Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 13, 1907, Page 1

VOLUME 5. NUMBER Y6. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1907. G. E. KREATZ WAS NOT TO BLAME FOR DAMAGE DONE Board of Arbitration, Consisting of Efficient Men, Decide That Damage to Thome & Mayer Block Was No Fault of Contractor. which to arbitrate The board of arbitration mutually agreed upon and determine the cause of the damage done to Thome & Mayer brick block (the front of fell) have their report and declare that no blame is attached to Contractor George Kreatz, who was erecting the building. The board consisted of F. W. Kinney of Minneapolis, the archi- tect who superintended the con- struction of the Beltrami county court house; John J. Wangenstein of Duluth, the official architect for the Duluth Brewing and Malting company and who had charge of the erection of the First National bank in this city; and A. P. Cam- eron, a leading contractor of St. Paul who officiated most of the government building at Fort Snel- ling. In the deliberations of the board, Mr. Kreatz represented by the which recently made was Attorney E. E. McDonald; Attorney P. J. Russell represented Thome & Mayer, and Mr. Strassburger of Crookston, the architect who drew the plans for the building, and A. A. Buckingham, the general mana- ger of the Northern Pressed Brick company, personally represented their interests. The commission met yesterday and decided that the contractor, George E. Kreatz, erected the block according to the plans and specifi- cations furnished by the architect, This clears Mr. Kreatz, the local contractor, from all blame for the damage to the building. The work of repairing the build- ing will be commenced at once and the block will be rushed to com- pletion. The damage to the block was not nearly as much as was at first sup- posed, and when the repairs are completed, the Thome & Mayer block will be one of the most sub- stantial structures in the state. THE NOBLES THEATER CO. ARE GIVING GOOD SHOWS Opening Performance Given Last Even- ing, Was Witnessed by Large and Appreciative Audience. P . A large and appreciative audience witnessed the Nobles Theater com- pany’s production of the “Way of the Wicked,” last night. The tent was filled to its capacity and every- one was delighted with the per formance. The play was good. The specialties by the various members were excellent, and were generously applauded. The company remains the balance of the week, change of program and specialties each even- ing. 'I‘onight the great military play, “The Signal of Liberty.” A grand scenic production guaranteed. Prices 25¢, 35¢, and 50c. Is Attorney of Prominence. A copy of the Havana Daily Tel- egraph recently sent to the Press contains an account of a Spanish war claim trial involving nearly $1,000,000 in which our former fellow townsman,Samuel H. Spooner, represented the United States gov-|- ernment. The Telegraph speaks of him as one of the ablest attorneys attached to the commission. The town where the testimony was taken was Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. Mr. Spooner recently returned from that country.—Indianapolis, Ind., Press, Samuel H. Spooner is assistant United States attorney general, and is a cousin of Judge Marshall A. Spooner and R. C. Spooner of this city and ex-Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin. For Sale Cheap. One acre lot with improvements. Inquire of P. F. Flake, 1207 Norton Ave., Bemidji. . ) Roe & For the Lunch Basket We are headquarters for chgice gro- ceries, canned goods, fruits and ber- ries, and can supply the picnic parties with the best in this line. Creamery butter and strictly fresh eggs constantly kept in stock. Markusen Phone 207 afiii&%&?ii&i&&i&?ei&i&&& 3333333333333 333333333333 ra = A Special Patent Bemid ji Chief Flour %‘E‘GE‘GG(“EE“(’(‘E"E(‘("G‘Q‘(‘(‘EQ‘QE# Made Exclusively For The Bemidji Trade CEECEEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERE : -)aaasaaaa-)aaeaseaaaaaee«na" é Welcome to Members State Sheriffs’ Association Bemidji is in readiness to royally entertain the visiting sheriffs from the different counties of the state, who will be the guests of this city Wednesday and Thursday, for the purpose of attending the semi- annual meeting of the State Sheriffs’ association, combined with the second annual outing of the associa- tiofi, to be held here on those days. In response to the invitations sent out by ThomasBailey of Bemidjt to attend the meeting, more than fifty answers have been received, in which the writers state they will certainly be present. Two of the sheriffs arrived this noon and it is expected that nearly all the remainder who intend to come will be here this evening. The arrivals on this evening’s trains will be met at the depots and escorted to the rooms that have been provided for them, after which | be made by J. W. Dreger of Minne- To the Members of the State Sheriffs’ Association:— On behalf of the City of Bemidji and every resident of this city, I, as mayor, bid you welcome. I hope your stay here will be a pleasant one, and that you will partake of the hospitality that we shall extend to you. The freedom of the city is yours, and you are earnestly requested to make use of that prerogative. —J. P. POGUE, Mayor. there will be a genéral ‘#ingling” of the visitors with the citizens. Wednesday forenoon will be de- voted to a carriage ride, when a large -number of carriages with drivers will take the visitors to interesting places about the city and suburbs. Wednesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock the semi-annual business meeting of the Sheriffs’ association will be held at the court house. Marshall A. Spooner, judge of the Fifteenth "Judicial district, = will deliver the address of welcome to the sheriffs, and the response will apolis,president of the state associa- tion and also of the tri state asso- ciation, as well as sheriff of Henne- pin county. At the conclusion of the addresses, the association will go into executive session for the transaction of busi- ness of special concern to the READY FOR THE PEACE OFFICERS Members of the State Association of Sheriffs Aré Arriving for Semi-Annual Meeting, Wednesday and Thursday--- They Will Be Royally Entertained. members nT“tbe association; Carriages will be at the dlsposal of the visitors for the balance of the day after their session has adjourned. The day’s proceedings will close with an elegant banquet at the Hotel Markham. : Thursday, the visitors will be given every opportunity to enjoy an outing on Lake Bemidji and her tributaries and a dinner will be served in the open air on a camping ground at the head of Lake Bemidji, near Rocky Point. The big gasoline boat, the “North Star,” has been chartered for all day Thursday and will be used to take the visitors about the lake to various points of - interest; and there will also be several launches and a dozen rowboats. The “North Star” will leave the dock for the day’s outing at 9 a. m. Thursday. e REGULAR MEETING GITY COUNGIL LAST EVENING City Treasurer Submitted Report, but City Clerk Did Not Have His Ready. A regular meeting of the council was held last evening, at which, after the reading and approval of the minutes of the last meeting and the allowance of the usual bills the routine work was taken up. Ordinance No. 26 was given its second reading. Ordinance No. 27, being an ordinance requiring users of city water to put in meters before Jan. 1, 1908, was given its first reading. The petition of E. N. French and others for a cross-walk from the city drug store to C. D. Whittle’s place was refused, ; The request of the Beltrami County Agricultural association for the sum’ of $250 for the 1907 fair was referred to the finance committee. It was the opinion of the council that the petition should be granted. Mill Park for a sidewalk on both sides of Gemmel avenue was laid on the table, the council having no power to make improvements after August 1 and assess the same to the abutting property. The petition of the residents of | deferred until the spring of 1908. City Treasurer Earle Geil pre- sented his report and same was laid on the table for one week, on account of the city clerk’s report not being ready, that a comparison of both reports could be made. The Report for the quarter is as follows: GENERAL FUND, Balance on liand May 1 Recelpts for Quarue! Total.... ‘Warrants paid. SINKING FUND. . Balance on hand May1.. Receipts during quarter. $1204. 212.18 .8 441629 Balance In fund................ INTEREST FUND. Balance on hand May 1.. Recelpts during quarte: Total... Warrants pald. Returned to revolving fun \ WATER FUND. Balance in fund May1, Balance........oeeee “voom FuND. Recelpts for quarter.. Over draft May 1.... .. « Balance.......oeuens werieeanes 8 417458 The petition for the opening of Park Avenue south was referred to the street committee, City Engineer M. D.: Stoner. was| instructed to meet the Nymore coun- cil and ask for an appropriation of $150 to assist in the building of the road between Nymore and Balance in treasury July 31..... BEOAPITULATION. Balance May 1, . Collections ... Total. ; ‘Warrants paid. The matter of putting screens on the band stand at the city dock wuL Balance.. Total mu n temd Dll“fl;r! want o’h Bemidji and extending ‘' east from the M., & I track, ‘The matter of opening bids for the lowering of the city hall was then taken up and after due con- sideration all the bids were rejected % | and the city engineer authorized to re-advertise for bids to be opened Monday evening, Aug. 19. A Good Week's Work. During the week ending August third the New York Life Insurance ) company paid over $840,000 in death-claims, endowments, Tontines|" and annuities. The" number of claims was 424. Local news on last page WINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. ~FORTY CENTS PER MONTH In developing Winnipeg and the Canadian Northwest which is tribu- tary to it, methods that are distinctly American have been used, and in using them the Canadians have outdone those from whom they took the hint, This is due, no doubt, in a very large measure, to the fact that Wini- peg has become practically an Ameri- can city through the large influx of Americans who have brought their push and energy with them and joined it with the sturdiness and indomitable persistence of their Canadian cousins. Advertising has been the keynote of the development of this interesting | section. The Canadian government has~spent large sums in calling attention to the available farming lands of the Canadian Northwest, and this explains why settlers bound for the prairies of that fertile area have passed through Minnesota, with all its glorious but unadvertised opportunities, and have left buta small percentage of their number to help develope this state. An interesting report has lately been published by the " Winhipeg nipeg Industrial Bureau. Eighteen months ago this organization, whose executive is composed of representa- tives drawn from ten organized busi- ness:bodies of the city, started a campaign to extend the manufactur- ing industries of the city. The population has increased at the rate of sixty actual new residents every Presbyterian Church in Quiring Town. Rev. Neil A. Gilchrist of Crooks- ton, pastor-at-large of the Adams Presbytery, came to the city this morning from Quiring township, where he had been looking over the field from a religious standpoint, While Rev. Gilchrist was in Quir- ing, he organized a new Presbyterian newspapers on the work of the Win.] THE RUSH TO CANADA WAS RESULT OF ADVERTISING Persistent Use of the Press Attracted Thousands Who Passed Through Minnesota to Reach Lands Which Are Not Equal of Lands Here. day. In 1905 the population was 79,975, and today it is 111,717. The Winnipeg experiment is a marked success, and to a great extent proves that if natural advantages exist within a municipality, judicious ad- vertising properly placed is a good investment. Thus convinced, the Industrial Bureau is looking to still greater things, and it plans to spend in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, at least $25,000, most of which will go in advertising. It is proposed to spend $5,000 in newspaper adver- tising, $5,000 in magazines, $1,800 in trade papers, $3,000 in financial papers, and $1,825 in special adver- tising. The paid advertising is only a part’of the valuable publicity such a bureau can produce. Enterprise ctommands admiration everywhere, and the enterprise of the Winnipeg bureau will bring many comments, such as this one, which will be quite as valuable for advertising purposes as the paid advertisements that will be secured for the money set aside for that purpose. The experience of the Canadian government in filling its lands by advertising and the experience of Winnipeg in increasing its popula- tion and enlarging its industries through the same potent method, should form valuable -lessons to this country, and particularly to Minne- sota, over whose idle acres thou- sands of new settlers in the Can- adian northwest have been drawn by tempting advertisements. e —— @ church, with twenty-two members, with George TenEyck as pastor-at- large. Rev. Gilchrist left here this morn- ing for Winona Lake, where he will participate in a Bible conference which is being held at the lake. Local news on last page Need attention. It will cost you less now than after awhile. It won’t cost you anything to have them exam- ined anyway. 500 Second St. Your Teeth Dr.G.M. Palmer Formerly of Minneapolis Columbus Buggdies T have just received a full carload of Columbus Buggies which are offered for sale at my barn Double or Single Surreys, two seated open and Concordbuggies, rubbertired runabouts They can be seen at the barn. is invited to call and see them Thomas Newby Phone 124 Office=-Suite 9, Miles Bk BEMIDJI, MINN. The public Bemidji. ~ They can be had at ‘package. The Pioneer has just received a large shipment of Souvenir Envelopes which advertise the beauties of Everybody should use these envelopes and help . advertise the best town in northern Minnesota,’ : ' Business men desiring- to use these can have y them printed with return card. 3333333333333 #fiEEiESEEEiiSEEGGGi EGGEE% SOUVENIR ENVELOPES # " " n n n fi n " » ) " I.he oflioe at 15 cents per e e ‘_;_vf-_‘_;._ : ! i =