Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 10, 1907, Page 1

i S VOLUME 5. NUMBER 19: “H. 0.8.0.” CLUB HELD PARTY AND BANQUETTED The Last Party of Season, Held Wed- nesday Evening, Proved Very En- joyable One. One of the pleasant social events of the week was the meet- ing of the “H. O. B. 0.” card club, held Wednesday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Crothers. It was the last meeting of the _club and the full membership of eighteen was in attendance. Some hardly-contested games were played, with the result that Mrs. Geo. Baker and Mr. J. E. Lindgren proved the head play- ers, while Mr. and Mrs. S. E. DeLong proved the consolation pair of the party. A banquet was served at the City Hotel, which was decorated in pink and white, the colors of the club. The supper was a fine spread. Carpations were attached to the tally cards, which will be preserved as souvenirs, The ladies of the party sprung asurprise on the male members who were asked for impromtu replies to toasts. S. E. DeLong gave a fine ad- dress on‘“Man,”which was most- 1y just plain man. Everett Caine and George Baker also made some remarks on the good of the order that were enthusiastically received. Adam Otto and Len Crothers were the last, but by no means least, speakers, and they showed an astonishing knowledge of the subjects assigned them. The “H. O. B. 0. ” card club has held parties during the en- tire winter, and the members have passed many pleasant even- ings, which they hope to repeat next winter, e — L d Work on M. & I. Extension. Big Fork Compass: The con- tinued sloppy weather has been bad for railroad work, as it has tended to discourage the laborers in wet places and men have been quitting almost as fast as they could be brought in. However, Dempsey & Dougherty still claim that they will have the grading to the border by July 1st. They claim the grading will Le finished to Littlefork by the end of this month. At the other end of the line the con- tractors have a large crew of teams and scrapers at work, in addition to the section men. The steel has been laid beyond Bear river,to where the boarding cars have been transferred from Big Falls. The crossing of the Little- fork will be over a temporary pile bridge which will require little time for construction. Heir to Spanish Throne. Madrid, Spain, May 10.— (Special to Pioneer.) — Queen Victoria gave birth today to a son who becomes the heir to the throne of Spain. The birth of the royal babe was awaited with eager interest throughout Spain. News from the Palace this morn- ing that accouchement of the Queen was imminent spread like wild fire and crowds flocked to the Great Plaza fronting the royal palace. The birth of the babe occurred at 12:45 p. m. The announcement was imme- diately conveyed to the waiting officials and crowds outside the Palace who received the glad tid- ings with mingled feelings of en- thusiasm and emotion. Warrants Payable. Notice is hereby given that there is money in the city treas- ury to pay all outstanding war- rants issued prior to March1, 1907. Interest on same will cease from and after the date of this notice, Dated at Bemidji, May 10, 1907. Earl Geil, City treasurer. Read the Dailv Pioneer, ~ Mayer Re-instated. The Crookston friends of Mar- tin Mayer of Grand Forks will be pleased to learn that he is to be reinstated in the service of the Great Northern as a conductor. Mr. Mayer was taiten out of the service of that road last fall -on account of charges preferred against him by a Pinkerton de- tective, the charge being that he handled transportation improp erly. Mr, Mayer will also be fully remunerated by the Great Northern. The detective in the case passed under the name of Ernest Peter- son and traveled for a Chicago crockery house, Mr. Mayer proved that at the time the detective claimed to have been riding without paying fare on the Walballa line train on which Mr. Mayer was con- ductor, the spotter was drunk in an East Grand Forks resort. Mr. Mayer took up the matter with General Manager Ward and an investigation showed the charges of the spotter to be ab- solutely false. Mr. Mayer has a wide circle of friends’in this section and all are glad to see him get his rights.— Crookston Times. Mr. Mayer is known in Be- m1dji, as he was ticket-puncher on the Duluth-Grand Forks run of the Great Northern for two years. Pure Food Inspector Here. E. B. Heiberg, inspector for the State Dairy and Food com- mission, was a visitor in the city today. Mr. Heiberg had just come from Bagley and Grand Rapids, where he had prosecu- tions for violation of the state pure food laws. Mr., Heiberg is one of the most competent officials in the employ of the state, and his work in the north country has been very thorough. RED LAKE ROAD GLAIMS THAT RATES ARE T00 LOW State Railroad Commission Will Hold Hearing on the Claim May 27th. St. Paul Pioneer Press: A hearing to determine whether, the commodity rates established by the last legislature are reason- able as affecting the Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba railroad will be held at the office of the state railroad commission on May 27th. The road has asked for an order exempting it from the rates made by the legisla- ture. The law fixing the rates specifically provided that where the railroad commission found the rates unreasonable it could raise or lower them. The road in its complaint states that from January 18 to March 81 its gross earnings were $5,271.78, and its operating ex- penses, §4,777.93. It has com- plied with the law reducing pas- senger fares to 2 cents and any further reduction in the income, it is asserted, would be a hard- ship. Lumber Companies Consolidating. Big Falls Compass: It is re- ported that the Rat Portage Lumber company is disposing of the bulk of their timber inter- ests in this section and will con- fine their work to operations in the west where they own lum- ber properties. It isalsoreport- ed that the remaining companies consisting of the Shevlin-Car- penter, the Shevlin Mathieu and the Backus-Brooks; have consoli- dated- Food and Apron Sale. The Episcopal Guild will hold a food and apron and bag sale at the I O. O, F. hall _Saturday afternoon and evening, May 11, Sale to commence at 4 o’clock.. The supper which was to have Leen given at this time has been ‘postponed. Fair Association Meeting WES IRWIN, > BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1907. The members of the Beltrami County Agricultural associa- tion will meet at the-office of Irwin & 0’'Brien, Miles Block, tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of elect- ing new officers and the transaction of such other business as may come before them at that time. The proposition of holding a county’ fair will also be taken up at that time. ! President of Association. Additional Locals Ole Kittelson, lineman for the Telephone company, went to La- porte this morning for the pur- pose of looking after some line] work at that place. He installed a lightning protector at the “pay station” there. William H. Pupore, a member of the firm of Pupore Bros., loggers and dealers in cedar, came down this morning from Houpt, where his company has a large cedar yard, filed with the choicest of poles, etc. Mr. Pupore left this noon for a visit at his home—Duluth. A. O’Kelliher, pioneer resident and live stock dealer of Black- duck, was among the out-of-town visitors who were transacting business in the city today. “Jerry” is an intensely loyal citizen of the “Duck,” and is al- ways to the fore in any matters that augur well for his home town, Crookston Times: Sheriff Bailey of Bemidji passed through the city last evening enroute to Fergus Falls with Mary Ann Godfrey of Beltrami county, who was adjudged insane yesterday at Bemidji. Mr. Bailey was also accompanied by his wife who assisted in the care of the un- fortunate woman. turned througb the city this morning enroute home. JEALOUSY POSSIBLE CAUSE | Michigan Couple Assassinated by Par- ty in Ambush. Au Sable, Mica., May 10.—Joseph Turcott and 2 woman known as Mrs. Laplente were ambuscaded near Os- ceoda and shot ;¥ aa unknown per- son. The woman died almost ipstant- 1y and the man is dying. The assassin, who was secreted in the vicinity, fired a charge of buckshot into the body of each of them. Jealousy is suspected to have Deen at the bottom of the shooting. Eugene Munday, a team- ster, has been arrested on suspicion. He is alleged to have threatened the ‘woman if she continued her friendship with Turcott. Indian Situation More Grave. Lahore, British India, May 10.—The political unrest here is assuming graver proportions. The authorities —| are drafting in troops of all arms and have issued a proclamation prohibit- ing meetings of every kind.. A sensa- ton was caused by the arrest of a prominent lawye:' in the Punjab. They re- ! CANNQT OPEN RESERVATION Action by Congress Necessary Before Settlers Can Get Land. Cass Take, Minn.,, May 10.—Assist- ant Attorney General Woodruff of the interior department, here in consulta- tion with Congressman Bede, has de- cided that congressional action will be necessary before any lands now in- cluded if the Minnesota forest reserve can be released and thrown open to entry. On all cutover lands there is 6 per cent of the total original amount of timber left standing. The standing timber must be left, under the provis- ions of the Morris act, for the purpose of_ reforestration. The department could not dispose of this 5 per cent unless authorized to do this by con- gress. POLITICS NOT DISCUSSED. Secretary Taft Spends Some Time With President. ‘Washington, May 10.—Secretary Taft spent more than half an hour with the president. As he was return- ing to the war department he was asked whether he had discussed with the president the latest developments fn the Ohio political situation as re- vealed in the dispatches to the morn- ing newspapers. - “That was not considered,” replied the secretary, laughingly. Mr. Taft explained that he had been conferring with the president about the entertainments for the distin. guished foreign military visitors. Good Clothes and Nothing Else suit or overcoat,” able one. that makes wise buying. is here for you. Northern Mi. nesota. suits; for up to $7.00. Money Cheerfully Refunded Clothing House for Best Ever means the best in hoys! clothes; means for $5.00 knee pants sailor suits, and fancy suits, generally selling You may be influenced more by the price than by anything else in buying clothes. You may say “I can afford to spend just so much and no more my spring All right; but even then, quality makes some difference to you; after all, it’s the quality that makes the price a reason- It’s what your money gets, rather thaa the amount of it, Bring your $9.65, $12, $15, $20, $25 or more in to th's store; look at the clothes we are showing here at your price. You don’t have to buy anything. We like to show the goods. If you do buy, and afterwards are not satisfied, your money We know what our values are. i We make a specialty of The House of Kuppen- heimer Clothes, the largest and best selection in i Furs Repaired and Stored / In the Lion Brand we offer you the finest shirts. The very styles you want, you'll say so yourself when you see them | the engine which has been- used L1 |ESQTA H STURlCAL TEN CENTS PER WEEK rfii‘a About Two Cent Rate. “Buy a ticket to the last sta- tion in Minnesota and pay the conductor the fare for the rest of | the trip.” With this~injunction anold traveler who was at the arkham hotel yesterday comes to the aid of passéngers who wish to take advantage of the new 2 cent rate in Minnesota on through business and don’t know how to doit, The through rate from a Minnesota point to some point ‘outside the state is still based on the three cent & mile 1n Minnesota, because the railroads .| haven’t had time to get out their tariff sheets. All sorts of questions are being asked of ticket agents since the new rate went into effect, - which shows that the traveling public|; is trying to take advantage of the new rate and doesn’t know how to get at it. One of the series of incon- gruities resulting from the cir- cumstances that the new 2 cent rate went “into effect in Minne- sota in a hurry is the fact that a man can’t buy a through ticket from 'Mendota to Detroit,or from any point in Minnesota on an. other railroad line.- The tgriffs which have been thrown together hastily by the railroads gives rates only be- tween points local to each line. Where stations at transfer points are long distances - apart -the passenger must assume the cost of transferring baggage and the trouble-of rechecking it. Railway men say all these diffi- culties will be righted in time; when the rate clerk can get out the tariffs, and when the rate men have lined up the interstate rates with the Minnesota rate, the present heavy additional cost of interstate tickets will be sn.ved to the passengers. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S _COUNTRY NEIGHBORS Items of Interest Gleaned From the Pioneer Exchanges of Late Date. BLACKDUCK. [From the American.] The regular semi-monthly meeting of the village council was held Monday evening. Applica- tions for the office of justice of the peace which was made vacant by the resignation of David Ebner, were read from E. J. Taylor and A. Gilmour. A ballot was taken which proved Mr. Gilmour to be the popular candidate receiving all’but one vote. At the special school meeting and bond election held last F'ri- day afternoon at the school house D. Ebner was elected chairman and E. L, Oberg secretary. The small attendance indicated that there was practically no opposi- tion and the 21 votes cast were all in favor of bonding the dis- trict for $9,000. This money which.will be secured’ from th state at 4 per cent will be used in erecting an addition to the present building, improving the school grounds, and paying a large portion of the present in- debtedness. Graham Improving Laundry. Since John Graham took hold of the Bemidji Steam Laundry he has begun an active campaign of improvements about the laundry and intends to make the institution second to none-in the nerthwest. In keeping with the genernl hne of improvement, Mr.Graham intends to install the very latest machinery and will replace sev- eral of the older machines with new ones. The first ef the weel, Mr, Graham put in a ten-horse power electric motor, to replace at the laundry for several years. Mr. Graham is doing a nice business, and deserves_the suc- cess which he is meeting. - The Pioneer—40c a month. ENTRY JUNE (9 FOR AN ISLAND IN RAINY RIVER Register and Receiver of Cass Lake Land Office Will Receive Appli- cations. Slowly, but surely, the “powers that be” of this “great and glorious republic” are opening to settlement the re maining government lands that have been tied up several years, for one cause or another. Along the line of giving land for filing purposes, the general { land office at Washington has completed the survey of an island in the Rainy River and will re- ceive applications for entry of lands in the island, at the Cass June 19, The register "and receiver of the Cass Lake land office have sent out the following notice rela- tive to the,island: “Notice is hereby given that am island in the Rainy River in frac- tional Sections 8 and 10, Town- ship 159 N., R. 25 W. of the 5th the approved plat of survey of such island will be filed in this office on Wednesday, the I9th day of June, 1907, at 9 o’clock a. m.; that on and after said date, we will be prepared to receive ap- plications for the entry of landsin such island, which lands are de- scribed as Lot 5, Section 3 and ’| Lot 5, Section 10, Township 159 N., Range 25 W., 5th P. M.” A. L. Cole Would Succeed Bixby. There must be something un- usually alluring in thatjob which Tams Bixby has held for several years, and which he relinquished a few days ago—commussioner of the five civilized tribes. Dispatches from Washington stated that a nephew of Senator Clapp might get the job; and now it appears that A. L. Cole (late republican candidate for gover- nor) prefers an appointive job, and is a candidate for commis- sioner to the five tribes. A Washington dispatch of yes- terday to the Duluth News Trib- une says: ““A. L. Cole of Walker, former republican candidate for appoint- ment to succeed Tams Bixby, formerly of Minnesota, as com- missioner. in charge of the five civilized tribes in Indian Terri- tory. Although MF. Cole’s can- didacy has not been formally an- nounced, it1s said there area number of wires being worked at Washington, D. C., in favor of the Walker geiitleman.” Northome to Have Baseball Park. Northome Record: All hats off to the ladies of Northome! They are determined to have a baseball park here and will do their utmost to see that oneis provided, even if they have to do ths work themselves. At any rate, they are going to start it and if every man in town don’t contribute his share, you can bet that there will be ‘‘some- thing doing.” Inorder to raise funds with which to commence the work on the proposed ball grounds, the ladies have decided to give a dance at the city hall tomorrow (Friday) evening, May I0, Chief Engineer Huss Here. George M. Huss,chief engineer . of the work of building the M. & I. extension from Big Falls to Interpational - Falls, - passed through the city this morning on his way from Big Falls to Min- neapolis, to consult with some of the officials of the Backus- Brooks company and also the N. P. Asked as to how the building of the extension was progress- ing, Mr. Huss " stated ' that the work was going along very nice- ly, in fact, much faster than he had thought possible & month ago. < Read 1’.l:|_ei Daill.‘v Pioneer, Lake land office, on Wednesday, - P. M., has been surveyed. That