The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-02-19
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George C. Bagley, president of thu
Bagley and Atlantic elevator com
panies, is said to be seriously i'll Al
the home Of Louisiana friend.
The St. Paul Farmers Weekly Dis
patch has been taking a poll Of
presidential candidates and latest fig.
ures published give Roosevelt the
lead with SLAP; La Toilette $3.50;
Bryan. 7l2; Debs. 64s and Taft
1872. '~
Fred A. Briggs, now serving a sen.
tence In the state penitentiary fol
robbery in the third degree, hat
started movement for a new trial
He was convicted of being implicat.
ed with Jerry Mccarthy, escaped
convict and bandit, in the robbery
of the home of Martin Brennan in
Northeast Minneapolis.
Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 19.-Many dele
gates and visitors are arriving in this
city for tomorrow's Democratic state
convention, which will be the first OF
the state conventions to select dele
gates to the national convention at
Baltimore. The general expectation
is that Speaker Champ Clark will be
unanimously indorsed by the conven-
ton for the presidential nomination
Omoha, Neb., Feb. 19.-The sew
enth annual exhibition of the Auto
mobile Show Association of Omaha
opened in the Auditorium today with
a record-breaking list of exhibits, in
Guiding both pleasure and CONNER.
cial vehicles, supplies and accessOr.
les. A large attendance of out-of-
town visitors is expected during the
week.
Dr.. William J. Mayo, prominent sur.
geon of Rochester, Minn., is to be
given a degree by the University OF
Pennsylvania on University day
Feb. %. DR.. Mayo has an honorary
A. NJ, from the University of Michi-
gan; F. r. c. S. from Edinburg; IL
D. from the University of Toronto
and University of Maryland; and 8
s. &. D. from the University of Mich
igan
The Minnesota basketball team
won from the Indiana team in the
University gymnasium Saturday
night by score of "a to 7. Captain
Lawler, of the Gopher team, scored
a total of 20 points by making seven
field goals and six fouls. A game
was also played at the Agricultural
College the same evening between
the Aggies and Stout institute Of
Menominee, Wis, the game beinf
taken by the Aggies 1S to 49,
Baudette will have municipal
election March II and the following
ticket has been placed in the fielt
by the Baudete Board of Trade:
Mayor: w. T. Noonan, publisher o
the Baudette Region; clerk, Geo. B
Partridge, cedar and tie operator
councillors, Frank H. Slipp, hard
ware dealer and formerly mail clerl
in the Bemidji postofice, Frank E
Johnson, jeweler, John R. Peterson
treasurer, Robert NJ. Skinner, cash
ier of the bank; assessor J. U. Will
liams, druggist; justice of the peace
F. w. Schmidt.
Topeka, Kans, Feb. 19.-M0r(
than 1900 Masons from all parts o
the State of Kansas are gathered
here to attend the annual communi
cation of the Kansas Grand lodge
the convocation of the Grand Chap
ter and the assembly of the Crane
Council, which will be in session here
during the four days beginning will
today. This is the first time since
1907 that the same bodies hold thei1
annual gatherings in Topeka. Th'
local Masons have arranged for al
elaborate program of entertainment
for the distinguished visitors.
Boston, Mass, Feb. 19.-Befor,
Judge Colt in the Federal court to-
day arguments were heard on tn,
motion to dismiss and plea in abate
ment filed by the United States Ma
chinery company to the $2,O0O,0O(
suit filed against it by Charles A
Strut, trustee for the Goddu Som
Metal Fastening. company, for alleg
ed, violation Of the Sherman anti
trust act. The Goddu company, it il
alleged, was driven out of business
by the shoe machinery company
whose officers also are under Fedora
indictments for alleged violations o
the antitrust law. .. -.
/ The Baudette Region states tha
contract has been let for the con
struction of twenty-five miles of rail
road west from the present terminu