Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 23, 1904, Page 2

ae Vou XIL—No, 49 aX 2 i Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, JULY 23, 1904. Two DoLuarRs A YEAR, BRISKNESS IN SUMMER SHOES We're putting vim and = vigor into our re you not only a perfect fit, In our window you may have guarantee to giv but satisfaction. they’re favorites in the city prices in particular are liked by economical buyers. summer excellent quality and genuine comfort, seen the styles that are selling best— and our Grand Rapids like them very much. shoe selling. We, The In Ladie’s shoes, while we h&ve others, we recommend the FORD. This shoe quality. has been on the market for a third of a century and is never advertised except by its When you buy a pair the value is all in it, not a cent of your money goes to help the maker carry on an expensive advertising campaign. The same is true of our men’s line of WALK-OVER shoes We believe that in either of these you can get the best $3.00 shoe that the market affords. Straw Hats tive in slyle and prices. We You'll like them for smart looks first--you’ll like them for the way they keep their good looks. mer. The men are walking You can pick’em out every time, and also the “Blue Seal” Braud. They are stunning. Same thing you he and 50 cents. gi Time to | (i Think \ Jie, Tubular When one separator is replacing every other make on the market | —when every other maker of separators is opposing that one Its Time to Think If the Tubular Seporators were not the best in principle, desig } service, most satisfactory in all ways, wouldn’t other makers f happier? Better see them—better read the catalog ws would like to give you. WwW. J. & H. D. Powers, a Grand Rapids Minnesota. ee EAE EAE Ee AE Ea Ee ae ER ae eRe eR a RE * it 5 H * * i : Down : , 4 s : and $5: x ; FS % : Village Lats per month 3 +4 * 4 & = * $ * * We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ind | 4 ing them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. $5 & * down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk : 7 the matter over. A house and three lots for sale cheap. 4 We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They # } s are for sale on easy terms. 3 & & ‘ = a 2 H 4 % 1 : REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, : 2 % | Jeessseeesssoenen SEAR AEA A a ae ae ea a ae aaa aaa SR I - a It’s opportune now that you purchase that straw. Remember that a straw hat i the right thing now for sum- can please you whether you want to pay 25¢, 50c, 75¢ or $1 .00. half dozen and they represent a world of comfort these days, To set them off in good ae you want one of our late and nobby ties at 35 s been paying 50 and 75 cents for. ber that when you need another onc, ea ee cents saved is so much made, Our shapes are attrac them as long as you wear Yes, you'll like the long wear they will give you if bought at our department and of course you'll like the cozy prices. Walking Neglicees CS A TS around and enjoying themselves with our cool xegligees, keep the celebrated *‘JVilson Brothers” line It doesn’t cost much to own a Just remem- Itasca Mercantile Co. 3S Almost a Fire. A fire started in the oil shed back lof Johnson & Toole’s hardware store about one o’clock Monday morning and but for its being promptly dis- covered would have made a serious blaze. There was a large quantity of oiland a barrell of gascline in the building, which had been moved away from the main building preparatory to moving. and somevne had lighted a match inside and some gasoline took fire. Analarm was turned in but be- fore the department reached the building a crowd had gathered and put the blaze out. An investigation the next morning showed that about 25 gallons of gasoline was gone and it was surmised that the person who took the fluid had dropped something and returning had lighted a match, the ordinary result of bringing a blaze close to the gasoline resulted and the marauder was frightened away. If the fire had gotten a little more start the result would undoubtedly have been an explosion of oil and gas- oline that would have wrecked the buildings. The family of Tom Dal- tou lives on the second floor and there are a number of other people who haae rooms in the building. — Cass Lake ‘Times, M. L, Toole, of Cass Lake spent a day in town this week. Since Mr. Toole retired as sheriff of Itasca county in 1898 he has existed in the reservation town, but with that char- acteristic taith that inspired someone to say “time at last makes all things even,’ he now predicts a bnght future for his village and forer sees prosperity that will be propitual. The kindly good wishes ot a host of Grand Rapids friends bespeak their hope that his predictions wili be reahzed in complete measure. Mr. and Mrs. William Lawson of Duluth will soon take up theif resi- dence in Grand Rapids. Mr Lawson travels for the Cudahy Packiug!com- pany and finds that a residence in Grand Rapids wili be more conven- lent for his business. = “| humestead two miles south, in section . | 7, 63-23, where with his family he has HOMESTEADER. . Is KILLED. Joe Gardner of Sixty-Three Twenty- Three Kills His Neighbor. The people of Grand Rapids were Much surprise when news arrived here on Tuesday last that Joseph H. Gardner bad shot and killed Wm. Garrison. Joe Garduer is well known to the people of Grand Rapids and itis because of his wide acquaintance and popularity that the fatal event caused so much surprise among those who know him. In response to the information received from Gardner, Sheriff Houlihan, Coroner Russell and Attorney Spear left tur the scene of the tradedy Tuesday afternoon. The trio of county officers retnrned this morning at three o’clock, ac companied by Gardner. He is now in the county jail and will have a hear- ing Monday. From Grand Rapids to the Gardner homestead is a distance of about one hundred miles and the county officials had a hard trip of it. The story uf the tragedy is related by the Hibbing correspondent of the Duluth News Tribune in the follow- ing. Joseph H. Gardner shot and killed William Garrison at about 3:300,clock Monday afternoon, at the latter’s homestead, fifty-flve miles north of here. The scene of the tragedy is in Itasca county, and Gardner immediately started for this place to give himself up. He arrived here at 1:10 yesterday afternoon and walked at once to the telegraph station and sent a telegram tu Sheriff Hoolihan of Itasca county advising him of the fact, and stating that he would remain here until the arrival of an officer. Sheriff Hoolihan and the county coroner will reach here tonight and in company with Gardner will start for the scene of the killing early to- worrow morning, where an inquest will be held. Garrison was living on a homestead in section 31, 64-23, and Gardner has a resided for ten years past. Garrison had the reputation of being a quarell- some man, and it is alleged had an- noyed the settlers im that section toa point, several instances, almost be- yond endurance. He had lived on his homestead nearly two years, and updo a month ago had a housekeeper, whom in a fit of rage he drove off the place. Since then he has been living alone and Gardner was his nearest neigabor. The trouble between Gardner and Garrison started last. winter when, it is said, Garrison was engaged in kill- ing moose and deer for logging camps vear at hand, and when complaint was made to Deputy Game warden Colbert, of Grand Rapids, Garrison charged Gardner with having inform- ed on him, Since that time it is alleged Garrison repeatedly made threats to burn Gardner’s hay, timber and home, and had gone so far as to threaten his life. Gardner was in town last week, leaving his wife and children alone on the claim. During his absence Garrison visited the place and helped himself to a sack - of potatoes, telling Mrs. Gardner that her husband was owning him for hay cut off his land a year before. Gardner reached home at about 10 o'clock Monday morning, and was told what occured, and also that Garrison “had again threatened to burn the hay on a big meadow coun trolled by Gardner a mile north of his home. Gardner went out to look over the meadow and fuund that sOmeone Was cutting the hay, and thinking 1t was Garrison's work, de- cided to call on him for an explana tion. / Taking his rifle, a 45 90 Winchester, he followed the trail to Garrison's place, and fonnd the man working at a wood pile, with his rifle leaning against a stump near by. Gardner asked him what he meant by cutting the hay in the meadow, and as Gard- ner is somewhat deaf he did not hear the reply. Garrison reached for his gun, and Gardner yelled to him to stop, but he did not. Gardner waited until he had the gun in his hands and [was raising it to his shoulder, then, he pulled and fired three shots in rapids succession; every shot pene- trating Garrison body before he fell ‘dead. The distance between the men at the time of the shooting was about 100 feet. Gardner then went to another | neighbor’s place and told him what he had done and asked him to look lafter the dead man’s stock and see that the body was protected until the arrival of the officers. Then Gardner —— % Wines oes went home and made preparation to Start: for town’ to ‘give himself up. He rode a horse.tu the Bear river cross Sing, titty miles north of heres where the horse gave out, and Gard- ner continued on foot, arrivingshere in‘an exhausted condition. Little is known of Garrison: here. Duriog his visits to town, which were not frequent, he indulged ino strong drink, was quarrelsome and talked much of his ‘cattle rustling” days in the west. During the clear- ing of the townsite of Nasliwauk he worked as a commoa laborer for a time, and then, itis said, lived ina shack between Nashwauk and the Stevenson, where with a companion he carried on pot hunting for a liveli- hood. Siuce taking up his residence in the north country he has terror- ized his neighboring settlers sn inany occasions, and frequently made dire threats against them. He always carried a gun and was not slow to make a play of it on the slightest provocation. Gardnex formerly resided at Sayers ior, Wisconsin, and filed on his home- stead claim twelve years ago, and for the past ten years has lived on the place with his family. Last winter when a postottice known a TOW Was established at his place, he was ap- pointed postmaster, and since that time has made weekly trips to Hib- bing. He is a quiet inoffensive man and a bard worker, and it is: general- ly believed that he thought his life was in actual danger when he tired the shots that killed Garrison. It is not known at this time what disposition will be made of the case. Nothing further will be done until the return of Sheriff Hoolihan and the coroner, which will be four or five days at the earliest. Pearson Boat ys. Grand Rapids. The game last Sunday between the Pearson Boat team and the locals was as good as any until the fifth inning aud then in was as bad us the average. The weather was so warm that it was even to hot to sit under Uhe shade of a bamboo tree, let alone play in the sun. ‘The only feature of the gaure was the tree hitting and strong arm throws on both sides. “he locals had A Political “Bunch.” When the Herald-Review stated last week that the Grand Rapids political gang had decided to sacri- fice all other candidates in order to encompass the defeat uf Register of Deeds Clair it pronounced a fact that the D. M. Gunn organ comply con- firmed in its issue of Wednesday. The Magnet was bought and is con- trolled for the benetit of those who vrofit from the machinations of pub- lic pilferers. This is a strong state- ment but the facts will bear us out in the emphatic assertion, The schoo} election held last Saturday evening was decided in favor of Mr. Reusswig by amajurity of 3 votes against Henry Hughe: Last year, when H. D. Powers was a candidate against Mr. Hughes the Herald-Review support- ed Mr: Powers in a manner that could tet easily be misunderstood. Mr. Ilughes was elected. At that time it was said that religion was brought into the campaign for effect in school elections. The reputation that fol- lowed was complete through the work ot the board during the past year. If the school meeting last Saturday bad been either political or religous the result might have been averaged up with that of the late spring elec- tion for municipal officers. Mr. Reusswig will no doubt make a very valuable member of the school board aud those who are today reputed to bave been opposed to his electicn are away the best of the hitting and every time that a hit wae needed it came. There was about a dozen errors made on throwing and both sides offended about alike. This de- partment of the game will have to be attended to or Cap. Gertz will have to play the short stup behind Loth- rups fence. Hill started in the box for the Boat team and did fairly well, cous sidering, and if it was uot for the mistaken idea of Captain Winters of the Boat team that he could’ pitch sume the scure might have been a little close7, as Mr. Winters tired Hull to the tall timbers and started in to do or die and he did and as the Boat team was out or pitchers he was obliged to stay there and take his medicine to the end. Kneeland for the locals tossed them over from the south side of himself and did fairly well. He was batted freely enough but the ball always went into the hands of some waiting hired man and if it had not been for errors Ln throwing over the first station he would have held them safe all the way. The score fiually remained at 16 11 in favor of the locals and it guaranteed by the official scure keeper to be all that was made. The Big Duluth’s come tomorrow with McDougal and Schaefer as a battery and will run against Witt and Ludwig. The Big Duluth team well known here even if they have not played here, as they have played at Bemidji, Cloquet, Aitkin and Hib- bing. The fact that Witt is coming will guarantee that things will be doing and if Old Sol willease upa a little so that the players and spec- tators will not melt it will be goud enough for anybody, On Thursday next the Jocal team will give a harvest dance to help pay up expenses incurred since the tournament and by going it will help some. When itis remembered that no public subscription has been taken up this year and no dance given this season it would seem that this dance should be liberally patron- ized. Buy a ticket anyway but don't forget to go. to is is Mr. S. Cable who has spent the past week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Melburn Griffiths has returned to his home in Grand Rapids. Mr. Cable is Mrs, Griffiths father and this 1s his first visit 11 Crookston.—Crookston Times. Our telephone number ts 159. among his most ardent supporters. ‘The Herald-Review does not hesit:te to say that the religious feature of the school election was wholly en- gendered by those opposed to Mr. Clair. A more contemptible thing was vever attempted among paltroon politics, and the effect is already felt in favor of the man who has been slandered. The Magnet will wind up in fall election as it did last spring. Hold Annual Meetiug. On Monday last the county com- missioners with the county auditor met 2 board of equalization for the year 1904. Commissioner Lang was elected chairman and the board at once pro- ceeded to an examination of the per- soual property of the county. There were no large changes made either up or down and but very little fault was found with any indi- vidual assessments, the board con- tiving itself almost entirely to equal- izing the diflerent classes of pros perty in the different townships and villages throughout the county. On Thursday the mining men ap- peared in force to protest against the ment of the so called mineral lands in the towns of Nashwauk and Iron Range, more especially Nash- wauk,. Nearly all the big mining interests: were represented. D. M. Philbin and J. UH. Gruber representing the Hill interests, Fred B. Snyder the Pills- bury: Lougyear aud Bennet lands, and G. H. Warren and G. G. Hartley appearing for themselves* After submitting the matter to the board and argueing at some length the whole matter was laid over and as we go to press is still open and will pro- bably be passed on finally today. The Pine Tree Lumber company together with its associate com- panies, were represented by J. A. Redfern, J. E. McGee and W. H. Bird and made a_ strong protest against the assessmen: made on some of its timber lands. The board were not in a lowering mood and wuile the assessments will undoubt- edly be lowered in a number of in- stances, there wiil be no general re- duction, the general tendency being tu hunt up something on which to make up any loss that is caused by lowering any items. S. D. Patrick is looking after the Itasca Lumber Co. iuterests, but has nu very great grev- iences to correct. As none of the important matters have been passed on finally it looks as if the board will hold over to next week, although they are working bard to finish up by tonight. Messers F. P. Sheldon, of Grand Rapids: C. W. Hastings and P. J Sheldon, of Minneapolis and W. H. Roberts, of Bemidji all having an interest in the First State bank of Northome, were here ‘Tuesday even- ing looking over business-—Northome News. Mrs. J. C. Rosser, of Minneapolis, who has successfully conducted hos- pitals at Crookston, Superior and other points, 1s in town looking over the local situation with the view of establishing one here. She is very favorably impressed with the country and considers the prospects very flattering for the establishment of a hospital here.—International Falls Echo, / $i