Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 19, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER VOLUME 11. NUMBER 124 BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913, ‘ 'TEN CENTS PER WEEK ANDERSON WRONG SIX OBTAlN LICENSE SAYS TAVENNER Four Couples From Baudette Secure Permit To Wed In One Believes Anderson Is Wrankled Over Day Secrecy Of Caucus And Advocates Open Caucuses BLAKELY AND GIBBS NUPTIALS Six marriage licenses were issued yesterday by Clerk of Court Fred Rhoda, four of which were from Bau- . dette. This is the largest number of Says Pecple Have: A Right To Know licenses issued in one day for some Exact Proceedure And Votes time. The following were given li- Taken Behind Closed Doors censes, Eugene Gratton and D. Anna — Campbell of Spooner; Henry Asmus and Jennie C. Bridget of Baudette; Tavenner. | Mike Haluska and Marie Basznik of 19—The | Baudette Clair Wayman and Mar- spectacular resignation of Represen- |8aret Skinner of Baudette; Henry tative Sidney Anderson, of Minnesota, Guaderson and Dorothy Nelson, of Baudette; W. T. Blakely and Cathryn from the Ways nad Means Committee| gippg of Farley; Henry Oscar Phillip- " of the House comes as a challenge to|son and Josephine Pauline Pederson, the Democratic majority to justify its|were issued a license this morning. Judge Clark performed two cere- monies yesterday afternoon. Claire ‘Wayman and Margaret Skinner were married by the Judge and Henry their individual opinions in letters of |Gunderson and Dorothy Nelson were legislation in the composite opinion}also united. of the whole body? In the latter case Gunderson, who Mr. Anderson believes that system |is 45 years of age married Miss Nel- to be wrong, and there will be no at-|son, who is 14 years of age in prefer- tempt here to belittle his action by|ence to spending a term in the state sacering at it as a piece of mock|prison. Gunderson was accused of heroics indulged in by a disgruntled|having carnal knowledge of the 14 Republican. year old girl.and his trial which was The writer knows Mr. Anderson to|set for last week was postponed. be 2 sincere, honest progressive. He W. T. Blakely of Farley will be is the man who defeated Jim Tawney |united in marriage to Cathryn Gibbs for renomination three years ago.|and the license was procured yester- When he came to Congress he was as-|day. Both are well known in Bemidji signed a place on the Ways and dieansiand have resided in this vicinity for Committee, which is the most coveied [many years. committee assignment in the House 0Old members have been known t2 sur- render chairmanships of less import- apt committees in order to take a piace at the bottom of the Ways anil Means Committee. And now Mr. Anderson, adopting tite demonstration methods of the m’litant suffragets, tosses aside this honor, makes of himself a herojc sac-| Lf some definite plans are not turn- rifice in order to call the attention of [€d over to the City Council during tha country to what he believes to be |the next thirty days by E. Anderson, am evil. His speech on the occasion of |the gas representative, the city will his resignation pulsed with human in-|282in consider the proposition of E. SHOULD BE PUPLISHED By Congressman Clyde H. ¥ashington, September caucus. Is the caucus right or wrong? I3 it undemocratic for a party to act 25 2 unit, individual members sinking PROPOSITION DELAYED No Word Received From Anderson Regarding Gas Plant terest. Tt compelled attention. He|E. Collins. Mr. Collins is now await- cried: ing a reply from the city in regard The rtules of the House, written|t0 his proposition which he has pre- omtihucs - sented before the council. {Continued jonilast page). | If Mr. Collins is given the contract €80L WEATHER KILLS TRAFFIC| . install a gas plant in this city he will now be unable to commence ,work before next spring but will ¥o More Trips On City Of Be- |have many blocks of mains laid be- fore next fall. i An answer is expected from Mr. Aubolee and Kroken, proprietors of | Anderson daily as he promised to the Viking Boat Company are m,,_‘(‘ousxdel the proposition and let the paring for the winter months by !city know at his earliest convenience. storing their boats. Many midji Except Sundays. | launehes ! - have already been pulled out of the! %ater and because of the cool wea-| BOYS “HOP" ON AUTOS :thr‘::‘;‘ e Chauffeurs Fear For Daring Young- W. B. MacLachan has cancelled his | sters boat service and will not make his| —— daily trips around the lake any mm'(-j Automobile owners of the city have this fall with the exception of Sun-!made many complaints during the | and the regular excursion trips past week regarding the young chil- will be made, rdren of the city who persist in jump- ST ling onto the cars while they are tra- CAN SHOOT DUCKS NOW veling at a rapid rate. One automo- s Ibile driver was forced to stop near My Xill Towl On Tributaries Ofthe school last Monday morning and R itorce the boys to jump off as his car Mississippi River | was: 56 Crowiled: te WaE WHEKIE €5 unters in this vieinity will 'min!n-rutv the machine. Until some ac-| pleased to learn that the law does‘mdv"_‘ UCNEFS it is feared that the not forbid the shooting of ducks on practice will not ~cease. Parents lowlands or tributaries of the M should warn their children in regard to the danger of catching cars and if car owners continue to be troubled vi river but hunting on the main | POGUE AWARDED IJu:y Seals Decision At 10:30 Thurs- day Evening—Opened At Nine this Morning, DEFEDANTS WANT NEW TRIAL Third Time Since Accident In 1909 That Case Has Been Before Court About ten thirty last evening the jury in the J. P. Pogue vs. the Great Northern Railway case reached a verdict which was read at nine o’clock this morning and which extent of $3,500. This is the third time this case has béen tried. tI was first brought into court in 1910 but was dismissed by the plaintiff. In 1911 the case was again tried be- fore Judge McClenahan but was dis- missed by the court. In the 1913 trial, which opened Tuesday morning and continued until yesterday afternoon at 4:30 Alexander Janes of St. Paul and Thayer C. Bailey of were attorneys for the defendent and John F. Gibbon and Marshall A. Spooner for the plaintiff. This case has proven to be of inter- est to a great many friends of Mr. Pogue who was formerly mayor of Bemidji. It appears from the evidence that in the month of October 1909 Mr. Pogue and a party of Bemidji friends were struck by a great Nor- thern freight train a short distance from the main street of Wilton. Mr. Pogue immediately started a lawsuit for damages on the grounds of negli-| Bemidji |. {Coach Bestul has SEVEN GAMES BOOKED $3 500 IN SUIT High School Eleven To Play Seven Games During Football Season RED LAKE FALLS HERE SEPT. 27 Coach Restul of the High school football team received a letter from Coach Reinhold of the Red Lake Falls Football team asking for-a game in this city on September 27. commenced im- mediate advertising and will bring |the Red Lake Falls team here on that date for the first game of the season. It will also be the first game for the visitors and as both teams ap- pear to be exceptionally strong indi- jcations are that it will be one of the hardest fought of the season. The following games have been awarded the plaintiff damages to the!scheduled for the local team. September Bemidji. October 4, Fosston, at Fosston. October 11, Thief River Falls, at, Thief River Falls. October 18, Fosston, at Bemidji. October 25, Grand Rapids, at Grand Rapids. November 1, Crokston, Undecided, November 8, Grand Rapids, at Be- midji. 27, Red Lake Falls, at ISTED TO MANAGE OFFICES Became Manager Of _ Crookston Lumber Co. Offices Yesterday C. L. Isted, formerly office man- ager of the Shevlin Matthiew Lumber Company has accepted a position as office manager of the Crookston Lum- ber Company of this city. J. A. Younggren will remain as cashier of the company but will be releived of a gence on the part of the railway. com- new one for the company but large portion of his duties by Mr. Isted. The, positign....is.am:. eéntirely was pany as the head light was unlighted | made necessary by the large amount and as a result he received perman-|of work -which was formerly left to ent injuries. In the last trial Mr. Po-|the. cashier. Mr gue sued for $11,000. Judge B. F. Wright heard the case and stayed judgement for 30 days. According to T. C. Bailey the Rail- way Company will undoubtedly ask for a new trail. Much comment has been made by the attorneys of the city upon the evidence given by the witnesses. Yes- terday afternoon.T. R. Symons testi- fied that he was in the car at the time of the accident and that when approaching the tracks Mr. Pogue said “Lets Beat Them to it” when he noticed the train approaching. In a former trial Mr. Symons had testified in favor of the paintiff and as a result he was asked if he had de- liberately lied in the former trials. He was allowed only to answer “yes” or “no” to this query. Yes, was the |reply. Mr. Symons stated that he had |thought the matter over carefully and last night decided to tell the I truth. 3 | Torrance Picks Jury Immediately after the J. P. Pogue case was taken to the jury yesterday afternoon County Attorney Graham M. Torrance and C. L. Heffron com- mence picking the jury for the Baker Jewelry store robbery case. Three were selected yesterday afternoon and the remainder taken this morn- ing. C. L. Heffron is representing the defendants. Baker Robbery Case On Two witnesses were examined this morning in the Baker Jewelry store robbery case. Indications lead those interested, | i b Younggren was formerly office manager and cashier. MEET MONDAY MIGHT {Athletic Club Will Vote On Armory Proposition. Monday evening - an important meeting will be held in the commer- cial club rooms of the members of the Bemidji Athletic club. Every member must be present or send a representa- tive to vote as a vote will be taken on leasing the armory and other busi- ness will Le transacted that requires the entire vote of the club, | CARL JACOBSON BACK Will Coach And Manage Football Boys Carl Jacobson manager and coach of the Bemidji athletic club football team has returned from his vacation and will be back on the job coaching the. team tonight. During his absense Ralph Lycan has had charge of the jteam which has shown excellent de- velopnient in team work. Regular practice will be held every evening hereafter and games are now heing scheduled for the mear, future. Reisberg Sells Qut John . Reisberg has sold out his shoe repairing shop to to Hans Mit- tet. Mr. Mittet has been in the shoe business for years and has also been employed here in Bemidji. The deal was completed' Wednesday. Mr. Reis- to believe that the case|berg left today for Glasgow, Monta- will go to the jury late this afteroon.{na, where he has a claim. 00 G0 TO RED LAKEISTEWART FINISHES Coaches Crowded With Bemidji People On Way To Indian Reserva- tion BAND ACCOMPANY THRONG According to the ticket agent at the Red Lake depot this morning the number of tickets purchased by Be- midji people and visitors who took the excursion train to Red Lake, numbered nearly 300. Four coaches were crowded to their full capacity and many were forced to remain standing in the aisles of the cars. The Remidji Band of sixteen pieces rendered several selections at the de- pot this morning and boarded the train with the intention of keeping the public well entertained through- out the entire day. The weather was decidedly cloudy this morning when the train left and many who planned on taking the trip ‘“backed out” at the last minute. Be- |cause of this fact the crowd was less- ened by about 25. Many of those 'who did go made statements to the effect that they were glad that many did decide to stay in the city as there was but little room left on the coaches. “BIG BEMIDG” GETS GAME Will Play Grand Rapids Eleven September 28. On September 28 the “Big Bemidg” football team will play their first game of the season when they clash with the Grand Rapid’s eleven at Grand Rapids. The game promises to be hotly contested and those who will play in this game are among the best players in the north part of the state. The championship of Northern Minnesota will undoubtedly be cen- tered about the Bemidji and Grand Rapids teams. THIRTY FIVE YEARS APART J. M. Neuman Meets Sister In Bem- idji After Many Years Thirty five years ago J. man of this city and his sister Mrs. Millie Wilson of Cehalis, Washing- ton, parted and did not meet again until yesterday when Mrs. Nelson stopped over in Bemidji for a few days as the guest of Mr. Neuman and his family. Since the parting Mrs. Wilson has traveled extensively and is now on her way home to Cehalis, Washington, after an extended tour throughout Europe. While abroad Mrs. Wilson atended the World’s Sunday - school convention at Zurich, Switerland as a delegate from Cehalis. She has visited in London and many other foreign cities. After spending several days in Be- midji Mrs. Wilson will leave for St. Paul where she will also visit for a few days before returning to her home. TWO SCHOOL BOYS INJURED Both Sprained Legs While Playing Football During the past two days two boys have sprained ‘their legs in football practice while playing with the high school team. Alec Cameron was the first to be injured and last evening Lloyd Tanner received a similar in- jury while engaged in a scrimmage with the second team. No seriows in- juries have been reported so far this year but as no games have been played the chances are still good. stream is forbidden. This was verifi- N . ed this morning by Scherm Bailey, | [TO™ thiS source it is probable that e warden,. |the Automobile club will take some action. SCOOP ierorter REPORTER 2 Stapionsie 1 || OFTHE HuLL 2 { DG Couney 2 ‘ 1 I 1' anncfivar Paae : [____L | Gee, But The Jall Looks Empty Today . By uHOPu M. Neu-| ANNUAL REPORT Statements Of Conditions Of Beltrami County Schools Sent To State Superintendent. [PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE $4146490 On Hand At End Of School Year—85 School Dis- tricts In County Professor W. B. Stewart, Superin- dent of the Beltrami county schools has completed his annual report which he has mailed to State Super- intendent of Education Schultz, In this report are many items of interest to the public and shows a complete record of all the pupils enrolled and the complete cost and the income of the county schols. According to the report there are 2,187 pupils enrolled in the high and graded school districts and the same number in the ungraded and rural school districts. The total attendance in the county is 4,374 which is a de~ cided increase over former years. During the past three years the in- crease in rural schools shows a great- er per cent than in the ' graded schools. The report shows a total of 22 men teaching in county schools and 171 women instructors. The average sal- ary for the men instructors is $79.25 and the average salary paid to lady teachers is $54.50. Eighty of the school districts fur- nish the text books free .of charge to the students and only two districts which require the students to pur- chase their own books. The average cost of the books to the school board s 41 cents. Six new school houses have been built during the past year to accomo- date the increasing number of stu- dents. Two of these buildings were erected in the grade school districts (Continued on last page). FARMERS INACTIVE Hold Meeting In Near Future At Creamery Farmers of Beltrami county have not been active during the past few weeks regarding the propositicn of purchasing the Bemidji creamery. A meeting will be held in the next few days and some final decision reached. Cream is still being supplied i the creamery in abundance but the amount of call for the Bemidji but- ter still demands a larger amount. Because of the fact that satisfactory arrangements could not be made to connect the creamery with good wa- ter supply it is probable that the plant will be again closed during the winter months. NO CONCERT TONIGHT Last Concert of Season Rendered Last Friday No more out-of-door band concerts will be given this summer by the Bemidji band. Arrangements had been made to give a concert tonight but as the band left for Red Lake this morning and will not return in time to give the concert the final en- tertainment was postponed until about October 10th when the first in- door concert will be given. MAY GIVE HOME TALENT “Finnegan’s Fortune” Will Be Played In Near Future “Finnegan’s Fortune” a three act farcical comedy is now being prac~ ticed by a troupe of local talent and will be given in the near future for the benefit of St. Phillip’s church.. Al Neuman will assume the leading role . as f'li‘innegan" and Richard Fenton as “Jake.” The first rehearsal will be ‘|held Monday night in the City hall. Young Ladies To Give Dance Several 'young ladies of the city have .issued invitations for a dance which will be given in the city hall tonight.. The “Rag Time Kids” have been engaged to furnish music for the occasion, S S T