Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 11, 1908, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Histotical Society, FINNESOTA BISTORICAL SOCIETY. o ——————— VOLUME 5. NUMBER 251. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, 4FEBRU;&RY 11, 1908. F ORTY CENTS PER MONTH GALCHUTT HAS LOST OUT; NAME WONT GO ON BALLOT Applied for Writ of Mandamus to Compel City Clerk Maloy to Place His Name on City Ballot as a Candidate for Justice of the Peace. The question as to whether there| ‘It is ordered that said order to is a vacancy in the office of j\xstice;sho\v cause be and the same is of the peace for the city of Bemidji | hereby discharged and said appli- has been decided in the negative:calion for writ of mandamus is by M. A. Spooner, judge of the|hereby denied. district court, who yesteday h:\ndedl “Dated February 10th, 1906. down a decision to that effect in an-| “—M. A. Spooner, swer to the petition signed by Mnr-! “District Judge.” tin Galchutt, who applied for a writ| of mandamus to compel city clerk Mal ace hi Galchutt’. ‘ - P . Maley to pl“eA "s‘ (Glchut s)l “The petition, it seems to me, in name on the official city ballotasa| : s ‘e e . 'no unmistakable terms sets up the candidate for justice of the peace in | - - the cis tacti bé held i fact that Slocum and Clark were © city, € cction fo be he and that they duly next | | duly elected, Tuesday, February 18. | Y Tudge: ‘Spostierisave 1 qualified; that a vacancy occurred T ® N as {in the office as justice of peace held State of Minnesota, County of|py Ciark, because of removing from Beltrami, in District Court, Fifteenth the state, and that the city council Judicial District. (filled the vacancy on July 22und, “State of Minnesota, Ex rel, Martin | 1907, by the appointment of Mr. Galchutt vs. Thomas Maloy. & MEMO. | Simons in his place to fill the un- “The above-entitled matter having ‘ expired term. The complaint di- been brought on for hearing before | rectly alleges that Mr. Simons duly the undersigned, one of the judges;qualified and is now acting as jus- of the district court, in his cham-|tice of peace within and for the bers in the City of Bemidji, Beltrami | City of Bemidji. There is no ques- County, the 10thtion in my mind that the provision day of February 1908, at ten o’clock|of the city charter, to be found m in the forenoon, upon an order to|Section 11, control with respect to show cause heretofore issued out|the appointment to fill a vacancy of said court on the 7th day of Teb-|as against the provisions of 2761, ruary, 1908, by M. A. Clark, court laws 1905. If such position be commissioner, why a writ of man- i correct the term of Mr. Simons does damus should not issue as prayed | not expire under his appointment for in the petition in said matter, | until the general election in 1909. and why A. A. Andrews, Fsq., ap-E “In addition to this, however, I pearing as attorney for plaintiff and |am satisfied that the petition pre- John F. Gibbons, appearing as attor- | sented in behalf of Mr. Galchutt is ney for the defendant, and said de- fatally defective in not complying fendant having upon such appear-| with the provisions of Section 216 ance moved the court for an order‘,of the Statutes. Not only does the discharging said order to show | petition fail to set up the matters Minnesota, on cause, and denying said application | required to be stated under the pro- . for a writ of mandamus, and after | visions of Section 214, but it wholly hearing the arguments of the coun-j fails to provide for the oath referred cil. ] ! to in Section 216.” —eeeeeeee Horses for Sale. | Candidate for Alderman First Ward. twelve head of draft| I am a candidate for Alderman of I have horses, weighing from 1500 to 1900‘the First Ward. My platform is to|H pounds. Young and sound. saleat J. P. Pogue’s livery barn. |interests of the city. John Wolberg. J Graham M. Torrance. 5 J. BISIAR, Candidate for Alderman, Third Ward. I hereby announce myself as athe city, and would lend my aid to candidate for alderman from the|such enforcement. ' I also believe Third ward in this city, at the forth- | that all measures calculated to ad- coming city election, to be held on!vance the welfare of the city as a Tuesday, February 18th. | whole should be adopted, that the If elected to the office of alder-| community may take its place as the man, I willdo ali in my power to|leading city of Northern Minnesota. further the best interests of the| I solicit the support of the voters city. of the third ward, and promise, if I believe in a conservative en-|elected, to serve their interests, to forcement of all ordinances and |the best of my ability. other laws within the jurisdiction of —]J. BISIAR. For |use my best judgment for the best|3 R R T e Russell for MaLyor. “Of Mr. Russell, only good words can be said of him. He isan able, clean, progressive citizen, and a man we all honor, but he is backed by a crowd that cannot do business in this city as a controlling power.”—(Sentinel of Feb’y 7th, 1908.) Thanks, Colonel; and you had better turn in and help elect that kind of a man. If T am elected, you will see the “lid” not only remain on Bemidji, but you will see it screwed down so tight there will be NO LEAKS. —Respectfully, —P. J. RUSSELL. Unanimous for Tom Smart. One of the features of the city campaign is the fact that there is but one candidate for alderman in the Second ward. Tom Smart, who has served on the council during the past two years,has no opposition TOM SMART. for re-election, it apparently being the general wish of the %esidents of that ward that Mr. Smart be retained on the council as one of the representatives of that ward. Itis seldom that any man is Continued on Last Page Candidate for City Assessor. I hereby announce myself asa candidate for city assessor, at the election to be held February 18th. If elected I will use every endeavor to make a fair, equitable assessment of all city property. — Dwight Miller. “BIG BEMIDG” WILL PLAY C0. I, TEAM OF SUPERIOR —_ Basketball Games Will Be Contested at Roller Rink Thursday and Friday Evening. The “Big Bemidg” basketball team will play two games here with the fast Co. I. team of Superior, the games to be played on Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. These two games are looked for- ward to with considerable interest by lovers of basketball in this city, as they will undoubtedly indicate the relative strength of the teams in northern Wisconsin and the cham- pionship team of northern Minne- sota. Itis said that the Co. I. team is the best at the head of the lakes, and “Big Bemidg” has demonstrated that her players are the best in northern Minnesota, so that the two contests should bring out'some very fast, skillful basketball. It is worthy of note that the Co. L team recently defeated the Blaine school team of Superior, which early in the season administrated a defeat to the much-touted~Y. M. C. A. team of Duluth, the “bunch” which had such a battle royal with “Big — Pioneer Advertising Reaches the People. Advertisements printed in the Bemidji Pionear are read by more people than 2 if published in any other three news- - papers combined printed in Beltrami county. The Pioneer has three times the circulation of any Beltrami county competitor, and contains more Jocal, county and state news, hence our adver- tising space brings larger returns. We Court Investigation BEMIDJI PIONEER. Bemidg” and which now unjustly claims to having won a game from the locals. In writing to C. L. Heffron, man- ager of the “Big Bemidg” basketball team, Paul B. Clemens, manager of the Superior team says: “I trust that the games will be a success from every standpeint, and you may rest assured that our fellows expect a hard game, and will be in Bemidji to put up as good an article of basketball as they can deliver.” Mr. Clemens gives the line-up of the Co. I. team as follows: Harry Buchanan and Peterson, forwards; Burr, center; Art Buchanan (captain) and Nord, guards; Kent- field and Landin, substitutes. Floyd Brown, captain of the local team, announces the positions of “Big Bemidg” as follows: Markham and Heffron, for- wards; Brown, center; Peterson and Biddinger, guards. b It is intended to have Snyder Clemens of Superior and A. L. Cun- ningham of this city officiate, alter- nately, as referee and umpire of the game. Mr. Cunningham is an ex- Cornell basketball player and makes a very efficient referee; and Mr. Clemens is said to be one of the best and fairest referees at the head of the lakes. The games will be called at 9 o’clock each evening. % | proper and sufficient heating and : | lighting of the same, and that the COUNCIL PASSED MILITIA _RESOLUTION; CO. ASSURED City Attorney Presents Health Ordinance, Grantiag Coun- cil Power to Enforce Qua rantine; Also Instructed Attorney-to Force Assessment Correcfion. The Bemidji city council last even- ing adopted the official resolution required by the adjutant general of the state militia in order that proper quarters are provided for the main- tenance of a local militia company and also a place in which drill may be conducted. A similar resolution was passed by the council a month ago, but the requirements were not all contained in that resolution. By the present resolution, the company is assured for Bemidji, and the work of recruiting the company will be renewed with more vigor, and the full strength will undoubtedly be secured before spring opens. P. J. Russell presented the resolu- tion, Mr. Otto having been called from the city. There was some question as to how far the city was bound. Mr. Russell explained that every enlisted man paid $7.00 at the time he was accepted, which went for the main- tenance of the company; also, that a room in the court house had been secured for the placing of the para- phernalia, and that arrangements had been practically made for the use of the roller rink as a drill-hall. The resolution is as follows: "Whereas, there has been mani- fested a desire on the part of certain citizens of the city of Bemidji to organize and maintain a company of militia, the intention being that the same shall become a constituent pact of the Minnesota National Guard, and it is the opinion of the citizens of the city of Bemidji that the said company be organized and mustered into the service of the state and that suitable provisions should be made for the same by the said city of Be- midji as by law provided; now, there- fore be it “Resolved, by the common council of the city of Bemidji that the said city be and it is hereby bound to provide for and furnish to the said company, when and as soon as it is mustered into the service of the state as a part of the National Guard of the state of Minnesota, or within a| suitable time thereafter, a suitable and sufficient armory or drill-hall, the same to include and consist of at least a drill-hall of sufficient size to permit of the company drill, to- gether with another room, or other rooms, sufficient for the proper stor- age and safe keeping of any and all state property of whatever kind or nature, that may from time to time be used by said company, or by any member thereof, or be in its posses- sion and under the control of its officers, or any of them; be it further “Resolved, that the said armory or drill-hall, and all the appurtenant | store rooms and locker rooms and | all rooms used in connection there- with by the said company, or any of the members thereof, be equipped with all necessarv apparatus for the same, and all thereof, shall be at all proper times and on all proper occa- sions heated and lighted at the ex- pense of the city of Bemidji; for the prompt payment of such expenses, both of the installation of the heat- ing and lighting apparatus, and of the heating and lighting of the said rooms, as herein provided, the city of Bemidji is hereby bound.” The council also last evening listened to the first reading of an ordinance prepared by City Attor- ney Gibbons, for the preservation of health and the suppression of dis- eases and to prevent the introduc tion of contagious, infections and other diseases into the city. The ordinance covers fully every manner of disease and the preserva- tion of health. ) One of the provisions of the ordi- nance is the granting to the city the power to establish quarantine for infections diseases,which includes smallpox. The council, at last week’s meeting, authorized the city attorney to draw an ordinance em- bracing a quarantine regulation, providing the same would be legal. City Attorney Cibbdns stated last evening that he had looked up the law further in the matter and found that the charter of the city granted this privilege to the city, hence the ordinance. The charter requires that the ordinance be given another reading before coming up for the third read- ing and final passage. Whether the State Board of Health will attempt to interfere with the adoption of quarantine regulationsin this city is not known, but there is a general demand for some sort of warning for the public in case of infectious dis- eases—especially is this true of smallpox. The meeting of the council last evening was attended by six mem- bers of the organization, three be- ing absent. The annnal -report of the city treasurer was presented by the clerk, who asserted that he had -checked the same, in accordance with the orders of the council, and the report was accepted, the council voting to publish a resume of the report, which will b‘e prepared by the finance committee. The city clerk’s report was accept- ed and ordered filed with the treas- urer’s report. J. H. Sullivan was allowed to transfer his license to the Major Bros.’ block. The fire department was given permission to buy some needed new ! supplies, which include a new An- derson combination nozzle, pipe spreads, and three insulated pipes. Alderman Bowser called the atten- tion of the members of the council to the existing conditions relative to city sewer tax. He stated that when the agitation was made for new sewers, it was agreed that the assess- ment for the same should be spread over five years. He understood that the assessment was included in one year, as returned by the county audi. tor, and he believed action should be taken to right the matter, as it would work hardship on many. City Attorney Gibbons stated that he had talked with County Auditor Wilman concerning the matter and that the latter had agreed to have the assessment spread over five y§arly payments, instead of one; that Mr. Wilmann afterwards told him (Mr. Gibbons) that he thought he was joking, and that he did not believe he should stand the expense of having the correction made. The council instructed: the city attorney to take charge of the mat- ter and to at once force a correc- tion of the assessment so that it would be spread over five payments instead of one. L. F. JOHNSON, Candidate for Alderman for the First Ward, City Election, Feb. 18. I hereby announce myself as a ‘candidate for election to the office of alderman for the First ward, at the city election, to be held oh Tues- day, February 18, 1908. If I am elected I will cast my own ballot, and I will always work for the best interests of the whole city. Dougherty Stock Co. Tonight. Tonight at the City Opera House, the popular Dougherty Stock Co., will be visible in “A Gambler’s Wife.” A four-act melo-drama, interspersed with specialties, moving pictures andillustrated songs. The company has already arrived, and curtain up at 8:30 sharp. Prices, popular, 25¢, 35¢, 50c. _Follow the crowd. Additional local matter will be found L. F. Johnson. ‘on fourth page. A 1