Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 26, 1903, Page 1

cee Vo. XII.—No. 8 Grand Ra GRAND tatiok Irasca County, Misn., SaturpAy, SEPTEMBER 26, 1903. pids 2 IT’S ON! The Contest of the Black Cat Publicity Club _ Closes tonight at 9:30 o’clock. Ail lists competing for the prizes must be handed in not later than 9:30 Saturday night. Every boy and girl in.Grand Rapids who wears stockings is interested in this contest aud stands a chance of winning one of the ten prizes. wear longer, need less mending and hold their color better tnan any others. should try them, Black Cat stockings You THE BLACK CAT WEEK is always an enthusiastic occasion at this store, and has been no exception this year, bringing plenty of purchasers for the best stockirgs made for boys and Black Cat girls. Stocking's have the quality of wearing longer, wearing bet- ter, keeping their color under all circumstances and costing less than the kinds that disappoint. Black Cat Brand Chicago-Rockford Hosiery: Company Kenosha, Wis. is still an opportunity. If you have not seen the display for this year, there Itasca Mercantile Co. HAVEN’T YOU HAD ENOUGH? to get along with cheap. you puttin whether in you want the best. The le tinware costs but little makes it by far the most Aren't you about ready to quit b worthless, unreiinble tinware No matte: the kitchen or as a protection against penson is plain. if you'll stop aud think. more thin the other kinds and its ve! ‘Good tinware {s our specialty. eecnomical. W.d.& 4H. D. POWERS, SMES AE EOE ADE ee He EE errrrrr ange ones aes ease ee ee a Donanvuet & Fucina. EA ee a eae ae ae Ee Fine Tailoring. Second Street, Grand Rapids, Minn. SHSCSSKMHH AH SoRSEHHKHHEEEHEs AN se SHH: EE EE A ea ae a a EE A A AE A a a AE ee ae ae ee a a ae ee ae a ee ee a ae ae ae ae a ae ae he a a a a SSDS Ups Sy Oe Hotel Gladstone A. E. WILDER, Prop. OE alla) SAT Qj FIRST-CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT. aac Sample Room and Livery in Connection. FOTO “Special Attention Given to Transtent T; rade. senza aa Lumbermen. SDS DSK ST Case eke Pa) 6 FAIR NEXT TUESDAY With Favorable Weather the 1908 Fair made the protest. Will Be a Decided Success. LOOKS FOR BIG ATTENDANCE | Secretay Graffam Predicts That the Exhibits and Attendance Will Be Lar- ger Than in Any Former Year— Premium Lists Are Circulated. There is reason to believe that the Itasca County Agricultural associa- tion will have the pleasure of record- ing the 1903 fair a greater suscess than ever before—and the fair has always been a decided success, even when the weather has attempted to interfere. The fair which will be held here next Tuesday and Wednes- day will be the twelfth annual exhi- bition held by the association since its organization a dozen years ago. Abt that time it required uo small ef- fort to get upa creditable showing of agricultural products in any great variety owing to the scarcity of farm- ers, but the shows were always good because those who had the matter in hand did not make use of the word failure in their vocabulaiy. Starting as they did without funds it was nec- essary to rely upon the liberal con- tributions of our few business men, for the means with which to pay premiums. Every premium awarded during the past twelve years has been promptly paid, if presented to the officers fur payment. This fact speaks well indeed for the different sets of officers who have been selected to direct tae affairs of the association from year to year. That the affairs of the association--have been man- aged. economically and- with good business judgment is attested by the present condition of the treasury. The state exhibits at the two last fairs cost consideazble money which had to be secured “by subscription. Notwithstanding the heavy expense thus incurred the association has about $600 now on hand. The premium list has been revised |. ITASCA COUNTY SUSTAINED. The Attempt to Discredit Itasca’s Exhibit at the State Fair Falls Flat at the Hearinz. “In reply to the Herald-Review’s comments on the dirty and dishon- orable methods employed by C. N. Howe of Aitkin to cast discredit upon the ltasca exhibit at the state fair, the Aitkin Republican comes to the defense of the map Howe and prints hearly a column article in which that paper has the audacity to claim that Howe was justitied in his contention that part of the Itasca show was pilfered from the shipment made to the fair by Aitkin county.. ‘The editor of the Republican attempts to shirk the responsibility of the article by signing Howe’s name thereto. It is the editor’s work, nevertheless. Old “Blackhawk” Howe, as he is known, is not in the editing business. When he has scrawled his own name he has about reached the limit as an author. Hence, we will not address our re- marks to him. The Republican says that the Itasca exhibit was thrown out and denied the right to compete with other counties. In this the Republican has been misinformed or élse it deliberately lies, as ‘Old Black- hawk” did in the firstinstance. J. ‘R. Donohue, former county attoruey of Itasca county, now of St. Paul, who aided in the unpacking of the shipments fromGrand Rapids and in the arrangement of the display at the state fair, offered to wager $100 to $5 that every statemnet and claim made by Howe relative to the articles in. the Itasca exhibit said to have been secured from any source other than Itasca county, were false, and Mr. Donohue agreed to assue the burden of proof. This proposition Howe re- fused ts accept. When a hearing was had Mr. Howe was present. but he had no eyidence to produce, and as a resuJt Itasca county was found to be regular in every porticular and the full amount of her reward was allow- ed by the judges. The Republican says it was not Howe, but Houston county that made the protest against Itasca. This is another falsehood. It was Howe, and Howe alone, who And it was Howe, and How alone, whu was.conclusively _| proven to-be a falsifier and slanderer f his neighbor, The Republican falso claims that certain grasses and corn fodder in the Itasca exhibit were labeled with shipping tags on which were printed “T. BR. Fuley & Co.” ‘This is another falsehood. No such tags were found in the Itasca exhibit, and that claim has not been made outside the Republican sanctum. The Aitkin Age—old enough to know better—also attemptss to bolster up the charges made by Howe against this county, evidently taking Howe’s statement of the case. The Herald-Review would not have taken notice of the asinine perform- ances of the Aitkin county representa- tive at the state fair, hut for the fact that the advertising given the inci- dent by outside papers had a tendency to cast reflections upon this whole section of the state. Neither Itasca nor Aitkin counties need to appro- priate the products of any other coun- ty of the state to make a. creditable showing of Agricultural and _horti- cultural products. The Republican, however, was careful not to quote that-part of the Herald-Reviewarticle which referred to the absurdity of Howe s claim and to the damage such advertising would necessarily - do Northeastern Minnesota. It pre- ferred to discuss the matter from a personal standpoint rather than from the broader view taken by this paper. Both the Republican.and Age should make amends by giving publicity to the fact that Itasca county was not denied the right to compete and that she was awarded tenth prize, and that the total number of points awarded by the judges, were: Aitkin 916; Itasca-892 and that the difference in the prize money won by the two counties was only about ten dollars in favor Aitkin. PROJECT LOOKS FAVORABLE. Meeting of Citizens Held Last Monday Eveving to Consider B, and L. Organization. In response to the call published last week in the Herald-Reyiew for a and where changes were made the | meeting of citizens at the court awards have been increased. Sec- retary Graffam has circulated them throughout the county and there will also be a supply on hand at the fair. The merchants of Grand Rapids have been liberal in giving special premiunis and every prize offered Is well worth competing for. If the weather happens to be favor- able the 1903 fair should be liberally patronized and the show should be especially large. house who are interested in the for- mation of a building and loan associ- ation, there was quite a representa- tive gathering present. All who signed the original call and signed fora number of shareS in the event of the organization being completed, were not present, but it was quite evident that the interest shown is sufficient to make the undertaking a realization in a short time. Mr. A. C. Bossard explained at some length | | the workings and benefits of a lecal b DOLLARS A YEAR. { building and toa! association of which he was a member for many years ip Kaukana, Wis. It has been in oper- ation for abuut fifteen years and bas been of great beenefit to the com- munity, As an investment it proved eminently satisfactory to those who simply bought stock, and to those in moderate circumstances who de- sired to make loans for the purpose of building homes the local association was of incalculable benefit. . Any man in morderate circumstances who is able tosecure title to a lot may secure sufficient money at a low rate of interest to build himself a home. The payments required to be made monthly are no greater than paying rent for similar living accommoda. tions. These benetits were dwelt upon by Mr. Bossard at some length. The committee appointed last week to solicit membership and to ascer- tain the sentiment of the pulic, were continued to further their efforts in that direction and also to draft a} constitution and by-laws to submit at a meeting to be held next Monaay | evening at the court house. At the meeting next Monday even- ing the organization will no doubt adopt bylaws and elect officers, after which the association will be organ- ized under the laws of the state. GRAND RAPIDS WINS. In the Foot Ball Game Between the Two; Rapids We Win. The Herald-Review regrets that space will not permit a complete re- port of the excellent game of foot ball which was played between Grand Rapids and Park Rapids last Sunday afternoon. It was the first game ever played on the local grounds, and from start to finish it was exciting and wel] played. The Herald-Review is not an expert on the game, but those who understand it in a technical sense pronounce it to have been the “best ever.”? At the end of the game the score stood5 to 0 in favor of Grand Rapids. This victory will doubtless be foliowed bya series of games if the boys are able to tind contestants, THE KING LUMBERR CO. —s William and F. E. King Take Charge of the Lumber Business. As will be noticed by a business an- nouncementin this issue of the Her- ald-Review, the lumber business for- merly conducted by J. J. Decker, bas passed into the hands and manage- ment of William and F. E. King, re- cently of Wadena. The King Lumber Conipany tock formal possession last Monday. These enterprising busi- ness men will immediately make some very substantial improvements on the planning mill by the addition of considerable machinery and en- larging the sheds. ‘The large shed is now being moved fcrward to the street line and will be extended in size toa total of 210 feet in length. The plaining mill will be enlarged to 40x60 feet, two stories high. The ‘second story will be used asa car- penter ‘shop, where all kinds of job work will be done. The Messrs King have boughtout the lime, brick and cement business of Geo. F. Kremer, and will hereafter handle those lines. No Cause for Alarm, The action taken by the village board of health in closing Central school for a few days is generally com- mended, although uo alarm is felt in the community with regard to the spread of diphtheria. Five cases were reported from the school, and after a joint conference between the health board and the village council it was decided wo close the schools until «cultures could be taken from the throats of teachers and pupils and submit the same to the labratory of the state university. Dr. L, B. Wilson of the state board of health arriyed from St. Paul Thursday. The school was reconvened yesterday morning and cultures taken from the throats of about 150 pupils. Reports will be made on these some time next week, after which the school work will continue. Dr. Wilson made: ex- aminations of the cases’ quarantined in the village and pronounced each one to be diptheria. He says there is little danger where anti-toxine is- administered early. (Successors: to Promptly | Building Material : Delivered. & Grand Rapids, Somnasscose’ ie Re King Lumber Co. J. J. Decker.) a Miunesota. THIRTY BRANDS OF he RE REE Re a MED at ae smoker can be pleased. El Modelo. lie Duke ef Parm be El Firma lbe La Verdad 10¢ La Eminencia 10e Seal of Minnesota. 10¢ Duke of Parma 10e 10¢ 10 10¢ f 10¢ E] Modelo. 10¢ Aquilas .. - 10¢ Chancellor ..- - 10¢ La Flor De Telier.. <...... 10¢ | SoseeeeeeecsaneteeeooenER RE AGE eR ae ae ae a ae ae ae a ae aE DEFECTIVE PAGE EE A a a a ee ae ea a ee ae a me eae ae ae ee ae ae ae ae eae ae ae a ee ee ee ee C.R. BELL, The Confectioner. C. R. BELL. EERSTE PERRET SSS SES ERHE CHSHEH SHE H ERSTE SEED BER: eee THE FINEST CIGARS From the following thirty brands of famous cigars the most fastidious This is the line carried by General Arthur... ‘Yom Movre.... La Tendenci Havanna Gem: ®ooth’s Pokegam: El Firma.... Portuondy 05e Royal Blues. 05e S. O. W. C. O. Ode Lord Dunraven. Tom C. Platt. 05e Henry Georg dc . Sight Draft. 05e Yellow King.. 5c Confectioner and Tobacconist. _ J ° ES A Ae A a a ae Ra a ae a ae a a ee a a a oe eae ea # | a Bg a aS a aS a " |