Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 15, 1902, Page 1

f } } Vou XI—No. 15. =— Granp Rapips, ITrasca Coun! 4 Gough Truth _ Ifyou get the wrong cough remedy and it fails, you lose time, render the cough harder to cure, and are out your money. There are a good many cough remedies, but it is easy to avoid them. Come here and get our “Compound Cough Cure,” a remedy thdt we have made ourselves for years, and you will be sure of an effective, scientific prepar- ation, one that is endorsed by dozens of people in this locality, and one that costs you nothing if it ever fails. Price 25 and 50 cents. ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. Strictly in it, aud:-in to stay, with the finest and largest assortment of Cable and Pocket Cntlery shown .f Grand Rapids. Compare price for priee—compare quality for quality and you'll soon see the reason for buying here, Anything and everything in this line—Knives and Forks, Carving Sets,, Spoons, Razors, Pocket Knives, Etc. Things bought in this line are supposed to last a long time, That's the kind we carry—the only king: W. J. & H. D. Powers 1 have the goods that will please you, styles that are superb, and that’s all] need announce suits worn in Grand ---the hundreds of Rapids to-day attest to my skill as a ‘Fitter of Man.” Call and see Johnson, The Tailor, Whose Prices are Always Right. ee ani Double. ‘ Plush and Fur Robes, Collars, Sweat Pads, Blank ets, Etc Everything kept as in a First-class Harness Shop. “My Goods are Sold at Minneapolis Prices. Sole Agent for Balsam uf Myrrh, the ° Best Liniment on Earth for Domestic Animals. - Repairing done Promplty and Neatly. - EMIL LITCHKE, GRAND RAPIDS faction G Saal *Gasas.< enters ANOTHER OPTION ON ARCTURUS Standard Mining Co. Secures Control This Property. The Standard Mining compa ; has been organized to take an oj tion for a lease ofthe Arctarah mine, on the Western Mesaba, say® yesterday’s Duluth News-Tribung, and it is expected that official ag nouncement of the option will be made in two or three days. The mining company and the fee own- ers of the Arcturus haye come to a complete understanding that the papers will be signed within a day or two. Former options on the Arcturus have been on the basis of purchase of the property, but the Standard Mining company’s option provides for taking it on a royalty basis. The royalty is reported to be 35 centsa ton on an annual minimum output of merchantable ore. D. H. Freeman of St. Cloud, one of the fee owners, said several mont ago that he and his associates wou! prefer in future negotiations loo ing to the development of the pro} erty to negotiate on a royalty basi The Standard Mining company of which W. A. Barrows, Jr., Duluth, is president, is controll by W: P. Snyder & Co., of Pit burg. The interests with whi W. P. Snyder and Ilenry W. Olivet are identified have been very active in acquiring new ore properties om | the Mesaba range, has revently heen described in the News Tribu The Standard Mining compat is not taking the entire Arcturu The option, however, covers et; forties, or 320 acres. The coi vany is to be explored with b churn and diamond drills, and t outtt which has been at work the Ilolman has been moved over to explore the Arcturus, ‘Lhe Arcturus has been optione¥, several times, and nobody Kas thus far closed for it. Iron ore of very high grade is found there, and the only fault is that it ie mixed with sand, Cliarles Purden and the Eaton Bros., have demonstrated that the ore can be washed free of the sand, and further than that, it is possible that a large body of ore containing less sand may be found. They negotiated the lease for the option which is being made, DEER SEASON IS NOW OPEN. Legal Killing of the Noble Buck and Timid Doe Began Monday. The deer seasou opened last Mon- day and. it is safe to say that there were more hunters in Itasca county Monday thau on any previous* first day of the open season for deer. . Not less than one hundred men bave goae to the various shooting grounds sin¢e last Saturday noon. Many went Saturday in order to arrive at their proposed camping place and get settled in time to begin hunting Monday morning. It is also probable that not a few hunters got into the woods and after the deer before the season opened. It was.eyer that way and probably always will be. lt would take a couple of hundred deputy wardens tu prevent the illegal killing of game. It is to the credit. of most sportsmen that they as a rule observe the laws. $ Moose are said to be quite plentiful yet, owing to the stringenvy of the game laws, and the fact that it was illegal to kill them at any time fora period of five years recently, but many of theny are peing slaughtered in season and out. Deer hunting has become rositiyely dangerous in the northern woods on account of the tendency of hunter to shoot in the direction of eyery* bush that may make its Appeurange. Itasva county has served notice on hunters that if they. kill anybody by mistake they will be held respousi- ble, and the old system of allowing them to go scct free under a finding of accidental death is no longer in vogue. The Famous Alpina Concert com- pany will be at the Village hall to- night. $ Cos I “has ‘| less habit of improvidence very hard ; Minn., Sarurpay, NoveMBeR 15, 902. The Peripatetic Lumberjack. The loggers of the white pine ‘woods are again brought tace to face with the labor problem. They are confronted with this every year, and every yeur, of late, it has become more complex ani perplexing. It always given them enough trouble, buf since the enactment of the McCarthy law Minnesota loggers have had ‘more difficulty than ever, Working out a profit for themselves in the camps. ‘That law which made -a desire to quit work on the part of the lumberman, a sight draft for the amount coming to him, bas caused the loggers more grief than anything else that has happened for years. It has accomplished this without hav- ing proven a beon to the men it was; intended to benefit. While it is not true that all of the mea in the woods are of the class who never lay aside anything for a “rainy day,” it is true that a very large proportion of the camp labor looks ho farther ahead than the chance to spend the earnings of a season at the nearest dram shop. Thanks to the good_women whu haye interested. themselves in the better- ment of conditions in the camps, much of. this spirit has given way to characteristics ofa very different hature. Yet the charaéter of the work, and the associations accom- panying it, tend in the other direction and have neutralized much of the work that has. been done to combat it. Many of the logging contractors have vigorously opposed the location of .suloons in proximity to their camps, but their best endeavors have only resulted in having them move a little farther away where they are easily accessible to the bibulously in- clined. i But liquor 1s not the only thing the Joggers have to fight.. The nature_of the work, giving the men but temporary homes at the best, js such as to cultivate a‘taste for wandering and unrest: Added to this is a care- to overcome, ‘One remark, heard by the writer, iNustrates why it is diffi- to keep the men at work steadily. epty to the question as to: whether ‘he had change for a ten-dollar Dill,, the woodsman said: ‘‘No. If I had I wouldn’t be working.” dollars is a fortune, and with it comes the desire to get rid of it. Conditions during the fast few years have been very favorable for the lumberjack, The great demand for lumber has induced the manu- facturers to put in every log possible. i The great demand for labor for all i] kinds of work has made 1t scarce in all lines. The work of the woods- man js none too attractive at the best, and it can hardly be expected that the best class of laborers will be attracted by it when other employ- ment is to be had. “Those who do go into the camps know that their services are in great demand, and this «Knowledge makes them inde- péndent even to arrogance. The present law that makes it possible for them to demand and get their pay at any time they chose: to quit, and the knowledge that they can go to’work again for the next contractor on, the line when they desire, have contributed to the financial-loss or ruin of many a logger. The most satisfactory results are secured by the loggers who can in- duce men of families to go into the camps during the winter. Many of the manufacturers, who do their own logging, secure this class of men for their mills, and, in the winter, when the mills are closed down, transfer them to tbe.camps. This gives the men steady employment. the year round and increases their interest in the welfare of their employers. other class:does not appreciate kind- ness and good treatment. Be the fare of the camp ever so good—and the average camp fare of today is in- finitely. better than formerly—the average woodsman rover will take umbrage at a trifle and go to the next camp, only to repeat the pro- gram. , No sufficient remedy for the tramp woodsman nuisance has .been offered, and itis not likely that any will be. High wages and good camp fare do not solve the queStion. Some con- tractors offer,a bouus to those who -will stay the season through. This works with some, but with the rover the matter of a few dollars more or less, is no inducement to steady and consistent work. Of recént years the difficulty has been overcome to some extent by the use of mechanical con- trivances for doing the work that demanded many hands. This has mitigated the evil, but bas not eradicated it. Probably it will never entirely disappear until the woods themselves have been wiped off the country. Then the solntion will up 8 the next employers of : if labor. formetly this class 0! A few|| The}! Hughes & Co You can find, if you will kindly . ask to see, the most com- plete line of Dry Goods that can be shown in this city. Our new line of Ladies’ Street : and Dress are of the finest in Colors and Styles you have seen this year. In Blacks and all shades of Grey. Prices from $2.00 to $10.00. Our line of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Jackets are of the same idea. The latest in Color and Style that can be shown. And at prices that are right. It’s a pleasure for us to show our goods, for everything: is new, up-to-date and clean. Kindly ie us a-call whether you buy or | not, Se SS SSS SS Geo. F. Kremer FURNITURE and JNDERTAKING. Carpets, Draperies, Curtains, Shades, Wall Paper, | Pictursesand Picture Framing a Speciality THE FURNITURE STORE, LENT BLOCK GRAND RAPIDS, - ama? SSeS SSeS S55 Well, Well! “Here We Are Again! With a ruil 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, suchas Lime, Brick, Hair, Cement and Wall Plaster. Call on J. J. DECKER, at. the Lumber Office, or 'Phone No. 9. GO TO KREMER’S Nakomis Canned Goods, Kennedy's Crackers’ and Cakes, Heinz Cider Vinegar, Heinz Pickling Vinegar, Swift’s Premium Hams, « Faust Blend Coffee, Korn Krisp, Clarissa Creamery Butter, Jap Rose Soap, Fels Naptha Soap, Heinz Baked Beans, Hiawatha Pure Bpless. Ralston'’s Breakfast Food, Nakomis Yeast, Blanke's Ceylon Tea, Blanke’s Faust Tea,+All Kinds of Fresh Fruits. . We guarantee our goods to be the best on the market. *Phone 24. KREMER & KRFMER The Grocers. . : Grand Rapids » : ‘ .