Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 15, 1911, Page 1

J Grand Uapidss Jerald Meview! ] MINNESO — jHIS TORI — a } $oc Vo.. XXI.—No, 37 WARNER WORKING FOR HS DISTRICT His School Bill Passed the House | By Decisive Vote of 91 to 9. WILL PROBABLY PASS THE SENATE Attorney General’s Opinion That’ Bill Is Constitutional Concurred in By His Assistants—Bene- ficial to This District. in a letter to a Grand Rapids friend, Representative C. H. Warner, ef the 52nd district, states his bill, practically taxing all the unsold state jands for school purposes, Aas pass- the house by a vote of 91 to 9. The bill, which was originally draft- ed by Mr. Warner, did not exactly meet the views of the committee on appropriations and they suggested that the bill be re-drafted and intro- duced as a committee bill. As the changes suggested were only minor enes, Mr. Warner readily consented to this, the report by the committee | giving it additional prestige. As was expected a little bunch of southern Minnesota members fought the bill hard, but when the bill was up for final passage, Mr. Warner secured an opinion from Attorney General Simpson declaring the bill valid and a constitutional law, if massed. Mr. Simpson added the ad- Gtional declaration that this opin- ion was conourred in by all the aa wistant attorney generals. Following is the body of the Dill: “There is hereby annually appro- priated from the revenue fund of | this state $100,000 in aid of the com- | mon schools of this state, available, the first annua] appropriation, on er before May 1, 1911, and each euc- ceeding annua] appropriation on or before April 1, of each succeeding year. The amount so appropriated ahall be annually divided among the distributed to the several counties ef this state for the use and bene fit of and in aid of the common schools thereof, and the county treas- wrer of each county receiving such aid shall re-divide and re-distribute the same for the use and benefit of the common schools of his county in geoportion to the acreage of lands ewned by this state in each respec- GRAND RAPIDs, ITasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, IyII tive erhtel district situated therein; | provided, however, that in calculat- { ing the acreage of unsold state land in any county, lands which have here | tofore been or hereafter may be leased by the state for mineral pur- poses, shall not be included in the calculation; and, provided further, that the amount received by any | school district in any year shall not | exceed the equivalent of five cents per acre for each and every acre of state owned land situate within such school district after excluding such leased lands; provided, that no | school shall receive under the bene- ‘fits of this act, in any one year, ; 80 amount in excess of $250. No part of the money hereby appropriated shall be available for or be used for the purchase of any school site jor the erection of any school build- ing.” If the bill, as embodied in its pre- sent form, passes the senate, Mr. Warner will have executed .a clever flank movement on the constitution- al law relative to the taxation of state lands, as the law expressly | provides that no state land shall be considered taxable property. As there are no state lands in the southern part of the state, it can readily be seen that the 52nd dis- trict will greatly benefit by its pass- age, there being large tracts of state lands in Itasca, Aitkin, Kooch- iching, Carlton and Cass counties. St. Patrick’s Supper. The ladies of the Bpiscopal guild announce they will serve a St. Pat- rick’s luncheon at Hughes’ auditorium Friday, March 17, Following is the menu: Potato salad, deviled eggs, boiled ham, baked beans, pickles, bread and butter, pumpkin and cus- tard pie, coffee. The ladies, who have a reputation for serving the | best to be had, will commence serv- | ing at 6:30 o’clock and continue un- | till all are accommodated. Keewatin Five Unsatisfied. The Keewatin basket ball team ; bas achieved a reputation for be ing one of the fastest in the range and has defeated all comers. Ar- | rangements were made to play Evele- th, at Keewatin last Friday evening | and in anticipation of a fast game, the hall was packed, there being about two hundred spectators pres- ent. About the time the evening train, which should have carried the Eveleth five, was due, a message was received stating they missed the train The admissions were refunded and Keewatin five will hereafter sever all athletic relations with Eveleth, this being the second time they! have been disappointed, and they think they have been given a “rotten” deal by the quint from the upper end of the range. ‘Consright 1909, by C. R. Zimmerman Co.--No. 26 A successful banking institution succeeds in business by reason of its stability, it by the public. w th other funds intrusted to us increase. its integrity, and the confidence that is reposed in The widow's mite is safe in our institution, along for safety in order that they may First National Bank GRAND RAPIDS. MIN Copilal $2 §,000,00 Setolud $ 5,000.00 OFFICERS President, F. P. Sheldon. Vice-Pres., A: G. Wedge. Jr Cashier, C. E. Aiken. Ass't. Cashier, J. G. Peterson DIRECTORS F. P. Sheldon. D. M. Gunn. A G. Wedge. W. C. Gilbert. Cc. E. Aiken John Beckfelt H. D. Powers. (wo Dollars a Year KING LUMBER CO. INCREASES YARDS) Recently Bought Br ines at Chis- holm and Keewatin Making Six in All. the King Lumber Co., with head- quarters at Grand Rapids, is now operating six yards in this section, ; located as follows: Grand Rap‘ds, Deer River, Bovey, Marble, Keewatin and Chisholm. A short time ago the second yard at Marble was merged with the King interests, which is un- der the local management of W. A. King. The Waters, Clark Lumber company of Chisholm was also ac- quired by the King company recent- ly and is managed by Fred Gardner recently of Bovey. George Andrews, who formerly conducted a yard at Marble has charge of the Keewatin business. Mr. Otto King has been placed in charge of the yard at Deer River, succeeding Arthur Brown, who had managed the business at that place for a number of years. The King Lumber company is gre! developing to a place among largest concerns of its kind in ‘ontie ern Minnesota. By the consistent ap- plication of good business raga under the general directorship Frank E. King, the company has gained the confidence and patron- age of the public to a degree that has made success inevitable. Oratorical Contest. In the contest at the high school auditorium Wednesday evening to decide on who would represent Grand Rapids in the oratorica] contest, to be held at Akeley, the judges award- ed the honor to Wm. Powers and Miss Miriam Cordes. In the serious selections, Earnest Parish won the gold medai, while Robert GiBert was the winner of the silver medal. In humorous selections, Miriam Cordes and Clariesa Clay were the respec- tive winners of the gold and silxer medals. At the Akeley contest, Wm. Powers will recite “Espartus to the Roman Envoys,” while Miss Cordes will give “Aunt Melissa on Boys.” The five contestants named- above all have more than ordinary ability along oratorical lines and next year we shai} expect this year’s medal winners to represent Grand Rapids in the contest. Was a Good Production. The Shakespearan drama, “The Merchant of Venice,” presented at the high school auditorium, under the auspices of the athletic associa- tion by Sandford Dodge Monday even- ing, waa greeted by one of the larg- est audiences that has assembled in the auditorium for some time and the company well deserved the pat- ronage. Sanford Dodge, as Shylock, was at his best and his portrayal of his eyes. Miss Nickerson, as Por- tia, was at her best pleading at the bar of justice. Should the company again return to Grand Rapids there is no doubt they will be greeted by a packed house. Bagley Has Fast Team. ; The Grand Rapids quint played at Bagley Saturday evening. Be it) , known, the Bagley five are the| | champions of the Red River valley |and one of the fastest teama in the | | state, and, to cut a long story short, | | our boys were defeated by a score. ‘of 34 to 16. There was 10 excuse to offer, Bagley simply had | the fastest team and won on merit. | The decisions were absolutely im- partial and Grand Rapids has no kick | coming. Grand Rapids in losing thia game, still retains the championship of northeastern Minnesota. They will play the alumi team at the gym- nasium Saturday evening. Play Postponed. On account of sickness among members of the cast and others de lays, the play, an,” which was to have been staged March 17, for the benefit of St. Joseph’s parish, has been indefinite- ly postponed. Everybody should get some of that | con Harmony glycerine soap, two bars for 25 cents at the Red Crose Drug store. If it isn’t the best you have ever had for the money, we,will cheer, fully refunded the purchase price. the character was so realistic one; could see the avaricious gleam in| when | “Don Caesar de Baz-! VILLAGE AND TOWN | ELECTIONS QUIET Places, There Being Only Three Contests on the Two Tickets j i sient ae “FRANK SHERMAN 1S ELECTED | ie 'Chas. Milaney Won Out for Assess- or in the Township—Balance | of Both Caucus Tickets Voted Straight. gre Ticket Elected. President— A. C. BOSSARD. Trustees— GEO. ARSCOTT, FRED. A. KING. Recorder— FRANK SHERMAN. Treasurer— ‘Light Vote Polled in Both Voting] 'GOUNGIL EXTENDS LIQUOR LICENSES Grant Extensions to Grand Rapids Saloon Keepers for Time Sa- j loons Were Closed. At the meeting of the village coun- cil Monday evening, a petition was presented requesting that the liquor licenses, existing in the village at the time the saloons were closed by the Indian agents, be extended a period of five weeks, that being the length of tme they remained closed. | A resolution granting the request of the pititioners wes introduced and passed, Mother of Senator Gunn Dead. We reprint the following account from the Embro, Ont., Currier con- cerning the death of Mrs. Margaret M. Gunn, mother of Senator.D. M. Gunn: Another of the old pioneers of Em- bro passed away on Thursday morn- ing at 8:30 in the person of Mrs. Margaret M. Gunn, at the age of over 88 years, The deceased had been sick for about a week with a bad cold and was also troubled with a weak heart. She was born in Rosshire, Scotland, and came to this JNO. E. McMAHON. THOS. RUSSELL, Justice of the Peace— CHAS. KEARNEY. Constable— J. F. McCORMICK. Town Ticket Elected. Supervisor, 3 years WM. HOOLIHAN Clerk— JOS. H. MCMAHON Treasurer— e JAMES CONNELL ‘Asgessor— CHAS. MILANEY Justice of the Peace— H. 8. HUSON J. P. SHAUGHNESSY Constable— GEORGE MOORE De The annual OO OR RI eee village election was perhaps one of the quietest in the histery of the village, there being no contest with the exceptions of the recorder’s office and one trustee. The caucus ticket was elected with- out a change. C. W. Forrest was groomed for trustee by his friends and consider- jing the ‘act he made no effort to win made a _ very creditable show- ing receiving 163 votes For recorder E. L. LeFebre the present incumbent of the office came out as an independent candid- ate and made a strong run, secur- jing 143 votes, but “vote the ticket straight” seemed to prevail and | Frank Sherman, the caucus nominee, received 167 votes, which gave him a majority of 24. A. C. Bossard, for president, and John BE. urer received the full vote cast, 310, which certainly testifies to their \ | popularity both as officers and as ‘citizens. Following is the vote re- |ceived by each cand‘date: For pre- |sident, A. C. Bossard, 810; for trus- j tee, Thos. Russell, 237; George Ars- |cott, 277; Fred A. King, 227; C. W. | Forrest, 163; for treasurer, John E. ; McMahon, 310; for recorder, E. A. | LeFebre, 143; Frank Sherman, 167; jfor justice of the peace, Chas Kear- ney, 309; for constable, Frank | McCormick, 305. In the township, as well as in the village, @ light vote was cast, there {being no contests, with the excep- tion of assessor, James Passard hav- ing withdrawn in favor of Wm. Hooli- han for supervisor. For assessor, Charles Milaney, who ran independ- ent, received a majority of twelve votes ever C. P. Warner. Following ig the ticket elected: Wm. Hooli- han, supervisor, three years; Jos. H. McMahon, clerk; James Connell treasurer; Chas. M'laney, a3s2ssor. H. S. Huson and J. P. Shaughnessy, jui of the peace; George Moore, le. Rexall Satui.u, candy, at the Red Cross Drug tere, regular price, | 50 cents per pound, 29 cents on {Saturday only. McMahon, for village treas-' country when only 17 years of age, coming out with her brother. On February 9th, 1844, she was married to Wm. Gunn and lived at Quebec, where for 2 year or two Mr. Gunn was stationed with his regiment. They afterwards moved to Embro. Her husband died 25 years ago last December. A large family of children were born to them, 7 of whom still survive, three girls and four boys: Mrs. John Campbell, 6th line, West Zorra; Mrs. J. N. Campbell, Michigan; Miss Anna, at home;; James of Superior, Wis.; Daniel M. at Grand Rapids, Minn.; Jon, San ‘Francisco; aud Hugh at home, The deceased\ was a loving wife aré an exceptionally kind mother, her greatest interest centering in the wel- fare of her children, She was a good neighbor and had a kind heart for those around her, who were in trouble of any kind. It could truly be said that she was a whole heart- ed Christian woman. The funeral services were conduct- ed by Rey. F, Matheson and were at- tended by friends and neighbors of the deceased. The following were the bearers: Mesers. Geo. Forbes, John Douglas, D. H. Ross, Alex Clark, Jas, Boles, and Mr. Murray. Those who attended the funeral from a distance were Mrs. Allan Mc- Pherson, niece of deccased, Tronto; T. H. Dent and Mrs. J. H. Cook, of Woodstock, Mr.and Mrs. Murray of Harrington, Senator D. M. Gunn of Grand Rapids, Minn., and Miss Ella} uuupbell, Ler Juvenile Bostonians. The Juvenile Bostonians have creat-| ed for themselves a place in the hearte of the better class of theat- re goers which is everiesting. Their) loyal following is continually in- | creasing and their rank asx foremo t| of American Juvenile organizations is richly deserved. Crosgrove a.d| Lang will present the Bosionians | in their latest musical comedy ‘The | Ransom et the high school. An; especially large company is requ-r- ed to present this play and each one of the caste has been select d with great care, with the result that the players are almost in reality the people they are supposed to} depict. One of the features of ths tuneful comedy is the productos Never before in the history of th's traction have they had a more el:- borate scenic equipment then is used with th's sparkling comedy. he | scenes of the piece all transpire i1| Spain, which gives the scene act t unusual opportunity for display of! their achievements. Reserved s°'is, 75c. General admission 50 and 25c Spring Millinery. Ehle & Doran announce they 1 re-open their millinery parlors n t week and have rented quarter 1 the Meyers block, alongside F. Reusswig’s’ furniture store. 8 Nora Ebacher, wro was with last year ae trimmer, is ex | here the first part of next week jof age GRAND AND PEHIT JURIED ARE DRAWN For Spring Term of Court Which Will Convene on Tuesday, March 28th. MANY CASES ON THE CALENDAR Grand Jury Sits on Opening Day, Petit Jury One Week Later. Many Cases Continu- ed Over. The list of grand and petit jurors has been drawn for the spring term of court, which convenes March 28. Clerk of Court I. D. Rassmussen in+ forms a Herald-Review representative that, contrary to the general belief, the calendar will be an unusually lengthy one, although the percentage of criminal cases will be small. As usual, the grand jury will convene one week earlier than the petit jur- ors. The list follows: Grand Jurors. Arthur C. Guith, Nashwauk George Moran, Nashwauk. Ed. Pifer, Lake Jessie Bert Pearson, Grand Rapids. F. W. Stockwell, Cohasset. Cc. K. Mundy, Harris, E. L. Buck, Cohasset. Wm. O'Donnell, Grand Rapids. Chas. Weston, Bovey. Jno, Smith, Balsam. Case Downing, Taconite. Herman Anderson, Max. John Griffin, Bovey. Abe Markus, Nashwauk. Alex Maki, Balsam. C. S. Attix, Nore. Roy Stokes, Cohasset. Fred A. King, Grand Rapids. T. A. Gamble, Sand Lake. Al, Jaynes, Marcell. John Johnson, Popple. Chas. Anderson, Blackberry. J. D, Burgess, Deer River. Petit Jurors. F. Succaman, Nashwauk. Ina Drase, Lake Jess‘e. Claud Fish, Ardenhurst. Oscar C. Bohn, Third River. John Wahl, Bear River. John Doble, Taconite. Peter Linstad, Coleraine. Wm. Doyle, Sago. Al, Garling, Grand Rapids. Frank Murray, Feeley. Joe Duron, Balsam. G. F. Leyde, Jessie Lake. Mike Zustak, Moose Park. George Logenfiel, Bovey. Peter Neison, Coleraine, D. Nadeau, Cohacset. Martin Cady, Coleraine. Bert N. Brown, Wirt. Tim Mahon, Grand Rapids. A, Payment, Cohasset. R. H. Bailey, Grand Rapids. J. A. Van Patter, Col t. Andrew John; Keewatin. Martin Mattson, Trout Lake. FORMER MINISTER DIES AT BEMIDJI Rev. H. R. Scott, Formerly Pastor of the Methodist Church at Grand Rapids, Dead. Grand Rapids friends were grieved to learn of the death of Rev. H. R. Scott, at Bemidji Friday. He was | pastor of the Methodist church here |for three years and had many friends all over the country. Following is a short biographical sketch. Rev. Scott was born in Kalida, Ohi» April 8, 1870, and when eleven years united with the Methodist church. He graduated from the Drew Theological seminary. In 1904 he was appointed to Mountain Iron |and the same year was appointed to | Grand Rapids. |pointed to Morris. In 1907 he was ap His health fail- ed him, however, and he removed to Bemidji, hoping for sufficient re- cuperation to continue his ministeri- al calling. For a time it seemed his health would be restored, but of late he gradually became weaker. Interment was made in the Bemidji cemetery yesterday. He leaves @& wife and child to mourn his loss.