The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-16
BIG CROWD IS
IN ATTENDANCE
Prominent Grand Forks
County Residents Partici-
pate in the Event
FINEST PUBLIC
BUILDING IN STATE
Structure Markes New Epoch I'm Con.
structiOn Work of it's Nature-Eor.
mer Officers Join With Present Of.
flcials in the Afternoons Exercdscs.

With hundreds Of people present,
ceremonies at once interesting and
Impressive were carried out this aft
ernoon when the corner stone Of the
Grand Forks county court house was
laid. The services commenced short
~ after o'clock. the massive block
not being placed. however. till after
s O'Clock. following program Of adj
dresses IN which Grand Forks county
mayors. officers, representatives of the
state and others participated.
Enclosed in the corner stone that
was placed at the northeast corner at
the structure was record of early
Grand Forks county history that will
remain sealed, probably for centuries.
to be brought to light again probably
oy some generation In the far distant
future and preserved as relic of
what will then appear to be frontier
days.
Newspapers Of the current issues
from all cities in the county. records
relating to the letting Of the court
house contract, list of county officers.
etc. We're included In the box that was
enclosed in the stone. while a history
or the county by H. V. Arnold Of
Larimore formed one of the most in
teresting features.
Stone Weighs Three Tons
Ihe stone weighs three tons, is five
1eet long by four feet wide and three
and half feet high. Cut in the
stone are the names of the county
commissioners and the county audi
tor under whose regime in ONCE the
court house was planned and Is being
punt. on the other face Of the stone
are engraved the names Of the archie
teets and the contractors.
The stone lies on a level with the
work on the other parts Of the court
1c "a
height OF twelve feet from the ground
ana the magnif1cence Of the structure
is already more than apparent. Mon
ster docks that are being put into
place. There are few that are less
than eight feet in length and three
Ieet through. 1t requires the use Of
9 very powerful derrick and an 20
loot boom to lift them into place.
korsmo Opens Program
AS chairman OF the board of coun.
~ commissioners. P. N. Korsmo was
the first speaker. He said that to-
DAY is the greatest day in the history
OF Grand Forks county and that he
was present to extend q greeting to
the people on behalf OF the board. He
tna,, mace - .t lew remarks about the his
.ory OF the county. He came here in
1876 and has watched the growth and
development Of the country and Mr..
korsmo said that he never thought he
would ever have the opportunity Of
being present at the laying Of the cor
ner stone Of this beautiful building.
as commissioner. The speaker said
that he believed that everybody was
sausf1ed that it was absolutely nec.s-
sary to construct the building.
Burtness Next
States Attorney o. B. Burtness vas
called upon to speak for the ofacers
OF the county. Mr.. Burness spoke
on the steps which lead up to the
erection Of the building. He said
that there had been a great deal Of
opposition to the proposition at the
start; that the commissioners had
planned on submitting the matter to
a vote of the people two yearo ago.
but decided not to do 80 at that tirnc.
While the campaign for the build
Ing was strenuous for the past two
years, the movement was really start
Cd decade ago. The proposition was
turned down by vote Of the people
at one time, but when they really
found that the building was badly
needed they voted in favor Of 1t and
seemed glad to be able to do so. The
new official home costs about s2o0.-
900 and this. Mr.. Burtness said, is be.