Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1912, Page 1

T v "/ tive interest in city affairs. . adding of a gymnasium to the Com- e VOLUME 9. NUMBER 211. COUNTY’S PRINTING IS SENT FAR AWAY ‘Commissioners Decide Only Publicity Shall Be That Given Through Col- umns of Baudette Region. ‘CONTRACT SECRETLY AWARDED ‘Following Wire to Northern Pub- lisher Members Meet Him; Work Given Under Cloud. O’I:PER PAPERS READY TO DO IT Two Bemidji Publications and Black- duck American' Offered to Print the Proceedings. After the Beltrami board of coun- 1y commissioners had ignored com- petitive bids from the Black- duck American, the Bemidji Sen- tinel and the Bemidji Pioneer, Commissioner Clementson telegraph- -ed the publisher of the Baudette Re- gion and a bid from that newspaper, taken up at a secret meeting, was accepted and the Region was named as the official county paper for the year 1912 The action of the commissioners brings about an unusual situation. The only official publicity the tax- . payers will have will pe through the wcolumns of & newspaper in the ex- treme northern end of the big coun- ty of Beltrami, Baudette being lo- cated on the Canadian boundary line. In order to have the commissioners official proceedings printed in the «county the commissioners action means that acts of that board must be sent first to International Falls :and from there through Canada, back into the United States and Bel- trami county. None of the bids presented exceed- ed the legal rate and that of the Pio- neer was below this rate with the ad- ' ditional guarantee that in addition to publishing the proceedings in the daily and weekly Pioneer, they would be sent out to the subscribers of the Bemidji Sentinel, the Blackduck American and the Tenstrike Trib- une. Although the proper state rate for this work is fixed by law at 75 cents for the first insertion and 35 cents for subsequent insertions the Pioneer offered to do the work at the rate of 70 and 30 cents which would in- clude the cost of distribution of the ‘proceedings to the subscribers of the newspaper circulating in the most densely populated sections of the county. The Region obtained the work, the proceedings to be laid before its readers only, at the rate of 40 cents and 37 and 18 cents for subsequent insertions. Still another unusual feature of the new contract was the manner in which it was awarded to the Region. Following the wire to the publisher of that paper, a delegation of com- missioners went to the midnight train to meet him and he was secret- ed all of yesterday until in the af- ternoon when he was taken into the commissioners’ room and with the Region bid the only one considered at that time, the paper was awarded the work. POSTPONE DINNER TO MONDAY Owing to the inability of many to attend the dinner set for tonight at the Markham hotel, the committee has pstponed it to Monday night, January 8. Those who have received invitations are asked to mail their postal stating whether they can at- ‘tend. Those who have done so are expected Monday night. Additional invitations will be sent out Satur- day. The purpose of these gather- ings are chiefly to organize the ‘Younger men of the city to take ac- The mercial club is one of the things be- ‘ing worked for. SPOONER MAN DIES FOLLOWI {Copyright, 1912.) HISTORY REPEATS (TSELF SOLDIERSMONUMENTSO0ON Bemidji Grand Army Men Get County . to Give $750; Have $300 On Hand PUBLIC ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE Having received a pledge from the board of county commissioners that Beltrami will appropriate $750 to the fund being raised by the Robert Carr Post, Grand Army of the Re- public here, a committee of four who appeared before the commissioners yesterday announce their belief that a monument in honor of the soldier dead can be unveiled in the Bemidji cemetery next Memorial day. T. J. Martin, J. M. Phillippi, J. M. Fuller, and Carl Howe formed the committee o fthe old soldiers appear- ing before the commissioners, Mr. Howe acting in the place of C. F. Schroeder, who was unable to act upon the committee. Mr. Martin, the chairman of the committee, acted as spokesman, Mr. Martin erplained that under a law passed by a recent legislature any county board in the state may give an appropriation not to exceed $1,500 toward a mounment erected to the memory of Civil War veterans in any public park, grounds or ceme- tery, provlding that some organiza- tion in the emmty raises a sum equal at least to the appropriation made by the county board to be used in the contruction of the mounment. “The Carr Post of the G. A. R. has taken up this work,” Mr. Martin said, “and has already raised $300 for that purpose. What we want is to get your sentiment in this matter, and if you are in favor of giving us this appropriation, we will go ahead and try to raise our share of the fund. We do not intend to conme the subscriptions to Bemidji; we are go- ing to make a canvass of the entire county.” After a short discussion on the matter, Commissioner Rako express- ed the sentiment of the board as be- ing in favor of such an appropria- tion, and agreed that, after the monument had been raised, and ac- cepted by the board of county would pay to the fund a sum not to' exceed $750. Although the design for the monu- ment has not yet been decided upon, it probably will be a red granite shaft. It will be ereeted . in the Soldier’s lot in Greenwood Cemetery where veterans are buried. The committee has obtained the| {in the mext:.twe.ingnihs, - sa-that b assistance of W. B. Stewart, County Superintendent of Schools in work of raising the funds. ‘An effort will be made to cover the entire county, especially among the school-children and raise the remaining $450 with- will be posible to dedicate the monu- ment on Memorial Day of this year. 38 BELOW HERE; 30 AT NOON Cold Wave Extends Far; St. Paul Reports Midday Temperature 19, Cheer up! The Weather Man says it will be warmer Saturday. Anyhow, it was only 38 degrees be- low zero at daylight this morning, and old residents can remember that in other winters it went down to 40. Then, too, Bemidji isn’t the only frozen pebble- on the beach. The frigid wave has set the continent to shaking with cold. But this must be admitted: this had been about as cool any all day proposition as known, At 11 a. m. it was 32 and in the blazing (?) sun of midday the mer- cury was as close to the 30 mark as a Nymore youth is to his best girl on Sunday evening. At 3 p. m. it was but a degree warmer and tonight is expected to set another new record for the manu- facture of ice. 3 Nearly all the trains were affected by the cold. The northbound Minne- sota & International due here at 4:15 was two hours and a half late, arriving in Bemidji at 7:45. The morning train southbound was, an 1:15 late. The Great Northern noon train from the west was 25 minutes late. St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5.—¢Dally Pioneer Speeial Wire Service)—At noon today the thermometers regist- ered 19 below, the present cold wave being the most severe of the winter. Reports from the northwest indicate prevailing unusually low tempera- tures. California mines have yielded more than $100,000,000 worth of quicksil- ver in the last 60 years. The Burmese “pulgat’” isi the only foreign measure in the world which corresponds to our inch. Seven' companies supply London with gas, and the prices vary from 49 to 69 cents for 1,000 feet. Of all the paper in the world dur- ing 1910 it is said that the United States consumed more than one-half. Italy now imports more than $50,- 000,000 worth of cotton each: year. Hence the government is carefully fostering all attempts to produce a native crop. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Carl Anderson Found Dead Morning After Go With Leslie Ferrier in City Hall; Torrance Orders Inquest GOVERNOR EBERHART MAY DEMAND EXPLANATIONS Following a public ten round box- ing match held in the City Hall at Spoonér on New Year’s night, Carl (Spike) Anderson died there Tuesday morning. Leslie Ferrier (Bud Barber), was Anderson’s opponent in the ring. County Attorney Graham M. Tor- rance has been advised of the affair and today by wire instructed Deputy Coroner F. E. Johnson of Baudette to hold an inquest. §7.000 FIRE. AT CASS LAKE Blaze o!vltymmn Origm & in the Haymow. FIREMEN WORK IN BITTER COLD Cass Lake, Minn., Jan. 5.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—Fire of mysterious origin destroyed the ' modern new $7,000 cow barn of George Lydick on the edge of town late yesterday afternoon and the fire- men fought the flames in a tempera-| ture of 23 degrees below zero. All of the 25 cows in the barn were saved as as also was & 7asoline engine and feed cutter. The firemen stretched 2,400 feet of hose but the water froze and the work was carried on with the great- est of difficulty but a milk house and refrigerating plant adjoining the barn was saved. The fire started in the haymow. In the morning the barn door lock was found broken and it is suspected that tramps, or some one else, climbed into the haymow, but just how the fire started is unknown. The barn was erected last summer and was a model structure. M. Lydick at present is at Mineral Springs, Texas. The Lydick home was at no time in dangér and Mrs. Lydick served hot coffee and lunch to the firemen. -The Cass Lake firemen called on Bemidji to furnish hose and 600 feet ‘was sent from that place. Oregon Governor Opposes Hanging. Salem, Ore., Jan. 5.—Mike Mor- gan, who was sentenced to hang in the State penitentiary here today, was spared the death penalty. Gov- ernor West is opposed to capital pun- ishment and declares that no per- son shall be hanged in Oregon dur- ing his term of office. Cardinal Farley Sails for Home. Naples, Jan. 5.—Cardinal Farley was honored with a notable farewell demonstration today when he and his suite boarded the North German Lloyd liner Berlin to sail for home. The vessel i8 due to arrive in New York on January 15. Manufacture of Portland cement has become almost a Swiss specialty. In the Jura region, in the vicinity of Basel, the banks of the streams are almost lined with cement fac-| tories. To Hold Inquest Tomorrow. The coroner’s inquest will be held tomorrow and Attorney C. R. Middle- ton of Baudette will appear for the state as County Attorney Torrance ig unable to leave Bemidji at this time. Spooner is much wrought up over the episode and it is understood that Governor Eberhart has been notified that a prize fight. or boxing match, as it was advertised, had not only been held contrary to the law, but that the event was held in the Spooner City Hall and that the Spooner officials were aware of the nature of the performance when the ‘hall was leased. ... Fought Heavy Opponent. il mot known that Anderson’s death” was due to his New Years pugilistic encounter but those who attended the bout say that the fight Wwas an uneven one; that Anderson was in poor condition and that he weighed at least 20 pounds less than his adversary who entered the ring at about 160 pounds while Anderson tipped the scales in the neighbor- hood of 140. Bout Was Fast One. The contest is said to have been a fast one from the start and although Anderson fought a losing fight he was game and remained in the ring until the tap of the final gong. At the end of the contest it was apparent that he had undergone a violent strain. He was weak and wit- nesses say he was exhausted to the point of collapse. As soon as possible he was assist- ed to his room where he went to bed. His rooming companion retired at about the same time and soon fell asleep, not waking until about 8 a. m., Tuesday. At that hour, he says, Anderson appeared to be breathing heavily but his companion was not alarmed. At 9 o’clock he returned and Anderson was dead. Body Found to Be Bruised. A preliminary examination showed that the dead man had suffered se- vere punishment the night before as his body was badly bruised in places. The exact cause of death, however, remains to be fixed. It has been suggested that Ander- son’s death may have been due to heart failure. Anderson has been conducting a restaurant at Spooner. Ferrier Frantic With Grief, Ferries is a barber. He is frantic with grief over the death of Ander- son. The bout had been arranged as a friendly exhibition match. There appears to have been no at- tempt at secrecy regarding the per- formance, although the state makes it unlawful to hold boxing matches of any description. Advertised By Bill. Hand bills were distributed in Spooner. and Baudette - announcing the ten round go for New Year’s night. The contest was advertised isides his parents. ceived in Bemidji from Mayor Eagai of Spooner, but it is presumed that he will explain how such a perform- ance was permittted to be held in the City Hall. ‘What action the governor may take, if any, is problematical. It is known, however, that the chief exe- -cutive is emphatic in his attitude to- ward public boxing matches. Dur- ing his term of office he has made it a point, when advised that such con- tests might occur, to issue strict warnings to all officers, to prevent such performances. Someone May Have to Explain. It is said that those who have iny formed the governor of what hap- pened expect him to locate the vil- lage or county officials who are to blame for permitting the affair and remove them from office. So far as is known in Bemidji no direct charg- es have been made against any indi- vidual, but there are various conjec- tures as to what will happen follow- ing the coroner’s inquest. Should it develop that Anderson’s: death was due to his contest, it is expected that Ferrier -will be ‘bound over on-a- chnrge of ‘manslaughter ta await the\ action of the ‘February ' gramd: jury) So-far-as ‘[s known; Fer- | rier has not, as yet, obtained the : services of an attorney. Anderson’s parents at Duliith were-- notified of the death of their son, but were not told the circumstances sur- rounding it, which explains the fol- lowing from the Duluth Evening Her- ald of last night: Was West Duluth Boy. “Andrew Anderson, 27 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ander- son, 2015 West Sixth street, died suddenly Tuesday evening at Bau- dette, Minn. His family at the West end was notified of his death yester- day afternoon. The young man's father left for Baudette last evening and will return with the body tomor- row morning, when funeral arrange- ments will be made. “Mr. Anderson was a graduate of one of the West end schools and had a large number of friends in this end of the city. He left for Bau= dette three weeks ago to engage in the restaurant business. He worked formerly as engineer on the Canadian Northern railroad. He is survived by four sisters and three brothers, be- The sisters are Mrs. A. Halvorson of Superior, Miss Atley, Anna and Irene Anderson, and the brothers are Arthur, Erwin and George Anderson of Duluth. “According to the telegram re- ceived yesterday by the family,-it is thought that death was due to heart failure. of Beltrami * county will hold an autopsy this af- ternoon to determine the cause of death.” BELTRAMIMUSTPAY SAYSATT'Y GENERAL St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service) —Bel- trami county will be forced to pay ° all proper bills in connection with the prosecution of Dr. Dumas and i The coroner to follow a moving picture show, held in another room. There was a good crowd present and the usual amount of interest was 'manifest, friends of each man urging their favorite to do his best, What Will the Governor Do? No official statement has been re- the other arson cases, said Attorney General L. A. Smith this morning. “There is legal provision made where- by counties in the tangle that Bel- trami finds herself can be straighten- ed out,” he said. “The present com- ‘plication is not without precedent. Beltrami must pay.” ? i