Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 12, 1905, Page 1

Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., Saturpay, AuGustr 12, 1905. Two Dotiars a YEAR. — have put on many articles these days. have added to this many early fall fabrics at money articles for use the year around are monht’s sales especially large now is the time. We can interest you on these and many other lines just now. tion of our windows will give you a fair idea of the extremely Low Prices that we On everything that belongs to Summer Summer Goods, Wash Goods Early Fall Styles Fancy Noveities Short Lengths Notions An examina- Goods we have put a Special Low Price, and to induce you to invest just now we ving prices. Many staple also included to interest you, and mz ake this > enlec ec} ig \ 9 g If you want to save from twenty cents to fifty cents on every dollar you spend 2 SEAS z Itasca Mercantile Co. Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Hot Weather Hints The days of glorious sun-rises, intense heat, and the full, red-harvest moon is here. No longer in the land is heard the swish of ladened boughs, in: tead in all comfort seeking homes the whir of ROWERS’ ICE CREAM FREEZERS Ts heard. The grass and the flowers send up their glad cry at the appearance of the Lawn Hose and Sprinkler, Flies, gnats and in- sects utter protestations at the entrance being blocked by Powers’ Rust Proof Wire Screens offers up her thanks at being evated with Powers’ superior brand of PAINTS AND OILS The pocket. bebk quietly thanks W. J. & Hl. D, Powers, for not having filched him of his last cent. Powers are a ‘power’ with us and they are ‘powerful’ nice people to trade with. Ihave witnessed their dealings for years and can recommend them. (Signed—The Silent Witness.) W.J.& H.D. Powers Grand Rapids Minnesota. Ye old house, tov, 'Jacksou of Duluth, (GES HEE AE EE EE Ee a eee ae eee ae ae a a aE Grand Rapids qe Por, Vilagelot $5: et We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- ing them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. 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 ou easy terms. Ee SRE a ae SE Aaa EE Ae ae ae a Ha REISHUS-R EMER LAND cOMPANY, PHSAHSSAHS KSSH RA GSKA SH He eeHH ese eco H ETE REE RHEE S SOHeeKeseeerseo sees aeoesess PREMERA ae a He ME GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT The Itasca.Gun club’s seventh an- nual tounament attracted the finest body of shooters that have ever visit- od Grand Rapids, including. McKin- non and Tedford of Cass Lake, Gup- till, of Aikin, Jast year’s winner of the Grand American handicap; Bers ry, Storey. Loud (Noisy,) Nelson, and Ben Tibbetts of Ball Club, Clawson of Duluth and LeCompte, Ferguson, Cark and Young, professiouals, On Friday -moning the birds were about as fast as the shot could travel and as a cunsequence the scores were nothing extra, but in the afternogn the trap was toned down and fine scores were made. With hardly af exception every bird missed was “dusted” showing that shot bad hit the body but failed to bfeak it. Storey was higa gun for the tirst day, shooting ata remarkable gait and LeComp'e, Forgusou and Young close after him with Young in the lead. Don’t Get the Habbit! Get a Shine SRE POKEGAMA BARBER SHOP ow HASTE: resident. P.J. SHELDON, Vice President. F. P. SHELDON. Asst. Cashier litst National Bank, Grand Rapids, Minn. Trausacts a General Banking Business, — |THE PUBLIC LIBRARY The foundation walls of the new public library are being laia, and by the terms of the contract the build: ing will be completed and ready for occupancy the first of November, William King, to whom the contract was awarded, has a well established reputation for doing things according to agreement and the public may st assured tliat he will not fail in instance. Secretary Dickenson of the Library board, says that the ten thousand dollars originally figur- ed on for the construction of the building will not be exceeded but a few huudred dollars, if atall. ‘he building will be 52x52 feet in dimen- one story high with basement two feet beneaih the grade. A_ pic- ture of the structure and the planus adopted by the board show it that it will bea very handsome addition to the public buildings of Grand Rapids. Bedford cut stone will be used for the foundation to seven fect above grade, The color of the stone might be call- ed a tight brown and buff, The brick 4s mottled buif. When the und brick has been rear ed Lo completion the effect cannot be otherwise than e.! There | wa meeting of the Library board held yesrerc to decide on a program to be observed at the laying of the which interesting event will take place about the fifteenth of September. COUNTY FAIR CONSIDERATIONS sions, pile of stone aLbfad corner stGne. The dates for holding the four- teenth annual fair in Ltasca will be decided upon ata meeting to be held hy the Agricultural association ina few days. The committee in charge are now engaged in revising the pre- miunm fist. Superintendent McGuire is making an effort tc exhibit some of the pro- ducts pf Itasca county at the state fair. The amount of money required to carry out his plan will not be great and he should receive substantial en- eouragement. from our business mev and especialy the farmers, GUARDED BY DETECTIVES The people of Grand Rapids, as elsewhere, are inconvenienced con- Siderably on account of the telegra- phers’ strike. Owing to the fact that Wis iron and agricultural metropolis does not enjoy long distance tele- phone service the hardship that must be endured here is much greater than that experienced by towns not thus shutout. When it is really necess sary to send an epistle by wire we write a letter, attach a 2-center aud hand it iu to Postmasver McVicar. Hé does the best he can. One nou-union telegrapber has been placed in charge of the keys at this station. Heis guarded by three pri- vate detectives who appear to be en- joying life ab the rate of three dol- lars per day and expenses. They have nothing todo but kill time, as there is no danger that the pon-unispist would be molested in Grand Rapids, notwithstanding the fact that the sentiment of the people is with the strikers. Dan McKinnon and Art Seamans, both Grand Rapids boys, have been ewployed by the Great Northern to guard the company’s interests at Swan Riyer. They each draw a sal- ary of tbree doliars per day including free board in a private car. The general strike situation ap- pears to be unchanged up to the pres- eut time. ACKNOWLDGED HIS GUILT Robert Dewar, commonly known as * Winnipeg,” lauguishes in the coun- ty jail in default of $300 bonds. He is bound over to the grand jury ona charge of burglary, to which offense he acknowledged his guilt to Police- man Harry. It appears that the young mah was about all in, flaauci- ally, last Saturday night and about ove o'clock Sunday morning he picked the lock of the back door of Joe O'Dey’s barber shop and upon gain- ing entrance he proceeded to investi- gate the contents of the money draw- er. Dewar bad worked,in the shop as bootblack and porter aud knew that Mr. O’Dey sometimes left his coin sack, containing considerable money, in the drawer over night. Luckily he did not follow that custom last i Saturday. One dollar only remained in the usual place. This amoynt was ; appropriated. Officer Harry at once suspected ‘‘ Winnipeg’? and on that suspicion he made the arrest and es- corted his man to jail. At first “Winnipeg” stoutly maintained his innocence, but when Harry made some close guesses as to the manner in which the burglary was committed he finally peached on himself and ac- knowledged his guilt. Before Justice Sims he waived examination and was hound over. Dewar is a musician of to mean ability and has played with the Grand Rapids band. He was mar- riec toa daughter of James Joeland two or three years ago, but has not lived with his wife for some time. Iie is about twenty-five years of age. THAT GREAT BALL GAME On Sunday last the Grand Rapids ball vossers visited Deer River and the up-river bunch turned the other cheek for the Rapids boys toslap. After the game of two weeks ago everybody, except the},Deer Rivers, expected the lecals to win and went up with that anticipation, and they were not disappointec in the least. The score of 9 to 0 explains the game as well as acolumn of print and about all the questions the stay-at- homes asked was, “Did the game break up in a row and the umpire forfeit i?” Stafford and Gertz worked as a bat- tery for the Rapids and Cook and Swanub did theshonors for Deer River. Stafford w: perfection and allowed no hits at critical moments and all through the game displayed high grade head work together with a strong and cunning delivery that not only left the game in no doubt but madea shut-out extremely probable. Gertz wassteady asa clock and allows ed no pass balls or a sign of a battery error. His fast handling of the bail on a throw home shut off a ran when Veanest, the fleet shortstop of the Deer Livers, attempted to beat an infield hit in the first inning. Outside of the battery Myers attract- ed attention on first on account of his steady playing and his mighty swipe of ene of Cook’s inshots which went clear of the field and nearly into Deer River, to the great astonish- ment of Cook. All through the game was a beauty and the only pity is that it was on grounds away from home and so rob- bed the Grand Rapids crowd of an opportunity of seeing the first shut- out that Stafford has gotten out of the many that he has been entitled to, It begins to look as though some mysterivus influence is at work to make the Rapids boys quit fooling and fighting among ctbemselves and play ball. ‘The last two games certainly look good. CAMPERS AT POKEGAMA There has been less advertising done io bellf of the many attractive summer resorts in Ltasca county, tributary to Grand Rapids, than any other locality similarly endowed by nature in allof northern Minnesota. And yet, in the face of this neglect, these places of pleasure are fast be- coming famous. There are hundreds of people camped ulong the shores and on the islands of Lake Pokegama and many are the beautiful and comfortable cottages erected thereon. This is the thifd season that Mr. Hiram W. Slack, principal of one of the St. Paul public schools, has brought a colony of scnool boys to spend their summer vavation at Po- kegama. This year he is camped near the Huff homestead with a buuch of boys numbering over thirty, besides his own family of six, attend- ants and cooks. The boys composing this party come principally from the larger cities of the country. They are certainly a joliy crew and the weeks spent under the careful guid- ance yf Mr. Slack is one continuous round of pleasure. They will remain until school days again approach. McAlpine & McDonald’s Hotel Ogemah has not been advertised ex- ceptin a local way, snd that but meagerly, yet it has been liberally patronized since the opening of the season, The guests at the Ogemah have included many dis- tinguished ladies and gentlemen from distant cities. James A. Kirk, the willionaire soap manufacturer of Chicago, and his family are stopping at the Ogemah this week where. they expect to remain during the month of August. Among the most desir- able spots along the beautiful shores of Pokegama is known as Dufficyville, asuort distance east fof Huff's land- { ing. It is anineal camping ground and nearby is a sparkling spring that for purity and coldness cannot be ex- ‘celled. During the past three weeks Col. and Mrs. C. D. Whittle of Du- luth, the Herald-Review family and many visitors have been enjoying the luxuries that nature has so lavishly expended on Dutticyville. The fami+ lies of Attorney Price, A. E. Wilder, Geo. C. McAllister, H. E. Graffam, John Hepfel, John Chisholm, I. D. Rassmussen, C. H. Marr, Ralph Lane W.C. Tyndall, E. N. Remer, Will Nisbett and many others, have been spending mostfofthe time at their respective summer cottages, INCREASE OF 150 PER CENT Itasca is the only county in the state of Minnesota, so far as the Herald-Review has been able to as- certain, that more than doubled in population during the past five years. The actual increase is 150 per cent. The total population of the county is 11,429, the increase in numbers since: 1900 being 6,856. Northeast Substation We are glad to note that the state’s. constituent in agriculture at the Grand Rapids substation 1s keeping the problems of agriculture in north- eastern Minnesota before the people, Mr, A, J. McGuire has again started the press bulletins, which, if heeded by the people. will bring the county forward and save many a soul from grief. of failure. As one of the first principles, it must be remembered that success does not follow an easy.. go-as-you-please method. Those who want to make progress must vend to the task willingly and earnest- ly, and make the best of good advice. Our friend McGurre 1s setting down some very plain facts in his bulletins, , when he advocates dairying for the country. The soil is generally of at hght character and shallow; but this does not. ia.the least detract from its. value if properly handled. These: soils, when given plenty of manure, proper cultivation and subjected to a well planned rotation of crops, will give wonderful returns per acre and produce quicker and surer crops than the heavy soils—so much sought by the farm home seeker. The time is passed when the man with the heavy soil is thought to be the best off. Farming today is entirely a question of management together with live stock and those crops best suited to the geueral conditions, The people of northeastern Minnesota are, almost as well situated, agricuiturally, asany one need be. They need only to recognize that the forests have giv- en up their crop, and that the soil re- mains capable of producing wealth.— Farm Student’s Review. Trip to the West Hf. R. King returned last week from quite an extended trip through the Pacific coast states, where he has pro- perty interests both in mining and timber. He owns a large interest in a gold property in California and he is satisfied with the prospects. In, Oregon he met the Itasca county col- ony, including Mose Mansten, who is, railroading; Walt Fuller, who is en- gaged in the real estate business; Joe Crowther, also real estate and timber, and several others. He says that Messrs Fuller and Crowther are acquiring title to considerable pine timber. Mr. King visited the Port- land fair, and says it is very gcod and well worth seeing, but not on so large a scale as any of the other exs hibitions held in recent years. Enjoyed An Outing Mr, and Mrs, A. B, Clair returned frora a tour weeks’ outing this week, After rusticating at Pokegama lake two weeks they journeyed north to Waubana and thence to the spacious, summer home of M. S. Burrows and Dr. Magie of Dulnth, at the head of Big ‘Trout lake, where they were the guests of Mr, Burrows and niece, Miss Murray, They speak in flattering terms of the cordial hospitality shown them and the magnificence of the beautiful log home erected under the direction of Mr. Burrows at an expense of over two thousand dollars. When the improvements contemplated nave been completed the Burrows- Magie resort will excell anything of the kind in northern Minnesota. Mr. Burrows evpects to remain at Trout lake unti} after the close of the hunting season, | |