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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11


The following is the matter above
referred 10:
An ordinance and resolution by Aid.
Garvey, laid over Dec. 20. 1910. (J. c.
=, y. 1881, pertaining 10 street RAIL
way matters.
Laid on the table.
An ordinance laid over Dec. %. 1910,
81 G. C.. p. 1922. pertaining to re-
stricted liquor district.
Laid on the table.
A report OF the Committee on Street
Openings laid over Oct IL, 1910, q.
OF Rev B. sczerba, director OF St.
Hedwig's church. asking that the line
Of Rollins street be diverted
Laid on the table.
Report OF Committee on Charter and
City Legislation. laid over Oct. 4. 1910.
81. c. c., y. 1889, pertaining to resolu-
ton or Aid konkel for a. charter
amendment for Board OF Police Com
missioners to consist OF three members
Laid on the table.
a minority report OF the Committee
on Charter and City Legislation. laid
pertaining to a resolution of Aid Kon-
KEEL for charter amendment for a
Board OF Police Commissioners to con-
sist OF three members.
Laid on the table.
An ordinance to amend Section 4 cf
Fire Limits Ordinance. laid over Sept.
20, 1910. 81 c. c.. p. 1852.
Laid on the table.
Report Of Committee on Charter and
City Legislation, laid over July 26.
1910. @ g.. c., y. 1929. pertaining 70
increasing the Board OF Assessors from
a three to fve-man board
Laid on the table.
Majority and minority report OF
Committee on Street Openings, laid
over April 10. 1910 ~. c. c.. y. 621D,
pertaining TO petition OF American Car
* Foundry Co. for vacation OF Fred
erick street
Laid on the table.
Report OF Committee on Franchises
laid over April 49, 1910, 81. c. c.. T..
614). pertaining TO street railway ex-
tensions.
Laid on the table
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

Controller.
Accepted and referred TO the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
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From the controIIer

To the Honorable the Common Council
Gentlemen-The following approved
claims are respectfully submitted:
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From the Controller.

To the Honorable the Common Councils:
Gehtlemen-The following reports of
City officers for the week ending Satur-
day. January 7. are respectfully SUBJ
mitted:
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Unfinished Business.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen-ln compliance with a
resolution of the Council OF 1910,
herewith transmit the unfinished bust
ness OF the Council for such DISPOSE
ton as may be deemed proper.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES a. NICHOLS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

In the year 1908, and at various times
subsequent thereto. the city entered
into contracts with the steam railroads
providing for the separation of grades
A. least two OF these contracts can for
an annual expenditure OF a specified
sum OF money by the railroads The
time has arrived for the Common
Council to ask the railroads for re-
port Of the amount OF money expended
by them during this period of seven
grades IL an exceedingly important
one: for accomplishing what we have
we are grateful; but the growth OF
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COM MUNicATioNs.

Accepted and placed on f,ie. '
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Water Department Extensions.

In contrast with the indifference or
this private corporation to the public
welfare, IL Is gratifying to notice the
preparations being made by the De-
troit Water Commissioners to meet the
ever-increasing demands of our city
for a wholesome and adequate water
supply. In a public spirited and praise
worthy manner these municipal offtcers
not only intend to meet present de-
mands but TO anticipate those OF the
future: and whatever you may be call
ed upon to do to assist them. by way or
charter amendment, or submitting the
question OF Issuing bonds. i trust you
will promptly and willingly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

Ire records or the Hehltn department
and OF the various local hospitals point
TO the fact that our people have not yet
educated themselves to sane celebration
OF Independence Day I understand that
there Is already In existence a fairly
strict municipal ordinance covering this
situation. The Health Board should be
asked to recommend alterations In II as
may, in It's judgment. be necessary to
cure the evils that marred the last cele-
bration: and this action taken In suffl-
cient time. In advance OF July 4th. SO
that the dealers and merchants may
know ~ what extent they may go with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11

Ii seems strange that In commun-
ity existing under our form OF govern
nent. no attempt has ever been made
10 provide for permanent and commo-
dIous places for the holding of the
various elections. In the very nature
OF things. IL will be impossible to Sc
lect in the unsettled and new portions
OF the city, a permanent location for
an election booth. but this cannot be
said or the older and well-setped por-
tions OF the city. Action In this re-
spect should be taken by your Honor
able Body. not in such way. how
ever. as to put great expense upon
the community. A little OF this work
should be done each year, and the CO.
operation OF the police and fire de-
partment. in their future structures.
should be demanded. IL IL is necessary
to make some slight amendment to the
charter to accomplish this end, IL
should be done. I believe this will be
wise economy In the long run. The
breakage, hauling and storage OF the
present booths probably amounts to
enough 10 pay the interest upon the
investment. TO say nothing OF the great
convenience that would be given TO
our citizens IL the voting booths were
permanently built upon sanitary and
commodious lines
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
Increased Bonding Limit.

Contingent upon the people sanction
ing an Increase OF the limit OF bonded
Indebtedness I'm the year 1910, the Com
mon Council and the Board OF Estimates
authorized series OF appropriations
which would require the Issuance of
bonds In the sum Of si,2S5,0O0. AT the
time time action was taken the limit OF
bonded indebtedness had been reached.
II has been impossible to make the i'm.
provements contemplated by these bond
Issues II il to be presumed that they
were necessary. If that In so. In order
TO take care OF them and such future
needs as the wisdom Of these bodies may
determine to be necessary I'm the way OF
permanent Improvements, II is impera-
tive that the bonding limit be Increased.
This question should be submitted at
the earliest opportunity. At the last
election many votes were cast against
II by the adherents OF municipal owner
ship, because any increase OF the limit
OF bonded Indebtedness which did not
take into consideration the possibility OF
entering upon this enterprise. would post
pone its inauguration for period or two
wears I suggest when the proposition
Is again submitted. the proposed law be
80 framed that a certain percentage OF
the Increase OF the limit OF bonded In
debtedness be reserved for the sole pur-
pose OF furthering the municipal owner
shin and operation OF street railways, so
that there will be no opposition 20 an in
crease OF the limit of bonded Indebted
ness from this large and influential class
of our citizens.
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Play Grounds.

Detroit has. in a modest way, In
augurated system Of public play
grounds. as an adjunct to the Depart
ment OF Education. Each year should
see some additions made to this sys-
tenn The constantly growing conEes-
ton Of the city demands Il. Probably
the wiser course would be to take this
into consideration when purchasing
sites for additional school buildings.
Also some of the outlying small
parks could be used for play ground
purposes small park. with few
flower beds. pathways. shrubs and a
fountain, presents nothing more than
a little breathing spot and a pleasant
picture. IL would be better utilized as
a place for children TO freely ronp and
play
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-11
Civil Service.

At the recent municipal election
there was presented and adopted by
the electors OF this community a law
which places all employees of the city
under the protection of civil service
rules during their good behavior. The
mandate OF the people should be re-
spected. and the law given fair and
generous trial Under IL. municipal
employees know that their tenure or
office is dependent. not upon the ca
price OF SOME political manipulation, or
a change Of administration, but solely
upon their fulfilling. in an able and
conscientious way. the duties assigned
to them.
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the city brings an increase OF trafnc
ON the streets, and a corresponding
increase OF traffic by rail-. 80 that eacn
year nnds a demand for more and
quicker work. The council should not
permit a single thoroughfare TO occu-
py more than one season for the com
Pletton OF the separation of Its grade.
Negotiations should forthwith ensue 10
grades In all sections OF the city.
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Resolution

Referred to Committee on Fran
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street Opening Assessments.

On the tAtfeme tasI OF tHe tIty' vi
the north and northwest. and on the
been added to the municipal domain.
For years to come streets and high
ways now In existence In Detroit viii,
through this added territory. In some
sections OF the city a great hardship
has been imposed upon the owners OF
property by burdensome street opening
assessments The charter should he
amended so as 10 tighten this burden
by spreading the payment over num-
Der OF years The assessment could De
collected with the annual city tax The
necessary funds for the awards could
be obtained by the sale OF bonds In
much the same way as bonds are is
sued under the compulsory paving act.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16
Or. shipstead WEEDS.

Mr.. Samuel c. Shipstead and Miss
Mary H. Lee were quietly married a
week ago last Thursday at the First
Presbyterian church, Chicago, III.
Immediately following the wedding
ceremony the young couple went on a
short honeymoon tourtwin cities
and other points, arriving in Brooten
last Thursday afternoon.
The young lady is a highly trained
nurse, well known in Chicago for
the past seven years, where she fol-
lowed her profession Independently.
She is a most charming young woman
and the doctor is to be congratu-
lated. 5#
Sam, Of course, we all know him,
and favorably, too. He is one Of
the most promising young profess
sional men in the county and our res
ident dentist.
We are glad to know that Mr.. and
Mrs. Shipstead viii reside in our vii
lage permanently, having furnished
rooms for Housekeeping in the State
Bank building.
The writer extends congratula-
tons and voices the sentiment of all
IN wishing for the young couple a
long, prosperous and happy married
life.--Brooten Review. 1
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Kandiyohi, Aug. 14.-Mrs. Hanson
Of Willmar was a guest Of Mrs. E. T.
Thulin Thursday afternoon.
Miss Ida Melander of Willmar
spent last Thursday with Kandiyohi
friends. "
Mrs. Nystrom and little son left
Friday for their home in Iowa after
spending a couple Of weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Erick-
son.
" Miss Julia Peterson and Mrs. Au-
gust Benson returned last Wednes-
day from a weeks visit with their
sister, Mrs. c.. M. Wall in Ogelvie.
Mrs. Andrew Hanson and son Carl
came down from Willmar Friday to
visit at the home Of her father, c..
Chelberp, for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook of Ken.
mare, N. D., are visiting Kandiyohi
relatives this week.
George Peterson Of Pennock, spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. 0. W. Kroona entertained a
number Of her lady friends at lunch
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16
NEW LONDON, ROUTE ;.

New London, Route 8, August IA
There will be services at the .Swed-
ish Lutheran church next 8 Sunday
forenoon at eleven O'clock.
Peter, Ruth and George Soderlund
visited at Alfred Olander's last Sun
day afternoon.
The Willing Workers Society will
meet at the home Of Lena Monson at
Ringo Lake next Wednesday, Aug.
%. S.
Miss Ellen Monson returned from
the cities last Tuesday after a short
visit with her sister.
Miss Myrtle Cramer Of Willmar
IS visiting at the home Of her uncle,
Nj. Alfred Bengtson at Lake Flo.
rida. i: al
The meeting Of the Willing Work
ers Society at Henning Olander's last
Wedn esday was largely attended.
Some farmers around here are
busy shock threshing.
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Ky : N|l'alla|l|00'IE5

Mamre, Aug. 14.-Miss Alma Mel
son had for her guest, the first part
Of last week, her friend Emma John
son from Willmar.
Rev. Franklin's young people from
Salem enjoyed a few days visit at
G. A. Swanson's and Hagman's last
week. ..3. =.* /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bergstrom
'arrived here some time ago from
Redfield, S. D., for a short visit at
his parental home, 0. 0. Bergstrom's
after which they will go to Minneap-
oils. :~@
! Messrs. Oscar Frykman, electrical
inspector Of Minneapolis, and bro
ther Victor Fryknan were the guests
lof Mamre friends the latter part of
the week.
Miss Emily Lindgren returned on
Wednesday from her trip to Estevan,
Canada.
Mr.. Oscar Hedman from LaBolt, S.
D., is working for N. Abramson dur
ling stacking.
! Quite a number Of young folks
from St. Johns, Pennock and Arc
lander attended the Young Peoples
meeting in Lundby Wednesday even
ing.
Stacking and shock threshing is in
full blast.
Miss Christine Soderholm arrived
here on Saturday from Minneapolis
for a few weeks visit at her home.
Miss Marie Simonson returned tc
Aneta, N. D., on Friday.
Little Harriet Norman from Will
mar visited her cousins Eva and Ma
RE Anderson few days last week.
Oscar Skoglund from Stockholm
S. D., is assisting Thor Dahlman dur
ing stacking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Holmgren en-
tertained a number of neighbors and
friends Sunday.
The Lundby Congregation gave a
little surprise on Rev. and Mrs. Nath
Franklin Sunday afternoon immed-
lately after the three O'clock services.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16
Voters Line up For 1912.

Willmar, Mimi, July 17th.-Rev.
3. B. Service, N. E. pastor at Ray
mond, is a great fighter. Saloons
and Sunday baseball are his chief
enemies. The people fill his church
to the doors. They like to hear a
man who is right and dares to say
SO.
Mr.. Service arranged three good
meetings yesterday, Sunday, for
A. L. Markve, lecturer and organizer
for the prohibition state committee.
In the morning an audience of
nearly a hundred greeted Mr.. Mark
We who held the close attention of
his audience for over an hour on
"Christian Citizenship" in which the
speaker clearly portrayed the duties
Of a Christian toward our govern
ment.
In the afternoon Mr.. Markve
spoke to a good house at Woods M.
E. church near Raymond. The peo-
pie listened with interest and when
the name Of their state representa-
tive, P. Melting, was mentioned they
looked ashamed Of themselves to
think that their county was repre-
sentedat the state capitol by such a
man.
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FARMERS ELEVATOR COMPANY
a Spicer, the Eighth in KandiyohI
County. Has Begun Business.

The Spicer Farmers Elevator
Company began business last week.
The company has rented the Cargill
elevator at Spicer and has employed
John TAFT, Jr., as buyer and business
manager. The incorporators are F.
@. Swanson, VIM. Henderson, +. H.
Harris, S. NJ. Dahl, C. A. Halverson,
+. R. Hamilton and Jalmer Larson,
Of which F. 0. Swanson is president;
Jalmer Larson, vice president; Will
lam Henderson, secretary and S. NJ.
Dahl, treasurer. The capital stock
is ten thousand dollars. Besides buy
ing grain the company will begin at
once to handle fuel and -four and
feed stuffs.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16

The gathering took place at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Rodman. The
object of the occasion was to show
friendship and gratitude to Rev.
Franklin for faithful work done dur
ing his short period as our local pas
tor. The afternoon was pleasantly
passed away in conversing and par
taking Of appetizing refreshments.
Nath. Franklin and wife were pre-
scented with purse containing the
sum of $24.25. "
The Lundby Young. Peoples soci-
ETY. have set no exact date for the
next program m. The program given
the 9th of August was largely at
tended. Mrs, Chas. Hedman, assist
ed by Miss Hannah Dahlman served
lunch to more than a hundred people.
Proceeds some over $40
Frank John sons from near Will
mar were guests of Johnson's and
Rudeen's Of Dovre, Saturday and
Sunday. ~
Mrs. Dahlmap, Lars Dahlman and
sister, Emma, visited Thor Dahl
mans Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. A. Brown of Minneapolis vis-
tied friends in this vicinity a few
days the past vi EEK.
I Mr.. Aug.Johnsp pm went to Barry,
Mimi, on business last Saturday.
Mrs. L. Randall made a short call
at F. E. Norman's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bloom who
have been spending some months at
the home Of their s on and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Bloom
this summer, went to Benson, Mimi,
last week. They win also visit rela-
tives and friends in North Dakota
for some time after which they will
depart for their home near Seattle,
Wash. =.
Services next time, the 9th of
Aug. at IL o'clock a. M.
~ T. May.
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mar Saturday where she visited with
Mrs. T. Scotch. She will visit at
the P. P. Eddy home in White6eld
before her return.
Miss Rebecca Olson is entertain
ing few high school friends Of Will.
mar at the Anna Olson cottage this
week. The young ladies are Marion
Carlson, Stella Norm, Margaret Law
Ter and Helen Edgren.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Johnson and
daughter Eva arrived from Wil]mar
the latter part Of last week for an
outing in their cottage here. Eva is
entertaining her friend Jennie Nc
Gregor Of Willmar.
John Ahlstrom who has charge Of
the Kandiyohi County exhibit for the.
Minnesota State Fair, reports that so.
far everything is working smoothly,
much interest has been displayed BY
the people in the county and the out
look for very successful county ex-
hibit is good.
A crew of men are at work. on the
new buildings being erected near the
ice track. A new barn has been built
and house which will be used in
place of the boarding cars is under
construction. This will be great
improvement over the old accommo-
dations during the ice harvest and
will add greatly to the comfort Of
both man and beast.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16

ell roads in Mcleod county which
ought to be good roads, but most Of
them are not, and for the further
reason that they are not taken care
Of after they are made"
"Good roads are not full of holes
and humps. They should be rounded
and smooth and should be kept so
that the water will not stand on them
and soften them up after every rain.
The road drag will keep them smooth
if they are made so in the first place
and will make and keep them hard"
"Before a shovel-full Of gravel is
allowed TO- be put on a road, that
road should be in proper shape to be
graveled. It should be crowned
properly so the water will run of,
and should be perfectly smooth and
as hard as possible. Then when the
gravel is put on it should be properly
spread-not dumped in heaps and
left for the travel to smooth it out.
That causes your 'wavy' roads and
leaves hollows for water to collect in
every time it rains and never will be
a good road"
Gone Of the worst things that can
be done is to pile the sods in the
middle of the road. We never allow
sod to be put in one Of our roads
unless it is buried at least three feet
under good dirt. Then it can do no
harm. But a road made of sods
never can be a good road, no matter
how well it is graveled, for the simple
reason that the water Of course soaks
through the gravel and when it comes
to the sods soaks into them too, and
softens up the road, results in ruts
holes and permanent rough high
way. The dirt under the gravel
should be as hard and smooth as
possible SO that the water, when il
soaks through the gravel, will run of
at the sides Of the grade instead oil
soaking into it." @7 ~ e..
II saw crew Of men crawling 8
piece of road, and I just ached to gel
out and take hand in that work
No attempt was being made to max.
a smooth grade-the gravel being
dumped into holes and ruts- taking
a whole lot more gravel than neces.
sary, and not getting a good road a
that" ~.
'.No it's not enough to spend a 10
Of money on the roads. A little com
mon sense is necessary to go will
it. Hutchinson Leader.
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= ROSELAND
,R9oeRT5

Roseland, Aug. 14.-Miss Rency
Stob is visiting here with her cousin
Miss Julia Stob.
Last Sunday during the electric
storm one of Mr.. ToupaPs grain
stacks was struck by lightning and
was. burned to the ground.
Lena Kohrs spent a few days last
week with her sister Miss Mary
Kohrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Dykema and
children were Sunday callers at Mr..
and Mrs. Wm.s Van Buren's. 81
. Mrs. Henry Gort is spending a few
weeks in Willmar with her sister,
Mrs. Anna Phare.
Miss Ruth Roelofs spent few
days last week with Miss Abbie Dam
hof. = Is
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bruss and sons OF
Danube worshipped here last Sunday,
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Paul last Tuesday to an institution
to receive medical aid. Two years
ago he had an attack of infantile
paralysis which left him a cripple.
Miss Frances Lowell arrived from
Minneapolis last week, for couple
Of weeks visit. with friends at Will
mar and Spicer.
Mrs. James Wilson visited rela-
tives at Willmar over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Moller of Twin
Lakes entertained a few of their
relatives last Sunday.
Services will be held next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Swedish
Lutheran church
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-08-16
A Waseca Doctor Talks About Max
inq Roads. s.5..

ut is wonderful" said H. G. Blan-
chard Of Waseca, while here on a
visit, "what can be done by persist
ent dragging Of dirt roads" eve
began campaign down at Waseca a
few years ago, where the roads were
simply frightful, and now I think we
have as good roads as any district
in the state. In some places where
/ used to be afraid to go for fear of
losing my horses one can now drive
at any rate of speed with perfect
safety at any time"
''We started in five years ago by
raising fund among our business
men to be spent on the roads leading
into Waseca. We raised 5000. We
then had 80 road drags made, using
oak railway ties for the purpose, cut
ting them to about seven and a half
feet in length and shoeing them with
iron--any old iron that came in
handy. We selected five of the main
roads leading into Waseca and en-
ployed good man on each of the
roads to log drag five miles of his
road whenever he was ordered out
for that purpose, paying the men
$3.50 each for each. trip over the
road-which he could easily make in
a half day. We had each one of these
five roads dragged after every rain.
just as the dirt was drying. We also
spent some Of the money in draining
spots requiring it, and in fixing bad
places in the grades" 49,.
''The results Of the work were so
satisfactory that next year We went
to the county commissioners and Sc
cured an appropriation Of $500 to be
used under the supervision of the
Waseca Commercial Club for the
same purpose. Each year the county
board sets aside this sum for our use
and now we are log-draggingt 13
roads leading out of Waseca for five
miles each, a total Of IS miles, and
at a cost of less than SIS per mile per
year, as We always have some of the
money left to use for repairing"
'You have miles and miles Of gray