Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 26, 1905, Page 1

| . ‘ rand Mapids d- Review. Granpb Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., Sarurpay, AucusT 26, 1905. Two Dotuars A YEAR. are already begin to arrive and our display will soon be complete. | | | | | | Our buyers are now in the East, one in Chicago and one in New York and we expect to be able to offer you this year a selection that for quality, style and low price have never Be equalled in this market. To prove ou statement we simply ask your personal examination as the goods arrive, Dress Goods, Cloaks, Skirts, WAISTS, NOVELTIES, NOTIONS, HOISERY, FURNISHINGS. Every department will be especially complete and will! certainly merit your careful consideration. Summer-Goods Bargains While they last we can offer you séme exceptional opportuniti We do not like to carry over any of the short length pieces and vou will find them so temptingly priced on our counters and in our to c,ear our shelves and make display room for the ampie stock now in transportation: Itasca Mercantile Co. Grand Rapids, Minnesota. ie XX) ; SS ‘4 < ree i 2 ee 27 = ~ ss 5 LIME os ee - Pes y HR ee ND, ; . \ windows as to warrant. a liberal Gnvestment. Cravenettes for fall wear, wash goods of medium weight that are especially adapted for fall days ‘now approaching are included in these summer offerings, in order 1 doing the washing if you have one ‘of our new improved wringers. Half the wringers aresgood for noting and not worth carryiugyhome. STANDARD RELIABLE WRINGERS like we sell are cheapest, and like our hardware are rehaple and guaranteed to give satisfaction, For Wringers and Hard- ware, buy of us. W.J.&H.D.POWERS. He SPERMEKKHKSSSSSO OHHH SHS OHHH HA SG w: SER ME A A ee AE ee Ee aR ee es ee eae a ae ae a ae ae Ee a a a a EEE Grand Rapids qf ns. VillageLots $5: ae 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 three lots for sale cheap. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. SPR SOE Se ane a ae pe SRE RE A a aR. ae A ae ae TE a ae a REISHUS-REMER LAND cOMPANY, SSeHFSHseeeeeRee MoeesseseNseosesSeNSEeRHEROEEES Ee ae Ae ae EME | ITHE STRIKE IS NOW ENDED The telegraphers strike is at an end. The O. R. T. has lost. The special police at all the stations along the Jines of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific have been released and many of the “scabs” have retired to cover. The nonunionists have been retained where they so desired, and it is the policy of the roads involved to refuse employment to the strikers so far as possible. Tom Patterson who had only served at this station three days before the strike was ordered, has relieved the scab who took the job when Patterson walked out. The special police were imme- diately released when the strike was ended and the onerator whom they were supposed to protect relieved himself without permission. It 1s generally believed that Perham, bead of the Order of Railroad Telegraph- ers, betrayed his trust’ for a consider- ation. 5 GRAND RAPIDS 13 DEER RIVER 11 The ball game last Sunday between Grand Rapids and Deér River’on the home diamond was very spirited from the start and at times it looked as though somebody might . become an- noyed, Hachey talked with all fours; the Grand Rapids boys kicked on the Deer River umpire so fiercely that McAllister was put in George Ruby’s | place to render decisions. Ruby may baye made an error or two but it was the general opinion that he intended to be square anda great maby Grana Rapids people in the audience were by no means pleased with the kicks made by the home fans. It was the rub game, two games standing to the credit of eath team and the feeling Was very determined on bota sides when time was called. Grand Rapids | Was the yictors by a score of 13 to 11. COMPLETELY ‘ 3 BURNED OUT The residence of A. Racine was burned to the ground last Tuesday sj evening, completeJy destroying the building ond nearly the entire con- tents. The Racine family lived on a {farm about two miles northeast of town. About six o’clock a young daughter of Mr. Racine started a fire inthe kitchen stove and then went out to feed the chickens. In a short time she returned to find the whole upper story enveloped in flames. Very little was saved. The loss is estimated at about fifteen hundred dolkars with an insurance of five hun- dred. Mr. Racine is now erecting a temporary building in which to keep his family until he is able to again put up a more substantial home. I. L. ANDERSON DIES SUDDENLY This community was shocked and grieved last) Wednesday morning when the sad/news was circulated that I. L. Anderson was dead. Death came suddenly and unexpectedly at it o'clock ‘Tuesday night. The de- ceased bad retired and was sitting on of his bed when he called to his son Hilis, who was sleeping in an udjoining room. He promptly re- sponded and found bis fatber in a half taming condition but still con- sciuus and able to speak. In about two minutes he expired, apparently without suffering. The immediate cause of death was heart trouble, from which he ‘had suffered more or less fora numberof vears. Mr. An- derson had also suffered from a rup- ture and some weeks ago went to Rochester. where an operation was verformed by the Drs.‘ Mayo. On Tuesday he was feeling as well as usual and there was. no forewarning of the fast approaching bour of death. ‘The deceased would haye been sixty-seven years of age on the 6th day of next month. Funeral services were conducted at the M. E, church at 3 o’clock Thurs- dayarteridon by Rev. Mr. Tawn, the pastor. Tnterment was made in the G. A. IR. cemetery, the pallbearers being men.bers of Huson Post G.. A, %., of which the deceased was a mem- ber. Isaac Lanning Anderson was born in Ohio. Atanearly age he moved to lowa with his parents where he en- listed in*the civil war volunteer in Co. A 31st Iowa infantry, and sery- ed two rs and nine months, About seven years ago Mr. Ander- son with his family, moved to Itasca county and settled on the farm two miles east of town, that was his home up to the time of his death. He was an honorable, upright citizen, a good neighbor, a man who made his home life ever lappy. His friends were only limited by his circle of acquaint- ances. There remain to mourn the irre- parable earthly loss the widow and three children, David C.. publisher of the Cariton Vidette; E. J., of Grand Rapids; and Miss Iva, Grand Rapids. COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING the sid The hoard of county commissioners held a meeting on Tuesday of this week. While it was only a one day session considerabie business was dis- posed of. Aside from the considera- tion of bills and applications for abatement of taxes the time was de- yoted to roads and bridges—the most difficultand perplexing matter with which the board has to deal. E. H. Lawrence was awarded a con- tm@ct for the constructivn of a bridge across Cutfoct Sioux, the considera- tion being $625. The auditor was authorized to advertise for bids for the construction and ‘repair of the Blackberry road, the Island Lakeand Park Avenue roads leading to North- ome, and also for the: repair of the Hill City road leading from the south town liae of Grand Rapids to the J. F, McCormick farm. A petition requesting that addi- tional territory be attached to school district No. 10—in country— Township the town of Gooaland and made a seperate townsnip to be known as Grann. ‘Two hundred dollars was appropri- ated for repair of the Prairie river and Waubana road. James Stevens was awarded a con- tract for the construction of 200 rods op the Rice lake road. The consider- ation was Oue bundred and fifty dollars was appropriated for the repair of the Smoky Hollow road. Several other small sams were ap- propriated for road repairs. i the Vermilion ; j REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT A.B. Clair, foreight years register of deeds of Itasca county, has been devoting his time looking over lands in connection with his real estate business since retiring from office last January. His extensive acquaintance with the people of the county and of northern Minnesota in general, to- gether with his personal observations during the past few months, gives weight to his opinions as to the devel- opment and material progress of this section of the state. In an interview with a Herald-Review man Mr. Clair said: “I have been over northern Minne- Sota a great deal in the past few months and have ubserved that where ten years ago there were nothing but pack trails apd now and then a se- questered shanty you now find rail- roads, thriving little towns, schools with carefuily selected teachers. Very little available government land remains to be taken up. Land has advanced in value 1000 per cent. Up to six years ago you could pur- chase thousands of acres at from 50 cents to 75 cents per acre. The pres- ent orice is from $4.00 to $15.00. “What do 1 think of northern Min- nesota from an ayricultural stand- point? “I have just returned from a trip brougu wisccusin and through a sountry that soive years ugo was a wilderness, much such a country as ours ieat present, the quality and nature of soil very similar to ours, and I must say that I was actually astonished to find miles and miles of the very finest crops that it has been my lot to bebold. Fine highways, great large roomy farm bouses, barns, and outbuildings, and I can’t see any reasoa in the world why the same conditions cannot be brought about here. Yes, in fact the greater part of the land here is richer than that of northern Wisconsin. Of course to bring about this result nec ates work; the stumps and roots must be pulled and the land worked so as wo give ita chance. The ‘Winchester’ farmer is of little use in this country, all we need is the ‘sturdy farmer with bone and sinew.” The crying need, of course, is roads,and it seems to ine that with proper legislation the road question in the northern counties could be materially alleviated. ‘’he state should by all means stand its sbare of the cost of building roads. Why? For the simple reasoh that a great deal of Aitkin, St. Louis, Itas- ca, Cass and Beltrami counties are made up of state swamp lands and no matter in what locality roads are built you cross swamp lands and of course the value of these lands are enbauced thereby, and the county stands all of the cost. It would seem only fair that where there isso much state land that the state should stand a proportionate share of the cost of building roads. “The factors which have brought about wonderful progress are, first, the railroads. The different lines of railroads running from Duluth in a northerly direction through St. Louis county, the Duluth & Iron Range on the east side with @ terminus at Ely; the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern througe the central portion to Vir ginia and Eveleth and the Great Northern main line running east and west across the southern portion, with a branch running from Swan River in a northerly direction on the west side of the county to Hibbing. Itasca county also is getting well opened up, having tte Great Northern main line runbing east and west across the county, alsoa branch running in a westerly direction across the central portion from Hibbing to Nashwauk, the Virginia & Rainy Lake in course of construction from Virginia to Internationals Falls on the east side, the Minneapolis & Rainy River, for- merly Itasca railroad, running in a northerly direction through the cen- tral portion from Deer River to Big Fork, and the Minnesota & Interna- tional on the west side. Beltrami county also has the Great. Northern rupning east and west across the county with several lines running in a northerly direction from the metro- politan city of Bemidji. “In consilering the rapid and re- markably substantial development that has tuker place in these north- ern counties during the past few years there are other elements to whicn credit is due besides the rail- roads and the natural opportunities. In my travels through the different sections l could not but think that Thomas H. Shevlin of Minneapolis, is one of northern Minnesota's great- est benefactors. So far as the mater- ial interests of this section are ern- kuew, perhaps, but he builded mighty well. The many saw mills which he and constituent companies have built and are operating at Cass Lake, Be- midji, Crookston, Frazee, St. Hilaire and other points have been of inesti- mable value in the development of this section. ‘They not only .give profitable employment to thousands of men, but also create a market for timber that otherwise would have no value for many years tocome. Tam- arac, balsam, poplar, basswood, and ethers that might. be mentioned could not be fioated down stream to other companies’ mills at Little Falls Minneapolis, St. Paul and down river points. Farmers in localities tribu- tury to those mills are getting a nice revenue while clearing their lands, thus enabling them to buy stock, machivery and build. Ina few years these conditions cannot fail to pro- duce farms such as are now to be seen in portions of northern Wisconsin and Michigan, with great stretches of yellow grain, miles of fences and well graded highways. where a few years ago they, as we, had nothing but forest. In my humble opinion it would bea good thing for northern Minnesota if we had more Thomas Shevlins doing business in a like man- ner,” MR. SPEAR’S DIRTY WORK The fine Italian hand of County Attorney Gev. H. Spear was to be seen at the commissioners’ meeting this week when the application for a liquor license running to Alex. La- vaque was.under consideration. Mr. Lavaque is conducting a saloon at the Forrest mine, a short distance from Nashwauk. When he first en—- gaged in business about a year ago he applied fur a license and was pre- pared to pay the required amount. At that time objection was made to the granting ofa license to him. As there could be no satisfactory reason presented why the license should not issue the commissioners took favor- able action. The incentive for op- position was actuated by a desire on the part of certain interests to drive Lavaque-out that others might reap the benefit of a monopoly on the busi- ness in that line. Lavaque’s license xpired on July 12, 1905, and on that date Attorney Frank F, Price, in be- halfof Mr. Lavaque, made the re- quired application fora renewal and deposited $10.as the law stipulates. The first meeting of the commission- ers to be held following July 12) was Augus . When Lavaque’s appli- cation came up for consideration a letter from Mr. Spear was in the hands of County Auditor Spang in which it was strongly recommended that the license be not granted be- cause Lavaque was conducting a dis- orderly house. Spear’s letter was accompanied by letters from other parties, written last May, in which ib was also claimed that Lavaque did not run a proper place. Attorney Price was present and when he finish ed onevof bis animated discourses upon the dishonorable tactics em ployed by Mr. Spear in attempting to drive one man out of business in his endeavors to aid one who in turn would aid him politically, the com- missioners could not do otherwise than grant the license as prayed for. Spear’s little game failed to work this time. In his letter he also claimed that Lavaque had run his place for two months without license —which was a lie and known to be a lie to Spear. Price wanted to know why Spear did not prosecute Lavaque for running a disorderly place when the evidence was in his possession $ nd while the grand jury RETURN HOME Camp Pokegama boys were numer- ous in town on Thursday. Their summer outing at the lake was ended and they were here to take train for their respective homes at St. Paul, Minneapolis, Denver, Chicago, Toledo and other points. They all appeared to be a happy lot and well pleased with the good times enjoyed during their stay at Pokegama camp. Mr. Hiram W. Slack has every reason to fee] well pleased with his undertak- ing in the entertainment of boys aad young men at this delightful summer resort. At first it was an experiment but with three years’ experience the venture has more than proved satis- factory. Five of the boys under the leadership of Mr. Stevens, one of the directors, left the camp on Friday the 18th, by canoes. They purpose going down the Mississippi by this means to Minneapolis. Reports re- ceived from them indicate a safe and, cerned Shevlin built better than he | pleasant trip up to date. | |