Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 23, 1912, Page 4

— CoHASSET HERALD-REVIEW IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE COHASSET, MINNESOTA, OCTOBER 23, 1912 BOOST FOR COHASSET MAKING SCHOOL SOCIAL CENTER Reading Room is Latest Service of of Cohasset School to Social center work in Cohasset) has been given an added impetus) by the opening cf a reading room in the school buildjng- The Jack of 1i- brary facilities in the town, with the subsequent situation, of no place being provided where suitable amuse- ment and recreation could be enjoyed, has resulted in Prof. H, F. Baldwin) taking the steps to open, a room in the schoo] pbuilding for this purpose, Books magazines and newspapeng are being supplies by the teachers and patrons of the school, and the people of the village as well as the schoo] students are privileged to make use of the room during the evening. Since his arrival in Cohasset this fall, Professor Baldwin, has inauger7 ated many features that will tend to make the school building a social cei¢ ter in school life Young Ladies Organize Club. The young ladies of the Catholic church have organized an auxiliary society, mamed the Komagin club. Of- ficers elected were: Miss Anna Hag- man, president; Miss Leora Cook, vice-president; Miss Virginia Goul- et, secretary; Miss Mamie O’Brien, treasurer. The other club members are: Miss Lilliam Payment, Miss Margaret O’Brien, Miss Frances Kop- lay, Miss Amanda Goulet and Miss Berthat Goulet. A cand panty and basket social will be the first social affair given by the club members which will take place at the village hall Saturday eve ning, October 26. Se ee B.S - : Cohasset Locals ; Wrstontoeseesenteatonteeteeteetentondonteetoetoetenontonteetoeteetotontontnn Henry Ranfranz was a business cal¥ ler at Deer River Tuesday- Fred Breid was a business visitor | down irem . Deer River Monday. Lewis Dorholt, who sold his farm recently, will move to Cohasset for the winter months. Mrs. Morris O’Brien was hostess at a meeting of the Altar society last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Earl Parker will entertain the ladies of the Methodist Aid society. Thursday afternoon. Mrs. E. L. Buck left Monday for the Twin Cities, where she will vis- it relatives this week. Mrs. Maser, who spent several days here last week, the guest of Oohas- set friends, returned to Duluth Sun- day. Mrs. Ranmfranz’ father, William King of Watertown, Wis., was visit- ing Mr. and Mrs. Rannfiramz last Fri- day. Skelly Bros., have a gang of men, in the fire hall Saturday evening, November 2. Don't ferget the entertainment by thé Katherine Carroll Smith concert company in village hall Thursday evening, Getober 24. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dibble return- ed Monday from’ spending a couple of months in the Devils Lake coun- try, in North Dakota., Tom Lee returned last week frony Clark's Valley, Montana, where he has been for the past two years, and! will remain in Cohasset for the pres- qnt. P. H. McGarry, candidate for the legislature from the Fifty-second dis- trict, was here for a short time Tues~ day afternoon, talking to the local voters. A large number of delegates from the Cohasset Sunday schools are plamming to attend the district con- tober 27. Tie new potato warehouse is prac- tically completed and began to re- ceive potatoes this week. Crop re- turns indicate that the yield will be heavy and the grade exceptionally highy, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert I. Gooch andi daughter, Dorothy, of Duluth, arriv- ed last week to visit Mr. Gooch’s sis- ter, Mrs. M. M. Hursh and enjoy a hunting trip through this section of Itasca county. x It is reported that negotiations are Christian church to buy the old school buiiding and remodel it for a place of worship. Up to the pres- dendnunation have been held in the | village hall, The Louie Dorholt farm, ten miles west of Cohasset changed hands last week, Lewis Anderson,ofPukwauna, S. | Dak., buying the property. Mr. Andei+ son, who is a brother of A. A. An-j| derson of the Vermillion dsitrict, will holdings. The ladies of the Altar society will serve dinner and supper in the Skelly, hotel dining room on election day- The Altur society will meet here- | after every week until after the ba- zaay. The next meeting will be enter- tained by Miss Anna Skelly. i A supper will be gived by the young people of the Chr’s‘ian churca Hallow- e’en evening, Oct. 31, at the church | \the first course will be in England, |second im Germany, third in Italy, fourth in Norway, fifth in Japan and sixth in America. A good social time promised. Admission, adults 35 cen.s. Children 20 cents. What migiht have been a fatal acci- dent, due to careless hunters, oc- | curred Sunday when a shot fired by }some one out after game passed through the window of F. X, Goulet’s residence, the bullet falling om the bed. Had there been some one in jrange of the shot they might have at work making roads, preparatory iq been seriously injured. There has ;been toeo much careless shooting in j this district in the past, and unless | hunters come to a realization of The members of the Philathea cla:$ the hazards and cease casual shoot- of the Methodist church are arrang- ing for a ‘basket social, to be held the winter work in the camps at Po- kagama lake. ing in the proximity of dwellings, a fatality may result. and Nt Cohasset, Winter Evenings A large assortment of things in fancy work are arriving for the winter evenings’ work. Pretty and inexpensive things for dainty Christmas gifts, including Cushion Tops, Aprons, Towels, Gowns, Corset Covers and Ribbon Novel- ties. Call and look them over. Il and See the Rew Chitfon Mrs. W. W. Fletcher Pillow Slips, Geilings. MARKETING THE POTATO CROP \Grading, Sacking and Shipping Suggestions Given by Agricul- tural College Expert Potatoes may be graded ‘by, means of machine sorters with proper screens. Boys should be stationed beside the graders to sort out all rough or overgrowm specimens show- ing second growth, Fancy potatoes, choice, good and field run potatoes are recognized. All should be sound, and the last class is umassorted. The ex- act description of the first three classes is too long for full statement here. Those interested will be given |full information on this point om ap- ‘plication to the writer of this article. | Harvesting should be done without bruising, breaking the skin or cutting | vention in Deer River, Sunday Oc"'the potatoes if possible. It should not begin before thorough) maturity is reached. If the skin rubs of in handling, the potatoes are too green for the most satisfactory, mrketing. The tubers should be free from scaib of the knobs resulting from second growth, and should not be muddy. No: stones, clods, or other foreign mater- ial should get into the sacks, If pos- sible, the mixture of potatoes of dif- ferent colors should be prevented. Only new 1504pound sacks should be used They should be set upright in rows of three along each side of the ear. A layer of sacks on their sides may be placed on the top of the offset. so made. This leaves a gangway under wey by the members of the' through the middle of the car for ven- tilation. This is especially important during the earlier and warmer part of the shipping season. At that time, ent time services by the Christiam) only from 200 to 210 sacks should be loaded im one car. Later a lange car may carry 250 sacks. Business Boomers. town and a live towm is the differ- ence between dead merchants and live merchants. that it takes sizzling hot thrusts to ‘awaken enough life in them to even, ‘penetrate ithe outermost rim of busi- ness progress. They will sit around | endeavoring to catch trade that {comes to town without offering in- jducements to draw business. T hey tell the public that they do not ad- vertise in the newspapers, but give their trade the benefit of the little ‘money they might spend in adver- tising by giving them more for their |money than the advertiser—which The supper will be a trip around the | en, a la tk: Tal At ¥ world and six courses will be served, | ae ee : : ee vertiser always gives more and bet- ter goods for the money than the ‘merchant who doesn’t advertise, for the advertiser's goods are turned quicker and are always new and up, to date, Besides’ the advertiser is the town boomer, while the non- advertiser is the town sponger. The advertiser, through the medium of his aids, is reaching out and bringing new people to town, to trade and. is thus both directly and indirectly ad- vertising the town. There is a way in which every person trading in this town cam help the towna nd that is to encourage enterprise by patroniz- ing the merchant who does adver- tise. That’s one way to boom a town that should have our admira- tion. $ GOODLAND | Louis Cass transacted business in Hibbing Friday. W. H. Latham was a business vis- itor in Hibbing and Chisholm jiast Thursday andj Friday. Mrs. L. C. Mitchell of Chisholm spent the week end, the guest of Mrs. W. H. Latham. Mrs. Olson and Mrs. J. Nelson of Chicago, who have been making their sister, Mrs, Anderson an extended visit, returned home last. week. Captain Truella of the Agnew mine was hunting birds here last week. Miss Burlingame of Grand Rap- ids was a Goodland visitor last week. Minnesota Mrs, Huldah Bracken, Mrs, Alfred Johnson, Mrs. Forbe: Miss Agnes where The difference between a dead) and the mutton, opens up great pos ‘ : | Some merchants fang cultivated pasturage are especial- move here this fall to farm his neW/are so dead or ¢ree from enterprise ‘MINNESOTA’S WEALTH GIVEN IN FIGURES Immigration Commissioner Prepares Statistics Showing the State’s Resources. Here are some facts and figures about Minnesota which H. J. Max-j| field, state immigration commissioner, has complied: ! Minnesota has over 30,000,000 acres ‘of land that yet remains in its primi- tive state and of this amount, experts estimate that 90 per cent, or 27,000,- 000 acres are fit for cultivation. That means that there yet remains 165,000 160-acre farms, capable of pro- i ducing everything that is grown in a northern temperate climate, and sit uated amid all the accessories of | moder, civilization. Minnesota has 2,600,000 acres; of state school lands that can be ob- tained on. 40 years’ time purchase. Th average price off these lands is $6.75 an acne. Minnesota has about 1,250,000 acres: of government, land subject to home-| stead. become one of the great potato rais- ing states, producing in 1910 more that 18,400,000 bushels. Last year's produce iwas still higher. Minneosta is an excellent fruit-pro- ducing state. Apples, plums and cher~\ ries cam be produced in most locali- ties wilth as much* certainly and much less trouble than inmost of the’: Eastern and Middle states. Raspber- ! ries, blackberries; andj strawberries aiq indigenous to the soil and grow prolif- ically. Fruit trees and berry bushes fq all kinds are singularly free from dis* ease and insect pests, Minnesota offers exceptional oppor- tunities for the raising and breeding of stock of ali kinds, and the Twin’ Cities afford a good market for alll} \kinds of live stock. | Sheep raising, both for the fleece! sibilities to the Minnesota farmer.’ The soil, climate and poth natural jly fitted for the raising of sheep. | Minnesota is the largest producer | of iron ore of the states in the umior.| Its mining operations demands an! im-| mense amount of labor, both skilled and unskilled. The lumber industry | employs an army of men during ‘the | logging seasom and the supply of cap- able farm laborers is never equal to! ‘the demand. Minnesota, possesses the largest) schoo] fund of any state. Its univer- | sity takes a leading position among} the universities of the country. Its common school system is compre-! hensive and complete and every toca.4 ity is supplied with ample school; facilities. Trout streams abound in the state. Small game such as rabbits, quail, pheasants and prairie chickens are pkentiful Ten Rules for Getting Sick. 1. Keep your windows closed all winter. This helps germs grow. 2. Don’t let sunlight in, your house as germs dbject to thé sun. 3. Nevertakea bath and underno circumstances expose your body to the air. ) i 4. If you have a cough after a cold, don’t see a doctor—he might stop you from getting tuberculosis. 5, Eat whenever you want to. This! helps the stomach—it needs exer-| cid. 6. Never go to bed unless there is nothing else to do—your body is better if you work all the time. | 7. Always use a public drinking cup; you will get germs from the lasd user. | 8. Carefully exclude all fresh air | from your living’ room—old air, like an old friend, is best. Laugh at the man who talks of | isleeping outdoors—he is a deadly. enemy to germs. j 10. If these rules don’t make you! sick, take all the patent medicine! you can buy and on mo considera: | tion see a physician. Much Road Work in 1912. According to reports received from | 84 counties in the state $1,250,000) has been expended! during the season | in road work. Practically every coun- ty has done more work tham neces-' sary to secure state aid. A fund of, $340,000 is in the hands of the state highway commission for county road | improvement, and warrants are be- j son 1,775 miles of roa@ have been ‘}towmship 6-25. The first siding is in {of this township, which taps the Hap Sattistics show that Minnesota has)’ pyland gravel hills. amd has at its vision of 53 states engineers and 12 superintendents. Besides these, the state’has kept 25 road patrols busy) keeping holes filled and doing min- or repairs. The interest manifested by coun- ties in the road work is significant of the increased understanding of the value of good roads to both farmers and business men. It is hoped that next year the state road fund will be increased, amd steps are now being taken to submit a proposition to amend the state constitution so as to provide for a one-mill instead of one- quarter mill road tax next year. Tracklaying on Deer River Branch. Reports received here are to the effect that tracklaying on the Deer River bramch of the M. D. & W., railway has (progressed some 12 miles, where the second side track is es- tablished. This is im section 17, section 5, towmiship 67-25 on the Lor- in Dehart homestead, and the second is one the homestead of John McDon~ nell in the northwest of 7-66-25, or between seven and eight miles of number one. The railway has sur- veyed its spur in the southwest part command a lange quantity of choice The Spellbinders. Ten thousand gifted fellows whe bind us with a spell, are working jaws and bellows, emitting roar and yell; these gifted language toters de naught the long year through, but lecture to the voters and tell them what to do. They keep no wheels a-turning, they toil not, they dont spin; they keep no forges burning— they merely wag the chin. They plow no useful furrow, they fill no but~ ter kegs; you'll never see them bur- row beneath the barn for eggs. They do mot weld or solder, or work im potter's clay; they bring mo corn or fodder to towm on market day. They; fatten up no porkers, no catitle tg be tinned—-oh, they are surely cork- ers, these specialists in wind. And, we, the Jakes and Georges, the Haa- trys, Toms and Dicks, who toil at looms and forges; and manufacture bricks, are chumps enough to swai low the doctrines that they plead; are chumps enough to follow where ’er the windsmiths lead! The non- producers guide us and tell us we are free; the non-producers ride us like Old Men of the Sea. O'’er all the land they're spinnin’. in gorgeous palace cars, in purple and fine lin- eon equipped with rich cigars, and we who toil and struggle and sweat in cateracts. must lister while they, jugle with figures, words and facts. —Walt Mason, Grand Rapids Village Lots ee ae $5 DOWN AND $5 PER MONTH We have choice residence lots all over town and we are selling them on such easy terms that anybody can buy. $5 down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. They are for sale on easy terms. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY trap. Each and Every Onea Speed Shell The speed that breaks your targets nearer the That’s why Remington-UMC Steel Lined Shells have won 13 out of the 15 Handicaps held in the last three years. The speed that gets that mile-a-minute ‘‘duck’’ with a shorter lead—that’s why it takes over 50, for Remington- UMC Steel Lined 000 dealers to handle the demand Shells. The Shooting fraternity are speed wise. They know loose smokeless powder won’t drive shot. depends on the compression. They know that the drive The powder charge in Remington-UMC shells is gripped in steel. This lining is designed to give the exact compression mecessary to send the load to the mark quickest. It insures speed—the same speed in every shell. The steel lining is moisture proof—no dampness can get through. Jar proof—no powder can get out. Waste proof—no energy is lost. Shoot Remington-UMC Arrow and Nitro Club Steel Lined Expert factory loaded shells for Speed plus Pattern in any make of shotgun Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Co. 299 Broadway 6 New York City Cohasset, in EVERY BASS BROOK HoTEL A Mopegn HOTEL John Nelson Proprietor Minnesota RESPECT