Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 10, 1897, Page 1

—s Voi V.—No, 4o. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1897. Bxyand Rapids WeraldRebiew. Two Do.tiars a YEAR ese eS ~~) ongeriu ractions... oe AT THE e ae Itasca Mercantil Be oe. Ante ompan Y. 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. Special Attractions to Farmers. Before purchasing your J. I. C. Steel Plows, Steel Frame Adjustable Itasca Mercantile s Spring ‘Tooth Harrows, Wood Frame Spring Tooth 1 Harrow. Spring Outfit Hiller’s Single and Double Plows, Hay Rakes, Mow Machines, Wire Fencing, Barb Wire, Wide Company. Do not fail to look through our establishment, and be Tire Wagons, Road Wagons. convinced that we mean what we say. b a lee 2S o%e% This is a Great Big World And is made up of all kinds of people. We have a great big store, and it is made up of all kinds of goods to suit all ~~ kinds of peopie. We have cheap goods for the man that wants cheap goods, and the wre ry best goods for the man who is willing y the “best-goods” pr But be- 1) the two extremes we have the finest uv stock of good, honest, common goods for common people, at common prices, that \ can be found up north bere, and it would hustle a good many of the more pretenti- ous city stores to show such a complete stock as we carry. We Must Forgot to Tell You... What kind of a store we run. It is usually called a hardware store, but our stocks are so extensive and our lines so various, that it would be more appropriate to call it a ‘Headquarters-for- Everything” store. But that cuts no figure. When you want anything in the line of hardware, iron steel, stoves, tinware, lum- bermen’s supplies, doors, windows, paints, oils, glass, farming tools, guns, cutlery or fishing tackle, remember that the right place to get the right goods, at right pricesisat . . . . ... W. J. & H. D. POWERS. A RECEPTION OF 80 DAYS DURATION. You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Spring Show Marr’ Clothing & Dry Goods Store No admission charge. Entertainment closes promptly as P.M. 4 Grand Rapids, May rst. REE RE ER AE SEARSSEASRESEESS OSES ESSERE RERREDRSRRESEREEES New Stock RR ET Of Window Shades, Curtain Poles, Room Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at Richardson & Stevens. EE ee Re Re i ee ea i a a ae A a ee ae ee SERRE I AEA ER AE RR a a a a a Asc shashaolshashaclaahashacashachaiuha ia lashes ahahaha shaalaad A SUMMER RESORT Grand Rapids Attracting Attention of Pleasure Seekers. THE SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE Fishing Parties More Numerous This Spring ‘Chan Eyer Before and the Hunting Season Promises to Bring Unusual Numbers. Other communities and localities may boast of their wonderful summer resorts, their unequalled fishing and hunting grounds, and their vast and varied features for the seeker of pleasure or recreation, but none in northern Minnesota can compare with Itasca county in these most important attractions. With more than two thousand magnificert lakes all stocked with the most desirable varities of gamy fish and a whole empire of ter- ritory for the hunter, and game more plentiful than those living in the East ever dreamed of—lItasca has no peer, It has only been dunng the past three years that even the sportsmen of Du- luth have come toknow that Itasca county offered greater induce- ments to the fraternity of rod and gun than any other locality that can be reached conveniently from the Zenith City. Itisnot generally known that the lakes of this immediate vicinity have produced some of the prize fishes that have attracted the attention of sporting publications all over the country, but it is a fact nevertheless. It requires no small amount of adver- tising to make known the merits of any particular section, and this has never been done on behalf of Itasca county. The lakes along the lne of theSt. Paul & Duluth railroad have been extensively advertised by the management of that line. The same is true of other localities where lakes are to be easily reached. The Brain- erd & Northern road, which runs to Walker in Cass county, has issued a beautifully illustrated pamphlet setting forth the charms and attractions of Leech lake. These will be widely circulated and no doubt will bring a large- number of people into Cass county over that line of road during the present and future seasons. The Duluth, Superior & Western is the only road running through Itasca county and as_ yet that line has made no move to make known to the out- side world that along. its line north! from Duluth there is a vast territory literally jeweled with magnificent lakes that are filled with the choicest of fish and surrounded by forests that are inhabited only by the most desir- able of game. It isto be hoped, how- ever, that the management: of the D. S..& W. railway will not much longer neglect this important feature of rail- road business. Since the opening of the fishing season there haye been on an average from three to four parties here each week, and in every instance they have gone away fully convinced that Itasca county has‘no equal as a fish producer of the choicest varieties. Last week Drs. McComb and Davis of Duluth spent one day at Lake Waubana and on Monday morning they returned home with a magnific ent string of pike and bass. The catch attracted more attention in Du- luth than any that has been exhibited inthe Zenith City for many a day. Commissioner fydick, who ac- companied the gentlemen to the lake had the catch photographed and he proposes to use it and similar pictures to answer inquirers who write him for information on the subject Inquiries that are already being made indicate that ther will be a larg- er number to visit our hunting grounds this season than ever before. The facilities for their accommodation at the several admirable resorts are in better condition than in former years and there is reason to believe that Itasca county as a fishing and hunt- ing locality is at lastin a fair way to reach that fame she so well deserves. WILL SURVEY NEXT FALL. Premier Greenway’s Road Will Be Built Next Winter. In an interview at Winnipeg after his return from the East, Premier Greenway said that the survey and location of the new air line road be- tween Winnipeg and Duluth would probably be proceeded with during the fall and winter, and that every- thing will be in rediness to begin con- struction next spring. The premier says that all this is contingent on the result of negotiations now pending, and which he says he has reasons to believe will terminate favorably for his project. Mr. Greenway says that the negotiations have not reached a stage that will warrant giving public- ity to the details, as he wishes to be well assured that he can maintain the advantages in the way of freight rates specitied in the offer of the East- ern capitalists. Premier Greenway says that the contention that the proposed rate of 10 cents per hundred pounds on wheat cannot be maintained is assured. He maintains that it is easy to figure that the cost of constructing the road compared with the fixed charges of other roads and the distance saved in the haul to thesea-beard will make it possible and even profitable to make such arate. The premier meets the question of the local roads in the province of Manitoba charging local rates to Winnipeg with the remark that N. P. & M. has a clause that provides for other roads having run- ning powers over it. He says also that there are other ways of meeting the difficulty. Extension of Time. Acircular has been issued by the U.S. Land Commissioner, addressed to registers and receivers of U.S. land offices, calling attention to the aa Bahia gett s aie law passed June 10,1896 which granted one year’s extension of time for mak- ing payment of all ceded Indian lands, to all parties, whose claims to such lands were initiated by settle- ment or otherwise, and, pending at the time the act was passed. Ina letter from the commissioner, to the Crookston, Duluth and St. Cloud Land Offices, he calls special atten- tion at the request of Senator Knute Nelson, to the fact that this provision applies to settlers on the ceded agri- cultural Chippewa lands in Minne- sota. SCHOOL CHILDREN PICNIC. Mr. Murphy Enjoys a Day With His Pupils At Lake Pokegama. The pupils of the sixth grade of the public school were given a rare treat last Satuaday by their teacher, Mr. C P. Murphy, at Pokegama Lake. The day was not an ideal one, but the threatening clouds had no terrors for the romping youngsters and so the picnic hours were enjoyed tu the full limit and the noisesome revellers re- turned to their homes in the evening over-flowing with words of praise for the generous hospitality of their good pedagogue. Mr. Murphy secured a large lumber wagon aud had it so ar- ranged as to accommodate twenty- five or thirty children, and about 9 o’clock the happy party started out for the day. He had also engaged all the boats on Pokegama lake, and be- ing well provided with candy, fruits, san@wiches and the necessary appara- tus for making coffee, there was noth- ing lacking to make the occasion one that will long be remembered by the participants as the red letter day of the school term of 97. The program of pleasures was so arranged by thoughtful chaperon that no accident occurred to mar the enjoyments of the day. A pumber of the pupils of the seventh grade took advantage of the opportunity thus offered for an outing and procuring a vehicle they joined the picnicers and spent the day at the lake. Growing Sugar Beets. ‘Those who procured sugar beet seed from the state should send to the State Experiment Station, St. An- thony Park, for its press bulletin des- cribing methods of growing the beets for sugar. The bulletin should be in the hands of every grower, no matter how small,and its instructions should be carefully followed, no matter how much care and labor they involve, for they will show just what must be done if beets are to be profitably grown for sugarina larger way. It must be remembered that the cost of growing beets sor sugar 1s from $30 to $40 an acre, which gives a very fair idea of the labor required. Their growing is, indeed, afine art, and it must be studied and practiced on the small patches this year if it is to be successfully done hereafter on a larger scale. The bulletin is free. TO EXTEND THE LINE The Itasca Lumber Company Will Build Railroad. ONLY ABOUT FIVE MILES Civil Engineer George Cox Completed the Survey and Grading Began Monday Morning--Extension Costing About $25,000. The management of the Itasca Lumber company have decided to ex- tend a branch of their logging road from Grave Lake, in town 58-26 to sec- tion 25in town 59-26, a distance of about five miles, for the purpose of hauling out the logs now in Smith’s lake. whicn were cut a year ago last winter. The logs in that lake are es- timated to be worth about 350,000. The company would not build just at this time were it not necessary to get the timber tothe mills in order to save it from total distruction. It was necessary to put it ina year ago be- cause of the destructive winds and fires that had passed through it. As announced in these columns two weeks ago, Civil Engineer George Cox has been engaged for some time making the survey, and on Monday morning of this week the work of construction began under the general supervision of Manager J. P. Sims. There will be employed about one hundred and fifty men and the esti- mated construction is placed at $5,000 amile, which will make a total ex- penditure of $25,000. The large num- ber of men who are now out of em- ployment in Itasca county will make it an easy matter for the company to secure wen without sending tu the emeloyment agencies. While the amount of money is considerable to be expended for the saving of $50,000 worth of logs, yet the branch now being built runs through a fine belt of timber that must be cut in time saceranbially the road will pay for itself. Married, Mr. A. B. Clare and Mrs. Bessie Bernard, on Wednesday evening, June 9, 1897, by Rev. C. V. Gamache, at the Catholic parsonage in Grand Rapids. ‘ Register of Deeds Clare has been kept busy this morning receiving the congratulations of his friends and in return passing out cigars. The cere- mony was very quietly performed, only a few friends of the contracting parties being present. Both Mr, and Mrs, Clare are’ well known to Itasca county people and they need no in- troduction. Mr. Clare demonstrated his popularity last fall when he defeated the hitherto unconquerable Chas. Kearney for the office which he now holds. The happy couple have taken rooms at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hennessey. ‘The Herald-Re- view joins their many friengs in ex- tending sincere congratulations. — ss