Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 31, 1911, Page 1

~ THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEE VOLUME 9. NUMBER 283. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, JAN’UARY 31, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNGIL GRANTS FOUR ‘ LIQUOR LIGENSES Application of Chris Olson, H. Stech- | man, John Bye and F. Dudley | Allowed—Two Refused. RENEW FIRE TEAM INSURANCE Report of City Attorney Accepted.—i Pay Roll Amounting to $1161 i Ordered Paid. ‘ Seven applications for liquor Ii-| censes were heard by the Bemidji city council at their regular weekly meeting, held in the council cham- bers in the city hall last evening. Four of the seven were granted, two refused and the seventh lald on the table until the next meeting. The applications of Chris Olson. H. Stechman, John Bye and F. Dud- | ley were granted while those of Jens Hanson and E. C. Jones were re- fused. Because of the fact that the application of Catherine Munhall had no bond with it it was laid on the table until the next regular meeting. Aldermen present at last evening's session were Roe, Brown, Bursley, | Chamberlain, Shannon, Bisiar and Kirk; absent Smart and Klien. The way in which the aldermen voted on the liquor license applica- | tions was as follows; Chris Olson, 7 ayes, no nays and 2 absent; H. Stechman, 7 ayes, no nays and 2 absent; John Bye, 7 ayes, no nays ~gnd-2-&bsents F."DuGley. 7 ayes, no | nays and 2 absent; Hanson, 7 nays. no aves. and 2 absent; Jomes, T nays, no ayes, and 2 absent. The bonds of Bye and Olson hadi as their sureties William Begsley and H. C. Daniels, and O. C. Rood and J. F. .respectively | The other bonds were with security Anderson companies. It was voted that Mr. Anderson the caretaker of required to furnish a bond of $500. The annual report of the city at- the poor farm be torney, Graham Torrance, was read | and accepted. Notice was given the members of the council that the insurance on | the city fire team is about to expire, | and it was voted that the insurance be renewed at once. The repcrt of the municipal court for the week ending January 30 as to having turned over $111.49 to the city treasurer was read and ac- cepted. All bills with the exception of one which was laid on the table for the time being, were ordered paid. The pay roll amounting to $1161.66 was read and allowed. LIND FAVORS REGIPROCITY Former Governor of Minnesota Con-|names of O’Hare and Kenny were at was only eight sections and only gratulates Taft on Agreement. Washington, Jan. 31.—Former Governor John Lind was a White He said, House caller yesterday. upon leaving the executive offices that he had called upon President Taft to congratulate him on Canadian reciprocity agreement. “I regard the agreement as omne of | the best achievements in American history,” said former Governor Lind. “I told the president that I hoped it would be enacted into a law, and pre- dicted that it would cement friend- ship between the people of the United States and Canada, and would inure to the benefit of the whole. “Those who are familiar with my period in congress will recall that I introduced a resolution for reciproci- ty with Canada, and realizing then that it was the only way to reach amiacable trade relations between the two countries.” { was blowing at the time®and the | premises being located too far from |ing sold quantities of scorched tim-. | the nearest hydrant the fire depart- ber located in Beltrami and Kooch- | jenough to convince one that he is|perman, bought the largest amount, | George-Kirk, the present incumbent. |age, a small Presbyterian church at|Bemidji, $4,500 being paid as “down” ; 4 | |quart of whiskey is enough to startply because the state has little dam-|afternoon. that| $3000 FIRE AT GASS LAKE BLAGKDUCK MEN BUY - oumer Homeor 2 urin | STAIE. TIMBER HERE, neapolis Man Distroyed. | State Auditor and Treasurer Tell of $4,500 Sale in Internation Falls and $500 Sale in Bemidji. Cass Lake, Jan. 31.—Fire last eve- ning entirely destroyed the two sum- | | mer homes of H. H. Martin of Min-| | neapolis, the houses being located | i — ! | on a beautiful spot overlooking Cass | SMITH ILL DURING THE TRIP Lake. The fire started from ani overheated stove in the residence oc- | cupied by the hired man, John Van |Confined to Room in Hotel But Re- Lear, who was unable to save a par—i covers and is Back at Desk in ticle of his furniture. A high wind | Capitol. flames quickly spread to the main | residence a few feet away and this | (By ¥. A. Wilson) Most | Bemidji Pioneer Legislative The St. Paul, January 31.—After hav- | i was also entirely destroyed. Bureau | of the furniture was saved. ment could do nothing. The loss on |iching counties, State Auditor Iver-| the two buildings is estimated at] i about $3000, covered by jusurance.lson and State Treasurer Walter J.i | Smith are back at their desks in the 1capitol. The state treasurer had a | = - m o m m o m = - = m - = D - = m @n [=] o = m = (73 [=) g = =z -] = = = e [ o4 "llmmlfl'"ln K f’-’"w"qfl”lm:'_%m.‘ AXY —Bradley in Chicago News i W ;bad trip as he was ill most of the‘ ; g SKY PILOT™ INST. PAUL e i s e wan i mos o ey "y o ANDIDATE lstay in Bemidji he was confined to F. E. Higgins Felt Himself Cauedlh‘sl‘:e‘i in “lxe “?1- e ] kall‘ “It was only a touch o e grip”, Large i il | TUpon to Aid Tumber Jacks. | .0, Smiyth “but it to;:rcsedlmdermm y 5 e xu | i d Ask for His Re-Election. | pretty hard while it lasted.” { i | At the sale on Friday in Bemidii, In yesterday's St. Paul Pioneer|the timber auctioned off by Mr. Iver- 2 . Press that papaer has the rolluwing!son brought cash payments of $500 | Announcement was made this to say regarding F. E. Higgins Che;which is fifty per cent of the ap_|_morningfthgt L: F. ‘Johnson has Bemidji “sky pilot.” | One glance at | praised valuation of the wood sold’ withdrawn from tiec race for the of- Mr. Higgins is“A‘ E. Wittig, the Blackduck lum-!fice of alderman at large in favor of just the kind of a man for the life!pjs purchase including pine, tamarac: The petition of Mr. Johnson had work he has undertaken. He IS anq cedar. The Minneapolis Cedar|been entirély filled, but because of short but of a decidedly sturdy build.| ¢ Lumber Co., doing business at|the fact that hebelicved Mr. Kirk His complexion is ruddy. His man-| Bjackduck, was the only other pur-|has made good‘aud as he wanted to ner of speaking aud general appear-| chager. fretain his:Jseal ©Mr. Johnson did ance are such that he seems equally| A1} the timber sold in Beltrami|not care to enter the fight. at home in the pulpit or out rough-| county -is lecated--between- Famidey |~ The-Peditton of Kirlls about flled ing it in the midst of the timbermen |anq Kelliher on sections 10 and 12, |and will be filed in a day or %o. of Northern Minesota, as he is ple-| town 150, range 30. | LATER:—Word has just been re- The state sells the timber at this|ceived at the Pioneer office that the with which he illustrated his ler!time as the result of the fires last | friends of Mm Johnson are urging | ture yesterday. |summer. The trees ~were badly |him not to allow his name to be Wwith- | Mr. Higgins told how he was rear- | scorched and in order to save them |drawn from the race for alderman at ed among forests of Canada and h““’}they must be logged without delay |large. It is not known at present he came to Minnesota twenty'years| pefore worms infest or deteriora- | whether he will run or not, but it ago and took up gospel work in 2| tion takes place. | appears very probable that he will. small Methodist church. He made a| The purchasers agree to cut the | plea for funds with which 10 D&y | trees as soon as practicable and prob- the missionaries, and said he alwaysiably all of the timber sold in Be-! “PUSSYF““I" TU FEHGUS | would receive mail addressed to him}mmji Friday will be converted into in care of the Duluth Y. M. C. A.|logs this winter. i wherever he happened to be. tured in several stereopticon views' ‘ On Saturday morning the state Mr. Higgins told how he came to|ayditor and state treasurer proceed- take up the mission of preaching ed to International Falls where a the gospel to lumberjacks. While|simjlar sale was held, the cash re in charge of his first regular postor-jceipm being much larger than in Deloss Tufford Found to be of Un- sound Mind Taken to Asylum. Deloss Tufford, the man who was As in Bemidji, this re-|found to be of unsound mind by asked to address gatherings of lum- | presented 50 per cent of the apprais-|judge of probate M. A. Clark, last bermen in the camps near the town.|eq After a found himself|amount of timber on a certain sec-|insane asylum at Fergus Falls tais preaching to lumberjacks six days|tion. Full payment is to be made|afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Helmer| of the week and occupying his regu-| a¢ the rate of the bids entered. The|and Thayer Bailey. | lar pulpit on Sunday. He felt him-| international Falls sales were all| As Tufford is not a resident of| self called upon to preach the doc-|made to the Minnesota & Ontario|Minnesota, Judge Clark had m; trine of Christ to the rough men of | Company, the timber, spruce and|obtain permission from the Minne-| the woods and accordingly resigned | tamarac all being located in Kooch-|sota State board of control before his pulpit and became a lumberjack |jching county. missionary. | “Hell comes into a lumber Bemidji, Minn., he was frequently | payments. valuation of the estimated|Friday afternoon was taken to the time he committing him to a Minnesota in- “Our trip was a success in every|sane asylum. whiskey | way " said State Auditor camp. The permission was is to pay when Iverson. | granted and so the unfortunate| One | The sale in Bemidji was small sim-|man was taken to the asylum this | a general fight. Once I tried to stoDv‘aged timber in Beltrami county to| Since Tufford has been in the |a fight in a camp. Two men by the|offer for sale at this time. There|county jail here waiting for the de-| cision of the state board of control | |it. O'Hare was getting the best of| three of these were bid in.” he has insisted that he is “Pussy-| | Kenny. I grabbed O’Hare and pull-‘ State Treasurer Smith was en-|foot” Johnson, the Indian agent. |ed him away. thusiastic about Bemidji despite the chance to come back at him. The‘gact that he was gick during th A Gonu BIG I.‘UGH A‘l‘ | THE MAJESTIC THEATRE next instant I found myself 1ying|time that he was there. He said: | among some tin cans at one end.of‘ | say, folks, if you have the blues| !the camp. I | |go to the Majestic tonight and get | i‘cured. This gave Kenny a ® = “Bemidji is certainly a comer. I picked myself up, | surely is one of the finest little cities dazed. and said, *Who struck Hig-|in the state and I think a great fu- | gins?' I did said a burly Irishman, | tyre is in store for her.” (‘and I want to tell you that apreach-| The next| time you see a fight, you find the | ex must. kuow his iplace: Orator’s Voice Is Failing. . ¢! London, Jan. 31.—The Liberal party | highest bunk and stay there until it| is in danger of losing one of its great- s over.” ‘You are right,’ I said, and | est assets, the oratorical gifts of Chan- There certainly is a treat in store for you. The great. 3 pictures are| | that his gun was fired by acident. | McCabe had been a resident of Walk- \GHILD MAY LOSE SIGHT | T have followed his advice ever since. | You get on the good side of these | fellows and they will fight for you.| | Just show them that you are their| | friend. You need not do any fight- | ing.” District Court at Baudette. Judge C. W. Stanton left this tmorniug for Baudette where he will hear applications for naturalization papers. several cellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd- | George. The chancellor is suffering from a severe throat ailment which, it is feared, will end his public speaker career, in which he has shown greater ability than any other Liberal politi- cians. Garst Out of the Race. Des Moines, Jan. 31.—Ex-Governor ‘Warren Garst’s one vote deserted him on the joint ballot for United States senator for the Dolliver seat and Judge Kenyon made a gain, but there was no election. The vote: Por- ter (Dem.), 38; Kenyou, 38; Young, 32; Funk, 21 “Settled out of Court,” is a domes-| |tic problem picture. A little boy | | takes the leading part and brings his | father and mother, who are seeking a | divorse, together again. | Hank and Lank are again on the |job and they are great, but where/| the big laugh comes in is when you see the picture “Hiring a Gem” and it is a feature tonight only. Tilustrated song “I want to Buy A | Little bit of Love,” sung by Miss | Hazel Fellows. | during the past week, this being to Hornet. Mr. Dudley of Blackduck, was in town Tuesday. Miss Rachel Rakerd has resumed her school work, while Miss Nellie Knott will teach the Winan school. | Miss Lillian MacGregor, who re-| signed her position here, is teach- ing at Farris. Mrs. J. D. Bogart attended the Sunday School convention at Be- midji Monday. | | SMITH HOUSE FULL OF LoOT Walker Sheriff Finds Guns, Revolv- ers and Various Stolen Articles. When Sheriff DeLury, of Cass county, visited the home of Charles Smith, where Harry McCabe was shot, he found numerous guns, re- volvers, a gasoline engine and vari- ous articles stolen last summer. A secret opening in the ceiling led to an attic provided with blankets, giving the house the air of a rob- bers’ den. Smith has made the statement | er for thirteen years and was mar-| ried and had one child. As Result of Being Badly Burned By Celluloid Comb. Crookston, Minn. Jan.30.—This morning Mary Cardin, the 2 1-2 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cardin, while playing with a cellu- With a flash it ignited and exploding spat- loid comp held it over a lamp. tered burning particles all over her face, hands and head, burning her terribly about the mouth. Both eyes were so badly burned that the sight cannot be saved. An- other daughter is just recovering her eyesight after serious injury when her mother had applied earache med- icine, which she mistook for an eye wash. Marriage License Issued. Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda has| issued only one marriage license Jesse Vaughor, of Cook county, Ill- inois, and Mary Mangon, of Ny-| more, Minesota. | Woodman Will Dance. Bemidji Camp No. 5012 Modern‘ Woodman of America will hold a| social meeting in the Odd Fellows Hall this evening. The evening will be taken up in “dancing and GOMMERGIAL CLUB MEETING Much Business of Importance Dis. cussed At Last Evening’s Session. Much business of importance was discussed by the members of the Be- midji Commercial Club at the speeial meeting of the club held last even- ing. The matter of providing for quar- ters for the future housing of the club was taken up. A proposition was made by Charles Nangle where- by heé says that he is about to build a new brick building-and he agrees to give the entire second floor to the Commercial Club for a sum of $75 a month. The question of housing the club will be decided upon at the next regular meeting which is to be held next Tuesday evening in the club rooms. The secretary of the commercial club was instructed to write the sec- retary of the Metropolitan club in connection with the proposed plan of the commercial club, whereby the commercial club offers to purchase the fixtures and present equipment of the Metropolitan club. PRIZE DRILL FOR SOLDIERS Minnesota National Guard to Parti- cipate in Mineapolis Event. Details for the prize drill compe- titions during the encampment of the National Guard week of the Min- neapolis, 1911 civic celebration, July 2 to 8, have been worked out. The national guard will begin to arrive Sunday, the First regiment coming immediately after its encampment at Lake City, and the Third regiment stopping there on their way to Lake City. The Second regiment is due at Lake City July 17, so that it may be expected that all three regiments will be in fine fettle because of the proximity of the celebration to the annual inspection. The executive committee consist- ing of the colonels of the three in- fantry regiments and the major of the battalion of artillery have decid- ed to divide the $1000 offered for prize drills as follows: For each of the infantry regfments, first prize, $150; second prize $100; third prize $50. There will be 36 companies drilling in the manual of arms and marching movements- beginning Monday and the drills of each will occupy about ten minutes. The three companies winning in the drilling competition will then drill against each other receiving silver cups as first, second and third prizes. There will be prizes of $50, $30 and $20 for the artillery drills after the dance a supper will beland $150, $100, $50 and $25 for served. regimental bands. NORTH MAY WIN RE- APPORTIONMENT FIGHT Gordon Deeclares Fair Measure Will Pass and Mackenzie is Hope- full. 1 {ANOTHER TEST VOTE TODAY Resolution Limiting Size of Legisla- ture is to Be Voted on This Af- ternoon. (BY P. A. Wilson) Bemidjl Plonser Legislative Buresu St. Paul, January 31.—Clear above the rabble which strives to blight the hope of Northern Minnesota for |® more just representation in the state legislature, rings the clarion voice of Lieutenant Govermor Gor- don, offering cheer to the faint hearted. “The senate will pass a reappor- tionment bill, one that will be a credit to that body and one upon which no honest senator will look !with misgivings. “If there has been any effort on the part of the brewers to stifle this legislation, I have not heard of it but if such is the case, then we-have a new and important reason for pass- ing such a bill.” Governor Eberhart maintains his attitude of confidence and reiter- {ates his determination to assemble | the legislature in extraordinary ses- sion if, for any reasom, the bill should be held up. Speaker Dunn expresses the belief that there can be no question as to the measure being passed in the House. W. R. Mackenzle of Bemidji, who, as secretary of the Northern Minne- sota Development Association, is making the fight for reapportion- ment a personal one, has this to say: “The outlook for a fair and reason- able reapportionment is bright at this time. The disposition of mem- bers of both the senate and the house so far as I can determine would indicate the passage of any bill which the reapportionment com- mittees of both houses may agree upon.” x X X Another test vote on reapportion- ment will be made in the senate to- day and its result may mean much. It will come when the resolution which provides that the senate and house shall continue at its present size is brought up to a vote. This is the resolution which was voted down last week when an effort was made to pass it under a suspension of the rules. It now comes up as a regular order of business. The sen- ate today also will vote on the eligi- bility of Senator Ahman of Torah to retain his seat, the question of his citizenship having been raised. It is safe to predict that the senate will keep him in his seat. * ¥ ¥ The house held an unimportant session of two hours yesterday after- noon. A bill amending the law re- lating to the purchase of text books ‘was recommended for passage by the house in a committee of the whole. Representative Lee introduced a concurrent resolution memorializing congress not to ratify the reciproci- ty treaty with Canada. x KK Speaker Dunn yesterday afternoon announced the appointment of W. J. Brown of Warren as special clerk. Mr. Brown, who is an attormey, was at one time a candidate for the office of secretary to the speaker. Carrie Nation Dying. Eureka Springs, Ark., Jan. 30.— Mrs. Carrie Nation, who became known throughout the cauntry sev- eral years ago by reason of her fond- ness for smashing saloons, is report- ed to besinking rapidly today and her death is said to be imminent. Mrs. Nation suffered a nervous col- lapse here a fortnight ago and re- cently was taken to & private sani- tarium near Leavenworth, Kan.