Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 27, 1909, Page 1

wee, Grand Uapids 8T PAUL erald-Review, saa NNESOTA HISTORICAL, SOCIETY. VoL, XVIL—No, Io. Granp Rapips, Itasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1909. Two Dollars a Year. SPALDINGS LOGE TO OUR GITY TFAM Grand Rapids Won Championship of Northeastern Minnesota Sunday—Score 6 to 0. to practice. Romans and Mulvihill made good in their positions and Mulvihill is now wearing a black eye as a souvenir of the occasion. Step- han and Gruendel were also in the game and the former receiving a severe grilling, the Spaldings making all their line smashes on the left tackle. Lofberg and Doran played a magnificent game, but shortly before the last half ended, Doran became dased and Patterson took his place Myers, Wellein and LaFreniere were always at the right place at the right moment and it was truly worth the THE BEST GAME OF THE SEASON Duluthians Had Strong Team and Played Good Game—City Team Lighter But Quicker On Their Feet. The Grand Rapids City team made good ther claim to the championship of uortheastern Minnesota Sunday by defeating the Duluth Spaldings in a hotiy contested and hard fought game by a score of 6 to 0. Jt was nobody's game until the play was ended and despite the seeming- jy supericr playing of the Spaldings, the City team managed to keep the ball in Daluth territory the greater ‘share of the time. The kick-off was made by Grand Rapids end Duluth secured tae ball. Ht alternated back and forth for a while, neither team making an ap- parent gain, until] Duluth made some successful line smashes, making @ twenty yard gain. Here, in a scram- ‘ple, they lost the ball, it rolling to one side, and Myers quickly secur- ed it and made a touchdown. The touchdown! was not credited, how- ever, the referee, thinking the ball dead, having blown his whistle. During the latter part of the first half the Grand Rapids team began to rally and commenced some _ suc- cessful end playing, keeping the ball in Duluth territory. With but a few minutes left *9 play LaFreniere secured the ball on a recovered punt and made a sensational fifty yard dash for a touchdown, interference being made by Lofberg and Myers. The interference made by Lofberg is worthy of special note. As is well known, he is a speedy man on his fect and he literally ran in circles around those who would have stopped LaFreniere’s run, and although great credit is due LaFrenier for seizing the opportunity to make the run, credit is also due Lofberg for making Abe run successful. A successful goal-kick was made and the half ended with the score 6 to @ in Grand Rapids’ favor. In the last half an otherwise clean game was marred by some fistic dis- agreements among members of the opposing teams which in itself would Bot have amounted to much, but sev- eral spectators, who had no business in the mix-up at all, took a “poke” at ene of the Duluth players. While his playing was not as clean as it should have been, there is no doubt but that the members of the City team can settle their differences with out outside help. The act was great- ly deplored by all. During the half the City team play- ed a defensive game, resting on the laurels they had already won, but the Spaldings time and again succeed- ed in getting the ball in Grand Rapid territory, only to have the latter agai get the ball perilously near the Du- luth goal. The play went back and forth, but the greater share of the time the bal] was in Duluth territory. The half ended with the ball in Grand Rapids’ possession, neith- er team scoring. The following is the line-up of the opposing teams: Grand Rapids— Lofberg, left end; Stephan, left tackle; Romans, left guard; McCor- mick, center; Myers, left halfback; Wellein, fullback and captain; La Freniere, right halfback; Mulvihill, right guard; Gruendel, right tackle; Dorn and Patterson, right end; King, quarterback. Duluth—O’Donnell, left end; Brown, left tackle; Geo. Johnson, left guard; Gilbert Johnson, center; Bowen, left halfback; Rosen- kranz. fullback; Clausen, right half- back and captain; Carroll, right guard; Crimby, right tackle; Mce- Dowell, right end; Nelson, quarter- pack. ‘ McCormick, who played center, was put in the game at the last moment, Radke having failed to’ show up. He played the game in a2 cool collected manner and was always in the right spot, although he was not familiar with the signals and has not been out! | IB. P. Munson, the Logger, Wishes price of admission to watch them stop arush. lLaFreniere downed his man with the regularity of clockworks and both he and Myers made substantial gains in the line rushes. The former came out of the melee with a bad should and the latter with a “game” FARM PROSPECTS VIEWED BY EXPERT Itasca County’s Potato Yield Equal to the Best Sections of the Country. DISTRICT COURT NOW AN SESSION Grand Jury Convened Tuesday— Petit Jury Meets One Week Later, November 2. leg. Wellein seemed made of iron and came out uninjured, although if it had been anyone else, they pro- bably would have been laid out. King at quarter was not only fast on his feet, but also used his head in mak- ing the plays and not a little credit for Grand Rapids’ victory is due him. During the game at one time King secured the ball and attempted to make a touchdown, but the crowd on the left field interfered with his pro- gress and he was stopped on the Spaldings’ ten yard Ime. Judge Bailey attempted to get out of the wa and in the rush for the side lines strained a cord in ore of his limbs and for the past several days has beenwalking with a limp. The judge who served in the army during the Civil war, says the game stirs up ones fighting blood and that he re- ceived full compensation for the in- conveniencies resulting in being pri- vileged to witness the game. The game between the City team and the Spaldings is an annual affair, the Grand Rapids team suffering de- feat last year by a score of 10 to 0. The members of the team complained of the treatment received at Duluth last year, the latter not paying them the full amount of expense money agreed upon. Duluth was fully en- titled to receive the same treatment here, but the boys, to show their good sportsmanship, paid their fare one jway and hotel pill and on Mon- day a purse was made up by interest- ed parties sufficient to cover the re- turn trip, and sent to the News Trib- une to be placed in the managers hands. Four members of the Co. K. team of Bemidji came down to wit- ness the game and to also attempt to arrange a game for Sunday, but they were met with a refusal, the team deciding not to play them unles they would remove one objectional player, which they refused to do. It seems this player whom the Grand ‘Rapids boys object to does not. play a clean game and for this reason it has been said that Bemidji has been unable to secure a game with any good team. FIRE AT BOVEY DOES DAMAGE Two New Buildings Burned to the Ground and Photograph Gal- lery Damaged. Bovey was the scene of another dis- asterous fire Monday evening about 16 o'clock, fire breaking out in the Sam Deak and D. D. Russell build- ings on Second avenue, and despite the efforts of the fire department they were burned to the ground. The buildings had just been finished and were’ yet unoccupied, and are a com- plete loss to their owners. The photograph gallery was also badly damaged, although the loss is partly covered by insurance. The buildings burned were to have been used for store buildings and the loss is estimated at $10,000. The origin of the fire is unknown, but the im- pression prevails around Bovey 2 fire bug is operating in that vicinity. IN THE MARKET FOR PINE LOGS to Secure Large Amount Logs of All Kinds. B. P. Munson, the olgger, has been looking the country over for the past week for logs of all kinds. He wishes to cut about 6,000,000 feet the com- ing winter and will begin logging operations in a short time. Anyone having timber which they wish to dispose of will do well to call on Mr. Munson at Pokegama hotel, where he will be found the coming week. He. wishes particularily to secure a large amount of pine. tist of the Department of Agriculture. RICH SOIL AND NEARBY MARKETS /CASES AGAINST MILLER NOLLED Great Agricultural Future For This|County Attorny Price Petitioned Section According to a Scien- Court to Dismiss Indictments Against C. C. Miller, Formerly Treasurer. Even Uncle Sam is taking motice of} The October term of district court the agricultural possibilities of Itasca county and has had an able investi- gator on the ground during the past week to ascertain what inducements this section has to offer to pro- spective settlers. J. C. McDowell,’ scientific assistant of the bureau of Plant industry, department of agricul- ture, spent five days in Itasca county, leaving on Tuesday afternoon. Few government employees are as indust- rious as Mr. McDowell, who worked about sixteen hours a day all the time he was here.- Besides being an expert in his line, Mr. McDowell is a practical farmer who has had years | of experience. He was asked at the Hotel Pokegama on Tuesday morning by the Grand Rapids Herald-Revie* man, “What do you think of the agricul- tural prospects of Itasca county?” _ “They are good” he replied. ‘“‘While this county contains some sandy soil, some that is stony and hilly and quite a large area which at present are poorly drained, by far the larger part of the county will eventually! become rich agricultural lands. yy! a rule the soil varies from a sandy: loam to a clay loam, and has geners ally a clay sub-soil. At: the present time prospective settlers have no troq¥pble in locating quarter sections free from stones large stumps and swamps, and located within a rea- soneble distance of the best markets of the northwest.” “From your investigations do you' agree with the general opinion that truck and dairy farming will pay best in this section?” “Yes, at the present time, through the production of clover seed would undoubtedly be very profitable. Much of the soi] here is especially adapted to the production of potatoes and the average yield appears to be equal to that of the best potato sections ef the country. The new settler must expect to endure some of the hardships incident to a new country, but this section is fairly well sup- plied with railroads and railroad fa- cilities are getting better all the time. The opening of extensive iron mines all throwgh this region furnishes an excellent local market for more agricultural products than are being raised.” STREET PAVING NOW COMPLETED Paving on Third Street Finished and Lights Turned On—Give Plenty of Light. The Blome company completed their contract for the paving of Third street Tuesday and the greater share of the crew departed for Chicago the same evening. The balance are cleaning up the street, and pouring hot asphalt in the space where the pavement abuts the curb. The globes arrived for the street lights Monday and were put on Tues- day afternoon. The street now pre- sents a very beautiful appearance and is one of the most modern thoro- ughfares in the range country. The township received a very nice income from the use of the township machinery, comsisting of the rock crusher, steam engine and steam roller. The amount totals $1,025 and will more than cover the price’ paid for the steam roller. The Blome company will commence work early in May of the coming year on the Kindred avenue work. Attorney James D. Doran was at Deer River on professional business in Itasca county opened yesterday, Tuesday, at 10 o’clock a. m. with the Hon. G. W. Stanton, judge presiding, and a full panel of grand jurors in attendance. After the panel of grand jurors had been called and the grand jury duly sworn Judge Stanton de- livered his charge and appointed Mr. August Johnson as the foreman to Preside over the diliberations of that body. After the grand jury had re- tired the call of the civil calander was then taken up and the calendar contains about 170 civil cases, most of which were announced as for trial. Tha petit jury will not meet until Tuesday, November 2, by reason of the gyat amount of criminal work for the grand jury to perform and the court's time will be considera- bly taken up with receiving indict- ments and reports from the grand jury during the first week so it will be a greater saving to the county to have the business of the court, so far as actual trial of cases is concern ed, continued for a week. After the call of the criminal calendar which contains 43 criminal cases outside of the cases' to be considered by the grand jury. When the court called the cases of the state of Minnesota vs. C. C. Miller, ex-county treasurer of Itasca county, County Attorney Price arose and addressed the court in about the following language: May It Please the Court:— “In the case just called by your Honor, and which is No. 30 upon the Criminal calendar, I ask, at this time the leave of the court for permission to enter a “Nolle Prosequi” in this action, and also to make the same disposition of cases Nos. 31 to 36, inclusive, which are also upon the criminal calendar at this term of court. “In making this application to the court, it has only been done after very careful and thoughtful consid- eration on my part, as to what dis- Position should be made of these eases. I stand in somewhat a pec- uliar position in reference to these actions, for the reason that at the time of the return of the indictments ,by the grand jury in these cases, I was retained and was associated with Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Pratt, as one of the attorneys for the defendant, and I took somewhat of an active part in the prepration of the case, and the defense of the defendant, After the return of the indictments, the then County Attorney, Mr. Spear, placed the defendant upon trial, up- on what I understood he believed, and what I believed to be, the strong- est case against the defendant. After a long and tedious trial, including the issuing of several special venires, the examination of a large number of proposed jurors, a jury was fin- ally selected, who, after listening to the testimony introduced by’ the state returned a verdict “not guilty.” “During Mr. Spear’s incumbency in the office of county attorney he again placed the defendant for a second time upon trial, upon another in- dictment, with the result that the same verdict was rendered by an- other jury. These matters were then allowed to remain dormant, and not- withstanding that my predecessor in office, Mr. Thwing, had charge of the matters for a period of two years, the same were never attempt- ed to be moved for trial, and it was only when your associate, Judge Mc- Clenahan, insisted that the cases either be tried or be stricken from the calendar that I was forced to tak: some action. In view of the fact that I have been retained by the de- fendant, and had learned from him facts material to his defense, I felt that my past connections with the de fendant would prohibit me from pro secuting him, partly as I have re- ceived information from the defend- ant which I could not possibly use against him, and which I felt would stop me from performing the duties of prosecuting attorney against the defendant. I, therefore, communicat- ed with the attorney general of the state, requesting assistance from him and he very kindly sent one of his able assistants, who spent a day with me, going over the voluminous records of testimony taken in the previous cases that had been tried, and the numerous ‘Exhibits’ which must be introduced as evidence in jthese cases if tried, and after ap. plication had been made to the court Judge McClenahan presiding, this matter was continued unti] this term of court, so as to enable the attorney general to thoroughly investigate the matter, and to pass upon the ques- tion as to the advisability of the state further prosecuting any more cases, in view of the decisions in the two previous cases. “Nothing can be said against the county attorney who prosecuted in the first instance, and every advant- age was taken of every point that could be) made in the case, and cer- tainly the facts were clearly laid be- fore the jury.; “Since the attorney general returned home, I have been in communication with him, and have also had person- al interviews with him, with the re- sult that on the 17th day of Septem- ber last, I received a letter from the Assistant Attorney General which readq as follows: Office of the Attorney General, St. Paul! September 17,, 1909. Mr. Frank F. Price, Grand Rapids, Minn. Dear Sir:—Late last June, at the request of Judge McClenahan and yourself I was sent to Grand Rapids to investigate the untried cases of State vs. Miller, with the end in view of making an examination of the situation and advising you as to the proper course to pursue in the matter It appeared that Mr. Miller was county treasurer of your county and that a number of indictments, were found against him. Trial was had upon two of the indictments, each of which resulted in an acquittal. I have made a thorough examination of the records of the principal] trial and wish to say that from such ex- | amination it appears beyond all ques- tion that the case was prosecuted by the then county attorney in a most aple manner and that the resulting acquital can in no way be charged to any lack of endeavor or ability on his part. It is not necessary to comment upon the handling of de- fendant’s case by his attorneys, for the results attained speaks for itself. This case was tried in June 1905 and more than four years have now elaps- (Continued on page four) TRAIN WRECKED NEAR LAPRAIRIE Engine and Five Cars Smashed, De- laying Train Service For Twelve Hours. Train service was delayed twelve hours Friday, owing to a wre:k whict occured near LaPrairie. It see:ns the section crew were guaging track a short distance cast of the junctica a ted removed the spikes from s.vc-a, rails. They put ont slow flings, but did not place them at the prover distance trom the scene of their activity, ~s perscribed by the rule book. An east bound frefent came along and the clow flage was sc short a distance from the operations of tthe section crew that when the engineer saw it he was unable to stop. Upon preceiving his peril he reversed the lever, put on the air and and he and the fireman jumped from the cab. The engine and five cars went off the track, the engine rolling in the ditch, while the box cars were com- pletely smashed. Both the east and west bound after- noon passenger trains were unable to proceed and each ran up to within a short distance of the wreck and transferred passengers and baggage, the east bound backing up to Grand Rapids where the engine was turned around and the train went back to Grand Forks, the west bound return- ing in a like manner to Duluth. A toolear and a derrick were sent to the scene of the wreck and the en- gine was placed on rails, the track repaired and trains allowed to pro- ceed. rf EF APs es me EXPERTS AT WORK ON KREMER DEFICIT Amount of County Treasurer’s Shortage May Be Known In Ninety Days. DUPLICATE TAX RECEIPTS MISSING No Records on Books of Some Pay ments for Which Taxpayers Hold Receipts—County Commis- sioners’ Good Work. Experts are at work on the ac- eounts of Arthur A. Kremer, until recently county treasurer, and it is expected that most of the amount of his shortage will be known within 90 days. The board of audit, con- sisting of the chairman of the board of County Commissioners, the Auditer and the Clerk of Court, was at work on th books unteil last Saturday, the intention being to save the county all the expense possible in conduct- ing the examination. The bonding companies who are Kremer’s sureties, however, insisted upon an expert ex- amination of his accounts, and as such a course was favored by the cor porations and individuals who pay about 80 per cent of the taxes, the board of county commissioners, at a meeting held on Friday evening, de- cided upon the employment of ex- perts. The firm of charactered account- ants chosen is Marwick, Mitchell & Co., of 79 Wall street, New York City, one of the most noted concerns of its kind in the country. The ar- rangements with the commissioners were made by John C. Rogers, of the St. Paul branch of the accountants. The board safeguarded the interests of the taxpayers to the best of its ability. It employed two experts, one at $15 and one at $10 per day or a total of $25 per day. The ex- amination is not to take longer than 90 days, and if it does, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. are to make no charge in excess of 90 days but are to complete the examination at their own expense. Under this arrange- ment it will not be possible to charge the county in excess of $2,500 for the work of the experts. They arrived on Monday afternoon and went to work at once. No additional short- age which they may discover will be made public until they make their complete report to the board of com- missioners upon the completion of theif work. Deputy Examiner Kain and the Board of Audit discovered additional defaleations last week aggregating sev al thousand. dellars. connection with ’s office of Beltra- nd “how that experts have been put in charge of the books his work here will be merely of a supervisory nature. It has been found that tax receipts have been given in some cases where no dupli- cates have been filed with the auditor and no record made of the transac- tions upon the treasurer’s books. It may be four years before the full a- mount of the defalcation is known, as people may be turning up until that time with receipts in cases of ad vertised tax sales. As pointed out in these columns last week there seems little chance that the taxpayers of Itasca county will lose anything except the cost of the experts’ examination in the long run. Kremer’s surety bonds seem ample to cover all possible discrep- ancies which may exist in his ac- counts with the county, and besides there is the $37,000 of cash and securities seized by Deputy Examiner Kain when he took charge of the of- fice'and which are on deposit in a special fund under the direction of the new county treasurer. Notice to All Delinquent Light and Water Consumers. In all cases where delinquent light and water accounts remain unpaid on November 1, 1909, the service pipes and service wires of such delinquent consumers shall be cut off without furthea notice. By order of the Village Council. W. C. YANCEY, Record: Dated October 19, 1909. Mr. Kain kas _ ; j i soeniy ne