Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 12, 1913, Page 2

Grand # iupertegy P Py “bere, og ; ie apids Herald-Review. Minn riistortcal Society ST PAUL BOOIETY, VoL, XXIII. No. 30 Granp Rapips, IrascA County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1913 CAUCUS NOMINEES ARE EASY WINNERS Whole Ticket Elected — Lofberg Beats Shoaff by Margin of Ten Votes. COHASSET AND DEER RIVER GO WET License Carries Both Villages by Big Majorities— Results of Other Elections in the County. ILLAGE WINNERS tion y s little more than a f¢ the candidates on the t were elected. here was only one real contest that between Lester Lofbreg and I. H. Shoatf for the treasurership. This was close, and not until the votes were counted could any one guess at the outcome with any de- gree of accuracy. Mr. Lofberg was victor, beating his opponent by ten votes, Although the Socialists had a ticket in the field it was not ex- pected to cut serious figure. The only problem was the number of votes the party could muster. The smal] showing made was a_ sur- prise, the highest count being 56. Deer River and Cohasset, which voted on the license question, went wet. The vote for the candidates in the village follows: President,—George J. Longhurst, Soe, 56. is eo. Arscott, 256; F: A. King, 253; Thos Russell, Chas Hammer, Soc. 47, Al Roeck- er Soc. 47, I dy Soc. 46. Recorder rank Sherman, 258; Ray Cook Soc., 45. Treasurer— ter Lofberg, 134; T. H. Shoaff, 12 Soe. 44. Justice—Charles Kearney, 258; N. Wardell Soc., 45. Constable—G. O. Riddell 247; gee Johnson, 257; Chas Hagelin, 46. In the Town of Grand Rapids there was only one ticket, those elected being: Joseph MeMahon, clerk; Joseph Connell, t ‘er; H. S. Huson, tic t, justice; Anton Zeininger, supervisor. KHEWATIN President, John Murphy; trustees, W. Cochrane, J. Jefferies, W. Me Millan; recorder, J. J. Ruggles; tr surer, G. A. McEachin; Constable, J. Collins; justice, H. Williams. NASHWAUK TOWN Supervisor, Max H. WwW. J. Ethier; tre é ; justice of the peaee, J constable, Frank Me- Cullough; roadoverseer, A. MeWil- liams. JK VILLAGE Raattama; trus- ‘e, John P. Lanto, tees, Pasq John H. van; treasu Arvid Mattila; con- stable, John Koski. COLERAINE H. F. Downing, president; N. Tre- bileook, George Wilson and Dr. . May, trustees; recorder, J. ; J. E. McCarty, trea- A. Hutchins, justice of the Yharles W. YLynn, consta- peace; ble. TOWNSHIP OF GREENWAY Supervisor, three years, A. H. Kramer; clerk, H. C. Staacke; trea- surer, E. H. Winberg; assessor, two years, Edward Logan; road over- seer, Harvey VanHorn; justice of the peace, two years, Earl Garing- er and Thomas Phillips. VILLAGE OF MARBLE President, R. P. Fitzgerald; trus- tees, J. C. McKusick, A. E. Perrier, Fred Eckman; clerk, R. S. Cur- ran; treasurer, Charles Liese; jus- tice of the peace, two years, Earl Garinger, Thomas Phillips; con- rday | 4; William Wheaton} clerk, M. J. Dono-! | stables, two years, William Allen jand Alec Scott. TOWNSHIP OF IRON Suprevisor, Ralph Whitmi lH. C. Hol ; Fassessor, ; road over- sr, Her justice of the ! nders and J. B. Kelly. VILLAGE OF BOVEY President, George Andrews; trus- Gust Johnson, Ole Thorpe and Johnson; recorder, C.F. i; treasurer, Z. Fre stable, Gust Anders. RIVER went wet at the , 79 to 27. rs were elected: »d Breid; tr J. E. O'Connell, A. D. Inge J. Moran; as , Gallin, R. 5S. Dorholt. DEER The j jelection ye: | following off: | President, | Geo, Hastit | Hinken; cle treasurer, S. }Ruby; justices, Bell; constable, FEAST POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT MONTH Boosters Decide to Let the March | Banquet Go Over— Committees Are Discussed. At the meeting of the directors rmality. of the Booster’s club Friday even-| was the caucus | ing jt was decided that no banquet | railroad service | will be held this month, the gather« jing being set for some time in the |first week of April. | This decision was made owing to the impossibility of holding a meeting the present month — that would not conflict with the prepara- tions for easter and the business of the attorneys in the district court, which will convene on the 25th. It was intended to appoint com- mittees to take charge of the ac- tivities of the orgamization, but this was allowed to go over. Sev- feral were named for places, but not. in an official. way... All the committees will be filled at the next meeting. Cc. €. Peterson was appointed to tabulate figures presented to C. C. Killen of the Soo railroad in sup- port of the request that the road build into this village. These fig- ures, will be laid before President Pennington for his consideration. Another railroad representative will probably be the guest of hon- jor at the April meeting. High School Play. | On March 27 at the high school jauditorium, the high school chorus \ under the direction of Miss Emma} /E. Vogel, will present the well known operetta “Sylvia” by Rhys- | Herbert... Much interest has always jbeen shown in the various pro- |duetions by high school talent, espe {cially when the “Drum Major” was |presented. It is hoped that the | people of Grand Rapids will mani- ifest the same spirit of apprecia- ‘tion at this time. ; Admission 35¢ and 50¢ for reserve | seats; students 25c. : The following is the cast: Sylvia (Soprano) . Maybelle Thompson ram de Lacy (Tenor).... Robert Gilbert Sir B ee Betty f Vona Claus | William (Bass) John Benton ' Prin Tobbytum (Baritone)...... Wayne Gilbert |Farmer’s daughters, Molly Polly [DBE ic sacinc cae cece), ceaceree cate | Mildred Shipman, Beulah Nis- bett, Araminta and Arabella, Court O’Connell, Bertha Durand Iuterclass Debate. The seniors carried off the hon- ors. at the interelass declamatory ;contest at the high school Thurs- day night. Owing to lack of vol- unteers in the various classes the event did not assume the impor- tance that properly attaches to it. Nevertheless the showing made by those who participated was highly creditable. First honors were won by Frank LaMere, second by Robert Patter- son, third by Mildred Prescott and fourth by Ethel Kremer. i The dther debaters, all of whom made an excellent showing, were Minnie Cochran, Helen Weitzel, Queen Kelly and Fred Rosholt. There was a large audience and the declamations were enjoyed and applauded. , A. L. Hope; constables, Gust j ‘NEXT GATHERING “AT GRAND RAPIDS Itasca County Development Asso- | ciation Will Meet Here Deco- ration Day. | ‘WILL MAKE DEMANDS ON RAILROAD | | Various Community Organizations | Insteucted by Keewatin Meet- ing to Take Bad Service Up with Hill Line. | The next meeting of the Itasca }County Development association | will be held at Grand Rapids, De- | Coration day. This decision was jmade at the meeting at Keewatin Wednesday, and is proposed to | make it the best gathering ganization has held. the or- | | | One of the chief items of bus {ness before the Keewatin m discussion of the of | between the vill- s of the Canisteo range and | Grand Rapids. It was pointed out | that the travel between the east- ern part of the county, with its large population and heavy busi- ness interests, is very large, and | that under the present schedule maintained by the Great Norht- | ern railroad, it is practically im- | possible to make the trip of about a dozen miles in less than a days time, and that those making it must use the stage almost exclu- sively. ' It was decided that every village interested shall take the matter up with the railroad officials through their commercial organiz- | ations, as it was believed such a} course would be more effective tha} a single petition fathered by a) joint meeting of all these bodies. The general program was inter- | esting and discussion of the topics enlightening. A delegation of about) a dozen attended from Grand Ra- pi Cc. C, Peterson led in the | discussion of county publicity, and A, J. MeGuire spoke on the work accomplished by the state farm the | year. | The decoration day meeting here will, in addition to the regular | | work, assume a good deal the na- | ture of an outing. The delegates | will be taken out to Pokegama lake | in autos and there will probably be a trip to Cohasset by special train. | The activities of the organiza- | tion having to do with community welfare it is realized+will not con- flict with the solemn nature of the | holiday. ‘COLERAINE PEOPLE SOMEWHAT PEEVED Do Not Like Defeat of Their De-| bating Team and Make Their | Feelings Plain. | The second debating team of the | Grand Rapids high school went over to Coleraine Friday night, and defeated the debaters of the Green- way school of that village, the subject being government owner- 'ship of railways. The members of the local team were Miss Mur- iel Fairbanks, Miss Gladys Dayton, and Warren Poppe. Interested parties at Coleraine did| not take kindly to the drubbing, and went so far as to find fault with the decision of the judges. Ac- cording to Grand Rapids rooters who lent the comfort of their pres- ; ence and the cheering note of their applause to the local team, their hosts refused to participate in the | dinner that had been prepared for the visitors. The Grand Rapids crowd returned much amused over their experience. The judges were Supt. Gilruth of the Nashwauk schools, Supt. G. E. Keenan of Deer River and Prin- cipal Wm. K. Norris of Keewatin. The members of the Grand Ra- | produce at good prices. | Illinois and Towa. |tion there is a popular delusion | the-climate in this section is very | felt. | found in many sections, and on ac- Two Dollars a Year IVERSON BOOSTS — NORTH COUNTRY State Auditor Sends out Pamphlet | that Will Aid in Local Farm Development. LAND SALES WILL START APRIL 21 | One:Each Month at Grand Rapids | Thereafter—Farmers are Told | of Prosperity that Awaits | Them Here. | | | That the settlement of the north- | ern Minnesota counties has no. bet- | ter pooster than State Auditor S. | G. |, on is evidenced by the pam-| sued in connection with the just sent out from his offi- giving dates of the monthly | és of state lands for the year. Acc@mpanying the pamphlet, on he reverse side is a map showing the location of such lands in all } the ;northeastern Minnesota coun- ties; 3 Auditor Iverson deals. minutely witfi the advantages of the north- ern part of the state as an agricul- tural region, describes the country, its ¢limate, resources, gives the record of farmers who have suc- ceeded in attaining a competence in a few years, tells of the crops that can be raised to best advan- tage, and the markets that offer the husbandman ready sale for his Chapters of the work deal with dairt , corn, clover, wheat, oats, | potates, sheep raising, hogs, and other livestock, with records that have, “made. on land in this gect on. He devotes space to combatting | the oft repeated fallacy that the | climate of Northern Minnesota is severe and forbidding, and points out that it is preferable to most of the great farming districts of! On this subject he says: “On account of a northern loca- among the uninformed that the climate of Northern Minnesota is quite severe. Even those who un- hesitatingly look with favor on the Canadian Northwest and other sections much farther north than Northern Minnesota, are still of the opinion that the latter climate is very severe. As a matter of fact, even and uniform, and hundreds of farmers who formerly lived in Iowa and Illinois, and even farther south, on moving to new homes in Northern Minnesota find that the climate in their new homes is pre- ferable to the climate which they left, The Great heavy timber undoubtedly exert an ameliorating influence, so that no extremes in temperature are In winter there is uniformly cold weather; there are not the rapid fluctuations in temperature | Lakes and the i count of the many days of sunshine and the clear dry, bracing atmos- phere, the severe weather is not noticed nearly so much as in other sections where the moisture-laden atmospherd on a day when the temperature is at zero becomes al- most unbearable.5 In summer the | days are quite warm, but rarely suf | focatingly hot, and the nights are | invariably cool. It is pronounced by physicians as one of the health- | iest of climates, and many home- seekers locate there in quest of | good health. The many lakes in Northern Minnesota are rapidly gaining a national reputation as summer health resorts on account of the bracing pure water and gen- eral healthful surroundings. Cli- matic diseases such as malaria are unknown. ” The first sale of the year in Grand Rapids will be held April 24, and thereafter each month un- til winter as follows: May 21, June 16, July 21, August 418, Sept 15, Oct. 29, and Nov. 17. The tracts of state land in Itas- | district court | little | with whom he has often had to come mum price is $5 per acre. Fifteen percent and interest on the balance for one year at 4 per cent must be paid down and the settler has forty years to pay the remainder. Dispute Over Contract A dispute over the amount of work done on a road in Third Ri- ver township will be aired in the T.he action affects the final payment on a contract made to A. A. Mitchell & Co., which | amounted to $1600. The issue has to do with the amount of earth removed during th prosecution of the work, and _ is | raised by John Brown, former cour< ty surveyor, and six others, The bill was allowed by the cours ty board on estimate of the en- gineer, and was not questioned un- til after the board had acted. The complaint alleges errors in caleu- lation. POPULAR PASTOR TO QUIT VILLAGE | Rev. Leo Burrows Announces De- cision to Accept Call from Appleton, Wis. Grand Rapids is to lose one of \ its most popular pastors and val- ued citizens April 1, when Rev. Leo Burrows will leave to take charge of the Presbyterian congregation at Appleton Wik} He received the call early in February but did not make his de- cision until late last week. The announcement was made to his flock at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and caused keen regret, not only among the people of that parish but of the village generlly. a Rey. Mr. Burrows has been con- nected with the local chureh for | Deer River. two years and during that time has made a deep impress upon the village, taking a frominent part in every movement for its betterment, materially as well as religiously. He has been connected with the Booster’s club from its inception, and has done most effective work as a member, has served on im- portant committees, and added much to the success of its meetings as a speaker. In his own particular calling he has been most effective. During his incumbency the church has been practically freed from debt, the congregation has grown stead- ily, and is among the most flour- ishing in Itasca gounty. In activities dealing with moral welfare of the his efforts have been felt from the day of his arrival. He has dividual offender, but insistent that the community | been moderate, tolerant of the in- the offending cease. And he has displayed in a remarkable degree the capacity to make himself un- derstood by both sides. Notwith- standing the fact that he has tak- {en a positive stand on every ques-| tion relating to civic or moral up- lift his popularity among all classes has grown steadily, and it is not too much to csay that the village has never had a pastor who ac- complished as much and given so offense to the individuals in adverse contact. His new field offers a wider scope for his abilities, and gives | opportunities for larger accomplish ment. Must Stand Trial. Among the criminal actions that will be tried at the March term of the district court is that against John LeFevre, editor of the Exam- iner, a socialist paper, who has packed his traps and inflicted him- self upon the good people of Be- midji. The case grows out of an attack made in the sheet named upon E. A. Freeman, superintendent of of schools of District No.4. It was continued from last term. LeFevre made his unprovoked ai @ baseless onslaught during a_ gen- Ww eral attack upon the officials of the' F district, and soon found himself EIGHT WIL FAG NOCTING. BOD | Criminal Grist for March Grand Jury is Fairly Large, but No Case Important. ASSAULT AND THEFT IN THE LEAD Several Appe7ls by Saloon Men and Others—Civil Actions Ex- pected to Maintain the Average. } | A grist of criminal cases, most jot them of the less serious kind will. be dealt with by the grand jury at the March term of the dis- trict court. The list of civil action while not yet made up, is expected |to maintain the average of former terms. Among those ‘with whom grand jury will deal are:. Steve Parica, accused of sfubbing Izo Jdedovan during a row in a Bovey saloon. The victim was cut in fifteen places, but quickly re- covered. His alleged assailant is out on bail. | John Hubert of Deer River, ac- cused of robbing a lumberjack foun asleep in a drinking place. Held at the county jail. Eric Terro, Town of Sago, ac- cused of commandering potatoes from a prosperous tiller of the soil. Out on bail. William Zingsheim, robbery, al- leged to have been committed at Held in county jail. Patrick Sullivan, cook in a lum- ber.camp. on..the..Big Fork, second degree assault. He is charged with hitting his assisstant on the head with a hammer. and seriously in- juring him. Free on bond. Otto Eskeln, Deer River, accused of assaulting a fellow laborer with intent to do great bodily injury. Ed Marlind, Deer River, burglary. He is accused of having entered twe homes and appropriating wearing apparel and household goods. Held in county jail. Other state cases, but which will not come before the grand jury, are: x L. F. Radeliff, convicted in jus- tice court of violation of game law. Appealed. Amelia Lager and M. Jama, re- sisting constable; convicted in jus- tice court. Appealed. Charles Hagen ,convicted in jus- tice court of violating liquor law. Appealed. Dan McGuire, Bovey convicted of violating liquor law. Appealed . H. W. Stark c,onvicted in justice court of assault on F. Price. Ap- pealed. The filing of civil actions will jcontinue for more than a week. ; None of those. so far filed is of particular importance. Court as- sembles March 25, BEMIDJI DEFEATED IN EXCITING GAME Local High School Basket Ball Team Beats the Visitors by Score of 32 to 23. Grand Rapids high school feated the Bemidji basket team Saturday night, 34 to 23. It was by all odds the best game of the winter, and for a time it looked as if the visitors would break even with the local crew. There was a good crowd at the Ponti building, whera the contest was staged and the brilliant plays the de- ball -|of both sides were liberally ap- plauded. The lineup was as follows:J ton..... McAlpine haling . Baskets made by McAlpine 3, under arrest accused of criminal li- Lee 4, Whaling 3, Farrell 3, E- bel. It is understoodehis defense will Bailey 1, Tanners, C. Bailey. Fouls on McAlpine 2, Lee 1, Whaling 3, aT EBOT . pids team warmly praised the | ca county are scattered throughout showing made by their adversaries, | its territory from within three and pronounce them among the best! miles of Grand Rapids to the boyn- debaters in this section. daries of the county. The mini- =m em 02ers Feet A i TFA_IFAaL IRATE CFTYDAROEOIlIDE be that he believed the charges/Benton 2, Farrell 5, Bailey2 Tannet justified, and a general plea that/3 Johnson 6, Elleston 1, C. Bailey the publications was privileged un-|g, Qne point was awarded Be der the Minnesota law of libel. —_| midji in the last half. .