Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 20, 1913, Page 2

Grand Minn Histor Brn aiisterical Society oy Review. —_—_ — _ VoL, XXIV. No. 7 Granp Rapips, Itasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY AUGUST:20,.1913.. _ CREANERY PIN | 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 suce in every wa The _attend- ance was good, nearly every set- 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} the town and the location is an; 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 tha Supt. A. J. McGuire of the experi- ment farm touched in the prinei- al address of the day. His talk treated of the social features’ of farm life and showed how neces- sary it was for healthy develop-! ment that people get together and aid one another through ; re- counting experiences and compar- ing notes. The speaker also urged his hearers 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 intelligent labor ample. i Prof. W. J. Corwin, the newly appointed agricultural instructor for School District No. 1, spoke of , the success that was attending his work in gathering exhibits for the county and state fairs. He particu- larly requested that all those who had products of rare excellence hold them out in order that they, might be secured for exhibition of } not ' ployed him as delivery man ers present, resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 10 to 8. Jack Francisco and George Myers were the battery for the arme, sively that they Nad been some ball 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 have anything on the other nine. To Make Rice Flour F. L. Vance, the Popple wild rice merchant, is branching out with j his product and this week has been Pavirg a supply ground at the Anderson grist mill at Laprairie. ;Mr. Vance has for some years been {engaged in collecting and shipping j'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 arts out with an established de- as mand. If the enterprise does jwell 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 is at the head of the takes try- ing to overtake one Ed McHale, who is wanted at Taconite for em- bezzlement. McHale, who has been out of employment for some time, had been allowed by Robert Leox, 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 collector. He had been at this job but a short time when his em- ployer noticed that people who had always paid cash were running bills, and one day last week sent his bookkeeper with the delivery man to see if he could find the trouble. ‘his particular load was to be delivered in Coleraine and in order to expedite their errand McHale suggested that his partner start in one direction with the bills while the teamster go the other | way aud deliver. Thus they would meet and weuld noi interfere with cne another. The bookkeeper fin- ished his rounds but had not run Q the other altheugh he would very much have itked to do so as he found that nearly all bills pre- and they proved conclu- | players before they went to rais- | purposes by those having the dis-| sented by him lad 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 them. 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-!ter considerable scouting around ty to make use of anything that!he located his querry at Proctor, he might be able to tell them. He ‘and brought him here ast evening. requested that he might be consulted freely upon any oe GAME WARDEN HARRY concerning which he might be able to offer aid, and gave those pres. ent the impression that he was C. V. Smith, Formerly in Charge As Warden at Release, Will Succeed Mr. Harry an 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 thecream-/ 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 ereamery be absolutely unincum- 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- ily 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 bered. The base ball game played by the Experiment farm boys against 4 _picked nine from among the farm- throughout Itasca county and will ne doubt add to the excellent re- cord made by Mr. Harry in the !conduct of the office. PROPOSIT ROAD BONDS IS CARRIED | Returns From About Half the Precincts of the County Indicate That | there have been no leas the People, by a Vote of Two to One, Are in Favor of the Highway Program Outlined by Commissioners. Reports of the special election held yesterday for-the purpose of ' authorizing a bond issye of $300,000 | for the construction of eight trunk | line roads within the county are | coming in slowly. There is no | 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 £2 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 votes in favor of bonding while 227 voters were opposed. The vote in these villages | was as follows: For Against Bovey os 66 ve asswvees BO 45 Coleraine.. .. .. «- 42 60 Nashwauk.. .. .. .. «++. 44 15 Taconite... 2... ssessees 2 10 Deer River.. F : 6 Grand Rapid: 42! 09d 10. 52 Grand Rapfds, No. 2.. .. 18 26 N TO ISSUE | Cohasset.. .. | Zempel. . Laprairie.. .. . | Keewatin.. | Oe oe oc 36 onc AIS = QT | The results in eleven townships |had been receivea at the county auditer’s office at noon, these cast- jing 187 votes in favor of the bond | issue and 94 against it. According 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 jhean 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- tiom hand, 17 years of age, was run over by a Great Northern freight train between Gowan and Flood- wood Monday afternoom and re- ceived injuries fram whieh he died at St. Bendict’s hospital here the same evening. It seems that he twas 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 2512 fires reported in the state during the year, in- volving a total loss of $3,823,251. Of the unknown causes for fires de- fective flues were responsible for 486; lightening caused 144; sparks from chimneys 118, and incendiary 82.Only one fire from the latter cause is recorded for Itasea 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 olf $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 care and hand ling; in increased number of vehi- eles and wear and tear on them, and in the decreased product of land 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. INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE E WE WERE THERE WITH THE CLOUT Chisholm Wins a:Good Game on Saturday, But Were Batted to Pieces: on Sunday. Grand 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 13 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. ; OPTIONS RENEWED BUT NO 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 3 them will be continued. On the Lind Two Dollars a Year LITTLE BUYING AT STATE LAND SALE Four Forties Disposed of at the land near here, owned by John Lind, former governor of the state; Cc. H. Buckman of Little Falls, and P. H. Berg of Los Angeles, had been. leased to the Interstate Iron com- pany, seems to have Geen prema- ture. Parties here whose position would entitle them to know pretty: well what is going on claim that issued on any of the properties now being . tested for iron by the company, but) Auction Held Here Mon- that the options on certain lands day Morning. which were about to expire have Leen renewed and‘the work on SOIL EXPERTS MAKE INVESTIGATION 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. a 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 Lake Itasca at 4:30 a. m. on June 16. 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 CARNIVAL CHAMPIO |choice pieces at the state’s dispos- al have been pretty well gathered Has Something of a Time Collecting} up during the five or six years . ponent, that these sales have been held, $25 Forfeited by Op and another is that the heat and But Gets It. flies make it a hardship for anyone The wrestling “champion” of a|to get out and look over the pieces Great Western carnival company,|they may have in mind purchasing. which was here for three days/|It is also thought by many that the last week came to grief on Satur-|minimum price placedonthe land day night. His inability to live up by the state—$5 per acre—is too iy press notices cost the manage-|high now that the best of it has ‘ment $25. The grappler had ajbeen taken up. There is still standing challenge to throw any much excellent land left to be sold man, regardless of weight or ex- under the provisions of the state nerience, in 30 minutes, or forfeit|!aw, however, and it is expected $25. Until Saturday no one had|that sales will be larger when the bean fuund who cared to earn the|Season is somewhat advanced. money. Saturday a number, of| The two purchasers at Monday's local. sports made a trip. to Hibbiag|Salé were Ira Collins of Big Fork, und quietly interested Kahn Ali, a|Who secured an 80 in town 60-26, young Turk, in the proposition,|@nd Hattie Corey of Hill City, When the usual challenge was made} Whose 80 is in 53-26. (ispound subject of the Sala SOIL EXPERTS MAKE INVESTIGATIONS HERE concluded that the opportunity\, to 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|Chief of Division of Soils and As- who had offered the $25 was sud- sistant Outline Set of Studies denly called away. The young Turk to be Pursued. from Hibbing not only stayed the 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 the|cultural college, accompanied Dy his time limit, the money had easily |assistant, D. F. Hungerford, have been won by the urfknown fromthe;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 encounter would not get his money. The crowd threatened totear’ the tent down unless the cash was forthcoming. Sheriff Riley © ‘was notified that there was danger ofa small riot on the carnival grounds, but before he arrived the money was paid to the victor of the match ‘and peace restored. 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 fifff or sixty boys who have spent their vacation there will return to their homes in various sections of the country. The outing has been a most enjoyable outlining a course of study of soil composition to be pursued under the supervision of Supt. McGuire, at the farm. Their trip also in- cluded a visit to the Meadowlands farms in St. Louis county where soil samples were gathered which will be analyzed at the laborator- ies of the university. Dr. Alway was formerly profes- sor of chemistry at the university 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. one, and the lads are bronzed and hard, in the pink of condition to re- sume their studies. About thirty of] Oats are this week being cut in the lads who had never seen an/most sections of Itasca county. The iron mine were taken to Coleraine crop is good and apparently of ex- on a tour of inspection on Monday | cejjent quality. The straw is par- and enjoyed the trip greatly. ticularly heavy and in some sec- Camp Mishawaka is fast becom~|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-| ep, but taken asa whole is in fine ing climate of Northern Minnesota] shape for the binder. Cutting has and the careful discipline of the|}pegun on the experimental farm camp is doing wonders for boys/and although a bumper crop is who have spent all their lives in|not claimed, the yield will be ful- the cities, andparents are com-|jy up to the average and the qual- ing to recognize its value. «\\ |ity exceptionally good. On the Niles . & Aiton farm at Pokegama lake A Chance to Help. cutting has been. completed and it All persons needing student ‘help|is stated by experts that the crop during the coming year will do'a|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 and girls|}Other small grains promise todo are making inquiry as to wherejifully as well, and taken. all they can get work during thécom-| through the yield in all staple crops ing school year. promises very well. Oat Harvest Is On. XPOSURE