Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 9, 1908, Page 5

Brant ovts Whereas Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. YEAR IN ADVANCE TWO DOLLARS A Wntered 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- trict Court in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Designated by State and National Officials as the Of- ficial Paper forthe 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. ALLEN G. BERNARD DIES AT BRAINERD Founder of Grand Rapids Magnet Passes Away After Long Illness. Bernard died at Brainerd on s week, after an illness for several moaths. It sessary for the Herald- y of the old settlers who the deceased ears he was pub- net, the first paper s county. The fol- ort from Brainerd in the daily press yes- news lowing was published day Cass Lake died s hospital in this operation ip st, but failed ne to Brainerd i was en to the hos- with cirrhosis of the nally caused his death. s of age and was an h, being the son ‘ai. Englist fa British He was one of the pioneer news- paper men of Northera Minnesota, having been engaged in the business at Grand Rapids, Walker and Cass vake. When Cass county was organ- i he started the Walker Pilot and 4 prominent factor in the affairs of that county for some years. Later he was interested at Cass Lake, but sold out to go to Washington, where he took up drainage matters and was secretary of the National Wrainage association at the time of his death. He was a member of the Cass Lake lodge of Masons and of Mouat Horeb chapter of Washington. The re- mains will be shipped to Cass Lake tomorrow where he will be buried with “Masouic honors. During his illness here he was cared for by the local Masons and other friends and was visited by Senator Clapp and other prom inent state. politicians of the Constitutio72! Amendments Certain Twin City newspape!’) bav- ing declared that itis impossible to adopt ameudments to the state con- stitution at general elections, have demanded that amendments be voted on at special elections, and haye called upon the legislature to make such a provision. Several country newspapers have taken up the cry. Now the constitution itself pro- vides that amendments must be voted upon at general elections, and the provision is wise. It would not only be folly to change this method because it would inyolve the adop- tion of all amendments, good or bad; but it would require a constitutional amendment, and the newspapers de- claring for it say it is impossible to amend the constitution under present conditions. Either they are wrong about the need of special elec- tions, or they are wrong about its be- ing impossible to amend the consti- tution. For our part, we hold them to be wrong in both cases.—Duluth Herald. Juveniles Arrested. Complaint was made against Anton Olson, Louis Carrier, Eddie Blair, Harry Blair, Erick Erickson, Free- man Connors and Gerald Pugh, for misdemeanors. ‘They are boys aged from 10 to 14 years. The particular offences for which they were arrested was the firing of pistol shots through the sleeping shanty being used by the workmen who are putting in the rail- road culvert under the Great North- era track near the court house, and the stealing of car doors from Great Northern cars. These boys are said to be the kind that need correction. They will have s hearing on Satur- day before Justice Bailey. The telephone history of the North- west is punctuated by many success- ful and unsuccessful efforts to intro- duce the so-called independent ex- change systems 1n the various cities of importance in the territory. That some of these efforts were cvincident with the appearance of professional promoters upon the scene is not only a historical fact, buta matter of pain- ful recollection to many well-meaning people who were induced to place their savings into the stocks of these independent companies. It was the same old story; the same assortment of promises to place a class of stock within the reach of the people that would eventually produce great earn- ings and large dividends, but which, as a matter of fact, have never been realized, True, dividends have been paid by some of these independent companies, butit would be interesting to know the channels through which these dividends came. One company in the Northwest has an interesting resolution inits record book. At a meeting of its directors, it was re- solved that, ‘‘A dividend of 6 per cent be declared and the company is hereby authorized to borrow the money to pay same."’ The Bellcompanies have, during re- cent years, made rapid strides in near- ly every city where competing sys- tems exist, while the independent companies have invariably made but little headway aod few have kept their plants and equiptments in up-to- date condition. Switchboards are, 1n many instances, practically obsolete, and the poles have reached the limit of their life. As the renewal period seems to have arrived, which will in- voive the expenditure of large sums of money, and in view of the general unwillingness on the part of bankers and others to loan money on indepen- dent securities, the future does not present a very pleasing aspect to the men who are controlling these inde- pendent companies. That many business men deplore the existence of two teleplone sys- tems is apparent to anyone who makes the slightest investigation, Consolidation would be a great bene- fit to the people.—W. C. Jenkins in National Magazine. BEER DRIVES OUT ABSINTHE. France takes More of the Former and Less of the Latter. The consumption of beer in France aas increased by more than 40 per rent during the last five years. In 1906 tt reached the imposing total of 317,- 40,000 gallons. It does not appear that the increas- 2d use of beer has diminished in the slightest degree the consumption of wine and cider. But Consul Manson 1s quoted in Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular as saying that, as the con- sumption of beer increases, that of alcohol, especially in the perilous form of absinthe, is slowly but steadily de- oreasing. The statistics of 1904 show that dur- ing that year the amount of absinthe sold for drinking purposes in France fell off more than 130,000 gallons, or 2.8 per cent. This is not a sweeping or conclusive reform, but statistics seem to show that the maximum danger point has been passed. Much of the beer is imported (or purports to be so) from Pilsen and Munich, though most of the leading breweries in other German cities have Paris agencies and distribute their beer to rétailers. This entails high prices to consumers, as there is a heavy import duty. Under the stim- ulus of this protection the brewery in- dustry of France has developed rapid- ly both in respect to quantity and quality of the product. ee er Situation WantED--In hotel, res- taurant or with private family where there is no washing. Address Miss C. L. Woods, city. at £QQ8 WITHOUT SHELLS. One Way They Are Sent in Rusia to Avoid Excessive Freight. Russian exporters, to avoid am ex- cessive freight on eggs as well as to avoid loss from breakage and from spoiling by heat, ship them without the shell, i. e., broken and the con- tents put up in air-tight block tin box- es, with or without salt, according to the taste of the customer. Each box contains several eggs and is sold by weight, the size running from half a kilogram up to a pud (some sixteen kilograms). The price of the latter is 5 rubles. For use in cooking and for a limited time these tinned or preserved eggs seem to an- swer very well; that is, on the conti- nent, for England doesn’t take kindly to them. London, for instance, which buys large quantities of Russian eggs, pays 8 rubles a pud for them (against 6 for the preserved eggs), besides the weight of the shells and the extra freight tariff on eggs. ach block tin box of “conserved” eggs, whether of half kilo (a kilo is a little more than two pounds) or two pud size, must bear the date and hour of its closing, thus guarding against getting stale eggs. The amount of eggs put up in boxes and annually ex- ported is enormous and constantly (Continued from First Page) Fe a TEE NTL EES Ry of a puor and cheap quality, not com- fortable, many being broken and fixed with hay wire; the beds and bed clothing are not clean, the latter not being capable of being cleaned, and are not free from vernrin; the beating facilities at the farm are very puor, saying the least; green and rotten wood being at present used for fuel, and there being but one stove for the six rooms provided for the immates; it seems that arew heating plant is being installed, but the same, instead of being ready by November 1st, 1908, when it was to be ready, is not compieted and it may not be until spring; we ask that provisions be made at once for the immediate com- pletion aod operation of the plant: we understand that at times there | are as maby as fifteen inmatesat the farm and thereare butten single beds and there is nut euough bedding for all those who must bejaccommodated; we also found other matters in as bad or even worse condition than the above; we recommend that all of them be remedied as soon as possible and that the poor farm be made aa in- stitution creditable to the county, and be truly a charitable institution; we consider the jail a more inhabit- able place than the poor farm. Dated December 4, 1908. Respectfully submitted, THE GRAND JURY By E. L. Buck, Foreman. No Indictments Found. We, the grand of said eounty, re- spectfully report that at the general December 1908 term of said court, no indictments were returned in the following cases: 1. State of Minaesota vs John Men- son, charged with the crime of grand larceny in the second degree. State vs Ed. Collins. State vs. A. J. Winters. State vs William Partridge, State vs Otto Aho. State vs Alex Nokeyich. 3 The Graad Jury By E. L. Buck, Foreman Frep A. Kine, Clerk Fm wots ONLY ONE SERVICE A YEAR. Story of a Curious Little Church on an English Hilltop, There stands upon a hill in the vil- lage of Uphill, in the county of Somer- set, a small and very old church, which is surrounded by caves !n which the bones of all kinds of animals have been discovered. The historic place of worship, which looks down upon Uphill castle and the village itself, was at one time the only place of worship for miles around. For several years no Sunday serv- ices have been held within its walls, and the only time that the public is allowed te worship there is one night in the year—on Christmas eve— when the vicar of Uphill or some other clergyman officiates. Theré is a footpath leading up the hill to the church, but as the hill is a very steep one and the distance great, very few people visit the church. It is by or- der of the ecclesiastical commission- ers that it is opened to the public once a year. Curious stories are told regarding this interesting edifice, one of which is to the effect that the church was purposely built on the top of the hill so that the preacher could feel con- vinced of the sincerity of the faith of those who accomplished the task of climbing to it. The church has been visited by people from all parts of the world. It is the only building in Eng- land—probably in the world—in which divine service is conducted only once a year. Attendance at British Museum Fall ing Off. The British museum return for 190 shows a further decline in the numbe of visits to the museum for the yea 1906. The total number, says the Lon don Tribune, was 691,950, a falling of of nearly 122,000 from the number it 1905. Nor has the decline been con fined to week-day visits as it was is the previous year. The 57,738 visits o8 Sundays were fewer by 4,369 thas those of 1905. We must go back tt the year 1900 with its 689,249 visits be fore finding a total to compare witt that of the year 1906, At the same time it is an indication of a steady growth of intelligent in terest in the collections that, while th numbers of visits decrease, the sale of guide books generally tends to in crease. Convenient, “The automobile has shortened ev- @ry road marvelously.” “Yes, especially the road to Here efter!” Law Made Him a Pauper. A young man was telling his troub les to some friends in a restaurant. “Talk about bad luck,” said he. “The law certainly played a mean trick on me when I was two years old.” The friends showed interest and the young man continued: “When I was that age my father and mother were divorced; I went with father and my sister went with mother. Father and I have been hard workers since I was a mere child. “Mother married another man a few years later, and with my sister they went to the Klondike. Mother's new husband struck {t rich. They are said to be worth over a miillon.” Then he sighed: “It the law hed but meet” siven me te BEAUTY ‘OF MEXICAN INDIANS. Their Fine Eyes and Features and In- telligent Expression. _ The beauty of Indian women is one of the charms of Mexico. In the capital, where the Indian has degenerated by contact with the whites, by extreme poverty and menial service, it is less to be remarked than in the smaller towns and in the coun- ‘try. But the beautiful faces one takes in memory away from Mexico are those of Indian women. Fine eyes are uni- versal and, what one hardly expects, fine features, according to Caucasian standards; broad brows, straight noses, well formed mouths and chins full but not gross or heavy. The ex- pression is very generally intelligent and often one is struck, both in Indian men and women, with the nobility and | refinement of the countenance. One frequently sees types among the peons that seem to belong to some highly civilized ancient casts. an Egyp- tian priest of royal blood, « Roman centurion, an Aztec emperor. The women are gently lovely where they are beautiful, and the men at their best in carriage, in manners and in countenance are strikingly like the very advanced product of civilization. In the North the “noble red man” has chiefly been found in our poetry and romance. At their highest they possessed only the savage virtues. Here in mid-Mexico, even after four centuries of subjection, the Indian is plainly of better make, of higher eth- nic development, of infinitely greater possibilities. It is a far ery from the Apache to the Aztec. Network of Canals in China. Holland's canals are famous, but the canal system of China is far more mar- velous and its value to the enormous empire is simply incalculabie. No country in the world has more navi- gable rivers and canals than China. The network of water ways, natural and artificial, so covers the empire that almost as many people live upon the water as on the land. The great canal, that wonder of the world, runs north and south from Canton to the extremity of the empire, and by this route the wares of all nations are car- ried to Peking, a distance of 825 miles. This canal is fifty feet wide. It pass- es through or near forty-one large cities; it has seventy-five large sluices to keep up the water and is spanned by thousands of bridges. The Great Heron Must Go. The great heron is not the only one of that family to on a fish diet, but out of over a di n species it is the largest and mosi gluttonous of its kind, and without a single redeeming quality, except, perhaps, the laughable and grotesque manner it swallows a fish Louis Read, the artist-sports- man, suggests in Recreation that steps should be taken by followers of Izaac Walton to see that the lawmakers of our various states would pass laws that will give the needed protection from these destroyers of our game fish. For SatE—A 160 acre farm lo- cated 6 miles from Northholm, Koochiching county, Minnesota. Has six good substantial buildings, including a large barn. 12 acres cleared and 5 acres plowed. There is stated to be about 300,000 feet of saw logs, also spruce, tamarack, pop- lar and balsam on the farm, The above can be purchased for $2,000. | Woops &Kwnapp, Attorneys at Law, Chisholm, Minn. Dec. 2 30 Lost — Small crescent gold pin. Finder please return to Mrs. C. C. McCarthy. Girt Wantep—Good girl for gen- eral house work. Apply to Mrs. Charles Kennedy. House for rent—water works and electric lights. Centrally located. $10.00 per month. Inquire at this ocftie. Job Printing done by the Herald- Review is done right. Try it. TAKEN UP—one spotted cow, one black yearling heifer with white face, one red calf—came to my place about November 11, 1908. Owner may have same by paying charges and taking said strays. HARTLEY FitzGeracp. Woop For Sate—Hard and soft wood, 16 inch or 4 foot. Joun O’Brien. For Sale. I offer my residence property con- iisting of | four large lots and two story, seve room house, located on the southwest corner block ten, Houghtons First Addition to Grand Rapids. Eigth unimproved lots in the village. Fifty-acres of _ hardwood within 5 miles of Grand Rapids. Call or ad E. R. Lewis, Grand Rapids. House to rent—enquire of H. S. Huson, probate office, court house. The Herald - Review gives the general news and political news and gives the facts. House and eight lots in Grand Forks to exchange for tract of land near Grand Rapids. Apply to C. D, Hor- ton, Grand Rapids, Minn. n17t3 The Herald-Review haa the newest faces in job type. Phone 159. $9.50 TO $16.50 $9.50 1 can sell you the very best suit you ever owned at the price for will positively buy the best $16.5 ready-to-woar suit in town Extra Sizes BIG MEN'S UNOCERWEAR—1 can fit you, no mat- ter how big you are. LET ME SHOW VOY. JOHNSON'S FURNISHING GOODS STORE Grand Rapids, Minn. Second Street South RED & (0 In Market at all Times for Cedar Sete POLES, POSTS and TIES GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA. } CHESLSSSLSSSCKSKSSKKSSSCHAKAKLSKKSA SSCS SASc esse seseeees IS YOUR HOME PROTECTED? With a Telepone in your home you can call’ the DOCTOR, POLICE OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1g EF RE REE A A a A a A a a EEE | When in need of the services of either | | you can’t afford to wait. A Telephone Will Protect Your Home AE SE I Ae eae AH ae ae Ae A ae AE ae ae ae Ee ae a a A A A AE eS aE a ea a a A W. N. DALCOUR, Local Manager. For Information concerning rates cail Tel. No. 67. | | b-aslachachaaah SHESCSIEMS SSK SKC LK AKTS SKS EHS SSST SSH SS HS SHSS SG: Ld SHCKCSKKAKSSeSTeSHs CRSESERESRES SESS SRR ERERER ESSE SESS Grand Rapids $ i) D OWN 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 is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. A house and three lots for sale cheap. We also have some choice business lots on our lists. They are for sale on easy terms. REISHUS-REMER LAND COMPANY, SESSECSSSSSASSSSSSKSSSSHSSSSSSSS SESS SESS ESEeEEE SS dachadaslasiagiastatlaciadatiadledasinshadedieslathadahanindasieshdedhase t hah SHESSORTEK ESE SS EHS RSS ERT EEE ee: SESE ORR HOE EEE : CEMENT BLOCKS 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 3 | | GEO. BOOTH Manufacturer of FINE CIGARS Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Have achieved an excellent reputation all over Northern Minnesota. They are made “Bootu’s CiGARS” of the finest selected stock by experienced workmen in Mr. Booth’s own shops here, and under his persenal supervision. This insures the utmost cleanliness and care in manufacture. Forsale everywhere. Call for them. ar — a