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

THE BEMIDJI DAILY H’\stor'\ca\ Society: WINNESOTA HISTORICAL VOLUME 5. NUMBER 276. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH “RED-HOT” ELECTIONS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY AS SHOWN BY TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SPECIAL Mi‘lS’SAGES FROM CORRESPONDENTS TO THE DAILY PIONEER. Assistant Attorney General Weeks and the Sheriff of Cass County Officiated at the Cass Lake Election. Warm Contests at Walker, Bagley, Big Falls, International Falls, and Other Yillages. At Cass Lake. Cass Lake, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—After the most excit- ing political battle ever waged in the history of Cass Lake the “Citi- Ticket” headed by L. M, Lange, won out yesterday in the contest for the selection of village officers for Cass Lake for the en- zens’ suing year. The result of the fight was to de- termine whether the men who were responsible for the unenviable repu- tion which Cass Lake has gained during the past year, should be re- stored to office, and after a fight, which roused the ire of every re- spectable voter, and which caused every clergyman in the village to preach in fervent words, and which caused Governor Johnson to write a very strong letter to the sheriff of the county regarding the many con- templated unlawful actions at this election, and resulting in the attor- ney general sending his assistant here that fair play would exist, the “‘Citszens’ Ticket” was successful. When the polls opened Tuesday morning and the sheriff read letters from the governor and the attorney general, and Assistant At- torney General Weeks appeared on the scene, matters took a decided change for the better. The first two of the many lum- berjacks who had been induced to vote (illegally) after being chal- lenged, swore in their votes and were immediately arrested. This put fear in the rest and they l=ft the village. The controllers of the election stated positively at the outset that no one connected with the “Citi- zens” ticket would be permitted within fifty feet of the polls, and to that end a chain fence was built around the voting places. But when Governor Johnson’s letter was read and the assistant attorney general spoke, the “gang” backed up, and the chain was practically ignored. Almost every man who voted was challenged and not until he was rigidiy cross-examined was his vote accepted. The two men arrested will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and given a chance to prove they had a right to vote here. The election of the “Citizens” ticket means that Cass Lake will receive the greatest overhauling ever known in 1ts history. L. M. Lange, the president of the council, is 2 man who was never known to shirk his duty, and he has held many honorable positions. Besides being present judge of pro- bate of Cass county, he was form- erly receiver of the U. S. land office at Marshall, a former judge of probate of that county, and also a former commander of the state G. A. R. of Minnesota. J. E. Lundrigan,the local attorney, had no opposition for the office of trustee of the village and he was given the full support of the “Labor” and the “Citizens” tickets, receiving a total of 351 votes, which indicates his great popularity with all classes of the village. The following is the result of the election. "LABOR' “'crr1zens” Tapley119 President ange 236 Spillan 113 Trustee Koeneman 238 Lilly 124 Trustee Sitzer 235 No opposition Trustee J. E. Lundrigan 31 Komstaduis 117 Recorder Hough 237 Nelson 117 Treasurer Nells 235 Sims 115 TJustice Tves 238 Kenyon116 Assessor Swanberg 236 Shores 120 Constable Latendrie 233 Constable ‘Wright 235 At Walker. Walker, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer)—The village election yes- terday was a closely-contested affair, the principal difference being on the position of president of the council, which resulted in Harry Brummond being elected over T. J. Welch, by a vote of 91 to 48. The remainder of the officers were chosen as follows: Trustees, A. Lavigne, Albert Car- son and M. S. Morical; recorder, Odin Naustvold; assessor and justice of the peace, Ely Wright; treas- urer, George Crow; constable, Harry McCabe. At Bagley. Bagley, Mar, 11.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Election day (yes- terday), which was ushered in like a lamb, wound up like a lion before the day was out, Monday, there were three can- didates 1n the field for president of the village council with E: N. Folk (the old mayor) and Julius Sundet favorites with even bets on each, Before the poles opened yester- day morning, Mr. Sundet with- drew in favor of E. E. Erickson. The battle waged all day yester- day, with the result that Mr, Erickson was elected by a hand- some majority. The balance of the village officers who were elected were about evenly divided between the three tickets that were in the field, and the following were the officers elected at yesterday’s election: President, E. E. Erickson; trus- tees, Lars Omdahl, Valentine Pcst, Ole G. Lee; recorder, Emil Lee, treasurer, Oscar Barness; asszssor, Jacob Loen; justice, Bert Day; constables. Joseph Steidhl and Bert Nelson. At Big Falls. Big Falls, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The hottest political fight in the history of this village was closed yesterday, when A. J. Jenson, a local hardware merchant, was elected president of the village council, defeating John T. Oyler, formerly of Bemidji, and another opponent. The balance of the old council was re-elcted, and C. L.Hille- stad was again chosen recoider. At International Falls. International Falls, March 11.— (Special to Pioneer.)—The village election yesterday was somewhat of a heated affair, the contest being waged strongly all day, with . the result that John Berg was elected mayor, M. Satterland was chosen recorder, and the members of the council are J. J. Stone, Frank Green and Pat Lynch. At Northome. Northome, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Although there were were three different tickets in the field and considerable interest was taken by the voters, the election yesterday was pulled off very quietly. While the vote cast was not as heavy as was expected, it was larger than that polled last year. Challenges were frequent during the day and but very few illegal votes were cast, The following officers were elected: Mayor—C. W. Speelman; council- men, Geo. Hanchett, A. K. Aaberg and C. R. Ward; recorder, T. L. Duncan; treasurer, J. E. Cowan; justice of the peace. T. L. Duncan; assessor, P. Phalen; constables, B sy Barney Dewan and Ed. Eeldman; village superintendent of schools, L. D. Beach. The vote for recordership, between T. L. Duncan and J. B. Wilm, was in reality a tie, one ballot being counted that should have been thrown out, it being illegal, owing to the fact that the voter placed another name on the ticket for recorder, making two for the same office. with this bollot thrown out, the vote would stand a tie between the two candidaties, and steps will be taken to have the ballots recounted. At Nymore. There was a contest at Nymore yesterday, for the selection of village officers, the election resulting as follows: President, O. J. Tagley; trustees, Martin Olson, John Spark and W. A. Carter; recorder, Fred Hammond; treasurer, Willis Nye; justices of the peace, J. B. Hook and John Tagley; constables, W. E. Martin and Alex. Dougherty; assessor, M. Larson. At Blackduck. Blackduck, March, 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The election of village officers resulted in a three-cornered fight for president of the council, the balance of the village officers being chosen without much of a contest. ' The vote on president was as fol- lows: J. E. Dade, 87; Charles Trondson, 53; C. W. Conway, 43. The balance of the officers. were, Trustees, John Myer,R. T. Praught, Ben Chapman; recorder, D. D. Rolfe; assessor, H. ‘A. Laangord; treasurer, R. Zimmerman; justice, E. J. Taylor; constable, George Horton. At Kelliher. Kelliher, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The election for village officers held yesterday resulted as follows: President of the council, Heary Pfund; councilmen, O. B. Olson, J. C. Gibson, T. Dearche; recorder, J. W. Murray; tresurer, C. E. Reeves; justice, J. Hartman; constables James McMahon and B. F. Stewart. At Solway. Solway, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The village election re- sulted as follows: President, W. W. Lloyd; trustees, D. F. Sullivan, S. M. McCourt, M. A. Rivett; recorder, D. P. Powers; treasurer, Ray Dicken- son; constable, A. D. Mowers;justice, O. A. Sime. At Shevlin. Shevlin, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The village election yes- terday resulted in a hot contest be- tween Joseph Melaas and Martin Nelson, for the office of president of the village council, the remainder of the village officers being chosen without much opposition. Melaas won out by a vote of 15 to14. The balance of the city officers are as follows: ~ Trustees, John C. Thorpe, James A. Gorden, L. K. Rauk; recorder, G. B. Upton; treasurer, 'T. E. Rider; assessor, G. L. Renne; justices, N. A. Nelson and P. L. Renne; constables, H. B. Lee and L. Amadon. At Mizpah. Mizpzh, March 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The election here on Tuesday resulted as follows, for village officials: President, A. 'N. White; Council- men, R. N. Hanson, F. Comstock, William Hanchett; recorder, E. T. Foster; treasurer, A. E. Foster, Con- stable, James Nolan. There were two ticketsin the field and a spirited contest resulted. In the township of Engelwood the following were elected: Super- visor, William Durrin; clerk: Fred Siats, Sr.; treasurer, E. W. Frangis; Justice, W. J. Potter; constable, Joseph Schoffman. Township Elections. The Pioneer has received re- turns from the following townships as the results of the election held Tuesday. Thereturnscreauthen- tic, as they are made out by the various town clerks, and are given first hand to the readers: Town ot Port - Hope—Super- visors, chairman, C. Fleisch- man, I. G. Haycroft, J. C. Dodge; treasurer, G. Souder; town clerk, Wm. Gerlinger; assessor, P. Al- bee; justice, Jasper Souder; con- stable, J. Olds. Town of Blackduck—Super- visors, A. B! Page (3 years), E. Davis (2 years); treasurer, A. C. Forsythe; town clerk, Chas, H. Johnson: assessor, A. H. Davis; justices, John Jorgensen (2 years), Asa Stotsbury (1 year); constable, Nick Olson. Town of Turtle River—Sup- ervisors, Albert Utech, A. D. Simpkins, Chas. Cherrier; treasurer, P, N. Brondby; town clerk, Andrew Just; assessor, P. N. Brondby; justices, R. N. King- ston, Wm. Varner; constables, Ray Phelps, Guy Simpkins. Town of Kelliher—Superyisors, chairman, Wm. Lennon, J. A Wagner, S. Craig; treasurer, C. E. Reeves; town clerk, J. A. Mur- ray; assessor, W. C. Patterson; constables, Jas. McMahon, B. F. Stewart, Town of Shotley—Supervisors, Ben Anderson (3 years), C. O. Espe (2 years); treasurer, Otto Habedank; town clerk, P. S. Ut- seth; assessor, Axel L. Asp; justice, S. C. Urseth; constable, Anton Aanson. Town of Nebish— Supervisors, A. H. Watson, Carl Saterlie; treasurer, Andrew Edwards; town clerk, Burt L. Noble; assessor, Wm. Austin; justice, Geo. Gra- {ham; constables, Wm. Wilson, Frank Brun. Town of Maple Ridge—Super- visor, Norman Williams; treas- urer, Wm. J. Tisdell; town clerk, Wm. Carlson; assessor, A. F. Warner; constable, Jas. Pine. Town ot Roosevelt—Supervis- lors, chairman, Peter Bakke, An drew Nelson, Ole Steffne; treas- urer, Jamtvold; town clerk, Carl Peterson; assessor, L. O, Larsen; justice, Otto Smith; constables, Erick Ness, Ole Steffne. (Andrew Nelson was elected supervisor this year, the others hold over.) Town of Grant Valley—Super- visors, Martin Hogan (elected), T. J. Wright and John Suckert (hold over); treasurer, H. L. Lucken; town clerk, Chas. F. Schroeder; assessor, Wm. Schroe- der; justices, A. J. Wright, T. H. Pendergast; constables, Vincent Scenitzer (elected), L. J. Stone (held over.) Town of Bemidji—Supervisors, Aug. Jarchow, Oluf Larson, G. F. e S P e e A R 7 T R W Tl T H U R S D A of American w Y Gingha 1 lot Bed Spreads, fu price tion and fine tucking, < 3 = yard <X PpOXCHPO® market today, only . White Goods. 2 Muslin Underwear. tion and in add’tion s'yle and size of garme eavers. Colored Dress Goods for Spring Taffetas, Serges, mannish effects stripes and checks, Mohair, Panamas, For Separate Skirts Tissues, Stripes, Checks and Novelty Weaves. ms. Prices 30 inch India 11 size, regular price $1,75., ‘our Lawn Shirt Waists , at Very pretty White Lawn Waists, effiectively trimmed at ‘ 2 $1039 It is evident that there is to be a vo, demands but what can be supplied terns and colorings are prettier than ever. Preliminary Showing of ~ Spring Goods We have just received large consignments of our spring goods, which affords us an excellent opportunity of offering you the very best in merchan- dising. Our stock is clean, fresh and thoroughly up-to-date. You will see here the pick of fabrics from the best foreign mills and the choicest products yard Stylish White Lawn Waists with daintily tucked back and * and front of handsome embroidery, lace inser- $1 98 . o ab L et Our line of spring dress goods embraces the following: Wcol Voiles, etc., ete. glzlue in %;ess ginghams this season. ..... R 124¢ to 35¢ Linons, regular .15¢ to 18c quality, Torchon and Val. Laces, at per 5 C O 1 lot White Tawn Waists 98¢ Eickstadt; treasurer, Even Moe; town clerk, Chris C. Hagen; assessor, Jahn Engelhardt; justice, Thomas Phibbs; constable, Gilbert Moe. For current expenses $200, road and bridge $400, total $600. Town of Durand—Supervisors, A. E. Hodgdon (3 years), John Morri- son (1 year); treasurer, M. Chris- tianson; town clerk, O. J. Laqua;- assessor, Jacob Christianson; justices, Jacob Christianson, Wm. - Buttler; constables, O. E. Rundell, Chas. Cramer. For or against license, for license ‘won out. 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