Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 19, 1907, Page 1

' f * vr VoL, XIV.—No —— Granp Rapips, | BEAPPORTONNENT ARNE QUEST The Northern Half of Minnesota Must Be Granted Justice. ARROGANCE OF THE SOUTH HALF Denies the Richest Portion of the State Adequate Representation in the Legislature—A Few Figures. Now that the legislature has con- vened the people of this section of the state are vitally interested in the subject of reapportionment of legisla- tive representation. Statistics show that during the past few years the population of the southern portion of is clearly a case of taxation without the state has actually decreased, while the increase in the northern half has been enormous. The assessed valuat- ion of the northern twenty-four coun- ties is greater than thatef the south, excepting Hennepin and Ramsey. It representation... The people of this sections are learning to appreciate their 1mportance both as tu taxation and population. They have reached that point where they will demand their rights and exact them—if not by fair treatment at the hands of the legislative majority as it now exists, then by demanding and securing com- plete separation—by the creation of a new state, We have submitted to injustice too long and too patiently. The time has come to act and act defiitely. The rapid development of northern Minnesota both 1n wealth and population cannot be longer ignored. 'state asylums, state-prisons and all Asan illustration: of. the present inequality it is an easy task to pre- sent figures that cannot be disputed and which prove the justness of the claims. set forth by the people who are asking that justice be done them. The first thirty districts of the southern portion of the state, com- prising thirty-seven counties, have one senator to 23,468 population; the northern twenty-four counties have one senator to 43,913 population. The 19, 907. Two Dotuars a YEAR. $16 per acre—yet the average cast'| COMMERCIAL CLUB value of these lands was at that time; "and stil! is, more than $50 per acre, In the northern twenty-fuur countie! the lowest assessed valuation, in any MEETS TONIGHT Theré will be held an important county ,was $30.41 per acre and the meeting of the Grand Rapids highest $9.46, outside of St. Louig county. In’ many of the northert countiés “good lands can be bought today ‘at’ the assessed” valuation. These figures Show. that.we are taxed higher than any other portion of the same thirty-seven southern counties} state without having the right of haye one house member to 14,178| equality in the making of state laws.) population, while the northeri twenty-four counties have one house member tc 19,321 population. The same thirty-seven southern counties have one senator to $10,002,329 of as- sessed valuation, while the twenty- four northern counties have one senator to $18,998,855 of assessed valu- ation. The south has one house member to 96,043,074 assessed valu- ation and the north one house mem- ber to $8,359,496. This is what our southern members call equality. These northern twenty-four counties, can support a population equal to the entire popu'ation of the state at the present time, and have nearly one- half the number of acres of taxable real property of the state. They havé, paid nearly one-quarter the total cost of the great state capitol building; nearly one-quarter the ‘cost “of sup- porting the state normal schgols, thé other stale institutions. In short, the residents and taxpayers of the northern’ twenty-four counties pay nearly one-quarter the entire cost of the state governament—and pay these taxes without representation. The area of taxable property, (as- sessment of 1904) in the thirty-seven southern counties was 14,417,073. acres, while the. twenty-four northern counties have 16,663,205 acres on the tax rolls for the same year. The later assess ment cannot be had except through the state auditor’s office, but it would show a greatiy increased acreage in favor of the north. The average assessed valuation of the southern counties referred to, was, in 1904, from $10 to $15 per acre—not.a single county showing an average of The/senators; and, representatives, have every argument to present that will show and prove the justoess of their cause 1n asking for a reapportion- ment of the state that will remedy the present inequality of legislative representation. The southern majority can only refuse this just demand by opeuly declaring that they do not de- sire to be fair.. In that event another remedy must be found. The people of the biggest ahd richest. half of Minnesota will not longer remain .disfranchised. F. and A. M. Officers.. At the regular meeting of the local Masonic order held last Friday night, the following officers were installed: W. M., Geo. F. Myers; Sr. War., PF: E. Reusswig; Jr. War., J. S. Bernie; Sec., H. .D,. Powers; ‘Tres., E. A. Kremer; Chaplain, Rev. Murphy; Sr. Deacon; ‘A.A. Kremer; Jr. Deacon, T. H: Shoaff; Sr. Stewart, E. A. Free- man; Jr. Stewart, A. A.Garris: Tiler, L. F. Knox: At the meeting of the Chapter of the Eastern Star the following were installed: Worthy. Matron, Mrs. J. .S. Gole; Worthy. Patron, F. E. Reusswig; Associate Matron, Mrs. H. D. Powers; Sec., Miss Edmonds; Tres., Mrs. J. J. Decker: Conductress, Mrs. Harry Price; Associate Con., Mrs. T. Shoaff; Five Points of the Star, Miss Holmes, Miss Herrell, Mrs. Booth, Mrs. Grove, Mrs. E. S. Stevens; Chaplain, Mrs. Al Roecker; Organist, Miss Julia Knox; Warder, Mrs. H. G. Becker; Sentinel, M. A. Spang. $ Nothing that is not Good. Everything that is Good. Itasca Mercantile Co, their place. Men’s Outing Flannel Night Gowns. Made of good fleecy outing flannel, all sizes. 50c 50c gowns at.......-.. 35c jdbc gowns at..... ...- Men’sand Boys’ Caps With Fur Ear Laps Just the time of year you get the best use of your cap, while they are priced so low youcan well afford a new one. i Boys’ caps, regular 5c and 35c caps at.... Men’scaps, good values 25 50c, at this sale......... Cc Sale of Suspenders. Men’s fine dress suspenders, heavy police style, sold every- where at 50, all go at this sale for..... sabi 25c Boys’ suspenders ~ this sale A + se eeae 5e«1 Oc Men's Mackinaws. We are a little overstocked on mackinaws and must sell them regardless of cost at this january sale. Bacon,» $2.98 $2.50 Stihis asc $2.00 $4.50 Mackinaws at $3.00 Mackinaws $' 4 z this sale at 1 -50 this sale........... = New New Fashion The Store of Quality February Sheets . Patterns Grand Rapids, - Minn. To say that this sale has been a great success was fully demonstrated by the store being filled with buyers. take long for the people to find out whether or not they are getting bargains. It was indeed gratifying to have such’ re- sponse to our. efforts to place before our patrons better and better values, knowing how they are a our customers just what we advertise. Five More January Bargain. Days Of course some lines have been closed out and we have added new ones to take Women’s Outing Flannel Night Gowns Extra quality velour flannelette, in neat patterns in blue, Kimona style sleeves, square or round necks, fancy trimmed, pearl buttons, feather stitched braid. pink, cream and white. * Regular $2.25 gowns at this sale........4 1 .69 Regular $1.75 gowns) tthe Bale Tees 1.39 Women’s fine ribbed, fleece- lined, 60c values, this 35c sale, per garment..... mittens, Black (ees extra value at 25c but REIS Sale Ee, ote cece 17c Bargain in Men’s Heavy Underwear. An odd lot of men’s heavy ribbed shirts and drawers, all wool and selling at $2.50 per ‘garment, to clean them 1 up we offer at...... 5.00. Men’s heavy fleece-lined shirts and drawers, only a few left for this sale at, per 38c garment... Extra. Special -- fleece: lined underwear, a regular 50c garment. We bought these on a special deal and will give’ you the benefit. For this sale per garment ic Men’s Sweaters, 5 dozen in heavy honey comb weave, plain red, blue and striped, always a $1.25 garm- ment. At this Jan- 75c uary sale..... | (After-dinner . China 10c cups and Saucers..:>: Teed ppreciated when we give this) sale. ,.55......:..% Cc ‘decorated and. dainty shapes, It doesn’t t Regular $1.25 gowns won't last long at... 4 89c Regular $1.00 ‘gowns 6 at this sale... 15¢ Women’s Ecru fleece- lined, 25c values at... ¥ off on all laces, appliques and embroideries. Men's Work Shirts at Clearance: Prices 5 dozen men’s heavy woolen and knit shirts, good values at $1.50, for this special January sale, price.... 75c 10 dozen men’s negligee shirts in assorted patterns, all sizes, prices up to $1.25, this sale, Net 50c Handsome China bread and butter plates, 644 in. decorated with medallions and sprays of wild flowers 1 Oc Handsome nickeled embossed tea and coffee pots 3 pint size, good. values at» 50c,° China cream pitchers, highly iN SH places at 4 but. a e Itasca you nnly Oc ttt te ee nee day “Hise hE 3 Commercial’ club at the court house tonight, to which all mem- bers are urged to be present. It is now apparent that the southern members of the state legislature do not~intend’to-grant-any con- ceéssions to! this section in the matter of ‘reapportionment or other needed legislation. On the other hand it is the evident pur- pose to enact laws that will de- prive the northern counties of a just share of the taxes paid in this section by diverting them into the state treasury direct. If the peo- ple of northern Minnesota do not arise and meet this attempt by the southern majority to appro- priate the wealth! of this section to their own. ‘public use, with vigorous protest, it will soon be too late: -Public»sentiment must beso aroused as to prevent> this proposed colossal robbery and infamous ‘conspiracy by one half of the state of Minnesota against the other half. Ways and means must be -devised ‘whereby the present plan to turh’all taxes on iron ore mined in Minnesota into the. state treasury direct. shall be prevented. . The voice of the people must, be heard to ring in protest from one end of the state to the other. The meeting tonight is called to dis- cuss this most important matter. Every business’ man in the com- munity should attend. ARRESTED FOR KILLING DEER " Avbovey, on Tuesday, J. C. Green of Duluth and A. G. Rutledge of Bemidji, wardens for the state game apd fish commission, arrested Albert Tyndall, a homesteader living near Bovey on the charge of having raw deer hides in his possession. Tyndall was arraigned before Justice Priest, at Bovey, where he pleaded not guilty and was placed under $100 bonds t» appear at the trial of the case. which was adjourned until Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. Complaint bas been made to the executive agent of the commission at St. Paul that ‘l'yndall was in the habit of slaughtering deer at all sea~ sons of the year, and that be made a practice of selling vension to several parties’ in: Bovey. ;|Wardeds Green and Rutledge were delegated to in- vestigate the matter. They drove to the home of Tyndall, twelve miles west of Bovey, where they made a search and found fourteen deer hides. Several of the hides were of the un- mistaken rea color that indicates the deer had been shot in the summer, and one skin was that of a small fawn, with white spots, which could not have been killed at any other time than during the warm months ofsummer. There was but one hide that could possibly have~been pro cured during the open season for hunting big game, and as Tyndall bad never gone to,the.tnouble of pro- curing a license, he was not lawfully in possession of that hide, The foregoing is the report sent tn by the game wardens to the press. Mr. Tyndall tells a different story. He admits that hides were found on his premises by the game wardens but he claims that they were left there by other parties, a fact that he will be able to prove to the court when the time comes. He says he can also prove that he is not a |hunter of game either in season or out. Mr. Tyndall is a brother of Ex- Sheriff W. C. Tyndall of Grand Rap- ids and well known here. He says he has no fearof the outcome when’ he has a hearing. *OE ; Services Tomorrow. Tomorrow, the second Sunday after Epiphany, services at the Episcopal church will be as follows: Holy com- musion}.8:30. a /m.; morning prayer and sermon, 10:30 sharp; Sunday school, 11:30. There will be no even- ing service. On Thursday next the Woman's guild will meet with Mrs. }|G. M. Meyers. | ; Subsctibe !for: the, Herald-Review and keep posted. SPEAR PLANNING TO HOLD ON Ex-County Attorney Sees Oppor- tunities Slipping Away. WOULD CONTROL COUNTY BOARD Obtaining Influence Under False Pretenses by Misrepresentation Through Minneapolis and Duluth Papers. In his efforts to control the board of county commissioners George H. Spear is leaving nothing undone that is calculated to bring about this re- sult. With acounty board that he cannot mold as the potter molds the clay Jingo George will be forced to relinquish his graft and rely upon the general public to give him sup- port in the practice of his profession. Things have been coming decidely easy for the retired county attorney during the past four years. In run- uing up public expense he bas been unrestrained and bis ambition for notoriety has had a wide field in which to operate. All this is about to disappear and he relinquishes his hold about as gracefully as a murderer would relinquish his life on the gallows. Last week he hastened to St. Paul in a wild effort to seek assistance from the attorney general and the govern- or. According to report he found little to comfort his ambitions at the state capitol. He then turned his at- teotion to tho public press. Ina long communication to the Minne- apolis Journal he recited alleged conditions in Itasca couuty, claiming that the trouble all arose over the desire of certain parties to get con- trol of the county poor farm in the interests of the Oliver Minning com- pany. The story, as told by Mr. Spear, states that Commissioners Passard and Tone refused to agree with Commissioners ; O’Brien and Mullins because the latter favored the mining company while the two former “are friends of the people.” This is only asubterfuge. The real aimof Passard and Tone is to get control of the organization of the board that they may be in a position to retain Spear on the county pay rolls. The records of the county auditor’s office reveal the fact that Mr. Passard has heretofore voted in fayor of granting an option on the county poor farm at alumpsum. He first vo ted to grant an option to sell at $25,000: again he voted to sell at $30,000; again at $35,000; again at $50,000 and finaliy at $65,000. He al- ways favored the selling of the farm atalmost any price offered, arguing that a working mine so close to Grand Rapids would be worth more to the people of this vicinity than any other consideration. Commis- sioners Mullins ane O’Brien both voted against the lease of the pro- perty at the lower figures mentioned. It was not until Spear told him to do otherwise that Passard voted against a renewal of the option. This move was made for the purpose of gaining public approval while Spear was working his cards to get control of the board. Conmunissioners O’Brien and Mullins acted on the same line of reasoning in voting for a renewal of the option on the poor farm property that prompted them to vote for the proposition in the first instance. Spear, as county attorney, had re- peatedly advised the board that they had no authority of iaw to lease county property on a royalty basis— that they could only sell outright. It was the {consensus of the entire community that it was desirable to know if there was ore on the property and if so to have it developed into a producing mine at the earliest possible moment. It was in keeping with this sentiment that the board finally granted an option on the property for $65,000. Mr. Spear sanctioned the deal at the time it was made. But the fact is, the poor farm deal has been entirely eliminated from any controversy that may now exist. No option is held by anyone or asked for by anyone. The mining company has: abandoned the property after pretty thoroughly exploring it, and have announced through their-repre- sentatives that there is no ore on the nent HeeennTrivs land in question, Mr. Spears subter- fuge will not hold good. His real pur pose is well known. The county records reveal the fact that during the year just closed the court expenses of this county were twenty thousand dollars greater than under the regime of any former county attorney. Think of it! Twenty thousand dollars more expended in district court expenses than ever be- fore! Twenty thousand dollars would build some roads for the peopie of this county. More money was ex- pended through Spear’s handling of the district attorney’s office than was spent for roads and bridges during the year in the entire county. The court expenses of Itasca county for last year equalled the combined ex- penses of the other six counties of the Fifteenth Judicial district, which includes Aitkin, Cass, Beltrami, Clearwater, Crow Wiog and Hubbard. This is Mr. Spear’s record. Do the people want any more of him? Hardly. GREAT SOCIAL EVENT AT BOVEY Most everybody in Grand Rapids went to Bovey last night to attend the greatest social event of the season —the annual ball given by the Itasca Ski club in horor of the citizens of Grand Rapids. A large number of invitations had. been sent out and accurding to report all were accepted. It was purely a social event, not given for a benefit, as no charges were made. The club made provision to entertain several bundred guests: Refreshmerts were served in abund- ance and the attendants are unani- mous in declaring the members of Itasca Ski clnb the most hospitable entertainers in this section of Miaone- sota. OLIVER COMPANY HOLDS ELECTION The annual meeting of the Oliver Iron Mining company was held Thurs- day at the Wolvina buitding in Duluth. There were no changes in the officers of the company, but there were two promotions in the appointments made by the president after the election had been held. The stock- holders re-clected the old board of directors as follows: Thomas F. Cole, William J. Olcott, Joseph B. Cotton, John H. McLean and George D. Swift. Immediately following the stock- holders’ meeting the meeting of the directors was held to elect officers for the ensuing year. They re-elected the former officers, as follows: Presi- dent, Thomas F. Cole; vice president, William J. Olcott; treasurer/ Charles KE. Scheide; assistant treasurer in New York and secretary, Charles E. Fraser, assistant treasurer in Duluth and assistant secretary, George D. Swift; auditor, John. L. Mullin; general counsel, Frank B, Kellogg, and general solicitor, Joseph B, Cotton. President Cole announced the fol- lowing appointments for the ensuing year: General manager, Pentecost Mitchell; assistant general manager, John H. McLean; general mining engineer, John U. Sebenius; second assistant secretary, William W. Wat- son. Jr.; assistant auditor, W. J. ©’Connor, and second assistant treas- urer, Howard H. Johnson. The former has been second assistant treasurer, and Mr. Johnson was cashier. THE EAGLE’S - ANNUAL BALL Bills have been circulated announc- ing the fourth annual ball to begiven by Pokegama Aerie, No. 366, Fraternal Order of Eagles ot Grand Rapids. This isone of the most fiourishing fraternal orders in Grand Rapids, with a membership of about one hundred and fifty. February 11 is the date for the annual dance this year. Jesse Harry, the present pre- siding officer, assures us that the high reputation of the Eagles as en- tertainers will be fully sustained in the present instance. When the Eagles announce an entertainmet the public has learned to know that it will be one of unusual merit. No expense is spared to make such ar- rangements as will insure enjoyment to every guest. The famous Grand Rapids orchestra, including eight pieces, will furnish the music. Ao elaborate supper will be served in the firemen’s room of Vil- lage hall by the ladies of the Catholic society at thé modest price of 25 cents ‘per plate. Tickets are now offered for sale by members at’ one dollar. ec 2x 2 4gd@ dick: $ 9d aie: p . 1gsadn] oud