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

TSIy VOLUME 5. NUMBER Y0. — GREAT INTEREST BEING TAKEN IN COUNTY FAIR Program Completed for the Two Days’ Race Meet---01d Settlers’ Association Will Hold Annual Reunion - on First Day of Fair. The preliminary arrangements for holding the Beltrami county fair in this city on September 26-27-28 are| about completed and the premium list and program are nearly ready. The premium list offers liberal prizes in all branches of exhibits usually shown at a fair, including livestock, horses, swine, sheep, etc., fancy work, fruits, etc. One of the features of the fair will be a horse race meet, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27 and 28, when the following races will be run: FRIDAY, SEPT. 27. 3:00 Trot or pace. Purse.....$ 2:22 Trot or pace. Purse... SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 2:28 Trot or pace. Purse..... $250 Free-for-all, trot or pace. Purse,$300 (There will probably be a running race each day of the fair, which will be arranged during the meet.) The rules of the American Trot- ting association will govern all these races, and entries may be made by applying to A. G. Rutledge, Secre- tary, Bemidji, Minn. The association has a fine half- mile track, and every convenience for horsemen is on the grounds. As the Bemidji fair comes immed- iately after the Hibbing fair and race meet (September 21-22-23) and conflicts with no other meet of the kind in the north half of the state, S Sl it is certain that there will be a large | attendance of horsemen at the races, in addition to the crowd that will attend the fair from other walks in life. It has been decided to give over the entire first day of the fair (Thursday, September 26) to the Old Settlers’ association of Beltrami county, and the officers of that organization will co-operate with the fair management in making the opening day a big success. An effort will be made to secure Hon. Halvor Steenerson, congress- man from this district, and several other speakers of note to be present on that day to address the crowd. A ball game will be played in the forenoon, and there will be a pro- gram of small sports, with speaking and a running race in the afternoon. The full program of this day will be announced later. The old settlers having charge of the annual reunion will extend invi- tations to the pioneers of ad]ommg counties to be present. “The work of preparing the grounds |of the association for the fair is already under way. The race track was placed in excellent conditions last year, and local horsemen have worked it out all summer, so that when the time comes for the meet during the fair the track will be very fast, 0ld Settlers’ Meeting. George H. Wetsel and Henry Stechman of Tenstrike, respectively {will turn over the entire day’s pro- president and secretary of the Bel-| trami County Old Settlers’ associa- tion, came down from Tenstrike today and together with L. G. Pendergast of this city, vice presi- dent of the association, consulted with President Wright and Secretary Rutledge of the Fair association relative to holding the annual reunion of the association in this city during he fair was given, offic. New and up-io-date type th? ‘days the fair was given, . |from which to select style of print- The gentlemen held a meeting ing. this afternoon and decided to go ahead with the resurrection of the | be here. on the first day of the fair (Septem- LEr Z0) "When e Talr asSOCIATIon gram to old settlers, providing speakers and sports and entertain- ment for the large crowd that will A more complete account of the meeting will be given in tomorrow’s Pioneer. Visiting Cards. A neat line of up-to-date visiting cards can always be found at this Additional local matter will be found association and holding the reunion on fourth page. Columbus Buggdies T have just received a full carload of Columbus Buggies which are offered for sale at my barn Double or Single Surreys, two seated open and Concordbuggies, rubbertired runabouts They can be seen at the barn. is invited to call and see them T 500 Second St. The public homas Newby T Q\ 2333333333333 333333333333, Bemidji ':(E» A Special Patent 233339333333333333333333333332333 Bemidji Chief Flour %Gll‘f&‘i@‘l‘(‘fi(‘fi(vi(n(*:(i(‘:(‘i‘é(-&(nflfiiiia Made Exclusively For The iiiiifiiiéiifiii«)é‘)ii’ii) “EE‘GE“E&&EE}G(‘&E‘fiG}&J Trade e Rev. Willard S. " | The Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji, Minn. Gentlemen:—Before leaving Bemidjflast week I appointed a committee on “Resolutions to express in that way the apjoiation of the Conference for the many and splendid favors we had received at th especially mentioned to the committee tha be expressed to the press for their unifo received from the advertising and 'space informed that they performed their duty further express my personal appreciation given day by day in the reports,-and the I am firmly convinced that the Bemidji Bi great institutions of Northern Minnegota,” year after year. And I congratulaté your ciate this fact, and to use your wide influe: ful city in those things which make for rig ands of the ourtesies and ven in news per on being usness. them were killed or wounded. FRENCH AND SPANISH BOATS ENGAGE MORROCAN BATTERY Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 6—(Speclal m!Pmneer )—Following an attack on a landing force of French and Spanish sailors, in wiich seven were wounded, a French cruiser and Spanish gunboat today bombarded fhe native sction of Casa Blanca and surrounding villages, which were destroyed by fire from the warship}. During the bombardment, large remfol ements of mbesmen came up and many of The Casa Blanca battery ]omed in firmg on foreign warships, whereupon the guns of the French and Spanish cruisers were opened on the battery. Ard, of Crookston, Thanks Tle Pioneer Crookston, Minn., August 5, 1907. desired the thanks of the Conference to very satisfactory manner, but I wish to the kindness shown by you in the space 'y full report you gave of the addresses. Conference is destined to be one of the its influence will be more widely felt for the upbuilding of your own delight. Yours very sincerely, people of Bemidji, and I the great benefits we had columns, and I have been one of the first to appre- WILLARD S. WARD. WILL PLAY A BASEBALL “OAME TOR 31,000 A" Question of Supremacy Between Long Prairie and St. Cloud Will Be Settled Saturday. Verndale Sun: By the breaking up of the ball game at Long Prairie last Sunday in which the team of that place and Staples were contest- ants a bitter feeling ensued between the members of the clubs and their friends and as aresult Tuesday morning Long Prairie issued a chal- lenge to Staples to play another within two weeks for $1,000 a side. The challenge allows a aneapohs paper to select an umpire from the cities and suggests the St. Cloud grounds as a good place to play the game. However, a bid has been put in from Verndale aud possibly the game may be played here. Long Prairie wants the team made up of the same men that were in the game Sunday and we under- stand Staples wants to confine it to the same ninesthat played at Staples recently. Whether Staples will stick to this strong enough to pre- vent the game is not known, but otherwise it looks as though it would be a go, for Staples is known to have plenty of supporters who will quickly raise the$1,000 to cover the Long Prairie wad. If played it will be the most hotly contested game ever played in northern Minne- sota. The game between the two teams, according to information received here, has been'arranged, and will be played on Saturday of this week. The editor of the Pioneer tried to arrange with Senator J. D. Jones of Long Prairie to play the game in Bemidji, this city to give a liberal purse for the two teams. The mat- ter was taken up by ’phone, but owing to the poor working of the wires a clear understanding could not be had, but the senator inti- mated that the game had been declared off on account of a pitcher having broken his arm, H. C. Calvert, who is in the city -)«)aa«)eaaaasassa&sssa«na«nea‘ -) and who came from the scene of baseball contention for supremacy, states that the game will be played game on neutral grounds anytime| purse of $1,000 4 side, and that Dr. Chance of Royalton will umpire - the |~ SIUE comest: Bemidji Is the Best Resort. Hal Davis passed through Crooks- ton this morning enroute to Bemidji, where he will enjoy an outing for some time. He is employed on the Fargo Call and is taking his summer vacation.—Crookston Times. Hal has arrived in good order, and will be given the best there is here, in all lines. He undoubtedly appreciates, like others who have lived about Crookston, that Bemidji offers unexcelled attractions as a summer ‘Tesort. IS AGAIN PROFOUNDLY "IMPRESSED IN GANADA County Attorney Henry Funkley Encoun- ters Some Remarkable Feet, for the Most Part, Feminine. County Attorney Henry Funkley has returned from a trip to Baudette and Spooner, Winnipeg and points in Canada near Winnipeg. Asked as to his experiences on this second trip to.the “King’s. Domains,” Mr. Funkley said: “Yes I have just returned from another trip through Canada, and, as before, I am greatly impressed with the country. “This time I passed through a part of the country I have never been in before, and I was consider- ably north of the ‘Banana Belt,’ up where they are erecting the big pulp mills that are to manufacture paper for Canadian one dollar bills. “No matter where you go in Canada, you will find something odd and remarkable. What most im- pressed me on this trip was the women. I know not of what nation- ality they were, but they had such enormously large feet—not only long,but ponderously wide—so much s0, that it often seemed a pity that the owner, who perchance was or some. time had-been a young lady, was obliged to move them :around. They were coarse-skinned, these feet, much wrinkled and with warts on ‘especially the toes, ' No, I was not in position to know whether these feet were.cold. It was ' truly one of of the most marvelous and PBDSPEGT BRIGHT FOR - BEMIDJF SEGURING MEET |- Much Favorable Comment as to Hold- " ing the Elks Convention Here Next Year. The delegates from Bemidji Lodge No. 1052, B. P. O. E., to the "state meeting of Elks being - held at Still- water, have gone to the meeting, and all are armed with telling argu- and striking advertising matter favoring Bemidji as the place for holding the annual meeting of 1908. The Bemidji delegates are F. S. Lycan, J. C. Covington, A.H. Jester, E. H. Ives and John C. Parker, "and they will be re-inforced by a good- sized delegation of other members of the local order and private citi- zens, all of whom will do some strong boosting for this city. In their efforts to get the next con- vention, the delegation at Stillwater are backed by the whole of Bemidji, to a man, as it is fully realized what the state meeting of the Elks really is; and that some- three or four thousand exceedingly “live” individ- uals will own the town for two or three days. The antlered brethren would find a hearty welcome here, where is located the baby lodge of the state. ~ And this city is fully capable of properly entertaining ments them, as the members of Bemidji,| — 1052, are all hustlers of the thirty- third degree, and hospitality isi a 1.Y PIONE BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAYVENING, AUGUST 6, 1907. The many Bemidji friends of Charles L. Decker, exalted ruler of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. E.. will learn with regret that 'his aged mother was seriously injured in a runaway at her home, Towanda, Pa, recently, while .enjoying a ride with Mr. Decker and his wife and little daughter, The editor of the Pioneer today received the following letter from Mr. Decker, enclosing a clipping from a Towanda paper: “Towanda, Pa., Aug. 2,1907. "A G. Rutledge, Bemidji, Minn. “Friend Doc:—"“I promised to write you on my trip, but did not think I would have to tell you of bad news. But such is the case, as you will see by the enclosed clipping, taken from the Towanda Daily Review. I expected to leave here tonight for Stillwater, but I will now have to give that up and stay here for another week or s0, as I am afraid the shock will be fatal to my mother, as she is in very bad shape today, and her health has been poor for many years. I am afraid she won’t survive. = Well, I hope she may regain her health, and that I will be with you soon in Be- nnd)l. “With best wishes to you and all the boys, I am “Sincerely yours, —“Chas. L. Decker.” " The following clipping; taken from the Towanda Review, tells of the ~idemt bo Moo Dacker, Sr.e ~ Mrs. Ezra L. Decker - sustained the fracture of both of her arms and was otherwise seriously injured in a runaway accident on the Towanda hill roads Thursday afternoon. That she was not instantly killed is truly a miracle. “Mrs. Decker has been a great sufferer with rheumatism, and for a long time has been practically help- less. Her son, Charles Decker, wife and little daughter of Minnesota, who have been spending a few weeks in Towanda, arranged a pleasure drive for Thursday, and during the morning started out in - a surrey drawn by two horses. Mr. Decker and his little daughter occupied the MINNESOTA HISTORICAL FORTY CENTS PER MONTH MOTHER OF C. L. DECKER WAS SERlOUSLY INJURED Whlle Riding With Mr. and Mrs. Decker at Towanda, Pa., Team Runs Away, Throwing Azed Lady Out and Demolishing Buggy. “They drove out in the hill district, and shortly after one o’clock, stopped near the old Bowman tavern in Monroe township for lunch in the shade of a tree. The party alighted from the surrey with the exception of Mrs. Decker who decided to remain in her seat, it being difficult for her to get in and out of the surrey. The lunch had just been spread when the horses took fright, and with a spring started on their mad run. Mr. ‘Decker made an effort to get to the animals but from where he was it was impossible to reach the bits. He was knocked down by the rear wheet-of the surrey as the team dashed away. “Along the road down the hill past the Gregg school house the horses galloped at a terrific pace. At the turn fromr the Gregg road onto the Plank road,the sutrey upset turning on its end, throwing Mrs. Decker to the ground with great force. The horses broke loose from the surrey and run to Martin Bowen’s where they were stopped. Charles Mace and others living nearby hur- ried to the scene, and the injured Towanda by Mr. Mace. “Dr. T. Ben Johnson was sum- moned and assisted by his father, Dr. T. B. Johnson, made a thorough examination of her injuries. They found both bones in the left arm broken above the wrist, and the larger bone in. the nght forearm -and two small l%ones in the right wrist also broken. Her face was badly bruised and scratched and she was more or less injured abeout the body. “To ride nearly two miles over a rough road behind two fnghtened horses and be thrown from a carriage which was reduced to kindling wood, is an experience which but few pass through and live to tell of. That Mrs. Decker escaped instant death, is indeed a wonder.” Mr. Decker had intended going direct from Towanda to Stillwater to attend the state meeting of the Elks and assist in boosting Bemidji in getting the 1908 meet for this city. Charles will be gxeatly m)ssed by the antlered bunch in the “Prison City,” as he is a fun-maker of the best kind, and as a booster he has no peer. front seat- while his wife and his mother were in the rear seat. Need attention. It will cost Formerly of Phone 124, commodity for which this city has an enviable reputation. It has been generally conceded for some time past that Bemidji had the lead for the next meeting, and it is confidently expected that the bunch of hustlers who have gone ‘to the Prison City will land the plum. Purchased the Annex. Earle F. DeVeling, formerly of Thief River Falls, has purchased the restaurant business formerly ' con- ducted by Dave McMeekin, and has taken possession of the"Annex.” Mr. DeVeling has had. consider- able experience in conducting a restaurant and will ~bend his best energies to give the patrons of the “Annex” a first-class line of good things to eat, the “kind that mother lasting impressions that T have ever at St. Cloud next Samxday. for a |had of Canada.” e i ey e gy used to make,” served in the hten styles of the cuigineart, = B e RS 1t won’t cost anything to have them examined anyway. DR. G. M. PALMER Office—-Suite 9, Miles Block, Bemidjt, IMinn. ¢ § § : ] i g i : : i 1 : : : ] However, the boys all sympathize with him in his trouble. ) you less now than after awhile. Minneapolis ¥ SOUVENIR 1?2 i ENVELOPES} kv The Pioneer has just received a large shipment of g w Souvenir Envelopes wlnch advertme the beauties of M ¥ Bemidji. . They can be hnd at package. $ B Everybody should use these envelopes md help ndvertne the best town in northern Minnesota, ’ " Business men desiring to use theee can havq printed mthntumond g the office at 15 oentsper lady was brought to her home in