The daily pioneer. [volume], August 14, 1903, Image 1

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VOLUME 1. NUMBER 98.
HELD A SPECIAL
MEETING
Council Considered Question
of Buying New Pump for
Waterworks.
STYLE OF PUMP TO BE BOUGHT
NOT YET DECIDED.
Its Location Will Depend Largely
Upon the Results of the
Water Tests.
The village council held a
special meeting at the city
hall .last night to take up the
question of purchasing a new
pumping engine for the city
waterworks. It had been de
cided before to buy a pump,of
1,000 gallons a minute capacity
but there are so many pumps on
the market, and they are of so
many different styles that it
takes a little time to decide
which is the best for the purpose.
An agent from Minneapolis was
present at the meeting to ex
plain the merits of the pumps
made by the firm which he was
representing. Nothing was de
cided on last night, but the
Minneapolis man was instructed
to have a blue print made of his
pump in all its details. This will
be submitted to the council in the
near future.
It has not yet been decided
where the new pump shall be
placed, whether at the water
tank or near the Warfield Electric
Light company's plant. If the
water tests do not show up well
it may be located at neither of
these places. No decision can be
reached as to its location until
the result of the water tests are
made known. Sterilized bottles
from the state chemist are now
on their way to Bemidji. The
city officials will fill these with
samples of water taken from
different depths near the War
field plant, from the site of the
water tank and from other spots
about town. The samples will
then be sent, tightly sealed, to
the chemist for analysis. Whether
or not the Warfields will get the
contract for pumping the city's
water will depend largely upon
the results of these tests.
F. A. Mayo went to the Twin
Cities this morning.
THE MILITIA
Met Last Night and Went Through
With DrillsWill Give
Dance.
The new Bemidji military com
pany held a meeting in the city
hall last night and went through
with a few drills. The full com
pany was on hand. The petition
to the governor, asking that the
organization be appointed a mem-
ber of the Minnesota national
guard, was signed by the full
quota
ofto
men and will
warded Gov Va San betoday-.
Advertise in the Pioneer
for
It was decided that the com
pany Should give a social dance
on the evening of August 28. It
was further decided that the ad
mission fee to the militia be fixed
at one dollar. It was voted to
tender a resolution of thanks to
the city council for their kind
ness in allowing the company the
use of the city hall for drilling
purposes, and for its endorse
ment of the petition to the
irovernor.
BRING ACTION
Silver Bros. Start Proceedings to
Get Title to Valuable
Property.
Silver Bros, have brought ac
tion in the district court for
Itasca county against Backus
Brooks Co., E. W. Backus, W. F.
Brooks and the Northome Town
site Co., and have asked that the
court set aside the transfer of
the NWi of the NWi of section
29, and the NErJ- of the NE of
section 30. 151-26 from Backus
Brooks Co. to the townsite com
pany and to declare Silver Bros,
to be owners in fee of 2-7 of
same.
Also to set aside the transfer
of the SE| of the NEj W4 of the
NE and SEi of the NWi of sec
tion 30. 151-28 from W. F.
Brooks to the townsite company
and to decree that Silver Bros,
are the owners in fee of thirty
per cent of same.
Lis Pendens were filed on the
above described lands in the
office of the register of deeds for
Itasca county on the 6th day of
August.
These lands comprise the hold
ings of the Northome Townsite
Co., on which the town of North
ome is located.
Notice to Contractors.
Bids will be received by the
undersigned at Bemidji, Minne
sota, until 2:00 o'clock p. m., Aug.
21st, 1903, for the erection of an
addition to the school building of
Independent District, Beltrami
county, Bemidji, Minnesota.
Plans and specifications are on
file at the clerk's office, Bemidji,
Minnesota, and also at the office
of Bert D. Keck, Crookston, Min
nesota.
A certified check for the sum
of $300 must accompany each
bid, as a guarantee. The board
of directors reserve the right to
rejuct any and all bids, and the
contractors will be required to
give satisfactory bonds for the
faithful execution of the work.
Dated July 1^, 1903.
D. C. SMYTH,
97 99 Sec'y Board of Education.
Prize Fight Returns.
Returns of the Jefferies-Cor
bett fight, which is to be pulled
off in San Francisco tonight, will
be received at both the Miles and
Bacon club rooms.
LOGGING
Summer Work in the Woods Now
Being Brought to
a Close.
Northern Minnesota loggers
who have been operating camps
during the summer season are
now bringing their season's
work to a close. A majority of
the operators are planning on
some fall logging, while not a few
are making preliminary arrange
ments looking toward late fail
and the winter logging season.
It is much too early yet for ex
tensive preparations for next
winter's logging, but one of the
local loggers said yesterday that
there is always some work about
a camp that can best be done
during the summer time, and
that the operators expect to
attend to it before the cooler
months come on. and they can
use their men to better advantage
in the woods.
To obtain the best and quickest
results, use the Daily Pioneer
want column.
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LAND OFFICE
Question May Be Given Hearing
the Latter Part of
This Month.
According to the Duluth News
Tribune, Congressman Halvor
Steenerson in a letter to Land
Commissioner Richards, sug
gests that a hearing be given in
the Cass Lake land office matter
the latter part of this month
Commissioner Richards stated
that he was ready at any time to
hear what the Bemidji people and
the Cass Lake people had to say
The Duluth paper also says
Mr. Richards said that he was
considering the question of a
time limit for removing the Chip
pewa pine, and that all parties
would be given a hearing. A
great many letters are being re
ceived from the parties in* in
terest.
It is thought quite probable
that the department will give a
year's extension on the first sale
of Dec. 6, making the limit July,
1906, but it is claimed that there
will be nothing like a five or ten
year limit granted.
Favor of Plaintiff.
The case of Frank Gagnon vs.
Frank Shauls for non-payment of
rent and restitution of the prop
erty was heard before Judge
Achenbach yesterday. Judg
ment was returned for the plain
tiff.
SKETCHES
A Short-Lived Invention.
"Did you ever hear of my cran
berry picking machine?" asked
Liar Jones as he stepped to the
door and emptied the ashes out
of his pipe, then returning spit a
large whirlpool of tobacco on the
carpet. ''It was an astonisher
with a big A. It had a lot of
arms and claws and carried a big
.basket underneath to drop the
berries in, and moved n springs.
Wound it like a clock. Say it
was just a human being or a
devil on legs. I made it in secret.
Took it out on trial and it' picked
forty bushels the first hour.
Wound it up and left it in the
root house over night, intending
I to take it out and surprise the
natives next day.
"But something jarred it loose
early in the morning and it
clawed open the door and started
out to take a little exercise be
fore breakfast. It pulled out my
potato patch by the roots and
tore the roof off of my cabin. I
got doors just in time to see the
blame thing tearing down the
road. I tried to head it off, but
you might as well try to catch a
Ilea. It waded into the pond on
my next neighbor's place and
picked the feathers off of four
teen ducks, then sailed into the
barn and milked a cow. it
picked the washing off the line
and chased my neighbor's wife
up a tree. It was going up the
tree after her when he nailed it
with an axe."
"What did you do, Mr. Jones?"
"The same as my pa did when
he got mad at mexmce and chased
me over the house with a club.
I He got off my trail somehow, but
.coming to my room, found the
door locked. He broke it open
with one whack and found only
the hired fiirl taking a afternoon
bath. He flew to the brush. So
did I, when the cranberry ma
chine died."
Mr. and Miss Olson of Wadena
are visitine in the citv.
THE DAILY PIONEER.
BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1903.
WHOLESALE
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MAY BE INSANE
Another Blackduck Boozefighter
Appears to Be Tempo
rarily Deranged.
Lawrence Dzekmer, 89 years
of age, who has been working on
the railroad at Blackduck, was
examined as to his sanity before
Judge of Probate Clark this
morning. His case was ad
journed to next Monday to await
developments. It is thought
that over-indulgence in the liquor
habit has put him temporarily
out of his head and that he may
be entirely sane within a few
days.
The man was arrested Tues
day for being drunk and dis
orderly. When placed in the
county jail he showed signs of in
sanity and since that time has
been acting queerly. He con
tinually talks to himself, seeming
to think that he is a boss on the
railroad with a gang of men
under hi in. He orders the im
aginary laborers about and
swears at them roundly, "lie
i says that his home is at Ripon,
Wis., and that he is unmarried'
i At another tinio he asserted that
I his sister ran the First National
bank of Chicago.
HAZEN-WILS0N
Pretty Wedding at Residence
of Judge Aehenbaeh
Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding was
solemnized by judge Achenbach
at his residence on Minnesota
avenue* on Wednesday afternoon.
The contracting parties were
Roy -Wilson of Blackduck and
Miss Adeline Hazen, a neice of
our well known townmen, A. B.
rlazen and Wtn. Hazen. Mr.
Granger and Miss Clark, acting
as best man and bridesmaid.
After the ceremony all parties
left on the 3:20 p. m. train for
Grand Forks, N. D., returning to
Bemidji later.
Government Experts Want to Know
Its Agricultural Value.
Cass Lake, Minn, Aug. 14 J. P.
Wentllng. soil s^.entist of the agricul
tural department, and Harold B.
Hempto" of the forestry extension de
partment of the bureau of forestry,
Washington, have arrived here to
make a preliminary examination of
the jack pine planeB in this vidinity in
order to determine the value of the
soil for agriculture as compared wUh
the value for trees and especially the
adaptability of jack pine soils for the
growth of white or Norway pine. They
visited the pine region n**ar town and
State is'.and yesterday afternoon.
They expect to visit Bemidji and
Grand Rapid3.
Subscribe for the Daily Pion
eer now is the time.
FRED C. SMYTH. President TH0S. P. SMYTH. Sec.-Treas. D. C. SMYTH. Manager
BEMIDJ I MERCANTIL E CO.
Opposite the Old Court House
Groceries, Flour, Hay and Grain
Phone
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DIAMOND IS GLASS.
For a Score of Years Elias Has Treas
ured a Worthless Stone.
Sioux City, Iowa. Aug. 14For more
tuau twenty-live ytars Thomas Ellas
treasured a piece of glass which he
thought was a diamond of purest t.iy
worth more than $1,000, and he has
just discovered the absolute worthless
ness of the stone. In Liverpool a
quarter of a century ago Elias tell
heir to $100,000 and Ixuight a diamond
for $1,000. In 1879 he came to Amer
ica. He lust his wealth through spec
ulation, and sold the gold from his
diamond to a New York jeweler, who
switched stones on him and handed
him the piece of glass. He has carried
the worthless stone next to his heart
for twenty-rive years. Recently ho
mortgaged the stone for $04 to secure
a friend at Sutherland for a board bill.
Elias came to Sioux City to live, and
a jeweler, C. A. Elson, offered to pay
the mortgage for Elias and keep the
gem for its owner till he could pay
for it. .1. C. Jones proposed to pur
chase the supposed diamond, ami
when it was tested a diamond expert
pronounced It a piece of glass.
THREE LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Huge Bell, Weighing Six Tons, Falls
on Workmen.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug 14. The
Cleveland Pumace company's plant.
just completed at a cpsl of nearly a
million dollars, was yesterday the
scene of an accident in which Unci'
men's Ihes were Instantly crushed
(jut. The first blowing in ol the new
blast furnace was to have taken place
last in",1
i -nil!. trie three men ro
inside the slack laying tin- last course
of material, when, w.lthom an Instant
warning, the huge bell at Hie top of
thf af
ifU. M\(iity live feet above
where the nieti were at work, crashed
down upon them. Thi bell, which is
used to eegulate the draft in the stack,
weighed six urnd and in falling, tilted
on its side in such a manner that the
bodies couhl no be reached exc pi
from the top of the stack By lowering
ropes the bodies were removed. All
must have been killed instantly.
THREE WOMEN BADLY BURNED,
Cleveland Cobbler Take6 Terrible Re
venge for Being Ejected.
Cleve.j.id Ohio, Aug. 14. Intoxi
cated i.e.i, angered because he was to
be ejected for non-payment of room
rent, Peter McCarty, a cobbler forty
nine years old, hurled a half-pint of
carbolic acid into the faces of three
women at 62 Walnut street. The
women are frightfully burned. Mrs.
Anna Haslatn, the landlady of the
house where the crime was com
mitted, may die. Even should she re
cover, she will be totally blind. She
previously had lost, the sight of one
eye. The acid destroyed that of the
other. Her face is terribly burned and
the flesh is eaten away on her shoul
ders, arms and breast. Agnes Lee,
sevenb. sn years old, and Begsie Farris,
eighteen years old, who were visiting
Mrs. Haslam, were badly Injured.
SLEEP IN THE FIELDS.
People in Italy Alarmed by the Earth
quake Shocks.
Rome, Aug. 14. There have been
earthquake shocks throughout South
ern Italy and Eastern Sicily. At
Mineo, near Mount Aetna, some
houses fell and others were ruined.
The inhabitants are compelled to sleep
in the fields.
Naples, Aug. 14. The volcano of
Mount Vesuvius displays renewed ac
tivity. The cone of the crater has
split and crumbled, emitting a new
stream of lava from the south slit-
Will Not Face Trial.
Marshalltown, Iowa, Aug. 14.Isaao
Markley, a wealthy fanner arrested
last May. charged with the murder o4
his wife and out on $10,000 ball, com*
roitted suicide by hanaina:-
TEN CENTS PER WEEK
THINGS
GOOD O
EAT
TOOK BANK'S CASH
DULUTH BOOKKEEPER IN JAIL
CHARGED WITH EMBEZ-
ZLING $45,000.
SQUANDERED IN SPECULATIONS
DECEIVED HIS EMPLOYERS BY
A MANIPULATION OF THE
BOOKS.
BA\k OBLIGED TO SUSPEND
PRESIDENT OF THE BANK IS UT-
TERLY RUINED BY THE EM-
BEZZLEMENT.
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 14.E E. Jofin
sou, bookkeeper lor the Commercial
Banking company of this city, was ar
rested here last evening o.i a warrant
charging him with the embezzlement
of $45,000 of the bank's money.
When placed In Jail Johnson ad
mitted his guilt and claimed that the
peculations had extended over a period
of eighl months-, and that he had been
able to deceive his employers by a
manipulation oi the books.
Asked as to what be 1 done with
HO much money he declared that he
bad squandered it in stock specula
tions an thai not a dollar of the
amount was sxrred
Bank Clones Its Doors.
President Charles I.eland of the
Comrnen titl Banking company said
las! evening that he had hoped to tide
over the affairs of the bank so that it
could continue doing business, but
found that this was impossible, and
the institution, therefore, will not be
open for business to-day.
"1 am a ruined man," said he, "and
the efforts of years have been wiped
away by the embezzlement. I trusted
I young Johnson as I would one of my
own boys, and when the truth dawned
upon mo that he had taken the money
it was all th~t 1 could do to believe it."
Johnson is twenty-eight years old,
unmarried and the son of J. lv.
John-
son, clerk of the court of St. Louis
county, and an old and much respected
citizen.
MINCKLE IS AN HEIR.
Dutch Estate Worth Millions Is Said
to Mwait Claimants.
Oconomowoe. Wla., Aug. 14.Will-
iam W. Minckle of this place has re
ceived notice that he is one of the
heirs to an estate valued at $20,000,000
left to the Minckle family by the death
of a distant relative in Holland. Mr.
Minckle first heard of his Inheritance
through an uncle, Ckarles Minckle of
Mankato, Minn. He is one of a consid
erable number of claimants, as his
great grandfather and two great
uncles emigrated from Holland early
In the last century and he has kept
little trace of their descendants out
side the Immediate circles of his
father's people. Two uncles and a sis
ter live in Minnesota and an aunt, Mrs.
Wrightworth, and three sisters have
their homes in this city. He also has
a sister residing in Illinois.
PROFESSOR RESIGNS.
I Carleton College Teacher Goes
attle to New Place.
Northfield, Minn., Aug. 14.
George H. Alden has resignc5
sition as professor of h'
litical science at Car
and will accept the c\
history at the ntr
Washington at Ser
has been a membf/
Carleton college si
&
foiany
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