Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 30, 1899, Page 1

“ ' y Vor VIII.—No. 9. Granp Raprps, Irasca County, Minn., Sarurpay, SerTEMBER 30, 899. evie Two DoLuars A YEAR Sk dcdeohhechcebedcdebcdcdabehcdokd acbodedeqob-dechcbekcbeibsad-dedededcbeboeaedebeleded: debe ed bo as ae ai lac) ‘ SECHSRSESSERE LOC HR ERASER E RES eEEES ESE ES & ae pe ae ge a me Sad Pd ee ae b dhe hikidetich dedadadadededadetedikid a tuduseis REE RE PORE Te IO ee ad id 1h Ad cddedcdcddid-ddedodbacs ERATE Ee RET Ae A a A Siusnggoossagassouasasgouscegeees RE AE ae ae EE ae ae aE te eae ae ae ae SER Se ae ath ay ab ae a a a a ae ae ae a ea weet RES When You Get a Our Fine Furniture # The Goods are Here# Sl Come and See Them# The Latest Pattrens in Dress Goods, Golf Capes—the rage, Sk Shirt Waist Patterns, Children’s Coats and Fackels, Ladies’ Children’s and Misses Fall Hats, Tam O’Shanters, Fine Wool Shawls, Blankets and Quilts, Fleece Lined Undeawear tn all sizes for Children. Ts now in and you will find an elegant line of Couches, Chaimber Sets, Book Shelves, Writing Desks, Etc. ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. fe 8 Se ae ARE A ae AR A ae ae AE AR Ae A Ae ae eee ape ae a aE aE ate ae He ae ae a ae ee Ne HF a ae ae Ne ae A Ae a APE AE ae aE ae ae aac ate ie a ate are ae ate ae a ae ae a a ae a ti RARE a *esesessoescesessuscses RE SRERE AE Ne shee ae REE EE Re ERTS EL ae ae ate ae ae ate ate ae ae ate ate ate te RE ie * i &: % % ae Ge ae ae ae a eb ae ee ge ae ae a EE Good Thing Stick toit: no use letting go for an experi sun, We have found Beck w Round Oak up to tly mark always. lt Never Failed Us. We stick to if hecause we know it is the best Heating stove in this country. When somebydy makes better one we will be ready to change but we shall want to give it a good trial first. W. J, & H.D, Powers Exclusive Agents for Beckwith’s Round Cak 2 5 e lea Fe eee s Speaking of Groceries PHTBOOOONC DS Prompts us to remark that if yoo want the VERY BEST yvu 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, and they know it. 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 an excellent one and he invites you to try them. A Full Line of Gent’s Furnishing Goods. : J. D. POWERS. g Opposite Hotel Pokegama, GRAND RAPIDS. oe ISSR DR BR RSVR RL NS ‘EIGHTH ANNUAL FAIR Itasea County 4gain Makes Exhibit of Her Products of Industry. CONTINUED FOR: THREE DAYS Unfavorable Weather Did Not Deter the Farmers From Bringing in Their Most Inviting Specimens -For Exhibition. Everyone turn out today to en- joy the races! and other sports. The program of entertainment will be given this afternoon. It had been very generally pre- dicted by the people around town that the eighth annual fair of the Itasca County Agricultural associa: tion would not be a success,and when Thursday morning dawned cold and raw with about an inch of snow on the ground it looked as if the pre- dictions would come true. The weather has certainly not been ideal, but the fair, so far from being a failure, was from many points of view the most successful that the association has ever held. The growing season has been far from propitious. Spring came ‘tate aad after vegetables, grains and cereals had been planted it rained almost continually all summer. Some pro- ducts had to be replanted and the consequence was that the fair had to be held about two weeks later this year than is usually the case in order to give these replanted crops a chance to mature. This late harvest made the danger from frost very much greater, but to judge from the appearance of the samples iu the association’s building on Thursday | and Friday, very little, if any, trou- ble hud been experienced from this | source. The disagreeable weather seriously former years not a great deal of at- teution fas been paid to this very interesting department, but this year every man that had a cow ora horse, a sheep ora calf that he was proud of had made up his mind to take it to the fair. Many peopie in the vicinity of Grand Rapids are devoting speciai attention to this branch of industry, accumulating as fast as their circum- stances will permit blooded, high- bred animals of every description. In no wey, perhaps, is the great strides made by our agriculturalists better shown than by this fact. When the first fair was held here eight years ago, uearly all the exhibitors were people doing a little garden farming at their homes in Grand Rapids, and about the only things to be seen at the fair was vegetables and cereals. As years passed and people became acquainted with the wonderful agricultural possibili- ties of this County the variety of displays became greater and the quality better, until today it is doubtful if any county in Minnesota could make a better or more diversi- fied showing in any commodity ex- cept live stock, and in this line each succeeding fair day demonstrates a gratifying increase of interest. Products of every variety indigen- ous to this latitude were there in abundance and of enormous size. ‘The vegetable exhibit was fully up to that of former and more favorable years while in all other classes of crops a considerable increase was noted. Those who visited the state fair say that Itasca’s display was fully equal to those made by the more southern counties at Hamline. The grains and grasses were especial- ly good, and this must be regarded as remarkable when the conditions under which they matured are takev into consideration. The officers of the association had labored hard and earnestly to make the fair a success, and although they certainly have no reason tc complain of it as such, the weather. was a dis- appointment. They found it neces- sary tu keep the books of entry open until Friday noon and to continue the fair over today on account of the disagreeable. weather on ‘Thursday. Bad as it was, however, it did not deter many from getting their dis- plays in on that day, but it was thought best to wait and see if all who were known to wish to exhibit could not reach here. ‘ This nearly all of them did before Thursdry night, and in doing so they displayed more hardinood than did the people of the effected one class of exhibits, how} J ever, and tha® was live stock. In village, very few of whom.visited the the grounds the first day. Yesterday and today, however,found them there in crowds, and the curiosity they evinced and expressions they made proved clearly that they found things to their liking. ‘The Herald-Review will not be able this week to do justice to the splen- did displays that are abundantly in evidence in the association building. We can only mention a few of the more prominent exhibits, owing to the late arrival of many articles that will not be properly arranged for in spection until this morning. i Among the first to appear Thurs- day with heaping wagon loads of samples from their well tilled farms were W. D. Leeman and Mike Hagen. So far Mr. Hagen stands at the head of the list in the number of entries by one person, with fifty-stx to his credit. A majority of his entries were in the vegetable and cereal lines, although Mrs. Hagen had a very attractive exhibit in the art and domestic departments. In the di- visiuns for vegetables, grains and grasses such farmers as Hagen. Lee- man and J. O. Rockstrom et al., bave demonstrated this year beyond per- adventure that Itasca county can produce anything that grows in this latitude no matter how backward or otherwise unfavorable the season may happen to be. In Mr. Hagen’s exhibit we noticed several varieties of fine celery, cauli- flower, peppers, citron,: watermelon, inuskmelon, garden lemons, ripe to- matves, well ripened corn. We men- tion these because there exists a popular fallacy.in the more southern counties that such vegetation cannot be grown in this,region. W. D. Leeman had the second largest number of entries, a total of tifty-three. It required no small amount of space to accommodate his immense exhibit. There was includ- edin his list sufficient of the good things from his farm to,make a cred- itable fair within themselves. He will certainly be awarded some flat- tering priz J.O. Rockstrom had a large display from farm and garden = that will compare: favorably with any in the exposition building. A.M. Black was another farmer who produced) abundant evidence that he understands how to success- fully till Itasca county soil. Among others whose exhibits from fleld and garden are worthy of wore extended mention than space will permit this week were the following: Mrs. A. Partridge, M. Blanchard, Bruce Polly, John. Dolph, James Sherry, D. W. Doran, Henry Logan, D. M. Gunn, Amos Forsyth, John Huff, G. T. Poole and M. McAlpine. In fine arts and domestic manufac- ture exhibits were made by the follow- ing ladies: Mrs. M. Hagen, Mrs. £Lllen Keenan, Mrs. J. E. Everton, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs. S. Oreckovsky, Mrs Leo Betz, Mrs. Blancbard, Mrs. R. McAllister, Miss Jellison, Mrs. A. Partridge, Mrs. L. F. Knox, Mrs. F. J. Stevens, Miss Mabel Brady, Mrs. Lou Lothrop, Mrs. E. H. Arno, Mrs. F. P. Sheldon. Next week the Herald-Review will publish a full list of the prizes awarded. The fair that will close ‘today has been held under unusual difficulties. An unfavorable season terminated with the most disagreeable weather that Itasca county has ever experi- enced during the month of Septem- ber. Yet, inthe face of these dis- couragements, the officers have suc- ceeded in making the eighth annual exhibition a gratifying success. To President Doran and Secretary C. A. Buell the credit is due. POSTPONED. Governor Lind Will Hear Arguments in Leeman Matter on October 9. County Attorney Donohue returned from St. Paul Thursday, where he had been to make the argument on behalf of the state vs. C. E. Leeman, county commissioner. The governor had just arrived from the west and could not give the case consideration on the 27th. It will be taken up on the 9th of October. On that date the Fergusson murder case will be considered, when the governor will: either sign the death warrant and fix the date for execu- tion or submit the petitions to be presented to the board of pardons. The opinion prevails that Governor Lind will sign the death warrant, inasmuch as uo extenuating circum- stances for the awful- crime can. be shown. THE, HEARL M: Dorher,an extensive pine timber operator of Duluth, arrived here on Monday to look over a tract of timber on Hill river. cs ee VERY NARROW ESCAPE E, M. Passenger Engine Derailed and Burried Deep in a Swamp.. PARK PROMOTERS JUNKETING Congressmen and Millionaires Looking Fer a National Play Ground Amomg the Lakes and Pines Are Now in the State. Last Monday morning about 10:30 o’clock th® regular west-bound pas- senger train ‘came to a sudden and unexpected standstill when about twelve miles South of Swan River. At the time the train was running very slowly and the passengers did not realize that anything very serious had ocourred until after making in- vestigation. Theengine had béen thrown completely from the track and lay half burried in the swamp. The steam poured out in hissing tor- rents as Fireman Lee cried out that the engineer was burried in -the wreck. Contractor McDonnell of Duluth, was the firss to make his way through the swamp to the side of the engine. He discovered John Fla- herty’s head protruding through the mud. The engineer had stood by his post to the last and went down just as he sat in the cab as it keeled over, the lever of his engine still within reach of his right arm. It required about 30 minutes to dig away the the dirt sufficiently to draw him again to thesurface. His escape from death or serious injury was regarded by all as nothing short of a miracle. There was just room into which he might fall with safety, and there he alighted. Again, he was held witha vice-like grip facing the glass steam gauges that might burst at any moment and literally burn him to death with steam and oil. But the the brave engiveer was removed to safety with but slight injuries. The cause of the accident was due to the sliding out of the road bed and the spreading of the rails. The combina- tio express and mail car was de- tailed aud turued half over. The passenger cuvaches were very little disturbed owing tu the fact that the engineer was running his train ata rate of about fifteen miles an hour and before the accident occurred the brakes had been applied as a precau- tioo against the thing that happened Had the train been running at an average rate of speed it is likely that lives would have been lost. Every passenger on that train is deeply in- debted to brave John Fiaherty. He has been an engineer tor twenty years and this, he says, was the closest call he ever had. The regular east-bound train arrived at the scene of the wreck about 5:30 o’clock and the passengers, mail, express and bageage were transfered to continue their journey. It was necessary to build a new track around the de- railed engine in order to make con- tinuous travel. THAT FERGUSSON PETITION Does Not Seem to Be Meeting With Much Encouragement. A petition is being circulated about Grand Rapids which is to be present- ed to Goy. Lind, praying that he com- mute the sentence of George J. Fer- gusson, who is now awaiting the executive’s action on the death sen- tence impossed on him for the mur- der here of Frank Noggle in March last. The petition is the work of the prisoner’s mother, Mrs. P. P. Fergus- son of Ashland, Wis., but as far es we are able to discern, she has a very discouraging task. The first persons approached were the jurymen who found Fergusson guilty, and four of them, it is said, have signed the paper. Tt is not thought that the plea for a commutation of the death sentence will be considered with any degree of favor by the people here. The crime with all its horrible details are still fresh in their memories, and while the deepest sympathy is expressed for the mother, nearly everyone is anx- ious that. the sentence should stand. Even those who do not believe in capital punishment fail to see a miti- gating featuré in the crime and are opposed to any interferance. This is due to a number of causes. Of course the murder itself was one of the most brutal and cowardly ever coin- mitted in this section, but aside from this fact, the condemned man’s be- havior at the trial and his expressions since have contributed very greatly to set people against him. Then, again. according to his own state- ment, he .would sgoner be - hanged than confined for life within the walls. of a prisou—he.ever thanking the judge for imposing the capital sentence. It is a well-kaown. fact that Judge Holland, before wkom Fergusson was ul «is loth te in- flict the extreme ty, and people knowing this, consfUer that the case against the accused must have been most complete and no doubt of his guilt could possibly have been enter- tained nor any extenuating circum- stances discovered. Others say that there is a chance for an ultimate pardon in case the sentence is changed to life imprisonment and no one seems to wish to see the murderer regain his liberty at any time. Such are the impressions one gets when talking with the people who are-conversant with the facts in the case, so it looks very much as if the young fellow would receive but little support from here. What the gov- ernor may do, cannot, of course, be foretold, but with the sentiment of the people so clearly expressed against his taking any action other than signing the death warrant, ib is thought that that will be the out- come. THE PARK PROMOTERS. Cooper and His Public Park As- sociates Are Now in Minnesota. Col. The projectors of the natioual park scheme for Northern Minnesota have thus far been Very persistent in push- ing their play-ground plan tothe front. A vast majority of the people who reside in this section and know what the country consists of froma standpoint of natural wealth, have not regarded the idea seriously from the time it was first -mentioned. There is plenty of land in this im- mense territory suitable for an ideal park and forestryjreserve, but not to }the extent ginally desired. The j protest was strong and the promoters have generously cotisented to chop off several millionsjofyacres and for the present will be content with a portion of thé Winnibigoshish, Cass Lake, Chippewa and Leech;Lake Indian reservations. This includes:portions of Cass, Itasca, Beltrami, Crow Wing and Hubtard counties. Forjhunting and fishing purposes the territory selected is perhaps the most desirable in the United States. It 1s said that considerable opposition will be devel- oped when the matter comes up in congress. The party will be in Walker today. It includes twenty- nine congressmen besides. as many more gentlemen who are interested in the plan. Grand Rapids is not on the list of places to be visited, but they will pass through here in‘a few days to visit Duluth. Got a Big Contract. John J. O’Brien has been awarded the contract to supply 3750 yards of rock for the government, to be used at Winnibigoshish dam. He will ship the rock from Brevator, a station 48 miles this side of Duluth, to Bena, and from there will do the hauling with teams, a distance of 10 miles. The contract price runs wel! up into the thousands, and under the super- vision of a man of Mr. O'Brien’s ex- perience he will no doubt handle the work with profit. He has closed a freight contract with the Eastern Minnesota for the freightage and has also contracted for the required num- ber of teams. He expected to begin operations the last of this week. May Go to Dakota. While at Larimore, N. D., a week ago last Sabbath, Rev. D. A. Mac. Kenzie. occupied the Presbyterian pulpit, at that place, and evidently made a very favorable impression on the congregation. The members present informally indicated. their desire to secure him as their pastor. Ata formal meeting tomorrow a vote will be taken on the matter, and if it be favorable the reverend gentleman will be officially requested by the Presbytery to become pastor of the Larimore congregation. - He has not, yet decided whether he will accept the call if it should be made,although the. inducements from a fluancial point of view are much greater than those offered in Grand Rapids. Rev. MacKenzie is popular among all classes of citizens here and he is strongly urged to remain another year. Satisfactory Yields. 4 T..A. McHugh has again take charge of the state farm thresher an 1s now kept busy and dirty complet- ing the harvest of our neighborhood farmers. ‘Lhe yields thus far turned out by the machine have beeu very satisfactory. ns . reeenrnsen _I wonsecteaiacss se ent renee estraettine ~_s