Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 7, 1900, Page 2

Grand Uapids Vor VIII—No, 36. : Herald- Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SaturpDay, APRIL 7, tgo0. CU Two Doiuars A YEAR Ae ee ae ae te ate ae ee teat ea ate ae ae ate ate ae ae ate ae ae ae a ae ae alee ae eae ae ae ee a eae a ae ae eae ae ae eae SASSRSEH EERE R ( EAE AE ER A A a ae i New DryGoods: : Season of 1900 Our Spring line of Dress Goods, Dress Trimmings, Laces, Allover Laces, Congo S7lks, Mercerized Goods, very serviceable and within the reach of all. In color they are black. red, blue and pink. Remember that these goods with allover laces, make an up-to-date dress. Specailties Silk Waists, Fancy Imported Ladies Ties, Large assortment of Wrappers, Shirt Waists, Ornaments for Trimming, Table Covers, Silk Waist Frouts in-colors, Silk Petticoats, Mercerized Petticoats, full line of colors, Ladies Feckwear. 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If you have any doubts about it, it is a duty you owe your pocket book to investigate before buying. Our stock is the kind that satisfies, and if you want to beentirely satisfied with what you buy, buy from us, THE BEST and where to get it ia A True Story In Mighty Few Words By J. D. POWERS. ERASE ARR RRR Re a petered HAPTER 1.—GENERAL GROCERIES. When we started in business here we made up our mind to secure nothing but the very best of everything we handled. We were told that we could not hope to succeed by doing business along these lines, but the excellent patronage we are receiving indi- cates that that our system is the correct one. There is nothing that people are as particular about as their groceries. They want them pure and fresh and will not patronize a merchant that does not keep them that way. That’s the kind of custom - we get and that’s the kind’ we hold. . People never come to our store and say: ‘see here, mister; this isn’t what I ordered—I want the best,’’ because the best is aJl we have to send them. (To be continued in our next.) ¥. D. POWERS. | A I GOOD WORDS FOR US The St. Paul Pioneer Press Speaks Well of Itasca County’s Prospects. ACCUSED OFFICER OF THEFT A-Trout Lake Farmer is Sure Night- watchman 0?Reilly Relieved Him of Fifty-five Dollars But He Was Slightly Mixed Up. The St. Paul Pioneer Press does not agree with the Magnet and Deer River News as to the value of the supplements sent out by the Itasca county papers last week. The St. Paul daily says: “Itasca county is a pretty big coun- ty—broad enough to overlap one-third the breadth of Minnesota at the lat- titude of St. Paul, and long envugh to reach from the northern boundary of Ramsey county to the Iowa state line. Its name has become familiar to our readers as including a greater part of the proposed Minnesota nat- ional forest park, with Winnibigosh- ish, Leech, Cass, Pokegama and other lovely lakes. Its county seat is Grand Rapids, now containing about 2,000 inhabitants, and it boasts of several other thriving and ambitious towns, prominent among which are Cohasset and Deer River. The papers of the county have just issued an at- tractive illustrated supplement set- ting forth the inducements offered by the section for homeseekers and in- vestors. So numerous are these, and so enticingly presented in print, that even a reader who cannot seriously think of ‘pulling up stakes’ feels the impulse of the old pioneer spirit as-he reads. |The rougher work of the pioneer in Itasea county bas already been done, however. ‘I'he locomotive steams across its breadth. The log cabin is justled by the elegant villa. And although, as the supplement tells us there are yet 1,300,000 acres of land left in the county subject to bomestead entry, the settler must go far to place himself beyond the reach of the telegraph and the daily mail. “Those portions of the county which are adapted to agriculture yield rich rewards to the farmer. One of the earliest settlers at Grand Rapids de- clares that during the nineteen years he has spent on his farm he has never had a crop failure. The location of a state experiment farm at Grrnd Rap- ids is of great advantage to all agri- culturaily inclined settlers. Tne carrying out of the national park scheme will add immensely to the value of the agriculture lands,through the ebb and flow of great tides of travel annually, all the hosts of which must be fed and cared for. Why any emigrant should desire to go further west, with such a magnificent coun- try available within a day’s ride of the Twin Cities, is something almost incomprehensible.” ACCUSED THE OFFICER. John Laine of Trout Lake Insists on Mak- ing a Robber of Ted O’Reilly. Last Saturday John Laine, a farm- er in the Trout Lake district, started for town with the avowed intention of paying a small bill that he owed Itasca county for taxes. When he found that this amounted to $8, how- ever,she changed his mind and con- cluded not to pay it. Instead he loaded up on booze and started out to make himself conspicuous by his lan- guage and deportment. Officer O'Reilly took him up and placed him over in Sheriff Tyndall’s tavern. On being brought up before the justice of. the peace Monday morning Laine swore that after taking him to the lockup the officer had relieved him of fifty-five dollars. Mr. OReilly said he knew uothing whatever of the man’s money, but the latter stated on oath that he was positive tbat the man who arrested him took his wad. About this time it was dis- covered that Laine had left the money with Manager F. T. Bueneman of the Itasca Mercantile company’s store for safe keeping. Judge Barn- ard could not see the funny part of. the situation, so he fined the forget- ful chap five dollars and costs for being drunk and disorderly. Bs eS Hugo is Winner. Judge Dibell of the St. Louis county court, on Tuesday, handed down the decision that T. W. Hugo (Rep.) was elected mayor of Duluth at the spring eloction by a majority of six votes over Henry Truelsen (Dem.) ‘The case will be carried to the supreme court. $ ,, SOW YOUR WHEAT. Superintendent Ghapman Says That This Grain Should be Sown at Once. Superintendent H. H. Chapman of the experimental farm, says that this is the time for our farmers to sow their wheat. This grain should be inthe ground now, says Mr. Chap- man, and he advises our farmers not todelay in getting it there. Oats should not be sown until about the fifteenth, or in case of frosts between now and that time, even later will do. Where grass seed 1s put in alone it should be sown at once, but where it is grown with oats this cannot be done, and the two must be planted together. Mr. Chapman has been short-hand- ed thus far this season but he has now secured his full compliment and next week work at the farm will be humming. On Monday he will begin setting out pine sprouts‘on the wood- ed section of the farm. These sprouts consist of white, Norway and jack pine. ‘These varieties he will plant in plots, alternately in some cases and but one variety in others. The dis- tance between the plants will also be varied from 4 to 8 feet. Mr. Chap- man thinks that he will thus be able to determine the condition most favorable to pine growth. THE ANNUAL STATEMENT. The Receipts and Disbursements of Itasca County for the Year 1899. We this week present to our readers with the detailed statement of the finances of Itasca county, compiled for publication at the county audi- tor’s office. It is gotten up in excel- lent shape, showing the amounts re- ceived aud expended by funds, and is a practical itemized account of all the county’s financial transactions for last year. It shows a total taxable valuation of $3,776,025.00, divided as follows: Land other, than town lots with structures thereon, $3,326,937.00; town lots including structures, $183,- 943,00; personal property $162,148.00. The receipts for the year from all sources was $201,321.92, and .the dis- hursements $161,684.82, leaving a cash thalance in the treasury January 1, 3900, of $39,637.10. Tie assets of ttle county are placed at $290,452.84, and liabilities at $277,528.61, a difference ) in the favor of the assets of $12,924.23. The statement shows the county’s finances to be in better shape than at any previous time. We are gaining on the indebtedness and have a sub- stantial cash balance on hand. All our citizens will find a perusal of the matter presented both profitable and interesting. “BUSINESS OPENINGS.” This is the Name of a New Publication to be Issued by the G. N. Railway. The general traffic department of the Great Northern railroad system will shortly issue a ‘Business Chance Bulletin.” This publication will con- tain the descriptions of locations along the lines of the road that offer opportunities or inducements for the establishment of mills, factories, shops, stores, as well as the wants in the professions, etc. The work will also contain the population of the several places mentioned, descriptions of the particular advan- tages offered, amount of bonnbses, if any, and the names of the parties who have these matters in charge and to whom possible investors may write for information, Now, someone wants to see toit that Grand Rapids is in on this. We do not think that there are many places along the lines con- trolled by the Great Northern that have the advantages to offer that we have, and the forthcoming bulletin will reach the very people that we should be anxious to interest. Gen- eral Traffic Manager Clark of the G. N., has sent to the agents for what- ever information they may possess, and they are also instructed to pro- cure such other facts as enterprising citizens may be willing to give them. The Lockup Record. Ifa heavy jail business is a sign that times are good, Grand Rapids must be fairly prosperous. During the present year the county jail has opened to no less than 74 offenders of one kind or another. ‘Twelve of those. coming in contact with the law were-prisoners of the county and .|the remaiuing 62 were harbored by the yillage. Last year there were but 79 cases altogether. Hither there are more offenses against the law than ever before or our officers are more vigilant. The rush for quarters be- hind the bars has greatly diminished during the past week and pretty soon an arrest will be a rarity. ' TWO BREAK OUT OF JAIL William Bennan and Joe Perrault Escape From Custody Last Night. A BIRD GAUSED HIS DEATH An Owl Near Swan River Responsible for One Poor Fellow’s Suicide ; and the Discomfort of Many Others --- Finally Killed. About 3 o’clock this morning Wm. Bennan, held for forgery, and Joe Perreault, held for burglarly and rob- bery in the county jail, made a suc- cessful escape. Circumstances con- spired to aid them very effectually. A month ago, while Sheriff Tyndall was laid up with an injuredarm, a key to the cell rooms was lost and was not found until this morning when «it was hanging in the lock. The key disappeared before Perreault was con fined in the jail, so it must have been Bennan who secured it from the lock when the cell was opened by one of the officers. After unlocking the cell door the prisoners went to work on the south side of the outside wall with a chisel, and in an hour they were at liberty. It was about half past six this morning when Sheriff Tyndall discovered his loss. He at once sent out deputies in the several directions and communicated with all towns along the line east and west. The sheriff believes he will be able to intercept the criminals and have them again in jail by tomorrow night A MAN-EATING OWL. A Daring Bird That Made Life Miserable For Wocdsmen Near Swan River. John Chesholm, one of the well- known head men for the Itasca Lum- ber company in this county, relates an interesting story of the anticsof an owl that made life miserable for the men working at the company’s head- quarters camps last dauuary. Te bird was immense in size, measuring about five feet from tip to tip of wings. As the men passed along the road to and from work Mr. Owl would dart down upon them from its perch in a nearby tree and actually attempt to carry its victim away. It would fasten its talons in the cap and fly away. In this manner it stole seven head covers in about two weeks. For atime the men thus attacked were unable to discover just what their assailant was, and much mystery sur- rounded the affair fora time. Some of those who had been pounced upon were too much alarmed at the time to see the bird at all. Others declar- ed it to be an eagle, while some were superstitious enough to fear that it was Satan himself." Albert Anderson had been in Mr. Chisholm’s employ about’six years. He was a bright Swede, industrious and reliable. One day, about the first of January, last, he was on his way to camp from Hib- bing, where he had been drinking. When about a mile and a half from camp the owl attacked him, and after scratching his face and head con- siderably the bird triumphantly soar- ed away with Anderson’s cap. The poor fellow became greatly frightened and ran all the way to camp, arriving there greatly exhausted. He related his experience and showed signs that his mind was not just right. He iin- agined that he was being pursued by enemies who had designs upon his life. After laboring under this hal- lucination about twenty-four hours Anderson walked into the cook shanty, seized a long butcher knife and drove it through his- heart. He then walked about ten feet and drop- ped dead. The remains were taken in charge by a deputy coroner of St. Louis county. Two days later a Fin- lander was attacked, but the Fin was prepared. Ife bad his cap tied on, and a fight followed in which the audacious owl was murdered. There is no doubt but that the bird actually endeavored to carry away the mer | that it laid claws on. It is also true that the daring owl was the direct cause of Anderson’s suicide. Received Back Pension. H. R. Foster received on Thursday from the pension bureau a. check for $700 due him as back pension.. He has been trying to get this money for quite a while and bad about conclud- ed that it would not reach: him while he was on earth, when it arrived. He FARMERS AND THE CENSUS.< A Few of the Things That They Must Answer When the Time Comes. When the census enumerators get to work there will be quite a number of questions that they will ask our farmers that it will be well to post up on before the time comes. Every farmer will be asked as to the kind of crop that he has planted; the amount sowed and the amount reaped; the number of head.of different kinds of stock raised and sold: what percen tage of the entire crop was disposed of and many other things that it will be ahard matter to think of off-hand. The reports must not be given in as the farmer thinks they ought to be or as he would like to have them, but must be absolutely correct and stand comparison with the figures of other farmers in the immediate neighbor- hood. The census bureau has in- augurated a system of verification, so that it will.do no good to exaggerate. Our farmers should. be ready with their authentic figures when the enumerator calls and thus save both delay on his part and vexation on their own. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETS. Regular April Meeting was Held Thursday Evening--Some Salaries Fixed. The village council met Thursday evening and went through the regular routine grind. The rent of village hall for theatrical purposes was raised from $6.00 to $14.00 pec night. This includes the rental of the piano, which was placed at $1.00, and the show license of $3.00 per night. The compensation of the village treasurer was placed at one and one-half per cent of ali monies received, and the salary of the villige recorder at $200 per year. These sums are the same as for years past. After allowing the usual compliment of bills the council adjourned. The next regular meet- ing will be held on May 3. The Full Extent. Mike Brennan was up before Judge Barnard on Monday. charged with beating a horse belonging to the Backus-Brooks company. Brennen has -workea isa tobe Leamster for the company, and un Monday started out with a load of provisions. A little ways from town one of the horses slipped and fell, and instead of un- hitching and giving the animal a chance td get up, Brennan began pounding him across the head with a club, breaking the horse’s jaw, nearly knocking one of its eyes out, and otherwise injuring it. The brute told around town that the horse had fallen and injured trying to get up, but there were witnesses to his brutality and he was brought up for cruelty to animals. Judge Barnard sized the case up exactly right and sentenced Brennen to pay a fine of $100 or spend 90 days in jail, the cul- prit choosing the latter. Additional Official Honors. At the regular monthly meeting of the village council of Deer River beld on Wednesday of this week, the Herald-Review was designated as the the official paper of that thriving town for the ensuing year. The little publication at Deer River put in a bid also, but inasmuch as it is net regarded as a legal newspaper the proposition could not be considered. The Herald-Review is now the ofti- cial paper of Itasca county, villages of Grand Rapids and Deer River and of the township of Grand Rapids. All these distinguished considerations should make it quite sufficiently offi- cial and also add very materially te its value as @ newspaper and adver- tising medium, To Incxease Postoffiee Capacity. Postmaster O. H. Stilson informs us that he finds it necessary to increase the capacity of the postoffice here by the addition of at least 40 lock boxes in order te accommodate the patrons of the office. There is perhaps uo greaer criterion of a growing com- munity than an increased postoffice business, so Judge Stilson’s informa- tion is ‘highly pleasing. It is not but ashort time ago that many of the boxes were witbout renters. A Narrow, Escape. Sandy,Owens had a very narrow escape trom receiving what most likely would have been a fatal rifle shot a few days ago. W. H. Springer was at Mr. Owens’ claim shanty in 60-24, and was examining a rifle that he had taken from its place on the wall. It was the same old story— resides on a farm near Deer Lake and has placed all his money in the Lum- -bermen’s bank bere for safe keeping. didn’t know it was loaded. The bali passed along Mr. Owens’ back, just ploughing through the skin. ri — as itself” \ fi ee ait