Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 13, 1908, Page 1

Flks' State Convention s THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 48. Bemlall, 8, 19 and 20. | Big Celebration, Bemidji, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JiINE 18, 1908. July 4. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH ELKANAH COMMANDERY IS AUSPICIOUSLY LAUNCHED The Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon and Last Night Was One of the Most Successful in History of Order in Nerthera Minnesota. The first conferring of degrees of knighthood by Elkanah Command- ery, U. D., of Bemidji was performed yesterday afternoon and last even- ing, when many prominent members of commanderies, including several grand officers, were in attendance and participated in the ceremonies. The work was commenced at 3:30 p. m., with Constantine Commandery of Crookston conferring the illus- trious order of the Red cross, and the work is said to have been done in such an efficient manner as to have elicitated many favorable comments from those present. There were fifty-six visitors registered on the lodge register. In the evening the Wadena Com- mandery conferred the order of the temple and Past Commander Charles W. Wilson of Duluth Com- mandery No. 18, conferred the Knights of Malta. After the work of conferring the degrees had been completed, the members of the Elkanah Com- mandery served a buffet luncheon which was thoroughly enjoyed by the large number present. Charles Ovenshire of Minneapolis, the right emminent grand com- mander, delivered a short address which was filled with good words for the commandery and masonery in general. George W. Stowe, grand junior warden, W. H. Lyons, past com- mander of Zion Commandery of Minneapolis, also spoke for the good of the order. Isaac Black, eminent commander of the Elkanah Commandery, re- sponded on behalf of the local com- mandery. At the conclusion of the exercises, at an early hour this morning, Past Emminent Grand Commander George W. Buck of Duluth, who was present, stated that he was greatly pleased with the exercises he had witnessed. The Right Emminent Commander Mr. Ovenshire, expressed himself in emphatic tones as being greatly surprised with the most excellent work performed by the different commanderies which took part in conferring the degrees, and he paid a high compliment to the officers of the new Elkanah commandery for their efficiency. The new lodge has the finest set of robes in the state and starts out under brilliant auspices. Much credit is due Ike Black, W. A. Gould, J. M. Richards and other members of the Elkanah Command- ery for their untiring efforts in get- ting a commandery for Bemidji. It means much to the city in the way of masonery. The following were the members of the different commanderies which participated in the conferring of the degrees: Wadena—H. H. Holden, J. H. O’Neil, J. H. Webster, D. C. Fuller, F. M, Shepard, Ed. Hinds, Frank B. Coon, W. E. Parker, C. W. Miller, Eli Gates, L. L. Benedict, J. L. Egelston, Walter Longfellow. Brainerd—John King, G. D. LaBar, Dr. O. T. Batchellor, J. K. Pierce, George Forsyth, John Arnold, George H. Warner, John Carlson, J. F. McLoed, T. B. Nettleton, Fred Luken, John T. Frater. ' Crookston—L. Ellington, H. C. Misner, A. C. Schmidt, E. O. Hagen, F. D. Bell, Alex. Arnold, C. H. Mix, C. F. Mix, J. F. Moore, W. G. Lytle, E. M. Walsh, C. E. Dampier, W. S. Ward. The candidates on whom were conferred the degrees were the following: Henry Mills, W. B. Stew- art, Bert Getchell, O. E. Jackson, W. A. Currie, E. J. Burgeois, R. H. Schumaker, E. N. French, John S. Hanson, G. E. Carson and Charles Bang, all of whom took the Red Cross, Knights of Malta and Knights Templar; and William Mec- Cuaig, who took the order of the Red Cross. The Constantine Commandery of Crookston returned to their homes on the 3:48 train this morning. The Wadena and Brainerd Comman- deries returned this morning over the G. N.and M.& I. railways, re- spectively. Eminent Grand Commander W. H. Lyons, John T. Black, W. A. Abbot and Charles W. Wilson remained over in the city today to enjoy the fishing and boating, and they also took a ride about the city. WHERE DO YOU SPEND YOUR EVENINGS? FOLLOW THE CROWD TO THE BRINKMAN FAMILY THEATRE High Class Vaudeville and Automatic Drama....... PROGRAM TONIGHT 1. Overture Teddy Bear’s Picnic Dick Bertrum MOTION PICTURES 2. Summer Boarders Tak en In 3. Little Chimney Sweep Tlustrated Song 4. Token of Old Time Days Miss Anna Hager MOTION PICTURES 6. Princess of the Vase 6 The Old Wavorites THE LeNOIRS MARIONETTES AN ENTIRE CHANGE OF PICTURES TONIGHT 7°30, 8:30 and 9:30 Subseribe For The Pioneer. PRIZES FOR BEST DECORATED BUSINESS HOUSES The executive committee of the Elks State Convention Meeting has authorized the giving of the following prizes to local business men for the best-decorated business house in Bemidj, during June 18-19-20: Ist Prize---Best Decorated Business House....$25 2nd Prize---Best Decorated Business House.. 15 3rd Prize---Best Decorated Business House.. 10 (Above for Window and Outside Decorations) A fair and impartial committee will award these prizes, on merit alone, and all local merchants are invited to decorate their places of business and compete for the prizes. F. S. LYCAN, Chairman Executive Committee. $50 The fast Brainerd ball team will play against the Bemidji team at the down-town park in this city Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and it is expected that the game will be a closely-contested one. The Brainerd team will arrive in the city on the week-end train from Brainerd early Sunday morning and will, undoubtedly, bring a bunch of “rooters” with them, as the people of Brainerd believe "that they have a very fast team. Hall and Parker will be the bat- tery for the Brainerd team, and are said to be very good. Hall; the pitcher, is working in the N. P. Bemidji Will Play Brainerd Sunday PO RN B8 George Flemming Will Be af the Game. Shops in Brainerd. He has recently come from the south and is said to be a crackerjack “heaver.” The fans at Brainerd think he is about the best that they have had in for several years. The line-up of the Bemidji team will be about the same as it was last Sunday, with the exception that “Reddy” Hazen will probably play if he is in the city. Fred Baumgartner will pitch, with Louie Roy catching. Charles Roy will also play in the game, and may possible pitch a part of the time. The local team will be strenghten- ed considerably for the game with Hibbing. Frank Kellogg for Vice President Chicago, Juue 13.-—(Special to Pxoueer )—TIt has been decided that Hon. Joseph B Cotton, of Duluth, shall place Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, of St. Paul, in nomination for the repub- lican candidacy for vice-presidency, and Mr. Kellogg’s friends are actively engaged in doing all things possible to promote Mr. Kellogg’s candidacy. One of the arguments which they are most vigorously pressing is that Governor John- son may be given a second place on the democratic ticket, and they say that if this should be done, the result in Minnesota would become uncertain. PAYS HIGH COMPLIMENT TO BEMIDJI AND PIONEER C. L Pancoast,Member of Editorial Staff of Twin CityCom- mercial Bulletin, Thinks Well of Bemidji, and De- clares Pioneer *“‘Boosts’ Good. C. L. Pancoast of Minneapolis, the official representative for the Twin City Commercial Bulletin, has been in Bemidji during the past two days and has been looking over our commercial and social conditions here. He is a close observer, and but few public matters escape his attention. Mr. Pancoast gave out the follow- ing interview to the Pioneer man today “Three elements are essential in the successful developement of any town or community. They are, loca- tion, management,and PUBLICITY. “Bemidji has all three of these elements, and the degree in which they exist makes it safe to predict that Bemidii will land with the top- notchers in the town- developement game. “There is little need to praise the location, it speaks for itself; and as for management—well, just look back ten years and open wide your eyes now, and you can see what has been accomplished. “But the spirit of publicity is the big element in this town today. Why, do you know that if the citizens of this town were to attempt to buy the sort of genuine boosting that you fellows. on the Pioneer are tos- sing to the outside world they would be deciedly up_against it? ““The business men and merchants are most fortunate in having a public organization which has big ideas, the steam to start them going, and the nerve to carry them out. They certainly have to give it to you Pioneer boys for being there in the boosting game. “It is seldom a city newspaper International Fall, June 13.— (Special to Pioneer.)—While arrest- ing two Indians, east of Interna- tional Falls, yesterday, G. W. Loman, Koochiching county game warden for the State Game and Fish Com- mission, was shot in the hand dur- ing tl’le mix-up after he had drawn his revolver to enforce his orders for the redskinsto come with him to town. M. Loman claimed that the two Indians had venison in their pos- session and had been offering it for sale in town, and he decided to place them under arrest. Hetland’s Millinery Sale Opens Monday, June 15th, and continues for ten days. Every- thing in summer millinery will be closed out at greatly reduced prices, including all our latest up- to-date and tailored hats; also a beautiful line of white dress hats just in season, Children’s hats, lake hats, proxerene tats, flowers, ribbons and veilings at bargains such as you never heard of before in the history of millinery. Do not pass up a chance of this kind if you wish to purchase up-to-date goods at low prices, Nothing reserved; everything will be sold at cut prices for the next ten days. Do not wait until the last day, but come early and get first choice of the selection. Remember the place, Hetland’s Millinery store, 313 Minnesota Ave., Bemidji. Carr Family Next Week. The Famous Carr family trio will appear next week at the Brinkman Family Theater. Young ‘Master Carr is reported to be the best child artist on the stage. l.noalnemonhflm A P e (zame Warden Shot, in a Mix-up When Mr. Loman started to bring the two Indians to town, ome of them refused to be taken into custody and thev warden drew his re\}olver in order to enforce his orders. A scuffle followed and the revolver was discharged the ball passing through Mr. Loman’s hand and making a very painful wound. The Indian with whom Mr. scuffle escaped through the thick brush, but his companion was brought to town and Loman had the later in the afternoon was given a sentence of thirty days in the county jail as punishment for his violation of the game laws of the state. While the wound inflicted in Mr. Loman’s hand is very painful it is not of a serious nature, and the warden is thankful that the bullet from the revolver did not enter a vital portion of his body. a2 Sacket-u-way-geisic, the Indian who was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail at International Falls for unlawfully having venision in his possessiou, was brought to this city this morning by Pat Walsh, sheriff; of Koochiching county, and lodged in the Beltrami county jail, as there is no county bastile in Kuoclnchmz county. MAN WHO CAUGHT HUGH BULLHEAD VISITED HERE Thomas H. Hughes, Traveling Freight Agent of the C. & G. W., Is the Ananiastic Fisherman. ‘Thomas H. Hughes of St. Paul, traveling freight agent for the “Maple Leaf” route, and Frank G. Gujer, traveling freight agent for the Rock Island system, were “live wires” who were circulating among Bemidji business men and associ- ating with the local agents of the M. & I. and G. N. railways yes- terda;. Mr. Hughes gained considerable noteriety a year ago through the catching of an enormous fish, which he landed from the lake here. Hughes, never in his life before, caught anything larger than a | “shiner” weighing four ounces and the result of his fishlng experience here was that he ‘swallowed two of his false teeth and lost his shfi hat in the lake. The fish which Hughes caught was a bullhead which measured 23% inches long and weighed eighty-one ‘pounds. Mr. Hughes informed the writer that he had skinned the fish and had the skin securely tacked on his kitchen floor in St. Paul, and he had amply demonstrated that bull- head’s hide was much superior to linolium as a floor covering. Funerat Tomorrow. The two-months-old baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Cameron of this city died vesterday afternoon of pneumonia after three days’ illuness. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon and the M. B. A. lodge will attend in a body. The parents have the sympathy of their many friends in theu' present ereavement. Additional local matter will be found on fourth page. man comes across a small-town daily newspaper in which there is so much live news—and news that makes Be- midji better known throughout the country. “What would it profit this town, with all its advantages, if someone did not take the trouble to publish the good things and the live move- ments to the outside world? “Your Elk’s Conivention has been advertised as few conventions are exploited. And the advertising you have, and are now doing, with your ‘live wire’ publication, is worth hundreds of dollars to Bemidji. “That is what I call snapand gin- ger. This kind of news advertising is like the mustard plaster kind of talk. -It is hotter than blazesand it certainly draws out enthusiasm and makesa booster out of even the most languid citizen. “Besides this hot-boosting copy you are running in the Pioneer, the line of copy that you are sending to other newspapers in the Northwest is also more of the kind of boosting for Bemidji that money cannot buy. “You fellows certainly have the right idea when it comes to doing things for your town, and that is to tell other towns and cities about the good things in Bemidji. “Yesterday when I walked through your streets the little things I observed were enough to tell me I was in a live town. There was more activity in the building and improvement line than any town I have visited in the northwest or any section of the country for that matter. “Bemidji remmds me of the heavy hitter in a ball game. One of those high average fellows, who stands up -to. the plate . with his lamps trimmed and the little grey marbles in his belfry rolling, and taking a swat at every good ball pitched. “The citizens of this town have the advantage of most other towns in that the boosting force in the Pioneer office was not patterned after a clothing store dummy. “They are fortunate—even to a profit in dollars—by having news spreaders who know hew to get the people on the outside talking about Bemidji. The right kind of talk starts men with money to thinking, and that kind of thinking is going to make this town win the Business Pennant.” M. B. A,, Attention. The members of the M. B. A, are requested to meet at the Odd Fel- lows hall tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 o’clock to attend the funeral of the ameron baby in a body. Men’s Underwear, worth 50c “ ~Work Shirts Golf “ 3 [ “ Boy’sWaists. ............. ¥ KneePants.,........ “ (3 “« “« Purple Crepe Paper for Decor: 0. C. ROOD & CO. FURNISHING GOODS AND SHOES ATH STREET NEXT DOOR TO ROE & MARKUSEN'S SPECIAL ! MARKET DAY SALE SATURDAY, JUN. 13 ¢ Fine Golf Shirts wortfi upto $1.60........ 25 doz. Children’s Black Cotton Hose worth 15-20¢ Ladies’ Black, Tan and White Lace Hoze < 25-50c Special Values In Ribbon Extra Quality Taffeta Ribbon, No. 5 and 7, yard. . Company K Sleeper Here. A sleeper arrived in the city today on the Great Northern and is readiness for,Company K, which will leave tomorrow afternoon and go to Lake City via Crookston. in 38¢ 38¢ 38¢ 89¢ 19¢ 19¢ 10¢c 19¢ @ “ 8¢ 10c 7e No. 9 and 12,