Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 19, 1904, Page 4

MAYOR HAS CHARTER Commission~Completes La- pors and Turns Charter Over Last Night. BEARS SIGNATURES OF ALL BUT TWO MEMBEKS. _ Charter Discussion Rife and Gen- eral interest About the City Regarding Document. The completed proposed new city charter bearing the signa- tures of all but two ‘members of the charter = commission was turned over to Mayor Ludington, by Chairman Stoner of the com- mission, immediately at the close of last session at the whist club rooms last night and Mr. Luding- ton formally acknowlcdged its receipt. The charter commission has been holding day and night ses- sions durmv all'of thiséweek in an effort to “have its labors con- cluded within the six ‘months time limit set by law, The last meeting of the commission last night turned out nearly the full membership of the commission and the instrument was complete and ready for the signatu of the members shortly after 8 o’clock. C.R. Martin, editor of the Beltrami County News, witheld his signature nud pledged his vigorous opposition to the ddoptmn of the document,. F. M. Malzahn did not sign for the reason that his business him outside the city st night, and he could not be present at the meeting. Mr. Malzahn's signature would no doubt have been forthcoming if he had been in the city: The next step in the adoption of -the charter will be the fixing of the charter election by the village council: The date of June 28, as suggested by the charter commission in the inter- est of greatest expediency, will no doubt be the one sclected, The date of the special election to fill the vill offices under the charter pr in the event that the c! wified by the necessary four-sevenths of all the legally qualified v participat- ing in the ele uggested in the charter as being set on July 12, city working under the charter as Soon as possnhln Charter talk is rife about the business section of the. city to- day and many opinions are ex- pressed:— But areé prepared to pass upon its merit until more is known of its contents, and publicity seems to be most required at present: “[DArrangements for the publica-|: ‘tions of the charter are pending and will be concluded ‘shortly. It will probably be given news-| paper publicity and the ill no doubt be seyeral mass meetings at the city hall for its discussion. The idea is to have the|” DATE IS FIXED Republican County Committee of Clearwater County Names Time For Convyention. The Republican County Com- mittee for Clearwater county, ap- pointed by the Republican-State Central Committee, met at the office of B. F Brown at Bagley Tuesday and organized with B.I, Brown as chairman and Edward T. Tietsworth, secrctary. The delegates were apportioned to the various election districts so as to make a county convention of forty-six delegates. The time fixed for the county convention to elect delegates to the state con- vention ‘to be held in St. Paul is June 29 at 1 o’clock p. m. at the city hall in Bagley, and the time for holding the primary elections in the various. election districts at 8 o’clock p. m. on June 27, The chairman and secretary were instructed to issue the call for the county convention, per- suant to instructions from the state central committee and the resolutions passed by the local committee. DONATION SALE Bazaar Store Inaugurates A Novel Bargain Sale for Ladies Aid. The Bazaar store, Troppman- Ives-Young Co. advertises the inauguration of a novel sale . tud.n 1e of the Pioneer. The store will inaugurate a donation at which every article in all cpartments will_be placed on sale at special prices. continues for its advertising general and of the Tadies’ Aid society. Five per cent of the net proceeds will be turned over to the society. The Bazaar is one of Bemidji’s most progressive stores and its gener- osity and the novel business-get- ting -methods—which-it pmmnl- gates from time to time are gen- erally appreciated and _ [ast adding to 1ts popularity with the buying public. Bass For Lake Bemidji. Game Warden Ellis will asked to requisition thie be I»unnd) ind | thor 0 blflck bass will s here _and while whether or live in the lak ce'if pre- ~that-blacl e not found in any of the lakes through which the "M i s vicinity al- eems to be no good ey should not be as-plentiful as-the other- of food fish found in the lakes near heve. wvvwwvvwwvvwv A SCRAP Of paper, if it is Artisto-Platino or ‘Collodio Carbon, printed from a negative, well re- touched best style of m Reed’s Studio and well mounted on the latest and ount and done at Is sure to ploaso yourself and friends. Hun- dreds of Portriats, Views about the Town and Lakes, and some of the oldest. putuu: which have heen made new. R. W. REED, Prop. ee Next Door (o Pe b, Up-St e You are A s Welome., B i B B B e e P B B M B B B B o B . o B e B —Come and see onr— --WALL You can choose from PAPER.. a car lot.— Finest line ever shipped into Northern Minnesota. ~LIENO WALL FINISH.. We handle it in bulk; you do not have to pay a big price for worthless packages, but get full weight: All u)lul s, 8¢ per pound; in 25 and 50-pound Iots, Te per pound. Why not trade where you can get the most for your money? PHONE 20. > W. C. JONES. The sale|] several days and @ supervision will be at tht‘ hands |} | i i | being ieties g ‘in_Lake [rvine by the las PROGRAM IS PREPARED Bemidji High School Gradu- ates Its Second Class Friday, May 27. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM AT THE CITY OPERA HOUSE. Junior Class Gives a Reception For Class of 04 Next Friday Evening. The Bemidji high school will graduate its second class May 27. and the commencement program, which will be given at the City ball May 27, has been arranged. The members of the class are the Misses Nellye V. Bailey and Bertha M. Trask. Both com- plete the scientitic course at the high school and will take up uni- versity courses next year. The class of '05, which has just completed its organization, will give a reception at the school house to, the senior class next TFriday evening and a very enjoy- able time is anticipated. An in- teresting program is prepared. The reception will be in charge of the officers of the junior class recently = selected, as follows: President, Miss Beatrice Mills; vice president, Florence Bell; secretary, Jennie Leak; treas- urer, Mabel Hart. The program for the Com- mencement exercises at the City lmll is as follows: nmvi:§ PEBERESS Brainerd Lumber Company Drive Will be in Lake Irvine by June 25. Progress on the drives of the Brainerd Lumber Co. out of the sippi © and Schooleraft into Lake lrvine is made and with a continuation of the present favorable conditions the last-of the drives should be in Lal vine by June 20. The Mississippi for almost its entire length at full of logs. The rear _of Lake Ttasca and apout three miles down the river, The first logs to arrive are expoct‘cd to cret in about June 10. * Head winds during the past week K have delayed the prog of— the Schoolcraft ewhat, S an excellent head of water and the best part of the river for driving is to come, Large forces of men are working on both rivers and the total of he logs which will be of June ted for shipment will xty million. to be hc Entered. “Hubbutt Jr.”’, and “Bemidji Belle” two fleet footed harness horses owned by A. F. Crawford and J. N. Wonzor of this city are entered in the events of the Northern Racing Association, whose opening three day’s meet- ing will be held at Boftineau June 21. 22 and 23, , “Hubbutt Jr.” is entered-in the 240 events—and “‘Bemidji Belle” is entered in the three minutes class. Both horses-are to go around the cir- cuit which includes meetings at Devils Lake, Cando, Minot, Cava- lier, and Langdon besides the opening meeting at Bottineau. Both horses will be driven by Fullerton. Game Arranged. Arrangements—were made by | the management of the local base ball team this morning_for two games with the Northern Pacitic L team-of St:--Paul- The first game he home and the The made will be played at grounds Sunday M second on Memorial da; Northern Pacific team up-of some of the fastest ax talent of the Saintly City member of the Comme League and has recently pl against the Winnipeg and Duluth teams of the Northern League. Open Until blghl The public, library will remain The libra dent of the ing. v is free to any and the only to be admitted to 3 is to secure the qlflndtulo of any citizen who is ible to an application for y card. The library is proving very popular and about 100 cards have so far boun issued, ]l, is npon on ’Lm day’s, Thurs- LOGS TIED UP State Timber Inspector Casler Scizes State Timber at Tenstrike. State Timber Inspector W. A. s morning on the state land of his visit one of the biggest hauls of stolen - timber recently e in this ion was made yebtmday a million of logs, four thousand cedar poles and about seven thousand posts were seized. The timber had been cut by one of the large lum- ber companics and pro cedings againstit for tresspass undscmo ment_of the - state’s claim-are pending. SUIT BEGUN F. P. Hannifin Begins Suit For Reformation of Deed For Markham Hotel Property. F. P. Hanifin, proprietor of the Markham hotel this morning filed notice of lis pendens thh the register of deeds in an action whlch he will begin against Belle Mrakham and Joseph M. Markham for the reformation of the deed to the present Markham hotel property. The deed on file at the office of the register of deeds is for the transfer of lots thirteen, fourteen fifteen and sixteen and Mr. Han- itin’s contention is that under the original agreement he also pur- chased lot 17, upon which the ice house of the hotel is located. P, V. Coppernoll of Wadena is named as the ylaintiff’s attorney. Jones in Court. W. C. Jones, was in justice court this morning before Judge Reynolds on a charge of using ‘| language intended to provoke a breach of the peace preferred by I. Bloiston. The offense was committed some.time ago. A continuance of the case was taken until next Monday. Towa Farmers at Tenstrike. A party of ten farmers from Northern fowa, who are looking up farm Jands in this vicinity arrived atTenstrike last night. W E. Dean, a well known mal cstate man is showing them around and all are -expected to make investments somewhere in that section. They started up to sce the country this' morning. /1 Miles Talks of War. St. Louls; May 19.—General Nelson A. Miles, who-is here —attending the good roads convention, expressed tho belief that the Russo-Japanese war will eventually involve other nations, and will be a lonz and disastrous one. BRIEF BITS OF /NEWS. Grand Duchess * Weimar died Tuesday at Rome. To Each and Every Church, Society, Library, Club or any Organization of above nature:. Commencing Monday morning, May 23d, 1904, and continuing one week for each Society who wishes to avail themselves of this opportunity, we will give 5, of Gross Receipts in every department of our mammoth Department Storefor ONE WHOLE WEEK. For further particulal;s apply to E. Ives Dry Goods Department or J. Young Grocery Department. All applications taken as they come; first come, first served Wanted Ten Days. Turnkey Wright had a rather peculiar request yesterday from a former prisoner at the county jail. Under the inspiration of a beautiful load of' corn the former inmate of the county jail put in an appearauce and asked to be committed for ten days, “It’s the oniy way I'can L get-sober;’ he-said.— Mr. Wright lnfol'med him in his usual oblig- “ing-manner-that-a committnient would be necessary before his request could be complied with. The applicant proceeded unstead- ily to Judge Pendergast’s court, where :he behaved himself so oadly that the judge, who wasn’t next to the game, ordered him committed for ten days forth- with, For the Knights of Pythias conclave at Minneapolis May. 21, the Great Northern will make a rate of one and one third fares for the'round trip, $8.80. Tickets g will be on sale May 20 and 21 and returning are good until May 23. tincture | Sends Big Fish. Sheriff Thos. Bailey last night 1eceived by express from a friend who lives on Lake of the Woods, in. the northern part of the county, The tish were on cxhibition at Graham & Kuopke’s this morn- ing and are among the largest ever brought to Bemidji. The smallest one weighed seventy-five pounds and the largest.ninety. Getting a Trifle Loud. Complaint has been made to the police department that the occupants of the two large new side of the town have been con- ducting themselves in a boister- ous and unseemly manner. ~The ing of the day passenger seems to be the signal for a general parade and there is much waving of hands and gen- eral .tppment inclination to “0‘00 Zay. Steps— will- be -taken at nce to see‘that better order is -| maintained, three large sturgeon.; frame structures on the left hand | DD DD ST SPECIAL BARGAIN/ LIST. : Five-room: House, 50-foot lot; (no repairs or extra 1GUChes)®. $1650.00 Two-room House, 25-foot lot; $250.00 Sever-room House, 50-foot ot} $850.00 50 —$15 handles £60.00. Willits & Cahill. § @0@@@0@%@’\«@ Large Lot, Q@%@Q@Q@@QQ@@Q‘@Q@@ - No thing can be better than the best—Mark’s lung Balsam is the sisesss W Pauline of Saxo| W} Ar imeperial edict, voluntarily issued | oAy at Peking, opens to the commerce off 3w the world the ports of Chinanfu, Wei: shicn-and Chontsun;—onf thc -Shantung{vis peninsula. Interests identified wtth the Natlon: al City bank of New York have filed with the comptroller of the currency| sy “an application for permission to es! lish a national bank on the isthmus ¢ Panama within the zone under thej o control of the United States. BASEBALL SCORES. National League. At Pittsburg, 0; New York At Chicago, 4: Brooklyn, American League. At DBus 3 Clcvclz\nd. 3. l’hu.d:lphn 0; St. Lo Amencan Association. ; Columbu ndianapolis, At St. Paul, 7; Louisyille, l\)—llfl( n innings: MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, May 18.—Wheat—May. ie; July, @93c; Sept, S1@ 81%c. On’ frack--No. 1 hard, 97%c¢; No. 1 Northern, 96%¢; No. 2 Northern, 941, @94%c. ng 5.15; good- to-choice l'lm Duluth Wheat and Flax. Dul\ltl\ May 18.—Wheat—In store— 7 rth 1 hard, 95%c; No."2 Northe Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chic May attle—Good to prime poor to me- dinm, open until eight o’clock this even- | 5. Western =hpeh iu;rm‘ wooled, 450@6. 6.10; Western, wooled, $6. Chlcago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, st. Paul Union Stock Yards, ! VA !ll Anniversary Sale Hats. W THE ‘GORDON’ ‘f‘ $3.00 HAT - ‘The caual of any #.50 or # Hat: - All New Styles for Summer. s Supremely best Suits, To Coats and Rain Coats, miration doubly assured. ANNIVERSARY SALE » *10 Most Extraordinary Values; your ad- display of the handsomest Spring F: abrics. Large Men’s Soft Hats. Brown, Black and Tan Regular $3.00 hats $1.48 W W w Most trustworthy offermg of beauti- ful Clothes, produced by best wholesale # __tailors in America, im double and smgle n éaaeasaaseaeaéaaseasséasaiseaae.1 .breasted sacks in numerous different g\ weaves, colorings and patterns as well ® as plain blacks and blues; $12 and $l5 values, sale price Two Hundred and Fifty Dozen more ! beautiful Cut Glass Tumblers gwen,away free during our Anniversary Sale. for one-half dezen with each purchase of $5 00 or more. Ask