Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 15, 1912, Page 1

} s t , Grand Rapids Village and Township Grand Vi ' i = Vout, XXII. —No 46 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., Wepnespay, May 15, 1912 pe eo Dollars « Veer ITASCA DELEGATED ARE UNINGTRUCTED County Convention Elects Delegates To Hinckley and Minneapolis | Conventions. } GOOD REPRESENTATION HERE Will Work For Election of D. M. Gunn As Delegate To National Convention—Eleven Dele- gates Chosen. An uninstructed delegation will go from Itasca county to the district ad state convention this week as the re- sult of the Republican county convein tion held here Monday afternoon. All districts of the county were well represented as a result of the primaries held Friday, and 49 dele- gates were in attendance when the “We believe that in order for this | country to continue to retain, hold, | wield and exercise its present power ' necessary that the Republican party should continue to administer the vention whoever he may be. “We point with pride to the public and 23. for the past six years. “We recognize in Mr. Gunn aj i and influence in the world and in- | order to continue the progress and | prosperity of this country it is” government, and we hereby pledge our loyalty and support to the nomi- Northern Minnesota Editors Will mee of the Republican National con- , ‘ Meet Here June 21, 22 services of Hon. D. M. Gunn, who | has ably represented this District in the Senate of the state of Minnesota SCRIBES FORGET OFFICE CARES strong and able man and we appre- ciate the services he has performed for Itasca County, this legislative Three Days’ Session Will Include, distri tate. .. q .. i pend ROE ERS ; Business Meeting, Trips To Believing that this section of this | ze (3 Congressional district is entitled to Lakes, Sightseeing and one of the delegates to the Republi- Banquet. can National Convention, to be held in Chicago, June 18, 1912, we here- by instruct the delegates and: dellega- tion, from Itasca County, to the | Eighth Congressional District Con- vention, to be held in Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota, on the 15th day of June, 1912, to use their best en- deavors and all honorable means to secure the election of Senator D. M. Gunn, as one of the two Delegates Preliminary arrangements were completed last week for the mid- summer meeting of the northern} Minnesota Editorial association, | which will be guests of Grand Rap-| ids, Coleraine; Bovey and Cohasset | Friday to Sunday, June 21, 22 and 22 The plans for the entertainment | convention came to order. | Those attending as delegates were: | Arbo, Andrew H. Ranidahl- H Bass Lake, C. B. Newton. | Bass Brook, John Nelson, Art! Chesieau, F. J. Skocdopole and C. | Brown. | Deer River village, A. D. Ingersoll, | R. F. Beall, G. EB. Keenan. Grand Rapids No. One, C. C. Me-| Carthy, B. C. Finnigan, George H. Spear, I. D. Rasmussen, J. D. Doran, | J. G. Fraser. Grand Rapids No- Two, Sen. D. M. Gunn, L. R. Root, John Beaudry. Greenway, M. C. Curjey, Dr. G. C. | Gilbert. A. A. Kreuger, A. H. Kremer, D. Barelay, J. C. Mick. Gran, C. A. Point. Iron Range No. One, Bovey, B. N. Conklin, C. J. Franti, G. B- Heath, E. H. Bither. Iron Range No. Two, Taconite, J. C. Downing, W. H. Plummer, Robert Lear. Iron Range No. Three, Coleraine, August Johnson, A. M. Peterson, E. | C. Seeley, H. A. Nelson, W. J. Stock. Nashwauk, No. One, Nashwauk, A. McWilliams, Max Barber, G. A. Lindsey, H. A. Gilruth, B. W. Batch- | elder. Nashwauk No. Two, Keewatin, T. | A. McEachin, W- J. Either, J. J.! Roberts. Spang, Charles A. Olsen. Zempel, D. S. Zitterstrom. Oteneagen, William Hulbert. The meeting elected Dn Gilbert of Marble temporary chairman and J. D.' Doran, Grand Rapids, temporary) secretary. A committee on resolutions. was | named by the chair composed of C. | C. McCarthy, George H. Spear and BE. H. Bither, while the committee on organization wes EB. C. Finnegan, J.) C. Mick and R. F. Beall. | A short recess was taken while the committee prepared their reports,’ The committee on organization re- commended that the temporary or- ganization be made permanent, and the committee on resolutiors offered| the following resolution, which ‘the couvention endorsed: “Resolved, That we, the Republi- cans of the County of Itasca, Minne-| sota, in Convention assembled, do hereby reaffirm our unswerving alle giance to the Republican party, that for fifty-one years has controlled the! government of the United States and thereby directed the progress of the | civilized world. “We point with pride to.the marve> | of the press association will include a good time every minute of the| day—and the day will be 24 hours from this Congressional District to said Republican Naticnal Conven- tion in Chicago. “In order to make the delegation | long. effective and to accomplish results| There will be sightseeing trips to in both the Eighth Congressional | the inon mines of the range, a day District Convention to be hei@ in | a beautiful lake Pokegame, and a Hinckley, June 15th, 1912, and in| banquet and dance to the visitcrs. The the state convention to be held in| keys of the towns—and everything | Minneapolis, on June 16, 1912, we in-| else that the visitors may fancy— {M. C. Curley, John Nelson, A. D. In- struct the delegates elected by this convention, to both the district con- vention at Hinckley and the state convention at Minneapolis, to vote as a unit upon all questions, all of which is respectfully submitted. Cc. C. MecCARTHY, G. H. SPEAR, E. H. BITHER, Committee on Resolutions.” A motion carried that the chair appoint a committee of six to draft the list of delegates and alternates to represent Itasca county in the district convention at Hinckley, May 15, and in the state convention at Minneapolis Thursday, May 16. Sen. D. M. Gunn, A. M. Peterson, gersoll and T. A. McEachin were ap- pointed to draft the list of names and, after conferring, the committee submitted the following list of dele- gates and alternates for the approval of the convention: © Delegates: Geonge H. Grand Rapids; Sen. D. M. Gunn, | Grand Rapids; G. E. Keenan, Deer | River; D. D. Greer, Coleraine; A. M. Peterson, Coleraine; Frank Provin- ski, Bovey; Dr. G. C. Gilbert, Mar- bile; J- C. Mick, Calumet; Archie Mc- Williams, Keewatin; John Nelson, Co- hacset.. | Alternates: E. J. Farrell, Grand Rapids; John Beckfelt, Grand Rap- fds: A. D. Ingersoll, Deer River; E. C. Seeley, Coleraine; August.John- son, Coleraine; E. C. Bither, Bovey; D. Barclay, Marble; A. A. Kreuger, Calumet; Paul Tvedt, Nashwauk; P. | A. McEachin, Keewatin; Owen Skelly Cohasset. The list as presented received the endorsement of the convention, which, adjourned following the approval of Spear, will be turned over to them, and the local newspaper folks will endeavor to make their guests forget dull care, | press day and the delinquent sub- seriber. ~ President Dare, of the Walker Pik# and his executive committee, are lining out a program for the busi- ness session.that will. be of vital interest to the pencil-pushers, who will be given unlimited opportunity to swap experience, grief and advice. | Grand Rapids, Coleraine, Bovey’ and Cohasset will! be the exclusive property of the mewspaper crowd during the midsummer ssesion, and the local press gang and the Com-_| mercial clubs will see that there isn’t @ dull minute for the editors, their wives, sisters, mothers and sweet-)| hearts. BUYERS FIGURING ON OMEGA HOTEL Several Parties Considering Pur- chase Of Desirable Pokegama | Lake Property. The Omega hotel at Pokegama lake owned by M. McAlpine, has been) the center of considerable interest the past few days, different organiza-| tions and private parties figuring on | the purchase of it, since Mr. McAl- | pine has placed tthe property on the | market. } Among those who contemplate ac-| | can be cleared on every quarter-sec-! SCHOOLS». j When asked concerning the influx ! of settlers into northern Minnesota, GET cf 94 Hy) . he said: “We are receiving settlers ‘every day. They come from Iowa, ’ ’ j Nebraska, and as far south as Kan- | sas. A majority have brought stock! | and farm machinery with them and! Annual Apportionment Received *"° settling on the land just as soon| } the necessary buildings can be! From State Fund for Com- er lerected. j 4 mon Schools | “The farmers, I am glad to state | lare employing the most up-to-date | methods in their work. They are making every acre of land yield’ $6,981.92 FOR THIS DISTRICT xem return. ‘The eutover iands, that have not been cleared are be ing used as pastureage and they! are just as valuable for this purpose ' Law Distributes Fund in Proportion |as if they were wild prairie lands | to Amount of Unsold School with not a stump on them.” sak Ste Land Within CLOQUET SHUT OUT IN SUNDAY’S GAME! state fund of $50,000, appropriated | City Team Has Lost Nothing of Its common schools of the state. Itas- | Hard-Hitting Propen- ca county’s share of this year's ap- sities portionment totals $8,941.92 as | against $8,715.75 in 1911. The apportionment among the dif-| By a score of 8 to 0 the City ferent districts of the county will be | team shut out the Cloquet players at ‘as follows: {the initial game of the season on| The auditor’s office has received the 1912 apportionment from the | District No. One .. + $6,934.23 | the home grounds last Sunday after- | District No. Two .. - 274.43 | noon, before a crowd that filled the| District No. Five .. - 293.86 | grand stamd and bleachers. es, a a ce ages Harly in the game the home playe ¢ $ = showed that they had Cloquet out- District No- Bleven .. .. .. .. 14.30 . < classed, and this rather took away from the fun, there teing too little excitement to give the fans any thrills. Will Whalen’s pitching was the feature of Sunday’s exhibition, only two hits being picked off by Cloquet from the Grand Rapids’ twirler. The home team played a game that was remarkably free from errors, only two errors being registered for the City players against ten for Cloquet. The score book showed the follow- ing at the end of the game: Grand Rapids: 01006001 0—8 This appropriation for school aid is in accordance with the Warner act, introduced by Representative Charles ‘HH. Warner, of ‘this district, and which is proving to be one of the most practical measures yet adopted for- assisting the common schools of the state. _ Under the provisions of the War- | me¥ act $50,000 is appropriated an- nually, to be distributed in propor- tion to the acreage of unsold school and other state land within the re- spective school districts; the amount to be paid to any district not to ex- ceed the sum of five cents for each state aid shall be used for the pur, A game is being arranged for |chase of sites or the erection of /mext Sunday with the Cass Lake school buildings. Under last year’s the amounts received by the school,| ters and the game ought to prove districts of this county were: one of the best of the season. .|teami here. ‘The lake town a gat’ QUT DRIVE AT LAST TILLERS OF SOIL DOING WELL HERE Bringing $20,000 Worth of Logs Down From Welf Lake Dam This Week. Congratulatiors to B. P. Munson! Supt. McGuire Tells of the Gratify- | After two streruots years of vexa ing Progress Among Itasca tion and tribulation Mr. Munscn has County Settlers lat last succeeded in bringing out @ $20,000 drive of logs that has been acre of state land within any school ; Cloquet: OBO OTOL 8-04 district, nor more than $250 for each, | Batteries: Grand Rapids, Erkine school within the district. The law,| and Whalen; Cloquet: Bentz and further provides that no part of the | Graton. apportionment | is said to have a bunch of hard-hit-| MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT P. L. Ramquist Tells Conditions OF Itasca County Mines In Report fJust Compiled. 9,446,094 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED Eleven Mines Active—Fatalities For the Past Year Recorded— Output In Different Mines Is Given. There were 3,446,094 gress tons of ore mined in Itasca county last yea,r according to the annual report of P. L. Ramquist, inspector of mines, | which has just been compiled. The report shows that 11 iron mines are shipping at the pres- lent time five explorations are under way and two mines are idle. The past year has been a_ very. active one, both in the production of iron ore and in the exploration for new ore bodies. The Canesteo shows 1,219,264 tons mined; Holman, 484,~ 641; Hill, 1,155,394; Mississippi, 126,- -76; Crosby, 134,229; Hawkins, 192,, 859; Person, 38,072; La Rue, 49,75 Bray, 35,554; Ferest, 8,264; Alexan- dria, 1,790- Five exploration companies are working, under the direction of the Oliver Iron Mining company, and 192 men are employed in exploration work. The total number of men em- ployed in the mines of the county is given at 3,060. In his report Mr. Ramquist com mends the management of the mines |for the care that has been taken to |protect and safeguard the lives of | employees. “I have no fault to find with amy ;of the managers of the different mines.” said Mr. Ramquist, when ask- \ed concerning the causes of accident. “Seven fatal accidents took place, last year, but as far as I can learn j there was no laxity on the part of ;the management of the mines that |contributed to the fatalities. | “The fatally injured last year were |Elia Skundich, Austrian, who was jrun over by empty cars in the Wal- 5 | |ker Pit; Lorenzo Bongero, Itali ana - = iE a 2 eric eae pate ttt a ae ad No. Five. 300.00 | Mississippi mine; Otto Burgo, Ger- Distriet No. Six .. .. .. .. 1,828.89 B. P. MUNSON GETS BaHouih <a <a c s District No. Ten .. .. . "99.18 | Lake Concentrating plant and killed; District No. Eleven .. .. ) Sam Atfo, Finn, covered under fall- to suffocation; B. Peakovitch, Mon- | tenegran, killed by being run over | by motor train underground in the | Crosby mine; Matt Mustenen, Finn, ‘caught under descending cage in | Hill mine and crushed; Tim O'Leary, \Inish, drowned im cisiern in Hill mine.” “The slightly injured during the /past year have numbered 224.” | The producing mines in the coun- iy and those under development at ithe present time are the Canisteo, Oliver Iron Mining Company, Coler- | jing dirt in Crosby mine, death due | quiring the property are the Itasca County Automobile association. The members of the association are plan- ning to erect a club house at Poke- gama, and the Omega, situated as it is on one of the most delightful the committee’s choice of delegates. ITASCA COUNTY IN ‘ house—a fact which the members ap- ! Considerable interest is being tak- Preciate. en in the great egg laying contest | are also negotiating for the property, A. J. MeGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experiment farm at Grand Rapids, Minn., and a member of the state reclamation board, is @ guest at the McKay, says Saturday's Duluth News-Tribune. Accompanied sible site for the clearing of a 20- The board of county commissioners acre tract of state land in accordance with the reclamation law passed at tied up—by litigation and low water |aine; The Holman, Oliver Iron: Min- —for the past two seasons, and the ing company, Holman; Hill; Oliver drive is now coming down Prairie pon Mining company, lames Mis- river from the Wolf Lake dam. sissippi, Oliver. Iron Mining .com- Two years ago Mr. Munson let the! pany, Keewatin; Crosby, Cleveland contract to bring the drive down to cyitfs Iron company, Nashwauk; Hew- ithe Sutton-Mackey company, LAYING CONTEST points of view on the lake, would be | who | kins, Wisconsin Steel company, Nash- | desirable locaticn for the club'by B. J. Filiatrault, he will go to failed to carry out their contract. |wauk, Person, Person Mining com- ‘Kelsey this morning to select a pos- | % | The succeeding year the Sutton-Mac- | pany, Nashwauk; La Rue, La Rue key people again attempted to bring | Mining company, Nashwauk; down the drive, but egain with ad- verse results. Bray, Republic Iron & Steel company, Kee watin; Forest, Platt Mining com- lous growth, development and pros-} now being held at Mountain Grove, perity of these United States, all of which is largely the result of the wise, far-seeing and the patriotic ad- ministration of the government by the Repubhican party. “We heartily endorse the Republi- can administration of the last four years. “The events of recent years have placed the United States in a posi- tion of commanding power and influ- ence among the nations of the earth. Our possessions in the Orient, our possessions in the Pacific, our Mo-, principally because the state of Minnesota is being represented by a) believing it an excellent location for | the tuperculosis hospital which the| This spring when the Munsom em- The law provided that a reclama- ployees went up to bring out the the 1911 session of the legislature. |pany, Keewatin; Alexandria, Platt Mining company, Keewatin; St. Paul | 2 creditable showing, having laid 85 pen of white Leghorns selected from | county officials will erect very short} the Grand Rapids Experiment farm. | ly. Among others who are considerin The Itasca county fowl are not in | the purchase of the property are one the lead although they are making | or two well-known summer resort men, who figure that the Omaga,! was appropriated to clear small tracts in northern Minnesota coun- ties. These cleared tracts will be sold on the 40 year plan, the same eggs, though it does not seem | Properly fitted up and conducted, large when compared with the lead- | Would be @ money-maker if the sum; ers, a pen of black Orpingtons from ae tourist trade was properly cay Indiana that are credited with 206 tered to. eggs. However the leghorns have Itasca county people*have bee: ten long months to catch up in. | Slow to recognize the value of Pok ‘as other state lands, and will thus enaple the settlers to start farming at once, “Tracts have already been cleared berry, Itasea county, and Blackduck, During December the S. C. Reds | gama jJeke front property, but thi ns in the north of North! made the best showing, ore pep (five) time Fes triived whem the value of! possessio! j America, our influence in Cuba and the West Indies, and our construc tion of and our necessary future con- trol of the Panama Canal, compel tle ‘holds and wields in the - ‘United States to continue to retain| black Langshan pullet. Numerous | forivrete in eccurirg leke f the position, power and influence it/pens have only one egg to their tial irerezse in values within in ee world. ‘ oe laying 110 eggs; the black Orphing- the slere f1c1d Cf cme of the mes | tons were @ close second with 105 becutiftl klcs in Mimmesota is -b¢ | eggs. The larngest individual record ing opyreciztce, ard these who a; wag 29 eggs laid in 31 days by “a! prerery row ¢re certtin of su - Beltrami county,” said Mr. McGuire last night, “and the ground is now ready for plow. experiment, but I am firmly convinc- ton board at Pine River, Pine county; Black- | “The $4,000 was appropriated as an past six weeks gave a stage of wa- ed it will prove a success annd that at the next session a sum large headed for the Mississippi enough will be allowed the reclama- | every assurance of reaching its desti tell Brothers. The case involves the at Teast 10 acres tion board be appointed and $4,000 ' drive they found the Sutton-Mackey | st, Paul Mining company; Keewatin, |men in charge. The latter had let and the Platt, Platt Mining company ‘the water out of the dam and refus | Nashwauk. ed to allow Mr. Munson to interfere | | with the logs. } A temporary injunction wes secur COURT CASES WERE led agaimst the Sutton-Mackey com- pany, forbidding them to interfere with the Munson operations, and th’s BEGUN TUESDAY injunction was made permanent by | the court at Brainerd last week. | In the meantime the elements had, A hearing on court cases was be | been conspiring in Mr. Munson’s fa-'gun Tuesday, May 14, before Judge ‘yor and the copious rainfall of the Wright at the county court rooms. About thirty cases will be included ter sufficient to bring the big drive im this hearing, the first one on ' down successfully, and it is| now the calendar which is being heard to with |day is that of Mary Petrich vs. Sar- nation in safety. title to lands.