Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 27, 1902, Page 1

Vou XIL—No. 21. It is folly to delay purchases too long; to wait until assc Christmas Fo | fyeee Ceci cae there are plenty to choose from ‘results in satisfac- tion to everybody concerned. ‘This is the week to buy. Every day will count- -every day articles will be leaving the store that waquld have suited you. Our goods will go rapidly, because we havo put Attract- ive prices on them. Albums, Books, Toilet Sets, Fancy Novelties, Perfumes, Handkerchiefs, Toilet Articles, . Fancy Crockery, Pocket Books, Statidnery, Cameras, Guns, Rods, Reels, Dress Goods, Fuvs, Skirts, Jacke i | oe Itasca‘Mercantile Company. figured this ‘to buy Chri descriptions, such as | ates, sleds, tool chests, pocket knives, air rifles, nickle plated tea and coffee pots, silver plated knives and forks, carving sets, scissors, razor: If you have made up your mi what you are going to buy, come in and look at what we have. Come anyway. You may see something you want. We'll be pleased to show you cur goods. W. J. & H. D. Powers SeA* SSSSeMSVSSOSsS ee ee e If you must e2¢, ; — G you should always try to get the % best goods in the market at the 3 lowest prices. You should buy 9 Fresh and Salt Meats, % Fish, Game, etc., % al the Market of Finnegan & Ce. Vhey always have on hand & the very best — at lowest prices. % 7) Finnegan & Co. ; Thos. Finnegan.. Proprietors: —M. A. Millbach. § a SSSLSIESAMES HARNESS Heavy, Light, Single and Double. Plush and Fur Robes, Collars, Sweat Pads, Blankets, Ete Everything kept as in a First-class Harness Shop. My Goods are Sold at Minneapolis Prices. Sole-Agent for Balsam of*Myrrh, the Best Liniment ov Earth for Domestic Animals. Repairing done Promplty and Neatly. fail Gaon ee! EMIL LITCHKE, GRAND RARIDS y j | ald-Reyiew office and residevee ‘ | department. | four y Bf ‘Twice within three ‘weeks thé H ouly eseaped total destruc! jontby through the prompt and. teroie war of the Grpnd Rapids tire departm Wednesday wnight about 12 o’clo fire ‘was discovered. in the second story of the small building just nol of the Herald- Réeyiew office, owned by: Mrs. M. Guitar. An alarm was torn ed\in and the volunteer boys respond=— ed with a promptness that would do credit. to any metropolitan depart- ment in the country. Two streams were soon eurned on and although tbe ffre had a good start it was soon subdued. By active and well direct- ed effyrts the Herald-Review office escaped without damage, although the buruing building is less thana foot distance from it. The damage doue to Mrs. Guitar’s property will probebly foot up to three hundred dollars, with two hundred insurance. ‘Lhe people of Grand Rapids certainly has reason to feel proud of their fire Greater attention 1ould be given by the villoge au- thoritiesto keeping the apparatus in proper condition and greatei encour- agement should be given to those who protect the property of the village. 2 i Only Three Changes - Hoolthan and iM be--the “ta, begin“of- from next Puesdi hein COUT Ee commissioner Henuessey will be found at the old stand ready to call all bets iv the plumbing line. Depu- ty Sheriff Kearney bas not decided on what he will do afier the first of the year, but says le is prepared to.ac- cept the first desirable offer that may be «made. Mat Spang hos accepted the position of first deputy under Sheriff-elect. Hooliban. SUSTAINS LAND OFFICE No ‘Giounds for Contest in Case of Kelly Against Jellison Notice was recciyed Tuesday, from the department of the inte Washington, sustaining the decision of Ube local land office in declaring no grounds. for contest in the case of William Kelly against Byron D, Jelli- son, involving homestead rights of land in Itasca county. When the case ‘was tried in Du- juth a year ago, Jesse L, Jellison, who earned the sobriquet of ‘eruis- ing Congressional Candidate from Cohasset” during the last campaign for rep,csentative to congress from the eigth district, appeared as at- torney for the defendant, his son. During the trial which followed Kelly's appeal from the ruling of the local commissioner, the ‘successful attorney Was busied with matters pertaining” toan approaching elec- tion, so C. ©. McCarthy, of Grand Rapids, represented. Byron D. Jelli- }son, who was found tobe the legal holder of the homestead. The land for which the contest was | registered July 26, 1900, under home- j}stead entry No. 12613. It is deserib- ed »s the south half of the southwest }quarter and the south half of the southeast quarter of section 35-63-25. | Attorney Jellison stated that it was ‘in an almost inaccessible part of the | forest, with no abundance of large ; timber which so often influences the | good faith of the claimant. | Kelly first emade aflidavit on Oct. 111, 1901, against the’ good faith of Jellison, who was charged in it with | being absent from the homestead a | period of six months at one time, without usual reasons to excuse his absence. The case was first tried in Itasca _county, then brought here, where a decision ~of no contest was made on the ground that Jellison bad per: formed bis part if the homesvead cortract by planeipg a erop, cleasing ae per and building a house on Ans Kor almost a year the matter was dropped, and then Kelly made appeal grom the decision, case to the de- partiwent in Washingtou, 99° * | ECTIVE PAGE Minn., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, (902. | Holding Up the Timber and Stone Claims. _ The government has recently taken teps to hold up all the entries in alifurnia, Oregon and Washington, nade under what is known as the ber and stone act. The reason signed for this action is that these laims are being taken up wholesale agents of capitalists who desire to fet the timber on the claims, and hat those who make the entries have no interest whatever aod are not bona fide settlers. The evidence that his is the process comes from the ct that at some of the local land ftices carloads of eutrymen arrived imultaneously and made timber and stone claim entries, the circumstances indicating Uhat the cash requjred to; exploit the entries originates from some other source. ‘The cost of an entry of 16 acres, with the incidental commissions, is $415, and as many as five wembers of one family, according to. the official reports, who never had $2,07@in theic lives, have walked into w land office and paid the price. - It is undoubtedly true that this has sbeen a frequent practice, and that large amouuts of timber have been secured by large operators by this means. 1t is a'so true that it is in violation of the intent of the act. ‘Whether or not, however, the govern- ment is fully justified in taking steps ‘Av stop the practice is a question. Most, if not all, of these claims are rt “| located in the timber country of the three states named. ‘They are cov- ered. with timber that must be re- thoved to make it of value to settlers for agricultural purposes. So long as roductive: Individual settlers can ‘ot cut the timber and manufacture yt to advantage. In the natural ing” course of events it must come in large quantities into the hands of men who are able to manufacture it, These claims, covered as they are with timber, are only attractive to Settlers by reason of the fact that ey can sell the timber. If it is the ire of the government. that the untry Shall be settled for agricult- al purposes, the results will be ich the same whether the timber is qld by bona ‘tide settlers or by men 0 are practically agents of those who desire the timber for manufatur- | f ing purposes.—The Lumbermau, Gene Into Itasca County. reported this fall, and it is said'that the movement over the line of the Minnesota & International railway, which ruos north from Bemidji, in Beltrami county, bas taxed its facili- ties to the utmost during the past three wonths. 1 Both. passenger and freight traffic bus been very heavy. |portheastward from the latter point, has compelled the taking into that country of more than 5,000 men, large numbers of horses, heavy logging equipments and camp supplies of all sorts and descriptions, much beyond the anticipations of the management of the road. Starting ina year ago with a freight train and an accommodation passen- ger coach from Bemidji to Blackduck, the Minnesota & International has for the past two months been running twenty cars, with an accommodation passenger coach, and also a daily passenger train of five coaches. Each train leaves Bemidji under what might seem to be the auspives of some excursion association, ‘The Great Northern now runs a day and night train through Bemidji be- each train dropoff at Bemidji from fifty. to one hundred_ passengers des- tined for northern Itasca county, a territory which has bees much mis- understood and underestimated, ac- cording to the stories of returned homesteaders. Their universal story is that after crossing what is known as the “ Big Swamp,’’a few miles beyond Bridgie, in Itasea county, the country is rich in agricultural lands and forest re- sources, and that where timber cruis- ‘ers, operating for the lumber com- panies, and the railroad engineers as well, have reported bottomless swamps and muskeags there are inerely swamps with a couple of feet | of, black muck upvn the surface, un- derlaid with clay. They say that the whole Gvuntry ts of such a character that it cin be easily brought under cultivation. This rush into northern Itasca county is simply an indication of what is going on in northern Min- -nesota wherever there is an opening for settlers. Few people realize what réat strides have been made during he past year in settling up the coun- try that is immediately tributary to Duluth, a large propertion of which was but a few years ago an absolute | wilderness. —Du uth Eveuing Herald. ughes Ut You can find, if abe will kindly « ask to see, the most com- plete line of Dry Goods that can be shown in this city. Large Namber of Immigrants Have | [if A large amount of immigration |j into northern Itasca county has been | fi] The logging | operations ulong the line in the vicin- } ity of Tenstrike and Blackduck, andj] adaily freight train of from ten to|f 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. Kindl give us a call whether you buy or not. HENRY HUGHES & CO, Geo. F. Kremer FURNITURE ond UNDERTAKING. Carpets, Draperies, Curtains, Shades, Wall Paper, Picturses and Picture Framing a Speciality THE FURNITURE STORE, LENT BLOCK GRAND RAPIDS, - - - MINN. Well, Well! Here We Are Again! With a pull line of Windows and Doors. We have the most complete-line west of Duluth. We alswhave: a large line of Screen Doors and Windows, all sixes, all colors, and all prices. We also carry a ull Ling of Ptasterers’ Material, such as Lime, Brick, Hate, Call on ~ Cement and Wall Plaster. <tween Duluth and Grand Forks, and | d. Jd. DECKER, at the Lumber Office, or 'Phone No. 9. & 11 PACU RECECRERESISEREEE CEES OO A GO TO KREMER’ For High Graadiliéeds At Lowest Prices, 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 Spices, 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 i , —