Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 22, 1912, Page 1

| VOLUME 10. NUMBER 99. CITY'S FINANCES IN FAIR SHAPE LEWIS HARCOURT. British Colonial Minister Whose Suffragettes House Attacked. Statement of Clerk George Stein Shows a Net Deficit of $11,427.48 on His Books, WATER BONDS NOT INCLUDED Department is Operated as Self-Sup- || porting Institution and Pays Its Own Debts, CONDITION BETTER THAN 1911 Figures Indicate Reduction in the Amounts of 0ld Warrants and General Improvement. George Stein, city clerk, has sub- mitted to the city council a state- ment showing the condition of the PAVING finances of the city on July 31, 1912. From this statement Mr. Stein d)‘eW! off a second which shows that the ac- tual net indebiedness of the City on | Nymore Road Will Not Be Made Un- July 31 was $11,427.48. & - : The figures do not include $60,000| til Gravel is Furnished By the IS HELD UP water bonds since these bonds are | Railroads. self-supporting. The water depart- ment is run as a separate depart- ment of the city and is expected to earn a surplus which is put into the|CONTRACT ~HAS BEEN LET sinking fund. For this reaosn Mr. Stein says that while the bonds are a debt to the city, they should not show in a statement as a debit. Following is the statement as com- piled by Mr. Stein: Credits. Sinking fund investments $24,808.83 Sinking fund, cash Although the bonds for the pav- ing of the Nymore road were voted at the special election Tuesday, it was with the understanding that the gravel was to be furnished by the railroads. The contract let by the 19,973.96 | city council last night was limited to Other cash . .......... 9,897.69 | the paving of Bemidji avenue from Due from county taxes.. 39,136.01 |Thirg street south to the railroad Due from property own- tracks with the understanding that OFF o cevesne vuwats babs 15,102.08 | work on the Nymore road is to be — |started as soon as the gravel is haul BotAL & 5550 wemiere snnd $108,918.57 |ed in by the railroads. Debits. . Loitved and Goodman were the Floating indebtedness: successful contractors winning from General fund ..........$ 819.31the Grand Forks Concrete company Poor-find .« voamens sde 6.297.49 |by two cents per yard. The bids Permanent improvement were as follows: fund . 3,420.42 Loitved and Goodman. 135,000.00 {5 inch. paving, as used on Be- midji avenue, contractor to furnish gravel . Bonds . Owing sinking fund by the revolving fund . ... 7,558.19 Same by interest fund.. ,250.64 | 6 inch. paving for Nymore road, —_— contractor to furnish gravel 1.25 POLAT o oo § §180,346.05 | Same, city to furnish gravel.. 1.00 108,918.57 Grand Forks Cement Co. — No. 1 ..$1.10 Total debt -$71,427.48 | No. 2 v ooy 124 Water "board bonds 60,000.00 |No. 3 .. 1.02 The contractors will start work on Net debt .ozviinan.. $11,427.48 | Bemidji avenue at once and will lay In explaining the items above, the Nymore road as soon as the grav- Stein said, “Sinking fund investments | el is brought in by the railroads. are permanent improvement bonds and temporary loans to other funds boven o st i mnes e TOUGH ON BILLIE KAISER “Of the item of $39,136.01 due from the county have been paid since July 31. The | item of money due from property owners is second, third, fourth and fifth which they have vet to pay on| permanent improvements First and Loses Out on the Drawing. such as| sanitary sewers, storm sewers, pav-|SECOND IN THE UNITED STATES|Rg2d and par] ing, etc. The city has a lien against the property until this money is paid| so that it is well protected in the| In matter.” | the seventieth Sheland pony Post, Billie Kaiser, of Bemidji, tied NOTABLES COM[NG "?rsx place each boy scoring a total of 25 points. ond had 123 points. In the draw- ing, Billie lost and the other boy was New York, Aug. 22.—Of a highly |given his choice of $100 or the pony. distinguished and representative | Billie gets $20. character was the body of learned der the auspices of the American |0 Geographical society. The society has arranged the tour in celebration |that someone else had won the draw. of the sixtieth founding and of the completion of its|in the next contest. in taxes, $14,000 |Saturday Evening Post Boy Ties for|[nterest . |coutest run by the Saturday Evening |Sidewalks and curbs with Cloice E. Kissel, of Indiana, for |Engineer . The boy who scored sec- | County acot. liquor lcenses Billie Kaiser was the only Minne- men that started from New York to- S0ta boy to land a place on the list. |Cash in county 10 per cent fund day on a transcontinental tour un-|He and his boy friends worked hard the pony for two months and|Cash i1 library fund . they were quite disappointed to learn |Cath in paving fund .. anniversary of its| Billie says that he will win the pony CROOKSTON CLUB COMING ON TOUR There will be a meeting of all per- sons owning automobiles this after- noon at 4:30 in the Commercial club Tooms. For its annual 1912 tour, the Crookston “Automobile club has de- cided to come to Bemidji. Charles Loring, pathfinder for the club, was scheduled to ledve Crookston this morning for Bemidji. He will lay out the route and then accompany the club here. The club will start from Crookston next Tuesday morn- ing and will leave Bemidji on the return trip Wednesday morning. Members of the Bemidji Automo- bile club are making arrangements for the entertainment of the visitors. Just what form ‘this entertainment will take hag not yet been decided but some action will be taken at the meeting this afternoon. WILL BE.SHOT TO DEATH Reno, Nev.,, Aug. 22.—Andriji Mirkovich is to be shot to death ear- ly tomorrow morning at the Nevada state penitentiary. His is the first sentence to death by shooting ever imposed in Nevada and was made (Cogyright) last session of the legislature giving a condemned person the choice of death either by hanging or shooting. pah merchant, last May. to $1.50 per acre. Install New Show Cases. gin at Lander, Wyoming, The Berman Emporium have in-|ber 19; at Provo, Utah, new wall cases for the display of |tober 21, 1912. merchandise in their store. During the past few.months. this store has|sold to any one.. terations. T o i s INDIAN LAND SALE. The president and the secretary of the interior have ordered about one possible by the law passed at the|and one-half million acres of Indian lands, in the fotmer Shoshome (in Wyoming), Uintah (in Utah), and Mirkovich chose shooting. The crime | Crow (in Montana), Indian reserva- of which he was convicted was the |tions, to be sold at public auction by murder of John Gregovitch, a Tono- | James W. Witten, superintendent of opening and sale of Indian lands, at minimum prices ranging from $.50 The sales will be- Not more than 640 acres will be undergone several changes and al-|made in person or through agents, and no residence or cultivation will be required. as soon as the purchase price is paid. Ismay to Testify in Suit. New York, Aug. 22.—Charles E. Pickett of New Haven, clerk of the United States Court, who is the mas- ter in the inquiry into an alleged steamship combinations, England today to take the testimony |of the bride. of J. Bruce Ismay, head of the Inter- national Mercantile Marine company, on the question of steamship rates. on Septem- | TWO lawyers representing the United on October | States Government accompany Mr. stalled two new floor cases and two|8, and at Billings, Montana, on Oc- | Pickett. Clyde Milan, - _on -bids |team, has. the jump.on all the big leaguers in the race for base steal- ing honors for the season. Patents will be issued ate and a of the Wasnington Aug. BRIDE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Pittsburgh, Pa., large and fashionable wedding here today Miss Kate de Villiers, whose home is in Paarl, South Adrica, be- came the- bride of Schwab of New York city. The cere- mony was performed at the home of sailed for|yMrs. €. Curtis Hussey, sister-in-law 22.—At Henry Baldwin The bride belongs to a noted South Africa family, being a cousin of Lord de Villiers, who Was presfdent of the convention that formed the Union of South Africa in 1910. the bridegroom, is a Harvard gradu- nephew of Gustav Schwab, the New York banker. bridal couple will spend their honey- moon in the Alps and later will make a six months’ tour of South America. H. The meeting of the fair directors and oth- Inventory 2-1 Due from county acct. Due from property owners taxes not y Due from county acct. state cases . Due from Town, Northern Disbursed during period: GENERAL FUND, Folice department ..$ 2,023.85 Fire department . 1,467.71 Municipal court . . 1,155.64 Prisoners and jail 469.13 County acct. state cases 145.23 § 5,201.56 Scuvenger . .. 126.50 Heulth board . 438.70 566.20 Lighting . . 8,288.48 Tools and equipment . 657.48 Street commissioner . 475.00 Street labor . 622.07 4,993.03 Turniture and fixtures . 174.60 TFlection expenses . .. 220.50 Miscel. ex. and contingent 613.28 Insvrance . .. . 173.30 City building . . 1,161.70 = Printing and stationery 247.61 City engineer 263.76 Salaries, clerk, treasurer, attor- rey, assessor, etc. . . 1,582,338 4,427.07 $15,246.86 POOR FUND, 1,184.16 Toor and paupers . 9,957.69 $167,128.92 39,136.01 13,871.64 382.36 60,00 30,637.90 3,420.68 Library . 203.49 Water department . 5,480.21 Buildings .. Septic tank City engineer . Sewer . ‘Walks and crossings 2,083.06 Scavenger . Srinkling . . . £ 1,280.44 COUNTY 10 PER CENT. 3 : ceee 900.00 INEBRIATE FUND. _ State hospital acet. liquor licenses...... v oson s o EY 180.00 8 CONDITION OF FUNDS. Sinking funds ‘investments . 24,808.83 3 Cash in sinking fund 19,973.96 44,782.79 50.00 Cash in enbriate fund : 10.00 Cash in interest fund . 1,178.95 65234 4,819.22 = Cash in revolving fund .... 807.41 Cash i water fund . 2,439.77 54.740.48 new home in this city. ‘} The majority of the tourists are. representatives of the universities| and geographical societies of Europe. Sixteen countries are represented, among them Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, | Portugal and the Netherlands. The trip across the continent and! return will occupy two months, dur-! ing which time the tourists will cov-| er approximately 10,000 miles. Af- ter crossing the country to Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, visiting Yellowstone National Park on the way, the party will return through the Grand Canon and the Southern | states, reaching New York about the | middle of October. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO The party will stop in the Twin Cities and Duluth while in Minnesota. $305,807.31 Scoop Doest't Care Much for His Uncle's Motor Boat TRIAL BALANCE AND REPORT OF CITY CLERK FOR SIX MONTHES. ENDING JULY 3T, 1912 Investment and improvement Bonds and loans RECEIPTS DURING PERIOD. Water department . . Municipal court . Interest . . .. Liquor licenses Library . .. ... Miscellaneous licenses Hall rentals . . Dog licenses .. Miscellaneous receipts Due sinking fund by revolving fund. Due sinking fund by interest fund . FUNDS OVERDRAWN VIZ. General fund . Poor fund ..... Permanent improvement fund . SE 3 1,760.13 3,953,567 6,000.00 26.30 432.00 188.00 196.00 55.08 . 25,819.31 6,297.49 3,420.42 $110,259.75 135,000.00 35,537.22 $305,857.31 BIG SPECIMENS FOR EXHIBITS Show Rooms of Beltrami County at State and Local Fairg to Be Well Filled. PRIZES FOR THE INDIANS Red Lake People to Send Samples of Handicraft and Will Compete Among Themselves. . HEADQUARTERS ARE OPENED Mrs, Donald in Charge of Collection ~] Rooms and Preparing of the 2 Shipments. Corn stalks ten and twelve feet “ high, blue joint of gigantic size, oats with heads too heavy for the long stalks, and great rubtabagas, pota- toes and other ground products will be among the Beltrami county ex- hibits at the state fair this fall. Fol- lowing the state fair, the exhibit will be brought to Bemidji for the county fair. Headquarters for specimens have been opened by the executive board of the county fair association in the building on Minnesota avenue mext 3 to the creamery. The room is in charge of Mrs. Donald who is a sis- ter of W. R. Mackenzie and who is familiar with the way in which ex- hibits have to be prepared. Owing to the fact that the city council appropriated but $50 for the county fair this year, the manage- Mr. Schwab, |Ment finds itself somewhat short of & funds sinee the usual donation from the city of Bemidji has been $250. A ers interested will be held in the Cummercia! club reoms at & p. m. to- night. For the first time in the history of the county, Indians will be allowed to compete among themselves for fif- ty dollars in prizes which have been put up for Indian handicraft work. In field crops, the Indians will com- Dete on an equal basis with all other the Red Lake agency, says that the people. “Chief” Dickens, head of Indians are taking interest in the fair and will send down some good exhibits. A. P. Ritchie, secretary of the county fair board, made a trip to Blackduck the first of the week and z reports that the farmers in that neighborhood will have good speci- mens of grains which they will send down for exhibits. Farmers in the { neighborhood of Nebish and White- E § { fish Junction have also started gath- ering grasses for the committee and will send down good exhibits of root crops the middle of next week. The Beltrami exhibits will be sent to the state fair August 29. LATEST BY WIRE T London, Aug. 22—Bramwell Booth was today named as general of the Salvation Army to succeed his fath- er, the late General William Booth. General Booth’s testament, made twenty-two years ago, was opened last night in the presence of high of- ficers of the army. President Taft sent a cable of condolence. Washington, Aug. 22.—The house ! yesterday afternoon passed the leg- i islative, executive and judicial ap- i Dropriation bill over the veto of the - president by a vote of 154 to 53 but | the measure failed in the senate by 34 to 27. As a result, the house amended the commerce court provis- ion so that the court will continue until March 4, 1913, and the meas- ure is now again before the senate. New York, Aug. 22.—District At- torney Whitman has offered a re- ward of $5,000 for the capture of “Leftie Louie” or “Gyp ~the Blood” ‘Wwanted in connection with the Rosen- thal murder. The money will nof be paid to any member of the New York police department. EDITORS AT SIOUX FALILS. Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 22.—The annual summer meeting of the South Dakota Press association was begun in ‘this city today, with President ‘|Charles McCaffree of Howard presid- ing. ‘The meeting will continue two days and will be devoted to the con- ideration of numerous questions of [interest to those engaged in news- | paper making.