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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Board re.convened us per nd journment. All
members present.
The following petition was presented the
board by School District No. 5 and Indepen-
dent School District OF the village of Shevlin:
To the Honorable Board OF County Commits
sioners OF Beltrami County. We, the under
signed members of the school boards OF Dist
riot No. and Independent District OF Shevln,
Beltram County Minnesota, respectfully
petition your honorable body as follows:
Whereas, the Independent School District
OF Sheylin, MINI which was formerly part
of District No, 5, did at q special election,
called for such purpose, have itself set of AS
an independent District, this In accordance
with Chapter SO, Section 37e2, Statutes OF
1894.
Therefore, as prior to this special election.
which was held on the sth day Of February,
1907, the two Districts jointly, as District No.
5, of Beltrami County, Mimi, were debtors TO
various Persons and Corporations in sum, of
as nearly as can be ascertaiped, amounting to
! Now therefore, we. the undersigned. MEM
hers of said District Nos OF Beltr8mi County,
and Independent District OF Sheylin, Mimi,
have this day agreed to accept and divide the
entire Indebtedness as follows
District No. s. to assume and pay the sum
of st0O.00 of above mentioned indebtedness
with interest on same, from date of ratitica-
ton of this agreement.
The Independent District of Sheylin. Mimi,
to assume and pay the balance of the indebt-
edneSS, and TO relieve said School District
Mob from ali Obligations, save the above men
toned 800 90 with interest rs stated.
And it is further agreed and understood,
| that all monies now in the hands OF the
treasurer of said District No. 5, or in the
hands of the county treasurer, and belonging
to said District No, &, shall be paid over TO the
treasurer of the Independent District OF
Shevlin. Mimi. being that this District assumes
the largest share of the entire Indebtedness,
and by him applied as provided by law
And IL Is further agreed that all the money
levied shall be credited by the County
Auditor, to the respective districts, where, by
reason of location OF taxable property, 1t
rightfuliy belongs, also the state apportion
money to be paid to each District. in proper
ton to the number of pupils attending in each
District.
Dated at Shevlin, MINI, this day of April,
1902
L. Jensen. Pres; Il. A, Dickersen. Sec, I.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Now is the time to subscribe
for the PIONEER, the leading paper
of Beltrami county.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24
SEALED BIDS
WANTED.

Sealed bids viii be received at this office
for the construction of wooden bridge
to be built across the Turtle river where the
County road crosses said river in the SW14 of
section %, Town las, Range 30, according to.
plans ard specifications on file in my office.
Said bids to be fled on or before May 5th, A.
D. 1902.
D. L. SYLVESTER,
County Auditor.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Board re-conyeGed us per nd journmeDt. All
members present.
On motion, the petition OF l. q. Bingham and
others being the majority of the legal voters
and residents of government town $50. Range
SO, TO organize said town was adopted, and on
motion the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved that Government Town 1856. Range
3s be- and Is here by organized as d town as pro-
yIded by statute, and to be known as Benz
VILE
On motion, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved that the first election of the town
Of Benvilie be held at the residence or Franz
b. Gustafson, on Thursday, May ~.
On motion, the petition OF j. "A. Biden and
Jens Jordet for license to sell Intoxicating
liquors at the toWnste OF Selkce. In the town
OF &c kles, was granted, and the chairman and
auditor instructed to issue said license.
On motion the bond Of Bden and Jordet
with Nels III. Wolland and Ole L. Stortroen as
suretieS was approved
On motion, the petition of John L. Williams
and Others to organize Sections ~. %, and 20.
lions |, 2 and and II and IL. Town 100, Range
~, and Sections @, and of Town 100, Range
30, TO organize as new school district.
was adopted and set for hearing at the July
meeting commencing on the 14th day OF July,
"A. ID. 1902, at 1862 ut 10 o'clock In the fore
noon.
On motion, the petition to establish o county
road beginning ut the corner to Townships 152
and 153, Ranges 30 and 81, and terminating ut
the international bonndaryline on Rainy River,
between said ranges 10 and 81, was set for
hearing on Monday, the l4th day of July. 1902
ut 10 O'Clock, a. NJ, and on motion John Nc
Dougald ind Ed Gallagher were appointed Il
committee TO examine the route OF said road
ginning Of said road ct 10 O'Clock "A. M on May
nth, 1872
On motion, the Board adjourned till o O'Clock
A M. April 10. 1902.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Board re-cOnyened as per adjournment.
Call 70 order ID 8 a. M. All members present.
On molten, the following resolution WIS
adopted.
Resolved, that the deed OF w. n .Blakeley
land IN Section IS. Town 1d8. Range 81, for
highway purposes, be, and the same Is hereby
accepted on the part OF the county, the said
strip OF land 80 decided b hereby constituted o
public highway and theIounty Auditorishereby
directed to have said deed recorded in the
office OF the Register of Deeds.
On Notion the county auditor was inStruc-
ted to advertise for sealed bids for the con-
struction of II bridge across Turtle river in
Section 28, Town i4s, Range 81
On motion, the following bond OF Alexander
II Henderson as County Coroner With w. H..
Roberts and John Steidl as sureties in the sum
OF $1,000, was approved.
On mo ton, the petition for the change Of
county road In the town l4g Range SO, was set
for hearing ut the, next regular session COM
mencing Julyf4 1902. The following were APP
pointed u committee to view said road on the
9th day OF June, 1902: L. Q. Sibiey and John
w Johnson.
On motion, o petition for establishing o
county road beginning at the northeast
corner OF northwest quarter of the northwest
Red Lake road, and terminating and connect
Ing with the town road at the corners OF Sec
tons 10, II. 20 and p, Town l4a Range37, was
adopted and set for hearing on Monday, the
14th day OF July, 1902 at III O'Clock, A. NJ. and
on motionJ. w. johnson and # O. sSibleyw were
appointed u committee to examine the route
OF said road. said committee to meet at the
point OF beginning on Monday. June end, at 10
O'Clock, A. M.
On motion, the following petition for estab-
fishing o country road beginning ut the north
ction corner OF Sections | and g. on the
Range line between Ranges 80 and 81, and
terminating mt the northeast corner, Town lls,
Range ~, was adopted, and set for hearing on
Monday, the 18th day of July, 1s02 MT 10 O'Clock,
A, a., and on motion j. w. johnson and Il. o
Sibley were appointed committee to ex-
anime the route of said road. Said committee
to meet at the point of beginning at 10 O'Clock,
A. NJ, June 5th, 1907
On motion, the Board adjourned until 1
o. clock p M. s55+rigz s#
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Continued next week.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-04-24

Defendants record address is Grand Rap
Minnesota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
DEATH TOO SPEEDY
Carries a Corpse to a
Chicago Hospi-
tai.

Chicago. ian. 3l.-Thr horses Of the
FdnTSon street police ambulance ran
Wednesday as they seldom have he
fore. hut death was even quicker than
the foam-Hecked animals. Mrs Jen-
Eie Williams, 3lIO Armour avenue.
was dying of dropSy. \ hurry caIl
was sent for the ambulance and the
woman. conscious that her life was
about to 20 out and begging that the
police make haste. was started for the
county hospital.
The woman closed her eyes and
smiled family when she saw the eff
forts the police We're making. and the
same smile was on her features when
she was borne ON a stretchCr from the
ambulance to the emergency ward at
the hospital. \ physician bent over
the woman. then shook his head. You
may rs well take her back: she's been
dead five minutes or more" he said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
STOPS A DIVORCE
Wife Goes to Dowie Zion and Con-
cludes to- Remain as
She is.

OwOsSO. Mich. Jan. 31.-Somc time
ago Mary Cross started divorce pro-
ceedinGs against her husband. g. w.
Cross. Her complaint was that G.. w.
bad gone 20 Chicago and become a
member OF John Alexander Dowie's
Zion colony. She stated that if he had
become an Adventist or a Christian
Scientist. she could have stood it. but
4 Dowicite. never, She urged her at
tCruey to hurry up the case. That
was the last her attorney heard of her
until notified. that the husband was try
ing to get proceedings stopped 10y stip-
UiatiOn.
1t now develops that Cross induced
his wife to make a visit to Zion" tell
ing her that If she once tasted the hap
pincsS he was enjoying i'm Zion she
would he willing not only to come back
10 him. hut would he glad to join for
tunes with the DOwieite crowd. Mrs
Cross decided to try, and she went to
Chicago and became to impressed with
Zion and the waySOf Dowie's flock that
she has hidden farewell forever to her
old home in DuI.l nd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
DREAM TO BEAR FRUIT
Move on Foot to Improve DesPIsHnes
River by Dredg-
ing.

KcnOsha. Wis. Jan. 31.-1he long
anticipated dream. the dredging of the
peSplaines river. is being talked of
again among the farmers in this cOun-
ty- and the plan is likely to see frui-
tiOn by 4 move now on foot. Several
farmers of the county have contributed
literally toward a fund which will he
used to survey the DeSplaines river
bottoms for the purpose of dredging
the river and making it navigable.
Should it he found possible as an en-
Eineerin@ feat and be constructed it
VIII mean continuous waterway from
EenOSha to the Mississippi and from
there to the gulf of Mexico. The Des-
PLANES yearly I'm the spring season in
undates the bottom lands along its
CourSe. causing great loss to the farm
ers owning land along its banks. The
present move by them is to prevent
this annual inundatiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
NO MORE LOBBYING
Is the Aim of u Rule Adopted by
the Iowa Legisla-
ture.

Des Moines. Ia, Jan. 31.-A rule
was adopted by the senate Wednesday
prohibiting employees of the senate or
its committees from lobbying for OF
against pending measures. 1t was
said by Senator Lewis, who spoke for
the committee reporting the rule. that
a former emplOye of the body had left
his desk to appear before committees
in opposition to proposals to regulate
corporations, and during the session
had been chief dispenser of
franks. etc.
Senator GarSt introduced a bill fix
ing the time for assessing of railroad
property at Aug. l instead of March
p. Representative Cummins proposed
bills increasing the salaries of supreme
judges from $1,000 TO $1,000 and OF
district judges from $500 TO 81 ,OO1,
Governor Cummins has announced
the appointment of aids for his mill
tary staff as follows: I. b. Santee.
Danbury; Truman y. Potter, Mason
City: Charles Z. Mitchell. Marion; A
\. Penquiet. ColfaX: Walter NJ. Davis.
Iowa City: C. w. Bepp. Hawkeye. and
Herbert NJ. Bigelow. GrlIndv Center.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Indinn Homes.

The young Indian wife Of today is
clean. fairly good cook and tidy with
her house, says an exchange. She is
not vet well versed in the art of dec
grafton, and red and green are pre-
dominating cOlors in all of her rooms,
whether in harmony or not. The house
has good furniture, but it is strangely
arranged. The lounge is a favOrite
piece of furniture, and one sees it in
every Indian household. always in the
parlor If the Indians have a piano or
organ, it goes into the bedroom. The
young bucks best saddle also goes into
the parlor, and in many houses it is
hung upon the wall. Red ribbons are
tied to everything, even the tail of the
cat. for no Indian household is COM
plete without n cat and n dog.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
say Iney saw an AIr-ship.

Niles. Mich. Jan. 31.-Chas. Crook.
er and William Helmet claim to have
seen at 6:3O y. III. Wednesday Il big
steerable balloon lowering over the
village of GaIieIi. fourteen miles west
Of this place. They notified the peO-
pie of the place. who turned out en-
masse and watched the evOlutiOns Of
the flying machine. admiring the navi-
gators control of the craft. The air
ship is reported to have made n wide
circle To- the west OF the village AZ a
height of about 800 feet and to have
finally disappeared in the direction of
Chicago. 1t carried two red lights and
one very bright white light
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
MUST NOT ASK MORE
President Issues Order as to In
crease OF Pay to- Govern
ment Employees.

Washington. Jan. 3i.-The presi-
dent has issued the following eNecu-
tive order: "All officers and en-
ployes of the United States of every
description are hereby forbidden
either directly or Indirectly to solicit
increase pay or influence or attempt
To influence in their own interests
any legislation whatever, save
through the heads of departments in
or under which they serve. on penalty
of dismissal from the government
service"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
a1rI 1ns a miraculous Escape.

Kenosha. Wis. Jan. 81. - Miss
Thomy had a miraculos escape from
instant death i'm this city Wednesday,
afternoon while driving from this city
to her home in Pleasant Prairie. She
was struck by fast mail train. The
buggy i'm which Miss Thomy was rid
ing was smashed to kindlinS wood
but when the train was backed to the
place of the accident the young wo-
man was discovered brushing the
SNOW from her garments. She was I'M
injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
An Innocent Author.

Some new authors arrive with such
a hilarious confidence, such n blithe il
nocence, that it is always interesting
to hear about them. One has just sent
to n we'll known London publisher 4
letter something like this:
81 am told that it is usual on the eve
of the appearance of book to enter
tain all the London reviewers to a din
ner VIII you kindly tell me what this
would cost, where the dinner should be
held and who. in your opinion. should
be invited? OF course the thing ought
to be done handsomely~
1t is amusing and true. - London
Chronicle
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
smn,Ipox rs Isaglng mere.

Niles. Mich. Jan. 31.-A smallpox
epidemic is raging in Cass county.
There are nearly a score of cases ut
Nolinia. several at Dowagiac and sew
eral ut Penn. The disease was brought
here from Dakota by a man named Ed
ward Campbell. and was at first
thought to he Cuban itch. At Volinia
the first cases appeared several weeks
ago. and under the impression that it
was not smallpox the families were not
qIarantined till last Saturday. The
entire community has been exposed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
REFERS TO rHF MONROE DOCTRINE
And How II Was Upheld When France
Had Invaded Mexico.

Had Invaded Mexico
Indeed we. 'the two North Amer
lean peoples. can help each other. as it
was shown when the Mexican patriot
ism was engaged during five years in
an unrelenting struggle with the
French imperialism which at one time
endangered the Mexican independence
as we'll as the prestige of the Ameri-
can Union and the republican institu-
tions in the New World. and when. the
great rebellion in this country having
been vanquished. your successful
craftsmanship became able to enforce
the Monroe Doctrine. Afterward. un-
der the blessings of peace at home and
between our two republics Mexico Of
fered the riches of its soil. the guaran-
tees of its liberal laws and the frank
ness Of its hospitality to the enterpriS-
Ing foreigners for the increase of con-
nIerce. for thr exchange of our natural
resources for the products of more adj
Vanced Industries. and for the eStah-
IiShment of new ones i'm my country.
We are already seeing the gains Oh
tanned by your countrymen who ar
cepted our sincere invitation: and by
ourselves. who are beginning to de-
velop our industries and commerce
chiefly with the aid of your skill and
money over half of the articles
Mexico imports from abroad proceed
from the United States. About three
quarters Of the Mexican exports come
to the American markets.
The field for labor is wide. 1t IS
open to enterprises of all kinds Your
powerful commercial and industrial
corpora CionS can span over the vast eX-
tension of the Mexican territory that in
Il great part still remains uneXplOred.
The essays already made by the Amer
lean navigat ton and railroad. lands and
mining companies in Mexico have
proved as many signal successes. My
best wishes are that industrial and
commercial intercourse between our
two countries may ever reflect the fair
ness of the existing diplomatic rela-
tionS between the two governments.
''AS for the kind expressions in fa-
vor of the Mexican people and govern
ment and for the courteous hospitality
mt this splendid banquet. l can only
give my heartfelt thanks, assuring you
that my cOuntrymen and President
Porfirio Diaz will highly appreciate
the earnest sentiments expressed here
toward them and in favor of their dip
lomatic representative in the United
States"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Speaks for Benefit of Religion.

This may be the last time that
Will have the opportunity Of address
ing YOU on Il similar occasion. This
is my reason for desiring to make 81
few remarks. l believe in Christ
believe i'm prayer and | believe in the
power of the Holy Ghost. Anything
| have done or said was for the benefit
of the Christian religion. | think that
it has done some good. l do not care
to- retract and | regret nothing l have
said or written"
1t is published here that Professor
Pearson has written a book. The Car
peuter Prophet in which lie denies
the divinity of Christ. the resurrec-
tiOn. the ascension. He also denies
the incarnation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31

Onawa. la. Jan. 31.-Mary Chris
tiansen has secured a verdict for So
Coo in her breach of promise suit
against dead man. Shc sued the es-
tate Of Frank Crum. who died last
summer. for $1,000. claiming he had
postponed the date of their marriage
and finally died before the new date
fell without wedding her IT was prov
en- conclusively that he intended to
marry her. and the suit was begun as
the best legal way to recover Il portion
of the porperty left hY him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Lost in Gale.

London. Jan. 31.-Continued gales
in the channel are causing number
of shipping casualties. The most Sc
rious thus far is the apparent loss
of the steamer Sprite. having a crew
of 20 men. She is long overdue and
all hope of her safety is given up.
The channel mail steamers are am
able to start from Europe this morn
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Censns Firnres fnr. Printers.

Washington. Jan. 31.-The census
bureaus preliminary report regarding
printing and publishing. newspapers
and periodicals. i'm 1900 follows: Num-
ber of establishments. 1906. Increase
24 per cent; capital. S192. 443. 10S, in
crease - per cent: wage eaTners
(average number. g4604. increase 10
per cent: total wages. $50. .333. .051, de-
crease l per cent: cost of materials
used. $JO.214.904. increase % per cent. /;
value of products, $222, ,9S3, 500, in
crease "A per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Ambassador Azpiroz of
That Country Speaks
of Feeling
TOWARD UNCLE SAM
Says 1t is Friendly and
That 1t is Recip-
roCated.

Baltimore. Jan. 31.-HThe chief guest
at the annual banquet of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers asSocia-
ton of this city, held last night at
the Hotel Rennert. was Don Manuel de
AZpirOZ. the Mexican ambassador. The
post prandial Oratory was led by Hon.
Lloyd l.. Jackson. president of the as
station. who congratulated his hearers
upon the uneXampled prosperity en-
joyed by this country in the past few
wears. and predicted for it the SUI
premacY of the world, commercially
and financially" One of the great
needs of the country at this time. he
declared. is a merchant marine COM
menSurate with the growth and i'm
pOrtance of the nation, aud the mag
nificence of our navy.
Ties That Unite the People.
Senor AzpirOZ. after thanking the
members of the association for the kind
wishes expressed by them for himself
and his country. spoke in part as fol-
lows: The ties that unite the MeXi-
can and the Anglo-American peoples
in the diplomatic sphere are firmly
and fairly established. They are based
on love of independence. on the pro-
fession of the principles of liberty.
equality and fraternity. so cherished
among cultured men and nations, and
on the aims for order. justice, progress
and civilization Hence 1t follows that
the intercourse of our two govern
mentS is easy and candid; the affairs
concerning their mutual responsible
ties are settled i'll equita BILE terms. and
their approach is more and more swift
and profitable.
Hopes for Continued Good win.
Il hope that these fortunate cOndi-
tions of our international relations
shall never be interrupted. My con-
tidence in their perpetuity relies on
my knowledge of the good will and
efficient effects of my government in
accord with the wishes of the Mex
lean people TO secure for ever the
friendship of the American people: on
my experience of their sense of jus
tice, and on my contemplation of the
benefits for both TO be derived from
their mutual assistance, as we'll in Sc
rene as in stormy times on the path
of their prOvidential destinies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
PEARSON'S CASE
Northwestern University Profess
sor States His Con-
Victions
AND HIS DISBELIEF IN A BOOK
Says His Utterances Have Been for
the Benefit Of Christian
Religion.

Chicago. Jan. 31.-PrOfessOr Charles
W. Pearson. of the Northwestern uni
yersity, who recently created much
comment by reason Of his attacks on
certain parts of the Bible. caused sur
prise at the chapel exercises of the
university yesterday 10y asking to make
statement before the students. Just
as the services were ending Professor
Pearson arose. and on being given
permission to speak briefly buried his
head i'll his hands Il moment, and then
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Fatal Collision of Freights.

Deerfield. Ills. Jan. 31.-Through a
mistake of an operator at Everett. west
Of here. two freight trains cOllided on
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
yesterday. killing one man and injur-
ing five others. The dead man is
Hugh Cox. StOckman, Kansasville. Ills.
The injured are Michael Gaffney.
stockman. KanSasville. His: John Nc
ManuS. Stockman. KanSaSville, Ills; a.
l.. Mckenzie. StOckman. Elkhorn. Wis
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
Fatal Explosion OF Dynamite.

Halifax. y. s, Jan. 31.-An eXplo-
sion of dynamiteat the Marsh cOlliery,
ThOrburn. Pictou county. killed three
men and demolished the structure. The
dead are: J. w. sutherland. resident
manager: Walter Sutherland. under
ground foreman; John Wilkes. over
ground foreman. The cause of the eX-
ploSion is not known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31

Washington Jan. 31.-When the
house met today the Tawney resolu-
ton introduced yesterday To direct
the ways and means committee to
investigate the question of whether
the treaty making power could nego-
tiate reciprocity treaties affecting
customs and revenues without action
of congress, was adopted without di-
ViSOn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-31
SchIey I'm the South.

Louisville. Jan. 3i.-After two days
constant activity Schley's last day in
the cR.r, was spent quietly AT the
home of Marion :. Taylor, president
of the board of trade. This morning
a committee of Nashville citizens ar
rived here TO escort the admiral to
Nashville. for which city the party
left at this afternoon. a.