Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 26, 1902, Page 4

, demand tor every mii Who iabors an equal Grit “Rancs BeratefResten Pubilshed Every Saturday. By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YE R IN ADVANCE Postofiice at Grand Rapids qntered in the a Minnesota, as Second-Class Mutter Oficial Paper of Itasca County, Village of Grand Rapids and Deer River aud Town af Grand Rapids. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. Yor Governor— L. A, ROSING, Cannon Falls. ror MITH, St. Paul. ecretary of State— ON ODELL, Marshall. For 4 RT G. LIECH, Owatonna. For 1 L. MYERS, Little Falls. Supreme Court Clerk— GO, E. JONES, Luverne. Yor Yor Ry. Commissioner— ‘ J, M. BOWLER, Minneapolis. MINNESOTA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, declare our allegiance to the prineiples pt forth in our national Jependence; as especially at exponent of democracy, e and us reaffirmed in the national convention of the democratic party. We further express our ad grateful appreciation of singu and eloquent aJ. Bry e the people of the: United latent democratic spirit and fairness have been sufliciently ompel the present administration keep faith, however reluctantly. with the people of Cuba as to withdraw our troops trom thelr island and allow them a republ y tuilure to Tully with the congr nul resolutions sfore the declaration of war with hume and regret that .postasy of the republican party, United States are, by our ¢ policy in the Philippines, placed e world in the false position of re- Y the most cherished’ fundamental overnment. and our brave fo d to disgrace our flag” edience to ord trom their 4 commend our democratic br the position takengby uhem ) opine question, and demund that ir goyerament declare tts intentions and ‘d to the Filipino people and vin their independence. the modern trusts oustrous mena 1f benetits taey subsidy they Sel} w ate legislation for’ th and to secu) enforce’ the: La! ontre of y openly wdyocates the Lion, conferring special r bsidie: 8, bouuties, nd ubject poverty character are results . Excessiv that corrupp of the sam And we € mphatic a! aon Of the democraiic principles wal right 8 to all und special pr ody’ fur existing in- © r and has brought about the th of a recent incumbent of that exalted sayings bank and the ‘goverment by in- Would correct the imbecile and unbusi- Lbrottis our trade with ut the behest of special ike this opportunity to pay heartfelt to tat stutesian wad popular ieader, uard-beurer Of our cause dur- hatd fought campaigns. John Lind. ce in the history of bhe northwest and of the people of all classes mpress of his character cal life of this state will eudure for all time. His term as governor will be Kuown in the history of our cammon- wealth as that in which every executive de- partmer siuroud tnd warehouse commis- sion, paulic examiner, labor commission, in- surance — Col dairy and food tribut the hi ing thr djutant general, DaponMOBeaeNE nstructiun, board of equalization 1in inspection—wus brougnt to the highest standard of efficiency aud in every respect represented the people. iv will be knowu as the administration h reduced the state tax levy while secur- rge inereare of revenue from tax-dodg- that cut down the freight urmers $4000.00 per annum Ly Tales OM grain; that re= whi both the state Cost and the trust price of binding twine: that raised the standard of Minnesota wheat through just and efficient iuspectiun an average Of One grade on this enure crop; that ordered a 2 per cent re- duction in railroad rates on iron ore and for Lhe first time in ten years exacted of corpor- ate power in Minnesota the sume obedicuce to pudiic laws us is required of the humbiest extizen We pledge a continuance of this enlightened policy, eilicient administration aud idelity to tie people when the candidates of the demovcr tty are ugain summoned to serve bhe stu iw forbidding merger of com- peuug rail should be entorced, und that in. every case; and the state's neglected power td regulate rates should be exercised as the prime reimedy for discrimination and extortion. he readjustment of our tax laws is an absolute necessity with which the present administration his proved its incompetency to deal. ~\e adopt the clear and intelligent program submitéed by the democratic minority in the lave session, the taxation of non-resident cor- porations equally with domestic, the ade- quate taxation of pubic service corporations and the taxation oj incomes aud we favor the amendment of the constitution to that end, We favor the municipal ownership of public corporations, the principle of direct ion and home ruto in local taxation. We believe that the interests of labor can best be conserved by organization, aud we ‘The state’, use of all natural opportunities to the end that no man spall take the proceeds of unother’s luvor without tull compensatiion therefor. We are in faver of the observance of a general elyt-bour work day, and that, all lone for and supplies purchased by te of Minnesota shal! bear the unio: jabel, und pledge our support to: ite unto jabor in its eiforts for securing the same, We woutd correct the errors it the law establishing the state board of control, We recouiisend to the voters the adoption of the proposed law, Whose submission to the people was secured by the persistent efforts: ofthe Lind udministration, for the increase of the railroad gross earning stocks. We favor the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, aud the election to the senate orly, of men pledged that reform. We coudemn the failure of the ti state administration ~o entorce the law against the merger of the Lrou Runge rail- rouds. We condemn the surrender of the state rail- roud aud Warehouse sie pier States stecl trust in the st jurisdiction over raion noty witl te its ers and ubundoniy 1 | hard man tu defeat. trol to conserve the efficiency of the state in- stitutions. and we abhor the theory that the ‘ public schools which are fundamental to the i live of the republic, are charitable insti- | tutions. We condemn the administration for con- 1 the state binding twine plant into an auxiliary of the cordage trust, We condemn the Minnesota congressman strengthen the powers of the interstate com- merce commission. and we regret that sub- serviency to privileged greed should com our Uni States senators to vote for iniquitous ship subsidy. i THE POLITICAL PORTION. Developments During the Week Among Local Politicians. The past week has been quict among the politicians of both parties with only two new candidates talked of—Alfred L. Thwing, Republican candidate for county attorney and Thomas A. McHugh a possible Dem- ocratie candidate for sheriff. Mr, ‘Thwing has been discussed consider- ably among Republicans who are anxious to push him forward as their candidate for the attorneyship. In a three cornered fight, it is argued that Mr. Thwing would stand an equal show with Spear and Pratt and his friends insist upon the filing of his name. fi +t In the event of ‘Mr, Hoolihan’s failure Lo carry out his recent deter- mination to enter the shrievalty con- test the name of Thomas A. McHugh is mentioned most frequently. Mr. McHugh says emphatically that he will not enter the primaries to con- test the nomination with Mr. Hooli- han, but in the event of the latter’s withdrawal he would accept the nom- ination and wake the fight. McHugh would bea strong candidate and a > “ft The Republican battle for the office of sheriff has been reduced to two candidates—Brown and ‘Tyndall— Faulkinghor and Laisure having dropped out for the present. Jobo A. Brown and Sheriff Tyndall wiil make the contest an interesting one froin the start, as both are going into the fight with a determiaation to win out. Just before leaving on a timber cruise the first of the week, Mr. Brown said he would begin his cam- paign about August 1, and would undertake to let the people know that he was in the field. He is de veloping a:strength that promises to retire the present incumbent unless the Jatter looks well to his laurels. Brown isa pretty shrewd politican and back of him is an elemeut of the Republican party that can make its influence felb with a good organiza- tiou. ‘Those who have urged him to run have pleged their best efforts to secure his nomination. In addition tu this John Brown has an extensive acquaintance Uhroughout the entire county, due to the fact that his business keeps him on the go through the woods the year around. There are a large number of new settlers who will be first voters in Itasca county next November, and he hus had opportunity to make the acquaintance of many of these. It all counts, and Brown will take ad- vantage of is to his own beneilt. But this 1s not the Heraid-Review’s fight and we are perfectly willing to let them battle iv tu a fivish. In the meantime either Hoolihan or Mc- Hugh will come under the wire a winuer next November. +e * Ifwe may judge from comments heard by visitors to the county seat from the upper country, residents of commissioner district No, 2, Frank S. Lang, the present member seat that district, will have no opposition for re-election. While Mr. Lang was el- ected a Democrat, the Border Budget, astallwart Republican paper, heart- ely endorses his record in behalf of his constituency and evidently will give him warm support. Itisa fact that the northern portion of the county received scant recognization at the hauds of the county commissioners until Mr. Lang’s election two years ago. He has been most zealous in his efforts to secuce appropriations for road building and considering the condition of the county’s finances he had remarkable success. Mr, Lang’s past experience has put him in a pos- ition to do more for the northern portion of the county than aay other man that could be sent as a member of the board, and his constituents are wise in retaining him in his present position, Legislation which he has already secured will enable him to cause much road work tobe done in “the immediate future, and this fact the ‘people of northera Itasca will fully appreciate. Grand Rapids vs. Hibbing. An interesting game of ball will be played in Grand Rapids to-morrow between the home aine and Hibving. A special train frem Virgina via of Mountain Iron and. Hibbing will | bring 500 or 600 visitors. to Grand | Rapids, arriving here at 9:13 ae m., and leaving about 7 oc’clock in the | evening. « The brass. bana will meet, the visitors at the train and com- mittecs of citizens will be o seé that all a roperly, ‘The gume wi alled : ternoon. Tn aie Mase “ hie just by the preceding comm ftevagi dein nition of the the state » interest in the satiool yey a tWe pndemt the Laide af Oe buaret ofeon. ah visitors will flad various means of entertainment. for their failure to promote legislation to |, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. The [List of Personal Property and Real | Estate Is Being Revised. The board of county commissioners and Auditor Farrell have been buisy during the week going over the list of personal property and real estate of the ccunty. ‘Laxable values haye been carefully considered and sach revisions made as the judgment of board dictated. Their work of equal- izing will be Ecompleted today and an adjournment will be taken until Tuesday when the board will again meet as commissioners for the trans- acting of unfinished business. The most inportant matter for settlement was the assessment of Iron Range townships as returned by Assessor W. B. Holman. Ontbe township the assessor raised the valuation about one million dollars. Ea forty on the iron belt was assessed at from $5,000 to $15,000, except on properties where prospecting had been done and these were much higher. he fact that no producing wines exist on this end of the range makes the matter of placing an assessed valuation on the properties a difficulp problem. Sey- eral representatives of mineral land owners were present to protest against the work of Mr. Holman. Among them were J. A. Murphy, at- torney for the Great Northern railway Vice Pres ident Philbin of the Great Northern, G. G. Hartley, J. E. Long- year, Representative Adams of the United States Steel Trust, D. H. Freeman of St. Cloud and N. W. Me- Donald of the McDonald & Smith company, The Arcturus was finally rated at $20,000, the Diamond at $14,- 000, and the Holman property at $15,- 000. The Kinney-Hawkin’s mine at Nashwauk ‘was placed at $200,000. Unprespected properties were assess- ed at their valuation as agricultural and pine lands. ‘The total assessed valuation of the county will be in the neighborhood of $6,000,000. FAIR ASSOCIATION MEETING The Meeting Called For Last Tuesday Afternoon Postpoucd Oe Week. Owing to the fact that some of the officials were unable to attend, the meeting called for last Tuesday after- noon of the Itasca County Agri- cultural association was postponed for one week. Our business men +| should realize the importance of this meeting and make a special eflort to secure a large attendance. The time has never peen so opportune as the present for making a state exhibit, and the matter should be decided at once. See the official call pub- lished in another column. TOM SMIPH SUICIDED. Ati Old-Timo Lumber Jack Ends His Life at Cohassatt With a Knife. Tom Smith, aged about forty years, committed suicide ina room at the Pivneer hotel in Cohasset yesterday afternoon, by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. Smith had been a resident of this county fora number of years, generally working in the woods for the Itasca Lumber com- pany. Forthe past three or four weeks he had stopped in Grand Rapids at the Hotel Gladstone. He is said to have ac ed strangely attimes and was not considered quiet right mentally. Yesterday he was in Deer River and wanted to borrow a revolver from C. A. Birke, the Itusca Lumber com- pany bookkeeper, which was refused. He boarded the train and coming to Cohassett asked for a room at the Pioneer. About 6 o’clock in the evening a chambermaid wanted to enter the room and found the door locked. No response could be had ‘from knocking and finally the clerk was notified and he broke open the the door. Smith was found sitting on the side of the bed with his head resting on bis chest, the body being held in a sitting position by the foot- board of the bed, Life was’ extinct and a knife wound in the right side of the throat. showed the cause of death. The knife used was still held tightly in the right hand. No cause for the deed is known and it is gener- ally believed that Smith was insane at’the time. Corner Russll was notified and went up to Cohassett last. evening. The remains were brought here and taken to Kremer’s undertaking rooms. Annual School, Meeting. The annual school meeting for district No. 1 was held.at Village hall on Saturday evening last. The at- tendance was small, but those present took a lively interest in the important. matters to be voted npon. Besides the election of a treasurer the matter of levying taxes for the erection of the Grand Rapids high school bi ild- ing, and the’ levyin; : }a special levy { tr high school build-| ing and ten thousand dollars for general purposes. Attorney Aad A. ‘Tone of Phena was present and pro- tested against the holding of the meeting, alleging that it was illegal, and he entered a protest setting forth Several reasons for his objections. Those present failed to agree with the gentleman from Phena and the business of the meeting proceeded in regular order. The Primary Election. There has been so much comment and discussion concerning the method of conducting a primary election un- derthe Minnesota law that the At- torney-General has been appeased to for an Opinion as to whether a yoter who voted the Populist or Democratic ticket at the lastgeneral election will be entitled to vote for candidates for Republican nomination at tbe pri- mary election to be heldinSeptember. Te has decided that only a voter who voted the Republican ticket at the last election can vote for Republican nominees, and only those who voted the Democratic ticket at the last general election can vote for Dem- ocratic nominees at the primary elec- tion. Section 16 of the Primary Law is as follows: All persons entitled to registration as voters in the election district on the day of the primary election, for the pzrpose of voting at the ensuing election, shall be entitled to particip- ate inthe primary election, but no voter shall recieve a primary ballot or be entitled to vote.until he shall have Yirst been duly registered as a voter then and there in “the manner provided by law, upon which registra- tion (unless challenged, and if chal- lenged, then only in event that the challenge 1s determind in favor of the voter), he shall be entitled @orthwitb but not latteryto receive a ballet of the political party with which he then declares (under oath, if his mght thereto is challenged) that he affili- ated, and whose candidates he sup- ported at tbe last general election, and with which party be proposes to atiiliate at the next election; pro- vided, that a first voter shall not be set forthe hearing of the petition for the opening up of said road the matter was taken up, and there being no objections, offered aginst the opening of said road it was duly moved and carried that the report of the said petition be and is hereby granted and said highway is hereby ordered to be surveyed committee’s report by courses and distance A communication was read from Hon, T. Johnson, public examiner, in regard’ to allowance of claims in which he requested that the county board adopt a resolution ordering all bills against the county to be filed at least 8 days prior to action being taken by the board on same and that all eluims be referred to the county attorney for approval oy disapproval prior to the action thereon by the county board. The commmun- ication was received and ordered filed. Commissioner Hennessy offered the follow- ing resolution and moved its adoption: missioners of Itasca county, state of Minne- sot, that from and after this date, all bills for indebtedness against the county shall be filed in the’office of the county auditor of this | county at least 8 days prior to the regular meeting of this board at whieh such bill is to he considered, and that the auditor of this county is hereby iustructed to refer all such bills to the county attorney for his appeo ysl at least 7 days prior to sncl meeting. Be it further resolved, that no further bills shall be allowed by this board unless filed and referrec as above provided, and the county attorney as such, is requested to audit and approve, or disapprove suen bills, giving evidence thereof tv this board prior to the hour of such meeting, all bills shall bear evi= dence of such official action having been taken by the county attorney, prior to any action being taken on them by this board. Be if also resolved that the county be and is hereby requested to, in examining and re- porting on any and@ all such bills examine them first as to whether they are, in all items and respects, clearly a legal charge against this county, and second, as to whether they are clearly and properly itemized and re- ferred to by the person presenting the claim, and verified by the county official who super- yised the work, purchased or received the goods, or for whose department the expendi- ture was made, rejecting all bills that are not complete in all of the above particulars. ‘This rule shall be in force from and after the date of the passage of this resolution Superintendent of poor, McHugh, came be- fore the board and reported that he had previously purchased a washing machine, and that the bill for same had previously been rejected by the board, and advised that the article so purchased was actually necessary and proved an economy for the county and requested that he be reimbursed for the cost ofsame. On motion duly made and carried the sum of $7.00 was appropriated out of the poor fund to reimburse Mr. Mellugh for said outlay. On motion duly made and carried the auditor was instructed to advertise for bids required to declare his past pulitical aftiliation. Such ballot shall be in- dorsed with the initials of two of the judges upon the back of the ballot at the bottom edge. A judge of election shall instruct the voter that he is to vote for his choice for each office ‘using only the ballot of the party witb which he affiliates,and that he must return the ballot folded with the edges upon which are the initials of the judges uppermost. Trouble at Deer River. According to the Itasca News, Attorney Frank EF. Price is liable to become the Al J. Smith of Itasca county. He went after alleged violators of public trust in that vil- lage in a mauner that indicates trouble of a serious nature, and threatened to resign unless be found that the present administration is with him in his effurts to bring about certain reforms in village affairs. Jeffries Still Champion, In the fight for the heavy-weight charapionship of the world at San Francisco, last night, Jeffries knocked out Fitzsimmons in the eighth round, PROCEEDINGS. OF BOARD OF County Commissioners SRS ITASCA CO., MINN, Auditor's office, Itasca county, Minn. July 14th, 1902. Pursuant to law the Board of Coufity Com- missioners metiat the Auditor's pimpe. the 1th day of July, 1902 Roll eall, commissioners present Lang, Moore, Hennessy and Fraser. Chairman Brooks being absent upon motion duly made and carried Commissioner Fraser was elected chairman pro-tem, The minutes of the lust meeting were read and upon motion duly made and carried same were approved. The report of the grand jury for the Tune 1902 term of the district court was presented and read and upon motion duly made and carried same was ordered filed, A. petition was presented from the town board of the town of Feeley petitioning the county board to construct a bridge over and py ‘Swan river in scotion 28 in said town- ip. present a hearing was given them as to the necessity of said bridge and the inwbilits of the town te build sanie at this time for the want of funds. Upon the facts so presented the. county board were satisfied that a bridge was necessary at said point. It moved and seconded that a committee be “uppeinted to procure plans. and specifications for a bridge. | to ba tobe halle at said point and to advertise for bids for the ion of sume. Tho motion was duly curried and the committee | for the painting of the buildings at the county poorfarm, —* A delegation from the town of Trout Lake came before the board requesting an appro- priation out of the county road and bridge fund to assist said township in the opening up of two miles of road begiuning at the ease line of, said township running thence west, After a lengthy discussion of the request upon motiou duly made and carried the matter was laid upon the table pending a re- port from the town bourd, Mr. Wheaton came before the board and re- quested that the county board make an ap- propriation for the repair of the Bog Fork road beginuing at Freestone’s ranch and run- ning thence to the*head of Big Trout Lake, as the same was almost impassable and re- quiring immediate attention. Mr. Wheaton joffered to donate work on said road to the value of $75.00 if the county would make a reasonable appropriation for the repair of same. Commissioner Moore moved that the sum of $150.00 be appropriated out of the road and bridge fund for the repair of said rozd, between Freestone’s ranch and the head of Big Trout Lake, and that the said amount be expended under the direction of the road and bridge committee. The motion was duly seconded and upon roll call was unanimously adopted, J. EF. McCormick presented an application for the cancellation of taxes upon the se 4 of nw 44, sw ¥4 of ne 4. w 34 of se 4. se 4 of so 4, section 26. township 63, range 27, for the years 1900 and 1901 upon the grounds that the township was not opened for entry untii June 1902 and the lands were not subject to tax- ation. It appearing that the land was not applied for until June 1992 it was duly movéll Landi that the taxes for the year 1990 be canceled and the penalty attached to the The members’ of said board being ea 1901 be uqated. * A communication was received from Mc- Donald-McCoy Co, in which they offered to surrender $20,000 of Itasca county court house bonds due in 1915 upon the same basis as the bonds previously retired. Upon motion duly made and carried the auditor was instructed to issue @ warrant upon the sinking fund for the retirement of said bonis upon the same basis as bonds of the same issue were previously retired, Mr. J. E. Gill came before the board and agreed to cut out and grub on what is known as the Hill Lake road beginning ut a point about 70 rods north of the quarter post on the north side of section 24, township 53, range 26 running thence south to the quarter post on the south side of section 24 in said township, without any expeuse whatever to the county, if the county board would survey and lay out said road. Upon motion duly made and carried the proposition of Mr, Gill’s was ac- cepted and the county surveyor was instruct- committee be adopted and that the prayer of | 5) and laid out so as to run according to said Supt. of Schoo ‘Trustees Re it resolved by the board of county com- | ©! COUNTY AND VILLAGE OFFICER COUNTY... E. J. Farrel ~ . Miller john L. Barnard umes Murchie Dr. Thomas Russell Mrs. Hattie F. Booth COMMISSIONERS. A. D/Brooks ank S. Lang W. G. Moore . Hennessy John Fraser VILLAGE, President D. M. Gunn, F. O'Connell . Decker ih Rassmussen Fred A. King Recorde Treasurer. Attorney EB. MeCormick winnaar sane te ae ae hea ae ate ate ae ae ate ae ae eae ae te ke G:C. SMITH DEALER IN~ Meme RE Fruits, Confectionery, Ice Cream Soda, Ice Cream, Drinks, Tobaccos, Choice Lines of Cigars Grand Rapids, - Minn. THIRD ST.. Opp. Depot. Ea ab a a ae a a ae te a age a Ea ae ap ae eae ae ea aE | SUE ANE ATE aE A A SE A AE EAN NE ae ae a ae a ae a ae EE saneEREEOE SEER RO REE I.Rhodes PAINTER AND Paperhnanger All work guaranteed. Leave Orders at Steven’s Hotel. GrandRapi@s Minnesota 1 EEE STE ae eR a Ra a ae ae a a ae ae ae a a ae s The Celebrated Gream Pure Pye.” ‘ SLSLSLNS2 SPSS SLSS S28 SLSHCT SF HOSLE BSW GOSIGOSE SIGS SBEF America’s Finest Pro- duction. Received Highest Reward at World’s Columbian Exposi- position. Recommended for Medincal and Family Uses. SEsEus i Henry Logan, SOLE AGENT q Datlamend & Go., Chicago. Grand Rapids. e See ahah eae aR oe ate ae Me ate a a sea he ae a eae. MERE Me ae as ae aE See Ae ae a a a ae ae ae a ES "NA. PAONAULT. POGUES CBBBOD PROPRIFTOR Pioneer Barber Shop__ "Your Patronage Solicited. a LELAND AVENUE. JEUIUEEIE sas Me Sa TE AE AE AE ae EE a I AE AE Ae Se Me eM ae ae ae ate ah a Se ae ae aE ae ME EE ETE SEE RE A. B. CLAIR, Register of Deeds of Itasca County ed to survey and stake out said road, Mr. J. E, Greenfied made an application for the abatement of the penalty accrued upon the 1901 tax on lands owned by him in town- ship 53, range 26, for the reason that said tax was, not paid prior to the first of June through oversight. On motion duly made and carried same was allowed. A request was presonted asking that the chairman of the county board be authorized and directed to execute assignments of personal property judgments. Upon motisu duiy made and carried the request was laid upon the table, Upon motion duly made and carried the auditor was instructed to request that the clerk of court furnish a list of all personal property tax judgments on file and not satis- ‘Upon motion duly made and carried an adjournment was taken to Friday Jay 18th at iva. m, Attest: E. J. FARRELL, 5 County Auditor, 4 NOTICE. ores Cites that for the painting Rare ae A.D. BROOKS, Chairman, — Mineral - Pine ana Farming Lands Pene Stam page Boug he. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. GRAND RAPIDS, eae