Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 12, 1907, Page 2

Vo.. XV.—No, 16. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., SaturRDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1907. Two Dollars a Year. 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 the goods you see elsewhere Newest Coats and Dress Skirts tor 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. Tan loose Coats 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. The colors are Brown, Black, Blue, Red and Green. Pay any Price you wish They range from $6.50 to $45.00 T (TASCA MERCANTILE COMPANY Extends a cordial invitation to all their friends and patrons to attend our formal FALL OPENING WHICH OCCURS our Windows. You have seen other coat displays and openings. This will be the time for your most critical inspec- No matter whether you care to buy or not we want you to come and see. | | | tion. How different from’ | | pare the values offered 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- 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. EVERYTHING GOING UP when everybody was blami h cost of living to the trus' values of other Just the fluctuating capitalization or i nomic conditions, comes a ern exchange to tell us that “the reason is that the ¢ ity of igher, too,” that w are with the style of living that was accepted without question in for- | imes.” This source of enlight- enmeut informs us that people want ind will have better houses, better furniture, greater variety of food and better, more travel, better clothes. It is true, too, to a considerable ex: tent. Itis inevitable that in times of overfiowing prosperity the people will demand better living than they are willing to accept in hard times. They earn more money, and are able to afford a better living. But the fatal flaw in this theory as an explanation of the pinch of high prices is that it is not alone the ex pensive houses, clothing and food that have gone upin price. If the only reason for the high cost of living were the growth of extravagance, those who wished to settle down to, simple life and save money would | 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 have not in 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, every horizontal increase in prices that no widespread hunger for luxury can account for, This does not deny the existence of a demand for a higher quality of liy- ing. There is no vsein attempting to deny that, for it clearly exists. In the flush of prosperity people gener- ally run more to luxuries than they do under the pinch of depression. ‘There are many families who find it hard to make both ends meet that could cut off some of their luxuries and create a surplus instead of a deticit. 3ut in the house of the bumble Where the craving for ‘‘style”’ and luxury does not exist, the squeeze of high prices is felt in the cost of article of food, clothing and shelter.—International Falls Press. NORTHOME’S ‘AGRICULTURISTS. 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 such a creditable exhibit in Northome fast fall when the delegatioa of business men of Duluth and the Twin Cities weré investigat- ing the resources of Northert: 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 anotner. 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 vers. | obtainable was bought by the as tion and distributed among the farm- All kinds of vegetables of com- merical value were exhibited. Pota- | toes made the best showing. The | potatoes that made the best showing -Iron News. HOME T TEAM TO PLAY BEMIDJI at the state fair. Our High School boys will try for the championship of the Northwest. in football, today against the High | School boy at Bemidji. This is the latter’s second game of the season | The Bemidji Pioneer has this to si of their home team. “The boys have been hard and will in all probability bein excellent shape. Grand Rapids defeated Bemidji to the tune of 12 to 0, last year but the local boys expect to turn the tables this year. 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 boys will play Crookston and if they de- feat the ‘Rapids’ and Crookston, they have an excellent chance to wio the championship of northern Minne- sota. Everybody should buy tickets 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 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 thotight to were pronounced by one of the jud- | l ges to be as good as any exhibited at | practicing | be ready for operation says the Brain- j erd Dispatch. The Columbia Creo- | soting Company, which erected the INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE FYPNcliDe 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 failroad 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 three‘crews working by the day while a number of men are working by the piece. The company pays $1.75 per hundred | for unloading birch ties and two men} togethe® unloaded 800 one | working day recently. It is hard work. but! certainly pays ‘well. The men en-| gaged in unloading. wear heavy pads, | usually horse cdllar sweat pads, | doubled, ou their shoulders to pro- tect them. A Clear Claim. An official of ibe. pension office at | Washington offers the following excerpt from an especially amusing letter received from a claimant for pension: “The way I got my war ingery was a-ketchin of a hog. The bog 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, OPENING OF LEGTURE COURSE First Entertainment to Open With Chicago Glee Club NEXT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH 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 funder the auspices of the public |schools will. be given in the high {school auditorium and will be pre- jsented vy the Chicago Glee Club. This organization will certainly please the people of Grand Rapids as itis the best glee club obtainable. 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, the Lyceum Course this year is of the highest order obtainable, and the greatest care bas been observed in the selection of the program for the winter entertainments. Course tickets for five entertainments are now on saleand can be had at the Itasea Mercantile’s store or from Mr. CORO 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 beeu 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 year the blind are becoming self supporting. Educa- tors haye proved that they may read and write 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, messaging and piano-tuning are among the occupa- tious in which the sightless may ex- cel, and every opportunity for their pleasure and development is now given them. The photographs, which accompany the article are unusually — 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 of Grand Rapids, terms easy. Enquire WiLL NisBerr. For SALE—A slightly used kitchen range good as new $25. 30-30 Win- chester rifle, full set, Lyman sights, good condition $10. Mrs. JNo WASSON, or Witt Nisserr. VALUE IS THE KEYNOTE OF THIS STORE’S SUCCESS Have You Secured Your Winter Coat Yet? a reason for this. Look our coats over and you will see it. Our sales in this department have been the largest in our history. There is Many lines are broken in sizes but we will order : a coat f. _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 Ladies 50 inch furlined Coat, blended water mink collar; blended and natural water mink lining. Best $60.00 quality black ker- sey Shell. oC 3s. 2 plush. lined Coat, 50 large fur collar, shell. Makesa $25.00 ong black kersey very warm and stylish coat....... NEW SKIRTS We guarantee fit and satisfaction. fitted and draped on models; that’s why they fit and hang perfect. Try us on a special order. Skirt of Panama in all colors, and a perfect tailored skirt..... Panama Skirt, 15 gored straps more to purchase now. “Seilprin Garment” Children’s Coats Here you money. is where we can save Children’s cloth Coats from i802: $2.50 to $12.00 Bear: skin and velvet Coats from . Ae tapes Pea Rab 8 $3.50 up Bearskin collar and muff sets in all colors to match Coates? Sr $1.25, $1.50 Bearskin Hoods, etc. All our skirts are The cheap factory skirt is cut from a pattern. 9 times out of 19 it will not fit you. Prices are from $5.00 to $20.00 pleated very full | Panama Skirt, pleated solid, 2 in. pleats, 4-2 in. $10.00 bands around bottom. 7 yds. of sweep in gre ae E ans ie z TUTE ss ea ts teense Os deeeeeeeeeesss $16.50 . Values in black and colors. Can get them made of same material up in any stvle we show in the Panamas Becket lest $12.00 ! from ...-............. cece oe $15.00 up around bottom. strictly tailored New Waists at AttractivePrices The RUSH WAIST just received in Flannels, Fancys, Mohairs, Poplins, Nun Veiling, Taffetas, etc. 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 They are displayed now in the store for your inspection. Remember “‘The early bird catches the worm.” Henry Hughes & Co. THE POPULAR STORE IDS, See GRAND RAP -MINNESOTA HCCeAPrAIF ARAAF