Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 1, 1908, Page 1

4 VoL, XV.—No. 32. i Grand a pids > 7 erald-Neview. Granpv Rapips, ITasca County, Minn., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1908. CLEAR, CONCISE ' ANNUAL REPORT Auditor Spang’s Financial Statement Presented to the Public. The financial statement for Itasca county as prepared by Auditor M. A. Spang and approved by the board »f county commissioners is now run- ning in the Herald-Review. The law requires three publications of this important document. The dates of issue wherein it is given to the pub- lic are January 25, February 1 and It is quite a voluminous array of figures, covering over six and one- half pages of the paper.. It is com- piled in a manner that sets forthin a most intelligible way every dollar received into the county treasury during the past year aud from what . source, and it also shows every dollar expended and for what purpose. It is a most creditable piece of work and reflects credit upon the efficiency of Mr. Spang as a public official. Every taxpayer should look over this state- ment at his leasure and acquaint himself as to what becomes of the public revenues. No man need be in ignorance as to what disposition is made of the money paid in taxes for county purposes. Every item of ex- penditure is set forth in detail; the mes of the persons or concerns eiving money fur’ services of any nature: the character of the seryices rendered, and the amount paid. The several amounts expended for differ- ent purposes are itemized and the totals given. Any person who can d the English language need not >in ignorance of how the county’s money is expended. Auditor Spang has placed before the public a statement ofthe county’s finances that is as ‘lear and conci as it is possibie to make such a statement in plain fig- res, ORGANIZATION OF b A MOTHER’S CLUB|c Mothers of Kindergarten Pupils Meet and Elect a Set of Officers. That the intelligent relation of parent toschool is of vital importance e best interest of the child and »ublie school needs no gainsaying. ite such an interest, Miss Som- le invited the mothers of her garten children to meet with her Puesday afternoon for the purpose f presenting to them ber plans for Lhe organization of a Mother’s Club. A goodly number responded to the invitation and were present at the meeting. Much interest and enthusi- ism Was manifested and all seemed be pleased with the idea. Miss Sommerville called fon her assistant, | Miss Aikeu, to givea paper on the purpose of the kindergarten, after which the work of the kindergarten and the purpose of a Mother’s Club forth by Miss Sommerville. Mrs. Erskine was appointed tempo- y chairman of the meeting and the following officers were elected: Pres- ident, Miss Sommerville: Vige-Presi- deut, Mrs. William Hoolihan: Secre- tary and Treasurer, Mrs. Dr. Gend- It was decided to hold meetings month. After the business meeting, Miss Sommerville, a ted by Miss Aiken, served chocolate and \ delightful and profitable time was spent, and it is hoped a per- manent organization of this charac- ter has? made its advent into our community. This movement should receive the hearty supportof all moth- ers and thuse interested in the sup- port of all organizations that bave ‘for their purpose the establishment of proper jideals ia the home. the school and community, There is no subject more interesting, more pro- ductive of helpfulness to the parent as well as to the child than is the intelligent study of the child in his relation to his environment. Many of the perplexing questions that arise in the caregand nurture of the boy and girl could be more easily and peacefully solved if parents and teach- ers were more rational in their efforts at their solution.~” Let all interested give this worthy step hearty support. Any lady who is interested in this cordially invited to join in it. ‘ommerville 1s to be commended for her effort in launching this worthy organization. While§Aldrichjgin the senate and Joe Cannon in the house, are holding a session of congress down in Wash- ington, it isfjustgas well tu remember tuat thinking people are getting tired of this “Two man” congress, and that at the next election there will be “something doing.”—Rossean was set ron. once wafers. EXCELSIOR PLANT FOR GRAND RAPIDS Local Capital Ready For ‘Invest- ment When Plans Mature. RAW MATERIAL 1S INEXHAUSTIBLE May Combine Excelsior, Box and Veneering Factories—Move to Put in Plant Already Well Ad- vanced by Interested Parties. For sonie time pasta number of local capitalists have been investigat- ing the feasibility of establishing an excelsior factory in Grand Rapids. The project has been well considered and those interested are convinced that it would be a profitable invest- ment and an institution that would be of great benefit to nearly every farrer in this section of the county. Popple and basswood are used for excelsior and there’ is almost an in- exhaustible supply of raw material close athand. The gentlemen who are behind the enterprise have in mind, also, the putting inof a box and veneering factory in connection with the excelsior plant. Any kind of timber may be used in the manu- facture of boxes, so every farmer would finda cash market for any kind of wood that he might ofier for sale. It is sincerely to be hoped that the proposed factories will soon be added to the other similar industries of Grand Rapids. After looking up the situation and opportunities offered here the gentlemen con- erned are convinced beyond doubt that no better investment could possibly be made, and for the general benefit of farmers who are clearing up their lands it would furnish in- ducements that could be offered in no other way. The supply of raw material for excelsior plants in the older settled regions is being rapidly diminished, and new territory must be sought. Grand Rapids offers an opportunity for such an enterprise that will soon be taken advantage of. Realizing this fact some of the more energetic local business men pro- pose to get the works started at the earliest pussible moment. The Herald-Review will be able to give more details of the undertaking ina short time. YE OLD TIME FOLKS WILL, MAKE MERRY At the Dancing Hall in This Town on February the Twelfth Day. As has been stated by the type heretofore printed in this paper the ancient homesteaders and other antique persons of well known respect- ability and honorable pedigree who have been resident within the border lines of Itasca county for a_ period of fifteen years or more, last ‘past, will don their Sabbath habiliments and close fitting shoes onthe date last above mentioned and journey to the town hallin Grand Rapids, there to hold conversation one with the other, and alsoto dance, and likewise to make merry in sundry and diyers ways as may best please those | ancient persons there and then assem- bled. They will also feast at some hour of the night time on_ substantial foods and many rare delicacies that will be provided in abundance fur the occasion. The ladies and gentiemen who have been assigned to select#the } several courses of things to eat have not yet handed in the hist to ye editor for print in this comphmentary | forth | article that is here set without money and without price. We are licensed by authority to say in connection with the teast that any old person whose voracious appetite may not be satiated at the hour when ye honorable guests are ordered trom the festal board to resume at dancing and other gaities, the said unsatisfied old person may enter complaint and protest to the committee that will have in charge the visible supply of food stuffs and other ingredients. We are likewise at hberty to state in this public manner that no infant under the age of twenty- five years will be tolerated within the said dancing hall or to loiter about the said premises during the progress of said dancing and other enjoyments, Co. Times scribed will hkewise be ejected from ‘said dancing hall should any’of them HISTORICAL SOCIETY. | Two Dollars a Year. region and the loggers are jubilant as { @ consequence. The season promises attempt to inflict their presence at the,| to be better tltan the average so far eating board. We will speak more particularly and still more piainly of the dance herein before mentioned the next time this newspaper is printed and. circulated among our inhabitants. MUST SELECT THE STATE ROADS NOW Counties Must Decide on Roads For State Aid Without George W. Cooley, secretary of the | state highway commission, sent out circular letters recently to the boards of county commissioner of the vari- ous counties of the state, warning them to act at once upon new roads which they might contemplate building andthus make early appli- cation for state aid. The state highway commission will hold its regular annual meeting in St. Paul on Tuesday, March 3, for the purpose of alloting to the different counties such amounts from the state aid fund as it deemed advisable. This fund will be so distributed that apy one county may receive a maxi- mum of 3 per cent ora minimum of one half of 1 per cent. The total sum will approximate $75,000 so that the maximum may ran as high at $2,250 while the mimi- mum will average about $387. What- ever the amount receiyed it will be entirely expended’ on roads to be designated as state roads. Section 17 of Article IX of the con- stitution provides that the state shall pay only one-third of the cost of such road work. so the county must con- tribute twice the amount contributed by the highway commissioners; that is to say, if the state aid allowed any county is $1,000 the county must ap- propriate double the amount, or $2,000, all of which 1s to be expended under proper supervision on some designated state road under the rules and supervision of the state highway commission. Application must be made by the counties immediately, and rules governing the expenditures will not be sent out until Feb. 1. SMALL DEMAND FOR WORKINGMEN According to Duluth Employment Agencies Their Business Is Slow. =e At no time in the last ten years have the local employment offices been so short of orders for men as at present, says the Duluth Herald. None of the agencies has more than two or three orders, it is claimed, and some of them have none at all. There are plenty of men looking for work, but the labor market 1s not sufficiently strong to result in any special hard- ship. © Conditions would not be so bad if there was more snow 1n the woods. Numerous camps have been employ- ing just as many men as they would have employed if the sleighing had | been good, but others have found it necessary to cut down their crews on account of the fact that there 1s no | snow for hauling. So far as the em- ployer in the woods 1s concerned, he is well pleased with the , labor market conditions. He has a good selection of men to pick from at low wages, and when the woodsmen do} geta place this winter they are wise enough to work and hold on to it, | well knowing that they may meet with a good deal of trouble in getting another place, should they lose the one at which they are employed. Things were different a year ago. The woodsmen were independent, for the demand for men greatly exceeded the supply, and they knew that if they lost one job they could secure another at a fancy scale of wages. While the lumbermen were paying neariy dou- le the present scale of wages in many instances, they were unable to getas good work out of the men as they are now under the reduced scale, and on top of this they suffered great inconvenience through the custom of lumberjacks of switching from one camp to another whenever their work grew a little monotonous. It Snowe. Some. It wasn’t a heavy fall of snow but enough to doa heap of good to log- gers and others who have need to travel overland in this latitude. With cold weather ice roads could be mainu- tained for log hauliog, but this meth od could not be employed for the maintenance of the public highways. The snow that fell during the week Delay. | as weather conditions are concerned. | In this immediate vicinity there is a | great deal os pulpwood and cedar be- ing put in. | ‘GOOD SERVICE BY | DEPUTY WARDENS. “Frecutive Agent Avery Gives Praise to | | Work of Local Game Wardens. | For the tirst time in the history of | Itasca county the game laws of the state have been enforced and violators punished to an extent that has had a very salutory effect on many who heretofore have laughed at any effort set forth to protect against the slaugh- ter of game in this county. It is not Meant by this that deputy game wardens who have served in days gone by were incompetent or negligent of their duty. The great trouble has been that carpet-baggers were fre- quently sent here who had no know- ledge of the people, the territory or the conditions with which they were supposed to combat. Executive Agent Avery looked after this territory ina different and more proper manner. In appointing Jess Harry and Arthur Seamans as his deputies he made two excellent selections. They have fur- nished ample proof of their ability to successfully drive out the pot-hunt- er, the outside sport who comes he- fore the season opens, and the fellow who makes a business of furnishing the ‘‘market” with game meat at all seasons. They have secured results through arrests, prosecutions and con- victions of a numberof violaters. As a consequence there will be a far greater respect for the law relating to game and fish viola- tions in the future than has been apparent in past years. One party that came into this county be- fore the appointments of Harry and Seamans were made, got away in safety. Investigations made by the two deputies developed pretty strong evidence showing that one or more | cow muose had heen killed, but it, was | rot sufficiently conclusive to justify “arrest of those suspected of the oi- ‘fense. Aside from this one case they | got every violater they went- after. ‘The correspondence between Execu- tiye Agent Avery and the Itasca coun- | ty deputies goes to show that he is | highly pleased with the splendid serv- | ice rendered the commission, and their work bas been no less gratifying toa vast majority. of the people of | this community. | Object Lesson Roads. George W. Cooley, state highway engineer, has received word from the public roads office in Washington that | plans are being made for building | several “object lesson” roads in Min- | nesota next season Applications | have been received from Redwood | Falls and Elbow Lake asking that | some work be done in the vicinity of | those towns and the authorities have practically agreed tu do so. In the meantime what is Itasca county do- jing to get a share of, the benefits? | There seems to be a lack of of energy n the part of those who are holding | positions that should make them ac- | tive in such matters. The wrong i man ip the right place is a bad thing. Petition for Drainage Ditch. | | A petition for a drainage ditch | beginning in the southeast corner of | Itasca county, thence through a | corner of St. Louis ana continuing south into Aitkin county, has been filed with Clerk of Court Rassmussen. | A hearing will be had before Judge | Spooner of the district court some | time in March. The pétitioners are ) George Welch, Julius Schmal, L. A. | Cook and Frank A. Day, the state | drainage board. The proposed ditch | will run through townships 52 and 53, | range 22, in Itasca county. \ Injured at the Landing. t _ George Tealey, aged 32 vears, | went to work for the Swan River Logging company last ‘Tuesday ‘morning at the landing just below !town. ‘He had worked only about fifteen minutes when a log struk him (on the chin, breaking the jaw bone and causing a severe scalp wound on 'the back of the head. He was brought to-St.) Benedict’s hospital in /an unconscious condition in which | state he has remained since. His jmother and brother arrived from . Hartings, Michigan Thursday. | When spoken to by his mother the | unfortunate man extended his hand in The aforesaid infants above herein de. | Wes a most welcome visitation to this | a manner that indicated recognition. | and Lave no subscribers, WHEN WILL THE O.M. GN. BE HERE? ' This Is The Question That Is of Much Concern to Grand Rapids. RUMOR SAYS IN SIX MONTHS The Advent of the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern to this Point Will be ~ the Beginning of a New Pros- perity Heretofore Unknown. The peuple of Grand Rapids have been waiting. forthe day to come when the whistle of the Duluth, Iron Range & Messaba railway en- gines will be heard within the village limits. It is the general opinion, however, that this hore will not be realized until the United States Steel corporation is ready to ship ore from their properties this side of Coleraine. The advent of this line to Grand Rapids would mean much for the material welfare of the town and surrouading country. New industries would immediately open up and it is confidently be- lieved that in less than five years the population would increase from its present three thousand to ten thousand. It would bethe means of cheapening freight rates to a fligure where manufactured goods could be shipped in competition with similar products from other points where fhe Great Northern does not enjoy a monopoly of the carrying trade. At present the outrageous charges and the utter indifference shown to the accommodation of patrons of the Great Northern is a serious set-back to this town in many ways. Where the D.,M.& N. comesin competi- tion with the Hill line, however, there is amarked difference to be noted. In addition to the benefits to be derived in the matter of rates and service the coming of the D., M. & N. railway will be the signal for the opening and operating of the mining properties hereabouts that are now lying idle.” here are those who are ina position to know. something of the plans of the D,, M. & N. who say that insix months the road will be well on its way to Grand Rapids. That these optimists are correct in their predictions is the hope of every citizen. That the road will be ex- tended to aud beyond this point there is not the slightest doubt, but just when it will be done is the question that interests this commu- nity in no small measure. SUBSCRIBERS MUST | SETTLE IN ADVANCE By Congressional Act Newspaper Subscribers Must Pay Up. By a congressional amendment to the postal regulations, which went into effect on Jan. 1. 1908, itis pro- { vided, and the postoffice department, nas ordered, that subscriptions to all | newspapers must be paid in advance. As it is now, a great many fake, pub- lications, such as advertising sheets, periodicals, circulars, etc., which are issued only for advertising purpos Ss are recelv- ing the benefit of the rate to ‘egiti- mate newspapers—1 cent per pound. The object of the new regulation is to exclude from the newspaper rate all publications except those witha legitimate list of subscribers—paid in advance, Hereafter subscribers who do not pay in advance or renew within a rea- sonable time, will not be considered subscribers and the publisher will not be permitted to mail their paper at the 1 cent rate. Herald-Reyiew subscribers will un-! derstand that this isa new Jaw for which the publisher is in no way responsible. AS manyof our sub- seribers now pay in advance, and practically all of them within the year, the new law will not effect/but a limited number. It will make practically no difference to subscrib- ers whether they pay at the begin- ning or the end of the month, three months, nine morths, ora year for which they order the Herald-Review, and we hope that each and everyone will remit as near the end of the term for which his paper is paid as possible. =~ While this new plan may not please everyone at first, we believe all will soon agree thatit is the bet- ter way to pay in advance. A COUNCIL THAT MADE A SHOWING Money Expended During the Past Year jin Grand Rapids Has Produced Results. There seems to be very little stir and no noise in our town concerning candidates or policies to be advanced to the fore in the coming municipal jection: Members of the present council are not pressing their claims for re-election, although it is possible that some of the geatlemen now sery- ing the municipality will be induced to permit the use of their names when the time comes for action. {The calm that prevails is not a guarantee that the subject has not been given some _ consideration. There are always some who are anxious to get into public office, and itis frequentiy the case that those most persistent in their claims to political preferment are the least capa- ble of discharging the duties they ask shall be imposed upon them. In ‘a week or so, however, itis likely that a few announcements will be made. It is safe to predict that a majority of the voters will not suffer any vital mistakes to be made in the selection of a mayor and councilmen. No serious error would be made by the re-election of the present council. There bas been considerable work done duriog tbe past year in making public improvements, but there is something tosbow for every dollar that has been expended. The bus- siness section of Grand Rapids is today pretty well provided with cementiwatks, a fact that every en- terprising citizen is proud of. When property owners are putting money into cement walks ana other sub- stantial improvements they are making a_ profitable investment. The fill across the creek on Third street leading to the court house cost considerable, but it was a wise in- vestment. Good judgment has been exercised in the management of municipal business. If the present council, or one as good as the pre- seut, can be elected there would be no Cause for complaint. ‘ Remember the Date. February 15 has been tixed as the date for holding the regular annual meeting of the Itasca County Agri- cultural association. The reasons for a large attendan especially of the farmers, was discussed by the Herald- Review ia the last issue. The farm- crs should be more interested in the holding of a successful county fair than any other c of citizens. Ib operates as an advertisement in a more effectual manner than any oth- er agency. Every new settler tiat comes in is the dirsct means of en- hancing the value of his neighbors’ land. he fair isa direct benetit to the entire county io many ways. But itcan only be made suceessful through general co-operation. Through a lib- eral attendance of the farmers the officers are inspired and encouraged to greaier effurt tu make a better fale. _Let the farmers turn out on jthe i5th inst. The meeting will be held at the court huuse in Grand Rapids. Writing For Certificates. The examination of appliants for \certificates to teach in the public ‘schools of Itz county has been in progress since Thursday before County Superinten dentMrs. Hattie F. Booth, at her office in the court house. Thursday was designated in the published program for first grade studies, but no enrollment for that grade was made. Yester- day there was an enrollment of eight in the second grade. The work will be concluded today. Alleged Insanity. Rosa Botto, the Austnan woman who 1s confined in the county jail ona charge of being implicated in the blowing up by dynamite of a boarding house in Coleraine on November 22 last, was given a hearing: in Judge Huson’s court Thursday morning on information alleging her insanity. The information was filed by Sheriff Hooli- han. Since being confined in jail the woman has attempted to commit sui- cide by hanging. She made a rope of the sheets on her bed for the pur- pose of carrying out her design. Since that time she has been closely watched by the jailor and deputies. For some days atter the first attempt to end her life her conduct was rational until Wednesday when she again wanted to die by her own hand and otherwise showed signs of mental derangement. At the hearing ‘Yhursday the jury de- cided that the woman was not of sufficiently unsound mind to justify commitment to the insane asylum.