Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 20, 1900, Page 1

—_—oe } ~~ Vou. TX.—No, 12. Granp Rapips, Itasca Count BARGAINS! Winter Coats, Jackets, Capes. READY MADE WALKING SKIRTS, UP TO DATE IN STYLES EXCELLENT FABRICS, POPULAR PRICES. A COMPLETE LINE OF Ladies’ Wool W aists, 10 en ITASCA MERCANTILE CO. Supplies Of every kind and all of the best makes. Our Stock is the largest aod best in the north country, saws of all kinds, cant hooks, sleds chain, everything. Let us quake you a price ou what you want. You wijl find that it is al- together unnecessary to send away for your supplies, if you will give us an opportunity to make you an estimate. WJ & HD POWERS Notice. STATE OF MINNESOTA, t County OF ITASCA. Projate Court— ss. 14 the mutter of the gnardianship of J.D. “n . That the undersign~ ed. as 1 of the above-named J. 1). J OWE willon Saturday, the 20th day of € ber. 1800, at ten o'clock in the forenoon day. receive sealed bids forthe stock chandise, fixtures and furniture now ned in the store formerly occupied by for the book ac- DL. Powe: also notified that full information ence to the manner of the sale and ntory of said stuck tures, @ AL i- ed pur be furnished by the uu cextion. / F Lach bid must be accompanied by certi- (icheck forat least ten per cent of the iount bid. "he said guardian reserves the right to re- ect a wll bids. § jectany and all Bids. ase, Guardian, Dated October 9, 1900. / ee MUIMONS. STATE OF MINNESOTA, f 8S. County or Irasca, District Court—Fitteenth Judicial District. Wells-Stone Mercantile Company, Plaintiff, Versus Harvey L. Morrison und William Giles, de- fendants- ‘The State of Minnesota, To the above nam- od defendants: # ; Yen are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaintof the plaintift in’ the. above entitled action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Courtof the Fifteenth Judicial District. in and for the County of Itasca and state of Minnesota, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subseribers, ai their office in Exchange Building. in the City of Duluth in St. Louis County, ~ Minnesota, within twenty daysafter the service of this sum- mons upoa you, exclusive of the day of such service; und if you ful to answer the sald complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the reliet demanded in the complaint. Dated September 13th, 1900. CRASSWELLER & CRASSWELLER, feaese od for Plaintift. Exchange Building. Duluth, Minnesota. Summons. STATE OF MINEESOTA, } ‘SS. County oF Trasca. f District Court—Fifteent Judicial District. LENA NORMAN, Plaintiff, VERSUS JOUN NORMA The State of Minne: ed defendant: You are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff in the above entitled action, a copy of which is hereto attached and herewith served upon you, and to serve acopy of your answer to Said complaint on the subscriber, at his office inthe Village of Grand Rapids, in said Coun- ty of Ltasca within thirty days after the ser- vice of this summons upon you, exclusive of he day of such service; and if you, fail to iswer the said complaint within the, time aforesaid, the Pluintil in this action will oe ply to the Court forthe relief demanded in said complaint. Dated August 29th A. D. 1900, FRANK EF. PRICE, Plaintiff's Attorney, -Grand Rapids’ Itasca County, Minnesota. Residence Leland ayenue. ToJoln Norman Defendant: You will please take notice that the Com- platnt has this day beer duly filed in the office of the Clerk of Distzict Court at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Dated this Ist day of October, 1900. RANK F. PRICE, Plaintff’s Attorney. I ET i For Sale or Rent. The Wallace cottage on Leland avenue for sale orrent. Inquire of Defendant. ita, To the above nam- George Prescott. at water works. station. + : For Sale. § Grand Rapids village property. Bight-room house in good repair, and tive lots under a good state of culti- vation: fruit trees and berry bushes on vremises; good well. For sale at a great bargain if taken at once, IH. S. Huson, agent. ; It is an impossibility for the man who takes an active part in publi¢ af- fairs to pleaseeveryone. Someof his public acts are certain to displease a few persons; but if his acts are dic- | tated by fairness and honest inten- tion even those who differ from his opinions will give him credit for worthy motives. But itis essential that the man who is called upon to fill apublic position, whether execu- tive. legislative or judicial, should act firmlyand in a manly, straightfor- ward way upon all matters which are presented to him for his official ap- proval or disapproval. He may not evade action where it is clearly his duty to deal with a question. The public has no respect for the dodger, but will even prefer the man whe flies in the face of its opinion rather than the man who shirks his duty. And herein lies the weakness of ‘Captain S. R. Van Sant, the Repub- lican candidate for governor, with the peopie. He is not a man who stands up to the tasks set before him. He either attempts to serve two masters or he halts between two opinions. Whatever may be the controlling in- fluence, it is certain that Captain Van Sant has on many important oeca- sions made an inglorious retreat rath- er than place himself on record. Take, for instance, his action on the Boer war. If he had declared that he was a friend of the Boers he would have pleased many people, no doubt; and if he had professed friendliness for the British. he would have pleased some others and have been in accord with his political party. But, at the critical moment when a few straight- forward, manly words from the cap- tain were due, his actual position on the Boer war question was somewhere in the wilds of Wisconsin. He dodged the question. Those who know Captain Van Sant best were not surprised at his in- glorious retreat or his silence on the vital question of the hour. As on the Boer question, so it has been on many vital matters which came before the state legislature when Captain Van Sant was a meim- ber. During the session of 1893, when the so-called anti-black-listing bill. H. F. 26, came up for final passage, Cap- tain Van Sant rolled silently and swiftly into one of the ante-re¥as or some other commodious recess and dodged the vote. For some unknown J reason He dared not vote for this measure, So important to labor, and he was afraid to vote against 4. Captain Van Sant acted in the samé way over another bill of great im- portance to labor, and one of the most meritorious measures that was ever presented toa legislative body. This was Senate File No. 266, a bill requiring street railway companies to vestibule their cars for the protection of the motor men or drivers from the inclemency of the weather. It seems incredible that any man, unless he happened to be a héavy stockholder or an official of a street railway company, would hesitate for a moment to vote for such a just and humane measure. Why, even Tom Lowry, street railway magnate though he is, would vote for sucha bill and be glad to do so. But Captain Van Sant dodged., He skipped gayly outof sight when the roll was called on the final passage of the bill. He dared not vote forit and was afraid to vote against it. There were many other bills which came before the legislature of 1893, and for which there would seem no valid reason why an upright man might not vote, and it is conceivable that a perfectly honest man might conscientiously have voted against them. But Captain Van Sant dodged, and among the bills on which he dodged the vote were the following: H. F.95—A bill for the protection ofemployes. - H. ¥F. 324—A bill to prohibit’ pawn- brokers from charging more than ten percent interest. (Why on earth couldn't the captain vote for this bill?) Wiehe H. F. 502—A bill to permit the erec- tion of grain elevators on the right of way, of railroads, in order to prevent monopoly of the grain elevating busi- ness. H. F. 674A bill to regulate express companies in a similar manner to the way railroads are regulated by law. H. F. 624—A bill to prohibit pools and trusts in Minnesota. ~ , 8. F. 114—A bill to provide for the taxation of inheritances. ‘S. F. 127—A bill requiring to give notice when trains are behind time. 8. F. 577—A.bill providing for the investigation of alleged frauds in the sale of state lands. ‘ H. F. 56~A bill requiring railroads tofurnish sidetracks for mills and elevators adjacent to their ri |. Van Sant as a Dodger. * | INN., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, tgoo. ‘ Two Dotuars A YEAR H. F. 310—A bill providing for the interchange of cars between railroad companies at_junction points. stop at county seats. If Captain Van Sant had voted tioned measures he would now, no doubt, be able to furnish ,some good reason for his action. If he had voted for them he would not be called upon to explain anything. But Captain ‘Van Sant dodged the votes on them all. He tried to be everybody’s friend, no doubt, and especially his own, and the result is he made no friends and lost the respect of those who saw him dodge. It is not surprising that Cap- tain Van Sant survived the Civil war. No coniederate bullet could possibly hit such an expert at dodging. Nor is it surprising that Editor Tams Bixby, in his paper, the Red Wing Daily Republican, should have declared two years ago that Captain Van Sant would makea weak guber- natorial candieate;that he would be unpopular with the people, and would not prove as good a vote getter as Eustis. Mr Bixby, as private secretary to Govervors Merriam and Nelson, had enjoyed exceptional op- portunities to learn the peculiarities of Captain Van Sant, and he undoubt- edly knew what he was talking about in 1898. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF County Commissioners eigen! ITASCA COUNTY. Auditor’s Office Sept. 17,11900.7 Pursuant to adjournment the Board of County Commissiouers met at the Auditor's office. . Roll call, Commissioners present, Brooks, Buell, Powers and Rellis. The minutes cf the last meeting were road and adopted without change. A petition was presented signed by 35 legal voters and residents of township 151, range 29 petitioning the county board to bo organized as a town pursuant to section 914 chapter 10 general ~statutes of 1894. -Commissioner Brooks offered the foliowing resolution: Whereas, the board of county commissioners have been duly petitioned by more than a ma- jority of the legal voters of township 151 range 29. to be organized as a town pursuant to sec- tion $14 chapter 10 general statutes of 18M, now therefore be it Resolved, that township 151, north of range 29, west of the Sth. p.m., be and the same is hereby declared organized for all town pur- poses and that the boundry of said town shall be according to government survey thereof, and the namo of said town shall be the town of Bridgie. The resolution was duly seconded and upon roll call was unanimously adopted. A petition was read same being signed by 21 voters, petitioning the county board to estab- lish an election district to be comprised of towns 149, range 27, 149 range 26, and 150 range 26. It was moved that the prayer of tho peti- tioners be granted and that Vance, Minnesota, on section 15, town 159, range 27, be designated as tho voting place for said election district. The motion was duly seconded and upon roll call was unanimously adopted. A petition was read signed by 10 legal voters of Itasea county, petitioning the board to es- tablish an election district, to be comprised of township 70, range 26, and range 27) and rango 25 and township 158 range 25, and~159 range 25, and that the place of Voting in said district be established at Watrous’ mill in township 70, range 26, Upon motion-duly made and carried the prayer of the petitioners was granted, and an election district was ordered established. A petition was read duly signed, petitioning the county board.to establish an election dis- trict to be comprised of townships 54-55 and 56 of range 22, and that the place of voting for said district be established at Quigg’s camp ‘on section 22, town 55 range 22, and that the said precinct be named Acréplis. On motion duly made and carried the prayer of the pe- titioners was graated, and an election district was ordered established. A petition was read duly signed petitioning the county board to establish an clection dis- trict to be comprised of town 146, range 26, 146 range 27, and 147 range 27,jand that the voting place for said district be established at M. A, Seeley’s hotel. Upon motion duly made and carried the petition was referred to the County Attorney. A petition ‘was read signed by 17 residents and tax payers of Itasca county, petition'ng the board to appropriate $200 for the repair of the State road, and also $i00 for tho repair of the Split Hand road. Upon motion duly made and cariied the petition was laid on the table. It being the time and place ordered for the hearing to be had upon the petition’for a road to be established, beginning at Prairie river in the sw of the ne section 26, township 55, range 25 and running southeasterly along the north side of the right of way of the Eastern Mannesota railway, through sections 25 and 26 of said township, thence along said right of way through sections 31 and 32, in tuwnsbip 55, range 24, thence continuing such southerly course along said right of way through 5, 4. 10, 1, iand 13 in townsbip 54. range 24. to the east line of said town. The petition was taken under consideration. The committee appointed to examine said proposed road, submitted the following report: “ To the board of county commissioners of Itasca county Minnesota. The undersigned committee appointed by you toexamino the proposed route of a highway as stated in the petition referred to in yourorder of appoint ment made onthe 20th. day of July, 1909, would respectiully report that we met zt tho timo ind place designated in said order, and against any or all of the. above men- proceeded to examine the highway proposed to be established, and do hereby, by the opin- ion of said committee recommend that tho prayer of said petitioners be granted. H. F. 274—A bil) requiring trains to| Given under our hands this 3d day of Sep- tember, 1900, ©. A. BUELL. H. D, Powers. Committee. There being no protest offered against the granting of the petition. Upon motion duly made and carried the report of the committee was adopted and the petition granted. A committee of the town-board of the town of Grand Rapids, came, before the board and requesteg that the county appropriate a rea- sonable sum to the town of Grand Rapids to assist said township in the construction of bridges recently washed out ou Prairie river insaid town. After some discussion the re- quest was laid on the table. President Riddle and Recorder King of the village council, cume before the board and requested that the village be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the care of the diph- theria patients who were not residents’ of the village to the amount of $234.64. Commission- er Reilis moved that the sum of $234.60 be ap- propriated out of the poor fund, to the vil- lage of Grand Rapids, to reimburse said vil- lage for money expended in the case of diph- theria patients who wero not residents of suid village, The motion was duly seconded and upon roll call was unanimously udopted. A petition was presented, same fbeing signed bya large number of tax payersan@ resi- dents of Itasca county, petitioning the county board to ‘establish a county road commencing at Cohasset following the northeast line through sections 10 and 9 west toa point 4 miles north of the center of section 8, on the ola Blackwater road, thence north to the Eastern Minnesota railway, thence northwest- erly along said right of wy on the north side to Weller’s Siding, from this point % mile north and then west to Deer River. Commissioner Brooks offered the following resolut! Whereas, The board of county commission- ers have been duly petitioned to establish a county road as designated in said petition, which petition has been datermined by said board in the judgment of a majority of its members to be reasonable on its face. there- fore be it Resolved, That a hearing be had upon the petition in the office of the county auditor on the 21st. day of October at 2 o'clock p. m., and board to examine such proposed location and that the committee soappointed meetat the proposed route in the town of Bass Baook, on ‘Thursday, the 4th day of October. at 10 o’clock a.m., and from there to go over and examine such route, and that the committee so ap- pointed shall cause notices tobe posted in three of the most pablic places iu each of the towns to be affected by such location as re- quired by section 2, chapter 202, general laws of 1899. The resolution was duly seconded and upon roll call was unanimcusly adopted. The county Treasurer presented to the board the sherifi’s list of uncollected per- sonal property taxesfor the year 1899as re- fauizea by law, After due and proper consid- ration;-the- board eame to tho conclusion that the taxes levied against the following named persons could not-be collected, and accordingly cancelled sald tax, to-wit: A. E. Briggs $13, Fred Collette $5,99, A. H. Dorman $ .82, Jesse U. Varley $3.04. and C, Walsh $2.92, Dudley Wilcox $1.21. Wickham & Williams $7.62, Stitt & Howe $241.09 R. B. Watrous $23.51, B.C. Shurtlitf $6.70, Mellen & Watson $8.59 James Prentice $3. C. H. Wood 1,86, C. B. Watrous, Clark Clay 310.64, Citations were ordered issued for the taxes levied against the following named persons to-wit; Sam Kee $6.88, George Lothrop $9.53 W. E. Meyens $15.20, C. L, Pratt 1.72, Eli Signe! $7.84, E. C. Kiloy $37.61. F.J. Stevens $23.10, Backus Brooks Co. $10.48, George Dewey $9.52, Johnston & Mathews $10.31, Kennedy Clink $12.82, David Maturee $10.55, George Scarlett $4.97, West & Bonness $49.75. Michael McCar- thy $48.10 Mesabi Chief Mining Uo. $49.75, Kehl & Deary $297.25, O. H. Marr $7.42, Charles E, Leeman $3.86, Atta Churchill $32.72, John Deering 3 .67, James Everton $1.17, J. Everton & Son $61.50, Thomas Shechy $5,13, W. A. Ever- ton $1.31, E. Johnston $4.21,8. Rydberg $4.88, T. O'Reilly $3.14 Smith & Richardson $169.08, Seter Girrarde $ ,83, Charles Revier $35.44, J A. Osborne $5.53, David Cochran $4.78, Moore Brothers $11.20, Churles Kearney £9.31. George E. Harrison #4.28, Wm. Long $81.10, George C. Gilbert 39.83, ‘ There being a number of reports of bridges being washed out aud roads being made im- passible by the recent heavy the ques- tion of repairing suid roads and bridges were taken under consideration, and uitera care- ful consideration of the matter the following resolution was adopted. Whereas, The board of county commission- ers have been petitioned by residents und tax payers in nearly every section of the county for the building of roads and bridges and Whereas the funds available for the pay- ment of su¢h work is entirely insufficient for the work required to be done. Now therefore be it Resolved, By the board of county ‘commis- sioners of Itasca county Minnesota, that the question of issuing bonds for the construction of roads and bridges in said Itasca county, be submitted to the voters of said cuunty at the goneral election, to be held on the 6th. day of November, 1900, as required by chapter 289, gederal laws of 1895. The adoption of the resolution was duly moved and seconded. The question was care- fully discussed and upon roll call being taken, the resolution was adopted. Commissioner Brooks, Rellis and Buel! voting for the resolu- tion and Commissioner Powers voting against Pursuant to section 693, general statutes of 1894, the board proceeded to the appointment of judges of the several election districts as follows: Long Lake—Joseph Johnston, John Foran and A. C, Blackman. Crooked Lake -Joha E, Ryan, D. E. Hamil- ton and Ed. Davis. Hartley Lake—Clarence Bucanun, Hanso Nelson and Henry Ball. Sherry—Dennis Newmun, Thomas Hurley and Adolph Luelieman, Split Hand—Al. Phillips. Geo. F. VanDusen and Alex Cook. Spider Lake—Wm. LaCroix, O. Shoerfield and Milo Brooks. ‘ Bow String—Wm. G. Donnely, D. C, Mev Dougal and R. Christie. Decker—Mat Nolan, P. Boon and S, M, Bran- Swan Lake—Howard Helms and Ernest Gross. . = Blackberry—Jesse Harry, E.J, Burke and Jobn G. Anderson, Clark, and Harry Wallace. Cras ae ee Sra. $ that a committee of two be zppointed by this |, “Hianson Lake John *Wasson, Frank a| Pokegnma—Walter Lyford, Thomas Hughes and ©. E. Ottman. Lawrence Lake— Huff—Herman Bolin, Thos. Kearres and Pat Hoolihn. Kehl and Deary—Frank Larson. William H. lair and E. 0. Wallie. ‘ MeCormick—Dan McCormick, Andrew Olson and Charles Collinge. ~ " Deer Lake—Archie Hallock, Chas, O, Balls- field and Frank.Voight, © = Bass Lake—W. H. Clarko. Reedy—David Reedy, Fred Smith and ©. B. Watrous. Acropolis—J. E, MeGeo, A. Grover and Charles Coleman. Swan River—Geo. M. Roberts, Wm. J. Doyle and Robert Dawson. Vance—¥. L. Vance, Frank Caldwell and Harry Buring. The following bills were allowed: W.J.&H. D. Powers: paint and oil ete., for painting court house......... 3 25 82 W.Y. Fuller & Co. lumber for court house bill 87 40 allowed at..... oe Co sundry blanks for judge of probate Geo. D. Barnard & Co warrant register game license blank election blanks... warrant register ete for treasurer... Gco. D. Barnard & Co. Wm. Boileau shovel house. tie S08 T. M. Brady postage for judge of pro- bate bill, 310 allowed at... 500 2» oy gravel at court L. A. Swanson nine and one-haif cords ot wood. A E, J. Luther burial of Jennie Kennedy. 25 Wm. Henshaw expenses of sundry per- sons around court house, c'eaning D.R. Black supplies for steam plant at court house............ i 61.05 Duluth Paper Co sundries for auditor's office ee arceet Alex Vient 12 days janitor wor! day on grounds... ees 25 50 Chas Forest one and one-h work with team at court house....... 600 E. . Kiley publishing proceedings Co Commissioners and board of equal- ization ... - 159 90 W.J.& H. D. Powers te! grindstone .... .. ...... 16 6 D. W. Doran team hire fo: ers .. Riga 500 C. M. Storch Coroners fees death o mond Dobson.... ide Sarton oats 13 00 W. S, Kingston 48 % cords of wood..... 109 69 Van Dusen & Pool calgimining and painting at court house..... 30 00 Jen ie Rolson witness fees Little Ben... 4 lt Mrs Fred Searles witness fees.. 1e& Mike Joice witnéss fees and cmilage State vs Louis White.. 420 Jolm McVey witness fees and milage State vs Louis White....... ~~ €20 T. A. McHugh board of paupers Jul, and August. 73 50 D. W. Doran team hire for Dr. Russell 15 00 F.J. Stevens publishing proceedings Co Commissioners and board of equalization... e civecdelee. AOS 00! W. J. & H. D. Powers sundry hardware for court hous? and ruad erew 9 45 W. J. & H. D. Powers sundry hardware for road crews. 4% S. J. Moran assessors cler] 18 0 Ernest Groos putting in bridges bill $49 allowed at......-sies-+ ++ see 25,00 E. A. Arnold filling vacancy County committee and posting road notices. 6 40 Sam Tyndall two and one-half days filling washouts with team....-........ 10 00 S. C. Hooker fire warden services bill $34 allowed at. 20 00 J. L. Barnard justice fees cases Stute vs Gust Bloom...... 2 20 J.L, Barnard State vs E. Lindra, 205 4 State vs James Conner: 2 “State vs John Pullerton... 2 05 “State vs Frank McFadden. 2 05 “State vs Fred Crown... 206 ‘State vs George Schmid 205 “State vs Little Ben... 2% * “State vs David Youmans. 205 “State vs Louis White...... 290 John O’Brien man and team work on Hill Lake road. isn adie 10 John Anderson work on Hill lake road 28 00 John Shine work on Hill lake road...... 875 John McDonald work on Hilllake road 14 10 H. Williams work on Hill lake road.... 28 Rol Richardson/work on Hi'llake road = 7 0 W. ©. Tyndall board of prisoners month of July..... +. oes W, C. Tyndall board of pris of August... W. ©. Tyndall she: cases a W.C, Tyndall sherifl’s fees State vs Louis White, bill $7 49-allowed at.... W.. Tyndall sheriff's feces State ys Little Ben and Gus Bloom, bill $9 50 allowed at.... eke W. C, Tyndall sheriff's foes State vs Fred Brown, William Reed, E. Lind- say and David Youmans, bill $1) 80 allowed at.......- Taaee W. ©. Tyndall sheriff's fees Slate vs George Schmidt, Frank McFadden, Dan Pelleter and James Conners, bill $11 80 allowed at..... steeeee vite 10 Thero heing no other business the board ad- jourued. Attest. E. J. FARRELL, Auditor. ’s fees village one Leet 99 Joun RELLIs, Chairman. Notice for Publication. United States Land Office, Duluth, Minn., August 10th, 1900. Netice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of congress of June 3, 1878, entitled “An act for the sale of timber lands in the states of California, Ore~ gon. Nevada ind Washington Territory, as extended to all the Publi act of August 4, 18, Carrie Col River, county of Ltasca, state of Minnesota. has this day filed in this office her sworn utement No. 5045, for the purchase of the se’, of swii and sw'4 of sea of section No. 6 and nw’ of nex of section No, 7 in townshij No.. 49 N. range No. 27W Sth P. M., and wi offer proof to show that the land socght is ae ees oe its timber oe es ee ‘or agricultural purposes, establish said land Uetore the Ri Ky deseri to file | sual 4th day of October, 1 MacDon wethee