Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 16, 1913, Page 1

VoL, XXIII. No. 42 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1913 WIL ASK COUNT TD BEAR EXPENSE Electors of Grand Rapids Town Declare Bridge Approaches General Charge. COMMITTEE WILL MEET THE BOARD Speakers Explain That Town Has Already Paid Its Share and Urge That Highway is of General Benefit. That Itasca county should bear the cost of the approaches to the new bridge over the west of Grand Rapids and build the roads necessary to connect it with the county highway system was the unanimous decision of the electors of district No. Four in a mass meeting at the village hall Monday night. The amount involved is about $3,000, and it was explained that the town has already paid out $3,550 more than the county for the con- struction of the bridge. The county, and town are by the law required to divide the cost of the structure equally, so the county is not be- ing asked to pay more than its share. All phases of the question will be presented to the county commission- ers at their next meeting by a committee of ten appointed Mon- day. The members are E.C . Kiley, Cc. C. McCarthy, E. N. Remer, Wm. MeVey H. D. Powers, W. C. Tyndal, ! C. H. Brock, Emil Leitehke, Dr. T. Russell, and Wm. Hoolihan. Addresses, dealing with the dis- pute in detail,k were made by lead- ing men of the town. The gather- ing was called to order by Hugh McEwan, clerk of the town board, and Wm. Hoolihan acted as mod- erato: E. C. Kiley outlined the situation, and went into detail as to causes which operate to raise the ques- tion of responsibility for the cost of the approaches and road. He explained that the bridge is locat- ed between the towns of Grand Rapids and Bass Brook, and that as neither is permitted by law to go beyond its own borders in mak- ing road improvements there seems to be no solution but that the coun- ty shall do‘the work. He further said that as the road will traverse two towns it becomes a county high- way under the state law, and only the county may properly be re- sponsible for it. Cc. C. MeCarthy took the same view, and remarked that only a sel- fish and narrow view of the ques- tion could operate against the coun- ty assuming ifs evident responsibil- ity. Every road built in the coun- ty, he said, is a step toward build- ing up the county as a_ whole. Whether the road be in ‘the town of Grand Rapids, Bass Brook, or any other political division, it forms part of a network over which the commerce of each with the others must be carried on, and is there- fore for the use of all. He ex- pressed surprise that there should be a lack of appreciation of this very simple business proposition, and also thought that the county board would look upon the propo- sition favorably as soon as __ its members had come to a thorough understanding of it. County Commissioner Passard promised to do what was in his power to have the county build the roatl and approaches, and ventured the opinion that the other commis- sioners will be found favorable when the committee sets the mat- ter before them. ASSESSORS PREPARE FOR YEAR'S TAX LEVY Town and Village Officials to Meet | at Court House April 27. Start Work May 1. Assessors of towns and villages of the county will meet at the court house April 27, to discuss bases for establishing valuation, and receive instrustions and supplies. The active work of assessment will begin May 4, and will prob- Mississippi } j ably be finished before the first of | June, The discussion will be largely of | Methods now in vogue, and possi- ; ble improvements. No radical change is contemplated, as all as- ‘s have in the past shown sfactory energy and_ effective em, The towns are: Alvwood, John Johnson; Arden- | hurst, E. Suptil, Northome; Arbo, , James Affleck, Grand Rapids; Bear- Ville, Martin Sham, Bear River; | Big Fork, C. A. Swanson; Bass | Brook, James Case, Cohasset; Bal- |} sam, F/ L. Norman, Grand Rapids; | of the assessors | Carpenter, Bernard Lerch, Togo; | Deer River, A. T. Reed; Feeley, | E. W. Ingersoll; Grand Rapids, P. | | C. Warner; Goodland, Frank Peters] | Gr an, Elipath Kingman, Pinetop; ; Greenway, E. F. Logan, Marble; Good Hope, Albin Rudquist, Rosy; ) Harris, L. F. Romans, Grand Ra- | pids; Iron Range, E. J. Franti, Bo- | vey; Jessie Lake, Olaf A. Lind; ; Moose Park, Mike Zushak, Alv- wood; Marcell, L. G. Thydean, Big Fork; Nashwauk, Chas Kainnen; Oteneagen, Geo. W. Morisset, Deer River; Popple, Adolph Lindquist, Bergville; Sago, T. A. Leipold; Sand Lake, John E. Westman, Wirt; ‘Trout Lake, B. E. Benson, Grand Rapids; Third River, C.E. Erickson, Rosy; Wirt, Bert Brown; Wawina, John Lyly; Zimpel, Thos Martin- dale, Deer River. STATE TO SELL LAND IN ITASCA APRIL 21 Sale Will be Conducted at Grand various | | THREE ARESTED Keewatin and Bring Lid- Lifters to Jail. RUSE MAKES EXPEDITION A SUCCESS Riley Arrests His Deputies at Hib- bing to Deceive Sp'es—In-. vades Mining Village From That Point. Sheriff Riley and deputies, Chas Gunderson and Frank McCormick swooped down on the saloon keep- ers at Keewatin Sunday night and arrested three of them for keep- ing open on the Sabbath. The un- fortunate ones were Mike Thomas, Dan Dandrey and Mike Michelson. Thomas and Dandrey paid fines of $00. and costs in Judge Bailey’s court Monday. Michelsen decided to fight, and his case was set over ten days. In addition to the saloon men Frank Grahek and Dan Wichemich were taken fnto custody, accused SALOONS RAIDED; COUNTY FAIR DATES SEPTEMBER 256 Sheriff and Men Make Descent on | Premium List Being Compiled and will be Ready for Distribution Early in the Season. PROMISES 10 BE BEST FAIR EVER Rural School Exhibits to Receive Particular Attention—Horse Racing No Longer Con- sidered Essential. Itasca county will hold its fair Sept. 25, 26 and 27. This was decided upon at a meet ing of the executive committee of the Agricultural association Satur- day. The premium list is being com- piled, and according to those in charge, is the best that has yet been set before the local farmers. It will be in the hands of the printers by the first of May. The fair this year will break all records, if indications count. Every feature of former years is to be retained, and many of them great- of resisting the sheriff and his men. Grahek paid a fine of $15 Rapids and Bidding Promises to be Brisk. Several hundred descriptions, en; bracing thousands of acres of schod and other state lands in Itasca coun- ty are on the list of acreage to be disposed of at the first sale of state lands to be held here April 21. The sale will’ be conducted by State Auditor Samuel G, Iverson or a deputy. Judging from the number of in- quiries for lists of the lands which have been received during the past few weeks, it is believed that the land sale will be well attended and, that there will be some spirited buying. The state auditor has al- ready conducted sales in Cass, Bel- trami. and Koochiching counties. 4 No state lands will be sold for less than $5 per acre, and the ap- praised value of the timber, if there be any on the land, must al- so be paid at the time of sale. All mineral rights in the land are re- served by the laws of the state. ‘ot more than 320 acres can be sold or contracted to be sold. to any one purchaser. d The terms of purchase are: Fif- teen per cent of the purchase price and interest on balance to June 4, 1914, must be paid down; the bal- ance is payable in whole or in part on or before forty years, the rate of interest on the unpaid bal- ance being 4 per cent per annum, payable in advance on June 4, of each year. and costs, and Wichemich will have his trial later, having plead- ed not guilty. The sheriff executed a movement in getting at the saloon men, and besides placed his two, deputies under arrest to throw *pos-) sible spies off the scent. a He went over to Hibbing Sunday, | taking the deputies along, and raided the Itasca border town from here. The Keewatin lid lifters generally keep a source of infor-' mation in the big Missabe mining village, and soon after Riley and | his force got there they were be- | ing closely observed. In order to | convince the spies that he was on other business Mr. Riley placed his deputies, who were not known in Hibbing, under arrest, and had ther confined at a hotel. The ruse was effective, and suspicion was al-) layed. i About 9 p. m. the deputies sneaked out of the caravansary and joined their chief a mile from Hibbing. Taking an automobile they hur- ried to their destination. There most of the saloons were doing a thriving business, but before more than three could be raided, the others had been warned. Grahek and Wichemich, it is said, were acting as lookouts, and at- tempted to interfere with the sher- iff. They were promptly gathered in, and all the prisoners taken to the county jail by automobile, ar- riving after midnight. “IT am going to make every sa- SPLITHAND FARMERS MAKING LAND READY Nearly All New Comers Have Cleared Tracts— Plowing Well Started in Favored Spots James Beaton, a Splithand farm- er, here on business yesterday, re- ports preparations for putting in crops in that vicinity in full swing. There has been some plowing on lands where the snow lay heavy, preventing deep freezing, and a good deal of clearing is being done by newcomérs. ; “Ten or fifteen families have | arrived since the latter end of win- ter, and are making preparations to have a first successful year in Itasca county,” he said. “I am} one of the recent arrivals, and I ; have four acres of land on which {I will raise crops this year. All of ‘us have cattle, and I expect to make! | better than living expenses off my cows the present season, “Of course we do not stand to | grow rich at the beginning, but I |of the pockets. loon in the county obey the law,” said Sheriff Riley. “They might as well do so with good grace’ and avoid trouble. The statute is plain and I will enforce it to the letter.” MURDERER’S VICTIM FOUND AFTER MONTHS Decomposed Body of Man, Evi- dently Slain by Robber, Dis- | > covered Near Floodwood The body of an unidentified man, evidently murdered and robbed, was found last Wednesday south $f Pourpore, near Floodwood. \2 | The victim had been shot twite | in the abdomen. An empty monty belt near the body gave evidence bf the incentive for the crime. |A} match box bearing an advertisemeht! The Weyerhaeuser, the Shevlin-|¢? in the amount of work done and'| for a Virginia saloon was in one | The murder was evidently com- | mitted several months ago. Tie | body was found Northern right of way. On at- count of the time that has elapsed it is deemed impossible that amy have not seen a colony anywhere so well contented or with better prospects. “I understand one of the Iowa men who recently came here re- turned home discouraged. All I can says is that unless there was some special reason, his was simply a case of cold feet.” trace can be found of the murdef- er. “Khe clothing on the body consist- flank Be schools given the prominence ly extended and improved. Particu- lar attention ‘will be given to the educational department. Special prizes will be offered, and the work being done by pupils in the its importance deserves. In this regard the rural schools will receive such extended atten- tion as to make it a practically*new} department. It will include sub-de-} partments for the display of agrj- cultural products raised by persons Fi. school age, domestic science work, and the arts. Miss Florénce Burlingame is the superintendent, and has* arranged a program that has never before been approached in interest or importance in Itasca county. While all retained, it is not the intention to accentuate horse racing. A good are : gropram of races will be given, but features there will be no effort to induce the owners of fast animals, follow- ing regular circuits to take part. This is one of the most expensive features of a county fair, and has not given the results here the ex- penditure calls for. There will be prizes for local races, and horse owners in Itasca county are expected to make the program fully as interesting as it has been in past years. The executive committee of the association is convinced ‘that the time has passed when horse rac- ing forms an important part of a county fair. As a result the ener- gies of the association will be bent toward the solid agricultural features, and racing will be placed among the things incidental. Must Pay for Dog. A'verdict of $50 damages was re- turned against David Poole Satur-\ day by a jury in the district court, in favor of John and Madeline Dan- | ielsan. Poole according to the! plaintiffs, shot their dog. Poole admitted the shooting, but set up the defense that he mistook the animal for a wolf. GIANT LUMBER DEAL | ON NORTH BORDER Three Big Companies Conclude Bargain Transferrin? $2,000,- 000 Worth of Property. | Mathieu and the Backus-Brooks in- terests figured within the past week in one of the biggest: saw- near the Grept | mill and timber deals put through | eighteen days. In order to accom- in this section in years. The In- ternational Lumber company, the Backus-Brooks corporation, which | already operates a large mill at In- ternational Falls, on the Rainy ed of a blue checked coat, brown | striped trousers, soft hat aid | black ‘buttoned shoes. Because of decomposition it was impossible to obtain a descriptipn of the features. o river has purchased from the Shey- lin-Mathieu Lumber company its Grand Uapids Herald-Neview, <= Two Dollars a Year =z tributary to the Spooner fmill goes! : with the mill, and the transaction is understood to involve about $2,- 000,000. It gives the Backus-Brooks interests control of the lumber sit- uation along the international bord- er in Minnesota. The mill at Spooner probably will be enlarged, and two railroad pro- jects are in view, which will give! it a better railroad outlet. The Minnesota, Dakota &.Western rail- road from International Falls to Iamon now comes within forty-five miles of Spooner, and has been surveyed westward to Thief River Falls. When this line is built a short branch will connect it with the Spooner mill and give both the egies mills a direct outlet to the Dakotas. An extension of the Kelliher branch of the Minne- sota International northward to Spooner also is contemplated and would give the mill a direct line to Minneapolis and markets farther east. It is understood that this is also a three-cornered deal, which is really a trade, made in order to give the respective companies in- volved control over timber that will be the most convenient for their cutting. Another large deal in Canadian timber in which the Shevlin-Math- ieu company figures prominently is rumored but nothing as yet has been given: out. COUNTY JAIL AND FINES FOR LIQUOR LAW VIOLATOR At 3:30 this afternoon Judge Stanton pronounced sentence in the tases of the state vs. Sam Patelle, Chris Sorenson and Annie Jones, e uted by juries of violating the 4G. # laws. Patelle was sentenced sixty days in the county jail. ~ *Sorenson’s punishment is thirty days in the county jail and $50 fine; in default of payment of the fine the defendant will serve thirty days additional. i Mrs. Jones was fined $500. Wabana te Reopen The Herald-Review is pleased to announce—and many people will be pleased to hear—that the erstwhile popular resort conducted by Capt. and Mrs. D, C. Cochran on Wabana lake, is to be reopened this sea- son. Mr. W. C. Parker of Cohas- set will be in charge of the place and those who know Mr. Parker's enterprising habits will be delight- ed to know that this popular and | convenient lodge will again be avail-| able to the public for accommoda- | tions such as he will give. Since j the Cochran family moved out] “Wabana” has not been conducted | with a view to accommodating the public, very much to the regret of a large number of people here and elsewhere, who had long been in the habit of driving out to Wabana to spend a day, a week or a month, as their pleasure dictatéd. -Mr.| Parker understands what the publ.¢ requirements are at such a_ place and he proposes to give satisfaction if possible, and at, reasonable rates. Wabana is ideally located for Grand Rapids people to take a run out by auto or otherwise to spend the day and get a good dinner or luncheon, with a Jaunch ride or row on the lake. He is putting a number of new boats on the Wabana waters and will be prepared to attend to the wants of those who are out for fishing or other recreation. A com fortable conveyance will be run between Grand Rapids and the lake during the season. Wabana is a little over fourteen miles from Grand Rapids and the roads are in good condition for team or automo- bile. The Court Makes Record Judge Stanton is completing a; term of court that isa record-break-|} in cleaning up the calendar. Be- sides disposing of a large number of court cases, nineteen jury cases have been tried and disposed of in plish this the court has been in session nearly every evening dur- ing that time. Judge Stanton hopes to complete the term this week. Quit Indiscriminate Dumpi The village board wishes to not- BOOSTING SEASON Grand Rapids Club and Farming Experts Will Make April Gathering Notable. MANY COLLEGE MEN WILL ATTEND Practically Whole Extension Fac- ulty on Program--Memorial Day and UniversityWeek Plans Dealt With. Tentative action was taken on three important matters at the meeting of the executive committee of the Boosters’ club Thursday It was decided to take advantaga of the university week, A. J. Me- Guire was appointed to make ar- rangements for the speaking pro= ram at the meeting and banquet of the organization on April 25, and there was a general discussion of the big meeting of the Itasca coun- ty Development association to be held here Memorial day. Particular attention was given the boosters banquet, which comes first. At that gathering the state farming experts, who will be here: with the train sent out by the state agricultural school, will be the principal speakers. Their ad- dresses will be along lines of practi- cal farming, and no attempt was made to outline their program. This will be agreed upon between ‘the speakers and A, J. McGuire, who will have charge of this part of the arrangements. Prof. A. D. Wilson, Superinfen- dent of the Extension Department of the Minnesota experiment sta- tion, will send practically the whole extension institute force along with this train to act as instructors in the various departments. The ed- ucational work of the train will be in charge of N. E. Chapman, poul- try expert of the extension depart- ment. ‘Yhe train will-consist of twelve coaches and will be ‘one of the finest of its kind ever run in the United States. There will be a special car for boys and girls. Here they will re- ceive instruction in gardening and poultry contests that the slate is carrying on this year. There will be an exhibition in this car of all - kinds of industrial and manual train ing work that boys and girls have done in this and other parts of the state. A tar filted up exclusively for women will contain a model farm- house kitchen, which might be dup- licated in most any settler’s home. A trained nurse will tell how te treat common ailments, and “What to do Until the Doctor Comes.” Farm animals will be carried om the train, from which competent men will give practical talks. The subject of dairying will be given special treatment. An ex- cellent exhibit of dairy appliances, methods of feeding, machinery and plans of dairy buildings will form an instructive and interesting study. Some of the best dairymen in the state will lecture on the various phases of the subject. A number of varieties of standard train, together with all kinds of bred poultry will be carried on the appliances. Prof. Chapman himself will be in charge of this depart- ment and careful instruction will be given on the care and manage- ment of the farm flock. A corps of instructors in three subjects will amply cover every phase of the growing of alfalfa, clover, corn, grain, and root crops. Gardening, potato and fruit growing will receive special attention. The university week program has been arranged and the date om which the lecturers will open here will be fixed at a conference be- tween a representative of the uni- versity and the local organization, which will occur at a time yet to be decided upon. The decoration day plans were allowed to go over to the next meeting of the committee. As this is an event which comes directly mil] and timber at Spooner, farther| ify the public that all dumping |under control of the officers of down: the river. With the mill go| must cease, except at the dumping |the development association, it war saw logs, timber end a townsite at | ground near the court house. ll |decided that A. J. McGuire, presé Spooner, with a hotel and forty | parties violating this order will |dent, and Prof. Van Dyke, secre houses. A large tract of timber be prosecuted. ~ fer tary, deal with it, ee