Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1906, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D: “MINNESOTA VOLUME 4. NUMBER 108. SARATOGA GETS ; . NEXT GATHERING G. A. R. Encampment to Be Held! in York State City in 1907. R. B. BROWN OF OHIO IS NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Fight For High Honor Ends Happily—Brown Election Unanimous. Minneapolis Minn., Aug, 17.— - (Special to the Pioneer)—Sara- ] toga has been decided upon as| the next city to have the G. A. R. encampment. The question was settled today. ~ There were a number of other citiesin the field for the big gathering, but they dropped out one by one, until yesterday the . famous watering place was practically the only one making any active tight for the encamp- ment, R. B. Brown of Zanesville, O,, was unanimously elected com- mander-in-chief. Dance This Evening. Another pleasant dancing party will be given by the fire department this evening. A good time is assured and music will be furnished by Pro- fessor Symington’s orchestra. Tickets to the dance, T5c. EARTHQUAKE DISASTER OVERWHELMS CHILE CITY Valpanso. ~.., e bd.,,find Burninn, Scene of a Catastrophe Rivaling That at San I-‘rm.h. Soveral Hundred Are Reported Dead, Buried in the Ruins. New York, Aug. 17.—(Special to the Pioneer)—Valpariso, Chile, is reported very badly damaged by an earthquake. The report receiyed here is that the situa- {tion in Valpariso may prove as serious as that at San Francisco. Practically every building in the city is damaged and fires in different parts of the city have broken out. Many persons are reported killed and injured. The earthquakehas intercepted cable facilities to lower South;] American points and communi- cation is restricted to the route via Lisbon. One report which reached here said that portions of the city burned all night and that the bodies of hundreds of its resi- dents are buried in the ruins of the buildings. Valpariso is a fortified sea- port and the most important commercial town en the western coast of South America. It had a population of about 150,000. More Filings Today. Fred W. Rhoda, the present clerk of court, filed today for the Republican nomination for his oftice. J. P. Durcalf has entered the tield as a candidate for the Re- publican nomination for county commissioner for the First dis- trict. He filed today. TO0 LATE TO CLASSIFY. WANTED—Second coolk and ajearlier in the season, when they Brinkman | were chambermaid at hotel, Read the Daily Pioneer. department. Now you some wonderful bargains. cost. Carnival Offerings This week will show a sweeping re- duction in prices in the dry goods is the time to purchase your goods at actual cost. Shoe Department. Our new fall stock is being unpacked and we are offering Tan shoes at less than $1.50 Men’s canvas shoes $1.00; Misses’ and Children’s canvass shoes at 40 per cent reduction. fact all broken sizes will go at less than cost. In Men’s Hosiery. Tt will pay you to purchase your next years supply of hme at the prices we are ofl'ermg Pillow T Tops. All 2) cent and 50 cent plllows at 25 cents. What is left will go Ladies’ Underwear. at less than cost. Summer Goods. All peces at 50 cents a yard now 35 cents; 35 cent pleces at 20 cents. FAST BALL FOR NEXT TWO DAYS White Earth Indians Are to Play Bemidji Team Saturday and Sunday. The White Earth Indian base- ball team will play against Be- midji tomorrow and Sunday. The Indians -played here, “shy” several players. They have been greatly strength- ened since then. Eddie Carl will pitch one of the games for the Indians. They also have a pitcher from Pipestone, and it is more than likely that Coleman, the elongated ‘“‘twister’” who did things to the locals in the Akeley game, will also be with White BEarth, as the Akeley team has disbanded. Bennie Holstein, Bemidji’s old backstop, is a member of the White Earth team, and Hallet plays second base for them. Bowman, the second baseman, and Weaver, the third sacker, who have done sensational work here, will play in both games with the reds. Itis alseexpected that Charles Bungo, the famous Akeley first baseman, and his brother, George Bungo, will also be here. The White Earth team has some very fast “timber” that is available for both games and it is more than likely that they will give the locals a hard contest. The games will be callel at 4 o’clock, The Hlbbmg team will play with Shakopee tomorrow and Sunday, instead of coming to Bemidji as Manager Brady prom- ised to do at the time the locals went over there, That range team carries a bunch of horse- shoes around and is certainly the luckiest baseball crowd in the country. In every game that Bemidji has played against Hib. bing she has out-hit the Hibbing- ites, but some unlucky “happen- stance” has given Brady’s play- ers the majority of the games. If they can be induced to come here again, the people of this jpart of the state will see a game {that will be worth coming a con- snderable distance to watch. Summers was accidentally spiked in the game with Black- BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1906. FREE ATTRACTIONS. 10:30 a. m.--Leap-the-gap on Beltrami, near the Pioneer Office.. 2 p. m.--Riding in the ““Cage of Death,” Minnesota and Second. 3 p. m.-“Revolving Ladder,” in front of Nicollet and Lake Shore Hotels. 4:30 p. m.-- High Dive, in front of the City Hall. 5:30 p. m.--Double Tmn{o, Minnesota and Third. 8 p. m.--Triple Aerial Bars, near Mark- ham Hotel. Weather being favérable, the Balloon Ascension and Patachute Leap will be made late Tomorrow Afternoon. 4 p. m.~Ball Game, Bemidji vs. White Earth Indians, Saturday and Sunday. “RAPIDS” DROPS A SECOND GAME Bemidji Wins an Easy Vietory Yesterday From the Visiting Players. Bemidji won an easy game from Grand Rapids yesterday afternoon by a scove of 13 to 5. It was not’ one of the brilliant kind of games that bring fans to the verge of hysterics, but it went the way of the home team, which “helps some,” Although the officials score shows that but five errors were made by both teams, the playing was not steady and there were several dumb breaks that do not show in the score. Stafford, who recently won considerable glory through de- feating the Akeley team in a sixteen-inning - battle against Coleman, was on the firing line for Grand Rapids. “Staff’”’ was very wild, giving five bases on balls and hitting two batsmen. He gave two transportation to first, and hit two in guecession, in. the second inning, which forced in a run and left the bases full. However, he struck out ten, Thirteen hits were regis- tered against him. Threeerross were made by the Rapids team, and they were all costly. Lee LeGore pitched for Bemid- ji. He struck out ten, gave two bases on balls and allowed eleven hits. Two errors were made be- hind him, according to the score. “Louie” Roy came to the front with four hits, one of which was a two-bagger and brought in two scores. Finn, Hazen, Summers and L, LeGore got two hits each, LeGore putting the ball over the right-field fence for two bases. Hoover also hit one safely. Luck was with the home team all through the ‘‘going.” Despite the one-sided score, the game was an interesting one to watch. The second game is being played this afternoon. Farley LeGore is pitching for Bemidji, and Thorson, who pitched for Grand Rapids last Sunday, isop- posed to Farley. “A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. This morning Jim Carlton re- ceived a lutter from Blackduck requesting his services on Sat- urday and Sunday, to play ball games. Blackduck will play Kelliher at Blackduck tomorrow afternoon, and Sunday the team will go to Big Fails to try conclu- sions with the Rig Malls nine. CONTEST CLOSES TONIGHT; MISS SOLBERG TAKES LEAD Thousands of Votes Come in Today and the Finish at the Booth in Front of Schneider Bros. Store Promises to Be Most Exciting. INIGHT FREIGHT -| ditions and landed on his head.| | two or three other men with the with the Blackduck team in two Tonight at 10 o’clock the car- nival voting contest closss, and the diamond ring and the gold watch will be awarded. The last scenes of the contest will be in front of Schneider Bros. store on Third street, and at the booth erected” there, votes may be cast for any of the candi- dates up to the sound of the gong. Today Miss Lela Solbergjumps into the lead with a total of 17,322 votes. 'Miss Kate Becker follows in second place with 14,677, while Miss Dora Hazen is third with 14,621, only" forty-six votes be- hind. Votes have been turned in today as follows: Miss Sol- 'berg; 8,067; Miss Becker, 7,267; Miss Dora Hazen, 4,616. The ending of the race promises to be most inveresting and full of thrills. There will be a large crowd around the booth all the evening and it is expected that several thousand votes will be cast. The vote today stands: Miss Lela Solberg Miss Kate Becker Miss Dora Hazen..........14,621 HORSES KILLED IN A SMASHUP Switching Accident on the Great Northern at Akeley—Local Firm Loser. Two horses were killed and a carload of furniture was smashed up in a switching accident on the Great Northern at Akeley Wed- nesday. Horses and furniture were being shipped by the North- land Produce company of this city, in charge of Walter M. Clay- pool, to Sebeka, Minn.,, where the company has a large farm. - From reports of the accident reaching this city from Akeley, it seems t) have occurred while the cars were being switched about on the side tracks. Either the brakes failed to work or the brakeman was negligent, and two cars, one of them containing the local company’s broperty, were driven at high speed intoa string of cars. Mr. Claypool and his family are to make their future home in Sebela, Claypool being foreman of the Northland Trade company farm at that point. Carnival Notes. “Hi Henry,” who makes the balloon ascension and parachute; leap, also did the high dive act, | uptoa few weeks ago, when he miscalculated a-few minor con- “Hi” is “there,” all right, as a “sky pilot.” However, thereare Cash company who can do ‘the, turn, Harry Fuss, who has been with the Ringling Bros.’- circus| until & month ago, is in the city. ' ffuss did the som>rset act on the: hike for the Ringling’s and was injured, necessitating his quit-, ting the show. He will work for | Harry Gregg, wno has charge of putting on the ‘“‘gap” and ‘“‘death| cage” features with the Cash! company. - The Cash company will Jump it will furnish attractions for a street carnival nexp week. From Two Harbors the company goes to Waseca, atd: then to Huron, S. D. | present. trom here to Two Harbors, whexe 3 Ladles Neckwear. Some wonderful bargains at 15 cents and 35 cents. We invite the peop'e to make our store their headquart- ers during the carnival. E. H. WINTER & CO PHONE 30 BEMIDJI, MINN. Carlton was the only player who scored for Blackduckin the game here Wednesday, and evidently the up line fulksapprecmt.e Jim’s prowess with the bat and his nerve in *‘fast” company. |duck and played in the outfield yesterday. Miss Freda Grege, sister of Ered Gregg, the bike rider of the carnival company, returned to her home in Chicago’this morning. She visited with her brother here for t®0.days. ] Fast Horseat the Fair. This year’s Minnesota State Fair will bring out. the fastest horses in the world. Dan Patch and Cresceus—the fastest pacing stallion and the fastest trotting stallion—will be seen on Monday, opening day. Other very fast events are slated including a 2:02 pace on' Thursday when The Broncho, Hazel Patch, and other very speedy animals will start, There will be great raciog every day of thn fair—and without any unpleasant association of poolring and the like. Half-fare rates|will extqnd as far northas Winnipe . Horse Race Tomorrow. Considerable interestis being taken iu the horse race that will be run at the race track thmorrow afternoon between John Pogue’s ¢« Pater Reed ” and ¢ Cinara backed by Thomas Newby, for a purse of $50 & side, The race is ‘& siogle quarber- mile dash, and Pogue s horge will - Fine Catch of Bass. Que of the finest strings o! black bass exhibited in the clf.y this summer was brought in yes- terday. There were nineteen bass in the smng and they were large fat fellows, averaging abont three pounds each. T.J. Miller, H, A. Simons Pendergast Was ‘‘Hobnobbing.” L. G. Pendergast has returned from 2 trip to the twin cities, where he associated with fellow comrades at the G. A. R. en- campment,andincidentaly turaed a few political tricks, on the side. He met with much encourage- ment in his candidacy for the democratic nomination for lieu- tenant goyernor and is convinced that he has at least an even chance to secure the nomination. The north-country G. A. R. folks at the encampment “boosted’’ mightily for Mr. Pendergast. Crops Are Good. Commercial travelers who are “making’’ the towns on the G. N. between here and Crookston say that harvesting is well under way along the line west from Bemidji west and that there will be a much better yield thanm was anticipated earher in the season. James Hancock, Mike Walter and Peter Larkin of Tartle River went to Cass Lake this noon, and Mr. Hancock” proved up on his claim before the register and re- ceiver of the U. S. land office at Cass Lake this afternoon. Jim has orneof the best claims in the vicinity of Turtle River. - Walter and Larkin appeared as' Han- cock’s witnesses to the final proof, The M. B. A, will hold a regu- lar meeting tomorrow -~ evening at the I. O. O. F. hall, There will be initiation of candidates and after the business session a social entertainment will be given, and refreshments served. All members are requested to be C. M. Hammond, Pres. 2 ' TEN CENTS PER WEEK HITS FLAT-CAR M. & I “Accommodation” Has Small Accident Near Funkley. TWENTY PASSENGERS GIVEN . BAD SHAKEUP AND SCARE Engine Pat Out of Commission and Train Is Stalled All Night. The mixed' train which runs daily between Kelliher and Funkley ran into a flat-car that | was lying. on the main track about five miles north of Funkley, last night, and was ounly saved 3 from bging badly wrecked through the coolness of the engineer in applying the air brakes, and also to a certain element of luck. The train was made up of an engine, six freight cars and a passenger coach. The tran left Funkley on time and had pre- ceded only about five miles oh a trip to Kelliher when the engine, without any warning whatever, ran into a flat-car which had been left standing on the track when the train went to Funkley in the morning. The first impact of the engine and the car shook up the train and jostled the people in the coach quite severely. One travel- ing man jumped for his hte from the platform. 2 The engineer apphed the air 7 brakes and when the locomotive hit the flat-car the first time, it shoved 'the éar several yards -ahead on the track before it was: derailed. - The second impact smashed the car and laid & large: - portion of it on the pllot of the‘- engine. 3 The train’ was r\mmng at 8- speed of about fifteen-.miles an hour when it struck the car. : Close to twenty people were - aboara the coach, and beyond a - scare and a light shaking up, - none of the passengers were in- jured. It was impossible to pass through to Kelliher and: the train remained yat. the scene of the collision all night, the passengers making themselves as comfort- able as possible. 3 The engine was damaged con- siderably on the front end, and a locomotive from :Blackdfck was used in taking the train back to Funkley this morning, while the injured-engine was sent to Brain- erd. County Attorney McDon- ald was a passcnger on the train. M d 8. D. Works|]