Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 17, 1906, Page 4

S S TO BE STARTED 7.000 Acres Near Nary Pur- chased for $75,000 Enter- prise by Mankato Firm. 7,300 SHEEP ARE BEING SHIPPED FROM MONTANA Northern Minnesota Cut-over Land Pronounced Best for Sheep Raising. A deal has been closed where- by a 7,000-acre sheep ranch is to be established eight miles south of Bemidji. Jay Hubvard, Incor- porated, of Mankato, is the com. pany entering into the venture, and the land is sold by S.D Works. Including the sheep with which the ranch will be stocked, the deal represents an investment of $75,000. The plans for this year are to ship in about 7,300 sheep from Montana, and fatten thew on the Hubbard county grass, and then next year to put up sheds and not only summer the muttons, but winter them as well. These 7,300 are now on their way from the West, having been shipped from Miles City, Mont., several days ago, and are ex- pected to arrive here in about a fortnight. They will be taken at once to the ranch and put out to grass. The ranch 1s to be under the general superintendence of Homer Daniels of Mankato, and working with him will be three or four herders, several general men, and a supply of dogs. This is the first venture of the kind made in this part of North- ern Minnesota, at least on such an extensive scale, and it1s being watched with interest by those who believe that there is no better sheep country in the world than the cut-over lands of northern Minnesota. The men who are behind the project do mnot look upon the enterprise as an experiment. They haye had expert men look- ing over the northern portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michi- gan for several months, and they pronounce this district the best thing they have found, in fact, almost ideal. . Mr. Daniels, after going over the ground carefully for the last two or three days, is convinced that the number of sheep can be j cities, SHEEP RANCH IS |G. N. WILL PUT |WORKMEN TAKE IN BELL ALARM Railroad Crossing at Minnesota Avenue Is to Be Made Safe. The Great Northern Railroad crossing on Minnesota avenue is to be protected by a bell alarm. The system includes a bell and an electric apparatus, When a train passes a certain point, say 200 feet from the crossing, the bell begins to ring and clamors away until the train has passed the crossing. This matter of securing some kind of a protection against the trains crossing Minnesota avenue on the Great Northern was taken up at a recent council meeting jand a lotter was sent to General Superintendent Jinks asking him what could .be done. A letter from Mr, Jinks sug- gesting the bell alarm system was read at the meeting last night and met with general favor. The bell will be put in place shortly, Superintendent Jinks said in his communication that the bell system is in use in a great many including Fargo and Grand Forks, and that every- where it is pronounced an ample protection, second only to gates. Some lively discussion was drawn out by a reconsideration of the bill for changing the sewer plans presented by the Duluth Engineering company. The company made a charge of $50 for changing ‘the plans, and of $41.35 for attending a meeting of the state board of health in St. Paul. This latter sum included railroad fare, sleeper, hotel bill, etc. The $41.35 was allowed, but the bill for $50 was split in two by the council, after a discussion, and $25allowed, Mayor Carter is responsible for the cut, He declared he would refuse to sign a warrant for the $50, and when the matter was thoroughly discussed and the amount of work done ex- plained by City Assessor Stoner, the majority of the councilmen agreed with the mayor. Mr. Stoner declared that the only change made was an aitera- tion of the grades on certain streets to allow for the changing of the outlet. No specifications for the septic tank were included, and he thought the work should not have taken over a day. Anapplication for a reduction very well doubled, and he 1s of|of water rent for the Presbyter- the opinion that twenty sheep|ian and Norwegian Lutheran can be raised here to the acrejchurches and for the parsonages where one can be raised on the|was referred to the water com- ranges. Mr. Works thinks this will be the forerunner of a general movement in the sheep line, as the growing of mutton is becom- to ing very profitable and the big by its self. The ranges are being crowded out by settlers. Mr. Hubbard, the head of the firm, was formerly one of the proprietors of the big ‘“Rose- bud” ranch in Montana, where from 30,000 to 50,000 sheep were raised. Heis enthusiastic over the new movement in northern before m Minnesota. Installation of Officers. mittee. Horse Runs Away. H. F. Schmidt’s delivery horse ok a little run this morning all horse was hitched to the delivery cart, and as it swung around the corner between Charles Nangle’s store and the Bazaar store it came very near running into Mrs, Charles Nangle and her daughter, who were crossing the street at the time. The horse was stopped uch damage was done. Club Meets Wednesday. The Commerecial club is to hold Toall Odd Fellows and their |y important meeting Wednes- wives and all Rebekahs in-the|day evening in the club room in city and in towns near Bemidji:|the Miles building, and an effort You are very earnestly requested |is being made to get out as large to meet at our hall Wednesday|a representation as possible. evening for the joint installation Secretary George Markham has of officers, which will be done by |adopted the scheme of sending the district deputy, J. J. Jinken-|out notices to all members ad- son. A cordial invitation is monishing them of the meeting. hereby extended by order of the| Matters of special interest are to lodge. H. S. Annette, secretary. | pg discussed, After Inventory SALE! all this week O’Leary & Bowser IN LARGE CLASS Twenty-seven Become Members of Bemidji Lodge No 277 Last Night. A pleasant social event in the history ot the local organization of the Ancient Order of United | Workmen was the initiatory services and the banquet held at the I. O, O. F. hall last evening. The gold medal contest insti- tuted by A. A. D. Rahn, as well as the loyalty of the member- ship, were the means of securing a class of twenty-seven who were taken inte the order last night. The new members are: Oscar Hanson, F. Janish, S. Dennis, George Anderson, D. Allen, A, Ead, C. M. Landon, A. A. Pier- son, Tom Ward, John Ward, H. P. Tardee, John Severson, Alex Lenore, Coy C. Rhodes, William Barnes, C. Biladieu, J. R. Miller, A. Haase, Henry Blakke, W. H, Ellitson, L. O. Gudgeahl, Michael Downs, A. Brobetz, A. Martineau, Thomas Wold, Garfield Akerberg and L. G. Kinch, The lodge was duly opened and after the preliminary exer- cises the work of initiating the new members was taken up, Grand Master Workman M, C. Tifft of Long Prairie conducting the services. After the initiation the screen work was’ given by Grand Re- corder C. Larson, assisted by the Grand Master M, C. Tifft. At this time the ladies who were in waiting and wanted to take part in the exercises were ad- mitted. After the adjustment of the machiue to the lights, the grand recorder exhibited this work. The pictures shown are the very best and explain the noble work of the order. The lecture given with this work teaches the duties of a Workman and shows just why the order exists; to protect and provide for the happy homes of departed Workmen, After this part of the exercises were completed the grand mas- ter Workman awarded the two medals to the winners. Master Workman Larson securing the first prize and Dan Backlund the second. At this juncture the ladies who had prepared the banquet for the evening announced supper, Joins the Travelingmen. John I. Huyck, who for the last two years has been employed with E. H. Wiater & Co. as salesman in the hardware depart- ment;, is toleave Bemidji in about a week to accept a position as traveling salesman for the Kelley- How-Thomson company of Du- luth, a large wholesale hardware house. The offer is an excellent one. Mr. Huyck expects to make his headquarters in Bis- mark, N. D., and will cover a good territory in the south. ern portion of the state. Mr. Huyck closes his connections with E.'H. Winter & Co. Satur- day next and will start on the road August 1. The intervening time he expects to spend on a visit with friends in Wadena and at the house in Duluth. Wedding Guests Poisoned. Fergus Falls, July 17.—Thke marriage of Mr. Carl Erdman, of the town of Elizabeth, and Mrs, Paulina Moellman of Fergus AIR OF MYSTERY BEING AFFECTED [ City and County Ball Players *‘Saying Nothing but Saw- ing Wood.” — There is a certain amount of mystery surrounding the camps of the city and county baseball camps today, that savors of a surprise to be sprung on the op- posing team. Chief Bailey wears 8 serene and child-like smile that does not augur well for the suc: cess of the county, and the con- tented smile that adorns the open-faced countenance of “Old Hoss"” Conger is' but an indica- tion that the contest that will: be pulled off Thursday will be a heart-breaking affair that will go the limit, and a “‘draw” decision will not be tolerated. = Fred Bursley got out with the ‘‘gang” last evening, and the manner in which he ate up ¢ flies” and ran bases was a revelation to the onlookers, This morning Fred would rather have died than to have divzlged the fact that his right knee was three de- grees out o’ plumb, and his left arm was in a helpless condition. Judge Spooner was out last night, and despite the fact that he was puffing away on a mur- derous-looking havana that was a warning to opposing litigants, he picked up'grounders and ate up “flies” in a manner that struck terror to Mayor Carter and his adherents of the city team. The judge is not of the “grand stand” make-up, and when the boys told him that they wanted him for the ball game, he responded with his usual promptness, all of which is duly aporeciated. Tom Bailey, Jr., pitched last evening and did very well,al- though he makes no pretensions of being a slab artist. He and 'his brother John are among the best that have yet showed up on the grounds, The “city” team will wear an overall suit, indicative of their determination to put it all-over their opponents of the county, and it is now suggested that Judge Spooner and his associates put in rebuttal a uniform com- posed entirely of somber black, indicative of a mark of respect for the mistaken delusion of their friends of the city, Selah, Joseph Wagner, the sphinx of the county board, got out last evening, and he demonstrated that he has the same tenacity of purpose in playing ball that he has in pursuing a delinquent tax- payer. Captain Tom Eoglish, on be- half of the city bartenders, ac- cepts the challenge of Sam Marin to play a game of ball, but sug- gests that the game be played on Monday next, instead of Satur- day, as most of the ‘barkeeps” will be extremely busy, attending to the wants of their farmer friends Saturday afternoon. Peterson-Coultas. Rev, Thomas Broomfield united in marriage Sunday Thomas W. Coultas and Miss Anna M. Peter- son. The ceremony was per- formed at the home of Thomas Beaumont on Park avenue, Thomas Wold acted as best man and Miss Rosa Beaumont as bridesmaid. Quite a little fun was occasioned by the predomi- Falls, occurred Saturday in the presence of ahout 100 friends. A wedding feast was served during the evening, and several of the guests were taken ill im- mediately afterwards from ptomaine poisoning. Physicians were hastily summoned, and in several instances worked over patients the greater part of the nence of the Thomases. JAIL IS OVERCROWDED. 8core of Italians Arrested for Murder of Constable. Lllsworth, Wis., July 17.—Twenty members of the gang of Italians that murdered John Isaac, constable of Prescott, Wis., Friday afternoon have been captured and the local jail is overcrowded. The searchers have re- night. The poison is supposed to have developed in a potato salad. . “Endless Prayer” Chain. The “‘endless prayer” chain is havinga run in Bemidji and a number of women are busy writ- ing out a prayer each day and sending it to friends, The prayer is short and is based on a copy of the supplication. Thescheme is to write and mail this prayer to one friend every day for nine days. In the letter one admon- ishes the friend to do likewise, for fear of a great calamity if the task is neglected, and in hope of 8 great blessing if it is fulfilled. laxed their efforts and many of the deputies have returned to their homes, There are but six at large and these six are being watched for at the vari- ous towns ‘and cities along the river and railroads south of Prescott. It is believed, however, that all those di- rectly conderned in the murder have been arrested. Extreme terror has seized on the prisoners, augmented by the reports glven them by the last two captives brought in|from River Falls, that the whole twenty-six when captured are to be hanged for the death of the con- stable. They can speak but little Eng. MRS, THAW VISITS HER SON PATHETIC SCENE IN THE CORRI- DOR OF THE TOMBS PRISON IN NEW YORK CITY. New York, July 17.—Mrs. Willlam Thaw of Pittsburg paid a visit to her son, Harry K. Thaw, in the Tombs prison during the day, where he is a prisoner accused of the murder' of Stanford White. Mrs. Thaw, who ar- rived from Europe Saturday, went to the prison accompanied by Josiah C. Thaw and A. R. Peabody, of Thaw’s counsel, Mrs. Thaw’s arrival at the Tombs was preceded by that of Harry Thaw's wife, Evelyn. As Mrs. Phaw reached the cell cf her son it was seen that her daughter- In-law had left the consulting rocm and’ gone to the cell of her husband. When the young wife saw the mother approaching she slowly backed away from the ‘cell to a spot some fifteen feet down the corridor. There was nc sign of recognition between the two. On the mother’s arrival at the cell Keeper John Smith saw that she was somewhat feeble and cpened the door of Thaw's cell for the purpose of get- ting out the stool from the cell on which she might sit during the inter- view with her son. . The mother, not knowing the rules of the prison, upon seeing the door opened rushed for- ward to her son. In an instant both her arms were clasped around the neck of her son while he with bent head Clasped His Mother to His Breast. Tears streamed from the eyes of both mother and son. There ensued a few minutes’ silence, broken only by the mother’s ery of “My boy, my boy!” Keeper Smith stood with his back turned for a short time and then in- formed Mrs. Thaw that the prison rules allowed visitors to talk to pris- oners only with bars separating them. The mother stepped out of the cell, while Smith shut the door and turned the key once more on Thaw. A small stool was then placed in front of the cell and Mrs. Thaw took her seat on it and continued talking to her son for about half an hour. She then kissed her son through the iron bars and was taken downstairs, where she was joined by Josiah C. Thaw, who had been waiting for her in the consulting room, ‘While the elder Mrs. Thaw was In conversation with her son his wife, Evelyn Neshit Thaw, remained seated in the corridor about fifteen feet away from the cell, where she could see mother and son without being seen. After her visit to the Tombs Mrs. William Thaw was driven to the office of Louis Delafield, where she took part in a conference with William M. Olcott; her son, Josiah C. Thaw; her daughter, Mrs. George Carnegie, and Louis L. Delafieid. The object of the conference was said to be to induce Olcott to again take the main hand in handling the defense and to buttress the plans for having Harry Thaw tried by a lunacy commissicn. GIRLS WIN THEIR STRIKE, Get an Increase in Wages for Making s Neckties. New York, July 17.—The strike of 1,500 girl necktie makers, which has been in progress about a week, was ended by an agreement on the part of the manufacturers to operate closed shops and pay 14 cents instead of 12 cents a dozen. A manufacturer who was accused of slapping the face of one of the necktie makers also agreed Hard to Shake Off. Hewitt—He sticks closer than a broth- er. Jewett—Yes; he sticks like a church debt.—Woman's Home Companion. signs. SUMMER JEWELRY EMBLEM GOODS We carry a large and comprehensive stock ard manufacture original de- A large assortment of Elk teeth and Eagle claws in stock—we mount into charms, pins, sleeve - buttons and lapel Luttons. Designs drawn and estimates given. GEO.T. BAKER & C0 Manufacturing Jeweler. The demands of summer in the way of personal jewel- ry are unique and insistent —we are well prepared with a host of little things in sterling silver and col- ored gold that are surpris- ingly low in cost when you consider their appear- ance and durability. HEGIS 1 HA1IUN BEGINS. 8hoshone Reservation to Be Opened Aug. 14. Shoskone, Wyo., July 17.—Registra- tlon for lands in the Shoshone, or Wind River Indian reservation, has begun at Shoshone, Lander, Taermop- olis and Worland. Large crowds are arriving and officials of the general land office estimate that fully 40,000 persons will register for homes. The registration began at 9 a. m. and will close at 6 p. m. on July 31. The draw- ing will begin on Aug. 4 and will con- tinue until Aug. 14, when the reserva- tion will be formally opened. There are about 1.000,000 acres in T X = the tract to bé openéd and, according to surveys made by the state under permit from the department of the in- terior, from 265,000 to 300,000 acres will be capable of reclamation by irri- gation Banker must serve fime. Philadelphia, July 17.—Judge Gray, In the United States couri of appeals, handed down a decision affirming the conviction of Henry Lear, former pres- ‘dent of the Doylestown (Pa.) National bank, who was found guilty of ab- stracting funds of the institution. The decision refuses Lear a new trial and directs that the sentence of five years’ imprisonment imposed upon him by the district court be carried into effeet. many men. MENT OFFICE. FREE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE I have received orders for a good The companies want the men and will pay the fees. Call at the old RELIABLE EMPLOY- DICK HAWKES Summer Goods Sale The balance of our summer goods will go _at prices that will surprise you. Ladies’ Underwear. In erder to reduce our stock of Ladies’ Underwear we will put on sale all of our 50c and 75¢ garments. Boys’ Clothing. We are overstocked in this department and you will derive the benefit by buying them at actmal cost. Men’s Pants per cent discount. For the next ten days we will sell Men’s pants at 20 lish'and have no conception of the for- malities of trial by jury. Three of the men attempted to bribe their captors to set them free, one offering $16 and the other two $20 aplece to be allowed to go. Fears of wholesnlo‘]sulclde on account: of this terror are entertained by the authori: tle el itch i go at $2.25. - Men’s and Ladies’ Oxfords. Ladies’ $3.00 and $3-50 patent and tan oxfords will