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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-23
Total funds on hand Dec. II. 1908. .Se2.393 g
Respectfully submitted,
+. 8. Arnold. Deputy and. Acting
County Auditor.

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! On motion by Peterson. seconded by Glenn
entSOn ames Martin was reappOinted jani-
tor OF the courthouse for the current year at
a salary Of $50 per month. and Frank NJ artin
was reappointed assistant ianitor at a salary
! On motion by Peterson, seconded by Glenn
entson. $500 was the sum fixed to be paid for
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-23
INVENTORY OF
, COuNTRY'S RESOURCES
Commission Tells How They
Should Be Conserved.

In forwarding to the president the
report Of the national conservation
commission Clifford Pinchot, chairman
OF the commission, says the entry Of
the conservation movement into the
field of definite constructive work Is
accomplished by the authorization Of q
Joint committee on cooperation, to be
composed of six members Of the state
conservation commissions ana three
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-23

Thomas Bailey. sheriff's fees and mile :,
Thomas Bailey sheri's fees lee and mile. 50 .
Thomas Bailey. sheriff's fees and mile ~ .
Thomas Bailey. sheriff fees and mile 100 81
Thomas Bailey: boarding prisoners ~ .
DE Fenies. carr Carrying primary returns %
n. g. Hendrickson. 49,. 50
"a; 8: Rustad, procuring primary bal
General Election t"'' o.
H;,s; R 3 procuring ballots...... 60
Martin T. Stoke, $500. 60
Q. Q. COpp 1890. 9 SO
B. A. Ronning, IS 60
& Harry Prove carving returns..:..:. g
d. Bentley 40
Printing and Stationery. ~
Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co.. blanks.
Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co.. blanks. . u
Milier-pav1is Co.. blanks % %
McGf1ll-W amer Co., paper. 90
| LIZ. Dow Co. daily balance book. 50
Free Press Pig. Co.. 900 checks. Is SO
M y: T. oberg, balance on ptg, Is %
Marteld Elec. Co, courthouse, Nov. 40 o.
War6eld Elec. Co.. courthouse, Dec. IS 81
! NV. Tel. Exch. Co., g Nov. Is 90
NW.Tel. Exch. Co, Dec. IS 90
:I0hn Zeck. constable fees... 147l
Thomas johnson. repairs at court
J. E. Wagner, on board Of auditors. s %
10. HarriS. recording bonds, ETC., 3 so
4; 81. Schumacher agt.. premium on
III Insurance; 900 90
o'Leary 3 Bowser. clothing for female
prisoners ............... 90
C0roner's expenses.
J.P. Lahr. viewing remains Of Walsh.
J. F. Lair. viewing remains Of %
J.P. Lair. viewing remains Of : y
81 Smart Viawino r =. a,,s ne M. ." "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-23

Censtrike
Turtle River
Bemidii

IL,
Peterson: the financial statement Of TIN
county, for 1908, prepared by the county
county auditor, was accepted and approved
and the publisher OF the Bemidji Pioneer wa
requested to furnish the county auditor will
so0 copies OF the same at a cost not to exceed
On motion by Clementson. seconded by
Peterson. the policies of insurance on thu
court house, furniture. records and fixtures
aggreg ating $4,000. written pursuant to the
instructions OF the board appearing In thu
1908. were accepted and approved.
On motion. which was seconded and carried
the petition OF Charles King and others, FOL
fas seeso6 IS sfRo1 stses
tions g. 50. 81, and 81. 1854. was considered
and rejected; and the auditor " as Instructed
new petton embracing ali f9
townships 1924 and 1884, in accordance
with the announced policy of the board not
to snb.divide. except in cases OF extreme
sparsely settled portions Of the county into
two OF more school districts.
On motion: which was seconded and car
for the formation OF a new school district
set for hearing at this meeting Of the board
was considered and approved. and the fol:
district No. 129 was made. to-wit:
Order Forming New School District.
Whereas, a petition signed and duly ac-
knoWledged by majority OF the freeholders
who are entitled to vote at school meetings
II their respective districts. residing within
the territory OF the proposed new school
district. asking for the formation OF q new
school district. which shall embrace the
territory ter hereinafter described, was pre-
at session Of said Board held on the 18th
day Of November. a.. ID. 1903. for the action
OF said Board thereon;
And whereas, 1t was then ordered by said
Board that a hearing should be had on said
petition. at session OF said board commence
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-01-23

And the following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolved, That the following named quail
lied electors Of the several election districts
petit jurors OF the district court for the year
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07

that disease germs are wearing life
preservers.
An Ohio man was arrested while
running to church. Moral: never
seem in hurry while on the way
to church.
The average American consumes
8212 pounds of sugar year. And
yet one occasionally meets a man
who acts as if he had never tasted
sugar.
A Virginia man drank quart of
whisky within fifteen minutes, and
the next morning was found dead
in bed. But the temperance ques-
ton goes marching on.
The governor of Texas finds fault
with the state legislature because il
does nothing. He should be advised
that Legislature that does nothing
often adds to the Joy of living.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
REL ORMATION

These are the things advocated
by the reformers of this country
now:
First, direct nominations, that
the people may select such public
servants as they deem worthy;
Second, the recall, that the peo-
pie may dismiss such public ser
wants as have proved unworthy;
Third, the initiative, that the
people may compel action upon
such Legislature as they deem
necessary;
Fourth, the referendum, that
the people may accept or reject
legislation as they deem desirable;
Fifth, a Corrupt Practice act
that will limit election expenses to
Legitimate purpose and make men
and not money, the deciding force
in American politics;
Sixth, public ownership of public
utilities, that the value created by
the people shall belong to the PEG.
pie, and referendum upon every
public franchise, that no public ser.
want shall barter the peoples pro-
perty for his private gain;
Seventh, the election of Senators
by the people, and of Judges to1
short terms, that no branch of gov.
eminent shall feel itself too fal
above the people or too long re-
moved from the people.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
Org niZe a Militia Company

A project is on foot to organize a mill
tia company III this city, and there is no
reason why city of the size of Water
town should not have one. There are a
sufficient number of young men in the
city who would, no doubt, be glad to join
such all organization for the pleasure
and discipline it would afford them. At
first. it might not be given a place in
the state national guard, but 1t would
only be question of time when there
would be an opening for its admission
which would, Of course, depend on its
proficiency in drill, both in evolution
and manual OF arms. Ar the present time,
the state law only provides for three
regiments and an independent battalion,
forty companies of infantry, battery
and squadron of cavalry constituting
the state militia. From tina to time, a
company drops out or is dropped because
OF inefficiency and the independent COM
pany which is the best drilled is assigned
to the vacancy. The effort should re-
ceive the support of our citizens and if
1t should be necessary, the company If
one is organized, given financial support,
SO that its members would be relieved
from the necessity of buying their uni
forms and equipment.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
A GOOD SUBSTITUTE

Heretofore, it has been the prac-
tice of the officials in charge of the
Jail at Milwaukee to exclude all
papers, especially the dailies, from
the Jail on account of the crimes
published in the same, which it was
thoughts were detrimental to the
mental and moral we'll being Of the
prisoners confined for the infrac-
of the criminal laws of the state
for the safety of the public.
Recently, Sheriff FRANKIE, wishing
to give the prisoners confined in
the Jail, reading matter with
which to while away the long
hours behind the bars, began
distributing copies of the Christian
Science Monitor, a daily paper
published in Boston, Mass. which
IS not strictly religious contains no
criminal news but on the contrary
all that is good and mentally,
socially and morally uplifting and
at the same time, the news of the
world SO that the readers of that
journal can keep in touch with the
world and its best thought. The
Monitor is ably edited and stands
for the very best in life and its
news department is ideal inasmuch
as there is no accounts of crime
which tends to demoralize the
young and morally weak.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
OUT WITH THE RASCALS

After reading the reports of the
investigation, one is sort of forced
to conclude that, in the reform
state of Wisconsin, there are a
number of "rascals" that ought to
be turned out. "-Independent,
Juneau.
Right you are Bro. Clifford.
The rascals' should never have
been turned in and would not have
been, had it not been for the peans
Of reform(?) sung by demagogues.
The reform faction is rotten from
center to the circumference and was
at the time the leaders were conspir-
ing to obtain control of the state
by deceiving the people. The evil
dence adduced at the primary in
vestigation proves, that political
morality and honesty is unknown
to the entire brood, who have cried
reform while burdening the people
with taxes. The expenditures Of
the state have more than doubled
under reform rule and the people
have nothing to show it. Offices
have been multiplied to furnish
berths for political heelers who
have drawn salaries and expenses
out of the state treasury while en-
gagged in doing political work for
the moguls of reform. No state
in the union with the possible excep-
ion Of Pennsylvania, has developed
more dishonesty and rascality than
Wisconsin. There are honest
men in the Legislature, but the
.reformers are in the majority and
every bill introduced to change
conditions has gone to the scrap
heap and the dance goes merrily
on. Two years hence, there will
be a change, for there will be a
mighty few minded demo
Gratis to aid in the deception of the
people and prove recreant to theil
own party candidates.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS,

No man will make much of a hit
with President Taft by insinuat-
ing that his predecessor was not a
gentleman.
Somebody has revived the ques-
ton, is marriage a failure2 But
what's the user People are 60
ing to get married, anyway.
Well, the situation might be
worse in the case of Abdul Hand.
He has a lot of wives to svnlpa-
thize with him.
Out in California a man has
been discovered who never heard
of Theodore Roosevelt" What
did they wake him up for?
Ask a small boy to do some
thing and usually he will say: Just
wait a minute" A man would
put you off till next week.
A St. Louis paper offers a prize
of one hundred dollars to the lady
with the most beautiful hand.
Hope the one that rocks the cradle
wins.
There is no reason to believe
that President Taft is not going to
permit the matter of hating any,
body to occupy his spare time.
There is lot of rubbernecking
in the world. Every man who
passes a Jail must look in, and the
man on the inside always looks
out.
Sooner or later those Oklahoma
lynchers will begin to point with
pride to the quiet, genteel way in
which they accomplished their pur-
pose.
A scientist says tears will kill
disease germs. Now it is up to
some other scientist to discover
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
N. W. u. Notes
LAKE FOREST 8; N. W. U. {

LAKE FOREST 8; N. W. U. 2.
Lake Forest baseball team has suc-
coded in defeating tire N. W. U. nine
by narrow margin. The score
stands 3 to 2 With the exception of
strong wind which blew all day
the weather was ide for baseball.
The game was remarkable for the
number of players who were put out
by the fly foul route. This of course
gave the catchers uf both teams a
difficult task and we'll did they man.
sge their positions behind the bat.
The gone opened at 2 80 p. m. and
was played rapidly. For the initial
four innings neither side sue eeded
to score. In the fifth however the
visitors broke the ice. The inning
opened with Schultz the visitor 9
pitcher to bat. He received his
bare on balls. Stone was next I'D.
He booted tn ball to the pitcher who
attempted double play but fail I'd
10th players being safe. Bradfield
then hit the ball safe into center field
bringing in Schultz and Stone. Stone
however owed his run to an error by
our center fielder. The next battters
did not succeed to reach first. Thar
side then retired. Again follow ed
an interval during which nothing but
goose eggs were marked on the score
buard. 1t seemed pretty much like u
shut out for the varsity boys until the
lucky eighth broke the spell. In
this inning while N. w. U. WAS at
bat Eichmsnn secured first on balls.
Frey the next batter sacrificed after
Eichmann had stolen second bringing
him to third. A moment later all
bases were filled as Berg had been
hit by the ball. Next came a reliable
batter. Hotfman's single into center
| field brought in N. W. US two tai
lies. The decisions of the umpire
at bases was not always greeted with
applause by the spectators. This
was evident in Hoffman's case.
| AFTER having stolen SECOND ne was
called out which decision seemed very
doubtful. This fact cut off further
SEQ ing ~ the next man struck out.
In the final inning the visitors matched
the game by one deciding run. They
succeeded to obtain that fatal one
after three Dagger had been made.
Koehler hsppend to miss the next
liner and the man on third came hume.
This ended the scoring for both
teams. The game itself was snsppy
and only marred few times by 30 ne
disagreement among the players
The varsity put up stiff game and
showed that it still possessed the ele-
ments for championsIp team. Fol-
lowing ia the tabulated score:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
THOUGHTS BY THE WAY

Joseph w. BabCOCk lived to see
a great many republicans come
round to his views about tariff re-
vision. milwaukee, Sentinel.
Yes, and had Mr.. Babcock not
had a severe attack of "cold feet
on that issue, he would have run
better and not been defeated for
Congress by a democrat.
II can be said however to the
credit of Mr.. Babcock, that he was
true to his friends and a loyal
party man, which cannot be said of
his political enemies claiming to
be republicans. Joe Babcock had
his faults, but his good qualities
were so great as to hide and MINI
inze them.
E. A. Edmonds is out as a
candidate for United States sena-
tor to succeed Senator Robert M.
La Toilette and it is reported that
he will have the backing of Uncle
Ike Stephenson. huff sid"
Bob is safe with such opposi-
ton. Even the old line republi-
cans could not endorse such an
arrangement and might follow the
example set them four years ago,
become fair minded and vote
for democrat and thus return good
for evil.
The legislature is doing good
work in killing bills by the hand
full. The authors of the bills may
not rejoice to see their pet meas
ures killed without a care for their
feelings, but it is better than cluIt-
ering up the statutes with lot of
unnecessary laws to bother and
perplex people. Let the good
work proceed and the legislature
adjourn and the members return to
their homes and usual avocations.
The state officials are greatly
worried, on account of the large
appropriations being made by the
the legislature and we'll they NAV
be. State Treasurer Dahl has
raised a cry of warning and demon
strated by figures carefully COM
piled, that unless there is a very
decided reduction from the face of
appropriations asked for, the state
would in the year of 1909 have to
raise a state tax of 81 900, 900
which would amount to a tax of
$3.50 a thousand on the assessed
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
Blu What SdyeSt ThOu?"
John S-3-11,

The following fugitive poemtoo good
to be lost:
We have saved the soul Of the man that
killed,
We have turned to shrive the thief;
We restored the pride of the man that
lied
And we gave him our belief;
But for her that fell have we fashioned
With faith all stern and just
1t was so of old; and no man has told
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
We save sighed betimes of our brothers
crimes
And have babe them be of cheer,
FOR the flesh is weak, and the soul grown
meek
May yet read its title clear.
But we draw away from the one astray
As the truly righteous must.
She is cursed, indie, d!-and we did not
read
What Our Lord wrote in the dust.
For the men who thieved, and who killed
lied
w uO nave Sldlu tIlo WOulhu y SUuI-
We have worked and prayed, and have
seen them made
All clean and all pure and whole.
But we drive her out with a righteous
shout
So the man goes free-but we did not
see
In our Pharisaic trust.
What our Lord wrote in the dust.
Chicago Post.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07

On Wednesday the student organiza-
tons of Northwestern University held
the final rehearsal ut the Turner opera
house in preparation for the grand
concert TO be given at the opera
house on Friday. The conductors of
the individual organizations are agreed
that the boys have stoed the test
and in consequence the audience may
be assured of q rare treat. As the
concert given by the students has
ever been one of especial interest to
the people uf Warertown. there is no
reason why the efforts of the partici-
pants should not as in former years
be- again appreciated and duly acknow-
ledged. Prof. II. Frank will have
charge of the band, Prof. A. Kuhn
will lead the choir and direct the
orchestra. Prof. O. Bollle who
needs no introduction to a Water
town audience Will have charge If the
N. W. U. quartette.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
CANNOT SEND CHILDREN

A bill has passed the assembly
and will no doubt be passed by the
senate and become a law, which
absolutely forbids the sale of liquor
IN any form to minors and provides,
that the consent of the parent or
guardian shall not operate as a de-
Tense in prosecutions for violation
of such q law should it be enacted.
Attention, has been called in the
Leader several times to the practice
of parents and others, of sending
children of tender age after liquor.
To the credit of some of our saloon
men, 1t can be said, that they have
refused to sell or deliver liquor of
any kind to children, although they
were sent either by a parent or
with their consent. If grown
people must have liquor to drink
and that is their business, they
should go after it themselves or
send a grown person. Many sa-
looms are not fit places to send a
child and the respectable saloon
keepers will agree with the writer.
There are saloons in the city where
it would be safe for a child to go
and there are many, too many where
it would not, which cannot be de-
MED.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ, Scientist, ser
vices held every Sunday at 1920 a. IN
Subject: adam and Fallen Man."
Testimonial meeting Wednesday even
ing at 800 O'Clock. All cordially invited
to these meetings. Reading room,
Hertel Hoffman block, open every
afternoon, except Sundayfrom 2:30 until
4:30 o'clock.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07

valuation Of the state, and, that it
is not improbable that the state
will be compelled to negotiate a
loan of So, 900 to carry the
state through until the period when
the state tax will become available.
The financial condition of the state
should certainly influence the
greatest economy in state expendi-
lures and it might begin by dis
pensing with a lot of useless off,
Gals and commissions whose SER
vices are or no value to the public,
The way some of the democratic
members of congress are pleading
for the retention of a protective
tariff on lumber, sugar, zinc and
hides, would lead one to believe
that politically speaking they were
wolves in Sleeps clothing and
strangers to that good old demo-
cratic doctrine of a tariff for re-
venue.
1t is stated that in 1907 the
packing combine paid cattlemen
SI2. 50 apiece for COWS and sold the
hides alone for 50 and the beef
from 7 to II cents per pound, re-
alizing immense profit. Protect
ing the trust is different from pro-
tecting the farmer. But is Just
what a majority have been voting
for many years.
1t is time that municipalities dis
continued the practice of giving
corporations valuable franchises
and making them pay a reasonable
price for them, SO that they shall
contribute something toward the
expense of the cities which grant
franchise. A franchise has be-
come a valuable asset and the
sooner the common councils take a
tumble to themselves the better it
will be for the people.
The lying still continues at
Madison and has reached a point
where it is absolutely impossible
to tell who is lying and who is tell
ing the truth. The primary cleo
ton investigation has proven of
value in showing the people that
most politicians are liars and that
there should be change.
| The legislature has knocked out
the bill to give electric street car
companies the use of streets regard
less of the wishes of citizens. It
was most preposterous and
cheeky proposition worthy of the
source from which it came.
| The slaughter of christians in
Turkey of late and the abuse OF
girls and matrons by the fanatical
Moslems is a disgrace to the civil
lied world and should create such a
sentiment among christian powers
as to make a recurrence of such bar
barities impossible. 1t is estimated
that at least 5000 christian Arme-
mans were killed and thousands OF
young girls carried away to the
harems of brutes or sold as slaves
to be forced to live lives of shame,
sorrow without hope of ever return
ing to their relatives. It does not
seem possible that such conditions
could exist in this day and genera
ton. The old Sultan and all of his
advisers should be hung, and his
wealth parcelled out among the
widows and orphans, the result of
his cruelty,
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-05-07
ThdueT and Uehllnq

Arthur Thauer and Alex Uehling have
formed copartnership in the real estate
and insurance business with an Office
In the Merchants Bank Annex. They
are both young gentlemen of excellent
business ability and judgment, and being
industrious and eEterprising will work
up profitable business.