Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 28, 1907, Page 1

¥ \ | THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. _ MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 5. NUMBER 58 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1907 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Miller-Burse. 225,000 ACRES OF LAND The marriage of Rose C. Miller to William Burse was solemnized at St. OPENED TO SETTLE RS Paul Wednesday,the ceremony being FOURTH OF JULY THE TIME PARENTS WATGH GHILDREN performed by Rev. Matt Evans. Both 3 ] Mr. and Mrs. Burse are well and|A Litlle Watchfulness at This Time July 1, 224,000 Acres of Choice White Earth Lands Will|:vorably known here and a host of friends and well wishers extend con- Be Thrown Open For Settlement at Crookston Land Office. gratulations. MORE LAND SEEKERS IN May Savq the Child Harm- less From Accidents. Bemidji parents are approaching LI"E K‘I‘ GASS LAKE flFFIGE the Fourth of J@Iy season with much Crookston, Minn., June 26.— ! such balance of it as has not been (Special to Pioneer.)—At 9 o’clock theretofore paid. Besides this such a.m., July 1, section 36, township amounts must be paid as may be|The Opening of Choice Lands on July 1 Brings to the Line a Number of Land Seekers. 145 north, range 37 west, in the assessed against the land in con- White Earth reservation, and nearlynection with the drainage of it. all of townships 159 and 160, ranges | This amount cannot be stated until 34 to 38, inclusive, consisting of | the survey has been completed and the estimates made. B Cass Lake, Minn,, June 26.— about 1,400 quarter sections of land r 224,000 a s, Wi ! oy i i i or 224,000 acres, will be opened to control any part of the building the United States land office is again settlement and entry at the Crooks-!i «1ich the land office is situated|€Xciting. On July 1 another large ton land office. The ordinary home-! except the rooms occupied for the|tract of land scattered over eleven stead qualifications of each applicant | office, and the officials of the land different t"“’“h’})s “"‘!l be QPE"?d are required and compliance with|office can not regulate or control to scttlement, Lhe Jinesmow n the time or manner of persons who|front of the land office contain desire to get into line or to arrange eighty persons. Fortyfive are f.or any methods outside the doors of July 1, twenty are for July 12, while fifteen are awaiting July 15. The lands to be opened to settle- the usual requirements of the home- stead law as to residence and culti- vation and improvement are re- the rooms for entering the office. Four will be admitted at 9 o’clock . Commutation proof may be made|and when their entries are taken, mf“’f and entry in the Cass Lalfe as on other lands. The fees and|four more, and soon till all waiting | district July 1 are 4,722.92 acres in commissions for making entry of ahave entered. About ninety entries | the Thippewa of the Mississippi quarter section will be $14; then|can be taken between 9 and 12|reservation; 684.37 acres in the Deer twenty-five cents per acre per year|o’clock. All persons will be required | Creek reservation and 1,280 in the thereafter is required to be paid, or|to have their papers fully made out Red Lake reservation. The lands 3 i § .| to be opened July 12-and 15 are be- if commutation proof be made, thejand brlefef\,' and fm\st present e‘v1» tween Northome and Big Falls, the dollar and a quarter an acre must be | dence of citizenship, or declaration| Minnesota & International railroad paid at the time of making proof, orj of intention to become citizens. crossing some of them. MILLINERY SALE AT MRS. CONGER’ $2.50 and $3.00 Hats for 98¢---$3.50 and $4.00 Hats at $1.25 and $1.50---A1l My Trimmed Hats Will Be Sold at Cost --Store Now Located in Post Office Block, Fourth Street FURNITURE Removal Sale June 20 Two Weeks July Having decided to move my f)resent store building to the back end of the lot, I offer my entire stock of Furniture and Furnishings at greatly reduced prices. My loss will be your gain. All goods marked in plain figures and reductions will range from 10 to 30 per cent. Dressers worth $26.00, now $18.20 Dressers worth $9.75, now $7.32 Iron Beds worth $3.00, now $2.25 Iron Beds worth $11.50, now $8.63 Brass Beds worth $28.50, now $22.80 Rockers worth $8.25, now $6.19 Rockers worth $3.75, new $2.82 Diners, Extension Tables, Center and Library Tables, Side- boards, Buffets, China Closets, Combination Cases, Chiffoniers, Mattresses and Springs, Art Squares and Rugs, Cupboards, Couches, in fact everything usually carried in an up-to-date Furniture Store will be included in this sale. quired. J. P. LAHR 323 Minn. Ave Bemidji, Minn. Phone 178-2 The government does not own or (Special to Pioneer.)—The rush at apprehension. - But a few days will elapse before the anniversaty of the nation’s independence, and the small boys are beginning to im- portune their parents for the funds necessary to buy explosives and fire- works which the youngsters believe necessary to make the celebration a successful one. that were never published. “Such figures are appalling, and it seems to me that untimely warn- ing should be given the parents and others to use especial care to guard against accidents this year. We will appreciate, or should, the feel- ings of the small boy, but it is not a kindness to him to permit him to handle explosives of any nature that are liable to kill, maim or dis-| g ers and ferns suitable for the|Was $5,432.00, and was accompanied figure for life, simply because we have a national holiday and desire to observe it in a fitting manner. “Lessons of patriotism can be taught without a smell of dynamite and gunpowder, and it-is-high time memorandum books, or loose leaf price books call at the Ploneer office. A PRETTY HOME WEDDING A. A. Tone, the Northome Attorney Linnie Guthrie, Turtle River. Stella Madson, Farley. Agnes Johnson, Kelliher. Belle Avery, Shevlin. Minnie Mead, Chaplin. Eva Hedman, Guthrie. Mamie Thayer, Brainerd. Martha Senske, Beaudette. CITY COUNCIL ENJOINED FROM LETTING CONTRACT Judge Spooner Issues Order Requiring City Counecil to Show Cause---ferrard Plumbing Company For blank books, neat pocket o Allege Irregularities. Judge Spooner today issued an dent of the council, in violation of the AT NUHTHUME WEHNESBAY order to Mayor J. P. Pogue, Presi- charter, guaranteed the difference dent W. A. Gould and Vice-Presi- in the amount between $400 and dent W. N. Bowser, of the city that required to make the check the council, and Thos. Maloy, city clerk, full amount of 10 per cent of the bid. restraining them from entering into Also that the certified check for contract with J. D. O’Connell, of the differance in the required amount Duluth, who was awarded the job of to make the full 10 per cent de- Married to Hannah Bloom Wed- nesday Evening. “I noticed in a recent issue of one of the magazines,” said a prominent Bemidji citizen this morning, ““that there were 158 persons killed and over 5,000 others wounded more or less seriously by explosives and_fire- works last Fourth of July. The statistics were complied from the newspaper reports of accidents and were probably -underestimated, as there were undoubtedly accidents building about twelve blocks of posited with the city clerk, next day, sewer, at the regular meeting of the was made payable to the city clerk, Northome, June 26.—(Special to|city council, last Monday. instead of the city, and was on a Pioneer.)—A quiet wedding took| The order was issued at the; Duluth instead of Bemidji bank, as place this evening at the home of{instance of E. H. Jerrard, who]required by the charter. the bride’s mother, Mrs. Caroline A.|alleges that O’Connell did not com- Bloom, when her daughter, Hannah|ply with the requirements of thesuccessful bidders at the letting of A., became the bride of Aad A.|city charter and the published notice | the coutract for sewer extention, last Tone. calling for bids for the work. Monday, the bid of his company be- The marriage ceremony was per-{ The defendants are required to|ing $5,520.80. formed by Rev. George P. Watson,|appear before Judge Spooner, in| The bid of Illstrup & Olson, a of Big Falls, and was witnessed by |chambers, July 1st, and show cause Minneapolis firm, however, was the relatives and a few intimate friends|why injunction should not be issued | next IGwest, being $5,443.20, but as of the contracting parties. restraining them from entering into[all the unsuccessful bidders, with The bride wore a beautiful Japan-|contract with said O’Connell. exception of Mr. Jerrard, withdrew ese silk gown and carried a boquet| The complaint, stripped of its|their bids and certified checks, fhe of white carnations. - Mrs. S. H.|legal verbiage, alleges that the|Jerrard Plumbing Co. would have Sundberg of Akeley, a cousin of the|charter and published notice for|the lowest bid in the event Judge bride, acted as bridesmaid and wore | bids provided that a certified check { Spooner should issue a permanent a white gown and carried a boquet|in the amount of ten per cent of thejinjunction restraining the council bid, upon a local bank, must accom-|from entering into contract with Mr. O’Connell’s bid | O’Connel. The mayor and several members : . by a certified check onthe Lumber- | of the council have expressed that in Qreasion. After the wedding a men’s Bank of Bemidji for $400. !case the court holds they cannot dainty luncheon was served. The complaint further alleges that | lawfully accept O’Connel’s bid, they: TheYride is well and favorably I there is no such bank in existence, | will reject all the bids and r_e~adve'x» known here and a favorite among|and that the check should havetise. This will mean Fonslderable her associates. The groom._is a‘been in the amount of _%543.29. delay before’ the work will be under 3 o Also that W. N. Bowser;. vice-presi-' way. pioneer attorney here and enjoys a of light pink carnations. The rooms were decorated withipany the bid. that the parents in ' this country|.; + 5 s S = — should suggest and enforce some other form of amusement that will be entertaining to their children and without the element of danger. “Municipalities should _give care- ful attention to this matter of re- straining the promiscuous sale of dangerous explosives, and, I believe that some of the more progressive city administrators are taking the right steps along the line.” SUMMER SGHOOL WORK ’ PROGRESSING NIGELY County Superintendent Stewart Is Well Pleased With the Work—Teach- ers"Interested. -The work of the summer school is now well organized and the teachers from the different sections of the Tounty are doing nice work. lectures to be given during the term. lows: Enrollmeht. Nellie Knott, Bemidji. Lizzie Murphy, Bemidji. Blanche Barrett, Bemidji. Florence Huck, Bemidji Ida Geil, Bemidji. Maude Murray,-Bemidji. Ellen Gleason, Bemidji. Ellen E. Halladay, Bemidji. Lucy Nykreim, Bemidji. Edna M. Carlson, Bemidji. Selma Andefson, Bemidji. Alice C. Dicaire, Bemidji. Katie A. Bunker, Bemidji. Nellie G. Erickson, Bemidji. Lola Horton, Bemidji. Beth Horton, Bemidji. Isabella L. Wallin, Bemidji. Mildred Woodruff, Bemidji. Mildred Wood, Bemidji. & Bernadette McClernan, Bemidji. Florence Noble, Bemidji. Celia Clark, Bemidji, Alice Huntosh, Bemidji. Elsie West, Bagley. Ella R. Larson, Bagley. Carrie A. Reff, Bagley. Mattie Loen, Bagley. Celia Rygg, Spaulding. Maris Rygg, Spaulding. Rose E. Olson, Nymore. Hazel E. Valz, Nymore. Sadye E. Garrard, Jenkins. Myrtle M. Schwartz, Jenkins. Alfrida Lundgren, Myran. Bess E. Rogers, Nary. County' Superintendent Stewart has made arrangements for several The enrollment to date is as fol- wide and lucrative practice which is significant of his popularity and No Water Tomorrow Afternoon. Barber Shops Closed the Fourth. integrity. Notice is hereby given that the| The barber shops of the city will They left the next morning on a ;;zr‘[’]':;fl';:‘i‘ E,edf)hc‘]‘: ‘;fi 4 TomOTTOV (e closed all day the Fourth. To wedding trip and will visit for twolmain so until repair work is done accommodate their customers all or three weeks with the groom’s James Miller, 7 shops will be open until 11 o’clock parents at Gilman, Iowa. Street Commissioner. |the evening of the 3rd. Y R SR Good Clothes; Nothing Else Mail Orders Filled Promptly @ra ‘Clothing House For quick action in a clothes emer- gency let us show you how big resources in stock and in variety, and a willing spirit can supply your needs. Business suits; dress suits; outing suits for vacation; extra trousers for any use or need; hats of any style---soft, stiff or straw; shirts of the highest quality in a bewildering variety of pat- terns; neckwear; underwear; hosnery, gloves. Special Suits of the most perfect style in the latest and best models that we. formerly sold for $18 and $I5 now for $12.50. wmpi Fine Blue Serge‘or Black Suits, very Hoe iz dressy, $15, $20 and $25. Do you care to save $3 to $6? Then look at Woolton Suits at $9.75. You’ll buy. Yeuw’'ll feel that you never made $9.75 go that far before. They’re $15 summer suit values. : ' . . The gathering place for straw hat buyers is here. You know- why. At $2.00 alone we’ve as many straws as ‘most stores have “all told”---every kind, soft or spllt yachts, and about 50 per cent better quality than you’ re figuring on for the money. Mr. Jerrard was one of the un- -