Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 8, 1908, Page 3

La) Cakes! Suitable Cakes for after- noon lunches or the supper table can be had at our store. They are made of the best pastry flour, fresh creamery butter and fresh eggs. All ingredients have been tested and are strictly pure. Tempting, are they not? THE LAKESIDE BAKERY Phone 118 Open Day and Night The Best $1 a Day Hotel in Be- Visitors to the City will “Just Like midji. find the City Hotel Home." Stop at the City Hotel Rates $l. 00 per Day ROY PETRIE Fropr. PROFESSIONAL CARDS ARTS MISS EUGENIA OLIVER VOICE CULTURE MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 415 MINNESOTA AVE, LAWYER . D. H. FISK Attoruay and Counsellorat Lew Office over Post Office E. E McDonald ATTORNEY AT LAW Bemid}), Minn. Office: Swedback Block FRANCIS S. ARNOLD, jLL.M. Land Titles Examined and Deraigned 802 B:ltrami Ave. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Miles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office In Mayo Bloek Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 L. A.WARD, M. D. Office over First National Bank.: House No. 6or Lake Blvd. Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over First National Bank, Bemidji, Minn. Office Phone 36, Residence Phone 72 Phone No. 51 Phone No. 351 DENTISTS. DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist rst National Bagk Bu Id'g. Telephone No. 230 VETERINARY DR. WARNINGER VTHBEINAII!iV Slbl.l(!EON I umber 2 Third St.. one block west of 15t Nat'l Bank DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer. 404 Tom Smart D d . Safe and Piano moving. Phane Norss™ | *g18 Amorica Ave. Are You Going to Build? 1f so write to A.G.LE VASSEUR tor plans and specifications, Modern Plans. Careful Estimates. A.G.LE VASSEUR, grand Rapids, rinn. THE BIJOU C. L. LASHER & CO. C.L. Lasher, Manager Every Evening 7:30 to 10:30 Saturday. Afternoon 2:30 to 3:30 TONIGHT Daring Maid Good Wine Dancing Nig Tllustrated Song Sacramento The Vagabond The Little Hero Swedish National Sports In the Philippines with the Boys in Blue Program Changes Without Notice Admission TenCents | BMaltes Kidneys and Bladder-Right Kodol Dyspepsia Gure Digests what you eat. New Year postal cards at the Pioneer office. C. E. Harding of Nary spent last night in the city. L. G. Townsend of Blackduck spent last night in the city. O. C. Boupre of Bagley was a business visitor in the city yesterday, for a few hours. $100 cash buys a good piano. Inquire of Mrs. A. H. C. Knoke, 1010 Beltrami Ave. Ladies, please call at Mrs. Lee's dress making parlors for perfect fit ~~~~~~~3|and good work. 313—3rd street, up stairs. F. G. Horton, who represents a marble works concern, left this morning on a business trip to Walker. G. E. Crocker, general . manager of the Grand Forks Lumber com- pany, went to Kelliher last evening on business. A. T. Hatcher, the logger, returned this morning from a business trip to points along the north line of the M. & I railway. W. H. Vye, the logger, came down this morning from Kelliher, where he is doing some logging this winter in some camps near Kelliher. E. A, Mcfar]and, master carpen- ter for the M. & L. railway, went to Littlefork last evening to look after some business matters for the M &I William McDougall came down this morning from Blackduck and spent today in the city. He was also in town yesterday, but spent last night at the “Duck.” Heary Parks, who .ives at Daisy, N. D,, is a visitor in the city. Mr. Parks is the father of Mrs. W. A. Cassler, and he will visit at the Cassler home for some time. C. W. Dudley, the Blackduck cedar man, passed through the city this morning on his way to Minne- apolis. Mr. Dudley represents the Minneapolis Cedar & Lumber com- pany. Little Melba Decker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Decker, is steadily improving from the attack of erysipelas with which she has been suffering for two weeks past. Melba had quite a siege of illness, but will soon be able to be about again. R. H. Coller, who spent yester- day in the city, returned last even- ing to his claim near Northome. Mr. Coller lived in this city for sev- LOCAL HAPPENINGS eral years, and has many friends in Bemidji, who were all pleased to see him again. He states that he is doiug well up in the north country. J. E. McGrath, the “dwarf” who represents the B. Heller Liquor com- pany of Minneapolis, came down this morning from points along the |- north line of the M. & I railway, and will visit Fowlds and other points in this vicinity during the remainder of the week. John says that business is good in his line. P. O. Stevens, who has a valuable claim near Margie, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. Stevens .|came in from Detroit, Minn., yes- terday and left last evening for Margie, where he will remain for several days looking after some business matters. Mr. Stevens is now engaged in the real estate busi- ness at Detroit. Rev. Parshall of Cass Lake, Epis- copal pastor, came in last night from Cass Lake and left this morning to visit Walker and Bear Island, where he is doing missionary work among the “only untamed band of Indians in the United States” (as the Bear Islanders are sometimes. called), Rev. Parshall is doing excellent work among the “aboriginees.” W. H. Strachan, superintendent of the M. & I. railway, came up last night from Brainerd. He occupied the private car, “50,” which was attached to the north-bound passen- ger train. . The car was switched off here and Mr. Strachan remained here over night. car was attached to the horth-bound freight train and Mr. Strachan left for Big Falls. Thomas Robinson, field engineer for the U. S. engineering corps at St. Paul, spent last night in the city. Mr. Robinson has been making his usual visit to the government dams, and was on his way from the dam at Lake Winnibigoshish to Pine river dam, for the purpose of inspecting ' the latter. He states that repairs are being made to the Sandy river dam, which is located some thirty miles northeast of Ait- kin, between Sandy lake and the MlsSlsslppl river. This morning the | The Continued | Story of Current Events. Mrs. G. H. Green of International Falls was a visitor in the city last night. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warfield returned last evening from a visit with relatives and friends at Prince- ton, Ill. George D. Silk, editor of Pine River Sentinel, came in last even- ing from Pine River and went to Cass Lake on last night’s midnight train, James Hanoock returned to his farm east of Turtle River last even- ing, after having spent two days in the city looking after some business matters. Nels Otterstad returned to his home at Turtle River last evening after having spent yesterday in the city attending the meeting of the board of county commissioners. Senator S. C. Works came in last evening from his home at Mankota and will remain here for several days, looking after his business interests in this vicinity. He will return home via Crookston. Mrs. J. Burkel left this morning for her home at Little Falls, after having visited here for two weeks past, during which time she was the guest of her daughters, Mrs. M. B. Wheeler and Miss Julia Burkel. J. F. Eagan, civil engineer for the M. & I. railway, passed through the city this morning on his way to Brainerd from International Falls, where he had been to look after some business in his department for the M. & I. John R. Rasmussen of Crookston, the general agent for the Hamm Brewing company,came in last night from his home at Crookston for the purpose of consulting with Theodore Gullickson, local agent for the Hamm company. Riede Bros., who have conducted a cigar factory in this city for sev- eral months past, will move their factory to Minneapolis and continue their making of cigars in the “Mill” city. While they had good busi- ness in this city, they prefer to cast their lot among old friends in Minneapolis. C. L. Lasher and son, Arthur, went to Blackduck last night and gave a moving picture show in that village. Thev were accompanied by Miss Gladys Brannon, who played and sang sentimental songs, which were illustrated by the moving pic- ture machine. The Lashers will give a show in Blackduck once each week hereafter. William Wagner, one of the pros- perous farmers living in the vicinity of Puposky, was a visitor in the city today. He came down from his home this morning. Mr. Wagner is well pleased with his farming oper- ations and is one of the kind of agri- culturists who build up a country. He renewed his allegiance to this great family necessity while here. E. A.'Witting, the cedar “savage” who is in partnership with C. A. Trondson at Blackduck, passed through the city this morning on his way to Minneapolis, on a business trip. ‘Mr. Witting states that his “side kicker” (Trondson) has been “lying low” since the recent banquet given in honor of Dr. Osborn’s birthday anniversary. C. L. Decker yesterday received word from Frank T. White;-of Elk River, member of the state legisla- ‘ture from the 45th district, to the effect that T. H. Daly, who has been living at Big Falls, is seriously ill at Elk River, with pneumouia. Mr. Daly was engaged in business at Big Falls, but recently disposed of his mercantile interests there, although he still owns property at the “Falls.” In the letter received by Mr. Decker, Mr.” White states that Mr. Daly is suffering with pneumonia, and is a very sick man. Mr. Daly has many friends here, all of whom hope he will speedily start on the road to re- covery. P. A. Walsh, sheriff of Kooch- iching county, left last evening for his home at Big Falls, after having spent yesterday in the city. Vester- day morning, Mr. Walsh brought to this city from International Falls Arthur Shunn, who had been held to. the grand jury of Koochiching county, on the charge of assault in the first degree. It appears that Shunn viciously assaulted a female companion in a house of ill repute at International Falls, kicking the woman and breaking her ribs, injurying her severely. He was later arrested and given a. hearing before an International Falls justice, being held to the grand jury. " ‘Tom-Lang, who is in ‘the 'empldy of the Northland Pine company at Walker, spent last night in Bemidji. Frank Beaton of Big Falls spent yesterday in the city, returning to their homes last evening. One of ‘the first thingsa young housekeeper should put on her list of things for the pantry is Hunt’s Perfect Baking Powder and Extracts. 0. H. Bjoin of Crookston came in yesterday from his home and spent the d.ny in the city. He left last evening for Blackduck, where he owns a claim and considerable valu- able timber. A. Kaiser, cashier of the First National Bank of Bagley, was trans- acting business in the city yesterday between trains. “AL” states that business is brisk in Bagley and gen- erally throughout Clearwater county. V. L. Ellis left last evening on a business trip to Turtle River, Black- duck and Tenstrike, where he will look after subscriptions and collec- tions for the Bemidji- Daily and Weekly Pioneer. . The Pioneer has a large list of subscribers and general patrons up the north line. George Peppin returned to Walker this morning, after having spent last night{'in the city as a- guest of Roy Govro. Peppin is one of the best ball players in northern Minnesota, and it was while playing "on the Blackduck team with Govro that George and Roy became fast friends. This friendship has continued through several years, and has been renewed at intervals by visits from one to the other. Both boys are popular in this part of the country. ACCEPTED IN GOOD FAITH Railroads Inclined to Obey New Law, Says Commission. ‘Washington, Jan. .—More sig- nificant and important, perhaps, than any other statement in the twenty- first annual report of the interstate commerce commission, just transmit- ted to congress, is that relating to the attitude of railroad officials toward the new railroad law. In a discus- sion of the operation of the act the commission s “By railway managers almost with- out exception the amended law has been accepted in gcod faith and they exhibit for the most part a sincere and earnest disposition to conform their methods to its requirements.” The commission adds that it was not expected that reforms could be brought about without difficulty or de- lay, “but it is unquestionably the fact that great progress bas been made and that further improvement is clearly assured. To a gratifying ex- tent there has been readjustment of rates and correction of abuses by the carriers themselves. Methods and usages of one sort and another which operated to individual advantage have been voluntarily changed and it is not too much to say tkat there is now a freedom from forbidden discrimina- tions which is actual and general to a degree never before approached. As this process goes on, as special priv- fleges disappear and favoritism ceases to be even suspected the indirect, bu! not less certain, benefits of ‘the law ‘will become more and more apparent.” Two important - subjects are - dis- cussed at length in .the report, one being the matter of advances in rates, “which the commission is wholly with- out power to prevent,” and the other the dreadful destruction of life in rail- way accidents, “which are now the subject of official investizaticn under federal authcrity.” Concerning the advance in rates, which ‘“rests entirely with the railway” under the law. the commission suggests that when such advance is attacked in a-formal com- plaint the commission be given au- thority by legislation to suspend the operation of the advanced rate until the matter shall have been heard and determined finally. CONFERENCE - AT CHICAGO Adherents of La Follette From Several States Attend. Chicago, Jan. .—Senator La Fol- lette’s presidential boom received add- ed impetus when a committee of the ‘Wisconsin statesman’s adherents from a number- of states held a conference here and laid plans for the coming' Republican national convention. Those who attended the conference were: Lynn Hynes, Minneapolis; George C. Bray, Grinnell, Ia.; D. P. Burns, St. Louis; N. P. Holmberg, Renville, Minn.; C. 8. Bash, Indianapolis; J. D. Rundell, Towande, -Pa.; J.-N. Kim- mons, Canton, O.; W. H. Hatton, New London, Wis.; I L. Lenroot, Superior; Wis.; J. C. Applegate, Cannon Falls, Minn., and George 8. Loftus, St. Paul. The members of the conference committee reported they considered Senator La Follette’s changes good in their states and loealities. SHOW BIG FALLING OFF. Figures of Internal Revenue Depart: ment for November. ‘Washington, Jan, = .—The monthly statement of the collections of inter- nal revenue shows that for the month of November, 1907, the receipts fell off $5,626,000 as compared with Novem- ber, 1808. decrease, being $4,817,000. shows a decrease of $840,681 and beer shows an Increase of $9,174. For the five months of the present . fiscal year a total decrease is shown | of $1,882,232, as .compared with the corresponding period in 1908. - - URGES CIVIL SERVICE John Masters of Northome, and] Spirits show the largest | Tobacco | President Attacks Spoils System inVMessage to Congress. TAKING OF NEXT CENSUS Chief Executive Recommends That Enumerators Be Appointed Only After Competitive Examinations Un- der Civil Service Rules. ‘Washington, Jan. .—In a message to the house of representatives Presi- dent Roosevelt urged that in prepar- ing for the work of taking the next census the 4,000 or more” additional employes needed be appointed only after competitive examinations under the rules of the civil service commis- sion and strongly denounced the “patronage system” of making the ap- nointments, saying that the civil serv- ice commission was fully capable of ; securing a most efficient force, 1 The non-competitive examinations -used in selecting the force at Wash- ington of the last two censuses, the president said, served only “as a cloak to hide the nakedness of ‘the spoils system.” Such examinations, he declared, were useless as checks upon patronage appointments. “They prevent,” he said, “the most incompetent from being appointed, but they do not secure the appoint- ment of the most competent and they afford no check upon political appoint- ments.” The president said it is idle to say that such examinations are fair, “for the unfairness and favoritism come in in the choosing of the men ‘who shall be allowed to try them.” The president declared that the great majority of the clerical em- ployes of the last two censuses were tar below the average ability and that statistics show that only about 50 per cent of the applicants who were em- ployed in the last two censuses were able to pass the competitive examina- tions under the civil service rules. “The taint of the spoils system,” he gaid, “will not merely hamper and de- lay the economical and efficlent tak- ing of the census, but will impair the belief of the public in its honesty.” MORE PAY FOR SOLDIERS Secretary Taft Advocates Change in Annual Report. ‘Washington, Jan. .—Secretary Taft’ Is a strong advocate for increased pay. for the army and his annual report, just sent to congress, completely dis- pels any doubt that may exist as to the secretary’s position. The report begins with a formidable presentment. of figures showing the rapid decrease in the strength of the regular army in recent years (the loss last year being no less than 4,428 nien) and the press ing need for officers to replace those now detailed on recruiting duty or as military instructors in educational in- stitutions. The secretary declares that while many reasons have been ad- vanced to explain the difficulty a suffi- clent one is to be found in the inade- quacy of army pay. “I think it quite probable,” he says, “that an increase in the pay of the enlisted men, includ- ing considerable additional induce- ment for men to reenlist and such reasonable increase in the pay of non- | commissioned officers as would stim- ulate men to remain in the service and to qualify themselves for these higher positions, would have a mark- edly beneficial effect upon the recruit- ment of the army.” Death of “Little Egypt.” New York, Jan. ".—Catherine De- vine, or “Little Egypt,” the dancer, as she is better known, who was found dead’ in her apartment Sunday, died from f{lluminating gas asphyxiation, according to a coroner’s physician who performed an autopsy. % PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. ‘5c. BEM]DJI i for a i e i Rl vnder S He bown. . 32 wour doclor tinks Oolooynes Butp § Gx. s bt e 4 IM Emvl:fi—fluflclonl qmmy w- We heve no secrete! «! Wopublisn 4. realize the gerious conse- quences of continued eye strain? - Priceless beyond all { possessious is the eyesight, de- serving of your highest con- sideration. We fit your eyes correctly. Artificial eyes fitted. DRS. LARSON Specialists in Scientific ‘Treatment and Correction of Eyes Office over Post m. He sees best who sees to the comsequences. Do yum & LARSON office 92 Phone | O S T o K% 7% Lumber and Building Material We carry in stock at all times a complete line of Lumber and Building Material, Dimensions, ete. Look us-up for your winter supply of Coal and Wood We have a large supply St. Hilaire Retail Lbr. Co. BEMIDJI, MINN. BUY A GOOD LOT With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold-on easy terms. ~ For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS. Agent. Swedback Block, Bemid}i. The Da.ily Pioneer 40c per Month AS FOLLOWS 3t5 .S.l.u?es, all leathers $3 9 5 lined shoes only The above applies. to leather BEMIDJI CASH SHOE STORE To make room for the spring and summer stock which will* be the most complete in both stylish and. serviceable shoes ever shown in this vicinity, we are offering our line of LEATHER LINED SHOES See table in the store for bargains in cdd lots whlch we are closing out at reduced prices. We guarantee satlsfactlon CASH SHOE REPAIR WORK. QUICKLY AND WELL DONE-