The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume], March 12, 1907, Image 1

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Having the utmost faith in the
stability of Bernidjiand its future
growth and development, Thome
& Mayer will erect a handsome
three-story brick block, to re
place their building which was
destroyed by fire on February
Otb and caused them a loss of
over $15,000.
The next day after the fire,
which was a heavy loss to the
firm, Messrs Thome & Meyer
began figuring on roplacing the
buildings which wtre burned.
They consulted architects in
various cities ot the state, and
had rough sketches of proposed
MATT MAYER
(PIre Has No Terrors for Matt
and His Partner, Mr Thome
blocks "submitted to tnem for
their approval. E Stra^sburger
of Crookston finally submitted
plans and specifications that con
formed to the wishes of Thome
& Mayer, and they have now
definitely decided on the build
ing which they will erect.
The new block will be ot solid
brick, 60x100 feet, three stories
in height, and will be so con
structed as to be used for a first
class hotel with many rooms, a
cafe, barber shop, store building,
wareroom and several office
SHOULD ADVERTISE OUR
GITY MORE LIBERALLY
Prominent Traveling Passenger Agent
Says Result Would Be Big Crowds
In Summer.
D. Lyon, traveling passen
ger agent for the Rock Island
road, was a visitor in the city to
day, having came in last evening
over the & I. from Brainerd.
Mr. Lyon is very favorably
impressed with Bemidji, and
like all the other passenger
agents of foreign roads who visit
this city, unhesitaiingly ad
monishes the people of this place
to more liberally advertise the
attractions hereabouts for a
summer resort. The result
would be an astonishing influx of
visitors during the summer
months, according to Mr. Lyon.
THOME & MAYER WILL
ERECT A $25,000 BLOCK
Handsome Brick Structure Will Replace the Building Re-
cently Destroyed By FireThome & Mayer Will Dem
onstrate Their Confidence in Bernidji.
Wreck Victim Buried.
Crookston Times The remains
of the unfortunate Crookston
young man, H. B. Lanager, who
met death in the recent wreck at
Ojata were taken through the
city last evening and will be in
terred in the old Strand ceme
tery next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Lanager's father and four
brothers came up from Gary
yesterday morning and spent
the day with Mrs Lanager re
turning last eyening to Gary ac
companied by Mrs. Lanager
The four young men are Olaf
Garden, John Garden, Marin
Garden, Louis Garden and the
father's name is C. Garden. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Espe of this
eity went to Gary last evening
rooms.
There W4II be a commodious
basement,1'
extending the full
length of the entire building,
which will be equipped with a
laundry and will also contain the
heating plant.
On the ground floor, the saloon
of Thome & Mayer will occupy
the room on the corner of Sec
ond street and Minnesota ave
nue, which will be 20x60, and
fitted with fine new fixtures. Ex
tending on Minnesota avenue,
there will be a room for use as a
barber shop, 16x30, also a room
to be rented for merchandise
purposes, 24x65. In the center
of the rear of the building, there
will be a court, six feet wide, ex
tending fifty feet, allowing light
foi a 1 the rooms in that portion
of tho building On the second
-tieut side will be located the
hotel r.frn e, dining room and
iituhen.
O.i the second fit or the eight
front rooms will be used for
offices and will be fitted out for
that purpose, and are already^
leased in advance.
The balance of the floor will
be used for sleeping rooms, in
connection with the hotel, there
being sixty four rooms.
On the third floor there will
be forty sleeping rooms for the
hotel, which will be called "The
Merchants."
Toere will be bath rooms,
closets, etc., and every requisite
for a first-class hostelry.
The completed plans and speci
fications are now in the posses
sion of the architect and will be
returned to Thome & Mayer and
bids requested for the erection
of the building which will be
opened and the contract awarded
March 25.
It is estimated that the block
will cost, when completed,$25,000,
and will be one of the most sub
stantial and handsome brick
buildings in the city.
and will be there at the funeral
and several other Crookston peo
pie will attend. Rev. Salveson,
pastor of the Synod church of
this city of which Mr. Lanager
was a member will conduct the
funeral services.
Fire at Brainerd.
Biainerd, March 12.(Special
to the Pioneer.)Fire which
broke out at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon badly damaged the
Ransford hotel, and another fire
at the same time also burned a
portion of the Bijou theater
building The fire in the Rans
ford originated in a closet above
the Murphy clothing store. Two
of the floors of the block were
burned somewhat and a large
amount of damage was done by
water A fire broke out the
Bijou theater building, about the
same time, which did much
damage to that place.
Concert at Presbyterian Church.
Ole Theobaldi, one of the great
est living violinists, is now mak
ing a third visit to America. He
is widely known in this country
and no violinist since the days of
Ole Bull has met with the suc
cess Mr. Theobaldi has attained
as a master of the viohn He
will appear at the Presbyterian
church Friday evening, March 15.
Admission 50 cents.
A Sign of Spring.
Mr. Stewart, who recently
bought Olson's confectionery
store, has opened his soda
fountain, and is now ready to
serve his trade to all kinds of
drinks obtainable at a fountain.
He also will handle the famous
Ives ice cream, which will speak
for itself after once tried.
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VOLUME 4 NUMBER 272 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1907.
G. F. RUGGLES SELLS A
BIG BUNGH OF HIS PINE
Michigan Lumber Baron Disposes of
Holdings in Kabekona Country and
Near Turtle River.
Pilot- Two big timber
of standing timber in
lake vicinity were
few days ago, in which
Ruggles the Michigan
lumber baron disposed of huge
tracts of pine to T. B. Walker
and B. F. Nelson.
Mr. Ruggles sold to T. B.
Walker of the Red River Lumber
company all his holdings in the
Leech lake and Kabekona country
of over sixty million feet, the
consideration being between six
and seven hundred thousand
dollars. This timber is for the
most part on lands adjoining
Walker's property and can per
haps be handled by this com
pany to better advantage than by
any other firm. It is supposed
that all this timber will be manu
factured into lumber by the
Akeley mill.
To B. F. Nelson of the Leech
Lake Lumber company, Mr.
Ruggles disposed of all bis hold
ings in Beltrami county in the
vicinity of Bernidji and Turtle
River, the consideration in
this instance being about half
a million dollars. This land
is nearly all tributary to the
M. & I. railway and the logs
can be easily shipped to the
mill of the Leech Lake Lumber
company at Walker for manu
facture.
R. W. Reed's Father Dead.
R. W. Reed received a telegram
last evening from Cloyis, Cali
fornia, announcing the death of
his father, R. W. Reed, Sr., at
that place yesterday. The body
will be shipped to Ortonville this
state, for burial, and Mr. Reed
will go to that place to attend
the funeral.
The elder Reed had intended
moving to Bemidji in a few weeks
to make his home here with his
son.
Bids for Hauling Lumber.
The Sandy River Lumber Co.
want bids for the hauling of
three million feet of white pine
lumber from Aure to Solway, a
distance of ten miles. Party to
haul not less than ten thousand
feet per day and to commence
work April 1. Parties wishing
to bid on this work should ad.
dress correspondence to the
Sandy River Lumber Co, Sol
way, Minn.
Tied a Fine Knot.
M. G. Siocum wears with be
coming modesty his new honors
as justice of the peace, but it was
not until yesterday afternoon
that he was called upon to exer
cise his rights as a tier of knots
matrimonial and starting of "two
souls with but a single," etc.
Ji" ~.v\j'. i-A &
Commercial Club To Meet
This Evening
An important meeting of tne Commercial Club will
be held this evening. At this time it is very im-
portant that eveiy member of the club should attend the
meeting, for the best interests of the city are furthered
by a good live club.
F. S. L3TCAN, President.
Yesterday afternoon, Judge
Siocum officiated in performing
the ceremony which united for
life^Mss phristine Bergeron and
Mr,) jjEdward B. Kennedy of
Blacidii^fc. The judge warned
the young couple of the snares
and pitfalls of this wicked world
and the necessity of congeniality
in married life, and further im
pressed his remarks it is said,
by attempting to imprint a re
sounding smack on the bride's
cheek.
A. C. McLean Sick.
A. C. McLean, the local repre
sentative for the Martin llros.,
tie dealers of Duluth, is again,
confined to his bed with an at
tack of pneumonia. Mr. McLean
was very ill early in the winter,
but apparently" recovered and
was able to be up and about his
business. But he evidently went
to work too soon, as he has had a
relapse and will probably be con
fined to his bed for several weeks
to come.
A GOOD ROADS MEETING
AT KELLIHER SATURDAY
Kelliher Citizens and Farmers of Vicin
ity Will Discuss Means for
Better Roads.
Kelliher Journal: A good
roads meeting is called at the
auditorium of the school house
for Saturday evening March 16,
at 8.30 p. m., to which the far
mers of the surrounding country
and the citizens of Kelliher are
urged to attend. The meeting is
called for the purpose of discuss
ing good roads to formulate
plans and means for their con
struction, and generally to pro
mote the good roads idea.
Means and the manner of con
struction will be one of the prin
cipal topics for discussion, and
those who have had experience in
road building will be called upon
to give their ideas regarding the
proper construction of the roads
and their maintenance. In this
way the ideas of those in touch
with construction work can be
obtained, and a general plan
adopted.
The need of good roads need
not be here discussed. The need
of them and their relations to the
upbuilding and advancement of
any country is too well known to
admit any argument. Suffice to
say that the general prosperity
of this and other communities
are dependent to a great extent
upon the condition the roads are
in.
Farmers who are interested in
the prosperity and general ad
vancement of this country should
not fail to be in attendance.
Some practical ideas of road
building are sure to be advanced
or what is more, you may have
an idea of your own, which
would be worth knowing.
Read the Daily Pioneer.
BEMIDJI DAILY iPIONEEHT.SOCIETY
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ANOTHER STATE LAND
SALE HELD IN JUNE
Twenty Thousand Acres to Be Dis
posed of on Forty Years' Tim e
Sale for This County June 18.
There will be another sale of
state lands situated in Beltrami
county on Tuesday, June 18,1907,
There will be 20,000 acres put on
sale at that time and the sale will
be held at the court house in-this
city. There will also be a sale at
Aitkin, June 14, at Bagley, Clear
water county, on June 16, Grand
Rapids, Itasca county, June 11,
Walker, Cass county, June 19.
The following are the
TERMS OF" SALE.
No sale can be made for less
than the appraised price, which
cannot be less than $5.00 per
acre. Fifteen per cent of the
purchase price, and interest on
the unpaid balance until June
1st, 1908, at the rate of 4 per cent
per annum, must be paid in ad
vance. In addition thereto the
value of the merchantable tim
ber, if any, must be paid at the
time of sale. The balance of the
principal can run for forty years
at 4 per cent annual interest. If
the balance of the purchase price
is paid within ten years the an
nual interest will be 5 per cent.
Within five years of the date of
sale the purchaser or his assigns
must perform at least the follow
ing requirements:
1Fence at least 25 per cent
of said tract for pasture and con
jvert such portion into pasture
land, or
2Cultivate at least 5 per cent
of said tract, or
3Build a house and actually
reside on said tract for a period
of twelve months.
Not more than 320 acres can be
sold or contracted to be sold to
any one purchaser. No land can
be sold at private sale. The
state reserves the mineral on all
lands.
Resolutions.
Resolved that the officers and
members of Bemidji lodge, No.
119, I. O. O. F. wish to extend
oi.r sincere and heartfelt sym
pathy in this hour of their sor
row, to the wife and members of
the family of our brother, Rich
ard Albrant, who has been called
by the angel of death.
Be it further resolved, That a
copy of these resolutions be for
warded to the family and spread
on the minutes of the order, and
that a copy be published in the
Bemidji Pioneer.
C. L. Atwood,
O. J. Mulligan,
Ben Erickson.
Small calendar pads can be had
at the Pioneer office.
Rev. J. F. McLeod of Brainerd
returned to his home this morn
ing, after having visited in this
city with relatives and friends.
The session of the council held
last evening was particularly in
teresting, in as much as the ap
pointment of the standing com
mittees were made, all were in
terested in knowing who these
committees are.
In making these appointments
W. A. Gould, president of the
council has carefully selected
same as to fitness for the work,
and in such a way that the com
mittee work may be done with as
little inconvenience as possible to
the members of the council.
The special work of a commit
tee or committees!being to divide
up the detail of the council
among the membership.
In the naming of committees,
the chairman of each committee
is named first.
Finance committee: W. A
Gould, W. N. Bowser and Wm.
McCuaig.
Auditing committee: John
Washburn, Fred Brinkman,
George McTaggart.
Water and light: Thomas
Smart, Anton Erickson, W. A.
Gould.
Street and sidewalks: Fred
Brinkman, George McTaggart,
Thomas Smart.
Sewer- Wm. McCuaig, W. N.
Bowser and John Washburn.
Printing: George McTaggart,
L. G. Kinch and Fred Brinkman.
Health: L. G. Kinch, W. A.
Gould and Anton Erickson.
Purchasing committee W. N.
Bowser, Thomas Smart and W.
A. Gould.
Fire committee: Anton Erick
son, L. G. Kinch and Fred
Brinkman.
Park committee: W. N. Bow
ser, Wm. McCuaig and Anton
Erickson.
Salaries: L. G. Kinch, Thomas
Smart and John Washburn.
City hall: William McCuaig,
John Washburn and George Mc
Taggart.
The finance committee is one
of the most important to the city
and to them is set the task of
finding the exact condition of
each fund in the city how the
money is to be raised how much
is needed and how it is most
economically to be used.
To the auditing committee is
given the task of examining into
every bill presented to the coun
cil and report upon same, as to
its reasonableness and whether
or not it complies with the pro
visions of the charter.
To the water and light com
mittee falls one of the heaviest
duties and that is the inadequate
water supply we now have, and
it is to them to device some way
to increase the supply over what
it now is, or provide some other
means for the use of water. The
matter of properly lighting the
city is always before the council
and with a city growing as fast
as is our city, it becomes their
duty to provide additional street
lighting, as same may be deemed
necessary and advisable.
Basket Social.
The M. B. A. will give a basket
social at the I. O. O. F. hall Sat
urday evening March 16. All
members are expected to come
and bring their friends. Ladies
are requested to bring baskets.
By the Committee.
The Pioneer at all times has in
stock office supplies of every
description
F. P. Sheldon, president of the
First National bank of Bemidji,
and who is interested in many
banks throughout the north half
of the state, came over last night
from his home at Grand Rapids.
IMPORTANT MEETING CITY|
COUNCIL LAST EVENING
President Gould Appoints Standing Committees for the
Ensuing YearExtension of the Water Mains
and Sewer Discussed.
MINNESOTA
HISTORICAL
TEN CENTS PEE WEEK
The street and sidewalk com
mittee have the supervision of
the streets and walks, and this is
no small task. It is especially
important to them to compel all
walks to be kept in good repair,
as well as the building additional
walks to accommodate the grow
ing demands of our city.
The sewer committee will take
up the work begun last year, and
it is expected considerable addi
tion will be made to the system.
As the greater part of the cost
of sewerage is assessed back to
the abutting property, it is no
doubt where a majority of pro
perty owners desire sewerage, a
proper presentation of the same
before this committee will help
to get it.
The printing committee have
charge the work in that line.
The health committee have in
charge the sanitary condition of
the city, and theirs is a most im
portant duty to perform.
The purchasing committee
have the general supervision of
the supplies needed for the
city.
The fire committee have a most
important part to play in the
protection of the city and the
property here. It is to them to
work in harmony with the chief
of the fire department to improve
the service we now have, and
provide the protection best pos
sible to obtain.
To the committee on parks is
assigned the duty of keeping
our parks in the very best con
dition and in as presentible a
manner as possible, that the
summer tourists may see the
beauties of our city which nature
has bestowed upon her.
The committee on salaries are
assigned the duty of fixing the
salaries, which salaries should be
governed by the financial condi
tions of the city, as well as other
conditions.
The city hall committee have
the general supervision of the
city hall and the city property
therein. They also should see
that none but proper entertain
ments are brought to the city.
A motion was made and car
ried requiring the street com
missioner to remove all waste
paper cans.
The report of the special com
mittee appointed to investigate
the advisability of issuing a per
mit to Chester Snow to build a
skating rink within the fire limits
was granted upon condition the
city attorney approve same as to
its legality.
A. F. Anderson filed a request
in writing asking that his name
be withdrawn from the bond of
A T. Wheelock for an employ
ment agency.
After some discussion the
council voted that one day's poll
tax be levied, or in lieu thereof
$1.50 be paid by all persons by
law liable for the same,
The bids for city printing were
opened and on motion referred to
the committee on printing.
Club Dance Thursday Night.
The next club dance will be
given at the Masonic hall Thurs
day evening of this week, A
cordial invitation is extented to
the members of the club.
Mrs. Gregg returned to her
home last evening, after visiting
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Getchell.
A. A. Smith, manager of the
Craig hotel at Kelliher, returned
to his home last evening". Mrs.
Smith, who has been confined to
St. Anthony's hospital recover
ing from an attack of appendi
citis, will probably be able to re
turn to her home within a week.
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