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

Flks' State Convention June 18, 19 o Bemldjl, and 2. ||| i THE BEMIDJI D Bemidl, 27--fug. 2 Bemidji Bible Conf VOLUME 6. NUMBER 30. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1908. THE BEMIDJI PUBLICITY MEETING WAS EXCELLENT The Small Crowd that Was Present Was Treated to Some Exceptionally Fine Addresses, Covering a Very Wide Range of Subjects. The publicity and developement meetings held in this city yesterday was productive of more instructive speeches and genuine enthusiasm than any other meeting of a similar nature ever held in this city. Ithad been the intention to hold the meet- ing in the city hall, to begin at 10 o’clock in the forenoon, but as there was but a limited number of men in the morning the meeting was post- poned until 2 o’clock in the after- noon, and was held at the court house. J. J. Opsahl acted as chairman of the meeting and introduced W. R. Ingram, who is interested in the South St. Paul Union Stock Vards. Mr. Ingram explained that he was a substitute for Mr. McGivney, who could not attend on account of ill- ness. Mr. Ingram spoke on live stock industry in Minnesota and made many recommendations for the im- provement of the industry in the northern part of the state. He stated that there were 80,000 car- casses of meat shipped into this state from outside states, the cattle being originally raised in M.innesota and sent to Iowa and other parts to be fed, afterwards being shipped back here and sold to Minnesota consumers. Mr. Ingram asserted that the animals should be fed here, and that northern Minnesota has land espec- ially adapted to grazing of cattle. Mr. Ingram pointed to Iowa as one of the best stock raising states in the union and also the greatest diarying country. He said that one reason, probably, for stack rais- ing to be followed more successfully. in this part of the state was the fact that the right kind of cattle were not raised. He advised the rais- ing of thoroughbred stock. The thoroughbred ate less and showed twenty per cent more gain. He told of the raising of “baby beef” being cattle from eight to twenty months old, which matured from twelve to fourteen pounds and made fine beef cattle. Farmers should take care of their live stock, whether for dairying pur- poses, or for beef [purposes. Mr. Ingram gave some interesting facts concerning hogs and the rais- ing of “bacon hogs,” dwelling par- ticularly on the desirability of pur- chasing thoroughbred stock. Mr. Ingram stated that the stock yards company was willing, at all times, to assist in raising’ thorough- bred animals; and he also explained the workings of the stock yards and the conditions of the markets. His speech was very entertaining and full of interest. The next speech on the program was A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experimental Farm of Grand Rapids. Mr. McGuire spoke of two former visits to this city at which times there was but a small attendance at the meetings and said that he had about concluded not to make any more visits to Bemidji. How- ever he was pleased to see a good crowd present at this meeting: Mr. McGuire mentioned the back- wardness of farming in this part of the state and attributed that con- dition to the fact that the land was not cleared. The farmers should get out the stumps. Mr. McGuire said that Le had not taken out any stumps of the farm since he moved there until this spring, when he cleared about three and a half acres as a sort of experi- ment. He had used dyanmite and advocated that method as the prop- er way for getting clea_r of stumps and roots. He said that the dyna- mite should be placed as far in the ground as possible and not near the top because of the fact that if placed near the top it would lose half of its force. By putting the dynamite | 2! roots was removed. He had priced dynamite here and found it was ninteen cents per pound. He be- lieved that if the business men would get together dynamite could be sold for fourteen cents, making a great saving to the farmers. Mr. McGuire spoke of clover as being the most valuable of all the plants on the farm as it takes the element of fertility from the air and places it in the soil, thereby renewing the so1l instead of making it go back- ward. Farmers should grow root and stem crops and use it for feed on their farms. The speaker told of his experiment on raising crops of eighty acres at the Experimental Farm. He had taken eighty acres after Mr. Chap- man had farmed four years and had reported that the sandy soil could not be farmed successfully. Chap | man had told the truth.—Sandy soil could nat be farmed successfully without manuring, Mr. McGuire had taken the same land and on an acre, which Chapman could not secute a bushel of potatoes, he (McGuire) had manured the land, securing 200 bushels of potatoes to an acre and also eleven tons of fodder per acre. Four acres which he had planted to wheat had furn- ished him feed for chichens. For every dollar’s worth of wheat fed to the chickens they had returned to him two dollars. Mr. McGuire told of the deversi- fied crops he had fTaised on this farm; that he used for feed and that he also sold his potatoes. Mr. McGuire spoke of dairying and the profitable results therefrom and how it could be easily followed. Farmers who kept dairy cows, he noticed, were the most. prosperous and farmers should teach their boys and girls how many pounds of milk a cow gives a year instead of too much of the other kind of learning so that they would know more about farming. Mr. McGuire dlgressed from his usual talk on farming and took a shot at the dispensers of “refresh- ments.” The speaker asserted that the liquor traffic and the influence surrounding it was making tramps of visiting foreigners who would make good farmers. He could not feel that he could make any progress as long as the saloons were tolerated. He was not talking from morality but from a basis of dollars and cents. Mr. McGuire asserted thatlast years court expenses in Itasca county cost the county $22,000; and Bel- trami county had beaten that some. He wished everybody was giving Beltrami county credit for prosecut- ing the criminals, but these crimes were due to the liquor traffic, princi- pally, and the people should get to the bottom of the cause of these crimes. Mr. McGuire became quite forc- ible and advised the ‘farmers to get into politics. George H. Welch, commissioner of the State Board of Immiaration, was the next speaker. Mr. Welch said that this was the age of progress and that the old method of living was dispensed with and things were done in a different way than they were in the old days. Mr. Welch commended the mingl- ing of the business men of Bemidji with the farmers of this vicinity and predicted it as a good omen for the future. He had been raised on a farm and knew what farming was. He deplored the fact that many young men from the farm were going to the city, away from a walk in llfe which is the most independent in existance to a life of uncertainty, where congested conditions were such that to advance was a herculean task. He deplored the tendency of the city folks to refer to the farmers s “Rubes.” The farmer is the low every vistage of the stump and r Cont‘nued on Last Page 1Y PIONEER. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH Additional Short Locals. T. L. Duncan of Northome spent last night in the city. A. O. Vachon of Mahnomen was registered at the Markham yester- day. T. J. Miller returned last evening from a business trip to Winona, Minn. ] Mrs. W. S. LaMont and son of Akely came up here last eveaing for an over-Sunday visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Crowell. H. A. Simons returned this morn- ing from Northome where he has been looking after his legal interests for the past few days. Cribbage—Suppose you hold four 5-spots in your hand, and one 5-spot turned for trump. Count your hand. Now if it were possible to hold six 5.spots, what would your hand make? Count it. Harry Koors returned this morn- ing from International Fafils. W. E. Gardner of Cass Lake spent yesterday afternoon and last night in Bemidji. Miss Harding, who teaches the eigth grade in the city schools, went to Nary this morning on a short trip. Miss Elva Muncy of this city went to St. Cloud this_ morning where she will remain for some time. X W. H. Strachan, superintendent of the M. & I railway, passed: through the city this morning to Brainerd from a trip to the north end' of the line to note how the surfacing gang was getting along with the work of putting the finishing touches on the roadbed between Big Falls and In- ternational Falls. Mr. Strachan J. W. Smith, who owns a meat market at Turtle River, returned to his home last evening. Theodore Gullickson returned last evening from a business trip to Jenkins and Pine River. W. F. Kunitz went to Brainerd this morning in the interest of the National Biscuit company. Dr. Warninger, the local veteri- nary surgeon, left this morning for Nary on a professional trip. John Morgan came down this morning from Northome and spent today in the city. He spent most of the day looking up some Sunday school tracts which will be used by his class at Northome next week and on Decoration day. John’s singing school class is also doing nice work preparatory to “Children’s occupied the private car “50.” Day,” in June. [l. W. Bailey Appointed Municipal Judge. St. Paul, May 23.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Gov. Johnson yesterday appointed H. W. Bailey municipal judge of Bemidji. The office was created by act of the legislature in 1907, but it was provided that the court should not be established until authorized by the city council of Bemidji. ment as judge followed. Notice of this authorization was sent to Gov. Johnson, and Mr. Builey’s appoint- Memorial Services Tomorrow. Memorial services will be held in the Methodist church tomorrow forenoon. which will be attended by the members ot the Bemidiji G. A. R. and the G. A, R. Circle, with Company K acting as escort. The members of Company K, G. A. R. and the Circle will meet at the residence of Commander H. W. Bailey. 605 Minnesota avenue, at 10:30 and will march to_the church in a body. Below is given a program of the services: - PROGRAM. Voluntary Selected Solo—One Sweetly Solemn Thought. Mrs. C. J. Pryor. Prayer, Solo—Rock of Ages Mrs. Ge: Scripture Lesson Gloria ......... Anthem—Let Us Sing Unto the Lor Choir. .Davis Hymn—1103 Memorial .Sermon. . Rev. 1. H. Deniston, Pastor. Duet—Blessed Savior Thee d Love....... Fish SOT.OISTS. Mrs. C. J. Pryor, Miss Eva-@raling, Mrs. Gertrude Rogers, Mr. W.H. Vye. " Members of the G. A, R, Post made their annual visit to the school yesterday afternoon and spoke to the scholars on patriotic subjects. Commander H. W. Bailey and Comrades T. ]. Miller, J. M. Fuller and T. H. Pendergast addressed the scholars of six rooms in the high school building, which were assembled in one of the rooms. Commander Bailey spoke on memorial day and the other com- rades gave patriotic addresses, all of which were very-ably~delivered and were much enjoyed by the teachers and pupils. o fora b Cass Lake, May 23.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The body of Joe North was found in Cass Lake near the mouth of Turtle river early yesterday evening. Thereis little doubt that the body of Alex Kittson is somewhere in the lake also. About a month ago Joe North and Alex Kittson stole a boat be- longing to Samuel Sutor from the boat landing, and loading it with provisions embarked and rowed away, nobcdy knew where. A vigorous search was made by Mr. Sutor, but not until the dead TWOMENAT CASS LAKE ARE BELIEVED T0O BE DROWNED Men Stole Boat from Sam Sutor, Filled the Graltuwith Provisions and Started Out on the Lake Trip. body of North was foundy could anything be learned. When leaving the boat landing, the two men were in an intoxicated condition and not on very good terms and it is believed that a quarrel arose and both wefe drowned. North has resided in Cass Lake for a number of years and has made a living chiefly by fishing and hunting. He is not known to have any relatives, Kittson is_one of the oldest inhabitants of the village, having been engaged in cruising. He has a squaw wife who lives here. _— Erton Geil Passed Examination. _ Erton Geil of this city received a let ter this morning stating that he had successfully passed the examina- tion for mail carrier at Virginia, Minn., and that he should begin his new duties on June 15th. The examination was for the pur- pose of securing three mail-carriers for the new free delivery service in Virginia. Mr. Geil ranked second out of the nine who were taking the examination. - His many friends in this city are well pleased to hear of his appointment, although they are sorry to loose sight of his smiling face. Notice to Odd Fellows. The members of Bemidji Lodge I. O. O. F. are requested to meet at the Odd Fellows hall at 10:30 to- morrow forenoon and act as escort of the body of the daughter of Broth- ler L. F. Johnson, BERMAN EMPORIUM THREE DAYS' SALE ON SEVERAL SPECIAL LOTS SATURDAY, MONDAY and TUESDAY Suits, Jackets, Long Coats Lace Curtains For these three days our extensive and excellent line of Lace Curtains at an extraordinary big reduction. 59c and up. All beautiful patterns. Prices 39c, of finest vieve and House off. Dresses Kimonas and Wrappers at cne-fifth Petticoa ts Heatherbloom, Sateen and 8ilk Pet- ticoats in black and colors in this three days sale at 20 per centdiscount. In silk, rubberized silk and fancy - worsted, one-fifth off on our entire line, all in the newest styles, Great reduction on our entire stock of magnificent Midsummer Millinery NEW SHIPMENT SUMMER DRESSES lawn and Gingham. Lace, Silk in silk, and lingerie waists just in. Parasols -- Umbrellas We show the largest and most ex- quisite line of Parasols and Umbrellas that has ever been s best values. hown in Bemidji at Footwear for Ladies, Misses and Children You can find the pret iest line of Oxfords and Slippers in patent kid, vici kid, tan, white and brown canvass at most interesting prices. b BERMAN EMPORIUM GLASS NIGHT EXERGISES WERE OF HiGH ORDER High School Students Gave Splendid Entertainment at City Hall Last Evening. The Class Night exercises given last night by the Senior class of the city High School was a pleas- ing success in every. way. An audience of over 350 people en- joyed the performance, their interest being held until the last drop of the curtain. The class papers were excep- tionally ‘well rendered and showed fine literary abilities. - Each essay ‘was given a’'round of applause and was thoroughly énjoyed from -the’. ; History and the Poem to the Class Gifts, the latter causing continued merriment. 4 The latter part of the evening was taken up by the presentation of the class play, <“The Merchant of Venice Up-to-Date.” Although the acting was of an amateur order, the few mistakes that were made were of such a character as to add to the amuse- ment of the audience. While it is almost unfair to mention any special one, where all did so well, a few words must be said about the leading characters. The parts of Antonio and Bass- anio were rendered in an easy manner, which would do credit. to {up tollthe present high standard. more experienced artists. Shylock was a typical villian. The part of Portia was taken in a dignified way which did justice to the character. The clown, Lancelot Gobbo, ‘was a-source of continual amuse- ment to the audience, provoking unrestrained mirth again and again. The part of the Duke of Venice Twas appropriate to the original, All of the other characters were of a corresponding high degree of acting, and those participating in the play were the recipients of many congratulations after the | performance. The wigs and costumes of the Duke were secured from a Minne- apolis firm. The house scene was painted especially for this occas- sion, and looked very much like Shylock’s house. [Continued on Second Page} e R R SR Brinkman Family Theatre. The performances at the Brinkman are becoming more popular each day. A large crowd is expected tonight and all should come early and procure seats for the show. Mr. Brinkman promises an elaborate show this evening consisting - of mind reading, moving pictures, comic acrobatics and other star vaudeville acts. The illustrated song will be exceptionally strong this evening. This show surpasses all previous ones and it is Mr. Brinkman’s intention to keep them i