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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
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Sch!OO / NOTES.
EditorH Hulda Nelson. !.

L
Corinne and Olive Brisson have re-
turned to school. 81. < Il s s.# .s.s ..sz
The grade cooking class. are maxi
ing custards this week. S= .zs
The Ancient History class are
studying Roman history. .zs> 4 .s I
The heavy snowfall Sunday and
Monday has spoiled the good sliding.
Roy Croft was absent last week on
account of his accident while slid.
ing. ,...--.-> II
The children of Miss sCavanaugh's
room are going to have valentine
party. - Y A. :s
Elizabeth Tofte was absent Thurs.
day and Friday on account of ill
ness: d" -s~ 49,
i There was no singing in high
school last Friday on account of the
examinations. - Z"
The Gitchee Ounce Camp Fire
girls postponed their ceremonial
meeting till next week. ".
Alma Backund and Catherine
Amyotte walked to their homes after
school last Friday afternoon.
The English III class are reviewing
Unity, Conference and Emphasis and
are studying Illustrations Of each.
The Physical Geography class had
their state examinations last Thurs
day. They are now taking Physiology
Ruth Anderson was absent from
school the first days of the week on
account of illness, but returned for
the examinations.
The Minnehaha Camp Fire girls
will give a Valentine party Febru-
ary 18th in the Happy Hour hall.
Admission twenty cents with lunch
included. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend.
There will be a Roosevelt memorial
program given on Sunday February
9th in the Congregational church, at
1880 in the evening. DR.. Hicks will
give the memorial address. Miss
Elizabeth Hicks will sing, and there
will be music by the Girls Glee
Club. The children from the inter
med late and primary grade will
sing and recite. Do not forget the
date. Everybody. should attend wfe-
ther he is a Republican or a Demo
crat. Roosevelt was one of Americas
best products. His dynamic and
sterling qualities will be remembered
and honored more after his death.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
THE BRIsSON HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE

The Brisson home at Croftville,
was completely destroyed, by fire
Monday afternoon Not thing of
their household goods was saved.
Mrs. Brisson was home alone when
the fire started and while she ran
to the neighbors for help it gained
such headway that nothing could be
done to save it. There was a strong
wind blowing which helped to fan
the flames. .....
The house was partly covered by
insurance but as it was such a COM
plete loss it is very hard blow to
the Brisson family. -
It is thought that the fire origin
ated from a overheated chimney.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
TAX COLLECTOR WARNS
/. AGAINST FAKE EXPERTS

A warning against flake. expertsss''
on income tax has been sounded by
the Internal Revenue Bureau, in .
statement received by Collector
Lynch from Commissioner Daniel G.
Roper. 4. ...+,. r. 3; III IL. IL.
Business houses and individual
taxpayers are being canvassed this
year by numerous so-called income
tax experts, who offer to- use their
magic wands of Income Tax wisdom
to relieve the busy taxpayer, from all
worries about his tax responsibili
ties, .:.-..,s ...>.,, sS,.s@ FL. :.sxsa. .sxs. q q
Il desire to make public announce
ment, for the information of tax
payers, that. an investigation Of the
qualifications. Of many Of, these .ex-
perts' will disclose the fact that very
few have had the training and ex-
perience that would place them any
where near the expert class. y
"Some of them were formerly tenn
porary employees of the government
who. are attempting to capitalize
this fact regardless of their per-
sonal knowledge of the revenue laws
and regulations. Others are solicit
ing clients on the strength of diplo-
mas as income tax experts obtained
after taking long:distance coures by
means of printed instructions Of
doubtful value. 49,.
'Taxpayers should not allow them
selves to be imposed upon by strang-
ers who claim to be income tax ex-
perts. They should discriminate
carefully between really helpful au-
thoritative advice in tax matters,
and the irresponsible brand peddled
under ghttering pretenses. !
"The Bureau is arranging to fur
nish for the benefit Of Income Tax
payers in every city and town in the
country, free advisory service by
trained collectors, agents, inspec-
tors, and deputies. At the office of
collectors and their deputies, and at
other central points, free. informa-
tion and advice with respect TO- filing
returns under the new revenue bill
may be had up to the final date for
filing such returns. j.. :s",,. ,.-=.<.ss2z.
Il. Il Banks, trust companies and SINH
lar responsible institutions have al
ways cd0perated III r fftrnis shiflg lsss
thentic Income Tax information, and
have generously offered to serve the
government and tax payers in this
respect again this year.
ut is the aim of the Bureau to
bring it's agencies as close as possi-
BILE to every person and to make
available in official form all neces-
sary information regarding the re-
quirements of the law. The bureau
welcomes aid from every responsible
agency in it's effort to enlighten the
people on tax matters"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05

Quite a number of the young folks
drove to Chicago Bay last Saturday
evening to attend a dance. They had
considerable difficulty in getting
there on account of the deep snow.
We are told that they did most of
their dancing in the snow drifts,
with the roar of the bus engine for
an orchestra.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
SHEEP RANCH FOR COUNTY
PRACTICALLY ASSURED

Mr.. Lars Lundquist, who inter.
ested Mr.. Miller and others of Min
neapolis, in the establishment of a
5000 acre sheep ranch in this county;
reports good progress so far in rails
ing the quota of $4,000. 90 for this
county, which is one-third Of the
entire capital stock to be sold. Mr.
Miller has secured already $4,000. .OC
in subscriptions in Minneapolis and
will guarantee to secure all over the
$4,000 subscribed in this county
that is needed to make the entire
100000. Mr.. Lundquist suggests
what is certainly true, that it will
be much better for the local inter
ests here if we should take the en-.
tire 100000, or as much of it as pos
sible. Over $11, 900. 90 of the $4,000
necessary to bring the ranch here
has already been subscribed, and
while the weather and snow is max.
ing some delay in reaching outside
points from Grand Marais, yet if all
people who can help do their share
the result is sure. Mr.. Miller expires.
ses himself as highly pleased with
the enthusiasm and willingness to
help of practically all those so far
seen. ~. & ..s@.%**5< W
* The result to the investor cannot
help being highly satisfactory" Mr.
Lundquist said. The new company
proposes to furnish sheep to any
farmer subscriber at cost, or on hall
shares, SO that this ranch d means
much for the farmer and general de.
yelopment Of the sheep business
which Armour says, & pays twice as
well as cows and cattle" Mr.. Miller
will be here another week, and If he
misses anyone, he hopes they viii
call on him at the hotel 81 Nj. Llnd.
duist at the bank 5,.s555.
~ NJ
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
INCOME TAX EDUCATION.

The big Income Tax drive of 1919
is now under way, and every prepar-
alton is being made to handle the
largest collection in the history of
Income Tax. 81 am not waiting for
the final passage of the new Rev.
enue> bill by Congress, said Collect
or Lynch, "nor for the new regula-
tions and blank forms to be issued.
To get this big tax in and get it ac-
curate and complete, urge that we
all begin now.''
"The income tax obligations i'm
posed by the old laws, as we'll as the
measure now in Congress, consist of
two distinct operations. One is, to
file return or statement of all items
of income and items of deductions
allowable by law, and to do this
within the period named in the law.
The other is, to pay the tax, if any
is due.
'Neither of these obligations can
be met without careful review of
income and expenditure for the tax
year. That is the big job right NOW,
and that is why I say the Income
Tax drive is already under way. Ev-
erywhere the pencil is busy. The old
year is done; all its fruits are CLEAN
ed; and every person who Jared we'll,
or earned good competence, must
analyze his own case in cold figures.
'|When the new bill is enacted into
law, I will have the proper return
forms distributed throughout the
District, and everybody will be in
formed of the date when the sworn
return must be filed. It is my plan
to send my men out to central loca-
tions, and to have them travel
through the District, aiding taxpay-
ers in the preparation Of che returns
and in deciding doubtful points. We
will go right to the people with the
Income Tax, and with the coopera-
tion which the public can give the
government, the returns will be filed
by everybody who comes under the
laws provisions, the right taxes
will be paid, and the District will
have done its full patriotic duty to-
ward the government support,
MEANWHILE let me say again,
there is no need Of delaying the pre-
paration of figures. Anything that
Congress does now will not affect
the amount Of q persons earnings
for 1918. Let us avoid the belated
throwing together Of figures that
may hit or miss. Guesses cannot be
accepted as the basis Of taxation.
is clearly the duty Of every person
to compile correct figures and ascer-
tain whether his income for 1918
was sufficient to make necessary a
sworn return
tsThe year 1918 was banner year
for salaries and wages, and the high
war prices brought unusual profits
to the average small tradesman and
80 the farmer The y opinion il Wash
ing ton IS that million citizens and
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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
NEWs.ETTEs OF. GRAND II
mARAls AND VICINITY
Jottings Heard About Town Of
Things of General Interest
to Local Readers.

+" Spencer Ficklin has opened his
barber shop again:
. DIR. Hicks returned from a short
i visit to- Duluth last Saturday.
J. No mail has been received, since
Saturday morning owing to the snow
blockades.
The Norwegian Ladies Aid will
meet next Friday afternoon with
! Mrs. Claus Hanson. !
The Swedish Ladies Aid will meet
y with Mrs. G. F.. Lundquist next
-, Wednesday afternoon.
: Peter Cleveland's horse broke his
leg while skidding logs on Good Har-
bor Hill last week.
One of Sam Zimmerman's horses
was badly injured last Saturday
while hauling timber from Jack De-
wars camp.
Miss Agnes Lanktree has been very
i'll the past week but is now improv-
ing. She is with her parents on
Good Harbor Hill.
Emil Johnson, Spencer Fcklin and
Olof Rindahl returned home from
army camp last Wednesday evening,
having been honorably discharged
from service.
John Nelson, jr., has invented a
telephone which is great improve
ment over any instrument now in
use. He has it about ready to apply
for patent.
Charley Boostrom and his brother
came down from Bearskin lake last
Friday. They brought down a con-
siderable amount of fur which they
6sold while in town.
[ c. J. Miller gave very ir* 'z@s - ;'so
/ Jtalk at the Congregation.rr--->,..->.r,.,.
tlast Sunday. He has promised to
Speak again next Sunday forenoon at
eleven o'clock. All are invited to
come and hear him.
C. J. Miller will address the. peo-
pie of Maple Hill next Satsrda e eve q;
ening att eight O'clock on the sheep
raising possibilities of the county.
The meeting will be held in the new
school house.
The supper and sale given by the
Norwegian Lutheran ladies at the
church last Friday evening was a
decided success. A little over $50. 90
was taken in. The ladies wish to
thank all those who contributed and
Assisted in making the fair success.
The heavy snowfall Sunday and
Monday has put a stop to automo-
bile traffic for the present. The mail
carriers have been obliged to resort
to team transportation. Prepara-
tion is being made by the county to
rlow the road to Cramer with the
tractor and large grader. They ex-
pect to start out today.
A Roosevelt memorial program
will be given at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening at 1880
o'clock. DR.. Hicks will deliver the
memorial address. Miss Elizabeth
Hicks and the school children will
sing. Everybody is invited to come
and join in the nationwide memorial
service of the great American citi-
zen.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1919-02-05
ADVANCE PREMIUM LIST.

The County Fair Board announces
the following premium list for. the
needlework department at the 1919
Fair: = s. = !; E:s. = s2:. >@. \ =: n Z
Sheet and pillow tz4E 81 t.,.<.,, ., Y
Newark post., 1919-01-08

The Station to station" rate,
that is call without specifying
any particular person, is taken as
the basis. When the connection is
established and the conversation
held, the rate is determined by the
air distance between the two
points and lis sc for each mile up
to- "a miles, and sc for each miles
beyond that distance. Where the
caller specifies particular person
the service requires greater oper-
ating effort and the rate is about
u greater than the aforemention-
ed and is computed ON the day rate
between the points involved
whether the call is made during
the day or during the night. The
minimum charge is zoe and no
such cali is accepted where the
station to station rate is less than
15c.
If for amy reason the specific
person called cannot be reached
within an hour or the Calling party
lis absent when the connection is
completed, a report charge" is
made. The minimum rate is 10c
and the maximum, $500.
Where the Calling party desig-
mates a definite specified time
when he will talk with definite
person an appointment rate" u.s.
uaIly one half greater than the
"staition to station" rate, applies,
and is computed on the day rate
between the points involved
whether the call is made during
the day or during the night. Where
a messenger is required the ZAP
pointment rate" plus the charge
for messenger service, is asked.
The minimum charge is Csc.
No messenger call is accepted
where the "station to station" rate
is less than Is cents.
For night service, reduced rates
are offered on the same basis.
From $50 .. m. to midnight about
one half the "station to station"
day rate is charged and from mid
night to 4.30 about one-quarter of
the same rate. The time at the
sending point is used in applying
night rates. The minimum is Csc.
Reverse Charges are allowed
only in connection with person to
person" calls.
Newark post., 1919-01-08
PROBABLY
ON WAY TO RHINE.
Have Been Transferred to
First Army

The 59th Delaware) Pioneer
Infantry is either preparing to
march or is actually marching into
Germany at this time. according
to letters received by elatives and
friends in the last day or two from
officers and men of the Delaware
Pioneers.
A Wilmington friend received a
letter today from Colonel j. War
ner Reed, commanding the Pho
neers in which the colonel says
the 59th Infantry is to be trans
ferred to the First Army, which
will be an army of occupation in
Germany. Colonel Reed speaks of
his task of playing Old Chris"
for 5000 men. 1t was some job to
provide presents for such a NUM-
ber, but the colonel was going to
see that they all had a bit of
Christmas.
Mrs. J. Warner Reed received
Letters in the last day or two, in
which Colonel Reed says that all is
going we'll with the regiment, and
there have been no more deaths.
Newark post., 1919-01-08
May We Believe in Dreams

The explanation Of the pheno-
mena Of dreams has been sought
for ages and various ideas found
ed ON study and observation have
been advanced. One recent and
seemingly plausible explanation is
that facts and experiences which
have made a mental impression
are registered in ones subcon-
sCiOusness. In the unconscious
ness Of sleep when the ordinary
check of reason is removed, these
impressions mingie in the con-
scious area of the brain in some
times amusing and incongruous
combinations. Replying to a query
as to belief in dreams, d religious
paper states:
you certainly may believe in
the existence of dreams, for
dreams are facts. Moreover, most
Of them have purely natural ex-
PLANTATION. The mind never sleeps,
the brain functions and it's i'm
presSions are retained. The brain
is subject to physical, even gas
tronomical conditions. One eats
too much for supper, or eats GER
tain foolish combinations of foods;
there is a physical reactin, and the
brain is affected, and wild dreams
are the result. Or, one is thinking
constantly of a certain person; a
mother, for instance, thinks about
her boy in France during all her
waking hours; the thought of him
is uppermost in her mind; what is
more natural than that she should
dream Of him by night? Since
dreams are natural phenomena,
they have reference to the past
and it is foolish to seek in them
direction for the future. That is
where the usual mistake is made:
people want to direct their future
Lives by their dreams. They be-
come superstitious, and sin against
the first commandment Of God. God
has used dreams to convey mes
sages but the circumstance were
always such that His direction
could easily be recognized. 1t is
sin to believe in dreams in the
sense that one would consider
them as portents of the future, or
as furnishing rules for future con-
duct. Most people who profess be-
lief in dreams in this sense, are
not serious in their profession, or
are guided by foolish curiosity"
Newark post., 1919-01-08
PROTECT WINTER
WHEAT WITH STRAW
Prevents Winterkilling and
Adds Fertilizer

Straw spread thin and evenly
over winter wheat before severe
cold weather and at the rate of
to l p tons to the acre may pre-
vent winterkilling. In severe win
ters the straw may help to carry
the crop through safely and pre-
vent complete failure, say special
lists of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture; but if the
season is favorable the straw has
no effect on the crop except
through the addition of mineral
and organic matter it contains.
The unusual Importance of wheat
and the disastrous winter Of 1916
II, when about one-third of the
winter-wheat acreage of the coun-
try was winterkiIled, have all
stimulated interest in this subject.
There is always some winter
killing of wheat, the average for
the last 10 years being about 11.9
Newark post., 1919-01-08
Poultry Studies Wide in Scope

In it's efforts to encourage the
broad development of poultry rails
ing in the United States, the Bu-
reau of Animal Isdustry of the
United States Department of Ag-
ricuLture is conducting investiPa-
tions to establish the best methods
of raising many varieties Of fowls.
The present scope IF the work in
cludes not only the feeding, breed
ing, and care of ordinary poultry,
but also the raising of pigeons,
squads, guineas, turkeys, and
many other birds, including ost-
riches. The flesh Of squads tur-
keys, guineas, geese, and ducks
makes a pleasing variety in the
diet, and with wild fowls now be-
coming less available, it lis import
ant that a sufficient number of
domestic birds be raised to keep
the market constantly supplied.
The problem now is chiefly one of
Newark post., 1919-01-08

brush and razor strop are visible.
Everything is Of the utmost sim
plicity.
He was raised poor and liked
things simple" says the courteous
old gentleman who exhibits these
memenboes. Why, Lazarus was
opuIent compared to him in his
early life"
The membership of the Uncle
Remus Association extends far
and wide, and at one time the Bos-
ton members proposed to buy the
house and transfer it bodily to that
city. But At.anta's citizens rose
IN their wrath, and the house re-
mains where it was. A branch
Carnegie library, where they can
obtain books, adds to it's attrac-
tions for the soldiers. Of course,
they all read the Uncle Remus
stories and many of them can
quote the pathetic Zines written in
his memory:
The rabbit ,UiU hide as he aL,CayS
hid,
and the foZ OtU do as he GLlUayS
did,
But Wh0 1UW tell us aChat they sag
Since Uncic RemuS has gone
aWay?"
Newark post., 1919-01-08
NEWARK POST, NEWARK, DEL, JANUARY 5, 1919

farm production, which requires
expert knowledge if adequate sup
plies are to be continued.
Newark post., 1919-01-08
WILL SUPPLY NITRATE
TO LOCAL FARMERS
Government to Sell at Cost
Through County Agent

Notice has been given to r. O.
Bausman, County Agent for New
CASTLE County, that the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture will sell
at cost a supply of nitrate of soda
to farmers in New Castle County.
The nitrate will be sold under
the authority of the food control
act and subsequent legislation re-
Hating thereto. The price will be
$8l ton, f. o. b. loading point or
port. Farmers are to pay in ad-
ditiIon, freight to their shipping
points.
Newark post., 1919-01-08
How to Obtain Nitrate

Applications for part of the
Nitrate bought by the government
will be received only from actual
farmers, owners or holders Of
farms for use ON their hand, and
may be made through County
Agent r. O. BauSnan at Newark,
or thru any member Of the local
committee consisting Of: George
Medill, Secretary Trust & Safe De
posit Co., Wilmington; l.. Il. Ella
SON, New Castle Trust Co., New
Castle; H. E. 'Vinsinger, Farmers
Trust Co., Newark; Ed. Ladley,
Delaware Trust Co., MiddIetowu:
c.. c. Baum, Delaware City Ma
tional Bank, Delaware City; j. C..
Brown, New Castle County Ma
tional Bank, Odessa.
All farmers wishing to secure
Nitrate should get in touch with
lone of these committeeman for
urther information and make ap-
licatiOns for the nitrate not later
IAN Saturday, January Is.
No money viii be required with
application, but upon notice
I'M Mr.. Bausman, each farmer
I'LL make remittance to H. Z.
'insinger, Treasurer Of the Farm
Is Trust Co., Newark, who has
cen appointed County Nitrate
distributor by the Secretary of
griculture. Information has been
4eceived from the Bureau Of
Markets that an abundance of
snitrate is available this year, and
that prompt shipments can be
made.
Newark post., 1919-01-08

per cent of the crop. Some years
the losses amounted to less than 8
per cent of the acreage sown, but
in other years lit is very high, as
in the winter of 1867, when it
amounted to 81 per cent. AS it is
impossible to foretell a severe win
ter, it is best to apply straw, if it
is not needed for feeding or bed
ding, and thus be prepared.
Whether needed or not to protect
the wheat, the straw will be of
value by adding fertilizing ma
terIa.l, as ton Of straw is about
equal to l ton of barnyard manure
for the plant food contained. To
be of greater value to the wheat
crop the straw should be fed or
used as bedding for stock, and the
manure thus made used as top
dressing on wheat.
How Straw Protects
By applying straw to wheat as a
top-dressing, winterkilling is re-
duced probably in the following
ways: The straw catches and holds
SNOW, prevents Soil-blowing to
some extent, and reduces the loss
es from freezing and heaving of
the ground, which uproots the
plants. Straw can be applied with
a fork or by means of a spreader
especially designed for the pur-
pose. The principal thing to con-
slider is that the distribution be
made evenly and not SO thick that
it smcthers the plants. 1t is best
to spread it soon after sowing, so
that the plant will grow up
through it and hold it in place.
Aside from this, much later
spreading is as effective, but is
more likely to be hindared by
freezing of the straw and by un-
favorable weather.
Newark post., 1919-01-08
NEW METHOD
OF COMPUTING
TELEPHONE TOLLS
Reduced Rates for Night Ser
vice Effective Ian. Il

A new method of computing
charges on telephone toll calls to
points outside the local service
area, by which all toll rates
throughout the United States are
placed on a standard basis, was
recently by Postmaster
general Burleson and will become
effective on January 81.
In a circular issued to subscrib-
ers brief description of the new
method and its application to the
different classes of service are
given.