Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 18, 1910, Page 4

Brana Rapids Hreratds' Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second- Class Matter. ——. The rain—the beutiful and thrice welcome rain—more cheering than any shower of snow that ever gently touched the sod—has at last arriv- ed. It gave life to every field of grain and grass and vegetable, and death to the destroying forest fires. Let us be duly thankful and give praise to the Great Giver of all things good. _——__—_ Mr. President Taft defended Ballin- ger and now he is defending himself, while our own Knute is defending the defendants. That investigation of the affairs of Ballinger and Pinchot begins to listen like a farce. There'll be nothing (to it so far as investiga- tion goes. It is a committee appoint- ed to acquit the secretary of the In- terior and vindicate the administra- tion. ——_ The Herald-Review is in receipt of a bunch of advertising matter for this year’s state fair, The write-ups are sent gratuitously—without money and without price—and we are at liberty to use a hundred dollars worth of advertising and donate the same to state fair—for the good that it may do. All right, the Herald-Review pass- es.Incidentally we might mention that the big Minnesota fair will ‘be held Sept 5 to 10 inclusive. ———— Nashwauk is to have 2,000 visitors on Mid-Summer day, June 24, accord- ing to the Herald of that village. Just how the Herald figures on ex- actly 2,000 is not known to the mathe matician hereof, but it is to be hop- ed that the estimate is conservative and that the number will reach 3,000 pleasure seekers.The Herald also neg- lects to tell the public the nature of the proposed entertainment.We await details of the program, and whatever it may.be the Herald Review man will be with the bunch. Nashwauk is a mighty good town for either business or pleasure. — The Immigration board of the state of Minnesota has decided to equip a special car for advertising purposes to be exhibited through the eastern states. It will contain a collection of agricultural products from different counties. While here last week State Auditor Iverson suggested that Itasca county should be represented, and if the people would prepare and send in a suitable exhibit of the county it would be given a prominent place. Mi Iverson is a member of the baard. This is an important matter and a rare opportunity to do some valuable aivertising. It is not too early to take up the proposition an be prepar- ed to get im on the ground floor when the car is ready to start on its mission. a ee The Oldberg Journal, published in Clearwater county, is carrying a goodly number of land notices, and hemce is recognized by the United States officials of the Crookston land office as a legal newspaper. It isn’t a newspaper, though. It’s a joke—a parody on journalism; a sheet of paper spoiled for all practical use with ink spread on as if with a hay press. It is made up of patent medi- cine adds; a half dozem or so per- sonal mentions and land notices. Why the land officials continue to rec- ognize susk alle@ged newspaper, the Herald-Review has never been able te quite understand.Such publieations as the Oldberg rag serve ayly to, injure the legitimate country papers of the terrilfory in which they, are issued, and they invariably locate in ‘the very center of a big area pfr land when in large numbers final proofs are about to be made. The puplishers are never news- paper men in any sense of the word and when the land notices have been plucked they move out. The Herald-Review is not kick- ing at the Olberg specimen on its | own account. This paper would re- ceive no business from that territory in any event. But the ridiculousness of recognizing such an issue as a news paper is enough to cause the risibil- ities of an orang-outang, and the in- justice of it is calculated to make le- gitimate journalists use language that may cause them mo end of trouble in the ‘hereafter. The local land office officials have the authority to ignore such publications and it is their duty to do so. ——_———___—_ OFFICIAL LAWLESSNESS The United States department of the Interior during the past several months has been the means of doing infinitely more harm to the sacred cause of patriotism and respect of law and order than any agency that has conspired to establish anarchy in this or any other country for many a day, The high-handed and illegal measures employed by one Johnson and other thirelings of they Interior department to close certain northern Minnesota saloons and al- lowing other saloons in the same communities to continue, is without parallel or precedent in any law-gov- erned country ever instituted by civ- ilized men on this:old planet. The very fundamental principles of con- stitutional law have been ravished and raped without consideration of authority or inherit human rights. Secretary Ballinger and his cohorts have annihilated the basic principles of the Declaration of Independence: * * * “All men are created equal, * * * they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights’, etc. Ballinger and his piratical crew have raised the big stick on which to cru- cify that immortal truth and have substituted a heresy of modern make. The new version reads “some men” instead of “all men”. The same radi- cal departure applies to communi- ties, and this mew order of anarchy appears to go practically unchalleng- ed. At least the Herald-Review has failed to note’ any substantial pro- test from those: who might be expect- ped to rise in their wrath and defy the enforcement of this infamous rav- ishment of the country’s laws and the constitutional rights of men. Jur- ists, lawyers, laymen, almost with- out exception, agree that a dangerous precident’ is being established, the direful consequences of which may be far-reaching. Ballinger says that by. virtue of the provisions of the an- cient treaty under which he is op- has authority to close every saloon in Minnesota from the Canadian border line south to and including Hennepin county. For some unaccountable reason Ramsey coun: ty was not admitted to the sacred Indian territory. If this statement is true—and it no doubt is true—why does he not enforce the law as_ he finds it, or ignore that feature of the antiquated treaty entirely, as his pre- decessors have done for more than half a century? By what process of reason and justice does this cabinet fellow presume to make flesh of one and fish of another in the application and enforcement of a law? Ballinger, through his man Johnson,publicly an- mdunces that he will enforce the terms of the weaty where and against whdm he may see fit, without any Teagard te the law as it is written and ratified. Up to date the has made good along these lines. Never in the history of northern Minne- sota have the Indians been supplied erating he so liberally with liquor as has been the case since the closing of many saloons in this section. Heretofore there had been no excuse or induce- ment for what is known ag bootleg- ging in the so-called Indian country. Licensed saloons were sufficiently numerous to supply the legitimate de- mand, and there was no profitable place for the poison-peddling pig.The licensed saloon operated under cer- tain restrictions of law that made the dealer very cautious in the mat- ter of supplying liquor to the red man. His license and his liberty were in co. tant jeopardy. The Indian ex- perienced no end of trouble in secur- ing “firewater,” even when he had the price thereof. Today the poot- legger flourishes and the ignoble ab- originee finds no difficulty in getting a supply of “booze” when he can pay for it. The bootlegger’s business is by no means confined to the India n trade, ‘however. In dry communities there is a large element of. “low white trash”, that is on a par with their red brethern. This combination makes the business profitable. The Indian alone is not worth bothering with, so far as his whisky patronage is concerned. Of all the soul and body destroying decoctions that ever trick- led into the stomach of man—white, black, red or yellow man—the boot- leg product is probably the most dev- ilish that ingenuity could compound. The average Indian will drink any- thing from red pop to wood alchohol stimulated) with a liberal supply of capsicum. He was never known to protest against the quality of the goods.Anything goes that will produce the drunk, the fight, the final stu- por. Mr. Bootlegger supplies the real article to bring about the desired re- sults. The Indiam today, where the sa- loons have been closed, is in his glory. His trade is now solicited. He is no longer limited to the amount of joy juice that will be furnished him, provided he can produce the coin of the realm. At last the Chippewas of northern ‘Minnesota have reason to consider themselves free moral agents. No longer do they have to depend upon some white outcast to secure fire- water for them surreptiticiously.They go directly to the bootlegger and no questions are asked. The Indian,with rare exceptions, is a moral degenerate. He can be bribed for a paltry sum to commit perjury against his best friend, and whether his false statements should result in the conviction and imprisonment of that friend is of mo concern to the red men. He gets his “bit” and the witness fees, a free ride to the city, and he is satisfied with’ the deal. In fact he congratulates himself up- on the shrewd business tact. Up scrupulous men in the employ of the government to perform services such as that going on under the direc- tion of Special Agent Johnson, would find no difficulty in getting the av- erage Indian to give such testimony against any liquor dealer as would serve his purpose in securing a con- viction. The people of this part of the state know what the red man is, for they have witnessed innum- erable instances where innocent men have been sent to prison through the perjury of Indians who had been bribed. For years past no Indian has been able to get liquor in Grand Rapids, and for that reason it is seldom that a member of the tribe is seen in this town. One of the dirty tricks of the trade was played here last week. An Indian got off the east-bound train in the afternoon. He carried a cheap suit case, and his mission in the village was at once suspected. Tt was surmised that he came to procure a supply of firewater, and two saloon men put watchers on his trail. He went into several saloons but did not ask for any liquor. After walking about town an hour or two he started west toward Cohasset, still shadowed by the “detectives.” He had gone but a short distance when he turned into the woods and finding a grassy spot, Mr. Indian sat down and produced a quart bottle of “boose” and proceeded to liberally test its contents. After taking on a generous jag the imebriated In- dian returned to Grand Rapids and made himself conspicuous on the most prominent streets. When the midnight train going west came through Mr. Indian was in a condi- tion of hilariousness that would cause his sober brethern to turn green with envy. He managed to board the train. This Indian was from the reserva- tion. He brought whisky or whatever liquer he may have had, to Grand Rapids for the express purpose of get- ting drunk here and exhibiting him- self in that condition. He did it for @ purpose and the purpose was not of his conceiving. He did not do this 6f his own volition, and he did not do it gratuitously. He was probably furnished the whisky and a smajl sum of money. How can men who are engaged in the liquor business pro- tect their personal liberty and pro- perty against such devilish machina- tions as this incident clearly illus- trates. There are hundreds of simi- lar instances that might be sighted. GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1910. The . Herald-Review does not mean to say that Johnson or any of his agents are resorting to these dispic- able tricks. There are others who might be interested in bringing about an effort on behalf of the govern- men to close up the saloons of Grand Rapids. So far as the observance of the li- quor laws is concerned there is not a town in Minnesota that more con- sistently lives up to the national, state and municipal requirements than does Grand Rapids. This is a fact well known and generally com- mented upon. And yet the liquor men of this community are no more se- cure from the perjured testimony of a dissolute Indian than is the vaga- bond who solicits the Indian’s liquor trade. Under specific agreements the federal governmnt, the state govern- ment and the municipal government grant license to men to sell liquor, for which the dealer is required to pay a handsome price. One depart- ment of the federal government digs up an old treaty that was made more than a half century ago, at a time when northern Minnesota was regard- ed as being an uninhabitable region “for ever and ever’, and undertakes to partially enforce a provision there- of, for what purpose no sane mortal imagine. The licenses granted are declared void; the property of the holder made worthless; his stock ‘confiscated, and in some cases the whole munitipality practically rend- ered bankrupt. Aside from this what is the result? As stated before, Mr. Aboriginee gets all the bad liquor he can pay for from his friend, Mr. Bootlegger, and no questions asked. The department of the Interior has opened the way to Indian drunken- ness, dissipation and degradation to an extent that has never before been granted him, If the department at Washington knew the actual conditions that ex- ‘fist and was acquainted with the, facts and the nature of the Indian, Mr. Johnson and his crew would be summerily called off and given em- ployment elsewhere. can BASEBALL NOTES The following is a brief resume of the games played by the National league, the American league, the American association, and the Minny league during the week: National League Wednesday—New York at Chicago, Chicago 4, Néw York 3; The game between Cincinnati an Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Brooklyn and Boston and St. Louis were postponed on ac- count of rain. Thursday—Brooklyn at Pittsburg, Brooklyn 11, Pittsburg 9; New York at Chicago, New York 9, Chicago 1; Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Cincin- nati 8, Philadelphia 1; Boston at St. Louis, St. Louis: 5, Boston 3. Friday— Boston at Chicago, Bos- ton 8, Chicago 0; Philadelphia at Pittsburg, Philadelphia 4, Pittsburg 0; Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 2; New York at St. Louis, St. Louis 18, New York 4. Saturday—Philadelphia at Pittsburg Philadelphia 6, Pittsburg 2; New York at St. Louis, St. Louis 9, New York 3, Boston at Chicago, Boston 4, Chicago 1; Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Cincinnati 3, Brooklyn 0. Sunday—New York at St. Louis, St. Louis 6, New York 3; Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Cincinnati 2, Brook- lyn 1; Boston at Chicago, Chicago, 4, Boston 0. Monday—Philadelphia at Pittsburg, Pitesburg 7, Philadelphia 4; New York at St. Louis, St. Louis 4, New York 2; Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Cin- cinnati 3, Brooklyn 2; Boston at Chi- cago, Chicago 4, Boston 3. Standing of the clubs; Pittsburg 619; Philadelphia 571; Cincinnati 571; Chicago 512;New York 538;St. Louis 458; Boston 391; Brooklyn 346. American League Wednesday—St. Louis at Boston, Boston 10, St. Louis 3; Detroit at New York, Naw York, 2, Detroit 0; Washington-Chicago and Cleveland. Philadelphia games postpened on ac- count of rain. Thursday—Cleveland at Philadel- phia Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 0; St. Louis at Bosten, St. Louis 2, Boston 1; Detroit at New York, New York 5, Detroit 3; Washington-Chicago game postponed on account of wet grounds.’ Friday—Cleveland at Philadelphia, Philadelphia 7, Cleveland 2; Detroit at New York,Detroit 5,New York 3; St. Louis at Boston, Boston 6, \St. Louis 1; Chicago at Washington, Washington 5, Chicago 1. Saturday—Cleveland at Washing- ton, Washington 1, Cleveland 0; Chi- cago at Philadelphia, Philadelphia 4, New York 14, St. Louis 0; Detroit at Boston, Detroit 5, Boston 3. Sunday—No games were scheduled. Monday—Chicago at Philadelphia, Philadelphia 6, Chicago 1; Detroit at Boston, Boston 11, Detroit 4; St. Louis at New York, New York 5, St. Louis 3; Cleveland at Washington, Washington 3, Cleveland 1. Standing of the clubs: Philadelphia 800; New York 619; Detroit 600; Cleveland 554; Boston 500; Chicago 400; Washington 320; St. Louis 190. American Association ' Wednesday—Indianapolis at Milwau- kee, Indianapolis 11,Milwaukee 7; Co- lumbus at Minneapolis, Minneapolis 2, Columbus 0;Louisville at Kansas City Louisville 3,Kansas City 2;Toledo at St. Paul, Toledo 5, St. Paul 2. Thursday—Columbus at Milwaukee, Milwaukee 6, Columbus 3; Indianapo- lis at Minneapolis, Indianapolis 2, Minneapolis 1; Toledo at Kansas City, Toledo 4, Kansas City 2; Louis- ville and St. Paul had no game sched- uled. Friday—Columbus at Milwaukee, Columbus 2,Milwaukee 1; Louisville at St. Paul, St. Paul 9, Louisville 1; To- ledo at Kansas City, Toledo 2, Kan- sas City, 0; Indianapolis at Minne apolis, Minneapolis 6, Indianapolis 5. Saturday—Indianapolis at Minneap- olis, Minneapolis 3, Indianapolis 1; Columbus at Milwaukee, Milwaukee 6, Columbus 4; Louisville at St. Paul, Louikville 6, St. Paul 5; Toledo at Kansas City,Kansas City 2,Toledo 0. Sunday—Louisville at St. Paul, St. Paul-5, Louisville, 3; Indianapolis at Minneapolis, Minneapolis, 4, Indian- apolis 0; Columbus at Milwaukee, Mil waukee, Milwaukee 7, Columbus 2; Toledo at Kansas City, Kansas S Toledo at Kansas City, Kansas City 4, Toledo 1. Monday—Indianapolis at St. Paul, Indianapolis 6, St. Paul 0; Toledo at Milwaukee, Toledo 8, Milwaukee 4; Columbus at Kansas City, Columbus 4, Kansas City 1; Louisville at Minneapolis, Minneapolis 9, Louis- ville 4. Standing! of the Clubs: St. Paul 714; Minneapolis 679; Toledo 483; Louisville 483; Indianapolis 444; Mil- waukee 423; Columbus 414; Kansas City 333. Minny League Wednesday—Superior at Red Wing, Superior 5, Red Wing 2; Wausau at Rochester, Wausau 3, Rochester 1; Duluth at Winona, Duluth 4, Winona 3; Eau Claire at La Crosse, La Crosse 8, Eau Claire 3, These were the first games of the schedule. Thursday—Duluth at Winona, Winona 5, Duluth 4; Superior at Red Wing, Superior 6, Red Wimg 2; Eau Claire at La Crosse, La Crosse 5, Eau Claire 4; Wausau at Rochester, Rochester 4, Wausau 3. Friday—Duluth at Winona, Winona 5, Duluth 3; Eau Claire at La Crosse, La Crosse 6,Eau Claire2;Wausau at Rochester, Rochester 5,Wausaul;Su- perior at Red Wing, Superior 18, Red | Wing 12. Saturday—Duluth at La Crosse, La Crosse 14, Duluth 0; Superior at Rochester,Rochester 5, Wausau 1;Su- Eau Claire at Winona, Eau Claire 8, Winona 6; $Wausau at Red Wing, Wausau 9, Red’ Wing 1. ‘Sunday—Duluth at La Crosse, La Crosse 5, Duluth 4; Superior at Rochester, Rochester 4, Superior 2; Eau Claire at Winona, Winona 5, Eau Claire 4; Wausau at Red Wing, Wau- sau 9, Red Wing 2. Monday—Superior at Rochester, game called on account of rain, score 2 and 2; Eau Claire at Winona, Wi- nona 6, Eau Claire 3; Red Wing-Wau- sau and La Crosse-Duluth games postponed on account of rain. Standing of the clubs: La Crosse 1,000; Rochester 800; Winona 667; Superior 600; Wausau 600; Duluth 200; Eau Claire 167; Red Wing 000. $40,000 Village Hall. One of the coming notable events of the near future will be the laying of the corner stone of Coleraine’s new $40,000.00 city hall, jam and fire hall. Contractor E. M. John- son of Minneapolis, who has a large «erew erecting the structure, is pro- gressing nicely with the work, and the city fathers have decided to hold the laying of the corner stone on Decoration Day, May 30. We under- stand that the services will be conducted by the local Masonic lodge and a number of the Oliver and U. ‘S. Steel officials will be present.— Coleraine Optic. Fine big Pres-cut berry bowls, a 50c value, only 25c at ODONNELL'S China Sale Friday and Saturday. Chicago 3; St. Louis at New Sooke | i inquire at this office. Ogema Hotel Opening The formal opening of the Ogema hotel, at Pokegama lake, will be held this evening by D. Butler, the new proprietor and a cordial invitation to attend is extended all. Roecker’s orchestra will furnish music for the dance and refreshments will be serv- ed, the price of the tickets being $1. Elegant 7-piece pres-cut water sets going for 98c at O'DONNELL'S China sale Friday and Saturday Notice of Sealed Bids Sealed bids will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Itasca County, Minnesota, up until ten o’clock a.m.,on Saturday the 4th day of June, 1910, at the office of County Auditor, in the Village of Grand Rapids, for the improvement of that certain highway known as the Grand Rapids-Trout Lake Road. The said road to be improv- ed in accordance with specifications prepared by the County Surveyor and on file in the fofice of the Coun- ty Auditor. The Board reserves the right to re- ject.any or all bids. By order of the Board of County Commissioners, Itasca County, Minne- sota, M. A. SPANG. County Auditor, Itasca County, Minne Herald-Review, May 18-25-June 1. WANTS and FOR SALE Five Cents Per Line Farm for Sale—Near Deer Lake; substantial improvements and clear- ing. Severt Gaard. FOR an up-to-date sanitary shave go to Dodson’s barbershop. (Succes- sor to Jos. O’Day.) Clvan airy bath- rooms, shoe shining parlors in con- nection. L. E. Peckham, manager. For Sale—A confectionery store with a small line of groceries. The best location in town. Good reasons for selling.— Mrs. Jackewitz, Bovey, Minnesota. The Island Farm will st-1d its arey Percheron stallion, Burton, No. 46,- 725, at Grand Rapids during season of 1910. Terms $15 cash for season. Island Farm, J. H. Black, superin- tendent. 32tt. Small house for rent.—H. E. Graf- fam. Two Furnished rooms for rent— Inquire at Geo. F. Kremer’s furniture store. tf. I am prepared to do calsomining, painting and papering. M. A. Yan- cey. For Sale—Thorcughbred Yorkshire oars, brood sows and pigs, also some Grade Guernsey bulls of various ages, at attractive prices. Island farm J. superintendent, island Minn. 45tf For Sale—Twenty-two foot launch, with double opposing engine and com- plete equipment of tools. Boat is in finst class condition. If interested, 4ort. MUST BE SOLD 120 acres of land. 10 acres cleared. 10 acres meadow. 20 acres fine white birch, balance hardwood. 6 miles from Ry. station, less tham one mile to schaol. $10.00 per acre takes it if sold at once. Apply to H. E. Graf- fam. SS ee HOTEL FOR SALE—NASHWAUK, MINNBSOTA. Two-story building; 14 bed rooms on second floor; six rooms on first floor; ‘bath and toilet; electric light, water. Rents for $50.00 per month; doing big business. Must be sold at once. Goes at a bargain; for cash or on terms. MRS. ANNA GUITAR, Grand Rapids, Minn. Notice. To Whom It May Concern:—The firm of Westerdahi & Whalen, doing a retail liquor business, has dissolved partnership and all knowing the said firm to be indebted to them are requested to call and half of the ac- count will be paid by each of the said partners. Dated at Calumet, Minn., April 1, 1910. Westerdahl & Whalen. —t+---