Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 21, 1907, Page 1

. —_ os a — Granpv Rapips, Irasca CounTY; MINN., SaTURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1907. Two Dollars a Year. IF Il’S FASHION IT’S HERE ITASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY THE STORE OF QUALITY Grand Rapids, _ - Minnesota MAKE US PROVE IT! That’s what one lady did last week. She said she had been reading different adver- tisements about the big stocks of Fall goods, and that’s why she came’ in—to see if we had the goods. After making her purchases she said that our showing was far ahead of any that she had seen elsewhere, “and your prices are certainly very reason- 10-4 white or grey blankets, fleeced cotton, with able, and the quality is fine.” our statemsnts. A visit in our store will convince you. That’s what we like to have you do. Make us prove FIRST BLANKET SALE People who know and appreciate good blankets will welcome the special prices on these new and fresh Blankets. wool. and the prices we quote this week will save you 50c to $1.00 a pair. blankets now. These makes include the softest, fleeciest and fluffiest yoo] blankets made, from fine selected Our advice is to buy your Fine Cotton Blankets 11-4 large size white or grey cotton Blankets, good heavy fleece, colored borders, good for cotton sheets. Advance sale price, a pair........98¢ very pretty colored borders. Advance sale price. a pair.........6.6..000e 59c 12-4 heavy grey or tan Blankets, very warm, made from a selected cotton. Advance sale price, a pair .........-....- $1. 10-4 tan or gray cotton blankets, good weight soft finish, red or blue borders. Advance sale price, a pair............+s0eee 75¢ Pretty, Soft Wool Blankets In this assortment you have a beautiful line to'’select from. Every blanket a value of merit at its regu- lar price. You save from 50c to $1.00 on every pair this week’s sale. 11-4 grey, all wool—good heavy wool fleece—made forest and service, blue and pink borders. Regular price $6.00. 11-4 all wool Blankets, white, with blue and pink borders, soft selected wool—good wearing blankets. . Advance sale price, a pair.............-- $5.48 Advance sale price, a pair............+M.. screen se ceees All wool white and gray blankets, very soft in finish, good weight, made from selected wool, blue and pink borders. Advance sale price, a pair .............. $6.75 New Tailored Skirts Over 150 to select from. Never in the history of Itasca’s skirt department has the Fall showing been so elaborate, so strikingly modist, so artful in style, workmanship and tone best. Our skirts are made by the greatest ladies’ tailors of the country. Let us suggest to you that if you are in need of a skirt your selection should be made at once. These skirts are being snapped up every day. The price is doing it. Beautiful New Furs A complete display of the choicest pelts of the Forest and Sea Special low prices will be made during this month, and you will also get first pick from a handsome collection of new and carefully selected Furs. Stylish Fall Coats Another shipment received this week. Among them are the swell plush lineu garments with fur collars. They are lighter in weight, warm and serviceable, and just half the price. Made from fine black broadcloth. These coats are made to take the place of a fur-lined coat. People are already making selections, and if you wish a swell coat you should see these garments. Cloth Coats from.. ---- $6.50 to $39.50 | WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO EXPLAIN Why there is so much difference in the heating capacity of Hard Coal Base Heating Stoves, having same size of Fire Pot. Primarily it is in the Flue Construc- tion. Take for instance the RADIANT ESTATE BASE HEATER Which has an exceptionally large base, gives ample room for perfect flues, hold more than the ordinary amount of Hot Air, which naturally increases the radiation. Add to this the extra long “traveling capacity” of the hot ‘air and you will readily understand why Radiant Estate Stoves give out so much heat with so little fuel: Why Plush lined Coat s.......... $35.00 to $45.00 DEATH OF GRANT RICHARDS After suffering for many months and making a heroic battle ayainst death, Grant Richards died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Clara Grove. Thursday morning. He was suffering from Cirrhosis of the liverand for some time has been under the care of Dr. Gendron, who on Wednesday called Dr. Murphy, of Mianeapolis, for consultation, but it was found that nothing cuuld be done to relieve him. Death came to relieve the sufferer at 8:00 o’clock on Thursday morning. ai Mr. Richards was a resident of Grand Rapids for about eight years. He was a Pharmacist by profession and was employed for a number of years at the drug store of R. R. Bell. For the past year he has been manag- ing a drug store at Bovey. He was ever of a happy and genial disposi- tien and an all-around good fellow among his fellow men. His passing tothe great beyond is mourned by a host of friends whose deepest sym- pathy goes out to the grief stricken relatives. , The deceased was 36 years of age. He was a Masun-and the funeral will probably be conducted under the auspices of that order: The remains were shipped to Port Byron, Ill.. his old home, for interment. His brother, who was here, and Mrs. Clara Grove accompained the remains to theirlast resting place. HE LYCEUM COURSE 2 Under the Auspices of the Grand Rapids Public Schools CHICAGO GLEE CLUB OCTOBER 19 Entertainments Should be Well Attended and Every Effort Madeto Make this year’s Course the Best. It is with pleasure we announce the comingLyceum Course tobe given under the auspices of the Grand Rapids public schools and flaancially backed by some of our citizens. The attractions will be the best obtain- able, no better are on the road, and a large guarantee was necessary to secure them. It might be well to say that this 1s the most expensive lec- ture course ever given in Grand Rap- pids and should receive the loyal Support of our citizens. This is an experiment with the public schools and attempted for the purpose of giv- ing Grand Rapids the best lecture }} Course ever promvuted before. Should it fail to receive the proper financial support, no further effort will be tnade by the school to secure a course of entertainments. P The opening number will be Oct. 19th when the Chicago Glee Club will be here. This organization stands among the best male quartets in the country and bas sung in all the large jcities of the United States. When- ever these people have appeared their singing and playing has received the highest commerdation of critic and press. On November 4th, Laurant the magician and a talented company appears. Mr. Laurant has appeared before and delighted the most cul- tured audiences in the country. Grand Rapids bas seen some clever magicians but none to compare with Laurant. The Ertz-Bowden produc- won of the legend of Hiawatha wil! be presented on December 10th. This is one of the most pleasing and beautiful entertaisments on the road and will please old and young. The Dixie Jubilec singers will return for their second entertainment in the Rapids on January 14th. These people need no comment as the people well know what excellent entertainments they have given io the past, and can attend the coming entertainment with confidence in it being must satisfactory. The last number to be given isa lecture by Robert Parker Miles.. No one who heard his commencement address of two years ago will ever forget ‘“Tal- low Dips,” and the dramatic manner in which he presented his characters. Grand Rapids will be glad to welcome him back this year. Mr. Freeman assures us that every number in the course is ‘the best and can be depended upon as being tirst class in every respect. No male quartet io lyceum work excells the “Chicago,” no band more cunning than ‘‘Laurantes.” no Jubilee Singers more pleasing than the Ferguson’s, and no more delightful speaker than Robert Parker Miles are to be found on any lyceum program. The Hiawatha entertainment is unique in itself and has no comparisions. Season tickets to these five enter- tainments will be sold at $2.00 each for adults; children’s season tickets, $1.00. At these prices it will be necessary to sell 150 adult and 100 children’s tickets in order to make expenses. It is hoped that the cit- izens will give these entertainments their cordial support. Tickets can be had atthe furniture store from Mr. Reusswig, GIVE OWNERS FULL HEARING The state board of equalization is “from Missouri” onthe subject of iron property valuations, and wants to be shown just why the tax commis- sion fixed the valuesit has in each case in its schedule relative to northern Minnesota iron mines. The subject of the iron properties was informally discussed by the board Thursday, and Andrew French seem- de to express the general opinion of the board when he said that body should be at once furnished with allinformation relatiye to the iron mines that the tax commission had. He did not thirk tae board should simply have the tax commission’s final fladings, aad nothing more to work upon when the subject came up for final disposition, than the argu- ments of two ur three attorneys. Mr. French offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: “Resolved, that the secretary of this board be requested to secure from the honorable state tax commis- sion their findings in the matter of the re-assessment of the iron ore properties. especially a copy of the evidence taken at the recent hearing bad before the said commission, said information to be supplied, if practi- cable, by Wednesday next.” This resolution means that the owners of the iron properties of the state will be granted just as fulla hearing before the state board of equalization as they received before the tax commission, and that the state board is willing to go into the subject, just as fully as though it had vot already been threshad out for the state by the tax commission. Just when the iron mine owners will be granted their hearing is problema- tical, but it will probably be ten days or two weeks distant at the least. On motion of C. E. Vasaly of Little Falls, two resolutions were passed by the board today, drawn by him and directed at the attorney general. They are both self-explanatory, as follows: ‘Resolved, by the state board of equalization, that the attorney gen- eral be requested to furnish this board by Sept. 24, if practicable, a statement of all litigation now pend- ing in the courts of this state, arising out of any action taken by this board in the past three years; also of any litigation arising out of any action taken by this board which has been settled or discontinued since the last meeting of this board.” The second resolution demands an explanation of why the assessments against Associated Press franchises have been stricken from the books, as follows: ‘Resolved, by the sgate board of equalization, that the attorney gen- eral be requested to give this board as briefly as way be, a statement of the reasons for advising the Cancellation® of the assessments placed by this board upon the Associated Press fran- chises owned by newspapers in Min- neapolis, St. Paul and Duluth.”— Duluth News Tribune. Catholic Fair a Success. The Fair, given under the auspices of the St. Joseph’s Catholic church, in the yillage hall, for the past three days has been one of the most success- ful in the history of this church, The hall has been filled to its capacity. Thursday evening the City Band rendered a most delightful program. The exhibition of fancy and useful articles was"one of the best ever made and was fully appreciated. The sales being heavy. ‘ Tonight will see the close of this fairand a much larger crowd is ex+ pected to participate in the enjoy- ments. APPRAISERS ARE ASKED FOR Representing the United States of America, Charles C. Houpt, district attorney, today filed two more peti- tions asking for a board of appraisers to determine the value of certain lands in Itasca and Cass counties needed by the government for over- flow lands. In oné petition the lands referred to are in Itasca county, near and partly surrounding the government. reservioirs of Leech lake and Poke- gama. The names of over a hundred owners of the lands are given and there are several hundred acres of land invelved. There have been nearly half a dozen of these petitions previously filed by the district attorney for lands around the other reserves on the upper Mississippi including Sandy Lake and Pine River basins, besides those mentioned in the petitions filed today. The goyernment will spend alto- gether about $75,000 on the improve- ments to be madein the reservior system.—Duluth Herald. ST. ‘SCHOLASTICA’S MUSIC STUDIO Lessons in Vocal music Piano, Organ, Violin, Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo. For particulars enquire at St; Benedict’s Hospital, THE POOR FARM Assistant “Attorney General Holds Word “Building” In Law GEORGE AL SINPSON'S OPIN Interpretation of Statntes Will Permit Appraisment of Ground on Which County Insti- tution is Located. The department of the attorney general late Tuesday made public an opinion by George T. Simpson, first assistant, holding that in spite of the lack of the words ‘‘real estate,” in the law authorizing appraisement of county property, the word ‘“‘buildings’”” practically includes real estate op which the buildings. are located. This permits of appraisement of the Itasea county poor farm, which is supposed to contain valuable iron ore deposits. The opinion is given to Einar Hoidale, chairman of the com- mission appointed by the government. andis self explanatory as follows, that: “To Einar Hoidale, Esq., chairman, Miuneapolis: “The commission, consisting of yourself, Hon. Thomas Downs and M_ S. Tift, Esq., appointed by the goy~ ernment to enquire into the valua~ tion of properties belonging to Itasca county in connection with the divi- sion of said county whereby Kooch— iching county was formed, inquire as to the proper construction, in the opinion of this office, to be given sec= tion 593, Revised Laws of Minnesota for 1905. The same provides as follows: “All territory so transfered shall continue liable for its proportion of of the excess, if any, of the indebted ness of the original county above the- yalue of its county buildings, and of the balance of funds in its treasury. “The question being, whether the term ‘buildings,’ as used herein, in= cludes furniture, fixtures and equip- mentof such county buildings and the land upon which buildings stand; and whether it should be construed to include lands owned by the coun-- ty and used for county purposes, upon which, at the time of the separation no~county buildings had been erected. “In reply thereto, I beg to suggest that the statute is a remedial one and therefore is to be given a construc~ tion calculated tu carry out the pur— poses of the enactment, and one as broad@d-as the language of the act will consistently permit. This section is also section 643 Genera] Statues, 1849, which in turn was taken from the original act known as chapter 143 of the Gereral Laws of Minnesota for the year 1893, “Section 14 of that act, so far as | hereinmaterial, provides that: ‘When there is any bonded or other floating county indebtedness out- standing against any county out of which any such new county has been wholly or in part created, the same shall be paid by such vld and new counties in proportion to their respective valuations provided that in case any such county out of which any new county has been wholly or in part formed created possesses county buildings erected by the county, the same shall be appraised and the pre- sent value thereof tothe county ip which such buildings are situated, shall be ascertained as hereinafter. provided.’ “It seems quite clear from the fore: going that it was the intention of the legislature in enacting such law to have regard only to the buildings which had been ‘erected’ and which were to remain with and to be used by the present county, that it was competent for the legislature so to do, there can be no doubt. But the term ‘buildings’ has often been held to in- clude the land upon which the same stands and I am of the opinion that under the rule of libera) construction above noted, this could be the con- struction given to the statute now under consideration. furthurmore, that the term ‘buildings’ as used ip this statute, does not include mere furniture but includes such fixtures as are attached to and are apart of such county buildings, and does not include Jand which at the time of the separation no county buildings ha@ been erected. (Signed), “GEORGE SIMPSON; “Assistant Attorney General.”