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

He pyre renee # Vor, XXIV. No. 2 GraNnp RapipDs, Irasca County, MINN,, WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 1913 SCHOOL MEETING SATURDAY EVENING Question of Enlarging High School | To Come Up For Settlement At That Time. 1S MATTER OF VITAL IMPORTANCE: Present Quarters Cramped to Such | Degree That The Best Work is Impossible—Will Pro- vide for Future. The annual school meeting will be held on Saturday evening at the Central school and as the matters to be decided at that time will be of far-reaching importance, it is guered that all the voters of the district will attend. The subject involving the great- est expenditure of money as well as that most important from an effi- | ciency standpoint, is the proposi- tion to build an addition to the high school building at Grand Rap- i If the voters of the district sanction the proposed improve- ment, the plan outlined by the board will be as follows: the district inthesum of $40,000, said bonds to be of the denomina- tion of $1000 each, bearing five per cent interest and payable fifteen years from date of issue. The pur- pose of this bond fssue is the pro- curing of funds with which to make improvements to the Grand Rap- ids high school by the erection of an addition on the north side of the present building, two stories in height and with a floor space of 45x73 feet. : In order that the voters of the district] may have a correct idea of the conditions now confronting | pupils and instructors of the high school as well as to present the reasons why, in the judgment of the board, the proposed improve- ment is a necessity, the Herald- Review herewith outlines the con- ditions sought to be remedied: All high school rooms have be- came too small to meet the de- ‘mands made upon them by the steadily increasing number of pu- pils, This is largely due to the growth of the farming population of the district, from which large numbers of young men and women are now drawn to the high school. As time passes this class of scho- lars will steadily increase and will ‘have to be taken care of. The Luilding of the addition now sug- gested would meet all demands of this nature likely to present them- selves for a long time, The commercial department has outgrown its present quarters and | the best results can no longer be obtained from work attempted in the cramped space. A_ division should be provided for the type- writer classes as the noise of the machines now interferes with the studies of other pupils and retards their progress. The seating capacity of the Eighth grade room is entirely in- adequate, provision being at pres- ent made for but forty-two pupils. The present class is much larger than this and in order to allow a proper margin for increase the room should be furnished to ac- commodate sixty scholars. The school board at its last meet- ing found it necessary to place desks for the accommodation of pupils in the auditorium, thus ynaking it impossible to use the hall for the purpose intended. With the rapidly growing tendency on the part of the people to turn their school buildings into social centers and meeting places, the abandoning of the auditorium and tmaking of it a study room is a step backward which the erection ; of the proposed addition will re- medy, as it will provide sufficient class room so that the assembly hall can again revert to the purpose for which it was original- ly built and furnished. The idea seems to prevail in some quarters that the object of the ex- To bond} | (gymnasium, but while this is an important item it is by no means the principal reason for the move- ment. A properly equipped place for physicial development is now regarded as being ess sential to the \welfare of students as is correct’ teaching and healthful surround- ings. In this respect the lack of room at the high school is deficient. This improvement would not bene- fit the scholars of this particular building alone, but would help the moral and physical development of | the pupils in the graded schools as, well. i There is small doubt but that | the proposition will carry, as the} people are not in favor of stinting | where their schools are concerned. The improvements now contemp- lated will in all likelihood provide | for the increase in population for some time to come, and there is hardly a doubt but that the bond issue will be endorsed by a large majority. “SANITORIUM WITH | STRINGS IS NO 60, Itasca County Commissioners Ob- ject to Building Hospital and Delegating Control Dr. Washington Bossworth, a representative of the state board of health, was here for a confer- ence with the board of county com missioners the first of the week, but discovering the feeling of the members of the board about the matter, he must have come tothe conelusion that his mission would be a failure, as the county legisla- tors were not disposed to look with any dgeree of favor upon the project. In stating the position of the board inthis matter, Chairman King said “The proposition to take $25,000 of Itasca county’s money:to Luild a sanitarium to which the state would have the right to send patients from anywhere within- its borders, does .not--strike-&4-asbe~ ing a good invéStmett. This right; the state would have if the sani- farium was built, as af first in- tended, and while patients from other secions would be paid for at the rate of $5 per week, this by no means would cover the expense of their care, and the county would have to make good the defi- ciency. On account of Itasca coun- ty’s high, dry and healthful loca- tion, it is conceivable that in time the state would find it highly ad- vantageous to send the majority of its tubercular people here, and our pecple would have to stand the greater part of the expense of their maintenance. We most seri- ously object to thisy and will build our own hospital for our own peo- ple.” THE CONSOLIDATED PICNIG ON JULY 29 Big Time is Promised at Lake Poke- gama When Band and Clerks are Hosts. The great annual ‘outing of the people of Grand Rapids will take place on Tuesday, July 29, when | the clerks and the band will have charge of a picnic to be given at Pokegama lake. The arrangements are not yet ail completed but a committee is at work and will have; all matters such as transportation and the commissary straightened out ty the end of the week. This outing will be for everybody, and ‘if the weather will only do its share, the affair should prove the most popular attempted this sea- son. Among the features will be a ladies’ base ball game of three in; nirgs and a men’s game of five} innings; married ladies’ running race, fat men’s race, ladies’ men’s and boys’ swimming races, water joust for men, ladies’ nail driving contest, men’s obstacle race, ladies’ and men’s boat races, ete. ; Among the prizes to be offered | will be 100 pounds of flour, one- half dozen photographs, silk um- brellas, men’s shirts and ladies’ shirt waists, boxes of cigars, hams, five pounds of candy, 30 day ticket to Gem theatre, ladies’ and gent’s shoes, etc. Further details of this | outing will be given by the Herald: Review next week, when the com- plete program will have been de- cided upon and the several commit DATE 1S. SET FOR SPECIAL ELECTION Proposition to Issue Road Bonds Will Go Before People on August Nineteenth. $300,000 WILL BE SUM INVOLVED | Sums Now on Hand and Collect- able Will Bring Total Up to Half Million Mark—Is Vast Undertaking. | At the meeting of the board of} County Auditor jcompleted the apportionment of county commissioners held on Mon- «iy, the date of holding special election to vote on the proposi- tion of issuing bonds for road build- ing purposes was set for Tuesday, August 19. The program as outlined is to is- sue bonds in the sum of $300, which, with the sums now avail- able and to be collected, will bring the total up close to the half mil- lion mark. This will make provi- sion for eight trunk lines, and with the laterals already construct- ed or in contemplation, will give Itasca the finest road system of any county in Northern Minnesota. Outlets will be provided in every direction, as the new highways will connect with similar lines to be built by nearby counties. When all the lines now in contemplation in Minnesota are completed, the state will stand at the head of all her sisters in the North Central group as far as means of travel are con- cerned. 3 Uf the bond issue is endorsed at “special*“etection and’ permis- sion is\received from the state board of highway commissioners, the following roads will be started) as soon as all formalities have been observed. The sumsto e expended on each are also given: The east and west highway, known as the Duluth-St. Vincent line $75,- 000; the Deer River-Northome road, $40,000; Hill City-Release-Big Fork road, $60,000; road, $35,000; Marcell-Third River road, €30,000; Big Fork-Alvwood road, $30,000; Ardenhurst-Alvwood and Moose Park road, $20,000; Effie’ Busticagon road, $10,000. The Great Northern Railroad company sent in a big batch of ab- atement requests, asking that its assessments on iron lands in the county be reduced. Some of these demands for reductions were re- commended by the state tax com- mission, but the commissioners held that they were in a position to know something about the value of the property upon which the re- bates were asked, and refused to grant the company’s request, The same company also asked for per- mission to run its tracks across certain county roads in the neigh- borhood of Keewatin, and this was Nashwauk-Carpenter)} ‘ooo| Keewatin fares the best, getting Lake Jessie.. .. .. .. .... 830.70 Boose Park.. .. .. .. .. -. 942.09 Marcell 620560. oc 5: sony Seulee NOre.. ss ee on Peracirrme. 18 x Nashwauk.. ..-.. .. .. .. 7561.80 Oteneagen.. .. .. 383.51 Popple v3 sy is 883.25 Bago. aia 454.26 Spang.. .... « 1375.47 Sand Lake.. .. 72.07 | frout Lake.. .. 3,511.45 Third River.. 986.59 With. sce cee. ce - 2796.81) Wiwitn cs oe og eo ee ANNUAL OWSION | OF TANES 1S MADE County Auditor Divides Visible Sup- ply of Cash Between County’s Different Subdivisions. SGHOOL DISTRICTS GET $136.592,36 Townships Divide Over Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars and Villages Over Ninety Thousand. The School Figures. Spang has just the taxes for villages, townshjps aud school districts for the present year. The town of Greenway car- vies off the lion’s share among the townships, being credited with $15,- 211,17, while among the villages $23,208.52.: District No. 2 is the highest. among the school divis- ions with $46,480.30. Following are the figures: Towns ALVWOOE. so Gree. eeesseseed $ 574.42 Ardenhurst.. .. .. + 924.45 ALDOR es y tee tees - 1283.00 Bearville.. .. .. .. . 2564.44 Bigfork... .. .. « 1567.07 Bass Brook.. .. 3335.36 Bass Lake.. .. AS A4 Balsam.. .. .. 5851.44 Blackberry. . » « 137815 Carpenter... Po 704.74 «+ 1085.54 . 1135.80 . 5591.00 sees 1129.48 Sa; 706.25 Tt AT | Deer River.. Feeley.. .. .. a Grand Rapids.. 4 Goodland.. .. .. Grattan. . in Greenway,. .. Good Hope.. .. 59.90 Harriss <<) 2. to 0ces BIOBe Tron Range.. .. .. .. .-.. 7763.06 Detalles we: ie deis ve TOLD Ei Vilages Bovey... oe Cohasset... 2. ss os Coleraine... .... .. Calumet.. os» 2732.83 +» 698.43 + 20208.40 + 1061.59 Dee Rivers... 3... 107.89 Grand Rapids.. aetee 8033.19 Holman.. .. .. ot 41.05 Keewatin.. «. 23208.53 Laprairie no levy Marble... Nashwauk.. .. + ++ 15713.32 Perey 12292.09 granted provided certain safety’ measures were adopted. A contract for constructing three miles of road in Oteneagen town- ship was awarded to a party of eight farmers living in the neigh- Lerheed of the line. The price to be paid is $2400 and the contractors yVo. 6 .. .. .. .. .. are: Ed. Erickson, Tannie Swanson,! John Lindahl, Carl Lindahl, E. H. Lind, Joseph Berglund, Horace Stark and Jonas Olson. The commissioners — will again on Monday, the 21st. meet -|FAIR DATES ARE SET FOF SEPT, 25, 26, 27; The dates for the holding of the Itasca county fair have been set for Sept. 25, 26, and 27. The prem- ium list, now in the hands of the printer, shows that less attention will be paid to horseracing than heretofore, while farm products and live stock premiums will be substantially increased. Special at- tention is to be given the display from the schools and products of children’s gardens, while dairy cat- tle and dairy products will be given greater opportunities fer exhibi- tension is primarily to provide a|tees now out will supmit reports. |tion than any previous year. Taconite.. .. .. ove WEEMS oo atch jfamily of + 6863.85 | Death of Miss Blanch Dewey. Word was veying the sad inellcoee that Miss Blanche Dewey had died at the Canadian town on the day pre- vious, rheumatism of the heart be- ing given as the cause of death. Miss Dewey left here with, the her brother, George, about two years ago, and since that time has made Morse her home. She was about thirty years of age, and the remains will be taken to East Machias, Maine, the old home of the family, for burial. Miss Dewey was for a number of years a resident of Grand Rap- ids, where her many friends re- ceived as a shock the intelligence of her untimely death. LUTHERANS CALL PASTOR FROM IOWA Rev. A. Samuelson of Christline, is Asked to Take Charge of Congregation. Missionary services were held at the Swedish Lutheran church here on Monday and Tuesday evenings. In the absence of Rey. Krantz of Duluth, Rey. Cc. G. Olson of. the same city, presided. On Monday evening Rev. Swan of Duluth,was the speaker, and last evening Rev. |/ Ryden, pastor of the English Luth- evan church at the same place de- livered the address. Rev. L. J. Sundquist of Moose Lake was also present and among the speakers. At a meeting of the congregation held at the close of the services last evening a call was extended to Rev. A. Samuelson of Christline Towa, offering the post of pastor here. and the expectation isthat he will accept. VILLAGE WILL GRAVEL Also Appropriates. $250 For a Competitive Delegation to Tournament. ; At the meeting of the village council held last evening it\\was decided to improve two more blocks on Hoffman Avenue by gra- veling the same. The work done on this last-named street be- tween Fourth and Sixth avenues has shown what can be done by simply grading and graveling, and more streets will be treated this way as fast as the council can see its way clear to meet the. ex- pense. The other blocks now to be treated inthe same manner. is Kindred avenue between Second and Third streets, while the Houghton avenue. improvement will be extended to Seventh street. The council also appropriated the sum of $250 to defray the expetises of a team to represent Grand:Rap- ids at the fire tournament atAu- rora next week. SLANDER SUIT IS DISMISSED BY COURT Ss . 309.50 Zempel.. .. .. .. ee 02 Doetalor eas cote ote tae 91240.65 School Districts NOC eg ei: oa e565 ous oc OE No. 2 .. ‘No. 5 5 Bap. Sec eee ea Non oss 716.26 | : ete oe. Total... 2. 25 \s++++.486502.36, The state revenue amounts to $30,776.19, and the state school ap- portionment to $16,093.39. The fund for state loans to towns and schools is credited with $4,605.81. The revenue levy, sectional sur- vey and penalty, interests and cost items total $55,571.81. Other fund divisions are as follows: State Revenue.. .. .. .. State School.. .. . Poor..:.. Bonds.. .. Interest.. .. Road & Bridge.. .. .. Special Bridge... .. .. . Ditch Liens & Interest.... General School.. .. .. .. School Districts.. .. 30776.19 + 46480.30 | Mrs, Hagadorn against her son-in- 465.64 | law, Herbert Newman, for slander, + 9964.75 |the defence succeeded in having 40890.78 " the case. dismissed after a jury had Heaandpep. Tape Herbert Newman Need Not Stand Trial for Having Called Mrs. Hagadorn Morphine Eater. In a suit for slander brought by been empaneled in Judge Huson’s court Monday afternoon. The case was taken before C. L. Pratt in the morning, but a request for a change of venue by Ralph Stone, Newman's attorney was granted. The complaint alleged that Newma who is being sueed for divorce, by his wife, set up in his answer of the wife’s complaint that his moth- er-in-law, Mrs. Hagadorn, in whose charge the child of the couple is, | was not a proper custodian for the reason that she is a morphine | fiend. Upon this assertion the charge of libeel was brought. At- ttorney Stone for the defence, maintained that an assertion of this kind made in answer to a! complaint was not libelous, and quoted numerous authorities to bear out the assertion. Judge Hu- son also took the same view of Le | the matter and dismissed the ‘case. Attorney Price appeared Ke a SE See oe oe Pe a a= = Two Dollars a Year N GOOD SHOWING. United States Department of Agri- culture Shcws Local Plant Pays Highest Prices. AVERAGE PRODUCTION 15, LOWEST With One-Fifth of the Output of Other Creameries, Local Plant Leads in Amount Paid to Patrons. Secretary O. J. Niles. of the Itasca Co-Operative Creamery as- sociation, has just received from Washington, the report of 8. C. Thompson, in charge of the dairy manufacturing division of the bu- reau of animal husbandry. The re- port is compiled from the state- ments made by 680 creameries lo- cated within the state, and is in- teresting because of the compari- sons shown. In the amount of butter made the Itasca creamery fell away be- low the average, but 25,429 pounds having been produced, against 149,841 pounds for each of the other creameries reporting if the total were divided among them. In spite of this small production the cream- ery paid its patrons an average of &5 cents per pound for butter fat against 30.20 cents paid by the_ other creameries reporting. This is a difference of four and one-fifth bents in favor of the local plant. The overrun at the creamery was 19.60 per cent as against 20.70 per —TWO MORE. BLOGKS ets sitions, When the small amount of butter manufactured is taken into consid- eration tthe price paid to patrons of the institution is remarkable. It is a well known fact that the larger the production of butter the smaller is the average cost per pound, and consequently the higher the price a creamery is enabled to pey for butter fat. When it is taken into consideration that with an output of but one-fifth of the others, the local plant was able to pay over four censt more for butter fat than the average creamery it speaks well for the efficiency and economy of the management. The highest average price paid for Lutter fat was 36 cents, and the lowest 24 cents; the average salaries for buttermakers was $924.25, rang- ing from $1500 down to $306.77. These details are based on reports showing over 101,000,000 pounds of butter manufactured. Secretary Niles would like to im- press upon the patrons of the creamery that, satisfactory as this showing is, it could be made vastly » more so if everyone having cows would bring their milk or cream to the creamery. As the volume of business increased the cost of pro- duction would be lowered and the patrons would at all times secure the very best prices from the pro- duct of their herds. It seems hard to establish the fact that it pays the farmer better to dispose of bis milk to the creamery than to make dairy butter himself, but such is the ease, and when our herd own- ers once get to see the advantage of thus handling the product they will profit accordingly. BITE OF A SPIDER PROVES DANGEROUS John Lane of Cohasset has been in a dangerous condition for the past few days from the effects of what is thought to have been a spider bite. The insect made the assault while Mr. Lane was asleep, and the latter cannot be sure a is the belief of physicians. Mr. Lane's entire left side is swollen and stiff and one side of his face and neck seem paralyzed. His con- dition was for some time consid- ered grave, the doctors fearing blood poison, but last reports are to the effect that this danger parently past. The case is @ unusual one, as poisonous insects are Drectiealy See pei in this latitude. tgiS Ret *