Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 5, 1909, Page 3

Board of County Commissioners Itasca County, Minnesota. Grand Rapids, Minn., April 24th, 1909.) D. C, Warner, assistant in survey cbursuant to call, the Board of County -ommissioners of Itasca County, Min- vines Roane aoe court house in the of Agen ion Rapids, this 24th day Members O'Brien, Williams, It being the time set for hearing upon the application of J. J. McDonald tor license to sell intoxicating liquors at Swan River, the same was then taken under consideration. There being no ob- jJections filed or offered against said ap- plication, Commissioner Trebileock moved that said application be allowed and li- gense issued to said J. J, McDonald. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner McWilliams and. ¢: & imous vote. nd. carried by unan A petition signed by the members of t a oerd of Buner viagra of the Town of 2 er requesting an appropriation of $300.00 from the County Road and Bridge Fund was then presented and read. Commissioner O’Brien moved the adop- tion of the following resolution: “Resolved. that the sum of $300.00 be. and the same is hereby appropriated from the County Road and Bridge Fund to the Town of Carpenter, to aid said town in the repair ‘and construction of roads ané bridges therein.” Commissioner Trebilcock seconded the motion to adopt the resolution, and the Same was adopted by unanimous vote. _ The report of William J. Trescott, a justice of the peace for Iron Range Township, was then read and filed. The plat of Orth was then presented by C. S. Attix for approval. The County Surveyor was present and requested that the plat be not approved in its present form. Commissioner Trebilcock moved that the said plat be disapproved in its present form and that the owner be advised to have the same re-checked by the County Survey The motion was seconded by Commissioner McWilliams and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner O’Brien moved that it be taken as the opinion of this board, that an appropriation of an amount sufficient to cover one-half the cost of construc- tion of a bridge across the Mississippi River at some convenient point between the mouth of Vermillion Brook and the mouth of Leech River will be made; provided, that the County Board of Cass County will make an appropriation to cover the other one-half of the cost of such bridge. The motion .was seconded by Commissioner McWilliams, and car- ried by unanimous vote. The following bills were allowed and ordered paid: present: Commissioners Trebilcock, Mullins and Mc- Andre, George, juror, in justice court .. “ 12 Matt Anderson, tice court . Robert H. Bailey, justice fees . H. E. Benjamin, witness, justice Court ......- ie Peter Billiadeau, juror, justice court Ne Betz & Reithner, suppil ed on Plum Creek R. Hattie F. Booth, exp: 5 Hattie F. Booth, expense schools . John A. ow E plans and specifications. ....... oA John A. Brown, measuring and making sketch, John A. Brown, A. Brown, Johnson Bldg... recording roads... surveying county urlson, witne justice court E. L. Camburn, juror, justice court Culp, constable fee. C**y Lumber Co., lumber. Christie L. & P. , Steel truck. Christie L. & F :, printing sta- tionery A Ben Dixon, juror, justice court. .: Wm. Duval, witness, justice court. M. Doble, meals furnished Fred W. Fish, constable fe . Franti, justice fees.. ley, constable fees.. Forest, hauling wood. M. Gunn, Prop., board bill, pub- examiner Huson, justice fees. 5S Hall, juror, justice court.. witness, WwW. 0. y Hughes & Co., supplies fo: farm Henry Hugh court house Henry Hughes i Ma Hughes tool shed J.C. Hermes, bi : J. ©. Hermes, tobaceo for paupers, Chas. Huss, painting machine shed Frank Herman, services as assist- ant janitor Itasca Mer farm Itasca Mer ton family ‘Thomas _ Kingstor W. §S. Kingston, house ssees Geo. F, Kremer, supplies for poor farm eee oe se eeceeees Geo. F. Kremer, burial of paupers. E. C. Kiley, 200 financial state- ments pamplets King Lumber Co. Ernest , Kassow, upon County Henry Kassow, Pe upon County road sesses Andrew King, labor on machine building ° - 3.50 A. L. Lafreni : Fred Matson, witness, justice court Mesaba Telephone Co., telephone service Wm. Malett, labor supplies, nd_ jail. 2,2 suppli rd of paupers constable fees. : wood. for pest road .......... sbeesivcsecess, - 450 Miller-Davis P. Co., stationery.... 7.50 Miller-Davis P. Co., books and sta- Uonery .. 6s eee epee e eee eres teres 24.00 Mary McArthur, justice 3.52 “justice court ..... A. F, Olson, fees John witness, justice court oes 1.12 Pioneer Press C - 37.33 W. J. & H. D. Powers, supplies for court house and Peterson & Goodwin, pauper H._W. Pogue, Feeley road T. T. Riley, fee: T. T. Riley, sheriff's fees. vT. T. Riley, board of March ......- 332.39 tT. T. Riley, sum pe 163,40 Thomas Russell, coroner’s fees.... 8.00 I. D. Rassmussen, filing and index- ing justice court convictions.... 37.00 I. D. Rassmussen, filing and index- ing coroner's certificates........ 59.80 Louis Rayman, witness, justice COUFE .eee see eee eoe ene cee sree « 2 Tom Riley, juror. justice court.... 1.12 J. M. Romans, meals furnished en- gineer and assistants............. 2.50 Bertha Schumacher, stenographic work in case of death of baby eba Maki .....-----+:- sees § Cc. E. Seeley, publishing L. L. no- tices .... aoe c. E. Seeley, stationery. H. J. Toppings, constable fees.... 8.55 John P. Trebilcock, mileage attend- = ing board meeting.......-.----- 6.85 John P. Trebileock, visiting poor amileage) ...... bebe eee eee eeeees Sia fi John P. Trebileock, mileage in- spectin, ppete SRSA en 16.20 Village o! ovey, expenses in = trot, of contagious disease....... 29.22 Village of G. R., light for month of March vengpesedecacees | Cae Peter Weste! i justice Popo a 1.12 court «..-+ 2.12 D. C. Warner, surveyo! (two days) ...-+.-+- , 5.00 and measuring building at Deer River . Frank Wi 5.00 upon county ‘road veeee, 15.00 The following bills rejected: Theodore Brock, nurse at pest DOUSE les. stiles Koochiching County, the matter of the Nickoli Schomdahl .. Commissioner King ar time and took a_ seat in the meeting. Commissioner O’Brien moved that the rates of toll for the Pokegama Lake Ferry be fixed for the ensuing year at the same rates as were in force in the seasons of 1907 and 1908. The motion was seconded by Commissioner King and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner O’Brien moved that the County Attorney take the necessary steps to require the Railroad Company to put in a crossing at Wawina, in town- ship 53, range 22. The motion was sec- onded by Commissioner Trebileock and carried by unanimous vote. A communication in regard to the family of Otto Sali, said to be. in des- titute circumstances, was referred to Commissioner 'Trebilcock. A petition was presented for the in- corporation of certain territory into a municipal corporation to be named the Village of Calumet, and requesting the Board to fix a time and place when and where the voters residing within said territory might vote for or against such incorporation. Commissioner Trebilcock moyed and introduced the following resolution: “Whereas, a certain petition for in- corporating the Village of Calumet has been duly presented to the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County of Itasca and State of Minne- sota, it being shown by the said peti- tion that it is desired to incorporate cer- tain tracts of land in said county not already incorporated, to wit: Commencing at the north quarter corner on the north line of section twenty-two (22) running west on the north line of sections twenty-two (22), twenty-one (21) and twenty (20) to the first sixteenth corner on the north line of section twenty (20) thirteen hundred twenty (1,320) feet west of the west line of section twenty-one (21) thence due south to a sixteenth corner on the south line of section twenty (20) thirteen hun- dred twenty (1,320) feet west of the west line of section twenty-one (21), thence due east on the south line of sections twenty (20), twenty-one (21) and twenty- two (22), to the quarter corner on the south line of section twenty-two (22), thenee north on the quarter line of sec- tion twenty-two (22) to the quarter cor- ner on the north line of section twenty- two (22), all in township fifty-six (8) north, range twenty-three (23) west of the fourth principal meridian. And that a portion of said tracts have heretofore been platted into lots and blocks with a view of village oc- cupancy, and that said plat has been heretofore duly and legally certified and filed in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for said county, said plat being dedicated as Calumet, and, whereas it is further shown by said petition, among other things, that a census of said territory so proposed to be incor- porated, has been duly taken, and that said census discloses a population of more than two hundred (200) persons resident upon said territory so proposed to be incorporated; and, whereas, it is further recited by said petition that said tracts of land are so conditioned as properly to be subjected to village gov- ernment, and whereas it is true that said petition has been duly signed by the re- quired number of voters residing within said territory, and further, that all the requirements of the statutes in such case made and provided have been duly complied with on the part of said peti- tioners and in the instance of their said petition. Now, therefore, after duly consider- ing said petition and all the facts in connection therewith, be, and it hereby is, resolved that said petition be ap- proved and the prayer thereof granted; and, further, that the election prayed for in said petition be, and the same hereby is, ordered to be held on Tuesday the 18th day of May, 1909, at and in the room occupied by J. C. Mick as a con- fectionery store in the postoffice build- ing at Calumet, Minnesota, the said building being a _ structure within the limits of said territory so proposed to be_ incorporated. Further, that J. C. Mick, Dan Me- Guire and Oscar Peterson be, and the same are hereby, appointed as inspectors who shall act as judges at said election and conduct the same as far as prac- ticable, according to the laws regulat- ing the election of town officers; that the County Auditor in and for said Coun- ty of Itasca be, and he hereby is, in- structed and directed to cause proper no- tice of said petition to be made and same to be posted in three public places within the boundaries of the territory described in said petition and proposed to be so incorporated, together with a no- tice attached to each of said copies, and which said notice shall state the time and place of holding said election, pur- suant to the determination of the Board of County Commissioners as to said time and place made by this resolution. Commissioner King seconded the mo- tion to adopt the foregoing resolution and the same was adopted by unanimous vote. It being the time set for hearing upon the petition for the establishment of a highway designated as “County Road No. 58." the committee appointed to ex- amine the route of said road filed the fol- lowing report: “To the Board of County ers of the County of Itasca, sota: “The undersigned committee appoint- ed by you to examine the proposed route of a highway, as stated in the petition referred to in your order of appointment made on the 27th day of February, 1909, would respectfully report that we met at the time and place designated in your said order, and proceeded to examine the highway proposed to be established, viz: “Beginning at the corner of sections 8, 9, 16 and 17, township 148, range 26, and running thence east on section line between section 9 and 16 and 10 and 15 to the corner of sections 10, 11, 14 and 15 of said township; thence south on section line on east side of sections 15, 22, 27 and 34, to the section corner at the southeast corner of section 34, of said township; thence east on town line be- tween sections 35 and 36, of township 148, range 26 and sections 1 and 2 of township 147, range 26, and continuing east on town line between section 31 of township 148, range and section 6, township 147, range 25, to the section corner at the northeast corner of section 6, township 147, range 25; thence south on section line on east side of_ sections 6 and 7, township 147, range 25, to the southeast corner of section 7 of said township; thence east on section line on south side of sections 8, 9 and 10 to the one-eighth corner one-quarter mile east of the southwest corner of section 10 of said township 147, range 25; thence south on 1-16th line across section 15, to the one-eighth corner, one-quarter mile east of the southwest corner of section 15 of said township 147, range 25; thence east on section line on south side of sections 15 and 14 to the section corner at the southeast corner of section 14 in said township 147, range 25. 5 “And do hereby by the opinion of a majority of said committee recommend that the prayer of the said petitioners be granted. “Given under our hands this 24th day of April, 1909. Commission- Minne- ‘Cc. M. King, A. McWilliams, ‘Jno. P. \Trebilcock.”’ “Committee.” Commissioner King moved that the re- port of the committee be approved; that said highway be, and the same is, hereby established according to the committee’s report; and that the advantages and benefits to each description of land over which said road runs be, and are hereb: assessed equal to the damages sustained. Th seco) Commis- sioner O'Brien and caeriea gba mate "ee the time set for h mpon of a It bei the petition for the establishment highway designated as “County Road No. 59,” the committee appointed to examine the route of said road filed the follow- ing report: “To the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Itasca, Minnesota: “The undersigned committee appoint- ed by you to examine the proposed route of a highway, as stated in the petition referred to in your order of appointment made on the 27th day of February, 1909, would respectfully report that we met at the time and place designated in your said order, and proceeded to examine tne highway proposed to be established, viz: ‘Beginning at the section corner of sections 21, 22, 27 and 28, township 54, range 25, and running thence east on section line between sections 22 and 27 and continuing east on section line be- tween sections 23 and 26, to the quarter post -between sections ,23 and 26; thence south on quarter line to the center of cae 26; all in said township 54, range ‘And do hereby by the opinion of a majority of said committee recommend that the prayer of the said petitioners be granted. “Given under our hands this 24th day of April, 1909. —‘‘H. O'Brien, —“C. M. King, —‘“A. McWilliams, “Committee.” Commissioner King moved that the re- port of the committee be approved; that said highway be, and the same is here- by established according to the commit- tee’s report, and that the advantages and benefits to each description of land over which said road runs be, and are hereby, assessed equal to the damages sustain- ed. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner O’Brien and carried by unani- mous vote. Cc. C. McCarthy, as attorney for the American Bonding Company of Balti more, came before the board and on be- half of said Bond Company renewed his offer of settlement of all claims of Itasca County against said Bonding Com- pany as surety upon the bond of C. C. Miller as County Treasurer of said County. County Attorney Price was called and advised the board that after considering the matter, he thought it for the best interests of the county to accept the offer and make the settlement. Commissioner O’Brien then moved the .adoption of the following resolution: RESOLUTION. Whereas, the Board of County Com- micsioners of Itasca County, Minn., and said County, claim that C. C. Mil- ler of Grand Rapids,, Itasca County, Minn., and American Bonding Company, a corporation of Baltimore, Md., are in- debted to said Board of County Com- missioners and to said County, and ob- ligated to pay for certain moneys here- tofore collected and received by said C. Cc. Miller as county treasurer of said county, and by him appropriated to his own use, and also moneys collected and received by said Miller as such county treasurer of said county for which mon- eys he has failed to account, and also for certain moneys which said Miller failed to collect and receive for taxes, and other obligations due said county, when and during the time he was treas- urer of said county as aforesaid, and Whereas, the said American Bonding Company was and is the surety of said Miller as such _ treasurer, and as such surety was and is held by said Board of County Commissioners and said county to be liable and obligated to pay said money as aforesaid, and Whereas, on to wit; the 3rd day of May, 1907, the said Board of County Commissioners commenced actions in the district court for Itasca County, Min- nesota, against said Miller and against said American Bonding Company, for the recovery of the moneys so claimed to be due and owing by said Miller and said Bonding Company to said Board of County Commissioners and to said Coun- ty of Itasca, and to collect from said parties all of the moneys so claimed to have been taken and received by said Miller as such Treasurer and by him ap- propriated to his own use or for which e failed to account, said actions being entitled as follows: State of Minnesota, in District Court— ss: County of Itasca, Fifteenth Judi- cial District. Board of County Commissioners of Itasea County, Minnesota, plaintiff, vs. Charles C. Miller and American Bond- ing Company of Baltimore, a corpora- tion, defendant. And, whereas, said defendants haye answered in said action denying the said indebtedness and denying their liability for any indebtedness, and issue upon the pleadings has been formed in said action, and Whereas, said action has tried, but is now pending, and Whereas, the said American Bonding Company, one of said defendants, has offered to pay to said Board of County Commissioners and to said county, and has made its tender of five thousand dol- lars in full satisfaction of all claims and demands of every kind, nature, charac- ter and description against said C. C. Miller and against said American Bond- ing Company, of Baltimore, for or on ac- count of any and all moneys or other funds or property collected or received by said Miller as such county treasurer for said county, and in full settlement of all claims and demands stated, set forth or alleged in the complaint of said plaintiff in said actions, and in full sat- faction of all claims and demands of said plaintiff in said actions releasng and discharging said C. C. Miller and said American Bonding Company from. said actions and from all liability therefor and from all demands and claims to date, and Whereas, this board of county commis- sioners has examined into said demands and claims so made by it and by said county, and into the facts of said ac- tions, and into the facts, circumstances and conditions of said alleged shortages of said Miller and the amount that could probably be collected therefor, and aft- er such investigation of all the facts connected with said matters and said actions, have determined that it is to the best interest of said County of Itasca and said board of county commissioners to accept the said offer and tender of said American Bonding Company, ac- cording to the terms and conditions of the same; that is, in full payment and satisfaction of all claims of said board of county commissioners and said county, against said parties. C. C. Miller and American Bonding Company, and have decided to accept the said offer and ten- der and the said five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in full payment and satisfac- tion of all said claims and demands. Now, therefore, be it resolved. That this board of county commissioners of Itasca County, Minn., and said County of Itasca, by and through its said board of county commissioners, does hereby ac- cept the offer and tender of the Amer- ican Bonding Company of Baltimore. Md., surety, for Charles C. Miller, ex- county treasurer of Itasca County, Min- nesota, of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in full payment and satisfaction of all claims and demands of every kind, na- ture and character whatever, of the said board of county commissioners of Itasca County, Minn. and of said county against said C. C. Miller and said Amer- ican Bonding Company of Baltimore, a corporation, for moneys, funds. property and all other matters and things of every kind, character and description, collect- ed or received by said Miller as county treasurer of said county, ‘and also for all claims against said parties for taxes. either collected or uncollected by said Miller, and also in full payment and satisfaction of all uncollected taxes, un- collected nalties or other moneys not collected Y, said Miller as county treas- urer, and in full payment and satisfac- tion and settlement of all claims against said Miller and said Bonding Company for any failure upon the part of said Miller in the performance of his duties as such county treasurer of said county, and in full payemnt and satisfaction and settlement of the actions heretofore com: menced by said board of county com- missioners against said parties and in full payment and satisfaction of the cause of action set out in the pleadings in said action, it being the intention hereby that the payment of five thou- sand dollars by said American Bonding oon to said board of county com- missioners and to the said county shall pay and satisfy and discharge in full, all claims and demands of every kind, na- ture, character and _ description by, through, on account of, or because of the acts of said Miller as county treas- urer of said county or the failure to act by said Miller as county treasurer of said county, and in full pgyment and satisfaction of the causes action set out and stated in the complaints and pleadings in the actions now pending be- not been tween the board of county commissioners Itasca County, Minn., and said par- Be it further resolved, That aren the payment of. said five thousand dollars by said American Bonding Company to the county treasurer of said county, the said actions so commenced, and now pending shall be dismissed of record, and the county attorney of said county is hereby ordered and directed by this board of county commissioners immediately upon the payment of said sum of money into said treasury as aforesaid, to dismiss said actions of record and to release said parties, defendant, therefrom, and from all obligations because of the same, the same having been and being hereby sat- isfied, and the cause of action therein pela. satisfied and discharged as afore- si Dated this 24th day of April, A. D. 1909. ; —Neil Mullins, Chairman of Board of County Com- missioners. —A. McWilliams. —Jno, P_ Trebilcock, (Seal.) —G, M. King, *—M. O’Brien, County Commissioners, Itasca County. Minnesota. Attest: M. A. Spang, County Auditor, Jtasca County, Minnesota. Adopted by the Board of County Com- missioners of Itasca County, Minn,, this 24th day of April, A. D. 1909. —M. A. Spang, County Auditor, Itasca County, Minn. Commissioner McWilliams seconded the motion to adopt the foregoing resolution, ane the same was carried by unanimous vote. An adjournment was then taken to 1:30 p.m. . Pursuant to adjournment the board again met at 1:30 o'clock, p. m. All members of the board present. The following petition was presented: To the Board of County Commissioners of Itasca County: Honorable Sirs: We, the undersigned Supervisors of the Township of Balsam, County of Itasca and State of Minnesota, respectfully represent that the said town of Balsam have resolved to construct a bridge of steel, stone and concrete across the Prairie River on’ the legally establish- ed highway in section 27, township 57, range 24, in said township, which said location is not within the corporate limits oh any city of the first, second or third class, We further represent that the said township of Balsam has provided for the payment of one-half of the cost of the construction of said bridge, the total esti- mated cost of which will be $3,900.00, which amount far exceeds one-eighth of one per centum of all of the taxable property in said township according to its last equalized valuation. In consideration, of the facts as above set forth and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 423, Laws of 1907, we respect- fully ask that the Board of County Com- missioners of said County of Itasca shall appropriate the other one-half of the cost of the construction of said bridge, and that said County Board shall forthwith, as provided by said Chapter 423, Laws of 1907, designate two of its members as a committee to co-operate with the super- visors of the said township of Balsam, in the letting of a contract for the con- struction of said bridge. Dated at Release, Minnesota, this 15th day of April. Respectfully. submitted, —C. V. Smith, ~—Andrew_ Tanberg, —W. M. Wakeman, Supervisors of Balsam Township, Itasca County, Minnesota. Commissioner King moved that the chairman of the board appoint two of the members as a committee to co-operate with the supervisors of the town of Bal- sam as requested in the foregoing peti- tion. The motion was seconded by Com- missioner O’Brien and carried by unani- mous vote. ' Chairman Mullins tren appointed Com- missioners O’Brien aad McWilliams as such committee. A petition was also presented by _the board of supervisors of the town of Bal- sam for a bridge across Clearwater Brook. in said town. Upon motion of Commis- sioner O’Brien, said petition was laid over, for further consideration. Commissioner O’Brien moved that the County Surveyor be instructed to survey a portion of County Road No. 13 in sec- tion 3, township 55, range 26. The mo- tian was seconded by Commissioner Tre- Dilcock, and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner O’Briea moved that the County Surveyor survey that part of County Road No. 52, running from Swan River to Feeley, and that he prepare plans and specifications for the construc- tion of the same. he motion was sec- onded by Commissiéner King, and carried by_unanimous vote. Commissioner King moved that the County Auditor advertise for bids for the construction of a bridge across the Big- fork River on the Spring Lake Road. There was no second to the motion, Commissioner Trebilcock then moved that the matter be laid over until some future meeting. The motion was sec- onded and carried. f Upon motion the matter of bids for the construction of a portion of State Road No. 1 was laid over until the next meet- ing. A petition was presented for the estab- lishment of a highway, beginning at the southwest corner of lot 14, sectiom 26, township 144, range 28, and running thence west on section line to the Mis- sissippi River. Commissioner O’Brien moved that a hearing be had upon said petition at the court house, Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, the 15th day of June, 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M.; that Neil Mullins, Archie McWill- jams and M. O’Brien, members of said Board be a committee to examine the route of said proposed road; that said committee meet at the point of begin- ning of said.route on Thursday, the 3rd day of June, 1909, at 11 o’clock A. M. for the purp of examining the route of said proposed road, and that said com- mittee make a report to this board at the time set for hearing upon said petition. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner King, and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner King moved the adoption of the following resolution: Be it resolved, That the following duly established County Roads be and the same are hereby designated by the r spective numbers set opposite to the de- scription of each of such roads, and that all proceedings, subsequent hereto, in connection with the construction and im- provement of said road, be referred to by said respective numbers, to-wit: No. 1—Cohasset and Deer River Road. Beginning at Cohasset, running in a northwesterly direction to Deer River. No. a irout gon and Sesnhors Road. Beginning at the corner of sec- tions 11, e 13 and 14, T. 55, R. 25, run- ning in a northeasterly direction to Bovey. No. 3—Lily Lake Road. Beginning at quarter post between section 9 and 10, T. 54, R. 25, and running north and west to the southerly boundary of the village limits of Grand Rapids. No. 4—King’s Bigfork Road. Beginning at the northeast corner of section 28, T. 62. R. 26, and running north to the north- west corner of the SW% of section 26, T. 63, R. 26. No. 5—Island Lake Road. Beginning at the corner of sections 28 and 29, 32 and 33, T. 150, R. 28, and running in a north westerly direction to the town road run- ning north and south on the sixteenth line in the E% of section 2, T. 150, T. 29. No. 6—Trout Lake and Bovey Road. Beginning at the quarter post between section 4 of T. 55, R. 24 and section 33, T. 56, R. 24, and running west and north- west to Bovey. No. 7—Marcell Road. Beginning at the northwest corner of lot 1, section 16, 59, R. 27, and running thence east and north to Marcell postoffice. No. 8—Kinney Trail Road. Beginning at the northeast corner of section 27, township 61, range 26, and running thence in a northerly direction to the quarter post between sections 26 and 27, T. 63, R. 26. No. 9—Roman’s Road. Beginning at the quarter post on the north side of sec- tion 25, T. 54, R. 35, and running in a northerly direction to the northwest cor- ner of section 12, T. 54, R. 25. No. 10—Island Lake Road. Beginning at the southeast corner of section 22, T. 148, R. 28, and running in a northwest- erly piece ee ee south boundary of the village forthome. No. 11—Grand Rapids and Bovey Road, Beginning at Grand bie tag and running in_a northeasterly direction to Bovey. No. 12—Carter Road. Beginni: ~ the , town- southeast corner of lot 1, section alD ty girection 10 the mocthwest: quat- westel ion northwest quar- ter of section 34, T. 56, R. ‘No. 13—Cohasset and Bass Lake Road. 55, R. 26, and runni thence in a northerly direction along railroad right-of-way to a point on the section line between sections 2 and 11, T. 56, R. 26, 2278 links east from sec- tion corner. No. 14—Bear River Road. Beginning at quarter post on the east town line of section 25, T. 60, R. 22, and running north and west to section 11, T. 61, R. 23, connecting with old Grand Rapids and Koochiching Road. No. 15—Blackberry Road. Beginning at the southwest corner of the SE} of SEM, section 4, T. 54, R. 24, and running thence north, west, and northwest, to the range line between ranges 24 and 25, at a point on said range line immediately north of the right-of-way of the Great Northern Railway. No. 16—Wawina Road. Beginning at the St. Louis County line between sec- tions 12 and 13, T. 53, R, 22, and run- ning thence due west on section line to Swan River Station. No. 17—New Bovey Road. Beginning at a point on the Grand Rapids Nash- wauk Road, near the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of rtheast quarter of section 35, township range 25, and running thence in an easterly direction to Coleraine and Bovey. No. 18—Deer River-Ballclub Road. Beginning at the northwest corner of the SE% of N.E.%, of section vi ee | 5 25, and running thence in a_westerly di- rection parallel with the Great North- ern Railway line to the boundary be- tween the counties of Itasca and Cass. No. 19—Hughes Road. Beginning at the corner of sections 8, 9, 16 and 17, T. 54, R. 26, and running thence north on section line to the quarter post between sections 32_and_ 33, T. 55, R. 26. No. 20—Moose Lake Road. at the center of section 25, T. 57. R. 27, and running thence north and east around the north shore of Moose Lake to the range line; thence north and east to the southeast corner of lot 3 of sec- tion 19, T. 57, R. 26, and continuing north to the northwest corner of lot, 10, section 18, T. 57, R. 26. No. 21—Feeley-Bovey Road. Beginning at the center of section 32, T. 56, R. 24, and running thence south and east to the “at the north quar- Beginning 57. 7, Beginning at the center of section 27, T. 53, R. 24, and running thence east on quarter line to a point where said quarter line crosses the State road, in said section 27, No. 23—Deer River-Ballclub Lake Road, Beginning at the southwest corner of section 13, T. R. and running thence east and south to the southeast corner’ of NE% of section 23, T. 145, R. No. 24—Shoal Lake Road. Beginning at a point 80 rods south of the north- east corner of section , 2. OBL. ee and running thence west’ to a point 80 rods south of the northwest corner, sec- , of said township. ©, 25—Vermillion Road. Beginning at the Cass County line in section 33, town- ship 55, R. 27, and running thence east and north to the Mississippi River bridge in_ section township 50, r 7 ‘0. 26—Oakes Road. Begin: point where the Great Northern Railway crosses the section line between sections 27 and 28, T. 53, R. 22, and running thence south and east to the section corner at the northwest corner of sec- tion in_said township. No. 27—Goodland-Feeley Road. Begin- ning at the southeast corner of township 54, R. 22, and running thence west and north to Goodland Station; thence fol- lowing old R. R. right-of-way in a westerly direction to the section line be tween sections 12 and 13, T, 54, R. 23; thence in a westerly direction to con. nect with the Feeley and Bovey Road in section 8, T. 54, R. 2% No. 28—Rahier Road. Beginning at a point where the section line on south side of section 23. T. 62, R. 25 crosses the Bigfork River and running thence est to the wees corner of section T. No. 29—Busticogon Road. Beginning at the north corner post between sections 3 and 4, T. 62, R. and running thence south to the Rahier Road. No. 30—Maturen Road. Beginning at a point 1204.5 feet north of quarter post of sections and T. 60, R. and running thence in a northwesterly direc- tion to Bigfork Village. No. 31—Range Line Road. Beginning at a point where the Grand Rapids and Bovey Road intersects the Range Line between_townships 56, range 24, and 56, range 25, and running thence south on range ‘line to’the Mississippi River. No. 32—Ponie Road. Beginning at the one-eighth corner, one-quarter mile east of the northeast corner of section 2, T. . 27, and running thence in a south- tion to Cut-foot Sioux bridge. Splithand Road No. 1. Begin- t the northeast er of the northeast quarter of section 20, township 53, R. 24, and’ running, east to the State Road. No. 34—Wawina Road No. 2. Begin- ning at the southeast corner of section 12 T. 58, R. 22, and running thence west and south to the Great Northern Railway between sections 27 and 28, of the said township. No. 35—Splithand Road No. 2. Begin- ning at the center of section 27, T. 53, R. 25, and running thence north to the state road in section 27. 36—Brooks Road. Beginning at the center of the northwest quarter, sec- tion 28, T. 55, R. and running thence south one-half mile. 2 No, 37—Denler Road. Beginning at northeast corner of section 20, township 62, range 26, and running thence east to the southeast corner of section 18, T. 62, 91 R._ 25. : No. 38—Blackberry-Feeley Road. Be- ginning at the southeast corner of the northeast quarter (NE) section 29, T. and running thence north and he southwest corner of section 54, R. 22. . 39—Thompson Road. Beginning at the northeast corner of the NE% of NE% section 3, T. and running thence north to the northeast corner of the SEY of SE, section 27, T. 145. R. 25. No. 40—Feeley-Blackberry Road. Be. ‘inning at the southwest corner of the gnu of SE\, section 4, T. 54, R. 24, and running thence in a southeasterly direc- tion parallel with the Great Northern Railway line to the Feeley township line. No, 41—Mississippi River and Beauty Lake Road. Beginning at the Aitkin County line, and running parallel with the Hibbing branch of the Great North- ern Railway line to the St. Louis County line, T. 55, R. 22. No. 42—Carlson Road. Beginning at the quarter post between sections 24 and 25, T. 54, R. 25, and running thence west and south to the southwest corner of section 31 of said township. No. 43—Moose Lake Road. Beginning at the center of section 25, T. 57, R. 27, and running in an easterly direction to the south quarter corner of section 29, 26. T. 57, R. 26. No. 44—Hulburt Road. Beginning at the southwest corner of section 13, T. 145, R. 25, and running west to the southwest corner of section 16 of said township. No. 45—White Oak Road. Beginning at the northeast corner of section 36, ‘T. 56, R. 27, and running south and west to et gmaecds corner of section 33, T. 56, No. 46—Bearville-Carpenter Road. Be- ginning at the southwest corner of sec- tion 26, T. 61, R. 22, and running north and west to a point on the section line between sections 14 and 23 of T. 62, R. 23, where said section line intersects the Grand Rapids and Koochiching Road. No. 47—Cowhorn Road. Beginning at the NE corner of the SW% of SW%, sec. 18, T. 53, R. 24, and running thence north and west to connect with the Roman's Road. No. 48—Fulton Road. Beginning at the southeast corner of the SW% of SW%, section 6, T. 54, R. 24, and running west to the section corner of sections 3, 4, 9 and 10, T. 54, R. 25. No. 49—Power’s Road. Beginning at the southwest corner of section 13, T. 59, R. 22, and running thence west and north to the northwest corner of section 14 of said township. No. 50—Anderson Road. Beginning at the northeast corner of section 5, T. 54, R. 24, and running south one mile to the southwest corner of said section 5. No. 51—Round Lake Road. Beginning at the corner of sections 9, 10, 15 and 16, T. 148, R. 28, and running thence east and south to a point on the section line between sections 1 and 12, T. 147, R. 27. No. 52—Swan River-Feeley Road. Be- inning at the corner of sections 15, 16, and 22, T. 53, R. 22, and running west and north to the plat of Feeley in town- ships 54, range jo, 583—Drumbeater Road. Beginni at the northeast corner of the SE% of! SE%, section 12, T. 55, R. 27, and run- ning thence in a general westerly direc- tion to the Mississippi River in section 26, T. 144 R. 25. ‘ pidj z Beginning at the corner of sections 2, 3, 10 tenth T. "R26, Bn No. 54—Soderlund Road. Beginning at the quarter post on the north side of sec- tion 4, T. R. 24, and running thence east one-half mile. No. 55—Bliss Road. Beginning at the one-eighth post west of the quarter post of sections 16 and 21, T. 54, R. 24, and running north and east to Blackberry station. No. 56—Voight Road. Beginning at the one-eighth post No. 4, of section 19, T. 57, R. 26, and running thence around the north shore of Moose Lake to the one- eighth post north of sections 28 and 29, T. 57, R. 26. 5 ‘No.’ 57—Spring Lake Road. Beginning at the center of M. & R. R. Railway track, 2037 links east of the quarter post of sections 7 and 8, T. » R. 25, and running thence west to the soithwest corner of the NW\% of NE, section 11, T. 148, R. 27. No. 58—Bowstring Road. Beginning at the corner of sections 8, 9, 16 and 17, T. 148, R. 26, and running thence east and south to the corner of sections 13, 14, 2: and 24, T. 147, R. 25. No. 59—West Road. Beginning at the section corner of sections 21, 22, and 28,.T. 54, R. 25, and running thence east to the quarter post between sections 2% and 26 of said township; thence south on the quarter line to the center of said section 26. Resolved, further, hereto all proceedings relative to the establishment of county roads be des- ignated by number and be so referred to in all subsequent proceedings. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Commissioner Trebilcock and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner King moved that W. E, Martin be employed to prepare plans and specifications for constructing a_ portion of State Road No. 1. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Trebileock and carried by unanimous vote. A petition was presented for the estab- lishment of a highw: beginning at the southwest corner of section 34, township 53, range and running thence east on county line for five miles; thence north 1% miles. Commissioner King moved that a hear- ing be had upon s: petition at the court house, Grand Rapids, on Tuesday. 15th day of June, 1909, at 10 that C. M. King, M. O’Br eil Mullins, members of this board, be a committee to examine the route said proposed road; that said committee meet at the point of beginning of said route on Monday, the 17th day of June, 1909, at 10 o’clock a. m., for the purpose of examining said proposed route of said road, and that said committee make re- port to this board at the time set for hearing upon said petition. The motion was seconded by Commissioner O'Brien and carried by a unanimous vote. A_vetition was presented for the es- tablishment of a highway beginning at the quarter post between sections 23 and 26, township 61, range 26; running thence east on section line to the southeast cor- ner of section 24 of said township; thence north on range line to the quarter post on the east side of section 12 of said township; thence éast on quarter line to the quarter post between sections 7 and 8, township 61, range 25; thence north on section line to the northeast corner of of said township. oner King moved that a hear- ing be had upon said petition at the court house, Grand Rapids, on Tuesday, the 15th day of June, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m.; tl >. M. King, M. O’Brien and A. McWilliams, members of the board, be a committee to examine the proposed route of said road; that said committee meet at the point of beginning of said route on Thursday, the 10th day of June, 1909, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the pur- pose of examining the route of said pro- posed road, and that said committee make report to this board at the time set for hearing -upon said petition. The motion was seconded by Commissioner O’Brien, and carried by unanimo: vote. The following affidavit filed with th County Auditor was then presented and read: State of Minnesota, County of Itasca— ss this, the 23rd day of April, A. D., 1909, personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, in and for said county, Malcolm Campbell, who being by me first duly sworn deposés and says: That he is a ‘citizen of the United States; is a resident freeholder and elector in the said County of Itasca, and that he has continuously resided in the town of Sand Lake in said county ever since said town was organized as such town of Sand Lake; that he is well and personally acquainted with every resi: dent of said town and is intimately a quainted with the local administration oe public affairs of said town afore- said. That from actual personal knowledge, he avers that at.the annual town meet- ing in said town, no. officers for said town were elected; that since time of the id annual town meeting, more than thirty days have elapsed; that no offi- cers have been elected by or at any town meeting called or held under the pro- visions of chapter 8, section 650 of ‘the d Laws of this state for the year and that said town now is and for more than thirty days last past has been without any town officers. Further affiant saith not accept that this affidavit is made for the purpose of having, and this affiant most respectfully requests that the board of county com- missioners of this said county appoint the town officers in and for the said town of Sand Lake as by law in such case made and provided. —Malcolm Campbell, Subscribed and sworn to before me this rd day of April, A. D.. 1909. Seal.) —A. _D. . Notary Public, Minn. My commission expires April 11, 1910. Commissioner O’Brien moved that the following be appointed officers of the town of Sand Lake for the ensuing year, to_wit: For Supervisor, T, A. Gamble. For Supervisor, Seth Person. For Town Treasurer, William Schultz. For Town Clerk, H. S. Bruern. For Constable, Mike Stevens. For Justice of the Peace, Thomas Wal- ters. For Assessor, Malcolm Campbell. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner McWilliams and carried by unan- imous vote. The application of the Sheldon-Mather Timber Company for abatement of pen- alty, interests and costs upon lands in sections 26 and 27, township 61, range 22, was upon motion of Commissioner Trebil- cock, seconded by Commissioner King, rejected. The application of L. H. Arnold, land agent, for abatement of taxes upon lands in township 150, range 25, was approved by_unanimous vote. Commissioner King moved that the committee, consisting of Commissioners McWilliams and King, appointed a meet- ing of the board held on the 27th day of February, to co-operate with the board of supervisors of the town of Wirt in the construction of two bridges across the Bigfork River in said town, be discharg- ed and that the chairman of the board appoint a new committee to co-op- erate with said town board. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Trebil- cock and catried by unanimous vote. Commissioners O’Brien and King were then appointed as such committee. Commissioner King moved that an Austin-Western Special Road Grader be purchased for the use of the towns of Nore, Ardenhurst, Grattan and Alvwood. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner O'Brien and carried by unanimous vote. On motion the board then adjourned to Saturday, the 8th day of May, A. D., 1909, at 10 o’clock a, m. —wNeil Mullins, Chairman Board of County Commission- ers. County Auditors’ Seal. —M. A. Spang, County Auditor. that subsequent The Landlord’s Treat. Two citizens of Kincardine had the joke on a Kincardine hotel keeper. They dropped into the hotel and said they wanted the bartender to decide a bet for the drinks. “Give us the drinks now,” said they, “and you can decide afterward which of us is to pay for them.” After the landlord had furnished them with some good sealed stuff, he inquired what the bet was. “Well,” said one, “he bets that when the lighthouse falls, it will fall toward the lake. I bet it will fall the other way.” | 1