Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 19, 1907, Page 1

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 101. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1907. “MARKET DAY” WILL BE A PERMANENT FIXTURE NOW Saturday’s Experiment Proved a Big Success and Excel- lent Sales Were Made.---Next Market Will Be Held on Saturday, September 21st. That a “Market Day” can be suc- cessfully conducted in Bemidji was amply demonstrated last Saturday, when the first attempt to hold a market day was made in this city. The result exceeded the expecta- tions of the great majority of Bemidji citizens, who were of the opinion that the inauguration of the day would not pan out well in Bemidji. However, Mayor Pogue and his assistants, who conceived the idea of holding a “Market Day” here deserve the praise of every resident of this city, asJthe inauguration of the day means the bringing together of the buyers and sellers from all parts of the county, and affords an exchange mart where many bar- gains can be had in desirable ar- ticles, all of which were fully ex- plained by C. A. Hitchcock, of Crookston, who acted as auctioneer for the sales. A large number of articles, includ- ing several head of horses and live- stock, were brought to the sale, and it took the whole of the forenoon to list the stuff. The animals and articles that were offered for sale were sold for an advance, in almost every case, over what the owner expected. The piano and phonograph owned by the fire department was sold for twenty dollars above what any member of the department held them at. Several ladies listed articles and set sums opposite at which they desired them to be sold, and in every instance a larger price was realized. 5l It was a new experience to the merchants of the city, and they, with one or two exceptions, failed to co-operate in the spirit of the day and advertise special bargains on particular lines of goods, in order to attract the trade of the farmers who were in the city Saturday. The next “Market Day” will be held on September 21, when the sales will be more elaborate and there will be a greater amount of articles and a larger number of animals offered. Charles A. Hitchcock of Crooks- ton will again act as auctioneer. Watch the Daily and Weekly Pioneer for bargains for ‘“Market | Day.” PURGHASED THE BEMIDII GLUB CAFE AND BUFFET L. A.and T. A. Dalton Assumed Con- trol of the Business This Morning and Will Run It. J. A. and T. A. Dalton have pur- chased the saloon and restaurant business heretofore conducted by Charles Campbell, and will hereafter cater to the wants of the hungry and thirsty. The Dalton brothers are both ex- perienced men in their line of busi- ness. T. A. Dalton has managed some excellent restaurants and cafes, during the past six years, and he has an enviable reputation as a caterer of the first-class. Mr. Dalton was for some years owner of a fine restaurant at Crookston, and after- wards ran a cafe at Cass Lake,where he haslived for several years past. He thoroughly understands serving the public with the best the market affords. J. A. Dalton has lived in Bemidji during the past five years, and is well known as a first-class dispenser of refreshments. Together with his brother, lie will make a strong bid for the “‘wet goods” trade of the city. For Sale Cheap. One acre lot with improvements. Inquire of P. F. Flake, 1207 Norton Ave., Bemidji. Local news on last page RACES AT COUNTY FAIR WILL BE OF HIGH CLASS Fifteen Hundred and Fifty Dollars in Purses.---Three Days of Racing that Will Bring Many Fast Horses to This City. SEPTEMBER 27 3:00 Class—Trot or Pace. Purse.eeseeeceeaeaanns ST $200.00 2:22 Class—Trot or Pace. Purse.cceceecccetastencacnaansin. 250.00] SEPTEMBER 28 2:28 Class—Trot or Pace. Purse. ... Free-for-all Trot or Pace. Purse..... +..$250.00 - 300.00 SEPTEMBER 29 2:15 Class—Trot or Pace. Purse.. 2:40 Class—Trot or Pace. Purse.. --$300.00 « 250.00 (There will probably be a running race each day of the fair, which will be arranged during the meet.) GENERAL CONDITIONS Rules of American Trotting Association, of which we are a member, to govern. Entries close September 23, 1907. Entries should be made w1th the Secretary. Write names plainley. If entries are telegraphed follow with written entry by first mail. Fach entry should be dated and signed by the nominator. Entry fee five per cent and five winners, Money divided 50-25-15-10. A race. per cent additional from all money horse can win but one money in a All harness races mile heats, 3 best in 5. A horse distancing the field or any part thereof will receive but one money. ‘Two horses from the same stable may be entered in one class on one entry fee. One horse may be entered in two classes and held for but' one entry fee, if started in one class, but will be ‘held for both if not started in either. Right is reserved to change the necessitate, Classes not filling satisfactory may be declared off. order of the program asoccasion may Right reserved to postpone or declare off any race on account of weather or other suffici- ent cause. STALLS FREE. 8&~ Records made after Sept. 20 no bar. & Races September 29 have been added since first entry list was issued. A. G. RUTLEDGE, S.mw. lThere are lketchea of iomtry in 16 ARTESIAN WATER AT BARN, . | promptly extinguished; An important meetmg of the members of the various .. committees having, in charge “the forthaommg county " fair will be held at the police headquarters, in the city hall, Wednesday evening, when business of importance H Meeting of Fair Coffimittees Wednesday Evening will be considered. Everyone mterested in the fair is invited to be present. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH The building of the large “dam across the Mississippi river ten miles east of Bemidji, which is being installed by the Beltrami Electric Light & Power company, will furnish a large amount of power in excess of the amount required for the original intention' of dam operating the Bemidji electric light plant) and there will be a consider able amount of power that will be available for manufacturing plants in Bemidji, and the power will be given at a very reasonable figure, COUNTY-CITY BASEBALL . GAME WILL BE FOR “BLUD” There promises to be some high and mighty battles and arguments, Wednesday, when the baseball teams that will represent the county and city officials will clash in mortal] combat for the diamond. It has been utterly impossible to get the line-up of either of the teams, the captains silence as to the men they .have under contract. .. Mayor Pogue will probably turn over the organization of his team to some member of the council, while | Wes Wright will have the able assist-| ance of several old heads in forming his battle line. Itis said that Alderman Brink- man has been secretly delving into the archives of an old trunk which he possesses and has resurrected an | old uniform which he sported while living in Brainerd, and rumor also has it that he has been out in the alley with his son Eddie_ getting supremacy on e e, keeping profound | IKE BLACK'S ‘“MASCOT” some new pointers on the great national game. He has also been conniving with Alderman Matt Mayer and others, with the result FORESTRY COMMISSIONER ISSUES A FINE REPORT General C. C. Andrews Gives Some Interesting Information Concern- ing Forests of Minnesota. The Minnesota law creating the office of Forestry Commissioner expressly makes it one of his duties to disseminate information concern- ing forestry,” and one way of doing this is to include forestry information in his annual report which he is required by law to make and of which 4,000 copies are printed and circulated free. The present report contains 147 pages with numerous illustrations. The law' makes town supervisors fire wardens, and it appears from their reports that the damage done last year by forest fires was only $15,115 and by prairie fires only $2,087. It is the duties of wardens to take precautions to pre- vent fires. If in any part of a town there is a smouldering fire, which for the present - moment seems unimportant and it is out of sight and knowledge of a warden, it is his duty to have some resident who does know . of the fire bring. it to his knowledge, and the fire should be other European countries. The re-, port also contains a. manual of tree planting for the white, red (Norway) and jack pine. Commissioner, is that it utilizes waste, hilly, rocky or sandy land that is unfit for agriculture. On such land it requires 80 years on an aver- .age for pine to reach its fiscal age— that is, when it ceases to earn good interest.by-its growth. According to the yield tables of Germany we would expect from such land in 80 yearsat least 18,000 feet of merchant- able standing timber per acre: If fires are keptiiout ‘the most of such land would become forested in some sort naturally, but only a compara- tively small part would become well stocked with pine. To get such land well stocked with pine the most of it will have to be planted; therefore, the state should acquire possession * of such land and have it treated on scientific forestry principals, -The Commissioner says that the average farmer in Minne- sota who opens-up a farmof 160 acres would require for the construc- tion of his buildings 30,000 feet of lumber, board measure, and that the average cost of such lumber at He states that the population of the United States since its first settle- ment has increased at the rate of 18 otherwise should there be a high wind, it might prove very destructive, In the new matter in this report is a sketch of forestry in Russia, There is a_school of forestry at St. Petersburg attended by 565 students. °| The - state - forests comprise the |: enormous area of 634,000,000 acres. per cent every 10 years and ‘that in 80 years from now it will be 320, 000,000, and argues earnestly in fayor of the state now beginning forestry work on a scale suited to.its own dignity and its great natural resources, : - Additional hul matter will be Mnd on Mflh The secret of forestry, says the| present is $30.00:per thousand feet. | that it is confidently expected that the city team will wipe up the sand with their opponents on the county side. It is proposed to call the game at sharp 3 o’clock, in order that "the smoke of battle may clear away before supper time. ; ' Tke Black, the official referee of the contest, has. prepared himself for the occasion, and he will be “author- ized to fine anyone participating in -the game; and he will ‘give receipts in the form of “E. Z. Money.” Mr. Black has a thorough know- ledge of the strenuous games of croquet and ping-pong, not to men- tion marbles, and is in every respect qualified to officiate in so important a contest. In the ‘meantime, J.J. Conger, member of the county team, expres- ses the utmost contempt™ for the city chaps and avers the score- will be at least an"€ven hundred to ten, in favor of his team. BRAINERD ELKS WILL GELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY No. 615 Was Founded Seven Years Ago Next Friday.---Will Commem- orate the Event. Next Friday, August 23rd, will be the 7th anniversary of the founding of Brainerd Lodge No. 615, B. P. O. E. (Hello Bill) and the members of that popular order in this city, assisted by the antlered brothers from St. Cloud, Duluth Little Falls and twin cities, will make the date “Friday August 23" shine with a radiance all its own and not in any way reflected from the light of that other August dayin 1900, All who know what “open house” means as used by the B. P. O. E. will look forward to next week with feelings of fond anticipation of the good time coming when the Elks will do them- 'selves and the city proud by insti- tuting a series of events that will cause the achievements of all other orders to be forgotten. Balloons will ascend to the planet prosperity of Brainerd. Prominent Elks will ' cross bats with the Bohemians on the diamond. The band will discourse sweet music from the stand in the park all day and the home of Lodee No. 615 .will be open to its friends. Cards and d-nclng will occupy the evening and “The night will be filled with music, And the cares that beset the day— | Will fold up their tents like the Arabs, | |And as silently steal away.” i —Brainerd Dispatch. It is very probable that a number, of local Elks will pnflmplu in the above event. deputy register of deeds, whoisa|- Mars with messages telling of the || The promoters of the dam that will conserve the power are already reaching out for additional industries along the manufacturing line for this city. One of the ‘manufacturing con- cerns which the company has been negotiating with is the Fosston Woolen Mill company, which oper- ates a large woolen mill at Fosston. Of late the F.A. Patrick Company of Duluth, which leased the Fosston Woolen mills for five years and has an option for as many more years, has had a heated controversy with the village authorities of Fosston over the getting of power from the municipal power plant at that place with which to operate the mill, with the result that the mills have been PREPARING CHEAP POWER FOR NEW MANUFACTURIES Beltrami Electric Light & Power Company’s Dam and Power House Will Generate Power Desired by Big Concerns that May Locate Here. shut down for an indefinite period. The Warfield Electric company of this city (which is really the Bel- trami Electric Light & power com- pany) has written the F. A. Patrick company relative to establishing the Fosston Woolen Mills in this city, one of the advantages extended the Patrick people being the furnishing of cheap power with which to oper- ate the mills, In response to the offer made by the local company, F. A. Patrick & Company replied. as follows, from Duluth: “Duluth, 7-3007. Warfield Elec- tric Company, Bemidji, Minn. Gentlemen:—Replying to your favor of the 26th inst., would say that in case we reach a point where we would think of establishing a woolen mill elsewhere than at Fosston, we will be glad to communicate with you. At present, however, we have no thought of making a change. Yours truly, (Signed) F.: A. Patrick Company.” There are - other manufacturing plants “on the string” which will probably utilize the power that will be transmitted from the site of the dam and power house on the Missis- sippi, among them being a possible paper and pulp mill NEWS FROM LAKE SIDE AND GRAND FORKS BAY Pecple Living on Beautial Lake Be: midji Are Enjoying Their Outings to the Utmost. L. D. Campbell was among the Sunday arrivals for Grand Forks Bay. Prof. J. Nelson Kelly is at the Bay for a few days outing with his family. > Earl Irish and Fred Nash are spending a few days with their families at Lake Side. Mrs. H. W. Whitcomb of Grand Forks, with her mother, ‘Mrs. A. P. Tuthill of Newburg, N. Y., arrived today as guests of Mrs. L. D. Camp- bell, Grand Forks Bay. The canoeing party who left Lake Side chaperoned by Judge' Corliss of Grand Forks were obliged to abandon their mp to Brainerd on account o{ the log jam in the river. < A merry . party from Lake Side, composed of Mrs. Fred Nash and children, Mrs. C. F. Williams, Miss Switzer, Mrs, C. P. Trepanier and children, came across the lake Satur- day, calling on friends at the Bay and enjoyed a picnic lunch in the woods. Miss Nellie Buttman of St. Paul arrived in the city Saturday evening for a week’s visit with her ~cousin, L. G. Crothers. Local news on last page; Gave a Good, Clean Show . their orchest aftor the sllo ‘ Bob& Eva McGinleys Musical L‘umedy Co. Close Their Engagement at 5 & City Opera. House TONIGHT In the Rattling Comedy-Drama ‘of “Snapping Turtles” Yaudeville Specialtles, Songs. Y Dance@, Etc., and they furnish - _for a dance.» : 1