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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-24
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

To the electors of the town of Ket- chikan, Division No. One. Territory of Alaska:
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That pursuant to an act of Congress, en- titled An Act providing for the elect ion of delegate to the House of Rep resentatives from the Territory of Alaska and an act entitled An Act to create a Legislative Assembly in the Territory of Alaska, to confer Leg islative power thereon and for other purposes, a general election for the purpose of electing a Delegate to the House of Representatives from the Territory of Alaska for the full term of the 65th Congress. and for the cleo tion of One Senator and Four Repre- sentatives to the Alaska Legislative Assembly. as provided in the said acts will be held on
 TUESDAY, NOV. TTH. 1916
 Between the hours of s o'clock a. m., and o'clock D m. of the said day.
 The Common Council of the City of Ketchikan having heretofore. by ord, finance. duly designated the voting pre- cincts of said town and the polling places in each thereof, the electors are hereby notified
 That all duly qualified voters resid- ing within the boundaries of voting precinct No - of said town of Ket- chikan which are as follows: The corporate boundary of the city of Ket- chikan will vote at Council Chambers Building located on Main Street, in and upon Lot II of Block 15. which is owned by the City of Ketchikan and occupied by said city. the same being the duly designated polling place in and for precinct No. -, Town of Ketchikan.
 Dated this 4th day of October 1916.
 (Signed) THE COMMON COUNCIL
 OF THE TOWN OF KETCHIKAN.
 By s. 4. PLUMLEY. Oct. 2S-S0. Clerk
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-24
REX BEACH'S FORMER WIFE IN JAIL HERE ALASKAN WIFE OF FAMOUS WRITER IS SERVING TERM
 FOR VAGRANcY.
Fairbanks Citizen.) )

(FalrnaNhS OltlZen.l
 She is the victim of the ways O
 the white people. she says. wher
 talking about her troubles. She is {
 drunkard and knows it; is guilty o
 the crime for which she is being
 punished, according to her state
 ment, but she lays it all at the white mans door. saying that white mans "hootch" has been her down fall. She is an Indian woman named Annie Lyons, and is serving a tern for vagrancy in the federal jail here having been committed from Panama But the most interesting part of hel story is that she claims to have once been the wife of Rex Beach. the now world famous novelist.
 And that is this Indian woman's claim to notoriety. For she has learned that the man with whom she lived as wife in the early days of Rampant has now become famous, and she has also learned that on ae- count of his fame, she. too, is fa- nous character to the tourists who now visit Alaska annually. It has therefore been her custom during the past two years to pose for snap shots taken by curiosity seeking summer visitors to interior Alaska at four bits each. This is, she charg- es each tourist 50 cents for the privilege of -snapping" her.
 In this manner the woman has eked out living at Panama during the summer months for the past two years. She depends altogether on somebody else to take care of her during the winter, caring not for the coming of the cold days. as she spends her summers earning to gratify her appetite for liquor. un- doubtedly furnished by some unscrup- ulous white man
 Last winter she was convicted of yagrancv at Panama and sent here to serve out her term. In this manner she was kept throughout the winter. and was also prevented from getting liquor. This year the sentence i'm posed was 125 days. The former wife Of Rex Beach is therefore practically certain that she will not want this winter, although She hates the thought or languishing in jail, and in her more pensiye moments planes the white man and association with him, for all
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-24

of her troubles.
 There is but little doubt but that the woman's story that she formerly lived with Rex Beach is trues For it is corroborated by residents of vari- ous lower river points who have known her for years.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-10-24
LOST

In the vicinity of Mountain Point 16 ft round bottom row boat. built by Davis & Son. painted white with light trimmings: eleats on bottom: pair spoon oars in boat. Finder please no tify Lighthouse Depot and receive re- ward If
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
;C0UNTy DAIRY BREEDERS
TO YoLO MEET SATURDAY

r There will be meeting of the Bel
t-~'ami County Dairy Breeders asso.
citation ct the high school building
next Saturday at 1890 p. m.
The following people have consti.
.{utcd tie active members of the as.
cociation: \. P Ritchie, A. E. Rako
Nels Willet, G. F. Schroeder, Alvin
Goodspeed, Gust Berg, A. W. Hos
kins, Peter Narum, T. H. Kruger
j.. n. Skrivseth, August JarchOW, B.
A. Barker, J. E. Swenson, B. M. Gile
and i. L. Carver.
Nels Willet has been president fol
the past year. Officers will be elect
cd next Saturday and plans laid out
FOR the coming year. The associa-
tion needs more active members, but
desires to have all interested parties
attend the meeting, irrespective of
whether they join the association.
All parties desiring to have but
ter fat test on the milk from their
COWS are requested to bring samples
with them next Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
TELEPHONE OFFICIALS
MEET WITH MERCHANTS

M. L. Lane of Minneapolis, gen.
eral commercial superintendent, and
F. E. Lister of Duluth, district man
ager of the Northwestern Telephone
company, met with the Bemidji Mer-
chants association at the Commercial
club rooms this morning and discuss
ed a reduction in telephone rentals
for Bemidji.
It was pointed out that the COM
pany has an investment of $1O0, ,48O
in Bemidji and the earnings last year
we're 1.8 per cent.
Just at present, according to Mr..
Lane, the company is not warranted
to make the change. He stated
however, that change would be
made as soon as business warranted
| it.
He stated that a city the size OF
Bemidji should have about 2,4OO tele.
phones while it now only has goo
telephones. AS soon as the 1900
number is reached change in rates
may be made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
SPRING VACATION
FOR SCHOOLS TO
Be APRIL ; TO 10
Vacation Early on Account of Easter
Being Late; School Board
Meets.
MAY SECURE ROOMS TO
RELIEVE CROWDED ROOMS
Action on Building Committee Re.
port Postponed; Nymore Men
Present.

Spring vacation for the Bemidji
schools will be given the. first week
in April This was decided at a
meeting of the board of education
last evening. Spring vacation is
usually given at Easter time but on
account of a late Easter it was de-
cided to give the vacation the first
week in April.
Secure Extra Rooms.
The committee of the board, con-
|sisting of DR.. G. M. Palmer, DR.. E.
H. Smith and ]. P. Lahr, which was
appointed to investigate the condi-
ton of the local schools, made it's
report in which it recommended the
erection of a Junior high school
building for the seventh, eighth and
ninth grades, agriculture depart
ment, home economics department,
manual training department, etc.
This, it was stated by the commit
tee, would relieve the crowded con-
dition at the high school at present.
They also advised the securing of
three rooms outside the Central
school and three teachers for a
kindergarten, second and third
grades and fifth and sixth grades.
For Further Action.
The board postponed all action on
the building of a new school and de-
cided to take up the matter of Sc
curing three outside rooms to re-
lieve the Central schools crowded
condition at the next meeting of the
board
The board at it's next meeting will
also name the teachers for next
year.
The resignation of Miss Jessie
Phillips as music instructor was ac-
cepted by the board with regrets.
The board appropriated $50 to be
used as a contingent fund for W. P
Dyer, superintendent Of schools.
Nymore Men Present.
J. w. Smith, president of the NY
more school board, and G. Evenso1
and Otto Morken, also members o!
the Nymore school board, met with
the Bemidji board last evening an<
discussed the condition of the Ny
more schools and the possible con
solidation of the Nymore and Bemidj
scho
The Nymore school has been con
demned by G. G. Schulz, Of the stat
department of public instruction, AM
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
HAmLINE GLEE CLUB
CONCERT APRIL 27

The Hamline Glee club will give a
concert here April 27 at the Metho-
dist church under the auspices of the
Junior class Of the high school, ac-
cording to an announcement made
this morning by Daniel Gainey,
president of the class.
The glee club is touring the state.
The proceeds will be turned over
10 the general fund to be expended
cts will be placed on sale in few
days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
AGED MAN IS ARRESTED
ON FEDERAL CHARGE

Frank Carpenter of Cass Lake, 81
years of age, was arrested yesterday
by Federal officers on a charge of in
PRODUCING liquor into Indian terri
cory. Mr.. Carpenter was alleged to
have with him in a suitcase several
gallons of alcohol.
g. Mr.. Carpenter stated that he heard
that Plummer, Minn., was going dry
so he went there to get alcohol which
this morning and the charge dropped.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HAS ANNUAL MEET:
OFFICERS ELECTED
E. H. Denu Heads Civic Association {:
George T. Baker is Named Vice
President.
MERGING OF CITY
CLUBS IS POSTPONED
Action on Raising Membership Dues
is Deferred; May Give Social
Memberships.

At the annual meeting of the Be-
midi Commercial club held at the
Commercial club rooms last evening,
E. H. Denu was elected president,
George T. Baker, vice president
Charles Cominsky, second vice presi-
dent and G. w. Harnwell, treasurer,
for the ensuing year.
The election of a secretary of the
club was deferred to some later date
Directors Chosen.
Seven directors were chosen. They
are E. F. NetZer, w. z. Robinson,
C. p. Battles, A. NJ Bagley, G. w.
Harnwell w. N. Bowser and H, E.
Reynolds.
The merging of the Merchants as
sociation and the Commercial club
was postponed and the committees
that have been Investigating the mat
ter were retained to continue their
investigation and to submit de-
tailed plan.
For More Members.
The board of directors Of the club
at a meeting deferred action on the
raising Of the dues of the club from
one dollar to two dollars a month,
with a view Of devising if possible
a plan for getting more members at
the present rate iof dues.
\ committee comprising G.. w.
Harnwell, Attorney M. J. Brown and
A. NJ. Bagley will visit the members
of the club to ascertain how many
social memberships can be secured
with the dues one dollar per month,
without the payment of a member
ship fee. 1t is planned to have So
cial memberships entitle the men,
Der all rights and privileges of the
club rooms, but not an equity in the
club properties.
Women to Meet.
It was decided to give the Woman s
Study club and wives of members of
the Commercial club exclusive priv
ileg,s of the club rooms at least one
of each week, the time to
be fixed at a later date.
The club gave it's moral support
to the potato contest which is be-
ing conducted by Bueford M. Gile,
agri culturist of the Bemidji schools.
The contest is open to everyone with
in a radius of about rs miles of Be-
midi and throughout Beltrami coun-
ty, the show to be held in connection
With the Northern Minnesota Devel-
opm ent association meeting next De-
cem1oer.
A committee of three with G. c..
Cross as chairman was appointed to
look after collections for the main
tena nee of the Rest Room.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
LAST NUMBER OF lYeEuM
&. TO BE- GIVEN MARCH IS

Ada Roach & Company, the last
number of the lyceum course given
under the auspices of the Woman's
Study club, will appear in Bemidji,
March 16. Their platform enter
tainment, ''The Heart of an Immi-
grant," is delightful study of AM
erica as seen through the eyes of the
newly arrived foreigner whose heart
yearns for the dear old scene of home
and friends. Every song sung dur
ing the entertainment has a history.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
MERCHANTS TO GIVE
BANQuE1'F:lOR RCLERkS;
. DATE NOT DECIDED
r. -. -:
Com mittee Making Plans; to Be Re-
ported at Next; Meeting of
Merchants Association.
ARTICLES TO BE WRITTEN
ON FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS
W. J. Pilkington Of Merchants Trade
Journal is Sent Pictures and
Articles.
ARTICLES TO BE WRITTEN
ON FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS

Bemidji merchants will banquet
their clerks some time next month
This was decided at . meeting of the
Bemidji Merchants association held
yesterday afternoon
A committee composed of G. E.
Battles, F. J. Koors and George T.
Baker was appointed. to make plans
for the banquet and report at the
next meeting of the Merchants asso.
citation.
Magazine Articles.
Bemidji may be the subject of a
series of magazine articles, it. was
pointed out at the meeting. w. J.
Pilkington of the Merchants Trade
Journal, who spoke at the annual
banquet of the association last week,
when told of the active farm clubs
near here, became interested and
planned a number of magazine ar
ticles. He asked for facts and fig
ures regarding the relations between
the farmers and the merchants.
Pictures Sent.
Pictures of the Frohn farm meet
ing showing 106 people present and
others views have been mailed. Mr..
Pilkington, as we'll as the articles in
Mondays edition of the Pioneer,
giving expressions from the farmers
meeting. The articles will deal on
the friendly relations between the
farmer and the merchant They
may be published in some of the
largest magazines of the day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
BASEBALL MEETING At
CITY HALL FRIDAY

A baseball meeting will be held
at the city hall Friday evening, at
which every baseball fan in Bemidii
is urged to be present. The meeting 3
will begin at eight o'clock.
Owing to the lack of interest at
previous meetings, the matter Of a
baseball park and league team will
be dropped, unless the meeting Fri
day evening is we'll attended.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR JUDICIAL DITCH 30

Contracts were let Tuesday for the
construction of Judicial Ditch No. 80
which is to be located northeast of
Red Lake. The engineers estimate
Was $244,141.67. The contracts
were let as follows: The Construc-
lion company of Duluth, $ 30,912.94
and the Kohler Contracting company
of Frazee, $15,51835. There were
seven bidders.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN P0SToFFICE STAFF

George Elletson, who for several
years has been night clerk in the
Bemidji postoftice, has resigned his
position and accepted a place with
the Heinz Pickle company. Harry
McClernan, the present parcel post
delivery man, has been promoted to
Mr.. ElletsOns position. Shcrril
Case will fill the vacancy created by
McClernan's' promotion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
WANTED
A SLOGAN FOR BEM1DJ1

All live, growing, buzzing,
hustling cities have slogans.
You have seen them on sta
tionery coming from live, en-
ergetic business men in live,
energetic towns.
We believe that now is the
time to boost for greater
Bemidji. We should have a
slogan. Something that will
become as catchy and famous
as minneapolis Makes
Good"
The Bemidji Merchants as
sociation will offer prize of
$500 to the author of the
best slogan. The contest is
open to all citizens. Send in
as many as you want to.
Address your slogans to the
Slogan Editor of the Daily
Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
SCHULTZ GETS 30 DAYS
ON LARCENY CHARGE

Michael Schultz, who was ar
rested yesterday on charge of en-
tering a room of j. H. Stokes of
Leonard in the Malloy hotel and
taking $3.50, was found guilty yes
-terday afternoon in the municipal
court before Judge D. H. Fisk.
Schultz was given sentence of 30
days in the county Jail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
NOT A BAD WORLD
SAY KIDDIES HERE

Riddles of Bemidji don't
think that it is such a bad
world after all. Druggists to-
day announced that on "ac-
count of the war;" the rate of
castor oil has been raised
nearly one hundred per cent.
1t is practically impossible to
get the oil, the pill Founders
said, but the kiddies came
back with Eva Tanguay's
popular song, II Don't Care"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
CHECKS ARE FORGED;
CASHED BY MERCHANT rs

Two checks, one for $50 and an
other for $40, were forged yesterday
on Louis Strawbridge, living west
of Bemidji, and cashed by local mer-
chants. The checks were cashed by
F. G.. Troppman and Lars Lind. 1t
is alleged that Chester Strawbridge,
a nephew of Louis Strawbridge, COM
mitted the forgery He cannot be
located. The police are investiga-
ting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
POSTING SIGNS ALONG
ALL RURAL HIGHWAYS

r. K. Bliler, county surveyor, is
having placed at points along rural
highways sign posts giving mileage
and directions. Farmers organiZa-
tions are urged to take means to pre-
vent these signs from being de-
StrOyed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
MUD LAKE LANDS
T0BE OPENEDFOR
FILING APRIL s
Secretary Of Interior Franklin K.
Lane Sends Notices to Land
Offices.
56, 6,174 ACRES TO Be
OPENED TO SETTLERS
Coded Land Includes 10000 Acres of
Land in This District; Some
Near Mud Lake.
56,174 ACRES TO BE
OPENED TO SETTLERS

After several months parley,
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of in
terror, has sent notices to the United
States land office at Cass Lake that
56,174.62 acres of ceded Chippewa
lands in the former Red Lake, White
Earth, Leech Lake, Chippewa of
Mississippi, Winnibigoshish, Deer
Creek, Bois Fort and Pidgeon River
reservations would be open for set
tlement on and after April 6, with
a filing date April 26 or after.
Much Good Land.
The ceded land to be opened COM
prises 10000 to 10000 acres of good
land in this district, which includes
what is classed as many valuable
tracts of timber land near Mud
Lake.
1t is pointed out in the notices
the new land opening. Sooners are
meant by those who go on the lands
in question before April 6. Those
who do not go on the lands until
on and after April and who make
proper entry on same, will be given
choice over sooners who are max
ing their home on the lands at pres
ent.
Chosen by Lottery.
Any homesteader may place filing
on the lands at the Cass Lake land
office April 6, but the entry will be
dated April 26 Should two or more
lsnd-seekers file on the same land
previous to the date of entry, April
26, the lawful holder will be chosen
by lottery.
There are 3,s15 acres of pine tim
ber on the new lands to be opened
for settlement. 2r,~s...e :,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
STATE LAND SALE IS
HELD AT COURT HOUSE

Oscar Arneson Of the state audi
tors office is in the city today con-
Quoting a sale of state lands. About
70 "forties'' were sold at a spirited
|sale this morning. Many other
'forties' are being bid upon this
afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
BUSINESS MEN TO TAKE
OVER BEMIDJ| REST ROOM

The merchants of Bemidji will take
over the Rest Room from the Wo-
mans Study club after April first.
The merchants will have charge Of
the room until arrangements can be
made next fall to have the city take
over the rooms. The rooms are now
being maintained by popular sub
scription by the merchants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Athens reports state
that Enver Pasha, Turkish war lead
er is dead. Rumors state that he was
assassinated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Waukegan, Ill.-Counsel for Or
pet the Wisconsin university stu
dent charged with the murder of
Marion Lambert, today asked Circuit
Judge Edwards to dismiss the ind1ct-
ment. Judge Edwards set Monday
as the date for arguing the motion.
Berlin-( Official 1.-The villages
of Forges and Regneville and RADON
and Cumenieries Heights have been
captured.
Washington-The Southern Pa
cific today offered to relinqufsh all
claims of lands in the Oregon and
California grant for $10,000,000.
London-Over night, England's
view of the German-American s1tua-
ton has changed. It is considered
that the relations between the two
countries is growing tenser. Posi-
bilities of a war is seriously consld-
cred. German bitterness against the
Americans is growing.
Youngstown, Ohio-Judge Gary,
president of the United States Steel
corporation, has been indicted under
the Ohio antitrust law, charged, 1t
is said, with conspiring to keep
down the wages of common laborers.
The charges followed the East
Youngstown riots of January when
four men were killed. The indict-
ment carries 62 counts.
New York-Judge Gary today
characterized the indictments return
ed against him at Youngstown, O.,
as an outrage.
St. Paul-Manager Caswell, Cum
Minis campaign committee, today is
|sued a statement in which he re-
fuses to take seriously the statement
of Paul Dehnel of Bemidji that Sen
ator Cummins is in the hands of
TRAITORS.
Paris Oficial) )-Heavy artillery
fighting is being done on both banks
of the Meuse. The situation at Yer
dun on the northern front is un-
changed. .-.-
Chicago-Five hundred babies will
be offered for adoption Saturday as
climax to baby week observances.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. David Gill,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08
Chosen by Lottery.
4 X X x X X X X X X X X X X x 4
X TELEGRAPH NEWS X

Washington - President Wilson
yesterday completely and decisively
won his ongsensational fight to
compel congress to acknowledge that
it stands behind him in the submar-
inc negotiations with Germany. The
celebrated McLemore resolution was
tabled by vote of 276 to 142 in
the house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. David Gill,
March 8, 1915, q son.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Chicago-Five hundred babies will
be offered for adoption Saturday as a
climax to baby week observances.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Pioneer want ads are read
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Paris Oficial)-Heavy artillery
fighting is being done on both banks
|of the Meuse. The situation at Yer
dun on the northern front is un-
changed. .-..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-08

Berlin-( (Official)-The villages
of Forges and Regneville and Rabon
and Cumenieries Heights have been
captured.
The evening world., 1916-06-07
irsMa EoR iNxGsroAa.

futerborourh Consolidated - REGULAR
quarterly dividend OF IN per cent, on
srsfsrrsd stock. payable July 10 stock
d record June 10.
Hercules Powder Company-Reeulas
auarterly dividend Of . per cent. and an
extra 10 per cent on common stock,
raysb,e June ab TO stock Of record
June Is.
Quincy Mining Company--Quarterty
dividend Of - per share, an increase OF
81, payable June 80 to stock OF record
June 10.
brooklyn Rapid Transit gained IN
rross in May s220.00o. or an average OF
5, 100 daily. For eleven months Gross
earnings increased 1,466, ,O0o.