Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 15, 1897, Page 1

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e Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SaTurDAY, May 15, 1897. Wonderful Attractions... iS AT THE—— ... Itasca Mercantile Company. Rear Special Attractions to Farmers. J. I. C. Steel Plows. Steel Frame Adjustable Spring Tooth Harrows, Wood Frame Spring Tooth Harrows. Hiller’s Single and Double Plows, Hay Rakes, Mow Machines, Wire Fencing, Barb Wire, Wide Tire Wagons, Road Wagons, prices. so cheap. 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 Many stop and wonder if we are really in earnest’ when they examine _quality and prices. Never before in the history of ourebusiness were goods -sold 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. Itasca Mercantile Company. Two: Dotiars_a. ¥faR Before purchasing. your ; Spring Outfit Do not fail to look through our establishment and be convinced that we mean what we say. >> eS aoe at_* yr aS Pac Poche Poe Pace | ec | 4 Dac TecTatecTah m4 SRE AEE RE eae Ee EE EH eRe ee ee a ee ae ea ea EE a ae Re a ae aE RE oan dtva | Secslphe chat deeded 74 Serf Bacto] Fay 74 Kadi foes fac | re Bicycles and = Fishing Tackle. We sell the best bicycle in the world—“The Columbia.” The 1807 model is the most perfect piece of » construction f you ever saw, It will cost you a hundred dollars to ride an 187 Columbia, but there's a hundred dollars’ worth of ‘tun init, Lt is the choice of all ex= pert riders who can afford and want the best bicycle value they can get. But if you don’t want to pay that much for a bicycle. Get a —_ This is our Hartiord, rss It is built by the same firm. who make thesColumbia, and is as good for al practical purposes,ouly itis not so have reels. rods, lines. flies, frogs, bags. bait boxes, and everything else of the very highest grade. Also guns. ammunition, revolvers. shells, cartridges, knives, traps, and sportsmen’s goods of all’ kinds. W. J.& H.D Powers. EEE RAILROADS GALORE. | Two Schemes to Supply Northern Min- nesota With Additional Railway Facilities. |GANADA’S PREMIER IS IN IT. A New Railway Project That Will Benefit Itasca County and Northern Minnesota. A’Superior special to the Pioneer Press of Monday last says: ‘“At- torney W. B. Kellogg, ot the Du- jluth & North Dakota, who attended the special meeting of the directors of the road at Drayton, N. D., has re- turned and says. that the prospects | were never better for the road’s com- pletion and that they expect develop-| ments shortly which will place them ina position to proceed with the actual construction. “In North Da- j kota,” said he, “the prospect this year is very bright. The indications are fora big crop unless something unusual should happen. The people up in that country are as anxious as ever to get a direct line of communi- A RECEPTION OF 30 DAYS DURATION. You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Spring Show Marr'sClothing & Dry Goods Store No admission charge. a8 P.M. Grand Raptds, May rst. z= @ < ep) pais 12) O x~ Of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Room Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at Richardson & Stevens. = A ee a a a at eee a Entertainment closes promptly cation to the head. of the lake, which} to them means a reduced freight rate and consequent saving to all, ‘The floods have done great damage in the northern part of that state and there is considerable talk of asking for an appropriation of congress to dam the waters of Big Stone lake and Red lake, which are in a large measure responsi- ble for the high water there this year. The plan is pronounced by engeneers to be entirely feasible and would save the enormous losses incident to these occasional floods. It is estimated that the loss this year is $30,000,000.”" Itis expected that the Omaha will construct. a down-town city, ticket office and, put in_ ita line of tickzts independent from the depot office.” A Duluth dispatch to the Minnea- polis Tribune of the 13th ist., con- tains the following: It was learned today from one of new Winnipeg, Duluth & Hudson Bay railroad which this morning’s press report says is seeking a charter from the Dommion governmet, that Premier Greenway, on behalf of the Manitoba government, and Col. ;James McNaughton and others, re- | presenting the company, had signed a contract which will insure the con- contract the Manitoba government guarantees for a long. term of years the payment of interest on the bonds to be issued by the new conspany ymak- ing the sale of bonds an easy matter In return for this subsidy the road agrees to build and operate a line from Duluth to Winnipeg, putting in- to effect arate of 10 cents per hun- dred on wheat from Brandon and chasis cache cchacdiatechaheck iach thntiinaahahad struction of the road. Under the|* | other common points to Duluth, A reduction of $1.30 on coalis promised and a cut of 25 percent on all classes of freight 1s provided for. . Before signing the contract, Premier Green- way Was satisfied that the company had enough funds- insured to build the road. The plans of the company also include several branches to the wheat fields of North Dakota. ‘The main line will be the shortest’ possible route, skirting Leach and Red Lake on the south and making direct to the boundry line from Red Lake. A Note of Warning Inasmuch as the Rainy Lake gold fever has again made its periodical ap- pearance those of our citizens who areso unfortunate as- to be afflicted will do well to ponder the:following sensible advice anent that subject given by the Rat Portage News, which, from its coign ot vantage is in an aGmirable position to know where- of it speaks: “It is high time that the papers of the country heiped us to caution people without money or who have not secured employment before hand against coming to Rat Portage. ‘Those who have money to invest in. mining lands or prospects may find something here to their advantage. but men looking for work at the or- dinary classes of labor will find the ground already occupied. It costs considerably more to live here than it does in the eastern parts of the coun- try, therefore they should be warned in time, do not come here penniless expecting to jump into a fortune, be cause they will be sadly disappvinted. As for toughs, gamblers and hobos generally it would be well for them to give the town a wide berth or the place may find them close quarters.” A Promising Entertainment. The Merchant’s Carnival, to be given inthe Village hall Wednesday evening May 19, under the auspices of the ladies society of the, M. E: church promises to be most unique and novel inevery respect. Each of the business-houses of the town is to be represented by a number of the fair sex. costumed in artistic and ap- propriate style. These fair creatures are to appear in fancy drills.and marches, under colored lights and in Oriental pose. The production ofliving pictures will give the audience an opportunity to the Duluth parties interested in the} witness the beauties of this new and | wonderful art. The doors are to be opened at 7.30 and the program be- gins at 8. Admission 25 cents. Re- served seats, 33 cents. The following program will be ren- dered: 1. Opening march with wand drill...... ee By Lady Representatives. of the Business houses of the City. Political Introduction of Trades and Pro- fessioas.—Miss Lena McCarthy 8. Intermission. (15 minutes for conyersa- tion.) _ Subjects for general discus- sion. 1. ‘Price of Pork in Ohi "” 2. “Commercial Future of Grand Rap- ids.” 3. “Is Marriage a: Failure?” Prof. Crandall’s Living Pictures. Political Discriptions of Trades and Pro- Fie te a continued.—Miss Lena Mc- y- . Oriental Tambourine Drill in Fantastic Costume and Colored pigs. — By Lady Representatives of Merchants. 7. Cnr of Trades and Professions. by all presentatives. e a i | |at an early date. They are also loud \so far appear to warrant extended de- .|his mask and you may learn whether All Is Serene. Hon. D. M. Gunn and County Commissioner George Lydick, re- turned from Washington, on Tuesday last, where they had been in the-in- terests of the bill in favor of cutting dead and down timber on the reserva-" tion. ‘fo a. Herald-Review reporter the gentlemen expressed themselves as being highly. pleased over the re- sult of their mission, both of them be- ing fully satisfied that the measure wili meet with favorable consideration in their praise of the courteous treat- ment accorded them by Representa- tive Page Morris and his invaluable assistant, Private Secretary Boober. Revoked the ‘Warrant. In the matter of the arrest of Will Nisbett, for obtaining goods under false pretenses, at the instance of a Chicago jewelry firm, mention of which was wade in these columns re- cently, Mr. Nisbett, through his at- torney F. F. Price, made an applica- tior to Governor Clough for a revoca- tion of the warrant. of extradition, the hearing of which took place at St Paul on Thursday. last, which hearing resulted in a prompt» revoca- tion of the aforesaid warrant and the complete exhonoration of Mr. Nis- bett, greatly to the gratification of his many Grand Rapids friends. Im- mediately upon the dismissal of the case Mr. Nisbett proceeded to institute anaction against his defamers for) false imprisonment laying his dam- | ages at $10.000,and there is every pros- pect that he will recover the full amount in consideration of the in- jury which he has sustained. New Placer Mines Discovered. The Rainy Lake Journal reports; the discovery of a fine showing of placer gold inthe Root Valley south of Rainy Lakecity by A. Dimon, a hunter and trapper in that vicinity. Another mine on the American side will be developed by what 1s known as the Grassy Island Gold Mining Company. Most of the incorporators are Duluth men and the explorations velopments. ‘The report that Barney Baranto has invested in the Lake of the Woods | and Rainy Rwver districts is confirmed. According to the Toronto World, the South African mming king is the owner of more than one hundred pros- pects, principally in the Seine River district. The Proper Estimate Some anonymous philosopher, is responsible for the following tnte truism: “The true measure of a man isnot the street nor church amen corner, nor in any public way, but at his own fireside. “There he lays aside he is an imp or an angel, king or cur, hero or humbug. I care not what the world says of him whether it crowns him with a jewel or pelts him with bad eggs. I care never a copper what his reputation may be. It his children dread his home coming, and his wife swallows her heart every time she asks him tor money he’s a fraud of tis first water; even though he prays mght and morning till he is black in the( ace and howls hallelujah tll he shake the eternal hills.” ITASCA TAXES INVOLVED. New Point in Law Raised in Supreme Court Regarding Taxation. An important case was argued be- fore the supreme court Wednesday. it involved the taxation of Itasca county and a new point in law. The history of it goes back about four years.. In 1893 a law was passed authorizing the state authorities to raise the assessment where the local assessor had put it too low. Acting under instructions from the governor, Senator Dedon went into Itasca coun- ty and almost trebled the assessment in thecounty. ‘he 'territory consisted largely of pine land. The case was appealed to the courts by several com- panies. The state of Minnesota 1s the appellant, and the Winona Iron company, Weyerhauser et al. and M. D. Hull the respondents. The brief of the attorney general states that the only question for seri- ous discussion ts the validity of the statute of chapter 151 of the laws of 1893, so far as it authorizes the assess- ment of property which has already been nominally if- not properly assess- ed. “The public records demonstrat- ed that the assessments were grossly inadequate. The hsts filed in the of- fice of the state auditor show that the great mass of the lands of the county were assessed only one-third of their proper valuation.” The brief then discusses the powers of the legislature to levy taxes, and claims that ithas power to levy new taxes and to collect back taxes if the proper amount has not been assessed. ‘The attorney general holds the statute of 1893 1s “purely remedial and goes to contirm pre-existing rights by ad- ding to the means of enforcing exist- ing obligations.””. Further in the brief he says: “Our law has for years made provisions for the taxation of omitted property.” He adds at the close, however, that we are unable to cite authorities directly in point in this in- stance.”—Duluth News-Tnbune. Not as Adyertised, George Gilbraith, who it will ve re- membered left Grand Rapids about two months since to seek his fortune in the much vaunted mines of British Columbia, returned on Wednesday last direct from Rossland, and tells a most doleful tale of his quest after the blind goddess in that fabled land of nches. He says that, in the first place, the country is very much over- rated. as to its natural advantages, and inthe second place, there is at least. twenty men for every job of work.offered, and as a result there are hundreds of misguided individuals who have been allured ‘to this prom- ised New Eldcrado who find them- selves suffering for the actual neces- saries of life. Moral: Stay in Grand Rapids and Itasca connty; the most favored region in the western hemis- phere, if you would prosper and be happy. : Why perspire over a cook stove when you can buy an oil stove cheap at the Itasca Mercantile company:

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