Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 24, 1909, Page 3

PROFESSIONAL - ARTS ..CARDS.. MISS DICKINSON ART OF PIANO PLAYING 419 AMERICA AVE, LAWYER . FRANK: A, JACKSON LAWYER BEMIDJ1 - MINN D. H. FISK Atto ney and Counsellor at Law Office over Post Office E.E McDonald ATTORNEY AT LAW Bemidjl, Minn. Offics: Swedback Block PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, Dr. Rowland Gilmore Physician and Surgeon Office: Iiles Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office in Mayo Block Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 DR. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OFFICE MILES BLOCK L.-A. WARD, M. D. Office over First National Bank. Phone No. 51 House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Dr. A. E. Henderson Physician and Surgeon Office over First National;Bank, Bemidji, Mijnn Office Phone 36. Residence Phone 72 Ladies’ Private Home Call at 315 America Avenue MRS. JOHN THOMPSON Phone No. 351 DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY Dentist st Natlonal Bank Bu Id'g. Telephone No. 230 DRAY AND TRANSFER. Wes Wright, Dray and Transfer. Phons 40. 404 Beltrami Ave. Tom Smart Dray and baggage. Safe and Piano moving. Phone No. 58 | ¢18 America Ave. Second Robbery in a Year. St. Paul, May 24—Burglars blew the safe in the North St. Paul post- ofice and secured about $200 in cash and stamps. The safe was blown to pleces and the two-story brick build- ing was badly damaged by the explo- sfon. It is the second time the office has been robbed within a vear. M. NURICK Up-=to=-date Shoe Shop Removed from 207 Beltrami Ave. to Minnesota Avenue, opposite International Hotel. Peanut Butter Kaiser's Peanut Butter is on sale at the following places: Roe & Markusen’s Downs & 0’Leary’s Bemidji Tea Store Mode! Bakery Wm. McCuaig’s W. G. Schroeder’s J. Peterson Jr.’s Scott T. Stewart’s With the above machine your Car- pets, Rugs, Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses can be thoroughly aired and cleaned without being moved from the room and regardless of the weather Work Done at Reasonable Prices F. E. SEGAR Agent for the Ideal Vacuum Cleaner, hand or motor power. Phane 456 or 423 Buy your graduation gifts at the Merta Festa. Come and see how the Japanese make love; opera house, May 28. Irene Fisher of International Falls registered at the Markham last night. The Model Dry Cleaning House of this city has intsalled a telephone, the number of which is 537. C. A. Plummer was in the city yesterday and registered at the Markham, from Crookston. The Baptist Ladies’ Aid wishes work for their vacum cleaner. Terms reasonable. Phone 507. Mrs. H. A. Rosaaen, wife of a prominent banker and lumber dealer of Fisher, Minn., was a guest at the Hotel Markham last night. J. M. Stafford, who has been quite ill for several days, is improving slowly and from now on it is ex- pectrd that “Jap” will be “on the mend.” The Swedish Ladies Aid will serve supper and hold an apron sale at the I. O, O. F. hall May 26th., Supper from 5:30 to 8 o’clock. A. L. Gordon, who is a member of the Shevlin Mercantile company, was among the out-of-town visitors who spent several hours in Bemidji yesterday. Mr. Gordon owns con- siderable property in Bemidji. T. L. Duncan of Northome, who has but recently been appointed as lstate fire ranger for the country {north of Funkley, came to the city last night from Northome and left on the north-bound “local” freight train this morning for points “up north.” A. Kaiser, cashier of the first Na- tional Bank of Bagley, came over from his home yesterday and spent several hours here, returning to Bag- ley on the afterncon train. He visited Dr. Gilmore, who is ill with appendicitis. ~ Messrs. Kaiser and Gilmore are brothers-in-law. T. J. Welch, the general mana- ger for the T. J. Welch Land & Lumber company, came to the city Saturday night from his home at Walker and visited in Bemidji until yesterday noon, when he departed for Grand Rapids on a business mission which had to do with some personal matters. Mr. Welch is one of the most popular timber dealers in this north country. Come to the Merta Festa for fancy and useful articles. Ole Bjoin, one of the pioneer business men of Crookston, and whe is at the present time a member of the firm of Bjoin-Carlson-Quee, automobile dealers at Crookston, came to Bemidji Saturday noon. He visited here for several hours with Postmaster Erickson and left on Saturday evening’s north-bound M. & I. passenger train for Black- duck, to look over some land which he owns near that place. Mr. Bjoin returned to Bemidji last night and went to his home at Crookston this afternoon. Among the Cass Lakers who came over from the “Lake” to see yester- day’s baseball contest between the Bemidji and Cass Lake teams were the following: E. J. Lundrigan, manager of the visiting players; Glenn Harding, “Doc.” Gilbert, Jr., Ben Caswell, John Lund, William A. Fox (a substitute player), “Lute” Burns, Jr, H. Gamenthaler, and several others whose names could not be ascertained. The visitors were given a fine game to witness, and were treated very courteously. Astors and Pansies, Hollyhocks and Sweet William. Special prices on Wreaths and Floral Designs rnade to order. Order your flowers early for Decorarion Day. Lake Park Greenhouse. ’Phone 166 W. R. Mackenzie, vice president and general manager of the North- ern Minnesota Dairy Farm Land company, (a Wisconsin corporation which owns 30,000 acres of farm lands in this and Clearwater coun- ties), came in Satnrday evening from his farm in the Town of Maple Ridge. Mr. “Mac.” spent Saturday night and yesterday in this city and left last night for St. Paul, where he will meet a ‘‘bunch” of prospective land buyers, whom he will show over his company’s pos- sessions. 'The visiting delegation will be accompanied by some of the Madison stockholders of the Dairy and Farm Land company. They will have the opportunity of seeing some north-country lands that are as good as the best, anywhere, for dairying and general farming pur- I LOCAL HAPPENINGS Home baking, flowersand candy at the Merta Festa. John Ackerman returned this morning. from a visit to Kelliher. J.C. Covington departed last even- ing on a business mission to Minnea- polis. @ The class of 1909 will give their class night exercises at the opera house, May 28. C. W. Cromer of Lisbon, N. D., tarried at the Hotel Markham Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Smith of Kel- liher were visitors in Bemidji today, having come down from their home this morning. Henry Hughes, one of the most prominent of Grand Rapids’ mer- chants, was a visitor in Bemidji Saturday night, being registered at the Hotel Markham. i James Hancock, the sturdy farmer who lives on the banks of Three Island lake, west of the village of Turtle River, came down to the city this morning and spent today here looking after some business matters. William Betts, the supervisor of logging in the woods for the Crooks- ton Lumber company, came to the city yesterday from Fowlds, where he has been looking after the work at that place for the Crookston people. Astors and Pansies, Hollyhocks and Sweet William. Special prices onWreaths and Floral Designs made to order. Order your flowers early for Decoration Day. Lake Park Greehouse. ’Phone 166. A. O. Johnson, the Turtle River Imerchant, was a visitor 1n the city Saturday night. Mr. Johnson had been to Fowlds, to investigate the recent fire, which totally destroyed the store building belonging to F. O. Sibley and Mr. Johnson. Mrs. W. J.Markham departed last evening for Minneapolis, where she will meet her son, Walter, and to- gether they will return to Bemidji, later in the week. Walter has been at Kalispell, Montana, for several weeks on business trip. Judge C. F. Templeton and Willis A. Joy, who spent several days at Lakeside, looking over the summer cottaees, returned to their home at Grand Forks Saturday night. They will return again, later in the season, and enjoy an outing of several weeks. Herbert Wood, foreman of the Daily Pioneer, departed this morn- ing for Brainerd. He was accom- panied by Mrs. Wood and their two little sons. Mr. Wood will return to Bemidji tomorrow evening, while Mrs. Wood will remain for a month visiting with relatives at Brainerd. R. J. Poupore, the logger, came down to the city this morning from his headquarters at Kelliher and went out to the home of his mother, three miles south, for a day’s visit. They do say that Robert - is contem- plating leaving the ranks of single corduroy and becoming a benedict, | but the rumor lacksofficial confirma- tion from R. J, D. A. Nelson and C. J. Murphy of Grand Forks, N. D., were out-of- town visitors who arrived in Be- midji Saturday night for an over- Sunday visit in the “Hub City” of northern Minnesota. The fame of Bemidji as a summer resort is well known in the “Flickertail” city and from now on this place will be the mecca for the “Forx” people to breathe pure ozone and take on much avoitdupois. « J. H. Beagle and son, W. J. Beagle, cruisers for the State Timber Board, came to the city Saturday evening from Maltby postoffice, hav- ing spent several days in Town 145- 34, looking over some of the timber lands in that vicinity which are the property of the state. They spent yesterday and today in Bemidji and will leave tonight for a trip of in- spection in the country north of Be- midji, to be gone for the balance of the week. Among the Cass Lake people who visited Bemidji yesterday to witness the Cass Lake-Bemidji baseball game was Arthur Ittner, the big, good-natured typo who is -foreman of the Cass Lake Times. "‘Art”is a prioter of more than the average| ability. He pulls the big hand press for Editor Ives, setsa whole lot of type, supervises the job printing, and is boss-generalissimo of the Times mechanical depart- ment. He enjoyed yesterday’s con- test, hugely, and went home well satisfied with the work of his home players, who did very well, con- zether_.beiou. this season. - | with relatives at - Blackduck. sidering they had not practiced to-|shorten. the N. P, mileage Miss Olga Johnson returned this| Do not fail to see the Japanese hold their annual MertaFesta Satur- day night, May 29th, in the Swedback building, on Minnesota avenue. Pioneer Printery, returned to Be- midji this morning from an over- Sunday visit at his old home, Kelli- her. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Cooley yesterday afternoon for their home in Grand Forks, after having been at Lavinia looking over the summer cottages. A. P. White, president of the Lumbermens National Bank,returned Saturday night from a business trip to the twin cities, having beenabsent but two days, on a “hurry-up” mis- sion, as it were. Matt Fisher, the owner of the townsite of Funkley, and who con- ducts a hotel and refreshment parlor at that place, came down to Bemidji from his home this morning and spent today in the city. Fred W. Langdon has been en- gaged as an assistant to Theodore Gallickson, general manager for the Hamm Brewing company, and will represent the Hamm peogle “on the road.” He will “make” ‘the towns south of Bemidji, on the M. &I. as far as Brainerd and on the G. N. to Wadena: Ike Black returned Saturday even- from a visit to Walker, and states that Harry Brummond, well known here, is a patient at the Walker hospital, where he underweat an operation on an ear, for an’ ailment. Mr. Brummond’s Bemidji friends trust he will soon be about again, enjoying his usual robustful health. M. E. Ibertson, county coroner, received a telegram from Funkley this morning, announcing that Thomas Knudson was dead, at Funkley, and urging Mr. Ibertson to “come at once.” The telegram contained no further particulars; and Mr. Ibertson will go to Funkley this evening to investigate further the particulars of the death of Knud- son. G 3 & Charles Gardner, general north- country manager for the Grand Forks Lumber company, returned yesterday from a visit to the scene of logging where the Grand Forks company’s logs are being driven, via the Mississippi river, to Lake frving. Mr. Gardner says that the drive has reached the lower La Salle lake and will probably be sluiced through to the Mississippi river tomorrow, when there will be clear “‘sailing” the remainder of the distance, down the “Father of Wat- ers” to Lake Irving. Astors and Pansies, Hollyhocks and Sweet William. Special prices on Wreaths and Floral Designs made to order. Order your flowers early for Decoration Day. Lake Park Greeahouse. ’Phone 166. Clarence Shannon, the newly ap- pointed state fire rangar for 'this district, went to Fowlds Saturday and inspected the work which is being done uear that place in burn- ing the slashings left from the Crookston Lumber: eompany’s log- ging operations last winter. The company is supervising setting of the fires, and the work is being done in a yery able manner, there being no possible chance for the *devouring element” to spread to adjoining lands. Archdeacon Parshall eame over from Cass Lake yesterday afiernoon, and while some of his fellow towns- men were witnessing a game of base- ball at the park, the reverend ge=tle- man prepared for evening services at Odd Fellows’ hall. While base- ball on the Sabbath has been legal- ized by the Minnesota legislature and the governor, it is not in keep-| ing with proper church observance for members of the “cloth™ to attend the contests on the “first day of the week.” Naish McKinnen departed this morning for Mandan, N. D., where he will at once begin theconstruction of two miles of railway erade for the morning from an over-Sunday visit|play, “Mitsu-yu-Nisse,” at " the opera house, Friday night, May 28. love story which the Seniors will|is expected to arrive in the city present at the opera house, May 28. | this evening for an extended visit The Presbyterian Ladies Aid will {at the home of her aunt, Mrs. L. L. Berman of this city. went to Blackduck on the 3:40 train A. E. Schusser, foreman of the|this morning for a short visit with Mr. Witting, a member of the North- ern Cedar & Pine company of Black- duck. . * lipps ‘of Merriam Park, St. Paul, and Mrs. Jos. Kennedy departed |respectively mother and sister of ‘The Seniors will give a Japanese| Miss Edith Paradis of Chicago Mrs. A. E. Witting of this city Mrs, Doak and Mrs. B. A. Phil- Mrs. Ike Black of this city, arrived in Bemidji Saturday night and are visiting at the Black home for a few weeks. _ Some active measures should be taken to prevent paper from flying about the streets of Bemidji. For some time past, refuse gaper has been blown by the winds in every direction about the streets .of the city, making a very disagreeable impediment, and looking anything but cleanly for our thoroughfares.; If _there is an ordinance forbidding] the throwing of refuse ~paper inf streets or alleys, it is high time that it was enforced to the letter, and parties guilty of promiscuously littering their premises and those of their neighbor, be punished. A few summary examples would, no doubt, prove very beneficial. Summer School Boarders. All parties who are in a position and wish to take teachers to board during the summer school are re- quested to notify the undersigned. —W. B. Stewart, . County Superintendent. Cement Workers at Greenwood. I will have a crewof cement workers at Greenwood cemetery from now until Deceration day, who will be prepared to-doany cement work desired at the buriai ground. Phone 143 or199. —1J. H. Crouch. Notice to Contracters. Notice is hereby given that the city clerk of the city of Bemidgi will receive bids until 8 o’clock p.m. on the evening of May 24, 1909,for; the grading of various parts of Ifv- ing avenue, in said city. 3 The specifications and profile of the work to be dons may be seen‘at the office of the city engineer. S A certified check in an amount equal to 10 per cent of the amount of bid, figured on a basis of the moving of 2,000 yards of earth, shall accompany each bid. The city council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated at Bemidji, Minnesota, this 17th day of May, 1909. Thomas Maloy, City Clerk. M. D. Stoner, City Engineer. BIG COKE MERGER PLANNED New York Interests Behind Proposed $70,000,000 Merger. Pitteburg, May 24~—Representatives of New York financiel interests who have been hene looking over coking plants in the Conxzellsville regions preparatory to appraising them for about seventy-five of the eighty-five :Independent companies interested in *the gpanufacture of coke this sec- ition aho propose to merge\their inter- ests thave given their approyal to ap- ‘praisement of the property. ‘The amount involved in thejdesl is suifl to amountdto between $65000,000 anad/§79,000,000. BUYS-ARMOUR & CO. BONDS !Kuhn, Loetr & Co. Absorbs Thirty Mil- dfon Dollars of Issue. New York, May 24—A purchase by Kuhn, Leeb & Co. and the National Clty bank of $36.000,000 of bonds of Armour & Ca. Chicago was an- nounced. This 18 part of an:issue of $50,000,000. The }] s are to rum y years, at 43¢ :per cent interest, and are secured by -a (fizsst mortgage npon the real estate iand plant of Ar fuour & Co. and the subordipate com- penies. It is understood ‘the ;procéeds will be used in paying Off :the Lom- pany’s floating debt. Lives of Engiheers Jeopardized. ! Angusta, Ga., May 24.—Fpllowing the receipt of a telegram from Assist- ant Grand Chief Burgess of the Brotherhood of Locomotire Engineers, advising him that the trains of the Georgla rallroad were being stoned { by either the striking firemen or thefy sympathizers and the lives of the en- gineers jeopardized, General Masn- sger Scott appealed to -Governor Northern Pacific Railway company, having been awarded the contract, recently. Mr. McKinnon was ac- companied by fifteen men, who will be employed on the grading. He shipped a car of horsesto Maadan last week. The road, of whick the grade McKinnon will putin is a part, is a new cutoff between Mandan and - Williston and. will to the protect the engineers. IN FAVOR OF INDEPENDENCE Final Act of the Philippine General Assembly. 49 Manila, May 2%—With but slight warfation from its action of final ad-}/ Journment of the sessions of 1908 the Philippine general assembly, in the Smith to take vigorous measures to ] A “ Telsphons No. 537 “ | | | { BODY OF ROGERS INTERRED Pair Haven, Mass,, Pays Tribute to e Illustrious Son. Fair Haven, Mass., May 24.—Fair Haven, the birthplace of Henry H. Rogers, paid final tribute to the mem- ory of the financier. From 10 o’clock In the forenoen until 3 o’clock in the afternoon businéss was suspended. Drapings of black hung from all the public buildings, most of which had ‘been presented to Fair Haven by Mr. Rogers, and throughout the town flags were at half mast. The body of the dead capitalist was taken to the Unitarian Memorial church, bullt by Mr. Rogers, and for three hours citizens of the town were admitted to gaze upon the features of the dead. The funeral services, which were; | held at 2:20 p. m., were private and were conducted by Rev. Dr. Robert| Collyer of the Church of the Messiah, New York. Rev. Frank L. Phalen, pastor of the Memorial church, as- sisted. The interment was in the Rogers| family tomb at Riverside cemetery, where rest the bodies of Mr. Rogers’ mother, his first wife and his daugh- ter Millicent. The tomb is a replica of a classic Greek temple and is situ- ated on a knoll overlooking the Acush- net river. MAY WHEAT STILL GOING UP Touches $1.3233 on the Chicago Board of Trade. 5 Chicago, May 24—With only six more days in which to deliver wheatl on May contracts that option rose mi price to $1.32%. This fs more than 7 cents over the most sanguine predic- buil leader, two months ago, when the bull campaign was in full swing, July also advanced a cent. Found Guilty of Murder. Clayton, Ala., May 24—Mrs. Hattie Pepe has heen found guilty of the murder of her mother, Mrs. Mary King, at Montevallo on March 4 and was sentenced to ninety-nine years in THE MODEL DRY CLEANING HOUSE HOGANSON BROS., Proprietors | Bry -Cleaning of Ladies’ and Gents’ Clothing, Rugs, Carpets, Household Furnishings, etc. Also Sponging and Pressing on Shert Notice. tion made by James A. Patten, the |} 106 Second Sirest N Desiies tor Hlaritas Op ‘the Little Thing Every Stationer_Should Investigate ! = “Aln-n.,n.fi.gmmmumnr.&—n isponsable.” Retall stetioners write for sriowm o roTald 750, money back 1f wazteds © o PEERLESS MOISTENER CO. For Sale ar The Pioneer Office NOTICE OF SALE $195,000 Funding Bonds of Beltrami County, Minnesota. Notice Is Hereby Given. That a meeting of the County Board ot Beltrami county, Minne- sota. will be held at the office of the county auditor in the' Court House in_the Clty of Bemidji, Minnesota, at 10 o’clock a. m. on the 25th day of ay. 19, at which time bids will opened and considered for the sale of §195,000 funding bonds of said county, said of | bonds to bear date June 1, 1%, one-fifteenth (1-15th) in amount to be payable December 1, 1910, and alike amount annusily thereafter. to and including December 1, 1924, and with interest at the rate of four and one- Dalf per cent (% per cent) per annum, pavable semi-annually. All bids must be addressed to the County Auditor at Bemidil, Min for 000 Funding Bonds of Beltrami county, Minnesota.” and state the amount that the bidder will pay for said bonds in the City of Minnesota, and marked “Bid | Bemidii within ten (10) days after the accept- ance, of said bid, and be accompanied by a certified check on a National Bank in the State of Minnesota, payable unconditionally to the county treasurer, for an amount equal to one per cent (1 per cent) of the full face value of the bone roposed_to be bid for, ‘which amount will be retained by the county as liquidated damages in case the successfil Didder does not take up and pay for said bonds within the time specified. The county board reserves the right to | reject any and all bid: By Order of the County Board Dated May 5th, 1009 : JOHN WILMANN, the penitentiary. County Auditor, . buildings you pass as satfsfy you. For the interior-we that you require. 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