Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 8, 1905, Page 4

BEMIDJI IS CONSIDERED Congressman Steenerson To Take Up Matter of Militia Co. With Governor. GOVERNOR IS FAVORABLE BEMIDJI. TO And Refers Matter to Adjutant General With Recommenda- tions for Bemidji. Congressman Steenerson has interested himself in regard to the establishment of a State Militia company at Bemidji and wrote Gov Johnson, recommend- ing that Bemidji be considered favorably in the distribution of the nine new companies to be added to the state national guards this year. The governor is evi- dently in favor of Bemidji and will do what he can to assist this city in landing a company, as the following letter was received by M. Steenerson in reply. St. Paul, July 28, 1905. Hon. H. Steenerson, Crookston, Minn. My Dear Sir:— I am directed by Governor Johnson to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 27th inst., in which you join in the request for the establishment of a militia at Bemidji, and to say that he has referred the same to the Adjut- ant Geeneral with a favorable rec- ommendation. Very Truly yours, FraNK A. Day, Secretary to the Governor. The Dick bill passed by con- gress recently makes it incum- bent upon the state of Minnesota to proyide 12 company forma- tions in three regiments of Min- nesota national guardsmen, whereas heretofore there has been but a nine company forma- tion. This provision of the Dick bill will increase the number of companies in the state anil will meke the total number of companies 36 rather than 27 as heretofore. Bemidji will with- out a doubt secure one of the companies to be created. STEEL GOES T0 POPUSKY TONIGHT Nine Miles Eeel Left to Be Laid on the M. R. L. & M. Railway. Steel will be laid on the Minne- apolis, Red Lake and Manitoba railway into Popusky tonight. Popusky is about three miles north of Buena Vista and steel is now laid abouta mile south of Nebish thus leaving nine miles of track to be laid to complete the road through to Red Lake Work trains are being run on the line to the limit of the track enten- sion every day. There is but about one mile to be graded and this will be complete in time to make way for the track laying gang. Some difficulty has been experienced in securing steel but if the remaining shipments ar- rive promptly the road will be practically complete sometime in ! September, Warningto Trespassers. Many complaints have been made concerning the actions of certain persons in picking flow- ers, destroying flower beds, pul- ling shrubbery to pieces and helping themselves to county tools. The county has a most beautiful lawn about the court house and were it not for the de- ‘struction worked by these van- dals it would be still handsomer. Unless these practices are stopped at once action will be taken by the commissioners to prosecute offenders under the state law forbidding destruction of public property. BEMIDJ1 ON EVERY TONGUE Success of the Receiit Bible Conference Arouses Gen- eral Inquiry. The great success of the Be- midji Bible Conference is attract- ing general attention to this city, particularly in church circles, and there is every reason to be- lieve that next year’s conference will beattended by hundreds of people. Demandsfor extra copies of the Pioneer’s issues during the convention are numerous and letters from Minneapolis and other points tell of general inter- est in the work of the conference and in Bemidji. Misg Violet M. Roberts of Minneapolis who is in charge of missionary work in 50 churches and who attended the conference writes that “the fame of the Bemidji Couference has spread abroad and people are wanting to verify our accounts by the newspaper reports.” RURAL ROUTE OUT OF BAGLEY Petition for One Filed With Congressman Steenerson to Begin Oct. 1. Congressman Steenerson has received from the Fourth Assist- ant Postmaster General instruec- tions regarding the beginning of rural routes at Bagley, Fertile, BErskine and Moorhead, all of the new routes to begin October 1. A proposition is on foot in the department at the suggestion of Mr. Steenerson for the creation of a couniy delivery system in Otter Tail county and if such ar- rangements as are contemplated at present are carried out that county will have in the neighbor- hood of 60 rural carriers before the time snow flies. Gradually the system of entire county de- livery will be spread about the eatire ninth district. At present there are upwards of 100 of the routes in the district. SUBMIT CHARTER IN SEPTEMBER Document is Now Ready With Exception of Corrections For Errors. The charter commission have practically finished the revision of the proposed charter which will be ready for action by the council as soon as it can be read for the elimination of errors. It is thought that the document will be ready to submit to the council at its meeting August 21 so that it can be submitted to the voters of the city early in September, An outline of the provisions of the charter will be published as soon as the revision is complete. It is the aim of the commission to submit the charter with the least expense and there will therefor be no publication of the charter in complete form. Exhibition of Pianos. The Metropolitan Music com- pany of Minneapolis are this af- ternoon placing on exhibition a beautiful line of pianos, consist- ing of Steinway, Knabe, Weber and other standard makes, The exhibition will last just one week concluding next week Tuesday. It is in charge of P, F'. Hammers- ley and is located in the building formerly occupied by the Ross hardware store opposite E. H. Winter & Co. Dr.and Mrs. McKinnon who arrived this afternoon from Foss- ton have rented a cottage at Mis- MAKE THEM A| SUMMERHOME Members of Gethse}nene Par- ish, Minneapolis, Plan Colony at Turtle Lake. HAVYE SECURED A SIX ACRE IS- LAND IN THE LAKE. Plan the Erection of a Club House And a Number of Cottages on The Island. Rev. Irving T. Johnson, pastor of Gethsemene parish of Minne- apolis and John H. Butler of Minneapolis were in the city this morning and went up o the head of the lake on the Moose from which point they will go overland to Turtle Lake, where a summer colony is planned by the mem- bers of the parish. Turtle Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in this vicinity and the members of the parish have secured title to a beautiful island in the lake containing six acres upon which they plan to erect a club house as well as sev- eral cottages. It was the origin- al plan to put the colony on the north shore of Lake Bemidji but land could not be se- cured from Mr. Ruggles under as favorable terms as the project- ors of the plan deemed it neces- sary and the Turtle lake site was chosen. The colony will result in bring- ing a large number of wealthy and prominent Minneapolis peo- ple to Bemidji- each summer. With the completion of the Min- neapolis, Red Lake & Manatoba it will be possible to go by rail to a point within a mile and a half of Turtle Lake. Messrs. Johnson and Butler will look over the ground on the present trip and decide on what arrangements it is necessary to make for build- ings, ete, ITASCA GAINS MOST OF ALL Big County Gains 150 Per Cent, Beltrami Second With 120 Per Cent. Itasca is the banner county of Minnesota, in ratio of increase since 1900. The federal census gave the county 4,573 people. The official count for 1905 gives it 11,- 429, and increase of 6.856 or 150 per cent. No other county in the state has so much as doubled Beltrami and Clearwater have in- creased 86 per cent. Roseau’s official population is 11,191, an in- crease of nearly 60 per cent, and Carlton county’s increase is 52.5 per cent. Kanabec connty in- creased 47 per cent, St. Louis 51.7, Aitkin 41.5, Lake county 34.8 and Red Lake 30.8. All other counties show a less ratio of increase than Hennepin,which grew 28.2 per cent in five years. Cass county was also announc- ed by the census bureau today. The county has grown from 7,777 people in 1900 to 9,490 in 1905, an increase of 1,713 or 22 per cent. A careful estimate proves the gain in Beltrami county exclu- sive of Clearwater at about 120 per cent, Beltrami thus ranking next to Itasca. . Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Minnick’s daughter, Margaret, who has been quite ill, is now rapidly re- covering, The Modern Samaritans in- 1tiated another large class last evering concluding with a spread and a very enjoyable social ses- sion. S. P. Wright of the E. H. Winter & Co, force is confined to sissippi Siding and will remainlhis home with a troublesome for a month’s outing. knee. SURVEY FROM . BEMIDJI END Engfneer Abbott of the Bé- midji-Detroit R. R. Sur- vey in the City. Engineer E. T. Abbott, who is in charge of the railroad survey between Bemidji and Detroit is in the city preparing to starta crew of men at work from this end. Mr. Abbott can tell noth- ing as to the route of the survey beyond the fact that it will be made in the most direct line pos- sible. This would take it across Bemidji and Grant Valley town- ships, cutting off a corner from Hubbard county, running through or close to Maltby and extending to Itasca, crossing Clearwater county almost if not exactly at the head waters of the Mississippi and thence on through the White Earth reser- vation to Detroit. The work of surveying from this end will be begun as soon as it is possible to assemble a crew of men. About 15 men are now working from the Detroit end. No informa- tion can be obtained as to what road is behind the survey. TOURNAMENT AT EVELETH Cass Lake Holds Champion- ship Banner and Wants Next Year’s Meeting. The annual tournament of the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s Tournament association is on at Eveleth. The fire departments that will be represented are Eveleth, Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Park Rapids, Virginia, Nashwauk, Buhl, Hibbing ana possibly a few others who will not enter until the first day of the tournament. The Cass Lake fire department now has the championship ban- ner, having won the emblem at the tournament held at Grand Rapids last June. The Cass Lake boys will make every effort to retain the banner and have been practicing diligently of late to perfect themselves for the com- ing contests. The team has lost one of its best runners, Shumaker, but this fact only causes the boys to redouble their efforts toward victory. Cass Lake will be well represented at the tournament. In addition to the fire laddies, the band will also go to Eveleth, and will participate in the contest for the best musi- cal organization. Itis more than likely that Cass Lake will make an effort to land the tournament for next year. Mrs. Dyer is in the city from Northome for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Dockery Wilkes of Nymore are the happy parents of a son, born to them yesterday. Joseph Peck who was badly bruised about the back by a log at Mallard is now convalescing nicely. [RICHES UP IN SMOKE Most Richly = Furnished Church in America Wrecked by Fire. New York, Aug. 8.— St Thomas Episcopal church at the corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty Third street was wrecked by fire this morning. The church is one of the most richly fur- nished religious edifices in America. Within a block of the ruined church are the homes of half a score of the wealthiest men in the country, including John D. and William Rockefeller. The fire was confined to the church and the loss is estimated at a quarter of a million. NEARLY HUNDRED DEAD IN WRECK Department Store Collapses FromRoof to Cellar With Terrible Results. ' Albary, N. Y., Aug. 8—Myers department store this morning collapsed from roof to cellar car- rying down more than one hund. red persons in the wreck. Up to noon one dead body had been taken from the wreck while seventy five others were rescued alive of whom three later died in hospitals. Thirty others are seriously injured while fifty still remain in the ruins, MILES PLANS EXTENSION Will Add 25x38 Brick Ex- tension to his Block Corner of Beltrami and Third. C. H. Miles plans a notable im- provement to the present Miles block. The block will be ex- tended back to the alley 25 feet and will be built 38 feet along the alley. The extension will be two stories in height and will be uniform with the present ‘build-’ ing. It will make the Miles block one of the handsomest buildings in thecity. Stone for the foundation is now being placed on the ground and the ~ |TO HOIST LOGS NEXT WEEK And One Half Miles of Long Lake. J. A. McAvoy yesterday drove to Long Lake with a crew of men. for construction work on the Wil- ton & Northern road. Mr. Me- Avoy says that the work of hoist- ing logs at Long Lake will be be- gun next week and thatlog trains will probably be running regular- ly into Bemidji from that time on for the rest of the summer and fall. The work of track laying yesterday reached a point two and one half miles from Long Lake and the balance of the dis- tance will be rapidly pushed through. The road as far as laid is in excellent condition and will be ready at once for traffic. GOING OUT OF BUSINESS N. L. Hakkerup Announces He Will Close Out His Studio. I wish to malke it known to the public that on Sept. 16 or when our present stock on hand is used I am going to leave Be- midji for points east. While here our business prospered and it is today a known fact that good work at reasonable prices was our aim, I know a large number of my customers appreciate our work and I will give you a' last chance to show your appreciation. - Call and see our special prices. If you call soon you wont get disap- pointed. We have cards for 250 dozen photos. Appreciating past patronage of the people of Be- - | midji and Beltrami county. N. L. HAKKERUP. Commissioners Meet Aug. 2I. The board of county commis- sioners will hold an adjourned meeting at the court house in Bemidjion Aug. 21 for the pur- pose of acting on several school and township petitions and transacting other business. work of removing the small build- ingj on the ground will be begun at once. of Excellence. 25,000 DEAD Killed with our Poison Fly Paper and Insect Powder. The standard E.N.FRENCH @ CO. | CITY DRUG STORE. “ THE BEMIDJI ELEVATOR CO. Mrs. U. B. Wisei— H.C. CALVERT, Mgr. Bemidji. Minn., August, 1905. If you love your husband, feed him good bread. There is nothing that makes a good husband like good bread and there is nothing that makes good bread like Barlow’s Best flour. _— Yours for Bemidji, Beltrami and Barlow’s Best, BEMIDJI ELEVATOR CO. New Wilton Road Within Two