Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, April 30, 1913, Page 1

Grand Uapids | Vor, XXIII. No. 44 ROAD POGRAN IS ONE OF AST SCOPE Permission Will be Asked to Ex- pend $400,000 Under Pro- visions of Elwell Law. WORKINGS OF MEASURE EXPLAINED If Petitions are Granted Itasca Will | Have Finest System of Trunk Highways in the North. Hearings Now Qn. The meeting of the board of county commissioners which came} to a close on Friday evening after | having been in session from day ; to day for nearly a week, will in all probability prove the most far- | reaching in its effects of any held | in recent years. The county’s road program for the coming year was the principal business at hand, and as the commissioners contemplate the expenditure of about $400,000 for highways under the provisions of the Elwell law, the workings of this statute was most carefully looked into. Assistant State Engineer R. W. Acton of St. Paul, was present at the meetings, and as he is a man of experience where this particular law is concerned, his suggestions and advice proved of great value in aiding the commissioners to formulate a plan. As explained to the commission- ers by Mr. Acton, the steps ne- cessary to secure the approval of the state highway commission which must be had before any work ean be done along these lines, are about as follows:. A petiiton signed by at least six property Owners re- questing the establishment of the road must be filed with the board of county commissioners. It is not necessary that “the petitioners own property abutting the route of the | proposed highway, the fact that they will be in any way benefited by its construction gives them sufficient interest in it to make their signatures upon the applica- tion valid. Thus, although the land or an applicant may be two or three miles distant from the line the proposed ‘road will traverse, the signature of such landholder car- ries the same weight as that of parties directly on the line. The petition must specify the kind of road wanted, width, style of bridges material for culverts, etc., together with an estimate of the probable cost. This estimate need not be de- tailed but may be based on the gen- eral observations of a competent engineer. Submitted with the ap- plication should also be a_ cross section of the proposed road. After these preliminary steps have been taken, the application should be preesnted to the board of county commissioners for ap- proval. Upon this being obtained, the county auditor gives three week’s notice of hearing by publi- cation and posted notices, specify- ing when the matter will come up | fur consideration. At this meeting an engineer and three viewers are appointed to go over the proposed route. After these have made their report the auditor gives notice of | final hearing before the county poard after which he is empow- ered to let the contracts, the coun- ty engineer approving. The county must make provisions for meeting the entire cost of the road, assuming the payment of both principal and interest. The coun- ty is then reembursed to the ex- | tent of three-quarters of the to- tal sum by the payment by the state ef one-half of the amount and the benefitted property one-quarter. | The interest charge, however, re- mains against the county and pro- perty, the state assuming none of | this burden. The re-payment by | the state is made to cover a per- iod of ten years while the quota borne by the property holder -is assessed against his land and paid | in intsallments the same as the state’s. There are now before the state highway commission road propossi- tions ageregating 1300 miles in ex- tent and involving an expenditure of about $2,000,000. The program contemplated for Itasca county Granp Rapips, ITasca County, MINN., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1913 alone would take care of about one-fifth of this amount, and the greater part of the balance is di- vided among other northern coun- ties. If the state highway commis- sion approves of the steps thus far taken, it will mean that this county will forge far ahead of its neighbors in the matter of good stimulus to its rapid settlement and) development. | Commissioners King, O’Brien and Shellman were appointed a com- mittee by the board to present the matter at St. Paul, where they will appear before the state highway commission which commenced its sessions yesterday. Ore Under Lakes Not State’s For years a question of wheth- er the iron ore lands underlying certain lakes in the mining section of Minnesota are the property of the shore owners or the state, has been decided in favor of the form- er by Judge Cant at Duluth. The decision states in part: i “As to ore in or under the beds of public waters, the state has no proprietory right or title. Such right or title, so far as it may exist, is vested in the shore owner or his grantees. “Any mining or other opera- tions which threaten to interfere in any substantial degree with such waters, or with the public use thereof, may be enjoined at the suit of the state. ANNUAL MEETING OF ITASCA AUTO CLU Local Organization Will Hold Elec- tion of Officers Saturday Night. i The annual meeting of the Itasca Auto club will be held at Village hall next Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. It is hoped that all mem- bérs will make it a point to be present as the election of officers will take place and a program for the ensuing year outlined. One of the matters coming up for discus- sion will be the attempt on the part of the club to get the village council to gravel one of the streets from Ice lake in to the center of the town. The club members point out that the roads surrounding Grand Rapids, and particularly those leading to and from the range towns, are in better shape for, traffic than are the streets within the village limits. The council will be asked to ascertain if gravel can be obtained for the purpose near enough to either Houghton or Kin- dred avenue so that the cost of hauling would not make the im- provement impossible at this time and if such surfacing material is available to put one street in shape for automobile travel this summer. GRAND RAPIDS VS. COLERAINE FIRST First High School Game of Season Here Will Pit Locals Against Strong Opponents. The first ball game for the High school nine this season will be played here on Saturday afternoon, the Coleraine team furnishing the opposition. The boys from the min- ing town are said to be able to furnish most anything in their class with a most interesting after- noon, and having beaten the strong Hibbing team in the first game played this season, they have a perfect right to feel somewhat chesty. ,The line-up for Grand Rapids is as follows: Wm. Whal- ing, c; Rima, p; Benton, Ib; Me- Alpine, 2b; Lee, ss; Farrell, 3b; MeAlpine, If; Remer, cf; Gilbert, rf. The game will be called at 3 o'clock sharp. Potato Prizes Awarded The judges of the optato exhibit gathered by the agricultural spe- cial train which visited here last week have rendered their decisions. The prize winners are: First prize, $15, Eric Nelimark, Embarrass, on Carmen No. 3; sec- ond, $10, Hans Hollen, Cook, on Early Ohio; third, $5, John Naslund, Two Harbors, on Carmen No. 3; fourth $2.50, Mrs. William Haenke, Wolf, on Early Ohio. The only Itasca county entries in the contest were Charles A, Lund and A. F. Brooks. LEGISLATIVE WORK GOMES 0 AN END} FARMERS SPECIAL roads and this should prove a great! Session of 1913 Must in the Main Universit Exteuston: Steel Meets | be Regarded as Productive of Progressive Legislation. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15 AD of County Officials and In- creases Term of Office to Four Years. As usual the 1913 session of the legislature had the same tumultu- ous ending that characterized form er sessions. There were few jars as the mills ground out the last laws. In many ways the session was a notable one. It only re- mains to discover what political alignments or realignments will fol low. That the Republican party is hopelessly split was exemplified by the manner in which the Senate and House fought each other and the attitude the House assumed toward Governor Eberhart. A summary of the laws passed by the legislature shows that the Dem ocrats were in the front ranks urg- ing progressive measures from the first. One of the Democratic triumphs was the initiative and referendum. Senator Moonan and other Democrats led the fight and initiated the agitation. It should be remembered that P. M. Ringdal. Democratic candidate for. Govern- or urged this issue as the chief plank in his platform. Some legislative things that did happen: Initiative and referendum, Provision for 10 congressmen. Two-cent passenger rate railroads. ; Distance tariff. Mother’s pension. Sale of cigarets, under certain restrictions, legalized. Tax classification. Voters to pass on the seven-sen- ator bill again. All county officers given a four- year term. Workmen’s compensation. Reapportionment of legislative districts. Non-partisan primary for legis- lators and county officers. A municipal ice plant for St. Paul. Spreading improvement ments over a 10-year period. Limiting working hours for wo- men and children. Popular election of United States senators. Legislature enlarged by 14 mem- bers. Providing sanatoria. Increased the tax levy to 2.3 mills State labor bureau placed on civ- il service basis. Provision for submission of all constitutional amendments. Minimum wages commission pro vided. Eight joint resolutions to gress adopted. Providing for distribution of grain cards by the state. 3 Giving members of the M. W. A. in Minnesota emancipation from parent organization. New $500,000 building for historical society. There is Much Interest in the Beau- tiful Display Shown Here To- day and Tomorrpw. The annpal art exhibit sent out by the Minnesota Art) society is now on display at the Central schoo building. The exhibit contains sam- ples of industrial art; handicraft and home furnishings. / The articles coming under the last head are especially note-worthy; and ladies in pariteular are invited to view it. The exhibition open Wednesday ni Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:30 9’clock. on assess- county tuberculosis con- state |} women’s and children’s BIG CROWDS Vial Enthusiastic Reception From People of This Section. GUESTS AT BANQUET IN EVENING | Provides for Non-Partisan Election| Speakers All Optimistic Over the Prospects of This Sectlon. ( Community Settlement is Advocated. The agricultural demonstration train sent out by the extension di- vision of the university of Minne- sota in conjunction with the Du- luth & Iron Range, the Duluth Mi- sabe & Northern, the Great North- ern, the Canadian Northern and the Northern Pacific railroads, visited Grand Rapids last Friday, and was viewed by crowds of townspeople and farmers during the afternoon. The train consisted of nine cars, made up as follows: One sleeping and dining ear, one car for the exhibits, passenger coach and gent’s auditor- torium, two cars of live stock, a ear devoted to poultry appliances, a potato car and one of agricultur- al implements. The equipment was all the property of the Iron Range road, except the dining and sleeping car, which belonged to the Great Nerthern. The train was under the direct supervision of Prof. E. N. Chapman, the poultry expert, assisted by Fred Ward, the new agricultural specialist of St. Louis county, A. B. Hostetter of Duluth, W. A. Dickinson and seventeen instructors and lecturers from the University of Minnesota. L. B. Arnold, general manager of the Duluth and Iron Range land department, whose efforts has to a large extent made these annual tours possible, was present and aid-| a rig and instantly killed while out ed in conducting the trip Besides those mentioned, there were aboard the train the follow- ing: Mrs M. B. Baker of the agri- cultural college; Misses Mary L. Bull and Bess Rowe, home depart- ment; Miss Delilah Pierce, trained nurse; Miss Helen Stearns, librarian at the state capitol; Messrs. A. T. Erickson, N. A. Young, C. H. Welch, Arthur McDonald, J. T. Volk, R. C. Dorn, A. J. MeGuire, Mark Thompson, W. A. McKerrow, W. A. Dickinson and R. L. Giffin. The live stock car was a new de- partment added this year, and proved an object of the greatest in- terest to farmers hereabouts. It contained a grade brood mare and a thoroughbred Guernsey bull calf from the Jean Duluth farm, a Holstein cow and calf from. the Meadowlands farm, and a Berkshire sow and litter of pigs, also from the last-named place. A feature of exceptional value was the potato exhibit. With the possible exception of the live stock, this car proved the most interesting to the people of this section. Farmers along the line were invit- ed to bring in samples of their po- tatoes and prizes were later on awarded for the best three dis- plays. The car devoted to matters of in- terest to women and children was particularly well fitted out. Arti- cles of household economy were displayed and helpful suggestions for the comfort and convenience of the housewife demonstrated. A first aid to the injured lecture, health suggestions, the care of chil- dren, beautifying of premises, etc., came under this division and its work should prove most valuable. the schools. This was the work done by pupils of the rural schools, and was in charge of Mr. Erickson of the faculty of the, university. Every imaginable thing that could be produced by the scholars, from those in the kindergarten to stu- dents at the high school, was displayed, and some of it was truly remarkable. ‘ In the evening the visitors were the guests of the Town and Coun- try Boosters’ club at a banquet om will be} given in the assembly rooms of the Catholic church. Supt. A. J. McGuire of the North Central Ex- One exhibit was of particular in- ! terest to teachers and children of, | periment station acted as tdéast- master, and the speakers were all from among the visitors. The talks were all helpful and encour- aging, particular stress being laid upon the value of co-operation among farmers. Another thing! that several of the speakers called attention to was the desirability of securing settlement in communities instead of having newcomers scat- tered over a large area where a neighborhood spirit would be lack- ing and where they could not help one another. As Itasca county is now among the most active in its efforts to secure homeseekers for its idle lands, the different ad- dresses were of both interest and profit. In speaking of the value of the display from the farmer’s stand- point, Mr. Arnold said: “The idea in thus gathering and displaying these products at this time is not so much for the purpose of induc- ing new settlement as it is to dem- onstrate to the people already here what industry coupled with’ judg- ment will accomplish when direct-| ed in the right way. I believe that it is a greater and more neces- sary work to show people how to make the most\ of their oppor- tunities after getting here than it is to get them here in the first place. To teach people how best to till their acres has been the idea of this yearly excursion since it started, and I believe that the ef- forts are bound to show in time. The Duluth & Iron Range spent ov- er $1000 in advertising this trip alone, besides having a_ clerical force busy for two weeks securing the exhibits and making arrange- ments. But I know it will pay in the end. Northern Minnesota is having a steady, healthy growth in population and this will be greater as its advantages become better known.” KILLED IN RUNAWAY AT KEEWATIN SUNDAY Mrs. John Bogan Meets Death band Near Range Town. Mrs. John Bogan, formerly of Grand Rapids, was thrown out of driving with her husband and two children on Sunday.» With the Bo- gans at the time of the aecident were also Mr. and Mrs. B. McGreg- or and their two children, one of whom, Mary, sustained a broken leg, while Mrs. McGregor was rend- ered unconscious by falling from the rig. The party were out a short dis- tance from Keewatin when the horses became frightened at a} passing automobile.. In aftempt- ing to control them one’ of the lines parted and the tongue was broken, leaving the occupants help- less. Seeing this, Mrs. Bogan eith- er attempted to jump or fell out of the rig, striking on her head and causing-a fracture of the skull. | Mary McGregor’s leg was fractured below the knee, the rest of the oc- cupants of the rig escaping with minor bruises. Mrs. Bogan, who before her marriage was Miss Peterson, and was employed here at the home of C. H. Dickinson; she was well known here and had a large cirele i of friends who were greatly shock- ed at the news of her sudden death. A sister, Minnie, it at present em- ployed at the Dickinson home, and another sister, Mable, at the home of Dr. Carpenter here. The sisters were out looking for wild flowers when the news of the accident reached Mr. Dickinson, and the lat- ter at once secured an automobile, and hunting up the Misses Petersor, started for Keewatin. Fined For Killing Moose Alex Maki and James Gardner} were brought before Judge Franti at Bovey on Saturday, charged with killing moose _ illegally. They pleaded guilty and were fined $50. | The moose,a yearling bull, appeared on the ice on Crooked lake near the Maki home, and the two men dispatched it with rifles, dividing up the carcass. Shipped Pike Illegally R. C. Payne of Ball Club, was brought before Judge Huson the first of the week and pleaded guil- ty to having shipped pike, con- trary to law. He was fined $20.00 and costs. The fishing season for all game fish, except black bass, will open tomorrow, May 1. re laws passed SENATOR GUNN ON SESOION'S DOINGS Hardest Working Lawmaking Body ‘He has Seen During Twelve Years’ Experience. REAPPORTIONMENT HARDEST FIGHT Returned Legislator Says Present Law Best Possible at This Time— Other Laws of Local Importance. Senator D. M. Gunn of the Fifty second district, returned home here this week at the close of the ses- sion at St. Paul, well satisfied with the work accomplished by the body of which he was a member. In speaking of the session to the Herald-Review, the senator said that during his legislative experi- ence, extending over a period of twelve years, four of which were in the house of representatives, he had not been in attendance at a more hard-working, strenuous ses- sion, and those who followed the doings at St. Paul with any inter- est will previously have formed the same opinion. “The hardest fight the represen- tatives from the north section of the state had to wage,” said Sena- tor Gunn, “was for reapportion- ment. We knew our demands te be just, and that the people of this section were entitled to the repre- sentation demanded, but it was @ long, tedious job to make sufficient inroads on the opposition to se- cure enough votes to get the mea- sure through. At times it looked as if it would be impossible to get a reapportfonment. bill of any kiné enacted at this session, and again propositions would be advanced that, when worked out, would show that conditions would be but little im- proved if they were enacted inte law. By continually presenting an unbroken line-up the Northern re- presentatives succeeded in forcing through the measure that finally became law, and while there may be those who think that their sec- tion is entitled to greater recogni- tion, the bill as it stands is the best that could be obtained.” Senator Gunn voted to sustain the governor in his veto of the Nolan bill which had for its purport the delegating to every community the power to regulate its own public service gorporations. The bill, ac- cording to the senator, was retrac- tive in its tendencies, and was against the modern trend toward centralization of responsibility. A state commission to regulate publi¢ service corporations, applying such regulation to the individual cases as the conditions warrant or make expedient, is far the more efficient way of handling this matter. A measure which Senator Guna introduced and particularly champ- ioned, was the appropriation for a revolving fund of $250,000 to be handled by the state highway com- mission. This will be used by the commission to further the work im places where the necessity is great- est and where the counties find it impossible to meet the demands with their own resources. Another measure of importance introduced by Sen. Gunn was that providing that under certain con- ditions a railroad be required te build sidetracks for the conver- ience of heavy shippers or receiv— ers of freight. The bill was orig- inally intended to furnish relief te the village of Nashwauk, where @ railroad was requested to build a spur to the electric plant in order |that the municipality be not placeé under the expense and . inconven- ience of hauling soal from the railroad to the plant. The bill providing that school districts of ten or more townships may operate under the same laws that apply to independent districts, is also one of Senator Gunn's mea- sures. A glance over the vote on ‘the different measures coming before the session shows that Senator Gunn has consistently been in favor of progressive legislation and that the success of many of the best is t