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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11
TOWN COUNCIL.

Regular monthly meeting OF the Town
Council. held at the Town Hall at St.
Martinville, La. this 9TH day OF January
A. ID. 1913.
Hon. Albert Bienvenu. Mayor presid-
ing aud the following members present:
J. II. Duchamp. l.. j. Duchamp. X. j..
Guirard. P. j. Gary and Dr. j. S. Martin.
Absent: None.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're and approved.
The following bills were approved and
ordered paid. BONN Gro. Co $l.I0. Lai-
zairs Bienvenu $36.75. Geo. Greig Il Co
1886. j. j. Burdin Il Bro $22.62. Allen
Upper $lO7.33, Duchamp Hardware Co
5000.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11

statesmen WANTED to look after
our interest in st. Martin and adjacent
countries. Salary. or commission. lAd-
dress THE HARVEY OIL CO., Cleye-
land, 0.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11

On motion of l.. ]. Duchamp duly sec
Onded by K. j. Guirard the following Or
dinsnce was put to vote, viz Voting
for its adoption J. Ii. Duchamp, l.. j.
Duchamp. P. j. Gary. r. j. Guirard.
Voting against its adoption:J. 5. Martin.
majority voting for its adoption. the
same is declared adopted; and reads thus:
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11

All work to be done in a workmanlike manner.
All work to be accepted by the Mayor and Coun-
Gil. Settlement to be made on completion of
the work, when the contract is COM
pleted and accepted settlement to be made
therefor. All bids must he sealed, accompa-
MED with certified check of one of our local
Banks, for ten per cent of the bid. All certified
checks of unsuccessful bidders will be returned
at once.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11

The successful bidder will be required to fur
nish bond of some responsible Surety Company
equal to 80 per cent of the amount of the bid
and work to be done. said bond to remain in
force for IL months after the completion and
acceptance of said work. under these specifca-
tions. as guaranty of the quality of the work
This contract and work Herewith, as per fore
going specifications and accompanying copy of
Ordinance calling for the building of said side
walks and curbings. must be completed within
ten months from date Of signing of the contract
and furnishing of said bond. or in defaultthereof
the contractor TO forfeit 500 per week to the
Corporation of st. Mariinville. La.
9TH.
Drive ways, or wagon crossings shall be q
inches thick-i Of concrete = of cement. As a
finished surface and marked as the Mayor may
indicate. There shall be sufficient q inches
pipes to afford proper drainage to the abutting
property, under direction of the Mayor. The
pipes to be subject to Mayors acceptance to be
good sound d inche pipes. Said contractor
to follow the levels indicated by the Surveyor.
9Th.
For all brick curbs the best quality of hard burn
ed bricks, perfectly shaped. prese nting a regu-
lar smooth surface shall be used. To be laid in
cement and mortar composed of one part Port
land and of sand. Brick curbs shall be So
inch thick the top to be laid with bricks ON the
edge with ends to the street at all corners the
pavement to be rounded, the curbing to turn all
the cutters of the cross street and pavement to
follow it around SO as to follow a prolongation
of the property line and to stand the same dis
lance from the curbing as shown from the front
line. One offsett to start all brick curbing Is
inches or Ia brick wide. The curbing to be
laid first TO lines and levels then cement to be
straight edge from inner level of curbing.
The lineage of side walk under this bid is -
square yard. CURLING - square feet.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
DEMoCRATI COLLECTION
METHODS.

An incident that occurred in a small
town in Virginia on election day has
Just been reported to the state sec
rotary
A comrade living in this town went
to the polls and being handed the
long ballot used in Virginia, which
contains the names of all the candi-
dates and various electors, retired
to the booth to mark his ballot, This
comrade is of foreign birth, but
thoroughly familiar with the proper
method of marking his ballot, and
needed no instruction or assistance.
However, n fat red-nosed democrat
saloon-k keeper, who is the self-consti-
tuted local boss, and incidently this
comrades landlord, stepped up and
volunteered to mark his ballot for
him (Which in itself is a violation of
the state law and was repulsed by
the comrade. Fifteen times he in
truded his services, even taking the
pencil In hand and forcibly attempt
ing to mark 1t democratic. The com
rade FINALLY lost all patience, and
said to the boss" "If you are so
anxious to know how | am going to
vote, I vii ltell you. | will vote it
straight for Debs and Seidel." The
barkeeper flew into a rage and said,
with a vile oath, you -, I'll
raise your rent $500 a month for
that"
All this in "Old Virginia." the state
that boasts of being the cradle OF. lib
erty and the mother of presidents.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

times and as such reflects the ohaue.
ing period of the times
Time Was when womans life
consisted of four periods childhood.
brief I'm point of time, maidenhood.
also of short duration, young matron.
hood, and-old age. A woman of
thirty-siN, fifty years ago. was an old
woman. Old age for women then
covered a period of twenty, forty six
~ years. The very best time of "a
woman's life was set aside for old
age She became an attachment on
the younger generation growing up
about her, and lived her life into
theirs as best she could Her chill
dren grown, she had no further rea-
son for existence, and simply waited,
serving in a small or large way I'M
Oh the end came.
Today conditions are throwing the
woman out into the world. More and
more numbers each year are finding
their maturity of little or great value
to the social organism. There is no
chance for resting on the oars, for
growing rusty-for waiting, hands
folded, to die. The social demands re-
Qure clear BRAIN alert nerves, taut
muscles. The modern woman Is de
veloping these Instead of going in
to a decline with the years, she is for
cling her faculties to meet the demands
of the woodland she goes on with
her duties until her faculties fail. In
many instances this decay Is retarded
until the woman is sixty, and even
seventy years of age.
At an age when our grandmothers
were nodding in their caps beside the
fire. the modern woman, neat in dress
trim in manner, is making a name
for herself, or successfully carrying
a name already made.
And with so much achieved by the
modern woman, what may we expect
of the coming woman? With youth
prolonged Indefinitely with maturity
resting on a solid foundation made
possible by such a youth, is it too
much to expect that it will be the
average, rather than the exceptional
woman who will be as the Cady-Stan-
ton, the Lillian Russells, the Sarah
observation-disclosures remarkable young
old women who seem as a mystery
and a miracle to us today?
Social development is making for
many changes in history But no
where does it affect any human be-
ings so much as it effects woman
kind.
With the closing of the class war,
when industrialism has taken the
place of capitalism, and the social
units have found their proper balance
and relations, under such regime will
the development and possibilities of
the woman reach undreamed of limits,
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES
BY n. Jacob p. Enemark.

Some wellmeaning citizens are of
the opinion that eo.called independent
candidates would be just the thing.
provided they are of good character.
This, as many other inventions of the
capitalist mind, is a false report.
What ia an independent candidate2
A man who promises nothing and
most lilDly viii do nothing because
he has pledged himself to do nothing.
We arc now living IN an age where
nothing seems to be Of great value,
but If We had enough independent
or nonl artson candidates elected,
we could expect nothing" from them
because that's what they represent.
The dependant candidate makes
the claim that he viii do as he deems
best rel ardless of party, which is
quite a ruling power for the people to
give TO one single individual With
enough Independent officials in this
country we would have one of the
most complete monarchies ever in
existence on this earth. Are not all
the people better qualified to deter
mine what Is good for them than
their elected officials, who should be
their Grants and not their dictators?
If so, is it not better that the people
should know what their officials pro
pose to 10 before they are placed in
office than to wait and see what they
viii do after they have been elected
to office? And if these officials are
pledged to a certain party program,
is it more than proper that this party
should control them so that they will
be forced to carry out the party prin-
ciples or resign? In this last point
all part IS except the socialists are
weak. With the initiative, referen-
dun, tho recall and undated signed
vestigations before nomination is ac-
cepted, our candidates are bound to
the will of the party.
Now, then. when you know that
this is true, look up our principles
and if you are human you will like
them and vote for them, not for our
candidates, but for the principles.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

Everywhere we have placed them
they are shining now; And the PEG.
pie are profitiug by them.
Every piece of socialist literature.
every book and pamphlet; every
speaker and writer Ia light that is
welcome now.
And 80 they 30 forth TO our people,
In the factories. on the farms, EN-
saying with Maz2ini:
Il hold up light that has been
kind to me. Go diffuse II freely And
the blessings of God and your country
be upon you"
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
EVERYWHERE THE LIGHT rs
WELCOME NOW.
Everywhere socialist literature.

Everywhere socialist literature.
Pamphlets, platforms, big posters.
newspaper articles on socialism every
where.
And everywhere folks are talking
socialism. And they are not sneering
about it as they used to five years
and ten years ago. They talk serious
ly and respectfully.
Among the business and travelling
element the conversation generally
begins with:
I'm not a socialist, but l want to
tell you, ETC., etc"
Then follows a very interesting and
refreshing indictment of the present
system and usually of the old parties.
This is generally followed by: There
are some thing about socialism that
aren't just right,-may be a little radi-
cal and extreme, but | want to tell
you, etc, etc"
Then follows a statement of just
about what the socialists stand for.
And this is going on everywhere
Doctors, teachers, lawyers and farm
ers, as well as wage workers. are talk
ing
And they talk about socialism.
1t is coming to be the real object
of their faith and their fight
And they are beginning 70 work for
it. They arrange meetings. They
distribute literature. They conduct
debates, on street corners, at shops,
behind the plows, in the schools, eV-
erywhere.
They argue. And no one can argue
them down. SO their faith grows
stronger"
The fires of a new enthusiasm
are burning brightly They are talk
ing earnestly emphatically. Their
talk is the kind that brings a clenehed
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03
THE COMING WOMAN.

BY Josephine Conger-Kaneko, Editor
of The Progressive Woman.
The old-fashioned woman is pass
ing away. The modern" woman is
neither the old-fashioned woman nor
the future woman. She is a transit
ton creature, with little of the old
blood, and some infusion of the new,
in her veins. She is a product of the
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

In a little cabin far out in the
country in Northern Wisconsin the
other day, met a mana little man
he made me think of the pictures
had seen of Tolstoi. His heavy
white hair and beard, his jeans, jacket
and overalls, his humble home and
little farm in the woods made him
the picture of the American peasant.
But his mind was a dynamo His
personality a tower of strength
On his Uttered table were some of
the best magazines and books of the
world. And he now and then arose
in his yirile assaults upon the inhu-
man systems of the government of
today and of yesterday he was a
student of history too-and paced
his cabin floor.
A fool blooded Plymouth Rock
rooster and his brood strolled into
the open door not knowing that his
usually friendly master was discuss
ing great problems OF sate-and was
promptly assaulted as the nearest OBJ
ject that could be made TO illustrate
the rapid exit of the capitalist wrongs /
For thirty years this mental dyma. /
mo has made light in these Northern
woods. 4 light that no one would I
see. But now they are welcoming
The light
And I'm every section there are such.
Other IiShts CLEAN out And the PEG
Pile are looking for light
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

fist down in an open palma palm
that is not soft nor lily white either.
Something has got to be DONE"
they say.
And something is being done
They are thinking.
And talking and writing-and dis
tributing literature-on socialism.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

Call up the Commonwealth
about free trip to Snohomish to
visit ouc department store adver-
tiser, Fl. L. Atkins & Co.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

aud I'm bat day Will the race take
positive tops toward true humnnism
and civil. alton.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-01-03

It is illegal to boycott, so we
don't. We just limit our buying
to Com nonwealth Advertisers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
EDITORS GET CHEAP RATES
Oh. Vincent Cannot Be Present at
Annual Outing Here.

"A special fare on all the railroads
of lib fare, for the round trip has
been secured by Secretary Rutledge
of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
ASSOCIATE to Bemidji, aJk which
place the association will hold it's
summer outing June 13, IA and IS.
It has been announced also that
DR.. George E. Vincent, president of
the University of Minnesota, will be
unable to attend the outing. Governor
Eberhart has signified his intention
of being here and although In the east
at the present time, it is believed he
will conclude his lecture trip before
the opening day of the outing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
GIVEN ANOTHER eHANGE!BoDY TAKEN To- PIQuA|
Remains Of Luke McCarty Shipped to
Former Home in the State
;.@.~.. of Ohio. 1. -
HEART BLOW NOT CAUSE OF DEA

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 27.-The
following telegram to a Minneapoli.
man from Harry E.. Conway of North
leld, Mimi. who witnessed the fata1
fight between Luther McCarty and
Arthur Pelkey, at Calgary, Alta, ex-
plains itself: 4. = - ~.
Calgary, Alta, May ~ ~ was at
Inc ringside lat the 5McGarty-Pelkey
fight. The bout had scarcely gone a
minute when the boxers clinched
Pelkey struck McCarty over the heart
An expression of pain passed over
McCarty's face. The men broke from
the clinch, and as they did SO, Pelkey
struck McCarty heavy left swing on
the jaw. McCarty crouched as though
in a fighting attitude. and then slow.
~ sank to the floor. Mrs. Ingram Of
Calgary, the foster mother of McCar-
ty, was at the ringside. When Nc
Carly fell she left the arena and at
tended picnic thinking Luther
was merely knocked out and would be
all right in few minutes. She did
not learn of his death until she re-
turned.
- The body was shipped tonight to
Piqua, Ohio, McCarty's birthplace and
the home of his parents. -
The foregoing telegram would show
that. McCarty was in bad shape fol-
lowing the blow to the heart, and as
his body undoubtedly was relaxed
when he was struck on the jaw, it
was comparatively easy for his neck
to be broken by the blow on. the chin.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
ONE AND 0NE-TH1RD FARE
First Train to International Falls to
Run Sunday.

Officials of the Minnesota and In
ternational railway have promised to
make the one cent and third rate to
International Falls Sunday If one
hundred people will take the trip:
This is the first train that will run on
Sunday on this run and as the bali
team and many fans expect to go
there should be little trouble in Sc
curing the names of 100 to take the
trip, About eight hours lay over will
be made at International Falls which
will allow the party to see the big
paper mills and witness the game and
many other interesting features that
International Falls has to offer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
BOTH aBEMDG'S" PLAY SUNDAY
Big Nine at international Falls
r. Juniors to Blackjack. :,

Both the Little Bemidg" and Big
Bemidg' baseball teams have been
reporting regularly for practice at
the fair grounds every evening and
are getting in trim for the two big
games next Sunday. The first team
will go to International Falls where
they will play the team of that city
and the Juniors will go to Blackjack
where they will clash with the Black
duck first team. There will be no
game in Bemidji next Sunday unless
the Bankers and lumbermen decide
to fight out their tie.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
KNOPKE CAR ARRIVES
Will Be Used in Anderson Knopke
Livery Service.

Olaf Ongstad drove an Oakland car
from Minneapolis to Bemidji yester-
day for Anderson and Knopke who
will run an auto livery in Bemidji the
coming summer. The car is. a forty
horse power, self starter and electric
lights and all the other latest conven-
fences used on up-to-date cars. An
other car will be purchased in the
near future but at present the factory
is unable to supply the demand and
only one car could be obtained
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
SWEDBAcK BACK FROM RANGE
Spend Several Days in Community
in Which He Formerly Resided.

; Ex-senator E. j. Swedback re-
turned Saturday evening from visit
of two days to Hibbing, Minnesota,
where he renewed acquaintance
with old time residents of that city.
Among those whom he met was R.
w. Hitchcock, publisher of the Hib-
bling Tribune. Mr.. Hitchcock was at
one time editor Of the Bemidji Pion-
eer and his friends here will be
pleased to hear of his successful ca
reer as a newspaper man in the
range city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
$1,000 AID FOR swANLAND's
To Receive This Amount From the
State Each Month.

Through the efforts of Attorney p;
j. Russell and Sheriff Andrew John
son, the family of Charles Swaziland.
who is now an inmate in the state
prison will receive an allowance for
support of $40 month. The state
board of control has approved the
recommendation of the Minnesota
state prison and has agreed to dis
tribute the above amount through
John A. Carlson of Foy. Minnesota, to
the Swanlund family. The first pay
ment reached them yesterday.
In letter from the state agent of
the prison to Mr.. johnson, they ask
that they communicate to them from
time to time, if there is any change
in the condition of the family. Both
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Russell took an
active interest in the case.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
COUNTY BOARDS
APPROVE ROADS
Both Beltrami and Koochching Coun-
u Commissioners Put 20. X
on Route.
FROM TAMARAc TO FARLEY
FROM TAMARAC TO FARLEY
lis Elweu Road Number Nine and
Will Pass Through Kelliher
and Blackjack.
To BE FoRTY.SIX MILES LONG
And Constructed Under the Supervis-
..ss ion Of the State Highway
Commission. .ss@s~

Surveyors who have been at work
for the past few weeks laying out the
road from the Tamarack River coun-
try through Kelliher and Blackjack
to Farley, passed through Blackjack
Sunday and expect to complete the
work this week. The road is to be con-
structed under the Elwell law and is
known as road number nine.
When completed. it :: will connect
Beltrami county with Koochiching
county through one of the most de-
sirable sections and will be practical
~ forty-six miles in length. Beltrami
county was particularly anxious to
See this road go through and was
confronted for time by lack of CO.
operation from residents of the neigh
boring county.
All legal obstacles have now been
done away with and both Beltrami
aid Koochiching county commission
e"s have placed their stamp of ap-
prevail on the construction of this
road. The matter is now in the hands
of the state tax commission and it is
understood that it is receiving the
attention of this board today, in the
city of St. Paul. -
This will give an outlet to farmers
in the vicinity of the Tamarack River
country, both in Beltrami and Kooch-
(iching county, to the best markets.
The constructionx,of the road
will be under the supervision of the
state highway commission. 49, !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-27
TWO DAYS OF RELATIONSHIPS
Boat Races, Auto Races, Foot Races
and Water Sports an the
Program.
A. P. WHITE PRESIDENT OF DAY
Mccain, Warfeld, Burke and Murphy
Appointed as Cahirmen Of
Committees.

That Bemidji will have a Fourth
of July Celebration, one that will
eclipse anything ever held in the city
is, according to those who attended
the mass meeting alst night, now as
sured. The meeting was we'll at
tended and all were unusually en-
thusiastic.
Among the special features that
have been arranged are auto races,
boat races, foot races, including other
field, water and track sports. The
committees were arranged at last
nights meeting and chairmen ap-
pointed to take charge of the various
divisions on the program. Each man
to select his own committee.
A. P. White was chosen president
of the day. H. c. Baer, secretary and
treasurer. The celebration will be con-
tinued for two days, beginning Friday
morning, July at sunrise and clos
ing Saturday at midnight
The following chairmen have been
appointed to head the following COM
mittees. Auto parade and races, F..
S. Lycan; street sports, T. A. Mccain;
water sports, Charles Warfield; privi-
leges, r. F. Murphy; Judges, Fred
Brinkman, Publicity, T. ]. Burke.
Messrs. White, Baer and Schumacher
were selected members of the finance
committee.
Fred .Brinkman, who SO successful
ly managed the financial end OF last
years celebration. and who again is
willing to lend his untiring efforts,
congenial manner and happy smile,
will make the rounds of the business
men during the next week in an en-
deavor to raise the necessary funds
with which to give Bemidji the cele-
bration it deserves. Mr.. Brinkman
leads as live hustler where the city s
reputation is at stake and it is the
earnest request of the officers that he
be treated tenderly when calling for
volunteers to back this program in a
financial way.
Everybody will be benefited and
everybody should be liberal with don
atoms. The advertising that Bemidji
will receive through program of this
kind, cannot be over estimated, is the
spirit of those interested.