Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 17, 1907, Page 1

| VOLUME 5. NUMBER 73 e BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1907 BEMIDJI ELK LODGE SIX MONTHS OLD---100 STRONG Charles E. Hunt’s “Purple Holds the Record for Quick and Effective Work and Is Reaching éfter Greater Things. el Charles E. which is The “Purple Book,” Hunt’s Elk magazine, published at Duluth, splendid “boost” for Bemidji lodge, contains a in the June number, just received. Mr. Hunt says of the local “bunch": “Nothing short of a destructive cyclone, which will wipe the city off the map, will stifle the ambitions of Bemidji lodge of Elks. Within six months these brothers have es- tablished a lodge of 100 members, with a treasury balance of over $1,000. With an eye to durability, the movers in this spirit have ad- mitted only the “live” ones, for it is proverbial that a dead Bemidji Elk would find it to his advantage to leave town. “The brothers have flattering pros- pects for securing the next meeting of the state association. The date will be fixed within a few weeks, and it is said a majority of those interested have advocated Bemidji as a location. If such is the case, the entertainment offered the dele- gates will be the best ever given a body of Elks in Minnesota. It would be useless to name a Bemidji Elk who will lead in the entertain- ment matter, for it is an ‘all-star’ lodge, and there wili be no lack of vitality where needed. “John Graham and Anton Erick- son were fitted out with horns at the last meeting, and their good offices swelled the membership roll to 100 due-paying companionable, helpful brothers, “A big bunch of the herd from Bemidji and Crookston were enter- —_— Book’ Says Bemidji Lodge tained at the Jester salt lick, up on Lake Plantagenet, Sunday, June 16. Bro. John Wessel of St. Paul, who was in Crookston at the time, got together a party of Crookston Elks, including the famous Elks’ quartet of that city. In the party.were Bros. Wiley Phillips and Byron Mas- sey of Crookston and Frank Lycan of Bemidji. All these brothers fished, and, as Bro. Decker declares, they took along the right kind of bait. Their luck, therefore, was phenom- enal. “The service at that splendid lit- tle house, the Markham, improves all the time, if such a thing is possi- ble, and Elks travel a g}yod many miles to get in there for over Sun- day. “Bro. J. T. Dolan of Superior, a buck who wears the horns with the modesty of a debutante, performed the obsequies of esquire for Bemidji lodge on the night of June 6. Bro. Murphy of Crookston, was there, and the pair of them introduced a new side line of goods that sold like hot cakes. Bro. Chas. Decker, exalted ruler, leaves June 12 for the meeting of the grand lodge at Philadelphia, to which he waselected delegate. Mrs. Decker and ,Iittle daughter will accompany him. There is not a brother in the great north who will deny Bro. Decker the right to have a good time. “In a letter to the Purple Book this month, Bro. Decker says: ‘We all want to see Henry Guerin of Little Falls the next district deputy and we are glad to see you boost along a prince of good fellows.’” SURPRISED AT RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF BEMIDJI General C. C. Andrews, State Fire Warden, Tells Pioneer Press of His Visit Here. When General C. C. Andrews, state fir warden, returned to St. Paul from his trip to Bemidji and the Red Lake Agency, he gave the Pioneer Press at St. Paul the fol- lowing interview concerning some farming incidents with which he came into contact in the country which he, for one, has several times intimated was fit for no other pur- pose but reforestration, “It is nine years since your cor- respondent first visited this place, then a little village hardly a year old. Now it is an enterprising city. The county of Beltrami, of which Bemidji is the capital, was organ- ized just ten years ago and now con- tains forty-nine organized town- ships. It contains seventy-one not yet organized townships, including those that are fractional, and is therefore one of the three largest counties, in extent of territory, in the state. Itstotal debt will be, when its new bonds are issued, $270,000 at 5 per cent interest. As part of its property to show for this is a good court house and one of the handsomest court house squares in the state. “The county and its towns to- gether have expended $50,000 in the past two years for roads. “This city is about to erect a high school building at a cost of $35,000. “I inquired of a land agent, of whom there are several here, as to the locality of agricultural lands. His reply was, ‘“They lie in streaks.” He was right, for I personally know of several belts of hardwood timber land that are good for agriculture. “I fell in yesterday with a con- siderable of a land owner who is offering novel inducements to actual settlers by furnishing them cattle | and sheep at the start. He sells them an eighty-acre tract at $10 per acre (of which $2 per acre is cash, ten years being given for payment of the balance), furnishes the pur- chaser some cows on which and the increase he takes a mortgage; also furnishes a flock of twenty sheep, with contract to receive half the increase and income.” Big Bunch of Timber. A. C. McLean, the local repre- sentative for the Martin Bros. of Duluth, has returned from Boy river and Leech lake, where he has had charge of the driving of a quantity of timber for the Martins. Mr. McLean says that there were some 60,000 pieces in the drive, con- sisting of cedar poles, pulpwood and ties, and that the timber was driven down the Boy river to Leech lake, and will be taken from the lake at Kabekona hoist. A spur has been built to the hoist and the timber will be taken to Brainerd over the M. & I. railway, the Northern Pa- cific railway having purchased the output, “‘A Pair of Country Kids.” The above well known play will be at the Opera House for one night only, Tuesday, July 23, and to lovers of comedy this will be a treat. Hi and Trizie the “Kids” are a lively pair and keep things lively during the evening and are supported by a first class company of artists. All special scenery is carried and the play has a consistent plot and enough sensation to relieve the audience from being bored by. too much comedy. Numerous specialties are introduced. Dr. Cleveland to Lecture. Dr. H. A. Cleveland, of Long Prairie, will deliver a lecture at the court house hall Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. He comes in the inter- est of the Summer School and has chosen for his subject “Why Shake- speare is Still Interesting.” The lecture is absolutely free and every body is cordially invited. The best assortment of steel pens at the Pioneer office. Thirty kinds NEW VILLAGE HALL TO BE BUILT AT KELLIHER Architect Strashurger of Crookston Pre- pares Plans for $5,000 Structure to Be Built Soon. Kelliher, July 17.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Kelliher is to have a new village hall—a public improvement that will be a credit to the commu- nity. The erection of a hall was decided upon some time ago, and J. R. Strasburger, an architect living at C}ookslon, was sent for to come to Kelliher, to look over the ground and draw plans and specifications for the proposed new hall. Mr. Strassburger was here this week, and he returned home to pre- pare the plans. He assured William Lennon, president of the village council, that the plans and specifi- cations would be speedily forth- coming, when bids for the erection of the hall will be advertised for and the contract let for -the erec- tion of the building. It is the intention to erect a build- ing that will cost in the neighbor- hood of $5,000. The hall will con- opportunity to from whxch to make your selection. Copyright 1907 y Hart Schaffer & Marx at reduced prices. with goods that are right. tain an assembly room, for the use of the council, and a hall for public gatherings, shows, etc. A hall is much needed to replace theone that was burned some time ago. WILL REBUILD THE HOTEL RICHARDS AT TENSTRIKE — 1. 0. and G. W. Harris Announce They Will at Once Begin Replacing the Hotel. J.O.and G. W. Harris,' owners of the Hotel Richards at Tenstrike, which was recently destroyed by fire, announce that they intend to re-|: build the hotel, and that the plans and specifications for the new struc- ture will be prepared at once, and the building erected withont delay. The Hotel Richards was one of the very best hostelries along the north line of the M. & I. railway, and was a very good investment for the owners. The traveling public and railroad men on the M. & L. will be pleased to learn that the Harris brothers intend to rebuild. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION WINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOGIETY. - FORTY CENTS PER MONTH THE SALE OF SPOILED EGGS IS AGIN' THE LAW Dealers Who Handle - Questionable Hen's Fruit Are Liable to - a Heavy Fine. Anyone selling spoiled eggs or keeping them for sale hereafter will be liable to a fine of $50. E. K. Slater, state dairy and food com- missioner, has ruled that bad eggs come under the new law prohibiting the sale of decayed or unwholesome substances as food, and copies of the ruling will be sent broadcast as soon as it is formulated. Mr. Slater has conferred with produce dealers, and explained 'the provisions of the law. They all expressed willingness to obey it, but contended that the authorities would have to help protect them from country dealers and producers who sell eggs and ship them, knowing them to be bad. The law will be enforced against the poultry raisers as well as against the dealers. Spoiled eggs are often mixed with chemical that take out the odor, and used for cheap cakes, but such a practice will be dangerous here- after. Opportunity Knocks at your door and as an old saying 1s, it may not come again. buy not only suit. These teed to make it, T R Goldber . ‘Here you have an Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing at manufacturer’s cost and some at even less. In order to clean up the balance of our summer suits we are giving you the opportunity to be one of the best dressed men in the city at a cost insignificant, when com- pared to the value you receive. You know yourself, your friends will think so, that when you wear a Hart Schaffner & Marx suit, you are faultlessly attired, and that, but the ma- terial used and tailoring of these suits insure that they will give you service that | is equal to any tailor made $25.00 now $19.00 22.50 now 20.00 now 16.00 17.00 suits are guaran- be made of all wool cloth, not any of the cottonmixed, the tailoring is as good as any tailor can the style is cor- rect, they will give you the best wear you ever had out of a suit. All seasonable goods, sold We-can fit you out from head to foot The Salt Lake Tribune of July 12 contains the following article on the work being done by the party of for- est experts in the employ of the U. S. forest service, of which Harry Bliler of this city is 2 member: “In its efforts to preserve the for- ests and rehabilitate the nude places with trees adapted to the soil and climatic conditions, the government has established throughout the coun- try at convenient places what is known as planting stations, one of the most promising in the country of which is the Wasatch planting sta- tion, located near the mouth of Big Cottonwood canyen, in the Salt Lake national forest. “This station is under the super- vision of N. J. Fetherolf of the forest service, and there are already planted and growing over 1,000,000 seed- ling trees, consisting principally of Douglas fir, Western yellow pine, Scotch pine and the like. These em- bryo trees are growing nicely. When three years old they will be trans- planted where most needed to con- serve the city’s water supply.” “Wednesday and Thursday E. H. Clark of Salt Lake, in charge of the Wasatch and Salt Lake national forests, accompanied by H. A. Bliler and R. W. Pullmanwof Washington, D. C., visited the planting station and went over the forest, up Big Cottonwood canyon ,.and on to Brighton. Mr. Bliler is photogra- pher in the publlcznon office of the | forest service. Mr. Piilman accom. panies him for the purpose of .| of - that HARRY RILER IS DOING| FOREST SERVICE IN WEST Is Taking Some Fine Views for the Use of the DEpamnont at Washington---Is Visiting Various Points in Idaho and Utah. writing a description of the country, and especiallydescriptive and explan- atory of the views taken' by Mr. Bliler. “On his trip Mr. Bliler took some very fine views, which when finished will show to advantage the grandeur portion of the Wasatch national forest. The making of photographlc views and -getting all the” information possible on the national forests of the country has been going on for two or three years, the purpose being to give the public full information relating to the Government forest scheme. “Mr. S. N. Spring of Washington, D. C., chief of forest extension throughout the United States, was in Salt Lake Tuesday and Wednes- day. While here he visited the Wasatch [Iplanting station, and expressed himself as highly pleased with the - conditions there. seedling plants, he thinks, are adap- ted to this soil and climate, and when transplanted “will continue to grow and thrive. “This scheme of growing forests is only a few years old in this coun- try, but in Germany, Japan and other countries it has been going on for ages, and today in those coun- tries they have regular forests. Itis only a question of time, in this country, when there will be splendid forests where now are barren hill- sides; In this regard the Govérn- ‘ment._is. doing a good wark, which will eventdaliy be appraciated by axf people.” Attention Odd Fellows and Rebekahs. Installation - of the officers will take place at I. O. O. F. hall on Friday evening, July 19. All mem- bers of Bemidji Lodge, No. 119, and all Rebekahs of Star of the West Lodge, No. 183, are cordially invited to meet with us and hold joint in- stallation on that date, and all visit- ing Rebekahs, and members of the subordinate lodges are especially invited to meet with us and parti- Cipate in this part of our work. Ice cream, cake, coffee and sandwiches will be served in the dining room itmediately after the installation, By request of the members of Be- midji Lodge, No. 119, S —H. S. Annette, N. G. New Manager for Marines. Sergeant George B. McGhee has arrived in the city from LaCrosse, | Wis., and will have charge of the local recruiting office for the U. S. marine service, succeeding Sergeant Phillips, who was removed from the office and transferred to ship duty at Philadelphia. Private Frank Stubenich, who recently returned from service in the Philippines, will assist Sergt. Me-| Ghee and relieves ex-Corporal Meyer, who was also transferred to Phila- delphia. As Bemidji is regarded as being one of the very best recruiting stations in the state, the new order of things will undoubtedly redound to the benefit of the marine service. State Bank at Kelliher. Kelliher Journal: The Bank of Kelliher the first of July incorpor- ated under the laws of the State of Minnesota as a State Bank and will hereafter be knéwn as the First State Bank of Kelliher; = The new institution is capitalized'at $10,000 and the following officers will con- duct the destinies of the new bank: F. P, Sheldon, president; W. H. Roberts, vice-president; J. W. Mur- ray, cashier. Practice Game E\)ory Evening, The members of the local ball GROPS IN FROHN LOOK WEI.L--BIG YIELD SURE Haying Will Begin Next Week--Grain Coming Along Nicely---Farmers Are Happy. — Farmers living in the Town of Frohn (the first township east of Bemidji) report that there is every prospect of banner crops of all kinds of grains, grasses and—vegetables this year, and that the growth of all farm products during the past month has been phenomenal. Despite the cold, backward spring crops are as far advanced now as they were at this time last year. O. S. Husett, who owns a fine farm in Frohn township, was in the city yesterday, and, in speaking of crop conditions, said: “I will begin haying next week and all of my neighbors will start cutting their year’s crop of feed for the horses at the same time. The hay crop was never so good as this year;and I have been in this part of the country for the past thmeen years, and I know. “Clover and timothy will average two and three tons to the acre. All we need to make a record-breaking haying season is plenty of sunshine to dry the hay. “The grain crop is coming along nicely; and timothy is from three to four feet high, “I find that Beltrami county cut- overlands are as good as anyI have known in any part of Minne- sota.” Purchased Kelliher Hospital. Kelliher Journal~=Dr. C. E. Reeves, of Clarissa, Minn, has purchased the Kelliher hospital and will return the “first of next week toopen up the institution. The building is now being remodeled and put in shape for occupancy by - Dr. Reeves as soon as he arrives next week, i Dr. Reeves comes well recom-: mended as a first-class physician; er, and;twfllbeweleomnews o resi- The” 4