Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 7, 1905, Page 1

4 \ — Vor XIHIL—No 21 i bs a few week we take inventory. We want to have as little to take as possible, You can help us, and we will make it an object see the values offered and you wiil admit that -if anything, we have been too conservative in ourstatements. No matter whether an article is staple or not DOWN GOES THE PRICF. We can use the money to better advantage than the goods, so make up your list and come prepared to be ‘ agreeably surprised. 4 WE CUT 25 TO 50 PER CENT ON oa > > CLOAKS, JACKETS ANDSKIRTS l' you have an idea that your cloak or skirt will not do for the rest of the season you had better come in and look at the values you can get for one-half off in many cases. “This cut is regardless of our loss, but we do not wish to carry the goods over for another year as our loss then must be greater. You have the benefit now. Figure it out in your own mind and you wont be satisfied until you get one of these bona-fide bargains, for thev are bargains, not old and out of style stuff but strictly modern garments at these remarkable prices. Taperfeot. Pape THE HOUSE AT EVERY FUR IN OFF urs are no good to us if we have to pack them away until next Fall. 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 represent to 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 ts.are stillon them, marked in plain. figures, as .ave-all.our goods,.and There T-3 all you need do is to deduct one-third, and you have the sale price. aren't such a big lot of them, so if you want, come early. ¢ Itasca Mercantile Co. A cininaiias catia lacie, iia IMMIGRATION SUGGESTIONS. The Wadera Tribune suggests, janent the proposition of Representa- tive Cole. that the state establish an immigration department, that a pub- lic meeting of prominent Northern Minbesota men should be held at some central point, for the purpose of discussing the proposition in detail, At such a meeting it would be wise. in our opinion, to form an organiza- tion and appoint officers charged with the duty of advancing the ideas yhdi- cated. It is a well known fact that organized effort is what counts, and legislative action could be secured much more surely in that manper. At the same time let the gathering take up the question of drainage and good roads. All these subjects are of vital importance to Northern Mione- sota and are worth going after in dead earnest. Such a meeting could be made to result in a permanent organization, with well defined objects in view, and failure at auy particular session of the legislature, could be turned into success in future years. Such great blessings are not to be secured ina moment and preparations should be made fora long and hard campaign. > CED Yh Ch eS > RD > > SED o> > CSD > > CHRD o> GREED Op The Body Of Our Stock Consists of goods in demand every day. Nothing has a chance to become out or 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 euhanced by moderate prices. W.J.& H. D. Powers, Grand Rapids Minnesota. GEE A EE ea AA A ee a ae a a EE ES, Grand Rapids Gh: Village Lots aD por m per month We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them ou 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 three 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, Neri itittittiie ttt TT Ty Three Deaths During Week. John Wells, aged 53 years, died at Deer River last Saturday of Bright’s disease. Isaac Delmore of Deer River died at St. Benedict’s hospital on Wednesday of this week from over in- dulgence in alcoholic beverages, The deceased was about fifty years of age. _Leon Bradly, aged about twenty- eight years, died at Deer River yester- day of tuberculosis. He had been confied at the county detention hosp- pital for diphtheria and about two weeks ago wag discharged. Bradl had a wife living in Dakota. | For Rent. I AE le A A A Ee SY A AE ee a RTSMKSKEHHEH HHO SGEKEHED to you. Just make a note of some of the prices quoted---than come in and _- . BS [Jame Passard the Fourth an | Mullins the Fifth. | Clerk of Court Rassmussen | Oner Russell each submitted b ie sum of $1,000 for the fait! fof their fo Of GUND Sy GREED | 0 CEOS 0 SEED $0 CRMEEND C4 FileReS os See 2 858 Eon et Peeey rt hol on and organized by electing Jam dchairman and Morris O fice-chairman. The full boa resent, Aad A. Tone repre! first district, Frank S. ond. Morris .O’Brien the The first business transact organization was the accep! Treasurer-elect Kremer’s bond sum of $75,000. Attorney formance the r public dunes, which favorably —_ passed upon. register of deeds, surveyor, sh dge of probate had qualiff ond before the old board. Cae Gee eed ary” = A great many road petitions were presentea for considiration’ and $500 was appropriated for improvements on the Jamieson and Singmars roads. Three hundred dollars was appro- priated to the township of Pine Top and three hundred to Sturgeon River township. = Chairmand Passard appointed the following standing committees: Roads and bridges—Tone, Mullins and O’Brien. Court house and jail—Passard, Tone and Lang. Purchasing — Passard, Lang and Auditor Spang. ‘Laxation—Lang, Tone and Passard. Poor—O’brien, Lang and Mullins. Legislation—Tone. The board appointed E, J. Farrell as one of the appraisers of state lands. An adjournment was taken last eve- ning to January 17th. en PERTINENT QUESTIONS. Editor Herald Review:. The course adopted by Mr. Cole, in seeking ev- dorsement ofa proposed measure to establish a state immigration board, and incidentally inviting a full and free discussion of the entire subject inany manner desired by the con- tributor must meet every fair minded man’s approval. If you want such a board, say so, if yuu don’t, say so or in the language of the marriage cere- mony, “foreverafterhold your peace.” Fer the purpose of arousing discus- sion, that all may have a better under- standing of the whole matter, let us popound afew questions up for con- First. What is the cost of maintain- sideration. ing the board that has furnished the colonists for Manitoba? Second. What will be the cost, in taxes, to support a state buard fur this state. that will be numerically strong enough to compete with ‘the small army” now operating for the other boards? : Third. Will not. large real estate dealers, and holders of large areas of lands in the section proposed by this measure to be colonized, be repre- sented on this board, and in effect run their business at the expense of the tax-payers of the state? Fourth. Are not some of the pro-| moters of this measure heavy land bolders in this section, and reside in Minneapolis? “Fifth. Can Mr. Cole procuce the passuge of the proposed measure with- @ut the aid of these men? ‘Sixth. Can we have their assistance Two two-room houses, one three- without a edilnite understaading as i « c Toom house and one five-room house. ' to. the personnel of the board. or the | last Wednesday from the Catholic ’ : H. S. HUSON. 5 ‘jands to he colonized? board, isestablished, tbat its ‘ I nottend to colonize amongst | : ‘undesirable peo, kage. Into all of the states of the procession of farm buyers es Lo move in uninterrupzed None of the reverses of spec- has precipitated any lack of idence in the svil. It remains, as for all time, the firm and un- basis of the country’s wealth. man who is the possessor of a f land bas the game in his own d There is no promoter or stock der who can jeopardize his in- ent. Where it is purchased with finent land is always worth the paid for it, and it is bound to e in value, It cannot be de- dor carried away. It requires ndustry to make it profitable productive. Ib eonstitutes a e of independence in any condi- A of the money market and amid all of the Mutations of speculative enterprises. Real estate represents a tremendous proportion of the wealth of the country. Th hest families in Amer- ica, in England and in all the count- ties on the globe are landholders. The Astors in New York afford a convin- cing example. It 1s the hereditary ownership of land that holds the English ygoverament together. Out of the soil proceed all intrinsic values. ‘There will never be any more land on the globe than there is now. But there will be millions and millions more people to consume what land pro- duces. This makes the upward ten- dency of land inevitable. There is no escape from that result. No invest- ment judiciously made in realty can fail to grow, and the security bebind the investment is imperishable. The country his witnessed, again and again, and quite recently, the disastrous effect of yielding to the temptation of taking the chance on another man’s game to optain large protits. Thousands ofpeople have lost their all by the collapse of such schemes as the captains of finance evolve to rob their victims. Had the men and women who have heen im- poverisbed by the “genius”? of Mr. Morgan placed their mouey in land or city real estate they would have some- thing to show for 1t to-day aud would not be stricken with the fear of de- pendence and proverty. Land is the one thing in this world whose value is absolutely iutrinsic, and its worth and desirability ought to be made apparent as it bas never been made apparent before by the ruin that has overtaken those unfortunate persons who lave been tleeced of their all by licensed stock- robbers.—Kansas City Star. 4. Death of Augus McDonald. I). M. Gunn raceived a telegram from St. Paul last ‘Tuesday morning announcing the death of Augus Mc- Donald. About three weeks ago Mr. McDonald was taken to St. Paul for treatment at St. Luka’s hospital by a specialist. He had been a sufferer for some time from Br‘ght’s disease. It was hoped by his frends that skill- ed treatment would bring relief, but the dread disease finally conquered. Angus McDonald was about sixty years of age, and had been a resident of Grand Rapids during the past twelve years. He was a man highly esteemed by all who knew him; of unquestioned integrity and kindly heart. ‘he decea- sed was a single man. He was born in eastern Canada, where his relatives still reside with the exception one brother,, James J. McDonald, who resides in Aitkin, Mr..Gunn went to St. Paul. where the funeral took place cathedral. DEFECTIV Bulletin No. 40. heat, oats, bar- nh grown success- ist experiment six years. The nt grains and ding to the sea- the soil on. which. the variety of given an average pper acre. Its high- jhels and its lowest. given an average er acre. Its high- ishels, its lowest 20. p the highest and ot the average for the yer, but that and varieties. was given an straw from the same going 2 tons per acre. Although the ground upon which. this oats grew was rich in fertility there was no lodging. Quality was. pronounced throughout & aM i. plant. Rust was quite bad ii te crop this past year, but ca! rather late in the seasonand did® seem to be yery injurous. Barley winter rye have always been of stand- ard quality, bea Oh Varieties. Bluestem has proven to be the best variety of wheat for this section, out of 2k varieties tested. Its vield has beep 2 bushels more per~ acre than iifeand considerable greater~ than. mauy, of the other varieties. Macaroni wheat is ‘less productive than blue stem in this section. Some very good work in testing varieties of oats was done by Mr. Chapman, for- mer superintendent. Verieties were gotten from Europe, Canada and various part of the United States. All together 34 varieties were used covering a period of four years. Irom this lou seven varieties were found of superior quality, uamely Improved Ligowa, Liucoln, Early Gothland, Early Swedish, White Russian, Arche angle and White Wonder. Of these Improved Ligowa was best, and for tbe past three years this variety has been used for field oats on the experi- ment farm, giving very satisfactory results. This vats may be secured fur seed from the Northeast Experi- went Farm, but only in 2+ bushel lots, the object being to distribute the seed as widely as possible. Of 22 varieties of barley tested the follow- ing three were found best. Mansbury, Champion of Vermont and Houstons Golden Queen. Of these Mansbury has been used for field barley, The yield this past year was 30 bushels per acre. Uses: There is but little demand for wheat on the market in north- eastern Minnesota at the preseat time. Till we have local tiour mills and elevaturs the accrage must necessariJy be small, its use being principaily for chicken feed. Oats is. by all means the Letter crop to gruw. The Inmbering industry affords a good local market, and aside from this oats is always a profitable crop for farm fced, especially for dairy cows. Not only the grain but also the straw is valuable feed. Barlev like wheat has little market. Its growth sbvould be for feed, especially for logs. There is little neccessity for growing rye except for carly spring pasture. Winter rye dues very well. Our crop this past year yielded 20 bushels per acre, after being pastured for a wontbh in the spring by sheep. One advantage of rye is that it will produce a crop on soil low in fertility. It is oo relief however. Only a last resort on the way to failure for the farmer who ¥ allows his fields to become impover- ished. Next week we will take up the sub- ject of meadows. bay and pasture. A. J. McGurre, Northeast Experiment Station, Grand Rapids, Minn., January, 1905. Lost, some weeks ago, 5 keys in samll tcbacco sack, Finder will get one dollar if left at Wm, Weitzel Housé for reut. Wim. Weitzel.