Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1907, Page 1

S’ EMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEEK WOULD HAVE ELEBTRIG ROAD TO ITASCA PARK, Park Rapids People Would Provide. Desirable Means of Reaching the State Reserve. Park Rapids Enterpri business project was sugeeste to us this week by M. M. Ny- gaard, register of deeds, which| would be of great importance| not only to every one in Park; Rapids and adjacent to the pro- posed line, but incidentally t the entire state as well. ed | iline to this point. Aside from the passenger, freight and express business r the Itasca Park Electric car |‘]1ne would be the carrying of the imail up irto that section, and i from this latter item alone would be realized quite a share of the ‘operkl.bing expense of the road. Authorities on investment are !\am to recommend rural electric ‘Imes as being at the present time jeven better than farm mort- igages, and this is a project 1 worthy of serious business con- | -:nlumtmn at ]e'ht ‘SKI GLUB WILLHULD A "I GONTEST NEXT SUNDAY The proposition is no less af one than the constructing and operating of an electric railway | line connecting the Itasca State Park with Park Rapids. border on the ridiculous, upon second thought it does not appear in that light. Such a line would be of ines- timable benefit to the entire country through which it would traverse from Park Ruipids to the Park, a distance of some 22 miles. It would furuish qunick means of reachine the Park, and | would be taken advantage during ! the summer season,by thousands of visitors and tourists, who are now in a measure buarred visiting this beautiful and ir esting lake resort. Such a would 2also be a means of render 1ng the propused forest at the Park much more and useful. school | feasible| In the water power belonging | to L. H. Rice, at Putato laks and | now undeveloped, could be found ample power tributary to the | line to furnish electricity. We are not informed as to what the cost of such a road would be but 1t would be an easy matter to get approximate fig- ures, and once the proj:ct were gotten under $100 each there are we believe would invest, and the euntire right of way could no doubt be paid for in this way. It: would appeal to outside parties who are interested in the Park and should even interest the Grear, Northern railway as a means of inducing travel over its { 'l‘i-isi may at first thought appear t 0| but | from ;. way and stock |\, offered for sale in shares of say | e/ a Suitable Prizes Will Be Awarded to Winners.---New Hill on Lake Irving. | The mel‘nbers of the Bemidji Ski club will hold a jumping con- test, on their hill, Sunday after- noon, beginning at 3 o’clock, at [ which suitable prizes will be hung up for the winners of the | difterent events. The club now has nearly thirty | members, and twenty-four pairs (of fine skiis have been received | during the past two weeks, the | memoers of the club having put in the time of late in diligent practice for the contests that _[will be held Sunday. 1 A new hill has been discovered ‘that is considered just the spet | tor'guod running, and the course !has been placed in excellent con- dition. The hill is located on the south shore of Lake Irving, and {is just right, the cold weather of the- past two days making an icy i track. | In the District ot the sion. In the Jourt of the United States of Minnesota, Sixth Divi- atter of Fred M. Dudley, bankrupt. of Fred M. Dudley of Be- ounty of Beltrami, in sald n that on the 2Ist day said Fred M. Dudley rupt, and that s will be held referee in f Urookston, in the district, on the 7th Jock in the fore: ditors of said laims. appoint apt and trans- as may properly come ULE, in Bankruptey. The Pioueer at all fimes has in stock office supplies of every description Chief Bmidji, After Whom of Bemidji City Is Named. It is not worth while to dis- cuss the efficiency of Normal schools. They have become a most essential factor in our edu- cational system, and at present they are recognized over the civi- lized world. -In our own state normal teachers are given the preference in nearly every city village and, as the demand is greater than the supply, the smaller cities, villages, and espe- cially the rural schools, are with- out trained and efficient teachers. At presentour five normals send out about 550 teachers annually; this number will about supply our three large cities. It would take our five normals, at the pre- sent rate. about twenty five years to fill our present system with normal trained teachers. Can anyone say that we have enough normal schools? No; not until every little red school house on hill and dale may at least have the opportunity of securing a trained teacher. We have a territory in North- ern Minnesota of about twenty- five thousand square miles, not contiguous to any Normal school. In this vast region we employed, last year, about fourteen hun- dred teachers, many of whom were teaching on permits, and but few normal gradunates. It may surprise the reader when we say that in this vast unrepre- sented territory may be placed Board. one-half the entire state of New York, more than onehalf the state of Pennsylvania, three times the state of Massachu- setts, five times the state of Con- necticut, and nearly half the state of Wisconsin. New York has 14 normals, Pennsylvania 14, Massachusetts 9 and Wisconsin 7. Universities and other techni- cal schools may and should be centralized, but normal schools must be localized as the great majority of the teaching force comes from the laboring classes who, in many instances, cannot afford to send their girls far from home. The state is discussing the problem of advertising the re- sources of our great state and thus stop that onward and out- ward flow of emigration to North Dakota and Canada. In what better and more efficient way can this be accomplished than by establishing a normal school at Bemidji—the very heart and center of this vast un- represented empire? Bemidji bas everything in her favor—the central location, splendid railroad facilities, her most beautiful lakes, her beauti ful sceneries, her ample sewer- age system, her most complete electric light plant, her primeval forests containing almost every woody growth found in Minne- And its Location Should Be Left| to the Normal School sota, her splendid schools and the natural beauty of her loca- tion cannot be equaled by any other city or village in north- central Minnesota. Why should the location be left to the Normal School Board? Because it is the proper body to do it. Because it would prevent hasty action, and a better location would thus be secured. The Board would take the pains to go and investigate the claims of the several applicants, and thus se- cure the most good to the great- est number, which should be the aim of all legislation. In this way the mistakes which have occurred, and which might occur again, in the location of some of our state institutions would be brought to the minimum. The location of state institu- tions should not be used to pay political debts. It is a business proposition. If the reader had monéy to invest, would you not go and look the situation over or send some one in whom you had confidence? You certainly would not take the word of some politi- cian who had selfish ends in view. We believe that the Normal School Board is composed of men in whom the people havefimplicit trust and it is perfectly safe to trust the location of the next Normal school to their best judgment, THE BOULEVARD, a Beautiful Spot Overlocking Lake Be. midji, within the City Limits. MINNESOTA HiSTORICAL SOCIETY. DTA | Trees Have Been Removed. The timber which was stand- | ing on the vacant property be-! tween the Great Northern and M. & I. depots, and which has obstructed the view of the city from both lines of railway, has been removed, and there is now a much better appearance in that part of the city. The property and the timber thereon, which was mostly hardwood, belonged to the Northern Pacific Railway company, M. D. Stoner, city engineer made an offer to re- move the timber from the land, if given the logs, which was ac- cepted, and Mr. Stoner re-let the proposition on the same terms to Ben Ericsson of this city. There were about fifty cords of hard wood on the land. The few trees remaining near either depot will also be removed in the near future. E. W. Francis Dangerously Il E. W. Francis, postmaster at Mizpah and owner of the Mizpah Message, lies at the point of death in this city, his condition| resulting from an attack of spinal meningitis. Reports this noon are to the effect that Mr, Francis was some little better, but that he had about one chance 1n a hundred of improving, and that there is no hope of his re- covery. Mr. Francis was taken ill last Sunday and was brought to Be- midji Wednesday morning. He has been only partly cunsclousiher daughter, Mrs. Walker. since the attack, and the disease bas made great inroads on his vitality. Several of the relatives of the sick man are in the city, and it is hoped that Mr. Francis may yet tide over the dangerous period and eventually recover. Mass Meeting Last Night. An enthusiastic mass meeting was held in the Masonic hall last night at which the needs and prospects of establishing the | sixth Normal school in Northern Minnesota were discussed. The work of the committee in support of the general bill locat- ing a Normal school in Northern Minnesota was heartily endorsed | and steps were taken to further their course of proceedure. This is certainly commendable on the part of the people in their desire to secure more adequate educa. | tional advantages for this part of the state. Don’t forget recital at Presby- terian church tonight. i |city hall this ‘B. 0. SEYMOUR IS DEAD; GANGER IN FAGE, GAUSE - Crack Shot, Well Known in Bemidji, Has Suffered Much Dur- ing Past Year. B. O. Seymour for sixteen years a resident of Grand Forks, died Saturday night at his home in Minneapolis 1409 West Thirty first strect following an illness of about a years duration, Can- cer in the face was the cause of death, and during the last few months of his life, he suffered almost constant pain. During his many years asa resident of Grand Forks he was ever a loyal citizen boosting for the city and doing everything he could to forward its interests. He was publisher of the weekly Courier for some little time hav- ing charge of that paper while it was published in East Grand Forks, He was married about fifteen years ago to Miss Roberts, and four children have resulted from the union. The eldest of these is 12 years. Besides his wife and children he leaves several sisters and brothers. Mrs. Hen- ry Walker of Larimore and Mrs. Reed of Devil’'s Lake are his sisters, and Lee Seymour of Minneapolis is a brother. His mother lives at Larimore with The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Elks hall at Grand Forks.—Crookston Journal. B. O. Seymour was well known in this city, having visited here on many occasions while he was a resident of Grand Forks. He was one of the crack shots of the country, and for several years traveled as the representa- tive of a well known wholesale shell firm, He participated in several shoots held here and was always at the-topin high scores. The news of his death causes genuine sorrow. Washington’s Birthday Bal!. The members of the fire de- putment will give a ball at the evening, the funds of which will go into ths firemen’s treasury. Symington’s orchestra will furnish the music, ‘and a good time is assured to all. Read the Dailv Pioneer. PR OGRAM, of Recital to be given at Presby- terian Church To-Night. PROGRAM Offertoire in F ..Lefebere Wely Mrs: Andrew Warfield The Courier of MoSCOW..........covvuininn.n, ....Paul Rodney Mr. E. K. Turner Tae Romance of Pierrote and Pierrette............... Burgmein . Serenade ) Duo..... | Mrs. Foster j Mrs. Black Mr.E R. L Amorita....... R R e R Mr Alfred Faust....... (Duo pour Piano et O: Mrs, Foster, M Rolling in Foaming Billows ..Rinck ................... Leslie Stuart Turner il B U Hall Quest Hall-Quest g rgne). ...... Ketteren et Durand r. Hall-Quest .¢.:(“The Creation”)....... -Haydn ' Mr. E. R. Turner