Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 22, 1904, Page 3

PUBLISHING CO. By R. W. HITCHCOCK. ntered in the postofl 1. Minn., | as second cla Official County and City Paper SUBSCRIPTION $5 PER YEAR 1904 MARCH 1904 LET'S HAVE MORE OF HIM. winning | Fverybody made a when General Leonard Wood was confirnred I,»ytlu-svfi:llv the other day as a major general of the United States army. General Wood- is of the Nobody one . generation’s great moen. knew of him at the outbreak of the Spanish-American war. But emergency revealed the man, He the man of all others to make the proved himsclf war and its results the that the American people intended they —should bé. His government of Cuba and his tactlyl ment of that difticult people will go down in history as one of the world’s greatest peace. His administration of the Phillipines is adding daily to his sueeess manage- victories in reputation and placing him morc and more in the hearts of his countrymen. Likeall- men who labor with singleness of purpose and whe rise in the scale of fame by the shecr force ol their greatness he has been violently attacked. All attaclks have come to nothing. like Let us grow more timber Major General Wood. Taxrayers will find no fault with the council for attempting to save all unnecessary .expense, but the proposition to savea few dollars by refusing to publish: the official procecdings of the council will meet with no favor The compel the council to publish its whatever. law does ‘not proceedings, but people are- en- titled to know what the council is doing, what bills they ave allow ing and to whom they are paying out the city’s money. cil cannot afford at any price to keep the public in ignorance ol what it is doing. The coun- THERE are 40,000 children in theschools of Minncapolis and @ thousand or two for whom there areno buildings. TItis the proud | Dboast of every country town in|; the land that its children all havo | 2 an equal chance for an education | and-the city has sowmething learn from the country respect. to in this OxE of the funiest -cartoons of | the century is a picture of Presi- dent Roosevelt, all, all alone « 1 ingouton a sea of dmuumulls% huzzaing for Parker, Hearst, of cetera and wistfully and ;1[mu-:v§ wishing he were a democrat. Tue state labor bu X 1 rvlnn'l\ | that employees of the butche 2 shops are overwor \n-dftln\ lvl!l in amaverage of cleven hours a “day, and it s to look though working in a meat shop was not meat to them. “begin as in of Motecheap homes for the million. IT BEGINS to be apparent that thereis more than one barrel in 2 state becomes owner 5,000 more acres swamp land. e ———— Now wheat we that - we've cot o dollar that it is . kicking is presidential election will Tite never drop| ont of state polit mergey sif some peo- ple can help it. ; P Minnesdta Skat associa- | tion begins to.cut some ice. ‘ vavvvw;v‘v;v‘fl'v‘l} bl s FROM bTHE COUNTRY 4 Ko it P P e e e s B b | A new sawmill will help WzLII\'nx'i flong the highwiay of prosperity. | i Mr. S10,000 Carnegie gives Moorhea PUIPOSE -~ SUNe terms. | — same faith in | three Some are left who have Mizpah fills large ice house sumner, {0 incroases its from-its water-plant-$11,000per innum. This—is—watersd-stoek worth having. ‘G0 Among other good things Ten- strike is reputed to have a man whoscan cat a dozen eggs in. less than as many. minutes As the days grow longer the Red Lalke Courier .grows more republican? John King always was too good a”fellow to be a democtat in carnest. There wid 1o be not a saloon from Winnipeg Junction to Crookston, a distance of 70 miles. Tramps will please bear this in mind for the smmmer season and confine their patronage to the Great Northern. ! Brother CGreeley and the Big Fork Compass keep right on add- ing to the debf that the novth country owes them, lile this: Long ago a winge Sang “Halloa! the wiate Then it vanished over the smowdrifts To warm its frozen feet. But-in spite of prophet singers Still the snowdrifts seem to linger With a stubborn pertinency Noloafer c’vr ¢: And the sunbe While the day Tho nights much shorter grow. But the man who makes the summers Must be frozen deep in slumber, 11 the sunwould get its orders To n)\tn\] nl! HW SN re strongor: keep gotting longer The Lonductor Conductor-Warren of the €. & N. W. R. R. I had been suffering with a severe cold * for several days. and was so hoarse I could not speaic above a whis- por, Nov. 16, 1. met_one iof Dr. Warner’s agents on my train, he handed me‘a bottle of the White Wine of Tar Syrup, and one hour after talkin t dose.my hoarsenc me. In twenty voice was (uite ¢ the cold nearly cured. best remedy 1 ever s S sed- leaving four hours my e and nabural It is the cliangts, 10ss of ton 10 sheedi The Numc‘ FREE Jaui; dressing HY’'NE COM W. Nogh ,\\-u NORTH inceme |6 % | assi i (nl]\-(tiwnnl witer CITY DADS PASS THE PLUMS Old Police Force Is Re-ap- pointed by Practically Unanimous Votes. U1 C. SMITH WINS IN THE CON- TEST FOR SCAVENGERSHIP. City Printing Contract Let and Beltrami County News Official Paper. The city council plums at its regular meeting last night and the offi ployes of the former administra- passed the and em- tion are retained in service to a man, hea call for bids was made at sion, -developed only bidder; and after— having under-—consideration for nearly an hour the matter was disposed of by making the Bel trami County News the official paper. All members of the council were present at last night’s meeting. The routine business was first taken up, the weekly reports of the justices accepted and approved and a number of bills allowed. A bill from the chaivman of the board of health called out some discussion, but was finally allowed and the coun- cil proceeded to the appointment of the police ofticers and other city servants. application of S. €. Bailey [ of police read and submitted. . City Attorney Ras- favored the council with remarks regarding Mr. Bailey's fitness for the situation, xd his personal worth and , pointed to his past record and congluded by assur- the council that it - could do-no better than veappoint Mr. Bailey. Alderman Bowser moved hi appointment, Alderman Graham seconded the motion and the yotoe was unanimous, Applications for positions as patrolmen were then read from Arthur Brose, J. E. Patterson, John A, Cline, Nor- man Helmerand J. A. Johnson. Alderman Bowser nioved that the council proceed to ballot for three patrolmen the-motion was seconded and “the - vote stood Broseg 3; Pattevson,2; Cline, o; Helmer, 5. Brose, Cline . and Helmer weve declared appointed. Ired. Sprague was appointed night engineer —and—Alderman Bowser suggoestead to the council that the dut of the night engi- neer should be wmore cavefully prescribed in - the future. e believed that a little attention to the city hall’s general appear- ance was desiriable and the mat- ter went over-until some future time. Mr. Sprague will have police power and in addition to his duties as night engineer will t the nlu‘hb patrolmen when NCCOSSAry. The application of J. P. onc been sell some Pogue {[ for strect commissioner was then £l submitted. _Clity Attorn, setbnmade afew remarks in-Mis Pogue’s belialf. He had brought ordor outof chios Mr. Russcll ud and 'htkl made record-in the u\ntuls .uul yRus- The printing: contract, on; . . [} him to more than ordinary con- Mr. Pogue’s ap- s made uninimous. was unanimously siderations, pointment v S. R Re position, The application of A. T. Whee- ! lock as imanager of the city hall was then read. Mr. Wheelock's record during the past yer wi the subject of a few remarks by | Recorder Iailey and he \\fl%k unanimonsly lmplmint(-il, ‘tlu,&\ length of his term not boingi stipulated, ; The scavengership Ihnn came up and the applications of J. P. Hennessey, Tom Smart, H. J. Smith, H. Pickles and J. M- Sines were read. All offered to furnishthecity dumping grounds free of charge and the applica- tion of H. Pickels offered to do the city scavenger work free of charge. The proposition was somewhat indefinite in other respeets-and-was-discussed-—for some time. City Attorney Rus- sell made a talk in favor of the appointment of J. F. H in which he said Mr. had been the most satisfactory scavenger the city had ever had. The council then proceeded to ballot and H. C. Smith was elect- ed with three votes. The other two went to Henne The matter of the wppmntm(\nt of the board of health went over! until the next meeting. Mayor [Ludington then nounced the appointmeut of the following committees; Purchasing, Bowserand Hazen; | Streets and Sidewalks, Bowser i i i | | an- Graham and Bowser; Auditing Graham and Bowser, Police and License, Ludington and Hazen;! Drains, Sewer and Parks, Hazen | and Graham. The city printing contract was then taken up. All the local publishers were present,but only one bid was in cvidence. The Beltrami County News submitted 4 bid to do the city publishing for the ensuing y in blanket form in accordance with the call for an aggregate sum of $340. It was promptly rejected. .C. R. Martin, publisher of the News then favored the council with a few of . his choicest remarks. He stated | ‘that the publishers had decided; to stand together on the matterof city printing and that the day| laborer who worked for the city received his price, the merchant’s bill for merchandise was never cut, it was customary-to pay full price for ecity supplies and the publishers asked only the rate prescribed by law for the print- ing. ~He said the publishers i tinz at full legal ra wmitted. resappointed sextion. Mr. Reeves the Beltrami County was the only applicant for the de and Graham; Electric Lights, - | Resldence Phone 221 were ready o -submit another [ proposition at the present time ind i bid to do all the city print- s was. sub- After some di s was ignated as the official paper _the city for the ensuing year. Adyertise in the Daily Pioncer. [t’s a good investment. PROFESSIONAL. CARDS P.J. Russell Attorney at Law BEAIDJ, - - - . NN, J ay L Reynolds Attorney at Law Office in Tiles Block, Gibbons & Torrance Collections City Real Estate Attorneys st Law Bailey & MeDonald LAWYERS Bemldjl, Minn. Office: Swedback Block D H FISK Attorney a A Counsellorat Law. Office over First National Bank Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: iles Block : Dr. Blakeslee Physician and Surgeon Office: Miles Block, Beminii Dr. E. H. Marcum Physician and Surgeon Office: Swedback Block - Office Phene 18 Dr.J.T. Tuomy DENTIST Office over First ional Bank, Third St Dr. E. H Smith Phys and_Surgeon Office:_Boston Block Office Phone, 73 Home Phone, 60 Dressmaking Parlors MISS ANNA BLAIN has opencd up- Dressmaking Parlors ‘at Mrs. TFrench’s, next to Hotel Challenge.. Miss Blain will go out to sew by the day, or sewing will be taken in. K. O. It raternal Order of Eagles, Bemld]IAerle No 351 Meets every Wednesday at 8 p. m. Gilmour's Hall. A. T wheelnck, - LeBleu, Visiting = W.President W. Secretary y invited. All of the Style and the most Comfori the state campaign. 0@@@000@@@@@6@@ BOHO0ROOB Dollars will buy 4 the best Pair of Shoes on the Market. LJE Meyer & Co. €E0000P2060 20N000C0000000006 0000 ...0..... BIRDS, WHOLE ANIMALS, FISH, FUR RUGS AND ROBES and GAME HEADS mounted to order and for sale. all times a good assortment of INDIAN RELICS and CURIOS FUR GARMENTS made to order, repuired and remodeled FURS in season bought. 1 guarantee my work mothproof and the most lifelike of any in the state MY WOXK IS luQUALLl‘.D BY A Deposit Required on All Work YOUR TRADE @@@@@6@9@36@@@3000000.08...0... ....0.00.. Postoffice Box No. 686 BEMIDJI, MINN. carry a FEW,; EXCELLED BY NONE OLIOITED 3 CLOTHiNG ion || ) HENRY BUENTHER| Naturalist and Taxidermist 208 Second St. PIONEER WANT COLUMN HELP WANTED. WANTED—Drug clerk, 1 tered pn-tenr,d Address Bu\ 23, Akeley, Minn. WANTED—To fill your wants, Nothing does-it like ‘a-Pioneer want ad {| WANTED— T\\umcdy fuxm;hed ~Tooms with heat for two gentle men, close to business district. Address P, 0. lock box 677. WANTED-—Men to learn barber trade; catalogue mailed free; Moler Barber college, 221 Sec- ond avenue south, Minneapolis, Minn. MacGregor & Ander- son, props. Established 1893. WANTED—Purchasers for old papers.. Ten cents a hundred. Pieneer office. ~FOR SALE, FOR SALE—Typewriter paper, all grades at Pioneer oftice. A SNAP—Four room house .fiye blocks North of Main street Must be sold atonce. Inquire at this oftice. FOR SALE CHEAP—One story four-room house on Beltrami ayenue, five minute walk from postoftice. Good reason for selling. Inquire at thi uflice FOR SALE—Onc hundred acves | of improved land in Red Lake county, three and one half mile from town. Price $12 per acre. Address Box 115, St. Hilaire, Minn, FOR RENT. ROOMS FOR RENT at the Bazaar. TO RENT—Fiye - unfurnished . rooms, close to center-of town. Wm. Blocker. ROOM TO RENT---Two fur- nished rooms in desirable lo- cations. Inquirve at Pioneer " [nquire, No Charge Loss Than 15¢c. MISCELLANEOUS DR. FINSEN’S RAY cures can- cers, tumors, and all kinds of blood diseases. Address the Herbaqueen Mfg. Co., Duluth, 319 First avenue east. LIBERAL pay to man to solicit orders; experience -unneces- _sary.-Perry Nursery company, - Rochester, N. Y. REAL ESTATE and MARKETS Minneapolis Wheat. Mlnnoapohs, March 21 —Wheat— May, 94%c; July, 94%¢c; Sept., 81%c, On track—No. 1 hard, 95%¢; No. 1 Northern, 94%c; No. 2 Northern 91%ec. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, March 21.--Cattle—Good to choice steers, $2.70@5.00; common to fair, $3.25@3.65; good to choice cows_and- heifers, $2.70@3.25; veals, +-$2.50@5.00-—Hogs—$4.50@5:10. - Sheep to choice yearling wethers; —Good good - to- choicelambs; $4.50@5:00: $5.00@5.25. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, March 21.—Wheat—In store —No. 1 hard, 95%c; No. 1 Northern; i C' No. Z I\ollhern, Bl%c, May; 93%0 July, 943:¢; Sept., 81c: Flax—. In store, on track and to arrive, $1.14; May, $1.16; July, $1:175%; Oct., $1.19%. . Chicago Unlon Stock Yards. Chicago, March 21.—Cattle—Good ta - prime steers, $5.25@5.75; poor to/me: dium; $3.50@5.00; stockers and feed- ers, $2.50@4.30; cows, $1.60@4.00; heifers, $2. 40@4 50; calves, 3300@ 6.25. Hogs—-Mixed and butchers, $5.15 @5.40; good to choice heavy, $5.25@ 5.45; rough heayy, $5.15@5. 25; light, $4.80@5.20. Shéep—Good to choice Wethers, $4.25@5;10; Western sheep, $2.25@5.25; native. lambs, 64 50@5.50; Western, $4.00@5.75. Chicago Grain and Pravlulonu. Chicago, March 21.—Wheat—May, 92c; July, 86%@86%c; old, 873%c; Sept., 803c; old, 813c. Corn—March, 503 ¢c; May, 523;c;-duly, 50% @503c; pt.. 401, @49%c. Oats—May, 40c; %c; Sept., 33% @33%c. Pork , $13.10; July, $13.30. Flax— Cash, Northwestern, $1.13; Southwest- ern, $1.071;; May, $1. 10. Butter— ries, 14@23%¢; dairies, 12% @ 5 zgs—15% @15%¢. Poultry— Turkeys, 12c; chickens, 12c; springs, 12c. BU C H. MlLES holesale iquor 3 Agent for Anheuser-Busch Famous St Louis Beer DWEIS Dealer ER - For elght years ‘we have been telling of the wonderful future of Bemidji. Many have been unbeliev- ing. They have lost fortunes. Every year proved our times over. prediction many Bemidji will one day be a great city, and townsite lots, now to be had cheap, will be worth big money. Buy now. o - Bemidji Townsite & Improvement Co. JOHN F. GIBBONS, A Hint for Local Agent. the Future (] ® ® ® ® ® ® (] ( ® ® e . (] [;umbermens State Bank BEMIDJI P F : : General Banking Business. Fire Insurance.