Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 31, 1904, Page 2

“Grad Vor. XIIL—No 20 SOCIETY. INN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 3!, (904. Two Do.trars A YEAR. | he a few week we take inventory. too conservative in our statements, or not DOWN GOES THE PRICF. agreeably surprised, eel = : can get for one-half off in many cases. then must be greater. modern garments at these remarkable prices. aaa ee OFF _ we) Fall. represent te a ——— nr eae <> + CRN! <p AANA > Cp GIR Gh GEREN > GREED S > GED OD ce” Of Our Stock Consists of goods in demand every day. Nothing has a chance to become out of date. Articles sold immediately replaced by the newest thing in that line. This is one reason why we claim superiority for our Hardware. ‘The attractiveness of good quality is greatly enhanced by moderate prices. W.J.& H. D. Powers, Grand Rapids Minnesota. (a Via Va" face” data fata dada’ fallin fate ate ate hate ate ita 4 EEE EE EEE ae eee ae Ee a ae ee eae ae mh ae ee ae ae eee ae ae ae a a a rand Rapids S 5 ny lage Lots a per month 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, SSPE CCHS SHAT SEHR GEES ESSH THOS ESTE SOSH RH EEA TH RS J SOKSSHEMK SSS SAH HA OS HAHA HSS ee ANUARY SALES TO CLEAR STOCK We want to have as little to take as possible, You can help us, and we will make it an object to you. Just make a note of some of the prices quoted---than come in and see the values offered and you will admit that if anything, we have been’ No matter whether an article is staple We can use tke money to better advantage than the goods, so make up your list and come prepared to be, WE CUT 25 TO 50 PER CENT ON CLOAKS, JACKETS AND SKIRTS f you have an idea that your cloak or skirt will not do for the rest I; the season you had better come in and look at the values you This cut is regardless of our loss but we do not wish to carry the goods over for another year as our loss You have the benefit now. own mind and you wont be satisfied until you get one of these bona-fide bargains, for they are bargains, not old and out of style stuff but strictly ‘VERY FUR IN THE -HOUSE AT urs are no good to us if we have to pack them away until next In the first place we would’nt think then of asking our regular price for them. and in the second plaee we can use the money they ) good advantage in buying spring goods. So we concluded to cut off just one-third of the old price to make them ge, ‘The original tickets are stillon them, marked in plain figures, as are all our goods, and all you need do is to deduct one-third, and you have the sale price. ‘There are:’t sucha big lot of them, so if you want, eome early. Itasca Mercantile Co. Oo GERD > GEEEEEED > GEMELREED > CREED Op fp The Body 3 § aE aE aE AE A SI SRR EE EE A a ae ae fe ae ae aE oe EE a EE Figure it out in your abana & & | | To Fight the Foresters That veteran journalist and pub- licist, A. G. Bernard of the Cass Lake Voice, was here between trains Tues- day of this week. Mr. Bernard is taking an active interest in combat- ting the enecrouchments of the for- estry cranks in northern Minueseta and proposes to assist in the in- auguration of a campaign that will result in educating the Uuited States cougress along practical lines on mutters pertaining to public Jands and timber in Northern Minnesota. The fool proposition iflve per cent of the timber on Indian Jands is one that should be knocked summarilly. @he tiv will be left on the land* will remain standing until a strong wind storm comes along—then it’ will fall down. and the forestry cranks. There is very little land in Northern Minne- sota that should be held in reserve jand the people of this section should jcombine in one emphatic protest |siderable acreage out of the reach of the homesteader. This is an agricul- | tural country and it must not be ap- propriated and dedicated to the use of those who want a wilderness ia which to roam and for the benetit of case talkers. Too Much Holler. W. A. Richards, commissioner of the general land office, has ordered the cancelation of the homestead entry of Mrs. Mary E. Holler, of Interna- tional Falls, because she made final United States commissioner, assisted by the testimony of her husbond, John A. Holler. Ou account of the rela- tionship of tbe principal parties a special agent was directed to investi- gate the case and found that Mrs. Holler had never visited the land be Herald. Claud Bell is doing a stunt on his jfarm in the Big Fork country, GeSheriff of reserving | er ceut that } | Everybody knows this except congress | against the attempt to take any con- | proof before her son, Ernest Holler, a | fore making her application. —Duluth H GARDNER GETS LIFE Joseph Gardner Found Guilty of Mur- der in the Second Degree Is Sen- tenced to Life Imprisonment at Stillwater. Just before adjournment of district court Thursday noon Judge Spooner pronounced sentence on Joseph H. Gardner for the killing of William Garrison on the 18th day of iast July. He had been found guilty by a jury of murder in the secoud degree the pun- ishment for which crime is mandatory with the court — imprisonment for life. Senator C. C. McCarthy, who defended Gardner, addressed the court briefly. Hesaid in the conviction of Gardner he felt a deep personal Bp ePonsibititys— a responsibility that weighed heavily upon him; that if the case had been conducted differently for the defendant from the start a different result might have followed }and that Gardner would have been justly acquitted. He felt that the defendant had been unjustly declared guilty of a great crime, but be fully realized that no words of his could how change the sentence as fixen by the law. In reply to the usual Questions Gardner said he was for six years old and was a steel worker by trade. On being asked by Judge Spooner if he had anything to say Why sentence should not be pronounc- ed by the court, Gardner said “aoth- ing, your honor, except that 1 was Pmisrepresented throughout the trial by the prosecuting attorney.’ Before hpassing sentence Judge Spooner said | that in the performance of his official Bh cties he had neverveen called upon flo pronounce a sentence that he so much regretted as in the e of Gard- rner. His duiy, however, was perfunc- story and he had no power to lighten or increase the punishment demanded under the law. He said there was a higher authority than his court to | which no doubt, Gardner’s friends would appeal and through which his ssentencemight be lessened. The judge spoke very deliberately and with an vearnestness that bespoke a feeling of ‘deep sympathy for the defendant and his tamily. During the forenoon of PThursday Gardner busied himself about the court Louse, in charge of Hooliban, straigbtening up ysome business affairs and transferring his property to his wife. He was taken to Stillwater this morning by Sherif Moolihan. Six weeks were granted by the court in which a mo- tion tor anew trial might be made. Gardner's friends have by no means given up hope of his tinal acquittal. Already a move is on to ask for a new trail and those who are interesting themselves in his behalf are confident, that an acquittal would be the result of a second trial. Clingenpeel Caught James Clingenpeel, who has been living ina house near MeLaughlin’s mill on Ice lake, and a man in his employ named Frank A. Jobnson, are confined in the county jail on a charge of grand larceny. Last Christmas morning about eight o'clock Sheriff Hoolihan was called up by *phoue and informed by Oscas L. Mather that a new two-wheeled cart had been stolen from his premises during the | night. The vehicle had heen in Mr. Mather’s back yard and had not beea uucrated, Ujon investigation it was | found that someone had drove up to | Mr. Mather’s place with a pair of | bob-sleighs and deliberately con- tiscated the cart and started up the Prairie river ruad. Sheriff Hoolinan | followed the tracks to a } point beyond McKinney lake where | | they left the main road and turned off into the woods on an old logging trail. After proceeding a | short distance the officer was reward- ed b; fiading the car He contin- ued to follow the trac’s and presently came upon a portion of a saw mill, ab | least a very important portion of aj} mijl. It was a saw gummer, which consists of two large wheels, an iron | shaft and pully aud weighs about 250 pounds. A little further along they came upon a riding saddle, part of a single harness and a tubacco cutter. At this point the team was driven in | a circuitous route and the tracts lead to the abode of Mr. Clingenpeel. When the sheriff arrived there Cling. | enpeel and Johnson were in bed. The | team in the barn showed signs of having been driven recently. Further ‘investigation revealed the fact that asaw gummer had been stolen from the mill of Neil McLanghlin tbe night before. Martin Dutticy identi- | fled the saddle, harness and tobacco | eatter as his property which had been | takeu from his baru the night previ- | ous. Clingenpeel had no satisfactory ‘ xplapation to wake of the circum, f~ Prem FFeasrFr Far Fr rs --_ }ing money pretty freely + | stances and evidences that point to his guilt except that he knows noth- ing about the transaction and that people have been in the habit of taking his horses out at night with- out consulting him. Johnson had formerly been ia the employ of Mr. Dutticy. The preliminary hearing of the two men was postponed to suit the convenience of County Attorney Spear, who was busy in district court prosecuting the Reynolds case. Cling- enpeel has an unenviable reputation and those who know him well do not express any surprise at the charges that will be placed agaiust him. Dutlicy’s black spaniel dog was in Clingenpeel’s barn Christmas morn- ing. He had been left in Dufticy’s barn the night before. This 1s ac- counted for by the fact. that during the time Johnson worked for Duflicy cutting wood on the latter’s farm the dog was with him and felt that he had a right to follow him. Johnson isa tramp and before comming to Grand Rapids bad done time in the Minneapolis work house. Joelaud Jailed Oliver Joelaud, aged about twenty- one years, is confined in the county jail on a charge of forgery. The young man has confessed his guilt’ to Mar- shal Harry and his punishment will rest with the mercy of the court when his plea is made. On December 10 Joelaud called tor the mail of W. A. Thornberry. He was handed a regulation notice addressed to Thorn- berry notifying him that a registered letter was held for him. Ina short time young Joelaud returned and presented the notice stating that Thernberry had sent him for the letter. Postmaster MeVicar infor- med him that it would be necessary for Thornberry to sign the notice in the proper place and write in the name of the person td whom the registered mail should be delivered. Joelaud explained that Thornberry was working at the paper mill and could not call persouatily during post- oftice bours. Joelaud went away and soon returned with the notice signed W. A. Thornberry and requesting the delivery of the letter to H. BE. Sadd- ler. Upon this showing the letter was delivered and receipted for by “Hy E. Saddler.” In due time Mr. W. A. Thornberry personally called for his mail and inquired for a-regis- tered letter, stating that hethad been notitled by the ending money that it had been transmitted by re- gistered letter. The amount enclosed was twenty doll Mr. MeVicar louked up the matcrer and found thav the delivery bad been made on Decem- ber 10 to H. E. Saddler. The fraud and forgery was then discovered. The postmaster paid the amount out of his own pocket, and quietly commu- nicated the case to chief of Police Harry. The officer found that a man named Saddler was stupping at the French house where Thornberry was also boarding. He was brought to the postofice but Posumaster Me Vicar at osce pronounced him not be the man wanted. He ren learned that Thorn berry had requested young Joelaud to call for his mail some time early in the month. ‘Tracing up this clue he found that Joelaud had been spend- about the time the letter was delivered. From one link to another he welded to- gether a chain of evidence that left little room for doubt as to the guilt of Joelaud and on last’ Fri- day Sherriff Hoolihan went up to Cohasset and placed the young man under arrest. Jarry had the circumstances surrounding the case and the evidence so straight that the young man wilted and “coughed up” the whole matter, admitting his guilt. He evidently labored. under the im- pression that by pleading guilty hé would receive a light justice court sentence. The crime to which he has confessed his guilt is punishable by a term of years confinement in the state penitentiary. A Trip to Isle of Pines. John B. O’Reilly left this week for the Isle of Pines where he 1s interested in some valuable real estate. ‘he Isle of Pines is off the Cuban coast and was formerly a Spanish passession, It is.claimed to be one of the richest fruit producers in the world. ‘IT. E. Dockery, who formerly travelled for a liquor house through this section, be- came interested in the island and sold tracts of land to a great maney north- ern Minnesotans. D. M. Gunn. John Castello, J. B. O’Reilly and others are among the holders of property there. Lands for which they paid ten dollars an acre are now sell:ng for fifty dollars. Harry Varley contemplates making a trip to the Isle of Pines if Mr. O’ Reilly vise Mr, Varley to invest in, REYNOLDS ACQUITTED. Man Held For Arson and Murder in the Third Degree Acquitted on the First Charge, Which Means Liberty. Wilham Reynolds, who was indicted by the grand jury on the charges of arson and murder in the first degree was found not guilty on the charge of arson by ajury. ‘The trial of the case was concluded Wednesday night about ten o’clock when the jury re- ured, ‘They were ready to report when court convened Thursday at 9 o’clock. There was general surprise expressed when the verdict of not guilty was announced, For a case relying upun circumstantial evidence it could not have bcen stronger, Sore people offer the explanation that it was a verdict against Spear, the procecuting attorney. Reynolds had taken charge ofa public house of ill repute at Nashwauk. A nival Instution, engaged in the same busi- ness, was burned to the graund the same night that Reynolds took charge of his place, on July 25. ‘two men and one woman were burned to death. Suspecion at once pointed to Rey- nolds. ‘The coroner’s jury empaneled by Dr, Russell at Nashwauk returned a verdict in which Reynolds — was named as the man guilty of the crime. At the preliminary hearing several witnesses testified that Reynolds had made threats that he would barn up his business competitor, ‘The evidence given at the tnal in district. court was also very strong against the accused. It was shown that he had served a term in the state’s prison at Waupon. Wis., also at Marquette, Mich., and had done time at the Milwaukee house of correction. In addition to his bad record there was much evidence¢ tend- ing to prove that he had _ threatened. to terminate the carver of his business rival, Attorney Frank F. Price defen- ded Reynolds and so able did he per- form his duty that the jury found the defendant not guilty. Hus denunci- ation of the prosecuting attorney was unmerciful in his final address to the jury. Mr. Price’s attack on tne methods resorted to by Spear in his apparently insane ambition to secure conviction of persons accused of crime, no daubt had much influence with the jury. Inasmuch as Reynolds was declared innocent of the crime of arson it 1s hardly provable that he will be tried on the greater charge of murder. If he didn’t burn the building or cause it to be fired, he could not be held responsi - ble for the deaths of those who per- ished in the flames. Court adjourned Thursday afternoon unul January 16 lhere is consider- able business yet to be disposed of and i will be the first of February betore the calender 1s cleared. THE LAST MEETING Coonty Commissioners Hold Their Final Meeting For 1904 and Ad- journ Sine Die—New Board Wiil Meet Next Tuesday, The board of county commissioners heid their final meeting on Thursday of this week, and transacted gonsider abie business and left their affairs in readiness for the new board that wiil organize on ‘Tuesday next. Ac ntract was let to the Henne- pin budge company of Minneapolis for the construction of a bridge across Pokegaina thoroughfare in Buss Brook township. The consideration was $2, 175. ‘The tron frame work ot the old bridge across the Mississippt at the toot of Leland ave. will be used. Some new roads were officially laid out. One from Northome east to the north and south road in town 62, a distance of about thirty miles; the road known as K:nney’s trail, beginning at Larson’s place on the Big Fork and north to township 63, a distance of thirteen miles; a road beginning at the east county line in town 53 and ex- tenaing to Swan River station, seven miles; road in 54-25 running south to state road, about three miles. Several bids were received for building the King and Mumm road in towns 6r and 62, range 26 but the board considered them all too high and they were rejected, ‘The board vesited the poor farm, probably as a result of the grand jury report, and their impression of the manner in which that institution has been conducted appears to agree with that of the jury. ‘The live stock was found to be in a pitible condition. Commissioners Lang and Passard were appo.nted a committee to dispose of the cattle and other live stock on the prenuses. ‘Twenty-five thousand dollars of road and bridge vonds were reured. George C. McAllister was employed to write up a book of the state and county roads, making a complete finds a tract of land that he would ad-1 record of all public highways in the county,