Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 13, 1909, Page 6

Fisst NATIONAL BANK TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. D* CHAS. M. STORCH Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence Cor. are Ave, and Fourth St. GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. D® THOS. RUSSELL Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence Cor Leland Avenue and Sixth Street GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. ‘THWING & ROSSMAN Attorneys at Law Office over Mgtagors, Markos Opposite GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. CHESTER L, PRATT Attorney at Law COURT COMMISSIONER Offee oa Second Folor in Court House GRAND RAPIDS. MINN. KREMER & KING ABSTRACTS OF TITLE Rua Estats and Fire [nsuRance Office Pokegama Hotel Block GRAND BAPIDS. MINN. RR EISHUS.REMER LAND CO. REAL ESTATE AND FARM LANDS Office Third Street next to First Nat. Bank GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. DB. F- RHARRISON DENTIST Office over Metzger’s Meat Market, oppo- site Postoffice, Phone No.6 GRAND RAPIDS, MINN W E. MYERS CITY LIVERY Office ai se 2 between Fifth and Sixth ne 'Bt. on Kindred Ave. GRAND "RAPIDS, MINN. FRANK MYERS Dray and Express Line PHONE 218 Stand—Corner Leland Ave. and Third St. GRAND Kapips, MINN. A L, ROECKER Merchant Tailor ‘Third Ss, Bot Leland and Kindred Avenue GRAND Rapips, MINN. M. GUNN D. POKEGAMA HOTEL FIRST OLASS ACCOMMODATIONS Corner Leland Avenue and Third Street Granp Rarips, MINN. D®. G. F. SCHMIDT Physician and Surgeon Office over,;Metzger’s Meat Market, Oppo- site Postoffice GRAND RapipDs, MINN. UNIQUE THEATRE MOVING PICTURES ALWAYS THE BEST MYBRS & DOUGLAS Ponti Building Cor. Leland Ave. & Sth St. GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. J O. JOHNSON & CO. Meats and Provisions Fuup anp Har Corner Leland Avenue and Fourth Street Granp Rarips, Mum. NILES & AITON Flour, Feed and Hay Fan SUPPLIns AND MACHINERY ‘Tried St. Bot. Kindred and Houghtoa Ave @uanp Rarivs, Moor. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECORY : OF GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. 4.0, poe 1. M. Boreas, V. W. KNAPP, Assistant Cashier FIRST STATE BANK TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS REsouRcas $100,000.00 GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. DR. COSTELLO DENTIST Office im First National Bank Building. GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. pees COSTELLO Costello’s Ice Cream BOTTALING WORKS, MINERAL WAYERS Bet.8rd and 4th Streets on Hoffman Ave. Granp Kapips, Minx. FRANK F. PRICE LAWYER COUNTY ATTORNBY Office in First Nationa! Bank Building GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. Cc: C. MeCARTHY LAWYER GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. H. B. GRAFFAM Lands and Insurance Leland Avenue opposite the Post Office GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. CARROL © CARPENTER, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office over Itasca Mere. Co. Residence first house North of Library GRAND RAPIDS. MINN. GEORGE BOOTH Cigar Manufacturer Boorm’s Bouqurts Bot. 2nd and 8rd Sreets on Kindred Avenue GRaNnD Rapips, MINN. W #2. Yost Farm, Meadow, Timber & Mineral Lands LOANS ON FARM AND CITY PROPERTY Office Pokegama Hotel Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. Cc HALES W. FOREST CITY DRAY AND EXPRESS LINE PHONE 184-2 Stand—Corner Leland Ave. and Third 8. GRAND Rapips, Men. (CHARLES HAMMER Merchant Tailor Second Bt. Bet. Lelund and Kindred Aves. GRAND Rapips, MINN. L. ® Roor Great Northern Hotel Pree feraors fogs for Corner Third Streetand Houghton Avenue Granp Rarips, Minn. WHEL NISBETT Practkal Watchmaker and Engraver COMPLETE JEWELRY LIB Bet, 2nd and 8rd Street on Kindred Aveaue GRAND RAPIv8, MINN. FLUGENE NEVEUX Tonsorial Parlors Leland Avenue Opposite Pokegama Hotel Granp Barips, Morn. E R, BROWNE Heating & Plumbing OFFICE AND SHOP On Leland Ave. between 4th and 5th Sts. Gmanp Rarips, Minn. W J. & H. D. POWERS HARDWARE Corner Kindred Ave, and Second Street GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. FOUND SHORTAGE IN COUNTY FUND (Continued from first page.) worth anything like their face value. The balance of the securities, how- ever, are gilt edged, consisting of bank stocks, mortgages and notes. As explained by Mr. Kain, Kremer’s method was to place incorrect totals on the duplicate tax receipts filed with the county auditor, which were then carried into the collection regist- er, the result being that the treasurer charged himself with a less amount than the tax so collected. Mst of the receipts falsely totaled were for taxes on mining and timber propert- ies. One instance will suffice to show the method employed by Treasurer Kremer. Receipt 1467 was issued to the Great Western Mining company for the second half of taxes due. The correct total of items on the duplicate receipt is $16,842.54. The total is entered as $14,342.54, a difference of $2,500, and the treasurer charged him self with the smaller amount. It is considered significant by the deputy examiner that so many of the tax duplicates wherein shortage ap- pears relates to lands on which the Great Western Mining company is paying taxes. He thinks that the conditions under which this com- pany has been paying taxes may be worth investigating and what the op- portunities affered the county treas- rer would be for cancelling shortages in these receipts. that it would be obviously more dan- gerous to deal in this fashion with a local_corporation than one which maintain its head office outside the state. The treasurer has made no duplic- ate receipt of the personal property taxes collected by the sheriff and by him paid to the treasurer. The sher- iff holds the treasurer’s personal re- ceipt as to the amount of the taxes, and in which personal receipt there is a reference to the duplicate receipt to be made out later. There is, how- ever, no duplicate made for these taxes. The duplicate which bears the number corresponding to that men tioned in the personal receipt of the treasurer, furnished to the sheriff, covers taxes on other property than the items on which the sheriff made his collections. The amount of col- lections of personal property taxes made by the sheriff aggregates about $1,000. The Governor suspended Kremer on Monday night, but before that he had confessed his shortage, resigned and turned his office over to Deputy Examiner Kain. His friends point out that Kremer’s acts all through have been those of a man not in full control of his mental faculties, and that it has not been long since he returned from a sanitarium where he had been for treatment for nervous trouble. They say that his methods were crude in the extremes and cer- tain of detection at almost any moment; that if he had intended to defraud the county he would have kept all his resources in cash so as tc He points out} flee in case discovery seemed immin- ent, instead of which he loaned the money here and in other towns near- by mostly on mortages, which could ont be realized on at at once and that the worst that can be charged against him is that he sought to draw the in- terest on the money instead of the county, intending as the mortgages matured and were paid to return the principal to his county accounts. Certainly Kremer is doing all he can to help the examiner to straight- en out his accounts and assets. It is understood that he is even willing to turn over his home and everything else he possesses to make his account good. The town people who have known Arthur Kremer, whose name has been a synonym for honesty for years, almost to a man believe that he has not been himself for some time. He made no effort at conceal- ment in loaning considerable sums on mortgages right around home. His friends maintain that if he had crim- inal intent he would not have pur- sued this course. When the writer saw Kremer late this afternoon in the treasurer’s office he was a pathetic figure and did not have the appearance of nor did he act like a man in his right senses. He was helping the examin- er all he could. When the new treasurer takes hold Thursday morning he will start a clean sheet and need not worry about his predecessor’s accounts. Those will have to be straightened out by the examiner. The New Treasurer. Immediately following the resigna- tion of Kremer notices were sent to each of the county commissioners, summoning them to hold a special election for the purpose of acting up- on Kremer’s resignation and the elec- tion of his successor. The board met at. 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon and after accepting Kremer’s resignation went into executive session. Nu- merous names were proposed for the Pages em 7:30, when they again d finally decided upon Glenn preset of Marble, for the position. Mr. Strader is no stranger to the People of Grand Rapids, coming here from Iowa five years ago to accept a position as clerk at the Hotel Po- kegama, After working here for some time he was offered a better place with the Oliver Mining company at Coleraine, which he accepted. Here he made good also and was given the Position of assistant cashier of the ®irst National bank of Coleraine. Two years ago he was again promoted this time to the cashiership of the First State bank of Marble, which he (has filled so ably that he was call- ed to handle the finance of the count He is a young man of integrity and ability and the action of the county commissioners in appointing him to fill the unexpired term as county treasurer meets with the approval of the taxpayers generally. OFFICIALS FAVOR COURT HOUSE PLANS (Continued from first page) improved on. The vault which I use is about two feet square and I find difficulty in finding room for the re- cords even when I pile them on the floor. The vault in the sheriff's of- fice would prove ample for my needs and I say let the change be made as soon as pgs’sible.” County Superintendent of Schools) “The-judge of pro-| Hattie F. Booth: bate’s office is admirably situated for my needs. vault, it would give me more office room and, also give me a place which to store my records. The of- fice which I am now using has no vault room at all and it is also in bad condition. house is in bad condition and when it rains I have difficulty in protec the supplies from the water. Placing my office at the disposal of the granc jury during district court sessions is a great inconvenience and I would welcome any change which would give me an office, which would be used for no other purpose. During court sessions the corridor upstairs is gen- erally filled with men and the change would doubtless be a welcome one to teachers who visit my office during these sessions.” County Surveyor J. A. Brown: “This change would save me and my men a trip upstairs carrying a heavy instrument, tripod and other ac- coutrements of the business and I am in favor of a change. With the pre- sent arrangementsthe business of the county will soon require a new court house and Mr. Spang’s plan would stave this off for at least twenty years.” GRAND OFFIGERD ODDFELLOWS HERE Grand Master W. M. Barber and Grand Secretary A. L. Bolton Address Local Lodge. ROVALLY ENTERTAINED AT BANQUET Very Interesting Meeting Held Wednesday Evening at I. 0. O. F. Hall—Visiting Members From Coleraine Here Grand Rapids lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 184, had the honor of entertaining Grand Master W. M. Barber, of Long Prairie, and Grand Secretary A. L. Bolton, of St. Paul, Wednesday even- ing, at their lodge rooms in I. O. O. F, hall. Interesting talks were made by both gentlemen, explaining many phases of Oddfellowship and a very interest- ing time was had by the members. At the conclusion of lodge the mem- bers were summoned to partake of bounteous spread prepared by Chef Kearney and a number of the Rebek- ahs graced the banquet board making the event doubly enjoyable. The viands soon disappeared under the fierce onslaughts of the frater- nity, after which a smoker was en- joyed by the gentlemen, Messrs. Barber and Bolton are mak ing the annual visitation to lodges in northern Minnesota and the gentle- men state that no where in their tour have they come upon a prettier vil- alge than Grand Rapids. They were particularily impressed with the go- ahead spirit of the people and made many favorable remarks concerning the school buildings and residence Although it has a smail} place. at 5:80" o'clock the board ad~| PESCE COTES SESESCOSSSSESESOCRECEFSERESESESSSCEEESSOCED ES # Selections of Lower Better FOR YOUR AKSERERERSERERERESSERERSCRAC EPP EREOEE COPE CEEHS OOOO Ladies’ Furs ‘. The roof of the court | 4 $3 WITH YOUR ATTENION IS INVITED FALL AND WINTER GOODS: * Below are mentioned a few of the lines just opened: Childrens’ Fur Sets Ladies’ Fur and Cloth Coats Misses’ and Children’s Coats Merchandise Prices Goods INSPECTION SEERA OTRAS RERRPL LLLP AS EERO DLRRD EERO OC LOP FOO PP ODO OES SOO ORDO OFS M Sect Blankets, Comforters, Pillows 3 Flannelettes, Outing Flannels 3 Silks, Velvets, Trimming Braids $3 Dress Goods, Newest Shades and Weaves BS $3 3 #DIONEER STORE: FE: JOHN BECKFELT [ & GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA #3 ; ‘esanssnesesssssssasgasgeassssssessesssssaneanessds to close out all for a share of Before a Dresser Is where your wife puts on the finishing touches of dress before appearing in the presence of her liege lord. A NEW DRESSER will make her happy. We have what will please her. Why not come in and buy it and send it up asa suryrise? Our new fur- niture all the way through is re- ally beautiful. Come and see it and bring your wife with you. GEORGE F. KREMER THE HOUSE FURNISHER district.! The gentlemen drove to Coleraine Thursday and attended lodge at that place in the evening. A number of Grand Rapids members were in at- tendance at the meeting and report a cordial reception at the hands of the Coleraine brethern. elling at Cp We will sell all the dry goods in our store at cost as we wish once. We will carry a clean and fresh stock of Groceries and ask THE CASH STORE Arsenault @ Cashen, Props. these goods at your patronage. DEALER IN INTERNATIONAL SUGARED z FEED HORSES, Cows, HOGS. SHEEP, POULTRY GREND RAPIDS, - MINN. 1 WILL PAY $5.00 Each For NO. ONE MINK ant TIMBER WOLVES WM. WEITZEL Grand Rapids, Minn. SHH EBYEs & Dr. Larson, the eye special- ist, will make his next regular visit to Grand Rapids on usual dates, the 15th and 16th of every month. All those having de- fective eyes, or in need of the proper service for the fitting of glasses, are cordially invited to call at Hotel Pokegama the 15th and 16th of every month. Larson & LARSON.