Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 8, 1906, Page 4

| HANDCAR IS BLOWN UP Dynamite on Great Northern Tracks Causes Accident This Morning. HAROLD SWANSON SUSTAINS SCALP WOUND. Thrown Violently Against Rail —Other Men Escape Injuries. A handcar operated by acrew of four men was blown from the track by a stick of dynamite this morning on the Great Northern, four miles east of Bemidji. One man, Harold Swanson, brother to Oscar Swanson the section boss, was thrown head first against a rail with great violence and an ugly wound was opened in his scalp. The others were not injured. The car was being propelled at a fair rate of speed when sud- denly it struck a stick of the explosive which was lying on the rail, and the dynamite let go with its usual violence. The car was lifted in the air and dropped in the ditch, and all the men were thrown to the ground. The car was injured little, however, and the men lifted it back onto the rails and picking up Swanson, brought him back to town with as much speed as possible. Hewas taken to a physician office and the cut in his scalp sewed up. The presence of the dynamite onthe track is a deep mystery and may lead toan investigation. BADGES FOR THE BEST WORKERS A. A. D. Rahn Encourages Local A. 0. U. W, Lodge in Securing Members. Much interest is being shown in the work now being done bv the membership of the A. O. U. W. lodge of this place. A recent move is the offering, by A. A. D. Rahn, a member of the state finance committee of the order, of two badges for the two members who secure the great est number of new members for the local lodge. The badges are worth $25.00 and $12.50 repec tively and can be seen at Barker’s drug store. The A.O. U. W. has a membership which is loyal to the order and we bespeak a hand- some growth to Bemidji Lodge. Our Ads Are Our Solicitors. We send them to your home to tell you ahout our goods, and how we can be helpful to you. For instance—Your kitchen clock stops suddenly some night, without the least warn- ing. You can’t coax itto go. It’s on a strike. Now, it i3 plain that there are only two things to be done —lay the old clock aside for good and all, ar let us tix it for you. Of course, in some cases a new clock is preferable—but the right vhing to do would be to let our repair department decide what is best to be done. We mean the best from your way of looking at it. More than likely a cleaning, a renewal of a worn part, and a little general adjusting would!put new life into the old timepiece. Bring it to us. E. A. Barker 3rd St. Jeweler TO BE CHANGED Couneil Votes to Alter so as to Include the Septic Tank. An interesting session of the city council was held last even- ing at which considerable busi- ness was transacted. The auditing committee made report on bills and after some discussion they were allowed and orders drawn upon the re- spective funds for same. The committee appcinted at the previous meeting to investi- gate the condition of the public dumping grounds reported same to be in good condition and rec. ommended that parties dump- ing rubbish take it further bick from the road. The report of the city treas- urer and city clerk were read and the same appears in another column, The reports of justices for the past month were read and re- ferred to the mayor, who will re- port at the next meeting. The liquor license bond of Ole Anderson with F. M. Malzahn and T. N. Rode as sureties was approved. Application of E. K. Anderson for license to sell intoxicating liquors was approved and ordered published. The ordinance regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors was read a third time and upon roll call same was passed. - The letter of Mr, McGilvary relating to the sewer system and the letter from the state board of health was read and the sewer committee authorized to pro- cure amended plans and specifi- cations to conform with the state hoard requirements, RUNAWAY WIFE CAPTURED HERE Thief River Falls Husband Finds Wife and Recon- ciliation Follows. A domestic drama in which the principal actors were a runaway wife and a pursuing husband was enacted in Bemidji yester- day. The woman was deter- mined not to go back home, but the man’s will was not to be denied, and the final curtain fell in justice court with the couple reconciled and making prepara- tions to return to Thief River Falls.. The woman, who styled her- self Mvs. Walker, arrived in the city several days ago and to hide herself from the world, took up her abode in a house on the out- skirts of town. The husband, who gave the name of Sutherland, reached Be- midji Saturday and traced his wife to-her stopping place. But then the man’s real trouble be- gan; the woman would not budge, and it was only after Chief of Police Bailey went out armed with the Jaw’s authority that she would come into town. Judge Pendergast was called and after hearing the case im- posed a fineon the woman of $5 and contributed a fund of good advice. The husband paid the money and led his spouse away to the train; Auction Sale. I will offer at public sale to- morrow afternoon at 1. o’clock household furniture, of all de- scription. Furniture nearly new. Sale will be held in the build- ing formerly occupied by J. A, McConkey on Minnesota avenue. A. F. Anderson, SCHOOL FURNITURE COMBINE. Reorganized Concern Known as Amer- ican Seating Company. Racine, Wis., May 8.—It is officially announced here that the American School Furniture company had reor- ganized, all of the bondholders sur- rendering their bonds and taking capital stock is $10,000,000. They have. twenty-one factories under their con- trol and ten of them are in operation. Thomas Boyd of Chicago is president and L. A. Peil of Racine is vice presi- dent. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Speaker' Cannon was seventy years ald Monday. stock. Hereafter the company will be |1 the American Seating company. The | Water. THEIR LICENSE City Council and Mayor Car- ter Take Action Last Night. Mrs. Fannie Meyers, wife of John Meyers, loses her saloon license. The council and Mayor Carter took action last night, and today the saloon and European hotel, which has borne an unsav- ory reputation for so long, is closed. The Emma Davids case, where the woman was found dead on her bed in an upstairs room with strong indications of suicide, but with every suspician of a lewd debauch - accompanying the tragedy, was the last straw. Week before last the council summoned Mrs. Meyers to ap- pear and show cause why she should not lose her license, and ‘| when she failed to appear, it was determined immediately to re voke it. On account of the press of other business, however, no action was taken at the last meet- ing., " Last night City Attorney Russell presented the evidence in the case. He recited a list of half a dozen or more arrests that have been made in the saloon and hotel for various offences, and ended by requesting Chief of Police Bailey to tell of the general reputation of the place. “It was a general stopping place for crooks,” declared the chief, “and gave us more trouble than anyother place in the city.” The council without hesitation voted to revoke the license and Mayor Carter directed Chief Bailey to close the saloon at once. When the police officer reached the saloon last night, however, he found it closed for the night, and had to wait until this morn- ing before taking away the license. REPORT IS MADE OF CITY FUNDS Treasurer Geil Gives Quart- erly Figures on Disposi- tion of Money. City Treasurer Geil filed with the -council last evening his quarterly report for the three months ending April 30th. The general fund shows a balance of $1,577.71, but when the overdraft of $828.82 is taken from this it is not quite as large and the balance is being held with which to pay registered warrants. The sinking fund which by the charter is created to yay off bonded indebtedness now amounts to $2,306.13 and arises from a percentage of thelicense money. The council deems it best to loan this money as per- scribed by the charter and by this method the city will derive some reduction on the interest it now pays ‘on the bonded in- debtedness. The water fund shows a healthy balance of $1,078.69, and as this grows the same can be expended in the extensien of the water mains and the improvement of the plant. The city clerk’s report shows warrants issued to the amount of $4;059,18. The following figures are taken from Mr. Geil’s report: Balance Feb. Collections F Balance Fel Receipts ..... Receipts. ... Sidewalk retund 1 Counts Bodgement | ' Total Interest Fund Overdraw 1284.18 [he clts clerks report, showed. warrants issued during this time to be $409.07. Balance.. Read the Daily Pioneer, 'I‘ypewnt.er paper, ribbons and carbons at the Pioneer office. Mel.achlan Gives His Stern- wheeler, “North Star’ to the Water. - W.B. McLachlan' launched his big stern wheel boat, the ‘North Star” yesterday afternoon. The launchitig was" quite an_event in boating circles, as’the ‘‘North Star” stands in a class by her- self, and there was an interested crowd of spectators. The boat is built for both log- ging and excursion purposes and is so construeted that it can carry @ crowd of from+50 t0100, and navigate up the river. It has:a flat bottom ‘'so as to draw little water, and has a length and beam of 46 and 14 feet respec- Mz McLac‘h nalms to fill “a long felt wantfor a large craft| to carry excursion ‘parties up: stream and the ‘North Star” will probably be in commission a; large share of the time. When the boat is used for the more prosaic purposes of log- ging the live capstan on the stern will show up to advantage. It is operated by the engine and will handle the logs with ease. PRISONERS AT WORK ON BEACH Mayor Carter Sefs Time Servers to Clearing Up Lake Shore. The city prisoners are cleaning up the lake beach along the park- way. This is the result of an order from Mayor Carter and promises to give the lake front the clean and tidy appearance it should have. The men have been busy for several days and will be kept at ituntilthe work is accompolished. Mayor Carter is taking a strong interest in the work of improve- meat and has overseen much of the job in person. Divorce Granted. Nona L. Belding of Blackduck appeared before Judge Spooner this morning and applied for a divorce from her husband Arthur A. Belding, on the ground of non- support and desertion, A decree was granted by the. court, She was represented by attorney I C. Hale of Blackduck. DR. CLEMENS LECTURES HERE Famous Speaker Comes Wednesday—To Speak at the City Hall. Dr, E. C. Clemens isalecturer who is well known by a great many people of Bemidji who will consider it a treat to hear him give his lecture; “Every man his own Master.” % This lecture will -be given at the city hall Wednesday evening S E N Dr. Clemens. _|under the ‘auspices of the Ep- worth League. His lectures are humerous, and instructive. | After you have listened to him 7 for an hour and:a half or two % | bours and he announces the close of the lecture, you wonder why he does not continue. The lecture will be one of the best ever given in the city and the admlsslon, reserved seats, 85¢. BAZAAR REDUCTION SALE! The most sensational sale in the history of Bemidji will commence Wednesday morning May 9 and close Saturday night May 12. Long experience has taught us that prices terally slashed to gains. actually worth 8¢, now at, per yard, 36, worth 35¢, this sale each,. . Ladies’ Shirt Waists: any place 30c. Children’s Hose: 1 child’s hose, only a small tity, at Department. 1000 yards beaver dam LL sheeting, 25 dozen linen huck towels, hemstitch- ed, plain and fancy borders, size 19- Just received a line of shirt waist samples which will be on sale at remarkable low prices. Hosiery: Ladies’ fast black hose worth Tot good are a great salesman and prices in our store will be lit- Come prepared to find bar- pieces. We promise that your expectation will be more _than realized. WASH GOODS Our entire wash goods stock will be displayed on tables loaded down, NOT WITH OLD GOODS but all new and dainty patterns bought for the season of 1906. All fabrics and shades the best of the Manufacturers productions. it goes pleasure of them will finc reduction. o¢ only, 19¢ shoes worth Men’s fine this sale pair,. Men’s Hats: last few days heavy 16¢ quan- our hoxes. Don’t ferget that the Bazaar Annex is always a Bargain The 5¢ and 10¢ counters; of which we make a specialty, are always loaded down with useful articles for the kitchen and for the home in general. GHre BAZAAR STORE ! Our Ladies’ Shoes: The pride and We please the ladies” during our sale. Men’s Shoes: Good $1.75 1o $2.00, goes during sale, 980 well hatted head out of our store in the Latest styles and best quality still in Boy’s Hats and Caps al- ‘most given away. every woman who wears 1 strong, sharp and decided are determined to Men’s working dress We have sent many a and can handle a few more FRENCH ELECTION RETURNS. Government Gains Number of Seats in Chamber of Deputies. Paris, May 8-—The election results show increasing government gains. The ministry of the interior gives the gains at thirty-five and the losses at eleven, or a net gain of twenty-four seats. The effect of this is to give the “bloc,” or groups supporting the government in fhe chamber of depu- ties, 243 votes against a total vote of 146 for the opposition groups. The governmental left, therefore, appears to be assured of a majority of about 100. There remain over 150 districts : in which second ballots will be neces- sary. Among the prominent men el(-zctefl1 are former Foreign Minister Dele: former Premier Ribot, War Min Etienne, Minister of Marine Thomson, former Minister of the Interior Dubief, Count Boni de Castellane, Marquis de Dion, Minister of Public Works Par- thou, Minister of Agriculture Ruael, Jean Leon Jaures, the Socialist lead- er; Baudry d’Asson, Premier Sarrien and Paul Deschanel, former president of the chamber of deputies. Boston Broker Kills Himself. Boston, May 8.—Leland W. Folsom, aged forty-five years, who had for sev- eral years been a familiar figure in the : State street brokerage husiness in this j city, shot and killed himself. Finan- j elal reverses are supposed to have led to the suicide. DEED OF CRAZED Kills Infant and Attempts to: Murder ITALIAN. Its Mother. Menominee, Mich., May 8.—While temporarily deranged Bragini Giacomo, an Italian miner at Iron Mountain, twenty-eight years old and single, wrested the four-months-old child ot Mrs. IKnrico Montonatto from fts mother and dashed out the child's brains against the wall. After tearing about wildly for several minutes the frenzied man Dbegan to pursue the mother, who was nearly prostrated | with griet and terror. Her loud cries, however, brought assistance and Gia- como was arrested and lodged in jail after a desperate fight in which six men suffered injuries. city blocks. Largest in the World Correctly describes the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. Covers 128 acres—equal to 70 Storing capacity 600,000 barrels. Employs more than 6,000 people. Sales for 1905 1,403,788 Barrels of Beer which exceeds that of any other Brewery in the world. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass’n St. Louis, U.S.A. C. H. MILES, Distributor. Bemidji. Corked or Tin Capped