Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 23, 1907, Page 1

Vor, XV.—No, 22. HOMESTEADERS SEEK REDRESS » Many Cases Come Before General Land Office. ” THINK MINERAL CLAUSE UNJUST Commissioner Ballinger Will At- tempt to Have Congress Change Law In the Min- eral States of West. The Bemidji Pioneer says: Home- steaders who have been putting in two or three of the best years of their life improving their claims will be interested in. the announcement that Commissioner Vallinger of the general land office believes that home steaders in the mineral states of the west are getting the worst of it under the present laws and will urge congress next winter to change the laws. Under the present mineral law if a man takes a homestead for agricul- tural purposes and it developes before he secures his final patent, that the land is underlaid with mineral, he ime aa mers egies EN loses the improvements and all. : i Many such cases have come to the attention of the land office officials. One man took a humestead six years ago and improved it highly. He'put most of itin cultivation and spent over $5,000 in erecting buildings on it. He had one more year to live on it before he could get a patent under the homestead laws. Before the time came to receive a patent the government discovered that the farm was underlaid with coal and the man was deprived of his homestead with all of its improvements, which repre- sented his labor for nearly seven years. i homstead, AY POSTAL CARDS MAKE TROUBLE Many postoffices are being overrun with postcards placed in transparent envelopes with asmall opening in the envelope on the right hand corner, where the stamp is placed on the card enclosed. These transpar- ent envelopes are used for the pur- pose of protecting the cards. Many of them are forsale at the local stores. Postmasters have been notified that all postal cards mailed under cover of sealed envelopes, transparent or otherwise, are chargeable with postage at first class rates, two cents an ounce or fraction thereof. If the enclosed is in an unsealed envelope, they are subject to ‘postal rates ac- cording to the character of the mes-! sage, at the first class rate, if wholly or partlyin writing and todo the ‘third, one cent for two ounces or fraction thereof, if entirely in print and the envelope covering the same. Postage stamps affixed to such cards having an opening exposing stamp cannot be recognized in payment of postage thereon. The postmark must appear on the stamp and en- velope on the same surface. HOLIDAY ENTERTAINMENTS Are you going to give a party for your children, or for your friends of your own age during the coming Christmas “holiday? Do you want some ideas whicn no one has had a chance to try before? Get the De- cember number of the New Idea ’Woman’s Magazine and read ‘‘Mrs. Santa Claus at Home,” and ‘‘Christ- mas Frolics for the Youngster.” Send your friends one of the original invitations illustrated in an article on thf®subject and make the affair complete. We publish this month words* and music for a charming Christmas carol which the children can learn, a8 weil as four programs for amateur musical entertainments, “Good Housekeeping” is full of good recipes, not only for the dainty things such as Christmas cakes, sweetmeats and puddings, but the method of cooking steak and fish ona wooden plank—a method not known to many housewives—is also discussed. Mark- eting for small Families” will belp all those who have.to make the best of a smal] income. ERSTE AR ARR EA EE TE othing That Is Not Good. Everything That Is Gooa. Thanksgiving | Thanksgiving Groceries | Table Linens — At Special. | ff THEBIG THE and ‘ . DEPARTMENT. | ' GRAND RAPIDS STORE OF | : Prices STORE MINN. QUALITY | Chinaware Thanksgiving Cranberry Sale Our annual cranberry sale takes place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. the bargains that this store constantly gives we will sell the very best grade of fresh cranberries that you pay 15 cents for in ordinary stores at eight cents per quatt. opportunity to participate in this Thanksgiving distribution we will limit this sale to two quarts of cranberries to one cusiomer. We departments. 25th, 26th and 27th for per quart will also have many, other Thanksgiving Don’t forget your cranberries Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Nov. As an exemplification of In order to give all visitors an in other 8c bargains 66-inch all Linen Satin Dama wears well, worth $1.00. PTIGE, NEE VATE his. 4 5 oes er epee _ Thanksgiving Table Linen Table Damask fine in finish, 20 wear: Special Napkins <20 Damask Napkins, every thread pnre flax, well, assorted patterns, regular value, $.25 Special Thanksgiving sale price per dozen $1.75 72 inch Satin Damask, ve a damask made for wea Special Thank only pretty patterns; and service, ving price, per yard worth $1.50. to-date patterns. 20x20-inch Irish Linen Napking pure linen, up- Special Thankse: The best napkins in the market ; price per dozen, $2.50 wearing quality, good 70-inch bleached all Linen Table Damask, fine patterns, Special Thanksgiving price per yard...... 1.00 worth $1.25. 23-inch Irish Linen Damask Napkins, very beautiful patterns, fine in quality, Special Tnanksgiving p.ice per dozen .. worth $3.25. Why? Monarch Steel Range. Cook and bake your Thanksgiving dinner on a Monarch steel range and you will indeed be thankful we can refer you toa large number of satisfied customers who are using this famous range and they are indeed thankful. Because it is without a doubt the best malleable When a woman has had.a Monarch in her kitchen and found out its capabilities she pearance better than any other range on the market ; They bake better and more today.’ Prices range from $18. (2,126 3 TRA ae dere: $60.00 ' @ range in the market today. at once begins to praise it. . §f uniformly, burn less fuel and maintain their orriginal ap- ois R. Bell Pharmacist Drugs and Patent Medicines Druggist’s Sundries Medical Appliances Book, News and Cigar Stand Stationery Supplies Regular Hours Week days 7a. m. to 9:30 p. m. Sunday 9 a. m. to 6p. m. Telephone No. 10 Call No. 166 or 272 during” other hours ITASCA COUNTY ABSTRACT OFFICE ABSTRACTS, - REAL ESTATE, | FIRE INSURANCE. Conyeyances Drawn, * Taxes Paid for Non-Residents, KREMER & KING, Proprietors. GRAND RAPIDS, - :- MIDN Y~D>PD0 QSSSIPPDTT9N T3020 GOTO 2 eo MILLER’S Ice Cream Parlors ee For the Best Dish of Ice Cream to be had in the city. - For anything refreshing in the Soft Drinks line. For Fresh Fruits, Candies, Nuts, in bulk or box, Ki For Foreign and vomestic Cigars, Tobaccos, Etc. DOO OOOOOOO OOOO Bose fF daily at Millers Granp Rarips, Irasca County, MInn., SaturpDay, NOVEMBER .23, [907. [UNION THANKS. | of tire, famine or pestilence, and the | countless blessings that brighten the | the path of glory. Out of financial | storms resultant from the stress of | the approach of | j us liftour hearts commending our- GIVING SERVICES The time of year has come when in accordance with the wise custom of our forefathers, the president of our nation has set apart aspecial day of thanksgiving and prayers to Al- mighty God for the blessings we have received and of prayer that they may | be continued. The Presbyterian and Methodist churches have arranged to unite in a special service at the Methodist church at 10:30 on Thanks- | giving morning. _ Every one’ is cordi- ally invited to join in thisservice and the members of these congregations are urged to remember this hour and help to make it oneof great profit and blessing. The following is the order of Service to be used: Authem, ‘Magnify His name,’' —choir. Hymu, congregation. Prayer. Authem, ‘Sing unto the Lord” —choir. Scripture Reading. , Thanksgiving offering, Hymn, congregation. si Sermon, Rev. J. M. Davies. Solo, Miss Anna Whiting. Doxology and Benediction. GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION Upon a day set apart for that pur- pose in the closing of each year, it is the custow of the people of the na- tion and state to engage in a-special festival of praise and thanks to the Giver of all Good. Therefore, I, Sohn A. Johuson, governor of the state of Minnesota, do hereby desig- nate Thursday, the 28th day of No- vember as a day of thanksgiving, The year now drawing to aclose is replete with evidences of divine good- bess. The people of Minnesota have enjoyed material prosperity: farm, forest and mine have -yielded abund- Antly; there have been no visitations countless benefits showred upon us during the past twelve-month call for our fervent gratitude. The preva- lence of health, the fullness of the harvest, the stability of peace and order, the growth of fraternal feeling, the spread of education, and all the pathway of life’s wayfarer—all these are cause for rejoicing and praise. Above and beyond the material wealth that has come toour state, we should reflect with greateful hearts upon the moral uplift that is every where apparent. Inthe great civic awakening—in the regeneration of the public conscience, we have reason for belief that a better day is dawn- ing, that there will be less worship | of self, less love of power, less lust of gold, less weakening of faith, that the return to honesty and honor will lead easily and inevitably to the walk of virtue, the way of happiness, and an era of fraud and frenzy, will come the sun, rising from the darkness serene and smiling. marking the muddled pvols along the way. With that newer and better order, let us hupe and believe will comea more abiding faith in a institutions, liberty less tinged with license, in progress more glorious. And unto Him who holds in the hol- low of His hand the fate of nations, and yet marks the sparrow’s fall, let selves, our éhildren, owr country to His infinite mercy and care. WAITED FOR GIANT BUCK Nothing but their desire to observe the game laws to the letter prevented a hunting party, composed of Dr. W. H. Magie, C. S. Carpenter, E. H. Windom, W. E.* Morrow and Capt. Alexander MacDonald from® bringing back a whole trainload of deer, says the Duluth Herald. The members of this party spent h ten days at Dr. } Trout lake near Grand Rapids, and ‘|summer between Bovey and Grand The Duluth Evening Herald— | they brought back all “the game AR: tog on New., Magie’s cottage on | -congress Was act! Two Dollars a Year. allowed them under the state laws. The hunters, also bring back story of a big buck thatis a kind of ward boss in deer politics around Trout lake. He was sighted the first day the party was out, but was too far away for a shot, and the wembers of the party could see nothing but visions of this big buck during the remainder. of the trip. Nine deer were bagged, but the hunters saved tenth tag for the big back, fighting off with clubs other deer that attack- ed them during their stay in camp. Day after ‘day they tramred the woods looking for the big buck. Whether he had been brought up in some zoological garden or a game preserve like an Ernest Thompson Seton deer, or whether he was just naturally wise, he not known, but he seemed to have the happy faculty of making himself exceedingiy scarce, while the long distance rifles were in evidence. Finally on the last day of the ‘hunt, the members of the party despaired of landing the giant buck, and pick- ing off afat doe to complete their bag, they packed their belongings and came home. . A nature faker in the party wanted to add to the story that after the doe had been shot, the big buck walked boldly up to the camp and kicked over the camp stove, but the other mem- bers would not stay with him in such trifling with the truth. : Would Cost Minnesota $4,000,000. One result of the ownership of the railroads by the states and national goveroment as advocated by Mr. Bryan, would be their exemption from all taxation. Minnesota alone would lose from this source nearly $4,000,000 annually which would have to be added to the revenue tax levy and would increase the rate about four times. Moreover,this would be placing the taxon the people of Miunesota who now pay but asmall portion of it. For example,the railroads of St. Louis county pay a fourth of the gross earnings tax collected by the state. Of this about 90 per cent comes from the transportation of iron ore and is added to the priceof the ore. Minue- sota only pays as much of that tax as it uses of the iron produced. The same is true of that portion of the tax which comes from the carry- ing of grain and other farm produce, only, as the boy said. ‘‘more so,” large proportion of the farm produce consumed in the state never see a railroad. ‘To own the railroads,there fore a state would need both to as- sume anenormous debt and to los its much largest source of tax re- venue, assuming in consequence a tax now paid by consumers of com- modities outside its boundaries and much. of 1t by foreigners. This result would be the same whether the government, the state or both took the railroads and is feature of government ownership Jaborated upon recently by ex-Sena- tor Manderson of Mr. Bryan’s state of Nebraska. But more than this as the government cannot be used the the only recourse for damages in cases of accident would be by a special bill in congress. Who would wish to take the chances of a broken neck in a raiiroad wreck and leave his hgirs to starve while gas a court to fix the responsibility and measure of damage? The courts are slow enough but as compared to congress they are as winged.mercury. These are but two features of the practical difficulties of the operation of what as a theory has many attrac- tions. What men might like to do and what they profitably can do are yery different matters, especially so in public matters under a written constitution with specific prohibi- tions.—News Tribune. Judge Huson, of Grand Rapids, was a Bovey visitor Friday. He was accompanied by an old schoolmate of his, Geo. B. Drennan, president of a large automobile manufactnring. es- tablishment of the Buckeye state. The two men, tho past the prime of} w life, were in a youthful spirit, and were reminiscent of early days. Per- haps there is something in the Buck- eye state that keeps the Ohio boys always youthtul, and Mr. Huson and ir. Drennan exemplify the Ohio type. Incidentally, Mr. Drennan made arrangements to furnish our husthng liveryman, John Hurley, aj CH horseless carriage,to be used next r f aj THREE HUNDRED BABIES WANTED With the November issue The Delineatur started a Child-rescue Campagin, she bringing into the home that needs a child the. child that needs a home.. There are 2,000,— 000. homes in America that know not the,joys that children bring. There are 25,000 children in New York alone who know not what home means, We started this campaign with fear and doubt. To ask strangers to us to adopt these little ones equally strangers to us seemed daring indeed. And we could appeal to only a million homes, tbe million homes into which The ‘Delineatur goes—not one- twentieth of all the homes in this great country. Caution made us tell the stories of only two. We feared that even these might not be asked for. We doubted, and we areashamed Over two hundred eager hands have already been extended. Three hundred requests for these little ones —for any homeless little one—have already been received through the mails. Women have come for miles away into our building asking for these precious ones; men have journ— eyed a thousard miles to beg one for their homes. We told their story; we appealed 'to our worshiped Ameri— can womanhood, andit hastens to take these little ones into its heart. We continue this campagin for homes for other homeless waifs in the De- cember Delineator. We shall keep on with it. If one brief appeal to one- twentieth of the homes in America can bring this result, what of good may we not yet do? We are proud of the December Delineator. Itcontains many notable features. We are proud of our work for the year: proud that we stand acknowledged as the greatest fashion authority in the world; proud of the most famous people who have con- tributed to our pages. Butit is not in these that our greatest pride lies. The Child-Rescue Campaign, the homeless child, the childless home, the bringing of these little ones into the homes Where little ones are need- ed, this movement is of our prid@and of mur heart. And yoa—wil! you tnake it of yourheart? Will you give us such assistance as you can? ‘THE DELINEATOR, Butterick Building, New York. Village Council Proceedings — Official Publication. Grand A meeting of the y the council room, und Leroux, aud Recorder Yanee ed to roll eall. On motion, K. Leroux, was appointed as a to be Hone were read and o: “The workof O. F. n of plaeed on joyle under co » with 6 min nu T. Freder- Patterson, for ee R. e work of Kil % Lumber Wo. under con tract with the village for the constraction of cement walks. was, on motion male and or at tot 18 blo own of Grand Ra ayanle June 1, per 1636.56 payable Tou9 with 6 per cent $i June 1, 1910 with 6 per cent intere: The village treasure instructed to transfer enough from sin! and to sewer fund, to pay warrant for Nov. 1, 1907, payable to O. F. Doyle, ferred back to sinking fund as collections are able, A contract between the village and the G. N. Ry. Co. for lighting the depot was duly executed. Applications for liquor licenses were re- ceived from Cal Gilman and Quackenbush & Pearson, and time for hearing same set for December 12, 1907. The following bills allowed. MA ert Peek Co. 62600 lbs coal, ca 101 Were audited and No. Wm Hoolihan, fees Win Hollihan, boar: Itasca Paper Co. machi: cw Pores Neri: i W C Gilbert, cedar poles. W C Yancey, hall supplies, Thos Hennessey, 18 days on poli: King Lumber Co: lumber. Thos Benton 17 days.. E Leroux days on ‘stree H McKinnon, 12 d. Gildersleé L Carrier,carpenter work Nhe foliGaime! athounte wore allowed tor the construction of cane tters and corner walk same to be paid in three equal install- ments.oné each, on June 1, 198, June 1. 1909 and June 1, 1910, with interest at the rata of 6 Wisi cent per annum. Frank Tessier D:MGunn. Will Nisbett. Mrs 48 Bills of BE. A. Lefebvre apd Schoo! District No. 1 were laid on the tate, On motion the council adjourned. ¢ W.c. ean Recorder, a carried, act ee with the exception of that * k 1