Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 8, 1900, Page 1

Vout IX.—No, 6. Minn Historical Society ~~~ Granpv Raprips, Irasca County, Minn., SaturDay, SEPTEMBER 8, goo. — Grand Uapids JHerald-tevi Two Dotiags A YEAR [eat at a SHIR ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae ae eae ate ate aa ae ae ae aoe III ee ew ew ae EE SESPRPRSEEERE RETEST AARON CERO R ETI ‘ Saree eae a ea a ee E we = ee me mee id ee @ ee ae, ee ae ee ee Re weze Sed ae a4 ae ee Sheol » Re Sead ee a+ a ] ae aa an 4 Bete OO ae me ee ee ee see Sad ae oe ete ea ae pad ee : ae See to it that your boy is comfortably attired. If his = ed clothing is right—if he’s dressed in proper, stylish ee ae clothes—he wil] naturally do his best, for that’s human cad ae nature. You pay such little prices, if you come here, 3 that if you are the sort of a father or mother the boy Se admires, you'll cheerfully equip him as any modern wee boy deserves,you’ll see to it that he’s in proper trim for red the running. School Suits at Little Prices MEARE SERENE ROE RE But the rightly-made, comfortable, dressy clothing. Every boy’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 noe materials, you'll feel it diffcuit to duplicate such Values: ‘EAE RE Ae he Re ee Me he ae eae ae ake ae ae ae ae eae 4 aa 30ys’ Arown and Blue Cheviot all woo! its, ages 4 to 10 years........ ay Boys’ All Wool Gray three-piece § 5 to 8 years b ddcdddodcdbaddbokddddkdckcbb LLL iad ae aE RE REE ae ea dod RR Re AE A A Sk ae se ee ate Re ae ae ae eR ee 3.75 to 4.50 3.50 to 6.00 3.50 to 6.00 Boys’ Suits, allt wool. an excellent value, 10 to 1D Fegne es... a5 ks scat ave Boys’ Blue Worsted, good quality. per suit Boys’ Suits, black and white mixture, two pieces.... . ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. 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WJ & HD POWERS We wish to cali 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 you are ready to buy. To begin with, we lrave just received n line of Shoes that we heliexe 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 al) prices. Also collars, cuffs, ties, socks and 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- stance.. We have the best in town of this kind of J. D. Powers Furnish- ings goods. Also flour, canned goods, and everything usually kept in, a first- class grocery store. A fize line of Cigars, Tobaccos and Smokers’ Articles. / TRUELSON NOMINATED, Duluth’s Popular Ex-Mayor is the Winner at Aitkin and St. Cloud. HAD A CINGH FROM START. The Supporters of C. 0. Baldwin Put Up a Splendid Fight Against Impregnable Odds—The Reso- lutions Adopted. Henry Truelson of Duluth was nominated for congress by the /Pop- ulist convention at St. Cioud on Tuesday and the Democratic Conven- tion at Aitkin on Wednesday. Al- though the choice is something of a surprise to the people of this section, it is highly satisfactory in every way, Mr. Truelson being a man of well known ability and immense populari- ty. Asa vote getter it is doubtful if he has asuperior in the northwest, and in a district which is normally as close politically as the -sixth, there can be no doubt of his election. The resolutions adopted are masterpieces of their kind and display a high de- gree of ability on the part of their framers. — Itasca county’s delegation did itself proud at the convention. ‘There were five delegates elected, but only four present, and to prove that they were willing to do the square thing, divided themselves in two, giv- ing two anda half votes to Truelson and the remainder to C. O. Baldwin. Upon the roll call of counties, Dele- gate Price arose and announced five delegates for Baldwin. At this John Rellis was on his feet and said that he and delegate Schifmacher were in favor of ‘Truelson, and as the delega- tion came uninstructed insisted on voting as they saw fit. “All right,” said Mr. Price, “we will cast three votes for Mr. Baldwin.” ‘Not with me,” said Rellis, ‘‘the other delegate is not here to express his preference, and Linsist on cutting him in twe with you.” This created considerable meriment but it went, and L. W. Huntley who was elected but not pre- sent had to submit to being cut in two. The resolutions sound the key- note of the campaign and are as follows: ‘ “We, representatives of the Demo- cratic party of the Sixth congressional district of Minnesota in convention assembled, most heartily endorse the principles of the platform adopted by the national Democratic convention beld at Kansas City on the fourth day of July, 1900. “We declare our adherence to the principles of the Declaration of Inde- pendence; we believe that the inalien- able rights of men as set forth in that immortal document are the same to- day that they were when we threw off the yoke of oppression, rebelled agaiust taxation without represeyta- tion, and declared that all govern- ments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed. ‘*We denounce the policy of the pre- sident of the United States toward the people of the Phillippine islands 1n forcing upon them at the point of the sword a government with which they are notin sympathy. His policy is not that ofa president of a free people, and his tendency is from tbe republic to the empire. And we con- demn as cowardly the failure of a Re- publican congress to declare to the people of the country what is to be its policy toward «the Phillippine is- lands, and believe that if a Republi- can president and congress is elected this year it will be emboldened to con- tinue a course that will be in open violation of the principles of the De- claration of Independenge and con- trary to the constitution of the Unit- edStates. We believe that the con- stitution follows the flag, and assert that we as a nation have noauthority to govern any country or peuple ex- cept in accordance with the terms of of the constitution. We believe it the duty of this republic to immedi- ately declare to the people of the Philippine islands our intention to give to them a stable form of govern- ment, independence and protection from interference from other nations. “We believe, in the language of Lincoln, that: ‘Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted inus. Ourdefense isin the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage ofall lands elsewhere. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not themselves, and undersa just God cannot long retain it.’ - “We denounce the action of von- gress in passing, against the’ protest of a Democratic minority, the Porto Rican law by which they are taxed without representation, and by which there is imposed upon them both an export and an import duty. And we emphatically declare that the people of this congressional district are cap- able. of comprehending our ‘plain duty’ toward the island of Porto Rico, notwithstanding the position of the Republican representative for the Sixth congressional district to the contrary. - “‘Without wavering in our devotion to principles and policies heretofore advocated by the Democratic party, we nevertheless, as practical minded and patriotic citizens recognize the the fact that the overwhelming and all absorbing issue of this campaign is the question as to whether the re- public shall be maintained or an empire shall rise in its stead. We assert our confidence in the volunteer soldier and our state militia and are opposed to militarism and the maintenance of a large standing army; it creates an unnecessary bur- den ef taxation upon the people and is a menace to our free institutions. “We look with apprehension upon the growing power of trusts and mon- opolies,and assert that during the administration of President MeKin- ley more trusts have been formed in this country than in all time previous to his administration. He has shown himself either unable or unwilling to control them and the laws looking to} gona, 300 bu. seed. so tar averaged 5 bu. heavier than any other their control have been ignored by the attorney general of his appoint- ment. We pledge ourselves to an an- ceasing warfare upon all trusts and all monopolies which seek to destroy competition and which arbitrarily fix the output and price of commodi- ties. We believe that the tariff laws should be so amended as to put upon the free list those articles which are produced and controlfed by trusts. “Above all things clse the Demo- cratic party stands for equality, and for the distribution of the burdens of government among the people accord- ing to the protection and benefits they receive and their ability to pay. Believing in these principles we favor the adoption of a graduated income tax so that the accumulated wealth of the country may bear its fair pro- portion of the expense of maintain- ing the national government and the entire burden be not cast- upon the shoulders of the producing and con- suming classes of society; and we call attention to the fact that the bitter opposition of the Republican party to the adoption of this just and equit- able principle of taxation is confirma- tion ‘strong as proofs of holy writ,’ that as between the two, the Republi- can party regards the vested rights of property as paramount and superior to the personal rights of individuals. ‘We denounce the failure of the administration to extend the moral support of this government to the South African republics in their brave but helpless struggle to preserve their liberty, wake their own laws, light their own firesides and carve out their own in the barren wilderness which they had taken, adopted and subdued to their own necessities. “For the first time in the history of this great nation, dedicated as it was to the principles of equality, justice and freedom by the patriots, who thought liberty in death was prefer- able to servitude in life, the party in power in this country has neglected to extend its sympathy te a republic struggling for its own existence. And we charge as a fact that the only sensible and logical conclusion to be drawn from this circumstance is that it is evidence of the fact of a secret sympathy of the Republican party with the British empire, and further, that it is proof of the undeniable fact that the leaders of ‘that party have completely surrendered themselves to the spirit of imperialism. “We pledge the delegates of this convention to the united and earnest support of its nominee, and confident- ly predict his triumphant election. “We believe that the men who have fought the battles for the preserva- tion of this republic, and for the maintenance and perpetuation of the principles which we represent, are entitled to/the grateful remembrance ofa free people, and that they and their families are deserving of liberal pensions to support them in their de- clining years. “ Resolved, that -the sympathy of this convention is with the people of Aitkin and Itasca counties; who have suffered the loss of their property by reason of the flood waters of the Mississippi river, said flood waters being causedin part by the several government reservoir dams built and maintained thereon, which, in con- sequence thereof, have overflowed its banks and caused great damage to the property of hundreds of settlers with- loving citizens of this district, gardliss of previous party affiliations. in the valley of said river, destroying ( their crops and rendering their lands valueless for farming and grazing purposes, and we call upon the con- gress of the United States to have this matter examined into at an early date, and provide some speedy and adequate remedy for the relief and compensation of the settlers and farmers injured thereby, and pledge the nominee of this convention, if elected, to give such measure his early attention and earnest and hearty support. “Believing that our cherished in- stitutions are in great peril, that the very existence of our constitutional republic is at stake, and that the de- cision now to be rendered will de- termine whether or not our children are to enjoy the privileges of free government which have made the United States great, prosperous and honored, we earnestly ask for the foregoing declarations of principles the hearty support of :the liberty- re- OFFICIAL REPORT From the Northwest Experimental Farm for the Season of 1900, Superintendent Chapman has kind- ly furnished the Herald-Review with following report of this season’s work: ‘Threshing occupied a little overa day. 500 bushels oats threshed, best ield 51 bu. per acre of Improved Li- of the oats raised for A plump heavy oat which has variety grown. Yields were best on low land and wherever a green manure crop had been turned under as clover second crop or millet late sown. ‘This held the moisture for the oats. ‘The stand of grass obtained points some useful lessons in the same di- rection. Upon land which had been cultivated and grown a corn crop, especially if sandy and high, the stand was so pooras to be worthless. Upon low land there was enough moisture to germinate the seed if sown early, but upon oue of the low- est piecs, one-half sown April 25th, madea good stand, and the other halfysown May 7th, is not good enough to save. Where clover had baen turn- ed under green the stand was farely good, but better with wheat than with oats, as wheat takes less moist- ure toripen. Upon high sandy ground a perfect stand was obtained where sod had been plowed under early in the fall, and right next to this piece ona flat that was cutivated, and without sod, the stand was only half as good. On last year’s seeding a good second crop of clover is growing wherever the stubble was left 8 or 10 inches long to catch the snow, while in the spots where the stubble was short there is no clover. Millet sown June 4th was cut'éfor hey Aug. 18th. A field Sown June 27th is now ripe, this is the common millet. Hungar- ian millet is some two weeks later and German millet three to four weeks later than common millet. Wheat yielded: University. . Restings Fif Wellmans’ Fife. Glyndon wheat. Average yield ... . 14 % An experiment to test the effect of early and late seeding showed how important it is to get wheat in early as possible. Wheat sown Apr. 19, averaged 15.3 bu. Eke “© 95 “13.3 6 tS ha. Mah ie aa Hiieose: i AB “10.0 « There was not much difference in the yields obtain by sowing different amounts of seed. One bushel yielded 13.5 bushels, 1 bushels yielded 13.6 bushels, 14 bushels yielded 13.8 bu. Barley highest yield 32 bushels. Early sown barley was injured by drought so that the later sown grain did by far the best. Barley sown Apr. 24 yielded 15.0 bu. “ “ May 7 “ 19.9 “* “ “ May 15 “ 1 “ “May 26 “94 6 In a normal season the earlier sown barley would propably give a better yield than the later sown. A Fine Farin. McAlpine & McDonald have evi- dently made up their minds that the products coming from their fine Po- kegama lake farm shall take all the prizes awarded this year at the coun- ty fair. Mr. McAlpine, who has im- mediate control of the operations on the farm, this week presented the Herald-Review family with an as- sortment of vegetables which were the finest we have everseen. There were two turnips weighing at least fifteen pounds, and there were cab- bage, carrots, onions. corn and beans in proportion. The products were excellent, aud are‘ appreciated. FOR STATE OFFICERS. A Splendid Set of Candidates Nomi- “ mated by Allied Forces This Week. LIND FOR GOVERNOR AGAIN. Democrats and Populists Unite on the Entire Ticket—-Harmony Prevail- ed Throughout and Allied Forees are Happy. Governor, John Lind. Lieutenant governor, T. D. Meighan. of Fillmore county. Secretary of state, M. E. Neary, of Hennes» pin county. State treasurer, H.C. Koerner, of Ramsey county. Attorney general, Robt. Saunders, of Pine county. Railroad commissioners, P. M. Ringdahl and T. J. Knox for four years, S. M. Owen for two years. Chief justice, Frank C. Brooks of Minne- apolis. Associate justice, J. C: Nethaway, of Wash- ington county. The Democrats in St. Paul and the Populists in MinneapoJis in their convention Thursday named a fusion ticket on state officers and an elector- al ticket. The Democratic conyen- tion was one of the most enthusiastic gatherings of the party ever held in Minnesota. Nearly every one of the 1,140 delegates was in his seat when Cnairman L. A. Rosing rapped for order a few. minutes after noon. With very brief preliminary remarks Mr. Rosing suggested the name of Captain W. A. Harries for chairman; the convention adopting the recom- mendation with a cheer. Scott Jamar and Captain J. D. Wood were chosen secretaries. WAUBANA LAKE. David Cochran’s Resort One of the Finest in all Itasea County. Itasca county has offered to tourists a delightful resort for entertainment these many years—ever since white ‘men became interested in the pine and agricultural lands of this vast territory. ‘Those who looked for “big game” have been satisfied to the full-' est measure during the open season. Fishermen have angled in the waters ofour numercus lakes until their ambitions for ‘big strings” were more than satiated. The resorts out from Grand Rapids ‘are numerous and satisfactory to those who visit’ them, but none are more so than Waubana lake. Dave Cochran conducts a stop- ping place on bis farm about eightecn miles out of town located-on the shores of Waubana lake. For a niym- ber of years sportsmen have visited the Waubana section and their re- ports have been more than enough to entbuse and delight the brother sportsmen who heard the recitals of success. There is Waubana lake, filled with black bass and great nor- thern pike. Immediately beyond is Troutlake filled with the choicest specimens that were ever pulled out of water. On every side are lakes that may be reached by short port- ages. During the open season for deer hunting those who make head- quarters at Mr. Cochran’s place al- ways have the proud claim that they secured all the law allowed them. More than this Mr. Cochran hasa most desirable place to care for his guests, and the service rendered is equal to that furnished at the best resorts of northern Minnesota. He is at present caring for. a party of tourists from Iowa. DEBT IS BEING PAID. Twenty Thousand Dollars Paid Off by the County This Week. As a result of the forfeited tax sale and the stand taken by Auditor Far- rellin insisting that all the back taxes be paid before real estate would be safe from forfeiture, Itasca county bids fair to soon be out of debt. This week the auditor paid out $20,000 as the first installment on the $88,000 bond issue of 1895. Mr. Farrell at- tempted to make arrangements whereby more of this indebtedness could be paid at this time, but the bond holders would not lis- ten to this. They prefer to receive the interest until the time fixed ‘for payment of the priocipal and will not accept more ab any time than that made redeemable by the terms of the bonds. This payment is high- ly gratifying to the taxpayers, as be- sides proving that the county can meet current expenses without in- convenience, it also proves that they will not have to be heavily taxed te “meet bond payments.