Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 18, 1907, Page 2

1AITE AITPIPL ALA Vor. XIV.—No. 47 j Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, May 18, 1907. Two Dollars a Year. HOW ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY? A eommunication was received by Village Recorder Yancey from the chairman of the Cass Lake Fourth of July celebration requesting that oficial to present a formal invitation to the council of Grand Rapids— and through them to the people of the community—to visit Cass Lake on the Fourth and enjoy the celebra- tion, preparations for which are now being made. The communi- cation was received in the usual way, but itis not likely that any considerable number of people from Grand Rapids will celebrate with our western neighbors this year. This would be a proper sub- ject for the business men of Grand Rapids to take up and favorably con- sider at this season. By the fourth of July there-will-be many drill forces at work in this imifediate vicinity. Large numbers would attend from sovey, Coleraine, Hol- man, Taconite and from the range generally, while Cohasset would come in a body. There are more people to attract from outide than ever before, and if Grand Rapids citizens are not dead to their owo interests and lack a proper spirit of patriotism we will have the greatest celebration this year in the history of northern Minnesota. A public meeting should be called at once and STATE AUDITOR AD- VERTISES COUNTIES A Neat and Attractive Pamphlet on Minnesota State Lands. GOOD WORDS FOR ITASCA COUNTY | In Announcing Forthcoming Sale of State Lands Auditor Iverson Makes Statements That May Be Relied Upon. The sale of state lands in Minne- sota will begin at Grand Rapids on June 11, These sales will be held in eighteen counties, and will contin. ue from June 11 to July 3. State Auditor Iverson has done some very effective advertising of these sales. He has caused to be issued a neat and attractive sixteen-page pamphlet discriptive of the lands that are to be offered and a genoral reylew of the opportunities to be had in northern such action taken as will insure a proper observation of the glorious Fourth. TRAIN ROBBERY AT SWAN RIVER Frank O'Kane, aged about forty- tive years, an old-time lumberjack of this section. climbed oto the west bound passenger train at Swan River Thursday night, and deliberately walked up to a sleeping passenger proceeded to relieve bim of a valuable gold watch and a ring. He Was seen to du the act by a number of passengers. but bis work was so de- liberate and open that they thought he was a friend of the man he was “frisking.” Obarles Koenig was the victim, and just as O'Kane pulled j the ring off Koenig woke up. O'Kane Jutnped olf the train followed by the man he had robbed, but the former made his escape in the dark. Deputy Sheriff Frank McKeown was on the train, but came through to Grand Rapids, reporting the matter to Sher- iff Hoolihan. Marshal Harry went down on the 8 o’clock morning train and just as he was alighting at Swan River he met Mr, O'Kane, who was about to go east. The marshal stepped him and found the watch in his sion. He is now in the county jail, Koenig was on his way to Armington, Mont.,butis held here as a witness. AUDITOR SPANG HOLDS TAX SALE On Monday of this week Auditor M. A, Spang held the annual sale of lands in Itasca county on which taxes are delenquent for the year 1905. Fifty-five parcels were sold to actual purchasers and the balance, about 4,000 descriptions, were bid in for the state. and poss Whaling-Betts. Mr. Edward J. Whaling and Miss Ina E. Betts were united in matri- monyon Wednesday last®t St.Josephs Catholic church, Rev. John feehely performing the ceremony, Only a few of the immediate friends and relatives Were present to witness the ceremony. Mr. Wm. Finnegan at tended the groom and Miss Lillian Lefebre acted as bridesmaid. A wed- ding dinner was served for the bride and groom and a number of their friends by Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Mitchell at& o’clock in the evening. Mr. Whaling recently purchased the James Steves residence on the South Side where the young couple will begin housekeeping. The yroom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs, John Whaling and one of Grand Rapids’ most worthy youug men. He has long been a valved salesman in the grocery department of the Itasca store, where he has gained the high contidence notonly of his employers, but as well the respect and esteem of the entire community, The bride has been a resident of this town about four years, coming here from her home in New brunswick, on a visit to her brothers. She has gathered about her a bost of warm friends by her many charming qualities. The Herald- Review is one of the multitude of friends who sincerely wishes for this popular young couple all the joys of life. ; Minnesota. -There will be a total of over 300,500 acres offered, 35,000 of which will be in Itasca county. The following is taken from the pages of the pamphlet; In presenting this little book to our readers, we desire to have it understood that itis neither fiction, history, nor ctly an advertisement but simply z Hlection of facts res lative to Northern Minnesota, its! its people, its industries and ity natural resources, It isnot the intention of its author to mislead or misinform the reader omany subject herein discussed, but is prepared solely for the purpose of assisting the prospective homeseeker in arriving at the most favorable con- clusion before purchasing a home, We do nct claim anything fur | Northern Minnesota that actual in- vestigation will not substantiate; we do not claim that Northern Minne= sota is the ‘fand of milk and honey,”’ (like some real estate men who own land in vther parts do), on the ether hand we admit that Minnesota, like any Other spot‘on the globe, has its faults and failings and the mau who is figuring on locating where he caa get rich without work, had better go to some other place, for Minnesota cannot give him that. Mianesota can only give What avy man can get if he is willing to ‘thustle,” and that is, a good living, a good ome and a good fair profit on his labor, often, and truthfully been said, that a “hustler” can succeed anywhere. Se he can, but this same hnstler can succeed quicker and easier under more favorable conditions, and we believe that taking all into consider- ation, Nurthern Minnesota offers better inducements to the wan with small means, than any other place on the globe. Before a man buys a farm on which he expects to make his future home, he should carefully study and consider existing conditions and compare jthem with all competing points. Northern Minnesota lies ina timber belt, and the early settler in North- ern Minnesota need have no dread of the approaching winter, for in a few days, with his axe, he can ereet a comfortable heuse for bis family and warm stables and sheds for his stock. The forests abound with all kinds of wild game and the many lakes are well stocked with fish. Are these not of untold value to the. early settler? Every winter in Northern Minnesota there is good demand for all kinds of timber, logs, ties, pests, wood, elc., at 2 gogd figure enabling a healthy man to earn good wages + all winter. Is this nut another great advantage to the settler? Minnesota with its delightfully healthful climate, 1ts pure water, its splendid schools and churches and its many beautiful lakes and streams help to furnish an undisputed claim on the~home seeker. In short, Minnesota, the great ‘‘Bread and Butter State,’ famed for its natural beauty and unbounded resources, and located as it is, outside the blizzard belt, the hail belt, the tornado belt, the droth belt and the flood belt, stands foremost among her sister states and beckons the prospective home builder within her boundary lines. : ~ YPASCA COUNTY. Itasca County, lying in the north- It has} FAL iPr a Er FRasFrmrAiir = a year agoit was the largest county io 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. Not- withstanding this, itasca Connty covers a vast area 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 where a dampness exists and the summers are unexcelled, as it is just warm enough to be pleasant and the nights are cool enough so one can enjoy rest. Thousands of people come to Itasca County in search of health and spend munths among the pine forests. Nearly all of the land owned by the state in this county is good and will make five farms, for the lowlands are covered witha heavy growth of hardwood jee and the soilis a heavy black loam, which when cleared, is the most fertile to be found anywhere. However, a large portion of the soil is a Sandy loam, veing easy to culti- yate and gives forth splendid crops of all kiuds. Itasca County bas never known a drouth, as its many.\nland lakes afford abundance of, moisture. Rye, fully grown bere while all root crops flourish, potatoes going as high as 300 bushels per acre. While any branch of Minnessta farming can be successfully carried on here, this county is more adapted to stock-rais- iog than anything else, and the time is not far distant when you will see Itasca County classed as one of the leading stock counties of Minnesota. Grand Rapids, an enterprising city on the Great Northern railway is the County seat, and a,large paper mill which daily uses from fifty to a hundred cords of pulp wood, furnish- es excellent opportunities for the setilers to sellsuch wood during the winter “mouths, Extensive iron mines bave been opened recently it this County which give employment to a large population, making a great local demand for farm peodacts. There is plenty of fuel and timber for general use around the m and this is no small item to the early settler. There is also plenty ef work to be had in the winter time at good wages, so any man with health, that isnot afraid) of work, will find it easy to make a living fer himself and tamily while developing a farm in Itasca County. On Tuesday June 11, the State! Auditor will offer for sale to the highest bidder, 35,000 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. of the above date when the sale will begio, IMPORTED CASE OF SMALLPOX — Mrs. Martin Cottley, wife of an engineer on the Swan River Logying road, arrived at Grand Rapids last Saturday accompanied by her two children, a boy aged twelve years and agirl aged three and a half years. She came to receive medical treat- ment, as she had not been feeling well for several days. County Health Officer Dr. Gendron was called and he found that the lady was suffering from smallpox. She and the two children were taken to the pest house and quarantined. Thedoctor reports that the patient is getting along nicely and will be fully recoyered when the quarantine regulations as ‘to the required pericd of detention has expired. This case has caused some talk adout town as to the care and accommodations that has been afford- ed Mrs. Cottley and her children, by Health Officer Gendron. When seen by a Herald-Review man, who stated the reports to him, Dr. Gendron said he had done everything for the lady that lay in his power. “Of ‘course.’ he said, “our pest house is by no means a palace. On the contrary it is certainly uot a desirable habita- tion for any woman who has been accustomed to the comforts of a home. It is desolate and lonesome jout there. The tioor and walls. are bare. I cannot help that. It is alone the duty of the county com- missioners to provide and furnish a temporary home for those who are suffering from contageous ~disease, There are two stoves in the building, wood was provided, and Mrs. Cottley was allowed to order whatever she desired in the way of food. She made her own orders and in every instrnce the orders haye been prompt- ly filled and delivered to her. I do notin the least blame the lady for eastern part of the State, is a county not feeling content in her present. 7s wheat, oats and barley are success: if I should be charged with the respon- of considerable importance. Up to}abode but I cannot understand == MIL AGF COUNGIL sibility of her discomfort. I certain- ly ha¥e done everything possible, so far as lay in my power, to iwnake ber burden as light as the disagreeable circumstances would’ permit. The pest house is certainly not what it should be, and I would be one off the first tostrongly urge some much need- ed imaprovements. But 1 cannot order these improvements. That part of the public business must be done by the county board. We all know that the county board would like to do many things that they cannot do for want of funds.” Dr Gendron stated that Mrs. Cottley is not a resident of this county, and that her legal | residence is in Douglass county, | Wisconsin, to which eounty the ex- pense of the caring for her and the two chiidren will be charged. Holman Sued For $100,000. John A. Keyes, a Duluth attorney, has brought suit against W. B. Hal- man of Grand Rapids, on behalf of one “Zierfos, to recorver $100,000. Zierfos alleges damages to that amount for the alleged violation of An alleged contract on an iron mine prospect. The property in question is‘known as the Ward farm, about three miles southeast of Grand RapMs. Mr. Holman laughed when his attention was called to the news tepbrt of the suit that has been instituted. He says the fellow holds no option on the property and never | had one. ‘The land has been sold to another party by ‘Mr. Holman. He! 2nd upto the inauguration of the \ says he is not worrying in- the least; new council in March, the old council HAS LATE SESSION At the Regular Meeting Last Mon- day Night Many Matters Discussed. ADJOURN AT 2:30 IN THE MORNING Ordered—O. F. Dyole, the Con- tractor Begins Work on Completion of Sewers. WCE ay As willbe noticed by the official proceedings of the village council of the meeting held last Monday night, published in this issue of the Herald- Review, considerable business was done in the matter of ordering cement sidewalks laid to the extent of about three miles, and the con- sideration of other subjects in which the public is much interested. The meeting was not adjourned until about 2:30 in the morning. Much of the time was spent ina discussion of the municipal electric light plant. During the past year, over the outcome. You want a Victor of course. The Victor is the greatest of , all home entertainers and , every home should have < music_of some kind. If you Pare not prepared to pay for *a machine all at once We will arrange it so that you can make a small payment at time of purchase and the balance in small weekly or monthly sums, arranged to i ur purse. We are pleased to have you run in and hear these fine machines, whether you wish to purchase or not. Visitors are always welcome at the Itasca) Come in » and hear. the .new May Records. We mention these combi with exhibition sound box, This combination consists twelve 10-inch records. | chine and a good reprod records. Consists of Victor Machine taper arm, japanned brass 10-inch records. oak case. blac 10-inch records. Consisting of Victor Machi machine with 10-inch turnt inch records. Term¢: $10.00 cash, hear them play. ltasca Mer The Store e GICTOR Our Victor Combinations Victor prices and our easy terms of payment for same Our $12.10 Victor Combination. This combination consists oi Victor Junior Gramophone, Terms: $4.00 cash and $1.00 a week. ~Qur $17.20 Victor Combination. Terms; $5.00 cash and $4.00 a month, Rs Our $24.20 Victor Combination . Consists of Victor Machine Z—an_ excellent little ma- Terms: $5.00 cash, $5.00 a month or $1.00 week: Our $29.20 Victor Combination Terms: $5.00 cash, $5.00 month, or $1.00 week. Our $37.20 Victor Combination Consisting of Victor Machine No. 2 japanned horn with brass bell. A smooth. running, clear reproducing machine, with one dozen. 4 Terms: $6.00 cash, $6.00 month, or $1.25 week. Our $57.20 Victor Combination with one winding, with black japanned brass trimmed horn, or black japanned flower horn, and one dozen 10- We carry a full line of Victor Machines, Talking Machine Needles, all sizes Records, 7, 8, 10 or 12- inch. New records arriving daily. Come in and Grand Rapids - Minn. had been gathering figures of ex- Many Blocks of Cement Sidewalk! demana | pense of maintaining the plant ome which to fixa new and more satis-- factory rate. The , committee ap—- pointed for this purpose kept a record of all expenditures incurred® and all receipts during* the twelxe~ months of their term of office. The= members of this committee are now~ prepared to make a reasonably eor— rect estimate of a rate that wil) be~ necessary to maintain in order tco Make the plant self. supperting. _ They have also demonstrated tha®= the-water plant has never yet pai@? expenses. Itis doubtful if a water system ina town the sizeof Grand) Rapids can be made to support itse?® without charging exorbitant prices». for the service. There is a decided among a certain class o% light consumers for a_ reduction ime the price of electricity. Those whe» have expressed the greatest dissatis-- faction are patrons who use the- light all night, priacipally saleors men. ‘That the rate has been greates than many of them could afford there is no doubt. heir protests have been justified by the facts, Several plans have been suggested wheres a more satisfactory schedule might be adopted, but the council has nor yet been able to arrive at any defi. nite conclusion. It is evident that the present council desires to adjust ® the difflculy ina manner that wily give mcre general satisfactiom,. and# itisto be hoped that the mesers. - will succeed in their efforts Asiide from the regular routine of of business, in which reports of ¢om=— mittees and village officers) were read and acted upon, the allowance of bills granting licenses;. ete. , instructions to the village pound- masters to strictly enforce the reg- ulations relating to stock running as Calking Machines , large, the discussion. of sidewalks. and municipal plants took up the long hours of the session. It was finally ordered that side walks be putin as reported in the: otticial proceedings -published else= where in this issue of the Heraii— Review. Official notice to property owners effected by the resolutiowm will be publjshed in the: Werald- Review next week. ‘O. F. Doyle, the contractor: ob SE Cloud, who 18 putting in the- sewer extension of four blocks on. Seventh» street to the new. school» building. Pega wotk this week. He with alsox complete the sewer from. Lelanc® avenue on Fourth street. to: Sleeper avenve, thence north to the. corner of Fifth to “connect. with: the Pu blie library. ‘The work will-be:compl eted im four or five we: REPORTED KILLING; FROM UP COUNTRY nations as instances of and six 8-inch records. of Victor Junior machine and ucer—and one dozen 10-inch No. 1, fine oak machine with trimmed horn, and one dozen: cut shows it—solid: ne No.4, fine mahogany cased able, plays five 10-inch records $7.00 month, or $1.25 week x cantile Co, of Quality County Attorney Thwing wos motr ‘fied by wire yesterday that a man hvac een killed yesterday near Bass Lake on the Jesse Lake branch of the Ss TR. Re railway, northof Deer Rivex about thirty miles: No partieuwtars were conveyed'in the message recei¥— ed, except # request for the presence ot Ube sheriffy-coroner and county attorney. Attorney Thwing, D Sherif! Harry and Deputy Cor» Reuswig took the night train fomtbe scense of the reported trouble. ~ Later—Just as the Herald-Revieve goes to pr a jong d from Deer inf shooting done River, and his No details of the causes of the trouble can be learned, beyond the fact that the: shooting was intentional- REWARD OFFERED BY THE GOVERNOR: was Coehran of Deer tim was Allen White. Tony T. DeCoretos, who shot anc killed Samuel Ibsen» at’ Holman on May 5, isstill-atlarge,and) no of him has been found’ by SI Hoolihan, who has been most gent in his: efforts. to locate the jmurderer. County Attorney Thwing. who has been m St. Paul dunng . the- week, went betore Governor Johnsom and induced the executive to offer a reward of $250 for the arrest’ and conviction of DeCoretos. .¥t is thought that this reward will be the means of discovering the whereabouts: of the guilty man. Will Build New Residence: Cashier C.E, Aitkin of the Fire National bank, began the removal of his present residence building to the lots at the corner of Leland avenue and Seventh street this week. On the lots where the old building stood. he: will erecta new hometo be mucti larger and more modern than that occupied by the family at present. Plans have not yet been accepted but the new building will contain not less. than ten rooms and be two stories high. Mr. Aitkin has one of the most beautiful sites in Grand Rapids. on which to build, and when the home in contemplation 1s completed! it will add one more to the handsome: residences of this handsome city. trace