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News Gathered During the Week terprise store, | McCarthy visited with | ith during the week. Mrs. was born April 30. to A daughter David Lepsett on Born to Mrs. on May 8th, Heber L. Hartley was registered at the Pokegama’ Avesterday. ames Straus, a son J . > When you smoke Booth’s Rouquet you smoke the best domestic cigar on the market. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eoley of Col- eraine were visitors in ‘Grand Rapids over Sunday. Smoke Booth’s Bouquet and be happy, It is made of the very best stock “in the market and never varies. Mr. and Mrs. Trebilcock of Coleraine were guests at the Pokegama Wednesday last. Edward Hachay left for Washburn, Wis., last Wednesday, where Jus sister is reported to be dangerously ill. Booth, the cigar man, 1s making a specialty of his Bouquet. None better. Thomas Wells has rented the Beck- felt farm of 200 acres and is prepared take stock for pasturage during the season. Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Bossard and their daughter, Miss Frances, were passengers to Minneapolis yesterday afternoon. Reserved seats for next Tuesday evening’s entertainment, “A Woman of Mystery,” at Itasca store; 75 and 50 cents. | John M. Jones of Deer River was among the business men who transact- ed business in Grand Rapids the first of the week. Thomas Herschbach of Munne- apolis, a brother ot Mrs. E. N. Remer and Herchbach, visited in Grand Rapids last week. john Cnitchfield has associated himseli with James McDonald and staken charge of the “Drop Inn” saloon at the corner of Second street and Leland avenne. Mr. H. B. Morgan, “A Women of Mystery,” was here the nrst of the week billing the town. he plav will be presented at Village hall Tuesday evening next. representing \ number of Grand Rapids people ttended a surprise party at Bovey Thursday evening, the event being in honor of Mr. John Griftin The party was gotten up by Mrs. Griffin. John M. Aiton is excavating for the basement of a neat six-room house on Leland avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets. When com- pleted it will be occupied by Mr. Aiton and family. Mrs. H. R. Scott and child left this week on a visit to relatives and friends in Ada, Ohio, her former home. Kev. Mr. Scott accompanied his family as far as Duluth. Mrs. Scott expects to be absent some weeks. KE, E. McIntosh, superintendent of the Crookston public schools, was an arrival in Grand Rapids yesterday morning. He will spend aday or two with State High School Inspector Aiton at the latter’s Pakegama lake rm. Mr. C. F. Hartman, of the + Hart- man Bros., Duluth, has keen in town this week on business in connection with the firm’s exploratory werk in section 23, town 55, renge 26. The Hartman’s have one dnil already at work on this property and expect to put in one or two moreim a_ short ume. Mrs. V. H. Blood returned Wed- nesday from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Clausen, in Duluth. She was accompanied home by her two-year- old grandson who will enjoy a few days recreation making trouble for his grand parents. Improvements recently made on the I X L restaurant greatly enhances the appearance and general conven- ience of the place. Bill Sing Gin the Chinese propnietor, expects to get the business. A fire in the Shannon confectionary store last Friday night. called out the department, The boys responded with remarkable alacrity and had the blaze under control before much damage was done, The stock was slightly injured by water, Mrs, M. McAlpine, who has been at the Mayo hospital in Rochester during the past three weeks, under- went a surgical operation last week. Word received here from the hospital states that she is getting along as well as could be expected. “Miss Morgan in the role of Ayesha 1s given many opportunities to indulge in emotional flights. There isa defi. nite force about her acting, whethey in the lighter or the more serious DEFECTIVE PAGE phases of the piece, and her renuncia- tion scene at the last isacted with a re- signed pathos that is full of delicate shading.” Iowa State Register, Des Moities. “A woman of mystery”. will be presented at Village hall Tuesday night, May 14. Reserved seats at Itasca store; 75 cents. Many friends will be pleased to learn that H. E. Grafiany 1s quite recovered from a recent attack of grip, which has-confined him to his home for about three wéeks. He hopes to be able to resume business at his office next week, All old soldiers of Grand Rapids and Itasca county are invited to attend memorial services at the Presbyterian chnrch on the Sabbath preceeding memorial day. The G. A. R. post will meet at the court house in Grand Rapids, May 26th, 1907, at 10 o’clock a. m., and attend the service in a body. A. J. Porter one of the prominent citizens of 151-25, where he is holding down a valuable homestead, was doing business here the first of the week. While in town Mr. Porter visited the Northeast Experiment farm and obserbed a few valuable pointers from Supenntendent Mc- Guire. F. L. Buell, a prominent business man of Duluth, was doing business in Grand Rapids Wednesday. Mr. Buell owns some Itasca county real estate that he considers first-class property. One or two tracts are lo- cated on the iron range and he may be a millionaire for all he knows to the contrary. The high school band boys will give a concert at the Auditorium next Monday evening. The boys are still in debt for their instruments and it is for the purpose of raising money to discharge this obligation that the en- tertainment will be given. They should be hberally patronized. Teachers of the public schools of Coleraine and Bovey, to the number of ten, visited the Grand Rapids schools yesterday. Last evening a reception was tendered the visitors by the local teachers at the High school auditorium. A very — enjoyable evening was spent. The public concert and dance given by the Grand Rapids band ‘Thursday evening at Village hall was quite largely attended and.a very enjoyable time washad. ‘The weather was too chiily for an open air concert and Village hall was used. ‘There were a number present from Deer River and Bovey. E. L, Buck of Hill City was in town several days this week looking after business matters. In common with all men interested in the agricul- tural advancement of this section, Mr. Buck is by no means delighted with the weather we have not been enjoying, but he finds consolation in the fact that other regions far east, west and south of us are no farther advanced than is Itasca county, E. N, Remer, of the Reishus- Remer Land company, has been looking over the western country for some time, He expected to be home this week, but upon meeting the Sheldon-Mather party changed his plans and will not return for some weeks. He is looking up_ timber lands ana has made some investments of considerable magnitude. The Independent has finally moved into its new office on Kendred avenue | in the same block with the Herald- Review. The prosperity, rapid growth | and marked influence of this great news disseminator and moulder of public opinion led the Independent publisher to believe that the prestige of the Herald- Review cver his weekly | * was due to location and-hence he determined to get out on the fronty street. Hon. N. B. Mornson, receiver of the Duluth land office, was a visitor over Sunday in Grand Rapids. Mr. Morrison says that the business of the Unnted States land office in the Zenith city has increased of late, and promis- es toso continue forsome time This 1s accounted for by the tact that lands are now being rapidly taken in this section of Minnesota by actual settlers who are taking homesteads for their agricultural value. The Epworth League will celebrate the eighteenth anmiveasary, of the organization tomorrow evening at the M, E. church. Prof Vandyke of ‘Coleraine will take part in the ex- ercises; Miss Alida Holms, president of the local Epworth society, is also on fara number, and Miss Burlin- game, principal of the Hight school, will recite. There will be other interesting features to make the even- ing pleasurable and _ profitable. Sunday evening May 12, at 7:30 W. E. Neal of Bemidji, who for many years was a resident of Grand apids, was in town first of the week | looking after business matters. Mr. Neal has become a member of a cor-| poration recently formed in Bemidji} which will do a cold storage snd creamery business, to be known as! the Northland Produce. company. ; ‘The plant will cost about $25,000. | He has associated with him men of | experience in the business, aid ex- presses the opinion that Bemidji is an excellent point for the enterprise. | His Grand Rapids friends wih wish wish him success, Robert Lamm, a prominent husi- | ness man of Mankato, was in Grand Rapids this week. Mr. Lamm 1s the firtinate owner of several thousand | acres of Itasca county real estate, and | he regards it as a valuable holding. | Angie May, the _five-year-old| daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Pauley | of Leighton Lake, died on Sunday | last of diphtheria after an illness of! only three days duration, Health | Physician Dr. Gendron was notified andy visited the home on Monday, when he found that death was cased by diphtheria. Nels Nelson. who has been serving the public for some time past as dispenser of wet goods and cold} lunches at Cal Gilman’s Royal buffet, left on Tnesday of this week fur his! homestead near Inez, in Beltrami county. He was accompenied by} six choice shoats, which he bought ot John Costello, a supply of garden| seeds, vegetables, etc. Nels proposes to be ready when the weather is for} his spring seeding and planting. Memorial day, May 30, will be observed by B, F. Huson post G.A R. All old soldiers are cordially invited | to participate with the post in the | services. Civic bodies of Grand Rapids are also invited. The post will meet at the court house at 10 oclock a. m.; the procession will proceed tothe cemetery on the South Side headed by the Grand Rapids and Coleraine bands. Arrangements will be made to hold other appropriate services. Mr. E. T. Dixon, representing the circulation department of that excel- lent daily, the Duluth Herald was look ing after business in Grand Radids the the first of the week, The Evening Herald reaches Grand Rapidsat_ mid- night and furnishes the people of this town with news fresh from the press. It has a large local circulation and deserves the popularity which it enjoys. Mrs. Peter Foley was pleasantly surprised at her home on the evening of the 22nd the occasion being her birthday. The evening was spent in progressive cinch. Mblrs. Foley her- self was fortunate winrer of the prize for best playing, end the consolation prize was awarded to Mrs. Chas, ‘Tuel. About fourteen were presente. The hostess was presented with handsome silver nut set as a momento | of the passing mile stone.—Bovey | Iron News. E. J. Shipman and tamily, consist- ing of Mrs. Shipman and two daught ers, are among the latest addition to the| 3 population of Grand Rapids. Mr. Shipman is no stranger to these parts, having iong been identified with the Swan River Logging company as surveyor and overseer of logging operations. During the years that he has been employed by the Swan! River company his family continued | to reside at the old home in Chetek, ! Wis. They have moved into the | Clysdale residence on the South Side. Frank Mahara’s Minstrels at the Grand theater opened toa large audi- ence Thursday night. The perform- ance differs in many respects from the ordinary minstrel show, in that it j feet, and for the present will be jof Lake N ajc is not more than one-third full of | ancient gags, back numbers and alleged jokes, which usually constitute | the stock in trade of thé modern traveling minstrel show. The Verne! quartette, bysits singing, received the warm approval of the audience. Le| Roy Bland in his Indian characteriza tion and songs was the chief attrac- tion ot the _ performance. ohn | Pamplin, the colored juggler, was decidedly clever, ‘The Grand is aj good place to spend a coupie of hours these nights. The performance al- together consisted a clever perfor- mance.—Salt Lake Tribune. | Law Supplements. ‘Voday the Hesid-Raview publishes law supplements which contains all the acts passed by the legislature at! the session justclosed. Every citizen should file away this supplement and | read itover at leasure. There is no excuse for ignorance of the state} laws, i | Frank Mahara’s Minstrels. | It is hardly necessary to introduce! the famous Mahara Brothers to the! theater going public as they have! always been high ia their esti mate | as first-class purveyors of minstrelsy | and rag time opera for the past SIX- | teen, year. This year with a new palace car, twenty-tlve colored artists, a magnificent compliment of scenery and costumes, striking electrical | effects and acombinaticn of spec- jialty artists, dancers, eccentric comedians, novelty artists and sweet- Voiced singers, Mahara Brothers seem to be able to subtantiate their claim that they have reached the acme of minstrelsy, é NEW BUILDINGS IN GRAND RAPIDS M. Ponti will begio the erection ¢ vt | a brick ae ae onthe cor of g ifth street and Kindred avenue ina The site is that on which ands the blacksmith shop of R'Oeilly. The building wili be Mr. Ponti says h las had several applications fror t es who wish to rept. It will Bene structed entirely of Grand Rapids story bigh. He J. Heikkiia | Wis., closed a se of the lot} saloon on He made the | J.S° Gole as agent for the owner. Mr. Heikkila is at pres- ent eugaged in the general mer- | chandise vusiness at Lake Nebaga-! }men, butintends to close out and| come to Grasd Raipds. It is nis | {intention to immediately begin the erection of a large two story brick building using the second stc a hall, which the order of Eyles will rent. On the first floor he will open a general merchandise busi ness. “MAY 16,07 FRANK MAHARA'S. Famous Operatic vagamon, deal for the pure adjoining the Palace south, Kindred avenue. deal through the | Village Hall INSTRELS, Twenty-five Colored Stars j Headed by the Funniest of Funny Fellows i LEROY BLAND | MIRTH, MUSIC, MELODY SWEET SINGING i Funny Comedians. Pretty Octoroons, Splendid Costumes | Mahara’ § Challenge Band. Sup’t Deer River Schools. An appointment of much impor- tance and which will meet the hearty | approval of the Peon Was that made this week of Mr. intendeot of fia a . King as super- district ata“ r principal of the Deer River school. Mr. King bas served in public instru- | \t tion many years of his life, and for| the past two years has been teaching} at°E County Superintendent | ¢. Mrs. Booth aid in her work, and ber appro appointment was in ber own interests ; pl a pleasure. Schools begins. in first week in September, before that time Mr. King will moy | their hume.—Deer River News. r {found the report stock carried away. as found in him a worthy | jeight and nine hundred dollars. ul of | sheriff made diligent search of s Robbery at Coleraine. Shenff Hoolihan wes notified yes- j terday morning that a store at Cole- jraine had been entered by burglars fanae the night and a large amount He immediately model town and to be true. The sack door of the store room had been ar ed open and about one-half ef the The proprietors stimate that their loss will be between The stolen. to the of goods lrove over places where it was thought the goods the! might be stored, but he was unable to and shortly | get any clue that led to the recovery lof the goods or any knowledge that | his family to Deer River to wake | might lead him to suspect who the obbers were, WE ARE SHOWING THE FINEST LINE OF BUILDERS’ ——— HARDWARE EVER SEEN IN ITASCA COUNTY F Door Locks (in sets) ,Window Fasteners, Pantry Trimmings, Etc., in a great variety of styles and finishes. You will be hard to please if we cannot suit your tastes and pocket 4 a book. ano oncuestaa = |] WJ. &H.D. POWERS Will Give ‘a Street Parade. | a i Siar Watch for It. | : : \idierved flenta,..~ “2 - 78c| Grand Rapids, Minn. General Admission, - | 50c) AREER Next Monday Bargains in the Granite Ware Spring will provide plenty of demand for such articles as you find listed in this Monday Bargain-Day Sale. When you read this list, fit it to your needs; then come to the Jtasca and save money on every item. Keep posted on these sales, they’re con- stantly drawing bigger crowds through their little price offerings WATCH OUR WINDOWS Our Big Bargain Day Monday Special Granite Ware Sale Monday, each 1 Heavy Gray Enameled Ware - ware that wears. This is what we had left from our big 39¢c sale two month ago. We have about two hundred pieces of the fol- lowing items to close out Monde 4-quart Enameled Pudding Pan, 4-quart Enameled Coffee Pot each ... 6-quart Heavy Stew Kettles, eac Large size Enameled Wash aaa ca 8x10 Enameled Bake Pan, only 4-qt. Bake Pans,with handles, te ‘“ No Telephone orders accepted. No Orders accepted in Sale opens at 8 o’clock. Three Rare 10c V. 4 dozen 9 and 10-tnch Enameled Pie Plates, each, 10c. Heavy Enameled one-pint Drinking Cups, 10c. 5 dozen Covered Sauce Pans, siz lip, hinged cover—25c value. Oc the ) when the mil Extra Tinware. Values 10c --MONDAY--10c We placed contracts on this Tinware | cost was much lower, giving you the benefit of high-priced tinware at a very small cost. y at 19¢: each.... 19c 10 dozen plain 10-qt. Dish Pans. malleable iron 19¢ handles, no better ever off 1 at 20¢. h 19¢ Monday special,each.... i lOc PP $ 10 dozen 5-qt. Lipped Preserve Kettle, strong Hi wire trimmed handle and bail, firmly 19¢ riveted ears, Monday ... ars 10e 19¢ Banner Flour Sifters, regular Monday they are . We Nickel Plated Cuspidors, larg heavy advance. charcoal plz high nickel finish with beaded edge, 25c value—this sale .... 10¢ alues liant cut patte especially 25e—such as th Berry Bowls Olive Dish e 614 x 3, wide 10c. larg Glassware Sale 100 pieces best quality crystal, new and bril- hed Note the ily worth rns, lese | 3 ad Dishes Cream Pitchers and choice Monday, each... 10¢ Big 10-cent Brown Bath Towel About 19x45, heavy Tur- kish towel, both sides alike, fast selvedge one side, hem the oth- er, fast. Turkey red etripe, lscvalue,forl0c. | Itasca Mercantile Go, The Store of Quality Grand Rapids, - Minn. { vy ‘| | : | 4 r raie o 4 A ‘ | | ve ‘ ' | - rT a y