Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 2, 1909, Page 1

INNESOTA ‘ TORICAL l W 1 VOLUME 7. NUMBER 193. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1909. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNTY BOARD MEETS AND CONSIDERS MUCH BUSINESS Attorney General Simpson and Deputy Public Examiner Kain Met With Board and Gave Advice as to Some Important Matters. The Beltrami county board of commissioners was called to order yesterday morning at 8:45 by Chair- man Viggo Peterson. All members of the board were present. The meeting was also attended by Attorney General George T. Simpson and Deputy Public Exam- iner M. F. Kain, County Attorney Chester McKusick and a number of citizens. The purpose of this meeting, be- sides transacting the regular routine business, was to help the county auditor in arranging accounts and going over the books, previous to his tenure of office. Attorney General Simpson stated at the opening of the meeting that it was not often that he had the pleasure of attending a meeting of a county board consisting of such an intelligent number of men, and continuing, said: “The county is young and it is becoming more and more recognized. If the taxes are right the rest follows. It is the basis of county business. “There is property in this county, I understand, that has never been taxed. Itis up to the auditor to enter all taxable property on his records. It isup to the board of commissioners to equalize all taxes, and all property should be fairly assessed. This is the right way to do it and it must be done.” Mr. Kain stated that it was customery for all assessors to assemble at a meeting called by the auditor. It is oneof the most im- portant things to do and brings about a fairer valuation of property and gives better satisfaction to all property holders. . In the matter of help for the auditor, Mr. Simpson stated that he understood the board was consid- ering a proposition submitted by an expert accounting firm. price he considered exorbitant. Mr. Simpson believed that the books should be gone over by an ex-county auditor who was thor- oughly familiar with the werk and and when completed would also be satisfactorily done. F. W. Rhoda was called into the room and asked if he had time to devote to this work. Mr. Rhoda stated that he would take up the matter and give it all the time he could spare for $7 per day. The first work to be done is to get out the tax list, which must be completed by January 4, 1910. Mr. Kain suggested that the auditor could possibly take care of the said tax list and after the first of the year take up the back work. Chairman Peterson asked of the attorney geueral if it was legal for the county board of commissioners to appropriate money to hire help for the regular routine work in the county auditor’s office. The statutes was consulted and it was found that in extraordinary cases the board of commissioners could hire extra help. Mr. Kain stated that the board of audit must check and turn into the state board of equalization accounts of the county books at least three times a year. Mr. Wilmann agreed to render any services he could to help clear matters for the present auditor. Ex-county Auditor Wilmann stated to the board that the state auditor would notrecognize the claim REASONS Why we should do your prescription work. You do not want a mistake made in your prescriptions. We double check every prescription and this makes an error impossible. This is the only drug store in the city having two regis- tered pharmacists. There will be no mistake made while the registered man is at a meal or off for the evening. There is a registered man here all the time. “We know how” to properly fill prescriptions. Our stock is always fresh. Our prices are lowest considering the quality of the goods. we | GORMONTAN & HANSON [ Our Windows Postoffice Corner DRUGCISTS Ll How Bemid]Ji, Minn. A CARLOAD OF COLORADO APPLES IN BUSHEL BOXES ! He also understood that they wanted $25 per day to go over the books, which for $1000 made by the county on account of money due for road and bridge work done in the Shotley coun- try until a proper certificate is made out, certifying that the work has been completed and accepted by the board, and the proper voucher is re- ceipted. The auditor was instructed to look after the furnishing of the desired voucher for the state auditor, in order that the county may receive the $1000 which is due. A resolution was adopted to the effect that as the routine work in the auditor’s office had been in arrears for some time past, F. W. Rhoda be engaged at a salarv of $7 per day to spread the present tax list and have the same ready at the next meeting of the board, which will be held January 3rd. The commissioners also decided that at the meeting to be held Janu- ary 3, the board will consider ways and means to clear up the accumu- lated work of the auditor’s office, of more or less long standing. The: board transacted consider- able routine business yesterday and today, and expected to adjourn some- time this afternoon or this evening. More particulars of this work will be given in tomorrow evening’s Pioneer. BAND WILL GIVE CONGERT AT ARMORY THIS EVENING Regular Monthly Indoor Event Prom- ises Some Fine Selections.— Dance After Concert. The Bewidj Band will give its regular monthly indoor concert at the Armory this evening and a social dance will also be given at the close of the concert, The band concert will be under the direction of Professor Harry Masten, whose orchestra will furnish |+ the music for the dance. Holders of season tickets will be admitted to the concert free of charge, Those not holders of season tickets will be charged 50 cents. The program which has been prepared by Professor Masten in- cludes some of the very latest and best of the popular music of the day, and is as follows: March—"The Arch Oity”.... ....8. E. Morris Medley Overture— “Sterns Glittering Glow-Worm’ .Hal La Farge Trombone Solo — *‘Enchantment Rev- erie”.... ... I, J. St. Claire ON Four Hand Duet—"William Tell”.....Rossini Mi88 NELL SHANNON, MRS. HARRY MASTEN Overture—*"Zampi ..F, Herold Male Quartette—"Let’s Go Back to Baby Days”.. .....6e0. Meyer OLi % enor BeRT BARKER, 2nd Tenor ANDREW R0OD, 2nd Bass GEo, FRENCH, ist Bass March—"Down In Jungletown”...Theo. Morse INTERMISSION March—"'Becksonian”. Chas. Sanglear Violin Solo—''Adoration’ ....Borowski “Two Serenades, A and tor Herbert Mgs, O.R. 8ax “Sextette from Lucia’.. OSCAR LYNDALL ALEX KITTLESON H. ANDERSON CHAS. CuMMER DR. STANTON Selection from “The Time the Place and the Girl”. e JOC Howard Baritone Solo— “Longing for Home" Joe Hartman Notice to the Public. Notice is hereby given and the public is hereby warned not to cash the following orders or notes: One town order, No. 273, issued Nov. 23 in favor of Jacob Chirs- They excel in quality any apples ever seen in Bemidji. Price $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50 per box Wine Sap, Gano and Jonathans. Send in your orders. Select Burbank Potatoes Thoroughly sorted before being binned in the 3 5 basement, per bushel...................... - c Mixed varieties, treated in the same way. 300 tenson for $27.37. One promissory note dated August 11, in favor of Puposky Mercantile Co., for $93.35. One school order No. 102 on Dis- trict 108, in favor of Harry Wilcox, said order dated October 10 and drawn for the sum of $10. The above orders and notes were taken from the store by the robbers on the 25th day of November and are still the property of the Puposky Price, per bushel,. s . 7 large bars of Soap for 25¢. SHOES In the shoe line we have ladies’ shoes from $# to $3.50, also splendid bargains in men’s and boy’s shoes. A large and complete line of rubber foot- wear, dry goods, ladies’, men’s and children’s under- wear. Our line is very reasonable in price. It will pay you to give:the goods a thorough inspection. Mercantile company. Respectfully, —Puposky Mercantile Co. Erton Geil in City. Erton Geil, who is now a resident of Virginia, Minn., but who was for many years one of Bemidji’s best- liked “boys,” came to the city last night from Virginia and will visit here for a week or more with rela- tives and old friends. Erton has been a member of the mail carrying corps at Virginia, and is now Carrier No. 1. All Bemidji folks are pleased -W. G. SCHROEDER Corner Fourth and Minnesota Phone 65 and 390 RAIL TIEUP AFFEGTING BUSINESS Many Industries Are fnrcetflo_ Close. NO FREIGHTS MOVING Strike of Switchmen Practically Suspends Traffic. GENERAL SITUATION VERY BAD Entire Section From St. Paul to Coast Involved. St. Paul, Dec. 2—2 p. m.—(Spec- ial to Pioneer.—The second day of the switchmen's strike shows little change in the situation. Passenger trains are moving, but the freight business is at a standstill, A statement issued by the rail- road managers declared conditions improved but was denied by Presi- dent Hawley of the Switchmen's Union, About 100 strike-breakers arrived in St. Paul today from Chicago and another consignment was sent to Minneapolis to work: in the yards there in an effort to break the strike. St. Paul, Dec. 3—Shipping: business throughout the affected territory has been paralyzed by the strike of the Switchmen’s union. Thousands of men have been thrown out of em ployment directly and indirectly Thousands mote will follow and the loss in money and commerce may be stupendous.. Despairing of any possible compro- mise Martin A. Knapp, chairman ot the interstate commerce commission, and Charles P. Neill, United States la- bor commissioner, who came here to act as mediators, have returned to ‘Washington. There is not a single in- dication, in any direction, of a possibla settlement at this time. Railroad managers are now arrang- ing to import strikebreakers. Thig may be followed by stronger defense measures. President Hawley of the Switch- men’s union declares that this will not break the strike and President W. G. Lee of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has wired that members of the brotherhood will be “instructed as to their relations to your strike in line with the established policy of the brotherhood.” 8ome Industries Already Closing. Some factories, mills and industries which depend for their activity on sup- plies brought in from the outside are closing. Twenty-five flour mills of Minneapolis have closed down, throw- ing 8,500 men out of work in the mills and 1,500 more in the cooperages. In St. Paul—and this applies about the same in Minneapolis—there is only ten days’ supply of green vegetables on hand and the small towns in the strike district are shut off at once from their dally supply. Commission houses and jobbers are down and out at once, for they cannot move their goods either way, and as a Tesult of this they are laying off hun- dreds of men in the aggregate, who are useful only when there is material on hand. The grocers can pull along for a while, but not for long. Dairy- men can use the express, until trans- portation by that means is shut off. One of the most serious local con- ditions is in South St. Paul, where the entire population is supported by the packing industry. It is declared that if the strike lasts a week Swift will have to close down for lack of stock to slaughter; and this means that not only will thousands of men in that packing plant and employed by allied concerns lose their livelihood, but St. Paul and Minneapolis stand a very: fine chance of running short of meat: General Conditions Desperate. The local situation is only" ax:ite: in the desperate condition “reported over the whole territory. In Duluth, for instince, 1,600 men have been thrown out of employment on the docks because no frelght is being de- livered by the railroads and it is re- ported that 10,000 may be out or work within a few days if the strike oontinues. Duluth’s immense grain market is in confusion and heavy ‘losses have been reported. There, too, insurance on all boats and car- goes expires Dec. 5 and if the im- at Erton’s ndvan;:eu’sent in the gov- ernment. mail service. mense. volume of_business cannot be [Continued on Last Page.] Important Elk Meeting Tonight. An important meeting of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. Elks, will be held tonight. Much business of moment to the lodge will be trans- acted. . Every local Elk should be on hand, and all Elks visiting in the city are urged to come and assist in the meeting. F. S. Lycan, E. R. RELATIVES OF OUTLAW DON'T WANT HIS BODY Johnson’s Remaing Will Be Disposed of by Coroner Ibertson, at the County’s Expense. The body of Swan Johnson, the who was killed by Patrolman Allen Benner last Friday morning, will be disposed of at the expense of Beltrami county, John- son’s relatives at Henning having refused to have anything to do with burying the outlaw. Coroner M. E. Ibertson telephoned to the authorities at Henning yes- terday, requestiug information from Johnson’s relatives as to their de- sires in the disposition of the body. The coroner received an answer last night to the effect that the relatives refused absolutely to have anything to do with the dead man’s body; and the coroner will dispose of the body, the county paying the bills. An examination of Johnson’s body showsa man of very athletic build, his muscles being strong and powerful. and nodoubt he would have been a “tough customer” to cope with ina personal encounter. safe-blower A feature of the fight between the outlaws and the local officers is information given by Andrew John- son, deputy sheriff, to his physician wherein he stated that he had in- tended to heed the request of Sheriff Hazen to allow the robbers to walk onto the over-bead bridge just prior to the shooting, but that they gave evidences of leaving the trackand going towards the city by a path through the woods, and he instantly decided to halt them where they were, The deputy halted the men, and the bloody fight followed in which Swan Johnson was killed and the deputy received a dangerous wound. Deputy Johnson Doing Nicely. This afternoon, Dr. Gilmore re- ported to the Pioneer, relative to the condition of Deputy Sherift Andrew Johnson: ) “Mr. Johnson is resting comfort- ably. His condition is better today than yesterday. Temperature 100; pulse 78; respiration 26. Con- tinues to improve and prospects are still better for recovery.” Dinner at Armory Saturday. The Commercial Club of this city, through the Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid society, will serve a free dinner in the Armory on Saturday, the 4th inst., from 11:40 to 2 o’clock, to the delegates to the Farmer’s Institute. Dinner will be served to other than delegates for the normal price, 25C. A cordial invitation is extended the public to take dinner at the \fmory at this time for at least two reasons: First—you will be served a royal dinner ata small price. Second—your presence will make it more enjoyable for the delegates attending the Institute, Eastern Star Meets Tonight. A regular meeting of the Bemidji Lodge of Eastern Star will be held at Masonic hall Friday night, Dec. 3. Election of officers. THE SCRIBES TO MEET AT SAUK CENTER TOMORROW North-Central Minnesota Editorial Association Will Eleet Officers, Hear Governor’s Speech, and Have Some Fun With Brother A. M. Welles. Tomorrow at Sauk Center, the members of the North Central Min- nesota Editorial association will hold their annual business meeting, when new officers will be elected aid much business of importance to the newspaper publishers and printers of this section will be trans. acted. A. M. Welles, the energetic pro- prietor of the Sauk Center Herald, is at the head of an entertainment and program committee of Sauk Center citizens who have prepared a royal reception for the brethren of the third estate, and. all the “boys” are going down to the railroad town determined to have a good heart-to-heart talk on “shop” for an hour, after which they will listen to an address by the governor of this great state; then we are going to have some fun with Br'er Welles and his committee, and we opine that their capacity will be tested. A. G. Rutledge, editor of the Pioneer, will represent this paper at the meeting. The program of the meeting is as follows: Afternoon. 2:30—Call to Order by the Presi- dent. 2:35—President’s Annual Address. 3:00 — Discussion, “Newspaper Advertising,” led by C. H. Bronson, Publisher Osakis Review. 3:30—Discussion, “Job Work, Methods and Prices,” led by C. F. Scheers, Publisher Akeley Herald- Tribune. 4:00—Discussion, Newspaper Sub- scriptions,” led by P. J. Vasaly, Publisher Little Falls Herald. 4:30. — Discussion, ‘‘Newspaper Bookkeeping,” led by Alvah G. Swindelhurst,Editor Wadena Pioneer- Journal. 5:00—Election of Officers. 5:30—Adjournment. Evening, 7:30—Address, “The Press asa Factor in State Development,” Governor Adolph O. Eberhart. 9:30—Social Session, With Appro- priate Concomitants. ————————————————————————————————————————————————— JAMES QUINN HELD T0 U. §. COURT; GIVES BOND Was Arrested on the Charge of Intro- ducing Liquor Into the ““Indian Country.” James Quinn of Bena was held to the federal court today to answer there to the charge of introducing liquor into the “Indian country,” at a hearing held before U. S. Com- missioner. Simons. Quinn was arrested in this city yesterday on information furnished by Special Officer Larson, who con- fiscated and destroyed a consider- able quantity of liquor ‘at Bena, some three weeks ago. Quinn and his brother were running a restaur- ant and soft-drink establishment at Bena, after the ‘‘close-up’ order went into effect, and the officer found the liquor when he searched the place. Quinn was taken before U. S Commissioner Simons this morn- ing, and that officer considered the evidence introduced by Special Officer Larson as being of suffie cient strength to hold Quinn and his ‘bonds were fixed at $500, which were furnished this after- noon, with George Tanner and Naish McKinnon of this city as sureties. Patrolman Hazen Resigns. William Hazen, city patrolman, today tendered his resignation to Mayor Pogue, and the resignation was accepted. To the Pioneer, Mayor Pogue stated that he had not yet decided whom to appoint to fill the vacancy, but would select some good man as a member of the force. When You Have a Prescription You want it accurately filled and with the purest of drugs. Ask your physician about the quality and the medicinal value of the famous PARK, DAVIS & COMPANY DRUCS used in our prescription department, which drugs we guarantee to be of the highest standard, and handled only by competent druggists, which insures purity and accuracy. City Drug Store E.N.FRENCH & CO., 118 Third Btreet Phone 82 SOCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER! Gorn st IN BELTRAMI COUNTY A~~~ The First Munal Bank OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA will furnish a selected variety of Northwestern Dent Seed Corn to all farmers who will enroll their names at the bank. The corn raised from this seed must be en- tered for a Corn Contest at the Beltrami County Fair next fall. For the FIRST PRIZE in said Contest $10.00 Cash will be given; $7.50 Second Prize; . $5.00 Third Prize; $2.80 Fourth Prize. The bank reserves the right to retain the samples of all corn entered for the Contest.