Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 17, 1905, Page 1

Vor XIIL—No, 45 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Mrnn., Saturpay, JUNE 17, 1905. “VERY ITEM SHOWN in our windows should be of interest to some one in your family because ‘in’ the first place they are all seasonable goods—articles that your family need, and in the second place, because no matter how good they are, thcy are all reliable and can be bought at a fair price, a price much below that usually considered a fair price for such articles. We invite your inspection of the goods at closer hand, to assure you that they are all that we claim for them. Special im We still have a nice selection of the famous Palmer Garments in skirts, jackets, etc, in this season’s favorite fashions, made stylishly cloths attainable, made to fit and keep their shape, the prices are right and the gocds are the same, and every cariment guaranteed to you ask for more, Women’s Garments give satisfaction to the buyer. Anybody them every of the best a fast dye, Can Mens Furnishings—Stylish —Low Prices can sell poor goods at “cheap prices,” our goods are of the very best and we will stand back of time. Our shirts are generously cut and finished better than the ordinary run, our neckwear is made from the stylish patterns jn good silks only, our hosiery is knot- ted of good quality yarn, dyed with And you will find our prices are considerably lower than those offered you elsewhere. Are not these items worthy of your con- sideration. \ Straw Hats for Men and Boys We can give you the hat that you want to be up to date, and it don’t cust a fortune either, Have you seen them in our -windows? They are the latest styles for this season’s wear, Wecan fit you and please you at any price you want from 25cto $I.00 and you get a good article, Itasca Mercantile Co. Grand Rapids, SAS AAGASA JAP-A-LAC @ gives new life and lustre to old tables, chairs furniture and picture frames. It is ideal finish interior wood- the for floors, work, bath rooms, sash and sills. Thirteen colors—-100 different uses—75 eents a quart can, every purse, W. J. & H. All the be:t and most widely advertised goods are to be found at this store and at prices to please Grand Rapids Minnesota. D. Powers, Take Notice. Notice is hereby given that no bills will be allowed, or collections made, py the firm of James F. Freestone & Co., unless countersigned by James F. Freestone. James F, FREESTONE & Co. 160 ACRES rearCamby, Minn., wi!l trade for land in Cass or ltasca, 100 acres are plowed, 60 acres in pasture, good buildings. Mortgage $1,400 due in five years may be paid on or before due. Address Lock Lox 271, Grand Rapids, Mino. Willfams- Wilson. Mr. Geo. Williams and Miss Louise Wilson was married at 12 o’¢leck Fri- day at the home of the bride’s parents at LaPrairic. The ceremony was solemnized by the Rev, C. Hahn, ‘lhe happy couple left’ on the afternoon train for Duluth where they will spepd their honeymoon. For rent—the store room in Odd Fellows block, formerly oecupied by Ben Levey,, Inquire of M. A. ) Spang. Minnesota The Fair Wage. A writer in the Contemporary Re- view, W. Lilly, puts the plea for a fair wage in about as clean-cut and condensed form as it eyer has been crowded into. He says: “There is a fair wage for labor, even unskilled labor. The employer is not right in getting work done at the lowest possible cost. The laborer is worthy of his hire; he is entitled to a fair wage, the measure of which is, as those older moralists taught, the means of living a human life; and this includes, not merely house and home but leasure and spiritual cul- tivation. His destitution does not make it right to underpay him. To underpay him is to steal from him; and this is one of the most common and most disgraceful forms of theft; the most common because it is found in every department of life; the most disgraceful because it is the must cowardly. But the very notion’ of a fair wage has died out of popular mind, taught to regard human labor as mere merchandise.” “Pane means of fiving a human life.*’ That, according to the writer, is the laborer’s due. To compel him, because he is needy and depends for his living upon his employment from day to day without cessation, to accept a wage which will not afford this result, is stealing of a most dis- graceful sort. From the viewpoint of the other side of the question, Mr. Lilly would be called intemperate in his language. If a labor leader spoke these words he would be called “anarchistic,” “demagogic,” “incen- diary.” In the sober, staid Contem- porary Review, somehow, the words look differently, but they would be none the less true if they had appear- ed elsewhere. As a matter of fact, they hve appeared in many’ o’her places, though in different form, for the means of living a human life are what labor has been asking.—Dulutb Herald. Two Dotuars A YEAR. STORMIS HEAVY |DRAINAGE Beautiful But Extraordinary Display of Lightning Is Seen. Rainfall More Than Ordinarily—Wind Not Much. The electrical storm of Tuesday night, being the latest, is, of course, said to be the worst Duluth has ever had. Whether this is true or an exaggeration, the storm was bid enough. For electrical display it was enough even to welcome the Eagies, and they demand something extraor- dinary. The flashes were incessant. ‘There were several very sharp dis- charges of lightning, two in particu- lar, which seemed to be almost simul- taneous, being the worst of thestorm. It is said that when these flashes came they both hit a street car in the suburbs of Superior and shocked as well as terrified the passengers in it. The first flash sent bunches of fire dancing. through the car, and in some instances burned clothing. One man hecume so terrified that he went through a window, carrying sash and all with him. Just a moment after this flash came the second one, which caused the incandescent lamps to melt from their sockets in the car fall to the floor with the explosions which always follow breakings of these. This circumstance added to the terror. After being held there fora while another car was sent out to draw the unfortunates in, | The rainfall last evening was 2.66 inches, which is considerably more than half of the ayerage total for this month. The average for Juue is 4.39 inches. The heaviest precipitation in any twenty-four hours was on June 23 and 24, 1901, when 3.58 inches fell. The wind last night did not amount to much. It reached fora few min- utes only a shouting distance from [forty wiles an hour. ‘The rain did considerable blocking of Street cars, for it washed mud and in some instances paving down the hills and furmed regular dams across tracks, necessitating the sending out of men from the car barns te shovel dirt off the tracks, This was par~ ticularly true of Second street, where ‘ ‘cars were held--up each way... | On Superior street this happened also. The electricity bothered the wires as well. Time after time the power went off the street car lines and tied up the system. There were many delays in traffic last evening, and the water getting, in through the upper windows of the cars abd soaking those under it, added to the unpleasantness ot the occasion. Sume of the street lights of the General electric company were put out of business by the lightning and will have to be renewed, but so far as known no wires are down. The incan- descent lights were also sadly dis- turbed. The telephone companies suffered a good deal from the storm also, but, generally speaking. have their lines in shape for business now. A considerable number of the new cresoted blocks laid on East First street yesterday were washed out and some were carried down to Superior street by the water rushing down the hill.—Duluth Herald. TEACHERS APPOINTED The school board of school district No. 1 held an adjourned meeting last Thursday evening and*appointed the following teachers for the ensuing year: Central school: First grade, Viola Backus; second grade, Alida Holmes; third grade, Miss Serelda Murdy: fifth grade, Miss Carrie Foss. This completes the corps of teachers in the | village schools. A The following appointments have been made in the country schools: Shoal Lake, Miss Annie Hetu; Mc- Cormick, Miss Grayce Vipond; Poke- gama Lake, Miss. Nellie McAlpine; Wawina, Miss Josephine Pehl; Free- stone, Miss Louise Rogers; Wabana, Miss Bertha LaFreniere; Thorough- fare, Miss Bertha Hegdah!; Cow Horn Lake, Miss Leila Williams; Tichenor, Miss Maud O’Brien; Cohasset No.2 Miss Jeanette Dunn; Anderson, Miss Miss Miss Lizzie Brooks: Indus, Miss Mabel Freebury, Northome No.- 2, Miss Annie Shelland; Big Falls, Miss Cassie Smith; Sand Lake, Miss Orpah Cavle; McKinley, Miss Luiu Hotch- kiss; Littlefork, Mr. H.:W. Mercer; Bigfork, Miss Forrest Cochran; Por- ter, Miss Ada Clark; Scarlett, Miss Louise Foley. CONFERENCE At Bemidji Was Well Attended and Successful. Itasca county was well represented at the meeting held at Bemidji on Saturday last. It was a gathering of representative men who are interest- ed in the reclaimation of swamp lands in northern Minnesota. In ate tendance from Itasca county were County Commissioners, James Pas- sard, Morris O’Brien, A. A. Tone and Neil Mullins. Other delegates were H. G. Becker, J.S. Gole, E. J. Farrell, Ed Remer, of Grand Rapids, and J. G. Foley of Feeley. The representa- tives from this county were enthus- iastic in their reports of. the good that would result from the gathering held at Bemidji. The following is taken from the Duluth Herald. A new era in the reclaimation of of Minnesota’s 3,000,000 acres of the swamp lands in the Northern part of of the state is predicted by state officials who attended the state drain- age conference at Bemedji last Satur- day. Governor John A. Jonson, who returned last night from the confer- ence, where he made an address, pre- dicts that the meeting will bring about many good results. “I'he meeting of the drainage com- mission with the legislators and busi- ness men of Northern Minnesota was eminently successful,” said the gover- nor. “Nine or ten counties were represented and there must have been nearly 100 people outside of those who live in Beltrami county. Many ideas were advanced as to the best methods of draining state lands, and although no definite action as far as the drainage commission is concerned was taken, the interchange of opin- 1ons among those who are on the ground and know the exact condl- tions will be beneficial.” After the meeting of the commis- sion the State Drainage league was organized with the following tempor- ary officers: A.°G. Bernard of Cass county, chairman; )H. G. Hays vf Beltrami county, secretary. The following executive committee was chosen: A.L. Cole of Cass county, A-D,-Stephens.af.Polk county, A. A. ‘Tone. of Itasea seunty, -Ash«r Murray of Wadena county, O. B. Eckman of Roseau county, A. G. Bernard of Cass county and H. G. Hays of Beltrami county. This committee will. prepare an address to be published in the state papers and will draft aconstitu- tion and by-laws, arrange a program for a mass meeting which will be held at Crookston on the first Tuesday of August and issue an invitation to every one interested in drainage to participate in the meeting. Papers from prominent engineers and drain- age experts will be read. Governor Jobnson_ will be invited to attend and deliver an address. It is expected that the state drainage commission will attend. TO SURVEY BIG SWAMPS Mr. E. N. Remer is in receipt of a letter from State Auditor Iverson informing him that/the state engin- eer has been officially instructed to visit the Floodwood and Blackberry swamps with a view to making a sur- vey as to the advisability of arainage. The preliminary survey will be made ut an eariy date, and thereafter the drainage commission will decide as to the future action to be taken. ln his letter to Mr. Remer the state auditor says: “The public meeting held at Bemidji, last Saturday is al- ready bearing fruit, and I believe that within the next two years we shall have the big swamp areas you spoke of nearly reclaimed and ready fur market.” FAKE TOOTH WAS VALUABLE. Enabled Missionary to Gain Influence Over Savage Tribe. A well-known Church of England missionary among the aborigines of Queensland, Australia, gained great influence over a certain tribe in a very peculiar manner. This tribe had the queer custom of having the front tooth of the upper jaw knocked out. The missionary, by accident, had lost this same tooth and replaced it by a false one. When he got talking with the aborigines, he would pull it out, point to the hollow place, and say, “Me, brother, belong to you!” 4 In this way he gained the eomplcte confidence of the tribe, converte every member of it to Christianity, and introduced as much civilization ea they -were capable of assimilating. Ne TREAS. MILLER IS ACQUITTED After three months of strenuous ef- fort on the part of Persecuting Spear, ajury of twelve citizens of Itasca county returned a verdict of not guilty in favor of Charles C. Miller, former treasurer of thiscounty. The Herald-Review has believed in the innocence of Mr. Miller from the first, but it has refrained from expressing an opinion because we do not believe in trying criminal cases through newspapers. Personal friendship should not be permitted to influence the policy of a newspaper, and this was a‘iwatter. in which the Herald- Review editor felt a personal interest because of a personal friendship and long association with the defendant. In the face of these facts this paper has refrained from expressihg an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. Note the difference inthe attitude of the prosecution. The ‘‘Spear” correspondent of the Duluth News-Tribune has tilled space when ever opportunity afforded to create public opinion adverse ta Mr. Miller. In yesterday’s issue of that paper it was stated that the jury in the case had been approached by friends of the defendant. The Her- ald-Review will boldly venture the assertion that every member of the jury will brand the statement as an infamous falsehood, and back the refutation with an affidavit. This is the Spear method of prosecution. Mr. Miller was defended by Attor- neys McCarthy, Price and Pratt. They made a splendid case and their victory is hailed with delight by a vast majority of the citizens of the entire county. The prosecution was conducted by a special beokkeeper named freeman, employed under the direction of Spear. The jurors who found Mr. Miller not guilty were: Harry Price, foreman; V. H. Blood, Edward Wilson, Edward Hachey, Louis kremont, Charles Huss Elmer Miller, Ezra Watson, Gordon Meagher, Al Jaynes, S. J. Huffer, Andrew Brock. ANXIOUS FOR “NATURALIZATION A news report from St. . Pe: Minn., gives information thay will bes read with interest by many- peoples in Itasca county: “Since the seces- sion of Norway from the Scandina- vian federation, William Muallgren, clerk of the court of Nicolet county, has received many applications for naturalization papers. The popula- tion of this county is largely com- posed of Scandinavians, and in the event of war between Norway and Sweden, either country could call its subjects in its defense. Naturally those who have been naturalized are exempt from the draft, but hundreds have neglected to take out their citizenship papers, aud the majority of these du not take kindly to recross- ing the Atlantic to take part in a war that will benefit them but remotely, ‘They are evincing a lively interest in the form of procedure necessary to make them legal residents of the United States, and Clerk Mallgren is doing a brisk business in conse- quence.” MORE ROAD APPROPRIATIONS Commissioners O’Brien and Mullins returned to Grand Rapids ‘Tuesday morning, While bere they accepted an invitation to accompany a fishing party up to Bad Vermillion lake Sat- urday, where they had an opportunity toget a good view of picturesque Rainy Lake and enjoy a good time fishing. On Monday in company with Commissioner Lang they made a trip to the Littlefurk and inspected a road leading up that stream that has been recently ordered laid out. At the last meeting of the county board the townships of Cingmars, Little- fork and Watrous each received au appropriation of $300 and the county road west of Manitou received a like sum. We are always pleased to have the county cummissioners from the south end pay us ¢ visit aud the mem- bers of the present board show a far greater interest in the north end than any of their predecessors did.— Border Budget. Beduced Freight Rates. You can save money by shipping your household goods with us to Coast and Western points. Write. * DuLuta Van & Srorace Co., % Duluth, Minn J