Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 7, 1911, Page 1

s _— Vor, a = XX .—No 49 , Grand » apis Herald-U Mth ae" See. AUR GRAND RapiDs, Irasca CounTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7. [QI evie oe MINNESOT»: HISTORICAL | society, | Two Dollars a Year TO PROVIDE FOR NORMAN VICTING Oliver Company Pays Families of Those Killed at Norman Mine Maximum Allowed By Law. CHILDREN CARED FOR UNTIL 18 Pays $5,000 for Death of Paul Pau!- son, Discharges Debt Against the Home and Turns Over $70 Monthly Stipend. If the man who invented the ex- pression, “corporations have no! souls,” had waited until now before announcing that famous phrase he | might have felt it necessary to qual- ify it, in view of the settlement which the Oliver Iron Mining com- pany has just made with the heirs of the victims of the Norman mine ac cident says the Duluth News Trib- une. The United States Steel cor- poration will care for seven Paulson children left orphans by the big mine accident last March. The offi- cers of the corporation have not on- ly discharged an obligation right, but thrown a permanent obligation eround the helpless. When Paul Paulson, of Virginia, was killed in the mine with 13 other men, March 11, seven little children were orphaned. The mother had died the year before, and left the little ones, their ages ranging from two: to twelve years. Then the treacher- ous slide of earth at the Norman completed their bereavement. The children are Emma, aged 12 years; Micheal, 10; Arthur, 8; Jonnie, 7; | Lemhi, 6; Martha, 4, and LEino, 2. The mining company has not only paid $5,000, the minimum legal amount under the law for the death of Mr. Paulson, but the company has} paid off certain indebtedness against | the Paulson home, and certain other | outstanding obligations so that the orphans have their home and _ the $5,000 with no claims against it. The mining company did not stop there. It has been arranged to pay j $10 per month for the support and education of each of the children un- of the men were citizens of the Unit- til they have attained the age of 18.) The children are being cared for by | their aunt, Mrs. Henne Korte, the oldest of the children, Emma, early displayed her capacity to be a mother to her younger brothers and! sisters in the hour of their need. She is ambitious to be a teacher an will not Jack opportunity of the ne- cessary education. Mr. Paulson was a good father to the children, but he did not large salary, the amount ranging from $50 to $55 a month. The eye of the Steel corpor- ation, through the Oliver company, { will be upon the orphaned group of children until every one is 18 years of age. Of the 14 men that were killed in | the mine accident five were natives of Finland, seven of Austria, one of Norway and one from Poland. Twelve earn a ed States, and the Oliver Iron Min- ing company has settled with the heirs out of court, paying in each in- stance the full amount allowed by law. The heirs of the other two vic- tims, who were not residents of the United States, are being settled with through the consuls of the countries | to which they belong. The policy of the Steel corporation has been to| meet the obligations attending the! accident at the Norman mine in the fullest manner. W. J. Olcott, of Duluth, president of the Oliver Iron Mining company, has treated the Norman accident 7 the nature of a calamity. It learned that he so placed the fe before President Farrell and Chair man Gary of the corporation that they heartily concurred in his pro- posal to settle with the heirs in such | a way that the largest amount possi-; ble could be received by the families and that specia] provision be made for the orphans. Mr. Olcott person- ally interviewed the mayor and other | Prominent citizens of Virginia con- cerning these matters, to obtain ideas and suggestions of what to do to! jget the best and most enduring re- | sults for the Paulson children. The | policy of the big corporation has bee undeniably liberal, and very prompt. Ogema Hotel to Open Sunday. the firm name of Link & Son have | taken over the Ogema hotel, on Po-! kegama lake and announce they will hold their grand opening next Sun-! day, June 11. The gentlemen come from Minneapolis where the son has been chef at the West hotel for the | past three years and it is their in-! tention to make the Ogema famous’ for its cuisine department. Mr. Link stated to a Herald-Review represent- tative that several improvements will be made and the hotel will be! kept in a spick and span condition. to spend the summer. "Copyright 1509, by C. E, Zimmerman Co.-- j No. + \ jestate fully | battle if need be, for the cause but He also stated he expected a large has espoused and, ‘number of Minneapolis people here! |this association as outlined ; development of this, ‘formation of this organization, | with a single exception, there | tically | levy for roads to %% - DEVELOPMENT MEETING CLOSES Gathering at Duluth Was Largest In the History of the Associ- ation. DISCUSSED THE LAST LEGISLATURE OHERIFF RILEY AND NASHWAUK The Facts Connected With His Fa- mous Raid Over the Heads of Local Officials. WAS SPURRED ON BY THE STATE Every Bill Favored By the Devel-iThe Sheriff Had to Do His Duty opment Association Passed With Exception of the Reappor- tionment Bill. The resolutions adopted at the }meeting of the Northern Minnesota | Development association morning follows: “The Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association embracing the thir- Saturday |the Herald-Review, after a or Be Impeached—Had Given Every Saloonkeeper Fair Warning. Ja a spirit of fairness and in jus- tice to a most capable county official careful investigation into the facts, presents herewith the truth about Sheriff T. ty-one northernmost counties of the} T. Riley’s crusade against Sunday li- great commonwealth of Minnesota, in quor selling in Itasca county. After Duluth, Minn., great area, on June 1 nad 2, 1911, /its fourth convention assembled at feading the facts every fair-minded the metropolis of this | citizen will uphold the course of the Sheriff and condemn those who are looking backward over the field of its) traducing him for doing his duty. accomplishments and forward to the The crusade had its inception in achievements that must result from the closing of saloons in the Indian like continued effort, do hereby adopt country of Northern Minnesota the following resolutions:, by “Pussyfoot” Johnson, backed up by “Whereas, This organization, now the Interior Department of the Unit- firmly established and recognized far] oq states Government. When a set- beyond the boundaries of the are@/tlement of the question was finally especially intended to be affected arrived at by the state pledging it- thereby, had its inception in the/ self to a strict enforcement of the minds of a few earnest unselfish and |jjquor laws and the federal govern- far seeing progressive citizens there-| ment agreeing, in that event, more} keep its hands off, Governor Eber- of, who saw and recognized to clearly and distinctly than did oth-| hart set about to secure a strict en- ers equally interested, the advantages, the needs and handicaps natural | forcement of the laws. Attorney General Simpson notified the possibilities and the future de-|eyery Sheriff in the territory cover- velopment of that empire in extemt/ oq by the various Indian treaties, all and in versatility of opportunity and} of which forbid the sale of liquor to J. S. Link and son. Richard, under | industries, ROW knowa as NortherN|.»eopte of Indian blood, that he would Minnesota, and “Whereas, Pursuant to this defin- ite recognition, seeking expression in effective form, the Northern Minne- sota Development association, thus conceived, was born at Bemidji in February, 1910, was cradled in Crook- ston of the same year, stood forth a sturdy youth in Brainerd the follow- ing December and arrived at man’s equipped for yeoman ser- vice in, this its Duluth meeting, with armor downed and adjusted to do it “Whereas, The aims and objects of at its Bemidji meeting embraced among other things, the reclamation of great tracts of land heretofore inaccessable and untillable for want of drainage and roads, the increase of tax levies ;for road purposes, the monthly or fre- |quent sale of state lands, increased appropriation for state immigration department, schools for instruction in agriculture and other proposals for nature’s great- est field for human endeavor, and “Whereas, But one session of the legislature has intervened since the yet, has been measurably accomplished through the efforts of this organiza- tion something along the line of prac- all of the matters originally contended for, notably: “1, The Dunn law, raising the tax 2 of a mill. 2, proposed constitutional The ‘amendment authorizing 1 mill levy for | roads. “3. be held directly responsible for the strict enforcement of the liquor laws. The Governor backed up the Attor- ney General by writing to each Sher- iff that/ if he did not do his duty he would be impeached and removed from office. ' This was in February. The Herald- Review has knowledge from various reliable sources other than the Sher- iff that Sheriff Riley thereupon, at his. own expense, visited personally prastically all of the men holding li- quor licenses in this county and told them of his predicament. He hoped he would not have to arrest them, Dut his duty was plain and he was not going to be impeached. He sol- emnly assured each and every man tlt this was the last notice he would receive to live strictly up to the letter of the law, and that if he did not, the Sheriff would appear when least expected and place him under arrests Certainly the Sheriff showed every consideration to the liquor dealers and had they heeded his admonitions none of them would have been haled into court and fined. Nashwauk is Sheriff Riley’s home town. It gave him all its votes for Sheriff at the last election except ten. Naturally, he went to extra pains to impress upon the Nashwauk loon men that they must obey the law, otherwise it would be his un- pleasant duty to take them to the icounty seat for punishment. The | Nashwauk saloons obeyed the Sher- iff’s orders and for some time lived upto the letter of the law. But the prohibition irked, and in due course The Sheriff intended to en, any law breakers among the saloon men between Grand Rapids and Nash- wauk. He found, however, that all of the saloons in Bovey, Holman and Calumet were closed, and pro- ceeded to Nashwauk, where he found all of the saloons, with one ex- ception, open. When he placed the offenders at Nashwauk under arrest, he hurried on to Keewatin, but work of his raid had been telephon- ed ahead of him from Nashwauk and he caught only one saloon-keeper at Keewatin, Patrick McGuire, a trustee of the village, who had not been no- tified of his danger. Two young mén were instructed to tell McGuire that the Sheriff was coming. They drop- ped into a pool room and began to play, forgetting the warning they were to deliver. Like the men from Nashwauk McGuire pleaded | guilty and was fined $50 and costs. Two offenders at Marcell have been caught by the Sheriff red-handed and fined. So far as known, no other saloon men have defied the Sheriff. Sheriff Riley was bitterly condemn- ed by the Nashwauk Herald for ar- resting the law-breaking saloon-keep- ers. The Herald declared that the local officials were giving Nashwauk just the kind of government it want- ed and that the Sheriff had no busi- ness to do his duty. The Herald-Re view does not agree with the Nash- wauk paper. We know the majori- ty of citizens of Nashwauk to be law-abiding citizens, who are de, lighted that the Sheriff closed the Nashwauk saloons when the local officials neglected to do their duty. The motive of the Nashwauk Herald in defending the village government is apparent from the fact that the village government has made it tie official] newspaper of the town. Sheriff Riley is stronger than ev- er with the better element of the residents of Nashwauk. Whatever he has lost among the law-breaking ele- ment will be much more than made up throughout Itsaca county. Good ! citizens in every town and township | wili commend his course and. wish him God-speed in the line of his) sworn duty. The Sheriff refused to talk about the matter for publication yesterday, except to say: “I am going to en- force the law as ordered by the Gov- ernor and Attorney General, and as I am bound to do under my oath of office.” ‘SUMMER OUTING OF THE SHERIFFS Will Enjoy Grand Rapids’ Hospi- tality for Two Days, June 21 and 22. BIG ADVERTISEMENT FOR COUNTY Will Come About 100 Strong and Will Be Taken on Trips to Pokegama Lake and Con- centrating Plant. June 21 and 22 will be two dig days for Grand Rapids, for on those days the sheriffs of Minnesota will gather here to transact business and enjoy the natural beauties of this sec- tion. These upholders of the law, about one hundred strong, will arrive here Tuesday evening, June 20, and the following day there will be an €x- ecutive session, a trip to Pokegama lake and other ways of enjoying Grand Rapids’ natural beauties. On Thursday the sheriffs will be shown the big concentrator in oper ation. The Commercial club has charge of entertaining the visitors and it is needles to state that the job will be done up right. In next week's issue the program for the two days will be given in detail. ' ‘ Switch Engine For Yards. The Great Northern now has switch engme which does the work at Grand Rapids, Cohasset and Deer River and the freights are conse quently now running more on sched a uled time. There is considerable work in these three yards and the move was a wise one on the part of thie Great, Northern. Dear Amy:- You just ought to sec the way John and S We have a new have fixed up our porch. new chairs and a tea table. of time they ran as they pleased. Word came to Sheriff Riley some one in authority in the | Provision for state rural high- | ways, the state to pay one-half of the , cost, the county one-quarter and the that local 4 The flotsam and jetsam of life were fortunate enough to have the You ana and 4€€ our new settee, Nothing establishes per- Bot come take tea with us proper advice to start a bank account. es manency, and nothing means so much toward retaing it, as mon- property benefited one-quarter there-| government of Nashwauk had notifi- : ey in the bank. | of. ed the saloons that they might keep porch furniture. You'll fix up yours too. “4. The increase in number from|open on Sunday and that every bar We bought the aenaible Bink of i oie First National Baok e GRAND RAPIDS. MINN. Cifilal $25,000.00 SLurpless’ he to thirty of the high schools en-|in town had been open on the Sunday, preceding the now famous raid, when fusniture--the kind we can use in the house, | titlea to state aid of $2,500, for teach- | jing agriculture, manual training and! every saloon-keeper in Nashwauk, ex- home ecoonomics in high schools. cept one, was caught selling liquor Provision for consolidation of|on Sunday, and upon being arraign- ea at Grand Rapids, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and costs. _ Sheriff Riley laid his plans care- fully to catch the offenders. Prior to the time he left Grand Rapids on the too, when Winter comes. wow S do Love a nicely furnished home! rural schools and the teaching of agri culture therein, and provision for aid- ing school districts of limited means. “6. Increased, though still inade-| | quate, appropriations for state immi-; Don't you, Qmy? Qtways with love, Lou. @. S§,-What tempting Summer furniture, mat- 5 000,00 OFFICERS gration department. raid two bree egress Pat ting and LinoLoum you can buy from A | “7, The holding of monthly instead ly two people, District forney Mc- i . P. Sheldon. Vice-Pres., A. G. Wedge. Jr hoe y i Rresideats Te Aiken. a Ass’t. Cashier, J.G. Paterssh lof annual sales of state lands in cer-|Onzat and Chief Deputy Frank Mc- } 4 DIRECTORS ‘tain counties. Ewen were aware of his destination. F. P. Sheld D. a Guna “8. The creation of a reclamation|Eyen Deputy John Gunderson, who E “ R E I S S W I eldon. . M. 5 ;, A ee i d, thus making at least a start|accompanied the Sheriff, did not A G. Wedge. W. C. Gilbert. feerd. ’ e rs John Beckfelt H. D. Powers. in that fruitful field; also the provi-| know where he was going until they FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING were well on their way. (Continued on page eight.) i