Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 8, 1908, Page 1

Bemidll, Elks' State Convention ez and 20, Bemid], ||| Julyi27-Aug. 2 BlstoHca! Soc!eg, mp,, h! Bemid;i Blble'lConference THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEEE VOLUME 6. NUMBER 17. BEMIDJ'I, MINNESOTA, FIRDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1908. LIBERAL DONATIONS ARE MADE FOR ELKS’ MEETING Arrangement Committees Are Making Fine Frogress in Providing for What Promises to Be Most Notable Gathering in Northern Minnesota That the importance of the forth- coming visit of hundreds of Elks to the city of Bemidji to participate in the fourth annual meeting of the Minnesota State association of B. P. O. E. is fully appreciated by the people of Bemidji has been amply evidenced by the liberal responses which have been made at the requests of the local soliciting com- mittee for funds with which to pre- pare entertainment for the B. P. O. E. members and their ladies and other visitors who are not Elks, but who will be in this June 18-19-20, when the meeting will be held. The soliciting committee has secured more money than at first was deemed possible to get, and the committees which have been work- ing deligently to formulate arrange- ments for the most notable gather- ing of Elks in the history of the state have been given the word that no expense need be spared to give the visiting brethen everything possible to provide. The arrangements for the forth- coming meeting are being made with tha best of order and perfection of detail, there being the utmost har- mony and lats of enthusiasm on the part of every member of the lodge, all of whom have been dele- gated to take some part in the ar- rangements. One of the good things provided for the visitors is the free use of all the rowboats, together with bait and attendants, which are used by the City Boat company; and also free tickets for transportation around Lake Bemidji on the “North Star,” Captain McLachlan’s big boat. The rowboats and fishing paraphernalia will be at the command of the Elks (who will be provided with suitable badges) from 4 o’clock in the morn- ing until near the time.for “even- ing prayer” (11 p. m.) and the local game warden has assured the com- mittee that the fish will bite at the command of any “browser” who is in town at that time. The ladies who will visit Bemidji during the state meet will be as royally entertained as will the mem- bers of the B. P. O. E., Mrs. John C. Parker, chairwoman of the com- mittee having that part of the meet in charge, is selecting her assistants, and has been allowed ample funds to provide entertain- ment for the lady visitors. She will be amply backed by the local Elks, in every possible way. Bemidji Elks will have new uni- forms, consisting of white duck ulster coats, reaching to six inches from the ground, white hats all trimmed with purple, a purple and white “umbrella, white shoes and purple spats. More than eighty uniforms have already been ordered, and the lodge is assured that fully 100 uniformed members of Bemidii, 1052, will be in line the day of the big parade. The white hat will be means of identification for any visit- ing Elk who may wander from the beaten highway and who may de- sire to again regain his compass bearings—in that the souvenir pro- gram will order the stranger to “‘ask the man with the white hat,” so that any Bemidji Elk will be a 'bureau of information to one. A Souvenir program will be issued in a few days, which will contain engravings of the officers of the LET'S CELEBRATE THE FOURTH. In order that Bemidji and the surrounding country may join together and have a good, old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration, a “harmony meeting” will be held in the council chambers Friday |Sir Knights from Towns in This Vieinity flet in Bfl'fl“ii Last Evening.---Will Set Date for Instituting the evening, May 8th. EVERYBODY turn out to meeting. JOHN WASHBURN. by a single Park Rapids Will Play ' Bemidii_ Sunday Manager Washburn announces that he has secured the Park Rapids baseball team to play here next Sunday, at 8:30 p. m.,, when the Bemidji team will play its strong- est line-up against the visitors. Last year Park Rapids and Bemidji played a very close game, Bemidji winning score, after a hard fight. association, together with the officials and prominent members of Bemidji, lodge, views-of points of interest in and about Bemidji, and a full in- formation concerning the city and the annual meeting of the Elks. Altogether, Bemidji Elks are very highly gratified with the success which they have so far attained in their preparations for the annual meeting of the state association, and that June 18-19-20 will witness a big crowd of enthusiastic Elks enjoy- ing the good things provided for them at Bemidji has gone abroad over the state, and will be fully at- tested when the dates roll around. Work at Cemetery. I will have a crew of cement workers at Greenwood cemetery the balance of this week, anyone desir- ing work done in this line should call on or leave orders with the undersigned. J. H. Crouch, Phone 199-2. yard , day and Saturdaj, only............. 8,000 yards Dress Lawn, all good patterns, Friday and Saturday, per yard 7c Skirts 1 lot plain gray and mixed patterns, $6.75 values, Fri- Waists A few odds and ends Waists to close out at HALF PRICE Friday and Saturday 50 dozen Per_5e Children’s Hose, spec- ials in one lot.. Berman Emporium The Store for Good Values and High Grade Merchandise On Sale for Friday and Saturday May 8th and 9th 5,000 yards best Print, Fri- day and baturday, Misses’, Boys’ and 10¢ The best Hose ever offered for the money Millinery Special reduction for Friday and Saturday on our entire stock of Ladies’, Misses, and Children’s Trimmed and Un- $4.39 trimmed Hats. Shoes As a special inducement_to introduce our new extensive line of excellent Shoes, Ox= ive 20 rida includes fords and Slippers for Ladies, Misses and Children, we will per cent discount and Saturday. This the famous Red School House Shoe These Bargains Hold Good Friday and Saturday Only erman Emporium FIND A BUNGH OF “BUM” GOINS-ON LAKE SHORE While Playing Near “Diamond Pomt,” Boys Make' a Find of the ‘‘Queer.” Something of a sensation was caused by two youths of the city findinga lot of “bad” twenty-five cent pieces within the city limits last night, and the worthless imitat- ions of the genuine . silver are be- lieved to have been fhe property of some individual who made a practice of “loading” slot machines when the same were being operated in this city, 4 yearor so ago. The coins “were}ound by - Bertie Blackland and‘and Harold Lindseth while they were playing on the shore of Lake Bemidji, near Diamond Point. The boys located 506 of the “quarters” concealed in an old log and they took them from their hiding place and brought them to the city. The coins are fair imitatiens of the genuine money, but the material from which they were made was of such a poor metal that they would decieve but few, but might be used to “load” a slot machine. See Fuller for Marble Work. J. M. Fuller of this city is the sole agent for the Northwestern Marble Works, and as such agent' has the exclusive right to sell the products of that company. Mr. Fuller has, by his straight- forward business methods, gained the confidence of every resident of Bemidji, and will undoubtedly re- ceive many orders for work turned out by the Northwestern Marble works, which has a state-wide repu- tation of excellence in marble pro- duction. See Mr. Fuller before you pur- chase your marble work. BEMIDJI FIREMEN WILL 60 TO THE TOURNAMENT Ray Dennnis Is Appointed Cal;tain and Team Will Begin Practic- ing Next Monday. The members.of the Bemidjifire department have finally agreed to send a running team to Thief River Falls to participate in the annual tournament of the Northern Minne- sota Firemens Tournament associa- tion, which will be held in Thiet River Falls June 29 and 30 and July land2, - = The local fire department has hesi- tated about forming a ‘decision for sending the team to Thief River because of the fact that the dates first announced for the holding of the ‘tournament conflcted with the dates selected for the militia en- campment at Lake City. As many of the fire. boys are also members of the militia company it would have been impossible for them to participate in the races 3t Thief River Falls, but the firemen over west kindly charged the tourna- ment to a later date. At a meeting of the fire. Depart- ment, held last evening, Ray Dennis, the champion coupler, was elected captain of the running team, and the first practice will be held next Monday evening. Bemidji has always had one of the fastest running teams in the entire country. The department now owns two championship banners and have determined to get the one to be offered at Thief River. Resolutions. Resolutions of sympathy and re- spect adopted by the Star of theWest Lodge No. 183, Bemidji, Minn. Whereas the angel of death has entered the home of Brother George A. Canterbury and removed his be- loved daughter, Emma Linton. + -Resolved, That we as Rebehahs extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents. Resolved, That a copy of the reso- lutions be sent to the bereaved fam- ily, to a local paper, and also be spread upon the records of our lodge. Mrs. Sarah McTaggart. Mrs. Gladdis Erickson. Mrs. Etta Geil.., GREENWOOD GEMETERY BEING GLEARED BY GITY Bemidii’s ‘‘City of the Dead” Will Be Made to Look More Beautiful. The city authorities, under the direction of Mayor Pogue are clean- ing the public grounds at “Green- wood,” Bemidji’s “city of the Dead,” and when ‘the improvements are completed, the place will look very well. Cement walks are being put in, and the mayor has stated that he will haul away, free of charge any clearings of rubbish that may be gathered together from the lots. It is the intention to have the cemetery present a nice appearance on Memorial day, and as the mem- bers of the G. A. R. and the Circle have planted flowers and cared for their grounds, the whole will be a credit to Bemidji and those citizens who have taken an interest in the matter. Planing at Reasonable Prices. ‘Any desiring planing done, should apply to the Bemidji Handle Factory, where satisfaction is guaranteed, and where prices are reasonable. Give us a trial. Bemidji Handle Com- pany. 3 Company “K” Attention. There will be no meeting of the militia tonight. Order to turn out is hereby annulled. A. Otto, Capt. Notice. As I expect to leave for the west about June 1, all parties indebted to me are requested tocall and settle all accounts before that date. C. C. WOODWARD. FORTY PER MONTH MUCH INTEREST IS BEING SHOWN IN COMMANDERY Bemidji Commandery. = RS <E 3N | Members of the Knights Templar commanderies, who live in the terri- tory adjacent to Bemidji, are exhibit- ing much interest in the forthcoming organization of Elkanah Command- ery, which will be - launched in Bemidji on a date in the near future, which date will be set at a meeting to be held here on May 22. A preliminary meeting was held in this city last evening for the purpose of “getting together” of the “Sir Knights” who will be charter mem- bers of the new commandery. The following were present at the meeting: Walker—John King, Frater, Dr. Kulander. Blackduck—T. A. Cross and John Cann. Solway—O. H. Sime. Cass Lake—L. H. Burns. John T. Harding and Gust St. Paul—Gene Lewis. Bemidji—Ike Black, J. M. Rich- ards, W.A. Gould, R. Manzel and F. S. Lycan. The Knights Templar Commande ery which Bemidji will have will te instituted and installed by Grarnd Commander W. E. Ovenshire of Minneapolis. The exact date for the launching of the new command- ery will be set at a meeting of those who were present last evening, to be held in this city May 22. The name of the new commandery will be Elkanah, by dispensation. Ike Black will be the first eminent commander; W. A. Gould, general issimo and John M. Richards, cap- {tam general. The local Sir Knights are receiv- ing many congratulations on their success in obtaining a commandery for this city. —_— HELPED MAKE GASS LAKE A THRIVING METROPOLIS L. H: Burns, One of the Pioneers, Was Over from the Lake Yesterday Atternoon. L. H. Burns of Cass Lake (every- body over at the “Lake” knows “Lute”) came over from his home yesterday afternoon and spent the evening in the city, returning home on the night train. o Mr. Burns was one of the Pioneer residents of Cass Lake, coming to that place when the Indians were monarchs of the place and when “squatting” on ‘‘Section 16” and dickering with the ‘“red fellows” formed the principal - occupation of the citizens of that place. “Lute” was one of the original *'squatters” who stuck to Cass Lake when the Indian department, through the arbitrary ruling of Sec- etary Hitchcock, ordered the Cass Lake settlers to get off the reserva- tion or be forcibly ejected by the company of regulars who were then stationed at Walker to see to it that *“0ld Bug” didn't drink all the water out of Leech Lake and thus wantonly destroy the fish that inhabit the “deep” there. Mr. Burns objected, strenuously and forcibly, to the order of the sec- retary, and wigh the assistance of other sturdy residents who knew their rights, stuck to his post, with the result that the secretary’s order was rescinded for two weeks and was entirely lost sight of—and the village of Cass Lake has resulted. “Lute” is a “sticker” of the thirty- third degree—and he came from down in Iowa where they pair off bees with lightening bugs, in order that the industrious Iowa honey- maker may work over-time, in the dusk of the evening. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. WHERE DO YOU SPEND YOUR EVENINGS? FOLLOW THE CROWD TO THE BR FAMILY INKMAN THEATRE High Class Vaudeville and ' Automatic Drama....... PROGRAM TONIGHT 1. Overture W. J. Mclntire MOTION PIGTURES Rival Barbers. Henry Hudson. Women Armies. ILLUSTRATED SONG 5. When You Love Her and She Love You. W. J. Mclutire 7:30, 8:30 Admission 10 6. The Three Millards, Comedy Musical Artists MOTION PICTURES 7. In & Difficult Position. 8. Nellie, the Protty TypeWnter and 9:30 and 15 Cents b