Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 23, 1908, Page 1

THE VOLUME 5. NUMBER 235. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSbA¥ EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1908. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON FOR TOMORROW EVENING “Big Bemidg” and Duluth Y. M. C. A. Basketball Teams Will Contest for Supremacy at Bemidji Rink..«= Very Fast Game Looked for. “BIG BEMIDG” BASKETBALL SQUAD. The Bemidg” basketball team has closed | will be| played in this city on Friday even -‘ ing of this week with the strong Y. M. C. A. basketball team of Duluth. | ‘The visting team is said to be the‘ championship basketball organiza-| tion of Duluth, and claims the | championship of northeastern Min- nesota; and as the “Big Bemidg” | has yet to be defeated bya basket-| ball team in the middle or western portion of the north half of the; state, the game to be played next week will be for the basket cham- pionship of northern Minnesota as| a whole. The Duluth team has been de-| feated but once this season, and the defeat was administered by a Wis- consm organwatmn (from Superior). “Big Bemulg” lost one game {his winter, and that defeat was at the| hands of the Grand Forks team last| week. i The status of the Duluth and the| Bemidji teams is about a “stand-off,” i management of the “Big a deal whereby a game i follows: dnd the game that will be played here on Friday evening of next week promises to be the fastest and most hotly-contested game ever seen in this part of the state. Inaletter to Mr. Heffron, Earnest | G. Morse, manager of the Duluth team, says: “We shall be on hand next Friday night, sure. The line-up of our team as near as we can now tell, will be as follows: “Ballou and McLean, forwards; Dinham, center; Skelton and Smith, gua;ds. “We have won the following vic- tories this winter: Y. M. C. A., 76, Company C, 3; Y. M.C. A, 109, Lincoln Park, 8; Y. M. C. A, 66, Nelson-Dewey, 20; Y. M. C. A., 44, All-Stars, 13.” _The above scores would indicate that the Duluth Y. M. C. A. team is a very fast bunch. The Bemidji team will line up as H. Geil and ]J. Markham, forwards; Brown, center; Peterson and Collins or Biddinger, guards. LENT WILL COMMENGE ON THE 4TH OF MARGH | Easter Falls on April the Nineteenth| this Year.—Church Calender for the Year. | Lent will begin March 4 this year and Easter Sunday will fall on April 19, according to the 1908 almanacs and the rules which set moveable, feast and religious days. A single page on the almanacs of today represents the meat of the en- tire publications and that is the page | devoted to church days, echpses,\ etc. [Easter comes somewhat later than last year, when it fell on March 31, an unusually early date. In 1908 it will come at what may be termed a normal period, being mid- way between the two extremes. All the church holidays dependent upon the date of Easter fall likewise which is quite different from Feb. 13, i ast year’s date. The full list of church days follows: Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 16; Sexagesima Sun- day, March I; Shrove Tuesday, March 3; Ash Wednesday, March 4; Quadragesima Sunday, March 8; Palm Sunday, April 12; Good 'Eril day, April 17; Easter Sunday, April 19; Low Sunday, April 26; Rogation Sunday, May 24; Ascension Day, May 28; Whit Sunday, June 8; Trin- ity Sunday, June 14; Corpus Christi, | June 18; Advent Sunday, Nov. 29; Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Ember days for 1908: March 11, 13 and 14; June 10, 12 and 13; Sept. 16, 18 and 19; Dec. 16, 18 and 19. Wanted for Reading Room. The Salvation Army is opening a workingmen’s reading room in con- nection with their work in Bemidji and are in need of some book shelves, book cases and tables and a few good historical books. If any per- son that can give any of the above would kindly send them to the Salvation Army hall or notify the neither extremely early nor decidedly late. officers in charge, they will be Thus Lent begins March 4, ! pleased to call for the same. Silk 67 Cts. $1.00 and $1.25 qualities in Fancy Silk at ~until Saturday Night 0’Leary & Bowser. Sale a Yard GASE AGAINST ELMER ALTON WAS DISMISSED Brant Girl, Who Made Grave Charge Against Alton, Admitted that She Lied. Elmer Alton, who was arrested on Tuesday on the complaint of the mother of Margaret Brant, a 9-year- old girl, charged with a grave statu- tory offense, was released yesterday at 1 30 p. m. on motion of County A\Itorney Henry Funkley. It appears that the Brant girl made grave charges as to having been mistreated by a man and indi- cated that the offender was Mr. Alton. The latter has been in the employ of Hagberg & Knopke in the Bemidji Meat Market and the story told by the girl implicated Alton pretty strongly. Alton was placed in jail Tuesday afternoun and was held there Tues- day night and Wednesday forenoon. In the meantime the officials gave the Brant girl a close questioning, with the result that the youngster finally stated decisivevly that. Mr. Alton was not the man who had committed the offense charged. The case against Alton was dis- missed yesterday afternoon and he was released from custody at the request of the county attorney. The officials took up the matter with the parents of the Brant girl with the result that they promised immediately to sead the girl toa private school, the authorities in: sisting that if this was not done at once, they would take steps to send the girl to the reformatory at Red Wing. Mr. Alton is to be congratu- lated on having escaped the charges which the girl lodged against him. From what can be learned, the girl, although 9 years old, hasa very unsavory reputation, and should at once be given severe training for the betterment of her morals. The girl might have designated almost any man on the street as being the one who committed the acts which she charged. Mr. Alton has always born an uublemished reputation and the lies told by the girl failed to shake the faith which his employers and his wife had in his moral integrity. Fred Jordan’s Character Reading. Our friend Fred Jordan, through his long training as a commercial traveler, is a good judge of human nature. On estimating character, Fred gives out the following as being a few of the signs that never fail: “If a man carries matches in the check pocketof his coat, and you see him buying cigars, you may know that he is addicted to smok- ing. “If a man has a habit of clinching his fist and knitting his brow when you swear at him, set him down as a quick-tempered man. “When a man’s shoes run over at the heels on the outside, his collar is frayed, his trousers bag at the knees, his hat has dents in it and he always looks as though he needs a shave, this indicates that he has the literary temperament. “The man who whistles popular airs ina car, and always gets the tune wrong, is fond of onions. “If you see a man cutting the cooking recipes out of the paper and throwing them away, you may decide that he is a cunning man whose wife is doing her own cook- ing. “If you notice a man with a black eye, a broken nose, patches of courtplaster on his cheeks, an arm in a sling and two or three teeth missing, he is a man of comba- tive disposition but poor judgment.” Maybe 'Twas lke Black. The indentity of the author of the subjoined “spiel” has been lost in the shuffle. However, we took it from the International Falls Echo, and as Tke Black was at the “Falls” recently, We surmize it is one oi Ike's “narratives”. Says the Echo: . “Yesterday a friend who had heard that we sometlmes Suffer-‘from-in- somnia told us of a sure cure. ‘Eat a pint of peanuts and’ drink two or three glasses of milk before going to bed’, said he, ‘and'I'll warrant you'll be asleep within half an hour.’ “We did as-be suggested, and now for the benefit of others who may be afilicted wiq_l: insomnia we feel it to be our dutyfo report what hap- pened, so far as we are able this morning to recall the details. First let us say our friend was right. We did go to sleep very ‘soon after our retirement. “Then a friend with his head under his arm came along and asked us if we wanted to buy his feet. We were negotiating with him when the dragon on whigh we were riding slipped out of his skin and left us floating .in ‘mid-air; While we were considering how ‘we should go down, a bull with two heads peered over the edge of the 'wall-and said he would haul us up ¥ we would first climb out and rig:a windlass for him. So as we were “sliding down the mountain side the . brakeman came in, and we asked him when the train would reach our station. ‘We passed your station’'400 years ago’, he said, calmly folding the train up and slipping it mtu is vest pocket. At this juncture the clown bounded into the ring and pnlled the center pole out of the ground, lifting. the tent and all the pedplein it up, up, up, while we stood on the -earth be- low watching ourselyes go out-of sight among the cloutfs above. Then we awoke and fuundf that we had been asleep almost ten minutes.” BILL FOR REDISTRIGTING THAT FOREST RESERVE Senator ‘Clapp Has Prepared Bill Changing Boundaries of Reserve at Cass: Lake. i 3wy Washington, Jan. 23.=A bill pre-| sented yesterday by Senator Clapp creating a forest reserve of certain parts of the Winnibogashish, Leech Lake and Cass Lake reservations in the northern part of Minnesota, is an extension of legislation which has- been passed by former con- gresses relating to the lands of the Indians, and at the same time pro- viding ways and means for creating a forest reserve aggregating more than 300,000 acres of land, in addi- tion to setting aside a part of the land for forest reserve purposes. Senator Clapp’s bill creates a com- mission to be appointed by the presi- dent, the secretary of the interior and by the counsel of the Chippewa Indians to carry into effect the pur- pose of the act, and the commission- ers so appointed are to receive com- pensation at the rate of $10 per day. The boundaries of the proposed reserve will extend - from ‘Bowstring iake south to Mud lake -and west- ward from ' both these marks to in- clude lands in and around Cass lake. Provision is also made in the -bill for enabling Indians to have allot-| { ments of lands anywhere within the|; boundaries of the proposed reserve to obtain .allotments elsewhere-on Indian lands, ‘under arrangements; to be made by ‘the secretary of. the interior. « Tt is also proposed that the mer- chantable timber in- forest reserve tracts except . certain lands. in the immediate vicinity and on the islands. of Cass lake shall be ap- praised and- disposed of, and the funds so realized: shall go to the credit of the Indians. Dampier Makes ’Em Dig Up. Akeley Herald: Some five .years ago a mgn by the name of Fornier, charged with some criminal offense, was released on a $750.00° bond, or rather, he deposited the money with a bank ‘at Park Rapids, and the bank went on his surety. When the case was called the defendent failed to appear, and the bank has had the use of ‘the money ever since. In looking over the old files in his office County Attorney Dampier discovered the facts as noted above and prompt- ly “moved the -court” to have the bond forfeited, which was done and the money turned into the county. treasury, where it would seem, in hould have been yms ago. e BAND AND ORGHESTRA GONGERT JANUARY 28 Professor Symington Has Prepared an Up-to-Date Program of Good Things. The Bemidji band and orchestra will give a concert at the city opera house next Tuesday evening, Janu- ary 28th, being the regular monthly musical entertainment of those organizations. Professor Thomas Symington, leader of the band and orchestra,has arranged an excellent program,which is as follows: ORCHESTRA. March—"Arabla” .. Selection—"Roly Poly’ ‘Tone Poem—""Apple Blosso: March—"‘Charge of the Roi RIders”. ccoevceintnnsensnans, VoIoR. Vocal Solo—Seclected. .. Miss Ida Bro Vocal Solo—"For All Eternity Mr. Rood. BAND, March—“0ld" Faithful”............. Hgltzman 'Gems of 1907"" Hunter & Day Concert Wlluas— 'Wedding of the .John F. Hall In preparing the program, Pro- fessor' Symington has selected a lot of “new stuff” which is certain to catch the ears of the music-loving public of Bemidji as no other con- cert has done. 3 At the conclusion of the concert, the Bemidji orchestra will give a dance. There shnuld be a large attend- ance at this concert, as the band needs encouragement and patronage, as we have a splendid musical organization that is a great credit to the city. Club Dance Tonight. The Young People’s Dancing Club will give a dance at Masonic hall tonight. All members should be on hand, prepared for a fine sociaF time. Local news on last page BEMIDJT DAILY PION EET WINNESOTA HISTORICAL FORTY CENTS PER MONTH F. S. Lycan, president, and C. J. Pryor, secretary, of the Bemidji Commercial Club, came in last even- ing from St. Paul, where they were last week attending and participat- ing in the organization of the new Minnesota Federation of Commercial Clubs. Speaking of the new organization and its purposes Mr. Lycan says: “In organizing the new federation there has been formed a great asso- ciation of ‘boosters’ for Minnesota. which will do much good work for | the state, : **The new federation is a business men’s organization: It has adopted the advertising of Minnesota and making the state better known asits central purpose, and will consider as its legitimate field of work all business questions relating to state advertising and development, in- creasing the effectiveness of individ- ual commiercial clubs and similar organizations in their own fields, and the bringing about of system and harmony between all such organiza- tions in all work for a greater Min- nesota. “An important feature of the con- stitution is that the active business affairs of the federation will be left to the wisdom of the well distributed and represéntative executive com- mittee. Anather important feature is that every commercial club in the state is on an equal footing., St- THE NEW ORGANIZATION WILL “BOOST” MINNESOTA F. 8. Lycan Tells of the Good Work Planned to Be Done by the Minnesota Federation of Coml!oreial Clubs Organized Last Week. Paul and Minneapolis with 1,000 members each, will have no more vote or influence on a ballot either in executive committee or on the floor of meetings of the federation than the smallest business organiza- tion in the membership. “The sessions of the new federa- tion were marked by exceptional harmony and the evident desire of every delegate to aid in perfecting some practical organization which may utilize the tremendous oppor- tunities for state advertising and developmeng_thmugh which an ex- pression may be had from the repre- sentative business men of the state. “A general state campaign will be commenced immediately for better advertising. Plans have been practically completed and will be shortly announced by the executive committee through which the federa- tion will be able to.secure through a single well-thought-eut effort, adver- tising of Minnesota cities and towns estimated to be worth more than $1,000 a week during 1908. ‘“The active co-operation of the state immigration bureau has been secured and the federation will have the hearty aid and support of Commissioner George Welch; who will co-operate with the executive committee in all joint efforts look- ing to the settlements of the state’s agricultural lands, and state adver- tising.” Subseribe For The Pioneer. BEMIDJI PIONEER. Pioneer Advertising Reaches the People. Advertisements printed in‘the Bemidji Pioneer are read by .more people than if published in any other three news- papers_combined printed in Beltrami county. The Pioneer has three times the circulation of any Beltrami county .competitor, and contains more local, county and state news, hence our adver- tising space brings larger returns. We Court Investigation