Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 25, 1909, Page 1

\ THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 6. NUMBER 265. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1909. SOCIETY, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH COUNCIL CANVASSED THE CITY ELECTION RETURNS Council Held Meeting Last Evening Adjourned from Mon- day Night.—“No Justices of the Peace After March 1st” Says the Council. The votes of the city council held February 16th were canvassed last evening at a meeting of the city council,which had been adjourn- ed from Monday. Before canvassing the ballots in the different wards, City Attorney Gibbons was asked whether the board ought to canvass the votes for justice of the peace. Mr. Gibbons stated that he did not be- lieve, according to our city charter, that Bemidji had any justices of the peace since the establishment of the municipal court last August. This seemed to be the general opin- ion and Mayor Pogue said that there was no use in “knocking” the municipal court as long as we have one. Upon motion by Alderman E. J. Gould, seconded by Alderman Miller, it was unanimously decided not to canvass these votes. The boards report was as follows: For Mayor—]. P. Pogue, 409 votes; William McCuaig, 314 votes; Pogue declared elected. For City Clerk—Thomas Maloy, 411; T. Baudette, 291. Maloy declared elected. For Alderman at Large—George Kirk, 550; Yens Hanson, 1. Kirk declared elected. For City Treasurer—Earl Geil, 624, Declared elected. For Mnnicipal Judge—A. A. Andrews, 96; H. W. Bailey, 402; H. |¢pe City Hall Sunday _afternoon vote, and the council adjourned. Whitehead. steering out of the way from a load|jury room. Several ‘motions were|which the jury retired and at 6:20 _ A. Simons, 122; A. M. Crowell, 74, Andl it ig goea ) SR % of hay when a bale dropped off of | made by. different_attorneys in re-|p..m. court was adjourned until 9 Bailey declared elected. ks & S the load and “struck him with con.|gard to their cases. o’clock this morning. For Assessor—J. A. Cahill, 471; J. P. Omich, 215. Cahill declared elected. Alderman, first ward—Dr. E. A. Shannon, 85; John Goodman, 63. Dr. Shannon declared elected. Alderman, second ward—W. C. Klein, 128; William Blocker, 35. Klein declared elected. Alderman, third ward,—]J. Bisiar, 102; John Marin, 69; W. G. Schroe- der, 64. Bisiar declared elected. Alderman, fourth ward—M. F. Cunningham, 58; Charles D. Whittle, 91. Whittle declared elected. Scattering, Justice of the peace— A. A. Carter, second ward, 6; third ward, 15; fourth ward, 5. (These votes were not canvassed.) A motion was passed instructing the city clerk to notify all justices of the peace in this city to return i their dockets and public books to the city clerk’s office immediately after March 1st. The usual number of bills were audited and allowed and also bills for the expenses of the city election, February 16th, amounting to $121. The finance committee, composed of Aldermen W. A. Gould, Smart and Rhea, returned the reports of City Clerk Maloy and Treasurer Earl Geil. They were accepted and placed on file and Chairman Gould stated that the reports showed a saving of $7,247 in the expenses of the city for the year 1908 over 1907. A requisition for supplies for the municipal court was read and the clerk ordered to purchase them. The report for the municipal court for the week ending February 20th, showing $10 paid to the city treasurer,} was accepted and placed on file. A request was read from Ike Black, W. A. Gould, and W. B. Stewart, as a committee of the Knights Templars, for the use of John E. Croone and Gennes & Layon were granted liquor licenses and their bonds approved. Ike Blooston and Albert Halvorsen are the sureties for Mr. Croone and Anton O. Kruken and A. O. Aubolee for Gennes & Layon. The street commissioner was re- quested to make his annual report next Monday evening. Chairman W. A. Gould thanked the members of the council for the courtesy shown him during the last three years and four months in attend. minority report. supervision. Important Commercial Club Meeting ‘Tonight. An important meeting of the Bemidji commercial club and citizens of Be- midji will be held at the city hall thig evening to which every citizen of the commun- ity who is interested in the establishment of the sixth normal school is urged to The senate and house committees on normal schools made their report yester- day; the senate reporting out both the Bemidji and Cass Lake.bills, and the house reporting the general bill with the probability that P. H. McGarry would send in a 1t is essential to the welfare of Bemidji that her citizens rally to the support of the committee who have the work of the establishment of this school under their Let there be a full attendance this e\%ening. F. 8. LYCAN, President Commercial Club. < AP WHITE, President Normal School Committee, Annual Meeti‘ng!»,of Fair Association. There will be a meeting of the members of the Beltrami County Agricultural Association at the council rorms, at the city hall, on Friday evening, Feb. 27. At this time the annual reports will be given, and the officers who will have charge of the association will be elected. : F. M. MALZAHN, President. W. R. MACKENZIE, Secretary. had had pleasant meetings and stormy ones but the aldermen had always been courteous to him and he wished to thank them. Mr. Gould was thanked for his services and their appreciation of him was shown by a standing Deputy Sherift Chris Olson and Mayor J. P. Pogue went to' Fowlds yesterday afternoon to secure evi- dence for the grand jury in regard to the case against Barney Nélson who was charged with the murder of a man named Fuller at Fowlds several weeks ago. Sherift Hazen Returned. Sheriff A. B. Hazen retuined to the city last night from Grand Forks where he went to secure a witness to appear before the grand which he had served the city. They jury in the Nelson murder case. The First of March Will find a great many business and professional men out of office statiouery, - Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, = viz: Envelopes, ete. You always use more GUNTHER AND TREMBLE: T0 MEET SOON IN RING Latest Boxing Match Arranged Will Be a Good One.—Gunther IsAfter The Duluth-Evening Herald says of the fight which will soon be pulled off between Ben Tremble and George Gunther: “George Gunther, the negro pug who lately blew into Duluth looking for a match with Whitehead, -has been matched, according to his man- ager, Curley Ulrich, with Ben Tremble for a 15-round go to take place March 1. Ulrich announced that the fighters would meet at catch weights, thateach man had posted $100 to appear, and that the bout would take place somewhere in the Northwest, the exact spot having not yet been determined. “The Australian fighter is doing pretty well in getting matches lined up, in and about Duluth, and from present indications he’ will be kept busy until Walter ‘Whitehead is at leisure. “The two fights which Gunther has on will give fight fans an oppor- tunity to see just what he has. “Tremble some time ago, fought a draw with Whitehead. The bout between Gunther and Tremble will give the fans a good idea how White- head and Gunther will stack up. “Tremble has fought Mike Shrieck twice. “Then there is Gunther's fight Cass Lake Events. Cass Lake, Feb. 25.—(Special to Pioneer. )—Carl Partridge, the seven- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Partridge of this place, had his arm badly fractured today while sliding down hill. The little fellow was siderable farce on the arm, The boy was taken home by some of his companions and surgical aid given him as soon as possible. A. J. Engleman of Madelia, Minn., was here today looking over the village with a view of opening a cigar factory. Mr. Engleman said he was much impressed with the town and expected to open a factory in Cass Lake in the near future, Wm. Kirchhof and W. R. Ellis, while driving across the lake today broke through the ice near Star Island. - The water was not deep and the horses succeeded in getting out after a hard tussle. Violated Game Laws. Game Wardens Munch of Crooks- tou and Bailey of this city returned this morning from Tenstrike where they secured the conviction yester- day of Stephen Kunz on a charge of killing two deer out of season. Kunz lives in the Town of Taylor and he pleaded guilty yesterday be- fore Justice Charles Gustafson of Tenstrike to killing two deer on February 10th. He was fined $100 and costs and paid the money. Wardens Munch and Bailey are determined to protect the game in this section of the state and should be aided by every law-abiding GRAND JURY IS GRINDING OUT ITS REGULAR WORK Grand Jury Has Returned Se veral Indictments and a Few *‘No Bills”’.—Judge Stanton Is Busy Completing Work Before the Adjournment. The present session of the district court reconvened at 2 o’clock yester- day afternoon and a large amont of business was disposed of by Judge Stanton. The grand jury returned two true bills ard a statement of no bill against Peter Palm, who was arrested in January, charged with assulting John Coleman of Nymore. The court ordered that Palm be dis- missed and the sheriff complied with the request. One of the indictments made by the grand jury was against Chris Luken for forgery in the seccndf degree. Luken was arrested in| December charged with forging a time-check on Ross & Ross, the | loggers, for $234 and disposing of the same to Phillip Gill of this city. Luken was arraigned and allowed twenty-four hours in which to plead. The other true bill was found against Bert Currier and was also a case of forgery in the second degree. He secured $19 from S. E. Thomp- son, a Tenstrike merchant, for an order on which he had forged the name of - Dan Robinson, another north country logger. Upon arraign- ment, Currier pleaded guilty and sentence was deferred until today. The judge asked the grand jury if they had any more business to tran- sact and upon receiving an affirma- tive answer, they were sent back to In the case of the Jewell Nursery. company against the Itasca Park Region Nursery company, wherain the plaintiff sues for $498.31, judge- ment was allowed minus a counter claim of $103. The case of Fred N. Malzahn vs. Fred Hollander was takenup, P. J. Russel appearing ~for the plaintiff and C. W. Scrutchin for the defend- ent. This was a case appealed from a district court on points-of law and involved the payment of $10 claimed 'to be the balance: due on a cow. The case was ftaken under advise- ment. The case of W. J. Strong vs. Ross & Ross was dismissed as it belonged in Koochiching county,. William Loiselle vs. Ross & Ross .was -taken’ up, P, J. Russell-appearing for the plaintiff and Attorney E. E. McDon- ald for the defendent, Several other motions were heard by Judge Stan- ton and the grand jury came in with another true bill, returning again to their deliberations. The members of the grand jury were working hard and they. re- turned two indictments against James McCaslin for grand larceny in the second degree and no bills against- Martin Olson and Iver Eckstrand. . McCashin was charged with stealing a $26 watch from Charles Peterson and $29.50 from Andrew Olson. He was arraigned and allowed twenty-four hours to plead. Olson and Eckstrand wete arrested a few weeks ago on. the charge of grand larceny in the second degree for the alleged stealing of $27 from a man at Tenstrike. The grand jury found that there was very little evidence to hold the man upon and took up a collection among themselves of $3.40 to partly repay the men for their inconvenience they had suffered in being compelled to wait for the grand jury. The men returned to their work near Tenstrike this morning. % Tke grand jury returned again to the court room for advise from the judge as to the difference between returning a presentment and an indictment. In a lucid explanation Judge Stanton showed the jurors the difference in the two forms, after Court was opened at 9 o’clock this morning and a change of venue was argued in the case of Klevin vs. Ruud. Decision was reserved for the present. The grand jury returned a true bill against’ Dominick Boyer and John Boyce for robbery in the first degree. . They are charged with robblng Nels Isrealson at Spooner last fall. F. A. Jackson of this city was appointed their attorney. Geayge Cook, who was indicted yesterdnj afterndon for grand lar- ceny in the first degree, was arraign- ed this morning and pleaded not guilty’ through his attorney. Bail was fixed at $500. Chris Luken and James McCaslin were arraigned on charges of forgery in the second degree and both enter- ed plea of not guilty through F. A. Jackson; their attorney. Robbed of Supplies. M. D. Stoner, the civil engineer, returned to the city yesterday after- noon from Swan River where he went to secure the remainder of one of his railroad camps. - Mr. Stoner reports that he found that all of his supplies had been sgolen and that they were worth $150. He did not 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 eally‘ of these toward the end of the month with “Barrel” Smith. Smith is a|citizen. recover them. and make their selection. . . % fairly clever little boxer, and he . than you realize and then the first thmg promises to work his colored brother Appointed_as Alternate. you know you are all out. Or perhaps £ out, showing the fans just what the| William Russell son of Attor- your gtntionery is a trifle old, out of . boy from the other side possesses.|ney P. J. Russell of this city, has style and you hesitate in] the use of it because it does not 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 are now equipped to turn out work on will fix you up in short notice. We short notice and give you the best that of. reputation of being one of the|yourself and family. For informa- S AR T .y - g squarest ‘“pugs” in the roped arena. [tion address, C. J. Benson, Supreme| > Br ess Shlrts; Tl‘}mkSi Sult : = Ben fought in Cass Lake two years|Organizer, Bemidji, Minn. 2 c s es. 4 R TR e - ago, and he is well known there; as e NEAIINIS @ 3 neat and artistic workmen are capable This fight is to be but ten rounds, and although “Barrel” has not met many men who were hailed as being as good as Gunther, he is confident he can stay the limit. “Gunther and- his manager have opened a gymnasium in the build- ing formerly occupied- by the Maine hotel on lower Lake avenue. Ulrich and Gunther work out together every day and although he always keeps himself in good condition. Gunther ‘expects in a short time to be ready for any-of them.” Many local people- are acquainted ‘| with: Ben Tremble, who has" the Printers of Everything. well as in Bemidji, and many here- abouts will await anxiously- the been appointed by Congressman Steenerson as alternate to Ralph Lycan of this city for midship- man from this district to Annapo- lis, William will either take the examination at. Duluth at the same time that Ralph does or wait until next June., The Order of Owls. This modern and up-to-date bene- volent society will during the next week be organized in Bemidji and it will pay you to investigate the merits of the order. The order pays weekly: sick benefits of $7.00 per week and furnishes you with ‘physician for On the Sick List. New Arrivals. ~ Ladies’ Tan and Black . Oxfords; Men’s Tan and Black Oxfords, Men’s Spring Hats; Dress . ies: Ribbons; Goods; Colored Embroider- - - Skirts; .Pettigqa;s;:_{ Men’s Goods; Wash Laces; Dress : MINNESOT,{"% HISTABRICAL outcome of his ‘go” with Ginther, |city has been vety ill during the| (who is admittedly onme of the best|last week with h uble “but] men of his wel b .