Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 13, 1909, Page 1

Sari Voi, XVIL—No, 17. Granp Rapips, ITasca County, Minn., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1909. : Two Dollars a Year. OUR PAPER MILLS TD BE DOUBLED Itasca Company Ready to Greatly Increase Its Big Plant and Em- ploy 125 to 150 More Men. PORTIONS OF STREETS NEEDED Petition to Council Recommended Unanimously by Commercial Club—Will Add 25 Per Cent to Population. In the near future the Itasca Paper ‘company will double the size of its mills, the chief industry of Grand Rap- half of blocks 28 and 29 south to the south line of block 47. “Houghton avenue, from the north line of the south half of block 28 and 29 south to the south line of block 47.” As said before, and the fact will bear reiteration, the company owns all the abutting property on the street asked to be vacated and the closing the portions of the street asked for would inconvenience no one interested and no other taxpayer, while on the other hand such action would enable the company to greatly increase its capacity and give employment to from 125 to 150 more men. The extension of the mills as planned would be across First street and to the alley in the middle of the block between First and second streets, and from the west side of Kindred avenue to the river, The writer did not encounter any- body yesterday who was opposed to the petition and there seems to be no doubt that it will be passed by the council without amendment of any kind. The passing of the pe- tition means much to Grand Rapids, as it will add 20 to 25 per cent to ids, if the village council accepts the views of the Commercial club and grants the petition which was pre- sented to it last night by the paper company. If the original plans of the company are carried out the additions to the plant, including land, will cost the permanent population of the town (Continued on page four) OFFICIALS FAVOR That Itasca county’s eighteenth annual fair was the largest in the history of the county is amply de- monstrated by the array of prize win- ners published below. That Itasca county is fast becoming one of the principal agricultural counties of the between $300,000 and $400,000, and employment will be given 125 to 150 additional workmen. This will mean adding 600 to 800 to the permanent population of Grand Rapids. This newspaper has given careful consideration to the matter and can conceive of no valid reason why the council should not grant the Itasca Paper company’s petition. While it means the closing of portions of some streets between Kindred avenue and Second street and the Mississippi river no property owners except the paper company is affected, since the company owns all of the property a- butting upon the portions of the streets which it seeks to close. It would be different if the company sought to close Kindred avenue either at First street or the river, because this broad main throughfare should be bridged to the south side of the vil- alge, and no doubt will be during the next few years. The taxpayers of the town have all to gain and nothing to lose’ by granting the petition. Nearly every taxpayer is a member of the Commercial club. Certainly every resident progressive male taxpayer is a member. There was not a dissent- ing voice when approval of the peti- tion was asked of the club and there should not be a dissenting vote in the council. Notwithstanding that a baby bliz- zard raged on Monday night almost every member of the Commercial club jbraved the storm and attended the meeting at the court house. During the past summer particularly, and at other times as well, the paper com- pany has experienced difficulty in get- ting a sufficient flow from the govern ment reservoirs up river to operate its mills, which have had to shut down. in part at all times because of lack of water for power. One of the consequences has been that its men have lost time and money and this loss) has been a loss to the town as a whole. While this matter has been taken up with the national govern- ment from time to time, the paper company has not been able to obtain any relief, and the Commercial Club as a body has decided to act in the matter. H. D. Powers, the president, asked A. C. Bossard, treasurer and general manager of the company for his view Mr. Bossard replied that he was not yet ready to present the matter to the club on behalf of his company. He then presented a copy of the peti- tion which was presented to the coun- cil on Monday night and asked the club to recommend it to the favorable consideration of the council. Several members, including Senator D. M. Gunn and John Beckfelt, spoke in favor of the petition and the club voted unanimously to recommend its adoption. The petition was presented at last Monday night’s meeting of the counci and will. take the usual course, in- cluding the necessary publication. It is as follows: “The undersigned as owners of all |The basement is the proper place for northern part of the state is appar- ent to all who visited the fair and the variety of exhibits was truly sur- prising—even to old residents of the county. Numerous road improvements have been made during tthe past year and a larger amount will be done the com- ing year. Where, heretofore, farmers have been compelled to drive long distances through swamps and over corduroyed roads. they now have broad turnpikes in many places and it is proposed to put the roads of the county in such good shape, during th next two years, that they will be the envy of our sister] counties. COURT HOUSE PLAN Some Change Is Necessary As Of- ficials Are All Crowded For Vault Room. WOULD SAFEGUARD COUNTY RECORDS Register of Deeds Office Would Be Entirely Located In Vault— Proposed Arrangement port of the prize-winners: ‘i Cow aged B. S. Hinegard @ Ample for Years. ner, 1st; P. P. Elliott, 2nd; U. C. Gra ville, 3rd. Heifers—P. P. Hlliott, 1st; Gravelle, 2nd. Cows—Farmers class—James Bick- ley, ist; P. P. Hlliott, 2nd; B. 8S. Booth, 3rd; Celmentj Doran, 4th. Cows—Dairy Registered—Wayne Gilbert, Ist; A. G. La Vasser, 2nd; Grade, Geo. W. Sawyer, 3rd; U. C. Gravelle, 4th. Grade Dairy cows—A. F. Brooks 2nd; U. C. Gravelle, 3rd; C. A. Buell, 4th; V. H. Blood, 5th. Special—S. P. Hegdahl, ist. Dairy Heifers in milk—P. P. Elliott, 1st; Louie Dion, 2nd; Otto Litchke, 3rd; James O’Connell, 4th. , Dry Heifers—Nettie Buell, 1st; U. C. Gravelle, 3rd; P. P. Elliott, 4th; Wm. Myers, 5th; Geo. W. Sawyer, U. Mention of County Auditor Spang’s proposed rearrangement of court house office rooms was made in last week’s Herald-Review. With the pre- sent arrangement all county officials have imadequate vault room. It has been found necessary to provide the register of deeds’ office and clerk of court’s offices with trucks, in which are placed the overflow from the valt shelves, whicuh are wheeled fron the vault during the day in order to give the officials and their deputies room in which to work. Some change is necessary and Auditor Spang’s plan meets with the approval of a majority of the county officials. We give below their views: _ | 6th; W. J. Fuller, 7th and 8th. Register of Deeds E. J. McGowan: Heifer under one year old regist- “The proposed change in office rooms ered-qWayne Gilbert, Ist; A. G. La has my hearty support and approval. Vasser, 2nd. the register’s office and we would leet © tee gu a : cif then have room in which to turn 3rd around. This would obliviate any Bulls reeistered—“G.2b; Heingarien: danger of county records being er, 1st. destroyed by fire, as the office would “ be one large vault. It is very import- IF snes Sper en, Sone eee ant that the records be kept ina safe} grage bulls—Roy Wheaton, ist; C. place and I can conceive of no plan ‘A. Buell, 2nd. f . which would give better protection than that advanced by Auditor Be a Aion ag Pe Lo Mle Spang.” as Clerk of Court I. D. Rassmussen: Bit so aaa Boren, “I have long been inconvenienced by not having sufficient vault room in which to keep my records and al- ond. ready have a surplus which more than fills the trucks which were purchased ice ord Reg rp 5. to hold the overflow. In traveling} Gravelle, th. Ld Peo through North Dakota I noticed that) “pion team—P. P. Eliott, 1st. a majority of the court house offices Drivers, Stallions—Wm. Myer: tat which I had visited were provided Special track horse, Bob Cherry, 3rd; with large roomy vaults, directly be- Two geabioll, Win. Myehee 1st > neath the offices, which were reacheé) Qoit__Geo. W. Saweed s le by means of a spiral stairs. To make Sheep, Ram aged— C. K z Monday that change in Itasca county’c court Ist; Can Gitar oni: oe ai ‘3 house would necessitate the expendi- Bwe, aged—C. K Mona na ture of a large sum of money, but Ewe, y oung—C K M re ints Auditor Spang’s plan would require a} pon of Four CREO yf dete very small outlay and would delay day, Ist: irae the building of a new court house for * a period of at least twenty-five years. The register of deeds office would pro vide me with a large vault-something I am badly in need of. The proposed ist; Horses, draft—Three year old class —A. Phillips, 1st; Ross McClenahan, Pigs. Aged Boars—Roy Wheaton, ist. Young Boars, U. C. Gravelle, ist. Old Sow—Roy Wheaton, ist. Poultry. LIST OF PRIZE WINNERS ITASCA'S ANNUAL EXHIBIT Secretary Graffam’s Report of Winners of Premi- ums Published Complete In This Issue --Farmers Take Live Interest. OVER EIGHTEEN HUNDRED EXHIBITS Eighteenth Annual Fair Biggest and Best in the History of the County--Farm Products Surpass Those of Other Years. Elliott, ist, U. C. Gravelle, 2nd; G. W Sawyer, 3rd. Silverlaced Wyandotts, aged—V. H. Blood, ist; Leonard Perrington, 2nd; young, B. S. Himegardener, Ist; Jas. Hughes, 2nd; V. H. Blood, 3rd; G. Finnigan, 4th. Golden Wyandottes—Ross McClena- han, Ist; young, Ross McClenahan, 1st] White Leghorn S. C. aged—U. C. Gravelle, Ist; V. H. Blood, 2nd; B. S. Hinegardener, 3rd; young,.A. F. Brooks, 1st; G. Finnigan, 2nd; G. Fin hegan, 3rd; Clifford Maddey, 4th; V. H. Blood, 5th. White Leghorn, R. C., young—G. Finnegan, Ist; Clifford Maddey, 2nd. Brown Leghorn, S. C—L. H. Vipond} 1st. * Brown Leghorn, R. C., aged—Mrs. Vj S. Booth, 1st; young, Mrs. V. S. Booth, first. Rhode Island Reds, S. C., aged— Following is Secretary Graffam’s re|G. Finnegan, 1st young, G. Finnegan, 4 1st;, U. C. Gravelle, 2nd. Rhode Island Reds, R. C. —E. A. Arnold, 1st; U.: CC. Gravelle, 2nd; young, P. P. Elliott, Ist; G. Finnegan, 2nd; B.S. Hinegardener, 3rd. Black Langshang, G. Finnegan, Ist. Light Brahmas—J. S. Gole, 1st. R. S. Black Minorcas, aged—E. A. Arnold, 1st; young, E. A. Arnold, 1st; R. S. White Minorcas, aged—Morris Bowman, Ist; young, Morris Bowman, 1st. Bantams, aged— V. H. Blood, 1st; young, V. H. Blood, 2nd. Guinea fowls—U. C. Gravelle, Ist. Silkies, aged—G. Finnegan, Ist; young, &. Finnegan, 1st. Geese—F. P. Hornseth, ist; F. Poepke, 2nd; U. C. Gravelle, 3rd. White Ducks, aged—B. S. Himegard ener, ist; Harvey Kingston, 2nd; young, P. S. Hinegardener, Ist. Ducks—F. P. Hornseth, 1st. Turkeys—P. P. Elliott, lst and 2nd. Potatoes Bliss Triumph—U. C. Gravelle, 1st; G. W. Sawyer, 2nd; Mrs. Partridge, 8rd; Ross McClenahan, 4th. < Early Rose—J. C. Hendricks, 1st; U. C. Gravelle, 2nd; Mrs. Partridge, 3rd; Mrs. M. Hagen, 4th. Carmen—Jas. Bickley, 1st;Mrs. M. T. Cook, 2nd; P. P. Elliott, 3rd; U. C. Gravelle, 4th. Burbank—John Boseley, 1st; Jas. Bickley, 2nd; G. W. Sawyer, 3rd; W. J. Fuller, 4th. Early Ohio—P, P. Elliott, ist; U. C. Gravelle, 2nd; Jas. Bickley, 3rd; Mrs. Partridge, 4th. Early Sunlight—U. C. Gravelle, 1st; Mrs. R. W. Cook, 2nd; Mrs. N. T. Cook, 3rd; E. A. Arnold, 4th. 100 Fold—Jas. Bickley, ist; Hughes, 2nd. Pingee—Mrs. Partridge, 1st. Neverscab—Wm. Maddy, 2nd. Little Gem—Ruth Erickson, 3rd. Pink Eye— Jas. Bickley, 3rd. Late Rose—A. F. Brooks, 1st. Improved Rose—Jas. Hughes, 2nd. Mammoth Fairbanks Prize—Jas. Hughes, 2nd. Murphy—Jas. Bickley, 1st. Early Success—W. M. Wakkiman, 2nd. Gold Coin—Mrs. Partridge, 1st. Sir Walter—Mrs. Partridge, 2nd. Seeding display—G. F. Kremer, special. Jas. Squash Hubbard ‘Squash—Jas. Bickley, 1st; Jas. Hughes, 2nd. Shili Squash Display—Jas. Hughes, ist. Pumpkin Mammoth Cheese—Mike Hagen, Ist Green 2nd; White Colept—Jas. Bickley, 3rd. Mountain—U. C. Gravelle, Mammoth White—Jas. Bickley, 3rd. Crook Neck—Jas. Bickley, 2nd; Mrr B. S. Booth, 3rd. Field Pumpkins—C. M. Jellison, ist; Mrs. Partridge, 2nd, U. C. Gra- ville, 3rd. Pie pumpkins—O.:H. Erickson, ist; Mrs. B. S. Booth, 2nd; P. P. Elliott, 3rd. Georgia Pie—Mrs. R. S. Reed, 2nd. Cabbage Red Cabbage—Mrs. S. B. Booth, 1st; Mrs. M. Hagen, 2nd. Cabbage Display—Mrs. S. B. Booth, ist; P. P. Elliott 2nd, W. J. Fuller, 3rd. F Early Cabbage—Jas. Bickley, 1st and 2nd. Sunflower O. H. Erickson, 1st; Jas. Hughes, 2nd; G. Finnegan, 3rd. Grasses Bundle Timothy—P. P. Elliott, 1st; BE. Auddete, 2nd A. F. Brooks, 3rd. Bundle second cut clover—Paul Gravelle, Ist; P. P. Blliott, 2nd; A. F. Brooks, 3rd.” (Continued on page Six.) FOUND SHORTAGE the property abutting on that part of | rearrangement would prove mutually said street asking to be vacated re- beneficial to all county officers; Pen of barred Plymoth Rock— Jas.| Mike Hagen, 2nd; Ross McClenahan, Bickley, Ist; young, G. Finnigan, ist; | 3rd. spectfully pray and ask you to vacate | Would provide larger offices and the following described parts of street | Vaults; can be done at little cost and as shown in the attached plat: the sooner the change is made, the “First street from the west line of | better it will be for all.” Kindred avenue west to where the| Judgeof Probate H. S. Huson: same ends in the river. “Auditor Spang’s plan could not be “Hoffman avenue, from the south (Continued on page five) Clifford Sickler, 2nd; Al Phillips, 8rdj Boston Marrow—Mrs. _ Partridge, Jas. Bickley, 4th; Wm. Mills, 5th; T.| 1st; P. P. Elliott, 2nd. P. Hornseth, 6th. White Plymoth Rocks, young—Roy| U. C. Gravelle, 2nd. Long, ist. White Wyandottes+U. C. Gravelle Marble Hubbard—Jas Bickley, 1st; P. P. Elliott, ee Largest Squash— Mammoth Shili Ist; P. P. Elliott, 24d;Young P. P.|—Jas. Bickley, 1st; Mammoth Jumbo, IN COUNTY FUND Treasurer Arthur A. Kremer Can! fesses, Resigns, Is Arrested and Released on $5,000 Bonds. LOANED FUNDS ON MORTGAGES Believed to Be Mentally Irrespon- sible—Taxpayers Will Lose Nothing—Glenn Strader Elected to the Office Arthur A. Kremer, until Monday treasurer of Itasca county, is short in his accounts $40,000 or thereabouts as near as has been ascertained by an examination of his accounts thus far. He is under $5,000 bail and is doing all in his power to make the shortage good. So far securities of his amounting approximately to $30,- 000, actual value, have been found, and it is expected and hoped that with the aid of friends he will be able to make good the entire amount. Discovery of the shortage was made by M. F. Kain, deputy state examiner on Monday in the regular course of business. Mr. Kain had no suspicion of anything wrong in the county treas urer’s accounts and had come to Grand Rapids on his regular rounds. Mr. Kain late this afternoon told the Herald<Review that no blame was to be attached to any other county of- ficials for Kremer’s shortcomings or failure to detect the shortages. Only a careful check of the county treasurer’s office since the first Mon- day in January, 1905, when Kremer took charge, will determine the ex- act amount of the shortage, and that work will occupy Mr. Kain’s time for the next 30 days. The taxpayers of Itasca county will not lose in any event. Kremer is bonded in the sum of $75,000 for each of his three terms. The bondsmen for the first two terms the Metropolitan Surety company, of- New York City, and for the last term the National Surety company of the same city. Kremer made a con- fession of $8,000 shortage to Mr. Kain on Monday evening, when he was at once turned over to the custody of Sheriff Riley. He was arraigned be- fore Court Commissioner Pratt and released ‘on $5,000 bail furnished by relatives. He had previously turned over to Mr. Kain checks on three banks for $6,240.43 which he had on deposit. Yesterday morning Mr. Kain found $1,545.77 in the safe, which he took charge of. From an examina- tion of securities held by Kremer Mr. Kain assumed that the shortage would reach $40,000, all of which ex- cept the cash, still stands in Kremer’s name. The list of securities held by Mr. Kain, taken at their par value, total more than $37,000, but more than $3,000 of these are copper and gold mining stocks which may not be (Continued on page five) DEFECTIVE PAGE COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERS ACTIVE | Meeting Held at Court House Mon- day Evening and Important Matters are Discussed. COUNCIL TO APPOINT PARK BOARD Committee _Appointed to Confer With G.N. Officials In Regard to Nashwauk Extension and Switching in Village. A meeting of the Grand Rapids Commercial club was held at the court house Monday evening and Jerre other numerous matters taken up was that of getting the Great Northern Railway company to place a flagman at the Leland avenue crossing or adopt some other means of making it more safe for children to cross lige tracks, and a committee, consist- ing of F. A. King, Hon. D. M. Gunn head A. C. Bossard, was appointed to confer with General Superintendent Philburn, at Superior, regarding the | matter. | It has been in the air for some [time that the Great Northern intends building a new passenger depot in Grand Rapids and will move the old depot to a location less congested with local traffic. If this is done, the necessity of a flagman would be ob- liviated, but officials who have been asked concerning the matter state they know nothing about it. Only the other day, the Herald-Review re- presentative noticed a brakesman stopping a little girl who had at- tempted to cross the tracks in the face of an oncoming train. One can- not tell what might happen and some thing’ should be done at once. The committee was also requested to secure Mr. Philburn’s view con- cerning the running of passenger trains into Grand Rapids from the Nashwauk extension, which makes a junction with ‘the main line at La- | Prairie, three miles east of Grand | Rapids. The Great Northern owns ja long strip of land, adjoining the right-of-way at LaPrairie, three hun- | dred feet wide, on which it is erect- ing switch tracks, watertank, round- ‘nouse and depot. It is also probable | that the coal chute at Swan River ! will be moved and a division point created at the junction, both for the ,main line and the Nashwauk exten- sion. The matter of securing the ap- !pointment of a park board was | brought up and a committee consist- ing of Hon. D. M. Gunn, Hon. C. C. McCarthy and F. A. King was select- ed to appear before the village council and submit a list of names of those who, in the judgment of the committee, would make good ap- pointees as members of the park board. A strip of land, twenty-six acres in extent, lying to the east side of the village, between the Great Northern tracks and the Mississippi !river, has been suggested as making an ideal park. G. G. Hartley, of Du- luth, who owns a sixth share of the \and in question, has signified his willingness to donate his share to the village providing it is used for a public park, and the Great Northern which owns one-half, not to be out- ;done im generosity by Mr. Hartley, {has also agreed to give a sixth. Mention was also made of the stench arising from the garbage and ;refuse dumped near the river and | steps will be taken at once to do ‘away with this nuisance. The attention of the club was directed to the water tower, which seems to have outlived its usefulness and ways and means were discussed for money wherewith to erect a new tower. The tank is leaking badly and engineers state that they will not guarantee the tower to stand more than'a year longer, the timbers of the structure having become rotten. This is a matter worthy the serious consideration of all taxpayers, as a new water tower will cost im the neighborhood of $14,000. First Fall of Snow. The first fall of snow in the range country fell Monday evening. It soon dissappeared, however, and indications are that we will now have another Indian summer. | |