Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 24, 1913, Page 2

Vor, XXIV. No. 11 ALL 1S READY FOR st a BIGGEST FREER Race Track and Exhibit Buildings Have Been Put in Readi- ness for Event. ENTRY BOOKS CLOSE TOMORROW | Farm Products and Live Stock to Excel Former Showings in Number and Quality— Lots of Sport. The final touches preparatory to the opening of the Itasca county) fair here tomorrow are being put on. The buildings about the fair grounds have been put in readi- ness for the exhibitors who will bring their products. The various structures which have been con- structed for the purpose of ac- comodating stock men are of a good variety and they have been reduced to a condition of cleanli- ness throughout. A feature which will be of im- portance and to which the secre- tary, C. A. Buell, attaches much importance is the woman’s rest room which has been _provided. This will befor the special ac- ecomodation of women and chil- dren who become fatigued during the progress of the fair. All will ‘be welcome to go there at any time and enjoy a rest. In addition to the football and base ball games, the jumping, and hay fight that has been announced, there will be some horse races. On Friday a free for all farmer's trot-| ting race-is to be putson.... The puree is to be $15 for first and sof for second prize. On Saturday aflernoon a free} for all farmer’s running race to be called. The purse in that race will be the same as the day prev-| ious. These races are to, be for | horses owned on the farms of | Itasea county and not for profes- | sional race horses. One thing to which the attention of all is — directed is thats all entries must ke in by the night of Thursday. The secretary is then expected to be in shape to close his books and report. ‘Those residing at a distance and unable to come in person. with exhibits so early, cam mail the list of entries to the secretary at Grand Rapids. Persons mailing entry lists should be sure to write plainly their dame: and address on the communication, From present indicaitons the corm display will far excel anything that has been seen heretofore. The live stock, too, will exceed in num- her and quality that of former years. Likewise the domestic sci- ence department will be a hummer. In the way of amusements, there will be something doing all the time. Those who might refrain from attending on account of 4 lack of interesting things to look | at, or of amusements in which to participate or to applaud, need | have no fear on that score. Aside from the racing there is to be 4 football game one afternoon anda base ball game the other. The live stock judging is to be done in a public manner. Judge Donovan will, in placing premiums. announce it publicly and give his reason for his decisions. This will bea valuable educational feature for stock raisers and should be ta- ken advantage of by them as it will be a splendid opportunity to, come acquainted with the points | in animals that are considered im- portant by the most advanced of this field. ; Several men have been at work during the last week under the di- rection of C. A. Buell and D. G. Anderson, fixing up the race track,|and 28, “Solitares and Mr. Buell announces that it) is perfectly fit as a place for hold- ing the series of events scheduled for the fair. Should the weathen ggmain fair this ought to be a hummer long to be remembered. Forty-eight) depositors in the postal savings bank at Grand Rap- ids have to their credit a total of $4172.25. Wedding Bells, Saturday. Fred G. Johnson and Miss Hilda at 5:30 p. m., Saturday, Septem- formed at the Methodist parsonage by the Rey. A. A. Myers. The ‘ber, 20. The ceremony was per- | AID FROM COUNTY bride was attired in white voile, |. and carried roses. The best? man was Avel H. Johnson and the ma- tron of honor, Hilda Johnson. The Misses Minda Cain and Kerrie Sal- strand were the flower girls. The young people are favorably kmown in the village and vicinity and their many friends here wish for them prosperity and happiness, They will make their home in Duluth. é Finish Splithand Bridge. J. 8. Lofberg, returned Sunday} night from Splithand, where he had been with a crew of men for the greater part of a week, building abridge over the Little Splithand river. The bridge is about miles out from Grand Rapids. Its completion will be appreciated by a number of farmers who. have been greatly inconvenienced, as they had to go several miles aroun to get home. Brought Daughter to Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartley were over from Deer River Sunday, with and eight year old datghter, whom ' they left at St. Benedict’s hospital for treatment. They returned home Sunday night. BIG FORK PLANS A COMMUNITY FAIR Prof. Corwin, Agricultural Teacher at Grand Rapids, to Assist and Deliver Address. What has been desiginated as a community fair has been arranged to be held at Big Fork on Septem- ber 30th. The display will be of agricultural and domestic science products on.whi¢h.prizes will be given. From the Big Fork Settler the fact is gleaned that numerous prizes will be given. An apron will iS| he given to the bachelor who make ‘ tne best loaf of bread. A box of cendy is to be givento | the bacheicr who makes the best pie. The gir] uncer 16 who makes the nicest and best pan of bis- cuits is to be awarded a box of ‘eandy, c One half bushel of tomatoes will Le given to the person with) best fancy work of their’own make Other prizes will be given on dis- play of tomatoes, butter, potatoes and other articles. Superintendent Freeman has. agreed to allow Prof. Corwin to visit Big Fork on that date ‘and to give an address. Snow One Year Ago. A cold snap has been experienced here during the last week but the weather is sure to clear up and remain pleasant for a long time. It will be remembered that one year ago tonight snow fell here and over the norhtwest. The snow began to fall on the night of Sept- ember 24, about 41 o'clock and continued all the day of the 25th. It will also be remembered that this snow melted in a short time) of nice| weather followed. Lasting snow did} and nearly three months not fall until about Christmas. So Ul cheer up and stick to the summer MAYNE STANTON clothing and straw hats too, if if you want to. Gem Special for Fair Week Thursday night, Sept 25—Full or- Severs Connection With the Hibbing chestra; a two reel vitagraph, “Th Deer Slayer.” Friday Sept., 26, only, Pathe | Weekly No. 40; “The Carpenter,” a strong vitagraph drama. “The Switch Tower” a vitagraph drama. “Old Doc Yak,” this is a series of cartoons by Sidney Smith, run- ning im the Chicago Tribune, “A Joke for the Janitow Selig com= idy.. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 27 and Millinery Bomb,” two vitagraph comedies. “On Her Wedding Day,” a Lubin Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 29 and 30., “Hubby’s Toothache,” John Bunny. Sandy and Shorty Work Together, a Vitagraph comedy. . “A Gambler's Honors” a stonrg biograph. Wednesday and Thursday, Oct., 4 and 2, “Alone in the Jungle,” a two reel Selig animal picture. 43 | TOWNS TO RECEWE: ‘Nore Township Will be Assisted By An Appropriation of $300 for Roads and Bridges. WEW ROAD GRADER FOR COHASSET Ardenhurst Also Among Those Re- way No. 140 Ordered at Board Meeting. The town of Nore received ap appropriation of $300 from the County Commissioners at their last meeting to be used by that town in the construction of roads and bridges. Quite alot of improve- ments and building has been done jat that town during the past) year ‘and this assistance will come in handy just now. A petition has been presented to the commissioners signed by Will- iam Hulbert and others, asking for the construction of a highway) in townships 57-26 and 57-27. Thi assistant state engineer will mak a survey of this proposed highwa’ and report his findings at the 'next meeting of the County Com. missioners. $ With the elimination of stumps from the highways, the need of road graders has been increasing, for the purpose of keeping the roads in good shape frem year to tyear. To assist in this one new Russell grader has been purchased. and will be used at Cohasset; also ‘one No, 5 Russell road drag will be: ‘shipped to. Cohasset for, use. road drag No. 4 has “been Séedr for use in Good Hope township and , will be in charge of John Murdock ‘of Blackduck. A committee from the County Commissioners consisting of Com- ‘missioners Passard and Nelson, is ‘making an examination of roads |this week. One road that has been ‘finished is State Road No. 4, ‘south of Grand Rapids. Another road which will be inspected by the the committee is the Feeley-Bovey| and the barge slid into the Mississ- ‘road, the work having been done § »pi. , tby Jaspér M.. Pogue. The town of Ardenhurst is to get assistance in the sum of $200, ‘for the purpose of doing work on ‘Rural Highway No. 9 and for re pairing the road leading to the Island Lake saw mill. Repairs will be made on what is |known as the Hughes. road — in township No. 54, range 26, also ,some necessary work on the Clark |road inthe town of Bass Lake. The ‘amount to be expended on the ; Hughes road is not to exceed $100 ‘and on the Clark road not more ‘than §50. The work on the two roads will be under the direct ‘charge of Commissioner O’Brien. State road No. 140, will be con- structed as the County Auditor and the State engineer have been di- rected to file an, order. establish- ing such highway. GOES TO BEMIDJI Paper After Two Months Mayne Stanton, son of Judge C. W. Stanton, now holding court at Grand Rapids, who has been con- nected with the Hibbing Tribune for the past two months as man- aging editor has severed his con- nection with that paper and will take a place on the editorial staif of the Bemedji Pioneer. Mr. Stay- ton was a former worker on the Bemedji Pioneer and the managé- fmenti was very desirous to gpt his services again. During the two onstrated his ability as a newspap- er man, making a_ very, satisfac- tory record. | he- ni} ms Grand Rapids will tomorrow gin halding the greatest county in its history. INTENTION months spent in Hibbing he dem-|& i Inter-State Iron Company — Grand Rapids, were quite sure | Hydraulic Dredge For Re- GRAFT HAS BEEN CALLED “JOHN B.” | Idea is Advanced by Consulting Engineer E. F. Bradt and is Expected to Simplify — Reaching of Ore. } The launching of the barge which has been under construc- tion for the Inter State Mining vompany here for the past six weeks, took place at three o’clock Saturday afternoon. _ The craft, which has a surfacg measurement of 35x75 feet ingo Sigred as a dredge and will be used in removing the earth from over the ore on the properties to) he operated by fhe company. | Credit for the idea of removing he overburden from ore bodies by hydraulic means belongs solely to ing engineer of the Inter-State com- ihg engineer of the Inter State com: pany. The process of “stripping” with steam shovels, heretofore em- pleyed by all mines in Northern Minnesota, is an item of vast ex- pense and slow operation, and should Mr. Bradt’s innovation prove a success it will mean the revo- lutionizing of this part- of the mining companies’ labors in- this section. This is particularly true the properties are located ng streams or on the shores ~ lakes. Building Company of Duluth, and Consulting Engineers were both present, besides a large ate! tendance of spectator’ from Gri}d Rapids. A few minutes before 3} o'clock the whistles of the Itasca Paper Co. were blown, and the preparations for the setting afloat of the barge began. A few minutes after the hour of three the cover- ings were removed from the name | The| naming of hte boat is 2 sequence to a long: list of events which are of much local interest. yes! ec Herald-Review Allen Dry Goods Co. Have one to give away — absolutely FREE, to the most enterprising girl or woman in Itasca County. Read an- nouncement on 8th page of this paper Al |éend as far as this. John, Beckfelt, F “general. manager and presi- | dent” of the Marine “Tron” Ship f’ || there in two or three weeks, Much of the land. upon which the! mining company will operate is. owned by John Beckfelt,; one of our pioneers. While the range was being developed and suchf places as Virginia, Chisholm and Hibbing, were being exploited suc- cessfully, people generally, includ- ing mining men and business men the iron ore bed not ex- however, was one that had a be- lief that there was ore, here and his faith in that belief was of no wavering sort. He conducted tests and experiments at’ his own; expense on some of the land where ‘now it is declared that’ ex— ists. The result of 6 tests! were disappoinitng to \ almost: everyone but Mr. Beckfalt; and many wits directed their shafts at him. Now when it seems that there is ore there, it was thought that the discvoerer of the bed’ deserves $4,000 Against Minneapolis & Rainy River Company. THREE CASES OF SAME CHARACTER of Court---Expect. to Finish Same Before Adjourn- ment Ton‘ght. consideration and- so the barge was named aftre him. * The Grand Rapids friends of Mr. Beckfelt, who have long known of his conviction that irem in pay- ing quantities existed in'this im- mediate neighborhood and of his efforts and expense in trying to convince unbelieveing mining men that such was the case, have at-: tached to his name the title of “Commodore,” and full credit is given him for the conspicuous part, be has played in the development of Minnesota’s newest iron pro- ducing section. As an aid in the dredging work the Inter-State company has or- dered ten pontoons and these will be built by the Marine Iron & Ship, Building company of Duluth. The manager, Peter Grignon, has con- tracted for his company to do the work, which has already started. These pontoons will be used to sustain the discharge from the line te the dredge. The manner in which the ine | is :to be used has been explained b H. C. Lawrence, the locak superin- tendent ofthe company,’ and has, heretofore appeared in the columns of theH Herald-Review, so that purpose ang plans of its BANKS IS LEADER IN AUTOMOBILE RAGE to Hibbing was Made in 1 Hour and 4 Minutes. In what was caiied the forty mile road race between Grand. Rapids and Hibbing, which was pulled off, on Saturday, Frank Banks was the winner, making the run in 1 hour and 4 1-2 minutes. < Seond in the race. was Fred Smithi who made the run in 48 seconds more time than the winner William Me&sner was third, mak- ing the ditsance in 1 hour and 7 minutes and 56 seconds.\\ Elmer Shannon was thought to have been ahead of thebest time when the water in his’ machine gave out and he was. stalled on the Stevenson hill. The start was made :from Grand Rapids from 12 o'clock to 12:20. The first driver, William Messner was given the starting. signal by Henry Hughes in front’ of the Pokegama hotel at exactly 12 o'clock. Te Messner drove a Kissel car. The next two drove Veilies and chugged out at 12:05 and 12:40. The last to pete '| go was Elmer Shannon, a Chisholm driver with a Case car at 12:20. The enfrance fee forthe race was $10.00 and the prizes awarded were—first, $100 cash and a $100 silver trophy. The second prize was $50 cash and the third $25 cash. ‘The race was known as a forty mile race but the distance is all the way from 40 to 43\miles, ac-. cording to the person or the spede meter making the test. Build New The Methodist congregation of Big Fork is building a new church and a force of carpenters are now at work that will assure its completion in a very short time. Rev. Mathews, the pastor believes that church services will be held The Neemee club gave a well- | attended dancing party at Village’ ‘whatever sum he had paid the de- ‘NHNIIDIL ITP ATO CYDHRCIiIDLe The second one of the damage suits against the Minneapolis & Rainey River railroad, wherein F. F. Seaman was the complainant, was concluded Monday night by the jury awarding Mr. Seaman dama+ ges in the sum of $3445.25 and in~ terest from January 1, 1910. The interest computed at the legal rate of 6 per cent would amount to 749.42. The whole sum would ac~ cordingly be $4194.67. The first one of the three dam- agé suits was brought by the 3 J. J. Logging Company of Stillwater and was claimed because the rail- road had charged it more for ser- vice than had been charged the Itasca Lumber company and the Deer River Lumber Co. The de- cree of the jury was in favor of the plaintiff in a verdict for $5650. F.-F, Seaman of Deer River asked tor damages amounting ap- proximately to $3500. In his claim he did not specifically state the amount but said that it should be fendant railroad above the freight It was that the Deer River Lumber Co. had been charged the flat rate of $10 per car for shipments along the line of the road, while the plain- tiff had paid the tariff rate. As an example of this, the tariff rate. on ties was five eents per tie. If a car of 350 ties were shipped, the freight to Deer River would be seen to be $17.50, a difference of $7.50. The freight bills were sub- mitted and the jury was asked to ascertain the amount of the dif- ference. The third case of a similar char- acter to be tried against the rail- road is one in which the Minne- sota Cedar & Logging Co. is plain- tiff. Their claim is slightly dif- ferent as in it they claim a returm for charges for side trackage along the line of the railroad. The personel of the jury to try the Seaman, case was as follows: Jonn Unger, Merrit Kniffin, Mar- tin Dufficy, Theo. Peterson, Ed. Hiller, W. & We bie, Py Amiund- son, A. L. Pierce, Joe Allen, J. Ss Gole, John Costello, W. S. Kingston Attorney Simpson for the de? fense stated that should judgment be given in the three cases they ‘will all go to the U. S. Suprema Court. Pinched Deer River Cop. ‘The cop at Deer River got in Dad al few days ago and received a fine for hitting a prisoner whom he was trying to arrest. The offi- cer in question is Louie Dagenair. He attempted to arrest Nick Moris- set on a charge of disorderly con- duet and got rough with his pri- soner, going so far asto hit him with his fist and gave him a black eye. There was a number of wit- nesses to the act and nearly all of them insisted on Morisset hav- ing the officer arrested. Morisset signed a complaint before Town Justice A. T. Reid, charging Dag- enair with asasutl. He was arraign- ed this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge. He was fined $10 and — costs, amounting in all to $28.46. Clear Keewatin Addition. Forty acres of land as the Hayes forty, near the of Keewatin, is to be cleared and added to that place in the shape