The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-01-17
Al FEW QUESTIONS
Called Forth by the Recent War
Over the Letting of the
County Printing.
EDITOR BEMIDJI PIONEER:

low IoIS oO gOul PCopiC ~
tend to let G. r.. Martin run their
village government His nefari-
Gus petition to our prominent
business men, for the county
printing, which he got supposed
friend Of the PIONEER to circG
late, got signers because the sign
ers we're unaware that he stood
no show to get the work. It they
had known what tricks and offers
to bride he had resorted TO-,
hardly any Of the signers would
have put down their names. His
offer Of $500 to Yves Wright, and
$500 to Ed. Gallagher (the price
growing as he became more des-
perate), ought to convince every
body that the $721 he got for
printing county ballots was moth.
ing but steal in whichtheco county.
auditor joined. Why did he pro-
pose to Wes Wright that if he
got the county printing Joe Mark
hams printing Wonldn t cost him
anything for a year?
When a man makes the open
declaration, in the presence Of
citizens, that he is in Bemidji for
the 'slong green and don't give
a d whether it comes out Of
the village or county or both, Z it
is about time for the taxpayer to
look out for himself.
Why does the Jerrard Plumbing
Co. get 81. Is per running foot for
laying water mains now, while
under the old administration It
cost only 81. 49, Does Martin, be-
ing the head of the com any have
anything to DC. with ii: How does
it come that the present village
council does whatever Martin
wants? And why don + the re-
corder publish the proceedings of
the council. y:
/ would like to ask the county
auditor why he allowed Martin to
be paid 1921 for ballots that cost !.
less than 500 in a county like
Morrison or Polk, where they
have three times the population
of ,Beltrami county. .+s
How long win the. people Of Be
mid j. stand this sort Of thing?
Is it not time to have plain under
standings with the eandi dates
this spring!
CITIZEN TAXPAYER.
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There are over 400 pupils attending
school in Bemidii.
Il The most soothing, healing and an
tiseptic application ever devised is De-
Wits 1. Witch Hazel salYe. Il re-
lieves at once and cures piles, sores,
eczema and shin diseases. Beware OF
limitations. At Mayo's Drug store.
Frank Van Tassel, Of Turtle River,
was in town yesterday after supplies.
He has takena contract to get out .
large LOT Of logs about four miles east
of that place and expects to make
good thing out of it.
j. j. Hicks, member OF the collection
firm of links ~ Hicks. came up from St.
Cloud Monday and is here visiting his
cousin A. NJ. Greeley OF the Pioneer
His partner Attorney Jinks was also
here on business last week.
The merited reputation for curing
piles, sores and skin diseases acquired
by DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve, has
led 20 the making OF worthless counter.
feits. BE sure to get only DeWitt's
salve. AT Mayo's Drug store.
Frank Williams was arrested last
week on a charge of petty larcency,
and will be tried today. His friends
swear that his arrest was put-up job
and that lack of any evidence will
cause dismissal of the case.
.Armour's Packing House calendar
is the most unique of any that has
found its way to the PIONEER table SD
far this season. 1t is blood red in
color, which is very suggestive OF the
business, and is gorgeouslY gotten up.
Supt. Williamson and Chief Train
Dispatcher Hopkins Of. this division
of the Great Northern were in town
Tuesday looking over the ground for
the new depot. A construction crew
will at once be put to work on said
building. President Hill himself is
expected here today to settle the.