Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 7, 1911, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1I DAILY PIONEE MINMESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 289. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. COUNTY OPTION BILL | DEFEATED BY HOUSE | Following Four Hours of Oratory Prohibition Measure Thrown Down 50 to 69 Today. STEPHENS FATE WITH SENATE Effort to Have Contest With Saug- stad Postponed Failed. Final Vote Before Adjournment. | (By P. A. Wilson) Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Burean St. Paul, Feb. 7.—(Daily Pioneer ! Special Wire Service.)—After four| hours of fervid debate by leading re- | presentatives, the Minnesota Houseé of Representatives at 3:15 this after- noon voted against the county op- tion bill 69 to 50. H P. M. Ferguson of Barker, got up from a sick bed to be present to vote | against the bill. The defeat of the county option-| ists, although expected, was more pronounced than even the opponents of the bill anticipated. | More than a dozen addresses were | made for and against the bill. The; measure came up as a special order at 11 a. m. today. i All the house galleries were crowd- ed to their utmost capacity and the|ing to get out from in under for a| floor of the house was crowded by persons who wished to hear the de-| bate. |have one representative. Kittson, ,‘Marshall and Roseau are to have! 1three representatives. | i Considerable ?n‘t’etest is shown about the Capitol over a clipping from the governor’s office taken Beltrami is to join Koochiching in a new senatorial district. It origi- nally had been planned to include Clearwater and that may yet be done, although it now seems likely that Clearwater will go with Red Lake, Pennington, Polk, Norman and Mahnomen, with two, représen- tatives. Beltrami and Koochiching are to have one representative.! Itasca and Cass are to form a sena- torial district with two representa- | tives while Aitkin and Carlton will from the Bagley Clearwater Crystal. It is in the nature of a splendid re- | commendation for W. R. Maskenzie and reads as follows: “Bemidji is just beginning to re- alize what that man Mackenzie has really been to them and Beltrami‘ county. He has recently tenderefl? his resignation to the Beltrami coun- ty Fair Association as their secre-| tary. It was he who made the associa- FEBRUARY TERM GRAND | | Have Been Drawn By Sheriff Hazen, | Clerk Rhoda and Justice Pen- dergast. CALENDAR IS RATHER LIGHT Court Will Begin Last Tuesday In Month With Judge Stanton on the Bench. Petit and grand jurors have been court which will be begun on Tues day, February 28, by Sheriff A. B. Hazen, Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda and Justice Pendergast. At the present time it looks as though the calendar will be rather light. AND PETIT JURORS drawn for the February term of] | 1 | | | WHY MAKE A TARGET OF IT? —Rogers in New York Herald. | ! The grand jurors are as follows: ition and he who has‘worked‘night A G. Wedge,. . Bemidji Albert Schultz............ Frohn awaked. It was he who made it/ Reynolds. . Northern | possible for the county to make a fine 0. J. Schwandt . Bemidji showing at the state fair last year Tacaly Chlstensan. .. .o ,Durand‘Gust Berg s s st s s ws Frohn and he who has glven that COURLY (oo pennon.......... Kelliher | Hury Dahlstul......... Blackduck more good advertising than all the , p yyyjer .. .Minnie| William Wilson. . . . Nebish | others: put. together. He may °¢Christ Jenson. . .Hagali | Charles Peterson. ...Durand | casionally overreach, but they'll|Gooree Gunderson........Kelliher |B. A. Roming.......... Moose Lake |have to;g0 some to And hisjequal. |owonpe Havden. . . o Blackduck | Peter Becker.......... Turtle Lake | There is at least one man in Clear-|p, pyompeon . Blackduck Paul Foucoult, . Bemidji water county who can thoroughly | Bven Moe. . . Bemidii ‘\ David Gill. ... .. .Bemidit | appreciate Mac’s reasons for want- J. G Williams. » Judge C. W. Stanton, of Bemidji, A George Bryant......... Tenstrike | will be the presiding judge. while. % {E. A. Olson. . . Tenstrike | e D. P. O'Neil of Thief River Falls goyfiz; :Z:::::;ZGUMMISSIUNEHS AT quK thwarted an effort to have the House L. W. Peterson. .......... Benville! g The Anti-Saloon League had plan- ned on packing the galleries and applauding county option speakers, | Albert Atwater. .. ..Myhre for the moral effect on the speak-;bave meant that the House wouldey ot mpgon ., ...... Steenerson | ers. In this they were warded by;hnve to adjourn on Thursday until I T. Ungstad.............. Frohn | the friends of the liquor interestslfler‘t Tuesday, a session on Monday Whe [ist of petit jurors is as fol-| who flocked to the galleries and were | being impossible because it is the tower | there in a large number as were the | fla&: following Lincoln’s birthday, | .0 Gallager. .. ... Turtle River county optionists and the applausei?’l’hlch falls on Sunday, and Monday C. E. BrOng......tv.... Blackduck | was vociferous. is there(.mfe_ a Iegsfl holiday. The‘P. 7. Tayang. . Benville George McKenzie of Albert Lea, ‘ day to visit the prison has not been | Harry Bachley L Bemidji who lead the fight of the anti-option- | chosen. |5, A, Campbell.......... Port Hope ists on the floor and who spoke bit- ] * ¥ ¥ : Carl A. Swedberg. .. ... Turtle Lake terly against county option was| In his zealousness, Lynn Haines, Hans Lakken. . . .. .. Grant Valley hissed by the county optionists|the moted “war” correspondent, in 3 N August Peterson. . friends in the galleries. Represenv'h!'s work as the official muckraker of Andrew Kleven. .. ... tative Lyrind of Minneapolis arose | Minnesota, appears t-o have more David Lefeare. ............ Liberty to a point of order. Represemative;rake_ than muck, fl\mng the Dresex?t Henry Krohn . Port Hope Ditty called the speaker’s attention |session of the legislature. There is Caié Thompsan: Blackduck to the discourtesy of the hissing and | urged that the galleries be cleared. To this the speaker replied: ~I had believed that all persons‘ present were law abiding and that, they would behave themselves in the| proper manner. I warn them now that unless they conduct themselves| in an orderly manner I shall clear the galleries and without further | warning."” | Some of those who spoke in favor | of the bill were Representatives D. P. O'Neil of Thief River Falls, D. H. | Mattson of Roseau, Ryan. author of the county optinn‘ bill; W. L : Representative | Nolan and Burnquist of St. Paul, who was a candidate for| speaker. * X % i At 2 o'clock this afternoon the| senate took up the Stephens-Saug- stad contest case as a special order of business. | An effort was made to postpone the | case for one week. This was taken | as a move on the part of the Steph- ens people. It was defeated by a| vote of 29 to 34. This put the mat- ter up to the senate to make final disposition of this afternoon and thé case of the Crookston banker in be-| ing presented by E. P. Sanborn, the| St. Paul attorney. The final vote on the case will be | taken before the As the arrangement | of counsel and debate of the senate | will be lengthy it will be late today before the vote is taken. KX senate adjourns this afternoon. It is admitted by Chairman Cong-|of 1910 was 6,887 and for 1909 it was don of the House committee that a| 8444, an increase of 443. reapportionment bill has been drawni and that it will be introduced in the | ty-five years old and House within the next few days. This bill justifies the forecast made by the Pioneer several days ago that | hands out Is not always founded en- ously, persistently distorted facts. visit the state prison at Stillwater on Friday of this ‘week. This would no denying that Lynn’s intentions are the best but some of the dope he | tirely on facts, according to Lewis C. Spooner, representative from Mor-! ris, who took occasion to publiclyl denounce Mr. Haines on the floor of the House. Lynn had accused Lewis, as chairman of the reappor- tionment committee, of being to blame for the bill for the printing The white haired gentleman from Morris was more than peeved at stories sent out to weekly newspapers by of constitutional amendments. Lynn and Mr. Spooner opined, with a voice always good at opening, that Mr. Haines had deliberately, malici- x % % It is hardly likely that State Sup- erintendent of Public Instruction | Schultz will be able to go to Bemidji | to address the teachers at the edu-| cational gathering on Thursday of | this week. He will go if it is pos-| sible for him to get away but he is by no means certain that he can do| so. In any event, some one in his office will go to Bemidji to address the pedagogues. WISCONSIN DEATHS INCREASE | Typhoid Fever and Diphtheria Have Larger Records for Quarter. Madison, Wis., Feb. 7.—A noticeable | increase in the number of deaths in | Wisconsin in the last three months in | 1910, over the corresponding period of | 1909. is noted in the forthcoming guar- terly bulletin of the state board of health. The total for the last quarter | This excess is accounted for largely by the larger number of deaths of people over six- infants under |one year. There also was a pro- | nounced increase in the number of fatal cases of diphtheria and typhoid fever. Axel Erickson.... ....Eland| ............. Durand William Vail. .. . Blackduck County Board Met This Afternoon to Begin Grind. At 2 o’clock this afternoon the Bel- trami county board of Commissioners met in the court house and began a grind which will likely last through the remainder of the week. One of the matters which will be settled will be that of awarding the .Northern | printing of the financial statement to some Beltrami county newspaper. Owing to the fact that only one bid was made on the financial state- ment at the previous meeting and Blackduck‘fls there has been no advertisement ‘to the effect that bids would be re- ceived by the board of county com- | missioners for the granting of the printing of the financial statement, fnhe granting of the statement was |1aid over until this meeting so that the matter could be properly adver- tised. Began Last Evening. In spite of the heavy opposition, the Brinkman theatre was well pa- ment. THE HYLANDERS Another featirz act at the Brinkman. |program, the College Trio making a | ereat hit, the act going with a swing i Which takes the fancy of everyone. PLEASING BILL AT BRINKMAN | One of the Best Shows of Winter | | |tronized at last evenings entertain-| There is a very pleasing change of | PLANS NEARING COMPLETION Teachers’ Association Convention Gives Promise of Being Success. | Plans are nearing completion for the North Central Teachers’ associ- ation convention which is to be heid Friday and Saturday of this week. Rk At a meeting of the entertain- | ment committee elaborate prepar- | ations were arranged, for the enter- tainment of the visiting teachers. After the lecture of Dr. James, of the College of Education, University of Minnesota, Friday evening, a pub- lic receiption will be held for the purpose of allowing the visiting teachers to become better acquaint- ed. In the receiving line will be 1many of the most prominent Minne- sota educators as well as some of Bemidji's most men. | During the reception refreshments will be served by members of the high school cooking class under the direction of Miss Catherine Grest, in this city on Thursday, leading business supervisor of sewing and cooking in the Bemidji p\'xblic schools. The exhibit committee are kept busy forming arrangements for the convention and the student of the manual training department, under the direction of Miss Patrick, are | busy making special pieces of fur- niture for the benefit of the visiting teachers. Superintendent Dyer, wishes to have it understood that visitors are | welcome to attend any session of the convention. \NOT PROPERLY PROTEGTED |Bemidji Draymen Claim That City Does Not Deserve License Money. | Considerable time has been taken |up at the last few meetings of the {Bemidji city council in regard to !the unpaid back licenses eral draymen doing business in the city. | John Marin, who is owner of one of the dray lines which has not paid up their license money for several years, upon being interviewed by a representative of the Pioneer this afternoon said that while the dray- men of the city were. at all times perfectly ready and willing to pay for their licenses, they do not and did not feel that they should pay for a licehse when any wagon in the city was allowed to: deliver baggage which rightly should have been the work of a licensed draya According - to Mr. Marin there . would be no trouble at all concern- ing the payment of dray license of sev- money if the city officials would see that the draymen are properly pro- tected. COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETS Will Hold Important Session This Evening at Their Club Rooms. The regular monthly meeting of the Bemidjl Commercial Club will be held this evening In their club rooms in the O’Leary-Bowser build- ing. It. is urged by the president of the club that as many members of the club as possible be present at this meeting as much business of more or less importance will Ibe brought up. There will be a meeting of the Metropolitan club, in their club rooms this evening, for the purpose of deciding upon the pdoposed plan of the Commercial club for a consol- idation of the two clubs. JOHNSON AND MALOY FILE George Kirk Withdraws From Race For Alderman at Large. In a conference held ' yesterday afternoon George Kirk who has had his petition out for several days for the office of alderman at withdrew from the race in favor of L. F. Johnson, who has filed his pe- tition with the city clerk. Thomas Maloy, who was for sever- al years city clerk, has filed for the office of alderman at large, putting three candidates in the field for this important office, as F. M. Malzahn, the public ownership candidate has also filed. “Charles Hoyt, has filed for the of- fice of city clerk, C. C. Crippen for alderman in the fourth ward, and large, George Rhea for city treasurer. Philadelphia Mystery Unsolved. Philadelphia, Feb. 7.—The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Richard A. Ashhurst, postmaster of Philadelphia, in Atlantic City a week ago remains unsolved. A heavy east wind that has made the surf Yough prevented those prosecuting the search for the missing man to con- tinue dragging about the piling of the Atlantic City million-dollar pier, where he was last seen. Deep Snow in Pittsburg. Pittsburg, Feb. 7.—A heary snow and wind storm prevailed here. Within a comparatively short time the snowfall registered five inches. The wind blew between thirtyfive and forty miles an hour, while the mercury dropped to 36 degrees above. The snowfall was the heaviest of the winter, and street car service to many suburbs was sus pended. MUNHALL GRANTED LIQUOR LIGENSE Four Applications are to Be Consid- ered at February 20 Meeting of the Council. RENEW EQUIPMENT INSURANCE File Case Provided for the Clerk of Municipal Court—All Bills Or- dered Paid. At last evening’s meeting of the city council the application of Cath- erine C. Munhall for a liquor selling license was granted and her bond for $2,00 accepted, the vote being, Smart, aye; Kirk, aye; Bursley, aye; Chamberlain, aye; Bisiar, aye; ab- sent, Shannon, Roe, Brown, Klein. The clerk announced that on next Monday at the regular meeting the matter of a liquor license transfer {from Ed Fay to C. F. Collins would | come up, and that at the meeting of | February 20 the liquor license ap- | plications of Gennes and Layon, | Lars L. Hanson, Clavin and Tanner, and Robert Nelson would come up. All bills were approved by the finance committee and ordered paid. The report of the municipal court, as having turned over $13 to the city treasurer was accepted. The attention of the council was called to the fact that the insurance on the fire equipment amounting to $4500 would expire during the month of February. The whole amount has been insured with the T. J. Miller company, but at the re- quest of Cashier Brooks, of the Nor- thern National Bank, and Cashier Schumaker, of the First - National Bank, who were present at last eve- ning’s session of the council the in- surance was divided between the two banks and the T. J. Miller com- pany. Mr. Brooks was given the insurance on the firemen’s personal equipment, the amount being $150. D. C. Smyth, clerk of the muni- cipal court, was at the meeting and asked the council that the munici- pal court be given a file case, as he, as clerk, had no way whatever to keep the papers which should be filed together, and as the court had been in operation for about three years there was a large amount of matter which should be properly On motion of Alder- man Smart the city clerk was auth- orized to purchase a file case. Another rather lengthy discussion took place in regard to the Bemidji drayman who are doing business here and who have not paid up their licenses for one and two years, the amount of which is $25 a year. At the last meeting of the council it was agreed that no licenses should be granted unless all unpaid back li- censes were first paid up in full, but upon the suggestion of the city attorney, new licenses were grant- ed the draymen when application was made last week. The chief of police was ordered to interview these draymen and if he does not succeed in securing the money which should have been paid into the city treasury several years ago, an action will be instituted whereby the draymen will either be forced to discontinue business or pay the arrearages. looked after. Violators Fined. Ole Quislan and Martin Thratin of Grand Forks, N. D., were arrested this morning by Deputy Game War- den S. C. Bailey, while in the act of spearing whitefish on Lake Bemidji. This afternoon the two men were brought before Judge T. H. Pender- gast in municipal court and fined $13 each for violating the game laws | of the state. =~ Many Attend Mask Ball. About fifty couple attended the mask ball given last evening by the F. 0. B. Prizes were given to Mrs. G. Brennen, for the most comic la- dies costume, and Cal Williams for the -most comical man. i &