The daily pioneer. [volume], May 28, 1903, Image 5

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We mix paints to order. Jones, (it
A. Absom was a Betnidji visitor
last night.
Ed Gallajrher came down from Ten
strike today.
The magazines for June are all in.
J. Peterson. Jr. dlt
N. G. Reynolds returned from his
claim yesterday.
John Esler went to Blackduck on
the freight today.
.Martin Clary of Tenstrike spent yes
terday in the city.
FOR SALETamarack wood any
length. G.E.Carson 8-tf.
William Vail was an arrival from
Tenstrike this morning.
Vegetables in any quantity. Daily
receipts. J. Peterson, Jr. dlt
County Commissioner Anderson-is
in the city from Turtle River.
M. D. Stoner was among-the arrivals
from Blackduck this morning.
Any one having a cash register for
sale will please call on J. Peterson, Jr.
Crescent Creamery Co.'s-ice cream
is the best. For sale only by J.Peter
son, Jr. dlt
M. G. Williams left for WTadena
this morning for a short visit with
his family.
McCuaig & Ludington have just
added another large roll top desk to
their office.
Fruit, nuts, confections, ice cream
and cool drinks for Decoration day.
J. Peterson, Jr. dlt
E. L. Kay lor shipped a large bill of
furniture to J. A. Badsehwirt of Ten-1
strike this morning.
For cheap rates to western Canada
apply to James Keliey, government
agent, Wadena, Minn. 35-d9t
Dr. Toumy returned from Black
duck this morning, where he has been
pulling teeth for a couple of days.
Get your tin roofing, decking and
eavetroughing from W. M. Ross, suc
cessor to Dicaire & Ross. All work
guaranteed. 34chit
Ice cream will be served in .J. Peter
son, Jr. 's store temporarily until the
fixtures for the parlor on the pecond
door arrives.
For your tin and sheet metal work
go to W. Ross, successor to
Diand
caire & Ross. He has a first-class
mechanic in charge of his tin shop. 346t
Mrs. J. Harrington caught a nice
string of fish on Lake Irvine last
night. Joe was along, but rumor has
it that he failed to catch anything
not even a cold.
Ben Bjerge and Olaus Saterle left
Monday evening for Bemidji, where
they evpect to put in the summer
working in the Crookston Lumber
company's new saw mill.--St. Hilaire
Spectator.
B. D. Keck in the Crookston Times:
I spent the time between trains at Be
midji the other day, and while there
delivered the plans for one of the
big brick blocks that is to be erected
this summer, and as another result of
the trip I am now at work on another
set which, when completed, will show
a business building surpassed by none
in northern Minnesota.
DR. FOSTER
DENTIST
MILES BRICK BLOCK, BEMIDJI, MINN.
Windows in Town.
It's Funny to See
OU WINDOWS ARE TH E
BUMMIEST
A competitor said so, but we knew it anyway,
come and look at them and be convinced.
Like an Irishman
Put Him in Our Window
Mrs. Paul Faueault is quit? ill.
Decoration day flags at J. Peter
son, Jr. dlt
Charles H. Miles left for Chicago
this morning.
F. X. Lang is taking a trip through
Wisconsin and Missouri.
Joe Taggart sold his hotel at Turtle
River to William Hyat.
Sam Weigart of New York is trans
acting business in the city.
B. A. Strawbridsre of Cass Lake
was a visitor in the city last night.
An ocean of oranges. Come in and
look at the display. J.Peterson, Jr. it
The postofiice will be open between
the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Buckley re
turned -from .'their trip
cities last evenimr.
veyiner the streets at Tenstrike and re-
the corner lot on Tenth street on the
lake boulevard, and will build a resi
dence this summer. Mr. Hannifan
and family will make their home here.
The saloon in the new hotel will be
conducted by J. O. Cowan of Bemidji.
Mr. Cowan was here several days the
past week looking after matters per
taining to the opening of the place.
He contemplates taking charge of the
olden West bar also.Blackduck
Times.
Fred Brinkman was up from Be
midji last Friday evening aod attended
the grand opening of Hotel Stechman.
Little Fred is the same jovial fellow,
and when he come to town everybody
knows it. He says Tenstrike is all
right, and will make one of the best
towns along the line. Tenstrike
Tribune.
Henry Funkley of Blackduck has a
two-column letter in the American this
week on the trials of a real estate man
a homesteader trying to entertain
a preacher in that town. The tone of
the letter would indicate that a
preacher was rather out of place in
that city. We are waiting for the
next installment.
Bemidji has a novelty iu the drum
corps line for Decoration day, says
the Crookston Daily Times. About
twenty-five of their younger-school
boys were supplied with drums and
lifes, aad'under the able leadership of
W. Ellis have been brought to a
high state of perfection. It is such
acts as this that stir the patriotism in
every true American, no matter how
old or how young he may be.
The Carr school house south of
town was closed yesterday by Dr.held
Blakeslee on account of a case of
smallpox in Charles Winterstein's
family, whose home stands about
eight rods from the school. Miss
Nettie Mason of St. Paul happened
to call at the bouse just before the
doctor arrived, and will be compelled
to stay there'until the quarantine is
raised. It is especially aggravating
to her, as she intended to leave for
her home today.
hangs his coat in the crotch of a tree when he is laboring on the
stieets, that's about the wav our coats hang in the window.
You never saw such inartistic taste displayed in all your life.
the public benefactor clothiers who display show cards an-
nouncing $8 suits for $4.98, $12 suits for $o36, and flaring ads
announcing $25 and $35 qualities for $1 and $12. Think of the
appaling sacrifice! Think twice! Then find us a man in the
state who believes. We'll buy him and
for an attraction. Meanwhile, we continue to sell $1 hats for
-$1, not ?i8c: $7.50 suits for $7.50, not $9.75: two-dollar pants for
two dollars, not $1.98: ten-dollar suits for ten dollars, not $11.50.
The Only Store in Bemidji
or in Beltrami county that advertises to sell goods above cost
at a profit. We sell merchandisenot plunder. We don't ad-
vertise stuff we don't believe and expect you to believe it.
I. MEYER & COliver
HIGH ART CLOTHIERS
If you doubt it
berr company expect
week.
empan
Ed Jerralds was in the city between E. O. Melby of the Selkee Mercan-
trains today, on his way from Black- tile company is transacting
businessj
duck to Cass Lake, where he has se- here.
cured a position. T. M. Covey, one of Btigley's pros-
Owing to the fact that the stores will! perous merchants, was seen on our
be closed tomorrow, the ladies of the streets today.
Organ Fund association will not hold j.Cossentine is selling off his oouse-
their regular fruit sale at Schroeder's i hold goods today and will leave for
store. Oregon shortly.
W, Larson^ Wm. CameroL iu,.
Fred Sibley drove in from Solway
this morning.
A. A. Garis is at Cass Lake on
business today.
George Silk returned to Crookston
this afternoon.
F. Klein came down from the
north this morning.
Photographer Beed loft for Cass
Lake this afternoon.
The county commissioners are in
I session this afternoon.
C. J. Evans of Duluth transacted
business in the city today.
George Carlton is building a ncsv
residence on Sixth street.
T. A. Felleha is registered at the
Markham from Tenstrike.
Mrs. W. E. Holt of Larimoro. X. D..
was an arrival on the noon train.
George Wiuland was among the commissioners tliis at'U moon:
the twin) Cass" Lakers in the city today "Whereas, a certain civil action
H. G-Brien is calling on custom- lias boon instituted bv the Count
Charles Gustafson, editor of The hers in the city this afternoon.
Tenstrike Tribune, paid us a pleasant Christ Peterson and family
call this morning. 'way-spent the day in the city. lowed the county by the said com-
A. L. Crawfoid has completed sur-
A Goul
0f tlu
be
turned this morning. ,ooL,o the:sum of :32_9..4 and,
Whereas, the county attorney
through inability or gheer in
competency to take proper charge
of tin- matter for reasons ami
motives unknown, in total disre
gard of the county's interests.
i made settlement with the said
I company lor the sum of s7o".
thus depriving the county of the
stlm of $1579,48: now. therefore,
Frank P. Hannifan, a prosperous Be it resolved, that the said
businessman of Wadena, purchased A. Clabo_of Fosston are transacting
business in the city
Mrs. E. R. Anderson is quite sick
and was taken to St. Anthony's hos
pital this afternoon.
T
!l,
I. Meyer will captain the single men.
The contest will take place at (i.
Weetman's alley.
AT THE CHURCHES
K. Laurie of the Crookston Sunday i
School missionary will speak.
COMMENCEMEXT
EXERCISES
To be Held in the Opera
Tonight -Fine Program
Arranged.
Commencement exercises of
the Bemidji High school will be
in the opera house this even
ing at 8 o'clock. This is the first
commencement exercises ever
held in the city and everybody
should turn out. Following is
the program:
INVOCATION'.
Quartet Jennie Lee
Messrs. Bailey, "Learned, Geil and
Reynold^.
Salutatory. .Death of Benedict Arnold
Harry F. Geil.
Oration A Modern Hero
Quartet Messrs. Bailey. Learned. Geil and
Reynolds.
Benediction...
Rail Game.
The liemidji ball team will
cross bats with the Park Rapids
boys tomorrow and Sunday
Following is the line up at pres
ent: LeGore, pitcher: Mogen,
second base: Riddell, short stop:
Andrews, catcher: Peterson,
first bast: Finn,Jeft held: Davis,
third base: McCamus, center
field: Adler, right field. Th
boys feel confident of a victory
this time, and as they will take
all the regular nine this trip, will
be able to put up pretty good ball.
Open Meeting.
German Lutheran services will be pany is defendant, in which tin-
held at the Norwegian Lutheran subject of taxation of the del'end-
church, near the public school, north ant's property is involved: and.
of the city hall, at 3:30 p. m. on Sun-j Whereas, our present county
day, May 31, by Rev. Emiinjlbricht. attorney is incompetent to take
"A Mad Man Saved,'" bv Rev. V. charge of and prosecute said
A. Foster at the Methodist church i case with effect, and the interests
next Sunday night. of the county will bo jeopardized
if said case is left to his manage-
Rev. J. F. McLeod, pastor of the
next Sunday nient: ami.
second ser-1 Whereas,
Presbyterian church,
morning will preach his second ser W heivas the board ot county
mon to business men. Subject, "The commissioners deem it lor the
Successful Man." In the evening D. interests of the
county:'H"rneyay
11
House'ing-at
C. Lee Heffron. I rods from the homestead. He
Valedictory. Jeanne D'Arc was absent but a few minutes
Gussie B. Heffron. [when his parents and the other
Music I members of the family -cy,iir-
lAddress judge M. A. Spooner
_.,-. r,. imenced to look for bun. At
I Delivery of Diplomas \~-ir
Bv President of the Board about '2 o'clock thethe father dlscov-
The Good Samaritans will hold
an open meeting is Masonic hall
tonight. Mrs. Lucy Purdy, state
deputy organizer of the Lady
Samaritans of Duluth, will de
a lecture. All members
are urgently requested to be
present. The ladies of
Bemidjihard
are also cordially invited to
I attend.
IT'SA HO ONE
The Resolution by the Com
missioners Censuring the
County Attorney
For Acting Against the Best
Interests of Beltrami
County.
The following resolution (en-
suring Loud for aeting against
the best interests of Beltrami
county was passed by the county
of JJeltrami vs. Th Rnrluurton
of Sol-1 Lumber Company to recover taxes
amounting to $2229.48,
an
expect?scrookston his familyLum-tj nex 1
usls andt amounting ill all
uto
liQ Next Wednesday nigh. there wil b^- i
a bowling contest between the married
and single men. The captain of the
married men is Frank Kennedy, and
r^ucC be
and he is hereby censured by the
board of county commissioners
I in that he has acted against the
interests ot the countJv in.nialvinu'
the settlement as aforesaid, ane
has deprived the county of the
sum of $1579.48 for the said lum
ber company owed at the date of
settlement the sum of i$23"29.48,
or no sum whatever.
Whereas, there is nbwpendiug
a civil action in the district. Court
of Beltrami county wherein the
county of Beltrami is plaintiff
and Rat Portage Lumb er Corn-
to emplo
:i!'
jla to appear for the county and
'protect its interests therein, and
I to advise the commissioners from
[time to time in relation thereto.
now, therefore.
Be it resolved, that L. II.
Bailey, an attorney at law. resid
Bemidji, Minn., be and he
'hereby is appointed to appear
[for the county and protect its in
i terests in said case.
Accidental Drowning.
ST. HILAII K. May 29, Alfred
iHannem, the year-old son of
Ole llannem, who tesides on sec
tion 80, in- the fraction north of
Games township, was accident
!ally drowned about 1:30 p. m.
yesterday.
It seems that the little fellow
was playing around
lere the body in water and
immediately removed it to tin
ihouso. All efforts to revive* the
i little one proved unavailing. Th
funeral will be held tomorrow.
[The parents have the sirfcere
sympathy of all who know then)
in tlroiT sudden b"eiveaveTHreTTt"
It is said that the slough
'which the little OIK! lost his IJTe
-has been almost (\vy lor some
time, but a log jam in the Hear
water river had backed up_the
water sufficiently to cause ihe
1 drowning.
Our Band.
The band gave a cotieert on the
{new Ranger last night, and for
itwo hours the dock was crowded
[with people listening to the
jmusje. This-is the first^open
[air concert this year that has
I been a success on account of the
bad weather so far, and their
concert last night was fine. The
people of the city are beginning
to realize that the band is a very
essentia1
attraction, and the
chances are that it wilrl receive
jre support
HIGH ro/:i:LY
PRETTY WEDDING
Occurred at the Home of Mrs.
Ted Smith. Minnesota Av..
1
friends from beug Pr-airie and
prosperous luturo.
ft ithhardlv necessarv to intro-
duce Maharu Brothers to the
theater-going" public as they
have alwavs lee high in their
estimate as tirst-class purveyors
(d minstrelsy iud rau'time opera
lor tne past sixteen years, lliis
yetir with a new palace car, thirty
A
colored artists, a magiulicent
complement ol scenery and cos
tunies, striking electrical eftects
and a combination of specialty
artists, dancers, eccentric come
dians, novelty artists and sweet
voiced singers. AlaharaMJridliers
seem to be aide to substantiate
their claim that they have reached
4
tin- acme ol minstrelsy. Ma
Ulgllt.
home and
accidentally wandered to the
I edge of a slough which empties
I into the Clearwater river a few
serve Saturday, Ma .JO a
morial day by closing their re-1
spective places of business froiffl
(.-.vJ.i,.,11
i 2t
REED
before.
eve
na
So far our band has had a rather
struggle to keep together.
and are deserving of much credit
for their stick-to-it-iveness.
Third Street Bowling Alley
For week ending Tuesday. June 3rd. the follow
ing prizes will bo offered:
SCORE I.Y TK.v ri.vs
One pair of S3.00 Shots, offered bv I. Meyer
& Company.
s/:ri:\v RACK
A valuable Scarf Pin. furnished by E. A.
Barker.
WEETMAN, Proprietor
[LQS
This Morning coins and some! receipt-. Liberal
reward for return of same to E. K.
Atiiiei'.-oii.
A vorv pretty wedding was -"_.,,
solemnized at the home ol Mrs. lii-iuch wood. We- Wright 3- 1 tf
Ted Smith on Minnesota avenue.
1 Duncalf. 21 tf
and mother. Mrs. h. A. Achen
bach and a party of the bride's AXVoNi: desiring to buy a rotary
i i 1 1 1 sawmill 't 2u.0tMV"feet capneitv write
cipients of many handsome and
.'i WANTED Two painters and paper
costly presents.
rl
I ant Golamn
iv.ckotin.ok containing two old
iri^~,
il'OR SALE -Two thousand cord-, of
WANT1
this morning. The contracting' housework. [115.11ire of Mrs. Thos.
1 1 ci 1 iailev. 31 tf
parties were Miss Pearl Spencer
and Roscoe MiHor. Mrs. Ted LOST TwK key* key chain, Fin'derV..J
return tL this office for reward. 2y-6t
Smith officiating. Among the
guestswere the -room's lather ''V1
^m,f,etent girl for general
-Younn pigs Se
1
S
..V(|
(..n.(, lhU
Bertha.
rriun i-,n,-v,c,T ,,,0 n,,niiiniifl LANG & exclusive agents
Ih happy couple were the re fi.
ol,i|.,i
,i:in,.CARTER
v-s ilhiition.:
hanffj)l vv.
The young eourjle are lot
well and popularly known in this WANTED A girl for genqral house
wot 1c. Mr-. Ivhviml Kai-e r.
city, and have a host 01 lriends
here who wish them a happy and
h()Ui,
1(11.in,.,s
3tf
KX 'ELLENT chance for man with
-mall capital to tret into paying
ilt
Pl.f Minno-
For partieular address letter
Mahara's Minstrels. proprietor or Commercial hotel,
('rookston, inn.
Brainerd Schools Enlarged.
BK.\INI:UD, Minn., May 5(J.
I ho contract was let ednesday
night at the meeting the board
ol education tor the erection'ol
the additions to the Washington
and Ijowell school building's. Ih
school dist net has been bonded
for $40,000 for this purpose.
(out.-actor Rowleys bid was
|36, which does not
the plumbing and heatingS.tetaL
3o,12_, which does not includenalp11
0nt
roo
PAR IC S
Ea
hn
the citizens of Bemidji are/hereby course
requested to appropriately ob- Many people In Paris who are ln-
1 on
,.s
REED & KNUTS0N
Blacksmith and
Wagon Makers
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA
& KNUTSON. have opejoecl a blacksmith and wagon shop one
door south of The Pioneer, an 1 are prepared to handle any and
all work initheir line and guarantee satisfaction to all comers. Mr.
Reed make a specialty of horseshoeinsr anci general blacksmith work,
and his work is too' well known to need any introduction to the people
of thii- vicinity.
Mr. Knutson has been in the employ of the St. Hilaire Lumber
company for fouc years, and comes well recommended by that company.
Give the new firm a chance to show you what
they can do, and you will not be disappointed
REED & KNUTSON
Second door south of postoffice, BEMIDJI, MINN.
BANTING IN NEW WAY.
ol
ri of Reducing One's Weight.
Tlll.
I)(,u
''featvUTst"of toa*t
v.
hara's minstrels will hold forth flesh isT1"take",.,._. iu all food" or
nearlmurl'1.hally)(M,
in the opera house next Monday
rahl
Memorial Day Proclamation. luncheon there is nothing hut
Pursuant to the proQlaiuation 1
issued by our chief executive, th mea,l consists of-only mayonnaise
Gov. S. R. Van Sant. and in eon-
,,,,"!:f-
wl
-I and eggs Is eaten coldp end the food
washed down' with cold co'ice or
milk.
iU V'
l,
,At,,n,-
,h
bread, cheesi and At night
'"1'1
entfeessalads.
,',t'e
il:l1'.
4 4 1 I- 1 1 no hot vepetables. imt nerhans, as a
iornnv to an established custom
and entremets
bonne pou lie, i hot cutlet, lean, of
\i to be stout, especiall
Me-1cllnedwomen, the are asaUijiously.y lotlowing-g,amon,
the1ne\%
trie(
1 4-i 1 1 1 tained satisfa^iorv resists.
10 clock a. m. until 1 o'clock 1 L_
p. m. and participate in public Want Railroad to the Yukon.
Services to be held Hfethe Ceme- There is a movement on foot In
1 A LfDiNcrox.
pure", and most of those who
assert tha i they have ob
Vancouver toBe .secure the constructionhBritisfo
of a
railwao
coast wltl province
Columbia ty valley of theoYukon.ethn
from some point