Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 23, 1911, Page 6

— PAGE 81X in the month of November, A> D. 1908 duly re-elected to discharge the duties of the office of County Treasurer of said County, and thereafter and on the 30th day of December, A. D. 1908 the said Arthur A. Kremer, as such County Treasurer duly executed his Bond to the State of Minnesota in the sum and amount of one hundred. thousand dollars ($100,000.00), with Arthur A. Kremer as principal and National Surety Company of New York as Surety, for the faithful execution of the duties of said County Treasurer of said Itasca County from the first Monday of Janu- ary, 1909, and untii the first Monday of January, A. D. 1911, which said Bond was conditioned that he should safely keep and pay over according to law all money which may come into his hands for State, County, Township, SchodT, Road, Bridge, Poor, Town, and all other purposes, which said Bond was duly ap- proved as required by law by the Board of County Commissioners of said Coun- ty, and was duly rqorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of said Itasca County, as is provided by law, and which said Bond was duly filed in the Office of the proper State Officer, as is required by law, and which said Bond was on the 12th day of October, A. D. 1909 in ful) force and effect, and is now in full force and effect. And, Whereas, in the month of Octo. fer, 1909 a shortage was discovered in the accounts of the said Arthur A. Kremer, as such County Treasurer of said Itasca County, and thereafter the said County of Itasca retained and em- ployed the services of Messrs. Mar- | wick, Mitchell & Co., Chartered Account ants of the City of New York, to make an audit and complete check of the ac- counts of the said Arthur A, Kremer, as such County Treasurer, commencing with the first Monday of Jamuary, 1905, with a view of ascertaining exactly what shortage existed in the accounts of the said County of Itasca as kept by the said Arthur A, Kremer. And, Whereas, the said Marwick, Mitchell & Co. duly made its report of duch audit and check to the Board of said County Commissioners in the said County of Itasca, in which said re- port it appears that commencing with the first Monday in January, 1905 and ending with the first Monday ig Janu- | 1907, and during the time that the Bond of the said Arthur A. Kremer, as principal, with the National Surety Com pany, of New York, as Surety, was in| force and effect, there was a total shortage occuring during said period amounting to the sum of ten thousand six hundred twenty-three and 92-100 dol- lars ($10,628.92), for which said amount the County of Itasca now hold and claim indemnity under said Bond against said National Surety Company. And, Whereas, the said Marwick, Mit- chell & Co, duly made its report of such audit and check to the Board of said County Commissioners in the said Coun- from which said report it appears that commencing with the first Monday in January, 1907, and ending with the first Monday in January, 1909, and during the time that the Bond of said Arthur A. Kremer, as princi- pal, with The Metropolitan Surety Com- pany of New York was in full force and effect there was a total shortage occur- ing in the funds of said County and dur. ing said period amounting to the sum of twenty thousand eight hundred sev- six and 47-100 dollars ($20,876.47), ty of Ita the enty and for which said amount the County of Itasca now hold and claim indemnity under said Bond against said Metropoli- tan Surety Co. ‘And, Whereas, the said Marwick, Mitchell & Co. duly made its report of such audit and check to the Board of said County Commissioners in the said county of Itasca,, in which said report it appears that commencing with — the first Monday in January, A. D. 1909, and ending with the 12th day of October, A. \D. 1909, and during the time that the Bond of the said Arthur A, Kremer, as principal, with the National Surety Com- pany, of New York, as Surety, was in full force and effect, there was @ total shortage occurring during said period before mentioned amounting to the sum of fourteen thousand one hundred forty- seven and 51-100 dollars ($14,147.51), for which said amount the County of Itasca now hold and claim indemnity against said National Surety Company under the terms and conditions of said Bond. And, Whereas, The Metropolitan Sur- ety Co., one of the said Surety Compan- ies, who entered into a Bond for the said Arthur A. Kremer has become in- solvent and is now in the hands of a receiver. And, Whereas, at the time of the dis- covery of the defalcation or shortage in the accounts of the said Arthur A. Kremer there was received into the possession of the deputy public exam- Iner of said State certain securities in the shape of Bank Stock, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds and Stock, in other cor- porations, the value of which said Bank Stock, Mortgages, Notes, Bonds, and Stock amounts in the aggregate to the sum of thirty-one thousand seven hun. dred seventy-three and 61-100 dollars ($31,773.61). And, Whereas, the National Surety Company have through their Attorneys made an offer to Frank F. Price, Spec- ial Attorney, employed by the County of Itasca, to collect under said Bond, as aforesaid, to pay to the said County of Itasca in full settlement of all claims arising under said bonds before men- tioned the sum and amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) in cash, and consenting to the turning over by the Receiver appointed by an order of the Honorable District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District of the Bank Notes, Bonds and Stock, Mortgages, Stock, in the aggregate to the sum and amount before mentioned. ‘And, Whereas, the said Board — of Commissioners believing that said offer of the said National Surety Company is a just and fair offer, and one for the best interests of the Coun- ty of Itasca, and one that should be accepted by said County in order to avoid litigation for the collection of the shortage against the said Surety Companies under said Bonds, as afore- said, County tan Surety Company, be, and the same is hereby accepted and agreed to, upon the understanding that said County of Itasca shall receive from the Recerver of said securities the cash now in the hands of said Receiver, and proper as- signments by said Receiver of all the securities in his said hands, and in con- sideration thereof the said Board of County Commissioners do hereby au- thorize Frank F. Price, Special Attor- ney, to carry out said negotiations to a final completion and determination. And the said M. A. Spang, as such County Auditor of said County, and Glenn Strader, as such County Treasur- er of said County, together with Frank ¥. Price, as Special Attorney, repre. senting the County of Itasca, are here- by authorized‘ to execute any and all necessary papers and releases neces- sary and incidental to carrying said of- fer of settlement into full force and effect. Be It Further Resolved, That upon the payment by the National Surety Company to the County of Itasca, or its representatives of the sum and amount of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) in cash, the County Auditor of said Itasca County and the County Treasurer of the said County are here- by authorized to assign to the said National Surety Company any and all claim for indemnity which the said County of Itasca may have, and now have against The Metropolitan Surety Co. for indemnity under said Bond, as aforesaid. Said Resolution was duly by Commissioner Nelson. Upon roll call the following voted aye: Commissioners O’Brien, Neison, Shell- man and Mullins. Nayes: none. Absent Commissioner King. An adjournment was then taken to 7 o'clock p. m. Pursuant to adjournment the again met a 7 o'clock p. m. No quorum present an adjournment. was seconded Board taken to 9 o’clock a. m. August 16th, 1911. ’ Pursuant to adjournment the Board again met this 16th day of August, 1911, at 9 o'clock a. m. Members present: Commissioners Mullins, O’Brien and Nelson. Commissioner O’Brien moved that C. C. McCarthy be retained as special at- torney to assist the County Attorney in prosecution of the State of Minnesota versus Vincent Wood. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner Nelson and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner the committee sioners O’Brien, Nelson moved that consisting of Commis- Mullins and King ap- pointed on the llth day of July, 1911, to examine the work done under the Chas. B. Larson contract on the Coun- ty Road in Town 61, Range 26, be dis- charged and that the Chairman appoint a new committee to examine said road, said committee to also examine and direct the necessary repairs upon the Road known as the Coon Lake Road. The motion was seconded by Commis- sioner O’Brien and carried by unani- mous vote. The Chairman then appoint- ed Commissioners Mullins, O’Brien end Nelson as such committee. The matter of the tax levy for coun. ty purposes for the year 1911, was then taken under consideration. Commission- « Nelson moved the adoption of the following resolution. Whereas it is estimated by this Board that the current expenses’ for the next ensuing year will be as fol- lows: Salaries.... .- «++ - $30,000.00 Court expenses.... +... «++. ++ 30,000.00 Coroner’s expense8.... «..- . 2,200.00 Board of prisoners. . 3,800.00 2,000.00 Wolf bounties.... sees ee doh ce je ae DONO: Books and stktionery.. Printing and publishing... .. ..4,000.00 esos 2,000.00 ASSESSINE..-. e+e. tees Water, light and fuel +. 3,000.00 Repairs on county court house and grounds.... 14,000.00 Miscellaneous.... 5,000.00 Total.... .. « -$100,000.00 Therefore be it resolved that the sum oF $100,000.00 be and the same is here- by made a levy upon all the taxable property in the County of Itasca for the year 1911, for County Revenue pur- poses. Be it furher resolved that the sum of of $50,000.00 be and the same is made a levy upon all the taxable property in the County of Itasca for the year 1911, to provide a fund for the repair and construction of roads and bridges im said County. Be it furthre resolved that the sum of $20,000.00 be and the same is hereby made a levy upon all the taxable prop- erty in the County of Itasca for the year 1911, for the support of poor of said County and for necessary improve- ments upon the County Poor farm and buildings thereon. Be it further resolved that the sum ef $15,000.00 be and the same is hereby made a levy upon all the taxable proper ty in the County of Itasca for the year 1911, to provide a fund for the redemption of outstanding bonds of said County. Be it further resolved that the sum of $10,000.00 be and the same is made a levy upon all the taxable property in the County of Itasca for the year 1911, to provide a fund for the payment of interest up -n cvisianding bonds of said county. The motion to adopt the foregoing resolution wes seconded by Commission. er O’Brien and carried by unanimous vote. Commissioner O’Brien moved the sum of $350 be transferred from the County Revenue Fund to the In- cidental fund as provided by section 431, Revised Laws of 1905 as amended ‘by Chapter 390 of the laws of 1907. Commissioner O’Brien moved that the sum of $250 be appropriated from County Road and Bridge fund to be expended under the direction of James Passard in the construction of the County Poor Farm road. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Nelson and carried by unanimous vote. An adjournment was then taken to Wednesday the 20th day of September, that Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the offer of the said National Surety Com- to pay to the County of Itasca the sum and amount of fifteen thou- sand dollars ($15,000) in cash in full settlement of all claims in favor of said Itasca County against the said Nation- pany 1911, at 10 o'clock a. m. NEIL MULLINS, Chairman County Board. Attest: M. A. SPANG, County Auditor. (Seal.) al Surety Company and The Metropoli- | News of Especial Interest to Minnesota Readers, © HALF MILLION DOLLAR LOSS Fire Destroys the Immense Plant of the Bay State Milling Com- pany at Winona. Fire which originated presumably from an overheated motor, resulting in an explosion of the flour dust in the sack room, practically wiped out the plant of the Bay State Mill- ing company at Winona, entailing a loss of fully half a million dollars. The company was the fourth largest producer of flour in the United States and its plant was one of the most modern in the Northwest. The fire broke out just as the day. force was planning to stop work and the night crew was coming on. The defective motor was discovered and a smal! fire was corralled, when a ter- rific explosion took place in an ad- joining room on the north side of the ground floor of the main building. The alarm was spread immediately and all the men reached a place of safety be- fore the flames cut off escape. The fire department was _handi- capped because of the lack of water pressure due to the low stage of the river and with every available piece of fire fighting apparatus on the scene it became necessary to send a call for assistance to La Crosse and Eau Claire. Both responded quickly. A few minutes after the firemen ar- rived the flames had spread through the west end of the mill and broken through the roof, where they were fanned by a high wind. The fire swept through the entire structure and half an hour after the alarm was sounded the building was engulfed in flames which licked up the adjoining struc- tures and shot sparks for a mile into the business section of the city. HEARING ON EXPRESS RATES Experts to Be Placed on Stand When Case Is Resumed Aug. 7. The state railroad and warehouse commission has announced that the hearing on interstate express rates will be resumed Aug. 7. Evidence will then be introduced re- lating to the reasonableness of the amount paid by the express companies to the railways for transporting ex- press. Experts employed by the state have been working the last three weeks on books of the Wells Fargo Express company and the Chicago, Milwatikee and St. Paul and the Chicago Great Western railways. These experts will testify regarding the results of their investigation. The express rate hearing was start- ed last June and then adjourned until early in July, when another adjourn- ment was taken so additional evidence could be gathered. TO KEEP UP WAR ON PACT Meeting of Farmers Called for Sept. 6 at the State Fair Grounds. A meeting of farmers to voice their sentiments against the reciprocity bill recently passed by congress has been called to meet at the institute hall at the state fair grounds Sept. 6 at 2 p. m. The call for the meeting is made by P. V. Collins of Minneapolis in an editorial in his paper, the North- western Agriculturist. Just what the meeting will do, now that the bill has been passed, is not stated, but the editorial intimates that they propose to stir up sentiment against those who advocated the bill. Mr. Collins was active in getting up the meeting held in the old capitol at St. Paul some months ago to protest against the bill and headed a delega- tion that went to Washington to ap- pear before the senate committee that considered the bill. IS ALL GREEK TO TAWNEY Never Was Connected With Any Lor- imer Proposition. Former Representative J. A. Tawney says that dragging him into the Lori- more probe evidence is purely gratui- tous. James Keeley of Chicago testi- fied that G. O. Glavis had told him Mr. Tawney was “mixed up in the deai” of the “Fireproof” magazine of Chicago to get mail privileges. When shown the dispatch from Washington Mr. Tawney said: “The matter is all Greek to me. 1 do net know Mr. Keeley of the Chi- cago Tribune, nor George OQ. Glavis or any other -Glavis: I never before heard of the ‘Fireproof magazine’ and know nothing whatever of any maii privileges which it ever sought or ob- tained.” Rusty Shell Cause of Sheoting. Iver Osander, a young man living near Fergus Falls, took down an old shotgun and endeavored to extract a rusty shell. The shell would not come out, so he stood up and pound- ‘ed the gun on the floor. This dis- charged the weapon and the charge tore a hole through Osander’s chin and face and carried away a part of his brain, killing him instantly.. He was twenty-four years old. TAXICAB FIRM GOES BROKE Minneapolis Concern About to Enter Into Bankruptcy. With liabilities of $75,900 and assets listed as $14,000 McAllister & New- gord, the first taxicab company to in- vade Minneapolis, is about to enter the bankruptcy courts, twelve taxi- cabs are reposing quietly in the com- pany’s garage, twenty men who have been employed by the firm are won- dering where two months’ back salary is coming from and the senior partner in the firm has left for the West. To the neglect of a part of the Miu- neapolis public to pay its taxicab bills is ascribed in part the failure of the company. The company’s books could tell interesting stories, according to Sam J. Levy, attorney for T. G. New- gord, a partner in the company. “The company’s books show that some of our ‘best people’ have a dis- inclination to paying for taxicab rides,” said Mr. Levy. “The books show that one prominent man has even refused to pay for the taxicab he used in going to church to be married. This is only one of the stories the books tell.” WILL BUILD FOREST ROADS Ten Million Dollars to Be Spent in Northern Minnesota. The sum of $10,000,000 is to be ex- pended in piercing the forests of Northern Minnesota with modern roads under the provisions of the El- well bill as the result of a public meeting held at Bemidji attended by Tepresentatives from nearly every county north of St. Paul and Minneap- olis in response to a call of the per- manent roads committee of the North- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion. The gathering, remarkable for the gigantic task assumed, was ad- dressed by Senator James T. Elwell of Minneapolis, author of the bill which makes possible the present un- dertaking, which will include as its first step the construction of a con- tinuous road from East Grand Forks direct to Duluth, by way of Red Lake Falls, Erskine, Bagley, Bemidji and Cass Lake. NEW POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS St. Paul and Minneapolis to Have Them Sept. 1. After weeks of speculation and un- official reports fixing various dates, St. Paul, together with Minneapolis and eight other cities of the large class, will get their much talked of postal savings bank Sept. 1, accord- ing to an order signed by Postmaster General Hitchcock. Encouraged by the success of the postal banking system in the hundreds of smaller cities where it already is in operation the postmaster general de- cided to install them in ten cities of the United States, known in the postal service as group B of the first class. They include in addition to St. Paul and Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Brook- lyn, Jersey City, Wilmington, Del., and Long Island City. All of these cities rank high as industrial and commer- cial centers and all have a large for- eign born population. WHITE EARTH PROBE STARTED Alleged Frauds Practiced on Indians Explained to Committee. Alleged frauds practiced upon the Chippewa Indians of the White Earth reservation in Minnesota by whites, who have secured their lands, were detailed before the house committee on interior department expenditures by W. C. Burch of the department of justice, in answer to charges of mis- use of money in connection with gov- ernment investigation of those mat- ters. Numerous suits growing out of these frauds are pending in the feder- ! al courts in Minnesota. Mr. Burch declared that the most valuable pine land on the reservation had been allotted to the mixed bloods who are legally competent to dispose of it. He said that “speculators and grafters” rushed in and took land con- veyances indiscriminately from chil- dren and others legally incompetent. BRUTALLY BEATEN TO DEATH Unknown Harvest Hand Killed Near Le Sueur, Minn. Beaten to death by his two compan- fons for a few dollars he had earned while working as a harvest hand, an unidentified man was the victim of a brutal murder under the coal chutes of the Omaha road at Le Sueur. To conceal the crime the body was dragged about thirty feet and placed on the Omaha tracks, where the head was severed from the body when it was hit by the midnight flyer. The body was found by Agent Price of the Omaha road a short time after the flyer pulled out. The sheriff of Le Sueur county was notified and he in- stituted an investigation which re vealed the manner in which the crime had been committed. INQUIRY ON PANAMA CANAL Clapp Curious About Overtime and Longevity Pay on Isthmus. Senator Clapp of Minnesota has reintroduced in the senate his resolu- tion of inquiry as to overtime pay and longevity pay alleged to be due employes on the Panama canal. it was first presented last January, but not acted upon. It also inquires whether the circular of March, 1910, signed by Colonel Goethals, with ref- erence to men discharged from South American railroads, was a prohibition of work to citizens of the United States. BRITAIN ISSUES SHARP WARNING Intimation to Germany She Will Defend Her Rights, FLEET IS ORDERED TO COAL | Patriotism Wipes Out Party Differ. ences and United Support Is Ac- corded the Government. London, July 28.—The most pessi- mistic views regarding the acuteness of the Moroccan crisis were large’y confirmed by the prime minister in the house of commons when, with a manner as impressive as his words, he read from a manuscript which had been carefully prepared, a warning to |Germany that Great Britain proposed to stand for what she considered her | rights and to maintain the balance of power in Europe. | Further testimony as to the gravity | of the situation is given by the fact that the prime minister obviously had taken the leader of the opposition into the government’s confidence and Mr. | Balfour's declaration was no less firm | than Mr. Asquith’s. The prime minister’s statement was | couched in diplomatic, though not re- assuring, language. At the very open- ing he said: “It is obvious that this Moroccan question has reached a point at which it will become increasingly difficult, ‘embarrassing and anxious, unless a | solution is found. “We thought it right from the be- ginning to make clear that, failing of |a settlement such as I have indicated, |we must become an active party in |the discussion of the situation. It |might be our duty in defense of Brit- ish interests directly affected by further developments.” | “If there are any who supposed that }we would be wiped off the map of Eu- |rope because we have our difficulties |at home it may be worth while saying |that they bitterly mistake the temper of the British people and the patriot- | |ism of the opposition.” Such plain speaking on a question fraught with possibilities of a great European war has not been heard in the British parliament for years. Britain Priming Her Guns. London, July 28.—The first division of the home fleet, stationed at Port- }land, has been ordered to coal and complete its supplies with oil fuel by morning. Operations will be con- | tinued throughout the night. | ! |PINCHOT SCORES MESSAGE Says President Leaves Root of Alaska | Affairs Untouched. | Washington, July 28.—Gifford Pin- chot, former government chief fortster Conservation association, issued a statement declaring that President wholly untouched in his message to the senate, denying that there could be any monopolization of the water front of Controller bay, Alaska.” Mr. Pinchot’s statement says: “The president’s defense of his course in the Controller bay affair shows how hard it is to make a good excuse for a bad mistake.” and now president of the National | Taft “leaves the root of the matter | | of Sealed Bids For Transport- | ing Pupils. Sealed bids will be received by the School Board of Common School Dis- trict No. One of Itasca County, Minn., at Grand Rapids, up until eight o'Clock p. m. of Monday August 28th, 1911, for transporting school children of said school district as follows: 1st. To transport all high school pu- pils residing in Cohasset to the Grand Rapids High School, in a conveyance to be furnished by the school board, the contractor to furnish the team and MAN to drive the same and all neces- sary robes, etc. 2nd. To transport all school children tributary to the Thorofare school, to the Cohasset School, the contractor to furnish everything necessary for said transportation. A bond for the faithful performance of the contract will be required of the contractor in each case. | The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. D. DORAN, Clerk. WANTS and FOR SALE Five Cents Per Line FURNISHED ROOMS for rent, all new and modern, phone No. 168. WANTED—good reliable girl for eook and to look after house in fam- i. 2 two.—J. C. McKusick, Marble, Minn, FOR SALE—my dwelling house an the Shamrock saloon building. Call ‘or address Pat Hoolihan, Cohasset, Minn. FOR SALE—Canvas covered cedar canoe, a bargain. Inquire of T. R. | Pravitz. ltt. —_— FOR SALE—Lot 2, 26-53-23 Store } post office and school convenient. ‘Would consider good, young team, not less than 2,500 pounds. Address box 104, Warba, Minn. 8 DR. THOMAS RUSSEL Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence Corner Leland Avenue and Sixth Street GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA UTILITY STRAIN, S. C. WHITE ORPHINGTONS Egg Producers and Prize Winners Mrs. H. E. Abell, Stevenson, Minn. Eggs For Hatching peat Pen $3.00 for 15; Second Pen $1.50 for 15. Creators of Good Things Best in Town Have You Tried A Chauncy-Russ or a Gem Trio yet? : If You Haven’t You Have Missed A Great Deal. Get the Habit--Follow the Crowd T2uzr Chauncy-Russ Parlor Opposite Ghe Gem Theatre Smoke the Chauncy-Russ Cigar--5c for the price eeceacosssesesessseeseee , Grand Rapids Village Lots for sale on easy ter REISHUS-REMER ren ee ee ; ; H | | AND $5 PER MONTH. We have choice residence lots a!l over town and we are selling them on such easy terms that anybody can buy. per month is certainly easy. Come in and talk the matter over. We also have some choice busiuess lots on our lists. They are Ho ee: $5 DOWN 95 down and 9% LAND COMPANY,