Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 24, 1906, Page 4

| VOTING CONTEST TO AID CARNIVAL Young Women Will Compete for $100 Diamond Ring and Gold Watch. ONE VOTE ONE CENT, AND MONEY GOES FOR CARNIVAL Commercial Club Adopts Unique Plan to Take Place of Soliciting Funds. The Commercial club at a meeting held in the city hall last night decided on an original plan for raising the money necessary for procuring the carnival for August. A voting contest to determine the most popular young lady in Bemidji and the surrounding country, is the scheme, Two prizes are to be offered, both of them well worth fighting for, The first, to go to the young woman receiving the highest number of votes, 15 a $100 diamond ring, and the second, to go to the young woman receiving the second highest number of votes, is a solid gold watch. Each vote will cost one cent, ard the money goes into the carnival fund. That is, every man contributing $1, say, to the fund is entitled to 100 votes to be cast for any one of the young women candidates he chooses. The voting contest was the suggestion of President Miles. The meeting was called last night for the purpose of discussing ways and means for carrying on the carnival, and the most im- portant problem was how to raise the money necessary to pay the $500 to the carnival company and pay the incidental expenses, like posting advertising paper, etc. The usuval way is to go around with a subscription list and ask every merchant and business man to give so much, say from $5 to $100. This is not a popular method, however, especially among the men who are called upon to do most of the giving, and the suggestion of a voting contest by the president met with quick approval. The plan is to get as many of the young women from Bemidji and from the country and vil- lages near by into the race as possible. Their friends will naturally want to see them win and it is figured thatat one cent a vote, with the amount of enthusi. asm that 1s sure to be aroused, the carnival fund will be swelled to such proportions that no soliciting will be necessary. In order that the contest may be given the widest publicity and the voting be announced every day, it was decided to have all votes and all money sent to the Pioneer. As soon as a candidate enters the contest her name will be printed in the contest column of the Pioneer and each day the number of votes will be pub- lished. The money will be turned over to the proper authorities. Mr, Miles offered to advance the money for the prizes so that it will be possible to get them here within a short time, and the Jjewelry will be placed on exhibi- tion in the front windows of the two local banks. The contest will close August 17 at 8 o’clock p. m., which will give the young women and their friends just about time to get into the raceand get upa spirited rivalry, if they start immediately. The matter of distributing the advertising “paper’’ furnished by the carnival company was also discussed, and il was voted to leave the entire business of ad- vertising in the hands of Presi- dent Miles and Secretary Mark- ham, Firemen Meet. The regular meeting of the fire department will be held this evening instead of Wednesday evening, and all members are re- quested 1o be present, Nick Dunglinger, who was taken to the local hospital yes- terday, died early this morning, aged 38 years. Mr. Donglinger owned a homestead near Mud Lake and he has been in poor health for the last two or three years, The funeral will he held tomorrow morning. CANDIDACY IS MEETING FAVOR Judyte Pendergast Receiving Flat- tering Assurances of Support for Lieutenant Governor. The candidacy of Judge L. G. Pendergast of this city for the nomination for lieutenant gov- ernor on the democratic ticket is meeting with hearty assurances of support from many parts of the state. From all of the counties where the local man formerly lived, and where his excellent record is known, old friends, and also men who know him merely by repu- tation, as one of the prominent men of former days, are writing in their pledges of support. Among the prominent demo- crats who have visited the city recently principally to talk over the political situation, is Alex Thompson of Crookston, one of the democratic heavyweights of Polk county. He declares that in his country there is a strong sentiment in favor of the Be- midji candidate, and that he feels sure that Polk county democrats will give him active aid at the September convention. The Hooligan's July 25. Late song hits, jingling musi- cal numbers, pretty girls, dances and specialties are all features of “Hooligan’s Trcubles” the musi- cal farce comedy. “Happy” ap- pears on the stage in a conden- sation of the cartoons that have made his name famous and his huwor is quite as contagious as that of the comic supplements. The part is played by Billie A. Ward, acomedian of consider- able repute and the supporting company includes Miss Grace Aylesworth, Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be re- ceived at the office of the city clerk of the City of Bemidji, Mibnesota, until 9 o’clock p. m. on vhe 6th day of August, 1906 for constructing a sewer system in said city. Forms of proposals, copies of plans and specifications and in- structions to contractors may be obtained of the city engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check of 10 per cent of the amount of the bid as a guarantee of the good faith of the bidder. The city council reserves the right to reject any or all bids, Approximate amount of work, 1900 feet of 18 inch sewer pipe, 2700 feet of 8 to 12 inch pipe. TuHoMAS MALOY, City Clerk. M. D. STONER, City Engineer. Haffer Finds His Wife. S. J. Huffer, the Grand Rapids man who passed through this city a week ago searching for his wife, who, he claimed, had deserted him and taken along their four children and a large sum of money, passed through town once more yesterday. This time he had his wife and children with him and was bound for home, where he declared, he was going to settle down and be happy. He located his spouse in Niagara, N. D. The K. of P. lodge will confer second rank tonight, All mem- bers are requested to be present. A Couple of Bulls. On the edge of a small river In Coun- ty Cavan, Ireland, is a stone with this inscription: “When this stone is out of sight it Is not safe to ford the river.” But this Is even surpassed by the fa- mous post erected some years ago by the surveyors of the Kent (Bngland) roads: “This is the bridle path to Fa- versham. If you can’t read this you had better keep to the main rond.” ' Natural Fitness. “My friend,” sald the man who was getting out of the barber's chair with a slashed cheek, “you have enlightened my mind on a point that has hitherto been a mystery.” “What is that, sir?” “For the first time I understand ‘why in former times the village barber was also expected to be the town surgeon.” —Washington Star. Her Divorce Portion. “Mrs. Jones just got a divorce from her husband for throwing salad in brr face,” sald one. “Did she get alimony?” asked the other. “No,” replied the first. “She got the salad.”—New York Press. SEWER WANTED FOR COURTHOUSE Commissioners Call On Council and Urge Extension Up Minnesota Avenue. COUNTY WILLING TO PAY FOR PART OF EXTRA COST Cleaning of Cesspool Now Costs Beltrami About $500 Each Year. Itis probable that the sewer will be extended up Minnesota avenue as far as Seventh street, the north boundary of the court- house. The matter came before the city council at the regular meeting last night, and although nothing definite was done in the matter, it was the unanimous sentiment that the extension be voted if arrangements can be made with the county to stand a part of the expense. The board of county commis- sioners was present in a body last night and expressed itself in favor of the city building the Minnesota avenue sewer so as to give the courthouse connections, and of paying the city a bonus for so doing, the idea being that the county could well afford as a matter of economy to give the bonus, as it now costs it yearly in the neighborhood of $500 to clean out the courthouse cess- pool. The only dissenting voice raised to the proposition was that of I. B. Olson. The plans for the sewer as adopted by the council call for the piping of Minnesota avenue only as far as the city hall. It was urged, however, that if the county would take a portion of the money it costs to clean its cesspool and help build the ex- tension, and also pay its regular assessment for the sewer along Minnesota between Sixth and Seventh streets, the city could well afford to change the original plans. The matter will be con- sidered further at a later meet- ing. The larger portion of the even- ing was taken up with a discus- sion of the sewer. City Engineer M. D. Stoner explained at length a set of plans and specifications for the sewer system which he had prepared at the request of the council. They differ in many particulars from those prepared by The Duluth Engineering com- pany, and will undoubtedly be furnished contractors who wish to bid, acd so will be the plans on which the system will be con- structed. Oae of the principal points of difference relates to the septic tank, The Duluth engineer placed the tank near the Lake- shore hotel, although no plans of any kind were furnished for it, and at such an eleyation that it would be below the lake level most of the time, and so would require constant pumping froem the tank into the river, a task which would cost the city not less than $500 a year. In the Stoner plans the tank is placed at the end of Bemidji avenue far enough away from all buildings so as not to be offen- sive, and it is provided that it sball be above the level of the lake, excepting during the high- est stages of waler, during which times, a few weeks, perhaps, every year, the sewage can be cutoff from the tank and run directly into the river. No pump- ing at all 1s necessary. Another difference is in the elevation of the piping in the lower end of t)wn, The Duluth plans were such that the sewer would be fillcd with buck water at all times of the year up as far as the Markham hotel, but the Stoner plans have eliminated this objectionable feature entirely. Mr. Stoner has also provided for an automatic flush tank, which will clean out the sewer daily without outside attention. The Duluth plans contemplated a flush tank which was not auto- matic but required the attention of a man. There are several other points of difference, but these are the principal ones. The Duluth plans do not in. clude drawings for the septic ,tank and Mr. Stoner is now busy “able to arrest his pace, end by skeeing C. E. MEETING IN CONVENTION Between Fifty and 100 Endeav- orers Gathered at Presby- terian Church Today. The Christian Endeavor socie- ties of the northern part of the state met in annual convention today at the local Presbyterian church, and the sessions will continue forenoon. The convention is a sort of fore- through Wednesday runner for the Bible conference which is to be held at the church this week, beginning Wednesday, and the attendance is swelled considerable because of the later gathering. Between fifty and 100 were present at the sessions. The program this forenoon was exer- cises, music and instructive talks on subjects of special interest to composed of devotional Christian Endeavor workers. This afternoon the business meeting was held, and between 3 o’clockand 6 a delightful trip was taken on the lake, and a song service held on the big boat. Those present for the conven- tion fiom out of town are: THIEF RIVER FALLS—Rev. Bar- rackman. MIDDLE RIVER—W. F, Pott- smith, TENSTRIKE—F, O. Leonard, Miss Leonard. BLACKDUCK—Ruv, A. L. Hall- Quest. 3 BRAINERD—D, K. Laurie. CROOKSTON —Rev. W. S. Ward, Anna Watts, Florence Wilder; Eina Glenn, Maud Allard, Mrs. Ward, J. P. Marcum, Mrs. Mar- cum, Neil A, Gilchrist, J. E Ditweiter, J. Dewan, Mrs. De- wan, Mrs. L. Miller, Miss Hooper. BETHEL—R, W. Mark, Miss Eva McDonald, Miss Nettie Hamol. EAST GRAND FORKS—(George Bruson, Miss Margaret Brown, Miss Minnie Barlow, NORTHCOTE — Jeraldine Me- Farlaud, Nellie Wescott, HALLOCK—Rev. W. J. Mrs. J. Hall, Gertrude Winthrap Hall, Clinton Ruth Hall, Marga-et Ross. WARREN--A, P. Frank, Frank, Margaret McLallian. ST. CLoUD—Rev. T. M. Findley, Thomas Scoston, Rev. C. H Buell. Hall, Hall, Hall, Mrs. Brought to Book at Last. Tibbie was a Scotch lass, hardwork- Ing and comely. She ruled over a grateful and suppressed family of New Englanders for eight years, and then announced her intention of marrying ‘within six weeks. “I suppose it is Rab whom you mean to marry, Tibbie?” asked her nominal mistress, referring to a tall, mild faced young Scotchman who bhad spent more or less time in Tibbie’s spotless kitchen for the last three years. “It is,” announced Tibbie calmly. “Here he’s been coming and sitting wi’ me all these times and never a word o’ merrying. So at long last I said to him, ‘If you've no mind to tak me, Rab, ye can jist say so, and I'll spend nae more on brizht ribbons to sit up wi’ ye, but I'll tak’ my money to buy one of those talking machines that plays tunes, after I've paid for a strip o new oilcloth to cover the floor where you’'ve worn out the old one, and then T’ll tak’ my releegious books and settle down In quiet.” “Rabbie was so concerned at my drear prospects and the thoughts o' my savings he said he would ha’e me ‘whenever I got ready.” Shooting Down the Alps on Skees, The quest for a moral is provoked by a long list of skeeing accidents in the Alps. In itself the exercise can hardly be considered more perilous than skat- ing, though the proportion of sprained ankles and twisted tendons is higher, but when the skeer skees a distance from his base and ventures upon un- familiar ground there are at least three ways In which calamity Is liable to befall him. On a glacier he may break through the snow bridge which he is trying to shoot and be buried in a crevasse. On the hillside he may skee violently down a steep place and, un- over a precipice. Almost anywhere, unless he knows the signs, he may skee in the tracks of an avalanche and be overwhelmed. Examples of each of these several kinds of disaster have lately been presented, and each of the disasters conveys a warning of which amateur skeers, whose name nowadays 18 legion, would do well to take a naraful nata _T.andan (ranhin preparing them. They will be presented to the council next Monday night. The council last night author- ized the publication of a notice cailing for bids, and set the date for opening the same for August 6 It named October 6 as the time when the contract must be completed. After that a penalty of $25 a day attaches. The con- tractor’s bond was placed at $10,000. NEW LATH MILL TO START SOON Cass Lake Men Have Nearly Com- pleted Large Plant Near Farris. A. 8. Williams of Cass Lake spent lagt night in the city and. returned to his home this morn- ing, Together with C, M. Tay- lor, a prominent merchant of Cass Lake, Mr. Willams has formed the Cass Lake Lath com- pany, and a.lath mill has been established a mile anda half west of the village of Farris, The very latest machinery has been installed in the mill and the entire plant is a modern one in| every respect. .Mr. Williams states that the mill will be in oper- ation within the next ten days and will give employment to a large number of men. The Great Northern railway is put- ting in a sidetrack at the point where the mill is located, so that the company will have every facility for handling their out- put. The mill will have a capacity of 75,000 a day. Jack pine is used in the manufacture of the lath and Mr, Williams and his asso- ciates have a large quantity of “raw” material, having pur- chased several hundred acres of land in close proximity to their mill that is heavily timbered with jick pine. LOWEST POINT Russian Imperial Fours Decline to i Sixty-nine. St. Petersburg, July 24—There was R very excited session of the bourse during the day and a general scramble | to realize, but while prices continued to fall until the very end, everything closing at the lowest quotations of the day, there was no actual panic. All issues suffered, industrials and bank shares falling as much as 25 to 30 points. Governments opened off from ' half a point to a point and a half, im-' perial fours closing 1% down, at G9. the lowest point in their history. The opinion on the bourse was; divided as to whether a gigantic up- heaval will oceur. IN HISTORY. Do not try to drive your emploves | ahead of you, but keep akead of them | and invite them to come on.—Suceess | Magazine. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, July 23.—Wheat—July, T4%ec; Sept., T5%c; Dec., 767%@177c; May, 81%c. On track—No. 1 hard, 78%ec; No. 1 Northern, 77%ec: No. 2 Northern, 756%c; No. 3 Northern, 74 @75c. . Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, July 23.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 Northern, 771 No. 2 Northern, 75'%c; July, 774%c; Sept., 763c¢; Dec., 76%c; May, 803sc. Flax—To arrive, on tra:k and July, $1.13; Sept., $1.12; Oct., $1.10%; Dec,, $1.09. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, July 2: attle—CGood to choice steers, §4.5¢ 0; common to fair, $3.50@4.25; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.00@4.50; veals, 34.00@ 4.25. Hogs—! 0@6.60. Sheep—Weth- ers, $4.50@5.50; good to choice lambs, $5.00@6.00. Chicago Grain and Provisions. oz Chicago, July 23.—Wheat—July, i 76%c: Sept., 7634c. Corn—July, 503 Sept., 50%ec. Oats—July, 333%¢; 328c. Pork—Sept., $17.32%. FI: Nothing doing. Butter—Creameries, 16@19%¢c; dairies, 15@17%ec. BEggs— 12@15¢c. Poultry—Turkeys and chick- ens, 12c; springs, 17@18c. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, July 23.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.00@6.40; cows and heifers, $1.26@ ; stockers and feeders, $2.50@ Texans, $4.25@5.20; calves, $5.00 @6.75. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $6.40@6.87%; good heavy, $6.40@ 6.85: rough heavy, $6.10@6.35; light, $6.50@6.90; pigs, $5.70@6.65. Sheep, $3.00@5.70; lambs, $4.75@7.70. August 13 to Bemidji to St. neapolis and Dates of sale: August 31. above rates. ##7"EXTENSION PRIVILEGES— By Grand Army of the Republic Encampment, For the above occasion the Min- nesota & International Railway Company will sell tickets : : August 11 to Aug- ust 14, Inclusive. Children: Half of Agents In cither city between August 15 and August 31 and payment of FIFTY CENTS limit will be extended to September 30, ticket 15 taken from office. For further information call on G.A. WALKER, AGENT. Minneapolis 18, Ineclusive. Paul or Min- Return, $4.60 Return limit: depositing tickets with N. P. Rallway Return journey to begin on date FORCE AGAIN FHEVAILS‘ OLD CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA IN EFFECT SINCE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. LOWER HOUSE MEETS IN FIHLAHD[ ADOPTS ADDRESS TO THE PEO- PLE PRACTICALLY DEFYING I THE GOVERNMENT, RUSSIAN SITUATION IN BRIEF. The result of the Russian govern- ment’s asiion in ordering the dissolu- tion of parliament has apparently re- stored all the conditions of repression, wholesale arrests and reliance on a display of military force that obtained | before the people had their brief taste of representative government. In St Petersburg itself there was little sur- face indication of trouble in the face of the strong force of troops, but there were many arrests. The most important development of | the day took place at Viborg, Finland, | whither members of parliament had | fled to continue their sessions formally i dissclved at St. Petersburg. The mem- bers had been frantically at work on | their mahifesto to the people, antici- | pating the possible arrival of troops, when the assemblage was informed that the governor general of Finland had ordered the governor of Viborg to close the meeting of members of parliament, using military force if nec- | essary. The governor general said ! that such meetings could not be held in Finland. Previously during the! sessicn the radicals had supported the group of toil, who urged that the mem- bers of parliament should place them- selves at the head of a revolution. At the last the Constitutional Democrats } joined the radicals and the duma | adopted a hastily prepared proclama- tion protesting against the dissolution of parliamznt. The assemblage then ; adjourned. 1 OPPOSING ELEMENTS UNITE ONE EFFECT OF THE. GOVERN- MENT’S DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. St. Petersburg, July 24—The gov- ernment’s midnight coup d’etat in dis- solving parliament is already having the effect of uniting all the discordant elements of the opposition and it re- quires little perspicacity to see that an era of repression and all which it entails will drive liberal and revolu- tionary alike to support the most des- perate measures. It is already clear that resistance will be made. According to the latast advices from Viborg the members of parliament who fled to Finland intend to defy their sovereign. They are vir- tually refusing to recognize the decree of disrolution, a three hours’ session in the diningroom of the Hotel Belvi- { dere being held under the presidency of M. Mouromtseff, at which all the formalities of a regular session were observed. Professor Miliukoff and other members of the central commit- tee of the Constitutional Democrats . were csrefully excluded from partiei- pation. The leaders of all the groups seemed momentarily trying to sink their political differences and were animated solely by a determination to present a solid front to the nation and government in the present crisis. Only about 200 members, however, were present. The Poles, instead of going in a body, sent delegates. e e IN STATE oOF JEWS RAaNIC. Residents of Odessa Fear Anti-Semite Outbreak. Odessa, July 24—The Jews hera <@re in a state of panic, fearing an anti. Jewish outbreak as the result of the killing of a drunken Cossack who re- cently wandered through the Jewish quarter brandishing his saber and | shouting “Death to the Jews.” Governor General Kaulbars, address ing a deputation of Jews, said: “I vouch for my soldiers, but I am unable to say what the Cossacks or Christian civilians miglit do.” The slightest incideat might start . trouble. 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