Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 11, 1908, Page 1

P THE BEMIDJI D ty. 13 stehca\ Soclety VOLUME 5. NUMBER 225. BEMIDJT, MINNESOTA, SATURD\AY EVENING, JWUARY 11, 1908 ! L FORTY CENTS PER MOMTII THE “FORKS” BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED LOCALS The Game Was the Fastest Ever Seen in this Part of the State.---Score 18 to 15.---Two Teams Will Play Again this Evening. The G rand Forks and “Big Bemidg” teams will play another game, at the roller rink this evening. The high school girls’ teams will also play a game, before the big game. The gi irls will play at 9. The local team will do all in their power to win to- night's game and break even contest is in prospect. on the series, and a grand There has been much expense entailed in arranging these games, and the management has found. it necessary to charge 50 cents admission for adults. A charge of 25 cents will be made for children. There will be skating before and after the game. In the fastest and most stub- bornly-contested game of basketball | ever played in northern Minnesota, the “Big Bemidg” five losta game last evening to the champion Grand Forks team, the score at the end of the game being 18 to 15, in favor of the players from tbe ‘Flickertail” state. The game was very fast, and the local team had all the best of it dur-| the first half, which ended with a score of 14 to 9,in favor of Bemidg.” In the last half, when some changes were made in the line-up of the locals, the visiting players seemed to take on added- energy, and aided very materially by lucky conditions, quickly tied the score and then forged ahead, some of - the players on the Bemidji team appar- ently “losing their heads” and be- coming rattled,leaving their oppos- ing plavers uriguarded, with all kinds of chances to shoot baskets. The two teams lined up first half as follows: Grand Forks — O’Keefe Mahon, forwards; Oliver, Nicher and Holmes, guards. “Big Bemidg”—Markham and Heffron, forwards; Brown, center; Biddinger and Peterson, guards. Roy Lindsay acted as referee, and A. T. Cunningham officiated as umpire, with general satisfac- tion. From the blow of the referee’s whistle until the half ended the local players committed many fouls, only one of which resulted in a score for the visitors, however. And the “Forks” players were also penalized twice on fouls. Joe Markham played a star game for Bemidji, during the first half, scoring eight points, throwing three field baskets and two baskets from fouls. Heffron also threw two field baskets and Brown one. O’Keefe starred for the visiting players, throwing three field baskets in the first half. Mahon threw one field basket and one basket from foul. The half ended with the score being 14 to 9, in favor of Bemidji, and it looked as if the locals had the game “cinched.” In the second half, H. Geil took Heffron’s place as forward. Heffron went in as center, and Brown took Biddinger’s place as guard. The last half was played at a in the and center; furious pace. Joe Markham threw a basket from a foul, which was the only score the locals got, although they were very unlucky in missing many baskets by the very narrowest margins. The visiting players seemed to gain more speed in the second half, and they displayed excellent team work. O’Keefe again showed to great advantage,scoring three points for the half. Oliver, the elongated “‘Big | center,also threw three field baskets, scoring six points. The score for three last half was 9 to 1, in favor of Grand Forks, the latter winning the game by a score of 18 to 15, luck being a great factor in the final result. The game which was played be- tween the girls’ teams of the Bemidji High School was an interesting con- test that was much enjoyed by the crowd, the two fives being selected from among the students in the High School grades. The teams lined up as follows: Team No. 1.—Eva Getchell and Marjory Knox, forwards; Clara Ben- son, center; Inez Geil and Nell Shan- non, guards. Team No. 2.—Gladys Kreatz and Florence Weekley, forwards; Hazel Wells, center; Mable Brown and Bertha Beeson, guards. The young ladies all did very good work, although the halves were of such length that they were visibly tired long before the game was con- cluded. In the first hdlf, Eva Getchell threw a free basket, as the result of a foul, making one point for her team, which was the only score her side secured during the entire game. Hazel Wells, center for the oppos- ing team, threw a field basket and secured a basket also from a free throw for her team, all being made in the first half. Neither side scored in the last half, and the game ended witha score of 3 to 1, in favor of Team No. 2. -+ Miss Dora Hanson refereed, and Professor Biddinger umpired the game, which was entirely free from any semblance of rough work or disputes. Where so many did so well, it would be manifestly unfair to make special mention of any individual player; the girls played a fine, clean game. _— - Pensions Raised for 0ld Vets. The Pioneer has received the fol- lowing letter from Fred Dennis, pri- vate sectetary to Congressman Steenerson, concerning pensions on which action hds been taken lately: “Washington; Jan. 8—Official notice of the allowance of the follow- ing pensions have just been granted. They are all increases. D. W, Hay- den, Blackduck, Co. E, 1st, Minn., $12; James R. Hoyt, Bagley, Co. B. 29th; Ind., $20; Ole E. Soland, Spanlding,:Co. G. 2nd, Minn., $12; Frank M. Stevens, Dunowen, Co. G. 8th, Maine, $15; Lewis B. Larson, Fosston, Co. K. 2nd, Minn,, $15; Lewis H. Burns, Dent, Co. F. 47 Wis., $12; Casper Wohlwend, Barns- ville, Co. L.2nd Wis., $12; Binaldo Eastwood, Bemidji, Co. G. 199 Pa. $12; Isabella E. Waters, Greénbush, | $12; Addison J. Booth, Blackduck, Co. H. 22nd, Iowa, $12; Benjamin Carter, Tenstrike, Co. F. 22 Obhio, | $15; Charles H. Dill, Co. C. 5th, Minn.,, 12; John A. Flesh, Fosston, Corp. Co. G. 9 Minn., $12; Gunder Gunderson, Cli- max, Co. E. 2nd, Minn., $20; Alex- ander Kitson, Lengby, Co. K. 17 Wis., $17;) Thorston Ophahl, McIn- tosh, Sargt Co. D. 10 {Minn., $12.” Middle River, Card of Thanks. To all the friends whose sympathy and seryices were so kindly tendered in my time of bereavement, I desire to extend my sincere thanks. Espec- ially do I appreciate the many kind acts of my employes in this city; their solaces and kindnesses will never be forgotten. 1A Armstrong. STEEL RANGE HUSTLERS TRIFLING WITH FARMERS Selling Stoves and Securing Signed Promises to Pay.---Are Not As Represented. The attention of the Pioneer has been called to-the fact that a number of peddlers are \going about the country in this part of Beltrami and adjoining counties, selling steel ranges, and who are making repre- sentations, that, on their face, it is doubtful if they can “make good.” We are told that the men represent some wholesale concern, and that their methods are as follows: They have a steel range, which they claim is the “best on earth.” They demonstrate by standing on the door of the range, which 1s lowered (which, by the way, you can do on the door of any good steel range) and they give Mr. Farmer a “game of talk” that would make the lightning rod agent of a decade ago look like a 2-year-old kid. Then Mr. Agent, or peddler, or grafter, or whatever you like to call him, produces some document which he claims is a contract, and which he represents as an agreement to pay for the range in several separate payments. The Pioneer has not been favored with a sight of one of these con- tracts, but we have been assured that they are nothing more or less than a promise to pay the whole amount at the time the second small payment is due, the contract being so slyly worded that the average man would not detect the “nigger in the wood pile.” On general principals, it is well to give these traveling hawksters the “cold” shoulder.” They have had no interest in this part of the country, nor any property whatsoever, and there is nothing incumbent upon them to ever Te- turn to the field where: they have reaped so rich a harvest. Once again beware that you thor- oughly understand- the contract which you go into in buying a steel range other than from a dealer of established reputation. Hearing on Jan. 18. The preliminary hearing of Harry Smith, who attempted to shoot Frank Coppersmith on the M. & 1I. train Wednesday evening, will be held on January 18, . Smith was brought before Justice Slocum' .in this city and his preliminary hearing was continued until the. 18th. inst. Smith was taken back' to the Bel. trami county jail, where he wilt be held pendmg the outcome of the hearing. We still have a large uock-f of storm sash. Smith-Minor L‘.untber Co., ’Phon397‘ g : PIONEER WILL PUBLISH DOINGS OF THE_BMHD 3 While We Are Not the Official If,a&ur, Our Readers: Will Be - ‘Informed. | &8 Verily the average newspaper man is of few days and filled ' with microbes. X On the first day of the year 6f our Lord, one thousand nineteen hundred and eight, he goeth before the board of county commissioners, in the full strength of his manhood, and maketh a bid for the county printing; and he getteth turned down. with a.cold, hard thud. And he sayeth unto himself: “Verily, the _way of the competitive bid system’ sumasscth all understanding.” . And, in his wrath, he threateneth to chastise the servants of the people on the county board, even - unto the fourth and fifth generation. - Thls, in substance, is about the intent and purpose of the nw.ardmg of the contract for the county print- ing, every year, and this yeu was no exception. ] After having considered leveral bids and rejecting them, the : County board last evening let the printing contract to the Beltrami County News of this city at figures given elsewhere. The Pioneer would have Tiked to have had the printing, as a matter of course, but the gentlemen' seen fit to ‘award the contract ‘elsewhere: We are not kickers, andas we have lived up to” every agreement made with other publishers, our skirts are clear in thé'matter. While this paper is not the official county paper for 1908, we will, how- éver, print full accounts of the pro- ceedings of the board, as written by the editor of this paper. ‘We wash our hands of the print- ing matter. It held fire for several days, awaiting the - pleasure of the board. DANISH PAPER TAKING INTEREST IN MATHIESON : Pross Dispatches Say .the Paper | Trying to Get Rehe;ring ¢ of :Case. ~ The Duluth News-Tribune yesier— day-contained the following - Associ- | ated press- dispatch “from i Omaha,’| 1elative to Peter. Mathieson, -who iy an inmate of the Beltrami county jail, whereé he'is being held; awaiting the carrying out of the “death sen- tence on February 7, having: been found guilty of killing Johan Johan- son at Tenstrike, last March: 3 “Omaha, Jan 9.—The Pioneer, a Danish newspaper of this city, has undertaken a crusade to secure a. re- hearing of the case of Peter: Mathia- sen, who'is sentenced to be 'hanged at Bemidji, Minn., Feb. ‘7, for the murder of J. Johansen, another Dane. Mathiasen is said to be an ignorant Dane who could nat- speak English and his attorneys ‘at" the trial who could speak Danish, were unable to understand the case. “Mathiasen has written an appeal to the Omaha newspaper asking that |- the paper assist him as he is without funds. In sentencing Mathiasen to death, the judge fainted on. the|. bench.” What the above dlspatcb pmb- ably intended ‘to convey ‘was that] Mathieson’s attorneys. (Gibbons & . Torrance of this city) did notunder- stand, Danish, and we doubt if the |gentlemen aie versed in that language. The statement that the " ‘judge fainted on the bench,” is rather ‘misleading. = Judge McClenahan, who 'sentenced Mathieson, ' also sentenced Merten S. Munn,’ the same day, to be hanged on February 7th. To pronounce a double ‘sen- tence of death is a terrible strain for any mortal man to withstand, and.,;Judge McClenahan:: was-not more than human -in showing emotion. ~ However, the emotion was visible ,only during. the reading of the sentence of Munn. ‘- The judge did not falter when he sentenced Mathieson to hang. The state board of pardons ' will meet on the 13th inst. (next Mon- day)- when attempts will be made | to have the sentences of both Munn and Mathieson commuted “to' life imprisonment. chal news on last page Clothing House ™" The Sensation of the Day! The Wonder of the Hour!] The Most Mighty Avalanche of Ma- The e heimes : Chicsso for Kuppenheimer 820, $22 and $24 Suits for, . Men’s 25¢ Wool Hose Corliss Coon Collars stic Clothing Bargains Ever i Offered in Bemidji. - Overcoats and Suits selling as fait: as’ne ki No wonder, for we are offering unheard ‘of ba- gains Don’t delay= come tomorrow Tha Famous' Kuppenh Hand-Tailored Suits and Overcoatssellmg at manufac Clotheraft $15 and $18 Suits $7;50 $12 50 for ... Florsheim $5 Boya $400. long Ovet(-oa.t-s 5 Kuppenheimer $26 Ove‘r-> : ~ coats for..... _Men’s $18 Overcoats' for w Walk -Over $4 Shoes for mer Shoes for The bozrd ‘of county” commission- ers complefed their work last even- ing and adjourned until Tuesday January 28th. Doran Bros. were given the con- tract for plumbing work to be “done in the court house, _jail - and poor farm. N. A. Otterstad of Turtle River was appointed .appraiser of state lands. ‘John A. Thoren of Solway was appointed supervisor of assessments for the coming year: The appointment of assessors for unorganized territory was asfollows: First, Second ‘and’ Third districts, John Gilstad; Fourth district, Arthur Brose; Fifth district, C. G. Stenmon; Sixth district, Ole Clementson; Seventh district; B. A. ‘Arneson. The - petition ‘for a'‘new school district, presented by the citizens of Redby, was ‘approved. The committee appointed to look after the burial. of deceased. soldiers (under theisection 1843 of the re- vised statutes) was asfollows: First Commissoners - district, J.. M. Bar- ret, ‘Bemidji; Second" district, W. D. Hayden, Blackduck; Third dis- trict, Iver Myhre, Spaulding; Fourth district, /C. O. Glidden, = Bemidji: Fifth district, Benjamin Carter, Ten- strike. The plat.of the Chautaqua Beach Associatian was accepted. ‘The ‘matter of building a road from Bemidji to-the Benville country was then taken up .and Commisson- | was then taken up and, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ADJOURNED LAST NIGHT - “Bgltrami County News of this Gity ““Got Cold Feel’”, and Was Awarded the Printing.---Much Routine Busi- ness Was Transacted Yesterday. ers Wagner and Sibly were . ap- pointed a committee to go over the proposed route and let contracts in sums of less than $500 to different parties, subject to the approval of the board at the meeting to be held January 28th. The matter of the county printing all peti- tions having been rejected by the board, the board awarded the con- tract for printing the delinquent tax list to the Beltrami County News at 7%c per description, and all orher printing to be dene at the rate of 37%c per folio for the first inser- tion and 18c per folio for quent insertions. County Auditor Wilmann and Commissioners Wright and Wagner were appointed as a purchasing committee. It is the intention of the committee to meet twice a month and place contracts for all county work ‘and supplies, the board agree- ing to accept no bills presented for supplies unless ordered by this committee; it being the intention to accept no supplies whatever from any sorce unless approved by the purchasing committee. ‘The matter of taking up the floating indebtedness of the county was then considered and -it is the intention of the board to try to float $120,000 bonds to take up part of this indebtedness, and communications will be addressed to a number of the bonding houses regarding this measure. subse- George Newton Died Last Night. ~George. Newton, aged- 8- years, 'diéd'at the’home “of “his ‘parents in this city, at 8 o’clock last evening The deceased has,been suffering ‘with’ tuberculosis, for some time' past and during the past - summer and fall occupied™ a‘tent “in' the north end of the city. The funeral was held. this after- ‘nopn, Rev.:Deniston having ‘charge of the:'services. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS ' GHUHGHES UF THE. GITY viulnur;tfi "Wthip';: Suhiécls. of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the F:ity ToTormyl. aifzam Catholic' Church—There' will ‘be mass tomorrow at 8:30 and 10:30 a. m. . Episcopal—Services will be held in :the:/ Odd: Fellows hall ' Sunday|’ evening at 8 o’clock. 'Rey. Parshall -will ofiiclate Sabbath .school at 4 pom.at ‘the Odd Fellows hall: Me odxs Eplscopai—]ohn How- ard Denis at 11a.m. ment, of the:Lord’s: Supper; 12 m, Sunday school.” 7 p,m. Ep- 'viri:ith League! ‘meeifig, 8 p.'m. ser- mon by the pasfer, “What , Must .1 Behev e Snved.” = Baptxst—-Mmmng servlde at 11, Sub)ec;t, Chplce}.of_ Mose: Sun- day school 12:10,;.B. Y. P.-U.7:15. Evening service at the “usual time at 8:00." " 'Subject; “Rahab.” ' The pastm- would be’ glad if you would 'pléase’Be on time. . All . seats free. ‘Come and b_rmg 2 friend wxgh you.| !/ Presbyterfan~~At‘ the ' morning service we will observe our q\xfiterly | Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwe]l THREE PERSONS DIED AT GASS LAKE REGENTLY Mrs. L. M. Lang, a Very Popular Lady, Was Among the Number.---Fun- eral Tomorrow. Cass Lake, Jan. 11.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Mrs. Lang, wife of L. M. Lang, judge of probate of Cass county, died at her home in this city at about midnight last night, from an illness of several days cura- tion. The funeral of Mrs. Lang will be held tomorrow afternoon at the_resi- dence. Rev. Barbour, pastor of the local Congregational church, will be in charge of the services and the body will be buried in the Cass Lake cemetery. Mrs. Lang was 50 years old, and was born in New York state. Besides her husband, Mrs. Lang is survived by a son, Harlow Lang, who is also a resident of this city. Judge Lang, husband of the de- ceased, is one of the most prominent G. A. R. men in the entire state, having been the commander of the state G. A. R. at one time. Mrs. Betsie Rosten, 60 years old, died in this village yesterday fore- noon. - She was the victim of paraly- sis, with which she had been con- fined' to her bed during three or four days previous to her death. The funeral will be held in the Methodist church tomorrow after- noon, and the body will be buried in the Cass Lake cemetery. Mrs. Rosten was. the mother of twelve chl]dren,among whom is Mrs Mel Cummings, who lives in Cass Lake. i “The Jtwo-days’-old baby girl of city'“died - last funeral was held : 1 the body. jed 1n the local ceme tery, eve Spemul Notice. All parties indebted ‘to ‘me are ques(zd to'settle their accounts at pay the same to C. F. " | Schmidt, City Meat Market. —H. F. Schmidt.