Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 26, 1909, Page 4

| | ! Additional Locals Tom Shevlin, Jr, the general manager of the Crookston Lumber company, arrived in the city yester- day from Minneapolis. H. R. Trask of this city went to Pine River this morning as a repre- sentative of the wholesale grocery firm of Griggs & Co. of St. Paul. Dr. Kochand wife of Blackduck passed through the city last even® ing, returning to the ‘‘Duck’ from a trip to the twin cities and Fergus Falls, having been absent for the past two weeks. George T. Simpson, Minnesota’s attorney general, accompanied by Linden A, Smith, assistant attorney general, arrived in the city this morning on official business and will probably remain here for two or three days. Travel on the M. & I. day trains is by no means as heavy as it was prior to the installing of the new night train service. However, the new service has relieved the day trains of much of the heavy travel which overcrowded the coaches and one going to the city, over the M. & L on either of the trains, can do so with much more convenience than formerly. A. L. LaFreniere, owner of the Grand Rapids Indépendent, came to the city last evening from Cass Lake, where he had been looking for printers. The Independent man is in need of a good, all’round “print,” and ‘came on to Bemidji in search of one. He was unable to secure a man and was compelled to return home last night without the help desired. G. A. Walker, agent for the M. & L railway, is now a “furmer” in every sense of the word. He has moved his family to his “farmstead,” on Marquette lake, and will raise everything which grows, including the fancy new variety of parlor matches, which he will mix with tooth-picks in order that the crop will not grow too thickly, and thereby ignite the phosphoreous on the matches and crezte a devastating forest fire. The Crookston Times announces that Thomas R. Johnstone, the sec- retary of the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tournament association, is headed this way armed with a lot of advertising matter and the “heap big talk” relative to the tournament, firemen’s meeting, Fourth of Jnly celebration, etc. etc., which will be at Crookston July 5-6-7. ‘“‘Tommy” is there with the “gift of gab,” he is a good fellow; a hustler and a true- blue “boomer” of the desirable type; and if Bemidji does not send a large delegation to the Crookston “‘doin’s” it will be no fault of Thomas R. Johnstone. Hon. William O’Neil of Cass Lake, superintendent of logging on the Chippewa Indian reservations of northern Minnesota, came over from the “Lake” yesterday afternoon and tarried in the city several hours, returning to Cass Lake on the G. N, night train. The senator is one of those magnetic fellows. who make friends quickly and retain them, and he has many in Bemidji who admire him for his ability and honesty. He is making the best superintendent of timber cutting that the government ever stationed in this section of the country. T. J. McPartlin, the able attor- ney of International Falls, came to Bemidji from his home last night. He was accompanied by Mark Paine and Rufus Stiller and went to Cass Lake this morning to offer proof on his homestead, which is located a quarter of a mile from Nakoda a station on the M. & I. between Littlefork and Inter- national Falls. Mr. McPartlin has been suffering, of late, with an attack of stomach trouble and he looks all “broke up.” However, he expects to “be himself” again, in the very near future. S. E. Thompson, the Tenstrike merchant, passed through the city this morning to Walker on a busi- ness trip. Mr. Thompson states that business is good at Tenstrike and that his townspeople already have a site picked out for the loca- tion of the new “‘Soo” depot. In explaining the matter of the site for the “Soo,” Mr. Thompson said that as the ““Soo” was being built, on paper, in nearly every direction of the compass from Thief River east and south, the road may strike his town and they did not want to be unprepared to receive the new rail- way. Hon. S. F. Alderman of Brainerd} state senator from the Forty-eighth district, arrived in the city last night from his home and spent the day in the city. Mr. Alderman, who is an attorney of much repute, was here for the purpose of representing the Pine Tree Lumber company in a matter brought before the county commissioners’ meeting today. Mr. Alderman was here as a substitute for A. B. Blanchard of Little Falls, the official attorney for . the Pine Tree people. Mr. Blanchard is at present an inmate of the Northwest- ern Hospital at Minneapolis, where he, a few days ago, submitted to an operation for cancer of the bladder. with little hope of recovery. Sena- tor Alderman is an enthusiastic ad- mirer of Bemidji and has many friends in this clty. . Notice to the Public. My wife, Maggie Blondo, having left my bed and board without cause, all merchants or other persons are hereby notified that I will not be re- sponsible for any bills she may in- cur, and all bills so incurred must not be charged to my account from and after this date. Dated at Bemidji, Minn., this 25th day of May 1909. his J. X Blondo. mark. Signed in presence of John Graham. A. Klein. M. B. A. Meeting. There will be a regular meeting of Roosevelt lodge, M. B. of A. at the I. O. O, F. hall Thursday, May 27th, at 8 o’clock. There will be business of importance, also initiation, Arrangements have been made for a good time after the business session, and each lady 1s requested to bring a basket containing lunch for two. Coffee will be served by the committee. Members and their invited friends should not miss this, as we assure you a good time, Visiting M. B, A.’s are always welcome. —Committee. Wednesday Evening Supper Menu. The ladies of the Swedish Lutheran Aid society will give a supper in the L O. O. F. hall Wednesday evening, May 26th. Supper will be served from 5 until 8 o’clock. The follow- ing is the menu that will be served: Roast Veal Cold Boiled Ham Escalloped Potatoes Dill Pickles Lettuce Salad Deviled Eggs Salmon Apple Sauce Assorted Cake Coffee Funeral of Mrs. Godbout Tomorrow. The funeral services over the body of the late Mrs. A, L. Godbout will be held at the Presbyterian church tomorrow afternoon, at 2 o’clock, Rev. S. E. P. White officiating. The interment will be held in Greenwood cemetery, immediatley after the con- clusion of the services. Summer School Boarders. All parties who are in a position and wish to take teachersto 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 Decoration day, who will be prepared to doany cement work desired at the burial ground. Phone 143 or 199. —1J. H. Crouch. Married This Morning. Miss Delia Carish of Bemidji and Francis G. Dillon of East Grand Forks were united in Marriage at 6 o’clock this morning by Rev. Father O’Dwyer. They left for a short trip to the Twin Cities, The Barrel on the Sidewalk. A barrel stood on the sidewalk, and beside it stood a man. The man was dressed in laborer’s clothes and appar- ently was in a quandary about how to get the barrel to one of the upper floers. He scratched his head and pon- dered, and meanwhile a crowd began to gather. “Rig up a derrick and hoist it by hand,” suggested one man with a clay pipe in his mouth. * The man beside the barrel made no response. “Get a rope and pulley and hitch a horse to the rope. That'll get the thing up in jig time,” suggested another. The man remained silent. 2 “Why in the dickens doesn’t he put it on the temporary elevator and take it up that way?” asked the man with red whiskers. “I know a better way than that sald the man with patches on his trousers. “Just rig up a boatswain's outfit, and the thing can be hauled up quick as a wink.” Suddenly the man beside the barrel took a red bandanna handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his forehead, took a chew of tobacco, put the barrel on his shoulder and carried it up to the second floor. ) The barrel was empty.—Milwaukee Free Press. BEMIDJI HAD A SMALL FIRE LOSS DURING '08 This City Gets $1001.48 as Its Share of 2 per Cent. Tax.—Better Fire Pro- tection; Lower Rates. The Minnesota Insurance com- mission has apportioned the taxes of 2 per cent of the fire premiums, paid by insurance companies doing busi- ness in Minnesota for 1908. The total amount of the 2 per cent tax is over $120,000. The report states that curing the past year Bemidji paid as insurance premiums $50,074 and that the fire losses during the same period was $24,884. The amount of the 2 per cent tax apportioned to the City of Bemidji is $1001.48, whic}_l amount is paid to the Firemen’s Relief as- sociation, and is used by that body towards the defraying of - expenses and doctor’s bills of the members of the fire department. The Bemidji Firemen’s Relief as- sociatioi has always been in good healthy condition and this relief fund has been used on different occasions for the relief of its members. At present the company is paying the sick bills of two of its members. According to the report given by Insurance Commissioner Hartigan, six cities in the state received more for fire losses than they paid in premiums. Chisholm, which was wiped out fall, heads the list with pre- miums paid amounting to $22,761 and losses incurred amounting to $393,025. Albert Lea comes second with $34,682 paid in premiums and $73,788 returned as fire losses. EARL CEIL, Chief Bemidji Fire Dept. Duluth shows $637,847 in pre- miums paid and $846,797 in losses. The following table shows the report for a number of the cities of the state: Premiums. Losses. Albert Lea 34,626 ¢ 73,788 Austin... 26,524 ° 5,806 Bemidji.. 50,074 24,884 Brainerd 35,013 28,399 Chisholm ... 22,761 393,025 Cloquet.. 53,287 19,273 Crookston 41,501 35,988 Duluth .. 637,846 849,797 Eveleth.. 29,303 41,782 Faribault . 37,611 41,782 Fergus Falls.... 28,263 8,399 Grand Rapids.. 20,234 18,620 Hibbing......... 55,971 20,034 Little Falls 39,445 31,675 Minneapolis.... 1,809,149 1,189,899 Moorhead....... 29,731 12,240 36,448 10,788 48,875 27,453 28,740 10,196 St. Cloud. 44,339 12,135 St. Paul.. 976,757 502,437 Stillwater....... 93,111 46,437 ThiefRiverFalls 21,618 3,822 Two Harbors... 22,696 3,888 72,031 74,233 98,298 33,201 ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES 60OD ADVIGE [Continued from First Page.] voluminous and took too much of the board’s time in considering; he himself when a county attorney had used a form of acceptance on each bill. Bills should be filed with the county auditor and placed in the hands of the county attorney ten days before any meeting of the county board; then the county at- torney could pass on those bills and they could then be back in the hands of the board for consideration in ample time the first day of the meeting, approved or disapproved. Mr. McKusick stated that he could not go into the bills as to the prices of work, etc. Mr. Simpson said to the county attorney that while this was not the duty of the county attorney the county was his main client and from a moral and legal standpoint his first duty was to it. He asked Messrs. McKusick at each meeting and remain with the board until adjournment, and treat the couuty board as an institution needing their services. Referring to a large number of cases in justice court of the city Mr. Simpson said that there was one thing “the county could not regulate and that was the work of the justices of the peace. Any man would make an expense before a justice if the justice was willing. He asked why the city did not care for its shares of the cases and ex- pense of drunks, vags and petty criminals. Mr. McKusick stated that he had rejected every bill which had ever been rendered to the county by the municipal court. Just prior to adjournment of the board Mr. Simpson stated that he was glad to have met with the mem- bersof the board and hoped the visit would result in harmonizing the interests and in getting Beltrami county where it ought to be, in the front ranks of the progressive, solid counties of the state. City Warrants Payable. Notice is hereby given that re- gistered warrants for the City of Bemidji are payable as follows: Warrants registered against the poor fund prior to March 1, 1909. Warrants registered against the general fund prior to January 1,1909. Warrants registered against the permanent improvement fund prior to May 26, 1909. Interest cease from and after the date of this notice. will Dated at Bemidji this 26th. day of May 1909. —Earl Geil, -t : City Treasurer. and Smith to meet with the board | Baseball Statement. Subjoined here is given a state- ment of the receipts and disburse- ments of the two games of baseball in which the Bemidji City Baseball team has participated. The statement was furnished the Pioneer by James L. George, treas- urer of the team. The statement shows that all players who partici pated in the games have been paid for their services, the grounds have been paid for and every item of ex- pense connected with the games liquidated, leaving a deficiency of $8.52 on the two games. The following is the statement: RECEIPTS May 17 Receipts Wnlker game. May 23 Recelipts Cass Lake ley game, May 23 Grand sta Bagley games May 23 Peanut privilage Total receipts of games- EXPENDITURES May 17 Merchants Hotel Bro e Beo 8133238 2€E & 8 B3 ¥8 8 Bemidji players Walker game May 24 Brinkman rooms, Bagley and Cass Lake team. @ e BRI e s senee R. R. fares Cass Lake tea R. R. fares, Bagley team. Barker, 15 per cent ‘grounds - 'm. Wilson. umpiring 3 games Lee ‘King, dragging g1 ds. o oo E. A. Barker, 3 balls. 3 Bemsdji players, 2 gami 20 Total expenses of games....8162 Deficit of games.. o £ Marie de’ Medici. The tastes of Marie de’ Medici, wife of Henry IV. of France, were splendid, and she indulged them to the full. One of her collars of venetian point was alone “worth the eyes out of a man’s head,” and she had a fine store of them. Describing her as she arrayed herself on a typlcal occasion in a cos- tume of carnation satin, M. Batiffol, in “The French Court In the Seventeenth Century,” continues as follows: “This arranged to her satisfaction, her jewels, of which she has quantities scattered in different cabinets, must not be forgotten nor yet her ring. Her gold bracelets, studded with seventy- two small diamonds, were purchased from Francois le Prestre, jeweler of Paris, for 1,050 livres. Her earrings, two great diamonds surrounded by lesser brilliants, were made by the Jeweler, Jean Subtil. Her gold watch, valued at 2,100 livres, is ‘oval in shape and ornamented with several dia- monds,” and she must not forget to place in her pocket for use at mass the ‘rosary of enameled gold, embellished with diamonds,’ a trifie worth 9,600 livres. And, thus adorned, the queen must yet perfume herself.” Clearing It Up. “To which is a'man more closely re- lated,” said the genealogist, “his first divorced wife’s second husband or his present wife’s first divorced husband?” “So far as I can see, one tie is about as close as the other,” said a thought- ful friend. “So I should say,” said the genealo- gist, “but Billy Bowen must have fig- ured outa difference. Anyhow, when his first wife’s second husband died Billy went to a ball game, but when his present wife's first ‘husband died he went into mourning. I-can’t under- stand that.” “I can,” said the thoughtful friend. “Billy’s present wife was on the point’ of divorcing him so she ‘could remarry her first husband. Now that he is dead she has decided to stick to Billy.” “Ah!” said ‘the genealogist.—New York Press. - — “Going Out to See a Man.” “Going out to see a man” was the Invention of Artemus Ward. One night In the winter of 1865, when the humor- ist was about half through his lecture, _he paralyzed his audience with the an. nouncement that they would have to take a recess of fifteen minutes so as to enable him to go across the street to “see a man,” H. R. Tracey, the editor of the Washington Republican, was in the audience and, seeing an opportuni- ty to improve upon the joké, penciled these lines and sent them to the plat- form: = “Dear Artemus—If you will place yourself under my guidance, I'll take you to ‘see a man’ without crossing the street.” Artemus accepted the invitation, and while the great audience impatiently but with much amusement awaited the reappearance of the humorist the lat- ter was making the acquaintance of 50 | Aman, a well known restaurant keeper at that time, and luxuriating at a well laden refreshment board. Of course everybody “caught on to” the phrase, and men became fond of getting up be- tween the acts and *“going out to see Aman” The restaurateur’s business from that time forward boomed. Men who would ordinarily sit quietly through an entertainment and behave themselves allowed themselves to be influenced by the contagion.—Louis- ville Courler-Journal. He Was Careful of His Voice. Brignolf, the famous tenor, was very susceptible to flattery, and it is said that once in New York when the orchestra vigorously applauded one of his favorite songs he was so touched that he came down to the footlights and invited them all to a champagne supper at the Everett House. The supper cost him $500. Brignoli was very careful of his voice and was terribly afraid of drafts. It was once stated that during the ‘winter it always took him three-quar- ters of an hour to get from his room to the street. First he would on leaving his room pace the hall for ten minutes to get acclimated. He then descended to the lobby, where the tem- perature was a little lower, and spent twenty minutes there. He then ven- tured to the vestibule, from which the door opened into the street. He would parade the vestibule for fifteen min- utes, occasionally opening the door to let in a little cold air. Being now ac- customed to.a cool temperature, he would button up his coat and sally forth. A Fast Record. At a political convention held in Illi- nois the importance of nominating a popular man for a certain close district was thoroughly recognized. A speaker had just renominated a personal friend for the position and in an elaborate culogy had presented in glowing terms his manifold merits, especially empha- sizing his great services on the field of battle as well as in the pursuits of peace. After he jhad finished a voice was heard in the rear of the room, “What we ‘want is the man that will run the best.” In an instant the orator was again on his feet. #If you think,” he yelled, “that this convention can find anybody that can run better than the gentleman I have nominated, I point once more to his well known war record.”—Lippincott’s. The Supreme Test. “You are all right,” said the doctor after he had gone through with the regulation thumping and listening with his patient. “Not a trace of heart disease. TFifteen dollars, please!” The patient drew a long breath and remarked: “I am sure now I have no heart disease. ‘If T had, I should bave dropped’ dead when you mentioned your fee.” PRESBYTERIANS IN HOT DEBATE Immigration Discussed by General Assembly. DEFENDS THE NEWCOMERS Congressman Bennett Takes Issue With Speaker Who Intimated That Immigrants Are Largely Paupers and Criminals—Charge Made That Politics Was Responsible for Re moval of Commissioner Watchorn. Denver, May 26.—The prediction that immigration will send the pop ulation of the United States up tc 200,000,000 in the next fifty years brought out a heated debate in the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. Congressman Bennett of New York, a commisioner to the assembly; Dr. W. L. McEwan of "Pittsburg and Dr. Charles Thomson of New York secretary of the board of home mis sions, participated. “What's the use of listening to ar guments that we have no field left for Home missions,” asked Dr. McEwan, who is chairman of the board, “when the United States has left its back door open, admitting a million a yea1 of people, many of whom have not heard of the church?” Dr. Thomson asked for an appro priation of $800,000 to carry on evan gelization among the immigrant classes. He spoke of the work in Cuba and praised the results obtained by the federal government during the Intervention. Cuba Going Backwards. “But the Siars and Stripes had no sonner vanisked out of Havana har | .. bor,” he said, “than Cuba started backwards and gambling and bull fighting were given new sway. There is one place for home mission work.” Dr. Thomson roused cheering when he mentioned the name of Robert Watchorn, deposed commissioner ot immigration at Ellis island. His in- timation that politics had caused the deposition of one of the best immi- gration officers in the service brought applause. Congressman Bennett took issue with the speaker who believed immi- grants undesirable, or, at least, “it is libel,” he said, “to say they are pau- pers and criminals. Most of them are industriods and God *fearing. Most Italians are religious and few crim inals. Very few are tramps and a vast majority self-sustaining. Let them come. Of course there are crim- inals among them because they are hvman. But I venture to say that our own Americans overtop them in the percentage of born and bred crim- inals.” “The Good Old Da; How times have changed! When we ‘were young, people had bad colds soaked their feet in hot water and gol well. Now they have grip, take quinine and feel sick all over. Then they had sore throat, wrapped a piece of fal pork in an old sock, tled it around the neck at night and went to work the next morning, Now they have ton- silitis, a surgical operation and twe weeks in the house. Then they had stomach ache and took castor oil and recovered. Now they have appendici- tls, a week in the hospital and six feet due east and west and six feet perpen: dicular. They worked then; they labor now. In those days they wore under clothes; now they wear lingerle. Then they went to a restaurant; now they go to a cafe. Then they broke a leg; now they fracture a limb. People went crazy then; they have a brain storm now. Politicians then paid good hard cash for support; now they send gov- ernment garden seeds. Yes, times have changed, and we all change with the times. That's progression.—Anect Hatten in Westphalia (Kan.) Times. Power of Plants. Farmers are” well acquainted with the fact that the roots of trees will disrupt and sometimes overturn a stone wall, but the lifting power of tender vegetables is equally surprising. The one result which has perhaps attracted the greatest attention Is the discovery that a weight of two and a half tons can be lifted by the common pumpkin in the course of its develop- ment. Dr. Carpenter relates the story of a paving stone weighing eighty-three pounds that was raised from its bed (when joined by others on all four| sides) by such a soft plece of fungi as the common mushroom. And still an- other and more remarkable story s added to the above. A man had a cask of sweef wine and placed it in an empty cellar to mature. When examined several years later It had risen from the floor of the cellar to the ceiling, having been borne up- ward upon the tender shoots of a vine fungus with which the cellar was filled.—London Home Notes. Catching the “Tone.” He was a well meaning young man, but as curate in a small village he had never occasion to meet the class of people who frequented the fashion- able parish to which he had just been appointed. His new rector, wishing to help him on to success, had been liberal with advice and had duly impressed him with the importance of always taking the “tone” of the people with whom he mingled. Being Invited to take dinner at the mansion of one of the members of the congregation and knowing that he would have to say grace, the young curate took his cue from the conve:sutlon overheard be- Fine Gold Jewelry For Commencement Quality The first consideration al- ays—we demand it of the maker—we guarantee it to you. The very latest patterns m all the new ideas of the season carefully selected. Price This is where we lead, the - lowest possible, with hon- est goods and square deal- ing. Geo. T. Baker & GCo. 116 3rd §t. Near the Lake. WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Will pay extra wages to steady, dependable, capable house- work girl. 113 Nimth street. Phone 300. WANTED—Experienced girl for general housework. Good wages. Inquire at Berman Emporium. WANTED—Sewing by the day. Mrs. L. Preble, 1023 Beltrami avenue, WANTED—Girl for general house work apply 811 Bemidji Ave. WANTED—Woman to floors. scrub Avpply at City Hotel. WANTED—Lady cook; apply at this office. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—cheap if taken at once—two cottages at Grand Forks Bay, with or without furniture, Call on or write to A, O. Aubole, Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE—Five-room well built, good location. Rents tor $20 per month. A bargain. Call at 509 American Ave., for particulars. FOR SALE OR RENT—Five room cottage, 1023 Minnesota avenue. Good location. Easy terms. Apply at 1010 Beltrami avenue. FOR SALE—Cottage and beauti- ful lots at Pleasant Harbor, at head of the lake. Aubole & Kroken, Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE — Dry lumber both dimensions and boards. A. E. Olson or A.E. Rako, Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE—Two lots, new cottage, nice location offer wanted. H. A. Bliler. 1217 Bixby Ave. FOR SALE — Horses, harness, wagons and buggies. S. P. Hayth rear of P. O. Building. cottage, FOR RENT. A s nnrrnereonnon: FURNISED ROOM—Young busi- smness man wants furnished room, Epnvate family; must be stnctly Ofirst-class. “B” Pio- neer. FOR RENT—Eleven-room house with electric lights and city % water. Good location. Inquire ‘621 Bemidji ave. — el FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. In- quire at 921 Minn. Ave. LOST and FOUND B A A AN AN LOST — Oxidized belt pin with garnet stones. Finder return to this office for reward. MISCELLANEOUS. AR S, PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to 6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Donald, librarian. SIX THOUSAND MEN ARE OUT Miners on Strike in the Kanawha (W. Va.) Coal Field. Charleston, W. Va., May 26.—Ac- cording to reports received at the United Mine Workers’ headquarters here the strike in the Kanawha coal field is practically complete in the entire field except on Paint creek, where an agreement is in force, and a few other places. The miners’ offi- cials claim that about 6,000 men are Inquire Ad- out. “When 4 man wants an excuse,” said ‘Charles Kingsley, “the devil will soon nt hlm wlth 2 gaod one.”