Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 22, 1899, Page 8

Grand MRapids PeraideMReview By E. C. KILEY. == t Grand Rapids, Ss matter. in the Postoffic Minn., as second-¢ City and Vicinity. NOTES OF NEW Neal Hickey. returned from a business trip to Minneapolis today. Sam Hunter, ofsthe-firm of Dwye & Hunter, loggers, is in town today joner W.. . Myers | Lydick “™ County Commis has purchased the George residence on Hoffman avenue. James*A. Quigg of Deer River arri- trom a business trip to Minneapolis. The Catholic ladies will give a hon Wednesday April 26 at the chool house, from 3 to 6 o’clock All are invited to attend. Mrs. Elizabeth dent of the German ren of Minneapolis, past week, p.m. Harp, superinten Home for cliild- was a visitor the . Wilham Schram came down from Fork country this week to claim in that section, on the Big on a h he .| party. given by the ladies of | the Presbyterian church at the Pokeg- ama Hotel, was. well attended and all report having had a good time. Sheriff Tyndall has already made a reputation asa skilled officer, and one who knows what a good clue toan offender means. Shenff Geo. Merrill of Anoka coun- ty returned home Thursday afternoon. THe looked at the man accused of murd- Naugles before going er Rev. Father Valentine, chaplain at Villa | St.Benedict’s hospital and, at Scholistica, will hold se Ss at St. Joseph’s church tomorrow 10.30, | ther Gamache being absent at Cloquet. ‘ | | Recorder King, Hon. D. | M. Gunn and B.C. Finnegan returmed | today from their mspection of paper | pt Their report will | eventually enthu the citizens of | Grand Rapids. Rev. Dr. Forbes of Duluth, will de- sr his famous lecture on Abraham Lincoin here on Friday May sth. This lecture has received the greatest praise trom poth press. and pulpit wherever it has been heard. Ad- mission 25 cents. D. W. Doran will have some fine- bred Poland-China pigs for sale this spring. He will offer a large number to the public at reasonable prices. This will be a_ splendid opportunity for farmers to procure a grade of swine that cannot easily, be excelled in this section. Itasca Hive, L. O. T. M. have de- cided to put on a play entitled “Old Maids Made Over,” in the near future. Some of the most attractive local talent wiil appear, and the ladies are suine in the belief that their proposed entertainment walleprove a decided succe: Attorney C. L. Pratt has succeed- ed in securing a_ pardon for “Chub.” Dodd, sentensed to the Stillwater penitentiary from this county three years ago, for the kilhng of Lon Fen- nemore. Dodd was released last week and left for Idaho to meet his wife. He expects to return to Itasca county. ‘The dime social! given by the ladies ofthe M.E. society at the- Itasca Mercantile company’s store on ‘Phurs- day afternoon, was a success, Ice cream and cake:were served for the f enjoyed it, A sugar party Is a new feature in this section, but one will be- given by Mr. A. Veint tomorrow between the hours of 2 and 3 o’clock. It will be a novelty and a genuine pleasure to the participants, and will be well worth the price of 5ocents. Remember the date—tomorrow, Sunday, Aipril 23. Mr. Lawrance Powel of Ohio, who has been a guest at the Fountain house during’ the past three weeks, left yesterday for Chicago where he will enter the employ of a wholesaie House. Mr. Powell has visited this section for several years past during hunting and fishing season, and says he will again spend the autumn with Martin Difficy. Distric Orginizer Chellew of the Knight of Maccabees has been here during the past week assisting mm a general effort to increse the already large membership. ‘To Pokegama Tent No 23 there has been added about fifteen members besides. the mstilution.of a.new tent at Deer River with a membership of twenty five. The order 1s prospering here to an extent that even surprises: its most sanguine advocates: @ur dress trimmings and ‘fancy | yoke fronts arrived. and are strictly upto date. If you. are looking for something nice, we are ready to serve has been located for some } ; tinte this season and every one li Legislative Close Continued From Page One, ment to the: republican party, and a determined effort will be made in the! state convention next year to rebuke the senate especially for its failure to give the party something upon | which to make the campaign. The; fusionists are far from. being disap- pointed over the results, are in high feather over what they say is the ad- | vantage they have been able to se- cure by reason of republican failure to do certain things. If The Journal were in the guessing business about this matter it would promptly guess that the fusion forces had a goud deal more out of the session than the re- publicans—and that, too, notwith. standing the fact that the republi- cans had a large majority in each branch. Some idea of the way the legislature itself felt about the future may be had from the. fact that the bill providing for a ¢ itutional convention did not pi because of the fear that the convention might fall upon a time when the republi- cans were not in power. And yet, with these thoughts in mind. the re- publican majorities seemed utterly unable to do anything which would | tend to insure republican supremacy. Governor Lind and his private s retary, Colonel Rosing, were on the ground all winter, interested specta-- ors. They took a great many notes of what was going on, and profess to be exceedingly well pleased with the outcome. THE POLITICS OF THE SESSION. The session did not do very much for the republicans, notwithstanding that party had an overwhelming ma- jority in both branches. This is rather unfortunate, in view of the fact that the state campaign in 1900 will be made on the legislative record. The fusionists think they have made enough points out of republican legis- lative mistakes to give them a clear advantage in the campaign, and to tell the truth. there is some bi for the claim. The senate especially was a sore disappointment to republican leaders, and its mistakes of omission may be a serious handicap to the party next year, unless the state cor- vention should administer an open re- buke and repudiate it in the platform. An attempt will be made to do this, and it will be led by Mr. Jacobson, of Lac qui Parle, who says that he pur- poses to go to the convention to work | for sucha result. He predicts with} great confidence that the convention will repudiate the action of the sen- ate in defeating the gross carnings bill, and make its meaning so plain as to bring about the- passage of the bill in 1901. After defeating the gross earnings pill, the senate offered the people, purely as a political measure, an anti- trust law, which it expected would be accepted as an adequate. substitute. But it will not be so accepted, as is very apparent, judging from the tone of the country press and the language of republican leaders generally. The | famous Schellbach bill, 8. F. 591, was also offered with the pretense that it also a substitute for the gross }earn.ags bill, but by this-time the real meaning of the Schellbach bil! is | probably understood, by the public. | After oing through the senate, that ; bill was permitted to die an inglori- no better fate. The opinion of the attorney-general that would endanger the Anderson law tax- ing unused railroad lands, will be a cepted in many influential quarters as the proper constraction, no matter if the senate did spend haif a day in defending Senator Schellbach, upon whom no attack was made. Imthis connection it should bes: id that several of the anti-gruss earn ing rs, incensed at Attorney General Douglas for his letter to Mr. Jacobson, have given it out cold that | that officer shall hot be nominated in the republioan state convention next year. If this issue should be made, or attempted, the action of the sen- ate in defeating the gross earnings bill will become a direct issue in the convention, and the result will bea more interesting convention than the republicans of Minnesota have held for wany years. The men who fought the gross earnings bill in the senate will be brave indeed if they force the issue along this line, for it i rcéely conceivable that the masses of the people will support them. And if by any sort of manipulating, the conven- tion should be induced to support the Senate and turn down Attorney Gen eral. Douglas, which is exceedingly improbable, there would still be ‘the decision of the people at the polls in November. The Somerville bill, taxing foreign corporations, was also intended as a party measure, but it will hardly sat- isfy the people, since as a revenue producer, it must of . necessity be in large part a failure... £ The republicans of the senate made amistake in- refusing to place the State oil inspector on a salary. This placing of fee officers on a salary basis was strongly recommended by the governor in, his message, and hi ous death in the house, and it deserves | its passage | friends will try to turn the senate’s failure to respond to good use next year. The governor got very little from his long list of recommencations to the legislature, and the state audit- or, from whom the governor took the majority of his suggestions, got as little. And this in the face of the fact that a number of the recom- mendations were worthy of conside- ration and adoption. The republicans. were able to show that the fusionists were unfair in the last campaign when they made charg- of dishonesty and discrimination against the binding twine plant at the Stillwater. pr Tke investi- gation of the work of the twine plant bronght out a most coniplete vindi- cation of everybody concerned, and the report was sighed by the fusion investigators as weil as. by the re- publican. With the grain question there was not quite so good success, although the charges made during the campaign were more extravagant and sweeping than the facts warrant- ed. Thereport of the investigating committee showed, that’ the grain rates were more stringent during the earlier portion of the erp year than during the later portion, for no good reason, The greatest political mistake of the session was the wholesale s!aught- er of all bills looking to an increase of the state’s revenues. Atthe head of this list of bills stands the gross earnings bill, and after it come the bills inereasing the revenue from sleeping car, telegraph, telepbone and other companies. Practically all that the session brought to light in Somerville bill, already referred to, and the bill providing for a ‘trifling ine of the tax on express com- These, companies paid last r under a 8 per cent rate a total of $6,000 into the state tr y; un- der the new law, which iner rate to 44 per cent, they will pay $9,000. , It has been claimed that the defeat of the bill reducing th® interest on j state land certificates would injure the republican party, but this is hardly true, so far as can now be judged. By careful appropriations the tax levy was held at the old rate. a mill anda half, which “regarded asa very good showing, in view of all the : It was confidentially believed, early inthe session, -that the rate would have to be increased. Had = been thought best there might have been a reduction of the levy thisy but the legislature very properly cluded that there was nothing to be gained by a decrease this year and an increase bext time; so the rate- was kept right where it bas been since 1893. Some good ought to come to the re- publicans from the passage of the bill making the railroad and ware- house commission elective. Probably the benefit to the publ:e as a result of the change will not be great, but jthe public wanted the change, and | naturally will feel friendly to the | party which brought it about. The governor bas made himself “solid” with the soldier boys by his interest in the Fifteenth Minnesota is the Thirteenth. He permitted | to make an el»borate written legal argument to the‘senate in -favor of ithe gross earnings bill immediately |in advance of the bill’s defeat by the senate. The friends of county option are {claiming that’ the republican party will lose next year owing to the de- feat of the county option bill. THE MEN WHO SHAPED LEGISLATION. Abt the beginning of the session, it was the universal opinion of men who were qualified to speak on such mat- ters, that the senate was one of the rongestever elected in the hisrory ate, andthe house.one of the weakest. ‘The opinion, in a general y, holds good to-day, but is subject to amendment in several respects. The high type of men elected to the ‘senate is everywhere admitted, but paradoxical as it mays m, these men did not seem able to<aecomplish asmuch work as the more plebian house. All through the Session the house had its affairs in better condi- ticn than the senate, and was able to accomplish more within a given time, Which demonstrates that something besides mere intellectual ability is re- quired at the hands of those who are to succeed in legislative positions, The ablest member of the senate, perhaps, was Wilson of Hennepin. Standing with him as leaders ot sea- ate opinion-were Young, Snyder, Pot- ter, Greér, Somerville, J. D. Jonesand Thompson. This list might possibly be increased, but it is certain that all of the gentlemen named stood in the front rank in influence. Other lead- ing senators were Miller, McCarthy, Ryder, Kuatvold, Sivright, “Halvor- son, McGill, E. E. Smith, Fitzpatrick, McGovern, Johnsen, Stockwell, Bald- win, Schaller and Stockton... The es- timation in which Sevator Stockton isheld by the other members was shown by his selection for the post tion of president pro tempore, He is the oldest member in point of con- tinuous service, and in every way regiment and by his later interest in | ‘there this ‘time. the way of increased revenue was the | worthy the confidence reposed in him There have seldom been-as many good talkers in the senate as were The list of good speechmakers includes Somerville, Snyder, Wilson, McCarthy, J. D. Jones, Young, Ryder, Greer, Thomp- son, Halvorson, Knatvold, Fitzpat- rick, McGovern, Johnson, Stockwell, Baldwin, Schaller. Of these, Me- Carthy, Ryder, Halvorson and John- son, who were without previous legis- lative experience, and were not par- ticularly well known over. the state among the politicians and lawmakers, caused something of a-ripple by their skill in making their wants known McCarthy is the only lawyer of the four. A ‘‘RICH’? SESSION IN CERTAIN WA The session of 1899 wiil go down in- to state history—whether jystly or not cannot be said, for this is merely astatement of faet—as one of the ‘richest’ the state has ever known. It isthe popular belief that certain of the more thrifty members were able to lay by many a dollar fora rainy day, in addition }o the $5 per diem allowed by, the constitution, Thisisa delicate topic, for various reasons which need not be explained. and nothing be,ond this very general statement can be made: but if a good deal of money was not expended by certain interests to bring about the defeat of certain proposed legisiation, then many of the knowing ones are at fault. The Journal has never, in any of its legislative reviews until now, felt called upon to say a word upon this subject, and that it feels called upon to say just a word now is due to the fact that the conditions seem to warrant it. Where there is a great deal of smoke it is usual to infer that there is a great deal of smoke, in the have followed the session from begin- way of talk by prominent men who], FOUR-BUTTON SACK SUIT Copyright, 1899 By Hart, Schaffner & Marx TAKE TIME you our decide what to. wear this n inkoniall To step. into: our store for a few minutes and look over our new styles of Hart, Schaffner & Marx suits. They are acknow- ledged to be the finest clothes. made in this coun- try: It. will certainly pay to see them and get prices before you season. HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX GUARANTEED. CLQOTHING,. FTASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY. ning to end, is certain. Whether any proof could be secured is doubt- ful. but the men who are doing the talking say that for their own satis- faction they do not need any proof. The Journal has no evidence to offer, and simply contents itself with regis- tering the fact that there is much talk. It might be said in passing, however, that the nearest thing to evidence came out in connection with a bill affecting the interests of the lumbermen; It proposed to increase the tax they were paying. After the bill had Been safely lodged in commit- tee, a messenger from tne legislative “combine” was sent post haste to Min- neapolis with the word that for a pal- try $2,000, the matter would be dropped. A meeting of certain of the leading lumbermen was called and the proposition subniitted. There | was a great difference of opinion, ; some thinking the sum should be paid without protest, others objecting vigorously to the proposed “hold up.” Finally one of the veteran lumber- men got upand said: “Tf I were driving through a forest in the winter, with a carcass of beef wolves, Iam certain that I should throw off one or two quarters, if by so doing L could save the rest and my- self. 1 fayor paying the movey.,’ This statement struck the assembly inthe end as being about the right view to take, and so it was arranged that the money should be paid. Then came the killing of the bill, the work of execution, of course, could not be performed with undue haste, for fear suspicion should be excited in the minds of members notin the “combine,’’ and so the bill was ameud- ed in committee, the proposed tax de- creased there, and arraugements made for reporting the bill out. Word was passed around meanwhile that the bill was found, after inves- Ligation, uot to pussess as much merit as its author and friends bad original- jy supposed, wud that .perhaps the best thing was to put it on general ord where its weak points might be brought out thoroughly. “his bill never saw the light of day. The forezoing is the story as it was told The Journal by a member whose standing before the public is assured and who said he was in position to make good some of the statements which he made. Othets of the state- ments he said he secured from some of the interested lumbermen. Notice of Hearing of Applications. for ‘ Liquor Liesnses, Wherers, the following named per- sons and firms did on the 9th day of April, 1899, make application to the village council of the village of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, for license to sell intoxicating liquors in the following named places, to-wit: Angus McDonald, in the south-west room on the ground flogr of the Hotel Pokegama on lots 13, 14 and 15 of block 19 in the original plat of Grand apie for the term of oné year from ate. Richard Duke, -in the front room ou the ground floor of the building situate upon lot 18, block 27 ‘of the origival plat of Grand Rapids for the term.of one year from date. Wilder’& Hickey, in the south-east front room on the ground fioor of the Hotel Gladstone, situate upon lots 1, 2 and 3, of block 36, in Grand Rapids First sivieien, for the term of one . ate. on my sled, and were pursued, by ; Your Furnishing Goods; Sir? Ours is a line that will certainigr meet your purse and fancy— whether in shirts for dress or- collar buttons for the shirt— whether in neckwear or underwear, hosiery, braces or gloves. They are fitting touches _/ of attire to the clothing you shoulé? wear that bears this mark— Beckfelt-Mather. William J. Kelly. in the front room on the ground floor of the building situate on lot 6, of block 18, in the original plat of Grand Rapids, the term of one year from date. Now, therefore, Notice is hereby given that said applications will be heard at the office of the Village Re- {corder on the 20th day of April, 1899, at 8:30 o’clock p. m., at which time and place all persons are notitied to appear and show cause, if any they have, why said licenes shouldn ot be issued as prayed. Dated at the village of Grand Rap- ids, Minn, this 6th day of April, 1899, JOHN S. BERNEY, Attest: A President. Frep A. Kina, Recorder. Notice of Expiration of Redemption STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Itasca, \s Glough Bros.: — ’ TAKE NOTICE. That the piece of land assessed in your name, situated in the county and state aforesaid, and described as follows, to-wit: North-east quarter of the south-east quarter of lot six (6) of section thirteen’ (13) town’ Fifty- eight (58) range twenty-four (24)was, at the tax sale on May 6th, 1895, un- der tax judgment entered in the Dis- trict court of said county March 21st, 1895, sold for the sum of sixty-nine cents ($69), being the amount of the taxes, penalties, interest and costs due vn Said land for the year 1893, which sum, with interest from the date. of said sale at the rate of 12 per cent per annum, together with subsequent and prior delinquent taxes, penalties and interest peeran: amounts to the sum of Five Dollars and. twenty three cents, and this las' mentioned sum with interest at the rate of twelve per cent per annum, om Five Dollars and twenty three cents from the date of this notice, is the amount required to redeem the said piece of land from said sale, exclusive of the costs to accrue upon this notice. and@ the time for the redemption of said land will expire sixty days after the service of this notice and proof there- of has been tiled in my office. Witness my hand and official seal, this 10th day of February, A. D. 1899, E. J. FARRELL, County Auditor, Itasca County, Minnesota. TAX Judgment Sale __ Pursuant to a Real Estate ‘Judgmevt of the District ars ie the County of Itasca. State of Minne-. ‘sota, entered the twenty-first (2ist), pday of March, A. D. 1899, in pros ings for enforeing payment of ‘Taxes and Penalties upon Real Estate in the County of Itasca, State of Minne- sota, remaining delinquent - on’ 'the first Monday of January, 1899,.and of the Statutes in such case made and obey! I shall, on the first Monday, 1ST DAY OF MAY, A. D. 1899, at W o'clock in the forenoon, office, in the Court House, in the Vik lage-of Grand Rapids, and County-of Itasca. Minnesota,’ sell the lands which are charged with taxes, ties and. costs in said Ji odguieok naa on which taxes. penalties and costs shall not have been previous}: id. {seat}. Auditor Leness Oe i ‘ sca ity, Mixn, ated at Grand Ray we day of April, A. D. ia this os