Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1908, Page 1

VOLUME 6. NUMBER 218. REGOMMENDS A CHANGE IN SELLING STATE LAND State Auditor Iverson Desires the Leg- islature to Amend the Law Now in Force. ¢4 An amendment of the present law relating to the sale of drained land is urged by State Auditor S. G. Iverson, in his biennial report, the advance sheets of which have just been issued. The last legislature set a minimum price of $5 per acre plus the cost of draining. The operation of the law is cumbersome and in many cases it has retarded the sale of drained lands because the cost of drainage must be paid in full at the time of making the contract. The law requires that 15 per cent of the price of the land shall be paid at the time of the sale, which with the cost of the drainage, makes a payment at one time which is too large for a large number of those who would otherwise buy state land. The state auditor recom- mends that the payment of the cost of drainage should be changed so that it would be distributed over a number of years as is the cost of the land itself. The report shows that the sale of pine lands of the state the past four years amounted to $2,089,652. The agricultural lands of the state which have been sold at public auction dur- ing the same time brought in $1,633, 777, and the money from mineral lands bas amounted to $754,373. The total amount received from these sources during the four vyears has been about $1,100,000 a year. Mr. Iverson asks for a law so that he can sell some of the stray city property of the state. He suggests thata board of appraisement to fix the value would be sufficient. The state owns some lots on Lexington avenue, and also the site of the elevator which the state did not build in Duluth. E. E. McDonald Gets Fine Present. The Crookston Lodge of Elks, hds presented E. E. McDonald of this city with an elegant silver water set, as a small token of the esteem and~ appreciation® of the services which Mr. McDonald rendered the ledge on Memorial Sunday, Decem- ber 6, when Mr. McDonald delivered the Memecrial address. at the ser- vices of the Crookston lodge. The water set is of a very elabor- ate design and on one of the pieces of the set is engraved the follow- ing inscription: ‘“‘Compliments of Crookston Lodge, No. 342, B. P. 0. E.” At the time Mr. McDonald deliv- ered the address at Crookston, the daily papers of that city were very profuse in their declarations that the address was the best ever delivered there and Mr. McDonald was extended the hearty thanks of the Iodgf for his very able effort. MAY MANUFAGTURE BRICK SOON, AT FORT FRANGIS A. L. Hunter, President Red River Val- ley Brick Company, Returm from Visit Into Canada. “It is possible that the Red River Valley Brick company of Grand Forks will take hold of a brickyard proposition at either International Falls or at Fort Francis, across the river from International Falls, into Canada,” says A. 1. Hunter, presi- dent of the Red River company, who spent today in Bemidji, on his return trip to Grand Forks from InternationalFalls,where he went sev- eral days ago to look over the situ- ation. Speaking of the trip to the bound- ary towns, Mr. Hunter said that he had looked over the brick situation thoroughly, both at International Falls and Ft. Francis; that a party at Ft. Francis had started a brick- yard and had a splendid outfit, and that it was likely that he (Mr. Hunter) would recommend to his company associates that they take over the Canadian property and operate the same, as there would be a big demand for brick, in both towns for some years to come. Mr. Hunter took home with him several samples of clays that abound at Internationdl Falls, and will have the same analyzed by competent authorities at the University of North Dakota. RENDERED DEGISION IN THE EMPLOYMENT GASE | Judge Stanton Decides in Favor of the Defendants in the Case Against the City. — Vesterday Judge Stanton filed- his.|. decision in the case of A. F. Ander- son and C. G. Johnson, co-partners of the Blackduck Employment com- pany, versus the City of Bemidji, wherein he finds judgment for the plaintiffs in the sum- of $100 and their costs and interest. This' case arose from a city ordinance, authorizing the city to regulate employment offices. In the trial of the case both parties admitted that on or about the 30th day of October, 1905, plaintiffs made application to the then village council, of the defend- ant, for license to engage in the business of an employment agency; that, in accordance with said ordi- nance then in effect, said license was duly granted; the plaintiffs giving a personal bond in the sum of $10,000 to the State of Minne- sota; which bond was duly ap- proved by said council. The plaintiffs then paid into the city treasury the sum of $100 re- quired as license fee, and that there- after and on the 31st day of October, 1905, defendant duly issued to said plaintiffs a license to carry on the business of an" EmploymentAgency,” and that said license has never been revoked. It is further admitted by both parties that on or about the 16th day of January, 1907, the council of the defendant passed an ordinance entitled “An ordinance regulating employment offices and employment bureaus in the City of Bemidji and fixing the amount of license and the term of said license.” Among the provisions of the ordi- nance were that any person, firm, co- partnership or corporation desiring to obtain a license to carry on or conduct an employment office, bureau or agency in the City of Be- midji, shall, first make an application to the city council and that before said license issued, said person, firm, co-partnership or corporation shall STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY NEW YEARS HOLIAY - BARGAIN Men’s Cloth Overcoats 33; % off ‘Men’s Fur and Plush Lined Overcoats 235 off Ladies’ Coats, Suits and Skirts 25 off Ladies’ Furs 25, off O'LEARY & BOWSER Bemidji, Minn. . o U D gED Sn IRl A M A AP ordinance shall one year. = It is further Mmlt ,thit on_the let duy of January, 1907, “these license granted, that time paying i of $100 so demar.d iffswere compelled bond for which they: pay the sum of $4O al _ | election last evening, electing officers the 21st day of ]afifiary; %07, whea these plaintiffs were co The mmmm Chosen, for the Eighth Subvessive Year. —Other Officers. For the eighth successive term, Earl Giel was last' night elected chief of the Bemidji fire department, to serve during the year 1909, the vote for Mr. Giel being unanimous, and he having no opposition for the head office of the department. The firemen- held their annual for both the fire department and the relief association, as follows: Fire Department—Earl Giel, chief; A: Halvorgon, secretary; John Good- man, treasurer. All three officers and did make applicati license under the of passed and approved fendant clty, on Janua entitled “An ordinan employment offices and bureaus of the city,of‘ fixing the amount” of, term of such license,” “thi tiffs had a valid, unre unrevoked and - existing: carry on the business of a ment office in the city of and were entitled to carr. business under and by the license granted to: October, 30th, 1905, witl other or further licensé or, 2. That the money-so Daui(hy de- A7, ving -and and to syeh of to obtain said second llm in order to continue their said. was paid by them uuder prqm duress. 3. That plamhfls Jare entitled to judgment against said defendant for the sum of one hundred dollars, with interests thereon.. from and since the .1st ‘day of :February, 1907, together with the :costs and disbursements on this action. Let judgment be entered accord- ingly. Dated December 30th, 1908. (Signed) C. W. Stanton, District Judge. BIVEN SIXTY DAYS IN JAIL, FOR IMMORALITY Joseph Smith Cohabited With Rose:Cody at International Falls.—Was Arrested. Joseph Smith, who was found guilty at International Falls - yester- day of unlawfully ' cohabiting with one Rose Cody, was brought to Bemidji this morning, in the custody Hugh McIntosh, sheriff of Koochi- ching county, and lodged in the Beltrami county jail, the county jail here being the official prison for Koochiching county. It appears that Smith and the Cody woman had been living to- gether for several days, at the “Falls,” and complaint was made, with the result that Smith was arrested and given a hearing before George H. Walsh, judge of the municipal court. Smith was found guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine ot $100, in default of which he was committed to jail for.sixty days. The Cody woman has been con- siderable of :a | nuisance -at the boundary town, and it is said that she had, among her other accom- plishments, an exceedingly ‘‘light” pair of hands—which were espec- ially in evidence when other people’s proporty was unguarded. - She was sent to her former home at St. Paul, | and passed through Bemidji this morning, on the same train = that Smith was brought to jail.. She has a small child, and but for that fact, would undoubtedly have been dealt with harshly. Dance Friday Evening. There will be a dance Friday evening in the Masonic hall’ for the benefit of - the. members of the Be- midji Dancing Club. All ‘members | Downs; secretary, Harry Geil; t [Doran, C. 8, Daly; trustees, Jobn on |9of Bemidji is proud of her firemen. ‘| financial: condition, and the mem- d Mp includes many of the best plaintiffs to this defendant b@ldqr ! | woodsman of considerable experi- are re-clected, both Halvorsen and dman, as well as Giel haviog held office previously, Relief Association — President, Herbert Doran; vice president, Mike as- urer, Johu Goodman; finance com- wittee, M. F, Cuoniagham, J. J. Hullaby, Floyd Brown, Robert Rus- sell. ‘The - Bemidji fire department and relief association are two of the best organizations of the kind in vorthern Minnesota, and the City The organizations are in excellent The general- delivery -and. carrier - windows of the postoffice will be open tomorrow during the same hours as on Sunday, that is from 10 to 11 o’clock in the morning. There will bé no mail delivered in. the residence district and those living in that section of the city are requested to call at the ' carrier window and sécure their mail at the usual Sunday hour. Found Dead at Cass Lake. Cass Lake, Dec. 31.—(Special to The Tioneer.) —John Parish, a ence who has worked in northern Minnesota for many years past, was found dead in his bed at the Boston hotel in this village at an early hour ‘this morning when the clerk at the hotel went to call Parish for breakfast. The death of Parish was un- doubtedly caused by heart failure, ashe had been bothered with a weak heart for some time past. Parish recently left the Bemidji hospital where he had been ill for several days, coming to this city seeking work in the woods. He intended to go out for one of the local lumber companies tomorrow. The body of Parish is being held at .the Miskella morgue awaiting .PIONEEI word from Pari.h’s relatives (who it is believed reside at Iron River, Wis,,) as to what shall be done with the body. Parish was about fifty years .old. Fire at Mizpah. Mizpah, Dec. 31. (Special to Pion- eet.) The residence of Fred Comstock was entirely destroyed this morning by fire, which gained much headway before being discovered and despite heroic efforts of Mr. Comstock and his neighbors, was burned. Mr. Comstock’s wife is absent, and after Mr. Comstock had arisen and built a fire, at an early hour, he left the house to secure his breakfast at a neighbors, A short tinie after Mr. Comstock had left his home, fire was discovered at the house, the flames breaking through the rear, from the kitchen where the fire had been kindled. All the contents of the house were saved, with but little damage. BROKE PAROLE; 13 TAKEN - BAGK TO THE SGHOOL Edward Carlson of Big Falla Resumes ‘Bad Nabits, and Is Returned to Red Wing. Edward H: Carlson.of Big Falls, 4 former inmate of the Minnesota State Training School at Red Wing, was taken back to that institution this morning being brought from Big Falls by \faurice J. Brennan, assigsant state azent for the school Carlson_ haying_broken. his_parole, Carlson, who is now 19 years old, was sent to the school in 1905, be- ing released on parole January 15th 1907. Carlson has since resided with his parents at big Falls, and he has of late been acting badly. It was finally decided to return him to the training, and Mr. Brennan was sent to Big Falls to get Carlson. The latter will now remain at the Red Wing schoeol until he has reached his majority two years more. Taft and Foraker Withdraw. Columbus, Dec. 31.—11 a. m.— (Special to Pioneer.)—Definite an- nouncement was made from his headquarters today that Charles B. Taft had withdrawn from the sena- torial race, in the interest of party harmony. It was also stated that the Hamilton county delegates, the backbone of the Taft strength, would be delivered to Congressman Theodore E. Burton, thus insuring his election as successor to Senator Joseph B. Foraker. . Later—12 m.—Senator Foraker, at noon, issued a statement formally withdrawing from the senatorial fight. This leaves the field practi- cally clear for Burton. FORTY CENTS PER MO\TTH MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. “JIW" BARRY LOST HIS FIGHT WITH KAUFMAN The_ North Dakota ‘‘Pug” Broke Both His Hands and Was Practic- ally Disabled. Los Angeles, Cal,, Dec. 31.—At the end of the thirty-ninth round, after both his hands were broken, and to save him from further pun- ishment, Jim Barry’s seconds threw up the sponge, and Referee Jim Jeffries 'awarded the decision to Al Kauffman of San Francisco, in the “‘scrap” here, last night. The battle was one of the fiercest and most aggressive in the history of prize fighting, Barry forcing the fighting at all stages and the early part of the bout keeping the shifty Kaufmann on the run. In the end, however, the superior cleverness of Delaney’s protege stood him in good stead and after Barry had broken both hauds, it was - lonly a question of how long the plucky North Dakota man could last. § At this stage of the battle Barry’s | seconds influenced by the demands of the crowd and after consultation, decided that to prolong the battle would be only cruelty to their man and threw up the sponee. Kaufmann will now meet Dr Roller, of Seattle, and if his man- ager is willing will undoubtedly be matched with Jack Johnson for the world’s heavy-weight championship. ~—==*Jim"” Barry’s real name is “Jim” |Rogers, and he is a brother of “Billie” 'Rogefs, ‘the noted lumber- jack rough-and-tumble fighter, who used to reside in Bemidji, and who whipped “Jim” Godatts in a street fight here, many years ago. “‘Jim” was in Bemidji many times, in the early days. . 1909 Diaries. The largest and best line-of 1909 diaries ever carried in this part of the state can now be seen at the Pioneer office. We have made special efforts ot secure the largest assortment ever shown in the northwest. Those who want special kinds should call early and make their selection. Lutefisk Supper. The Swedish ladies will serve a lutefisk supper in the Odd Fellows hall Saturday evening, January 2, beginning at 5 o’clock and lasting all evening. The ladies will also serve cold meats, -etc. Supper 25 cents. Fveryone is cordially invited to-attend. A complete line of 1909 dairies may be seen at this office. Additiona' local matter will be found on fourth page. The Berman Emporium Takes this means to wish a Happy New Year to all their friends and patrons; also to express their appreciation of the large patronage this popular store is favored with.” We will at all times endeavor to merit the good will of the public by continuing our aim--- to always carry only the best merchandise at closest prices, with courteous treatment, and by “being mindful of the needs of the people in Be- midji and vicinity. Yours for a Prosperous New Year THE BERMAN EMPORIUM