Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 29, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE] MINHESOTA ORICAL VOLUME 5. NUMBER 35. BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1907. TEN CENTS PER WEEK DIRECTORS OF THE FAIR ASSOCIATION CONVENED Held a Meeting at the Court House Yesterday Afternoon.-- Matter of incorporation Discussed.---Another Meeting in Near Future. The directors meeting of the Beltrami county -Agricultural Association, held at the court house yesterday afternoon, was fairly well attended by the mem- bers of the directors from out of the city. The meeting was presided over by President Wes. Wright, and L. G. Townsend of Black- duck, officiated as secretary. As the by-laws and papers per- taining to the incorporation of the association have been lost or destroyed, a committee com- posed of Wes. Wright, L. G. Townsend and Secretary Kirk, was named to take up the mat- ter of the legality and sufficiency of the incorporation with the secretary of the state and report st the next meeting, at which time, if the articles are faulty, new papers as well as asetof by-laws will be submitted and adopted. The secretary willcall the next meeting as soon as the com- mittee above reports on the con; dition of the legality of the or- ganization. The dates for hold- ing the annual fair will also be fixed at that time. The following directors were present at the meeting: L. G. Townsend, Blaegkduck; C. F. Rogers, Wilton; William Lennon, Kelliher; F. J. Wilson, Tenstrike; F. O. Sibley, Island Lake; John G. Morrison, Red Lake; Thos. Newby, Bemidji; A. B. Palmer, Solway. GRAND FORKS LUMBER GO. SEGURES BIG VERDICT| McClure Logging Company Assessed $78,600 Damages for Breach of Contract on Logging Grand Forks Herald: The jury in the district court at Still- water has rendered a verdict for $78,600in favor of the Grand Forks Lumber company of this city against the McClure Log- ging company of Stillwatér, for damages from a breach of con- tract. This amount is in addition to $38,400 held back by the Grand Forks company in making pay- ments to the logging company. The case was tried lust week, as already noted, and was given to the jury Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, The verdict was agreed upon Sunday morning at 8 o’clock, It appears that the logging company some time ago agreed to cut for the Grand Forks Lum- ber company a large amount of logs on the Red Lake reserya- tion, and later failed to deliver the amount agreed upon, selling a part of the logs instead to the C. A. Smith Lumber company. In making payment for logs de- livered the lumber company held back $38,400 as partial recom- pense for the damages sustained in not getting the logs as agreed upon and then brought suit for $100,000 additional. The defend- ants, when they found the com- pany meant business, offered 1;0:l compromise with a payment of $37,000 more or a tetal of $75,000. The offer was refused by the company and the verdict of the jury amounts to $117,000, includ- ing the $38,400 retained by the company. 600D ATTRAGTION---“OLE OLSON IN SPIRITLAND" Carl M. Dalton, With His Laughable Swede Dialect, at the City Hall Thursday. The funniest of all farce com- edy absurdities, Ole Olson in Spiritland will appear at the City Opera house May 30. The play is the latest and most up-to-date version of the Swedish dialect comedy and presents ‘Ole” amid new surroundings. Mr. Carl M. Dalton, who assumes the central character of ¢“Ole Olson,” is said to be the pos- sessor of the most perfect Swed- ish comedy dialect yet presented to the public, and his wit and humor permcates the piece dur- ing the three acts, keeping the audience in a perfect roar of laughter and applause through- out the show. The supporting company is all that could be desired, and a large number of clever musical and dancing spec- ialties are presented throughout the play. The regular house prices will prevail and reserved seats are now on sale. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. Three Nights May Companion piece | Grand pera House | Courtenay Morgan Stock Co. In Three Mammoth Productions A Woman of Mystery Played for 320 Nights in [aris by Madam Bernhardt [§ The Klu-Klux-Klan 6 Big Specialties 6 A Carload of Scenery Seats on Sale at Mayo-Drug Store Commencing 30 to anyone. Join the Posse at Solway. $100 Reward Beltrami County hereby offers a reward of $100 cash for the recovery of the three-year-old son of John Shepherd, dead or alive, who disappeared from his home, two miles east of Solway, last Friday, May 24. The reward is open WES WRIGHT, Chairman Board County Commissioners. Spurred on by a reward of $100 for the recovery of the body- of the little Shepherd boy (who has been missing from his home near Solway since last Friday) a large posse of men have been scouring the swamp and woods in the vicinity of the Shepherd home today, determined to leave nothing undone in their efforts to locate the missing boy. who have been untiring in_the search tried the use of a hound from Bagley, belonging to Mr. Wade. The dog was taken to the spot where the child was last seen and given some of the clothing belonging to the boy in was abandoned, for the time be- ing, Another scheme was tried, that of using a clairvoyant with his occult power, in an effort to discern more than ordnary hu- man can fathom. Peter Dous- saint of Wilton, who claims to be a clairvoyant, was taken to the Shepherd place jand given a chance to exercise his powers. Doussaint is said to have gone nto a trance,and after awakening told his hearers that the body Yesterday afternoon, the men }of the boy was near the house and that the little fellow was dead; that the spot where the body lay was but a short distance from the house,but that he could not say whether it was eastor west. A search was made, but nothing was found, and the posse order that he could get a scent.|gave up the hunt for yesterday. The animal was unable to locate; Late last evening, the board of anything definite, being more of [county commissioners, at their a wolf hound than a bloodhound, | regular session, authorized the and the scheme to use the dog Offering of a reward of $100 BOY STILL MISSING Large Posse of Men Still Fail to Find Any Trace of the Miss- ing Shepherd Child, Near Solway.---Hound Fails in an Attempt to Find a Trail.---Two Square Miles Have Been Thoroughly Gone Over. for the recovery of the Shepherd boy, dead or alive, and a large number of handbills were issued, containing the offer of the re- ward. Jens Hanson of this city organ- ized a posse of nine men and went to Solway to assist in the search, The men wentjto the Shepherd house, prepared to assist in the search, word having been telephoned here that many men were wanted. John Shepherd, father of the missing boy, told the crowd that there was no use of further search; that a posse of 200 men had diligentlp searched every inch of land for two miles square around the Shepherd home, and he had given up all hope of ever recovering the child by means' of a searchirg party. spent some time around the premises, but returned to Sol- way and boarded the noon train The - crowd for Bemidji. EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES |GRAND OPERA HOUSE TO GIVE PROGRAM TONIGHT| OPEN THURSDAY NIGHT Exercises Will Commence Promptly at| First Attraction Courtnay Morgan Stock 8:30.—There Are Twenty-six Company---Opening Play, “A Graduates. Woman of Mystery.” _The Courtnay Morgan Stock company, headed by the talented actress, Miss Courtnay Morgan, will open a three night’s engage- ment at the Grand Opera House, commencing Thursday night, This company recently played at Aitkin, and the manager of the opera house there writes as follows: HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. Bernice Pendergast Shirley Knox Tda Geil Inez Woodruff Mildred Woodruff Montgomery McConkey The graduating exercises of the Eighth grade scholars of the Bemidji public schools will be to The Clansman held at the City Opera house this evening, Superintendent Ritchie wishes the Pioneer to state that the ex- ercises will begin promptly at 8:30, and that the public is urged to be on hand before that hour, 50 as not to disturb the program by entering after the start. The following is the program: Welcome Son egends of the Mississippi” ‘Willie Naylor ... Mary Klein ladys Brannon | “Boy Patriots” Walter Puphal “Aitkin, May 27, '07. Snow Bros, & Bacon, Bemidji. Gentlemen:—You are fortunate Reading. Instrumental Solo. Alice Huntosh - Vivian Dwyer Class Prophecy-. ladys Brannon in getting the company of Mr. Valedictory...... -."Who Succeeds” g g pany Vivian Dwyer Instrumental-Duette....{ JLiTe Guuningham Presentation of Diplomas— Good Night Son Benediction... eenneee.Class ev. Isaac Peart Way, “A Woman of Mystery,” with Miss Courtnay Morgan for your opening. The play is strictly high class and will please yoar best people. Miss Morgan ¢ is exceptionally talented and the support is good. Costumes and scenery add materially to the success of the production and produce the right atmosphere. You need not be afraid to boost the attraction, They will make good. “Wishing you success in your new venture, I am g Respectfully Yours, B. L. Hollister, Mgr. Aitkin House,” A FIRE AT GASS LAKE; BUILDING IS INSURED Early-Morning Blaze Causes Loss of $800, Which Is Covered by Insurance. Cass Lake, May 29.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The Spillan build- ing, opposite the Voice office,was totally destroyed by fire, early | this morning. The flames had gained con- siderable headway before one of the landseekers waiting in front of the U. S. land office noticed them. An alarm was soon turned in, but 1t was beyond human power to save the building from total destruction. There was no one in the build- ing at the time the fire started, and its origin is a mystery. The loss is estimated at $800, which is fully covered by insurance. Barber Shops Close at Noon. The Pioneer is informed that the barber shops of the city will close at noon. tomorrow. MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE OBSERVED IN BEMIDJI Appropriate Exercises Will Be Held, Which Will Be Under the Auspices of R. H. Carr Post, G. A. R., and Major Wilkinson Circle. Memoral day (Thursday, May 380,) will be fittingly observed in Bemidji by the members of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. R., and Major Wilkinson Circle, No. 51, Ladies of the G. A. R. The veterans and the ladies of the circle have agreed upon a program for the day, and the citizens of Bemidji will join with them in the public exercises. The members of both organiza- tions will meet at Odd Fellows’ hall at 10 in the forenoon, where appropriate exercises will be held and several speeches will be made. At noon an elegart dinner will be served to members of both or- ganizations. At 2 p. m. the G. A. R.and Circle members will assemble at the hall and proceed to Green: wood cemetery, where the G. A, R. Memorial day services will be conducted,after which the graves of several members of the Grand Army, who are buried in Green- wood, will -be decorated with flowers. The public is invited to participate. The day is one which should appeal to every patriotic citizen of Bemidji, and there will un- doubtedly be a large turnout of loyal people who will assistas far as possible in making the ser- vices a success. —H, W, Bailey, Commander. —J. M. Fuller, Adjutant. Mayor’s Proclamation. WHEREAS, Thursday, May 80th, is the day set aside by law and is designated as ‘“Memorial Day,” to ke observed in general throughout the United States: And, Whereas. Chapter 25, of the General laws of the State of Minuesotd, being an act to prohibit the desecration of Me- morial Day and provide a punish- ment for the same, said act reads as follows: Section 1. = That the desecra- tion of ¢“Memorial day,” the (80th) day of May of each year, by the playing of games of ball, cricket, football and other like games, or by horse racing, bicycle racing, automobile rac- ing, or any other sports calcu- lated to attract attention to such games or sports and away from the memorial character of said day, within one-half mile of the place where memorial exercises are in progress, 1s hereby pro- hibited and made unlawful dur- ing the hours from 10 o’clock in the forenoon to 3 o’clock in the afternoon of said day, and all saloons and other places where intoxicating liquors are sold, shalt be closed on said day be- tween the hours of 10 o’clock in {the forenoon and 3 o’clock in the afternoon, in all cities, villages and towns where memorial exer- cises are being held. Sec. 2. Any person guilty of a violation of section 1, of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemreanor, and punishable ac- "cordingly. Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Apyroved March 1, 1907. Now, Therefore,I, J. P. Pogue, mayor of the city of Bemidj, county of Beltrami, state of Min- nesota, in obedience to the du- ties imposed upon me, do hereby proclaim, order and direct that the provisions of said section, shall be in all respects obeyed and strictly enforced, and the playing.of games of ball, cricket, foot ball and other like games, or by horse racing, bicycle rac- ing, automobile racing, ur anmy other sport calculated to attract attention to such games or sports and away from the memorial character of such day, within one-half mile of such place where memorial services are in progress, is hereby prohibited and made unlawful during the hours from 10 o’clock in the fore- noon to 3 o’clock 1n the afternoon of said day, and all saloons or other places where intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be’ closed on the said 30th of May, 1907, between the hours of ten o’clock in the forenoon and 3 e’clock in the afternoon, as per the provi- sions of said chapter No, 25 of the laws of 1907. Given under my hand this 27th day of May1907. J. P. Pogue, Mayor of the city of Bemidji. City Opera. House One Night Only : THURSDAY, May 30 The Funniest of all Farce Comedy Absurdities Ole Olson in Spiritland A 3-Act License for Laughter Own Special Scenery for Each and Every Act Bea utiful Costumes, Funny Comedians Latest Music, Songs and Dances Popular Prices, 25¢, 35¢, 50c Besewed Seats Now Selling at Usual Place b | — { | | - —— | | ,, £ | — —