Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1905, Page 4

VICTORY . DECISIVE People of Bemidji Over-\will Be Brought to Bemidji|Special State Apportionment‘ whemingly in Favor of City Organization. CAMPAIGN FOR CITY ELECTION NOV. 7 ALREADY ON. Candidates for Mayor and Alder- man Already Talked of and .Announced. The people of Bemidji yester- day achieved the most emphatic victory which they have won yince the first begmnnings of the village. City incorporation and ahome rule charter carried by the overwhelming majority of 117 the vote being more than 3 to 2 in fayor of the charter. Following is the official vote in detail: When The City Begins. The first election under the new charter is set for Tuesday Novem- ber 7, and the city council will wmeet Tuesday, November 14. Officers of City. The charter provides for the following officials: ELECTIVE — Mayor, clerk, iireasurer, assessor, two justices of the peace, one alderman at large, two alderman from each ‘ward. APPOINTIVE— By the Mayor—Policemen, 3 raembers library board. By the Council—Street com- missioner, city atforney, en- gineer (if they wish)3 health officers. By the District Court—Three| water commissioners if a water board is established by the coun- eil. Credit for the victory must be| 4s8signed to many, but it largely ‘belongs to the people themselves, who were determined to have a system of government more in aecordance with the needs of the city. More than any other one man, perhaps, city organization is due to the untiring efforts of | G. BE. Carson, who gave his time and efforts untiringly for weeks in perfecting the charter and in waking its advantages known to! the people of the city. Yester-| day, while the election was m' jcharter would have failed, MARKHA REMAINS for Burial on Train This Evening. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE INDEFINITE. Probable, However, That Inter- ment Will Not Occur Until Friday Afternoon. Remains Are Delayed. Owing to a missing of connec- tions, the remains of Hon. J. M. Markbam will not reach Bemidji until tomorrow eveningat six o’clock over the M. & I. Oddfel- lows are requested to meet at Oddfellow hall tomorrow aiter- noon at five o’clock. Arrangements for the funeral are so far very indefinite, and it is not known as yet whether in- terrment will take place tomor- row afternoon or on Friday af- ternoon. The funeralwill bea public one, however, and will take place at the rity hall. This part of the arrangements has been definitely decided upon. progress numerous citizens gave their best efforts, and without this effective street work the re- quiring as it did four sevenths of the vote cast. Already speculation is rife as to candidates at the city election |+ m be held Tuesday November 7. ! Talk of candidates for mayor and foraldermen is principally heard. The name of Mayor Henderson is on nearly every tongue asa candidate to succeed himself but it is understood that he will not accept. Did not his official posi- tion. as postmaster make it im- | possible there is no doubt that G. E. Carson would be the candi- date of three fourths of the peo- ple of the city. W.N. Bowser, John Graham, J. A. Ludington and Johr Gibbons are ‘‘men- tioned.” 1t is rumored that the defeated ‘‘Bailey faction” will put forth Village Recorder H. W. Bailey 2s a candidate. Read the Daily Pioneer. J. A. McCONKEY Last Call For Pearches and Pl Etc. These will be in Wednesday forenoon. Bushel basket Michigan Peaches. $1.90 Ripe Tomatoes per bushel basket $1.65 Sickle Pears per peck 50c Crab Apples per peck 50c California Per Crate $1.00 Blue Plums per crate $1.25. berries per quart 10c. The best chance in the city to buy Carpets, I' claim is at my place. I sell by samples only, consequently by so doing can give closer prices than it would be possible to do if 1 were carrying it in stock. T have Knives, Razors and Carving Sets there is this side of the twin cities. Just received another fresh assortment of those fine Candies I am selling at 12 cents per pound. something new and am endeavoring to cet the prices down so that those who feel they must make » dollar zo as far as possible will feel very truly yours. J. A. McConkey. free to buy. I am glad to show goods. Peaches Fancy Cape Cod Cran- I do not have money tied up and in stock the finest line of Pocket Nearly every day I am receiving I am, S |THE COUNTY THE ENGINE | GOT ¢7,154 for Beltrami County the Past Year. ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERIN- TENDENT REGAN. County Schools Show Gratifyiug| Some Interesting Figures. Progress. County Superintendent Regan has submitted to the superin- tendent of public instruetion his annual report, from which the following interesting figures are taken: Number of pupils entitl- ed to apportionment 2,008 Number of pupils not entitled to apportion- bl 2,514 Average number of days each pupil has attend- (Y iR 97 N umber of puplls from 5 to 8 years of age. . Number of pupils from 8 to 16 years of age. .. Number of pupils from 16 to 21 yearsof age.. Number of pupils from 5 to 21 years of age. ., Number of pupils from 8 to 16 years of age whoattended 12 weeks or more.. 2 Number of men nee.ch OB is o i waes o 218 e 9 Number of women teach- ers. s ol Avera.‘fe mum,my wages 668 1,662 145 2,475 1,182 108 $63.88 Average monthly wages WOMOIN S, ovos s e a4 Number of teachers graduates of High Schools . ; Number of t;eacherb graduates of Normal. Number of teachers graduates of College.. Number of teachers con- tinuously teaching in one district 3 years.. g Number of teachers con- tinuously teaching in one district 2 years.. 3 Number of teachers con- tinuously teaching in one district 1 year... Number ofdistrictsloan- text books free....... 51 Averge cost of text books in districts loaning....... ...... .20 $40.95 11 5 TlPPED Great N_'orthern_ Tram Per- forms Feat And is Teén Minutes Late. The Great Northern Duluth passenger train, No. 84, due to arrive here at 3:52 p. m., ran into a Northern Pacific switch engine at Cloquet, Sunday afternoon and tipped it over, and then ar- rived only ten minutes late. One of the passengers was slightly injured by a piece of flying glass, but otherwise no one was hurt. All told, the damage amounted to only a'few hundred dollars. Number new school houses built......... 9 Value of all new school houses.....:........ $4358 Cash on hand at begin- ning of year.........$6,228.86 i Received from apportion- | ment: .l i 8T167.44 Received from Special tax collected........ $82,797.95 Receiyed from local one mill tax collected... .. $2,758.86 Received from special state aid............ Received from bonds sold and all other I sources..............$8,428.40 $1,995.00 Total $59,365.91 |Value of school houses i and sites........... .$88,124.00 Values of libraries.... $1,765.00 | Aggregate indebted- ! nessof district...... $75,619.00 Expense for maintaining schools for the year.$46,991.33 ;Cash on hand at end of ! year................512,874.59 From the report as above given ‘it will be seen tha$ our schools | are gradually forging to che jfront ranks. The law requires the attend- ance of a pupil forty days in order to be entitled to apportion- ment, and in the case of new dis- tricts ali puplis enrolled are en- titled to apportionment, yet the report shows that 506 pupils fail to drawapportionment,nothaving attended the forty days, this isa direct loss to the county of over $2,000 and is no small item when we take into comsideration the total amount spent for schools was $47,000. The schoot years are gradually lengthening and we find the vil- |1age with nine months and the country an ayerage of about six. The old log school house is gradually being replaced by handsome frame structures, nine being built the past year. It is Wards of the City of Bemidji. ) Lake No attempt is made in the above i tions of the dlfierent wards, the idea being simply to show Y = ] [ > < THIRD & 2 = SECOND Fourth Street D - THIRD. § B < 0 8 > e} FIRST Fifteenth Street FIRST Lake Bemidji Beltrami Avenue Mill Park Irving wap to show the correct propor- the territory included i in each ward. OVER ' i MOTTO! *‘The Best is None to Good” This especially so in our Prescription department Bring us your Prescriptions, E.N.FRENCH @. CO. CITY DRUG STORE. AMUSEM “The Missouri Girl” which comes to the City Opera house tonight is a bright, rural comedy that pictures lite inthe Ozark country in every detail. Lise “The Old Homestead” ‘Way Down East” and many other famous productions, it has a strong moral, which always leaves a good impression on the young, and bears the proud distinction of having the endorsement of the leading members of the press and pulpit throughout the 'country. Prices 25, 35, 50, and 75 cents. also noticeable that the grade of certificate held by the teacher is being raised. School officers should not fail to report to the county supermn- tendent the opening of school in their district together with the name of the teacher. Organize H. and F. M. Society. A meeting of ladies of the Pres- byterian church and congrega- tion at the parsonage last nighty resulted in the organization of The Woman’s Home and Foreign. Missionary Society. The usual constitution was adopted and the following officers were elected: For the Home Mission Branch— President Mrs. Robert McLeod; vice president, Mrs. Daniel Gracie; Corresponding and liter- ature secretary, Mrs. Andrew Warfiled; treasurer, Mrs. Lord. For the Foreign Branch, Presi- dent, Mrs. Peck; vice presuiest. Mrs. Mc[aughlm, correspond- ing and literature secretary, Mrs. S, E. P. White; treassurer, Mrs. Thomas Hill. The regular meetings will be held at the par- 'sonage the first Wednesday in each month,from 2:30 to 4 o’clock. The first meeting will be Oct, 4. Subjects, ‘“Persia” and “The Mormons”. All ladies interested are cordially invited. Misses and Children’s § COATS Misses clothing. the quality good. Sweaters! Refunded ’Phone 30 | | | | 1 | | | | fi We have a new and up-to-date line of and Children’s coats. aud look them over and you will be convinced of the greatest valuesin town . Boy’s Clothing . Before mndmg your boy to school fit him out with a suit of Weil & Pflauen The prices are low and Sweaters of all kinds and colors Royal Worcester CORSETS Our fall line with all the new styles Remember the bon-ton corset, it is the best to be had. We carry them from Misses to the larger :size, Dowager. Satisfaction guamnteed or Money "_ INTER&CO Call Sweaters! Bemidji. [ R FIX o ———n o~ e R iy £