Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 4, 1898, Page 1

VoL VI.—No. 39." \ Full line of Perfumes, $ Toilet Articles, : Stationary and 3 Druggists Sundries. 2 = Headquarters for Periodicals. Se > $ #: | Shoe Department ee ee a 3 OUR SPRING GOODS. oe SSS Hh Ladies’ Gent's and Children’s Black and Tan Shoes se tn the Latest Styles. #3 If You Want a Good School Shoe for the Children, Give Us a Call. b+ All Sizes in Cruisers’ and Drivers’ Shoes—Prices Right. as ee ao * oe ' 3: Seeds 1 on } 3s White Russian Oats, : . 33 Timothy, Buckwheat, ‘ =< ’ Barley, Clover, ; s2ae Millet, Red Top, 22 . x i Extra Seed Corn. | Secure Your Wants Early. S ws ae. Pieel esses eeesessssscsansceesesses Sees ceeceeeeses ee: SASS ha ee hea a a ee ae a ee ee ee a ae ae eae ee eae a ea a eee ae ae ee a ee a Grand Rapids TTTitiitiitiillittiitdtiiiiitiieettdeetittii tte soees: ietttte 2% Hettittttttitittitittirrttirtttitiritiiirittitttttiiiitiiitittittttittttiirttiitrtterettiteetseettteprteeeeteeeetes ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. Grand Rapids, inn. Dry Goods We extend a general invitation to the public to call and examine our stock of Dry Goods. Dress Goods A Full Assortment of Ladies’ Waists Ladies’ Wrappers Brocaded Silk Skirts A New Lot of Laces and Trimmings. We expect in a few days a Full Line of the Latest Styled Ladies’ Capes and Spring Coats—Call and see them, Clothing and Gents’ Furnishings We are Strictly “In It” on Clothing. MEN’S SUITS FROM $4.50 TO $15. FULL ASSOTMENT OF BOYS’ SUITS. Boys’ Overalis—Just the thing for play. Spring Overcoats at'a Bargain, If you are in need of anything in the Clothing line it will pay you not to forget us. Groceries Crescent Creamery Butter, Good Dairy Butter. Full Cream Cheese, Edam Cheese. BR Full Line of Black, Japan and E. B. Teas, Mocho and Java Coffee (Something Fine.) DRIED FRUITS—Peaches, Prunells, Apricots, SilverPrunes, Pears. CEREALS—Oatmeal, Quaker Oats, Crushed Wheat, Postem Cereals. BOTTLED GOODS—Catsup, Chili Sauce, Pickles, Sour and Sweet Olives, Worchester Sauce. California Canned Fruits, Hiawatha Maple Syrup (1 and 2 qt, cans.) Fresh Assortment of Kennedy and Lulibridge Crackers, (ae ae se ae a a a ae RE A HE RE: HE Re a RE eevee Youll Feel Like Kicking Yourself When you go out for aspino: we the new wheel you are going t get. this spring, and about 2: miies from a repair shop, bre: down, and your friend goes spin ning by you mounted on a Col- umbia or Hartford Roadster— the two machines that never—j@ that ardly ever, break down Why second best, when the best costs no more. The Columbia Bicycle the Hartford is second best. Why? Simply because the Pope Mfg. Co., were the first bicycle builders in the country; have built nore bicycles than any other firm; know, absolutely, more about bicycles than anybody else; use the best material in thejworld, made especially for them, and are bound to keep in the lead, in bicycle quality, at apy cost And don’t forget that our prices are right, too. Is the best. bicycle in the world; W. J. & H. D. POWERS. Seeete | TA-SURPRISE IN STORE | out LADIES OF GRAND RAPIDS f ; WHAT 'TIS? Flere ’Tis Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits. To the Ladies of Grand Rapids: You and each of you are hereby most cordially invited to call at my store and examine a magnificent line of Ladies’ Tailor-Made Suits and Skirts which have just been received. This is the first consignment of these suits brought to our village, and in every particular it is a most magniftcent line. I cordially invite an in- spection of these goods. Miss Atherta. will be pleased to show these suits and, Skirts. Figured Armure Skirts Bayadere Brilliantine Skirts Fancy Figurec acquard Skirts. Sold at Roc ‘om Prices! See Suit nm Black an 1 Broad cloth Serges = oS: Brilliant .ines Fancy Plaids, Plain Plaids,—aiso LinenCrash Suits. Cheap! Tailor-Made! ies’ and Gent’s Furnishings is Superb. C. H. MARR, Beautitul ! ¢ Durable! «GB Elegant! My Stoc’ THE CLOTHIER | (——], A BABY CYCLONE. Destructive Wind Storm Passes Over Grand Rapids and Does Much Damage. The first cyclone that ever disturb- ed the people of Grand Rapids ar- rived at 10 minutes to 6 yesterday morning, just as the early bird was about to start on his rounds in quest of the palatable worm. The storm came from a southeasterly direction and evidently contained all the ap- purtenances and eccentricities of a promising cyclone. ‘The total dam- age in the village will likely foot up to about fifteen hundred dollars. The old land marks on the South side were practically removed, u.cluding the Potter & Co. store and warehouse buildings and the Knox warehouse. The path of the storm was about a half mile wide, but the extent of its operations is not known owing to the fact that all telgraph wires are down and no outside papers, except from Duluth, were received by last night’s mail. Trees. fences, barns, sheds, out-houses and even residences could not withstand the fury of the storm. Shade trees throughout the town were mercilessly wrecked. The property damaged, so far as reported, Is In no case very serious and no sonal injury was sustained. £0 Betz’s residence was lifted from its foundation and carried about ten feet. The windows, stove and furni- ture were entirely demolished. John Berg’s barn was tipped over but the cow within was not hurt in the least. M. McAlpine’s loss will be no small item. The entire front of his resi dence building was blown out. Oth- ers who sustained losses were: Wm, Weitzel, N. McNaughton, Thomas Kelley, A. O’Leary, John Brown, Joe Laisur, John Craig, Mrs. Wade Blaker, Larry Whalen, L. F. Knox, Central school building, E, A. Krem- er, James Sullivan, John Bowden, J. Joelaud and Itasca Mercantile com- pany. Taxing Pine Land For scme time past the subject of forestry in general and of reseeding cut over pine lands in particular, has been receiving more or less attention from the agricultural press of the state and various methods have been sug- gested for the care of our cut over timber lands. White Pine is undoubt- edly the most valuable timber tree in the state, and while many lumbermen are of the opinion that white pine land once cut over will not produce white pine again, this opinion seems contrary to reason and is not support- ed by experience. If cut over land is protected from fire and given a fair chance itis only a question of time when it will have nearly as good, if not a better crop of white pine, than in the first place. But to do this we must be interested in it. The situa- tion at present is something like this: Large areas of pine land in the north- ern part of the state are owned or controlled by individuals or companies who are not holding these lands for any aesthetic reasons. The land with the pine standing on it is worth trom fiche obese ste che cbesdeshecbeobeahesbesdook REE RE AE REE a dollars, or sometimes even more per acre,and is assessed for taxation ac- cordingly, and if the owners are non- residents this is not_ made any lighter. After the pine has been removed the land is considered by owners as prac- tically valueless since it is seldom of any agricultural value, and the pros- pects of a second growth of pine seem too dim to be considered, but the taxes are not lessened so they go un- paid, and the land lies uncared for at the mercy of raging fires, With the law. relating to tax titles in its present condition, it is practically impossible for the state to get control of these lands or to give a clear title to them. There are in St. Lquis county alone something like a half a million acres of pine land that is unredeemed from taxes, in which no one is particularly interested since no one can be sure of reaping the fruits of any labor spent in its protection, and the chances of its ever growing white pine or any thing else of value are very small in- deed his lamentable state of affairs is not likely to improve until some- thing is done to make some one res- ponsible for these lands. ‘There are two ways open, one is to reduce the taxes upon the land when the timber is renoved so that ownefs will be en- couraged to hold and care for these lands, and the other 1s to get a law by by which the state may get control of the land when the taxes are delinquent and then take such steps as will insure reforestration. Egperience has shown that, with reasonable protection from fire, investments in timber lands are paying ones, for though the re- turns are slow in coming, they are large when they do come and are about as sure as anything. The mn terest of the whole state demands that something should be done and that at once. The lumbering interests, re- presenting as they do an annual out- put value of twenty-five million dol- lars, with annual wages amounting to more than six million dollars, deserve more attention than they recelve. At the present rate of cutting the years of our forests are numbered, for the annual cut is considerably in ex- cess of the annual increase under the present system of management, while with the exercise of a little judgment, our forest area woulc produce annually HE Ee ae a eae ee ae ea ae ae ee ea considerably more timber than 1s now cut—Farm Students’ Review. $10—DETROIT AND RETURN—10 ia D. S. S,& A.and D. & C, Boat UE pire venve Duluth ‘Tuesday June 7th at 6:30 p. m. arniving at St. Ignace 10:00 a. m. and leave im- mediately on steamer “City of Alpena’ which is scheduled to arrive at Detroit the next morning (Thursday) at 8:30 a.m. Return Limit—Tickets will be good to return on or before steamer leaving Detroit Monday June 2oth, 10;30 Pp. m. Meals and berths extra—Stateroom berths on steamer cost $1.00 for the upper or $1.50 for the lower; State- raoms $2.50 and accommodates three people. All meals on dining cars and steamers 50 cents each. T. H. Larxe, Commercial Agent = sae | forty dollars to one hundred and fifty|, 426 Spauldmg Hotel Block, Duluth-| fo deshe hehe feobededocedrbedeabedesdededekdeobdedecaveed Furniture Bed Room Suits, Book Cases, Couches, Lounges, Rockers, Willow Rockers, - Dining Chairs,’ chen Chairs, Spring Carpets, Matting, Matresses, Etc. Hardware Department IT WILL SOON BE TIME FOR A REFRIGERATOR Werali-Hebieww, Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaTuRDAY JUNE 5, 1898 Two Douuars a Y ice Cream Freezers. Crockery This Department is Comblete. all descriptions—all When in want don’t forget ns. kinds. We Will Treat b Lickcokechockcoki tech chcche deodeobpebeodcohscheokpepooberbeobesdcobe perkeshe deskcoke de dodo passesensoncones PUigasaaseesaesaaogaees aeaee tie eS HONORING THF DEAD. ~ Decoration Day in in Grand Rapids was Fittingly Observed. The good people of this village never responded more unanimously to a public call than on Monday of this week when, with generous and patri- otic impulse, the graves of our heroic dead were strewn with flowers and exercises befitting the occasion were most appropriately observed. Decora- tion day marks a wonderful epoch, not alone in the history of these United States, but as well throughout the world of civilization. Chattle slavery of human beings will never again be known in Christendom, and to the brave men who held high the banner of Union and liberty in the dark days from 1861-5 is due all credit. The impressive services, under the auspices of B. F. Huson Post, G, A. R. were inaugurated in the usual manner by Commander Huson and Adjutant Mallette. The hne of march was formed at Village hall headed by the drum core and the post, followed by school children, civic societies and citizens afoot and in carriages. ‘The gtaves of the dead soldiers who are taking their last long rest in the South side cemetery were visited and flowers strewn upon their silent homes. In the afternoon Village hall was filled to overflowing by an apprecia- tive audience. The propram_ pre- pared by the committee was carried out in full. The address of Hon. C. C. Mc- Carthy was a masterly effort and was received with general appreciation by all who had the pleasure of hearing him, e TO PUT ON A DAY TRAIN South Shore Road Will Run One From Duluth The Duluth, South Shore & At- lantic have decided to put on a day train between Duluth and Houghton and Marquette, leaving Duluth about g:30 A. M. arnving about 7:00 P. M. The new train will accommodate passengers for Gogebic Range points and also for [ron Mountain, Escanaba Menominee, Marinette, etc. The new service will begin about June zoth and will relieve the nignt train of the local business. It is expected that the “Bostan Limited” now leay- ing at 6:30 P. M. will leave about 30 miuutes later and arrive earlier. Excursion to St. Paul and Minneapolis Half Rates Via Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad. Onacceunt of the Democratic People’s Party and Silver Republican conventions, the Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad will sell tickets to St. Paul or Minneapolis and return at half rates. ‘Tickets on sale June 14th and sth, good to return Juae 17th, 1898. E. A. Whitaker, General Agent, St. Paul & Duluth Railroad, Duluth, Minn. The Cardo combination is showing at Deer River this week, We have them—Prices Right. Coal Oil (Qts. and 2-Qfs.) Cook Stoves at a Bargain, If you want a First-class Cook Stove giver us a call—we cannot fail to interest you. A munition. Glasses of You Right. “A Vigorous Campaign.’? Recent unofficial intimati ons. from, Washington are to the effect tha t, the, administration has atlast realized the impolicy of further postponing a. campagin against Cuba. It is hoped) that the president and his advisory board see the folly of letting the cap- ture of Havana wait upon the dodg- ing maneuvers of the Spanish admiral ., It is time for them to shake off the. terror inspired by the approach of the armada and shape the policy of war of invasion on a basis of activity more in harmony with earnest desire of the American people. Thisis a matter — for congratulation: all around, Cervera’s fleet is less formidable in Cuban waters than in the Mediterra- nean sea. It was distance lent it ter- rors. We have nthing especially to fear from the armada save the dan- gerstincident to delay in sinklng it— unless it may be the loss of prestige to our arms sure to follow our wating upon the pleasure of the Spanish ad- miral to tender us battel as a sort of condition precededt to our taking pos- session of Cuba. We have battleships men and guns enough to distroy the fleet and take the island at the same time. The history of the island city fur- nishes an interesting illustration in point. During the war between Eng- land and Spain in 1762, the Britisn fleet under Sir Geo. Pocock arrived at Havana on the 5th day of June of that year. Two days thereafter a landiny was effected, the land force being commanded by Geo. Kepple, Earl of Albemarle. After two moun- ths siege the place surrendered. This was one hundred and thirty-six years ago. Gilt is a matter of speculation wheth- er the defenses of Havana—excepting of course, the mounting of modern guns—are very much stronger now than they were then. At any rate, they are not of a kind to resist the guns of a modern battleship. A gen- tlemen well qualified to estimate the resistance of harbor defenses and who frequently visit Havana and inspect the defenses of the city before the present war, gave his opion the other day that the city could be taken by our fleet in twenty four hours, with- out interfering with our ability to take care of Admiral Cervera’s arma- da. As the hour of attack draws nigh let us all hope that Captain General Blanco Will have a return of very good sense, a lucid interval for a per- iod long enough at least to surrender the city, and thus prevent its bom- bardment by our fleet. And this he is sure to do, his constitutional tend- ency to bluff and brag and bombast to the contrary notwithstanding. * EXCURSION RATES TO OMAHA, Via Saint Paul & Duluth Railroad On account of the Trans- Mississippi Exposition, the St. Paul, & Duluth Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Omaha, Neb. andreturn. Tickets on sale June 1st to October 3oth, 1898,