Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1907, Page 1

4 o~ THE BEMIDJI D. VOLUME 5. NUMBER 197. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1907. “BIG BEMIDG” DEFEATED PARK RAPIDS TWO GAMES Local Basketball Players Demonstrated Their Superiority Over the Visitors in a M Games Were 23 The “Big squad defeated Bemidg” basketball | tke Park Rapids basketball team two games (Satur- day night and Sunday afternoon),3 after two fast contests, in which thef local men showed a decided super- iority over their opponents. The first game was a walkaway for the regular five, in which team work and fine playing generally was shown. In the second game, two members | of the “Big” five played, and one| of them retired after the first half, | allowing the game to be finished by | the second team. | The game Saturday evening was | not called until nearly 10 o’clock, because of the fact that one of the! members of the Park Rapids team | - " was unable to reach the city until| the train arrived from the soulh,}i which was not until 9:30. | ‘I'here was a large crowd on hand to see the game, which was played free of ¢harge, because of the fact| that the game scheduled for Friday evening was declared off. Professor Biddinger acted as| referee; Earl Geil was timekeeper, and A. G. Rutledge kept score. The two teams lined up as fol-| lows: Park Rapids—Ressler and De-| Laney, forwards; Pierce, center; | Petrie and Benham, guards. | “Big Bemidg"—H. F. Geil and| C. L. Heffron, forwards: Brown cen- ter; W. Collins and G. Peterson, guards. 5 From the time the. referee blew | his whistle starting the game, the Bemi team played fast arjd‘ aggressively,keeping the ball in Park Rapids territory most of the time,‘ and although the visiting players, | especially Petrie, put upa good | defense, they were outclassed from the start. A few moments after play began,{ a “Bemidg” player was fouled and} Hefiron missed the basket on the| free throw. This was followed by | another foul, and Harry Geil scored a point by making the basket from | the free throw. From this time to the end of the | half, the visiting players were en-| tirely on the defensive, and they| manged to ward off several scores by lucky plays. Bemidji showed good team work | and before the half ended Geil threw | 3lfield baskets and Collins and Heff- | ron each put the ball in the net- ting. | Score at the end of the first half | —"Big Bemidg,” 9; Park Rapids 0. In the second half, Joseph Mark- ham went in as center for Bemidji, and Brown took Peterson’s place as guard. Markham played a whirl- wind game, and Brown at guard was equally as good as at center. The Park Rapids players had | | | i evidently been tired by their work | fast squad, and in the first half, and they could not withstand the fast rushes of Bemidji. Both sides were penalized for fouls, but Park Rapids failed to arked Degree.---Score of to 0 and 16 to 3. throw either a free basket or one from the field, with the result that the visitors were shut out, without a point. In the second half Bemidji’s team work was fine, although there was a tendency on the part of one or two players to leave their opposing player unguarded. Bemidji secured seven baskets from the floor in the second half, Heffron throwing four, H. Geil two and Markham one, making 14 points for the half. Final score—'Big Bemidg,” 23; Park Rapids, 0. At the close of the game it was| announced that Bemidji and Park! Rapids would play an exhibition game Sunday afternoon, when some of the regular players of “Big Bemidg” would not participate, and their places would be filled from the substitute squad. The game Sunday afternoon re- sulted in a score of 16 to 3, in favor of Bemidji, DeLaney throwing a free basket after a foul and Pierce making a field basket for Rark Rapids—3 points. Neither Brown, Heffron or Collins, of the regular Bemidji team played Sunday afternoon, and the locals lined up as follows: H. F. Geil and Stewart, forwards; J. Markham, | center; E. Geil and Peterson, guards. | H. Geil retired, after the first half, in favor of A. Gould. Park Rapids lined up the same as Saturday evening: . Petrie and De- Laney forwards; Pierce, center; Ben- ham and Ressler, guards. The play was full of excitement, from the start, and the play was nearly all in Park Rapids territory. Joe Markham, at center, played a whirlwind game for Bemidji, so did also H. F, Geil, the later throwing three baskets from the field and Markham getting the ball in the netting twice from the scrimmage, making a total of 10 points for Be- midji for the half. The Park Rapids team played a good game, although the men were somewhat sore and stiff from the previous evening. They had sev- eral throws at the basket, but failed to get the ball iu the netting during the first half; which ended 10to O in favor of Bemidji. Harry Geil went outin the second half, A. Gould taking his place. Park Rapids did better against the lighter line-up of Bemidji, scor- ing one free goal from foul and one from tLe field, getting 3 points. Markham threw two more field baskets, and Stewart got one, and two more which Bemid)i made were disallowed, the final score being 16 to 3. The two games played by the locals show that Bemidji has a very that the “Big Be- midg” five, with more practice for team work, will be a .very strong combination, capable of coping with the best in the state. Prominent Lumberman Here. C. W. Ricard of East Grand Forks, secretary and treasurer of the Grand Forks Lumber company, came over Saturday from his home for the pur- pose of consulting with G. E. Crocker, district manager for the] company. Mr. Ricard Saturday evening accompanied Mr. Crocker on a trip northward for the purpose of visiting the logging camps of the Grand Forks company at Blackduck and Kelliher. Mr. Ricard, in speaking of the financial situation, stated that he believed that the conditions were | improving steadily, and that while curtailment was necessary, to a certain extent, in the amount of business that would be done for some time to come, he failed to see were in the least harmed by the ‘]ate flurry and scare. Pete Larkins Visits Old Haunts. Kelliher Journal: Peter Larkins, who was formerly engaged in busi- i ness at this place, arrived here Tues- day evening and is spending the week here renewing acquaintances and attending to business matters. Since leaving Kelliher Mr. Larkins | spent several months in the west, but concluded that Minnesota was good enough for him. Since re- turning to Minnesota he has been been located at Hibbing. Mr. Lar- kins was a heavy loser in the fire | which destroyed the Miles Hotel at Hibbing, losing personal effects to the several hundred dollars. i | | i A'ditional local matter will be found wherein legitimate business circles on fourth page. Falls: Look out for them.” death ensuing instantly. accidental. THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS POSTOFFICE WAS ROBBED This morning Chief of Police Knox received the following telegram from International “International Falls, Dec. 9.—The postoffice safe here was blown last night by robbers. There were no further particulars concerning the safe-blowing, whether much money was secured, or whether the International Falls police have any clue as to the robbers. Further particulars concerning the aflair are awaited. | BY CARS KILLED AT BIG FALLS Big Falls, Dec. 9.—(Special to Pioneer).—L: B, Benkey, a young man whose home is said to be at Whitewood, Saskatchewan, was run over by a south-bound freight train, at an early hour this morning while attempting to board a boxcar when the train was in motion. Benkey fell under the wheels of the train,. tm}l his body was entirely dismembered, No blame can be attached to the railway company, as the killing of Benkey was purely R. H. GARR POST ELECTS OFFIGERS FOR THE YEAR Post Has Been in Existence Since July 4, 1899, and Is in Excellent Condition. The R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. R, held their annual election of officers last Saturday afternoon. There was a large attendance of the members of the post, and much interest was taken in the election, which resulted in choosing the follow- ing officers: Commander H. W. Bailey; S. V. C., T. H. Pendergast; J. V. C, K. W. Titus; Adjt., J. M. Fuller; Quarter- master, J. A. Martin;Chaplain, H. P. Minton; Sergeant, A. A/ How; 0. D, J. P. Irish; O. G., A. Perry; repre- sentative to state encampment, E. N. Hendrum; alternéhé, Joseph Miller. i The R. H. Carr Post; No. 174, is one of the most successful grand army posts in the state.. The post was organized on July 4, 1899. N. W. Harmon was the. first com- mander, and he served one year, being succeeded by C. L. Smith, who also served one year. ‘H. W. Bailey, who had served as adjutant for two years, was elected commander for three years, and has been. honored by re-election each succeeding year as commander. : The post is in a most _excellent condition financially, having a aice surplus in the treasury. ‘There are twenty-seven members of the post, and the interest which is being shown in the organization by the members is attested by the fact that no regular meeting of the post has been missed during the past six years. Many of the members who belong to the post are well advanced in vears, several having passed the 70th mile-stone of their career. But the “old boys” are very active, and are intensely loyal. Notice. My wife, Lillie Signel, having left my bed and board without any cause or provocation, all persons are noti- fied not to extend any credit to her on my account, . Dec. 9th, 1907. —]J. P. Signel. Local tiéws on last page — Printing Suit you. The Piopeer Prirtery Is Eqnipped with Modern Machinery, - Up-to-date Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of Flat Papers, Ruled-Goods and Stationery of All Kirds in Northern Minnesota. We have the highest-salaried Printers in Beltrami county, and we are leaders in Commercial Printing. Try us; we'll Pioneer Printery FORTY CENTS PER MONTII MYSTERIOUS FIND THAT MAY LEAD TO SENSATION City Folice Investigating an Occurrence that Has Appear- ance of a Sensational Episode.---A Gruesome Find Unearthed Near M. & 1. Depot. The city police are working on a mysterious case, which, from present indicatiens, promises to develop into a serious crime, probably in- volving the murder of an infant. Last Friday morning, at about 6:30 o’clock, J. F. Duncan, who works in the Crookston sawmill, while walking on the sidewalk oppo- site the M. & L depot, hit with his foot a nursing bottle, which was partially filled with milk and had a nipple on it, as if in recent use. Duncan kicked the bottle under the sidewalk and thought no more about the occurrence, at that time. Later in the day Duncan again thought of the bottle, and he began to conjecture as to how it came at the place where he found it, and if it had any connection with any un- usual occurrence. He dismissed the subject, how- ever, but last night he reported his find to the police. The police searched the spot where the bottle was found, and in looking under the sidewalk where Duncan had kicked the bottle, they found a large butcher knife, a portion of which was covered with blood. On one edge of the sidewalk there was frozen blood, indicating that the knife had been kicked against the walk. The nursing bottle and knife were taken to police head- quarters, awaiting further develop- ments. There is a possible connection, in the above-occurrence and something that Bappened last Friday morning, prior to the time that Duncan says he found the bottle on the walk. The two night policemen were re- turning to town from the Great Northern depot, after the passenger had gone west, about four o’clock. They met a man and a woman drag- ging a baby carriage after them. The police asked them what they had ih the carriage and the man answered, “a muskrat.” The police went on, not thinking much of the occurrence until Duncan made a repdtt of what he had found last night. This morning Chief Knox and Captain Cline dragged the sewer pear the sidewalk by the M. & I. depot, from the opening to the out- let, but they found nothing but a piece of cotton cloth. Whether there is any connection between the sev- eral occuirences remains to be seen. ‘The police claim to have recog- nized the couple seen going to the depot Friday morning and Chief Knox requests that they visit police headquarters, for a consultation with him. The police are working diligently on the case. Late this afternoon, while the police were searching in the vicin- ity where the knife and bottle was found they discovered a piece of white silk, about two inches wide, to which was attached a hair, golden in color, which is but adding energy to the determination to solve the mystery. Court at Grand_ Rapids. Judge M. A. Spooner returned Saturday evening from Grand Rapids, where he presided at a term of court for Itasca county, which convened last Tuesday morn- ing. The calendar was called and' the grand jury was charged and re- tired, after which the trial of civil cases was commenced. Robertson vs. Everton, suit to recover on a promissory note. Defendant set up a counter claim against Robinson, and the jury rendered a~ verdict in favor of the defendant in sum of $268.64. J. Emerson Greenfield vs. Dunn & Marcia, suit for - alleged trespass on lands owned by Greenfield Dismissed, owing to absence of material witness for plaintiff. Henry Tiovit vs. John Main. Suit to recover on a note given to plaintiff by defendant for wages claimed to be due, in the sum of $210. Jury retired at 4:20 p. m., Friday, and reported Saturday forenoon at 11:45 that they could not agree, and were discharged. Friday evening the grand jury re- turned eight indictments, as follows: Peter D’Aupon, charged with grand larceny in the second degree; Frank Jones, larceny inthe second degree; Charles Webster, fasely im- personating a public officer;Josephine Ponti and Kathrine Ponti, assault in second degree; Archie Hallock, grand larceny in second degree; George A. McDonald, grand larceny in second degree; Annie Fontac (alias Franzon) bigamy. Josehpine and Katherine Ponti were arraigned and plead not guilty to the charge of assault in second degree. Archie Hallock was arraigned and took until Monday to plead. George A. McDonald took until Monday to plead to the charge of grand larceny in the second degree —taking $245.25 from the Deer River Lumber company. Annie Fontac (alias Franzon) took time until Monday to plead to the charge of bigamy. The present term of court, at Grand Rapids, gives promise of be- ing a long one, and will probably. continue over the - holidays, there being a large number of civil cases, as well as criminal actions, to dis- pose of. : PROPOSED REPEAL STONE AND TIMBER LAW MISTAKE Law is Now Benefit to Poor Home- steaders and Should be Kept Up. Washington dispatches report that the usual bill to repeal the timber and stone act has been been intro- duced, and the changes are growing stronger every session that it will passed, says the Duluth Herald. In all probability it will go through at this session or the next, and there- after the poor man’s chance to make a little money out of the nation’s forests will disappear, and the cap- italist will get it all. X For though the sentiment of the administration and of congress is against the timber and stone act, it is a very much libelled law. It is charged with evils that are due not to the law itself, but to the lax en- forcement of it that has prevailed in the past, though it does not prevail today. ; Under the timber and stone act a man or woman with small capital can acquire government timber at small cost, and make a profit by either selling the timber to a lumber- ing concern or by putting in a little more capital and doing the logging themselves. It is true that the law has been abused, and that great lumbering companies used to get timber lands fraudulently by hiring men to take up timber and stone claims, but that is a thing of the past. Rigid enforce- ment of the law has stopped it, and if such rigid enforcement of the law had always prevailed, there never would have been any land frauds. When the timber and stone act is repealed, the great lumber barons will be the only ones who can acquire timber or timber lands, and as they are protected by a tariff duty and are banded together, they can charge the consumers whatever they please, and thus make a profit on whatever prices the government is able to get. The repeal of the timber and stone act is coming, but it is a lminqhe. ‘ ———