Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 7, 1902, Page 1

| . comeueate = Lone rand Rapiss _ Vou X.—No. 44 Granp Rapins, Irasca.County, MInn., SatuRDAY JUNE 7, tgo02. Minn Historical Society “PID, NUD © Herald-% Two Dotviars a YEAR. LUMBERMEN’S OBJECTIONS. SHAWNA OOS SERIES EN SSR SEERA STOUR MAE eee SHOES THAT MAKE FOR Morris Bill Discussed and Criticised by Mississippi Valley Lumperman. As statedin a former issue there are certain features of the bill now before congress for the disposal of the Indian timber of Minnesota that are meeting with considerable opposition. As originally worded by the author, Con- gressman Morris, the provisions were in the main acceptable, and it was hoped that the bil) would go through without any material changes being made. While not perfectly satisfac- tory tothe lumbermen, or to the In- dians, it was so much better ‘than earring on operations longer under the Nelson act, that it was a relief to look forword to something that would ' become good citizens as long as they do away with the trouble that had arisen in the past from the “dead and down” act. . And then there was need of some action that would open for settlement the lands in the northern part of this state that have been left undeveloped because the Indians must have some place to roam. It was hoped that the red man could be put ona basis with the white. aften hay- ing been given an opportunity to work out his salvation, and that he would not for longer be a burden to the government. There is much good land in the northern part of the state that the Indian would never cultivate and that part of the state has been stulti- fled too long. The Morris bill offered relief, and'if passed at this session of congress, thousands of settlers wo ld soon be on the ground building up sections that have been held back so long. But it seems to be arule of congress that no measure shall go through as originally presented. Some one is al- .| Ways ready to tack on amendments or purpose or so load down the bill that itis killed. In this case , the main objection comes from those who ob- ject to the secrecy feature. The origi- HEALTH, COMFORT AND ECONOMY This cut illustrates but one style. We have atl the new shapes and fashionable leathers. Excellence of quality and indivinuality of shapes, combined with reasonable prices, charac- terize our stock of shoes. Any one of these considerations 1s sufficiently important in itsel{—together, they are irresistable arguments for the purchase of any shoe that combiues them. We will sell you shoes that are better than the price,— the price being no measure of therr. goodness, because we bought them outside of the regular trade channels, and bought them nents and that is what places us at the head of the class in the shoe line. ‘This applies to our shoes for children aswell as those for ladies and gentlemen. ITASCA MERCANTILE CO SE SEE aE AEE A AEE se a Ee AEE a a eae ae ae He eae ae ae ES ae ae ate ate ate ae ae ae oh ae ae eM OIE AN tide elie coves tea 7 RIOR tEtE SE RIBIOIOR EERE gn ge seat tee ARE ee eee a a ae ae ae eae se ee Re a eee ae a at ae ee ea a a eae ee et ae Re eat # CSBISISVSLSPSISVSVCE SLSVWSSWSLSWSME MSWSLSLGS % riders that either deteat the original A) 9 6 3 $ nal bill provided that the timber on 3 the Indian lands should be sold at pubic auction, but ameudments have been added that provide for sealed bid, and the prospective purchasers have entered their protes's. From any standpoint it would appear that, the greater the publicity that attends the sale of the Indian timber, the better it will be forall concerned. The objection is bassed on the fact that the results will not ke satisfuc- tory to the purchasers and that they will not bring the Indians as much for theirtimber. The bidders will not know whether they are to recieve awards for small or large tracts or whether or not their purchases will be in the same vicinity, A man might want two contiguous tracts and be willing to pay more for them if he could get both than as if only one were to be sold’ him. The reason for this is plain. He could save in puttingin the timber. Under the sealed bid method, he might be awarded one and the other would go to another pur- y chaser. Not knowing whether or not he is to get tracts that adjoin each other he’ will be forced to bid as theugh he were to get only single tracts widely separated. It has been argued that where open public sales are held, buyers will not bid for tracts when they are particu larly desired by others who have tim- ber in the vicinity; in other words that there has been and will be collu- sion. Any one who is at all familiar ith the sealed bid proposition, knows that collusion is almost inevitable. The closed bids for. coal for public buildings that have been opened by public officials during the past two or three years are ample proof of that. If there has been collusion in the bid- ding for timber at public auction, how much easier it would be for the pur- chasers to get together before the of- fering of sedled bids, and pareel out the entire amount of timber, making the bids conform to the wants of each. There are other minor features of the bill that are not entirely accepta- ble. The objections are well founded and changes could be made. Princi- pal among these are the provisions for the cleaning up ot refuse after cut- ting the timber and the removing of the logs. As the bill provides fora forester to look after the lands, this work should be left to him. If the lumberman is expected to do it he will have to allow for it in the bidding for timber. The Indians will get, more money if the purchasers of the timber are not hampered el too many re- strictions. For the good of the Indians and for the.good of the northerA part of the state of Minnesota it is time some- thing was done to open up these lands ius SS2e: ~ Steees Monae & @LhntTT MINMEAPOUR. EVER SEE A HOUSE FLY? There’ll be about umpty-steen million house flies around in a little while, and every mother’s son of them —and daughters, too—will be trying to make your house their home. for the summer. Better fool ’em with a complete set of new screens this seasun. We'll make ’em to you cheap enough so’s you can afford it. If you don’t want your screen windows and doors all made up, ready to put on, why we can sell you the wire screen, SO you can make ’em your yourself. 2S2S2S9ES6 ePletes Ww. J. & H.D. Sone. Grand Rapids, Minnesota SLSL LCELSLSLSLEVSLSLSLHSLSLSLSLSLSLUE® SLSLSSIS LOSE E Lath, Pickets and Sidewalk Materiais Mill at Mat Lalla’s Place, 1 mile east of town. We have started our new mill and will be prepared to sppply the trade with lath, pickets and sidewalk stuff at reasonable prices. ‘Fire Wood Telephone No 96 Grand Rapids Minnesota, and length, any quantity, any quality, dry or green, at right prices, delivered at any time. TaaValtar & Pam, Well, Well! Hear We Are Again! With a pull line of Windows and Doors. We have the most complete line west of Duluth. We also have a large line of Screen Doors and Windows, all sizes, all colors, and all prices. We also carry a full line of Ptasterers’ Material, such as Lime, Brick, Hair, Cement and Wall Plaster. Call on d. d. DECKER, A Leading Factor are taken care of by the government + No Joke With Jellison. The Duluth Herald had the follow- ing to savy the otherday: Anybody that thinks the candidacy of Jesse L. Jellison, of Cohasset, tor the Republi- can congressional nomination is a joke might just as well disabuse their minds of that idea, for it is very much mistaken. As an evidence of yood faith, the Cohasset statesman has de- posited with the secretary of state his certificate of candidacy, and he has accompanied it by the proper amount of money, which removes the matter very far froma joke—to Mr. Jellison. He has also been negotia- ting for the use of the Armory in Du- luth for a political speech on that popular topic, ‘‘The Issues of the Day.’ So now there is company to cheer the heretofore lonely way of J. Adam Bede, who seemed doomed to have the field all to himself in the Kighth district. Mr. Bede has not ceased to campaign, and seriously, of conrse the Jellison candidacy is not looked upon as jmportant by anybody but Mr. J. So now tliat there is hardly any possibility of there being any other candidate, and a pretty clear certainty that even if there should be any other candidate he would have to spend all his money before the pri- maries, because he would get no chance to liquidate after it, the Bede outlook is particularly rosy and pleas- ant. 3 in the success of any business enterprise is the ability to keep’ up with the times— With the object of maintaining at all times our position as caterers to public wants and needs we have recently purchased a "full line of staple articlesin furniture and shipped them in a car load lot so we can make satisfactory prices knowing the new comers from the eastern states will not be satisfied with the old prices, heretofore asked—We also bought a car load of buggies and agricultural implements of standard makes. and we cannow offer bargains that will not displease you— Come inand see what we have and our prices will do the talking. The Hill Lake Country. Edwin L. Buck of the firm of James E. Gill & Co. with offices in Minne- apolis and Hill. City, Minn., has the following to say of thé land around Hill Lake, Aitkin, county. No one can tell the story of so large aterritory in a few minutes, but when itis understood that the ‘Hill lake country,” lies only seveenty-five miles from such growing cities as Duluth and Superior and 100 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul, with their constantly growing and ever increas- ing consumption of beef, pork aud all classes of vegetables and dairy pro- ducts, such as the Hill lake lands pro- duce in such wonderful aburdance, the farmer, stock raiser and dairyman will readily see the advantages he ‘will have Over his brother.-who-has settled on the bleak prairie lands to the westward, far removed from mar-|}F kets, and where he must devote all his energies to the raising of practi- cally one crop, wheat. Another item that is attracting} j settlers to the Hill lake, region is the great quantities of fine timber for} f fuel, fencing and building material. Much of the lands .are more or less covered with fine timber of many varieties, tall and straight, which the settler finds is of great'importance in building up a home. Our sawmills ||| arerunning the greater part of the year manufacturing this timber into all kinds of building material, and|}} the owner of the timber can cut it in- to logs and turn it over to the mills to be manufactured into sdch materi- al as is desired, ata cost of $3 to $4 per thousand feet. So at this rate HENRY HUGHES & CO. Wholsale andjRetail Deale-s in General Merchandise GRAND RAPIDS COHASSET & UNDERTAKING | We have some choice bargains in Bed'room suits, i Chifforintes and dressing tables in golden oak and mahogny, A confplete line of cubboards, stdeboards, bookcaess and china closets. Geo. F. Kremer etic ata ne MINN. @ oa HOE SEE EE EEE ee i a ee ee a ee eee ae =a a eae eae eae ae ae eae ae eae aa The mill buys the wood in poles and logs cut into eight-foot lengths and pays cash for it. — Aitkin Age. Dt tt he te te te te eh ee he et ee td SAXON OATS A large consignment of saxon oats just re- ceived. A beautiful decorated dish given away with every package and the price is five cents below the market. We have all other kinds of breakfast foods also such as: Vitos, cream of wheat, Rals- ton’s breakfast food, Quaker oats, Pettijohn’s : breakfast food, Wheat grils, Nature’s break- fast food, Grape Nuts. Farina, etc. and tke finest line of staple ard fancy groceries found anywhere. Call in and see us. ~ KREMER & KRFMER To Abolish-Plagiarism. Many schools aregiving up the prac- tice of having commencement “ora- tions,” says an exchange. This is a happy sign of progress and one that will greatly relieve the public. The great objection to these performances is that the papers read. or the ora- tions delivered, are uot representative of the pupils’ powers. The subjects usually chosen are too pretentious for the young authors, and they get lost ina sea of cheap rhetoric If it is thought that the custom should be kept up. it would be much better for the pupil to read some bit of original and spontaneous writting done dur- ing’ his regular work and chosen by the teacher as representative of his powers, This would be ten times more interesting and would mean to cultiyation and other development. It has been demonstrated that. the Indiaus wil] not bring any returns nor at the Lumber Office, or 'Phone No. 9. Grand Rap ds Ainnesota more as an index of what the student | had accomplished, there is no excuse for any man not| # 2 having a good, comfortable set of : Grand Rapids Village Lots $ buildings, as well as good fences, fire-| = wood of the best “quality free for the £ pi F work of chopping it. »And_if he has a = A. M JOHN SON : surplus uf timber on his land, it must} @ = be remembered that the owner of it} $ Has some very desirable residence lots in Grand # can readily sell for cash every stick ot} € Rapids that he has placed on the market. many are # hard or soft wood he may want to dis"! # iocated in different parts of the village and include some = pose of. Itis a fact that, much of| % “ a cia i % our lands contain more than timber| # Of the handsomest sites within the corporation, Call % h er * . ° = enough to pay for the land it stands} # @t his place of business on the cornor of Second street # on, Grand Rapids has just completed - and Leland avenue. z. a large pulp and paper mill ata cost of | some $3,000,000, and this mill will : A. M. JOHNSON = afford a market for many varieties of = GRAND RAPIDS MINNESOTA. = our timber for some years so come. SenscoernsesenteuenusesnsnesenngsoensngssaseseHORnee et RECs aE ee. reo me e