacing Present Building taken from the Northome Record. FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL ger when he penned it. his court and licked a man who had With Modern Structure Next we hope to see a witness step pectackepmciaan - = eesggedters present St. Benedict's hcspital buiB& ing with a new modern structure ie that is brow-beating him for po other! occupying the attention of the heads purpose tham'to humflate him: The! or the order at Duluth "The pres Haat. ce. hye —— ce ent building has been considered far Vata itn Mahe Vac Wes: Gong. some time as inadequate and it bas been recognized that a new pai the pro- ing would be necessary if the order prate s9' continues to maintain a hospita? a this point. In the past St. Benedict's a financial success, but th ee str age industry ha of erecting a eorenneilaesth However, as a semm | Public institution, it is understood that local aid toward the erection of such a building might be forthcoming A general observation of Washing-,in the event that the sisterhoa@ ton's birthday will be honor- Should not care to assume the cm ed tomorrow, the banks clos- tire financial responsibility of the: Tke practibility of replacing ther fession’ of which they much and earnestly.” hes beem passing s made ae new building at the post office. The stores have Grand Rapids will always be a de also prepared to observe the day by sirable point to maintain a hospitak arranging special window displays, ®lithough the palmy days of lumbering: The hero of Valley Forge will be @re numbered. The mines now im and operation and those about to be schoolroom ail over the land to-| opened mean that a hospital will a& morrow and it is fitting that on Ways be necessary, while the influx these anniversaries the nation pause Of new Settlers in the northern part to reflect on the lives of the great Of the county will add to the terr time tory from which the hospital may of the | expect:to draw patronage. nation. The indomitable courage | The Benedictines now maintain how and purpose of the man rise supreme Pitals at Duluth, Crookston, Brainerd from whatever side one views the Bemidji and Grand Rapids. life of Washington, ard one of: the! ‘from a contemplation of it is the | Nofed Club Woman and Widow of | , Duilding for the year will be another | to will eventually be realized in fact. | source of gratification to county | Pr nt Ed Pi d\ The Bear River settlement farmers | Away Last Thursday. Fairbanks had prior to this deal ed the state game department, fer-; nishing evidence against Dr. Kjolge | of Crookston, who was arrested some time ago by Warden Harry and fined $100 and costs. Abraham Olson of Littlefork, of ; Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Niles weve ean.” ed to Minneapolis la:t Thursday by & message announcing the death of Mr. Niles’ mother in that city, Mrs. Priscilla Niles. was the widow \ane ke \|Pesidénts, showing that the officials | “ie. eee, now pace with the demands | gre up and doing all the time, and | Travels in Four Continents” nd _ better | gefr latest move is to try and or-. jaiven ‘by the Rev. Fathér Buechler being | ganize a railway company that will! at Hill City. Thursday evening, Fe LECTURE HILL cir An interesting lecture on wilt = made for the work of 1912 will prob-' ynit@ a line into that rich farming’ ruary 22. ably result in doubling these figures | district from during the coming season. { { Some tables in the statement \cities, says the some one of the range Mesaba Ore. It’ that! would be a great thing for the peo- Father Buechler has traveled ex tensively and his-observations on the peoples of the different _ countries, the firm of Olson Bros., was another | of the offenders caught in War. | den Wood’s net. Olson had shipped some deer hides to the Foster Robe company of St. Paul and these came ' under the eye of the warden during his recent trip to St. Paul. As a result Olson was taken to Interna- tional Falls, where ke paid a fine of $50 and costs for breaking into the hide-shipping business. Warden Wood went to Virginia Sunday where some further viola-' tions of the game laws have been reported. Copyright 1909, by C. unhappy. Copilal $25,000.00 President, F. P. Sheldon. Cashier, C. E. Aiken. OFFICERS DIRECTORS F. P. ee = £ jer John Beckfelt E, Zimmerman Co.--No. 44 Of all the unhappy homes, not one in a hundred has a bank ac- count, and not one home in a hundred who has a bank account is It seems almost foolish to put it off any longer when it is such a simple, easy matter to start a bank account. First Dational Bank GRAND RAPIDS. MINH. Kuplus $5, Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge. Jr. | ids. NEW SCHOOL RULING j@um wage for teachers of public! of Sanford Niles, author of a_ history lire: tlie: atte) revenue and of Minnesota, a history of the Un‘ted fund, the tax collectiois fund, States and several of the geography | recapitulation of road and bridge text books new in use in the public pense, the figures on the care Schools of the state. Mr. ape Mrs. ‘the county pcor, state lands and in- Niles came to Minnesota 53 years torest fund and the county revenue | ago, settling in Olmstead county. hind Mr. Niles established the Niles aca- In the past eight years the coun- demy at Rochester, which was one of t $ the earliest educationa] institutions for young men in the state. Mrs. Niles was for many years ‘a contributor to “School Education.” Itasca. When ibis fact is cous’der- | She was also prominently identified | ed, together with the with the suffrage work in the state | in, county is still im its infancy so and took an active part in club life. fo. as extensive development of its! She was 80 years at the time when azricultural possibilities are concern- death called, but was still untiring ed, it does not require a very far- in her labors for uplift and education, mrs. Niles is survived by two chia jent statement of stands fourth in weaith of the coun- ties of Minnescta; St. Louis, Henne- apolis and O. J. Niles of Grand Rap- times within the next few years and | that we are on the eve of a develop- Funeral services were held Friday, ment that will exceed even the at 3:30 p. m. in the First Unitarian! ehurch, Minneapol's, and imterment was made at Rochester, Minn. | mesota. NOTICE OF VILLAG3 CAUCUS Notice is hereby given that a caucus of the elctors of ine yillage of Grand Rapids, Minn will be held at Village hall in said village, on Friday evening, Mareh Ist, 1912, at 8:00 o’clock for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for tie fo!- lowing offices to be voted for at the annual village election to be held in said village on Tuesday, March 12th, 1912, as provided by law, viz: One Village President, Three Village Trustees, One Village Recorder, One Village Trezsurer, One Justice of Peace, One Village Constable. BE. J. Farrell, T. R. Parvitz, Henry Hughes, Village Committee. REGARDING SALARY The new law regarding the mini-, , Schools will become effective Septem- ber first, according to recent pross; \dispatches. Under its terms the} minimum wage for teachers in th's- | State will be $45. This ruling will | have no effect in District No. Oue, | as there are no schools in.the district | that pay as low as the minimum set’ | by the new law. , Henry Hughes has been obliged: ito keep open house this week, as it, | were, to receive the congratulations | of his friends on winning a silver | loving cup with Better Promise. The | trophy was offered by a horseshce | company and Mr. Hughes entered Better Promise, a bay gelding, who won on points, in Range winter races [at Eveleth, Chisholm and Virginia. roman = aot ty has trebled in valuation and now pin and Ramsey taking rank above knowledge that! seeing vision to realize that the pres- ‘i the resources of dren, Mrs. George B. Aiton of Minne-| ¢tp a county will be doubled many! ex- pectations of the most sanguine be- , Hever im the future of northern Min- | contain matter of ‘special interest! nie at poth ends of the line, and it school | jis to be hoped that the project will the | not fall through, = | tating of!tcl through last year, and, barring _upforseen obstacles, will make a go i | | 1 | | | | Hi | their manners and customs, will pre vide an entertaining and instructive evening. : The lecture is to be under the auspices of the Catholic ladics of Hill City and will be given in Gamse witz’s hall. They are also agi- the creamery issue, which’ of it this time. {| Do you remember when you went with me to help me select those leather ehaits and that couch? Well, it is a-wonderA how well they have worn, and Baly John kickiug over them as he has done. S'd advise you from my experience to buy leacher chains when you need new ones. Shey are also the most com- fortable and handsome looking, Your true friend, : j Lou. @. §.--Qnd when you buy them, remember the i} fF | i | j i { | Bed Dear Amy:- E. REUSSWI FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING place to get them is F. G