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Ne: eee |e es | } , el a | if i a“ qi | ‘ } Vor XI—No. 24. THE WATER CORE. | We and yet we don’t. We know what its sensations are, and that it can be cured by two agents—drugs and heat.» If heat will answer, ic is the better, of course. Drugging pain may be temporary relief only. If heat helps at all it is also curing. HOT WATER BAGS are a potent aid in a hundred ills. Emergencies and pain will come where nothing else will awnser Can be applied any- Keep warm for hours, so well. where. We have all sizes of the best kinds at prices just as comfor- table as the bags. ltasca Mercantile - A) oe May Taking No Chances. When you buy granite orenamled ware from us. You are taking no chances because our goods are reliable and have stood the test for years. Granite or enameled ware doesn’t cost much more than tinware, but it lasts several times longer. Hence the economy of using it. Granite or enameled ware, can’t rust. Its easy ever so wuch vicer to cook with than tin dishes, to keep clean and We havea comilote line of Kettles, Sauce Pans. Baking Dishes, Dish Pans, bie Plates, Ets and our prices are pot high. On the contrary, it might suprise you fone alittle money will do in buying this superior kit- chen ware. Always Glad to Show You Anything. W. J. & H. D. Powers BIST oVeSlste3 ee ee If you must eat, ft a { ou i aiould always try to get the “., SVSVSVWSELSCVS® SVSVS®ESLSVNSS best goods in the market at the lowest. prices. You should buy {Fresh and Salt Meats, : t Fish, Game, etc., } i d The. shaveon hand the very best — at lowest prices, at the Market of Finnegan & ; co. i Snes & Co. —M. A. Millbach. of : Thos. Finnegan.— Propwietors. r = HARNESS Heavy, Light, Single and Double. Plush ard Fur ssvuves, Collars, Sweat Peds, Blankets, Ete My Goods a am of Myrrh, tre Everything kept as in a First-class Harness Shop. Sold at Minneapolis Prices. Sole Agent for Best Linimeut ou Earth for Domestic { ation papers of which were fi mit said tobe: known that. there Lis Windred avenue vacated by A Déposit of Soft Coal Said toy Hi: In the Quedenaw. Country. Coal has becn Minnesota. The velopment eompmny, the in Duluth some time wit capital stock of $109,000, h: ago, of Grand fapids and it ig” proved beyond a. doabt th oal exists mn. that vicinity, althoi oh it is not yet determined whether it 18 in paying quantities. When the Quodenaw. Dévelop- ” ment." conipany was, organi it was taken for granted by the } that it was merely another is velopment company and the ‘organ izers were not anxious to dis: Ube the minds of, the people. 4The ‘work of prospecting. has see ducted very qui2tly aud the kept secret. : The organizers are J. P, Modow, James A. Ferguson, of the Pioneer Fuel company, D. B. Smith, pf the Ohio Fuel company, C. F. Hopkins and M, M. Gasser. The ¢apital stock is $100,000, but if the»prop- erty proves to be as valuable as the this amount unay sum is owners believe, be increased to whatever necessary to properly carry @n the work of miniuvg. None of the stock has been for sale on the market and it is not likely that any will be offered. petal Publication of Meetings Held Jen, Sth cathy 1903, council was held at the office of Kre- mer & King 1n the ‘village of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on Monday the 5th day of January A. D, 1903. Present—President Guin, Trustees Decker, Rassmussen and Recorder King. Minutes. of last meeting were ead. and on motion approved. The matter of the hearing upon the |} application of Grant & Holloran ‘for license to. -sell intoxica ng liquors -coming up, uo one appearing i sition thereto and said | cobeioeren proper perso: s ualteaits st apie’ and licesse issued in accordance with the prayer of said application, *The matter of the, hearing upon) vacation of Lhe alley in plock Kearney’s First Addition te G Rapids coming up, no one appea in opposition thereto and it bi considered that no ove will be injur- was on motion ordered thy ed. The Grand Rapids Fire Depart- elected by said Fire Department for the ensuing year as follows:— Chief, H. D. Powers; First Assis- tant, George Riddell: Second — Assis- tant George’ F. Kremer; Secretary, R. W. Heideman; Treasurer, E. A. Kremer; Fire Warden, Emil Litchke. On motion the elected officers was approved. Coal has been struck at a depth of sixty-fivesfeet, It is claimed to, be a high grade of bitumimons, Samples of it have been sent to the foremost experts in the oars, |< who declare it to be of an exéellent | grade and eminently fitted for cook- | ing purposes. ‘The extent of the coal area kas not yet been determined, but it is .ood body. The location of the pit that has been sunk is’ About twenty miles from Grand Rapids. Until. the property has “been thoroughly explored nothing definite as to the amount of coal in sight can be learned. All that is definite- ly known is that a high grade of bituminous coal has been found. One of the genUcmen who is in- terested in the company said that 1f the remainder of the bed is further from the surface that. which has been found, the mine mivht be stripped, making an open mine. “If the coal is in paying quanti-| pico. Botts & tam % tics,” he said, ‘*we have something that 1s better than an iron mine,or| giscontinued for this season even a gold m.ne.” There have been several announce- ments of discoveries, of eval in Minnesota, but the geological maps it 1s one of the few states of the Union on which there are not the little red marks ind cating its presence. It has always been the dream of the well-wishers of Duluth to have coal discovered in this state, for its future as a manufacturing center would be on official certain, There is not a vacant house in tke village, and this fact was most! unpleasantly brought to knowledge of the tenants of the McAlpine building after the fire last Frday. Mr. Gole’s family were forced to move back into the kitchen of the partially they will get along untikthe b. ild Otto Lanfrance | yesterday secured the building burned Building, where ing is. repaired. on W. B, Holman Monday. and Stram has secured the two rooms over Metz- ger’s meat market, just vacated by A. Garris, no| A. HL. Sa that | trasca c Several claims were on motion allowed- as charged and warrants tor the several amounts ordered drawn on Uhe'treasury as follows:— Lyman Seumans, 5 days service see hose at $2.25 ..... Nels Charaey, 2 Willitm Martin, 1" | ne cv. E.Hason, 1” * # “225 Fred Yancey, #1" 3 is! J. S-Decker, lumber... Itasca Paper Co.. Repairs to we W.S. Booth & Son, Blanks...... Engineer & Steam Supplies for mater works, Tho Muns tion blanks... rd ©.W Forest, hualing 2 cars coal and drayage.... sean ae goby saees: se 8350 W.J & He D. Powors, hardware 500 C.E, Seelye, Scords of wood for vil+ PRG Ralls: caveat. sa cay ers stn 10 CO oo Pion 20135 B. A, King. postag - ng Water mitin 22 70 in justice cour’ 112 a lines und extentions....... 352 02 boarding village pris- ou 24 50 oners into Jail Ss 26 00 John Puller % days iabor on water main ing nianure On motion the office aid Cn motion the council udj.urned. B.a. ING Recorder Village Hall, Grand Rapids, Minn., January 22nd, Is A special mee ¢ of tne Village Council was held at the village hall in Grand Rapids, Minwesota ou Jan- uary 22nd, 1903, Preseut: President Gunn, Trustees O'Connell, Rassmussen, Decker and Recorder King. ‘The following ordinance was pre- sented by ‘Trustee Decker, being ORDINANUE NO, 33, An Ordinance concerniy tue Electric Light System of the Vili [ Grand Rapids, Minne-ote be Office of Super Electric Light and Waterwor estalilishing Kules and Reguiat ters for the Use of Electric? Lights by Consumers, providing Penatties for the Vielation ‘Phercof, and Pre- scribing How Buildings of Consum ers Suall be Wired and Connected. Tre Village Councilor the Villiage of Grand Rapids, Minveseta, do oi- {datu dis forlows: SEecrion 1. —There is hereby cre: ib. ed t ice Of Stiperintendent | Biect Light and Waterworks the Village of Graud Rapids, Minne- ola. 1 Elegine Laghtand Waterworks shall be appointed by the Village Coun ab the first meeting heid afier the p geand publication of this Ordi- nance, and annually thereafter ab the Home Bottied Beer. John Costello finds that his home bottled Minneapolis beer is meeting | with geat favor among his patrons. Repairing done Promplty and Neatly. . tail casee. 4 EMIL LITCHKE, GRAND RAPIDS sf all Cases. He is enabled to sell it_ at $2 40. per ' ease and the demand for at is canstant- 1; growing Order a case sent to | your home. \ first regular meeting of the Village Council after the annual eiection of each y Faery term of be one . appoi sted ud qualitied; Ne ifatany Ume such superintendent proves) to be incompeten ishouest or tusutt- y be removed by nd said Village (vvneiuued ou Page bigut) ed by the vacation of. said ailey, it! the, petition of L. F. Knox for the |f tion be grauted aud said-alley vacat--|} ment presented a report of the offlcers:| § aka COTES ak, am | 1 SLe%s2e> : You can find, if you will kindly ask to see, the most com- plete line of Dry Goods that can, be shown ip. sara city. Our new line of: Ladies’ ‘Street, and Dress aré of thé finest in Colors and Styles you have seen this year. In Blacks and alt. $10.00. of Grey, panes from $2.00 to $1 0. : 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 give us a call whether you buy. or no HENRY HUGHES & C0. ; “FURNITURE an i ant UNDERTAKING. ‘| Carpets, Draperies, Curtains,.. | Shades, Wall Paper, 1 GRAND RAPIDS, - - - MINN. ler SS 55 S55 S55 S55 3 SS SS SS SS SS SSS SE SS am ae ATE SE Da RE A ae EE RE Grand Rapids Village Lots A. M. JOHNSON Has some very desirable residence lots in. Grand Rapids that he has placed ‘on the market. many are located in different parts of the village and inclitde some of the handsomest sites within the corporation, Call at his place of business on the cornorof Second strcet and Leland avenue. A. M. JOHNSON . GRAND RAPIDS MINNESOTA. IE SE se HEA oe me ea Ee AE eS a aE HE OSS oe ES EOS RAE Ee AEE A oe ag ae aa aa a a SEALIFE REE ee Eee EE ae me me ae ee EE SARA RE Se ee IE eee gE HEE Eh FUBSOTVS 6° SEES STBOVF8 i SEVSBSEITEBTVOSEM % For High Grade Goods At Lowest Prices. pes Setslext Nakomis Canned Goods, Kennedy's Cr Cider Vinegar. Ueinz Pi ry Viney Faust Blend Coffee, Korn K and Cakes, Heinz Preauum SEecTION 2.—A Superintendent off a Fels Napt p, Heinz Ba ou’s) Break Food, Nakomis nke’s Faust Tae All Kinds of Bresh We guarantee our goods tobe the ban on The market. *Phone 24. A. H. KRFMER The Grocers. Grand Rapids seeewees see & Bi Minnesota 0 TO —| WOOW__eeneeeeee Ps