Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 20, 1912, Page 1

Vor, XXIII. —No 21 1 : Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINn., Wepwzspay, NOVEMBER 20, [912, Two Dollars a Year ee . és ise i : “THE GRAND JURY COMMENDS M’OUAT MAKES ITS REPORT Nine Alteged Offenders Reported to District Court as Sub- ject to Trial. LEFEVRE 1S INDICTED FOR LIBEL The Examiner Editor Will Answer in Distribt Court for Alleged Libei Against Supt. A. E. Freeman. The grand jury completed its im- yestiagtions last Saturday noon, for the October term of district court. \Nine persons were indicted in all, with a total of eighteen counts re- turned to the court. FOR GOOD WORK Itasca County Grand Jury Speaks in High Terms of Attorney’s Results Achieved. a public official than that accorded R. A. MOuat, Itasa) county’s efficient public prosecutor, by the grand jury, in its report sumbilted to the court. last Saturday. And the compliment is well deserved. During the past two years, Mr. McOoat has given his best effonts to the county’s interests, without giving consideration to the high or low standing of any man. He @s cut down court expenses many thousands of dollars as compared with thousands of dollars ascompared with immediate preceding administrations. He has beem remarkably successful in the prosecution of criminal cases, without going into lour-mouthed puib- licity of his own accomplishments. He is deserving of public approbation; and moral backing of the people of Itasca’ county, as dis suggested by the grand jury in the following: We, the grand jury of Itasca coun- No higher compliment could be pa LITTLE CHILD [a BURNED 70 DEATH |Four-Year-Old Verna Gildemeister Meets Horrible Death on Par- ents’ Farm Near Here. ‘GLOTHES CAUGHT FROM BRUSH FIRE Lower Limbs and Body Terribly | Burned, While Hands and Any Marks. | Verna Gildemeister, the four-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gildemeistser, died at ten o'clock Monday evening from burns received while playimg in the yard of her home about four o’clock the same afternoon. Mr. Gildemeister has start- . i Face Escape Without bs LAST LAND SALE County During the Past Eight Months. Average in Price-—-Amount Sold in State Nearly 112,000 Acres. OF THE SEASON’ State Sells 10,567 Acras in Itasca Lands in County Run Slightly Over ‘WAS LEG CRUSHED RIDING ON FREIGHT Elmer Henderson Loses Limb by Falling Under Cars West of Cohasset. Elmer Henderson, whose place of residence is unknewm was brought to. St. Benedict's hospita) here on | Monday evening from Cohasset, five ; miles west of which place he had ITASCA 1S SECOND IN AMOUNT SOLD | Nortmern tracks after having been run over by a freight train. He was | accompanied here by Dr. Hursh of Co- hassset, who called Dr. Russell to his assistance. It was found that one of this legs had beem so badly crush- ed that it was necessary to amputate | the member at the knee. But little cam, be learned as to how the acci- dent happened, the patient being un- able to give an mecount of himself. It seems however, that in company The last state land sale for the season of 1912, as far as Itasca coun- ty is concerned, was held at the court hitie on Monday by Theodore Nel- son of the state auditor's office. It has ‘been the most successful season, both as to amount of land sold and with two other men, Henderson was. enroute to Virginia, sumption is that they were stealing a ride on a freight train when in some manner he' was either thrown or fell! off, with the above result. No and the pre- HOME MERCHANT'S PLEA FOR HARMONY C. C. Peterson Weites Interesting Letter to Herald-Review on Civic Topics. THINGS WE SHOULD ALL HELP GET Calls Attention to Our Unequalled Opportunities and Urges That We Make the Most of Them. By C. C. Peterson. “4 Now that the election is over and party strifes can pe forgotten for a couple years, it is time flor all our citizens to get together and find oug what we want, what we need and what we want to do to assist in the ‘The investigation of the manned ty, sitting at the October, 1912, term, trace can be found of his companions in| prices brought, of any since the in which the funds of school district) No. One has been handled inthe past- started some time ago by County At- tormey McOuat resulted in the find- ing of ten indictments against F. B. Reusswig, former member of the board. The total amount involved is $415 and includes ten items of al- leged misappropriation of money. The weveral sums involved were checks issued sin payment of services ren- ‘dered py teachers im rural districts, whem it is alleged, no such services were given to the district. The charge in each of nine indictments is ‘consenting to payment of fraudu- jent claims.” One is a charge of fore~ ery against Mr. Reusswig. Robert Clark was a stranger im Grand Rapids and he had no money or other means of supoprt. This con- dition furnished him with a suffici- ent reason, he claimed, to attempt the robbery of two homes in the vil- lage last week. He was camght, con- fined. andi convicted amd is now in Stillwater serving an indeterminate sentence. He was indicted by the grand jury and entered a plea of guilty before Judge Wright. J. LeFevre, who has been operating; a weekly libel sheet in Grand Rap- ids for some time past, wms indicted for publishing a libel against E. A. Freeman, superintendent of the Grand Rapids public schools, . Ed. Sage, aged about sixty years, | ' a resident of Keewatin, was indict- ed on a statutory charge, the com- plaining witness being his daughter, eighteen years old, 1 George Woods, the Hibbing game warden and a deputy, Clifford Brown, were found guilty of unlawfully break; ing into the home of two homestead- ers pear Nashwauk, and appropria. ing guns, knives, blankets, Sica fuse, etc. Lars Walstrom is charged with as- sault im ‘the finst degree; Wm. Weit- zei with pety larceny and R. W. Heide- man with assault in the third de- Grand Jury Report. State of Mimnesota, County of Itasca, | ss. im the District Court, Fifteenth; Judicial District. i We, the Grand! Jury for the county’ of district court, do hereby express our commendation of the official ef- forts of and the performance of duty: by R. A. McOuat, the county attorney, which he has shown himself to have discovered the existence of offences against the public and his investiga- tions and his presentation of the facts he has found and investigated is entitled to such commendation and that of the citizens of the County, As to the part he has taken inthe mat- ter of the State against F. E. Reuss- wig, his discovery of the existence of the facts on which we have found- ed our indictments, his investiga- tions into the same and his full pre- sentation of the same are especially deserving of praise. ed several small brush fires near his home in order to clean up the place and in playing in the neighborhood ‘of these, the child’s clothes became ignited and before the fire could be extinguished she had receivd injur- ies (that proved fatal. The lower part lot her body: was terribly burned, but hardly, aj mark was left, on her face or hands by flames. Medical attend ance was procured as quickly as pos- siple Wut the burms were of such a nature that it was impossible to do anything but ease the suffering of | ‘ the little patient. The family moved into the county last March, coming here from Melvin, Towa, to which place the body will be} taken for interment, In the interest of the local gov- ernment, we feel that it is the duty of every citizen to uphold the ef- fective policy of Mr, McOuat-in~the perfcrmance of his duties. It is on- ly through the efforts of consien- tious and able offiials and’ the arous- ed and continual moral puplic senti- ment that good endeavor for the care of the public welfare and the estab- lishing and maintaining of public insti tutions and dignity can be successful! carried on. And we have resolved further that copies of the above reso- Jution be sent to the newspapers throughout Itasca county for publica- tion, THE GRAND JURY, r H. HAUGEN, “Foreman. aati VERDICT FOR MORIN RETURNED BY JURY F. F. Seaman, Suing in District Court to Replevy Horse, Loses Case. Louis Morin, defendant in a suit brought by F. F. Seaman in district; court to replevy a horse, which, it was claimed Morin had not paid for, was given a verdict in his favor by the jury Saturday morning. He is not ANOTHER SOONER any then must have continued o their latdi sale law went into effect. Itasca county ranks well up toward the toy in|@mount disposed of, being exceed- only by Koochiching county in this t. The total amount sold in the county since April 1, when the sale for the year was held, is 19567 acres ringing $136,047 or|an average of $6.95 per acre. Inj amount isnot included the sum eived for the timber on. the differ- ent tracts sold, which would bring the to a considerable higher fig- ure. There were 25 buyers from wiith- i] Itasca county, securing a total of 8(10 sections of the state secured o(her sections of the state secured} e. londay’s sales aggregated 2,105 Fc eden ae price paid was LAPRARIE WILL HOLD - INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT be Displayed on Tuesday Evening, Nov. 26, LaPrairie school will give its first industria] exhibit on Thursday eve- ning, November 26, and you are cor- dially invited to attend, This exhib- 8)89 acres, and 2,577 acres were pur-| jt will consis: of sewing, manual train- htsed by people from without the} ing, mapwork, weed booklets, corn, potatoes and cther vegetables, baking. and All the articles are to be ahout $6.00 per acre. The greatey selected or nade by the pupils them- Selves. Prizes will be awarded ak- IS UP AGAINST IT 1 Balsam Township Man is Fined $50 | at Coleraine--Appeals to District Court. | Game Warden C. V. Smith» who op-| erates in Balsam township in this county, had a man named Radcliff in Judge Trescott’s court in Coler- | aine last Wednesday, charged with Killing a deertoo soon, Attorney Bither of Bovey cared for the state’s interests and Attorney Stark of this place represented the defense, Twelve! men sat om the case and decided that Radcliff was guilty as charged. The judge then assessed a fine of $50, and the costs of the suit, or 90 days in jail. The case was appealed to the district court. The shooting occurred in 56-23 on | Nov. 4, according to testimony. The warden found the deer and marked, | | it by cutting off the end of its tongue. | On November 10, the deer was being | hauled out to the highway and the warden appeared on the spot and ar- rested Radcliff, who claimed that he | had shot it on Nov. 10 at about 8 a. m. and claimed it as his own, The telltale cut made by the warden !put a different aspect on the case and he was lined as stated. min | of tthe tracts were as follows: | W. Fee, Duluth 134.36 acres; Ansela O. E./ st. | Brice received is $6.21 per acre, Itasca people putside of the county and a | judges. Supt. A nummber|\to parties from other states. The purdhasers, together with the size Ojela, Cloquet, 40 acres; Brecke, Minneapolis, 240 acres; H. C. Burry, Superior, 113.50 acres; So- Kanz, Big Fork, 80 acres; Estelle agres; Henry W. Drewry, St. Paul, 120 acres; James M. Price, Bergville, 8) acres; Annie Johnson, St, Paul: 200 acres; Nels C. Johnson, St. Pau’, 200 acres; John Pukacka, Mack, 40 atres; George E. Keenan, Deer River, 22-28 acres; Ralph Richards, Deer Riv er, 6.50 ares; Jennie Rihards, Fair- bank, Iowa, 40 acres; David J. Flint, Lake Park, Iowa, 230.10 acres. | The sale for the entire state thug far is 111,876 acres, and the averaga lands thus running about seventy-five cents an acre above the average. Mr. felson says that each succeeding sale pews an increase of interest over with the advertising this country is part of these sales were made to | cording to the decision of competent J. MeGuire wilh judge the vegetables and them discuss the good and bad points for the bene- John | fit of the chikiren. Supt. Geo. F. Howard, of the Extention Division, Paul, will be present to give an address. He is a man who has speng the greater vart , phie Phillips, Grand. Rapids, 40 acres; | interest of the rural schools, and his John Lake, Cohasset, 19.45 acres;) C,, | talk will be V, Kanz, Big Fork, 40 acres; Peter | pupils and the parents. A basket so- cial will be given in connection with: Richards, Omaha, Neb., 40 acres; Jno.’ the exhibit, in order to raise money ; richest soil ever tilled py the settlers Drushella, Dakota City, Iowa, 277.34 to pay for the prizes. If there is a} plow. surplus amount, it will be applied to the piano fund. Ladies will confer a favor by bringing baskets. LOOKS FOR HEAVY of his life in the beneficial to both the TIMBER HARVEST Grand Rapids Logger Says Win- ter’s Operations Up North Will be on Big Scale. ‘T. C. eKnnedy of Grand Rapids, enaed! s | One of the moving factors in the firm es eee ek be nere diet) of Gibson brothers, loggers, who op- erate in the north country, was im} receiving through various channels |p uth the fore part of the week. 14! development of the tremendous nat- ural resources of Itasca county. This is not a matter for Grand Rapids as a village or the farming community as such, A city is better in every wey if surrounded by & prosperous country, A farm is wortia more in every way if located near a prosperous city, The two communi- Wo k Done by School Children to| ties are as closely allied as atree and its roots: We are at the precent time con~ ducting an extensive advertising cam- paign of northern Minnesota. But while we are doing that, we should at the same time get close to condi-~ tions near home and attend to the many things that appear all the time. We have roads to build, we have market facilities to provide) we have acres and acres that should be open- ed up for the plow and we should im some way provide assistance fon the first hardships in opening land so that a living can be tilled from the soil. We have socia] features to devel~ op, We have everything to do that will make our community the best possible place in which to live, be- come independent and enjoy life. We are, as a community, yet in owr swaddling clothes. We are building up a country where pature has beem extravagant in the distribution of its gifts. We have a scenic beauty surpassed only by the barren Rockies, but we have it combined with the We have at, abundance of the most beautiful lakes that any crea~ ture ever looked on. Nowhere else im this or any other state is there a better combination of everything than goes to make an ideal community. Somewhere is this part of the state there will be a metropolis, a center, a hub, a headquarters from whick social] and industrial influences will radiate. If Grand Rapids does not pre- vide the facilities for such a metrop- olis, some other place in the neighbor- heod will. Some day, in the not dis~ tant future, electric cars will spim around the hills an lakes and fields. Sooner than that telephones will be |placed in every country home. Al- ready there is produce seeking a mar- ket that is not properly provided for in the way it will be when we get \farger fields to handle. ‘as well as the testimony of satisfied ” ‘ \. Gls % consprestion: yeitly the: News Teabone Now then, what do we want’? What of District Court, respectfully sub- mit the following !port: We find that the Poor Farm is in goot condition amd we recomr mend that sufficient fire escapes be provided for the building, where the immates of the poor farm are kept. We also recommend that a specialist be employed to treat the eyes of ome of the inmates, Plner Spore. We find that the county jail is in good) condition. We also wish to recommend that i of Itasca, for the October, 1912, term) ony to have complete ownership of THINGS BOOMING | the horse, but will receive $496.16 from the plaintiff besides the amount he had countercharged he had over- paid, Morin, it was claimed, bought a team of heavy Graft horses from Seaman, agreeing to pay for them with logs. The purchase price was $570. Seamam pressed him for payments, after Morin had Claimed he had already ov erpaid the debt. The suit followed, District Court Notes. In district court pefore Judge B. F. Wright, two civil cases were tried and verdicts returned for the plain- tiffs..In the case of Emil McLean vse suit was brought for the $1,112.98. damaged by fire to forest products. A verdict was returned for ty Commissioners immediately the} amount claimed. such an important neces Charles Milaney sued Wachtel & Court House; and we| Hanson for recovery of $16819, rent | ¢ 599 909 tons, ie. eala Boeck of| Claimed to be due for the use of & amount asked. |. The criminal calendar was taken UD |and getting ready to open up “Morning and the case of State! property. It isone of the subsi vs. Edward Sage is being tried. is changed with a statutory offense. | ping. the Great Northern Railway company,! Mississippi mines, underground pro-p recovery of |@Tties which will stockpile ore andi ang the well wishes of their many "of the Meriden Iron company AROUND KEEWATIN Young Mining Town is Among the Busiest on the Range-Big Stripping Job. Indications are that the village of Keewatin will be one of. the busiest buyers will make the season which opens again with the first of April, he predicted that the coming seas- than the one just passed. 1913, still more productive of results on will be one of the busiest in years anid says that his finm will operate | tive camps and employ 450 men. He reports that the Namakan Lumben company will also employ a large . The Week’s Weddings. A quiet wedding ceremony took ' place at mine o’clock on Monday eve- ning at the home of Mrs. Landey in Grand Rapids. The contracting par- ties were Edwin Barrett and Miss towms on the range during the com- ing winter- It is just entering an} era of prospenity that will extend over a period of years and will make it ome of the liveliest of all the mining towns on the range. During the winter large forces) of men, will work at the St. Paul and it is expected that next year stiip~ | Hannah Landey. The best man was Jens Landey and the bridesmaid, Jen- nie McMahon, the service being read by the Rev. A. A. Myers. The pride was choicely attired in a dress blue over silk mull- She wore a bridal yeil and carried a bouquet of car- nations, The young couple are favor- ably known in the town and vicinity friends follow them as they take up what will be one of the heaviest ever let on the ramge involving t removal of overburden estimated ping operations will begin here om | The Keewatin Mining company ploration work, is sinking drain | their abode in their new home at Co-. hasset.i Edwin L. Robertson and Elsie E. parsonage on Thursday afternoon, November 1 Both young people home in the neighborhood of Mars |. pogt ofiitice, force. Speaking of conditions, he said: “While other logging firms have nob | been so fortunate I am told, those who operate in Itasca and adjoining counties already have their full com- plement of men. They have been for- tunate in this respect, in view of the fact that labor is so scarce. “Just as soon as snow falls, so the dieds can be used. we will start in with rush for what we ex- pect will be the last big season in the north country.” Had Too Many Deer Game Warden Harry found Sherman Haley at his home in 57-25 on November 15, and he also ‘found three deer in Mr. Haley’s possession. as evidence of a violation of the law. | He also confiscated three guns and Hal. of Itasca county and will make their| ..», hunting license. Before Justice munity has its members that have fail- Huson, the offender was fined $50 and.) costs. Three deer is Scofield wene united in marri@ge | two.tnirds too much, and as a result the J ent was given for the the Rev. A. A. Myers at the M., Mr. Haley and the deer for having|Duilding. Judem give ©!a number of drills now busy on ex; | b¥ ape renhen: tabke a not assisted in creating. Every coun- should be dcne? What measurea should be taken to meet the (emands of the prescut and future’ There is only one source from which a proper apswer can be obtained, amd that is frem the people of this community, We must get together» discuss all these matters and formu~ late plans for taking care of every- thing which concerns us colleetively- ‘This is not a political question. It is a question which concerns every man, woman and child that lives here, or has any interest here in any form. Hence the opinion, ideas and desires [of all should be had. We must expect to differ on many’ points, but we car al work with the same aim, with the same object in view. Let us get tom gether. And while on this subject ict us agree to put our best foot forward. Let us advertise the best we have. When @ visitor comes we do not show him our back allies, our mud holes, our ash piles. We show him the best we have, and we brag a little about many things that we have probably ‘ty has its weak points. 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