Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 26, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION ] HISTOMGAL MINNES@TA VOLUME 4. NUMBER 235 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, lSATUB._DAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEK JUDGE PENDERGAST IS IN CHOSE GRAND AND PETIT THE “LONE ST AR” STATE JURORS Fl]fl MARGH TERM Takes Especial Notice of Attitude Toward the Negro, in Texas.---Attends Memorial Meeting of Confederate Veterans, Delivers Address Before ¢‘Rebs.” Judge Pendergast is, appar- ently, having a real good time, down south in Texas, judging from the following letter received by the Pioneer today: “Dennison, Texas, Jan, 23, 1907. To the Editor Pioneer:— Dennison is a city of 15,000 people, situated on the south bank of the Red river, in north- ern Texas. The city was started thirty-five years ago, and has been built up principally by the M. K. & T. R. R. There are perhaps more northern people here than in any other city in Texas. One notices the different conditions in the state after crossing the Red river. In this state they have one coach on each train, with the following notice stuck over the door: “This coach for negroes.” The other coaches are for the exclusive use of whites. The law of Texas makes it a crime, punishable by fine and imprisonment, for a negro to ride in a “white” car or for a ‘“‘white’’ to ride in a ‘‘black” car. It is the same in all the stations of the road. There is one room for whites and one for blacks. If a person is known to have even one drop of African blood in his or her veins, he is a “nigger,” in every sense of the word, accord- ing to tradition down there. The boast is made here that ‘‘every ‘nigger’ knows his place in Texas.” There is a cast feeling here that is equal to any -in British India. I have made many acquain- tances in this town. There is a good-sized post of the G. A. R., also a camp of the C. I. A. I have met many of the old Con- federate soldiers. They are all very kind. The conditions have changed much since the last time I was in the south; when we greeted each other with cannon, rifle and saber. Yesterday memorial services were held at the First Presby- terian church, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of General Lee. The old “Rebs.”” invited me to go to the services, and insisted that I should make a little talk to them at the church. The church was well filled. Music was furrished by a choir composed of the Danghters of the C. I. A. An English minister made the first speech. He praised the C. I. A. as being the best soldiers in the world; stated that General List of ““Good Men and True” Who Will Serve Beginning March 19th. The selection of the grand and petit jurors for the March, 1907, Lee was the greatest general that | term of district court has been had lived, in all history, and that|made by Clerk of Court Rhoda, Lee was an Englishman and owed | Deputy ~ Sheriff - J. N. Bailey it all to Britton. and Justice of the Peace. O. M He was followed by Mr. John-|Skinvik. son, who made 2 fine speech, Ho| The selection of the juries is was very fair, and gave an equal [an important act of the officials, amount of credit to both sides in |and is done as follows: the controversy—the civil war, At the January meeting of the I was then introduced, and |board of county commissioners a spoke the best I could, under |list of seventy-two names 1s se- the condition, for perhaps twenty |lected by the commissioners, minutes, and after the meeting |from which the grand jurors are was introduced to many of the leading men and women of the place. While they are all very cordial, I cannot help noticing that among the elder people of the south there is atilla feeling that the war went wrong; that their cause was actually right, and that God deserted them when He allowed Stonewall Jackson to be killed. The people have implicit faith in their leader. Oue of those old veterans really thought that the very name of Jackson had caused such terror to the “Yanks” that we were actually afraid ‘to fight. I told him that his belief might be true, but I had never heard of it before, and as far as I was per- sonally concerned, I was nomore afraid of old Stonewall Jackson than of anyone else. This same reverence for their leaders will re-elect Senator. Bailey again to the U. S. senate, although - it is' " cértain - that the charges - ‘brought against him have been proven true.: The prejudice in the south.in favor of democracy is just. the same as that of the-north in favor of republicanism. I have been invited to attend the meeting of the A. F'. & A. M. tomorrow, and I shall go. This is a delightful climate here, at this season of the year. The first three days I was here the thermometer stood at 67 to 70. The nights vary but little, and it is pleasant to sit out of doors, nights, until 10 o’clock and enjoy the healthful weather. This morning is a “‘cold wintry morning,” so-called here. The thermometer stood at 37, down near the frost mark. Northern Minnesota has the best climate I ever saw, from May 1 to December 1, and beats the south. I expect to leave here by next Thursday for Dallas and Galves- ton. selected, and another list of sev- enty-two names is prepared from which the petit jurors are se- lected. This list is filed with the county auditor, who in turn files a certified list with the clerk of court. The names are then written on slips and placed in a box, and the sheriff, in the pres- ence of a justice of the peace and the clerk of the court, draws twenty three names for the grand jury list and twenty-four pames as petit jurors. At the July meeting the com- missioners again list additional names to take the place of those drawn, The jury drawn is as follows: GRAND JURORS. O, M. Olson, Hornet; Samuel Marin, Bemidji; John Anderson, Alaska; L. T. Otterstad, Turtle River; John Hartman, Kelliher; Frank A. Jobnson, Quiring; Jos- eph McTaggart, City of Bemidji; Charles -Gnstafson, Tenstrike; D. W. Carter, Quiring; C. E. Green, Hornet; James Wynne, Alaska;, Dunk Wilcox, City of Bemidji; ffrank M. Hickerson, Alaska; W. H. Rice, Northern; W. M. Austin, Nebish; Edward Rako, Bemidji; W. E. Arnold, Northern; O. B. Oison, Kelliher; Frank Johnson, Baudette; Will- jam Fellows, Tenstrike; John Jamtvold, Roosevelt; J. S. Rich- * |ard, Turtle River; Nate Peckham, Roosevelt, PETIT JURORS Andrew Edwards, Nebish; E. J. Taylor, Blackduck; H. Kik- stadt, Frohn; W.S. Chapman, city of Bemidji; S. G. Maule, Tenstrike; I. O. Ungstad, Frohn twp.; M. E. Minton, Louis Sol- berg, city of Bemidji; S. J. Juel- son, Blackduck; H. O’Neal, Bau- dette; Charles Lamon, Lammers; Charles Saxrud, Maple Ridge; H. N. Hildreth, Solway; Peter Maaule, F. W. Ludwig, Tenstrike; Albert Zilbert, Farley; Fred Olson, Blackduck; Martin Gal- —_—————————————————— | chutt, city of Bemidji; Nels Sor-| Circulating Petitions. A number of the candidates who will go before the people for election as city officials are cir- culating petitions among the voters for signatures. Among the number are T. J. Miller, can. didate for alderman in Second ward; A. P. Burroughs, for alderman in the Fourth ward, and Earl Geil, for eity treasurer. Will Play “‘Dora Thorne.” The Elizabeth Henderson com- pany will play Dora Thorne a$ the opera house this evening. The play 1s a four act com- edy and has been played here before. The Elizabeth Hender- son company is well received here and the play this even- ing will be up to 1ts usual stand- ard of plays. Another Daily (7). There is a persistent rumor to the effect that A, B, Allen of the Sentinel will start a second daily paper for Bemidji. There is nothing too good for this town. Marriage License. Clerk of Court Rhoda has is- sued the following marriage li- cense: Aundrew L. Dikstra to Astred C. T. Peterson. ““The Good Samaritan.” The unselfish labors which the Rev. Frank Higgins is doing among the laboring men in the woods, and the entire absence of any ‘‘grandstand’’ demonstration on the partfof that gentleman, was amply demonstrated at the M. & I. depot this morning, when two men who were brought down from the lumbering camps were waiting to be taken to St. Anthony’s hospital. Mr. Higgins lent every assistance possible in getting the men from the train and saw that they were made comfortable before being driven from the depot, and he did this in spite of the fact that he was intending to go away and was in imminent dangerof losing his train. Itis such generous un- ostentious acts that demonstrate the “milk of human kindness” in a man’s makeup and has a ten- dency to spread a christian spirit among we “heathens.” Card of Thanks. The ladies who had in charge the giving of “Parson Poor’s Do- nation Party’’ at the city hall last evening, wish through the col- umns of the Pioneer to extend their thanks to all who took part or in'any way assisted to make the entertainment a success. THE COMMITTEE., enson, Jones; Peter Laso, Black- duck; Frank A. Johnson, Quir- ing; John Thoren, Lammers; John Olson, Bemidji; Fred Ihde, Liberty. PARSON POOR'S DONATION PARTY A BIG SUGGESS Entertainment Given at Opera House Last Evening Creditable to All _ Participants. “Parson. Poor’s Donation Party,” given at the opera house last evening by local talent, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church, made a ‘hit,” tousea theatrical expression, and was well received by the large audi. ence that assembled to witnesa the entertainment. The different parts of the ‘‘Donation Party’’ were very well cast and all who participated did exceedingly well, showing care- ful training and rehearsal. The musical program which tional merit, and was also” liber- WE ARE ROBUSTFUL “AND HEALTHY FOLK TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL| H. M. Brakken, President State Board of Health, Issues Mortuary Report for Beltrami County. THERE WERE 313 BIRTHS IN 1906; DEATHS NUMBERED 117 Shows a Gain of 196 Births Over the Recotd of Demises During : 1906. : 3 H. M. Brakken, president of the state board of health, has transmitted to the Clerk of Court Rhoda the list of births and deaths in=Beltrami county. for the year 1906. This list will be recorded in the Clerk of Court’s office for future reference. According to. the statutes of the state, it.i s the duty of the town clerks'to. make this report to the state board of health, and in organized tities and villages the chairman .of the board of health, is required to-make the report. This report is required las a matter of _Statistical, record | . which in aftér years is a valuable and oftenis the only record to be had of a birth ordeath, and as & court record. is valuable. Every- one whose duty it is to make this report should 'do so without de- lay. The number for each town so far as returned is as follows: PLACE BIRTHS Alaska tp | 4.3 Blackduck tp 9 Bemidjitp "~ -4 Benville tp 12 Blackduck vil. 10 DEATHS me el Buzzle tp Battle tp Bemidjic Corment tp Durand tp Eckles tp G el Frohn tp Grant Valley tp Hagali tp Hornet tp Hamre tp Jones tp Kelliher v Lammers tp Lee tp Langor tp Liberty tp McDougald tp Beltrami tp Maple Ridge tp Northern tp Nymore v Port Hope tp Roosevelt tp. Rosby v Solway v Spruce Grove tp Spooner tp. Shotley tp Summit tp Spooner v Turtle River v cclouarorrnnronmmmnaoanarnBoo Pt R S OF X S Turtle Lake tp E T TR R RS Wabsnaca tp 1 Wilton tp 5 1 Total 813 17 From the above report, it will be seen that we live in an extreme- ly healthy climate—if one may judge correctly by the mortuat'y] record. During 1906, the births exceeded the deaths by 196, in'so far as the record is complete, the total number of births being 313 and the deaths being 117, Local news on iast page. Mcintosh Has Sore Toe. Hugh McIntosh, owner of a refreshment parlor at Northome and also a member of the board of county commissioners of the new county of Koochiching, came down from Northome this morn- ing and went to Brainerd on the M. & I. south-bound passenger train. Mr. MclIntosh injured a toe on his right foot, about a week ago, and the injury has be- come so painful and assumed so serious & condition that McIn- tosh decided to go to Brainerd and consult & physician at that place relative to the digit. ally applauded. Where so many did so well, it would be unfair to make particu- Jar mention of any one individual who took part in the entertain- ment. « Suffice it to say that all acquitted themselves very well, land “the:.success of the -affair| was rendered between the "WO'meri'ts commendation for those! acts of the play was of excep- | who' were instrumental in ar-] ranging it. | LUMBERJAGKS INJURED; Neil Steele Sustains Fractured Skull, and Thomas Has a Badly Injured Leg. Two recruits were added this morning to the inmates of St. Anthony’s hospital, both being “lumberjacks’ who were injured while working in lumbering camps north of Bemidji. One of the men brought to the hospital is seriously hurt—Neil Steele, who sustained a fracture of the skull. Steele was work- ing 1n one of R. E. White’s camps near Kelliher when ke was hurt, Wednesday afternnon. He was assisting in cutting ‘logs, when he was hit by the limb of a falling tree. The force of the blow inflicted by the limb rend- ered Steele unconscious for a time. He was taken to Kelliher, where he was examined. He was brought to Bemidji this morning and placed in St. Anthony’s hos- pital. Dr. Gilmore examined the wound and found that Steele’s skull had been fractured, on top of the head, and that the injury was quite serious. The attend- ing physician states that he has every reason to believe that Steele will recover, however; but he'has been in a half-dazed con- dition since the accident. Thomas Graham came down from Northome, having = been brought in a distance of twenty miles from the Irvine camps at Pine island. * Graham’s right leg was severely jammed by the rolling of logs on a load, while he was working in.the camps. While: his injury is not serious, itis painful; -and-he-will be confined |’ to the hospital a week or more before being able t6 “goabout as usual, according to Dr. Marcum, Swell Fixtures for Markham. F, S. Liycan returned yester- day noon from a business trip to the twin cities. While Mr, Liycan was away he interviewed several firms relative to fixtures for the interior of the Markham hotel, which is being renovated and will be rearranged so that there will be much more room in lobby and office. Mr. Lycan let a contract to L. Paule & Co., of Minneapolis, fora new set of office fixtures, to be put in immediately. The fixtures are the best that could be procured and will be the most elaborate and pretentious of any hotel in this partof the state. Local News on last page. Dedicated to W. H. Squier. The following verses weresent the Pioneer to be dedicated to W. H. Squier, first bass of :the “Balm of Gilead” quartette at Blackduck: It was a case where his voice was bass, He could sing extremely low; The common scale would always fail His bottom notes to show; Whene'er he sang the echoes rang, Against each distant steep. His voice would drown some fathoms down With “Ora- del--1 aw-haw- hawve the- he- he’ i he- s ho= deep.” Each day he strove and lower dove (Or dived, just as you choose) Until his roar away down wore The soles off both his shoes, And folk would cheer when he'd appear For now his voice would blur And rumble on ti11 it had gone To “Gr-r-r Gr-r-r- [ r- E - His soleless shoes caused him to lose His health—he caught a cold; ‘But that of course made his voice hoarse And helped him'lots, we're told. He raised his price in half a trice For lowering his roar, And now his tones disturb the bones On earth’s pri- me-ee-ee- 888 val “floor! SAM SIMPSON LOGGING ON IS DOING THE RESERVE Is Cutting Thirty-three Million Feet of Pine-on Cass River for Northland Pine Company.---Simpson Has Faith in Future Greatness of Bena. Sam Simpson, the veteran lbg- river, and in the spring will be ger of Minneapolis, is one of the|driven down the river to Lake few lumbermen who is forging ahead with his logging this win- ter, despite heavy snowstorms, cold weather and- multitudinous other minor drawbacks that cause a cutter of pine trees to wear a head prematurely crowned with white hair. Mr. Simpson has operated in the vicinity of Bena, Cass Lake and Swan River during the past ten years, and is among numer- ous other loggérs who have con- tracts to cut the pine on the Chippewa reservation. Mr.Simp- scn was in Bemidjilast night and told of his contract and the progress he is making in com- pleting the work. Mr. Simpson took a sub-con- tract with the Northland Pine company (one of the numerous Weyerhaeuser concerns) to log about thirty-three million feet of pine, northeast of the village of Cass Lake, bordering on the Cass river (the Mississippi). Of this amount, Mr. Simpson last year cut and got out of the country eighteen million, and he expects to clean up the balance of the contract this winter. - He has es- tablished three camps, two of which are located, in. Town 148, Range 30, south of Cass river, | the other being north of. the rlver, in Town 146-29. ““The logs are befhg dutmped o the ice in Cass “Lake’ and Cass] Winnibigoshish and thence to the scene of operations of the Mississippi Boom - company, which concern takes the logs to Minneapolis. Mr. Simpsoa owns & large steamboat, of 200 horse- power, with which he tows the logs across Lake Winnibigoshish. Mr. Simpson is one of the stockholders in the Bena Town- site company, and he is enthu- siastic concerning the future prospects of the new town in the heart of the U. S. forest reserve. He believes that Bena is des- tined to become one of the leading towns along the hine of the M. & L between Duluth and Bemidji. “Why,” says Simpson, “there is the best of agricultural land ly- ing adjacent to Bena, and there are already a large- number of farmers in that vicinity:~ and there is no trading point; ewther north or south of the village, where the settlers can obtain their supplies and exchange their produce for groceries and pro- visions. There is still much tim- ber tobe cut around Bena, which means logging operations on an extensive scale there for ‘several years. The yillage alfeady has a ’ | number of general stores:” We have disposed of 2 large number of lots since the townsite was Placed on reeord. - Benais’bound te prosper.” Anderson Becomes. Pious. William Hoohhan, sherift of Itasca county, came over from Grand Rapids yesterday after- noon and left last evening for Northome, where he had some official business to transact. The sheriff says that Franklyn Ander- son, the *“pal” of Moore, the con- fidence man who is now a pris- oner in the Beltrami county jail, is still an inmate of the jail at Grand Rapids, He pretends to - Money Cheerfully Refunded CLOTHING HOUSE be of ‘a religious turn of mind, and recently the sheriff “framed” a game on Anderson, inducing Albert Hasche, one of the wags at’the Rapids, to impersonate a minister, and Anderson did a great stunt of seeking scriptural solace: Call at the Pioneer when' you are in need of office supplies. The Pioneer at all times has ‘in stock- office supplies “6f *'every description. + able You may not care what your clothes cost . but you're sure to care how they LLOOK! These fine B. Kuppenheimer & Co’s. clothes we are selling at quick prices are the same stylish. service- overcoats that we were charging; full price for a short time ago. they aré surplus lots and ‘We are not going to carry them over for next season all-wool suits and Simply = B. Kuppenheimer & Co's suits and overcoats that i z:.ghttobe $l4 75 he Houss c-uppeniomer - 8T $20 yOu get for $14.75. ought to sell for $15.00 and $12.00 § for =~ = - Clothoraft suits a.éi{is rovei-rcoa.ts that $9.75