Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 28, 1909, Page 1

T BEMIDJI1 Historical Socie / MIANESOTA ¢ AILY PIC NEER/™ VOLUME 7. NUMBER 138. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. COUNCIL VYACATED MORE STREETS FOR USE 0FS00 Council, at Its Meeting Last Evening, Also Amended Elec- tric Franchise Ordinance Somewhat.—Vote on Final Passage Next Monday. Among the important transactions of the city council last evening was the presentation to the council and the granting by that body of peti- tions by citizens of the city asking that certain streets and alleys be vacated, it being the intention that said property, when vacated, shall be used as a right-of-way for the Soo Railway company, the streets and alleys asked to be vacated being as follows: That portion of Second street lying west of the western boundry of America avenue, and east of the eastern bounday of Irving avenue; First street, lying west of the west- ern boundry of Beltrami avenue and east of the eastern boundry of Minnesota avenue; the whole of the alley in Block 21, original townsite of Bemidji; the whole of the alley in Block 10, in Carson’s Addition to Bemidji and the west 150 feet of the alley in Block 3, Carson’s Addition; that portion of Beltrami avenue in Railroad Addition to Bemidji lying south of the southern boundry of First street; that portion of America avenue lying south of the southern boundry of Second street, and north of the north boundry of First street, and that portion of Mississippi ave- nue lying south of the south boundry of Third street and north of the north boundary of Second street. The electric light franchise was given its second reading and a few amendments made. The franchise, as amended, will come up for final passage or rejection by the city council next Monday evening. (The franchise, as amended, will be published in full in the Pioneer tomorrow.) The building _committee, which was asked to make a report on the remodeling of the city hall to provide room for a new hose wagon and also a barn in the rear for a fire team and the re-arranging of the up stairs to make more dress- ing rooms, reported that the necessary improvements to the city hall, also the building of walls for a city jail, for temporary use, would cost $1,600. The committee recommended that no improvements be made unless Jdey were of a permanent nature, giving as their reason that consider- able money could be saved the city by so doing. The report was laid on the table for further consideration at the next meeting. To the Public. I wish to correct Mayor Pogue’s statement in regard to my not being willing to go before a notary public and ackdowledge my signature ‘o the warrant for the arrest of E. E. Gearlds on the charge of having his saloon open on Sunday, September 12, % Mr. Pogue is mistaken, asat the time the paper was signed, he was advised by Chief Knox that it was necessary to go before a notary public; to this Mr. Pogur said it was not necessary as long as he had wit- nesses to my signature. As to the truth of my statement, I can refer you to Chief Knox and one or two others. (Signed) Mr. D. C. Breneman. Rev. Denniston Goes to Conference. Rev. J. R. Deniston pastor of the Bemidji M, E. church, left this noon for Duluth, where he will attend the annual conference, at which the pastors of the dis- trict are again given assignments for the next year. . Rev. Deniston has labored in the local M. E. “vineyard” for two years past, and has many friends here, who hope he will be returned to Be- midji. Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids will be received at the office ot the undersigned up to 8 o’clock p. m, September 30, for the construction of the super- structure of the Episcopal church at Bemidji, any or all bids subject to rejection. Plans and specifications may be seen at my office, 315 Minnesota avenue. —W. A. McDonald, Secretary and treasurer, 1909 Diaries. The Pioneer still has a few 1909 diariesleft which will be closed outat half price. The assortment includes some of the best aswell as the cheap- er books. Valuable Charm Lost. Elk’s tooth charm. Finder please return to this office or to G. M. Palmer. R. F. PEPPLE b 116 Third St. CITY DRUG“§:I'ORE Drugs, Toilet Articles and Preparations, Patent Medicines, Gigars, Perfumes, Efc, PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY b F o 3 E a N Telling the Truth The simple truth, in black and white, is that when you buy lumber or building material from us, you can throw all uncertanity to the four winds. ‘Does that sink in? Goods of inferior quality may cost little, but they may not be WORTH anythlng. No matter how little you pay for an article, it is not really cheap unless it will satisfactorily fulfil the purpose for which it is intended. Our lumber and building material is made good enough for the White House, but is sold to those people who want “the best yon've got.” If you're that kind of a buyer, we can please you. Phone 87 We Also Handle Coal and Wood M. E. Smith Retail Lumber Co., Bemidji Wood taken in exchange for goods at A. B. Palmer’s. Harry Mills, roadmaster for the M. & I., went to Brainerd this morn- ing. A. Burke returned to the city last evening from a hunting trip to Portage lake, south of Walker, where he had fair luck. Mrs. Ed. Shore arrived in the city last night from Winnipeg, for a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. James Fullerton. J. H. Davison, chief engineer for the G. N. Railway company, accom- panied by Mrs. Davison, went to Brainerd last evening. Go to A. B. Palmer’s for the “Fav- orite.” Mrs. Ludwig, mother of Mrs. T. W. Bailey, came to the city last evening, from her home at Kabekona, for a visit at the Bailey home. Mrs. D. H. Eastman of Minne- apolis, an old friend of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Torrance, is a guest at the Torrance home for a few days. The ladies of the Maccabee Lodge will meet at the residence of Mrs. Henry Schmidt, 306 third street, on Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Bert Jameson, the land man at Walker, came up from his home last evening and spent the night in Be- midji, returning to Walker this morn- ing. The “Favorite” is the best heater. You can use hard or soft coal or wood. For sale by A. B. Palmer. C. H. Gardner, general manager for the Grand Forks Lumber com- pany, left this afternoon for Grand Forks to visit the head offices of his company. . The Episcopal Guild will meet with Mrs. George McTaggart promptly at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon; for work. Please note change of hour. J. W. Kelly of Brainerd is ‘“sub- bing” this week for Lee Hallet, a - Additional Short brakeman on the M. & I. day pas- senger run, Lee being laid up tem- porarily with illness. I have a new T. G. Mandt wagon which I offer on easy terms or will trade for wood; also a number of T. G. Mandt wagon boxes. A. B. Palmer, 118 Third Street. Miss Hannah Hagberg of Duluth isa guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. - Hagberg, as is also Mr. and Mrs. Goldhammer and .daughter, Lydia, of Elkhart Lake, Wis. Mrs. Helen Smith of Seattle, who has been visiting her people, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Frank Lane, 215 Erving Ave., has returned home after spending eight weeks in Bemidji. Otto Pc.erson, local representa- tive for the L. K. Deal Lumber com- pany of Des Moines, went to Walker this morning to look over some cedar at that point, which he may buy for his company. National Business College, not Crookston College, Crookston, Minn., is using one of the leading wholesale offices in Crookston to give the student the necessary training for successfully holding a position, which we guarantee. A. B. Palmer sells the ‘‘Favorite.” Ed. Pepper went to Blackduck last evening to sell some of the “bottled happiness”(as his father, J. F., calls it) which the Pepper whole- sale house in this ci]ty handles ex- clusively; and the Pepper folks are getting a nice business at Blackduck, too. J. A. Irvine, the logger, went to Kelliher last evening, after spend- ing yesterday in the city in company with J. C. Sullivan, the general manager of the St. Croix Cedar & Pine company.’ Mg Sallivan re- turned as far as Funkley with Mr. Irvine. William Mead came to the city yesterday afternoon from Cass Lake, Locals. where he had been looking after some land matters before the U. S. land office. Mr. Mead spent several hours of the afternoon in Bemidji and went to his home at Blackduek last evening. Clair Craig, general manager for the Thief River Falls Lumber com- pany, spent yesterday in Bemidji and returned to the “Duck” last evening. The Thief River people will log considerably in the north country, this coming winter, and Mr. Craig is preparing for the season’s work. George -Schoneberger of Park Rapids, stafe fire ranger for Hub- bard, Cass and Wadena counties, came to the city last evening from the “Rapids,” and spent the night here. He departed this morning for Laporte to consult with some local fire wardens in that vicinity who have not made their reports to Gen- eral C. C. Andrews, the state fire warden. . Plows and slush scrapers at A. B. Palmer’s. George Cochran, the local logger, went to Walker this morning to interview the officials of the Leech Lake Lumber company. Mr. Coch- ran has had charge, this summer, of the loading of 4,500,000 feet of timber, at Wilton, for shipment to Walker for the Leech Lake Lumber company; and his visit to Walker today had to do with the winding up of the affairs connected with this loading contract. Mr. and Mrs. John Dower of Wa- dena came to the city last evening and spent the night and this fore- noon here. They left this morning for Grand Rapids, where Mr. Dower has some business to look after. John Dower is a brother of William Dower of Wadena, who was a member of the last legislature and who fought so valianily for Bemidji as the proper location for the pro- posed state normal school. e ““Molly Bawn” was Fine. “Molly Bawn,” a3 given at the City Opera House last night, by the Nixon & Co. players, was a fine play—one of the kind of dramas that have heart interest and enlists the sympathy of the audience from start to finish. The play hasa deep plot, and the home scences are really touching; with a final ending that is pleasing to everybody. The Nixon & Co. players stage the play nicely and the cast of charactersis in very capable hands. Margaret Minton, as ‘“‘Eleanor Massereene,” was very loveable and played her partin an artistic manner. Helen Wilson as “Sarah,” although taking a minor part, proved a very capable actress and the audience would like to have seen more of her. & Ted Lutrell looked and acted the part of a hero as “Howard Tremain.,” Mr. Lutrell is a good singer and one of the best actors who has appeared on the Bemidji stage. The balance of the company were very good and the play moved along with a smoothness that indicated the excellent ability of the company. Masten’s orchestra added to the pleasures of the evening by render- ing several classical selections prior to the raising of the curtain and between the acts. The orchestra is getting better every day, and last night’s playing was of such a character that Pro- fessor Masten has every reason to feel proud of his musicians. The instrumentation of the orches- tra was as follows: Prof. Harry Masten (leader), violin; Harry Geil, cornet; C. H. Bye, claronet; Mrs. Masten, piano; George Kinney, trombone; Robert Laith, traps; Her- bert Wood, bass. Attention, Co. K. The regular weekly drill of Com- pany K will be held at the armory Wednesday evening, Sept. 29, at 8:30. = —A. E. Otto, Captain, Co. K, M, N. G. DISTRIGT GOURT TERM WAS RESMUED THIS A. M. Not Much Doing Today.—Case of State vs. 0. J. Shinn, ex-County Treasurer, on Tomorrow. District court for Beltrami county was reconvened this morning, after an adjournment since last Wednes- day afternoon, Judge Wright of Park Rapids sitting on the bench. The calendar was called, and as there were no cases ready for trial this forenoon, court was adjourned until this afternoon, at 1:30, when the court would take up the consid- eration of the case of Edward Tompson Company vs. Henry Funk- ley. The cases of Warner vs. Haeffner and Steidhl vs. Hartman were con- tinued. The case of Kleven vs. Ruud was settled, without cost to either party. The various “Rainy River Boom cases,” which involve much valuable rights in the Rainy river near Baudette, were set for hearing next week, beginning on Tuesday. These cases have, for the most part, been to the supreme court and are back for new trial in the district court. It is estimated that the balance of next week will be occupied in trying the cases. The case of M. A. Stuart vs. the G. N. Railway was set for trial on next Friday. This is a suit for damages in the sum of $5,000, it being alleged that the defendant railway company caused the death of the plaintiff’s son. The case of the State vs. O. J. Shinn will be taken up tomorrow, Shinn, who Is the ex-treasurer of Beltrami county, is charged with embezzlement, He was arrested at Portland, Oregon, and brought back to Bemidji, being held to the grand jury and indicted, later furnishing bail. Attorney General Simpson will prosecute this case, the attorney general’s office having started the County Attorney McKusick. In chambers, yesterdav, Judge Stanton considered two matters from Itasca county, in which C. C. Mec- Carthy and Ralph Stone of Grand Rapids appeared and argued motions for their respective clients. One matter was the petition for a writ of mandamus requiring the township treasurer of ‘Iron Range township (which includes the vil- lages of Coleraine aud Bovey) to de- posit the funds of the townhsip in the First National Bank at Coleraine, which has been designated by the township board of supervisors as the depositary for that township. The other matter was a demurrer of a complaintin an action brought by Rev. Hill and Constable John- son of Coleraine, in which it is alleged that they unlawfully broke into two saloons in the village of Bovey, one Sunday evening in the month of May last, and in which each of the plaintiffs seek damages in the sum of $5,000. K. of P. Meefing. There will be a regular meeting of the K. P. Lodge, No. 168, this evening at 8 o’clock, sharp. Import- ant business. All members are urged to be present. —D. D. Miller, C. C. —G. A. Walker, B. P. C. A Correction. A. A, Andrews: “The Pioneer erred, last week, in giving the al- leged result of the case of Andy McNab vs. M. E. Brinkman and Fred Brinkman, when the paper stated that the case had been dis- missed. - A motion is pending at the pres- ent time, before Judge Wright, wherein the defendant objects to the introduction of any evidence in the case under the complaint; and no decision has been rendered on this motion.” case and will try it at the request of Local news on last page. Will Also Be Built Through erd Dispatch. The real route which the Soo railway will follow from a point east of Leech lake, towards Plummer, has been fully decided upon, provided the citizens of Bemidji raise the necessary money to purchase the desired right-of-way through Bemidji, this being the only “hitch” in the plans outlined for the final building of the road. A member of the Soo surveying corps, who is high in authority and in close touch with the Soo officials, has givena general outline of the proposed route, as follows: “The road, from a point east of Leech lake, will run in a northerly direction and cross the Great Northern railway at a point known as ‘Richards’ and will parallel the Great Northern, on the north side, from ‘Richards,” to Cass Lake, crossing the southern part of Cass lake just above the J. Neils Lumber company’s sawmill, then passing through Cass Lake, westward. “From Cass Lake the line will deviate considerablyto the north and will pass south of Wolf lake and between Midge lake and Grace lake, to the low land near Rosby. “The line will continue parelleling the Great Northern on the north side, into the City of Bemidji, and will cross the M. & I. railroad tracks just beyond the bridge which spans the Mississippi between Lakes Be- midji and Irving. S00 SURVEY THROUGH THE CITY HAS BEEN OUTLINED Cass Lake, if Company De- cides to Run Into Bemidji.—Must Have Local Right-of Way. Bemidji can have the Soo road if they will raise $30,000 with which to purchase the right of way, the officers of the company having stated that they will not deviatefrom their air line and build into that city for a less amount, and $30,000 for a railroad is not so bad.—Brain- “The right-of-way through the City of Bemidji is yet to be deter- mived upon and the ground yet to be purchased, although -the city council has vacated a portion of the Nymore road so as to furnish right- of-way to the river between the lakes. “Leaving the City of Bemidji, and going westward, the Soo will parallel the Great Northern to Grass lake, some five miles west of Be- midji; and from that point the road will be coutinued in a northwesterly direction towards Plumumer, in as nearly an air-line route as the topo- graphical condition of the country will permit. “It is certain that, from Grass lake, the line will be run through the Towns of Eckles and Buzzle to Four-Legged lake, in Clearwater county, thence on to a point near Pine lake, crossing the Clearwater river at some point which is yet to be definitely determined upon, but will undoubtedly be in the Town of Buzzle. “Ifthe right-of-way s not furnished in Bemidji, itis asserted, and very postively, that the Soo road will not be built into either Cass Lake or Bemidji, but will go north of Cass lake and follow ing a general north westerly direction, pass to the north of Lake Bemidji, anywhere from one to ten miles, and continue the route surveyed by William Evarts and his corps of surveyors to the Clearwater river, in Buzzle township. Lumbermens National Will Receive Contributions to Johnson Memo- rial Fund. That Bemidji people will have an opportunity to contribute to the John Albert Johnson Memorial fund, the Lumbermens National Bank of this city will receive con- tributions of $1 or less to the fund for the erection of a statute of the late governor. All contributions will be prop- erly acknowledged, and the amounts will be forwarded to the committee having charge of the fund, at St. Paul. " Leave any donation you desire, NOT TO EXCEED $1, at the Lumbermens National Bank; they will be forwarded to St. Paul. Attention Co. K Footballists. All candidates fer membership on the Co. K football eleven are urged to attend practice this evening and every evening this week. The team will be picked from players who get out and make good, and those who do not attend practice will not be allowed to play on the team in any of the games. Ted Getchell, Capt. Subscribe for The Pioneer. I Have But These clocks are selling fast and this one lot is all T'will sell at this price. CHAS. L. CUMMER, You Will Have to Hurry a Few Left While They Last JEWELER Postottice Corner, Bemidji I“ MKe * Smile today and you’ll remember it always. class places have it. . Telephone 238 ep Smiling Smile and drive away your sorrow BEMIDJI'S PILSENER BEER “BEER THAT BRINGS A SMILE” is a glass of pleasure. Stands at the top. Taste it once and Order a case today. Ask forit. ‘Bemidji Brewin smile tomorrow— All first Co. g Bemidji. Minn. "