Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 11, 1909, Page 4

N i ok 20— > be voted for at the election Feb. 16. BEMIBJI Tu GELEBHATE POLITICAL ANNOUNGEMENTS Candidate for Municipal Judge. I hereby announce myself .as a candidate for the office of municipal judge to be voted upon at the com- ing city election and ask the sup- port of all fair-minded persons who believe that said court should be presided over by an attorney-at-law. Andrews. Cand date for City Clerk. L I hereby announce myself as a candidate for city clerk, to be voted for at the election, to be held Tues- day, February 16, 1909. If elected, I will conduct the affairs of the office in a good and business-like manner. I will have regular office hours, at which time the public will be accommodated by the show= ing of the records or giving of general information, as they may ask. If elected, the affairs of the city will be kept up-to-date, and in a good business-like manner. T. Beaudette. Candidate for Mayor. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for mayor of the City of Bemidji, to be voted on at the gen- eral election, February 16, 1909. If elected, I will conduct the affairs of the city along conservative lines for the best welfare of our grow- ing city. William McCuaig. Candidate for Municipal Judge. Mr. Hiram A. Simons hereby announces himself asa candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court, to be voted for at the election to be held on Tuesday, February 16th, 1909. Mr. Simons was born aud raised in the State of Minnesota and has resided in this section of the coun- try for six years last passed, and ‘in Bemidji since December 1st, 1904, He has been actively engaged in the practice of the law in California and Minnesota for more than twenty years and in every way is qualified and fitted for the position, and therefore feels justified in asking the support of his fellow citizens at the coming election. Candidate for Alderman, First Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for the first ward at the city election to be held February 16. If elected I shall endeavor to promote all measures, which in my judgement, are for the best interests of the ward and the city at large, along lines of conser- vatiye business principles. Dr. E. A. Shannon. Alderman, Third Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman from the Third ward and if elected will serve as alderman for the best interests of the city. I believe in development of the city in an economical way and all my services, if elected aldermen, will be on this basis. —]J.Bistar, Candidate for Alderman 4th Ward. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for alderman for the fourth ward of the city of Bemidji to If elected my actions as a council- man will be for the best interest of the fourth ward and the city of Be- midji. M. F. Cunninghams H. W. Bailey the present Judge of the Municipal court announces that he is a candidate for re-election to be voted for at the city election to be held next Tuesday. Mr. Bailey believes in a square deal to all, a his past, record will show and upon that platform he asks the support ot the voters for his re-election. PROPOSES A NEW LAW Places More Individual Responsibility " on Members of Countv Boards.— Should Be Passed. St. Paul, Feb. 11.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Representative Opsahl has introduced two bills in the house missoners, which, if enacted into laws, will have considerable bearing on the “doings” of the county’s official “dads.” The bills are as follows: “Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: “Section 1.—That any county commissioner, without regard to the|, population of the county he repre- sents, who shall contract, bargain, or vote for the expenditure of money from a fund, the payment of which, including the amount already con- tracted, voted, or appropriated, shall exceed in any fiscal year the amount specifically apportioned to or levied for such fund at the beginning of such year, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.” Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Minnesota: “Section 1. That, in all counties having a population of less than 40,000 every county commissioner shall give bond to the state in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful per- formance of his official duties. Such bond shall be approved by a judge of the district court, and, together with the oath of office and certificate of election of such county commissioner, be filed with the state examiner. Candidates for City Offices. The following is a list of the names of those who have filed as candidates for the election which will be held next Tuesday for the selection ot city officers for next year: For Mayor; John P. Pogue, Wm. McCuaig. For Alderman at Large; George Kirk. For City Treasurer; Earl Giel. For City Clerk; Thomas Maloy, Telesphore Beandette. For Judge of Municipal Court; H. A. Simons, Harrison W. Bailey, A. M. Crowell, A. A. Andrews. For Assessor; James E. Cahill, J. P. Omich. For Alderman, First Ward; John Goodman, Dr. E. A. Shannon. For Alderman, Second Ward; W.M. Blocker, William G. Klien. For Alderman, Third Ward; J. Bisiar, John Marin, W. G. Schiroeder. For Alderman, Fourth Ward; M. F. Cunningham, C. D. Whittle. 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 shown in the northwest. Those who want special kinds should call early and make their selection. Horses for Sale. One good driving team at Smart & Reiter’s. barn. —John Wolberg, pertaining to boards of county com- |, secure the largest assortment ever| LINGOLN'S GENTENARY — One Hundredth Anniversary of Lincoln’s Birthday Will Be Properly Com- memorated Here. The Bemidji veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic are making the largest preparations in now years for the proper observance of the anniversary_ of Lingcoln’s birth- day. . E Appropriate . exercises will be held in' the City Hall on the after- noon of February 12th in comme- moration of the centenary of the birth of our martyred president, to which the public, and especially visitors in the city, is cordially invited to attend. The program for the afternoon is made up of the very best talent in Ben;idji. as is evinced by the follow ing notice from the headquarters of the Bemidji Post of the G. A. R.: Headquarters R. H. Carr Post, No.174,G. A. R, | Department of Minnesota. The Centenary of the Birth of Abra- ham Lincoln. 1809-1909. Program of exercises . in com- Fnfl GB' G[]MMISS"]NERSW memoration of that e\;ent t; be held at the City Hall, Friday, February 12th, 1909, at 2 p. m. Song—"“Battle Hymn of the Re- public” s .....Audience Prayer, Comrade T. J. Martin Song. ...Mrs. Maude Smythe “Early Life of Lincoln” Prof. A. P. Ritchie Song. veeennMrs, I Peart *“Lincoln” (Carleton) .....Emel Engels *Lincoln, the Emancipator” C. W. Scrutchin Song— Rally Round the Flag, ......School Children ..Miss Leila Stanton “Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud”...Elmer Hilliard ‘My Old Kentucky Home” isssvanssassssQuartet meolns Gettysburg Address” and “Bixby Letters” .+..e..Rev. J. H. Deniston “Lincoln, the President” vessesnennenna. Judge C. W, Stanton Closing Remarks....Comrade Martin Song—"‘America”............Audience Benediction...... Rev. J. H..Deniston H. W. Bailey, Commander. J. M. Fuller, Adjutant. Publishers Will Be Paid. St. Paul, Feb. 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The bill appropriating money to pay for the official publica- tion of the constitutional amend- ments in newspapers, prior to the general election last fall, passed both senate and house today aund is now a law. ‘The amount appropriated by the above law is about $26,000, and will be forthcoming in a few days to the newspapers which published the amendments last - fall. All the papers published the “legal,” taking chances on an appropriation by the legislature this winter providing pay- ment therefor. Baptismal Services Thursday. On Thursday evening of this week seven or eight persons are to be baptized at the Baptist church in this city. Reverend T. M. Gilpin of Laporte will come in with several of his people as candidate for baptism be- sides two others in connection with .| the local church. The pastor will speak on the sub- ject, “Can Any Man Forbid Water?” Service at 8 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to this service. M. B. A. Meet. The M. B. A. lodge will hold their regular meeting Thursday evening, Feb. 11. . All' members are requested to be there at 8 o’clock. —C. H. Han'mond. —Vera M. Cameron. 1910 Calendars. The Pioneer has added to its large job. department a complete line of 1910 calendar samples and merchants and business men of the city and surrounding towns -are re quested to save their orders for us V. L. Ellis, who recently pur- chased an interest in the Pioneer, expects. to ‘‘make” all the northern Minnesota towns in the interests of .| the paper and the Pioneer ‘solicits of the business men their patronage in this line of work. The Pioneer also carries in stock a large line of office stationery, legal blanks, typew"iter ribbons paper, pencils, ‘etc. The Piorieer job department is the best equipped job plant in north- ern Minnesota. The Pioneer sta- tionery stock is.always complete and the business man who leaves his stationery orders with us never makes a mistake, but is assured of the best of work at reasonable prices. :nd*! Drawn On Grand Jury. J. W. Boone, formerly of Interna- tional Falls but who now lives at Glenwood, passed through the city this marnmg on his way to Backus oh business for ~the state. Mr. Boone, ,although he had moved to Glenwood, was drawn on the grand jury for the present term of the dis- trict court for Koochiching county at International Falls and' it was in connection with his work on the grand jury that he went to Backus this morning. He expects to return to the “Falls” this evening. Lodge Sleigh Ride. It has been planned by the en- tertainment committee of the Odd Fellows lodge' to go to Buena Vista on February 11th, meeting .at the hall about 5 o’clock. If the weather does not permit of this trip, will meet at’ the hall about 7:30 o’clock and go to the home of J. M. Phillippi. All the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows are invited by the committee. —Committee. Catholic Ladies Card Party. The Catholic ladies will give a card party Thursday evening in the basement of the church at 8 o’clock. Tickets 25 cents. REPORT of the Condition of The First National Bank, at Bemidji, in the State of Minnesota, AT THE CLOSE OF 'BUSI- NESS, FEB. 5, 1909. No. 5582, RESOURCES. Loang and Discounts.. S"h.m 1 Overdratts, secured and unsecured . Bonds to secure circulation... 000 M Bonds, securities, etc. 55.811.05 Banking house, furnit turs 14,000.00 Due from National Bar 7 (not reserve agents). . Due from approved serve agent Exchlnues actiol o5, pickels. and conts, anful oney Re!erve in’ Bnnk vlzz 17,528, 538,001 fi‘" -tender notes f 3 790.00 66,651.53 lemption fund with U. §. Tre: .at_ which addrassep will be made by 1en of national and local prominence. President Roosevelt will be"at the Lincoln farm in Kentucky, Vice Pres ident Fairbanks will be in’ Harrisburg, Pa., and many of the other leaders of public life here will be at their homes, but a suficient number will remain in Washington to give the celebration a national character to some extent. The largeinegro population of the city has made élaborate preparations for honoring the 100th birthday of the great liberator. = By act of congress tomorrow will be a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the ter- ritories. * A feature of Lincoln day at the cap- ital that will be of national intégest will be the issue of the special Lin- coln 2-cent stamp. It will be red and will bear a portrait of Lincoln taken from the statue by st Gaudens in Chicago. LINCOLN DAY IN° NEW YORK School Children to Have Prominent Part In Celebration. New York, Feb. 11.—As the great- est city of the nation which will honor the memory of Abraham Lincoln' to- morrow New York will have a nota- ble part in the celebration of * the 100th birthday of the emancipator. Lincoln’s birthday has been a legal holiday in New York for several years and the general cessation of work is an annual occurrence, but to- morrow even those business houses which have heretofore failed to ob- serve the holiday will close their doors. Stores, offices, shops and dwell- ing houses will be adorned with flags and a greater display of bunting than has ever before nmiarke? a holiday in the metropolis is expected. Mayor McClellan has issued a proc- lamation calling on citizens to dec- orate their homes and he has asked President Roosevelt to order the fir- ing of the national salute from every United States warship, wherever it may be. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address is to be read in every army post and on every war vessel. For several months a committee of prominent citizens has been laboring to make Lincoln centennial day one of the greatest in the history of the city. Probably the part of the city’s programme that has attracted most attention among tille people is the gathqring of the city’s school children in the public schools to hear the character of Lincoln extolled, to listen to the reading of the Gettysburg ad- dress and to sing patriotic songs. The school children, numbering more than 600,000, have been instructed for weeks in the life of Lincoln and the lessons to be learned therefrom and they are displaying eager interest in tomorrow’s celebration. Programme for the Day. At 8 a. m. national salutes from all the forts in the harbor and all the battleships in port, including the ves- sels of the New York naval militia and the batteries of the national guard. At 10:30 and 11 a. m. exercises in all the churches and synagogues. At 11:30 a. m. exercises in all the schools, public and parochial, with the reading of the Gettysburg address at noon. At 2 p. m. exercises in Cooper Un- ion, where Lincoln delivered his great speech on Feb. 27, 1860; also reading of the Gettysburg address in the the- aters. At 8 p. m. exercises in all the ar- mories of the city; musical festival at Carnegie hall; musical festival in the great hall of City college, where Will- ifam Webster Ellsworth will deliver his illustrated lecture, “Abraham Lin- coln, Boy and Man;"” exercises in the 561 public schools of Greater New Work for adults and reading of the Gettysburg address in the theaters. CELEBRATION AT CHICAGO B o fandy clrc_uuuon) 125000 Total - - $440,655.80 LIABILITIES. Capital stock pald in. $ 5000000 Surplus fund 10,000,00 ndivided pro el 1,350, National Bank nofes outstanding..” 25,000:00 Due to other Natlonal 48 Tal08 13,459.03 Savings depo: . 640208 Individual daposm sub= ject to check 170,132.16 Demand -~ certif lepos! . 119956 Time cemncms ot de- ........ . 133.855.22 aBrited checics 5,410.00 Cashier's ~ checl standing... 736.98 354,305.85 Total. - - $40,655.80 STATE OF MINNESOTA, | County of Beltrami. 88! 1, R. H. Schumaker, Cashier of the above- named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to' the best of my knowledge and bellef. R. H. SCHUMAKER, Cashier. Bllbscrlbad and sworn to before me this 10th day of Feb, [Seal] H. J. Loup, Notary Public, Belirami 0o Minp. My commission expires Aug. 21, 1915, CORRECT—A ttest: F. P. SHELDON, W. A. Gourp. A. G. WEDGE, JR. Directors. NATION WILL ~ HONOR LINGOLN Celebration in Many Cities to Be Heid Tomorrow. WILL BE GENERAL HOLIDAY Southern States Join With North in Paying Respect to Memory of Mar tyred President—Féatures of the I?ly in New York, Chicago, Wash: Ington and Elsewhere Include Mass Meetings and Assemblages of Chil dren in the Schools. L% ‘Washington; . Feb. 11. — Reports reaching here from all parts of the TUnited States indicate that the observ: ance of Lincoln centennial day will be general throughout the country. Al of the Northern states will celebrate the day #nd many of the Southern - states will follow the lead of Arkan sas, where Governor Donaghey issued a proclamation ‘setting aside Feb. 1% as a ‘semi-holiday and, calling atten tion to the greatness of Lincoln as a man. The . governor’s. proclamation declared that Lincoln should be more honored by the South. The celebration in the national cap-| Great Mass Meeting Will Be Principal Feature of Lincoln Day. Chicago, Feb. 11.—Chicago’s Lincoln day celebration tomorrow will take various forms. 'The principal feature will be the great mass meeting in the Auditorfum, in which the city’s leading citizens and the guests of the miunicipality will join. In addition there will be meetings in school- houses, halls and in the fleld houses of all the public parks. The munic- ipal playgrounds will be decorated with flags and bunting and pictures of Lincoln will be displayed conspicu- ously. All the nations of the world repre- sented by consular officers in Chicago have heen invited to join in the city’s tribute to Lincoln. The ‘city is dis- appointed by the inability of Presi- dent-Elect Taft to accept its invita- tion to be present. It was announced at one time that he would come here, but his trip to the canal zone and the banquet in his honor in New Orleans intervened. Centennial week -in Chicago has been generally observed by the dis- play of flags and bunting, most of the hotels, stores and public buildings having been decorated since Monday. IN - LINCOLN’S HOME CITY Famous Speakers 'at Celebration at * springfield, IIl. Springfield, Ill, Feb. 11.—In this eity, the home ‘of Abraham Lincoln until his inauguration as president, the centennial of his birth will be generally observed tomorrow. There will be meetings im halls and in the public ‘schools and the city officlals will be busily engaged in receiving the _distinguished ' persons who will partake’ of the: Lincoln bauquet to- morrow night. The banquet will be t.he most prom- inent feature of Springfield’s celebra- tion. Among the men who will make addresses will be Ambassador Bryce, \Ambassador Jusserand, Willlam J. Bryan, Senator Cullom of Illinois and Senator Dolliver of Towa. Fairbanks Speaks in Harrisburg. . Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 11,—Vice Pres- ident Fairbanks will be the “principal speaker at the big mass«meeflng with which this .¢ity will honor the mem- ory of: Lincoln tomorrow. Governor Stuart will preside at* the mass meet- ing. There will be other features of the celebration and ‘business will be suspended during the day. FIXES DAMAGE ~ FOR INJURIES Senate-Measure Prescribes ™ , Sums o Be Paid. I Ry EARNING CAPACITY THE BASIS Schedule Covers Death, Permanent and Partial Disability and all: Oth- er Injuries and Also Disease Con- tracted in the Employment—Anti- Pass Measure Finally Sent Out of House Committee. St. ‘Paul, Feb. 10.—A schedule of damages to be awarded employes for the loss of legs, arms, sight and hear- [{ ing, based on a yearly wage of $500, with a proportional increase for addi- tlonal income, is the basis of the em- ployers’ liability bill introduced in the senate by Senator F. H. Peterson of Moorhead.. Mr. Peterson’s bill is the result of a study of the problem for several years. -Such a bill was recom- mended by the governor, the state bar association and organized labor. Several other bills of a similar nature will be introduced soon. Senator E. 8. Durment of St. Paul has one nearly ready for introduction. Senator Peterson’s bill requires that the employe shall be so injured as to require hig absence from work for more thag a week, and only wilful mis- conduct of the injured will suffice to release the employer from damages for injury. Disability under the bill may arise from disease contracted in the employment. The maximum amount for total dis- ability or for death is $2,000 for a man drawing $500 a vear. The same. amount is allowed for the loss of both eyes and half for one. The rinimum amount for partial loss of sight is $200. The value of hearlng ranges from $100 to $1,000 for total loss. Two hands or feet are worth $3,000, and any one of such member is rated at $1,000. Fach' finger counts for” $100. For partial, permanent disability the man will get from $200 to $2,000. Temporary disability entitles him to 75 per cent of the salary he was re- ceiving for the three weeks preced- Ing the injury. Passes Petition to Congress. A joint resolution reciting the prac- ticability of using the Minnesota and Red River of the North for waterways end asking congress to make some provision for this work was passed in the house. It was introduced by L. C. Spooner of Morris, C. L. Sawyer of Minneapolis intro- duced in the house the bill introduced in the senate Monday, authorizing cities of 50,000 to purchase lighting and heating plants and to acquire them by condemnation if they so de- Bire. An anti-pass bill was finally sent out of the house railroad committee and the Nimocks bill will be reported for passage with an amendment which will permit railway employes to retain their passes even if they hold non- salaried offices under the state or local governments. The bill permits fire- men, policemen, members of the sal- vage ecorps and health departments and letter carriers in uniform to ac- cept free transportation. Two-bills, one by L. C. Spooner and one by C. L. Sawyer, covering parts of this bill, were killed and T. J. Brady’s bill for the repeal of the en- tire law will be reported to the house without recommendation. The “full crew bill,” introduced by J. A. A. Burnquist will be reported out without recommendation. Rosenwald’s bill requiring railroads to have electric lights on all passen- ger cars was killed. Must Connect Telepfione Lines. There will be no further use for two telcphones in each business office if 2 bill by Senator J. F. McGowan of Minneapolis becomes a law. The bill requires each company to connect with any other company in the city. The charge for this cross connection must be a “reasonable one” to be de- termined by arbitrators. The state oil inspector’s job and de- partment is abolished in a bill intro- duced by J. F. Rosenwald of Madison in the house. It gives the work to the dairy and food department. “It doesn't hurt to keep.reminding them of it. They have promised us’ tariff revision for a dozen years and we have not got it yet,” sald F. T. White of Elk River in the house when some of the members sald that the resolution asking Taft to call a spe- clal ‘session of congress to revise the tariff was a slap at the president. The house decided favorably on the resolu- tion, of which C. J. Swendsen of St. James is the author. Prisoners may be pald 25 cents a day for their labor in the penitentiary or at the St.”"Cloud reformatory. The amount is optional with the state board of control. The bill by Senator Stephens was passed by the senate, The cost may amount to $60,000 a year and will be paid partially by the farmers in higher prices for twine. The money is to be paid monthly ta e families of the inmates or kept until their release. The state will alsa substitute this for the suit and dona- tion given each man when discharged from Stillwater. The senate live stock committee and- the state live stock sanitary board will discuss today the Wright bill re- quiring tuberculin test for cattle. Inventor Oliver Dles Suddenly. Chicago, Feb. 11.—Thomag Oliver, the typewriter inventor, fell dead in the Argyle ayenue. station of the Northwestern Elevated railway while |’ on his way to Pine Bluff, Ark,, where he was to demonstrate oné of his lat: est inventions, alcotton picking de vice. The inventor's wite was with him and he dled in her arms before a physician could be summoned. Heart disease is believed to hnve been the OI\IIG of death. ¢ L HAMILTON| WATCHES Our stock of Hamilton Watches is large! and complete. .We also carry a large line of all the cheaper makes of watches. Mall orders recelve prompt attention. Prices given on any make or grade of watch upon request. Ask to see the Bemidji Special, the finest watch made for the money. e S VUL USSR Fine and complicated watch repairing, diamond - setting, hand engraving. 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