Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 31, 1904, Page 5

Published Every Saturday. By E. C. KILEY. 09 DULLARS A YEA IN ADVANCE SS + Postofice at Grand Rapids, mM anewote as Second-Class Matter HOW TO GET GOOD ROADS. tatien has tnally resulted in at ting the attention of the public and Uhe press to the necessity of state assistance in the building of roads. Phe demand can no longer be ignored. northern part of the state is in strength and: eannot pe as in the part. The follow- omment fyom the Min- wing aside editorial es lis Tribune is worthy of conside- rati by our representatives: in the state legislature: itive committees of the ads asociation begin to tivity. This is creditable . cause their task seems a oue. Nothing can be done to © the Minnesota roads, except rrow local way, until the iron { the legislature upoa the state i bridge fund can be broken. ud is tco small to do much igh it would serve, if used rence and public spirit, jation of a Compreben- Live state road improve- cb a beginning were made, we fund might be increased. es would) tax themscives to ite Lo it or lo work Unemselves s direction. Minnesota could lia betler grace in the effort states to secure federal aid yellerment, if the state made ise of its own fund. If the properly applied so as to results of general the people, public sentiment i soon compel the legislature to by au annual tax or by ation of other funds. roduce Vistble erie it is utterly useless-to try todo og for road betterment on a eso long as the legislature u seizing the road and fund as political plunder to be iLamong their constituents s. if the money so par- sere Well spent. lack of a aud uniform plan the state asa whele iy benetit. purpose is parceled out by ul ¢ veal favor is seldom well son complaint of this essary roads are neg- ld supertiuous bridges, tractors having: more furmers who use the yr this be true or not, tat might be expected. Meney ed in this way is sure lo: be row. It might as well be yeriiuous bridges as on st vis that lead uowhere. ** the last five years the constitu- contained a clause which au- the creation of a state road The commission is to posed of competent. engineers. dcentrol the expen- fuud. Itistol uba plan of road betterment of state and cooperate with ad builders to unite the il iu systematic work for good. The legislature » refused to use tbe power it lo ereate a state road mi because ib Wanted to keep of the pitiful road and und in its own hands. ssion. ling gislature of Minnesota is the to the good road Until its selfish opposi- tion can be overcome, do anything. If the good ations are wise, they will rything else toconcentrate their influenee on the effort to ree the legislature to put in effect tional provision for a omtuission. ebief obstruction vement ——_—_—_. Bonness. Carlton Graves Verdict Aga' The of Dr. against Freder:ck W. upied a good portion of the past two weeks iu the district court in case Hennepin east in part by Dr. Graves; The jury was out from Friday until Monday when they brought in a verdict for $37,82 . The action w brought by Dr. Graves to recover about $73,000 claim- ed through the failure of Bonness to ive agg to the terms ci a logging con- i . The many friends of the doctor were Ase pleased this morning to! jearn of his victory even though the! yunt awarded was but about half; ‘he sum asked, and it is undgrstood | nat the doctor allows a credit of| $00,000 from the original sum sued for. | #itkin Independent. —_ Uhere is no use} Bonness which} county bas been won at} |McEwan. Mr. McEwan has had ‘County Auditor Farrell Will —A. A. Kremer’s Claim: t Capt. Murchie’s Place as pleting the last day’s service} of their respective terms today. | On Monday morning the new officials will formally theiractive duties for the public. Only three changes will take place just now. Auditor Far- rel will turn over the office of which he has been the head for six yearsto M. A. Spang. Resister of Deeds A. B. Clair will be superseded by E. J. McGowan and John A. Brown will pnt on the official garb| that is to be laid aside by Capt. | James Murchie and become official surveyor of Itasca coun- to for the next two years. The possession of the office of county treasurer is still in dispute and it will require the intervention of the courts to oust C. C. Miller. sume his duties Mr. Miller will decline to vacate. Mr. Krem- er holds a certificate of election but its legality is disputed by the present treasurer. At- torney C. C. McCarthy is representing Mr. Kremer’s in- terests and what action he will take in the premises he: was not prepared to say when seen by a Herald-Review represent- ative. Attorney Frank F. Price will present the claims of Mr. Miller. It is quite likely that the supreme court will finally settle the dispute. It is alleged that certain precincts in the county where voting was done at the late election were illegal- ly established; that irregutari- ties existed in some precincts that should cause the entire vote polled threat to be thrown out. Ifthe contentions of Mr. Miller are sustained by the court he will retain his office for two more years at least. The gentlemen who wiil re- tire from public life in Itasca county today are leaving behind them records of which they may well feel proud. Even those who opposed them dur- ing the late campaign will free- ly admit that they have proven their competency, their worth and integrity. That their places are to be filled by men equally as deserving of public confidence no one will dispute. Mr. Farrell voluntarily re- tired after six years service as county auditor. While it is true of him, as it is of almost all men in public life, that he made some enemies who would have bitterly opposed his re- election, yet the record of his office and the through manner jin which his duties were per- his ability to better his condi- tions, financially, as a private citizen. much more rapidly than he could do as a_ public servant. He has many offers of — business opportunities awaiting his decision upon his leaving the office of county4 auditor. Mr. Farrell's successor, | M. A. Spang, is. a young man in every way qualified for the jable performance of the exact- }ing work that devolves upon every county auditor. He is well schooled in the handling of books, and no one who knows him will donbt the correctness of the prediction that his well established reputation for sterl- ing integrity and uprightness will never grow less. When Matt Spang has completed his first term the Herald-Review predicts that there will be noj general disposition among the taxpayers to displace him. His deputy will be that versa- jtile genius, newspaper man, accountant, judge of the court and shrewd politician, Hugh 'an experience that peculiarly RSA County Officers-Elect will Assume New On J: anuary Second. NOT A GREAT MANY begin} When A. A.; Kremer reports Monday to as-| ‘|that his eight y formed is ample evidence of} a Duties GHANGES 10 MAKE Retire After Six Years’ Ser- vices to Be Superseded by M. A. Spang—A. B, Clair Will have Completed Eight Years’ Faithtul Service as; who has been Register of Deeds and Steps Aside for E. J. McGowan! sev veral years. ‘o the Office of Treasurer Will Be Disputed by C..C. Miller—J. A. Brown Will Take Surveyor. The county officers are com-! performance of the work that In selecting | & will be his to do. ihis: first. a ant Mr. Spang | has displayed excellent judg- ment. He has also decided to retain George C. McAlllster, who has been Mr. Farrell's |deputy through his three terms. There will bea strong |and efficient force in the audi- tor’s office from the beginning of Mr. Spang’s term. When E. J. McGowan _ takes charge of the register of deeds office Monday nexf, his sister, Miss Minnie McGowan, will be installed as deputy, and Mr. L. W. Huntley will be retained in the office. Notwithstanding Mr. Clair’s defeat last month by the vote of the people, he goes out of office with more genu- ine friends than any other man that ever served the public of this county. His retirement from office was accomplished through the conbined efforts of the leading Republicans of the county to the utter exclu- sion of every other political consideration. From Roose- velt down to court commtission- er no thought was given by these Republicans. Make any sacrifice, was their cry, but de- feat Clair. They desired his defeat because he had been largely instrumental in defeat ing others, and they felt that his retirement would weaken his apparently impregnable \strength. They could offer no valid reason for opposing him, except that he was a Demo- erat and appeared to exercise than -all the combined forces of the G. O. P.. Even his bitter opponents were forced to ad- mit that as an official he had no peer in Itasca county and vars’ adminis- tration of the office was fault- less. He goes out of office with a spotless record and a host of friends that would make any man a_ tower of strength in the community where he lives. Mr. Clair will continue to reside in Grand Rapids and will deal in real estate and buy and sell logs. Mr. McGowan isa young man who has been a resident of the county for about twelve years. He will no doubt give excel- lent satisfaction in the office to which he has been elected. Mr. Huntley, who will remain in the office, has been deputy |for Mr. Clair for three or four years and is thoronghly com- petent. The office of register of deeds is passing into good hands. The only other change to take place will be that of sur- veyor. John A. Brown, the re- cently elected official, is a man of wide experience asa survey- or and civil engineer and is recognized #s one of the most competent and reliable men in the business. Capt. James Murchie retires with a good re- cord after having held the of-| fice for four years. Sheriff Hoolihan, Court Rassmussen, Judge of Probate Huson, County At- torney Spear and Superintend- ent of Schools Mrs. Booth were re-elected, and they will experi- ence no new sensations when they begin their respective terms of office next week. Clerk of THE NEW COUNTY BOARD. There will be practically a new board of county commis- sioner to transact the business affairs of the county begining with the new year. A. D.} Brooks of district No. 1 will be | superseded by Aad A. Tone of Northome. Morris O’Brien! will represent district No. 3 in! fits him for the satisfactory place of W.G, Moore and. Neil é | tofore represented by Take G. jconstituents as more influence with the voters]. Fraser. The two old members are James Passard and Frank S. Lang. Messrs Lang and Passard have had considerable experience on the board and they are both regarded by their able men in whose hands. the interests of | the county are well looked | after. The three new men | bers are well known and cap- | able gentlemen who will app the same sound — busine methods to the county's affairs | that characterize the manage- ment of their private business Mr. Tone is a young law a resident and | | practicione r of Northome for | He has taken | an active interest in public matters since becoming a resi- | dent of the county and much of | the progress that has taken place in his village and district during the past few years may be traced to his effort Those | who know Mr. Tone have con- fidence in his integrity and good report of his stewardship in Itasca county legislation. Neil Mullins will prove to be a conscientious and painstak- ing memberof the board whose every action will be prompted by adesire to serve the public to their best interests. His past experience as a member of the township board will be ing county legislation. In the election of Mr. Mullins the Fifth district made a w lection and one that they have no cause to regret. Morris O’Brien con office well equipped fund of knowledge relating to the needs of the county that will make him a potent factor in the affairs > se- will during the next two years. He became an independent jcandidate against Archie Mc- Williams, the Republican nom- inee of Nashwauk, and in a single-handed fight he elected by a handsome majori- | % ty. The Herald-Review that Nashwauk to a member on the gave its support to Mr. McWil- hams. This was not done, however, with any feeling that Mr. O’Brien was in any man- ner disqualified or less capable than the other. candidate. He was elected independent of any party and therefore is free to act entirely independent of any faction. He is a man of large business affairs whose interests are identical with the ts of the whole people. O'Brien should himself to be an excellent member of the county board. ras at the aud- next. board will be held itors office on ‘Tuesday Wanted—Man and wife to house at the farm home of J. Kastwood, ‘Trout Lake. Going w paid to min for chopping wood. Inquire at this office or of J. M. East- wood at ‘Trout Lake. For Rent Two two-room houses, one three- room bouse and one five-room house. H. S. HUDSON. keep M pe Db. COSTELLO, DENTIST. Offic. ‘im First National Bank Building.— GRAND RAPIDS. MINNESOTA ; cake First Sailing ..$ Saturday, Janu‘ry 2ist Ot the Magniffceit New ‘Twin-Screw steamer MINNESOTA Sailhng From Seattle, Wash., For Japan, China and the Phillippines Built Expressly for the Asiatic Trade by the. . tt Great Northern Steamship Company —_—_———o The Largest and Finnest Eqmpped Steamship Ever Built in the United : ail or address. . L. FRYE, Agent. Grand Rapids, Minn. ~ —woO ability and look to him fora | of material aid to him in shap- ; management of county { felt | was entitled | board and |} The tirst meeting of the new | ; @ 5 SIDEBOARDS UNITED CRA CHIFFONIER: i @ i ZV wB®SE GLSSSLSY OMSISLSLS* prove \$ SLSLSLSS: GEORGE F. == Deals Exclusively In FURNITURE eo —— While the holiday trade has been up to our expectations the KREMER e vig stock carried is not greatly reduced in appearance. Prior to | 8 taking inventory we will offer bargains on a large line of See that s shouldattract public attention. We enumerate a few pieces bere; LADIES’ WRITING DESKS LEATHER COUCHES ATHER CHAIRS Ha TRS a ' LIBR ARY TABL. DINN BOC MORRIS C TATRS: CRLEDREN’s ER TABLES PAL EORGE F. KREMER. cuaxtivee Corner Leland Ave. end Fourth St , ened to ’ HUNTERS Storey & Travs rand Rapids, Minn. “s The Taxidermists Are Animals, Fish, prepared to Mount Birds, Game Heads of all kinds. Fur Rugs and Robes made to order. We guarantee all work Strickiy Moth Proof Calland get our prices on all classes of work iu ‘Taxidermy Next to Herald-Review Grand Rapids, Minn R PPO OIE - SOOO NAIROBI MELEE PRES ! Serer se SVSSSVWSB SBe SHCTSVSISTGSOSTSISLISVSV US ersess : G8Se BSAY, PA, WHY) ¢ DON'T YOU WEAR THE MENOMINEE SEAMLESS? He made | We make shoes which put the corn- Sensibie boy, that. a bull’s eye when he spoke. cure dealers on theranxious seat. We cure corns by fitting the feet The best | wa to prevent | their growth in the first place. | The Menomince Seamless Union Made Shoe is easy-to- wear, eisy-to-buy, easy-to-sell, For - By ee ss. mile £8. KURIZWAN, (7S i sp es GUARANTEED TO OUT-WEAR scientifically. to cure corns is = DT SLSLS ISIS VW SLS®*wL SLSTSE ( ANY SHOE ON THE MARKFT a Pioneer Meat Market, THOMAS FINNEGAN, Prop. Fish, Game, Fresh and | Salt Meats | Poultry. ete. 9 | ISISVSE SISLSS @ Butter, Eges, Cheese and Canned Goods ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING, LELAND AVENUE., GRAND RAPIDS. SPSS SVWSBISPSLSLSVSVO> SLSP HWS SOSLSLSISS FH} GSLSLSWIS SE SVSS Pare satecatelares SLVSIS® OSL SLSLSLGS BLSLS%OL STEP ORE TE © ELT ROT 0 RGAE 9 PIERS © EIR JOHN S. POTTER, \ Civil | Engineer _and_ Surveyor. aud Surveyor. EEE PLANS and estimates made and construction superintended for alt municipal work. Architec tural engine g and designing, draught- ing in ger land blue printing. Spe attention given to location @ and sub-c platting of townsites aud correction of @ erroneous § Grand Rapids, Minn. BP. 0. Box 464. Te yp of sections, TIME TABLE CGrreat piooheee Railway Company READ UP READ DOWN East Bounn West BounD | STATIONS DULUTH Vest Superior Cloquet Flood wood Swau River Hibbing ne GRAND RAPIDS e Cohasset L Deer River Cass Lake Arrive 8 3 3 {—-----—