Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 5, 1904, Page 9

aa a A Sad Disappointment. | ‘The ediitor of the Magnet secured: a list of those who are using electricity on flat rates. Jt 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 compar- 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 tie 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 rate. When the Magnet man found the facts he had not a word,to say. ‘The facts are the highest praise that can be given to the present council. oe 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 lines 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 m hand we desire to warn you to never again associate the hon- cred 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 tarizing the Independent's “Social Notes” and reading the ‘Tramp stories. :. Mirae res ewe Death of Matt Lalla. This community was deeply grieved on Tuesday afternoon to hear of the sudden death of Matt Lalla. On Mon- day he was down town and apparent- ly bad no thought that his days were numbered. The cause of death was diabetes, from which he had suffered for the past two years. The deceased leaves a wife and two young children to mourn the loss of husband and father. Matt Lalla bad been in busi- ness in Grand Rapids during the p?st 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 before Judge McClenahan. Attend the Taxpayers’ caucus at e hall this evening, and vote axpayers ticket next Tuesday. Vv the 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- 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 ff.” 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 March Was Incline 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 electne hght plant deal to the extent of fifteen thousand dollars. 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 Hoet! Pokegama, and this week he has added another chair, making four mall. His increascd patronage is due to the excellent satisfaction he gives to his customers. He keepscnly first-class workmen and does only first-class work, 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 pleasanpand 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 offieaals 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 evil 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 office. 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. The purchase also includes about two million feet of logs cut during the present winter by the Cox Bros., who heve just taken another cuntract 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 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 ou such lands as took their fancy. Elegant Specimensof Taxidermist’s Art Ernest Rolsch has added early three hundred dollars’ worth of curios to his museum. ‘The latest are a couple of moose 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 OC, 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 for 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 ether of them concludes to become a candi- date, he will receive the hearty sup- port of Aitkin county.—Aitkin lican aves DEFECTIVE PAGE This Paper Will Resort to Drastic Measures. With Non-Paying Subseribers, The Herald-Review has ap avhor- ance of anything that savors of black- mail in the affairs of men, for nottiing | is really more reprehensible, 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 aJl rests with the delinquents. Weare getting out of patience and are tempted. to do the meanest thing we can think of. PETIT®ON TO ROOSEVELT. Fifteen ThousandyMen 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 Minvesota 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 field notes were to be taken as con- clusive evidence of the swamp or non- swamp 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 ov 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, f other dlaces 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 conrt of Ramsey county. Judge Jaggard held that the law was constitutional, and the case was appea'ed tothe 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 last 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 makinga vigorous campaign fur roads in their section of the coun- ty and if all our settlers were as act- Jive we do not doubt that excelleut results would he 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- butcher. shops and! 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 tacts in pubhc. The Herald-Review doesn’t see itn that light and wiil refuse to be governed by the likes or dislikes of the defendants, Itasca’s Richmonds, Grand Rapids has another ‘ Rich- mound ” in the field, who is not averse to accepting the nomination for rail- way and warehouse commicsioner. The gentleman is Mr. H, R. King, for many years auditor of Ieasca county. If he 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 support either gentleman. but one must quit or neither will obtain any- Za ee You JOHN §SSSE 9S 9S SES8SSS CESSES oSca== IONEER STORE 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 Spring Suitings, Waists and Skirts John Beckfelt BECKFELT. SLSSIC VS VSVSVSLSS Faz * = 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 tutoxicated. He 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 4he sleigh beliind, but was unable to ac- complish anything, and the horses gob away from him, one going on to | the camp and the otber 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 found 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 hospital at Brainerd. : Commissioners Must. Ge.: Thirteen United States commis- siopers between Blackduck and Koo- chiching are being asked to resign by May J, 1904, and of course they will resign. This all came abot count of the misusage of their office. Trimmings, Laces, as the winter rbest thoughts most complete a nice line of 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. pS ad 26. Ee Peryesity 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, bistol- 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 general elections, are herevy 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’cluck 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 term of two years; And to do any other business pro per to be done at said election when cenvened, Contest Notrce Cass Lake. Minn. ) ‘an. 18, 1904 A sufficient amended contest afiidavi ing been filed in this office by Arthur J, Moore contestant. ag: t Homestead entry No, 2 . 1900, for SW 4 of S Be of's UN W 4 of NE‘eand E's of N EY ction 14, Township 143 N, Range 36 W, by ‘d Barland, contestee, in which it isalleged that said Edward Barland has never established his residence on snid Jand and has pever improved or cultivated the same or any part thereof, but has wholly abandoned said land and been absent therefrom for a period exceeding six months. continuously. immediately preceding Jun. 25. 1904, the date of said amended contest affidavit. 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 are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidenc i i allegation at 10 o'clock a. before T, D. Rastnussen, trict court in and for [tasc his offlve in the court-house in Grand Rapids in said county, and that fina! hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on Mech. 19, 1904. before the Rexister nnd Receiver at the United States Land Offtce in Cass Lake, Minn. The said contestant having in proper aff- davit, filed Jafi. 28. 1904, set forth facts which show that after dae uiligence personol ser- vice of this notice can not be‘made. it is here by ordered that such notice be given by due and proper publication. E.S- OAKLEY. Receiver. Avrrep L. THwina, 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 I béen consulted in the matter I certainly would have declined to allow the use of my name on that ticket. C. E. A1KEN. ip at Micon aes Robes for Sale. I have in store 5 or 6 fine No. 1 Galloway and Holstean cattle robes, 38 inches wide 68 inches long, plush lined, felt border. Equal to any buttalo robe. If you want.a bargain call and see for yourself. Wm Wuirzet, Grand Rapids, Minn. Take Notice. All parties are-hereby 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, se is bebe 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 29th day of February A. D. 1904. Tuomas KeEtiy. ——____. All Right, Bro. vardee. John Stone Pardee agrees to be xood, and squares himself with the Herald-Review as follows in his Good- hue County News: ‘Begging pardon Dated at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, this 23d day of Fepruary, A. D. 1904. J. S. Gote, Village Recorder. + INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE EXPOSURE of the Grand Rapids Herald-Review, we.ain’t a trimmer and we won’t go there unless 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 cau get adopted.”