Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 6, 1907, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAI VOLUME 5. NUMBER 195. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | sociery, Y PIONEER. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1907. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH | CARPENTER BEAT LEBEAU FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP The Crookston Skater Proved His Superiority, on a Small Rink, Over the Head of the Lakes Champion.--- Time for Mile Was Fast. Harry Carpenter of Crookston, who recently defeated Joe Munch of (the the Minneapolis roller skating champion of northwest) in a series of races at Crookston, Thurs- day night defeated Francis LeBeau of Duluth, champion of the head of the lakes, in the final race of a series of three one-mile the championship of the state. The three races were skated in the Grand Opera House rink in this city, Tuesday night’s race, Carpenter getting Wed- nesday night’s race, and cinching the races for LeBeau winning series by coming in first in last night’s contest. As a foul had been claimed 1n the race skated Thursday night, it was decided to have the skaters start from opposite sides of the rink. When the pistol was fired starting the race, Carpenter, as usual, dashed to the front. Both skaters got down to fast work immediately, but Car- penter seemed to be better in turn- | ing the short corners, and he began | to gradually creep up on LeBeau. ;i At the end of the seventh lap Carpenter had gained about twenty- five feet on his opponent, and he increased his speed. He kept up | his good work, never missing his stride, and at the end of the twentieth |1ap he had caught LeBeau, and was ' half a lap to the good. When the pistol was fired for the last lap, Carpenter spurted and ;passed LeBeau, crossing his line at the end of the mile a half lap and three feet ahead of LeBeau. The time for the mile was 3:15, ‘\\-I\ich is considered exceedingly! | good for a twenty-five lap rink. | At the close of the race, LeBeau | stated that he was not accustomed | to so small a rink, but believed he It:ould defeat Carpenter in a series of races on the roller rink at Duluth, which is much larger than the one | here. | The races were all exciting and were skated on the square. HOTEL BURROUGHS WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW Five O'clock Dinner at New Hostelry.— New Hotel Is Modern, in Every Respect. ‘The Hotel Burroughs, thé“elegant new hostelry located in the , Thome & Mayer brick block, corner Minne- sota avenue and Second street, will be formally opened to the public Saturday evening, when an elaborate dinner will be served to the pub- lic. H. P. Burroughs, who has con- ducted the City Restaurant in this city for the last three years, is pro- prietor of the new hotel, and he has spared no pains or expense to make| the Burroughs Hotel second to none in this part of the state. The Hotel Burroughs will run on the FEuropeon plan, with all the accessories necessary for conducting a thoroughly up-to-date establish- ment. The hotel occupies the greater portion of the Thome & Mayer block. The entrance to the office is located on Second street, the corner of the building being used by Thome & Mayer for a refresh- ment parlor. The office is large and commodious and fully equipped for the convenience of the guests. On the first floor there is also a dining -room, and lunch room and kitchen. In the basement is located the laundry and two large sample rooms. On the second and third floors are the sleeping rooms, nearly all of which are equipped with baths. Mr. Burroughs has spent a large sum of money in . furnishing the hotel as a first class hostelry, and he has also engaged the very best help to assist him in conducting the hotel. Amos Ward of Minneapolis has been engaged as the head chef of the hotel. -He came here highly recommended as a cook. Miss Smith of Minneapolis will act as head waitress and have charge | of the dinnin room, Ben Lyons, who was employed by Mr. Burroughs in the City Restaur- ant, will;officiate as dayclerk, and Erton Geil will be behind the desk nights, while 1. P. Burroughs will have personal charge of the entire building.. Mr. Burrroughs is possesspd of a gamey spirit which is a winner, and he .will undoubtedly make a success of conducting the big hotel which bears his name. Selling Short-Weight Butter. Owing to the fact ‘that the on the subject are not laws suffi- ciently stringent, the state dairy ‘land food department will probably | ask the legislature at its next session | to enact such regulations as will pre- vent the giving of short weights in the sale of butter. Frequent cases | of short weight are found, butunder | the present laws considerable diffi- | culty is experienced in prosecuting | the offenders. | During the past few days Inspec- ['tor J. G. Fowler of the dairy and ;food department, has found 2 num- | | ber of cases in which short weights | have been given in the sale of butter. | This is true of jar butter as well as iprints. In fact, it has been found | that in a majority of cases the pound prints are less than one pound in weight. The greatest imposition upon the public is found in butter sold in jars, in many cases the pur- chaser buying what is represented to be a five-pound jar finds himself short half a pound. Out of a few reports of inspectors picked out at random, it was found that the weight of the butter sold in jars as five pounds, ranged from four pounds and six ounces to four pounds and fifteen ounces. Many of the reports showed the jars to be short six, seven and eight ounces. It is probable that the legislature will be asked to pass a law requiring the marking of the weight on all packages of but- ter, whether in jars or prints, so that when a shortage is dis- covered the prosecution of the seller will be an easy matter. If the dealers are required to mark the weight on each package, it is be- lieved “the difficulties in the prose- cution of dealers giving short weight in butter sales will be ‘overcome and the prevalence of this form of fraud . quickly stamped out. St Paul Pioneer Press. DeLaney Got Fifteen Months. That “mistakes will happen in the best of regulated families” applies with equal force to the news- paper fraternity as to the rest of mankind, as was exemplified in the account in the Pioneer of the sentence of one Frank DeLaney to serve a term in the state penitentiary at Stillwater for having stolen a rifle at Solway. We unintentionally erred in this matter, occurring in the reading of the proof of the matter. DeLaney plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced to serve fifteen months in the state peni- tentiary at Stillwater as punishment for his crime, instead of two months, as we stated in the Pioneer. The error was, of course, uninten- tional, but caused considerable com- ment, as a sentence of two months in the “pen” would hardly . be worth while, 3 Local news on last page s —— —_— Decrease in Attendance. Removal to other states, race sui- cide, bad roads and scarcity of farm help are some of the reasons assigned by county superintendents for the decrease in the public school enroll- ment of the state. this year. received in nearly every case. at home. is reponsible. ers, they say, have few if any child- ren, force the compulsory education laws. tor. Another says the removal of a saw mill from his district well nigh depopulated schools under his charge. But while there is a de- crease in the public school attend- ance, the superinten dents say there is a decided increase in the enroll- ment at the colleges and normal schools, Students, they say, are attending these institutions at an earlier age than they formerly did. Lost, Strayed or Stolen. Turtle River, Dec.6.—Two school- mams from Turtle River, when last seen at about 4:30 p. m. they were hiking up the M. & I. R. R. track, towards Farley, each carrying a bundle under her arm. A reasonable reward will be paid for their return to Turtle River. By order of committee on census. LATER. The south-bound M. & I. passen- ger returned the two schoolmams this morning. They had only been out for a good time, visiting their sister teacher, Miss Johnson, at Far- ley, and judging by the spirit in which they returned they must have enjoyed their trip immensely. Local news on last page Good Clothes Nothing Else Copyright 1907 The ot o eimee Chicage and Overcoats, Ever” Suits and ELKS CHARITY BALL WAS A BIG SUCGESS ‘There is a falling off of nearly 3000 in the attendance Superindents in every county in the state were asked by J. W. Olson state superintendent of instruction toexplain and replies have been Most of them place the blame on emigra- tion to other states and to Canada. | Many say the scarcity of farm labor compels the keeping of the children Several say race sucicide The second generation of farm- One superintendent in writing, lays the blame on the failure to en- Bad roads according to some of the superintendents, are quite a fac- Good-Sized Crowd Participated in the Dance.—The Music Was Very Good. —_— THE HALL WAS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH LODGE COLOR Committees Did Their Work Well.--Pro- ceeds Will Be Devoted to Charitable Purposes. The charity ball given in the city hall last evening, under the auspices of the Bemidji Lodge No. 1052, B. B. O. E., was one of the most suc- cessful affairs of the kind ever held in the city, from a social standpoint. While the number who attended was not quite as large as some of the Elks had expected, yet there were enough present to fill the floor com- fortably while dancing. Too much credit for the success of the ball cannot be given to the varions committees who were in charge. All did their work well, and the entire dance passed off with- out the least friction, and everyone was well pleased. The committee on decoration had | done their work well, and there were many complimentary remarks made concerning the ‘beautiful manner in which the interior of the hall had been decorated. There were about fifteen deer heads, which were placed on the walls around the hall. On the stage there were three fine large moose heads, one to either side and one in the middle suspended from the ceiling; and 'on the' stage, im- mediately in front'of the orchestra, there was a whole deer, which had been decorated with the national flag and also the colors of the lodge, being labeled “Good Old Bill.” The moose heads were tagged as being F. S. Lycan, John C. Parker and E. H. Jerrard. The names of many of the other members of the local lodge were attached to the deer heads about the room. - Suspended from the ceiling and reaching about toall points of the hall were festoons of bunting of pur- ple;and white,the Elks’ official colors. The lighting scheme was a novel one,and lent a very pleasing effect to the entire decoration. A large num- ber of electric lights had been placed in the hall, a part of which had been painted purple. Those not painted purple had been ar- ranged so as to form what is known as the ‘“‘skiddoo” current. The lights were burned steadily and then were suddenly extinguished for a moment until the wire was cold, when they wouid again burn. In the rear of the dance hall had been provided a large bowl of punch, which, with wafers, was free to all dancers, the same being served by Willam Parker and wife. From the time the first of the dancers began to arrive until the last dance was closed, the various members of the committees saw to it that those in attendence were given every attention, with the re- sult that everyone had a very pleas- ant time. The music furnished by the or- chestra was exceptionally good. The orchestra consists of the fol- lowing players: Thomas Syming- ton (leader) first violin; Thomas Britten, second violin; H. E. And- erson, clarionet; C. H. Ensign, cornet; Miss Shannon, piano; Her- bert Wood, bass. W. B. McLaughlin acted as prompter, and under his guidance the program was carried out very expediously. When the hour of 11 o’clock came the lights in the hall were suddenly turned out and there was only visible, on the stage, the dial of a clock, which was brought out very prominently by the electric light. The clock tolled the hour of eleven, the strokes being counted by C. L. Decker, exalted ruler of the Bemidjl Lodge of Elks. When the tolling of the clock ceased, E. H. Jerrard gave the Elks’ toast, “Our Absent Brothers.,” The sentiment of this toast is un- equaled by anything yet written indicative of the fellowship which Money Cheerfully Refunded ©3204. Clothing House THE STORE-OF GREATER VALUES Earning the title of “The Store of Greater Values” and proving it to the clothes-buying public by providing the most meritorious merchandise at the low- est prices ever quoted. The scarcity of ready cash forced some of the moxt re- liable houses in New York to effect a quick disposition of their goods. tunate, and so are you, that we were able to purchase some of these goods. values are great. Men’s $25, $24 and $22 Overcoats, $16.75 H you will look at this great show'ng of high- < ly tailored overcoats you will see some very. swell overcoats, made in the most - perfect manner, for.................. A series of special offerings inVBoys' “Best Ever” Suits 5.00, $5.50 and $6 00 Boys’ *'Best vercoate: ... ol e s Bl i Mail Orders Promptly Fil'ed We are for- The .. $16.75 $4.25 “BlG BEMIDG” WILL PLAY PARK RAPIDS THIS EVE First Basketball Game on the Schédnle Wiil Be Played at the Rink This Evening, Skating Before Beginning at 9 0’clock.--- and After Game. 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, center; G. Peterson, Collins or Brown, guards. Patk 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 champiouship “bee” in its bonnet, and they have .decided to win the basketball championship of northern Minnesota. Bemidji has a strong team and it is 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. exists in the order of the Elks, and but illustrates the fraternal chain by which Elks are bound, one to the other. A good-sized sum was realized from the dance and the proceeds will be devoted for the purpose of assisting the poor people of this city and vicinity, between now and Christmas. 5 The Elks desire to thank all who purchased tickets and anybody and everybody who assisted, and more especially Mr. Collins, decorator for O’Leary & Bowser, who had charge of the decorating the hall. Mystery Cleared Up. The mystery surrounding the dis- appearance of Mike O'Donnell of this city, who left a hotel in this city two weeks ago to go to the M. R. L. & M. roundhouse, with the intention of at once returning to the hotel, and who has not been seen since, has been cleared up. O’Donnell’s whereabouts were ascertained this morning when word was received from him to the effect ‘that he was now at Blackduck work- ing in-one of the logglng camps near there. : At the time O’Donnell disappeared from the hotel he had considerable money on his person,-as he left ab- solutely no information as to where he was going, or what he intended to do providiug he did not return, \there was cohsiderable apprehension as to his wellfare, "and it was sug- ‘gested that he might have met with foul play. - O'Donnell clears up the entire imatter by stating in the letter that | while he was on his way to the 'roundhouse: he hired out to work at Blackduck and, as he had but a few. minutes to' spare to catch the train, he left -for the . “Duck” without sending word to his hotel. :0’Donnell also stated that the other party, who disappeared at the same time he did, went to Grand Forks and is now in that city. “THE RAMBLERS” AT GITY OPERA HOUSE DEG. 7TH Excellent Attraction Assured for Sat- « urday Evening of This Week. First Time Here. An eminent American physician in a recent interview said: “I pre- scribe the theatre as a means of recreation to overworked, nervous 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 referred to the entertainment furnished by ““The Ramblers,” which will be seen at the City Opera House Saturday, December 7. Farce comedy being traditionally the spice of life, it is always a pleasur€ 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 include much clever scoring, girls young and laughing, display an extravagance of elegant costumes beautifully har- monjzed in color, well designed and rich in material, while singing capti- being ‘whsurpassable and should - thout & doubt give everybody their money’s worth. - Additional. local mafter will be found