Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 13, 1906, Page 1

apid Granp Rarrps, Irasca County, ae g Grand ' is Vout XITIL—No, 29 & You do yourself an injustice if you fail to attend our January Clearance Sales Every piece of goods bought for the winter’s business has heen cut in price to make it easier to dispose of. Just think what this means to you—three months yet of cold weather to use these goods, and every article being sold at a money- saving reduction to you. We have to clean out for spring goods soon coming in— and give you the benefit to induce a liberal purchase, You know, of course, that tect weloag.go first. Some of the lines are now very heavy and a good desir- hus assured, / in Winter Underwear, Furs and Woolens, Men’s Furnishings, Winter Dress Goods, Ladies’ Novelties, Staple Merchandise of All Kinds. vivusn3 and Skirts, You can buy the material for a dress or skirt now at from two to five dol- lars less than the usual price for the goods, The same is true of many other articles —as you can easily see if you Watch our Show Window. ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. The Palace Restaurant DAVE CHAMBERS, Proprietor, For Health’s Sake Your culinary department must be properly equipped with santtary cooking uten- sils. When ‘you can’t get what you want to eat at Dave Chambers’ “Palace Res- taurant” it’s because the markets don’t keep it. The Sunday Dinner Enameled Tea Kettles and Sauce Pans are the best and cheapest in rear longer * ves- oses, them just opened up. Prices are reason— ‘thing else we sell. Call and look them over. 1D POWERS ws Is always prepared with the idea of pleasing pat- rons who remember the good things at home on Feastdays..... DAVE CHAMBERS, Prop. Leland Ave., Grand Rapids. LANDS. Farm, Timber and Meadow Lands in Itasca, Aitkin, Cass. Crow Wing, Lake, St. Louis, Cook and all northern counties. Send for free map of Minnesota, with fall list rd lands aud descriptions of northern Minnesota. Prices—$6 to 815 per acre. Easy terms, 6 per cent, Will exchange clear, lands for mortgaged or foreclosed Farms and Lands Send in full descriptions of you: erty. Will bas cat for Fine and Bard 4 a good agents in all parts of the northwest. es W. D. Washburn, Jr. 201 Guarantee Bia'g, Minneapolis, Minn, IISSSOH: 1rMeatMarket 3 FINNEGAN, Prop. ososee. gind Salt Meat sof improving these. wim a eats ind of hav ing the improvementiry the Best thet Can be Had. aken without delay created st nidii in June last, several hi Etc. question. Called in a perfunctor - ffested. The governor presid¢ > interest that at a meets pn CANNED GOODS are the people from the north and centr of way, the meeting was a etter. Eggs. Cheese. lor hi the large audience 1 . Leland Avetiue, Ce NEGAN Pposite Postoffice. { e drainage commission, held fered to the public of the state gathered to disc 11C, surprise to all in the enthusiasp HNN., SATURDAY, JANUARY OV. At MODEL MAN ELOQUENT TRIBUTE PAID TO GOVERNOR JOHN A. JOHNSON DR. GYRUS NORTHROP deal of the Honest, Independent Type of Man In Public Life,?? Says the Eminent Educator of Minne- sota’s Chief Executive. The spectacle of the honored presi- dent of the state university publicly @ommending the governor of Miune- gota was presented at the annual meetingcf the Minnesota Educational ssociation at St. Paul last week. Dr, Cyrus Northrop, president of the Minnesota state university, ad- dressed the teachers at their meeting at the Central Presbyterian church, and the feature of his address was his tribute to Governor John A. Johnson, who occupied a place on the platform with him. Governor Johnson had just com- pleted a notable address to the associ+ ation. He had spoken for a period of forty minutes and his address had been a revelation to his auditors. He had carefully refrained from inject- ing anything savoring of politics into bjs address. It was a talk devoted to the cultivation of higher ideals of character and citizenship among the youth of the state. The governor’s speech was especially well received, aod Dr. Northrop was the next speaker. He, too, spoke of the ideals of true citizenship. Incidentally he spoke very warmly of Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, as an example of the higher citizenship, He urged upon the teachers that they point to him asa glorious type of the best citizen in teaching and training for citizenship. Hé declared him a man to be pat- temed-after. Then Dr. Northrop turned to Gov- ernor Johnson. The silence was in- tense, the scene dramatic iu the ex- treme as the gray-haired veteran in the educational domain began to speak to ‘sovernor Johnson. “I want to say to you, sir,’ he said, “that I wish to impress on these teachers that they may properly point to you, to your personality and to your con- duct in the office of governor of this state, asa man in our own state, oc- cupying a most responsible position, as 4 worthy example for them to fol- low. I would say this with just as much freedom of conviction whether you were present or not. There is no campaign in progress and I have no object in saying this except to em- phasize the propriety of giving you proper credit for the honest and inde- pendent manner in which you have discharged the duties of your high and responsible position. If there were a campaign in progress my lips would be sealed. As the president of the state university I am not ex- pected to publicly indorse the candi- dacy of any man for public position, but 1 am free to say this now, and whether Governor Johnson is re- elected governor or not the teachers of the state may still say to the chil- dren of the state that they havea man whoas governor may be pointed to as an ideal of the honest, inde- pendent type of a man in public life loyal to what he conceives to be his public duties.”’ The tribute of President Northrop to Governor Johnson has been the single topic of conversation among the delegates to the teachers’ associ- ation, and the politicians have freely discussed it among themselves. It was so genuine, so unexpected and so apparently sincere, coming as it did from a man known and loved iu every village and hamlet io the state, that its effect on Governor Johnson’s future political fortunes cannot be overestimated. “Fully 90 per cent of the men who comprise this association,” said a Prominent member of the teachers’ association, “voted and worked for Governor Johnson’s election, and no power on eartb can wean them from their love of the man and admiration for bis public career.” President Northbrop’s tribute was surprising in its single-hearted decla- ration of love and luyalty, but it only echoes a sentiment that is in the heart and mind of almost every edu- cational man in the state. While the assuciation is undoubtedly as free from partizanship as any body of equal size and responsibility in the state; it is safe to assume that the govern- or’s two addresses before the conven- 13, 1906. ; tion. alung with President North- rop’s declaration of friendship, have added immeasurably to the governor’s former conceded popularity among the teachers of the state. VILLAGE COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING The village council held its Tegu- lar monthly meeting on Monday even- ing. The only subject that occas- ioned any discussion was the matter of delinquent light and water con- sumers. Superintendent Garris was instructed to shut off the electric and water supply of all parties who had not settled by the 10th inst. Village Attorney Price was also given instruc- tions to begin legal proceedings against those who have not made pay- ment by that date. Upto the pres- ent only three consumers have been deprived of their light and drink. When once the custom of prompt monthly settlement has been estab- lished no difficulty will be experienced in making collections. Every patron of the village will know that the ac- count with the municipality must be paid as stated in the ordinance with absolutely no deviation from the rule. There will be no longer any ‘‘open accounts.” This important rule has never yet been enfurced. The coun- cil is adopting the only right policy. 1t will prove more satisfactory both to consumers and the village. When the village has adjusted the light rate so that justice will be dealt out to allon an equality—when everybody is placed on a meter rate—it is prob- able that the municipal plant will begin to show better returns. A. M. Johnson made application for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in the Boston Grand building. Mohr & Dibbert also applied for a liquor license. Justice of the Peace Wallenberg made his monthly report in which he turned $10 in fiues over to the treas- ury. During the month he had seven cases of the drunk and disorderly class. All but one accepted juil sen- tences ranging in time fron ten to sixty days. ‘ips ‘Treasurer King presented his’ monthly report, which was received and placed on file. Lots beionging to Geo. W. Prescott adjoining the electric light plant were rented for use as a wuod yard at $25 per year. The village treasurer was instructed to publish a list of outstanding orders, notifying the holders thereof that interest would cease on Jan. 15. SCHOOL OFFICERS ON A JUNKET John G. Fraser, A. M. Sisler and E. J. Anderson, officers of school district No. 2, accompanied by Mrs. Hattie F. Booth, superintendent of county schools, and Mrs. Anderson, are out on a junket to Ironwood, Mich., and over the eastern Mesava range for the inspection. of a number of public schools at different places for the purpose of acquiring some new ideas as to plans for buildings at Bovey and Coleraine. From Duluth the party traveled in the private car of President T. F. Cule of the Oliver Iron Mining company. Assurances have been given the of- ficials of the school district that the town uf Coleraine, which 1s on Trout lake and about half a mile from Bovey, will assume immense propor- tions within the next twelve months because of the extensive mining oper- ations which will be developed there by the steel corporation in the com- ing spring and summer. The officials of the steel corporation have given such estimates as to convince the school officials that a building at Bovey and one at Coleraiue for school purposes, costing between $40,000 and $50,000 each, will be neeessary for the accommodation of children of school age who will be available. Insur#ice Promptly Paid. Emil Litchke has a very good opin- ion of ftre insuranve companies since the recent scorching that took place in the living roomsof his building. He supplied an itemized statement of damages done and submitted it to the local agents. ‘The total loss amounted to $79.15. It was divided between three companies, viz.: The Connecticut Fire Insurance company of Hartford, represented by Kremer & King; the Continental of New York, represented by J. S. Gole; the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance com- pany of Philadelphia, represented by the First State bak, ‘I'he companies all responded promptly with checks for the full amount for whivh each | was responsible. Herald-Review for Job Printing. Two Douuars A YEAR. 'AN IMMENSE RESERVE UNITED STATES STEEL C0. HAS OVER BILLION TONS LAID BY, CAN SOON DIGTATE PRICES Heavy Land Purchases—Total Ship- ments Last Season Amounted to Over 50 Per Cent of Aggregate From Lake Region. The volume of iron mining done during the season of 1905 by the United States Steel corporation may: be fully appreciated by the state- ment that of the entire movement of Lake Suverior iron ores during the past year, 55.3 per cent came from the mines of the steel corporation, the total of all shipments from the Mesaba, Menominee, Marquette, Gogebic and Vermilion ranges aggre- gating 33,829,197 tons, says the Mar- quette Mining Journal. The increase of shipments from steel corporation mines has been pro- portionate to the movement of ore for other years, but there is no re- liable data ubtainable onthe subject of the amount held in reserve asa result of several years’ exploratory work and development, and also in the acquisition of thousands of acres- of lands proved to be mineralized, The steel corporation has pursued its policy of taking up immense tracts of land on the Mesaha and other ranges, bat the result of the exploratory work is known to only those in close touch with the corpo- ration’s affairs. It has outbid thes Hill and Great Northern interests for » acreage in nearly every locality where ore is to be found, and its holdings are in greater extent than that of all combined rivals. Since its organization the steel cor- poration has mined 72,000,000 gross tons of ore. It is perfectly safe to es- timate that each succeeding year since organization an lumense ton- nage has been added to its reserve, which was given semi-officially four years ago at 700,000,000. On- this basis there is more than a billion tons held for future mining, which may be available at any time an abnormal increase is demanded. The most conservative ore statis- ticians estimate that the steel cor- poration is able to ship 25,000,000 tons of ore yearly from its mines for maby years to come without hindering or endangering the reserve supply. That it is making a ‘‘clean sweep” of every pound of ore in sight in work- Ing mines may be gathered from the fact that a large number of contracts have been let for stripping in the mines on the Mesuaba, and all the old stripping scontracts will be carried over into the coming season. The Oliver Mining company has let con- tracts for supplying over $1,000,000 worth cf railway equipment for de- livery during 1906, the order for 550 new ore cars having been made only last week. In the aggregate there will be more than 125 steam shovels at work on the Mesaba range next year, and most of these will be used in steel corporation mines. The idea is gaining ground that upon the ore reserves of the steel cor- poration depends largely the future of the steel trade in America, and data. touching this subject, while more or less unreliable, is in effect tbat the big corporation will in a few years have sufficient ore tonnage laid by to dictate the price of the metal without interference, - COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING Last Monday evening the Grand Rapids Commercial club held a meet- ing at Village hall. There were present a number of members, and considerable interest was shown in public affairs. The matter of road improvements was brought up and discussed. That a tirst-class highway must be built and main- tained between Grand Rapids and the iron towas was unanimously agreed to. No definite action was taken, however, but it is apparent that. when the proper time comes ways and means will be provided eclehs e ctor of this business the desired reste, bring about communi jon . w; from the State Mualeipal Speco which sheld its meeting at St. Paul this week, reque Commercial club to send a delegate to the meet- ing. Mr. A. S_chosen to t . He left for