Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1907, Page 1

SIS R VOLUME 4 NUMBER 276 LOGAL BASKETBALL TEAM EASY WINNERS IN GAME Good Clean Game in Which Local Team Shows Excellent Skill--Score 29 to 12. Park Rapids and Bemidji basketball teams tried for hon- ors last evening for the second time this season and the home team again proved their ability to handle the visitors to the tune of 29 to 12. The play was clean, rapid and exciting frem start to finish and the tearn vork of the visitors gave them a fair show to win but the baskets proved too elusive and many a favorable chance to score was lost. Be- midji did some exceptionally fine basket throwing. Tne line-up was as follows: PARK RAPIDS Delaney.. . BEMIDJT Yron Rossman. Collins Dabms.. 1 H. Benham shumaker Resslar ... -Lindsay Umpire, Roy Petrie, Park Rapids, The game was called at 9:45, and within a minute and a half Schumaker had scored the first basket. Heffron followed with a second and in quick succession Collins, Geil and Schumaker added to the list. Heffron made the first long distance throw, landing a pretty one from the mildle of the hall. R)ssman fol- lowed with one for the visitors fully two-thirds the length of the field, the longest successful throw of the evening. Park Rapids fouled and Heffron made a basket. Two more baskets by Geil, one by Collins, and one each for the visitors by Dahms and Resslar of Park Rapids followed, leaving the score 19-6 at the close of the first half. The second half started out with a basket by Schumaker in just one minute of play. The play was a little slower during the second half but both teams showed fine form and keptup the interest to the finish. Bask- ets: Schumaker 4, Heffron 3, Col- lins 2, Geil 4, Lindsay 1. Total, Bemwidji 14. Re i 2, Rossman 3, Dahms 1. Total, Park Rapids 6. Fouls, Bemidj 2, Park Rap- ids 3. Want Revenge. Park Rapids is not yet willing to lay down and is trying fora game to be played there in the near future. They promise to give the boys something todo when they meet them on their own ground at the Rapids. Ifit is possible to do so Bemidji will give them a chance to win back their laurels. The game last night leaves Bemidji undefeated and with a fair title to the cham- pionship of northern Minnesota. Girls’ Game Off. The game scheduled to take place last night between the High School girls and a Ladies’ team from Cass Lake failed to materialize. Some n.isunder- standing in regard to the rules under which they were to play prevented the visiting team from coming. It is hoped, however, that a game may yet be ar- ranged. CASS LAKE RESERVE TO BE OPENED FOR SETTLERS Government Finally Agrees to Open Cass Lake Reserve in Part for Homestead Filing. After waiting five years since the enactment of the Morris act of 1902, which established a fed- eral forest reserve in Northern Minnesota embracing 231,400 acres, the people nf the imme- diate territory will welcome the news that after a month’s nego. tiation between Gifford Pinchot, chief of the bureau of forestry, and A. G, Bernard of Cass Lake, Minn., an agreement was reached today, whereby all the lands be- ships 144 and 145 will be released from the confines of the forest re- serves, and will be immediately thrown open to homestead en- It is also further agreed that under tne provisions of the law of 1906 any settlers going onto bona fide agricultural lands with- in the new boundaries of the forest reserve, will be permitted to remain and complete their final | = tweenranges 29 and 30 and town- BBAND ABMY ENGAMPMENT The next Park Rapids district MINNESOTA HISTORICA TEN CENTS PER WEEK encampment be hi'd ar Long [ that a great many of the towns Theohaldi Well Received. Prairie and the enterprising citi- |and villages near there will give| The concert given at the Pres- zens of that place are going to|up the fourth of July celebration byterian church last evening was TD BE AT LUNG PRMRIE malke it a record bx’eaker.b !and help the boys celebrate. one of the best musical treats E. B. Wood, the commerciali An interesting program will |ever given in Bemidji, and every try. Park Rapids District Encampment to|club and the citizens are working | be carried out and rousing €mp| one present speaks in the high- harmoniously together and have|fires will be held each evening. raised $1,200, and with that T T T amount promise the boys in blue| You will be glad to see and a good time. meet ‘“Montague” at the Metho- The meeting has been set for|dist church tomorrow evening July 2, 8 and 4, and it is expected 'at 8. £ Be Held at Long Prairie on July 2, 3 and 4. est terms of the skiill of Ole Theobaldi as a violinist. ““Montague’ -tomorrow even- ing at the Methodist at 8 o’clock. Lceal news on last page. proofs. The Indiansare to re- ceive 10 per cent per annum from all forest reserve fundsin pay- ment of timber and land taken from them under the Morris act of 1902. In return for this concession every effort will be made to in- duce the Minnesota delegation in congress to pass a bill at the next session of congress which will legally define the boundaries of the Minnesota forest reserve. This adjustment of a long con- troversy will, it is believed, be entirely satisfactory alhke to the people of Cass Lake and vi- cinity and to the department. Tt is said that Pinchot became convinced that his bureau had taken too much good land adapt- ed o agriculture and he was sub- jected to a continual bombard- ment by prospective settlers. - The Chippewa Indians have al- so been loud in their complaints even to the point of a threatened uprising, but this compromise to pay them for the lands actu- ally taken including 10 sections of valuable pine which isto be l:ft entact will be accepted by their representatives here. The above statement was not obtain- ed from Mr. Bernard who depre- cated giving out anything for the public at this time. When seen tonight at his resi- dence, Mr. Bernard finally con- firmed the statement and admit- ted that an order would be issued within a few days releasing the | lands desired. M. 0. BERG, OF WINGER THREATENS MURDER |{ Berg Is Being Prosecuted in Polk County---Troubles Arise Over a Woman. A case which may bring out | some very sensational testimony |8 before it is settled and one in which the federal authorities |8 may take a hand is that of the | State vs, Martin O. Berg which |§ came up in Justice McLean’s court this morning. Berg is charged with the very serious crime of threatening to take the life of oneSyvert Nohre who lives in town of Knute. What makes the crime worse is that he put his threat into writing and sent it through Uncle Sam’s mails. The letter which contains the threat was of- fered in courttoday and is part of the evidence 1n the case in Jus- tice McLean’s hands. Of course there is a woman in the case. - The letter is one of the most peculiarly worded epistles which probably ever was indited. It was written in the Norwegian and a literal translation sounds very funny to American ears. The letter is full of obscene Jan- guage and Bergis liable to a heavy fine on those grounds. In the part in which he makes his threats he states with a‘‘colt’s revolver he will send Nohre's body to his Satanic majesty much heavier than 1t would other- wise go.” The case was continu- ed until tomorrow a$ 10 o’clock. Attorney Gossman is represent- | \ ing the state in the case in the absence of County Attorney Mayburg. Bergis represented by Atty. E D. Clough. It will be “Montague,” the son of “John” and “Mary’’ at the Methodiss church evening at 8, tomorrow Additional local matter will be fo und lon fourth page. 'OPENING SALE ¥ ¥ W OF ¥ ¥ v« SPRING SVUITS % COATS Tuesday Morning, Mch. 19 1907 BERMAN EMPORIUM alesman of one of the largest manufacturers in the United States will show the en- tire line of their superb pro- ductions at the Berman Em- _porium. This Sale will surpass any of those heretofore given even by this popular establishment. The richest and most exquisite styles in Suits, Coats, Dresses and Skirts. EXCLUSIVENESS AND DISTINCTION IN STYLE MARKS EVERY GARMENT Every style will be repreSented in this Sale---long and short, loose and tight fitting, cloth and silk coats and jackets in every new shade, of the best material, cut, or workmanship. GARMENTS DELIVERED FROM STOCK Also orders taken will be delivered for Easter. A most fortunate opportunity to have the choice of this season’s most artistic offerings. : —————— - = 3 on This Sale will last only Tuesday, March - 19th, 1907 at ERMAN EMPORIU DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURGHES OF THE GITY Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the City Tomorrow. St. Phillip’s Catholic church— Early mass, 8:30 a. m.; high jmass and sermon, 1:30. Sunday school at 2 p. m, Rev. Father O’Dwyer. Baptist—*The Great Mission of the United States,” will be the subject on Sunday morning. Sunday school at 12:10. Young People’s meeting at-7 p. m. Mr. Olander, the new missionary, will preach in the evening at 8 o’clock, on the subject‘Imperiled by False Religions.” Everyone should hear the Gospel, for “Faith cometh by hearing.”” German Lutheran — Services will be held at the court house tomorrow afternoon at 8 o’clock, Rev. E. Ulbricht of Cass Lake will conduct the services. Episcopal—Services will be held at the Norwegian Lutheran church tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. Rev. Murphy of Grand Rapids will conduct the services. Presbyterian — Morning ser- vice at 11. Subject “God’s People a Separate People.” Bible class and Sunday school, 12:15; Jr. C. E3p m;Sr.C. E 7 p. m. Evening service at 8. The ladies will have charge of this service. Come and you will be well re- paid for coming, and remember the offering is for the ladies’ work. Mr. Turner will sing a selection in the morning. In the evening he will sing ‘‘Resurrec- tion” by Shelley. The public is cordially invited. Methodist — Morning theme, “Thy Garments Smell of Myrrh, Aloes and Cascia.” Sunday school at 12; Junior League 8 p. m.; Epworth League 7 p. m. Public worship at 8. The seventh sermon on ‘‘Marriage” will be delivered, the subject being ““Montague,”” the son of John and Mary. Miss Blanch Boyer will sing a solo. The public is cordially invited. Mrs. Courtney is the message medium at the lectures on Spiritualism and not Mrs. Beuhler as announced on the posters. Mrs. Hudson of Cass Lake was a Bemidji visitor yesterday. Glen Harding and Bert Wil- liams came up from Cass Lake last evening to attend the basket- ball game and the dance. BRAKEMAN WAS KILLED ( AT 0JATA YESTERDAY 1. A, Griffon,'a Young Man Who Is Well Known, Instantly Killed By Passenger Train at Ojata. J. A, Griffon, a brakeman on the Great Northern was instant- ly killed about 10:30 yesterday morning at Ojata, the scene of the disastrous wreck of last week. Griffon was the brake- man on a freight extra running between Larimore and Carman. The freight had just pulled on a siding and Griffon jumped on the main track, not seeing an east-bound passenger which struck him just as he alighted on the track. He was instantly killed by the passenger, which was No. 205 running from Hannah to Grand Forks. The remains were taken to Grand Forks and will be taken to Barnesville for burial, his parents living there, Griffon was only about 21 years old and was very popular among his fellow employes on the road. He was well known and had many friends among the railroad boys. Local News on last page. TR TR Ers