Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 26, 1907, Page 1

Two Dollars a Year. DOING GOOD VoL_. XV.—No, 18. REPORT FROM Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MInn., SatuRDAY, OcTOBER 26, 1907. Sue "i Itasca County, and that in apy event the certificates of sale of property so ' purchased from him will be held by { ' ° ' him and will not delivered to the! of this section of northeastern Minne- sota is settled with Finlauders and if they can be encouraged to take up dairying and up-to-date methods of , C Partin u@ciie county will develop: vere purchaser until the receipt of the) \ 5 fast. County Auditor of Kovchiching} } * A. J, McGUIRE. County for the’ current taxes is| => * an | Presented. ss | While this may seem an acbittary| 2 * Assistant Attorney General Writes ‘aethod, I am advised of no other Thriving Town Is Growing Sub- | Gounty Road Superintendent Mar- ae 3 , Means which will effectually protect: se . Opinion On Delinquent Taxes. the rights of all parties. All moneys | stantially and Rapidly. tin Making a Record. ie collected for current taxes by the} Bt ces eee ode ; auditor of Itasca County should not{ raiue grounds the heavy range team | MONEY GOES TQ KOOCHIGHING. icasca County, vor soccia te. sc HARDWOOD PLANT BEING BUILT GRAND RAPIDS 10 BOVEY ’NAUGHT Farmers’ Institute Work In St. Louis and Cook Counties. LARGE MEETINGS BEING HELD Itasca Mercantile Co. Interests in the Gatherings Where- ever They Have Been, Very of Bovey met defeat last Sunday. The} \ fast Grand Rapids team sbowed their superior foot-ball abilities all through | the game, and but for the fact that they played in a crippled .condition, ' and fumbled at critical times the An- i Itasca County Auditor Cets Reply! That Straightens Out a Tax Mat- mitted to the Treasurer of Kooch- iching County with a description of the property upon which the same were paid. ' Yours truly, GEORGE T. SIMPsoN, Five Hundred Horse Power Manu- | facturing Institution Will Add MAKING ROADS THAT WILL LAST Twelve Miles Constructed East of Deer River: That Is a Model rae . score would have been larger. Assistant Att G al. 4 4 . . ° Gratifying to Mr. McGuire mistake’ “waaal anne tnols ter That Appeared‘Much Slant Abiorrey General: y. Oen to the Industrial In Highway, Connecting With and His Co-Laborers team was up against was playing NEW STORE , dustries of the Village. Grand Rapids. We begun Farmers’ Institute work for northern Minnesota at the Jean Duluth farm Oct.19. The Jean Duluth farm is eight miles north of Duluth and one of the largest pure bred Stock farms inthe state. The interest shown in the, meeting held there by the business men of Duluth wasremarkable. Nearly one hundred business men of Duluth attended the meeting. The Duluth Commerical club has worked up a great interest in the agricultural development of the county and the business men are anxious to learn what they can of the agricultural possibilities of the county directly tributary to Duluth and how best to develop them. Yesterday Oct. 21 we held a meeting in Two Harbors, the first farmers’ meeting held ever held in Cook coun- ty. While the city is supported wholly through its shipping industry the business men have become in- | between.the same teams. terested in getting farmers on the land to supply the city with a better grade of dairy and farm pro- ducts that now is almost intirely shipped in. Today we held a meeting at Em- barrass, St. Louis county. This meet- ing was more of asurprise than any lever attended. From the rail-road you see very few farms, but at this meeting today were over 175 farmers, all Finlanders. Many ofthem could not understand English, but one of the farmers acted as an interpreter very much to the satisfaction the speakers as well as the audience, Some of the farmers were visited after the meeting and the work that is being done is most creditable. Some farmers have as high as 50 acres under cultivation. No liquor is sold in Embarrass which is largely account- able for the success of these Finlan- ders. A Finlander under the in- fluence of bad whiskey becomes al-| most as uselessasan Indian anda great deal more noisy, but a sober Finlander can take hold on a soil soil at the first opportunity. Much against two former Grand Rapids men who played three years under some signals yet used by the Rapids team. One touch-down was scored within fifteen minutes of play, the last at the close of the second half, with but two minutes to play Grand Rapids fumbled un Bovey’s five yard line, one of Bovey’s men getting pos- sesion of the ball. They punted out to the thirty yard line. «Quarter Back Knox catching the ball and carrying it for a touchdown. The return game will be played tomorrow on the} South Side ground in Grand Rapids A strong game is anticipated. The attendance | should be large. | MAKES IT HARDER TO ACQUIRE LAND The government is drawing the lines tighter around the citizens who wish to acquire Jand by filing on claims. After next November, a citizen wishing to acquire title to a claim must show that he has been an actual resident upon it fora period of 14 months from the date of entry. 1t has been the custom in the past for anyone wishing to gain a bome- stead in this way to fileona claim, construct a shack, abandon it and return just before the first six months were up and then live there the remaining eight months, when a title to the property would be granted. From now on the? must show actual residence made in good faith and cultivate the land for the full periud of 14 months. Where such a cummutation prvof is offered under an entry made prior to November 1, 1907, if it be satis- factorily shown that the entryman had in good faith established actual residence on the land within six months from the date of entry, he may be credited with a constructive residence frum the date of his first entry, provided, that it also be shown stead laws. Tangled Up. As stated in the last issue of the Herald-Review County Auditor Spang was unable to reach any Satisfactory conclusion as tothe method of pro- cedure in the matter of sale of pro- perty. by the state for delinquent taxes. He had read the law carefully | and was undecided as to the pruper} and lawfui courses to pursue. He com- municated with State Auditor Iver- son, who in turn referred the matter to the Attorney General’s office. The following reply is self explanatory. St. Paul, October 18, 1907. Hon. 8S. C. Lverscn, State Auditor, Capitol. My Dear Sir:~Yuur favor of recent date, enclosing letter of M. A. Spang, Auditor of Itasca County, received. He calls attention therein to the decision of our court regarding tae sale of absolnte property, holding in effect that current taxes shall be} included inall such sales, and to the provisions of law that when a new county is created all back taxes shall be collected by the officers of the original county, but that all taxes levied after the filing of the petition | for the new county shall be collected H by the officers of such new county. He further states that Koochiching County was at the last general elec- tion duly created out of the territory of Itasca County, and that the list of absolute property for sale in Itasca County contains a great many! descriptions on land in the newj county of Kovochiching, and hej further asks how he shall include the current taxes on land situate in the bew county, but which is to be sold at absolute sale by the old county. You refer his letter to this office for an opinion thereon. ! Replying thereto I beg to advise that so far as lam advised there is; no provision of law covering the same. In such an event I beg to sug- gest that the County Auditor of Itasca County announce to persons about to bid upon lands offered for} sale by him at the absolute sale of} to himself, the County Auditor of! OPENS MONDAY. Sherman Yost, who has been con- ducting a general sture in Blackberry for some time, has concluded to do business at the hub and will begin business in the Jonson building on Second street next Monday. Mr. Yost has purchased a,complete stock of dry goods, nutions, furnishings, underwear, mittens, etc. He will make a speciality of 5,10 and 15 cent counters, for which he has made a large purchase of goods. His en- tire stock has not yet arrived, but it is on the road and during the coming week will be ready for display. Mr. Yost is well Known to the people of Grand Rapids and vicinity and the Herald-Reyiew predicts for him suc- cess from the start. MINNESOTA SHOWS BEST Julius Schmah), secretary of state, and George Welch, state immigration commissioner, returned today from Oklahoma City, where they attended the national convention of farmers. “There were some 2,000 delegates in attendance,” said Mr. Schmahl. “It was avorry time for Oklahoma, however, because drought has killed most of their local crop this season. There were all sorts of excuses made, but that is the truth of it. “T think it can be safely said that Minnesota made the biggest showing of any state represented there. We manayed to distribute 3,000 copies of our booklet advertising the advap- tages of northern Minnesota for new settlers—cheap lands, fine soil, and and great crops. We proved the great crop claim by exhibiting the display of Clearwater county at that coupty’s recent county fair. It opened the eyes of most of the people there. In fact, Mr. Welch was told to his face by one man that the pro- ductiveness displayed never came from northern Minnesota. Mr. Welch stood up for his rights; pressed the point that he was pot areal estate sota.” ; while Pokegama lake, with its wide Cohasset has promise of becom- ing quite a\ city. The Cohasset Hardwood Manufaeturing company, which is building its big woodenware factory here, will also, in the spring, install a large sawmill plant, which will be operated with power from their factory. They are now install- ing power to the extent of 500 horse power, ‘This place will also boast of an electric light plant, which this same company will install; Many strange faces are seen op the streets now, many being drawn there by the reports that have gone outof the activity that is going on. Cohasset needs more and better hotel accom- modations at ‘once. There 1s also openings for a bank, as there is none; also a newspaper and several other lines of business can find an opening. Henry Carrier, the postmaster, and father of the town, with some other citizeos, has bought a magnificent tract of land lying almost up to the Station, which they are preparing to subdivide into buildinglots and place upon the market. This tract. has long been beld by noneresidents,4 who would not sell, and thus the growth and expansion of the town has been retarded. ‘Phe new company has also platted asite for residences tor workmen of their factury, and the lots are being readily° taken. Cohasset boasts of being at the foot of navigation of the upper Mississippi river, as the government dam, two miles below, blocks navigation down the river at this point. Above Cohas- set isa hundred miles of river bank, stretching arms, has a shore frontage ot 100 more miles, and flows into the Mississippi at the town, and lying back from the shores of the river and lake are vast stretches of tine land aad timber resources which make Cohasset a place of promise. SPECIAL TERM | proceedings. Last Sunday the editor of the Her« ald-Review took a drive over the new state road which runs east from Deer River. It has just been com- pleted for a distance of twelve miles and will connect at Weller’s spur with the Grand Rapids road. This work was laid out and built under the direction of County Superinten- dent of Roads W. E. Martin. Mr. Martin has already demonstrated his ability and competency for the posi- tion which he holds by virtue of ap- pointment by the buard of county commissioners. He is constructing a}l roads 66 feet wide in the right-of- way with 30 feet turnpiked between the ditches. ‘The ditches are con- structed jointiy by the township and state. The one made under direction of the state is 14 feet wide on the surface, narrowing to 6 feet at the bottom and 4 feet deep. If the town< ship avthorties will give this road the care it should have from the start it will be as fine a stretch of public highway asis to be seen in Itasca county. It is built along pro- per lines and in a substavtial man- ner. Another-line of road that is now under construction runs north from Deer River to the north line of tie county and terminates at the northwest corner of township 62, range 27. Mr. Martin also laid out this piece of road and will have superision of the work. It will con- nect with the state road wo Grand Rapids and the total length will be 54 miles. ‘The Oaks road, south from Wawinaa mile and three quarters bas also been receiving Mr. Martin’s attention. When this work is com- pleted a great many farmers will be greatly convenienced. He has alse laid out and is directing the con- struction of six miles of road in Pop- ple township between Vance’s and Cutfoot Sioux. Road Superintendent Martin is not only directing the con- struction of substantial highways but he is Saving the taxpayers con- siderable money through the methods where another map would starve. a i f and not only make a living but build that such residence was maintained| property therein, that the current renarces of the state, show up we DISTRICT COURT which he adopts. On the Wawina 3 upacumfortable home. They arenatur-|for such a period as when added | taxes on said pieces of property SO! ployed by the state for this purpose.| Judge McClenahan opened the} road he made a saving of $869.75. al agriculturists and while most of|to the period of constructive resi- purchased by them must be paid | The majority took stock in what he | adjourned term of district court} The lowest bid received from the them go in the mines when they first |dence equals the full period of 14|/either to the County Auditor a ast Ak aaa era ota ea Thursday moruing. Stenographer|vidders was that amount higher come to the country they get on the |months, as required by the home | Koochiching County or may be paid | Sear good fruit for nortnern Minne-| Moody was on hand to record the| than the cost of construction under his supervision. MARK YOUR CALENDAR For Novetneber 4th A BIG BARCAIN ‘ | THAT'S THE DATE OF OUR ANNIVERSARY SALE SALE AND CELEBRATION ! We are now hard at work preparing for one of the biggest Bargain Sales of the Season on good reliable Merchandise, consisting of Dress Goods, Women’s and Children’s Coats, Blankets and Comforts, Outing Flannels, etc. A big reduction in every department. can, for our prices are going to make us busy. Put an XX on the date and come as early as you neeenriis Grand Rapids, Minnesota. LC RARE