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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
20 Farm Meets
At University Farm
Men and Women to Confer During
Farmers and Home Makers
Week, Jan. 3 to s.

Twenty statewide meetings and
conferences of interest to the men Of
Minnesota's farms and the women of
Minnesota's homes, will be held at
University Farm, during Farmers
and Home-Makers' Week, January
8 to 8, 1916.
These meetings and conferences are
in addition to the program of the
lectures and demonstrations to be
given during Farmers and Home
Makers Week. The schedule for
the conferences follows:
For Women, Wednesday-Joint
session of Housewives Leagues Of
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, to
be addressed by Mrs. L. B. Darling
on "New Possibilities of Cooperative
buying and Cooperative Housekeep-
ing" at 800 p. m. Thursday, joint
meeting of Mothers Clubs of Min
neapolis and st. Paul, at 800 p. m.
For Men, Observation-Disclosures
Association, Horticulture Building,
1900 p. m. Wednesday,, Minnesota
Horse Breeders Association, Live
Stock Pavilion Center 10000 a. m.
and 1:15 p. m. Minnesota Swine
Breeders Association, Veterinary
Building, 10000 a. m. and 1:15
p. m. Minnesota Sheep Breeders
Association, Live Stock Pavilion West,
1000 a. m. and 1:15 p. m. Ameri-
can Yorkshire Club, Live Stock Pa
vilion, 1000 a. m. and LIS p. m.
|:Potato-Growers' Association, Assem-
bly, Hall, 1915 p. m. Thursday
Minnesota Live Stock Breeders AS
sociation, Live Stock Pavilion, 10000
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

s4.5 II INV RU3IIC I11A1x.
Open daily. except Sunday, to & p.
m., to . p. M. Sunday, reading room
only. to 8 p. N.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
UNCLE SANS TIPS ON
+ HOLIDAY FOWL PREPARATION

Washington, D. c., Dec. "a de-
lectable flavor may be added to the
Christmas turkey, goose, chicken or
other fowl. Department of Agri-
culture experts announced today, if
the housewife will see that the bird
is not fed for "a hours before it is
killed. It also is suggested that the
fowl be hung by both feet to be
plucked, as holding it in the lap will
soil the flesh.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
GET UP IN FRISCO,
LUNCH IN DENVER,
DINE IN NEW YORK

e. Denver, Colo, Dec. 9.-Breakfast
in San Francisco, luncheon in Den
yer and dinner in New York will be
possible when the aeroplane is per-
fected, according to F. S. Hoyt, an
aviator r-inVenter, who began work on
a stabilizer and speedier propeller,
today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Servia will be the land Of great
events. France and England are
sending a great number Of men. I
expect big battles, as big as we have
just had in France and Belgium,
where the losses must have been tre-
mendous. ....
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
PRICE OF ALL COLORED
PAPERS IS ADVANCED

New York, Dec. 9.-Paper jobbers
here received announcements from
leading paper manufacturers today
that the price Of all colored papers
has been advanced from half a cent
to cents pound according to the
grade. The greatest advance is in
coarse grades.
No satisfactory substitute for the
aniline dye imported from Germany
before the war has yet been found.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09
MAY ELECT MRS. BUR-
ROWS MAYOR TODAY

Vancouver, Wash, Dec. g..
City election was in progress
here today. Milton Evans,
republican and Mrs. Elizabeth
Burrows were being balloted
on for mayor. The democrats
did not nominate a mayoral-
ty candidate. b
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-12-09

Hello, boys and girls. Hear that
school bell? Don't start for school
without a NEW BEMIDJI lead pen
Gil. It's the best nickle pencil made.
Any store in town sells 'em.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04

first, when the actual cash market val
ue Of it's assets is insufficient to pay
its liabilities; second, when it is unable
to meet the demands of it's creditors
in it's usual or customary manner;
when it shall fail to make good it's re-
serve as required by law; fourth, when
it shall fail to comply with any law
full order of the state banking board
within any time specified therein
eve think that the actual cash mar
ket value of the assets Of the Savings
Deposit Bank on October goth, 1913,
were insufficient to pay it's liabilities.
And, from the foregoing facts, our
conclusions are that the examiner, S.
G. Severtson, while acting under the
authority from the state banking
board made a demand and order upon
the Savings Deposit Bank with which
there was a failure to comply, and
that under all the circumstances, TAX
ing into consideration the reports of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04

prior examinations of said bank, the
methods used by Mr.. Youmans in the
management of the bank and the trust
company, and the condition of the as
sets in October, 1913, that the exami-
ner, S. G. Sivertson, has a perfect
right to take the steps which he did
in protecting the depositors of the
bank, and that he acted within the
authority Of the law in closing the
bank on October Goth, 1918, and we
will further say that Mr.. S. G. Severt-
son is entitled to credit rather than
censure for his acts in this matter.
Dated March 2, 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
E. 0. HAROLDSON, Chmn.
C. w. GRAY,
J. PURCELL,
Committee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
NORTH DAKOTA
wins DEBATE
TEAM DEFEATS
MANITOBA SPELL BINDERS 49,
SURREY MAN WITH WINNING
TEAM.

The international debating team
from the North Dakota State Univer-
sity won the debate with the Canadian
spell binders at Winnipeg Friday
night, getting the unanimous decision.
The people of this section of the state
are particularly interested in this, in
asmuch as. Paul E. Shorb, son of D.
M. Shorb of Surrey, was a member of
the winning team. Mr.. Shorb was a
of the winning team year
ago and we are proud of him. Other
members of the team were John c.
Graham and Axel T. Aronson.
One of the Manitoba team precipi-
tated some hard feeling by criticising
the United States because of the neu-
trail stand she has taken, claiming the
states should favor Great Britain. The
question debated was, as the Monroe
Doctrine Beneficial to American" In
asmuch as President Wilson had asked
the North Dakota debaters not to re-
fer to the present European war, little
attention was paid to the Manitoba
debater's remarks on neutrality.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04

ton of the Savings Deposit bank and
if the condition of the bank showed
no improvement from the report al
ready submitted he was further in
structed to take charge of the bank
pending the appointment of receiv-
er. The meeting adjourned.
(Signed) L. B. HANNA,
Chairman.
(Signed) S. G. SEVERTSON,
Secretary.
"In pursuance of this meeting Mr..
Severtson made an examination of
the Savings Deposit Bank on Octo-
Der goth, 1913, and found in the bank
large number of worthless notes
and mortgages and a number Of I'M
desirable loans.
eve beg leave to refer here to the
law relating to the. insolvency Of
banks, namely Section 4674 Of the
1905 Code, which provides as follows:
GA bank shall be deemed insolvent;
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
DESPERATE CRIMINAL
ESCAPES THE Pen
CHAS. PELTIER, WHO KILLED
POSTMASTER SEIDEL AND
NIECE IN BOTTINEAU COUNTY,
ESCAPED FROM HIS GUARD
THRU CLEVER RUSE.

Chas. Peltier, who was serving
life sentence at the penitentiary, es-
capped from his guard in clever man.
ner one evening last week and to date
has not been captured. Peltier, with
four other TRUSTEES and guard, had
been working at the lumber camp on
Apple river, seven miles from the
prison. At five they started for home,
riding in a wagon. Peltier jumped
out to run back to the creek to see if
he had caught anything in his trap,
as he had been allowed to do little
trapping. When he did not come back,
the guard made a search, but no trace
of the man could be found. The men
returned to the prison, notified the au
thorities and a search was made. The
whole country has been notified Some
where about the state, the most des
perate criminal ever sent to the peni
Tertiary is GLIDING the officers. He is
handy with a gun, will shoot to kill
and has wonderful endurance. A hun
bred dollars reward is offered for his
capture.
Peltier, brother Joe, and another
Indian, Little Red Rising Sun, killed
Frank Seidel, postmaster at Sombre,
Bottineau county, and his twelve-year
old niece. Their bodies we're hacked
to pieces, the place looted and the
building set on fire. This happened
six years ago. Peltier was acquitted,
but not understanding English, con-
fessed his guilt to the states attor
ney. He was re-arrested and con-
Vcted
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
MinOt Curriers' Win From Portal.


Three Kinks from Minot went to
Portal Monday and defeated the fast
curriers' three games to four, with a
total of three points in favor of the
local men in the Bonspiel. Portal de-
feated Minot in a previous Bonspiel,
so that the total score to date gives
one in favor of Portal. The Portal
Kinks arrived in Minot and are playing
off the final games. Four games were
played Monday, with the following
local Kinks:
J. C. Smallwood, skip; Maj. Person,
lead; Chas. Olson and F. E. Ward.
A. J. Mcdaniel, skip; Rev. Rich
mond, lead; DR.. Pence and Rev. Erick-
son.
Geo. E. Mcclure, skip; l.. H. Piper,
lead; w. A. Peck and A. A. Robinson.
Rev. Erickson, skip; Smallwood,
lead; Richmond and Mcdaniel.
Undoubtedly the star player of the
Bonspiel was Rev. P. W. Erickson,
who with one fell stroke knocked three
of the Portal stones out Of the circle
and won the day for Minot.
In the evening a banquet was given
for the visitors. Major Person, w. A.
Peck, DR.. MCDANIEL, Rev. Erickson
and Rev. T. U. Richmond, were among
the local men who gave pleasing
talks. The Minot curriers' returned
with only the very kindest words for
the Portalites, who are the very best
of entertainers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
Minot Team Champions of Northwest.

MinOt Team Champions of Northwest.
Minot defeated Kenmare in fast
game of basketball at the gymnasium
of the Normal school Thursday night,
% to II. This was quite a surprise
inasmuch as Kenmare had beaten Mi
not during the early part of the sea-
son. The Kenmare boys were simply
over-confident. Minot won the cham
pionship of the northwest Friday
night by defeating Bottineau Fl to II.
Minot will play at Grand Forks for
the state championship.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
Solid Car of HOOsier Cabinets.

J. H. Weinrebe, the furniture deal
er, is advertising another big Hoosier
kitchen cabinet sale that starts Mon
day, March 8. Mr.. Weinrebe has just
received his third car load Of Hoosier
cabinets that will be offered at a spec
ial price on special terms for the one
week. Get acquainted with the cab
met, the plan and Mr.. Weinrebe, and
we are certain that if you do not now
have cabinet in your home, you will
get Hoosier.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
Smallpox in the Legislature.

Five cases of smallpox were dis
covered in the North Dakota legisla-
ture and about Bismarck. Senator
Hoverson of Beach, Clerk Goodin of
the Ways and Means committee, John
Cochran, proprietor Of the Palace no.
tel, and two others, have been sent to
the pest house. Hundreds of others
have been vaccinated.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
COMMITTEE CLEARS
BANK Examiner

Bismarck, March 3.-"After care
ful examination of the evidence, rec
ords, reports and correspondence, we
find that the state examiners depart
nent was not in conspiracy or collu-
sion with any person in the closing OF
the Savings Deposit Bank of Minot,
North Dakota, on October goth, 1913"
is the opening statement made by the
special joint committee which was ap-
nointed to investigate the charges OF
conspiracy and collision made against
the state bank examiners department
hv Grant S. Youmans in his book, lie
galized Bank Robbery"
The committee report goes on to
saw. that Gin July, 1912, an examina-
ton of the Savings Deposit Bank OF
Minot, North Dakota, was made by
Mr.. BECKER under examiner Knud-
sons administration. Upon this re-
port Mr.. Knudson in his letter of crit
icism ordered that paper in the bank
aggregating $44,2s3.o0 be removed
from the assets of the bank, the same
to be removed by November LIST, 1913.
Pursuant to such order, on October
30th, 1912, the paper ordered out by
Mr.. Knudson was removed from the
assets of the bank by Mr.. Youmans
through the following transaction:
ION October 30th, 1912, mortgages,
practically all of which were OF the
same character as the so-called Level
Ign mortgages, practically all OF which
mortgages represented the purchase
vrice Of the lands which were decided
hack Immediately upon the execution
# the mortgages; these mortgages
were all assigned on October Soth'
1919, by the trust company to the Say
inxs Deposit Bank of Minot, North
Dakota, and the following statement
will show the total of such transac-
tioa:
Trust Company the Gamer.
October 80, 1912.
Checking account Of Saw
inrs Loan & Trust Com
pany credited in the bank $52, $4,000
(This credit consisted Of
% notes and mortgages
made by Youmans of date
October 26th, 28th and
10th, 1929
October 30, 1912.
The Savings Loan & Trust Com
panv account in the bank was charg-
ed with the following items:
Savings Loan & Trust Com
pany note ------------$ o'zoO.oo
C. S. Youmans note $500 5,zou.UU
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
HER|CSTAD IS ASSIST
ANT SATISFACTORILY
JOINS LEGAL FIRM OF NESTOS
& CARROL-MR. carroll WILL
DEVOTE TIME TO LOOKING AT.
TER FIRMS PRIVATE BUSI-
NESS.

o. B. Herigstad, of the law firm of
Coyle & Herigstad, is now assistant
states attorney, having joined the
firm of Nestos & Carroll.
Mr.. Carroll will devote his entire
time to looking after the private bus
mess of the firm, which is growing
rapidly.
Mr.. Herigstad is a prominent young
attorney and many friends predict
that he will make good.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04

He will make a strenuous campaign.
Mr.. Emerson has held positions OF
public trust, having been member OF
the school board, the board Of county
commissioners, the Minot council and
the city commission, making a fine
record in every capacity. Mr.. Emer-
son promises if elected to use his in
fluence in reducing the taxes OF our
city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04

from Cne ABOVE statement IL can
readily be seen that the trust COM
pany, through this transaction, made
a net gain in cash of $8,417.00, that
being the difference between $751;
$4,000, the total of bad paper assigned
to the bank on October 30th, 1912,
and $44, 293.00, the total of the bad
paper removed.
Assuming that the $52,650.00 worth
of paper which was on October 90th,
1912, assigned to the bank from the
trust company was worthless paper,
as the evidence clearly shows, the
method Of complying with Mr.. Knud-
sons order, after the transaction was
closed put the bank in worse shape
after complying with the order than
it was before by increasing the aggre-
gate amount of bad paper in the bank
~ $8,417.OO. Furthermore, the order
was expressly violated subsequently in
a few particulars. On November 18th,
1912, the Savings Loan & Trust Co.
note for $5,250.00 again was put into
the bank and some of the fraudulent
and worthless paper was taken out
and replaced by the trust company
note.
Ordered to Close Bank.
The report then goes on to tell of
numerous other transactions made
during the year 1913, contrary to in
structions given by Bank Examiner
Knudson and also tells Of a meeting
of the state banking board, at which
meeting the bank examiner was in
structed to take charge of the Minot
bank if it's condition had not been i'm
proved.
This part of the report reads as fol-
lows:
"Prior to the time of Mr.. Severt-
sons examination Of the Savings De-
post Bank Of Minot, North Dakota,
to-wit, on October 10th, 1913, the
Banking Board held a meeting, and a
copy of the minutes of said meeting
is herein set forth:
ga special meeting Of the State
Banking Board was held in the execu-
tive office this 10th day of October
A. D. 1918. The members present
were: Governor L. B. Hanna, Secre-
tary of State Thomas Hall, and Attor-
ney General Andrew Miller. The re-
port of the examination of J. B
Schoregge, made August 18th, of the
Savings Deposit Bank, Minot, and the
report of the examination made by
Mr.. Schoregge and Arthur Johannson
of the Savings Loan & Trust Com
pany, Minot, September 18th, was pre-
scented to the Board for it's consider
alton.
"The Board instructed the state
examiner to make special examina-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
WRECKS
PUBLIC DRUG CO.
EMMETT HILEMAN, MANAGER, Sc
VERELY BURNED-FIRE CUTS
BUILDING-LOSS $12,OOO-BEN-
NO DRUG co. TO OCCUPY THE
ROOM.

A terrific explosion at 1880 We'd
nesday night almost completely
wrecked the Public drug store and
what was not damaged by the explo-
sion was finished by red hot fire that
followed Immediately. Emmett Hile-
man, manager Of the store, the sole oc-
cupant of the room at the time, escap-
ed death by miracle, and was Sc
verely burned about the face, hands
and lower limbs, but will recover.
Mr.. Hileman had locked up the
store and started for the postoftice,
when he rem, mbered that he had ne
elected to take certain valuable pa
the store and went to the safe, but the
electric light globe being out of the
socket, he struck ma tch. This he
threw into the corner, where a can OF
benzine and can of ether were
standing, a terrific explosion follow
ing Immediately, which was heard for
blocks. The entire front of the store
was blown out, some glass being found
clear across the street. Nearly every
bottle in the place was broken.
In an instant the large room was
one mass of flame and how Mr.. Hile-
man could manage to stagger out of
the place will never be quite explained.
The explosion threw him up against
one side of the room, tearing his
trousers to shreds, and he was render
ed senseless for a moment. AS soon
as he got out of the building, he ran
to the fire station and gave the alarm.
The tiremen responded promptly and
within an hour had the flames under
control, altho the interior of the room
was Quilted and the down town office of
Judge Murray, and the rooms of Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Young were damaged.
The loss to the store is estimated
at fully $4,000 and it may be even
more. The loss is covered by $4,000
insurance, a policy for $4,000 having
run out recently.
The loss to the building, which is
owned by Paul V. Mccoy, amounts to
$500 and this was fully insured. MI
Mccoy will remodel the building i'm
mediately and the work will be COM
pleted in about two months, when the
building will be occupied by the Ben
no Drug Co., of Bowbells.
The principal stock holder of the
Public Drug Co. is A. P. Slocum, of
Westby, Mont. Plans for the future of
the concern are not made known but
it is entirely possible that the COM
pany will not reengage in business
in the city. 1t is understood that
deal was pending for the sale of the
store, which was to have been con-
summated the day following the date
of the fire.
The firemen did heroic work and the
record Wednesday night was one of
the best in the history of the depart
ment.
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would
Be PRESIDENT
BONNIE NT BUSINESSMAN
FILINGS HIS HAT IN THE RING
AND BECOMES CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT OF CITY CON-
MISSION.

R. II. Emerson, one of Minot's prom
inent businessmen, has announced his
candidacy for the office of president
of the city commission. The regular
city election will be held Tuesday, Apr.
6. Mr.. Emerson's petitions are out
and they are being signed literally.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-03-04
GOphers Are Out.

The gophers evidently know that
this is going to be an early spring,
for some of the pests are already out.
Erick Hustad reports seeing one out
looking for his breakfast March l..
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
High School Notes.
(By Thomas r. Wilson,

The literary committee prepared "a
program for the assembly period this
morning. This is the first program
since vacation and the students were
fortunate in having Mrs. Phil Swing,
who rendered two vocal solos. Mrs.
Merrill also rendered very fine re
production Of the Roman sentiment Of
the eruption Of Vesuvius. Following
this she gave short comical sketch.
So great was the interest in all of
these that pin could be heard if
dropped in any part of the room.
Tomorrow the first league game of
basketball will be played between
Holtville and FL Centre on the ath
letlc field of this school. 1t promises
to be one Of the best games ever
played in the valley. Although the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
NGLAND STATES
FACTS ON SEIZURE

Washington, Jan. S.-The British
)assy tonight issued a statement of
S in relation to the seizure and
ention Of American cargoes by
tish war vessels. The facts are
en- by the embassy without com
1t, but the view of the statement
en- in administration official circles
hat its undoubted purpose is to al
American resentment by showing
there has been an exaggerated
preston of the extent of British
srference with American foreign
lmerce. The embassy statement
ows:
Out of 773 vessels that have pro-
ded from the United States to
indinavian countries, Holland or
ly since the beginning of the war,
Y eight have been put into the
re courts, and one of these has
N released, leaving only seven de-
ned for decision of the prize court.
far the greater number of those
aimed for examination have been
eady released.
With regard to purchase of car
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-08
Britain Expresses Regrets.

Washington, Jan. S.-"The British
government, without deciding the
question of liability, will consider the
payment of damages for the injured
and to tie family OF the deceased"
This statement was given out by
Secretary of State Bryan this after
noon as a message from the British
embassy stating Great Britain's po-
ition as to how she will dispose of
the case of Walter Smith, who was
killed, and Charles Dorsch, who was
seriously wounded by Canadian troop
ers recently at Fort Erie, in Canadian
waters.
One of the officials said Great
Britain, several days ago, had ex-
pressed her regrets over the occur
renee, but that this expression was in
formal and was not in the nature of
an apology.
The question of sending a note to
Great Britain has been in the hands
of the solicitor of the department for
some days. No note was sent up