Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 31, 1913, Page 6

Brant Ranas Heras Published Every Wednesday By KILEY @ SPENCER Official Paper of Itasca County THE ART OF CRITICISM. | Why is it that so many papers | d people invariably resort to; falsehood they enter the field of criticism? Take, for ex- ample, a public official or body of when ficials, whose acts are always open to criticism, adversely or otherwise, and you will find those whd wisl to condemn their con- resorting to misrepresenta- cases out of ten. Or- truth is sufficient on | fault-finding, be- | has the self-assumed of asserting, that right is and wrong is right. With | t advantage as a starting is not a difficult task to tangible argument espec- newspaper | 2 in nine ily the td b position, ne columns of a conducted by an unserupu- As a sample illustra- | mind a criticism | county commis- | last of the The News says: | t we believe has been the where the county ced the bondsmen of a de- road contractor to make is the case of Ross K. Noble, man who this fall took a large 1 we have in board of in the issue er News. lance contract at a figure which friends d experienced road makers as- ‘ed him he would lose at.” ontinuing, the Deer River paper from a Grand Rapids news | in which the statement of ment in full with the surety company is made, to the complete ief of the county, which item concludes as follows: ‘The United States Fidelity & Guarantee company of Maryland, sureties on the bond of Ross K. Noble, who last fall failed in the execution of a contract with, the county to build a road in Arbo township, has made) good the out- standing indebtedness of the con- tractor and will complete the road in the spring.” In the face of its own quoted authority the Deer River paper makes the following brazen com- ment: “It is NOT reported that the surety company is to be compelled to finish the contract, as it should he, but this case may lead to the board of county commissioners making tighter contracts hereafter amd seeing that the provisions of the contract ape carried out in en- tirety by the contractor or by his bondsmen.” This is clearly a caes wherein the critic was) so anxious to say something mean about the board of county commissioners that he flatly contradicts himself in order to work in a falsehood. The item quoted from a Grand Rapids news report, says the surety company “has made good the outstanding indebtedness of the contractor AND WILL COMPLETE THE ROAD IN THE SPRING,” Could anything be stated more explicitly? Immedi- ately following this unqualified statement of fact, the same wolumn, in the same article, the Deer River News has the audacity tc say: “IT IS NOT. REPORTED THAT THE SURETY COMPANY JS TO BE COMPELLED TO FINISH THE CONTRACT, AS IT SHOULD BE.” If the surety company is ‘responsible, and it has signed a stipulation of settlement of the county’s claim, which settlement includes the completion of the road according to contract—all of which has been bone and is of record in the office of the county auditor— whatin’ell more could the board do? The contracts under which roads are built in this and every other county Minnesola are drawn and approved by the state highway commission. The county iboard has nothingg to do, under the law, with the “tightening” or loosing of the contracts, a fact which the editor of the Deer River paper should know—but he evi- dently doesn’t. The Itasca county board of com- missioners is made up of five hu- raan beings, and being human they are not presumed to be infallable, in in ; but we should all be willing, to give them credit for that which they do creditably, rather than to manu- facture falsehood to belittle and misrepreesnt them in the eyes of the public. Short Course for Farmers. A short course for farmers will be held at University Farm, St. Anthony Park, Minnesota, January 40 to February 14. Instruction wil be given in all farm subjects, spec- ial attention being given to soils and their management, farm crops, grain and corn judging, horticul- ture, poultry, bee keeping, dairying and live stock raising. The course sovers four weeks and! will be full of interest to those who wish, to ‘earn about farming. For further information, address J. M. Drew, Registrar, University Farm, St. Paul. Good Year at Keewatin. The village council of Keewatin is about to close a busy year, dur- ing which much work has been ac- complished. A white way has just been completed, cement walks and cumbing have been put in on the main business thoroughfare, the electric light plant is being enlarg- ed, the village well is being sunk, the streets and avenues have been placed in fine condition and a mu- nicipal skating rink has been con- structed. 3 New \PRVVVENDR E8880 0000000000 0000000000000 00000000005 90 0000000000009 Happy Year | To all our Patrons H. D. Powers | A MISTAKE A Story For Labor Day By DORETHA HALE Little Mamie Swift was taken very ill in the night, and her father was called up to go for the doctor. Swift feared the child would die and began to trot. From trotting he increased his pace to a run. He heard footsteps behind him, and they were gaining on him. But he thought nothing avout it, for his mind | was on his sick child. Suddenly the! pursuer clapped a hand on his shoul- der and handcuffs on his wrist. “What's this?” he asked, astonished. “You're wanted,” replied a police- man. “Let me go. My child is sick, and I must get a doctor.” “Oh, the doctor racket has been | worked too often. It’s no good.” Swift was in agony, but could do nothing. He was taken to a police station, where a complaint of burglary was entered against him. A woman came to the station, looked at the pris- oner and said, “That’s the man,” and | went away. Meanwhile the mother waited for | the return of her husband with the doctor. Morning came, Swift nor the doctor came. sun rose the child died. Then to com- plete the mother’s agony word came / from her husband that while running for the doctor he had been mistaken , for a burglar and arrested. During the day the toils tightened around Swift. The rogues’ gallery was ransacked for his picture, and the photograph of a criminal named Jack Dowlen, who was the image of Swift, was found. The woman who had identified the prisoner the night be- fore looked at him again and was sure it was the man she had caught opening her bureau drawers and, on being discovered, had run. There was against a man. man he could have proved that bur- glary was not in his line, but he was a plain workingman and could only prove that his name was on the rolls of the Carpenters’ union in good and regular standing. But this did not save him. He was convicted of bur- glary and sentenced to six years in state prison. The day he was sent up his wife came to see him. She knew he was innocent and had sworn that he had been with her five minutes before the alleged burglary had been committed and that he had left her to go for a doctor to attend their sick child. The story would have elicited sympathy | if it had been believed, but it was | not. What was the testimony of a. burglar’s wife worth? Nothing. 4 “Well, Tom.” she said to him, “this is hard, isn’t it?” “Yes, Mary, it is.” “Why don't they find a way to avoid such mistakes?” “1 don’t know. can’t.” “Maybe some day the union will have persons whose business it will be to ferret out such cases as appear among their members.” “I hope it will.” “Well, Tom, keep up a good heart. Tl work for the children.” The convict was too disheartened to make any response to his wife’s hope- fulness. All he said was if he’d been let go on for the doctor the child might be alive now. Swift had served a year in prison 1 suppose they red handed in a burglary. He hap- pened to be taken to the same station Swift had been taken when arrested on his way for the doctor. at the desk looked at him in sur- prise. “Great Scott, man,” he exclaimed, “I hadn’t heard of your breaking jail!” “I haven't broken jail,” said the man sullenly. “You were sent up a year ago—that [ll swear to. What’s your name?” “Oh, I'm Patsy Wolff. I might as well own up. I’ve been before the court so many times I couldn’t fool anybody. Besides, my mug is in the gallery.” The sergeant looked puzzled. “Take him in and lock him up,” be said. “I'll find out about the matter in the morning.” The next day he learned that Thomas Swift, the man he supposed Patsy Wolff to be, was at the penitentiary. The picture in the rogues’ gallery was examined, and it was found that it might be the likeness of either one of the men. It began to dawn on the po- lice that they had made a mistake. A month later. after a great deal of red tape had been untied, on the morn- ing of Labor day. Tom Swift was dis- charged from prison, and, having reached the city where he had left his family. he saw his companion labor- ers marching. He stood for a moment watching them, muttering to himself: “You've lots to do, boys, besides get- ting better wages. You've got to see that when one of your number gets into trouble with the law and is inno- cent there'll be detectives to find out where the guilt lies.” When Tom reached home he found that his wife had about come to the “end of her rope” and could not have carried the burden any longer. “How did they get you out, Tom?’ she asked. “The governor pardoned me.” “And will they punish those who put you there for not taking more care?” “No. They'll be punished in another world, and maybe they're not to blame. I don’t know.” : but neither } As the | never a clearer case | Had he been a gentle | The man | | Charley Herzog, Able Bats- man and Infielder. | \ Charley Herzog of the New York |Nationals has made a hit with the Gotham fans this year by his infield | playing and his batting. | He seems to be able to play any of | the infield positions well, although Mc- |Graw keeps him at third most of the | time. McGraw claims the credit for devel- |oping Herzog into the sterling player he is. He let him go to the Boston Nationals about two years ago, but later made a dea} that brought him back. Clymer Back With Stallings. Otis Clymer is back playing for the manager who gave him his first chance in really fast company—George Stal- lings. It was in 1909 that Clymer, last spring referred to as a “promising *\ youngster” by President Murphy of the Cubs, joined. Buffalo, then managed by Stallings. He came from the Tri- jstate league. With Buffalo Clymer played such good ball that Pittsburgh secured him, but at the very start of his major league career he broke an ankle and was out for the rest of the season. | Then Joe Cantillon, managing Wash- ‘ington, secured him from Pittsburgh, ‘and after a stay with the Senators he | followed Cantillon to Minneapolis. /Clymer’s ankle. broken some years ago, is still incased in a bandage, but it does not appear to have bothered ‘him in his work on the bases, for he | was a leading run getter and base when one night a burglar was.caught:; stealer in the association. He did not | meet expectations with the Cubs this | year, however, and was released to the | Boston Braves. Manager Stallings has not yet decid- ed what he intends to do with him. His outfield is already well taken care | of, and it is possible that Clymer was | taken on with the intention of sending +him to Buffalo. If so he will have com- ‘pleted the circle and returned to the | club where he made his first rea] show- /ing and incidentally play under the | leadership of “Derby Day” Bill Clymer. Middle. West Tennis Sharp, Joseph J. Armstrong, St. Paul’s won- derful tennis player, is showing the best form of his career on the courts this summer. Joe has taken part in several big tournaments since the close of the college season and has made ap Jenviable record. His first matches were in the tri-state tournament, which were held in Cincinnati. Joe reached the finals in the tri-state tour- ney, but was defeated by W. S. McEIl- roy of Pittsburgh. He evened up for this defeat by winning from McEllroy in the finals of the bi-state tournament at Louisville. In this match Joe was at his best. and after losing the first set, 0—6, he came back strong, winning three straight sets, 6—2, 6—1, 6-3. Armstrong’s playing was one of the features in the Minnesota state tourna- ment at Duluth. Corbett’s Opinion. James J. Corbett says: “Writers on boxers and boxing -have been very busy the past few weeks picking op- ponents for Lightweight Champion Willie Ritchie. And. strange to tell, a boy has been overlooked whose chances to defeat the champion—if it ean be done—would seem to compare favorably with those of the others named, among them Leach Cross, Tommy Murphy, Jack Britton and Freddy Walsh. I refer to young Joe Shugrue, the Jersey City boxer, who is one of the best lightweight prospects developed in this section of the coum ‘try in years.” a Humphreys’ These goods are the best to be found: in their line. Prescriptions carefully compounded, Full. line: of guaranteed proprietary medicines. Reedeateeseatoodondententetectectontentontentete | Druggist | What in time is the matter with |your feet, Jim? Even your dog \tries to get away from you. If you love your dog use a little of Bar- \ker’s Antiseptic on your feet, and tbesides make it possible for your | “amily to stay in the same room! | with you. For sale by Itasca Mer- | cantile Cqmpany. LAND FOR SALE. i 25,000 acres of splendid farming land in Itasca and northern Aitkin counties, known as the Pillsbury jlands, are now being offered for. jsale in tracts to suit at $8.00 to $12.00 per acre on very easy terms. Some of these lands are bordering on fine lakes and close to railroad, send for price list. PILLSBURY LAND SYNDICATE, 1227 Metropolitan Life Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn. 4t Notice of Application for Transfer of Liquor License. Notice is hereby given that Wim. Carlin and Chas. A. Beggemen have petitioned the county board of Itasca county, Minnesota, for a transfer from Wm. Carlin to Chas. A. Beggemen, of that certain liquor license issued to Wm. Car- lin by the county board of’ Itasca county, Minnesota dated September 25th, 1913, for the sale of intoxi- year commencing on the 25th day of September, 1913, in the one- story frame building located-upon: lots 2 and 3, block 8, of Dexterville in the NE 1-4 of NE 1-4 of section 49, township 150, range 29. ‘ This application and any remon- strance or objecticns to the grant- jing of the same will be heard anc determined by said board of county commissioners, at their nexb ses- sion, on the 20th day of January, 1914, at the court house, in the vil- lage of Grand Rapids, Itasca coun- | ty, Minnesota. Dated Dec. 31, 1913. M. A. SPANG. County Auditor, Itasca county, Mir Herald-Review Dec. 31 Jan. 7, cating liquors for the term of one | Lost His Rudder. “Dinkle says he doesn’t know what to do with himself when bis wife's out. of town.” “I’m not surprised. However, he knows what to do with:himself when she’s in town, because she tells him.” —Birmingham Age-Herald. i Putting Them to Sleep. She—Her husband puts the babies to- sleep. He—That’s easy. He was @ prizefighter before he married her— Town Topics. i WANTS and FOR SALE Five Cents Per Line FOUND—Pocketbook containing’ money. Owner can have same by lapplying at the Herald-Review office. FOR SALE—Household goods; in- cluding refrigerator, table, chairs;. etc. Enquire at Herald-Review of- For Sale—Several draft. horses. inquire of King Lumber Co. FOR SALE—One bage burner coal stove, good as new; one cook stove; one kitchen cabinet, twe beds, one- spring, one writing desk, ehairs and other household goods. Must, sell at once. Mrs. J. C. Gilmore. Cohasset, Minn. FOR SALE—Lots- No. 16, 17, 418, 19, in block 19, second division, Grand Rapids, Minn. Price $275.00. For quick sale apply to Nick Bens— field, Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Dew Year patronage during _assuring you that LL!EBERMAN Clothiers an RR ae ah teat age a hae thay ne na —_—_— | AAAARURURCUDUUUDUDUDUDUDUUUUUUTUOE | PARWARURUUURURURUUUUUUUT10000001 Greetings: Thanking you for your liberal the past year, and we will do all in our power to merit your confidence during 1914, we are, Yours truly BROTHERS d Furnishers: ae j i