Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 22, 1897, Page 1

Vout V.—No. 37. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Sarurpay, May 22, 1897. SS >» AT THE i] Wonderful Attractions... rey Me ... Itasca Mercantile Company. ( People go where attraction leads them. 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, Rodd Wagons. so cheap. 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 If you have not already done so, you should at once call and look thro’ our new Spring Stock. All departments ate 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. Before purchasing your | Spring Outfit Do not fail to look through our establishment and be convinced that we mean what we say. | Good House Paints : is RI y man believe that he lg] Es Iss is (3 iM ig ‘y i may RR house colors i and cheaper | : ; but a. full-grown 4) man understands that this is an x unsurpluous device to make asale Cheap Paint is Not Good PED buy them as sh. and sell argin of profit. ’ aint that want cra pt de or run. pay a fair price and get the best—Blood’s One coat is as good as two of the ordinary kind. ta pac pa Refrigerators, Ice Cream Freezers, Gasoline and Oil Stoves, Screen Doors and Windows. W. J.& H.D Powers. RIMES B nar TO 4 A RECEPTION OF 80 DAYS DURATION. You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Spring Show Marr's Clothing & Dry Goods Store No admission charge. Entertainment closes promptly as P.M. Grand Rapids, May rst. SRS SS a AE EE Ee EE RE ee ee ee ee ee ee eae eae eee ag ae EA ae te eae Me ae ete ae te eae New Stock ee Of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Room Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at cid SEE ee a Richardson & Stevens. SHEN ONNATTTTO ORR ROROEEERERETER HES ‘RESERVATION TIMBER Bill Passed to Permit the Cutting of Dead and Down Timber. A GOOD THING FOR INDIANS While Much Benefit Will Result to Our Loca! Merchants.—Care Should Be Exercised to Prevent Violations of the Law. On last Tuesday the bill to permit cutting and marketing of the dead and down timber on the Winnibigos- hish reservation passed both branches of congress and with the signature of President McKinley becomes a law. Past experiences have demonstrated that the saving of this timber results in an immense amount of good not business community as well. These logs are put in under the supervision jof small jobbers who employ Indian labor, so far as possible, and in this way all provisions are bought directly from local supply houses while the laborers employed live here the year round and their wages are spent in Itasca county instead of going into railroad transportation to Minneapo- lis and elsewhere, Our business mea have long realized that their trade would be greatly enhanced if the mil- lions of feet of magnificent pine that is yearly being destroyed through fire and rot could be saved, and the more intelligent oborigines have been urg- ing tiat they be granted permission to do this logging as a most. inviting means to temporarily better their con- dition. But the possibility ofsecuring favorable congressional action appear- ed to be too great a task for those most interested to undertake. It re- mained for County commissioner George Lydick to take up the matter during the last session of congress and infuse a spirit of determination and energy that was only overcome by the pocket veto of President Cleveland, who walked out of the White House with the whole Indian appropriation bill under his arm—and he never came back. While ex-Congressman Towne was serving the last half of his term Mr. Lydick, in company with the editor of the Herald-Review, made a visit to Washington and the necessity of such @ measure as the bill just pass- was laid before Mr. Towne and other ; Minnesota representatives and sena- tors. Senator Nelson and the ex: representative from this district spared no efforts in the matter and - the: bill passed both the house and. senate. Cleveland's failure to attach his signa: ture to the Indian appropriation. bill Jeft it in a state of “innocuous desue- tude,” and the whole work had to be gone through with at the present ex- tra session. Nothing daunted at first failure, Mr. Lydick made another trip to Washington, in company with chsh laches chachaeahashclelashbashsaaala Hon, D. M. Gunn, about three weeks | benefit from its workings and espécially only to the Indians but to the local|those who may have charge of small ago, When Congressman Page Morris was made to s.e the justnessrof the de- mands made py the Indians, and with the assistance of Senator Nelson the act has at last becomea law. For his energy and persistency, entailing the expenditure of no small amount of money, Mr. Lydick 1s indeed entitled to a generous vote of thanks from the people of this county, and especially should the Indians feel under obliga- tions to him. There is no gainsaying the fact} that times hereaway, as elsewhere, are extremely dull and apportunities for money making are mighty scarce. As the situation is at the present time there is very little in sight to inspire confidence of approaching improved conditions. There is, apparently, nothing to produce an increase in local trade except the logging that may be done upon the reservations under the provisions of the act just passed. Of this timber there are millions of feet that must be saved at once or jit will be forever destroyed. How- ever, the Herald-Review desires to caution those who hope to reap some contracts, that the provisions of the act should be strictly adhered to in both spirit and letter. Violations would inevitably result in a revoca- tion of the permits issued by the sec- retary of the interior, and through such action irreparable loss to the In- dians and business community would follow. The people of Itasca county, including all classes, are interested in the continuance of this work, on a small scale from year to year, ‘and it should be the united aim to so con- duct the operations that no complaints can be entered and sustained. In these times of depression the oppor- tunity thus presented to bring about even a small measure of reliet should be carefully guarded. It should also be borne in mine that everyone can- net secure contracts to log on the res- ervation, and a general rush in that direction and a consequent bitter fight for the most desirable tracts of down timber would be followed no doubt with disasterous results to all interests. Conflicts of this nature should be avoided from the start. Memorial Services. Rev. C. V. Gumache will deliver the Memorial Day address at St. | Joseph’s Catholic church tomorrow {at 10:30, when the members of the G. A. R. will attend ina body. The regular observance of Memorial Day will take place next Saturday, when the school children and all others will join in the usual march to the ceme- tery, where patriotic songs will he sung and flowers strewen upon the graves of the departed heroes: ‘Ihe Herald-Review regrets that it has been unable to get a program of the exercises for the day, but it is to be persumed that the customary forms will be. followed, beginning with a meeting at the Central school build- ing. Business may not be the best- in Grand Rapids but we have the satis- faction of knowing that it is not the best. anywhere SOCIETY ENTERTAINED The Merchants’ Carnival a Decided Success in Every Way. SAGRED---SECULAR CONCERT Wednesday Evening, May 26th, at Vil- lage Hall by the Grand Rapids Male Quartette—It Will Be a Rare Musical Treat. Last Wednesday evening Village hall was filled with the largest au- dience that has greeted an entertain ment in Grand Rapids for many a day, when the novel features of a merchants’ carnival were presented under the auspices of the ladies of the M. E. church society. The com- mittee on arrangements had done their work thoroughly and the press had exploited’ the beauty and grand- ure of the event for many weeks prior to the raising of the curtain to reveal the dazzling splendor of Grand Rapids business houses presented by fifty young ladies attired in costly and bewitching costumes, j all waving silk and satin banners, set off with letters of striking and fantastic design—and _ the result was complete satistaction of the high expectations of the large and fashionable audience. Much was looked for and much was received, and the general expressions of pleasure at the close of the enter- tainment was sufficient evidence that the ladies of the M. E. society had es- tablished a precident for others to fol- low. The entertaiment opened with aselection by the Grand Rapids or- chestra at 8:30, and continued until after 11 o’clock with uninterrupted in- terest. The march and wand drill by twenty young ladies under the direc- tion of Prof. Baskerville was a very entertaining feature of the program, but it remained of course tor the poet- ical descriptions of trades and pro- fessions as read by Miss Lena Mc- Carthy and Miss May McClennan to and industries as re- | selections being of the very highest order in both sacred and_ secular music; second, the names of Messrs. Bueneman, Murphy, Carson and Crandall are a sufficient guarantee that their concert will be of more than ordinary worth; and a third reason that the people of Grand Rapids should bear in mind with becoming appreciation is the fact that these gentlemen have unselfishly aided every society and enterprise in the village for several years when- ever public aid was sought throngh the giving of entertainments. They have devoted much hard work, spent much money inthe purchase of new music, and the result of their labor and expenditures have been generous- ly given to the church and secular societies of the village. Let the peo- ple of Grand Rapids now take advan- tage of the opportunity thus offered ta show their appreciation of the worth of these young men by giving them a rousing audience next Wednesday evening. If the Village hail should be filled to overflowing, there need be no fear that the members of the/quar- tette will grow rich from the proceeds, For the time they have expended in preparation it would not remunerate them at the rate of 10 cents per hour, and would fall far short of paying for the music they have bought dunng the past three years. But they will appreciate the presence of the people and be made to feel in turn that they are appreciated. Miss Lena McCar- thy will render one cr two selections in elocution and Miss Lena Paul will accompany on the piano. The quar- tette is made up as follows: Mr. F, T. Bueneman, rst tenor; Mr. Ry S. Crandall, 2nd tenor; Mr. Archie Car- son, 1st bass; C. P. Murphy, 2nd bass. The program here follows: FIRST PART.—SACRED. 1. Quartette—"Raise High Your Heads.” ‘Tenney. Mess: 4. Recitation Miss Lena yee 5, Baritone Selo—‘Oh Savior Hear Me,” BSE: .-...+. Dudley Buck, ..Shelly. r. F. T, Bueneman, develope the full spirit of the occa- sion. ‘The poetical compositions were admirably written and reflected great credit upon the talented author, George Cox. Nearly every business house 1n the village was represented, and the entire scene together with the accompanying lines would be well worth reproduction in_ the Herald- Review-would space and time permit. Concert Wednesday Evening The entertainment to be given at Village hall Wednesday evening next will be deserving of a large audience for more reasons than one. First, the Grand Rapids Male quartette have given closer attention and more prac- tice tothe coming concert than any that ever has been given in this village. They have been meeting nightly for several weeks in preparation of the event, and it will be seen that the program is one of unusual interest, the 7. Trio—“Sesus Our Redeemer,”......... Verdi. Messrs. Bueneman, Carson and Murphy, SECOND PART.—SECULAR, 1. Quartette—“Sleep on, Dearest.”’......Ogden. Grand Rapids Male Quartetie. 2, Tenor Solo—“Two Little Blue Little 3. Baritone Soio— p Mr, ©. P. 4.® Tenor Solo—“L'is 6. Duet—“The Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp.”...From the Lily of Killarney, Messrs. Bueneman and Murphy. 7. Quartette—“Tenting To-Night.”..... $k - +--+... Herbert Johnson Grand Rapids Male Quartette. The curtain will mse promptly at 8:30, without fail. Tickets will be on sale at the Itasca Mercantile drug de- partment on Monday morning, when reserved seats may be secured without extra charge. Children under 12 years, 15 cents. Remember, no extra charge for reserved seats. It is evident that the Agricultural society will have an interesting re- port to make next fall on sugar beet raising in this county, judging from the ynterest our farmers are taking, yo W