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i i § 3 EXCURSIONS ARE COMING Great Northern Will Bring Two Big Trains To Bemidji July 31. BASE BALL BETWEEN GRAND FORKS AND CROOKSTON. Fully Six Thousand People Ex: pected to Come From Lari- more and St. Cloud Lines. The passenger department of the Great Northern announces two big excursions to come to Bemidji July 31 from Larimore, N. D,, and St. Cloud and inter mediate points. Advertising matter is being circulated and the excursion is assured. Low rates prevail for the trip and it is estimated that the two trains will bring to tins city not less than six thousand peonle. The news will be welcome to the business people of the city generally. Several ¢ 3 made by private interes cure excursions to the been unsuccessful and it has been generally believed that the summer excursion season would not mean much to Bemidji this year. The matter has been taken up by the passenger department of the Great Northern, however, and its success is now ured. With the trains will come sev- eral tine bands and the Grand Forks aud Crookstou northern league base ball teams. They are down for a game 1n the after noon and this will be one of the big drawing cards of the day. The trains are scheduled to ar- rive in this city about noon and returning will leave at 7:30 p. m. The train from Larimore will bring large delegations from Crookston and Grand Forks and the St. Cloud train will have many people from that city as well as Sauk Centre. Long airie, Melrose, Wadena, Pa Rapids, Walker and Cass Lake, During the afternoon there will be several band concerts and other attractions and the day will one for Bemidji all around. The business people of the city will join with the railroad com- pany in making every effort to entertain the visitors. Shy In His Accounts. At Little Talls, on Eriday, Joseph La Due, the local repre- setative of the Minneapolis Brew- ing Co. was arraigned on a charge of embezzlement of funds belong- ing to the company. He was dismissed from his place several days ago, and it is alleged that an mination of his books shows him to be about $1,100 short in his account. Upon his earing, I'riday, La Due was wait the action of y on a charge of bound over tc the grand ] embezzlemen [ (RO 3 3¢ B3 B )(Vfimx : Wedding Groups : Souvenirs = Baby Pictures ‘ifi Lakeside Studio, Bl on Lake Front, e M. J. MORSE, - Proprictor. & i1 B q PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Manager. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY: Fancy Crawford Peache: 20° percan.... 25¢ 925 cemon Clin, can. ... ..25° g Fancy Canned Swe per can ONIONS LETTUCE STRAWBERRIES RADISHES CUCUMBERS b | which the | Lake river is Princess Grocery Co SHAKING UP Manager Kayne Released as The Official Head of Base Ball Team. Thos. Kayne, who has since the organization of the local base ball team managed the club was yesterday released and there is a heap of g p of all sorts in base ball circles today, The financing of the team has all along been a problem and yes- terday matters so shaped them- selves that those who are most directly interested in the team found it necessary to dispense with the manager. Mr. Kayne has worked hard in his position and is to be given credit for hav- ing gotten together a good team, but does not play tle game him- self and has been unsatisfactory in the position for some time. ss he has many friends who will regret that son has not been of a financial success and would not admit of his retention longer. The expense list of the club has not yet been met anda sub- scription of $300 per month will be necessary to meet the actual expens This will no doubt be casily secuwed. The season is nearing an end but there are o many fans in the city who hope *| to see some good games yet. The home team is fast now and is playing winning ball. The new managers will be the Messrs. Brooks and Barker and the team will be directly in charge of Pitcher Witt. It will be econducted as economically as possible and the management will make ‘every effort to come out whole on the season. OLD SETTLERS Meeting Will Be Held at Buena Vista on Regular Dates— August 27 and 28. The Old Settlers’ association met at the city hall last night and the meeting was called to order at 8:30 by Chairman Nye. M. Nye stated the business of the meeting and D, C. Smyth made a motion to hold the next meeting of the association at Buena Vista. The motion was carried after some debage, after which some discussion arose as to who were members of the association, the affairs having become somewhat 1 by a couple of unfortunate circumstances, [t was decided, however, to allow all old settlers who were present to remain members of the association upon payment of their annual dues, and the following members com- plied: J. W, Speelman, Anton Gordon, L. G. Pendergast, D. C. Smyth, J. E. Cahill, John Wil- mann, P. M. Dicaire, P. J. Rus- sell and M. D. Stoner. The secretary was instructed to notify all members of the asso- ciation of the meeting which will be held August 27 and 28, and to do all in his power to enlarge the membership. A committee con- sting of L. G. Pendergast, D. C. ¢| Smyth, M. D. Stoner and J. W. Speelman was elected to make arrangements for the coming meeting of the association, after meeting was ad- journed, BIG DRIVE HUNG '|Low Water Ties Up Clearwater Logging Co.’s Drive Near Red Lake }Falls. nrager Parker of the Clear- water Logging company reports the hanging up of the big forty million drive, headed for the big mill in Crookston, a short dis- tance above Red Lake Falls, As a result, the crew of a hundred and fifty men are busily engaged in making arrangements for the sudden rush of water which has been held back at Plummer’s dam and other up river points and which will lift the logs over the low sand bars of the Clear water and into the Red Lake river. A hundred and fifty drivers are employed on the large drive and four large wannagans are utilized in the housing of the crew, Red at a very good driv- ing stage because of the exceed- | ingly high level of the lake this summer. Clearwater, however, clis low and ulie logging company .|is well satisfied in getting the drive down so successfully. Expects to Cut Hay. Crookston Times: A. M. Pierce came down from Bemidji, where he has the big feed and seed store,and is makingarrange- ments to begin cutting hay a few miles south of town. He brought with him six horses and ten men and expects to make a big cut. The hay will be shipped to Be- midj as fast as possible, where it will be stored, kerup for KANSAS TIME IS BEATEN Some Good Things Grow On Top of the World At Beuna Vista. STRAWBERRIES EIGHT INCHES IN CIRCUMFERENCE. Tame Hay Four Tons to The Acre, Hard After Banana Belt Record. Strawberries eight inches in circumference, the largest, aver- age forty-six berries to the quart. and tame-hay which goes four tons.t» the acre are two things that go to show that Beltrami county soil is good for something besides raising jackpine and [ misquitoes after all. These things are a reality and grow on the Summit farm at Buena Vista. The strawberries will yield about 720 quarts to the acre and are reasonably worth ten cents a quart. The gross rveceipts for a single acre would be §720. The hay will bring $ per ton making a gross of $60 per acre. It ought to pay to farm in Beltrami county. Summit farm is owned by J. W. Speelman. It is one of the finest in the county. The soil in that section is very rich and the story of the strawberries and tame hay will be borne out by any number of people who have recently visited the Speelman farm, Beltrami is-surely hard after the banana belt vecord with its tame hay and strawberries. Be- sides these there are other things. Only a few miles from the city of Bemidji is the Casler farm, where one of the most magnificent crops of wheat and rye one could well wish to see is standing almost five feet high. Crops arelooking fine all around. There is complaint of lack of moisture in some sections but the harvest in this section if it is small in acres will be bountiful nevertheless MAKING MATCH Arrangements For a Ten Round Go Between Cutler and Arnold Pending. Arrangements are in progress for a ten-round boxing contest between Charles Cutler, of this city and James Arnold, of Hib. bing. A side bet of $100 has been posted by friends of the boxers and the match is to come off some time within the next six weeks. The place of the fight is not yet decided. Cutler is very fast and has ma friends and admirer: in this city who believe he will be sufficient for Arnold and should win the bout. Much interest in the event is being evinced by local partisans of the game. Council Meeting. The city council met in regular session last night, Mr. Arnold, representing the town board of Northern township, was in at- tendance at the meeting with a request that the council lend some assistance toward building a road through a portion of that town to Bemidji. The council, although admitting the necessity of the road, was of the opinion that at the present time nothing could he done in a financial way to assist in the building of the road. The recorder was in- structed to advertise for bids for the erection of a pump house near the Wartield electric plant and also for laying mains, The council was told of the condition of the bridge across the Mississ- ippi river and a committee was appointed to inspect the bridge and report at the next meeting with recommendations as to what repairs it requires. TS T TS TS OSSOSO 1 —FOR— Wedding ~and Baby Pictures HAKKERUP ¢ % % Up-to-Date Work and Prices Reasonable. Enlarging, Framing and Finishing for Amatuers. Hakkerup Studio Two: Doo ast of City Drug NIGHT TRAIN M. & I Said to be Considering Project of Through Night Train From Bemidji to Cities. A rumor is current to the effect that the Minnesota & Interna- tional is to put on a night train between Bemidji and the Twin Cities. The new service has been under discussion for some time and thereis said to be quite a demand for ic. 1t would be a convenience that the traveling men and business men of this section would greatly appreciate and would greatly in- crease the N. P.’s business out of this city. The recent change in time makes the Great North- ern preferrable for travel to Minneapolis and St. Paul now and the M. & I. is expected to meet this condition with the new service. There would probably bea through sleeper from this city to St. Paul and the run would leave here to connect with No. 4. on the main line of the Northern Pacific at Brainerd. TO BE DISMISSED Announced That E. L. Warren Will Be Succeeded at Cass Lake. Washington, July 12. —E. L. Warren, superintendent of the Minnesota forest reserve, has been recommended for dismissal by Acting Land Commissioner Fimple, Charge of official mis- conduct in connection with the Richards’ townsite case were preferred against Warren and he was called ‘upon to show cause why he should not be dis- missed. His answer was re- ceived a few days ago, but it was not satisfactory to Mr. Fimple, who thereupon referred the case to Acting Sacretary Ryan, with recommendation that he was to be dismissed. It is expected that Judge Ryan will act on the case this week. WOULD KILL WIEE 0. Pond, Demented, Terrorizes His Family By Threats Of Killing. O. Pond, who is well known about the city this morning ter- rorized his family by threatening to kill his wife and starting in to carry out the threat. Pond has been very ill for some time and it is believed that he has lost his mind. He was placed under arrest this afternoon and will have an examination before the insanity board some time tomor- row. HEARING TODAY State Board of Pardons Hears Delayed Chounard Petition This Afternoon. The hearing of the case for the commutation of the sentence of Wm. Chounard is being held this afternoon before the state board of pardons. Yesterday was the day set for the presentation of the petitions and arguments. Judge Spooner was summoned to appear before the board and went down Sunday. L. H. Bailey is associate council for the peti- tioners. No decision in the mat- ter is expected for some time. GUNS STOLEN. Sneak Thief Pilfers Store of Kolden & Thompson at Blackduck. Sneak thieves enter the store (| of Kolden & Thompson at Black- duck Sunday night and stole a quantity of merchandise. The firm carries hardware lines. En- trance was effected through a back door and the extent of the theft is not yet known, but it is probably not very large. Two guns were missing and other minor articles. There is no clue to the thieves. . Buy a refrigerator at whole- sale prices at Naylor’s. Conway’s Commercial Col- lege is organizing a class in Bookkeeping, Shorthand and Typewriting for school teach- ers and those who have at- tended school during the year who wish to take up these studies during vacation. One month’s free lessons given to all who enroll during July. Conway’s Commercial College, HsT Street, between AT THE : BAZAAR STORE Black on White Plain Figures---Guaranteed as represented or money refunded. “As usual,” talk is cheap—paper and pencils are willing. The editor does not care where you g2t your advertising ideas. Take the following goods home, show them to your dressmaker, your neighbor, your friend, or compare styles, quality or prices in Bemidji or any other city, the big or little stores. Remember our motto:—*“Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded.” For the rest of this month every table in our store will be its own salesman. Take what fyou want at the plain marked price. If not satisfied no questions will be asked. 1 piece Wool Voil worth $1.25, now 85¢ 1 lot Men’s Underwear worth 50c, now 27¢ talking for this sale. The Bazaar Store. MIDSUMMER CLEARING SALE! 2 pieces Cotton Voil wort_,h 25¢, now 12'|,¢ All our Shirt Waists at 1-4 off to close out. The black and white figures will do their own Julhan Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthome’s son has written a highly dramatic story of the Arctic Sea, telling of the finding of the last ,resting place of Hendnk Hudson One of the 10 Stories in the Metropolitan Magazine FOR JUNE THE OUT O’DOORS NUMBER R. H. Russell, Publisher, New York -A 35-cent Magazine for 15 cents. At all Newsdealers G6.18) BRGBB/GBIVBLOCIB ORI DT DBBRBEBBLGR “It is what you Save, not what you Earn, that makes Wealth.” DO IT NOW! TODAY! 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