Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1908, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 280. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1908. MR. AND MRS. PENDERGAST HAVE MOVED TO ST. PAUL Necessitated by Mr. Pendergast’s Position as Custodian of 01d State Capitol.---Farewell Reception Given Popular Couple.---Judge ‘“Caned’’ by Friends. L. G. Pendergast, recently ap- pointed custodian of the old state capitol at St. Paul, and wife left this morning for St. Paul, where they will hereafter make their home, hav- ing rented their commodious home in this city. The departure of Mr. and Mrs. Pendergast for the state capitol is deeply regretted in Bemidji, where both are very popular, and last Saturday afternoon and evening a farwell reception and banquet was held by the members of the local L. G. PENDERGAST. order of Ladies of the G. A. R. and the comrades of the G. A. R. of this city, Mrs. Pendergast being a member of the ladies order and Mr. Pendergast being an old soldier of the rebellion. A regular meeting of the Ladies of the G. A. R. was held in the early afternoon, after which an open meet- ing was held, at which the comrades were present. Mrs. H. W. Baily, president of the order, officiated at both meetings, and Mrs. Pendergast had her usual place at the organ. The open meeting was more than of ordinary interest. H. W. Baily, commander of the G. A. R, delivered an address and a response was made by Mr. Pender- gast, followed by remarks by T. H. Pendergast and several other mem- bers, all of which were filled with ex- pressions of deep regret at the com- ing departure from Bemidji of Mr. and Mrs. Pendergast. Much feeling was shown and genuine sorrow was plainly manifest. A genuine surprise was sprung on Judge Pendergast Sunday evening, he being made the recipient of a beautiful gold headed cane, being a | gift from a number of his Bemidji | friends. A party of the friends of Mr. Pendergast assembled at the law office of P. J. Russell, and after Mr. Pendergast had been invited to the office, P. J. Russell, on behalf of those assembled, presented the guest of the evening swith a suitably en- graved gold-headed cane. Mr. Russell accompanied the pre- sentation with a neat speech in which he expressed the sentiment of those present by stating that it was with sincere regret that the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Pendergast wit- nessed their departure from this city; that they were regarded as being the best-liked and most-respected citi- zens of this community, and their departure would leave a vacancy that would never be filled. Judge Pendergast was taken com- pletelv by surprise, and when he arose to respond, his voice was husky and there was a suspicion of a tear in the old soldier’s eyes. He said, in part, that though the duties of his position demanded his pres- ence in St. Paul, he would always claim Bemidji as his home. and he was proud to call this place his home; that all his interests were in Bemidji and northern Minnesota, and he would in the future, as in the the past, do all in his power for the upbuilding of both. The meeting was a very happy one, and all present took advantage of the opportunity to wish Mr. Pendergast a pleasant time in St Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Pendergast came to Bemidji from Eagle Bend seven years ago, and have made their home here since then. Both of them, together with the members of their family, have been very prominent in social affairs of the city, and the departure of the family is deeply regretted by all. for il WHITE A the [ 000D3 LE at the Bazaar Store Manufacturer’s sample line of Waiists and Muslin Un- derwear. - - - - - - - APPOINTMENT OF ANTON ERICKSON IS GONFIRMED ‘The Congressional Record Substanti- ates the Statement Published in Pionee; Last Thursday. On Thursday last the Pioneer printed an article stating that the name of A. R. Erickson of this city had been ratified by the U. S. senate on the day previous and that the name had been sent to the senate the previous Saturday. How we obtained the information is of no consequence to the general public, but that it was authentic is proved by the Congressional Record of Wednesday, March 11th, which contains official notice of the truth of the statement made by the Pioneer. On page 3268 of the Record, un- der heading “Confirmations—Execu- tive nominations confirmed by the Senate March 11, 1908,” for Minne- sota, there appears the following. . “Anton R. Erickson to be post- master at Bemidji, Beltrami county, Minn.” For some unknown reason, the confimation was not given out to the Washington correspondents of the twin ctiies dailies,so that no news of the confirmation was not printed in any northwestern paper. The Pioneer was the very first news- paper to publish the fact of the con- firmation. Park Rapids Wants Hanson. Oscar Hanson of this city, formerly of Cass Lake, has recieved an offer from the firemen at Park Rapids to go to that place and act'as coupler for the Park Rapids running team, which will participate in‘ the fire- men’s tournament to be held at Park Rapids next Junme. In the letter asking Hanson’s services, the Park Rapids folks say they have several other couplers, but desire| Hanson. In connection with the offer, it might be well to state that the first dis- ruption of the old Northern Minne- sota Firemen’s Tournament associa- tion occurred over just such an attempt on the part of the Park Rapids firemen. The members of that department hired a coupler from Pipestone, who was not a legal member of the Park Rapids depart- ment, with the result that the race made by Park Rapids was protested and there wasa hot fight, several members of the association (includ- ing Bemidji and Blackduck) with- drawing, and Park Rapids lost the banner, simply from the fact that an imported coupler was used. However, Hanson is a2 good man, and if it is now allowable to engage the services of fireman for tourna- ments, we hope he will go to Park Rapids. TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS. Town of Wabanaca—Supervisors, W. B. Bliven; treasurer, A. D. Grig- non; town clerk, O. J. Rollevson; assessor, Frank Ogden; constables, Chas. Ripenbark, O. E. Farrier. Three road scrapers ordered; three days poll tax; four road districts; current expenses, $150. William Mann chosen superinten- dent of roads. Town of Alaska—Supervisors chairman, Richard Oberg, Nyman Hicherson, Oluf Sunden; treasurer, F. O Sibley; town clerk, Wm. J. Rock; assessor, Frank Forster; jus- tices, F. O. Sibley, Myron W. Knox; constables, Jamés Austin,Chas.Dick- son. Town of Benville—Supervisor, Gunder Nesland; treasurer, T. B. Gustafson; town clerk, Henry Ny- gaard; assessor, I. G. Ringham; jus- tice, Ole Landro; constable, A. N. Lundgren. Tewn of Spruce Grove—Supervis- ors, chairman, Eric Sundberg (1 year), Rasmus Orheim (2 years), Ben M. Anderson (3 years); treas- urer, Steen Willand; town clerk, I. O. Lillevold; assessor, Eric 'Sund- berg; justice, I. O. Lillevold; - con- stable, Rasmus Orheim. Money raised—General purposes, $85; road and bridge, $85. : MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Office of City Clerk OFFC'L Bemidji, Minn., Mch 2 1908 Council met at City Hall in regu- lar meeting at §P M Called to order by Chairman Gould. Present McCuaig Johnson Smart Erickson Gould Brinkman Rhea & Chairman Gould. Absent Wash- burn. Minutes of last meeting read & approved— The following bills were on mo- tion & second allowed. Viz City pay roll Feby o8 $620.00 It was moved & seconded E R Erickson be Vice Chairman of council Carried—] F Gibbons & D H Fisk were voted for'by ballot for City Atty for ensuing year, Gibbons recd 5 votes Fisk 2 votes Gibbons declared appointed. Dr Blakeslee was on motion & second appointed Chairman board health. Carried. J R Miller Wm Hilgrove George Weightman ] M Price ] Kittleson applied for Street & Water Commissionerships. Miller recd 5 votes, Price 2 votes, Kittle- son 1 vote. ] R Miller was de- clared appointed com’nr ot Streets & Water. Thos Maloy was ap- pointed clk of water board on mo- tion & second—W O Noble J F Hennesy & N'] Case were voted for by ballot for Scavanger, Hen- nesy recd 7 votes, Case 1 vote, Hennesy declared appointed Scav- anger [no McElroy was appoint- ed Janitor City Hall & engineer Fire dept. on motion & second. W A Walker was appointed asst Janitor on motion & szcond. It was moved & seconded the council meet every Monday at 8 P M. Carried. The 1st Natn’l & Lum- bers Natn’l Bks were on motion & second designated depositories for city monies—Moved & seconded the city Treasurers bond be $20,000.00 the Clerks bond $2500.00, Assessors $1000.00 St Commissioners 5008, City engi- neers $2000.00 Scavanger $500.00. Each of the Natn’l banks as de- positories $10,000 co. Carried. The city Treasurers Surety bonds in $20000.00 The city Clerks bond in $2500.00 & the assessors bond 1n'$1000.00 were on motion &second approved Liquor License application of Peter Lindeberg was granted. “Ayes” McCuaig, John son, Smart Erickson Gould Brink- man Rhea & Chairman Gould—Ab- sent—Washburn. Liquor License bond of Peter Lindeberg Adolf Kline & ] P Lahr was approved. The city clerk was instructed to ask for bids for city printing to be opened on gthinst. D M Stoner was appointed city engineer on motion & second. Moved we ad- journ, adjourned Thos Maloy City Clerk W A Gould Chairman Shamrocks free, at Gill Bros.’ Read the Council Proceedings. Elsewhere in this issue of the Pioneer we publish the official pro- ceedings of the city council as handed to us by City Clerk Maloy. the copy ' was changes whatever. Heretofore the Pioneer has taken the trouble to re-edit the copy, and “make sense” of the matter so that the average reader could really be informed as to what the executive body of the city was doing at the meetings. That we have had considerable of atask is shown by the proceedings printed elsewhere. The original copy is on file in the Pioneer office, and we will be pleased to show the same to anyone interested. At a recent meeting of the coun- cil, the city clerk unofficially told some of the members that the Pioneer “changed his copy.” In all sincerity, we ask our readers if it would not be better for all concerned if his “copy” was “‘changed” some- what? We have our doubts if the abbreviations and eliminations which are attempted by the clerk leaves enough of the original text to form a legal publication of the trans- actions of the council. written, with no “‘Make the Pioneer Brighter.” Says Editor Davis, in the Crooks- ton Journal: *Miss Ida Allard left this morn- ing for Bemidji where she has ac- cepted a position with the Bemidji Pioneer. Miss Allard is very com- petent and will make the Pioneer a brighter sheet than ever.” : Yes, and the editorial “we” of this great family necessity welcome the lady with—well, not exactly “‘open arms,” but—you know how it is Bro Davics. The type has been set exactly as! GOVERNOR JOHNSON IS EMPHATIC IN DENIAL Says He Has No Intention of Going Into Political ‘““Speil” in Address al Shiloh. St. Paul, sMarch 16.—"“I hope I have better sense than to try to make political capital out of such an event as the unveiling of the Shiloh monument,” said Governor Johnson today. ‘I will probably make some remarks there, but if I do'they will be appropriate to the occasion. I don’t see how anyone could think me capable of such an impropriety as discussing'politics at the unveiling of a monument to Minnesota’s dead soldiers ” The governor’s remarks were in reply to a question about a story from Washington which said he was going to make a statement of his views on national politics at the Shiloh speech, and that he would go on East to Washington. The facts, as learned at the capi- tol today, are that the Governor and his staff are going to help Minnesota. A few days later, on April 19, Governor Johnson must be at Lindsberg, Kan., where he is to speak at the Bethany college annual festival. The Washington story also said that W. B. Hennessy of St. Paul was there in Governor Johnson’s inter- ests. He was said to be lining up special representatives and convey- ing assurances that Governor John- son was earnestly in the race. Itis stated at the capitol that whatever Mr. Hennessy says is for himself. He is not representing the governor in any way, To the People, In Saturday’s Pioneer appeared an article covering the schedule played by the Big Bemidg Basket Ball team, i and in this article it inferred that] the management of the rink had handicapped the boys by charging them exorbant prices for the use of the hall to practice in. 1 Now the management of the rink wishes the people to know the truth of the matter, in order that they may not set us.down as hold-ups. The fact is the highest price ever charged for a practice of basket ball at the rink was $1.75 and this was all that was charged for the use of the hall, fifty electric lights, steam heat and a man’s time getting ready for them and cleaning up after they were gone. —Chester Snow, Manager. Lost Girl Puts in Appearance. Crookston Times: Ragna Bye, the 14-year-old emigrant who was expected by friends in Bemidiji several days ago, arrived last night on the “fAyer.” In some way she missed connections in Canada and her inability to make her predica- ment known on account of being un- able to talk English, was responsible for the long delay in reaching this point. She was badly frightened over her experience and could not be induced to go far from- the depot during her stay in this city. Her SCHOOLS WILL GIVE FINE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Splendid Operatta, in One Act, With Fine Cast.---Many Scholars Will Participate.---Performance Deserves Large Attendance of Residents of City. At the City Opera House, this evening, an entertainment will be given under the auspices of the Bemidji schools, the proceeds of which will be devoted to purchasing frames for the fine collection of pictures which are owned by the school. The entertainment will be of more than ordinary merit, and the pro- gram is an assurance of good things in store. i “Florinda,” an operatta in one act, has been placed on the program, in which a fine cast of characters has been secured. The Pioneer man was privileged to see the dress re- hearsal of this part of the program and we unhesitatingly pronounce it good. Other parts of the program are equally interesting, and a treat is in store for those who attend this| evening. Miss Eugenia Oliver is in charge of the musical part of the program. Miss has looked after the dramatic features. Misses Gertrude Ally, Bernice Stoker and Nellie Shaw are accompanists, and Misses Tschumperlin and Ada Holes are assistant accompanists, with Miss Nell Shannon accompanist for the high school. The program will commence at 8 o’clock sharp. Dora Hanson i PROGRAM 1 Bridal Chorus...... . From “The Rose Maiden” High School 2 CaterpillarSong....euun.. First Grade 3 “Florinda” Operetta PSS “FLORINDA” Cast of Characters FLORINDA.....A little village maiden DOROTHY HAZEN YORINGAL Her brother ink . Queen of the witches A STEWART FORTUNIA __ Fairy Queen LiLis ALogANT 1st Fairy . INEZ BUCKLIN GENEVIEVE Foster GraDpYs VIE CHORUS OF FAIRIES AND WITCHES (SCENE) A FOREST TIME: PRESENT Synopsis A little girl is turned into a nightingale by the Queen of the Witches. One thing alone can destroy the witche’s power: a rose with a tiny pearl growing in its very center, called the Rose and Pearl. The Fairy Queen sends her fairies to search the forest far and near to find this beautiful flower. The fairies come back rejoicing in their good fortune, carrying the magic Rose and Pearl to the fairy queen. At sight of this the Queen of the witches calls her wicked band of witches to her aid, but before the magic flower their power is gone.. They yield be- fore the magic Rose and Pearl, and the nightingale becomes again a little girl to romp and play with her brother Yoringal and the fairies. AAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS friends have been notified of her|cah “dance all night till near day- arrival in this city and will meet her when she arrives in Bemidji today. St. Patrick’s Dance Tomorrow Night. Tomorrow evening the Bemidji Fire Department will give a “St. | Patrick’s Ball,” and the fire laddies are figuring on making this closing dance of the season the very best of all their efforts in this line. Prof. Thomas Symington’s or- chestra has been engaged to furnish the music, which insures the very best that that can be had for on such an occasion. ‘The grand march will be called at 9 sharp, and the management assures all that they light and go home with the girls in the morning.” As this dance is given by one of the most worthy of local institutions (the volunteer fire department) there should be a good attendance, and there undoubtedly will be. Bemidji Souvenir Envelopes printed, advertising the dates for holding the Bemidji Bible Confer- ence, on sale at the Pioneer office at 15c per package. Forsale: Good strong pony. Will take logor lath bolts in payment. Dougles Lumber Co. %, e W Beltrami % 1 -%&EEGEEE&E—EEEGES&&G&G%E:@ BEMIDJI Cash Shoe Store Now Loca.ted in the Winter Building on 3333333333333333333333 32 3IIBIIBZ Avenvue. = P AT THE BRINKMAN FAMILY THEATRE ALL THIS WEEK,