Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1912, Page 1

“our parks. THE BEMIL VOLUME 9. NUMBER 273. CARTER ADVISES ROADS BE REPAIRED States One from West Should Be Ditched and Graded over Present Corduroy. STREETS NEED LITTLE CARE Says Residence Section is in Good Shape and Money Should Be Ex- | pended Elsewhere. GARDEN PLOTS FOR CHILDREN Suggests Lake Front Park Be Beau- fied By Walks, Flowers and Shrubs. | Roads leading into the city should be given the preference over city streets in repair work the coming season, according io a letter received | by the Ploneer from A. A. L‘:Lrter,' street commissioner. Mr. Carter; calls particular attention to the roads leading in from the west and north- west and the road around the lake to Nymore. These roads bear the heav- iest of the farmer traffic and are in sad need of repair. In order to beautify the lake shore from the dock to the boathouse, he proposes hauling in black dirt, laying out walks and allowing school chil- dren to each take small plots and plant them with flowers and shrubs If this is done, the children will probably be invited to enter a plant contest and the plot showing the best results by July | may be given a cash prize. The warm weather is rapidly| thawing the ice on the streets and! the men of the street department have been kept busy keeping the sewers open to allow the waste wa- ter to run off. Mr. Carter says that unless a good thaw comes this week that his men will not be able to clean the streets for the fire preven- tion meeting as the dust and dirt is frozen in the ice and cannot be re- moved until the ice thaws. Following is Mr. Carter’s letter to the Pioneer: Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji, Minn. ientlemen: In answer to your question as to my ideas of the work that should be dome to our streets and alleys this season, I might say that in considering the limited amount of money at the disposal of the council for this department, I believe that the largest number of people benefited Dby the smallest| amount of money expended should be the poliey pursued. To do this 1 believe that special attention should be given to the streets and roads leading in and out of our city. The so-called swamp road running west across the cordu- roy is sadly in need of permanent improvements in the way of more ditching and grading. The north road west to the Blaksley farm and the so-called northwest road running by the old Ackenbaugh farm should receive some little attention. I would specially recommend that the road leading to Nymore, from the Mis: ippi river bridge to the Ny- more line, should be given special attention this year as there is a very heavy traffic coming over this road. Not only all the farmers from the south and east must travel it, but it is also the only road by which the heavy hauling into the city must be carried on from our two large saw mills, I would recommend but little grad- ing in residence portions for this year, but would give more attention to making a solid roadway to the streets already graded. § I wish further to call attention to These should not be ov- erlooked, as a small amount of mon- ey expended in this direction will go further toward advertising our city as a place of beauty and refine- ment than any other thing. I have glven considerable thought during the past week as to how we could best beautify that portion of our| park—from the city dock to the pub- lic boat house and which is protected | from Bemidji avenue by a cement walk. I would suggest that after this ground is covered with black soil and the walks laid out, that each and every pupil in our schools who. so desires should be given a small| amount of ground in this park to beautify as they see fit with flowers, plants and shrubs. I have taken this up. matter up with Professor Dyer, and 1 have every reason to believe] — POPPPOPPIOIPO® Y { Minnesota for the past five years. rel altogether nearly a million miles R4 © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, ¢ Big Parade of Workingmen, Minneapolis, March 18.—30,000 workmen are expected to be in line in the parade to be reviewed here by Carl Legien, Frank Morrison and Samuel Gompers on April 21. Fol- lowing the review, the visitors will address a mass meeting to be held in the auditorium. . Juror Fowler Dies. Hillsville, Va., March 18.—The list of dead resulting from.the shoot- ing last week in the Carroll county court house has reached five. Juror Fowler died yesterday. Reports sent out that Sidna Allen had been cap- tured and his wife killed have been proven false. The hunt is still con- tinuing in the mountains for the out- laws. » Conventions at Wichita, expects to entertain a record-break- ing number of visitors this week on the occasion of the annual conven- tions of the Interstate Association of Southwest Threshermen and _the Southwest Kansas and Oklahoma Hardware Dealers’ Association. An automobile show is to furnish an ad- ditional attraction for the visitors. . Anderson for La Follette, Washington, March 18.—Repre- sentative Sidney Anderson, of the First Minnesota Congressional dis- trict, made public Saturday night a letter to an unnamed person in Min- nesota in which he-declares that he is still for La Follette. He stated that it was more important that the people should nominate the candidate than that any particular candidate should be nominated. - Insurgent Woodmen Organize. Columbus, Neb., March 18——A con- vention of representatives of the Ne- braska local camps of the Modern Woodmen of America met here today to make formal protest against the increase in insurance rates recently announced by the head camp of the order. A state organization of the “insurgents” is to be formed for af- fiiliation with the national commit- tee that is conducting the campaign] against the rate increase. . Ada Comstock Dean of Smith. Minneapolis, March 18.—Miss Ada Comstock has been elected dean of Smith College, Northampton, Mass., a position second only to that of the president. Miss Comstock has been dean of women at the University of She is a graduate of Smith, class of 1897, and will leave Minnesota at the end of the present year. The elec- tion took place in February. Miss Comstock was born in Moorhead be- ing the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Comstock. » Bryan Banquet to Be Big Affair. Lincoln, Neb., March 18.—Demo- cratic leaders who share the opinion of William J. Bryan that only a “pro- gressive” should be named to head the national ticket this year are gath- ering in Lincoln today to ta!k over the situation. The ostensible pur- pose of the round-up of the leaders at this time and place is to attend the banquet to be given here tomor- row night in celebration of Mr. Bry- an’s fifty-second birthday. The ban- quet has been an annual affair for some years past, but this year it is to take on more of a national aspect than ever before. Plans looking to that end have been going on quietly for some time and it is expected that sive Democrats of the nation will be in attendance. The toast list of the banquet will contain only speakers from outside Nebraska. Among them will be Senator Gore of Oklahoma, George Fred Williams of Massachu- setts and Frederick Townsend Mar- tin of New York. . Farmers Demand a Parcels Post. Madison, Wis., March 18.—In pur- suance of an organized movement | started some time ago, thousands of Wisconsin farmers today observed “parcels post referendum day" by writing .letters to their representa- tives in Congress asking for a gen- uine parcels post law. In support of their demand the leaders of the move- ment point out that there are about 42,000 rural mail carriers, who trav- each day, dropping mail -into about four million rural mail boxes. This service causes a loss to the govern- ment of about half a million dollars each week. The average outward load of the rural mail carrier is only about twenty-five pounds, and thei return load less than five pounds. gued, this load would be increased them with the villages and cities, and lhng_yfiln portion of our park can and will be:converted.into 8 beauty: spot, (Continued on i paga) RCIORCR RO R ORI Wichita, Kas., March 18.—Wichita ! several score of the leading progres-| With the real parcels post, it is ar-| several fold, and the farmers would |’ have an express service connecting OO R R R R R R R ] ® NEWS. FORECAST. = @ R R R R RO IR Y Washington, D. C., March 16.— The state-wide primary in North Da- kota promises to be the .political head-liner of the week. The primary will mark the first occasion on which a popular vote on candidates' for pres- |ident ha§ ever been taken' in .this country. ‘North' Dakota is a'hot-bed of * progressivism' and as a’ conse- mary centers almost whal]y in; the bitter contest between Roosevelt and La Follette,. the rival Dpiogressive candidates, for indorsement for the Republican nomination. H The principal events on the Demo~ quence. the public-interest in'the pri=- cratic calendar will be' the state: con- ventions in Maine and Indiana. The former will meet in Augusta to name :delegates to the national convention. The Indiana convention, to be held in Indianapolis, will be. broader in: scope, as it will nominate a state ticket in addition to naming presi- dential electors and delegates to the Baltimore convention. Governor Marshall is expected to receive the indorsement of the Indla,na _conven- tion for the presidential’ nominn.tion. Woodrow Wilson appears to be fav- ored in Maine, although an unin- structed delegation is a probability. President Taft is to leave Wash-| ington Sunday night for New Eng-! land. He will make, several .speech- es in Boston and take part in the evacuation day celebration :in that city Monday and will visit’ Nashua. and Concord, N..H., the next day. Although no announcement has been made of .subjects for speeches the! lconunu‘éfl on last. paged | ? a If You Havent the Price - to pay your advance subscription to the Daily “Pioneer w: that's surely algood reason. If You Have the Price you can do much by paying now, The last dlyl rush payments will be all that can be conveniently cared ] for without you fellows who have the price now appear- ing on the scene; Do It To-Day. — OO OPOOPIOOOOO®O®O O 54 B] Basketball At Bagley. McIntosh and Bagley basketball teams played a double header at Bagley Saturday evening with. the result that McInfosh lost both games. The Bagley girls won 16 to 7 and the Bagley boys 28-to 9. s Council Tonight. “This bélng the-third Monday of the month. the regular council meeting will be held at 8 p: m. in the council room. ‘Several important matters, among them that of higher license, are expewcted to come up at this meet- ing. . Fournier Inquest Tonight. The coroner’s. inquest on Paul Fournier, shot near Quiring last week, will be held by Mr. Iberson at 7:30 this evening. The inquest was scheduled for 10 a. m. this morning but had to be postponed to allow wit- nesses from the north to reach the city. Bemidji Band Concert. An elaborate program has been ar- ranged for the band concert to be given by the Bemidji band on Wed- nesday evening, March 20th. This being the last concert to be put on here under the direction of Professor Harry Masten, prior to his leaving for Grand Forks, the price of admission will be reduced to 15 and 25 cents, in anticipation of a large attendance at his farewell con- cert, The future concerts will be given under the direction of Prof. Aldin Remfrey who will be here to take flp the work next week. Why Do You Wait? ©Of course, you may lnve a good reason, but without a good reason ‘you should not be on the waiting list, PO PPPOFOCOOIOPOROO EMIDJI BRIEFS. 19 OF INTEREST TO WOMEN, ¢ POCPONOPOOOO6OO O POOOOOOOOOOOPOPECS® For the benefit of the Wisconsin campaign, New York advocates of equal suffrage held a mass meeting February 28, and in less than half an hour a fund of $3,000 was raiged and telegraphed to state headquarters at Milwaukee. Mrs. Crystal Entmln Benedict, campaign:-manager, the appeal for money, and the sl\l tion was, . takén by Mrs. Bntdee Forbes-Robertson and Mis Inez Mil- holland. & Rev. Anna Hoyurd Shaw, presi- dent of the National Woman Suffrage association, is making a tour of New Hampshire in the interest of the suf- | frage campaign. Dr..Shaw opened | her series of meetings at Dartmouth College, urder the auspices of the Men’s League for Woman Suffrage, which is proving a valuable assist- ant to the state society. shire suffragists are thoroughly con- fident that their state will furnish the seventh star for the suffrage flag. . | Ex-Governor St, John. of Kansas, | predicts that the Sunflower State will return a majority of at least 40,- 000 for woman suffrage at the elec- tion in November. The present state executive, Governor Stubbs, is a mem- ber of the suffrage organization. . As a result of anti-suffrage argu- ments at a hearing before the Ohio Constitutional Convention committee a vote of twenty to one was reported im favor of the adoption of an amend- ment giving votes to women. o Governor West, of Oregon, an ar- dent believer in woman suffrage, says (Continued_on page 11.) the great deficit incident to.the. pres-|- ent imperfect -“rural ‘mail servi would be wiped out, ¥ } SWARMIN’ AGAIN - . New Hamp- | TEN CENTS PER WEEK. VOQOOQQvoooQio . ® LATE ELECTION 000000000‘00 00 Town of Zipple. Supervisor—Alfred Lindquist. Treasurer—Julius Engbroten. Clerk—YV. A. Jacobs. Assessor—F. C. Peterson. Justice—Harry Strickler. Constable—Andrew Carrou. Town of Wabanica. Supervisor—J. W. Sischo. Treasurer—Gilbert Nelson. Clerk—W. J. Sischo. Assossesor—E. J. Tucker. Justice—Peter Oseth. Constables—Halvor Nelson, C. F. Miller. Town of Cormant. Supervisor—Louis Graw.” Treasurer—John Kilgren. Clerk—M. H. Sand. Assessor—J. E. Youngman. Justice—M;-H. Sand. : Constable—Carl Henjum. “Town of Spruce Grove. Supervisor—Frank Henderickson. ‘Treasurer—Steen E. Willand. Clerk—Andy Solberg. Assessor—Ole Verner. Justice—Andy Solberg. Constable—Rasmus Orheim. Town of Northwood. Supervisors—Geo. Thompson, Ole Hanson. Treasurer—Erling Gilthvat. Clerk—Carl Uttabjaa. Asgessore—Hans Hanson, Thom Helleckson, Justice—Erick Ellefson. B Constables—Oscar Knutson, Henry. i Gullhvdt. Town of Minnie, Supervisors—Wm. Henerick, three yeara; John Jokels, one year. Clerk—Martin Stokke, Treasurer—Paul Peepo. Justice—F, Z. Dibble. Moose Lake Town. Supervisor—John Arendt. i Treasurer—O0. S. Neuman. Clerk—Horace S.. Lydiok. Justice—John Swanson. Constables—Swan, Till, Lukenbm A{Mfllflk Township. Supervhor-—l(elvln Lippincott. “Treasurer—Wm. Hines. Clerk—Martin Dawson. Assessor—Ed. Alexson. Constable—Louis Lodmell. Myhre Township. Supervisor—Geo. H. Wilder. Treasurer—John M. Edes. Clerk—A. W. Atwater. Assessor—Ben Sundholm. Justice—Charles Dyer. Constable<2Ben Peterson. Town of Bqnd River § S\lpervlsor—Wm. J. Monroe. Treasurer—Nils J. Anderson, Clerk—J. U. Martin. Fire Warden—Andy Leon. Constable—MgcCavic Road Overseerer—Wm. Bain: Charles £ Village of Spooner President—Jos. Meloney. Trustee—Fred Fydberg, W. F. Stiffes, Anton Netland. ‘Treasurer—C. S. Isted. Recorder—F. W. Koefod. Justice of the Peace—J. S. Isted. Constable—F. E. Rose. Township of Bandette Supervisor—D. M. Lowe, K. L. Moe 1 year. Treasurer—Fritz Klingbeil. Clerk—Albert Jansen. - Assessor—Willam Labuda. Justice of the Peace—August Shatzev. Constable—Christ. Leougli. Town of Clementson Supervisor—Ed. Farder. Treasurer—Ole Clementson. Clerk—N. A. Rippy. Justice of " the . Peace—Walick Clementson. i Constable—Erick Bransyaard. Town -of Chilgren Supervisors—Richard Olson, Mar- vin Jones. Treasurer—Hans Oison. Clerk—Wayne Knight. - Assesgor Kasper Amupdson. Justices of the Peace—Otto Hess- ler, Abe Reynold. Constables—Thomas Orval Dancker, g z Town of Lakewood Supervisors—H. Gulwanger, one year to fill vacancy, N, C. Hamilton. | Treasurer—B. ‘A.” Arnesen. - Clerk—Oscar Sernis: Justice of ‘the Johnson. - Constable—Charles Ll.mberuon, 2 vears; Albert: Nellon, one year to fill 8 years, . Beckman, Pem—ufrei 3|CRIMINAL CASES -DISPLACE CIVIL District Court Takes Up New Calen- dar Friday with Judge Stanton on the Bench. WRIGHT IN THE CHAMBERS Occupied With Hearing Arguments in Cases Which Have De- ferred Action. THREE ON TRIAL FOR ROBBERY Maaki, Kivie and Jacobson Charged With Obtaining Money at Criminal cases have taken the Place of civil in the District court. Judge Wright heard the Jlast-of the ¢ivil cases Saturday night and Judge Stanton i3 now on the bench hearing criminal cases. Judge Wright ex- pects to be in chambers for a day or two hearing arguments on postponed cases. The last civil case to be tried was that of Walter Nelson against the Crookston Lumber company. The judge directed the jury to give a ver- dict as the testimony had shown the property sued for had been returned. The attention of the court was oc- cupied today with the case of the state against Isaac Maaki, John Ki- vel and Arthur Jacobson, charged with robbing one Andrew Sarnia of gbout $36 at Willlams some time ago. ‘The evidence brought out showed that the three men left Willlams on & freight and were captured at Pitt while on thelr way east. _Commitments were issued by the court today for Ferdinand . Thomp- 86n to the-stdte-arison-for & term' to be decided upon by the state board of pardons, and for Oscar Baker to the reformatory at St. Cloud. Thomp- son pleaded guilty to obtaining mon- ey by means of a fraudulent Writ- ing and Baker pleaded guilty to ar- son in the first degree, he having set fire to-a building in Baudette occu- pied by Mrs. Billedeau and her fam- ily. - It is expected that the cases of the three Bemidji saloon men will be brought up in this term. If it is found that George Cyr is to stand trial for the shooting of Paul Four- nier, his case will also probably be brought up at this time. Fournier is said to have engaged an attorney to represent him at the preliminary examination to be held before Court Commissioner Crowell next week. EXTRA Minneapolis, March 18.—(Special Pioneer Wire Service.)—The three convicts which recently escaped from the state prison of Nebraska were rounded up by a posse early -today. They showed fight and were killed in the battle. Their names were Gray, Blount and Morley. The fight. took place near Springfield, Nebraska. Twenty-five were killed and many injured when the boiler on a South- ern Pacific locomotive exploded in the yards at San Antonio, Texas. The "dead and injured were mostly strike Dbreakers. The town of Abarcromble, N. D, !was wiped out-by fire early this morning. The property loss was es- timated at $50,000. As far as can be learned at this time no lives were lost. ?olwe Raid in First Ward. Chief Gell and Officers: Henderson and Denly raided a house at.29 Tepth street’ Saturday night about 8 p. m. and. arrested Betsy Loberg and Ame- 1ia Higgins on a charge of running ap unlicensed drinking place. Chas. Shores and Ole Quamm were found in the house with the women and al- 6o arrested. In police court this morning, the two women were each fined. $25 and costs, Betsy Loberg paying her fine and Mrs, Higgins be- ing committed to the county jail. Charles Shores was charged with dis- orderly conduct and his ease was con- | tinued for three days. Ole Quamm