Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 14, 1916, Page 3

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS. OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- SIONERS, JAN. 4, 1918, The board of county commissioners met in regular annual session .at g;cll‘?ck a.m., Tuesday, January 4th. Present—Rako, Clementson, Hayes, Lennon and Thompson.. - Board called to order by County Auditor George. t was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that A. E. Rako.he alected chairman for the gear 1916. Carried. It was moved by Lennon, second! by Hayes, that J. C. Thompson be elected vice-chairman for the year 1916. Carried. The minutes of the previous meetin, were read, and on motion duly seconde and carried, were approved. The case of Violet North as a county charge at the State Sanatorium came up for discussion, and it was moved, seconded and carried, that Commission- er Lennon be appointed a committee of one to inyestigate the matter, as to whether the said Violet North' was a property owner, and to report at the next meeting. It was moved by Hayes, seconded by Thompson, that the sum of $350 be ap- propriated from the revenue fund to the incidental fund. Carried. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that the balance of $147.91 now in the county attorney’s contingent fund, be transferred to the revenue fund. Carried. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Hayes, that the sum of be_ap- propriated from the revenue fund to the credit of the county attorney’s con- tingent fund for use during the ensuing year. Carried. It was moved. by Thompson, seconded by Clementson, that $3,000 be trans- ferred from the road and bridge fund to the poor fund on account of loan from said fund' made January 2, 1912, together with interest at 6 per cent per alnulum, and amounting to $720. Car- ried. It was moved by Lennon, seconded by Thompson, that $250 be appropriated from the Tevenue fund for the credit of the Northern Minnesota Development association, Roll call—Rako, Aye; Clementson, Aye; Hayes, No; Lennon, Aye; Thomp- son,’ Aye. ~Four Ayes, one No. Motion deciared lost. The following bids for the county printing were opened and read: The Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co., for the delinquent tax list, fifteen cents per description. The Bemidji Sentinel, for financial statement, commissioners’ proceedings and all other legal notices required, 75 cents per folio for the first insertion, and 35 cents per folio for each sub- sequent insertion. It was moved by Hayes, that all bids for the county printing be rejected. There being. no second, the motion was declared lost. It was moved by Lennon, seconded b: Thompson that the bid of the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. of fifteen cents. per description for the publication of the delinquent tax list be accepted. Roll call—Rako, Aye; Clementson, Aye; Hayes, No; Lennon, Aye; Thomp- son, Aye. Motion declared carried. Moved by Clementson, seconded by Lennon, that the bid of the Bemidil Sentinel of 75 cents per folio for the first ingertion, and 35 cents per folio for each subsequent insertion of the financial statement, commissioners’ pro- ceedings, and all other legal notices, be_accepted. Roll _call—Rako, Aye; Clementson, Aye; Hayes, No; Lennon, Aye; Thomp- son, Aye. Four Ayes, one No. Motion declared carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Lennon, that the bond of the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. in the matter of publishing the delinquent tax list, be fixed at $2,000. Carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded. by Clementson, that the bond of the Be- midjl_Sentinel be fixed at $1,500 in the matter of publication of the finan- cial statement, commissioners’ proceed- ings and all other legal notices re- quired. Carried. The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Hayes, and seconded by Commissioner Thompso Resolved, that the Bemidji Weekly Pioneer, be, and the same is hereby designated by the county board of the County of Beltrami, as the newspaper in which the notice and list of the real estate remaining delinquent on the first Monday of January, 1916, shall be pub- lished.” Motion declared carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Clementson, that the Bemidji Sentinel be designated as the official paper for the publication of the financial state- ment, commissioners’ proceedings, and all other legal notices required, with the understanding that all legal news- papers in the county shall be supplied by the Sentinel with supplements con- taining all such publications. Carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Hayes, that the following persons be appointed as old soldiers byrial com- mitte Chas. Hayden, Blackduck. J. M. Phillippi, Bemidji. O. A. Soland, Wilton. F. M. Sweigart, Baudette. Lennon, that Henry Pfund of Kelliher, be appointed supervisor of assessments for 1916, with compensation fixed at $5 per day while in actual service. Carried. Moved by Lennon, seconded by Thompson, that Nils 'A. Otterstad of Turtle River be apopinted state land appraiser for the year 1916." Carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Hayes, that J. H. Wynne be re-appoint- ed ‘as janitor of the court house for the year 1916, with compensation fixed at 375 per month, Carried. Moved by Lennon, seconded by Clem- entson, that A. E. Rako, J. C. Thomp- son and Auditor J. L. George be ap- pointed purchasing committee for the ensuing year. Carried. Moved by Thompson, seconded by Hayes, that Commissioners Lennon and Thompson, with Dr. E. W. Johnson as medical member, be appointed members of the county board of health, with compensation for the medical member of $20 per day with necessary expenses while in actual service. Carried. Moved, seconded and carried to take recess to 1:30 p.m. Board reconvened at 1:30 p.m. as per adjournment. All members present. Moved by Lennon, seconded by Thompson, that J. C. McGhee be re- appointed as assistant school superin- tendent, with compensation fixed at $75 per month. Carried. Moved by Hayes, seconded by Clem- entson, that the following be appointed by as assessors of unorganized assess- ment districts: 3 First Assessment District—Clifford Matheny, Blackduck. Third Assessment District—P. Sarff, ‘Washkish. Fourth Assessment District—Frank Crabtree, Baudette. Fifth Assessment District—Andy Sol- berg, Malcolm. Sixth Assessment District—B. A. Arneson, Arneson. With_‘compensation fixed at $3 per. day. Carried. Commissioner Lennon offered the. fol- lowi resolution and moved its ado hereas the state highway commis- sion of this state has adopted, as a route in this state, for the International Highway, which commences at New Orleans and terminates at Winnipeg,.a point commencing at the southern boundary of this state and terminat- ing at Bemidji, and has left the deter- mination of the balance of said route: in this state for the future action of || id highway commission; 520w Sherefore, be it resolyed by this board, that said state highway com- mission be urged and requested to des- ignate, as the route of such Interna- tional Highway, from - Bemidji, the following: From gBemidJl north along the west and north shore of Lake Bemidji fol- lowing the route of state rural highway No. 9-B, which has recently been con- structed and graveled at a cost of $21,849, in a northeasterly: course, and continuing_ in a northeasterly course along the line of the Minnesota & In- ternational Railway passing.numerous lakes, including Blackduck Lake, over the route of state rural highway No. 12 to the Village of Blackduck: thence north and east through_the Village of Kelliher, and the Red Lake Basin, to the county line between the Counties of Beltrami and Koochiching; thence north along said county line, following the route of the aforesaid state rural highway No. 12 (which has recently been constructed, including graveling, at a cost of $129,328.54) to Big Tamarac River; thence continuing north along said county line, following the route of a road now under construction as a judicial ditch, to Rainy River, thence west along Rainy River, through the Villages D% Baudette and Spooner, fol- Jowing the route of state rural high- way No. 32, now under construction at a cost n!l 5121£275, to the west line of Beltrami county. Resolved further, that a copy of this resolution be:forthwith; transmitted by the county auditor to the state high-: way commission.” The resolution was seconded by Com- missioner Thompson and bein 3‘“ to a vote was unanimously adopted, ai :tv‘fi:‘e chairman then presiding. so. de: red, following: resolution, which he moved for adoptiou. district engineer in this” courity; under|county. duri 10 lappolntrhent. by the state hi ne: mission, for three years lasf as such engineer. board; that we heartily- approve and eq |commend. the. eftorts. and. services. of Roy K. Bliler, as such engineer, and hereby express.our appreciation of the able and efficient. service he has ren. dered to this county-in the performance. of his work. Commigsjoner Lennon offered the “Whereas, Roy K. Bliler has acted as|ployment of such ggway com='I'hoard will use allx galt; ‘and | operate . with: the' s has rendered ti services of: of roads in this county w! Now therefore, be it resoived, by this|missioner: T} clared. Journ to b5, 1916 JAN Resolved.. further, that in. case the] state highway commission of’ lack. of funds. to- continue; the engineer:: fofy the: vear 1916 that 'wiul means.: o ilghway: com- , o this mission for ‘the purposs of retaining | Carr! county the fullést” messure' of - good |'the d “Royt service in the supervision: and inspec on B carry on such work- duringi'the year . i Urseth, ‘1916." receive state ald; X T The resolution was seconded by Com-.|in pion and: belng: put. to “vote was unanimously adopted, and:| by. the: chairman:then presiding so de- Moved,: seconded: and:. carried: to ad-. 0 a.m. Wednesday;. January.{ Board reconvened Wednesday, Janu- ary Gth at 9:30 a.m. as per. adjourn- on..account:|ment, with all members present. em-=| .. Moved. by. ’Ehorq%ygn,_ seconded = by this|Clementgon, that the survey: this cor. K. -Bliler: to of Olaf Gronna,.et.al, and et ‘al, praylig fof the ‘mation. of two, new scl districts _‘the Town of Shotley, -and out distrjct No. 83, came up_for o enorel R beatis i y. , both_petitions. be re- Jootad.” SWith the consent of the second, the motion was.withdrawn, . Moved, seconded and carried. to ad- journ . to. .m. : Board econv?ened at 1:30 as per ad- chnei f]and seconded by Clementson, to lay the | petitions over to February 29th at 4:00 t. p.m., to give the residents of district The board adjourned to the treas- urer's office to count the cash, and made the followin, Deposits — First Bank, Bemidji . Journment. All members: present, The matter of the petitions of Olaf Gronna_and others, and P. S.-Urseth, |been; et al, for the formation of two new ‘schooi districts out of consolidated dis- trict No. 83, was further discussed, and it seeming to the board ‘that to some extent, the petitions were made because of some factional or personal feeling 'among, the freeholders of the consoli- dated district, it was moved by Lennon, for hearing. Carried. ary 6th. present. No. 83 an opportunity to express their combined wishes as to whether the dis- trict should be divided. Carried. The petition of Gust. Berg, et al, praying to _be set off from school dis- trict No. 71 to district No. 8 came up idji ... er Bros. Co. ANNUAL It being shown that the petition had ¢ oroperly posted, and that the reasons were sufficient, it was moved by Hayes, seconded by Thompson, that the petition be granted. It was moved, seconded and carried, to-adjourn to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Janu- Board reconveried at 9:30 a.m. Thurs- day, January 6th, with all g report: Natie First National Bank, and published, d First State Bank, Kel Security State Bank; dette ......o..0s . First State Bank, Williams Security State Bank, Be- members 1 $281,118.13 64,637.65 Beginning Saturday, January 15 Important Netice-- In accordance with an old established custom to enter the spring season with our stocks in every department aglow with new up to the minute merchandise, we select January as the month to: dispose of all remaining articles on our shelves at REDUCTIONS in prices sufficiently interesting. to make all our offerings most attractive to our customers. A small part of the of- ferings is as follows: AnnualClearance of Women’sand Missés Coats, Suits, Dresses, Skirts and Waists Suits Sizes 14 to 46. $22.50 Suits reduced to............... $15.00 Suits reduced to.. $25.00 Suits reduced 0......... $30.00 Suits reduced to............... .. $19.50 $40.00 Suits reduced to........... S2F.50 $45.00 and $85.00:at half price. $35.00 Suits reduced to. Special Ten Odd Size Suits at ... $7.95 Sizes 39, 41, 43 and 45. These Suits were $22.50 to $35.00. Evening Dresses One lot of Evening and Party Dresses that sold from $12.50 to $15.00: Your chaice now at ... One lot of Evening Dresess that sold from. $22.50 to $45,00 at ... Materials are Taffeta, Crepe. de Chine,. Net and Chiffon; in the newest shades of the season. Waist Clearance Women’s Waists of Crepe de Chine and Georgette Crepe, in white and- colors, re- ular $4.50 and $4.00-Waists, at.......$2.95 Crepe de Chine, Lace, Taffeta and Georgette Crepe Waists, regular $6.00 and $7.50' values, at Fancy: Georgette, Lace and Fur Trimmed Waists, regular $11.50 to $15.00 Waists. Your choice at. Petticoat Clearance Including Taffeta, Jersey Messaline and Crepe de Chine, in the seasen’s’ newest shades. s $2.50 Petticoats redueed ‘to. $3.00 Petticoats reduced to.... $4.00 Petticoats reduced to.... $5.00 Petticoats reduced to.... Clearance of Heuse Dresses $1.00 House Dressesi reduced to..._-...... 79 $1.50 Hause: Dresses-reduced to.... $2.00 House Dresses reduced to...........$1.69 In Fast Colored Percales and Ginghams. $4.95 - Defective Page Coats Sizes 15 to 45. $7.50 Coats reduced to.... $4.95 $6.50 $7.50 $9.50 $14.50 $19.50 $10.00 Coats reduced to.... $12.50 Coats reduced to.... $16.50 Coats reduced t $25.00 Coats reduced to.... $30.00 Coats reduced to.... p Women’s SKkirt Clearance $4.00 Skirts reduced to $6.00 and $7.50 Skirts reduced to... $9:50 to $15.00 Skirts reduced to... Materials—Mixture, Serge, Poplin, Vel- vet and Broadcloth. Afternoon and Street Frocks One lot of Street Dresses that sold at $19.50 to $22.50, at ---$13.50 One lot of Afternoon and Street Dresses that sold at $24.50, $30.00 and $35.00, at ... -..$16.50 Materials are Taffeta, Poplin, Serge, Combinations and Charmeuse. Stout Dresses Women’s Odd Size Dresses; sizes 39, 41, 43 and 45; formerly: sold up to $25.00. Your choice at .$10.00 " “ORCHID” Women’s Knit Underwear At Reduced Prices—Sizes 4 to 9. $1:00 Fleece Union Suits, at. $1.50 Merino Union Saits, at. $2.50 Worsted Union Suits, at... -..$1.69- $3.00 Silk Wael Suits at... -..$2.39 $1.50 Children’s Worsted Union Suits..$1.19 T9¢ $1.19 : Onyx Hosiery Clearance 25¢ Lisle Hosiery, reduced to. 35c Lisle Hosiery reduced to. 50c Lisle Hosiery reduced. to... $1.00: Silk Hosiery redueed t: $1.50 Silk Hosiery reduced to.. Pefrin’s Kid Gloves At Reduced Prices." $1.25 Gloves reduced to. $1.50 Gloves reduced. t¢ $2.00 Gloves reduced +to. $2.50 Gloves reduced to..... $3.00 Gloves, 12 button, reducedt: $4.00 Gloves, 16 button, reduced to........ Kayser’s Gloves S0c Leatherette Gloves reduced to... Men’s Custom Tailored Suits 34 to 48 Chests. Hand Tailored Ready-to-wear Suits. Tail- ored throughout in the Hart Schaffner & Marx and Society Brand shops, according to the highest standard. Checks, plaids, stripes, English tweeds and mixture in the season’s newest weaves and colorings. Sale $18.75 Heretofore $25.00 OVERCOATS 36 to 44 Chests. Our regular stock of shawl, reversible, vel- price— vet of self-material collar; in Vicuna, Ker- sey and Chinchilla’s; black, "navy, oxford and mixtures approved in Hart Schaffner & $18.50 Formes prices $25.00 and $28.00. Marx models at Men’s Shirt Clearance Men’s White, Pleated Dress Shirts, regular $2.00 and $1.50 values. 'Sale price.......7T5¢ One lot of Negligee Dress Shirts; plain and pleated; regular $1.50 and $2.00 values. Sale price ... 19¢ Men’s Soft Cuff Shirts, separate collars, regular $1.00 and $1.25 values. Sale price ... 69¢c Men’s French Flannel Shirts with separate collars, $1.50 values. Sale price............95¢ Blue Flannel Shirts, $1.50 quality.......$1.15 Blue Flannel Shirts, $2.00 quality.......$1.45 Blue Flannel Shirts, $2.50 quality.......$1.85 Blue Flannel Shirts, $3.00 quality.......$2.15 Blue Flannel Shirts, $3.50 quality........§2.45 Buffalo Flannel Shirts, $2.00 quality....$1.65 Buffalo Flannel Shirts, $2.50 quality....$1.85 Men’s Sweater Clearance $2 Men’s Worsted Sweaters, sale price..$1.45 $5 Shaker Knit Sweaters, sale price...$3.85 $6 Shaker and Rope Knit -Sweaters, sale price at .. ....$4.65 $7 Shaker Knit Sweaters, sale price....$5.45 $7.50 Jumbo Knit Sweaters, sale price $5.95 All colors and sizes. " Annual Shee Clearance $6.00 and $6.50 Florsheim shoes at.....$4.95 $5.00 Florsheim shoes af $3.95 $4.00 Walk-Over Shoes at. ,_,$2.95 $3.50 Good Quality Shoes at ... _$2.75 $2.00 Felt Shoes, leather sole, at. $2.50 Felt Shoes, leather sole, at...... $3.00 Felt Shoes, 10-inch top, at. This is the sale that many look forward i to, as the above items are taken from our : $1.00 Leatherette Gloves reduced to... #1 Double Wear Silk Gloves reduced to..79¢: regular stock. Ma.hy other items on sale not listed here. Annual January Sale of Men’s and Young Men’s Suits and Overcoats Suits Hart Schaffner & Marx and Society Brand Clothes for Men and Young Men. Two or three button models in overplaids, checks, stripes and velours. Sale price— $14.75 Heretofore $18.00 and $20.00. Copyrlght Hast Schaftaer & Maca Men’s Uuderwear Clearance $1.50 Men’s Union Suits at. $2.50 Men’s Union Suits at.... $3.00 Men’s Union Suits at. $3.50 Men’s Union Suits at. $4.00 Men’s Union Suits at. $5.00 Men’s Union Suits at.... $1.00 Men’s Two-Piece Suits at..... $1.50 Men’s Two-Piece Suits at. $1.75 Men’s Two-Piece Suits at. $3.25 Men’s Two-Piece Suits at. > $2.00 Mackinaw Underwear, at... $1.65 Exceptionally good values. These items are from our regular stock. Men’s Kid Gloves & Mitts $1.50 Men’s Fine Kid Gloves at... 75¢ Men’s Leather Mitts at .. $1.00 Men’s Leather Mitts at . $1.50 Men’s Leather Mitts at .. $2.00 Men’s Leather Mitts at $3.50 Men’s Fur Lined Mitts at. $5.00 Men’s Fur Lined Mitts at. Men’s Hat and Cap Clearance $3.00 Gordon Hats at. $2.00 Hats, good quality, a $1.00 Novelty Caps, at. $1.50 Novelty Mixture Caps, at. $1.00 Leather Caps, at. 50c Corduroy Caps at. Blackduek ......i..is0.0 30,38988 State- < 86,2857 8,268.28" 2,061.82 27,901.16-