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

Vou IX.—No. 30 eeveoseecoss senna SPACER TSS HKRETES SSS SEES HET sp-4 Arriving Daily! DRESS GOODS. WASH GOODS. Beantiti! ZEPHYRETTES Patterns. PLAIDS Madras Ginghams, French Ginghams, Silk Finish Prints, Percales, \ Toile-Du-Nord—an excellent French Gingham— assorted patterns. “Our Strong Line,” TRIMMINGS. Gilt Cords, Ete., Etc. Gilt Braids, Gilt Socr, Gilt Gimps, Gilt Buttons, SARE ORCI i ee te tod iat (a att ci a ORE ARE a a a A ee Ee ee eR eR eae eae ae ea ee ae a ae ae a AE ee ae a ea ae a ae a a ae ae ee a a ae ae a a a ea Choice Selection of SILK WAISTS and SILK WAIST Patterns. A SE Ae ae a a ae a ea EA RO ME a ee he ee ea aes ae a a New Assortment of Carpets,] Rugs and Art Squares. gsc Mercantile Go, ae a ea ate ae EONS ae ate aE a ae ae ea ae ae ae a eae ate ae ae a ae a a a aa ea May wina game of love or flirtation, but in business Money talks, and there’s no place in the country where Detail it talks louder than at Powers’. Rats ! Because i < we have, postively, the choicest stock of the best. hardware, tools, lumbermen’s supplies, sleighs, cutters, ete , in Northern Minnesota. Everybody can find a bargain here. There's one for you. Comeand take it away. W.d. & 4. BD. Powers. ~ George F. Kremer Furniture and House Furnishings! We have one of the largest and most complete Stocks in Northerr 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 and picture framing LENT BLOCK, GRAND RAPIDs, MINN. GEO. F. KREMER THE LOCAL CONTEST. President Riddell WiN be Opposed by D. Guan For Mayoracity- There has-been no election io Grand -Rapids since the organizatien of the village that was of so great importance as that which -will take}. place on the 12thof March. The vil- lage has emerged from her swaddlin clothes to metropolitan proportions.: There isa contention between two elements that are evedently iden- tical. During the present year the greatest welfare of Grand Rapids’ future will besubserved by the men who will be chosen to direct her im- portant municipal affairs. The yeir just coming toa close has been one}. fruitful in material advancement, and there has been established in Grand Rapids the neucles ‘of her future For this manufacturing importance. condition of affairs the village is first of all indebted to the intelligent fore- sight of tbe council that has served the people during the last twelve months. ‘There can possibly be no objection to the psesent council as to their individual integrity inevery act that is of record. As president, Geo. Riddell has displayed good judgmert in his responsible position. ‘Trustees Hepfel, O’Connell and Huntley have acquitted themselves in a manner that cannot fail of indorsement. Recorder Fred A. King, who has so faithfully served the people of this [= community, will receive 2 unanimous indorsement of all caucuses as his just reward King for recorder and O’Cun- nell as trustee will evidently have nu opposition for re-election. Against President Riddle, D. M. Gunn will be nominated. If there is any difference between the two it may be expressed in the following interviews with the Herald-Review., President Riddel: “I am emphatically in favor of muni- cipal ownership in all cases. Graud Rapids shouid own the electric light plant and we propose to buy it at right figures.” dD. M. Gunn There are other matters. of equal importance to Grand Rapids | but I feel there are none greater than municipal ownership of Our electric light plant. Iam in favor of its pur- chase.” Inteply to the question as to his position on the electric light proposi- tion, Mr. Gunn said that he is in favor of municipal ownership. Lumbermen up in Arms. Minneapolis lumberman take issue | with Beltrami county citizens who want the legislature to sanction their | acts respecting the imposing of taxes on timber lands and as to tre cuuses which led to the present siaie of bankruptcy in that) county ee lumberman have beer. ¢ aige. + evading taxes, which, 1( is was largely respousible for (ic foun cial depression which now exists. Judge McClanahan rendered decision recently in a suit brought by the county against T. B. Walker et al.,in which he held that the levy of taxes for 1898 was illegal and their payment not therefore in accordance with .law. The lumberman assert that the citizens of the county declin- ed to abide by the act of legislature fixing the limit of taxation at $12,000 and arbitrarily raised it to $20,000. Exorbitant valuations, the Jumber- men claim, having been placed upon the lands and a rate of taxation, greately exceeding that allowed by law, imposed. This rate, it is claira- by T. B. Walker, led to a total of $48, 000 for i899, and 872,000 for 1900. Aside from this the laad from which the timber had been cut was assessed at $6 an aere when, in reality, the lumbermen could scarcely get as much as$1 per acre for it. Such act- ions as this would necessitate the lumbermen taking out all the timber inthe timber in the county, it is claimed, unless a reasonable rate of taxation could be maintained. Should the legislature modify its former act the lumberman claim they would have to remove all their timb- ernow orthey would fail to get a sufficent amount to pay the taxes accumulating for next five years. The lumbermen say they are will- ing to paya reasonable tax on their lumber. When the last legislature | was asked to raise the vaxation from $12,060 to $20,000 they offered no com- laint. But they maintain that it is an outrage for the citizens to now petition the legislature to legalize their actions in increasing the taxes beyond what the law allowed. The lumbermen thus attach the blame of the county’s present dilemma to the residerits and county athorities, who, they claim, have been extravagant in the face of the district court’s decis- ion upholding the act of the legislat- ure. tl what turn af- will take wi ie ~ legislature, oday the senate judiciary com- will meet t0 consider the bill duced by Senator McCarthy, a was framed in the interest. of Gistressed residents of Beltrami. umber of citizens from the county ie at the committee meeting and oubt there will be a large repres- ition of the Minneapolis lumber- ‘O-present also. ¢ _ ‘The Cigarette Must Go. ator Halverson’s anti-cigarette as passed with only five nays, assoon as Governor Van Saut Htuches his signature it will be a ‘misdemeanor for oy one to sell ciga- eur cigarette paper any where ith in the state. Those who fail to rve the law may be fined from 850 ) $10) or imprisoned from thirty to ninety days. The bill was supposed bea “freak” measure, bat when feo the senator assumed anyth- ide but an air of frivolity. Were serious, and it is well that they os he rising to the rising young men the country. From the rosy bloom pale, holloweyed, sallow-complexion- 7 cigarette sucking fiends. When they reach this state, like the victims ofmore powerful opiates, they are cts of pity indeed. In many ites throughout the Union the law uinst the cigarette evil is rigorously forced, and now that such a law will soon be placed on the statutes of thisistate, we hope that its effect will noticeable. Towne Will Lecture. Former Senator Charles A. Towne is in Washington on business and he th not reach Minnesota until about the middle of March. Hesays it is not his intentiofl to run for governor congress or any other office next year, but that be will doubtless make speeches during thatcampaign. This year he will deliver about fifty lectur- | es before Chautauqua and other soc- fetes, He hus these subject: ‘“Loren- | za the Magnificent,”? “Julius Caesar” and the “Republican Government an Bsyerment.” . A dispatch from Washington says there is nothing in ; the report that Mr. Towne is to be ! counsel for the Liq uid Air company. lp New York he handled business for gentlemen who are stockholders in the Liquid Air company, and this no | doubt gave rise to the report. A Chane« for a Hustler. There is av opportunity for one of our young men or women to make money with THE ONIQUE MONTH- LY Build New York, re wich was formerly Live me the s of the t in this isive terri- Besides ssions to ds a ts re sentat present worth CHE UNIQUE | MonTHY to ev ubseriber that. is ‘secured by the representive. Letter address at once THE UNIQUE MoNTH- | Ly, Depew Buiiding, New York. | SSeS: j more th Hello, There. It is now an assured fact that Grand | Rapids will/ have a local telephone system in the uear future. The village cou*cil held a special meeting on | Monday evening and granted the iranchise. Already fifty subscribers | have been secured and it 1s expected that this number will soon be doubled Although at,present it will only be a local system, itis probable that with- in a year Grand Rapids will be in, cluded in the long distance t:lephone line. That Schoot Enquiry. On Monday evening the Central school board met with the teaching staff to consider a complaint which had been made by the parents of one | the pupils re. punishment inflicted on their child. After bearing the explan- ions given by Prof. Carroll and his assistants, the board decided that they had not over-stepped _ their authority and were justtfied in inflict- ing the punishment complained of. Asking for More. A petition has been in circulation this week asking the state authorities |to increase the grant given to the agricuitural tarm from $3250 to $4000 | an increase of $750. It also asks for $1200 for to erect suitable dairy buildings. This petition has been ' generally signed and we hope that it will accomplish its object. For up-to-date printing at right prices go the Heratp-Review. A tial order will convince yout They uld be. The cigarette is a menace of boyhood many have developed into offer these We have just unpacked the Finest and Most ; Complete Line of Men's and Boys’ Suits, Hats, Shoes, Ever brought:to the Northwest. We have’ more coming and in order to make room for them we At Prices that are sure to Sell Them. Also everything in the line of Fancy & Staple Groceries. Fruits, Cigars, Tobaccos... - Fresh Butter and Eggs - A Just Bill. A blll has been introduced gt the state legislature by Senator Buckman, which has the object in view -of put- ling a stop to job jumping by the men We believe that this is a just measure and onethat should be unanimously passed by both houses. Grand Rapids Township Election. At the caucus to be held Monday evening township officers will be nom- inated, Anthony McAlpine for chair- man, Blood and Brock as supervisors, and Felix Malette,{clerk. PICTURESQUE IN POLITICS. Spectacular Demonstrations in Presiden- tial Campaigns. The first time that there were any denenstrations of a spectacular order in a presidential campaign was in 1840, when miniature log cabins were drawn on wozons in the Whig processions, ese dd by companies of men in coon- skin caps, and some in the garb ef In- dians, all of which were suggested by the early life of the candidate, William Henry Harrison. Companies of men dressed as pioneers appeared in the Fremonxt processions in the campaign of 1856, and “prairie schooners” were a feature of those demonstrations, illus- phases in the life of the Path- ef the Rockies and the Sierra 2s. In 1860 the Republicans had comnpanies of rail-splitters, to repre- sent Lincoln in one of his activities as @ young man on the frontier. The most picturesque and distinctive feature of the Republican parades in that year, however, were the “Wideawakes.” This order originated in Hartford, Conn., and was not suggested by Lincoln’s own candidacy, for ore of the Hartford “Wideawake” clubs was formed before Lincoln was nominated and escorted him to one of the halls in that city, where he made a speech, on his visit to the east in February, 1860. At that time Seward’s nomination was’ be- Meved, in the eastern states, to be ines- timable. The “Wideawake” idea quick- d all over the north after the ion of Lincoln and Hamlin in May of that year, and it is estimated that there were’ more than 200,000 “Wideawakes” in the free states in that c s. In the canvass in 1880 clubs of ys in Blue were formed to comme te Garfield’s service in the union army, and in one procession in New York, which was reviewed by General Grant, over 50,000 participants of this order appeared. It was the largest procession on either side seen anywhere in the United States in the canvass of 1880. All these campaign clubs, except the “Wideawakes” and the Boys in Blue, originated in the west, and, with the exception of these two orders, by far the largest of the processions took place in the west.— Leslie's Weeklv. A. McFadden, who now represents one of the wholesale houses of the Zenith City, was is town lately renew- ng old acquaintances. ADMITTED CUILT. ‘A Missouri Convict Pardoned for Telling _ the Trath, ; Gov. Bob Stewart, Bour! and character who ever occupied the exec~ utive mansion in Missouri. . He de- feated Major James S. Rollins for governor in 1857. The governor was from St. Joseph and many are the stories told of this eccentric and er- ratic westerner. The following inei-. dent illustrates Gov. Stewart's keen noted throughout Missouri. It was sense of humor for which he was the custom of the governor to question the convicts in the penitentiary as to why they were imprisoned. The in- variable answer was an avowal of in- , nocence and of wrongful conviction. Finally, in his rounds he encountered one prisoner, who said he was im- prisoned for horse stealing. “Are you guilty?” asked the governor. ‘Well, governor, I guess I am; I took the horses,” rejoined the man in stripes. “Get right out of this penitentiary,” Governor Stewart vehemently replied. “You will contaminate all these in- nocent men who have been wrongful- ly placed here.” The fellow was released immediate- ly and a pardon was filled out for him. be Skill of the Cameo Cutter. The cameo cutter’s occupation ig very exacting. He can put in only a few hours’ work at a time as a usual thing, because of the tension on his nerves. A quavering hand may be re- sponsible for the single stroke which will spoil a week’s work. He must have an eye almost like a microscupe, and a very delicate touch; he must be an artist in soul, and as skillful a craftsman as is a watchmaker; he must know how to model and éraw, and he must have a knowledge of chemistry, so as to remove offending spots. The work is executed in relicf on many kinds of hard or precious stones, but essentially the chalcedonic variety of quartz and on shells. Royal Corpse Awaiting Burial. It is said that since the year 1700 a custom has prevailed in Spain which prohibits the burial of a dead king before the death of his successor, The tate King Alfonso XII, therefore. lies embalmed on a marble slab in a vault * of the Escurial, covered over with g sheet. On the death of his son the present young king, the body will be removed and buried with great somp by the side of its ancestors in the Es- curial chapel, that of Alfonso XiIT, taking its place qn the marble siab. If troubled with rheumatism,” give Chamberlain’s?Pain Balma trial. It will not cost you a cent ifjit does no good. One application will relieve the pain. It also cures sprains and bruiser in one-third the timerequired by any other treatment. Cuts, burns frostbites, quinsey, pains in the sides and chest, glandular and other swell- ings are quickly cured by applying it. Every bottle warranted. Price 25 and, 50 cts. Itasca Mereantile Co.