Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 17, 1906, Page 1

ee 7 } } Vor, XIIL—No, 38 rand Napids Herald-Neview. camesoTA SOCIETY. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, Marcu 17, 1906. Two Dotuars a YEAR. stores. vartety. unapproached throughout the town. mills and importers. values at the store of the Itasca Mercantile Company. Now on display, new gray effects so very stylish for waist and low prices that we sell Silks at are quite impos- sible to find elsewhere. Per yard the latest novelties, suck as— Appliques, Galloons, Cluny, Chantilly and fine | All-Over Laces pertura Ste PL5O | Spring NecKwear. The smartest new Grays, : and many other tasty shades vow awaiting your favor; all styles. Choice, each 25e and 50¢ Trunks © Suit Cases: Heliotrope, Lavender and the finish in Look at our line partment i $6.00, $8 00 and $12. Prices Lower than Elsewhere for the Same Quality of Goods. The NewSpring Goods For 1906 will delight more women than ever before. ” Suit Cases of extra heavy cowhide leather, stee! frames, at.$6.50 and $73 others at-$3.50, $2 : “Trunks made of the best-material. brass trimmings, sole leather straps, 25 per'cent under regular price, The Itasca Store is prepared better than ever to serve you best of all other The huge displays show the latest colorings and weaves in never-ending Direct and exhaustive comparison has proven that the values we offer are We buy for spot cash direct from the leading That's the reason you can always find such truly phenomenal Keep Your Eye On Our Windows Handsome New Spring Silks Novelty Silks, Colored Silks, Black Silks, Evening Silks. ‘Pie full costumes. Rich novelty Taffeta Plaids, heavy quality, light and dark combinations—and the ~ 9c w $1.25 New Laces and Embroideries. Every train brings us some new attraction and it is safe to depend on finding here and Embroideres in rich and aka oe peo MEN’S NEW SPRING FURNISHINGS. Spring Hats. ‘Trim elegance characterizes S ing Hat modes all is nc er than usual. él r Bbcs es eases ose $1.50, $2 and $3 Many special values are offered in this de- o ‘Trunk and ‘Traveling Bags and $1.35, Itasca Mercantile Co. The Store of Quality. GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. A) Jack Knives. ——_—_| SASISVSSSVSSSISVSS Pioneer Meat Market THOMAS FINNEGAN, Prop. | Fresh and Salt Meats We Carry Only the Best that Can be Had. Our Special Brands of CANNED GOODS are the & best offered to the public. % , Poultry. Game, Etc. Butter. Eggs. Cheese. Letand Avenue, Opposite Postoffice. FINNEGA The Palace Restaurant DAVE CHAMBERS, | Proprietor, When you can’t get what you want to eat at Dave Chambers’ “Palace Res- taurant” it’s because the Manrwets don’t keep it. The Sunday Dinner Is always prepared with the idea of pleasing pat- rons who remember the good things at home on Feastdays........ a 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 full Nst of lands and descriptions of northern Minnesota. Prices—$6 to #15 per acre. Easy terms, 6 per cent. Will exchange clear lands for mortgaged or foreclosed Farms and Lands Send in full descriptions of your ro erty. Will pay cash for Pine and Hard- wood timber Jands. Want good retail agents in all parts of the northwest. W. D. Washburn, Jr. 201 Guarantee Bid’g, Minneapolis, Minn, POWERS TICKET IS ELECTED A Splendid Endorsement of the Strong Vil- lage Ticket, Headed By H. D. Powers, Was Result of Election Tuesday. HUSTLING FIGHT WAS PUT UP BY OPPOSITION |The People of Grand Rapids Have Reason for Congratulation Upon the Victory Which Was Won on For President— H. D. POWERS. For Trustees— A. C. BOSSARD, D. M. GUNN, WILLIAM DIBBERT. For Recorder— H. E. GRAFFAM, For Treasurer— FRED. A. KING. For Justices— CHAS. WOLLENBERG, H. S. HUSON, For Constable— JESSE HARRY. Tuesday Last. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. For Supervisor— EDWARD HASCHEY. JOSEPH McMAEKON. ¥or Treasurer— JAMES PASSARD. For Assessor— L. W. HUNTLEY. For Justice of the Peace— R, H. BAILEY. J. F. McCORMICK. ' Three weeks prior to election it was frequently remarked that the ap- parent apathy in the forthcoming municipal election indicated that the matter might be entirely overlooked for want of for action approached, however, it be- came apparent that there was a pub- lic sentiment strong enough to make as lively a contest as this village has ever known, The ticket nominated on Weduesday evening of last week was endorsed throughout, the close tigbt being between Recorder Graflam and Joho E. McMahon, the latter be- ing run in as an independent and backed by a number of ffustling poli- ticians, who gave their entire euer- gies to his candidacy. Very littie work was done by individuals in be- half of Recorder Graffam, while he did absolutely nothing himself. interest. As the time After positively and persistently de- clining to accept a renomination for) some time past, ex-President George | Riddell was finally prevailed upon to} accept a place at the head of the | ticket nominated on Saturday even- ing. lage as Its president four terms, and he has made a most efficient officer. i His retirement under the circum- stances is no discredit to him either zen. He was opposed by one of the, most eminently qualified and experi- enced men that has ever resided in this village, and the election of H. D. | Powers to the head of the municipal , government over any caudidate would | in no manner bea reflection on his! opponent. Mr. Powers has held the! same responsible position heretofore to which he was elected last Tuesday, and he proved himself to be careful and conscientious, yet enterprising and progressive. The Herald-Review predicts the same course in his future public career. That the citizens selected an excel- lent couacil will sot be denied by any fair minded man who knows A. C. Bossard, D. M. Gunn, William Dib- bert and Recorder H. E. Graffam. The affairs of the village are certainly in safe hands. Fred A. King, treasurer elect, has served the village both as recorder and treasurer for so many years and his duties were so well discharged | Hlerald-Review does not wish to cast Mr. Riddell ifas servedthe vil-! that his endorsement was no cause for surprise. The ticket was concluded by tie election of Chas. Wollenberg and H. S. Huson as justices of the peace and Jesse Harry as constable. Certainly no better selections could have been made. The promoters of opposition to the ticket elected were prompted by motives that cannot be commended from a patriotic standpoint. ‘lhe reflection upon any of the gentlemen nominated last Saturday ® evening. The candidates themselves were, and are, all right, but back of it all was an influence that might better be en- gaged in some vther industry. Following is the official count of the vote as returned by the can- vassers: For President— H. D. Powers... George Riddell For Trustees— A. C. Bossard J. M.Gann.. William Dibbert Keo LeRoux.. Thos. A. McH For Recorder— H. E. Graffam... i Thomas 1 For Justices of the Peace— H.S. Huson........... Charles Wolle: as a public official or as a private citi- | Jess The Township Election. The election of township officers for the town of Grand Rapids was a de- cidedly tame affair, so far as compe- tition went. ‘There was but one ticket in the fleld—that printed at the head of this coluamn—which re- ceived the endorsement of both caus cuses. It is a hold-over set of officers with the exception of . H. Bailey for justice and J. FP. McCormick for constable. Seventy-flve votes were cast for the ticket. This is pretty good evidence that the gentlemen re- elected have given such satisfaction as meets with unanimous approval of the people. Sixty-five vutes were cast for the following proposition: Resolved, That the election of overseers of highways and collection of poll tax be abol- ished. and ull roads in this towaship and the repairing of the same, and the making of new roads already laid out, or that may hereafter be laid out, aind the building and repairing of bridges and the general management and care of same, shall be under tne control and direc- tion ofthe supervisors of this township. This means that the office of road overseer will no longer exist in this township. and that if the supervisors so desire they may remove the party appointed by them when his services is deemed to be unsatisfactory. PAGE Sg a = doe | EXPERIMENT FARM BULLETINS Bulletin No. 56. THE GARDEN AND ORCHARD. In this section of the state a gar- den may be kept for commercial as well as home use, inasmuch as such vegetables as cabbage, onions, beets, carrots, etc., invariably give very large returns. The vegetables re- quiring more care to mature suecess- fully are tomatoes, cucumbers and the navy bean. As yet we have nut been successful in maturing melons when planted directly in the garden.. With this exception, all of the:com- mon garden vegetables wére grown in 1905, including asparagus,. celery and the ground cherry. Que of the first features to impress visitors from further south is the quality of vege- tavles grown. The soil giving best results- with vegetables. isa sandy loam, It must be kept in a Ligh state of fertility by yearly applications.of barnyard ma- nure to get the best results. The garden is laid out: in parallel rows,. with sufficient space between to allow horse cultivation.. With the use of a horse cultivator and wheel hoe very. little band, work. is-necessary. ‘The: seed is planted with a garden drill. Early cabbage, tomatoes, ground* cherry and celery are started in hots beds. It is found that late cabbage may be planted, directly in the gare- den, and with as good results.as when. transplanted from the hot bed. For the production of small fruits* this section of the state-is especially favorable. Aside from: the: native blueberry, strawberries, . raspberries, blackberries and currasts grow wild, the raspberries, especially,.in pro- fusion. Under cultivation the« pro-- duction of small fruit is remarkable. The plum also yields abundantly. As - yet, apples have not been raised: suc+ ssfully on the Experiment: farm; but this iv attributed to an uafavor-- able location (gravelly sub-soil)} upon » which the first orchard was placed: This last spring, 1905, a new orchard of 150 apple trees was set out on-aw more favorable location. Better re- sults are expected. Fifty miles. to. the south, in Aitkin county, as tine» apples are grown as anywhere in the state. The difference in latitude should not prevent the same success, under the most favorable conditions in Ivasca aud the other northern counties. It is found that to raise fruit suc- cessfully in this section of the state frequent and thorough cultivation is absolutely necessary. From the persistent growth of grass eyery- where even plum trees are killed out in a very short time unless kept thoroughly cultivated. It is also found that for this same reason the strawberry bed should be renewed every year.’ Mulching will not keep down the grass. In raising straw- berries it is our practice now to set out the plants in the spring, culti- vate all the season and the next spring till the berries are well set. The rows are covered with straw after the ground is frozen in the fall to pre- vent too early astart in the spring. A part of the straw is left between the plants in the row, but the culti- vator is run between the rows. For the new bed plants are taken out of the bed planted the previous year, as the runners, if allowed to set, will fill the rows with young plants, and thinning these out is an advantage to the bed. After the bed has borne one year it is plowed up. The raspberries, currants and gooseberries are kept thoroughly cul- tivated and show no decline what- ever after bearing for a*number af years. It has been fuund necessary to lay the raspberries and blackberry canes down in the fall and cover with earth to prevent killing. This should be done before the ground freezes, and at the-same time the oid canes should be taken out. In buying nursery stock go slow on apples till you have first made a suc- cess of the smaller fruits. Bear in mind that thorough cultivation is the secret uf success. The garoen-and small fruit havea value aside from dollars and cents. A cellar well-tilled with a variety of vegetables and preserved fruit for winter is the best’ family doctor that can possibly be secured. Furthermore, the child who is taught to loye and care for the gar- den will not ouly become a better far- mer, but a better citizen. A. J. McGuire. All Odd Fellows ‘Ate specially re- quested tbe present'at a meeting of the order next Wednesday evening, March 21, at Odd Fellows hall, Try the Herald-Review for any- thing in job printing HISTORICAL