Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 29, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 242. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL BC|ETY. \ FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1909. CASS LAKE FIGHTING HARD FOR A TOUR OF COMMITTEE Proposition Would Give “Lakers” an Unfair Advantage, as Low Lands, Which are Water Covered in Summer, Now Look Like Dry Snow-Topped Lands. St. Paul, Jan. 28.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The attempt that is be- ing made by the supporters of Cass Lake to have a report made by the house committee on normal schools which would favor the location of the proposed sixth normal at Cass Lake, after the committee had taken a brief junket and glanced at the locations in the different towns, is receiving severe condemnation, and it is now believed that the resolution to appropriate money to defray the expenses of such a junket, if offered on the floor of the house, will be met with strenuous opposition. The movement for a junket is taken by the supporters of the Cass Lake proposition in the hope that the committees which make the junket can be “worked” to make a tavorable report for Cass Lake. The majority of the members of the legislature oppose the proposi- tion, on the ground that it is mani- festly unfair to take such a trip at this time, The committee has no authority from the house to make such a trip, and until that authority may be granted there will continue to be opposition to the proposition. It would bea physical impossi- bility for the committe to make the trip at this time and return to St. Paul with full and impartial information by which a report could be made to the house that was entirely free of prejudice. The towns that would be included in the visit would be Bemidji, Thief River Falls, Warren, Red Lake Falls, Park Rapids and Cass Lake. The careful inspection of the sites in the different towns could not pos- sibly be made within two weeks, and the members could not spare half that time on such a junket. Any attempt to reach a conclusion as to which of the towns or cities he best site without a careful igation would be the rankest of unfairness, and the proposi- tion is meeting with a storm of is thought by many that the protest. It house members junket will not be taken. At the present time, the ground about the low spots, especially on the shores of Cass Lake, is pretty well frozen over, and the average legislator who would make the trip ““up north” would not know whether he was looking at a frozen swamp or snow-covered dry land. This would greatly effect the condi- tions at Cass Lake, where the shores of the lake, all along from the village dock, in both directions, are low ground, and in the summer time, when the water is somewhat shut off from the Winnibigoshish government dam, the yards of the J~Neils sawmill are flooded and it is impossible to reach the boat landing, from the high ground toward the village of Cass Lake, without traveling very cautiously over floating walks and submerged graded roads. These are conditions which cannot be taken into consideration by a causual glance, such as proposed by the Cass Lake supporters of Repre- sentative McGarry. In the Hinds ‘“general” bill, the village of Cass Lake is given every opportunity to ‘“‘make good” the assertions which have been so glibly made, that the Cass county town is the very best point for the school, and that anyone acquainted with the true situation could not think other- wise. Bemidji and the other towns which are unitedly supporting the “‘general” bill, and all of which are willing to leave the selection of the site to any fair-minded board, are only offering Cass Lake an equal chance with the other aspirants for the school, and it certainly appears that our neighbor to the east had no intention of accepting a fair offer, but its citizens believe they have the school already ‘“cinched,” and all they have to do is to ignore other cities and villages in this part of the state. It is evident that Cass Lake peo- ple are “sparring” for more time, and are rather loath to fight the proposition out on the house floor without gaining some additional unfair advantage. There is little doubt that if this attitude of the Cass Lake people and their supporters is maintained, no school will be given' to northern Minnesota, and if that is the result, Cass Lake is to blame. That some powerful influences have been arrayed against the “gen- eral bill” is very evident today. The assertion is made that the attitude of some of the representa- tives from the north districts rela- tive to certain legislation has had its effect, and one strong element has been made to believe that the sup- port of the Cass Lake proposition is the only salvation for that inter- est. - An atempt is being made to have the senate committee give a hear- ing of arguments in favor of the “general bill,” and it is believed that this hearing will be granted, in which case a strong argument will be presented as to the fairness of Hinds’ measure. —A. G. Rutledge. THIRD J—Ui]GESHIP BILL PASSED SENATE TODAY Bill Was Introduced By Senator Alder- mann of Brainerd and Passed Almost Unanimously. St. Paul, Jan. 29, 2:36 p. m.— (Special to Pioneer.)—A bill, pro- viding a much-needed third judge of the district court for the Fifteenth Judicial district, passed the senate this afternoon by an almost~unani- mous vote. ’ The bill was introduced in the senate by Senator Aldermann of Brainerd. New Member In The Family. A fine 10-pound baby girl arrived yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. “Dick” Collins of this city. Mother and baby are doing nicely. Valentine post cards at the Pio- neer office. The First of | February Will find a great many business and professional men out of office stationery, Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, viz: Envelopes, ete. You always use more of these toward the end of the month than you realize and then the first thing you know you are all out. Or perhaps your stationery is a trifle old, out of style and you hesitate in] the use of it because it does mot conform to your ideas of twentieth century style in stationery. Look over your supply and see how you are fixed. If you are in need of something let us know over the phone, by mail, or come™in person and we will fix you up in short notice. We are now equipped to turn out work on short notice and give you the best that neat and artistic workmen are capable of. THE PIONEER We Are Printers of Everything. ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT TAKEN IN CONTEST GASE Riddell Completes His Direct Evidence In the Contest Case Against Sheriff Riley. Grand Rapids, Jan. 28.—(Special toPioneer.)—Fourth week ofRiddell- Riley election contest case closed today. The contestant finished his direct case on Tuesday last at which time a motion to dismiss was argued. Judge Cant denied the motion and during the last two days the contestee has been present- votes in the precincts of Keewatin and Ball Club. & This noon the contéstee announced that it would be impossible to pro- ceed with the cas¢ until certain additional evidence could be se- cured and Judge Cant thereupon adjourned the court until two o’clock Monday at which time he will return from his home in Du- luth to complete the trial. The contestant bases his right to the office upon the failure to properly conduct the election in four precincts. The court has announced that he is inclined to hold that the returns from the precints of Sand Lake, Crooked Lake and Keewatin must be entirely rejected, and that each Lof the candidates must prove up the votes claimed by him. In these three precincts Riley’s majority was 216. It is conceded that it will be difficult if not impossible for the contestee to prove up this majority as a considerable number of the votes were cast by persons who' were not qualified electors. The evidence on the part of the contestantitended to show. that m the precinct of Keewatin alone there were more than 20 votes cast for the contestee by those who were not citizens or who were transients. In this precinct it was also de- veloped that one of the judges of election had worked all day in the interests of the contestee marking ballots and electioneering and that he had told men, who claimed ‘that they did not have their second parers, that no second papers were needed to vote in that precinct. The contest involves the right to the office of sheriff and it is desired by all interested parties that the case shall be determined as soon as possible 1n view of the approaching term of court. County Attorney Price who ap- pears, with George H. Spear, as attorney for the contestant has an- nounced that it is his present inetntion to ask the next grand jury to examine carefully into the several alleged fraudulent acts of election officials in precincts which have been involved in the contest. The preliminary hearing in ' the Johnson murder case has been con- tinued until Monday of next week as the attorneys who are engaged in that matter are also attorneysin the election contest. as result of a saloon row. his end. 1909 Diaries. Pioneer office. shown in the northwest. and make their selection. German Lutheran Services. services in the Norwegian church vices. who call early. Spiritualists to Meet. The Spiritualist Society of Bemi will meet at the residence of J. Peter- ing evidence with reference to the|. Johnson was killed in Deer River on Christmas evening The de- fense claims that he met his death from natural causes and that the altercation in which he is claimed to have had part, did not contribute to The largest and best line of 1909 diaries ever carried in this part. of the state can now be seen at the We have made special efforts ot secure the largest assortment ever Those who want special kinds should call early The German Lutherans’ will hold Sunday at 12 o’clack, Rev. Schempf- ky of Cookston conducting the ser- Valentine post cards can be se- cured by calling at this office. A good selection can be had by those son Jr., next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Union Meetings. The Union meetings, which have been held the last week, will con- tinue in the Methodist church every evening this week, services begin- ning at 8 e’clock. THORPE VS. GARPENTER IN A ONE-MILE RAGE Second Championship Roller Race Scheduled For Coliseum Tonight.— Thorpe Is Confident. Al Thorpe of Fargo and Harry Carpenter of Crookston will meet this evening at the Coliseum skating rink in this city in the -second race of the series of three to decide the roller championship of the north- west. The first contest was pulled off at the Auditorium in Crookston Wed- nesday night when Crookston’s speedy skater won by a lead of 10 feet before an audience of nearly 400 people. Al Thorpe is confident of being able to wia tne race this evering as he was handicapped by the uunusual shape of the course at Crookston and he is now in the “pink” of con- dition. These races are certainly “on the square” as both Thorpe and Car- penter are very anxious to secure each other’s “scalp.” They have been trying tor a long time to make arrangements to meet and it was only recently that terms could be made satisfactory to each. It was expected that a large crowd of Crookston enthusiasts would accompany .Carpenter to Be- midji on this noon’s train. The third race,if one is necessary, will be skated on some rinkina city mutually agreeable to the two rivals, probably in Duluth or at Grand Forks, N. D. Manager Wyler, of the local rink, has announced that he will cut the price of admission to the race this evening to what was charged at Crookston last Wednesday, 25 cents. This will also include the use of skates before and after the race. “BIG BEMIDG” CONTINUES TO WIN; 30-21 LAST NIGHT Grand Rapids Lost in Basketball Gamé at Coliseum Last Evening.—Game Lacked Rough Characteristics Ex- pected from Visiting Manager’s Letter. In an exciting game of basketball at the Coliseum in this city last evening, “Big Bemidg” continued to evince her superiority to' any neigh- boring team by defeating the Grand Rapids five to the tune of 30 to 21. By winning the game last evening, “Big Bemidg” has proved that the “hoodoo,” which the “Rapids” has held over Bemidji in athletics for so many years is broken, the first large crack having been made by the Bemidji High School last Nov- ember when it defeated the Grand Rapids High in football by a score of 12 to 6. During the first half of the game last night, M. S. Peterson of Bemidji acted as referee and Lester Lofberg of Grand Rapids as umpire, their duties being exchanged during the second half. The two teams lined up as follows: “Big Bemidg”—Gieland Markham forwards; Brown, center; Biddinger and Peterson guards; Gill, substitute. Grand Rapids—Meyers and Doran forwards; Dick, center; LaFraniere and McAlpine, guards; Lofberg and Steffens, subs. The game commenced in hot form, Bewidji scoring.7 points be- fore the visitors were able to get| busy. Then Grand Rapids showed fine team work and ran the ball down to the local goal three times, but clever guarding held down the score and when the half ended the tally sheet showed: “Big Bemidg,” 15, Grand Rapids, 11, Markham making a splendid basket for Be- midji just before the whistle sounded. The second half started with a rush on the part of the home team but, although the visitors showed pretty team work at times, Geil and Peterson played in superb fashion and the locals proved too much for the “Rapids,” the game ending with a final score of 30 to 21 in favor of “Big Bemidg.”. For the visitors, Doran was the star player, throwing baskets at al- most every chance, making 5 field goals; Meyers made 1 field; Dick secured 1 field and 7 foul baskets. Grand Rapids made 8 fouls, 2 in the first half and 6 in the second. Among the local boys,Geil played a beautiful game at forward and made 7 field goals, and Peterson threw a splendid 25- foot basket. “Big Bemidg” com- mitted 6 fouls.in the first half and 5 in the second part of the game. The entire game was lacking in the.- rough characteristics which might have been expected from the gentle hint expressed in the letter from the manager of the “Rapids” five. The members of both teams played clean sport and the game, as far as disputes are concerned, was one of the most quiet ever played-in this_city. Bound Copies of City "Charter for $3. The Pioneer will ‘soon print and bind copies of’ the bound volumes of which have been greatly desired for some time, and will deliver the books, neatly and substantially bound, to order, for the small sum of $3. A representative of the Pioneer will call on you, or you can call at the office and sign for one or more volumes, at the stated price. Bemidji city charter, Obtaining copies of the charter has been a matter that has worried many people of the city, and how to get them printed has never been taken up. As stated before, the Pioneer is taking orders for bound volumes of the charter and will de- {liver them for $3 per copy. Leave your order early if you de- sire a copy. Do it now! Select your valentine post cards from the Pioneer stock. vy Clothing Ho;lse OT’LL find “bargain” sales common, but be sure of the “bargain.” simply how low the price is, but the differ- ence between price and value. in all the best styles, size 3 to 17 years; values $5 to $6; now at special clearance at Consider not These are the Clothcraft and The House of Kuppenheimer Overcoats, broken lots at less than wholesale price. - $15, $18, $20 and $22 values at... $8.88 The House of Kuppenheimer Suits too; $8.88 for values up to $22; blue, black and all the fancy weaves; young men’s styles a feature. made at less than wholesale. Best clothes Trousers at $2.50 that are unusual values; smart stylish stuff; $4.50, $4 and $3.50 values $ 2 '50 oys’ Clothes-f-OvercoatS and Suits $3.85 Brown got 2 baskets - —— b o N8