Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 9, 1907, Page 1

se) ¢ ae rald-Review. N TORK SOcie Ty, ‘ Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MInn., SaturpAy, FEB. 9, 1907. Two Dotiars a YEAR. VoL. XIV.—No, 33 Records. the world of music. every home. February Records And a beautiful list it is. Come and hear the new Records, or any Records : for that matter, as we have daily con- certs at which all people are welcome. We are headquarters for Victor Talking Machines and The Victor pleases all the family and the neighbors, too. Plays Grand Opera, Band and Orchestra Music, Comic Songs, Instrumental and Vocal Solos, everything that’s good in Every home in Grand Rapids should con- tain a Victor Talking Machine and we want to see a Victor in We want all who are interested to come in and hear them. We're always glad to play for you. Victor Prices Machines--$10 $17 $22 $30 Records--35c 60c $1.00 OUR SPECIAL OFFER You want a Victor, of course, but maybe you're not prepared to pay for it all at once, if not, we’ll arrange so that you can make a small payment at time of purchase and the balance in small weekly or monthly sums, arrang- ed to suit your purse. talk over our Victor proposition. z ‘a Nothing that is not Good. Everything that is Good. New : 5 New wee | ltasca Mercantile Co.) == New _ The Store of Quality Embroidery Gress =| Grand Rapids, - Mint. | crimmings $40 $60 : Come in and Qrrtatttne “A PANS A PAN” The dif- and still there is a difference. erence is in quality. Quality is what you're assured of when buying pans here. GOOD PANS that tell the truth and never lie, are what we offer you. They’re bright and new from @he shop and are sold at right prices. Any pan bought here is warrant- ed to ‘‘pan out’’ all right. W.J. & H. D. Powers Grand Rapids, Minn. w Subscribe for the Herald-Review The Eagle Ball. On Monday evening next at the Vil- lage ball occurs the fourth annual ball of Pokegama Aerie, No. 366,/ Fraternal Order of Eagles. The dances of this organization are the very best that are given in the village, the Eagles spare no expense or effort to make their dances the most enjoyable funnctions. The ball next Monday night promises to surpass any previous effort of the Eagles in its function as an evening of perfect enjoyment of the lovers of Terpsi- chore.. The hall will be handsomely decorated as only the Eagles know! how to do; the music will be rendered by eight pieces of our unexcelied orchestra; the program will embrace dances to please the most exacting skippers of the light fantastic; the promptors will be the best to be had: the supper. given by the ladies of the Catholic church, will be a spread fit for the gods; and every detail has been looked after to ensure a most pleasurable evening for all attending. The Eagles are one of the best societies of the village, in fact, it can be said of them that they relieve the distressed and care for their sick with most. commendabie zeal, haviog this winter made many homes feel the good of their purposes. Thus it is that the dance should be liberally patronized, and all attend- ing can know that they not only further their own enjoyment, but are contributing to commendable efforts. The committee in charge desires the Herald-Review to extend to all a most cordial invitation to attend. EYES—Dr. Larson, the eye specia- hist, will make his next professional visit to Grand Rapids on Friday and Saturday February 15 and 16. All those having any trouble with their eyes or need glasses should consult him while the opportunity is present- ed. All cases are subjected to a care- full examination with the most modern instruments, revealing the~ slightest error of refraction as well as diseased 41906.” LAND ENTRY FRAUD CONSIDERED President Roosevelt Issues Order to Land Officers. REQUIRES .PERSONAL EXAMINATION In Every Case of Final Proof By Officer of the Government Before Certificate Can Be Issued. ‘he United States iand office has received circular copies of a letter sent by President Roosevelt to the Secretary of the interior from the White House, under date of Jan. 25, in*which the president orders further precautions to prevent frauds in ace quiring public lands. The letter follows: “Sir—To prevent the fraud pow practiced in the acquisition of public lands of the United States, I have to direct that hereafter no final certif- icate, patent, or other evidence of title shall be issued under the public land laws until actual examination has been made on the ground by an authorized officer of the government; but the foliuwing shall be excepted from the force of this order: *1) All claims which have hereto- fore been examined on the ground by ao authorized officer of the govern- ment whose report is found satisfac- tory. (2) All claims where heretofore an officer of the government other than officers authorized to take final proot, shall have been present at the taking of final proof to cross-examine claimant and witnesses, if such proof is found satisfactory. *(8) Atl claims where claimant's -ospliance with the law. has been iblished by contest or other regu- adverse proceedings. (4) Entries which may have been confirmed by virture of any act of congress. “(5) Selections and entries in which no resilence or improvement is required by law, when the lands embraced therein are strictly speak- ing in agricultural districts, or when their character has been fixed by in- vestigation and classification made in accordance with law. “(6) Cases of reissuance of patents because of some clerical error occur- ring in the patent heretofore issued. ta hquesting the village cauneil to call fora vote of the electors of the vil jage and township of Grand Rapids for the purpose of seperating the vil- lage ard township, and allowing each to be independent of the other for all taxation and other pucpuses. At he first glance the proposition seems to be a good thing for the village of Grand Rapids and without giving the matter serious thought many of our leading citizens baye sigoed the petition, Whereas if they had given the matter serious consideration I »m of the opinion that they would not have done so. If this had came before the voters of Grand Rapids, say ten years ago and the vote had ried there is no :question but what it would have been a good thing for the village, but how would it be in the future. The argu- ment isnsed that the village pays aud has had to pay for many years, a large percentage of the taxes for roads levied in the townsbip. This isa fact, but will it always be so? Isn’t the prospect good for the devel- opement of mines within the town- ship and possibly some outlying vil lages that would add very materially to the assessed valuation of the township? If our memory serves vs rightly, last spring the steel trust wished to have their property in Iron Range cut off from the village of Bovey. By putting up a good stiff fight they succeeded in reducing. the size of the corporate limits of Bovey to eighty acres of land, that is and will be the size of that village. Im- mediately after this separation the steel people proceeded to lay out their own town of Coleraine, which town- site includes much of the valuable iton property controlled by the trust and now little Bovey can make all their own improvements while the family town of the trust will have all of its streets built. by the town- shir. Did Bovey win or louse by the operatiun? Again, let us see what is back of this moyement? Can it be possible that the fine hand of the steel trust using some one for a catspaw, knowing that they are going to devel- ope valuable mines within this township and outside the corporate limits of the village? Can the fact that a movement {s on foot jor the laying out and platting a town out at Prairie Falls and in this township, have anything to do with it? Do the promoters of this scheme want to have the benefit of the heavy taxation that will be placed upon the mines as soon as they are developed and cut Grand Rapids out of said benefits? It would be well for the yoters of Grand Rapids to think these matters oyer carefully, try and find out who itis behind the proposition and see what their motives are, and then and not until then, make up their minds whethersuch a change would be is “(7) All Indian allotments which have been regularly approved in ac- cordance with instructions of the secretary of the interior.~ “You will issue all necessary in- structions to carry this order into effect. : “This order is in lieu of my order of Dec. 13, 1906.” | The following circular letter, is- sued by tae commissioner of the gen- eral land office, under the approval of the secretary of the interior, has also been received: “Referring to circular approved Nov. 6, 1906, wherein you are in- structed not to receive declarations of intention or certificates of natvral- ization made or issued after Sept. 27, 1906, or copies thereof, which are not substantially in the form prescribed by section 27 of the act approved June 29, 1906 (34 Stats., 596), you are further directed to accept, if duly authenticated, plain copies of the re- cord, not imitating ur resembling the form or design of the original certif- icate of naturalization or declaration of intention, and all such duly authenticated copies may have writ- ten or stamped across the face there- for the good or ill of Grand Rapids. . MASS MEETING The citizens of Itasca county are invited to attend a mass meeting to be held at the court house, in the village of Grand. Rapids, on Monday evening, February 11th next, at 8 o'clock p. m., to consider the proposed bills in the legis- lature relative to taxing mines and mining lands in Min- nesota. This is of great importance to every resident of this county. Everybody should of, over the official seal and signature of the clerk of the court out of which the certificate of naturalization is- sued or before which the declaration of the intention was made, a legend or indorsement declaring in sub- stance that such certified copies may be used only in proving claims to the public lands, turn out. Retz-Nehrbas. The last of the numbers of the local lyceum course will be given on Tuesday evening the 19th day of February, by the above named com- bination. While there are but two “The forgoing instructions are sup- people to do the work we are assured plemental to and not in substitution by the management that the ladies of the instructions approved Nov. 6, Village and Township Division. (COMMUNICATION, ) Editor, Herald-Review: or abnormal condition of the eye. Office at Hotel Pokegama. are abundantly able to produce as good an entertainment as any four people on the various lyceum lists. Miss Dorothy Nehrbas is an expert violin player and is a vocalist, while Miss Josaphene Retz sings and reads beautifully, playing ber own accom- During the past week a petition) paniments. They are a full team has been circulated among e voters | and are sure to please. They should and tax payers of Grand Rapids re-'have a full house. QUME POINTERS FOR TONY He Has a Kick Coming on Vil- lage Council BACKS «UP HIS ASSERTIONS By False Statements and Mislead- ing Insinuations—Questions Answered—Truth as to Existing Conditions. In the last issue of the Indepen- dent Timid Tony again demon- strates the fact that he is either a fool or a knave. Under the head of “Village election’’ he enlarges upon the fact that great dissatisfaction is being expr dover the manner in which the village affairs have been conducted during the past year. As to this atement have only this to say, that sofar as we have been able to learn the only dissatis- faction so we far expressed comes from the consumers of electricty, who are now paying for what lights they use instead of enjoying flat rate as they did formerly. not or present council did the idea of having all consumers on meters, but the former council de cided upon that step and had pur- chased the meters and the pr council merely put into what the former council had ned. plan- Then Tony proceeds to propound several why’s that that he either extremely ignorant wishes to wilfully mislead readers of his sheet. He asks why five men are employed at the tion when one or two men could do the work. The facts are that but three men are employed there aad each of these men work twelve hours per day, 365 days in the year. What more could you ask? There is an engineer at a salary of $75 per month, an as tant engineer at $65 per month and a fireman at $50 per month. * Now as to Supt. Garris being al- lowed to do outside work that the village does not receive pay for. When Mr. Garris was hired, by a former council, this was agreed upon, and as the work that Mr. Garris does for private consumers never in any way interfers with his duties to the village, and work is done and Syndays. We 1 to see where the kick comes in. Further, Mr. Garris never accepts a job for any consumer if by hook or crook any other electrician can be procured to do the work. He has tried edly during the _ electrician to locate he to turn all the work offered over whoever will locate here perman ently and do the work requ Another thing that s in Tony's cr is the sidewalks put in by the railroad company. Now Tony you never made an effort to show is or the sta- as said largely evenings find out anything about it- The sidewalks are on grade and tl proper width, except in one or two instances where they were put in » but width narrower than the law requ are to be brought to pri whenever the company is ked to do so. These walks were laid out and framed before the council were aware of the work being done. At the time the walks were laid the superintendent of the work assured the council that they would make a walk perfectly satisfactory to them, if not they would, another season, remove a few inches of the top of the present walks and cover them with cement. The walks are not satisfactory and no doubt they will be ordered to replace them with ce ment the coming season. A blind man can see what you a:e driving at, Tony. You and your paper have been practically ignored by the present council and you are sore, but you will never accom- plish anything by lies and insinua- tions that have no foundation in fact. Have you ever tried to find out what good the present council has accomplished? Have they ad- ministered the affairs of the vill in an economical manner? Ha they been honest in their deali with the property holders of the vil- lage? So faras we have been able to learn the members of the present council are not candidates for r election, they think that they ha done their duty and that other: take the burden for a time, but it is the honest conviction ‘of the Hey- ald-Review that they have done their duty faithfully and well and that every member of the council should be re-elected that they may complete the work begun last sea- son along the lines contemplated by them.