Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 21, 1905, Page 4

-by Oliver W. Stewart of Chicago. i $10 000 A YEA GAMPAIGN FUND Senator Platt Says Equitable Life Con- tributed That Amount to The ® New York, Nov. 21.—Senator Thomas C. Platt testified before the insurance investigating com- | mittee today. Senator Platt sa1dl that the Equitable society con- tributed $10,000 a year to the republican state campaign fand. He said that the contributions were in cash and were sent by messenger to his office and that he turned them over to the state committee. They were unsolic- ited, he said. Platt said that the New York Life and Mutuall Life also contributed but not: nearly as much as the Equitable. He said that he was not expected in return to influence the legls—; lature when measures werei hostile to the insurance com- panies. Buried This Forenoon. The funeral over the remains of Jake O’Brien, the employe of | Armstrong’s restaurant who died last week, was held this morning at 10 o’clock and the body was interred in Greenwood cemetery, Rev. Issac Peart offi- ciating, Lecture Was Good. A large number attended the lecture on prohibition given last | night at the Presbyterian church Mr. Stewart’s speech was in- teresting from the beginning to; the end and he received many | compliments upon his direct and | fluent manner of speech, [ “Kid"” Parker of Denver and Maurice Thompson of Butie fought twenty fast rounds to a draw before the Pastime! Athletic club at Spokane, Wash. llast night. Republieans. |INSPECTED THE NEW LINE iMembers of Railroad and Warehouse Commission Looked Over New Road. Judge Ira B. Mills and - Chas. F. Staplesof the railroad and warehouse commission yester- |day inspected the line of the i Minneapolis, Red Lake & Mani- tabe railway company as far as | Nebish and returned to Nebish The object of their trip over the new line was to I make an official investigation as _ito the equipment of the new road, its accommodation for pas- sengersand todetermine whether or not the line was equipped sufficiently to handle the velume ofZbusiness that it would prob- ably do. Both gentlemen ex- pressed themselves as entirely satisfied with the line. No Glanders Among Horses. Dr. Ingalls, the Bemidji veter- inary, returned last night from Akpley, Park Rapids and Mal- lard, where he has been for the 1past few days looking over a large number of horses for the Red River Lumber company, Dr. Ingalls states that not a case’ of glanders has been found by ' him this fall, although hundreds of horses are used in the many logging camps in this vicinity. Remember the midgight dir- ners at the City Restaurant. THE NEW STORE > Has just received a large shi pment of Flourand carry the following brands: Barlow’s Best, per 100 pound sack, $2.80 Go'd Bar, per 100 p Elks Best, per 100 pound sack, $2.00 line of celebrated “YALE” and “RECEPTION” Brands of Coffees are the best. Our ound sack, $2.50 ROE & MARKUSON R FOR [CITY MUST ISSUE B@NDS Finanoe (}omnfifiee Recom- mends Bond Issue for Curreat Expenses. SALARIES FOR DIFFERENT OF- FICERS ARE FIXED. Street, Sidewatk and Sewer Gom-| mittee Divided Inte Two Cemmittees. At the meeting of the city couancil last night the first busi- ness taken up was hearing the reports of the different commit- tees. The finance committee, consist- ing of Gould, Bowser and Miller, {as a mark for the hunters for 18400, and I think that others reported that the condition of the FL TsHlGK Hunters amlfl\ ‘Cruisers Tell .of Narrow Escapes From l : ; Boing Killed. | | RECKLESS SPORTSMEN SHOOT AT EVERY OBIJECT. ‘Red Caps and Coats Serve as Pro- tection ,Aaax-st Bemg 'l‘alken l"or Beer. : “No more trips in the woods for me during the present hunt- ing season,” said a prominent cruiser who makes his home in Bemidji today. “I wouldn’ go imto the wouds .again and serve city treasury at the present time I'shoufld make the same resolu- was such that a bond issue was necessary and recommended the | a tax levy of three mills® for the sunking fund. The lightand water committee | recommended the extension of the water mains and the appoint- ment of a light and water super- intendent. Thé committee on salaries re- commended that the different of- ficers of the city receive compen- sation as follows: treasurer, $35 per month; street commissioner. $50 per month; superintendent water and light, $20 per month; city clerk, $40 per month: asses- sor, $300 per year. All three reports were adopt- ed. The commitiees failing to report were those on health, parks and fire department, The street, sidewalk and sewer committee, composed of Briok- ! man, McTaggart and Smart was’ divided into two committees, the streets and - sidewalks being placed in-the hands of one comn- mittee and sewerage in the hands | s of another, The following ap-! pointments were made on ‘these committees: street and side walk, Smart, Graham and Mc. Taggart; sewer, Brinkman, | Bowser and McTaggart. %) The oills of the election judges | were acted upon and allowed, A, B. Hazen was appointed superin- tendent of light and water, after; which the council adjourned, Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Nov, 20.—Wheat—Dec., 85 @85%c; May, S8T}ec. Corn—Dec., 44 May, 437%@44c. Oats—Der,, 29%c;: May, 32%kc. Pork=Jan., $12.70; May, $12.82%. Flax—Cash, Northwest- ern, $1.00; Southwestern, 94c. Butter —Creameries, 17@23c; dairies, 17@ 20c. Eges—18@24c. Poultry—Tur- keys, 13c; chickens, 8%ec; springs, 8%%c. \ tion.” The gentleman quoted above has recently returned to this eity from an extended cruising trip i the vicinity of Northome. than ‘rabbitts and that while traveling through the woods he heard thousands of shots fired. “Some of the hunters”, he said ‘do not seem to take any notice of what they are shooting at and simply banc away at any old thing. Oa my trip I. was once shot at for a deer and several times bullets came within a few inches of my head. While there j may be some who would like the rexcitement of having bullets fly about their heads, I am not {one of that kind apnd will remain have left the woods.” Experienced hunters who speud nearly every hunting sea- 'son in the woods state that sporfsmen are wore numerous this year than during former seasons and that they seem to be less experienced. RED FLAGS IN EVIDENCE. of London. | London, Nov. 21.—There was an-! other “poverty parade” in the streets of London during the afternoon. Some 5,000 to 6,000 unemployed men and a Park, where they listened to speeches and adopted resolutions condemning of parliament to initiate works of na- tional utility. Red flags' were seen and banners bearing such devices as “Curse Your Charity, We Want Work,” and “There Is a Limit to Human Endurance,” indi- cated the temper of the processionists. The march; however, was quite order- ly and the strong force of police on i duty had little to an He savs that hunters are thicker ! at home until after the Lunters| Another “Poverty Parade” in Streets! sprinkling of women marched along | the Thames embankment to Hyde | charity as a cure for lack of employ-' .| ment and demanding the summoning (WOODSMAN Crazy Lumberjack Hurls ‘Sharp Butcher Knife at aComrade. Robert Helbig, a woodsman -employed at theOlson camp near Dawson City, arrived in the citv this afternoon and was countined at St. Anthony’s hospital to re- ceive treatment for an ugly gash 1n the back of his mneck, which according to his story was re- ceived at the camp yesterday af- ternoon, Helbig claims that a woodsman working in the same camp threw a large butcher knife @t him and that the knife struck him in the neck, inflect- ing a cainful though not danger- ous wound. He does not know Ithe knife but states that there |was no provocation for the act and that the perpetrator has been captured and is held at the icamp awaiting the arrival of the authorities, who have been noti- fied. Helbig says that the camp was about to break up and that hej was gathering a number of dishes together in the dining| room when the other man emerg- edfrom the kitchen carryinga butcher knife and that immedi-| ately afterwards he felt the knife| | strike him and the blood started | to shoot from the wound. The perpetrator attempted to make his escape, but 'after a chase in which several shots’ were fired at the escaping man the latter was halted and taken back to the camp. MANSLAUGHTER IS THE VERDICT| Brainerd Bartender Held Byo i Authorities Charged With New Crime. The coroners jury in the case {of T. D. Merrill the old soldier who died ina bunkina cellat i Brainerd Thursday has charged '"Leon A. Rafidal the bartender with man- \slaughter in the first degree. He was arrested yesterday after- noon and on trial waived examin- {ation. He was thereupon bound ‘over to the grand jury and efforts | will be made by his friends to| get him out on bond. Rafidal is| a man about 35 years of age. He ‘is married and bearsa reputa-| "tion of being rather hotheaded | and quarrelsome. Dode Fisk Dec. 1. iwho struck Merrill, |HOUSES MUST In Ot_de_r_'to Run Free Mail Delivery, Says Postmas- ter Carson. According to Postmaster Car- son, it is of the utmost import- {ance that all the people who own houses in Bemidji should see that the buildings are: numbered as unless this is done there are small prospects for securing free mail delivery. Mr. Carson is de- i voting considerable time to im- pressing this upon the minds of** the people. as it is proi)‘&ble that .an inspector will arrive in the city in the mear future to look over the town, and in order to secure a report favorable to- free delivery it is important. that. the name of the man who threw!all houses should bhe numbered. Train Delayed by Steam Shovel.. The M. & I. north bound pas- senger train last night was de- layed nearly three hours between Laporte” and Walker, where a. steam shovel being operated on. the main line broke down and blocked the track. Will Go West. Rae M. Sprague who has had charge of the window trimming and card writing for O’Leary &c Bowser for the pasttwo years has resigned his position ‘and wxll tage charge of the decorating and card wrmug for I. H, Butt- rey, Havre, Mont. 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