Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 6, 1916, Page 1

| | [ county- have united in maintaining. < &”l% SOTA TORICAL BUCIETY, B VOLUEEXN No. 86 mnnmuinilflfl. OITY G[EIIK S'i’h. MARES REPORT B, _GONDITION OF CITY Statements Are Completed Today; Comparisons With Other Years Are Made. ENTIRE REPORT TO BE PUBLISHED OFFICIALLY Condition is Satisfactory; Showing Much Improvement Over For- mer Reports, George Stein, city clerk, today com- pleted his annual report of the con- dition-of the city of Bemidji at the close of business Jan. 31. The re- port compares this year’s statement with former years and the showing is very satisfactory. ‘The report will be published in de- tall officially. The statement is as follows: ASSETS Inventory ............. $187,442.49 Due from county account state cases .......... 233.68 Due from taxes levied .. 75,206.18 Due from revolving fund taxes not levied 12,868.20 Due from Town Northern 78.60 Disbursed, Warrants Issued During Year, Viz: General fund . ..$ 33,986.87 Interest fund °8,790.45 Library fund . . 1,260.84 Perm. Improvement fund 7,440.90 Poor fund ............ 3,067.88 Road and bridge fund.. 800.00 Revolving fund 2,683.99 Sinking fund .. . 26,012.60 ceo. 79,949.66 Water fund ...... Funds. Sinking Fund invest- ments .............. $ 39,808.83 Sinking fund, cash ..... 695.36 Library fund, cash .... 86.59 Revolving fund, cash. 4,615.18 Interest fund, cash .... 2,639.04 TOrAL i.os oisiaie samswravinie $416,354.92 LIABILITIES Investments and improve- . .§ 99,246.42 Bonds ‘and Loans: Outstanding bonds......$ 80,000.00 State loans ........... $100,000.00 $180,000.00 Receipts. Hall rentals and miscel..$ 648.65 Miscellaneous . 1,626.00 Dog licenses .. . 142.20 Municipal court .. 610.36 Library 42.29 ‘Water- department ..... 1,703.04 Revolving fund collec- tions ... 907.41 Interests 5,169.51 County Treasurer 39,779.47 State loan 66,000.00 Loans Pnynble. Revolving fund to sinking 411 T S $ 7,668.19 Interest fund to sinking fund ............... 2,260.64 Funds Overdrawn. General fund .. ..$ 12,079.24 Poor fund .. 234.09 Permanent imp. fund Road and brdge fund Water fund 1,479.67 228.23 1,850.61 Total .... .$416,354.92 EMIL GUSTAFSON DIES AT PORTLAND, OREGON ‘Word was received in Bemidji to- ‘ay of the death of Emil Gustafson “ortland, QOre., March 16. It is re. 4 that he was accidentally kille-t #hen he came into contact with an electric wire.” He was city electrician of Portland. He was formerly a resident of this city and was married to Miss Clara Trask, a niece of J. J. Trask. Surviving Mr. Gustafson are the wife and three children. RUMORED THAT GREAT NORTHERN WILL BUILD HERE Reported That Bemidji Will Be Made Division Point and Shops TOESTABLISH TEABHEIIS School to Be Under Control of State Department of Education. W. P. DYER IS NAMED 2 CONDUCTOR FOR YEAR Beltrami, Clearwater, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching and Hubbard to - Send Students. Bemidji is rapidly becoming known as the center of education in North- ern Minnesota. As a forerunner to the normal Constructed. school which will be constructed here next year, a training school for OFFICIALS NEITHER DENY teachers will be held in Bemidji this OR AFFIRM THE REPORTS |summer. The school will begin Jume 12 and will close July 21. Normal School Plan. The school will be organized and conducted on the plan of the teach- ers’ training schools which are held at the normal schools and at the ag- Bemidji will be a division point [ricultural schools in Crookston and for the Great Northern railroad and |Morris and at the University farm. car shops will be constructed here, |There will be credit courses given for according to a rumor in Bemidji to- rural school teachers and methods day. and questions pertaining directly to Railroad officials would neither rural school work will be special feat- deny or affirm the rumor. ures: of the soltool, Rumors today are that the railway Not Local School. has completed plans, has purchased This will not be a local county property near Nymore and will be-{school, but is organized and will be gin the comstruction of car shops|conducted on the same basis as within a month. training schools for teachers at the Additional equipment will be ad- |institutions. ded to the station here and a large The school has been established number of men employed to take care |by and is under the general control of the increase of freight shipments. |of the state department of education. The Great Northern at present has |The conductor will be W. P. Dyer, its division point at Cass Lake. superintendent of the public schools _— in Bemidji, who will be assisted by FUNERAL OF T. R. a faculty of capable and experienced SYMONS IS HELD |instructors. No Tuition Charged. The counties of Beltrami, Clear- water, Caps, Itasca, Koochiching and Hubbard-gre in the immediate vicin- ity of this school and the rural teach- ers from these-counties will make use of the opportunity afforded for re- view work, credit study and profes- sional methods work. No tuition is charged and special arrangements will be made for the accommodation H 'I“l:e pa:)lbearerz:: en;e JVM":“:l::t of teachers who will be in attendance. erbert Doran, Charles Vandersiuis, iy, ;rj05 should be directed to the Louis Eckstrum, E. H. Jerrard and : superintendent of the county, or to John Morrison of Red Lake. W. P. Dyer at Bemidji. Mrs. Symons and daughter, Miss M: t, with Mrs. Symons’ brother, ehisn: Gill aconend JAMES FULLER, OLD SOLDIER, IS DEAD Would Mean - the Employment of Many Men; Would Increase Freight Shipments. Funeral services for T. R. Symons, who died yesterday morning from an attack of appendicitis at St.; An- thony’s hospital, was held this attar- noon at the {esldence, 714 Minnesota avende, at three o’clock. Rev. B. D. Hanscom conducted the services. Delegations from the local U. C. T., Woodmen and the Elks lodges at- tended. A. Johnson, will accompany the body to Austin tonight where services will be held Saturday and interment a , James Fuller, 80, died at his home, magce; 806 Mississippi avenue, last night e from paralysis and old age. ALBERT BRABETZ IS b b He is a member of the G. A. R. of REMOVED FROM HOSPITAL this city. He fought with a New York regiment during the Civil war. Albert Brabetz, the Nymore barber Surviving him are his wife who who:some time ago had his feet and his hands partially amputated on ac- count of freezing, has been removed from St. Anthony’s hospital where he has been confined, to his home at Ny- more. His condition at the present time is satisfactory. lives in this city and & daughter, Mrs. J. C. Kelcey of Federal Dam. Funeral services will be held from. the house Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery. NARY TELEPHONE CO. WANTS LINE HERE CASS COUNTY HAS JEFFERSON CLUB Votes $1,000 to Secure Proposed Highway Through This District. Walker, Minn,, April 6.—Cass county has organized a county Jef- ferson Highway association and voted $1,000 to carry on an educational and advertising campaign to secure this famous trail through the Leech Lake park region and over Cass county’s new hundred mile system of Elwell roads. ' All the larger villages of the coun- ty were represented at'the big meet- ing which was called by the local auto club. Speakers were present from Cass Lake, Pine River, Backus and Pillager. Every village council, eommerchl club and automobile association will appoint a member to act as a director of this new association with the new officers who were elected as follows: President, Dr. F. L. Wilcox, Walker; vice president, P. M. Larson, Cass Lake; secretary, Bert Jamison, Walk- er; treasurer, George Nells, Cass Lake. The Jefferson Highway association of Cass county is to be.made the lead- ing civic organization of the county, and is the first organization in which the. six important villages of . the The Nary Telephone company has asked aid of the Bemidji merchants to aid in building a line into Be- midji. . The matter has been referred to the industrial committee of the|Commercial Club Halls to Be Opened Commercial club. for the Women of Bemidsi, BOILER OF ENGINE EXPLODES; TRAIN STOPS ° The commereial club room will be men were thrown 70 feet in the air |°Pened for the women of Bemidji for and severely injured here today when gocial purposes. This was decided at the bofler of an engine on the Monon |a meeting of the Commercial club. train exploded on top of a heavy Any woman who wishes to use the grade. The train automatically |club quarters should make her want stopped. known to the secretary of the club. + President Denu of the Commercial JANE ADDAMS IN club has appointed the ~following - PRECARIOUS STATE |committee to select a committee of New York, April 6.—Jane Ad-|five to work out a Teal estate assesa- dams is suffgring from the inflam-lment plan with. T, J. Lloyd, city as- mation of the kidney and is in a pre-|sessor: A. P. Ritchie, Mayor C. W. carious state. IVandersluis and George T. Baker. SCOO WELL-FOR GOSH SAKES-SCOOP -SINCE. JOHEN YoU BEEN GETTH, Bedford, Ind., April 6.—Two train- TH'E CUB TRAINING SCHOOL IN |} BEMIDUINEXT SUMMER * Funny Part Of It Was---The Boss Was Serious \LHY BON-NOUR CHEEKS ARE AS PLLUMP - WHLT ; OF RUGGI.ES PINES FOR PARK PURPOSES It you don't wemt ' your taxes raised, hethr come up and tell why. 3 City Assessor Lloyd will be . . on-the job and Msten to all J. J. Opsahl Writes Interesting Letter grievances . and wuggestions. Urging Immediate A committee may be selected Aition. to work with hi All citizens ake invited. Come .and take your medicine, or forevér hold yopr”nelce. SECRETARY. PLAN TO SAVE BEAUTIFUL PINE TREES NORTH OF CITY City to Have Fil‘lt- Chance to Bny Pines in Case They Are to Be: Sold. S22 2222225 hkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkk ii#i!i{&ifif&*i BEMIDJI MEN. FORM ATHLETIG GLUB; 70 BULD PARK Bemidji Athletic Aupm&twn Incor~ porated for $10,000; Organized Yesterday. = i L] 3 esting letter to the editor of the Pio- neer in which he urged immediate action to secure the Ruggles’ pines north of Bemidji for park purposes. His plan has aroused much interest among those who have been informed of it and it is believed some action may be taken. Mr. Opsahl’s letter is as follows: Editor Bemidji Pioneer: I note with pleasure the Bemidji slogan, “City of Enterprise.” ‘Why not make the first enterprise a good one. To back up the Bemidji ladies’ work of last fall (before the state senators’ excursion) to save the beautiful pine trees. To Lease Lands. Get behind the ladies’ association work and try to lease from Charles F. Ruggles, for a city park, all his pine lands inside of the city limits, with its fine prontages on Lake Be- midji and the Mississippi river. This park could be taken care of under the supervision of the pub- lic works, the police and the fire de- ATTORNEY M. J. BROWN, HEADS NEW ORGANIZATION Down Town Ball Park to Be Con- structed; Season to Open About May 7. Local men at a meeting held yes- terday formed tne Bemidji Athletic association and elected. Attorney M. J. Brown, president, H. M. Clark, treasurer; F. S. Lycan, lecretary and treasurer. The following dh-ecwrs were chosen: T. J. Burke, R. H. Schu- maker; W. L. Brooks, Attorney M. J. |partment. The lease could be made Brown, F. 8. Lycan, H.’M. Clark, A. |to continue until the Bemidji and B. ‘Palmer, Judge M. A. Spooner, |vicinity pine holdings of Mr. Ruggles Charles Nangle, A. A. Andrews, T. C. |are to be sold, and at such time of Ervin. sale, the city of Bemidji to have the The association will be incorpor- |first right to buy the pine as well ated for $10,000 and is organized to|as land for park purposes along support athletics in Bemidji. Curl- |same basis as balance of pine would ing, hockey, football l'nd baseball |be sold. teams are planned. A down town nthletic nlrk will be constructed behind the Minnesota Electric Light & Power Co. plant on Fourth street. Work gn the park will begin as soon as possible. To Issue Bonds. ‘When so purchased the city of Be- midji could be the entire supervisor, so_as to say which of the.mature ires-should: e 'cut and sold, and which saved for park purposes, and J. J. Opsahl today wrote an inter- |. Providing conditions allow, the baseball season will be started May A semi-professional’ baseball team will be secured. About 35 games will be played this season. MEDICAL MEN T0 INVADE BEMIDJI TUESDAY FORMEET Upper Mississippi River Medical As- sociation to Hold Big Meet- - these holdings would give the city of Bemidji the finest park system in Northern Minnesota, and when, time of purchase should come, with prop- er legislation behind the city park board, Ruggles or the State Invest- ment board would no doubt carry the park bonds. I fully believe it worth our best ef- forts to get behind the Bemidji la- dies’ park efforts and build and plan for Bemidji, “The City of Enter- pris’s” future. (Signed) J. J. OPSAHL. MRS. GEORGE ELLIOT OF ISLAND LAKE IS DEAD Mrs. George Elliot of Island Lake is ing Here. dead as a result of taking poison. It - is reported that she drank carbolic EXCELLENT SPEAKERS acid. She died April 4. Surviving Mrs. Elliot are the hus- band and three young children. COUNTY BOARD HOLDS MEETING Commissioners Grant Petitions for New Towns and Consider Routine Matters, ANNOUNCED FOR PEOGRAK A regular quarterly meeting of the Upper Mississippi River Medical as- sociation will be held in the Com- mercial club chambers in this city next Tuesday night. Members and delegates from all the principal towns in this district are expected to attend. The last meeting of the association was held at Brainerd last fall. Towns and cities which belong:to-this dis- trict are: Little Falls, Brainerd, ‘Wadena, Akeley, Park Rapids, Walk- er, Bemidji, Blackduck, International Falls and numerous other towns throughout this section of the state. Although the program has not been prepared or announced the pro- gram will include talks by Dr. B. Geist of Minneapolis, Dr. Ulrich of Minneapolis and Dr. T. Bratrud.of ‘Warren. The officers of the association are as follows: Dr. Desmond of Akeley, president; Dr. C. R. Sanborn of Be- midji, vice president; Dr. Coulter of Wadena, secretary. " The board of county commissioners is in session at the court house with Commissioners Rako, Clementson, Hayes and Thompson present. The establishment of new towns, road matters and routine matters are being considered. New towns have been established in 154-30 and 159-32. The former is to be known as Waskish and the latter as Rulien. The county auditor has been auth- orized to advertise for bids for grub- s e bing and clearing one-half mile east A glance at the want column may of Nebish on the quarter line and help you sell it. one-half mile of State Road No. 2. WHY THIS TOOTH WEIGHS TS FULL WEIGHT ON A NERVOUS NERVE AND — RED LAKE AGENCY MAKES ANNUITY SETTLEMENT The Red Lake Indian agency is making a payment to the Indians to- day on the proceeds of the sale of eleven townships. The fund amounts to $111,630 and each Indian will re- celve $74.42. There are 1,600 In- dians. GERMANS MAKE GAINS AGAINST FRENGH FORGES| Reach Village of Haucourt After Series of Violent Assaults, MORE LINERS ARE SUNK UNWARNED Possibility of Rupture With Germany is Increased; Fear Break Unavoidable. Paris, April 6.—(Official)—The Germans have reached the village of Haucourt after a series of violent as- saults. "However, heavy attacks against Bethincourt have been re- pulsed. Important French victories have been made in the Cares woods. 48 Are Killed. London, April 6.—Forty-eight were killed when the Zente liner was tor- pedoed unwarned. Unofficially reported that there were no casualties in last night’s Zep- pelin raid. . There is a heavy concentration of German troops on: the west bank of the Meuse. Believed that the bom- bardment of the Baux front will be resumed. ‘Washington, April 6.—Another day’s developments has increased the possibility of a rupture with Ger- many. Official information tending to prove that a submarine wrecked the Sussex has increased. It is fear- o</ ANERICAN TROOPS PREPARE FOR LONG STAY IN MEXIGO Believed Tht Expedition is Par From Being Accomplished; No News. MEN BADLY IN nm F NEW nm’nu tas Destroy Lines of* Coqnmui- cation; Following Expedi- tionary Troops. With the American Army in Mex- ico, April 6.—It is the concensus of opinion, officially, that the American expedition is far from being accom- plished. There will be a long stay in Megico unless an unexpected - stroke places Villa in the hands of the United- States. It has been shown that Villa has been between the American forces in the south and the border and the possibility of - handling the lines of communication.. This is shown from the engagement of Colonel Brown’s forces with Villa- istas at Ojo Calientes, which the Am- ericans passed two weeks ago. No News for 24 Hours. San Antonio, April 6.—There has been no news in the past 24 hours. All the news for the two days could be written in 200 fords, Countermands Orders; Washington, April 6.—At General Funston’s request officials have countermanded the orders for the squadron of the Fourth fleld artil- lery to' move from Brownsville to Panama. The artillery will remain. Prepare New Bills. Washington, April 6.—Prepara- tions are being made for further bills providing for the government manu- facture of smokeless powder, battle~ ship building and munition making, following the practical success of the ed that a break is unavoidable. CIVIC LEAGUE MAY INVESTIGATE GAMBLING At a-fi@a@g of the Men's Civie Leagae it ~wis -deeided- to--in- vestigate gambling reports- in . Be= midji. A movement will be begun soon to stop gambling-in the city. A finance committee was appointed to regulate moneys for carrying on an extensive county option campaign. It is planned to hold the county op- tion election in this county August 14. The members of the finance committee are A. T. Carlson, H. E. Reynolds, Attorney M. J. Brown, J. J. Trask #nd.J. J. Opsahl. Petitions with#860 sigrérs are'mecessary for the armor plate bill. Facilities Inadequate. Columbus, April 6.—The present facilities for supplying the American army in Mexico is rapidly inadequate. - The situstion’ if Pershing's.men go- further south. Demands for troops in..the field ceed the supply. It requir six to eight days for motor trucks to make a round trip from the supply base to- headquarters. BEMIDJI MERGHANTS REALLY DO THINGS calling of the county option election. FUNERAL OF MRS. FONTAINE I8 HELD The funeral of Mrs. Catherine Fon- taine of Bovey, who died Sunday night at St. Anthony’s hospital in this city, was held yesterday from St. Philip’s Catholic church. Father J. J. T. Philippe officiated at the ser- vices. Interment was made at the Holy Cross cemetery in Bemidji. REPRESENTATIVE PENDERGAST FILES FOR RE-ELECTION Representative L. G. Pendergast filed yesterday for re-election. He has served one year in the lower body of the state legislature. It is reportéd that several men from the northern end of the county will oppose him. STEWART TO HAVE BISCUIT PARTY Stewart’s grocery is today send- ing out notice to the women of Be- midji inviting them to visit the gro- cery store Friday and Saturday to become acquainted with Sunshine biscuits. Coffee will be served. SENATOR L. H. NORD A VISITOR IN BEMIDJI Seénator L. H. Nord of International Falls is a visitor in Bemidji today enroute to Cass Lake where he -will attend to business matters tomorrow. By "HOP" W. J. Pilkington of Merchants Trade Journal Praises Lochl Association. The Bemidji merchants are really doing things, according to W. J. Pilk- ington of the Merchants Trade Jour- nal, in a letter to John L. Loell of Escanaba, Mich., who desired infor- mation in regard to a merchants as- sociation. Mr. Pilkington, who de- livered an address at the annual meeting of the Bemidji association, advised Mr. Loell to get in touch with Bemidji men. Mr. Loell sent Mr. Pilkington’s letter to Bemidji, which reads in part as follows: “By the way, let me suggest that you write to the president of the Re- tail Merchants association of Be-' midji, Minnesota. Tell him that I referred you to him. Ask" him to write you how they work in harmony with the farmers’ organizations. It is really wonderful. They never &l- low a farmers’ meeting to go by that they don’t attend, four ‘or five of them go. They promote such or- ganizations among farmers. “So closely do they work with their farming communities that a year ago the different farmers’ organizations gave a great monster picnic to the Retail Merchants association of Be- midji. " Did you ever hear of any- thing of the kind “The Bemidji people hold an an- nual banquet when they call in an outside speaker. I had the pleasure of delivering an address at Bemidji at their banquet only two weeks ago. Their organization is influential enough that they had the private ear : of the general manager of thé rail- road that goes through their town meet me in St. Paul and take me to Bemidji. “They work this whole proposi- tion so forcibly that the manager of’ the railroad took so much interest in it he accompanied the car and stayed to the banquet. Those men are really ‘doing things. “I would suggest your gomnx in touch ‘with them.” “Phe Yeoman lodge will meet Fri- vy night at elght. o’clock hiome of Mrs, H. F. Schmidt at 306 Third street. All mmbcn are qu!flml m be present