Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 23, 1913, Page 4

} 1 j | GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913. Grand MRepias Heralds Review Published Every Wednesday By KILEY © SPENCER wo DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rap. Ids, Minn., as Second Class Matter. Official Paper of Itasca County It is still a favorite passtime in Mexico to assassinate the fellow in the way. The Herald-Review nominates Teddy the Terrible to step across the line and quell that riot. A return ticket will not be necessary. cae A sh Mr. Olson shot and killed Mr. Darling in St. Paul because Mr. Darl- ing had seduced Mrs. Olson. A St. Paul jury of men acquitied Mr. Ol- son. Suppose Mrs. Darling had shot and killed Mrs. Olson for seducing her husband, what would the man- jury have done, do you suppose? a Se k, ex-state treasurer, about the biggest man in Minnesota, was denounced the other day by a Julius state legislator on the floor of the house, as a “villain of the deepest dye.” He said Julius is a fraud and a professional swindler. Such talk has a a big man. Reamer see: Se tendency to belittle even National conventions will become meetings if a bill introduced in Congress by Rep- resentative Stevens of Minnesota becomes a law. The measure pro- vides for a presidential primary in all states by all the parties. This would do away with all possibili- ty of manipulation on the part of parties or cliques in the selection ef a certain man, and could only be objected to because it provides a candidate before building a plat- form for him to stand on. EE hat Ss SUN Bats now in the front ranks of the progressive states. The action of the legislature in making mere ratification Minnesota is all candidates below those for state} offices subject to a non-partisan primary choice goes just a little farther than any other has yet ad- vanced, excepting Kansas, a proposition placing the der the commission form of ernment is with a good Had solons thought of this last stunt it is possible that it might have included — while] they were in the mood. a. This habit of President Wilson’s of first stating his position and then going directly to the people for state un- gov- before the chance of passing. any of our been an endorsement of it, is going to make rather dis agreeable sled- ing for any Jim Smiths or Gor- mans there may happen to be in the United States senate when the tariff reaches that body. The president himself is willing to stand as sponsor for the new legis- dation along this line and the people are anxious that it should be given a fair trial. It is time that the coun try’s tariff laws were r something measure arded as besides a local issue in which every legislator is solely in- terested in securing opportunities for his pet industry to rob the rest of the population, and’ the Democrat who dares to disregard party precepts and platform pledg- es to such an extent as to vote against the bill is going to have some rather embarrassing moments where | legislature | The Herald-Review believes that ing the Nolan bill, the purpose of | which was to give every community the right to regulate the public corporations borders, will be endorsed. ys that a state should be created for this purpose, the duties of which would be to service ernor s mit the charging of such rates as profit to the investors as well as protection }would insure a reasonable serve. water works, street car the like, contracts, or grant concessions that empowered to secure all the facts, would not be as likely to be swayed by interest of prejudice as would parties directly affected. The plan by far the most satisfactory where it has been employed. petit Si a2) A TRY IT IN ITASCA One of the schemes most popular with western coast states and Gan-| ada to attract immigration is the} writing of personal letters to the “old home paper” and “old home friends,” telling of the wonderful | country and climate. they have found. The Herald-Review is fre- quently in receipt of such communi- cations, but they are properly con- signed to the waste-basket. managing editor hereof is too old in the game to be taken in by} tricks of this character. The | “boom”. letters coming from our ing in the Pacific states are “ready tihese communications are given | Lsantioatien in a local paper they | j become the most valuable and the |cheapest advertising the exploited The private letter and friend is also ef- big results. Throughout western Canada this |method of ‘advertising has. been} to the detriment of Min- nesota to he extent of many thou- sands who have gone looking for anew El Dorado. Minnesotans | might profitably employ the same !plan, and in doing so would have } | the advantage and satisfaction of | | confining themselves to the truth in making a pen-picutre that would attract new settlers wherein they would make good. pbb BE IERE TS 35 EDUCATING THE FARMER Northern Minnesota is to have two farming schools on wheels this spring. One of them will be run section can get. to relative brings fectual and employed sabe railroads, and the other the state agricultural department. Each will carry a crew of lectur- ers who know all about every branch of the husbandman’s busi- hess, The railroad train starts today and will cover St. Louis and Lake counties. The schedule calls thirty meetings in the ten tour of the party. 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In order to secure improve- | ments in the way of lighting plants, | lines and | communities often make | are afterward found to have been} entirely to the benefit of the serv-| Formerly a favorite argument was ing company, and an impartial board of state regulation has been found) The} made” by real estate agents. When | by the Duluth, Iron Range and. Mi- | for | days i /now lie in the river and an |of the town supervisors. tended by farmers. It will pay ing for a day or two and learn | what may be accomplished by do- |ing what the farmer has to .do | within its! in the right way. America is known The gov- | board | | realized until lately that farming farmer | investigate the conditions sutround-| gives the business as close and in- ing each individual case and per-| and been as a land of poor farmers, largely because it has not | cannot thrive unless the telligent study as the manufactur- jer or merchant must apply to his line, NS EEE FARMERS AND THE TARIFF |barons and Republican high tain classes against lower duties, comments the St. Cloud ‘Times. |workingman, and “protection | American labor” was the | That is now known to be a As usual when a tariff reduction bill is before Congress the tariff| 4 pole in the ice at each end of the pro- | tection organs attempt to array cer- that it would reduce wages of the to slogan. fake. |At present the opposition to a re- vision downward, are arguing that A delectable lunch was served and even to neglect the spring plow-| those so inclined tripped the light fantastic still later. Erick Dahl went to Grand Ra- pids on Sunday, remaining be- tween trains. Several from Warba, who have ‘been in the habit of making an- nual pilgrimages to McGuire's lake south of here, for members of the \finny tribe, have come back very much disappointed and sickened by the sight they beheld. Several ton of pickerel, pike, and bass died ‘in the lake during the past winter and can now be seen floating out on the water. In fact, it seems that the lake will not be a fish- ing place this summer at all. The death of the fish is supposed to have been caused by lack of air. lake would have prevented this loss that someone is to blame in the ; matter. A dance has been announced for Saturday night, April 26, to be held at the Westurn hall. A lunch will be served after the dance. J. M. Pogue went to LaPrairie Sunday afternoon. Miss Anna Wild is again helping jat the hotel after some months spent in assisting Mr. and Mrs. jthe farmer will be the loser, be- | Linn with the post office work. eaten nehtuctaotaae Some of the members of the psicant revised Pp é 3 - {township board met the county placed upon the free list. As commissioners at Grand Rapids | matter of fact, the present duty on! as a whole, does not’ jafford a particle of benefit to the | What protection can there |be on articles that we produce a surplus of and export? There has been for years a duty of 25 cents} | farm products, | farmer. jhome markets. On the 8th and 87 4 | there | fear -2 in Minneapolis. Certain! Was the ‘sell at less than his home pri ce. Even if there may be a duction on some farm to the \more than make up therefor. necessity | plements, lumber, harness, | sewing machines, fence wire, nails, ‘lumber products, posts, laths, pick- The fact lets, stoves, shingles, etc. jis, the farmer will benefit greatly | by passage of \stes | measure. The Pioneer Press (Ind. Rep.) jw hich has always treated the tariff question fairly and impartially, say] p, jof the effect upon the farmer: |to the farmer, | stereotyped procedure, to try to arouse | | Northwest should do his own think used as a catspaw.” WARBA NEWS Adolph Johnson started up into and will begin an inspection of the |; timber purchased by the Itasea Ce- dar & Tie company. j and cull ties, poles and logs all the | way front the lake to Warba. Dur- | ing the last year or two, this com-! which these| pany has had considerable diffi-} lecturers speak should be largely at | culty in getting the hardwood logs |drove down the river and a con- | siderable proportion of each year’s jpurchase has sunk in the stream. It is estimated that 500,000 feet |of hardwood from~ other seasons | at- tempt is to be made to get some} of this onto the market this sum- mer. The Logan bridge, a short dis- tance north of the Tichenor black- smith shop, was burned the latter part of the week. The structure caught fire from a grass blaze along the side, set ou by Frank Inger- soll. A new bridge is reported to be in course of construction by} Mr. Ingersoll and Mr. Fisher, two! George Ritter is back to his| homestead and is doing some clear-| ing. The Itasca Cedar & Tie company are having a new hardwood floor laid in their office. The work is to be completed today. per bushel on wheat, yet as this, | country is a heavy exporter of wheat this duty has no effect whatever on! inst. wheat was 91 1-8 cents in Winnipeg no possible reason to Winnipeg dealer would |ship his wheat to Minneapolis and Canadian friends and those locat-| The same was true of other grains. slight re- products, which are exported, the large reduc- \tions on many articles of absolute farmer will far The | instance, free sugar, free farm im- leather, |y the proposed _ | “The bill Mr. Underwood and his to a section | associates have proposed may have | serious defects, but it is a mistake to imagine that it means disaster for it does not. The of course, |of those who may be hit would be the farmers | friends on the theory that he is to by | {be penalized. The farmer of the ing before he permits himself to be work. § J. M. Price is |the Swan Lake country this week | He will count’ ;on Wednesday, and endeavored, to the best of their ability, to in- térest the commissioners in road {work for this township. A petition \had been circulated asking for a ; road to be built commencing at about the south side of the Kelly and Fisher farms near the Tich- {enor blacksmithshop, running north ‘to the Bovey road. In order to do this some assistance is necessary. It is reported that Fred Ingersoll was the principal spokesman for this township before the board | but just what success attended his diplomatic endeavors has not been also asked to change the route of the new state highway through this section, but the members of the board said that they have nothing to do with the route of the state road and so it will remain as sur- veyed for this section. It is to run west from Warba to the Sand Lake school house, then north to the Great Northern berry, then direct to the Rapids. rapececees dthaapehccdaot spina. FUNKLEY RANGE : : (BERG VILLE POSTOFFICE) The farmers are all hustling now, getting ready for their spring work. Cris Anderson of the West end of the Range, East side this week. borhood. P. Johnson made a_ business trip to Blackduck the first of the week, crossing the Range on foot. M. N. ‘Carr had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse last week. Miss May Tunney has had ten acres of land on her homestead cleared this spring. How is that for high, boys? Can any of you claim as much? Walter Clark has been on dont’-feel-well list this week. The youngsters of the Range had a pleasant dancing party on Satur- day evening, at the Spruce Grove school house. A pleasant time is reported. Charles Bedore can be seen these days wrestling with the spring the making gar- den this week, getting things out ee Pg of the way so that he can go at his summer aoccupation of driving nails. Of all the roads I ever saw, the road to Northome is the worst. The ‘north end of it looks as if it were all in. Anyway the team is gener- ally “all in’ after traveling over \it for a short distance, even the road isn’t. Clyde Johnson, the forest patrol- man, was in last week from the | Third River country, where he is looking after the burning of brush. A fine little girl arrived at the jhome of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde John- son on April 12. Everybody doing |first rate, and nine pounds, thank’ you. Chester Vandervort and Bert Stonefield visited at the Evergreen farm on Sunday last. This is a good time to fix a few. of the bad places in the road, ; Mr. Roadman. Three Would-be Desperados. Three young lads of Bovey at- | tempted a hold-up last Monday even ‘ing’ in this city at the rear of the } Catholic church. Their victim was; an Italian laborer named Pasquale | Chivoitti. The boys demanded his | raoney, but after searching him found cnly a pocketbook containing a penny, and a pocket knife. The Jads were arrested and given a hearing before Judge Franti at A card party was held at Wes- Bovey, who let them off with a turn’s hall on Saturday evening,|suspended sentence and a fatherly and was attended by a large crowd.| lecture—Celeraine Optic. and it is quite commonly intimated definitely reported. The board was track and | thence follow the track to Black-| Ca a oe mre a | 4 was a caller on the | He is one} of the solid farmers of the neigh- | if | WHITE SHIRT WAISTS HEF is a bargain. White Waists, such brands as are well known the country over. Plain, 39c, 48c and 98c The Sale of Shoes IF you have not bought a pair of shoes at this sale you have missed a good bargain. If at all inter- ested, just take a look in the north show window and see on display there about 50 different styles, and every pair marked with a tempting price. display does not cover half the styles we carry in stock, We had at the beginning of the sale fully 1,700 pairs of shoes, so there is surely a pair for you. All new spring coats go on sale this Friday at a a discount of one-fourth from the regular low prices. A shipment of white summer dresses arrived this week. Prices from $2.98 up to $12.50. ITASCA DRY GOODS CO. | | | | Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.--No, i9 A man with money in our bank always has a deep feeling of security. This{is only one of many advantages derived from allowing us to take care of your savings. First National Bank GRAND RAPIDS. MINN. \$ Capilal $25, 000,00 Saetfalds $5,000.02 OFFICERS President, F. P. Sheldon. Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge Jr. Cashier, C. E. Aiken. DIRECTORS Cc. E. Aiken ee ee Village tors 90 DOWN AND $5 PER MONTH We have choice residence lots all over town and we are selling them on such easy terms that anybody can buy. $5 down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. Wealso have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY ‘ a