Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1908, Page 4

CORLISS AND HAGBERG ARE CHOSEN DELEGATES Republican Congressional Convention at Crookston Today Was Full of Combinations. : Crookston, April 15.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Through the information of a combination between Roseau, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Mahno- men, Red Lake and Ottertail coun- ties against the other counties in the Ninth Congressional district, A. Kaiser, the choice of Beltrami, Polk, Becker, Wilkin and Clay counties, was defeated in Clearwater, his candidacy as delegate from this district to the national republican convention at Chicago, at the dis- trict convention held in this city this afternoon. The convention was largely at- tended and much enthusiasm was manifested, the convention being overwhelmingly for William H. Taft for president. After convention “sparing” among the different candidates for delegates| and alternates the following were chosen: Delegates—E. D. Corlissof Fer- gus Falls, and Mr. Hegberg of Roseau. Alternates—Dan Patterson of St. Hilaite and Mr. Hetland of Becker county. Mr. Kaiser made a very good run and was well supported by the Clearwater, Beltrami, Polk and other counties who voted for him, the combination being too strong against him. Mahomen county. which was considered as being in the Kaiser column, was opposed to him. The Dialy Pioneer 40c per Month Perhaps been thinking some of opening a bank This bank, with i ities, otfers its ser Capital $50,000.00 account in the near future. have, no doubt you will also stop to think about your choice of banks. come your business. You Have 1f you ts unexcelled facil- vices. ‘We will wel- Come in. | § THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BEMIDJI 7 Surplus $6,000.00 The Largest and Strongest Bank in North Central Minnesota 815,700 FIRE AT NARY An Eniire Block of Six Buildings Were Destroyed Last Night.—Only Par- tially Insured. Nary, April 15.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Nary was last evening visited by a disastrous fire which totally destroyed one block, consist- ing of six buildings, and entailed a loss of $15,700, which is but par- tially covered by insurance. The fire started at 8:40, on the side of the kitchen of the Smiley hotel, and was discovered by Iva Naugle, sister of Mrs. Harding. The fire spread rapidly and soon south the entire block was a mass of flames. As there is no fire protec- tion here, it was impossible, with the use of buckets, to arrest the progress of the flames, and it took but a few. moments over an hour to reduce the six buildings to ashes. The following were the losses sus- tained by the fire: E. E. Smiley, hotel building and contents, $3,000. Paul Cowan and A. Lessard, two store buildings, $2,500; seed, grain {and machinery in buildings owned by C. E. Harding, $1,100. C. E. Hardingstore, barn and ice house, $2,900; contents, $4,400. John Davis, vacant building $800. 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The best Iot of Overcoats and Cravanettes in $10.00 to $25.00 ‘Pre-Easter Shoe thought ought to turn you to Whate\ er style you like, lace or button; whatever leather, gun metal, vici or pat- ent; whatever shape, high or low; you’lt find Walk-Over the best wearer Start the boy to school with a pair of Walton uppers and double For your boy, Easter and Confirmation ~uits “of the better sort;”” highest quality, in the choice fabrics, b'ack and blue worsteds, serges, belt styles, single breastedistyles, tan and greenish shades, in fine mater- ials, sizes 6 to 7. They’re boys’ clothes that will stand the hardest usage that your boy can glve“$5.00 . $4.00 Clothing Howuse You’ll find it a pleasure to do busi- ness here; not only because of what you buy, but because of the way we sell it to Our entire organization has the spirit of “at your service” to see that you get the right thing, and that’s what people say about it who have tried it. hard to fit or just hard to please, we've got the clothes here that will do both. New features in Striped Suits; the season’s fad. A great variety of chalk stripes, pencil stripes, zebra stripes, shadow stripes, in these co'ors--browns, olives, black and white, gray, blue, London smoke mahogany, $10.00 to $35.00 $1.75 Good Clothes; Nothirg Else . / If you're tan. Finest Amer- ¥ | Leaving balance in general fund of THE SCHOOL ELECTION Communications from the School Board and D. C. Smyth Concerning To- morrow’s Election. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION of Independent School District of Bemidji. Whereas a petition has been presented to the undersigned, as clerk of said district, re- questing that a e(slpaclal meeting of the legal voters of said district be called at the time and place, and for the purposes hereinafter set, forth, Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that a special election of the legal voters of Tnde- pendent school district of Bemidji will be held at the Central school house located in block four () of the First Addition to Be- midjl, jn_the city of Bemidjl, Beltrami county, Minnesota, on Thursday, the 16th day of April, 1908, at 4:30 o’clock p. m. for the pur- pose of voting upon the proposition of erect- ing, upon the present_school site, being lots one (1), two (), three (3) and four () in block ten (10), of Carson’s Addition to Bemidjl, Bel- sraml county, Minnesota, a brick school build- ing to be used for graded school purposes, of authorizing the Board of Education of said District to sell or otherwise use or dispose of the frame bu'lding now on said property and known as the Old Catholic Church building for the best inerest of sald District and as tosaid Board ot Education shall seem proper. and that the bonds of said school district, {n the amount of fifteea thovsand dollars (315,000), in denominations pf one thousand dollars @, each, bearing Interest at the rate of five (: per cent per annum, payable in fifteen years from date of issue, inierest payable semi- annually, be issued for the purpose of secur- ing money with which to aid in the erection of said building upon said site, Dated this 4th day of April, 1908, GRAHAM M. TORRANC(iE,k erk. (The Pioneer invites brief com- munication relative to the forth- coming school election, and also on any other proposition calculated to provide more room tfor the school children of the city or the bettering of conditions, in any way. We do not necessarily hold the same views as the writers, but public discussion of public matters is what we de- sire.—Editor.) Bemidji, April 14. Editor Bemidji Pioneer: Replying to the communication in your paper under date of March 8th, 1908, signed by D. C. Smyth, *in which he advocates building a-school house out of money in our'general school fund, instead of issuing bonds q|for that purpose, and inviting the Board to answer why they think it necessary to borrow money when fl | they have a surplus in the treasury, B | we submit to the tax-payers of the B | district the following statement of our finances. At the time of the last annual school meeting we had in the treasury, in general fand, ......lceeereenen. 17013 53 Since that time we have received from our tax levy for this year, from excess levy made to retire an old state loan and from state apportionment Making a total Since that time we have expended... $39574 98 18158 55 21516 43 Out of this we must pay April and Maypay-roll. which includes teachers, janitors, driver for Mill 4 Park bus, librarfan snd Tent... 83416 66 We must a] k- ing tund.......... And set aside for Mill school 2000 00 00 7916 66 This would leave in general fund $13599 77 In addition there are incidental expenses, including interest on bonds, which will mater- ially decrease this apparent balance. To this should be added the amount we will receive from the county treasurer for our July settle- ment. Mr. Smyth “estimates” this amount at $11,000. We earnestly hope that we will receive that amount but in view of the fact that our tax levy this year was $20,450, and that we have already received $21,761.45, we cannot see where we can expect to receive such a large payment. The only way our receipts exceed our tax levy is on account of delin- quent taxes paid during the year and our apportionment. Ordinarily our receipts exceed our tax levy by be- tween $4,000 and $5,000. Out of the funds on hand July 1st We must pay our running expenses until we receive our November pay- ment, and our expenses at the open- ing of school are heavy on account of purchase of books and supplies. We will have in the sinking fund at the end of this year $5000 with £ | which to retire bonds. The bonded indebtedness of the District is $42,000, and the bonds fall due as follows: §1912.. -$12000 | 1913.. 8000 Wi [1914 . 5000 1915 - - - 12000 1915 5000 $42000 If we should spend $15,000 of the i | money in general fund for a school house it would exhaust, if not ex- ceed, our surplus, and it would be- come necessary to at once increase our tax levy for the purpose of ac- cumulating money to retire our bonds as they mature. This surplus has been saved within the past three years, it is needed to retire bonds as they fature and to lessen the burden of taxation of the people of today. We earnestly hope and expect that the end of this school year will find the district with as largeor a larger surplus than at the close of last year. In that case the sinking iby the school board. How can the people of this dis- trict figure that itis advisabie to start building school houses for cash when they are $42,000 in debt? Is it not better to provide for payment of our indebtedness as it becomes due? Board of Education of Bemidji, J. P. Lahr, president. Graham M. Torrance, clerk. T. J. Andrews, treasurer. A. A. Warfield, director. E. H. Marcum, director. E. H. Smith, director. BY D. C. SMYTH. The statement of the board of ed- ucation which appears in this issue of the Pioneer, argues generally in all essentials with my letter of the 8th inst. They admit my statement of bal- ance on hand at the beginning of the school year, also the receipts to date as I stated them, but seem loth to accept my “estimate” of ‘receipts in July at $11,000 notwithstanding the fact that one of their members was advised by the county auditor tl/lat my estimate of $11,000 was too 16w and that in his opinion their re- ceipts in July would reach or exceed $15,000. I notice in the paper kindly hand-. ed me this morning by Mr. Ritchie that in order to get away with a part of the surplus they propose to charge the Mill Park school proposition with $2,500. I ask why is it neces- sary to do that whenq it is quite evi- dent that they have no ‘intention of carrying out that idea. * They advance as another excuse for carrying a large surplus the large expenditures for books and supplies at the beginning of school. I notice in their report to the connty auditor their estimate for school apparatus, books and furniture for the current year amounts to $600 which is not a very large sum to provide for. The statement that the appropria- tion of $15,000 of current funds for building purposes would exhaust the surplus is not borne out by their own figures. Many of our heavy tax payers have told me that they are not in favor of nor do they think it a wise business policy to attempt the retire- ment of our entire bonded indebted- ness in the next few years. Generally the tax payers whom I have come in contact with are in favor of retiring some of our bond issues when they come due and pro: vide for others by rebonding the district, and such action would ma- terially lighten our burdens. I have other and more exacting duties than criticising the acts of the board of education, and in the limited time and space at my dis- posal I have only been able to touch in a general way the points presented If they had given me 2 week (the time they took to answer my letter) I might have made out a better case from my point of view. : D. C.SMYTH. WILL OFFER BIG PRIZES - FOR POTATOES AT FAIR Agricultural Association Held Inferest- ing Meeting in This City Last Evening. - The Beltrami County Agricultural association will offer a number of guaranteed premiums of liberal pro- portions to farmers for the raising of farm products in Beltrami county dnring the coming year, in order that thefarmers may be encouraged in the producing of the best varie- ties of vegetables, etc. At a meeting of the association held last evening, J. J. Opsahl of this city offered to give $250 in cash premiums, to be divided into four prizes,for the best % acre of po- tatoes produced in Beltrami county, the general requirements of the en- 1 tering for the prizes to be made by the agricultural association. Mr. Opsahl’s. intention is to em- brace in the premiums the best varigties and best general exhibit, raised under the rules which will be formulated for the contest. In addition to the above, Mr. Opsahl has offered to give a deed to a lot bordering on the river and also on Lake Bemidji as a special premium for the breeders of chick- ens and their eggs. The lot is to be awarded to the person or persons producing the largest and best flock of chickens, together with a certified record of the egg-producing qualities of the chickens, the full requirements of the entries to be arranged by the agricultural society. Wes Wright also authorized the association to offer for him the sum of $25 in cash as a prize for the best 1907 colt raised in Beltrami county, and shown at the fair to be held this fall. The report of Secretary Rutledge, showing the receipts and expendi- tures of the last fair, together with the statement from the treasurer, R. H. Schumaker, was accepted and ordered placed on file. The report showed that the association, every- thing considered, was in good con- dition, and arrangements were dis- cussed for taking care of the small indebtedness which there is recorded against the association. The meeting adjourned to meet Monday, April 27th, at 3 p. m., when officers for the ensuing year will be elected. The Pioneer has in stock the largest and best selected line of of Easter postal cards. WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. Land Contest Here Today. Before Miss Hattie Haldeman as notary public, to take the evidence, the contest case of Johnson vs. Haley was heard in this city today. Henry Funkley of this city appeared as attorney for the contestant, Johnson, and J. E. Lundegrin of Cass Lake acted as counsel for Haley, the de- fendant entryman. The land which was contested is a homestead located west of Kelliher and is considered a valuable piece of property. PLAN RUMP CONVENTION. Anti-Sullivan Democrats of Start Contest. Chicago, April 1 .—The Harrison or “simon pure” Bryanites, who regard all other Illinois Bryanites with sus- picion and distrust, met at the Briggs House and laid plans to contest the seating of Roger Sullivan’s delegation of Bryanites in the Democratic na- tional convention at Denver. They decided to register their protest against the control of the Chicago boss all along the line from the ward up to the state and national gather- ings. According to their plans the anti- Sullivan Democrats will hold rump mass conventions in all parts of the state this week for the selection of delegates to the state convention to be held at Springfield on April 23. The rump delegations wiil go to Springfield expecting to be denied ad- mission to the convention, which will be controlled by Sullivan. They then will hold a state convention of their own and elect delegates to the nation- al convention. Then it will be up to the national body to decide between the Sullivan and the anti-Sullivan del- egations. linois Pleads Guilty to Embezziement. Rushford, Minn,, April 14—C. O. Alm, for eight years city clerk here, pleaded guilty to the charge of embez- zlement, waived a hearing and was sent to the county jail to await the fund could be materially decreased. term of district court. The total amount taken is over $3,000. HELP WANTED. B I VUV SN WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able- bodied unmarried men, between ages of 18 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English For information apply to Recruit. ing Officer. Miles Block, Bemidji Minn. _— WANTED:—At once, man and wife to take care of farm. Good recom- mendation required. Apply Thursday between 10 and 12 o'clock. America avenue, Winter block. W. R. Mackenzie. WANTED:—Good girl for gen- eral housework. Mrs. N. L. Hak- kerup, 410 Irv. ave. WANTED—Two girls, at Brinkman Hotel. S FOR RENT. A~ FOR RENT: Two rooms furnished if desired. Telephone 241. —_— e Ee S FOR RENT:—Four-room cottage. Inquire of John Wilmann, MISCELLANEOUS. R N A A A A A A A AN e, PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell librarian. e Bl WANTED:—To rent good six or seven-room house in good location. Will pay fair rent for a desirable place. Telepone 276, e i RS WANTED TO RENT.—5 or 6 rot:im house fi‘;r small family; water and sewer desired. Appl Pioneer office, Rt WANTED: Board single lady. Pioneer, WANTED: To purchase good ond hand safe. Inquirs at :;:: and room, by Apply or address oftice, i e ‘s i [ | . G i 13 | | G (o4 S e R | & g