Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 20, 1918, Page 4

FORMER STATE TREASURER - RECOVERING FROM PHTHISIS St. Paul, April 20.—Walter Smith, former state treasurer, who was transferred some months ago, (l;nfl, the prison at stillwater tofhe-state sanatorium . for consfin_:‘p%lves, at Walker because he had déyelopéd t ‘berculosis, is recovering ;and- iwalki 18 miles a day, according ito.mems{" bers of the state board of visitors, who returned from a visit to the sanatorium. . Smith is very anxious for a parole, that he may have another chance to -~ make good, members said. ILLINOIS IS CLASSED AS «“Wo0L SLACKER” IN 1917 Chicago, April 20.—Illinois was a “wool slacker” in 1917, according to a statistical report of the Illinois de- partment of agriculture. The report shows that although the price paid for shorn wool in Illinols in 1917 was b8 cents—the highest in the history of the:state—the number of pounds shorn was only 883,050, the Jowest total since 1887, when the state first began to keep records of ‘wool prqduction. - FILES FOR SENATE St. Faul, April 20.—Knute Nelson of Alexandria has filed for re-elec- tion to the United States senate. The affidavit<of his candidacy for the ““Republican - nomination, = acknowl- <edged.-at - Washington, has been re- ceived by the secretary of- state. LIEUT. LYCAN® EXPECTED “"HOME TODAY: FURLOUGH Lieut. Wilbur Lycan, pay clerk on the battleship Iowa, is expected to reach Bemidji today, he having been granted a ten-day furlough. He will visit his parents, Mr..and Mrs. F. 8. Lycan, at the Markham hotel. . Wil- bur was one of the iboys to leave with the Bemidji Naval militia a year ago and has made rapid - progress since, | PHOTOGRAPHS ll For the Boys in France | Sittings Made Day or Night | ] HAKKERUP STUDIO | DWIGHT D, MILLER INSURANCE SPECIALIST I Can Insure ING—ANYWHERE Sec. Bank Bldg. Bemidji, Minn. P, O. Box 204 HUFFMAN & O'LEARY FURNITURE & - UNDERTAKING H. N. McKEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or R Send-theWheat | Meat-Fats-Sugar the fuel for H&lters ‘ UNITED STATES FOOD- ADMINISTRATION WILSON SIGNS MEASURE AFFECTING WOMEN ALIENS Washington, April 20.—President Wilson has signed the bill extend- ing provisions of the espionage act o wgimen and requiring registrations ‘of ;women enemy aliens. ! FARMER MAKING 60 GALLONS MAPLE SYRUP Harley Hanson of Sugar Bush township reports making sixty gal- lons of maple syrup and 100 pounds of maple sugar. Harley has quite & reputation for making syrup that's all syrup and his product is in great demand in and about Bemidji. - H lives right in the heart of a maple grove and knows just when to tap the trees. p 'G. N. OFFICIAL CALLS J. W. Hillegoss of Seattle, Wash., was in Bemidji yesterday, greeting old friends while attending to busi- ness. He is a prominent official in the land department of the Great Northern and at one time owned practically all of the townsite of Be- midji. Mrs. F. S. Arnold has returned from a four weeks’ visit at Billings, She also visited a few days at Minne- apolis enroute. Mrs. L. H. Bailey, who has visited at Spokane, returned with her. PROMPT DELIVERY \_{_ A Boon to Business We OO mereitens Dot Faceors output increased over three times in six months to meet the growing business de- mand for this popular machine. - An excellent machine with excellent service. NEER RESOLUTION NO. 123. AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the-City of Bemidji, held the 3rd day of -April, 1918, being an adjourned meeting of April 1, 1918, in the Council Chambers, in the City Hall, in said City -at 8 o'clock P. M., Alderman B;\gley offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: ‘WHEREAS, a bond issue for $25.- 000.00 has been voted, designated, BRIDGE BONDS, advertised for sale and bids received for the purchase of same. Each and all said bids demand therein a discount on the principal -and interest of the bonds, which feature in such bids, if any bid should be accepted, would render, under the law, the sale of said bonds illegal, for that reason it has been .necessary for the common council to reject all such bids: and WHEREAS, It is very necessary to the City of Bemidji that the money on said bonds be realized and placed in the treasury. That under the law a’broker can be employed. to sell said bonds and a commission paid him, by the city, for his services without rendering the issue illegal. That no further delay should be permitted before placing the bonds in the hands of some broker or person who can and will, for a reasonable com- mission, sell the same for the city and place the proceeds thereof in the treas- ury: and WHEREAS, Mr. R. H. Schumaker has offered to act as broker for the City of Bemidji and perform such services, take over and sell said bond issue at par, and accrued interest to date of sale and place in the treasury the entire proceeds of such sale, for and in consideration, that he be paid, by the city, in cash, a commission of $1,660.00. Said Schu- maker to pay for lithographing and printing the blank bonds, for legal ad- vice and services and all other expenses incident to the sale of said bonds. BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLVED, That the offer of Mr. R.'H. Schumaker be accepted, that he be and hereby is engaged as a broker of, for and in be- half, of the City of .Bemidji, to take over and sell said bonds. That for such service he be and hereby is allowed $1,660.00 commission, to be paid him. by the city, in cash, as soon as such sale shall be effected, out of such com- mission said R. H. Schumaker must pay all expenses as above designated, so that the sale of such bonds net the city the principal and interest thereon to date of sale, THE FORBGOING MQTION BEING DULY SECONDED hy Alderman Pal- mer, -said resolution was put_upon its passage, and an Aye and Nay vote taken, the following aldermen voting “AYE”: Bagley. Garlock, Backus. Pal- mer, Phillippi, Benner, Barnell, Joanis and Clark. And the following alder- men voting “NAY”: None. Absent: A dermen Croon and Smith. A ma] of all the aldermen having voted in fa- vor of its passage, such resolution was declared .carried and adopted. Approved April 9. 191a. C. w. VANDERSIJMTIS. Attest: ayor. GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. 1td-420 S S AMERICAN FLAG Present 6 of these colors. (T = COUPON No. 5 numbered at the office of THE PIONEER with 98¢ cash and get this beautiful Flag size 4 feet by 6 feet with sewed stripes, guaranteed fas i M coupons consecutively Realizing the need of every family in Bemidji and vicinity for an American Flag to display on patriotic holidays, we have arranged to supply a limited number to our readers at a ridiculously small cost. All you need to do is to clip six of the above coupons consecu- tively numbered and present them at THE PIONEER office with 98c in cash and the Flag is yours. Ten cents extra for mailing if not called for. To those desiring it we will furnish 7 foot jointed pole with ball, rope and holder, all packed with the Flag complete in a neat corrugated box for 85c ad- ditional. Mont., and other western points.; RESOLUTION NO. 124, 2 Bemidji; Minnesota, o e, April 15th, 1918, A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, State of Minnesota, was duly and legally called and held on the 1Hth™ day of April, 1918, at the rooms of said Coun- cil_in the city hall in the city of Be- el The meeting was duly called to order and the minutes of the previous meet- ing were read and approved: § Councilman ‘Backus then offered the mllnIv{M gollition W "x%gms The City of Bemidil has authorized Sthesissuance of TWENTY: FIVE . THOHUSAND DOLLAR (3%’5.000.00) Bridge Bonds of said cit;fi and has_advertised. the said bonds for sale; and, ) WHEREAS Said City of Bemidji has emploved one R. H, Schumaker of the City of Bemidjl to procure a purchaser for sald bonds, said Schumaker to ‘pay for printing the bonds and procure a{m- proving opinion and legal services in connection therewith; and, WHEREAS The said R.-H. Schumaker has procured an offer for said bonds from WELLS-DICKEY COMPANY of the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, at a price not less than par and accrued interest: Ak NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ‘RE- SOLVISD That the offer of said WELLS- DICKEY COMPANY, Minneapolis, Min- nesata, to purchase said bonds at not less than par value and accrued.interest thereon, irom the date of bonds to date of sale, be, and _the same is hereby ac- cepted, and said bonds -are awarded to the said WELLS-DICKEY COMPANY of the City of Mlnnea;{olls, Minnesota. The_ foregoing resolution “was’ duly seconded by Councilman Palmer and up- on being put to a vote was unanimously adopted as follows: ‘ AYES: Garlock, Backus, Palmer, Phil- Hippi, Benner, Croon, Barnell; Clark. NAYS: N one. Absent: Bagley, Smith, Joanis. Whereupon _the resolution was de- clared adopted. S Approved April 19th, 1918. CHAS, W. VANDERSLUIS, Attest: % Mayor. GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. 1td-420| N RESOLUTION NO. 135.- . 3 Bemidji, Minnesota, pril 15, 1918, A regular meeting of the CGity\ Coun- cil ‘of the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, State of Minnesota, was duly and legally called and held at the coun- cil rooms in the city hall in the City of Bemidji on the 15th day of April, 1918, at 3 o’clock P. M. There were present the following members: _Garlock, Back- us, Palmer, Phillippi, .Benner,. .Croon, Barnell, Clark. T of “the Bagley, Smith, Joanis. ' Absent: Geo. Stein, city clerk, was algo pres-/ with-interest on said sum from the date midji, said County and State, and there THE were. present t| following members of "IV E T. the Council: rlock, Backus, Palmer, ($25000.00) Phillippi, Benner, Croon, Barnell; Clark. THE CIT Absent: Bagley, Smith, Joanis. * TRAMI FORM THERE! A TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE SAME.” i WHEREAS At an_election duly: and| across the Mississippl River ‘in sald called and held on the 29th day| City, pursuant to the favorable vote .of ber, 1917, more than a majority | the qualified voters of said City voting {’of“the. qualified” voters of the City of l'at an election duly. and legally cnlée X ‘Beltrami - County,s * Minnesota, | and- held for the purpose on the 29th voting at such election voted in favor['day of October, 1917, and pursuant to TWENTY-FIVE |-'the resolutions and_ ordinances of the AND DOLLARS ($26,000.00) | City Council of said City duly passed bonds of sald city, for the purpose of | and adopted, and pursuant to and in full constructing a bridge across the Mis-}conformity with the City Charter of River inv.said Cit; nd, 5 REAS Said bonds vertised for sale in: accordance with| nesota thereunto enabling. law and sold to WELLS-DICKEY COM- PANY. Minneapolis, A Bemidjl, THOQUS. . nterest. NOw Minnesota, issue, an 40371nciunfve, in to bear per annum, 0. 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF BELTRAMI, CITY OF| (525.00), lawful money of the United R BEM BRIDGE BOND on the first day of July, 1927, together hereof until paid at the rate of Five nt. : The meeting was™ duly called ‘to order| (5) per cent:per annum, payable semi- and the minutes of the previous meeét-| annually on the ‘first day of January ing were_duly read hnd approved: Mr. Palmer then presented the follow-|and surrender of the interest .coupons ing resolution which was read: “RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR ISSUANCE OF OUSAND o DOLLARS and July in each year on presentation hereto. attached 'as they: severally be- come due, both principal angd interest payable at the office of the Merchants Loan &, Trust Company. Chicago, Illi- ONDS OF nols. And for the prompt payment of TWENTY- Y OF .- BEMIDIJI, = BEL- principal and interest of' this bond as OoF they reupecuve? become. due, .the full faith, credit and resoutrces of said City are hereby {rrevocably pledged. s This bond is issued by said City for the purpose of constructing a bridge ¥‘: a) said City of Bemidji, and with the con- ave been ad-|stitution and laws of the State of Min- IT IS HEREBY CERTiFTED - AND A Minnesota, at a| RECITED that all acts, conditions apd fflce of not less than par and accrued | things required by the City Charter and n THEREFORE, SOLVED_ that the Council of the City| formed precedent to and in the issuance of Bemidji, Beltrami County, State of | of this bond, have been done, happened d it is” hereby or-|and been performed in regular and due dered and directed that there be issued| time, form and manner as preseribed negotiable coupon bonds. of said city{ by law, and that_the total indebtedness in the aggregate sum of TWEI THOUSAND - DOL consisting of Forty (40) bonds, number- | tional limitations. " ed (One (1) to Forty denominations of $1000.0 | said bonds to-be dated July 1, 1917, and | trami County. Minnesota, ‘has caused absolutely due and . payable as follows:| this bond to be sealed with the corpor- $1,250.00 on July 1st oin each 'of the|ate-seal of 'said- City, signed: by the years. 1927 to 1946-inclusive; said bonds{ Mayor of said City and attested by the nterest from -their date until|City Clerk, and has.caused the annexed paid at the rate of Five (5) Per Cent|interest coupons to: be executed with payable semi-annually on|the engraved fac-simile signature of the first day of January and July in|said officers, and this bond to be dated each vear; both principal and interest|the first day of July, 19 being payable at the office of the Mer- CHAS. chants Loan ‘& Trust Company in the| Attest: city of -Chicago, Illinois. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the bonds and coupons hereby author- ized shall be in substantially the fol-| lowing form: constitution and laws of the State of BE IT RE-| Minnesota-to_exist, happen or be: per- NTY-FIVE | of said City, including this bond, does ($25,000.00), ] not exceed the statutory or constitu- IN TESTIMONY WHEREOR - the Council _of the City of ‘Bemidji, Bel- and $250.00, 17, ‘W. VANDERSLUIS, 3 Mayor. " GEO. STEIN, : City Clerk. e F° F COUPO! (FORM O ) $25.00 ! On the first day _of January-July, $1000-00| 1915, tne City of Bemidil Beltrari County, Minnesota, will pay e b of TWENTY-FIVE: DOLLARS States of America at the office of the Merchants Loan & Trust Company, Chi- cago, Illinois, being the interest then KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES- ?3197 01,\'1 it; Bridge Bond dated July 1, ENTS that the City of Bemidji, in the » No. 2. . County of Beltrami, State of Minnesota, CHAS. W. VANDERSI..]I‘;IJIS.o acknowledges itself to be indebted and| Attes! ay for value received promises to pay to GE! the bearer the sum o ONE THOUSAND ‘DOLLARS t: T, 0. STEIN, 7 k. i N 5 GHRTHER RESOLVED: that SPECIAL! Tonight ROUSING BIG BARGAINS IN ——— THIS IS ROCKER NIGHT =——— SATURDAY AFTER SUPPER SPECIALI Tonight 1 ONLY ALL UPHOLSTERED ROCKER with rembvable Cushion - geat.- All genuine Spanish Leather, a hand-- 29 00 some chair, worth $40, yoursat ...........+ - 1 ONLY ART REED ROCKER with partly upholstered back and re- movable upholstered cushion seat of finest Art 15 2 Cretonne, It’s Well worth $25.00, yoursat. ... .. 1 1 ONLY FUMED OAK ROCKER with medium high back and re- movable seat of genuine Leather, an elegant and comfortable chair, worth $20, yours at. . ... $".5u 1 ONLY GOLDEN OAK ROCKER with high fancy back and high upholstered seat of Spanish Leather, $12.50, yours at....... 1 ONLY FUMED OAK ROCKER with high back, well built and ser- viceable, a big value at $8.00, yours AL e R T e R 1 ONLY BIRD’S EYE MAPLE ROCKER .with fancy 5 spindel back, just the chair to go with your bed :iroom: set, $ 4 00 easily worth $6, yours at . 1 ONLY GOLDEN OAK FINISH ROCKER, a handy chair for par- lor and bed. room, cheap at $4.25, yours $3 UU O S ST T . AL o s s S e e o We mention only 7 of the big values here but we have dozens of other Rocker specials JUST AS GOOD OR BETTER. COME IN TONIGHT and look for the tickets marked with the blue X. These are EXTRA SPECIAL for tonight only. HUFFMAN & O'LEARY GREAT FURNITURE SALE—SAVE MONEY AND BUY NOW SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918. FOR RENT—Nine-room house, mod- sald bonds when duly prepared in the: . form aforesaid shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk of said City of Bemidji, and the official * seal of said city shall be affixed to each bond, and the interest coupons. attached - shall be executed with the engraved fac- simile signatures’'of said - officers, and shall thereupon be delivered pur- chaser thereof; upon. paymnien| .the pur- chase price tnfif@e‘g}pfi“,w tyi:Treas- urer. o L oy i BE IT FUR! RESOLVED that the -proceeds <ofgaid bonde-shajl be de-" posited with gfit{,‘ 8 b of the City of Bemidji: and: 11" be- receipted for by him, to be paid out by said City | . Treasurer only upon the warrant of this % Councll, as provided by ‘law, and that the proceeds of said bonds shall-be ex-. pended exclusively for the purpose of constructing a bridge across the Missis- * sippi River in sald City. 5 * BE- IT: FURTHER 'RESOLVED that for the: purpose of providing for. the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds promptly as.the . same shall” become . due there "shall be and there is hereby levied upon all of the . taxable property within sald City a.di- rect annual tax for each year when an of said ‘bonds shall' be-outstanding & ficient to. produce. the amount of inter est and principal maturing in the suc- ceedinfi year. z 22 T BE 'IT FURTHER: RESOLVED that in each of saidiyears .the amount of 'said - tax.shall .be extended for collec- tion ‘as other -taxes and thé proceeds thereof are’ hereb§ pledged for the pay- {,nenflt of interest and principal:on ‘Said; onds. P i # The . foregoing resolution 'was_ read and.seconded by Mr, Benner,.and upon being ‘put to a vote the following vote was_recorded: T A AL AYES: Garlock, Backus, Palmer, Philllvpi, Benner, Croon,yBarnell,:Clark. NAYS: - None. = G ‘Absent: . Bagley, Smith, Joanis. ‘Whereupon the. - Chairman ~ declared . the resolution unanimously adopted. The meeting was duly -adjourned. S Approved April 19th, 1918. CHAS.” W. VANDERSLUIS, Mayor. Attest: GEO. STEIN, .~ City Clerk. STATE OF MINNESOTA; COUNTY OF BELTRAMI—ss. $ CRAY I, Geo. Stein, the duly elected, quali- fied and acting Clerk of the City of-Be- mh!,zl, in said County and Btate, hereby. certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of the proceedings of- the Council of said city adopted 'at a‘ regular meeting held- on the '16th day of April, 1918, pertaining-to the issu- ance by said city of its Bridge bonds ° in_the amount of $25.000.00. : IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my. hand and offi8ial seal of the city this 19th d}ay of April, 1918, EO. STEIN, (Seal ity Clerk. {85742 SifydOlerh NOTICE Adveruisements in this column cost half ser:t a. word. per issue, when paid cash in:advance. No ad will | be.run for less than 10c¢ per. issue:” Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word per issue. No-ads run wor: less than 25c. * 4 5 s FOR SALE FOR SALE—Summer cottage, two- acre lot, good well, inside city limits. ‘Phone 447-J. 3-423 FOR SALE OR RENT—Furnished 6- room ‘house, large.porch; also type- writer for sale. 1237 Dewey Ave. Phone 161-J. 6-425 FOR SALE—Household. goods. 1207 Bemidji Ave. Phone 176-J. . 3 4-420 FOR -SALE—Neat ‘5-room cottage. "8 Phone 391-W. 6-423 - FOR SALE, TRADE OR RENT—M. .7 '& I, Hotel... Will ‘consider land or timber stumpage’’ in exchange. Emory -Jarvis, Nymore, Minn. & i . 6-420 FOR SALE CHEAP OR FOR RENT— Four room cottage with 6 acres of ground. Mathew Larson, phone 780-J. - AT 410-tf FOR SALE—Six-roem house, modern except beat, after June- 1, -easy terms. 1208 -America Ave. Tel. 98. C. W. Warfield. 328, WHEN YOU ;WANT A LOT—or & house and lot, 5 acres for garden or poultry; -40, 80 or 160 acres, call:on Mathew Larson,. Nymore, Minn., or phone 780J;*all property sold on easy terms. - ' ““2m519 WANTED—Woman wants work by day or hour. Phone 698-J. 2-422 WANTED—Salesman. Three to s' hundred--dollars monthly salary c - commission selling Oils, Paints, Roof Cements, - Specialties, direct for manufacturer.. Need salesman for this territory. Write quickly. Premier Refining Company; Cleve- land, Ohio. d 1-420 WANTED—Three - large - Plymouth Rock roosters. Give: particulars in first letter. Address R. G., c|o Pioneer. 420tf WANTED—Girl for general house- work. 29 10th St. Phone 570-W. - 4 3-420 WANTED—An L. C. Smith second hand typewriter. . A. 'W. Aamodt, ~ Court House. 3-420 WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. 905 Lake Boule- vard. Telephone 116. 41617 CASH FOR OLD FALSE TBETP— Don’t matter if broken. -I pay $2.00 to $15.00 per set, also casl for old gold, - silver, platinum dental gold and-old gold jewelry. Will send cash by return mail and will hold goods 10 days for send- - -er’s approval of my price. Mail to L.: Mazer, 2007 S. 5th St., Philadelphia, Pa.- . 8-420 WANTED—To rent or buy five or six-roem house, with city water. Must not be too far from business district. Address “X Y Z” Pio- . neer, 323tf FOR RENT ern with gas. Furnished summer bungalow, ‘two miles north on lake shore. Inquire 111, corne- ”7 _StA and Bemidji Ave. 2-422 FOR RENT—House, at 110 6th St 1-420 FOR RENT—One furnished room for light housekeeping. 818 Irvin Ave. 2-42. FOR RENT—Three strictly moder.. furnished rooms. 523 Minn Ave. Phone 434-W. 3-422 FOR RENT--Seven-room house, mod- ern. 613 3rd1 St. Tel. 98. C. Warfield. 328tf FOR RENT—Home in good loca- tion. Good well. Large shed. Big garden plot. Phone 361-W. 6-423