Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 1, 1900, Page 1

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School Suits at Little Prices But the rightly-made, comfortable, dressy clothing. Every buy’s suit in this stock, no matter how low the price, bears ear marks of best tailors, and is superbly made, and gives long service and best satisfaction. Prices run like this, and when you note the quality of ie materials, you'll feel it diffcuit to duplicate such Pe Values: Boys’ Arown and Blue Cheviot all wool Suits, ages 4 to 10 years 3.75 to 4.50 3.50 to 6.00 ‘eis er 3.50 to 6.00 Loys’ Suits, black and white mixture, two piece: ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. Boys’ All Wooi Gray three-piece Suits, § to:6:years. cites eicaee Boys’ Suits, all wool. an excellent value, 10 to 15 years RE ae Re ae ad eae ae 2a 2 ee & ee i 3a tg AISI aio ih da titatat state totoioiailoiok Sf taoi ONG dus desma eS ee ea eas ee A a a Re RE El AE SHE ERE RE Ae eH Se ak ae aie eA EE : Money fo Throw at the Birds If you have money to threw at the birds, it will just as sinsible to use it for that pvrpose as to be speud it for poor, miserable, cheap bardware. Pot metal is all right for pots, but it’s mighty - poor stuff to make tools of. ‘Tools made of it will be cheap, sure enough, but that will be their only re- deeming quality. When you want hardware of any kind,a good deal better, come here, and get something that will satisfy you. W!& HD POWERS & oS Ae BERR RES Ss SRS RW a ea : : 7 e : owes Fall Furnish- ings We wish to call your attention to the ele- gant line of Gent’s Fail Furnishings. You may thing it’s a little soon but we will tell you about them now and then you will know where to come when To begin with, we have just received you are ready to buy. uline of Suues that we beliexe are the swellest things ever brought into the county. You will think so, too, when you see them. The price on them is right. Then we have some ex- cellent values in shirts—white, colored bosoms and all-colored, in all sizes and at all prices. Also collars, cuffs, ties, socksand everything that men wear. Now, about Groceries. There are many things that you get along without during the hot summer months that you want as soon as cold weather sets in. Tea and Coffee, for in- ance. We have the best in town of this kind of J . D . | Powers RAS Re eRe RN goods. Also fiour, canned goods, and everything usually kept in a first- class grocery store. A fine line of Cigars, Tobaccos _ and Smokers’ Articles. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIO Delegates Elected on Thursday to Attend State and Congressional Conventions. The best attended delegate conven- tion held thus far this year was held at the court house on Thursday after- noon. J. R. Donohue was elected chairman aud T. J. Austed secretary. The first business was the selection of eight delegates to attend the state convention on Sept 6th, and the fol- lowing were chosen: Jotn Hepfel, Angus McDonald, Dr. Gilbert, EB. C. Kiley, A. E. Wilder. F. F. Price, L. W. Huntiey and John Costello. The five selected to attend the congres- sional convention at Aitkin on the 5th were: E.C. Kiley, John Rellis, E. J. Farretl, Frank F. Price and L. W. Huntley. The convention in- structed the Aitkin delegates to pre- sent the name of Fred A. King, as congressional committeeman for Itasca ccunty. Mr. King will wn- doubtedly be appointed and will make an excellent man for the place. It was decided not to organize the Democratic campaign club until the evening of county convention day— Sept. 15. Meanwhile the work of er- ganization will go on. DEER RIVER SUFFERS. Fire Does Damage to the Extent of $10,000 at the Neigoboring Town Monday. For the second time in a year Deer Rive was visited by a disastrous fre on Monday morning. The blaze started in the restaurant connected with F. L. Churchell’s hotel, and besides entirely destrvying that pro- perty, also burned down the meat market of J. F. Metzger and the shoe shop of R. Robinson. Quite a wind was blowing at the time, and it would have heen almost impossible to have saved the building even if the town had been supplied with adequate fire protection, which it is not. Mr. Churchill’s loss is about $8000, with an insurance of $5000, while Mr. Metzgar, who managed to save much of the contents of his place, carried an insurance of $400 on his building. This is a secund time | in less than a year that Mr, Chute ijl has sustained a severe loss through fire. All the burned buildings will ay once be rebuilt., FIRE WARDEN’S REPORT. Gen. C. C. Andrews Sends Out an Interest- ing Document on Forest Fires. We are in receipt of the Fifth an- nual report of State Fire Worden C, C. Andrews. Itshows that during the year 1899 the loss from forest fires was very small, but 3,635 acres having been burned over causing a loss of about $1541. The largest number of tires occured in Bethrami county, while there was no loss from this cause in Itasca. The report is well illustrated, a great many photographs have been taken of rocky pine-bearing areas, to prove that land absolutely useless. for’ agricultural purposes would be made profitable if devoted to forestry. Another interesting por- tion of the work is its apposition to dead and down logging on the reser- vation. Thissystem Gen. Andrews designated as offering a premium for the tiring of forests. The fire warden is strongly in favor of a national park for the effect it would have in the preservation of forests, and believes that the state and natinal govern- ment should take the matter of re- forestation in hand. This report is of much value to the people of tbis section and should be widely read. Play Ball at Cass Lake. On Sunday the Grand Rapids Base Ball nine will cross bats with the Cass Lake team on the latter’s grounds. The game will for the championship of Cass and Itasca counties, and the gate receipts, which will be divide sixty-five per cent to the winner and thirty-five to the loser. Our boys are practicin up for the game and it will prove an interesting one. Cass Lake has one of the strongest teams in the section and Grand Rapids is up against a hard proposion. There will probably bea number of enthusiasts acco m- pany the players. Married. At the Presbyterian parsonage, Grand Rapids, on August 3lst, by Rev. E. P. Crane, Mr. C. H. Sherman to Mrs. Emma M. Varnum. The bride has been a resident of Grand Rapids since spridg, while Mr. Sher- man only arrived from West Con- cord, «Minn., Thursday. The couple will make this their future home, Mr. Sherman, who is a printer, hav- ing accepted a position on the Mag: net. Congratualations, 2 | forth the terms and provisions of the and it is Mr. Howe's intention to take Two Dotuars A YEAR QUESTION OF VERACITY. One Has Arisen Between the Editors of the Brainerd Arena and W. S. McClenahan. Three weeks ago the Herald-Re- view printed a clipping from the Brainerd Arena, dated some time in February, stating that W. S. Mc- Clenahan had used the following lan- guage in an interview with the Arena editor: “It is astonishing how many people there are in this dis- trict, and I have been all over it in the past few months, who have no use for Bryan, Altgeld, Tillman and such cattle as that.” Ina lengthy communication to the Arena last week Mr. McClenahan states that he never used the language attributed to him at the time by the Brainerd paper and latter by the Herald-Re- view. The Arena, in answering, says that he did use such language, and cites all the circumstances of the interview. It states that the article containing the quotation was written within an hour after the interview was had and while the memory of it was still fresh in the mind of the writer. The Arena also calls atten- tion to the fact that Mr. McClenahan did not see fit to contradict the state- mentat the time it was first pub- lished but waited for nearly six months and until after it had been repeated by another paper before re- lmembering that he had never said anything of the kind. The Brainerd paper does not claim that Mr. Mc- Cienahan is mistaken or is trying to hedge. Lt simply states the facts and lets its readers form their own conclusions. To any man who cares enough about the matter to examine the evidence it will appear that Mr. McClenahan did stigmatize his for- mer friends and political associates as “cattle.” People are also liable to form an opinion not particularly complimentary of a man who will use such language. An Inventive Genius. John R. Humphrey, a young man about 20 years of age, who has been employed as bookkeeper for Hunter & Dwyer, some time ago patented a potato harvester, but through lac of funds was unable to get his inven- tion on the market. Mr. J. A. Cran- ston, county superiotendent of schools 6f Douglas county, took an interest inthe lad and advanced him the money with which to secure his patent. Still the invention re- mained practically unknown antil a few days ago, when Mr. Humphrey received an offer of $5000 for a half interest in his patent, the purchaser to manufacture the article and put it on the market. The offer was ac- cepted and the young man _ passed through here the other day for his home in. Minneapolis, where he will visit for a short time, after which he will take a five year course in colleges Few young men would put money thus acquired to such excellent use. Says Game Law is Good. Having been informed by the at- torney general’s department that the law of 1895, requiring the payment of $25 by non-residents wishing to fish or hunt any kind of game in this state is valid and operative, Execu- tive Agent Butner of the state game and fish commission, declares that he proposes to enforce it to the letter. Letters will be sent to all game ward- ens instructing them fully as to this law and their duties and powers in its enforcement, and that there may be no misunderstanding on the part of the sportsmen and no chance for a plea of ignorance, notices setting law will be posted conspicuously ail over the state.—Brainerd Tribune. Got Their Drive Out. Joe Howe, of the logging firm of Stitt & Howe of Brainerd, came in Thursday from the Big Fork river, and reports that their logs are safe in thatstream. The firm banked nine and a half million feet of pine on the Deer river last winter, but was un- able to move the logs until the recent rains came on. They have three and a half million feet on the Little Fork, a driving crew in there in a few days and try to move the logs out. Messrs. Stitt & Howe market their iogs in Canada.—Hibbing News. For Sale. E. W. Fuller is offering for sale his entire possessions in Grand Rapids, including household goods, house and lot, barn, cow, horses. buggy, barber chairs fixtures, etc. These goods will go ata great bargain and must be sold at once. Mr. Fuller is going to Oregon to reside in the future. Rev. C. V. Gamacbe conducts ser- vices at Hibbing comerrow, PROCEEDINGS) —OF THE— Board of Equalization of Itasca County, Minn, Auditor’s Office, [tasea County, Minn.. July 16, 1900. Pursuant to law the County Board of Equalization met in the Auditor's Office this 16th day of July, 1900. Present Commissioners Lang, Buell, Powers and County Auditor Farrell. Each having taken ah oath to fairly and im- partially perform all the duties required by law of such Board, Commissioner H. D. Pow- ers was elected Chairman of tho Board. A full Board not being present, upon mo- tion duly made and carried, an adjournment was taken to 10 o’clock a. m.. Tuesday. July ith. July 17, 1900. Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present, A. D. Brooks, F. 8. Lang, John Rel- lis, H. D. Powers, GC. A. Buell and E, J. Far- rell. A. D, Brooks and John Rellis each having taken an oath to fairly and impartially per- form all the duties required by law as mem- bers of the Board of Equalization, the Board proceeded to the consideration of the valu- ation of porsonal property. . Upon motion duly made and carried the basis of valuation to be used by the Board for the equalization of the assessment of the following classes of property be as follows. Horses 1 year old as - $12.00 Horses 2 years old 18.00 Horses 3 years old and over ...... Cattle 1 year old... Cattle 2 years old COMB: <2'- <si-teee se gee Working oxen...... All other cattle. Sheep.. Hogs. Sewing machines a ‘ta 8.00 Mr. Rockwood came before the Board on behalf of the Koochiching Co. and objected to thefassessment made on lands owned by said company in the Town-of Koochiching as, returned by the Town assessor of said township, and requested that the County Board of Equalization reduce the assessment soreturned 50 per cent. The matter was taken under consideration. The following changes were made in the’ valuations as returned by the several us- sessors: Item No, 1—Class **A.”” Horses one year old. Town of Bass Frook, increased 25 per cent. Town of Grand Rapids, ~ 20 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, increased 8 per cent. Unorganized, reauced 32 per cent. Item No. 1—Class “B.” Horses two years old. Town of Bass Brook iner xt 20 per cent. Town of Grand Rapids, 40 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, “ 13 percent. Village ot Grand Rapids, decreased 10 per cent. Unorganized, decreased 2 per cent? Item No. 1—Class “C,” Three year old horses. Village ot Laprairi: -d 34 per cent. Town of Bass Broo! <4 47 por cent. Town of Grand Rapids, raised 334 per cent. Town of Ray. raised 45 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, raised 33 1-3 per cent. Village of Grand Rapids, raised 33 1-3 per Unorganized, reduced 22 per cent. Item No, 2—Class “A.” One vear old cattle. Town of Trout Lake, raised 10 per cent. Town of Iron Range, raised 17 per cent. Town of Bass Brook, raised 17 per cent. Town of Ray, raised 17 per cont. Item No. 2—C BS Two year old cattle. Town of Bass Brook raised 19 per cent. Town of Trout Lake raised 6 per cent. Town of Ray raised 11 per cent. Unorganized reduced 33 1-3 per cent. Item No. 2—Class “C.”" Three year old and over cattle —-cows. Village of Laprairie. raised 5 per cent. Town of Grand Rapids, raised 7 per cent. Town of Koochiching, raised 7 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, raised 20 per cent. Unorganized, reduced 25 per cent. Town of Bass Brook, raised 15 per cent, Town of Iron Range, raised 2% per cent. Town of Ray, raised 26 per cent. Village of Grand Rapids, raised 6 per cent. Item No 2—Class “‘D.” Working oxen. Town of Koochiching, raised 22 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, raised 32 per cent. Unorganized, reduced 48 per cent. Item No. 2—Class “E.” All other cattle. Town of Koochiching, increased 18 per cent. Unorganized, increased 5 per cent. Item No. 3—“Sheep.” Village of Laprairie, reduced 42 per cent. ‘Town of Bass Brook, increased 52 per cent’ Unorganized, reduced 42 per cent. Item No. 4—Hogs. Town of Bass Brook, increased 18 per cent. Town of Grand Rapids, increased 6 per cent. Town of Iron Range, reduced 50 per cent. Town of Trout Lake, increased 20 per cent. Village of Grand Rapids, increased 100 per cent. Unorganized, increased per cent. At this time an adjournment was taken to Wednesday, July 18, at 10 a. m. Wednesday, July 18, 1900, at 10 a.m. Pursuant to adjournment the Board met. All present. Item No. 5 being wagons, etc. was taken under consideration and the changes were made. Village of Grand Rapids. ¥. T. Bueneman, raised to $10. 8. J, Cable, raised to #25. D. W. Doran, raised to $130. Martin Dufficy, raised to %. J. R. Donohue, raised to $10. G. A. Kremer, raised to $10. Carrie Sherry, raised to $10. A. A. Kremer, raised to $15. OA. Pratt, raised to $10, following —= Village*ot Laprairle. Chas. Brock. raised from. $10 to $15. J.J. Fraser. “0 * 25 to 40, A.M.Sisler, “= “ %5 to 30. A.Thompson, “ 20to 3. Town of Bass Brook. ‘ Chas. Seeley, raised from.......... $5 to $10 Town of Trout Lake. Peter Ollila, raised......-... N. Washburn, raised from 3 Town of Deer River. Etta Churchill, raised from. - $60 to $80. John Deering, bs * Sto 1. A. Hanson‘ a 4 Sto 10. ltusea Lbr.Co Wes i. J. Irving. “from Sto 10. A. MeNevins ar 5to 10. Fletcher & Quigg “ “ _. Sto 10. Town of Grand Rapids. E. J. Anderson, raised from. $25 to $35. M. C. Lalla, 3 hs 10 to 20. W.E. Richardson. “- 6to 10. Town of Koochiching. G. F. Hulbert, raised to .... + eeorenae SIO. Frank Pelland, raised from.... . .35 to $10. Town of Ray Unorganized, Orrin & Graham, raised from $275 to $300. Tke following omissions were discovered and add W. P. Nisbett, item No. 14, 350. O. L. Mather, item No. 14, $25. I. D. Rassmusson et al, item No. 14, $25. D. W. Doran, 6 horses, $240, item No. 27. $100. John Huff, 2 horses, $80, 1 cow $15, 10 sheep $18, item No. 5 $10. item No. 10 $25, item No. 30 8. John Peters, 2 hor: $80, Item No. 5320, Item No. 6 5, Item No. 10,$25, Item No. t $10. D. Harris. 4 horses $160. cattle $55, Item 4 $10, Item No. 5 $10, Item No. 6 $3. Item 10 $25, Wm. Kelp, 2 horses $80. cattle 960, Item 5 $20, Item No. 10 $25. A.B. Brooks, 2 horses $80, Item No. 5 Tkem No 10 $25, Item No. 39 $5. Thos. McKinstry, 2 horses 380, Item No. 5 $15, Item No. 10 $10. Item No. 29 350. A. B. ir, 7 horses $280, Item No. 5 $150, Ttem No. 27 $100. George E. Harrison, Item No. 10 $50, Item No. 15 $30, Item No. 27 $100, Item No. 29 $75. John Rellis, Item No. 7 $10, Item No. 13 $100. Chas. Anderson, horses $110, cattle 382, hogs $5, Item No. 5, $20, Item No. 6 $8, Item No. 7 $2, Item No. 8 $15, Item No. 11 $59. Oo. n, horses $80, cattle $22. Item No $15, Item No. 7 3%, Item No. 8 $15, Item No. 11, 825. Orra Harry, Item No. 16, $150. N. P. Sudderland, horses $80, cattle $50, Item No. 4 $3, Item No. 5 $10, Item No. 8 $| Item No. 11 $100. Jolm Anderson, horses $80. cattl No. 4 $3, Item No.5 $20, Item No. 638, No. 7 3, [tem No. 8 $15, Item No 11 $75. ‘Town of Deer River. Andrew Morrisey, Item No. 28, $150. John Bonnalie, Item No. 9 $100, Item Wo. 10 $100, Item N $125. Village of Grand Rapids. Meyers & Stilson, Item No. 10 $40. A;A. Kremer, Item No.5 $15, Ttem No. 6 $Y, tem No. 7 $15, Item No.9 $75, Item No. 10 $50, Item No. 12 $15. ©, L. Pratt, Item No. 5 $10, Item Ni No. No. Item Ttem Item No. 9 $100, Item: No. 10 $75, Item No. $5. Item No. 30 $10. R. H. Caleley, Item No. 7 $10, ltem No. 10 », tern No. 27 $25. was con- $125, Item No. 18 $35 tem No. 6, sewing machines, red und the following eh: Vil cent. Town of Koochiching increased forty per cent. Town of Bass Braok increased fifteen per cent. ‘Town of Trout Lake increased twenty-fi per cent, Unorganized redu: Item No. 7 was Item No Itom No. 9, pianos, was taker sideration and the following changes were made, in the aggregate amount of assess- ge of Laprairie, increased fifteen per y per cent turned. returned under com raised from $10 to $ 6 H.R. King Ne - Wto 10 LF. Knox * 65 to M McAlpine re 40 to J.P. Signel * Dto D. W. Doran -. to E. A. Kremer ve . to George F. Meyers “ to J. F. O'Connell ¥ to Will Nisbett # 65 to ¢ Deer River. P. R. Brooks raised from...... ®2to W. A. Everton + 4 to 7% Etta Churehiil mn --- Bto M. H. McGuire e + eens S040. TB Item No. 10, household and office furniture, was taken under consideration and the fol- lowing changes were made, in the aggregate amount of the assessment: Village of Grand Rapids. J.J. Cable raised from .... $150 to $25 J.R. Donohue ; - 10to Ww W. ©. Gilbert by - Wto BB Kremer & King $3 . ito & O. H. Stilson 3) wae Toto 18 T. R. Dodson * + to 150 E. W. Fuller tf to H. E. Graffam * 80 to 100 P. ff - 0to 150 100 I. 0. O. F, Lodge reduced... Knights of Pythias reduced......... Town of Deer River. Mrs. A. M. Chase, raised. : Tuller & Terpenning, raised Quigg & Fietcher, raised from $50 to...... 7% Unorganized. Prank Voight, raised............ Sde 5a Item No. i1 was passed as returned by the assessors. W. C. Gilbert was raised $50 on Item No. 12. Item No. 13, diamonds and jewelry, was taken under consideration, and the follow- ing changes were mude: W. ©. Gilbert, raised. Will Nisbett, raised. 100 FP. P. Sheldon, raised. te .. Item No. 15, steamboats and sailing vessels. was considered and the following changes were made: 1 Village of Grand Rapids. IL. D. Powers, raised. Town of Trout Lake. N. Washburn, raised from $10 to Item No. 16 was taken ander consideration and the following changes were made: Village of Grand Rapids. F. T. Bueneman, manager of the Itasca Mertantile company, having been notitied of 30 the intention of the board to raise the assess~ ment upon merchandise, came before the Coutinued on Fourth Page. a