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TWO
Items of
Interest
Culled from
Noarby
Newspapers
Governor at International
International Falls Echo: Last
Monday morning our city was agree
ably surprised by an unheralded visit
from Governor J. A. A. Burnquist.
He arrived at 8:45 on the special
coach “Soudan,” which was donated
some time ago by the Duluth and
Iron Range railway to Major John D.
Yost for use in his work of recruit
ing throughout our state. Governor
Burnquist was accompanied by Adju
tant General W. F. Rhinow, who has
charge of the military affairs of the
state, Major Yost and Lieutenant
Mills, and A. A. D. Rahn. General
Manager Gemmell escorted the party
in his special car, accompanied by a
few Minneapolis friends. The pur
pose of the Governor’s visit was to
look into the finances of the county
relative to the state’s indebtedness to
the county in drainage and road mat
ters. He said that Representative H.
L. Miner called to see him last week
and spoke of how this country had
defaulted in the interest due on bonds
last February and that in July a very
much larger amount would be de
faulted unless the state came for
ward with its share of the assess
ments. After spending the morning
at the court house looking up the rec
ords Governor Burnquist and party
accompanied by Capt. J. J. Lloyd,
who is perhaps one of the best posted
men in the county on these matters,
inspected the ditches and roads east
of town and the Governor asked many
questions relative to the benefits de
rived by the ditch digging on the state
muskeg lands, expressed himself as
being agreeably surprised at the effi
cient manner in which the "work had
been done and the 'great benefit and
added value that has come to the
lands through the drainage ditches
and also the good roads that had been
made, and said that he would possi
bly take the matter up with the bond
ing companies so that no action
should be brought until such time as
the legislature met and passed rem
edial legislation in these important
matters. Governor Burnquist also
took up the matters of wolf bounties
and said that he believed it would be
possible to make some arrangement
so that the wolf pest might be elim
inated by authorizing the bounties
to be taken care of until appropria
tions could be made by the legisla
ture.
Cleans Oat Disloyalist.
Bemidji Sentinel: Thirty mem
bers of the Bemidji home guard, ac
companied by a number of citizens
of this city, cleaned house at Wilton,
a village six miles west of here, Tues
day evening. The reason for the
clean-up was a disloyalty meeting
which had been planned, but before
the home guards had got through,
Thurber Lewis, son of Tom Lewis,
the socialist candidate for governor
in 1914, known as the boy socialist
orator, had been arrested, a large
amount of literature had been seized
and the socialist gathering had been
transformed into a rousing loyalty
meeting. The arrival of the home
guard came as a complete surprise.
The squads arrived in automobiles
and under the direction of Captain
Thomas Swinson, they formed into
line and marched about the village,
halting in front of the hall where the
socialist meeting was to take place.
The boy orator was then placed un
der arrest by Captain Swinson and
turned over to Sergeant J. P. Brandt,
who brought him to Bemidji. Cap
tain Swinson then addressed the
crowd and told them that Wilton had
acquired the reputation of being a
hotbed of disloyalty and that pro-
Germanism and disloyalty would have
to stop. He said that if some of the
Wilton residents got what they de
serve they would be backed up
against a stone wall and that a firing
squad would decide their fate. Dr. G.
M. Palmer, president of the Beltrami
county safety commission, also spoke
and warned the residents of Wilton
against any future demonstrations of
disloyalty and he promised support
to the loyal citizens of the village in
anything they might do to help the
government win the war.
Convicted for Syndicalism
Virginia Enterprise: Elias Maki,
indicted for criminal syndicalism,
who appealed his case to the supreme
court, where he lost, was this morn
ing sentenced by Judge Freeman to
serve six months in the county jail
or pay ane of SI,OOO. Henry Huiska
and Matt Moilainen, I. W. W., who
were arrested with Maki at Biwabik
on the same charge in connection with
the posting of “strike” and “sabo
tage” stickers, were each sentenced
to three months or a SSOO fine. None
of the defendants was able to pay his
fine and will go to jail. The case
against John Nurmi indicted with
the other “reds”, was dismissed.
This is the first time anywhere in the
United States that sentences have
been imposed in criminal syndicalism
cases. The United States congress
is now considering a criminal syndi
calism bill, while sabotage and syn
dicalism will play an important part
in the I. W. W. cases now being tried
in Chicago. Assistant County Attor-
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
ney Edward L. Boyle has had charge
of the prosecution of the rang*? syn
dicalism cases since their inception.
H. Nurmi and M. Moilanen, of Bi
wabik, will be sentenced today by
Judge Freeman on a charge of crim
inal syndicalism. ’They decided to
plead guilty in district court, follow
ing the action of the supreme court
in upholding the criminal syndicalism
law. It was the case of Elias Maki,
also of Biwabik, which was appealed
to the supreme court. The men were
arrested for spreading “red” litera
ture at Biwabik.
Teacher Assaulted near Ericsburg
International Falls Press: Sheriff
Thos. P. White and deputies have
been searching the county between
Ericsburg and Littlefork for Herman
Gately who brutally assaulted Miss
Floss Cody, the teacher of the Rogers
school, last Wednesday. The culprit
has been working in camps near
there all winter, and after he quit he
evidently waited in the most lonesome
part of the road for the teacher and
when she came along pounced upon
her and was choking her when her
cries attracted the attention of neigh
bors and he ran away. Mr. Ostrander
at whose home the teacher was stay
ing, called up the sheriff’s office as
soon as he learned of the assault.
Mr. White at once got busy and sent
out descriptions of the offender so
that when he went into Littlefork
Sunday he was recognized by Wm.
Deteker who went for help because
the offender pulled a knife on him,
but when he returned the man had
left the confectionery store where he
was purchasing some apples, and he
has not been seen since. Littlefork
and Ericsburg people raised a posse
but were unable to find him in the
woods adjacent to their villages. This
is a serious case and unless alarm had
been made it might have proved to be
another Olga Dahl case. The sheriff
is determined to save no expense or
trouble to capture the miscreant.
Nashwaulk Herald: Joe Popovich,
a chauffeur for Butler Bros., sustain
ed serious injuries in an automobile
accident betweent here and Keewatin
Sunday afternoon. He was driving
a Ford to Keewatin on a business
trip and when near O’Brien brook
overtook a couple of young Nashwauk
girls who were walking to Keewatin,
and stopped to take them to their des
tination in the car. Just as he was
starting again a Stephens car be
longing to a Nashwauk garage and
driven by a young man came up be
hind them at a great rate, and in
turning out to go around failed to
turn out far enough and struck the
rear axle of -the Ford. The lighter
machine changed ends and turned tur
tle. The occupants of the Ford were
thrown quite a distance. Both girls
fainted but were not seriously injured.
Popovich sustained severe bruises
about the shoulder but is recovering.
The Ford was pretty badly wrecked.
It is fortunate that no one was killed
or at least seriously injured in the
accident, due to irresponsible, care
less driving. It is reported that the
driver did not slow up when he at
tempted to pass the other car.
Hill City News: Hill City’s Home
Guards now have their uniforms and
their appearance at drill is improv
ed 100 per cent. They are now await
ing Tuesday night when Major Curtis
will be here to muster them into the
service of the state. Fifty-seven men
signed the muster role last Tuesday
evening and there are more who will
sign up next week. In order to be
in the best possible shape the com
pany will drill Friday evening and
Sunday afternoon. Every man is ex
pected to be present Tuesday eve
ning and it would be well to be early
so that the business may be done
promptly. Monday evening eleven
autos loaded with Home Guards went
to Grand Rapids and the men had an
opportunity to see the crack company
of the state drill. They learned sev
eral things that will be of benefit to
them. The Rapids bunch treated the
visitors royally. After the drill
there was an informal talkfest and
lunch. The local men came home de
termined to get into the game with
greater vim, and there is talk of an
armory. It is being spoken of seri
ously and is likely to materialize.
Poisoning Kills Pinewood Man
Gonvick Banner: Theo. Hetland,
O. T. Holty, Thos. Hetland, their
wives and children, returned last eve
ning from Pinewood, where they had
gone yesterday morning to attend the
funeral of Herbert Dodge whose
death occurred Saturday after a brief
illness. Mr. Dodge was taken ill sud
denly last Thursday after he had eat
en apples bought from the Pinewood
store. He was rushed to the hospi
tal in Bemidji, where he passed away
late Saturday night. An autopsy
performed on the body disclosed the
fact that his stomach was literally
perforated from strong poison. It is
believed that the apples had been
tainted by agents of the Kaiser.
Chauffeur is Injured
Hill City Home Guard
GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1918.
J. W. Babcock drove to Wirt on Fri
day.
Miss Anna Moran called at the Wirt
school Friday.
Andrew Hyston made a business trip
to Bigfork Tuesday.
Amos Rossineau left for Deer River
on business on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Sucharspent the
day in Bigfork Tuesday.
B. N. Congdon made a business trip
to Grand Rapids on Monday.
John and Charely Prazak from Bass
Lake were tn town Thursday.
Miss Frances Brusewitz has been on
the sick list for the past week.
Mrs. Olie Paulson and Mrs. E. Leeper
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Walter
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Walley spent the
day with their daughter, Mrs. W Scott
Thursday.
Fred Anderson left for International
Falls on Monday, a returning to Wirt
Wednesday.
Charles Tilden of Dora Lake attend
ed the dance at Walley’s hall Satur
day evening.
Anna Stejskal and Anna Komarik
called at Wirt Wednesday, returning
to Bass Lake later.
Mrs. McGer, who has been ill for
some time, left Friday for Grand Rap
ids to consult doctors.
The Anderson brothers, who have
been working for Reigelsperger all
winter, left Monday for a trip.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peter
son on April 20, a son. Charley thinks
more about staying on the farm than
he ever did since he has a son.
Walter Scott and son Chester have
taken the contract to load out the bal
ance of post§, poles and logs for Jake
Reigelsperger.
Frank Brusewitz left for Mack on
Monday, where he got his tractor en
gine, returning home by the way of
Bigfork Tuesday.
Mrs. Phillip Hauck, who accompani
ed her mother, Mrs. Davis, as far as
Deer River Wednesday, returned home
by the way of Bigfork.
Ross Walley, who has been in the
Rapids since Monday, returned home
Friday with his assessors outfit, all
ready for work May 1.
The dance given Saturday evening
by the Wirt schol for the benefit of
the Red Cross, was well attended, the
proceeds amounting to $lB.
The down-river school, which has
also been called the Wirt school, has
been named the “Liberty” school, and
has a name to be proud of.
E. E. Warner and daughter Frances
and son Donald, Miss Margaret Green
and C. ones of Spring Lake, attended
the dance here Saturda yevening.
C. Stratton came in on Wednesday to
visit his folks. Mr. and Mrs. Stumpf,
and also lok after his land interests.
He owns considerable land in this part
of the country.
Mrs. Jim Davis and daughter Emma
and son Ray, Mrs. Ernest Leeper and
Mrs. Phil Hauck spent the week end at
the Scott home. On Monday Mrs. Da
vis and Miss Davis departed for their
former home in Canada. We all wish
them the best of luck in their new
home.
Leo Jean was the lucky one, catch
ing the first pike in Clear Lake. Six
years ago E. O. Walley carried a buc
ket full of small ones from the river
and put them in the lake. This is the
first catch. The fish weighed 4^
pounds dressed. E. O. Walley was pre
sented with the fish.
A. Jamtass was busy burning brush
Saturday.
Most of the farmers are .busy seed
ing their grain.
A. Jamtaas and son Oliver worked
on the road Tuesday.
Otto Freye and H. Sherman drove to
Blackduck Wednesday.
Otto Freye did some team work for
Louie Withofsky Friday.
Alfred Clampett is working on the
road east of here this week.
Ed Murphy was in this vicinity sell
ing Liberty bonds Wednesday.
Otto Freye made a business trip to
the Louie Withofsky home Tuesday.
Roy Bohanon was a business caller
at the O. W. Freye home Thursday.
Mr. Trautmann and son John were
callers at the Otto Freye home Thurs
day.
Alfred Clampett was an over-night
^,uest at the A. Jamtass home Wednes
day.
Mrs. August Bartens was a caller at
the J. P. Schuller and A. Jamtaas
homes Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Freye and daugh
ter drove to Blackduck Saturday, re
turning Sunday.
J. P. Schuller and family drove to
the A. Jamtaas home with their car
Saturday evening.
The Jamtaas family were out trying
their new Ford Sunday, and visited H.
Sherman of Dixon Lake.
Ed Murphy, Mrs. G. W. Tibbitts. Mrs.
G. Merrifield and Ella Tibbitts drove
over to see Merrifields new farm Sun
day.
| SWAN RIVER
A. Palon spent Thursday in Hibbing
on business.
Mary Millen spent Friday at Wa
wina shopping.
Hanna Myron was a Wawina shop
per on Saturday.
W. Doyle spent Wednesday at Grand
Rapids on business.
Mrs. Ed Schloeman was a Flood
wood shopper Tuesday.
J. W. Reynolds of Duluth transact
ed business here Wednesday.
Joe Passard of Goodland was a busi
ness caller here Wednesday.
Victor Gray of Grand Rapids attend
ed the dance Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed 'Schloeman spent
Tuesday at Hibbing on business.
Prosper Clark spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. William Doyle.
Mrs. Rob McFarland was called to
St. Paul on account of the death of a
friend.
Mr. Thompson, the cashier, spent
Wednesday at Wawina calling on
friends.
Mrs. W. Doyle and Mrs. A. Leipold
of Leipold, spent Saturday at the J. W.
Blake home.
G. H. Blake Jr., and daughter Ethel
spent Monday at Brauer at the home
of W. Chase.
John Oaks and Rob Hooker of Wa
wina attended the dance here Wed
nesday night.
Mrs. G. H. Blake and daughter Ethel
spent Sunday at Bovey at the home of
Mrs. John Bluntach.
Mrs. 'Norman Hancock of Floodwood
spent the week end at the home of
Mrs. G. H. Blake and Mrs. W. Nelson.
W. Chase of Minneapolis, W. Dagert
of Bt. Paul and A. Johnson of Kansas
City spent Saturday at the G. H. Blake
home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Bluntach of Bovey
and Mrs. Joe Prushsck of Cuysna
spent Bunday at the home ef Mr. and
Mrs. G. H. Blake jr.
The dace Wednesday Bight was well
attended. •spur was served by the
young ladies, and masie furnished by
WIRT
PINECREST I
Ingersoll’s orchestra. Everybody re
ported a good time.
ORTH
Fred Kalpin was in after supplies
Thursday.
Roy Smith made a business trip to
Funkley Saturday.
Murden Fisher was a caller at the
Norstrom home Friday.
Edgar Carlton came in Sunday after
of of I. Okum’s horses.
Roy Smith of Houpt was doing some
trading here Wednesday.
Emil Bawman of Edenberg farm left
for Moorhead Monday morning.
W. Bereman of Haupt was transact
ing business here Wednesday.
I. Okum has been loading pulp wood
for S. W. Sparlin the past week.
Ross Hoey has been busy the past
week, plowing for E. V. Milton.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Enable of Is
land Lake were in our village Sunday.
Miss Ida Maturen is the guest of
Miss Caughlin at Houpt for the week
end.
M. Fisher of Funkley was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hoey for dinner
Friday.
Jalmer Anderson of Bergville was a
business caller at the Norstrom home
Friday.
Edward and Emmett Bowman of
Houpt spent the week end with Grand
pa Bowman on the farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hoey spent Sun
day at Alvwood with the atterl's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Milk.
W. McGregor of Houpt has been
busy clearing land the past few weeks,
having cleared about three acres.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smith and their
guests, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Wilk and
family, motored to Blackduck Sunday.
Mr. Slais of North Dakota, who has
been visiting with his daughter, Mrs.
Rudolph Kalpin, left for his home Fri
da v.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Norstrom and Miss
Ida Maturen attended the farewell
reception given for Mr. Schmidt Fri
day.
S. W. Sparlin and daughter, Miss
Beatrice Sparlin, Norman Brandon of
Island Lake and Mrs. Frazee, motored
to< Gemmell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Norstrom, their
grandchildren. Kathryn and Emmett
Bamon, and Stanley Bowman, made a
trip to Kelliher Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Claffie of the Bemidji box fac
tory, was in our village Friday. Mr.
Claffie says his company will land
over two million feet of timber here
next winter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Milk and children
of Grand Rapids, spent the past week
visiting at the home of the latter’s
sister, Mrs. Roy Smith at Houpt. They
made the trip in iheir auto and report
the roads in good shape.
J. K. Matheson, who has been put
ting in the best part of his time the
past few weeks looking for a yearling
steer that had wandered from the
farm, finally found him in a deserted
wood chopper’s shack, having wan
dered in there and fell into a cellar
and starved to death. This should be
a warning, when looking for stray
stock, to investigate these deserted
shacks, or better still, nail up the door
so they can not get in.
JESSE LAKE |
A. J. Johnson has started his saw
mill again.
A. J. Johnson went to Grand Rapids
Thursday in his auto.
Louis Levine called at A. P. Ny
berg’s Sunday afternon.
Sigurd Brenden, who has been on
the sick list, is now well again.
Nels and Sigrud Brenden made a
trip to Rabey Thursday by auto.
Rev. Winterquist held services in
the school house Monday evening.
Mrs. H. M. Johnson and children vis
ited at the Peterson farm Sunday.
Olif Lind purchased a Dodge car,
which he brought home Wednesday.
Miss Svea Hedquist came home Fri
day afternoon from St. Paul to stay a
few days.
Miss Bergeson of Mack visited Sun
day With the A. J. Johnson family and
Andrew Alzens.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson and chil
dren and Richard Westling, autoed to
Deer River Sunday afternon.
Alice Nyberg returned home from
the cities Thursday, where she has
been working the past winter.
Thomas Bye came up from Princeton
Monday to spend a few days with his
brother, O. M. Bye and family.
Hoaken and Magnus Kongsjord, Al
fred Iverson and Sam Stangeland help
ed Daniel Walberg load a car of pulp
wood Monday.
Dr. Binet passed through here Fri
day on his way to Spring Lake. He
also stopped to seq Sigrud Brenden,
who is ill with quinsy.
Mrs. A. P. Nyberg, who has been ail
ing for some time, was taken to Grand
Rapids for medical treatment Thurs
day. Her son Ernest accompanied her.
-Mathias Brenden, Otto Lee and John
Willman made a trip to Grand Rapids
Tuesday to secure dynamite licenses.
Mr. Brenden was also going to take
out his citizenship papers.
Seed
Potatoes
Choice Carmen No. 1
and Bliss Triumphs from
Seed plot, planted with
hill selected stock. Has
been inspected and State
Certified as pure and free
from disease. Prices rea
sonable.
A. M. Sister & Son
DR. LARSON
THE OPTOMETRIST
is at the Pokegama hotel the
16th of each month. Glaaees
correctly fitted to your eyes.
Artificial human eyes fitted.
ROSY
Geraldia Norbo was on the sick list
this week.
Ed Bondy called at the Carl Wes
trem home on Sunday last.
The Dunbar school is now busy mak
ing a quilt for the Red Cross.
Mrs. Ivar P. Sadness called at the
Dunbar school Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Waghn made a trip to
Black Duck Friday, returning on Sun
day.
Herman Nestberg was employed at
clearing land for Fred Sandnes, Fri
day.
Bernard Simonson, of Dixon Lake,
was a caller at the Ole Longie place
Sunday.
Gust Johnson drove the school bus
Wednesday, during George Johnson's
absence.
Edna Murphy, one of our school su
pervisors, visited at the Dunbar school
Wednesday.
Miss Ella Bondy of Moose Park, vis-
FO3DADMINISTRATION REQUIRES REPORT
ON FLOUR SUPPLIES BE MADE BY MAY 1
To the People of Minnesota:
The Federal Food Administration hereby requires everyone who
has more than 30 days’ supply of wheat flour to return the flour at
once to the dealer or miller from whom it was purchased or report to
his County Food Administrator. This order applies to every one no
matter when or how the flour was obtained. Thirty days’ supply is
determined on the basis of 6 lbs. for each member of the household.
A family of four may have 24y 3 lbs. of wheat flour, and a family of
eight, 49 lbs. Substitutes may be purchased in any amounts desired.
It is not assumed that having an excess of flour on hand makes
one a hoarder. It does not. In normal times it is an indication of
thrift and sensible buying to purchase flour in reasonably large quan
tities. We do not want any one who is following his normal methods
and has an excess of flour on hand to feel in any way that he has done
wrong. He has not.
But conditions now are far from normal, hence this call. America
ind the Allies are short of wheat and wheat flour. The Allies are
driven desperately for fopd. We are under obligations to furnish the
f ood. Shipping facilities are limited. Dread they must have and
bread we must furnish them. The government must know how much
dour there is in the country and where it is. Our own people must
use other foods which we have in abundance and save* flour.
Any one who insists on keeping more than one month’s suppi\ or
is using' more than 6 lbs. per person per month is considered a hoarder
and will be dealt with accordingly. Hoarding of necessary foods is
punishable by a fine of 55.000 or imprisonment for two years or both.
It is hoped that no one in Minnesota will place himself in the hoarder
class. We beg of the people to respond at once to this call and on
or before May Ist, 1918, to dispose of any excess flour or report to
their County Food Administrator as follows:
Name
P. O. Address
No. in Family Amount of wheat Flour lbs.
Fill In, Cut Out and Mail to Food Administrator in Your County.
r T / // / ' S'
Federal Food Administrator for Minnesota.
E. C. KILEY
Itasca County Food Administrator
Best of Goods
The present market affords
are now on our shelves—new
and fresh.
Ladies' Waists, Georgeatte Crepe
Ladies' Muslin Underwear
Ladies' Waists in tub silk
Ladies' Waists in voile
Ladies' White Skirts
Ginghams! Ginghams!
In stripes, checks and plaids. A large
assortment to pick from.
Pioneer Store
ited with her sister, Mrs. Ed Norbo, for
a few days.
Miss Ida and Fred Sandnes were
callers at the Western home and at
Rosy Sunday.
Henry Waghn was a business caller
at the I. P. Sandness place on Thurs
day afteroon.
George Johnson of Dunbar made a
trip to Grand Rapids Wednesday, re
turning the same day.
Miss Ellen Olson, who has been
teaching school in another community,
arrived a ther sisters home Saturday
for a visit.
Nels Oas and Mrs. Anton Oas and
daughter Jewel of Maple Grove were
callers at the I. P. Sadness home Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Norlio and daughter
Geraldia and the Misses Ella Bondy
and Minerva Barker attended the dance
at Srpuce Grove last Saturday night.
Several of the people of this com
munity attended the Loyalty meeting
at Edgar Robertson’s place Sunday.
A good time was reported by all, and
we hope there will be another such
meeting soon.
NEED OF FLOUR GREAT.
HOARDING.
John Beckfelt