Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 9, 1904, Page 4

PON'T DRINK CITY WATER Board of Health Taboos Much of Bemidji’'s Water Supply. DANGER OF SURFACE WATER IN WELLS IS PRESvENT. Impure Water a Source of Con- tagion to Be Avoided at This Season. Don’t drink city water. If you drink water at all be sure that it comes from a good well, free from the possibility of surface water or the taint of other impur- ities. This is the advice of the local health authorities to the general public. Bemidji water is probably nei- ther better nor worse than the water of many cities in this sec- tion of the country, but in view of the fact that samples of the water sent to the state chemist last fall stand condemned as im- pure and unfit for drinking pur poses and the danger of contagion from impure water always pres- ent at this season of the year the health authorities feel that the advice is timely and will be gen- erally received in the spirit which it is intended. The analysis of the city water made last fall was unsatisfactory and there was some disposition to treat the analysis of the state board of health lightly. This disposition grew out of the fact that most of the samples were taken from wells that were known to be manifestly bad. Tt was decided to havea second analysis but the proper recep- tacles in which to ship the water have not been received from the state board of health and for this reason there has been a delay. Many of the wells in the city are shallow and will admit of sur- face water getting into them. This results in impurities and is one of the most prolific sources of contagion. The advice of the board of health is that unless the water used for drinking purposes is known to be pure and without taint the only safe course to pur- sue is to boil it before it is served at the table or used.for drinking at any time. ... An effort will be made to have the second analysis of the city and well water supply made in the very near future. Kelliher’s Winners. The village election at Kelliher yesterday was a quiet affair and Mayor Hobson and the oid coun- cil were returned by a large majority. Following in the ticket elected: president, Eli Hobson; trustees, H. R. MeDon- ald, J. P. Carlson, A. A. Magill; recorded, A. H. Hable; treasu a B N. Hobson. 'BEMIDJI LAWNS Time of the Year Approaches When All May Contribute to City’s Natural Beauty. I should be pleased to see you start anagitation in your paper,” said a well known Bemidji gentle- man this morning, ‘“for the im- “provem ent of the natural advant ages of the city that would en- hance its general appearance. The time of the year is soon com- ing when everybody should pay some little attention to the matter of makmg his home premises pre- sentable and creditable to the general aspect of the town. thing will aid more materiall than well kept lawns. We h: some of the finest natural boule- i vards in the world and well kept lawns will be an enchancement | which anyone can readily appre- No-| ciate. In many towns they have improvementv leagues in which the matter of having lawns is made the subject of a friendly and commendable rivarlry and the lady or gentleman who has the best lawn is entitled to a prize at the end of the year. I should like to see the plan tried here and believe it would be well received. Justas soom as the snow goes off every property owner should make it a point to rakehis yard carefully have it sowed to grass seed, neatly graded and all that sort of thing. It improves the property and shows a spirit of enterprise which everbody can and will ap- preciate.’ Election at Blackduck. The caucus ticket won out by good majorities at Blackduck yes- terday. ~ One of the sharpest con- tests of the day was for the vil- lage recordership. Editor Oberg, of the Blackduck American, the independent candidate, was de- feated by a vote of 136 to 42. Following is the ticket elected: Mayor, L. J. Romdenne; trustees, Ed Boyle, R. C. Pickitt, Alex Carlson; recorder, C. G. Johnson; treasurer, C. W. Con- way; justice of the peace, J. H. Green; constable, Cash Brunelle; assessor, Charles Moon. About two hundred votes were polled. Cash Brunelle, the candidate for constable polled the largest vote, 184, The entire ticket was elected by safe majorities, TO INVESTIGATE Man Near Tenstrike is Accused of Skinning a Claim of Timber. Joseph Smith of Crookston left this morning for Tenstrike, where he will investigate some advices received Saturday to the effect that a quarter secfion of land which had been sold some time ago, but which the pur- chaser had forfeited by failing to make payments, was being skinned of a great portion ot the valuable timber. He understands that the man has cut 10,000 feet of logs, and several hundred cords of wood from ib,‘:md has been looking for tie cutters for some time past. Mr. Smith thinks that perhaps the man intended to sell thelogs, wood and ties, and make the de: linquent payments with the pro- ceeds, but he will not be allowed to do this. CARRIED DAY Dexterville Faction Wins Out Over Carman Crowd Yesterday. The town election at Carman yesterday was something of an The matter of where the polling place should be located was a bone of contention. About thirty-five residents of Dexter- ville went to Carman and took charge of the ballot boxes and moved the election bodily to Dexterville. Seventy-four votes were casb and to avoid trouble in the future town elections will be held at Dexterville, affair, Advertise in the Pioneer. WE SUPPLY STENOGRAPHERS to any business man in the city for $25 per month for 3 months. ply, stenogrgphers with i We also su a emington fypewriter. The same offer holds good to business men . outside of Bemidji at $35 per month. CONWAY'S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE It Don’t Cost Any More And in the end it don’t cost as much to have our work done at the - Reed Studio VICTORS GO DOWN| THE LINE Result of Village Election Celebrated in Grand Style Last Night. HEW GAG, TOM TOM AND BRASS BAND GLORIFICATION. Eagles of Victory Scream Long and Loud in a Torchlight Demonstration. Bemidji has seen secveral elec- tion demonstrations but all events in the history of the city we clipsed by the demons tion in ‘honor of the victorious caucus ticket last night. The eagles of victory soared and screamed antil the gray dawn this morning when the last tired reveler surfeited with satis- faction and hoarse from huzzas wended his way homeward. It was a great demonstration, made possible by the magniti- cient victory of the caucus ticket and all its opportunities were im- proved -to the limit. Immedi- ately after the result of the elec- tion had been definitely an- nounced the crowd waiting at the polls for the final returns became a cheering, surging mass of wild enthusiasm. The hue and cry was raised about 7:30 o’clock and from that time until midnight Bemidji was a noisy city. The staid and decorous cake- walled. the Independent band blew its livliest strains and the glorification was complete in every detail. The crowd first proceeded to Ludington’s hard- ware store and cheered its loud- est for the newly elected mayor. Tin pans were thrown into the crowd with a lavish hand and bedlam immediately began. Mr, Ludington was carried bodily from the store on the shoulders of the crowd and the tour about the city began. It was everybody’s night to talk, and everybody talled, those who were unequal to the dignity of a speech yelled and halt the city talks in a whisper today. The demonstration was ordorly, however. It was not unlike the red fire of a football crowd but there is a license conceded on oc- casions of this kind and it was never abused. It was a jolly goodnatured ‘crowd and good feeling was the key note of the evening. Shortly before eleven o’clock the enthusiasm began to lag, the noise was leebler and at mid- night with the exception of the stragglers who are usually thor- ough on such occasions the de- monstration was well over, LlBRARY ROOMS Quarters at Court House Being Prepared for Occupancy by the Library. The rooms which are to be oc- cupied by the public library at the court house are being pre- pared . for occupancy. The li- brary rooms will be in the north corner of the basement directly under the clerk of court’s office. They are among the pleasantest rooms in the court house have an entrance from the rear and will make comfortable and adequate quarters fol the library. WAS MURDERED Official Report of Baxter Detec- tive Agency Makes This Statement. Yesterday’s Twin City news- papers devoted some space to the report of the Buxter Dectective agency of Minneapolis, in con nection with the disappearance of J. C. Suliivan, who has been missing Blackduck since last April, and whose disappear- ance and the attending circum- stances have been the subject of much discussion in papers. The report is to the effect that after all the circumstances were investigated the best judgment of the detectives employed was from the news- that Sullivan had been murdered | | at Blackduck. The theory is scouted at Black- duck, and its wide promulgation by the newspapers has greatly|] annoyed the good people of that | & town, who say that Sullivan loft | | the village in good health and might have met any one of a dozen fates that are not at all im- possible in this section of the country and still not have been murdered, FELL FROM TRAIN Intoxicated Woodsman Comesto | Grief in Great Northern Yards This Morning. An unknown woodsman was | picked up in the Great Northern | i Mississippi | yards the bridge this morning in an uncon- scious condition. The man had been drinking heavily and was in a bad state of intoxication when discovered. He was quite badly bruised and the supposition is that he attempted to board a moving freight ad fell to the ground, He was first discovered by the crew of No. 39, the west bound way freight and was be- lieved to be dead. He suffered from exposure and was quite badly frostbitten and thoroughly chilled. He was taken to the city hall and will be cared for until he can look out for himself. VOTE CANVASSED near City Council Canvasses Vote of Yesterday’s Village Election. The city council met this after- noon and officially went over the returns of yesterday’s village election. The total rasults fol- low: MAYOR Ludington .. Stoner ..... Graham Hazen. Rihoda e 7 s i Black. .. Maltby . Brooks ... b RECORDER. Bailey .. .... Lauritzen . J. B. Cahill.. JUSTICE OF TE Pmdorgast Slocum . CONSTABLE. Hennessy There were the suzfl numb(!r of freak votes cast for people not on either ticket and these are not included in the above results. BEST MEN WON | Town Meetin’ Day Yesterday and New Officers for Various Towns Announced. Yesterday was town meetin’ day and the elections at the var- ious towns in this yicinity were all attended with the usual inci- deat. - Some of the results fol- low: TURTLE RIVER. President, A. O. Johnson; re- corder, S. R. Moerhead;] treas- urer, P. J. Rustvold; supervis- ors, John Dale, James Ryan, Wm. Hyatt; assessor, L. Otterstadt. NYMORE: President, O. J, Tagley; trus- tees, Messrs. McGinnis and Hoff- wan; recorder, Leon Clark; treas urer, Albert Dennis; assessor, C. Ridgway. TOWN OF NORTHERN. Super s, chairman, Wm. Rice, F. Anderson and Mr. Til- lotson; treasurver, Joe Wagner; clerk, John Rundell; road com- missioners, Mat Titus, Wm. Ar- nold, George Marsh; justice, Ed Anderson; constable, Arthur Glidden. TENSTRIKE. President, J. O. Harris; trus- tees, Wm. Fellows, Frank Chap- man and A. W. Danaher; treas- urer, A. M. Mor recorder, Frank Heroux; assessor, Peter Maule: constable, A. Chisholm. The Ladies’ Guild of the Epis- copal church will meet with Mrs. H.G. Hayes tomorrow afternoon. THE BAZAAR closed to allow insurance adjusters to inspect stock after the recent fire Will reopen in a few days Town of Bemidji. The following officers were elected in the town of Bemidji yesterday: Supervisors, Gilbert Weien, chairman three years, Knute Aakhus, two years, A. E. Rako, one year; town clerk, L. O. Oprata; treasurer, Even Moe; as- sessor, Knute Halvorson; justice, A. L. Godbout Constable, Tom Marin. = l* 'or Leucorrhoea, WOME Shisal Dis: charges, loss of tone, & and vigor, use . It speedily and permanently removes. all inflammation. The Home Treatment for All Female Troubles. FREE Ladies own obstotric and perpetual calendar by ad- dressing. HY’NE COMPANY ~ 475 W. North Ave., Chicago, Tl HY'NE Sold_by A. GILMOUR & CO., Bemidji, Minn. Advertise IN THE Daily Pioneer| CLARK WILLBE IT Postmaster Carson Announces Ap- pointment of His Assistant Today. G. E. Carson, the newly ap- pointed postmaster -today an- nounced that Robert Clark would be his assistant at the postoffice. Mr. Clark has for several years past been a saleman at the Me- Quaig store and is popular with a wide circle of friends in Be- midji. The announcement of his appointment will be received with satisfaction by many friends. Harry Bliler, who has been assistant under Mrs. Kaiser, isa/| capable and obliging gentleman, but has contemplated leaving the office for some time. He has many Bemidji friends, under stands the business thoroughly and in the event that he decides |} to remain in the worlk will have; little trouble in securing employ- | i ment, The remainder of the postofflce force will probably re- main the same as at present. It Fowld Wins at Solway. The village election at Solway yesterday was a very warm affair despite the fact that only 24 votes were polled. The fight was on the head of the ticket and J. W. Fowld was elected president by a majority of two votes. Thought to be in the Last Stages of Consumption, Mrs. Minerva Burgess, of Byars, IlL, says; I have just re- ceived the White Wine of Tar. We think there is no medicine like it. It cured me when I was thought to be in the last stages of consumption. I will always recomend it to those that have any disease of the lungs. | Second Sittings | P TN N T free of charge if first § ones do not please. | W. H. MORSE, i Lakeside Photographer. The Emi- nent Success of Our Store is Through the Confi- dence of the People. Largest Exclusive Clothing Store in Bemidji. An advance offering of New Spring Top Coats, Rain Repelling Overcoats, New, Spring Back Suits at $ 1 S5 are really notable, extraordinary values, representing the most elegant designing and colorings for. 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