The daily pioneer. [volume], November 03, 1903, Image 4

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DOF SWADDLIN
CLOTHE S
Two Movements on Foot
to Organize Bemidji as
a City.
ORGANIZATION WILL NO DOUBT
BE THE RESULT.
One Plan Is Under Home Rule Law
and Other Under General
Law of '94.
If either one of two movements
now on foot is carried to a suc
cessful conclusion Bemidji will
doff the swaddling clothes of vil
lagehood and blossom out as a
full fledged (Mty as soon as the
matter can be brought about.
Bemidji has long since out
grown its present plan of govern
ment which has given rise to in
convenience in the movement of
the municipal mill frequently of
late. Organization talk has been
rife for some time past. Last
spring a petition for organization
under the law of 189-i was started
but was later dropped for the
reason that it would necessitate
a special election and it was held
that the matter could rest for a
time and be substituted at the
spring election, and that this
plan would result in the curtail
ment of expense.
Last week a number of citizens
circulated a petition asking for
the appointment of a charter
commission and Saturday it was
forwarded to Judge McClenna
han at Brainerd, naming the
charter commission of fifteen and
asking for its appointment in ac
cordance with the provisions of
the "Home Rule" act which pro
vides that cities of 5,000 and over
may draft their own charters.
The charter commission is to be
comppsed of fifteen freeholders
who have been residents of the
city for not less than five years.
This morning another petition
.has been started which has the
sanction of the city council, was
draughted by City Attorney
Russell and provides for the
organization of the city under the
general law of 1894, governing
the organization of cities. This
law provides that upon the pres
entation of a petition signed by
two-thirds of the legal voters of
any village of more than 1,000 in
habitants to the judge of probate
he shall order an election of city
officers under the provisions of
the law to occur hot sooner than
thirty days and not later than
sixty days after the petition has
been filed with him.
The fact that there are two
movements on foot to organize
the city under two different acts
has given rise to some confusion
and the merits and demerits of
the plan are up for discussion as
a natural result. It is held that
the "Home Rule" plan is the best
by those who are working for
organization under its provisions
for the reason that there are
local contingencies in almost
every town that can better be
covered by a charter draughted
with an especial regard to the
needs and requirements of a
local situation than by a general
law which it is said cannot be so
comprehensive or effective.
On the other hand the general
law of 1894 is held to bo the
logical plan of organization for
the reason that it is said to be
the cheapest and most expedi
tious. Under its provisions the
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Women's cotton fleeced vest and pants each
Women's wool ribbed vest and pants each
Women's wool ribbed vest and pants each
Women's white wool vest and pants each
Women's white wool vest and pants each
Combination suits at
Women's cashmere hose
Women's fleeced hose
We claim that these arc the ti
Remember the place sit
SEVERSON'S
city may be organized as soon as
the petition is signed and there
is nothing in the law that inter
feres With the city draughting
its own charter after organiza
tion if this plan is deemed ad
visable.
One of the pressing needs of
the city at the present time is a
sewerage system and it is held
absolutely necessary that its or
ganization must be effected be
fore this is gone about as the city
plan of government provides for
a more equitable taxation of the
costs of public improvements.
Sewerage systems are generally
divided into three heads for tax
ation purposes, district, joint
district- and-lateral sewers. JFhe
expense of the construction and
maintenance of the first is born
by the city and paid out of the
general fund or sewer fund, if
any there be, the expense of the
second is equally divided among
the property owners who are
benefitted and this is also the
case with the latter.
Just which one of the plans for
organization will be the one
adopted in organizing the city
cannot be safely stated at pres
ent and there will no doubt be a
careful looking up of the re
spective merits of the two plans
before the general public gives
its unqualified sanction to either.
Tramp Has Smallpox.
John McCarthy, a woodsman,
who has been employed in the
various lumber camps in this vi
cinity for several years, is at
present under quarantine at the
pest house for a mild case of
smallpox. McCarthy arrived in
this city on the rods of a freight
train Saturday afternoon and
had no sooner got off the train
than he was taken into custody
by one of the policemen. Mc
Carthy waa badly broken out and
Dr. Blakeslee had him at the
quarantine hospital in less than
fifteen minutes after he landed.
McCarthy states that he first
got sick in Montana and that he
immediately decided to come to
Bemidji as he was broke and
knew he wtfuld receive the best
of care here. Although very sick
he railroaded eastward and at
times he found it difficult to keep
his seat on the truss rods of the
train. He is doing very nicely at
present and is looking after him
self at the hospital. The case is
the first one that Dr. Blakeslee
has had in four months.
A False Alarm.
Dr. Blakeslee had a hurry-up
call from Solway last Sunday
night to investigate a supposed
case of smallpox. The doctor
started on the trip at midnight
and arrived to find a family named
Shepard ostracised from their
neighbors because they were be
lieved to have .smallpox. The
doctor investigated the supposed
case and found a four-year-old
child suffering from a bad case of
measles.
Electric Lights For Northome.
The Northome Record states
that Joseph Bowers, of this city,
formerly a well known Great
Northern engineer, has visited
Northome and is planing to put
in an electric light plant in that
city. Mr. Bowers has been
given substantial encouragement
by Northome business men and
will go about the matter shortly.
No Clue Yet.
The search for the bodies of
Glenn Adams and Charles Greg
ory has been abandoned. It was
vigorously prosecuted yesterday
without results beyond fishing
up the hat of Gregory from the
water.
New Store! New Goods! New Values!
25c
50c
.75C
$1.48 $1.75'
$!., $1.25, $1.75 and $3
25, 35 und 50c
15 and 25c
Children's fleeced vest and nts
Children's irray wool vest and pants
Children's camels hair vost and pants.
Children's cream all wool vest and pants
children's wool ho.se
Children's cotton hose
Children's cotton fleeced hose
Children's gloves and mits.
Ladies' gloves and mits.
st values for the n.one.v ever shown in this city. Give us a call ami be convinced.
A Mail Carrier Goes Against
Bad Combination and
May Die.
Charles Schultz, who drives
stage between Park Rapids and
Lake Itasca, is in a serious con
dition at the private hospital of
Dr. P. D. Winship at Park Rap
ids as the result of an accidental
shooting at Lake Itasca post
office about noon Monday. Mr.
Schultz was watching some small
boys indulging in target practice
with a twenty-two calibre rifle,
when the weapon was accidental
ly discharged and the bullet took
effect in his neck in close prox
imity to the jugular vein. He
suffered greatly from loss of
blood before a physician could be
secured from Shevlin and his
condition is still regarded as
very serious.
Much Interest Manifested.
The indications are that when
the lands of the various Indian
reservations are thrown open for
settlement on Nov. 10 there will
be fifty applicants for every piece
of land according to newspaper
opinions from various sections of
the state. Despite thefact that the
lands are not the best for agricul
tural purposes they arc attract
ing the widest interest. Many
of the filings will be made hap
hazard before the land has been
seen. Those who contemplate
purchasing under the provisions
of the homestead act in many
cases are expected to forfeit their
rights after the land has been
visited. The department has
done everything possible to en
lighten the public on the charac
ter of the lands which are to be
opened but the greatest interest
is manifested in the numerous
inquiries which are daily received
at all the land offices.
Helmer Nabbed 'Em.
Noble McCoy, of Grand Forks,
N. D., and a woman who claims
to be his wife were yesterday
taken into custody by Police
Officer Helmer and are being held
pending the arrival of the sheriff
of Grand Porks county, N. D.
The police department yesterday
morning received a letter from a
Grand Forks woman who signs
Mrs. Noble McCoy, stating that
her husband had left town with
another woman who has been an
inmate of a disreputable resort
at Grand Forks and had left her
and her small children in desti
tute circumstances. The woman
enclosed a picture of her erring
spouse and the couple duly ar
rived in this city. Officer Helmer
identified the man from the pic
ture and the pair were promptly
nabbed. The authorities at
Grand Forks were notified and
both will be taken back today.
The Mayos Honored.
Quite a large party of the
friends of Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Mayo who left this morning to
spend the winter at Los Angeles,
California, tendered them a fare
well at their home on Lake
Boulevard last night. Mr. and
Mrs. Mayo were presented with
a handsome silver souvenir as a
momento of the occasion and of
the esteem in which the are held
by their many Bemidji friends.
The presentation speech was
made by Miss May McLennan.
The evening was a very pleasant
one and all the guests were royal
ly entertained.
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20 und 25c
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Head Chief from the Reservation
Calls on Congressman
Steenerson.
Saturday evening Chief Keden
adin,head chief of the Indians on
the Red Lake reservation, and a
delegation of Indian notables
called on Congressman Steener
son for a pipe of peace and a big
council. The audience was
granted by the congressman
from the Ninth district, and
through an interpreter the chief
told Mr. Steenerson his troubles,
The list of grievances was long,
and referred mostly to the open
ing of the reservation to settle
ment. The two objections to the
recent bill introduced by Senator
Clapp was the taking of sections
16 and 36 and the participation of
the Pembina Indians in the pro
ceeds of the sale. The chief as
sured Mr. Steenerson if he could
get a bill through congress which
would allow the in pay for those
sections and bar the Pembina In
dians from the deal, it would be
sanctioned by the red men, and
he alleged that he spoke for all
the chiefson the reservation. Mr.
Steenerson promised tointro
duce such a bill, and the big con
ference ended with the chief pre
senting him with a big pipe of
peace.
Destitute and 111.
A woodsman named Johnson
was picked up by the police near
the Hub saloon last night because
he was acting strangely and
seemed to be out of his mind. It
was later developed that the man
was ill. He has the symptoms
of typhoid fever. He had but re
cently arrived in the city from
North Dakota and was taken to
the county poor farm this morn
ing. Police Officer Brose saw
that he had medical attendance
and was taken care of last night.
GE LON TERMS
I N WAUP0N
Former Notorious Bemidji
Couple SentUp For Seven
and Eight Years.
COMMITTED DARING HIGHWAY
ROBBERY AT 0DANAH.
Sentences Heaviest Ever Imposed
in the State Under
the Charge.
David Quinn anc his wife,
Annie Mackey, who were former
well known characters of the
town in Bemidji, were yesterday
sentenced to terms of seven and
eight years respectively in the
state penitentiary at Waupon,
Wis., by the judge of the district
court at Ashland, upon conviction
of a charge of highway robbery.
The Quinns were inmates of a
disreputable resort at Odanah,
after they left this city, which
they were compelled to leave by
the police, and Mrs. Quinn, or
Annie Mackey, induced a woman
inmate of the place to accompany
her into an alley one night,where
she was slugged and robbed by
Quinn. The couple were arrest
ed at Duluth and taken to Ash
land for trial and fought the
charge to the end.. Evidence as
to their guilt was conclusive,
however, and they will be taken
to the Wisconsin penitentiary to
day.
The couple bore a bad reputa
tion in this city. Shortly after
leaving here Quinn was one of
the principles in a shooting affray
in the range country and he is
known in this section as an all
around bad man. Twice during
the progress of the trial his wife
attempted suicide in the county
If you want to know what smartly dressed men are wearing this season, ask to see Stein-Bloch Clothes."
Sviits and Overcoats, $15 Upward
THE CLOTHIERS.
Hies Block, Bemidji
Fashion Note: Don't wear a white tie with a Tnxedo coat.
mm IW
Saving Money on Clothes
amount you save when you buy a $15
Suit or Overcoat here. You ask "Bow
do you make that out?" Simple
enough! The fabric, the trimmings,
the workmanship and the fit are in
every respect equal to most to-meas-
ure clothes that cost $30.
You'll better appreciate this fact when you see the
famous
STEIN-BLOCH SMART CLOTHES
which we sell with the makers' guarantee that the gar-
ments will wear satisfactorily, or your money back.
The Stein-Bloch Label protects you against loss. It's sewn beneath the flap
of the lining below the coat collar.
jail at Ashland, but each timelier
intention was discovered before
it could be carried to a success
ful conclusion.
Burns Sells Out.
Joseph Burns, who for the
past several years has been en
gaged in the general merehan
disejousiness at Nymore, yester
day disposed of his business in.
terests to Willis Nye. Mr. Burns
will leave Nymore at once and
will locate in this city. He has
been a prominent figure in the
spectacular municipal affairs cf
Nymore for some time and has
been connected with much of the
strenuous incident at Nymore.
The City Soloes.
The city council had a regular
meeting at the city hall last
night. Little business of im
portance came up. A number
of bills were allowed and the
liquor license bond of Frank
Silversack was referred back for
additional sureties. The council
spent some time discussing the
proposed city organization under
the law of 1894, had authority from
City Attorney Russel, considered
several other minor matters and
adjourned.
Wreck at Deer River.
A Great Northern freight train
was wrecked at Deer River early
yesterday morning. The rails
spreaLa* several cars went in
the ditch. The wrecking outfit
from Cass Lake put in most of
yesterday cleaning the line. All
traffic was delayed for several
hours and No. 13 arrived here
two hours and fifteen minutes
late as a result last night.
Having Good Success.
The soliciting committee of the/
Beltrami County Fair associatio/
has been meeting with very go/
success in disposing of stoc/g.
the business men of the city/.
^tf
committee has only been
Fifteen dollars represents the
3
tfje
for a couple of days, but is
pleased with the generous recep
tion it is being accorded by the
business public generally.