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FOUR <t«m« of interest Culled from Nearby Newsoaeen Agent in Lake County. Lake County Chronicle: The an nual meeting of the Lake county hoard was held Tuesday, and outside of the routine business of letting con tract for publication of proceedings and care of county paupers, there was little of note except the hearing on the question of the appropriation to the Lake County Farm Bureau for the maintenance of a county agent. Petitions bearing 281 signatures w’ere presented in favor of a county agent and 11 signatures against the county agent, and a good delegation was present to press the demands of the petitioners. No opposition on the part of the board members except that of Louis Westlund, who cited his own case as having been able to develop his own farm without the aid of a county agent. Fred D. Thias was present and asked for an appro priation of SI,OOO for the Lake Coun ty Agricultural society which was granted. Another Used Kerosene. Biwabik Times: Made a human torch by an oil explosion Tuesday Lucina Roderico, nine, of Gilbert, was fatally burned. Her parents were severely burned trying to save her. Lucina, who had been attempting to start a fire with kerosene, died be fore she could be taken to the hospi tal. Mrs. Roderico, her mother, is in a critical condition at the More hos pital at Eveleth whither she was rushed. The father’s hands and face were also burned. Lucina had gone to the kitchen to aid her mother in preparing breakfast. She sought to hasten the building of a kitchen fire with kerosene but a live coal ignited the oil. She instantly was enveloped in flames. Park Papids Enterprise: The Co. “G” toboggan slide is now in opera tion and is going full blast. A tryout was held Christmas and exceeded all expectations. Sunday afternoon the slide was operated for the public and a good crowd attended, in spite of the cold weather. From the top of the slide to the end of the ride is— Oh! Boy!—one big thrill, instilling a desire for more and more. The slide consists of 140 feet of greased light ning, the sleds running on steel track until the ice is reached, when they scoot away with the rapidity of a bul let. The slide and sleds are so con structed as to insure great speed com bined with absolute safety. Unusual Phenomenon. Cass Lake Times: Some time dur ing Friday and Friday night, one hundred feet of the track of the Great Northern railway parallel to the shore of Pike Bay east of Cass Lake has moved over three inches. What caused the heave is a mystery even to experts on tracks. At the same time a ridge was piled up from the mainland to the south shore of Star Island, and high ridges of sand were piled up all along the shore of Star Island. There has been no disturbance, or shaking of the ground and just what caused the upheavel is a secret to Mother Nature. Thief River Falls Times: The Thief River Valley Cooperative Poultry association with headquarters here, this week received a check of $44,- 858.99 for Christinas turkeys shipped out of this city during the first half of December. The check is the largest ever drawn for dressed tur keys to a marketing association in the state, and is believed to be the largest of its kind in this country and per haps in the world. The check is :n payment for about 120,000 pounds of dressed turkeys. A picture has been taken of the check and will be widely distributed to advertise this as one of the leading turkey centers of the country. In addition to the amount just received, $18,457.34 was received for the Thanksgiving turkeys, making a total of $63,316.33. It is estimated that poultry and turkeys shipped out of Thief River Falls by the various shippers and association during the 1925 fall season brought in about a quarter million dollars. Bemidji Sentinel: Postmaster W. B. Stwart believes that there are prospects of Bemidji being included on an airmail route in the not far dis tant future and to this end has writ ten a number of postmasters and gov ernment officials relative to such a plan to include Bemidji on the pro posed airmail route between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg, Bemidji would be a logical stopping point on such a route. Mr. Stewart contends, and in this every resident of Bemidji will agree. Bids have already been called for by the postoffice department for an airmail route between Chicago and the Twin Cities and the connecting link between the Twin Cities and Winnipeg is already being strongly talked. In event such a route is de cided upon and Bemidji is designated as a stopping point, this city would be the distributing point for a radius of 50 to 100 miles. Airmail service is being rapidly developed and it is considered only a matter of time be fore this section of the state will be served in that manner. Chisholm Mine Opens. The Tribune-Herald: First indica tions of the improvement in labor conditions in the iron mining industry forecast for 1926 are evident this week with announcement of the Hanna Ore Mining company of the reopening of the Leonard Mine North Bank. This property reopens Mon day and will give employment to sixty to seventy-five men. Those to be first placed, it is understood, are those who were previously in the Hanna employ. The reopening of the mine is a little earlier than was expected and is done by the company with intent of taking care of employes now out of work. The North Bank mine has been a steady producer for years but was closed down last June after having worked with skeleton shift for several months. In reopening, two shifts will be employed. The property is under the management of F. H. Cohoe and immediate supervision of Matt Ger sich. a i J NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Park Rapids Slide. Poultry Pays There. Will It Come Here? Wednesday Ore Under Lake Bed. Aitkin Republican: A part of one of Minnesota’s “ten thousand” lakes may disappear this spring and in its pit will begin the mining of a large deposit of valuable iron ore. The ake, under the smooth waters of vhich extensive mineral wealth has long remained hidden, prospectors say, is Rabbit lake, located just north *f Cuyuna. Six test stations are be ng operated at this time in order to determine the exact location and value of the deposits. It is under stood that half of the lake will be drained by drilling holes through ard oan and the other half, from the bridge restricted by a dam. The en terprise is being conducted by the Roger-Brown Mining company, said to be affiliated with the Bethlehem Steel company. For several years nast there has been considerable dis cussion and argument as to whether the state had exclusive right to such ire as is found under lakes or whether the land under the lake is .wned by individuals possessing land along the shores. Agreement is said to have been reached to the effect that property-owners have rights to the ’and beneath a lake included in sec tors reaching from their shore-lines, ho state to be allowed large loyalties. All property along Rabbit lake shores is now reported to be in the hands of the mining firm planning the operations. Found Dead in Woods. Brainerd Tribune: The body re norted in the last week’s issue of the Tribune as being in a car about seven miles east of town in a jack pine thicket, was found to be that of Al bert Wohl, of route 2, Cannon Falls, who disappeared early in April. The body was in the back seat in a sitting posture and his hat in the front seat of a 1914 Ford car. The hat band bore the name of a Cannon Falls mer chant. Indetification was made through the secretary of state’s office and his brother and brother-in-law came up and identified the body. He had apparently been there since April as but very little remained, except the skeleton. No marks of violence were found on the body or any evi dence of any foul play as his money, amounting to about one hundred dol lars, which he had when he disap peared, was found, and no weapons of any kind were found. Seek Federal Hatchery. Baudette Region: The movement for a federal fish hatchery on the Lake of the Woods was given a great mpetus at a mass meeting called at the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Tuesday evening. President R. M. Skinner of the Chamber of Commerce, who issued the called for the meeting, called the meeting to order, with C. C. Ortman as secretary. With a few introductory remarks, he turned the chairmanship of the meeting over to I. A. Kennedy, president of the Isaac Walton league, who stated the pur pose of the meeting. Mr. Kennedy called on Game Warden Mattson, who came from Roseau to attend the meet ing, to express the views of the state game and fish department as to the advisability and necessity of a fish hatchery at the lake. He went into the matter thoroughly, giving many reasons for the establishment of a hatchery, as well as the necessity of the federal government sponsoring it. His address wms a masterly one, touch ing on the importance of conserving not only the wild life, but also all of our natural resources, and demon strated that he has given the subject many years c.f careful study. He also called attention to their value as at tractions to the touists. Printers Excuse to Confab. Itasca Iron News: The meeting of the. printers at the county seat at the first meeting of the county board is an annual event, and we wouldn’t miss the event for anything. At the meeting Tuesday we had the pleasure of meeting Editor Chris Haugen of the Nashwauk Herald. Think of two newspaper men living on a Babcock highway so near by, and neither hav ing met the other. But it is this way; Mr. Haugen fishes in one part of the county while we fish in the other. The whole world has been divided in two parts for us, as it were. We hope to he great friends with Mr. Haugen some day as he,appears like a most likable and competent young man. Have Meanest Man. Mesaba Miner: Is Hibbing’s mean est man a resident of Chisholm ? Hib bing newspapers Tuesday evening contained a story of some mean in dividual who put salt on the skating rink ice and thus spoiled a large por tion of it fcr skating purposes. Prac tically the same thing happened to the local ice sheet on Tuesday even ing, according to D. J. Chaput, local ice maker. Local skaters are wonder ing if the persons who did these two mean things are not the same person. Drastic measures will be taken against any one found guilty of the dirty trick, according to officials in charge of the local ice sheet. Large portions of the local ice sheet had to be chopped out and refrozen, it is learned. This not only deprives the skaters of the use of this section of ice and makes skating more difficult but adds to the work of the crew. Hire Radio Hound. Hibbing Tribune: To assist the radio fans in Hibbing, of whom there are a large number, to aid in detecting radio interference, the Water & Light board at its meeting held Monday aft ernoon decided to employ a “radio hound” a man versed in radio who will work between the hours of six in the evening and midnight to detect causes of interferences. The local radio club will also pay the services of an as sistant who will work with the vil lage employe. The committee met with the Water & Light board yes terday and explained that hundreds of Hibbing radio owners contend that much of the poor receiving in Hibbing has been due to leaky transformers and electrical connections. The com mittee consisting of Roy Blake, John Alden, Chris Ostdiek and F. G. Coyne met with the board. The committee will employ the services of Frank Pefetti and he will start his duties immediately. A Dangerous Machine. Princeton Union: Henry Brink man is the fifth man in the vicinity ot Princeton this fall to receive a severe injury while operating a com shred der. This accident occurred on De cember 17 while he was working on the Hank Fiebing farm. Mr. Brink man attempted to grab an ear of com which was caught in the rollers of the shedder when the knife caught the first two fingers of his left hand. The bone in the third finger was broken and it may be necessary to amputate it. | SOUTH SHOAL LAKE I Mrs. Field of Northome visited a few days recently with her daughter, Mrs. D. J. Long. Last Saturday Mrs. Long and daughter Geraldine, Mrs. Troop and Mrs. Field motored to Hibbing, where Mrs. Field expected to attend the cele bration of her brother’s golden wed ding. Sam Rose and A. J. Gravelie were Hibbing visitors Thursday and Friday. School commenced Monday after the holiday vacation. The Padget and Gamache families have moved to Grand Rapids during the holiday vacation as Mr. Padget sold his farm. Robert Lessard of Hibbing visited Sunday with his parents. Robert Lessard of Hibbing visited Sunday with his parents. Mrs. W. H. Newton, who has been seriously ill, is reported improving. Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Pion or Grand Rapids visited at the Nels Pion home Sunday. Miss Gould entertained some of the young people of the neighborhood at a party at the school house Saturday eve ning. H. M. Flint of Lawrence township visited at the W. H. Newton home this week. J. A. Gravelie and family- of Cole raine and Herbert Gravelie and wife of north Arbo visited at the E. P. Gravelle home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clafton of north Arbo visited at the W. H. Newton home on Sunday. Miss Bessie Deal visited Sunday with Mrs. John Swival of north Arbo. Miss Anna Lessard of Grand Rapids visited over the week end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lessard. BLACKBERRY Mr. and Mrs. Henry Endahl and chil dren of Coleraine and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dorothy of Grand Rapids spent Sun day at the Neil McKinley home. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour Wasburn and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller and son were callers at the George Wells home Sunday. The monthly meeting of the Farmers club was held last Saturday evening at the school house. A large crowd attended. Motion pictures w r ere shown by A. H. Frick, county agent. It was decided that the Farmers club meetings would be changed from the first to the second Saturday in the month. After the meeting a lunch was served by the ladies and a social hour enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. George Wells and Rob ert McKinlay were fishing at Pokegama lake Tuesday. Alvin Bengston and Jess Wells drove to Duluth Saturday afternoon on busi ness. Mrs. Henry Swanson entertained the Blackberry Ladies club on Wednesday afternoon. The time was spent in con versation and a delicious lunch was served by the hostess. You don’t have to be a French""cheT"to"™"""/* prepare a tempting Jell-O dessert. By (J f. --dl carefully following the recipes in each p-. • „ * package anyone can make plain or elabo- LV” v “ --" •*• ■ rate desserts and salads. Plain Jell-O dessert takes but a few minutes of your time to prepare and costs little to serve. But perhaps you like elaborate desserts, —and again Jell-O, in combination with A fruits, nuts and whipped cream makes a dessert suitable for any occasion. Keep several packages of Jell-O on hand; there are six pure fruit flavors. - America's most famous dessert dEUWi ll When the Mercury Drops! In cold and blustery weather the telephone saves many disagreeable trips. In fair weather or foul, twenty-four hours a day, the telephone stands ready to carry your voice anywhere you want to send it The convenience of a telephone is worth far more than it costs. ® Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. BELL SYSTEM One Policy • One Syttem - Uaivonul GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WARBA Eli Pochucho of Goodland was a call er here on Monday. Uno Salo of Swan River transacted business in the village on Tuesday. John Taylor of Goodland was a busi ness caller here on Monday. Walter Tuomi of Swan River was in the village Tuesday on business. Robert Beech of Jacobson was a call er here on Wednesday. Albert Erlandson was a business caller in Duluth on Wednesday. Mrs. E. M. Westurn returned from Floodwood on Wednesday after visit ing a the James Fogarty home for a few days. The Catholic Ladies Aid was enter tained by Mrs. J. N. Vadnais at her home on Wednesday. A large crowd attended and a delicious lunch was served. John Henry of Leipold called in the village on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Schloeman of Swan River were callers in the village on Thursday. Mrs. A. R. Anderson and daughter Lucilla were in Grand Rapids Friday cn business. Many of the people of the village attended the basketball game in Grand Rapids on Friday evening. Miss Ruth Carlson transacted busi ness in Grand Rapids on Saturday. A baby was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vink on Jan. 8. Miss Beulah Martin of Leipold spent the week end at her home here. Many of the young people attended the dance at the Feeley hall Saturday evening. C. C. Wilcox was a business caller in Grand Rapids on Sunday. Devotional services were held at the Warba school house on Sunday evening. Rev. Arends of Grand Rapids preach ing. George Kenjello of Goodland was a business caller in the village on Sat urday. Misses Skinvik and Tanr> of Grand Rapids spent the week end visiting with teachers here. Wal*er Jacobson of J tcobsin was a business callere here on Sunday. Cecil Dailey of Ball Bluff called here on Sunday. Floyd Westurn and Waldemar John son of Ball Bluff spent the week end at their homes here. MARCELL Tom Andrews has been having quite serious trouble with a carbuncle, which began forming on the back of his neck some weeks ago, and also which he mistook at first to be a boil. Its in creasing seriousness induced him to call a physician Saturday, who treated the infected parts, and since he con tinues to improve rapidly. The ice harvest is in progress around Marcell these days. The ice is excep tionally difficult to handle. Mrs. Anna Motash of Jaynes was taken to the Itasca hospital at Grand Rapids Friday suffering from dropsy. However the illness had about reached its last stage for she passed away the following morning. Mrs. Motash’s age was 73 years. During the past few years she made her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Bolton of Jaynes. Funeral ser vices were held at Bigfork Tuesday, with interment in the Bigfork ceme tery. Mr. Kolo of Alder recently claimed . bounty entitled him for the fifth wolf ihe succeeded in trapping this winter. Mr. Kolo considers himself rather a । lucky fellow as all of the five catches I were female wolves. Harry Olson accompanied by O. H. I Bolton motored to Grand Rapids Sat | urday. Mr. Podell of Duluth, who acquired I ownership of Camp Northwood this I '! 7 fall, came here recently and expects to remain during the ice harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Helm of Mack, Mrs. Harry Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Hagen of Marcell went to Bigfork Tuesday where they attended the fu neral of Mrs. Anna Motash. Dr. D. F. Dumas was up from Deer River Saturday making professional calls at the D. H. Hoover and T. E. Andrews homes. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Oakland had as their guests over the New Year holi day, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olson and mother, Mrs. C. Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Hagen. Raymond Luchau of Bigfork was visiting around Marcell Saturday and Sunday. Olaf Oakland was hauling ice for Harry Olson Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pifher spent new Year’s day with friends at Deer River. School in Marcell reopened Monday. Mrs. Lloyd Stickler and son, Bobby visited with Mrs. Carl Hellickson Fri day. NORTH FEELEY Arthur Johnson motored to Grand Rapids on Monday. G. W. Kelly and Melva Rosholt were in Bovey Tuesday on business. Melvin Rosolt was a business caller in Grand Rapids on Monday. Waldemar Johnson of Ball Bluff came home on Saturday to visit with his parents here. Fred Hamm and G. W. Kelly went to Grand Rapids Friday bringing with them some of their fine poultry which was to be entered in the poultry show at that place. Dorothy Hamm, Myron Rosholt and Astrid Johnson attended the basket ball game at Grand Rapids Friday eve ning. Kathryn Hamm came home on Sat urday to spend Sunday with her par ents here. The dance at Feeley hall Saturday night proved a success.- A very large crowd attended. Fred Hamm went to Grand Rapids Saturday on business. Martin Johnson and son Arthur came home on Saturday evening to spend Sunday here. Mrs. Robert JJeßosier and daughter Shirley called at the M. N. Rosholt home on Friday. JESSE LAKE Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pifher motored to Grand Rapids Saturday to attend the Farm Bureau meeting. J. Maurice Nelson of Duluth arrived here Saturday to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Larson. Mrs. Alfred Valtinson will be hostess to the Norwegian Ladies aid Wednes day, Jan. 20. All are welcome. Miss Sahiberg visited with Miss Erickson Saturday. Miss Ruby Sahiberg and Miss Ethel Erickson returned Sunday evening from Minneapolis and St. Peter. School commenced Monday morning after the two weeks holiday vacation. Mrs. Luckman and sister. Miss Bren nin, of Elbow Lake arrived here Mon day to visit a week at the home of Mrs. Luckman’s daughter, Mrs. E. M. Wes terlund. WM-FBUOW * « Am Am / (I B\ B ’ m in BREAD — zwsmaster's )^insmASier x V '• DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS » Here are the NEW Prices! Old Prices New Prices Touring Car - - - $875 $795 • Roadster ... 85 5 795 Type-B-Sedan - - - 1045 895 Type-A-Sedan - - - 1280 1075 Coupe ... 960 845 Panel Commercial Car 960 885 Screen Commercial Car 885 810 Chassis 730 655 f. o. b. Detroit These new prices apply to a product that is far and aw r ay the finest Dodge Brothers have ever produced. They are made possible by a $10,000,000 expansion program, which practically doubles production, and materially reduces the cost of manufacture. ARCHIE RASSMUSSEN GRAND RAPIDS MINN. January 13, 1926 Ellis Alzen returned to Minneapolis Monday, having spent the past two week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alzen motored to Grand Rapids Monday morning. Rev. O. W. Ohlson of Grand Rapids conducted the yearly meeting of the Swedish Lutheran church Wednesday morning. A. D. Grant went to County Road Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alzen are re joicing ove rthe birth of a so non Wed nesday morning at the Hursh hospital in ffrand Rapids. Harvey Rempher of Marcell was in Jesse Lake Wednesday. Mrs. Theodore Alzen was hostess to the Ladies Aid of the Baptist church Friday afternoon at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Lindstrom of Rice River, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cooke of Marcell, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stange land and Mrs. Carlson of Bass Lake attended the Aid. Edward Peterson has been very ill the past week, but is convalescing at the Peter Larson home. Erick Mortenson returned on Friday from Cambridge, where he went to consult a specialist. We are glad to note that Mr. Mortenson is very much improved and hope that he will fully recover his health. Corinner and Arnold Larson came home Friday evening from Deer River. H. J. DeWitt and son Herbert mo tored to Deer River Saturday. Mrs. D. Hoover and Miss Erickson motored to Deer River Saturday. Peter Sjolund and Albin Nelson came home from camp Saturday. SPANG The B. B. M. C. will meet at the home of Mrs. Earl Jones Friday, Jan. 1. Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson of Chis holm called on friends here Sunday. Miss Maude Peterson and Matt Schu maker. Jr., drove to Bovey Sunday night, from which place they accom panied Mr. Schumaker’s sister, Mrs. Otto Liimatainen, to the Hursh hos pital in Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. William Kutcher re turned Saturday evening from Waco nia, where they were called by the death of Mr. Kutcher’s father. Thursday afternoon the many friends of Mrs. Leland Camp gathered at the home of her parents to welcome her home. Mrs. Camp was presented with a small gift, just to show her how glad her friends were to have her among them again. Ed Bowman has been marketing wood in Grand Rapids the past week. Mr. Anderson of the Grand Rapids high school was consulting farmers in Spang the past week in regard to a series of lessons in poultry raising. Marie Cox asd Alice Peterson visited their home here Sunday. They were ac companied by Lillian Schumaker of Grand Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Camp have re turne dto Misneapolis for a short stay. SAND LAKE Miss Mildred Nelson of Spring Lake was home over the week end. The Ladies Aid will hold a pie sup per and apron sale Saturday, Jan. 16. Come and learn of and worship Gon with us Sunsay, Jan. 17. Sunday school 10:30 a. m Scripture lesson, John 3:1-17. Christian Endeavor topic. ‘‘Great Id'-as." Isaiah, 6.1-8; 2nd sam. 7:1-3. Oscar Snyder, who has been under quarantine, has suffered a relapse. The Smile club met Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. B. A. Schaar A large crowd was out and everybody voted Mrs. Schaar a capital hostess. Three members were added. Rev. Snyder of Grand Rapids deliv ered a fine sermon Sunday afternoon. He also explained and organized a teachers training course for the Sun day school. Sunday evening Rev. Grant had the meeting in place of the regular Chris tian Endeavor. He leaves for a tour to the west part of the rounty this week. Edith Alzen and Esther Johnson came up from school to attend the Smile club meeting and visit at their homes. When You Fee! a Cold ing On K®-' Take^^ Jr Laxative (Brom^ 1 \PuinineJ tabMs .^ to work off the cause and to fortify the system against an attack of Grip or Influ enza. A Safe and Proven Remedy. Price 30c. The box bears this signature > ■ ■ qt v