Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 5, 1898, Page 8

Closing Sale! WELLS-STONE MercantTILe Co., LAPRAIRIE, MINN. Everything im the Big Store Included. Dry | Drugs, Footware, Hardware, Furniture. Clothing, Goods, “Wells-Stone We have a number of Harnesses, Good Work Horses and several Sleighs and Wagons for Sale. Gents’ Complete Furn shings. | Lumbermen’s Supplies. Mercantile Co. City and Vicinity. NOTES OF NEWS AND PERSONAL. Mrs. J. C. Rosser returned to Du- luth Monday. Mrs. F. P. Sheldon went tc Dulnth this morning. Clerk of Court Rassmussen spent a few hays on his homestead this week. Undertaker Richardson made 2 business trip to Deer River ‘Tuesday evening. See that you take an in terest in the village and township by voting next ‘Tuesday. Attorney Pratt spent the week in prospective points along the new line of the Great Northern west from Deer River. Neil Colman, erstwhile of Laprairie but now aresident of Cloquet, spent} Sunday last with the family of his brother-in-law, E. W. Fuller. Word was received here this week that the house and contents of Jos. Erickson at Deer River was destroyed by fire last Tuesday morning. Mrs. Claik Smith, who had been visiting with Mrs. Geo. Lothrop for a few days, returned to her home in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Miss Lena and County Attorney McCarthy are enjoying a visit from their mother, who arrived from St. Louis, Mich., early in the week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hazelton left Monday morning for northern New York, where they will make an extend- Deer River looking after the interests ed visit with the formet’s parents. of his clients. Mrs. J. F. O’Connell has returned from her visit to her parents in Southern Minnesota. Frank McCormick spent Monday in Duluth transacting business in the United States land office. Chester L, Pratt, Jr., left on Mon- day morning for Minnenpolis, where he will resume his school studies. March comes in like a_ lamb, and if the old adge 1s tru2 we can look for blustring weather the latter part of the month, Jas. Sherry went to Minneapolis on ‘Tuesday last on business connected with his extensive logging interests in this neck of the woods. Mrs. Lent will visit the Twin Cities and Chicago next week to purchase her spring stock of ladies headwear, millinery and notions. The school board of District no 1, consisting of Mrs. Ehle, ‘f. M. Brady and E. A. Kremer, visited the Deer River school this week, Work in the scarlet degree at the meeting of the Laprairie Odd Feilows last Saturday evening attracted anum- her of the local brothers to our neigh- boring village. Hon. H. R. Mallette, ex-represent- ative in the state legislative from Mule Lacs county, is here on a visit to his brother, Felix Mallette. He will make a trip to Bermidji and other Among the Deer River denizens who visited the county metropolis during the week was W. J, Kelly, Walt Johnson, and Joe Erickson. Senator W. §. Dedon, of Taylor’s Falls, is a Hotel Gladstone guest, his mission here being to look up some cases of alleged trespass upon state pine lands. Mrs. W. C. Tyndall and children went to Carlton last Monday morn- ing, the former being called tnither by by a message announcing the serious illness of her brother. J. W. Johnson has purchased the interest of Fisher Baker in the Johnson & Baker liquid refreshment establish- ment at Deer River, and will hereafter run the business alone. Leslie Low, a brother of Mrs. J. C. Rosser, arrived from Fargo Wednes- day evening on a visit to his siter. Mr. Lowis a locomotive eng’neer on tne Great Northern railroad. The dime sociable given by the Ladies’ Catholic Union at the resi- dence of Mr, and Mrs. Jno. Craig on Thursday evening was a success, and {netted the Union a neat sum. Frank Hense, of Aitkin spent yes- terday in town, his mission here be- ing to est=blish an agency of several non-board fire insurance companies. Kremer & King have taken the agen- cy,and will undoubtedly write consider able insurance in these companies. as their rates are from 10 to 25 per cent. lower than the poard or trust com- panies. Mr. Hense returned to Ait- kin this morning. Dr. Kelly, of Minneapolis, who was summoned here by telegram last Saturday to give Mrs. Clark Clay medical treatment, returned to the Flour City on Tuesday morning. F. W. Bonness, of Minneapolis, greated many friends on the depot platform here last night while the train tarried, Fred was en route to his logging camp on the reservation. H. E. Richardson has been elected a delegate to represent Mississippi Lodge, No.’ 236, A. O. U. W., of Grand Rapids, at the meeting of the grand lodge at Washington, D. C., on the 22nd inst. J. X. Nelson and Thos. Olson went to Duluth Wednesday, when the latter filed in the United States land office a contest against the claim of Geo. Nesbitt tor homestead rights to a quarter section of land in 147-25. Receiver Baumbach of the Itasca Mercantile Co. was an east-bound passenger on Wednesday morning’s train, his destination being St. Paul, whither he went to replenish the com- pany’s stock. He returned last even- Ing. Ex-Postmaster Castleberg is in re- ceipt of a postal draft on Chicago for 22 cents, which amount is remitted to him by the department to balance his account with the department, Phil. having over-remitted that amount dur- ing his tenure in the local postoffice. Mrs. Clark Clay, who had been confined by illness to her room at the Pokegama for some time past, had regained strength sufficient to warrant her removal to her home in Minne- apohs Wednesday, wither she was ac- companied by her iusband and daughter. Chas. Birch, estwhile manager of W. Potter & Co.’s, mercantile house in this place, but now in Duluth, ar- rived in town last night and is renew- ing old acquaintances. Mr. Birch is secretary of the Duluth Underwriters Association of Minnesota with offices in Duluth. He will remain over Sun- day, visiting Deer River today. The Magnet, Auditor King’s paper, attempts ina silly manner to refute the charges preferred against that worthy by this paper last week, and evades the question at issue by sarcast- ically: admntting the facts. To ad- mit that a man holding a public offic } acquaintances with ts host of frienes . | Magnet, but he wiil find im the fall of and profitable day. We have a Splendid Stock A large | Call and look these over of Men’s and Boys’ Hats of the well-known and reliable makes of before you buy your New Hat. Our Fedoras and Stiff Hats ‘are of the Latest Style and Most Desirable Colors. vartely of Men’s Soft Hats in all Styles and Colors Prices, from 15¢., to Sdb.OO McKIBBON TOMOHAWK BECKFELT | & MATHER Grand Rapids. WINDSOR is a public pilfererand boasting that he is too shrewd to be caught, may ap- pear as good argument and sound reasoning to Mr _ King and _ his 1898 that it will not work. Mesdames Doran, Kearney, Mc- Guire, McAlpine and Hamilton com- prised a merry party that made | Mili gan’s lumber cainp at Swan river a visiton Wednesday. ‘The day was spent in investigating the mysteries of log cutting and hauling, and they all report having spent a very pleasant The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cochran, of Wabuna lake, departed this hfe on Saturday last at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Cochran, of this village. The little one was taken with winter colic on Friday morning, and was brought to town for medical treatment, but the hand of death claimed him. The funeral occured Sunday. The family have the sympathy of the comm unity in their bereavement. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias held their annual election of officers for the ensuing year last Monday eve- ning, whea the following effice were selected to succeed themselves: Geo. F. Meyers, capt.; E. A. Kremer, first heut.; J. J. Decker, second lieut.; H E. Graffam, treasurer; J. S. Bernie, right guard. The installation and annual inspection will be held next} Monday evening; Maj. H. D. Powers conducting the same. The lodge in- tends sending a representative dele- gation to the annual encampment of the Knights at Indianapolis next August Lee West ana John Lyons have purchased the machinery and equip- ment of the Feeley saw mill at Swan River and will remove the same to the Chippewa reservation, where they intend to build and equip a mill dur- ing the coming spring. , The prospec- tive site jor the mill is near the Mis- sissippi river bridge, and Mr. Lyons has petuttoned the government to allot | the land to him under the provisions of the Chippewa Treaty act. The promoters of this enterprise expect to have their mill ready to start sawing about the middle of May next, and will make a specialty of hardwood dimension and biidg? timber, but will} saw pine and other soft woods, Eh Butler, the popular proprietor of the Aitkin meat market, drove up from Aitkin yesterday aa/ is renewing old THE VILLAGE ELECTION, to defeat; Mr. King, but the aim is to spht certain political forces m_ the village and thereby a profit would result in the future. But election day will show that the trick has bad no ef- fect. * * * TOWN CAUCUSES, Persuant to call about ‘a hundred citizens met in the old school building last Monday evening at 8 o’clock and nominated a township ticket for the Town of Grand Rapids. Fred King was elected chairman and E. J. Far- rell, secretary, and the following ticket named: Supervisors—Al Phillipps, chair man; Anthony McAlpine and C. E. Leeman. Treasurer—C. T. Glover. Clerk—Felix Malette. Assessor—Chas. Mullaney, Justice of the peace—W.B. Hol- man. - Constable—G. T. Robinson and M. Perrault. ‘The above named ticket 1s one that no citizen of the township will have the shghtest hesitency in heartily supporting. The nominees were chosen for their general - qualifi- cations, many of them having already done good and efficient service as members of town board. ra * The “Gathering of 12” also nomin- ateda a ticket for town officers last Wednesday morning and they again showed the “chicken heart” by head- ing their ticket with “Al Philhpps for chairman of the board knowing full well that they could place no man in nomination who would stand the stightest chance of defeating the great vote-getter at the head of the citi- zens’ ticket ,but the participators in the “infant caucus,” as a local wag has dubbed their meeting, must think the voters of the township are like the traditional jackass drawn thither and yon by the appetizing odor of various fodder sharks, if they imagine fora moment that they can be led to take up the new ticket when they Lave | one of their own that suits them toa nicety, : Here is the opposition ticket. Supervisors—A! Phillipps, chairman; | Moses Manston and J. O. Rockstrom. | Clerk—Felix Malette. Treasurer—C. T. Glover. Assessor—O. B. Seamans. Jusuc.—C. A. Bueil and Kear Constable— Fred Collette and S. S. McMahon. Church Notes. Rey. J. C. Hartley will preach at LaPraririe tomorrow at 3. p.m, The union service tomorrow eve- ning will be in the M. E. churclt. Rev Hartley will deliver the address. The Ladies’ Guild of the Episcopal congregation will meet with Mrs. Miller next Thursday afternoon at 2:30. The members of the Junior En deavor of the Presbyterian church had a sleigh-riding party this after- noon. The Sunday School class of which Miss Atherton is teacher, are _prepar- ing for a social next Saturday after- noon. Tne program will consist of songs, readings, dialogues, games, anda light lunch. Two other classes are invited. It is proposed that in the near future the churches will unite in holding a Song service, under the direction of the male quartet. The program which will be announced later, will consist of solos, duetts, quartets, choruses, and instrumental music. A glorious hour of song may be _antici- pated, and the persons in charge will Spare no pains to make the service in- teresting and profitable. Charles TOWNSHIP STATEMENT, Financial standing of the Township of Grand Rapids, Minn, this 4th day of March, 1898: Outstanding Orders..... Bonds, excepting intere: Total... + $2,071.16 8,000.00 msetiee $10,671.16 Feuix Matterre, Clerk. Iam the only Watch Maker In Grand Rapids Whose work gives Perfect Satisfaction. W. J. WARNER. pe