Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
MEMORIAL Assn.
ELECTS OFFICERS
GEO. KIEWEL AGAIN HEADS OR.
aANIzATIoN-sT STATEMENT OF
EINANCES GIVEN

meeting of the Morrison County Mem
orial Association at the court houst
Tuesday afternoon. The. attendance
was small, only. about thirty people
being present. The villages in the
county were fairly we'll represented.
Trustees elected were as follows:
y. AZ sWinkler, Bowlus, MINI.
Geo. Kiewel, Little Falls, MINI.
{ John Vertin, Little Falls, MINI.
j. K. Martin, Little. Falls, MINI.
i "A. =. Koslosky, Little Falls, MINI.
- Dr.. j. G. Mllspaugh, Little Falls,
MINI, ,..ssss...=s.s.. ,zl,s
a. n. Vernon, Little Falls, Minn.
George Peterson, Little Falls, MINI.
E. L. Kaliher, Swanville, MINI.
j. j. McRae, Swanville, MINI.
J.J. jacobson, Bowlus, MINI.
Nv. Bouck, Royalton, MINI.
C. E. Gravel, Pierz, MINI.
E. G. Haymaker, Motley, MINI.
H. C. Anderson, Rail Prairie, MINI.
s. G. Cochran, Randall, MINI.
Frank Mischke, Buckman, MINI.
The trustees met after the general
meeting and elected officers. Geo.
Kiewel was reelected president; J. j.
McRae of Swanville, vice-president;
Aug. Christensen, secretary and j. K.
Martin, treasurer.
Geo. Kiewel, president made report
on what the organization had under.
taken and accomplished. He pointed
out that from the time the memorial
proposition was first suggested here,
both the north and south sides OF
Broadway were considered for men,
orial park. He said that the Board of
Commerce had this matter up at many
meetings and there had never been any
opposition or suggestion that the two
projects should be- separated. When
the Memorial Association was organ
lied, the handling Of the project was
turned over to that organization. The
memorial association trustees appointed
John Vertin, w. o. Beattie, o. Fl.
Hitzemann, Geo: Kiewel and w. E. o.
son as. committee on sites and
grounds and this committee recon-
mended as site the lots on the north
and south sides of Broadway, at a
meeting of the trustees April II, 1920.
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted. Since that time, options have
been secured on part Of this property
and that is the way matters now stand.
The deed to the Joslin property, on
the north side Of Broadway, was read,
and attention called to the proviso con-
tained therein that the consideration
be $4,000 if the property is dedicated
for memorial purposes before October
Is, 1921, and 81 ,0oa ss..aot dedicated
by that time.
L. w. Vasaly in a brief talk urged
that the citizens give the officers Of the
association their support. He said that
the officers had worked diligently and
at great loss of time and money, and
are deserving of the fullest credit and
consideration from the people.
J. w. Falk asked if the plan was to
ask the county for assistance or wheth-
er Little Falls was to stand the full
burden of this memorial. He pointed
out that ere long the city will have to
issue bonds for q water supply system
and with this added burden, the taxes
would be increased too much.
Geo. >Kiewel and J. J. jacobson an
swered Mr.. Fa1k g question, explaining
that it is the intention Of the associa'
tion to ask the county for assistance,
but that it cannot be done with good
grace if the city of Little Falls is not
in favor of buying part of the proper
ty. Mr. Kiewel said that bonds for
waterworks would be paid for by the
users and not the taxpayers in general.
Chas. VanHercke said that he was
opposed to the acquiring Of the proper
ty on both the north and south sides
Of Broadway for a memorial park, as
he considered the north side sufficient.
Secretary Christensen read the re-
port of Treasurer Martin, who was out
of the city at the time. The report
follows:
Amount received on $1.00 SUBJ
scriptions and certificates. 81, ,731 90
l Liberty Bond ............. 5000
Received from Board Of Com
merce- Balance of Home
Coming Fund ............. 931.23