Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 27, 1908, Page 1

VOLUME 6. NUMBER 111. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, THURSDLY EVENING AUGUST 27, 1908, - MINNESOTA HlsTOBICAL SOCIETY, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH A NOTED CHARACTER WILL BE IN BEMIDJI ON FRIDAY **Colonial Jack,” Who Is Doing a Long Walk, Headed this Way.—Started from Portland, Me., June 1, and Pushes a Wheelbarrow. On a wager of 2,000 books, which he has yet to write, against $1,000, “Colonial Jack,” says he is walking from Portland, following the borders of the United States, a distance of 9,000 miles. ing the entire distance, which to win his wager he must cover in 400 days, but is pushing a small wheel- barrow covered with post cards and other souvenirs of the journey, which he calls the “Sphinx,” he carries his articles of wearing apparel and other necessities, or to use his words it is his “baggage car.” “Colonial Jack,” whose real name is J. A. Krohn, started from Port land, Me., on June 1, and is at the present time, by his own accounts 250 miles ahead of his schedule, hav- ing traveled over 1,900 miles when he reaches Bemidji. The method used to prohibit him him from taking a ride is found in having him call at every postoffice along the line of tramp and getting the office employes to} place a stamp in a small book, which' he carried for that purpose. In order to complete the task in He is not only walk- the given time, 400 days, Mr. Krohn is compelled to walk at least 22 miles daily. The longest walk yet made in one day is 44 miles, made jin western Pennsylvania and east- ern Ohio. Since starting on the long tramp Mr. Krohn has worn out three pairs of shoes and lost but 12 pounds in weight, and expects to be as strong at the finish as he was at the start. In the course of the trip he will of necessity meet many adventures and experiences, and it is these experiences and a description of the country through which he passes of which he means to write and pay expenses of the walk. Mr. Krohn is a newspaper man and theatrical manager by profes- sion and the strange adventure he is now undertaking is merely a little recreation from labor, he says. Hs claims to be enjoying the trip, and states that he and his wife are together every Sunday, she follow- ing by going ahead on the train. They will pass next Sunday in Bagley, provided the husband gets along that far. In Municipal Courl. Two cases were taken up in muni- cipal court this morning. Tom Wilson was charged with being drunk and was fined $10 and costs or ten days in the county jail. Juadge Bailey suspended sentence on the condition that Wilson leave the city immediately and the latter left. Clarence Johnson seems to admire the beauty of the inside of the Bel- completed the serving of a sixty-day sentence for stealing a rowboat. The case was continued until this afternoon. Johnson was fined $20 and costs or twenty days in jail by Judge Bailey this afternoon and was com- mitted to the county jail in default of payment of the fine. Additional local matter will be found trami County jail. He has just on fourth page. GEORGE MARKHAM VERY ILL. George A, Markham, one of the most popular and widely-known young men who has made their home in Bemidji, is seriously ill at Kalis- pel, Mont., with pneumonia; in fact, a message was received, late yester- day afternoon, to the effect that he had suffered a relapse and that his condition was such that he was not expected to live. J. L. Markham, a brother of George, left last night for Kalispel in response to the urgent telegram for his presence at that place. George Markham was, for several years, in business in Bemidji and although not having reached his majority (being less than 21 years of age at the time he first went into business) he did very well. He sold out his business here and went to Hibbing, where he formed a part- nership with C. H. Miles in the Miles hotel and theater. burned to the ground and Mr. Mark- ham suffered a severe financial loss thereby. Since the Hibbing fire Mr. Mark- ham has done little business, but has been looking for a location. He went to Culbertson, Mont.,, a few weeks ago with the intention of leas- ing a hotel at that place. While going from Culbertson to Kalispel he caught a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia and he was taken to the hospital in Kalispel, where he remained until about a week ago. Mr. Markham’s condi- tion improved to such an extent that he was able to be outside and walk around. He suffered a relapse a few days ago and has grown rapidly worse. There is no more popular young business man in northern Minnesota than George A. Markham and the unanimous wish is expressed that he will survive his present ill- The hotel and theater were ness. N — —————w — 1 GEORGE A. MARKHAM President Malzahn and Secretary Mackenzie, of the Beltrami County Agricultural association, are pro- gressing nicely with the preliminary arrangements for the county fair to be held here September 24-25-26. The new main exhibition building is now in the process of construction, and will take the place of the large building which was destroyed by fire last spring. While the present building will in no way be as pretentious as the old building, it will answer for exhibition purposes, and will pro- vide nearly double the amount of space for placing exhibits as ‘was available in the building destroyed. The new building is a frame‘affair 24x150 feet, and is being constructed on the site of the old building, Unlike the old bnilding, the new exhibit hall will have no driveways, & _.’—’_—F thus allowing this amount-of space to be used for exhibition purposes and for aisles for passage through the building. 3 The . cost of the / new bmlding is very nominal, and ’Secre(ary Mack- enzie is being cammended for the economical spirit ,exhlblte'a in fur-, nishing the exhibit hall. In addition to'thé new building, a large tent 30x60 feet will‘be erected on the ground, which will‘be used asa rest room for’ladies and child- ren, also for meetings and ' other uses, which may arise. Secretary Mackenzie also states | that new stalls and pens - will be built for the accomodation: of live stock, sheep and hogs. ! A commendable feature of the fair, which will b‘F‘ appreciated by all exhxbntors. is that an effort will be made to pay m’full the last day NEW BUILDING FOR THE FAIR of the fair, all premiums which have been awarded to ‘exhibitors. This action will do away with much of the confusion and disappointment occasioned where premiums are not paid for some time after the holding of the fair. The premium list is in - the hands of the printer and will be issued in a very few days. Several new innova- tions have been made in this year’s premium list, whereby not so many premiums are offered and more lib- eral sums are allowed as prizes for the exhibits. This is especially true of live stock of all kinds. The program committee has not fully decided on the affairs of each day but Thursday will be designated as “Old Settlers’ Day,” Friday will be “Farmers’ Day” and Saturday will be “Everybody’s Day.” —_—mm e Notice. by calling and settling same before Sept. 1. This is due to Mr. Fraser’s retiring from the business and who All those knowing themselves to|eXpects to go mto business else- be indebted to us will do us a favor | Where. —Elslar & Fraser. Local news on last page. Rev. W. S. Ward returned to Crookston last night after uniting Rev. Hall-Quest and Miss Shirley Knox of Nebish in the holy bonds of matrimony. 38 PEOPLE HAVE FILED ‘AS PRIMARY CANDIDATES For the First Time in the History of Beltrami Coulty, Candidates Have Filed for Democratic Nomination for County Offices. = St. Paul, Aug. 27.—(Special to Pioneer.)—At the close of filing hours in the office of Secretary of State Schmahl last night (midnight) the filings for congress in the Ninth Congressional district, judge of the Fifteenth Judicial district, and rep- resentative from the Sixty-first Leg- islative district were as follows: For congress, Ninth district— Halvor Steenerson, republican; G. T. Braaten, public ownership. For representative, Sixty-first Legislative district—Henry Funkley, J. J. Opsahl, Harry E. Ives, republi- can; Dr. C. G. Forrest, prohibition, For the first time in the history of Beltrami county the democratic voters of the county have an oppor- tunity to vote for democratic candi- dates for county offices. An opportunity to bu LACES wholesale prices. they last, per yard, only WHITE WAISTS Beautiful Lingerie Waists in During Remnant Sale Combinations, Gowns. 1 lot of Laces and Insertions fo match, prices less than While 3e designs now on sale at 1.4 off, Muslin Underwear less 25°. Corset Covers, Skirts, Drawers, T Sale Commences August 27th ( _\e‘- X e SKIRTS y handsome skirts in all the late designs, made up in suitings, panamas, etc., 2 50 etc. During Remnant Sale we will discount these value, at the surprisingly SILK GLOVES All our 16-button Silk gloves, regular $1.50 9 8 e REMNANTS OF WOMEN'S JACKETS, SUITS AND SKIRTS JAGKETS AND SUITS Every garment new style and worth double the Everythmg going at the sweeping re- 250 price. duction of low price of , .. BELTS. styles, to close at DRESS Hundreds of yards many our Remnant Sale. e FOR UPON HIS CHUBBY FEE IN TASTE DIVINE AND S HE WORE BUSTER BRO! BLUE RIBBON SHOES TO WEAR BUSTER BROWN BLUE RIBBON SHOES 1s To WEAR THE BEST— 1lot Women’s Wash Belts, all sprmg 7 e lect from, at 25 per cevt discount. are offering at 25 per cent discount during THE RETURN QF JAKKIE HORNER)® Trenmic 0% TO HIS OWN FAVORITE CORNER WAS CERTAINLY A BEAUTY TREAT,\ 600DS of dress goods to se- girls to purchase their school WASH Guuns supplies. School will be here in afew days. Now is the time to Many dainty lawns, swisses, tissues, stock up on tablets, pencils, inks, etc., very pretty for waists or dresses, we pens, etc. Don’t forget to buy here. Sale Commences August 27th BAZAAR REMNANT SALE After a very successful campaign in Summer Merchandising we find we have accumulated odds and ends in Dry Goods. remnants at prices that will dispose of them in a very few days as we need every foot of space now for the new fall goods that are beginning to arrive. Come and procure a Great Bargam for a Little Money We have marked these ies. A large line in Swisses and Cambrics. For a few days 1 e SCHOOL SUPPLIES Our Annex furnishes the best place in town for the boys and EMBROIDERY A fine lot of Embroider- YOU'LL SOON HEAR for it. HARK ! School days will soon be here. The boys and girls have had a high old time dur- ing vacation and their shoes are the worse They musi be reshod for school. We have a splendid line of Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes in Waterproof s al, box calf, vici kid—the best thoes on earth for wear. THE SCHOOL BELLS When the "closing hour for filing for nominations for county offices passed yesterday evening, five per- sons had filed for democratic nomi- nation_ for county offices. Heteto- fore, no democrats have filed for county offices, although several have run asindependent candidates after the primaries. The result of the general election will be watched with considerable interest, as heretofore, a nomination on the republican ticket has been equivalent to an eleétion, although a few have been independent candn— dates. Just how strong a run the demo- cratic candidates will make is a matter of conjecture. The personal popularity of some of them will un- doubtedly result in their receiving a good-sized vote. Those who filed for democratic nominations were as follows: John Gilstad,county commissioner from the first commissioner dis- trict. P. ]. Russell for county attorney. Fred M. Malzahn for register of deeds. Thomas Tedford for sheriff. Vera M. Cameron for county sup- erintendent of schools. The following are the filings for county offices as made _with County Auditor Wilmann. For county auditor—John Wil mann, James L. George, John A. Thoren—republicans. Treasurer—George H. French and John Bailey—both republicans. County attorney—D. H. Fisk, George E. Ericson, Chester McKus- ick and A. M. Crowell—republicans; P. J. Russell—democrat. * Sheriff—Alfred Olson,Wes Wright, Arne Solberg and A. B. Hazen— republicans; Thomas Tedford— democrat. Register of deeds—]. O. Harris, J. P. Riddell and I. B. Olson—re- publicans; Fred M. Malzahn—demo- crat, Judge of probate—M. A. Clark and F. J. Dunwoody—republicans. County superintendent of schools —W. B Stewart—republican; Vera M. Cameron—democrat. Coroner—M. E. Ibertson and J. P. Lahr—republican. County surveyor—Roy K. Bliler— republican. County commissioner from the second district—O. C. Fredrikson, J. C. Thompson, Helic Clementson and George Gunderson—republicans; John Gilstad—democrat. County commissioner, fourth dis- trict—Charles Durand, J. H. Wagner —republicans. County commissioner, fifth dis- trict—A. O. Johnson, Iver O. Ungstad, Herman Eikstadt, A. W. Danaher—republicans. In order to make it possible for democratic candidates to file for county offices, L. F. Johnson, chair- man, and P. J. Russell, secretary of the Beltrami county democratic com- mittee, filed the necessary affidavit showing that in 1906 Governor John A. Johnson, democratic candidate governor for received 1224 votes and all other candidates received 1020, being more than fifty per cent of the entire vote cast for John A. Johnson. The filings of the democratic candidates were accepted and their names will be placed on the ballot to be voted on at the primary elec- tion, Sentember 15. As there will be four tickets in the field at the primary election, voters should be mindful.of the fact that they are compelled to ask for the ticket of the party to which ‘they belong, in order to vote for nomin- ation. There will be a republican and democratic ticket with candi- dates for county, congressional and legislative .offices and in addition there will be a public' ownership ticket with a candidate for congress from this district and a prohibition ticket with a candidate for repre- sentative.