Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 22, 1908, Page 1

Grand Uapids VoL, XV.—No, 44. GRAND Rapips, ITasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL PROCEEDINGS BOARD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS nd Rapids, Minn., April 11, 1908. suant to adjournment the Board of County Commissioners of Itasca County, Minnesota, met at the court house in the village of Grand Rapids, this 11th day of Aprily 1908. Members _ present: Cominissioners O'Brien, Mullins and Passard. The minutes of the meetings held Feb. yead and approved. The petition to attach Township 56, Range 26, to the Town of Arbo, was, upon motion of Commissioner O’Brien, seconded by Commissioner Passard, re- jected. The Board then adjourned to lp. m Pursuant to adjournment the Board again met at 1 o'clock p.m. _ footy present: Commissioners O’Brien and Passard. ition was presented requesting organize Township 56, 26, and to name the same the n of Bass Commissioner O’Brien moved the adoption of the fol- Jowing resolution: a petition has been duly presented to this Board fot the organ- jzation of Township 56, Range 26, for all town purposes. Now, therefore, be it resolved, that said township be and the same is here- by organized into a_civil town and named the town of “Bass Lake;” that the boundaries of said town be ‘and they are hereby fixed according to the government survey thereof; that the first town meeting of said town of Bass Lake be held at the school house known as the “Voight” school, in said town, on Saturday, the April, and that the Gounty, Aud- itor 2 due notice as required by law the holding of said first town y for motion for the adoption of the ing resolution was seconded mer Passard and carr 2 ynanimous vote. petition was presented for the es- ishment of a highway in Township Sioner O’Brien moved the adoption of the following resolution: Whereas, on th 1908, petition 24 freeholders of sented to us pra ment of a highw than one town of ‘the limits of any lith day of April, ned by mere than id county was pre- ng for the establish- unning into more jd county and not incorporated Within city and described as folloy Begin- ning at the quarter post between Sec- tion: and ‘Township 54, Range and running thence south on quar- line to the southe. corner of the Ne y% of NW% of said Section 25, thence west on 16th line to the south- avest corner of theaNW44-0f: said Section 25, thence south on sec- tion lin en Sections 32 and 33 to the st corner of Section 32 of said town: west on town tion line to the q post between Sections and 26 of said township, thence west on, quarter line through Section 26 to thé quarter post between Sections and 27 of said township, enee south on section line to the hwest corner ef said Section 26, thence west on section line between Sectic and 34, and 33 to the st between Sections 28 and thence south on quarter line to the center thence west on quarter line r po side of Sectio thence line between hips nd@ 54, Range t the southwest corner of Section ownship 54, Range and to be nected with other roads as follows: Grand Rapids and Hill City road, nd the Board of County Commis- sioner said County having determ- n the judgment of a major- = members said petition is ble its face, therefore, be it esolve that a hearing be on said yetition at Grand Rapid: in id coun- ty, on Satur the d day of May, 1908, at 10 o'clock a, m.. at Whica time and place this Board will hear all that may be said in favor of and against the granting of said petition; that Neil Mullins, James Passard and M. O'Brien, members of this Board, be and they are inted a committee to ex- hereby ar : the proposed route of said r id committee meet upon the of said road r at the beginning of said route on Wednesday, thé 20th day of May, 1908, at 11 0 k a. m. for the purpose of examination of said route of said road a eport thereof at the time r upon said petition as reinbefore specified. The motion for the adoption of the forego- ing resolution w seconded by Com missioner Passard and carxied by a unanimous vote. A petition was presented for tablishment of a the es- Town- Com- ption highway in 2 and i O'Brien moved the of the following resolution: Whereas, a ion has been duly presented Board praying for the stablishm highway described ft nmencing at the point where the f we of the Swan River and branch of the Great Norther line intersects the boundary Aitkin and Ita Counties, in 34. Township 53. nge 23, and running thence in a northeasterly di- rection parallel with the right of way of said railway on the west side of id right of way to a point where said right of way cros: the east and west quarter line of section 21, Township 54 nge thence turning east and crossing said right of way on said quarter line, thence in a northeasterly direction parallel with and on the east Bb. OF ai ee vey to a point he expended under his direction in the | eth ir f the NW improvement of a portion of the} ROD. ne 38h a Ae Prairie River road near MeKinney thence east to the sonthe Lake. The motion was seconded by | the NW% of SE% of said Section’ 16, | Commiasioner:“Orprien and, carried By } thence north on the east line of the|* Unanimous vote. NW of SE% of said Section 16 to the} The petition for the surv of the | right_of way of the Great North-|section lines of Tp. 62, R. 22, being the ern Railw line, thence following | organized town of Carpenter, was laid said right of way to a point 275jover until the next meeting for fur- | feet north of the east. and west|ther consideration. quarter line of said Section 16.] The following applications for cor- thence running west across said|rection of assessment and abatement right of way to First Avenue of the Plat of Goodland, thence running north on said First Avenue to Capitola Street of said Plat of Goodland, thence east on said Capitola Street to the right of way of the Great Northern Railway line, thence running in a northeasterly direction parallel with and on the west side of said right of way to a point where said right of way inter- sects the boundary between Itasca and St. Louis Counties, and there termin- ating. And this Board having determined that in the judgment of a majority of its members said petition is reasonable on_its face, Therefore, be it resolved, that a hear-|Secs. 2 and 3) Tp. 144, 24, 1908, and March 14, ,1908, were | Rapids, Ybefore ‘specified. in said County, on Saturday, the 28rd day of May, 1908, at 10 o’clo a m., at which time and place this | R. Board will hear all that may be said in tavor of and against the sranting of said petition, and that Neil Mullins, \3 James Passard and M. O'Brien, mem- | bers of this Board, are appointed a committee to examine | H: said’ proposed route of said road, and | Hattie F. Booth, express Joe Brown, labor on County Christie Litho. & P. Co., that said committee meet upon the route of said road at Goodland, in said John Beckfelt, John Beckfelt, be and they hereby | M. 63-25, anid lot 3, Sec. 34, 64-25. The following bills were presented: H. Railey, justice fees....... $51.60 supplies for Pest , “supplies for “Mrs. caso Sante geen gt rr aie . J. Baker, spring cot.. attie F. Booth, expense 125.36 10.00 House assess- County, on Tuesday, the 12th day of | _ment Books, Blanks, ete.... May, 1908, at § o’clock a..m., for the; E. J. Cram, justice fees.... purpose of examination of said pro- |. J. Cram, Justice fees. os posed route, and make report thereof Thomas Downs, appraiser for at the time set for hearing uvon said county property ...........++ petition as hereinbefore specified. ; Wm. Furlong, assessing unorgan- The motion for the adoption of the | foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner Passard and carried by a unanimous vote. Ts: A petition was presented for the es- tablishment of a highway in_ Town ships 61-22, 62-22 and 62-23. Commis- | J, sioner Passard moved the adoption of | the following resolution: J. Whereas, a petition has been duly | presented to this Board praying for |W the establishment of a highway de- | scribed as follows: 1 at the southwest corner | Ww First Nat. Bank, |W | Thos. ized_1, Mar..31 to Apr. 11, 1908 36.00 sundry bills for State ‘road: 32.61 eee. ene 524,35 aac B. Hibbard, constable fees 5 m. Hulburt, justice fees Russell, coroner's ‘fe G. Hermes, paupers, March a 3.80 G. Hermes, boarding of paup- rs, March +2 4142.50 m, Hoolihan, sheriff's fees, pro- bate court .... --164.20 m. Hoolihan, sheriff’ fees, jus Beginning tice court 79.30 of Sec. 26-61-22 and northwest corner | Wm. Hoolihan, neriff’s fees, dis- of Sec, 35-61-22, and running west be- trict_ court . 19.60 tween Sections 27 and 34 to the south- | Wm. Hoolihan, boarding west corner of Sec. 27 and northwest corner of Sec. 34 and northeast corner | W of Sec. 33, and southeast corner of Sec. | 28, thence north through the center of | W: the town between Sections 27 and 28, 21 and 22, 15 and 16, 9 and 10, 3 and/H. 4. and entering the Township of 62-22 | Wi at the southeast corner of Sec. 33 and | Ei southwest corner of Sec. 34, and run- ning north through center of town be- tween Sections, 33 and 34, 27 and 28, 21 and 22, » and northwest of Sec. 22, thence west between Sections 16 and 21, 17 and 20, 1§ and 19, and entering the Township 62-28 dt the southeast cor- ner of Sec. 13, and northeast corner See. 24, and running west on same sec- tion to the Grand Rapids and Kooch- | iching road, a distance of about one | and one-hajf miles, and to be connect- | Li ed with other roads as follows: con- nects at the south end with the Bear- |Itasea Mercantile Co., to northeast corner of Sec. | Itasca Mercantile Itasca Mercantile Co., Geo. F. King Lumber Itasea Tron oners, March ++. + 218.90 m. Hoolihan, no- tices . » 4.10 m. Hoolih g township notices .. . 14.50 S. Huson, justice fees! 3.20 m. Hayes, constable fees 5.45 mar Hoidale, appraiser, county property for court house .....:..... Co., for poor farm supplie furnished Norton family. Kremer, burial of An Hoffman sidewalk ..... * : Kremer & King, six Jewett plats 1.50 eberman Bros. supplies : for poor farm inmates ......... 4.00 News, pub, per. prop. ville town road and crosses it at the ta Bt ehh Aon eee 4.50 southeast corner of Sec. 16, and south-| FE A. Lupton. deputy coroner’ west corner of Sec. 15-61-22. It also; fees .. : 6.12 crosses the Carpenter: Town road at Mesaba Tel. the northeast corner of Sec. 33, and the 3 , 63.05 northwest corner of Sec. 34, 62-22, and wats “160 terminating at the Grand Rapids’ and } ‘ : 14.00 Koochiching road which runs through | F the east side of Township 62-23. | 7.00 And the Board of County Commis- | Mi i oners of said county having determ- | 10.20 | ned that jority of reasonable. on its Therefore, be it resolved, that a nearing be had upon said petition at|® Grand Rapids, in said county, on Sat- urday the 23rd day of M 1908, at 10 o'clock a. m., at which time and place this Board will hear all that may be said in favor of and against the grant- ing of said petition, and that Neil} Mullins, M. O’Brien and James Pas- | sard, members of this Board, be and they hereby are appointed a commit- tee to examine the proposed route of said road, and that said committee meet at the beginning of said route in | said county on Thursday the 14th day of May, 1908, at ten o’clock a. m., for the purpose of examination of sald proposed route and make report there. of to this Board at the time set for} nearing upon said petition as herein motion “for ths” adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner O’Brien | and carried by a_unanimous vote. Commissioner Passard moved that the sum of $300.00 be appropriated from the County Road & Bridge Fund to the | Town of Trout Lake to aid said town | in the} construction of a highway run- | ning from Blackberry to Coleraine, said | sum to be expended on that part of said highway lying south of the Grani Rapids road. The motion was second- ed by Commissioner O’Brien and car- ried by a unanimous vote. On tion duly made and carried the Cc. B. Seelye road matter was laid over until the next meeting for further con- | ideration. An application made by T. J. a refundment of certain tax lands in Sec. ) the County the. judgment of a ma- petition is its members said face, i= OOSSSSSSS 06S SSSS SOC S SS HOOSS OE SSS 0500S 000S000OF OOOO SSOSSSOOO scscccesesssccccccccoses Ophus | Attorney. | that ted from | e County Revenue Fund to the Itasca Cc ‘ounty ricultural Association for | the purpo ssisting sai¢ tion in defray the expenses of mak- Associa- | a county exhibit at the next state he motic by Commissioner O'F py | a unanimous vote. | Commissioner Passard moved that | the County Auditor advertise tor bids | for the construe of two bridges | across Splithand Brook in Tp. B said bridges to be built acc ng | to specifications to be furnished by the County Superintendent of Highways, bids to be opened at a meeting Board to be held on Saturday, the ay May. 1908. The motion ded by Comm ner O'Brien and ¢ a by a_unanimous vote. | joner Passard moved — that | | the County Superintendent of Highways be requested to be present at the next | meeting of the Board and to present | to the Board at that time his record} of all read surveys made by him as The motion was | uch superintendent. oner O'Brien and | seconded by Comm carried unani Commi Will Mil road beginning tween. Si and running and for the price of 50 ets. said road to be graded and ¢ to be dug on each side of said road. said | ditehes to be 3 ft. wide at the top and 2 ft. wide at the bottom and to be 1§ inches deep. width of road between | ditches to be 20 ft. The motion was seconded by Commissioner O'Brien and carried by a unanimous vote. Commissioner O'Brien moved that the sum of $65.00 be appropriated to | he expended under the direction of Neil | McKinley in the improvement of a road | oner a moved that he given a job to build a at the quarter post he- | 20, Tp. 53 R to the state r in Tp. 54, R. 24. e motion was sec- | onded b Comm ioner Pas: da and carried by a unanimous vote. | Commissioner Passard moved that the sum of $100.00 be appropriated from | the County Road and Bridge Fund to of taxes were approved and _ recom- mended to the Minnesota Tax Commis- sion , st Winsor, upon lands in Sec, 24- 6; James Hughes, upon lot 14, block 30, Plat of Nashwauk: J. B. Sin- nett, upon lots cS 11 and 12, block 18, Kearney’s Add. to Grand Rapids: Carrie Zerkel, upon lot 1, Sec. 2, 149-25; Ben Levy. upon personal property in the | village of Grand Rapids. The following applications for cor- rection of assessment and abatement of taxes were laid over until the yer 4 meeting for further consideration: Constantine Johtonen, upon sane in R, 2! ce ing be had upon said petition at Grand! Brooks Co., upon E% of SE%, Sec. Fred MeVicar, stamped envelopes FOF SREPNE EAA yon tac ocs.: seams 2,26 Fred MeVicar, stamped envelopes for eUONT aie eee ts eee ces 32.48 'T. A. McHugh, box soap for court HhOmBe Fos sais otesie = 2% scenes (4.00 Mrs. Geo. Monroe, witness, pre- ~ Mminary hearing .. 6.76 Ww. Myers, liver: Dr. Gendron 20.00 Ww. Myers, liv conveying 0. Anderson to pest house.... 1.50 Tim Mahon, assessing, march 31 to April 11 .. Pe ie I) Will Nisbett, repairing clock & ;. twpewriter ... 7.00 Mike O'Connor, i road . |John O’Brien, house ... Pioneer Pres (Ww. labor on state wood for court c blanks, ete J. & H. D. Powers, supplies for court house ..... WwW. J. & D. Pow for poor farm P. L. Ramguist, cons’ able’ fees. Geo. Riddell,’ labor on road ma- chinery 625654. 6% Dat 5) ene F. E. GNREWIS. deputy. coroner's fees wecececccees 25.80 Ole Rooning, “Yabor “on” Pium Creek Woad 3/5 <4... ania 59.62 Archie Stephenson. constable SER rae Rater mle Crease dees 18.55 Jno. L. Shellman, deputy -coron- ot aa ee ee 5.25 Smith Premier Typewriter Co., bal. on new typewriter for |_ treasurer ... 5 St. Benedicts Hos} care of paupers . P. P. Scott, labor and material tor Pok, Ferry approaches. . M. C. Tifft, appraiser for county property M. J. Taylor, - 656.05 ha.50 pub. personal property tax list proceedings and W. C, Yancey, recorder, water to Oct. 1, light for March....... E. L. Vance, supplies pam men Mrs. Walters {P. C. Warner, 50.62 93.38 10.00 3, 75.00 Itasea City 41.00 On. motion made and carried all of ithe foregoing bills were allowed, and the County Auditor was instructed to | draw warrants in payment of the same. _The bill of Pat, Hoolihan for road right of way in the sum of $150.00 was laid over until the next meeting. The Board then adjourned to may 23, 1908. NEIL MULLINS, ‘9. Commissioners. | Chairman Board of M. i County 2 \ (SEAL) 22, 1908. » Two Dollars a Year. FARMER MEETING AT VILLAGE HALL \Quite a Large Number Attend and/ Discuss Mutual Interests. WILL UNITE ON POTATO RAISING methcds, and this business must be studied just as the merchant or pro- fessional man studies his. The farm- ers hereabouts are showing agreat- erspirit of enterprise than is apparent among businessmen. It may be that the latter are just now giving more attention to iron mining than to the agricultural interests. If this is the se, however, conditions will change in time. The soil that produces the bread of tife is of far greater value to the general wellfare than is the iron depusits, however great they may be. The Saturday meeting was called to order by A. M. Sisler, president of of the organization, and A. J. Mc- Guire acted as secretary. A general discussion of crop raising in this sec- A General Interest Shown That; ‘09 occupied the attention of those Promises to Result in Much Benefit to Progressive Far- mers of This Section The meeting of farmers held at vil- lage hall last Saturday afternoon was quite well attended, there being pre- sent about twenty-five prominent far- mers of thisneighborhood. More far- and there certainly should have been shown a greater interest by the bus- mers should have turned out, iness men of Grand Rapids. The far- mers and business men should work oe : q| Will be uniform for the market and in harmony for mutual benefit, an present. The proposition that a uni- form variety of potatoes for the mar- ket would prove profitable seemed to meet with approval and most of those present agreed to plant at least one bushel of the Carmen No. 1 and one bushel of the Early Sunlight. These varieties have been success fully grown on the Experiment farm for a number of years and have been found to be reliable in quantity and quality of production. Neil Mullins, one of the successful farmers of this section, and A. M. Sisler have also grown the Carmen and Earley Sun- light with most satisfactory results. The object is to raise potatoes that until the time comes when they will | ¥hich will command the best price. do so the best results will not be ob- tained. will be at our store have your measure SHIRT 1 WAISTS 3. taken for one. "FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, MARK THE CALENDAR. Off Our 2nd shippment is enese patterns at............. Silk, Heatherbloom, silks, at .... Heatherbloom Petticoats brown, black, at.. gray, sateens at « NET we can not get enough here to su Friday the 24th We have some beauties and at such low prices. . the first of the week, they cell at .. H. HUCHES & CO. “THE POPULAR PORE.” WAISTS. j pply the demand. SSOSEESEESD Mr. Higgins also carries a large line of ladies fine shirt waists, all in excellent condition, that he will‘put on sale at our store at one-third off regular value. This will give you an unusually large line to select from and there will be only one waist of a kind in the entire lot. Himonas and Dressing Sacques. in; Do not delay but get yours at once. and light with floral designs at........ Dressing sacques of silk fiitted back, Dressing sacques of Jawnsand percales at. New Arrivals in PETTICOATS. Satin and Gingha: Silk petticoats, of guaranteed $6.50 to $15.00. blue, etc., -- $2.50 up. Petticoats of perkalines and .-79¢ up to $2.50 Petticoats of Gingham at 98¢ mihid-.4755 56 4,.- dane see e 5%. gie $1.25 The only trouble is We received a new lot srsseeersacseess $3.50 to $6.50 FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH, With, a full line Lofjghe_::Cook” tailor. made skirts. To the hundreds of women who have attended these special order sales and worn this make of skirts no other comment is neces- sary; but to those who have not we wish to say that if you want a perfect fit, a skirt that was made for you, attend this sale and in Bo net Fer- get the Skirt Sate Friday the 24th SSSoe Farming is no longer con- ducted bymain strength and ignorance To attain success:in the tilling of the soil requires the application of modern eese PP POOP OSCOSOOSS SOSSSOOSOOOSOS SHOSOSSHOSSCOOSS SCOSSOSSSOS SCHOSSOSOS SSHSSOOOSSOSCS Supt. McGuire extended an invita- tion to the farmers of this communi- ty to spend the Fourth of July at the Experiment station this year and en- joy an old-time picnic, provided no general celebration is to be given in Pp ~ ~~ TT ~~ www www wwewwwwwwewewwuwwueuu eo T TCO CCrrT Ce ee Te ere ee ee Grand Rapids or other nearby town. SKIRTS - SKIRTS - SKIRTS - SKIRTS: Mr. P. L. Higgins, representing the Cook Skirt Co., St. Paul, He guaranteed an ample supply of lemonade. Mike Hagen eagerly en- quired if there would be any beer, @| and when informea by Mr. McGuire that there would probably be none he seemed to lose enshusiasm in the proposition. The,meeting was adjourned subject to call of the president. $3,000 Forest Fire. A forest fire at Little Trout lake last Saturday destroyed about three thousand dollars worth of cedar posts and ties belonging to E. O. Moore & Co. A crew of men were taken to the scene of the fire by special train from Deer River, but were unable to save the property. Forest fires have been numeroas about Grand Rapids the past few days, bat no damage has yet been reported. Stole Seven Hundred d Dollars. + Louis Falloco, a was convicted of the crime of assault with a deadly weapon in 1905 and sentenced to Stillwater from Grand Rapids for a term of three years, was released on parvle some time ago. He went to Coleraine where on Monday last he stole $700 in cash from Mrs. James | Mora, who keeps an Italian boarding {house at that place. Chief of Police Harry received word from the Du- jluth police authorities that Falloco had been in that city and left yester- jday afternoon over the Soo line with the first went like hot cakes. : i a a < raiJroad transportation to Montreal Kimonas of silk in dark “ F ae ‘ ‘ $7.50 and steamship tickets on the Qunard Cee ea 2 psi line to Italy. County Attorney blouse front, Jap- ei $4.00 Thwing communicated with the RT ee iy SIE) gs enitentiary authorities who will en- .75cto $1.25. 9)! 2 : deavor to intersept hin Watson is Wanted. Chief of Police Harry went west to day with a warrant for the arrest of one David E. Watson. Mr. Watson had been in Grand Rapids a few days and stopped at the Hotel Pokegama while he solicited advertisements from local business men for a time table of the Great Northern railway which_he proposed to issue. For these advertisements he is said to bave collected various sums of money and left town without producing the promised time cards He also forgot tesettle his bill at the botel. For these oversights he will be called to account before the local court, if the officer brings him back. Watson is said to be in Bemidji now working his graft. Lynch Discharged. Wm. Lynch, who was charged with complicity in the burning of a house of ill fame at Bovey last week, was brought up for hearing before Justice » Kearney on Monday. Upon motion of Assistant County Attorney Ross- man the charge was withdrawn and Lynch discharged. There was no evi- dence against the accused. If it’s to be printed the Herald-Re- view will print it.