Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 30, 1905, Page 1

Two Dotiars a YEAR. Vou XIIIL—No, 14 Granp Rapips, Irasca Counry, Miny., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 39, 1905. meres ne es f \ NMP PAL DAL PAL PAG PAS PAGAN SAA PAS POAS PAS RAS NASW Pe SRAS PROS AAS PAS J MAS PAL OAAGL PAGO AIS AID our store is always open tor visitors. the more the merrier. the rule,that we wont be undersoid when *t comes to AP WAG AT Competiters call our low prices sensational selling. care though when you get the bargain. with others. WdJ& HD POWERS READE eae ae ae a ae ge ae ae ae ea aE a RE nee PACBEK AKL ONHT PASH HHH AKT AME HS Our $10 Cloaks ARE Worth More In fact we have seen the very same qualities offered for a good deal They are cut generously of All Wool Kerseys in black, brown, castor, blue and red, have,the new Empire yoke, lined with everlasting satin, sleeves in the newest leg-of-mutton shape. appreciate the value we give best when you have examined the coats, Besides this, every garment is guaranteed by the makers, Percival B, Palmer & Co:, and we stand back of that guarantee in every particu- At the same time you get a garment to please you at an exceptional low pricc. We have garments for Ladies and Children in prices ranging from $3.00 to $25.00 each, OUR NEW DEPARTMENT more money, lar. Can you ask for a safer purchase? so that you can certainly find one to please you. haye a room 20x40, fitted up especially for this line ef goods, Itasca Mercantile Co. Grand Rapids, Minnesota. You'll qT IN. or showing these gar- ments will be an aid to you in making a selec- tion. Plenty of room and large mirror for use in trying on the gar- ment, and in a room with plenty of god light so that you can see exactly what the gar- We aim to give good goods at a ment is made of. and moderate price, and have endeay- ored in every way to be able to show you the goods. in a convenient way, and ina way that you see exactly what they’ are before A visit to department We can you buy. our new wil! interest you. ; rod @ way in and Bay Out We like to see them, and Visitors are always sure of our enforcing Flardware We don’t Buy of us and compare Down and $5 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. REISHUS-REMER LAND cOMPANY, $SPSSEERSESSSSSRSSCOHR EL SH SHORE HHP SSSG USS ass STH eRe GS Se ae ae ae ae ae aE aE aE a ae ae ae ae ae ae a aE ae ee a ‘REPAIRING THE VILLAGE SEWER Supt. A. A. Garris of the electric light and water plant has had a crew of ten or a dozen men employed dur- ing the past two weeks taking up and relaying the main sewer pipe between Sixth and Seventh streets on Kindred avenue. The pipe is now heing laid in plank bo about twenty inches square. It was found that in laying the sewer originally no cement was applied to the lower side of the pipe when connections were made, hence the sand gained easy access to the in- terior and stopped the flowage. Quicksand isencountered throughout the entire length of the block and the contractors who put in thes tem had a great deal of trouble with it. Mr. Garris is having less difficulty because he went at the work in a business-like mauner, It required four or five men to pump the water out of the trench when the wurk was first done, but Mr. Garris worked a better scheme. Attaching a piece of hose to a nearby hydrant and passing yS- jit over the sewer the water is drawn off by syphon force through a ore- inch pipe extending to the bottom of the trench. The cost of relaying this piece of sewer will be considerable. TO BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 20 ©. H. Mallison, superintendent of construction for the Mesabva Tele- phone company, was in town this week on business connected with the line from Hibbing to Grand Rapids. Mr. Mallison says the line will be completed to Grand Rapids via Bevey by October 20. Polls are already strung nearly theeatire distance and wires are now being putup. The live will be continued from here to Deer River this fall. Manager Keith of the local exchange will have charge of Cohasset and Deer River in addi- tion to Grand Rapids, j crime. basis. When told that gach action COMMISSIONERS MEET | BIDS FOR BUELDING OF BOVEY ROAD REJECTED BY BOARD. | WILL: EMPLOY MEN BY DAY Several Matters Considered and Some Business Transacted—Liquor Li- censes Granted, and Appro- priation Made for Roads. The meeting of the board of county commissioners held on Tuesday of this week was attended by all the members and sume matters of ime portance considered, but Jittle of im- ‘portance was accomplished. It was a session principally devoted to discus- sion, The Grand Rapids-Buvey road was the most important matter for consideration. Two bids were ‘sub- mitted, one by John O’Brien for $5,700, exclusive of the corduroying necessary. C, J. Johnson; the rail- road contractor, put in a bid for $7,250, exelus of uecessary cordu- roying. O’Brien’s bid stipulated cor- duroying at $3.50 per square rod and Johnson's at 14 cents per square foot. Both bids were ‘considered too high and were rejected vy a yote of vhree to two, Tone, Lang and Passard vot- ing to lay the bids aside. It was de- cided to undertake the completion of the work under Supervision of the commissioners, by day labor. Two foremen will be put in charge and the building of the road continued. ‘This arrangement will probably be satis— factory until Spear suddenly discovers a “technicality.” His seething legal brain is ever alert to things unlawful when by so doing attention is at- tracted himself as alegal luminary. That this road was not built early in the season is little short of a public There is more traffic between Grand Rapids and Bovey than there is over a majority of the roads in the county combined. It is too bad that one of the bids presented could not have been accepted. “The Herald- Review does not presume to say that Uhey were not exorbitant, and if they were the buard was right in not ac- cepting them. It now Jooks as though no road will be completed this fall. The hauling of coal and other freigat trom Grand Rapids to Bovey has been suspended as the road 1s impassable. Fifty dollars was appropriated for improvement of a road north of Bass lake. A road fiye and one-half miles long from Swan River station to the St. Louis county line, running east and west, was officially established. Improvement on the Smoky Hollow roadl in the vicinity of Willow lake was ordered and an appropriation of $150 made for that purpose. The Cutfoot Sioux bridge was ac- cepted as completed by the coutrac- tor, E. H. Lawrence, and $200 addi- tional compensation allowed for extra piers putin by bim. Jra Stewart was granted a license to sell liquer at Green Rock; Wm. Hays at Swan Lake, in 56-22; Shanner & Lind at Big Fork, and Chas. Vodin at Snow Ball. The town cf Big Falls, 154-25, was organized, - A petition to detach townships 53 and 54, range 26; town 53, range 27, and a part of town 143-25 from school district No. land add the territory described to school district No. 1U was presented. The board was not famil- lar with the conditiuns existing rela- tive to the matter and the petition was referred to a committee until the next meeting. A petition was received from Price Bros. ng for the vacating and setting aside of their charter rights for the maintainance of dams on Hartley lake and Clearwater river. ‘The petition was granted. The matter of building walks on the court house and jail grounds was fayorably acted upon and the bid of J. B. Loeyar, of Du- luth, accepted. Later it was decided that it would be wise to defer action for the present, until more ground could he acquired for Jawn purposes ! on the north side of the buildings, A proposition was made by the Oliver Mining company to buy the county puor farm, for which they of- fered to pay $40,000. Under the state law the county cannot lease its prop- erty for a royalty: They can only dis- pose of it by selling outright. ‘The offer was not accepted. Commissioner Toue insisted that if iron ore exists on the property the county should only contract it away ou a royalty cement | could not be legally taken Mr. Tone { replied that a curative act might be THE FAIR SUGCESSFUL passed by the next legislature. This subject has been before the commis- sioners several times, but no action has ever been taken that wouid per- mit of the development of any iron that may be buried on Itasca’s poor farm. The list of supplemental grand and petit jurors was drawn. MASONS LAID CORNER STONE On May Ist, 1900, the public library board of Grend Rapids was organized by the appointment of nine members thereof by George Riddell, then presi- dent of the village council. Through energetic effort the official organi- zation has been continued, and asa result of constant effort the corner stone of a ten thousand dollar public library building was laid Yesterday afternoon under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of A. F. and A. M. of Minnesota. That which has been at- tained in a little more than five years is really marvelous when the small beginning is considered. The splen- did edifice now being erected is a monument to those who have worked so industriously and against discour- aging conditions for the foundation of the magnificent result that is now assured. Promptly at three o’clock the local order of Masons marched from their hall to the library site, where the im- pressive ceremonies were carried out under the direction of Grand Master Tusler of the grand lodge of the state of Minnesota, assisted by Deputy Grand Master Morris; Grand Mar- shal H. D. Powers, Grand Chaplain Andrew Walker, Grand Senior War- den D. M. Gunn, ‘irand Junior War- den H. R. King, Grand ‘Tyler L. F. Knox, Grand Standard Bearer Wm. Weitzel, Grand Pursuivant George £. Meyers, Grand ‘Treasurer E, A. Kremer, Grand Secretary F, A. King. Notwithstanding the fact that the county fair was in progress at the time a large gathering of citizens was present as an evidence of the great interest fglt in the event, : Senator C. C. MeCarthy delivered the address which was masterly both in conception and delivery. The articles deposited in the corner stone by the Masonic order were the following: Copy Of the proceedings of the Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Minnesota, 1905; list of the members of Itasca lodge No. 208, A. F. and A. M.; photo of Brother Henry R. King, tirst W. M. of Itasca lodge No. 3 photo, of Brother D. M. Gunn, present W. M, of Itasca lodge No. 208; photo of Hon. A. L. Cole, representas tive 52nd district; photo of Hon. S. Swanson, representative 52nd district; phote of ex-Deputy Sheriff J. E. Jolnston; copy of Duluth News Tri- bune of Sept. 28, 1905, copy of Grand Rapids Magnet of Sept. 20, 1905; copy ‘of the Lta County Independent of Sept. 16, 1905; copy of the Grand Rap- ids Herald- Review of Sept. 23, 195. The following list of papers fur- nished by the Jibrary board for de- posit in the corner stone: Copy of letter to Andrew Carnegic applying for $19,000 building fund; copy of letter“of acceptance and grant of $10,000 from Mr. Carnegie; copy of letter of invitation to Most Worship - ful Grand Master of Masons of Mine vesota to lay the corner stone on Sept. 29th, 1905; list of voluatary con, tributors to the library building fund; short sketch of library board, with names of present board, and also the the names of the architect and contractor of the building; list of county, town and village officers; copy of Grand Rapids Herald-Review dated ‘January 14, 1905, containing the resolution and ordinance adopted by council formaintainance of library as requested by Mr. Carnegie. ‘The only incident that occurred to Tar the occasion was the collapse of the platform erected for the accommo- dation of those whe took part in “the ceremonies and members of the lodge. No one was hurt, however, except Joe MvuMahon, who was standing close by and was struck by a board witb such force that he was thrown to ground. His injuries were not seri- ous, HE PETERED OUT WHILE PULLING One of the horses deing daty on the Hyrley stage line between Grand Rapids and Bovey concluded that he would rather die than be compelled to pull passengers between the two towns over the horseskilling roads, and last Wednesday evening while coming to town he laid down ina mud bole and refused to’ breathe any more. Since whieh time he has been dead, the | f ITASCA COUNTY'S 14TH ANNUAL FAIR WELL ATTENDED. A LARGE LIST O£ EXHIBITS Two Ideal Days Favor the Agricultural Show—Inadequate Accommodations More Noticeable Than in Former Years, Atan early hour Thursday morning entries for the fourteenth anuual fair of the Itasca County Agricultural association began to arrive and dur- ing the entire day Secretary Graffam and his assistants were kept busy. Entries were only received the first day and some disappointments fol- lowed the announcement by Secree tary Graffam that all exhibitors must report by Thursday evening in order to enter the contests. The show was up to the average in general and in sonie respects excelled all former fairs. The vegetable and cereal plays were fine and elicited surprise and praise from strangers. ‘The stock show was larger than ever before in this county, which shows that farmers are giving attention to cattle and hogs to a largely increased extent. The judges were busy with the several classes until about six o'clock last evening. This was due to the fact that many who were ap- pointed failed to appear entirely or were late in beginning their work. As usual the whole responsibility fell upon the secretary. If Itasca county would continue to hold successful agricultural fairs grounds and buildings must be pre- pared. Primitive methods will ov longer suffice. Next week the Herald-Review will pcint the list of premiums awarded. ATTORNEY SPEAR AND GOVERNOR Mr. Spear, Itasca county's eminent political student, 1s itching for noto- riety. Nobody has been paying any attention to him of late and he can’t stand isolation. He musé be in the conspicuous foreground. He longs for the prominence he is sure nature in- tended him to attain. He likes te fraternize with governors and other high dignitaries, and the only way by which he could reach Governor Johos son just now and get his name in the daily papers has been brought about through one of his shrewdly laid plans. He issued instructions to some of his most obedieat satelites to send in complaints to Goveruor Johnson concerning blind pigs in this county. Of course the governor would coms municate with the county attarrey, which he did. Mr. Spear wired his reply to the effect that te was hot after the blind piggers and they were practically exterminated. Next day he boarded the train for St. Paul to held a conference with the governor. He would probably get an interview with himself printed in one or twa of the Twin City papers. Of course George knew he was misrepresenting the facts to the Governar when he wired that the piggers were no more in Itasca county. George bas several pets engaged in’ the traflic that are not afraid of being disturbed, and George feels that he is foxy enough to fool the goyernor and the people while he builds political fences with illicit timber, George makes the boast that he*is stronger with Gov- | ernor Johnson.than all the Democrats in Ltasca county combined. BUYING LARGE EQUIPMENT It is reported that the Oliver Iron Mining company is negotiating for the purchase of a very heavy bill of equipment fer delivery in March, 1906. It will involve an expenditure of between $750,000 and $800,000 and includes sixty-five new locomotives and twenty-five new steam shovels of the 85-tun ciass. The new equipment of engines and steam shovels for the Oliver Jron Mining company 1s re- quired largely by reason of the exteu- sive mining developments being made by it on the western Mesaba. The Canisteo and Helman properties will enter the shipping list next season over the new extension of the Misabe road from Alborn to Bovey, Other imines will be developed to enter the shipping list in this district later. For 60 cents you may go to Decy | Riyer tomorrow, roat and return, Fee APs FA Kr fF cy NG nied