Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 22, 1908, Page 5

OT di Published Every Saturday. - By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YBAR IN ADVANCE @ntered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota. as Second-Class Matter, - THE HERALD-REVIEW IS THE Official Paper of Itasca County. ‘ficial Paper of Village of Grand Rapids. Official Paper of Village of Cohasset. Official Paper of Village of Keewatin. Official Paper of Village of Nashwauk. Official Paper of U.S. Dis- trict Court in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Designated by State and National Officials as the Of- ficial Paper for the publica- tion of all legal notices to be made through their re- spective offices in Itasca Co. Recognized by Everybody as the Leading Weekly Newspaper of Northeastern Minnesota. —_—— Tue Independent had something to say about the Herald-Review and its editor in this week’s issue. but we must confess our inability to ‘catch on.” An attempt to read it produces a sensation similar to that experienced by falling down cellar blindfolded. There 1s something mentioned about being drunk two-thirds of the time, and leaving debts for friends to pay, ‘“backlegs,” “propensities,” “black- mail” and jack rabbits. While it can only be described as an unintilligible conglomerate of type “marvelously heaped together,” it must pertain to this brainery, as “Herald-Review” and “Brother Kiley” can be deciphered in places, to convey money or other obligations the a single instance thereot. not he will stand branded the that he 1s. HANNAFORD, editor of the Virginia Enterprise, took the words out of our mouth when he typed the following: If, however, it was intended the impression that any ever contracted by the publisher of the Herald-Review were discharged by either friend or foe, we challenge Independent publisher to name If he does for cowardly har and dirty slanderer - | office is a public thief; that private| hata vast morals are filled with deadly microbes and need sterilizing; that business is at a standstill with no possible chance. of reviving, that even the church should be investigated, in- dicted and found guilty—in short he would sound the death knell of ac- tivity, of growth, of progress. He is the antithisis of all that is uplifing and ennobling, is this Mr. Pessimist. There is no room for him ina com- munity like Grand Rapids and the sooner he is given a limited time in which to get out of town the better. | —_.—_—_ : For the benefit of the ignoramus who murdefs the English language through the columns of the Inde- ition of the words “real” and ‘“‘man,” sand then, perhaps, he will be able to grammatically associate the two, Webster detines the word “real” thus: “Actually being or existing; true,gen- uine, not artificial, not affected, not assumed,” etc. The word ‘tman” is elucidated by Webster as follows: “An individual of the human race; a human being; a person; especially an adult male person, as distinguished from a woman ora boy,” etc. Now, you ignorant imbecile, go back to Jingo George and ask him to try again, eee eS ON THE dead square, what busi- ness man in Grand Rapids would ap- ply to Timid Tony for advise as to how this county should be divided into commissioner districts? Echo answers, ‘“What!’? Where is the busi- ness man in this community who would appeal to him for advise or in- formation on any subjecu? Echo answers, “Where!” Think of the gall of that rat—presuming to discuss public questions and attempting to dictate the actions of public men! It’s euough to draw hiliarity from an Egyptian mummy. — Tue state board of control will bave to go into court to establish the va- lidity of the law taxing all liquor license receipts 2 per cent for the cre- ation of a state hospital farm for ine- briates. -The village of Morris has refused to pay its proportion on an opinion by the city attorney that the lawis invalid, because 1t imposes a “The postal department is taking a i 3 tax on public fuads. The board will motherly interest in the conduct of — ascertain how much is due from Mor- the country press of late, one of the 2 i A ris and will then cal] on the attorney new rulings compelling the paper man to be a good sub: newspaper tisements matter. The Enterprise has refused columns of profered advertising for the big city department stores, for the patent medicine fakirs, for the traveling fake doctors and for ‘the mail order concerns, and weshall con- The post-office de- partment has got to show usa re- tinue to du so. ceipt for something before they own the columns of this paper,” Herald-Review is ia the same fix. Ovrin East Grand Forks there is a His name'is Kelli- her, and recently he became a Bene- is he with living a double life that he has intro- duced an ordinance to prohibit single freak alderman. dict. So well pleased men from serving as city aldermen. There happens tv be one free member on the Grand Forks council and he is in aserious dilemma. ‘It is up to him to either defeat the ordinance, resign, appeal to the supreme court, get married or commit suicide. ——_+ Mr. Prssmist has dropped into Grand Rapids and has been silently whispering innuendoes to a few of the susceptible ones. Mr. Pessim- ist can see no good, no hope, no bright future in all the world. With him the past was rotten, the present is rank and the future must oeeds be rancid. Feeling miserable him- self, his mission inlifeis to make others miserable. Mr. Pessimist is always a “reformer,” insisting that he alone can remedy the evils that now becloud the human race. He institutes his crusade of reformation by widely advertising the alleged degradation of all the people of his community; he must first convince the world without that this is nota scription col- lector and another provides that the man that refuses adver- of the same Class as it is publishing is liable to be refused ad- mittance to the mails as second-class The general to bring a test case. FRANK Eppy is as mad as a drunk- en sailor. Somebody reported that Frank was indulging in the cup that cheers while at Owatonna recently to deliver a temperance refutation of the charge he writes to the Journal-Chronicle. of Owatonna and challenges anyone to make the statement in his presence, and adds: “TI will compel him to apologize pub- licly or I will cram the statement down his lying throat.” pa AS eta SK1 jumping held the boards fora few days at Coleraine and Duluth, and as a consequence she presidential nominationsand other public matters were lost sight of forthetime. When the snow clouds cleared away, how- ever, Taft and Bryan were seen trudg- ing up the hill far in the lead of all competitors for the prizes to be award- ed at Chicago and Denver next sum- mer. ; peas peptic Te THE man who is eternally parading his own virtues and who is ever ready to point out and remedy the faults and vices of others is asafe individual to regard with suspicion all the time. Beware of the sanctimonious, “1 am holier than thou” element. It is sometimes necessary for the good of a community to send a few of them to the penitentiary for repairs. es + es Tus squib from the Bemidji Pio- neer applies with peculiar force toa few Grand Rapids folks:_‘‘What the world needs is more workers and fewer knockers —especially fewer knockers who work their victims be- fore wielding the hammer.” ees Se THE Floodwood Broadaxe bas cvn- cluded that “if President Roosevelt’s last» message to congress was an in- dorsement of any two men in these United States, it was W. J. Bryan and Robt. M. La¥ollette.” pendent we will give Webster’s defin- | i lecture. In publican voters of Minnesota’ desire the nomination of William H. Taft as their candidate for the presidency isafact so apparent that “the who runs may read’ the sentiment of the party. Itis equally apparent that those who are opposed to send- ing an instructed delegation to the national convention are opposed to Taft, and hence opposed to the policies of President Roosevelt, Minnesota Republicans can no more afford to put the stamp of disap- proval upon Roosevelt policies than { can the Democrats afford to simitarly treat William J. Bryan and what be represents. Men who are interested in honorable business enterprises — no matter how colossal these enter- prises may be—are nov offering ob- jection to the instruction of delegates for either bryanor Taft. Such corporations as the United State Steel organization are not opposed tu Bryan or Taft, if we may judge from the free expressions of their foremost representatives. The Steel corpura- tion is a legitmate ‘business enter- prise and therefore does not need to | plan and purchase a set of dele- gates that will do their bidding in the selection of presidential candi- dates. The Minneapolis Jouroal presents the following argument for an instructed delegation that will not be easily answered: Certain Republican leaders in Minnesota are talking and work- lug agaiost instructions for | delegates to the national couven- tion. They have yet to produce, however, a single good argument against an instructed delegation. If this state is for Taft, if the prevailing sentiment among republicans is for Taft’s uomina- tion, then the delegates who represent them at Chicago should be Taft men. Not only should they profess friendship for Taft, but they should be really. sincere friends uf,the war secretary, and ready to work for his nomination. . If the delegates are really Tatt men, why should they object to instructions? Resolutions in- structing for Taft would only bind them to use all honorable means to secure his nomination. If Taft’s nomination became plainly impossible, they would be at liberty to go elsewhere. As long as there was prospect of Taft's success, they would be false to the republicans of Minne- sota as well as to their instruc- tions, if they left bis standard. It may be said:—“1f tae. dele+ gates have all declared for Taft, what is the use of instructions?” The answer to that is: What harm will instructions do? Fur- thermore, what would be the result of sending men uninstruct- ed, if they should turn out to be masqueraders? It is possible that Taft may need every yote Minnesota can give him. We don’t want delegates who will be for Taftif he isa sure winner, but who will desert him if there is a prospect of nominating an anti-Roosevelt man. Delegates who are sincere ‘Taft men cannot object to instruc- tions. They cannot take offense at such an expression from thé convention. Men who object to instructions will inevitably raise serious doubts of their sincerity. pee Has Cause to Fear Him. Hivbing Tribune: There is a rumor afioat that C. B. Miller, whose brilliant record as a member of the last legislature attracted attention all over the state, will be a candi- date against J. Adam Bede this fall. Mr. Miller’s ability and bined with his conservative judg- meat, have inspired a confidence in Duluth which makes it certain that the city will be pretty solidly behind him shouid he try conclusions with J. Adam. Predictions a brilliant future for Representative Miller have been heard from all parts of the state since last winter’s legislative session. There are a lot of able men in the Eighth congressional district, but itis doubtful if J. Adam Bede fears any of them as much as he does Clarence B. Miller. eS eee | Municipal Ownership. Pays. The fruit of Henry. Truelson’s labors for the city of Duluth is rip- ening into good gold. He fought Many a battle for municipal owner- ship and finally wou. The people of the Zenith city are proud of his achievements in behalf of the tax- payers. The water and light plants of the city passed from private to municipal ownership through the efforts of Truelson and his co- workers. The net profit.on the two plants for last year amounted to $86,700. It‘is estimated that the profits for the year 1908 will not be} vigor, com- for legs than $130,000. Figures given by | ####e#seeeRSSS0e8ReRRER%0% The Hers C - the citizens of Duluth bave been saved upwards of a million and a half dollars in the cost of the. yas and water service since the city tovk held of these plants, Opponents of municipal ownership are fond of spreading items of alleged news regarding the failure of muni- cipal owvership. They never find any comfort in contemplating the operation of the Duluth plants. Duluth never figures in the bulletins that are sent to the newspapers of the country containing matter calcu- lated to discourage public ownership of public utilities. The reason is that. the experience of this city in municipal ownership furnishes a cowplete auswer to all the arguments that are made against fhe policy.” A SAMPLE CURE FOR SMALLPOX Edward Hine, a correspondent of the Liverpuol Mercury, says: ‘Lam willing to risk my reputation asa public man if the worst case of small- pox cannot be effectually cured in three days simply by cream of tar- tar. This is the sure apd oever failing remedy. One ounce of cream of tartar disolved in a pint of water, to be drank when cold at short inter- vals. Itcan be taken at any time, and is preventive as well as curative. Itis known to have cured in a bun- dred cases without a failure. I have myself restored hundreds by this means. It never leaves «a mark) never causes blindness. and always prevents tedious lingering. lf the people would only try it and report all the cured to you, you would re- quire to employ many columns if you gave them publicity.” The state’s claims to the swamp lands io the Chippewa Indian reser- vatiou is valid dccording to a ruling of Secretary of the Loterior James R. Garfield. This s an important de- cisiou, for it will result ia Minnesota getting control of 187,000 acres of land, a great amount of which is scattered throughout the territory that was set off fora forestry reserve. Instead of being tied up io the reserve, the land and timber will be sold by the state, and the land eventually improved. The decision is taken to mean that the forestry reserve idea has been abandoned, so far as Minnesota is con- cerned. While Miunesota people gen- erally favored forestry reserve ip such sections as were unsuited for agricul- ture, it has been argued all along that much of the land‘set-offby the gov- ernment for a reserve was good for! , and this fact has farming purpcs occasioned much severe criticism. Cd % * ae ee ee ae Me ae a a Me a ae eae ae ae ee ae INSURANCE To the Insuring Public: I have been act ively engaged in the writing of Fire Insurance for eight- een years and dur- ing that entire time every loss sustain- ed through my agency has been promptly and satis- factorily adjusted. It doesn’t need a bank back of the local agent to in- sure absolute pro- tection. The Insur- ance Company pays the loss, not the agent. If your insurance policy is burned or in any way destroy- ed, you will receive pay for your loss just as promptly. Ontce opposite P. 0. H. E. GRAFFAM, : General Insurance Agent FE a Fe a ae a es ee a a a eae ee ee ea ae ae ae eae ee SI EA me Fe Ee ea ae Ea ae Ea ae ea ae ag EA EAR EA AE A RE EE ee Ee EA EE RE eR a Eo Ls choaachadhachaahedhechadhashachacha the endaahadhadhasladhushashasioaladaobaoshs hekeclechs tackeatashachaloaloskachashosie tachadoaldhashsstolasheatentadhashodiarhetheshoseshashaslstachasheshoaiedhsihaale dhashashsshushestectashashssladhshaclastasiadashsshsalastasksalaslaslaatasheshaal ing value. dollars saved. SS LS enemies i This Clearing Sale of Odds and Ends Comes twice a year—and short lengths, broken sizes and small quantities lose half their retail- Hundreds of shrewd shoppers wait for these half-yearly clearings, and they do not wait in vain. Why not look in at the store to- morrow? It might mean one, two or even ten Springward est and most fetching e e e Hi Grand Rapids e @ We have already opened up some of the dainti- saw. Not a bit high-priced either; We are pretty early, but do you know that many wo- men have learned to come here in February . and March for wash goods? Why? Cc. H. MARR wash fabrics you ever - Minnesota > “How Blind The Victims.” Tom Watson is one of the brightest men in the county, and he has some refreshing things to say about the parcels post billin a recent’ issne of the Jeffersonian: ‘“l’be reason, why the mail order houses can take business away from the local retail merchants is that col- lusion exists between the mail order house and the express company. The mail order house gets special rates. “If the government carried suzall { parcels in “the mails, at moderate charges, nobody could get special rates. Therefore, the mail order house would have one of the props knocked out from under its business. “Consequently the express compa- nies and the mail order houses have confederated to fight the parcels post. Afraid to show thier hands, however, they are working under the name of the ‘Merchants Trade Journal.’ They have hired men and put them on the road to get signatures to a protest against the parcels post. And the argument which causes the retail | merchant to sign the petition of pro- |test is this: If the government es- tablishes a parcels post the mail or- der house will get your business! { “And the guileless merchants are signing a paper which, in effect, asks the government uot to interfere with the combintion which now makes the express company the partner of the maij order house in the profitable business of taking trade away from the retail merchant. ** “How sbarp the conspirators are! How blind the victims!” Sooo SOCHOOOSD seeooe Has it Occurred to You ; That Spring Will Soon be Here? NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY Advance sales of walking skirts in the very newest shades and styles. New and beautiful colored and white Batiste, handsome Ginghamsg, Etc. When out shopping, ask to see ours, the largest and finest line of Shoes and Ox- fords in the city. We have the exclusive sale of Queen Quality and Julia ladies Douglas and Watson Plummer for men Red School House and Albright for children 2 JOHN BECKFELT, GRAND RAPIDS, SOse ! 4 ; wow ana | waist fabrics, embr ; $ ; oidered Swiss Mulls, Marlow shoes for POSS OSCOCOOSSOSS POSOCOCOSOS SOOSCSCVSOVIOOSH - MINNESOTA eeooe E Does Your Wife Complain About the old Cook Stove not baking as well as it used to? Is it not a fact that its best days are over and that it would please the whole family if you bought anew STEEL RANGE? We are showing some new de- signs that are good BARGAINS waco