Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 10, 1907, Page 1

(LEEEEEEEE THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 120. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1907. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH OEFICERS SELECTED FOR HORSE RACES AT THE FAIR Capable and Experienced Men Will Have Charge of the Meet.---Prospects Bright for Some Very Speedy Con- tests, With The management of the Be]tmmi{ County Agricultural association has ! of the races have been sélected and completed all of the preliminary arrangements for the harness races which will be held here on Septem- ber 27-28-29. ‘The fair association has become a member of the American Trotting association, and the three days’ race meet will be held under the rules Fast Time. T'he officials who will have charge are announced as follows, by Secre- tary Rutledge: Starter, L. E. Lord, of Bemidji; Judges, C. A. Hitchcock of Crooks- ton; Wm. Lennon of Kelliher; and A. O’Kelliher of Blackduck. Time- keepers, K. McIvor of Bemidji and Jesse Dade of Blackduck. Secretary and regulations of the National|and Clerk of Court, A. G. Rutledge. association, assuring a first-class A large number of horsemen have contest in every race. already applied to the secretary for The work of placing the race|entry blanks and other information track in first-class conditio . will be | concerning the races and assurances commencéd tomorrow and when the few bad spots that now bother the horsemen are repaired the half-mile course will be as fast as any in the north half of the state. of local horses are being trained at A number | the track and will be in fine shape! for the races to be held here. A race meet will be held at Hib-| bing on September 20-21-23rd and | as the race meet here follows that at | Hibbing, four days later, the Bemidji | Association is 2ssured of having a| large entry list of the best horses in [ the state. Additional stalls and stable room are being put in at the grounds, so that the horses can be well taken care of. have been given the fair manage- ment that there will be a large number of Vep' speedy steppers at the local meer. ‘The Bemidji track was used for the first time last year, and the fastest mile driven over the track was made by Rupert, a horse owned at Wadena, in the second heat of the free-for-all trot and pace on September 30th, the time being :24. It is confidently expected that this time will be lowered many sec- onds and that the track record at the conclusion of the coming races will be placed below 2:15. | The following is the program of | the races: WAS AGCIDENTALLY SHOT AND KILLED YESTERDAY The Young Son of William Gardner was the Victim of a Shot from His Own Gun. Cass Lake, Sept. 10.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The 11-year-old son of William T. Gardner of this village was accidentally shot yesterday afternoon, the bullet from a gun, which was evidently held in his own hand, ending the earthly career of the little fellow. Just in what manner young Gard- ner met his death known, but is not exactly everything connected with the affair appoints to accidental shooting of the boy. The first intimation that anyone had heard of the fatal accident was when Mrs. Gardner returned home yesterday afternoon, at 4 o’clock. As Mrs. Gardner approached the house she noticed the body of the boy lying near the fence, and when she reached the spot she discovered that the boy was lifeless, and that his death a bullet which had been caused by had entered the |side of the body and came out at the shoulder. ‘There is no information as to how the boy was shot, and inquiry fails to reveal anyone who witnessed the accident. The father of young Gardner is a cruiser and has been out of the village. Mrs. Gardner is nearly crazed with grief. George Rhea Has Resigned. George W. Rhea, who has for the past five years acted as cashier at the Bemidji office of the Great Northern Railway company, is now in the employ of the Lumbermens National Bank of Bemidji, where he greets his old friends from behind the polished counters, and is no longer stamping tickets for trans- portation. Mr. Rhea sent in his resignation to the railway officials about a month ago, and in the meantime accepted a position with the bank. | Up to the present time no one has been sent to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Mr. Rhea. Mr. Rhea has a host of friends in Bemidji, and all of them extend con- gratulations on his entering another, and probably a more lucrative, field. Local news on last page 1333333333333333333333333, A Special Patent a’)"-)’i-)'!‘li!’9!’!')ii%!*)&i'«!&"’i)‘!!fll‘i’fll% Bemidji Chief Flour %(t‘(- EEECECEEE CEEEEEEEEEEEEE Efi-’fl("l‘-(k# Made Exclusively For The Bemidji Trade $ 233333333333333333333333 WES WRIGHT, Meeting of Fair Committees Tuesday Evening A meeting of the vaiious committees interested in the forthcoming county fair will be held at police head- quarters in the city hall Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock. Considerable business of importance will be taken up, and all are urged to attend. President. At the meeting of the council held last evening, the matter of granting a franchise for the construction, operation and maintenance of an electric street railway within the limits of the city of Bemidji, was taken under consideration, through the reading of the amended ordi- nance which had been drafted under the direciion of the committee UNDESIRABLE NOTORIETY THRUST ON PIONEER MAN Editor of this Great Family Journal Brought Into ‘‘Limelight” Through Roosevelt Incident. The editor of the Pioneer has been brought into the “limelight” ina very undesirable and unsought manner by the action of the State Game and Fish Commission at St. Paul in doing simply its plain duty in ascertaining if the complaints sent to the commission were true, which were to the effect that Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., was hunting in the vicinity of Coleraine, in violation of the state game laws, in that he had failed to secure a non-resident license. As a state deputy game warden, the writer was requested by Carlos Avery on Saturday to go to Coler- aine and investigate the reports. As it is always understood that no one is to be informed of the nature of investigations of the Game and Fish Commission, we told no one of the import of our trip into the iron range town,and thd publication in a Duluth newspaper of an inter- view concerning our mission would have had very embarrassing results had we not been on the ground before daylight Sunday morning and looked the ground over before the train arrived from Duluth bearing the paper containing the interview. And the writer desires to again state emphatically that there has been no occasion for the newspaper comments connecting young Mr. Roosevelt’s name with illegal hunt- ing at Coleraine. We investigated the report thoroughly and know that the young man did not have a gun in his possession at any time while in Coleraine or on any of his horse- back rides about that place. We kept our mission to ourself, and the intimation sent out from Duluth to the twin cities that Roose- velt had gotten out of the country and the game warden had not been heard from is sufficient to indicate that the parties who were responsible for the reports did not know what they were talking about. Young Roosevelt is an unassum- ing, common sort of fellow, who is, we should judge, between 19 and 20 years of age, and he appears to be more than anxious to avoid all acts that would give him notoriety and bring him unnecessarily before the public. Again, the president’s son did not hunt at Coleraine or any other point in Minnesota, and the reports sent to the commission were without any foundation. Sturgeon Becoming Scarce. Spooner Northern News: Reports coming in from the various stations on and around the Lake of the Woods indicate that fish are some- what more plentiful this year than has been the case the pasttwo or three weeks. = Last week a sturgeon was caught at Currey’s fishery measuring six feet six inches in length and weigh- ing 145 pounds. However the sturgeon for which the Lake of the Woods was at one time so far famed is getting rather scarce and this scarcity is attribut- able, largely, to the wanton destruc- tion of this fish not for its flesh so much as for the harvest of its spawn which is being sold at avery high figure as a delicacy known in the market as cavier. The extremely high price obtained for this article of diet causes the fishermen and others to sometimes extend the open season for the capture of this fish without regard to future conse- quences and ultimately to the final annihilation of this specie in partic- ular. Showing Fine Stocks. T. J. Flynn of Duluth, the gen- eral representative for the Kelley- How-Thomson Hardware company of Duluth, and Ike Black, the local representative of the company, have been keeping “open house,” as it were, in this city today, for the benefit of the Duluth company’s patrons in this part of the state. In the sample rooms of the Hotel Markham, Messrs. Flynn and Black have on display the finest assort- ment of whalesale -sporting _goods, fishing ta'cEIe,’ guns, ammunition and Hickory brand hardware that was ever shown in this city. Many of the retail dealers through- out this section have been ordering their fall and winter stocks today, and Messrs. Flynn and Black have been exceedingly busy. ARE YOU IN THIS NEW “COUNT OF THE NOSES” Board of Equalization Has Name and Amount Paid by Every Minnesota Taxpayer. A special telegram from St. Paul to the Duluth News-Tribune says: “The assessment and tax paid by every individual in Minnesota, so far as personal property is con- cerned, is to be made public before the state board of equalization, which convenes Tuesday morning. The state tax commission has prepared subject which have ever been com- plied in this state. “The tax payers of each county are entered in alphabetical order in separate county books, and at any time the board wants to go into in- dividual details relative to personal property assessments and taxes, all the members will have to do will be to consult these records. “The usual returns cover assess- ments in counties and county sub- divisions by property classifications, and have never before included individual assessments except where individuals and corporations have been especially summoned to show cause why valuations charged against them for taxation should not be materially increased. “The county returns are now if Jthe hands of the state tax commis- sion for the state board with the exception of the reports from the two counties, Jackson and Mah- nomen. In the case of Jackson county, the delay is caused by re- assessment of one of the townships within the county. The cause -for the delay in the other case is not known. the most elaborate returns on this |- JOE GANS WAS WINNER Round and Lost the Decision. by Joe Gans, people at recreation Park: The blow caught by Gans on the elbow was struck in the fourth round. It broke Britt’s wrist and though he went on again in the fifth round he was helpless. It was not until this round that he informed his seconds of the mishap. Captain of Police Gleason was notified at the ringside and stopped the fight. Referee Welch gave the decision to Gans. Three doctors stated that the injury was a fracture and dislocation of the lower end of ulna, the inner- most bone of the wrist. Britt showed such intense suffering while the doctors were manipulating his wrist that tears rolled down his cheeks. The fight, while it lasted, was a slugging match, but it was evident that Britt had no chance to win. For the first time in his life he was out-matched. Britt’s lack of cool- ness was partly responsible for the miserable ending of the fight. From the first tap of the gong he appeared over eager. He was not content to take the advice shouted to him by his seconds to make Gans do the leading, but rushed headlong into quarters that developed in an evitable slugging match in which the champion had by far the advantage. In the first round Britt staggered Gans to the ropes with a left swing on the neck. In the same round he also used left and right successfully to body and face but took in pun- ishment a straight left on the nose. The second round developed into a mix-up at the ropes in which both exchanged vicious rights and lefts, Gans taking the advantage. In the third Gans followed his tactics of crowding Britt into a corner, and the Californian had hands and feet busy working his way out. Gans drew first blood in the fourth with a lightning like straight left and brought the scarlet stream trickling from the corner of Britt’s mouth. It was right after this that Britt threw all his strength into the left swing that proved his undoing. Show Was a Good One. The George Sweet company gave a very creditable production of “The Messenger Boy,” at the City Opera house, last evening. The play abounds with thrilling situations and climaxes, and there is a good vein of humor running through the entire four acts. The different parts of the play were in capable hands and -the performance was very smooth. The company is a well-balanced one, and. should it come this way again soon will undoubtedly draw a much larger house, although the attendance last evening was very fair, "DEFECTI Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. < VE PAGE | Local news on last page | IN FIGHT WITH BRITT Britt Broke His Wrist in the Fourth San Francisco, Sept. 10.—A left swing to the body, cleverly blocked cost Jimmy Britt the chance he might have had to win the light-weight championship of the world yesterday evening and brought to a close five rounds of fast fighting, witnessed by about 14,000 appointed for that purpose, in con- junction with the representative of the parties who desire the franchise. At a former meeting of the council an ordinance granting this franchise was given its first reading and was laid on the table with suggestions that the ordinance be amended in several particulars. The ordinance introduced at the meeting of last night’s council,fully covers and meets the objections made to the original ordinance. The ordinance provides for the construction of the proposed line of road on the same grounds as in the original ordinance. The most important amendment, or rather filling in of the provision that was left blank, is that the com- pany binds itself to have constructed PROPOSITION FOR STREET CAR FRANCHISE AMENDED Under New Ordinance, Seekers of Franchise Agree to Have System in Operation on or Before November 1, 1908.---Other Minor Amendments. present ordinance was extended to prohibit the use of horse power and explosive power. Another amendment allows the company to carry freight on its line for its own use. There was a provision in the old ordinance which might have been construed as allowing the company to maintain and operate a public telephone system. The wording of the new ordinance makes this pro- vision allowing the company to maintain a telephone system, only for its own use. Otherwise the ordinance reads as originally drafted and it will probably be printed in the Pioneer in full before it is placed on its final passage. In addition to listening to the first reading of the amended street car ordinance, the council trans- acted considerable routine business. The city clerk was ordered to ad- vertise for bids for the sale of the waterworks bonds that were void at the recent election. H. A. Simons submitted a report as justice of peace, from July 27 to =t o and in operation a fully-equipped line of road on or before November site of the new Bemidji mill on the east side of the lake. other limit as to the kind of power which the company could use, except be pleased to learn that he is now September 2, showing that $12 had been collected in fines. An ordinance raising the prize to be paid for licenses, other than in- toxicating liquors,-was given its first reading. The report of Messrs. Pogue, Gould and Malloy, the committee on tax-levy,was submitted and read. The tax levy ~will be made ata - future meeting of the council to be held prior to October 1. The liquor license bond of A. L. Wyler, with E. A. Schneider and J. A. Ludington as sureties, was accepted. S. N. Reeves tendered a written resignation of the office of sexton at Greenwood cemetery. The resigna-* tion was referred to the mayor. e————————————— ] Recovering from Operation. The many Bemidji friends of Edward Leonard, of Tenstrike, will 1st 1908; beginning * at Fourteenth street, on the west side of Lake Be- midji, continuing to a point near the Another amendment provides that policemen and firemen in uniform, when on duty, shall be carried free of charge. The parties desiring the franchise agreed to accept the ordinance and sign a contract within 30 days after the passage of the ordinance. The original ordinance placed no to forbid locomotive or steam. The went, a few days ago, at the St. Anthony’s hospital. Mr. Leonard has been consider~ ably irritated at his enforced idle- ness, but expects to be able to be about again in a few days. getting along very nicely, recovering from an operation which he under- THE Bemidji Cash Shoe Store Wishes to call your attention to its repair department and for a limited time has de- cided to make low prices on all kinds of repair work for this purpose. For the balance of September prices will be as follows: Men’s Sewed Soles........... Men’s Nailed Soles.......... Men’s New Heels.. Men’s Calks Set........... Men’s Rubber Heels............ Men’s Patches................ Men’s Hungarin Nailed... Ladies’ Sewed Soles......... Ladies’ Hand Turn Soles.... Ladies’ Nailed Soles....... Ladies’ New Heels.......... Ladies’ Rubber Heels ) Children’s Taps, 9to 2................8b6¢c Boys’ Taps, 2to5......... 656¢ Youths’ Taps, 12t0o2..................456c Our shop is equipped with the best ma- chines. gVe have plenty of competent help. The materials used are firat class in every respect and we guarantee- satisfac- tion. Once having gained your patronage we are sure of being able to retain it on the merits of the work alone. Give us a trial and an opportunity to prove our assertions now when prices are low. <o TO0C Bemidji Cash Shoe Store