Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 11, 1906, Page 4

MARK YOUR BALLOT THUS: |returned from an extended visit| - to Prince Albert and other points F. J. DUNWOODY I:l in Northwest Territory, Canada. ! FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. He looked over that country and it fairly well pleased with the outlook there. William Lennon, president of the village council of Kelliher, came down this morning on the M. & 1. and transacted business in the city today. He reports business conditions as being very good at Kelliber, with all the citizens of that place Jooking forward to a buom in the not distant future, as a result of the prospecting foriron orein that vicinity, F. J. Dunwoody, candidate for the Republican nomination for the office’of Judge of Probate, is a pioneer seltler of Beltrami county naving come hers in the spring of 1897 and filed upon a homestead. He taught school for several terms in District No. 1 and at the first alection held alter the organization of the county he was elected to rhe office «f county superintendent of schools which position he filled until Jannary 1, 1905. That the people made a wise, choice when they placed Mr. Duawoody 1n charge of the school affairs at the formative period of the county’s public school system is now evident, seventy-five new school districts vere, organized and over sighty new schools were established during his administration of the office. A high standard of efficiency was maibtained and all g the important districts of the county qualified for special stats aid so;‘;h:t:::m}a‘;:‘lemitame l?t_ the zlgnnnfe- a3 _highvrfii'rad» d, 1s{exm-,tzrnded or rural schools while he hud super- i lm-ge:t by r:csou“'fee was 295,500, vision of the work. Oaly old residents of the county can fully appreciate the nature .“M:,?m]:‘:?e;: o::rd' ‘:itde;‘ysx"%ze': of the many obs'acles encountered in gatting officient schools es-| Conn., aged sixty-six years. sablished. Thu legislative act authorizing the orgaunization of the 0!"6 mfl;\ was killed and five others ¢>unty embraced so many restrictions regardiag the organization :Z‘;v":z‘,’l’di:’g“:dhl?;'eg’: ;""1:_“1’“ of a of new school districts and the levyiog of taxes for the support of| . Republican [,Hfl'wr'm ian schools that in many localities it was impossible to establish a| tion of Hawaii unanimously renomi- s3hoeol and conform to the provisions of the act. Supt. Dunwoody “:::dm-‘l;“h Kalanianaole, as dele- ignored the restrictive features of the act and advised proceeding| * g te:&g:::ma‘ L under the provisions of the general school laws, a course that was| Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen justified as the supreme court afterward decided that the restric-| opened in Milwaukee Monday with tive provisions of the act were unconstitutional. Although paid “b;‘::e;lgg ‘ie:’i:“ v‘::i:"'::j“red only & mesgre salary, not much more than enough to meet reason-| o¢ tnem provably fatally, in a cellisio able traveling expenses, Mr. Dunwoody devoted his entire time to| between two trolley cars at the New the expansion and the supervision of the public school system of | York end of the Brooklyn bridge. the county and if any one is entitled to credit for the faithful and de;:ftnf;fi? ois:;?;:x'}f“r?;:‘s :}é :te censcientious performance of public duties he certainly should re-| eq that the condition of corn S ep"L L ceive favorable consideration from the people of Beltrami county | 1906, was 90.2; spring wheat, 83.4; for unselfish and efficient services rendered. oats, 81.9; barley, 89.4; rye, 905. Mr, Dunwocody is well qualified to fill the position of Judge of A;:rei':an ‘ilfii"a’;‘:ad;’r"’lb;';z:in ':;‘I‘I Probate and is a consistant republican never “bolting’’ the party to| be received in audience by the sultan run for office and if the republicans of Beltrami' county choose him | of Turkey in the course of the present as their nominee for the office of Judge of Probate they will have| WeeK for the purpose of handing in his s o credentials. no reason to regret their choice. o One of the callers at the Tombs prison Monday to visit Harry K. Thaw was the Rev. Dr. Frank L. Patton, president of Princeton Theological seminary. The purpose of Dr. Pat- ton’s call was not stated. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. J John Wilmann, the present county auditor, is a candidate for re- nomination and deserves the hearty support of the people at the polls Sept. 18, 1906. Mr, Wilman has made an enviable record as county auditor and we have always found him at his post of duty ready to accomadate the people. Mr. Wilmann had a very difficult task before him when he took the office two years ago. The records were in bad shape and after working hard day and night for the last year and a half he has succeeded in straightening out the affairs to such an extent that they were never in better shape than at the present time. He has added thousands of acres of land to the tax list that have for years escaped taxation. Jens J. Opsahl, candidate for possessionof the farm and prides the legislature from the 61st dis- [himself on having one of Bel trict, comprising the counties of | trami county’s best homesteads. Red Lake, Clearwater and Bel-| Mr. Opsahl, since becoming a trami, was born in Norway in|resident of this county, has 1865, two years later the family |beenthe means of bringing more crossed the ocean, settling in|actual settlers to the county than Munroe county, Wisconsin. any other person. The Battle At this time they were twenty- | River country and the Rapid four miles from the railroad and |River country has been particu- experienced all the hardships in-|larly settled by the efforts of cident to pioneer life, Mr. Opsahl and many an actual In the year 1889 he moved to|settler in these parts of the Todd county where he spent|county will, on the 18th, testify to three years, afterwards moving i this by the vote he will receive in to Moorhead where he had|thatpartof the county. charge of thelarge retail lumber| Fifteen years ago when the yard belonging to Shellabarger|government survey was made in Lumber Co. this county Mr. Opsahl was with In the year 1896 he resigned |the crew and today is in a posi- his position with the lumber tion to locate the old land marks. company and moved to Felton,| His experience in this Jine, and Minnesota, where he went into|which is strengthened on every business for himself in the gen-|trip he makes into that country eral merchandise line and also|together with a number of origi continued in the lumber business | nal ideas on the development and for himself, drainage of that part of the In the year 1901 the Selkce]state, makes Mr. Opsahl a prac- Lard & Mercantile Co., was|tical and strong man for the formed by Mr. Opsahl and |position he seeks at the hands of Mcs rs. Dahl & Melbye, with the|the people. main office at what is now called| He stands on a good road, Wilton. drainage and development of this Since becoming identified with |part of the state, platform, is a the interests of this county Mr.|practical man for the place, Opsahl took up a homestead in|knows the condition of norther: the Battle River country, where| Minnesota as well as any man in he and his family spent a year of | the stit>, 2nd if nominated and frontier life, improving the farm [elected will prove an influential and erecting suitible buildings |and practical man for the legis- thereon. Mr. Opsahl is still inlature, approval of the state auditor, who made a personal visit to theaud- itors office at the time of the sale. The office of the county auditor is an important one, and a man is needed there who is competent and willing to safeguard the in- terests of the taxpayers and such a man is found in the present auditor, John Wilmann who is seeking re election. J. P. Riddell, known among his friends and in baseball circles 48 “Reddy,” who seeks the ~e- publican nomination fer register of deeds, has been a resident ol Bemidji for tho past four years and during this time has been an wditor for d:fferent camps. He § well qualiticd for the position he seeks, beiog a graduate of the | Chippewa Falls, Wis, ° higt school and also the militar; academy of Delafield, Wis. He is a competent and obliging ycung man and should receiv the * merited support of the peop'e for the office he seeks, FRUSTRATED BY A TRUSTY. ! HELPED MRS. HARTJE. Indiana Reformatory Prisoners At-! Carnegie Said to Have Put Up Money tempt to Escape. for Her Defense. Jeffersonville, Ind.,, Sept. 11.—The! Pittsburg, Sept. 11.—The fight made most serious attempt ever made by | by Mary Hartje against her husband, prisoners at the Indiana reformatory | Who sued her for divorce, is said to to escape was frustrated by Joseph| have been financed by Andrew Car- Edgey, a trusty, who discovered three | negie. prisoners in the act of releasing oth-; Andrew Carnegie wrote to his ers from their cells and single handed | friend, Thomas Miller, that he wanted fought them until the alarm was| to spend the money to defend Mrs. raised. He received a broken arm and | Hartje for the sake of American wo- other serious injuries, but will re-| manhood. cover. It is known that five prisoners Mary Scott-Hartje is a granddaugh- were implicated in the attempt to! ter of the late Thomas A. Scott, once escape. They were confined in the | president of the Pennsylvania railway, hospital cells. John Scott, father of Mrs. Hartje, and Andrew Carnegie were boys together. JOHN F. GIBBONS FOR COUNIY ATTORNEY, For the office of county attorney no better selection can be - made than to elect John F. Gibbons., Mr. Gibboa’s interests have long been identified with the interests of Bamidji and the building up of Beltrami county, Mr. Gibbons is an able attorney, a well read lawyer, and by his carefulness, hasa faculty of making friends wherever he maets people. The office of county attorney is an im- por:ant one and the people will mike no mistake nominating Mr. Gibbons. ° 3 i 5 Henry: Funkley, a republican days he acted as attorney for a candidate for county ahtorney,!number of homesteaders and was | . has been a resident of the county |successful in handling their for a long time, first set'ling at cases. Mr. Funkley is a go:d Blackduck and two years ago!speaker and makes friends moving to Bemidji. Mr. Fuckley | wherever he goes is conducting has had considerable practice in!an active and agressive campaign criminal law and has been q nileifur the office and bas hupes of successful. Du ic the earlyv!landing the nomination he se« ks. For County Superintendent. William B Stewart of Bemid- ji, whe seeks the Republican nomination- for county superin- tendent of schouls of Beltrami county, is a man of wide exper- ience as an educator. Prof.ssor Stewait has been identifi:d with school work the past twenty-two years, either.as a teache*, in- structor or superinteudent. He ‘'was assistant superintendent ol Oster Tail county for nearly four years, which office he'1esigned to attend the University. of Min: uesota, of which institution he is agraduate. He has been identi- find - with the public schools of Beltrami county for the past six years as superintendent of the Bemidji schools, and holds a pro- fessional state certificate |&ood * o 2 S & = for life. No better selection| . M. E. THURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. could be made by the voters of| M g Thurston, who seeks the republican nomination for sheriff, Beltrami county, than that of{has been a resident of the county for the past eight years and is - J. O. Harris, the present|and all work promptly done register of deeds, who seeks re-|Mr. Harris is serving his first nomination and election, has|term and is entitled to a second, made a good official, the records |and should receive the hearty have been kept in proper shape|support of his party. - |support at the primaries on Sep- fers, and having a wide acquaintance, is in a good position to ask | tember 18, 1906. : : : His way of handling the forfeited tax sale last year met with the Prof. Stewart, who solicits your| well and favorably known. He ranks first among the party work- -