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

l s Bemidl, Elks' State Gonvention sme s HE BEMIDJI D. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 15. and 20. m Jiy Bemldil, 27--Aug. 2 Bemidji Bible Conf . MINNESOTA BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1908. COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL CARE FOR Minneapolis Delegation Will THE VISITORS Be Entertained.---Club Will Tell Standard 0il Company Concerning Destrue- tion of Fair Building, Filled With 0il. The Bemidji Commercial club is planning to provide suitable enter- tainment for the members of the Minneapolis Commercial club, who intend to stop in this city for several hours on June 1 and 2, while going to International Falls, and from that place on a trip of inspection of the border town and the great waterfall there. The club received word, through A. G. Rutledge of this city, from Minneapolis, giving the dates and the hours the Commercial club will be here. At a meeting of the commercial club held last night plans were discussed for the proper entertainment of the visitors. The secretary of the Bemidji Commercial club was instructed to write to the secretary of the Minneapolis Com- mercial club for further particulars concerning the proposed trip of the Minneapolis men, and when an answer is received a full program will be arranged and carried out on the dates mentioned. The commercial club also took up the ‘matter of holding a fair in the city the coming fall, and A. P. IWhite, C. J. Pryor and F. S. Lycan | were appointed a committee to for- mulate a letter to the Standard Oil company stating the true facts concerning the loss of the fair ex- hibit building at a recent fire, at which time a carload of oil belong- ing to the Standard Oil company was stored in the exhibit building. It is believed that the Oil company will give substantial assistance in replacing the exhibit building. Whether or not Bemidji will hold a celebration on July 4 was also discussed and the proposition was left open, as it- was thought by some that in view of the fact that the Elks’ State convention will be held in this city two weeks before the 4th, it might not be advisable for Bemidji to celebrate. The secretary was instructed to secure the hall for the use of those who are interested in holding the publicity meeting to be hold in Be- midji May 22. _— Ministrel Maids Coming, What should prove to be one of the greatest novelties of the season will be the Minstrel Maids at the Rink Opera House two nights com- mencing Wednesdav, May 6.. To witness an old time minstrel per- formance, given entirely by young ladies, is indeed a novelty. This company is composed of twenty young ladies, . who are endowed with beauty, wit and vocal talent. They will give an old time minstrel first part, introducing all the latest hits, with Miss Jacqua Casad, the famous lady baton twirler, as a feature. The costumes worn in the firs: part are said to be quite elaborate. The second part consists of a laugh- ing musical comedy, entitled “Harri- gan’s Holiday,” in which the young |ladies will assume the male roles, and are said to bring forth rounds of laughter with their clever work. This attraction is under The Fam- ous Juvenile Bostonian management and promises to be one of the treats of the seaSon. Seats “on sale at Barkers Drug Store. Prices 75¢-50c-25¢c. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. ATTENTION ELKS. [/ MWatt s ereag, & Regular meetmg Bemxd]x Lodge, B. P. 0. E, No. 1052, Thursday evening, May T7th. milk and fodder for a feed. Initiation, and plenty of Elk’s FOLLOW THE CROWD T THE BR FAMILY INKMAN THEATRE PROGRAM 1 Overture—W. J. McIntire MOTION PICTURES 2 Gendarme Has a Keen Eye 3 Scenes About Northern Venice 4 ILLUSTRATED SONG The Home of the Celt and the Gaul W. J. Melutire 5 The Three Millards Musical Artists 6 Minette, the Little Model 7 Bell Boys’ Revenge CHANGE OF FILM TONIGHT 7:30, 8:30 Admission 10 and 9:30 and 15 Cents Daniel Lawler Elected Mayor of St. Paul; McKibben Defeated by Majority of 3,000 St. i’aul, May 6.—(Special to Bemidji Pioneer.)—In the hottest political campnién in the history of the city of St. Paul, Daniel W. Lawler, democratic candidate for mayor of St. Paul, was yesterday elected mayor by a majority. of some 3,000, over Joseph McKlbbon, the republm:m nominee. The result of the election surpassed™ the lkpost sanguine hopes of the supporters of Mr. Lawler, who, although they made claims of large %majofities, acknowledged that they had on their hands the hardest fight of their career. John A. Johnson. The result of the election is also indicative of the strenght of the backers of Govemor District Court Actions. Judge Stanton, yesterday con- sidered several district court matters at the court house. Z Inthe case of R. H. Dickenson vs. Henry Stechman, an action which involves a land contract and which was tried at the last term of court and a verdict rendered for the plaintiff, a motion was made for judgment, notwithstanding the ver- dict. A decision 'of the matter will be rendered later. In the case -of Roy vs. Roy, a suit for divorce, a decree was gr;nted to the plaintiff because of desertion and on statuory grounds. An appeal in the case of Gertrude Lemloh us. the Town of Durand, wherein an application was made for setting aside the award of benefits to the plaintiff, was submitted to the court, WILL ASK PINGHOT TO TALK TO THE GOMMITTEE Water Course Question Will Be Threshed Out With the Depart- ments at Washington. Washinztoh, May 6.—In view of the action of President Roosevelt on Saturday in requesting E. W. Backus of Minneapolis and Representative Bede to confer with Chief Forester Pinchot and Director Newell of the reclamation service regarding the attitude of the government toward the water courses of the country, it was decided to-day by the inter- state commerce committee of the house to have Messrs. Newell and Pinchot before the committee to- morrow, when the officers:of the. war department also will be heard. Intimations have been received by members of the house that Judge Advocate General Davis of the war department does not agree with President Roosevelt on the legal aspects of this question. Mr. Davis has been asked to bring to the com- merce committee of the house all papers and legal opinions held by the war department regarding the questions involved in water powers on navigable streams. There are evidences that the sen- ate’ commerce committee is stren- uously objecting to the position tak- en by President Roosevelt -concern- ing the control by the federal gov- ernment of water courses in the different states. The attitude of the committee on this subject is indi- cated by the rough treatment it is giving to the bill which has been indorsed by the president’s adminis- tration extending the life of the in- land waterways commission and pro- posing to appropriate money for the uses of the commission, "The com- merce committee has practically emasculated the bill, and even if the skeleton form is reported out of|. the committee the chances are it will be killed by the. senate. **Gritf” Is In Town. M. L. Griffiths, who has for sever- al years been general agent for the New York Life Insurance company, but who recently resigned his posi- tion with that companyand is now acting as district agent for the Germania Life Insurance company of New York, came over from Crook- ston last night. “Griff” is one of the best life in- surance solicitors in the state. He is popular with the people, and al- ways gets the business by gentle- manly, popular methods. Local news on last page NORMAL BOARD MEMBER WAS VISITOR IH BEMIDJI Kari -Mathie of St. Cloud, Newly- Appointed Member, in the City on Business. Karl Mathie of St, Cloud, the general manager and treasurer of the Watab Pulp & Paper company, was among the out- ofltown-vxsltors who were in Bemidji . and Tuesday for the tending the advertised meeting of the State Railroad & Warehouse Commission, which was ‘to be held here for the purpose of considering the application of the M. “& I. rail- way company to be allowed to change the freight rates on transportmg pulp wood. The meeting had been indefinitely postponed and Mr. Mathie returned to his home yesterday morning. Mr. Mathie has been appointed a member of the Normal School Board and resident director of the St. Cloud Normal to succeed Alva Eastman, resigned. In commeting on. the appomtment of Mr. Mathie as-a-meiber of the |’ state normal school board, the St Cloud Times very aptly says: “Mr. Karl Mathie is the manager and treasure of the Watab Pulp and Paper mill. He is peculiarly well fit- ted for the position by long experi- ence in educational work. He was for some years superintendent of the public schools at Wausau, Wis., and was so highly thought of that he was nominated for state superintendent of public instruction by the demo- crats. He was also the originator of the Wisconsin system of county train- ing schools, which is meeting with so much favor. The appointment was made by the governor entirely on educational grounds, with a view to securing the greatest ability along this line.” Eight Million Feet Taken West. The sawmill of the Grand Forks Lumber company at East Grand Forks will, this summer, cut into lumber more than eight million feet of logs which were cut in this vicinity, and which will be taken from Be- .midji by rail to Grand Forks. The company has been hauling logs since January.1, having already transported more than five million feet. b The Grand Forks people cut about three million feet of pine on La Salle lake, over near Itasca State Park. These logs were banked on the La Salle lake, and they will now be driven down the Mississippi river to Lake Irving. The logs will be hoisted from Lake Irving at the company’s hoist and will also be taken to Grand Forks to the sawmill. TELEPHONE WILL BE IN OPERATION NEXT WEEK New Line to Lake Plantagnet Will Give ““Farmer Jester” ‘‘Talks” With Everybody. The promoters of the new tele- phone system to be installed between Bemidji and the Jester Farm, on Lake Plantagnet, announces that the system will be completed and ready for operatin some time during the coming week. ‘Recently the company was formed the purpose of building the line from Bemidji to Lake Plantaguet, and the work of purchasing the necrssary poles and paraphernalia was speedily concluded. The mater- ial has been on the grounds for several days, and the announcement made by the company that the line will be in operation next week is good news for those living along the line who intend to connect with the system. 1 The completion of this line will give the farmers on Lake Marquette, together with those at the Jester farm and on Lake Plantagnet con- nection not only with Bemidji but long distanée with the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company to all points thxoughnut{ the horthwest. Checking Up at Jenkins. J. C. Schultz, traveling auditor for the M.&I. railway, left this morn? ing for Tenkins, where he will assist the newly-appointed express agent to make his initial report of the ex- press business at that point. The M.&I. company has discontinued the station at Jenkins, and the express business there has been transferd to W. P. Lock, the Jenkins postmaster, Mr. Schultz will go to Northome this evening, from: Jenkins. LY PIONEER. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH |WILL “BOOST” NORTHERN MINNESOTA AT MEETINGS Prominent Speakers Will Pmieipate in Meetings to Be: Held at Blackduck, Bemidji and Bagley May 21- 22-23.-=-Will Have Beneficial Results. Under the .supervision of the Minnesota Federation of Commer- cial Clubs(of which C. J. Pryor of Bemidii is the member of executive committee from the Ninth-Congress- ional District) meetings for the pur- pose of furthering the interest of northern Minnesota will be held at Blackduck, Bemidji and Bagley, dur- the month of May. Curtis L. Mosher of St. Paul, sec- retary of the federation, has been in correspondence with Mr. Pryor for some time past relative to the pro-{: posed meetings, with the result that| that an execellent progam is being prepared for the meetings, which are expected to result in much benifit to inducing settlers to come to this part of the state as a much more desirable place of residence than the Canadian northwest, or any other projective points. Mr. Mosher will' speak at these meetings, as will also William Mac- givney, superintendent of the Union Stock Yards of St. Paul, and A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experimental Farm at Grand Rapids. It is the intention of the federation and those in charge of the meetings to secure George Welch of St. Paul, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, to deliver an address at each of the three meetings. If Mr. Welch is secured in addition to the other ' ‘gentlemen mentioned, the meeting will be the best, from the GEORGE WELCH, Commissioner of Immigration. standpoiat of a boost proposition, of anv ever held, in this community. The federation is asking the co- operation of the resident of Black- duck, Bemidji and Bagley to the end that rousing meetings may be held, and there will undoubtedly be a large attendence and much enthu: siasm. The dates of the meetings are as follows: Blackduck, Thursday, May 2I; Bemidji, Friday, May 22; Bagley, Saturday, May 23. Everyone is invited to attend. Local news on last page ADVANCE SALE, OF SUMMER GOODS The Bazaar Store THREE DAYS SALE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Beginning May the 7th, and continuing for three days only, we will offer to our patrons an ADVANCE SALE on SUMMER GOODS. One leading feature of our sale will be our . Lingerie Walists Lot I--Combinations Embroideries and fine tucking, regularprice $1.75 and $l 39 $2.00, sale price.. in Laces, price $1.50 and sale price....... Lot 2--Lawn Wais&s, well de- signed and trimmed, regular 5175, 98¢ Merry Widow Notions Merry Widow Pins for . collars, cuffs and veils at 250 Beautiful Silver Vanity Purses, all the rage, regular $2.00, sale price. Every well dressed lady should wear Merry Widow Belts. All Styles and prices. Wash Belts from 15¢ up Shoes Our entire line of Ladies’ Shoes and Oxfords in broken sizes will be on sale at a great reduction. . We are going to close out our entire line of Men’s Heavy Shoes.We are selling them at a great sacrlflce as every pair must go. The Bazaar Store