Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 5, 1901, Page 1

| + | “1 \ j | { | \ * GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. Vor IX.—No, 22 — Ee a ee a aa i ITI a a Semi- ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE Commencing ee J AN.7th Remember the date---Monday next--- Continuing for one week only. * BARGAINS 1 Every Departmen ses? and Ladies’ Ladies’ Golf Capes Ladies’ Golf Skirts Silk Watsts Silk Waist Patterns Winter Coats Ladies’, Mi. 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When you want hardware of the GOOD kind, try us. WJ& HD POWERS Prices reason j alle. George E Kremer | Furniture and House Furnishings We have one of the largest and most complete Stocks in Northern Minnesota. Come and see our line of Plain and Tufted Couches in Velours, Tapestry and Leather, from _$7,00 up to $35.00 In Rockers we have a great variety, ranging in price from $1.35 up. Also dining chairs, round and square dining tables, parlor tables, bed room suits, book cases, writing desks, kitchen cabinets, iron bedsteads, carpets, rugs. wall paper, window shades, pictures ee picture YP CIRET D0: Ad Ae ge Bie LENT BLOCK, jids friends, January 5, 1g01 THE Ni.W COUNTY BOARD. 2 Their First Annual Meeting Will Hi on Tuesday Afternoon Next, The old board of county comm sioners concluded their official qutge on Saturday of last week and retil % from office. The outgoing memb f are Chairman Rellis, C. A. Buefl H. D. Powers. Itasca county ? the services of three good men. Rellis served one term of two y aschairman of the board. and at times he was found to be an able ntious county legislator. suspicion of official wrong-doi taches to his name. Mesrrs. Po and Buell were appointees to fill vacancies and they demon: the entire satisfaction generally that the selections mi were wise. In such hands the guarded. Commissioner Frank Lang of Rainy Lake was also an paintee to fill a vacancy, and at ection he was again successf young man of excellent. jud and we predict t he well fitted to present the interests of the big trict from which he was elected. M D. Brooks of Deer River was ha di somely endorsed by his constituen on November 6th, and with his pas! experience and wide acquaintanee” with the interests of the county he willcontinue to be one of the mos valuable members on the board. ‘Thi three new members are Messrs. Jolia inles- T ment prove in every way (| id Rapid Cohassett. They areamong the earli= est business men of the county, have ing located here as pioneers whet there was very little of Grand Rapid Laprairie or Cohasset. No three me in the county should be better able to handle its affairs in a more sati factory manner than they and w@ venture to say that vhey will bf found not faithfulness to the public interests The new board wiik meet and organ ize on Tuesday. Looks Like Desertion John Blaine had charge of Backus Brooks’ farm camp. during the sat mer, and about six weeks ago her Was paid off with a check for $170. He came to town ostensibly for the pur- pose of buying supplies and provisions for his family. After r Lining here one day be disappeared and las not since been heard from. He left a wife and three childreu at the camp in destitute circumstances. Another child was®orn since the father left. It is thought he went to Oregon. The boys in the camp took pity on the hapless condition of the @eserted wifeand mother and raised a purse of $130, with which she went to the home of her parents at St. Hillaire. rict Court. Judge G. W. Holland convened Teourt at2 o'clock Weduesday after- noun, ° There were sixty-one civil ca on ihecalendar, most of which were continued over the term; many were dismissed or settled. The case of F. F. Price against F. LL. Churebill and Carney Bros., occupied the atten- tion of the court nearly all of Thuars- day and Friday. Judge Holland filed his findings this morning in favor of the defendants. The case of F. O. | Johnson vs. Nathaniel Churchill et al. was sulimitted to the court without rgument. Judge Holland did take up any jury cases as in doing so, j matters might lecome somewhat con- fused in change of judges which takes place on Monday next when Judge Mc Clenahan will chip: “<Watehed”? the Judge Jndge Holland was a very much surprised man at 11 o'clock this morning when Fereman Moses Mans- ton of the grand jury—with the other members in their places before the court—stepped forward and announc- ed to the court that the jury had been investigating his honor’s conduct Jas a jurist and they now desired to report. With a smile upon his face the judge replied that if it were“an in- dictment he would have to put it m his pocket. The document was hand- ed to Clerk King to read. It was an ezpression of the citizens of Grand Radids and Itasca county of the high esteem in which his bonor is held and acconipauying it was a beautiful time piece in globular form to be used asa paper weight. ‘he frame 1s glass with a silver band on which is en- graved the words, “From Grand Rap- To Hon. Geo. W. Holland.” plied im fitting terms, and Attorneys Donohue of Grand Rapids and Mc- on of Duluth also made brief GEO, F. KREMER? istic addresses to the court. H, Hennesse and W. G. soore not | Y> | Cohassett that night. | j side. / Thursday and telegraphed the coro- -ner at Walker as the death oecurred yeu he in ability an i U the Judge re- | fing concerns hereabouts during the 4, on Willow river, Wednesday morn- | ed by marks in the snow. {his jouruey he walked about two rods property owned by John Weibler be- rt Ludington, A Cook. Free zes to Death Within Two Miles of Camp- ‘Robert Ludington, ‘a camp cook who has worked for different lumber- past two years, was found frozen to death in the road about two miles this side of Baekus-Brooks’ camp No. ing by Owen Skelly. Ludington left Grand Rapids Monday and stopped at He was on his way to Skelly Bros.’ camp where he had hired to cook, on Willow river, about ten miles west of Backus- Brooks’ headquarters. Tuesday morn- ing he got a rideas far as Pauley’s stopping place on Leighton’s brook. There he took dinner ands between 12 and 1 o'clock he started to’ walk to the Backus-Brouks’ camp a distanee of about ten miles. When within about two miles of his destination he evidently sat down to rest, as indicat- Resuming where he fell to the ground, as it ap- pears, in a helpless condition He as found lying in the snow upon his Mr. Skelly arrived in town in Cass county. There were no indica- tions. that the deceased had been drinking, and it is said that he did not take any liquer with him. Mr. Ludington was aman _ between fifty ind sixty years of age. He ‘uas two i in Duluth who were notified. “ Bonght the Weibler Property. Otto Faber of Hansen, Germany, made a purchase of all the village fore leaving his native country und came directly to Grand Rapids to see lathe had got. The price paid was 500. The property includes the | buill ing and Jot on Third street now ( d by Thos. H. Benton, and ight village lots. Mr. Faber con-j smplates the erection of several cot- Work of Grand Jary When Deputy Clerk F. A. King}. called the names of the grand jnry as drawn for this term of. the distnct court there were only nine responses. Sheriff Tyndall was instructed by the court to draw a special venire. The shortage was soon supplied and the jury began business Wednesday after- noon. Up to the time of adjourn. ment at noon today four indictments were returned. Patrick Burge,:murder in the first degree; Jefferson Pringle, larceny in the first degree. He is charged with the stealing of a watch from the body of Charley Grant as he lay dead after being shot by Burke. Joseph Baker, burglary ia the second degree. Baker was found prowling through the rooms on the third floor of the Pokegama some time time ago. James Welsh was indicted on the charge of taking indecent liberties with Lilhan Deary, a child twelve years of age. The offense is said to have been committed on November 20 atthe home of the child’s parents north of Deer Rive DEATH OF DONNELLY One of Minnesota’s Most Famous Men Has Passed From Earth. Donnelly “the sage of and one of Minnesota’s Ignatius Nininger,” most famous men, is dead. He pass- ed away ab 12:03 Wednesday morning after a very brief- illness. He was taken ill ‘suddenly Wednesday night while visiting at the home of his father-in-law, Barto Hansen in Min- neapolis. From the first Donnelly sank steadily and soon became un- conscious. A doctor was summoned and when hearrived, the sick man was still unconscious. ‘The doctor pronounced it beart failure, and stated that there was little chance of the patient's Later Mr. Donnelly ‘passed away surrounded by a number of relatives. From the first they had understood that he could notlive, as he was well advanced in years, being nearly 70 years of age, and It was a sorrowful little group that watched by the bed- side, as the man whose name has brought honor to the state of Minne- sota, Jay gasping out the lash faint, sparks of lite. He died at 12:03 with-) out regaining consciousness. Ignatius Donnelly was born in Phil- adelphia in 1832, and came to Minae- | sota and Dakota county in 1856. Mr. Donnelly was well educated in youth, and since his settleweit in Mincesota bas been the author of works and deeds that have made Lim land during his politidal career he had j not Shakespeare was the writer of | the works credited to the latter. ~All of Which, We are assured, ; the Good I People of New Century, | New Year New Store New Goods Grand Rapids Warml ly: Welcomes. New Prices We desire to express our appreciation of the splendid patronage that has been extended to us by the people of Grand Rapids and vicinity since be- ginning business here. It is a certain indication that our Goods and Prices are appreciated. Our aim is to sell goods at ‘prices that will net a reason- able profit—no more and no less. Everything in General Merchandise As frequently advortiagd io newspapers does not. iMeam any great reduction to the stomer. 'Thete’s tricks Lote; % out THISISA ¢ : EMIL H LEGITIMATE 2 TGHKE 2 Pioneer Harnessmaker | PROPOSITION. = Proposes to prove, however, that he i Seta Rae nesaR aa will to do with bis patrons exactly | as he promises. After a business experience of over nine years in Itasca county he thoroughly understands the requirements of the public in all things per’ ning to the Harness Trade. He is prepared to meet the demand with a complete stock of the best goods on the market. Competition is the Life of Trade [But sometimes it produces paralysis] i When a competitor resorts to illegitimate measures to dispose of | a few articles at a price that brings no profit, Litchke is the man to | iH ; come out fairly and meet such a competitor in the open and quote prices that dealers here or elsewhere cannot underbid. We do net do tbis from choice, but wher another dealer makes the boast that Litchke will be qd ven out of the business in Grand Rapids he gets his “Dutch up” and shies his castor into the Harness arena, He is doing business on his own cash and his own credit and is therefore able to remain a season or cw longer. Others may be doing business on their gali and the cash and credit of misguided friends. Here are few quotat s thi Litchke is sellin 1 prove to men of Experience that goods below a living prof Hand- |-mar and 40 cents each. Felt- mbermen's | he Sweatpad: Harness — and Ugo ut prices others in ( cent lowe work ee ali kinds Emil Litchke. The Pioneer Harnessmaker, Houghton avenue, bet. rst and 2nd, Grand Rapids. }. He osher wide circulation. author of several lighter nature. \ Mr. Donnelly a Republican during his arly ¢ erin this st andas s yas elec ved to.th ten i » the works of & both houses of the state legislature und represented his distriet in con- grss. During bis many years in the state legislature he was a power. He was amember of the senate in 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1878 and member of the house of répresentatives in ’87 n indep He was again returned to the!drifted senate of 1891 from the Twenty-fourth teagan be contig the orate tots ee SEER, ‘ 4 ED he organization imthe state. Later Glabrich.es WHIeh ce iieanes - yao he took a prominent paft in the form- county. He was an abj orator, al-| ation of the People’s ; ways had an answer ready and rarely | several t a candidate for govern- failed to turn the Jaugh upon his op- aha pil onlay ee jhe ' ae “ s rn er of Mr. Bryan for ponent. He had pronounced ideas, president, but at the last general election he was a candidate | been a member of nearly every po-| for ent on the Mi litical party known io the state. Mr. Donnelly was an able and deep thinker. Shkhespeare formed one of his most absorbing studies, and he endeavored to show that Bacpn and Philadelphia, being the candidate for president. Mr. Donnelly was stinag in his advocacy of Populist priv s Aé was bitter towards trus: combination vf all kinds and w 3 at Breen SUB Eh, of ibe. political “pide, His literary work wa’ well known all over the country, and his books with the |S¢t forth in’ what is. known bowl: famous. He had be ya member of, Bacoe cryptogram huve attained a (Ouahr” platform.”