Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 20, 1913, Page 1

v> Vor, XXIV. No. 7 Grand GREAMERY ICI A GREAT SUCCESS Large Crowds and Ideal Weather Made Saturday’s Gathering a Most Enjoyable Affair. YEAR'S REPORT IS VERY GRATIFYING Secretary Niles Shows That the Product From a Much Larger Number of Cows Could be Handled. The third annual picnic of the patrons of the Itasca Co-operative Creamery association held at the fair grounds last Saturday was a success in every way. The attend- ance was good, nearly every sec- tion of the county being repre- sented. The grounds had been put in excellent shape for the gather- ing, the grass and brush having been rermoevd adn the premiess generally cleaned up. In this con- nection it might be well to call attention to the fact that it is doubtful if another town in North- ern Minnesota has grounds that for picnic and fair purposes in any way compare with those at Grand Rapids. They are convenient to! ers present, resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 410 to 8. Jack Francisco and George yers were the battery for the farmers and they proved conclu- sively that they had been some ball players before they went to rais- ing prize products in Itasca county. The younger men of the opposi- tion were somewhat faster on the paths, but outside of this they did not have anything on the other nine. To Make Rice Flour F. L. Vance, the Popple wild rice merchant, is branching out with his product and this week has been Paving a supply ground at the Anderson grist mill at Laprairie. Mr. Vance has for some years been engaged in collecting and shipping ‘wild rice and the business has steadily grown as the product has become better known. The new move is to meet the demand for a flour made from the product and starts out with an established de- mand. If the enterprise does as well as the early interest promises it is likely that Mr. Vance will put a mill for the grinding of flour at some convenient place inthe vi- cinity of the supply. MADE AWAY WITH EMPLOYER'S FUNDS Ed. McHale of Taconite, Steals From Man Who Befriended and Trusted Him. Sheriff T. T. Riley the head of the is at lakes _try- the town and the location is an;ing to overtake one Ed McHale, ideal one. As the community spirit becomes more manifest we look to see the plot utilized far more for recreation and exhibition purposes. It was along these lines Supt. A. J. McGuire of the experi- ment farm touched in the prineci- jpal address of the day. His talk treated of the social features” “of farm life and showed how neces- ! ployed him as delivery man \ who is wanted at Taconite for em- bezzlement. McHale, who has been out of employment for some time, had been allowed by Robert Leox, that}a merchant, to run a grocery Dill amounting to $125, the collection of which looked rather a dubious undertaking. In order to help Mc- Hale get squared away Leox em- and sary it was for healthy develop-! collector. He had been at this job ment that people get and aid one another through counting experiences and compar- ing note his hear to put forth every ef- fort to increase their dairy herds, as in this line of endeavor the re- sults were certain and the rewards of intelligent labor ample. Prof. W. J. Corwin, appointed agricultural together but a short time when his re- ployer noticed that people who had em- always paid cash were running The speaker also urged bills, and one day last week sent his bookkeeper with the delivery man to see if he could find the trouble. ‘This particular load was to be delivered in Coleraine and in order to expedite their errand the newly McHale suggested that his partner instructor start in one direction with the bilis for School District No. 1, spoke of , while the teamster go the other the success that was attendinghis,way and deliver. Thus they would work in gathering exhibits for the meet and weuld noi interfere with county and state fairs. He particu- cne another. The bookkeeper fin- Jarly requested that all those who ished his rounds but had not run had products of rare excellence across the other a!ticugh he would hold them out in order that they; very much have i:ked to do so as might be secured for exhibitiom he found that nearly all bills pre- purposes by those having the dis-| sented by him bad already been plays in charge. Prof. Corwin took, paid to his pariner on the trip. A pains to impress upon his hearers!search was made and the team that this gathering of products for was found tied up behind the show purposes was but a small ;Grumpo saloon and no groceries de- part of his duties as he understood ;livered. The alarm was at once sent thém. He said he was appointed out to apprehend the fugitive, and with a definite object im view and Sheriff Riley started after him. Af- wanted the farmers of the coun- ty to make use of anything that he might be able to tell them. He requested that he might be consulted freely upon any subject‘ concerning which he might be able to offer aid, and gave those pres- ent the impression that he was ap able, enthusiastic man, whose sqie aim was to be of use in the development of the section in which he labors. Secretary O. J. Niles gave a sort of resume of what the creamery had done and stated that the fu- ture looked bright for the institu- tion. He said that without any ef- fort to secure business being made on the part of the creamery man- agement, the demand for its pro- ducts had grown so great that it could not possibly be supplied. The range towns take all the surplus the creamery has, even to the but- ter milk, and the plant cannot be- gin to supply the demand. All the bills agafnst the cream- ery have been paid off with the exception of a small amount held by the banks which was borrowed for the original equipment. If milk and cream enough could be secured to run the institution at its full capacity all this would shortly be cleared away and the creamery be absolutely unincum- ? bered. The base ball game played by the Experiment farm boys against q _picked nine from among the farm- 1 | i ter considérable scouting around he located his querry at Proctor, and brought him here last evening. GAME WARDEN HARRY RESIGNS HIS OFFICE C. V. Smith, Formerly in Charge As Warden at Release, Will Succeed Mr. Harry Deputy Game Warden Jesse Har- ry, who for some time has been looking after violators of the.game and fish laws in Itasca county, has resigned and his place has been filled by the appointment of De- puty Warden C. V. Smith, former- ly in charge at Release. Mr. Har- ry has always been regarded as one of the most competent men in his line in the state’s employ, and we understand that the com- mission accepted his resignation with regret. Mr. Harry is at pres- ent in Western Canada, and it is thought likely that he will decide to make that section his future home. Warden Smith will move his headquarters from Release to Grand Rapids. He is well acquaint- ed with the game conditions throughout Itasca county and will no doubt add to the excellent re- covd made by Mr. Harry in the conduct of the office. ’ Reports of the special election held yesterday for-the purpose of for the construction of eight trunk line roads within the county are coming in slowly. There is 10 question but that the proposition has carried, the returns thus far indicating that there will be a two to one vote inits favor. At noon ‘today there have been 22 precincts heard from and these cast a total of 632 votes for the proposition and 370 against it. The eleven villages of the county cast a total of 478 vofes in favor of bonding while 227 voters were opposed. The vote in these villages was as follows: For Against Bovey.. .. .. -. « Coleraine.. .. .. 60 Nashwauk.. : 15, ‘Taconite... .... - 10 Deer River.. .. .. . 6 Grand Rapids, No. 1.. .. 52 Grand Rapids, No. 2.. .. 26 | Returns From About Half the Precincts of the County Indicate That the People, by a Vote of Two to One, Are in Favor of the Highway Program Outlined by Commissioners. authorizing a bond issye of $300,000 Cohasset.. .. .. . 3 Zempe? 6s... 0 Lappatrie.. .. ..-....0- 10 Keewatin.., ..5........ 5° maj. Total.. src aTS B97 The results in eleven townships had been received at the county auditor’s office at noon, these cast- ing 187 votes in favor of the bond issue and 94 against it. Aecording to County Auditor Spang the proposition will be car- ried by about 350 votes. This is based on,the figures of the vote already in and on the well known sentiment in the precincts yet to hhean from. The vote everywhere was very light, apparently not more than 50 per cent of the voters going to the polls. This lack of interest was mostly due to the feeling that the sentiment in favor of issuing the bonds was. so overwhelming, that there was no possibl® chance of its defeat. FELL BETWEEN CARS; DIED OF INJURIES Young Finnish Laborer Brought Here From Floodwood Suc- cumbs at Hospital. William. Maijila, a Finnish sec- tion hand, 17 years of age, was run over by a Great Northern freight train “between “Gowan ‘and 'Flood- wood Monday afternoon and re- ceived injuries from whieh he died at St. Bendict’s hospital here the same evening. It seems that he jee walking on top of the cars and in some manner fell between them, his left leg being cut off close to the body. He was brought here on an engine and the limb amputated but the shock and loss of blood had been too great and 4he died about 8 o'clock in the evening, He is a son of Jacob Maijila, a farmer residing near Gowan, and the remains were taken there for burial from Kremer’s un- dertaking rooms yesterday after- noon. SMALL FIRE LOSS IN ITASCA DURING YEAR Ninteen Fires Recorded. One of Which Was of Incendiary _ The report of the state fire marshal for the year 1912 shows that there were 2542 fires reported in the state during the year, in- yolving a total loss of $3,823,251. Of the unknown causes for fires de- fective flues were responsible for 186; lightening caused 144; sparks from chimneys 118, and incendiary 82.Only one fire from the latter cause is recorded for Itasca county, this befng at Deer River on March 22. Itasca had a total of 19 fires. The value of the buildings and contents where these took place was $41,275, the damage done $35,275, and the insurance collected $15,325. Hennepin county had the largest number of fires, 706 being reported, while Nicollet county is at the bottom of the list with one blaze and a loss of $800. The Farmer Pays. The farmer actually pays a prem- ium for bad roads. He pays it in time expended in getting to mar- ket; in value of drafting animals and the food they eat, and in the extra hand for their pare and hand-' ling; in increased number of vehi- ‘eles and wear amd tear on them, and in the decreased product of Jand that has less attention and cara, If the country had asystem of smooth and hard highways it would blossom like a rose, end prosperity would follow in the wake—Ex, | WE WERE THERE WITH THE GLOUT | Saturday, But Were Batted '* to Pieces: on Sunday. and Rapids has taken on one of ithe Trolley league teams and has/come out.of the fray with colors’ flying. We won one out of a two game. series, and with the luck breaking even, would have won the other. Bentz and Jenson faced each other on the mound for Saturday’s battle, and while the record of our pitcher was as good as that of the visitors, we lost by a score of 3 to 1. We made four hits and five errors during the ses- hits and five errors dur- ing the session, the visi- tors making seven hits and the same number of miscues. Benton’s stick work was a feature as usual, he securing two doubles, but there was no one ahead of him on the paths either time. Grand Rapids took a terrible revenge for the hard luck of Sat- urday when the teams*lined up for Sunday’s game. Chase, the Chip- pewa brave, who has been burn- ing things up in the iron country, was sent in against the locals, and they proceeded to slaughter every- thing he had to offer. Mohan was put in to relieve him before the first inning was well started, but everything looked alike to the Grand Rapids bunch and they force. him to retire in favor of Lighty, who finished the session after five runs had crossed the plate. Meehen pitched for Grand Rapids and he had the opposition helpless near- ly the whole time, but four hits and two runs being made off his delivery. Grand Rapids made 413 hits and ten scores. Chase was re- turned to the mound after the first inning, but the lads seemed to find him easy, although he ap- parently pitched good ball. Every- body swatted him, Benton getting to him for a two bagger and a home run. Erskine and Kritz were the catch- ers in the last game and the back- stop department was about the best that has been seen here this year. We understand that an effort ‘will be made to get a game with the Hibbing Trolley team for next Sunday. i OPTIONS RENEWED BUTNO LEASES MADE Story of Mining Activities Near Here Are: Without Foundation In Fact. A story appearing in Friday morning’s Duluth News Tribune under a Grand Rapids headline stating that a forty acre tract of ee }well what is going on claim that land near here,.owned by Jobn Lind, former governor of the state; Cc. H.'Buékman of Little Falls, and’ P.H. Berg of Los. Angeles, had been, leased to the Interstate Iron com>) pany, seems to have been prema- ture. Parties here whose positio. would entitle them to know pretty. there have been no leases issued. on any of the properties now being, that the options on certain lands which were about to expire haye keen renewed and‘the work on them will be continued. On the Lind property mentioned above a small shaft is being sunk with a view to discovering more fully the quality of the ore it contains. Koehn Ends Voyage Andrew Kohen, the navy quar- termaster, who passed through Grand Rapids on June 24 on his. trip to the Gulf of Mexico in... ten foot boat, arrived at his desti- nation at the mouth of the Mississ- ippi at midnight on July 21, hav- ing completed the journey of 2,567 miles in 45 days and 4 hours.’ He started from Wake Itasca at 4:30 a. m. on June 16. YOUNG TURK THROWS CARNIVAL CHAMPI Has Something of a Time Collecting $25 Forfeited by Opponent, ~ But Gets It. The wrestling “champion” of a Great Western carnival company, which was here for three days last week came to grief on Satur- day night. His inability to live up to press notices cost the manage- ment $25. The grappler had \a standing challenge to throw any mau, regardless of weight or ex- nerience, in 30 minutes, or forfeit $25. Until Saturday no one had bean fuund who cared to earn the money. Saturday -a number. local: sports made-a trip: to-Hibbiag und quietly interested Kahn Ali, a young Turk, in the proposition, When the usual challenge was made in the tent of the wrestlers, the 135-pound subject of the St tan concluded that the spportunitaNyd cover expenses was good. He stripped for the set-to. After the first 10 minutes of wrestling the smile slowly faded from the face of the “champion.” The man who had offered the $25 was sud denly called away. The young Turk tested for iron by the company,‘ but LITTLE BUYING AT > STATE LAND SALE Four Forties Disposed of at the Auction Held Here Mon- day Morning. SOIL EXPERTS MAKE INVESTIGATION | Studies of Composition and Fertility of Soils to be Made in Labor- atories at Experimental Station Here. There were but two tracts of 80 acres each sold at the state land sale conducted by County Auditor Spang Monday forenoon. The. amount of acreage disposed of at these sales have steadily dwindled during the past few months, and for this there are two very excel- ‘}lent reasons. In the first place the choice pieces at the state’s dispos- al have been pretty well gathered up during the five or six years ‘that these sales have been held, and another is that the heat -and flies make it a hardship for anyone to get out and look over the pieces they may have in mind purchasing. It is also thought by many that the minimym price placedonthe land by the state—$5 per acre—is too high now that the best of it has been taken up. There is still much excellent land left to be sold under the provisions of the state law, however, and it is expected that sales will be larger when the season is somewhat advanced. _ The two purchasers at Monday's sale were Ira Collins of Big Fork, who secured an 80 in town 60-26, and Hattie Corey of Hill City, whose 80 is in 53-26. SOIL EXPERTS MAKE INVESTIGATIONS HERE Chief of Division of Soils and As- from Hibbing not only stayed the to be Pursued. required distance, but made the} Dr. F. J. Alway, chief of the di- other extend himself to prevent|vision of soils at the state agri- defeat. At ‘the expiration of’ thée|cultural college, accompanied Dy his time limit, the money had easily assistant, D. F. Hungerford, have been won by the urknown from'the|been at the Experimental farm St. Louis county iron town; but the|here this week. Their visit at paymaster was missing. It looked|this time is for the purpose of for a time as if the hero of the|outlining a course of study of soil encounter would not get his money.| composition to be pursued under The crowd threatened totear’ the|the supervision of Supt. McGuire, tent down unless the cash ‘was|at the farm. Their trip also in- forthcoming. Sheriff Riley ©‘was|cluded a visit to the Meadowlands notified that there was danger of.a|farms in St. Louis county where small riot on the carnival grounds, }soil samples were gathered which but before he arrived the money/will be analyzed at the laborator- was paid to the victor of the mateh and peace restored. eyin Boys’ Camp Breaks Up. Camp Mishawaka, the boys’ sum- mer outing place conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Green on Pokegama lake, will disband on Saturday for the season, and the fiff¥ or sixty boys who have spent their vacati there will return to their homes in various sections of the country, The outing has been a most enjoyable one, and the lads are bronzed and hard, in the pink of condition to re- sume their studies. About thirty of the lads who had never seen. an iron mine were taken to Coleraine on a tour of inspection on Monday and enjoyed the trip greatly. °.', Camp Mishawaka is fast becom- s of the university. Dr. Alway was formerly profes- sor of chemistry at the university ie ‘)of Nebraska, and has. been in charge of the soil department of the Minnesota institution only since the first of August. He is one of the foremost soil experts of the country and the work of his de- partment is expected to be of vast value in determining the pos- sibilities of the soils in the differ- ent sections of the state. Oat Harvest Is On. Oats are this week being cut in most sections of Itasca county. The crop is good and apparently of ex- cellent quality. The straw is par- ticularly heavy and in some sec- tions the grain has lodged some- ing one of the best known boys what on account of the wet weath- camps in the country. The brac-}er, put taken asa whole is in fine ing climate of Northern Minnesota] shape for the binder. Cutting has and the careful discipline of the|/begun on the experimental farm camp is doing wonders for boyS/and although a bumper crop is who have spent all their lives in| no claimed, the yield will be ful- the cities, andparents are com-|ly up to the average and the qual- ing to recognize its value. :\\\ -A Chance to Help. ity exceptionally good. On the Niles & Aiton farm at Pokegama lake cutting has been. completed and it All persons needing student ‘help|is stated by experts that the crop during the coming year will ‘aj will go 60 bushels to the acre if favor to worthy students by’ in-|not better. Similar reports come forming Supt. Freeman of ‘their|from all sections of the county. _ needs. Many worthy boys andgiris|Other small grains promise todo are making inquiry as to where|ifully as well, they can get work during thécom. ing school year. , i _ promises very well. and taken: all through the yield in all staple crops