Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 7, 1907, Page 1

-y P " THE BEMIDJ ° VOLUME 5. NUMBER Y1. INDICATIONS POINT TO A ) SUGCESSFUL MARKET DAY Many Have Already Listed Animals and Articles for Sale--- No Charge Will Be Made for Services of Auctioneer Hitehcoek, of Crookston. Great interest is being manifested among farmers and local business men in the success of the “market day” which will be observed in Bemidji (Saturday, August 17th,) when a general sale of everything that anyone has a desire to dispose of will be held and when a large amount of articles, as well as horses, cattle and other stock, will be auc- tioned off. At the present time it is known that Mayor Pogue will have two car- loads of horses on hand to be auc- tioned off, and John Goodman of this city will bring in a flock of twenty sheep for the sale. John Moberg, the railroad contractor, will offer a number of wark horses, and several other local people will have offerings for sale. The services of C. A. Hitchcock| of Crookston have been secured as| auctioneer, and no charge whatever will be made for the auctioning as done by the auctioneer, who is paid by the promoters of the market day sale. Among other things that will be offered at the sale will be a quantity of articles owned by Mrs. Henry Buenther, such as deer heads and other mounted specimens, which were manufactured by the late Henry Buenther, and which are among the best ever produced in the state. The auction will be held- at the corner of Third street and America avenue, and the sale will be com- menced promptly at 9 o’clock in the morning, Saturday, August 17th. Mayor Pogue has devoted much of his time and energy to make the first market day a success, and he should receive the co-operation of every resident of the city. i3 Any person (farmer, merchant or private citizen) who has anything to sell is requested to bring it to the sale, early in the morning, and list it. No charge is made for the services of the auctioneer---he is paid by the promoters of the market day. o SHOULD PAY THE FARMER MORE FOR HIS PRODUCTS L P. Duncalf Makes a Suggestion as to the Patronizing of Catalogue Houses. i J. P Duncalf of this city, who combines farming with his local business enterprises, takes some ex- ceptions to many of the articles that have been published of late relative to farmers patronizing catalogue houses in preference to local mer- chants and gets back at the mer- chant with a request that the busi- ness man first set the example of “patronizing home industry.”’ Mr. Duncalf says: “I emphati- cally believe in the practice of patronizing home industry, every time, and I always follow the prac- tice. But there are two sides to the tale of the catalogue house. “When a farmer brings his potatoes for instance, or even his butter or other products, to the city for market, he hardly ever gets the same prite for his products that the mer- chant pays when he- sends away for potatoes, etc., which many of them do, right here in this city. It naturally makes the farmer hot when he cannot get as much for his fresh-grown vegetables, and new-made butter that is the product of the cow, as the dairyman ina neighboring town gets for supplying the local trade. “Let the merchants give the far- mers the top price for their products and, I believe, you will do away altogether with the trading with the catalogue house.” s——ao = Drainage in Koochiching County. Crookston Journal: Preliminary work fora network of drainage canals that will make the northern part of Koochiching county one of richest agricultural sections in the state was begun today by a corps of’| engineers under State Drainage Engineer George A. Ralph. Inall more than 27,000 acres of land will be made available for the plow and hoe by the improvements contem- plated. Itis planned todiga drainage ditch nine miles long to draw the muskeg swamps between Rat Root and Little Fork Rivers. Connecting with the main artery will be three lateral ditches, each three and one- half miles long. The land that will be benefitted is owned by the state. Actual work of digging the ditches it is expected will begun early next spring and the total cost of the improvement will be between $20,000 and $25,000, ’ In connection with the drainage canals it is stated thata highway will be built from the town of Little Fork to International Falls. —_— Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. - We Help You See Nervous headarhe and many other forms of unhap- happiness are ofted due to eye trouble. NEVER -had the right kind. Perhaps you have outgrown your glasses, or worse still, DRS, LARSON & LARSON, Specialists Office Second Flaoor SwedbackiBlock ] Consult Phone 92 s Need attention. It won’t cost anything to have them examined anyway. It will cost DR. G. M. Formerly of Phone 124, rmm“(“‘ CFEEEEECEEEEFEEEE Offico--Sulte 9, Miles Block, Bemid)i, Minn. h you less now than after awhile. PALMER Minneapolis § : E : without protest, at sight. Elks Telegraphed vitation to quf Here Neit Year Appreciating the desirability of secwihg the 1908 meeting of the State Asso- ciation of Elks for Bemidji, the following felegrams were today forwarded to the secretary of the state association, and they vere read at the assembling })f the Elks at their business meeting in Stillwater-this efternoon: / Al . “Nicholas A. Nelson, Secretary State Associdion Elks, Stillwater. “On behalf of six thousand northern Yfinnesotans, I invite all state Elks to meet in Bemidji in 1908, at any date you may defignate, then and there to take possession of the corporate limits and present) drafts ¢h our hospitality, which will be cashed We are all “live’} ones here and there will be a lock on the cemetery. The corporation fence will & torn down-and the surrounding country -will be green with verdure on which you may browse. Our brewery hasan extra force to work on a new brand of hospitality that will be dealt out with a lavish hand, Arrangements are alréady. being made for Iie Lederer to occupy the pulpit in one of the local churches and other noted Elks willl be given similar assignments. Call for Frank Lycan, who will tell you of his fishing experience here, where we make ’em the size ordered. Welcome to Bemidji for. 190§ “J. P. POGUE, “Nicholas A. Nelson, Seeretary State A_ssoo'xtion of Elks, Stillwater, Minn. “On behalf of the business interests e occasion a Come in 1908. " t “E. A. SCHNEIDER, ; _ “Vice President Bemidji Commercial Club.” —_—m “Mayor of Bemidji.” pleasant one for every Elk John Mogan “‘Shied” Stillwater. John Mogan, who is president of the Epworth League and assistant foreman of the Sunday school at Northome, came down from that place yesterday to renew his alleg- iance to the Preferred Oriental Order of Baseball Rooters of which he is past grand fan. John heard of the-Elk convention at Stillwater, and aithough he has a natural abhorrence of the official building owned by the state at that place, he was very anxious to go to the meet. However, discretion pre- vailed,and John remained in Bem1dji. THE STATE BOARD FAILS TO GRANT ANY PARDONS Over Thirty Petitions for Clemency Con- sidered---Three Beltrami County Applications Turned Down. St. Paul, Minn.,, Aug. 7.—Over thirty petitions for clemency were considered - by the state board of pardons late Monday at the capitol, Not one pardon was granted though in some cases the severity of sen- tences'was diminished. Beltrami county cases considered were the followina: Rachael Cleveland, sentenced from Beltrami county. October 6, 1905, for five years for aiding and abbet- ting in carnal abuse of a child. Roy Loveland, sentenced from Beltrami county March 23, 1904, for five years for robbery in the second degree. Nancy DeCoster, sentenced from Beltrami county June 21, 1906, for abduction. Frank Rogers Leases Saloon. Frank Rogers has leased the Achenbach building, on Third street east of the Remore hotel, and will conduct a refreshment parlor in the place.” The interior of the building is'being renovatedand bath and toilet is being installed. When the im- provements are completed, Mr. Rogers will have a fine place. =He expects to open for business the first of next week. Thumb Injured. Ignald Mattson of Shevlin, who has been working on the section at Rosby, injured the thumb of his right hand quite severely yesterday, p | while assisting in unloading a car of rails at Rosby. Mattson came to Bemidji and con- for the Great Northern railway, who dressed the injured thumb, j sulted Dr. Morrison, local physician OLD SETTLERS’ ASS'N MET YESTERDAY P.M, Will Have a Fine Program for the First . Day of Belirami County Fair -—-Sepl. 27. EARL GEIL,BEMIDII, ELECTED TREASURER OF ASSOCIATION — Payment of Fifty Cents Squares Dues and Gives Many Privileges at Reunion. g The officers of the Beltrami County Old Settlers’ association held a meeting in this city yesterday afternoon -and accepted the proposi- tion of the management of the Bel- trami County Agricultural association to hold their annual reunion during the fair week. It was decided to name September 26th as the date for the reunion, and invitations will be sent to the old settlers of the adjoining counties * of Clearwater; Hubbard, Itasca, Cass and Koochi- ching (who were settlers of their counties prior to- June, 1900,) to attend and participate in the reunion. There were present at the meeting George Wetsel of Tenstrike, presi- dent of the association; L. G. Pender- gast of Bemidji, vice president, and Henry Stechman of Tenstrike, secre- tary. Owing to W. D. Bright of Ten- strike removing from. the state and resigning his position as treasurer of the association, Earl Geil of Bemidji was elected treasurer. - . In accepting the invitation of the Fair association to'hold the annual reunion on the first day of the fair, a committee consisting of L. G. Pendergast and Earl Geil of Bemidji and Henry Stechman' of Tenstrike was appointed to arrange a program and solicit memberships ‘and make all necessary arrangements for the reunion, % .A resolution was adopted whereby it was agreed that. all persons who paid fifty cents.prior to the ' holding of the:reunion, to: any member of the committee, would be credited with membership dues for the current year and would be given a receipt that would - entitle - the holder to admission to the fair grounds on the opening day, transportation “ta.the | grounds and a ride on the excursion on the lake that day. The officers of the association have already decided on securing several speakers of note, ' among whom will be Congressman Stgener- son of Crookston, and L. G. Pender- gast of this city, both of whom are among the oldest settlers of Minne- sota. The business meeting of the asso- ciation will be held in the evening, The entire program for the entire day will be announced in a few days. I desire to express my heartfelt thanks for the many kindnesses shown me by friends and neighbors in my bereavement, the sicknessand death of my husband, Mason Evans. —Mrs. Mason Evans. SAVING FIVE PER GENT TREES NOT PRAGTIGABLE A Local Lumberman Says Many of the Trees are Blown Down and ~ - Destroyed. “This idea of the government that successful bidders for Indian reservation pine should leave a few trees standing, so as to promote the growth of others, is not a very good one,” says a local lumberman, “If the trees would only remain stand- ing the scheme would not be so bad, but being unprotected from the wind storms they are broken off in almost every instance before logging operations have been finished more than a year or two. =3 “The loggers of eight or ten years 'ago carried out much of the same idea, although for no such charit- able purpose. They left the small trees standing because they had plenty of others,and it was too much trouble to handle the little ones. These same loggers wouldn’t think the same way now, with lumber and logs selling at their present price, Every stick of any size at allis utilized these days, and a good pro- fit is to be foufld in the handling. “Not many of the trees thus left standing a few years ago are still in an upright position. If the wind did not destroy them the forest fire did. 'The chance for forest fires on government lands now isn’t so great as under the old style, for then all the branches and tops were left scattered promiscuously about the ground, where now the goyern- ment makes it compulsory that they be piled up and burned. * This is a{- good plan, for usually the worst fires start in_ old . pine slashings. Once the left-over tops and branches become thoroughly dry they burn with great™ readiness, and it takes only a spark to set them going.” DAILY PIONE BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESJA Y EVENING, AUGUST. 7, 1907. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL _SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Undoubtedly, the greatest game of baseball ever played _in northern Minnesota 'will be pulled off on August 21, when the officials of the city and those who preside over the destinies of the county will-clash for supremacy on the diamond. The representatives of the city and county governments met in a battle royal last year, and the county team won by a large majority. It is. proposed to conduct the game this year along lines where latter-day ball players will not have so decided an advantage, and the rules of the game which were in | vogue when Wes Wright and J. P. ?i the city of Bemidji, the Bemidji Com. § ¢ mereial Club invites your honorable body to hold your 1908 meeting in this city, 1. We guarantee you our best efforts to make in the state, and we will make ample preparations to protect life and property during the siege, so that none may go home lame, halt or blind. We will give you a warm - reception, and assure you the hearty support of Baby Lodge, 1052, in carrying ont any promises its delegates may make. b Pogue (captains respectively of the county and city teams) were in their prime and ball champions of their district, will prevail, p The old “any bound,free from the ground,”is suggested for an out, also first ‘bound bejind(a catcher. A base runner hit by a thrown ball ANNUAL BASEBALL GAME, COUNTY VS. CITY OFFICIALS August 21st Set as Date---0ld-time Rules Will Prevail--- Suggested that Ike Black Be Secured to Referee the Contest. will be declared out, if he is not first put out of business by a wicked shoot. A batter will be allowed to strike at anything his fancy chooses, except the umpire, and the -latter official will be empowered to fine any belligerent kicker, if able to enforce his ukase. It is suggested that Ike Black,the Scandinavian strong man, officiate as umpire and that he be furnished with all ornament necessary for conducting the affair, The players will be allowed to practice at all times, except on the Sabbath, the breaking of the laws relative to the Lord’s day barring the offender from participation in the game. There is some argument as to whether to limit the teams to nine men each or seventeen. The matter will probably be compromised and a reserve force to be held as “subs,” Remember the date of the game— Wednesday, August 21. Won't Play Ball Here. Crookston Journal: -The Dooney- LePage Baseball Club, the fast aggre- gation of the Twin Cities has already arranged for a trip thru Northwest- ern Minnesota. They will appear at-Crookston on two dates—August 8th and” August 13th. They line up against the Independents here the 8th, with Warren the Oth, with Argyle the 10th, with Thief River two games Sunday the 11th, with Red Lake Falls the 12th "and come to Crookston again August 13th, departing from here east along the Duluth line where they play Bemidji and other points east. The local baseball management has received several letters from the manager of the Dooney-LePage team regarding a game here, but as the visitors wanted a big guarantee, and they only play week-day games, a contract with them would be impossible, under the conditions which they impose. Besides, the team is of rather obscure reputation and would probably not draw very well in Bemidji. Brakeman Dislocates Shoulder. A. E. Dunham, a - brakeman em- ployed on the Mallard logging road, sustained a dislocated shoulder yes- terday while working on the branch line. : N Dunham was walking on top of a train of logs for the purpose of giving the engineer of the train the “high ball,” when he slipped and fell from the car, dislocating his left shoulder. He was brought to Bemidji last evening and Dr. Morrison, the G. N. physician, attended to Dunham’s injuries. < North Star leaves dock every day at 9‘a. m. and 2:30 p. m. for Lavina and Lake Side. Evening excursions 7:30. 2 1 -Bemidji. They can be had at JUDGE AND MRS, SPOONER RETURNED FROM [TASGA —_— Have Been Enjoying an Quting at Hein- zelman’s Summer Resort, Itasca State Park. Judge M. A. Spooner and wife re- turned this noon from Lake Itasca, where they have been enjoying a visit of three weeks, most of which has been spent in the woods and on the lakes in the Itasca State Park. The judge returns with'a healthy cheek of tan that is good to’look at, and Mrs. Spooner declares that she never felt better, all as’ a result of the enervating atmosphere that per- vades ‘the entire country about the park. The judge will preside at a special term of court to be held in the court house tomorrow, when several motions will be argued and other court matters of minor importance disposed of. * Mr, and Mrs. Spooner will return to Itasca after court adjouins and continue their delightful stay at the summer resort conducted by M. Heinzelman. W. G. Marsen Injured.. W: G. Marsen, general manager of the M., R. L. & M. railway, was quite severely injured Monday after- noon, : Mr. Marsen was on his way -to Puposky with the gasoline car, when the car jumped the track. The occupants were thrown violently to the ground, the car passing over both of Mr. Marsen’s feet, breaking his left ankle. -~ He was brought to Bemidji and Dr. Morrison atténded to the ankle. Mr. Marsen is tem- yssssese(—eeeessssesessssfi SOUVENIR ENVELOPES The Pioneer has just received large shipment of : Souvenir Envelopes which advertise the - beauties of Everybody should use these envelopes and help n advertise the best town in northern Minnesota, Business men desiring to use these can have them printed with return card. porarily “laid up,” as a result of the accident. : 3 n m n n the office at 15 cents per n ~ -