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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Legislature.

The Missouri legislature was call
ed to order Wednesday of last
week.
Geo. w. Humphrey, OF Shelbina
was elected President pro tenn of
the Senate.
The Republicans elected Speer OF
Usage County Speaker of the
House.
A Committee was appointed on
the Lieutenant Governorship con-
test.
Monday all the State officers ex-
cept Lieutenant Governor we're
sworn in.
But little can be done until the
Lieutenant Governor contest is
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Deficit Worries G. O. P.

Editor E. Smith in Pierce City
Leader: The $143000,000 deficit in
the revenues of the national govern
ment which the Republican party
now faces must be met in some way
and it is troubling the Republican
majority more than any other
thing. With the continual falling
behind in revenue every month as
compared with expenditures, the
proposition has now assumed a
ticklish aspect, so much so in fact,
that it has been found necessary to
devise some measure that will pre-
vent the government getting more
deeply into debt and in some way
make up the deficit. 1t has been
given out from Washington on high
authority that the Republican lead
ers have under consideration a re
turn to the Spanish war taxes OF
beer and commercial paper and thu
placing of a tariff of three cents ;
pound ON coffee in an effort to maxi
expenditures and receipts balance
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Some day, perhaps the people of
the west, who feed the world, and
the people of the south, who clothe
the world, will see the folly of al
lowing a handful of men in the
east to rule them and exploit them
for their own selfish benefit. The
Commoner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
ABOUT THE CHURCHES.
Interesting News Concerning the
Different Denominations.
This Column Closes Promptly at g
a. m. Each Wednesday.

In the absence of Rev Grove who
is assisting in a meeting at Shell
bina. Rev. j. N. Boyd of Shelbina,
will occupy the pulpit at the Meth
odist church morning and evening.
Elder, w. L. Garrison of Canton,
preached for the Christians at War
rem, Sunday.
METHODIST
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
10:45 a. IN. preaching.
$50 p. m. Junior League.
600 p. m. Senior League Cor one
hour before preaching)
ZOO p. m. Preaching Ito change
with season.
W. F. M. Society, first Friday
each month.
Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening.
PRESBYTERIAN
Preaching Sunday II a. IN. by
the Pastor.
The Praise service announced for
last Sunday was postponed on &C
count of the extreme cold, will be
held next Sunday 7 p. m. Public
cordially invited.
Bible class will meet Monday at
7 p. m.
FIRST BAPTIST
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet at Maddox Hotel at 2:30
Friday afternoon.
CHRISTIAN
The usual services at the Chris,
tan church next Lords day morn
ing and evening. Come and wor.
ship with us.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Teddy has organized quite

Teddy has organized quite an
Ananias club. Now if he can only
assess and collect from each one of
the club some So or Sd for the ben
eft of the national treasury he will
have enough money to fill the gap
caused by the $15OOOO,OOO deficit
which will be in the national treas
ury by that time.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs Sallie Young has put up a
pig to fatten. She says: Nov that
Jim Davis is gone she thinks she
will have enough butter milk to
fatten it on" y IS
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Some men who have sustained a
forty per cent cut in wages since
November 3 are sitting up nights
now trying to figure out where
their share of the Taft prosperity
comes in. Johnstown Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Somehow we don't hear our Re-
publican friends speaking very loud
about that tariff revision they
promised before the election
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

The people must keep on fight
ing for their rights and against fur
ther encroachment by the great
trusts.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Nose Leake and Charlie Pier
ceall while in St. Louis the first of
the week purchased a ten horse
power Odds auto, which will arrive
in a few days.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

For the first time in forty years
Missouri now has a Republican
governor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

James M. Proctor Sr., took in the
City of Flowers, Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
THURSDAY. JAN. ID, 1909.

His majesty Teddy Roosevelt is
getting some warm lemons handed
him.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Birthday.

Mrs. Jefferson Taylor of Ely, had
a birthday and a surprise Yester-
day. Her husband. jeff, came to
the city and bought a lovely range
for her. But there was wee bit
of selfishness in it, for Jeff remark
ed to us: Il do love hot biscuits"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Charles Pierceall and Nose Leake
have been with friends in the Flu
ture Great.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

N. B. Smallwood and Clay Under
hill are prospecting araund Fayette
Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Robert S. McClintic has been
elected to the responsible position
of Secretary of the Senate The
Senate could not have found man
who would better fill the position.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mesdames Mark c. Hawkins and
Ornida Hawkins have been spend
ing several days with friends at
Riverside, Ill.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs. John Dill, of Omaha, Neb.,
has written Roosevelt stating that
she is the mother of Is children,
that the husband and father is una
BILE to get work and that they need
help.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Emmett Robey spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in Hun
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs. j. 7. Elliott went to Clar-
ence Monday to visit relatives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

j. E, Spikeb was the guest of his
son, Roy and wife at Ely. Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Eastern Star.

Saturday evening the following
officers of Monroe Chapter No. 48
o. E. S., were installed:
Mrs. Nellie B. Wade, w. M.
w. L. Ely, w. P.
Mrs. Anna M. Wood, A. M.
w. j. Rouse, Secy.
Mrs. Cora Umstattd, G.
Mrs. Louise Nelson, A. G.
Mrs. Annette |. Ely, Chaplain,
Mrs. Lena Umstattd, Marshall
Miss Adah V. McClintic, Adah,
Mrs. Minnie Yowell, Esther,
Other officers were absent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

j. S. Conway was a business visit
or in BrookfiSld, Monday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14
Lost

Black western mare IL to IS
years old, branded on one hip
Got away Friday night. Write Mrs.
T. Courtney, Warren, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

w. J. jackson. Of Woodland was
Lar ..l,,t;.,as i, fl,ia c;tv Fridav
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

For Sale King heater stove. APP
ply at this Office.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

W. B. Spalding was business
visitor in Quincy, Thursday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Miss Myrtle Waters, of Wood
land is the guest of her friend,
Miss Nellie Griffith.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

John j. Rogers returned yester-
day from a pleasant visit with rela-
tives at Minneapolis, MINI.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Rev. j. M. O'Brien began a pro-
tracted meeting at Ely Tuesday
evening 1t is expected that the
meeting will continue for two weeks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

A fine boy has been presented D.
Milton Proctor, Kansas City, by his
wife, Mrs. Daisy Whitecotton Proc
tor
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs. William Berlin left Tuesday
for Burlington, Iowa, to visit rela-
tives and former friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs. Isadore Hagar has beer
with relatives at Woodland.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Mrs. Fannie Fields left Tuesday
for Monmouth, ILL.,, to visit her son,
Thomas and family.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

E. F. Soetly of Brookfeld has
been with Monroe friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

Free sample of Chestola at Moss
Try it for colds. LID.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

For Sale Scotch Collie, pup /
year old. Good color and good
marking. D. Brandmeyer.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

]. V. Proctor received a pretty
Pitt Brindle bull pup from Kansas
City yesterday. He intended to
make present of it to a particular
friend.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14

The ice harvest began in this
city Tuesday. The ice was six
inches thick.
Have Joe at Streams shine youl
shoes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1909-01-14


for her. But there was a wee bit
of selfishness in it, for Jeff remark
ed to us: Il do love hot biscuits"
For Sale King heater stove. APP
ply at this Office.
j. V. Proctor received pretty.
Pitt Brindle bull pup from Kansas
City yesterday. He intended to-
make a present of it to a particular
friend.
For Sale Scotch Collie, pup 1
year old. Good color and good
markine.-J. D. Brandmeyer.
EFF. Soetly of Brookfeld has
been with Monroe friends.
Free sample of Chestola at Moss
Try it for colds. Lila.
Mrs. Isadore Hagar has been
with relatives at Woodland.
Mrs. Fannie Fields left Tuesday
for Monmouth, ILL.,, to visit her son,
Thomas and family
Mrs. William Berlin left Tuesday
for Burlington, Iowa, to visit rela-
tives and former friends.
The ice harvest began in this
city Tuesday. The ice was six
inches thick.
Have Joe at Streams shine youl
shoes.
Robert S. McClintic has been
elected to the responsible position
of Secretary of the Senate. The
Senate could not have found a man
who would better fill the position.
Nose Leake and Charlie Pier
ceall while in St. Louis the first o.
the week purchased ten horse
power Odds auto, which will arriv,
in a few days.
Mrs. Sallie Young has put up
pig to fatten. She says: Now tina
Jim Davis is gone she thinks sh'
will have enough butter milk t.
fatten it on" y
N. B. Smallwood and Clay Under
hill are prospecting araund Fayette
Mo-
James M. Proctor Sr., took in thu
] o.. r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-06
SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
The Rural Schools Of BeItrami County
Are Rapidly Forging to the .
Front.

The schools of Beltrami county
have, in the past two years, shown
rapid progress along the line of
building and identifying the school
grounds, the addition of necessary
material, school apparatus and CON-
forts necessary to the welfare of fine
children, according to Superintend-
ent Stewart.
Last year five of the school dis.
tricts received the $50 offered by
the state for schools conducted under
the class known as Rural Schools
of the First Glass;"
To be entitled to this $50, the
school district must employ a teacher
who is holding a First grade certifi-
cate during the entire eight months
of school required for this particular
aid.
To secure this aid the district
must also have suitable buildings,
library and necessary apparatus for
efficient work. The district must
spend, each year, at least $40 for
additional books for the library.
The district must also maintain
suitable heating and ventilating
apparatus and minor improvements.
All districts which are not in a
position to be designated as first
class rural schools can apply under
the heading Second Glass;" Second
class schools require that the teacher
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have a second grade certificate and
the district must maintain school for
a period of eight months, 49,.

have second grade certificate and
the district must maintain school for
period of eight months. - ..
( Districts anticipating this: change
should make application to County
Superintendent w. B. Stewart and
get the necessary blanks for the
making of this application for school
aid. s.. l..
Special mention is due two dis
tricts which are applying for aid as
first-class rural districts.
School District No. IS, Township
of Bemidji, has just made extensive
improvements to its school house,
having replastered the building and
installed a hot-air heating plant.
The officers Of this district are
A. Halvorson, director; Herman
Fenske, clerk, and E.. C. Olson,
treasurer. These gentlemen have
carefully guarded the interests of the
school district and this year have
employed as teacher Miss Elizabeth
Johnson, gradute of the advanced
course of the Duluth Normal school.
District No. 80, in the Township
of FROM, is also among this class
of districts and its officers believe
in the comforts of the children of
the district and this year have in
stalled an up-to-date heating plant.
The officers of the district are J. ].
Bolstad, director; Albert Brewer,
clerk, Herman Eickstadt, treasurer
with Miss Florence Huck of Bemidji
as teacher.
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THE GOVERNOR is ASKED
TO REMOVE BELTRAMI MEN
Grand Jury Of This County Requests Governor Eberhar
Begin NewInvestigation. Attorney McKusick
and Court Commissioner Slocum Accused.

The grand jury which completed
its labors last Friday and was dis
charged has asked Governor Eber-
hart to investigate" County Attor.
ney McKusick and Court Commits
sioner Slocum, according to the St.
Paul Dispatch, which says:
Gov. A. O. Eberhart was today
asked by the grand jury of Beltrami
county, now in session, to begin an
investigation looking to the removal
from Office of Court Commissioner
M. G. Slocum and County, Attorney
Chester R. McCusick. Malfeasance
in Office is minated. Direct charges
are made that the court commissioner
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New M. E. Pastor for Bemidii.

NEW vi. e. fdStOr TOT bemlQll.
The northern conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church of Min
nesota made several decided changes
in its districts, at the conference
which was adjourned at Duluth Mon
day morning.
The number of districts in the
conference was reduced to four.
The Crookston and the Brainerd
districts were combined to make the
Fergus Falls district, some of the
territory also going to the Duluth
district.
Rev. E. K. Copper, who was at
the head of the Brainerd district
(which included Bemidji) goes to
the Duluth district; and Rev. A. H.
Mckee is appointed head of the
new Fergus Falls district, where Be-
midi was placed, under the new
districting of the conference.
The appointment of pastors fo1
the places near Bemidji show:
several distinct changes.
Rev. J. H. Deniston, who has been
pastor of the Bemidji Methods,
church for the past two years, will
not be returned to Bemidji, and it is
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SETTLEMENT AGREED ON
WEYERHAEUSER TAX CASE
Amount Involved Is Practically and County Board
Agrees to Settlement of Five Per Cent Discount
Commissioners Acting Wisely

son were granted a payment or
their respective road contracts
amounting to about IS per cent Of
the total amount of the contract
The purchasing committe >ap.
pointed for the balance of the year
is composed of John Wilmann,
county auditor, and Commissioners
Viggo Peterson and w. G.. Schroeder.
The report of Roy Bliler, giving
estimate of the cost of a steel bridge
across the Mississippi river, sections
E and 7-146-32 and 81 and 32-147-32
was filed, Mr.. Bliler estimating
that the steel bridge would have to
be SIS feet at an approximate cost
of So, 800.
The board does not consider that
a good location for the bridge, but
some time during the winter will in
vestigate the ACCESSIBILITY of con-
structing steel bridge somewhere
! on the east side of Lake Bemidji.
Residents of Township 1853,
sections "a and IS filed a petition
asking that that territory be formed
into a new school district, and the
hearing on this petition was set at a
special meeting to be called for
| December l.
Yesterday forenoon the county
| board took up the matter of a road
contract of o. B. Olson, being on
the Kelliher-Shotley road, and con.
sidered the motion adopted at the
last meeting, whereby Mr.. Olson
was notified to show cause why the
road contract should not be
cancelled.
! . Mr.. Olson was present and stated
that since the adoption of the
motion at the last meeting he hac
made some alterations in the road
and had taken a trip over the road
in company with County Surveyor
Bliler, who had told him that the
road was now in satisfactory con
dition.
The county surveyor having
o. KID the road, the board accepted
Mr.. Olson's statement.
N. A. Rippy, who resides in thu
Town of Gudrid, bordering on tn,
Rainy river, in the extreme northern
end of Beltrami county, appeared
before the board and filed protes
against the allowing of the petition
which had been filed with the boarc
asking the board to divide Distric
No. 50. Mr.. Rippy stated that tn
school district had but eleven town
ships and that the valuation wa
scarcely enough to maintain one dis
trict, let alone dividing eleven town
ships into two districts.
| Mr.. Rippy also spoke disparag
ingly of the petition which had bee,
filed at the last meeting of the boart
and intimated that the said petition
did not indicate the true feeling O
the people of the district. Tn
board, after careful consideration
disallowed the petition to divide tn
) district.
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The board of county commission.
ners and County Attorney Chester
McKusick have finally disposed OF
the -talked-of delinquent taxes
of the Pine Tree Lumber company,
R. L. Muser and the Mississippi
Lumber company, which have been
through the courts for the past three
years and are for taxes claimed to be
due for the years 19O6-7-8.
The amount involved is approx
mately $4,000, the board making
the settlement by granting the COM
pany a discount of per cent. In
reaching this decision, the board
took into consideration the probable
cost of fighting these cases, the
length of time they might be in
court, and also the fact that the
county at large, school districts, and
townships in which these lands are
located can make good use of the
money.
The Minnesota Tax Commission,
to whom the 1908 taxes of Beltraml
county were referred, with recon-
mendations for abatement, granted
the abatement on the 1908 taxes
last Friday, and the boards recon-
mendation yesterday covered the
1906 and 1907 taxes, amounting to
about $4,000.
A. Larson, P. J. Rock and Axel
Johnson, supervisors of the Town
of hammers, presented petition to
the board asking that the town of
hammers be granted 80 per cent of
the money collected on account of
poor taxes from said town, the petit
,tion being 'sade under the General
Laws of 1907, Chapter 27, Sections
1 and 2, which grants townships and
other election precincts 80 per cent
of the amount of money collected
ON account of tax levy for the poor
fund.
County Treasurer George H.
French gave his opinion on the
matter as follows:
I do not believe that the law
applies in counties whose poor fund
was overdrawn. At the time the
recent bond issue was foated it was
figured that the 1908 levy would
clear up all outstanding warrants
against the poor fund.
AT the present time the poor fund
warrants are paid to October, 1908
and the November settlement will
practically pay up all warrants
against this fund.
when this is done, believe that
towns will be entitled to their 80 pei
cent of the money collected in their
respective townships"
County Auditor John Wilmanr
concurred in what Mr.. French said
and stated that the attorney general
had told him that the law was
applicable to counties where there
was no indebtedness against the
poor fund.
William Lennon and John Carl
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Elk Meeting Thursday Night.

A regular meeting of Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1852, B. P. O. E., will
be held on Thursday evening. Oct. 7,
at Masonic Hall, Bemidji, at 8
O'Clock. AS there is much business
of importance all Eiks should be on
hand early.
There will be limitations.
Visiting. Elks cordially welcomed.
>< F. S. Lycan, E. R.
M. S. Gillette, Sec.
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BLIND OPTOMIST GAVE
=. A SPLENDID LECTURE
F. S. Atwood's Able Effort on ''Happi.
ness" Last Night, Was Decided
+ ~ Blow to Pessimism.

F. S. Atwood, the blind optomist,
delivered a lecture at K. P. hall last
evening. on Happiness" and those
who attended were given a treat
and went away convinced that, for
the most part, none of them had any
troubles to speak of, for all who
heard the lecture could not but
become imbued with the optomistic
feelings with which the speaker was
bubbling over, despite his infrmity.
No one can meet Mr.. Atwood
without being better for the meeting.
He smiles all the time; and the smile
will impress anyone for its genuine
ness.
The lecture was interspersed with
some very good stories that were
told in very able manner; and alto
gether the lecture is one that every
one should hear; it will do much to
drive away that tired feeling" and
the encouraging words of the speaker
will do much to stiffen the backbone
of the "weak-kneed."
The lecture was given under the
auspices of the local K. P. lodge,
and at the conclusion, Brother At
wood congratulated the local knights
on having done better by him than
either the St. Paul or Minneapolis
lodges had done.
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understood that this action was
taken at the personal request of Rev.
Deniston. Rev. Deniston will be
succeeded here by Rev. A. T. White,
apparently stranger here.
The pastors were assigned as
follows to towns in this vicinity: .
A. H. Mckee, district superin-
tendent; Akeley, R. G.. Green; Be-
midi, A. T. White; Cass Lake, G.
O. Parish; Crookston, VIC. Hodgson;
Fosston and Erskine, H. D. Green;
Granfalls, G. P. Watson; Littlefork,
to be supplied; Northome and Big
Falls, F. A. Turner; Park Rapids, E.
K. Stevenson; Spooner, to be
supplied; International Falls, S. L.
Parish; Puposky circuit, to be sup
piled.
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Biz Show at the Brinkman Toniqht.

Laura Montrose, clever character
song and dance artist will appear at
the Brinkman Family Theater to-
night and will add to the attractive
ness of the big bill being given this
week.
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charged and collected from the
county fees to which he had no
right.
Governor Eberhart will place the
matter in the hands of Attorney
General Simpson and Public Exam.
liner Anton Schaefer.
This action follows the removal
by the late Governor Johnson of
three county commissioners of BEL
trami county, with the fate of the
county auditor still in the balance.
The auditors case was held up
owing to Governor Johnson's illness,
and is now in the hands of Gov.
Eberhart."