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BOOTH, © Manufacturet of Fine Cigars ‘é 32 Have achieved an excellent BooTH’ S CIGARS repnte ge all over Northern Minnesoga. They are made of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr. Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost ¢leanliness and care in manufacture. For sale everywhere. Call for SHEE ee ee ss er ae ea “RepuBLICAN leaders in Washing-’ tan are discussing Minnesota,” read the headlines of the daily papers. “Disgusting” would be more like it. Be Gee a Bro, W. A, Thomas, of the Hibbing | Sentinel, has been wrestling with an attack of pluro-pneumonia during the | past months and his paper has suffered | wofully. He is again able to be about | however, and the Sentinel promises soon to reach its old-time standard. | ——___—_ i Hanna may send word from Wash- | ington to the effect that it 1s impossble for Mckinley to be beaten, but Re- publicans who do not take his word for everything look over the returns of elections held in cities m any part of the country since the first of the year and shake their heads. SE ORS ES Wuen the Spanish ex-minister to this country, DeLome, called’: McKin- ley d “politicastro,” everybody flew off | the handle and got pretty huffy about it. Everyone didn’: know at that time, though, that the President was going to put in overtime trying to live up to the Spaniard’s estimate of | him, Ir witt be amusing}to see with what grace and relish certain pro- Morris papers. masticate their dish of crow after their man has bees defeated | for renomination. They are busy saying things about Bede, Windom {and other congressional aspirants that they are very likely to wish unsaid be- | fore the summer 1s over. ——. ; Jupce Canty is against imperial- ism, against trusts and against Bryan. His position is a peculiar one and one that the Judge can explain to nobody’s satisfaction but his own. Canty is the only man ot his behef who has an- nounced his hostility to the Nebraskan while recruits like David Bb. Hill, Henry Watterson and Wm. L. Wilson are daily being registered for him, Sr. Paut on Tuesday elected ‘a Democratic mayor, comptroler and treasurer, besides nine out of eleven alderman. The city has been in the hands of Republicans for four years, and this is all that the people could possibly stand at one time. The St. Paul Globe is entitled to great praise for their torrid, telling campaign it put up for the’ reform’ forces, and we hope to see it continue the good work for the state and nation, i ce ERA Ar ast the Republican bosses will reward Sam Van Sant. During haye been elected in this state Sam was kept in the background, but this year, when no Republican can be elected, he will be pushed to the front. The bosses recognize that ‘they will have to do something with the Winona nian or he will keep harras- sing them biennially as heretofore, and the best way to kul him off is to put him up’and have Lind wipe the jearth with him, A Jim Tawney has a great head. He now proposes to pacify the Philipinos and Porto Ricans by having them at- tend the world’s fair at St. Louis. He thinks that the splendor of this show will make these peoples glad to be under the domain, of the United states, no matter what hardships or sacrifices this might entail. Is this great Republican administration try- ing toemulate Nero? We are told that this noble Roman would murder and overtax his. subjects, and then to quiet their clamors and make him- self popular would give a great public. show in order to impress upon their minds how fortunate they were to be Junder’ is sway, Nero has not as a | his opponent mrght be. | national candidates. !and, we believe, | his intention. 7, aes been pointed out as an éxampie for rulers to follow, but his actions seem to be the only precedent that it is possible to find for the present ad- ministration’s doings. Tuar mighty nimrod, Dr. George B, Harrison, has taken up consider- able space in “Recreation” to prove that thé charges that he shoots moose and deer out of season are false. He publishes letters from several men who have know him at, one time or another, and not one of these have ever seen him kill contrary to the law. If the doctor claims an acquital on a prepondrance of the evidence, we are afraid he will win out. We are willing to admit that if brought to testify, by far the greater number of people in this country would be forced to admit that they had never seen Dr. Harrisrn shoot game out of season, while only a few of his Big Fork neighbors could possibly swear that they had seen him do so. Wr. ARE just a wee bit afraid that the papers that are so anxious to have 'C, A. Towne give up his chances of | going to congress and accept instead a vice presidential nomination are displaying more enthusiasm than judgment. There is no doubt. but that Towne could be elected trom the Sixth district this year, no matter who It is also true that indications. unmistakably point to the success of the Democratic But admitting Towne is by nature, experience inclination, better suited to beccme a leeder on the floor of congress than presiding officer of the senate. ‘Towne on the national ticket would suit the Republicans very well. ‘They figure that if bryan can win with Towne, he can win without him, and if the Minnesotan is made vice president it will practically pre- clude the possibility of his again be- coming candidate, leave the If) Bryan the opposition would as this, a congressional which, they think, district safely Republican. is elected soon ha would e Towne vice president as congressman, ‘the ticket proposed would be an ideal 6ne, but can the Sixth district afford it? Can Mr. Towne himself aftord 1? Would it be good politics ? a Tue Bramerd Arena has the follow- ing to say of the political situation in this Judicial district: ‘IJemocrats, even those who admire Mr. McClena- han persoualiy, do not take kindly to his desertion of the party and his part- ing shot at his former associates, on the other hand many, of both parties, look with suspicion on a chanze of politics in the face ofan election where the one who changes, immediately asks. for office, no matter how good As the’ Grand Rapids Herald-Review recently suggested it 1s not hkely that, had the district been strongly democratic, Mr. McClenahan would have done as he did. At any rate it is certain that he 1s loosing ground. At the same time the re- ports from all over the district. especially in Itasca, Beltrami, Hubbard and Cass counties, are exceedingly favorable to Judge Holland, As ones sympathies lies so will his opinion of the outcome to a large extent and everyone is entitled to one guess.” cece. of Wuen , Frank M. Eddy talks on anything else than politics, he talks sensibly. Ata recent banquet of the Congressional club in Washington he said: Sentiment rules the world. I would rather go up against a hundred cold facts than. one established senti- sentiment, but 1s hard to drag a quar ter out of their pockets to establish a | fact. The greatest sentiment factory in existence 1s the country press, and the man who makes the wheels go around is the editor. He may yet be wearing his last year’s straw hat but it covers an active brain; his coat may be ragged, but beneath it beats an honest heart that loves his country | and his fellow men. He may be and often is mistaken; but he is honest. If he is: not that kind ofa man he won’t femain a country editor very long; there ‘isn’t money enough in it } to keep one in the business who only | work’s for self-interest. The country press occupies a low position in the | eyes of the newspaper world and man- kind generally!’ Aye, so low that L have denominated it one of the ‘corner stones’ of the republic, Re- move it, and the building would be- come lopsided ina day. And hence, I denominated ‘the church of God,’ the ‘Christian home,’ the ‘cross-road school’ and the ‘country press’ as the four great corner stones of’ this great repubhe of ours that atl loyal hearts love so well, and what better stones’ could be found? As long as God reigns, it will not fail, because of its firm foundation.” | SELENE REE Ratan NOT MUCH COMFORT. | Senator Wellington of Maryland has not left the Republican party, but | he does not believe that the present administration ‘corner 1s pursuing a course that will be approved at the polls ia November. He says he is still a Re- publican and if the next legislature of that state is Republican he wiil be a candldate to succeed himself. does not expect to be a candidate, for he beheves the legislature will be Democratic. “I believe that the Re- publican party in Maryland is (jeopardy and_ that the state will be lost. to the party 1f McKinley is re- nominated. in Moreover, I will go so to-state that 1 do not-beheve | McKinley will even carry his own | tar j state of Ohio,” said the senator to an interviewer the other day. He con- tinued: “I believe the > Republican party in Maryland to be in jecpardy because of the vacillating and errone- ous policy of the administration, and that it will lose Maryland if McKinley is renominated. _MckKinley’s treat- ment of Rear Admiral Schley alone would beat him in Maryland. But beyond that I will go so far'as to state that Ido not believe McKinley wili even carry his own state of Ohio.” {t must be admitted that this is strong \language to come from the man who would principally profit by a Republi- can victory m Maryland. “The sena- tor is offering poor consolation to his party by acknowledging Republican defeat in Maryland and | predicting it in the country, because McKinley will be renomiuated. It-is surprising to find how many Repubh- cans there are m Duluth—and the sentiments is probably similiar in other cities—who quitely express a wish that some strong man instead of McKinley would be placed at the} head of the Republican ticket this year but who acknowledge that the Hanna. machine will ‘undoubtedly re- nominate McKinley.—Duluth * Her- ald. associates ———+0+__ Good Driving Shoes. W. B. Holman, manufacturer of | driving shoes, is making one hundred pairs out of the best material that money can buy. Every pair warrant- ed to wear, turn water and and hold calks. All defects repaired free of charge. Everything warramied. W. B. HOLMAN. The Wallace cottage on Houghton avenue for sale or rent. Apply to} ment, even if the sentiment was found- | George W. Prescott, at water works ed on error. Men will gladly die for power house. , TO THE FARMERS OF THIS VICINITY Having purchased improved roller mills, we will be pre- pared to grind all kinds of small grain in a_ short time. at Prairie river bridge, 1% miles one of the latest’ AMill: located east .of Gree Rapids. | GRAND. RAPIDS LODC But he | COUNTY AND VILLAGE OFFICERS * COUNTY. * Auditor... EJ. ra Treasurer. C. Mill Sheriff.. .W.C. Tyn all Rh. ere rh 4 irs. ©: Hi. Stilson ‘BRS. District No. District No. District No. 3 (Chairm District No. District No. -W. A. Everton W.E. My! President...........4..... ..... George Riddelt i J. ¥. O'Connell ‘Trustees John Hepfet . Huntley Recorder. ‘Treasurer. Attomev. Commis Marshal, eee Pe ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH—Bev. €. V. Gamache, pastor. M. E, CHURCH—Rev. SECKE R. J. McGhee. pastor. 18f: meets every Wedne: all NA LODGE K. of P. hursday evening in th A. A. KE: RS. E. J. Farrecy, K. ITASCA DIVISION No. Coes teal Monday of Bali 19, every first and month at K. of P. A. E. Wiupen. R. K. A. 0. U, W. No. &3—Meets every Monday hight. . Decker, W. M. F. A. MoViear, Reco: ITASCA CAMP No. 6444, M. second and fourth M month at K. of P. hall. | Harry W | George Vient, Clerk. | BF. ARBUTUS R meets the se LODGE fourth Tuesdiss 1 EYFie CREE | W RATHBONE von of the nd in the eve in . Pres. PROFESSIONAL AD DIRECTORY OF GRAND RAPIDS. | fs PF. PRICE, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Itasca Mercantile Meat Ma GRAND RAPIDS, G C. McCARTHY, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Itasca Mercantile Meat Market. GRAND RAPIDS. C L, PRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over M GRAND RAPID. R. DONOHUE, ATTORNEY AT LAW County Attoruey of Ttase: GRAND RAPIDS. PHYSICIANS AND County. SURGEUNS, D* GEO. C. GILBERT, PHYSICIAN ANDSURGEO I Office over Cable’s Meat Market, GRAND RAPIDS. D® CHAS. M.' STORCH, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence, Cor. Kindred and 8rd, GRAND RAPIDS. —D* THOMAS RUSSELL, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Residence, South Side, : GRAND RAPIDS. DENTISTS. IR H. cALELY, \| | | fi i