Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 18, 1909, Page 1

{ - THE BEMIDJI DAITLY PION EE Historical Socxety. T MINNESOTA HISTBRICAL CIETY. s VOLUME 6. NUMBER 222 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI'S SCH 00L BONDS SOLD AT SPLENDID PRICE Ten Bond Companies Submitted Bids for the $35,000 Issue for New School Building.—Successful Bidders Offer Premium of $1200. Central School Building. Bonds of the Independent School District of Bemidji, in the sum of| $35,000, have been sold to a Minne-I apolis company, for a premium of $1200, accrued interest and blank bonds free, this action having been taken at a meeting of the school board of the district, when bids were | opened for the sale of the bonds, which were voted recently, at a special election called for that pur-! pose. Owing to the fact that the affirm- ative vote on the bonding proposi- tion was five to one, there was active‘ bidding for the bonds, and some very good offers were received, as follows: Commercial Investment Co., Du- luth; $35,000, par, accrued interest, blank bonds furnished free and bonds to be paid for on or before Feb. 3, 1909, bid unconditional. H. T. Holtz & Co., Chicago, $36,246, accrued interest, bla'\k bonds free, subject to opinion of their attorney. C. H. Coffin, Chicago, $35,501, blank bond free, papers to be satis- " factory to his attorneys. ’r Security Savings Bank & Trust Co., Toledo, par, accrued interest to| date of delivery and $917.50 prem- ium, papers to be satisfactory to| attorneys. S. A. Kean & Co., Chicago,! $354.20,blank bonds free, records to i be satisfactory to attorneys. Union Investment Co., Minneapo- lis, par, accrued interest, $755 prem- ium, and blank bonds free. John Nuveen & Co., Chicago, $35,376, blank bonds free, papers to be satisfactory to attorneys. U. M. Stoddard & Co., Minneapo- lis, $1200 premium, accrued interest, blank bonds free, agreeing to fur- nish opinion of their attorney as to legality of boads, otherwise their bid to be rejected and certified check for $500 returned to them. Kane & Co., Minneapolis, par, accrued interest, blank bonds free and premium of $300. First National Bank, Bemidji, par flat and blank bonds free. Wells & Dickie company, $1247, accrued interest to date of delivery, blank bonds free, opinion of attorney as to legality of proceedings to be furnished within ten days or bid to be deemed rejected and check de- posited to be returned to them. The board at first decided to ac- cept the bid of the Wells & Dickey company, but it was found that their bid not conform to the requirements of the notice, in that the check deposited by the firm was not certified, and the next best bid, that of U. M. Stoddard & Co., was accepted, that company agreeing to furnish, within ten days, the opinion of their attorneys as to the legality| of the bonds. The original plans of the school board for the erection of the new school building have been altered somewhat. It has now been decided that the basement floor shall be raised three feet so that the building will be three stories, instead of two and a half basement and the boiler room is to -be placed underground outside the building. This will give two grade rooms on the first floor, leaving additional rooms that can be = Additiona' local matter will be found on fourth page. converted into grade rooms. If is estimated that the changes from the original plans will necessi- tate an additional expenditure of about $2,000. ‘The new building, when completed will be one of the handsomest school structures in northern Minnesota. Pioneer Employs New Pressman. The Pioneer has secured the. ser- vices of Walter Marcum as superin- tendent of the press room of our big job department. © Mr. Marcum has heretofore been in the employ of the McKenzie-Robbins company of Crookston and is considered a very competent press man. This gives the Pioneer an exceptionally clever corps of employes in the mechanical department and will help to turn out the best commercial printing to be had in northern Minnesota. Thisis one of the many improvements the Pioneer is contempalating. We have recently added a large amount. of job and’ advestising type to our already large plant and will guarantee to satisfy the wants of any one, no matter how fastidious. 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. Local News on Last Page. BILLIARD TOURNAMENT FOR THE NEAR FUTURE Local Experts with Cue Will Several Gam‘s.—Some Good* Players Here. Play A billiard tournament will soon be put on at Gillette’s Billiard Hall, in this city, when the best shots anvi\te local cue experts will contesvifor supremacy, in a series of games, and already much interest is being shown in the proposed tournament. ‘Bemidji has several billiardists who have much ability in the use of the cue and there is no doubt that the coming tournament will be one of the best ever held in the northern part of the state. Among the local men who will probabiy participate in the tourna- ment are G. M. Torrance, W. C. Kline, E. A. Barker, A.L. Wyler and W. L. Brooks. There are a number of others who are better than the average and who will no doubt participate in the tournament. M. S. Gillette, who will have charge of the tournament, has written to George H. Speers, the expert billiardist of St. Paul, and has extended an invitation to that gentleman to give an exhibition of his playing some evening of the tournament. It is expected that Mr. Speers will accept the invita- tion and local devotees of the cue anticipate seeing some splendid work, List of Grand Jurors. The following is the list of grand jurors who have been drawn for the term of the district court for Bel- trami county, which will be held in this city beginping February 24th: J. M. Fuller, Walter J.. Markham, Charles Warfield, N. W. Helmer, S. Wilcox, J. C. Covington and How- ard Dea, Bemidji; Carl Peterson, Gust Berg and James Brown, Aure; Ernest Miller, Kelliher; Henry Kolden, William Hines and James Murray, Blackduck; Willlam Ger- linger, Charles Jones, E. D. Alger and Henry Stechman, Tenstrike: Nate Crowell, L. D. Johnson and John Thoren, Solway; N. J. Hicker- son, Island Lake; Nels O. Rippy, Baudette. Subscribe for The Pioneer. WILL LISTEN TO OPINIONS ON A NEW FORESTRY BILL Measure Designed to Prevent Forest -Fires Requires De- struction of All ‘‘Slashings.””—House Committee . Will Consider Measure Wednesday. Much-interest is being shown by the loggers and lumbermen of Be- midji and this vicinity over the hearing that will be held next Wednesday, before the house com- mittee on forestry, when the pro- posed law to prevent forest fires will be considered, and loggers and ‘lumbermen of the state will be given an opportunity to present their views on the various sections of the measure which was introduced in the house last week by Represen- tative Holmberg of Renville. One of the provisions of the measure makes it imperative on the part of those who are engaged in cutting timber or clearing forest lands to pile and subsequently burn the tops and slashings left after timber is cut. As there is no state Best American Prints, also Ginghams, at 5 per yerd............ H Dress Ginghams and Lawns, values m 14c to 16¢, sale G 14c¢ Outing.. At about half of dollar. this sale is on. BERMAN EMPORIUM ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT Coats, Furs and Suits regular price. OUR o SLAUGATEL Is creating remarkable interest in Bemidji and surrounding towns. in all departments are attracting large crowds and all find this to be the BANNER SALE of all sales that have ever been attempted in Bemld]l. Bxg Price Cutting in All Departments. looked in Order to Raise Money. Skirts and Waists Enormous price cutting on ‘on all our large stock of Skirts and Waists, in the latest makes and fabrics. Profits and Costs Are Over- All Millinery at Half Price This sale is just in time to enable you to buy your Coats, Suits or Furs for this cold weather at such great saving that a new winter coat is within the reach of the most economical purse. EMBROIDERIES AND TRIMMINGS At only 60 cents on the Best time to buy your embroideries and laces for your spring sewing while We still have a handsome assortment of Trimmed Hats to choose from, made of high grade materials, trimmed in plumes, fancy feathers, flowers and ribbons. ALL GOING AT HALF PRICE sale, $1 .98. ONE-FOURTH OFF ON ALL DRESS GOODS Sale Ends Tuesday, Jan. 19, 09 Attend Thls Sale Before Purchasing Elsewhere BERMAN EMPORI A The wonderful bargams SHOES, OXFORDS AND SLIPPERS at 80 cents on the dollar. A few broken lots of Ladies’ Shoes and Oxfords, regular $3.50, to be closed out in this TLaces up to 10c sile .................. 3 Regu'ar 15¢ aud 1S§va1ues, sale IUG 20 per cent discount on all Warner's Rust Proof Corsets [ law at present governing the dis- posal of “slashings” and “tops,” the new measure has created much interest in this part of the state. The terrible forest fires that raged through nearly all parts of northern Minnesota during last summer and early fall has caused a general senti- ment for the enactment of some kind of law making it compulsory to destroy all timber refuse -and thus abate the danger of fire. In this connection, it appears that the state of Minnesota is about’ the worst offender of all. People who have visited much of the state’s’ lands in northern Minnesota, and who have been questioned as to the condition of the cut-over and tim- bered lands that are. the property of the state do not hesitate to pronounce the state lands as con- | taining more inflammable material than lands owned by private parties. ““The state has thousands of acres of cut-over lands that ‘shouid be immediately cleared of all slashings, tops, etc., that have laid on the ground for many years until the stuff is like powder’ 'during dry weather,” says a prominent logger of Bemidji who is thoroughly posted on the condition of Northern Min- nesota timberéd and cut-over lands. “The pine on much of these lands was cut many years ago and the slashings have been left unpiled, a standing menace not only to the timber belonging to the state, but also endangering the property of | persons owning adjoining lands, and who are attempting to make komes in the timber country. “{he question of burning slashings and tops has been affirmatively settled by many lumber companies | operating in the vicinity of Bemidji, land a large percentage of those who tare cutting timber -this winter are piling their refuse preparatory to burning the same at the earliest opportunity. “It is different with the men who are logging cedar and other timber which abounds largely in swamps. Most of the cedar is cut from among large stands of other timber, and in swamps, where the underbrush and | other vegetation is green, the year around, and they contend, with-much merit, that fire would not run thruogh the small amount of refuse left in these localities.” It is very likely that many loggers and timber dealers of this vicinity will attend the hearing on the pre- posed forestry measure, which wilt be held next Wednesday afternoon, at the committee room in ‘the state capitol, at St. Paul. Union Gospel Services. There will be Union Gosgel ser vices tonight and each night this week at 8 o’clock in the Methodist church. Services will open by a song service, after which there will be ashort address. We ask the Interest of all the Christian people in these meetings. We need your belp and “Come Thou With Us and - We Will do Thee Good. _ William Harris Dead. J. O. Harris, the register of deeds, received word yesterday that his brother, William, had died at Bath, New Brunswick, on the 13th inst. This is a second affliction for Mr. Harris as his brother, Walter, (one of God’s noblemen) died about fourteen months ago. -Mr. Harris has the sympathy of his many friends in his present bereavement. Completed Ditch Work. Ole Moen of the Town of Frohn came in -Saturday morning to geta warrant of $150.85 from the county auditor for his completed work as a contractor on the Frohn Judicial ditch and, incidentally, to pay his personal property taxes. Mr. Moen returned home in the afternoon.