Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 29, 1898, Page 1

Oa arte ! } | Vou VIL—No. 10 5 | Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SATURDAY OcToRER 29 1898 Eee eee eae eee ea eat ea eae eae eae ae eee ee ee ee ae ea ee ae ea ee ee ae ea eae ae ee ae ea eae ea a aa ESO PR AEST ORE ORR ORR AEE ee Ae Eg A Ree eee Ee A Ree ee ed by the public. nce them ply suberb. Skirts The Laigest Skirts do the rest. style. Dry Goods The last of our large purchases have arrived and are ready to be shown to and inspected and admir- We are better equipped than ever before to fur- nish and please our most appreciat- ed patrons,and earnestly hope that the Ladies of Grand Rapids and tributary points will call and, at ast, allow us to show them and that position to SELL RIGHT. We have no “Shoddy” sluff, | but Good, Honest Goods. Our Dress Patterns Waist Patterns must be seen to be appreciated, and those who have seen them have said they jare sim- Our Dress?’ aré in touch with the patterns. Line of Ladies’ Skirts ever exhibited at cne time. We have them ranging from $1.25 to $10. Come in and see them—the Up to date in assi satisfy the most fastideous. picked out. left. we areina need a Coat, come and Silk immings Ladies, } tment whict Prompt Delivery leaks Now is the time—and thls is the place—for we have a large stock and so come before the best are all Children’s Coats Especially are going very fast—only a few Ladies’ Coats, ranging from $3.5 to $15 in the Latest Styles. present need, make a small pay- ment and we will gladly lay the Coat aside for you. Winter ts Coming On And we have in stock and CHILDREN’S MUFFS SETS, Underwear and Hose. We have an immense stock and sun Se opal room extra efforts to a Good, Honest, Laprairie Delivery-Tuesdays and Fridays. Shoes Here is where shinning brighter every day as the To this department we iv, special attention we Shine—and ’ Soe Hart, Schaffron & Marx sell you and ad- ; ; most anytha1 and are making Clothing, which bares a national . ry we 5 handje nothing but reputation. »+We are always pleas- tn the line of furniture. Up-to-Date Goods. lothing Just received and ready for sale the celebrated ed to show these ,goods whether ITASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY Furniture and CARPETS We are in a position to you want to buy or not. Ifyou: Brass and Iron Bedsteads, and are in need, come in and look at If you * We are amply stocked with ourstock. Our line of an now—if not in Gentlemen’s, Ladies’, Misses’ and elegant Children’s shoes. co . 8 ; Fall and Winter Overcoats line Driver's, Cruiser’s (high and and Uisters of low) and Carpets are also of the ’98 patterns and i i ae to pick from. Rugs, Mattings. More Shoes. will please you. Sctimite & Sair Curtains, ee BOES, MUFFS We have a fine line—our Boys’ Give rot f and Gents’ shoes we cannot afford us to let go by without a word of praise. which is the ontcome of bet Good peasber ead Long Wearing call isses’ and Children’s. —qualities which the so-called WILSON BROS.” N snl Shad vie Tia) shy ; eckwear— Schcol Shoe ‘‘Sold by Us" process. the finest in the Land. We have : them. Whey come high, but we cannot fail to Try them, parents! You will must have them —cannot do busi- Give us a Call—a Pleasure to buy no other. ness without them. Show Goods. ERE AE AE eae ae ae ate ae ae 6 ee eRe ea a aE ae SI ae ae ae aa a a ate he ae a ae ae sae as ae AS a ae ae ae ae se a aE te ae ate ae eae ih chelate ehh ccchchechacheccashcchacheihchctaechichicechachechichacccha chucks chcchashatha chahshachathachachachschathachachchachachashadhachashacheshadhsshadhachashachastasch o Two Dotiars a YEAR is calc atthe hac hahahah acc haha chsh esha checha ce ache ca hace kaha hea hae ch cha hac ache hae cha ahaa haa shah FOR COMMISSIONERS, ' A Word Concerning the Men Who Will Be Elected. CONSIDER YOUR .QWN INTERES Robinson, Wilder, Rellis, Trainor and | Leeman Will Constitute the Next Board for Itasea County. Itis a matter of much importance to the taxpayers of the county to consider very seriously tha men who have been nominated and who will be elected to serve the people as commissioners. The board acts as the only safeguard against extravi- gance in every department of local public affairs. see The present incumbent from Dis- trict No. 1 1s C. W. Robinson, of Deer River. He is a candidate for re-election on the Democratic and People’s Party ticket. Mr. Robin- son’s past record in public office has demonstrated his eminent ability and fitness for the office. Three years ago he was elected a member of the Grand Rapids village council, at a time when the financial affairs of this municipality were in a very unsatis- factory condition. It required good executive ability and a firm determin- ation to bring about the change de- manded by the people. Mr. Robin- son proved equal to the emergency, and together with the other members of the council he outlined a policy that received general approbation and placed village business strictly on a common-sense __ basis. Grand Rapids village orders were being is- sued and sold ata discount from 25 to 40 percent. Our floating indebt- edness had reached alarming pro- portions, and relief was demanded. Jt was Mr. Ropinson who introduced a resolution to set aside out of the general revenue fund a sum sufficient to pay cash for all current expenses. T&S proposition met with strong op- position, especially from the bankers, who had bought the orders at a beavy discount and demanded that every dollar available be used to take up their paper, This would necessi- tate the issuance of more orders and thus continue a debt-increasing policy. The bankers threatened to bring action through the courts to | vailed in the village. the fight against them and he won. The good results of his scheme were soon apparent, The cash system is continued up to the present time, and is not likely soon to be :bandon- ed. Upon his appointment last spring as a member of the county board he found the same condition fairs that pre- The taxpayers existing as to county were yearly loosing large sums of money by reason of the heavy dis- count on county orders. A great saving could be made if the cash sys- tem were adopted, and as a result a contingent fund was created and a saving of at least 20 cen® on the dollar is made on all county expendi- tures. One great difficulty met by the board is the matter of road im- provement. With a large floating and bonded indebtedness it is necessary to observe the strictest economy. At the same time public highways are de- manded by settlers, and these de- mands are always just. The commis- sioners have exerted every effort to make improvements wherever pos- sible with the limited amount of funds at their disposal. But it is im- possible under the circumstances to give satisfaction when the needs of the district are so great and the funds so small. However, Mr. Robinson has labored diligently and conscien- tiously to secure for his district every dollar possible. Some time ago he secured a small appropriation for road work, and the farmers along the high- way to be improved contributed an equal amount inlabor. - Eight miles of good road has thus been con- structed at a very small expense to the taxpayers. Commissioner Rob- ison is a man of experience and good judgment. He understands the wants of the county and has a disposition to supply them in a conscientious and business-like manner. His good re- cord already made will insure his election beyond any doubt. se ® Commissioner A. E. Wilder should receive the unanimous endorsement of his constituents for the valuable services he has rendered during the past two years. His present term of office will not expire until 1g00, but the fact of redistricting gave the Re- publicans an excuse to make 2 nomi- nation fur District No. 2, and the case would have to be finally decided by the supreme court of the state, This would necessitate the expendi- ture of considerable money by the county, and Mr. Wilder considered that it would be more economical and convenient to make the run against the Republican nominee and beat compel the council to do as they de. sired. Mr. Robinson it was who made him at the polls. There is no doub’ HOW THE OLD THING: WORKS, SEQUEL TQ HASTINGS & DAKOTA LAND GRANT FORFEITURE ACT. of his election. political argument.against him that his road work has been done too, thorough. his fact alone should cause the peo- opponents are using the ple of his district to retain him 1n of: | fice. tis not tco much to say that the work done on Prairie river road uncer his supervision is the cileapest ever done in the county. to expend money in the building of public highways that must be gone over every year at additional penSe. Mr. Wilder's work «will re- main for years in good order. As chairman of the board he has always labored for the genera! wellfare of all classes, and the people cannot afford to retire him. Shcu'd he be defeated at the polls in the coming election he would still remain im office, and the only difference would be the expense of a test in court. +k oe ex- Thhe Democratic-Peopie’s candi- date for District No. 3 is John Rellis, of Swan River, one of the popular proprietors of the Swan River Hotel, Mr. Rellis has considerable ex- Some of Mr. Wdder’s ; It is absurd | perience mn public life in Saginaw, Mich, where he was a_ successful business many for many years. He has resided in Itasca county for about three yyars, and as a citizen and busi- ness man he has built up an enviable repugation with all who know him. John Rellis will receive two-thirds of the votes in his district, and he will make a most efficient county _legis- lator, ee The Democratic candidate for com- missioner in the Fourth district is just the kind of a man thar any county needs 01 the board. Tom Trainor is a ventable watch-dog of the public funds, © His judgment is always sound and lis integrity like the rock of ages. As mayor of Grand Rapids and as councilman he has long since estab- lished himself in the minds of the peo- ple as ge who regards public office as a public ,trust in the truest sense. ‘Yom Trainor is a man who_cannot be bought, bribed or bulldozed. No combination of capital is so powerful or influential that he will bend the knee in obedience to their wish jf he does not know within himself that their claims are just. His}conduct of village affairs has been such shat his election to the county board is a fore- goneconclusion. Our contemporary the other day took occasion to say that the fact of Mr. Trainor’s presi- dency of the present village council would operate to.defeat him. If Presi- dent Trainor had no other recommen- dation than his official acts since he- coming president of the village that would elect him. Itasca county needs such a man as Honest Tom Trairor on ig se and the people of the Fourth district will not over- look the opportunity to secure his services. eae C. E, Leeman, of Laprairie. is the Democratic-People’s candidate for commissioner of the Fifth, Mr. Lee- man has served on the town board for a number of years and has always been regarded as one of the ablest members of that body. He is one of the oldest settlers nm the county and owns a fine farm close to Laprairie. The good report he has aiways been able to make of his stewardship in township affairs is the best possble recommendation that can possibly be given him. He is well equipped in every way to serve the interests of his important district with entire satisfac- faction to all the people of the county. Mr. Leeman is known to bea men who is weh acquainted with the various interests of this vast county, and he will be elected by a blg ma- jority without an offort, The Combination, It will behove the taxpayers of this county to remember on election day that Auditor H. R, King and Treas- urer A. A. Kremer were the only two caunty officials. who refused to co-operate with the county commis- sioners in their efforts to reduce ex- penses by adopting the cash system, and thus save irom 20 to 40 percent on every dollar of every bill allowed by the board. Why did they refuse? ‘They have charge of the treasury and the tax department. They can convert tlieir orders into ready cash, while the laborer who toils for the county at at $1.50 a dav must stand a discount of 20 per cent. ‘Honest” Henry takes advantage of his official position ynd pays himself off at par. Remember the combination on No vember 8. It has been given out along the Republican line: ** Vote the ticket straight.”' Democrats should follow this advice to the letter. It’s all over but the shouting in the race for auditor. E. J. Farrell is rated by politicians of all parties as a sure winner. Vote for Farrell and repudiate King tule. © : v Another Lie Nailed. With uncontrovertable facts the Herald-Review forced the Magnet to admit that it hed about Camdidate C.C. Miller. It sneaks out of its un- comfortable position by charging its misstatemeuts up to “general rumor.’”* In doing so, however, it takes occa- sion to spring another falsehood con~ cerning Mr. Miller. while holding the office of village re-. corder Mr. Muler, at public expense, secured he services of F, A. King to. make his annual financial statement. ‘The Magnet knows this to be abso- lutely untrue. Mr. King was em- ployed by the council to go over the records of former recorders and submit a statement of the village’s fin- ancial standing up to the time when Mr. Miiler went into office. This statement was no part of Mr. Miller’s official duties, any more than if the work pertained to the village of Deer River. Come again, Mr. Magnet. A few weeks ago the Magnet took occasion to criticise the connty com- missioners because that body saw fit to allow the Herald-Review a bill at a price that barely covered the actual cost of producing the work perform- ed. Itset up a great howl and pro- tested in the name of the taxpayers. But note the difference when our most esteemed has a cinch through the assistance of Auditor King. The printing of 5000 official ballots was to be let by the aditor. Did thatioffi- cial advertise for competition and let the work to the lowest bidder? Not by aly means. He gave the job to his partisan friend, the Magnet, at $150, which sum will net the printer a a protit of about $130. The ladies of the M. E. society will serye a lunch at the Tuller home, (Commercial house) Wednesday after- noon at 6 o’clock, All are invited. Vote for ee Skemp, senator, Kearney and Kelley, representaiives. A Hearty Welcome To All. The Sisters of Villa Scholastica have received necessary requisites for a musical department and are nuw ready to give musical instruction. Piano-and vocal study a specialty. Lessons taught vn all stringed in- struments. Only best methods taught. Lessons by Term only and pay- ments strictly in advance. Nolessons given in the evening. Bogs over sixteen not accepted. It is hoped that the Sisters will re- ceive the friendly patronage of all, and thereby be enabled to exhibit Grand Rapids’ musical talent by oc- casional recitals. Good Enough to Take, The finest quality of loaf sugar is used in the manufacture of Chamber. lain's Cough Remedy, and the roots used in its prepararion give it a favor similar to that of maple syrnp, making it very pleasant to take. As a medi- cine for the cure of coughs, colds, la gtippe, croup and whooping cough it is unequaled by any other. It always cures, and cures quickly, For sale ar Bell’s drug store., It states that. Se ee ee ——+