Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 20, 1909, Page 1

N¢ VOLUME 6. NUMBER 224. CITY COUNCIL IS OFFERED $50,000 FOR WATER BONDS G. A. Elder of Duluth Offers to Buy City Water Bonds, As Soon As Issued, At Par Value.—City Will Fight Scrutchin Damage Suit. There will be no trouble experi- enced in sellingatparthe bonds of the City of Bemidjiin the sum of $50,000 for the purpose of constructing a new water works plant and laying addi- tional water mains, provided the election, which will be held February 16 for the purpose of voting on the bonds results in a sufficient affirma- tive vote, and the other proceedings in connection with the proposed bond issue are conducted in legal form. The assurance that the bonds would be taken at par was given by G. A. Elder of Duluth, who appeared before the council on behalf of The Commercial Investment company of Duluth, and who offered to take the bonds at par as soon as votedup- on.Mr. Elder agreed to deposit $500 before'next Monday as a4 guarantee of his good faith, which will be for- feited in case the company does not buy the bonds. The council also decided to fight the $3,000 damage suit of Laura P. Scrutchin against the City of Bemidji. This case was tried in the district court recently and a verdict of $175 was awarded the plaintiff. The. court has granted Mrs. Scrutchin a new trial. The case will now be fought in the dis- trict court. Several bills were allowed. The bill of J. H. Crouch for the con- construction of F. W. Rhoda’s ce- ment walks was disallowed. Dr. Blakeslee tendered his resig nation last evening as city health officer for the unexpired term, wkich was accepted. A contract was then entered into with Dr. E. H. Smith to act as city physician until March 1, at $50 per month. A contract with Mrs. L. K. Knott of this city, whereby Mrs. Knott agrees to take the city poor at $5 per week for each person until March 1, was entered into. Matt Thome was granted z liquor license and his bond, with P. J. Russell and P. J. O’Leary as sure- ties, was accepted and approved. The library board tendered its annual report, which was accepted and filed. City Clerk Maloy was instructed to notify several parties as to de- linquency of water rent and that payment must be made at once or the water would be shut off. The report of the municipal court for the week ending Monday even- ing, showing $4 paid into the city treasury, was read and accepted._ The judges of election for the city election, which will be held February 16, were appointed as follows: First ward—polling place, Mid- way Grocery; judges—William Ma- geau, W. B. McLaughlin and M. S. Snow. Second ward—City hall; judges— Cal Shepherd, Fred George and Martin Flint. Third ward—Pogue’s warehouse; judges—E. F. Kellogg, J. P. Omich and P. M. Dicaire. Fourth ward—Slocum’s office; judges—E. H. Ives, M. S. Gillette and H. C. Calvert. The salaries of the city officers during the year 1909, were fixed as follows: Judge of Municipal court, per year payable monthly. Clerk of municipal court, $600 per year payable monthly. Chief of police, $80 per month. Patrolmen, each $65. Engineer fire dept. and janitor, $65 per month. $1,000 Night watch and assistant, -$60 per month. - Janitress (fireman’s room) $10 per month. Librarian, left to library board. City attorney, $40 per month. City treasurer, $30 per month. City assessor, $275 for assessing city. City engineer, $6 per day while being employed. City clerk, $600 per year, payable monthly. Water clerk, $20 per month. Street commissioner, $50 month. Supt. water works, $20 per month. City physician, $50 per month. per AL THORPE WILL RAGE WITH HARRY GARPENTER One Mile at Crookston, One at Bemidji; Third, If Necessary, To Be Chosen. Harry Carpenter, the fast Crooks- ton roller skater, and Al Thorpe, Fargo’s crack sprinter, who have engendered considerable feeling over their respective abilities as speed skaters, have signed articles to skate a series of best two out of three races, for a side bet of at least $25, and 25 per cent of the gross gate receipts. The first race will be skated at Crookston Wednesday evening of next week and will be for one mile. ‘The second race, one mile, will be skated at Bemidji Friday night, January 29th. If a third race is necessary to decide the supremacy, the distance will be three miles, the races to be skated on a rink at some city mutu- ally agreeable to the two skaters. The races were arranged by A. G. Rutledge of Bemidji, who was at Crookston last night and who drew up the following agreement for the races: Articles of Agreement between Al Thorpe and Harry Carpenter: Itis herepy mutually agreed be- tween Harry Carpenter and Al Thorpe that we shall skate a series of best two out or three contests, the first one mile, to be skated at the Auditorium, Crookston, Wednesday night, January 27 th; the second one mile to be skated at Bemidji, \ Friday night, Jan. 29th, and if a third race is necessary, distance to be three miles, on riuk at city to be mutually agreed upon. ‘The purse for these races to be not less than $25 a side; skaters to receive 25 per cent of gross gate receipts (guaranteed to cover ex- penses of skaters) said 25 per cent to be divided, 15 per. cent to win- ner, 10 per cent to loser. Skaters to start at opposite sides of rink, either falling before finishing first lap, race to be started over. Officials of races to be selected by two skaters, mutually agreeable. 7. H. Carpenter, Al Thorpe. These races are strictly ‘“on the square,” and Carpenter and Thorpe will skate to the best of their ability, as there is bitter rivalry between them. Appeals from Commissioners’ Resolu- tion. - County Attorney Chester Mc- Kusick has filed in the district court an appeal from the resolution of “the board of county commissioners fix- ing the salary of the county attorney at $1,000 per year, which was passed by the board at their last meeting. in Bagley, Tuesday, January 26, water county. Home Cook Book. a home cook book, complete cook book of home receipes. A hearing in this case will be had that being the first day of the gen- eral term of district court for Clear- Division No. 1 of the Presbyter- ian Ladies Aid have in preparation it being the intention of the ladies to have a Brinkman_Theater. “The best you ever had.” This is the remark that has been passed to manager Brinkman a hundred times this week and Allmon & Nevins are certainly deserving of this praise. Charles Allmon has a beautiful tenor voice of surpassing quality and power, which never fails to please his audience, while Miss Neyins’ quaint impersonations, rendered ‘on the violin, are alone well worth the price of admission. On Thursday night and for the rest of the week, Allmon and Nevins will present an entirely new act brimming over with clean comedy, music and singing, which is sure to please the music lovers of Bemidji, Died of Pneumonia. William McAloney a “lumberjack” who lived near Tenstrike, died in this city this morning of pneumonia. The remains were shipped to Anoka where the deceased has two brothers. The body was accompanied by Miss Florence McAloney of Ten- strike, a sister of the deceased. Alleged Forgery Case Continued. C. L. Lucken, who is alleged to have forged three checks recently on the logging firm of Ross & Ross of Kelliher, was arraigned before Justice Slocum yesterday afternoon, but at the request of his attorney, F. A. Jackson, the case was con- tinued until next Monday afternoon. Additiona' local matter will be found on fourth page. Laws Relating to Fongn Cor- | porations flhang d." s PAY ANNUAL FRANGHISE TAX A2 Must Also Pay a Filing F,i; on Their Authorized Capital Whey They En- ter the State—Measure to Regulate Speed for Running Live Stock Trains Introduced in the House—To Grant Use of Public Roads to Elec- tric Lines. \ i\ St. Paul, Jan, 19.—The laws relat- ing to foreign corporationd ‘are amend- ed in two house bills by H. Q. Bjorge of Lake Park. One comj foreign corporations to pay an anjual fran- chise tax of one-tenth of 1{per cent upon their capital stock used in the state, and requires them to iay a fil- Ing fee upon their “authorized” capi- tal fostead of their “paid jup” capital as at present, when they, ¢ater the state. 3 A bill for a joint committee on claims for each session of the legisla- ture was introduced by Anfrew Davis of Elk River. There shall be: three senators and five representatives: on the committee, and all claims against the state shall be referred [to them. They shall leave their records for the use of the same committee at the next session, and the attorney general shall advise them as to whether the state is liable when' bills are presented. The speed for running live stock trains 4s fixed in a bill by L. C. Spoon- er_of Morris. The minimum speed is ten miles an hour on branch lines less than 100 miles long, twelve miles on main lines from the starting point to the first division point and fifteen miles between division points. County boards may grant to elec- tric lines the use of the public roads, according to a bill by John Zelch of Cottage Grove. They shall not grant them more than five miles in any one township, and the road shall not be bullt so as to destroy the road for purposes of wagon trafic. The bill is Intended primarily to allow for an ex- tensfon of the South St. Paul line. Normal School Question. An attempted solution of the normal school question is continued in a bill by E. R. Hinds of Hubbagd. His bill requires the state normal board to es- tablish a new school north of the main line of the Northern Pacific and west of the meridian running through Brainerd. Prlvate schools and academies are glven the same privileges .as state high schools for taking examinations of the state high school board, in a bill introduced by Iyar J. Lee of Glen- ‘'wood. 2 A bill to encourage the consolidation of rural schools was introduced by N. J. Halmeberg of Renville. It pro- vides an appropriation of $1,000 to each of the first ten consolidated schools during each of the next two years. A bill prohibiting “bucket shops” was introduced by G. W. Robenberg of St. Paul. The penalty for violating this law is $5,000 for corporations and $1,000 fine or five years’ imprisonment. for individuals. A 'bill was introduced in the house by John Saugstad of Climax, doing away with all conventions for nomi- nating candidates for office in the state and extending the primary elec- tion system to state officers. The pri- mary for all candidates is to be held the second Tuesday in June. The candidates nominated in each party are to meet at the state capitol on the the state platform and elect a state LContinued on Last Page] fourth Tuesday in July to make out | Goods,” as Representative Edward Hinds of Hubbard county, has introduced a bill in the house which is the third measure brought at this session of the legislature providing for the establishment of a proposed sixth state normal school. Already, there had been intro- duced two bills for schools, one by Representative - Opsahl providing for a school at Bemidji, and the other fathered by Representative McGarry, who wants the school located at Cass Lake. Representative Hinds is an old hand at framing state legislation, and the bill which he has intro- duced is evidently in the nature of a compromise by which ' peace will be restored among the “warring | factions”. representing the different FORTY CENTS PER MONTH REPRESENTATIVE HINDS HAS A COMPROMISE BILL Proposes to Leave Location of New Normal School to the Normal School Board.—Bemidji Has ‘‘the to the Site. towns which desire the school located within their territory. Hinds has a bill for a new normal school’and is not very particular where it is so long as it is located within his district. The bill says it may be “‘in some village north of the main line of the Northern Pacific, and west of the meridian passing through Brainerd. The normal board is empowered to select the exact site. If the legislature is so “‘tied up” that the members cannot easily see that Bemidji is pre-eminently in the lead of all its competitors as an ideal location for the new: educational _ in- stitution, no resident of Bemidji would fear the result of impartial investigation on the part of any committee or board the legislature | may name. H. M. Clark, of the Clark Pole & to Bemidji last evering from Des Moines, Ia., and points in the south- ern part of the State where he spent a week transacting businéss for his company. Bleached Sheet- ing at 8c per yard. Regular price 2c. price on them. THE B/ THORSDAY, FRIDAY. AND SATGRDAY GLEARANGE OF CLOAKS! The longest and coldest part of winter is before you, the time when you need a cloak, and the price is such now that you can not overlook them. The prices on all Coats are cut in half---50 cents on the dollar---and every cloak new this season. SKIRTS Men’s Mittens and Cloves reduced Men’s Winter Caps Men’s Flannel Top Shirts We have some of the best Skirt values in the city. These we will put on sale at about half price. Many other lines which we wish to close out will have an especially low Men’s Heavy 'Men’s Mackinaw Coats Men’s Heavy Underwear Besides these bargains we are showing advance styles in this spring’s Ginghams, Percales and Wash Goods, Embroideries and Laces, of which every one bears a special marked down price: Everything will be here as advertised. Sale Begins Thursday Mjorn‘ing' and Closes Saturday Night If you can not come the first day come the next. Nothing is misrepresented. Be sure and come. | ;R;STQRE lot of the in One hest Bc Laces the ‘city. Woolen Socks Tie company of this city, returned; MORE INSTITUTES FOR NEIGHBORING FARMERS W. R. Mackenzie, Secrefary Belirami County -Agricultural -Association, Does Farmers Good Turn. W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Beltrami Caqngy Agricultural asso- ciation, writes from Minneapolis, where he has been for some time, that he completed stating has son, superintendent of the farmers institute, Univetsity Farm, St: Paul, whereby the institute will, during the month of . February, send a | speaker to Beltrami county who will address the farmers on the subject of dairying, crop rotation, etc., in hopes that the visit of the St. Paul expert. will be of considerable bene- fit to the farmers of the county. In his letter, which was addressed to A. G. Rutledge of this city, Mr. Mackenzie says he will arrange the itinerary of Mr. Willson and requests the names of the officers of the different school districts in the county so that meetings can be held in advantageous points. The names have been sent to Mr. Mackenzie and a0 doubt several successful meetings will result from Mr. Mac- kenzie’s efforts to assist the farmers of this county. 3 Mr. Mackenzie attended a meet- ing of the State Agricultural Society in St. Paul, last week, and partici- pated in the election of officers, he being entitled to representative as secretary of the Beltrami County Agricultural association. Mr. Mac~ kenzie was instrumental in electing as a member of ‘the board, Mr. Robert Crickmore of Owatonna, a dairyman who it is believed will be a very valuable member of the | society. Union Gospel Services. There will be Union Gospel 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 a short address. We -ask the Interest of all the Christian people in these meetings. We need your help and “Come Thou With Us and We Will do Thee Good. < — In Probate Court. Jan. 18. The bond and oath Gould as guardian of Etta Gould and Jessamine Gould, minors, was issued. An order allowing the final account of W. A. Gould in the matter of the estate of Elsie J. Gould was issued. Mrs. Reynolds. Room 32, Brink- L ocal News on Last HMINNESOTA - HISTORICAL §601 arrangements with Mr. A, D, Will- of W. A, filed and letters of administration - Plain and fancy sewing done by ETY.