Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 29, 1906, Page 1

The Bemld VOLUME 3. NUMBER 288 BEMiDJ1, MINNESOTA. THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1906. BUSINESS SECTION FLOODED | HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES AT WATERLOO, IA. ‘Waterloo, Ia., March 29.—The water ' in the Cedar river rose eleven feet during the night and early in the day broke thé west levee and flooded the , business district of Waterloo. Hun- dreds of families were rendered home- | less. Rock Island tracks were washed out for half a mile and all railroads are tied up. Cedar Falls reports a similar disaster and 200 families there were rendered homeless. Bridges and dams were also wiped out. At 7 o'clock the waters came to a stand- still and danger for the present is be- lieved to be over. BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. Bill Postponing Insurance Elections Passes New York Senate. Albany, N. Y. March 29.—The in- surance bill postponing mutual insur- ance elections until Nov. 15 was passed by the senate unanimously. The bill, if it becomes law, will ter- minate on that date the tenure of office of all the present directors and ! trustees of the mutual companies and nullify alluproxies executed prior ‘to | Sept. 15 next. The measure goes now to the as- sembly. Paid to Register lilegally. Kansas City, March 29.—Within :wenty-four hours three additional ar- *ests have been made on warrants tharging illegal registration for the toming city election. Two.of the men urested, nesroes, confessed to the sity prosecutor that they had been yaid by a saloonkeeper to register il- egally. Later the saloonkeeper was Rken into custody. CHURCH ROW FATAL, Two Factions at Coaldaf., W. Va, oy Fight Over Funds. Bluefield, W. Va., March 29.—Blood- shed and death growing out of a quar- rel over church fund§ between two factions concluded, a social at the Methodist Episcopal church at Coal- dale, near here. Benjamin Capely was killed in- stantly, his wife was fatally wounded, part of her héid being torn away by a shotgun charge; Mrs. R. H. Harper was wounded in the side, Henry Gar- den was shot in the leg and two other men were slightly wounded. P i Waiting for the Ice to Move. Duluth, March 29.—Sixteen inches of ice bars the passage of boats in the river at the Sault and Mud lake and the eyes of all vesselmen at the Head of the Lakes are turned in that direc: tion. Many big vessels are loaded all ready to start as soon as a tivorable ,report comes. | PRICES FORCED DOWN By order of N. J. Bohlke, Representative in charge at J. A. MeCONKEY’ Bemidji, - On account of the limited time allowed to turn this entire stock into cash, the mediator in charge has been instructed to make a still deeper cut on every artiele in So Here We Go For A Final Wind- lJp the store. Minnesota | sl " 20 pounds best granulated sugar for $1 9 bars of Kirk’s Laundry Soap, for 25¢ 5 cans of 10c Sugar Corn, 5 dozen best hardwood clothes pins, 5¢ 50c plug tohacco now, 40c plug tobacco now, 20c smoking tobacco now, 12 1-2¢ prunes, per lb., now, for 26¢ Shoes! 5c yeast-foam now, 22c¢ coffee, per lb., now, 26¢ coffee, per Ib., now, "Oc 30c coffee, per lb., now, 35¢ coffee, per lb., now, Men’s Underwear at a Great Bargam 50c underwear now, 75¢ underwear now, 390 $1.50 underwear (ail wool) now, 9e Shoes! Extra Special now 79¢ 148 pairs of Ladies’ Shoes. regular value $1. 50 to $2.00 115 pairs of Ladies’ high regular value $2.50 to $3.00. Cut to sell every pair in two days. Now $1.48 grade shoes, 128 pairs of Misses Shoes, regular price $1.25 to $1.50 | $3.25 Extra Speclql now 98¢ 7 pair of Men’s high grade shoes, regulnu prices, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and Reduced to $1.48 I These goods must be sold this week and prices are here to.do it. Remember this is our last week Saturday, March at 12 0’clock Midnight. Thanking you one and all for your attendance at the the sale the last week, and -hoping you will all be here each and every day until the final wind-up, we are Faithfully Yours, N. J. Bohlke, l 20c¢ scrub brushes now, l Shoes! [ ) Must vacate store 3 Representative in Charge -_— --- _—QQ TEST CASE PROPOSED LEGALITY OF INSURANCE CON: TRIBUTIONS TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS IN THE COURTS. e GEORGE W. PERKINS UNDER ARREST IMMEDIATELY SECURES WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS AND OB- TAINS HIS RELEASE. New York, March 29.—George W. Perkins, member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. and formerly vice presi- dent of the New York Life Insurance company, was technically placed un- der arrest during the day in the pro- ceedings which District Attorney Je- rome has begun to test the legality of politicai contributions by insurance companies. The warrant was issued apon information presented tc Police Magistrate Moss and the allegation upon/which it -was based on the trans- fer of $48,702 of the funds of the New Yorl¢ Life Insurance company to Cor- SFORGE W. PERKINS, nelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the Repub lican national committee in 1904, in which it is charged.that Mr. Perkins reeeived the momey”from the in: ance company and paid it over to Mr. BligS. Immediately. after his arrest Mr. Perkins, (hrough ‘his, Couns Lewis A. Delafield, secured a writ of habeas corpus from ‘Justice Green- baum of the supreme court by whi Mr. Perkins was released from cuis- tody and the case was taken direct to the supreme court. Argument on this weit was adjourned until Friday. . Went Direct to Supreme Court. Mr. Perkins was taken into custody while in the office of his attorney by a detective from the office of District Attorney Jerome. He did not appear before Police Magistrate Moss, who had issued the warzant, but went di- rectly betore Justice Greenbaum. There the district attorney recited the legal steps that had been taken, but he did not go into the charges against Mr. Perkins. Mr. Delafield, however, declared that the ofiense charged against Mr. Perkins was pure- ly technical and asked for a postjone- ment of the case. He described the payment of the $48,702 by Mr. Per- kins to Mr. Bliss in 1904 and said that the payment had been authovized b John A. McCall, the former president of the New York Life Insurance com- pany._ The arrest of Mr. Perkins and {he subsequent issuance of the writ of habeas corpus will have the effect of having the highest courts of the state pass upon the: legality of campaign contributions by insurance com- panies. Much attention was directed to this matter at the recent legislative insurance investigation and it was shown that several of the larger com- panies on more than ene occasion had contributed te such funds. In his petition Mr. Perkins de- clared that his imprisonment and restraint are illegal and that the war- rant was void in that no evidence of any crime or-any act justifying his arrest had been submitted to Mag istrate Moss. and that the magistrate was without jurisdiction to issue any warrant, FORMER WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE. American Woman Who Suicided in London Identified. London, March 29.—The mystery which surrounded the suicide of a woman, who, under the name of Marie Derval, poisoned herself in a small otel in the Pimlico district March 1¢ .ast, was partially unraveled during ‘he day when Gertrude Wood, the wife >f Harvey Wood, an American, iden: Jified the dead woman as her sister, Laura Cushing, wife of John B. Cush ng of Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Cushing, Mrs. Wood. said, had been separated ‘or four or five years. Since the sep- iration from her husband, who was a nillionaire, - Mrs. Wood explained, Mrs. Cushing had considerable trouble. |When she left Mr. Cushing she was 10 longer able to spend the large sums-of money to which she previous: y had been‘accustomed. Mrs. Wood issured. the authorities that she was juite positive that the deceased wag 1er sister. She pointed out the “ormation of one of her fingers, whic NEEEATIVIC DANE There are many waysto ad vertise, but a satisfied customer is the most 'ef- fectual. The only store in North- ern Minnesota maintain- iog Ladies’ waiting rooms. 0’Leary & Bowser Bemidji, Minnesota SPRING! i : — . is here at last, and as usual we are supplying the greater part of the Spring Merchandise i used in this locality. 4 ' 1 - WHY? THAT'S EASY! We show the largest assortment of reliable Merchandise, our price is the same to all. We refund money on any purchase if the goods are returned in good condition. ff- Our price is always the lowest. Why shouldn’t we sell the goods, Men’s Hats. We are the only store in Bemidji buying hats direct from the fact- ory--my! how they sell--just as much difference 'between a factory $3.00 hat and a_jobbing house $3.00 as between day and night. Youman Hats $5. Our Best $3.50. Owur Special $3. Our Leader $2.50. All made at the Roelof Factory. Car\es and Umbrellas We are showmg a fine Men’s canes from assortment of 26 inch 50 cents to $8.00 each and 28 inch Umbrellas at from 50 cents to $7.00 each Shoes for wet weather Ladies’ 12 inch outing boot, made from best viscolized leather 5. 50, sauie in 16 inch top $6.50. +Men’s viscolized cruising "boot 12 inch top $5.50; same in 16 inch top $6.50, cruising boot, extra good quality, $3.00. Boys’ Neckwear You can see the new colors and shapes in #4 spring neckwear, price 25¢, 35, a.nd 50c Men’s Shirts. We carry the Monarch, Elgin, Summit, and Gold and Silver shirts, ( new fabrics and new styles, price $1.00 to $1.50. AMAZON RIVER SHOE Clothing Men’s suits and overcoats, the kind that fits and wears, $10.00 to $25.00 You will feel well dressed in one of thes: graments. Boys’ and Child- ren’s Clothing. Buster Brown suits $2,50 to $6.00. Child- ren's 2-piece suits, $2 to $10. Boys 3-piece long pant suits, $5.00 to $15.00. Munsing Underwear. Men’s union suits $1.00 to $2.50 a suit. suits $1. to $3.50 a suit: Women’s union Women’s: two-piece suits 50c a Candies: 'We have received a large shipment of Candies that conform with the Pure Food Law. Mixed Candies, not as bright colors as you have been used to, but more whole- some, 15¢ a pound, good chocolates 20c a pound, best chocolates 40c a pound. Home goods: We sell the best imported English Linoleumsat $1.50 per sq. ynrd other grades at 62 1-2¢ and 75¢c. Carpet Sweepers: $2 to $3 each Window shades, 25¢ to $2.00 each. Rugs, $2 to $35 each. Lace Curtains from 60c to $15 a pair. Sewing Machines:* New Ideal, 15.00 to 23.00, New Home, 35.00 to 40.00. Wall Paper: If you are going to paper your home this spring we want you to see our stock of wall paper, 10cto 60c a double roll. Money Savcrs for Friday and Saturday. ) ‘ D 1000 yards of standard prints worth up to 8 cents a yard, take what you want at 5 cents a yard. 500 yards of wash goods, short ends but in many pieces enough for a dress, our regular price from 10 to 25 cents a yard, take what you need at 9 cents a yard, Embroidery Friday morning, we will place on sale 800 yards of embroidery worth from 10 %o 15 cents a yard and the price will be 7 cents a yard. 200 yards of lace worth from 5 to 10 cents, Friday and Saturday only 34 cents a yard. Garters, 1gross of ladies, missesand children’s garters, fresh goods right outof tte factory, never been on our shelyes, choiee 10 cents a pair. Coaf ha.ngers, round hzmiwood coab bangers the 10 cent kind for 5 cents each.