Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 31, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY P VOLUME 6. NUMBER 85 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1907 THOME & MAYER BLOCK DAMAGED LAST EVENING The Front of the New Merc Way and Falls to the Estimated a With a crash that could be heard over nearly the entire city, the front of the new Thome & Mayer $20,000 brick block collapsed and fell to the ground yesterday evening, at about 8:30 o’clock, causing a general stampede of people who were 1n the vicinity of the block, corner of Min- nesota and Second. Fortunately, no one was injured, and beyond a few bricks and a piece of stene crashing through the roof of the small wooden structure in front of the building, no damage .done to abutting property. An inspection of the building by daylight this morning, shows that the entire front is ruined, and that about ten feet of the side walls back from the front have been wrecked. The block was almost completed to the top of the third story. The front had been enclosed and the work of completing the brick tion was being rushed and almost ended. ‘The partitions for the various rooms were placed, also some of the floors. In fact the exterior of the building was about finished and Contractor was por- was hants Hotel Building Gives Ground---The Loss Is t $5,000.00 Kreatz was contented that he would soon have completed his contract. Mr. Kreatz was absent in Walker, but was telephoned regarding the accident, and stated that he would return to Bemidji as soon as he could come on the first train. Frank B. Higby, who has had charge of the brick work and who was the superintendent of the build- ing, says of the collapsing of the front: “The cause of the accident was the fact that the center pier of the building, which was under the eye beam, crushed from under the beam and was broken, which weakened the entire front, and having ho strong support, the front gave away, taking with it about ten feet of the side walls, which were held in place by the iron anchors. “I was notified, about 7:30, that the pier was collapsing, and though I inspected the front thoroughly, I saw no way to prevent the wrecking of the front, under the circumstances. The crushing of the pier was the whole cause of the wrecking of the | front.” PROPOSE REGULAR STOCK MARKET DAYS FOR BEMIDJI! Miyor Pogue’s Suggestion for Steck Market Day Approved. First | Meeting to be Aug. 17 Bemidji will have a Beltrami county market day, to be held in conjunction with the first annual sale of the Northern Minnesota Exchange, Saturday, August 17th. The object of the market day is| to bring the people from the country districts to the city on a certain day to trade among themselves and incidentally sell whatever they may have to offer. By advertising the date through- out the county and neighboring towns it will afford an opportunity to bring the purchaser and seller together, and a ready market is assured for all kinds of produce, grain, poultry, horses and cattle. The movement has been pro- jected by Mayor J. P. Pogue, who is one of the largest horse dealers in this section of the state. Bemidji is the best horse market in northern Minnesota, there always being a| steady demand for horses for the various industries, particularly log- ging. The idea, was conceived.to hold a regular market day in con- nection with the horse sales. There is on hand among the local horsemen at the present time several carloads of stock, and it is expected that many more will be shipped in for the sales. The at- tendance of buyers for the large logging concerns, as well as repre- sentatives of the Midway, Duluth and the Range dealers is assured. The horse market feature, how- ever, will be advertised in other places, and the success of the sales is assured. Mayor Pogue is particularly anxious for attendance of the farmers, and arrangements are being made to pro- vide a place where they can take care of their stock and display their wares. An auctioneer will be on hand and anyone having stock to offer can have the same auctioned off without cost, as the expense of the auction will be borne by Mayor Pogue and members of the horse exchange. Regular market days have been a success in nearly every city in the state. In order to transact business it is very essential to get the buyer and the seller together, and by ad- vertising a certain date ahead, the buyer knows where he can go and pick up what he wants, and the party who has something to sell attends because he is pretty sure to nd someone who wants what he has to offer. It is expected that the merchants will make a special effort to draw the people here for this occasion, by offering bargains that will be an inducement for the conservative buyer. : Pettibone, Temporary Manager. Crookston Journal: D. H. Petti- bone, who is spending the day in the city, has been made tem- porary manager of the Crookston Lumber company to perform the duties of J. M. Richards, whose resignation takes effect the first of August. COUNTY AUDITOR WILMANN ON RAISING WATERMELONS Remembers Boyhood Days and How He Gathered Them at That Time. has Auditor John Wilmann a “lemon,” Someone iin the shape of a“punk’watermelon. In aburst of confidence to the Pioneer man, John says: “In old days, when the world was much better than it is now, there were good watermelons, As we remember . them, of twenty-five or thirty years ago, were huge affairs,. They were none of your overgrown cucumber effects of to-day, but were great big, round green. It was the same shade of green as the reflection of the trees in a swimming hole. and the melon just laughed itself heart. green and greenery-yallery stripes, side, that he calls a watermelon. And you cut it into slices like pie. “And you have forgotten whether plunk-plunk when it is ripe, Because it doesn’t make any difference now.” handed County the watermelons fellows, and the outside was a dark “And when you sunk the knife into it the rind ripped and cracked for two inches ahead of the blade— open! “Hold on! You didn’t use a knife. You lifted the melon above your head and dropped it to the ground and it burst open, as red as a rose and a hundred times as sweet. And you ate nothing but the heart—just the chunky, crisp, red “Nowadays the marketman shows you an oblong affair done in pale with a white blotch on the under like bo- logna sausage, and eat it with a fork a watermelon goes plink-plink or THE WINTOSH BASEBALL TEAM PLAYS HERE NEXT Will Try Conclusions With the Locals on Sunday--Is a Strong Organization. The McIntosh baseball team will the Bemidji team, arrangements for the contest having been closed yes- terday. It is expected that the game will be a hotly contested affair, as on the strength of the ball “dope,” the teams should be very evenly matched. The Fosston team defeated Bemidji (the only reverse the locals have had this season) but that defeat was entirely due to the fact that neither of the regular pitchers of the Bemidji team participated in the game, Bush of Brainerd officiating on the “slab” for Bemidji and pitching a very indifferent game. The crack “‘scrub” team of this city played a very close game with McIntosh last week, be- ing defeated by only one score, and it is believed that Bemidii has a fine chance to defeat McIntosh on Sun- day. Narveson, the McIntosh crack, will pitch for the visitors. School District No. 6. At the annual school election for School District No. 6, it was decided to hold eight months, school for the coming year. John Halvorson was elected director and Herman Fenske clerk. The following report of the school was adopted: Balance on hand Aug. 1, 19064 cessnsseannens.$ 1,102.48 Received from state school play a game here on Sunday agains’t‘ fund. .. .. 185.74 One mill tax. .10.76 Special taxes. .161.34 For bonds and interest +179.00 From all other sources .55.36 Totaleseessecsseinasas.$ 1,694.68 Total disbursements during the year.eeeessernnessd566.47 Balance..sssesseeanaes$1,128.21 Typewriter ribbons, nearly all makes of standard machines at the Pioneer office. NEWS FROM LAKE SIDE AND GRAND FORKS BAY — People Living on Beautiful Lake Be- midji Are Enjoying Their Outings to the Utmost. July 31. Mrs. W. A. Gorden, who has spent a delightful month at the Bay, re- turned to her home in Grand Forks today. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Nash, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nash at Lake Side,leave today for their home in Grand Forks. Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith and two children, who have been the guests of J. Walker Smith and family at Grand Forks Bay, left yesterday for their home in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker Smith and daughters Agnes and Dorothy leave their cottage at Grand Forks Bay today, returning home after a pleasant outing on Lake Bemidji. M. S. Titus of Lake Side brought a merry party over to Graud Forks Bay yesterday. The party consisted of Miss Titus, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobi and Miss Jacobi. They visited friends at the Bay and returned home late in the afternoon. dress of type. Daily Pioneer For News That the Pioneer Gets and Prints the News Is Appre- reciated Outside of Bemidji. Tribune, published at Akeley, says: The Bemidji Daily Pioneer Started the week in a brand new The .Pioneer is giving excellent news services. The increased advertising pat= ronage and circulation is evi- dence that the paper is appre- ciated by the public. 40 Cents per Month Pays for the Daily Read : what the Akeley DOUGLASS LUMBER GO, WILL NOT ERECT MILL H. N. Douglass Asserts that His Com- pany Has No Intention of Sawing Logs. Among the many rumors that have been in circulation of late relative to the establishment of saw- mills in the vicinity of Bemidji has been one to the effect that the Douglass Lumber com pany, owners of the lath mill on Lake Irving, intended to put in a first-class saw- mill, Relative to the rumor, H. N. Douglass, general manager of the company, says: “There is absolutely no truth whatever in-the rumor that we will erect a sawmill here. We have no such intention. We are running a lath mill, and have no desire to enter the field of manu- facturing lumber.” Episcopal Church for Redby. Archdeacon Parshall of Cass Lake, came down this morn’ng from a visit to Tenstrike and Blackduck, at both of which places he held Episcopal services. The archdeacon stated to the Pioneer that he is building an Episcopal church at Redby, and that the material and men to build the church are on the ground. Rev. Parshall went to Redby this after- noon to mnote the progress that is being made toward the completion of the church, which will, when finished, give a worshipping place for .the- residents of Redby and that vicinity. | agement of the work the! MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | SOCIETY, IONEER. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH William H. Roberts of this city, ! vice president of the First National bank of this city, and who is heavily interested in banking institutions throughout Beltrami-and adjoining counties, died at Lakeside hospital, in Chicago, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The announcement of Mr. Roberts’ demise was contained in a telegram that was received from Mrs. Roberts, which arrived in Bemidji in the early evening, and the news of the death came as a great shock to the many friends of Mr. Roberts, the majority of whom were not aware that he was seriously ill, or that he was even ailing. Last March, Mr. Roberts was told that he was afflicted with Bright’s disease, and immediate steps were taken for the relief of the disease, but despite all that medical aid could do, there was no improvement, although Mr. Roberts maintained that he was not ill. About three weeks Roberts, accompanied by Mrs. Roberts, went to Chicago and entered the Lakeside hospital. Con- flicting reports have been received regarding his condition since that time. Saturday, a message was received stating that he was very low; but this was followed, by a message from Mrs. Roberts, which arrived here yesterday noon, stating that Mr. Roberts was better. In the evering, the néws of his death ‘came in a message from Mrs. Roberts. While the details as to the funeral and interment of the body have not yet been definitely settled, enough has been decided upon to state that ago, Mr. Notice to Masons. The members of the Bemidji Lodge, No. 233, A. F. & A. M., are hereby notified that there will be a special meeting held in the Masonic hall on Friday afternoon,at 1 o’clock, for the purpose of attending in a body the funeral of our late brother, W. H. Roberts. All master Masons are notified to be present. \ —G. N. French, Master. Visiting Cards. A neat line of up-to-date visiting cards can always be found at this office. New and up-to-date type from which to select style of print- ing. W. B. Sherman came in yesterday evening from Duluth, via Brainerd and the M. & I railway. He was in charge of a car of laborers, whom he had secured at Duluth to be used on the railroad extension north of Big Falls. WILL INSTALL BIG PLANT AT MEDIGINE HAT, MAN. M. D. Stoner and C. W. Jewett Awarded a Contract by a Canadian Manu- facturing Fiem. — M. 'D. Stoner of this city and C, W. Jewett of Blackduck, who are civil engineers doing business under the firm name of Stoner & Jewett, have been awarded a contract to erect a pumping and electric light plant at Medicine Hat, Manitoba, for a large sewer pipe factory at that place. The contract was awarded to the gentlemen only after carefully examining the work done by a number of other contractors. Stoner & Jewett installed the electric -light plants at Blackduck and Kelliher and also had charge of much work in the city of Bemidji' and other points in the .north country. The| plant to be put in'at’ Medicine Hat is a pretentious affair, and Mr, Jewett will have the personal man- e S e B WILLIAM H. ROBERTS DIED - AT CHICAGO YESTERDAY News of the Death of Mr. Roberts Comes As a Surprise to His Many l'riendp, Many of Whom Did Not Know He Was Sick---Funeral Friday. the funeral will be held in this city Friday afternoon, and the interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery, under the auspices of the local lodge of Masofis, of which Mr. Roberts was an honored member. W. H. Roberts was born in New Richmond, Wis., in May 1863, and was 44 years of age at the time of his death. Prior to coming to Bemidji, in August, 1897, Mr. Roberts lived at Hamilton N. D. and other points in the “Flickertail” state, where he was engaged in the banking business. Since coming to Bemidji, Mr. Roberts has been identified quite prominently in the- financial circles of the north half of the state. He was a heavy stockholder in the First National Bank of this city, and was vice president of the institution. He was also interested at Blackduck, Kelliher and other points north of Bemidji. Hissuccess as a banker was very marked, and his business instinct was really remarkable, as to the stability of investments. Mr. Roberts was always closely identified with the growth and ad- vancement of Bemidji, and was always willing to do all in his power to assist in the development of the city, assisting liberally financially and otherwise. He was 4 prominent Mason, and was at the time of his death treasurer of the local Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. The body of Mr. Roberts is ex- pected to a-rive in the city from Chicago, Thursday evening; and the funeral and interment will take place Friday afternoon. Deceased leaves, besides his wife, a daughter, Ivis, and a son, Harry. MAY TEST THE WATERS OF MINNESOTA'S LAKES Game and Fish Commission Will Inves- tigate Conditions as to Propaga- tion of Fish. By testing the amount of oxygen in lake water it can be determined just what kind of fish can live and multiply therein. This is an import- ant discovery by Prof. Birge of the Wisconsin game and fish commis- sion and of the Wisconsin university faculty. Samuel F. Fullerton, superintend- ent of fisheries for the Minnesota Game -and Fish commission, has returned from Erie, Pa., where he attended the meeting of the American Fisheries society, and tells of Prof. Birge’s explanation there of his find. “Prof, Birge,” said Mr. Fullerton, “told us he had proved his theory of ‘gasesin water’ by préciical tests of waters in Wisconsin lakes. Lakes vary greatly, he says, in the amount of gases they contain, ~especially oxygen. Different specie‘s of fish require different amounts of oxygen. Thus with pike, running water anda great amount of free oxygen is needed for their prosperity. In waters the reverse of this pike cannot live. This doubtless explains why it is that after we have dumped tens of thousands of pike fry in - Minnetoka that not one pike has ever been caught there. They simply won’t live in Minnetonka water. . “We intend ' to look into Prof. Bjrge’s theory; and will probably adopt his system of tests of lake waters for Minnesota use. That is to say, before we have fish fry of a cer- tain kind freed in a lake we will have the waters of that lake examined by Birge test to see if that variety of a fish can live therein. : This will save untold thousands of fish fry as well as time, labor, and actual money