Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 2, 1910, Page 1

| 1l THE BEMIDJI D ILY PIO: HMistorical Society. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 90. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVEl‘iING, AUGUST 2, 1910. CITY PAVING PLANS FILED BY ENGINEER Call for Five Inch Sub Base and Two Inch Wearing Surface—Made of Concrete. COUNCIL GRANTS NORTHLAND PETITION FOR WATER MAINS Joe Harrington Appointed Chief of Police—Mayor Says Saloons Must Obey Law. Bids for the paving of two city blocks on Third street will be opened by the city council at 8 p. m. next Monday evening. Specifi- cations for the paving were read to the council last evening by City Engineer Stoner and they call for a first class pavement. According to his estimate, the street will have to be closed to travel for two weeks from the time the pavement is made. ‘The specifications say that the laid on the while the sand is wet and sub base must be sand packed down. Itis to be one part of cement mixed with five or six parts of gravel, according to the coarseness of the gravel. It isto be placed in position while wet and tamped down to a hard layer, five inches thick. The wearing surface is one part of cement to two of sand and will be graded to the sidewalk. After it has been smoothed off, a wire stable brush is to be dragged across it diagonally to make it rough. = Eigh- teen feet of the street will be built at once, two strips being laid from each curb and then the sixteen foot strip in the center. This will allow the use of at least one third of the street until the center strip is laid. The pavement is to be kept damp for three days and then closed to travel until the cement has thorough- ly set. Spaces between sections are to be left to allow for expansion and filled with a board when the street is made. After the cement hds hard- ened, the boards are to be removed and the spaces filled with tar. All material is to be approved by the city engineer. The specifications were filed with the city clerk. Harrington Appointed Chief of Police. Mayor Parker stated to the coun- cil last night that he had appointed Joe Harripgton chief of police to succeed Allen Benner, whose resig- nation took effect yesterday morn- ing. He said that he had given him instructions to see that the state law was enforced and that all saloons were closed at 11 p. m. and | all day on Sunday. All saloons are to be put on the same level. The mayor said that he had word from the Indian agents that the city would not be closed if the saloons were made to live up to .he laws. He said that if Harrington could not control them, he would find a man that could. Mayor Parker told the council that many people had asked for police protection on Lake Boulevard and in Mill Park but that so far it had not been possible to get it. Two men are on nights, and after ten o’clock one meets the trains and the other sees that the saloons are closed on time. This is just when the people want the additional protec- tion, he said. It was decided to put in arc lights in Mill Park and make the way light. Nothing was done about . putting an extra man along the lake. The mayor said that if things were not going right there, he wanted the citizens to let him know. Fire Team Must Work. Doran B.others bill for shovels lost while fighting fire back of the Bemidji mill brought out the fact that the run to the mill was made by a dray and not by the city fire team. Attention of the council was also directed to the fact that the team did not do any work and was costing about $50 a month for feed. Many of the councilmen thought that the team was becoming too soft to make a hard run and that work would. be benefitial. It was decided that the team should be put to work on the streets near the fire department headquarters. This will keep the team in good condition and at the same time will let the feed be earned. Will Extend Water Mains. A petition was received from resi- dents in Northland addition to ex- tend the watermain from Carson'’s corner to lot N. Stoner had an es- tate of the cost ready and the council decided to extend the main. The work was estimated at $1,000 including a valve and three bydrants. The pipe isto be four inches through. Bids will be re- ceived and opened by the council on Angust 15. The opening of Park avenue was again brought up and it was stated that” Mr. French wanted more than his land was worth and was the only obstacle. The street comimittee was instructed to meet with T. J. Andrews and other property owners on Park avenue between 13 and 14 streets and see if the way was clear foc opening the street, The committe will re- port the next meeting of council, Attention of the council was called to the fact that twelve benches adorned the park this spring but that only seven were left now. The council decided to chain those left to the trees so that they would be there until fall. A report of the street committee recommended that 23d street be opened from L. P. Andrews corner to Irvine avenue; that 19th street be cleared of stumps from Irvine to Park avenues; that the street com- missioner cover the corduroy road running west of the city with gravel; and that the Great Northern and Red Lake roads be asked to put gravel on the crossing west of the city to make it passable. The re- port was accepted and filed. _Money Not Voted for the Fair. A resoldtion was introduced stat- ing that $250 be expending by the city in flecoraling for the County Fair and that the mayor and the Fair directors have charge of the fund. The committee was to make a report and file it with the city clerk. The resolution was passed unanimously, but a count revealed the fact that but six members were présent and it needed seven to pass the resolution. It was laid over until the next meeting. The report of the municipal court showed receipts of $5.50 for the week of July 30. The , building committee was instructed to employ a person to plan for a uew jail to be constructed of brick. The mayor was added to the committee. It was also decided to change the city hall. Warfield’s bill for $8.33 for city hall wiring and lights did not go through because the work was ordered by Harry Masten. Part of the council understood that lights were to be furnished, but all agreed that he should not have ordered the work. The bills passed are as fol- lows: E. J. Gould, stamps and en- velopes....... Sasresvesvaene $ 8.75 J. R. Miller, July street sprinkling.....cooeunvenunnnn 70.00 George Knott, 11 poor, board ...l 54.00 Doran Brothers, shovels lost at the fire.............. Falls and Cameron, feed 3.75 Farmers to Have Ware- house in Bemidji? Commercial Club to Meet with Farm- ers Around Bemidii Soon Who Are The Farme;s?l The Men Who Make This Country. How can the Commercial Club secure their names? Here is one way. Fill out this coupon or send in your name by letter or otherwise. Give the names of your neighbors who may not see this notice. We must have these names before the 10th of August DO THIS NCW Address BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. RISE IN LAKE LEVEL “EXPECTED BY TONIGHT Not As Much Water Being Used At Dam Electric Plant—Is Backing Slowly. Boat .owners will be glad to learn that the lake will start to rise tonight and will not stop un- til it is\several inches higher. This prediction was made by Charley Warfield. The water at the dam rose two and -one half inches yesterday and it is calculat- ed that it will aftect the lake by tonight. A week ago, the the electric dynamo in the city plant was burned out in the storm and since then, the dam plant has had to be run for twenty-four hours each day or the city would have been in darkness. Now that the city dynamo has been repaired, the dam plant is only running six hours in twenty-four and the wateris back- ing up. While using so much water has caused inconvenience to boat owners, Mr. Warfield said that it was necessary as the city would have been in darkness otherwise. He said that eighteen coils on the dynamo were burned out. TROOPS IN CONTROL OF THE SITUATION Twenty-three: Negroes Killed in Texas Race Rios. - Palestine, Tex., Aug. 2.—With the state rangers, one company of the Capital City cavalry from Austin and armed citizens doing police duty at Slocum and Elkhart, the little villages are quiet after two days of the blood- iest rioting between whites and blacks in the history of Texas. . The bodies of eighteen negroes were buried in a long trench just outside of Slocum and a house to house investi- gation is being: considered in hopes that the state officials may learn the exact number of blacks killed during the fighting. The estimates run from eighteen to forty, and although but eighteen bodies were found, one of the deputy sheriffs insists there are five bodies unaccounted for, which would bring the known dead to twenty-three. The Anderson county grand jury will convene shortly and efforts will be made to secure indictments against the riot ringleaders. Four white men have been arrested o far and scores of others will probably be taken in for fi e team . 49.30 Street gang.... 159.19 C. E. Battles, shovels etc. for street gang,........... 14.35 Warfield Elecrtic company, city light July,.....cceceun 325.00 Warfield Electric company, rent of transformers and PUMPIDg,.eeiinniiins ceranns 140.00 Tom Smart, sent poor family to Iowa,.......... 22.00 Al. Benner, sent girl to Brainerd, 95 Al Benner, postage, 2.00 Nels Loitved, dirt, on' Sec- ond street.................. 31.00 Nels Loitved, cement walks 90.45 Mels Loitved, alley cross- ings........ SRl e aa vy 39 00 J. A. Smith, scavenger..... 16.50 City pay roll for Jully...... 1116.66 down to work. Standing of . the Clubs American Assoclation y Won Lost Pet Minneapolis. .73 37 .664 St. Paul 61 45 570 Toledo. . 59 46 .562 Kansas City. .51 51 .500 Columbus. 47 54 465 Milwaukee 46 57 447 Indianapolis 3 62 .409 Louisville.... 39 66 .371 National League Won Lost Pect .. 57 30 .655 .52 86 .591 50 36 .581 45 45 44 44 .39 52 .35 54 .34 59 .500 500 429 .393 .366 Philadelphia St. Loui Brooklyn . Bosten American League Won Lost Pet Philadelphia ...60 31 .659 Boston ... .56 37 .602 New York. 54 37 .593 Detroit. . 52 42 .553 Cleveland 41 46 471 Washington 413 Chicago. .. .396 St. Louis.. .299 American Assoclation Toledo 4—Milwaukee 5. Columbus 2-2—Kansas City 5-4. Minneapolis 4—Indianapolis 5. Louisville 0-9—St. Paul 2-2. National League Cincinnati 2—Pittsburg 3. Chicago 9-4—St. Louis 3-0. American League Cleveland 5-2—St. Louis 4-0. Chicago 5—Detroit 6. Yesterday’s Results. National League. Philadelphia 8—Brooklyn 5. Boston 0—New York 4.(11 innings.) American League New York 4—Cleveland 2. Boston 6—Detroit 1. Philadelphia 1—Chicago 6. ‘Washington 4—St. Louis 5. American Association Columbus 2—Milwaukee 1. Toledo 2—Kansas City 5. Louisville 1—Minneapolis 11, Tndianapolis 3 —St. Paul 2. STUMBLES AND SHOOTS SELF North Dakota Pioneer Hunts. Wolf in the Dark. Forman, N. D,, Aug. 2—W, W. Mar- ble, a pioneer resident of this county, was almost instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle that he was~ carrying. Marble had left his home quite late'in the evening for the purpose of shooting a wolf. When he had gone only & short distance from hig residence. a shot was hear custody ‘after the grand jury gets|iD MORRIS GOMPLETES THE MALTBY ROAD GRADING Has Built Five and One Half Miles of | Stating he hailed from Fargo, raised Excellent Highway—Receives Compliments. William Morris, a well known farmer in the town of Maltby, has just completed the- grading of five and one-half miles of country road. Mr. Morris has been receiving nothing but compliments on the work done, both from farmers and city folk. Automobile men consider it one of the finest strips of country road in the gectinn of the country. Two and one ~ half miles of ,this road was graded on the stage road from Bemidji to Becida, and one and one half miles on what is known as the south road. This gives the farmers in that section a chance to drive along with a load over roads that have been very poor shape during the past few years. A strip a mile in length between the stage road and the Maltby school house completes the five and one half miles of graded roads done by Mr. Morris. This mile road runs along the township line and has been almost impassible during the past few years. This section of the country is fast developing and its farms compare favorably with the best in southern Minnesota, ' EDITOR SEES BANK SAFE DYNAMITED Robbers Get Iirnp on Scribe Who Discovers Them at Work. Onamie, Minn, Aug. 2.—While Claude H. Mackenzle, lawyer and edi-|above the average in practically tor of the Lake Breeze, a local news- | everything excepting hay.” paper, stood a half hour with his hands held as far aloft as physical en- durance would allow, three yeggmen cracked the safe in the First State “bank and departed with $1,900 in bills | ed that within a months’ time Uncle and $200 in silver. The way they made their escape from town is a mystery. Mr. Mackenzie lost no time in giving the alarm as soon as he got out of | River. range of the robbers’ six-shooters. WEA ER TODAY, . Temperature Monday Tuesday A M 7 73 8 78 9 ~ 77 10 80 11 82 12 84 P.M. 1 85 2 84 3 77 84 4 79 5 76 6 85 7 73 8 70 9 68 10 66 Barometer—30.30inches—Falling. Maximum today—85. Minumum today—76. Maximum yesterday—80. Minumum yesterday—66. Forecast — Showers expected. City Drug Store readings. MAN EJECTED FROM THE ST. PAUL BOAT GLUB'S GAR Lip Was Cut and He Claimed Porter Shoved Him—Wanted Damages ’ From Road: Crookston, Minn., HAug 2— (Special to the Pioneer)—A very amusing attempt to get a ‘“‘settle- ment” out of the Great Northern resulted Sunday evening when a man who gave the name of Curley Daniels, a rumpus about the Great Northern depot just after the Great Northern Wianipeg Flyer pulled out for St. Paul. Before the train started, ‘Daniéls'had received a biff on the jaw which sent him sprawling on the depot platform and cut his lip pretty badly. After the train pulled odt he rushed into the depot and wanted the immediate address of the G. N. claim agent stating the colored porter hagi knocked him down as he was trying to enter ome of the special cars occupied by the Minne- sota Boat club. Dapiels had a pal and the two had.been drinking and having passes to Fargo, insisted on board- ing the Flyer. The porter told them they could not get on pri- vate cars but they insisted and fi- nally a husky member of St. Paul Boat club tired of the arguments Daniels and his friend were put- ting up and used a little of the muscle he had left after winning the most of the trophies at the Kenora Regatta and landed on Daniels jaw. Several saw who made the as- sult and the bluff Daniels was try- ing to work for damages was ex- ploded, the two men sneaking out of the city last evening after they discovered that local witnesses disputed their atory. Good Crops at Turtle River. J. N. Guthrie, a prosperous farmer in Turtle River, came to Bemidji Monday and remained in the city all day. Mr. Guthrie was here on business and was a caller in this office. When asked about crop con- ditions in his section of the country, he replied “I have ripe tomatoes ready for market, my cern is in splendid condition as well as corn fields in the entire neighborhood and I believe that the crops will be Mr. Guthrie reported that the rural d‘elivery route has been establi- shed in this section and it is expect- TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BEMIDJI DIREGTORY BEING DISTRIBUTED First One Ever Issued Here and Puts the Commaunity in the City ~ Class. TOOK SIX WEEKS TO COMPILE FIGURES AND READING MATTER Book is Complete in Detail and Shows Excellent Workmanship—Printed In lowa. * Bemidji’s first directory is being distributed today. Johh Ley, of St. Cloud, is the publisher and he says that the directory is second to none. It took him six weeks to collect the information and two weeks to have the copy set. The printing was done by a special company down in Iowa. The directory contains pages of miscellaneous information about the city; a street and avenue guide, showing the location of the streets; 104 pages of names in alphabetical order, the wife's name appearing after the husband’s; a street guide, giving the number of the houses consecutively, with the occupants; a busines¢ directory; ths same features for the village of Nymore; and a list of the cottages, and occupants, around the lake. The wife’s name and the double di- rectory of street, number and occupant are features which do not appear in other directories. The book contains an estimate of the population on July 15, 1910, as 7085, This figure is found by multi- plying the total number of names in the book, 2434, by 2%, the multiple used by all directory companies in estimating population. The multiple is necessary as only persons over eighteen years of age are listed in the directory. A directory is the real sign of a city. If a town is not large enough to need a directory, it can hardly be called a city. The workmanship on the Bemidji book is excellent and the 1eading matter is accurate. The directories sell for three dollars and may be bought of the publisher or at the Pioneer office. THREE NEW LIVE FILMS AT MAJESTIC TONIGHT The Majestic theatre tonight will furnish and entertainment in the moving picture line that is surely worth while to see. “The Mountain Shephedess” is one of the most picturesque films displayed in the moving picture circuits today. The scenes of west- ern forests are indeed interesting. “Gigantic Waves” is the title of film No. 2 and thesurf scenes on this reel makes one think that he is at the sea-side. You can see every- thing and can imagine hearing the splashing of the water. Film No. 3, “The Portrait,” treats of a story in which an artist paints from a life picture of a most beauti- ful princess. The film shows the work of the artist and his model in twelve sittings. When the critics come to examine his work, his picture is not yet complete. In order to pass muster he cuts the head out of the canvass and asks the girlto stand back of it with her head in the hole. The critics find all sorts of fault with the painting especially the face. As they are about to leave the girl steps from behind the can- Sam will bave a man carrying mail to the farmers out around Turtle He credited the crop condi- tions to the soil and believes that if A railway section tool box was 3 4 : broken open by the robbers in order|We Were blessed with just a little to provide them with tools for their work., They gained entrance to the|ceeded anything produced anywhere. bank through the rear door. Though al yeggmen. ‘the robbers were at the safe was wrecked it was evident that the job was done by profession- Mackenzie passed ,(the bank while ork and saw |- 1d give an more rtain the ‘crops would have ex- vass and the critics apologize. Boat Club to Hold Meeting. A meeting of the Bemidiji Boat club will be held in the parlors of the Markhum tomorrow night. Members are asked to bring their yearly dues as the york of diggiog the channel at the optlet has taken all the money in the treasury. The low stage of water in the lake is pre- senting problems which the club [ C T 7 U MINNESOTA > leSTGHlCAL e —