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! / THE BEMIDJ VOLUME 5. NUMBER 231. MINNESOTA FEDERATION COMMERCIAL CLUBS MEET Strong Organization Formed at St. Paul for the Purpose of ‘“‘Boosting” the State.---C. Elected Member of Exe dJ. Pryor, of the Pioneer, cutive Committee. Motto of the Minnes Commercial Clubs. ota. Federation of St. Paul, Jan. 18.—"Boost Minnesota all the time, everywhere, any, every way. rivalries, get together and work the state and the localities will Cut our boyish sectional for the common good of take care of themselves.” This is what the delegates attending the first annual convention of the State Federation of Commereial Clubs in Minnesota, who were in session “at the old capitol, have pledged themselves to do, and the convention was taken up with addresses and discussions on the best way to ad- vertise and boost the Bread and A A A A A AAAAAARSAAAAAAAAAAAAAA St. Paul. Jan.18—(Special to Pio- | Se Butter State. cond district, S. B. Nelson; Third neer)—At the meeting held- in - St. district, W. A. Muller, St. Peter; Paul on Thursday and Friday, dele- | gates from the various commercia]i M clubs of the state formed them'jDavis, Elk River; selves into a permanent organization | g, Fourth district, B. H. Schirber, St. | Paul; Fifth district, W. G. Nye, inneapolis; Sixth district, Andrew Seventh district, W. Murphy, Wheaton; Eighth for advertising and advancing the'disu’ict, H. V. Evea, Duluth; Ninth interests of the state. The name of district, C. J. Pryor, Bemidji. the club is the “Minnesota Federa- L : o tion of Commercial Clubs.” The meetings were attended by delegates from the commercial clubs of nearly every city and village in the state, and there was great en- thusiasm. ‘ The object of the meeting was|to for the bettering of Minnesota as a| whole, and this sentiment was re- po! The delegates from Bemidji were the front at all times, and this | city was recognized both in tem- rary organization and in the selec- tion of officers of the association. That the organization of the feder- ation of clubs will be a great benefit northern Minnesota goes without saying. “SLASHING” FINLANDERS HELD TO GRAND JURY Men Who Cut Companion at Bsnu Given Preliminary Hearing at Cass Lake. ' Cass Lake, Jan. 18.—(Special to Pioneer.)—County Attorney Scrib- ner and Sheriff DeLury of Walker came to Cass Lake yesterday, having in their custody the two Finlanders who made the desparate attack on their companion at Bena, the fore part of the week. The Finlanders were given a pre- liminary hearing before a local jus- tice, and were held to the grand jury on the charge of assault in the first degree. The accused men protested vig- orously against being held to the grand jury, saying that the past- |time of cutting their companion was just a mistake; that they did not mean to harm a friend; just wanted to whittle him down to their size. The men were taken to Walker this morning, where they will be held in the Cass county jail to await the action of the next grand jury. The name of the man who was assaulted is Veranga. He is con- fined at the hospital and is still alive, but has a sorry looking face. Cass Lake, Jan. 18.—(Special to Pioneer.)—At the state convention of the Royal League, held at Minne- apolis recently, Cass Lake was chosen the place for holding the convention of this district. The Histotical Soclety: § & ID BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING T convention will be held July 4, 4 d already the boys have gotien together and started preparations for the event. At a recent election the log: Arion, E. D. Boyce; past arion, D. F. Dumas; vice arion, R. D. Con- verse;orator,E. F. Miskella; collector, V.W. Komstadius; scribe,D.V. Ward- ner; treasurer, A. V. Hole; guide, H. B. Webster; prelate, Rev. H. F. Patshall; sentinel, Charles Graham; trustees, H. F. Gamenthaler, Thopas Fleming and B. V. Casswell. Cass Lake, Jan. 18.—(Specia]’ito Pioneer.)—At a meeting of the K. O. T. M. last Friday, the follow- ing were elected officers for fi ensuing year: M. J. Sitzer, com- mander; H. B. Lanze, lieuten: aat commander; Ole Halvorson,sergean 1A. F. Cummings, record keeper;. F. = Miskella, : chaplain; Tho Dugas, 1st master of the guarg John Osborn, 2nd master of E‘ guards; Pat Cain, sentinel; M. Ta- vey, picket. Took Case Under Advisement, The preliminary examination { Harry Smith of Cass Lake, who:] charged with assault in the. first::d gree, was held before M. G. Sloca justice of the peace, today. k County Attorney Henry Funkle; appeared for the state, and G. Torrance was attorney for Smith. i After hearing the evidence of sev- eral eye witnesses to the affair, int cluding Mr. Coppersmith, Justice Slocum took the matter under ad- visement, and at a late hour this afternoon had not rendered any de- cision in the matter. 4 -~ |indictment. . { motion for new trial. | Bemidji, will be received by Inde- 1LY PIONEE WINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ; JANUARY 18, 1908. JURY RETURNS VERDICT GUILTY AGAINST WALSH The Chicago Banker Was Released, on $50,000 Bail, Pending Argument for New Trial. Chicago, Jan. 18.—(Special to Pioneer.)—John R: Walsh, president of the defunct Chicago National bank, was today found guilty of mis- appropriating funds of that institu- tion. The jury, which had been comsidering the case since Thursday afternoon, reached an _ agreement shortly after 3 this morning, but the verdict was not announced until after court reconvened at 10 o’clock. The penalty under the law for the crime of which Walsh was convicted is imprisonment for a period of not less than five years. It does not permit of the substitution of fine for prison term, Walsh was found guilty on fifty-four of 150 counts in the Walsh is released on $50,000 bail, pending argument on Bids for Wood. Bids for 250 cords of green-cut jack-pine and tamarac cordwood, to be delivered on school grounds in pendent School District of Bemidji, up to January 22nd, 1908, at 8 p. m. Bids forlots of 50 cords or more will be considered. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Bids should be Graham M. Torrance, Clerk, Be- addressed to|- midji, Minn. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH OREGON RAILROAD IDEA LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER Resident of Crookston Investigates Proposition and Finds No Fraud Order Has Been Issued.---Commissioner of the General Land Office Makes Report. Crookston Journal: publisned in the local papers that a fraud order had been issued in con- nection with those who were secur- ing fillings for the lands in Oregon and California R. R, Co., proves to have been without foundation. No fraud order has been issued and no application has been made for one according to a letter received to- day by Ole Tiegen from the post office department. Mr. Tiegen also received the last report of the Commissioner of the General Land office in which the following reference is made to the disputed land which must be sold for $2.50 per acre. The grant to the Oregon and California Railroad Company under the actof July 25, 1886 (14 Stat., 239), embraced 3,811,901.80 acres. The prescribed conditions of the grant not having been met by the company, the time for performance was extended by the act of April 10, 1869, (16 Stat.,; 47). Although the company failed to - comply with the terms of the grant within™ the time The report | specified, it complied with them substantially before a forfeiture, and title to all the lands consequently vested in the campany (see Schulen- berg v. Harrimen, 21 Wall,, 44), subject only to the convenant ex- pressed in the proviso of the act of 1869, which declares—that the lands granted by the act afore said shall be sold to actual settlers only in quantities not greater than one quarter section to one purchaser and for a price not exceeding $2.50 for acre. “There have been patented out this grant 2,765,657.10 acres; “leav- ing 1,056,244.70 acres yet to be patented. In view of the fagt that the grantee has not complied with the foregoing proviso, and of the contemplated action of the Depart- ment of Justice to institute proceed- ings in the courts to protect inter- ests of the government, this office has declined to further consider pending selections of the railroad company awaiting the result of the action of the Department of Jus- tise.” _— ~ Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. ceived with enthusiasm by every person who attended the convention. Most excellent addresses were! made by Governor Johnson, Mayor: Haines of Minneapolis, Alderman| Louis Betz of St. Paul, B.-H. 'Schri_-;i ber of St. Paul, G. W. Welch, state commissioner of immigration, D. || Yanish, postmaster at St. Paul, and others. It was the universal desire- of all|% the delegates who attended this con- vertising are given as the answer to] the question of attracting capital| and industry to the state. If you" have got a good looking city halt| take a picture of it and get it onto a| few thousand picture postal cards.i Then give them to your friends if| they won’t buy them and have them | send them to relatives and friend; throughout the country—the farthers| they go the better. Let the outside world know what Minnesota is and what it owns and then sit up and watch results. . The result was more far-reaching |8 than even the most sanguine p; motors of the meeting anticipate “Boost Minnesota” is the slog: with which the large number of dele- gates will leave for their homes. The “Minnesota Federation of Commercial Clubs” starts out with the following roster of officers: ! : President—D. N. Nale, Red Wing. | § Vice President—Sam H. Heard- ing, Eveleth. PR | Second Vice President—Spurgeon | H O’Dell, Luverne. Treasurer—Frank Meist, apolis. Secretary—Curtis L. Mosher, St. Paul. E An executive committee consisting | i of one member from each congres- sional district of the state was elected as follows: Minne- First district, J. D. Sheedy, Austin; (# Good Price for Bagley Farm. Bagley, Jan. 18.—(Special tp Pio- neer.)—Ole Erickson of Bagley closed a deal yesterday whereby he realized $4,000 in cash for 240 acres of land, located four miles’ west of | g Bagley. The purchaser of the landis a farmer from North Dakota;: who |3 announces that he will move unto the property purchased this week,|H during the coming spring. SE The fame of Clearwater county as a successful dairying community is becoming known at great distances, and the prices of land are raising accordingly. .-regular price $28,now OQur 50 in. Plush Coats, fur and cuffs, satin $22.50 Our 50 in. tight fitting Coats, lined throughout with satin lining, $25.00, sale $12 50 We Guarantee Everything as Advertised. LADIES COATS AT 50 PER GENT DISCOUNT Our 50 in. haudsomely lined, $14.00 braid trimmed Coats, trimmed collar lined, regular price $45, now price price MISSES 3 CHILDRENS COATS AT ALMOST HALF PRIGE LADIES SKIRTS ‘Our entire line of - Ladies’ Skirts .in Yoiles, Panamas, Suitings, AT A 25 PER GENT DISCOUNT FURS low price. We still have on hand a large ae- srtment of Ladies’” Furs which we will close at 1-4 off ‘from the usual 15 as possible. only in many lines. One lot 72 in. Octing” Flannel, worth 10¢, while they last, 5c Ghe BAZAAR STORE Days of Unheard of Bargains SALE CLOSES FEB'Y IST On account of the backward season we have decided to make a sweeping reduction We 'must make room for our large line of SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. This sale is of more than usual impert- ance this year as the assortment is larger than ever before at this time of the year. » Take advantage of our special offerings:-- Price economies witheut a parallel will be offered to all prudent minded purchasers, and we would advise all to purchase as soon One sale tion. ! We had the lérgest business the past year in our history, -in spite of the so-called hard times. - There is a reason to all success; the high quality of our goods and the reasonable prices we asked for them accounts for the wonderful business we have had. Before our new Spring stock comes in we are going to discard our prefits and give them to you. 1 2 " ‘Come to Our Store and Be Convinced ' AR STORE GHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR sizes from 18 to 32, at this sale your choice of any size, per garment LADIES’ OUTING FLANNEL Ouve'lot ladies’ fancy and plain Outing Flannel - Gowns, prices from 75¢ to $1.00, during this 580 The choicest and most complete stock of fashionable Dress Goods in the county. All the mew fall fabrics must go at sweeping reduc- LADIES SILK LINED GLOVES Our entire line of Ladies’ Silk Lined Gloves will be on our bar- ain counter at, per pair, gnly.... pepm,33c lot Children’s Underwear, 2l¢ GOWNS DRESS GOODS HAS APPORTIONED MONEY FROM FORFEITED SALE County Auditor Wilmann Arnounses Settiement to Schooi Districts and Townships of the County. County Auditor Wilmann bas completed. the work of :pmm‘onin'g the money derived from the for- feited tax sale held November 11, 1907. The amount of taxes collected from that sale is $1,163.29, of which the state revenue is $34.62; state school, $26.98; county revenue, $98.26; county poor; 39.33; county road and bridge fund,$33.84; county buildidg fund, $16.24; county bonds, $65.66; penalty, cost and interest, $346.84; county indebtedness, $1.80. The amount paid over and above on taxes due against lot 1 of section 33-148-32, $16.95. § The abZve-amounts: will betappor- tioned as follows: ’ SCHOOL DISTRICTS. Treasurer No. Dist. Amount E. A. Olson 6 $ 46 94 T.J.Andrews Ind. Bemidji 128 72 Iver Ungstad . 8 35 64 Peter Brondby. 17 386 A. B. Palmer 26 29 64 I M. Foster 49 19 67 N. O. Otterstad 66 19 94 Louis Graw 77 14 10 N. D. Cornwell 92 10 65 Jasper Sanders 99 07 1 305 22 4 10 35 40 51 289 TOWNSHIPS, Treasurer Name Amount Andrew Back Frohn $41 62 Mike Wold Lammer 12 20 Even Moe Bemidji 28 43 P. N. Brondby Turtle River 5 25 Otto O. Myran Cormant 975 I. G. Haycroft Port Hope 4 18 K. K. Meland Buzzle 7 04 W.E.Williams V. Turtle River 3 59 Earl Geil City Bemidji 31 54 Gave an Elegant Supper. Misses Tinnie and Bernice Pender- gast gave a supper last everfug, at the Pendergast home in this‘¢ity, in Bemidg” basketball team. S There were about fifteen gnests -in the party, the majority of whom squad. : The Misses Pendergast did them- is nothing but honor of the members of the “Big < were members of the basketball: selves proud as hostesses, and there - |

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