Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 16, 1907, Page 1

< e | THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 4. NUMBER 302 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEK MUCH BUSINESS ACTED UPON RY CITY COUNCIL Regular Session Held Last Night---Mayor Allowed a Con- tingent Fund of $100; Will Give Itemized Statement -«-Street Comm’r and City Engineer Report. e The regular weekly meetiuf’o,,'é\furnish an itemized statement of the city council beld last evening ‘?léc expenditure thereof. was of more than ordinary im- portance relative to the amount of business transacted. The fire committee reported that the members had accepted 600 feet of hose that had been left for their approval by the Eureka Hose company, the same replacing the hose that was re- cently rejected by the council. The library board made a re- port, (which will be given at more length in tomorrow’s issue of the Pioneer,) Street Commissioner Miller submitted a report to tha council, in which, among other things, he recommended the c nstruction of a number of new sidewalks which he considers essential. Action on the recommendation was laid over until the next meet- ing. The mayor submitted a com- munication to the council in which he suggested that there bad been too much discharging of firearms within the city limits and recommended that signs be posted conspicuously in the vicinity of Diamond Point, warn- ing persons against shooting there and calling attention to the fine for violation of the city ordinance in this respect. Mr. Pogue also recommended that the old pumping station be moved to the cemetery and used as a receptacle in which to store tools. No action was taken on either recommendation. The city recorder was in- structed to issue a warrant in favor of Mayor Pogue in the sum of $100, the same to be used as a contingent fund, the mayor to .Ot‘!é’%pplica.tion of Duncan Mec- Douga}.': ¥ = license to sell intoxi- cating lig. in the Blake build- ing on the hil near the Great Northern depot was granted. The bond of Charles Freeland, as city scavenger, was filed and 2ccepted. M. D. Stoner, who has been acting as city engineer, submit- ted a report relative to an exten- sion of the sewer system and the cost of the same. He recom- mended that sewers be laid on Mionesota avenue, between Fourth and Eighth streets; on Fourth street from Beltrami and Bemidji avenues; on Bemidji avenue from Fourth to Ninth; onEighth from Bemidji tojDewey. The cost of the same was esti- mated at $1.45 per running foot. No action was taken on the re- port. A number of petitions for sewer were received and laid on the table. A petition from the residents along Bemidji avenue to have that thoroughfare paved, was laid on the table. The residents along Bemidji avenue between Tenth and Twelfth streets, handed in a pe- tition for electric lights, water mains and sidewalks, which was laid on the table, without action. It was decided to advertise for bids to grade the street in bluck 18 foi sidewalk purposes. The council decided to require the city justices to submit semi- monthly reports, same to be filed on the first and third Mondays of each month, Heretofore the reports have heen made but once a month. RUMOR OF NIGHT TRAIN | ON PARK RAPIDS BRANCH Various Reports Regarding Intentions | of Great Northern for Better Passenger Service. The rumor is in circulation to the effect that the Great North- ecrn is soon to put a night train on the Park Rapids branch. It seems that the day locals Nos. 21 and 22 on the main line do very little business west of Sauk Cen- ter; in fact they hardly pay the expense of running them. Trains No. 5 and 6 are the regular night trains from St. Paul and Minneapolis to Grand Forks. The plan is to transfer these two trains to this branch and run them to Crookston and Grand Forks via Cass Lake.—Voice. In case these trains are run over this line as reported Park Rapids would probably be the division point between St. Cloud and Crookston. It is stated that this change is to take place April 1st. Whether this is anything more than a rumor we have been unable to ascertain. We are informed that there is no truth in the report that the railroad company are consider- ing removing the coal sheds here from Sebeka or removing the round house from here there, Coal sheds are needed here and it has been stated on good authority that the company will build new ones here rather than remove the others,—Park Rapids Clipper. This rumor of a night train has been resurrected every spring, and usually has its origin at Park Rapids. The only night train that the G. N. ever really consid- ered was from St, Paul direct to Bemidji, and the company sent a man over the line, last summer, the earning power of such a train. The man making the in- vestigation made an adverse re- port as to the night train, as he did also as toa Sunday train from Bemidji to Sauk Center, and it is not at all likely that the above rumor has any real tang- ible foundation. WAS ESTIMATING TIMBER IN CUBA THREE MONTHS James Hannaway Has Returned From His-Labors for the American Tobacco Company. J. E. Hannaway of Brainerd, who has but recently returned from Cuba, spent last night in this city,renewing acquaintances since his return to his “native heath.’; Mr. Hannaway, who has a wide reputation as a lumberman and scaler and estimator of timber, spent three months in Cuba, es- timating timber and gathering data for the American Cigar company of New York. This company has vast holdings of lands in Cuba, there being some excellent lands which are covered with valuable timber, including mahogany amoag other hard woods. Mr. Hannaway put in most of his time three miles west of Las Martines, (which is slso west of Havana) and worked for the most part along the coast. Mr, Hannaway states that the bard wood there will be logged about the same as pine is lum- bered in northern Minnesota. It will be cut into the regulation log lengths, and then afterwards manufactured into the various lengths desired. - He states that the American Tobacco company will put ina sawmill near Las Martines, in the spring, and will at once begin sawing the timber, to investigate and report as to which will be cut in the woods and hauled to the mill. Spinal Meningitis Fatal. Albert Larson, son of Ludvig Larson, of the town of Northern, in Polk eounty, died in this city yesterday morning at 8 o’clock after an illness of three weeks with spinal meningitis. Young Larson had been work- ing nearly all winter in the camps of Irvine & O’Neil, near Northome, and was taken ill about four weeks ago. He was brought to St. Anthony’s hospi- tal for treatment, but the disease had made too great inreads on his constitution,and he gradually failed until the end came, The father of the sick young man was ab his bedside when death occurred,and he left on the early morning train today for his home, northeast of Grand Forks. Notice to Clean Alleys. Notice is hereby given that all parties owning property in the city, are hereby ordered to clear all alleys abutting their property, of all rubbish or refuse, by or before April 25, 1907. If not complied with by or be- fore April 25, 1907, same will be done by the city and the expense thereof taxed up to the property. By order of the Board of Health. —Dr. L. A. Ward, chairmap, Meat Pie Supper. The members of the Degree of Honor will give a meat pie supper at I. O. O. F. hall on Mon- day evening, April 22. Supper will be ready at 5:30 and a cordial invitation is extended to all to be present. are in need of office supplies. Call at the Pioneer when? you! IS LARGEST DAMAGE SUIT IN NOR. MINN, Case of James Kennedy vs. Neils Lum- ber Co. Will Be Tried at Walker. PLAINTIFF TERRIBLY INJURED WHILE WORKING IN NEILS MILL Sues Company for $60.000---Was Offered $10,000, and $2 Per Day During Life. Judge Marshall A. Spooner of this city left this morning for Walker, where he will preside over the spring term of district court for Cass county, which convened this forenoon. The calendar for the term is a short one, and there are no im- portant cases, with the exception of one—a personal injury suit from Cass Lake. This case is entitled James Kennedy vs. the J. Neils Lumber company, and is the outcome of terrible injuries which the plain- tiff received while working in the sawmill of the defendant com- pany at Cass Lake, Kennedy was employed at the sawmill inCass Lake a year ago, and while at work near one of the saws, became entangled in the machinery and was fright- fully cut and lacerated by the teeth of the saw. - Both of his arms were cut off, his face was slashed and his. entire body was jammed and crushed. It For News seems almost a miracle that he was not killed outright, but he escaped from the accident with his life, and afterwards dis- played remarkable vitality in sur- viving operations necessary ‘to put his limbs in condition. According to advices from Cass Lake,Kennedy is now suing the Neils company for $60,000 damages, and it is said the com- pany has agreed to give him $10,000 in cash and $2 per day during the remainder of his life. The outcome of the case will be watched with interest, as the amount of damages asked for is the heaviest ever recorded in this part of the state in a personal injury suit. New Town fo Be Opened. Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Cass Lake, Minnesota, April 16. Notice is hereby given that Township 66 north, of Range 24 west, of the Fourth P, M., has been surveyed, that the approved plat of survey of said township will be filed in this office on Wednesday, the 12th day of June, 1907, at 9 o’clock a. m., and that on and after said date we will be prepared to receive ap- plications for the entry of lands in such township.| " E.S. OAKLEY, Register. N. N. KOLL, Receiver. Experienced Seamstress Wanted. An experienced seamstress can secure steady work with good wages by applying to the undersigned. —Mrs. Charles Walker, 615 Minnesota Ave. Daily Pioneer That the Pioneer Gets and Prints the News Is Appre- reciated Outside of Bemidji. Read what the Ttasca Iron News, published at Bovey, says: “The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, that Pays for the Daily cracking good little sheet, published in Beltrami county, is covering the trial of Wesley for the Dahl murder, in a manner that reflects great credit both to the Pioneer and Bemidji.” 40 Cents per Month (ORIENTAL LIMITED WRECK The Grand Forks Herald of this morning gives added par- ticulars of the fatal wreck near Bartlett, N. D., yesterday morn- ing, as follows: “Five persons are known to be dead, six are seriously injured and a score are slightly injured as a result of a wreck at 1:15 yes- terday wmorning of the Great Northern west-bound Oriental Limited, which left Grand Forks about 11 p. m. Sunday. Follow- ing the crash the wreckage caught fire from the engine and all-the coaches were destroyed except the Pullman sleeper and the observation car. The dead: “WiLLiaM B. JoNES, Grand Forks, instantly killed in the mail car. “FoUurR UNKNOWN MEN, caught in the forward part of the smoker and burned to a crisp. “The seriously injured: “Alfred Qualley, Osgood, N. D., caught between seats and feet badly crushed. Taken to the Deaconess hospital in Grand Taken % Deacouess Korks. “Archie Sanders, Clarence, Mo., leg broken. Taken to Dea- couness hospital, Grand Forks. “Fireman Roy Curtis, Lari- more, N. D., shoulder hurt by landing on it in jumping from the engine. Taken to Deaconess hospital, Grand Forks. “Mail Clerk C. H, Fodness, arms badly burred and scalded. tal in Grand Forks. ““Matt Nielson, Fosston, Minn., back wrenched. Taken to Dea- coness hospital at Grand Forks. ‘“HEngineer Peter Ferguson, Larimore, severely bruised and face cut. Belieyed to be in- ternally injured. Taken to his home at Larimore. “Slightly injured are: J. A. Weexs, Minneapolis, knee wrenched; Thomas Ellis, Lari- more, leg and head injured. “The scene following wreck was a terrible one. the The WAS A TERRIBLE. AFFAIR Fire Added Terrors to the Accident, in Which Five Persons Were Killed Qutright, Their Bodies Being Burned in a Shocking Manner. iy coaches caught fire from the fire- box of the engine and when it reached the gas tanks there was a terrific explosion. “The work of rescuing those pinioned in the coaches was com- menced by those who were un- hurt. Axes were secured and many people owe their lives to the fact that quick work was done. “Mail Clerk Jones was in- stantly killed. His body was taken from the car shortly after the accident. He was not burned to-any extent. All the other victims of the fire were charred S0 as to be unrecognizable. “The smoker was blazing fur- iously and there were some in- jured still in it, Efforts to res- cue those pinioned in the for- ward part of the car had to be abandoned early, as that section wasa mass of flames immediately after the crash, Fireman Roy Curtis of Lari- more, had a wonderful escape. He was Jdug out from under- neath the baggage car. The mail car and tender had gone over him. The trucks of the baggage car had jumped way ahead of the train. The fireman was not badly hurt and was thankful that he was alive. “Every sack of mail was burned, the fire following the crash so quickly that there was no time to secure the mail, ex- press or -bxgguge. Saven cars were totally burned, as well as the temder. The palatial cars comprising the train are now a mass of twisted iron, except the two cars mentioned.” Mat Neilson, who was injured in the wreck, is well known in Bemidji. He is employed in the woolen mills at Fosston, and has been in Bemidji many times-dur- ing the past three years, His friends here are pleased at his . fortunate escape from more seri- ous injury. NEW SAWMILL AT WALKER READY TO BEGIN SAWING Has a Capacity of 80,000 Feet in Ten Hours---Want Ruggles’ Timber. The new sawmill which has been built at Walker by the Leech Lake Lumber company will be in readiness to saw logs in abovt two weeks, according to Charles Kinkele, ex-mayor of Walker, who is a member of the Leech Lake company, and who was in Bemidji this morring. The new mill will have a capa- city for sawing from 80,000 to 100,000 feet of logs per * day of ten hours’ run, and will give em ployment to at least 150 men, which means considerable to the business interests of - Walker. The management of the mill has a large quantity of logs now on hand and is reaching out for more timber. Among the standing timber which the company is desirous of securing is a number of acres of timber lands in Beltrami and Hubbard counties which belong to C. F. Ruggles, the Michigan millionaire, who has steadfastly refused to dispose of his holdings but who has sold considerable during the past three months, at figures which he considered satisfactory, after having held many years for a raise in price. Have Moved to Crookston. Howard Bailey and family haye moved theirhousehold goods 1o Crookston and will make their home in that city hereafter. Mr, Bailey is the traveling represen- tative for the L.Ettstern & Son’s Co. of St. Louis, and he found that he could much more con- veniently make his territory by living in Crookston, hence his change of residence. Card Party. The Modern Samaritans will give a card party Thursday even- ing, April 18, at the T. O. O. F. hall. Lunch will be served and a good time assured all who attend. DECLAMATORY GONTEST AT GASS LAKE APRIL 26 Bemidji, Cass Lake, Park Rapids, Grand Rapids and Akeley Pupils Will Contest. Cass Lake, April 16.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Arrangements have been completed whereby there will be a declamatory con- test between pupils represent- ing the high schools of Bemidji, Park Rapids, Grand Rapids and Akeley, the contest to be held in this city on the evening of April 26th. This will be the first contest of the kind to be held iu this part of the state, and already great interest is being taken in the affair. Efficient and neutral judges will be provided for the contest, and it is expected that there will be a large attendance, embracing those interested in education from every city and village east of Crookston.