Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 27, 1909, Page 4

Brana MRapids Heralds’ Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE ntered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second- Class Matter. 5 HERALD-REVIEW ISTHE cial Paper of Irasca County. Ri Official Paper of ) Ky ; Village of NASHWAUK, Hoiman. | | TH | Of JouRT in NOW IN SESSION (Continued from first page) trial. ff I am ¢ trials referred | I upwards of | four thousand dollars, and | 1 at this time on) indictments | vensive. | ie of the attorneys | dant in the trial had, it| proper that you should | his department for a re-| as to the disposition | rca As stated above'| thorough examination of the} have also made, during). two months, considerable | and investigation as to the on and am of the opinion that that ned the a county that tr ining on and il of the defendant on any) emaining indictments would na failure to convict and sum of money belonging taxpayers of Itasca county thus be uslessly and needless- t I can see that no good yuld spen ij would be subserved by such a jure and therefore recommend at the case in quesion be by you the coming term of your court, providing such action the approval of the dis- then presiding. I in saying that ‘lenahan who presided at referred to, is of hat the course above » proper one to take. entitled to have or dismissed and contrary opinion take some other at d ets with judge justified trial ndapt is tried of ing, it would seem to me that taxpayers of your county have some right in the premises the wise, course of proceedure is to to consideration the public welfare | and not uselessly squander the peo- }in an acquittal, I am firmly of the -| opinion that it where from the best information ob- tainable, two acquittals have. result- ed from former trials, there is little, if any, prospect of convictions result- the and that reasonable take in- proper and ples’ money. Very truly yours, CLIFFORD L. HILTON, Asst. Attorney Gen’ “Acting upon the suggestions con- tained in that letter, and also in view of the fact of the knowledge which I have of the cases, gained through | my acquaintance with the case, first as attorney for the defendant, and later as county attorney of this county | and the further fact of the enormous | expense which the county has been | put to in the past, in the two pre- yious trials, both of which resulted would be a waste of | time, as well as a waste of public | money if these cases were further| prosecuted, and acting upon the sug-| gestion of the attorney general, and | I may say further upon the statement | of Judge McClenahan, that, in his | opinion no possible good could re- sult from a further prosecution of any} more of the cases, I ask of the leave | to enter a “Nolle Prosequi” in each) of the cases. “It may be that a portion of the people will comment upon the ac-| tion taken, but I believe in making} this application to the court, I am acting for the best interests of the) county and every taxpayer therein, as I believe there is no desire on the part of any of the taxpayers, to squander the public money in a fruitless endeavor to convict men that two juries have previously said were “Not Guilty.” “I may say further in this connec- tion that a large claim existing a- gainst the bonding company who had bonded the defendant for the faith] | ful performance of his duties, has| been amicably adjusted between the Board of County Commissioners, and |the bonding company, although at the! time of the adjustment it did not meet with my approval, although I now believe} it was for the best in- | terests of the county that such a set- tlement should be made, particular- ly since I have investigated the |matter more thoroughly. Moreover | the board of county commissioners | passed a resolution some time ago | dure, you will at the proceed as understanding that lation of this depart- sses is not manda- of court but simply sugges- rection I might also on to the fact that a of the county board a resolution was n the following language: ting ounty, ——— phases, and after his assistant had Resolution written the letter, under the date Whereas, it is within the|of the 17th day of September last, I ige of the board of county con| saw the attorney general in person siouers of the county of Itasca|on the 27th day of September last, it heretofore, in the year 1905,| and hej instructed me to state to this ul indictments were found and ied by the grand jury of Itasca y charging C. C. Miller, former treasurer of said county with embazlement of the funds of county to the amounts therein pu id red, and two of the said indict- been tried at different erms of the district court and sub- mitted to the petit jury at said terms which trials large sums of money were expended and which sulted in both instances in acquit- , and “Whereas, this board is of the opinion that the said cases so tried ‘Whereas, its have me both of were two of the strongest cases/future. I will now renew the mo- which could be made against said|tionto the court that the cases be Miller, and that the remaining indi-| ‘Nolle Prosequi.” ctments, if tried, would cause furth- er great expense to the county and would also result in verdicts of not guilty, and that the ends of justice would be better served by dismiss- als of said indictments than if the same were tried to a jury, therefore Be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of the county o Itasca, state of Minnesota, that the county attorney of said county be anc he is hereby requested to confer with the attorney general of the state to the advisibility of proceeding further under said remaining indict- ments, and to report to this board the result of such conference at an early meeting thereof. Adopted and passed July 12, 1909. NEIL MULLINS, Board of County Commis- as Chairman sioners. | Attest: M. A. SPANG, County Auditor. Although the question of the ex: pense of a criminal trial should gen- erally not be considered in the first instance if the question of the guilt ef the defendant is not in doubt, still wm an instance as the one before us| | which resolution is embodied in the} letter of the Attorney General, sug-| gesting “that the ends of just | |jwouldj be better served by a dis- | missal of these indictments, than if the same were tried to a jury” and a} copy of the resolution so embraced | in the attorney general’s letter, was | {forwarded to the attorney general at or about the time of its passage, and after the attorney general had |onsidered the matter in all of its court that he fully endorsed the sug- g@tion made by the assistant at- torney general, and that, in his opin- ion the interests of the county of Itasca, and all the taxpayers would bel best subserved by a dismissal of the indictments! now pending. “So that there may be no mis- | understanding, and so that the let- ter of the attorney general may for all times become a public record of the county, I will ask the leave of the court to file the same with the clerk, letting it remain part of the files in the case just called so that the same will be open to inspection’ by the public at any time in the The petition was granted and the indictments against C. C. Miller were dismissed. Judge Stanton will hold court here until the Cass county term! commences when he will go to Walker. Judge Wright will take his place here on the bench. The following are attorneys from out of town in attendance at court Tuesday: Judge W. M. Steele, Super- ior consuelor for the Great Northern; H. C. Fulton, Duluth; Martin J. Hur- ley, Hibbing; Jos. W. Reynolds, Du- luth. Worst Pest Than Brigands, On the highways of turbulent Cata- lonia one might expect that the chief danger to the traveler would be the brigand. By no means! The greatest pests are the small children, who ac- cost one at every turn. Treated with the utmost consideration by their parents—they are never corrected, it is said, in any circumstances whatso- ever—they track the foreigner, with the irritating pertinacity of the mos- quito. And, like the mosquito, they seek blood, crying: “I have neither father nor mother! Cince centimos!” And the grubby hands shoot up into one’s face. =_—————— HENRY HUGHES & CO. THE STORE FOR SATISFACTION AND ECONOMY : SATISFACTION, because when you buy an article from Henry Hushes & Co. it is the very best to be had for the money, and we know if it were not you would bring it back; therefore, it is economy for us to buy and sell the best. Prices hore are from 10 to 20 per cent lower than you are asked in the GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA big city stores, because we do not have the enormous rents, high priced ad- vertising and high salaried men connected with them who never sell a dol- These extra items have to come out of the customers. In order to sell at a low price they have to cheapen the quality. You will find it profitable to trade here, because your home store will furnish you bet- lar’s worth of goods. ter goods for less money. Try it! edededetedetey GLOVES All the new shades in Ladies’ and Gen- tlemen’s Popular priced kid gloves. PRINCESS LUCENTA The New Fabric for Ladie tlemen’s fancy night gown like silk and wears like iron. teetetetetetetentnteeetes % eee Sotensens SUITINGS and Gen- It looks C cream and white at 35c cents per yard. Sects Sortestretestenstestestestesteateatesteetestestestestestestesesteateetoeteetesteaten’ Ceatestestastesteateatestestenteateatnstactestontentestecteneteeteetest Sosteatestect Soefongoateadeegonteaseateegennsongeareegeesonseazeateeteafescoateaseateegesteereareatateeeeveeteareazestazeaseeneesetsosienzoeseesetzeatoazeeoe oetesteeseeseesotoareeseeseeeereateezoeeeseaseeteegostonseasesSeegerteatods Panamas and fine Serg Garments at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 and up to $21.00, ¥ Another beautiful man-tailored Skirts at $10, $1 § We have another lot of Skirts made from the very best materials at $5.00, $6.50, $8.00 and $10.00. all popular shades. omes in Sy We have just received a beautiful new lot Prin- cess Dresses, made of fine woo] Batiste, Cheffon, Se se ee i ee ee DRESSES All the latest creations in lace and em- broidered collars, jabots, belts, bags, etc. COLLARS Ss, as well as a few Silk Jot of those 50 and $ new We have pieces Saturday 63c and 75c Suitings, 36-in wide, all the very new shades and patterns, and Saturday at 50c. Coats, Suits and Skirts newest shades and styles, lined throughout with Skinner's guaranteed satin linings, at $22, $25 and up Friday We will have a Big Lot of Bargains in Child- ren’s Underwear. towels, laundry bag pin cushions, etc line of embroider STAMPED GOODS everything in stamped center , pillow tops, as well as a complete cottons and silks. Sees Setedeteededetes, BLANKETS 65c and 75c Blankets on sale at 50c Friday Our line of 52, 54 and 56 inch Coats, made of beautiful Kerseys, Broad- cloths and Novelty Weaves, are as good a selection as you would find and Saturday this week. see our line. Come in and Sn! 3 in many of the big city stores, but fora great deal less money. We carry two beautiful lines—one manufactured by The Helperin Garment Co., Chicago, and the other by the Cook Strictly Tailored Garment Co. We are showing this week a beautiful lot of Chiffon Broadcloth Coats in all the very to $35. Come in and see them; as well as dozens of Black Kerseys and Broadcloth Coats at $18, $20, $22.50 and up to $35. Underwear at 1-4 off Regular Price It is very early in the season to be cutting the price on Underwear, but we have too many of some ki the regular prices. nds and will sell them at {-4 off Dressing Sacques and Kimonas Both long and short. orings. We have a big new lot, new shapes and col- Your choice of all the old lot at 48c We Sell Ev CASE CALLED FOR SYMPATHY | Life of Single-Blessedness Made No Appeal to Battered-Up Mar- ried Woman. Apropos the discussion of the ad- vantages of married life recalls the experience of a certain bachelor maid of some forty summers and some win- ters. She has had proposals enough, so she says, but she prefers single- blessedness to pouring coffee, mend- ing socks and spanking babies. She recently began devoting much of her time to working in the slums, partic- ularly among the women and chil- dren. A pitiful case was recently brought to her attention to care for. A wom- an had been cruelly treated by her husband, who, as a final act, locked her out in the street. The poor, suf- fering creature, ragged and dishev- eled, reported at the charity head- quarters and begged for shelter. Miss J—— dressed her wounds, gave her something to eat and then | | started a sympathetic conversation with the sufferer. The latter, after recounting at much length the in- juries she had borne at the hands of her liege, lord and master, asked a few questions to satisfy her womanly curiosity about her new-found friend. : “Live here?” she inquired of Miss “No,” was the reply; “I spend only a part of my time here during the day. My home is way up in Harlem.” “You're married, ain’t you?” was the next question. “No, I'm not married; and I may never be.” The poor, wretched woman opened her bruised and swollen eyes as best she could to get a look at her friend, gazing at her in amazement. “My, my!” she said, sympathetical- ly. “I'm awfully sorry. Say, but ain’t it flerce to be an old maid?’—New York Times. Wonder of Nature. \ noted divine was very fond of ting on horseback, and, being vastly »nceited about his fine figure, wore ays to show it off. One day he was rown from his horse and lay prone ) the road. A farm laborer from a ighboring field ran to his assistance. e first-aid man began to feel the arson all over, and suddenly yelled t to anoxher laborer: “Rin, Jock, for heaven's sake, for a sctor. Here’s a man’s ribs running corth and sooth instead of east and vest.” LEAVE ORDERS AT MILLER’S FOR | Costello’s Ice Creams ; | We also carry a fine line OF Lowney’s, Wessels’ and Roach, Tisdale & Co’s Candies FRUITS, NUTS, CIGARS AND TOBACCOS REMEMBER OUR SODA FOUNTAIN When in need of a cool, refreshing soft drink. We have it in all flavors. Orders for Sunday Ice Cream Must be left on Saturday ) ES Easily Imagined. Imagine, if you please, time when every family ean have its own flying machine—a means of getting out for a day with as much safety as now at- tends the automobile or the old fami- ly horse. Wouldn’t such a thing add a value to the world? Would it not en- hance the pleasure of living to be able to take the wife and babies out for a spin in the sky, where the air is pure, ; where all of the earth is spread out before one, even as it is spread before the eye of the eagle? Would it not add to the sum total of human happiness to take to the clouds as do the birds, and to have to consider neither the beaten highways nor the rocky bar- riers of the mountain ranges? Cer- tainly it would. And just as certainly such a time is rapidly dawning or the human race.—Springfield (O0.) News. If a Woman Sawed. New Our line of Misses’ and Children’s Coats is very complete yet, although we have been selling a great many. Caps Handsome new caps for men and boys at 25c, 50c, 75c and up to $1.50 Toques A nice new lot of Children’s all wool Toques, assorted colors, 50¢ Gloves and Mittens For the little folks, at 25c, 35c and 50c. i ee ee ee ee erything to Eat and Everything to Wear Not a “Patch’’ on This One Possibly, yes, probably vs the NEW ROUND OAK & BASE BURNER will be imitated, but as hereto- fore—ALWAYS—the im- itation will never be as good as the genuine; and % people DO NOT forget g who made the first im- provements, and gave them for the same money greater value and effi- ciency. Just think how many years Base Burners trun- dled along withnochange except ornamentation, 20 years — yes, 25—and the first break came last year when we took the sale of the NEW ROUND OAK BASE BURNER. It made good, and the | reasons why are set forth in the New Base Burner Booklet, which we would like everyone to have at our store or by mail free, ifinterested. If you are going to buy a Base Bur- ner, you should post up on the subject, and we are ready to rest our case on the mental nutriment you will absorb after reading the book, and the one or two ‘TREATMENTS’ you will receive free with every visit to our store. Do not forget; 42 per cent more radiation than any other Base Burner. con yea Soldier’s Odd Weapon. A soldier named Paviet was con- demned to death by court-martial at Oran, France, the other day. He was charged with assaulting a corporal whilst on duty. During the hearing he threw at the president of the coun- | cil a curious weapon made by him- self, the blade of a pair of scissors fastened into a wooden handle. He was at at once tried for this crime, “What is the meaning of the old | and the death sentence pronounced lage about sawing wood and saying othing?” asked the fair maid. “It means that there is a man on the job,” replied the home-grown philosopher. “And why not a woman?” queried the f. m. “Tmpossible,” answered the philosophy dispenser. had to saw the wood the world would certainly hear about it.” local Theory and Fact. “T tell you that it is a mistaken idea that animals have instinct,” re marked the new-fangled naturalist. “Will you inform me, then, what makes a hen set on a doorknob?” asked an auditor. “My investigations have only gone “If a womart | gar enough to show that it is not in- stinet,” replied the naturalist, some what stiffy. for thirty Siti ~ ; \ ta \ FOR SALE BY W. J. & H. D. POWERS ; | Grand Rapids, Minn : ‘ | } | His Legislative Job. P | “Dey got me ter do some work +4 | *round de capitol de yuther day,” said Brother Dickey, “an’ I wuz in an’ out *mungst de legislators from sunup ter sundown, an’ w’en I got throo’ I walked right up an’ drawed my pay.” “Felt good, eh?” { “You right I did, suh—des ez good ; jez .de yuther legislators!”—Atlanta Constitution. A Question of Taste. “You are sure this was moonshine whisky?” said the investigator. ' | “Tes,” apawered the man from Ten- 4 | aessee. “Did you taste it?” { “Taste it? No. I swallowed a lit- tle. You don’t taste it any more than you'd taste a hornet if you acciden- 1 tally bit one. You just know it’s there.”—Washington Star.