Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 7, 1904, Page 1

e have them. not scratch or harm the finest plate glass ~ §| CURTAINS / E heaheokead IR n common shades, a nice assortment at from Look at the line anyhow 35¢ to 74c each. before you buy, In have anything you want from dollars a pair, all well made and in tasty lace HOUSE CLEANING NEEDS Just what you need in our Per- fect Window Cleaner, at 10 cents a cake. Will last you a year, and do the work better and easier than any other ntfethod. are using it and can testify to its efficacy. Dozens Does curtains we one to seven patterns. | CARPETS, RUGS AND MATTING e think we can suit you this year in both style and price. It costs nothing what we have to show you. af Ww to find out just It will surprise you how cheaply you can get a new carpet now, A good assortment of styles and colors from 4oc a yard and up. Come and see the goods and price them. od Is to see us about the pur- chase. Ever since the tirst rude crooked stick was used to break ground by the ancestors of Noah there has been plows—and plows- But. Oh, what a differ- ence! Somewere merely intend ed to be gotten on the market in the cheape-t possible way—anything to sell. Ovhers are made if with an eye si: gleto their serving the purpose of tpe user. ‘They are made of the best steel and wood that can be found for the purpose—p'ows that plow, and yet are wanufactured in such a way that they cost little or no more than the trashy kind. The best is all we handle. And are prices are right—always. W. J. & H. D. Powers, Grand Rapids, Minnesota. SASS SPSS SE ; Pioneer Meat Market, THOMAS FINNEGAN, Prop. }Fresh and || Fish, Game j Salt Meats || Poultry etc. ASK ANY OF OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE VERY BEST MEATS, OF SEE RINDS ARE KEPT AT THE PIONEER MEAT s Ee era) LELAND AVENUE., GRAND RAPIDS. CISLSLSLSLSVSLSLS LVS“ SLSPHMSLSHSLSLSLSL HF SPSLSLSLSLSLSS, ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING, AE EEE AEE EE EE EEE EE EERE EAE EE EE Grand Rapids $ E Down Village Lots Sed rer me We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. $5 down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. A house and tnree 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, ‘ 9 A IE EE EAE ee ea ae a a a a EAE ME eA EA aE ae ee eae a ae ae eae aaa EI SRE STE A ARE AGE eA EE A EEE Our new furniture department on the main floor is much handier and better than up-stairs. , Itasca Mercantile Co. )| While the. members were loth to ac- SHOULD BE | TO ENLARGE PROHIBITED VILLAGE HALL Sale and Use of Fire Crackers and | Council Has Purchased Corner Lot Other Exylosives Should be Stopped. North of Village Building. Grand Rapids is one of the import- ant towns that has so far tolerated the flre-cracker nuisance without of- | ViHage hall on the north, this week, ficial protest. There have occured | for 3300. The lot is 25x100 feet, and some accidents here in the past, but | the price paid makes the purchase a fortupately nothing serious has so far | gecided bargain for the grounds. ‘The taken place as a result of the fool aud | y)}Jaye needed. this lot and it has al- giant crackers operating: vogéther. | ways been regretted that it was not That the business portion of the bought when thé original purchase town has not been reduced to ashes | was made. If the village is to main- is a mere matter of good luck. Even | tain a public hall the present one is arrangementcommittees on Fourth ot | entirely inadequate for public enter- July have been so carelesss of the | tainments of any kind. Show com- public safety as to erect platforms for panies that are worth paying the price the discharge of tire works in the very | ty see will not come here. On Mon- center of the village. That such reck- day night last when the ‘‘Missouri lessuess has not resulted disastrously | Gir} company was here, Manager was wholly due to good luck and not | Gole turned away a Jarge number of good judgement, It is nut only the | people, as there was not even stand= danger but as well the aunoyance of | ing room left when the play began, this public nuisance that should im-]and then the total receipts only pell the counci) to prohibit it entire- | »mounted to $141.20,thirty dollars of ly, Ibis not likely that Grand Rap- | whicn went to the village. With the ids will have a Fourth of July cele- single exit provided, what would be bration this year, but\if dealers are | the result in case of flre? It is almost not warned thab ordinance pro-| horrible to contemplate. With the hibiting the sale of such explosives | additional twenty-tive feet now owned will be passed. they will stock up| py the village the hall might be en- with them and the danger and ouis- | jarged and an exit proyided on the once will be as great as heretofore. | north side with stairways leading to COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Secretary Thwing Tenders His Resig- Mation—Cement Sidewalks Considered. ; ie 'At the regular monthly meeting of the Grand Rapids Commercial club last Monday evening the resignation of Secretary Thwing was received. Village attorney Price closed a deal for the purchase of the lot adjoining pt it, Mr. Thwing stated positively at he would. not serve longer than ps month, thus giving the uba chance to decide upon his suc- cessor, He said his business was Such that he could not give the or- ganization the time which it should lave from its secretary and both in Justice to himself and. the club he would insist upon retiring frum the Position. The executive committee Was empowered to appoint a secretary and Mr. Thwing’s resignation was ac- cepted to take effect June Ist. The committee on highways was instruct- ed to draft a set of resolutions to be esented to the council setting forth je desirability of begining a system cement sidewalks in the village. ie matterof highway improvements Bovey and other-lucalities was also scussed and the committee Was in- ructed tO meet with the commis- ners for the purpose of urging ac- ion in this direction. i iq : ; The council should be heard from | the east and west. This is fs st. plan is fav- HIGH SCHOOL forthwith. arably considered by some members of of the council. At present the finances COMMENCEMENT Suitable Program is’ Being Ar- ‘anged by Superintendent Stewart. atthe command of the council may not justify the undertaking, but the PINE TIMBER TO BE SOLD improvement should be made at the — earliest pussible moment. Inasmuch Bids For Reservation Timber Will Be | as certain improvements are already Received on November 15, ordered in the way of painting, etc., ES it might be well for the council to The secretary of the interior has | give some consideration to the matter approved the instructions of the com- | Of putting in the north side exit, anc missioner of the general land office | Possibly the building might also be providing for the sale of pine timber | ¢u/arged this year. ov lands within the ceded Chippewa TRE OReE A. J. WHITEMAN Indian reservation in Minnesota £ ‘The school board has given Superin- fendent Stewart carte blanche in Making preparations for the com- encement exercises of Grand Rapids igh school. Miss Beth A. Polly ill be the only graduate for 1904, but e- program will be* suitable for a Glass of twenty. ‘The scenery now being placed on the stage of the audi- REPUDIATES orium will make our High school shy oii ge eae a will be held LOSES HIS SUIT he most desirable ~place in the vil-|2& Cass Lake, and will be by ; means of sealed bids. The land from tags DICTATORSHIP. There can be no question about the meaning of the following editoral, taken from the Border Budget of Lu- ternational Fall ‘Phe question of whether oF not % Itasc countysis entitled to a rep- resentative this year and who the favored one will be is very likely to disorganize the Republi can forces this fall. The Grand Rapids Mganet bas taken the liberty to appoint Dan Gunn as dictator of the party in the coun- ly and by his silence Mr. Gunn acknowledges himself as czar. What special reason he has for assuming this Herculean task is nov a matter of specuitaiou. Mr. Gunn is very anxious to secure the nomination for railroad and warehouse commissioner, and it is very evident that if he can con- trol the organization cf this county he can make a a with Representative Cole for the vote of Cass county’s delegation in the state convenlion. In return Cole would receive ‘tunn’s sup-, port for the legislature. It re- mains for the rank and file to de- cide wheter they are to be used as trading stock by Gunn or whether they will demand a rep- resentative next winter to look after their needs and make an ef- fort to secure an appropriation for the drainage of state swamp lands. ‘They are too intelligent and independent to wear a lialter with a serene smile of satisfac- tion and they have tov much at Stake to hesitate as to which course tu pursue. Prepare Your Baskets. Now that our Swedish Lutheran friends have their church in piace it is necessary to make many improve- ments on the interior of the building, all of which costs money. In order to assist in this meritorious work the ladies of tae church will give a basket socia) at Village hall on Thursday evening of next week, which will be May 12. It is not necessary to explain to the ladies what a basket social is— they all know. ‘They understand how to prepare the dainty baskets so as to make them attractive to the mdscu- line eye, and they will fill them with rare delicacies that will make the purchaser of a basket. that costs him $5.00 feel that he has secured a genu- Everybody is hereby ex- tended a cordial] invitation to attend. Remmber the dute—Tbursday even- ine bargain. ing, May 12. Hotel Changes Wands. J. H. Johnson, who has conducted the Keanedy ranch on the Prairie river, for some time, has leased the Scandinavian house of L. R. Roat and taken charge. He has changed the name of the place to the Great Northern. Mr. Johnson is an experi- enced hotel man and the Herald-Re- view predicts that he will make a success of the business. ~ age for an entertainment of any ind, and the 04 commencement will be the for mal opening of the auditur- which thetimber js to be suldislocated | Attempt to Break Deed ‘to Itasca in the Pigeon river, Fond du Lac, Ber- County Property is a Failure. esford, Deer Creek, Chippewa of the eared Mississippi, Wianibigosh, Leech Lake, Alonzo J. Whiteman, former state Red» Luke, and. White Earth | sevator from Duluth, figures in a case acres, containg 138,000,000 feet of | Justice Douglas last week. The case white pine and 82,000,060 feet of Nor- | is that of the old Powers & Dwyer way pine. “The timber will be cut | Logging company, respondent, vs. clean under the act of Jan. 14.1889 as | Alonzo J.. Whiteman and others, de- an.mend by the act of June 27, 1902. | fendants and‘appellants. Two words were left out of a deed to certain Argues for Fairness Itasca county property in which __‘The Herald-Review argues for fair- ] Whiteman was a partowner, White- hess to the pioneers of the northern | anand others attempted to make out walt of Itasca county in the distri- | thedeed was a mortgage because of the bution of the $50,000 road fund. ‘That | omission of the words, but the lower is right. Fairness would suggest that | Court is affirmed in holding that the instrument is a true deed of convey- ance. lucators of the west and his presence on this occa- sion is regarded as a special attrac- tion that will add much to the value of the interesting program that has been prepared, as follows: PROGRAM. . Orchestra rew Walker +. School Legend of Bregenz pond :+++2++.. A Modern Samaritan Beth A. Polly Music .. Miss Dewey It isan empire of vast promise.—Du- Reais luth Evening Herald. 8. E. Depfeld ipa Sy .Beethoven A Narrow Escape. Last Thursday as the west bound passenger train was nearing Solway Engineer Murry discovered a railroad bridge to be on fire. He reversed his lever and jumped for safety. The train stopped on the bridge and two cars were badly damaged by the ex- plosion of gas which followed. None of the passengers were injured. The east bound train the day following was about four hours late as a conse~ quence. Violin Solo. TREe Ae Comes Back to the Farm. R. McLénuan, formerly agent for the Great Northern at Grand Rapids, but who has resided at Bemidji and Koochiching for the past four years, has decided to again make this place his bome. Mr. McLennan owns one of the finest farmes in the county about two and a half south-west of town on Pokegama lake, and there he is now moving with bis family. Misses Mae and Espie McLennan are teachers in Bemidji and: will not be here until after the close of the present term. Miss Mae has a home- stead in the northern part of Itas- ca county that will reqiure her atten- tion during wuch of the summer months. Fisher, the eldest son, holds a responsible position with the Brai erd Lumber company at Bemidji. Ross, who is is now sixteen years old, only measures 6 feet 23 inces the long way, and weighs 185 pounds, will come with his parents to grow up on the farm. Mrs. O. S. Mather Presentation of diplomas Henry Hughes, President of Board -Rev, Father O'Mahoney Benediction Thomas Kelly Sells Out. Grant & Holloran have purchased the Senate saloon, conducted for many years by Thomas Kelly and have taken charge of the place. They will immediately make some very substantial improvements oa the building. It wil be widened out to the full width of the lot and the ceil- ing wilt be raised. ‘‘Doc” Welsh will have charge of the restaurant, which at once insures the popularity of that branch of the business. He is now conducting the restaurant, where he presided for many years under the old management. <A horseshoe counter will be put in and in other ways made more modern and convenient. Frank Grant will have charge of the Senate while Pat Halloran will remain as manager of the Grant & Halloran place’ Farm For Sale. 300-acre farmin Bass Brook town- ship; 2 good log houses, one 20x40 feet in dimensions 14 stories ngh, the other 12x18 feet; barn for 6 horses; ice house, root house, chicken house. 400,000 feet spruce and 200, 000 fee tamarac, log size. $2,600 will take the place. Terms to suit purehaser. J. L. Jellison Cohasset, Minnesota. Beware of the Tarantula. Tern eee re ae A life size tarantula was found ina Attention, Sir Nights. ‘On Saturday, May 21, there will be held the Northwestern Pythian fes- tival at Minveapolis. The railroads have made a rate of 1} fare fur the round trip. Circulars issued announc- ing the event say it will be among the largest and most important de- monstrations that have ever occured under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias since its inception. Getting Into Condi ‘ion. The members of the ruining team of the local tire department met on Sunday afternoon and discussed plans for participating in the tournament to be held at Grand Rapids June 21-24. The coupling was inspected and sev- eral cf the boys tried putting on the nozzel. Itissafe to predict that Cap- tain Schumaker will iave the boys tried out ina very short time, and that the members of the regular team will be selected in ample time to get to running a record-breaking time. —CassLake Voice. Bemidji Mercantile company. Oneof the clerks had gone to the bunch to pluck some for a customer when he noticed the insect. Its life-less form is nuw preserved in a bottle of alco= hol. The bite of the taraneula is cer- tain death and they arenotinfrequent- stances are on record where fatalities have resulted to employes at fruit stores as a result of being bitten by tarantulas.—Bemedji Pioneer. Nelson Favors Modification, Senator Nelson has gone on record as favoring a modification of the rules accepting field notes on swamp lands as final evidence. Mr Nelson does not go quite so far as Congressman Bede, but is of the opinion that there should be a hearing before the local register and receiver whenevere a pro- per showing is made on claims that lands are distinctively agricultural. A Political Prediction, E. J. Farrel, the present auditor of Itasca county, and we might say he future also, was in Cass Lake this ~ week enroute to Walker, where he ~ went to look over some of the records. _ Mr. Farrell made us a most pleasant — call on Wednesday night. — Cas Lake® Voice. fon § Work at the Arcturus, The Oliver Mining company has an option on the Arcturus property and have been doing drill work for some time. ‘Lwo drills are being operated and report says that the result thus. far We subs eeuary DEFECTIVE PAGE bunch of bananas at the store of the ~ ly found in bunches of fruit. Many ine i