Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 12, 1907, Page 1

| ree oS ae Vor. XIV.—No, 29 x Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, JAN. 12, 1907. Two Dotuars A YEAR. AUDITOR SPANGS FINANCIAL REPORT Complete Statement Prepared Showing Financia! Condition of County. SOME INTERESTING DETAILS Of Receipts and Disbursements During the Past Year Are Set Fourth in Clear and Concise Form for the Public. It is really to be regretted that so few citizens who pay taxes and should keep themselves informed as to the financial condition of the county, read carefully the financial statement as prepared each year by the county auditor and published for the in- formation of the public. The state law requires that this publication be made so that all taxpayers may know exactly what disposition has been made of the public funds. Every item of expenditure and for what specific purpose paid out is set forth in detail in the statement. cvery taxpayer should inform himself of the manner in which the pnblic busi- ness is transacted by reading care- fully the complied figures given in these annual reports. County Audi- tor Spang has this year prepared one of the most complete documents showing the ‘eceipts and disburse- ments of ths county that has ever been suhaitted for public inspection, It is arranged in a manner that every intelligent reader can readily understand. The many classifications are so presented as to make every fund clear to anyone looking through It is an admirable compilation and Mr. Spang is to be congratulated upon Uhe intelligent manuer of its preparation and its completeness in detail. The statement was ready to turn over to the printer when the the commissioners met last Tuesday and only awaited the signature of the members of the buard after organiza- tion, but having failed to organize delinquent tax list, extra allowance entry records, $4,769.12. ing the year foots up to $8,152.67, distributed as follows: care of paupers at poor farm and and better roads—just hesitate and ponder over the figures here given. Over four thousand five hundred dollars more squandered for court expenses Lhan was spent in the eutire county for roads and bridges. It is the most damnable outrage ever in- fiicted upor any people. Court ex- penses in this county have always been considered high and much protesting has been indulged in, and yet we find that prior to the regime of George H. Spear the total was never over $8,000 for any year. In making the estimate on the five thousand dollar item the _ total amount paid tu Temple is figured in and is not taken from Mr. Spang’s statement, as a portion of that ex- pense was incurred during 1905. It is here given for the purpose of let- ting the public know the amount squandered in connection with that costly undertaking by the brilliant (?) ex-county attorney. Z Probate court expenses for the year amounted to $2,800.06. Justice court expenses for the entire county foots up to $2,260.67; coroner's fees, $293.90; board of prisoners, $2,236.85. Salaries of county officers and em- ployees, except that of judge of pro- bate, and the fee officers—clerk of court, register of deeds, sheriff and commissisners — amounted to $11,- 744.36. The amonnt paid county commissioners in salaries, mileage and per diem, not including pay for examining rvads, was $1,799.70. The late primary election cost $1,417.44, while the general election cost $1,549.94. There were paid out for. wolf bounties $1,480.00. Books and stationery cost $3,292.29 for the year, while printing and publishing, not including ballots or election sup- plies, cost $3,064.65; assessing cost 2,737.65; water, light, fuel, repairs and telephone for court house and jail cost $1,494.81. Under the heading of miscelaneous expenses is the work performed in 1906 by Mr. Temple’s alleged expert, the clerk of court for entering to theSuperintendent of schools and register of deeds for nlaking original to which is charged The total expenditure for poor dur- Board and maintainance of poor farm, $3,288.92; care of paupers other than at poor farm, $431,75; medical attendance and the document must be held until hospital outside of poor farm panes eee board can act | 31 476.75; temporary relief furnished, Ae 3 K $177 transportation for depends The Herald-Review here presents some figures taken from the prepared copy for the general information of its readers throughout the county. During the past year the total ex penditures for the county for all except interest on bonds This incluces county and bridge, poor, county attorney’s Tax collections which includes towuship and road and revenue, incidental contingent funds. for all purposes, state, school, count village, was In addition to this sum there was paid into the county treasury from sources other than direct taxation the sum of $43,290.33, making the sum total of receipts $309,812.92. The total amount received for all county purposes, except interest on bonds was $76,276.23. Money received from all other sources and added to the county funds amounted to $11,425.11. The last mentioned sum was derived from county liquor licenses, interest on county funds, wolf bounty received from the state, appropriation received from state for roads, fines, etc. There was $11,867.88 received from taxes for bond redemption fund and $11,851.66 for the payment of interest ou bonds. There was paid to the state as Itasca county’s contribution to Minnesota $38,817.24; paid on state loans to school districts, $2,1 rs paid to school districts, $85,250.76; to towns and villages $74,410.29; refund- ed on account of abatements on taxes and duplicate payments of taxes $2,415.38. The enormous sum of $21,864.33 is charged up to district court expenses for the past year. This does not in- clude the county attorney’s salary, expenses and secret service fund which amounted to over $2,500, and about $5,000 paid out to H. M. Temple tor the services of an alleged ex- pert accountant. These two items should properly be charged up to the department over which Mr. Spear presided as county attorney, and we have a grand total of $29,365.33. Th total amount expended for roads and bridges during the same period was $24,597.26. Think of it, you tax- payers—you who haye been justly pleading for and demanding more salaries of county physician, health officer and overseer of poor farm, $1,495.00; burial of paupers, $825.00; miscellaneous, clothing furnished, etc, $219.51. The total assessed yaluation of Itasca.county—not including Kooch- j iching county—is $10,768,653, $10, 602 of which is real estate $518,050 personal property. The total tax levy for all purposes, including state, county, school, townships and villages was $317,332.56. The total valuation of Koochiching county is $3,147,209; the tax levy for the new county for 1906 is $64,093.41. Koochiching will derive no county tax for this year as, of course, none was levied for county purposes. The present total bouded indebted- ness of Itasca county is $183,939.80, while the total liability is $190,102.27. The total assets, which includes uncollected taxes, county buildings, furniture and cash in the treasury is $280,509.34. ‘The foregoing is but a very brief and incomplete summary of the exhaustive report prepared by the auditor, but it may serve to give the Herald-Review readers some idea of the present financial condition of the county and the purposes for which public money has been expeuded. NEW TOWNSHIPS TO BE OPENED The register and receiver of the Duluth land office have issued the following notices to the public: Notice is hereby given, that the Official plat of survey of towaship 63, north of range 21, west of 4th P. M., will be opened for filing in this office ou Monday, March 11th, 1907, at 9 o’clock a. m., and that on and after said day we will receive applications forthe entry of lands in said town- ship. Notice is hereby given, that the official plat of survey of township 763, north of range 22, west of 4th P. M., will be opened for tiling in this office on Tuesday, March 12th, 1907, at 9 o’clock a. m.,and that on and after said day we will receive applications for the entry of lands in said town- ship. and - | vieinity, for we are especially in need | NDUSTRL EDU: CATION NEEDED Is Urged by Minnesota Educational Association at Minneapolis. SUPT. FREEMAN ATTENDED Grand Rapids Among the First in the State to Adopt tho System. .° —Much Good is Being Accomplished. Supt. E. A. Freeman, of the Grand Rapids schools, who was io attend- ance at the Minnesota Educational association, which convened in Min« neapolis during the holidays, informs us that the leading thought of this year’s meeting was industrial educa- tion. It was the consensus of opinion of the educators present that the training of the hand had been ‘too largely neglected by the schools, and that present conditions of society de- manded that the public schools fit boys and girls to meet the obligations of life. Judge Lindsey, of Denver, and of national reputation as the pro- moter of the juvenile court, especially emphasized the need of hand work in the public schools as an effective method of jealing with truants and the prevention of crime. It was his judgment that crime would be largely eliminated among juvemiles and ma- terially lessened among adults if the children were taught to respect the labor of the hand and the skiliful use of the same. Rabbi Hersch, the great Jewish leader in Chicago and a man of national reputation, advanced the same idea and pointed out that he was so impressed with it that he had been instrumental inrestablishing an industrial school for the children of j bis ewr people in Chicago From the trend of thought at this meeting it would seem that the in- dustrial idea in education had taken possession of the educational world, and that men in all walks of life were coming to recognize the importance | of it. In connection with this phasé | of education the High School Council in joint session with the School Board section of the association urged the | establishment of county agricultural high schools, and that the state legis- lature be appealed to to assist by ap- | propriation in the organization of this work. This phase of the work should | especially appeal to the people of this of some such institution in this sec- tion of the state, and are fortunate in having the State Experimental Sta- tion within our midst where a begin- ning in this special field could be made without great expenditure. Grand Rapids can be congratulated in being among the first communities in the state to recognize this impor- tant branch of education. Industrial work for the boys and girls was organ- ized in the grades and High school last fall. Special apparatus and spec- ial teachers have been provided for conducting the work, and there is every reason to believe that it will be a success. | Mr. Freeman reports that the meet- | ing this year was one of the best he has ever attended and that the mem- bership of the association passed the two thousand mark. Few people out- side the association realize the im- portance of this organization, yet it | has had more to do with the shaping | of the educational policy of the state of Minnesota than any other one force. We are glad to report that the local Board of Education recognizes the importance of the M. E. A. and that each year sends its representa- tive to the convention. Mr, F. E. Reusswig attended this year, School Work Resumed School opened on Monday with a large attendance of pupils. The en- rollment will exceed that of last year by about forty pupils. All the pupils did not report for duty. Miss Aiton will not return until next week, as she is detained at home on account of the critical illness of her sister. Miss Bennett did not arrive until Tuesday afternoon on account of a snow block- } ade in Dakota. Most of the teachers | spent their vacation at their respec- tive homes. Miss Lillian Stebbins visited in New York part of the time. | LEVY'S ENTERPRISE STORE | Remember SALE OPENS 4 MONDAY JAN. 14th EIGHT CLOG BEN LEVY'S EDITORIA LEVY'S ENTERPRISE STORE OUR STORE HAS BEEN CLOSED YESTERDAY AND TODAY 10 MARK AND REARRANGE SIOK LEVY'S ENTERPRISE STORE IF YOU HAVENT GOT THE MONEY, BORROW IT; 1 WILL PAY YOU THE ‘‘ME TOOS”’ I’ve got the other fellows up the It’s a case of “hog eat hog” with me. The “Me Toos,” as you would call them, try hard to imitate, and are not prepared to dish out the goods. "NUF CED. Go around and compare and then call here, and if you don’t say Levy has got them skinned by a mile, why the cigars are on me. 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