Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 1, 1904, Page 4

COST . Summary of Reports of City Recorder and City Treasurer. A BUNCH OF VERY INTEREST- ING FIGURES. “City Orders Drawn For Year Aggregate a Total of $19,761.03. A summary of the annual statements of Recorder H. W. Baley and City Treasurer Brooks which the Pioneer is - to- day enabled to publish will be interesting to the taxpayers of the city generally. The state- ments show all the money that has been paid into the city treas- ury and the expenditures in the ~ various departments of city gov- “ernment. . The items will be published in " ‘detail in the financial statement " of the village, which will be pub- lished the latter part of the week. From the statement of Mr. Bailey it will be seen that ~city orders have been drawn dur- ing the past year for a total of nearly $20,000. From this it will be seen that it has cost some- thing to run the city of Bemidji, The statements follow and spealk for themselves: RECORDER’S STATEMENT 3 DISBURSEMENTS $ 4,000.00 3,000.00 1,670.00 1,056.71 Interest on registered orders For labor on roads and amber. . . % Standard Oil Co., o 5 “* Printing, month of March, 1902, financial statement.. Printing trom April 1, 1903, 1903. e 200 00 660.50 sewerage system Sprinkling streets ‘W. R. Morrison, board of health.. 600.00 3 100,00 H. J. Smith, scavenger 238,90 * James Doran, assessor 1 J. P. Pogue, street comm 780.00 2 W. B. Carlyle, engine 720.00 © W. L. Brooks, treasure 300.00 " H. W. Bailey, recorder 300.00 . P. J. Russell, village att 120,00 230,00 Paid J. H. Ludington as request of petition Augu 10, 1903.. orders .. Total number of - issued Total amount for for which - orders were drawn 500.00 19,761.03 = TREASURER’S STATEMENT RECEIPTS Thirty-seven liquor licenses $18,500.00 A. T. Wheelock, rent of v lage hall $02.00 Sale of cemetery lot: L. 290,00 From two employment agen- .« 200.00 396.00 00 “Miscellaneous licen: Bowling alley licenses - Received from water rents Miscellaneous receipts. Total... Received from count; urer . Receive urer, F'. J. Kennedy Received from fines of all descriptions it Total receipts for fiscal yc ending March 1, 1904.. THE COUNCIL’S RECORD 0ld orders paid........... $ 7,482.80 Balance in old order fund to take up old orders adver- tised and not yet presented .~ {or payment 59 Total applied on old indebt- 11,076.45 Cash-onhand to meet run- ing expense: 3,593 .65 800.00 $1 PER WEEK Any studententering between Friday, Feb.26 and Tuesday, March 1 will receiv: ruc- tion In any one course for $1 per week, for= merly $2.50 per week. This offer should be carefully “considered by out of town students. Under this ar- rangement tultion, board and lodging can be secured for $4 per week or less. CONWAY'’S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE P e EVENT OF SEASO Leap Year Ball Last Evening Most Largely Attended Social Fune- tion of the Year. The leap year ball held at the opera house last evening will be one of the land marks of the social season of 1904, Over 150 people were present and if any one of them did not have a rollicking good time he has not lived to tell of it. The affair was projected by a number of ladies and few suc- cesses have succeeded as did theirs. Theladies managed the whole affair, squired the gentle- men to and from the ball in the most approved fashion, and meeted out dances with a lavish hand. The early part of the evening was given up to attend- ing the Warner Comedy company performance at the opera house and dancing began about 12 o'clock. A lunch was served at the hall at 1 o’clock and dancing continued with® such merriment that the company did not break up untilan ultra fashionablehour. No pleasanter function was ever given in Bemidji. The ladies in charge of the affair announce that they have a balance of $22 on hand which will be turned over to the benefit of the Bemidji public library. BEMIDJI BEER First Brew of German Champagne Will be Made at Brewery Soon. Contractor Greenlaw Hurst ar- rived Saturday night trom Wa- dena to put the finishing touches on the Bemidji brewery. Work has been suspended for some time. The cement floors are yet to be laid and the machinery to be put in position. The opening of the brewery depends largely on how soon the floors can be put down and the machinery placed in position. The plant is one of the finest in the state and the equipment will be put in by an expert. The first brew of Be- oidji beer will be made within a few weeks, however. The trademark of the brand will be a likeness of Chief Bemidji. VILLAGE CAUCUS Will Be Held At Court House To- morrow Night to Nomi- nate Village Ticket. Mayor Ludington today author- izes the announcement that the village caucus to place in nomi- nation candidates for mayor, re- corder, treasurer, three trustees, a justice of the peace, constable and assessor will be held]at the court house at 8 o’clock tomor- row night. The meeting will be called to order by Mayor Lud- ington and the opposing hosts will try out their strength on the contest for the chairmanship. Several very brisk fights for the different places on thegicket are in sight, much development of a sensational nature rising out of the existing strained conditions is expected and there is every prospect that the meeting will be very largely attended and just as interesting. Buys New Equipment. A. M. Bagley, the liveryman, Saturday placed an order with a Columbus wholesale house for some new equipment for his livery business. ~Included in the order is a fine surrey. When the stock arrives he will have one of the bestequipped livery stables in this section of the state. It Don’t Cost Any More Knd ini the end it don’t cost as much ':to:have your work done at the INVESTIGATION IS POSTPONED. Heavy Run of Routine Busi- ness at Council Meet- ing Last Night. INVESTIGATION WILL PERHAPS 0CCUR TOMORROW. Formal Petition of Officers Re- ceived and Placed On File by Council. The investigation of the police department which was promised for last night’s meeting of the city council did not occur and just when it will be had is not yet definitely decided. It may be had tonight or it may be had tomorrow or it may be postponed for some time, but it will surely occur and the council has prom- ised to go into the matter in de- tail. The announcement that the in- vestigation would take place drew out quite a large attendance at last night’s meeting.The com- munication of the police depart- ment askin g that in view of cer- tain charges having been made against the various members that the council institute an in- vestigation was received and placed on file. The routine business last night was voluminous and occupied the attention of the council until a late hour. A committee repre- senting the interests of the pub- lic school library were present and asked the council for an ap- propriation for the library of $100. The council listened to a presentation of the subject and disposed of it by adopting a motion made by Alderman Hazen to take the matter under adyise- ment. The purchasing committee was instructed to consult with Chief Geil relative to buying working suits for the firemen. The boys now attend fires in whatever garb they are attired when the alarm is sounded and several have ruined their clothing. Besides this ordirary apparel does not serve against the igors o* the weather in some cases and the council was asked to take up the matter of purchasing rubber suits. The discussion of the financial conditions of the village and other matters incident to the closing administration was then taken up and the council was at the council chambers until nearly eleven o’clocl. They Don’t Smoke-“*Hop.” The local Chinese do not take kindly to the statement that they W. G. Schroeder Dealer in General Merchandise The Famous Gotzian and Weizerburg Shoes Heinze Celebrated Pickles, Preserves and Canned Goods University Brand of Canned Goods CROCKERY and GLASSWARE FLOUR and FEED Phone 209 noke “hop” or opium. The ur usual merry-making at the Chi- nese places last week was due to the New Year’s festivities and was not a super abundance of joy induced by “htting the pipe.” Another Masquerade. The Retail Liquor Dealers’ as- sociation plans to give another masquerade some time during | &3 the present month. The date will probably be March 17. The last event was a pronounced suc- cess and so popular with the peo- ple that it is believed that another one would be well reccived and the matter is being gone about accordingly. IMPROVEMENTS Contractor Boyd Says Coming| Summer Will be One of Activity in Building Line. Contractor Wm. Boydisauthor- ity for the statement that the|g coming summer will be one of unusual activity in the building line. Several local firms con- template the erection of hand- some business blocks in different sections of the city and Mr. Boyd thinks the year will be one of the biggest in the history of the -city-in—the buitding iine: number of residences built last year was large but there is eyery prospect that it will be much larger this year. A large num- ber of local people are figuring on building at present and car- penters and building employees generally will find plenty of work during all summer. To the Editor Pio Your editorial of yesterday where my name is mentionedin re- gardtoShermonBailey,caus to request you to make a slight correction. I have said time and again that as a citizen I had no fault to find with Sherman Bailey as chief of police. In fact, I thought he was the right man for the position, h.s always turned fines into the city treas- ury promptly, kept good order and did his duty well as far as I know. However, I made the re mark, when a friend of his ap- proached me stating if I was a candidate for mayor I must give my promise to support Sherman Bailey or I could not be elected. That such a challenge would put a chip on my shoulder, and if 1 intended to make a run T would go after it whether I got certain support or not.” Tafter- wards told the same party I was not a candidate, but should I be and elected, I could do nothing but cast my vote ior him. (Mr. Roberts states thal he was misquoted as to the action he would take were he elected mayor but his letter amply bears out the Pioneer’s statement of the pressure which is being brought to bear upon all candidates to pledge themselves to use public office for the private profit of a few.—ED.) Saloons Must Close. Mayor Ludington is today pre- paring his offleial proclamation for the closing of the saloons on election day. The saloons must remain closed duringall the time the polls are open and the exact hours when they must be closed and when they will re-open will be fixed in the mayor’s official mstrument which will be ready tonight. i B W. H. Bohannon, who has been in this section for some time left this morning for St. Louis, where he expects to be employed at the printing business and remain during the Louisiana Purchase Fxposition. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will survely destroy the sense of smelland completely | derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surface. Such articles should neyer be used exzepton precrip- tions from reputable phys as the damage they will do i folds the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrah Cure, manufactured by F. J. CLeney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken mternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur- faces of the system. In buying Hall's CatarrhCurebesure youget the genuine. It is takeninternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F.J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, T5c. per bottle. { Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. { ~The| 2 New Laces New Embroideries New Muslin Underwear New Ginghams New Wash Goods New Wool Dress Goods New Trimmings New Lace Curtains New Hair Ornaments New Belts New Chatelain Bags Our Spring Goods are coming; some are here; balance on WILL WISE THEM F.'H. Hannifir Will Announce His Candidacy to Friends ir Plenty of Time. Wednesday morning Frank P. Hannifin, the well kaown Bemidji hotel man, who formerly resided in Wadena, passed through Wa- dena on his way to St. Paul. Mr. Hannifin has been urged tocome outas a candidate for rail- way and warchouse commis- sioner, a position;he is thoroughly well equiped to fill. He has not decided as yet just what he will do, but will look over the field with a view of ascertaining what his chances might be. As soon as he reaches a decision, he will take his friends and the public generally into his confidence. Mr. Hannifin has a good many friends in’ Wadena and Todd counties, who would be glad of an opportunity to assist him, if he should finally conclude to be a candidate.—Wadena Pioneer- Journal. DESERTED CHILD Father of Little Ida Dahl Left Her With Strangers Three Years Ago. Peter Bakken, a farmer living in the town of Roosevelt, has just filed a petition with the pro- bate court asking to be appointed the guardian of Ida Dahl, a littie girl four years of age, whose mother is dead and whose father has apparently deserted her, The child’s father was Peter Dahl, who is quite well known at Shevlin and other towns in this vicinity. Three years ago he left her-with the Bakken family and promised to pay for her care, but since he left the Bakken home after leaving her there he has never returned or written. Mr. and Mrs. Bakken have be- come attached to the child and wish to have a legal right to keep her in their family. The Conductor. Conductor Warren of the C. & N. W. R.R. says: I had been suffering with a severe cold for several days. and was so hoarse I could not speak above a whis- per, Nov. 16, I met one of Dr. Warner’s agents on my train, he handed me a bottle of the White Wine of Tar Syrup, and one hour after taking the first dose my ! hoarseness commerced leaving me. In twenty four hours my voice was quite clear and natural the cold nearly cured. It is the best remedy I ever saw. The Daily -Pioneer want col- umns are good result getters. Try them. A Word of Advice to the Public. A dollar saved Is a dollar earned. We all know you can save from 35 to 50 per cent onall photographs at the Lakeside Studio, Our stock Is always new and up-to-date. Our work Is second to none in the north- west. Step In and be convinced. Our studio 1s on the ground floor, two blocks north of the City Boat house, on the lake front. Yours for business, M. J. MORSE, Photographer. The Most Elaborate Styles of Spring Suits and Overcoats. 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