Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 21, 1908, Page 1

Elks' State Bemidil, Convention sm s and 20. Bemid)i Bible Conference su 29%, . THIE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 5. NUMBER 310. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 2‘, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MON COUNCIL HELD STRENUOUS MEETING LAST EVENING City Clerk Maloy Attempted to Encourage Awaeding Illegal Contract.---Much Important Business Transacted.--- Heated Discussion Before Adjournment. With all members present the council transacted some very neces- sary and urgent businesss at their session in the council rooms last night. The ordinary routine of city bills were read and allowed, with the exception of the bill of Beltrami county for the board and keeping of the city’s prisoners, it being referred to the city attorney for consideration, The second reading of city ordi- nance number thitty, relating to licenses, met with some amendments and corrections as to the different fees that shall be charged. When the proposition of the license for variety theatres came before the council a motion was made by Alderman Smart that the license fee be set at $100. Carried. At this juncture the question of the license for the moving picture and vaudeville shows came before the council and Alderman Brinkman made a plea for as low a license as possible, stating that he had been in this town a number of years and that every cent he had made went into the betterment of the city and asking the council to grant him a year free from license. Later a carried motion set the license at $50 per year, payable in advance, the unamended ordinance reading $100 per year. The dray license fee remains as at present, reading $25 a year for one or more drays. The clause ofI the ordinance relating to licensing second-hand stores was stricken from the ordinance, the majority holding that any license put on such enterprises would be unjust. .‘} feature of the evening was the hot discussion on the hack question. On motion by Washburn the license clause was amended to read $100 per year instead of $50 per year, the understanding being that the hacks used by the different livery barns be not assessed as they are used by the respective firms as con- veyances for bad weather and not for station on the public streets as representatives of the tenderloin districts. Ordinance number thirty-one, re- lating so gambling and gambling houses was given the first reading and contained some very straight- forward points pertaining to possible lawlessness in the city of Bemidji. Ordinance number thirty-two, re- lating to the placing of screens, cur- tains or other obstructions betore the entrance of bars and bar rooms, are supposed to be closed, was given its first reading, A liquor license was granted to George McTaggaar to sell intoxi- cating liquors, and the pleased smile on George’s face, together with the box of cigars he presented to the council, were all tokens of his appreciation toward the act of the council. Petition calling for opening of alley through block 5, Carson’s ad- dition, was presented to conncil and referred to the city engineer. The firemen made a request for a sixty foot extension ladder, a chemi- cal engine and 1500 feet of 2% inch cotton fire hose, asserting that the fire protection of the city was in- adequate and that the present outfit of paraphernalia was so badly run down that a fire of any size could not be successfully coped with. The proposition was referred to the com- mittee. Permission was granted to M. E. Smith to use one-th ird of sixth street, between Bemidji avenve and the alley to the west, for six months or until such time as building repairs were finished. A plumbers license was granted to Kehim & Lion. A letter wasread to the council, from the State Borad ot Control, regarding the absence of fire escapes on the St. Anthony’s hospital, and duly referred to fire warden. . The matter of awarding the con- tract for sprinkling streets for the summer was taken up, and it developed that City Clerk Maloy had not published the official notice in the official paper of the city (the Bemidji Weekly Pioneer) but that he had instead authorized the publi- cation in a paper but a week olds and not of legal age. The clerk (who appears to put in most of his time acting as a representative for the Pioneer’s two local contemporar- ies) tried to bulldoze the council into the belief that the contract could be awarded whether the legal notice for bids had been legally pub- lished or not, accompanying his harrangue with the statement that the week-old daily, which has not vet been admitted to pass through the mails as second-class matter, had more circulation than the Pioneer, which has a paid, estab- lished circulation of five years’ stand- ing. The raw work of the clerk would not go with the council and he was ordered to have the notice published in a legal manner. during the hours which these places (Maloy’s statement that he did the following prices private families. BEFORE JUNE | AT RATE OF $1.00 PER MONTH JUNE [ TO JUNE 30 AT RATE OF $2.00 PER MONTH JULY 1 TO AUG. 31 AT RATE OF $3.00 PER MONTH SEPT. | TO SEPT, 30 AT RATE OF $2.00 PER MONTH BALANGE OF SEASON AT RATE OF $1.00 PER MONTH Parties desiring to take ice for the sea- son will be given a special rate of $12.00. Ca.rsonv ICE For Season of 1908 During the season of 1908 I will make » for ice delivered to BAD FOREST FIRES AT AKELEY Akeley, April 23.—3:30 p. m.—(Special to the Pioneer)— Forest fires are raging all around Akeley, and much ap- prehensisn is felt for the safety af property surrounding the village with a possible prospect of burning the town. For the past three days the air has been laden with dense smoke, and fires have been raging in all directions, in the vicinity of Park Rapids, also north and east.. Two cars of logs on a Great Northern logging train into town this morning came with the cars ablaze, fire having caught along the track. Every able-bodied man in Akeley has been pressed into servic to fight the fires, and every farmer for| fifteen miles around is fighting desperately to save his home. AL K C. C. Hanson. Wh.l} came in last night from Akeley, states that a forest fire which raged five miles south of Akeley yesterday destroyed all the buildings belonging to five farmers in that vicinity and did an immence amount of damage to standing timber. Also, that Camp No. 5, north of Akeley, belonging to the Red River Lumber company, was destroyed by fire, and one million feet of logs were also consumed. The people of Akeley sent out a special train this morning to fight forest fires north of Akeley along the logging railroad belonging to the Red River Lumber company. j udge Stanton Is a Candidate Judge C. W. Stanton, who was recently appointed judge of the Fifteenth Judicial district to suc- ceed M. A. Spooner, resigned, has decided finally that he will be an independent candidate for judge at the election to be held this fall, his action being taken after the general for Re-election expression as to his intentions in the matter, Just prior to departure for Walker to preside at the term of court which commenced there this morning, Judge Stanton was asked: “How about Thwing and Wright as candidates for judge?” “Well, replied the judge “I am pretty reliably informed that both are actual candidates for the place, and I know of no reason why each should not be if he feels so inclined.” | “Perhaps,” continued the judge’s inquisitor, “you would be willing to state whether you will be a candi- date, and whether you seek a nomi- | nation?” “It seems to me to be a little early to make any announcement,” said the judge, “but since you have inquired, I have no hesitancy in say- ing that I have concluded to act upon the suggestions made by many of my friends, both. republican and 2| democratic,'and 1 shall endeavor to succeed myself by means of inde- pendent candidacy, provided the required number of petitioners join in that request. I shall seek no party nomination. I believe that the judiciary should be kept separate and apart from any party strife, and I shall, therefore, so long as I am on the bench, keep out of polit‘ics entirely and leave my candidacy in the hands of those who agree with me that judiciary should be strictly non-partisan.” not know what day the Weekly Pioneer was published is false, as he was told very distinctly on several occasions. He had two whole days after being ordered in which to hand in the notice, but did not do so, purposely witholding his copy until after the paper was printed.) | As a result of Clerk Maloy’s bull- headedness and refusal to abide with requirements of the charter (his second offense, by the way) the streets of Bemidji will not be sprinkled for another week, and pedestrians will be compelled to eat hot sand in the interum. Some little discussion was entered into regarding sewers along the lake front, one especially being in a very unhealthy condition, and after due consideration the question was referred to the sewer committee. An application being’ made to the fire chief for the purchase of a one length of worn ont hose, the council instructed him to sell one length for whatever he thought it was worth. A letter from a brokerage com- pany regards the taking up of city bonds was read and put under con- sideration. Attorney P.]J. Russell asked the conncil for an appropria- tion to help the G. A. R. fittingly observe Memorial day, stating that no stated amount was wanted, but asked the pleasure of the council, and the matter was refered to the committee on finances. Capt. Otto, of company “K”, spoke to the council in regards to the filling up of the basement of the city hall for the militia company supplies, recom- mending the construction of lockers for the clothing and other articles intended for lockers, the state fur- nishing the gun racks. The matter was duly refered tq the building committee. H. P/ Burroughs appeared before the council and stated that he desired to have an inspector examine the Hotel Burroughs building, claim- ing that the partition was warping, the floors were getting out of piace, etc. He desired’ to be protected from any damage that might accrue. Matt Mayer owder of the building took issue with Mr. Burroughs, and Attorney Torrance, representing Laura Burroughs, also took a hand, with the result that there wasa ‘‘war of words” for a few moments. The council finally decided that Laura Burroughs must deposite of $15 before water would be turned on in the building, For Maloy’s Information. For the ’steenth time, and so that he may paste it in his hat, the Pioneer will reinform City Clerk Maloy that the Weekly Beémidji Pioneer is printed every Wednes- day evening, and is placed in the postoffice Thursday morning; and further that we will accept no copy for city notices later than 4:30 o’clock Wedneaday evening of any week. This is printed so that the clerk cannot by any means again dis- pute the statement heretofore made to him orally. He has until tomorrow (Wed- nesday) afternoon at 4:30 o’clock (which will be just one week and hearly two days Since he was first ordered by the council to hand in his notice for bids on sprinkling) to hand in his copy. Lumber for Sale. We have for sale lumber, lath and shingles. While they last we will sell shingles at $2.00, lath at $1.25. Douglass Lumber Co. Bemidji Local news on last page make af- George Wills Is a Cracker-Jack Com- edian. George W. Wills, the eccentric commedian, (he of the India rubber features and flexable legs), who appears with his wife, Grace Barron, at the Brinkman Family Theater this week, is an old comic opera and burlesque favorite, who has taken to vaudevill. When “Billy Taylor” was first produced in this country he sang the leading tenor role thirty- five weeks straight, and he after- wards appeared in many of the GEO. W. WILLS AND GRACE BARRON. comic opera successes. He was a partner of John E. Henshow and May Tenbrock in the “Two Old Cronies” for several seasons, and | has since been a vaudeville star on all the leading circuits. Mr Wills is a member of the Minneapolis lodge of Elks, having joined the order in that city in 1886, shortly after its organizaoion. He was the forty-first man to be initiat. ed into the lodge, which now numbers over eight hundred mem- bers.—Minneapolis Tribune. The subjoined article, taken from the Spooner News will be of interest to Pioneer readers, as indicative of the sentiment in the north end of Beltrami county relative to a division of the county: “During the past three or four months there has been at divers times mention made in various quarters, of a county division and the establishing of a_new county from the northern part of Beltrami. We have given our views on this subject some time ago, yet there are some who persist in springing the matter up as though it were a case of do or die, and even go so far as to designate the division line, and the location of the new county seat. “Upon our visit at Bemidji the past week the question was referred to us from various quarters indicative of a presumed agitation on foot at this north end; but all we could say was that there was nothing to it and only the talk of persons who have either not studied the question or for lack of any other subject, and being desirious of receiving attention have taken it upon themselves to exploit this matter at this time. A liltle study of conditions and the state of affairs both in our pres- ent county as also the north end in- dependent will convince anyone of ordinary intelligence that it is the height of folly to even presume a division feasable let alone advocate s“‘:h; Beltrami county has today {an indebtedness almost to its ex- treme limit, and part of which would have to be assumed, according to its valuation, by the northern part in case of division. Besides the assessed valuation of the north end is less than 65 per cent of what is re- quired to defray the expenses of maintaining a set of county officers and the necessary added expenses of a district court. Besides there AILY PIONEER. COUNTY DIVISION IS NOT WANTED IN NORTHERN END Editor of Spooner News Denies Any Intention at Present to Chop off New County.---Just Wants the Northern Country Developed. would be required county buildings which, with their maintenance, would swell the yearly expenditures to an ntterly prohibitive figure. “No, it is not county division that we need, nor want, at this time but instead we need and want every mother’s son, that is living in the north end and has an interest to- wards its dovelopement, to advocate and agitate the effectual settlement and improving] of every quarter sec- tion of land available for agricul” tural purposes and furthermore, to discourage at all times settlers who anticipate homesteading on specu lative ideas only. ““There is not a grander country on the continent of America, nor one that has better natural resourc- es and is more healthful than the Rainy River Valley: but with the j Practice by the settlers of the past continued 1ndefinitely into the future 1t will be but a repetition of other localities and may take 25 or even 50years to develop, which the present settlers can accomplish in ten years and better munificent results. “Thus t devolves upon esch and every one to perform the first and foremost duty he owes not only to bimself but to the entire north country and that is to pro- mote a good settlement and effect- ive development of the agricult- ural possibijities present here. When such in progress, and there is no valid reason why it should not-be, it will be ample time to look towards the establishment of anew county. Meanwhile it may be not out of place to have proper recognition py the countyin hav- 1ng the north end represented am- ong the county officials and which recognition the south end is ready to grant when we can unite on a man capable for the office we may deem consistent to ask for. K. P. Dance a Huge Success. The dance given last evening at the city hall under the auspices of the local lodge Knights of Pythias, was one of the swellest affairs of the kind ever attempted in the city. The different committees having the dance in charge exerted every effort to make the dance an enjoyable oc- casion, and the success was very pronounced. The music was of the .very best, the prompting was excellent, the at tendants looked after every want of the dancers, and it was with pro- found regret that those on the floor were compelled to desist when “Home Sweet Home” was played. Order your fly screen now. Also screen doors and window frames. Have your odd jobs done by us, at our shop, 208 Second St., Atwood & Reeves. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. light HEADLIGHT Railroad Men! We sell the Head- Jacket, made from fine blue denim and faney stripe. 0’Leary & Bowser Bomidji, Minn. : : Overall and $1.00