Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 4, 1902, Page 2

# X.—No 22 Ae ae a ae a ae ae ae ete ae ate ae ate ate ate ae ae ae ae sea ae ae ape a at a a ae ae ae ae te eae ae ae wea - JANUARY- PREPARATORY SALE Before taking inventory we have a few snaps Come bathe a a ge = es & at % = & a * 2 = & = = = se # * & % & = & % # te in Ladies Coats and Missess Jackets. in and convince yourself of the quality and We also have some good things in Suits and Marx” clothing— price. Men’s and Boy’s Overcoa “Hart Schaffuer & none better. ‘Trous- ers. Weadquarters for -SHOES- good wear. Shoes that are guaranteed to give Try them and ou BUY no other. —— LADIES’ AND MEN'S FINE SHOES Patent Caif, Patent Vivi. Box Calf, Vici Kid, Patent Coit and Patent Enamel. CORRECT STYLES. * * & * PA Ad * = # % ed % = % % * % * = * ia EE SHOR ae Re ae se ae ate ate eae ae Me eaten ote te ak eae ate ate ae MEAT Ate ate ate ate ae ae ate a} | MR ARE ae eae ate a a ae ae se ae ate ae ate ae ate she ate ae ae a a ae ate ae SERENE EE wean ¢ a lights should be provided. In 1 early of the village gasol lamps ded. Lf it was ne i ary gto ha treet lights i 4 a PIPE AND SHOKE IT. AOK t fe £ i i and operate an else cunt | County Commissioners of I:asca County | Close the Business for the Year i9)1 on December Sist. THE LAST MEETING There has been no more successfu} year’of the county’s adminisiration in Itasca then is now made cf record, Expenditures have been muie the minimum County Comm ners Brooks, Lang, Moore, Hennessy and Hiaset each have overseen the road work in the respective districts with out extra compensation. ‘They | traveled over the different roads, ex- pended their own meney, and it may be truthfully said that no more hon- orable or intellectual set of men ever served a county in this or any sther state, If their record in the future will compare with that of the past they will stand high in the estim- ation of their respective Consututen- cles. JUHN BECKFELT?S PROPOSITION To the Village of Grand Rapids. People Consider It. Let the we Council, Village To the Hon. Vil r Minn apids. village of Grand Rapids. Minn., with electric light for street lighting aud such other purposes as suid village shail desire and preliminary to stat- ing such proposition I call y Q tentica to the following facts: I. The village of Grand R now without street lightir kind. I believe that it is a I igo how much more nec i! 2OW. Il. ‘The village has now reached bat point where a reasonable uum- der Of st hts would bea great oubLiG imp. nent, a good public nvestinent as well as a decided pub- ic benelit. NL The vill u q ge should either own i¢ light plant or t lighting, nob prepared eand inaintain an electric as a pul : ty, con- ct for Jighting the pubj streets id village, always hdiding the it LO purchage a plant at avy time. Before street’ lighting tan be LV: c a Li due not) aud electricity shall ve given to-all cousumersabd the president or cid or any Gnuforseen vccurre c givenof sach shutting off tricity ight or power and I shall be heid liable to said village or its iu- habitants therefor: fair v the v annu .er therm for their Value, suall purchase the preperty subject doduettd from. the purchase price to rights to any other person or persors | or Coeperation, Said tranchise to be Subjset to existing law and subject to the reasonable control of said stieets by said village council. Commencing with July 15th, A. D. 1902, and continuing fora period of N (15) years the village of Grand ipids, Minn, shall rent and take from meat leasu eighteen (18) arc lights of 1200 nomitnu: candle power, street lights, and shall pay for eacn lightatthe end ot each period of threc months at the rate of seven dollavs ($7.00) per month per light Mooulight shedule. IL. will keep all lights furnished the village in repair, the villag y we when any light: e oul of repai tion of all reet lights shall he fixed by the yillage council. The location of any light may be changed by order of the village couc- cil DL Lhe village shal! bear the ex- of such Change and removal, all ha repairs tom the w oe to the ‘the works or to any pi or system without liability age or its inuauitants, but of shutting of said light corder of said village. In case_of a ent, sunden breaking of machinery necessi bg the shutting off said clecur light, or power, nonotice need be the elec. 0 tati id village of Grand Rapids rve and hold the right to el ric Jigho by -giving six eitherou Javuary Ist , by resulutious The purchase price slall be at a abiou and it is agreed’ that uation to be fixed shall be the OU the plant is able to earn the Heb reiuros of fiive per cent per RY »bove all expense: If whe preperiy Lo be purchased has bounds substi ing, or other outstanding ien, ngt due, ang the owner of said vonds pr lieu shall retuse to surrena- the village jen of said bends or other.tten that the amoniit of such. i or lien shall be o the: by ube village for such pro- seamount of such outstand- by the village it terms of the wu- its private e ery out the yppleted coutrach with ousuTD of disagreement as to the mouub of the purchase price it shall v2 arbibrated by three disinte igns are to ’ i led for sa age y the} Persous on tbe bases of the We din't care what. you want, or how much or A ire aor esl vil ata tpiited ihe he gin specified, one of said p { ¢ i» w little of it, if it’s anything in the way of— y village must expend and. ir a chosen by the village of eile J ) ih of | yi shasing | Rapids, Minn., one by myself or | : Ben 8 1 mount of money in purchasing | (MUpICS ms Se GaRE Ciled: z i 1 i ‘ee = building and equiping a plant, or | assigns, e Two to Choose the third; : % hotel ber en po) %| some auhier merega must ives "and ae a ewe a act i ¢ y expend a large amouut of money. in id third pers Jake : é & Upplies % eitiding® Anupong and ualnvarning y the Judge of the district court on ae iy w 389 aplant. ( applicatioa either Eerie ott aee | © ars.” Some of you Lumbermen saem to thi %| Vi, Ordinary business discretion forassigns. Hight day~ notice E for your supplies. when hee Sa hin Bland prudence require that ‘before be given the sippusitie party ae } Od ‘ tas good value for your money right here, and @}@ny private person shall invest money g such application ty Bat 9 . LO boot lin i plant to Aa electrict. light noes UT nhhaee tiie cox penser ee i ,) st ¢ 2 es. Saws, Pe. Sant F 5 Rn @) | and power to the village and ifs in- | Wake such purchase eX pel ie { @ Chara pet AX nies Unis ans Hooke. Hoge lng 2 habltacie he shall have some assur- 1 in the arbitration proceedings H ®) sink my. . SEC ee eee See eee Dlance that his investment will be | shall be paid by the Village includ | } 4 . fairly and reasonable, profitable, re-| ing the expense of myself or my : ® % y Kile 4 Wa %. liable and stable. Such assurance is s : ea Giae Call” HRODAP € WwW J eA tH D PO JERS v always provided by the village or mu- Hage sha'l pass all proper & ” . i 2 §\ nicipality contracting with such in-]a@nd necessary ordinances — provect- y : 4 | vestor for a certain number of lights, |'ing wyseif and my assigns aud said i) SLSLSOGL SOSLSLSS TL STSE SB 3S S2S9 | for a certain length of time at a fixed | property from injury and said property H - price or cqnsideration. Before a party | from molestation, injury or distur- it i Tae mae can be expected to invest a large sum | bance, and protecting said property SeSSsesese | 8558 Se Se icf money he must be fairly certain | and the use thereof and o id fran- it that his investment, his plant will be | chise from fraud and aga fraud HH stable and of some permeuancy. and imposition, against wa c- 5 Vil. Lnow own and operate an] tricity or gas by consumers or other Manufacturer of Fine Cigars GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. bc ’ C 97 ave achieved an excellent BOOTH S IGARS reputation all over Northern Minnesota. They are made of the finest selected stock bv experienced workmen in Mr Booth’s own shops here, and under his personal supervision. ‘This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture. For sale everywhere. Call for them. 255253 SS Se 5525S =Sog25 eSsocSseSseoscoceSsoesesq b-y-} = = FARNESSI It means a good deal to men that have horses It always pays to get good things and all horsemen must not forget that any old thing in the harness line can be found at Litchkee’s harness shop at reas onable prices, Litchke’s hand tade harness7s at Montgumery Words’ Prices Re Repairing a specialty. Ye PLIC } eat the inhabitants of said village. 1 stand ready to invest sufficient money to extend and enlarge my plant and increase its eapacity safli- cient to furnish light aad power to said village for lightlng its public streets, avénues. alleys and public grounds for a reasonable cunsidera- tion providing tho village council of said village will, by ordinance and contract, ensure me such an amount of business in providing aud furnish- inglight for sucha length ot time and at such price as will justify and warrant the expenditure and invest- ment of the movey necessary for the purchase of machinery and equip- ment, the extention and enlargement of the plant. Tnerefore I submit the following proposition: Iwill invest the necessary money and extend and enlarge my plant so as tofurnssh said village of Grand Rapids and its residents and iubabit- ants electric light and power. I furnish all of the light the said lage may desire or order. The village shall give me a fran- chise to go upon the streets, avenues, alleys and pubiic grounds of said vil- Jage and erect and maintain upon the streets, avenues, alleys ard all public grounds poles and fasten to the poles, wires and lines and cross- lines or wires for transmitting and conveying electricity and light. Al- so to use all said streets, avenues, al- leys and public grounds for digging holes for said poles and for digging conduits and pipe lines for stretching wires for the transmission of electric- ity and power and light. Also to go oyerapd under said streets aud stretch wires over and under said streets, avenues, alleys and public groGnds of said village for the trans- mission of electricity power and light The said franchise to be for fifteen years (15 yéars) from and after the passage of the ordinance granting the same, during which time said village shall abstain from granting similar Zé a re electric light plantin said village and | persons, and Land my assi lam now furnishing electric light to} be allowed to make and to enforce i rules and regulations and conditions upon which I will funish light, elec- ity, light, power, gas furni dain and pass an shail give to me the ligationsand which state fully all the obligations, duties: rights and pow cludin formed by f i Si 8: Y, power, gas, et brules and being ous upon which id eicctric- . etc, will be so shed all to be consistent with to consumers Cl ce shall state fully , duti nd ob rdinance shall and which ordinance l my sof said village in all the conditions to be y said village. The to be fully contained in And tbe passing of by said village council aud acceptance by myself shall be a binding contract between said _vil- lage and myself for all the conditions Hy ranchi. aid ordinance. aid ordinan contained therein. Yours respectfully, JOHN BECKEELT. Dated January 2nd, A, D. 1 Notice. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Itasca County, up to and until December 27th, 1901, for 200 cords of green body wood, Bids should state the kind and amount of wood for which the bid is tendered as_ well as the price. Wie All bids must be conditioned for delivery before July 1st, 1902 The right to reject any and all bids, Per crder of the board of county commissioners. a [atrest] A. D. BROOKS, B.E. FARRELL, Auditor, Your sulscription is due, ATE EXPOSURE Chairman. | original price. finest line in G fering you this the coats. If We can HENRY Wholsale General ND RAPIDS HENRY HUGHES & 60. Overcoats Ulsters.. Now is the time to buy yonr Overcoat or-Ulster at 25 percent less than the J. G. Muller & Co. 25 Per Cent Off is to reduce’ our stock, whlle you need ing an Overcoat or Ulster, give us a call. And Save You Money. Se eee We are showing the rand Rapids, all made by Our object in of- - reduction of— you are thinking of buy- Please You UGHES & CO. and Retail Dealers in erchandise _ CORASSE’ —z, pe a tl | Ladies’ Home Journal, with him an English doll. of which, so far, scant notice has been taken, {1 RST-CLAS Samy Special A tention Teadquar Hotei Gladstone } A. E. - WILDER,* Prop. S IN EVERY RESPECT. ne Room and Livery in Connection. Given to Transient Trade. ters for Lumbermen. GRAND RAPIDS. | The Oldest Doth i “Tn 1699, wnen William Penn from England in the good ship ‘Can- second visit t terby’ for his ‘het 2 e g names as Harry Williams and Charr American colony, writes) Mary $3 fe st Con Townsend. Kirk, in the January les Morgan charged with wholesale believed to be ving, representat Ithough it i he sol2 surv that voyage across the Atlantic. This doll, daughter Letitia, was selected by William father to a little Miss Rank Philadelphia, and, after 200 eventful years, still retains in a marked degree much of the brightness and beauty of those early days when she was the pet another, changed with the changing of ashins is the court dress of that period, and is made of striped and delicately tin- ted brocade and velvet; the skirt is very full and is distended over an enormous hoop. She is twenty inches in height, and her figure is long of one little Quakeress Her dress not waisted and slender, as are th tures of court beauties in those days. The full basque spreading cu the belt over the skirt enhances the slender effect. The hair is away from the face much fashion of today. She now 1 Montgomery county Maryland retirement of her great age demands, only boing removed from ber wrappings Wheu strangers, Wi quiet fame has reached, make close: acquaintance the oldest doll tu America. “he brought sent by her iated Press dispatches last night announced the arrest at Milwaukee of two men giving. their sailed o- his operations in forged cheeks in the northern ijumber, camps. The men had in their pos sion wben arrested 509 bla che of the Montreal Lumber company, and 1t was also dis- covered that they had placed an order - with a Milwaukee printing bouse for 600 morein the name of the J. He Sterns Lnomber company of Ashland.» ~ The ure supposed to be the men who have worked the northern part of | Minnesota and Wisconsin with forged paper, drawn against lumber compa vies in the past few weeks, *The gang, if itis the same one madi rich haul at Hibbing, where they passed forged checks against the Northern Lumber company last w to the amount of nearly $400. By t time the frauds were discovered had dissapeared, and there was trace of them. It muy be that, crooks arrested at Milwaukee are’! Hibbing forgers, or part of the that operated there, as their me appear Lu be wuch the same, ‘The checks used at Hibbi the forms of the First National of Duluth, and the forgeries wi good that they were not deter the Hibbing bank, and were on covered when they were sent hy institution to the Duluth bank. careful! It also appears that their de tions were not confined to this umber and thab they have recently ; the west. Besides the che this | the police found on then 2 nll emelty purchased a} to-day ive ofj Penn's in, of after ng ha je pic- t from rolled in the ives in sin the 7 ae