Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 16, 1907, Page 1

T AN BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 125. SPEEDY ONES AT HIBBING WILL ENTER RACES HERE *Bill Bailey,” Record 2:09 1-4, ‘‘Mixer,” ‘“‘George H. Ray” and Other Steppers of Note Will Go for Purses Offered at Bemidji Race Meet. From present indications the horse races which will be held here on Beptember 27-28-29, are to be par- ticipated in by the speediest lot of horses that were ever before entered in the races in the north half of the state. Most of the northwestern horse- men have been calculating during the summer months to enter their speeders both at Hibbing and Be- midji, as the two meets combined cover six days of actual racing with very liberal purses. The Hibbing races begin next Friday, continue 21-22.23. The races of the Beltrami County Agricultural Asso- ciation will be held here four days later. This will give horsemen ample time to ship their racers from Hibbing to Bemidji and give them a couple of days in which to become tamiliar with the local race track. Yesterday was announced the entries which had already been made for the Hibbing meet. The September 20th, and will| performers, as is shown by the secre- tary’s report, which is as follows: Bill Baily, 2:09%, owned by Bob Slater of Minneapolis; George B. Ray, 2:16%4, owned by Bob Slater; Billy Boggs, 2:12%, owned by Pete McCoy of Minneapolis; Baby Kid, 2:10, owned by Mr. Champine of Minot; Bessie Barolite, 2:21%, owner, Thos. Newby of Bemidji; Dr. D, 5:12%, owned by Dr. Davis of Duluth: Dan D, 2:17%, owned by Frank Loomis of Minneapolis; Mixer, 2:15%, owned by W. S. Lycan of Crookston, and the following horses whoses records and owners are not known at this writing: Star Pete, George Minto, Little Fayne, Hattie Ferguson, Kitty Roan and Little Jim. The rules of the American Trot- ting association govern the Bemidji races. ‘The entries for the Bemidji races close on September 23. The following is the full set of rules, regulations and conditions list shows a fine lot of harness horse | governing the races here. GENER AL CONDITIONS Rules of American Trotting Association, of which we are a member, to govern. Entries close September 23, 1907. Entries should be made with the Secretary. 3 If entries are telegraphed follow with written entry by first mail. Write names plainley. Each entry should be dated and signed by the nominator. Entry fee five per cent and five per cent additional from all money winners. Money divided 50-25-15-10. race. A 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 tlass 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 order of the program as occasion may necessitate. Classes not filling satisfactory may be declared off. Right reserve‘d to postpone or declare off any race on account of weather or other suffici- ent cause. STALLS FREE. ARTESIAN WATER AT BARN. THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, “Old Settlers’ Day.” (The Entire First Day Will Be Given Over to the Old Settlers. was a Resident of Beltrami County in 1900 and prior thereto, I3 elegible to membership. By sending 50c. to G. W. Wetsel. or Henry Stechman, Tenstrike; L. G. Pendergast or Earl Gell, Bemldji, a recelpt will be given, which will admit the holder to the fair grounds, be & memo bership acknowledgement, and also permit holder to participate in excursion on lake Anyone wh Bemldjl, frec of charge. Reunion will be held In big tent on fair grounds.) 10 a. m.— Baseball Game, County Officials vs. City Officials. (Ike Black, Um- pire.) 2 p. m— 01d Settlers’ Reunion in Big Tent. Address of Welcome, L. G. Pendergast, of Bemidji. Response, Mrs. P. L. Knappen, of Tenstrike. Address, Hon. Halvor Steenerson of Crookston, Congressman for Ninth District. Address, Hon. C. W. Stanton of International Falls, County Attorney of Koochiching county. 8 p. m.— Business Meeting of Association in down-town hall, (Tent Shows on Grounds All Day.) FRIDAY, SEPT. 27. “Bemidji Day” 10 a. m.— Thrilling Balloon Ascension and Parachute Leap. 10:30 a. m.— Pulling Contest Between Teams of Horses. Team Pulling Most Weight 12 Inches or More, 1st, $25—2nd, $10. Continued on last page. n " n n m n n m mn n n n n n O % 4 & OPES n n «)«Ba” = Z < = = The Pioneer has just received a la~ge shipment of Souvenir Envelopes which advertise the beauties of Bemidji. They can be had at the office at 15 cents per b package. Everybody should use these envelopes and help advertise the best town in northern Minnesota, Business men desiring to use these can have y them printed with return card. 23:333333333332 33333333337 #E H MINNESOTA ISTORICAL H o BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1€, 1907. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Important Meeting Tonight A meeting of the signers to the Red Lake railroad guar- antee will be held at police headquarters this evening at 8 o’clock. Every person who signed the document is urgently requested to attend this meeting. Kelliher Journal Speaks Good Word Kelliher Journal: for the Fair We want everyone of our readers that can possibly spare the time to attend the fair at Bemidji, Sept. 26-27-28-29. The fair will prove the agricultural possibilities of the county as no other means could, and will be a big boost for Beltrami county in which everyone should be interested. The management have prepared an excellent program of attractions and offer a big sum for premiums. Famous Land Attorney Here. Chatles H. Babbit, the famous land attorney of Washington, D. C., arrived in the city last evening and visited here until this noon, when he left for Cass Lake to look after some personal matters. Mr. Babbit handled the famous Bena townsite case for the pro- moters of that townsite, and he con- ducted the case so skillfully that his clients won out, hands down, after Mr. Babbit made his arguments in the matter. He has also handled several other important matters for residents of northern Minnesota, and in every case he has shown great ability in land matters, where cases went to the U. S. general land office at the national capital. THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS PLAN A FINE PROGRAM Notable Grand Lodge Officers Will Attend Local Meeting Tomorrow Evening.---Attention, Knights. The local lodge of Knights o Pythias intend that tomorrow even-f ing shall be a notable one in Pythia- nism in this city. Arrangements have been made whereby Frank T. Young of Duluth, Grand Chancellor of K. P. grand lodge, and Fred E. Wheaton of Minneapolis Grand K. of R. & S, will be present -in their official capacity and assist the knights in making the meeting and the enter- tainment a very enjoyable and profit- able affair. The grand lodge officers will be met at the depot in the afternoon and evening and escorted toa hotel. Promptly at 8:00 p. m. a regular meeting of the lodge will be held in Castle Hall (Masonic Block) It is expected that there will be some work in the degrees and the meeting will be addressed by both of the grand lodge officers. The local Knights have invited their lady friends to be present and assist them in having a good time and to that end the ladies are requested to assemble in the club room of the Crookston Lumber com- pany, which is on the first floor of the Masonic block, at 9:30 sharp. The regular meeting of the lodge will adjourn at that time and the Knights will immediately serve a supper in the lodge room up-stairs, to the members of the lodge and their friends and there will be a musical program, card playing and a general good time. Road Completed. Kelliher Journal: L. Bjorge has completed his four mile road con- tract west of the city. The road is credit to the contractor and the town of Kelliher, and certainly is one of the finest pieces of highways in the entire county. The completion of this highway and the rapid progress on the road continuing from the end of Mr. Bjorge’s contract will mean much to the settlers living in the Battle conn- try aud the development of that country. SUBSGRIPTIONS FOR FAIR BEING LIBERALLY MADE Many Are Voluntarily Placing Their Names on the List for Required Fund. Subscriptions of the $10 list to date are as follows: TODAY’S SUBSCRIPTIONS. Jerrard Plumbing Co........$10.00 L. G. Crothers.ceeceesnann. 10.00 J. L. George..... .+ 10.00 Clavin & Tanner.......... . 10.00 PREVIOUS SUBSCRIPTIONS, Pioneer Pub. Co...... ees...$10.00 First National Bank........ 10.00 Lumbermen’s National Bank. 10.00 Mrs. Bereman. - 10.00 O’Leary & Bowser 1000 G. E. Carson....co.. 10.00 E. A. Schneider.«..ccoouu.. 10.00 Wm. McCuaig. .. 10.00 F. S. Lycan... .+ 10.00 E. A. Barker .+ 10.00 Gill Bros... . -+ 10.00 Dr. Gilmore.. .. 10.00 Phibbs & Erickson.... . 10.00 John D. Lunn.. 10.00 W. A. Gould.--...... - 10.00 Donald Land & Lumber Co 10.00 E. H. Ives. . 10.00 C. M. Bacon. . . 10.00 F. W. Rhoda 10.00 E. E. McDonald- J. J. Opsahl... Ike Black.. THE RIGH MEN WERE HIT HARD IN WALL STREET + 10.00 .« 10.00 Editor of the Financial Journal Says the General Public Is Not Concerned. St. Paul, Minn.,, Sept 16.—F. Alister Murray of New York, editor of the Wall street Journal, called on Governor Johnson Saturdey after- noon. While with the governor, he informally discussed financial condi- tions, with particular reference to the recent general slump in stock on Wall street. “I do not think there is any danger of a commercial panic,” he said: “The level has been about reached. This is a rich man’s panic. The public is not particu- larly interested or concerned. The public is not dealing on Wall street. ““Wall street itself has not been seriously crippled. There have been no Wall street failures of an great consequence. The trouble was a lot of stocks were full of water. The water has been squeezed out of them and down went stocks generally as a result. They got such a good start that as a whole they have gone below their real values and are bound to come back to their real worth. “After all, the financial prosperity of the country depends greatly on the country banker, and he does not show any fear. The fact that he is not alarmed augurs well for the commercial and industrial wel- fare of the nation.” / Additional local matter will be found lon fourth page. Wealth-Producing Vegetables. T. H. Pendergast, who is one of the most enthusiastic agriculturists in the north country, ,has beat the record, when it comes to getting money out of garden truck on a given space of ground. Mr. Pendergast stated that he had derived $110 from the sale of garden truck which was produced on less than one acre of ground and that he has not exhausted the entire crop of this piece of land. The acre on which Mr. Pender- gast raised the wealth-producing vegetables, was on the farm belong- ing to Miss Jessie Pendergast, daughter of L. G. Pendergast. MISS DORA HAZEN HAS ENTERED THE GONTEST Will Confest in the Minneapolis Trib- une’s Famous Contest for Several Valuable Prizes. Miss Dora Hazen of this city has entered as a competitor in the con- test which the Minneapolis Tribune has organized for its northwestern readers. The winners in the contest will be given four grand prizes in addition to forty grand tours of the east for sixty people. Miss Hazen will receive votes which may be forwarded to her and will see that she is given the proper credit. Anyone who desires to assist Miss Hazen will do well to see her about the contest, Bemidji is to be congratulated on securing so popular a young lady to enter the contest as is Miss Hazen. She has lived in this city ever since the place was first recognized as a stopping place, and she is well liked by every resident of this city. Sunday Mail for Long Prairie. “Sauk Centre, Minn., Sept. 14.— A Sunday mail route between Sauk Centre and Long Prairie has been installed by the government and begins operations Sunday. Arthur Lyman, one of the regular rural free delivery carriers, has the contract. He leaves this city Sunday morning at 5 o’clock going by the way of Little Sauk and Round Prairie,where he delivers mail, arriving at Long. Prairie at 11 a. m. Returning, he leaves Long Prairie at 4 p. m., arriv- ing here in time to catch the 9 o’clock Winnipeg limited mail. The route is an advantage to Long Prairie, as it has heretofore been without Sunday mail.” Returned from Minneapolis. A. P. White, cashier of the Lum- bermen’s National Bank, returned yesterday from a business trip to Minneapolis, which unfortunately, was barren of much that it was hoped would be obtained relative to a matter of considerable moment to several residents of this city who subscribed genegously for a public enterprise. For Sale or Exchange. Eighty acres of jack pine timber | mittee in charge that every Pythian for sale or will trade for Bemidiji | property. Phone 174-2. FALL TERM OF DISTRICT COURT OPENS TOMORROW Calendar Shows Sixty-Six Civil and Six Criminal Cases.--- Two Cases for Consideration of Grand Jury Are First-Degree Murder. The fall term of district court will convene tomorrow; Judge McClena- hanof Brainerdpresiding. The calen- dor for the term hasbeen prepared by Clerk of Court, Rhoda, and it shows that at the present time there are 66 civil and 6 criminal cases, that will be considered at this term. The civil cases include 17 personal property tax cases, also a number of cases continued over from last term of court. The action of the Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba Railway Company against about sixty citizens of Bemidji growing out of the alleged right-of-way guarantee, is placed under one title. A number of the signers settled, but there are still many cases which will come up for trial, and if they are taken up separately before a jury, the term will be long drawn. Outside of the railroad cases there is nothing on the civil calander of any special importance. The grand jury will be kept exceed- ingly busy considering the cases of- anumber of parties who are now confined in the Beltrami county jail on various charges. The most important of these cases are two for murder. One of the cases is that of the state vs. Peter Mathieson, who is bound over on the charge of murder in the first degree, for having killed John Johanson at Gull lake near Tenstrike last February. Mathieson was captured in the west after some clever work, by Deputy Sheriff John Bailey and County Attorney Henry Funkley. The murder was a cold- blooded, premeditated crime, and Mathieson, since being captured,has confessed to having committed the murder. What his plea will be if indicted by the grand jury is not known. The other murder charge which will be considered by the grand jury is that of the state vs. W. S. Munn, who shot and killed August Franklin at Spooner early this summer. Munn has claimed self defense as justification for the killing of Frank- lin and if he is indicted his defense will probably be conducted along that line. The jury will also con- sider the case vs. Jennie Anderson, in charge of obtaining money in false person. Mrs. Anderson, it is claimed obtained a check for $2,000, belonging to another Mrs. Jennie Anderson, wife of A. E. Anderson, deceased; the money being the premium of the policy held by Mr. Anderson as a member of the A.0.U.W. The other cases which are up for consideration are as follows: State vs. Albert Belke, forgery. State vs. Ole Torgenson, assault in the second degree. State vs. Chas, Peterson, burg- lary. State vs. J. J. Carter, grand lar- ceny. In addition to the above, the principals being in jail or out on bail, the county officials will en- deavor to indict several-- others charged with crime, but who have not yet been apprehended. e Almost a Runaway. Senator Swedback was given some- thing of a scare yesterday, but the self-possession for which he is famous never deserted him, and he saved himself possible injury. The senator was out driving, when the reach of the rig broke and the front wheels were detached from the remainder . of the buggy. Mr. Swedback held to the team until they were quieted to a stand- still when he got out and mended the break. driving, to the city without farther mishap, and with no damage except a slight riffle to his even temperment. Attention, Pythians. Bemidji, Sept 10. Every Pythian should take a part. It is earnestly requested by the com- take a part in the exercises of the day and evening, September 17th, and lend the aid of himself and ladies(who are cordially invited) to make this a red letter day in Pythianism. The grand chancellor, Bro. Frank T. Young of Duluth, as well as the Grand K. of R. and S, Fred E. Wheaton of Minneapolis, will be -here. Program will be printed next week. By committee, J. T. Harrington, Chairman. Off for Red Lake. R. W. Reed, the photographer,left this afternoon for the Red Lake country, where he will take some fine views of the Indian material which is lying around loose in that vicinity. By the way, Mr. Reed has some of the finest views of Indians and their modes of living of any artist in the United States, and the work is the best-executed that the writer has ever seen. Skating at the Rink To- morrow the Band Evening Greetings To All