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

\ VOLUME 5. NUMBER 109. BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL WILL OPEN NEXT TUESDAY Prof. Ritchie, Superintendent of Local Schools, Gives Officizl Communication Concerning State Laws Gov- erning Schools and Other Interesting Matter. Prof. A. P. Ritchie, superintend- ent of the Bemidji public schools, has issued the following notice con- cerning the school for the forth- coming year: “Notice is given that the Bemidji public schools will begin Tuesday,| September 3, 1907. It is of the utmost importance that those who are to attend be on hand at the and attend regularly‘ throughout the school year. Pupils| in the First grade, who have not| been to school, will not be allowed to enter after the first month of school. beginning “The school age in this state is from 5 to 21 years, and the law makes it obligatory on all parents and guardians of children between the ages of 8 and 16 to send such child to school during the entire time the public schools of the district in which he lives, are in session. No one under 15 years of age shall be employed in any business whatever, during the session of the Public School. Chapter 229, General Laws 1907, Section I, says: “Children between the ages of fourteen and sixteen may be em- ployed under certain conditions, but never without a certificate, issued by the School Superintendent. “Sec. 3 of the General Laws, says: “An employment certificate shall be issued only by the superintendent of schools, or by some one authori- zed by him so to do, or where there is no superintendent of schools, by the chairman of the school board or the chairman of the board of educa- tion, or by a person authorized by such chairman; provided, that no superintendent of schools, member of the school board or board of edu- cation or other person authorized, as aforesaid, shall have authority to issue such certificates for any child then in or about to enter his own employment or the employment of a firm or corporation of which he isa member, officer or employe. “Children under I6 years of age are prohibited from working at many occupations. (Note Section 11, of said chapter.) “All employers are hereby warned not to employ children under six- teen yearsin any of the occupa-| tions borbidden by law or without proper certificate.” “It might be well to notify shop- keepers of the law, regarding the giving or selling cigarettes to minors. Section 2, of chapter 386, H. F. No. 541, reads as follows: “Any person within this state who sells, gives to or in any way furnishes any cigarettes, cigars or tobacco in any form to any person under eigh- teen (18) years of age, orto any minor pupil in any college, or Uni- versity,shall bejpunished by a finenot to exceed fifty dollars ($50), or im- prisonment in the county jail, not to exceed thirty days (30) for each offense.” - | course. “On account of the growth of the town it has become necessary to locate two rooms down town. The old postoffice building will be used for a Third grade and the room under Reed’s Studio, for a Fourth grade, All the pupils in these grades and living south of Sixth street will report at these buildings. The same boundaries of District Nos. 2 and 3 will remain unchanged, i. e. pupils living south of Fourth street and belonging to the First grade will attend at corner of Third street and Mississippi avenue. The second grade covers the same territory with these additions, south of Sixth street and west of Minnesota avenue. “Pupils in the First, Second, Third and Fourth grades living west of Irving avenue and north of Eleventh street will attend School No. 3. “These are not ideal conditions, and may be changed, if circum- stances will warrant. This year we are going to do some commercial work in our high school. It is not the intention of this course to shorten the regular high school Pupils registering for this course will take one or two com- mercial subjects, through his high school course. For instance, Book- keeping and Study of Commerce may take the place of Latin Gram- mer in the first year. Commerce, Commercial Law, Shorthand and Typewriting for the last three years. Pupils will not be allowed to enter this course who are not qualified to do regular high school work. Nor will they be allowed to take this work only. They must register for full high chool work. : “We are also improving our Science department, and will here- after offer a full course in Science. Music will receive ample attention, a competent supervisor having been secured. “The corps of teachers for next year is as follows: “Supt. A. P. Ritchie, principal of High School; Miss Grace Greaves of Glencoe; English and history; Miss Eva Graling, Latin and Ger- man, Mr. H. E. Biddings of Iosa, Ind. Science and Commerce, Eight grade, Miss Nellie Harding; Seventh grades,Miss Floy Donald- son, Mrs. Elizabeth Dwyer; Sizth grades, Miss Nellie Shaw, Miss Ida Olmsurd, New York Mill; Fifth grades, Miss Ruby Pilot,Dickinson, N.D.,, Miss Dora Hanson, Moor- head; Fourth grades, Miss Mabel Brown, Miss Gertrude Alby, Buffalo, N. Y., Third grades, Miss Jessie Pendergast, Miss Jean Elliot, St. Cloud, Minn., Second grades, Miss Ada Hales, Miss Millie Wessberg, Mountain Lake, First grades, Miss Maud Heyden, Miss Verna Bell of Montevideo, and Miss Bernice Stokes, Minneapolis, Miss Eugenia Oliver Supervisor of music.” NEW GOUNTIES T0 HAVE EXHIBITS AT STATE FAIR Koochiching and Clearwater Counties Will Demonstrate Agricultural Re- sources of North Country. [ES— A special telegram from St. Paul to the Duluth News-Tribune says: “Northern Minnesota will be well represented with special county exhibits at the coming state fair. Although the last legislature passed an act to permit county commis- sioners to appropriate money for exhibits, all the county displays this year will be arranged and paid for entirely by enterprise of private individuals as usual. “Itis interesting to note that among the counties to have special exhibits are found the two newest, Koochiching and Clearwater. Mor- rison will have a ‘Bread and Butter company’display in charge of George LaFord. Itasca will have an exhibit under the direction of A. J.McGuire. Sam Olson is arranging for an exhibition from Norman.” Spiritualists Meeting. Members of the Spiritualist Soci- ety and others interested will please meet at the residence of the under- signed Wednesday evening, Aug. 28, at 8 o’clock to perfect organization and elect delegate to state conven- tion, By request of president State Spiritualist Association, J. Peterson, Jr. Notice. St. Philip’s Aid will hold a sale commencing Wednesday at 10 o'clock in the building formerly occupied by Mr. Whittle, opposite Winter’s store, Beltrami avenue, Local news on last page (2] BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1907. this year’s fair at Bemidji, STEEL RANGE_MEN ARE WORKING THE COUNTRY Make Great Claims for Stove Thatls of Inferior Quality.---Beware of Them. The county is having its regular annual visit from the steel range men. Various reports have been wafted in to The Leader of their methods and of “the prices they charge for the ranges. Asa rule the farmer who does business with these peddlers regrets it, for the terms of payment usually do not fig- ure out the way it was thought they were going to and the price of the range is almost without exception considerably higher than that charged by the local dealer. The editor of the Clarissa Independent last week discussed the range busi- ness in a. very business like way. He examined one of the ranges sold and reports that though it is a *good range, the same can and will be duplicated in Clarissa for $45. The peddlers had the farmer’s note for $72 for the range. The mm sale are clever. The peddler drives up to the farmer’s house with the range in the buggy. They begin at once a story of the range’s great merit, To prove its strength, they pick up astove lid and hurl it against a 28, The North-Country Press Is Boosting Beltrami County Fair Many of the newspapers printed throughout the north country are giving considerable space, gratuitously, to the second annual fair of the Beltrami County Agricultural association, which will be held in this city on Sept. 26-27-. Z The Crookston Daily Times of Monday contained the following concerning the fair: e “Doc Rutledge, secretary of the Beltrami county Agricultural association and one of the best advertisers'in the northwest, is sending out literature to the press of northern Minnesota, advertising The fair promises to be one of the best ever held in Northern Minnesota. Bemidji people are noted entertainers and they are planning to make their annual county fair an attraction for the entire northern part of the state. It will be held this year on Sept. 26th, 27th and 28, Horse races will be held during the three days and also there will be a “last day” of racing, Big prizes have been hung up and with Doc Rutledge advertising it the fair will attract thousands of out of town visitors.” stone or the “side of a building to prove that it will not break; to still further impress the buyer, they open the oven door and invite him to stand onit and then get the good housewife to add the burden of her weight also. The intending pur- chaser is impressed with the strength of the stove and while in this mood is apt to be talked into signing the notes. As a matter of fact any steel range wlll stand such tests which by the way are no tests at all of the ability of the range to do good work. Local dealers in any village of the county will sell steel ranges that will stand all such tests of durability and they will sell them ata saving of from $25to $35 over the prices charged by the peddlers. There won’t be any notes to sign. either to turn up unexpectedly under condi- tions not agreed upon. You will be dealing with men you know, whom you see every few days and who will make things right if they are not right.—Long Prairie Leader. German Lutheran Services Sunday. German Lutheran services will be held in the Norwegian ' Lutheran church Sunday afternoon,..at 2 o’clock, Rev. Wegricr officiating.. Mrs. Hayes, mother of Mrs. E. E. McDonald, who has been visiting with Mr, and Mrs. McDonald for some time past, left this morning for her home in St. Paul. FAVORABLE VOTE CAST ON BOND PROPOSITION Very Little Interest Was Taken in the Election, Vote Being Exceedingly Light. The special city election held yes- terday for the purpose of voting on the proposition to bond the city, in in the sum of $30,000 for the pur- chase of a new site for a waterworks plant and the installing of additional mains, resulted in a favor of the proposition, by vote of 106 yeas to 74 noes. Apparently, but little interest was taken in the proposition of voting the bonds, as a total of but 170 votes were cast, where the nominal vote of the city is about 800. The total votes by ward is as follows: First Ward— FOL +omv e wwraiss 37 Against......14 Second Ward— FOL siocesoiwminis 19 Against......21 Third Ward— For.........26 Against......33 Fourth Ward— For «e.vvve..24 Againstese....6 Against....74 Majority Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. You interested in what's new for fall? Then see the newest fash- ions in suits for men and boys, fall overcoats, hat styles, shirt modes, late shoe ideas. You'll en- joy early inspec- tion, Money Cheerfully Refunded @32¢5. Clothing House Before starting our fall campaign we want every customer satisfied with eyery trans- action he has had . with us this last season. No mat- ter: whether it is 25c or 825, any claim of yours will be cheerfully adjusted to your full satisfaction. ‘We make good at any cost to us. This Is Just for the Final Clean-Up,__ _ in clothes. For a Few Days Oni'_y! You can buy now $15, $18 and $20 The House of Kuppenheimer Suits at $8.88 It means in some cases less than the cloth cost The suits are all fine fabrics, in all colors aad models. They show the careful, perfect tailoring of The House of Kuppenheimer shops. Skotch Cheviots and Worsteds. There are all sizes—we'll fit nearly all. The former prices were $15, $18 and $20— we're making a special price of $8.88. We think it the strongest offer you have ever had We intend it to be. ' only....... chose early. For a few days e retaneneanney Your School Boy Is Ready For our offer of $5 and $6 School Suits for $3.85, in Norfolk two-piece Suits. There are good ones left for those who will $3.85 NESOTA ORICAL TY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH JAMES GODATTE IS BOUND OVER; BROUGHT T0 BEMIDI Waived Examination at Big Falls on the Charge of Murder in the First Degree.---Held to Grand Jury, Without Bail. James A. Godatte, colored, who shot and killed Charles H. Williams, on a claim near Big Falls, last Wed- nesday, was brought to Bemidji this morning, in custody of P. A. Walsh, sheriff of Koochiching county, and lodged in the Beltrami county jail, where he will be held to await the action of the grand jury of Koochi- ching county (at the term of court which will be held at International Falls, October 15th) on the ‘charge of murder in the first degree. The reason for incarcerating Godatte in the Bemidji jail is that the new county of Koochiching has no county jail, and the Beltrami county jail has been designated as the official bastile for that county, Godatte was given a preliminary hearing at Big Falls yesterday atternoon, before Justice Lindeen. C. W. Stanton, county attorney of Koochiching county, appeared for the state, and was assisted by Assistant County Attorney Samuel- son, while C. W. Scrutchin, the colored attorney of Bemidji, ap- peared as counsel for the accused man. On advice of his attorney,Godatte waived examination, and was held to the grand jury without bail. The coroner’s inquest which in- vestigated the circumstances sur- rounding the death of Williams returned a verdict to the effect that Williams came to his death from gun-shot wounds fired from a gun in the hands of James Godatte, and the latter was held on the charge of murder in the first degree. _— e Patrolmen’ Resign. Julius Dahl and Tim Quiin have resigned their positions as patrolmen on the local police force. They tendered their resignations to Mayor Pogue, who accepted them, and who will appoint their successors. To the Pioneer, Mr. Dahl stated that the reason both he and Mr. Quinn resigned was because it was utterly impossible, under the present manner in which the force is con- ducted, to get on the day shift, with Lieutenant Cline, and they did not care to be employed entirely on night service. s Around the Lake. Margherita Chase and her guest, Katherine Perey, enjoyed a visit at Lake Side yesterday. Miss Lillian Fairchild of Grand Forks arrived yesterday to spend a week or two at the Nash cottage-at Lake Side. . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prest of Detroit, Michigan, arrived today and will pay a short visit to Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nash at Lake Side. Mrs. D. W. Luke and sister Miss Bessie Burr of Grand Forks returned home today after spending a couple of weeks at the Williams cottage at Lake Side. Y THE SECOND MARKET DAY WILL BE HELD SEPT. 14 The Good Results Attained From Initial Day Insures Success of Coming Event. Bemidji will hold its next “Market Day” on Saturday, September 14th. Such is the conclusion arrived at by Mayor J. P. Pogue, who announced that date today. The experiment of a *‘Market Day” proved that such an event can be very successfully conducted in Bemidji, the- initial “Market Day” (August 17th) having been a pro- nounced success, the prices realized at the sales being. far above and over what had been expected. It was intended, after the first ““Market Day,” to hold the next on September 21, but it was later thought best to have the event a week earlier, as it might interfere with arrangements for the fair which will be held here September 26-27-28, so the date was fixed for September 14th. It is the intention to make some changes in the methods'of handling the sales at the next “Market Day,” as an attempt will be made to have articles offered for sale listed, as far as possible, the day preceeding the sale, so all who intend to offer ani- mals or articles for sale are requested, if convenient, to list the same at the livery of J. P. Pogue, with E. F. Kellogg, who will enter them in the list, Itis the intention to re.engage the services of C. A. Hitchcock, of Crookston, as auctioneer. Mr. Hitchcock did excellent service at the former sales, and secuted,hi'zher prices than were expectes NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS THE LAND OF PROMISE — The Land Hungry Make a Grievous Error By Overlooking North Country Lands. “Idont wonder the Minnesota papers are continually trying to hammer into the minds of the gen- eral public that every man is wasting his opportunities by not investing in Northern Minnesota farm lands,” says a writer in the Duluth Herald. “In spite of all that has been said and written, there are a good many people who really do not realize the wonderful fertility of the soil, and the numerous attractions offered by this section of the state. “A newly-opened section of the state that should be receiving more attention just now is the country along the Minnesota & Interna- tional. There is a vast area of excel- lent agricultural land tributary to the line in Crow Wing, Cass, - Hub- bard and Beltrami counties. Those who have already settled on them say these lands are especially adapted to diversified farming and dairying, A great advantage possessed by them is the low price at which they are sold. “Much of the land can be had as cheaply as a claim holder could com- mute on government lands. The objections usually raised in connec- tion with the time and expense incident to clearing timbered lands may be met by the fact that a farmer finds a crop waiting for him, as the timber may be cut into firewood or worked up into railroad ties, logs for the saw mills, telegraph or tele- phone poles and fence posts, for all of which there is a ready marketand ample transportation facilities. “The material from which to erect building and fences is at hand. There is plenty of game and fish for food and pleasure, and fuel costs nothing but the labor of cutting. The first year’s clearing gives enough room for raising vegetables for the family table, and if the settler pre- fers to earn ready money during the winter months, rather than work in clearing his ‘land, he can find em- ployment for himself and teams in the lumber camps. At the present time and for years to come the lumber camps, in which thousands of men are employed, provide the best kind of a market for the pro- ducts of the farm.” We often hear people complain they are not able to get good ‘lead pencils. We carry in stock an: ex- cellent line and you can get a HH, HHH, HHHH, HHHHH, or a HHHHHH. If you want a soft pencil try our BB, BBB, BBBB. We carry the celebrated Kohinor pen- cils, checking pencils, colored pen cils. To be appreciated the 1 must be seen. -