Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 1

Yano ’ Vou V.—No, 17. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, DeceMBER 19, 1896. The Most Important Sale of the : H * * = ® * prices of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. We are selling Men’s Clothing at One-Halt of our original price, Boys’ Suits at Fifty per cent Think of it, a complete suit for $2. Men's and Boys’ \Winter Cap at 25 cents. Reduction. young or old, who has not -yet bought her winter garment should Take advantage of this Great Sale. BE EE A eee ee ee ea ee ea a a a ae Mittens at less than maaufacturers price. COME AND SEE THEM. iit itt TTT rrr rrr TT TTT TTT errr Beginning Dec. 14, and continuing fot two weeks, every lady, SEE Ee ee a eee at ‘ L Gloves and and © of The Very Best LESS se Than the Original Wholesale Cost. the season at ‘\ * * * * = * * * * * * * * * * * * % * * * * a * * * o * * ” * * * od * * * * = * * : May be Too Late. : Itasca Mercantile : Company. Worth Reaching For never hold unto money by careless buying. ‘There may be— can buy Hardwar ing Goods; But Mark This— a quality as you can from us. not. high, either. W. J. & H. D. POWERS. WILL NISBETT, Expert Watchmaker and Engraver. beautiful and substantial addi- tions to bis stock foc the holi- day trade, and much more is yet to come. He is ted Goods quarters in Grand Rapids for Has already received woaey | 1 | EnuS8raving Done Frec on all Goods Bought of Me. WILL NISBETT. Not only is every cent in sight wortb reaching for, but every cent you own is worth holding unto, and you can No matter how much or how little you buy, bay carefully; but remember, that it is not careful buying to buy trash. , there are—other places where you Lumbermen’s Supplies, Doors, Win- dows, Paints, Oils, Glass, Farming Tools and Sport- | there if no other place in this neck 0’ the woods where you can puy them of such absolutely unequalled We are headquarters for high-grade goods, and if anything you buy here don’t suit, you get your money back—and our prices are RCCRCSVECVESSESESS SOVIETS Holiday Ra ck HASTY, halite ithaca + hha hdc diced 4 It is not But it is Profitable Necessary Both to the meat mer- to Advertise chant and to the custom- er to make announce- ments concerning the best place tu buy mesis and provisions, and then +4 furnish the evidence to should eat. * every patron. seseeecooossousseneneEEeonseonseenennenoNET That's What We do, and We Find That tt Pays. Lid +7 ee ae ae ae ee ee to tell people they are * ae ae hungry, or what they be greeneeesensesse ae CABLE & LIBBY, DEALERS IN FRESH and SALT EE A is Se ae a ae a ea MEATS) -THE WINTER TRAVEL. Northern Settlers Will Keep the Tote Trail Open to the Rainy Lake Country. By breaking the road from Koo- chiching southward Louis Stellar and party greatly improved upon the “rabbit trail” which was found by Ex- Senator Dedon on his trip during the last part of November. Mr. Stellar drove his team clear through and, had five or more people with him. He was so confident that the road will now remain in passable condition that he made arrangements to tote between here and Rainy lake during the rest of the winter. He said, before he drove homeward last ‘Tuesday: “I'll drive over this road several times this winter. We want todo some tradiug and other business at this county seat of ours, and :Ithough it’s a long, hard drive, we'll iucuge io make it. You'll see mort of the people from Koochiching and Rainy Lake city hefore long.” Joc Gardner, who re- turned with him, took jour fannhes ot settlers northward irom Lopers, and others have since gone to the Rainy Lake country atoot, so there is a fair chance that the trail will be kept open. It should be a great deal better than it is, for it takes experienced explorers to pick their way northward over its crooked course and to avoid the wrong trails that run intoit. At some points on the road the traveler has to veer to the southwest or to the south- east in order to strike the old logging roads that form a part of the journey —which would be long enough for all that’s out, even if it ran perfectly straight. it is shortened up a little in the winter time by such trips as Mr. Stellar’s where the travelers cut actoss about two miles of muskeag a little sought of Koochiching to estab- lish the winter trail instead of bearing away off to the southwest in the being usetul at one ume but is too long for the general travel, It is highly important that more direct communication be established between the county seat and the Rainy Lake country. The people up there want to do business here instead of at Rat Portage, in Canada, where they buy thousands of dollars worth of supplies for the winter. They -have a long land and water (mostly water) route to Tower in summer, but they are shut off from almost every where dur- ing a good part of the winter. The route to here by which they would be able to see their friends throughout the county in both summer and winter would be advantageous to the whole county, and, in tact, to the state, for it would establish the ‘line ‘of travel and settlement throughout the nogth- etn portion, the progress of which will before, and its varied resources, the people of southern Minn roundabout way that gave promise of soon be quicker and greater than ever agide trom the gold discoveries of the Rainy Lake district, are the basis for ‘ popu- lation and wealth that will surprise ta, Railroad experts have examined - \ leaders find the situation more suitable for a forward movement they will, in all likelihood, make practical use of some of their surveys in these north- ern counties and while they are getting ready for their large outlays, the set- tlers in general need adequate roads for wagon traffic to the northern boundary. . By such an effort a spirit of friendliness will be fostered among the northern pioneers and that friend liness will extead to various portions of this great and growing state. They Wanted to Buy. dag James Smith, of . La- aire, walked down from Koochich- ing last week and dropped into the Herald-Review sanctum to rest up a little. He delivered a few picturesque and well developed. views upon the commercial importance of the Rainy lake’country and upon the senic beaut- ies of the famous Falls of Alberta. He still hangs on to the farm of 168 acres which fronts the Rainy river at |the Koochiching water power, and farms a portiog of the townsite of Koochiching) It came near getting away from him a short time ago, he says, when a party up there offered $6000 for the property, but it was necessary for him to see his sistet, Miss Angie Smith, of Lapairie, before he would give the offer further con- sideration. Mr. Smith proceeded to Lapairie where he enjoyed a pleasant visit among his former townsmen. Making for Swan River. D. W. Doran and C. H. Douglas returned Thursday night from Aitkin having made the up trip ot about 70 miles in a 14 hours drive. They re- ported lhittlé outside of the ordinary business matters except they heard of the surveying party being at work above Aitkin runninga line from Kimberly on the Northern Pacific northward to connect with the Swan River road. ¥ Just what the character of the survéy is could not be learned but is it probably running over one of the old preliminary lines. Messrs Doran and Douglas stopped for a short time on Thursday evening at Cox’s camp whichis across the river from Mississippi, the headquarters town of the Swan River Logging Co. The lights burned brightly over there and from the sounds that floated across it seemed as though quite a number of people are busy at the terminus of the Duluth, Mississippi River&Northern railway, In the district down to Brainerd they found nothing to ebual the growth of Grand Rapids. New Stage Line. The road _ to Red lake is now regu- larly traveled by Mail Carrier Yoder who gives the followmg schedule of the stage line from Deer River to Bridgie: Going north—leave Deer Rover Thorsday 8 a, m.; leave Harry Shearer Friday 7 a. m.; leave Fred Roberts Saturday 7 a. m.; arriving at Bridgie Saturday at 5 p.m. Going south—leave Bridgie Monday 7 a. m.; leave Fred Robert’s Tuesday 7 a. m.; fully into the northern resources of|jeave Harry Shearer's Wednesday 7 late and are well aware of gh a.m.; arrive at Deet River Wednes- able outlook. When the ilpad | day at 5 p, m. -milhion feet. Call Today—Tomorrow iachaladlacethatethathtlachtheshaleshasbdladhshethchesbthadieteshshcbilubehbciet LLL AE} RE RE eee ae ae a ae a ae a ate ae aa" O99) BY THE MAIL ROUTE. Reports From the Red Lake Country---Mill at Deer River. Abner Yoden, the mail carrier of the new route between Deer River and Bridgie, in the Red Lake country, took a fifteen mile walk to the county capital Wednesday, One of his horses was taken sick at Deer River so he came here after medicine. Abner is well posted and was able to give some reliable information about the Red lake district. He runs the mail and passenger line for his brother-in-law, W. A.{§Everton, and had plenty of experience lately bucking the snow which 1s from two to four feet deep in Beltrami county, has thawed down very little and is fully a foot heavier there than here. He said: ‘Settlers keep coming in steadily even during the winter and the population is in- creasing south and west ot Bridgie. I am notso well acquainted north and west of the Black Duck townships, but they were settled up two or three years ago and big lumbermen are in there doing some logging. On the south shore of Red lake the St. Hil- aire Lumber company is logging for its mill, which will cut twelve to fifteen Their logs will be run down Red Lake river. Thomas H. Shevlin of Minneapolis, is among those interested in the St. Hilairedeal. The government sales of Red lake pine have tooted about $500,000 during the past six menths. ‘The Red River Lumber company of Crookston, (T. B. Walker, president), bought con- siderable, so did P. & J. Meehan of Thief River Falls; the Pine Tree Lumber company, Otis Staples, Wil- ham O’Brien, and numerous lots by others who are not ready to operate yet. They say the. Meehans are go- ing to open the Red Lake Falls mill to cut logs from the Clearwater, and Dwyer & Long are cutting seven mil- hon feet of logs in the Clearwater country. Small sawmills are being opened here and there and they get some demand from the new settlers. A tresher engine is being put in at Deer River, I understand, to saw for the custom trade and are ready for larger business in the future. I think the outfit is being broughtin by Dakota people.” Mr, Yoden returned on the train Wednesday evening. Exodus of Teachers. forcs, R. J. Baskerville, principal of ning’s.train.to visit the Normal'school at West Superior after which. he will go to St. Pautto attend the Teacher's StateConvention,} Most of the teachers of this place wilf‘take a similar course durlng their holday vacation, also visiting friends and relatives at Duluth and tne Twin Cites while away. Upon the train this morning were: Miss King, who will visit her sister in Carlton; Miss Allen, to Lapraire; Miss Brady to Duluth and St. Paul; Miss Hattie Gibson‘ went to her paternal home in Brainerd. Misses McCarthy and Cleveland and Mr. Murphy, remain here for the present. Central school, departed on this mor- | WORKING 'TO WIN. The Winnibigoshish Timber Has a Good Chance of Seing Properly Cared For. Dispatches from Washington indi- cate that the efforts to gain permission for the Indians to: save the dead and down tumber on the Winnibigoshish reservation are having a very satisfac- tory effect. Senator Nelson and Con- gressmen Towne and Eddy have ap- peared before. the department upon the matter, and Messrs. Lydick and Kiley have obtained valuable assis- tance in placing the subject before the Proper oficers fj The reports say that” effective arguménts have been presént- ed, and that Secretary Francis has taken the question under considera- ton. The tavorable outcome of these efforts is of considerable importance in benefitting a band of Chippewas whose reputation for friendliness to- ward the whites, and peaceful con- duct entitles them to recognition. They are the most noteworthy In- dians in this section, of which Grand Rapids is the commercial center, and whatever may be done ic help them is a move in the direction of general benefit. The Itasca county representatives are expected back from Washington tonight when more complete details of their work will be in order. Commotion at the @ladgtone. A fire started at the Hotel Gladstone dnring the noon hour, Manager Farrel checked it for a time with the apparaltus of the hotel but it began smould- ering again in the woodwork of the second floor so Proprietor Doran and a few others got at it with axes and threw in water until there. was no furtber danger. The trouble started in the chimney over the office, and the collin shows the effects of the drenching it received. 1 Tet Your Light Shine, Yes, there was no electne light here Weduesday and everybody knew it. They had a brief and telling experience in doing without the new-fangled illum. inator and the oil lamps were trimmed and filled with more speed than good grace. They prefer either lamps night along or electricity right along. The jerkety-jerk style of doing things belongs to the days that are past. The trouble was overcome on Thursz day aud the electric lights have been im good order since then, It is hoped that the trouble has been over-~ come permanently, A New Lodge. Norway camp of the Woodsmen of the World, was organized Saturday evening with 26 members, It elected officers as follows: A. G. Bernard, consul commander; Charles Kearney, adviser lieutenant; Phihp Caselberg, banker; C. «T. Glover, clerk; Archi- bald Carson, escort; Frederick Web- ster, watchman; Frank Ressler, sentry ; Dr. C. M. Storch and Dr. Thomas Russell, physicians; H. E. Richard son, I. D. Rassmussen and ‘Tho* Trainor, managers. The orgar* of the camp was effectec Deputy Sovereign Consul.“ H. 1, Henley of Minne