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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
Reapportionment Committee is all
that Can Be Desired by Northern
Minnesota.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
c. A. Congdon, of Duluth, is Named
Chairman of the Reapportion-
ment Committee.
(By T. A. Wilsou)
Remidjt Pioneer Legislative Burea,

St. Paul, Jan.1O.-(Daily Pioneer
Special Wire Service. 1.-Two things
marked the reconvenement of the
Minnesota legislature today.
In the senate an unsuccessful eff
fort was made by Senator S. D.
Works of Mankato to have the evil
dence in the Stephens-Saugstad cleo
ton contest printed. The attitude
of the senate does not appear to
favor the former senator from Crook
ston.
In the House, Speaker Dunn an
nounced his committee appointments.
One of the surprises was the omis-
sion of D. P. O'Neil of Thief River
Falls from the temperance COM
mittee.
The reapportionment committee is
all that can be desired by Northern
Minnesota. The appointments were
for the most part friends of the
speaker and are inclined to be con-
sentative. =.
The speaker kept his promise to
appoint county optionist at the head
of the Temperance committee and
selected J. L. Palmer for the place.
G. A. Congdon of Duluth heads the
committee on reapportionment; R.
G. Dunn, taxes and tax laws; L. c..
Spooner, appropriations and W. D.
Washburn, railroads. Thomas Nee
land of Minneapolis heads the COM
mittee on judiciary. Charles w.
Bouck of Little Falls heads the i'm
portant committee of roads and
bridges and R. C. Dunn is a mem
Der of that committee.
The reapportionment committee is
made up of the following: Cong
don, Mattson, Knapp, Holmberg,
Davis, Lennon, c. E. Stone, West
colt, Tsaender, Hanlan, D. P. O'Neil,
Rice, Mcneil, Currie, Mckenzie,
White, Frankson, Lee, Rines, Spoon
er, Bouck, Lydard, Green, O. Peter
son, Davies, Liberia and Knutson.
D. P. O'Neil, the Beltrami county
member, is a member of the commit
tees on reapportionment, Old Soldiers
Home, Roads and Bridges and Pub
lie Parks.
Donald Robertson of Argyle is a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
r. H. Carr Post Install,

At the joint installation of the R.
H. Carr Post and the ladies of the G..
A. R., the following officers were
Installed: H. W. Bailey, Command
er; George Smith, Senior Vice Com
mander: T. J. Phillippi, Junior Vice
Commander; T. H. Pendergast,
Quartermaster; J. M. Fuller, Adjud-
ant; George Bardwell, Surgeon; T. J.
Martin, Chaplain; A. A. Howe, o. D. i;
F. A. Cross, o. c.; J. A. Martin, l..
M. S.; William Schroeder, Delegate;
George Smith, Alternate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
Guilty of Wife Beating.

Fred Mosher was arraigned in
municipal court this morning on a
charge of assault, and was found
guilty by Judge Pendergast. Mosh-
er was given the choice of either
paying a fine of $25 or of taking a
jail fine of thirty days. It appears
that Mosher has several times in the
past treated his wife in harsh man
ner even going so far as to choke
her.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
Anderson and Johnson Employment
Agency Excerpts Worthless Four
teen Dollar Draft.
MAN ARRESTED AT PUPOSKY
James Thomas, Lumber-jack, Charged
With Obtaining Money Under
False Pretence.

James Thomas, lum ber-jack, who
has been hanging around Bemidji for
the past two or three weeks, was
arraigned before Court Commissioner
H. A. Simons yesterday afternoon on
a charge of obtaining money under
false pretences.
Thomas, it is claimed, secured a
job from the Anderson and Johnson
Employment Agency, in this city,
and in payment of their fees OBJ
tanned draft on a bank in Fergus
Falls, for s14, knowing the same to
be false.
Friday morning Thomas appeared
at the Office of Anderson and John
son and asked for employment, Mr..
Johnson of course began at once to
show Thomas the list of jobs he had
on hand and he, Thomas, excepted
one at Puposky, paying Johnson with
the $14 draft, in return of which
Johnson gave him back $13.
At the time Mr.. Johnson cashed
the draft he felt that perhaps it was
no good, but when Thomas returned
to his Office at O'Clock that after
noon at the time designated by John
son so as to give him his camp ticket
and other instructions, Johnson be-
gan to feel that the man was square.
He took the draft over to the Nor
thern National Bank, in this city,
from where it was sent to Fergus
Falls, the bank at that place upon
receiving it at once telephoned to
the BemldJl bank, informing them
of the fact that the draft was no good
and as it was the third or fourth
time that Thomas has tried the same
scheme, asked that he be arrested at
once.
Sheriff A. B. Hazen was informed
of the matter Sunday, and upon tele-
phoning to Puposky found that
Thomas was there. Deputy Sheriff
Helmer, was sent to Puposky early
yesterday morning, returning in the
afternoon with his man in custody.
The case was continued until to-
morrow morning, January II, and
the defendent is now in the county
jail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
Last Evenings Session of the City
Dads" Lacked the Usual Inter-
esting Discussions.
THREE LIQUOR APPLICATIONS
February Election Voting Places and
Judges of Same Manufacturer
Business Transacted.

Last evenings session of the city
council was entirely void of the start
ling happenings which have charact-
erized the last few meeting Of that
body.
The bills for the past week were
read by the city clerk and allowed.
Mowery Brothers made application
for license to operate a pool and
billiard hall in the Rex hotel block
for period Of six months. This
application was rejected Alder
man Smart said that the fixed license
fee for running a pool table a year
was SIS and that he saw no reason
why the Mowery Brothers could not
just as we'll pay the whole amount,
total of $25, as we'll as half of the
sum. 1t was decided that the clerk
should issue the license for a period
of year but not for less than that
period.
One of the aldermen said that he
understood that several of the dray-
men in the city had not paid their
license money for over two years,
and that in his opinion this was
showing that some city official was
neglecting his duty. The city clerk
was instructed to collect all outstand-
ing draying licenses.
A resolution was read from the
county commissioners to the effect
that that body would give the city
of Bemidji the use of the county poor
farm in exchange for water used by
the court house, court house yark
and county jail for two years. To
this the city attorney, Graham M
Torrance, drew up a resolution &C.
cepting that of the county commits
sioners and the aldermen voted that
it be accepted and the mayor and
clerk be instructed to sign a con-
tract with the county auditor and
chairman of the board, relative to
same.
The clerk was instructed to pur-
chase - blankets for the city jail.
The application of Thomas Bailey,
John Groom and Thomas Mccarthy,
for liquor licenses were laid on the
table for the time being.
The voting places and the judges
for the February city election were
named and are as follows: First
Ward, Miller's store, judges, Ted
Getchell, William Neal and c. Mil
Ter; Second Ward, Fire Hall, judges,
c. c. Sheppard, Alex Cameron and
D. c. Smyth; Third Ward, Carriers
warehouse, judges, P. M. Dicaire,
George Knott and A. A. Carter;
Fourth Ward, Armory, judges, George
McTaggert, w. Blackburn and John
Groom.
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1T is claimed that this method
does away with corruption in city
affairs, for the reason that no special
interest could afford to attempt the
corruption of the commission, because
the watchful public would then pre-
vent them from delivering the goods.
There would be no object in citi-
zen seeking such position for the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
Orders Judicial bitches.

An order was filed recently by
Judge c. w. Stanton of the Fifteenth
Judicial District court, tothe effect
that judicial bitches and 4, should
be built. These bitches will be in
the Shotley and Battles country, and
will mean about 80 miles of ditch
and road.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
District Court at Grand Rapids.

Lee LaBaw court reporter for
Judge c. w. Stanton, left this morn
ing for Grand Rapids, where dis
trict court is to be convened today.
Judge Stanton will also arrive in
the Rapids" today from Brainerd
where he heard several court cases
Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
President Names Ministers,

Washington, Jan. 10.-1he nolnina,
lions of Elliot Northcott of Hunting
ton, w. Va, to the United States min.
lister to Nicaragua, and H. Clay How
ard of Paris, KY, to be minister to
Peru, were sent to the senate by the
president.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10
COMMISSION FORM
OF GOVERNMENT
Mayor M. B. Cullum, of Duluth, Ex-
plains Plan.

Continued from Mondays paper)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10

Brainerd, Jan. DAILY Pho
neer Special Wire Service. THE %
saloons which were closed here by
"Pussyfoot'' will reopen as soon as
they can secure their licenses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10

Cass Lake, Jan. 10.-(Daily Pho
neer Special Wire Service Judge
Wizards decision, annuling the In
dian treaty caused no excitement
here. Five saloon keepers, how
ever, made preparations to reopen
and have made applications for Ii
censes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-01-10

Pioneer Special Wire Service. y
four saloons of this city opened for
business at o'clock this morning.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03

Parents who send their children to
Knowles School are up in arms over
the appointment of George Waters
back to the position as teacher. To
say they are indignant would be pu,-
ting it mildly The citizens who are
entering complaint against the above
named party are principally property
owners and taxpayers. They are
striving hard to build up a respecta-
BILE community around Knowles
School and do not feel that they have
been treated justly. They believe
that the teachers of the public
schools should live above suspicion.
They think that i'm making the ap-
pointment of men or women to teach
that none but the moral and upright
should be given consideration. The
schools of Nashville are not the
place for the immoral The patrons
can not conceive what pull this
man can possess that compelled the
board of education to look upon him
with favor
A committee of prominent colored
citizens WalUed upon superintendent
Keys Friday morning to ask that
none but moral men and women be
put on guard in the city schools. 1t
is said that too much laxity of NOR
ais are allowed to prevail already,
but the recent action OF the authori-
ties was the straw that broke the
camels back. A number of citizens
of the city have been interviewed and
what they say concerning the case
would not look well in print
One gentleman said that restitu-
ton of convicted criminal to his
former position in the public school
smells to Heaven and that he was
willing to let the powers that be
know that a grevious error had been
committed.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
PEARL HIGH SCHOOL.

The success of a graduate of Pearl
High School is always a source of
qualification to its faculty and should
serve as an incentive to the under
graduates Information has just
reached us of the appointment Of
Miss Edwina M. Smith, P. H. '09, to
the position of Head of the Domestic
Science Department of the Middle
Tennessee Normal School. which is
10 be opened hear our city. Miss
Smith is at present completing a
special course in the Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, N. Y 1t lis an honor to
her, that she should have been chosen
to fill such a responsible position.
We feel that before the opening of
the school, she will be in every way
qualified to carry out every duty
which the position may demand.
Miss Smith has a genial disposition,
and if she has inherited any of the
tact and executive ability which char
acterizes her father, Prof. F. G. Smith,
principal of our High School, we see
no reason why her work in the new
school should meet other than sue
cess.
Pearl School feels proud to be able
to furnish her share of material for
the making up of the first faculty OF
a Tennessee State Normal.
Among our visitors we are delight
ed to make mention of Prof. F. M.
RUSSELL principal of Douglass School,
Cincinnati, o., and Prof. A. T. Hill,
of the High School of Pulaski, Tenn.
Prof. Russell is accredited with hav-
ing made the most interesting and
practical speech that has been deliv-
cred at Pearl School Auditorium.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
wHITEvlLLE NEWS.

Mrs. Laura j. Beard is in Nashville
at Wilson's Infrmary to be treated.
We trust that Mrs. Beard will be
much benefited.
Mrs. A. K. White left last Satur-
day night for st. Louis, where she in
tends to work.
Mrs Temple Coleman is much bet
ter at this writing.
Little Cradle Green is GONZALES
cent.
Or. G. A. Shelton is spending some
time in Nashville this week with DR..
Wilson at the Infirmary.
MIR. ]. A. Motley's family, Mrs. Ia
tum and her family left early Mon
day morning for their new home, five
or six miles northeast of Brownsville
vile.
Miss Matte Tatum will be much
missed among the young ladies' OF
Whiteville.
Mr.. Junior Price, who has been in
St Louis these last few months, is
at home He plans to be here a
while.
Miss Hill is up and out on the
streets again.
Mr.. Willie Dotson's $40O nag does
not look so pretty, but she can travel
so fast.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
DR.. BOYD DEFENDS Mr.. NAPIER

| have read with profound astonish-
ment the unfair, unjust and un-Chris-
tian attack made upon our friend and
most distinguished citizen, Hon. ].
G.. Napier, by the Atlanta Independ-
ent. How such a falsehood could
have reached the Independent, can't
see. | have known Mr.. James C. Ma
pier for more than thirty 500 years,
as the polltical, social and financial
leader in this State amongst the Ne
gro race. He represented the race
on our State Central Committee thirty
900 years. He was educated in Will
berforce University. a Negro school,
fostered by the A. M e. Church and
completed his law course in Howard
University, a Negro school. For a
great number of years he has been
one of the strongest supporters of
Booker Washington and is looked
upon as Mr.. Washingtons special
FRIEND. During all of his religious
life he has been a member of dis
tinguished Negro church and the
leading light and strongest supporter
OF that church
Mr.. Napier's family, parents, broth
ers and sisters have always been in
our social circle as Negroes, and on
many occasions when his color would
have passed him, l have known him
to make it known that he was a Ne
gro and proved of his Identification
with that race. No person who
knows Mr.. Napier has ever thought
of him other than a Negro The In
dependent was only joking. Nobody
told him that Mr.. Napier ever tried
to have the country declare him
white.
Mr.. Napier is my personal friend
and has been my lawyer during all
my business and professional life.
He Is a Negro of whom the whole
race is proud.
Very truly,
R. F. BOYD.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
IMPERIAL CLUB.

Mr.. and Mrs j. O. Erwin enter
tanned very charmingly Wednesday
evening at their home on Jackson
street the members and friends OF
the Imperial Club. The house was
beautifully decorated in roses, carna-
tions and ferns. Games were enjoyed
until a late hour, when the guests
were invited into a beautifully deco
rated dining-room, where a four
course menu was served, carrying out
the colors red and white The guests
were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Darden, Mr.. and Mrs Orlando Voor-
hies, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nicholson,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Erwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Voorhies, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Smithson, Mrs Berry.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03

schools, maintaining experimental sta
tons, holding farmers Institutes and
otherwise encouraging farmers in be-
coming more efficient in cultivating
the soil and conserving the natural
resources of our great country. We
deeply deplore the discrimination so
often made on account of race in this
work
We repeat our disapproval of the
old methods and practices so long fol-
lowed by great many of our farm
ers.
I'VE sorely dcprecate the continued
existence of lawlessness in so many
parts of our country, and urge upon
our people everywhere to h0si in
check the rougher element and thus,
as far as we are able, suppress law
leSsness and crime among us.
"On the other hand, we call atten-
tion of our white friends to the fact
that prejudice and race hatred and a
long article in the newspaper justify
ing white-capism and mOb-violence on
the grounds that the victim was an
| 'insolent, burly coon,' or an undesir&
BILE member of the community reflect
very seriously on the white mans
ability to govern himself and enforce
the laws which he alone makes. The
assertion that the best white people Of
the community participated in the
affray and that the murders proceeded
in an orderly way to break the law
are the severest Indictment that could
be brought against our neighbors.
A state fair will be held during the
summer and fall of 1913 celebrating
the flftieth anniversary was endorsed
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
Putnam-Warner.

The marriage of Miss Pearl Warner
and Mrs. Robt l.. Putnam was beau
tdfGlly solemnized at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday evening, February Is, at
the home of the bride, S13 OvertoR
street, in the presence of a large num-
ber of relatives and friends. DR.. w.
B. Denny officiated. Miss Maggie
Hargrave presided at the piano and
rendered the artistic wedding march
as the bridal party entered the room.
The house was decorated with ferns
and cut flowers. The attendants we're
Miss Helen Johnson, bridesmaid;
Mrs. Fannie Warner Washington, a
sister of the bride was matron of
honor and Mr.. William Tinnon was
best man. The bride wore an at.
tractive gown of white satin trimmed
with real white spangled beading.
She carried a shower bouquet of
brides roses and ferns She also
wore pearls in her hafr. The brides
maid wore a gown of pink satin with
an elaborate bow of ribbon in the
back to match. She carried a bou-
quet of American Beauties and ferns.
Mrs. Washington, matron of honor.
wore gown OF white silk trimmed
with spangled headings. The brides
maid entered the room alone, then
the groom and best man. The bride
came IN with her sister, who then
gave her away in marriage. After
the ceremony a solo was sung, BE
cause / love you, DEAR" by Miss An
ma Rucker, of Walden University. A
course of ices and cake was served
The out-of-town guests were Miss
Mary Bowers, of Ridgetop, Tenn, and
Mrs. E. e. Juler, of Cincinnati, Ohio
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
ERIN NOTES.

On last Thursday Mrs. Hannah
Yarber of Barnsly, KY, departed this
life and was brought to her former
home, Erin, Tenn, to be buried.
The S. M. T. of this town, Of which
she was a member, had quite a nice
funeral. Rev. Hampton, of Sadlers-
Vile, KY, preached her funeral. His
text was Blessed are ye that are
mine when l come to gather up my
jewels"
Rev. Love, pastor of st. Luke Erin,
is conducting quite an interest
ing teachers meeting for the Sun
day-school each Thursday night,
Saulter Club: Mrs. Daisy B. Love,
MIR. Pierce Newell, leader Tyree
Club Mrs. Alysa Johnson, Mr.. g. d.
TIughs, leader will give joint enter
tainment at st. Luke A. M. r. Church
on the 4th of March. Every one is
invited to attend.
Miss Lena Dortch, of Ellis Mills, is
in the town to spend a few days with
Mrs Latham, who has been i'll for
several weeks Miss Leona Johnson
has been on the sick list but she is
up now.
Mrs. M. ]. Jackson is yet on the
sick list
Every one present at the u. z Hall
last Saturday night seemed to have
enjoyed quite nice time. The en-
tertainment was given by one young
lady of each church, namely: Miss
Eddie f. Dobbins, St. Luke A. NJ e.
Church; Miss Estella Daniel, of the c.
M. E. Church. Miss Cally Woodbridge,
of the Baptist Church.
MIR. Willie Parchman has returned
home from West Tennessee, and Wis
tied his Sunday-school meeting.
Mrs. Willie Brown is delighted to
have with her her mother and aunt
from Huntingdon, Tenn, this week.
Mrs. Eva Dudley, of Mississippi,
has opened a class for small children
at her home and the children are jolly
and glad.
Rev. B. Dobbins is holding his sec
ond quarterly conference.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-03-03
NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE or
BRISTOL

Bristol, Tenn, Feb. 21.-One of the
most progressive and Wide-awake Lo-
cal Negro Business Leagues in the
country is the one in Bristol, Tenn
Va, of which Robert e. Clay is presi-
dent. This league is one of the few
that has kept in view the object for
which it came into being, viz: the
financial and material advancement of
the people in the community where
such league is formed. Since it's
origin, the Bristol League has very
largely stimulated the Negro people
to build homes, establish business en-
terprises of various kinds, and ac-
cumulate property of whatever de-
scrption.
Every year the Local League has a
celebration, which tends to increase
its influence and usefulness. At these
anniversaries several of the white as
we'll as colored men of prominence are
invited to be present and speak.
Among the principal speakers at the
celebration last month were the Rev.
G. H. Johnson, pastor Lee Street Bap-
tist Church, and Major A. D. Rey-
nolds and Secretary F. M. Rumnels of
the Board of Trade. The latter con-
graduated the League upon the mate
rial evidences of industrial and COM
mercial thrift and asured it's mem
bers of the moral and active support
of the Bristol Board of Trade in all
of its good works Why cannot more
of the Local Leagues emulate this
kind of progressive spirit?