Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 21, 1897, Page 1

ees Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaturDAy, AuGusT 21, 1897. * FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. Wardbro Rugs Bed Room Suites, s15 to $35, Folding Beds, Kitchen Cabinets, Carpets, ouches, Folding Bed Lounges, bes, Carpet Cots, Mattresses, Pillows, Springs, Curtains, Matting, Sweepers. 6 ft. and 8 ft. Extension Tables, Extension Centre Tables, High Back Dining Chairs, Rockers and Easy Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs. One 4 1-2 ft. Oak Rolier Top Office Desk at a Bar; gain. “The quality of our goods is remembered long after the price is forgotten.” ES . Two Dotiars a YEAR ltasca Mercantile Company, GENERAL SUPPLY HOUSE. Some Churn Logic A good churn is one that will convert cream into but- ter. A better churn is one that will make the greatest amount of butier from a giv- enamount of cream in the shortest time. That’s the kind of achurn weare selling this summer. Some people call it “that new-fangled bar- rel affair.” It doesn’t make any difference, though, what you call it. It makes butter, lots of it. and it does it easy. What more could you ask? About Other Things... Our line of hardware, farm machinery, lumbermen’s supplies, paints, oils, glass, guns, sporting goods, etc., 1s the most complete, and composed of | the bighest grade goods ever shown in northern Minnesota. We are dispensers of satisfaction, and don’t want an ybody to pay for an article that is not entirely satisfactory. aw —_W. J. & H. D. POWERS. Clothing, ° Dry Goods, AND Furnishings. | These are the lines to which we are giving special attention during this season. Prices are down so low that all can reach them. Quality | high grade; prices low grade. We’)l get your trade if prices count. }! Marr's Clothing & Dry Goods Store | GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. id a ee ea he ee ae ae ae ae a eae ae ae ae ae ae she eae se eae ae ae eae ae ae te a ae tea aa RESSESERESES | The | entertainment. ; for distribution. ‘FAIR OCTOBER 7 AND 8 Dates Fixed for the Holding of Itasca Counsy Fair. A LIVELY INTEREST SHOWN| Meeting Held Here Last Thursday Was Well Attended, Races and Athletics To Be Added. In response to the call published last week for a meeting to consider matters relative to the county fair there was a_ representative gathering of prominent citizens held at Village hall Vhursday afternoon. After a general uiscussion of the various de- tails of interest it was decided to hold the fair on Thursday and Fniday, Oct- ober 7 and 8. The matter of enlarg- ing upon the attractions received favorable consideration, and the result will be a much lengthened program of While in former years the exhibition of farm products have been magnificent and in lavish abun- dance, yet the absence of horse racing and other athletics has had a tenden- cy to somewhat detract from the general interest that is usually shown at county fairs by all classes of citizens. The splendid success that attended the Fourth of July celebration under the auspices of the Fire department has demonstrated that a little energy and determination will _ prepare a most entertaining programme “for the coming fair at very small ex- pense. The present officers will exert themselver to make the ’97 fall festiv- ities surpass all former efforts in that direction. matured by October rst and the farm- ers will have taken care of their havest by that time and will thus be able to give attention to the fair in a manner that will insure its complete success, A committee was appointed to select grounds and buildimgs. ‘The pavilion on the east side was considered as a suitable place tor the exhibit. Its con- venience to the race track would make it a very desirable location. The building, however, is in bad shape and would require considerable repairing. The Knox warehouse was also considered, and if satisfactory ar- rangements cannot be made for the pavilion the latter building will likely be used. Secretary Gamache will de- vote considerable attention to affairs | of the association from now until the awards have been made on the after- noon of October 8 The premium list is now in the hands of a commit tee for revision and im about two weeks the printers will have it ready It was not decided atthe ‘Thursday meeting whether a state exhibit will be made this year or not. The committee will decide this * % ? You Should ; : YOU Ou 4 4 al % & i H 4 Subscribe for the Herald-Review = * if you want the news of Itasca * -4 County and Northern Minnesota. : = % = : : H H 3 The Herald-Review. # * = % facesnccnsonesnennEeseanesgnnHEnsaeeeesenEEReeEEsene matter and report in afew days. It 1s probable, judging from the senti- ments expressed, that the project will All crops will be fully | be abandoned until next year, when a double effort will be put forth to cap- ture the first prize. The farmers are evidently taking a lively interert in this year’s exhibitand tne Herald-Re- view predicts that it will excell in every respect any fair that has yet been held in Itasca county. Six Thousand Tons Daily. The Duluth, Superior & Western road is now hauling an average of ;6,000 gross tons of iron ore to the docks on Allouez bay daily, according to the Hibbing Sentinel. Most of this is from the Mahoning mine, although the Penobscot at Hibbing, the pro- perty of Eddy Bros., has begun ship- ping in a small way. The ore cars on this road are considerably larger jthan those on either the Missabe or Iron Range, each having a capacity of about twenty-eight and one-half gross tons, while the cars on the other lines carry only twenty-five tons. D. M. Philbin, general superindent, says that while the shipments over his road are larger this year than ever be- fore and steadily increasing, that he does not expect them to even equal those of the other line§, for the reason that they have their own mines and when the demand for ore is light they keep their shipments. up by stocking up the docks on the lower lakes and waiting for an opportunity to sell it. Figuring on the Contract. George Lydick, of Grand Rapids, who has been at the St. Louis for sev- eral days, left this afternoon for Min- | ¢ neapolis, reports the Duluth Herald. Mr. Lydick is figuring on getting the contract for cutting the damaged timber on the Leech Lake Indian reservation, which is to be let by the interior department. He met E. Ben- der, who is representing the depart- mment in this matter, here today, Mr. Bender arriving this morning from Ashland on his way to Detroit. C. C. McCarthy, of Grand Rapids, who is looking after Mr. Lydick’s intrests, also came ovey from Ash!and today. To Take His Office. Ex-Congressman Dar S. Hall, who was recently apointed Ceippewa In- dian commissioner to succeed Maj. M R. Baldwin, arrived at the White Earth Indian reservation to take charge of his office. While Maj. Bald- win has filed a protest with the civil | service commission against his re- moval, claiming that he was on the civil service list. and subject to removal for political reasons, he will turn the office over to his successor when called upon. The office pays a salary of $10 a day and an allowance of $3a day for expenses, aud during a part of the time permits the employment of a clerk ata salary of $75 a month. Capt. W. H. Smallwood. was here this weck on land business be fore the judge of brobate. The captain is one of the most experienced land lawyers in the stateand he has had remark- able good success in the handling of important cases before the depart- ment. therefore not} FIRST ORE SHIPMENT Twenty Tons of the Arcturus Product Shipped to Chicago Today. PRESENT WORK SUSPENDED Railroad Extension to the Mines is Now in O:der—The Indications Point Unerringly to a Rich Property, ‘ The first car-load shipment of Arc- turus mine ore was attached to the regular D., S. & W. south-bound freight this morning and started for Chicago. The car contained about ten tons and was consigned to the Illinois Steele company. Capt. ‘Thos. Lauxmore, an iron ore expert and the inventor of a machine for the separ- ation of ore from clay aad sand, was here this week and locked over the several mining properties. He pro- nounces the Arcturus one of the rich- est mines on the ranges. ‘Those in oad Huge tpn have not expressed any opfhion as\ to the intent of the compapy nor se any statements bee mde relative to the quntity or € produced, but it is tage sufficiently sat- vince the operators have been rewarded ichest finds in northern There is now at the immense stock pile, and it would be’ useless to continue further work until after the railroad extension is made to the mine. Preparations for this important work have been in pro- gress for some time, and the Herald- Review ventures the prediction that dirt will be flying on the grade ma very short time. The entire force of men have been laid off for the present at the Arcturus. The Illinois Steele company has an option on this pro- perty and it is to be presumed that the same concern will get possession GUN CLUB MALIGNED Dnluth and Twin City Papers Misrep- resent the Itasca Tournament, NO “HUNT” CONTEMPLATED The Exeeutive Agent of the Game and Fish Commission Again Adyer- tising Himself Through the Publie Press. The newspapers of St. Paul and Minneapolis at all times—and the Duluth papers occasionally—seem to take an especial delight in maligning Grand Rapids and .Jtasca county. Where the profit-or pleasure hes in such a proceeding is beyond under- standing, but it is the fact, neverthe- less. ‘hey refer to the citizens and taxpayers hereaway as being an or- ganized band of lawless conspirators against the public weal, with no com- mon aim except to plunder in reckless violation of the state laws. The re- cent announcement of the Itasca Gun club setting forth that a shooting tournament will be held at Grand Rapids on October 29 and 40, has been made the occasion for much edt- torial criticism, our daily contemporar- ies assuming—with no reason whatever —that the proposed tournament would be “an organized moose hunt on a grand scale.” It is painfully apparent that our critics know very httle about moose huuting, or hunting of any kind, when they permit their imagin- ations to present such a fool proposi- tion to the fraternity of sportsmen. The idea is about as sensible, however, as might be looked for from such a source, Anorganized “moose hunt” would insure the entire safety of these noble animals of the forest, while the. “organizers” would furnish several good news reports for the papers of men accidently shot. Instead of encouraging the illegal killing of deer, moose and caribou, as of the Diamond and other locations in | wey) a5 all other wild game protected that vicimity. Struck it Rich Wm. Gardner, a well known ex- plorer tormely of Itasca county, writes to Martin Daflicy from Ft Frances, stating that he has struck it rich in that country. He says there is no doubt of the richness of the gold on both sides of the line. In his Jetter Mr. Gardner says: “I am we'l satisfied with my. own success since coming here, as I found the far-famed Olive mime, now operated by the Preston Mining company. I sold two 4o- acre tracts for $2,000, still retaining 8o acres on the same vein, besides 148 acres on the same belt. I refused $10,000 last fall: for 80 acres out of the best of it, This summer I found | jowing circular two more gold properties of 80 acres} club in response to each that assay $16 perton.” Mr, Garnder. has thus far escaped the Klondyke fever. y state law, itis the purpose of the itasca Gun club to prevent violations, and their efforts in that direction have resulted in more good than all that has ever been done by the State Game and Fish commission through their in- competent and dishonest executive, Sam Fullerton. ‘the fact that a large number of sportsmen will be here to take advantage of the fine shooting that is to be had during the open sea- son, suggested the advisibility of hold- ing a tournament at that time. They have made ample provisions to pro- tect against ~ violations, something that Mr. Fullerton has never done. ‘The newspaper articles that have ap- peared in criticism of the Gun club were inspired by Fullerton. The fol- been issued by the the many that are daily being ! Ee a ee ED Se ae