Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 19, 1904, Page 1

—. — — <4 { Vou. XHI—No 1 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, NOVEMBER 19, (904. Two Dotiars a Ygar. of the year. ness. We to repay your little prices; we shall endeavor to give to keep only the best of everything, as always fresh. found here. Building \; Hardware Should be carefully bought. A lot of money can be wasted if proper care 15° not given to the quality of the goods. It is always best go ta a house upon which you can rely. Don't take chances, but come here and be sure of the right You will find our builders’ hardware stock complete in every Cetail. Our guarantee is backfof every piece. Tae latest good novelitie: ehere in profusion. The prices will strike you as being just as honest as the merchandise which is saying a whole lot. W.J.& H.D. Powers, Grand Rapids Minnesota. treatment, l; you both. DINNER call your attention to our grocery department, Ee Eee A ee ARE a a ae ae a Ae a a a ee ae ea a ae a ae EE eeerers Grand Rapids Gh iz Village Lots We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them on such easy terme that anybody cau 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 terins. REISHUS-REMER LAND cOMPANY, ISERIES FHSS SSRO SHER STSS TERT RAE SESE HRRERRER THOS TDS own and $5 per month EE Ae 8 EA ee He He AE ope Se ER AR AE A a ae aE ea FOE REE eM ME HE ea me ae He a THANKSGIVING DAY Comes but once a year, Christmas is one of the most joyous days We hope that each of our many patrons may have ant day but many occasions for thankful- are certainly very grateful to our many friends for the favers that have been shown us in the years past, and as ve have striven to nierit their continuance in the future, we trust in the year to come goodness in offering you exceptional goods at economical prices. We find that the people want good goods, but they want them at Will be the order of the day, and this week we would therefore and receive new shipments twice each week in order to keep our stock in good order as well ~ Apples, Cranberries, Cider, and other delicacies that go to make up an Old Fashioned Thanksgiving dinner, can be Itasca Mercantile Co. i i ——— and excepting not only a pleas- Therein we aim TO START A ZION CITY, Jabe Hines, the Blackduck Dowicite, Starts Colonization Scheme. Jabe Hines, the disciple of Dowie, who lives near Blackduck, has sprung another seusation in the news field in declaring that he will soon import a coluny of his brothers to the region of Blackduck to occupy lands which Mr. Hines is now hegotiating for with the settlers in that vicinity. Religble infurmation from an aur thority ou the subject is to the effect that already Mr. Hines has practi- cally closed deals with several of the farmers living near Blackduck for the purchase of their lands, but will not stop until he has secured a whole lowuship, or even more. Ouber information of the same ua- ture is that Mr. Hiwes will plat a city upon the land which he is purchasing which will be inhabited by colonists from every part of the country. He is figuring on paying from $6 to $15 an acre for the land, but, of course, some will go for less. Tuesday Band Concert. ‘The Grand Rapids cornet band will entertain the public at Village hall Tuesday evening next beginning at 8 o'clock. Those who desire may secure reserved seats for 10 cents. No admission will be charged, The following program will be rendered: March Nhe Adeah o.oo 2 as H. C. Miller Tutermezzo Gondoliers..... eae -W. Powell Waltz Sweet Enchantment....H. C. Miller Gayotte Fairy Tale ...... Rank es wee O'Day Overture Songs of the Sunny South............ Intermezzo Rawiona 2s .csinets sy, Lee Johnsor Mazurka : Bell of the Park. March New York City Post.....H. C. Miller \ COUNTY VOTE. Yesterday at noon the canvassing board completed the final fuoting of the election returns for Itasca county. The only remarkable change noted was the increased yoto for Roosevelt and that of Dunn over Johnson. Rnosevelt’s vote was 1795, Parker’s 3. Watson, the Peoples Party candidate, réceiyed 14 votes: Swallow, Protibitionst was given 28 while Debbs got 167. Davidson, Socialist Labor got 34. The yote on governor was as follows: Dunn, 1349; Johnson, 750; Dorset, Prohibitionist, 42; Nash, Public Ownership, 91; Anderson, Socialist Labor, 52, There must have been some Itasca county voters who kuew Ray Jones better than they did R. C. Dunn, as the Republican candidate forlieutenant governor ran behind Dunn 64 votes. The full vote on heutenant governor was as follows: Jones, Republican, 1285: Winston, Democrat, 536; Helberg, Prohibition- ist, 65; Lofthus, Public Ownership, 133, Secretary of state: Hansen, Re- publican 1310; King Democrat, 484; Rygh, Prohibition 55; Carlson, Public Ownership, 156. The Republican candidate for state treasurer and the Republican candidates for justices of the supreme court all received sub- ‘stantial majorities. The proposition for increasing the gross earnings tax of railroad com- panies from three to four per cent carried in this county by a vote of 1687 to 196. “The amendment pro- j was elected treasurer i viding for loaning the permanent school or university funds to or the purchase of bonds of cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts, carried by a vote of 1343 to 270. The amendment for the abolishment ‘of the grand jury system carried in this couuty by a vote of 1221 to 289. J, Adam Bed, Republican candidate for congress in this district, received 1688 while Martin Hughes, his Demo- cratic opponent received 540, Judge Spoouer, for judge of the Fif- teenth judicial district (no opposi- tion) got 1828 votes. The legislative vute was as follows; Swanson, Republican, 1087; Cole, Re- publican, 1172; Lefevre, Public Own- ership, 603; Andéfson. Public Owner ship, 419. Following was the county candidates. County Auditor Eugene A. Arnold, Republican M.A. Spang, Democrat... Oounty Treasurer A.A. Kremer, Republican . ©.C, Miller. Democrat... .. Sheriff Wm. Hoolihan, Register of Deeds E. J. McGowan. Republican A.B. Clair, Democrat...... Judge of Probate H.S, Huson. Republican.... Joseph McMahon, Democrat. County Attorney George H, Spear. Republican... 4. County Surveyor resulé on the Democrat... --+-+-+++ Angus McIntosh, Coroner Thos. Russell, Republican.......... : Clerk of District Court ‘ mussen, Republiean.... 1895, -» 1923 Hattie F Booth, Republican... 2010 Commissioners Ist District Tone, Independent.. Brooks. ‘Democrat. MeDougall, Indep! Vance, Rep ... Commissioner 8rd Distri: A. McWilliams. Rep M. O’Brien, Indept . Commissioner 5th Distric Mullins, Dem Blood Rep.. In schoy! d i 107 -1C. KB. Aiken for the term beginning August 1, 1906. He re- ceived 612 votes. * Miss Margaret Doran was elected clerk of school district No, over 1 Mrs. Clara Grove by a majority of about 500 votes. As the vote of ‘preciuct No. lin Grand Rapids on tne school proposition was uot returned the exact majority cannot be ascertained ab the preeeue time. LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS. Members of the Schoot Board Arrange for a School Building at Northome. Messrs. F. E. Russwig, president; and E. A. Kremer. treasurer, of school district No. 1, came up last Saturday evening and spent the next day ‘flouking into school matters here afid conferring with the com- mercial club commitee in regard to the erection of a schvolhuuse. The result of the yisit was that before i they left they had made a contract for the clearing of the grounds, twenty-two lots which the tuwnsite company had kindly dogated for schovl purpeses, J. P. Johnson secur ing the work. Bids were also ordered published and it is probable that in work on the building wil) have been commenced. The gentlemen had not- about two weeks the construction ; t conditions and therefore . to the office of reg | who were my | admini } you for the valuable space you have ices of the bids published in the pa- pers here as well as in the county Seat papers in order v0 give the local contractors a chance to bid on the construction work and the furnishing of the material, School matters are now being very well taken care of in Northome. Since meeting the members of the board. many of our citizens feel that the board mean well enough by this sec- tion but that they do not know the can net do ag well as though it were otherwise and that if thefpeople hereabouts would take up school matters system- atically, as Northome has since the commercial club took the matter in hand, they would undoubtedly get their much needed school facilities. —Northome Record. HOW IT HAPPENED The can The elections are over. vassing board has met‘ and as their duty requires, bave canvassed the returns from the various precincts. My opponent, Mr. McGowan, having received the majority of the votes cast, has been duly deelared eiected ter of deeds. I have been asked several times, “how it happened,” and also have heen told indiscriminately what so and so did or said. I therefore ask the liber- ty of stating through your coluthns “how it happened” and of asking those who are so willing and ready to report (especially the mean things) what so and so did or said to forget it. It all happened thus Ir. Me- Gowan was on the Republican ticket; this is a strong Republican county and the leaders concentrated all their forces to defeat me. Mr. Me- Gowan also had numerous friends who worked faithfully and well for him, as he did himself. Trere were also other things used against we, not. by Mr. McGowan, but-by some of his friends which had some igfiuence, but these I will re- refrain from: discussing at length as they are to contemptible to mention in a community of broad minded American citizens, I trust that those who were thus influenced, will learn that there was nothing in the foolish religious arguments used against me, and that the purpose will only serve to make those who used them feel mean, small and nar- row as they realy are. For those who fought in the open against me I have the’ highest respect, but, for those miserable things whe pretended tu be with Mr. McGowan when in com- pany with his friends, and with me when among my friends, I have nothing but pity for they are too week in intellect to be even criticised. I do not assume for one moment that the motives of those who were against me were bad. I will assume rather, that there were other consid- erations, politics, friendship, and re- lationship; and any man with good common sense knows that men have differed on many things since the be- ginning, men of the same race, and the same religion and even the same household. Sv that because the majority of the voters of L[tasca county did not see fit to concur in my opiuion is no reason that I should fume and fret; as a man troubled with heart decease has no business to get unduly excited over who shall be chosen register of deeds. As to Mr. McGowan I must say that no place could I find the trace ef a malicious campaign and for him- self personally I have a very high opinion. For his friends and those enemies I have no ill wii, For those who worked so no- bely and well in my behalf I cannot express the deep sense of gratitude I have for. them. 1 made the best tight 1 could, and in giving up the office, 1 am Satisfied that while I may have had some shortcomings, even my enemies are kind enough to say thatin the eight years of my tration, I have eaused no one loss through neglect or dishonesty in my official capacity, I feel satis- fied with myself, and as ‘serenity of mind is the beginning of wisdom” I will retire unto myself and during the winter evenings will read ‘The Tattlings of a Retired Politician” by Forest Crissey, and perhaps if he attempts agother book on the same lines I may. give him~a few notes on how it happened to me. Thanking given me.I remain, Yours Truty. /A.B CLAIR, My address will still continue to be Grand Rapids, Etasca county, Minn. AS Two furmshed rooms to rent to | two single men. Apply to Mrs, P.; Richland, Winnipeg Avenue, Grand Rapids. eee THANKSGIVING. Thanksgiving Day is next Thurs- day, the 24th, the day having been duly proclaimed a day of Thanksgiv- ing by the president and the governor. A time-honored custom, established by our forefathers whose thanksgiv— ing was really from the heart, has de- veloped into aday more or less con= tinentalized and yet in a certain sense the day has lost none of its genuine spirit of thanksgiving, and bearth- stone gatherings. The day is the harbinger of the winter season of festivities and it is must appropriate that it is a day of thanks, if many thousands of peopie really do forget to give thanks, and pay tribute to an abnormal appetite instead. There are many thousands all over the broad land who are perpetuating the sacred spirit of the day and generation after generation will continue the custom observed by our forefathers, The people of Grand Rapids will have an.ple reason to zive thanks on Thursday next. uring the past year our people have prospered; the village and county have largely increased in pupulation; many magnificent resi- dences and business houses have been built; the community has been free from epidemic of disease; we are hav- ing a fautless fall; the late election resulted satisfactorily to most people; iron mines are being developed on every side of us: railroads are being projected and the future is bright indeed. Notwithstanding the exorbi- taut price of turkey birds there are few peuple in this good town who will feel too pour tu partake of the pa tional fowl. CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL. Was the Sale of Pine Timber of Cass Lake Last Tuesday. The sale of pine timber which was made at Cass Luke on Tuesday was successful and fulfilled the expecta- tions of the officials having the sale in charge. One result of the sale (taken together with the sales made last De- cember), bears out the claim that the sealed bid manner of disposing of the pine timber on the Chippewa reserva- tion is the very best method of selling the Indian timber, as better prices are obtained and the chances are equal for all purchasers. The sealed bid does away with any successful attempt at a combination for low prices. In the sale Tuesday there were many more bidders than was at first expected. ‘This is accounted for by the fact that some of the timber (noticeably that on the Bois Fort, Fond du Lac and Deer Creek reserves) was much desired by some of*the companies and they were prepared to, and did, offer good round figures for the pine. George W, Pollock, chief of the special agents, and G. F. Walker, both of Washiug- ton, expressed themselves as being very well satisfied with the sale. The maximum figure of $8.81 for white and $7.75 for Norway (offered on several pieces) was somewhat above what was expected. Considering that the lum- ber market in Minnesota has been somewhat oversupplied, the prices offered were very good. Among the successful bidders were W.C. Gilbert aud H. R. King of Grand Rapids, For Legislators te Remember. Now that the election is over the men elected to represent the people in the Minnesota legislatnre should not forget the things that are expec- ted of them when they take their seats. These are some of the more important measures that are de- manded: A system of drainage of state swamp. lands. system of state roads in new agri- cuitural districts. Amendment of the laws relating to, tbe sale of state agricultural lands se that they can be opened up to settle- ment and improvement. A law that wil give the people relief from the exactions of the insurance trust. A law that will bring retief to com- munities containing much railroad property, which now pays no taxes for local improvements or for other pur- poses. An improvement in the methods of handling juvenile offenders, so those convicted of minor offence for the first time may be seggregated and reprimanded withoutcompelling thems to associate with the more vicious and depraved. A law to strenuously punish any- body guilty of adu!terating foods, medicines or liquors —Huluth Herald, Ee es — Dr. George C . Gilbert returned: Wednesday fron. a vist to Duluth, 5s