Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 26, 1907, Page 1

I WP 0 TREA T THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER, ST PSRN VOLUME 5. NUMBER 107 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY HVENING, AUGUST 26, 1907. AKELEY BALL TEAM GIVEN THE CONTEST YESTERDAY The Bemidji Players Hit the Ball Hard, But Threw the Game Away By Rotten Fielding Errors and Wild Heaves, Galore. The Bemidji baseball team yesterday afternoon, when lost its second contest of the season, the players, by a series of rotten errors that would have disgraced a bunch of 10-year-old “kids,” deliberately gave away the game to the Akeley team, the visitors getting the long end of the score of 12 to 10. Although the Bemidji team out- hit the visiting players by a large majority, bone-headed base running, | mufis, “boots” and wild heaves over a baseman’s head forced Akeley to front whenever the home team looked like winners. The Akeley team had Ed. Rogers, the ex-University of Minnesota Indian pitcher, who now lives at Walker, in the box aud he threw a fairly good game, and was steady throughout. Behind the bat the visitors had “Uncle” Tim Keefe— the man who has caught for Superior, Duluth, Minneapolis, Fargo and divers and sundry other baseball teams, since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary; and some insist that he was catching ball when “pop” Anson was a “kid.” The old gentleman caught a good game, and his “foxy” work in the first inning cut Bemidji of one score at the plate. “Grandpa” was weak with the cudgel, on account of a rheumatic leg, but unexpectedly landed on one for two sacks, along toward the close. : Otto pitched for Bemidji, and as usual was throwing a good game, with lots of “‘smoke” and good con- trol. Roy, behind the bat, was steady and sure, and he hit like a wild The remainder of the team, with the exception of Bush, were decidedly off color,and charity demands a veil of silence further as to their shortcomings. Suffice it to say that the game was simply thrown away, due to the fact that the play- ers or the Bemidji team will not practice. The game was something of a see- saw affair, but the visitors, in the fifth inning, got such a commanding lead, with six scores, that despite some heavy batting on the part of Bemidji that would ordinarily win any game, they were safely in the lead to the finish. On several occasions Bemidji had men on bases, when a little head work on the part of the baserunner would have netted one or more scores, but the chances were thrown away on some bone-headed work that was “raw” in the extreme. The boys simply had an off day, and unless they practice before the next contest and show a reversal of form, they will get a worse beating. Two-base hits were made by Roy, Govro, Bush, Collins and Peterson, of the Bemidji team, and “Grandpa” man. | Keefe got into the limelight with a scorcher for two sacks. There was some really good play- ing, but most of it was on _ the part; of the visiting team. SPECGIAL TERM DISTRICT GOURT WAS HELD TODAY Judge Spooner Presided and Heard a Number of Court Cases and Several Motions. Judge Spooner returned from ITtasca Park Sunday and this morn- ing was busy trying court cases and hearing motions. The following matters were dis- posed of this morning: Town of White Oak vs. E. Barneby, a Hubbard county case. Court, on motion of the plaintiff, issued an Injunction restraining the defendant from obstructing a public highway. E. R. Dampier, county attorney, for Hubbard county appeared for the plaintiff. In the case of Jonas Gallant vs. Charles Halvorsen et. al., a Clear- water county case, the court granted the motion of the plaintiff for a temporary injunction as prayed for in the complaint. In the case of Daniel Pederson vs. Oscar Barnes and Arne J. Hig- den,another Clearwater county case, the court denied the motion of the plaihtiff for a judgment on the plead. ings. In the case of Harry Brummond et. al. vs. Akeley Aerie No. 1070, a Cass county case, the court granted the motion of the defendant to open a default judgment and allowed the defendant to file an answer and to defend on the merits. The hearing on the allowance of Judicial Ditch No. 1, comes up to- day. This is a matter that interests a considerable number of settlers in the southern part of this county and a full report of the proceeding will be given tomorrow. Jennie Dose, of Koochiching county appeared before the court and asked for an absolute divorce from her husband, Howard P. Dose, on the grounds of crueland inhuman treatment. After hearing the evi- dence introduced by the plaintiff the court ordered a decree for the plaintiff as prayed for in her com- plaint. R. N, Otvig was a Big Falls visi- tor in the city over Sunday. Returned from State Park. Judge Marshall A. Spooner and wife returned yesterday noon from Idlewood Inn, Martin Heinzelman’s summer resort at Lake Itasca, where they have been stopping for a month past. The judge reports having greatly enjoyed his stay at the park, and he returns with a healthy, bronzed cast of countenance that denotes a healthy condition. - Spiritualists Meeting. Members of the Spiritualist Soci- ety and others interested will please meet at the residence of the under- signed Wednesday evening, Aug. 28, at 8 o’clock to perfect organization and elect delegate to state conven- tion. By request of president State Spiritualist Association. J. Peterson, Jr. WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS T0 ITS TELEPHONE LINES District Manager Bracelin. of North- western Telephone Exchange Com- pany, Here Today. The Northwestern Telephone Ex- change Company, owners of the local telephone system, intends making a considerable improvement to its lines in this city and leading out of the city, according to Frank Bracelin of Crookston, district manager for the Northwestern company. Mr. Bracelin, who was in the city today from Crookston, states that the company, among other acts, will | § install additional cables, which will do away with a large number of the cross-arms on the poles about the city, making them less unsightly, and greatly benefitting the telephone service, one of the advantages of the cable being the lessening of trouble from crossed wires. Mr. Bracelin expressed himself as well pleased with the manner in which A. E. Harris, as manager, is conducting the affairs of the com- pany in Bemidji and at near-by towns, and commends the work of the entire local corps of operators, Local news on last page The management of the fair which will be held recently, to J. J. Hill to attend the fair one day and d Owing to Mr. Hill’s extensive knowledge ot a; ing, the fair people believed that his visit here would this new country, and it was hoped he would accept the invitation. Yesterday, the following letter of declination off received in a personal letter from Mr. Hill to the sec! GREAT NORTHERN RA! 1ave been of EXECUTIVE DEP. ' TMENT James J. Hill, Chairmin of the Board | Ynurs truly, e e e e e e o e S P VUSSP James J. Hill Canngt Come to Fair.--- Wishes Faifl! Success _;:Bemidji Sept. 26-27-28 extended a request, liver a speech, cultural pursuits, livestock raising and dairy- much benefit to the farmers in the invitation and expression of regret was ry of the fair association. LWAY COMPANY, St. Paul, Aug. 24, 1907. Mr. A. G. Rutledge, Beltrami County Agricultural Asiciation, Bemidji. Dear Sir:—Your favor of the 22nd Inst. duly received and noted. While it would give me great pleasure to be present at the second annual fair of the Beltrami County Agricultural association, September next, I regret to say that important business engage- ments require my presence in the east at that time. With sincere thanks for your kind invitation, and best wishes for a successful fair, I am (Signed)—JAS. J. HILL. —_—_— e Receive Raise in Pensions. Fred Dennis, private secretary to Congressman Steernerson, writes as follows concerning two raises in pension which have been allowed to residents of this vicinity, under the provisions of the service pension law, which was adopted at the last session of congress: Kirkby W. Titus, of Bemidji, formerly a member of Co. H. 106 New York Volunteer Infantry, pen- sion increased to $15 per month. Robert P. McKnight, of Puposky, formerly a member of Co. K. Six- teenth Wisconsion Volunteer Infan- try, raised to $12 per month. Congressman Steenerson has re- ceived official confirmation from Washington that the increases were allowed. “Boosting” Bemidji Fair. Grand Rapids Independent.™ As will be noticed the Beltrami county fair association has a large adver- tisement in this issue of the Indepen- dent. The Beltrami_association is one of the livest in the state, and their fairs are generally very success- ful. Heretofore the Beltrami fairs have been held in Blackduck, but it was decided over there that turn about is fair play and itis being held this year in Bemidji. As will be noticed by the adv. there is a premium list that no coun- ty would need be ashamed of, and which speaks well for the promoters of the fair and for the association, A. E. Witting returned to Black- duck this morning, after having visited in the city over Sunday with his family. WE SELL J.P. Coats Spool ..Cotton-at 5¢ a Spool and counters. tremely low. prices. the best. at random. Laces B Laces at Large number of lengths in Torchon WE SELL Dowager Corset for Stout Special Sale of Remnants We are going to have a genuine Remnant Sale---a Remnant Sale in its broadest sense-- all short lengths, odd lots and lines that the | assortment have been broken, have been gathered together and displayed on tables The prices are as you would expect---ex- We are anxious to clean these Large line of and Turnovers at 4e 8 good patterns, at, ., 0dd lot of Valenceinnes Insertions, all 4 e colors. g vard. Remnant Sale Fancy stripe and flowered rribbons in four § to_five inches wide in large variety of They are 25¢ and 385c a Remnauts out and will surely do so at these The sale will commence Monday morning and continue for the balance of the week. Come early while the selections are We cannot begin to itemize all the good things, so here are a few good things Lace Collars 10¢-15¢ Remnants of Shoes and Oxfords 25 dpair of Ladies’ Shoes—these were $2.00 ang $2.25—to clean up we will put them on the counter at, . .. l°48 19¢ 0dd lines of Ladies’ Wash to clean up at, each. ..., 17¢ Belts, Batiste, Ete. 38 pair of Ladies Oxfords. and ends of our summer stock. Some of them sold as high as $3.00 and $3.50. To close them out quickly we will place them on the counter at, , 1098 In Dress Goods we have numerous lengths of varying yardage in the following materials which will be sold at exactly one-third off from the regular prices: Wool Serge, Panama, Fancy Wool Mixtures, These are odds MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH ASKING THE GOYERNOR TO END THE CONTROVERSY County Commisioners of the New County of Koochiching Are Seeking Settlement With Itasca County Author- ities.---Board Could Not Agree. St. Paul, Aug. 26.—The com missioners of Koochiching county have applied to Governor John A. Johnson for settlement of their con- troversy with Itasca county, from which Koochiching is an offspring, relative to property divisions. Most of the property of the former Itasca county is located within that county, and the Koochiching commissioners are unable to get what they believe to be a just settlement with the Itasca authorities. Beneath the surface of things, is said to be a story that there is iron ore on the old Itasca poor farm, and the Koochiching authorities want the property valued accordingly and a settlement for a good price made with Koochiching for its share. The governor has appointed Sept. 5 at the capitol as the time and place for a hearing, Koochiching county was repre- sented at the capitol today by County Commissioner R. S. McDonald and County Attorney C. W. Stanton, while Itasca was represented by J. S. Gole, secretary of the state drain- age league. The Koochiching representatives filed the following petition with the governor: “We respectly petition your ex- cellency and represent that the County of Koochiching was detached from this county of Itasca in the state of Minnesota, and created by proclamation duly made by the gov- ernorDec. 19, 1906: _that the total indebtness of the original county of Itasca on the date of said division was the sum of $183,938.80, and Will Wed Tomerrow. Tomorrow forenoon, . at 9:30 o’clock, at the St. Anthony chapel, will occur the -marriage of Mr. George Fleming and Miss Blanche Woodward. Rev. Fr. Blais will perform the ceremony, and only a few of the relatives and close personal friends of the bride and groom will be pre- seut. Itis the intention of the couple to leave after the ceremony on a wedding trip to Winnipeg and other points in the Canadian Northwest. There are probably no two people in this part of the state who are more popular in their home town than Mr. Fleming and Miss Wood- ward. Mr. Fleming is one of the substantial young business men of the city who has a large circle of friends, while Miss Woodward, who has acted as deputy clerk of court for some time, is very j | popular over theentire county. MAKES ENVIABLE REGORD TYING MARTIAL KNOTS The Rev. Isaac Peart Married Three Couple Last Saturday Afternoon and Evening. —t—— Three marriages in one day—in fact, within five hours—is the record Rev. Isaac Peart made last Satur- day afternoon and evening. In the early afternoon, Rev. Peart officiated, at the Brinkman hotel parlors, in uniting Albert Dougherty and Emma Hanson, both of Beltrami county. At 9:30 o’clock Saturday evening, Rev. Peart officiated at a double wedding. the total amount of funds in the reasury of said Itasca county on that date was the sum of $60,188.20; that certain buildings and real estate owned by the original county of Itasca at the time of said division remain in the county of Itasca, to- wit, a court house, a jail and sher- iff’s residence and certain buildings on atract of land used by said coun- tyasa poor farm; that the respective boards of county commissioners of the said counties of Itasca and Koochiching met at Grand Rapids, the county seat of Itasca county, on the 21st day of August, 1907, and endeavored to agree upon the value of said buildings and realty, but were unable to agree upon the valua- tion thereof. “Your petitioners further represent that the last assessed valuation of the original county of Itasca, being the assessment for the year 1906, was $14,245,573, of which $11, 046,- 973 was in the territory that still comprises the county of Itasca and $2,198,500 was in the territory which comprises the county of Kooch iching. “Your petitioners respectfully ask that you appoint three disinterested persons to appreciate the value of of said property, pursuant to the provisions of section 393, revised laws of 1905, in order that the re- quired settlement of property rights between the two counties may be had.” : __The petition is sioned hv County Commissioners N. L. Olson, Fred Smith, H. E. McIntosh and R. S. McDonald. = BEMIDJI MAKING STRIDES TOWARD BIGGER THINGS County Attorney Funkley Takes Opti- : metic View of Bemidji and- Her Rapid Advancement. County Attorney Henry Funkley contributes the following concerning Bemidji and her giant strides to the front of northern Minnesota cities: “Here, on the field of his former conquests; on the beautiful shore of the lake that bears his name; amid fond recollections floating hither in endless multiplicity on the wings of winds wafted o’er a wilderness of annointed balm — canopying his memory in a halo of indian legendry, and inscribing his virtues upon the hearts of men—rests all that is mortal of OLD Bemidji, the chief. “Here, at his grave, on the com- manding spot he seclected for his eternal camping ground, that his bone and fiber might mingle with the sands of the shore that was once his throne, arises a, NEW Bemidji, the chief, to commercially command the empire of its illustrious namesake. “An empire that includes and embraces the dawn of commercialism of the east, the hot competition of commercialism of the south, .the setting of the sun of commercialism of the west and cold commercialism of the north—the New Bemidji, the chief, reaching out with his arms of steel, reaping tribute from the corn. clad fields of the south ‘to the re- motest north, where the brows of the hills, unwrinkled by the furrow of a plow, are hidden in the treas- ures of a towering forest. “Hark, thou disgruntled plebian of the south, notwithstanding thy The contracting parties in the double wedding were Earl Hazen and Callie Arnold, and Everett Bishop and Etta Plummer. The last two couple are all well known in this city, and have many friehds who will extend them con- gratulations, Additional looal matter will be.found on fourth page. ; distrustful’ attitude, propelled by nature’s motive power, this north- land will develop until, thou, thy- self, shalt worship at our shrine of riches and beauty. = Develop it will with the swiftness of the lightnings ——S0 & vacant spot today denotes a skp-scrapper tomorrow, and so that children born today will tomor- row sing, ‘Days of my youth come back to me.’ : & :