Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 2, 1901, Page 1

Grand Uapids Vou IX.—No, 26 Granp Rapips, ITasca County, M INN., Saturpay, FEBRUARY 2, Igor. > Herald-Meview.’ Two Dotiars a YEAR - lahhalahlchhalchaaathchhchchchtecichaliiettidacdacetatade theta ee It Shows Wisdom When you buy our SCHOOL SHOE for your children and especially for The Boys. A Good Healthy School Boy will wear out any shoes soon enough But he won’t wear out A Pair of Our Kind as as Fast as He Will Other Thats Because Our Shoes are Honestly and Strong- ly Made of Good Wear-Resist- ing Leathers. .. Kinds. No Skimping. - No Shoddy Work in Unseen Places: SHOES - Remember The .. sca Mercantile Go, 5-0 AE SE A NSIC Ee EE Ea Ge ae a ae a ae a SH ae ae ae ee ee ea ae ee ae When you want When you buy.. When you wear 1 oe ee ee et at te. gee to at get BRR EIOIOIOI IES | dataiig OIOIEN aR OIG blah sda haahacha nial aietiachachabaciadhadhadiadhashssheshedheshatbatiathasheseshasloaiaSlastastedadeddtestatudeahshsbsbsbdddedededudd dddddekkdecd ct Goo te Ae ea a et BD 3 Ss. Married !! Thep he’s supposed to settle down to business and spend his money judiciously. There’s no place on earth where your dollars will do better service than at POWERS’. We sell all kinds of Hardware Just now we are offering some Good Bargains in Sleighs Won't you let us show you our and such. and Cutters, Logging Touls, etc. goods befure you buy. W.d.SF. Do. Powers. George F, Kremer Furniture and House Furnishings We have one of:the largest and most complete Stocks in Norther Minnesota. Come and see our line of Plaigéand$fufted Couches in Velours, Bapestry and Leather, from ome $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, —— 7 kitchen cabinets, iron bedsteads, carpets, rugs, rs ae | wall paper, window shades, pictures and | PROMI ES TOMER D 6 hati pels ie ane Score oe LENT BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDS, MINN, GEO. F. KREMER DEAL IN REAL ESTAT Men of Means Who Have Acquired Title To Mueh Itasea County Land GREAT ACTIVITY LOOKED FOR Actual Setilers Rapidly Coming This Way to Build Homes and Clear Up; Farms---W. D Washbarn Jr’s Big Land Purchase. According to the present outlook as indicated by the activity of a number of large land owners in this county the farmer population of Itasca coun- ty should increase to double what it is at present during the next twelve months. This is not mere newspaper boom talk. The actual condition for such an increase exists. Southern Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin are noted for their agricultural wealth. Tillers of the soil who come from those sections know what good farm- ing land is and they know how to farm. When they immigrate to anew territory and there find the opportun- ity for profitable diversified farming that meets with their highest ideal, it is safe to rely upon their judgment. The farming lands of Itasca county have been pronounced by a large num ber of this class of men to offer better inducements than any other section with which they are acquainted. It cannot be truthfully said by any means that every acre of land in this immense county is suitable for farm- ing purposes. There are, however, hundreds of thousands of acres most admirably adapted to general agricul- ture and stock raising. The thrifty farmers already located here are all doing well. There wmever has been known acrop failure, while the yield is always up to the average with that of the most favored agricultural sec- tions. Here there is a big advantage to be found over the prairie lands of the Dakotas. During the winter sea- son farmers can always tind protitable employment. inthe lumber cam either working for wages or taking small contracts to put in logs. The surplus wood and timber that is cut from land can always be sold at good prices for firewood, or if suitable for paper-making there is a ready market for itright bere in Grand Ripids at the paper mill Some of vi of large tracts of aud in this county are now engaged in preparing jitera- ture and providing other means of disseminating information regarding this country throughout the eastern and middle states during the present year. W. D. Washburn, Jr., of Min- neapolis, has secured title to all the holdings of the C, A. Smith Lumber company and others, and itis his in- tention to begin systemically to settle up these lands at once. In Itasca county alone Mr. Washburn. owns over sixty thousand acres, as shown by the records in the register of deeds office. The Rushus-Remer Land tom- pany recently filed articles of incor- poration in this county. The concern is capitalized at $50,000 and will ac- tively engage in the real estate busi- ness with headquarters at Grand Rapids. ‘They will buy, sell and deal generally in real estate throughout the county, giving much attention to the matter of bringing in settiets from other states W. P. Remer, one of the members of the corporation, is well known in Grand Rapids,as he bas been here several times on business and has many acquaintances. E. L. Buck, Minneapolis, has been very busy during the past year in selling lands in the Hill Lake district in this county, between here and Aitkin. He has already located a large colony of thrifty farmers in that rich neighbor- hood and expects to bring in many more in the near future. Henry C. Houke, of Minneapolis, is another gentleman who has invested heavily iu Itasca real estate for the purpose of selling to actual settlers. L. H. Ickler and A. E. Kribs are also the owners of many thousands of acres in different parts of the county that will be placed upon the market. There are many others who will be equally energetic in their efforts to settle up this big, rich county during the next few years. j owners The Defunet Park Scheme. The Minnesota national park scheme }is deater than vuld Rameses. On ‘Tuesday Senator Quarles, of Wiscon- sin, who probably knows nothing bill. Senator Teller headed him off with a substitute, providing that the proposed investigation shall be gen- fal in character, and not be limited tO Miutesota. This is held to be the uietus of the scheme, as the agents Of the interior department are to do the investigating and all department Officials are ou principle opposed to parks This probabiy means the dis- sdlution of the indefatigable lobby which has been running up and down the west, drumming up support for the park'scheme, and has been speci- ally busy at. Washington. The ex- penses of this crusade against the Opening up of the Chippewa reserva- tions cannot have been less than thany thousand dollars. Now, how- eyer, the “jig 1s up;” the supplies stop;the fires go out; and the enthusi- asm is buurd to run down from the boiling point to mere luke-warmness. The result of all this work confirms the position of the News’ Tribune that there has at no time been any chance that congress would adopt the park scheme. It is absolutely imprac- ticabdle. Millions are not so easily to be had of the federal government. The shrewd fellows who pulled the Strings knew this perfectly well, all the time. The reservations, which Should have been opened up the first of Mav, 1899, are still closed. It is hecessary, apparently, to amend the Nelson bill. That cannot be done for 4 year, at least. In the meantime Something else may turn up. Lum- bering under the ‘dead-and-down” lause gues on, and the time when the Baloce of the magnates’ pine holdings Bhall be disturbed by the putting of the reservation timber un the market is pushed off into the future.—News- Tribune. t . A CREAMERY PROJECT. ’irty Looking Up Suitable Location For a | Creamery Considers Grand Rapids. W. E. Neel has been in correspond- ence for some time with Wm. H. Hill, Swanton, Vt., regarding the establish- Meut here of a dairy farm and cream- ery. Mr. Hill has had in contempla- tion for some time the advantages to be found for his business in this see- ‘tion He has evidently made consid- erable investigation in Northern higan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, and so far as he has been able to determine from the reports he has re- ceived, Ltasca county appears to offer the most inviting opportunities. In a recent letter to Mr. Neal he says: “T expec! now to go west about Feb. Ist. I shall consequently yisit Grand Liapias as well as a number of other points. 1 have decided to locate some where there and will decide af- ter looking the ground over. I think most favorably of Itasca county. I have been offered 400 acres near Grand Rapids by a real estate dealer in Min- neapolis aud I shall look this over while there. I want land part timber and part meadow bordering on one or more of the numerous lakes,’ Mr. Hill is now engaged in the stock and dairy business in Vermont. He in- tends to bring with him a large num- ber of his best cows and heifers. MAY REDEEM LAND. Original Owners Can Redeem Land Sold Under Law of 1899. A decision handed down by Judge Lewis of the state supreme court is of great interest to land owners in Itas- ca county. The decision was render- ed on Monday. It involved a point |} that many buyers of real estate under the forfeited tax sale were anxiously awaiting. According to this decision owners of land sold for delinquent taxes can redeem same by paying she umount for which the property was sold with regular interest. Shortly after the decision of the state supreme court declaring the absolute tax sale of 1890 uncoustitu- tional in so far as it abrogated the provisions of the law of 1889, compel- ling the purchaser to giye sixty days notice for redemption before the sale became final, there was a rush at the county auditor’s office to redeem lands sold under the 1899 law. Acting on the advice of the attor- ney general, the county auditor refused toallow owners toredeem for less than‘the total amount of taxes, penalties and interest which was often more than the property was worth. As much of the property was soid for 50 per cent of the taxes, the tax speculators were the gainers by the decision. The writ of mandamus was secured, and heard at a special term of court before Judge Lewis. The court holds that the statutes provide expressly for the redemption about the matter except what the ac-|of property for the amount at which tive lobbyists of the lumber ring have | it is sold, within a certain prescribed told him. attempted to tack the park] time, and that the state has no claim scheme onto the Indian appropriation ! against the property other than that New Century New Year New Store New Goods 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- It’ is a certain indication that our Goods and Prices are appreciated. aim is to sell goods at prices that will net a reason- | able profit—no more and no less. ginning business here. General Merchandise Henry Hughes & Co. | EDINY ETGRS & (0 THE NEW STORE All of Which, We are assured, the Good | People of ‘ Grand Rapids Warmly Welcomes. Our Everything in | represented by the amount of the sale. Before the judgment was se- cured the property was liable for the full amount of the taxes. All liens against the property were merged in the judgment, and when the property was sold all liens were satisfied, as the state “had-authorized-the auditor-to} ell the property for -any-amount,| not less than 50 per cent of the taxes. As the dec‘sion of the supreme court allows sixty days after the sale in which to redeem, the owner has only to satisfy the claim of the state, represented by the judgment. It is understood that Attorney General Douglas has advised that the case_ be appealed to the supreme court, and this will probably be done within a few days. FREE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES. Noyes, of This District, Introduces a Bill To Place Agencies Under State Control. Representative Noyes, of Barnum, has taken up the Duluth idea to es- tablish a series of state employment agencies to be operated free of charge to employes and employers. The News Tribune’s St. Paul correspond - ént tells of the bill in the following: “This bill is known asa state em- ployment labor bill and, should it pass, would, it is helieved, prove of great benefit to people looking for work, employers looking for employes, and men with small capital looking for locations. “To come to the point : This bill provides that the staie shall estabiish employment bureaus at Duluth, Grand Rapids, St. ‘Paul, “Minneapolis and Stillwater and shall maintain such bureaus with one or more men in charge, according to the demands made upon the bureaus. Themen in charge shall receive $1,200 per year, and as many clerks as are needed are provided for. “Mr. Noyes claims for his bill several things. ‘In case such bureausare establish. ed, people looking for work wiil be aided in that worthy object free of charge; men looking for people to work for them will have a similar boon; in case a man that has received employment through the bureau dies or is killed and nobody knows who he is or where he came from, the bureau is expected to supply all of this in- formation, and there are likely to be fewer unknown graves. “‘And last but not least, should cul- prits seek work through the bureau in order to hide themselves away and officers should wish to find them, their descriptions will be -cn qthe books of the bureau where they ap- plied for work. ‘© A similiar law is in force in Ohio, and is said to be aperating entirely .satisfactorily. Mr. Noyes believes that the bill will pass. “It is now in the hands of the committee on labor and labor laws. Should it come out of the committee intact, it is expected that the employ- ment agents of the state will makea strong fight against it.” Our Trout Lake Neighbors Again Get ‘Into Trouble and Appear In Court. On the 24thof January Matt Saari and three orfour of his neighbors of the Trout lake settlement, were homeward bound from Grand Rapids at 12 o’clock at night. Instezd of taking the county road, which was the best of the two, they drove-by the home of Albert Kulavara, on the lat- ter’s logging road. When they reach- ed Kulavara’s house they found a logging sled standing in their way. Instead of attempting to remove it or drive around, the whole party be- gan to pour out vials of wrath in the Finnish tongue. The travellers were all drunk and devilish. Finally Saari demanded admittance to Kalavara’s house. He succeeded in yetting in- side where he proceeded to make things sultry. His pals ‘remained vutside ready to take a hand when the cutiing began, but forvunately Kalavara was notin a fighting mood and bloodshed was thus averted. After disturbing the peace to the full, ex- tent of his ability to do so, Saari and his.quartet turned the logging sleigh over on the side of the road and pass- ed on their way rejoicing. Mr. Kala- yara didn’t seem to appreciate the joke, however, and the next day he came to town and swore out a warrant for Saari’s arrest. Sheriff Tyndall went out to the settlement. and brought in a load of Fins. Tuesday a hearing was had before J ustice Huson. After listening to the evidence the court imposed a fine of $25 and costs —$%51.16 in all—or thitty days in the county jail. After hustling around for two days the offender's friends sueceeded in raising all but fifteen dollars. Ihe justice remitted that amount of the fine imposed and Mat was again tied loose. ‘These Finlander disturbances at Trout lake should be put a stop to by resorting in all cases, when found guilty, to the full limit of thelaw. They cost the county no small amount of money q each year through ‘neighborhood quarrels, in which they generally re- sort to the use of the knife on each other. An ordinary jail sentence does not appear to be sufficieit pun- ishment to bring about the desired reforms in their conduct. Say eae — Mr. Business man, don’t imaginé because this is a quiet season in your line that you need not advertise. It is even more essential now than in the busy seasons. 3