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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-03-01
COUNTY COSTS

COUNTY COSTS.
Paid Jesse II. Porter taking Commissioners
from Wheelervile To south Road bridge ? 20
r. uaiiagher. horse hire c............-..... 90
behtley froth. Lycoming Co fee II 90
i. N. crcssiey, horse hire and carriage $50
~ 90
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INSANE ASYLUMS.
Danville Asylum. support of NJ. Zebroski
ii. Gcnoski. J. Shevlin +. Morningstar 30t 50
Warren Asylum, support Harvey Mckay 81 %
395 rs
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=, LEE r, GAVITT, COUNTY TREASURER.
the County of Sullivan
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-03-01

BY amt due Co Treasurer, last audit. 1855 ~
By amount of Interest paid on first series
OF bonds .......................... 1920 90
- Second series...................... 1877 so
BY TreaSurer's commission on same. i5 "
:. redemption
money paid out during 1906 Sl0519
Treas. commission on same. 81 Sc
By amount of County Orders redeemed
by County Treasurer during l905........ l742a IA
BY amt OF Co Treas. Com. ON same...... 522 81
By amt paid on temporary loan.......... 10000 90
'' commission on same...... 300 90
By amt paid Comth' state personal tax 1913 55
Commission paid by state
State tax on County Indebtedness for '04 23S 81
. o5 2l4 Il
S6l63 81
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RoadF dsfo
fr year
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INDECENT PERSONS.
Paid Henry Cummings support of Ms.
Ella Hart, 81 weeks at t5 90. 26O
Dr. Milmer, medical attendance for same rs
Henry Cummings, medicine for Ella Hart II
aea
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
"A TRAVELLING ! MANS PREDICTION,


.s5. "A, =. Cole will sweep Northern H 's
Minnesota as no candidate has done 1t1qt ! e
except Roosevelt is the statement Of
Frank G.. Berry Of Duluth; Mr.. Berry
is travelling salesman for. the Wright,
Clarkson Mercantile company Of the
city on the lakes, and for dozen
years past has made Northern Min
nesota territory He5has Just come in
from a trip covering Douglas, Todd,
Wadena. Hubbard. Cass, c5Beltrami,
tasca, Aitkin and Grow Wing coun-
ties, since the state convention.
y "The sentiment of all that section Is
strong for Cole says Mr.. Berry. "; i
Among Republicans it is unan1-
nous, and there are many Democrats
who will vote for him. In his own
county, Cass, in; Hubbard, Beltrami
and Itasca, expect to see Cole equal
Roosevelt's vote. All the Republican
newspapers are for him enthusiastical-
ly. Factions are united, and the re.
turns next November will show tre-
mendous majorities in the northern
counties" .>+@ ~
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
on the farm; farmers apparently do
not need short working hours, &S:4


on the farm; farmers apparently do,
not need short working hours. "
Yet the party faces the position OF
demanding this legislation after letting
the choosing Of members of the legis.
lature go by default. If every Demo.
cratic candidate should be elected,
they would hardly make respectable
minority. The legislature has been de-
liberately. sacrificed in the interests
of Gov. Johnson, who, if elected, will
again say that he can do nothing on.
these important matters because the
lawmakers are Republicans. s:S :asS=
The other nota BILE. feature is the;
pledging of Minnesota Democrats to,
Mr. Bryan's candidacy. This was not
necessary as to the state administers
ton, as Gov. johnson and all his circle
Of advisers are ardent Bryanites. The
platform merely emphasizes this and
assures the use Of all of Gov. John
sons political machinery to aid IN ME.
Bryan's election ;. ;: e .3 T 4 y 55t
The Democrats would use the ballot
bearing hands. Of ssthe Republicans
<toSvgather their roasting chestnuts.
. Johnson in 1906; Bryan in 1908, with
a promised federal office for John.
Such is = disinterested Democratic
statesnanship.- Duluth News-T Tribune
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
BRYAN AND JOHNSON.

= Republicans are asked to again vote
for John A.. Johnson for governor.
There can: be no pretense that In do
ing this they will help in getting any
state or national legislation they may
wish, as in large majority of the
legislative districts and in five OF the
nine congressional districts the Dem
ocrats have made no nominations But
by voting for Mr.. Johnson, they Will
continue all the administrative ma
chinery of the state in his hands to be
used in 1908 in favor of Mr.. Bryan, and
against Mr.. Roosevelt, or any other
Republican pledged to continue the
Roosevelt policy. 1t is s'heads win,
tails you lose" 49,. r, -.~,. (
This is the proposition presented to
the Republicans of Minnesota by the
Democratic: ratification meeting held
In Minneapolis last Tuesday, as sched-
uled. The state ticket as, prepared in
advance and the platform as written
by previously selected committee
was ratified. It was schedule affair
and was pulled of on schedule time.
There were no surprises and conse,
quently no disappointments. The en-
tire ticket had been announced some
days prior to the meeting, and every
Office but one was filled by acclama-
tion. There was large bundle Of en-.
thusiasm over Gov. johnson and Will
lam j. Bryan and everybody went to
the fair III the evening. ...a}@ 4. "a 9a5. u Il
Though the platformmakers had had
abundant time to prepare the state
5dogmas for the acceptance Of Minneso.
.tas Democracy, SO much brain matter
was expended on congratulat ations, and and
the framing of praise for the governor,
that the matter Of railroad passenger:
rates, free passes and taxation were
soverlo looked. These p1anks were, how
ever, added from the floor Of the con-
syention 5.S5s 7.;3
The most Interesting part OF the
platform is its commend dations for
state legislation BY which q supreme
effort is to be made to apture the la-s
Dor vote. The initiative and referen....
dun was ecommende munic ipal1
ownership favored and an eight hour
day advocated Tor all abor except that
49,
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

Samuel G. Iverson, the present state
auditor and Republican candidate for
reelection, is q native product of Min
nesota, having been born in Rushford,
Fillmore county, in 1859. He was. one
Of the leading active young men of his
town, so prominent that when he was
81 years Of age his fellow citizens
united almost unanimously in a petit
ton to Mark H. Dunnell, then con-
gresham from the Fir district, to
appoint him postmaster that town.
The petition was SO overwhelming in
his favor that Mr.. Dunnell promptly
complied, and when he had, by few
months, passed his majority, he was
selected for that position. He held the
place for five years, and then, without
any active effort on his part, was sent
by his town and county to the 1egis-
lature. After serving a term in the
legislature he was selected as an ac-
countant in the state auditors office,
a. position which he held until 1891,
when he was chosen as deputy state
treasurer. This position he held until
1895, when he was appointed deputy
state auditor, and discharged the du-
ties of that Office from 1895 to 1908.
His services were so satisfactory, and
he proved himself SO faithful and well
adapted to public positions which he
held, that the people took him up in
1902 and elected him to the position
of state auditor, so that on the first Of
January, 1903, he stepped from deputy
to be principal in the Office. r.
There is probably no man in the state
who is more familiar with the duties
of the great Office which he now holds
than Mr.. Iverson and certainly no man
more capable to discharge the onerous
business. Comparatively few are aware
that the duties which devolve upon the
state auditor are very numerous and
complex, and only man especially
familiar with the work of the
office is competent to discharge
them. .-r
The state auditor is a member of the
drainage commission, a member of the
printing commission, member of the
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

one of the substantial country newspa-
pers Of the state, owning it's own build
ing and as complete a printing outfit
as any newspaper in the state In q
town of the same population as Red
wood Falls. In 1901 he was elected
chief clerk of the house of representa-
tives, serving at the extra session OF
1902, and was again elected to the
same position in 1908 and 1905. In this
position Mr.. Schmahl proved himself
a master in executive work. When re-
elected he did not have to ask the vote
or support of any member who had
served in the house while he was CHIEF
clerk. There is no officer in the house,
not even the speaker, who has more to
do with keeping the threads of legis-
lation from becoming tangled than has
the chief clerk. Always, active and
obliging, and fully informed of the
condition and location of every bill,
he was almost certain of being chosen
again and again for that position, II
he had not aspired for the higher place
for which he is now a candidate.
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

& A new constitutional amendm ent IL
to be submitted to the legal voters Of
the state next November that vitallys
effects the interests Of the farmers
and market gard It's to grant
these parties the privilege to sell the
products of their farms and gardens
wherever they may find customers.
without being compelled to take out 1
peddler''s license. By what short ght-
tedness, chicanery or logroll1ng a law
was enacted that a man pr oducing up:
on his own land in 4 N Minnesota could
not sell the same ID. any place within.
the state, in any quantity large or
small without first paying tribute
; money for the privilege lis beyond
compre rehensio ion. The amendment
ought to receive he yea',, vote Of ev-9
cry farmer ii the state The Republic.
an platform IS the Duluth convention
fndorses this amendmen There isE
no politics ia 1t. II Affects all partiea
f-- tssIencee egister.
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
l5e sxposed bit prop 81 per 81 tion should

PRIMARY EEiecti
a careful iinvest atiion of the
question am con vince that the
Sgllarg ma jority off the. u voters of
state are ain 81 Yor Of B tending the
primary election to state Offices an1 and,
II elected, shal ecomnen the pas pas !
sage Of such
The question Of good roads. and de- ls-
sforestratio ion of our cut-oY oYer lands are *,
questions demand ling very careful /; g at
tention, will be my duty from ron ].
time to time, as. the cam1paign sad-- a1 I
Ivances, to conside er these very islr I'M
portant matters. 5Iss.s #
But the one point wish to eestl1-i err1-i
phasize, the question Of the greatest at' s.,
concern to all the people, is the rail- g /;
road rate question the Vigorous en- !:
forcement Of the laws upon that sub 5:'t] 4
ject; and the enac ctment Of such further
laws as are necessary, to the the Il end nc
that exact justice be done to al par par.
ties at interest I n d M ESss| n a$ 4
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

board of investment of trust funds, a
member of the board Of deposits, which
cesignates the banks to be used by the:
state treasurer, member of the state
lumber board, and ex-of1cio secretary
of that board. = ~ =, y .&.s g ~s'E4
In discharging his duty as state au-
ditor, he is called upon to decide i'm
portant tax-questions and construe the
tax law, his decisions being OF binding
effect unless set aside by some court
proceedings. The auditor also ap-s
points the forestry commission. He has
the care of all state lands and deter
mines their sale. ~ 49,. =
. When the legislature of two years
ago passed the immigration law, It
turned it's execution over to Mr.. lver-
son, and though the preparation was.
very simple, he has discharged the du-
ties under that law in such manner
as to greatly add to the public inter
ests of the state. In the sale of public
lands he handles in cash million and
half dollars and in the sale of min--
eral lands at least two hundred thou
sand. Receipts and. disbursements
which pass through his office aggregate
seventeen million dollars. r
It will be seen by this brief outline
of his duties that the position of state
auditor is one not easily filled. Mr..
VERSIONS own experience in the office,
in minor capacities, his known In
tegrity and his ghtforwardness IN
public affairs fits him for the place,
and it is almost a surprise to
think that, any political party
will have the temerity to op.
pose him: -. ,
The superior and eminent qualifica-
tions of Mr.. Iverson are SO great that
he commends himself to the
support of every voter in the
state of Minnesota. The fact that
when he was elected state auditor he
received a plurality of 72,284, which
was the largest plurality of anyone on
the ticket, tells in a few words the
standing which is justly accorded to
him by the voters. j.
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

st. James Plaindealer, Sept. 5: This
year is the first time in history that. q
candidate for governor has been nom nom
mated who stands more especially: for
the interests of the farming communt.
ty Of the state. Not that he would
neglect other intesests, but would ad-
vocate measures which would be OF
especial benefit to the agricultural
classes, believing that the great indus.
try lies at the basis OF the prosperity
sot the commonwealth. That Is what
She means by state development" Mr..
Cole should surely receive the solid
support at the farming. population Of
the state, tot he Is 'n sympathy with
them. ~
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

Julius A. Schmahl, candidate for
secretary of state. was born at Trav-
erse des Sioux, Nicollet county, Mime
sofa, in 1867. When Julius was three
years old his parents moved to Red
wood Falls and it was there that his
early boyhood was passed. He was
given common school education, and
in the summer time did farm work.
His life was thus passed until he was
fourteen years old, when he entered
the Redwood Gazette Office as an ap-
prentice to learn the printers trade.
After three years at that work he went
to Fargo and was employed with the
ARGUS" for two years. Later he came
to st. Paul as reporter and was en-
ployed on the daily papers in the capi-
tai city, where he proved very energet-
ic and Industrious, 50 much so that he
was several times rendered positions
on papers other than the one he repre-
sented. In 1892 he returned to Red
wood and purchased an interest in the
"Gazette," the paper from which he
learned the trade. This paper is now
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

ss,,s.
|5O, 900 acre and sollt verage
price of l YER * Ven ~ the
mark ya1ue on Scla assH of land
not increase In valne All time adj
ya1ces, which iis altogether improba-I
BILE that 900 900 acre drained Will
sell 43o 900 he estimated:
cost COS OF draining these lands is S$1 OO,--
OO0. or only per acre
ssT his sum, oweyer,, comes out Of
the l's current fund and the whole OF
the Sc, ,43O 900 when the land Isl sold
will go into the school and other
trust Il Us funds Of the stat This money,
when Y hl1'sn placed at Interest at RR4 per cent,
will yield a net B income of $257 200.
which y 81 Oh will annually be- pouring into
the state treasury & as interest from,
the sale4o 81 these lands alone. This In.
come g q is not for one year only, but it
rs to last for all times More than.
one-half % g i aofs this annual inc ONE goes
into the school fund to be- paid out.
annually to- support the 4 common
scho ools Of the state. rs not the. drain
age of this land a good business prop
osition--one which commends itself
to all thinking men? n u si 5S s33 H: |.s.
E & Trespass on State Lands. 1t
During the same session law
was enacted providing that trespass
on the timber lands owned by the
state will not out tlaW h also providing
for the giving Of bounties to persons
who will volunteer information which
leads to the conviction OF any person
or persons guilty Of such trespass.
This law greatly reduces liability Of
theft of state timber. .&,...& =
~ another law enacted at. that ses-
sion provides for a better appraisal
of state land s--a law which will stop
the selling Of lands which are Gov
cred with valuable timber, and agri-
cultural lands wherein no payment is
made or contemplated for the timber
stumpage thereon. %.s< :: t - =. - : Il
sit is certainly diAhcult to properly
police OF, safeguard this class Of the
state property. S> 4.-
|'..It can only be accomplished by the
utmost care and endeavor.
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

and expenses should be clearly dis
closed, and should cooperate one
with the other, so that the cost OF in
vestigations from time to time may
be minimized. The revelations Of the
recent investigation committees would
have come years ago had such a plan
been heretofore adopted. But the
vastness of the work for the insurance
department Of any one state has pre-
vented it's being done in the absence
of cooperation, and the reports fur
nished have served to conceal rather
than show the truth. In other words,
think publicity is the great safe
guard.
Drainage of State Lands.
During the session Of 1905 law
was enacted by the legislature, pro-
viding for a comprehensive system OF
drainage of such part of the states
swamp lands as in the opinion of the
state drainage commission, is ad-
visable. This system involves a topo-
graphical survey. In November next
the engineer in charge of the survey
is to deliver to the drainage commits
sion to be filed with the state au'
ditor a map of the swamp and marshy
lands he has surveyed, which will
show not only the location, length,
size and approximate cost of each
ditch suggested, but it will also show
each forty-acre tract of land to be
benefited by each drain. -
ANY one carefully examining that
map and the reports which will ac-
company it, which are to be printed
for the information of the legislature
and people, can distinguish not only
the, land owned by the state that will
be benefited, but can tell what lands
to be drained are owned by the pri-
vate individuals or corporations. Ev-
cry essential with regard to each
drainage ditch will be in possession
of the legislature, and they will be
in a position to act intelligently on
any drainage project they decide to
undertake. Thus the legislature will
be able to so apportion the cost of
drainage that the burden will fall on
each forty-acre tract in, proportion to
+ the dement's received. r s.'s T.. - IT. s.
"For myself, I will say that am
not in favor Of paying a single dollar
Of public money for drainage of lands
owned by private individuals or cor:
porations. %.> %,. .::l e. ,..1 ...>
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
Nj ~, VI; r. 'fTj III 'f %s''st -,
Every practical safeguard that .
, can be- thought Of should be ap- .
piled, and the laws should be rig .
Idly enforced when such trespass .
= is detected. =
Mineral Lands.

= = mInerd1 IdI1u8'
1T would seem that the state is not
receiving that annual revenue from
the mineral lands owned by 1t that
it should receive and. to which 1t is
entitled The Legislature, at its next
session should carefully examine this
important question. and II the laws re-
lating thereto are defective or insuf-
flcient, they should be changed or
strengthened by, further enactment as
seem advisable. and if there is any
laxity in the enforcement of existing
laws on this subject it should not only
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
Profit to State.

.The state owns nearly two million
acres Of land sthat it's entirely worth
less unless II is drained There is
afforded unmistak able proof that near
~ one million acres Of this land when
reclaimed BY tching will be assgood
8as tie average smamp land that the
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26

for thrift will have been eliminated
from our national life. If the attack
is carried so far as to affect the sol
vency of. the companies the resulting
calamity will be appalling. -.
Line Of Reform.
1T is a part of wise craftsmanship
to so handle the present situation:
"1) That the solvency Of the exist
ing institutions should not be imper-
lied.
"(2) That the companies which
have not been guilty Of abuses should
not be made to suffer along with those
with those of a diffefent character.
"(3) That the popularity of life in
surance as family protection may be
preserved; and
"(4) That it may be made safe, so
that those who invest their money
in it may not be deceived or disap-
pointed. -
II do not think that these objects
are to be accomplished by a change of
management Of the companies alone.
I am afraid that even if the policy
holders participate in the selection
of trustees, as they have not hereto
fore done, the trustees Of their Sc
lection, however fair their repute,
will find it difficult and perhaps i'm
practicable to give that intimate su-
pervisory attention to the several com:
panies' affairs which, in the long run,
is essential if evils are not to creep
in. -'',
State Supervision.
ITO secure permanent results we
shall have to have continued regula-
tion and supervision by the state. We
think we have discovered some of the
sources OF evil. Extravagant salaries,
reckless expenditures and the use OF
trust funds for speculative purposes
and private gain have been encour-
aged, in the opinion Of experts, by the
accumulation of surpluscs need
lessly exacted from policyholders
Legislation requiring at least the ap.
portionment among policyholders OF
their excess payments at frequent in
tervals will check some; of the trou'
bles. But after while they will re.
turn again in some other share unless
constant vigilance is employed. IL
"The state owes tito its people to
itself insure the safety of the finan'
|cial institutions within its. borders
' The average citizen has not the time
nor the facilities for personal investi:
cation. The state must assume the
task. It's methods of investigation
should be SO complete that it's, license
issued to an insurance company or a
bank should be equivalent to a guar,
anty that it is entitled to public con.
fldence.. An insurance company dis.
honestly or incompetently managed OF
a bank become insolvent Is 9 public
disaster of wide-reaching consequence
and. should be made an impossibility
z r. Z - t. - n So a
Mower County transcript., 1906-09-26
) "Thls can be accomplished in =
one way, and in one way only, =
and that is by a system OF the =
highest publicity sll] Z

The insurance departments Of the
several states should devise and en-
force the use of such forms \ Of re-
ports that the conditions Of the sew
eral companies as to assets, liability
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Vulcan
News Champion Correspondence.

News Champion Correspondence.
Tuesday, Dec. IL
VIM Noel arrived in town Sunday
to do work on his claims.
Billy Barnes is doing assessment
work on his Coral creek claims.
Mr.. Smith and son, ranchmen
from north Of Gunnison are in town
on business today.
Miss May kelleher from Gunnison
passed through Vulcan Monday on
her wsy to the Continental mine.
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10 verv much enthueed over the ore
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