Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 12, 1907, Page 1

Gran VoL. XV.—No. 16, 2 { Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaturRDAY, OcTOBER 12, 1907. Two Dollars a Year. ITASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY Extends a cordial invitation to all their friends and patrons to attend our formal FALL OPENING Mouday, Tuesday and Wednesday October Fourteenth, Fitteenth and Sixteenth. You'll catch the beauty of this opening display of Fall styles the moment you enter The wearable and new Fall Merchandise this season are real fascinating. There is so much to see, so much real elegance, refinement and beauty. Some of the How truly artistic. our store. | styles are now displayed in WHICH OCCURS our Windows. the goods you see elsewhere. Newest Coats and Dress Skirts lor Fall Our opening will present to you a greater and more complete display of all the new models than has ever been displayed before you in Grand Rapids. 50 and 52 inches long are particularly strong in Broadcloths and Kerseys, while we have the shorter fitted and semi-fitted styles and Blouse Coats in Velours. colors are Brown, Black, Blue, Red and Green. Pay any Price you wish They range from $6.50 to $45.00 How different from Tan loose Coats The This will be the time for your most critical inspec- You have seen other coat displays and openings. No matter whether you care to buy or not tion. | we want you to come and see. e We set this date to get you acquaint- ed with our store and to show you our buying power, the quality of goods we sell and to have you com- pare the values offered for the prices we ask. Our prices and goods must be right when so many people come back to the Itasca after making comparisons in other stores. To make our opening pay you; and more than an ordinary shopping day, we have gath- ered from different departments some of the greatest bargains you have ever had an opportu- nity to enjoy at our sale. = a L. EVERYTHING GOING UP st when everybody was blami f living to the trus values of or other} fluctuat apita i conditi comes a us that the quality of ligher, too,” that “few are with t sdb tl living that 1 without question in for This informs us that people want have better houses, better} eater variety of food and er, more travel, better clothes. It is true, too, to a considerable ex: | nor to tell “the pa stern exchange reason i | source of enlight-|} enmeut ind will furnit jand j of high prices horizontal increase in prices that no widespread hunger for luxury can account for, This does not deny the e to deny that, for it clearly exists. the flush of prosperit ally run more to luxuries than do under the pinch of depres they sion. | obtainable was bought by the associa- a demand for a higher quality of liyv- {toes made the best showing. ig. There is no vse in attempting | potatoes that made the best showing | In} were pronounced by one of the juds | people gener-! j #es to be as good as any tion and distributed among the farm- } All kinds of vegetables of com- ers. istence of | merical value were exhibited. Pota- The | ibited at | at the state fair.—Iron ‘There are many families who find it HOME TEAM To hard to make both ends meet. that} could cut off some of their luxuries | create a surplus instead of a} deficit. 3ut in the house of the humble where the craving for ‘‘style” and luxury does not exist, the squeeze is felt in the every article of food, ‘| shelter.—International Falls Press. cost of clothing andj; jin football, PLAY BEMIDJI, Our High School boys will try for the championship of the Northwest. today against the High | School boys at Bemidji. This is the latter’s second game of the season. | The Bemidji Pioneer has this to say practicing be ip tent. Itis inevitable that in times | of their home team. { overfiowing prosperity the vecvie| NORTHOME’ Ss | “The boys have been will demand better living than they hard and will in all probability are willing to accept in hard times. AGRICULTURISTS. excellent shape. They earn more money, and are able to afford a better living. but the fatal flaw in this theory as ap explanation of the pinch of high s that it is not alone the exe ve houses, clothing and food have gone upin price. If the that only reason for the high cost of living the growth of extravagance, those who wished to settle down to, simple life and save money would) were have no difficulty in doing. Indeed, | the poorer houses, plainer cloths and simpler articles of diet should be cheaper than before by reason of the general demard for high priced accomodations. But they are not cheaper. They have gone up in price along with the fancy things. Indeed, it is a question whether they bave notin proportion, increased at a greater rate than expensive things. If our adviser is correct in attempt- ing to blame the high cost of living upon the growth of extravagance, it should still be possible torent hum- bler homes, to buy plainer clothing and to furnish the tables with simp- ler food at the prices that prevailed before the era or high cost of living. But it isn’t possible not ina single item. The cheap things have risen in price along with the dear things, proving the existence ofa general, While every town may not be situ- ated so as to enable it to hold county fairs, every town may undertake and be successful at promoting 1mprov- mentin the science of agriculture, and that is what Northome is doing. Northome annually holds meetings of her farmers, and this week, not- withstanding a county fair was on at Bemidji, that town called together |! its tillers of the soil, and the result \is bound to be beneticial to all of them. Dispatches of the affair say today: The second annual fair of the Northern Farmers’ association was held at Northome Tuesday. It was the Northern Farmers association that put up sucha creditable exhibit in Northome fast fall when the delegatioa of business men of Duluth and the Twin Cities weré investigat- ing the resources of Norther: Minne- sota. The good work was continued this year with excellent results, not only in producing farm products of higher quality, but in bringing the farmers into co-operation with one another. The association held meetings during the year, with a view of organizing their effort toward a right system of farming. The best quality of seed Grand Rapids defeated Bemidji to the tune of 12 to 0, last year but the local boys expect to turn the tables this : Hi There are several new players in the local team, among whom is! “Bunk” Spider, who is being tried at end. Homdrom is being putin at) tackle, ‘out this is just temporary | and the lot will be about the same | as the Cass Lake yame. | A week from Saturday, the bee | i will play Crookston and if they de- | feat the “Rapids” and Crookston, | they have an excellent chance to win | the championship of northern Minne- sota. Everybody should buy teksts | to these games, as the prices are | reasonable and the expense of getting | visiting teams here is large.” Tie Preserving Plant. ( ’ The plant which’ the the Northern Pa- cific railroad company is installing | at Brainerd for the preserving of | railroad ties is about Teady to start, | in fact could be started at any time, | although there are some finishing | touches to be put onas is always the | case after a big plantis thodght to be ready for operation says the Brain- erd Dispatch. The Columbia Creo- | soting Company, which erected the plant isto furnish aman to run it for six days before it isaccepted and paid for by the railroad company, and his arrival and that of the railroad company’s electrician, who will have charge of the electric railroad at the Plant, are awaited. When they ar- riye it is probable that the plant will be started at once. There is now a large number of ties on hand tobe treated. There are said to be over 140,000 peeled and piled west of the plant and there are a large number, probably 50,000 un- loaded west of the plant awaiting peeling and ayard nearly as large east uf the plant is well filled. The Work of unloading ties is going on all the time. There are two or Pec s| working by the day whilea nuruber | of men are working by the piece. The company pay 75 per hundred for unloading birch ties and two men working togethel day recently. It is hard work, certainly p well. gaged in unloading. wear heavy pads, usually horse cOdllar sweat pads, doubled, ou their shoulders to pro- tect them. A Clear Claim. An official of the: pension office at Washington offers the following | excerpt trom an especially amusing] jt js the best glee club obtainable. ;accompany the article are unusually : letter received from aclaimant for pension: “The way I got my war ingery was| a-ketchin of a hog. The hog were a sow and our Captain wanted her for forage. He waschasin the sow and she crawled threwa hoalin a rale fense—it were a big hoal andI thot I were about the size of the hog and tried to craw) threw, but I stuck and trying to wigle out I throde the rales off and one hit me on my hed and necked my sensless. I do not think the sow had nothing to do with my line of duty for I did not ketch the hog. Wich she never were caught.” —Lippincott’s Magazine, i unloaded 800 one} but} The men en-} OPENING OF LEGTURE COURSE First ei as to Open With Chicago Glee Club NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 9TH |High School Auditorium Will Be | Scene of Splendid Events Given This Winter in the Ly- ceum Course On Saturday evening of next week the first number of the lecture course lunder the auspices of the public |schools will be given in the high }schoo] auditorium and will be pre- |sented by the Chicago Glee Club. | This organization will certainly please the people of Grand Rapids as The program of Saturday night will {contain the best selections from all classes of music. In the humerous selections the club not only excells in the singing but is very cleverin the acting required. The members of the club are not only singers, but actors of a high order.’ As stated in a former issue of this paper, Lyceum Course this year is of the highest order obtainable, and the greatest care bas been observed in yare becoming self supporting. Reusswig and Mr. Freeman. The price of the season ticket is two dollars for adults and one dollar for school children. Let the Grand Rapids people show their apprecia- tion of this effort to furnish the best entertainments that have ever been given in the city. HELPING THE ~ , BLIND TO SEE A writer in the New Idea Woman’s Magazine for November gives an account of the great progress which has beevu made recently in the work which is being done for the blind. In the past the blind have been con- sidered merely the objects of pity. Now this attitude has changed. More and more every vear the blind Educa- tors haye proved t they may read and weite and enjoy all the intellec. tual pursuits that are hereby opened up, and still more recently have the economic pursuits, one after another, opened their doors to the blind. |Sewing, typewriting, me! zing piano-tuning are among the occupz tions in which the sightless may cel, and every opportunity for their pleasure and development is now given them. The photographs, which interesting, showing as they do, the blind children and grown people at work and at play. FOR SALE OR RENT The Wasson Ranch 16 miles north the | of Grand Rapids, terms easy. Enquire Witt NisBerr. For SALE—A slightly used kitchen the selection of the program for the|range good as new $25. 30-30 Win- winter entertainments. Course | chester rifle, full set, Lyman sights, tickets for five entertainments are| good condition $10. now on saleand can be had at the Itasga Mercantile’s store or from Mr. Mrs. JNO WASSON, or Witt Nisserr. VALUE IS THE KEYNOTE OF THIS STOR Have You Secured Your Winter Coat Yet? Our sales in this department have been the largest in our history. There is oe a a a a a dD ADA AAD A AAA AAA AAA ADAMANT E'S SUCCESS | a reason for this. Look our coats over and you will see it. ‘Many lines are broken in sizes but we will order a coat for you if we haven't your size in stock. We purchased our coats at a tlme when the tailors were unemployed and willing to work cheap. _ _The same coats | would cost us from $3 to $5 Ladies’ Coats vadies 50 inch furlined Coat blended water mink c blended and natural mink lining. Best quality black ker- $60. 00 sey shell..... water Ladies’ plush. lined Coat, 50 inches long, large fur collar, black shell. Makes a very warm and stylish coat....... $25.00 NE Try us on a special order. Skirt of Panama in all colors, and a perfect tailored skirt..... Panama Skirt, 15 gored straps around bottom. strictly tailored The RUSH WAIST just received They are displayed now in the st | a TLE LTT EE ATE TE ER SII Oe OI. . fitted and draped on models; that’s why they fit and hang perfect. The cheap factory skirt is cut from a pattern. 9 times out of 19 it will not fit you. pA Prices are from $5.00 to $20.00 pleated very full | Panama Skirt, pleated solid, 2 in. pleats, 4-2 in. P i ’ $10.00 Lesiniee around bottom. 7 yds. of sweep 6 eric 725031) Lael ae! Clee da dg saan ois oie 0e os SR Values in black and colors. Can get them made of same material | up in any stvle we show in the Panamas Bah ne APE BIZ OO. | frat nooo oie ind occa noes vicine! oes SLO Up New Waists at AttractivePrices All new styles and patterns specially priced for quick selling at $1.00, $1.25, $1.68, $1.79, $2.25, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50, $5.00, $6.50 Henry Hughes & ry GRAND. RAPIDS, : t Children’s Coats > is where we can save a | | Coats $3.50 up Bearskin collar and muff sets in all colors to match Bearskin and velvet from - $1.25, $1.50 | Bearskin Hoods, ete. coz Here u@ money Children’s cloth Coats Besse $2.50 to $12.00 “Geilprin Garment” [ipyee W SKIRTS We guarantee fit and satisfaction. All our skirts are : ° ° : é ° e : : : in Flannels, Fancys, Mohairs, Poplins, Nun Veiling, Taffetas, etc. ore for your inspection. Remember “‘The early bird catches the worm.’ THE POPULAR STORE rt = - we -oemne eee Umm ce