Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 21, 1908, Page 1

- en oe VoL, XVI.—No, 18. MURDER WILL OUT; 0 WILL THE TRUTH The Herald-Review’s Exposure of Jim Passard Puts Him on Defense THE INDEPENDENT WAS SILENCED Forced to Lay Off a Week in Order to Manufacture New False- hoods With Which to Deceive the Public. When the Herald-Review presented the facts to the public last weekas to the doings and misdoings of Jim Pas- sard as a member of the board of county commissioners, the wind was knocked completely out of Passard and his defenders. They were rend- ered breathless and up to the present time have only been’ able to gasp. The ornery little rat who publishes the Independent and his editorial writers have heid daily consultations as to what was best to do under the circumstances. They cannot dispute the official records. Facts cannot be made toservealiar. This paper bas heretofore refused to pay any atten- tion to what the Independent has had to say concerning Commissioners Mullins andO’Biren. The Independ- ent is unworthy any consideration at our hands. There is not a man in the county at all conversant with public affairs who does not known— and who has not known at all times— that the insinuations and innuendoes against these gentlemen, which have appeared from time to time in that execrable sheet, were as false as_ hell itself. But there may be those who do not keep posted on public business and whe may be led to believe some of the slanders that find expression through the Independent’s columns. Hor this reason we went to the records and gave the facts therefrom. They will not dare question the authenticity of Audittor Spang’s records. His reputation is such that to do so would be to bring condem- | nation of those who might understake such a defense of their false position. Harly in the campaign the Independ- ent tried in every possible way to find a candidate to oppose the auditor for re-election but its efforts were in vain. The public would not hear to sucha scheme, and the Independent was forced to accept the inevitable and boost for Spang. This is the policy of the Independent in all cases where public office is involved. It seeks to bring out candidates that are tirst pledged to support the Independent in the matter of public printing. The Independent will support any | man for any office provided the can- didate comes up with a little coin of the realm. After serving four years on the board of county commissioners the Independent is absolutely unable to find one unworthy official act charge- able to either Messrs Mullins or O’Brien. True, the Independent has slander- ed these men. It has charged them with derelictions that the county records charge to Jim Passard, as was shown 10 the last issue of the Herald. Review, and here repeated verbatim from the county auditor’s records. From the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners meeting of Sept. 26th, 1905. (Commissioner's Record 4, Page No. 72.) D. M. Gunn on behalf of the Oliver Mining company renewed his offer for an option to purchase the County Poor Farm, for the sum of $40,000. 00. After some discussion of the matter, Commissioner O’Brien moved that the proposition be re- jected. The motion was duly s onded and upon roll call was car by the following vot Com sioners O’Brien, Tone and Mullins voting YEA and Commissioners PASSARD and Lang voting NAY. Readers of the Independent will recall the repeated statements made by that paper to the effect that Mul- lings and O’Brien voted to give an option on the poor farm for %40.000— $25.000 less than the sum finally of- fered and accepted by the board. The records prove that it was Jim Passard who voted to grant a lease for $40.000 and it was Mullins, O’Brien and Tone who voted to reject the offer. It will be noticed that the $65.000 proposition was accepted by a unanimous vote of the commissioners. The official rec- Granp Rapips, ITasca County, MINN., Wepnespay, OCTOBER 21, 1908. (or of the action taken reads as fol- lows: From the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners meeting of Nov. 9th, 1905. Commissioner's Re¢ord 4, Page No. 82. \ | W. C. Gilbert came before the | board and made an offer for an op-~ | tion to purchase the poor farm for | the sum of $65,000.00. Commissioner Mullins then moved | the adoption of a resolution reciting | the opinion of the board that after careful investigation, it had been | found that an option upon the poor | farm to William C. Gilbert for the | sale price of $65,000.00 would be conducive to the best interests of thejcounty and authorizing the exe- cution in duplicate and delivery of such an instrument, a copy of the same being attached to such resolu- tion. Said resolution was then UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. Can any fair-minded man placecon- fidence in what Jim Passard says or what the Independent prints? Passard has been making his cam- paign on the “fight” which he claims to have made to defeat the very pro- position for which he voted. ls he a safe man tutrust with public business? A perusal of the county records will disclose the fact that Passard has accomplished less, comparatively, for his district than any man who ever served on the board. About al] he has ever asked for was appointment on road committees that he might draw the 10 cents per mile allowed by aw. Last summer he was voted $200 by the board for expenditure on the Prairie River road. He was specifi- cally instructed to expend this money on what is known as the ‘‘sand hill’, about one mile veyond the Passard place. Did Passard do us he was directed to do by a majority of tbe board? He did not. What did he do? He expended the money in improv- ing and graveling the road ime mediately in front of his own prem- ises, and a portion of the road within the village limits. Do the farmers want a commis- sioner who will deliberately violate his oath of office and expend road money within the village limits of Grand Rapids for the benefit of his own property? For graveling he hauled material from his own pit at so much per haul, Can this charge be preferred against either Mullins or O’Brien? Hardly. The Herald-Review will venture to make the prediction that should there be elected four new commis- sioners on the board and Passard retained, in less than !three months time Passard would not have a { not whothe other four might be. Why? Because Passard does not deal honorably with his colleagues. friend among the four—and we care | He will promise one thing and do the very opposite. He is foreyer prating of his own honestyfand the dishonesty of others, and in doing so he has no respect whatever for the truth, as witness the poor farm deal. This district is much larger and far more important than heretofore. It now comprises twelve townships, all of which are well settled with a thrifty class of farmers Do these farmers want a_ re- presentative on the board who can- not secure a just share of appro- priations to build roads and bridges. The same is true of district no. ?, now represented by Morris O’ Brien. He has been most industrious and loyal to all sections of his large dis- trict. He secured appropriations where road work was most needed without regard to his own holdings Every dollar expended under his direction has been put where it would do the most good to the farm- ers and settlers. Neil Mullins has made a reputa- tion since becoming a member of board that any man might well feel proud of. Atall times and under all circumstances he has been fearless and outspoken in his opin- ions regarding the transaction of | public business. What does not appear to him to be for the best in- terests of the taxpayers he unhesit- atingly says so and votes accord- ingly. A detailed statement of the ser- vices rendered by these two public officials should be placed in the hands of every taxpayer in thier respective districts. Were this done there would be no doubt of the result on the 3rd day of November. They would be retained by almost a unanimous vote. For SatE—A good cow and fine Buff Wyandott chickens and some spring Wyandotts. Call on C. L. Frye. LIEUT. GOVERNOR EBERHART SPEAKS Addresses a Fair-Sized Audience at Village Hall on Political Issues. HIS COMING LITTLE ADVERTISED State and National Questions Dis- cussed—Legislative Record of Hon. Jacob F. Jacobson Given Especial Attentionand Praise. Ata late hour Monday, word was received by the local Republican committee that Lieutenant Governor O. A. Eberhart would address the citizens of Grand Rapids that evening on the political issues of the day. It was about three o’clock in the afternoon before the news was made public by the circulation of hand- bills. Quite number of the leading party men were out of town, some hunting and some away on business. T. R. Pravitz hustled around as much as possible, getting out bills, secur- ing the band, etc., but the limited time in which he had to act, made it impossible to get out much ofa crowd, The band appeared in the evening and succeeded in attracting some at- tention to the fact that there was something doing at the hall. The seats were not all occupied by any means when H. R. King introduced the lieutenant governor. Mr. King ma‘ea few apt remarks in introduc- ing the speaker. With reference to the small audience he expressed the opinion that the average voter this year was so thoroughly imbued with Republican sentiment in this cam- paign that they felt it quite un- necessary to attend political meetings. The speaker of the evening occupied about an bour’s time, in which he discussed state issues, giving especial attention to the record of Jacob F. Jacobson, Republican candidate for governor. He enumerated many of the laws now on the statute books of Minnesota that are there because of the efforts of Mr. Jacobson while a member of the legislature. These laws were all for the benefit of the producing clases. He took up the tonnage tax on iron ore, and called attention to the fact that Governor Johnson was running on a platform that clearly declares in favor of such a tax. This means, he said, that the taxes collected on iron ore in the iron producing counties of northern Min- nesota would be turned into the state treasury for the benefit of the entire state, thus depriving the counties io which the ore is mined from receiv- ing that to which they are justly en- titled for school, road and municipal improvements. It would be as fair and reasonable, he argued, to ask the wheat and corn producing counties of southern Minnesota to aid in the building up of this section. The Republican party is not in favor of this ravishment of Northern Min- nesota, said Gov. Eberhart. On national issues Gov. Eberhart gave some attention to the guarantee of bank deposits, taking the position that it would be pernicious legislation. The tariff also received some atten- tion. The speaker advocated a re- vision of the schedules, but not abol- ishment of the protective principle. On the question of trusts Gov. Eber- hart agreed entirely with the position taken by Candidate Taft. The lieutenant governor is a pleas- apt speaker, but makes no attempt at oratorical flights. PLEADED GUILTY TO KILLING MOOSE Joe Durand, Hunter and Trapper, Made an Unconditional Sur- render to the Court. Somebody intimated it to Deputy Game Warden Harry and he did the rest. He looked up the evidence and found that he had a clear case against Joe Durand of town 57, range 24, for the slaughter of one cow moose. The offense against the laws, in such case made and provided, was perpetrated in town 58, range 24, section 28, on September Ist. The officer made a searching investigation of the case and finally secured a sworn statement from a son of R. 8. Brandon of 58-24, Review, ¥ 1 Two Dollars a Year. who is attending school in Grand | Rapids. The young man testified that he aided Durand to skin the ani- mal athis father’s place, and that some of the meat and the hide was left at the Brandon home. Lt appears pthat Mr. Durand learaed that the evi- dence was such that a fight. in court would be useless under the circum- jstances, and he ‘hurried to Justice Bailey’s court before .an officer had time to serve him with’a warrant and jentered a plea of guilty. He got off with a fine of and $5 costs. et HORSE RACE | THAT FIASCOED | Little Jim and Exception Failed to Put in an Appearance Last Saturday. The trotting race advertised for last Saturday afternoon failed to Materialize as per schedule. In fact the horses forgot to put in an appear- ance. There was much disappoint- ment expressed by many citizens who enjoy seeing theponiesgo. J.S. Gole, Secretary of the ltasca County Agri- cultural assuciation, made the ar- Tanyements with the owners of the horses for the race, but since Satur- day last he has been unable to get any satisfaction as to the reason for he failure to snowup. They wanted 4 make arrangements for a race next Saturday, but Mr. Gole would not en- tertain the proposition unless the owners would put up a guarantee to pay the necessary expenses of adver- tising, etc, incident to getting ready for the event LIEBERMAN BROS. INCORPORATED With Four Large Clothing Stores They Decided That Incorpora- tion was Advisable. 7 On Monday of this week the firm of Leiberman Bros. was changed t én incorporation, and hereafter ‘will be known as Leiberman Bros., ficorporated. This concern now has four large stores established in range towns, viz: Grand Rapids, Bovey, Coleraine and Marble. The members of the firm are Benjaman F., Jacob and Albert S. Leiberman. Ben has been in business at Grand Rapids for nine years. He came here with a small stock of goods. but the»public was not slow to learn that what he had was of good quality, always found to be as represented and his prices right. As a natural sequence his trade grew rapidly and his customers remained as true to him as he did to them. In time Jacob became a partner ic the flourishing business, and now there are three members of the incorporation. The stock 1s divided into 500 shares of a par vaiue of $100 each, and the limited indebted- ness is fixed at 40.000. It would appear that the managers of the stores at the other towns have followed the business methods adopted so success- fully in Grand Rapids by Ben. They are all doing a thriving business. KEEWATIN TAK- ING ON NEW LIFE The Bray Mine Begins Operation and System of Water Works to be Installed by Village. Keewatin is taking on new life and promises to become one of the live- liest towns on the range. The Bray mine is beginning operations with shaft and steamshovel. A system of waterworks is being installed by the village, which is being paid for ont of the village revenues, and improve- ments are being made on the road from Keewatin to Kelly lake. The assessed valuation of the village is $3.000.000. A Wedding Anniversary. Monday was the tenth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Bolter, and the event was cele- brated at their home in a very enjoy- able manner. A sumptuous seven o'clock dinner was served to twenty- four guests. The evening was de- lightfully spent at playing progressive five-hundred and music. Among the out of town guests present were Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Sheldon, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Mather, Duluth; Messrs. and Mesdames F. D. Vibert and C. L. Dixon, Cloquet. There were many valuable and appropriate | presents received by. Mr. and Mrs. Bolter. INSTITUTE FOR ITASCA COUNTY Farmers Will Receive Pointers at Grand Rapids December 15th. ABLE INSTRUCTORS WILL LECTURE | Free Lunch Will be Served by Citi- zens of Village—Businessmen are Asked to Take Interest in Mak- ing Institute a Success. Mr. A. D. Wilson, superintendent of the state university farm, St. An- thony Park, has issued circular letters toa number of our citizens advising them that the board of administration of that institution has decided to hold a number of Farmer’s Institute meetings in Northern Minnesota within the next three months. The letter reads in parts as follows and fully explains itself: “We have arranged with Supt. A. J. McGuire of the Experiment Station at Grand Rapids to spend sometime during the next few months doing Institute work in northern Minnesota. Mr. McGuire has suggested a list of meetings he thinks should be held, and among others he has a meeting at Grand Rapids, Tuesday, Dec. 15. Jn order to hold a succesful meeting at that time we need the help of the business men of your place in making arrangements and in helping to get out the audience. Our state law provides for the payment of the salaries of the Institute work- ers and their traveling expense and allows a small amount for advertising, but we have to callon the different towns for the furnishing of the hall, and also must depend on local mer for doing such advertising as cannot well be done from this place. These meetings are needed in northern Min- nesota and we believe can be made to help the farmers of that section. Con- ditions in northern Minnesota are so entirely different from conditions in other parts of the state and in other states, that until the farmers learn how to meet the conditions of that section they are working at a dis- advantage. Naturally, the sooner the farmers get on the right lines of agricu!ture, the better it is for the business interests. Mr. McGuire will have charge of the meeting and with him will be Mr. F. B. McLeran of Wrenshall, Carlton county, and one other instructor. We plan to send only those instructors who are per- fectly familiar with conditions in northern Minnesota, men who are actually farming in that district and kuow what the farmers have to meet and overcome. We will furnish a supply of posters to be put up in the town and neigh- borhood, will furnish reading notices for the use of the local papers, and will also send out letters of invitation to 200 farmers living within a radius of five toten miles. We will want the business men to furnish the hall for the Institute, furnish usa list of names of 200 farmers, such as we need for sending out our advertising, put up the posters we send, aed do what- ever else they can to get the farmers to attend.” The Farmer's Institute manage- ment pays all traveling, hotel ex- penses, salaries, etc., and also supplies advertising matter to be distributed without cost to the community. It is not much that is asked of the local business men—only the furnishing of alunch to the visiting farmers and their families and providing a hall for the meetings. The following suggestions are made in the letter from Supt. Wilson: “Qne business man can do the necessary hustling to getan Institute, but several can do it better and easier. A committee of one to three should be appointed to advertise the meeting. This committee should make it a point to get word to the farmers in every way. Get notices in the papers; keep them in for 4 to 6 weeks before the meeting. Put up the posters we send in stores, cream- eries, etc. Have announcements made at schools and all meetings. Ask every farmer.you see to come and don’t forget to use the telephone. A committee should have charge of en- tertainment, and arrange for hall, lunch, etc. In many towns of the state the business men have furnished a free lunch or dinner to those who attend the Institute, the material for the lunch being donated by the different merchants and being served in the hall or in another building. Or quite frequently some church or other organization furnishes lunch at a nominal price, making the farmers | feel more at home than they doin a |hotel. Efforts should be made to let ;every farmer within reach of the |town know of the arrangements for jdinneron Institute day and invite jhim and his family to be there.” PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF GRAND RAPIDS | Are Famous in Distant States For Their Excellence and Progressiveness. Supt. E. A. Freeman of the Grand Rapids public schools, is 1n receipt of the following letter from Mr. J, W. Heckert, superintendent of the train- ing department of the state normal school of Natchitoches, Mississippi- The letter bespeaks much praise for our local schools and the able in- structors that brought them to so high a standard: Supt. Heckertsays “I am making a study of industrial education in the high schools of the United States. Mr. Aiton writes me that you are doing something that is really worth while in that line for yourcommunity. Ishould appreciate it if you would give me some idea of what you are doing in your school. If you have any printed matter describing the work I should be glad to have you send that; in case you have not could you give me a brief description of it in writing? ” RILEY ANSWERS HIS TRADUCERS Republican Candidate for Sheriff Makes Statement as to Slanderous Stories Circulated. It baving come to -my attention, that during my candidacy for the Republican vomination te the office of sherifl of Itaseacounty, Minnesota atthe primary election held on the 15th day of September, 1908, certaia evil designed pergons (whose indentity I know not) surreptitiously spread certain false, slanderous and defama- tory stories about me, accusing me of having been engaged in an illegiti- mate business, and being interested in conducting several saloons, | deem it incumbent upon me to publicly brand such stories as unvarnished falsehoods, and the originators there- of as atrocious falsifiers. I came to Nashwauk, Minnesota, six years ago, and prior to that time- my entire life had been spent in St. Croix county, Wisconsin, where, from the time that I was old enough to do so, I followed the occupation of farm- ing andlumbering. Since coming to Nashwauk, I have been continuously engaged in the dray and livery business, and at no time have [ been engaged or interested, either directly or indirectly, in any other busisess than those mentioned. I have never been connected directly or indirectly with the saloon business anywhere, and I have at no time or place been connected directly or indirectly with any illegitimate business of apy char- acter whatsoever. Any statement that I have done so is a malicious false- hood told for the purpose of injuring me, andifI succeed in finding the originators of such statements, they will be compelled to answer to me for them in the courts of this state- T. T. RILEY. Nashwauk, Minn., Oct. 16, 1908- BILL HAYWOOD AT DEER RIVER Addresses a Large Audience at the Junction Town Last Evening on Socialism. Quite a large number of Grand Rapids people went up to Deer River yesterday to hear Bill Haywood, the “gndesirable citizen,” as he was classed by President Roosevelt. Hay- wood is one of the men who was tried in Idaho for the alleged murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg of that state. The sensational trial and ac- quittal of the accused is still fresh in the minds of the people in all sections of the country. Haywood is a social- ist, and spoke along socialistic lines to a large audience. It is said that there are a large number of socialists in Deer River and vicinity.