Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 4, 1907, Page 1

. H MINNESOTA ISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DA.ILY PIONEER. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 193. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1907. ELKS WILL GIVE CHARITY BALL TOMORROW EVENING Invitations Have Been Issued to Large Number and Good Crowd Assured---Proceeds of Dance Will Be Devoted to Charitable Purposes. The charity ball which will be given in the City Opera House Thursday evening, under the aus- pices of Bemidji lodge, No. 1052, B P.O. E; the most delightful social promises to be one of functions of the present season. The various committees in charge of the dance have been doing their work well, Martin Lindem, H. Foss, C. L. Decker and Kenneth Kelly, J. C. Covington, E. H. Jerrard, J. decoration committee, have planned | to decorate the hall in a very appro- priate manner with the colors of the order, potted plants, etc, and| assures a very attractive dance hall. | C. L. Decker, Martin Lindem, J.: C. Covington, E. H. Jerrard and| John C. Parker, committee on ar~l rangements, have been busy among | the Elks generally engaging the music, hiring the hall, etc., and they announce that everything will be - in ! “apple-pie” order when the dance| opens tomorrow evening. Through an unavoidabe delay,} many of the invitations to the dance | 'vere not sent out until Wednesday | morning, but the arrangements com- mittee desire every one who receives an invitaticn to understand that they | are wanted to attend the dance; also that the price of the ticket is 83, and that the ticket of admission to the dance must be accompanied the | with the invitation before admission to the hall can be gained. Every Elk should, in duty bound, attend the dance and assist in very | worthy purpose for which the ball has been arranged—assisting the | poor and needy with provisions, etc, about Christmas time. Prof. Thomas Symington’s aug- mented orchestra will furnish the music for the dance, and as this organization is a very competent | one, the best of music is assured. That those who attend the dance will be taken care of properly will be assured by the floor committee, | which consists of T. H. Foss, J. C.| COME TO THE BALL “BILL” AND HAVE A GOOD TIME Covington, Kenneth H. Kelley and Martin Lindem. It is the intention of the Elks to exercise much discretion in pur- chasing the supplies, provisions,etc., to be distributed Christmas - time, | and none but the deserving fam_ilies will be provided for. A competent committee, whose names will not be divulged, will have charge of ascer- taining the names of the worthy per- sons and descerning where aid will be given. All who receive invitations should certainly attend this dance and assist in the charitable purpose for which it has been gotten up. The program for the dance assures one of having all the “tripping of the light fantistic” that he or she may desire. SECOND RACE TONIGHT FOR THE GHAMPIONSHIP Harry Carpenter, Northwestern Cbam- pion, and Francis LeBeau, Duluth’s Best, Will Skate. The second race in the series for the championship of the. state, be- tween Francis LeBeau of Duluth, champion of the head of the lakes and Harry Carpenter of Crookston, the champion of the northwest, will be skated at the Grand Opera House rink this evening, at 9 o’clock. There will be three races, each for one mile, the winner of the series to be declared the champion of Minnesota, by virtue of each of the skaters having defeated Munch of Minneapolis. The first race, last evening, was won by LeBeau by three feet, after a very exciting contest. The race tonight will be called promptly at 9 o’clock, and there will be skating, both before and after the race. That New $20 Gold Piece. The editor hereof has been per- dollar-gold pieces— the kind that hasn’t any trust on it. We under- stand that there are also a five- dollar and a twenty-dollar piece of the same issue, but the man who showed us this one refused to allow us to hold it while he fished out the others. L The new ten-dollar piece is a bright yellow in colorand probably would set up a merry clink if it came in contact with a bunch of keys, but we do not like its design. Of course, we are not an authority on money; the government has insisted that it will make its own money, and then we can make it— if we tcan— but not by the government method. There is on one side of this coin a girl’s head. Her hair is golden. Sofar so good. Her upper lip curls aloft as though she were sniffing at something or somebody, and her eye (only one eye is visible) has a dreamy look, as though she were thinking of what she could buy if she could get off the coin and spend it. It is said | that she is wearing a war bonnet — but nothing like that headgear ever caused any war that we have heard of. A string of chicken feathers, unless sewed to a lot of braid and artificial flowers, will never be a caus beli. The most interesting part of the new coin is the eagle, that proudly takes up the other side. And the interesting feature of the eagle is that it wears’ pants. Confi- dentially, we are of the opinion that that eagle is either a'buff cochin or a brahma or whatever kind of a hen it is that has overalls. The man took the coin back when we had inspected it this far, *“Dacon” Jim Goodman, who sells ,'El Paterno” and other good brands of cigars, had that gold coin, and he called our attention to its peculiari- ties. mitted to look at one of the new ten- I' Souvenir envelopes at this office. “‘BIG BEMIDG” WILL PLAY PARK RAPIDS ON FRIDAY Local Basketball Team Will Have First Contest on Schedule With Outside Players. The first basketball game in which the “Big Bemidg” basketball team will contest with an outside team will be played in the Grand Opera House skating rink next Friday evening, when the local team will have as opponents a Park Rapids basketball five, These teams played two games last winter, both of which were won by Bemidji, after a close and excit- ing contest. This year the Bemidji team is stronger than ever and Park Rapids is said to have braced up wonderfully in their play. There are several old players in the Park Rapids team, who are strong and aggressive and who thoroughly understand every point of the game. They will undoubtedly give the locals “a run for their money.” The two teams are lined up as follows: “Big Bemidg”—Heffron and H. Geil, forwards; J.Markham or Brown, G. Peterson, Collins or Brown, guards. Park Rapids—Howe and Petrie, | forwards; Pierce, center; Ressler and Gage, guards; subs, Benham and DeLaney. Much interest is being taken in the proposed game, as the Bemidji team has a championship “bee” in its bonnet, and they have decided to win the basketball championship of 'northern Minnesota. Bemidji has a strong team and it i§ believed that they will win the championship. The game Friday night will be called at 9 oclock and there will be skating before the game. center; Committed to Asylum. Anders P. Litsherm, who has a homestead in the town of Roosevelt this county, was yesterday adjudged insane and committed to the hospi- tal at Fergus Falls. Litsherm was brought to this city yesterday morning by his brother, Ole Litsherm, who made complaint that Anders had been acting “‘queer” for some time; that \he had violent spells and it was impossible” to do anything with him, and: that the sanity board pronounce.on his case. The sanity board, consisting of Judge of Probate Clark, Drs. Blakes- lee and Ward, held a hearing, at which Litsherm was given a thorough examination. His actions were such that the board did not hesitate in pronouncing thshrem 's mind un- sound. Deputy Sheriff Ame Solberg took Litsherm to Fergus Falls yesterday afternoon, GOVERNOR JORNSON AT -THE NATIONAL GAPITOL The Minnesota Executive Is Deluged With Inviitatons to Dine in Washington. Washington, Dec. 4.—Govérnor John A. Johnson will pass the greater part of the week in Washington on official business. He is a delegate to the National River and Harbor congress and will deliver an address before that body. Governor Johnson will appear be- fore the secretary of the interior tomorrow with. the two senators, State Auditor Iverson and Attorney General Young in the, Minnesota land cases: “Goyernor Johnson being eagerly sought by many Demo- cratic politicians from various parts of the country who ‘are desirous of making his acquaintance. is He will be entertained at several social functions. In fact he has received so many invitations to dine that he will not be able to accept half of them. Third Number Dec. 3. The third number of the Lyceum Course under the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presby- terian church, will be the “Lucy- DeBoua Combination,” at the City Opera House Wednesday evening, Dec. 11. The program will consist of readings, costumed impersona- tions, crayon sketches, and singing recitations (with harp accompan- ments),harp solos, etc. FORTY CENTS PER MONTII LARGE NUMBER OF BASS “FRY PLANTED IN LAKE Game and Fish Commission Sends Large Number of Fish For Lake Bemidiji. Twenty cans of fry from the state fish hatchery at St. Paul, have been placed in Lake Bemidji for the purpose of replenishing the lake with the finny tribes of fishes that inhabit the “‘deep” in the local lake. Game Warden Rutledge was noti- fied yesterday by Sam F. Fullerton, /| superintendent of the state fisheries, that Tams Bixby of St. Paul, presi- dent of the Bemidji Townsite com- pany, has made application to the game and fish commission for bass fry to be placed in Lake Bemidji; that the application had been granted, atd that twenty cans of fish were on their way to to this place. Mr. Rutledge received the shipment of fish last evening, and today the same were placed at differ- ent points in the lake. The bass isa gamey fish and well able to take care of itself, and no doubt it will be but a couple of seasons when the black bass will be one of the principal fishes caught in Lake Bemidji. Local anglers are very thankful to Mr. Bixby and also to Mr. Fullerton for sending the bass to be placed in the local lake. The Pioneer for Good Printing. _I' A.J. Tiller, a first-class job printer, has been added to the Pioneer’s corps of commercial printers, having come down this morning from Inter- national Falls, where he has been employed on the International Falls Echo for the past two months. And, by the way, the Pioneer has ble men) in this part of the state— and we have the finest paper stock that the market affords, as well as late faces of type and courteous treatment. Call on the Pioneer for your com- mercial printing. We can satisfy you. Fountain pen ink at the Pioneer | office. MNP ATIA\/I DA™ 1- 4 MEN’S OVERCOATS|1-4 BOYS' OVERCOATS . The weather has been too mild for satisfactory Overcoat selling. We year. ; until after t we say buy tion ‘Man’s, Boy’s -regular price helvy J exgey, shirts, each Overcoats for this time of the To:the man who waits buy his Overcoat at a discount, discount is on and the selec- is: much better. ccat will be sold at 1-4 off our Men’s Underwear 10 dozn shirts and drawers, to close Men.‘s Jersey Shirts 1kt have too many he New Year to now; the same Any or Child’s Over- men’s 1-4 off men’s ..68c $1 00 qua.l:ty, at the largest force of printers(all capa- 1 LA BEAU WON In a close and exciting race which was not decided until the very final jump on the last lap, Francis LeBeau ot Duluth, the champion speed roller skater of the head of the lakes, defeated Harry Carpenter of Crooks- Francis LEBEAU ton (who recently defeated Joe Munch of Minneapolis for the championship of the northwest) at the Grand Opera House roller rink last evening. The race was the first of a series of three one-mile races which the FIRST RACE IN CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES Harry Carpenter of Crookston, Who Recently Defeat~d Joe Munch, Northwest Champion, Lost Last Night's Race for the State Championship. management of the rink arranged between the two men to settle the question of speed supremacy. In a seties of races between several of the fastest skaters of the state which was-skated at Crookston recently, Carpenter won the final race and the opportunity to skate Munch for the championship. Carpenter and Munch skated at Crookston last week, and Carpenter | won two straight races from Munch. LeBeau and Carpenter have never met in a race, and as each is fast, they decided to come to a neutral track to settle the question as to which is the faster man. LeBeau has a record for a mile of 3:02 3-5 and Carpenter’s record is 3:02 1-2. The local rink was measured and twenty-five laps were decided upon for the mile. At the shot of the pistol for the beginning of the race, Carpenter sprang into the lead. LeBeau was close to his heels, and trailed but a foot or two behind for ten laps, when he spurted and took the lead. From the tenth lap to the end of the mile, the race was a close and exciting one, with LeBeau maintain- ing his lead. The pistol was fired at the end of the twenty-fourth lap, notifying the skaters that they had but one lap to finish the mile. Both LeBeau and Carpenter made their sprint for the tape, but Le- Beau held out strong and Carpenter was unable to pass him, although he crowded close and was but three feet “to the bad” crossing the line. The time for the mile was 3:35 3-5, which is very good, when it is taken into consideration that it takes twenty-four laps to make a mile on the local rink and the cor- ners are very hard to turn. The race was entireiy satisfactory to the crowd. The officials of the race were: F. S. Lycan, E. A. Schneider and Tom Shevlin, judges; A. G. Rutledge, starter; Joseph Markbham, an- nouncer. Through Service is Good. passenger train service from Brain- erd to International Falls has been accomplished without any hitch whatever, and the runs are made very easily on schedule time and handling the - additional traffic occasioned by the extra run from Big Falls to International Falls is done expeditiously. Under the new regime it has been neccessary.to put on an additional train crew, making three crews at the present time, in the place of two as heretofore used in the Big Falls-Brainerd run. The crews are now made up of the following em- ployes: Crew No. 1.—William Bush, con- ductor; David McHugh, brakeman. Crew No. 2.—George Coppersmith. conductor; Lee Hallet, brakeman. Crew No. 3.—Joseph Golemboski, conductor; Frank Coppersmith, brakeman. Golemboski and Cop- persmith form the new crew, which has been added onto make the *chain gang” complete. All of the members are good men. Taken fo *“Pen.” Sheriff Thomas Bailey, accom- panied by Peter Lindeberg, left this morning for Stillwater, having in their custody Frank DeLaney, who will be placed in the penitentiary at Stillwater,where he will serve a term of two months at hard labor. On-Monday DeLaney appeared in court, before Judge Spooner, and petitioned for permission to plead guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for having stolen a. Savage rifle from - Palmer’s; livery stable at Solway a short timé ago. DeLaney was allowed to plend guilty and Jndge Spooner imposed the peniten- | lary sentence on. him as punish- ! ment for his crime. The putting in of the through |- “‘THE RAMBLERS” AT GITY OPERA HOUSE DEG. TTH Excellent Attraction Assured for Sat- urday Evening of This Week.— First Time Here. An eminent American l;hysician in a recent interview said: “I pre- scribe the theatre as a means of recreation to overworked, mnervous and debilitated patients ina similar manner to what I would an outing or any other change of environment. Stand at the door of the theatre when the throng seeks admission, watch the faces that enter and you will see lines of care and lassitude. Within a few hours these same indi- viduals issue forth refreshed and invigorated.” He evidently refemd to the entertainment furnished by at the City Opera House Saturday, December 7. -Farce comedy being traditionally the spice of life, itis always a pleasure to recognize and to welcome indications of a change in the regular sources of recreation. This is a musical farce comedy, full of climaxes fittingly arranged. The comedy element stands out strong and the dialogue is crisp and lively. The musical numbers jnclude much clever scoring, girls young and laughing, display an extravagance of elegant costumes beautifully har- rich in material, while singing capti- vating airs with their refrain an movement. From previous reports, being unsurpassable and should without a aubtzxvgeverybodyt % money 's worth, - “The Ramblers,” which will be seen monized in color, well designed and this company is accredited with