Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 1, 1912, Page 1

A THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE gistorial Soctety THEE x S : | WINMESOTA HISTORICAL | SOCIETY, VOLUME 10. NUMBER 160. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FFIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 1912, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. HIGHWAYS COST FARMERS LITTLE Figures Show That Duluth-St. Vine- ent Road Will Mean Total Tax of $15.65. DIVIDED OVER TWENTY YEARS Interest at Five Per Cent Is $.79 for First Five—Charges Are $1.05 for Next Fifteen. EXPEND OVER $30,000 HERE Improvement Will Average $800- $1,000 to the Mile—Sixty-four Forties to Share It. Figures which have been compiled for that section of the Duluth-St. Vincent road which is the pass through Beltrami county show that the improvement will cost from $800 to $1,000 per mile. The road is run over section roads in use now but will be widened and leveled until fit for both heavy hauling and auto- mobiles. The Duluth-St. Vincent road will have about thirty-two miles of its length in Beltrami county. The state engineers have estimated the cost as $31,200 and claim that they have been exceedingly low in their esti- mates and that the improvements] will in all probability be made for less. In order that the people of this vicinity may know exactly what the section of road will cost them, the following compilations have been worked out: Total cost, round numbers. .$32,000 Cost per "Ml ... v sis 1,000 State pays one-half ....... 500 County one-quarter ....... 250 Abutting property quarter .. 250 According to the state law, the assessments on the abutting prop-; erty may be levied on all benefited property of from one to three miles distant. The cost must be distribut- ed over at least one mile. Two miles is the average. Therefore for each one mile of road built there are sixty- four forties within two miles which may be subject to assessment. This works out as follows: Cost per mile .. $250 Cost per forty ..... 3.90 Cost for each 160 .15.65 This road is being built under the Elwell act which provides that for the first five years after the road is built the abutting property owners pay only interest, at five per cent, on their share of the cost. For the average farm, then, the cost of the road for the first five years is five per cent of $15.65 or $.79. The pay- ments on the principle start at the end of the fifth year and are divided into fifteen annual payments. On the average farm, then, the owner would pay $1.05 a year for the fifteen year period. The figures just given are for the average farm. The farms which abutt the road will have to pay a little more and those farther back a little less. The man who has but forty acres will pay $.20 for the first five years and $.26 for the fifteen. The cost is distributed over such a large (Continued on last page). q Every minute counts when ycu discover the loss of jewelry, pocket book or handbag. Telephone a “lost” lad to this office. ‘J] A want ad means an Inquiry at every door in town. |qQThe cost is trifling, OUT FOR WILSON Chicago, I1l., Nov. 1.—Indication of a large number of Republicans who will vote for Wilson November 5, was seen in a list of Republicans of national reputation who are cam- paigning for Governor Wilson, issued today at the headquarters of the Wil- son National Progressive Republican league in this city. The list is as follows: Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, former chief chemist of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. Rudolph Spreckels, president ofI the league, who fought graft in San | Francisco. b United States Senator Works of California. Senator John J. Blaine of Wiscon- sin. Jacob Schiff, the noted banker- philanthropist of New York. Claus A. Spreckels, the California sugar refiner who has spent a for- John D. tune and fifteen years in fighting the sugar trust. John D. Spreckels, publisher of the San Francisco Call. Wallace Bachelder, former Third Term Party state chairman in Ver- mont. Dr. J. N. Hurty, health officer of Indiana. Dr. William Jay Schiefflin, philan- thropist. Charles R. Crane, Chicago capi- talist, and former supporter of Sen- ator La Follette. Raymond B. Fosdick, former com- missioner of public accounts, New York. John B. Rathom, publisher of the Providence (R. I.) Journal. Rev. Madison C. Peters, New York reformer. Erman J. Ridgway, publisher of Everybody’s Magazine. Henry C. Niles, Pennsylvania. Samuel S. Fels, Philadelphia man- ufacturer. Howell Evans, Philadelphia man- ufacturer. These are all men who feel that they cannot support President Taft but who believe in preservation of the Republican party. They also be- lieve that Woodrow Wilson, Progres- sive Democrat, is the best fitted of the three candidates now before the HOLD SHERMAN FUNERAL Will Be Held Tomorrow Afterncon at 2 P. M. From Church In Utica, N. Y. PALLBEARERS ARE CHOSEN Honorary pallbearers announced last are: Senator Elihu Root, Thomas Proctor, Charles Seymonds, William Doolittle, Francis Day, George Dun- ham, Charles Rogers, William Baker, Henry Cooper, Dr. Peck. All are Uticans, except Senator Root. Utica, Nov. 1.—Arrangements for the funeral of Vice-president James S. Sherman were pracically complet- ed yesterday. The services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the First Presbyterian church and |will be attended by Taft and the members of his cabinet, senators, representatives, foreign diplomats and government officials. It was first announced that the funeral would be held from the Christ church of which Sherman was a member, but this church only seats 700 while the Presbyterian seats 3,000. The Reverend Louis Holden, Sherman’s pastor, will conduct the services, assisted by Reverend W. Strykey, president of Hamilton col- lege, and Reverend Dr. Brokaw, pas- tor of the Presbyterian church. The body will lie in state from 3 to 9 p. m. today in the rotunda of the county building. Seats in the church have been reserved for Taft and oether dignitaries and admission to the funeral will be by ticket. Af- ter the services, the body will be tak- en to Forest Hill cemetery, where it will be placed in the beautiful Bab- cock masoleum, which was complet- ed recently and where Mrs. Sher- man’s mother rests. i . Mrs. Sherman is bearing up well. She was kneeling at her husband’s bedside when he died and remained in the room most of last night. TURKS ARE CRUEL (By United Press). Washington, Nov. 1.—Horrible cruelties said to have been wreaked on Christians by fleeing Turkish soldiers have been reported to the Greek legation here from the Athems foreign office. The Turks and Bazibouzouks, it was said, have destroyed twenty vil- lages. “Women and children,” the dis- patch declared, “have been massac- red in the most barbarous and vio- lent way. The whole population of Eprius has been stricken with panic and many are leaving to take refuge in Greek territory.” Nov. 1.—The Montenegrins have captured the Turkish city of Ipek, fifteen miles south of the Montene- grin frontier. PAPER FOR NYMORE. It is said upon good authority that Andrew Rood, one time editor of the Bemidji Sentinel and later in the vaudeville and moving picture busi- ness as a partner in the Grand theatre, will put in a printing plant in Nymore and after December 1 will issue a Nymore weekly. It is generally understood that O. J. Tagley is behind the paper but Mr. American people for president of the United States. ‘Tagley could not be reached before press time today. EDWARD REVOIR SHOT Stmck in Wrist and Face by Bullets From Shot Gun Which Acci- dently Discharged. NEAR TRADGEDY AT RICE LAKE " Edward Revoir, 1107 Park avenue, was shot and seriously injured Wed- nesday afternoon while hunting at Rice Lake. He was one of a party of Bemidji boys who had gome out after ducks, the accident occuring about 5:30 in the afternoon. The party had been hunting all day and was making ready for the night. Revoir had left his gun in a rig and-went to get it. He had the muzzle pointing up and the gun was discharged when it caught on the mud guard. The charge tore away part of his wrist and several shot entered his face. ‘Whe picked up he was conscious but at once fainted. He was rushed to Bemidji and placed in the hospital. The shot in the face were removed and the wrist dressed. It is beleived that if complications do not set in the hand can be saved. NAME SUCCESSOR ON NOVEMBER 12 New York, Nov. 1. — Chairman Hilles of the Republican national committee early Thursday announc- ed that he had called a meeting of the national committee for Nov. 12, in Chicago, to elect a successor to J. S. Sherman as the Republican candi- date for vice president. Mr. Hilles made the following statement: “Trn- national convention which met in Chicago in June delegated to the national committee power to fill vacancies on the national ticket and the death of Mr. Sherman, candidate of the Republican party for vice- president at the coming election makes it incumbent on the national committee to nominate a candidate in his place. The nomination, how- ever, cannot possibly be made prior to the election next Tuesday. “Such a nomination can properly be made only after due and reason- able notice to all the members of the committee. Such notice cannot be given in less than six days. It is therefore manifestly impossible to hold such a meeting prior to the elec- tion. Meantime, no difficulty or in- convenience arises to the voters at the election next Tuesday, because the votes to be cast then are for elec- tors and not for candidates for either president or vice-president and the death of Mr. Sherman therefore does not affect the validity of the elec- tion of the electors. “I have called a meeting of the national committee to meet Novem- ber 12 in the city of Chicago, at the Auditorium hotel, at 12 o’clock noon to select a successor to the late James S. Sherman as candidate of the Republican party for vice-presi- dent of the United States.” 0DD FELLOWS MEET TONIGHT The local lodge of the Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows will meet in regular session at their hall on Beltrami avenue tonight. Work in the third degree will be conferred upon a candidate and the officers have issued a request that all Odd Fellows be present. RED LAKE TIMBER Bids on timber tracts on the Red Lake reservation were opened at Red Lake at noon today and it was found that the Crookston Lumber company was highest bidder on tract No. 1 and that the Bemidji Lumber com- pany won tract No. 3. There were no hids on tract No. 2. The successful bid on tract No, 1 was $5.63 for white pine and $4.12 for Norway. The tract contains from ten to twelve million feet and will be entirely logged off this winter. The Crookston company will put out a spur from Island Lake and the logs will be brought to Bemidji over the Wilton and Northern railroad. This is the road which was built by the company when it logged in the vicin- ity of Island Lake but has since laid idle. Tract No. 3 was bid in at $5.60 for white pine and $4.20 for Norway. It is said that the Bemidji company will log from a branch of the Red Lake line which will run north from Nebish or Whitefish Junction and that the logs will be put in Lake Irvine and floated over to the Bemid- ji mill. This tract contains close to 10,000,000 feet. The cutting of these tract of tim- ber will mean the revival of Island Lake and Fowlds as distributing points this winter and also of the Wilton and Northern railroad. CAR SHORTAGE OVER (By United Press). Omaha, Neb., Nov. PLAY IMPORTANT GAMES SATURDAY Football Contests In Both West and East to Have Important Bear- ings On Championships. MINNESOTA vs. ILLINOIS Gophers Expect Victory As IDlini Have Won But Once Since Re- lations Were Established * WISCONSIN vs. CHICAGO Badgers To Meet Stagg’s Men and Close Score Is Promised—Mich- igan Meets Coyotes. (By United Press). Minnesota Schedule. Nov. 2—Illinois at Minneapolis. Nov. 16—Wisconsin at Minneapo- lis. Nov. 23—Chicago at Chicago. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 1.—For the first time since his injury al- most two weeks ago, Oscar Solem 1. — Within | Was an active participant in serim- two weeks at most, the 1912 car|mage on Northrop field last night. shortage in the north central part!The lanky end has not succeeded in of the United States will be over and normal shipping conditions restored, in the opinion of freight officials at Missouri Pacific, Northwestern, Un- ion Pacific and Burlington head- quarters here today. Within that time, the officials say, thousands of cars will be released by the falling off of shipments of cattle and grain from the mnorth- west, which have congested traffic for several weeks. HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. The Junior-Freshmen Literary so- ciety will give a program this after- noon in the high school assembly room. The program will start at 2:30 sharp and will last about one hour. Special music will be fur- nished by a Victor-Victrola. The program will be as follows: 1—Recitation—“Sweet Day of Rest” .....ocvneany Grace Fisher 2—Song—*“The Gypsy Girl” ................... Girls chorus 3—Selection from “The Chocolate Soldier” .....ecc0i00nn Victrola 4—Farce—“Wanted—A Confiden- tian Clerk” ......... Junior boys Cast of characters: Jonathan Dobbs, proprietor...... Harold Hayner .Earle Riley John McCormick .. Applicants for position: Horation Lushington.James Sullivan Charles Valentine....Alex Cameron Henry Dalton. Floyd Chandler Dick Sharp.... ....Leon Battles Recitation — “Jim’s Humiliation” feeerereenreaeee.. Willile Ward Gems from “The Beauty Spot”. .. Vietrola Visitors are cordially invited. U. C. T. SMOKER. The United Commercial Travel- ers’ council of Bemidji will have a stag social, smoker and game dinner in the lodge rooms Saturday evening, THE CUB REPORTER | } T {]{;' Next Time You Take A S U I!“‘E = [ — traw Yote, Scoop, By "HOP”" mending his injured arm complete- ly and did not stick through the entire skirmish yesterday. He start- ed the scramble at left end but after a quarter of an hour’s work pulled out in favor of Raymond, who has been holding down the nigh wing since’ Solém’s 4njury. - Forty-five minutes of bitter scrim- mage was meted out to the Gophers before darkness got so thick the arc lights could not penetrate it. The day was cold and clear but all hands were grateful for the absence of the sandy gale that was in order the previous day. Despite the appearance of Solem yesterday it is doubtful if he will be a fixture in the Minnesota lineup against Tllinois. The way the dope goes today, he is scheduled to start the fracas and will stay in as long as his condition permits. 1f the tide of battle turns against the Illini with any great emphasis early in the con- |test, the chances are that he will be taken out and saved for the follow- ing tussles with Chicago and Wiscon- sin. Raymond has shown that he can take care of the job in very nice style and although he displayed a few crudities in the games in which he has appeared, it is .believed he will round into an excellent per- former. With the arrivals of the visitors this morning, interest in the ap- proaching game is expected to look up. History says the Ilini have not been very successful against the Gophers in the past, no matter what next Saturday may bring. Only once have the Gophers lost to Illinois. That was in 1898. Old-time rooters explain away that defeat by point- ing to the Spanish war of the previ- ous summer, which took some prom- ising Minnesota football material to the Philippines. The old-timers say that but for the brush the United States had with Spain in 1898, that Illinois never would have scored a vietory over the Gophers. The teams met with varying regu- larity until 1903. That season Min- nesota won by a 32-0 score and ath- letic relations, as far as football was concerned, was severed. Relations were not resumed until last year, when Minnesota celebrated the oc- casion with an 11-0 win. Illinois alumni are preparing for the entertainment of the visitors and reports say the players will be shown a good time during their stay in Min- neapolis. To add to the general, jol- lification, the Metropolitan theater has announced that Saturday night will be football night with both teams as guests. Domald Brian ‘and Julia Sanderson in the “Siren” .will be the attractions. . Madison, Wis., Nov. 1.—The Wis- + (Continued on last page).