Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 23, 1907, Page 1

vwlvw T e VOLUME 6. NUMBER 105. CAPTAIN C. H. JENKS HAS PASSED TO GREAT BEYOND Honored Citizen and Veteran, Great Northern Superinten- dent Goes to His Reward, Known to Many ~ Crookston Journal: Capt. C. H. Jeuks passed peacefully away this afternoon at 4:00 o’clock, the cause of death being a chronic ailment of the bloodvessels of the brain caused from excessive brain activity for years. Deceased has been uncon- scious since last Saturday. Mrs. Jenks and two children, Charles Jenks and Mrs. C. C. Shapleigh and other near relatives were at the bed- side when the end came. The entire | community is in mourning over the model citizen and the loss of one of the leading railroad men of the Northwest. Cyrus Heunry Jenks, was born November 29th., 1844 at] Belvidere, IIl. His parents, Cyrus C. and Elizabeth Quilliams Jenks were from New York and the Isle of Man respectively and moved to Illinois in 1821 and to Minnesota in 1848. They settled at St. Anthony Minneapolis where his father the first school teacher and first constable in Minneapolis. His father together with Morton M. Goodhue printed the first issue of the'‘Pioneer” now the Pioneer Press. Capt. Jenks enlisted August 9th, 1862 at Fort Snelling, Minn., in Company B Sixth Minnesota Volun- teer infantry which regiment served first in th} Indian outbreak and then was attached to the Sixteenth Army Corps of the Army of the Gulf, serving all the way from Bis- marck, N. D., to Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Jenks was married March 5th., 1867, to Hattie B. Hayford. He was mustered out August 19th.,1865 and returned to Minnesota. On October 1st., 1869 he entered the service of the St. Paul and Pacific Ry, now the Great Northern with which he remained until Sep- tember 20th., 1906, when granted a year’s leave of absence on full pay, August 6th 1907 he was granted a pension for life by the railway com- pany. He belonged to the masonic fra- ternity, being a 32nd Degree Mason, was Knight Templar and a Shriner, and a member of the Grand Army of the Repubiic being a Colonel on the staff of the Department Com- mander of Minnesota. With the passing of Capt. Cyrus Henry Jenks, the career of a unique figure in the railroad history of the Northwest is closed. At the close of the war he ran a hotel at Delano at the time the St. Paul and Pacific constructed through there to Litchfield. He boarded the contractor who did the work and through him secured a job as brake- man on the road and has been with the St. Paul and Pacific, the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba now was After Useful Life.---Was Bemidiji People. |a service extending over a period of 38 years. His rise to important position was rapid and steady. After a- few years as brakeman, he under Conductor Archie Guthrie, the well known rail- road contractor of the present day, he was given first a freight and then a passenger train, and was a passen- ger conductor up till 1882, his last run being from St. Paul to Fargo on trains number 1 and 2. In 1882 he was sent to St. Vincent as trainmaster and assistant super- intendent of the Northern Division going to Barnesville in that capacity in 1884,returning to Crookston about a year later and making his home here for several years. At that time the Northern Division extended west as far as the line was constructed in North Dakota, and later when the line was extended the Dakota division was established and Supt. Jenks was placed at the head of that division in 1887 with headquarters at Larimore. After serving there for several years he was promoted to General Superin- tendent of the Montana Central and remained there till August 1st, 1904, when he was assigned superintend- ent of the northern division with headquarters at Grand Forks and remained there till April, 1904, when the northern division headquarters were removed to Crookston and since that time he has been a resi- | dent of Crookston. A year ago because of his long service and failing health he was given a year’s leave of absence with full pay, and intended taking a trip to Japan on one of the Great North- ern steamships, but later abandoned the idea. His year’s leave of absence was up about two weeks ago, and as his health has been failing since the first of the year, the Great Northern officials, believing that he would never care to resume active work again placed him on the life pension list and he would have drawn $150 per month as long as he lived. Capt. Jenks was a personal friend of James J. Hill, who held him in high esteem. In addition to his salary of $350 per month he had received a check for an extra $100 per month for a long time past. He was exceptionally - successful as a superintendent and had remarkably few disasters on any of his divisions. He was an extremely careful man, and though rigid in the enforcement of the rules of the company; was popular with the employes and always took good care of his men. He was noted for his generosity and kindness of heart. Every little child loved him, and he was young and among others ran and the Great Northern ever since, in heart to the last. He is survived Important Train Notice All Trains on Red Lake Road Abandoned for Sunday, August 25, ’07 Will run as usual on every Sunday for balance of season. W. G. Marson, Ge-n. Man. BASE BALL GAME SUN’DAY Akeley vs. : Bemxdn by his wife, always a faithful help- meet, and his son Charles, “formerly superintendent of the Montana division of the G. N., and now les: or the San Coullee mines’in Mon- tana, and Mrs. C. C. Shapleigh of Moorehead. One son is buried at Litchfield. Had he lived until November he| would have been 63 years of age. He knew every foot of the Great Northern from St. Paul to western Montana and took a lively interest in the affairs of the Great Northern till the very last. He had a'wonder- ful memory, which aided by a diary which he has kept since before the war, made him a regular storehouse of Knowledge regarding railroad history in the Northwest. The Northwest has lost a model citizen, and the Great Northern an employe than whom a more faithful cannot be found. He has gone to the “Great Beyond,” but he finished a successful and useful career in do- ing his full share in building up one of the greatest railroad systems in the United States, and watched it grow from its infantry, “Kids” Careless With Guns. The youngsters of the city who own .22-calibre rifles and air -guns are becoming altogether too careless in the manner in which they handle their weapons, according to L. B. Kelley. While Mr. Kelley was sitting at the desk in his house yesteraay, a bullet from either an air gun or small calibre rifle crashed through the window, splintering glass over the floor, and striking the wall but a few feet feet from Mr. Kelley’s head. A round-up of these careless “kids” by the police might be of material benefit, ANOTHER LADY GATGHES SOME LARGE PICKEREL — Mrs. Graves, Sister of Mrs. Gamble, Lands One Somewhat Smaller Than Whale. — r 5 ' Again does Bemidji come to - the front with a lady angler who.* ranks in championship class. This time,the lady in question is a visitor, and she succeeded in catching two fish that are larger than the ordinary catches taken from the lakes Minnesota. Mrs. Graves, a sister of Mrs. Gamble of this city, who ‘has been visiting in Bemidji for a week past; caught the fish while out in a bont on Lake Bemidji, trolling, Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Gnmble had been out about half .an - hour, when Mrs. Graves hooked a: big pickerel, and- after something of a tussle landed the catch in the boat. It was afterwards found to weizh nine pounds, A few moments later another fish was hooked. This fellow: :immed- iately made for deep water, and it took much skillful manipulation of the pole and line to tire the fish out. The fish proved to be 'a pickerel and when put ou the scales ‘a half hour afterwards tipped the weights at seventeen pounds. | in northern; Reputation Abroad. The reputation of Bemidji has not only gone abroad.n the land, but has aiso crossed the "big pond.” Evidence of this. fact is. shown in the presence in this city of W. Lindsay of Brisbane, Australia, who has heard of the good things Bemidji puts up in the way of a summer resort, % N Local news on last page HON. HALYOR STEENERSON PROTESTS T0 SEGRETARY Writes Interior : Department: Showing’ Injustice to,Homesteader: Relative . 1o Continous’ Residence. e P As a result of the decision of the General Land Office in ‘the case of Tollef B. Nesland who filed at the local land office upon certain lands offered for- sale in what js now known as the Red Lake reservation, in which it is claimed thay his.com- mutation proof should f)e‘rejected because it fails' to show fourteen months continuous residence subse- quent to the date of entry and prior to the date of proof. Congressman Steenerson has addressed & com- muication of some length to the secretary of the interior showing his honor what an injustice is being done to the homesteader. 1 JThe fact that the Nesland’case is one of many of 'like character now pending before the land officé, Con- gressman Steenerson thought - it in- cumbent upon;him to intercede.. He recommends that no more decisions similiar to the Nesland decision be rendered until Congress . meets and .| has-an opportunity to look into the matter. -The difficulty arises from a recent ruling of the general land office re- quiring that six months-‘after entry the homesteader shall. establish his residence upon his land and live upon it for eight continuous months. This works a great hardship ' upon the homesteader who.found it ‘much more convenient under the old order of things to ‘spend three or four months upon his land and then leave it for several months to make money, making final proof whenever he had lived upon the land for eight months. . A H\lndnll {{To the Good.” Thomas Symington, - leader of the Bemidji band, makes the followihg report of the receipts and disburse- ments of the recent ball game,which was played for the benefit. of the Bemidji band: * RECEIPTS, Tickets at gate....$53.50 Grand'stand«.+.... 21.50 Kangaroo “cout 30.71 Collected. . - « 16.25-$121.25 * DISBURSEMENTS. Prifting «ceieoreeeeniaiiip 9,00 . Balance. eeeee$112.96 On: behalf of the members’ ‘of the band, Thomas Symington, leader, desires the Pioneer .to -sincerely thank everyone who had-anything to do with arranging and making = pos- sible the:game. Their kindness in the matter is appreciated. by the parties deriving the benefit, - - Prosented With a Fine:Lantern. George * Coppersmith, ‘- passenger conductoron the M. & 1. . railway between Brainerd and Big - Falls; this city last evening, when he ' was given afine lantern as present.: . _George had returned from' ‘hastily -| partaking of a supper up. town: ‘and rushed: to the register book to-place his-name, when he was confronted by an elegant: nickle-plated lantern ‘attached to which wasa note ‘stat- ing':that the same was a * gift from Kelliher branch. Mr. Coppersmith was so" ullen by 2 lurprhe that he could mroely ex- | was taken completely by surprise in| D. F. Phillips, conductor on the ‘Bemidji-Big Falls local freight, and' George McDonald, conductdrion the: ““Hooligan in New York.” The leading female role in *Hooli- gan in New York” is a blind girl who earns a living selling flowers in the streets of the great city. A supposed friend of her father's has Ppossession of property that rightfully belongs to her, and fearing that she may eventually secure it he plots to murder her and thus make himself secure. She is rescued by Hooligan and the villian is finely brought to justice. ~ The character is a sym- pathic one, and Miss Nellie LaFleur who will be seen in it at the City Opera house next Monday evening, is said to be the ideal. It is a peculiar fact that during the six|. years Miss LaFleur has been in the theatrical profession she has played no less than six blind girl parts, in “The Two Orphans,” “Brother for Brother,” “Under the City Lamps,” “The Minister’s Daughters,” “Young Mrs. Winthrop,” and “Hooligan in New York.” She regards her present role as the best of them all and refused a similar part in a new pro- duction which promises to remain the entire season on Broadway, to continue with “Hooligan in New York.” . Star Will Open Monday. A. Burke announces that he will open the Star theater next Monday, when z full program of vaudeville acts “will be placed on the Star stage. Mr. Burke states that the show will be stronger than ever, and that he has several surprises in the way of sensational acts that please. SAYS BEMIDJI SHOULD ADVERTISE LIBERALLY George R. Merrill Asserts the Truth Has Ne’er Been Told Concerning Bemidji's Attractions. S—— George R. Merrill of St. Paul, traveling freight agent for the N. P railway, came in last evening on a bisiness mission among “the local shippers. Mr. Merrillisa great “booster” for Bemidji, and he always has a good word for this city, whenever the occasion arises where he can “put in a plug.” Mr. Merrill again asserts that the city should be more extensively ad- vei'tised, and that pamphlets and advertising matter, showing to the world at large the wonderful attrac- tions possessed by this city as a summer resort, should be scattered broadcast throughout the land especially in the south. work wonders for your city,” says Mr. Merrill. = C. L. Decker Returns. Charles L. Decker, who has been absent for two months in the east, returned to'Bemidji yesterday. .'While he was absent, Mr, Decker attended the national gathering of the Elks at Philadelphia and reports the meeting to have been the finest thing of the kind he ever witnessed. Mr. Decker’s visit was a_fine one until he went to visit' at Towanda, the home of his mother, when the elder Mrs. Decker was badly in- jured in'a runaway, the particulars of which wer€' published in _the Pioneer a few weeks ago. The re- 'sult of this accident left M Decker in such condition that her life hovered in the balance and 'lhe is now in a critical condition. r. Decker has.the sympathy of hi: many h‘lendn in the i{lneu of: Ins “It would | FORTY CENTS PER MONTH WOULD GET NIGHT TRAIN ON SOUTH BRANCH OF G. N. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL Residents of Park Rapids, Akeley and Other Towns on Bemidji-Sauk Center Branch Desire Better qu- senger and Mail Service, For several years, an effort has been made by the residents of towns along the branch of the Great Northern railway from Bemidji to Sauk Center to - obtain better passenger and mail service, which the claimants state is none the best as at present conducted. So, far, the efforts to secure another train have been fruitless. The park Rapids Enterprise says of a new movement in the matter: “There has been considerable talk at various times during the past two or three years of the unsatisfactory passenger service on this branch of the Great Northern and the need of a night passenger train has been qmte thoroughly discussed. “The commercial clubs of the lar- ger towns have presented the situa- tion: to the railway officials, and at one time it appears that assurance was given that another train would be added, but plans were changed, and there has been no improvement in the service. “But no-reason has yet been given why the effort to secure better service should not be revived, and the suggestion made by E. R. Dam- pier, secretary of the Akeley Com- mercial club while in town Tuesday, indicates a starting point for such demands. “During state fair week repre- sentatives from every town along the line will be in St. Paul, and if a meeting could be arranged at the Merchants’ or some ather hotel, the situation discussed and a delegation sent direct to' the railroad officials a showing could undoubtedly be made that would receive consideration. “Abuse of ‘the officials or the Great Northern system for failure to grantTequests made in the past is not going to help matters in the least, but a fair presentation of the situation, and presistent pushing will in time bring results, Ifitis a good thing continue the demands.” Such a train would be of great benefit to Bemidji, and the Commer- cial club of this city should join with the neighbors to the south in obtain- ing the desired end. HUBBARD GOUNTY FARMER EXHIBITS FINE GLOVER E. A. Marble, Lwinq Ten Miles South of Bemidji, Tills Cut-Over Farm Lands. — E. A. Marble,a Hubbard county. farmer who lives ten miles south- west of Bemidji, is demonstrating the fact that the finest kind of crops can be raised on what is commonly called “jackpine cut-over” lands. Yesterday, Mr. Marble brought to the city and had on exhibition at the store of Schroeder & Schwandt asfine a specimen of clover -as ever was shown in the north half of the state. The clover was of the medium red variety and was an exceedingly fine specimen. The stems measured sixty-three inches in height, and Money Cheerfully Relundfi ; Clothing Hbuse'_ : [very Day Sees Us Busy | Taking care of. the: late -comers: fnr these : Kuppenheimer Suits at $14.75. We still have the goods to fit nearly every - one who comes. If you haven’t got. yorrs, - it’s probably here for you. These suits are big values at the regu “lar prices—$25, $24, $22, $20. They're late models, made for just this sort of : - weather; the choicest fabrics, and the ; tailoring for which The House of Kuppen ) heimer are famous. We dbn;t want ériybody to miss i is unusual opportunity fillmgup _|received the following letter from New Fall Goods that have nlmdy come | in are very fine; suis, overcoats, hsts, boys clothes, shoes, llnr&s; all depntmenta The Home of ’l‘he House of Kup- penheime ,-Glothes, Gordon* Hats, : were well-developed. Mr. Marble has ten acres of this ‘clover, which has grown far beyond his expecta- tions. Solon Finley at Athens. The editor of the Pioneer recently Solon Finley, who went to Kalispell, Mont., to enter the employ of the Kalispell Lumber company: “Athens; Aug. 15. “A. G. Rutledge, Bemidji, Minn. “Dear Sir—I will write a few lines to let you know I am all‘0. K.’ Everything looks good _to me, out here. i “Athens is elghteen .mfles from | Kalispell, and the mill -and logging operations will be here, and I will | be stationed at this plage most of the time, - “Kindly change the addtess of my paper from Kalispell ‘t6 Athens, and oblige. I am getting paper all right.” ¢ R it and pgssing.