Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 27, 1912, Page 1

VoL, XXIII..—No 22 ALL ABOARD FOR CROOKSTON MEET Third Anuual Session of Northern Minnesota Development Asso- ciation on Dec. 5 and 6. —| TASCA BRANCH MEETS ON FRIDAY [ Celeraine Business Men Will be | Hosts at Get-Together Feast. a, Delegates to be Chosen } at That Time. | Considerable interest is being evine-| ed here im the third annual session, ef the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association to be held at Orook- ston on Thursday and Friday, Decem- wer 5 and 6. A very interesting pro- gram has been arranged by those in charge, and it is io be hoped that Jtasca county will send its usual rep- presntative contingent of boosters. ye: These will be selected at the meet- ‘mg of the branchh held at Coleraine on Friday evening. ©. M. King of Beer River has been chosen to res- pond to the address of welcome. There will be am address by Pres. Vincent of the University of Minne- sota on “Team Play,” which is ex- pected to show the delegates the yalue of working together and with a definite object in view. Fred B. Snyd- er of Mimneapolis will speak on “The Development of Northern Min- mesota”; G- H. Hartley of Duluth will » have for a subject ‘Trunk Lines and Their Effect on the Settlement and , ae Market Value of Northern Minnesota : ; Lands,” and J. J. Hilll of St. Paul, : as chosen as his subject. “Minne- — | i nota.” It is predicted that this will prove the most import: meeting the t ant ‘ing thy association has thus far held. / ITASCA BRANCH TO | lak MEET FRIDAY NIGHT) Business. Men of Coleraine to be Hosts--Crookston Delegates to be Chosen, The business men of Coleraine will Be the hosts at a special get-to- gether meeting of the Itasca County Development association on Friday evening: Noy, 29. The invitations and program received at this office, sign- ed by President Vandyke and Secne- | tary McGuire, fairly exudes enthusi- | asm, and the program would indicate that one of the most interesting and profitable meetings of the association ig to be held, It lis to be hoped that all Grand Rapids members who} can possibly attend, will put in an) appearance. The object in calling this special | meeting at this time is three-fold: | First, to arrange for a full delegation from this county to attend the Third Annual meeting of the Northern Min- mesota Development association at Crookston Decembre 5th and 6th; ong second, to awaken an interest in te development of Itasca county; and third, to consider needed legis- jJation, for this section of the state. A banquet will be served at fifty cents per plate at the new Hotel Ar- cama at eight o'clock, after which the wspeaking and business program will (>) “The New Surveyor, Let Us (ce) “Schools for the Settlers.”— Geo. E. Keenan. (a) ‘Settlers in the Woods, Ver- sus on the Prairie.”—L. D. Lam- mon. ‘ (e) “Opportunities for the Settler im Itasca County.”—A. J, MeGnire IV. Business Meeting. 6 iy THE “DRUM MAJOR” AT HIGH SCHOOL Date for Presentation of High School Holiday Eotertainment Set for Dec. 5. Owing to the fact that the 3-reel World’s Series baseball pictures ap- pear at the Gem on Friday night, De- cember 6, the date of the “Drum | Major” has been changed to Thurs- day night, December 5, 1912 at 8:30 at the high school auditorium. ARGUMENT. Sergenat Leroux visits Passy in te ope of gaining recruits for the army. But it is te village fete day, consequently the men have small interest in the needs of their coun- try. He is meeting with no success, when Clarice Dupre—daughter of the general of that name, and the! prettiest woman in Paris—comes to his assistance. She is on her way to the South, and learning of the fete, decides to remain and witness the festilities. Her arrival draws his aud- ience from Leroux, who} aments his non-success. Clarice meets Leroux and ate sentence of from seven to thirty being an ardent patriot herself, by her fascinations induces the young men to join the army. Jean ns com- pletely enthralled by her chamms, and in spite of the remonstrances of Babette. he enlists, vowing to write a march-song that shajl send the army on to victory. Leroux delighted with the number who have joined the ranks, and much in love with Clarice, leaves for Paris accompanied by by fifty-six uture ield marshals. The secondiact opens whith the cele-' bration of the Fall of the Bastile, on the 14th day of July, two years later. No word has come from Leroux, Jean, or any of the recruits in all those months andi their sweetheants fear they are either dead or jhave forgotter their homes. Clarice re- turns to Passy, hoping to hear of Leroux: but beyond the fact that the villagers have learned of the suc- cess of the march that Jean has writ- ten, she learns nothing of the war- riors. To te delihght and astonish- ment of all, the soldiers return— tired, hungry and well sick of war. Bapette forgives Jean, and promises o matrry him. Clarice waylays Lerovx and assures him of her affection for him. In the end, all ends happily. Cast of Characters: CLARICE (Soprano) The prettiest woman in Paris.. Mabel Thompson SERGEANT LEROUX (Tenor) of the French army.. ..Robert Gilbert JEAN (Bass) The village musical genius. .. . John Benton BABHTTE (Alto) His adoring sweet- heart .. . Vona Claus JULAEN, GASPAED, PIERRE, Re- cruits .. . William Whaling, Wayne Gilbert and Frank pce sanis ANTOINETTE, SUSANNE, JACUEL- INE, village girls .. Spaieoodee othe . Bertha Durand, Mar- garet O'Connel, Mildred Shipman VICT'OR (Speaker’s Role) SET cata ae +. Douglas Pric MARCEL (Speaker’s Role) a promi- nent citizen and “orator of the OBY? 6 acc . David Rima CHORUS—Village girls, Recruits, ete. Tickets will be on sale at the Mer- cantile beginning Monday at 35 cents follow. ; It is hoped that this may be the ‘ first of a series of “get-together” meetings to be held by the Itasca County Development association this season. The object is to get acquaint- ed and boost for a more populous, a richer and better Itasca county. Following is the program. _ Bight o'clock dinner. (Admission by ticket). I. Northern Minmesoea. ' (a) “Getting imto the Game for the Crookston Meeting’—C. M. King, President Northern Minne- sota Development association. (b) ‘Team Work’’—A. C. Wedge, treasurer, N. M. D. A. Legislation. after It”—C, C. Me- the New-comer and 50 cents, Students tickets 25 cents at the window on Thursday night. First Light for Laprairie. Tonight electric lights will be turn- ed on at the residence of E. A. Ar- nold in Laprairie—which will be the first. BDlectrician Delcour has com- pleted the stringing of lines and is now making connections with the sev- eral farm homes in the neighborhood. The current is fumished by the Grand Rapids plant. Those who are taking advamtage of the opportunity to substitute electricity for soal oil are: John G. Fraser at his farm, A. Sisler, Nei] Mullins, BE. A. Arnold, Have Waited Long Enough,|George Sumner, Mr. Gilkey, the State Farm and the school building. M ‘Sisler, Mullins and the State Farm w S COURT ADJOURNG TO JANUARY 14 ete J | \Judge Wright’s Court Disposes of Much Business Before Ad- | journment. | | ELEVEN CASES HEARD DURING WEEK Civil nnd Criminal Calendar Pretty Well Cleaned Up—GameWard- __ en Wood Pleads Not i Judge B: F. Wright will adjourn the! October term of district court this | afternoon to January 14, 1913. | Hleven cases were disposed of | since last Thursday, which leaves the | calendar in pretty good shape. | | The case of John Stevens against | Al Erholtz was a suit brought to re- cover on a note. The jury returned a verdict in favor of ithe plaintiff. In the case of the State against Ed- win Page, charged with statutory of- fense, in which his daughter was the | complaining witness, a verdict of guilty was returned by a jury. The defendant will serve an imdetermin- years at Stillwater. The Nashwauk Cash grocery was given a verdict for $175.50 agaimst Brown. Bros., for supplies furnished. J. Lefevre borrowed $150 from Tony Sines. a laboring man, for which Le- j fevre gave his note. The interest amounted to $21. Tony loaned to Le- feyre to assist him: to keep the Grand Rapids Examiner on its feet. He ;brought suit and got judgment for the principal andi interest. | Cc. R. McLean, a Duiuth contractor, sued Itasca county to recover albout. | $600, alleged to be due him for work | on a retaining wall at the court house- ‘The jury returned a verdict for the county. Adelia Galla brought an action jagainst Ela Loiselle of Deer River | for alleged damages for dispossessing her of a hotel at Deer River which she had remted from the defendant. Mrs. Galla had a lease of the prem- ises and Laiselle ejected her a month before the term of the lease expired. She got a judgment for $160, Santo Frassini of Nashwauk brougt suit against Santo Lella of the same ‘place, for the recovery of a sum of jmoney. Frassini’s wife was granted a divorce some time ago and is now the wife of Santo Lella. The plaintiff supplied his former wife with goods from a tore after the separation and wanted the present husband to reimburse him. The jury found for ‘the defendant. George Good, “the game warden at large,” as he styles himself, appear- ed before the court to amswer ito a | grand jury indictment. He pleaded not, guilty. His case will be tried at the | adjourned term iim January. The Minneapolis Brewing company brought an action against Berk An- | | |derson and wife and the Duluth Brew ing and Malting company. The contrc+ versy airose over ‘the use of afive | hundred dollar payment which An- derson made the brewing. company.’ Anderson made the payment to apply | on a mortgage. The company wish- ed to apply it on an open account, | The jury found for Amderson. Charles F. Cullan, a young man who had been in the employ of O’Con- nel & McMalhum, forged the firm’s mame to a check for $63 and got the cash. He was indicted by the grand jury and pleaded guilty when, arraing- ed. Cullam is 26 years of age and of intelligent appearance. He claimed this to be his first offense. Judge Wright suspended a sentence to the reformatory, and secured for him a job with the firm he attempted to rob.) The judge gave him a fatherly lec- ture and good advice as to how he might retaim his liberty and become a useful citizen. : On Wednesday of Jast week at New. Richmond, Wis-, Miss Katherine Hi- ling and Mr. Bird Bitney were married The pride had resided in Grand Rap- the most popular. The groom is en- | leven some of our capitalists. THE REVIVAL OF HOME ENTERPRIS Move Started to Create Sentiment Among Citizens of Grand Rap- ids for Public Welfare. MEETING PLANNED FOR DECEMBER A Get-Together Dinner Suggested at Which Farmers, Business Men and Laboriag Men Will Mingle. As a result of the article by Mr- Cc. C. Peterson, published in the [last issue of the Herald-Review there has been considerable self- combemnation by Grand Rapidis’ citi- zens because of their lack of public spiritednesss, Towns and communities don’t grow and proper unless there is a reason. Back of community prosperity must be a spirit of enterprise in the people ot that community. New enterprises, such as Grand Rapids should be en- joying today, are not secured unless | $¢ttlers for this section, In conver- ap effort is made by the people. Un- |S8tion with the Herald-Review, yes- less something is done along the linea *€Tday, Mr. Kuppinger said that they suggested im Mr. Peterson’s communi+, Were now engaged im advertising this cation, this town will soon become a/| Part of Minnesota throughout Iowa big fumerajl. A series of get-togetheer meetings | PTOduce exhibits and would have a tendency to revivethe| Views to bear out their statements, public spinit to an extent that good and have already succeeded in creat- results would follow. A few of our ing a decided interest amomg the be| People to the south of us. “most forgotten. prominent” citizens Treat them as if they are not, never were and never will be! “iS Jargely due to the fact that we They are has beens; treat them as such and forget them. But there are elffigh of the right kind to keep We have sent many up here during Grand Rapids in the limelight. It is proposed to hold a series of meetings during the winter monte of all classes of citizens—meetings that will be attended by farmers, mechan- ics, merchants, professional men and At these meetings have a six o'clock {dinner served where all could meet and discuss matters of general in- terest It would have a tendency to, bring all classes togethher, especial- ly the farmers and ‘busivess men.’ A preliminary meeting will (be held some evening next week to make arrangements for the firsst get-to- gether banquet. Qoleraine is setting a good example. for the people of thiis town ‘to follow. The meeting to be held Friday night at thie Arcania hotel will be the dinst |®¢e is driving out of the more set- | of the kind in this county, and it is to be hoped that other villages will|CoUnty is getting the greater sare, profit py the enterprise thus shown. M. L. Toole in Town. M. L. Toole: ex-sheriff of Itasca county, and one of the most effici- ent and popular officials that ever about Minnesota which H. gave service to the people of this coumty, was here on business Mon~ day and Tuesday. He is now engag- ed in busimess at Federal Dam, and is much interested in the good roads| its primitive movement as it relates, to his section of Cass county, He is heading a move- ment to secure a state road, under the Fiwell law, that will pass through) That means sthat there yet re- the richest section of Cass county, | mains 165,000 160-acre farms capable and which would accomodate a large} 0f producing every number of settlers. Mr. Toole is an | STowm in a northern temperate clim- aggressive and progressive citizen, who usually accomplishes what he goes after, and we expet to see good results from his effforts- THE ONE-MILL TAX GETS LARGE VOTE R. C. Dunn, father of the 1-mill ‘roads tax amendment is delighted yote of 195,724 out af a total of 349,- 678, the affirmative vote being 59.7 per cent of the total vote. Mr. Dunn published in the Prince- Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WepnNEsDAy, NOVEMBER 27, 1gI2 Two Dollars a Year vote Koochiching cast 1,644 votes, 1,521 being favorable to the amend- ment, Only six counties in the state fail- ed to give the amendment a major- ity. They were Benton, Cottonwood, Red Lake, Wilson, Norman and Henne pin. The affinmative vote in Henne- pii county was only 35 per cent of the total vote, but that was due to th fact that congestion at the voting ma- chines prevenited thousands from vot- ing on the amendments. The negative vote on the amendment in, Hennepin county was very smaii. Norman coun- ty fell 1 vote short of a majority for the amendment. Beltrami. Itasca, Lyon, Cass coun- ties gave the amendment a vote of over 70 per cenit. The St. Louis coun- ty vote was about 65 per cent of the} total, and the Ramsey county vote was about 63 per cent F. J. CUPPINGER IN GRAND RAPIDS The Enterprising Davenport, Iowa, Land Man is Doing Good Work for Itasca. | J. F. Kuppinger, manager of the Davenport, Iowa, land company, which | bears his name, is im the villaget his week. Mr. Kuppinger’s concern has been, interested in Itasca, county lands! for some time and has been instru- mental in securing a large number of and adjacent states, using actual stereopticon, “Our success.” said Mr. Kuppinger, never exagerate the possibilities of Itasca county to a prospective buyer. the past year, notably into the Split- | hand district and every map who has settled there has found things ex- actly as we represented them to be. We need not make amy claims for this country that cannot be substan- tiated, as the actual facts are suffi- cient to turn any man looking for a home where land is sheap and op- | portunities still plentiful in this di- rection. The produce we display in our show rooms were ail raised right here, and these usually prove suffi- cient to create an interest, and this | is all that is necessary. When a man| ovce sees what this country can offer,| he certainly will not pass it by when { he comes to decide tupon a change of jocation. We have a large number of people that the high price of acre- | tled communities, and of these Itasca as it no doubt has the great induce- ments to offer the home seeker.” Ninety Per Cent for Cultivation. | Here are some facts and, figures J. Max- field, state immigration commission- er, has compiled: | Minnesota has over. 30,000,000 acres of land that yet remains im | state and of this amount, experts estimate that 90 pre cemt, or 27,000,000 are fit for eulti- | vation. | thing that can be} ate, and situated amid the accessories of modern civilization. Minnesota has 2,600,000 acres of state school lands that can be ob-| tained on forty years’ time perchase. The average price on these lands is $6.75 am acre. Statistics show that Minnesota has become one of the great potato rais- ing states, preducing in 1910 more that 18,400,000 bushels. Last year’s production was stil] greater. Minnesota as an excellent fruit prc ducing state. Apples, plums and cher- | ries can be produced in most loca}i- ties with as much certainty and much less trouble than in mest of the east- ern and middle states. Raspberries, blackberriess and strawberries are in- digenous to the soil and grow prolif- ically. Fruit trees and berry bushes, of all kinds are singularly free from diseases and insect pests. Minnesota offers exceptional op- stock of all kinds. Mr, and Mrs. George Dewey, were THANKSGIVING DAY FOOTBALL GAME The High School Team and City Team Will Try Conclusions Thursday Afternoon. THE WIND-UP OF THE 1912 SEASON Both Teams Find Themselves a Little to the Bad Financially and Hope to Even Up Before Quitting. The last football game of the seasom in Grand Rapids will be played om Thanksgiving day afternoon, the City team and the High School eleven, be- ing the contenders. Both these teams have just completed a rather strenuous season, and poth finished well up te- ward the head of their divisions, se that a game to decide the city suprem= acy should bring out a record crowd. The games in which the boys have played this season both at home and abroad have been fairly well patron- ized, but the expenses incident te keepimg the teams going have far ex~ ceeded the receipts, and this last game is scheduled for the purpose of in some degree helpiv: out a rath- er meager treasuny balance. Grand Rapids has two of the best football teams in this section and they have added considerable to the advertis- ing the town has received during the past season. It will be no more tham right if everybody turned out for this last game amd saw to it that they closed the season square with the world, The high, schoo! tcani has beem strengthened by Coach Carson, whe will go in as halfback and, the City team weakened iby the loss pf Bran- don. They weighi up about the same and a very good exhibition of foot ball is expected. The gridiron will be cleared of all snow so that the speed cf the play will not be hindered in this mam- ner and lange bon fires will be kept going during the game on the side- lines and spectators need noi fear the cold.. It will be a friendly contes= and willl give the people of Grand Rapids an opportunity to get togethey and enjoy the afternoon besides giw- ing the boys a boost for which ther will be duly thankful. Bennett Mine Sinking Shaft. That Keewatin has a rosy future before it cannot be denicd. The op- ening of the Bennet mine and the extensive developing of the Bray, mine has practic: added two mines to the list of shippers. The village is entering op an era of prosperity that will extend) over a period of Years and will add hundreds to its populaition, says the Nashwauk Her ald. During the coming winter, the Mississippi, Bray, St. Paul and Ben- net mines will employ hundreds of men and business men here are look ing towards a most prosperous busi-; mess. The Bennet mime has a large force of men clearing land preparatory te stripping. A lange shaft 18-20 feet is being swwk and a location will be at once built which will consist of office, boarding house and a number of residences. The location and strip- ping will be on Section 18 and the shaft on Section 24. Boiler houses and a pumping station is under course of construction. A contract for the strip- ping of 1,000,000 yards of overburden will be let in a few days as the cam- pany expects to Ship ore next spring. This mine which is a subsidiary of the Meridan Iron company, will be one of the largest iron ore proper ties om the range. It is estismated that 1,000,000 yards of overbunien will be removed from the property, which is known to contain an enor mous deposit. The mine is located ons mile from Keewatin and consists of four forties, part of which will be used as a dump for the overburden. At M. E. Church. The pastor, Rev, A. A. Myers will portunities for raising and breeding preach next Sunday morning at 10:38 o'clock. In the evening at 7:45, Rev. B R. Cooper, Supt of the Duluth éis~ ‘trit will be the preaher and will con~ passengers to Duluth Thursday, re-}duct the quarterly conference at the ‘turning Friday. nS ae close of the service. All are welcome,