Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 18, 1899, Page 1

~ Vou VIIL—No. 16. GRAND Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Sarurpay, NoveMBE: eview,' 18, 1899. NNESHTA SOCIETY. Two DoLiars A YEAR Hk ae aD Le ae ae ae a RE EE ae ae Sie ae Ae ae ae a a ae ae EAE Ea ae a ae ae ae ae ae ae ea ee aE aE EE 8 wearer: Fh 2 slg atadh te age ae E Me ae ae ae ae ae ae ap ae ae ae aE EE ee ES # DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT :: | ee i = Ladies Winter Coats | Golf Capes # #3 Our line of Ladies’ Winter Golf Capes for ladies and 3% ee Coats is still complete but children are going fast—only #% Be going fast. Those desiring || a few left. Remember our Ps 4 a garment in this line |} stock is up todate and this 3 a ea would do well to call before season’s goods. We alm to x +4 We are out of sizes please the most fastidious. oe Give us a call. Flannel Waists = We have a full stock of flan- ## © Golf Skirts Golf Skirts are all the rage in the cities and we have, them in all shades and nel wais in all colors ¢ +4 grades ra tan, sizes. you are in ¥ brown, Orfords k and give us a call ¢z Plaids. These goods are are running 'ow. Different qualities. Also brilliantine waists in eream and black. Petticoats A most exquisite line of | silk, near silk and satinette - | petticoats, ranging in price line of silk and silk | from » to $15.000. This waist patterns are second to | line of goods is up to the Nene: carry a full line standard in quality and our of colors in plain or figure prices dan be compared with silks, and our waist patterns sa y with any of the city ct from the factory end originators of style. If you want a ylish garment, buy a golf skirt. 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Dri Trimmings when you are in want, re goods. {| Collarettes —- electric astrachan with — seal mings, electric martin trimming seal muffs, all s 6 | values for BE Sead Me ae Be ae ae Be ee id Re ae ee eee me ee ee Be ee HE Re ae hed BE Sal ae sd ee P+ goods are good ember our stock is always the money. Come in and complete with the latest see them. You make uo goods dfrect from whe im- mistake. | porters. = ITASGA MERCANTILE 60. £ SS, sncavacunnsenedenenganoeele cl ssanegeseana xn agmes RR a ae EST A A A ke ee Re EEE a ee a ea TR Hk ERE RE ETE AEE = aha HE RE The World | is Surprised | i eed and of the are adv United Sti And prise awuiting you if you put off buy. ing that steve much longer. Better come in and make your selection at ence of either a beater or a cook or both, if the price is going to make any difference with you. t Our Plated Mice We invite and in- Is of the highest qnality. you, personally, to come in spect it. There are Stlver-Plated Knives, Forks and Spons, Silver-Rlated Tea and Coffee Pots and Tea Kettles bits of kitchen and dining room all sorts of dainty They really don’t cost much. Drop in and see them. aud fancies. ( mincammariaars ive ems sau Speaking of Groceries : 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, 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. ae iy RE oe fhe nc akciaah het 5 =) A Full Line of Gent’s Furnishing Goods. J. D. POWERS. GRAND RAPIDS. RERUNS REAR aS Se Opposite Hotel Pokegama, SARE MARAE RRR RAE fe 2 as | pine lumber in the northewe WHITE PINE SHORTAGE. Statisties Given in the Lumberman Indi- cate a Big Deficit. The lumberman who has kept him- self well informed as to the condition of white pine stocks as compared with that of former years, will not be surprised to learn that conserva* tive and expert estimators have esti- mated that this year will end with one billion feet less white pine lumber in stock than was found at the end of 1898, says the Mississippi Valley Lumberman. This estimate is not roughly make as estimates at standing timber might be. These figures are made up from the monthly reports to the manufae- turer’s association oflumber cut, stocks on hand and lumber sold. The reports thus made’ are by far the most accurate figures collected by lumber Statisticiavs except those collected by The Lumberman for its annual statistical number. In ac- curacy and completeness neither source is surpassed. This association has issued a cir- cular letter to its members showing the probable shortage of lumber Jan. 1 next at white pine producing points in the Mississippi valley, the St. Croix valley, the Chipbewa valley, the Wisconsin vailey‘ northern Min- hesota, northern Wisconsin, Minnea- polis and Duluth. From The Lum- | berman’s report of trade in Minne- apolis this circular shows that the sales in’ Minneapolis for the past nine months have been’ 44 per cent greater than those of the correspond- ing period of 1898 From figures already on band 1t shows that the sales of white pine in the entire porthwest in 1898 aggregated 3,807.- 507,000 feet. The increased ship- ments in this entire ‘territory for 1899 is placed arbitrarily at 25 per cent over those in 1898. conservative estimate and This is very below the ar. Taking percentage of inerease inerease of sales of white st this year over the sales of last year will be 951,876,750 feet, making a tolal of 750 feet of white pine sold in the northwest during the year 1899. It is estimated that the cut of white pine lumber in this territory as the the total this | will be the same in 1899 that it was namely 7,841,000 feet, to are added the st son hand . 1899, making a total available fer 1899 of 6,479,754.000 feet istimate iscounted conservative of the closing of the mills ar cut 120,857,000 feet. From these figures it is shown thit the cks on hand Jan. 1 next will be 1,720,370,250 feet as against 2,721.931,- 000 feet last January, making a short- age of 1,001,560,750 feet. stock Thi heeause th HE WAS A BAD MAN. Felix EauClair Runs Things to Sult Him- self Until He Meets the Marshal. He wasn’t so very big, but he was a bold, bad man, and took especial de- light in informing everyone he met of the fact. He gave his name as Felix EauClair and picked out the Gladstone hotel as a likely place in which to commence operations. He imagned that he had a grievance against Landlord Wilder, aud he did want to fight so bad, He coaxed Mr. Wildér to hit at him time and time again, at last offering the lenghty boniface a five dollar bill if he would step outside for just a minute. But for some reason Mr. Wilder did not accept the invitation. Failing to find what he was looking for at the hotel, he betook himself to one of the sporting houses, and, after informing the inmates that he was.a little bit the “baddest” man that ever tramp- led the turf, he proceeded to clean out the, ranch. About this time someone informed Marshal McCor- mick that Mr. EauClair was badly in need of his professional services, and the officer hastened to the sporting house indicated. He found his man alright, and as the “ladies” com- plained that he was smashing up their furniture and otherwise acting sort of disagreeable, the marshal turned to Mr. EauClair and in that mild, persuasive way of his, asked the bad man to accompany him. This EauClair refused to do, and added, with a whole lot of unnecessary em- phesis, that according to his tigures there wasn’t a village marshal this side of a certain annonymous winter resort could make him go. The mar- shal laid his hands upon the offender. and the offender made a swipe at the marshal’s left optic. This made the officer of the law angry, and he struck EauClair one for luck; then he struck him again for more luck; then he threw him out doors and carried him to the cooler. 418 Barnard edcided that the bac man had been bad about ten dollars worth and costs, amounting in all to $16.20. The sum was paid and Mr. EauClair departed the same day for Hibbing, thinking perhaps, that in the iron metropolis landlords are more ac- commodating and peace officers less overbearing. ODD FELLOWS HAVE VISITORS. Grand Master Gamble, Col. Shanks and Winn Powers Visit the Local Lodge. On Thursday evening meeting of, Grand Rapids lodge No. 184, I. O. O. F., was called at the re- quest of Grand Master W.C. Gamble. of Fairmont, who, with Col. E. B. Powers, editor of the Odd Fellows’ Review, St. Paul, is visiting the lodges in this sectiou. It was the regular meeting night of the Knights of Pythias, but this lodge rushed through its business in order to give the Odd Fellows the hall. The grand master gave the local boys some very valuable instructions con" cerning the unwritten and secret work of the order, and complimented them highly on their apparent inter- est, prosperity and progressivenes Col. Shanks and Mr. Powers ai made instructive, marks, and on the whole the meet- ing was a very profitable and enjoy- able one. Messrs. Gamble, Shanks and Powers will put in a few days hunting in his vicinity, after which | they will go to Bemidji to institute a lodge, and thence to Hibbing for the Salve purpose. Will Build Summer Resort M. A. Gedney. the wealthy pickle packer of Minneapolis, who for the past two or three years has put in the hunting season in [tasea county, is so favorably impressed with it as a sports- man’s field and outing place that he will erect a summer resort within its boarders. The spot selected as a site is the shore of Waubana lake, about miles from Grand Rapids. We are unable at this time to give the dimensions and exact location, but will give these late:. Prof. Carroll and E. A. Kremer re- turned from Bena Saturday whither they had gone ona hunting expedi- tion. They report the ducks conspi- cuous for their absence. Mrs.O.F illson made a short visit to the Sixth room on Tuesday morn- ing. Louise Gilbert was absent from school Tuesday morning. The albebra class has just com- menced fractions. Alexander Vient was absent from school Monday afternoon. Grace Polley is absent from her place in the Eighth grade on account of the iilness of her mother. May McKinnon was absent a part of last week, kept at home by the ill- ness of her brother who seems to be in a critical condition. It is to be hoped that the decease may soon abate and that the sick may recover. In some of the grades absences pre- vail where no reason for absence is given to the teachers. At times ex- cuses are written by parents, appar- ently, where there is no real excuse to be given for the absence except the pupil’s disinclination to attend. It is desirable that teachers and parents work together to secure regular attendance. To do this itis necessary that parents in writing the excuses give the reason for the absence. Clara Casey, a pupil of Room 2, has left school for the remainder of the winter on accuuut of her parents leaving town. Roy Ellis was absent from Room 2 on account of sickness. Louisa, Willie and Alexander May have left school and returned to their home in Wisconsin. Maggie McAlpine entered the B class, and Helmuth Voss and Dan McGill the A class in Room 4 Mon- day. The enrollment in the primary room is twenty-nine. Those in the A grade are Henry Blanchard, Mabel Enghausen, Florence Ellis, Bertha Gillalan, Arnet Gelene, Earl Jendren, Grace Maness, Virginia McDonald, Arthur Martip, Arthur Morris, Ray McAllister, Carmilla Olin, Charles Trainor, Amanda Vient, Willie Whaling and Irine Cushman. The B grade pupils are Roland Alderson, Marie Aitkin, Jean Bueneman, John- a_ special | "| were going nks of the same town, and Winn | interesting re- ' Scuoor Notes. LOST WATCH AND MONEY. Louis Johnson Claims to Have Been Drug- zed and Robbed of His Valuables. A gold watch, a pocket full of ; money. a small jag, the friend of an hour and a bottle of bull-dozed booze, ; Were the causes of Louis Johnson’s |dywnfall. He arrived in town with seventy-five dollars in his pocket, and after buying some articles of cloth- ing, started to visit several of the liquid refreshment shops around town. At orfe of them he met a man with whom he became quite chum- my. They started out together and to an up-town resort. When opposite the Minnesota house, *, Jobnson’s friend pulled out a bottle of whiskey, and Johnson took a drink of it. Heclaims that he remembers uothing after that very distinctly, but when ho came to his senses his watch and money were gone. He reported his loss to the authorities and accused the friend, but that in- dividual could not be found and it is thought at the sheriff’s office that he left on a west-bound freight train late Thurs night. ‘Telegrams have been sent out to intercept him, but no auswers to these have as yet been received. i ee ee Knocked Out Cylinder Head. An accident at the power house left the town without electric illumina- tion for two mghts this week. Just after starting up on Thursday evening the cylinder head of the engine was knocked out, and Eugineer Finnes started at once for Duluth to have the damage repaired. It is expected that the hghts will be on again to- night. ‘This is the first accident since the second dynamo was placed in the plant last spring. E Photographer Crandall Coming. The Herald-Review 1s 1n receipt of a letter from our former townsman, Photographer R. S, Crandall, who 1s now located in Duluth, in which ke states that he will be in Grand Rapids do any other work in his line. Those who intend having any‘hing of this kind done before the holidays should not fail to see him, EDITED BY THE RHETORIC CLASS ,OF CENTRAL SCHOOL, Johnson, Mary Litchke, Millie Pres- cott, Edith Ressler, Esther Swanson, Margaret Wilder, Gertie Shook and Menta Gravell. The enrollment in Room 2, taught by Miss Irish, is 36. The A class is composed of the following: Ruthie Crepar, Ray Ellis, Georgie Fuller, Lizzie Gooseberry, Russell Kremer, Gertrude Luther, Nannie Morris, Frank McVeigh, Mable O’Conuell, Louisa Peacorn, Lottie Perrault, Myrtle Shook, Clara Varin, Annie Oreckovsky and Harvey Touthan. The B class is composed of the fo!- lowing: Johnny Benton, Leo Broek- er, Elwood Betz, Clara Casey, Joseph ‘Fremont, Hilda Johnson, Percy Jen- dren, George Kurtzman, Regina Keable, Josephine LaFond, Chester Miller, Harry Morgan, Cora Polley, Annie Prue, Jay Sennett and Francis |. Cushman. Perhaps the best examination that has taken place in school for some time was heid in Room 1 last week. Considering the age of the pupils they did remarkably well. Miss Gibson is to be highly complimented as a teacher and ior her management of the little folks. Ivis safe,to presume that po primary room in the state cau show more creditable results. The Bclass in Rvom 6 have finish- ed Baldwin’s Fifth Reader and are now reviewing. The spelling contest in Room 6 on Friday resulted in a tie between Erma Kremer and Minnie Litchke. Mrs. McCarthy visited Rooms 5, 7 and 8 Thursday afternoon. Louis Romans is absent from school on account of having cut his foot while chopping wood. Frankie Sherry is absent from Room 5 on account of sickness. ‘The geography class in Room 5 has just finished the study of the states and their capitals, Mrs. Grove asked a class the other day to give a difinition of “servant.” One little boy held up his hand and when asked what it was. replied: “A servant is a teacher.” Mrs. Carroll visited Roora 4 Friday morning. The Third and Fourth rooms are preparing a short Thanksgiving day program. : Guy Toombes, formerly a pupil of Room 1, entered school a few days Next morning Justice! oy Costello, Lillie D’Anjou, George} SEO: from Dec. 3 to 8, to take photos and ; INAUGURATION DAY IN APRIL. A Constitutional Change Based on Wash- ington Weather. What is known as senatorial resolu- tion 83, otherwise “the Chandler amendment,” proposes an alteration in the federal constitution, which in or- der to become effective must secure (as it is generally believed that it will) the assent of the legislatures of two- thirds of the states. There are now forty-five states, and the assent of two- thirds means the approval of thirty, a larger number than there were in the whole country fifty years ago, when, in May, 1848, the proposition to admit Wisconsin as a state was passed upon favorably, the number previously to that time being twenty-nine. The pro- posed constitutional amendment makes beginning 1901, following the next presidential election—April 30, instead of March 4, the inauguration day. I¢ is a peculiar circumstance, which stu- dents of American history have not failed to observe, that while the pro- visions of the constitution regarding the method of choice of the president are somewhat vague and indefinite, the Provision, which is article XII of the amendments, for the inauguration of the president cn “the 4th day of March next following the election” is explicit. As to the choice of presiGent, it is pro- vided only that each state shall ap- point, “in such manner as the legia- lature thereof may direct,” a number of electors equal to the total number of congressmen allotted it, senators and representatives, There may be @ popular vote for these electors, as in most states there 1s, but this is not ob- ligatory. The legislature itself may choose the electors, without the inter- vention of the voters, except in so far as this action is prohibited by state constitutions. In some states at pres- ent (Colorado conspicuously) women vote for presidential electors on the same terms as men, and in some states even aliens, not yet citizens of the United States, participate in such choice cf electors. While this branch of the matter of presidential elections is left without any general rule, the time for inaugurating the president is a part of the organic law of the ecoun- try, and can not be altered except by formal change in the constitution, as is now proposed. It is a somewhat curious fact, too, in connection with this agitation for a change, that April 80 was originally the inauguration day. George Washirgton, ihe first president, was inaugurated in New Yerk city on April 30, 1789. The second inaugural in Washington, however, was on March 4, 1793, and the twelfth article of the amendments, which prescribes March 4 as the date, was proposed in the first session of the English con- gress, and was adopted on Sept. 25, 1804. The reasons now advanced for {ts change to the original date are chiefly meteorological and based upon the weather conditions, which are most unsatisfactory and even dangerous in the city of Washington in early March. Incidental to the inauguration of a president there are, of course, many changes in the federal administration, though these are fewer than heretofore, of which he is the chief. Thousands of sightseers are drawn to the national capital at this period, along with those. whose presence is required, or, if not always required, is certainly desired, and it is believed generally, and the weather conditions in Washington fa- vor this view, that April 30 would bea more appropriate time for such obser- vations and festivities as the inaugur- ation of a president. Against the choice of this date, however, is one ob- jection, which, though not urged in the senate, is likely to be brought up for consideration in the various states. It is this: The president is voted for on the, Tuesday following the first Monday in November. From that time until his inauguration four months elapse—four months of uncertainty, in- definiteness, negotiation and active po- litical rivalry. During these four months the outgoing administration is practically heipless to enunciate any policy or to carry out any plans. These devolve upon its successor. The pro- posed constitutional amendment would add to this period of.uncertainty near- ly two months, and it is a question whether the more desirable condition of the Washington uncertain climate at the end of April compared with whs'. it is at the beginning of March wouid justify a change, adding nearly twe, months of uncertainty and dissatisfac, tion for the great body of American electors, who, while participants in the electioz, take, and seem to desire to. take, no overt part in the formality” of inaugurating tue president. Ballooning at Sen. The French navy is now being fitted. out with vessels.which are to carry on the science of balloonigg at sea. A French cruiser, the Sfax, belonging to the Mediterranean squadron, has been fitted out expressly for experiments with balloons. The balloon itself is kept on deck in a half inflated condi. tion. It does not take up much space of itself, but the equipment necessary for proper balloon work demands a_ ood deal of room. Whenever it may be deemed necessary to learn of the presence of vessels in the neighbor-— hood of the French squadron, the bal-— lon will be inflated and sent up; and™ its occupants will thus have a view ot” a far greater extent of ceean than could be seen from the deck or mast of; a vessel.—Boston Advertiser. Read our ads. (STORICAL 1 sossentcta siethPamenistnewnn -—e