Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1908, Page 1

= THE BEMID fi\stor'\ca\ So‘c'\ety.. : VOLUME 5. NUMBER 252. MIRNESTTA HISTORICAL S00 1 DAILY PIONEER. - BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1908. “BOB” DUNN STEPS OUT FOR JACOBSON FOR GOVERNOR Young, Eberhart, Reese and Others Spoke at St. Paul ““Harmony” Meeting.---Dunn Thinks All Candidates Should Retire in Favor of ‘‘Jake.” The “harmony” meeting, which was held in St. Paul Monday night, under the auspices of the St. Paul Roosevelt Club, was something of a “thriller,” and “Bob” Dunn, the Princeton statesman, was consider- JACUB F. JACOBSON, ably in the lime-light, just before the meeting adjourned. Speeches were made by Lieutenant Governor A. O. Eberhart, Dar F. Reese, Attorney General Young, Mr. Dunn, and Joseph McKibbon, can- didate for mayor of St. Paul. Attorney General Young, among other things, said: “If by harmony is meant the suppression of rivalry among can- didates for offices, I fear this meet- ing or any other meeting held for this purpose will be a failure. But in contests honorably conducted for a nomination, there is no room for bitterness or rancor.” Robert C. Dunn was the last speaker among those mentioned as gubernatorial possibllities. He said he had always stood for harmony. He had been urged to be a candi- date in 1900 and again in 1902 and had goud inducements, including a large campaign fund. But in}| both cases he had kept out of the race for the sake of harmony. In his pre-convention campaign in 1904 he had repeatedly said that he would stand by the decision of the convention and he was sorry that the same treatment was not given him, as he had secured the nomination squarely. “I wish the newspapersand politi- cians had practiced in 1904 what they are preaching now;I would have ! | Therefore, I ask the others to do as i (they are young yet) rnd give my appreciated a little harmony then. “We have one avowed candidate this year, and notwithstanding their protestations, there are several Barkises present and several coun- ties yet to be heard from. If I got in I would have as much strength asany of, them. Many who were opposed to me fouf years ago have assured me of their support. I'm for harmony and I’ll give you evidence. I willnot be a candidate and will not be at least as long sa the gentle- man I shall mention will be i1 the field. “Today we have a Democratic governor. There is talk that he he will not be a candidate again, but I have a sort of an idea tha!:I when all is said and done, the inter- ests that placed him there will force him to run. Therefore, it behooves us to nomirate the best vote getter. I have done, pocket their ambitions man a clear field. This man has made an imperishable record in the legislative halls and saved milliong R. B. DUNN. for the state. His name is a house- hold word. This man should have been nominated two years ago; I refer to rugged, honest, loyal J. F. Jacobson.” As was stated to the Pioneer, sev- eral months ago, Dunn and Jacob- son “got together” some time ago, and it has been expected that some sort ot agreement had been reached between the two gentlemen. “Dunn’s announcement is no surprise to the writer hereof. GITY OPERA HOUSE HAS FINE SHOW THIS WEEK Dougherty Stock Company Is Giving Elegant Performances.—Their Specialties Are Good. The Dougherty Stock company | last night began a five-night’s en-‘ gagement in the city opera house. They put on “A Gambler’s Wife, al powerful four-act melodrama, and the | performance was a success in every particular, Although the company were late in arriving in the city and did not have time to make much preliminery preparations for the performance, every member of the cast put his or| her whole soul into the part assigned to them. The company is a very evenly balanced one and if last night’s per- formance is any criterion to judge by there is not a “stick” in the whole cast, The play®put on last night was filled with thrilling situations and more thrilling climaxes, tragedy, humor and pathos being mixed in a skillful manner. The specialties put on by the company were exceptionally good. Especially is this true of Baby Clara, | company will take part. There will of the company. She took her part in the play in a skillful manner and her songs and monologues were very good. Tonight the company will play “A Quaker Tragedy,” a very powerful p'ay in which every member of the be specialties between the acts and the company will have its moving picture machine in operation and some of the latest moving pictures, together with excellent illustrated songs. The Dougherty company is com- posed of an excellent number of ladies and gentlemen, who deserve the patronage of Bemidji people. M. B. A.’s Attention. Hereafter M. B. A. Lodge, No. 1523, will meet on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month. Next meeting will be held Feb. 13th, 1908, followed with a basket social. Visiting members always welcome. . M. A. Clark, Sec. 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. the cute little girl who is a member — Dwight Miller. Russell for Mayor. : : “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 Tth, 1908.) Thanks, Colonel; and you had better turn in and help elect that kind of.a man. If I am elected, you will see the “lid”” not only remain on Bemidji, but"you will see it serewed down so tight there will be NO LEAKS. * —Respectfully, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH i —P. J. RUSSELL. THE LOCAL K. OF P.'S HAD SPLENDID MEETING Knights and Their Ladies Enjoyed Fine Social Session at Hall Last Evening. The members of the Bemidji Knights of Pythias lodge, with their wives and lady friends, gave a very delightful party at Castle hall, in the Masonic block, last evening, the occasion being a sort of ‘“get- ting together” of those interested in Pythianism. A short business meet- ing was held, after which there was a social session which was greatly enjoyed. Cards were played and dancing was also indulged in, Miss Blanche Boyer furnishing the music for the “light fantastic” part of the pro- gram. During the evening a delectable supper was served by the members of the lodge and their ladies. The matter of re-organizing the ladies’ branch of the K. of P. order was discussed and it was decided to at once begin the work of injecting new life into the lodge. Mrs. G.A. Walker and other ladies present signified their willingness to take hold of the arrangements and no doubt a flourishing ladies’ lodge will be the 'outcome. Much credit is .due Chancellor Commander Walker and the other efficient officers of the lodge for the excellence of the party which was given last night, eéveryone present giving vent to their appreciation of the event. L. F. JOHNSON, Céndidate 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. L. F. Johnson. Candidate for Alderman First Ward, I am a candidate for Alderman of the First Ward, My platform is to use my best judgment for the best interests of the city. Graham-M. Torrance. - Candidate for City Assessor. I hereby announce myself as can- didate fer city assessor. J. E. Cahill. Pioneer Advertising _ Reaches the People. Advertisements printed in the Bemidji Pioneer are read by more people tban 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 local, county and state news, hence our adver- ., tising space brings larger returns. We Court Investigation BEMIDJI PIONEER. A PROMINENT RAILWAY OFFIGIAL LAUDS BEMIDJI Says We Are Next in Importance to Duluth.—*“Fine Place in Summer.” “‘Bemidji is making rapid strides toward being about the best little city in northern Minnesota,” said Jno. E.-Caine of Duluth, traveling freight agent for the N. P. Railway company. who was a visitor in the city yesterday. “We consider Duluth about the first city in northern Minnesota, and I certainly belieye Bemidji the next most important along our line, with regard to future development. “You have the location for a large city, and I expect to see Bemidji with 10,000 inhabitants within the next two years. “Bemidji as a summer resort, is about the .best in the state. Vou! have excellent hotels here, a lake that is a beauty, bounded by wooded shores that cannot be equaled, and which afford fine camping grounds. “I was greatly surprised to note the number of cottages which have been built around the lake, and I predict that there will soon not be & foot of land on this lake left for building purposes. ““‘Big Bemidg’ is certainly a bounc- ing infant.” CANADIAN FARMERS WANT HOMESTEADS IN MINNESOTA Many “Yankees” Who Wefi to Canadian Northfirest Are Thoroughly Disgusted With Conditions There.---Immi- gration Commissioner Doing Good Work. Many residents of northern Min- nesota who invested in land in the Canadian northwest have returned from thgt country, and with a very few exceptions their stories of the conditions out there are_mot com- mendatory. Among those who have returned very recently from the Canadian northwest is L. R. Root of Grand Rapids. Mr. Root visited that country with the intention of locating in ‘the livery business, if he had found conditions to his liking. He visited several of the principal cities in the Canadian northwest and made a careful investigation of tfle pros- pects there. He says that hard times are in vogue, generally,through- out the country, and the hardships which stare the people in the face up in that country are rapidly driv- ing out many of the settlers, who were induced to go there through lurid advertising by real estate agents. “In fact,” says Mr. Root, “Many of those who went to the Candian northwest and invested inlan 's there have written back to Minnesota in- quiring if it would be possible to se- cure homesteads on some of the government land in northern part of the state. These northwestern farm- ers state that they have no money, as their crops were entlrely destroyed by frost during the past two years. You will see many of them returning during the next twelve months.” In this connection George Welsh, commissioner of immigration of the |pondence with new Minncsota hoard of immigra- tion, writes a resident of Bemidji to the effect that his departmeht is in receipt of considerable correspon- dence along the line of the above in which Canadian farmers, who lost all of their crops by frost, are very de- sirous of getting homesteads in this state. E Mr. Welsh states that he is taking up the magter of securing lands for these people and that he is in corres- reliable people in northern Minnestoa, and with land officials, relative to the amount of government land that is available for homestead entry or through pur- chase, in order to provide homes for the many who are inquiring for Minnesota land. There is no doubt but that the emigration of would-be farmers of Minnesota and the northwestern states to the Canadian northwest is rapidly diminishing, due wholly and solely to tke adverse reports that are received from former residents of the northwest who are now trying to eke out a living in the King’s domain. Mucb credit is due Mr. Welsh for his splendid efforts to stop this exodus, which has been going on for the past two or three years, people who are living there undoubtedly not being acquainted with the fact that they can secure first-class land in the northern part of Minnesota at a much less figure than the much- advertised land of the Canadian northwest—lands that are immi- nently more fitted for agricultural purposes in every wayJ) —— e GLEARWATER GOUNTY DISTRICT GOURT AT BAGLEY February Term Convened Yesterday.--- Grand Jury Still in Session.--- lury Cases Being Tried. District court for Clearwater county was conved at Bagley Tues- day, Judge Spooner presiding. Judge Spooner called the grand jury and charged them, apppointing | Theodore Welte as foreman, after which they retired for deljberation. The first investigation made by the grand jury was the case of the state vs. Frank Constanzo, who was bound over from' the justice court upon the charge of assault to await the action of the grand jury. Today the jury returned no indictment. and the prisoner was” later discharged, by the court. The first case to be tried was that of J. W. Torkelson vs. Bert Nelson, the jury bringing in a verdict for the defendant. Arnumber of cases were taken under consideration and the follow- k| ing disposal made of same. J. A. Hendricks vs. Jette Lejambe, dismissed without costs or prejudice to either party. Erick Erickson and Matt Fogner, petitioners, vs. school district No. 22, Clearwater -county, was dis- missed on stipulation filed. Hamm Brewing company vs. Nellie Heinzelman and Martin Hein- zelpan, will be submitted on briefs. Hans Hanson vs. H. L. Holst was settled out of court and the case of Orrin J. Person, as special administrator of Jane Bernice Per- sons 'vs. P. H. Pederson will be | tried /by jury. 5 0 Olay K. Loiland vs. R.J. Rudser was settled by consent and judg- ment entered against the plaintiff for $75. 4 Paul W. Carpenter and E. A. Webster, co-partners as Carpenter and Webster vs. A. .C: Quitberg and Signe Quitberg was disrhissed = with- out costs to either party. i . The case of May Edith Rice vs. Arthur William Rice is an action for divorce and will be tried by the court. : In the case of William Anderson vs. J. W. Torkelson there was a stipulation signed by the plaintiff and defendant without the counsent of the defendant, dismissing the action. The attorney. for the defense made a motion to have case re-instated on calender, which motion was denied. The case of Ole Erickson vs. Sam Olson, First National Bank -and Albert Kaiser is to be tried by jury on Thursday, as is also the case of the First National Bank of Bagley vs. Ole Erickson. The state of Minnesota vs. Red River Lumber company. This was an action for trasspass upon state lands, the " state suing to recover $16,000. The case was settled out of court. The cases of the state of Minne- sota vs. 5. 0. Austad and forty-two other persons, brought for the’ pur- pose of enforcing the tax levy as- sessed against their real estate as their proper share of the expense of the construction of ditch No. 1, near Winsor, is attracting some at- tention at this term, the defendants claiming that at the time the assessment was made their lands were government lands, not having been proved up until after the assessment was made. - ““T. ).” Will Have Fine Cottage. T. J. Miller of this city will erect a fine, commodious, up-to-date log cabin at the head of Lake Bemidji, which promises to be one of the neatest reproductions of original pine in this part of the state. Mr. Miller will at once start the work of getting out logs for the construction of the cabin, which will be used asa summer cottage and which will overlook Lake Be- midji, to the south. The cabin will be a seven-rootn structure, with a’' porch 15x35 feet. Mr. Miller estimates that he will use ' 206 logs in the- structyre. Mr. Miller and his family will occupy .the cottage next su’mmer,»' using adaunch ' to make trips back . and forfh befween their home and this city. - ‘Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. . vl TR