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Report of Tow Town of Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minn., March 1, 1912. To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the Town of Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota. - Gentlemen: Herewith I hand you a statement showing x the finan- cial standing of the town, together with a detailed list of the warrants issued during the fiscal year ending Feb. 29, 1912, and most respectfully submit same. JOS. H McMAHON, Town Clerk. WARRANT ACCOUNT. De bit. Warrants of prior years cancelled .... .. . $3,000.00 Warrants of current year cancelled © 6. 6. 1. ee ce ce ee ee ee 0 74.09 Warrants paid by Treasurer .. «7,459.78 Warrants outstanding, March bth, 191 2. 5926.62 Cre dit. Warrants outstanding, March 6th, 19 1l.. .. . tates ho CSS bebectalo issued during year ending March, 1912 . - 10,249.14 Total .. $16,760.52 TOWN TREASURER. Receipts. Disbursements. March 6th, 1911, balance.. .. .. ..$40.84 Warrants paid Revenue Fund ..$1,093.36 County of Itasca, taxes --1,018.75 Warrants paid Del. Road and County of Itasca, taxes.. .. + 49.38 Bridge Fund.. .. .. .. .. 622.22 County of Itasca, taxes.. . 350.00 Warrants paid Bonds and Interest County of Itasca, taxes.. .. + 1,000.00 Fund.. .. +. + 1,824.50 County of Itasca, taxes.. oe "3 734.85 Warrants paid Contingent ‘Funa, 4,429.70 County of Itasca, Appropriation. .200.00 Balance March Ist, 1912.. + .792.36 Town of Blackberry, Clerk's docket, 5.00 W. R. McVeigh, rent for rock crusher. . + 17.50 County of Itasca, taxes. + 800.00 County of Itasca, taxes. 1,757.52 County of Itasca, taxes.. 118.30 Total.. + $8,252.14 Warrants Issued During the No. of ‘Warrant. To Whom Issued. 1029—George Shook.. . 1030—E. C. Kiley... .. «1 +. oe oe ee oe 1031—Fritz & Cross. Petia 1082—Chas. Kearney 1033—C. A. Buell.. .. 1034—Robert H. Bailey.. 1035—J. H. McMahon.. oon on 1036—James Connell, Treas... .. .. .. ++ 1087—J. H. Reichart.. .. 2. .. 22 os «+ 1088—John Hofer.. .. .. 1039—Chas. Trainor... 1040—Otto Ranfranz.. .. .. 6. ++ ee ee + 1011—Hugh McEwan... .. 6 ++ ++ ++ + 1042—W. J. & H. D. Powers.. .. .. -. + 1043—J. S. Gole. 1#44—Jos. H. McMahon. 1045—A. L. LaFreniere.. 146—E. C. Kiley... 1047—Niles & Aiton.. 1048—King Lumber Co. 1049—A. S. Reed. 1050—J. I. Case ‘Threshing “Machine ©o.. 1051—J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. 1052—J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. . 1053—Hugh McEwan. + ee oe i. 1054—Chas. Milaney.. . saye'e 1056—Glen Strader... . 10%7—Octave Odette .. sieves: 1058—R. S. Reed... .. 2. oe oe ee ee ee 1059—John Rush... .. 2. ee es ee ee ee ee 1060—P. C. Warner... 1061—Chas. Milaney.. .. 1062—Hugh McEwan.. 1063—Jas. Connell.. .. a 1064—Jos. H. McMahon.. .. .. - 106444—Will Nesbitt.. 1065—Wm. Hoolihan.. .. -. -. e+ es +e 1067—King Lumber C 1068—James Connell.. .. 1069—C. W. Forest. 1070—H. S. Huson.. § 1071—I. E. Bolkenoogen.. 1072—J. S. Gole. . 1073—J. 1. Case C 1074—Wm. Shook.. 1076—Otto Ranfranz.. .. 1076—Geo. Repp.. -. -. - 1979—Jas. Connell, Treas. 1080—First State Bank.. . oe 1081—Village of Grand Rapids... 1082—James Marden.. .. -- 1083—John Rush.. +. ++ s+ ee ee te rete 1084—P. C. Warner.. 1085—J. I. Case Co... .. . oe ee 1086—Mike Guitar.. .. 6. + ee ee ee te 1987—Itasca Paper Co... .. 1088—First State Bank Grana ‘Rapids... 1089—Will Nisbet. . 1090—A. Zienenger.. *. 1091—Wm. Hoolihan.. .-. 1092—Jos. H. McMahon 1093—City Lumber Co... 1094—A. L. LaFreniere. 1095—E. C. Kiley.. 1096—Milton Betts 1097—John Rush.. owe 1098—Jas. Marden.. .. «. +. ++ 1100—A. Wellien.. .. «2 ee ee ee ee oe 1101—Seymore Washburn... .. 1102—W. E. Meyers..... .. +. 1103—M. A. Spang.. .. .- pate ccs man Pk saae eee . Judge of Election. . Assessing . Drayage, express etc... . Coal for engine 300.. . Asst. . 35 hours man and team Cohasset . . Interest on Bonds ‘ana ‘tees. . Discount on $491.80 order cashed 9.83 . Retiring outstanding warrants “" | Lumber for log. drag. , Account Spring road contract.. Total.. $8,252.14 Fiscal Year Ending March, 1912. For What Purpose. Amount. Delivering road machinery at Township shed. Printing and ee Supplies... . Clerk of Election Judge of Election. $30.00 Moderator of election... Int. on bonds $507.42, Int. on rant No. 95 redemmed $7.12, 514.56 Cleaning up hall and fixing windows. . : Fixing doors on tool house oe ne 8H “" 19 1-2 days labor on sundry 12 1-2 days as foreman » on -wanary Services preparing PE ali aa against state acct. fires.. Dynamite for Bovey-Pokegama Lake roads.. Rigt ee sane Premium on treas. bonds etc.. Clerks fees account folios.. "| Publishing proceedings... .. .. .. ..13, Publishing proceedings.. . Culverts in full to date.. Lumber for Anderson bridge.. Team work on sundry roads.. ..121.80 Part payment on road machine, 30.00 . Part payment: on road machine, 900.00 Bal. due on road machine.. - 950.00 2% days assessing, deputy.. + 60.00 2 days assessing. . - 0.0 Expense to Fargo account Case engine deal. ee - 39,00 Taxes on gravel pit.. oo = Labor on Pokegama road.. . 4.00 Labor on Splithand and Cohasset road.. .. + 107.50 Labor on " splithana ana. Cohasset . 43.75 Surveying, ete. +. 7.00 Part payment Treas. salary.. 50.00 Clerks fees 3 days Board of Review, 9.00 Supervisor fees 3 days Board of Review... .. + 9.00 Supervisor fees 3 days ‘Boara of Review. . tee Blacksmithing... - Lumber for bridges. . Interest on bonds.. Express on Justice docket. Boiler Inspector fees.. Extra equipment for engine.. Engineer testing engine.. engineer testing engine.. road.. .. +. »17.60 30 hours man ana team “Cohasset 10 hours man’ and team Cohasset - 500.75 1-2 expense of repair Pokegama Lake road.. .. . 3 days man and team Cohasset Labor Cohasset ‘yoaa $8, ‘Splithana road $2.. - 10.00 Surveyors fees on account of town line road, 55-25 and 26.. 14.25 Repairs for steam engine.. .. .. “* 6.00 Building fence, south side of SW 1-4 of NW 1-4-33-55-25 .. 17.00 Repairs for log drag.. .. .. .. .. ..4.50 + 1495.76 30.00 30.00 Publishing proceedings, etc... 4.60 Publishing proceedings, etc... 24.60 Blacksmith work log drag.. .. .. 8.50 1-2 days labor on Cohasset road .. 1.00 1-2 days labor, man and team on Cohasset road.. .. oe 22.50 - 26.25 + 15.00 Supervisors salary 1911-1912. Supervisors salary 1911-1912.. Supervisors salary 1911-1912.. Clerk's salary... Assignments of sundry road orders.. .. . +. 407.60 Auto hire for road. ‘inspectors we 68.00 Livery hire for road Sree Lumber for log drag.. .. . Justice docket and supplies Draying.. Culverts tor’ Splithana road... "". Hardware and suppifee (2 bills) See ee ene decir Spake SUPT. MCGUIRE WILL ‘frequent reference is made is an Sites Cones onan . +. 1-2 days labor Hill City road... 1111—R. S. Reed.. W. R. McVeigh.. .. «. -- ++ ++ ,study of the city papers that there ‘ought to be a recall for Sunday edi- Pot-Pourrk: One can’t help reflecting after a . 359.50 | tors. 1115—Albert Ranger.. .. -- seose = 25.00 | 1116—Lieberman Bros, aseignece. Assignment of sundry road claims, 63.10) See 1117—P. C, Warner.. .. - ” 3100 | 1118—J. S. Gole.. .. 1119—J. S. Gole. 1120—John Hofer.. 1121—A. L. Wellien. 1122—M. Callahan.. .- 1123—Lieberman Bros... .. -. -- ++ ++ + Repairs to Prairie River bridge +. 6.00) Auto hire for road inspector.. .. ..2. Bal. gravelling Splithand road .. 456.20 Assignments of S. Washburn road orders... 10. sn! 1125—C. W. Foregt.. 1126—Mike Hagen.. .. - Express and drayage road supplies ..1.55 Cutting brush on ——— Lake Publishing proceedings . a 55) Publishing strana » 44.55 Repairs at Town hall. Done ce need Road Tax blanks.. “. . Interest due on Bonds due ‘Jan. | 2127—E. C. Kiley.. «.. -. ++ ee ee 1128—A. L. LaFreniere.. 1129—J. R. Richarts.. .. 1130—Miller Davis Ptg. C 1131—James Connell, Treas. { 1, 1911.: . - 500.50 | 1132—W. J. & H. D. Powers.. .. .. -- Coal grates for stove at hail. 2.95 Interest on bonds due Dec. 1, ‘1911, 325.53 ‘Treasurer salary.. 1133—James Connell, Treas... 1134—James Connell.. .. . 57.36 | 1135—Jos. H. McMahon. . Clerk’s fees and ila. 1136—Will Nisbett.. .. + Supervisor's salary.. .. 30.00 1137—A. Zienenger.. . . Supervisor's salary... 30.00 | 1138—Wm. Hoolihan.. Supervisor's salary aa ES 30.00} 1139—Geo. W. Shook.. ‘Building log drag.. .. Ses ee - Bal. due on road contract... . 72.40) Part payment attorney salary.. ..50. oo | Hauling lumber, and labor on { Prairie River bridge.. .. .. .. 2.00 Lumber for Prairie River bridge ..4.50 +. Electric wiring and fixtures at hall, 9.80 - Nails for Prairie River bridge .. .40 - Supplies for road engine. veer Clerk’s fees per folio.. - 25.00 . Bereen for election.. .. .. .. .. 4.58) - Judge of Election Feb. 5, 1912 .. 1140—Seymour Washburn. 1141—Frank F. Price.. 1142—Eugene Burnell.. .. .. - 1148—J. S. Lofberg. 1144—W. N. Dalcour.. .. . 1145—W. J. & H. D. Powers. 1146—George Ridelll.. 1147—E. R. Browne.. .. 1148—Jos. H. McMahon. 1149—Geo. F. Kremer. 1160—R. H. Bailey.. .. .. . 3.35 | 1151—Jos. H. McMahon.. .. +++ Moderator of election Feb. 5, 1912, — 1152—R. W. Engstrom.. . . Judge of election Feb. 5, 1912 3.35 | 1158*-Otto L. Ranfranz.. Judge of election Feb. 6, 1912 .. 3.35 1164—Charies Kearney.. .. .. Clerk of Election, Feb. 5, 2912 .. 3.35 1155—T. T. Riley.. .. .. «2 ++ oe Sheriff's fees ee election + +. + Drayage.. 50 +» Lumber for ‘Prairie River bridge, “32. 80 1157—King Lumber Co... Toth i wi es gs | We, the undersigned Board cf Supervisors of the Town of Grand Rapids, Hasca County, Minn, do approve the above statement, and dir- ect that it be pubFehed according to ifaw. Dated March ‘5, 1912. K WILL NISBETT, Chairman. WM. HOOLIHAN, Supervisor A. ZEININGER, Supervisor. i jlying motives which actuates Ram- fey county board. I know of no pro- READY TO START —rxrcouns iret know ot so me ON STATE HIGHWAYS 2s: semsset os come oo der the provision of the Elwell law.” Hopefully of Proposed Reads. LECTURE ON FARMING C. M. King of Deer River, pres-| dent of the Northern Minnesota De-| General: farming: will’ be: the: topic | velopment association, gave ‘matte Supt. _MeGuire's lecture .. during. aligveing: Snteneniinge iienricwec wi Te, eee eet rons eee _-°| which the “agricultural special” will the Duluth News-Tribune, following| ealeg: Morne tes taetheeinios = meth: his attendance at the meeting of | eastern Minnesota. the state highway commission in St. . e Praar Wannc: This special train will leave Du-| i luth April first, and besides the pri-! ee ee ee a: | vate cars for the speakers and dem- ; tion jm the proposed Duluth to Si. ‘onstrators, will carry two baggage Vincent, International Falls to Twin cars, one for exhibits of farm ma- Cities and Duluth to Brainerd rur-! al state highways,” said Mr. King, a eal ipa rar ms . “4 ’|the potato exhibit It li- “is the reports of State Engineers | 00 is and: DeSEy, AND |Bliter and Garrison. When these peak F jcome in the petitions will be present, a tote ain se ere ies H ed to the courts wherein they were! - rae | Bailey South ill filed for an order for their estab-| Daley of i ay Sa jtalk upon the raising of “ cabbages lishment and the final surveys. a Supt. A. J. McGuire “The next meeting of the commis-| i he 2 # z | of the Grand Rapids experimental ape rea &t. Lea be win |227™ will discuss general farming; thon take sill make pesstic. for|4: B: Hostetter of Duluth will dis- cuss the most practical methods of aripse: wuIpk destnw tO: test: te Elwell | arketing, ‘and Prof. E. N. Chap- gulbhoaumne oes a man of the state university extension a sig tt 7 the | separtment will lecture and give; ‘4 ORT he: thou: west ‘i a demonstrations on poultry raising. rary trip has not law constitutional, Mr. King replied: renee oe = ra H “Yes, sir. The decision to which Sheriiff’s fees service "pond notice, 2.80' spends a great many evenings down | However, he got no farther ‘the front steps, where he decided} ;to spend the ‘he yelled. | Weather. ‘roses, Geraldine, and wrap the Am- | ments. jhe brightened up, j fenced for hogs. Advance spring fashions inform us ..10.95 that the “postage stamp” skirt, --36.72 | made of gummed satin, is the latest thing. Well, the postage stamp | skirt ought toe catch the male. ses There is a Bemidji man who town, but the other evening he de- | cided that home was the place for ‘him and started about 3:00 g. m. than night. The next morning, happening to look up, the saw his wife observing him from the epen window. “Shut that window!” “Do you want me to catch my death of cold?” i zee They were two pretty Grand Rapids school teachers and they | were discussing birthdays. “Wil a long stocking hold all you want ior} a birthday gift?” said one. “No,” replied the other, ‘but a pair of} socks would.” eae So far, only 463 of the state paper have come cheerily forth with the statement that “the political pot is beginning to boil.” eee Unele Eben says that some girls; are born with big feet and others | wear white shoes. \ nee “A freckled face with common sense is much handsomer than the | the service of this summons upon ‘Summons. _ State of Minnesota, County of Itasca District Court, Fifteenth Judicial Die- trict. John E. McGraw, Plaintiff, vs. Bernard Heller and Heller, his wife; Neil McInnis and Marcella Me- Innis, his wife; Mary Norris, Norris Realty Co., a corporation, William G_ Rose and Rose, his wife: also all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real estate described in the compiaint herein, Defendants. State of Minnesota to the Above Named Defendants: You, and each of you, are hereby sum- moned and required to answer the com- Plaint of the plaintiff in the above en- titied action, which complaint has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court, for said County of Itas- ca, Minnesota, and to serve a copy of your answer to said complaint on the subscribers at their office, in the City of Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, Minnesota, within twenty (20) days after ae exclusive of the day of such servic and if you fail to answer the sa complaint within the time aforesaid the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the said complaint and take judgment therefor against you, together with the costs and disburse- | ments of this action. SCHALL & BROWN, Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 614 Metropolitan Life Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dated this First day of February, 1912 | State of Minnesota, County of Itasca. District Court, Fifteenth Judicial Dis- trict. Jenn EB. MeGraw, PM: vs. {Bernard Heller and ————Heller, his wife; Neil McInnis and Marcella Mece- Innis, his) wife; Mary Norris, Norris Realty Co., a corporation, William C. Rose and Rose, his wife; alse all other persons or parties unknowm claiming any right, title, estate, Nem or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein, Defendants. best powder can make a face,”’ sage- ly saith the North Branch Review. |The Review must think that beauty \is only a skin game, after all. sae Geraldine wants to know how to take care of roses during the cold Put pajamas om your Jack erican Beauties in kimonas. In this way the roses will be kept warm and the proprieties will be observed. eee A Missouri woman wants a divorce | because her husband hitched her to a plow and made her do the work of a horse. Funny how peevish women will get over little things! eas in town who has never bothered very much about things spiritual. The other day he ran across ‘a catechism and he was After pondering. the Shalts’” “Thou shakt nots” he hid down the book with a sigh. Then “Well,” he said, | “I’ve never killed anybody, anyway.” | eas | Backward, turn backward, Oh time,; in your flight! Make it July again just for tonight! Soften the ground where the storm-king has Jain; just jlet me hear one mosquito again. I) have grown weary of snow and of ice; weary of paying the coal king his price; weary, so weary, of frost- Fourth of July! of freezing my nose; tired of chil- |blains and weather-proof hose; tired | of going to bed with cold feet; turn on the heat, Mister, turn on the heat! FOR SALE. About 100 acres well improved farm, 4 miles north of Grand Rapids and 5 miles west of Bovey and Cole raine; 60 acres seeded to clover; well improved, with good residence building, summer home, and stock buildings. Good road to Bovey or Grand Rapids and three-fourths mile fronting on lake shore; cut 80 tons hay this year. Plenty wild pasture for 20 head cattle; 2 acres grove spruce and pine; portion of farm is There ig we certain “good fellow” | soon | intently reading the Ten Command-|~ “Thou | bitten pie; give us a taste of the!- I have grown tirea | Notice of Lis Pendens and No Personai Claim. Notice is hereby given, that an action affecting the title of that real estate in the County of Itasca and State of Minnesota, known and described as fol- Jows, to-wit: Undivided three-fourths (%) of the Northeast Quarter (NE) of Northeast Quarter (NE\%), of Section Twenty-seven (27), Township Sixty-one (61), North, Range Twenty-two (22), West of the 4th., Principal Meridian, according te the United States Government Survey thereof, has been commenced in~ the above named Court by the above named plaintiff, against the defendants above named, the object of which is to deter- mine the adverse claims of said. defen- dants, and each of them in said real jestate; and that no personal claim is made against said defendants, nor any of them. Dated this first day of February, 1912 SCHALL and BROWN, Attorneys for the Plaintiff, 614 Metropolitan Life Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota. | HOR. Feb 28 -Aprit 3 New Location. | Bhi Saari, the shoemaker and re |pairer, had moved from Fourth street, near Johnson’s meat market !to the building next south of Quack- enbush & Pearson’s on Leland ave }nue, Grand Rapids. 35 t4 BLI SAARI. Ttasca County Abstract Office Abstracts Real Estate Fire Insurance Conveyances Drawn, Taxe5 Paid for Non-Residents Kremer & King If you are inter- ested and want the best farm in Itasca county, call on or write .W. Myers, Grand Rapide, Minn. ers while you are at old one. I believe a state has pow- M AY ERECT HOSPITAL er to do whatever may be necessary; | the power to provide for the public! welfare rests solely in the state. If! FOR TUBERCULOSIS it can not measure up to this requirc: ment it fails as a proper imstrument of good government. | The board of commissioners for “The old decision referred to had Itasca county spent Monday in Du- an arbitrary assessment zone; the Jutb inspecting the hospitah which new law has not; the assessments! St. Louis county is erecting for are left to be fixed at the sound dis-| tubercular patients. cretion of the court ps to the prap-| The Itasca commissioners have in erty benefitted. mind the erection of a similar puild- “T have not the time to go. imto|ing for the care of the tubencular the question, but everybody is aware| patients of Itasca county, and it of the fact that northern Minnesota| was with a view of ascertaining wh: t is in need of good roads. The need. could be done along these lines that is imperative. We need them mow. the trip to Duluth was made. Our property depends on them. The) The building which is being erected only statute under which we can ob-| by St. Louis county will cost com- tain them is the Elwell law and the pleted about $40,000, while a wing people of 33 counties are attempting for the care of children is being to secure highways under its pro-, built separately, so that it will not be visions.” necessary to have them in the Mr. King was asked ag to his im- same buikiing with adults. pression of the action taken by the A proposition has been made to board of county commissioners of the board by Dr. Hursh of Cohasset Ramsey county last week when that for the care of those suffering with body instructed the assistant county tuberculosis, but it is the opinion of attorney to commence injunction pro- the commissioners that it would be ceedings against the state highway wiser for the county to build itself commission, seeking to restrain the for this purpose. In the party that commission from building or aiding went to Duluth Monday were Com- in building any roads under the El Urissioners Neil Mullins, Dr. J. L. well Jaw. - §hellman, M. O’Brien, Andy Nelson “T am not advised as to the under- and C. M. King. tests are showing. Props. Grand Rapids - - Minn, EGGS FOR HATCHING Why not raise some good winter lay- it? The “Bred-to- lay” Orpingtons are doing this as the con- We can furnish a limited number of settings now at a very low price. mae & iE WHITE ORPINGTONS C. H. DICKINSON, Grand Rapids, Minn oom | ‘