Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 30, 1905, Page 4

3 IRON RANGE SELLS OUT Northwestern Telephone Co. Buys Lines of the Iron Range. CONSIDERATION SAID TO BE ABOUT $100,000. New Company Is to Take Charge of the System on Wednesday November I. It is reported on good author- ity that the Iron Range Electric Telephone company has disposed of all its holdings and the lines it is operating to the Northwestern Telephone company. The deal is said to have been consumated within the last two or three days and it is said that the amount of money involved in the transac- tion is about $100,000. The Northwestern company will, according to the report, take charge of the system on Nov. 1. The Iron Range Electric com- pany was organized seyeral years ago aud has operated an exchange in Bemidji for several years. It owns several lines throughout the state, the principal one being the line from Cass Lake to Crookston. The wain stockhold- ers in the company are W.R. Baumbach and C. W. Baumbach of Wadena. Harry Geil, who is now em- ployed at Cass Lake atthe J. Neils mill, spent Sunday in Be- mdji with relatives and friends, returning to Cass Lake this af- ternoon. |IF A MAN chooses to carry an inaccurate time piece, that's His Business if he prefers to have it repair- ed and made accurate, that’s Our Business an inaccurate timepiece may cause one a world of inconven- ience. Don’t neglect your watch Don’t let it get dirty or rusty from lack of Oil. Don’t De- lay—dslays cost money and may spoil the watch. :: 1 = Bring Your Diamond to us often and have them ex- amined to see that the mount- ings are in good order. We give thorough examination free Anything more costs as little as satisfactory work can be done. g i i : Geo. T. Baker @ Co. See our Windows THE LIBRARY LECTURE COURSE; Ladies Wijll Offer People of Bemidji Season Tickets Tomorrow. I The first number in the Li- brary Lecture Course will be given Tuesday evening Novem- ber 7 by the Chicago Glee Club, the most famous male quartette in the country. Other numbers of the course will be, The Ariel Quartette of Boston, a ladies’ | quartette with eloqutionist, Fd- win Brush, magician; Denton C. Crowl, portrayalist; and the Dixie Jubilee Concert company. Each of these is unexcelled in their re- spective lines in this country and the course will be the finest series of entertainments ever | given in Bemidji. Season tickets for the five numbers oi courses will be sold at $2 for adults and $1 for child- ren, single adults 50 cents, child- ren 25 cents. GASOLENE COFFEE URN {Exploded in Armstrong’s Restaurant Yesterday Causing Small Blaze. A gasolene coffee urn, while it was being filled with. gasolene yesterday forenmoon exploded at the restaurant of John Arm- strong on Beltrami avenue and the fire department was sum- ! moned to quench the blaze. The fire was quickly put out but not until some damage had been | done to the interior of the build- ing. The damage was repaired yesterday and the establishment reopened for business this morning. CANDIDATES | WHO FILED i Twenty-Seven Men Are Seek- | ing Election at Hands of People Nov. 7. Saturday was the last day for the filing with the village record- er the petitions of those who will be candidates for city office at the city election to be held Nov. 7. Inall there are 27 candidates, as follows: Mayor—John Gibbons, Carter. Alderman at Large—Charles Swedback, W. A. Gould, City Clerk—Thomas Maloy, H. | W. Bailey. ! City Treasurer—W. L, Brooks, Earl Geil. | Justices of the Peace—A. Gil- A. A We carry the finest We carry a Pillsbury’s and M FEED W. G. SCHROEDER. GhHe Monogram is the Best Our line of Monogram canned goods cannot be excelled. Dry Goods, Groceries, General Merchandise, Lum- bermen’s Supplies. Rubber Goods, also a complete line of Shoes, Crockery and Stoneware. ajestic. OATS Coffee in the city. full line of Best Flour, HAY 1 i | 'REGISTER |WRIGHT NABS TOMORROW Judges of Election Will Sit at Polling Places to Re- cord Names. JUDGES AGREED UPOX BY BOTH SIDES. Vacancies Filled at a Meeting of Committees Held Saturday Evening. ELECTION JUDGES. First Ward— J. W. Kelsey S. N. Reeves F. A. Mayo Second Ward— Robert Clark George Smith B. F. Bishop Third Ward— J. P. Omich P. M. Dicaire Matt Thome Fourth Ward— L. G. Grothers H. S. Annette W. W. Hartmon The above constitute the elec- tion judges agree upon at a meet- ing of committees representing both parties in the present muni- cipal campaign. The meeting was held Saturday evening at the office of Mayor Henderson. In case of vacancies it has been agreed that Dr. Henderson and Dr. Morrison shall name some one toserve, The judges are required to sit tomorrow for the purpose of registering voters. Poll lists have already been posted as required by law and the polling places will be kept open tomorrow by the|#§ judges in order to complete these |§ Jists. If you are not registered you should attend to it tomorrow |§ as tomorrow is the last day of|§ registration. é Political Announcements. l Candidate for Alderman I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for the |8 fourth ward. Iam favorable to|¢ a wide open policy and believe : that this polizy should be follow- ed in conducting the city goyern- | § ment. Candidate For Treasurer. The undersigned announces | himself as a candidate for the|® office of city treasurer, subject to the will of the voters on Nov. 7|§ next. If elected I will conduct the office in the same manner that I haye during the termsI have served as village treasurer. —W. L. BROOKS. Candidate For Treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a | § candidate for the office of city treasurer and solicit the support |§ of all citizens and voters. If elected [ will give the duties of |} the office earnest and faithful at- tention, with courtesy and im-|® partiality to all. Candidate For Alderman. In response to the wishes of a large number of friends, I have|H§ decided to become a candidate |§ for alderman in the fourth ward. I am independent of any political | § faction and if elected will serve for the best interests of the city |# independently. I favor an open |§ policy. mour, L. G. Pendergast, O. M. Skinvik. Assessor—Matt Phibbs, - J. E. Cahill Alderman, First Ward—W. N. Bowser, John Graham, George MecCrae, Chester Snow. Alderman, Second Ward— James H. French, Tom Smart, T. J. Miller. Alderman, Third Ward—Matt 'Meyer, T. J. Andrews, L. G. Kinch. Alderman, Fourth Ward—Fred Brinkman, John Goodman, Christ Olson, George Mg gar . | o s e e R B R0 1 SHOE THIEF Constable Arrests Man Who Attempted to Steal From Schroeder Store. Constable Arthur Wright this afternoon made the arrest of a man who attempted to steal a pair of shoes and other small articles from the W. G. Schroed- er store on Minnesota avenue. The constable approached the man when he was in the act of getting away with the goods, ar- rested him and took him to the police headquarters, where a search developed that besides the shoes he had taken a small pair of scissors. The man’s name is Christ Krokstad. AT BAPTIST CHURCH TONIGHT Rev. Dr. Cummings Will Speak on “The Good Hand of God in Burmah.” Rev. Dr. Cummings, for 18 years a missionary in Burmah, will speak at the Baptist church this evening and his topic will be TWO TRAINS COLLIDE West Bound Passenger Runs Into Open Switch at Far- ris Saturday Night. ENGINEER AND FIREMAN JUMP TO SAVE LIVES. LA No One Was Hurt and Only Dam- age Done Was to Passen- { ger Engine. One of the most fortunate rail- |road accidents that has ever oc- curred in this section of northern Minnesota took place at Farris, a small station 12 miles east of { Bemidji, Saturday night when [the west bound Great Northern passenger No. 36 ran intoan open switch and intoa freight train that was standing on the side track. The freight train had been switching at Farris and was waiting on the side track for the arrival of the passenger. Evi- dently a member of the freight crew had left the switch open and when the passenger came along it took the turn and bolted into the freight. Both the engi- neer and fireman on the passen- ger saw their danger and jumped “The Good Hand of God in|from the engine after putting on Burmah.” Dr. Cummings, through his long experience in the Orient, has learned much regarding the far east and his address this evening promises to be interesting and instructive. One lot of ladies coats (last the air brakes to stop the train. No cars were derailed and no- body received a scratch as a re- sult of the accident, and the only damage done was to the passen- ger engine, which was badly dis- abled. The passenger train was de- layed for some time before an engine from Cass Lake took the year garments) at half price.|train in tow and pulled it on its O’Leary & Bowser. L way. RAILROAD CASE WAS SETTLED . | Mrs, Alexander Ducheno Re- ceives Pay for Injuries to Herself and Child. A settlement was made Satur- day in the case of Mrs. Alexander Ducheno against the Minnesota & Internationel railway company which was to have been brought to secure damages from the com- pany for injuries received by Mrs. Ducheno and her four months old child ‘as a result of being thrown from her seat in a coach on an accommodation train bound from Kelliher to Bemidji. - Mrs. Ducheno lives at Mill Park. Found Stolen Overcoat. The police Saturday located an overcoat which had been stolen from the Gill Bros. clothing store and returned it to the es- tablishment. The coat was found in a down town refresh- ment parlor, where the thief had evidently left it. No clue as to who took the coat has been found. Married This Morning. The marriage of Henry Sand- ers and Miss Mabel Keiser took place at the office of Judge O. M. Skinvik this morning, Judge Skinvik performing the cere- mony. Mr.and Mrs. Sanders are residents of Turtle River township, where they will make their future home. A, H. Pitkin returned this af- ternoor from Crookston, where he spent Sunday with relatives. Mr. Pitkin will go to Kelliher this evening. Mail Orders Promptly Filled. Send for Fashion |y Book. —-F. E. Brinkman. |§ | Hundreds of Boys' Sturdy New Money Cheerfully Refunded. Absolute Satisfaction Assured. School Suits! - —EARL GEIL. " —JOHN GOODMAN. | § TN R Sizes: [0 16| Worsteds and Thibets, full Extra servicable style, $5.00, $3.50, $3.00 and . . Double Breasted 2-piece Suits. pure wool mixtures and plain cloths, newest colorings, Cheviots, Velours, of snap and $2.50 Rain Proof a Sizes 12t0 16 nd Moth Proof. Swellest Cheviots, Worsteds and Scotch fabrics thorough tailoring patterns of strongest, non-spot showing type, . . $6.00 Young Men’s College Suits. The very latest in cut and finish . worsteds of shape retaining weight, swell wide wall oyster greys, (Columbia’s newest vogue), dressy Thibets, ; Athletically moulded shoulders, long center vents, semi-pegged trousers, $8.50, $10, $12.00 and $15.00 Russian Blouse ges, Worsteds. Handsome, For the 3 to 8 year old youngster. and Eton Suits. Plain colors in Ser- tasteful, beautifully trimmed el styles, $7.50, $6.50, $5.00, $3.50, $3.00 & $2.50 Extrerfiely Beautiful Showing of Fall Suits, Overcoats, Top Coats, Rain Coats Every New Feature Determined for the Season By Leading Authorities Finds Expression in This Display. Largest, Most Complete, Best Made Fall Apparel - Stock in Northern Minnesota. Florsheim Make—They bend with the foot. A revelation in foot comfort. Glazed Kangaroo Patent Colt with new cross ‘‘strand Stick’’ $6.00 Flexible Sele Shoes. Regent Crest Shoes—Fashionable string lasts for semi-dress, heavier shapes for business wear, patent colts, calf, velours, ske toe shapes $3.50 & $4.00 Schoeider Foot. Form—All ‘lasts for all occasions. Dull MotiQOalis in' English grains. “_'_“f 1y toe, Kid or Calf Haed $3.00