Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 22, 1899, Page 1

— 1s Fi pons ’ —— Exand Ra VoL VII—No. 38 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SaturpDAy, APRIL 22, 1899. pids AcraldRebiew. Two DoLtiars a YEAR : ie sd % ‘dk Bd) Hee ETE Tie ee eh ei eae tee Rie ea teats teat a dete aia tea ean IE eae a ae ae ae ae ae ae eae a ae a eae ae ate ae ae eae ale ee | Gea Mate Mee teat ae eI TEI ES We will soon have Our SPRING Line of DRY GOODS. PIRI BAI Bed. Me MEARE Se a ae ae at he ae ate ate ae te ate ae ae ae ae eae sea ea ae Patterns ever offered to the public. Do not fail to call on us and inspect our line. to Show Our Goods. ha & = bc He SRE SE Ea ee ate ate ae ate ate ate a ae ae ae ae a le aie ae ae ate ae ae ae ate ate ae ae And we feel that we have the Best Line of Dri Our Trimmings are direct’ from New York and are of the Very Latest Styless. Always pleased Just received—a Line of Wilson Bros.’ Ties, A Large Assortment tole Sct from, ranging from 35 cents to a $1.00. enat are Right i ss Goods and Ss. These are of the Finest Goods and of the Latest Styles and Patterns. n Quality and Price. Fine Line of Driving Shoes. Our Spring Line of Gents’ Suits arein Adaure of Good Material and Up to Date in style. “SZ7ARZPE£S” are allithe go, and we have them, “Everything in Appearance”—and we have the Goods Itasca Mercantile Company, Grand Rapids, Minn. BE A eA Ee ee ae af ae ate ae ate ae ate ae ate a age ate ae af ae af ae ate ae af ae ae age age eae ate ae eae ale a ae ae abe a fea ate aft ae af ae ae ae a ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae eae ae a eae ae a he ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae heap ae ae a ae ae a ae ae he ae ae ae ate ae a ea ea ae ae ae ae ae ae ae aes ae ae eae ate ae ate ae ae ate ae eae ate ate ape ae ae ae ae eae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae eae ae ae ae ae aa ae: SPRING GOODS- ARRIVING DAILY. A ae a ee eR a a RE ee a ae a ae a a gesagt Hae a ae ee ae ate ae ae fe a ag ae ae ae ae se ae ae te a ate ae eae se ae ae i a at ate ae ae ae ae ae ae ae be a at ae a oe eae ae eee a a eae ae see se BEAR AEE EE EE Ee oe a a ea a a a a a aaa a aa ae a ea ge ae aca ae ae aa de Ree acre New Advertisements. ae HBO RVVEee We carry the Of every description. 3 to be biggest stock of the best go found in the and as to to be little y_store We Want Your Trade © And will do all we can to merit it. Long experienge has taught, u: requir nis of the trade of this s fully prepared to cate exacting custome? Our Stockis so Large and our assortment of goods so completedhat wiil have no difficulty in fiuding whatever you want right here. iw. d.& H. BD. POWERS VV ’ SMe A SLSLSLISLISLISLGS SLSLSLSLED MARKET AT_DEER RIVER. % Cc | ty Meat Market J. F. Metzger, Proprietor. gb ae a ae ae a ate ae a ate ae ae eae aa Grand Rapids, Minn. Mee ae ap ae a ae ae Me ae ae eae a ee " Wholesele and Retail Dealer in Camp Beef, Pork i and All Kinds ot Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Etc. BROEKER Lumbermen’s Supplies tion, and we to the most n the country. S262 & WHITEAKER, ; *|spent money ahout town for a few F, NAUGLES MURDERED | Body Found on the Qutskirts of the Village Last Sunday. G. J. FERGUSSON NOW IN JAIL. Evidence of Guilt Against the Suspect |. Appears to Be Conclusive in the Minds of the Offivials at Present Time. George J. Fergusson is lodged in Itasca county jail awaiting a-prelimi- nary hearing on a charge of murder. If the man suspected proves to“be_ the guilty one the case will be really re- markable in many ways, On Sunday afternoon last, Harry Lawrence and Paddy Eagan were taking a stroll through the woods, south of the town, when they accidentally discovered the remains of a dead man about twenty rods south of Villa Scholastica. ‘They | immediately reported the tact to the| authorities. Lying on his back, with} throat cut deep from ear to ear, the} bridge of the nose broken, a cut upon} the left temple and another on the right jaw were found all that remained mortal of frank Naugles, a woodsman whose home had been at Anoka. The case was clearly one of murder and roblery. Corener Storch, Sheriff ‘Tyndall, Prosecuting Attorney Dono- hue, and two or three hundred citi- zens viewed the remains as at first discovered. . ihe corps vas brought to town and placed in the undertak | ing rooms of E. J. Luther. It was not until a jury was empanelled on Monday that the identity of tite dead man was known. His tussic, together with that of the supposed murderer. were found close by the corps.’ In- vestigation promptly convinced the jury that the deceased was Frank Naugles, of Anoka, who had been in on Willow river, up to about one month*ago. Camp Clerk McDonald, where Naugles had been employed, Was in town and was a very important witness. He identified the remains and testiffed that Naugles' received a time check -from him’ for $127.50, about one month ago. Atthe same time one George J. Fergusson called for his time. ‘There was dué to the latter $2.15. The two left camp to- gether. ‘That was the last seen of Naugles alive. A little further inves- ugation developed the fact that Fer-} gusson was seen in town with a con- siderable amount of money. .A man of his description had cashed a'check at the Lumbermen’s bank for the; amount written in Naugles check. Fergusson deposited a one-hundred dollar bill with Henry Logan. He \days with a lavish hand., He bought! ‘anew suit of clothes from August johnson, the tailor, and finally left for |maa of good habits and was well the employ of E. W. Backus & Co.,|? ithe Agricultural society will have the in evidence. relative to where he iett| his friend. Sheriff Tyndall, began a careful search and by Tuesday he was in possession of information that locat- ed the man wanted. Fergusson had written to a woman of the town, from Iron River, Wis., only a few days ago. A telegram caused his arrest by the Tron Ruver-authorities, and the sheriff of Itasca left on Wednesday, returning Thursday with the prisoner, When the’’ 10:4 “train “arrived Thursday morningjethere were at least 250 peo- ple in waiting at the depot. Know- ‘ing, the feeling that prevailed here the sherift took the precaution to have the the train stopped directly in front of jail. A wild rush was made in that direction, and by the time the officer reached the prison doors and safely landed his charge, at least 300 men were congregated on the court lawn without. As Sheriff Tyndall ushered Fergusson up the jail entrance the lat- t.r shook like an aspen leaf, and evi- dently felt a sense of safety when the iron doors closed behind him. It ap-| pears that a complete chain of evi- dence has been’ gathered’ by th: of- ficers. and prosecutivg attorney. When the preliminary hearing is had j{ on Wednesday of next week it will be shown that the rumors associating more than one man with the crime) are without foundation. Frank Naugles was an industrious hked by those who knew him in camp. He was a trusted employe of the Backus company. . Sheriff George W. Merrill, of Anoka county, arrived here Wednesday to identify the remains, He had been a school mate of the murdered man and had known him intimately since boyhood. ‘There was no question as to the identity. When seen in the jail by a Herald-} Review man; the prisoner refused to talk, saying he had been. advised to say absolutely nothing. In reply to the question, as to whether he had worked this winter for Backus & Co., he also refused to talk. He isa young man, apparently about 25 years ofage, sandy hair and beard; robust, and perhaps 5 feet 8 inches tall. Sugar Beet Seed. County Auditor Farrell has received about 200 pounds of sugar beet seed from the state treasurer, and it is now at his office for distribution among the farmers or others who Gesire to use it this spring. Every farmer and gard- ener in the county should seed at least a small tract to sugar beets. as an ex- periment, and be prepared to contri- bute specimens of the result at the coming county fair. The officers of sugar beets raised inthis county tested by competent authorities and be pre- pared to inform our farmers next year just what the soil will produce and what the profits will be m that line of farm work. Auditor Farrell has two large sacks of the seed, and he is anx- LEGISLATURE CLOSES Record Made Not One to Be Particn- larly Proud Of. SENATOR McCARTHY HOME, The Itasca Statesman Talks a Little With Herald-Review Man and * Appears to Be Pleased With His Work. The senator from this district, Hon. C. C. McCarthy, attended strictly to his legislative duties from the opening of the session /to the final close. His labors have by no means been in vain. Many things were left undone, says Mr. McCaithy, that he desired to see accomplished. The senator’s most important ‘measure was his bill prohibiting the issuing of time-checks in payment of labor performed. The Strangely enough, all early esti- mates of the comparative merit and strength of the two houses had to be revised hefore the session had pro- | ceeded far. In the beginning it was agreed by all who had made a* study of the personnel of the two branches that the senate was the strongest legislative body elected in the state for many years. It took high rank in point of ability and much was ex- pected from it. The house, on the other hand, was acknow:edged to be beret BRTST the wverage in ability, and the coming into it ofa large number of new men warranted the belief that it woula be able to ac- complish little; or, at least; that it would rank far behind the senate in the amount and character of work performed. The exact reverse was the case. The senate was a source of continuzi disappointment to ail who were watching: the session, while the house was one of the strongest and best in recent years. It made an unusual record in the way of dis- patch.of business, and the character of that business will compare very favorably with that of previous houses. bill provides’ for an attorney’s fee of $20 1n case of suit and wages of $1.50 per day for the workman while in court. After a hard fight the bill finally passed both houses and re- ceived the governor’s signature. It was most vigorously opposed by Min- neapolis lumbermen, and many of them appear to be of the opinion that Senator McCarthy is net the best kind of a Republican. Another measure of vast importance to this section was the bill appropriating state funds for drainage of swamp lands in the northern counties. This measure was put through the senate but was killed in the house. The Minneapolis Journal summar- izes the work of the session 1n the fol- lowing manner.’ The Journal isa Re- publican paper: Th° thirty-first session of the Min- nosota legislature came to a close at noon, Tuesday of this week. _ So far as the accomplishment of important re- sults in the way of legislation is con- cerned, it was the most unsatisfac- tory. session for a number of years. If it was distinguished for one thing rrore than for another, it was for what it failed to accomplish, and on the list which might be written de- feated measures are several which the people regard as of great. importance. Of the hundreds of bills which be- came laws, not more than a dozen can by any stretch of the imagination be ranked as possessing state-wide signi ficance and interest, and of the doz- en, not more than three or four will be found to possess these qualities. This is rather a severe comment, but the record of the session will fully ious to give it away to any farmer who may call for it. + Fora nice belt buckle and belt- ing that cannot be surpassed, call on Ashland, Wis. Mr. Fergusson’s pres- ence here would at least be required Itasca Mercantile Co. justify it. It isn’t often that a legis: lative session in Minnesota is more All told, 1,364 biils were introduced, 677 in the senate, and 987 in the house, Of these about 400 will be- come laws, There was a significant failure of Mportant bills relating to railroad companies. At the head of these was the gross earnings bill. ‘There was almost a total failure to enact legis- lation increasing the revenues of the state, aluhough several good oppor- tunities were offered along that line. The governor devoted the introduc- tory pages of his message to this subject, as did also the state auditor. Only three railroad measures of any consequence pulled through. One was a joint resolution by Senator Mil ler, of Rock county, ordering the rail- road and warehouse commission to investigate into the question of cer- tain rates and report to the next ses- sion. Earlier in the session Mr. Mil- ler had endeavored to secure the pass- age of a bill bringing about this re- sult. It failed, and the joint resolu- tiun was the only thing left. The second was a bill by Mr, Jacobson, prohibiting railroad companies from raising rates without the consent of the railroad and warehouse commis- sion. The third was a bill by Mr, Miller making the record on appeal to the district court. In review of the work of the session which follows, The Journal refers in detail to the more important meas- ures which came before tho law- makers, those which became laws as well as those which did not, and so it will not be necessary to go over the ground again in this introduction. A perusal of the-review will give the public a fair and accurate idea of what the session accomplished, as well as what it did not. From the political side of the case, remarkable for the important bills killed than -passed, and if the late session enjoys that rather unenviable distinction, it has only itself to blame, the session was a distinct disappoint- peel Contin ied on Page Bight, i 4 : ;