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The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30
LOCAL MATTERS or
GENERAL INTEREST

f. II. Clifford. formerly commits
.sioner of the Commerce Club, is now
"a quartermaster stationed at Boston
where he has already bought $500, 900
worth of clothing for the army and
will buy other goods worth $4,000
900.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

The Red Cross society Is conspicu-
ously useful in aiding those wounded
In battle, but Its good work 10 not
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

Thomas J. Lewis. Jr.. filed a volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy with
Commissioner Colt Wednesday. AS
sets and liabilities are about equal.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

The county council of Defense
made up Of ]. o. Barkley, II. NJ
Bacheller. L. V. Crandall, l.. T. Gold
ing, James l.. Dawson, Henry Krug
Jr., and Harry Block, are hard al
work recruiting skilled labor for the
army and navy.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

The board OF public works will ad-
vertise at once for the construction
of sewers In Hyde Park.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

DR.. Asa L. Burns. the new pastor of
the Savannah Avenue Baptist church,
has assumed the duties of his pastor
ate.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

I. II. Williams, of Savannah, was
in the city yesterday working up Sa.
vannah's celebration.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30


The various bodies of the Fraternal
Aid Union held joint initiation
meeting followed by a social session
at Red Men Hall, 5th and Edmond
streets, Thursday night, at which
several hundred members of the order
were present. and a pleasant and
profitable evening was spent A
number of state officers and men
prominent in the order from other
cities were present. One of the prin-
cipal speeches of the evening was
made by DR.. J. C. Whitsell, which
was listened to with attention and
appreciation.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

After July l6th st. Joseph bakers
will not receive returned bread.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

When you have BaclSache the livel
or kidneys are sure to be out of gear
Try Sanol; It does wonders for the
liver kidneys and bladder. A tria
35c bottle of SanoI will convince you
Get 1t at the drug store.-Adv.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

Thirty automobiles loaded with Red
Cross solicitors toured the county
yesterday in last drive to complete
the fund desired from this county.
They met with good success.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

DR.. De Lamater, city health officer,
has issued a warning TO people to boil
the water used for drinking purposes
and thus avoid any danger of typhoid.
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

A negro who was under arrest and
was being held in Justice Loomis
court. walked out of the room
Wednesday and escaped
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-30

William Gardner Of $40 East Colo.
RADIO street died Thursday.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

workingmen.
"A vacant lot employs no work.
men, but when we force the owner
to improve, he must hire workmen,"
said Mr.. Marvin. ......
Higher taxes on vacant lots will
force them into use, set labor at
work, increase the number of homes
and raise the general level of the
prosperity" -
Mr.. Indrehus of the committee
strongly favored the bills because,
he said, they would make it easier
for those who take up land in the
country, fit it for permanent useful
ness, and raise food for the people.
mo country can long endure
whose rural population are renters,"
said he, "no country can long endure
where landlordism fourishes. And
the bulwark of landlordism is low
taves on land values and high taxes
on industry,'
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

Cass county citizen, asking that the
attorney be removed. Rogers is chief
Of the Chippewa Indians and former
football star.
Jacob Christensen, aged eighty
three, an intimate friend of the late
James J. Hill and one of the oldest
residents of northern Minnesota, is
dead at Morris. Although Mr.. Chris
tenson had amassed considerable
wealth through land transactions, he
suffered financial reverses in recent
years and died virtually penniless.
The state senate has passed the
constitutional prohibition bill by a
vote of 48 to 16. The upper house
changed the time for the enactment
to, go into effect from Jan. / 1920 as
provided in the house bill, to July /,
1920. The date is compromise and
probably will be approved when the
measure is returned to the house.
When friends of Ivar Thomley,
worried because he had not been at
work for five days, broke in the door
of his room at Minneapolis, they
found his frozen body in chair by
table in his living room. The man
had been stricken with heart disease
the coroner said, and throughout the
five days his body remained in the
chair.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
CAUCUS NOTICE

Notice is herby given that citi-
zen's caucus will be held at 1880 o.
clock Monday evening, March 9Th,
1917, at the village hall for the pur-s
pose of nominating candidates for
village officers to be voted for at
the election to be held Tuesday,
March 13, 1917. Also to discuss
such other matters as may come be-
fore the meeting. T.;
AUG. J. JOHNSON, :
JOHN WOODS
ED. NUNSTEDT
Committee.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
MAPLE HILL 4 DOiNes

Miss Mabel Berglund visited in
Rosebush last week. r.. =, =
There will be services at .Olof:
Berglund's on Sunday afternoon at.
3 o'clock. i
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
with Mrs. Andrew Swanson next.
Wednesday afternoon. -...*~
The Literary Society was enter
tanned at the home of Misses Anna
and Sigre Johnson Saturday evening.
It was we'll attended. -.
Peter Johnson will open up a,
blacksmith shop this spring as soon
as the boats start to run, when ne
cessary tools and equipment will be:
brought in to do horseshoeing, and
repairing of farm machinery.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
YOU ARE WANTED AT The
CAUCUS: MONDAY EVENING

On account of the vital public
questions now pending and to dis
pose of this year the village election
this year is of unusual Importance
to the people. The caucus Monday
night is the peoples chance to name
their candidates and express their
views of public affairs.
Every voter is expected to be
there.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

While guiding his blind brother
from a train at Duluth, H. l.. Hall,
aged sixty-four, a retired merchant
of Calumet, Mich, dropped dead on
the platform. The two men were.
travelling from the blind mans ranch
in Montana. They had been separat-
ed for several years and recently H.
L. Hall visited William Halls ranch
to escort him to the family home.
Go to church Sunday, March 4th
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
NEW TAXATION BILL -...
GIVEN PUBLIC HEARING
Strongly Supported by Former Gov
ernor John Lind and Other ~
Speakers.

st. Paul, Feb. 26.--Friday after
noon, before large audience in the
aouse chamber, the tax committee
held public hearing on the bills
introduced in the senate by Senator
Richard Jones of Duluth, and several
others, and into the house by Repre-
sentative 1ndrehus and about a doz-
en- more.
These bills materially reduce taxes
on all farm crops, machinery, cattle
and household goods; all merchan-
disc and fixtures; all manufacturing
material, machinery and finished pro-
ducts; and on all buildings. struc-
lures and improvements in and upon
land, including the value of clearing,
drainage and fertilizing.
Former Governor John Lind made
very vigorous speech in favor of
the general principle involved in
these bills, and strongly urged legis-
lation in this direction.
He showed how the present sys-
tenn penalties the working farmer
and encourages the speculator in
farm lands; how the city business
man and home owner are fined by
taxation while the owner of vacant
lots is encouraged by low taxation
These bills, Governor Lind insist
ed, would relieve the situation.
The entire hearing was very inter-
esting, and Governor Lind rose to a
high level of eloquence and earnest
ness when he declared that we must
look at all such questions in the
broad light of the general good.
"All will be benefited, some more
than others, it is true," said Cover
nor Lind, 'but all who labor and
produce; all who would build up and
improve, all who are engaged in USE
ful service, these will be benefited.
Only the land monopolists will be
injured, and they have no claim to
consideration. They are employing
no labor, but are preventing en-
ployment by holding lots and lands
at prohibitive price. They are
producing no wealth, but are pre-
venting others from producing. =
They are building no homes, o.
pening no farms, starting no indus
tries, but are hindering and prevent
ing all these by forestalling the
land and holding it out of use."
MIR. Armson and Mr.. Lord of the
Minnesota Tax Commission strongly
favored the principle of the bills;
but pointed out certain practical OBJ
jections that in their opinion could
easily be overcome.
Senator William A. Campbell of
Minneapolis told the story of how he
was fined by tax of more than $50
per year because he built a bunga-
low; while the four vacant lots lying
next to his home, that in summer
were covered with weeds and un-
slightly rubbish and in the winter
were left with the sidewalk covered
two feet deep with snow, were only
taxed $40 each.
Nov isn't this good way to en-
courage home-owning?" asked Sena-
tor Campbell
Mr.. Marvin of the committee ur-
ged the favorable consideration of
the bills for the reason that thew
would employ labor and help the
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
OF GRAND
mARAlS AND VICINITY
Jottings Heard About Town OF
Things Of General Interest
to Local Readers

Go to church Sunday.
Telephone Talks" on last page.
The Royal Neighbors will give a
Easter Monday ball on April 9th.
J. B. Robertson left on Tuesdays
stage for Duluth and other points
on business.
Tom Tomson and Jack Lynch, of
Grand Portage, returned Sunday
from Duluth.
Ed. Nunstedt returned last Thurs
day from bushes strip to Duluth
and other points.
Geo. w. Robertson left last Fri
day for business trip to Duluth
and the Twin Cities.
Geo. Brisson returned on the Sat-
urday stage after attending the fun
eral of his brother at St. Paul.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
will meet at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Taylor next Wednesday afternoon.
Signerd Dyrstad and Charles Pet
erson, Of Hovland, passed through
on the stage today on their way to
Duluth.
P. j. Bayle returned on Tuesdays
stage from the Alger-Smith line
where he attended to his govern
ment duties.
John Marshal, of Good Harbor Hill,
returned from New York where he
was visiting friends and relatives
since December.
Pete Linnell of Reservation Bay,
was in town several days on busi-
ness last week. He returned home
Monday.
The subject at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning will
be ''The Gospel of Comfort" Special
music at both services.
Misses Lien and Riedesel returned
home yesterday from a short visit
to Duluth, where they attended the
Northwestern Teachers Association
convention.
Miss Schaller returned on the Sat-
urday stage after her long delay on
account of her injured foot. She
will again take up her teaching at
the school here.
State Scaler, c.. A. Kirvan, of St.
Paul, visited the Pigeon River Lum-
ber Company camps last week, look
ing over the timber. He returned
to Duluth on Monday.
An interesting program will be
given at the Congregational church
next Monday evening, March 5th.
Everybody is invited and all are well
come. Program begins at 8:15.
Louis Nicolas returned Sunday
from a visit to lower Michigan, hav-
ing been called there on account of
the illness of his father. He reach
ed there about two hours before his
father died.
The Congregational Ladies will
have food sale Saturday, March 3,
in C. j. Johnson's store. All men,
bers of the society are requested to
contribute to the sale if possible.
Lunch will be served at 10 and Is
cents.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
MOTOR CARS INCREASE
+ VALUE Of FARM LANDS
Automobile Resposible for the Halt
OF Young Folks From the
.. arm to the CITY.

The American farmer is one of the
most interested buyers of the motor
car. Although the man from the
country may not have been the first
to appreciate the advantages of an
automobile he has been the steadiest
buyer, and the present market is
stretching out into the rural district
for his trade.
1t is the general belief of the city
man that the farmer who owns a
car, has acquired a certain amount
OF wealth from either series of
bumper crops"~or through steady
thrift in storing away some of the
annual profits and regards his car as
luxury, but the fact of the matter
is that the farmer looks upon his
car in the same light as he does
piece of farm machinery.
In a recent article in the Literary
Digest Theodore M. R. Won Keller
writes, "The automobile has raised
the value of farm lands, increased
the productiveness of the titled
ground and halted the rush of the
young folks from the farm to the
city," Mr.. Won Keller has made a
thorough investigation of the effect
of the motor car on the farm, even
to the extent of studying the effect
of the automobile on roads and their
Improvement due to the steady in
crease in the travel of motor cars
in the outlaying districts.
The value of a motor car to far
mer may be easily visualized when
one takes few facts into consider
alton. A family living fifteen or
thirty miles from town or city can
spin into the city in an hour, going
at about average speed. Thirty
miles means hard days work for
team of horses. So it is the wonder
full increase of the value Of the farm
lands along improved roads that the
great advantage of the motor car to
the farmer is found.
It may appear bold to make a
statement that the motor car, more
than anything else, has been the
cause Of r the development of the
farms and ranches of The west and
middle west, besides the cotton plan
tations in the south but this is the
result of Mr.. Won Keler's careful in
vestigation.
Governors in two of the central
states set aside "good roads day"
for the purpose Of improving their
roads. On these days citizens Of all
classes work on the public roads of
the state. 1t was due to the auto
mobile and nothing else gave the in
itial impulse for this movement.
While many farmers still have not
been able to purchase a car, the en-
trance of the automobile has caused
the improvements on roads to oe
sufficient to make their farms mon
ey making propositions. Productive
farms had been left to ruin because
the roads were SO bad that are now
of increased value due to the motor
car.
The interest of farmers in auto
mobiles was shown in the recent au-
tomobile show in the Mazda Lamp
building in Minneapolis. A good per
cent of the attendance was made up
of farmers and according to the ex-
hibitors they displayed the greatest
interest in the machines.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

Go to church Sunday, March 4th
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

Anyone having an old horse or COW
that they wish to dispose of for fox
feed phone 49, THE FOX FARM
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28
LOCAL FARMERS DISCUSS
Federal FARM LOAN PLAN

At the farmers meeting at the
court house last Saturday afternoon
there was but a small attendance,
but enough to show that the farmers
of this section are also interested
in the Federal Farm Loan Plan.
Those who were present expressed
their willingness to come in with
the rest of the county in forming a
County Farm Loan Association. Over
$4,000 in loans was subscribed for.
County Superintendent Clinch who
has made study of the matter, and
has attended meetings of the farm
ers in different parts of the county
to discuss the question, thinks there
are enough farmers in the county
who wish to apply for federal farm
loans. to form an association. It was
decided at the meeting last Saturday
to call a meeting of the farmers Of
the county at some future time for
the purpose of organizing a County
Farm Loan association. The date
was not set for this meeing but will
be called at time when weather
and road conditions will allow the
farmers to attend without difficulty
of travel.
AS soon as the time can be set
we will give due notice of date and
place of meeting.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

Don't say good morning" say "go
to church."
A surprise party was given on
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Winger the other
evening by a few of their friends.
A very pleasant time was reported.
, They enjoyed the evening by playing
cards and other amusements.
Claus c. Monker left on the stage
last Friday for St. Paul, where he
will represent the North Shore FISH
ermen's Association in getting ne
cessary legislation for the protection
of fish and the fishing industry. MIR.
Monker will also attend the Mime
sofa Tax Conference as a delegate
from this county.
On account of the big snow storm
Emil Hall was snow bound at How
land with the old reliable Ford,
which is used on the mail service by
Winger & Robertson. The Ford has
only lost two trips before this, and
the good town board are now busy
plowing the roads, so that the Ford
can do business again.
J. B. Robertson returned home on
the Saturday stage after attending
a meeting of the Robertson Silver
Fox Company. While there he at
tended the Overland Boosters Ban
quet. Mr.. Robertson states that the
Overland was the first car sold at
the Duluth Automobile show, and
reports a big display of automobiles.
$500 cash per. running cord will
be paid for 6 foot bolts delivered at
the box factory. Any kind of wood,
not less than FIVE inches at the tops.
Bring one cord or hundred cords.
HANS KASPER,
Manager.
Go to church Sunday, March 4th
Good dry wood for sale-$2.O 90 per
cord. EVER JOHNSON.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-02-28

Good dry wood for sale-$2. 90 per
cord. EVER JOHNSON.
The Farmington times., 1917-04-20

Scott Cole, N. part Lot 35
Murphy's Add. to Farming
ington, from 10000 to-. rs 1000
Scott Cole, N. part Lot 36
Murphy Add. to Farming
ton, from 10000 to....... 40.OC
Scott Cole, N. part Lot 81
Murphy Add. to Farming
ton, from 10000 to. ...... 40.0G
R. w. Pigg, 1912 acres, Sur
vey No. 3O62, from $4,000
20 --.............. ...... 0UV.UU
Fred Brennon, .13 acres, part
NV. fri. one-fourth Sc.
fri. one-fourth (11-37-4),
from 10000 to. o........ 10000
Steve Bell, $4,000 acres, SW.
one-fourth and w. one-half
Sc. quarter (1-35-4), from
$50 to ............. lO0O.0O
John Kiepe, 1000 acres, SW.
quarter SW. quarter (4-35-
~, from $4,000 to. .... 10000
C. M. G. R. L. Sheriff., 1000
acres, w. half Lot l NE.
$4,000 to. 10000
]. L. & T. E. Eaton, 47.00
acres, S. half Lot 2 SW.
quarter (6-35-4), from
$4,000 to. ........ .... 10000
L. N. Beard, 1892 acres,
part N. half, Lot 2 NE.
quarter (6-35-4, from $120.-
00 to. o............. 30U.UU
]. E Tullock, Is acres, W.
part SW. quarter Sc. quar-
ter (6-35-4), from $4,000
to ............ ......... $4,000
Chas. Distili, 7.50 acres, part
Lot / NE. quarter and Lot
5 Block 20, Evansville, g.
35-4, from $4,000 to-. .500.00
Emma Londeck, 1928 acres,
W. half Lot NV. quarter
(6-35-4), from $35000 to-. 10000
A. L. West, 5000 acres Sc.
quarter NE. quarter and S.
half NE. quarter (7-35-4),
from $600.00 to ........ 100000
Hyrenmous Muller, i27.21
acres S. half Lot 2 SW.
quarter and Lot ] SW.
quarter (7-35-Q, from
$4,000 to-. 80. 10000
VIM. P. Devine, BLOB acres
w. half Lot 2 SW. quarter
and S. half Lot 2 NV.
quarter (7-35-4), from
$4,000 to. o..... ...... 10000
Neil Devine, 14.00 acres N.
part S. half Lot NV.
quarter (7-35-4), from
$4,000 to.......... ...... 2OO.OO
VIM. Mester, 1875 acres,
part w. half NV. quarter
from $85O.0O to-. $4,000
T. Zaps, 1000 acres, NE.
quarter NV. quarter o.
85-4), from $286.OO to-. $4,000
Theo. L. Bunte, Jr., 5000
The Farmington times., 1917-04-20
(SEAL) Clerk of the County Court
RECIPES FOR KILLING FLIES

Tie United States Government
makes the following suggestion for
the destruction Ct house flies: Fer
maldehydc and sodium salicylata are
the two best fly poisons. Both are
Superior to aIscnic. They haze thair
advantages for household use. They
are not roiscn to children; they are
convenient to handle, their dilutions
are simple and they attract the fiics.
Preparation Of Solutions.
A formaldehyde solution cf ap-
proximately the correct strength may
be made by adding teaspoonfuls Of
concentrated formaldehyde solution,
commercially known as formalin, to
pint Of water. Similarly, the proper
concentration of sodium salieylate
may be obtained by dissolving 8 tea
spoonfuls of the pure chemical Ia
powder) to pint of water.
The Farmington times., 1917-04-20
Spring

Spring is look upon by many as the
most delightful season of the year,
but this cannot be said of the rheu-
matte. The cold and damp weather
brings on rheumatic pains which are
anything but pleasant, They can be
relieved, however, by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. 0btainable every
where. (adv.)
The Farmington times., 1917-04-20
County Board of Equalization

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Board of Equal,
izaon its meeting in April 1917 raised the valuation
of the property herein below described the amount
placed opposite each tract Of land Notice is also given
that said Board will meet the fourth Monday in April
1917 to hear reasons any may be given why such in
creases should not be made.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-12-11
NEWS OF SECRET ORDERS.


Imperial Encampment l. o. o. F.
will confer the Royal Purple Degree
tomorrow night OH Mr.. Lawrence
Price. All the members are re-
GueSted to be present.
The Knight Rank will be conferr-
ed at Rathbone Lodge No. II X. of
P, Thursday night on a number Of
candidates. The reduced rate for
December $1,000 is bringing
new members.
Bourbon Lodge l. o. o. T. held
nomination night last night. Inperi-
al Encampment l. o. o. T. will make
their first nominations on Wednes-
day night.
Work in the Second Degree was
held in Bourbon Lodge 1. o. o. F.
a number of candidates re-
ceiving the work which was put on
in good style by the lodge degree
team.
Now is the time all members of
lodges should pay up their dues.
Send your Secretary a check or the
money for dues at once. 1t is some
thing they will appreciate, and it
will place you in a safe position.
The A ]. Lovely Company Uni
form Rank X. of P, will hold their
annual election of officers tomorrow
night.
The supper given in the K. of P,
Hall by the Pythian Sisterhood
realized the sum of $500. Several
new applicants for membership were
received at the regular meeting Fri
day night.
The cold weather is not interfer-
ing with the meetings and the in
terest in lodge work seems to be
fully up to that manifested at any
other season of the year.