Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 18, 1912, Page 3

OHASSET HE RALD-NEVIEW IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE COHASSET, MINNESOTA, SEPTEMBER 18 1912 BOOST FOR COHASSET SPREADS FAME OF ITASCA COUNTY Farmington, Maine, Paper (‘om- ments on Homeseekers’ Editien of Herald-Review The advantage of distributing ad- vertising matter on the county’s re- sources is exemplified by the follow- ing clipping from the Farmington, Maine, Chronicle, which, under the head of “Geography and History,” says: “The Chronicle is indepted to Chas. H. Durell of Laprairie, Minn., for a copy of the Grand Rapids (Minn.) Herald-Review of a recent date, a large edition freely illustrated and giving much information concerning the country round about the head- waters of the Mississippi river, par- ticularly Itasca county. The word Itasca pecame familiar as long ago as the elderly people of today studied geography in the little district schoo] houses scattered over our county and state, but not aj] the pu- pils of those times have even yet learned the origin of the pretty and euphonious word. The Herald-Re- view explains it ‘thus: “When Schooleraft came exploring in this country in 1832 and discovered the lake in which the Mississippi rises, he asked his traveling companion, Rey. |W. S- Boutwell for a good mame. Mr, Boutwell cogitated and brought fourth ‘veritas caput,’ which might mean the true source or head. And striking off the first and fast syllables he found the word Itasca, That was Itasca lake, and all this basin where the Mississippi rises was Itasca county in the early formation of government. Out of the original Itasca, county after county has been created, great, rich and, prosperous. But the parent county, remains, excelling in resourecs, in fertility and in men—‘Itasca, the true source,’ source of Minnesota’s wealth.” “The Herald-Review goes on to enumerate the good things with which this section is greatly favored —a kindly climate, valuable timber tracts, mineral wealth and a fertile soil. For one crop potatoes flourish amazingly well, the average yield per acre in Itasca county being 146 bushels. The dairy industry, and, i carried on with profit according to the figures given in the Herald-Re- wiew. It naturally follows that the country is settling rapidly, the land is brought under cultivation and vil- lages are springing up. at { Cohasset Locals : WO SosSesSoctostontoscoctoctortectectecteetecteteeteeteeeeg Mr. Joanise of Duluth is here this week, visiting at the home of his daughter Mrs. M. Stapleton. Mrs. E. Hawkinson, who has been visiting here daughter, Mrs. Owen Skelly returned to Duluth Monday. Father Henneberry will say mass at the Catholic church next Sunday morning at 11:30 o’clock. Mrs. William Garrison, who has been spending several weeks visiting friends at St. Paul and Minneapolis, returned home Tuesday. Mrs. W. W. Fletcher returned Mon- day from Minneapolis, where she went last Friday to purchase additions to her stock of fall and winter millinery See her ad on th's page. Mr. and Mrs. Ledger Payment wel- comed a baby son to their home last Friday. Miss Kathlyn Hursh, who is teach- ing school in the Vermillion district, spent Sunday here the guest of her brother, Dr, Hursh. The ladies of the Altar society of the Catholic church will be enter- tained by Mrs. Pat Kinney Thursday afternoon, September 18. Mr, and Mrs. John McDonald and Mr. D. Wilson and children were ov- er from Hibbing Sunday, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Skelly. Mrs, A. L. Stokes arrived last week from Smith’s Mills, and will spend the winter here at the home of her son, R. K. Stokes. A large number of prospective resi- dents- have been here this week, looking at land in the up-river coun- try with a view to locating. Mrs. Stockwell entertained at a series of afternoon parties last week, entertaining groups of friends in- formally Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. Miss Blanche Cameron, formerly of the Cohasset schools, bu tnow teach- ing at Eveleth, and} Mrs. R- A. Mc- Ouat of Grand Rapids spent Satur- day afternoon here visiting friends, Mrs. E. L. Buck drove her car ov~ er to Hibbing Sunday, taking Miss Sanders and the Misses Thompson. The run over was made in two and a half hours and Mrs. Buck reported the roads in fine condition. Work on the potato warehouse is being rushed along as rapidly as pos- sible, and Contractor Parker expects to have it ready when the fall crop of twbers are ready for storage. The cement mixer camé this week and will be an important factor in has- tening operation. Alex Dunn, who has been at Hen- drum, in the Red River valley coun- try, for the harvest, returned home to spend ‘Sunday. He reported fine crops throughout the Red River yal- ley section, but threshing operations N| delayed considerably through heavy fact, all branches of farming arej rains of the past week in that local- ity. He returned to Hendrum Mon- day. Cohasset polled the biggest Demo- cratic vote in its history Tuesday, thereby showing its appreciation of the excellent service that Morris O’Brien has rendered the district and county during the time he has served on the board of county commission- ers. The absence of a large number of residents, who have gone to the Dakota harvest fields, made the vote lighter than it would otherwise have been. The fact that Cohasset is norm- SEASONAL NOTES FOR THE FARMERS Attention Attracted to Things of Immediate Interest on the Farm. If there is a shortage of pastur- age, it may be necessary to confine the cattle in the barnyard or barn for a time and carry freed feed to them. If this is done, the pasture will be able to secure a start which | already out of the race. New York will enable it to furnish ‘plenty of feed later in the season. Among the crops which can be used profitably as green soiling crops are fall rye, oats and peas, millet and corn, If no pro- vision has been made for a soiling crop, it is probable that green corn will be the only resource. The weeds that are growing along j ally Republican shows the esteem in which Mr. O’Brien is held, the Demo- eratic votes outnumbering the Repub- lican four to one. “J understand,” said a handsone young woman ,entering the printing office, “that you employ only girls, and that-you are in need of a fore- woman,” “Yes,” replied the printer, you make up a form?” “Just look at me and see,” she ans- wered, turning herself around. She was engaged.—Boston Courier. “Can | Millinery Opening Display of Fall Millin , Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 24 and 25. A beautiful line of Fall and Winter Hats, both street and dress styles. An exceptionally pretty lot of Misses’ and Children’s Fall Hats to select from. You are cordially invited to inspect the new fall styles. Mrs. W. W. Fletcher Minnesota Cohasset, the fence rows and out-of-way places will soon go to seed. If it is desired to make the place look tidy and neat and keep the weeds from obtaining a more determined hold, they should be cut at the earliest opportunity. A mower will undoubtedly cut nearly all of them. A scythe will be found necessary only to cut the weeds un- der fences and in the corners. Now; is the time to think of con- serving moisture for the crop next year. If the stuble fields are disced as soon as the grain is cut and capil- larity is broken, ifwill be much more difficult for the tons of water stor- ed in the ground by summer rains to evaporate. It will be found that plow- ing can pe done more easily, and at less expense to horse flesh. Rape sowm at the rate of two pounds to the acre in the corn field when the last plowing has been done, or even later, will often furnish a wealth of fall feed for sheep, swine and cattle other than milch cows. Such a plan is especially good if “hogging off” corn is considered. Lambs will eat the rape and not waste any of the corn, and will pro- duce meat at a minimum expense. It will be advisable to snap or husk the ccrn before any other animals are turned into the field. It will soon pe necessary, to cevldey if the grain is to be threshed in, the shock or stack. When the grain is stacked the straw is always in better condition for feeding, that it is when threshed in the shock, It has also been found that the labor needed to care for the cropcan be used to bet- ter advantage if the grain is stacked. When a person has joined a “ring” of threshers, his work may be drag- ged along imdefinitely for a month or more, and it is almost impossible to plan the early fall work with any degree of success. _ THESE ARE OUT BEFORE ELECTION Members of Congress Who Will Retire Regardless of Novem- ber Returns Of the present membership of the house of representatives, three will be retired regardless of the November elections. Primary con- ventions, direct primaries and in a few instances the presonal choice of the members, are the causes for their elimination from future activities in public serviec. In the senate ten of the thirty-two senators whose terms expire on March 4, 1913, are already on the retired list. The house retirements record twen- ty Democrats and nineteen Repub- licans. In the senate the disappear- ing ten include three Democrats and seven Republicans. The unpopularity of popular pri- maries with the older statesmen is evidenced in various ways in the list of ten, who conclude, at least for the present, their political careers in March. Senator W. Murray Crane of Massachusetts is the most strik- ing example of the way the popular primary, works. Senator Crane is unwilling to go through the gruelling campaign for re-election. In retiring voluntarily he|- tacitly expresses the opinion of a greét number of the members of the upper house that the insecurity of ten- ure enforced by the primary fight for each re-election removes in a large measure the desirability of a senator- ship for men who wish to pa state- craft their life work. Senator Bailey represents the Dem Ocratic aspect of the same sentiment regarding the senatorial office. The senators no longer to be con- sidered in the anticipated activities of the sixty-third congress are Sena- tors Bailey, Panter and Perey, Demo- erats and Bourne, Brown, Crane, Cul- lom, Gugenheim, Richardson, and Wet- more, Republican. Senator Sanders of Tennessee, Republican, holds his office by appointment of the pre- sent Republican governor of Tennes- see. Pensylvania leads in the number of retirements from the house, with five Republicans and one Democrat comes second with four outgoing Democrats and one Republican. Ar- kansas, Texas and Massachusetts show three retirements. INDIVIDUAL TAX MAY BE INCREASED State Commissioner Will Probably Serve a Notice to That Effect : In equalizing the assessments made throughout Minnesota on personal ai § real property, the state tax commis- sion will probably serve a notice of increase on individual property. This will go far toward justifying propos- ed constitutional amendment raising the tax on gross earnings of rail- roads and interurbans from four to five per cent, If land valuations are increasing and the burden of taxation becom- iNg theavier, it is urged that as a matter of equality the receivers should receive increase proportion- ately to their tax yielding values. Eight years ago it was increased to four per cent but property valuations have been increasing to the extent that the last legislature signified with its vote the belief the burden of the corporations should be increased. An interesting feature of the as- sessments will be the increase in moneys and credits. Because of the 3 mill tax the moneys and credits last year were a great increase ov- er former years, but a much greater increase is expected this year, STATE PAYING FOR ROAD WORK Twenty Counties Report to Highway Commission on Betterment During Year. Payment of the $340,000, state aid to counties for road improvement, was commenced last Friday by the: state highway commission. Twenty) counties have reported the work done during the season and will be issued their warrants, According | to reports received informally from | the counties there has been done} throughout Mninesota during the season $1,250,000 in road work and the state commission has not suffici- | ent funds to meet the state’s share of the work. Every county practic- ally has done more than is necessary to get the state appropriation to it. } During the season 1,775 miles of! road have been worked by counties under the supervision of 53 state en- gineers and 12 superintendents, Be- sides these the state has kept busy 25 road patrols whose duties it was | with hand tools to keep holes filled and minor road repairs made. The interest manifested by coun- ties in the road work is significant in view of the fact at the November election will be subjected the propo- sition to amend the state constitu-} tion so as to provide for a one-mill instead of a one-quarter mill road tax. When the commission was first or- ganized in 1906 it liad nothing for state aid. In 1907 there was expend- ed $54,800. In 1908 it wais $72,650, In 1909 it was $74.400. Last year $79,300 and this year was $340,000, If the constitutional amendment carries ne: t year it will quadruple the fund and| work possibilities. Wanted—Plain sewing. All work neatly and satisfactorily done. Mrs- J. C, Gilmore, Cohasset, Minn. 11-12, LAND OFFICE OF E. L. BUCK COHASSET, MINN. 00d famd in Itasca county, Minn., Our lands are choice, selected tracts. Much of our land close to good roads, schoo] and railway, Some of our land is very easily cleared so settlers can get to farm- ing at once. We have large and smal] tracts, partly improved, with buildings, fence, etc., and some producing crop, Prices of our land range from $6 to $25 per acre, and according to lo- cation, improvement,s etc. We-sell land on long time with easy terms of payment. Smai] pay- ment down secures the land with the right to move onto it and make a home.. You can pay the balance when you want to, either now of lat- er on. Here isa partial list of our lands, but we have more: 200 acres, 1 mile from Cohasset, fronting Mississippi river and beaut- iful lake shore. 50 acres in crop, 40 acres more easily and cheaply cleared, land is fenced and cross fenced, good loam soi]. Price $24 per acre. Terms to suit. 80 acres level upland, 2 miles from Cohasset, on fine road, joins school grounds, part easily cleared and part good, hardwood timber. Price $18 per acre. 80 acres of upland, 12 miles west of Cohasset on good road settled community, dark loam soil, part op- en, balance bass-wood timber, This will make a good, $7.50 per acre. We have also some choice 40, 80, and 160 acre tracts lying along the shore of Pokegama lake. Will sel} these in tracts to suit purchaser. Some have valuable timper on them and some are open and easily clear- ed. Prices range from $12 to $20 per acre, according to location, tim- ber, ete- We have choice tract of 1,400 acra in body of open and hardwood tim- ber land in northern Aitkin county, Minn. Will sell this in tracts to suit purchaser, with $1 per acre down payment, balance in 7 years, We offer several 40 and 80 acre tracts close to Cohasset at very low prices and same easy terms. Have two nice, little improved places for rent. They are good for truck farm- ing and dairying, close to town and schools. Or will sell them on easy terms to settlers. We want settlers and are prepared to make them spec ial inducements. We have several fine improved farms in southern Minnesota, also have tracts in the Red River Val- ley, in Polk and Norman counties, Minn. Write or call for further infor- mation regarding any of our lands, Edwin L. Buck, Land Office, Cohasset, Minn. little farm, Price The Remington Cubs, hang up a new shooting record More—Their Use Guarantees the Life— the Continued Accuracy of your Arm. 96 years of gun-making—50 years of cartridge-making have taught us— To make cartridges noted for straight- shooting—hard-hitting—sure-fire. To attain ammunition accuracy without impairing gun ac- curacy. To make for each kind of arm the cartridge it requires to shoot its best—and to keep shooting its best. There is a Remington- UMC cartridge specially made for your rifle—your pistol. Every Remington- UMC cartridge is tested in the arm for which it is made. 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