Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 16, 1904, Page 1

=~ —— { ad MANITOBA UNDER———— Red and Winnipeg, Man., /— the waters on the R oooseee Assiniboine 1.—No,. 35 pag’ Two DoLuars a YEAR. rivers are coverins all parts reports of thr’ property being are rumors 9° The first ry; of the Oxvow, ar Canadia wash ofr is € laps “Att was buf Th sai pk bo Li oft risi po we 18 di en the said dica tion con cer ar th th ay di. de st Aw Mii oraws work inter ed of Men’s and Boy’s hats of best material, best work- manship, smartest styles. | If you pay more than 83 for a hat’ you are yaying for something be- sides the hat. ‘The very best hat made can be bought for three dollars—We are selling dozens of them for that. is a censideration. and that im itself hat that is becoming to one man may not suit another at all---and there is variety enough If you need a hat to suit everyone here. just give us a call. ft oh At the same time remember that we keep shirts, other things necessary to the neckties, and gentlemen’s complete dress, be beaten---the simple fact that they are the cele-. + brated “Wilson Bros,” make is enough to con- vince you of that. TI: A AE ae ae ae ae ate ate ae ae at ae ae ae ae ate ate se ate ae ae ae ae ate a SE ee See ee Ce ea ae ae a a MRE Meat te ea SEE eae TEE a sheseucgosssasseoesucences a& JACEE EH NIF is a serviceable tool ifits a good one.” A poor knife is wors than none. You have propably seen some of them. They won't take or hol!’ n edge. As the old saying is, “they. wouldn’t cut butter.” LET U , vou a knife that is made for real service. It will We guarantee tt to All our take a r zor edge and hold it f ra Jong tme. give you more satistaction than any knife you ever owned. cutlery is cqually as pood. W. J & H. D. POWERS. <= aecs sseaececesess ssesancacvsesesecetasesesesessceseses ; Pioneer Meat Market, t THOMAS FINNEAN, Prop. eee and || Fish, Game, 4 Salt Meats | Poultry etc. etc. BSLSLSLSe ASK ANY OF OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE VERY B MEATS OF Hy ole ARE ected a THE PIONEER MEAT TORE. Butter, Eggs, Cheese and | Canned ‘Goods ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING, LELAND AVENUE., GRAND RAPIDS. Se eS ie alt i] th SE EE AEE EEE aE AE eee a a a a ee Eee ea Ee Grand Rapids ts OE We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- Be ing them on such easy terme that anybedy can buy.. $5 down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. A house and three lots for sale cheap. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, SEA AE A A Ee a ae ae a a aaa OS SR Te | pre month HE EEA Mh EME RE Ee ee HE he EH a ee ae ae a ae SE Hee EE ee iacesis OER EE ee A ee EE Hats at $3.00. Most men like to come here because they have a choice of all the good styles The ts 449 Our shirts cannot INDEPENDENT’S WHINE A Column of Space boon’s Paper to Con- vince the Court That it is Entitled to the County Printing. When the court has finally decided the case of the people of Itasca coun- ty versus the Itasca County Inde- pendent, an alleged newspaper, the fact will be again p.oven that the Itasca County Independent is a liar. This will be the severalth time that such proof has been produ¢ed, and while it cannot be reasonably pre- sumed that it will have a beneficial effect on the Baboon or his paper, it will serve as an additional demon- stration that when you see it in the Independent it isn’t so. The Ba- boon’s paper says that certain indi- viduals have a move on foot to force the taxpayers of Itasca county to pay twice for its legal printing. The Ba- boon’s paperisa liar. Itasca county will not have to pay twice for its legal publishing no matter what the de- cision of the district or supreme court may be, and if the Baboon had consulted a lawyer he would have been so’ advised. The balance of over a column of drivel purports toa statement relating to the acts of the county commissioners in designating the official county papers for the year 1904, and contains »bout as much in- tilligence as is usually found in that paper. The Herald-Review is per- fectly willing to abide by the decis- ion of the court when the questions atissue have been fully presented. ‘The Baboon misrepresented the facts to the commissioners as to the: cir- culation of his paper. The Inde- pendent’s circulation is only one-half that of the Herald- Review. We have repeatedly made this statement and produced the proof. The Inde- pendent has never dared to contra- dict it. The Baboon represented to the commissioners that the circula- tion of his paper was greater than that of either the Herald-Review or Magnet. He has been charged with has never offered any defense of the falsehood. It is simply a quéstion for the court to decide whether the sider their own acts, and whither they may correct an error wher cou- | Vinced that their former action was ple. ¥ having made these statements and | commissiouers have a right to recon- Village Hall, For the 1 Purpose of Appoint- ing Committees, Etc. In the past Grand Rapids citizens have not had much opportunity to display théicpublic spiritedness in pro- viding for the entertainment of large ‘@tatherings of people. On such oc- easions as they have been called upon to contribute, however, the response has been * generous and ample, and the Herald-Review Predicts that nothing will be left undone to pro- vide suitably for the care, comfort and entertainment of the several thousand people whv will be our guests next June. The undertaking ig no small task and it will require energetic hustling on behalf of the Several committees of citizens that willbe appointed to iouk after the details of preperation. On Juue 21, 22, 23 and 24, the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tourna iment association will build their annual meeting at Grand Rapids. At the same time the Park Region G. A. R. encamp- ment will be held here and alsv the Northern Minnesota lodges of Mod- era, Woodmen of America will hold theif annual picnic at this place. A conservative estimate of the number of strangers who will be within our gates at that time will not be less than five thousand, and it may reach eight thousand. President: Riddell of the Tourament association expects that fifteen fire departments will be rep- resented. They will fnclude teams from Fosston, Cass Lake, Blackduck, Park Rapids, East Grand Forks, Hal- lock, Eveleth, Deer River, Nashwauk, Fayal, Virginia, Hibbing, Tower and Ely. «All of these companies have not yet notified Secretary Kremer of their intention to participate in the Touranment, but tt Is expected that they will. Commander H. S. Hason informs us that there are twenty- two G. A. R. posts now affiliated with the Park Region Encampment as- sociation, with an average member- ship of fifty. There are almost an equal number of Ladies circles and Ladies of the G. A. R. He has. been in communication with them and it now looks as though the attendance would be much greater than ever. be- fore at the -annual reunion. Harry Williams is president of the North- ern Minnesota M. W. Picnic assoca- tion. [his fraternal order has held annual picnics for several years and their gatherings have al- ways proven a pronounced success. President Williams estimates that there will be at least two thousand Woodmen present in Grand Rapids next June. From these conservative estimates it will be seen that Grand Rapids will be called upon to provide entertainment and accomodations for an unusually large number of peo- ple. The hotels will be inadequate tothe demand and the proprietors cannot be expected to provide cots in sufficient number to accomodate any considerable crowd of visitors: Tents will have to be resorted to ina large measure. The G. A. R. posts will be provided with their own living ac- commodations in the way of tents, and the Woodmen will probably en- joy camp life during the days of the tourament. ‘The undertaking is not so great as it might at first appear, provided the right men are appvint- edon the arrangement committees and the work is prosecuted in a busi- ness-like manner. ‘The people of Grana Rapids should see to it that our visitors will leave the town unanimously agreed that the hospi- tality shown them was comrlete in} every manner. This 1s the oppor- tunity to gain a wide reputation as the convention town of Northern Minnesota. The first step to be taken wil! be the organization of committees next Tuesday evening at Village hall. Every business man iu the village should be present. Cut-Over Lands. The folling are the observations of Editor pease in his Anoka Union: “I’m not sticking my nose up any more at cut-over timber lands. Lands that you and I wouldn’t Jook at ten years ago, believing it to be worthless, is in dewand today, and Important Meeting Calied for Tuesday Evening, April 19, at that goes towards making a desirable home. Retween here and Duluch ‘ve made a number of trips, and I looked_upon the country we passed through as a ‘barren waste. Last month making the same trip, I saw here and there, as I passed through the different counties, the new set- tler’s shack, the foundation ofa home. It opened my eyes to the fact, that only a few years must slip by, and all that country will be taken up by the thrifty settlers, and will be produc- ing crops of all kinds thereby adding to the wealth of Minnesota. The be- ginning has been made, and itis well.” INVESTIGATING TOWNSITES Special Agent McInery Makes Report to Washington on Bena and Richards. It was only necessary for the citi- zens of Bena to get the actual facts before the general land department at Washington to secure recognition of their rights. This they have finaliy succeeded in doing by prevailing up- on the department to send a special agent to make a personal investiga- hon of the situation and to ascertain the truth or falsity of reports that have been sent to Washington by interested parties represenung the Bena and Richard townsites. Last week Special Agent MclInery was sent out to visit the, two townsites and make a com plete report ot existing condiuons. If Mr. Mcinery places the facts before the department as he found them there 1s no question as to the final de- cision. . The petition of Bena will be granted and Richards will be deprived of the privilege of ever being printed onamap. ‘The Richards promoters started in with the idea that by false- hoods and misrepiesentation they would be able to secure recognition from Washington and establish a res- ervation townsite before the just claims of Bena could be presented As a matter of fact there never has been a legitimate settler on the tracteof land filed on by the Bernard crowd. -One man and a woman have resided there during the past winter. ‘They wee paid a salary for doing so by yhe town- site boomers. ‘The man’s name is Dunham and the woman came from a locality in Cass Lake known as “across the tracks.” ‘There 1s little chance for Richards to establish the claim to townsite rights in face ot the facts that Bena has been in existance for a number of years and where hun- dreds of thousands of dollars are ex- changed 1n business every year. ‘The two government roads, built at great expense with public money, both lead to Bena and penetrate the logging dis- trict tributary to the village. The special agent could not but see at a glance that there could possibiy be no legitingate reason for the building of a town one mile west of Bena. Agent MclInery was in Grend Rapids last week to be present at the taking of testimony in some final proofs made before Clerk of Court Kassmussen. While he did not express an opinion as to the final outcome of the contro- versy it was evident that he recog- nized the permanency of Bena. He spoke of the large mercantile houses that have been doing business there fora number of years, the postoffice, railway station, eic., as being strong evidence in favor of not disturbing the present existing condiuons. At Rich ards he found nothing save a bluff at living up to the requirements of the laws, and his personal investigations proved that the Richards peopl were combined in a scheme to destroy the | town of Bena and pfofit by the up- building of its rival, The attempt to establish a town on the reservation one mile from Bena is absurd. What reason can these people give for such a move? ®If there was no town within ten or a dozen miles of Richards there would be ample excuse for securing permission to transact business at that point, but it is simply audacious to etition the government to enter into a deal whereby the interests of a few townsite schemers are to be advanced to the detriment of citizens who have been domg a legitimate business for a number of years in that locality. When Bernard and his litle clique have finally been brought to realize that the government officials have fathomed their plans and repudiated the whole deal they will have more respect for the intelligence and integ- rity of the men who have charge of | Uncle Sam’s land affairs. also be very much mad. ‘They will Pokagama aerie, Order of Eagles, are the possessors of a magnificent specimen of a bald eagle, captured in a steele trap. A large cage has been fixed up for the bird and the com- mittee on eagles will meke and effort to preserve its life and make a Christ- ian of it. The bird ‘was not injured (COUNTY FAIR MEETING To Be Held at Village Hall Next Monday Afternoon, at Two O’clock.—Should Be a Large Gathering of Citizens. Lest we forget, the Herald-Review desires to again direct attention of the public to the meeting cailed for Monday afternoon next at Village hall in Grand Rapids. The annua! election of officers for the Itasca County Agricaltural association will take placg and such other busi- ness will jbe transacted as may properly come before the meet ing. The attendance should be large both from the village and sur- rounding country. The. election: of officers isa matter of much impor tance and the discussions that should take place at this meeting and the action to be taken pertaining to the fair grounds and other subjects re- lating to the 1904, fair are of vital concern tu the success of the associ~ ation, and { wili largely determine the progress to be made during the present year. For these reasons the officers desire to see how greatan in- terest is being taken in affiairs of the association by the people gen- eral. A large attendance will lend encouragement to those who will be chosen to officer the work to be done and thus assure a sucessfu: fair for 1904. The meeting will be called to order by President Freestone at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. RESERVATION HOMESTEADS Assurances Are Given Ont That Res- ervation Lands May be Homesteaded. A.C. Shaw, chief of the public lands division has given assurance that an. order will soon be issued opening up for entry-under the home- stead act all agricultural lands in the Cass Lake, Lake Winnibigoshish, White Oak Point. Chipewa reserv tions outside of the forest reserve. The department will proceed without delay to issue the required advertise ments and inside of two month set- tlers will be able to make entries on the above lands. A circular has just been completed by the general land office providing for the opening of a large area of agricultural land in the Northern Minnesota Indian reserva- tion. After several conferences with Secretary of Interior Hitchoock, Indian Commissioner Jones agrees to waive thecompletion of the re- maining allotments in’ crder not to delay the opening to the homestead- ers of the agricultural lands. BIG LOSS BY FIRE Powers & Simpson Headquarters Sus- tains Loss of Fifteen Thousand Dollars. At an early hour on the morning of the 7th Powers and Simpson’s head- quarters, four miles east of Hibbing was visited by a fire which destroyed the machine shop, blacksmith shop and round house and which threat- ened to wipe out the entire camp. Prompt action and hard work on the part of the stable hands, machinists and laborers was all that saved the little settlement from total destruc- tion. Members of the firm said that they were unable to give an estimate of their loss but itis thought that it will run Close to $15,000. Fortunately no locomotives, which the tirm uses in its logging business, were in ‘the round- house, The machine shop had been fitted out with all the best machinery in the way of lathes and benches and in this building it is said that the loss will be three-fourths of the total. The blacksmith plant was also a valuable one and everything in it was destroyed. Lefore the ruins had had time to sool men were put to work preparing timbers for the con- struction of anew plant. While the fire will cause the firm more or less inconvenience until their new shops are erected there will be nc loss out- side of that to the One and machingry. Representative Bede’s bill author- izing the Itasca county authorities to construct a bridge across the Missis- contrary to the interest of the peo-|in only a few years it wil! boast of i in the capture as it was caught by one neat farm houses, big barns aad all claw. DEFECTIVE PAGE stpitiver was tavorably reported ta | the house last week.