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

&,\\L‘ s &0 @s‘“‘.\c‘b\ - VOLUME 7. NUMBER 10. IMPOSING NEW BUSINESS BLOCK WILL BE ERECTED P. J. 0’Leary and W. N. Bowser Exhibit a Progressive Spirit.—The Firm of 0’Leary & Bowser Will Be Dissolved on July First. The firm of O'Leary & Bowser,|the east. The dimensions of the one of the most substantial and|new building will be 27.6 X 100 feet enterprising of local merchants, | (over all), two stories, with a full will cease to exist after July 1st, at{basement. Brick will be used which time the firm will be dis-|throughout, and all the interior will solved, the partnership heretofore | be furnished in hardwood. existing between P. J. O’Leary and| The front of the basement floor W. N. Bowser being by mutual con-| (22x70) will form a store room, the sent discontinued, after an associa-| balance of the thirty feet, in the rear tion extending over eighteen years, ; to be reserved for the heating plant eleven of which have been passed 3 and the boiler room, it being the in- in Bemidji, the other seven years | tention to neat the building with | 1 . P. J. O'LEARY. | W. N. BOWSER. the gentlemen having resided in|steam,and furnish hot and cold New Duluth, prior to coming to Be-| water to all portions of the block. mld)‘: . | The main store room will be on the Itis the intention of O’Leary & | first floor, where an elegantly-ap- Bowser to conduct 2 mammoth sale, } pointed place is provided for the con- for_ the Durpose_of sellm:\z ou_t their | ducting of any mercantile business, eunre-s'tock, which consists of l-arge . with plenty of light and space. quantities of dry goods, furnishings,| The second floor will be set aside notions, shoes, clothing, etc., ad lib. | for office rooms and so arranged that The sale will be commenced on | they will be comfortable, well-lighted \Yedr:;sday»lofjn?xt week and ;0n~;and heated and desirable for any tinued until July 1st, at which| classof business men. There will be z 3 | latter date,' if anything remains of eleven of these rooms on this floor, the stock, it will be placed in a new | and already the rental of several of building and sold in bulk. | these have heen spoken for. This sale will undoubtedly eclipse ; The entire building will be com- anything of the kind ever attempted ‘Dleted in the most elaborate manner, in merchandising in Bemidji, and |and the finishings will be strik- prices will take a big tumble, .in!ing and handsome. It is impossibe order that the stocks may be dis-at the present time, to estimate posed of expeditiously. |the exact cost of the block when it fIn connection with the dissol\lt';:n ‘{ will have been completed, as Messrs. of the partnership now existing be-| O’Leary & Bowser state that they tween Messrs. O'Leary and Bowser, ‘ have not yet let all the contracts for it is announced that the two gentle-| minor portions of the enterprise, but men,not as a firm but as individuals, | no expense is to be spared along will erect a_throughly modern and|the line of general superiority. well-equipped combination store| G, E. Kreatz, the local contractors and office building which will be|has the contract for the building ot one of the most substantial and im- | the block, and it is the present in- posing blocks in the city. The tention to have the building com- building will be erected on the lf’ts;pleted and ready for occupancy by which Messrs. O’Leary & Bowser | July 1st, next, although it may be a own, on Third street, adjoining the|few days latter than that date be- Lumbermens National bank block on ‘, fore everything in connection with Possibly it is BANKING BUSINESS ? have more or less of it. Y o u with us. Such being the cass you know something ot our service. But if not a patron wouldn’t it he well for you to become one? S = Our Saving’s Department is calculated to serve all classes; the old and the young. the poor and the rich. It receives deposits from $1 up to $5,000 and aliows three per cent interest, compounded s>mi-annually. The First National " Bank of Bemidji BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1909 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH the building is ready to turn over to the proprietors. The dissolving of the partnership between P. J. O’Leary and W. N. Bowser will be a matter of general regret among the citizens of Bemidji, who have looked upon the firm as being among the most progressive of our local institutions. However, it is announced that both gentlemeh will continue to reside in Bemidji, and will have interests here,although not actively engaged togetherin a business sense. Coming here eleven years ago from New Duluth, Messrs. O’Leary & Bowser arrived here at the begin- ning of a “boom” that was but in itsincipiency. They showed their faith in the future development of Bemidji, and by their progressiveness and square dealing have assisted in making Bemidji what she is today— | the foremost city in north-central Minnesota. The sale which will be started Wednesday of next week will startle | residents of this vicinity because of the many real bargains that will be | offered. | this great closing out sale will be | A further announcement of | given in the Pioneer, in a few days. | RAVE RETURAED TO LAKE BEMIDII FOR SUMMER |Wr. and Mrs. W. L. Mathews Wil “Summer” at Riverside.—Millers | Building Cottages. \ i Mr. and Mrs. W. vaudeville team which appeared last! at the Brinkman Family‘ Theater in thiscity as Mathews &; L. Mathews, a winter Mathews, havye returned to Bemidji| and are preparing to take up their | residence for the summer at River side, on the lots purchased during| their former visit from the T. J. Miller Real Estate company of this city. Mr. Mathews has had afine log cottage, 22x24 feet erected at River- side, on the Mississippi river a few rods beyond the east shore of Lake Bemidji, and is now furnishing the house for the summer. He was the first man to have a cottage built at the new summer resort, Riverside. They expect to go over to their summer home next week. | While in Bemidji last winter Mr. Mathews purchased an excell- ent launch and now intends to| enjoy the summer months on the waters of beautiful Lake Bemidji | and the Mississipi river. T. J. and D. D. Miller, respec- tively senior and junior menbers| of the T. ]. Miller Real Estate| company of this city, are also erecting two fine log cottages, each 26x26 feet, near the Mathews home at Riverside. D. D, Miller’s house will be finished within two weeks and the senior Mr, Miller’s cottage about two weeks later. The Millers expect to spend the summer at Riverside, the men coming over to to the office each day in their launch, Change Tonight at Brinkman. Manager Brinkman, of the Brink- man Family Theatre, can justly feel proud of the program puton at that popular place of amusement for this week, and he is to be con- gratulated upon having secured such excellent vaudeville teams. The musical DeFays put on the best in their line ever seen in the west. They change their act to- night, putting on new musical novelties etc. Stevens & Washburn will intro- duce a number of new steps tonight, and those who attended the first of the week should not fail to see them again. Their will be an entire change of pictures tonight. Accepted Government Position. John Klingele of Martinsburg, Miss., arrived in the city vesterday and left this afternoon for the Red Lake Indian agency, where he has accepted a position in the agrical- tural department ot the government. Local News on Last Page. G0.K COMPLIMENTED BY A HIGH OFFICIAL William Gerlach, Lieutenant Colonel, Retired, Says Bemidji's Militiamen Are Capable. GENERAL PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND DISCIPLINE, EXCELLENT Inspection Which Was Recently Con- ducted Here Was Entirely Satisfac- tory to Superior Officers. That Company K, Bemidji’s quota of the Minnesota National Guard, is an efficient militia company and a credit to this city; is evidenced by the report of William Gerlach, lieu- tenant-colonel, retired, who recently inspected “the boys:” “This is to certify, That persuant | to the requirements of Section 113 of the Military Code, I did on April | 6, 1900 at Bemidji, Minn., inspect| Company K, Third Infantry, M. N.|every direction of hard and intelli- | i | i | | | |erty is well cared for. lare proud of the company and appears from the books, is as follows: Received from last inspection $378.00; expended {vouchers for same) $372.86 and $3.79; balance on hand $1.32; deposited in First National Bank, Bemidji; name of treasurer, Captain. “That the Company Commander reports that he could turn out fully equipped for field service in one hour. Percentage of Company to be de- pended upon for sixty days, service in state, 100; in U. S. service, 100: “That I have examined the muster i and attendance rolls of said company and that the number of drillor par- ades, since last annual inspection, exclusive of camp and actual service was forty-one and the average attend- |ance thereat was forty-nine men. General Remarks: General physi- cal appearance and discipline ex- cellent. Drill performance remark- ably good. Financial affairs faith- fully administrated. Out of inspec- tion allowance of 1908 all but $3.79 were used for storeroom improve- ments, freight on equipment, in fitting up rifle range, and for medi- cal examination of recruits. Prop- I would, recommend that, as soon as changed armory conditions make it practic- able, the practice of allowing men to keep rifles in personal possession be discontinued. “There is strong evidence in gent work on part of the captain and his subalterns, which has raised the company to a high state {of efficiency. | ©This command receives strong {support from the city authorities «f Bemidji,“who have provid.d a new and commodious armory with |{ampie storage room. The people curage it in its 1 a good ser record. (Signed) «“Wm Gerlach, “Lieut. Col, U S. A, rtd. “Inspecting Officer, M N.G.” orts to estab Mass Meeting Friday Night. A mass meeting of the taxpayers i of Bemidji is hereby called, to be {held at the City Opera House, Fri. i’day evening, beginning at 8 o’clock, ADAM E. 0TTO, | for the purpose of discussing the best Coptain of Company K. imanuer in which the $50,000, re- = cently secared by bonding for the G., there stationed. Drill space in|; ; | install armory, square feet 5000; armory | int'okntw witetworkisystin, furnished by city. How often is|Sbould be expended. non-commissioned officers’ school| All taxpayers of Bemidji should be held? Weekly. The company has | present and express their views, or faciligies for gallery and home range}“forever hold their peace.” practice, and has received instruc- tions as follows: has had gallery| practice, limited so far on account; of armory. Has fitted up and uses diligently home range, up to 500 ya{"cls. That the —]J. P. Pogue, Mayor. Local news on last page. M otor boat owners see the new The 1910 annual convention of the members of the Ninth District Group of the Minnesota Bankers’ association will be held in Bemidji, preferably during the latter part of May and the first part of June, next year, this city having been selected as the meeting point for 1910, at the sixth annual convention which was held at Crookston yesterday. When the order of business was reached to name the place for holding the next meeting, W. L. Winslow of Battle Lake suggested that the next con- vention be held in his village. A. P. White, president of the Lumber- mens National Bank of Bemidji, on behalf of the citizens of this place, invited the association to meet in here. Bemidji was selected, by an almost unanimous vote, owing to the superior attractions of this city dur- ing the summer months, and the expressed desire of those present to visit this “hub of ncrthern Minne- sota” and enjoy am outing while attending the convention. The meeting of the association | beld at Crookston yvesterday was one of the most successful in the history of the organization. There wasa large attendance; the good people of Crookston extended every court- esy, and were exceedingly hospitable to the visitors—altogether, according to Mr. White of this city, it wasa very enjoyable gathering of the “money-chargers” of this district. Among those from this section who participated in the convention, in addition to Mr. White, were A. Kaiser, cashier of the First National Bank of Bagley; M. J. Kolb, of the Clearwrter County Bank of Bagley; and Louis Lohn and M. A. Hen- drickson of Fosston. One of the acts of the association of interest to Bemidji was the ad- option of a set of resolutions, one section of which unanimously favored military fund, as|“Point” spark plug, at Jerrards. Money Cheerfully Refunded Copyright 1929 by Hart schaffoer & Marx Suits $18 to $40 merchandise gives clothes will do it. the recommending of A. P. White of Clothing Ho_use NINTH DISTRICT BANKERS WILL MEET HERE IN 1910 Bemidji Will Entertain Financiers at Seventh Amaual Convention.—A. P. White Being Urged to Beeome Candidate for Superintendent of Banks. |this city for the appointment by Governor Johnson to the office of state superintendent of banks, which office was created by an act of the late legislature. Although Mr. White has put iforth no effort, heretofore, in his own behalf for the appointment as state superintendent of banks, a number of his influential friends have urged him to become a candi- date. Mr. White has also received a letter from Charles R. Frost of Micneapolis, secretary of the Min- esota Bankers’ association, in which | Mr.Frost states that at arecent joint | meeting of the executive council {and legislative committee of the iassociation, his (Mr. White’s) name |had been proposed with a few others as those which would be recommended to Governor Johnson as the choice of the association, =irum which names could be selected tand appoioted a superiantendent of | state banks that would be accept- |able to the association. Mr. White is asked by Mr. Frost if it would be possible for the local man to accept the position, were it tendered him. | These importurities on the part {of his friends, augmented by the appeal from the Minnesota Bank- ers’ asscciation, has had consider- able influence on Mr. White, and he states that he would accept the position, if tendered him, without necessitating any strenuous con- test with other candidates. If the appointment is to be a non-political one, no better selec- tion than Mr. White could be made by Governor Johnson. Mr. White has not been actively identi- fied with any particular political party; he is a conservative, broad- minded business man, with an extended experience in financial matters, especially fitting him to afford to the office of superintend- ent of banking a particularly well- qualified official. Cood Clothes Nothing Else OU may wonder why we make so prominent a feature, in our advertising,and talk so much about Hart Schaffner & Marx fine clothes; we'd like to tell you. cause, after looking over the market thor- oughly and having our pick of all the good = lines, we believe these are the best clothes 1 & : X mad e. We have one desire you yours. It’s be- in this business,--- to provide for our customers the kind of clothes that are really best for them; back of that, of course, is the selfish desire for our own growth and profit; but we’re smart enough-to see that the best way to gain our own profit is to make sure that the These Overcoats $15 to $50 This Store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Iarx clothes i