Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 17, 1904, Page 1

& ADR ROEM Vou. XIIL—No 18 pele GRREES <> fp GRRONTEPSGRND fp <> CREATEED Cp > <ETBERPREND ofp dh MERE <hr of CUTLEREEETD > Ch CHETERD fp fp e SARS Hs eM Ha ee ee a a Roller Skates for boys. Dog Collars, Dog Calls, Silver Plated knives, Forks and Spoons and hundreds of other useful things for the family in general Allat . But he is willing and anxious to admit all the beseigers and let them Soo CERES & Cp SENS S> CRRA Santa Claus Holds the For come in to examine his immense stores of supplies. ment that on Christmas Eve he will capitulate and transfer his opera- tions te his headquarters in the faraway for the next twelve months. In the remaining days of his sojourn he will keep everybody on the “Qui Vive” and in the last two or three days short rations will be the order of the day, so be sure to lay in vour supply before he issues his last orders. Supplies are still con:plete aud comprise “practically everything you can think of sutable for Christmas Presents. Books for grown people Books for children, toc Dolls of all kinds ¢ ) und prices Toilet. Sets, and fancy articles Prefumes and fancy bottles Gemes and Toys Jre Presents Zor Old PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY Itasca Mercantile Co. & | & | ire lots of things that make the best of gifts—Pocket Knives and Razors i small prices too, W.J.& H.D. Powers, Grand Rapids Minnesota. SOSA SEEMS AA ASH AHS S CHOATE SETS HHO SHES OH AH RTE Hey Grand Rapids 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 h A house and tnree lots for sale cheap. We also have some choice business ots on our ists. are/for sale on easy terins. REISHUS-REMER LAND cOMPANY, hee Tt itt Tl ttt itt tt tt the matter over, on Toys of all sorts Baney Qrockery and Glassware Japanese Novelties and “Dutch goods Cut Glass, Vases, etc Fancy Handkerchiefs Doll Cabs and Sleds Dress Goods and Paterns New Neckwear ‘Toy _Presents for Young one never thinks of for holi- day gifts are just the very things that would be most highly appreciated. Among all the year-round” kind of HARDWARE. here und Shaving Sets for the men, Down and $5 per month $9 ‘Phey He give out the state- & | & | > SE Ae Ee A AE A a A a ea a * oo ——_ Furniture Fancy Stationery ‘ & | | 4 | 2 | 2 + | £ > J TRAINOR’S TOYS {FOR GIRLS AND BOYS For the little folks and the big folks and for all*kinds of folks, Trainor has pre- pared a veritable bazar where everything imagin- able for the holidays in the line of toys and fancy curiosi- ties may be bought for a very small piece of money. Read the list below and then come in and selections: make your cc Drums, trunks and horns, pianos, bureaus, des wire go-carts and all kinks of friction and mechancical toys, dolls and doll trousseau, doll beds and cradles, fancy china cups and saucers, and vaces, games, books, chairs and rockers, fine stationery and pips rubber dolls, balls rattles and plush dogs, tea sets, both china and _ tin, Christmas tree decorations. checkers and back gamon boards, Plain and fancy candies, fruits mixed nuts aad cigars. : Come in and see them and be convinced about prices and quality. Thos. Letand Ave. Trainor Grand Rapids. \ J Read Nisbett’s announcement in this issue, a } ; GRAND RariBs, Irasca County, MINN., SaturDAY, DECEMBER, 17, (904. ) MINNESOTA Ig) ISTORICAL SOCIETY. Two Do.tvars a YEAR, GARDNER 1S ON TRIAL Three Cays Consumed Securing Jury » —Many Witnesses on Both Sides |THE STATE PRESENTS CASE County Attorney Spear Addresses Jury and Outlines the Case of the Prose- ention—Hon: C. C, MeCarthy Yor: the Presa aay The trial of Joseph H. Gardner for the murder of William Garrison, in 53-23, Itasca county, on July 148 flast, has begun and the first witness is John S. Potter, civil engineer, who drew a diagram of the scene of the murder. The drawing of the jury for Uhe case began Wednesday morning but out of the regular panel only three were acceptable on the jury for the trail of the case. Four special venires were found to be necessary before the jury could be filled out and the drawing of the jury became com- plete only yesterday morning. The names of the jurors, their places of residence and occupations follows: George Williams, Grand Rapids, carpenter; John Hofer, Grand Rapids, peuter; M. A. Yancey, Grand Rap- ids, painter; Ernest Ingersoll, Feely, farmer; Fred Sundlof, Bowstring, farmer: John Daley, Verna, farmer; Axel Chri nson, Northome, clerk; William E. Sykes, Pine Top, farmer; W. f. Miller, Splithand, farmer; I. E Glysdale, Grand Rapids, merchant: S.G. Benzing, Slithand, farmer; E. C. Hainke, Splith vad, farmer. This case is the most notable in Itasca county annals since the case of William Randolph, who was charged with the murder of *One-arn.” Sulli- van, but who was aquitted of the charge. Gardner is one of the best known settlers in the northern part Minnesota and is backed in his de- fefse by wealthy and intiuential men both in and cut of the state. It is cCiammed by the prosecution that Gard- nersought the life of Carrison through agrudge buton the side of the de- feuse, it is claimed that Garrisou had repeatedly threatened the life of Gardner and that the latter shot Garrison in self defense. ‘he shout- iug came through trouble over some hay. Garrison was a self-styled bad man and his demise, while unfortu- nate, tinds but little mourning among the settlers with whom he came in vontact. The shouting took place on duly 18 last and Garduer walked 57 miles into Hibbing, the nearest poiut to notify the officials of this county and to give himself up. The state has a few witnesses, the principal one being William Furlong, a neighbor of the two men. Gardner told liis story to the county attorney, the sheriff and the coroner and they are as p will be important witnesses in the case. On Gardner’s side there is a formidable arry of witnesses who respectively will testify as 'o threats ag&inst Gardner by Garrison and at- tempts to carry out his threats, and as to Garduer’s exceptionally good repu- tation. The © promisee to drag out a considerable length of time — possibly a week or more. terday morniug, the prosecuting attor- ney, G. II. Spear, opened the case of the prosecution to the jury. He dwelt largely ou the scene of the murder story of the Shooting. His description was graphic but hampered somewha*. It was a severe trial to Mrs. Gardner, who sat in the court room throughout although so ill that she should have been in bed. It was nerveeracking to hear the attorney trying to shape the minds of the jury toward the convice tion of,her husband, but she bore up hergically. ‘Che opening of the prose- cution ended just at noon and the af- ternvon sessiun was entirely taken | up with the testimony of Mr. Potter, This was largely technical and was to demonstrate the relative postions of | the two men when the shouting tuok | place. Mr. Potter was on the stand when court adjourned for the day. Jows: A. H. Powers, logger and min- ing man, Hibbing; Postmaster Kirby Thomas and William Biilstein, large clothier, Superior, Wis.; Judge J B. Middlecoff, judge of probate, Duluth | Robert Stitt, logger, Duluth; I. L. Shepherd, tand attorney. Duluth; Dan Haley, Jogger, Superior; Dr. G. N. Butchart, Hibbing; R. L. Griffin, merchant, Hibbing; Claude Atkinson, newspaper rublisber. Hibbing; former : S | the efforts of Mr. After the drawing of the jury yess | and enlarged on the prisoner’s own | The witnesses present ure as fol- | ; Sheriff M. L. Toole, now of Cass Lake;} LOCAL NEWS NOTES Drs. Storch, Gilbert, and Russell and John §S. Potter, civil engineer, of Grand Rapids; E, Spring, John Greul- ing, Thomas Brophy, Joseph Hahn, Joseph Ottermann, James Wright, Thomas Elsey, Charles Cressey acd Garrett Leisure, settlers, near Gard- der’s place, and also, Witliam Shanz- lin of Ohio but formerly a settler hear Gardner's. HOW MR. SPEAR SAVES MONEY The County Attorney’s Effort{te Wreak Vengeance on the Herald-Review Falls Flat and Costs Itasca County About Three Hundred Dollars. The attention and time of Judge Spooner and a jury was taken up Monday afternoon. in trying the case Attorney George Hf. Spear against E. C. Kiley, editor of the Herald-Review, ‘The jury considered the merits of the case until nine o'clock Tuesday morn- ing when they returned a verdict in avor of the defendant in the sur of . The case was one in which the county attorney appealed frum a bill in the sum of $100 allowed in favor of the defendant by tle boeurd of county Coniissioners for the print- ing of primary election ballots last September. Mr. Spear does not like the editor of the Herald-Review be- cause this paper, in the fearless per- formance of its duty, has found it necessary to tell some uupleasant truths reiative to the peculiarities of the county attorney. Whea Spear dis- likes a citizen he uses his official position, When apportunity offers, to web even at county expense. So it wis with this case. When Mr. Spear took an appeal from the payment of the bill as allowed by the couuty commissioners he knew absolutely nothing as*to the right or wrong of the amount charged. His trial of the case proved this beyond perad- venture. He addmitted to the jury that he did net know what would be a just or an unjust charge for the work done. He simply proposed to make it.a matter of court record that a bili presented by the publisher of the Heraid-Roview had been appea!- ed frum. No matter what the out- come might be he hoped that such action might®operate to the detri- ment of this paper. He cared not one whit what such action might cost the county. The jury saw fft to reduce the bill. from $100 ‘to $92.25. By what mode of reasoning that con- clusion was reached we do not pre- sume to know. However, Sjeartsaved the county uta cost of about $300. In anuther issue the Herald- Review will give its readers a tabu- lated statement of the costs of the case and some more reasous why Mr. Spear is prompted to do certain things. Big Real Estate Transfer H. E. Gragam closed a deal last week with Chicago parties which transfers 27,000 acres of Itasca county real estate to néw hands. This is one of biggest sales of real estate ever made by a local dealer in Grand Rapids. The tract involved includes the cut over lands of the Pillsbury people. Mr. Graffam has been given the agency of these lands under the new owners. Tbe purch Was made fur colinazation purposes and it is expected that many new settlers will be brought into this county through Gratlam and his new Colpany,. New Grocery House. Thomas A. McHugh expects toopen his new grocery on'Kindred avenue next to Powers’ hardware store, on Monday next. Mr. McHugh and his brother-inslaw, Carl Westhaugh, purchased the building and lot where the new store will: be conducted. The location is considered} a very good one and the Herald - Review predicts that the venture will bea success. Mr. McHugh has been en- gaged in business at Cohasset for about two years. Some time ago-he sold out and immediately concluded to loeate in Grand Rapids. He will carry groceries and staple dry goods. He is well known throughout this section of the county and will be pleased to have at least a friendly | call from all his acquaintances, Elder avd Shultz Are Sentenced. In the case of the state vs, Walter fider and John Schultz, indicted for rebbery in the first -dogree, the former pleaded guilty as charged in the indictment and the latter plead- ed yuilty to robbery in. the second degree. Elder was sentenced to im- teutiary at Stillwater for a term of six years andsShultz to four year, The lectuie by Rev. G. ‘I. Nagle at Village hall last ‘Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Epworth league, was a masterful eftort and was much appreciated by those who at- tended, James A. Stuart, former editor of the Magnet, arrived from Duluth yesterday morning. Mr. Stuart has accepted a very lucrative position with one of the old-line life insurance com~ panies and will soon begin writing policies in thts section of the state The many friends of Mrs. W. J. Powers will be delighted to learn that she is recovering very rapidly from the effects of an operation which was per- formed by Superior physicians last week. It was found that the flesh had grown to one oi her ribs. Progressive pedro was played by the United Order of Forresters and their riends at Village hall last ‘Tues- day evening. Lunch was served and a very enjoyable time was spent. This order is increasing in membership and 1s one of the strongest fraternal in- surance societies in the village. J. D. McDonald, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs, John Whaling, arnved here the first of the week and will remain all winter. During the season of navi- gation Mr. McDonald was chet on one of the boats running between Du- luth and Cleveland. Mrs. McDonald and soa have beeu here for several weeks, James Kipp'er, aged abaut thirty- five years, was struck by a falling tree at Fraser’s camp last Friday from the effects of which he died in a short time. ‘The unfortunate” man had worked in the camp only one-half day, The remains were brought to town by P. J. Campbell. No relatives of the dead man are known here, Interment was made in Itasca cemet- ery at county expense, Will Nisbett, the jeweler, makes an announcement in this issue of the Herald-Review that should make him popular with those who are looking for bargains during the holidays. In- stead of making presents ta his per- sonal iriends he has marked reduc Uons on a long list of goods that wilt give everybotiy an opportumty to re- member their friends in a very be- coming manner and ata very small outlay of money. Martin Dufficy is navigating about and feeling fairly well after having ex- perienced an exciting time by being run over in the dark by a team of horses and a wagon. While driving in from his Pokegama farm with a Joed of wood Mr. Dutficy was v ing beside the wagon when a reckless driver behind him turned out and went by'on the run, throwing Mr. Dufficy down. The vehicle passed over his body-inflicting several painful bruises, but he luckily escaped any serious injury, Editor C. M. Atkinson of the Me- saba Ore, Hibbmg, has been town since. Wednesday. He 1s here asa witness in the Gardner cese. Mr. Atkinson was just recovering irom the effects of his annual hunt for big game when he was summoiaed intther, and hence he has been absent from the Ore for some time. | But Atkinson is one of those long range fellows who can edit his excellent paper by mail in a manner t keeps it up toa stand- ard that 1s seeond:to none. County Treasurer W. T. McKeown of Cass county arnved here from Walker this morning. It has been some time since Mr. McKeown paid a visit to this metropolis, but in the eatly days he made Laprairie his headquarters and he still has a host of inends.in Grand Rapids and viemity who will give him the glad hand genuine, Last evenmg at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers a party was giveu for the young people, about foryy-five being present. The party was the first of a series to he given during the winter by the residents of the town. Fhnch and the new popu- lar game of “Five Hundred” were played. Music and recitations inter- sperced and light refreshments were served, The cemnittee in charge consisted ¢f the following ladies: Mes- dames Meyers, Pravitz, August John- son, Dewey. McLean, Halverson, Reuswig and Mather. Horses For Sale. One heavy team, weight about 2500 pound: One driving horse, weight 1000 pounds. One yearling co}t, Will be at Myer’s barn next Wed- nesday. J. M. EASTWOOD, Wanted—Man and wife to keep house’ at the farm home of J. M, Eastwood, Trout Lake. Going wages prisonment at bard labor in the peni-! paid to man for chopping wood. ‘Enquire at this office or of J. M. East. wood at Trout Lake.