Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 27, 1907, Page 6

: } : i By E. C. KILEY. WI DOLLARS A YBAR IN ADVANCE Gntered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapid Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter, THE HERALD-REVIEW IS THE Official Paper of Itasca County. Official Paper of Village of Grand Rapids. Official Paper of Village of Cohasset. Official Paper of Village of Keewatin, Official Paper of Village of Nashwauk. Official Paper of U.S. Dis- trict Court in Bankruptcy Proceedings. Designated by State and National Gfficials as the Of- ficial Paper for the publica- tion of all legal notices to be made through their re- spective offices in Itasca Co. Recognized by Everybody as the Leading Weekly Newspaper of Northeastern Minnesota. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or— Grand Rapids Land & Iron Company 2 \ MEN BY THESE PREs- the under: do hereby lves togeth pody corpo- bn conform. 58 of the ws, 1905). and the acts amenda- and to that end have adopted. , sled, acknowledged ard executed following ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION: Article I of this corporation shall be PIDS LAND & IRON COMPANY. Article IT, place of business of tite cor- Ibe the Village of Grand Rap- f Ltasca, State of Minnesota, and cipai office of said corporation shall 1 Village of Grand Rapids. Arttcle IIL. nature of the buainess of the shall be to purchase. acquire, n, hold, improve. lease, occupy. use, devel- p. mortgage, sell, dispose of anadeal in lands and real estate, miners tain Is. ores, includ- g iron ore, mineral interests, miners i timber in the state of Binuesoie es quire. OWn, hold. improve, “uDy, and develop lands contain- minerals. fossils, ores, iron, irom nd stone in the State of Minneso » pureh acquire. own. hold, occupy, ». develop. impro: lease, mortgage, self d dispose of mines, minerals. mineral ts, mineral interests, ores, iron. iron ore il hm ga aud minerals in the State nesota. The genera rporation Ke prospect and explore for mines, miner- a iron andiron ore in the State of sota, atract for the prospectiug and explor- nds owned or controlled by said cor- “ex mines, mineral, minerals, ores, rox wsnthires ere in the State of Minnesota. To ceutract “or the mining, removal and lisposal ines, mineral, minerals. iron the State of Minnesota, ande, mines, mineral, miner- ind iron ore of said corpora- »vide for the mining, removal und and dispose of mines, min- ©, iron and iron ore in the own, hold, mortgage. f in timber and timber psiin the State of Minnesota. | purpose of the corporation 1 times to do any one or d things hereinbe- rtherance of und with- mitin ny of the ob- of the corporu- declared and pro- have power 5s und other any orsall prop- by it or for about i ge an or all or byat t it rm r and its said } g or farthering rposes and to do} all co (to ex rs lich 2 co-} orcould | le LY. f commencement of the corpora- ibe the first dayof August. A.D. 0 the period of its duration shall be hi (30) yerrs. Artie and pl sidence of the ing this corporation are as fol- n C. Gilbert, Grand Rapids, Itasca P. Sheldon. Grand Rapids, Itasca Minnesot: Remer, Grand Rapids. Itasca ty. Minnesota. Article VI. Th vernment of the Corporation and the igement of its affairs shall be vested in 1 board of three directors. who shall be stock- i the corporation. vers of the board of directors shall » elected at the annual meeting of the stock ders of the corporation or at any adjourn~ rid annual meeting for the term of d until their successors are eleot~ of directers of the corpora- stofand be: William C, Gil- P. Sheldon and Ei ng at Grand Rapids, [tas #, and they shal] hold the meeting of the 1s provided successors atl resi¢ Minnesot fices until the first annua stockholders of the corporation, Toren this article, and until the are elected and qualified. The first annual meeting of the stockhold- {the corporation shall be held at the of the corporation in the Village of id Rapids, Itasca County. Minnesota, on Monday. in January, A. D. 1908. at jurof2 o'clock p.m. of said day, and reafter the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the corporation shall be held at the office of the corporation in said Grand Rap- innesota. on the second Monday in Jan- -ofeuch year at the hour of 2o'clock n. The board of directors shall hold its first meeting for the year immediately after the election of the directors at said annual meet- ang of the stockholders or any adjournment chereof. Thereafter the board of directors shall meet immediately after the anrual aneeting of the stockholders each year. The officers of said corporation shall con- sist of a president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer, any two of which offices, ex- cept president and vice-president, may be held by the same person. é id annual meeting of the board of di- rectors it shall elect, from its own members, the president, vice-president. secretary and treasurer of said corporation, Vaeancies occurring 1n the board of direct- wrs,or in any one of said offices. shall be filled by the board of directors for the unex~- pired term, but no person shall be elected or .ppointed by said board of directors to fill such vacancy unless he be a stockholder in the corporation, ca Until the first election of officers by the | O’Brien. ‘bourd of directors immediat following the first annual meeting of the stockholders of e be held Mon- day in January, 1908, the officers of the corpo- the corporation, to the second ation shall be as follows: “William ©. Gilbert shail. be President and house. Apply to Michael _ Teafte, Grand Rapids, Minn. OFFICIAL : PROCEEDINGS —OF THE— BOARD —OF— COUNTY COMMISSIONE ITASCA COUNTY, MINN. in such r and shall hold their offic for such terms as the board of directors resolution may prescribe. » a Article VII. The amount of the capital stock of the cor. Rorseon be one hundred thousand rs ($100,000), and the same shall be paid in in such manner and amounts and at such times and upon such conditioas as shall be prescribed by the board of directors. ‘The number of shares of the capital stock of the corporation shall. be one thousand (1,000) shares. and the par value of each share. shall be the sum of one hundred dollars(100), and each share of stock of the corporation shall be entitled to one vote, The wg ge stock of the corporation shall Ve transferable and assignable on the books of the corporation, but no stock issued to any stockholder orto any member of the corpo- ration or to any perso shall be sold or trans- ferred or shall be assignable until the stock- holders of the corporation have first been given the opportunity to purchase the same. Article VIII. The highest amount of indebtedness or lia- bility to which the corporation shall at any time be subject shall be the sum of one ‘hun- dred thousand dollars (100.000). Article IX. The board of directors shall prescribe the duties of the several officers, employes. agents und servants of the corporation, and fix their compensation. a The stockholders may adopt by-laws for the regulation of the corporation, The board of directors shall provide a cor- porate seal and may adopt by-laws not incon- sistent with those of the stockholders. The stockholders shall be authorized at any annual. regular or duly called special meeting to alter, amend. ciraiee or repeal pted by them, an ny regular meeting thereof. eting duly called therefor. may repeal the hy-lawsfadopted meetings of the board of directors d by b: ws. duly adopted. said eet and hold meetings for the ction of business whenever Jt shall de- ine, except th unnual meetings shall be held herein p IN WITNESS WHER unto set ou s ts R [seaL]} led and delivered in’ the presence iv CAMPBELL, BF. AND ‘0 P, Sheldon ribed in and who H ng tion and certificate Jedged that free xetand deed thereof. MPBELL. County. Minn. Notary Public. Itase: (Notarial Seal) My commission expires Oct. 10, 1908. STATE OF MI ESOTA/ Department of State. | I hereby certify that the within instrument was filed for record in this offi the 20th ay of July, A. D . was duly recorded in tions on page 456, JULIUS A. SCHMAHL. Secretary of State. No. 0. CE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS. County of Itasca. Minnesota. Lhereby certify that the within instrument was filed in this office for record on the 26th OF the board |’ Remer, to me | Where 0 und within articles of | and | : “ they executed the | quarter of a mile. AKATAEY cs re for particulars, es. ‘The mo ioner Tone was see Aeclared ioner Passard moved that the sum of $150.00 be apprcpriated from the connty rovd and bridge fund to be expended unde the direction of John Lofberg in the im- provement of the old Diamond Mine road Lids for the construction of the Ouks road D. 1907, before | in tov were presented as | me, Within and for said | follows: i County of Itis ate of Minnesota. per- Bid of John Mykkainen to ebnstruct that sonally appeare 1 C. Gilbert, frank | portion of said road commencing ut x ight of way of the Great ) | railway intersects the section line | sections 27 and 28, township 53. range running thence south Cn said section line one- Bid of Aug tion of said r post on the range 22, run t Kuutto to construct that por- ad commencing it side of section 2 est One-quart Bid of Gust Saari to construct that portic of suid road commencing at the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of southeust ‘ quarter of section 28. township 53, range and running west on quarter line one-quarter of a mile. if | Bid of Jobn Karkiane to construc that vor- tion of suid road beginning at the quarter post- in center of section 28. towmsbip 53, mange 22. and running west on quarter line one quarte ef a mile. The prices named in each ef the fosegoing bids were as follews: $50.08 per acre for cleuring and grubving, 20 cents per cubic yard for ditching and $:.90-per rod for corduroying. day of July, A. D. 1907, ut4 o'clock p. m.. and was duly recorded in Book 29 of M. R., page 224, E. J. McGOWAN Register of Deeds. By Irene Becker, Deputy. Herald Review .July 29-August 4-10 House and two large lots for sale on Seventh street north of new school to adjour d pr encer. attorney f was presenti taxes UD} nissioner Ra i er until the 197. The foner one fi mip i f ng moyed that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated from the’county road and bridge fund to the town of Third River to aid said town in the repair and construefion of roads bridges. The motion was sec- onded by Commissioncr Tone and carried. Comniissioner King moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated from the county road and bridge fund to the town of Moos@ Park to uid said town in the repair and construction of roads and b ‘Lhe motion onded by Conunit = ‘commissioner King moved thatthe sum of $150.00 be appropriated from the county road e fund to the town of Alvwood to be in covering corduroy in section 9 of Jom- expend sa PF town. The motion was seconded by missioner Tone and declared carried. Commissioner Mullins moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated from the county road and bridge fund to the town of Grand Rapids. $150.00 of said amount to be expended on the Blackberry road west of Prairie river and $150,00 on Trout Lake road west of Prairie river. The motion was seconded and carried, Commissioner King moved that the sum of $75.00 be appropriated from the county roa and bridge fund to be expended under the « rection of Commissioner O’Brien in the im- provement of the Colasset-Bass Lake road. The motion was seconded and carricd. An adjournment was then taken to 1:30 Tn. The board again met at 1:30 p. m, All members of the board eae The application of Frank Healy for correc- tion of assessment and abatement of taxes upon the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section 28, 58-24, was on motion made and curried and approved. Mr. O'Rourke, firm of Stein & O'Rourke, was present and renewed his application for an option to explore the county’ poor farm on the same terms as presented ut the last meet- ing, being a royalty of 23 cents per ton upon a minimum output of 25,000 tons each year for the first two years and 50,000 tons for each On motion of Commissioner King seconded | by Commvissioner Gone, all of seid bids were accepted. ; | Commissioner Muldins moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated fronmptbe county | road and bridge fund to the town of Bear ville to aid said tewn in the repair and con- struction of roads. amd bridges. Tie motion was seconded and carried. A petition was presented for the establish- ment of a highway, paetly in the tewa of and partly in the uaplatted portion of the village of Grand Rapids, des¢zibed as follows: Be- ginning st the sixteenth corner one-quarter |; mile south and.one-quarter mile east of northwest cerner of section 2s, township 55, range 25, and ruuning.seath om sixteenth line one-half mile to. the sixteenth corner one- quarter mile north and ome-quarter nile east of tbe southwest corner of section 2 town- ship 55. range 2. The petition appeariag 25. reasonable upon its face. and also hamiag ut- tached to it a certified copy ef a reselution adopted by the village couneil of the village of Grand Rapids approving said petition, Commissioner King moved that a heazing be | had upon said -petition at Grand Kapids in| siid county, om August 22,1907, at 10 o’c!a. m., and that James Passard. ) i M. O'Brien be a committee to examine the proposed location of said poad. and that said | meet at the begiuning of the route on Saturday, the 17th day of | 3 o'clock p. m., for r= | ing the progosed route of said | id commit make report | » time set for hearing upon otion. wa nded by Bick L to Gilbe him. upon t The motion W djournment y 907. rd again met at 9a. an nbers of the boas The minutes of the | ating. Which was held July Sth.and 9th. i993. were read aud on | Je and carried were approve | foner Tone moved the adoption of lowing resolution: This boarddid. o» the Mth June. ganize towuship 36, rang did name said 1qwn Prairie Lake; “And. Whereas, An abstract of the : zation of said town Was thereafter forwarded to the state audito “And, Whereas, ‘This board has been advised | by the stute auditor that a town has reeently been organi nSt. Louis county. under the name of Prairie Lake, and that it willbe nec- essary for this board to select another name for said town; therefore, be it “Resolved. That the name of said sown be | chauged from Prairie Lake to Arbo. | King and carried by a unanimous vote ' Commissioner King moved that tha matter of the survey of the Carter road on, the prem- | ises of Sandy Phair be referred to.the county superintendent of roads, The motion was sec- onded and carried. Bids for the construction of the Vermillion | road, in township 55, range 27. Were presented | as follow Bid of W. Carter to construct said road for $1670.00; hid of Charles Bertram and Gabe Goodell to construct a portion of id road. commenting at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter. southeast quarter, section 27. township 55, range 27. uud running thence i sOuth one-lialf mile, thence west one-quar- ; ter mile, for $2.50 per rod. Qn motion of Com- missioner King, seconded by Commissioner Mullins, the bid of Bertram and Goodell was ; accepted. | On motion of Commissioner Mullins. sec- onded by Commissioner King, the auditor was instructed to ugain advertise for bids for the construction of that portion of the Yermil lion road beginning atthe quarter post be- tween sections 22 and 27. township 55, range 2, and running thence south three-quarters of a mile. On motion of Commissioner King, seconded by Commissioner Mullins, the auditor was instrueted to advertise for bids for the con- structin of a road commencing at the school house on Biackwater road west of Cohasset | and running north to the rightot way of the | Great Northern railway, thence following said right of way to Weller’s Spur. : It being the time and place set for the} eur thereufter, und inthe event of a lease Seing: taken to pay $7000.00 for the buildings located upon said poor farm. A proposition was also received from Thomas Russell. John Rellis and Ernest Remer upon the following terms. A royalty of 25 cents per ton upon a minimum output of 10,000 tons for each gov- ernment subdivision each year for the first two years «nd 20,000 tons for each government subdivision each year thereafter; also agreé to pay $7000.00 for the buildings. H. J. Na- thanson also made «proposition for an option upon said poor farm ata royalty of 2% cents rton upon a minimum output of 45,000 tons: the first year and 50,000 tons each year thereafter ; eing to pay $7000.00 for e buildings. Commissioner Passard moved iharthe proposition of H. J. Nathanson be accepted. ere Was no secoud to the mo- tion. Commissioner Mullins then moved that the pi ition of Thomas Russell, John Rel- lis and Ernest Reemer be aceol ted, The mo- tion was seconded by Commissioner King and rried by the following vote: Commissioners King, Mullins and Tone vo’ and Commissioner Passard voting “Yea. “Nay.” ioner King moved that the sum of gio be appt 0} nnd from the county road ghd bridge fund to the town of Ardenhurst to aid said town in the repair and construction hearing upon the petitions for the establish: | ment of the Maturen road, Rabier road, and the Busticogan road, the same were taken under consideration. The committee uap- pointed to examine the proposed location of said roads, as referred to in the order of appointment, made on the 1th day of June, 1907, filed their reports in which they recom- mended that the prayer of the petitioners of each of said petitions be granted. The; reports of the committee were then consider- | ed uehe board and an opportunity was given for the hearing of any peeet that might be offered or damages Claimed by any person by een ef the laying out of said roads. There being no protests offered or dam: claimed by any_person by reason of lay out of said roads, Commissioner King movi that the rts of the committee be ap- proved and that said highways be hereby ap- pointed established according to the com- mittees' reports. The motion was second by Commissioner Passurd and carried by a unanimous vote. The application for correction of assess- ment and abatement of taxes upon the entire village of Bovey was on motion made and cal a ved. Commissioner Passard offered the following ‘The motion was seconded by Conimissioner | ) conditions {waless preven Anglers are invited to call at our store esting free books “How to Catch Bass,” “The Art of Bait Casting,” and “Fine Fishing Tackle” which tell how to catch fish and the best tackle to use. WwW. J. &H.D.~ OWERS, ©7934, Barids, =—- ‘We make this offer for the best string of fish caught this year with any of the famous Shakespeare Baits. Ask . “HOW: BASS" Free Books 32 i sr sancxermor We Offer $10.00 Outfit and get the inter- nn. inperfest Page Imperfea’t Page NORTHERN MINN ISTH ANNUAL TOURNAMENT ISOTA FIRI MEN’S TOURNAMENT ASSOCIATION ELY, MINN. AUGUST 6, 7, 8, 9. $7,000 FOR PRIZES AND ENTERTAINMENT 0 COMPETING COMPANIES 10 Ely, Grand Rapids, Eveleth, Cass Lake, Aurora, Park Rapids, Sparta, Bemidji, Virginia, DeerRiver. Four Days of Enjoyment With the Best of music. Che Citizens of Ely Invite You All to be Pres- ent and Assist in the Merrymaking. REMENBER, AUGUST GTH, 7TH, 8TH, STH, resolution and moved its adoption: “Whereas, Thomas Russell. John Rellis and Ernest N. Kemer have made and filed with 's board a proposition for an option for the lease of the following described property. owned by this.cosnty: lots six (6) and seven (i) and the northwest quarter of the north- east quarter (nw of ne44) and the nortiwest quarter of the sowtbeast quartet nw ‘4 of sexs) of section eighteen (18.) in township fifty-five (55) north, range twenty-five (25) west. Exusca county. Minnesota, heretofore known as the “poor farm” such option to be anexclusive ove fora peried of ome year from. itsdate. granting the right during sxch. period to enter upon said [ands for the purpose of ex- ploring for iroa. ore and openin.e up any mines or beds effiron ore therein, an@to take a lease of said landser of any one or more forty- acre tracts. or government su bsivisions.there- of, for mining purposes, upon the terms and ereimafter ses forth; such <ploration k to be’ commenced within ninety days from the execution and ‘ivery of said option, by the proper und suflicient use of one or more drills or dziil attaekments, and such work to be continued with such drills or attachments upon some. portion of said lands until the grantess shalt elect to take or not to take said lease, the failure so to do foraterm of thirty duys successively. by Weather, inevitable accidents or strikes, to cause such option to wholly cease and determine; the grantees eovenunting to pay all expense of such exploration work and held said lands free and clearof all liens or encumbrances on account thereof, and, incase they carry on any exploration work but fail or refuse to take alease of said kinds. to furnish said county a complete blue print of all such expioration work and of all analysis of iron ore or other material taken from said lands by or for them or their agents or assigns, and. incase they.take such lease, to pay said county seven thousand dollars for the "build- ings now on said lands, and that no assign- ment or transfer of said option shall be valid until the name address of the assignee or person Claiming thereunder shall be filed ith the chairman of this board; the grantee having the right to retinquish said option by written notice to that effect, and thereupon to execute and record, if necessary. a surren- der thereof; filing with or mailing by regis- tered letter to said chairman of a written notice to that effeet to constitute a sufficient acceptance of ard election to take such lease; the county to make full covenantsof warranty of title to and right to lease said lands and to furnish a complete abstract of title thereto within sixty days from the date of: said option, and the grantees tohaye the right to examine said title and satisfy themselves of its sufficiency and marketability before being required to elect to take or not to take said lease; election to take such lease to be follow- ed by its proper execution and delivery; ana all sorms, and covenants of said option to ran with land and inure to the benefit of and | be binding upon the heirs, successors, repre- sentitives and assigns of the purtie: “such lease to be for the term offi ars, | tor the purpose, among ether things, of ex- ploring for. mining, taking out and shipping jtrom suid lauds the merchantable iron ore 'on,iner under the same, with tne right to construct all buildings and other structures and make allexcavations, openings, ditches. drains. railroads, on rouds and all other improvements necessary or suitable for min- iog. rewoving, Wasting, screening or other- Wise separating from foreign substances, or shipping such ores and carryingon such min- ing operations. and to cut und use all timber necessary for fuel or inthe construction of such buildings, or for drains, tramways, sup- ports or shatts, orin connecting the mine er mines with aay linesof railway over which such ore may be transported, and toerect and use all necessary or Convenient store build- ings, boarding Sand dwelling houses, in every case such use to cease upon the termination of the lease; the lessees to have the right to wash,,screen orotherwise treat allor any of such lnonore, at their own, expense, for the purpoce of removing the silica, sand or other foreign substance, waste and useless mate- rial, and the merchantable ore product or congentrate resulting therefrom, of proper composition and character for successtul and economical furnace use.to be deemed to be und acti y shipped as the merchantable irou ore under suid lease, for which royalty shall be paid; the lessees to have the right to so wash, screen or treat such ore an or in the vicinity of said premises, wherever water is available and sul nt, andthe material eliminated thereby to be treated as waste and to be de- posited ou said premises or elsewhere. so as not to conflict with or embarrass future ope- rations of suid mine or mines; the lessees to conduct such washing, screening and treat- ment in a reasonably-caretul and good work- wmunlike manner and in accordance with the requirements of good engineering. so as not to permit unnecessary or unusual waste of iron ore; ore from other lands not to washed, screened or treated with ore from said demised lands or the product thereof un- tilafter being shipped from said premises and weighed by the railroad company carry- i same; ore removed from said lands to other lands in the county for wash- ing, screening vr usr treatment not to be deemed mined a... -uipped. so as to cause royalty to accrke. uu. .+ Washed, screened or treated ore shali -ipped from the county or to the place of « . .amption in the county; as to iron ore ship. direct, with- out washing, screening or ol... (reatment, the lessees to pay royalties as the. screened or treated. andg us to .. treated, the concentrated product to u sidered as the merchantable iron ore on w tl lessees to pay royalties on merchantable irou ore shipped from anid lands while the lease remains in force atthe rate of twenty-five | cents for cack gross ton of twenty-two hun- jdred forty pounds avoirdupois. whether | shipped direct as it runs orafter treatment or | concentration, royalties payable on the twen- titeh daysof April. July. October and January | of each year for the full amount of ore mined |and shipped during the three months next preceding; the lessees, for the first two years. to mine and ship, or pay royalty on. ten thou- | sand gross tons of iron ore for exch govern- meéut subdivision as au agreed annual mini- imum output. andfor each year thereafter j twenty thousand gross tons of iron ore for each such subdivisio' 3 such lease shall be sooner ter h minimam royalties to be paid ore to that amount shall be shi | installments as vear a quantity i whether ipped or not, in quarterly idund if inany quarter xeess of the agreed quar- terly minimum output shull be shipped. the royalty on the excess may be satisfied. so far as will apply by the plication of any ad- vance Or mininium royalty theretofore paid for Which noore has been actually shipped, orthe royalty paid on such excess output may apply on the obligation to pay advance or minimtm-royalties for subsequent quarters | of the same calendar year; the lessees’ obli- tion to pay minimum royalties to continue in force, regardless of the quantity or quality of the iron ore existing on the lands. for the jfulltermof the lease. unless sooner termi- j mated, surrendered assigned as th i provided. and, in case of assignme uch obligation and all other terms of the lease to bind the assignee; at the time of each pay- ment of royalty the lessees to furaish the | chairman of this board and the county treas- | urer With an exact statement of the amount | of ore shipped for the period for which roy- {alty is then paid; the ore shipped from the | lands to be weighed by the railway company , transporting same, and the weights so ascer- | tained to prima facie determine the quantity as between the parties; the lessees to furnish the county monthly statements showing the |said weights, and the county to have the right to inspect. review and test the correct- ness of the railroad company’s weights at any time and in such manner as to it seems prop- er. any errors when ascertained to be cor- rected and any differences to be settled upon the next regular quarter day; the lessees. on Spplication at all regular times, to furnish the county with copies of analyses and all in- formation connected with exploration or de- velopment work, and the county to have the right to enter upon said lands at any time to inspector survey the same andto measure wweaneniay of ore mined or shipped. pro- vided they do not unnecessarily or unreasun- ably hinder or interrupt the lesses’ opera- Vions: the lessees to conduct all mining ope- rations in a good, workmanlike manner and in accordance with the requirements of good engineering, so as not to permit or cause any “a ecessary Or unusual permanent waste or |Bisinoge premises or inconvenience or hiudcance ¢-. th» subsequent operation of the mine or mines .42reon, to mine clean as they INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE EXPOSURE