Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 4, 1912, Page 3

CoHASSET PARTMENT IT PAYS TO ADVERTIS: COHASSET, MINNESOTA, DECEMBER 4, 1912 BOOST FOR COHASSET : Cohasset Locals WR ostoctrcectonteententetectectetestectntenteatectetentectetet Mrs. Henry Ranfranz was a visitor to Grand Rapids Monday. Mrs. Richard Young of Keewatin is visiting with Cohasset friends. The Joe Thomas family has moved inte the Pat Hooliham, residence. Miss Ruth Ross from the Vermilion country, is living in Grand Rapids for the winter. Miss Mamie O’Brien has been sutf- fering from a severe cold during the past few days. Frank Woods and family, recent arrivals from Michigan, have moved into one of the O’Brien cottages. Guy Finney has bought the Jones residence through E. L. Buck and will move into same with his family. There will be mass at St. Augustine Catholic church Sunday morning at 8 and 10 o’clock, by Father Henneber- ry; There will be practice by the M. BE. choir at the home of Mrs. Wm. Walker on Friday evening of this week. Rev. Mr. Bauchette’s family is ex- pected to arrive from Melrose next Saturday, to make their home in Co- hagsset. G. M. Wood of Blackduck was do- ing business in Cohasset this week, and he also visited with Cohasset friends. Oscar Flatner, representing the Du-} luth Jobbers Credit bureau, announc- es a big sale at the Enrskine-Stack- house store. Mrs. Paul Fahrenhalz, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Curtis, returned to her home in St. Cloud Friday last. The Altar society of St. Benedict's Catholic church will hold the regular weekly meeting with Mrs. D. Frazer on Thursday afternoon. J. M. Stackhouse is devoting his time to looking after the office af- fairs of the Erskin-Stackhouse com- pamy at Grand Rapids, John A. Knudson bought the resi- @ence vacated by Joe Thomas, form E. L. Buck this week and will occupy the same with his family. John Nelson was a business visit- or to Duluth yesterday. It is said he went to the Zenith city to buy a ebef for the Bass Brook hotel. George Finney went to Duluth yes- terday on business. Mr. Finney ex- pects to receive the appointment as) might agent at the Great Northern depot. | Billy Smith has taken charge of| the pool hall, which as peen operated | by Homer Wright. Mr. Wright is; Dusy these days assisting J. H.| Grady with his annua] inventory. Dr. Hursh and family enjoyed a visit. from the doctor’s father and mother of Henning, last week. They were here for the Thanksgiving fes- tivities, and partook of dinner at the Hursh home where fourteen were present. It was one of the happiest home dinners parties held in Cohas- set this year. ; With a Sprained ankle and the wagon 'Grand Rapids and Walter brought her |A spraiined ankle was the result. The The Herald-Review received sev- eral news items, from Cohasset this week, which were written with a hard pencil and could not be read, hence could not be printed. Manu- script should be made legible. Little Miss Beatrice McMahan visit ed with her sister, Jeanette at Grand Rapids this week. She made many acquaintances and as miany friends during .her visit) and reports having had the best time of her life. James Ross, was down from his Vermilion farm yesterday for a load of supplies from loca] merchants. He saw the snow falling fast and hur- ried hame, because he was navigat-| ing on, wheels. Superintendent Baldwin of the Co- hasset schools spent his Thanksgiv- ing vacation at Northfield. Miss Rob- erts went to Minneapolis; Miss Sten- berg to Duluth and’ Miss Aitkin vis- ited at the home of her parents in Grand Rapids. Skelly Bros. are about the only firm of logers in this section who have been, able to get men in suffiii- cient number to operate camps, They are putting in timber on the west shore of Pokegama Jake with a full crew and expect to do a good season. EB. L. Buck returned from @ busi- ness trip to International Falls Fri- day last, and left Monday afternoon for the Twin Cities, Mr. Buck manages to keep busy all the ‘time, and as a result of his persistent hustling, the territony about Cohasset has many an additional settler. WILL CLOSE OUT ENTIRE BUSINESS Erskin-S ackhouse Retail’ Steck of General Merchandise in Hands of Receiver. Ed Dipble, driver of the delivery wagon for Stokes & Co., is laid up iis also laid up for repairs. It all happened when Walter Aiken’s driv- ing horse became frightened at a motorcycle and ram away. Mrs. Hen- ry Ranfranz had been visitiing in home, He tied the horse which ig us- ually a mild-mannered animal, on Main street. An approaching motor- cycle frightened the beast, and, break4 ing the tie-strap, started homeward | in runaway fashion, When crossing the railroad tracks in front of the postoffice the runaway collided with Mr. Dibble and his delivery rig. Dib- ble was throwm from the wagon when the vehicle turned wrong side out. horse was stopped at Dr. Hursh’s residence. Excitement In Cohasset. The Duluth Jobbers Credit bureau has taken possession of the Erskine- Stackhouse retai] mercantile -busi- ness of Cohasset and Mr. Oscar Flat- | ner, who is in charge of the store| says ithe entire stock will be dispos- €d of withim the next wto weeks. The business has been in the hands of a receiver for a Year or More, during Which time Mr. Stackhouse has con- ducted it for the creditors. SPECIAL SALE! Beginntng Wednesday, November 23rd and lasting until the holidays, I will offer my stock of DRY GOODS MILLINERY FANCY Including Hats, Trimmings, GOODS Etc. at greatly reduced prices. Mrs. W. W. Fletcher Minnesota ' Cohasset, A BIG GOLD BRICK The Trap That Jernegan Baited With Salt Sea Water. SCHEME OF A CLEVER ROGUE. The Smooth Swindler and His Accom- plice Showed How Easily They Could Extract Gc id From the Ocean—Fleec- ed Their L.apes and Then Decamped. Various inventors have been working for years o the theory that there is plenty of gold in sea water if only some process of extraction could be de- veloped. Some years ago the Rev. Prescott J. Jernegan was the salt water wizard of the hour. From the day his bubble burst and he left for Europe nobody seems to know what has become of him. Jernegan, who posed as a clergy- man, and C. E. Fisher, once a floor- walker in a New York department store and before that a diver, got to- gether in the fall of 1896 and for a whole year carefully considered the problem of extracting gold from salt water. It is true, their whole field of thought compassed the use of salt wa- ter as an accessory only, the real ma- terial from which the gold was to be extracted being the American people. Very artistically Jernegan, to whom was left the matter of publicity, per- mitted some vague rumors to leak out. “A leading clergyman had a marvel- ous money making device. The world ‘was soon to be stunned by a fact that would make the possessor of the orig- inal secret so rich that all the multi- millionaires would be paupers in com- parison.” When they had stirred up public curiosity Jernegan and Fisher went to New England and there set up some mysterious machinery. On Narragansett bay was an old half dismantled wharf, and at the sea end of this the two erected a cheap frame shanty about 8 by 10 in size, with a square hole cut through the floor and looking directly down into about fifteen feet of water. An electric wire from a smal) battery was run along the pil- ing of the wharf and attached to a mysterious box, with heavy iron clamps and holes all through to per- mit of free passage of the water back and forth. Finally the great secret was divulged. These two men had discovered a way ef taking all the gold they wanted from the salt water at a cost so trifling that it was ridiculous to mention it. Two wealthy persons, one a Provi- dence jeweler and the other a New York florist, were approached by Jer- negan with what seemed to be such a trustful and childlike proposal that they both embraced it eagerly. It was that, all his apparatus being ready for experiment, they would come to the shanty on the wharf prepared to go through a night’s vigil and witness the result, accompanied by any scientitic friends they cared to bring along. The idea. as outlined by Jernegan, was to send a current into a pan of mercury held within the box, the recep- tacle then being sent to the bottom of the sea and drawn up after several hours, when it would be found that the mercury had absorbed gold from the ocean. When the night of the experiment came the box Was prepared in the shanty, two chemists, friends of the capitalists. bringing their own mercury with them. The box was lowered to the bottom, and then the party of five began their wait. Soon after daylight Jernegan announced that it was time to draw the box up again. This was done. and the whole party eagerly set to work to find out whether any gold had been received. When the chemists announced that gold to the value of $14 was found mixed with the quick- silver all were stunned by the discov- ery and realized at once the vast pos- sibilities in more extensive operations, the original experiment having been practically made with a toy apparatus. ‘The story spread like wildfire, and the modest Jernegan was prevailed upon to organize a company. Stock was sold, and after getting possession of thousands of dollars the promoter sailed away to Europe. The success of the great experiment was explained afterward. Fisher, the diver, had gone out from the shore in his diving suit, opened the box and, taking out the mercury that had been brought by the chemists, substituted a vial of his own that had been strongly impregnated with gold. Both before and since the Jernegan fraud many attempts have been made to extract gold from salt water, some of them fraudulent, some genuine and based on scientific grounds that have from time to time appealed even to deep students. But all so far have failed dismally, Though traces of gold are to be found in salt water, com- mercial application is practically im- possible-—New York Press. A Constant Sufferer. “Is your mother a suffragette, Rob- ert?” ; 4 “Yep, she’s always suffering. If it ain’t with her shoes or her corset it’s because somebody that owes her an invitation had a party and didn’t ask ber to it."—Chicago Record-Herald. The Annual Bazaar. The annual Bazaar by the ladies of the Catholic society owiill be held on December 14. This event usually attracts considerable attention from the general public and heretofore has been aydecidedly pronounced) success. During the year the ledies have been making preparations for the annual ‘sale, and will be prepared with a stock of. novelties, useful articles for the household, fancy creations for every member of the family, and in quaniti- ties that will supply every patron of the bazaar with just what is desir- ed. The date fixed makes it very con- venient for those who are looking for Christmas-present suggestions, An oyster supper will be served. Don’t forget the date and place— December 14, at Village hall) by the Altar society of St. Augustine’s Cath- olic church, Cohasset. Bankrupt Sale The entire stock of goods in the Erskine- Stackhouse store will be sold out by the DuluthJobbers Credit association, beginning Tuesday Morning, December 10. This stock includes Dry Goods Clothing Hardware Groceries Shoes, Etc. Watch for bills giving further particulars of this great sale. You will never again get an opportunity to se- cure high grade goods at such a sacrifice, Prepare to stock up for the wtnter, as you will save half your supply bill. by so do- ing. Everything will be sold and and it all goes below cost, Watch for bills giving further particulars and iprepare to be on hand early Tuesday morn- ing and make your selections while the stock is complete. Popular Mechanics Magazine “WRITTEN SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT” may begin reading at any time, and which will hold your interest forever. 250 PAGES EACH MONTH 300 PICTURES 200 ARTICLES OF GENERAL INTEREST The “Shop Notes” (20 pages) i do things—how to make {sefal articles for home and shop, repairs, etc. “Amateur Mechanics” (10 pages) tells how to make Mission furniture, wireless outfits, boats, engines, magic, and all the things a boy loves. $1.50 PER YEAR. 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