Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 8

oo romeo aomennaomet # ‘OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. ITASCA COUNTY. HH. R. King Se: tthu: A. Kremer ‘Sheri Michael 1, Toole Register rant, assniussen .O. H. Stilson . C. MeCarth; .P. Smith .H. B, Ehle . Stilson Ts) Lydick SANE. Wilder Henry Logan County Attorney: County Surueyor. Coroner. District No. 1 District } District No. GRAND RAPIDS VILLAGE. President...-ccssecceense+ Powers si “ K, O'Connell ‘Trustees... {yr es Recorder . King ‘Treasurer H p dered Ay-orney L. Pratt THE CHURCHES, PRESBYTERIAN CaUROR — Rey. D. Services every Sab- " m, Sabbath School at 12. Junior 6. B. at 3:30 p.m. Prayer. meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. “Seats free. Strangers and all others cor- dially invited. METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Rev. J. Trealor. stor. | every Sunday morning at school at 11:30 o'clock; ser- ‘at Luprairie every Subbath evening at Prayer meetit ry Thurs- at 7:30 o'clock. Strangers cor= MacKenzi bath at 1 day dially invited. CATHOLIC—Rev. Father Gamache, pastor, Services s evening. ‘abbath morning and school ut2 p.m. eve Sun Rev. Mr, Allen. rector. Ser- y fourth Sabbath, morning and SECRET SOCIETIES. . & A. M. d third y 1. Visiting : eh brethren me fi month at K. P. h fraternally invited. Kremer, W. M. A. CARSON, 5 GRAND RAPIDS 18¢ meets every Wedne: hall. Visiting brethr 0. O. F. NO. ight at K.P. i ed to_ attend. GEORGE RrppuLL, N. G. Joun DesHAw, Re C. ARBUTUS LODGE, DAUGHTERS OF RE- *pKCCA, meets the second and fourth yr ch month at KX. P. hall. DELLA N, N. G. se the month at K. P. 3 cordially invited to bas a nag T. Smrra, R. K. GEC ITASCA HIVE, L. O. T. M.. meets every second and fourth Fridays of the month in K. P. ‘Harrie F, Greson. L. Com. Mrs. Jennig Buawer, L. kt. i. K. P. imeets hall. or 380. .R. € H. EB. Grarram, K iT. A DIVISIOD ‘0. 10, U. R., K. oF P., r s first Mond: h month at K, P. hall. M.L, Toone, Capt. CHARLES KEARNEY, Ree. NORW MEN at Finnegun’s hall. A. Cc. T. Guover, Cle RicHaRvson, B. F. HUSON P Meets th Post hall. 1 to . RB. NO. 140, City and Vicinity. NOTES OF NEWS AND PERSONAL. Rev. D. A, MacKenzie will preach at Sandstone tomorrow. Wanted—Good girl for general housework. Inquire at this office. C. H. Lydick, was up from Mora this week, returning home yesterday. ‘The Episcopal Guild will meet with Mrs, Geo. Lydick, Thursday, July 29, at 3 o'clock. Attend the parlor musicale at the home of Mrs. W. C. Gilbert on Friday evening next. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas a McHugh on the 13th inst. at Cohassett. County Attorney C. C. McCarthy is expected back from Washington the first of next week. A. A. Kremer, county treasurer, will start on a visit to his parents and friends in Saginaw, Mich., on Monday next. F. J. Murphy has bought a plumb- ing establishment, at Brainerd, and will move to that place about the first of August. Attend the ice cream social in the old post-office building this evening, to be served by the ladies of Arbutus Rebekah lodge. George Cox, C. E., returned from his labors on the Itasca Logging road this week, having completed the work in his department. Dr, W. P. Brown returned from his visit to Stullwater and the Twin Cities on Wednesday. Mrs. Brown will be absent several weeks. : _ The county commissioners and aud- itor were in session four days this week as a board of equalization. They raised the taxation somewhat. Mrs. Minnie Sparks and hittle girl of Duluth, are the guests of Mrs. D. M. Gunn this week. Mrs. Sparks is a teacher in the Duluth schools. A number of Iowan pleasure seek- ers will arrive in Grand Rapids in a few days. There will be about twen- ty in the party and they expect to re- main a month or six weeks, Rey. August Andren of Cloquet ar- rived here Thursday and tomorrow will hold Episcopal services in the old school building in the morning at pleasure trp to Minneapolis. be absent a week or ten days. ing, .|say nothing about it. */ our policy to suppress good news yet Mrs. John Craig was a visitor to Duluth this week. ‘ Mrs. John Costello and children departed the first of the week ona visit to friends in Canada. Fred J. Stevens is on a business and He will There will be no service in the Presbyterian church tomorrow morn- Rev. Trealor will preach at the evening service. Hon, W. R. Baumbach returned from a business trip to the range towns and visit to his home at Wadena |! on Wednesday. A well-matched team of driving ponies and a brand new two-seated carriage, canopy top, for sale dirt cheap. Enqutre at Herald-Review office immediately. 8 Mr. E. P. Stone of the Wells-Stone Mercantile company, Saginaw, was a visitor this week. In company with Nat Wright he enjoyed the black-bass fishing at Deer lake. Col. Blondin and Capt, Ringland of Ft Dodge, Iowa, arrived the first of the week and are now enjoying a cruise qn their steam yatch, the “Ft Dodge,” on the upper Mississipp1. The Magnet,says that “some dis-| reputable scoundrel is spreading _poi- son for dogs.” Why not say that some enterprising person is spreading poison for disreputable, scoundrelly dogs? The county and village have com- bined to build a foot walk beside the bridge leading to the court house. It is esumated to cost about $80, the village and county each standing half the expense. The L. O. T. M. dance given last evening at Village hall was the first annual social event under the aus- pices of this new order. The attend- ance was quite large and those _pres- ; {ent had a very enjoyable time. The Magnet’ enquires: Isn’t it about time the Heraid-Review re- tired and pensioned the expression, ‘dried-up intellects and skinny souls?” No, not while there are so many in- tellects and souls of that particular brand to be dealt with. * * x “Brought forth a reply from the editor of the Herald-Review in his last attempt at journalism.”— Magnet. That’s too bad. We little thought as we penned the article re- ferred to that it was to be our last at- tempt in that direction. There will be a quiet wedding at Hotel Pokegama Wednesday evening, but the Herald-Review promised to While it is not we make an exception this time just to please Charlie Hastings. Mr. C. F. Hastings returned from a brief visit to his parents at Minnea- {polis the first of the week, and im- mediately departed for Hibbing where he will take charge of Hotel Irwin. Mr. Hastings is an experienced hotel man and will make a success of his new venture. “The lawn in front of the court house and jail has been greatly beau- tified hy a liberal coating of rich green sod.” The foregoing news item is stolen from our contemporary. The beautiful “lawn” was a sandbank be- fore being covered with a supply of the “rich green.” j H. D. Powers and rusticating in the cottage on Lily lake. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Graffam and Mrs. Louise Nisbett have been entertained by them for the past two or three days, and are profuse in their expressions of satisfactton over the good time they enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Gamache, fa- ther and mother of C. V. Gamache, left on Wednesday morning’s train to pay a visit to friends and relatives ‘in Quebec, Canada. They will be gone about three weeks, returning in time family are Bennington to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of | b; their wedded life September first. , which occurs on Last week the Herald-Review er- roneously announced that the ladies of the Willing Workers society would give an ice cream social in the old postoflice building Saturday evening (tonight.) The social will be under the auspices of Arbutus Rebekah lodge, and it will be an event that should receive liberal patronage from the general public. Station Agent McLennan has _ his hands full these days. In addition to looking after the interests of the Du- luth, Superior & Western railway at this important station he has the entire care of a large and active family. In the meantime Mrs. McLennan and the baby are visiting relatives at Can- non Falls. Mac is equal to the em- ergeney, however, and has already mastered the art of preparing all kinds of canned goods. “It [the Herald-Review] winds up with a little puff about his ability. We might say something about different “kinds” of ability, but will refrain from doing so unless it becomes absolutely necessary.”—Magnet. Well, you’ve ! “riz” our curiosity, andif you'll take the Herald-Reyiew’s word for it, we proclaim that the hour has arrived for acuon—it is deemed absolutely ne- : ’ T cessary that the all- y0:30 o'clock, and in the evening at 8.1 be witheld no longer, destroying secret | every clerk found’ to George Tuller has about concluded to re-engage in business at Deer River. He will put in a large retail and wholesale mercantile house at that point. The Herald-Review will grant be- yond peradventure that the Magnet ‘we” wrote the account of the school election which appeared on the first page of that paper. None other would have admitted in cold type that the: candidates were “able and conscious;” that the lady electioneers were “‘vehement”in their conduct; “to think best not to mentioned 1t;” or to philosophize “if we cannot eluminate it,” etc. Yes, that article was un- doubtedly written without any outside assistance. Mr. F. J. Smith, representing the Northwest Magazine and the Western Field and Steram, has been here dur- ing the week in the interests of those valuable publications. Mr. Smith will picture Grand Rapids and _ Itasca county as a field for recreation and sport in Field and Stream, while the material advantages of this communi- ty. will be set torth in the Northwest Magazine. He is an_ experienced newspaper writer and knows and ap- preciates a good thing when he sees it. Mr. Smith says that Itasca counly is becoming widely known through- out the East as the sportsman’s mecca and will be visited the present year by hundreds of people on pleasure bent. After standing up on its hind legs for a couple of weeks and howling at the Herald-Review, like a Dakota prairie dog howling at the moon, the Magnet finally concludes that this paper was all right in the position it took relative to school matters, and generously grants us permission to continue the good work. If the Magnet boys will abandon the silly idea that it is the duty of their paper to oppose any measure advocated by the Herald-Review, assume their proper position in the amen corner of the journalistic arena, discharge sev- eral of their assistant. editors, learn to do business on business principles, and imitate the Herald-Review as closely as their limited abilities will permit, they may be able to satisfy Dan Doran’s board bill mortgage dunng the next decade and become releived of such uncongenial political and business associations. A PROTEST. Three Hundred Dollars Voted to the Ex- School Board Clerk, Objected to. At the school meeting last Saturday evening a motion was made to ap- propriate $300 to Charles Kearney, who served as clerk of the board for nine years, as compensation for ser- vices rendered. There were not many present when the action was taken, but after some discussion the motion prevailed. When the matter was made public there seemed to bea difference of opinion as to the pro- propriety of such generosity, and a reference to the school laws revealed the fact that the action was illegal. County superintendent of schools, Mrs. Stilson, protested against the ac- tion and requested that the order be not drawn until the opinion of State | Superintendent Pendergast might be had. ‘The order was drawn, however, and as there is no money now in the treasury, it has been. properly regis- tered. Inasmuch as the action was not according to law and does not re- ceive unanimous endorsement, it is likely that the school board will call a special meeting to consider the pro- posed expenditure in due form. In justice to the board as well as the pub- lic this should be done. By request the Herald-Review prints below the law relating to the compensation of school clerks, and also the letter written by the state superintendent in reply to a commun- ication from the county superintend- ent: CLERKS TO BE PAID FOR REPORTS. Every clerk whose report is found to be ac- curate and made within the time prescribed law, shali receive pay for such service at the rate of two per cent on the cash dis- bursements of the year. Provided, first. that the amount for such service shall not exceed six dollars, unless the district votes a larger sum at a school meeting, called by notices in which it was stated that action would be had on the ques- tion of increasing such compensation. Provided, second, that it may be optional with the commfttee for examining reports to award pay for any report that was made within the time prescribed by law, but which contained errors, if such errors were correc- ted by the person making the report, before it became necessary for the county superin- tendent to copy such report into his report -. the state superintendent of public instruc- ion. Provided, third. that the county superin- tendent, oe after the reports have been examined by himself and the auditor, shall send a notice, written or printed, to be entitled to pay, stating such fact. Such notice shall be a voucher on which the treasurer of the dis- trict shall pay the clerk the sum due for such service out of any funds applicable to cur- rent expenses, and not needed for the pay- ment of teachers holding orders against the district, or under contract. requidng pay- ment at the end of the term. The following are the attorney-general’s opinions with reference to the foregoing cl “aed of the school law: ‘This is the only compensation the clerk is allowed to receive. The legal voters have no authority to vote salaries to trustees. STATE OF MINNESOTA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, : St. Paul, Minn., July 20, 1 Mrs. O. H. Stilson, oy se Bea Bonide. bao aur Madam—Answering yours of Jul; 19th, I can say that the law specifies that 3 school district clerk can receive only 36, and that a larger sum cannot be voted him by the district. Of course, if the whole district were unanimously in favor of doing an il- legal thing by voting a larger sum, there would be no one to complain of it; but should any voter disapprove of the action, he can prevent thedistrict’s Po ‘ing the clerk more than the sum specifies arf per annum in a common school district, Yours very truly, W. W. PENDERGAST, Supt. Pub. Inst. PAPER MILL PROJECT. Representatives From Little Falls Visited Grand Rapids Last Week. The fact that Itasca county has an abundance of wood for the manutfac- ture of paper is at last becoming known to men interested in that in- dustry, and there is reason to believe that another season will witness the establishment here of paper mills. During the past three years several parties have visited Itasca county with this project in view, and in every nstance they have reported that the supply of wood was apparently inex- haustible, but the great drawback has been the lack of sufficient transporta- tation facilities. The water power is here and the raw material is here. The gentlemen who were here from Little Falls were very reticent as to their intentions, but enough was learned to convince the Herald-Re- view that they mean business. Thursday’s Shoot. The score made on Thursnay of this week by the Itasca Gun club, out of a possible 25, is printed below 21 Powers, H. D. Marr... 4 Buenemai 8 Doran, 8 Brown... 20 Kremer, A. A. vg Crandall... 3. Kremer, A. H. 6 17 . Rassmussen. 8 13 «Warriner 9 8 Powers, T. 16 Meadow Lands Destroyed. The six dams on Swan river were washed out during the recent heavy rains and it is said that more than forty, farmers along the river have suf- fered the entire loss of their crops. Several of these farmers have been to town during the week, and if their stories are true there is likcly to be considerable hardship experienced. Lands that were never known to be flooded before are entirely covered with water and along the entire course of the river there will not be a ton of hay cut. A Pleasant Social. A delightful entertainment is to be given at the res:dence of W. C. Gil- bert next Tuesday evening. ‘lhe pro- ceeds go to the Methodist church exchequer. Light refreshments will be served. Admission, 25 cents. All are invited. Following 1s the pro- gram to be rendered: PART I. Mandolin Club eipcindant Solo, vor Mrs. Johnson ea . Abbott rgaret and Loretta Doran. Solo, voca cK Look Alike to Me,” Quartette, Messrs. Bueneman, Cars’ owe! Solo, vocal,—*Lullaby” a / Miss Chisholm, PART II. Selection. Solo, voc Solo.—"O, Promise M Miss Doran. DeKoven Quartette.... Messrs, Bi son, Crandall and Mr. Bueneman Selected Solo, vocal, Solo,... Selection. andolin Club Was Tired of Life. G. A. Flack was among the arrivals at Grand Rapids last Saturday even- ing via the D.,°S. & W. railway. He was aman apparently about fifty years of age, well dressed, and of a genlemanly appearance. -. He stopped at Hotel Leland Saturday night, and Sunday morning he expressed a desire to visit the government dam at Po- kegama falls. John Costello was driv- ing up to the dam and accommodated him with a ride. He took? along a hand satchel in which he had ,a. sup- ply of paints and brushes suitable for scenic work. Mr. Costello left’ him at the dam and that was the last‘ seen of Mr. Flack alive. He wrote ‘a note to the coroner stating that hé was tired of life, had lost a fortune, “wud did not desire to live any longer. The man removed his coat and vest, which contained a gold watch, about $3 mn silver and several letters from friends addressed to him at Buffalo, N.Y. He then evidently jumped into the mver where the water was about fifteen feet deép. The body was recovered from the river just above the Knox mill on Monday. ji Mrs. Ehle Elected. At the school election held last Sat- urday evening Mrs. M.S. Ehle was elected over F. T. Bueneman to suc- ceed Chas, Kearney as member of the school board. There were 352 votes polled of which Mrs. Ehle received 202 and Mr. Bueneman 150. There was greater interest shown than at any previous school meeting ever held in Grand Rapids. Certain parties with selfish motives circulated stories con- cerning the church to which they be- long for the purpose of creating a pre- judice that would solidify their forces, and the scheme worked like a charm. There was an undercurrent of bad feeling created which was the only ob- jectionable element that entered into the contest. Mrs. Ehle was known to be a lady of unusual ability, pos- sessed of education, culture and _re- finement, a commendable spirit of in- dependence, good judgment, - enter- prising and progressive, and had -it not been for the fact that those who supported her candidacy most earn- estly were actuated by motives not calculated to advance the interests of the school, she would have been el- ected almost unanimously. As it is there is reason to believe that Mrs. Ehle will act at all times enurely in- dependent of any considerations | ex- cept the advancement of our public schools, wee Av the Cape af Good Hope., The Dutch settled this part world about the came time that they founded colonics along the Hudson riv- er, say the middle of the seventeenth century. When they built a house they meant that it should last not merely their lifetime, but that of generations unborn. They planted trees in long, straight avenues, which are still the pride of the colony, and they built their bridges and highways with the obvious intention of making this neighborhood another Holland. Mr. Cecil Rhodes has shown his apprecia- tion for Duich taste by purchasing for his home ove of the finest ancestral es- tates in the colony, where he lives when he sojourns at the cape, very much as might have done a governor of the old Dutch East India company. Before the Jameson raid Mr. Rhodes enjoyed great popularity among the Dutch Africanders, for he was always careful to treat their national charac- teristics with respect, and he was cred- ited with an honest intention of mak- ing in South Africa a great Anglo- Dutch United States, where each nation might forget the jealousies born of al- legiance to different flags and: all unite under the banner of Africa for the Af- ricander.—Harper’s Magazine. ‘of the| A sultan’s mental which he is on intimate terms. Two days before the Bariam aide-de-camp on duty went to Hamid’s room for orders and him walking up and down with wild gesticulations and incoherent murmurs. As soon as the sultan caught sight of the officer he exclaimed: “ ga ot a dog, what are you doing here? Do you not see that I am conversing ees my father?” The aide-de-camp, 1 great alarm, was about to withdraw, when Abdul Hamid stopped him, say- ing: “Prostrate yourself before my father and then execute his com- mands.” Down dropped the trembling officer on his knees, awaiting the de- velopment of events with intense in- terest. A quarter of an hour later bis horrible suspense came to an end, for the commander of the faithful, bring- ing his promenade to an abrupt close, threw himself on a divan and, looking around the chamber, relieved the mind of the uide-de-camp by inquiring what he was doing and why he had come. He jut ‘had completely forgotten the Previczs | sceue A Satisfactory Trade - Indicates that we have given satisfaction to our customers since beginning business here and as a consequence we are well pleased with the results. .......-- We are still making up those ‘First class Suits At prices ranging from ~<a. § | yal 2 Upwards. Itasca Tailoring Co., S. W. MYERS, Prop. cached tlh acetic ciate chatachcichaadadiatiecltiechaatintatitintethaintadninsindedntnd’ W.V.FULLER & CO. Lumber, Lath and Shingles. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors and Blinds. Scroll Sawing Done on Short Notice. EA Re ee ae a ah ee eae a ae eae ae ae ae ate ae a ae ae ae ate eae ae ae a ape se ae ae ae te eae ae este eae aE Grand Rapids, aeeeatae ESTIMATES FURNISHED. W. V..FULLER & CO. Per TT TT it TTT TT TT rrr rer Turning and Minnesota. JAHRE RIO ti RnR RR nei aie fe tet 1c SSS SS omesteaders Can save time and expense by proving up before E. C. Kiley, Judge of Probate, Grand Rapids. » Filings Upon Land May also be made before bim. The Expense of taking witnesses to Duluth or St. Cloud can be saved. ‘If You Want.to File 4 upon lands under any laws of the All Business © a braaied to my care will be given prom attention. 5 ~ ® United. tates, or when you are ready to make final proof, call at the office of the Judge of Probate, Court House, Grand Rapids. . _C. 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