Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMID VOLUME 7. NUMBER 14. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EYENING, MAY 4, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH OFFICIAL BALL TEAMS OF TWO COUNTIES WILL PLAY **0ld Hoss” J. J. Conger’s ““Colts” Will Probably “Stack Up”” Against the Koochiching County ‘“‘Bunch” at International Falls, on May 30th. SAFE ON SECOND. [VOICES ““Old Hoss™ Conger is ‘“‘Some” player when he gets warmed up. What promises to be the great- est event in baseball circles of northern Minnesota for this season will be a game “fur blud” between the nines selected from among the official county roster of Koochiching | and Beltrami counties, the prelimi-| nary ‘“‘squirmish” for which was| commenced in this city yesterday,‘ when Dr. A. Withrow of Interna-| tional Falls took up the matter| ithe Beltrami county team, is just with a direct challenge from the county officials of Koochiching county to play the Beltrami county *‘chair warmers”, a game for fun and | “blud.” | J. J. Conger, who is captain of “itching” for a chance to “skin”| some organization on the diamond, | and he has accepted the defi of Mr. Withrow and asked him to name the date. It is understood that the{ game will be played at International Falls on May 30th, by which time it is hoped the local county “bunch” ! can be whipped into form so that| they can show class. The Beltrami county official team has won considerable renown on | the diamond, and then there has | been some of the other kind of rep utation, derived from indifferent action while in play; but, altogether, | the Bemidji crowd has dome very well. The team of 1907 was an ex- ceptionally strong club, they ‘“‘mak- ing monkeys” out of the city official team; and “Old Hoss” Conger avers his crowd of county players will | this year sweep everything before them. A game between the city and county officials is very likely prior to! the game to be played at Inter- national Falls. MRS. SCRUTGHIN GIVEN | Boat Club Meeting Tuesday Night. $500 DAMAGES BY JURchni meeting of the Bemidji Boat will be held in the lobby, of the tMay 4. Work in the third rank and {Matt Phibbs have been chosen to K. P. Meeting Tuesday Night. | §{Regular meeting Bemidji Lodge, No. 168, K. of P, at castle hall, Masonic block, Tuesday evening, a social session. All local members urged to attend. Visiting brothers cordially welcomed. —D. D. Miller, C. C. MINNESOTA $. S. UNION MEETS IN ““QUEEN CITY” Methodist and Presbyterian Sunday Schools of Bemidji Send Dele- gates to Crookston. The annual meeting of the Min-‘ nesota Sunday School association | opened this morning in Crookston and will continue through Wednes- day and Thursday in what will prob-' ably be the largest gathering in the history of the association. Entertainment is being prepared in the “Queen City” for between 600 and 1,000 people, inclucling| aelegates from nearly every Sunday school in the state. 150 voices and a large orchestra of twenty pieces will provide music for the meetings. Speakers from all parts of the northwest will addrass! the convention. | The Presbyterian Sunday School | of this city has selected Mrs. F. M. Freeze to act as its representative in Crookston. Reverend White and Floyd Brown of this city will ac- company Mrs. Freeze and attend the convention in the “Queen City.” From the Methodist Sunday School Mrs. M. F. Cunningham and Mrs. A chorus of‘) |at Red Lake—four at Redby and| | Hotel Markham Tuesday evening, represent the school in the state con- RED LAKE INDIANS REGEIVED PAYMENT $26.50 Given to Each Adult, Being Portion of Sum Due on Land Sale. PAYMENT WAS ORDERLY, AND ALL REDS RECEIVED THEIR ““ROLL” Indians Held Council Saturday.—Com- mittee Appointed 1o Go to Wash- ington on a Mission. A government payment has just been made at Red Lake Agency to some 800 Indians, on account of the sale of eleven townships near Thief River Falls, formerly included in the reservation, and which is an annuity of $26.50, pending the completion of the sale of the lands| and final settlement. The payment was made to every Indian 18 years old and over, similar amounts for every soul under that age being add-{ ed to a fund paid each after his or her 18th birthday. It was fairly quiet except that business was brisk for several days at the stores—four| one at Ponemah. Saturday a council of chiefs and | other prominent braves was held, to take action to secure the immediate payment and distribution of the money for the 2,800,000 feet of logs cut last winter on the reservation, a mile east of Redby, by E. O. Moore & Company of Bemidji for the Thief River Lumber company. The Indian agent, William H. to take steps to distribute it pro Red Lake band of Indians as soon have been raised to defray the ex- pense of a committee of three Indians and an interpreter on a trip to’ Washington to have the desired action taken by the depart- ment of the interior. The payment, if made, will be about $20 per capita, and will be welcomed by the Indians and look like a bit of prosperity to the local business men in the Red Lake district. OWL DRUG STORE LEASED BY CAPABLE YOUNG MEN George A. Hanson and Evan Cormonton | i Purchase Stock and Fixtures.— Will Continue Business. | 1 F. A. Mayo, proprietor of the Owl drug store, has decided to cease business as a druggist in Bemidji, and has leased his store, | leaving the business yesterday. George A. Hanson, son of A. P. Hanson, a prominent banker of Fertile, Minn.,, and Even H. Cor- montan, who has been in the em-| ploy of Mr. Mayo for several months past, have taken the lease of the Mayo store for a five-year term, with the privilege of extending the same ten years additional, should they see fit at the expiration of their present lease. They also purchased the stock of | drugs and sundries, fixtures, etc., and took possession of the same yesterday and will continue the | business. i George A. Hanson, who has been praticing pharmacy in Minneapolis, graduated from the University of! Minnesota in 1904, and isa pharma- cist of experience. Even H. Cor- montan is a registered pharmacist| has made many friends. | young men are courteous,| skilled in their profession, and are; | Coy, |tem with the new, Water Mains, Having At a meeting of the city council last evening, W. D. Lovell of Minne- apolis was awarded the contract to rebuild Bemidji’s system of water mains ata cost of $27,049, beirg the lowest of the tids submitted by nine contractors. The next Jowest bid 1hat wa- submitted by the Pastoret-Lavrea e company of Duluth, $27,936.95. being $842 85 hi_her than that of Mr. Lovell. The other contractors represented were: Thomas & Mec- Duluth; Bosworth Brothers, Ada; William C. Fraser, Rochester; G. W. Hagert, Fargo, N. D.; Haugs- ten & Johnson, Two Harbors; James Kernedy, Fargo, N. D.;and O. F. Doyle, St, Cloud. The new sys‘en, which will be laid by Mr. Lovell, will coatain 3.8 miles of water mainsin addition to the old pipes and the specifications | call for the different parts as follows: 1100 feet of 12-inch pipe, 4,700 feet of 10-inch, 4,580 feet of 8-inch, 7,870 feet of 6-inch, and 2,610 feet of 4-inch pipe, four 10-inch valves and boxes, five 8.inch valves and poxes, thirteen 9-inch valves and boxes, and seventeen 4-inch valves and Dboxes, 22,300 pounds of specials, 11 connections of old sys- and for 4¢ hydrants. When there mains are laid, the Bishop, was asked not to send the| who has been employed as such fm,!new artes:an well dug, and the new money to Washington at all, but?many years, and during his stay in | Steel tower and tank erected, Be- i | Bemidji jrata among the members “of the|pyp, midji will have one of the best waterworks systems in northern Minnesota, which will afford high ;May 4, at 8 o'clock sharp. City of Bemidji Loses in New $3,000 | Damage Suit Brought By Laura P. | Scrutchin. | The jury in the $3,000 damage| suit of Laura P. Scrutchin vs. City | of Bemidji returned a verdict at 8:40 o’clock last evening awarding | the plaintiff $500 damages, being| out on the case two hours and twenty-five minutes. The taking of the testimony ini this case was commenced yesterday | morning before Judge Stanton at the present term of the district court for | Beltrami county. Attorneys E. E.| McDonald and C. W. Scrutchin act- ed as counsel for the plaintif and | City Attorney J. F. Gibbons appeared for the defendant city. | This case was tried last Septem- | ber in the district court and dam 1 ages in the sum of $150 were| allowed by the jury but the court | ruled that jf damages were to be| allowed at all that a larger com-| pensation should be awarded and } granted a motion for a new trial.| The defendant claims that she was| injured by falling on a defective| sidewalk in October, 1997 and the | city attorney has several times ad- vised the city council to settle the| suit for $500 to which the plaintiff had acquiesced, but the council had | decided not to settle for that amount- | In district court, this forenoon.i the case of William Hillgrove vs.| David Phillipps was taken up. P.| J. Russell was attorney for the| plaintiff and the defendant did not put in an appearance. This case was an appeal from the justice| court and on motion Judge Stanton ordered the verdict of the lower court confirmed. At 1:30 this afternoon the $5,000 | damage suit of Mrs. Mary Johnson i vs. Dr. J. C. Koch of Blackduck was | taken up. Mrs. Johnson, in her| complaint, that malpractice | on the part of Dr. Koch while treat-| ing a case of diphtheria, with| which her son had been suffering and from which he later died. Senator Peterson of Moorhead | appeared as attorney for the plaintiff| and E. E. McDonald of this city rep‘ resented Dr. Koch. - The work of securing a jury in this ‘ case was commenced at 1:30 and at that time it looked asif the re- mainder of the afternoon session would be occupied in securing the jury to try the case, which bids to be stubbornly contested. | | as 1eceived from the lumber com- determined to make their store|Pressure and good fire protection, pany, and before the logs are | vention. The delegates from Bemidji | the equal of any city in this part of E ber i e it giog e left last night for Crookston. present. —H. E. Reynolds, Secretary. | moved. second to none in Bemidji. Local news on last page. The sum of $400 was said to; ticle, wear, and will try to make shopping as easy as possible. the old price, and a new red ticket with our CLOSING OUT PRICE on each and every ar- Extra salespeople have been engaged and we will use every effort to give our customers the best of service. Every article in the store, all goods in transit, all back orders at wholesale houses and factories, must be closed out by July Ist. That means we must sacrifice our profits. You can find what you want here in the following lines: Men’s Wear Suits, Over Coats, Rain Coats, Trousers, Workingmen’s Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Neck- Suspenders, Shirts, Underwear. Women’s Wear Suits, Coats, Skirts, Underwear, Shoes, O’LEARY & BEMIDJI, Handkerchiefs, Dress Laces, Gloves, Belts, N Hose, Home Goods Carpets, : Shades, Lace Curtains, Screens, Pictures and Bric-a-b Goods, Local News on Last Page. the state. The council took up the appoint- - > e WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 8 0'GLOCK To mark down and arrange every article in this great stock com- pelled us to close our doors the first two days this week. We'll he ready for you Wednesday morning You will find the original tickets with Tri Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, otions and Jewelery. Rugs, Linol rac. > - BOWSER MINNESOTA Wash Goods, Silks, Satins, Ribbons, Hose, Collars, mmings, Window eums, A MINNEAPOLIS MAN GOT WATERWORKS CONTRACT W. D. Lovell Will Lay Three and Eight-tenths Miles of Submitted Lowest Bid to the City Council. E. A. SCHNEIDER, El.ctd Alderman of Fouth Ward, to Succeed “Col.” Whittle, Resigned. ment of the successor to Alderman Whittle, who resigned and moved to Sand Point, Idaho, a week agzo. Alderman Smart nominated Dr. Warninger and Alderman Rhea sug- gested E. A. Schneider. No other names were offered and upon ballot- ing it was found that Mr. Schneider had been elected as junior alderman of the fourth ward. Mr. Schneider’s appeintment was very favorably re- ceived by those present. The usual number of bills were audited and allowed. ~When the city pay roll was read it was found that City Clerk Maloy had substi- tuted his name for that of William McCuaig as clerk of the water board. Mr. Maloy was compelled to correct the change and the pay roll was allowed as corrected. Mr. Maloy read a demand from himself that he be given the position and salary of clerk of the water board, which amounts to $20 per month, but the council ignored the demand and took no action on it. The city clerk threatened to refuse to draw the warrant for Mr. McCuaig’s salary. " Bids were opened for the painting of the city hall and the contract awarded to R. Martin, being the lowest bid. Thebids were as follows: J. M. Price, $222.64; Bemidji Dec- orators,$214.31;, Frank Hubert, $260; R. Martin, $139.32. The color of the building was left to the building committee. The bonds of the Des Moines Bridge & Iron company, in the sum of $10,000 for the completion of the contract for erecting the new steel tower and tank, were approved. The clerk was instructed to pur- chase two peices of suction hose ten feet long for the fire engine and to advertise for the sale of 1,500 feet of fire hose, the bids to be opened in three weeks. George E. Kreatz, a local con- tractor, was allowed the use of one- third the streetin front of the new building which he is erecting on Third street for O’Leary & Bowser, and he was compelled to furnish $1,000 bonds for the placing of proper safeguards against injuries to pedestrians. The contract and bonds of Joe McTaggart for sprinkling the city streets were approved. The report of the municipal court {or last week, showing $7.40 paid city treasurer, was read and accepted. The council adjourned at 12:40 o’clock. Mrs. Spooner Slightly Improved. Mrs. R. C. Spooner of Deer Lake, who has been ill for several days, is resting easier at present. Dr. George Keenan of Madison, Wis., and Doctors Ward and Smith of this city are in attendance. A splendid opportunity to see the new furs in all styles for next fall at a great fur display all day Wednes- day, May 5th, at the Berman Emporium. SOCIETY.