Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 23, 1899, Page 1

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D. POWERS Exclusive Agents for Garland Stoves and Ranges. Speaking of Groceries and they know it. Prompts us to remark that if you want the VERY BEST you will have to go to thestore of J.D. Powers for it. Others may insist that their stock is larger— and perhaps it is—but it is not as good, In staple. groceries he can meet all requirements, while his © Teas, Coffees, Butter, Cheese, Pickles, Canned Goods and spices are absolutely the best that can be procurred in town. Powers’ coffees are particularly famous, he having a larger trade in this com- modity than any other grocer in the village. His stock of cigars, tobaccos and smokers’ articies is ao excellent one and he invites you to try them. A Full Line of Gent’s Furnishing Goods. J. D. POWERS. GRAND RAPIDS. RARER REE RO Officers of the Association Making Ready for The Big Exhibition THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NEXT The Premium List Just Out Shows Many Increases in Prizes Offered and Also. Good Sized Purses for Horse Races Ete., Ete. If there are any of our citizens far or near who do not know that the eighth annual fair of the Itasca coun- ty Agricultural association will take place in Grand Rapids on Thursday and Friday, September 28 and 29, 1899, iv is because they are so unfor- tunate as not to be.on the Herald- Review subscription list. We have mentioned it aloud on several differ- ent occasions and told of its many at- tractive features. But the Herald- Review can’t make a circus single- handed. ‘The farmers, merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, miners, woodsmen, clerks, officials, politicians and even lawyers must joinin witha right good will and help the big fair along. And they should all bring their wives, sweethearts, children and little boys along. Nor will that be sufficient. The farmers, first of all, must tay the foundation for a suc- cessful: agricultural show. They must bring their grain and cattle, vegetables and horses, fruits and sheep, grasses and swine, poultry and dairy products, and anything else of special merit that is good to eat or pleasing to look at or useful in any way on farm or garden. The thrifty housewives of the vil- lage and surrounding country should be present in goodly numbers with an extensive exhibit for the fine arts and domestic divisions. The mer- chants should respond with displays of their goods and wares in generous quantities. In this way only will the eighth annual fair be recorded asa success. Persons intending to make exhibits should secure a copy of the premium list at once. They may secure copies of the secretary, C A. Buell, at Laprairle, or President D. W. Doran. Grand Rapids. _ It will be found that the. list of prizes and awards offered have been increased over former years. Held to the Grand Jury. The preliminary hearing in the case of the state vs’ Charley Grant of Deer River was had before Justice Holman on Wednesday. Allegations upoo the charge of grand ‘arceny in the second degree are about as follows: Last June, at the depot in Grand Rapids, Mrs. John Sky, a squaw resi- dent at White Oak Point, was rob- bed of $35 by the “strong arm” method. At the time no charges were preferred against anybody and the. incident was not made public until about two. weeks agu when the act was charged up to Grant. John Shy, his wife and daughter, and Anna Stark testified in behalf of the state. They claimed to bave been eye witnesses to the robbery. The defendant conducted his own case and did itin a very creditable man- ner for one who has had no schooling inlaw. He cross-examined each wit- ness at some length, employing many of the shrewd tactics so frequently seen in court as exemplified by prac- titioners. and did not testify in his own behalf. The court found the evidence satt- cient to hold the accused tu the next grand jury and fixed the bond at $500, which was promptly furnished. Badly Injured Leg. Anthony Sines, a section the Great Northern, residing in Grand Rapids, fell from a swiftly moving hand car Tuesday evening. The car passed over his left leg, lacerating the flesh and badly break- ing the bones above the ankle, He was taken te St. Benedict’s hospital where the injury was cared for by Dr. Gilbert. Four pieces of splinter- ed bone were removed. The doctor says it was about as severe a com- pound fracture as he ever saw, but the patient is getting alung even better than could be expected. It was at first thought that amputation would be necessary, but it now seems likely that the leg may be saved. ~* man on Lee West the logger, was a pas- senger to Minneapolis Monday. He has not decided whether he will oper- ate in Itasca county the coming win- | ter or not. He called no witnesses |. _ HUB AND SPOKE FACTORY. Organization of Company Not Yet Fully Completed. A meeting of the prospective stock- holders in the Grand Rapids Lumber and Manufacturing company, was held on Thursday evening. The ob- ject of the meeting was to perfect the organization, but although steps Were taken toward this end it was not actually accomplisbed.. A plan of operation was formulated, how- ever, which is about. as _ follows: The company will be organized with | a capital of $30,000, one-half of which will be paid up stock, divided iato 300 shares at $50 each. The life term of the concern is to be thirty years and its principal offi-es and place of busiuess at.the village of Grand Rap- ids. Its purpose is to conduct a gen- eral lumber business and a wooden- ware. manufacturing plant. These last goods will consist of hubs and spokes, broom handles and all such articles for which the raw material can be found in the vicinity. W. V. Fuller, one of the foremost promoters of the scheme, informs us that the only thing that stood in the way of signing the articles of in- corporation on Thursday evening was that one man who bad promised to take a lurge number of shares was not present, Mr. Fuller also stated that unless the subscriptions for stock reach $14,000 or thereabouts, all attempts to form a corporation will be abandoned, and his firm— Fuller & Decker—with one or two others will put in the plant as a pri- vale concern. He does not anticipate any difficulty in finding men who will be willing to invest in the enter- prise, however, and the probabilities are that Lefore another week is over articles of incorporation will have been published and filed. Death of Mrs. C. J. Flatt. Last week the sad intelligence was received here that Mrs. CJ. Flatt had died on Tuesday, Sept. 12th, at Hik River, Minn. Daceased was well known here, having been a resi- dent of our town for nearly two years, during which time»her husband was connected with the Itasca Mercantile ompany. Mrs. Flatt had been in ill fealth for some time with a combi- nation of heart and kidney trouble. On Friday the 8th, she gave birth to twin boys, and very little hope for her recovery had from that time been entertained. Mrs. Flatt had a very jarge number of friends in this community, and the news of her death under such peculiarly sad cir- cumstances caused general and gen- uine regret. To the bereaved hus- husband and five motherless children the most heartfelt sympathy is ex- tended. The remai were taken to Vinton, Ohio, for burial. Resolutions of Condolence. At a meeting of Grand Rapids Lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F., held on Sept. 20, 1899, the following resolu- tions were adopted: Whereas, it bas pleased the All-Wise Ruler of the Universe to remove from this world Mrs. Grace E. Flatt, the beloved wife of our worthy brother, C. J. Flatt, an honored member of this lodge, be it Resolved, by Grand Rapids Lodge, No. 184, I. 0. 0. ®,, that the heartfelt sympathy of the lodge be tendered to our brother, in this, his hour of, bereavement; and be it further Resolved, that these resolutions be printed in the loeal papers of Grand Rapids; that a copy of said resolutions be sent to the be- reaved husband, und that they be spread upon thé records of the lodge. J. J. DECKER, A. MCALPINE, T. J. AUSTED, Committee. A Fine Hotel. The new Swan River House jrst erected by Wright & Rellis at the town that bears 1ts name, is rapidly nearing completion. The painters and decorators have finished their work and carpet-laying and curtain- hanging is now in progress. ‘The hotel would be an elegant one fora place ten times the size of Swdn River, being 70x120 without counting the annex that is to be used as a sample roym. It is the finest hotel between Duluth and Crookston with the exception of those at Grand Rapids, and Messrs. Wright & Rellis have displayed an abiding faith in the future of this section by erecting such a building insuch a locality. The house will be able to easily ac- commodate 150 guests, and the prop- rietors inform us that during the greater portion of the year it will be taxed to its full capacity.. The rooms are large, pleasant and well furnished, and it is the intention to conduct a strictly first-class house. The many friends of the enterprising owners in this town will wish them all possible success. A grand open- ing will be given in the near future to which our citizens are i vited. © ‘MR. CHAPMAN WRITES An Explanation to the Magnet That Does Not Change the Facts, THE FUTURE MAY BE BETTER The. Snperintendent Very Naturaily Makes an Attempt to Defend Those in Charge of the State Station, Superintendent Chapman of the Northeast Experiment station, re- plies through the Magnet to an arti- cle that appeared in these columns last. week relative to the work and management of the farm at this place. Mr. Chapman is very just and gentlemanly iu what he has to say, but he appears to misunderstand the Motives that prompted the Herald- Review to a discussion of the subject. It is the earnest desire of this paper to co-operate with the station man- agement and.will lend its aidino every possible way to fulfill the good mission for which the farm is cal- culated. We entertain the friendliest person- al regard for the gentlemen who have local charge of the work and also for the learned professors who are sup- pused to direct its operations from St: Anthony Park. As Mr. Chapman says, no infurmation regarding experi- ments has ever been denied anyone who enquired for it. But it should be borné in mind that everyone inter- ested is nut in a position to make personal ubservations, and, therefore, as little information has been sent out through any channel, the station has thus far failed to accomplish much good. Especially is this true as relates to our neighboring coun- ties. During the the two seasons just gone by the actual experiments made have by no means been on an extensive scale. In {fact the farm has been conducted, it appears, solely for tinancial profit, and with that.ob- ject in view the rea! purpose for Which it was established cannot be accom- plished. Considering the amount of improvements that have been added to the station and the number of men employed at farming it does not seem that $3,500, together with the amvuunt received for produce, grain, hay. and wood solid could pussibly have been judiciously expended at this station. With that amount of money most any old farmer could have secured much better and more far reaching results. In typing this observation we do not meau to im- pugn the integrity or honest inten- tions of those in charge,but it is plain enough to see that poor management has prevailed, and it is to this fact that the Herald-Review desires to direct attention that the _ proper remedies may be applied. Mr. Chapman says in the Magnet: “The results of our work have been given out from time to time and pub- lished either in the Heraid-Review or in the Magnet.” T[rue, buat the reports have been too few and all too limited. No report from the station has ever been vol- unteered to this paper. We have secured them through efforts of the reporter, and if we mistake not the same is true in the Magnet’s case. It should be remembered, however, that Itasca county is not all of north- eastern Minnesota. It is the duty of the superinteudent or the chief of the agricultural department to fur- nish these reports at stated periods {to the press of the several counties interested, in readable, intelligble style and the editors urged to give them the widest possible publication. The farmers sbould be reached fre- queutly by this means and also educated through the generous dis- tribution of exhaustive pamphlets covering every subject relating to farm aud stock in which they ma, be interested. Superintendent Chap- mau says in the same article referred to: “Lhe material for a bulletin for tree distribution, containing tbe compiled results of the three years’ work of the statiou, has been in the hands sf the authorities of the ceu- tral experiment station at St, An- thony Park, St. Paul, since last March.” He explains that failure to publish the bullietin is due to the fact that reports from other stations have aot been received and those in charge of the work desired to issue the several compilations under one cover.. The statement is no doubt true, but it is avery poor excuse, aud yet one for which we do not hold Mr. Chapman responsible. As we have been lead to understand it the station here was originally intended ta be of benefit to the farmers of northeastern Minne- sota. Just haw and to what measure they are supposed to profit by having distribution, containing the compiled results of the three yeat® work of the station” pigeon-holed in the desk of some eminent agriculturist at St. Anthony Park, is beyond our capacity to comprehead. That’s what we're kicking about. It is very necessiry that the reports shall be published and distributed without and regard to what is done or left undone at other stations. The people of this section desire to see tangible results. Public revenue is not supposed to be contributed for the maintenance of such institutions simply to accom- modate and convenience a few learned professors. Those engaged in prac- tical farming and stock raising are alone to be considered. Wheu that is not done the money thus appropri- ated is practically wasted. In so farus the selling of produce from the Experiment station com- petes with local farmers, that isa matter of very sinall consideration. Itis not the act or the fact of sell- ing that would justify any protest. When we see, however, that nearly every article raised on the farm is in quantity far beyond the limit of ex- periment the conclusivn is arrived at that the aim is more fur profit than information. ‘The people are by no means satisfied with this condition of affairs. What Mr. Chapman has to offer in explanation of produce sold from the farm no one will question. As we stated last week it would be wrong to raise thousands-of bushels of vegetables and grain and tons of hay and allow it to rot in the bin, root- house or stock. No one would ap- prove of sucha proceedure. The trouble lies in overproduction of staple articles. Mr. Chapman concludes his ex- planation with the hope that justice willbe done io the future.’ We beg to assure him that, no injustice will ever find expression through these columns with reference to himself or the higher authorit ies of the stations in the state. We hope for the best pos- sible results of the. important work being done, and we will be ever ready to lend any assistance that lies in our power. Thé Herald-Review desires to be counted among tbe sincerest friends of the northeast station and would very much regret to have its motives misunderstood. A Poor Investment. We have noticede for some time that the-school authorities are very energetic about planting trees on the lawn of Central school, and it does not seem to make a great deal of difference what kind of trees they are, either, There are a lot of small willows. and Lombardy poplars scat- tered ubout the grounds that will everamount to anything either for shade or looks. A few puny balm of gilliad trees are also in evidence, and these are even more worthless than the willows and poplars. The school apiece for these ornaments, and we think the investmenta very poor one. ‘The young maples that have been dug up around here and transplanted into the school yard are thriving and will in time be something to be proud of, but this cannot be said of the willows, poplars and gilliads: Then another thing: the.trees are too close together. Notonly does this retard the growth of the desirable ones, but it spoils the appearance of the lawn. ‘The school board should think thts matter over. The Appeal is Good. Attorneys Donohue and Pratt went to Brainerd on the 18th inst. to argue the motion for dismissal of the ap- peal taken by tax payers in the mat- ter of appropriating $2000 for “‘adver- tising and establishing manufactur- ing industries in Itasca county” .Mr. Donohue appeared for the signers of the protest on behalf of the county. and Mr. Pratt was supposed to defend the action of the board in making the appropriation. When the case came up, however, Mr. Donohue presented affidavits from three of the commissioners setting forth that Mr. Pratt had not been: so retained, The attorney. for the defense admitted that he. had been employed by Com . missioner Fuller only. Judge Hol- Jand ruled that Pratt was not in court. The arguments were heard, Two Dotiars a YEAR: “the material for a bulletin for free © board, we understand, paid 50 cents. however, and the court decided that the petition should stand good and come up for bearing at the next of district court. ; &