Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 27, 1904, Page 4

WALKERBUYS THE SHEVLIN PINE Purchases Shevlin Holdings on White Earth Reser- vation. WILL MEAN A BOOM FOR THE VILLAGE OF MALLARD. Railroads Will Be Built at Once and Brisk Preparation Made for Next Winter. T. B. Walker has purchased the headquarters camps of S, AL Gray & Bros., and is preparing for big operanons in'the vicinity of Itasca Lake. Mr. Walker has purchased all of Mr. Shevlin’s ‘fimber cn the| White Earth reservation, amount: | ing to nearly-400,000, 000 feet. He is making preparations to extend the road to those parts as soon as the ground thaws out, # Twelve large logging camps will be built on the Teservation in the immediate future, and made ready for the next season's lum- bering. This will malke things exceed- ing lively around Mallard this summer. Several hundred men will be employed on the railroad construction, building of camps and other work: p\epamtm y to the great logging operations soon - tocommence, There will alsobe close ‘onto a thousand men em- ployed on the Mississippi river that starts near that place dur- _ing the summer months. 1t is estimated that the: reser- vation logging will Jast at least : four years, althouUh they have|” - five years in which 1o complete the work, according to the con- tract. There isn’t the shadow oi a doubt but what: the railroad will be permanent, for in five years more of the rapid progress of the country has experienced in the PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Manager Radishes Onions Celery Cranberries Tomatoes ' Washed Figs ‘Faney Cookies Strawberries on Bons A Complete Line of Candies. ..Fresh Vegetables.. Fridays and Saturdays. A EC;)lrnp'iete Line -of fiFt;uils. Princess Grocery Company BERMAN BUILDING PHONE 282 214 BELTRAMI AVE. will teach Graham Shorthand and Good- win’s Improved Bookkeeping during the summer months, beginning May 2d and ending September-1st, for only $50, or Munson’s Shorthand —and Marshall’s Bookkeeping for same price. There is a discount of over 500 in this deduction. Conway’s Commercial -College, Box 744, 108 Sixth Street, between lji and Beltrami Avenues. - | masters. GIVEN HIS HEAD City Scavenger Has Carte Blanch from Board of Health to Clean Up. The board of health held a meeting yesterday afternoon at the—office--of--Dr.-Maréum--and gave (Aty Scavenger Smith carte blanch in pwcwdmv to clean up the ~city.” My Swith was in structed-to-notify—the owners-of all premises-that necded renovat- ing to clean up and in the event that his order is not complied with in reasonable %ime-he has authority to do the work and the charges—will “later—be assessed against the property, The board will make an official tour of in- spection in a few days. BEASTIN BANANAS | Life Size Tarantula Found in Bunch at Store of Bemidji Mercantile Company. A life size tarantula was found in a bunch of bananas at the store of the Bemidji Mercantile Co yesterday afternoon, One of the clerks had gone to the bunch to luck some for a customer when he noticed- the insect, Its life- less form is now preserved in a bottle of alecohol. The bite of the tarantula is certain death and they are not infrequently found m bunches of fruit. Many in- stances are on record where. fa- talities have resulted to employes at fruit stores as a result of be- ing bitten by tamntuhs The "Modern ()Ie Bull 2 A rare treat is in store for music lovers Friday night in the engagement of Christian Hansen, t,he world renowned violinist, who will“be heard in a concert pro- gram at the M. E. church under the auspices of the Epworth League. Mr. Hansen is one of the ‘most celebrated violinists of the present age. In the rendi- ton of the program he will use the celebrated violin, ‘Nicholas Amita,” which has stirred the souls of millions during the past two centuries in the hands of some of the world’s most famous Mr. Hanson’s engage- ment is a distinct innovation for this city and he should be liber- ally patronized. Demand for Riverman. There has been quite a demand for rivermen in Bemidji for the past two weeks but so far there has been no difficulty in obtain- ing experienced help. A num- ber of the Tumber companys seot out i day.. Wages 50 per day and meet present demands. Later in the season there will be a good demand for men. Significant Transfer. ~Adecd was recorded this morning at the register of deeds office which conveys lots thirteen and fourteen in block twenty-one of the original towasite to Kthyl E. Blake. The transferis made by Wm.Fournier and the consid- erotion named . is' $2,000. The premises are at present occupied by C. C. Blake. past two years, will certainly in- nre the-maintenanceof the road —The-above mentioned may r be the extent of the railroad im- provements, as the permit, which the Brainerd Lumber company obtained of the state, to land logs on Itasca Livke, expires this fall, and the state will not, under any consideration, grant another such permit on that-lake, owing to the fact that it is such a dam- age to the lake, to the fish crop and to the park. The state will make many vast improvements - this summer on the park and lake. They now I under con tion a, )00 D house on Itasca L(Ll\(‘, and they will not make these in n vain. They cannot affor d tohave the killed off by-letting- {the lalge be filled with logs to ac- sommodate the lumbermen, con- sequently the millions of feet of logsin tlmtnumt) must be trans- povtecl by some other source, and there is no other way ex- cépt by rail, which is by all odds the cheapest possible means. eed’s For Daloy Thotogranhs and Wedding Stougs IN ANY STYLE, FINISH Photos, Views of the City, Lake and Lumber Camps 01d pictures made new and enlarged to any size. of the second floor of the new Street block, next to the postoflic reception, display and dressing rooms are always open and you are R. W. REED, Prop. welcome. OR PRICE. ALL KINDS OF Studio occupies all My reity of men to o CHOUNARD TRIAL ON AT WALKER All of Monday Taken in Se- curing a Jury to Try the Case. STATE INTRODUCES FIRST EVI- DENCE YESTERDAY MORNING: Case Will Possibly Last for Sev- eral Days and [s Attended By Great Interest. The trial of William Chounard for the- murder of his wife, “Dora Chounard, in a house of ill fame at Cass Lake, last January, is in progress at Walker. Thé whole of Monday was oceupied in” geb- ting ajury. County Attorney Defur, y ope ned the case for the state yesterday. A. T. Larson of Brainerd appears for the de- fense. Dr. Smealiie of Cass Lake was-on-the-stand —all—yesterday forenoon, He was called imme- diately after the shooting and bed the wound. The voman was taken to St. Luke’s hospital at Duluth right after the shooting and died there and Dr. Smmllw, assisted by two Du- luth doctors, performed an autopsy. He says one of the wounds was certainly mortal, another probably mortal, wlnle the third was not. The case will probably last two or three days, BEMIDJI'S PIPE HenryBuenther ObtainsPosession of the Famous Chief’s Black Clay Pipe. Taxidermist Henry Buenther has a relicof ‘the late Chief Be- midjiw hich he prizes very highly. Itis the small black clay pipe which the chief smoked during many years of his life and for whichhe frequently refused snug sums of money. When the (,hlef visited - Bemidji last fall Mr. Buenther attémpted tobuy it-b, Bemidji would not part with it a the time. Ttis a yaluable”relic| and will be a decided #ddition to Mr. Buenther’s stock of Indian curios. Hired Rivermen. Fred Lammers, of Stillwater; who has been assisting his brother in conducting thelogging business of Lammers Bros. near Northome during the winter, was renewing acquaintances in the esterday. — Mr.-Lammers n the city for the purpose iring men for the drive which will be started this week. Lam- mers Bros. have about twelve million to drive out of Caldwell brook into the Big Fork river, and Mr. Lammers-tookupacrew of rivermen last night. Exper- ienced rivermen are scarce at the up line towns. Move to Oregon, x Beaudette and family left morning over the Northern Pacitic for Ashland, Oregon, where they will make their fu- r. Beaudette™] the Oregon country some time ago and has decided to make it uture home. The best wishes of many Bemid i family accompany them on the trip. Showing the Cnunlry James Cahill is showinga party of three farmers from the south- ern. part of the state about the country west of Bemidji today. All contemplate investments and | % were well pleased with their first trip through the cnnnt)'y Visits Tenstrlke Schools. County Superintendent of Schools Dunwoodie went to Ten- strike last night, and today will visit the schools in thatcity. Mr. Dunwoodie says the Tenstrike schools have been doing very good work and are among the| best conducted in the county. Bailey Goes South. 0. E. Bailey left this morning | ; for Oklahoma, where he went to|; ory for the mal Supply Co. Befor returning Mr, y will visit a number of pmnts in the westand he will probably be absent from X the city for about two months. g ’Am 0, I’dpmlmnwr and Decorator All Work Guaranteed to be First ¢ MILES BLOCK y|No one can deny: that the en- BEAT HIS TIME Waldon, Nary Young Man Finds a Way to Win Over Contrary Papa. A Julius Gansoage, of this city, ) swore out a warrant st of A. Waldon, a Nary yrmnv man - charging him| with the abduction of his fifteen- -old daughter from his home in-this city. Waldon had been paying atten- tion to the girl for some time and the parents ub,p-( ted. Finally he was forbidden to come to the house and the parents applied the - blue -peneil-to-—the—whole romance. April 12, while the parents slept-the slecp of the just came Waldon, a la Lochinvar, except that he had-a-horse and “buggy, and since that time the girl has not been seen by her parents. Recently they learned that-she was living with Waldon at Nary and the father promptly - took steps to accomplish his arrest. Sheriff Bailey went to'Nary this morning to take Waldon into custody. UP TOMORRO>W Cass Lake Land Office Hears A Famous Contest Tomorrow Afternoon. The Cass Lake land oftice will tomorrow hear the contest case of Carl Berglund vs. F. J. Artz, involving the posession of a home- stead in the town of Turtle River. to which Berglund claims squat- ter’s rights aml the controversy growing out of this contention was the fundamental cause for trouble which led to the recent killing of Peter Weilander-at Bat- tle, Artswill be represented at the land office by F. A. Gabriel and Judge Lange, of Cass Ls.ke, i Thas his case. Berglund is in the city today-with John Rust and Andrew Dahlman who are wit- nesses. The entire party visited Artz at the county jail this morn- ma The Belles of Blackyille. One of the treats which is in store for Bemidji people soon will be “The Belles of Blackville,” to be given by local talent under the auspices of the Ladies’ Li- brary association for the beunefit of the public library. A ladies’ minstrel ‘show is ‘a distinct de- parture from the ordinar® in minstrelsy, but it should be hone. the less meritorious because the art of black face is to be inter- preted by ladies. * Included in the cast will be Sal Sweet, Ara- bella. Appleblossom, Mrs. Mose White, Jane Wayback and a num- ber of others. There will be catch end songs, funny Iocal hits and some clever special. concep- tions in the olio. will have a rehearsal this evening. Talking of a Go. The-lacal retail Tiguor-dealers are arranging a fine program of entertainment for the state con vention in June and among othe things a sparring match is planned. “Colonel Taylor nnd Charles Woodward,—-two.of the finest, have about agreed to sign articles to 2o five rounds for the lcnt of the bunch:: Thn,— colonel is popular with all th boys and will-have many backer: but-Mr, Weodward: is of-the old school of boxing and once shook hands with Jem Mace, a fighter of the halycon days of bo“ng counter would draw a crowd and all the local devotees of boxing| should promote from this time 4ill the mill is assured. We have just received a New Stock of & ‘PHOTO GOODS _FOR SPRING OF 1904. 2 The latest thingsin Phofography: Colodio Cra,rbhon,; o Sepia Tones * Beautiful line_of Mounts to 3 mateh - them: LAKESIDE STUDIO, M, J. MORSE. - Proprietor. The first part| vy s&aéé&éeaése&eeeeeee = Py ~THEBAZAAR.. The Center of Attraction WATCH FOR THE PRICE C UARDS ON OUR DISPLAY TABLES! Every Day =a Change! “THIS WlLL BE FOR. THE WHOLE WEEK HERE AREAFEWOFTHE ITEMS: These are all New Arrivals and Up-to-Date Ladies’ and Misses’ Dress Suits and Shirt Waists. The Original Kalamazoo Petticoat, at 98¢ and up. Ginghams, Wash Goods, Waistings, Suitings, ..such as.. Splash Voiles, Valerji Voiles, Tailors’ Suitings, Ribbons, Buttons, &e.’ '‘Groceries. Laces, Trimmings, Linings, Bindings, = All'bought within the last few weeks. lowest prices this week at Our Shoe Department is Complete. Don’t Miss the Shoe Day ngest qu‘mtlty mld : ~ THE BAZAAR Retail Clerks Meeting. The Retail Clerks had another meeting last night to ‘malke further arrangements for the N early closing of the city stores. ous business interests and the clerks has been somewhat com- plicated for the past few days but tiie clerks have decided to The situation. between the vari-| o= v make an effort to have all busi- ness houses agree on the first proposition which provides' for the closing of the stores at 6:30 on and after May 16. With this end in viewa committee will can- vass the city to secure signatures to the ‘agreement which has al- | ready been signed by a number. of business houses. Stricken With Paralysis. C. Hudson, a homesteader,who has been living about ten u.ules east of Tenstri lke,«apphed for ad- mission to the county poor| farm this morning. Hudson suffered a stroke of paralysis ‘about a month ago and'iS unable to care for himself. He was admitted to the poor farm this‘afternooh. \.04 W We Sell ] W the Best W W Neckwear W \‘; Made. 3. oY Ghe Cloffners ~ We are showmg excluswely for Bemidji the new creatlofls of Stein-Bloch Co., and B. Kuppenhelmer Co., America’s foremost wholesale tallor:,. - Money M Always Clleerfully A Refunded. 3%333:!32 ; Ideal Spring Suits in Richest Colormqs..-m_ W W Showmg of superior correctly hand- tailored sack suits, in double or smgle breasted, for men or young men, in’ 150 different sorts, weaves and color- ings, as well as blacks, blues and thibets, to fit all shapes and propor- tions, suitable for business or .dress; ~as good as are offered fer'$20'and$22, at choice for Compansnn will Prove ‘Them the Greatest Values' 2333333333333332333333333333333333333333¢& ] 4) " L]