Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 21, 1906, Page 1

Vor, XIIL—No, 43. The Store of Quality. Grand Mapi Prices Always Lower than Elsewhere for the Same Quality of Goods. Itasca Mercantile Company. erald-Neview. ~ Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SarurDAy, APRIL 21, 1906. Grand vise ccm atink: portunity to-inspect. very low prices. House cleaning time.is here and you will want some new Lace Curtains or Window Shades—or may be a Carpet or some Matting. We have prepared for your wants and are showing tke best line you have had an op- We selected every item with quality and style and bought at So everyone stands a chance to have something new in house furnishings this spring at a very little cost. Special Curtain Values. Ruffled Red Curtains—in white, 36 x 3 yards long —per pair—— $1.98 and $2.98 Nottingham Lace Curtains—white and Arabian colors, 36 to 45 inches wide aud 34 yards long —-per pair-— 98c, $1.25, $2, $8, up to $6.50 White Muslin Curtains—with ruflles, 36 x 3 yards Jong—per pair—- 98e and $148. Real Carpet Bargains ! Best All Wool Ingrain Carpet; one full roll sold at 75c—this week 48c the yd. Another grade of Wool Ingrain—sold at 65c per yard—this week—— 40c the yard. Two patterns of Mixed Wool and Cotton, sold at 45c per yard—this week—— 28c the yard. Boys’ Steel Express Wagons Steel wheels. heavy wooden gears, the strongest made, 24 inch box. Special... . Same quality, 28 inch box 1.98 32 inch box 2.60 36 inch box 8.60 Visit Our Drug Department Ne Toilet Creams and Lotions. New Totlet Soaps and Perfumes. New Rubber Goods. New Patent Medicines. New Manicure Goods. The Milk Maid of today has an easy time as compared to the milk maid of half a century ago. Dairy Supplies have multiplied to such an extent and are in each in- stance so superior to the old ones that it’s recreation now to do dairy work compared to the past. Come in and New ‘ 3 | | | | see our new’ lot or dairy Wash h supplies and buy what you Goods. | want. They’re wonderfully cheap as well as good. | wWdi& HD POWERS -An endless variety at lowest prices eyer quoted. A New Stock of Go-Carts, Boys’ Express Wagons, Ready Mixed Paints, Crockery, Kitchen Furnishings GO-CARTS. Go-Cart, with 10-inch rubber tired wheels, aajanable buck. steel gearing. Special”. B5-98 Another Go-Cart. very similar to pboy e zi permanent back. Spoviul.. tt $3.98 Go-Cart. rubber tired wheels, ancy eilteetides ‘pncaacl’ om 5 IT Sr a rela 2.98 1G and $15 Many other styles at Freshest Groceries. In these days of startling revelations as to impurities in foods on every hand, how grati- fying it is to patrons of the Itasca Sture’s pure food market to know that absolute purity of every article in this store is guaranteed to be pure and wholesome. Proprietor, 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. Is always prepared with the idea of pleasing pat- rons who remember the good things at home on Feastdays. . | GASBSHWSITWSSSVSSEVES: Pioneer Meat Market The Palace Restaurant DAVE CHAMBERS, The Sunday Dinner DAVE CHAMBERS, Prop. Leland Ave., Grand Rapids. ITASCA COUNTY’S STATE LAND SALE State Auditor Iverson on Tuesday offered for sale at the court house in this village 40,000 acres of state lands located in Itasca county. Of the above amount he succeeded in dis- Posing of 5,598 acres for the sum of $43,542 67, an average of $7.77 per acre. A large number of bidders were in attendance and some of the pieces of land offered were disposed of only after spirited contests. The highest Price received—$39 per acre—waS for lot 1 in section 16, 55-24, which was bought by John C. Greenway. The following is a list of those from outside \points who invested in lands during the-sale: Harold C. Graves. George P. Watso Hiram W. Slack. » | J. W. Reynolds... -Deer River Deer River -Deer River Deer River William Gerstman. William Sherman. JIS BACK FROM THE SOUTHLAND Our genial fellow-townsman, A. B, Clair, returned Tuesday-from an ex- tended tour of the southern states. Mr. Clair, at all times an interesting conversationalist, pictures in most glowing terms the grandeur and beauty of our great southland. He was amazed at the shipping interests of St. Louis and Memphis. The great activity at the wharves is a sight not to be forgotten when once beheld. There are at all times many great river boats Joading or unload- ing, and the songs of the negro labor- ers as of old are still to be heard. While south Mr. Ciair visited Hot Springs, Ark., tbe “Monte Qario uf ‘America.’ He says the lid is closed down tight, at least as far as gam- bling iSvbiceried: Thé “peopie of Arkansas have just passed through wnexciting political campaign. Jeff Davis, the present governor, has just won out in his contest for the seat in the United States senate occupied by Senator Berry at present. The peo of Arkansas have, in other words, in- structed their servants—ihe coming legislature—to elect Mr. Davis to the United States senate. What a grand senate we will have when the people of all the states elect their senators by popular vote. The day must sovun come—then away go the Platts and ube Algers, the Depews and Quays. Mr. Clair saw, as well as her cities, the south in her springtime glory— her singing birds and blooming flow- ers, her tine forests and giant oake, her hospitable people and their happy homes. In a future issue we shall tell of the south’s wonderful pros- perity and of the great industrial de- velopment that is gradually being brought about throughout that fair section of our domain. THOMAS KELLY COMMITS SUICIDE Thomas Kelly a well known char- acter about Grand Rapids, died Tues- day forenoon from the effects of poison administered by his own hand with suicidal intent. He had often intimated that he would take his own ‘life but nc one placed much credence in his assertion. On Mon- day evening in some manner he pro- cured a quantity of Jaudanum and shortly after midnight retired to his room and locked the door. The next morning Officer Harry went to his room and found him inan unconscious condition. Dr. Storch was summoned 3 Itasca, Aitkin, Cuss. Crow Wing, Lal LANDS. Timber and Meadow Lands $9: 8, but the patient was beyond help and died at 1 o’clock. The funeral took place at,3 o’clock Wednesday after- noon, a large number of old friends accompanying the remains to the cemetery. ‘be Rev. Hollis R. Scott conducted the services. THOMAS FINNEGAN, Prop. We Carry Only the Best that Can be Had. best offered to the public. Poultry. Game, Etc. Fresh and Salt Meats Our Special Brands of CANNED GOODS are the Butter. Eggs. Cheese. THOS. FINNEGAN Lag AN en St, Louis, Cook and all northern counties. Send for free map of Minnesota. with foll list of lands and 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 your BE erty. Will pay cash for Pine and i wood timber lands. Want good agents in all parts of the northwest, W. D. Washburn, Jr. 201 Guarantee Bid’g, Minneapolis, Minn, ‘The deceased came to Grand Rapids some twenty years ago, and shortly after arriving here engaged in busi- for himself. Before coming to Grand Rapids he bad traveled about con- siderably, and at times during his residence here was in good financial circumstances. He also had his ups and downs, including family troubles. health up to the time of his death. He brooded over his failing eyesight, the breaking up of bis home, and later the’ failure to secure a pension he honestly believed he was entitled to. He had no reason other than pride to feel despondent for his situation was not desperate. He had a great many friends in Grand Rapids, none of whom would have refused him aid. Had he not taken the course he did there is:‘no doubt but that the gener— osity of his friends would have placed him io’a postion to care for himself. The government turned down his ap- Plication for a pension on a techni- cality, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts of Mr. Bede and the prestige of a petition signed by more than 200 citizens. He was an officer’s ser- vant during the civil war and was badly wounded at the battle of Mine Run, Va. He lay in the hospital over four months and then returned to his duties. His wound was of such a nature as to totally incapacitate him for manual labor. These facts were all established by a search of the records und were presented to the committee on invalid pensions; ‘be- cause he was not an enlisted man his claim was not favorably acted upon. Senator C.C. McCarthy, D. M. Gunn, E. C. Kiley and other prominent men of this county lent their assistance to push his claim.at Washington, and Mr. Kelly often expressed his appre- ciation of their efforts in his behalf. Mr. Kelly, in his better days. gave freely to the church and seemed to be of a very charitable disposition. DITCHES TO COST ABOUT $3,000,000 There are 2,000,000 acres of state swamp land to be benefited by drain- age, according to the estimate of George A. Ralph, state drainage en- gineer, who is completing the state survey of swamp lands, The main ditches needed, which the state must build; will cost an aver- age of $1.50 an acre fur the land bene- fited, or $3,000,000 in all. Drainage will increase the value of this land several dollars an acre, bringing $10,- 000,000 or more eventually into the fuads to. which the lands belong. There also are about 6,000,000 acres of land under private-ownership that will be helped by the ditches, but maoy lateral ditches will “have to be put in, and private land will bear the chief expense of these. ‘The survey will be tinished in about six weeks, when Mr. Ralph will pre- pare a comprehensive report to the state drainage board. He says the northern country is being gridironed by railroad surveys and the lines to be put in will cause it to develop rapidly. In constructing the lines the railroads have to do considerable ditching, but they build no main ditches and only run the water off the right of way. “When we begin drainage work under a comprebensive system,” said Mr. Ralph the other day, ‘‘the state appropriation should be about $100, 000a year. This would keep about as much going on as the state engi- neer could well look after, and would develop new country about gs fast as needed. The present expenditure of $25,000 is doing sume good werk, but it ought to move faster, and it only keeps an engineer busy about one- quarter of the time. The San Franciseo Horror. The calamity that has overtaken the beautiful and prosperous city of San Francisco is an overwhelming tragedy that will shock the natiou deeply. One moment the city lay slumber- ing peacefully through the early spring dawn, and the next instant the earthquake’s terrible strength had laid waste the cunning handi- work of man. Fire followed, adding horror to horror, and as the hours sped on the uews from the coast me- tropolis grew more and more terrible. At last accounts thevutlook was that practically the entire city would be ruined, not to speak of the lesser damage to other communities of that region. This is aterrible blow. Hundreds are dead, thousands are homeless, and the industry of the city is paralyzed and its resources well nigh shattered. It will be many years before it re- covers, for ina few moments nature has undone the work that occupied man many years in doing. The outpvurings of sympathy throughout the country should take He had his faults to be sure, but they| the tangible and useful form of were doubtless the results of early en- | prompt measures of relief. The need vironments over which he perhaps|of the stricken people is doubtless had no control. Since the break-up | very great. Food, clothing, shelter, in his family about two years ago he | will be needed in large quantities. had lived at the Palace restaurant. ‘The deceased was apparently in good ; Money that will buy them will also be in demand.—Duluth Herald. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Two Dotrars a YEAR. | EXPERIMENT FARM BULLETINS Balletin No. 61. GROWING FEED — FODDER CORN. Where there is not natural meadow on the farm the growing of rough feed becomes a very important factor, and especially when there are but few acres under cultivation. This alone is responsible for the few ani- mals kept. Unless rough feed 1s pro- duced there is no profit in live stock, Hay, at its best, will produce only from 3 to 3¢ tons per acre during the season, Fodder corn may be grown to take the place of hay and will pro- duce from 5 to 8 tons of cured feed to the acre. This large yield makes the growing of tovder corn of the great- est importance in this section of the state. Corn will not generally ma- ture for grain in the northern tier of counties to any profitable extent, but for fodder it yields abundantly and attains sufficient maturity for this purpose. Plant in rows 3 feet apart and from 3 to4 inches apart in the row. The rows may be double—that is, two rows about 3or4 inches apart, aad then the 3 feet vetween the double rows to allow cultivation. The plants grow up so thick that mo weeds grow in the row. No ears are formed, owing to the thick growth. All the nutriment of the plant goes into the stalk and leaves. The stalks are fine in texture, und are eaten up as cleanly by the animals as a guod quality of hay. A grain drill is best for planting, stopping up all cups except those at right intervals. When a grain drill is not used 1t may be sowr with a gar- den drill, or, in the absence of this, 1b may be sown by hand, running fur- rows three feet apart, sowing along in the furrows and cover with harrow. The ground should be plowed and harrowed first and gotten iu the best possible condition. The fodder corn should be culti- vated once a week during the grow- ing season. The ground shuuld be manured for fodder corn. In fact, the soil cannot be too rich for this crap.. For seed, any kind of ordinary seed ‘corn will do.~ It should be sown be- tween May 20and June 1. Sow from 8 pecks to 14 bushels per acre, owing to whether in single or double rows. Any seed house will supply the seed at from $1 to $1.50 per bushel. This fodder coro will attain suf- ficieat growth in ninety days to cut. It is best about two weeks after the tasseling stage, but may be cut even before tasseling out if there is danger of frost. 1t is most cheaply harvested with a corn bioder, but it may be cut by hand. In either case shock up in the field right after cutting and let stand in the field till after.the ground is frozen. It may be stacked up in the harnyard in long, narrow shocks, set- ting the bundles upright, as there is danger of heating if stacked like hay, It should be fed from the time of cutting, as it loses in feed value late in the winter owing to excessive dry- ing out. One acre of fodder corn properly grown will feed from two to three cows throughout the winter. Try an acre, at least, to begin with. It can be grown for less than a dollar a ton, and for dairy cows is equal to the best timothy hay. Northeastern Minnesota can be made the dairy section of the state, but the first step must be in growing feed. A. J. McGuire. TO CELEBRATE GOLDEN JUBILEE Minnesota will in all probability cclebrate its golden jubilee in 1908 with an exposition which in extent and general interest will more than eclipse that of the Lewis and Clark exposition. The commission, which held a joint meeting with the state fair managers in St. Paul at the Mer- chants’ hotel Wednesday, admitted that it would recommend to the néxt legislature that an exposition be held in connection with the regular state fair to last from four to six weeks. The members of the state fair board reported that they were heart- ily in favor of the celebration being held in conjunction with the state fair and that they would co-operate with the commission in making the jubilee one uf the greatest and most successful in the history of the United States. An appropriation of not less than $500,000 will be requested of the legis- lature, and-it is expected that this can be augmented by at least $200,000 through subscriptions by the busi- ness interests of St, Paul and Minne+ apolis,” hee + “f