Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 29, 1896, Page 1

fe and Rapids Heral Vo. V.—No. I. SHSSSSHSH HHS SSS SKEREES Seceeeees: Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaruRDAY, AUGUST 29, 1896. of Fall and Winter Goods are Being Received by the Itasca Mercantile Compaay. Tet iii tit tte ei Ee ea a a Daily Shipments ek eae Hh ae a eae oh ee ee aR eR te Every Department Especial consideration will be given to the Dry Goods Department this season. In the Big Store is receiving additions, and an invitation is extended to the people of Grand Rapids to call and make a thorough inspection of the several lines. Grand Rapids, - Itasca Mercantile Co., Minn. OETIIIT er eee cor. A Hardware Store aL mi PITTI Tititiiiiiis ket, FULL LINE OF * BEN HUR” BICYCLES, BADY CARRIAGES, CHILDREN’S WAGONS ETC. W. J. & HD. POWERS. Is not the proper place to seek tenderloins and to find railroad get it at our while we know we can you the but the ub the you less goods kin- . You expect nd you get not shoe pegs sobacco, IF YOU WANT A BAR- GAIN in an line of I tiele in the tore ‘are best here, © dollars, will charge you before buying ;of the other fellow. Keep apace with the prevailing styles, and our experience with the trade VPOISASYY 7 Grand Rapids Ladies here has demonstrated that no exception is made to this rule in the line of Jewelry. Belts are worn this season, and tu meet the demand and to please every artistic taste, we have a carefully selected stock of Ladies’ Latest Leather Belts. Woven Wire Belts in both Gold and Silver, Dress Sets, Silver Buckles, Belt Pins and Skirt Supporters. They are well worth a careful inspection. 0.20 Nisbett & Warriner, 0 The Jewelers. Sn nnsimmmeninin inline PVOOCUSVTVBDVOOD CABLE & LIBBY, THIS WEE ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLES, | GENUINE HOME RENDERED Oyster Seasori is now open. Thursday of this week was the anniversary of that great American delitacy, and The Meat Men, received a large consignment the frst day of the season. They Keep Only the Best. including Sweet. Potatoes, LARD IN BULK. Sweet Pepers, Corn, Rhu- barb, Ete. ABSOLUTELY PURE. pe eas & Libby, Cable & Libby received a‘large shipment ot Fresh Eggs direct from the FARMERS. MINN. >; | Demoerats PRIMARIES ARE HELD and Republicans . Select Their Delegates. LABOR LEAGUERS DEFEATED The Straightaway Republicans Put up a Winning Fight and Serve Notice on the League Members That s They are not Wanted. This has been a busy week in Itasca county, politically. All three of the parties have held their conventions, and delegates are now chosen who will select the various candidates for the various offices to represent the various parties, the result of which is variously claimed hy the various as- pirants. The Democrats held their | primaries on Thursday, and so far as jreports have been received at this office, there will be no contesting dele- gations from any of the precincts. Tne only fight threatened in Grand Rapids originated with Barnster Brady, who seems to have considered himself an available candidate for county attorney and desired’ to have delegates chosen who would be favor- able to his ambition. The old gentle- man had been buttonholing citizens on the street corners and urging his candidacy during the past two weeks ormore. As a result it was ex pected that he would make some showing of strength at the primaries. Mr. Brady went through all the formalities usually observed among politicians. He “‘ollied” the boys up, had tickets printed and talked politics and actually succeeded in making the friends of Attorney Price, the Demo- cratic candidate, believe that he would develop a considerable tollow- ing in the village. But when the votes were counted it was found that Mr. Brady’s ticket was not seriously considered by the voters. In precinct No. 1 he received five’ votes and in precinct No, 2 hisaspirations were en- tirely ignored, there being but one ticket voted. This was the only ex- itement in the Democratic primaries. ‘The following delegates were chosen: From precinct No. 1: Henry Logan, E. C. Kiley, Peter Foley, Frank F. Price, John Costello, D. W. Doran. Precinct No. 2: M. L. Toole, J.F. O'Connell, George Cox, P. H. Varley, T. H. Hennessey, Charles Kearney, Thomas Trainor, John O’Brien. * * * # Yesterday the Republicans held their primaries, and in Grand Rapids it was a battle royal betwéen two elements. ‘The Labor League had long calculated on capturing the Republican county convention, and it was understood that they would conceed nothing to those not identi- fied with that organization. As a result, it was a fight to the death with both factions. Karly in the day the politicians were astir, and when the heir forces. sete The delegates elected to primaries opened at 4 o’clock the streets in the vicinity of the polling places were alive with black Republi- can warriors,and here and there a Dem- ocrat might be seen. Both sides hustled hard for votes and no one was al- lowed to escape. The teilers found that the Labor Leaguers were “done up” about 2 to 1, the vote in precinct No. 1 being 104 to 43, while the other precinct tallied 97 to 47, There were some dissentions among the members of the league which helped to swell the majority of the straight Republicans, although it 1s evident that. they were doomed to defeat at bigs time, even with the full strength the Republican county convention from precinct Nb. 1, are: L, C. Warriner, A. M. Johnson, E. A, Kremer, Aug- ust Johnson, John A. Brown, R. Mc- Lennan and Ed. Cable. Precinct No. 2 elected John Beckfelt, Frank Carson, 3B. C. Finnegan, Frank Peopke, C. A. Wallace, W. V. Fuller and J. R. Wallace: * * _ As outlined in these columns he re- tofore, it 1s pretty well understood who the nominees of the Democratic and Republican conventions will be. ‘The outcome of yesterday’s primaries leaves very little if any opposition to H. R. King for county auditor on the Republican ticket, and M, L. Toole will be endorsed for sherift by ‘the Republicans after being nominaied. by the Democrats on the roth of Sep- tember. At this time there seems to be no opposition to Arthur Kremer for treasurer on the Republican ticket, while T. J. Welsh will be the Demo- cratic nominee for that office. For clerk of court there are now but six candidates, A. B. Clare having retired. In the Democratic convention, George Cox and P. H. Varley will each do battle for the nomination, while the Republicans will decide between Wade Blaker, I. D. Rassmussen and4 Col. M. A. Leahy. If F. A. King will consent to make the run, he can have the People’s Party nomination for that office. Yesterday’s primaries throughout the county are said to be favorable to Blaker, and his friends say he will be nominated on the first ballot. The Democrats will nominate Frank F. Price for county attorney by acclamation, and it now looks as though C. L. Pratt will be the Republican nominee, although C. C. McCarthy may have some Republi- can friends in the convention. If there are any Republican aspirants for the office of register of deeds, they have not yet declared themselves, Charles Kearney and M. R. Stevens will each ask the Democrats to endorse them for that position. Judge Arnold of Laprairie and George Booth have stepped into the political arena and would hke to be judge of probate via the Republican route. The only name thus far mentioned by the Democrats in this connection, is E. C. Kiley: It is very hkely that Mrs. O. H, Sulson will be nominated by both parties for superintendent of schools. Daniel Rogers is a candidate before the Democratic convention for the that he will very have little opposition. Noone has yet been mentioned for the office of court commissioner by any party. A. E. Wilder will be unanimously nominated by the Demo- crats for county commissioner from the Second district, and C. E. Seelye has considerable backing from the Republican delegates. o * iS ae Just what action the Labor League will now take is very uncertain. It is said by some of the leaders that they will put up an entire independent ticket. The situation may become Very. between -now-and convention days. Just what. the Populists will do tonight at their pri- maries 1s rather uncertain. FOR THE STATE FAIR. Itasca County Sends a Notable Exhibit That Should Attract Attention. The railway depot was filled with roducts of the soil yesterday. These ere loaded into a car and shipped this morning, and. comprise Itasca county’s exhibit for the state fair. While it is a little early in the season for matured products, still a very creditable showing will be made. especially in the line of vegetables, flowers and specimens of timber cut from the various kinds of trees that form a natural crop in this_ section. The town gardens contributed liberal- ly to the exhibit and the surrounding farms showed that they are making aapid progress in agricultural work. The specimens of corn were particu- larly fine. The northeastern experi- ment farm added a large contribution to. the exhibit and furnished nearly ev- erything that would be requisite. The grain went mostly in the straw and made a fine showing. A birch bark canoe trimmed with grain by Mrs. E. R. Lewis, and_ bear- ing the words “Itasca county,’ on its side, will occupy the center of the county exhibit at the state fair. It will pe filled with «mammoth vegeta- bles and corn stalks will be fitted into it to support sails. Wm. Weitzel’s contribution of stuffed wild animals will also attract strangers and give them pointers on the original live stock resources of northern Minne- sota. The birch bark canoe with its dain ty trimmings was the centre of admi- ration of the ladies who gathered at the depot last evening to see the ex- hibits before they were put into the car. Children toyed with the ever- lasting flowers, with the heads of the wheat, rye and oats, with the hops and wild rice and they uttered excla- mations of dehght as they saw the beauty of the Chippewa craft It bids fair to be a special feature of the Itasca county exhibit. Almost every vegetable one could name was includ- ed in the collection, Of course the boss pumpkin always attracts com- ment but this time Judge Huson’s Mexican Hubbard, (or sweet potato,) squash commanded attention by rea- son of its immense proportions. It will have to be put on a platform scale at the fair in order to get at its weight. The egg plants and ripe to- office of county surveyor and it is said matoes aroused the most _ interest 1 among the specimens of garden truck on account of their handsome colors and generally fine appearance. Brother Bernard handled the potato fork and hoe yesterday while Mr. Washburn drove the team from farm to farm and shouted “hurry up” while he was loading the produce. Brother Bernard sh owed the effects of the sun and air on his return but he took off his coat again m the eve- ning and with the assistance of John Beckfelt he did a pretty fair job of car loading. There were twenty-seven kinds of gtainwansthe. Itasca -eounty- exhibit ~ sent to the state fair. These with the garden products, including. flowers, stuffed specimens of wild animals and the decorated canoe described above are features that promise to be differ- ent entirely from the displays from elsewhere and bound to call attention to the peculiarly iuteresting develop- ment of Itasca county’s magnificent domain. Folders describing the county will be distributed by the rep- resentatives at the fair. They present in short sketches the main pomts con- cerning this rapid development and are illustrated with sixteeen engrav- ings of town, scenic and farm views all taken in this county. The Saldini Entertainment. Threatening weather deterred many from attending the entertainment for the benefit of the piano fund at Vil- lage hall Tuesday evening, yet a fair audience was present when the talent- ed reader and impersonator, Talma Saldini, appeared upon the stage and opened the program with his dramatic recitation of Longfellow’s mystic poem entitled: ‘King Robert of Sicily.” ‘The entertainer gave ample evidence of his artistic skill in this number and throughout the program which pre- sented a wide range of high grade dramatic recitative, interspersed with very pleasing humorous selections and excellent renditions of the pathetic or- der. At the outset he requested the audience to not applaud vigorously but the applause which he received frequently showed very {clearly that his skilful portrayals of human char- acteristics were true tolife, Prof, Sal- dini’s work was true to the best con- ceptions of dramatic art gained through a busy experience that has been favorable to the high develop- ment of his splendid abilties. He ex- hibits those special powers that are requisite for the successful teaching * elocution and the drama. The pleasure of the occasion was increased by instrumental music artist- ically performed by Miss White upon the village piano which responded most acceptably to the nimble fingers of the bright and youthful pianist, Get a Joint Debate. Our Republican friends appear to place a great deal of stress on the oratorical ability of C. C. McCarthy, and perhaps they mbt be able to indice that gentleman to enter into a joint debate of the currency ques- tion before a Grand Rapids audi- ence. The Democratic county com- mittee are prepared to do their share 1n the matter, a oe