Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 16, 1904, Page 2

: f LsduagasanegesssgonaseesaRs 4 is a seryicable tool ifits a good -one. ae none. You have propably seen some of them 4) . ; Coooersooes MANITOBA UNDER——— - Red and Assiniboine page,____ Winnipeg, Man., / the waters on the rivers are coverins Fete’ ‘ all parts of the: ‘ reports of thr’ < property being’ H are rumors 9% t The first ss Oxvow, ar Canadioa wash of r is ¢€ laps : : * “Att . = was buf Th sai pk bo Lt off ris} po we 18 di Men’s and Boy’s hats of best material, best work- manship, smartest styles. _ lf you pay more than $3 for «a hat you are yaying for something be- sides the hat. of them for that. to suit everyone here. just give us. a call. neckties, and (EAE EAE ae ah ae ae ae ae ate ate a ae ate ae ae se ae eae ae he aa AE ee tiene seeene * teers THC H HY HOT MSeRsegeo seoentnesedpanes Pr EE Ee aT: A poor knife is wors than They won’t take or hoi nedge., As the old saying ts, “they. wouldn’t cut butter.” LET US SELL vou a knife that is made for real service. It will take ar zor edge and hold it f rajong ume. We guarantee it to give yOumore satisfac tion than any knife you ever owned. All our cutlery is equally as good. W. J & H. D. POWERS. The very best hat made can be bought for three dollars—We are selling dozens Most men like to come here because they have a choice of all the good styles and that im itself is a censideration. hat that is becoming to one man may not suit another at all---and there is variety enough If you need a hat oo hh 4 4 4 At the same time remember that we keep shirts, other things necessary ‘to the 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. eqarascsasesesezeses BWSISL? HSWSVSLEVOS: ; Pioneer Meat Market, THOMAS FINNEAN, Prop. 4 Fresh ° and ||| Fish, Game, ¢ Salt Meats" } Poultry etc, ASK ANY OF OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE VERY BEST MEATS OF oa on [Aerie ARE KEPT AT THE PIONEER pit ‘ORE. . Butter, Eggs, Cheese and Canned Goods BUILDING, LELAND AVENUE., ODD FELLOWS’ ‘i GRAND RAPIDS. ~ Grand Rapids Village ils c $9 ‘We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them on such easy terme that anybody caw buy.. $5 down and $5 per month is certaialy 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, FEST ESTE TIES soecvenovesssssessossonnsassencsses pre month da chachchadlchashehilechalethaedhaed SPST AE he a a ee EAE EA cvacecasneesevecnencsneunseses The Our shirts cannot INDEPENDENT’S WHINE} A Column of Bpaceis | 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 peuple 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 isa liar. This will be the severalth time that such proof has. been produced, and while it cannot be reasonably pre- sumed that it will bave 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- bovun’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 paperis a 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 ifthe 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 2bout 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 tu 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 cireula- tion of his paper was greater than that of either the Herald-Review or Magnet. He has been charged with having made these statements: and has never offered any defense of the: falsehogd.: It is simply a quéstion for the court to decide whether the Tok upliniedennesctée SOE SE AE ee ad sider their own acts, and whither they may correct an error when cour: j¥inced that their former action was, {@hergetic hustling on behalf of the commissiouers have a right to recon-| 1g04. ‘that goes towards making a desirable ; home. Retween here and Duluch I'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 produe- ing crops of all kinds thereby adding Calied for Tuesday Evening, April 19, at to the wealth of Minnesota. The be- ginning has been made, and it is well.” - INVESTIGATING not had much opportunity to y théicpublic spiritedness in pro- ling for the entertainment of large itherings of people. On such oc- sions as they have been called upon to contribute, however, the response bas . been “generous and ample, and e Herald-Review Predicts that ting will be left undone to pro- suitably for the care, comfort i: entertainment of the several t guests next Jane. sand people who will be our isno small task and it will require 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- tion 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 conditions. If Mr. MclInery 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 tractrof land filed on by the Bernard crowd. -One man and a woman have resided there during the past winter. ‘They were paid a salary for doing so by jhe town- site boomers. The man’s name is Denhan. and. the woman came pe “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 in 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 The undertaking vera] committees of citizens that willbe appointed to iouk after the ils of preperation. On Juue 21, 23 and 24, the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s ‘Tournamient association i bold their annual meeting at rand Rapids. At the same time e Park Region G. A. R. encamp- ment will be held here and also the Northern Minnesota lodges of Mod- «ru,Woodmen of America will hold their. annual pienic at this place. A = ckaahig estimate of the number Strangers who will be within our gatlesat 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 te yeb notified Secretary Kremer of they will. Soci 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. [This fraternal order has held ae one mile amgarnate eae annual picnics for several years So eae ‘ k “Oki : f and their gatherings have al- War to bey breren eae er eRne 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 conditions. 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 petition 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 bu.iness for a number of years in that locality. When Bernard and his little clique have finally been brought to realize that the government officials have fathomed their plans and repudiated 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- joey camp life during the days of the tourament. The undertaking is not so great as it might at first uppear, provided the right men aré appoint- 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- lality shown them was complete in every manner. This 1s the oppor- tunity to gain a wide reputation as the convention townof Northern Minnesota. The first step to be taken wil! be the organization of \ committees next Tuesday evening at | the whole deal they will have more Village hall. respect for the intelligence and integ- Every business man in the village | rity of the men who have charge of should be present. Uncle Sam’s land affairs. ‘Ihey will | also be very much mad. Cut-Over Lands. | The folling are the observations of Editor pease in his Anoka Union: “T'm not sticking my nose up any more at cut-over timber lands. Lands that you and I wouldo’t look ab ten years ago, believing it to be worthless, is in dewand today, and Pokagama aene, 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 contrary to the sabeeett of the peo-| in’ only afew years it wil! boast of ; in the capture as it was caught by one ple. INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE FXPOSLIRE neat cebe houses, big barns aod all claw. NDEFFECTIVE PAGE Two DoLuars a YEAR. 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 tu 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 mude 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 Out That Res< ervation Lands May be Homesteaded. A.C. Shaw, chief of the public lands division has given asstirance pine an. order will soon be issued opening up for-entry-under the hume- stead act all agricultural lands in the Cass Lake, Lake Winnibigoshish, White Oak Point, Chipewa reserva- 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 oflice providing for the opening ofa 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 alsoa 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- straction of a new plant. While the j 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 Bede and machinery. Representative Bede's bill Sima izing the Itasea county authorities to construct a bridgs the Missis- sipi river was tavore reported ta ithe house last week. | _ 1 Feet