Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 23, 1906, Page 1

VOLUME 4. NUMBER 182. GROGERY STORE TO BE OPENED BY I. 8. BOYER New Establishment Going Into Build- ing Formerly Occupied by Jerrard Plumbing Company. L S. Boyer is toopen upa new grocery store in his building on Minnesota avenue, which up to the present time has been oc- cupied by the Jerrard Plumbing company and C. C. Folkers. The Jerrard company is mov- ing today to its new quarters across the street in the building formerly occupied by McConkey, while Mr. Folkers has moved his jewelry store to quarters in the building occupied by the Essler Employment office. It is the plan of Mr. Boyer to put in one of the best=stores in the city. He will have ample room fcr alarge establishment, having the entire first floor and basement of the building. For this winter his line will be gro- ceries exclusively, and later he may add other hnes. His plans in this respect are not definately made. Mr. Boyer is now busy getting things into shape, putting down a new hardwood floor, ete., and expects to have his store open for business by the first of the month. Speaking abuut his new ven- ture, Mr. Boyer expressed his desire to get in off the ‘‘road” and settle down once more ~ where he can be athome. He has been traveling for a Milwau- kee hardware firm for seven years, and has found the work “not the best for s health. Will Open Drugstore Soon. F. A. Mayo expects to have his new drugstore, in the quarters in his building now occupied by the hardware department of the E. H. Winter & Co. store, oper for business in a short time. E. H. Winter & Co. are moving out today, and Mr. Mayo will take possession at once. He expects his fixtures to arrive any day, and as soon as they come they will be installed. Most of the stock has already arrived and is being stored, awaiting the time for unpacking. Is Sorry Now. William Storm, the hquor- crazed prisoner who made a desperate attempt at suicide in his cell at the county jail this week, has entirely recovered from the ill effects of his ailment aud is now at liberty once more. Shortly after he was foiled in his attempt at self-destruction by the deputy sheriffs, he was given medicine and fell into a quiet sleep lasting for twenty- four hours. When he awoke the man was clothed once more in his right mind, and was released from jai', Chafing-Dish Luncheon. Mrs. A. E. Henderson and her daughter, Mrs. O. E. Erwig, en- tertained at a 5 o’clock chaf- ing-dish luncheon Tuesday after- noon, at the home of Mrs. Heunderson or Sixth street and Lake Boulevard. The guests were all married ladies, and covers were laid for twenty- Average monthly wages—of men teachers. Average monthly wages—of women teachers.. No. teachers graduates of a high school.. No. teachers graduates of a normal school No. teachers graduatesot a college (not a business college) No. teachers continuonsly teaching in one district 3 yea: No. teachers continuously teaching in one district 2 yea: No. teachers continuously teaching in onedistrict 1 ye! No. districts loaning text books free............ Average cost of text books in districts loaning. No. new school houses bullt, log. Value of new school houses . No. distriets...... No. school houses, fram No school houses, brick No. school houses, 10g scven. The decorations were yellow chrysanthemums, Machine Fixed. The management of the Bijou theater can assure the public of better service tonight. The machine. which was out of order last evening, has been fixed up with a new set of condensers, and no further trouble is looked for, > Moving Notice. We are moving from . our old location to the McConkey build- ing, across the street on Mirdne- sota avenue, where patrons can find us always -ready for busi ness. Our 'phone number is the same, No, 21, Jerrard Plumb- ing company. REPORT OF THE BELTRAMI - SCHOOLS FOR LAST YEAR of Bemidji and the village o for last year was 945, 307 Pupils'in Bemidji and Blackduck ment, which megans they had at- Attended Three Months or Less. forty days or more. It should also be noted that but 540 at- tended twelve weeks or. more, The matter of school statistics interess the average person, ‘and the Pioneer presents today to its readers the tabulated statistics of the Beltrami county schools for the school year ending July 31, 1906. By careful study of the tables given every person interesed in e;]iucationd work can see where t! im;:z‘:::f’ ofthe county maybe| i3 ke rekd by sl interested Inthe two independent dis-|in school work. \ exceed thtee mppfl\s of school. In the common gohool districts the total enrall entis 1,760, with 1,388 to draw Hionment and 687 who attended ' three . months or more, which leayes 101 who attended tor&y days and fiot over three months, g8 No. pupils entitled to apportionment... No. puplls not entitled to apportionment. Total enrollment.. . Average number dh)‘s euh nllnll hls attended No. puplis 5 to 8 years age.. No. puplls 8 to 18 years age. Total puplls 5 to 21 years of age. No. 80 16 whom have attended No. puplis 18 to 21 enrolled No. men teachers. No. women teachers '5%' B es | BEolB8ocuBREiuonaBBBRS B EXY o No. new school houses built, frame than twenty. No. school officers’ meellnzs helfl No. officers present at such meetings. PASSE"GE‘H THM“ STRIKES |grocerles and meat the men arted on their return trip t» HAND GAR,. KILLING TWO Nevw, leaving Aseley st about ’I‘he men were abont 8 quarter mile past the spur, when sud denly the passenger hove iito sight around a sharp curve. Tle crew made a desperate effort. o clear the track and had suc- ceeded in getting one end of tl e 0 Great Northern Railroad Near Akeley Scene of Fatal Accident Wednesday. Akeley Tribune: Wednesday evening at about 6:15, the -Sauk Centre-Bemidji Great Northern passenger struck a hand ' car, & quartar mile west of the Crooked Lake spur, instantly killing Albert Olson and _fatally injuring Johh Snyder, section men connected with the Nevis crew under the foremanship of Miles Ohlestedt, Frank Barnum the remaining member, and the foreman were uninjured. The bodies were quickly brought to Akeley, where it was found that Olson was dead, but the other man was hurried to the Union| Hospital, where he died at 630 Thursday morning. The crew had cover.d hhe eastern part of the section late 1n the afternoon, when the fore- man on. his own . responsibility brought the hand car to Akeley when the epgine struck. The car was totally demolishcd. Olson’s head, killing him instant: spectacle, by the hurling mass of wood and iron .and terribly to the west, escaped uninjured, Eiroy Hunks, the engineer w! the, Wartield ulectric light plant, was out on a hunting trip yestcr day, but had poor luck and fail.d to procure provisions for thetobring home any game, He homes of the members of the made a twenty-mile trip on foo*, crew, except;, single man. | After securing|hereand Nary. MIDJL DATLY PIO BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FfiID‘AY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1906 tricts which comprises the ol'.y DEC. 5 B‘TE SET FOR Blackduck the 'total enrollment Of these|. 847 were entitled to apportion- tended school q;‘ring the year which means that 405 pllpfll in the two distriotx attended 1ot 0| 7,,3z0 No, 1052, The report is instruciive and soeietydom | team, car off, and the men all clear! One of the wheels ¢ the hand car! practically severed the. top of ly and presenting a most horrible Snyder was also hit | injured. : ’|Barnum accidentally fell in a ditch at the same time the car was struck, thus saving his life,I a8 he f£tnod next to Olson, a few feet to the cast, snd the wreck | bassed over his prostrated bedy. Oblestedt, who was several fecu roum, who is a|covering the country between| ~ MINNESOTA 'HISTORICAL " 'TEN CENTS PER WEEK {GONTEST POSSIBLE OVER DIVISION VOTE IN ITASGA represent.mves will be_ Grand!f Forks, Fargo, Duluth, Superior, msn"]“"s ELK LODGE lee Fullu Brainerd, 8t. Cloud, Hibbing, Virginid, and probably Stillwator, Minneapolis and St. Hundreds .,g Visfting Brothers Ex- Paul. A cordial invitation to at- tend the institution is extended GITY RESTAURANT -LOOKS VERY SPIGK Allll SPMI‘ cm, Theroughly Remodeled, Now' CIalmed Several Precmm Which Gave cted Here f I : pe d‘. o.;er:‘io Honor the Yo llikie Wl ovie tho counize: One o'l‘ Swellest” in the { Majorities Against Division Were (i 0acaslon, The work will be in the opers orth Country. Not peuniod- i house and will commence in the —_— = Bemidii afternoon. B.P.O E :vigll The Bemidji lodge will start| 2 off with & membership of nearly ’?‘:i'; e::: Bg':efe:i’ I;iexc::hers fifty, as, besides the twenty-six 4 fpon fawns, there are twenty Elks finally, the bld plan to hold the will become members institution | December Ts bemglw:ngh demits. meeting of all the old Elks reconsider: the city has been called for The occaglon promises to be W one of the Most interesting ones tonight at 8 o’clock sharp at the Markham. in the histopy of Bemidji secret - On the date men- - ENGINEERS BUSY AT WORK ON THE M. & I SURVEY tioned the Bew lodge will take its place asla part of the Elk world, twe yux fawns will be i Skilled Workmam Marking Right.of-way Between Big Falls and inter- initiated infp ' the mysteries of al Falls. The ‘institution * of A. P. Burroughs, whorecently, There is likely to be’a contest purchased the building in which| fight over the division of Itasca is located the City restaurant, county, which was voted on and has completely remodeled the|supposedly carried by asmall building and has refuraished it | majority at the late election. The throughout. Independent of Grand Rapids is Mr,” Bufroughs is now'in ajresponsible- for the story, and position to take care of all’ who|has the followmg to say: come to his place and - can guar- 4; The county division carried by antee the best and quickest'a majority of 477 according to service. jthe returns of the canvassing The remodeling will be com-|board, the actual vote on the leted next Sunday and Mr. proposition gives a:much smaller Burroughs iuvites all totry the majority. The canvassing board, service and see the new place. |we-understand, found that the A good turkey dinner will be returns on this question from seryed at a moderate price. Do severnteen precincts, were not not bother with getting dinner eerufied to, and for that reason athome but come to the new'the votes were not counted. ‘cafe, the City restaurant, The reason given for this omis- S ST sion of the certificate on the Bemidji Elevator Co., jobbers gyegtion in those precincts is for Mascot Flour, also Cren.o, Bar- low’s Best and Gold Medal. the order, ile seyeral hundred visiting Elk§ from all parts of! the state will be present toassist. | The worlflot initiation will bel performed: by the ‘Crookston and the “‘Queen City™ lodge will p‘rqbnbly send a visit- 10g flelegafion of at least 150. Other clmis which will send Engifieer George M. Huss, ac- (Continued on page 4). (Continued on page 4) ABSOLUTE SATISPAC . PROMPTLY. TION ASSURED Total ® Value of sshool houses and sites 851200 00 $38743 38 X e Value of seats and desk: . 31825 $ 8590 83 3 Valuo of apparatus . $ 9000 $33I% H R : 0. volumes bought lor library. u7 2 i - : Value of librartes $ 8000 §101050 ! I '. No.of volumes in 1025 1788 Lounging Robes : oo 0. schools PIANLIAS Trees 1. 0. 5 t No. trees planted ...... 10 is| [} Smoking.Jackets. No. school houses having no trees about them 1 1 i No. school houses in natural groves,.. 0 6 = Asevorate indebtedness of all districts $ 42000 $10012 98 0. Districts included.. 1 29 Average longths of schools in months. 9;° 65 Average length of schools in months c s 71 Average No. voters at annual meeting. 16 10 phaded b AR Very Choicest’ on: thn Face of Paidifor teachers wages . S0 81 21408 01 : Patd for fuel and supplies 91 e 0 Paid for repairs and improvements on grounds 1415 19 2263 80 the Glob < Pald for new school houses and sites. 550 3012 30 Pald for bonds and interest: T J i 28 Paid for Hbrary books. 0010 112 A hearty welcome,to all to ma'e comparisons. Falllcor fext buok L The high character of our service insures your 324 17 e g ; : ; Rl Paid for all other purposes. i seoue perfect satisfaction. The cream of praduct.lons Cash on hand end of year. o0 e 4 incontrovertible value supremusy of B. KUP- DobaTe: /S ssssovesis s $45173 91 204810 43 PENHEIMER { Cash on hand beginning of year. B 0575 04§ 939 29 Rec'd. from apportionment. CB0i00 30 gfllts, Overcoats and TI‘OIISGPS g ;zzclln} ufilcollecw 22590 84 30316 62 i al 1 mill tax. . L1398 3848 g ol Siate ol o : Stocks without paralel at 5 Bonds sold and other sourc 1073420 14985 78 . P Ty 15, 18, 20, 22, 25 and $30 . Annual salary of county superintendent. Let us show you the stromgest overcoat features ] Third grade certificates granted 1n Beltrami county. The best Kersey coats, the = No, county associations held. . 1 3 Enrollment at county assoclatio 5 best Twill Cheviots, the -best Black Vu,un ] No. districts where less than ten pupils were enrolled. 7 = No. dstricts where moro than ten puplls were earoll overcoats of high standud Latest Slllt Faslnons . Fancy Plaids, Fancy Checks, Fancy Stripes. Gray Silk Mixtures, Scotch Effcats 200 varieties of highest quality, showing the world’s, best suits at $20. We Stand for Better Clotbes for Boys Different styles, more artistic effects, highest values in Amencau pyright 1908 i The House of Kuppenheimer modes of smlor cut blouse, deep French 8ailor collar, richest cloths. Sizes 3 to 1V Wear with-tanding Ruff & Tuff suitsl ss nfl I * practical ‘extra pnm.s style 3 in 1 suits at 33. .00 cand $5.00 Direct Mill Shipments Bolde ¢ underwear merchanilising.: Uhquesfinnubly the fine-t Jine of gems’ fusnishings in. Beltrami county. Boys schoo! ot ercA\\.,.', fancy tweeds|"$3.0, $4.00 r_ragea: d black: freiz=s. Sizes 4 to 16 &L Uuion suits, Muni i -ing and | Vassar mdkefi, Aus- * tralian lambs wool, at v Flirsheim and Walkover shoes Ben(,h made] s hons with wmten fear ures at il ilo SCret, mdu bund sufl hats. Julm B. $3 60, {360 Stetson il Go d.m and $4.60 | | Gorl u T’.I\, ub C.q:s, go'Lor B ighton; fuc lin d‘soc, 75¢,$1.00 i Scotr-h wixtures; [ancy plald* AR $1.50, 33;02_ DNEECOTIV/IE DANE