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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
ANNUAL MEETING or THE
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

Cry tsal Falls. Michigan. Oct ~. os,
Annual meeting q Board ~ SUPER
visors OF Iron County. Michigan held
in the Supervisors room in tho eourt
house In the Citys II Crystal Failp,
this lslh day OF October. A d 1905
The meeting was called 70 order by
VI = Richards. chairman. with the
following members present. Victor
Benson. II. J McLaren. James 4.
Edwards. Arvid Biork. W. Fl. Jobe.
William Carlson. Edward Scott. r, q
Whitehead, Jonn Dawson, ". J. Rich
iards
The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and approved
Moved by Bjork and seconded by
Carlson that the committee appointed
TO procure plans and specifications for
the building of a pest house be- in
structed to have pest house built said
contract to be let 10 the lowest bidder.
Roll called, Benson yes, McLaren
yes Edwards yes Bjork yes, Jobe yes.
Carlson yes Scott yes, Whitehead yes.
Dawson yes. Richards yes. Motion
carried
Moved by Jobo and seconded by
Scott that the report Of tho County
Poor Commissioner be referred to the
committee on County officers reports.
Carried.
Moved by Jobe aud seconded by Scott
that Olof Hegemo be elected county
poor commissioner for the term Of
three years. Carried.
Moved by Bjork and seconded by
Edwards that the bill Of James Long
for services AZ county road commes-
Toner amount $3.50 90 DO referred TO
the County Road Comrs for payment.
Motion carried
Moved by McLaren and seconded by /,
Benson that the county road payroll 1,
FOR labor on the c. r. g. L. r. r. be
referred to the County Road Commrs
For payment Carried |,
Moved by Bjork and seconded by
that the chair appoint a
committee of three each on the follow
ng committees
J. Equalization Apportionment q :
Taxation Q
2 Claims and accounts. o
3. County Poor. /
4 County officers accounts and n
and al
g. Charged back Taxes. b.
Motion carried b
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

James. Edwards. chairman of the
committee on charged back taxes. re-
ported to the board that his committee
had instructed him to olfer the follow
ing resolution which he accordingly
did, and 1t was seconded by John
Dawson,
lie itresolyed. by the Board of Sup
rvisors OF Iron County. Michigan. in
regular annual meeting duly assembled
IN the Supervisors room in the Conrt
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

and the same are hereby equalized by
adding 70 and deducting from the
several valuations Of the real property
IN the townships and city in said
county respectively such amounts a.
are indicated IN the table hereunto
subjoined,
And we do hereby determine the
aggregate valuations OF the taxable
real aud personal property Of the
several townships ana CITY Of said
county respectfully to be- as Indicated
III said subioined table.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

House, in the City Of Crystal Falls. In
said county on the 18th day OF October,
A. p. Ninteen Hundred and eight
that the charged back taxes appearing
upon the Auditor Generals list thereo
for the present year, and which said
list has by the County Treasurer been
laid before this board at its present
meeting. be and the same are hereby
Of in the manner following
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
Total

The following resolution was offered
by Jobe and seconded by MoLaren.
Whereas. we the board Of Supervis-
ros Of Iron county Michigan. in regu-
lar annual meeting assembled at the
Supervisors room in the court house.
in the city Of Crystal Falls, in said
county on the 18th day Of October A.
ID nineteen hundred eight. have ex-
amined the assessment rolls of the
several townships and city Of said
county for the year nineteen hundred
eight There being but che city in said
county which said city is governed by
the provisions Of act no. 2i5 of the
Public acts Of 1895, as amended and
have found the assessments therein,
IS finally passed upon by the several
boards Of Review in said county 10
DC as follows to.wit
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

And, Whereas after an examination
OF said several assessment rolls for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether the
relative townships and city in said
county has been equally and uniformly
estimated we deem said real property
valuations TO be relatively unequal.
Therefore. BE it resolved by the
board Of supervisors Of Iron county in
session as aforesaid, that the real
property valuations in the several
townships aud city in Iron county for
the year ninteen hundred eight he
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

The chair appointed q committee m
Equalization apportionment and Tax.
alton. lobe. scott. and Biork
Claims and accounts. Whitehead.
Edwards and McLaren.
County poor, Benson, Carlson and
Dawson
County officers. accounts aud salaries.
McLaren, Whitehead and Jooe.
Charged back taxes Edwards Bon
son aud Dawson
The following resolution a. adopted
by the Board Of County Road Comrs'
at their meeting Of October let. 1905
was laid before the Board OF Supervis.
orsby the County Clerk.
BE IL resolved by the Board Of
Comfy Road Comrs Of the County of
Iron in regular meeting assembled at
me court house IN the city OF Crystal
Falls. on the first day OF October A. D.
l9os that IL be determined by this
Board in the exercise Of Is judgement
hat the sum of S0s9s D. be raised for
county road purposes in the County
Il Iron for the ensuing year, said
money TO be expended on sthe follow
ng roads and parts Of roads in hon
ounty In the proportions mentioned
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

Roll called on the above resolution as
follows:
Benson yes. McLaren yes. Edwards
yes Biork yes, Jobe yes. Carlson yes
Scott yes. Whitehead yes, Dawson yes
Richards yes. Resolution adopted.
The chairman Of the committee on
county taxes reported 10 the. Board
that his committee had instructed him
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

Iron River Township
Contingent tax fund 1000. 90
Bridge tax Zoo. 90
Highway tax goo. 90
Poor fund tax Too 90
school tax las certified by board
ot Edacationl 10. 1000. oo
--.-----
Aggregate Amount isloo. 90
Stambaugh Township
Contingent fund tax ZOO. 90
Bridge tax loco. 90
Highway tax loco 40
Poor fund tax
School las certified by board Of
education) 25ooo. 90
----..----
Aggregate Amount $1,000 90
City of Crystal Fails
General city tax 1880 90
Special Assessment
School tax 1880 90
-.----.--..-
Aggregate Amount 30. 600 |
Now. therefore. BE it resolved hy the
board of supervisors Of Iron county.
Michigan, in regular annual meeting
assembled at the Supervisors room in
the court house in the city of Crystal
Falls in said county on the 18th day
II October, A. ID. nineteen hundred
light, that the said amounts Of state.
county road, and county taxes. re-
'pectively be and the same are hereby
among the several town
hips and city in Iron county, In pro-
lortion. to the valuation Of the tax
'ale property herein, real and personal
= determined by this board for the
ear 1908, and that the respective ap-
'ortioned amounts of money, together
With the several amounts of money
roposed TO be raised for townhips
ity, school highway. poor and other
imposes ia the several townships ana
lty ia said county, and the one mill
X respectively. be spread upon the
ssossment rolls Of the several town
alps and city in Iron county for the
sar 1908, AS follows. 10 Wit
\
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
John Wall, Clerk.

Tuesday, October ~, 1905
Meeting called to order by w. ]
Richards chairman. with all member
present
The following resolution was offere,
by w. IL. Jobe. chairman and second
ed by Vicvor Benson.
Whereas. the Board of county roaG
commissioners Of the county OF Iror
has laid before this board its deter
mination Of the amount of tax fol
county road purposes which in the
Judgement should be- raised for the
ensuing year. which said amount j.
the sum Of S0sS9 ~ dollars and where.
as such determination meets the ap.
proval Of this Board. therefore,
BE it resolved by this Board in
annual meeting assembled in the
court house in said county. on this
18th day of October, A. u. 1908, that
this Board does agree with the Board
Of county road commissioners that the
amount Of said.county road tax shall
be raised as herein before specified
and for the purposes itemized by said
Board of county Road commissioners
and that the said amount .of county
road tax shall be apportoned between
the several townships and city of said
county according TO their equalized
valuation
Roll call Benson yes. McLaren yes,
Edwards yes, Bjork yes. Joba yes
Carlson yes, Scott yes. Whitehead
We. Dawson yes. Richards yes. Ad-
opted
The following resolution was offered
by lobe. chairman OF the committee
on apportionment, VINO moved its ad
option and was seconded by Carlson
Whereas. the auditor General OF the
State Of Michigan. has certified the
amount Of state taxes apportioned to
iron county lin the year 1905 to be
80 1888 and
Whereas the amount OF money to be
'aised by tax for county rosd purposes
n Iron county in the year 1903 has
,een determined and agreed by the
'oard according to law to be S0ss0 ~
md,
Whereas. this board has ascertained
nd determined the amount Of money
O be- raised 10y tax for county purpos-
sin Iron county. in the year 1908,
hall be SAT. 700 90 and,
Whereas the several townships and
ity clerks Of the several townships and
ity in Iron county have caused 10 be
led in the Office Of the county clerk
tatements and certificates. authoriz-
ng and directing moneys to he raised !
. said townships and city, by taxa {
on for townships city, school, high {
'ayi poor and other purposes in the {
sar 1880, in amounts. respectively.
! follows
Bates Township
fund tax loco. 90 !
ighway tax 1000 90 Z
cor fund tax 90. 90
,hool tax loco. 90
own hall tax Zoo. 90
@--
Aggregate Amount $40. 600 :
Crystal Falls Towship :
Dntingent fund tax loco. oo I
ignway tax 8s77 0s :
Dor fund tax 500 90 !
fVaaat ~, a. y,ds /
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

Roll called ON the adoption Of the
above resolution as followe,
Benson yes. McI.aren yea. Edwards
yes. Bjork yes Jobe yes, Carlson yes.
scott yes Whitehead YES, Dawson
yes, Richards yes Resolution adopted
Tie following resolution was offered
by Mcr.aren and seconded by White.
head.
BE II resolved by the board Of super.
visors OF the county OF Iron. In regular
annual meeting duly assembled in the
Supervisors room In the court house
in the city Of Crystal Falls in said
county, that the salaries Of the several
county officers Of said county be- fixed
and they are hereby fixed at the fol.
lowing amounts per year for tho next
ensuing two years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09

10 introduce the following resolution.
be 1t resolved. by the board OF super.
visors Of the county Of Iron. Ia regular
annual meeting assembled in the
supervisors room in the conrt house
in thu city Il Crystal Falls in said
county. on the i2th day of October.
A. d. 1908. that the following amounts
Of money be raised by tax upon all
the taxable property In said county
for county purposes in the year i9os.
Iron County Agri. society Sa0o. IS
Circuit Court expenses loco. 90
Contingent expenses 1889. IS
Bonds and Interest 5000. 90
County Poor 5000. 90
Repair Of Poublic Bid gs 1000 90
Officers salaries 1890. oc
Total Go. Taxes $i47oo. 90
The above resolution was according.
by Jobe. who moved IL adj
option and was seconded by Carlson.
Roll called, Benson yes. Biork yes.
MoLaren yes. lobe yes. Edwards yes,
Carlson yes, Scott yes Whitehead yes,
Dawson yes, Richardssyes, Resolution
adopted.
Moved by McLaren seconded by
Dawson that we adjourn until nine
o'clock tomorrow morning Carried
~. j. Richards.
Chairman.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP

CRYSTAL FALLS TOWNSHIP
Amounts TO be
the reasons given margin
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
Tax Homestead Land

Amounts Township the Supervisors for
collection from wit boosts
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-01-09
lnoN RIVER TowNsnr.

Amounts paid township treasurer TO be referred 10 Tho s
collection from Treasurer with costs 'o'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
FAIR EXCHANGE NO ROBBERY
Rumanla Gets Our Sweet Corn and
Gives to Us Her Little
"a Melons.

Americas sweet corn a. been trad
ed for Rumania's little watermelons.
Horace G. Knowles, ex-American min
lister to Rumania, who is soon to start
for his new post rs minister to Mica
ragua. contaminated the transaction
in the interest Of good living.
When Mr.. Knowles found the mel
on, about the size Of . grapefruit,
growing in the Carpathian foothills.
be realized that 1t would be Just the
thing to serve individually in America.
He obtained a quantity Of the seed
and transmitted 1t to the department
of agriculture. The little melons have
been cultivated with success at the
government experiment stations in
those regions where huge American
melons are grown.
Having gained this desirable dell.
cacy from Rumania, Mr.. Knowles was
anxious to repay the gift. He noticed
that the people were utter strangers
to sweet corn. Accordingly he OBJ
tanned seed for this product from the
department Of agriculture, hired sew
eral plots of ground himself, and in
structed the Rumanians In it, culture,
philadelphia Inquirer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
Europe 10 Drying Up.

That much OF Europe will become
an arid desert in q few centuries un-
less steps are taken to prevent 1t,
was the prophecy made year or
two ago by a distinguished French
scientific man. It 10 we'll known in q
vague way that some parts Of the
earth are drier that formerly, but OBJ
servations are lacking to show wheth'
or this has been q result Of merely
local conditions or 10 a locally ad'
vanced stage Of . process going on
over . wide area. Herr Walser, q
German, has been lately trying to gel
. more accurate idea of the desicca'
ton from the records Of bodies Of
water. He finds that hundreds OF
European lakes have entirely disap
peared and in the canton of Zurich
alone the 149 lakes Of 1860 have be
come reduced to rs, while about hall
Of these have been diminished in size
German and Russian lakes also, al
we'll as those Of western Asia. give
evidences Of drying up OF the land
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25

In this shelves are put It convsaak
distances apart and the four st1>s sus
covered with burlap. used 'ha1seo
sacks for this purpose.
The cooler l made was hRe0 Auk
square. Ordinarily q water-u11k hs0
eight or ten inches deep the - a
the top 10 made and set On The tnp II
the frame. Around tho box nsne u
bottom . row Of gimlet holes y bsBs4
and these are fitted with pluIB-
The box ia filled with water ~ II
plugs in the holes are loosens1 1aea
the water seeps out Just eD0usA -
run down through the buElap a ~
sides and keep 1t wet all the usaA
The burlap on the front side = enak
ened to only one post, the top an a.
other side being kept In place ~
rings along the edge which are s&t03
over nails partly driven In
This constitutes the door thruuGA
which access IL gained to the tn1e
Of the cooler Once In . while s1w
one with a skeleton door over wAaek
the burlap was stretched n scra0
wire would be over q screen door. hak
this was considered rather elahns.1a
for most people.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
Byron's Bride Of Abydos.

Il 10 Just 100 years ago that Lord
Byron arrived In Greece, whore he
wrote that beautiful poem. 'The Bride
Of Abydos," and that exquisite song,
the Maid Of Athens" which, says .
Paris contemporary. every English.
man Of culture knows by heart.
Documents enable u to establish
the true identity Of the heroine Of
this last poem. She was one Of the
three daughters of Mr.. Black. English
viee-consul at Athens, at whose house
Byron for some TINT lived. After the
departure Of the poet, Theresa Black
married an archaeologist, M. Pittakis,
whose widow she became several
years later. Her beauty. her charm.
her elegance, conquered every heart.
including Byron's. In 1873 the heroine
of the poem was an old woman Of
upright figure and still showing signs
Of her former beauty. With age had
come poverty. The Times, moved by
her distress, caened 1T this epoch a
subscription In her favor. She died
in 1875.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
HARM IN STAGNAN1 WATER
and Kept Dry, and All sresdina
Places Filled.


As pools Of stagnant water, clsesR.a
and neglected drains are breeatne
places for mosquitoes, Pref. Surfaee
the Pennsylvania state xoologik
recommends that al tanks Of v2hae
cisterns or vessels which hold w1eE
or which might be filled with waAsB
after Q rain, be covered or sersensf
with a screen Of at least IL msa14o
Of wire to the inch. Standing W11k
on lots on commons should not b ~
mitted. All shallow lets should u
drained and kept dry, aad post bnnR
filled, old tin cans and bottles aER
tied, and all breeding places desbu1s
ed. All stable refuse should - 90.
moved at least every week. W1aze
there are large natural bodies e ~.
ter which cannot be drained, the 1R-
face should be disinfected and ezssd
with kerosene ct frequent and FQRn
lar Intervals. Kerosene 10 ilv1lulAae
In this connection. and 1t 10 abs os6d
% Q disinfsetalt. Chloride Of uDR u
common eeppssas (sulphate z 0)
60 b thrown ~ eseaDoooA
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
Women In Postal Service.

The distinction of first appointing .
woman postmaster does not belong to
America, nor is the employment OF
women in the postal service q new
idea. As early as 1548 q woman post
master was appointed to look after
the mails of Braine lie Comte, an I'm
portant town of France. In the try
ing times of the Thirty Years War
the principal Office in the postal serv-
ice Of Europe was held by woman.
Alexandrine de Rue. From 1928 to
1916 she was in charge Of the mails
Of the German empire, the Neither
lands, Burgundy and Lorraine. She
was known as q master general of
the mails. In America, Elizabeth
Harvey was the first to hold a place
in the postal department. She had
charge of the letters in Portsmouth.
N. H., in the beginning Of the seven
teenth century. A half century after
ward Lydia Hill was placed in charge
Of the post office in Salem, Mass.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
Little Gardens 40 LIfesavers.

From garden patches to health 10
q story briefly told in . bulletin Of
the health department. The depart
ment, in It's study Of Cleanup day"
conditions, found that unsightly and
disease breeding back yards and va
cant lots have been giving way to
tasty and profitable vegetable gar
dens. I'VE were"agreeably surprised
to find such an increase in yard gar
dening," the bulletin stated. They
serve to keep the yard clean, to add
to the revenue Of the family, and to
furnish fresh crisp vegetables for the
family table. The increase in such
gardens was especially notable in the
Eighth ward. Collections of cans and
rubbish and stagnant pools have
given place In the last two years to
small, neatlooking gardens filled with
cabbage, onions. parsley. beets and
corn, and here and there fringe or
bed OF flowers. Seeing this we do not
wonder at the lowered baby death
rate In the Eighth ward"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
A Durujars Text Book,

Tho police Of New York found upon
Q burglar, arrested BY them. treatise
on safe-cracking that IL said to be the
most remarkable document that has
ever fallen into their hands. The con-
tents are 80 we'll compiled that the
police unhesitatingly declare the au-
thor . past grand master In his pro
fsssion. and. according to Popular
Mechanics, are somewhat anxious TO
ind out just how many copies arc In
circulation throughout the country.
For the most part the manuscript
10 in the yegg code. lingo freely used
BY thieves the country over. It de-
0cribes the two kinds Of safes recog-
nised BY the profession, namely, the
lireproof and the burglar-proQf, assert
ing. however. that there 10 nd genuine
burglar-proof safe. and that kind that
are drill.proof are only called 20 by
courtesy. Minute directions for
cracking . safe are given. together
with diagrams to illustrate the treat
i0e.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25

CLEvERLY BUILT ICE BOX;
Refrigerator Which Keeps Milk, 7a,e
ter and Other PerishabIe Goodk
Cool Without Ice.
BY MILLER PURvIA.


While was In California this sane
ner ] saw almost eve ywhere coolers
or refrigerators which were used ~
keep milk sweet, butter firm, an q,
cool water. all this being done Win
out the use Of ice. I made one q
these coolers myself and moak -
those I saw were made by local ez1ss
penters, although they arr :keuk -
sale in some of the towns. 4
l am not an expert with :tou1s -
In the remote place where i happane1
to be tools were scarce, but vseh
only . square, saw and hatche1 y
made the cooler and 1t worked ju1t ~
we'll as any other one l ever saw-
We kept butter perfectly firm u r.
and fresh meat cool and sweet. An
sorts Of stewed fruit was kept h u:
much longer than 1t would have 0Se!
outside. as the temperature was 1h1Has
100 degrees for weeks at q tirno A1a
went a. high as ITO more than ssrnl
The sketch shows the cooler VIII:
the front curtain back to show tn
shelves.
We would put glass fruit car -
of drinking water in this cooler ~ u
was kept cool and refreshing. AA6
probably much more wholesome Or
drinking purposes than 1t would Assss
been had 1t been iced.
To make one Of these coolsrs = slk
eton flame made OF 2x2 inch 1oaeA
joip1o by 1x3 inch strips. Is st %.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-11-25
AUTOMATIC LAW ENFoRCER
An Ingenious Apparatus for the Mo
@ torlst Who Desires 5.,ss.s,
Safety.

vice.Consul H. NJ. Byington. st Bris.
toll, reports as follows concerning a
new British apparatus which controls
the speed Of motor cars:
According to the published descrip-
ton Of practical trial. the device
automatically removes the clutch
when the speed Of the car slightly
exceeds the arranged limit and when
necessary the brake IL also automatic.
ally applied until the rate IL reduced
Just below the limit. The brake is
then quickly but gently removed and
the clutch again put in. A semaphore
10 automatically raised to warn the
driver when he 10 approaching the
maximum. The mechanism, which
works in oil. takes very little space.
It 10 put In action or our Of gear in
an instant, and there Is NO need to
stop or slow down the car while this
10 being done. The apparatus can
be locked up 20 that the driver Of q
car cannot exceed the speed desired
by the owner
Every effort was made on the trial
to get the car to exceed the limit,
which was set for 16 miles an hour.
On coming to a fairly steep hill the
engine was allowed full power and
the car instantly started to gain
speed. But as soon as the limit was
reached the brakes were applied
strenuously, % II by magic Though
no sudden jar was experienced). and
the engine merely raced without the
slightest effect on the car, the speed
being maintained at the 16-mile rate
throughout" n.. ...