Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 1, 1897, Page 1

Grand Rapids Herald Rebier. Vor V.—No 34. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SaturDAY, May 1, 1897. | Wonderful Attractions... Ae AT THE—— ... Itasca Mercantile Company. People go where attraction leads them. Our store has been entirely remodeled on the interior until it hardly presents a natural appearance; that is not the only reason why so many people are con- stantly visiting us; but because their good sense and judgement brings them. We are carrying out a method that never fails, and that is style, quality and prices. Many stop and wonder if we are really in earnest when they examine quality and prices. Never before in the history of our business were goods sold so cheap. If you have not already done so, you should at once call and look thro’ our new Spring Stock. All departments are now complete and we venture the assertion, that we have the most complete and attractive Spring Stock ever shown to the good people of this city. J. I. C. Steel Plows. Steel Frame Adjustable Spring Tooth Harrows, Wood Frame Spring Tooth Harrows. Hiller’s Single and Double Plews, Hay Rakes, Mow Machines, Wire Fencing, Barb Wire, Wide Special Attractions to Farmers. Tire Wagons, Road Wagons. Itasca Mercantile Company. Two Dottars A Year & | Before purchasing your + Spring Outfit Do not fail to look through our establishment and be convinced that we mean what we say. We cD eee chachachd td Prrecssesoeses SECKSREREROEE Tools — We carry the only plete line ot Ed in this part of the coun- try, No matter what you want, you'll Hfid it here— the best. to be had at any price, and sold at a small price. One thing we don’t do: We don’t blow about our goods costing a little less than nothing. foreven a fool knows that if he buys “cheap” trashy tools, he will soon discover that they are made of the stuff that pots and kettles are made of—polished up aud made to look like steel. A manefacturer never puts expen- sive metal into cheap teols. No, when you want a tool of any kind, it will pay you tocome here, pay a decent price and get decent-guods.s toh 2° coxa wae ie FG ee ie wis Mi: RM Kin A RECEPTION OF 30 DAYS DURATION, You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Spring Show Marr's Clothing & Dry Goods Store No admission charge. a 8 P. M. Grand Rapids, May rst. Entertainment closes promptly A REQUISITION FARCE. Clark Bruee Arrives From Iliinois and Wants Will Nesbitt. Governor Clough is evidently very careless in the quisition papers. Jeweler Will Nis- vett, wh, recently made a voluntary being made the subject of a buildozing scheme by a Chicago fiim. An at- j torncy was here two weeks ago and wanted Mr. Nisbett to accompany him to Chicago, but his attorney advised him nut to go. The result 1s | that the firm has gone to the govern- or of Ittinois and through false repre- sentations secured requisition papers and Governor Clough signed them. he plan is,evidently, to get Mr. Nis- bett into Ubhnois and then through threats secure a settlement of the ac- count from his father. was immediately released on habcas corpus proceedings beiore Court Com- missioner O. H, Stilson. Whe. the A Family Row Fred Christianson, who lives in the ‘Trout lake settlement, is a man of ‘many troubles, and manages to cause the county authorities no end of an- noyance. The neighbors appear to be unanimous in declaring that Mr. Christianson 1s a very undesirable -| citizen, and now comes his wite who adds her testimony in support of the same conlusions ‘This week she came to town and appealed to Sheritf Toole for assistance. She said her husbind had driven her out of the house and he had no place to go. The kind hearted sheriff provided for her at his residence a couple of days. She preferred charyes against her husband before Justice Kearney, but when Christianson appeared upon the scene a compromise was effected, and the prosecution dropped. The woman returned to her*home and chidren, but the husband and father is still in town and says he won’t go home any more. Single Tax Selons. It may be a surprise to many people to learn that no less than the late legislature of Minnesota are believers in the single tax theory. but it isa fact. The following brief state- ment hasbeen signed by eighty mem- PHRROHESSSERETE LES SSE RELA SSE DSS EDESSSRE SET EET EN ERSE bers, including some of the -most New Stock Of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Room Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at Richardson & Stevens. Ee ht et ee a ee ae eH a a a a prominent legislators of both houses: “The bill of the Tax Reform Associa- tion to permit a reduction of taxes on jImproved lands and an increase on ilands held idle has failed of passage. We believe this is largely due to lack of time to present its merits. to the members of the legislature, who, be- cause of the great burden of duties imposed upon them at the close of the legislative session, have not been able to give the matter the consideration it merits. We now ask the people to give this matter their careful con sideration and be prepared to speak through their representatives at the next session of the legislature,” st salashaclastashasdaslashashashachadlesiadladachaahods Rcd hashacdeshashaad matter of issuing re-| assignwnent in lavor of his creuitors,ts | Mr. Nisbett | tactsare fairly presented to the govern- | jor tae sarce wiil no doubt be dropped. | eighty senators and representatives of {following telegraph report under date lof April 26, from the same town: FREE HOMESTEADS, Congress May Pass the Bill Making Ceded Lands Free to Homesteaders. Considerable interest was taken in the bill introduced during the last session of congress making the lands now ecpen to settlement on Indian res- ervauions at $1.25 per acre, by many people in this section. It-now ap- pears that the provision may be passed at the extra session if congress gets downto business. A Washing. ton dispatch to the News Tribune says concerning it: “The bill virtual- ly amounts to free homesteads. It pro- vides that all laws now in force respect- iny these lands are amended and modi- fied so that any homestead settler there- on may be absolved from paving the sum of $1.25 per acre for the land, and that patents shall issue on payment of the regular fee required for filing, and the necessary residence on the lands in accordance with ex, isting law. The settlers in the Sixth district would be delighted to have such an act passed before the 15th of May. It woulc enable them to take what little money they have and put it into seed grain and necessary stock and farming implements.” Death of Frank Kniffin. Frank Koiffin was struck by the sweep last Friday while employed on the head works of Price Bros’. Lake Waubana drive. He was brought here and lay unconscious most of two days Ateam was pulling hard on the raft oflogs when the tackle broke and the sweep flew back with great force striking Kniffin on the head just ae oa Ww ora € in\| g fortunate man regained concience and it was expected by his inends that he would recover, although the doctors, Ehle, Russell and Storch, expressed little hope. He continued ‘to fail tin- til Friday morning at 4:30, when death relieved his suffering. Inter- ment took place this afternoon i Itasca cemetery, The dece: leaves a wife and six children. Amusement Bureaus. West Superior is a great town for preachers, Rev. Starkweather has succeeded in attracting attention in a notorious sort of way for the past three years, aud now comes the “Rev. Fred Swartwout, paster ot the First Bapust church, announces his retirement from all denominational churches, and refers to them as amusement bureaus of the world. He asks to be excluded from member- ship in the church, and says that his} plans are in the hands of the Lord.” To Close at Eight The stores of Grand Rapids will close hereafter at 8 p.m. beginning today: This has been the custom with our merchants for some time during the summer season and it gives general satisfaction, after people come to realize that their purchases must. be made by that hour, Thei clerks especially appreciate this shortening of their hours af Jabor, ODD FELLOWS’ ANNIVERSARY. Grand Rapids Lodge and Arputus Rebekahs Attend Church Sorvices. Last Monday was the seventy-eight anniversary of the formation of the Independent Order of Odd Feilows. It isa custom long established for Odd Fellows to attend church services in a body wherever a lodge exists on the anniversary Sabbath, and the ob- | servance of that custom was a con- spicuous feature last Sunday morning at the Presbyterian church in Grand Rapids. Rev. D. D. McKay of Brainerd, who formerly had charge of the chuech here, and who is a mem- ber of the order, arrived Friday eve- ning, and preached a very appropri- ate sermon to the Odd Fellows and the members of Arbutus Rebekah lodge. The two societies met at K. of P, hall at ro a. m. and marched in abody to the church, returning in the same manner. Normal School Session. County superindent of schools, Mrs. O. H. Stlson received a com- munication from Prof. Irwin Shepard, president of the state normal school at Winona, relative to the continuous sessions of the normals the year around, The educators feel highly elated over their success before the state legislature nm having secured an sppropriation for this purpose for the scheols at Winona and Mankato. Mrs. Stilson heartily endorsed the plan proposed, and in returning thanks for her assistance President Shepard says: We would be, pleased to be furnished with the ay such teachers in ice, holding good second le certificates, as you can re- commend’$to us as probably and worthy candidates for the new courses which will open the first of next July.” Tom Sawyer Insane. Tom Sawyer’s liberty from prison was not for long. He had just com- pleted a year’s sentence at Stillwater and returned to Itasca county filled with vague ideas about wonderful churning machines and shipping tags, that he had invented during his days of impnsonment. At Swan River this week he stood in front of a mov- ing train and compelled the engineer to reverse his lever, and he put several push cars on the track and insisted. that they be left there. These and other deeds and actions made it ap- parent that Mr, Sawyer was mentally deranged. He w-s brought to Grand, Rapids and a hearing in probate court Wednesnay resulted in sendjng him to the asylum at Fergus Hi) ; The Rainy Lake Jourf4l says: “A lot at’ Grand Rapids, county seat of this county, sold at auction the other day for 5. cents!” That's the | first we heard of this remarkable sale, and in fact it 1s the first intimation that anyone residing here has had that such things are going on. Broth- er Bowman would find, upon _ investi gation, that it takes more money to buy'a Ict’ in Grand Rapids than it does to buy the average gold mine in his district. NEW GAME LAWs. Sportsmen Should Read Up and Escape Violations. Those people who enjoy eating a nice brook trout or black bass will have to catch them themselves this year.and if they are not fond of fishing, and have no friends to supply them, they will have to go without, for the new state game law prohibits the sale of bass aud trout. at any time or in any place in Minnesota. This was done to protect these gam: fish,which were liable to be exterminated unless some measure was adopted for their protection. S. F. Fullerton, executive agent of the game aud fish commission, has prepared the following statement, taken from ae new law, showing the open season for fish and game in Minnesota: a ! Hunting.— Upland plover, golden or prairie plover, July 4 to Oct. 31. Prairie chickens, white-breasted or sharp-tailed grouse, woodcock and snipe, Sept. 1 to Nov. 1. Quail, pereicas or ruffed grouse, Oct. 1 to Dec. 1. (The sale of part- ridges probibited at any time.) Ducks, geese. brandt, or any aqua- tic fowl, Sept. 1 to April 15. Deer, Oct. 25 to Nov. 25. It shall be unlawful to ship venison at any ts unless the owner accompanies t. Moose, paring barns: may be shot Eee er rig ov. 5 only. fishing.—Bass of any variety, Ma: 15 to March 1. 4 eee Brook trout, including rainbow, Loch, Lohman, German, Brown spot- ted and all varieties found in the waters of Minnesota, from May 1 to Sept. 1. All other food fish, May 1 to March It is unlawful to sell or expose for sale at any time any brook trout or black bass in any place in Minnesota. Pickerel may not be speared during March and April. A Young Man’s Faney. In the spring the young man’s fancy, especially if he lives in a city, lightly turns to thoughts of out-door enjoyment, and he plans for the sum- mer campaign. As every one knows, the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad of- fers the best inducements to those seeking rest and recreation, as it is a line fairly begemmed with lakes and famed all over the Union for its many sunmer resorts. Besides, as the Dus luth Short Line, it has won populagity with the general public as the favorite route to and between the Twin Cities and Duluth, West Superor, Stillwater and Taylor’s Falls. It runs fast and modern trains at convenient hours and makes close connections at the haudsomest terminals im the North- west, Ina word, it is a modern road. ‘Ticket agents generally will provide maps, circular, folders and generally information, or they may be obtained by writing toC. E. Stone, General Passenger Agent, St. Paul, Minn. Seed Oats for Sale. The Itasca Mercantile company has some extra fine seed oats for cake at reasonable price. Call early. though Itasca county will be ablectes make a very respectable _ showing in this line next fall.