Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 30, 1904, Page 1

ee Vou XIL—No. 25 ‘Syringes. Prus Sundries. 30, 1904. Two Dotiars A YEAR, _ lating to the Forth- | coming Village Elec- Prognostications by Local Politicians Re- We believe that our line of Syringes and other dru Sundries is an exceptional one. Quality of goods is the very highest, while assortment itself is unusual- ly large and varied. . : 3 H H = Many dealers show a tendency to constan re- order the styles they have handled for years, though improved designs are constantly coming. ae Our Stock is thoroughly Up-to- date and our Prices down-to-date. You might as well have the best for your money, * * F} and you make sure of that_by picking from our ‘ assortment. ¢ ee eam a a a ‘ - : e Itasca Mer cantile Co. ASPASPALIA RFLIABLE HOME INSTITUTION. A Continuous SSeuiies Garber of More Than 2 a Decade and Has Constantly Grown. % ‘ Its Your Loss If yon don’t take advantage of the snaps to Le had at Powers “ just now. Especially in Nickel Plated and Copper Ware Come early and avoid the’rush and the depleted scock in these things is so gvod that they are going like bot Don’t Jet others fob you by selling you something that they say is ‘just as good,” for less money. You know that when we buy in large quanti we can sell cheaper than others can.—se nothing Kes “just us good” is sold for any less. Retiember that we will do better by you than anyone else. W. J. & H. D. POWERS. = \ . | : G@PRBTWSSITW~ESSLSVSISISWSVSS # SBSISLSWSIWSAWGVSISEMGESESESS If you must eat, } | you should always try to get the best goods in the market at the lowest prices. You should buy Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish, Game etc., at the Market of Thos. Finne- gan. They always haveon hand the very best — at lowest prices. | Thos. Finnegan, Proprietor. SISVSVSLISWSS SSVUSVWSELES Thos. Finnegan, ’ PE SOSLSLESS SOSLSLS LS SPSLSESLSISLSS | ——. - NS SLSSSISIWSLSSSE SLESISLSIOS: WM. C. TYNDALL, Our line | {August algbnion ts. n0%on.b of & nth annual tour of the lumber camps | a representing his popular Grand Rap- ids tailoring house. After being out a few days Mr. Johnson came in well plezsed with the success that he had attained. When August Johnson first began business in Itas$a. county he had to combat with strong opposition from city houses who sent men into the woods te solicit trade. -A number of them had been duing business in this way years before Mr, Johnson’s advent and hence were pretty well established. But he went at. it ina business-like manner, knowing that tight prices, square dealing and a guarantee that he would always make good would win in the end. He was right. It is no trouble. for August Johnson to take orders from the boys in the woods today, and he has very little competition to meet. He has followed these three principles: Right’ prices, good guvds and absolute satis- faction in every case. His customers have learned to know that they can rely upon his word, and having thus estublished himself it is easy to do business. Starting with a small cap- ital and small stock, tuday he carries as fine a line of piece goods as can he found in the larger city tailoring establishments. He has prospered because le has deserved prosperity. In ordering from Johnson the cus- tomer knows that he is sure of get- ting a perfect fit. If any,changes are desired Johoson is here three hun- dred and sixty-five days in the vear to make them and he is always ready and willing to do it. It’s far different, however, when goods are ordered from an outside cuncern. If you get a mis- fit you'll have to stand fora misfit and look shabby with your new clothes. A first-class tailoring house io a first- class community is a first-class insti- tution tghave, August Johnson cer- tainly conducts one and the commun- ity is proud of it. Editing Under Difficulties. Editing a newspaper with one leg isnosnap, Lying-in bed with the left pedal extremity done up in a plaster of Paris cast is another no snap. The prospect of remaining imprisoned in one’s own home for a Agent For period of two or three months ts an- | other no snap. Finding genuine, re- } . liable news in one’s own imagination | { A. FITGER & CO 8., isanother no snap. If the Herald- Fine Bottled Beer and Malt Extraet. Highly Recommended by Leading ‘Physicians as “Best Nerve Tonic.” Telephone No.—— and™ I tured ankle joint. Dr. Russell j Have a Case Delivered to Your Home. ry t. hopes to be Sue to turn us loose in | 3 SPSS. couple of months orthree. | Review steadily increases as a medium of news, bright sayings, sarcastic cuts ;and ponderous editortals during the next two months or so, our readers may attribute the improvement to the fact that the editor, publisher and propnietor of this regulator of human affairs ts laid up with a.double-frac- “ognized as tion. retains before the election of a vil- “}lage eouncil to direct the public {affairs of Grand Rapids for another “}year, there is already considerable talk as to probable candidates. While there are as yet no avowed as- pirants for municipal honors it is Renerally conceded that every mem- ber of the present council would be Te-elected if they would consent to Tun. President Riddell has been jwice. elected as the head of the Village government, and during the two terms which he served in that capacity be has proven himself to be most capable, conscientious and economical public official. He is rec- such. by his political iends.and enemies alike. We have vet to hear any just criticism of his political acts during his incumbency fin offiee and even those who might y ppose him would not be prompted their course by any feeling that a etter president could be elected two ucceed him. Mr. Riddell, however, as declared that he feels as if he has love his full share of public service @nd he wishes to retire at the con- sion of his present term. He may fet be prevailed upon to again be- mea candidate and if he should here would be no doubt of shis elec: oo. In this connection A. E. Wilder las been frequently mentioned and he suggestion of his candidacy meets ith a hearty endorsement from all @asses of citizens. As a county com- ssioner Mr. Wilder proved his man of most excellent judgment; he igindependent; fearless in the dis- ge of his duties and would make ‘an ideal president of the village. If Mr. Wilder should become a candidate his popularity would insure his elec- tion beyond peradventure. Recorder Gole is another efficient official whois by no means fascinated with public office. He has repeatedly avowed that the office has been a financial detriment to him as it virtually takes all of his time to proverly look after the business of the office. That he has performed his duties well and faith- fully is evidenced by the perfect con- dition ot his beoks and the prompt manner in which his work is dis- charged. The public business of Grand Rapids during the past year is amatter of record, and any informa- tion desired relating to municipal affairs that has taken place since Mr. Gole went into office may be had ata moment’s notice. There are no am- biguities to be encountered in his rec- ords. What bas heen done shows upon the books. His has been a busi- hess administration of the office. There is no doubt of Mr. Gole’s sin- cerity in declaring his unwillingness to again accept the recordership, but it looks as though he would be forced into the campaign and in that event he may be safely booked as his own successor. Trustee Rassmussen is the dean of the council as he has served as one of the village fathers for three suecesssive terms. As a municipal legislator he has made an excellent record. He hasa faculty of investi- gating public questions and under- standing their import before taking action, and for this reason his vote is generally found to be on the right side. We do not know whether “Rass” will consent to again be a candidate or not, but if be should there would be no question as to the out- come. He would continue as one of Grand Rapids’ aldermen. ‘Trustee Becker is stronger today with the sople, as he nears the close of his first term on the council, then he was ayear ago when elected. He has beena straigutforward business mem- ber,and bas proved at all times that he had the interests of the village at heart. The people of Grand Rapids have never eleeted an abler member to the council since the village was organized and if be will allow his name to agaio appear upon the tickev his unanimous election is a foregone conelusiou. Trustee A. B. Clair is being urged by his friends to accepta renomination—whieh would be equiv- alent: to’election—but he positively es the proffered honars. In his n uneil man: and Although more than a month yet DEFE when he retires it will be with the unanimous verdict that his municipal duties have been well and faithfully performed. In the interest of good local government his declination to serve another term is to be regretted. . August Johnsoli has been spoken of by many citizens as an excellent man to place upon the council: - He is one of the old residents; a man of sound business judgment whose interests are the interests*of Grand Rapids. Mr. Jobnson is not in town—being out among the camps taking a few hun- dred orders for suits of clothes—and therefore it is not known whether he will take kindly to the suggestion or not. Nobetter man could be found for the position, however, and there would be no doubt of his election. Doing Public Business. It is strange—but a fact, neverthe- less—that we rarely find men in office who will transact public business along the same lines and with the same end in view that characterize their conduct in private affairs. The business man will invariably seek to get the best possible return for his mocrey, nO matte: in what commodity he may be dealing. This principle, however, seldom holds good when the public is being served. This fact was strikingly illustrated by the boerd of Itasca county commissioners at their first annual meeting this year in the matter of designating papers in which the county business shall be published during the present year. The Herald-Review has no “growl’’ to make onits own account, because it did not expec’ any consid- eration at the hands of the present commissioners and therefore was not in the least surprised or disappointed when its bids were not accepted. The publisher of this paper is satisfl- ed in the knowledge that he can make a living without being fed from the public trough on public money. When it becomes necessary to-enter into combinations and com— promises with newspaper non-enti- ties and recognize them as being on publishers, we draw the line and step downandout. But the transactions referred to was in giving out the printing to two papers, the combined circulation of which does not “equal that of either the Magnet or Herald- Review, and at a higher price than the Magnet offered todo it for. The circulations of the rpapers of Grand Rapids is very easily determined. They all use what. is known as ‘patent insides,” of which each re- ceives a weekly shipment from St. Paul. The Itasca County Independ- ent receives a weekly shipment, that weighs exactly 27 pounds; the Magnet receives exactly 50 pounds, or nearly double that of the Independent, and the Herald-Review receives 47 pounds. As the three papers are the same in size the weights of the shipments as given will readily show that the com- missioners did not act in their pub- lie capacity as they would have done had they been selecting an advertis- ing medium for private business with which they expected to expend two or three thousand dollars. We will venture the assertion that the Deer River paper doves net print to exceed ten or a dozen quires of paper, yet it has been disignated to publish the deliquent tax list. ‘The Herald-Re- view does not believe in causing public business to be published in a paper simply because it happens to be the lowest bidder. ‘The law in this matter makesit discretionary with the:commissioners to seclect papers in which such publications shall be made su that the paper with the largest circulation may be designated without reguard to the lowest bidder. In this case the spirit of the law was reversed and the highest bidders with the smallest circulation were awarded the work. The Herald-Review recites these facts briefly to show that the man public isnot the man private—in a business way. In this particular instance, how- ever. we have reason to believe that the commissioners were deceived through false statements made by the publisher of the Independent. Commissioner Passard remarked to the editor of the Herald-Review some time ago that the publisher of the Independent claimed that his paper had as large a circulation as the Magnetand Herald-Reyiew combined, and that he had the only printing outfit in the county with sufficient capacity tu dothe work, and that if thework to he done should be given toan other paper he would have to do itin anyevent. Barringan old rat- tle-trap of a press that is in the In- ‘dependent office the little outtit —_—o eos aeaned 9 Page-®) A RRR A a RTD CTIVE PAGE THERIGHARDS ROOTERS That Rabbit Burrough Town Being Boosted Into Prominence bya Caterie of Cass Lake Fakirs. A copy of the Richards Record has been handed us in which an item was marked that teils about *the well worn wagon tracks” to be found in that embryo townsite. The Herald- Review is informed by a gentleman who is not interested either in Bena or Richards that the only tracks to be found in the latter locality are rabbit tracks. The rooters for Rich- ards aresuch warm promoters that they even forget to remember that this is the wipter season with several feet of snow covering the ground. They are.so careless of facts: that they subsitute wagons for sleighs. The attempt to establish a towo a mile west of Bena is about the big- gest fraud that the Cass Lake fakirs have yet undertaken, Bena is admir- ably situated for a townsite—io fact it has been quite a tuwn for severa] years. Public highways, built at large government expense, run from Bena south to Leech Lake aud north to Winnibigoshish lake. These roads will accommodate the reservation loggers and will be used by them, Richards orno Richards. Bena is the natural location for a town ia that vicinity and the promoters of the Richards fake will tind in the end that they have paid their money and drewa blank. If this prediction is not proven in the end to bea correct, diagnosis of the case it will be due to the fact that those who are inter ested in Bena will fail to present the actual conditions as they exist to the proper government autharities. they failin this they should suffer he cunsequen Tect. Richards ocated in the. midst of an immense swamp, which» is surrounded by a _ ¥aluable stand of pine timber. The attempt to build a townsite on that impenetrable swamp should meet with a rebuke from the Washington authorites that would teach the Cass Lake fakirs a lesson that will last them forall time. ‘The “Richards Record”’ by the way, is one evidence of the phantasmal lines along which the Richards rooters are operating. The ‘‘Record”’ is wade up, printed and circulated at Cass Lake from the Voice office and is no morea Richards institution than is the Herald- Review. A. G. Rutledge 1s the nominal editor, but A. G. Bernard ts the actual publisher. The paper is largely made up cf matter taken from the Cass Lake Voice. THREE FIRES—LITTLE DAMAGE. Fire Department is Called Out Three Times. During the Week. Last Sunday morning about ten o'clock an alarn. of fire was turged in and the department hustled to the residence of T. R. Pravitz, The house was filled with smoke and the indica- tions pointed strongly toa fire in the building of -o smal} proportions, Io» vestigation developed the fact that T. R. bad neglected to replace the coyer on the stove in the basement, which is used as a furnace. There was no fire except in the stove. Mon~ day night about nine o’clock fire was discovered in the building occupied by the Gaand Rapids bakery. The department responded to the alarm with remarkable alacrity and soon had the flames under control. The tire caught from the chimney on the tirst floor and made its way up through the ceiling and was blazing up nicely when discuvered. The damage done was small. Manager Ed. Chill, of the bakery was forced to suspend opera- tions for a couple of days while the - place was being dried out. Angther alarm was sounded at 8 o’clack Wed- nesday morning when fire was discov- ered in the chimney of the home of Mrs. M. Menlon oa Leland erveuge. The firemen found upon arrival at the scene that it was only a burning chimney. No damage was done: * Wanted An Overeaat, he weather has been so cold the past week that a map without an overcoat could hardly be blamed for stealing one. But Justice Huson did not take this view in the case of the state vs. Wm. Rose, who purloined a coat from Collins & McDonald. gue Huson, convicted of stealing a coat and sentenced to sixty days in the county jai. «’ iy mores