Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 17, 1907, Page 1

} } | oman rem ienaas Vor, XV.—No, 8. Grand Uapids Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, AUGUST 17, 1907. COUNTY AUDITORS REGEWVE LETTER Iverson Explains Law Governing Apportionment Fund. APPROPRIATION OF $400,000 For State Road and Bridge Ruled To Be Constitutional By Attor- ney General of State Not Long Ago. Samuel G. Iverson, state auditor, drafted a letter to county auditors which was sent out recently, on the subject of the road and bridge appro- priation of $200,000. This appropria- tion, which amounts to $400,000 for two years, was ruled to be constitu- tional a short time ago, and Mr. lver- son accordingly makes explanation of the law governing the tirst $200,000 as apportioned by the legislature. Mr. Iverson writes each auditor as follows: “Chapter 405 General Laws, 1907, designates the amounts appropriated in each of the counties in the state and determines the manner of its expenditure. “Section one provides that in all cases the work shall be performed under the supervision of the board of county commissioners. “Section twu provides that when the work has been completed the county commissioners shall so certify to the state auditor. stating therein the sum or sums so expended. The state auditor is then authorized to draw his warrant in favor of the county treasurer for the amount due. So far the body has not been recov- ered, although large pyrties have made diligent search for it. The deceased leaves a wife and three daughters. He was a pioneer settler of the community and highly respected by all who knew him. Movement Started For New Fair Buildings At a meeting of the Commercial club Monday night, it was decided to request the county commissioners to call a special election for the purpose of authorizing the county board to go ahead with the buitding and im- provement of the grounds already | owned by the county as acounty fair yround. The county fair association, which is a very healthy organization, has heretofore been unable to stir up public sentiment sufficiently to get suitable fair grounds on which to hold their fairs. When the building in which the fairs were held was blown down the necessity of getting new quarters became imperative, and the result was the meettng of Monday night Poich it is hoped will bear fruit. Hunting Licenses. ‘The law relative to licensing hun- ters remains the same in effect as it was previous to the recent session of the legislature, though somewhat different in wording. No license is riquired fora hunter to shoot small yame in the county in which he resides but if he desires to hunt out- side his own county he must procure a license, costing $1.00, from his county auditor. The license permits a hunter to shoot all kinds of game, iu season, and confers shipping privileges. The funds deriyed from the sale of licenses go into the game and fish commission’s general fund to be used for protection and propagation of game and fish. The funds available for protection of game are limited and all who enjoy hunting should realize that when they purchase a license The law requires that the money shall be sent to the county treasurer, “Where the law does not specify the places or accounts tobeexpended, it rests entirely with the county board tu do so. Certain sums may be apportioned to townships or other municipalities as their share in the distribution, but the county board should exercise supervision of the work and certify completion thereof to the state auditor. ‘The amount named for a county is for the two fiscal years ending July 31, 1908 and July 31,1909,except where it is otherwise stated. ‘The appropri- they are contributing their mite to the work of game protection for their own benefit and the benefit of their children. It is reasonable that the mar who hunts sbould contribute in some measure to this work and every man who realizes this will buy bis license cheerfully and gladly. Game wardens are of course in- structed to enforce the license pro- vision of the law strictly, the same as all other provisions. Hunting licenses for residents of the state are obtained of the several county auditors and wiil be ir their ation will remain in force up to De- cember,.1910. The amounts appropri- ated for the first year are now avail-— able and wil] be paid) promptly upon presentation of the proper vouchers, dvly certified as stated in section two. The sums appropriated for the second year will be available for payment by the state on and after Aug. 1, 1908. When the work on any job in a muni- cipality has been completed it can be so certified to this office whereupon payment of the sum expended will be promptly made and payments will continue to be made until the entire sum appropriated for the county is exhausted. “Tbe sums appropriated under this law (Chapter 405), are separate and distinct from those apportioned by the state highway commission. + Yours truly, “S. G, IVERSON, State Auditor.” DROWNED IN LITTLEFORK A sad case of drowning occurred last Wednesday when Howard Mercer, a resident of 69-25 lost his life in the rapid current of the Littlefork river. hands about August 15th. The shooting seasun commences, on certain classes of game, Sept. Ist and the license is good for the entire season and all classes of game, any” where in the state. Only one license can be issued to any one person and it is not transfer- able. It is also the duty of every hunter to exhibit his license to any person, on request. The license is of the coupon variety and has tags attached to be used in shippment of game by the hunter to his place of residence. A folder which contains in concise from information as to open and closed seasons for various classes of game, as to the bag limits, and other information which every man who hunts should be perfectly. familiar with, will be furnished on request to all applicants. GRAND ILLUMINATION. Minnesota State Fair to be Electri- cally Beautiful. The state fair grounds during the evenings of fair week this year will Mr. Mercer in company with Clinton | be most beautifully illuminated. An Ronish and Louis Peterson were in @| electric light equipment is now being canoe and on their way to the blue-|installed and every part of the berry field a short distance from their| grounds will be lighted while the homes. buildings will not only be as light as While passing down the rapids, Mr.| day inside but on the outside will be Mercer reached forward to brush|decorated with incandesent lamps aside a large limb and when letting] which will show the outlines of the goof the limb it struck one of his|jarger structures in lines of fire. companions, precipitating al] three|The effect. will be the same as was into the river. , secured at the worlds fairs of St. Clinton Ronish, who knew how to} Louis, Chicago and Buffalo, where the swim caught Louis Peterson, who} peautiful architecture of the build- was nearest to him, and dragged him | ings was.cutlined at night by thou- ashore. When he returned togetMr.|sand of electric lights. The Mercer the unfortunate man had been} magniticent illumination at the carried down stream some distance | Minnesota State Fair will be alone by the swift current and he was un-| worth seeing even if none of the able to reach him before he sank. buildings are entered or none of the Where Mercer went down the water|sports and amusements witnessed. was very deep and swift and the|The fair isto be held this year dur- dragging of the river failed to locate] ing the week of September 2 to 7 on the body,which was doubtless carried | the state fair grounds midway be- down stream. tween St. Panl and Minneapolis. BETTER MAIL SERVICE WANTED Dissatisfied Citizens Along Bovey Line Make Complaint CLAIM GOVERNMENT BREAKS FAITH ‘People Demand Better Servise for Coleraine and New Towns Started Along the D. M. & N. Railway. Citizens along the Bovey line want the United States government to establish a mail route on the Bovey branch of the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern railroad. can be learned, by every citizen, wale or female, residing along the afore- said line between Alborn, St. Louis county and Coleraine, the new town in Itasca county. The expressions from these citizens are not altogether ofa mild nature either. for they are beginning to think that Uucle Sam 1s treating them most shabbily. Thus far Uncle Sammy has promised the peop:e along the new line of railroad that he would give thema mail route and give it to them soon, but months have passed and there has not beep a move on the part of the government that would indicate that the postal department even has the needs of the people on the Bovey branch in mind. Along the Bovey line there are sev- eral new towns that are getting a pretty good start in the way of popu- lation, and the mail service that these people are now getting is wretched and in fact is almost bad enough to discourage them from try- ing to stay ina country where there isa railroad that offers every facility for a mail route, but where the government pays uo attention to the demands of the people. The citizens, so they claim, are net asking for a regular distributing clerk on the Bovey train, as yet. They would be satistied for the present if they could only get pouched mail. At the present time the mail in- tended for statious along the Bovey line either goes to Alborn, to which place the postmasters from the var- ious stations must travel once or twice a week in the role of messenger boys, or it goes to Grand Rapids, Itasca county, to Coleraine and Bovey by stage. The delays that are caused by this surt of backwoods service is extremely annoying, especially from the fact that Coleraine is g:owing rapidly and is a town witha great many important business interests already established. Equally as poor is the service to the thriving little town of Meadow- lands, about fifteen miles west of Alborn. The town kas a postmaster, a depot, stores, express and telegraph office, but the postmaster has to go to Alborn twice a week to get the mail, although there is a train each way through the place twice a day. It is understood that the railway company stands ready to furnish the necessary service fora pouched mail route on its new line and is only awaiting the action ef the govern- ment, which for some reason not understood, has been delaying the matter for several months. The Way of Life. Every newspaper with ap exper- ience reaching over anumber of years can testify to the truth of this from the Willmar Journal: How quickly will a man change his tune in regard to the newspaper man? When the sun is shining bright, and there are no clouds in sight, he some- times heaps indignities where none are deserved, with impunity. But when the sky becomes suddenly over- cast, and something happens that he desires suppressed, then how he. will try and explain and beg. And gener-| ally the newspaper man will swallow his feeling and show how magnani- mous he really is. The feelings of an enemy have been spared and the public denied a choice morsel. And the newspaper man knows that the man he has spared will stab him again at the first opportunity. Such is life. ~ \ This is a want expressed. so far aS) MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | SOCIETY. ead Two Dollars a. Year. Seeeoseooe Three Creat Bargain : Days Follow the people’ to the Itasca Big Store next Monday and see.a real busy store. It was our good fortune to secure at a sale held in Chicago last week, 500 pieces of, the most beautiful China Ware and a number of other articles. These bargains we have arranged on special counters for quick selling, and every housekeeper should come early and make selections from these extraordinary bargains, for the prices On “A” 10c Bargain | On “A” 29c Bargain Counter You Will Counter You Will Find Shoe Brushes, only.... ant oe double Talcum Powder, a can ae joards wit! hardwood frame, Opal Comb Tray, only. one side deep globe ‘crimp, other side med’m plain crimp You know what you have to pay for wash b’ds in most stores and they .§ hhaye advanced con- ‘ siderably in price. hin aale.c.020 (i oer cess oso 29c Find -10¢ -10¢ -10¢ -10¢ -10¢ -10¢ -10¢ :10¢ 10¢ 10c : are in many instances just one-half—for instance: China Sauce Dishes . 3-arm Towel Rack ... Men’s Leather Purses. Book and Shaw] Strap. Full 1-lb. Hammer... China Plates, only..... Salt and Pepper Shakers .... Gingham Aprons Good quality amoskrog, ging- ham, fast colors, assorted blue and white checks, gath- ered top, trimmed bottom, 36 inches long, 35 in. wide; a reg- ular 25c apron at less than cost of material, each ....19¢ Corset Sale : ! A Bargain Suit Case 24-inch best quality genuine rubber cloth, steel frame, strong brass lock and snap-fasteners, round sewed leather handle, riv- eted heavy metal corners. <A strong, durable, waterproof case. Regular $1.50 value, Style 619 La Grec ue, the most Mie aAlee 7 58. ce tne one durable and comfortable cor- set made. A regular $1.50 val- ue, sizes 18 to 28.......... 7 Special in Boys’ Knee Pants China Salad Dishes Here is a snap in Boys’ pants, black and blue cheviots A nice wedding present and beau- fancy steel worsted, ages 4 to nee they are; fine reeneperade 15. Advertised at some sales china, ornamented in large do- mestic wild roses, wide gold band | 8 Se pants for Sic. order, embossed edges, regular | Here they are only.......... 29c 50c and 75c values, this sale.39¢ e and Three Bargain THE STORE OF QUALITY ‘tl Days Grand Rapids, - SOSOCOCOOOO Itasca Mercantile Co..,. Minnesota 2] i White:Water Pitchers Five-pint pure white, light weight semi-porcelain body, with neat and pronounced embossing,clear hard glaze. Sells regular at 25c. AG this: dete cos occ wesc oe 19¢ Class Pitchers Heavy rich cut patterns 44 gallon size, low shapes, new attractive patterns, all extra heavy and brilliantly finished. Get one at this sale Children’s Play Suits Here and there suits, fine ¢ $ 4 e Chk i : hambray suits, fast colors, : ia ° $ e ¢ $ $ plain blue, open back, with soft roll collar and pocket, just the thing for little fellows to play in—a ait... ..<.....0¢ 39c Ladies’ Parasols | 26-in. 7-rib paragon frame, steel rod, best black vetia mer- cerized cloth, sold in most every store at $1.25,each. .89¢ Cups and Saucers All full size transparent china, beautifully decorated in floral designs, saxon and wide shapes, regular 25c and 35c values, Now offered at.. amount. It is assessed in Itasca county at about $8 per acre, or fro- bably $3 an acre more than the aver- age price of all the land in the coun- ty. There is need of a tax commis- sion to right the wrongs of unequal taxation. The commissions left for Grand Rapids where they took the train for Duluth. MUSICAL TREAT FOR ST. PAUL TAX COMMISSION MAKES A Vial Looks Over Taxable Property Around Coleraine. q MADE GRAND RAPIDS A CALL In order that St. Paul’s splendid auditorium, built ata cost of $450,- 000, may be kept open during the week of Sept. 2 for the inspection of visitors tothe city, aseries of fall festival concerts have been arranged in which Innes Orchestral band, one of the finest organizations in the ~ | United States, a trained chorus of 600 voices, a dozen prominent soloists and a supplemevtary children’s According to the Duluth Herald| Chorus of 1,000 voices, will be heard. the members of the state tax com-|The chorus of 600 is now rehearsing mission, Samuel Lord of Kasson.| 20d is the finest musical organization O. M. Hall of Red Wing, and Frank] Of its kind ever gathered together in L. McVey of Minneapolis, with their}St. Paul. The festival concerts in secretary, Rukard Hurd of St. Paul, | brief will be as follows: and F. A. Wildes, the inspector of| Monday night, hand chorus and the state mineral lands, were visitors | S010 program: Tuesday night, “Ger- in Coleraine aod Bovey, Thursday. |™mana Night” in charge of the United They paid a hurried visit to the| German Singing Societies, band and Canisteo mine and to the ore washing | Chorus; Wednesday night, “America” plant. The principal object of their|the brijliant musical spectacle and visit at this time was to inquire into | allegory; Thursday night, “Scandana- the excessive increase in the valution| Vian night” with chorus and band The Principal Object of Visit to Inquire Into Property of Bovey and Surround- ing towns. of the property of Boyey by the state board of equalization. In the zeal of that board to tax prospective mineral wealth it imposed a levy on personal and real property of this township of about one-third more than the same kind of property is taxed in the older settled portions of the state. The taxpayers of Bovey and the iron range have reason to complain at the discrimination: Land in Blue Earth county is assessed at about $15 per acre. Itis probable that the land would sell for an average price in ‘that county at three, times that and singing societies; Friday night, “Wagnerfest” with a splendid pro- gram; Saturday night, “Grand Opera night” there will be three matinee concerts one of which will be given over to the children. At each of the concerts a separate and additional feature will be the transformation of the huge auditor- ium, which is twice the size and seate ing capacity of the famous New York Hippodrome, from a theatre seating 3,200 people to an auditorium seating 10,500. In the transformation visit- ors will witness the wonderful re FEF APs eee mechanical devices with which the building is fitted, in full operation, Every musical ourganization in St. Paul has joined in the work of pre- paring for these concerts which have been undertaken by the musicians of that city. Admission will be at popular prices. MAY CHANGE TIME CARD It is said in railroad circles that a new time card will go into effect in a short time which will make mater= ial changes in the train service on the Great Northern. Among these will be a material shake-up io the night train service between Crookston. and Duluth. The train that now arrives in Crookston from Duluth at 7 o'clock in the morning will, it is reported, leaye Duluth about 4 o’clack. in the afternoon and arrive at Crook— ston in time to make connections with the Winnipeg fiyer to St. Paul, which arrives at 2 oe’clock in the morning, giving a through service from Duluth to Winnipeg which wills be very fast. It is also planned to change the time of the train which leaves Crook- ston at 9:35 in the evening for Duluth until about 10:35 so that itcan take care of passengers who arrive from Winnipeg on the fiveren route to Duluth, making a stop over night in Crookston unnecessary. Instead of ruuning through to Grand Forks the night train from Duluth will also end the run in Crookston, the same as Nos. 25 and 26, the Duluth day trains at the present time. Connecting with the train arriving from Duluthin the evening, anew train will be put on from Crookston and running west to Minot or Williston. Lost—Two silk umbrellas left at portage between Deer and Moose lakes. Return to this office or W. H Clark and receive reward,