Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 25, 1908, Page 4

raat Rayits Herat Review By E. C. KILEY. TW DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE @mtered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota. as Second-Class Matter, THE HERALD-REVIEW IS THE Official Paper of Itasca County. Official 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 Village of Holman. Official Paper of U. S. Dis- ¢rict 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. is talk of Charley Taft going (se the senate from Ohio. His quali- lens for a senatorial toga con- of his immense wealth; his a ship of a big newspaper, and hotel: a base ball team, and other similar nickpacks. His half brother will be president of the United States after March 4 aext. which is another reason Charley should be a senator. > — iuMEDIATELY following his inavgu- ration the new president will call a special session of congress, ostensibly purpose of revising the tariff. Yer tb It ic already evident that the tariff will not be lowered by Taft’s con- gress. It will only be “revised” by the friends of. the robber system. ‘The reductions will not be sufficien’, Lo offset the expense of the extra S/zs- sion—but the great producing masses «who,pay the taxes will be satis%.ed. ——_>——_. Ir THE Itasca County Independent and the Coleraine Optic could com- bine their respective influence the Great Northern Railway company «aight be induced to do something that would be to the satisfaction of both these ponderous publications. In the meantime’ the Great Northern is in a deep quandry 2c %O just what it best doin the matter of extensions in this neigh- borhoad, lest its action might not merit the approval of our journalistic yawsmiths. Se tt JupGE McCLENAGAN shot,” as a fneadline and the sews item there- under has done good service for the ocal press of the Fifteenth Judicial district for a while back. Inasmuch as the judge was not fatally shot the wonder is that some “original guy” of the press family did not change che heading to read, ‘‘Judge McClen- ahao Half Shot,’ and tbereby incur the contempt of the court. The Heraid-Review is pleased to record, however, that the judge is getting aloag very nicely and will suffer ‘no yvermauent injury as a result of his recideatal shoeting. - == OVER IN Red Laxe county Oscar Jstrom was elected surveyor hav- ng received one vote for the office, the only one cast in the entire ounty The pre incumbent opposition for re-election ght he would save the ten lollars required to place his name on the official ballot. He reckoned that a sufficient number of friends would write his name in to insure But he even neglected One of Oscar’s neighbors voted for him and that The present in- received not a vote and retire on the first of January. omega esent his election. fo vote for himself. one vote settled it. ibent EVERY now and then the Missis- sippi Valley Lumberman comes to e front with editorial assurances the upper would dry up and blow away were ot for the government reservoirs Mississippi river ire maintained in these parts. thout those reservoirs, according the Lumberman, navigation uid be impossible on the upper Yes ponds ing t > dry son. uid Those artificial much effect on navi- the dry season as a When the stored sup- at a time when it not enough of it ll the dry logans between Grand and St. Pz But the dams e to destroy thousands of acres rf uluable hay and agricultural jands in the upper Mississippi val- I furnish soft jobs to a few government dependents, and aid to up the surplus funds of the war department. abou on dur lew s turned lo eded ther Rapic ul. us —_- House to rent—éhquire of H. S. Huson, probate office, court house. AS TO CRIMINAL LIBEL. Kansas has a supreme court that still respects the constitution of the United States and believes in the liberty of the press. The attorney general, secretary of state and state superintendent of schools of Kansas brought suit against the Topeka Journal, alleging criminal libel during the late campaign. The court ruled very broadly in favor of the newspaper in the following | terms: “If the publisher of a newspaper circulated throughout the state publish an article reciting factsand making comment relating to the official conduct and character of a state officer who is a candidate for re-election, for the sole purpose of giving to the people of the state what he honestly believes to be true information, and for the sole pur-| pose of enabling the voters to cast their ballots intelligently, and the whole thing is done in good faith, the publication is privileged, al- though the matter contained in the article may be untrue in fact and derogatory to the character of the candidate.’’ Soca eRe BELATED,PRAISE OF BRYAN. It is pleasing, yet aggravating, and withal pitible, to read the flat- tering compliments that have been handed out to Bryan by the influ- ential Republican press of the United States since the passing of the late election. Feeling that the great commoner has been to the presidential bat for the third and last time, his political opponents are moved to do him justice. It is much the same as an obituary of a good citizen whose noble deeds and high purposes withered and passed unpraised during his life time. As asample, here is an editorial ex- cerpt from the Minneapolis Journal, a Republican paper: “‘As the campaign went on, Mr. J3ryan’s position before the country improved. He made it apparent that he ment to conserve rather than destroy. He came out of the campaign with the sincere respect of all who opposed him. Mr.Bryan is not forthe presidency, and the presidency is not for him. This much is settled, as far as human mind can penetrate the future. Yet Mr. Bryan’s usefulness is not de- stroyed, not even damaged. He can, as he has said himself, serve as a private citizen, if not as an of- fice holder. He is the greatest platform advocate of moral uplift living among Americans today. If the exigencies of the campaign seem to draw Mr. Bryan down to another level, when relieved of the burdens of stearing a party cam- paign he springs back again to his} full stature. He is aman. He can always aspire to greater ideals, he can always lead to higher levels of thought. He is the great lay preacher of his day. The country is his pulpit. The world, if he will it, is his congregation.” CHOOSING PRESIDENTS. An editorial in the last issue of Farm, Stock and Home discusses the probable causes of Bryan’s de- feat for the presidency and Taft’s election. It comes nearer the true facts than anything yet noted by the Herald-Review. It says: “The warmest admirers ot Mr. Bryan, the man, and the most ar- dent believers in his ability, purity, integrity, sincerity and the sound: ness of his political principles, are now forced to realize that availability isa more potent factor in popular estimation when a chief executive is to be chosen than ability, personal qualities, no matter how admirable, or the real cause or causes stood for. And the political history of our country indicates clearly that avail- ability of a presidential candidate diminishes in exact proportion to the length of time he has been be- fore the public as a_ prospective president of the nation. It is safe to say also that extensive personal acquaintance, a sense of familiarity on the part of a great mass of the people with a man, diminishes his availability as a presidential candi- date. “That this should not be so does} not alter the case. It is a rational assumption that the better known personally a well qualified man is the stronger candidate he should be. But it does not work out that} way as to the national presidency, however well it may work with can- didates for minor off , Since the early years of the re- public nearly all of our presidents have been men previously but little known or who were not long in the public eye as presidential timber before their nomination. And fre- quently such men have defeated much abler and better qualified men who were better known, but had for several years been generally regard- ed as ‘in line for the presidency.’ A recent example of this was Cleve land’s first election, when practic- ally unknown then outside of New York state, he defeated the very able Blaine who had* hada well known longing for the office for many years. The defeat of the great statesman, Henry Clay, by the unknown and mediocre Polk is another example among several which might be mentioned. “More great statesmen who as- pired to the presidency with in- dustrious persistence were, however, defeated for nomination by ‘dark horses’ trotted into the ring at the opportune moment and won amidst factional contentions in the inter- est of eminent leaders within one party. And strangely enough the ‘dark horse’ has most often been the winner even against abler and better qualified opponents. Not a few worthy men have had their hopes of achieving the presidency destroyed by a too early launching of a ‘boom’ in their behalf. The man whose claims are plished vigorously a few month’s before the nominating convention seems for some reason to stand higher in the regard of the convention and in the estimation of the people. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule, enough to prove the rule’s truth, but the fact remains that, as a rule, the premature presidential ‘boom’ dies before reaching maturity. “‘Why the people are disposed to choose the corfparatively unknown and untried men for the highest and most responsible position in their gift is a problem not easily solved, and if solution is attempted it must be psychologically, which will be unsatisfactory to the masses. Our past history seems to prove conclusively that no man regardless of his ability and fitness, can so easily and surely become ‘shop- worn’ beyond the point of neces- sary availability as the aspirant for the office of president of the United States.’’ —— BROTHER ATKINSON of the Mesaba Ore, Hibbing, evidences great con- fidence in the professional people of his community. _ He has turned his paper over to their editorial care for two weeks while he goes hunting. The articles which appeared last week were very creditable, covering a variety of subjects that were discussed in a manner worthy of a bunch of veteran editors. OHRIVALTY CONTEST Continued From Page Ooe the vote in eight precincts is attacked, viz: Sand Lake, Crooked Lake, Car- penter, Iron Range Nos. 1, 2 and 3, and Nashwauk Nos. 1 and 2, The allegations are of a general character and similar in each instance, except as to Sand Lake, in which case it is alleged that the judges and clerks of “said election precinct unlawfully and fraudulently” held the election at a place not specified in the regular call. After reciting the fact that an election was had, etc., the notice says: ‘The said George Riddell claims and has good reason to believe, that in and about the conduct of the said election and the casting, counting, return and canvass of the votes for said office and the canvassing of the same by the county canvassing board, numerous mistakes, errors, irregulari- ties, wrongs and misconducts were committed to the prejudice of said George Riddell.” The appeal is taken from the finding and return of the county canvassing board. In each case the general charge is made that illegal votes were cast, and that the elections were not con- ducted in any manner in accordance with the requirments of the state laws. The judges are charged with having knowingly and fraudulently permitted persons to vote who were not qualified electors in the precincts specified. NORTH COUNTIES Continued Grom Page One. payments. By paying $120 down at the time of purchase and only $120 a year thereafter, in eight years the farm will be wholly paid for includ- ing the interest at eight per cent. Many purchases can be made at six or seven per cent interest. Why, then, should a rentercontinue to pay rent at $2.50 an acre ($120 a year), for eight. years, only to find at the end of eight years that the farm still belongs to his landlord, when by paying the same sum per year in Minnesota, he will be the owner of the farm at the end of the eight vears. By that time his farm will easily be worth $30 or $40 an acre if not more. The probabilities are that any industrious farmer thus buying eighty acres will pay it all off in three or four years. Many a settler has found enough timber on the land that was supposed to be cut over, to pay the entire cost of the farm as soon as he cuts and markets it. Such opportunities are ‘as thick as huckleberries’ all over that tegion."” HE LAST GAME GOES TO HIBBING By a Score of 5 to 0 Hibbing Foot Ball Boys Were Victorious Last Sunday. The heavy team from Hibbing proved to much for the home buys last Sunday, and after a hotly con- tested game won by the small score of 5 to6. Both teams played gond ball throughout the game and although the Grand Rapids bunch lost the game, it is admitted by all witnessing the contest that they out played the visitors. The Hibbing players out- weighed the home team 15 lbs to the man and owing to the slippery condi- tion of the field they were greatly favored. No score was made in the first half. : The second haif opened up fast and furious, both teams determined to score. Forward passes were tried often by both teams, the Hibbiog $9.50 TO $16.50 $9.50 will positively buy the best ready-to-wear suit in town 1 can sell you the very best suit you ever owned at the price for $16.50 “= Extra Sizes BIG MEN’S OUNOSCERWEAR ean fit you, no mat- $ ter how big you are. LET ME SHOW Vor. JOHNSON’S FURNISHING GOODS STORE Second Street South = Grand Rapids, Minn. team being more successful with this style of play. Grand Rapids used eod runs for substantial gains and always managed to rip the line upfor a few yards when necessary. It was plainly the locals game up to the middle of the second half, when Grand Rapids fumbled a punton their own 25 yard line, Hibbing recovering the ball. From this point they steadily worked the ball down and over the goal for the only touch down of the game. After scoring 1t was the visitors in- tention to play slow ball and as they knew another score for them was im- possible they played on the defense. S$. RED & (0, “ante CED A POLES, POSTS and TIES | In Market at all Times for Cedar GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. The home team kept up their “ginger” and uo doubt would have Feeeceesagssesessseeeeseecesensessstesseseesseoeseete scored but fcr the fact that both sides got into an argument and the Hib- bing bunch were successful 10 pro- longing it until it was tco dark to finish the game, Doran, Grinnell and Meyers were prominent throughout the contest. Dyer for the visitors played a great game and the only score made is a result of his ability to hit the line for the necessary gains, Must Light Depot Platform. Judgement has been filed against the Great Northern railway io dis- trict court at Fargo, N. D., for $186.90 in acase in which the state of North Dakota was the plaintiff. Complaint was filed against the com- pany that it had failed to keep its depot platform lighted according to law at Reynolds. A new law passed by the legislature two years ago coms pels a railroad to light its depot plat- form for half an hour before the ar- rival aod half an hour after the de- parture of a passenger traia. laslaclasladhaatasdeclaslaslashastasesiedhashhshaslaaasherdaciaslatediashastaslashaale stasheslachiaiadiashestadiasteslesiedd Expert Fancy Skating. oy Miss Grace Ayer of Chicago, the + 4 famous fancy and trick roller skater, will give exhibitions at the Grand Rapids roller rink next Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons aud {9 0 0 A A A a we TS YOUR HOME PROTECTED? With a Telepone in your | home you can call the DOCTOR, POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. When in need of the services of either you can’t afford to wait. StSeeeeee Ree PTT For Information concerning rates cail Tel. No. 67. W. N. DALCOUR, Local Manager. SRESCSCMSLSS ASSL SITASCHKESRCSKTH SCT SSHSSseeseeesesesas SECLHCSKHLSSS SSK SHS SeeeecesesessseseN ee SeeeHESTEsES Grand Rapids $5 DOWN Village Lots AND $5 PER MONTH. We have choice residence lots all over town and we are selling them on such easy terme that anybody can buy. $5 down and $5 per month ig certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. A house and three lots for salecheap. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, KLSKCKSAHHSSMSSSSHSSSS SSH SG SHS se sessssssenseseaseoessees s- Ee ee a ae a ea POE Rt SRO EE SEE O tm K4 eg! Zz = ey e fe) Q x a All Kinds of Cement Building Material Fine Faces—Late Designs Cement Sidewalks and Tile Walks Contracted General Cement Contractor JOHN LOFBERG THE LOFBERG CEMENT WORKS, GRAND RAPIDS SRO SR RSS SOROS evenings. Sbe is acknowledged to be the best skater in tbe country this season, and you will miss something | good if you fail to see her during her| stay here. Admission, children, 10 adults, 20 cent Sam Hunter After Men. Sam Hunter, one of the oldest log- gers in northern Minnesota, came up from Akeley last evening and spent the night in Bemidji looking for men to work on a logging contract which he has with the Red River Lumber 3 company, the timber being north of $ Akeley, in the Lake George country. |@ —Bemidji Pioneer. i House for rent—water works and Centrally located. Inquire at this electric lights. $10.00 per month. ocffie. GEO. BOOTH Manufacturer of FINE CIGARS (irand Rapids, Minnesota. 99 Have achieved an excellent “BOOTH’S CIGARS reputation all over Northern Minnesota. They are made of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr. Booth’s own shops here, ‘and under his personal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness 4nd care in manufacture. @ For sale everywhere. Call for them. = —