Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 7, 1899, Page 1

\ | . Grand Uapids Herald- Vor VIII.—No. ro. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, OcToser 7, 1899. MINNESOTA Las eview, ~ Two Dotiars A YEAR RS Re ae ae ee eae ae ape ae ae ae ea ae ate ae ae ae ate ae ae a ae see a ate ae at a ae ae a ate eae a ae ME eae eae ea te ae AE ot peed! A aE Dea ae ae ee ea ae a EN bh lhl dacachilch decease iat +2 Pd ae = The Goods are Here# 33 e€ Goods are Mere: Bt ae ae ee # Com d See Them# = COME an ee eme Es i ae 3 F+4 a3 ae ea an ae The Latest Pattrens in Dress Goods, = Golf Capes—the rage, Fs Sdk Shirt Waist Patterns, 2 Children’s Coats and Fackels, 2 Ladies’ Children’s and Misses Fall Hats, Tam OShanters, Fine Wool Shawls, Blankets and Quilts, Fleece. Lined Undeawear in all sizes for Children. Lhidedidikidadedetadadtidododedetoked tottidtctek. kok stk tea ate att ERE ERE A RE RE RE REA REE AEE Ee RE A EEE aE A AE ERE ESIC WIC IG OR RINE Our Fine Furniture Is now in and you will find an elegant line of Couches, Chaimber Sets, Book Shelves, Writing Desks, Etec. a ASE ae PE eae a ae Hw Tee a at me a ae a ae ae ae NEAR ae ae ME Me aE aE EE ae Me a ae He a a 9 a ae atest ape ae Se aN ate aRe ate a ae ae ae ae ae ate ate ae ae aR EE aa Raa a HERE teste tt HA a a A ITASCA NERGANTILE C0. x Meg teat tes a fe she she ae ae ate a ah kote age te ate ae a ase Se ate at ate te ate ne abe ae she ae A ate a ae ae ate ate BE: See eee ee basscasaesne sas aaay cha e RR aS oe ee Seseseeeaeneseeeaesecseesngssseses ees RG a ae afer ace at ae ate ah ae ae ate ae ae ate (ae Ne aie ae Ee ae ae ae ae aD ae ae ae ae ae ae ae a aE, And that is not all; taken as a whole, our stock of hardwar farm machinery, sporting goods, et absolutely unt - able. Our stock is not as large as some they have down in the Twin Cities, but it’s AS GOOD. From the basement to the roof our store is filled with GOOD things. That means Letter . things than other dealers in the sume lines cary. While We Talk a Good Deal More about HIGH QUALITY than about LOW PRIOES, yet we want you to know that our prices are lower than you can get the same grade of goods for anywhere else. It will be to YOUR advantage as well as ours, to examine our stock and buy wbat you want frem us. W.J.&H. D. Powers. SLAM SOOO SOMO REGO Speaking of Groceries Prompts us to remark that if you want the VERY BEST you will have to go to thestoreof 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 ap excellent one and be invites you to try them. CRE BER EE RE Re A A Full Line of Gent’s Furnishing Goods. : J. D. POWERS. Opposite Hotel Pokegama, GRAND RAPIDS. BR PERE A RRR RE |FERGUSSON WILL HANG October 27th is the Day Fixed For the Exeeution by Goy. Lind. APPEAL TO PARDON BOARD The Death Warrant is Read to. the Condemned Man by Sheriff Tyn- dall---A Few Tears and Brief Comment is His Response, On Monday, October 2, Governor Lind fixed the date and signed the death warrant of George J. Fergus- son. Unless the state bvard of par- dons should see fit to interfere the condemned man will pay the extreme penalty for his awful crime by hang- ing on October 27, 1899. The instru- ment transmitted to the sheriff first recited the decree of Judge Holland, as follows: It is ordered and decreed by this court that you, George J. Fergusson, as a punishment for the crime of murder in the first degree, of which you have been convicted, be hence taken to the county jail of Itasca county and confined therein, and that thereafter, after the lapse of ninety days from this date and at a time to be fixed by the gov- ernor of the state of Minnesota and desig- nated by his warrant, be taken to the place of execution to be selected by the shertff of Ita county, in Itasca county, and there hanged by the neck until you re dead. The goyvernor’s warrant reads as follows. and is signed by John Lind and attested by Secretary of State Berg, and addressed to the sheriff. Now. therefore, you are hereby command- ed and requested to cause execution of the aforesaid judgment and sentence of the Jaw to be done upon the said George J. Fergus- son, upon Friday, the 27th day of October, in the year of oursLord one thousand eight hundred sand ninety-nine, before the hour of sunrise on said day last above named, at a place in said county of Itasca to be select- ed by you conformably with the provisions of section 3 of an act entitled, “An act pro- viding the mode of inflicting the pun ish- ment of death,” and declaring a violation of uny of the provisions of this act to be a mis- demeanor, approved ‘April 24, 1889. When the announcement was made to Fergusson of the governor's action by the sheriff, he stood in his cell and fora few moments made no response. A novel dropped from his hand and his eyes seemed rivited to the fluor. The sheriff turned. to go, and then Fergusson spoke in a voice tilled with emotion while tears welled up in his eyes. He asked Mr. Tyndall to send up bis attorney. As published herei) last week, the mother of the prisoner and Attorney C. L. Pratt have been making stren- uous efforts to secure a petition to the board of pardons asking that the sentence be commuted to life im- prisonment. The jurors who return- ed a verdict of murder in the first degree on the tirst. ballot, were ap- pealed to. Six of the number signed the petition. Attorney W. L. Win- dom of Duluth, has been taken into the case to assist Mr. Pratt in pre- senting arguments to the board. He has been here two days and will go to St. Paul on the 9th to make a plea for clemency. Mr. Pratt informed the Herald-Review that twenty of our leading citizens had Signed their names to an appeal for a reduction of the sentence to life at Stillwater. It is almost the unanimous opinion here that the warrant ef Governor Lind will remain as it was issued on the 2nd inst. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING. The Regular Routine Disposed of at the Meeting Held Thursday Night. — . President Berney, Recorder King Trustees D’Anjou and Hepfel were present at the regular monthly coun- cil meeting held on ‘Thursday evening, Trustee O’Connell being un- able to atsend by reason of sickness. The first matter taken up after the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was the recent bond sale. Recorder King reported that he had carefully supplied Dennison, Prior & Co.the purchasers, with detailed infor- mation on every point required, but as yet no definite response had been received from the Cleveland firm closing the deal.’ As the tax levy must be reported to the couuty audi- tor by October 10, it was decided to telegraph the firm for a definite reply and an adjourtiment was taken to Monday, the 9th, The council is not over-anxious to make the sale, and if tbere is any further delay the bonds will not issue. The tax levy will be larger for two or three. years, but as the floating indebtedness is now less than $16,000 the burden will not be unbearable. The street commit- tee was requested to investigate some sidewalk repairs, ahd a com-) mittee consisting of President Berney and Trustee Hepfel were appointed to investigate and revise the water rates. The monthly budget of bills were audited and allowed. A KLONDIKER RETURNS L. S, Budd Spends Two Years in Alaska and Then Comes-Home. L. S. Budd surprised his Grand Rapids friends Thursday when he arrived fresh fromthe frozen Klon- dike unexpectedly. He bore no evi- dences of having suffered any consid- erable amount of hardship during the two years of his absence. The company with which he originally en- gaged tiunked out when the party arrived in the territory and since that time he has been going it alone. Mr. Budd spent most of his sojourn in the vicinity of Circle City, about three hundred miles north of Dawson City. The only Itascan he met in Alaska was Frank Smith. Frank was on his way to the Big Salmon river district, Mr. Budd has the usual report to make. It was esti- mated tat 60,000 people went over the pass two years ago and not one in a thousand came outeven. Mr. Budd says he managed to pay ex- penses, but he has had enough of Klondike. On the return trip he was just thirty-three days coming from Circle City to San Francisco. There have been some good finds made in the territory, he says, but it is very doubtful if the mines will ever pay back the amount of money taken to Alaska. NOT YET ABANDONED Prospects For Paper and Pulp Mill at Grand Rapids Still Promising While very little has been said re- cently concerning the establishment here of a paper and pulp mill the project bas by no means been aban- doned. The citizens committee are in communication with parties who are giving the matter very earnest consideration and our people are not unlikely to be treated to a very agree- able surprise one of these days it present efforts materialize as they now promise..The gentlemen who have the matter in haad in behalf of Grand Rapids are entitied w a great deal of praise for the constant care they have given the interests of this community. They have availed themselves of every opportunity to secure manufacturing enterprises and now they have reason to believe that their work willsoon materialize. INSTANTLY KILLED Amos Strause Meets With Sudden Death While Cutting Wood. Word was received in town Tues- day evening of the death of Amos Strause. He was engaged in cutting cord wood for the Diamond mine in Iron Range township. A falling tree struck a heavy, dry branch that sprang back with great violence striking the unfortunate young man on the back of the head with such force as to break his neck, causing instant death. ‘The deceased and his brother had acontract with the mine com- pany to cut cord wood and they were working together at the time of the sad accident. The retains were brought to the Strause home, about one mile east of Prairie river bridge. Coronor Storch and Sheriff fyndall viewed the remains yesterday morn- ing when the coronor decided that an inquest was entirely unnecessary. The deceased was asingle man, 25 years of age, the youngest of four brothers. He lived with bis parents on the farm. The funeral took place ‘Thursday forenoon, interment being made in Itasca cemetery. Rev. Mac- kinzie of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. CLOSE OF THE FAIR Saturday was Favorable and a Good At- tendance Was Out. The Herald-Review hoped to pre- sent alist of the premiums awarded and the names of exhibitors at the county fair in this issue, but the sec- retary has been crowded with busi- ness at his Laprairie store the past few days and was unable to furnish the copy. It is quite a task to ar- range the awards in proper form for publication and the work was neglect- ed until too late an hour. The attendance on Saturday was much larger than on Thursday and Friday. The weather was agreable and the townspeople turned out in goodly numiers. The sports were not up to what might have been looked for, but the committee carried out the program as efully as circum- stances would permit. IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE! A Land Office Ruling That Will be Rather Difficult to Follow. NOT A GREAT BIG SUCCESS The Party of Distinguished Gentle- men who Visited Northern Min- nesota Had Not a First-Rate Time it is Reported. Contestants must, hereafter prove that the party charged with aban- doning a claim is not and has not been in the service of the United States in the war with Spain. The Duluth land office officials argued the case with the general land office; they called attention to the fact that frequently the entryman has left the country, and bis whereabouts are un- known, and that compliance witb the rule is impossible. They also suggested that the rule go no further than to hold that where the abandon- ment is proven as covering the war period that affirmative proof of non- military service be required, but that where abandonment for more than six months betore the war is proven, proof that the entryman did not serve in the army or navy be not required. The general land office holds, how- ever, that the fact of non-service must be proven, for if there was de- fault, no matter what the lenght of absence, the term of service would be received as equivalent for it. EXCURSIONISTS DISAPPOINTED Says Col. Liggett, Who Journeyed to the Reservation With Park Promoters. On Sunday evening, October Ist about one-half of the party of con- gressmen and specialists on forestry and fish who visited the Indian reser- vations .of northern Minnesota last. week became satisfied that they had seen suflicient.of the territory under consideration and left on a special train for Duluth and thence to their respective homes. They had loitered about aday on the outskirts of the primeval. The weather. had been un- usually disagreeable and a good time was not to be had. According to Col. Liggett, dean of the state university, who accompanied the party from St. Paul, the first impressions received by the visitors were by no means flat- tering. Aside from any. considera- tion of the park and forestry plan, it is really to be deplored that the dis- tinguished gentlemen happened to be ‘‘in our midst ” at a time when our midst happened to bein a most uninviting state of elemental pertu- beration. According to Col. Cooper’s itinerary it was the intention to en- tertain the national lawmakers and famous forestry specialists on the reservation for a period of four or five days, thus giving them very com- plete ideas as to the character of the territory proposed to be selected for the immense park. . But when Passenger Agent Whitney of the Great Northern suggested on the first day of the outing that those who so desired might avail themselves of an opportunity to return homeward by special train, the whole aggregation appeared to rejoice thereat and about one-half of the company decamped. Notwithstanding that this is the most famous region for sport with rod and gun in the great Mississippi valley, the sportsmen of the expedi- tion were attended with discouraging luck. In the section visited are many beavtiful lakes that abound in fish and wild fowl and the woods are full of game, but none of these would surrender to the colonel’s guests. After two days’ stay the balance of the party started on the return trip via Duluth to Minneapolis where an- other banyuet was given. ITASCA ROAD NOT SOLD General Manager Sims Says There is No Truth in Recent Reports. General Manager J. P. Sims of the Itasca logging railroad, was in town this week. He says there 1s no truth in the frequent reports being made to the effect that the Great Northern company has secured ttle to the Itasca line running north from Deer River a distance of eighteen miles. The last rumor concerning the alleged sale that found its way into the Duluth papers was founded on the fact that the Fosston branch of the Eastern Minnesota is using gravel from a pit on the Itasca road. For this work steel rails. were put down in place! of the lighter iron ones used by Sims’ road. The conclusion was at once reached that Hill was beginning an extension to the Canadian» border. Manager Sims says that the matter of selling the Itasca line has never even been considered, but he casually re- marked that his people would sell if anybody wanted to buy their pine holdings and all. There is little like- lihood of such a transfer taking place, however, as the Itasca Lumber com- pany understands the business -and can operate it about as successfully as any concern that ever handled timber in Minnesota. Mr. Sims says there are logs enough in the territory tapped by the road to keep his firm operating for several seasons yet. ile incident- ally remarked that at the present time there did not appear to be any justifi- cation for an extension of the line to the border, but it is not easy to fore- see what the future may develop. Surveyor Angus McIntosh has com- pleted a preliminary survey to the Big Fork, a distance of fifteen miles from the present terminus. The sur- vey will be run through to Koochi- ching. AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE Mrs. Joseph Crowther Falls From Her Bi- cycle and Sustains a Fracture, While riding from her home in Co- hassett last Saturday afternoon to Grand Rapids Mrs. Joseph Crowther feil from her bicycle and broke the bone just above the ankle of her right leg. She remained sitting i the road about half an hour when Richard Duke came along with Costello’s beer wagon. He was unable to assist her to the vehicle, and all he could do was to make her position as comfortable as possible and dnve to Cohassett to notfy Mr. Crowther, who drove down at once. But he made a mis- take in bringing the wrong sort of conveyance and was compelled to re- turn for another. In_ all it was about two hours and a half from the time the accident occurred until the lady reached home. Dr. Gilbert was called. He found that but one bone had been fractured, and it is what surgeons calla clean break.. The lady will be confined to her room for some time but she is getting along very ni¢ely. A BUSINESS CHANGE J. F. Metzger Purchases. the Itasca Meat Business and Takes New Stand. J. F. Metzger, the hustling meat man, concluded that three markets in Grand Rapids was at least oue toe many and so he purchased the stock and fixtures of the Itasca company. He also took a lease of the room formerly occupied by the Itasca meat market and the first of next week he will move therein. The new stand is a better location as it is nearer the residence portion of townand the room is more desirable in many ways. Mr. Metzger has been engaged in business in Grand Rapids about eight years and has always enjoyed the con- tidence of the people and therefore he has received a good patronage. The change of location now being made is calculated to improve his facilities to serve the public. While he has at all times carried a com- plete stock of everything that gees to make a first-class meat market, Mr. Metzger is always ready and anxious to add any new features that may give better and wider satis- faction. Maj. Archibald Johnson Dead. Word was received here Thursday announcing the death of Maj. Archi- bald Johnson at St. Paul on Wednes- day of this week. The deceased had been ill but a short time and left here a week ago last Monday suffer- ing from an attack of typhoid fever. Major Johnson had been in charge as supervisor of government work op the upper Mississippi for many years. He ranked as major in the engineer division of the war department. Dog Poisoners At Work. Some monster in human form has been indiscriminately distributing poison about town, judging from the number of canines and felines that have passed in their+checks the last two or three days. C. L. Pratt lost two puppies, and his little son, Robert, has been very sick and shows signs of having been poisoned. 1b is thought that perhaps he played with the pups after they had eaten poison- ed food. ‘“Muggins,’’ the Herald- Review mascot, was also a victim and he lies cold In death. Several other dogs of the neighborhood have also turned up their toes to the withered daisies. It’sa mighty mean person thav will set out poison. He is dangerous. The lot adjoining the McAlpine block on the south side was sold this week to J. D. Powers for 81.100. Mr. Powers a wansierof the lot to M. 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