Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 29, 1906, Page 1

SF Se PETES os ne ee Vo.. XIV.—No, 14 Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., SatTuRDAyY, SEPT. 29, 1906. DRAIN THE STATE SWAMP LANDS Hon. Albert L. Cole the Friend of Northern Minnesota. GHAMPION OF STATE DEVELOPMENT | Republican Candidate for Governor Gives Convincing Reasons for Believing That Drainage Will Benefit State. .ligently on any dri Hon. Albert L. Cole in his speech | opening the camraign, discussed the | question ofthe drainage of the state’ 8 | swamp lands, and incidently de-| scribed briefly the law drafted by him | which provides fora preliminary topo- | graphical survey. The best of h marks on this subject is as follows During the session of 1905 a law enacted by the legis:ature, providing age of such parts of thestate’s swamp | lands as, in the opinion of the state} drainage commission, is advisable. | not increase in value as time advances, | which is altogether improbable, that | acres, when drained, will) periain owns a forty-aere tract on,the This system involves a topographical | survey. In November next, the engi- | neer in charge of the survey is to de- liver to the dratnage commission, to be filed with the state anditor, a map of the swamp and marshy lands he bas surveyed, which§ will show not only the location, length, size and ap- proximate cost of each ditch suggest ed, but it will also show each forty- acre tract of land to be benefited by each drain. Any one carefully exam- ining that map and the reports which will accompany it, which are to be SOLS LEAPED PALAIS IOAL IAS IPAS ION AL AL IAL PAL PAL PAL PAL OAS PR Prices always lower than elsewhere for the same Quality of Gooas you earnestly and honestly. ful in statements. same opportunity here. i : : and most complete stock ble Dress Goods in the green and red, 38 inches wide.. Men and Boys. heavy weight wooi Sweater, weave, navy or maroon hard wear, with gold stripes... Boys’ Sweaters, out boasting that we have Broadcloths in the beautiful plain colors, new Grays, Greens, Browns; medium weights, 54 inches wide 98c¢ New Scotch Twedes and Novelty Mixtures in smooth effects—gray mixtures, brown mix- tures, blue mixtures, ee mixtures 50c, 59c, Sdc and $1.00 New Henriettas in plain plots Farey, aalne Men’s and Boys’ Sweaters Be sure to see our line of Sweaters for both You'll be surprised at_ the values we are offeriug in Sweaters. Men’s Men’s heayy weight knit Sweate quality, maroon or navy, special......$1.01 Boys’ Sweaters—a_ heavy all wool, plain colors, maroon_or DRVG. his ha Kedne os eee Little Boys’ Sweaters, all wool Jersey or honey comb weave, three to six years 75c, 1.25, 1.50 printed for the information of -the legislature and the people, can distin- guisb not only the lands owned by the state that will be benefitted, but he can tell what lands to be drained are owned by private individuals or cor- porations. Every essential fact with ard-tu each drainage ditch will be sion of the legislature, and be in a position to act intel- nage project they decide te undertake. Thus the legis- lature will be able to so apportion the bo of drainage. that the burden will ll en each forty-acre tract in propor- tion to the benefits received. For my- self, I will say that Iam notin favor of paying a single dollar of public money for drainage of lands owned by private individdals or corporations. State drainage as advocated by me does not mean the drainage of a sin- gle piece of property owned by indi- viduals or under any other ownership except the state, and only.snch lands belonging to the state, as in the opin- ion of experts, will be valuable enough re; in p they ¥ after such drainage, to morethan re- | will serve more people and a_ better pay the money expended upon them. | The state owns nearly acres of Jand that is entirely wort: \Jess notil it is drained. {forded unmistakable proof that at) least 1,000,000 acres of this land, when | | reclaimed by ditching. will be as good | as the average swamp land that the | ; '/® | state has already sold, approximating | horticultural pews comes trom Be- for a comprehensive system of drain-|; and sold at the average price of $6.48 per acre. Even if the market value of this class of land does 1,000,000 sell for $6,430,000. The estimated cost of draining these lands is $1,000,- 000. This sum, however, comes out of the current funds, and the whole of the $6,430,000, when the land ts sold. will go into the school and other trust funds of the state. This money, when placed at interest at 4 per cent, will vield a net income of $257,200, which will annually be pouring into the state treasury as interest from the sale of these lands alone. This income is not the finest of fashiona- Double fold city. New ures, Persian for one year only, but it is to Jast for all time. More than one-half of this annual income goes to into our school fund, to be paid out annually to sup port the common schools of the state. Is not the drainage of this jand a good | business — proposition?—oue which commends itself to all thinking men? The State Road. At the next meeting of the county | board, Oct. 8th!, that body will act | upon a matter of utmost aportance to the northern portion of this county. | The state proposes to lay out a high- way from Grand Rapids to Interna- tional Falls. The route proposed by the state officials ruas through the | eastern portion of the county where the present settléments do not need do the western or A sucha road as central portions of the county. petition is being gotteu up here ing that said road be run to strike the organized villages of Big Fork and Big Falis. The route outlined 2,000,000 | personal appeals to the county com- There is af- | justice.—Rig Fork Compass. ) agént for the Great Northern railway, SERES INST EROS > 0b HE EA AG be Mee aE aE a aE ae ae é Ring us up : ee ITASCA = All Goods : % Py * ey s % # anytime # : # delivered # : anddo ? Mercantile Co. : prompily ? # your buy- & i # Telephone 4 = ingby + The Store of Quality = your “1 # "Phone 29 # * orders # soeeseonesouse : Grand Rapids iat Minn. ccsstanenonoeess Bigger and Better Every Day Why is it our sales grow bigger every day? Because our aim is to serve ' To be always dependable; to be conservative and care- By virtue of our immense business done in two big stores we are able to buy goods* at the lowest possible notch and our customers. get the Our qualities are above criticism. values, nor promise without performance, We offer every advantage to our cus- tomers. Every article we sell bears our guarantee of satisfaction, Our store is bright and airy; our goods can stand inspection. No deception through buying un- der cover of dim light. Give us 2 chance to prove to you that we save customers money. “= | New Fall Dress Goods | Fall & Winter Wash Goods | The new Fall Fabrics have been Fleeced lined printed Flannelletes, dark arriving daily until we can say with- and light colors for wrappers and house dresses, 28 inches wide, per yard 10¢ and 1214¢ signs, suitable for robes, 36 inches wide, per yard..... 15e and 18e perpose than the origioal plan, and missioners Should be made for Two Strawberry Crops. The fullowing interesting prece of midji: E. EH. Chamberlain, local is exhibiting some strawberries, grown on his farm, that are of a fine quality and large insize. Mr. Cham. east shore of Carr lake, Ae two miles south of Bemidji. He has made a specialty of raising strawberries during the past two years and has met with phenomenal success. He has reserved an entire acre of his land for the planting of the vines and raising of the berries. his year the plants have been very productive. ‘The berries which he is now exhibit» ing are of a second crop that are bear- ing, many of which are ripe, and the vines are covered with green fruit. We never exaggerate Flannelletes in fancy fig- and other Oriental de- kimonas and lounging your pick only honey comb 1.25 ex aS made ead -- $1.25 Lampher’s Make. best wearing facilities. Brown and Black . Men’s Fall Hats and Caps This brand is known the world over for having the eVoae styles and the ew ssseee- $2.00, 2.50, 3. 00 A little early for Caps, bet we have the new shapes for winter at.. 2e, 50c, 75¢ Avs a 00 shapes ino Coats.. Tooth Brush Special The greatest purchase of Tooth Breshes we’ve ever made in both quantity and values. bright, clean, new, fresh brushes, direct from the importers—brushes for men, women and children, not one in the lot worth less than 15c; most of them worth 20c and 25¢ each— Children’s Fall-Coats Our stock is complete, comprising Broad- cloths, Cheviots, Meltons, Chinchillas and the ever popular Bearskins in all colors and styles. Fit out the little tots now and get the benefit of early fall use of these brand new garments. A pretty and practical Bearskin Coat, all colors, special ............... Cloth Coats, sizes 2 to-14, $1.98 up to.. $9.00 Tiny Hoods and Caps. are also in profusion; Bearskin a to match seg tettensetneetreettee eee e eee eee Silk Bonnets, alae Wool, Cloths, Tams - -$8,75 . 50e and Up Boge yd ‘| first notes. The solos were both very Two Dotiars a YEAR. ‘GRAND RAPIDS’ BRIGHT FUTURE ‘| and will greatley facilitate the publi- Oceans of Iron @re Discovered in This Immediate Vicinity. CENTER OF IMMENSE DEPOSITS | The Oliver Iron Mining Company Has Number of Options on Which Leases Will Be Taken at Once. The great future of Grand Rapids is ‘no longer problematical. Nature has surrounded the town with vast beds of iron ore that men have found. No town in northern Minnesota can ay claim to riches that will compare witb th Others may have a single industry that makes them couspicu- ous and reasonably prosperous, but there are none others that are blessed with the several natural advantages that are back of Grand Rapids. No Section of the northland has a great er area of rich agricultural lands; we baye a splendid water power; there is still a wealth of timber to manufac- ture that will furnish a supply for years. Back of all is the rich deposits of iron ore. Grand Rapids is destined to be one of the big cities vf this sec- tion within a very few years. It can- bot be otherwise. There will be a population of more than ten thous sand people within Grand Rapids’ corporate limits by the year 1910, and it may reach that figure within the next two years. The Steel corporation bas had drills working on optioned properties ad- joining the village limits that will soon expire and leases will bé taken on seyeral tracts that have been ‘found rich.in ore. The southwest of the northwest, ‘or lot 5, section 3, 55-25 is owned by Clinton Morrison. Drills have gone tbrough iron wherever put down, and the quantity is said to begreat. The quality of the ore is superivr to that at Bovey. fo phe option on the Poole homestead —lot 4, seetion 24, 55-26—will expire on November ist. The ore on this tract is said to be the best yet found the western Mesaba. A rumor that Mr. Poole had sold to the Oliver company for a consideration of $80,000 has not been contirmed. John Leckfelt, D. M. Gunn, the Gilbert Land company and T. R. Pravitz are the owners of the south- east quarter of the southeast quarter of section 14, 55 and the scuth half of the southwest quarter of sec- tion 13, 55-26, on which there is no doubt that leases will be taken, as the ore is there in abundance. Lot 7 of section 13, 55: is owned by Jonn Beckfelt, B. C. Finnegan and the heirs of the late Archibald Jobn- son. This is another tract on which ore has been found in paying quanti- ties. on Helen A. Carver of Rochester, N. Y.. the owner of jot 1, section 23, 6, on which drilis have bgen oper- ating for some time and where a | splendid body of ore has been found. This land is within one mile of the village limits. ‘ The Poole find is a stripping pro- position and mining men say it is the best thing yet found on thisend ofthe range, much of it being shipping: ore that will not require washing. That the Mesaba Northern railroad will be extended to and beyond Grand Rapids immediately is no longera speculation. Miss Northome’s Hit. Miss Josephine Northome, who was on the program at the Third Regiment band concert at the Ly- cevm yesterlay afternoon, for two numbers, made a_ hit probably not equalled by any other singer who has appeared at the concerts this sea— son. Her encores were insistent and hearty. Her first number was “Le- nore” and she was compelled to re- spond and to the second number which was “Where Roses Gleam "she received two eucores. Miss North- more was suffering from a cold but sang well neyertheless. Many in the audience, who did not know of the particularity of her voice, were startled when her tenor, or one might say, al- | most baritone voice. gave forth the uth Herald. j ing and advertising, The Herald-Review’s New Prest| The Herald-Review has~this week installed a new Cranston~ cylinder press and gasoline engine. This is one of the best presses manufactured cation of the paper. Considerable new type has also been added to the mechanical department for- job print- An apology may be due the readers of the Herald-Re- view this week for scarcity of local news matter, The putting in of a cylinder press io small undertaking In a country office and bence much of the regular work has been necessarily overlooked. This, in ad- dition to the fact that the foreman has absented himseif on a drunk, makes conditions altogether apres m many ways. With increased facilities the Herald- Review will be greatly improved in many ways. It will be the aim of the pabhsher to make it one of the lead- ing papers of Northern Minnesota. State Timber Sale. Most of the fine timber which will be offered for sale Oct. 11 at the state capitol is in Itasca and St. Louis counties. The sale will be in charge of State Auditor 8. G. Iverson and the amount offered is but little over half of the amount offered last year when 80,000,000 feet were sold at figures unusually high. The decrease is accounted for by the growing scrac- ity of timber, and, although little of that to be offered is of the highest grade there will be some that will bring the best prices, Most of it is pine, but there will be some spruce, tramarack, cedar and balsam offered. Purchasers must pay 25 per cent -of the appraised valueincash. Permits to cut the timber are good for two years and purchasers must give bond to cover the entire purchase price. The Primary Vote. The following is the result of the voting in Itasca county on the 18th inst., asreturned by the canvassing board: For Judge, 15th Judicial Dist. W. S. McClenahan _-._______ 1170 For Congressman, 8th Dist. 7 5. Adam Bede - 847 E. L. Millar . -- 785 Geo. F. Peterson, Pub. ‘Cun Ss 61 For Senator, 52nd Dist. Daniel M. Gunn - 1235 O. N. Mausten __- 78 Sievren Swauson - 348 Gasl Biwbayior.: iso SoS 99 Walter W. Keenan, Dem. 110 John LeFevre, Pub. O. Gis 62 For Representatiye, 52d Dist. Walter L. Csse.:_ 22-24-22. 574 C. P. DeLaittre___ 251 T. M. Ferguson_- 515 813 Chas. B, Maben’<_2:.-.2-52.- 197 Leopold Peters, Pub. O.-_._- 55 For County Auditor. M. A. Spang, Dem_-___-_----- 202 For County Treasurer. AA. Bremer is 552° 1270 For Sheriff. August Johhson _ 900 Ole M. Olson___- 526 Wm. Hoolihan, Dem 166 For Register of Deeds. Bis. McGo@an. 2-524 0 1293 For Judge of Psobate. Eugene A. Arnold_ eee 669 848 For County Attorney. Alfred L. Thwing...-.. 1245 Cyrus M. King, Dem.___ 124 For County Surveyor. ed John A. Brown-..--.-..---- 1079 Joseph Nolin -_----..------ 413 For County Coroner. ‘Thos. Russell: 220-222. 4+ 1279 For Court Commissioner. Chester L. Pratt;.--__.-.-.-. 1157 For Superintendent of Schools. Hattie F. Booth __._.__._--. 1383 For Commissionea, 2nd Dist. 323 : 9 M. A. Ulvedahl, Pbb. O.. 17 For Commissioner, 4th Dist. B. C. Finnegan_-__.--------. 85 James Passard 161 George L. Dewey, Dem. 4 Chas. S. Brock, Pub. O._- 8 For Director, School Dist. No. 1. F. E. Reusswfg-.------.---- 515 For Clerk, School Dist. No. 1. Daniel Costello--_- 558 On Wednesday evening the Swed- ish Lutherans of Bovey were met by Rev. Niluson, president {of the Au- gustana Synod of. Minnesota, and a church organization was formed. Meetings will be held ‘every alternate Sunday, conducted by Rev. Peterson of Grand Rapids. |The Swedish Lutherans have plans for a church to be built in Bovey, lots having been promised by the Townsite company. ria - GOV. JOHNSON IS COMING The Chief Executive of Minnesota Vill Speak in Grand Rapids. WILL BE HERE OCTOBER ATH. Joha A. Johnson Is Recognized As One of the Able Public Speak- ers of the Country and Should Draw Well. Goyernor John A. Johnson is scheduled to address the people of Grand Rapids and vicinity at Village hall on Thursday evening of next week,’ October 4. The governor is an eloquent and interesting public speaker and no doubt will draw a large crowd. He will discuss the is- sues that’ relate to the affairs of the stateand give the people hereaway an opportunity to hear him tell his views of publicaffairs. The campaign is one of great concern to the people of Northern Minnesota. The outcome means much to the immediate devel- opment of this section. Hear John- son and later on you will have an op- portunity to hear Mr. Cole. The Independent Voter. Now that the primary act has end- }ed, the curtain has been rung down and the audience has made its com- ments, the state campaign will come on for the final act in the drama. For some it may seem to savor of tradygedy. but it doesn’t; it is just the drame of modern business life. SThe leading parts are taken by {Mr. Cole and Mr. Johnson. Both are popular with the public, both men of. excellent. parts and both with many friends and partisans who have no apologies to make. There is no occassion tor the audience to carry missiles concealed about their pere nor tounduly train their vocal organs, and the Republicans will do neither. Outside of all partisanship, polities isa business proposition with every citizen.’ But on either basis Mr. Cole’s candidacy should and will have the support of all Republicans, He isa party candidate, nominated on his merits, fairly and honorably, and leaving the convention with the cordial good-will and now receiving the loyal support of every one of his Opponents. This is proof positive of the clean- ness of his preconvention campaign, and no higher compliment could be paid him and no stronger testimony could be given as to his worth and ability as a man and his standing in his party. No Republican can ask more than this, and he will get as he deserves, his full party vote. On the basis of good business sense, he will also get many Democratic votes. ‘‘Independence” in politics is a principle that works both way od and insistence of Mr. Johnson and his munagers that every one should vote for the’ man, not for party. will come back to vex them, A great many Democra' especially in Northern Minnesota, are going to accept this urgent advice of their party leaders and vote for Mr. Cole. In this they will show good. busi- ness judgment and will favor their own business interests. Mr. Cole is a Northern Minnesota man. It is the first time in the history of tae state that either party has come north for its candidate for gover- nor. Mr. Nelson was the only govers nor whose home was north of the Twin Cities since Stephen Miller, who was from St. Cloud. Mr. Cole knows this country, its people and their needs; Mr. Johnson does not. His announced policy is the development of this newest and growing part of the state, to which policy Mr. Johnson is a very recent convert, so recent that it has only been since he needed its votes that he has not been openly antagonistic to this section. . When Mr. Cole is goyernor this great, big, growing, more than one- half of the state will get a square deal, which 1s all it wants. It merely Wants as governor aman who knows what really lies north of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the tremendous pos- sibilities there are here, and itis go- ing to vote for Mr. Cole as a simple vnetness Dep parielor. —Duluth = Tri- i bune iz