Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 30, 1900, Page 1

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And don’t tose sight of tne fact that we are headquarters for Paint’s, Oils and Varnishes of highesu grades. Let us quote you a price on whatever you want, W. J. & H. D. POWERS Freeze cream in eight Prices right. Complete assortment. Patton’s Enamel Paint e finish. It’s st ‘thing out. It the finest finish ble. and is inex- Come and let us explain it to you. The We ate ab a a ae ate at ae ak ate aie ate ate ate ae ate ate ate ste ae ate ate ate af ae ate ate ae a se ie abe ate ate ak aft ate ate ae ae ate sie ate Mea sasie teat ata ate ate ae. Sie He Ne aS Se SE aH ATE AIF ae age age ae ah ae ak ae ae ak sdk Ae a snk aE hk Ah ae ae ae ae ae ape ak a a ae Re tH a ae ae ae ae ae a ak aie ae ae Ete aE Mee ea ee EE BOS es Cay re SOMERS ND BAe eB Sa REP OS attention, asking for -these. Groceries Arriving Daily During the last two weeks not a day has passed but what we have received a large shipment of groceries of some kind. We guarantee our stock to be absolutely the freshest to be found in village and our prices are as low as the lowest. Gent’s Fine Shoes This is something that we wish to call your especial We have an elegant line of the latest styles in light weights for the summer season. You will be surprised at the low prices we are We have also a fine line of Cruiser’s Boots and Shoes which we guarantee in every particular. J. D. POWERS Come in and see our stock. BERRA ERAN BY MARAE SARE RAR RORY RE Be SERRE J ON LUMBER AND PARKS J. P. Sims Taiks of the Effect of the Drouth on Lumber Industry. SAYS THERE WILL BE NO PARK | Calls Col. Cooper’s Scheme a Hobby and Does Not Think it Will Ever Amount to Anything---Some ” Tracts are Available. { J. P. Sims, the well known lumber- man of Minneapolis, who is exten- sively interested in timber in Itusea county, stopped at Duluth this week on his way to his home in Minne- apolis. To a News Tribune reporter be said that the lumber outlook was poor, in fact the worst in years, and he was unable to prophesy when cirt- cumstances would warrant a brace in the market. “There is nota mill in Minneapolis runniug today,” said he, “and we must have copious rains be- fore the millions of feet of logs now hung up can be released and floated down the river. The continued drouth is as demoralizing to our bugi- ness us it is to the farmers.’’ i Mr. Sims does not look for a redue- tion in the price of lumber no matter what the cir tances may be in the near future, “The reason the price seems high now,’ said he, “‘is because it has always been too low. Why, two years ago we were pracsi- cally giving lumber awav. At the present time, however, there is a little margin in sales, even though we don’t make very many of then.” Mr. Sims said that the iumbermen have become tired of conducting business for the fun of the thing, apd believed. that those desiring to purchase should be willing to pay present price, which he declared was a reasonable one. He was glad know that the Lake Superior Lu ber Manufacturer’s association agreed to stand by the present s “There is bound to be a big shortage- this year anyway,” continued. Mm Sim ‘Phe recent fire in Canada in which 400,000,000 feet of timber were destroyed, is in itself quite an im- portant item, and this, added to the shortage in these parts, renders the situation a very unusual one. Fur- thermore the mill owners of Minne- sota, with very few exceptions, only have timber sufficient to last them about five years. Of course there is a large amount of timber lef, but these people do not control it. The men who own the stumpage now are going to hold onto it, you may depend upon that, and it can never be had at a less price than at present,” In speaking of the proposed nation- al park in Northern Minnesota, Mr. Sims said that the people of Duluth need not worry any about the con- summation of that project. “While Colonel J. M. Cooper, the originator of the scheme, is a personal friend of mine,” he said, and while he is a man of much influence with prominent politicians at Washington, I do not think he will ever be able to bring sufficient pressure to bear to secu the necessary national legislation. The people of Duluth, by the way, have a mistaken notion about this park business. I do not believe there is alumberman in the city of Minne. apolis who is interested in the promor tion of the enterprise. It is simply one of Mr. Covoper’s hobbies. The setting aside of a great many thou- sand acres, as proposed by Mr. Cooper, would necessarily shut off consider- able timber from the market and lum- ber dealers might be able for a time to get somewhat higher prices, but as far as Tam able tolearn none of them are taking any hand tn the matter whatever. Personally, I would not give tne snap of my finger whether we have the park or not.” He thought there were a number of smaller tracts of land in the proposed forest reserve which might to advan- tage be set apart for parks, but was constrained to believe that the greater partis much more adapted to- cultivation than to any other pur- pose. Long-McAvity Nupitals. On Tuesday forenoon, at the home of the bride’s parents ot Deer Lake, Miss Mary Long was united in mar- riage to Mr. Henry MeAvity of Min- neapolis, the ceremony being per- formed by Rev. E. P, Crane of the Presbyterian church here. The bride 1s a daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Jonas Long, and is well known in Grand Rapids, having been a. pupil at the Central school here, The groom is a prosperous lumberman. ‘To the couple our heartiest congratulations are ex- tended, ges. LOOK OUT FOR FIRES. Everyone Should be Extremely Careful During This Dry Weather. We see by the Twin City vapers that State Forest Commissioner C. C. Andrews has gone to Carlton county to organize brigades for the purpose of ‘fighting forest flres, which are greatly feared in that section. Cir- culars have been issued urging camp- ers and others to use every precaution against causing a confiagration. But Carlton js not the only place in dan- ger. In this county very little rain has fallen since winter and every- thing is as dry as tinder. We cannot too forceably call attention to the possible danger of fire. | Every homesteader and other dweller in the woods knows of it, and it is not from this source that tire is threatened. Far more careless are camping and fishing parties, of which the nearby section is now full. An evidence of this is furnished by the fact that this week fire was discovered on Drum- beater island in Pokegama lake, and although no very serious damage was done, the fact of tire being there centuates the necessity of being care- ful. The island is the property of O. H. Stilson, and was at the time of the fire supposed to be uninhabited. The only conclusion to arrive at is that the blaze was either started on purpose or through the carelessness of some chance visitor. Mr. Stilson’s summer cottage was not damaged. But forest tires are not the only things to look out for—there is just as much danger right around town. The small boy and the deadly tire cracker furnish an extra element of concern just now. It would be a good thing if the shooting off of fire crackers could be prevented al- together, or at least postponed until the Fourth, but this seems to be im- possible. Aboutall that can be done is tokeep the dangerous articles as far away from buildings and sidewalks as possible. It you have a boy that shoots off fire crackers, drive him into a vacant lot and see that he stays there. This may be the means of saving your property. E AT CASS LAKE. ° The Third Disastrous Fire Within’a Year Visits the Neighboring Town. Cass Lake had its third fire within a year on Thursday night. A strong wind from the Northwest fanned the flames and before they were under coutrol a whole block in the business portion had been wiped out. The fire started back of a furniture store owned by P, H. Wall, and besides this store consumed six other buildings as follows: McKeown & Co.'s general store, C. M. Taylor & Co.’s hardware store and implement shed, the El- ston hotel, P. H. MeGarry’s bowling alley and billiard parlors of Pucdy’s ice cream parlors and J. L. Gardner’s saloon. The only buildings left standing in the block are A. G. Ber- nard’s printing office and the hard- ware store of George Birohe. Edward Elston aud C. M. Taylor & Co., are extreniely having been burned out twice before with no insurance while the *latters concern has suffered likewise with the exception that their loss was partially covered by insurance. Entertained Their President. On Monday evening the members of Itasca Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., entertained their state president, Mrs. Mary E. Ingalls of Winona, at Post headquarters. The ladies and comrades were out in force and the aflair is said to have been one of the nicest of its kind ever given here. Seven new members—four ladies and three comrades—were added to the roll of the circle. Mrs. Ingalls ex- pressed herself as being highly pleased with the treatment she received while here, while the local members feel that her visit has materially strength- tened their organization. Finished Their Labors. The town board of review were in session this week from Monday morn- ing to Thursday evening. | There were very few kicks registered on the figures submitted by the assessors, but quite a number of changes were made by the board. One concern, which owns a lot of Icgs banked within the township limit, objected to bemg taxed, stating that they were assessed at Minneapolis. The board however could not figure out things this way and the logs were properly appraised. Presbyterian Church. - The usual Sunday morning service at 10:45 tomorrow. In the evening at 8 o’clock, the Children’s Day exer- cises, postponed from June 10 on ac- count of quarantine, will take place. ‘Everybody welcome. : bei a unfortunate the .former_ "NO CELEBRATION HERE Indivations Are That the Fourth Will he Very Quiet in Grand Rapids. DO NOT SACRIFICE LIVE STOCK St. Anthony Experiment Station Ad- yises Farmers to Hang Onto Teir Cattle as Long as There is a Chance to Procure Feed. Our statement last week to the ef- fect that Grand Rapids would havea Fourth ot July celebration under the auspices of the G. A. R. post, seems to have been a little premature. The post members had talked the matter over and appointed a committee to see to what extent the business men would be willing to help the good cause along, but the committee evidently did not meet with any startling degree of success, as the matter has been abandoned. ‘This the Herald-Review did not know, however, until after the paper was out last week, hence our announce- ment that the celebration would take place. Since the old soldiers gave the matter up, several other parties have tried to work up enthusiasm enough to have some sort of a blow- out, but either the thing has been taken hold of wrong or else our people to not care particularly about jollifying. About all there is left to do is for everyone to resolve them- selves into a little picnic party, and witha basket of good things to ‘eat on their arm, join other parties of a like number, and then’ take to the woods. In the evening the Ladies Circle of vhe G. A. R. will give their grand ball, and this is sure to bea success. The arrangement commit- tee will leave nothing uudone that will in any way edd to the pleasure of the occasion. The ladies will them- selves furnish the supper and super- intend its serving, so that this im- ortant feature is sure to be excel- Jjent. The Grand~ Rapids orchestra will furnish the masic, the quality of which is too well known to need mention. Tickets, $1.00 per couple; supper, 25 cents each, KEEP YOUR LIVE STOCK. Do Not Saerifice it While There is Yet a Chance to Secure Fodder Enough. The agricultural experiment sta- tion at St. Anphony park bas sent out another bulletin dealing with ‘the forage question. It says: ‘Many farmers, alarmed at the shortage of pasturage, as well as oats and hay crops, are already selling their cattle. The only; purchasers at a_ low price for speculative purposes, are dealers, In recent years much has been done to stimulate the growth of live stock in Minnesota, especially the cattle industry. These cattle, and particularly the females are uedded -on. the farm. If sold now, Tioweare they! to be replaced? Fat 8t0UK all kinds is selling at good prices: in the market: While the drouth in the:-nerthwest 1s serious, do not overlook the-fact that Lowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and other states have an abundance of food of all kinds, and the farmers in these states will be willing to pay good prices for stockers in theautumn months. Keep your growing stock and do everything possible to provide food for it, which may be grown if rain comes soon. Plant fodder corn as before directed, also other pastur- uge and forage foods. Oats and bar- ley mixed, or oats alone, sown as late as the first week in July, will furnish alarge amount of pasture. Wiater rye sown at any time between now and the first of September will also furpish much pasture. That sown in August may also be grazed the fol- lowing spring. A full crop of rape thay be grown sown as late as the middle of July. Rape well grown furnishes ,an enormous amount of pasture. Rape should be sown with ta drill if one suitable can be had, but it many also be sowa broadcast, using four to five: pounds of seed per acre, and covered with a harrow. Use the Dwarf Essex variety. If no rain falls within a reasonable time and food cannot be grown and it becomes necessary to sell much of the stuck, it should not be sold at a sacrifice, but there should be some intelligent effort made by the farmers to ship this stock to the best available \ market, Keeping the choice females.” ‘There will be services at St. Joseph's | church tomorrow at the usual hours. MAKE IT NAVIGABLE. People Up River Want Loeks Put in the Dams at Winnibigoshish and Leech. A petition has been circulated in Cass county to be sent to the war de- partment praying that locks be put in the dams now being constructed at Winnibigoshish and Leech lakes. ‘The document, whichtis said to have secured many signers forth that hy placing these locks in these dams the upper Mississippi system would be made navigable for a distanee of 330 miles. Boats would be able to run between Walker, Leech, Bemidji, Deer River and Cohasset, and this would undoubtedly prove a great ad- vantage to the people of these sec- tions. The Mississippi is now naviga- bble between Aitkin and Grand Rap- ids, but we are cut off from places above mentioned, as far as ‘water routh is concerned, by Pokegafha falls. The new project will not aid Grand Rapids to. any particular de- gree, but w seeing the we benefit our neigi very much, howe We doubt r, if there would be enough tri rthe proposed route to make it worth while improy- ing. Since the advent of the railroad, steamboating has been practically abandoned throughout the upper Mississippi valley, with the exception of on the larger lakes, and yee the region is more densely settled it is likely to remain so. The Losers Picked. The Republican convention for the nomination of state cadidates met at St. Paul on Thursday. It seems to have been a pretty tame affair ail-the way through, with nob much entbus- iasm displayed. Most of the canidat- es had been decided on by the bosses before the convention and all © that the delegates had to do was to ratify the selections. ‘The platform is devoted almost entirely to praising the glorious reign of President Me- Kinley and is a sort of parody oa the Philadelphia declaration. Following is the ticket nomina- ted; For governor, 5. R. Van Sant Lyndon A. Smith of Montévedio; torney-general. W. B. Douglas of Moorhea chief justice, Charles M, Start; associate justice, L. W. Col- lins; state treasurer, Julius Bleck of St. Peter; secretary of state. P. 8, Hanson, of some place or other. For railroad commissioners were. nomi- nated: C. F. Staples, J. G. Miller aud Judge Ira B. Mills. Smith, Douglas, Start and Collins are renominations, The ticket will never win. Emil Litchke Returns. Emil Litchke, who in company with Joseph O’Day, left about a mont) ago to visit his old home in Germany, returned Wednesday without having accomplhshed his object. Upon ar- riving in England, Mr. Litchke was told by the United States minister there that although he was a citizen of this country he could not return to his old home without danger of being forced to join the army, as he had eighteen. The official said that there was-a treaty between the United States and Germany, empowering the latter nation to impress any of its former subjects who had not done millitary duty, providing they had left there after their eighteenth birth- day. Mr, Litchke concluded not to take chances of being discovered, but to rerurn home at once. Mr. O'Day also met with a disappointment. He left here for the purpose of visiting his-mother in Manchester, England, but found upon his arrival there that she-had been dead for two years. He accompanied Mr. Litchke back as far as Montreal, from which place he took the traimto Chicago, where his wife is now visiting. They will re- tura next week. Mr. Litchke says that aithough the main objects of the trip were not realized, a splendid ttme was had and the stay in England much enjoyed. A Growing Business. Very few business houses in this town have sprung into favor as fast as has the Grand Rapids bottlng Works, established about three months ago by Messrs. John Costello and C, T, Glover. achieved the reputation of making a superior quality of goods, because in their manufacture noting but the purest ingredients—fruit syrup and ilale lake spring water—are used. So great has been the demand for their wares that the plant has been taxed to us full capacity to supply it. Next week they will put on the market the siphon seltzer botile, which for bar use is greatly superior to the corked kind. Mave you tried it?—Hunt’s “Per- fect” Baking Powder —pure: free from alum, ammonia, lime or Rochelle salts, 7 of, Winona; pc houtonaniccoxeangs, left for America after the age of_ This concern has already — se