Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 5, 1904, Page 8

A Sad Disappointment. ‘The ediitor of the Magnet secured: a list of those who are using electricity on flat rates. It was no doubt his in- tention to make odious comparisons, but when he came to the actual fig- ures he found that the rates now pre- vailing are strictly in accord with an ordinance adopted by the old council of 1902. He printed the list with the hope that by so doing some people might consider it significant of poor business policy by the conncil. He dared not make comment or comparl- son of tre relative revenues accruing trom the two systems—the meter and flat rates. In cases where flat rates have been given to small consumers tne rate has been fixed according to schedules adopted by ordinance en- acted in 1902. When meters have gone wrong the bills of the consumer have been averaged and ro per cent. added to a flat ate. When the Magnet man found the facts he had not a word.to say. ‘The facts are the highest praise that can be givento the present council. 4 His First Offense. “Kiley and Anderson supporting the same crowd and the same village platform,” says the Magnet. That’s the first time anybody ever accused Anderson of supporting anything ex- cept a reputation for lying. You must have read between the hnes if you found the Independent’s apology to contain anything that might reason- ably come under the head of support. And by the way, neighbor, while this subject is in hand we desire to warn you to never again associate the hon- ored name of Kiley with that of the Independent baboon. You are at lib- erty to lambaste us along most any other lines, but that’s carrying the joke too for. In retaliation for a second offense we will charge you with playarizing the Independent's “Social Notes” and reading the “Tramp! stories. : jl ek ae see ass Death of Matt Lalla. This community was deeply gricved on Tuesday afternoon to hear of the sudden death of Matt Lalla. On Mon- day he was down town and apparent- ly had no thought that his days were numbered. The cause of death was Giabetes, from which he had suffered for the past two years. The deccased leaves a wife and two young children to mourn the loss of husband and father. Matt Lalla had been in busi- ness in Grand Rapids during the pst fourteen years, and was one of the oldest residents in the village. The funeral took place ‘Thursday after- noon from the Catholic church. Locals. Attend the Village caucus tonight. Attorneys Price; Spear and Mc- Carthy weee at Brainerd during the week on legal business. By your vote next Tuesday put the stamp of disapproval on the men who are responsible for our Forty Thous- and Dollar electric hght dump. Auditor Farrell returned Friday morning from a trip to Brainerd where he had a case to submit betore Judge McClenahan. Attend the Taxpayers’ caucus at Village hall this evening, and vote the Taxpayers ticket next Tuesday. Miss Blanche Dewey came down from McGuire’s camp today after a visit there of several weeks with her brother and family. She will leave in afew days for Grand Rapids to re- sume her teaching of vocal music, During her visits im town she has made many friends who will warmly welcome her upon the occasion of fu- CAME IN LIKE A LAMB. March Was Incline to Be Reasonable at the Beginning But the End is Not Yet March has come in like a lamb and now the yeterun weather prophets notin the employ of the government are sadely shaking their heads. and telling how. she will go.out like a Hon, in accordance with the old saying, says the Duluth Herald. People may remain happy in the present, how- ever, despite these dire predictions. and trust io the weather man who is paid by the government to turn out the right thing in the way of weather, and to tell the people beforehand what is coming. In the present case the saying that if the month comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion is in direct opposition to the other rule, believed in by many, that the last three days of. February may he taken as a criterion of the nature of the folluwing three months. If these three days -are pleasant, the months of March, April and May will be likewise, or if the first of the three is pleasanfand the other two unpleas- ant. March will bea good month and April and May will .be unpleasant. Both February 27 and 28 wers nice days, which, if this rule is correct, should maké the month of March give satisfaction. W. C, Yanesy Loses Claim. In the decision received from Wash- ington, the Duluth land officials are sustained in their opinion in the case of Edwin A. Damondagainst William C. Yancey, in which they held that the hiring of a person to build ashack on a homestead and that two visits of not more than a day each to the claim cannot be held to constitute a residence. Damon’s contest is sustained and he will be permitted to proceed and acquire the land. On November 21, 1901, Mr. Yancey made a homestead entry which covered the west half of the northeast quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter, section 27, 63-23. ‘The evi- dence showed that he hired two men to build a log shanty on the land and made two visits to the property, once in April and once in August, 1902. He worked in Grand Rapids after the latter date. Less than eight months after the entry had been made, Damund entered a contest alleging abandon- ment and was sustained by the local oftice. Yancey appealed the case to the general land oflice. * By ” Lewis In the West, The Mississippi Valley Lumberman gives the following information of the operations of a former Itasca county, resident. under a Spokane, Wash., date: “J. J. Skuse, the attorney for the B. R. Lewis Lumber company of this city, has just closed the deal whereby the saw mills and the extensive timber holdings of the Kennedy Bros., situated in the vicin- ity tributary to Coeur d’Alene, have been taken over by the B. R. Lewis Lumber company of Spukane. The latter named company has acquired extensive timber holdings in this vicinity during the past 18. months and more especially in the Coeur d’Alene lake region and is constantly adding to them. ‘he purchase also includes about two million feet of logs cut during the present winter by the Cox Bros., who heve just taken auother contract to cut the balance of the season for the Lewis lumber company.” Movement Toward Chippewa Lands. The movement of settlers to the Chippewa reservation, in the Pigeon river country te the north of Bena, has already begun, but those who have started out to locate on claims ture visits —International Falls Echo. The politicians have succeeded in cajoling a few business men into a scheme but their little game 1s known to the taxpayers and the ~-stufi’s cff.”” County Attorney George H. Spear received the sad news yesterday that his aged father, Charles H. Spear of Minneapolis. had died at El Paso, ‘Texas, on Thursday. The diseased was sixty-five years ol age. and was one of the old residents of Minneapo- lis. He had been in Texas for several mouths for the benefit of his health, ‘The Aitkin Republican makes this observation: “It begins to look as though the sew editor of the Grand Rapids Magnet bought a newspaper to help pull Gil Hartley’s chestnuts out of the fire.’ The Republican might have truthfully added that the Magnet has engaged in a general chestnut business. No amount of talking will change the fact that the village of Grand Rap. ids got the worst of the electric hght plant deal to the extent of fifteen thousand doilars. Remember this fact, and remember that the men who were responsible for that deal are the men who are today back of the Sheldon ticket. A word to the wise is suffi cient. f ’Gene Neveaux has enjoyed a con. stant increase in his business since taking charge of the barber shop op- posite Hoetl Pokegama, and this week he has added another chair, making four in all. His increased patronage 1s due to the excellent satisfaction he gives to his customers. He keepscnly first-class workmen and does only first-class work, will all be forced to return as the In- dian police have orders to tell them they must vacate. The would-be squatters have gone to the lands that are expected will soon be opened with a view of getting settled before the rush. Some of them were from Min- neapolis aud others from outside the state. All were prepared to undergo a moderate degree of hardship, -and expected to build claim shanties on such lands as took their fancy. Elegant Specimens of Taxidermists Art Ernest Rolsch has added nearly three hundred dollars’ worth of curios to his museum. The latest are a couple of mouse heads, a deer head, a lynx, a bear rug, and 2 sets of antlers. One moose head measured 56 inches across the antlers. 'They were brought here by Wm. Weitzel of Grand Rap- ids, Minn., and are the best mounted specimens ever seen in the city of Crookston. The work done in mount- lng stamps Weitzel & Storey as artists in their line of business C, C. Hoch also received 2 mounted deer heads that he killed last fall and they too are superb specimens. — Crookston Daily Times. ~ D. M. Gunn and H. R. King, of Grand Rapids, have both been men- tioned as candidates tor railroad and and warehouse commissioners, at the coming eleetion. Both of these gen. tlemen are old Aitkin boys and are well worthy the position, and if either of them concludes to become a candi- date, he will receive the hearty sup- port of Aitkin county.—Aitkin Repub- lican. ere TO PUNISH DELINQUENTS, This Paper Will Resort to Drastic Measures. With Non-Paying Subscribers. The Herald-Review has ap a¥hor- anceof anything that savors of black- mail in the affairs of men, for notiiing | is really more repreheusible, but des- perate diseases requiredesperate. rem- edies and sometimes it is necessary to resort to measures that are seemingly heartless. On our subscription books are several hundred dollars long past due, and we need the money, These delinquents must come in with their several small amounts o- we will be tempted tu inflict a merciless punish- ment upon them by republishing the “Tramp” stories and “Socal Notes” from the Independent. We sincerely hope it will not. be necessary to visit this affliction upon Herald-Re- view readers, but it a)] rests with the delinquents. Weare getting out of patience and are tempted. to do the meanest thing we can think of. PETITION TO ROOSEVELT. Fifteen Thousand»Men Want Change in Swamp Grant Aet- A petition said to contain 15,000 names of St. Louis, Lake and Itasca county men and addressed to Presi- dent Roosevelt, urging the suspen- sion of the issuance of patents to the state of Minuesota for swamp land, was forwarded to Washington last Tuesday, says the News-Tribune. About a year ago the secretary of the interior instructed the commissioner of the general land office that fleld notes were to be taken as con- clusive evidence of the swamp or non- swainp character of land in Minne- sota. A well known land looker -at the St. Louis, speaking of the swamp land situation, said: As the public domain stands today in Minnesota, the state and the railroads come first under the swamp land grant, next comes the government and the people take what the deputy surveyor sees fit to leave for them. Under the pres- ent ruling of the secretary of the in- terior nobody is safe in settling ou unsuryeyed lands.” LAW IS CONSTITUTIONAL. It is Unlawful For Places of Business to’Sell Goods on the Sabbath. The supreme court of this state has held that the law passed by the last legislature, prohibiting dry goods and grocery stores, butcher. shops and other places of business from keeping open Sundays, is constitutional. Thus a question of some interest has been settled. The decision of the supreme court was upon a case taken from the district court of Ramsey county. Judge Jaggard held that the law was constitutional, and the case was appea'ed to.the supreme court. Judge Jaggard’s decision was sustained. Enterprising Settlers. C. M. King and Levi Cochran, two pioneers of 62-26, and August, Munter, of Roseau, were here lasi Friday on their way to Grand Rapids where they went with a petition asking for the establishmentof acounty road and a change in the ‘Park avenue” road. ‘They are making a vigorous campaign for roads in their section of the coun— ty and if all our settlers were as act- Jive we do not doubt that excellent results would be obtained. By the way, we are told that they have a splendid settlement out their way, there being a large number of high school, college and university gradu- ates, amd though they are of that | class, they are sons of farmers and, Mr. King says, are there with their stock, implements and. goods to stay. —Northome Record. Remember the Facts. Bear in mind, citizens of Grand Rapids, that the plans and _ specifica- tions for ‘the electric light plant, and the resolution submitted to the elec- tors when $25,000 was voted for the erection of a municipal plant, -speci- fically provided that said plant was to be completed, ready for use, including the necessary buildings, for that sum. Under the state Jaws the council had no legal authority to exceed that amount and when they did so, they violated their oaths of office. Yet it 1s decidedly unkind, according to the defendants, to speak these facts in public. The Herald-Review doesn’t see itin that light and wiil refuse to be governed by the hikes or dislikes of the defendants, Itasca’s Richmonds, Grand Rapids has another “ Rich- mond” in the field, who is not averse tu accepting the nomination for rail- way and warehouse commicsioner. The gentleman is Mr. H, R. King, for many years auditor of Igasca county. If be should succeed in obtaining the nomination, the state would have a most efficient officer and an honest man, Messrs. Guun and King should get together and agree upon some plan of action. We would cheerfully JOHN } | f i 4 ne Pioneer Store It has been predicted that the coming summer will be as warm has been cold. We were prepared with a stock of goods suitable for a cold winter, and acting upon the above pre- diction we have directed ou and attention to selecting a line of \WWash Goods also a Trimmings, Laces, Spring Suitings, Waists and Skirts John Beckfelt SLSIEASSSPSLISSSLSLSISLCLV. SE SIWOSLI SES WISE SSLLLISY BECKFELT. CAUCUS NOTICE. To the electors of the village of Grand Rapids: Notice is hereby ‘given that a citizens’ caucus for the purpose of placing in nomination a set of village officers to be voted for at the annual village meeting to be held in the village of Grand Rapids on the 8th day of March, 1904, and for the transaction of such other busi- ness as may properly come before said meeting, will be held in Village Hall (up stairs) on Saturday, the sth day of March, 1904, at 8:00 o’clock p. m. The offices to be filled by election at the said annual village meeting are as follows, to wit: One village-president, for the term of one year; three trustees, for the term of one year; one recorder, for the term of one year; one treasurer, for the term of one year; two justices of the peace, tor the term of two years; two constables, for the term of two years. Dated at Grand Rapids this 27th day of February, 1903. By order of the committee.” E. C. KiLey, Cirticmin Nearly Freezes to Death. ‘Aitkin Independent: Chas. Fjelde, who has a logging camp near Moose Lake, came near freezing to death on the big bog between his camp and the Ratcliffe ranch Thursday night. As itis he will loose part of both feet several fingers und be disfigured otherwise. People who saw him before he start- ed out claim he was intoxicated. He i left the Ratcliff ranch with his team | to cross the big bog. His team got | off the road and stuck in the deep | snow. He unhitched the team and tried to go on with it, leaving the sleigh behind, but was unable to ac- complish anything, and the horses got away from him, one xoing on to ‘the camp and the other going back to the ranch. When the loose horses | were found in the morning a search was made for the man and he was found in the snow on the bog where he had been all night. He was taken to his camp and Dr. ‘xeorge wassent for. It was tuund that both feet were frozen and his hands, face, ears and nose were badly frosted. - Saturday he was brought down to the Hotel Foley and after being fixed up again was taken to St. Joseph’s as the winter rbest thoughts most complete nice line of SISLSITLSVISTLSO SLCSLSLGTO SOSH SLSLSCSISWSOSOSYISLSI SLES helpit. All commissioners have not abused their privilege, but some | have, and the ban is brought to the fraternity. One or two commission- ers will be spared on probation.—Lit- tle Fork Guardian. ————_->__—_. Pervesity of Nature The perversity of nature is well ex- hibited this winter, says the Missis- sippi Valley _Lumberman. There have been many years in the past when the loggers would have wel- comed such a favorable season for their work. This year most of the Minnesota pine owners decided to curtail their input of logs, and from early winter the conditions for work in the woods have been almost ideal. Is Dr. Costello all This, Too? | “Tooth carpenter” seems hardly to } be an epithet proper to apply toa dentist, whose diploma must certify to his knowledge of anatomy, histol- ogy, embryology, physiology, patho- logical chemistry, bacteriology, sur- gery, neurology, the materia medica and therapeutics, in addition to pro- ficiency in operative dentistry and in metallurgy, observes the Duluth News-Tribune. Notice of Annual Vil- lage Election. The citizens of the village of Grand Rapids, in the county of Itasca, and state of Minnesota, who are qnalified to vote at generai elections, are hereby notified that the annual election of officers for said village will be held at the Village Hall in said village on Tuesday, the eighth (8th) day of March, A. D. 1904, between the hours of ten (10) o’clock in the fore- noon and four (4) o’clock in the after- noon of the same day, for the follow ing purposes. viz: To elect One President, for the term of one year; . Three Trustees, tor the term of one year; One Recorder, for the term of one year; One Treasurer, for the term of one year; Two Justices of the Peace, for the term of two years; One Constable, for the term of two years; One Constable, to fill unexpired hospital at Brainerd. Commissioners Must Ge.: Thirteen United States commis- siovers between Blackduck and Kovu- chiching are being asked to resign by May J, 1904, and of course they will support either gentleman. but one| resign. This all came about on ac- must quit or neither will obtain any- | count of the misusage of their office. vhing?-—Cass Lake Voice. These are harsh words but we can't Ee term of two years; And to do any other business pro per to be done at said election when cenvened, Dated at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, Contest Notice Cass Lake. Min Jan. 18, A sufficient amended contest aftida ing been filed in this office by Arthur J, Moore inst Homestead entry No. 18, 1900, for S W 4 of S Bw Woy of NE and E's of N N, Range 33 which it lealleged that said Kdward Barland has never established his residence on suid Jand and has never improved or cultivated the same or any part thercof, but has wholly abandoned said land and been absent therefrom for = period exceeding six months. continuously, | immediately preceding Jan. 25, 1904, the date of said amended contest affid: .and that said alleged absence has not been due to the em- ployment of said contastee in any capacity iu the army. navy or marine corps of the United States: Said parties ara hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 100’clock a. m.on Mch.12, 1004. before T, D. Rasmussen trict coart in and for [tasc his offive in the court-hou: in said county, and that fi aunty, Minn.. at in Grand Rapids a! hearing will be held at 100’clock a. m. on Meh. 19, 1804. before the Hegister nnd Receiver at the United States Land Offtce in Cass Lake, Minn. The said contestant having in proper affi- davit. filed Jafi. 28. 1904, set forth facts which show thit after due Jiligence personol ser- vice of this notice can not be mate. it is here by ordered that such notice be given by due and proper publication. E.S- OAKLEY. Receiver. Avrrep L, THWING, Attorney for Contestant, Grand Rapids. Minn, | Herald Review Jan. 30-Feb. 5-12-19. To the Public. It was without my knowledge or consent that my name was placed upon the village ticket for the office of village treasurer, as published in Grand Rapids Magnet on Wednesday of this weck, Had 1 béen consulted in the matter I certainly would have declined | to allow the use of my name on that ticket. C. E. AIKEN. capt Robes for Sale. I have in store 5 or 6 fine No. x Galloway and Holstean cattle robes, 58 inches wide 68 inches long, plush lined, felt border. Equal to any buttalo robe. If you want.a bargain call and see for yourself., Wn Wuirze1, Grand Rapids, Minn. ————_____ Take Notiee. All parties areshereby notified and warned not to buy any lumber at the Ice Lake saw mill offered for sale by Wm, Terry. Said Wm. ‘Terry has'no authority to sell the lumber at that mill, as it belongs to the undersigned. Also cord wood for ssle’ ‘The lumber 1s for sale by JAMES CLINGENPEEL, Grand Rapids, Minn, Notice. My wife, Mary Kelly, having left my bed and _ board, notice is hereby given that I will in no way be responsi- ble for any debt or debts contracted by her from and after this date. Dated this 2gth day of February A. D. 1904. Tuomas Ke ty. | —____ All Right, Bro. Pardee. John Stone Pardee agrees to be yood, and squares himself with the lerald-Review as follows in his Good- hue County News: “Begging pardon of the Grand Rapids Herald-Review, we.aino’t a trimmer and we won’t go this 23d day of Fepruary, A. D. 1904. J. S. Gore, Village Recorder. there uuless we have to. We will be glad to give Kiley our proxy for the national convention and will vote for any democrat he can get nominated on any platform he can get adopted.” — —T