Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 7, 1910, Page 1

e One'More Week of Free Candy with 25-cent (_:_aéh Want THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Ads e e, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 7 - VOLUME 7. NUMBER 272. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY' EVENING, MARCH 7, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. WOULD ASSESS PROPERTY AT ITS TRUE VALUATION County Board Adopts Resolutions Instructing Assessors to That Effect. —Board Adjourned Saturday Night, After Disposing of Much Business. One of the most important actions taken by the board of county com- missioners at the meeting which adjourned Saturday evening was the adoption of a resolution, at the suggestion of County Auditor Hay- per cent of real value; and many of the southern counties have values of properties twenty times in excess of that of Beltrami county, making an unjust and decidedly unequal amount which Beltrami county pays for state taxes, as compared with its ner, requesting the Minnesota State| southern neighbors. Tax Commission to assess all prop- erty throughout the state in accord- ance with law, that is, at its full value. This request on the part of the county auditor was made after Mr. Hayner had been looking into the methods of taxation adopted throughout the state, more especially with reference to the taxation as to real value of property in the south- ern part of the state and the per- centage of valuation at which the different counties of the northern section are assessed. This investigation brought out that many of the southern Minne- sota counties are paying 30, 40 and as low as 26 per cent of the real valuc - while the northern counties (mor. especially Beltrami) are being assessed at 50 per cent and even 55 The resolution adopted by the board was as follows: “Whereas, It is believed that, under the present system of taxation that Beltrami county is paying in state taxes more than its just pro- portion; and “Whereas, The law expressly pro- vides that all property shall be assessed for its true and full valua- ation; and “Whereas, the board of county commissioners of Beltrami county do not wish to be a party to any action or actions contrary to statute; therefore be it *“‘Resolved, That the assessors for the various townships, cities and villages in Beltrami county be instructed to assess all property in strict compliance with law; be it further “Resolved, That the auditor be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the Minnesota Tax commission and request that.all counties within the state be assessed according to section 808, Revised Laws 1905.” The board of county commissioners has authorized County Auditor Hayner to levy an auditor’s assess- ment on the logging road extending north from Wilton, known as the “Wilton & Northern” road, and it is stated that this assessment will amount .to approximately $84,000, and extends back for a considerable period. Prior to adjournment, the county board authorized the reinsuring of the county poor building and its contents, in the sum of $15,000. Beltrami county’s famous white horse (which it is feared will become veritable “white elephant”) was the bone of contention at the meeting of the board Saturday. The bill of William Cassler for $69 for feed for the horse since the time of the trial to determine ownership, some time ago, was laid on the table and the county attorney instructed to enter judgment in the case of the county vs. Cassler, and in the event of the horse in controversy being recovered the animal is to be taken by the sheriff and placed under the care of W. G. Schroeder, who is to care for the animal or dispose of the same. The county auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for the conm- [Continued on Last Page.] children. This is the last time we will advertise winter wearing apparel for women and The values now offered will save money for you. BEMIDJI, MINN. CRANE & CO. No Exchanges No Phone Orders Coats Ladies’ Black Coats 50 aand 52-inch long, sizes 34, 36, 38 and 42, $18.00 and values $2OOO$7'75 Ladies’ Fine Black Coats, Broadcloths and w 85300, now. $10.50 Misses’ Coats, Chev- iots, Tweeds and Homespuns, sizes, 14,16, 18, 20, $18.00 Wl $1.50 Ladies’ Fine Man Tailored Coats, sizes 32 to 40, Cheviots and Tweeds, values $32.00 and $34.00,n0w$1 2-50 to 14 year sizes, $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00 values .............. $3' 00 6 Infant’s Coats, 35;5;)0:':111% a,nd. $1 .00 All Fur Scarfs at 1-2 Price Children’s Coats, 6 Specials in Ladies’ Tailored Suits Values at $38.00 and $40.00, Cheviots, Tweeds gzd Mannish Mixtures, sizes aed 36, = $18.50 offered at, “A clean up of all suits, original selling price $28.00 w20 $14.50 Children'sTwo-Piece Suits, $7.00 Ladies’ Linnon and Sheer House Dresses, wl;zll made and service- able, extra value at.’ ' ,$5 Misses’ Skirts, Reds, Blues, Blacks, $5.00 and $6.00 values, $4 oo L now.... Ladies’ Skirts, Chev- iots, Tweeds, and Fancy Skirtings, $8.00 values... $5-50 _E:snts, $1.50 val- 850 Underwear and Hosiery Ladies’ Form Fit, ribbed silk and wonl Union Suits, $3.50 and $4 val- ues, Now............ $2'15 g Ladigs’ fine ribbed Union uits, $2 25 and $2.50 values.. $1'35 . Lad e’ ‘{;lvet fleeced nion Suits, $1 val- ues. ! 75° Fine ribbed Vests and Eea.:ts, ‘31175 vs,l-"$-| -05 Fine ribbed Vests and Children’s ribbed Union alies oo e 35C Children’s fleeced Vests e and oo salaes’.20C Ladies’ Cashmere and Cashmere and fleeced Hose, Children’s Cashmere Hose SR - o Cllllilhrenl’; 25¢ fleeced and asnmere ose at 150 JUDGE M'GLENAHAN 18 BUSY WITH COURT CASES Jury Was Discharged Saturday.—Court Cases Will Occupy' Balance of the Week. Having concluded all cases to be tried by jury and dismissed the jury, the time in district court this week is being taken up.with trying court cases; and it is expected that it will take the balance of the week to dis- pose of the cases which Judge Mc- Clenahan has scheduled for trial at this term. The case of Mary A. Phibbs vs. Israel LaFambroise was called this morning: and findings were made for the plaintiff, a stay ‘of thirty days being granted. i The case of O. J. Weekly vs. Roger C. Spooner was dismissed. The case of James Larkii: vs. Page & Hill was tried and concluded just previous to the noon adjpurnment. The court found for the plaintiff in this case. Chris Olson was brongi:t before the court and sentenced 'to pay a fine of $25 or serve a term of thirty days in the county jail, for violation of the liquor laws, while conducting a saloon in the city of Bemidji. There are several matters which the court has under condidsration, in which findings have ‘not been made, but which will probably be filed before Judge McClenahan departs, at the end of the present week. E Judge McClenahan states that it 'is not likely that the threeFjudges of the court (McClenahan, Wright and Stanton) will be able to gét together to make their final-findings in the cases which were brought to test the constitutionality of the state fire warden law until sometime in April, probably at Grand Rapids, where Judge Stanton is very busy with court matters that will last well on into the month of April. A finding in these cases is awaited with inter- est by the representatives of the rail- roads involved and also the state fire warden’s office in St. Paul. BELTRAMI GOUNTY VITAL STATISTIGS ARE GOOD Percentage of Births and Deaths Greatly in Favor of Births and Good Health. e The cognty of Beltrami was a very healthly section of the U. S, during 1909, according to the official record of vital statistics, as re- turned to the Minnesota State Bord of Health and Vital Stastics, an official report of which has been received by Clerk of Court Rhoda. H. M. Bracken, the state registrar of the State Board of Health, makes a report to Mr. Rhoda which shows the record of births and deaths in this county during the year 1909 to - have been as follows; as officially returned by - the different registrars of cities, villages and towaships: Alaska township, 5 births, 1 death; Battle twp., 9 births, no deaths; Baudette village, 30 births, 20 deaths; Baudette twp., 3 births; City of Bemidji, 116. births, 84 deaths; Bemidji twp., 4 births, 1_ death; Benville twp., 7 births, 2 deaths; Blackduck village, 32 births, 13 deaths; Blackduck twp., 8 births, 1 death; Buzzle, 9 births, 4 deaths; Cormant twp., 5 births; Durand twp., 4 births, 1 death; Eckles twp., 10 births, 4 deaths; Eland twp,, I birth, 2 deaths; Frohn twp.; 19 births, 5 deaths; Grant Valley twp., 4 births, 2 deaths; Gudrud twp., 4 births, 3 deaths; Hagali twp., 2 births, 1 death; Hamre twp., 5 births; 2 deaths; Hornet twp.. 7 births, 2 0 3 deaths; Jones twp, 4 births, deaths; Lammers twp., 5 births, deaths; Langor twp., 3 births, 0 deaths; Lee twp., 4 births, 2 deaths; Liberty twp., 6 births, 3 deaths. McDougald twp., death; Maple Ridge twp., 5 births, 3 deaths; ‘Minnie ‘twp., 5 births, 1 death; Moose Lake twp., 4 births, 0 deaths; Nebish twp., 1 birth, 0 deaths, Northern twp., 6 births, 3 deaths; Nymore Village, 32 births, 12 deaths; Port Hope twp., 12 births, 2 deaths; Quiring twp., 5 births, 2 deaths; Roosevelt twp., 8 births, 1 death; Shotley twp., 4 births, 1 death; Solway village, 3 birtbs, O deaths; Spooner village, 19 births, 10 deaths; Spooner twp., 2 births, 2 deaths; Spruce Crove twp., 6 births, O deaths; Steenerson twp., 4 births, 0 deaths; Summit twp.,, 2 births, 1 death; Taylor twp., 2 births, 1 death; Tenstrike village, 14 births, 1 death; Turtle Lake twp., 1 birth, 2 deaths; Turtle River village, 2 births, 1 death; Turtle River twp., 1 birth, 1 death; Wabanaca twp., 9 births, 3 deaths; Wilton village 12 births, 3 deaths; Twp., 168, Range 38, 1 birth, 1 death. The total births for the county were 483 and the total deaths were 207. The City of Bemidji made an excellent showing in the matter of vital statistics; and this record but bears out the statement that Bemidji is a clean, healthy community. There were 116 births and 84 deaths in this city during 1909, the births showing an increase over the deaths by over 50 per cent, which is suffi- cient to indicate beyond question that there is no occasion for fear that Bemidji is possessed of the race suicide idea. Mass Meeting March 8th, To be held in City Hall Tuesday night, 8 o’clock. The Bemidji Commercial Club will at the meeting render a detailed report of their work for "the past year, also a full report of the club’s work pertaining to the Soo railway. Every public spirited citizen should attend this meeting; you will ' not have to contribute. The club wishes to show you what has been done with the money subscribed to the Soo fund. —Bemidji Commercial Club, Farmers. We offered prizes of $5.00, $3.00 and $2.00 for best exhibit of corn, grasses and grain, both threshed and in straw—Exhibits to be delivered to W. G. Schroeder’s store, Bemidji, not later than Wednesday noon, March 8th. These exhibits are for the St. Paul conservation congress, March 16-19, 1910. —W. G. Schroeder, —A. H, Jester, Committee Commercial Club. Returned from Minneapolis. Judge and Mrs. M. A. Spooner returned Sunday morning from Min- IS THIEF RIVER-BAGLEY G. N. ROAD C ONTEMPLATED G. N. Unloading Much Construction Material at' Thief River Falls, and Rumors Are Rife Concerning Possible New Lines of Road. Some few months ago, the Pioneer told of a surveying crew that was working north of Bagley —a crew of engineers that had no connection whatever with the Soo corps of engineers that was sur- veying the Plummer-Moose Lake right-of way; and later it was stated that from general indica- tions that this crew was in the employ of the Grand Trunk Pacific railway, surveying a proposed route of road from a point near Sprague, on the Canadian North- ern railway, 1n a generally south- erly direction to Bagley and thence on soythward to New Ulm, and connecting at the latter place with systems of roads in which the Grand Trunk Pacific has friends. Not much has been heard of this rumor, of late; and some people were of the opinion that the crew of surveyors who were working hap-hazard in Clearwater county were in the employ of the Great Northern railway and were really locating a right-of-way from some point northwest of Bagley to Bagley. There may be some semblance of truth in the Jatter rumor, as the Thief River Falls News tells of the G. N. unloading alot of ties at that place, and guessing that the company may be contemplating the building of a line of railway from Thief River Falls to Bagley, the inference being that this action is being taken to in a measure counteract the building of the Soo into the territory morth of Bagley and towards Bemidji. The News says of the suspected G. N. movement: “What is the Great Northern rail. way company going to do? Thatis what a lot of people living in this vicinity would like to krow. ““This week train crews commenced hauling ties to the material yards near the location of the old depot, and before the work is completed in the neighhorhood of 150,000 ties will be piled up there—enough to build 100 miles of road. “Great Northern officials an- nounce that these ties are to be used to reglace old ties on this branch, but that bardly seems possible. “All of the ties of this branch, with the exception from Thief River Falls to Red Lake Falls, are practi- cally new, and again this city would not be the most convenient place to pile up the ties, if they were to be used for this purpose. “For some time past there have been rumors in circulation to the effect that the Great Northern was going to build a line from this city to Bagley and run a through passen- ger train from Warroad to the twin cities over this line instead of going by way of Crookston. And then of course the ties may be used for con- structing a road northeast of here. “Thereis no question; but that the country northeast will soon be occupied by a railroad, and while it ‘has generally been believed that rt.h: Soo .would be the road that would construct this line, it is possible that the Great Northern is this section any longer.” Lake; vice president, Charles LaDue, Pine River; secretary, F. A. Dare, Walker; treasurer, J. W. Bailey, Backus. An executive committee, consisting of nine members, is to be appointed by the'president. Among the resolutions;; adopted was the following: S 3 Wheras, the development of this and other northern counties is re- tarded by the present unequal and unjust representation on Nortbern Minnesota in the Legislature; be it Resolved, that we call upon our representatives in the legislature to block all legislation until a proper neapolis, where they visited with|bill be enacted giving Northern Min- friends, and where the judge spent several days looking over some legal matters. They report the trip as having been a very enjoyable one. Candy offer holds good for one more week. The Pioneer will give with every cash want ad amount- ing to twenty-five cents or more a one-half pound box of McDonald’s fancy chocolates. Ads must be at office by noon on day of publication. GASS GO. DEVELOPMENT - ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED Passed Resolutions Favoring ’Blneking Of All Legislation Until Reappor- tionment Bill Passes. Cass county is the second of the northern Minnesota Development baliwicks to organize a couniy develop ment association. The Cass county folks held their organization meeting last Saturday; and a letter to the Pioneer from Walker tells of the organization as follows: Walker, *Minn., March 5.—The Cass county Development Associa- tion was made a permanent organi- zation here today, delegates from all sections of the county being present in response to the call issued by M. N. Koll, county mem- ber of the Northern Minnesota 17 births, 1/ Development association. : - The following officers were elected: President, Fred W. Smith, Caul nesota the representation to which it is entitled, There were about fifty delegates to the meeting, which was one of the most enthusiastic ever held in Cass county. The first annual meeting will be beld at Pine River on June 28. 60 Laughs a Minute. The “Girl thats All the Candy,” which comes. to the City Opera House next Monday is a scream from start to finish. A most funny mix-up starts at the rise of the cur- tain directly after the opening musicial number, and the entangle- ment gradually grows worse until it seems uext to impossible to ever unravel it. It presents comedy of every des- cription, Dutch, Irish, Blackface, Tramp, Old Maid, Soubrette, etc., and the mix-up is the funniest situa- tion ever seen. You are bound to laugh; you can’t help it. A good show for fat people. You will laugh at least 10 Ibs. off your weight. A box of McDonald’s chocolates with 25cts. cash Want ads, such as For rent, For sale, Wanted to trade, Help wanted, Wanted to buy, etc., all this week. Safe“ty Certain tb Be Desired Whatever your reasons may be for opening a bank account, on> thing you are certain to desire is absolute safety for your money. : . THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK has had ten years of successful experience and the substantial and steady growth of its business during this time is a direct result of the promptness and efficiency with which it has handled the affairs of its patrons. If you will investigate the advantages afforded by this bauk for safeguarding money, you will be con- vinced of the wisdom of placing your funds in its care, as it hasa Capital and Surplus amouuting to $60,000.00 and is the oldest bank m North Central Minnesota. Deposits March 1, - Deposits March 1, 1909, $380,223.06 190, $254428 not going to take a back seat in