Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 6, 1907, Page 1

VOLUME 5. NUMBER 15 INSPECTED M. BRAINERD Howard Elliot, President of t & 1. FROM TO BIG FALLS he N. F.; W. H. Gemmel, Gen- eral Manager; W. H. Strahan, Superintende‘nt; M. W. Downey, Auditor; and E. W. Backus Here. A distinguished party of rail-|from Brainerd to Big Falls was road officials who had been mak- ing a trip from Brainerd to the present terminus of the M. & L. railway (Big Falls) were in the city yesterday for an hour in l;heI forenoon, while on their return! to Brainerd. The party was composed of Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific railway; W. H. Gemmell, private secretary to President Elliott and general manager of the Minnesota & | International railway; W. H. Strachan, general superinten- dent of the M. & I.; M. W. Down- ey, auditor |of the M. & I, and E. W. Backus, the big lumber- man of Minneapolis, who is also heavily interested inthe N.P, and M. & I. railways, and who is the real head of the project of building the M. & I. extension from Big Falls to International; Falls. A special train conveyed the gentlemen, and they left Brain- erd Saturday noon, passing through East Bemidji in the afteraoon. An inspection of the railway !'service, made by the party while enroute, and they particularly noted the work being done at Big Falls, conferring with those in charge of the construction work there. While there was an air of re- ticence about the movements of the “big guns,” one of the party stated that everything in connec- tion with the building of the Big Falls-International Falls exten- |sion was progressing as rapidly and satisfactorily as any of them had expected, and they were well satisfied with what they saw. The completion of the line through to International Falls would mean much to Bemidji, as there would be additional train which would undoubt- edly be extended so as to make a direct air line, in connection with the main line of the N. P., from the international boundary to the twin cities. Questioned as to contemplated improvements in the yards at this point (notably the building of a new depot) there was un- wonted silence and the subject was immediately changed. DECLAMATORY GONTEST WAS HELD AT GASS LAKE Park Rapids Won, But Contestants ' Representing Other Schools Did Very Well. north central part of the state|} was held in the village of Cass | Lake last Friday evening. Thei following schools were repre- sented: Akeley, Bemidji, Cass Lake, Grand Rapids and Park!| Rapids. Each school was repre- sented by two contestants, ore giving a serious and onea humor- ous selection. Akeley was repre- sented by Ruth Holcomb and Myrtle Ramsdell; Bemidji by Ethel Knox and Clarence Shan- non; Cass Lake by May Christen- son and Roxie Utley; Grand Rapids by Katherine Gilbertand Allen Doran; Park Rapids' by Freda Rice and Garwin Meyers. All contestants acquitted them. selves with much credit. It was a difficult task for the judges to make a decision as to the win- ners, in fact it is douttful if an- other set of judges could have been found in the entire audience who would have rendered a like decision. While the judges were deliber- ating, Senator O'Neil was called upon to make a few remarks. He stated that he could not imagine what method the judges could take to determine which school had won. He gave special mention of Miss Ethel Knox, who gave the “famine” from “‘Hiawatha,’’ stating he could not see how it could have been im proved upon. Her intcrpretation, voice, manner of delivery and general appearance were all that | “Dream of War" } “How Ruby Playe i “Mary Elizabeth™ The first declamatory contest |« between the high schools of thel.. It is the intention of those in- terested to make these contests a permanent feature in northern 1 Minnesota school. The program as rendered is given below: Instrumental Solo abel Dugas Allen Doran - Clarence Shannon win Meyers Miss Gardner Myrtle Ramsdell May Ch: in the Morning “Katherine Gilbert --.Ruth Holcomb hool”..Frefla Rice “Herve Riel” Vocal Solo .. rds’ Christmas Carol Wadin' in de Cri Vocal Solo. The Fami "Riley’s Bear Stor. Instrumental Solo, label Dugas \OLD SOLDIERS INVITED T0 ADDRESS THE SGHOOL Superintendent Ritchie Would Have the Veterans at the School House May 24th. Bemidji, May 4th, 1907. To the Commander and Mem- bers of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, Bemidji, Minn, Greeting:—That the patriotic and heroic deeds of those who so nobly fought to preserve our glorious Union may not be for- gotten; those who have filled premature graves and now sleep beneath the sodded turfs may not be lost from the minds of the youth; that the same patriotic fire that filled the bosoms of “Our Boys in Blue” from ’61 to '65 may still burn and never go out; that proper reverence and due re spect be paid to those who still survive, who shouldered - their muskets and marched to the front; that the boys and girls in our public schools may learn les your members;—to these ends, we most cordially extend to you one could desire, Clarence Sharnon gave “How Ruby played” in a splendid manner. Time and place will not allow a discussion of all who took part. It was, however, the generzal opinion of those present that it was the best contest of kind they had ever listened to. By the decision of judges Park Rapids won the banuner having attained the highest average. The judges also gave Cass Lake first place on humerous selection, | Park Rapids second. The first place on serious selection went to Akeley, second to Park Rap- ids. an mvitation to visit the public schools of Bemidji on Friday, May 24, 1907, and address the pupils of the several depart- ments, This date is selected because the regular state examinations are held the following week and cannot be changed by me, » ~ —A. P. Ritchie, Supt. The Pioneer’s nhumerous ’phones are all on the sameline— No, 8I—and we will be pleased to print any items of a social nature that may be sent in over the ‘hello.” that the memories of: sons of true citizenship from GONGRESS MUST RELEASE FOREST RESERVE LANDS Interior Department Attorney Makes Ruling Concerning Segregated Lands Around Cass Lake. Washington, May 6.—Assis- tant Attorney General Wood- ruff of the interior department has decided that congressional action will be necessary before any lands now included in the Minnesota federal forest reserve can be released and thrown open to settlement. At a conference with Con gressman J. Adam Bede and Captain A. G, Bernard of Cass Lake Saturday, Mr. Woodruff said: 3 “The one great obstacle in the way of releasing the lands in your government forest reserve is that on all of the cut-over lands there is 5 per cent of the total original amount of standing tim« ber left. In other words, 20 trees out of every I00 are still standing. ~This standing tim- ber must be Ieft under the pro- visions of the -Morris act of 1902 for the purpose of reforestration. Thej department could not dis- pose of the 5 per cent unless authorized by congress. If we withdraw these lands and throw them cpen to homestead entry, the settlers would, of course, get a nice lot of timber. Hence, we will have to go to congress next winter for some "authority to dispose of the 5 per cent.” General Woodruff is ‘very fa- vorably impressed with a plan suggested by Captain Bernard, which would provide for sawmills on the reservation and that all timber be manufactured in the vicinity of the place where it is cut. Glandered Stock Not Buried. Grand Rapids Herald Review: It is reported on good authority that a state ‘veterinary surgeon ki shot twelve glandered horses, belonging to Dempsey & Dough- erty, the railroad contractors, and left the carcasses lying close to the Itasca road, in section 17, 148-25. The dead animals are close to a flowing stream into which the decaying, putrid mat- ter will be washed. This water is used by men who travel through the woods. The state law requires that the carcasses of glandered horses must either be buried or burned. That a state official should be guilty of so grave and dangerous a viola- tion of the statutes it almost in- credible, bnt it appears to be the fact. That deputy should be summarily retired to private life. Norwegian Humorist Coming. - Anton Sannes, Norwegian co- median an humorist, will give a dramatic reading for the enter- taicment of local Scandinavians at ihe Opera House Monday evening. May 6th. Mr. Sannes is classed the leading Scandina- vian actor in America, and his. repertoire cousists of selections from Ibsen and other Norwegian playwrights of equal note. So strong is his impersonation of the characters he portrays that he sways his audience from tears to Jaughter. His appearance here is due to the efforts of lo- cal Scandinavians, and those familiar with the language that does not hear Mr. Sannes will miss a rare treat. Mr. and Mrs. E. I, Hurley and little daughter Katherine.left this morning for their home at Seattle, Washington. Mrs. Hur- ley is the daughter of W. A. Walker of this city, and the Hur- ley’s have been visiting with Mr, Walker and his family for a fort- night past: | Brainerd for a few days with the parents of Mr. Hurley, after which they will go to Jamestown, N. D., for a stay of several days, and will then proceed to their home at Seaitle. e They will visit at| BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1907. i "TEN CENTS PER WEEK E. R. DUNHAM MARRIES MISS DOLLIE BAILEY Rev. Peart Otiiciatéd---couple will Probably Make Their Home in Grand Forks. > —_ Miss Dollie Bailey and Mr. E. R. Dunham were married, at 11 o’clock this forenoon, at the resi- dence of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey, Rev. Isaac Peart, pastor ‘'of the local M. E. church, performing the ceremony. The wedding was a quiet affair, only the immediate relatives and friends of the bride and groom being present. J. N. Bailey, brother of the bride, acted as ‘‘best man” and Mrs. J. N, Bafley was brides- maid. At bhe conclusion of the mar- riage ceremony,a splandui luach was served. Mrs. and Mrs., Dunham - left this afternoon for Grand Forks, N.D., where they 'will probably hereafter make their home. _The bride is the daughter of Sheriff and Mrs. Bailey of this city and has resided here for the pasteight years. She is well known throughout this vicin- ity, and has hosts of friends who will be pleased to hear of her marriage. The groom was aresidentof Be- midji for several years, although he is now inthe employ of the (Great Northern railway as ex- 'press messenger between Grand Forks and Gretna. His many friends in this city extend con- gratulations on his nuptials. WERE MARRIED AT ST. ANTHONY'S GHAPEL TODAY Miss Hattie Chamberlain and Mr. Urbin Riede Married by Rev. Father 0’Dwyer. A very pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Anthony’s chapel this morning, when Miss Hattie Chamberlain and Mr. Urbin Reide were married. Rev. Father O'Dwyer officiated at the solemnization of nuptial mass and performed the mar- riage ceremony. Arthur Gould acted as grooms- man and Miss Mabel Bisiar was bridesmajd. A number of the friends and relatives of the contracting part- ies were present. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. E. Chamberlain, and the groom is a young ‘man who has lived in this city for several months. Bothare very popular among their friends and were the recipients of many hearty congratulations on their wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Reide will make their home in this city. Has Drive on Clearwater River. J. C. Parker, e of the elong- ated form and tireless disposi- tion relative to the “‘sweat of his brow,” arrived in the city Sat- urday from along the banks of the Clearwater river, where he has been doing some strenuous work getting out a drive of tim- ber for the Donald Land & Lum- ber company. "The drive, which was dumped originally on Clearwater lake, will be driven to Plummer dam, and Mr. Parker expects to have the drive at the dam within the next two weeks. Harry Mills, roadmaster for the M. & 1., went to_ Gemmell and Big Falls today. The M. & I. is installing a new steam shovel to work along the north: line of the M. & L. and Mr. Mills went up for the purpose .of watching the workings -of the *‘scoop.” The shovel wiil be used to load the gravel train which will ballast the track from Gem- mell north to Blg Fa.lIs. SARGASTIC POEM ON THE “LONE STAR STATE” Fergus Falls Man Says Even the Devil Has No Use For ks Texas. From Fergus Falls Journal: Since the Texas fever broke out in this locality, Hon. E, E. Cor- liss, of this city, has been look- l The Pioneet—-lfge amonth, - P ing into his archives and found a copy of a touching poem which he composed while a private sol- dier in Texas. The poem is modelled after the Shakespear- ean Odes and the Tennysonian Idylls, but surpasses these in beauty and delicacy of senti- ment, in force of diction and symmetry of rythm. Better still, Mr. Corliss assures us that it is the exactand literal truth, and he has rededicated it to those who are about to leave for the Sunny Southland., It reads as follows: TEXAS The devil in hell, we're told was chained, And a thousand years he there remained: He never complained, nor did he groan, But detérmined to start a hell of his own, Where he could torment the souls of men Without being chained in a prison pen. So he asked the Lord it he had on hand Anything left when he made the land. The Lord said: “Yes, I have plenty on hand, But I left it down on the Rio Grande: The fact is my boy the land is 50 poor. > I don’t think you ¢'d use it in hell any more.” But the devil went down to look at the truck And said if it came as a gift he was stuck, TFor after examining it carefully and well, He concluded the place was too dry for a hell, So in order to get it off of his hands, The Lord promised- the devil to water the lands, For he had some water—or, rather some dregs, A regular cathartic, and smelled like bad eggs. Hence the G was closed and the deed was given And the Lord went back to his home in heaven, And the devil then sald: needed To make a good hell,” ceeded. He began to put thorns onm all of the trees, “I have all that is and hence he suc- | And mixed up the sand with millions of fleas, And scattered tarantulas along all the roads, Put thorns on the cactus and horns on the toads: He lengthened the horns of the Texas steers And put an addition on the rabbits’ ears: He put a little devil on'a broncho steed, And poisoned the feet of the centipede. The rattle snake bites you, the scorpion stings, The mosauito delights you with buzzing wings; The sand burrs prevail and so do the ants, And those who sit down need balf soles on their pants. The devil then said that throughout the land Z He'd manage to keep up thie evil's own brand, And all would be mavericks unless they bore Marks of scratches and bites and thorns by the score. The heat in the summer Is 110, Too hot for the devil and too hot for men. The black bear roams through the black chaparrel, It’s a hell of a place he has for a hell. The red pepper grows on the banks of the brook: The Mexicans use it in all that they cook. Just dine with a “Greaser,” and then you will shout, “I've a hell on the inside as well as the. out.” Improvements at the Bijou. An improvement has been made atv the Bijou that is appre- ciated by the patrons of that popular amusement resort. The floor has been raised in the rear and the seats are now so situated that one sitting in the back of the roem can have a good view of| the stage. Bemidji’s Bijou theatre is do- ing as well as any of the many similar places in this part of the state, the proprietors, C. L. Lasher & Son, catering to the desires and convenience of the public. “‘lan Mac Laren” Dead. Burlington, Ta:, May 6.—-(Spe- cial to Pioneer.)—Dr. John Wat- son, (Ian MacLaren) the famous Scotch author and preacher, died at 11:15 a.m. today at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The cause was blood poisoning, resulting from tonsilitis. He was. taken ill at Mount Pleasant on April 25th, Mrs. W. R. Tait arrived in the city yesterday afternoon from | St. Paul, where she has been visiting for a month past, and will make her home in this city with her husband. Mrs. Tait encountered a blizzard at Duluth and was agreeably surprised to| find the weather even as fair as it was here yesterday. NORTHOME FIRE DAMAGED HOTEL BRANNON $1,500.00 Flames Discovered In Office at ;1:30 This Morning.--- Guests Escape from Second Story Window, Using. Improvised Ladder. Northome, May 6.—(Special to Pioneér.)—Fire in the Brannon hotel in this village, at an early hour this morning, damaged the hotel building to the extent of $1,500, many of the occupants of the rooms having hair-breadth escapes from being suffocated or incinirated in the flames. The fire was discovered in the office of the hotel, at about 4:30 o’clock, and had gained consider- able headway when first noticed. The employes of the hotel quickly spread the alarm of fire and soon there was a scurrying of guests from the upper-story rooms of the hotel into the corridors, in an effort to get out of the build- ing. | A ladder, composed of sheets and quilts hastily snatched from the beds, was made and thrown from a second-story room in the rear of the hotel. The roomers went down to the ground from the windows, hand-over-hand on this improvised ladder, reaching terra firma only after inhaling copsiderable smoke and some getting out of their rooms with much difficulty. Not much care was given to the making of early morning toilets, and the rai- ment worn by some of the guests of the Brannon was rather scan- ty. Elmer Bigham,cedar mspecmr for the Naugle Pole & Tie com- pany of Chicago, was one of the last to leave the up-stairs, and he was nearly suffocated. He roomed directly over the office, and flames began to eat through the floor before he was able to make his exit. He found the smoke so thick that he leaped from the window and was some- what bruised in falling to the ground. Although the guests were con- siderable frightened by the fire, no one was really seriously in- jured , although several only es- caped by the merest margin. The work of the Northome fire department deserves the highest praise. The fire laddies re- sponded very quickly to the alarm, although all were asleep at the time the bell was rung. They worked intelligently and rapidly and by determimed efforts kept the fire confined to the office of the hotel. . The damage to the hotel is es- timated at $1,500, and it is an. nounced that the necessary 're- pairs will be made at once and the hotel will resume business within a few days. = —_— . e R. C. Spooner, president of the Donald Land & Lumber com- pany, returned Sasurday from a business trip to St. Paul. = He was accompanied by Mrs. Spooner. SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS JUDGE SPOONER'S ORDER In Case Tried at Brainerd, a Year Ago, Plaintiff Was Given Damages. One of the important decisions reudered by the supreme court last Friday was in the case of Ellen L, Merrill, as administra- trix of the estate of Truman D. Merrill, deceased, respondent, vs. John Coates, doing business as John Coates Liquor company, appellant, in which the order of the lower court was affirmed. Under this decision, Ellen L, Merrill of Brainerd is entitled to a verdict of $2,06I rendered in her favor against the John Coates Liquor company for the death of her husband. E Her husband, T. D. Merrill, was thrown out of a bar room, it is alleged, by & bartender work- ing for the Coates Liquor com- pany, on Nov. 15, 1905. The bartender, it is asserted, knocked Merrill down and dragged him out of the place. He was found two hours later sitting in the street and was taken to the county jail, where he died shortly after. ¥ A post-mortem examination was held and it was discovered that the bruise received by being knocked duwn by the bartender was the cause of the death. His widow sued the bartend- er’s employer, the Coates Ligquor company, and recovered the above verdict. They appealed to the supreme .court, however, which has sustained the verdict of the lower court. The case was tried before Judge Spooner, at Braiperd, a year ago, the judge rendering the verdict, from which an appeal was taken, later. This is the eighth n.ppeal that has been taken from decisions rendered by Judge Spooner since last October. Of the eight, the supreme court has revprsed S butone LIABLE TO DEADLOCK ON OFFIGIAL BUSINESS New County of Koochiching Has But Four Members Board County Commissioners. Judging “from the following article, taken from the Interna- tional Falls Press, a unique state of affairs exists in Koochiching county relative to the present board of county commissioners: “Under the captain ‘Took a Tumble’ the Littlefork Times says that the commissioners of Koochiching county have decided that it would be better to have a fifth commissioner appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of Mr. Bowman, of Big Falls, to qualify. “It may interest the Times to know - that each of the four com- missioners of the county has been willing and desirous, ever since the organization of the county, to have a fifth commis- sioner named. The trouble has been, and is, that nolegal author- ity exists® to fill such a vacancy. An effort was made by the com- missioners to have a new law enacted which would give the governor the power to make such appointment but on account of the late period in the session when the attempt was made the law was not enacted. The four commissioners therefore consti- tute the full board for the county and this situation must coptinue until January 1909, In the meantime it will be the duty of the board to divide the county into five districts, each of which will elect & commissioner at the - general election in- November, 1908.” The .Pioneer atall times has in stock office supphes of every description Tax Judgment Sale. Pursuant to a real estate tax jndgment of the district court, of the county of Beltramy, giate,of Minnosota, ontered tho 1ith day o March, 1907, in proceedings enfol payment of taxes and Den%ltlss upon_ret estate in the county of Bell rlml remaining delinquent on the first Monday in Janua 1807, and- of the statutes m such case made and provided, I shat-on Monday, the 13th day of May, at ten o'clock in the rore.noon a% my office in the court house, in the city of Bemidji and county of Beltrami ull the lands which are charged with taxes, penalties l:l;l cg'sltfl lm :lld judzmsnt-. nnd on ‘}vhu:h es not have been previo (smaz] AL of nelmms-o%'unw. =