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

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEF VOLUME 5. NUMBER 100. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1907. “UNCLE GEORGE” WETSEL REPLIES TO MR. SPEELMAN Declares that the Ex-Secreta ry of the 0ld Settlers’ Asso- ciation Has Been Derelict With Reports.---Program for Reunion at Fair About Completed. G. H. Wetsel, known among his many Bemidji friends as ‘“‘Uucle George,” came down from his home at Tenstrike this morning and spent the nay in the city, looking up mat- ters in connection with the annual reunion of the Old Settlers’ associa- tion, which will be held on the first day of the county fair—September 26th, Relative to the letter written by J. W. Speelman, erstwhile secretary of the association, to the Tenstrike T'ribune, and which was published in the Daily Pioneer last (wherein Mr. Speelman quote by-laws, etc., in his silence of two years concerning the association’s records and affairs) “Uncle George” says: Mr. original secretary of the Beltrami who the Speelman, was County Old Settlers’ association, has not been present at any of the ad- vertised gatherings of the association for two ye “Mr. Speelman was not present at the meeting held at Blackduck dur- ing the fair, last year, although he was aware of the fact that a report from him as to his acts and especially his collections of moneys was imper- ative. I know ,that he collected a evening | tries to| defense of goodly sum when he was in Ten- strike, because I was with him; what credit was given for this money I do not know. : “We have made every effort to get areport from Mr. Speelman, but without avail, and we have decided to go ahead without his great presence, “Our program for the reunion on the first day of the fair has been quite definitely outlined, and we shall stick to it, and do not care for any of Mr. Speelman’s advice in the matter. “The program will be as already published in the Pioneer, except that Mrs. P. L. Knappen of Ten- strike, one of the veteran old settlers of the county will deliver the address of welcome. The rest will be the same: L. G. Pendergast will respond, and there will be a speech by Con- gressman’ Steenerson, and also by C. W. Stanton of International Falls, “Anyone who pays 50 cents to either Henry Stechman, L. G. Pen- dergast, Earl Geil or myself will receive a duly-signed receipt, which | will be good for admission to the | fair the first day, a free ride on the excursion, and dues for membership | in the association.” WILL START A MARBLE WORKS PLANT IN GITY D. D. Horton Has Already Ordered Two Carloads of Stone for His New Enterprise. D. D. Horton of Crookston, who for the past six mofiths has been conducting a moving-picture theater at Cloquet, is in the city today. Mr. just sold his theater at Cloquet and is Horton has making arrangements for the establishment of a marble work plant in this city. He has already ordered two carloads of the stone, one of marble and one of gratite, which will arrive here next week. Mr. Horton is well known in this city, having operated a moving- picture machine for for some time | last winter for Bisiar, Vanderlip & Co., and for their successor, V. L. Ellis, in the Bijou in this city. He knows the future prospects of this city and surrounding country. He is an old hand at the marble works business, having devoted a large portion of his time to the business Mr. Horton will have for his associate partner, his brother, Frank Horton, also well known in this city,and who is travel- ing representative for a well-estab- lished marble works house at Crooks- ton. for a number of years. D. D. Horton will move his fam- ily here from Crookston immediately, and the brothers will make Bemidji their future home and business head- quarters Deputy U. S. Marshall Here. Frank Tufts, deputy United States marshal, spent today in the city. Mr. Tufts is serving some papers in connection with the flowage con- demnation proceedings,and also took two Indians from the Beltrami county jail to Bagley, where they appeared today befote U.S. Com- missioner Brown and were officially released. GOUNT OF MONTE CRISTO WAS A FINE PRODUGTION The Nobles Cempany Had Fine Cos- tumes and Scenery for the Great Play. “Monte Cristo” delighted another large crowd at the Noble Bros.’ tent last night. The performance, scenery, costumes snd electric effect were grand. No better production could be given of the powerful play in a city theater. Warren Noble as the Count of Monte Cristo has no superiors and few equals in the part. His per- formance was above criticism. The entire cast was adequate and rendered valuable support. Pleasing specialties relieved the waits,and were generously applauded. ‘The highest praise is given the Nobles Theater Co. They are a company of ladies and gentlemen, and have made many friends who will welcome them back to Bemidji for a return date, with a packed house. “The Whole Tonight they play Damm Family.” THE P. 0. CLERKS THANK Resolutions Adopted Applauding The Ninth District Congressman for His Excellent Work From Crookston Journal: The following resolutions need no explanation and show that the "work by Congressmrn Steenerson in behalf of the post office clerks is appreciated by them: Hon. Halvor Steenerson, Member of Congress, Crookston, Minnesota. Dear Sir: Whereas, the Honor- able Halvor Steenerson, by his valu- able work as a member of the com- mittee on'Post Office and Post Roads, has proven himself to be a%riend of the Post Office clerks in their efforts for a proper classification of salaries for clerks of the first and second- class offices. Whereas, by Hs great knowledge of postal affairs and his disposition to assist us in obtaining the releif which we desired was in a great measure responsible for the passage of the Classification Bill which passed the last session of Congress and, therefore, be it Resolved, that we the members of the Minnesota State Branch of Post Office clerks in convention assembled at Red Wing, Minn.,, June 8th,, 1907, do tender our sincere thanks to the Honorable Halvor Steenerson for his efforts in our behalf, and be it further Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be sent Mr. Steenerson and also be made a part of the records of our Association. COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. W. A. Hinkey, W. J. Harkin, Fred Suloch, Jr. THE BRANNON HOTEL AT NORTHOME HAS BEEN SOLD S. E. Grindall Becomes the Owner of One of the Best Hotels in the North Country. Northome Record: An important ‘business deal was consummated here the latter part of last week whereby S. E. Grindall, who is already quite heavily invested in Northome prop- erty, also becomes owner of the Hotel Brannon, having purchased the building, furniture and entire equipment of the hotel from W. S, Brannon, who has conducted tha? hostelry for the past four years. Mr. Grindall has taken possession of the hotel and, although the “place has been closed since the fire this spring, the damage to the building has been repaired and the entire house thoroughly remodeled. It is the intention of the new proprietor to make more improvements to the place and when ready to open to the public again' will rank among the best and finest hotels to be found in this north country. Mr. Brannon has been engaged in the hotel business for a considerable number of years, and in disposing of his hotel here retires from the busi- ness undecided as to his future move- ments. Kreatz Not to Blame. Walker Pilot: George Kreatz has been cleared from all responsibility relative to the crumbling of a new brick block at Bemidji which he had the contract to erect. The board of arbitration which mutually agreed to arbitrate and determine the cause of the damage. decided that Mr. Kreatz erected the block according nished by the architect. This clears George from all blame for the dam- age to the Luilding, and his Walker friends are glad to know that he is I not unjustly criticised. Markham Sunday Dinner. Remember that you can t;;ke your family to the Markham hotel and partake of a fine . Sunday dinner which will be served at 6 o’clock to- morrow, Don’t bother with home cooking, when you can be served so nicely, to the plans and specifications fur-| THE FIRST MARKET Sales of Horses and Articles Put Up for Auction Cause Lively Bidding. AUCTIONEER HITCHCOCK DOES GOOD WORK AS SALESMAN. Much Credit Due to ‘Promoters of the Enterprise.—There Was Good Attendance at Sale. The market day saie, so far, has proven a grand success. So many articles were put up for sale that the entire forenoon was taken up at listing them. However, the sale began promptly at 1 o’clock. Auctioneer Hitchcock was in his usual ‘¥ood form, and the articles were put up thick and. fast, and all brought good figures. The weather was ideal for the occasion, and a large crowd of enthusiastic bidders were in attend- ance. i This market day has been looked forward to with intense interest by Bemidji’s enterprising citizens and business men, and its. great success is a demonstration of what these days will be in the future. Much credit is due the promoters of the proposition, Mayor Pogpe and his associates. Everybody Interested in Fair. A. O. Johnson, the merchant of Turtle River who is one of the arrangements committee for the Bel- trami County Fair, to be held here Sept. 26-27-28, spent .today in the city. < Mr. Johnson states that ‘thege is much interest being taken in the forthcoming fair and that there is a general desire to make this fair a hummer, as a predecessor for many more successful meets to be held hereafter. Subjects for Condolence. Duluth News Tribune: Beautiful Bemidji is entertaining the sheriffs of the state today—at least as many of them as could get away. The fellows who couldn’t go are good subjects for condolence. FISHING IN LOGAL LAKE; LANDED BIG PIGKEREL Mrs. F. S. Lycan of this City Caught Largest Fish Hooked by Lady Angler. To Mrs. F. S. Lycan of this city undoubtedly belongs the title of champion lady angler among the many summer visitors who have resided in Bemidji this season. Mrs. Lycan has the honor of hav- ing, single-handed and alone,hooked and landed a big pickerel, measuring thirty-eight inches in length and tipping the scales at eleven and three-fourths pounds. Mrs. Lycan was trolling from a boat, near the city dock, Thursday evening, when the big fish was hooked. The pickerel gave Mrs. Lycan quite a tussel, but "she held fast and landed it in the boat. The fish was a big one, and is one ot the prize hook-and-line catches of the season. Bob & Eva MecGinley (THE OLD FAVORITES) At City Opera House TONIGHT WADENA PIONEER JOURNAL HON. HALVESTEEHERSI)H DAY A qu SUCCESS GETS SHE!IEF’S PI_GTIIRE Editor Swindlehurst Congratulates the Pioneer on Securing a Picture of A. L. Irwin, Wadena. The Wadena Pioneer-Journal says of the recent meeting of the sheriffs which was held in Bemidji. “At last we have it. The Bemidji Pioneer secures likeness of ‘Sheriff A. L. Irwin, which the Pioneer- Journal had tried for years to get. “The sheriffs of the state are in convention at Bemidji this week. The Bemidji Daily Pioneer published cuts of all the sheriffs and wrote to Sherifl Irwin for his picture in ad- vance of the convention. Sheriff Irwin replied that there had been sounusual a demand for his picture of late that he was entirely out of them. “‘He gave the Daily Pioneer per- mission, nevertheless, to prepare his likeness - from certain plans and specifications furnished, with the result that the accompanying ex- cellent likeness of Wadena county’s popular and efficient sheriff appeared in the Daily Pioneer of yesterday. We-take pleasure in reproducing it herewith. “For years the Pioneer Journal has been trying to get a picture of Sheriff Irwin, but we have been un- successful. Brother Rutledge of the Daily Pioneer has succeeded where we failed and we congratulate him. “We think the likeness is excellent although Mr. Irwin’s countenance appears to us somewhat more cheer- ful than usual. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS GHURCHES OF THE GITY 7 0TA i FORTY CEN'J;S PER MONTH ITAMS BIXBY CONFERRED WITH COMMERCIAL CLUB Several Matters of Mutual Interest to the President of the Townsite Company and Residents of the City Dis- cussed at Meeting Last Night. About twenty-five business men of the town responded to the call of the Commercial club and met at the city hall last evening in special session. The meeting was called to order by F. S. Lycan, president of the Commercial club, who after a few appropriate remarks introduced Tams Bixby, president of The Be- midji Townsite companv. Mr. Bixby said: “I have often felt that I would like to meet with the Commercial club and the business men of Be- midji, and talk over matters mutual interest. “I have on several occasions heard residents of the city talk of the towtrsite company as grasping, but am pleased to say that it has not come from the substantial busi- of N Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the *...City Tomorrow, Catholic Church—There will be mass tomorrow at 8:30 and 10:30 a. m. Norwegian Lutheran: Owing to the failure of Rev. Person to reach Bemidji as previously announced, there will be no services in the ! fore- noon. Rev. Karl Stromme will con- duct the evening services mencing at 7:30. com-’ Presbyterian—Morning services will be conducted by G. W. Camp- bell. Sunday school at 12. Y. P. S.C.E.at7 p. m. The evening services will be conducted by F. A. Bartlett, state superinte/ndent of the American Sunday School Union. Evening services at 8 o’clock, Methodist—Morning worship at 11. Subject of the pastor’s sermon, “Why Men Do Not Attend Church.” Miss Blanch Boyer will sing a solo at the close of the discourse. Sunday school at 12:15. Public service at 8. Come and bring a friend " with you. ' s A. N. Douglas Dead. A. N. Douglas, the aged father of H. N. Douglas of the Douglas Lum- ber company, died at the home of his son, in this city, last evening, death being. caused by inflamation of the bladder. - The deceased, who was 76 years of age, has been visiting here for some time. Brief services were held at the home of H. N. Douglas, Rev, S. E. P. White officiating, and the members of the local Masonic lodge attended in a body; an escort of the members accompanying'the body to the train this afternoon, when the casket was shipped to Marsailes, Il., for burial, Around the Lake. Miss Evelyn Murphy, of Wood- stock, IlL, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. Nelson Kelly at Grand Forks Bay. ¢ Miss Alta Smith returned to her home in Grand Forks today after a pleasant outing at the Bay, the guest of Miss Clara Bull, ness men. h “I have hardly felt that this was warrantable, as the Bemidji Town- site company has always been ready and willing to do its share toward public improvements.” The speaker cited a number of instances where the company had donated sites. “whether this is warrantable or *hot, it should be changed, and I would like to have this opinion cleared away, and we are ready and willing to do for the city of Bemidji our proportionate share.” Mr. Bixby, who is one of the original projectors of the city, related his experience on the first trip he made here. “I ‘and a party of four others originally bought a sapphire mine, and we. were on our first trip here 'to examine the mine, and found<that it was worthless as a mineral deposit of sapphire. We landed where was once the original Carson Trading Post, and in discussing what we should do with the land, I suggested that it be platted into a townsite for summer resort purposes. At first the other parties laughed at the idea, but were later convinced that the proposition was alright; and today Bemidji stands as a witness to our decision. “We are willing to meet the citizens of Bemidji on any proposi- tion that will build up Bemidji. We Special prices on all watches in our stock except HAMILTONS Gents 20 year Gold Filled Case, complete with Fine 17-Jeweled Movement, (choice = of three makes) for only $13.75 . Ladies’ 20-year Gold Filled Case with Finely, Jeweled movement, beautiful monogram en- graved on back, only Additional local matter will be found | on fourth page. ¥ ¢hdg| “However,” continued Mr. Bi;hy,“fln’e Market Day- Bargains In Watchgs One Day Only, August 17th Other bargiins equally as low. of this opportunity to pro- cure a good serviceable WATCH at a very low PR CE ] Geo. T. Baker & Co. want to see you get a wholesale grocery plant and more wooden ware factories. “Bemidji as a summer resort has no equal, and located ag we are, we have a large territory to draw from. It has many natural advantages and beautiful shore lines.” After the talk given by Mr. Bixby, E. E. McDonald then addressed the club and stated “that he had heard some things said about the townsite company. Mr. McDonald stated that Bemidji would grow to be a city of 10,000 people in the next three years; that one comiug here had but to investigate for him- self and he would find some of the best agricultural lands in the state. “In the southwestern part of the county, which ‘five and ten years ago was a forest, we find fine farms and good meadow lands,” said Mr. McDonald. “Two miles southeast of Bemidji we find some of the best clay soil to be found anywhere.” Mr. Lycan stated that he was in direct communication with several parties who were favorable to establishing a wholesale grocery est: hment here and that he €t but a short time before would be started in Bemidji. " “Bemidji is the best location there is in this section of the country, and its. natural advant- ages will sooner or later be the means of a wholesale -establishment being located here,” said Mr. Ly- can. J. C. Parker then spoke for a short time and discussed the,Jumber situation and advised the location of wooden ware factories. Mr. Par- ker said: “Bemidji is the best located town in the state for lumbering interests, and the timber supply will last for an indefinite time. 1In fact, the Bemidji sawmills will be the last plants in the state to quit business, so great is the supply of timber. The county fair to be held Sept. 26-27-28 and the permanent organi- zation of this enterprise was then discussed. The meeting was an enthusiastic one throughout and the getting Wtogether of the business men of the town oftener than has been done in the past cannot help but do much for the growth o} Bemidji. B2626 Take advantage Located in City Drug Store