Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 3, 1906, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 4. NUMBER 142 Indian Pipe Collection. There is on exhibition in the window of Barke.’s drugstorea collection of pipes that are a curiosity, as demonstrating what an aged Indian cau do in the way of artistic “jack-knifing.” There are ten pipes, made from Pipestone, hatchet-shaped, and carved with exquisite taste. One of the pipes has a twisted wooden stem, covered with bead work, with Sioux designs. The making of the pipes was the work of Running Water, a Sioux Indian, living at Flandreau, S. D., whois 85 years of age, and who has done nothing else the last fifty years but make this class of pipes, The ‘smokers” were left with Henry Buenther, Tonignt---Romeo & luliet. What the *‘Optic™ Says. Minot Optic: Minot is to have a new meat market operated by Graham & Hawkins of Bemidji, Minn., who have leased the store building now occupied by Small- wood’s Cash Grocery fora term of five years for that purpose. Mr. Hawkins was in the city today for the purp se of making| arrangements and leaves this evening for St. Paul where he will order the fixtures for the market. It is the Messrs. Graham & Hawkins to put in a first class, up-to-date market aud will furnish the public with a tine line of meats at all times and give prompt at tention to all orders, large or small. Both gentlemen are experi- enced market men, having been engaged in the business for about twenty-five years, are genial, accommodating gentle- men, and will no doubt receive intention of BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1906. Big Bird, a Red Lake Indian, was taken to Walker this morning and was given a preliminary hearing before U. S. Commis- | sioner Daniel DeLury on a charge |of strenuous “doings” with a iknife on the person of a fellow countryman at Red Lake. September 22, Big Bird, while under the influence of the cup that both cheers and inebriates, became possessed of an uncon- trollable desire to sever the juglar vein of Aysh-quay-qah- bows, another Indian who had been partaking of the contants of a bottle and other receptacles containing liquor, with him. Big Bird drew a murderous looking knife from among his clothes, and rolling up his sleeves, proceeded t> do the tguillotine act, in the most ap- proved aboriginal manner, gash- ing the throat and nearly termin ating the earthly career of Aysh- quay-qah-bows on the spot. Big Bird was arrested and lodged in the government jail at the agency, where he has been kept under close surveillance. BAD INDIAN WIELDS KNIFE ON FELLOW RED AT AGENCY Big Bird Arrested and Taken to Walker From Red Lake Agency for Cutting Throat and Nearly Murdering Aysh-quay-qah-bows.— Big Bird Said to Be Carving Expert, Frank Tufts, deputy United States marshal, brought Big Bird to Bemidji last night and he was placed in the Beltrami county jail for safe keeping. R. E. L. Daniels, agent at Red Lake, and several Indian wituesses ac- companied the marshal, and Big Bird will probably be given a term in jail to overcome his desires to perform feats of skilled carving. It 1s said that Big Bird has on another occasion cut the throat of an Indian, and that he is, ac- cording to Mr. Daniels, the pre- fessional tool of unprincipled and unscrupulous white men both on and off the reservation, He is six feet tall, of commanding figure and gigantic build, with long hair and clear black eyes. He was very docile when taken to the depot, bound for Walker. The condition of the Indian whowas cut.jtone time wasvery serious, but he will reccver, al- though unable to come down from the agency and attend the trial of Big Bird. Java's Population. Java is very thickly populated, and cultivation is pushed to an extraordin- ary distance up the steep slopes of the hills. The plain of Leles in the month of July “is one sea of ripe golden rice, with here and there a village of brown their share ¢f public patronage. | thatch roofs nestling in a group of Mr, Graham will be here next|sreen cocoanut trees.” week to superint:nd the fxing In the middle of the island white chimneys of sugar ; mills peep above miles and miles of up of the building for its Dew; sugarcane fields. purpose. WWM 3 Additional Loeals g Rnrvaaraman | Father O'Dwyer left this after- noon for Bagley to conduct services at that place. The Jerrard P.umbing com-l pany is putting in bath tubs and waterworks plumbing n the J. J. Cameron residence, and also in the residence of I. B Olson, on Beltram avenue. The stire will be, ready for business about Oc*. 17, i Fire and Water. | Why does water put out fire? Water ! reduces the temperature of the flame below the point of ignition; therefore it ! cannot burn. Water does not smoth- er the flames even when the burning brand Is completely immersed in a tank of water, because the first con- tact puts out the fire—that is, reduces the temperature of the flame below ; the point of ignition. | Considerate. Mrs. Dove—Henry, I think you are positively cruel. Here I've tried so hard to cook you a nice dinner and you i haven’t had a word to say to me about i It. Mr. Dove—Darling, I love you too much for that. If I sald what I thought, 1 you'd never speak to me again. | P A Tree of Many Powers. The ash tree is rich with superstition, The old charlatans of the middle age used it in their love potions, and the ! damsels of ancient times believed that !it would enable them to make their ! sweethearts true and bLelp them to dis- j cover their future husbands. ‘Che in- | habitanis of Iceland still look with i dread upon the use of mountain ash as i fuel. Their belief that It will make enemies of all who gather round a hearthstone on which it burns is deep seated and was once almost universal in Europe. Superstitious seekers after good luck I may still be found invoking the spirit i of the even leaved ash, after the man- iner of the ancient tree worshipers, with the verses: Even ash, I do pluck thee, Hoping thus to meet good luck; If no luck I get from thee i I shall wish thee on a tree. Grumbling. Grumbling is a potent cause of ill . health. It keeps the sensitive nerves ' constantly vibrating with discordant emotions and not only hurts the grum- . bler, but every one who hears it. It " really prepares the system of the grum- bler for an attack of any malady that happens to be prevalent. children’s shoes | statements. CHILOREN'S SCHOOL SHOES... We carry the largest line ot northerr: Minnesota. A compar- ison with others will prove our to be found in Before buyin $3.50 suits. HEAVY WOOL Mackinaws, wool socks. Phone 30 CHILDREN’S CLOTHING... look over our line of $2.50 and You will be sur- prised at the value. mackinaw underwear and heavy . We can give you == better values than ever before, E. H. WINTER & CO., g that boy's suit EN GOODS... flannel shirts, Bemidji. lgast” will arrive> fram Grand BELTRAMI OATS YIELD FIFTY BUSHELS TO ACRE Remarkably Large Crops in Frohn Township and at the County Poor Farm. Charles Saxrud and Hans Han- son, who have been jointly oper- ating a threshing rig this fall, report some excellent yields of grain which they have threshed for farmers in Reltrami county. The field of ocats. on the poor farm whi:h has been admired by those who vistted the farm, threshcd out 238 bushels from the field of about five acres, an average of fifty bushels to the acre. In Frohn township, they threshed grain for J. B. Hanson, which averaged fifty bushels to the acre for the oats, forty-five bushels for the barley, and the wheat, which was of excellent quality, afforded a yield of twenty-three bushels to the acre. They state that this average was maintained by every farmer in F'rohn township. GOVERNOR JOHNSON WILL SPEAK IN BEMIDJI FRIDAY With Judge Pendergast Will Address Crowd From the Balcony of the Brinkman Hotel. P. J. Russell states to the Pioneer that extemsive arrange- ments are being made for the meeting to be he'd here Friday evening, when Governor Jehn A Jobnson and L. G. Pendergast will speak. i _The governor.and Mr. Pender- Rapids on the early morning train, Friday, and will remain in the city the entire day. Aftar mingling with the people in the city duriug the day, the .genile- men will appear at an open-air meeting to be held on Third streef, and the speeches will be made from the balcony of the Brinkman hotel. The speeches will be delivered at an early hour, so that all who desire may at- tend a performance that. will be giver by a minstrel company at the opera house. It is expected that a large crowd will be in Bemidji Friday evening. and to that end Mr. Russell is sending out consider- able advertising master. The Bemidji Orchestra will furnish music at the opera house this evening. NORTH COUNTRY EXHIBITS AMAZE BIG CITY JOBRERS Twin City and Duluth Business Mon Declare That Northern Minme- sota Soil Surpasses So'nthern‘ Minnesota for Productive- ness—Party Was Guest of Bemidji Last Evening. Northern Minnesota was given' the opportunity yesterday of demonstrating in a practical manner to the partially skeptical that she possesses soil that is unequaled for agricultural pur- poses and has and can continue to produce wheart, oats, barley, corn and .vegetables second to no other portion of the North Star state. ‘Aod the result will be far-reaching in its benefits to Beltrami and Itasca counties and aid very materially in developing a region that has been considered by non-residents as being not! much better than a bottomless swamp and fit for nothing- after the pine timber is removed. The visit of the twin city and Duluth jobbers and commercial men, members of the legislature, congressmen and a United States senator to points slong the line of the M. & I railway north from | Brainerd, was for the express purpose of ascertaining just how much. truth there was in the statement that has been made to the twin city people as to the agricultural possibilities of the! territory visited. The special train which bore the distinguished party passed through Bemidji from ‘Brainerd yesterday worning, being in charge of W. H. Gemmell,general | manager of the M. & I., and W. H. Strachan, superintendent. J. N Hannaford, land commissioner of the N. P. railway, was also with the party, J. H. Beek, secre- t.ury of the St Paul Jobbers’ as- scciation, looked after the per- sonal welfare of the excur- sionists. The train arrived at Big Falls at 6 o’clock and was met at the! depot by a large delegation of citizens and a band, and break- fast was served. - An exhibit of agricultural products and samples of soil were shown the visitors and Congressman J. Adam Bede spoke. The train started on the returni trip and the first stop was made at Margie, where another excel- lent exhibit of cereals was shown. M'zpah was visited briefly, and at Northome the party stopped for nearly two hours. Here was shown an extensive exhibit that was very favorably commented upon, and many samples of the soil were also displayed - that were convincing, without com- ment. Senator Clapp delivered a brief speech, commending the residents on their ability to raise Best Bargains Right at Home. It is not often that one will send over 100 miles to purchase a stove, especially when the sender resides in a city of 60,000 inbabitants, but'such is the case with C. N. Sanford, of Duluth, who wrote to Flemming Bros. of this city for a hecting stove, and the stove was shipped to him yesterday. Flemming Bros, are extensive advertisers, and among other papers use the columns of the Daily and Weekly Pioneer. Tonight---Romeo & Juliet. Choice Residence for Sale. I offer for sale a twc-acre residence ' tract in Wagner’s addition. The place is improved and has a choice lot of berries and small fruits. Good d welling, ' barn and hennery. A splend d piece of property to' be sold cheap. Apply at the residencn: A. B Daggett. Tonight---Romeo & Juliet. The board of county. commis- sioners transacted considerable routine business yesterday after- noon, allowed a batch of bills and adjourned sine die with the after- ' noon session % Tonight-—Romeo & Juliet. such fine products and their skiil in arranging such an attractive exhibit, At - Funkley the train was switched onto the Kelliher branch and Kelliher was visited, a stop of only a few wminuteés be-| ing made at that place, when the trip was resumed to Blackduck. Here the party was shown prac- tically the same exhibit of wheat, oats, barley, corn and vegetables of all kinds that was displayed at the recent county fair. So favorably impressed were the' visitors that they took samples of the cereals and corn and will display them in the twin cities. A meeting was held in the opera house, where Senator Clapp, Prof. Andrew Boss of tha i State Agricultural College at St. ‘Authony Park, and George H. Ralph, engineer of the State Drainage Lcague, spoke and commented very favorably on what the visiting delegation had seen of the possibilities of the country visited. The special was scheduled or- iginally to arrive at Bemidjiat six in the evening, but word was sent that the train would arrive | hustle to get a program i at 4:30, which caused a general} read However, the train did not arrive until 6, and was stopped at the Crookston Lumber company’s yards, where a committee of Be- midji citizoans welcomed the visit- ors, and under the leadership of J. M. Richards, local manager for the -lumber company, were shown through the sawmill, the entire plant working to full ca- pacity for their benefit. The train was then brought to the depot, where the crowd was escorted to the Markham hotel and served with supper. During the meal hour the Bemidji band arrived and played several selec- tions in front of the hotel. A smoker was given in the Ma- sonic lodge rooms, which was presided over by P. J. Russell, who welcomed the guests to the city and thanked them for their visit. He commented on the ex- istenceof conditions that were un- mistakable signs of agricul.ural possibilities of this region and also requested that the gentle- men of the party interest them- selyes in the matter of equitable freight rates, after which he called on Professor Boss for a few remarks. Professor Boss stated that he had visited one part of the north half of the state about ten years ago, and that his impressions at that time were that the country was so rocky that agricultural pursuits were well migh impos- sible; but that was not the coun- try which had been covered by the present trip,and he was now. convinced of the possibilities of| this region: along agricultural lines. He had seen the exhibit in the lower room of the building and had been particulary impressed with the sample of wheat shown, which would weigh sixty pounds to the bushel; it was hard and flinty and would produce just as good flour and the best bread of any wheat grown in the state. The sample of northwest dent corn was exceptionaily good; if this guality could. be produced, development of the product would be such that it would be perfectly safe to raise corn in this northern clime at all times. He bhad examined the rocts of several wild plants aud had found the bacteria that is of such value to the raising of grains and vege- tables; that the svil was the kind that was being rapidly used up iu other parts of the state; and that a proper husbanding of the soil, by diversified cropping, would never necessitate the use of artificial fertilizers. Senator Clapp was called to the stand aud was given a warm reception. He desired to con- gratulate the people of Bemidji on the exhivit made in the room downstairs. He had been greatly surprised and pleased at what he had seen during the day: He urged the adoption of agriculture as a business, and LY PIONEE TEN CENTS PER WEEK New Grocery Store. Mike Downs has purchased the fixtures formerly used by J. A. McConkey, and which bave been stored in the Masonic build- ing, and will install them in the building adjoming the Grill restaurant block, It is the intention of Mr. Downs to start a grocery store, and he has already ordered his stock, which will arrive and be in place within ten days. Mr. Downs will have associated with him in the business Fred O’Leary. a former resident of Bemidji, who bas recently re- sided at Newbury, Mich. Mr. O’Leary will arrive inafew days. Tonight-—Romeo & Juliet. Fire in Nymore. A building belonging to Jens Hanson, in Nymore, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. Charles Damond, who has been conducting a soft-drink estab- lishment in the building, had finished scrubbing the floor at 12 o’clock last night and took the men who had been helping him to a nearby saloon, where they played cards for about an hour, when one of the party stepped out of the salcon and noticed flames bursting through the roof of the Hanson building. The fire had gained such headway that nothing covld be done to save the structure and it was speedily destroyed. parts of the state. He said that the members of the party were representative of large ‘interests, and that they would carry back with them in- tensified knowledge of the actual conditions and possibilities of this country. The senator stated that the exhibits shown would be' preserved and taken to St. Paul, and that at the session of the legislature next winter would be used as a demonstration of the untruthfulness of many derogatory statements that bhad been made of the adaptability of the soil for agriculture and assisting in securing desired legislation intended for the de- velopment of the country. At the conclusion of Senat)r Clapp’s speech a ride was given on Lake Bemidji in the ‘“North Star.” The moon shone brightly and the trip was greatly enjoyed, When the ride was completed the visitors went to their train for a well-earned night’s rest. The special left at 7 o’clock this morning for Brainerd, where the cars will be attached to the regular south-bound N. P. train and taken to St. Paul and th trip concluded. 4 The members of" the' party were as follows: & Duluth Commercial club—A. H. Comstock, W. A. McGonagle, H. V. Eva. Minneapolis Commercial club— 'B. F. Nelson, W. H, Heffelfinger, W. G. Nye, George Partridge, Fred R. Salisbury, H. R. Yerxa. St. Paul Jobbers’ association— George M. Tibbs, P, W. Herzog, C. W. Gordon, J. H. Beek, George Sommers, Senater Moses E. Clapp, Con- gressman J. Adam Bede, Con- gressman Fred C. Stevens, Andrew Boss, E. W. Randall; believed that this country was|John Abercrombie and G. A. destined to at least equal any Rjiph, state drainage engineers; other portion of the state along that line of industry. He +poke of drainage as a crying need nf‘ the north country and advised that such measures bz taken that would enlist the aid of all parts of the state, and do away with the sentiment that had prevailed to some extent. that the' demand for drainage was for the sole benefit of the resi- dents of northern Minnesota. He advised the use of the county drainage provisions for im- dividuals, which, together with the detsrmination of the govern- ment to * drain its Indian lands would induce the state to aid by raining te lan 1 | Paul | Frank Clague, speaker of the Minnesota house; Representa- tives Ole Peterson and Jobn F, Landeen; Peter E. Hanson, secre- tary of state, Senator A. M. Hayes. J. M. Hannaford and Thomas Cooper of the Northern Pacific, M. J. Costello of the Great ‘Northern, W. H. Gemmell and W. H. Strachan of the Minnesota & Iaternational. Twin city newspapers were represented as follows: G. E. Wilson, Minneapolis Tribune; M. o ler, - Minneapolis Journal; Lewis H. Williams, St . Dispatch and Pioneer