Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 14, 1897, Page 8

~ OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. ITASCA COUNTY. H.R, King i, Stilson be arts F, Smit B. Eble County Attorney County Surueyor. . H. B, ‘oroner. . fehoot Saperinten jen’ Mrs. H. Stilson vet egtty Commissioners: aick District No-1 be te or enry Logan Trustees. Recorde Treasure! Attorney THE CHURCHES. PRESHYTERIAN CHURCH — Rey, D. A. enzie, pastor, Services ever, ut 1 a. m, and 8 p. unior ©. EB, at 3 a rayer- Nhursday evening at 8 o'clock. Strangers and all others cor- ed, METHODIST EPISCOPAL—Rev, J, Trealor. pry Sunday morning at o'clock; ae bal aupraivie eve . Prayer meeting €) Voning atyiH0 o'clock. Strangers cor- vited. Rev. Father Gumache, pastor, very) Sabbath morning -and DAL—Rev. Mr, Allen, rector. Ser- very fourth Sabbath, morning and SECRET SOCIETIES. E A.F.& A, M. NO. 208. and third Fridays of each Hl. Visiting” brethren A. Kremer, W, M. A. Carson, Secretary. fraternally iny GRAND RAPIDS LODGE I, 0. O. F. NO. os ae every, pall. nesday night at k. P. en invited to_ attend. RIDDELL, N. G Visiting bi Go S$ LODGE, DAUGHTERS OF RE- meets the second and fourth ys of h month at K, P, hall. ELLA Brown, N. G. Mrs, E. 8. Stevens, Kec, See, >OKEGAMA TENT, NO, 33. K, O, T. M., I Ee areey d'fourth Tuesdays of the month at k 1. Yualting brethren cordially invited to attend reviews, cordially invited to a ei Faso Cine. Gronay T, Sxrrn, RK TASCA UTYE, L. 0. T. M.. meets every a pnd and fourth Fridays of the month i . P. hall. ns yiss Havens F Grsson, L, Com. BE BLAKER, ra i WAUBANA LO y Thursday e ting Knights coi Gro. F, MEYERS, C. C. H, EF, Grarram, K, B.S. 14 DIVISION, NO, 10, U, R., K. oF P., first Monday of each month at K. P. hall. M. L. Tooe, Capt. CHARLES KEARNEY, Ree. NORWAY PINE CAMP, NO. 33, MEN OF Mrs. F- or P. meets hall. V D woop- THE WORLD. Meets every sec- nd Fourth Wednesdays of the month in’s hall, A, G, BERNARD, S. C. c. T, Graven, Clerk. MISSISSIPPI LODGE, NO. 236, A. oO, U. WwW. M Mondays of each wi F ignegan 's hall. HOMAS Mc ge, M, W. H. E. Ricuarpson, K. B. F. HUSON POST G, A. R, NO. 140. ts the lust Friday of each month in Post hull, Visiting piembers cordially in- vited to attend. Rorr BaLey, Com. Wa. WEITZEL. Adj. City and Vicinity. NOTES OF NEWS AND PERSONAL. Gypsies are coming. Mrs, W, P. Brown returned from her visit to Stillwater on Tuesday. Gypsies’ tea, Wednesday evening, Aug. 18. Yacant lot opposite fire ‘hall. ocob Mohr has moved his saloon pulfit into his new building east of the old stand. The Willing Workers will meet with Mrs. McNaughton, Wednesday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m. President Hastings of the Lum- permen’s bank has been 1n town dur- ing the week. H. E. Richardson will spend the greater part of next week in St. Paul and Minneapolis on business. Migs Pearl Rosser, Miss Kipp and Mr. James Geggie of Duluth are spending the week at the Rosser hospital. The berry pickers have reaped a tich harvest by the sale of the luscious fruit. The yield has been heavy and prices ranged up well. There will be union service in the Presbyterian church tomorrow eve- ning, to which all are cordially invit- ed. Rev. John Treloar will preach. The work of remodelling and _re- pairing the old Review office is about completed and it will be ready for oc- cupancy by Jeweler Nisbett in a few days, 3 F. Manness_ left Grand Rapids this week for the North Dakota wheat fields, where he expects to remain un- til late in the fall, On Monday morning A. E. Bnggs and sor, Harry Newford and Mike Guiteay started ‘cross country ina pad scooner far Dakota wheré they ill take 1m the harvest. Miss ay McLennan returned from Sauk Rapids last eyening. She been in attendance ‘at the sum- mer trajning school in that city dur- ing vacation, a The lumbermen are already making preparations for the coming | winter’s work which promises to be carried on on an extensive scale, The cut will pe many millions larger than last year, , registered at the Pokegama. ‘ R. J. Powell left on Thursday for St. Paul re he will continue his ‘studies i w school of the State University. He contemplates return- ing to Grand Rapids to engage in the practice of law, It is reported that a party of | sur- veyors in the employ of the Illinois Steel company will begin the running of a railroad survey from the Arcturus nine to Grand Rapids about August 20. ‘This is good news if true. Services tomorrow at the Catholic church will be interesting and impres- sive. Aclass of 21 Sunday school children will receive first communion. High mass will be helé at 10:00 o’clock, an hour earlier than usual. Mr and Mrs. E. J. Luther have rented the Presbyterian parsonage and will remain in Grand Rapies until next spring. Mr. Luther has the Klondyke fever and proposes to start for that far-away region next March in company with five other gentlemen, The Herald-Review 1s delighted to announce that the report of Warren Pendergast’s death was a mistake. Mr. Pendergast is very ill at his father’s home in Hutchinson, but there is yet some hope of his recovery. R. J. Bell, editor of the Roseau County ‘limes, has been the guest of his son in Grand Rapids this week. Mr. Bell is also an attorney and gives his attention to a large clientage be- sides doing his editorial work. He says business is moving along very briskly in Roseau county, John O’Brien says. he lost a horse last week but that he don’t care to have the impression prevail that he allows his stock to run at large:during the night. The horse was hurt while hitched to aload and died from the effects of it, not through falling down a mining shaft. Prof. Hays of the state university arrived from St. Anthony Park this week to look over the sub-station here. He found the corps atthe farm in a most prosperous condition, under the temporary management of R. W. Clark, who has charge of the station in the absence of Superintendent Pen- dergast. Reports from the farmers through- out this neck o’ the woods indicate a large yield of vegetables and_ cereals. ‘The corn which is now on the mar- ket is sweet and the ears are well filled out. In fact, all the crops are in excellent condition, and the gran- aries of Itasca county will be crowd- ed this fall. Col. John Cooper and wife of Chi- cago and Col. Harris and wife of In- Commodore J. P. Sims and his daugh- ter, Miss Daisy, at Deer River during the week. Cols. Cooper and Harris ‘are leading members of the their respective cities, A number of the boys from this_ vi- cinity who went to the Dakota _har- vest fields to work write to their friends here that the wheat crop is enormous but that the wages paid to laborers are not ashigh as they ex- pected to receive. They also say that the wheat farmers of that section are happier than they have been for years ow-ing to the great yield. A party of distinguished gentlemen are camping at Deer lake and pulling out the black bass to their sporty- hearts’ content, They reached here on Tuesday from Pittsburg, -Penn., and registered atthe Pokegama. ‘The party is composed of Judge James Fitzsimmons, Gen’l Henry Brant, Col. F. C, Miller, Dr. F. W. Gill, Ajt. A. N. Hunter and Com. J. W. Hague. An exchange pretty near hits the nail on the head in the following item: ‘The man who has enemies 1s a_ live man. He amounts to something no matter if he1s wrong some of the time. His opposition to wrong amounts to something when he is right. A live man can swim against the current—a corpse floats down without —_ hindrance. The Lord hates a coward. God bless our enemies. Welovethem. They make life worth the living. Messrs. George P. Metcalf of St. Paul and R. B. Carter of Boston ar- rived in Grand Rapids from the west this week, having enjoyed an outing on the headwaters of the Mississippi for several days. From Park Rapids they made the trip to Lake Itasca and They are both students at Harvard, and after visiting many sections of the country during the past three or four years for their annual outing, they do not hesitate to vote Northern Minne- sota the most delightful summer resort in these United States. Master Dick Close, son of ‘Billy” Close, who has represented the Mar- shall-Wells Hardware company on these ranges for many years, was in town this week interviewing his fa- ther’s customers. Master Dick is only 17 years old and still wears knickerbockers, but he is business all through and fills the important posi- tion with becoming ability. He takes orders and discusses the condition of trade with a degree of knowledge that would do credit to many of the “old heads.” He isa young man whose business future will “be registered among the successes.” Fred Kehl of Chippewa Falls, is|. dianapolis and Mrs. O. S. Tower of Ionia, Mich., have been the guests of bar of then down the nver to this place, : ‘Mrs. turned to Grand Rap ing from thejr visit 1o fnends in Can- Fada. SY eo The Abt & Montalien comedy and vaudeville company held the boards in Village hall ‘Tuesday and Wednes- day evenings. Their work is general- ly good and seemed to dehght their audiences. The vocal work of the Swedish Nightingale was remarkably good. The singer has a full, rich so- prano with a wide range and_ handles her tones excellently. The _ ster- eopticon views exhibited by Prof. Abt were superior to any ever shown here. The enterprising officials of Bass Brook township have been making some valuable road improvements during the present summer. They have succeeded in securing permis- sion from the war department to use the government dam as a wagon bridge. Application has frequently been made to the department for this right, but until this last effort the favor has always been refused. It is said that the government authorities will put the dam in shape for use as a_ bridge at the expense of the government. This will prove of immense service to a large number of settlers living south- west of Grand Rapids on the other side of the river. Miss Mamie Gilbert, elocutionist and comedienne, was the entertaining attraction in Village hall Monday and Thursday evenings. At both enter- tainments crowded houses greeted her. Her principal role is that of an elocutionist and she excels in the lighter comic selections. Miss Gil- bert has a pleasing presence before the footlights, and her enunciation is clear and her gestures graceful and easy. An entcrtainment given by one person is generally monotonous, but this young lady succeeded in keeping her audiences interested throughout both entertainments. At times her violin work is mechanical, but other- wise she secures good, clear tones and handles the bow admirably and with good effect. At the ‘Thursday eve- ning entertainment Mr. F. T. Buene- man of this village favored the audi- ence with two tenor solos which were heartily encored. The report that the application of Mrs. Clara Grove for a position as teacher in our public schools, will be considered favorably by the board, gives general satisfaction. | Mrs. Grove taught several successful terms before coming to Grand Rapids, and since the death of her husband tour years ago, she has taken a complete course at the Normal in Si. Cloud. Her recommendations from the in- structors of that institution are of the highest. order. Col. M. A. Leahy, who has been engaged to teach one of the rooms during the ensuing term may find it necessary to resign the position owing to the tailing of his eye-sight. This leaves two vacancies to fill besides the principalship. Miss May McLennan has an application before the board and her selection would add another competent in- steuctor to the list of teachers. F. L. Vance Burned Out. Word was received here Thursday of the destruction of F. L. Vance’s store at Deer River. Wednesday eve- ning a neighbor called at Mr. Vance’s store to borrow a scythe snathe. Mr. Vance went up stairs to find the ar- ticle desired, and the lamp which he carried in bis hand was accidentally knocked into a box containg excel- sior. An explosion followed and in a very short time the entire building w'sa mass cf flames. The store building and residence with all con- ! tents were a total loss. The loss is estimated at $3,000 with $1,500 insur- ance written by F. P. Sheldon with the American company. A Successful Farmer. Among the industrious and suc- cessful farmers of Itasca county pone have made better progress in subdu- ing the forests. than Mike Hagen. Six years ago he located on his pre- sent uhomestead on the shores of Horseshoe lake, and there he has con- Stantly resided ever since. Today his property is among the most valuable in Itasca county, being located just outside the village limits. He has cleared and under cultivation about twenty acres, and has demonstrated that Itasca county soil does not ex- haust its strength by continuous rais- ing of crops. The land has never been fertilized and yet it produces all kinds of vegetables and cereals with the same vigor that- character- izes the first crops raised upon new lands. Notwithstanding the back- wardness of the seasou last spring, Mr. Hagen has a fine showing of farm products. His field of corn, although planted the second time on account of the wet, cold spring, is doing nicely and will fully mature; his garden is a model throughout, and includes every variety that grows in this latitude. He expects to have between 300 and 400 bushels of potatoes. The price this year for potatoes promises to be higher than for three years past, and it is expected that the price will not fall below 50 cents a bushel. farmers like Mike Hagen in Itasca county would add materially to the eenctal wealth of the entire commun- ity. Don’t forget t coming. hat the gypsies are ay eyen- | A few | NAL ENTRY ALLOWED. | I fleeeok Lana Decision ot importance. co , Homesteaders. The Duluth Evening Herald sets forth the provisions of the recent ‘de- cision of the secretary of the interior department, which 1s of great: impor- tance to home teaders in general. It says: Section 6 of the act of March | 2, 1889, authorizes those who have | partially exercised their homestead privilege to make an additional entry of public land soas to make a full quota of 160 acres. This section says: “Section 6. That every person entitled, under the provisions of the homesteid laws, toenter a ‘homestead, who has heretofore complied with or shall hereafter comply with the conditions of said laws, and who shall have made his final proof thereunder for a quantity ofJand less than 160 acres, and received the receiver's final receipt therefor, shall be entitled under said laws to enter as a personal right, and not assign- able, by legal subdivisions of the public lands of the United States subject to home- stead entry, so much additional land as add- ed to the quantity previously so entered by him shall not exceed 160 acres.” This section also provides that the person making the additional entry shall reside upon and cultivate the Jand so eutered. Heretofore the sec- tion has been construed as applying only to those who had partially ex- ercised their homestead privilege be- fore the passage of the act, but the decision now promulgated overrules the former opinion and holds that the section equally applies to all who took less than 160 acres after Lhe date of the act. Assoon as the district land offices have been officially noti- fied by the department, the new rul- | ing will go into effect. Every person who has heretofore made final proof of less than 160 acres under the home- stead laws will be entitled to au ad- ditional entry. Thereare many such cases in the Duluth district, and the new decision will probably resuit in many additional entries being made here. It will be noticed, however, that section 6 oply applies to cases in which the applicant for the addition- al right has made tinal proof under his origina! entry. TESTING 'THE LAW. Anderson Railroad Taxation Law Is Being Tested in the Courts. The Anderson bill relating to the taxation of railroad lands 1s now in the courts to be tested as to its con- stitutionality. The commencement of the litigation occurred this week at Aitkin when, according to a special to the Pioneer Press from that place, County Auditor Stearns was served with an alternative writ of mandamus issued by Judge Holland, of the dis- trict court, compelling him to show cause why he should not hst on the Aitkin county tax rolls certain rail- road lands which have hitherto es- caped taxation. Auditor Stearns some time ago refused to place the said lands on the tax hst, whereupon James N. Marr, a citizen of the county, pe- titioned the judge of the district court for an alternative wnt of mandamus compelling him to do so. After read- ing the petition, and on motion of At- torney General Childs, Judge Hol- land issued an order that an alterna- tive writ of mandamus be allowed, which was served by the sheriff upon Auditor Stearns for “sail Stearns to show cause why he should not place said lands upon the tax list as prayed for in said petition,” and made it re- | turnable on Sept. 6, 1897, at his cham- bers in Brainerd. Teachers’ Examinations. The first teachers’ examination cf this year will be held in the public school building at Grand Rapids, | Tuesday and Wednesday, August 17th and 18th, beginning at 8 o’clock a. m. No private examinations will be given except in cases of unavoidable ab- sence from the regular examinations. RULES GOVERNING EXAMINATIONS. First—All candidates should be ready for work Tuesday at 8 o’clock a. m. Second—During the examination the candidates shall be seated as far apart as»possible, and they will not be allowed to communicate with une another. Third—Answers should be brief, but must be complete in logical ex- position and gammatical structure. The answers in mathematics Show the process as wellas the result in each case, Fourth—In grading candidates due weight will be given to the character of manuscript in regard to penman- ship and neatness of arrangement of answers. Fifth—No certificate will be grant- ed a person who shall make a general average of less than 70 per cent for third grade. 80 per cent for second grade, and 90 per cent for first grade or a minimum of less than 60 per cent in any one branch. Sixth — Certificates will not be granted to persons of questionable moral character, ner ta persons lack- ing inability to teach and govern a school. ’ Mrs. O, H. Stimson, County Su pt. of Schools. Leather and findings for sale at One of the Reasons Why Itasca’s Ex-| chequer Is Empty. HENNEPIN GETS THE BENEFIT Millions of Feet of Logs in Itasca County Pays Tribute to a County Three Hundred Miles Away — New Legislation Demanded. Through laws that are beyond un- derstanding, incomprehensible and apparently fathomless up to the pre- sent time, Itasca county has contnb- uted thousands upon thousands of doliars to the public treasury of Hen- nepin county year after year during the past decade, and so far as the Herald-Review is aware, no_ protest has ever been registered against this unjust discrimination. All the logs that are cut in these northern pineries and scaled by the state authorities are listed and taxed in Hennepin county— provided they are to be driven down the Mississippi river, County Sur- veyor John A. Brown scaled up and reported a large amount of logs that had been banked in this county, but it was found upon investigation that the same had been placed upon the assessment books of Hennepin county. Mr. Brown was not familiar with the law and he did not hesitate to express an adverse opinion to its unjust pro- visions. He had put in considerable time to make authentic reports only to find that this county had nothing whatever to say regarding the tax- ation of this vast amount of property. It was for the amendment of this law that Representative Markham of Ait- kin county made such a hard fight in the state legislature four years ago. It was a just measure and should have passed, but the powerful opposition of the pine land owners succeeded 1n de- feating it, and not only that but they succeeded in defeating Mr. Markham as well for re-election. Aside from the attempt made at that time to as- sess logs in the counties where found during the period when. assessments are being made, this important subject has received but comparatively little consideration from the people who have thus been imposed upon. Itasca county citizens have been the most patient in long suffering of any that we know ot. They have leen ener- | getic and progressive in the upbuild. ing of the county’s interests so far as possible; they have extended highways to the full limit and even beyond their means, but in_doing so they have per- mitted the creation of a large public debt while allowing vast properties to go untaxed. This practice 1s still con- unued. County Auditor H. R. King turnished the Herald-Review with the following figures, which will’ give something of an idea of the amount of logs that are found in Itasca county and while still here are assessed and taxed in Hennepin. The figures here given are official, and represent the number of feet of logs hsted since 1895, by the surveyor general: Shevlin & Carpenter C 00,000 Bovey & DeLuittre C 12,000,000 ! Backus & Ce 9.500.000 94, 49.000.000, 27,000,000 9,000,000 59,000,000 56,000,000 ‘This report only included the re- turns made to the county auditor the present yéar for logs accumulated and scaled in this county since the 1895 assessment. The taxpayers hereaway may get a fair idea of the discriminat- ing etfects of the law that provides for this new form of “taxation without representation” by estimating the value of these logs and the amount of money that should be legitimately de- rived trom them at a reasonable tax valuation. The Herald-Review only calls attention to this condition of af- fairs at the present time as a_ forerun- ner of the campaign to come. The legislative nominees of a year hence in this district should: be pledged to cam . Even the pl ers should be willing to pay tax to the counties in ney: made fortunes, tat show let the people combine s this evil of long standing. SHOULD BE CUT NOW. Mueh Timber on Leech Lake Reservation in Bad Shape- E. Bender, of Washington, D.C., a special agent of the interior depart- ment, who is here looking after the damaged timber on the Leech Lake reservation, returned Monday morn- ing from St. Paul, says the Duluth Herald. Mr. Bender has found that there is a large amount of timber on the reservation that should be cut without delay. He said that it would be taken care of in either one of two ways. One plan being con Js for the government to furnish supplies and a logging outfit to the Indians and have them cut the logs, while the other is t> let a contract to some re- sponsible logger to do the work. Mr. Bender thinks that the latter plan will be adopted and says that if it is the contract will be let about Oct. 1. In the Clothing Line. Bartley McDonald has been a well known character about Grand Rapids fora number of years and nobody ever charged him with any offense beyond that of taking on a “jag” occasional- ly, until last Sunday morning, — when he branched out in the clothing and gents’ furnishing line to an extent that surprised his friends and at- tracted the attention of Marshal Rogers. Bartley was loaded with a complete stock of ready-made clotb- . ing, overcoats, shirts, hats, socks, shoes, and in fact everything usually found ina first class clothing and gents’ furnishing house. He was offering the stock for sale early Syn- day morning at ruinously low prices, Upon investigation it was found that Bartley could afford to sell the goods at any old price inasmuch as he had confiscated the assortment from the store of Sam Orkofsky on Leland ay- enue. ‘Che marshal gathered him in. Justice Kearney held him to the grand jury, and in default of $250 bonds he is now boarding with Sheriff Toole. Kurtzman’s Locals. Go to Kurtzman’s for pacs. Mc- Ginty cruising shoes, extension edges, only $3-50- My pacs have no equal either in” price or quality. Made right 1@ Grand Rapids, of the best material, by experienced workmen in that lne, Come and examine before buying elsewhere.—Kurtzman. Come and see my McGinty brogan shoes selling now for $2.00 at Kurtz- mad’s. All hand sewed. McGinty haying shoes, light and durable, just the thing for that busi- ness. Only $2.00 at Kurtzman's. Sole leather pacs, 1o-inch leg, black, $5.00. Strictly hand made by Kurtzman. If you wish to order, call and see my samples of fine shoes. Pnices $5.00 to $8.50 at Kurtzman’s. Wonders of wonders! A band of gypsies will camp on the vacant lot opposite the fire hall Wednesday eve- ning, Aug. 18. Splendid chance to have your fortune told cheap. Strayed—From the farm of T. Hughes on Sugar lake, one gray mare on Wednesday of last week. Weight about 1,550 pounds. Finder please report to Herald-Review. Wanted—An Idea Eanes ‘Who can think of tome simple thing to patent? ESTIMATES Grand Rapids, - Kurwman’s. ‘Taps from 15 to 25 cents at Kurtzmgn’s. t BE eae ae ee ee eae eee ee a a i a ee ae ee ae ea a Sates SE SE SE ER ee ee EE EEE ee ee W.V.FULLER& GO Lumber, bath and Shingles. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors and Blinds. Turning and Scroll Sawing Done on Short Notice, e EE A Ee FURNISHED. Ree: i a a » Os