Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 30, 1907, Page 1

‘ GRAND Rapips, Irasca CouNTY, Minn., SatuRDAY, MAR. 30, 907. nd Napids Herald-Neview, * Two Dollars a Year. Nothing that is not Good. Everything that is Good. keep nothing but the best of quality and when We buy in large quanities for two big stores, lots. where. SPECIAL ORDERS. stock at the same low prices. Therefore we are able to sell you better goods at a litt We carry the largest and most complete stock of depart 3 a 3 We are always glad to make special orders for any article not carried in i k = Seven a | ftasca Mercantile Co. | 5: for The Store of Quality Coats Thread April Grand Rapids, - Minn. for 25¢ OUR PRICES § vi ways advertised prices lower than elsewhere for same quality of goods. re pcb ta hcpiey fet Pf buying always consider quality before the price getting larger discounts than if we bought in smal Je less in price than you. pay else! ment store goods in Grand Rapids.- We aim to NOTICE. From April Ist until further notice we will sell seven spools of Coat’s thread for 25c. Spccal Shirt Waist Offer Free with every Shirt Waist worth $4 or more, one pair of long Hid Gloves, our regular $2.75 values Have you seen our line of waists for spring wear—a handsome assortment of fine embroidered waists to select from, sizes 34 to 44. Buy a waist and geta pair of long kid gloves FREE. variety of shades and sizes. Tuesday only. selections are picked over. We have decided to close out every pair of men’s, will continue these bargins one more week. Men’s shoes; we haven't said much about men’ ladies’ and childrens we have about 200 pairs of men’. shoes but high grade goods snappy and stylish. N week, come early if possible—but come. Bargains like these won’t last always i d i ’s high 1.69 a pair. One lot of $2.19 a pair. Men's hig’ ; — tan ahoess regular $3.50 grade dress shaes in box calf | and Vici Kid, regular $8.50. values. Gloves Half Price With every shirt waist worth $2.00 or more you will be entitled to purchase any pair of long gloves, silk or kid, at exactly half the regular price, and you may have your choice of a complete This offer is good tor Monday and It will pay you to act promptly before the best I et RO ain ie aio Mee OTP ere eons The Best Bargains of the Shoe Sale go to the Wise Buyers Next Week women’s and childern’s shoes on our shelves so sshoes but we have men’s bargins also as well as *s shoes not the ordinary cheap kind of men’s ow men join the immense shoe crowds next | every day wear, always $1.50 a 98c a pair. Women’s ox- fords a neat little oxford for A Corn Crib or Mansion neither one can be built without tools. The best tools are always the cheapest and here is where you should buy them. It’s because we sell The Best Hardware tools and everything else at, and generally under what plenty others ask for inferior goods. Buy our standard, safe, guaranteed hardware and save trouble. Stock now is extra good. Grand Rapids, Minn. { Prominent Business Man Passed Away. Among the many sad deaths which have been called upon to chronicleof Jate, none are more sad than that of Ben Johnson, the proprietor of ihe Itasca Laundry. His death occured the night of the 28th, and his illness had been of such short duration that but few of our citizens knew that he was not io his usual health until they were shocked to learn he was dead. He was taken ill with pneumonia less than a week before his death and notwithstanding hie youth and vigor he fell an easy pray to that deadly disease. + The deceased was born in Sweden 39 years ago and emigrated to this country in 1893 locating at Minneapo- lis. Thirteen years ago he come to Grand Rapids and for three years was employed aS head nurse at the hospital by Drs, Ehle and Russell. Then for five years he wasin the ice business, and for the pust five years has conducted the laundry bussiness. In 1897 he was married to Mary Bergstrom, who seryives him. They have had four children, three of whom are living, Ethel six years of age, Bert two and one half years and a babe one week old. He was successful in business, always giving it bis closest attention. He was a member of the Foresters, Modern Samaritans and the Red Men, having $1000 insurance in each of the former organizations. The funeral will beheld tomorrow from the Swedish church at 2 o'clock in the afternoon Rev. Peterson oftici- ating. The funeral will be conducted by the members of the organizations to which he belonged. W.J. & H. D. Powers. wt Subscribe for the Herald-Review w For Sale. One revolving office chair, six dining room chairs, good as new, three iron beds and sgrings, one Morris chair, one pool table, cues, balls, racks, etc., one writing desk, one five gallon ice cream freezer. Inquire of A. H. Wick, Leland Avenue, Grand Rapids. NEED OF DRAINAGE Discussed by John Albercrombee in Address Monday Afternoon. What the Legislature Should do for Northern Minnesota. Public Showing of Small Grain. A successful meeting was held here on Saturday in the interests of state development, the feature of which was ao address by John Abercrombee, president of Minnesota Drainage league. on “State Drainage in North- ern Minnesota.’’ Addsesses were also made by A. J. McGuire on soil anal- ysis and by J. S. Gole on the need of organization in Northern Minnesota. Mr. Abercrombee said in part: “There is no doubt whateyer respect- ing the fertility of the soil. All that enumerated, and part of that over which we have swung, made, from such patches as have heen cultivated by old time settlers and squatters, made a public showing of grains, grasses. roots, tubers, seeds and so forth to excursionists who went through Bel- trami and Itasca, from the Twin Cit- ies and suuthern parts of our state: and it was the unanimous yerdict of the examiners—as faras I know— that the exhibits in size, from and quality could not be excelled. «A fraction of that exhibited to the excusionists was shown to the public in the old capitol building at St. Paul, for the space of two weeks, and I can testity that the many who. examined the specimens were. each one, sur- prised tu see the variety and quality of the products of the soil of our north country, in the swamp region, could produce. And I can testify that the exhibit worked up the inclinationsof yisitors so mueh, that if drainage vanals had been in operation over the 137,000 acres I have referred to, th: 856 quarter sections could have been disposed of on short notice. “There can be no wastein Northera Minnesota. Itis the home of the evergreen and on those areas where from the stony debris scattered by the drift of the past, the roots of the grain, grasses, and horticultural stuff cannot pierce, the root of the ever- green will be in its glory and send up support and sap for noble trunks. “Sch drainage work isa proportion of vast proportion. “It is the meat of the body of a great measure whichcau be neither temporary nor local. Whose details can neither be understood nor ap- preciated by curt or occasional refer- ence, nor byany other course than that of undivided attention linked to the principle which honest men are now endeavoring tointerweave into our publiclife, namely: ‘The square dea]’—the good of the whole as against the divided desires and plansof few. A measure which must not be singled gut asa field for the play of political drill masters; or for the battle ground of local contentionists. But a field upon which the suffering of any locality shall patiently wait until the interests of the commonwealth are first observed. Perhaps the Jack of power to do such waiting will be one of the great- est stumbling blacks in the operat- ing even of the whole of such a great measure. It cannot be executed all atonce even if $5,000.000 were appr- poriated by the present legislature at this session. “Neverless, if honestly and judici- ally approached, it presents a:problem of rare simplicity, as nature herself in each demand—or ir a network of co-operative demands—will show her unselfish and unmistakeable face avd leave no room for evil or arguments based on quibbles or selfish demands advanced by any man, or coterie of men, She will rule the course to be pursued as she rules a corporation in ! developing a water power, in spann- ing ariyer, in bulding a levee, in irrigating land, or in delviag ore from the ground. There is no region in the world more endowed by nature with wonderful and needful oppor- tunities’ than Northern Minnesota, from €rookston on the west to Dul- uthon theeast, from Little Falls of Morrison county on the south to International Falls on the north, “ore,” “forest,” and the making of the largest dairying region—in one piece—on the earth, the needful stores in its crust for success in general agriculture and horticulture. “But systematic and thorough drain age isindispensabie, if for nothing else but to obtain good highways from and to mines, forests, farms, rail- ways, suarket p!aces, schools, villages and all the other essentialities of zed and progressive American life. ‘As it is, in face of the enormity of all these opportunities, the present aspect of Northern Minnesota is a menuce to the welfare of the whole state. Thousands of speculative strangers traveling by railways which wind over the surface observe—for ‘miles at a stretch— seemingly bound- less irreclaimable marshes, whose miserable surfaces are varied onJy by the sickening spestacle of immense areas of timber, of old and young growth, which have been destroyed— standing—by repeated forest fires, which no man can fight, or even guard against, while they want only rage—township after township—over the quaking, muss-covered expanses. “It is nut reasonable that the con- dition should demand immeditate and final adjustment by our legisla- tive bodies. “If a mendment has lagged, in my opinion, the blame does not lie, alto- gether, at the doors of our legisla- tive halls; but more largely at the dours of many of our private citizens who, living in areas surrounded by, or abutting, such adverse conditious, have neglected to properly and un- selfishly inform those on the seat of power. “Now, however, it is up to every- one who would be credited with a speck of patritotism, or with the least degree of business ability, to enter with spirit into the reclama- tion of the Northern Minnesota, and: thereby tinish out the state.” Death of Mrs. Ed Hunger. Last Wednesday occurred the fun- eral of Mrs. Ed. Hunger at the Episc- opal chureh. The circumstances sur- rounding the death of Mrs. Hunger are particularlysad. Shewasa young woman, 25 years of age and the muther of alittle babe some two weeks of age. Last Monday morning her hus- band went to his daily work leaving her with her infant still in bed, ap- parently as well as usual. It is not his custome to retura home for noon- day meal, but some time during the afternoon a neighbouring woman went in to call on ber and found her uncon- scious lying across the bed partly on the little child. Assistance was summoned at once, but the best effort of the physicans cculduot restore her to conscisonesg or relieve the con- vulsions with which she was suffering. Death releaved her that night a husband is Jeft tomourn hersudden and mysterious death and a little one who will never know a mother’s care. Two Games. The two basket ball games that were pulled off on Wednesday eveniug between the Graud Rapids high school girls and tbe Eveleth high school girls, and the Eveleth btys vs. Grand Rapids boys, were doth in favor of the home team, the line-up being as follows. . Eveleth Rapids i, -; Peterson E. A Ellon REF Substitutes-Forbes Eveleth boys.. ... Grand Rapids boys Edna Bonarher. Molly Donavai Rose Wiegle. Alice Tindal Mary pene Substitutes- Eveleth gi Grand Rapi: After the games they all danced in the gymnasium and hada good time in general. Eveleth went home defeated but happy, hoping in the near future to geta game with the Rapids on their home grounds. Badly Hurt. While returning home late last Mon- day night Frank Paterson, a home- steader who lives about five miles from Bovey, drove over the edge of the road into the soft ground, tipping his wagon over. Had it not been for the fact that his horse stood perfectly still at his command it is probable that he would have been fatally hurt. As it was he sustained bad bruises which will keep him in the house tor at least a week, There will no seryicesatthe Lutheran church Sunday forenoon and also no Sunday school on account of the funeral of Mr. Ben Johnson. not forgetting (TASCA COUNTY — IMPORTANT Thousands of People‘Come Here for There Health. andj y |of the above t | Will begin. Grand Rapids an Enterprising City—County Seat of Itasca County—Has Large Paper Mill. Itasca County, lying in the nerth- eastern part of the State, 1s a county of considerable importance. Up to a year ago it was the largest county in the State. but at the last general election, over one half, embracing the whole north end of the county was set off and that portion is now known as Koochiching County. Notwith- standing this, Itasca County covers a vastarea and ranks with the largest in the state. The climate here is unusually healthful, the winters although cold, the air is dry and one does not feel it as much as wherea dampness exists and the summers are unexcelled, as it is juat warmenough to be pleasant and nights are cool enough so oneecan enjoy rest. ‘'housands of people come to Itasca County in search of health and spend months among the pine forests. Nearly all of the Jand owned by the state in this county is good and will make fine farms, for the lowlands are covered with a heavy growth of hardwood timber and the soilis a heavy black loam, which when cleared, is the most, fertile to be found anywhere. However, 4& large portion of thesoilis a sandy loam, being easy to cultivate and givesforth splendid crops of all kinds. Itasca County has neyer knowna drouth, asits many inland lakes afford abundance of moisture. Kye, wheat, oats and barley are successfully grown here while all root erops flourish, potatoes going as high as 300 busbels per acre. While any branch of Minn- esota farming can be successfully carried-on here this county is more adapted to stock raising than anything else, and the time is not far dittans when you will see Itasca Ccunty classed as one of the leading stock counties of Minnesota. Grand Rapids, an enterprisi on the Northern Pacific railway is the County seat, and a large paper mill which daily uses frow fifty toa hundred cords of pulp wood, furnishes excellent opportunities for the settlers to sell such wood during the winter months. Extensive iron mines have been opened recently in this County which give employment to a large population, making a great loca) de- mand for farm products. There is plenty of fuel and timber for general use around the farm and this is no small item to the early settler. There is also plenty of work to be had in the winter time at good wages, so any man with health. that is not afraid of work, Will flnd it easy to make a living for himself and fam- ily while developing a farmin Itasca County. On Tuesday June 11, the State Auditer will offer for sale to the highest bidder, 00 acres of these lands. If you wish to secure some of these lands, be at the Court House in Grand Rapids at 10 o’clock A. M. date when the sale Mr, and Mrs. Mundigel of Duluth, are stopping at the Ben. Johnson home. Mrs. Mondigel is a sister of Mrs John- son and will remain with her until matters partaining to the estate are partially adjusted. Thursday Andew Smith was berried at the county expense the 28th inst. He formerly lived here and was em- ployed in the shingle mill but of late had been living at Deer River. Al- coholism was the cause of his death. _Robert Clark, an old time resident of Deer River, died at the hospital yesterday morning of brain fever. He will be burried from the Massonic hall at 3:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon he having been a member of the Graud Rapids lodge. He was ako a mem- ber of the I. 0. 0. F. order of the Knights of Pythias and Woodmen at Deer River. He was insured in the Woodmen organization for $1000. He leaves a wife and four small child. ren the youngest but eleven months