Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 6, 1908, Page 1

R Histotical Society, 1IE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL VOLUME 5. NUMBER 272. BEM]DJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1908. ELKS HAD AN ENJOYABLE MEETING LAST EVENING Several Speakers of Note Pa ment Provided.---Elegant Telling Was a Feat: The occasion of the official visit of J.Henry Guerin of LittleFalls,district | deputy grand exalted ruler of the Minnesota lodge of Elks, to the Bemidji lodge last evening was made a memorable event in local Elkdom. A crowd of Elks that filled every available seat in the hall greeted Mr. Guerin and he was given a very cordial reception. Last night’s meeting was one of the very best ever held under the auspices of the Bemidji lodge, 1052, B.P. 0. E. Notices had been sent out to the various members that there would be “something doing” at the meeting and every Elk in this vicinity who could possibly be on hand was present to see what was coming. All of the “old bucks,” who have done yoeman service for the Elks, were present and put forth every effort to make the meeting a very interesting one. At the conclusion of the regular business session of the lodge a social session was held which lasted until shortly after midnight. Crawford andAllen,the vaudeville team who are appearing at a local theater, had been engaged to entertain the crowd with one of their sketches. They are a musical team of more than the average ability and their performance | was high class. Mr. Crawford rendered some musical selections on the violincello and cornet and Mr. | Allen accompanied him as the comedian of the team. Their repartee and short stories were highly inter- esting and they were given long and rticipated.---Fine Entertain- Lunch Served; and Story- ure of the Evening. Miss Blanche Boyer accompanied Crawford and Allen, and she gave some fine selections on the piano, besides singing a couple of good songs. “Farmer” Al Jester, “Jack” Dolan of Superior and others got into the limelight with some up-to- the-minute stories which were cheered to the echo. During the evening speeches were made by Mr. Guerin, district deputy, and Andrew Fritz, past exalted ruler of St. Cloud, No. 516. Both gentlemen heartily con- gratulated the members and officers on the very fine showing which they had made. The speakers referred to the fact | that Bemidji, although scarcely more than a year old, was consid- ered one of the best lodges in the north half of the state. The speak- ers stated that they had interviewed many Elks of the state recently and that the antlered brethren in other towns are looking forward with much pleasure to attending the meeting of the state association of Elks which will be held in Be- midji next summer and they as- sured the brethren present that there would be a large enthusiastic crowd in Bemidji at that time. An elegant lunch was served, over which William Parker and wife pre- sided. One of the delecacies of the lunch was the ‘“‘tamarack” roast, which had been furnished by broth ers John Morrison, Jr., and O. Gravelle of the Red Lake agency, two of the very best members of the continued applause. order. o e ] Money Cheerfully R efunded €32¢05. Clothing House can mer, now. weaves. Trousers. We're hav- ing a big sale; very broad choice of wool fabrics that are $2.50 and $3.00 val- ues, selling $1.55 for THE NEW (308 GOODS ARE READY, We pever offered better clothes than these se- lected specially and made for us by The House of Kuppenheimer. Suits, $20 to $35. Overcoats, Raincoats, Topcoats, $15 to $30. LION SHIRTS IN GREAT Any man who now or next winter, spring, fall or sum- Three or four button sacks. sin- gle or double breasted, They are special broken lots * that are worth $15 to $22, now $11.00 L4 use a Suit, better det it in fancy Underwear. And fine derby ribbed wool under- wear that were our best selling garments at $1.50, on sale now at 950 No better line of Gor- dou hats anywhere. New styles and colors, $3. Stetson’s stiff hats, new blocks, $4. The shoe department shows spring Foot-Form shoes, $2.50; Walk-Over, $4; Florsheim shoes and oxfords, $5. VARIETY, $1 T0 $2.50 The Pioneer---40c per Mouth FORTY CENTS PER MONTH: GUESSING AS TO MILL RUNNING AT CROOKSTON It is Probable that Crookston Sawmill Will Be Dismantled and Moved Bemidjiward. The Crookston papers are having quite a spasm, guessing as to whether the plant of the Crooksten Lumber company at that place will be operated during the coming sum- mer. The Crookston Daily Journal of yesterday says concerning the mat- ter: “It looks as though the sawmill of the Crookston company may yet run this season. One of the old employes returned last evening and stated that he had been ordered to report here by the company. This tended *o run days at least this coming season and this employe stated to a representative of the Journal that he was certain that the mill would run days at least the coming summer, though he was not of the opinion thatthe mill would run a double shift. Even a day shift would be a big thing for Croekston and it is the general belief that the mill will run.” While none of the head officials of the Crookston Lumber company will say much as to the plans of the company relative to the mill at Crookston, it is the general belief that the sawmill plant there will, within the next year, be removed from Crookston, probably to Be- mjidi, and if not to this city, at least to some point adjacent to this place. It is a difficult matter to get logs to Crookston, and a costly undertaking, as well, and as this city is in the heart of the timber district, no better point could be selected. Crookston will be located on the shores of either Lake Bemidji or Lake Irving, within the next eight- een months. MOHR-MCMILLIAN GO., AT CITY OPERA HOUSE Famous Entertainers Will Give Their Performance in This City This Evening. Judging from Comments made by responsible newspapers and pri- vate individuals in other parts of the country, the people of Bemidji will be given an opportunity this evening to attend one of the best entertainments ever given in this city, in the appearance of the Mohr-McMillan entertainers. The ladies of Bemidji who have gotten the company here are deserving of praise for their efforts. Mr. Joe Colling, “The Man of Many Voices,” is a strong card with the Mohr-McMillan Company this season. He is, without ques- tion, the Premier Mimic of America, and has worked his specialty in both this country and Europe. The (New York) Morning Tele- graph says: “He imitates nearly everything under the sun.” The Philadelphia Item says; ‘“Joe Col- ling (the mimic) keeps his audience in splendid humor with his clever imitations.” Miss Pauline Weir, does some clever work inthe clever comedies that this company puts on, and in- troduces an orginal club-swinging specialty that always takes. The Missouri Valley Journal says of the company: “The Mohr-McMillan entertain- ment delighted a select audience which filled the MasionicTemple,with one of the cleverested entertainments heard in the city in years. The program was splendid throughout.” Apron and Fancy Work Sale. The Ladies’ Aid of the Methodist church will give an apron and fancy work sale the first week in April. Parties wishing to donate to this may do so by notifying Mrs. Minor, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs. Larson or Mrs. Butler. looks as though the company in-| Itis an even bet that the mill at| NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION of Independent School District of Bemidji. Whereas a potition has been presented to the undersigned, as clerk of said district. re- questing that a special meeting of the legal voters of sald district be called at the time and place, and for the purposes herelnafter set forth, and Whereas the board of education of said dis- trict has on this day by resolution requested and directed that notice of such special meet- ing be glven, as required by law,— Now thereforo, notice s hereby given, that a special election of the legal voters of Tnde- pendont school district of Bemidjl will be held at the Central school house located in block four (4) of the first addition to Bemidii, in the clty of Bemidii, Beltrami county, Min- nesota, on Thhrsday, the 12th day of March, 1908, at seven o'clock p. m., for the purpose of voting upon the proposition of purchasing the following tract of land for a school site and ‘the erection of a high school building thereon, in said district, namely: Block D. of Bemidji Yownsite & Ilaprovement Company’s Sub- division of Outlots C. D, and E. in Bemidjl, Minnesota.—and that the bonds of said dis- trict, In the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars (835,000 in denominations of $1,000 each, bearing Ijterest at_the rate of five (5) per cent per antum, payable In fifteen yoars fiom date of isbue. interest payable semi- ated this 20th day of February, 1908, GRAHAM M. TORRANC?E.k v lerk, A.L.COLE DIES Former Republican Candi- date for Governor, Passed Away This Forenoon. St. Paul, March 6—2:30 p. m.— (Special to Pioneer.)—Word was received in this city this morning that A. L. Cole, formerly of Walker, " HON. A. L. COLE. had died today at some point in Texas, where he had been spending the winter for his health. Mr. Cole was the gubernatorial candidate for governor in 1906, being defeated by the heaviest vote ever recorded against a gubernator- ial candidate in the state. “A Trip to the North Pole.” Saturday evening,. March 7, at the City Opera House, Prof. M. M. McKenzie will give his famous views of scenes taken in the frozen north entitled “A Trip to the North Pole.” The scenes are said to be espec- ially 'good ones and the professor is a fluent talker. - SHEVLIN PREDICTS AS T0 PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR Taft for President and Jacobson for| Governor His Analysis of the Situatien. The Duluth News-Tribune of yes- terday contained the following tele- gram from Washington concerning the visit to the national capital of T. H. Shevlin and Tom Shevlin, Jr., (the latter general manager in this city for the Crookston Lumber com- pany) who were there the first of the week: “Washington, D. C., March 4— Taft for president and Jacobson for governor is the prediction of Tom Shevlin of Minneapolis, who has come- to Washington for a week to hobnob with the local Minnesota colony. “Mr. Shevlin is of the opinion that Jacobson is the most available candidate for governor and thinks that he will be nominated. ‘I will bet even money,’ said Mr. Shevlin, ‘that Taft will be the Repub- lican nominee for president and two to one that if nominated he will be elected. I am of the opinion that Governor Johnson:will be drafted to run for a third term.’ “Mr. Shevlin and his son, T. H., Jr., were among the callers at the - |'ence, on sale at the Pioneer office at MUST REPORT PERMITS; FAILURE A MISDEMEANOR School Superintendents Are Required to Report All Employment Certifi- cates Which Are Issued. St. Paul Pioneer Press: In con- nection with his report on the child labor conditions in Minnesota, Julius Moersch, statistician of . the department, yesterday reported that he had sent letters to the school superintendents calling their atten- tion to the law relating to reports of employment permits granted to children under sixteen years. The law requires the superintendents to make monthly reports of such per- mits and makes the failure to do so a misdemeanor. Mr. Moersch reports that a com- parison of the reports of the factory inspectors and the school superin- tendents for the fall months of 1907 shows that in seventeen towns in which child labor’ was found no reports had been received from the superintendents. Blanks for such reports are furnished by the de- partment calling for the age of the child when leaving school, the grade| or class attended at the time of leaving, the reasoning for grantiug the permit and the nature and place of employment. The information under each head is desiredin order that the reports may be of the greatest possible value in ascertain- ing the exact child labor conditions in the state. In his letter to the superintendents he calls attention to the law on the subject and asks for their co-opera- tion in the future. Bemidji Souvenir Envelopes printed, advertising the dates for holding the Bemidji Bible Confer- 15c per package. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S NEIGHBORING CITIZENS Live Correspondents of the Pioneer Give Interesting Items of News and Comment of the Happenings in Different Country Towns, ; Cunningham. Miss Sophie Rose returned re- cently from Minneapolis, where she has been visiting for the past six months, Mr. and Mrs. Charles @mner are getting ready to leave here for Minneapolis, where they will make their home during the summer. The infant son of Julius Espe is slowly recovering from his long seige of illness and hopes are enter- tained for his complete restoration to health, Battle River. March 4. Martin Matson of Saum was a fbusiness caller here Monday. Elsie and Mamie Jerome visited with Miss Madge Derby Tuesday. A brother of Leo Ramstad is visit- ing at the Ramstad home for a few days. Ole and Olaf Stortren of Saum were business callers in Battle River Monday. Joseph Jerome made a trip to Kelliher Saturday for a load of supplies. John Carlson went to Cass Lake on business Saturday, returning Sun- day morning. A party of young people gathered at the home of A. Berglund Satur- day and enjoyed the evening in dancing and playing games. Ole Olson had the misfortune to wrench his foot while returning from Fhe mill at Saum Friday, his foot be- ing caught between the sleigh and a stump. Spaulding. March 3. L. O. Myhre was a Bemidji visitor Saturday. Local news on last page M. Rvgg was a business visitor at Fowlds Wednesday. John Hanson was a business-, vis- itor in Wilton Monday. A. Blom transacted business at Wilton and Bemidji Tuesday. Mrs. A. Westgaad and son, Theo- dore, were Wilton shoppers ‘Tuesday. Olaf Hove, who has a homestead near Buzzle Lake, is visiting friends in Spaluding this week. Miss Isabelle Waliin, who teaches the Peterson Creek school, Sundayed with her parentsin Bemidji. Mrs. O. E. Soland visited with her daughter, Mrs. A. Dahl and her son, Edward, at Wilton Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Gust Olson arrived here Friday from Egeland, N. D., where Gust is running 2 repair and blacksmith shop. Carl E. Eggan returned to his !lome. near Ada, Saturday, after hav- ing spent most of the winter cutting cordwood for John Austinsop. Clementson. March 3. Miss Lea Olson was an over-Sun- day visitor here. Henry Mundella was a passenger to Rainy River Saturday. Peter Berg went to Spooner last week on a business mission. Jack Fough, one of our popular young men, Sundayed at Baudette. Charles Curtis was a business caller here the latter part of the week. Helen Clementson left for Bau- dette Wednesday, where she will visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. Farder. Homer Lavenger, accompanied by a party of friends, came down from Pinewood. Ont., and spent Sunday here. Peter Plunket, the check-scaler for the - Shevlin-Mathieu Lumber Continued on Last Page Printing The Pioneer Printery” Is Equipped 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 Beltram: county,’and we are{leaders in Commercial Printing. Try us; we'll Suit you. Pioneer Printery White House this afternoon.”