Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 16, 1902, Page 5

= { oe 5 val « Published Every Saturday. TWO DOLL. trol to censerve the efficioncy of the state in- stitutions, and we abhor the theory that the public sehools which iro fundamental to the ee of the republic, are charitable insti- tutions. We condemn the Minnesota congressman for their failure to promote, legislation to strengthen the powers of the interstate com- merce commission. und we regret that sub~ congressional township 12, north of @ange 28 be and the same is declare: organized for all township purposes and that the boundaries of said township shall be according to the aecording to the request of said petition, and that due notice be given the voters of said organized township that the first town meet SE rrr rer ) dig the land and sink the surface thereof or ation of law or otherwige, to the detriment, damuge or disadvantage of the several-land owners’ in the explorjhg of such lands or mining ore thereon. ontarrying on any mining such lands to use and disturb and cave and such other use as may subserye the owner's is located has dissslved and there being 10 U use for the building for school purposes. Up. on motion duly ma ie and carri bd'the Sone nication was referied to the county attorney, | 4 yaitor, an approprgation to cut out and open a road from Baies camp in Sectirn 34, Township 63, Range 23, thenso north and west to Section 7 Attorney. a Register of Deed: Clerk of Court. SEO ARCA cae COUNTY AND VILLAGE OFFICES 5 COUNTY. hester L. Pratt .A. B. Clair 1. D. Rassmussen .John L. Barnard = —- or administration for con- i : ye Semper bss suite a lant into an | £°vernment survey thereof. and that the! operations thereon, or in any manner inter-| 4 communication was received trom Jos. H. } Treasurer, c. ‘ar I ES te binding twine pI to a By E. C. K 5 Peeing the asae Dino orp name of said township shull be “Fairview' | ¢oring with the right of the several owners of | Gardner requosiiny the county board to make | Sheriff. W.6. Tyndall Judge of Probate serviency to Privileged greed should compel | ing for the orgunization and election cf 4, tes in said township, and also stating that he | Surveyor. ; James Murchie = our United States senators to vote fur the <ieacbingatd » Coroner Dr. Thomas Russell yntered in the Postoffiee xt Grand Rapids | iniquitous ship subsidy, officers of said township be held on the sixth | hereas, It appears that use may be made | had cut 10 miles of roadway and was unable} Supt. of School irs. Hattie I’. Booth a, as Second-Clags: Matter Oficial Paper of Itasca County, of Grand Rapids and Deer River aud Town of Grand Rapids. PROCEEDINGS ' day of August, 1902. between the hours of 10 deliver due notice of such election for said township to the sheriff cf the county who shall cause the same to be posted in such of such roadway as new located during such by the several land owners; It-is therefor resolved, stipulated and agreed between ‘the county of Itasca, in the to do anything further urless assisted by the dents and tax payers, petitioning the county boafp to cause to be laid out and established a public highway connee'ing the mouths of comaSsroxERs. o'clock a m. and 4 p., m, of said day at | times asthe use thereof by the public will not | Cbunty. The communication was received and ..A. D. Brooks = Theodore Sholtz residence in section 4, | interfere with the mining operatiqns which | ordered filed. “Prairk 8. Lang in said township, and that the auditor | may hereafter be conducted and prosecuted | A petition was received signed by 20 rest- \V..G. Moore District No. 5. OF township pursvant to section 617 of chapter | state of Minnesota, and the several owners of | the Black and Little Fork Rivers extending | President ...... ...... ..... a igsenn: = : 30of the General Statutes of 1894. The reso- | the said lands traversed by said roadway In| to the road already existing between Kooch-| prustee$......c. vse. MJ beoknnet : BOARD Intion was duly seconded and upon roll call | townships 56-23, 66-22 and 57-22, us follows: | ichingand the latter point. On motisn duly | 4 ti: Rasemus: DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. was unanimously adopted. First: That the said roadway running|™#de and carried the petition was granted Rocorder: . OF. A petition was presented praying the county shtduak Bae ie railtee as ae ena, sot forth | 824 the county surveyor instructed to survey | Attorney, = Po Be board to create und erect the organization of Woe i. peck theséotida mow and: wever hin out and establish said road. Street Conmissiorer. ‘as. McCormick i (OSING, Cannon Falls. a civil town in said county to be composed of oe ae A eat iaeh in legal cou.| ..* communication was received from John C* Marshal... J.#. MeCommick ars congressional township M8, north of range 29, oi exe an ‘s 18 bod ie teas Jomal : Murphy requesting the bord of commission- For Lient, Governor a pial oun y OmmIssioners said petition being duly signed by 25 legal | templation elther by user, dedicatlo es to open up and make passable a highway > an oe ane yoters and residents of suid territory. ake Sin he various land owners | ding from some railooad point to Townslatp | Ba Me ee ee Me a ae et For of State, —oFr— Commissioner Hennessy offered the follow- | | Seconds “That Mle VERON versed by | OS Range 2, to enable seatlers in suid town- = : ON ODELL, Marshall. ing resolution und moved its adoption: | 0” ple oh: is nies GRE ena sf ship to transport thesr necessary household For : Whereas, The board of county commissioners | SUCH FOAdWAY Witt i ye ne ance te of caid | £000 ete. On motion duly carried the pe- G. C: SM ITH legal proceedings to prevent the use of said | sition was received and ordered filed. Por Yor We de of democ p grateful appreciation of the great ability, LIECH, Owatonna. ok D. LARRABEE, Minneapolis. r JOS, L, MYERS, Little Palis. Supreme Cour i. J ty. Commissioner— ; J, M. BOWLER, Minneapolis. ESOTA DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, oar allegiance to the prineiples as set forth in our national i independence; as_ especially texponent of democracy, nd as reaffirmed in the national couvention of the democratic tas Jelferson party We further express our xdmiration for and guiar disinterestedness and untiring zeal ITASCA CO., MINN, Auditor’s office, Itasca county, Minn. July 18th, 1902, Pursuant to law the Board of County Com- missioners met at the Auditor's office the 18th day of July, 1902 Roll call, commissioners present Lang. Moore, Hennessy, Brooks and Fraser. J, A. Murphy and J, H. Graber came before the board and submitted an ordinance and | contract of Itasca county and several land owners to regulate a portion of the road from Grand Rapids to the east county line, known as the Hibbing read, and prescribing and de- fining the rights of land owners thereto. After an explanation cf the contract sub- mitted by Mr. A. Murphy on motion duly made and curried the matter was referred to a committee consisting of Commissioners Moore, Hennessy and Lang, who were in- structed to confer with the couaty attorney und report later to the board, of Itasea county Laving been petitioned by 25 legal voters and residents of township 1s, north of range 29 to have said township organized for township purposes pursuant to section 915, chapter 10 of the General Statutes of 1894, Now therefor be it hereby resolved, That congressional township 148, north {of range 29 be and the same is hereby declared organized for all township purposes and that the boundaries of said township be accord- ing to the government survey thereof and that the nante of said township shail be Third River according to the request of said petition, and that dug notice be given the voters of sald organized township that the first town meeting for the organization aud election of officers of said township be held on the sixth day of August, 1902, between the hours of 10 u'clock a. m, and 4 o'clock p. m. of said day at residence of Dena Johnson in section 9 in said township, and that the auditor deliver due notice of such election to the sheriff of the county who shail cause same to be posted in, such township pursuant to section 917, chapter 10 of the Genera] Statutes of 1894, roadway by the public; and the specific con- ditions of such waiver are that whatever use hereafter is made by the public in the way of trayel over such roadway shall in no sense be construed to make or constitute said road a public highway or any part thereof and shall not be a dedication of such land or any part thereof to public or highway uses, and that the various land owners of such described Jands hereby absolutely reserve to themselves: all rights to the possession and use of said lands as against the public; and because such land owners will not during such times in the future as they are not exploring and carrying on mining operations on such road- way, interfere with the public in its travel over such roadway, the said soveral land dwners are hereby granted an absolute right and privilege at any time in the future when they may see fit to completely terminate the use to the public of such roadway or any part thereof, when in the judgment of such land owners it shall become necessary for them in order to mine ore or carry on mining oper- ations in and upon the lands in question. It is further resolved and agreed that the A petition was received signed by thirty residents and taxpayers petitioning the county bhard to cause @ suitable bridge to be constructed across Clearwater river in said county at the crossing in Township 57 Runge 250n the main traveled road teading north from Grand Rapids, It was moved and sec- onded that the petion be granted and that the county anditor be instructed to advertise for bids for the constanetiod of a bridge at said point, On roll call the motion was unan imonsly adopted. A petition was received signed by 1: res’- dents and taxpayers same being a majority of the loga} voters of the town of Island Lake. petitioning the county board to rafuse to change the name of said yownship: examined tha read built by R. W. Faulking- hor in the Township of Trout Lake fos which work the connty board had previously appro- priated $150 and that the work thereon had been done in a good and workmanlike manner and of the yalue appropriated therefor and would recotamend that the amount of Slo, Cymmissioner Praser reported that he had | \ DEALER IN Fruits, Confectionery, Ice Cream Soda, Ice: Cream; Drinks, ‘Tobaccos, Choice Lines of Cigars Grand Rapids, - Minn. THIRD ST., Opp. Depot. ea ARE a a a as a a ea ee a a ee EE SOR AE ARE DEE He ea ae ae a ae ae ae a ae ae ate ae a ea a SRE AR ADE HE Ae Ae a Ah a a a a ae ae ea ae eae ee a Ee Rea ata a He I.Rhodes PAINTER service humanity of that great k of the democracy sid most fearless | Chairman Galarneau and Supervisor) “ihe cymnittee to whom was referred the still unpaid, be allowed. On motion duly AND tl . <i v1 nt several » lesees or contractors of said “ ‘ TITAN CTE RRRR TRC dread Waid shee bebe enteasn ad aa coor lating tag pliant Tees pe Te dipana shahine Used mab ine gaterall ean Le aah ea aa aia Paperhanger aon » of the Unite : - | and Grand Rapids road submitted the follow- °- | Fraser was adopted, es We congratulate the people of the United | quested that the board of county commis- | i19 repart: ” cessors, helr, assigns, contractors, sub-lesees| "yor motion duly made an carried an ud- All work guaranteed. esthat their latent democratie spirit und 4 : ise of fairness have been suiticiently | slouers make a reasonable appropriation out | “Wo, ehe undersigned committee of the board | 0” "sents shall ut all times hereafter have], ymnment was tuken to Tuesday, July 2oth,|} Leave Orders at Steven’s Hotel. the perpetual right and privilege to enter | +9" iou'clock a, am aroused Lo. compel the present administration } of the county road and bridge fund to the = 2 tose lar keep faith, however Teluctantly. of county commissioners to whom was re- | Joon all the said lands and every part thereof covered and traversed by und included in the GrandRapids Minnesota with the poople of Cuba as to withdraw our | Wn of Grand Rapids to assist said township | sorreq the attached resolution and contract, Tuly 29th, 1902. ' 3 troops from their island and allow them a | in the building of the new roud leading from am Q ‘ : srcasute of scik-goverament, aud wecondemn | Grand Hapfds to the west town line ebancos- | ein ens iy oe eae. is bapeaiate of | roadway between the pointsherein described | Pursuantto adjournment the bourd of the republican party for its failure to tully | oe with the Bass Brook road, After county, recommend that the para- | snd prospect and explore the same and mine | County commissioners met at the auditors vomply with the cor sional resolutions | M8 With the Pron RGU some | sraph of said resolution be stricken out and ‘dig the land constituting the said road. | Office the 29th day of July, 192 at 19 o'clock a. and dig the land constituting the said road. , ES a Eee a a ae Re ne Rete eae a ae sea passed before the declaration of war with | discussion upon motion duly made and | Gy further recommend its passage, adoption Spain carriod the matter was referred to the road | 304 executl It is with deepest shame and regret that i Bridie ci hee, AF AaB cave Do- | 200 execution. through the apostasy of the republican party, | #24 bridge committee. J, A. Brown came be- | “ Hated July 19th, 1902. the people of the United States are, by our | fore the board und requested that the board iistic policy in the Philippines, placed | take aetion upon his claim against Itasca ie world in the false pusition of re~ | Ooo eet t $200, einen pudiating Ube most cherished fundamental | County in the sum o| seme being tor: principles of our sove estimates furnished the county assessor dur- oliLiery SS ak ed et ing the assessing season of 1900, which claim ye ee cae had never been allowed. After a carefal We fudorse and commend our democratic | consideration of the claim and the sume be- ugressmen for the:position tukengby them y reg <" Oo es 7 i Diilippine questions and demand’ een | 12s Teen erly On leas DS, BE COTY, Sale eaae eee ent’ declare its Intentions and | 02 motion duly made and carried the claim ‘ilipino people und | was allowed and a warrant ordered drawn. way and to use, disturb, eave and sink the | ™ surface thereof; and the said owners and lesees or any of them, their heirs or assigus, contractors or agents shull at no time be | liable for any acts done or by any of them x performed in prospecting, mining or remay- T. H, HENNESSY, ing ore underlying said road, or far obstruct- Committe. | ing such highway by any mining operations A or prospecting or exploration work therein or | &Y & Rhodes $70; O. A. Dongherty $152. At The auditor was requested to read the rtso- | thereon, tera consideration of the bids as submitted lution as amended, and recommended for | pyird:—Thut the county of Itasca assumes | Commissioner Lung moved that the bid of Passage by the committee. which was «81 and has jurisdiction over the said partion of | Yancy & Rhodes for the painting of the build- follows: the roadway in townships ings at the county poor farm vt $70 be accep- Roll call, commissioners presene. Brooks, | § Lang Moore and Hennesssy. It being the time set for the consideration of bids for the painting of the buildings on the county poor farm the five bids filed were opened and were as follows: F, W. Taylor bid $158: Inks & Porter $117; ZCurry $120; Yan The Celebrated vit Superi U c i J o SISNSLSLSVST SBSTS" HBWCE. eps fides trusts Is an ap- |. Messrs. Gruvelle and Lessard came before | “Ordinance and contract of Itasca county. | the samo traversing territory within ted and that a coemittee of two bo apposnted palling evil aud a monstrous meuace. We ue be ih sat enue thay. the ey Minnesota, and several land owners, regu- | jimits of Itasca county and in unorganized | to Prepare contract for same. The motion y é. Would Tey ON ane tho subsidy. they. seek; pe | Dosa causy to be Opened up the county road | lating a portion of the Hibbing und Grand | townships. was duly seconded and adopted. ‘The chair Would pass appropriate legislation ior the | lading from Shoal lake ranning thence east | Pp pigs road and preseribing and defining the | 1; js furthor agroed and resolyed that the|'™#0 appointed as such committee cominis- i of tueie affairs und to secure | 8nd connecting with the Prairie lake road. . and we would enforce the laws | On motion duly made and carried the matter hem, sparing non was referred to the committee on roads and rol sioners Hennessy anp Moore. A oommuniecation was received from J. E, rights of land owners thereto: use of the public to such roadway is had only Whereas, For about ten years last past und solely pursuant to the conditions and lessnc ; derous attucks upon the chiet inagistrate of has brought about the swath of 4 recent incumbent of that exalted the ube her upon eu lion of the democraiic principles 1 and special privileges to existing in- s bank and the sament by in- t the imbecile and unbusi- our trade with nd Uuba at the behest of special rer of out clus « three hard fought cam lls place im the history of tbe no und in the hearts of the people of all is secure and the Impress of his character i life of this state will bridges. Upon motion duly made’and carried the auditor was instructed to refer all bills and ms on file to the county attorney for his inspection pursuant to the resolution adopted by the county board at its meeting held on . 1902. time an adjournment was taken to Saturday, July 19th, 1902, at 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday, July 19th, 1902. Pursuant to adjournment the board met at 10a. m. Roll call full board present. A communication was received from J, K. Stewart in which he requested the county board to take action upon the petition for the organization of a school district filed with the county board on February 15th, 1902 The petitioning for the organization of suid district was taken under consideration and. after a consideration of the petition as pre- sented there was a question raised as to the amount of territory that a school district certain private individuals or corporations for their own purposes und uses have opened and in a measure improved a certain road way extending through a portion of three un- Organized townships in the county of Itasca and state of Minnesota, the line of which road way commences and ends and traverses the territory particularly described as follows: Commencing at the west line of section 18, township 55, range 23, and extending norther- ly and easterly through township 56, range 23. township 56, range 22 and townsbip 57, range 2 and ending at the St. Louis county line which is about the east quarter line of sec. tion 12, township 57, range 22, the same being @ portion: of what is popularly termed the Grand Rapids and Hibbing road; Whereas, The ¢ounty of Itasca has never taken any action and has never by resolution or any proceeding whatever laid out or opened such described portion of said road asa public highway and has never made any im- provements or repairs thereon and has never stipulations hercin expressly set forth and not otherwise; and in the future and at any time when the owners or any of them shal) determine to disturb, cave or sink the surface of the land on any portion of the roadway for the purpose of conducting mining operations thereon, such land owners shall have the absolute right so to do witbout resulting claims of damage to the public, It is, how- ever, understood and agreed on the part of the various land owners or any of them shall give to the county of Itasca or to the chair- man of its board of supervisers reasonable notice at any time of their intention to con- duet mining operations upon the roadway, in question and describing said lands to bo so mined or prospected to the end that the board f county conmissioners and public autbori- ties myy have reasonable opportunity to lay out or provide a roadway uround or away from the land so to be mined and praspected. It is further agreed and resolved that the giving of such notice by the land owners tothe county avthorities of Itasca county shall be Gill & Co. notifying the bourd of county com- missioners that that they had completed the work on the Hili Lake Road as per their con- tract and requesting that the board of county commissioners or a committee proceed as soon as possible to inspect the said road, and also that the county board cause the ferry bout to donnect the said road with the road on the north side of Pokegama lake be put in place us soon as possible. The communica— tion was reeeived and ordered filed. Upon motion duly mad and carried the youd and bridge committee was instructed to inspect the Hill Lake road and report there- on at tho next meeting of the board, and that the said committee cause the ferry to be put in place at the earliest possible moment, 1t being the time and place set for the hear- ing of petitions forming new school districts, the petitions on file were taken under consid- eration. The petition for a change of bonndaries of school district No, 4 was taken under consid eration. It appearing by the returns that America’s Finest Pro- duction. Received Highest Reward at World’s Columbian Exposi- position. Recommended for Medincal and Family Uses. sole, Grand Rapids. D:llamend & Go., Chicago. ME eae Ae a Re ah ea Re ete Re tea ee a Henry Logan. cudure for ail time. His term as governor | could be composed of, the petition presented | expended any money thereon; A ‘ will'be known In the history of our common: | asking for u fraction and throe full congres- |" Whereas, Said private individuals and cor | 824 comstitute an absolute and perpetual | due notice of the date of hearing of said peti- wealth as thitt in whieh every executive de- | Sonat townships. to be comprised in said dis- | porations hereinbefore referred to did not in | Tevorution of the license herein granted to tien, had been duly given as by law rozuired, | gy ge sep te se ses ea aE ME ME RE RE A Me ae RES partuient—rallroud aud Warehouse comm Balto : doctecand the public to travel over the lands herein] and there being no objections offered to the | #3 rs sion, public examiner, labor commission, in- | trict. Upon motion duly made and carried | tho opening of said readway running through A ie 5 ji & surance the matter was referred to the county at- | such wi feed townshine, secure perads.| mentions and after giving and serving the | STnting of suid petition. Commissioner Lang | & A PAQNAULT * Commision, adjutant general, superintendent acacia - bad sume all right of every nature and description | fered the following resolution and moved its . of public instruction, board of equalization | TREY. sion thereof from the owners of the lands ee i y and description aero ae * Li “ * and grain inspectiou—was brought to the | A petition was received signed by 15 resi- | traversed by such portions of said roadway, | Of the Public to enter upon or travel over the | 200 ee % VVC COC VY highest standard of efficiency and in ever: : uf Y* | given portion of land mentioned in such] Commissioner Lang offered the follov ~| # ~ respect represcuted the people. ¥ | donts and tax payers praying the county | or from this county. or through any of the | S020 Bunch or Me mow 2 tag - penlutlog GLK '<mbied \. itt adopsion, [a PROPRIFTAR = it io known av the administration | board to organize the west *s of congressional | means provided by law for the opening of | POvice spall Seog occ tet Whareab The patiMonot. Us dy. Hollies and le | which reduced the state tax levy wuilesecur- | township 69, 26 and fractional township 70, highways, but that said portion of such | _2¢ !8 further resolved and agreed that the ? * Fi Ae a oe ee . = jg lure inereace of revenue p hits jtax-dodg- range 25, 60 27, 1-27 and sections 12 and 13, | roadway ‘was eut out and opened for the con- | Y#tlous land owners who may hereafter con- others, constitating a majority of the free ms 1moneer = jug corporations; that cut down the freight mane eas eh peta pits a i holders who Jegal vote: ding i i bill of Minnesota rs 000.000 per annum forsale ue os ue a oa district. | venience and use of private individuals, and Soe Asia Se are SAGEM Atha eee tee pee Dy 2 : Dyn i rates on grain; that re- | On motion duly made and carried sume was | that in late years such roadway between the ¥ eda ine | * Barber duced Loth the slate cost and the trust price | referred to the county attorney for an option 2 roadway shall in so far as possible, sink such | boundaries of sueh district be altered, having of binding twine: that raised the standard ot i ps points above deseribed being, a strip of land i ‘ anid reset va ip gf binding twine: tae rujsed the stuudard ot | 4 to the legality of such organization. of the usual road width, is being used as a | test Pits pnd Senko su0h nrcepar ting: #)\0e> ae din peace eee a a eae a. = inspection iui average Of One grade on this | A petition on file for the organization of | road; and that such strip of land between the | *I@° oF the other of the wagon roud as now | sone! Sion tetas ie abie! k OPp__ = snure crop; that ordered a 25 per cent re- | congressional township 150; range 29 into a | poi aie deanelen, tal Bek d traveled to the end that the public may be | intendent of schools haaing tndorsed on such 4 & duction in railroad rates on iron ore and for oo z haenaee © # | points above described, and being used as @ | 11 jensi discommoded, this provision, how- | Pesition her writtec approval thereof, and the | et the first time in ton yours exacted of eorpur- | CY town was taken up. The said petition | roadway. is the property of certain individu. | te lenet Uisconmmoees, Kile fi sodiiy ouisblelonue Wave “aedried Your Patronage Solicited. = & ate power In Minnesota the same obedionee | being signed by 21 residents and tax payers, | als aud corporations hereinafter named; and | CYOT eG to Man or WEN Ne sh sae he oc | Sa eRe pa Dee PNA _ fo public laws as is reguired of the humblest | Commissioner Lang offered tho following | that the owners of said land nor any of them | Use of the lan by the several owners or to ou Apa tees or the ene Bon, sald : LELAND AVENUE. eHZeD: awe u continuance of thisenlightenea | resolution and moyed its adoption: Whereas, | haye ever given auy right, consent, leasement | 12 88Y Sense operate against the right of the} tetion. and dune notice themot having been | Oe. a aay saeeeeonene policy, vlieieut saministration aud idelity | ‘Che bourd of county commisstoners of | or privelege to either private individuals or | Wer to revoke and determine the lcense as | siven as by law required. and it appearing fo tik’ people when the candidates of the | Ttasea county have been duly peticioned by | to the public to open or to uso such roadway | Hefein Provided. thae the said district will not be left with less ! dlemworanie party are again suLIMOUed WO | 2 Ee Cee hd residents of township 150 | between the points above desevibed aad hag | Fourth:—The provisions of this agreement | than 3 residents betweon 5 and 21 years of age H ‘The state's iw forbidding merger of com- | north of range 28 to have said congressiona | never dedicated the sume to the public use as | 24 ordinance shall constitute a contract be-| Now. Sald petition having been publically ‘ peting railroads st ine powe in best be conser that ure general eight-hour wor! printing done for and su the state of Jabel, jabor in its effort: We would correct Uh lishing the stwuc bourd of control, mend to the voters the adoption ed I submission to the persistent efforts tor the increase United States senators by direct vote of the people, and the election to the scnate orly of men pledged to reform. ti Tjaden the failure of the present state administration to enforce the law against the merger of the tron Kange rail- and the state's ‘uegiected tw regulate rates should be exercised ts the prime remedy for discrimination and extoruion. Tue readjustment of our tax laws is an absolute necessity with which the present administration has proved its incompevency and intelligent program mocratic minority in the ion of public service corporations ‘ativn of incomes and We Tavor the tiiution to that end, ipal ownership of publie ce eurporations, the priueiple of direct rule in local taxation. aterests of labor can ed by organization, und we Gemand for every man Who labors an equal use of wii natural opportunities to the end mall take the proceeds of ithout full compensatiion in favcr of the observance of a day, and that. all plies purchased by Li bear the union and pledge our support to organized s for securing the same, rors in the law township organized for all town purposes pursuant to section 915, chapter 10, General | Laws of 1894, Now therefore be it resolved, That congres:- sional township 150, north of range 28, be and the.same is hereby declared organized for all township purposes and that the boundries of suid township shall be according to the government survey thereof and, that the name of said township shall be cormorant, according to the request of said petition. And that due notice be given the voters of said organized township und that the first | town meeting for the organization and election of officers be held on thesixthday of August. 192, between the hours of 10 a. m, and 4 p.m, “of said day at Dexter's ranch oa section 19, in said township and that the auditor deliver dne notice of such election to the sheriff of the county, who shall cause the same to be posted in such township pursuant to section 917, chapter 10, General Statutes of 1894. The resolution was duly seconded and upon roll ca}l was unanimously adapted. petition was presented petitioning the county board to create and direct the organi- zation of a civil town in said county to be composed of congressional township 152, north of range 28, said petition being duly signed by 23 legal voters and residents of ; said territory, Commissioner Moore offered the following ‘ resulution an} moved its adoption: Whereas. the board of county a highway or otherwise, and that no public right to the suid strip of land constituting said roudway between the points above de- scribed has been acquired by the public: Whereas, Portions of the said strip of land constituting such roadway between the points named running through township 56, range 23, township 56, range 22 and township 57, range 22, is owned by the West Mesaba Land company limited, The Wells Lund com- pany limited, John M. Longyear and Russell M. Bennet, Wright Land company? limited, T. B, Walker, Louis W. Hill, Nibiwa Iron com- pany and other owners; that all of the said owners of the said land over which the said roadway traversesyare about to institute legal preeedings to prevent the use of that portion of said roadway by the public within the limits above described; S Whereas, It js claimed by the soveral land owners and lessess of the lands so traversed by said roadway in township 56, range 2?, township 56, range 22 and township 57, range 22, that iron ore exists in large quantities and under the lunds traversed by said rondway; Whereas, [t seems to this board in the light of developements being made on the lands in question, entirely probable that iron ore does exist in and upon the lands traversed by said roadway through the townships above described and if so, the taking abso- lutely of said lands for highway purposes would subject the county to the payment of urge sums us damages as compensation to tween the county of Itasca and the various land owners avd shall be held ta be a com- promise and adjustment and determination of ull controversy between the county and the public and the various lapd owners that the roadway within the described limits is the ubsolute property of the several land owners and that during the will and by the sufferance of the said land owners the public is licénsed to travel over said highway, such license to be revoked and determined absvlutely in the manner herein provided, the rights of the public which may heretofore have accrued or vested or claimed to havo accrued or vested being hereby wiived and divested, and in consideration of the license herein granted, giving the qualified use by the public of the said roadway, the possession, owiership, con- trol and use of said property within the do. seribed limits is assured unto the several owners and to their respective successors, heirs, assigns and representatives, ‘The county attorney being present advised the board that in his opinion the road referred to was a legal highway and by the adoption | of the foregoing resolution that the county would surrender no rights wnatever and that owing to the prospectivo industry to be crea- tedbby the exploration and possible mining of iron ore along the route of said highway he would recommend that the resolution as sub- mitted be adopted by the board. Upon the advice so rendered, Commissioner Moore moved that the report of the committee read at a meeting of said board of county commissionersheld at the condty auditors office in the village of Grand Rapids in said county on the 29th day of July, 1902, being the time and plnce specified in said notice and it having been duly presented to said board. Now therefor itis by said board ordered that the boundaries of schoo} district No. 4, within the said county oj Itasea be and tho same is hereby altered as follows to-wit: the saih district to be composed of all of fraction- al township 71 north of range gt. Juch alter- ation being as prayed for in said petition. roll call was unanimously adopted. and or- dered issued. The petition for the formation of a new shool district to be comprised of towuship 70. Rango 24 was taken under consideration. Commissionar Lang moved that the follow- ing order be vdopted by the beard of county commissioners. Whereas. The petition of T.L. Kinshetla and others, who constitute a majority of the freeholners who are legal voters residing in the district hereinafter described, asking that the same be formed into a school district. having been presented to the bourd of county commissioners of said Itasea county and the county superintendent of sehools having en- dorsed on said petition her written approval thereof: and it ‘appearing within such dis- trict so to be formed 38 or more residents be |” tween 5 and 21 years of age: A. B.C AIR, Register-of Deeds of Itasca County Minera Pine and Farming | Lands Pine Stumpage Bought. ‘The resolution was duly secooded and upon [ ABSTRACTS OF TITLE. GRAND RAPIDS. CEMENT { the owners theréof; and, Whereus, The several owners of the lands traversed by said roadway in the townships above named will not in any measure consent | commissioners of Itasea county have been fouds. ; nun the surrender of the state rail- , rod ot earchouse commission tthe United | Petitioned by 23 legal voters and residents of ‘tates steel trust i rie oe i Te eras township 152, porth of range 28 to have said iction over railroads wholly within : 168d “OE Oa Fant ore duningibd juutsmbesondarcd yy ore t rte Meee to aos ee Lee Geo. F. Kremer. ‘be accepted and thC resolution duly apopted | Now said petition having been publicly read | and executed. ‘The motion was duly seconded | at a meeting of said ‘of ‘s anp upon roll call was unanimousby adopted | sioners. held on the 29th day of July 1902, and Acommunieation was received from 8, ¥. | it having been duly considered by said bourd an in which he applied ‘to purchase the] — It is by said board orderep, that a school dis- n doning the just Fy ered | pursuant to section 915, chapter 10 of the | to the use of the said land by the public to By de dave's nucerest In the Kchool lands: *| General statutes of 1894, the extent that any rights of the public house in Kainy Lake City a trict be and the same is hereby formed within | — F We egndemn the failure of the hoard ofcon-" Now therefor be it hereby resolved, That might be acquired therein by the user, oper-_ school distriot within which sald - | township 70 North of Runge 24, hadea 8 be