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*y= UB aad District District Xo Birch Blackduck Frohn Hornet 'Langor Xorthern Moose Lake Port Hope Summit Ta-v lor Turtle Lake Turtle River Unorganized Districts TABL E PREPARE AUDITO GEORGE SHOW S COUNT ROA KPENDlTURiS Mony District No Baudette ChilgTen Gudrid Lakewood McDougrald Myhre Spooner Rapid River Walhalla Wabamca Zippel Contracts Unconplited 2 1,552 94 73 33 500 00 300 00 500 00 District Xo Alaska Buzzle Benville Eckles Grant Valle Hamre Jones Liberty Lee Lammers Maule Ridge Minnie Roosevelt Spruce Grove Steenerson 3 302 65 1,067 84 300 00 250 00 3 15 583 80 District Xo Battle Cormant Durand Eland Hagait Kelliher Xebish Obrien Quiring Shotle\ 125 00 341,00 5 12 53 280 8 67 1 379 3 601 16 440 84 206 00 1 329 62 31 2" 14 20 1 322 00 152 43 16 93 Grand Totals, $15,354 16 COMMUNICATION Bemidji, Minn Nov 2, 1912 Editor Bemidji Pioneer There appeared the last issue of ''Though," the Socialist organ of this city what purported to be a ser mon by "Father" W. Ross of St. Alban's church, Superior, upholding the doctrines of Socialism, thereby attempting to give the impression that Catholic priests are in sympathy with the fundamental principles of that party The fact is, however, that '"Fath- er" Ross is an Episcopal minister, as may be seen from the following let ter Bishops House, Superior, Wis, Oct 30, 1912 Mr Patrick Russell, Bemidji, Minn. Dear Sir-In answer to your let ter of the 29th addressed to Bishop Schznner, I desire to say that the Rev. M. W. Ross of St. Alban's church of this city is an Episcopal minister and not a Catholic priest Sincerely yours, J. A Pilon, Secty Thanking you for giving the fore going space your columns, I am Yours truly, P. J. Russell. SOME ELECTION ODDITIES. Washington, D. Nov. ,4.Ac- cording to figures gathered by the Bureau of Statistics, upwards of 15,000,000 citizens of the United States will record their votes for president in the election Tuesday. A total of about 1,400,000 women, in the states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Washington, Utah and Wyom ing, are eligible to vote. By no means all the men of twen ty-one in the country are qualified voters, for the varying law* of the states not only bar convicts in the prisons in most cases, but place other restrictions on suffrage that became exceedingly important in presiden tial years. As nearly every state bars convicts from voting and there are about 150,000 convicts in the prisons' of the country,election day will mean t3*SftVS **V Figures Given Are For the Work Done Or To Be Bone Baring the (Mr- rent YearIndicate Amounts Given and Beceived from All Townships and Commiss3me?s' Districts. I The following statement has been prepared- by County Auditor George and shows the amounty of money to be spent for good roads in each township of the county during the year IB12 for good roads. The state- ment also shows the tax levy for each township. The difference be- tween the amount -spent and the tax levy i& the amount that the^ people of that town received or paid to help other towns. It will be noticed that by adding the figures in the last column by districts th at the total levy .for any one district may so be .found. It is not,the 4uty of the county auditor to prepare such tables but Mr." George worked several nights last week doing this order that the voters might know where their money was expended. STATEMENT OF 1911 COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE LEVY, AND OP MONEY EXPENDED AND TO BE EXPENDED IN 1912, IN EACH TOWN AND COMMISSIONER DISTRICT: Town Tola! Expended District Xo Bemidji I District Total & $602.40 $206.00 347 00 73 33 $808 40 Villages, 1,552.94 73 33 500.00 300 00 500 00 190 00 4 194 723 33 3 15 9 78 2,1*6.78 28 95 311 31 560 06 832 60 300 00 3,346.60 Villages, 302 65 1,082 00 2,149 84 300 00 250 00 3 15 773 80 3,779 44 Villages, 194 340 00 1,063.3? 3 15 9 78 3,7 40.78: 28 95 311 31 ^6&5-0 5173 60* 300 0 1,604 Q0 7,317.90 V?" 12 53 2.80 8 67, 1 37 39 601 16 646 84 2 651 62 31 25 14 20 206 00 358 43 5,706 89 Villages, 16 93 $5 622 00 U. T. C. TO I 1911 $808 40 347 00 73 33 Totil Levy Tai Levy $134 62 $134.62 3,444.80 98.74 115.23 81.66 69.20 53.81 34 21 83 69 90.22 36.40 63 03 39 51 765.70 788.23 185 38 123 64 54.20 110.05 170.37 59.46 113 15 128.92 59 17 168 88 184 80 16.66 127.50 31.55 15 95 1,549 68 45 04 160 96 rj i73.99 211 40 9153 261.06, 334 43 292 04 268,43 63.46 55V76- *2v~ 14037 220.12 219.13 217 75 140 42 332 83 72 86 205 63 300 98 116 82 231 44 155 53 i-h- o- Si" ~H %9ia 05 "~~"~j, i 'ih-Z, 2,353 78 261 77 16 93 $20,976 16 867 65 $12,160 14 GIVE DANCES. k,4- 0 For Crookston Trip. The Bemidji Council of the United Commercial Travelers have arranged for a series of dances to be held througout the coming winter months, the first of the series to be held at the City hall Friday evening, November 15 The plan of the committee is to include special features from time to time that will add to the pleasure of those attending. In addition to this light refreshments will be served. The season dances will consist of a series of seven dances given at in tervals of two weeks. Tickets for the entire season will be sold at $5. and single dances will be one dollar. During last winter this Council gave one dancing party and repeated re quests have been made to give more The series of dances is just one of the plans under way, the proceeds of which will be placed in a fund, to ward defraying expenses of the local council to attend the state conven tion at Crookston next summer The members plan on going'there in a body and will if possible take the Eemidji band with them. This will mean a great advertising feature for the city as well as the U. C. or der. 1 REPORTER SCOOP SCOOF-YoHoereow! TAfce- THESE SAMPLE^ *AM_QT5 OuVHl PASS 'EMARQU NP ON THE. STREETV VOLUME 10. NUMBER 162, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, H0VEMBER 4,%tl? CAPITOL IS NEAR CAPTURE (By United Press). *_ Sofia, Nov. 4.Constantinople is tottering and her fall is hourly ex peeted. ~sM* i'^: i Berlin, Nov. 4.Either by exterm ination or bjL capture, the Bulgarians today had practically cleared East ern Turkey of Ottoman troops down to the last line of the Constantinople defences. Vienna, Nov. 4.Terriflic fighting between Turks and Bulgarians is in progress just outside Constantinople. Today rioting has broken out in the city itself. Starving inhabitants are seizing food commandered by the government to feed the troops. HOLD KLEIN FUNERAL The funeral of Mrs. W. C. Klein, who died Saturday morning, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow afternoon from the Klein residence on Bemidji avenue. Reverends White and Ran dahl will officiate. GOOD WEATHER PROMISED (By United Press). Washington, Nov. 4."The finest ever" was the prediction today by the United States weather bureau for Tuesday^The weather man. promis ed clear skies and warm temperature practicallj throughout -the United States^ Jk i% J. s% "FOR LADIES ONLY According to the corrupt practices act, it is illegal to use any convey ances to take voters to the polls Ladies should not go to the polls to morrow in rigs which they do not own. The day is a legal holiday for banks Saloons will also be closed. DISPLAY IN CEDAB RAPIDS. Al Kaiser, the Bagley banker, who returned home yesterday after a trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has inaugu rated a plan wnich will materially augment the plan of exhibits in out side state undertaken by the North ern Minnesota Development associa tion. Mr. Kaiser decided to place an agent at Cedar Rapids and securing a room in the offices of the Sixteenth Avenue Realty company of that place assembled an exhibit, following the close of the Clearwater county fair, laying special stress on alfala, timothy and clover, and twenty na tive grasses, corn, vegetables, and a specially fine exhibit of potatoes. The exhibit weighted 1,800 pounds. This was arranged in the land office referred to, with a good window dis-_ play and placed in charge of C. R. Kris formerly of Bagley, who will devote his entire time to interesting Iowans and others passing through there, in Clearkater county lands. The fact that the exhibit is there, however, will advertise not only Clearwater county, but all of North ern Minnesota, and the idea ia one that can pe employed by other land dealers who have agencies in other states farther sounth. Many of those who saw the Clear water* display at Cedar" Rapids would not have believed all the things were raised in Clearwater county, had\ not Mr. Kriz been personally on ^-the ground. SDLLTfAN-WEINGART Blackduck Business Men Celebrate In Honor of Marriage of One of Their Number. WEDDING IN IOWA WEDNESDAY 3^J. dGsSHHiya, ^aseweler: and auto dealer of Blackduck, was the guest of nonajr at a-stagj'sunper given by J* Si. Reed |ast *Biursday,-"evening. Sullivan left Blackduck Thurs day night for Iowa where he is to wed Miss Clara Weingart. a former Blackduck teacher, on Wednesday of i his week. The guests were all Black duck business and professional men who .have known Mx* Sullivan^for. some lime. i. Dr. John Koch acted as toast master and the responses did not spare the guest of honor. The fol lowing responses were made* As An Old FriendJesse Dade. Ole's* Experience and its Lessons, Reed. An Unmarried Man's Advice, Wes ley Peik. A Married Man's Advice, John Cann The Future Mrs. Sullivan, Charles Hayden. Jim As srBachelor, E. N. Smith. Jim As a Benedict, Dr. Roy Gard ner. Autos and School Teachers, Dr. J. M. Freeburg."8 How Do I Peel? Mr. Sullivan. The following men were the guests of Mr. Reed.: Bert Smithy Jesse Dade, H. M. Latterell, A. E. Witting, John Cann, C. ~W. Conway, Wesley Peik, Dr. Roy Gardner, E. N. Smith, Charl es Hayden, Dr. John Koch, E N. French, E. Oberg, C.W Dudley, Dr. J. M. Freeburg and Mr: Sullivan. ADDITIONAL SOCIETY Earl Carson and A. D. Bailey, high school instructors, spent Sunday as ^guests at the Klein farm. Miss Elsie Schmitt entertained at Hallowe'en supper Friday evenings ^he entertained a 'dwfcen* guests. Wmr V? Hanson was taken to St. Anthony's, hospital this morning with a severe attack of typhoid fev er. Mn Hanson has *een employed by Graham and Doran, butchers. Scoop's Finger Didn't Hit The Right Name -gisr^ Little Miss adver tised a reward for the return of her pet fox terrier on Tuesday. JO Wednesday she recovered her own '^Bouncer" and ileight other dogs. $ Wait getters. PLEAD FOB GOOD BOADS Other names added to List Published in Saturday Pioneer. Several more farmers have added their names to the list of men who are working for and want Amend ment 1 to be passed tomorrow. The list was printed Saturday in the Pio neer These men say that the Dunn amendment which is number 1 on the pink ballot, will relieve them of a part of the burden of taking care of the roads by lifting it from their shoulders and placing it upon the shoulders of the large cities which are equally benefitted by our gootr roads The Dunn amendment will tax iron range and city property to make a fund with which Northern Minnesota can make good roads Following are additional names. W. G. Schroeder, Harry Bachle, B. Bardwell, J. H. French, Fred Bard well, Frank Clarke, Joe Steidle, Al bert Pedersen, E. J. Parks, N. G. Rey nolds, F. Schroeder, Loren Coyle. H. C. Geil, Charles Cramer, and John Morrison. *~s^*^. HOBNET. Benson and Potter of Blackduck, have charge of a camp on the Jesse Fisher place. Isaiah Booth, who has been visitr ing his sister, Mrs. Miller, for the past three weeks, left on-Friday for his home in Iowa. Myrtle Miller spent a few days at her home, returning to Blackduck on Wednesday. Miss Anna Anvid and Mrs. J. D. Bogart went to evening. George Bogart and wife, Mrs.. Mur ray and daughter Eva, went to, Blackduck on Saturday. E* rrr SI ^-*J *aa?r DAYTON LIKES POTATOES Head of Minneapolis Store Thanks T. .Burke for Samples Given In June. YIELD TWENTY-TWO TO ONE Burke*e ^Wljen the Minneapols jobbers wer in Bemidji June 19 onT #^1%*Mi?neS?ta' their tour of P^sgentjoi^tlie^^rorthern Groeery coinpany,". presented George D. Day ton, -president of the Dayton com pany^ wil^x two big Beltrami pota toes. On Friday Mr. Burke received the following letter which is self explanatory: Mr T. J. Burke, ^JPres. of Commercial club, 5 ^Bemidji, Minn. j My Dear Mr. Burke: I S The call our Minneapolis people made on the good people of Bemidji last June has been a pleasant mem ory. You willv recall you very gra- ciously presented me with two fine potatoes. I brought them home and put one in a glass jar in alcohol the other I cut into pieces and plant ed June 22. The crop fro mthat one was twenty-two potatoes, part of which were baked for last Sunday's dinner and balance cooked in cream for last night's dinner. The taste of the new potatoes was as delightful as the memory of your kindness has been pleasant. I hope everything about Bemidji will be as productive as this one po tato was and that the measure- of your future prosperity may be" as twenty-two to one. Respectfully, & George D. Daytoou 1 Beltrami- county potatoes won the highest honors at the last state fah and as fast as people are being in troduced to them, their quality is making them famous. s^ GYMNASTICS FOB GIRLS, A class of girls has been formed in the Bemidji high school to practice gymnastics. Miss Sherwood has been appointed instructor and has already ordered a gymnasium equipment. The girls will practice in the gym nasium as the sewing room wb|eh Blackduck Friday has-been located in the gym has been moved into the rooms formerly ^c- cupied by the first grade. The grade students nave been moved to the cen tral building. By-"HOP' -T s eft *TEN CENTS PER #Hfc? fWILS0N3ESCA^ DEAlM|Kp|lY Suffered Severe Scalp Wound When Head Hit Iron Bar On Auto- ~L mobile Sunday Mdnunjj? (By United Press). Princeton, N No\ 4.Oir'the very eve of the general election, Gov ernor Wilson, Democratic candidate for the presidency, had an escape from death as narrow as that of Roosevelt at Milwaukee. The gov ernor is today wearing a bald spot and several inches of surgical plaster over a scalp wound which might eas ily have been a fractured skull. He was injured while driving in his automobile Sundaj. The car hit a mound in the road and he was bounc ed against the iron bar which sup ports the top. As Roosevelt was sav ed by a bundle of manuscript," so Wilson was saved by a heavy cap which broke the force of the blow. Today, however, he is back on the firing line telling New Jerseyites how to make their ballots tomorrow. Election Facts In Bemidji^ Polls will be open from 6 a. ia. to 9 P- m. ^t^ First wardPolling place Miller's store JudgesGeorge Kirk, F. S. Arnold and one to be appointed. 'ClerksJ. J. Conger and J. P. Rid dell. Second wardPolling place -city fire hall JudgesD C. Smyth, J. C. Essler, J. Fenton ClerksT. C. Bailey, A Wilson Third ward Polling place Di caire's store Judges^P. M. Di caire, Gharles Wmtersteen, J. M. Phillipi. ClerksC B. Hoyt, George Canterbury Fourth wardPolling place Star taeatre. JudgesH E Anderson, L. Wright, John Croon ClerksB A Garrow, A Merrill On the e\e of the 1912 general election, predictions from all over tue country point to the election of Woodrow Wilson as the next presi dent of the United States. Many be lieve that the election will go to the house but point cut that the house is Democratic now and probably will remain so. Two tables were issued by the New York Sun today The first is based on a conservative estimate of the Wilson strength and gives the New Jersey governor 303, Taft 146, and Roosevelt 82 Minnesota's twelve are put in the Taft column in this table. The second table is based on the most optimistic forecasts, of the Democrats and gives Wilson 355*, Taft 136 and Roosevelt 40 Minne sota is also placed in the Taft col umn in this table. Men who have returned from the twin cities within past day or two say that it is a mistake to put Min nesota in the Taft column They say that it will go for Wilson by a big vote. At the theatres in Minneapo lis the people have been showing their political drift by applauding for their candidate as the pictures are thrown on the screen It is said that Wilson is the popular candidate Straw votes taken in Beltrami county, especially the -city of Bemid ji, Blackduck and several outlying towns give Wilson a treble plurality over either Roosevelt or Taft^ an/l a clean majority of all Votes cast.' *lt is* said that Wilson is especially strong with the farmers who have not forgotten the reciprocity agree ment, Ballinger incident and other errors of the Republican party and who believe a third party, is unnet- essary.*,^ I"9} Should the electoral college fail to name a president and vice-president, the elections will 'go '*to _Tthe house and to the senate.^ In the house it will be necessary forJJae candidate to receive a majority of all the states, each state haying one vote.,* At this election, two^ir4s of the states must be represented rby^ one or more members far order "to have a quorum. In case the house* (Oonttnoeff on last PM). 3 ELECTION IS PREDICTED Figures Issued By New York Sun Give Him Majority On Oon servative Estimates. #H .1*1 MINNESOTA NOT INCLUDED Easterners Place Gophers On Taft Taft List But Local Men Say Democrats Will Win. *%"S Hf^a4i J%