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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20
WILD. NAN CAUSES
SENSATION IN town

Hankinson, N. D., March 20-A
man. hatless, coatless, and apparent
ly speeches., startled citizens on the
north side of town by running wildly
about and refusing to reply to any
queries. His actions were so mys'
FERROUS and cratic that women were
terrified. He effected an entrance
to a north side home but left by way
of an open window. later he rushed
into the Office of the. Commercial no.
tel, dashed upstairs and escaped
with some wearing apparel belong
ing to one of the guests. He is des'
cribed as a man of the average size
and seemingly laboring under great
mental excitement.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

the subject of another ad, while North
Dakota climate gives excuse for still
another.
Probaly one of the most interesting
of the advertisements so far used BY
the local commercial club bears the
head lines North Dakota is good
enough for u.s." and continuing the
reasons why North Dakota is good
enough are set forth in the following
manner:
1.-THE Grand Forks Commercial
Club is an organization of Grand
Forks and northern North Dakota
business men, professional men and
farmers 1t exists solely for the pur-
pose of promoting the growth and de.
velopment of North Dakota and
Grand Forks. 1t has nothing to sell
and is promoting no special interest.
This club believes that North Da-
kota is one of the best states in the
Union and that it has a bright future.
1t believes that this is the best state
to live in and the best to invest in.
This club believes that Grand Forks
is the best city in North Dakota;
that it is growing into one of the best
resident cities in the country and that
its future is assured.
'This Cube believes that North Da.
kota money should be invested in
North Dakota. That North Dakota
men should boost North Dakota. 1t
believes that there is every reason
why this should be done. We be-
lieve in Grand Forks and North Da-
kota and we have prepared little
series of advertisements telling why
we believe in this city and state.
Lake Huron contains more islands
than anV other known lake
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20
NEWLYWEDS1UR|y
TRICK ON FRIEND

Portal, N. D., March 20-Dr Arthur
J. Sommers and Miss Elizabeth Ger
ding, both of Portal, executed per.
fectly arranged and we'll carried out
surprise on their many friends here
when they were quickly married.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father O'Sullivan at the Church
of St. John the Baptist, with Miss
jeanette Mathews and W. ]. Gerdine
as bridesmaid and best man, and the
happy couple departed on briel
honeymoon trip to Minneapolis. a
kind providence decreed that the
Spokane Flyer" should be ten hourt
late on that date, thus enabling them
to leave on that train and escape
the embarrassing showers of rice and
old shoes that usually follow new.
ly welded pair.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20
fargo District
IMEIn0DIS1S ARE
At VALLEY CITY

Valley City, N. D. March 20-The
annual ministerial meeting OF the
Fargo district of the Methodist Epis.
copal conference will be held in this
city today and Tuesday, and Presi.
dent Luther Freeman of Morningside
College, Morningside, Iowa, will be
the principal speaker and distinguish.
ed guest. The session in reality will
open on Sunday, for President Free
man will preach both the morning
and evening sermons at the Metho-
dist church on that day. On Monday
he will speak in the morning on "The
Bible" and in the afternoon he con-
ducts the question box and in the ev.
ening he lectures on the Future"
The organization of the association
also takes place this morning and
the other speakers of the day will
be DR.. E. P. Robertson, president of
Wesley college Of Grand Forks, on
"The Churches Call to Young Men,"
and Rev. Alexander Karr Of Pembina
on 1.-THE Conference Endowment
Fund.-"
There will be three prominent
speakers at the Tuesday session. Rev.
]. M. Walters on individual vs.. So
cial Salvation" Rev. J. M. Taylor on
1.-THE Sunday School Work." and Rev.
w. J. Hutchinson, who will read
a paper.
President Freeman will give two
lectures at the normal school aundi-
forum today, speaking on "Self" and
"Our Neighbors."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

A form Of vaccination against small
pox has been practiced by the Chinese
since ancient times.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

There were 35,S07 patents issued by
the Patent Office at Washington last
year and 22,768 expired.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

Manufacturers in the United States
exported 104,S8S,S3S pounds of print
ing paper last year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

Seventy square feet of belt surface
power.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

New South Wales by irrigation has
reclaimed more than 100000 acres
of land for farming.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

Liverpool has impounded river
and built a 75-mile aqueduct to i'm
prove the municipal water supply.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

France has thirty.f1ve aviation
schools.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

England exported 42,5OO,OO0 pounds
Of biscuits and cakes last year.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-20

Lake Huron contains more islands
than any other known lake.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07

ne bill which has for its purpose the
removal Of structures along railroad
tracks to a distance two feet farther
away than at present is the case.
why" said Senator Sunberg, Gas
that bill stands it would mean an ex-
pense of $18,000,000 for the owners
of property along railroad tracks to
carry out the provisions of the bill. !"
TX x
New records or RAPID legislation
are being established by the house.
Yesterday, that body passed 80 bills,
many of them of special interest to
northern Minnesota. The list in
cluded the Jelinek, Mattson game
and fish measures, changing to a
more or less extent the game and fish
regulations. D. p. O'Neill's bill,
providing for payment of physicians
services and other necessary expenses
becomes necessary because of physi-
cial injury received by any peace Of
ficer in the discharge of his official
duties, was one of the bills passed.
Andrew Johnson of Bemidji, who, as
deputy sheriff, was shot by Grim
nal and confined to the hospital for
some time, is entitled to much credit
for the drawing up of this bill which,
however, affects future cases and
merely permits the county board to
use their discretion in making such
appropriations. Mr.. Johnson can re-
ceive no pecuniary benefit as a result
of the passage of the bill, which has
yet to 60 through the senate before
it becomes a law Mr.. o. Neill's bill,
1egalizing the new organization of
Pennington county, also passed, as
did the Campbell bill, preventing the
sale or use of silencer for shot gun,
rifle or other fire arm used in the
search of game. The Robertson bill,
preventing the classifying of tubercu-
lin or mallein test records, also
passed.
- Eg-..-[. xxx .-e
Because he told DR.. w. T. Stone of
Park Rapids, who is member of the
house, that there were insufficient
funds to pay the expenses of an in
spector to look into conditions of a
typhoid epidemic at Park Rapids, DR..
H. M. Bracken of the state board of
Health faces legislative investi-
cation as the result of charges of ex-
travagance made by DR.. Stone. DR..
Stone alleges that DR.. Bracken has
recklessly used money in taking un-
necessary trips east. DR.. Stone, as
chairman of the, sub committee of the
public accounts committee of the
house, declares Or. Bracken is draw
ing $4,000 as secretary of the board
of health and $1,000 as a lecturer at
the state university; that he charges
$40 day for the services of a stem
oprapher to act as secretary of the
board meetings, though, the repre-
sentative contends, it is for this that
DR.. Bracken is employed.
x X X %>5
Prize fighting in Minnesota to the
extent of six round bouts for points
will be made possible if a bill intro
duced by Representative Theilen of
Minneapolis becomes a law. The
only places in which the fight would
be permitted would be St. Paul, Min
neapolis and Duluth. Six ounce
gloves world have tn he used and mar
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
.RACHUy GETS SEVEN YEARS
Jury Arrived At Verdict of Guilty
Early This Morning.

"Guilty as charged in the indict-
ment." At about two o'clock this
morning Judge Stanton received
the above indicated verdict of the
jury in the case of Gust Rachuy,
charged with the crime of crimnally
knowing a female child under the
age of eighteen years. The trial
closed with the charge of the court
to the jury shortly after six O'Clock
last evening and the twelve "good
men and true" deliberated until
about one o'clock before arriving at
a unanimous conclusion.
At three o'clock this afternoon the
defendant Gust Racheuy was brought
before the court for sentence. After
the usual preliminaries and brief ex-
animation of the convicted man, in
which he stated that he is a farmer
in this county, SO years of age,
and married. Judge Stanton i'm
posed the maximum sentence under
the statutes for the crime charged,
seven years imprisonment at hard la
Dor in the state penitentiary. ~ =
The court is confronted with
some difficulty in securing jury in
the Frank Van Tassel case. Twenty
one jurors were examined this morn
ing and only three accepted. A
special venire of 25 jurors was order
ed, returnable at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon, and the work of examin-
ing those summoned is now in pro-
gress.
The next trial will be that of the
State of Minnesota versus Joseph
Miller. charged with the crime OF for
gerry.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
DRILL TOMORROW EVENING
All Members Requested to.Be Present
To Prepare for Inspection.

Orders have been issued by Adam
E. Otto, captain of the Bemidji mill
tia company, whereby all members
of the company are requested to be
present at drill in the armory to-
morrow evening.
Several clauses of the order are as
follows:
"All non-commissioned officers alb
sent will be reduced to the ranks.
All privates absent at this meeting
should not expect to receive favor
able mention on discharge.
Annual inspection will take place
April 5, 1911, which gives us thirty
days 10 get ready for same"
The captain also comments on the
fact that the Stevenson pay bill has
passed the United States House of
Representatives.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Aldermen Johnson, Moberg and Grip
pen, Together With City Clerk
Stein, Join Officials.
YEARS APPOINTMENTS MADE
Bursley Resigns as Third Ward AL
derman and is Succeeded by S. C.
Bailey-Mayor Talks.

| Last evenings session of the Be-
| midi city council was the first meet
ing of the newly elected city officials,
there being four, John Moberg, alder
man first ward, who fills the seat
| formerly held by DR.. A. E. Shannon;
G. G. Crippen, alderman fourth ward,
| who takes the position formerly held
by Mr.. Chamberlain, and L. F. John
son, who succeeds George Kirk, as
! president of the council, and George
Stein, city clerk. "
At the opening of the meeting al
| derman at large elect Johnson gave
short address in which he said that
he knew that the council could not
always please all the people, but that
the council was there to do the best
they could, and he hoped that the
aldermen would do their best in CIV
ing the citizens of Bemidji a real
council.
Mayor Parker was then called up
on, and some of his remarks were as
follows:
II hope that the new council and
myself will be able to work together
as tremendously as have the council
Of the past year. I hope that the
new council will be very considerate
in the selecting of their new public
officers and that they will play no
favorites whatever. A year ago I
made request that the city charter
should be amended, but upon consid-
ering the matter the council found
that it would cost the city several
hundred dollars to do so, and they
let the matter drop. Now, 1 want to
tell you gentlemen that for every
hundred dollars that you spend in
the amending of this charter thous-
and dollars will be saved to the city.
I wish to recommend that you ar
range so as to be able to pave at
least eight or ten blocks during the
coming summer. y.
II think that the city should ap-
point a good, Industrious, energetic
city engineer.
II believe that all of the city's
books should be audited not because
think that any of our officials are
not right, but because there has been
irregularities.
II endorse the idea that the liquor
license fee should be raised to $1,000,
for it would mean that the city would
lose at least half of it's Saloons" ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Bemer & Pepper Company Lose Build
ing With Entire Contents of IA
Thousand Ton Of Grain.
CAUSED BY DUST EXPLOSION
Ragged Fiercely for Two Hours, Until
Department By Hard Work
Gained Control of Flames.

Bagley, March 7.-(Daily Pioneer
Special Wire Service. )-At about
$3.50 o'clock this morning, fire broke
out in the Bemer & Pepper Elevator
Company's building and ragged fierce
ly until II O'Clock, when the fire de-
partment, by hard work, succeeded in
getting the flames under control.
The entire city of Bagley turned
out to watch the blaze and not until
the firemen had four streams of water
turned on the building was there any
let up to the excitement.
Other buildings about the city
were threatened many times, and at
one time during the morning, the
roofs of five different dwelling houses
were ablaze as was also the ware
house of the Hamm Brewing COM
pany.
The elevator building contained
over fourteen thousand tons of grain,
wheat, oats, barley and fax, in adj
dition to which two carloads of -four
and one carload of feed were COM
pletely destroyed.
The owners of the elevator were
not in the city and we are unable to
learn the amount of insurance car
ried and the estimated loss.
The Foley Industrial track was
loaded with cars, but all were re-
moved in time to save them.
The fire was caused by dust ex-
plosion. No loss of life resulted.
Moral: Insure with the T. J. Mil
Ter Insurance Agency.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07

The roll call was then taken. all
aldermen were present with the ..ex-
ception-of X. K. Roe, who was out Of
the city.
All bills, including the report of
the fire department. as having been
to IL fires during the past two
months, for a total of 1920, were
allowed.
The report Of the municipal court
as having turned over $3.50 for the
week ending February "a and 800
for the week ending March 4 was &C
cepted.
City Attorney Torrance then read
the report of the sinking fund com
mittee, which wasiaccepted
The election OF the city officials
for the ensuing year was then taken
up and resulted as follows:
P. ]. Russell, city attorney.
A. A. Carter, street commissioner
Louis Eckstrum, superintendent OF
water board. u
F. L. Bursley, engineer.
w. A. Walker, night engineer.
L. A. Ward, city physician.
The resignation Of F. L. Bursley
as alderman of the third ward was
read and accepted.
On motion of Thomas Smart and
seconded by Joseph Bisiar, S. c.
Bailey was nominated alderman to
succeed Alderman Bursley. Bailey
was elected.
Mayor Parker announced that the
police would remain as they are for
the present.
The bonds of the city officials were
then fixed and adjournment was
taken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Auditor Taking Steps Whereby That
Amount May Be Collected From
Various Municipalities.
80 BILLS PASSED HOUSE MONDAY
Theilen Introduces Bill Providing
That Six Round Prize Fights Be
Permitted In State.
(By z. 4. Wilsou)
Benidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau

6em4on 31o0eer Legislative Bureau
St. Paul, March Tt is under
stood here that James George, auditor
of Beltrami county, is taking steps to
collect from the City of Bemidji, and
other Beltrami municipalities, some.
thing like $4,000 due from liquor Ii.
censes, the collection of which ap-
pears to have been overlooked by Mr.
Georges predecessor.
Two years ago bill was passed
providing that ten per cent of all Ii
quor licenses in cities of the fourth
class should be paid into the county
treasury. This, it is said here, never
has been done although the bill was
signed by Governor Johnson, April
%, 1909, and became effective Janu-
airy 1, 1910. 1t is computed that the
loss to the county, under this new
law from Beltrami county liquor H.
censes during the year 1910 is ap-
proximately $4,000. 1872
1t is the opinion at the state cap
itol that Mr.. George will be justified
in his effort to collect this money.
In fact, the case is so striking that
Public Examiner Fritz is at work ON
a letter to be sent to all county audi
tors calling their attention to the
1909 law and specific instructions
are being given to state examiners to
see that other counties do not sus-
tain the loss with which Beltrami
was threatened had not Mr.. George
detected the error.
If an average of rs saloons-as a
matter of fact there were more
were maintained in Bemidji at the
prevailing license fee of $500, it is
at once apparent that, according to
the law above cited, Bemidji's ten
per cent contribution would amount
to $1,250, which amount, it would
seem, the city must now pay into
the county treasury.
The law in question is to be found
on page 54S, Revised Laws of 1909
Chapter $50. The bill originally was
introduced in the house by Represen.
tative S. B. Duea now member OF
the senate from Rock county.
x kk
'"There is no danger of that bill
becoming law" declared Senate,
Sunberg, chairman of the senate
committee on railroads to your cor.
respondent, in speaking of the Rock
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Norwegian Books for Sale.

G. A. Rosseland, representing
"Skandinaven," Chicago, is here with
a big supply of Norwegian books and
will remain here several days. Head
quarters at T. Thompson's Tailor
Shop.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
SIS LETTER uNCALLED FOR
Post Office Authorities Can Not Make
Out Name On Same.

Recently letter addressed to
Miss Eva -- ------- (name cannot be
made out), arrived at the Bemidji
postoffice and the authorities are at
a loss as to what the last name is.
The letter has. travelled a long way
as is made evident by the condition
of the envelope which is badly torn,
disclosing the fact that there is SIS
in bills in the letter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07

DduutCIe OI1u6e OeIWoeA oduuoLLe
and Spooner, and the Baudette Dock,
both of which are to be completed
before the first of April. The Water
and Light Plant, owned by the vii
lage, was not destroyed by the fire,
excepting the pole lines, and these
have all been rebuilt. The Village
has purchased and has on the ground
ready to be put in place in the spring,
as soon as the frost is out of the
ground, 1000 feet of corrugated steel
culvert, to be used under the street
crossings. ". ...~.,
COX & Jowett, who owned the
telephone systems in Baudette and
spooner, and the long distance line
to Warroad, lost everything in the
two villages besides about thirty
miles of pole line in the country, and
had no insurance. However, their
faith in the future of Baudette and
the country surrounding it, was such,
that they lost no time in setting
about to finance the project of re-
building the entire system, and they
are now furnishing a better tele-
phone service than Baudette had be-
fore the fire. The people of Baudette
prided themselves in the number of
gasoline launches they had, nearly
all of which were burned, but the
Baudette Boat company has rebuilt
it's boat factory, and many new boats
are now in course of construction.
''The best evidence of the loyalty
and faith of the people of Baudette,
is found in the Incorporation of The
Baudette Home and Improvement
Company. This is not building as
ISOLATION, but "a stock company, Or
ganized for the purpose of buying lots
in the village, and erecting thereon,
comfortable and commodious cottages
or bungalows, to be rented or sold on
the installment plan, and thus pro-
vide for long felt want, of more
dwelling houses. At the first meet
ing, called for the purpose of con-
sidering this proposition, it was
agreed upon, and be-
fore that meeting adjourned seventy
five or the citizens of Baudette SUBJ
scribed for stock in this company of
Home Builders. The company has
purchased twenty lots in different
parts of the village, and has already
begun the erection of five cottages,
and has advertised for bids on three
more. 1t is the intention of the COM
pany to have at least twenty of these
cottages completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by the first of May, and to
continue to build new ones as the de-
mand requires
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Crowd. Rush to Hear Bryan.

Chicago, March Women tainted
while police fought a crowd of several
hundred persons who tried to gain
entrance to Orchestra hall to hear a
talk given by William j. Bryan. Ush.
ers and police we're forced to use theil
fists to cheek the rush, which begax
as soon as the doors were opened.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
Doings In Municipal Court.

In municipal court this morning
John Dryer was arraigned before
Judge Pendergast on charge of
drunkenness. and was given 10 days
in the city Jail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07

Notice. ~.-
Regular meeting of K. P. Lodge
No. 1853 at Eagles Hall tonight.
..- THAYER G. BAILEY,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07

On Thursday afternoon the house
will struggle with the initiative and
referendum bill and it appears to
have fairly good chance of passing
the house. The bill bears the names
of DR.. w. T. Stone, L. C. Spooner,
Kelly, Campbell, Human and J. N.
Johnson, all of whom submitted bills
bearing on the subject early in the
session.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-07
LOST BOTH HOCKEY GAMES
Given Hardware Seven Could Not
Hold Border Town Boys.

Scores of to l and to l was the
best the Given Hardware hockey sew
en- of this city could do in their games
played at International Falls and
Fort Francis, Sunday and Monday
afternoons.
The Sunday contest which was
won by the boys of International
Falls was fast from the start, the Be-
midi team holding their own until
the whistle
Yesterday afternoon the picked
team of players from the "Falls" and
Fort Francis defeated the team to 1.
The members of the team report
that they were treated in the best
possible manner and that they think
they were beaten because they could
not play the game of which the Dor
der town puck chasers were capable
of putting up.