Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 12, 1906, Page 4

IN FAUST HovsaSepl2 He Might Ke Needed. It Is best to be courteous to all, even to the man that you dislike. You may waut to borrow money fromn him some day.—Boston Globe. L.G. Kinch, who seceks the " publican nomination for county commissioner for the First commissioner district, is well known in Bemdji as a good husiness man and one familiar Jens J. Opsuhl, candidate for possessionof the farm and prid s the legislature from the 61sv dis- | himself on having one of B.l trict, comprising the counties of |trami county’s best homesteads. Red Lake, Clearwater and Bel-| Mr. Opsabl, since becoming a trami, was born in Norway in|resident of this county, has John Wilmann, the present county auditor, is a candidate for re- 1ominatios and deserves the hearty support of the people at the polls Sept 18, 1906. : L Mr, Wilman has made an enviable record as county auditor and we have always found him at his post of duty ready to accomadate she people. Mr. Wilmann had a very difficult task before him when he took she office two years ago. The records were in bad shape and after vorkirg hard day and night for the last year and a haif he has succeeded in straightening out the affairs to such an extent that ‘hey were never in better shape than at the present time. He has a..ded thousands of acres of laud to the tax list that have or years escaped taxation. His way of handling the forfeited tax salo last year met with the wpproval of the state auditor, who made a personal vis t to the aud- tors office at the time of the sale. The office of the county auditor is an important one, and a man s 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. ) - Henry Funkley, a republicandays he acted ‘as atiorney for g candidate for county attorney,|number of homesteadersand was 1863, two years later the family | been the means of bringing more|pa been a resident of the county |successful in handling their crossed the ocean, settling in|actual setilers to the county than for a long time, first settling at | cases. Mr. Funkley is a gocd Munroe county, Wisconsin. any other person. The Battle|Bjackduck and two years ago|speaker and makes friends At this time they were tweaty- | River coustry and the Rapid|yovingto Bemidji. Mr. Funkley | wherever he goes is conducting four miles from the railroad and|Rivir country has been particu |pas had considerable practice in|an active and agressive campaigr. experienced all the hardships in-jlarly settled by the efforts of| . iminal law and has been quite | for the office and has hopes o cident to pioneer life, Mr Opsabl and many an actual | gyccessful. During the early{landing the r omirvation he seeks. In the year 1839 he moved to|settler in these parts of the Todd county where he spentlcounty will, on the 18th, testify to three years, afterwards moving' this by the vote he will receive in to Moorhead where he had thatpart of the county. charge of thelarge retail lumber{ Fifteen years ago when th: yard belonging to Shellubarger|g. vernment survey was made [in Lumber Co. i 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 tolocate the oid land marks. company and moved to Felten,| His experience in this line, and Minnesota, where he went irto|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 Selkcelstate, makes Mr. Opsahl a prac- Land & Mercantile Co., was|tical and strong man for the formed by Mr. Opsahl and|position he seeks at the hands of Messrs, 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 | the interests of this.county Mr.|practical man for lthe place, Opsahl took up a homestead in|knows the condition of northerr the Battle River country, where| Minnesota as well as any man ir he and his family spent a year of | the stute, and if nomin:t2d 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 in'lature, | wits public affairs. It he rc- :eives the nomination he woulc undoubt d'y be elected commis- sioner and is well qualified t perform the duties of the office oY - , RHOWN o his friends and in baseball circler 18 “Reddy,” who seeks the ~e publican nomination fer registe: f deeds, has been a resident of Bemidji for the past four year: and during this time has been a1 auditor for diffe rent camps. H: is well qualitied for the position he seeks, being a graduate of tte Shippewa Falls, Wis, hig} school and also the militar wcademy of Dclafield, Wis. He 's a competent and obliging «uog man and should receive he merited support of the peopte for the office he seeks. " asked the boss. “A fellow called up a little while ago,” replied the future head of the firm, “and told me to hold the phone till he called again.” — Lippincott's : Magazine. Getting Licked For Principle. Meeting a newsboy whose face was scarred with scratches and looked like a map of some great railroad center, a reporter asked the youngster what the matter was. ‘“Feller spoke disrespect- ful of my sister; sald he’d bet she was cross eyed, and I sailed In.” —— “ S LIPY Wily. meI:e;x;‘:;r.s’sm cross eyed?” asked | .o she said, “your conduet fs “Hain't got mo sister,” was the re- ,enough to make an angel weep!” ply. “It was the principle of the thing | “T don’t see you shedding a tear,” he what I got licked for.”—Philadelphia retorted, and his ready wit saved the North American. | day. M. A. Clark, the present judge of probate, has made such a com- petent and obliging official that the people will undoubt2dly retair him for another term for that office. The judge is so well known that any remarks we might make seem unnecessary, but to those few who are not acquainted witt him, we wish to say that he is one of the early pioneers of this sec- tion of the state, having been in this coun'y continuously since 189¢ As to qualifications, his references are seven years of experienc: in probate work; having served three years as a clerk prior to his election as judge. H's complete and comprchensive knowledge of he requirements of the office makes him psculiarly fiitted for the position, JOBN F. GIBBONS FOR COUNTY 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 Bemidji and the buildicg up of Beltrami county. Mr. Gibbons is an able attorney, a well read lawyer, and by his carefulness, has 1 ficulty of making friends wherever he m vets people. Tha office of county attorney is an im- ocrant on= and the peopls will milte no mistake nominating Mr. SEE FAUST! [ - —— Porter J. Whites Production. TO-NIGH'T! .Seat Sale at City Drug Store Same 0ld Way. Literal. Robert—When I get Into my new ‘The new office boy was found sitting > In his chair, with the telephone trans. HOUSE I mean that everything shall go mitter in his lap, like clockwork. Richard—I see; the “What in the world are you doing?’ . S8I€ a8 heretofore—tick, tick! For County Superintendent. William B Stewart of Bemid ', whe seeks the Republicar nromination for county superii endent of schools of Beltrami nty, is a man of wide:exper ance as an educator. Prof.ssor stewart has been identified wit} chool work the past twenty-tw¢ ~ars, either as a teacher, in tructor or superintendent, H 7as assistant superintendent o dtter Tail county for nearly fou) ears, which office he resignec » attend the University of Min :esota, of which institution he it v graduate, He has been identi {sd with the public schools o teltrami county for the" past six ears as superintendent of the - temidji schools, and holds a pro: essional state certificate good e : IR : R for.life. No better selection ~ M. E THURSTON, CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. . could be made by the voters of | M. |, Thurston, who seeks the repunlican nomination for sherif, 3eltrami county, than that of | 1as been a resident of the county for the past eight years: and is Prof. Stewart, who solicita your | well and favorably kuown. He ranks first among the _party work- - support at the primariea on Sep. |ors, and having a wide acquaintance, is in a good position_ to sk tember 18,1808, . smber 1 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 hcarty have been kept in proper shape|support of his party. THOS. BAILEY, Candidate for Sheritt of Beltrami County. ; i