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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
ID. A. r.. Meets

The d. A. r. met last Thursday
night with Mrs. Eugene Bell Mrs.
Ann Shafer gave a very interesting
review of "The Great Meadow, 7"
by Elizabeth Maddox Roberts. 1t
is a story of early pioneer life OF
Kentucky, and follows the trail of
Daniel Boone. Dainty refreshments
were served. The next meeting
will be May 28 at the home of Mrs
Fred Dover. with Miss Augusta
True in charge.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Will Address Young People Here

announcement is made that the
Christian Endeavor is planning the
itinerary of C. F. Evans OF Chicago,
international speaker who will ad-
dress the young people of McCOn-
nelsville, on the evening of May 26
Glen Massman, state worker, who
will accompany him, will present
stereopticon pictures of the state
and International conventions at
Findlay and San Francisco. Fur
ther announcements will be made.
as rapidly as plans are cOnsummat-
ed
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
First National Bank Sells Farm

The First National bank of this
place has sold to Charles T. Crooks
and wife of Beverly, the farm Of
100 acres on Poplar Ridge, former.
ly the Ed Taylor farm, but better
known as the George Warren place
Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks will occupy the
place as their home, moving to it
soon. They have been residing in
Beverly, in the property of the late
Arius Lawrence.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Reautifying Court House Grounds

japanese barberry, spirea, UNI
brella trees, eyergreens, and other
shrubbery are being set out about
the court house. and the fire depart
ment buildings, back of the court
house Flowers are also to be plant
ed, where the famous jungle held
choice location last year. The Bev-
erly Nursery has the contract for
this work. That concern is also put
ting out shrubbery, etc, about St
James Catholic church, and at the
residence of Auditor H. w. Cor
don. All this will add much to the
attractiveness OF this place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Receives Life Certificate

Mr. Wilford Scott recently re-
ceived an elementary state life
teachers certificate. He has been
teacher OF the North Star school the
last three years. On the last da;
OF the year just closed large
crowd gathered. In addition to the
big dinner, a fine program was reE-
dered, the North Star orchestra as
sisting. There was also a ball game
between North Star and Dougan.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
l.. r. A. Bows Plant Potatoes

The vocational agriculture boys
of M. & M. have recently become
members of the Ohio association of
Future Farmers of America AS
one of their group activities in their
program of work they are growing
one acre of potatoes comparatively.
An acre of ground has been rented
from VIM, Huck, and the boys have
planted their potatoes. They ex-
pect to care for the crop during the
summer and harvest it this fall
Improved practices in connection
with potato growing are being fol.
lowed, and the boys will come in
contact with the better methods of
potato growing-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Religious Drama Being Presented

The religious drama THE Rock, -
recently given by young people of
Malta NJ. e. church, at that churci:
was given by them last Friday ev-
ening in GAINESVILLE, at the Euclid
Avenue M. f.. church. 1t drew Il
large audience and was well receiv-
ed
Wednesday night Of this week <,
the drama was given by the Malta
young people, in the auditorium of
the South GAINESVILLE high school, as
the concluding number of the Com
munity Lyceum course there.
Friday evening of next week, May
8, the same cast is booked for pre-
sentation Of the drama, at the Cen
tral Christian church in Marietta.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Deaths Toll
April % to 30

April 23 to 30
Mrs. Henrietta Smith, Cordova, Ill
Hiram w. Mincks, Lowell.
Thomas S. McPeak, RoseN11i iexsaas,.
Clark Coburn, Moscow
Vera Scott, Reconnaissance - z
Mrs. Emma Craig, Parkersbnrg.
VIM. w. Haines. McCdnR4Silles
Mrs. Mary Mitchell. Refrock.
Mrs. Mary B. Shoop, McConv'le.
Agnes M. Fleming, Rose Farm.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

The Rinsgold Parent-Teacher as
.sociation will meet Wednesday,
May s, at o'clock. at Ringgold
high school building. A fine pro-
gram will be given, among the spe-
cial entertainers being the Moores e
Ross Sextet from GAINESVILLE, and
MIR. Harry Harris of Malta. A pot
luck supper will be served. but the
entertainers of the evening will be
favored, as they will be fed on
chicken. All will enjoy Moores C
Ross ice cream.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Morgan grange met Saturday,
April 25, at s o'clock, with 80 mem
bers present The following pro-
gram was given: Roll call, Bible
verse; reading, Charles Reeder:
solo, Mr.. Wittlig; talk. How to
take a vacation" Mrs. Clara Ad-
ans; solo, Rachel Parmiter; stunt,
Iva Ham, contest, peeling pota-
.4Qes. All members remember the
@TOOts and Casper" contest.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Abel of Ken
nebec ridge were called to Marion
the latter part of last week, by the
death of the formers nephew, John
Abel, jr., who was killed almost in
-stantly Friday. When getting off a
school bus. he was struck by pass
ing machine. He was about nine
years of age, and besides his par
ents is survived by an older sister
FuAeral services were held Monday
afternoon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

DR.. and Mrs Fred d. Barker of
Granville and their daughter Mrs.
Elsie Osborne and two children of
Chicago, visited here Wednesday
with the formers sister, Mrs f. d.
Shafer and family.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Sheriff L. B. Adrean, upon orders
Reformatory, placed Chester Harry
who has been staying at Ward Hen
ery's, near Dale, in jail here He is
charged with violating his parole.
He will likely be returnaehto.sMan
field soon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
PROBATE COURT

The estate of James A. Kane, de
ceased. is not subject to tax. Gross
value of estate is $S,O27.5O; debts
and costs of administration. SAIL
so. Actual net market value is So
Continued on page four)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Mr. Prince McKibben zRnfx this
place is employed at the A E Tile
works, GAINESVILLE. .
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30

Mrs. Mary Risen of Malta is quite
ill with nervous trouble.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Bristol Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 10 a. M. Morn
ing worship at IL Holy COM
munion service, baptism and recep-
ton of new members. No evening
service on account of young peoples
rally.-Thurman E. Leonard, pas
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-30
Presbyterian Church

Sunday school at 9:15 a. m.
Educational program at 1890,
under Miss Huntsman. Evening
worship, 7:30. Sermon by pastor
Athens presbytery young people s
rally at Nelsonville, at 230 and
7:30. Kings meeting. Wednesday
eyening.-Thurman f. Leonard pas
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
DOWN WITH BONDS
Editor Askov American:

tiQltOr ASKOV American:
Recently l attended a meeting
where the subject for discussion was
bonds, and how to pay them. A much
different story than when the talk
was, let's bond the town or school dis
trict and do this or do that. 1t was
easy to get them but now when they
are coming due it is not so easy to get
rid of them. After all the talk l
heard about bonds am of the opinion
that bonds are a worse curse on the
people than booze. Many people were
of the opinion that old John Barley
corn was so much of a detriment to
the nation that they succeeded in hav-
ing him put out, legally clear out.
John Barleycorn's inroads on your
pocketbook were a personal and vol
untary matter, not so with bonds.
The demand for payment of bonds
comes hidden in your tax statement
and your taxes must be paid or you
suffer the loss of your worldly goods.
Every time bonds are issued for any
public improvement, the original cost
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
NO DETRIMENT TO WISCONSIN

The daily newspapers in the three
larger cities in Minnesota have to a
considerable degree opposed state
income tax. In a recent editorial the
Duluth Herald writes in part:
AN income tax would make it
easier for business in other states,
lacking this burden, to compete with
business in this state, which would
be handicapped by it,"
Wisconsin, neighbor of Minnesota,
has had the state income tax system
for the past 20 years. If it works
such a handicap to a state that has
the income tax, drives out industry,
and keeps new industries from lCcat-
ing in such a state it would seem
that much industry from Wisconsin
would have located in Minnesota dur
ing all those 20 years, for Minnesota
is one of the states that has been
tagging on income tax. Duluth, by
the way, has very close neighbor
in the city of Superior right across
the waters in Wisconsin, and if the
state income tax is such an awful
handicap and drawback to a state,
one would imagine that all of Superior
would have moved over to Duluth by
his time.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22

The American is but s1.5O a year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
DON'T BLAME COUNTY BOARD

Editor Askov American:
In your last issue an Opinion" in
dicates to me an intent to take an
unreasonable and unjustifable slam
at the county board. While this opin-
ion, in the Kerrick column, was not
signed and didn't say whom or where
it affects l take it that it affects the
whole county. l cannot understand
how any one can ask publication of
such misleading and unwarranted
opinions in a newspaper which is con.
sidered to be clean and reliable with
out his signature being brought out
in print.
1 wish to inform you that the coun-
ty board of equalization at their last
session again reduced the valuation
of Pine county over one million dol
lars and in the past or years the
valuation of Pine county was reduced
from twelve million dollars to eight
million five hundred thousand dollars
at the present time
BY reason of the fact that the asses
sors of the county have been reduc-
ing the valuation in every township
and in some townships cutting valua-
ton into and those no doubt were
the townships that the county board
had to raise and bring them up in
proportion. to the townships which
were reasonably and conservatively
assessed in order that the state and
county tax may be proportionately
spread and that is the only tax that
is affected by reason of the county
board raising or lowering of valuation
The town and school would be the
same as that is your local tax and
tax that you make yourselves in every
school district and township and rea-
son of raise in valuation would not
change your taxes as the tax rate
governs. If you have high valuation
your tax rate is lower and if you have
low valuation your tax rate is higher
The county board has no right TO
raise any individual assessment. They
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE

A recent highway bulletin tells of
a new harbor bridge being constructed
at Sydney, Australia with an arch the
largest ever to be built 1t is 1850
feet long and is wide enough to carry
four lines of electric railways, six
lanes of vehicle traffic and two walks,
making a total width of 159 feet. The
clearance above water is 10 feet or
35 feet higher than the Brooklyn
bridge. Its capacity is 1913 electric
trains, 5000 vehicles and 10000 pedes-
trians per hour. $4,000 tons of steel
were required to build it. What steps
man has taken from Colonial days
until now. One can sit and ponder
by the hour trying to imagine
what the future holds in store for
coming generations.
Science has come a long way since
Benjamin Franklin and his kite. Old
windjammer ships used to consume
months in crossing the ocean, then
came the steamship cutting the time
down to approximately two weeks and
these were gradually improved until
the crossing could be made in some
what less time if conditions were
right; and now during the past year
the Bremen and Europa, giant mon
ster water palaces propelled by mo-
tors and with every convenience for
comfort of passengers have heralded
the advance of still more speed and
efficiency in the crossing, leaving a
wake of foam significant of the mi
raculously short space of trifle over
four days consumed. From the time
of the first hOrseless carriage on dirt
roads to the present-day automobile
on pavement and the latest type mon
oplane in the clouds, science has pro-
crossed. Also while contrasting and
comparing the period of SO years ago
to the present time take into con-
sideration the giant dirigibles of the
air in regards to the big round gas
bags which used to be seen at county
fairs; take into consideration the sub
marine developing a speed under wa
ter as much as the average ship OF
that time on the surface; take into
consideration the radio and compare
it with the telephone and the wireless
of th"se days which bore the nearest
relationship to it; and in this con-
sideration and comparison take a step
ahead and vision the television which
is sure to come bringing with it a
picture of the program being heard
and on the other hand the proposed
floating steel islands which will pro-
vide a perch for the man-made birds
of the air to alight upon in their
flight over the watery lanes, which
our forefathers used, to discover the
wilderness which is now our home.
Yes science has come long step and
will still progress.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22

of the improvement is doubled OF
trebled by the time the bonds are
paid off. This is one of the main
causes of high taxes. The limit OF
bonds for any municipality should be
reduced to five per cent of the as
sessed valuation.
This coming year Minnesota will
receive from automobile licenses, gas
tax and federal aid, in round numbers
Is million dollars for expenditure on
the trunk highway system. This is
more than has been available In any
previous year. There exists no road
emergency in the highway system but
nevertheless there are some people
who have been hammering away at
the legislature for several sessions
past for twenty million dollar bond
issue (the limit) for the highway de-
partment. Their contention is that
during the twenty years the bonds are
to run the people will have the use of
the roads. That may be true, but can
anybody prove that the life of the
present day concrete roads will be
twenty years? Simple interest at SO
on twenty million dollars for twenty
years is twenty-four million dollars.
Thus at the end of twenty years the
road has cost forty-four million dol
lars and is probably worn out. Then
the trouble commences. The argu-
ment will be that something must be
done. We must have the old roads re-
paired and we must also have new
roads. The result will be demand
for an increase of automobile and gas
taxes ana probably more bonds. Thus
the never ending cause of high taxes
bonds. New and better ways of do
ing things, including the building of
roads, are being discovered every day.
For the present, the sensible thing to
do with this road mater is to con-
tinue with a pay-as-you-go policy and
hit that bond noise right on the head.
Write to your representatives in the
legislature and tell them so.
HARRY GEBHARDT.
Markville, Mimi, Jan. 10, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
FROM OUR EXCHANGES
editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
OF the AskOv American.)
A VICTORY FOR PIE
minneapolis JournaD


The Houses indefinite postponement
of the Youngdahl resolution, designed
to abolish nepotism in the selection
of legislative employees, should not be
permitted to end the effort to- close
the state capitol pie counter to the
kinfolk of representatives.
If the Youngdalh resolution was too
sweeping, then modified version
should be forthcoming at once.
If representatives who Tuesday
voted to throttle the resolution were
voting against the indignity of being
shackled, rather than in favor Of pass
ing out jobs to their relatives, let
them now prove their good faith by
not passing out jobs to their relatives.
At time like this, with unemploy-
ment widespread, there is less ex-
cuse than ever for keeping all the
pie in the family. If representa-
tive's relatives already have means
of subsistence, then the job at his dis
posal should go elsewhere-to some
man or woman fully competent to do
the work and actually in urgent need
of the compensation.
Nepotism has always been practiced,
not only in the Minnesota legislature,
but in all the rest of the legislatures,
and in congress as WE'LL In the long
run the cure may lie in the hands of
the voters, rather than in any resolu-
ton offered in legislature. Nepotfsm
is usually offensive, not only because it
makes family pap out of public jobs,
but because it creates in the public
service a privileged class, kinfolk of
the men that hire them (at the tax
payers expense) well aware that they
do not have to work as hard as out
siders would have to work to keep
their jobs. Furthermore, nepotism
puts brake on efforts to economic
in the matter of legislative personnel.
Members are not inclined to vote to
abolish jobs, when the jobs involved
are those of their own relatives.
Once this is generally understood
by the voters, the fact that a legis-
lator boosted a relative up to the pie
counter may cost him so many votes
as to mean his defeat for reelection.
In view of the present state of the
public mind, nepotism practiced in
1881 may bring numerous defeats at
the polls in 1882
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
DISAPPOINTED in LARSON

Editor ASk0V Amerftan:
| note with regret the attitude of
our state senator, Senator Larson of
Sandstone. Instead of following the
mandate of the people of his legis-
lative district and supporting the
liberal forces in the state senate, he
supports the group that is under the
leadership of Senator Sullivan, well
known for his reactionary record and
probably as responsible for putting
over the Brooks-Coleman bill as any
one man in Minnesota. Senator MAJ
Kenzie is another of that group. He
was a member of the Tax Interim
committee which | understand has
been sponsoring the Sales Tax, that
unjust tax falling on the consumers
of our state. Senator Rosenmeier, an
other we'll known conservative also
belongs to that group.
Senator Nordlin made an able speech
supporting the traditional right of the
lieutenant governor to name the Rules
committee majority members. Every
lieutenant governor for forty years
has had that privilege and it was only
proper that the same procedure should
continue in forces at this session of
the legislature.
Senator Nordlin of st. Paul, made
the statement-"Thep people of Mime
sofa voted for Arens last November
on the assumption that in electing
them to office, both these men (Olson
and Arens) were to enjoy the privi-
lege that goes with the offices to
which they have been elected" That
vote stands as a mandate to the SEN
ate in reference to Mr.. Arens' right
to exercise power that goes with the
office of lieutenant governor. That
statement by Senator Nordlin was
greeted with much applause both on
the floor and in the gallery.
l feel that because of my past sup
port of Senator Larson, especially four
years ago when l was a member of
his campaign committee that I have
the responsibility of informing the
voters of Pine county of my feeling
on the matter. AS a member of sew
eral cooperative organizations, I ask
that at the annual meetings held by
the various cooperative organizations,
resolutions be drawn up asking our
Senator Larson, as we'll as the other
senators, to back up Henry Arens, our
lieutenant governor. He is also vice
president of the Land O'Lakes cream
cries and he is a staunch supporter
of all beneficial farm legislation. He
is vitality interested in the program of
our governor, Floyd B. Olson, who
presented to the people of the state
of Minnesota, the most progressive
inaugural address ever presented by
governor during the history of the
state.
l also ask the voters that if pos
sible, to see our Senator Larson per-
sonally, or else to write to him at
Sandstone.
Remember that the program of Mr..
Arens is the program of Governor
Olson, and we want that program put
through.
ERWIN L. NELSON.
Pine City, Mimi, Jan. 16, 1881.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22
WHAT is A PROGRESSIVE?
(The, Progressive, wisconsin,

What are the ideals and principles
of the true liberals, the true Pro-
gressives, in America today?
In recent article in Unity, Arthur
L. Weatherly sets forth some worth
while ideas on the subject that may
well be quoted in these days when
charges of radical and Communist
are being hurled by reactionaries at
those who in some way or other OPP
pose the rule of monopoly and wealth
and who are seeking a change in the
status quo.
"The liberal is open minded" writes
Mr.. Weatherly. "He is tolerant. He
seeks first knowledge. He respects
the gains of the past and is not afraid
of the future. He has a large faith
in man and trusts the chief tools OIL
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1931-01-22

can only raise or lower the whole
town or village by class such as class
of all merchandise in a village or
town or other classes but must take
the whole assessment of that township
or village in that particular class.
None of the members of the county
board ever had any desire to raise
valuation of any assessor or township.
If the assessors would bring in the
to what the valuation was the previ-
Gus year in these respective townships,
there would be no raises by the county
board or state tax commission as none
Of these boards care to raise if they
can help it, but they have duty to
perform and must under the law
equalize the difference between as
sessments which are too high or too
low when compared. Some of the as
sessments come so unreasonable that
we even had to turn them over to the
tax commission and they ordered 4
re-assessment. Such happens always
where there was new assessor and
this would be simplified by assessing
the lands every four or six years in
stead of every two years as is now
the case. This would save on books,
extra expense of assessing and equal
izing, and once a good assessment is
established it would save all this mis-
understanding that someone is always
raising your taxes when the fault is
right at home. We all know that
taxes are too high and people are not
able to pay them. But we can't bring
taxes down unless we start spending
less public money. Our school rate
is the highest and that is right at
home and there is where we must
start.
ing of all the school boards, town.
ships, village and county boards could
be called at some central location and
have good old fashioned round table
discussion of our tax situation and get
an understanding as to where and
how we can save money in our
schools, towns, and county and how
our laws could be amended by our
state legislature so as to bring on a
relief to our taxes. l am sure this
kind of meeting could not do any
harm and might do a lot of good.
Perhaps a meeting in each commits
sioners district would be preferable
as some of the commissioner districts
have different problems than others
and our biggest tax problem is at
home in our school district anyway.
If this suggestion meets with the ap-
prevail of the taxpayers of the county,
will some one start the ball rolling
and effect this meeting while the
roads are good so we can all attend
and see if we can't solve this prob
lem of high taxes.
F. w. STEFAN.
Willow River, Mimi, Jan. 20, 1881.