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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-11-03
Latest Returns Indicate a /
Victory for Warren G. Harding
Preus Ahead, According. to Latest Returns
Amendment No. Safely Adopted

In Commissioners District No.
James Maher was elected.
In Commissioners District No.
Jorgen Pedersen was elected.
In Commissioners District No.
H. %. Engelsen was reelected.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-11-03
GOOD ROADS ESSAYS

The Minnesota Highway Improve
ment Association, as part of it's cam
paign for better roads, has offered
5000 in prizes to the boys and girls
of the rural and graded schools for
the best essays on the subject, "Good
Roads. Thirteen essays were sub
mitted by boys and girls of the Cook
county schools. The essays were
passed upon by a committee consist
ing Of Commissioner Bally, Auditor
Carter and Supt. Clinch and the best
three were forwarded to the High
way Association to compete with
those selected from the other coun-
ties of the state. All the essays are
remarkably good and deserve COM
mendation, as showing that the
young folks of the county realize the
necessity for and advantages of good
roads in this county, Below we SUBJ
nit the three essays forwarded to
the Highway Association.
Good Roads.
Amendment No. l is a very good
plan because of all the useful things
it will bring.
1t will bring down the high cost
Of living by making transportation
cheaper and it will also remove from
the counties and townships the bur-
den OF maintaining these expensive
highways.
The amendment will also present
Minnesota with good roads and it
will help this community by making
it easier and better to ship by truck
our products in winter or other parts
Of the year.
Good roads will also save on the
cars and trucks and also on the tires
and gasoline.
But these are not all the good
things it will do, it will also help
the hotels, restaurants, stores AND
farmers by the coming of more tour.
lists when there are good roads.
Good roads will also improve the
looks of the community because gooe
roads look better than bad ones.
The people from other states car
come to Minnesota; will like to come
if there are good roads.
If there are good roads the chill
dren can come to school more easil,
and will have better attendance il
they have better roads to come on
There would be many less accident!
if there were better roads and ther,
would also be better and quicker
mail service.
| Good roads may also save lives
for sick person can be brought t,
the hospitals faster and better O.
| the doctor could come to him NOR
quickly.
Good roads will make the boys an,
girls like to be on the farm.
HJALMER TOFTFI
Tofte, Minnesota.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1920-11-03
Good Roads,

We need good roads both in sum-
mer and winter. Because good roads
bring tourists who spend their va
cations here. The tourists like to
go to the country places, especially
on the North Shore, as the country
is very beautiful as we'll as health
full. We enjoy having them come rs
they bring in new ideas and the like
with them. The tourists stop in to
the farmers to get butter, cream
and eggs, therefore it makes it easier
for the farmers to get their dairy
products sold. This helps us very
much as there is scarcely any mar
ket for such near here, but most
products must be sent away. III. !. ].
If the roads were not in good con-
dition we could not get our mail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
POLLING TIMBER PIRATES.
Old Bangor Lumberman Relates Story
of Jim Chase and His Costly
Forest Fire.

When old lumbermen fall into tn,
reminiscent mood the chances are goo,
that something choice will pass the lipl
and this was the case when a group o.
veteran loegers were recently swap
| ping stories of the great forest fires il
Aroostook county and the provinces
One of them was an old time Bangor
lumberman who, when his turn came
spoke up to say that there might have
been bigger fires, but that the folliest
and fastest FIRE in the history of thr
world was that set by order Of the
state of Maine away back in 1926
when Jim Chase, a veteran Bangor
woodsman, acted as torchbearer to the
commonwealth.
In those days, said the old lumber.
man, the state owned all the timber,
and stealing timber was considered no
sin at all, much less a crime. The big
pumpkin pine belonged to the whole
people, who deserved their share. That
was the argument Of the timber pi-
rates.
In order 10 conduct successfully an
operation in the woods there must be
laid in stocks Of hay and grain for the
horses or oxen, and the pirates used
to 90 up TO a brook at the head wa.
tiers Of the Sebois stream. where there
is a great meadow. and there have
fine time all summer raising and har-
vesting crops Of grain and hay.
The crops were stacked and covered
to await the winter and the coming of
the oxen and horses, when all hands
helped themselves to what they wanted
Of the best timber that ever stood in
the state of Maine.
Finally the state authorities heard of
this picnic of the pirates among the
pumpkin pine, and Jim Chase, a man
who knew every foot Of the timber
country. was sent up to put a stop to
IL by burning the crops that had been
stacked up.
Jim said il was an easy job, and
started. He got to the brook. which
had been named Hay brook, name
which servives to this day. along in Ag-
gust, and IL was the driest August that
man or beast had ever seen on the Pc
nobsoot headwsters- Everything was
like finder. and SO when Jim Chase
touched a spark to the first haystsok
be came 10 and = puff Of wind came out
of the west. the fame spread with
rsPidity.
In FIVE minutes every stack Of grain
and hay in the foTty-acre field vas
ahlazs. while the frsbrands were sail
ing Us into the timber and starting 1
fires thsrr jim bad begun t. eat his
luncheon When the IRE started among /
the stacks, and he xrinned 20 himself
when h. Thought hCw the one scratch |
u a match made il impossible for The /
pirates to steal any lsgs that wi1tsr-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
Library That Benefit, Farmsr,.

LII. Evans, Msnitoba's deputy min
lister Of agriculture and immigration
for this province, is congratulstine
himself and his department upon the
success Of the Manitoba Farmers Ii.
brary. An Official of the department
has been taking e party of visitors on
a motor tour Of one Of the numerous
fine stretches of farming country Tie
visitors were impressed with every
thing they saw and finally one of
them said:
Everything looks fne--the land,
livestock. implements-bu there il
Just one thing can't quite under
stand. Where do these farmers wives
and daughters get the 'spiffy hats
they wearl Lots Of them look like
Paris, or Fifth avenue in New York.
Lets find out vas the reply, and
on querying the wesrer Of one Of
these attractive pieces Of hssdgesr, all
were astonished 70 learn thai the
wsarers made their own hate, and
learned to make them from . recent
issue Of the Farmer Lihrsry.
Prepared BY Miss Agnes Campbell Of
Winnipeg. the hook is an exhaustive
treatise on millinery. showing by
poris and sketches how to make sv-
cry stiteh used in millinery. and see-
tionsl designs Of virtually every type
and style II hat
Instead q buckrsu, uaHv e the
hats have croun frames II alD0si "a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
BETHEL

Mrs r. s. Blossom, IT., and Miss
Grace Blossom, with their guests, Mrs.
George Taplin and two daughters of
Brookline, Mass, went Saturday to
Lakeport, N. H., to spend 10 days at
the Taplin cottage, where Mr., Blossom
and DR.. Taplin will join them later.
Mrs. F, A. Burridge is recovering
from a fortnight's Illness.
A large audience made up of four
Episcopal churches and number of
local people Of other forms of faith as
sembled yesterday morning for the an.
nual service at the Old church, half
way between this village and Ran
dolph. Rev. w b. Reynolds had charge
Of the service and an excellent SER
mon was preached by Rev. DIR. Freder-
lex De Forrest of Mortified.
Haying is completed on half the
farms with better than the average
yield OF average quality.
Guy Baker and Mrs. Frank Page Of
Springfield came Saturday to visit at
John Morse's and to pack and move the
hosehold goods of the late Mrs Hattie
Dean Rogers.
Heber o, Maynard and family of
Windsor came Saturday to visit at W
A. Maynard's.
The annual Methodist basket picnic
will be held Wednesday at Pearl NJ
ssvages pine grove. All are invited.
Free lemonade for all Those wishing a
ride will please meet at the church be-
fore $3.50 Wednesday morning
Mrs. G. f. Shepard was much sur
prised Sunday morning to find that, dur
ing the night, several dozen dahlia
blossoms had been stolen from her
garden.
The local baseball team lost a game
in Randolph last Saturday by score
of II to 4. Randolph had strengthened
its team since the Bethel game and
some Of the Bethel players had an off
day.
Miss Hilda Gravelie and Ellsworth
Lewis Of St. Adams returned home this
morning, after u visit at Mrs. Della
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09

But the wind suddenly shifted and
blew the fire toward where he was sit
ting. Ii was time for Jim Chase to
show what he could do in the moving
line, but he couldn't go fast enough to
get away from the fire on that side,
and had to fight his way back through
it to the burnedover field, where his
boots scorched and shriveled in the
blazing stubble.
Jim's red face became the color of
ashes as he looked around. On every
side the woods were afame, and great
sheets of smoke, redeemed with streaks
of fire. were billowing high above the
treetops. The forest resounded with
cries of animals driven out by the
smoke and heat. Moose crashed
through the thick growth, wildcats
went snarling past, boards Of rabbits
and small creatures swarmed toward
the brook, to seek sefety in its waters,
now a mere trickie over the rocky bed.
For Jim himself there was but one
chance, and that was to reach a rocky
hin ten miles to the south, in which
quarter the FIRE had made less Roadway
than elsewhere. He took the chance
and for hours struggled through the
smoking blazing woods, emerging at
the base of the great pile of slate rock,
which ever cince that day has borne the
name of Mount Chase.
Upon the bleak summit of the rocky
hill Jim stayed for two weeks, descend.
ing now and then TO get something to
eat BY hunting or fishing. At the time
ne could see the woods burning in an
ever widening circle around him, and he
thought that he had set fire to the
whole state Of Maine.
On the fifteenth night a heavy rain
set in. and then in q few hours IL was
possible for Jim to travel through the
burnt lands without toasting the soles
of his feet. In four days he reached
Bangor and reported what he had done.
did You burn the hayi' asked the
state land agent.
Hay" queried Jim. Yes, stree, sir,
burned the hay and the gSpund Il
grew on, the woods and all the critters
in it, and I'm thinking as how Moose
head Lake has 'vaporsted by this time.
There won't be no more timber steal
ing up there for a while yet-no. nor
nothing elsel"
IL was found afterwards that Jim's
official fire had burned over five town 1
stips and parts of six others, total of (
nearly 200 square miles, and destroying /,
more timber than the pirates could 1
have stolen had they lived and kept il
I'D with all their horses and oxen 10 the
present year.-Bangor Commercial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy new sheet music at Bailey's Mu.
sic Rooms.
just received the September Pathe
records. Barre Drug Co.-adv.
Sale on low shoes and white canvas
goods at Tilden Shoe Co.--ady.
Hear "The Love Nest" both song
and dance record, on the Pathe of
Barre Drug Co.--adv.
Bring your autos, carriages, sleighs,
etc, to ABS North Main street to be
painted. Henry Boseley.
Step in and hear the Pathe machiue.
Different from any other photograph.
Barre Drug Co.----adv.
Only one more day in which You can
pay your taxes without additional
costs. City clerks Office will be open
evenings from $3.50 to s.
Six-room modern cottage house on
corner lot for sale. Beautiful loca.
ton; nice lawn, garden, etc. Am leav-
ing the city. Edwin Bruce, Is Nelson
street, Tel. 3o3 M.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
WILLTAMSTOWN

Special communication of Summit
lodge, No. l04, F. and A. NJ, next
Wednesday evening, Aug. II, for work
in the NJ. NJ. degree Refreshments
Members are requested to attend and
visiting brothers cordially invited Per
order w. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Passera are
in town at the old home for stay Of
two weeks. They were married on Aug.
3 in Amsterdam, \. Y. where Mr. Pas.
sera is in the bond and insurance bust
ness. The name of the bride was for.
merly Miss Katherine L. Harvey. Fest
wishes.
Miss Helen Mclaughlin Of Burling-
ton is spending her vacation with Mr..
and Mrs P. j. Hoffman.
George Thorn Of Salem Depot, y. H.,
is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Marley.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley NJ Seaver and
granddaughter, Miss Hazel Williams,
and Mr.. and Mrs. George E. WILDER
attended the Orange county picnic in
the grove at the south end of Lake
Morey in Fsirlee on the 9Th.
There is q sufficient number of pu.
pills in the George Lynde district 80
that it is expected that a school viii
be supported there next year.
Quite a number Of our people were
out of town yesterday trying TO locate
good blueberry fields and met with
fairly good success.
John A. Perry was in Mortified last
week visiting his uncle, George Abbott.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09

per-thin willow Given every elsmen.
tai, scores and hundreds of girls and
women ON farms throughout the PROV
ince have called into play their own
artistry and in genuity and the result
is just as described by the visitors,
"spiffy."
Every month a book is issued by
the library, dealing with some problem
of the farm, and sent free of charge
upon application. Some are tor the
men, some for the women, and some
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
RANDOLPH

Roy Holman of New Haven, Conn, il
in town to pass few days with rel,
atives before returning with Mrs. Hol-
man to their home
Mrs Alice Blanchard, Mrs. Thomas
Fitch and Mrs. Christine Bruce, with
the infant daughter of Captain and
Mrs. +. S. SWEET, left Saturday for
Portland, Me-, where they will pass
some time with Captain SWEET and
wife.
j, G. Lease of Milford, n. FL, closed
visit of two weeks here with Mrs. A.
H. Powers, his sister-in- law, on Sat
| urday and went to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Hutchinson are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert FIT
and other relatives in town, passing q
| few days here before returning to Mon
dovi Wis.
Mrs, Ora Stout of Wyoming, who
has been the guest of e. T. Clafin and
family, left on Saturday for her
homeward trip.
Mrs. Hale Flint and her daughter,
Miss Emma Flint, have returnend from
a short visit in Milton, where they
have been with Mrs. Flint's father,
Rev, E. Il, Herrick, who is well known
here. Mr.. Herrick is now well along
in the SOS, but is well and happy, liv-
ing with his son.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Drew left on
Sunday for Highgate, where they are
to pass a week at Camp Randolph,
with other friends from town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Paine went to
Lancaster, n. H., Saturday to be the
guest Of relatives there and, on their
return, will visit the latter's brother,
Frank Jones, and family in Morris
vile.
Mrs. B. E. Merriam of Bellows Falls
came Saturday to pass some time here
with Rev. and Mrs. G. o. Howe.
Miss Marguerite Thomas, after
stay OF some length in New Jersey. ar
rived home Saturday to remain for
time.
Mrs. Dewitt Webb arrived here Sat.
urday and will remain for several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. w. w.
Morton Mrs. Webbs two daughters
have been here for several weeks.
Miss Nellie Ford and Mis- Southworth
of Ware, Mass, arrived here Saturday
and are the guests of Mrs. Ellen Latti-
mer for several days
Miss Mae Ladue, for several years
a teacher in Tunbridge, will teach in
the primary grade in Wilder this year.
Miss Laura, youngest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Curtis, who has been
very Ill from ptomaine poisoning, is
much better and will recover.
Dir and Mrs, John Scribner of Bos.
ton are passing two weeks here with
Mr.. and Mrs. O. n. Gates
Thomas sibley has finished work at
the station and gone to Barre to work
in bakery. Otto j. Slack is taking
his place at the station.
Kenneth T. Allen, who recently re.
signed as principal of the Concord high
school. will 60 to take similar posi-
ton in Wallingford next season.
Miss Jessie Simpson, who has been
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. o. B.
Copeland, has returned to her home in
Lawrence, Mass. Other guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Delaney, in the same home
have also returned home.
A game of ball was played at the
athletic field on Saturday afternoon,
between Randolph and Bethel, which
resulted in a victory for the former,
the score being III to four.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.

there all Be- meeting II ths
Beard of Civil Authority for Tire abats.
rnsni Of taxes held il the City Court
Room. City Han On Friday. August
18th. az : o'elcck p n
JAMES MACKAY. City Clerk
AuvIst ;. 1890.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
Variety Desirable.

1--WE been reared in the lap of lux
ury," said the millionaire daugh,
ter.
TRY mine for a change" suggested
the impecunious young man.-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
Certainly Ought to Know.

He wrote from out Of Gown 10 a
Berkshire merchant, applying for a po.
sition. II his application he said:
"If YOU want references you can see
my divorced wife. She lives on -
street.-Berkshire Eagle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
City Of Barre Taxes.

These are in my hands for collection
and must be paid on OF before August
10. 1920
James Maekay, City Treasurer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09
City of Barre Taxes.

These are in my hands for collection
and must be paid on or before August
10, 1920
James Maekay, City Treasurer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-09

are for the farm in general. Virtually
every farm house in the province now
receives them.--Ameriean Chamber of
Commerce in Canada.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29

!
sFsEuria erescs1se asa de tare, CD
daca nu cram moi Ardelenii, ca
re stam Gu bancile dntre eli, s'ar
Fl fncaierat poate 81 la bataie.
Oar Ardelenii stind, ca un zid
despartitor, ncpasatori, ci numal
mirindu-se de eli, della O vreme
s'au linistit.
ST domnul general care a ues-
CHS ,,parcnteza" sau a dcschi.
gura pesterii Gu v1nturile ce ros-
colesc furtuna, putut urma
cetirea mai departe a programs
lui" despre cup va aduce rindu-
iala in finanta tarii Gin starea a
ycrii), anuune veninl Gu dar
null marite fata dc trecut; cum
VIA face ordine (rinduiala) acolc
ulrde sc vor ivi semne de anar
chic (ue ncliinduiala vinovata), $
altele.
Sfirsind d-sa GU cetitul progra
mului, sedinta fost inchisa, a
Wind veni milne desbaterea a
supra acestui program de lucr1
al noului guvern.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
IN FATAnZ ZIIiEEOR'
CRELE.
(Continuare de pc pag. ~

re sd. abba ca scop al lucrarilor
sale: deslegarea trcbii paniintn
lul. In adunarea din 1916 s'a 81
scris in Constitute hotarirea d.
a 1mparti pamintul, 'iar decretul-
lege din 1918 hotarit Sc Inn
parti peste doua ,nilioane ST ju-
!natate' de hectare (jugare). A.
cei dar - spunc iGenerai,tt-mini-
stru, privind. spre partidul tara
nesc Gu fostul ministru de agri-
cultura a.. Mihalache in frunte,
carl mai sperie pc tarani ca
MI vor capata pamintul promis
(fagaduit), spun neadevaruri ia
ranilor si-i ahta Gu rautate':.! ST
"a sd arte ,,rautatea" acestora,
generalul incepe "a ceti dintr'o
foaie poporala din ycchiul Regat,
scrisa ln zilele alegerilor din
toamna trecuta, unde Sc spunea,
ca da, ss'a adus lege de dat pa
mint, aar asta nu vrednicia
stapinitorilor boieri, ci a NJ. Sa-
l. Regelui, care Ell lea poruncit
sd aduca acea lege, ca de nu leo
poruncea el 81 de nu le dadea i'll
susi pilda dmpartindu-si mosiiIe
sale taranilor, apoi boierii faceau
lucru uitat! ,,E bine sd faccm pc
rege iubit de popor, dar spunind
despre el numai ce G adevarat
nu minciuni!" !" spune d. Gene
raj, tintind tot la d. Mihalache
,,Cinc-a scris? Cine2" 1ntreaba
unii din partea liberalilor.
= Eu am scris Si-lni sustin s
All parerea! striga ridicinlu-st
din banca sd, fostul ministru Mi
halache.
Zeci de voci Sc malta atunc
de-odata ca un orcan de furtuni
din bancile liberalilor, strigIntl
sprc fostul ministru:
Bolscvicule! Demagogule
La Moscova tie locul
lar taranistii' din jurul d-lu
Mihalache, raspund furiosi, oca
rind pc liberali. Sc face furtu
ma ce creste tot mai tare; toata
,atima 81 ura celor doua particle
deslant,lita 81 zgomotul asurzi
tor dureaza indclung. Ministru
Averescu nu mai poate vorbi. r
sta 81 priveste cu un usor z!mbe
pc buze. par 'ca sa r Fl bucurat CT
fostul ministru, invatatorul Mi
halache, Isl capata portia pril
ocarilc ce lc varsa girla asupr'
capului lui, liberalii.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
PARTIDUL NATIONAL RO-
Min.

AL doilea urea Ia tribuna d-nu
DR.. lulu Manin, prese'dintele pal
tidului national rcmin din Tran
siEvania, Banat 81 Crigana, 81 ce
teSte o de'claratie (martusire>
foartc chibzuita. D-sa incepc e.,
aceea, cu ce ar fl trebuit sa in
ceaIpa char domnul general A
verescu: sa-si aluca amlnte ds
guyernul retras 81 de seful sal
DR.. Vaida, aduelndu-i multumir
81 rccunostinta pentru felul feri
cit cum a aparSt soartea Roml
niei marite in 'fata conferintei, d'
pace la Paris 81 Lonlra, cisti
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
PART1DUL LIBERAL"

Gel dintiiu "a urcat ia tribuna
domnul lionel ] {. Bratianu, Sc.
full {capui) partidului liberal
vechiu 81 puternic partid de sta
pinire din tara. Domnul Bratianc
spune Cd, avind in vedere ca nou
guvern promite fl un guvern a
ordinei Gal facerei de buna rim
duiala) in tara, partldul liberia
ia act (stire) de programul lu
sill va sprijini din parteIa sa.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1920-04-29
CELELALTE PARTIDE.

in numelc bucovinenilor
spus prescdintele lor, ca 81 el
sprijincsc guycrnul, dorind sa
vada munca spornica in. folosul
tarii.
Partidul tarancsc din We
chiul Rcgat insa, spus, ca el
nu poatc primi aceasta schlmba-
re de guvcrn, aflind-o a ii tara
caIc. de aceca MI va da sprljinul
81 incrcderea sa guvernului.
- Partidul nationalist de sub
conducerea d-lui Iorga, tot asa
Marghiloman, in numele
celor 6 soti citi are de totl, sprl-
jineste guvernul.
- D-nul A. G. Cuza, in hume
le frinturci nationalist eel ur-
meaza, il sprijineste 81 d-sa.
Asadar: Guvernul a fost aci
pc fata asigurat de sprijinul a
lor 5.partide: liberal, transllva-
mean, bucovinean, basarabean sl
marghilomanist, sau cam Gle :
din 3 part ale adunarii. Avea
sprijm cit poftca.