Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 11, 1899, Page 1

- z ee ee Vor VIIL—No, 28 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SarurDay, FERBUARY 11, 1899. Exvand Rapids HeraldKe! Two Do.iars a YEAR = tt ee Dee eee en en eee en ee ee tit tri rire r tT TT Tt rTT itt TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT TTT soegoeenssay eenases f4 aeaasee” aegEEE Me ete TERRE S35 ose” ee ae "3 i Lapratrie A EAE AE EE Ae eRe Re a ae a a a ate Se a a ee ee ae ee eae ae eae ae ea ae: Delivery: ‘ Tuesdays and ' Fridays. ee, * BEG 2200 Saene Seer Roaeaon SSaeeeas SCSHKPSRSS We Have Just Completed Our Annual “Stock Taking” PROMPT DELIVERY. Itasca Mercantile Company, Ue a ae a a ae ae eae ae ae ee a a ee ee ae ae eae ae a a ae ae ae ee a ae a a a a a i a a ae eae ee ee Reese ee Me me eee eae a aaa ED Grand Rapids, Minn. His ssesss, pete seancen RE Pitit soe Eee A ae a ae a a New Advertisements. Our Stock is so Large and our assortment of goods so complete t wiil have no difficulty in fiuding whatever y waut right here. WOVE SMe WSLGOTSLSLGISVTVSSGMSOSLSE SOSOES ; MARKET AT DEER RIVER. 4 ty Meat Mark et. Cc J. F. Metzger, Proprietor. AEA Me eae ae ae tee ae ae ae se ea Grand Rapids, Minn. ERE es Be a he ae Me he ae ae ae a EE Wholesele and Retail Dealer in Camp Beef, Pork and All Kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Etc. Merchant Tailors, % Se ~) Grand Rapids, Minn, 'Po Advance the Mississippi Dam Bill | | village of Grand Rapids. | understanding the village proposes to GUNN IN WASHINGTON For Powder at This Point. SOME DOUBT) Interested in Seeins Norjhefn ihe.Water Power Utilized For Es- tablishment of Indusiries at Gr and Rapids. D. M. Gunn left here on Thursday | and will proceed to Washington where he hopes to be of some assistance to Congressman Morris in advancing the bill granting a charter to the Grand Rapids Power and Boom com- pany to construct a dam and bridge across the Mississippi at this point, Word received from the Sixth district representative that owing to the brief time now remaining of the pres- ent session there was some doubt as to his ability to procure the passage of the bill. Under the+provision of the proposed act the control of the water power will be vested in a private cor- poration, who in -turn will transfer a majority of stock to be issued to the With this was pay the expense of organizauon and the acquirement of the necessary flowage lands. The Great Northern {raway has also agreed to contribute $300 toward paying preliminary ex- penses. Mr. Gunn will endeavor to enlist the services of Senator Nelson in the project and_ have the bil! intro- duced in the senate. Everything 1s progressing favorably in the matter and if the bill becomes a law this win- ter itis not unreasonable to predict that than more one manufacturing {plant will be located” here before an- sther year has passed away. The Firemen Will Dance. Monday evening next, the 13th, is the time set for the fourth annual ball under the auspices of the Grand Rap- ids Fire department. A. grand good time is “assured, as the boys propose to excell all former efforts as _public entertainers. ‘Tickets are placed at the usual price, $1.00, and supper will be, served by the Willing Workers for 25 cents each. The Grand Rap- ids orchestra will furnish music. ‘The citizens should see to it that the num- ber of tickets sold are sufficient to in- ispire the firemen with the firm con- | viction that their efforts for the public {safety 1s fully appreciated. | THE TRADUCER AGAIN Lame Attempt to Cast Reflections Upon a Worthy Citizen. The Herald-Review has been toler- ant of the dishonesty and conspicuous rinsincerity of the Magnet for some | time because it fully understands the charlatanical proclivities of those who are at present printing and issu- jtgthat publication, Neither do we | desire to devote space in these columns to controvert the always apparent and self-convicting falsehoods fZined in the mouthings of our con- temporary concerning all matters of a | public character. With the Magnet | everything is partisanship inspired by an abject selfishness that 1s abgglutely abhorrent in individuals and tenfold more so in a newspaper. The Herald- Review is perhaps less interested in what the Magnet may say ordo than any one of the subscribers who receive it weekly. In truth it has never received from us more that a passing glance, and less consideration. But there may be those who are not aware of the utter unreliabilty of the Magnet and the motives that prompt it to villify any person who may per chance oppose its avarcious desires. To illustrate: It may be news to many patrons of the Grand Rapids postoffice to learn that the Magnet’s vilification of Judge Stilson 1s wholly ‘inspired by a feeling of revenge be- because the judge refused to appoint an alien relative oi Publisher Stevens as deputy postmistress. When Post- master Sulson informed the Magnet boy that Grand Rapids contained a number of competent persons to fill any position that he might have to offer, the boy took 1t as a personal insult and has been harping away from that day to this about the very bad man whom Congressman Morris had made postmaster of this village. Young Stevens worked in to the news- | paper business, evidently, with the idea that the power of the hand press 1s sufficiently strong work a blackmailing deal in all things pohtical, and inasmuch as he 1s con- ducting an alleged Republican public- ation he feels that Republican office- holders should contribute to his sup- port in any manner that he may see fitt demand. As was stated herin last week, we care not one whit whether Judge Stilson remains post- master here or not. He neéds no de- fense at our hands, and what has been said by us concerning his administra- tion of the office. which he holds was isaid in the same spirit that prompts the editor of this paper to speak a word of Commendation for any worthy citizen. con- | about to successfully | - The Herald-R eview receives| of greatest susceptibiltiy, as much mail daily as any patron of the Grand Rapids postoffice and if the service were not satisfactory no one would be more free to protest. The Magnet taiks glibly about what “Kiley knows”. Kiley knows that the Magnet is a common, every-day, industrious and foolish har, with no visible means of proving any respectability. If the Magnet were in the least honest it would publicly state what the alleged charges against Judge Stilson are, and it would also print the names of those who hed charges to prefer against him for misconduct of his office. But no. It contents itself with a few generalities thatcan always be charged against any office-holder by any irresponsible scandal monger who can get a hear- ing. ‘The same is true of what it says concerning A. F. Wilder as county commissioner. Mr, Wilder is recog- nized asone of the most competent nd intelligent public officers that has ever been elected in this county, In the discharge of his duties he con- sidered neither friend nor foe. He served the people of the entire county. Even the partisans who opposed him areready to admit this. Ifhe had been willing to serve the Magnet in the matter of county _ printing favors he would have been o. k. But lke Judge Stilson he was inclined to be independent and hence the condemnation. As the years go by, however, such men as Sulson and Wil- der will hold honorable positions in the community while their traducers will only be known as pitible has- beens. TELLING STORIES TO CHILDREN There Should be Variety, but the old Favorites Bear Frequent Repetition ‘When one speaks of telling stories to the little people, prose narratives seem to be commonly understood, and as commonly used, but there is no mistake greater than to suppose that children are not susceptible to the charms of poetry,” writes Nora Archibald Smith of ‘The Kinder- garten Possible to Every Home end Village,” in the February Ladies Home Journal. They care more for poetry, onthe contrary than the majority of grown people, whether for the melody, the rythm, the rhymhs, the short lines, the simplici- ty and picturesqueness of expression, or for all these reasons together, which makes ita thing pleasantly. different from. common _ speech. Goethe advised that every child should see a pretty picture and hear a beautiful poem every day, and if we would nut banish the eharm of poetry from nature life it behooves us to follow -his advice and subject. the child to its. intiuence at the time “We must beware, however, of giv- ing a one-sided development by con- fining ourselves’ too much to one branch of literature; we must include inonr repertory some well selected myths, fairy stories which are pure and spiritual in tone, anda fable now ani then. Nature stories, hero tales, animal ancdotes occasional nartatives about good, wholesome children, neither prigs nor infant villains. plenty of flue poetry, as has been said, and, for the older ones of the family, legends, allegories and historic happenings. A large stock of stories is not essential for little children. They feel as Bulwer said, the beauty and the holiness that dwell in the customary and the old; and they are well pleased—and it is best that it should be so—with hear- ing the same old favorites repeated again and again, in song or in story, from their mothers’ lips.” Literary and Musical Entertainment. The pupils of Villa Scholastica will give a grand musical and literary en- tertainment on Wednesday evening, February 22, at Village hali. On the elaborate program are seventeen numbers to be rendered by members of the classes, which includes some of the best known and most popular musicians of Grand Rapids. Next week the program will appear in full, That Indian Logging There’s no use; you can’t down the big fellows. They’re bound to have it as they desire. The pinelog barrons of Minnesota know that it is only a short time when the timber on the In- dian reservations will be fraudulently estimated and fraudulently sold to them at their own figures. When this is done they will get all the mil- lions of dead and down timber abso- lutely free of charge. They know also that they will acquire title to at least one-half the green timber without cost. Miss Frances Lent and Mr. James Heywood were married in this village on Monday by Rev>C. V. Gamache atthe Catholic parsonage. Mrs. Heywood, daughter of Mrs. K. C. Lent, has been a resident of Grand Rapids fora number of years. Mr. Heywood is one o1 the enterprisin:; and popular homesteaders of the Ver- milion district and 1s a young man of many estimable quallties. While the wedding was a quiet affair the con- gratulations and _well-wishes of many friends were none the less earnest and sincere. The happy couple left for their Vermilion home Wednesday | morning. Meeting of the Unterrified. There will be a meeting otf Demo- crats and People’s ‘party men in the council room of Village hall on Wed- nesday evening next for the purpose of considering matters. pertaining to _| the coming municipal election.