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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
WILL HOLD MEETING TO
PROMOTE PARTY HARMONY
St. Paul Roosevelt Club Announces
Meeting to Be Addressed by State
Republican Readers.

St. Paul, Feb. "a political
meeting will be held in this city on
the evening of February 10, under
the auspices of the St. Paul Roose-
welt club, for the purpose of pro-
noting harmony in republican ranks.
Invitations have been sent by
the club to r. C.. Dunn, A. O: Eber-
hart, ]. F. jacobson, S. H. Lord and
Attorney General Young.
The purpose of the meeting, as
announced in the letter of invitation,
is for the discussion of party har-
mony in state politics. The meet
ing is to be open, and strictly
informal, and each speaker is guar
anteed an impartial audience, which
will listen to his views with the
utmost consideration.
The Roosevelt club held a similar
meeting four years ago, at the Mer-
chants hotel. The officers of the
club, when asked about the meeting,
said it was to be held solely for
the best interests of the Republi-
can party, that all factions might
be welded together in a united effort
to win back the state. It will be
held at the Roosevelt club rooms,
377 Robert street.
Attorney General Young and Mr..
Eberhart have already accepted
their invitations. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
WAS FULL OF INTEREST
Question of Authority of City Quarantine for Smallpox
Was Discussed .-Lquor License Application Of George
McTaggart Refused; Mayor Protested.

A motion was made by Alderman
Brinkman to accept the application
This motion was seconded, but
before the motion was put for final
passage, written protest from
Mayor Pogue was read to the coun
Gil.
In the mayors protest he desired
to call the attention of the
council to the record of the proprie-
tor of the saloon, which the mayor
declared had been run for three
months without license; that the
name of ]. P. Signel had been
used as a shield and that the real
proprietor of the saloon was Mr..
McTaggart, who, the mayor claimed,
had paid all the bills, etc., and was
really the responsible party for the
conduct of the place.
The mayor stated in his protest
that J. P. Signel had been convicted
of selling Intoxicating liquors with,
out licence, and that the said Sig
mel, together with other employees OF
the saloon. had been arrested and
convicted of having run the saloon
without license; that an Injunction
had been issued by the district
court restraining Signel, or any OF
his employees, from conducting
saloon, which had been de-
clared to be public nuisance or
account of having been run without
license; that the mayor was certain
that the said Signel had no interest
whatever in the saloon; that it be-
longed to Mr.. McTaggart; that
the actions of Mr.. McTaggart and
Mr.. Signel had caused the city
trouble and litigation and that he
protested the allowance of the
license to Mr.. McTaggart.
Alderman McTaggart stated that
on behalf of Mr.. SigneI he believed
that the city had received the money
from Mr.. Signel. However if the
CITY desired not to grant the license
it was up to the council and he hac
nothing further to offer in the mat
ter.
Alderman Brinkman desired tt
know if the city clerk had attended
to his business; that he believed that
if the city clerk had been duly dill
gent the council would have known
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
WARDENS ARE EFFICIENT
OVER IN ITASCA COUNTY
Jess Harry and Arthur Seamans Enforc-
ing Game Laws With Most
Excellent Results.

1t is with considerable pleasure
that we note the successful manner
in which the game laws are being
enforced, over, in Itasca county at
the present time.
Previous to last year, the game
laws were source Of ridicule among
the residents of Itasca county, and
fortunate indeed was the warden
who secured a conviction in that
county. Many violators of the law,
who were caught red-handed, and
who admitted their guilt, were
found not guilty. by juries and
allowed to go their way and continue
to kill game and catch fish out of
season, and make goodly sum from
sales of illegal game and fish.
A. G. Rutledge of this city secured
several convictions over in Itasca
county, but was compelled to use
considerable persuasion to get the
violators to plead guilty.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Rut-
ledge Carlos, Avery, executive
agent for the State Game and Fish
Commission, appointed Jess Harry
and Art Seamans of Grand Rapids
as wardens. These gentlemen have
done fine work. The Grand Rap.
ids Herald Review says of the en-
forcement of the law.
In appointing Jess Harry and
Arthur Seamans as his deputies he
made two excellent selections. They
have furnished ample proof of their
ability,to successfully drive out the
pot-hunter, the outside sport who
comes before the season opens,
and the fellow who makes business
of furnishing the market with
game meat at all seasons. They
have secured results through arrests,
prosecutions and convictions of a
number of violaters. AS a conse.
quence there will be a far greater
respect for the law relating to game
and fish violations in the future than
has been apparent in past years."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Ole Moen is Logging.

Ole Moen, who owns valuable
farm in the Town of FROM, eight
miles east Of Bemidji, was in the city
today.
Mr.. Moen states that he is doin e
some logging on his farm this win
ter. He has a large quantity of
mixed timber, consisting of Norway,
white and jack pine, spruce, ETC.,
and that he has already some $4,000
feet cut and banked at the FROM
landing. He has about 100000
feet altogether, which ne expects to
finish logging, before the winter is
over. The timber is being purchased
by the Bemidji Lumber company,
which is hauling the stuff from the
FROM" landing to the new mill on
the eastern shore of Lake Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

Last nights meeting of the city
council was of considerable interest,
as several matters of Importance
came up for consideration by the
members.
There were present at the meet
ing Aldermen Gould, MCCuaig,
Mayer, B1inkman, Washburn and
McTaggart.
A batch of bills we're allowed,
including the city pay roll for Janu-
airy, the latter alone amounting to
S625.
A bill" presented by City Clerk
Maloy for having had the windows
of his office washed, the amount of
which was 50, caused considerable
discussion, Alderman Smart inquir-
ing as to when authority had been
delegated to the clerk to hire janitor
work at the city hall done by other
than the official janitor. The bill,
however, was finally allowed, it
appearing that there was something
of "feud" on between the pug
nacious clerk and other employees at
the city hall.
A bill from Beltrami county, for
boarding of city prisoners, was
referred to tine city attorney for an
opinion as to whether the city was
liable for the payment of the bill.
The report of Justice Slocum, for
the month of January, showing fines
amounting to $50 and costs of
S2O.4O, with a receipt from the city
treasurer showing balance Of $3.50
paid the city, was accepted.
The annual and quarterly reports
of the city treasurer were read and
laid on table, to be compared with
city clerks report.
Justice Simons filed report for
January, showing a balance due the
justice of 5000, was accepted, it
being stated that there were a num-
Der of cases which were appealed
from the justice court, which made
the costs more heavy. The clerk
was ordered to draw a warrant in
favor of Mr.. Simons for S2O.5O.
The application of George Nc
Taggart for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors in his building on
Beltrami avenue, was taken up and
considered by the council.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
GILBERT WALKER TELLS
OF LOGGING OPERATIONS
Output, as Originally Intended, Cut
0ne-HaIf.- AkeIey Mill Cut Will
Be CurtaiIed.

Gilbert Walker, son of T. B.
Walker the millionaire lumberman)
and who is general manager of the
Red River Lumber company and
also T. B. Walkers logging interests
in this part of the state, was a visitor
in Bemidji today. -. f..
Mr.. Walker was here for the pur-
pose of interviewing some of the
loggers. who are cutting timber
for the Walker & Akeley company.
The Red River Lumber company
owns the large sawmill, planning
mill and box factory, which con-
stitutes the principal industry at
| Akeley and which is really the
backbone of the financial support Of
that village. Concerning the log
ging and numbering operations of
the Red River company and Walker
& Akeley, Mr.. Walker says:
The Walker & Akeley company,
which does the logging for the
Red River Lumber company's
plants, has this winter greatly cur
tailed the cut of timber which was
originally intended. We at first in
tended to cut 1OO,O00,OOO feet Of
timber, but the late financial furry
knocked the bottom out Of the lum-
Der market, and it is but slowly re-
covering from the pressure. AS a
consequence the demand for lumber
has not been large and we decided
to decrease our cut of timber, there
fore we will cut but little over
5O,000,O00 feet this winter.
Many of the contracts which we
originally made with small loggers
were cancelled in toto, while we cut
the amount of others by half. This
| decrease in the cut of timber will Of
necessity mean curtailing the manu-
facture Of lumber at our big Akeley
mills. During this winter we have
not run the mill on-.full highland
day time, as formerly, and it is more
than likely that we will shut down
the plant entirely the middle of next
summer. In fact, it is doubtful il
we will run the mill during the latter
part of the summer, at all. !"
Mr.. Walker will remain in Bemidii
tonight and possibly return to Akeley
/ tomorrow morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

Several ditch matters were con-
sidered by Judge McClenahan,
among them being an application
for ditch in Itasca county.
The Grand Rapids Independent
says of this ditch. - r.
Grand Rapids Independent: The
hearing on the state bitches which
are to be constructed in Itasca and
Koochiching counties, which was to
be held in Bemidji on January 20,
has been continued to February 4,
owing to the absence of Judge
Spooner on the 10Th.
George Ralph, engineer on the
drainage commission, was among
those who went to Bemidji to be
present at the hearing. Mr.. Ralph
stopped off here the next day on
some business connected with fur
ther drainage work in this county.
Mr.. Ralph is quite enthusiastic
over the bill which Congressman
|sVolstad is presenting to Congress.
The bill provides for the placing
of the Indian lands which may be
affected by the state drainage in
the same class as the private and
state lands as far as the assess
ments of costs, ETC., the bitches is
concerned. The passage of this
bill would be a great saving of
labor, time and expense to the gov
eminent as well as to the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
ADJOURNED TERM COURT
BEING HELD in THIS CITY
Judge McClenahan is Presiding Several Criminal Cases
Disposed Of..-.Term Will Probably Be Concluded
Thursday, as There Are Few Cases.

An adjourned term of district
court for Beltrami county was con-
vened in this city at 10 o'clock this
forenoon, Judge w. S. McClenahan
presiding, the term having been
adjourned from the first week in
October. .....
Those of the petit jury who had
not been discharged at the term
before adjournment were called,
eight being in attendance, and three
were absent, after which the jurors
were excused until 2 p. m.
The case of the State of Minnesota
VS.. Gust Rachu (the latter being
charged with Adultery was dis.
missed, on recommendation of the
county attorney.
The case of the State of Mime.
sofa VS.. Alex Taylor was called, and
the defendant not being present, his
bonds, in the sum of $4,000, were
declared forfeited. Taylor was
accused of having carnal knowledge
of and abusing a female child under
the age of Is years.
The case of the State VS.. Albert
Bake, charged with forgery and
uttering false instrument, was con-
tinued. ~.~>-
In the case of the State VS.. Jennie
Anderson grand larceny in the
first degree) the case was continued.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

whether or not the saloon of Mr..
McTaggart had been run without a
license for three months, as had
been stated in the protest of the
mayor, and that he (Mr. Brinkman)
for one did not know that the saloon
was being run without license and
he did not believe that the city clerk
had notified any member of the
council, either at a meeting or in
private.
Alderman Smart desired to know
if anything had been proven against
Mr.. McTaggart. If there was he
did not know of it.
Alderman Mayer acquiesced in
what Mr.. Brinkman said and added
that he also had heard of nothing
concerning Mr.. McTaggart's actions
as were claimed by the mayor.
Alderman McTaggart explained
that he had been closed up by the
sheriff for three months but that the
city had his license for those three
months just the same.
Alderman McCuiag stated that
Mr.. Signel had told him that he
(Mr. Signel) had nothing to do with
the saloon; that if he was convicted
of selling Intoxicating liquors with
out license that the penalty would
fall on Mr.. McTaggart.
The matter of granting the appli-
cation was put to "a vote and was
rejected by vote of three to four.
Applications for the appointment
of a sexton for Greenwood cemetery
were received from Henry Merry
man, M. A. Soper and E. w. Hanna.
The council assigned the Office of
sexton to Mr.. Merryman, to fill the
unexpired term of S. N. Reeves, who
resigned.
The matter of the council being
authorized to legally enforce the
quarantine ordinance (if there was
one) was taken up and discussed at
length. The question was referred
to the city attorney with instructions
to draw a quarantine ordinance, pro-
viding the same does not conflict
with the state law regulating the
same.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Bishop Morrison Here Feb. g.

Archdeacon Parshall, in charge
of the Episcopalian congregations in
this district, wishes the Pioneer to
announce that Bishop Morrison of
Duluth will be in Bemidli February
9th, at 1890 a. M, and will preside
at services to be held at that hour.
Bishop Morrison will deliver a SER
mon and oAiciate at the communion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
- --s-,
Marriage Licenses.

Clerk of Court Rhoda today issued
a marriage license to c.. A. Ander-
son of Pembina, N. D., to marry
Edith Pierson of Drayton, N. D..
Yesterday, Mr.. Rhoda issued
license to Merton Smith to marry
Lillian Mayer of this city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

64,5531a and w. B. Wilson of Bloos-
burg, Pa, received 62,472. Lewis ma
jority was 2,0811a. -
John p. White of Iowa was elected
national vice president, having no op.
position. He received 116,O7S votes.
For secretary treasurer w. D. Ryan
of Illinois received rS2,345k votes,
John Fahy receiving 40,9191a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Tlllman Resolution Adopted.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The senate
has adopted Senator Tillman's resolu-
tion requesting the president to give
information as to what action has
been taken by the department of JUS
tice against railroads that have not
complied with the laws relating to
grants Of public lands they have re.
ceived In the past.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
RUSSELL FOR MAYOR.
P j. RUSSELL Pioneer Attorney, Announces His Candidacy
for Mayor of Bemidii.

l desire the people of Bemidji to
know that | am a candidate for
Mayor at the election February 18th,
next.
have decided to become a can
didate, after due deliberation, and at
the request of numerous progressive
business men. I fully realize that if
I am elected it means the loss of
much valuable time without direct
recompense.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
SHOT WIFE AND SELF.
Former Iowa Man Unable to Effect q

Former Iowa Man Unable to Effect 8
Reconciliation.
Marshalltown, Ia, Feb. 4.-Word
from Pueblo, Colo, tells of a sensa-
tional MURDER and suicide committed
by a former Iowa railroad man, Sher-
man T. Cammack, for eleven years
car accountant for the Iowa Central
in this city. Two weeks ago Mrs.
Cammack applied for a divorce on the
ground of cruelty and when reconcilia-
ton was found to be unsuccessful
Cammack shot his wife three times,
then blew his own head off, The wo-
man is still alive, but fatally injured.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Boiler Explosion Kills Three.

Monaco, Pa, Feb. 4.-Three foreign
ers were killed and six others seri.
ously injured when the boilers in the
Welch brick plant exploded It is
supposed frozen water pipes caused
the accident The damage is estimated
at $1,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Concert at Methodist Church.

i The members of the Methodist
church are planning a concert to be
given at the Methodist churh on
Wednesday evening, February 5th.
The program will consist of vocal
and instrumental music and readings.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
Governor of Montana Resigns.

Governor of Montana Resigns.
Helena, Mont, Feb. 4.-Governor
Joseph Toole has rendered his res
ignation to Secretary of State Yoder
to take effect April 1 next. He will be
succeeded by Edwin Norris of Dillon,
lieutenant governor Governor Toole
has thrice been elected governor of
Montana on the Democratic ticket.
anything but satisfactory and it is for
this reason that he has resigned from
the term, which will expire March 4,
1909.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
No LEGISLATION for Ireland,

!. London, Feb. ALL doubt that the
government is planning the introduce
ton of legislation looking to home rule
for Ireland in the present session Of
parliament was setlat rest when Her
bert Fl. Asquith, chancellor of the ex-
chequer. declared on behalf of the pre-
mier that the government had no in
tention of reintroducing the Irish coun-
Gil bill.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

Bemidji is at the parting of the
ways. 1t cannot stand still. 1t
must advance in wealth and popula-
ton, or recede to the level of a
country village. I am, and every
good citizen should be, willing to
make some sacrifices for our mutual
good.
Am for Bemidij, Big, Bigger, Big.
gest. and a Square Deal.
Respectfully.
P. J. Russell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
LEWIS SUCCEEDS MITCHELL

Has Plurality of Over 1000 for Presi.
dent Of Mine Workers.
indianapolis, Feb. 4.-Thomas L.
Lewis of Bridgeport, O., was declared
elected president of the United Mine
Workers Of America at the closing
session of the annual convention.
The report of the tellers showed
that 127,0251A votes were cast for
president, of which Mr.. Lewis received
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04

Dan Dennis went to Big Falls
last evening, where he is getting out
some pulp wood.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-04
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
Boiler in Rolling Mill at Northumber
land, Pa, Expiodes.

sunbury, Pa, Feb. 4.-seven men
were killed and half dozen injured
by the explosion Of a boiler in the
rolling mill of Van Allen & Co. at
Northumberland, near here.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-16

A correspondent writing for the
Tonopah Sun on the great gold camp
Of Gold Circle, states that It may be
Nevada's big camp. A letter to the
Tonopah paper contains the following:
Things are ~whooping up in Gold
Circle. Much activity is manifested
in all directions. The population is
increasing daily. All autos and stages
for the new camp are crowded a
rallying cry for the passing period of
depression. nat occasions all this
forward movement is the discovery of
gold on the east and south slopes of
the Snowstorm mountains, situated in
Elko county
The district is located about forty
FIVE miles from Golconda on the South.
ern Pacific, and from there to Midas,
the headquarters of the district, the
route is by auto and stage over as
good a road as can be found in all
Nevada
The merits of the camp are Of an
~unexcelled or.er, and from present in
dications present a forecast that means
one of the greatestand most prolific
| districts ever discovered in Nevada.
This statement is based upon the
following facts. The district has been
proven as to gold deposits in good
values for at least five by eight miles
trending northeast and southwest,
giving values from $50 to $4,000 pei
ton, the latter being picture ore.
The belt is a quartz porphyry zone,
with clearly defined leads, and in the
main these leads when prospected show
| gold values Of various sum totals per
ton. For three days the writer has
followed these leads and mineralized
dykes as they course through and over
these rolling hills and mountains, and
for continually and uniformity Of gold
values in answer to mortar, pestle and
pan action, has never seen it's equal.
These gold bearing leads are many
and were personally traced for four
or five thousand yards.
The impressiveness of the district
at this preliminary stageof prospect
ing can best be understood from the
statement that for the past three days
in covering prospects and outcrops,
coursing over an areaof three and one
half miles by two miles and embracing
parts Of twenty-five groups of claims
that free gold was discovered, showing
values from the normal to the extraOr
~ulnary on all of them. Mark very lit
tie prospecting and yet this uniformity
of value is a striking and convincing
fact. Besides the leads and dyke:
tested, we made paintings of hillsides
and gullies with the same convincing
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-16

AS a result of the war between Chi
ma and japan thirteen years ago, the
former was mulcted by the latter by
an enormous wal indemnity of about
$l65, 0O0, 600. That great sum went
very far towards equipping Japan for
her war with Russia. But that war was
far more costly than was counted on,
and it left Japan, though victorious,
in a most embarrassing financial pre-
dicament. Japan is head and ears
in debt, is utterly unable to borrow
money in any market in the world, and
it is said that the country is in discon-
tent owing to the exorbitant taxes
that are now being levied upon the
people. People who are acquainted
with the conditions as they exist say
that she is the most heavily taxed in
the world in proportion to her wealth,