Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 10, 1912, Page 4

seni * ates wren ‘PAGE FOUR. Fraud Repits Heras Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE @ntered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids | Minnesota, as Second Ciass Matter. ¥ Official Paper of Itasca County _ The News Tribune was awarded the publication of the proceedings ef the county board and the delin- quent tax list, and the Herald the financial statement.—Duluth News Tribune. bes TE Duluth boosters held a_ great meeting in that city Wednesday evening at the Spalding hotel, in honor of Louis Hill, president of the Great Northern railway. Many men ®f prominence were present. Duluth and all northern Minnesota are better off today because of the gathering. ood BOOST FOR GRAND RAPIDS. | The Gem theatre gets out four sets af bills each week devoted to adver- | tising the pictures that will be re- produced at that model little play | House and at the top of the bills | there is a heading: Boost for Grand Rapids. This is an idea that is worthy of emulation on the part of every business man in the village. Publicity is a good thing for any @erson; if he is worthy, people should know it—if not, they should also know it. Publicity is a good thing for any { village or city; people should be | made aware of its advantages or dis- advantages. Publicity in any form is good for any object that haa a worthy pur- in view and anything that to talk about your town or your business is publicity. | | pose eauses others |tate and the farm be worth? THE DANGER OF THE SYSTE ‘the laboring classee— One of the Nation’s greatest dan-|or words to that ‘effect. All of authorities would ‘be calied upon to gers is the concentration of wealth| which is a damn lie. The editor of|take him to a crazy house. Yet this and its powers. of its greatness. The mail order houses build a few great centers; a few centers mean fewer towns, and smaller ones—this means reduced taxable wealth and depleted popula- tion, impoverished small communities seek to and congested cities. The home merchants don't expend millions in advertising and for big picture books, but they do pay taxes and give employment to home peo- ple. | The catalog house shows you a picture, takes your money and sends goods later. Mest men have passed the age when they trade jack knives | “sight unscen.”” When ip a hurry do people send away for goods? Can the merchant live on hurry-up business? Ht will hurry him to do it. If half the merchants in this town quit business what would real es- What will the bank desposits be? You don’t know what your home merchant can do and will do until you talk to him. If you want cheap stuff he can get it for you. You can buy a piano for $150, and one for $3,000, and both may be cheap for the price. You can’t get something for noth- ing—you usually pay what a thing is worth; not much more or ‘less. vegas SS es ate LOOK OUT FOR STANTON. To retain the use of a mahogany desk in the state capitol for another two years, Governor Eberhart must dispatch opposition in his own ranks, thrusting to one side Sam Gordon, for it is a forgone conclusion that the lieutenant governor contemplates | Storming the citadel, and a man to | be picked as the proper person to Of, course, a majority of the busi- | ness men of Grand Rapids do not hand Dills, but they do and in this the Herald-Review offers the gestion that -bunch of letterheads, envelopes or | wtationery of any kind, you specify that the words, Grand Rapids,” shall appear thereon. Try this plan—and at the end of | a year’s time note the good that | has resulted by even this little mode of publicity. Hl ———$— POLITICAL SIGNS. use use stati connection pnery, sug- whenever you order a “Boost for There must be a political campaign | in this state, ag all tthe: near-Democratic brewing Democratic and papers have begun to again abuse “kd” Smith. They have opened their| ‘vials of wrath and bottles of vitriol and are hurling them at his rotund figure and the peace map which adorns the front of his head. Smith isn’t a candidate for any- thing; he is but the chairman of the [ Republican state committee; he holds no other office, wants no other and, so far as is known, may not again take that. But the only things f which the Democratic press and their assistants do not accuse him are those things which are nice, hon- erable, decent and honest. He must, in fact, be quite a man, one of ability, resource, courage, in- fluence, popularity and personal in- tegrity;, no other sort could have the power, in such a state as in Min- mesota, which he is accused of ex- ercising. But if he is the demon he is pic- tured to be the balance will soon be ~vened, as Frank Day, the angel child of politics, is soon to return to the state, to take up once more the eontrol of Minnesota Democracy for fear it may stray from those paths of unselfish rectitude in which he has led it. Soon after Frank gets here we will know all about it; who the Demo- eratic candidate is to be and what the issues of the campaign. We ean almost hear it all now, as we Bave heard it so often before, and mo wonder the Democrats afe wait- mg his return, with nothing to do & the meantime but cuss Ed. Smith. —Duluth News Tribune. the latter class Samuel Lord, of the wave Progressive banner. In thi | State tax commission has been sug- | 8ested but Senator Lord has dodged the near honor and William E. Lee} of Long Prairie is being mentioned | and Mr. Lee has been mentioned so often that it doesn’t bother him. While the Republican state con- vention likely will not resemble a pink tea in many respects, astute politicians (meaning the ones who are in control) say Eberhart will b> the regular Republican nominee. The only thing that might prevent this would be an uprising on the part! of the people but generally the peoy'@ have a small peep at state conven- tions. {Who the democrats will brand is another interesting complication of a year of unusual political tangles, Dame Rumor keers on repeating the report that Congre:sman Hammond will be it but Hammond says the old dame has another guess coming. There are some members of the leg- islature whose names sound good, in- cluding Albert Pfaender of New Ulm but no one has, as yet been tagged. John Lind, always the hope of Min- nesota democracy, succeeded in kill- ing off the bothersome, “save us, John” cry when he refused to run after being nominated at the last convention. So when all is said and done the fact remains that the one best bet of the democrats is a man who lives in the city of Bemidji—Judge C. W. Stanton by name. As @ campaign orator Judge Stanton has a line of eloquence that would stir up the state. He looks like a governor, talks like a governor, and if elected would sure enough be a governor. He was elected to the district bench by an overwhelming vote on @ nonpartizan ticket and is free from any factional would be the opinion of a preacher cf differences in the ranks of the demo- crats and would command many re- publican votes. If the republicars are wise they will see to it that Judge Stanton is not the democratic nominee.— Bemidji Pioneer. ———_ The Bovey paper is not reliable, editorially. It asserts that the edi-|time following conviction through the tor of this great family favorite i8/a)-powerful influence of the afore- not, mever was and never will be the Herald-Review the printing trade as a union man— a fact that he always relates with pride. Since locating in Grand Rap- ids he has been an honorary mem- per of Duluth Typographical Union No. 136. Nonunion printers are known as “rats” to the fraternity. If the Bovey Iron News man—who claims to be a printer—should ven- ture out into the world to make a living at his trade he is the kind who would join the And yet he and his ilk have the brazen af- friends of “rats.” frontery to pose as the workmen. Out upon of the profes The Herald Re- view has no respect for them either icn! in or out of the business. “rats” and mountebanks wherever you find them. But it is amusing to note how these vermon of local press do crave recognition— either compliments or kicks—from the Herald-Review. oo Governor Eberhart has appointed F. S. Bell of Winona, a wealthy re- | tired lumberman, to succeed Louis} W. Hill on the state highway com- mission. Mr. Bell is an enthusiastic friend of good roads. His appoint- ment distributes the membership of the commission geographically over the state, and it is expected to ap- pease Southern Minnesota people such scullions| They are | the | was for many|is the very argument and defense | One of the greatest concentrators| years @n active member of the In-|that was put up by the frantic defen- lis the big catalog house, which boasts ternational Typographical Union of der of the McNarmaras when they ‘North America, and he worked at confessed. R Not Poi- son CURE-ALLS To Be Taken With Moderation. As Compounded By “THE OTHER GUY—" cold out, knock him down. eae | Frank Day is s‘ill returning to Min« ‘nesota, according to the daily press. paren of per Report has it that the price platinum hes gore up to $730 }peund. Horrors! eee A news heading reads: Duluth Is |Cold; St. Paul Colder. To which might be appended, Grand Rapids, Coldest. : | eee Grabbed From Our Gooseberry Tree. The “smoker” on the Merry Widow} train was froze up all day Friday and as Conductor Gilbo emerged from the day coach he shivered and then declaimed: “If spring is coming on the wing, To this land of cold disdain; | And the little bulb says 40 below, Will it make the weather vane?” * “If two young ladies were engaged, In speech quite full of malice; And so forgot where they were at, | Would Aurora bor(e)alis?” * Yes, hon, this is leap year alright. We dare you to do it. eee who have been shouting that too much road work is being planned in the northern part of the state. The governor evidently picked a good man for the place, but didn’t lose sight of political advantages for a minute. The people of Northern Minnesota hoped for the appointment of a man in Mr. Hill’s place from this section of the state. But perhaps itis all for the best. jf Mr. Bell is the right man in the right place he will acquaint himself with the conditions of all sections of the state, and if he does this north- ern Minnesota will not suffer. Agai, if the governor’s appointee proves to be what the should be he can do much toward eliminating the impressions of this part of the state that now -prevails in southern Mis- nesota. Governor Eberhart may have selected wisely in the name- img of Mr. Bell as chairman of tne state highway commission. Oo Koochiching county is to be Atkin- sonized—and its a good thing for the county, and an especially good thing for Northome—where C. M. Atkinson goes to take charge of the Record. Our northern neighbor will scon feel the influence of his inspired pen, for where he is there will be things do- ing no matter how dull the times. Atkinson Sr. bought the Record from A. L. LaFreniere, publisher of our contemporary, the Independent, some time ago, and goes there to live near to nature, where he can fish and |hunt at will, and not have more edi- torial work to do than his pleasure prompts. But it must not be con- cluded that the Old Man will idle away all his time in the woods and on the lakes. He will make the Rec- ord one of the best known papers in Minnesota and Northome will soon become famous as the town from which the Record issues. Marc Atkinson remains in Hibbing to guide the destinies of the Mesaba Ore, for which undertaking the young man shows ample ability. 2 Rev. C. V. T. Richeson of Boston, ‘accused of the murder of a girl with whom he had been keeping com- pany and was engaged to marry, has made confession of his crime. What the gospel who would now proclaim that Richeson was cajcled and brib- ed to confess by an organized band of atheists who are leagued in a conspiracy to overthrow Christianity? The preacher thus protesting would be regarded as a fool or a_ knave, and if he should argue that Richeson has assurarce of pardon in a short said atheists as a reason for yielding false | If Greenland’s cold as ice and Ice- land’s cold as ,Greenland, how cokd is it on Ice lake? see An article concerning the elopment of a Minneapolis woman states she is unrepentant. Now that’s strange. 5 led The Quill Driver in the Butterfield Advocate remarks to the point that “what this country needs right now is more country publishers who woul | rather be right than president.” eee A heading over a Fergus Falls dis- |patch reads: Gcod Bounty to Be | Paid for Gophers. That’s the way} jit always goes. Just as scon as the | luniversity of Minnescta gets a good |bunch of athletes, some of those eastern colleges grab ‘em off. | see Our Weakly Limburger. A man from Keewatin named Jim, Says do you know I think its a sin; To be preaching all time ‘Bout the things that don’t rhyme; The next man that asks you if ite ; And the worrying made him real thirg * In Deer River town, I am told, Lived a man so awfully bold; That one day he did kiss, A real homely miss; And then blamed it all to the cold. eee An awful lot of people are be- ing criticized these days and La Follette, Wilson, Eryan and a host of other well-known men are coming in for their share. We wonder why? eee The St. Paul D'spatch says “its bad enough to have to shovel snow, but its tough to have to shovel snow and coal both.” Oh, I don’t know. What if you didn’t have any coal to shovel? ee The News Tribune says that “Lil- lian Ruseell’s latest edition of a hus- band. is a newspaper man. As he will) be her fourth, he may quite properly be classed as an extra.” Suppose that when he shuffles off this mor- tal coil Lillian will refer to him as her fourth estate. sae An astromoner believes he has dis- covered frost on Mars. That’s noth- ing; we discovered frost in our coal bin.—News Tribune. Huh! After the frost the weather man gave us last week, the Herald-Review didn’t even have a coal bin. We used it to keep up fire in the furnace. see When interviewed on an article in the Minneapolis Tribune stating a Chicago pastor would marry couples free of charge during year 1912, pro- viding the girl popped the question, Judge Kearney said: “That Chica- go man hasn’t got anything on me. I'll go him one better. If the girl will admit that she popped the ques- tion, 1’ throw in the marriage li- cense and buy ‘em a baby carriage —er—er—I mean rockin’ chair.” eee A Grand Rapids land man recently returred from Minneapoiis where he «lesed up a big business deal. The other party of the trade does not enjoy a very good reputation for veracity and when the Grand Rap- ids man was asked concerning him, said: ‘‘He does not tell such lies you and I tell, but gigantic lies; Pioneer Store Just Received Sample Lime of Ladies Dresses and Skirts Something Very Nobby Low Price A Few Ladies’ Furs and Coats Left Going at Half Price John B eckfelt GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA lies that awe you with their gran- deur; lies that stum you with their imperial impossibility. He will sell, you a mole hill at the market price of a mountain ard will lie it up to an altitude that will make it cheap) at the price.” | §3 DEG'S BELOW IS THE RECORD (Continued from page 1.) | in years. No fatalities bave been reported in this vicinity from the cold, but a number are wearing noses and ears that are mute evi- dence that King Cold levied tribute | from them. At Deer River, how- | ever, a settler froze both feet andj; is is feared that he may lose both of them. Another man, a resident of Duluth, was frozen to death near | Jessie Junction. Sen | PROSPEROUS YEAR AT GRAND RAPIDS. (Continued from page one.) to encourage the settlers; provide | them with gocd roads, find 2 gocd market for the products of the farm and offer them every poscible in-) ducement to trade with us. Its the’ settlers and not the iron mines that will make this ccuntry great.” B. L. Lieberman, of Lieberman brothers, clothiers: “‘We have enjoy- ed a substantial increase in business over that done in 1910, and while I do not expect a large increase dur-| ing the coming year, still, I think it will at least be as good. The | range, however, will te a booming this summer, if all reports are true. This will give Grand Rapids business establishments an increased busi- jccmparisons, but we certainly | good a holiday business. |are good, I think, for a rushing busi- ness, for prosperity, like measles, is contagious. The cuilcok is certain- ly encouraging.” Jos, Allen, mansgir of the Allen Dry Goods Co. s.ore: “Of course, as we have only been in business about seven months, I can make no have Business ue cause for complaint. jhas been gocd ever since the store oyened. The repcrt went forth that businces would be dull during the holidays, but we did not find it that way. Our store was crowded the greater share of the time and I will be well satisfied if I always do as Prospects ness the ensuing year.” F. E. Ruesewig, furniture: “I certainly have no cause for complaint { have been doing a steady business ever since I staried up. The past year wés suppcécd to have been a dull one in business circles, but I cannot see where it affected Grand Rapids business establishments. The |busmess men shculd make every ef- fcrt to encourage settlement, for this will be one of the best towns in the state when the vacant lands are | occupied.” O. V. Hemsworth, manager for the Mesaka Telephone Co: “The past year has been a very busy one with us. We have established di- rect telephone connecticns to Du- luth and Bemidji and other points westward and naturally our toll busi- ness has been considerably increas- ed. We have also put in 25 to 50 new ‘phones in the village during the past year.” FOR SALE—Lot 2, 26-53-23 Store Dost office and school convenient. Would consider good, young team, not less than 2,500 pounds. Address box 104, Warba, Minn. 8 = A MODERN HOTEL THE RIVERSIDE ACCOMMODATIONS Second Street and Leland Avenue, Grand Rapids. J. F. McCORMICK, Propr. Newly Furnished Rooms, Large, Well Ventilated, Heated and Lighted. BY DAY OR WEEK RATES REASONABLE — {