Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 18, 1908, Page 1

. ‘. VOLUME 6 . NUMBER 52. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 18, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH OPENING DAY IS GOOD DESPITE BAD WEATHER ““Ask the Man wnth the White Hat.” Many Elks Have Arrived in the City and There Is Much Enthusiasm.---Crookston and Mahara Bands Lib- eral with Fine Music. Brother Al, Jester, who is acting as chairman of the reception committee, is one of the very best story-tellers in the state, He has made a record with his telephone story, and he has been requested to repeat it at the ladies’ reception and musical at the Elks’ hall tomorrow afternoon. We doubt if he posses the nerve to stand before those lady Elks and tell it in the same manner in which he told us old “bucks.” WHEN IT°S RAININ’. LBY “DOC" RUTLE (Dedicated to W. W. Koons, Exalted Ruler of St. Cloud Lodge.) [ aln’t by nature one to fret, An T'm the sorest one o all! But when it's dreary, drizzli I feel just like T'dlike to maul Jest dribble, d An’sky Is jest a Why, T get blue—get in the dumps, [ count each one o' all the bumps Hard Luck has handed me, an’ then T multiply 'em all bble all th The stin’ daylight out O everything that's round about! nin,! Rain an’ rain! »ep against the window pane, An’ make tear-puddles in the road! You can’t put more on my bix load 0O gloomind confound you! Rain! Splash down with all your might an’ main, Goon a-rainin’! Sizzle! Soak! The clouds sob down an’ weep and sigh An Good Luck comes an' says “goc Tt seems as if the sun won't rise No more forever iu the skies, Until I'm sorry that I spoke. As it the sky won't be no more G . : I ain’t by nature one to sigh, As blue as it has been before, ¥ REDIa0) But I want things all bright an’ dry: An’ all them clonds jest ¢ [ don’t wan't dri -drazzle days Around my Inmost heart i 7 When Dolefulness comes in an’ lays 0ld hand right on my heart that we must never part. nin'! Drain the sky Until the clouds is plumb drained dry! So mad the; th both feet, An' yone that speaks to me Is je sore as sore can he— Thursday, June 18th. | BETERNODN E—— lmu Annual Conventlon of the State Assocla- EVENING tion, at City Hall. T 2:00-Ladies' Reception and Musical, at Elk's Hall, 7:00-Wer D: Lak 7;30—Band Concert, on Pier, by Crookston Band. 8:30—Mahara's Minstrels at Coliseum, by Red Lake Indians, on Shore. 3:00—Band Concert. Baseball Game, Hibbing vs. Bemidjl EVENING Friday, June 19th. FORENOON 7:00—~War Dance, Canoe Race and Foot Race by Red Lake Indlans, on Lake Shore. | 7:30~Band Concert, at Pier, Crookston Band | Minstrels, at Coliseum. 10:00—Parade of all Lodges of the State and at City Hall, Free to Elks of Elks present from North Dakota | and other States. All Elks are In- | vited to participate. The parade will be formed at the Masonic | Halland led by the Crookston band. The | Sa@turday, June 20th. line of march will be as follow Beltraml avenue to Third s FORENOON Third stréet to Minnesota avenue, north on S Minnesota avenue to Sixth strcet, cast on | 9:00—Ladies' Drive Around Bemldjl. Sixth street o Beltrami avonue, north on | 10,00~ Taseball Game, Grookston Elks vs, Beltrami avenue to Eighth street, cast on | Bemidji Elks, Bighth sirect to Lake Houlovard, south on | o Lake Boulevard to the park, where Mayor | 1000 Fxeursion on the "North Star. Pogue will present the key of the ity to the | g visitors. | AFTERNOON Parade under direction of A. P. White and | e W. L. Brooks. :00—Band Concert on “North Star" harge, rounds. Al fishing paraphernalia and Boats are Free to Mibbing vs, Visiting Elks. Apply at City Boat House. Inter- s a,.’m W’»w A band of Red Lake Indians arrived trom the Red Lake Agency this forenoon and put up their tepees on the shore of Lake Bemidj: in the park. They are under the direction of John G, Morrison Jr., and Omer Gravelle, both enthusiastic Elks, And “Granny” Pease has been making a careful study of the copper-colored race, especially the female portion thereof, ever since the band came in this morning, mittee have prepared ISITORS. | _WELCOME, V “CITY OF BEMIDJI. «J. P. Pogue, Mayor. “Bemidji, June 18, 1908. “To the officers and members of the Minnesta State Association of Elks, and t» all other visitors within our gates: “On béhalf of the City of Bemidji, and all of the inhabitants thereof; T hereby tender you a most hearfy weleome to our city. “We are greatly pleased to have you with us, and we mtend to see that you are given t'e hes we have ih the city in the line «f Iwk;nmhl\ “The very efficient members of the k and I sincérely hope that each and all of you wil enjoy everything to the fullest extent. good time, go the limit, and if everything is not to your liking, make immediate report to me and, if it is in my power and within the range of possibility, I together with the committes, will see to it that the defécts are remedied. Thanking you for your visit to our city, an free from accidents and disappointments, of asiy kind, I beg to remain, Yours to serve, again wishing you an enjoyable time, ' com- an eulel’t;lllll“g 17]'03“1“1. Have a J. P. POGUE, Mayor.” “DOT LIDDLE GHERMAN BANDT” OV GROOKSTON. FERST BROGRAM. FersT—When we land we blay “Oh How Try I Am.” Twinst—We Don’t Blay. Tuerp—We dake beer und wot we can ged. Forp—We stobb blaying; den id ist purdy soon dime do lonsch. SECOND BROGRAM. (Ad dree a. m. ven eferypody aind’t oop.) Fred Walker, Director. H. F. Brown, Reeorsing Angel. Liberty, Nit.” To Bedt Oon-dil Dey Butd De Lidt On.” Seconp Parr—Den ve blays “De Land ov LAST BROGRAM. Den Ve Vinish de Brogram on De Cars, “Oh Vat a Noodle I Hav Got. (The Cherman Bandt and the main body Ferst BARDr—We Blay “Ve Vond't Go west.) of the Crookston Elks" Lodge will be in Bemidji on Tonight's G. N. train from the EVENING 7:00—War Dance anb Indian Pastimes by the Red Lake Indians, on Lake Shore 7;8—Band Concert. 8;30—Mahara’s Minstrels, at Coliseum, ol ey b Al fishing paraphernalia and Boats are Free to Visiting Elks. ~ Apply at City Boat House, JUNE 21 130 P. M. Horse Races at Fair Grounds Elks from different parts of the state began to arrive yesterday noon, and at 6 o’clock nearly 100 had been registered from the outside towns, and still there was no-dis- tinctive delegation present. from any lodge. The reception committee assem- bled at the registeration headquar- ters, in the Markham block, at 5 o’clock and ‘awaited the arrival of the M. & I. passenger train from the south. The train was twenty-five minutes late and did not reach Bemidji until nearly 6 o’clock. The reception committee, headed by Chairman Jester, went to the train, which, besides superintendent Strachan’s private car, had attached two extra coaches for the use of Elks coming from the south. On board the train was Granvelle S. Pease of Anoka, president of the association, N. A. Nelson of Still- water, secretary of the association; James Foley of Stillwarter, grand tyler of the grand lodge; J. H. Gue- tin of Lnttle Fa]ls, district deputy for the northern part of the tate Dr. Henry Bryant of St. Paul, past exalted ruler of the St. Paul lodge and atpresent district deputy for the southern part of the state; W. W. Koons' of St. Cloud, exalted ruler of the St. Cloud lodge, and several other Elks of more or less distinction in the state. Many of the Elks were accompa- nied by their ladies and as they got off the train they went to the Mark- ham hotel and thence to the regis- tration, room in the Markham block where all were registered and given their badges and free tickets, after which they dispersed for supper and latter to their rooms. ’ Despite the fact that a drizzling rain set in during the afternoon, the dampness did not m the least effect Program, as Originally Planned, Will Be Carried Out, Rain or Shine.---Everybody Is Extending the “Glad Hand” to the Visitors. ELKS' QUARTETTE, CROO KSTON LODGE, NO. 347. ” W. B. KROUSE A. A. TOUTON Wessell and Hitchcock arrived ton, s €, A. HITCHCOCK 1. A. WESSEL in the city this noon from Crooks- Bill Krouse did not come this noon but will come tonight. This afternoon Wessell and Hitchcock retired behind the grandstand at the ball park and practiced “We won't go home ’til morning,” which will be added to the repertoire of the Leedle Cherman Bandt and the old saying in the chorus. the ardor of the visitors or the local people. It is the intention of the local committee and the citizens, generally, to caray-out every part of of the program. Nothing but a steady downpour or heavy rain, thunder storm of "earthquake would deter those in charge from pulling off the good things which have been | prepared. The ball players appear | to be willing to play, even if they have to use boats, and the spirit of being pleasant despite adverse con- ditions permeates the breast . of every local and visiting Elk and private citizen, which exemplifies the “good fellow” for which an Elk is noted, and promotes the following sentiment among Elks: “It is easy to be pleasant, “When life flows along like a song “But the man who's worth while “Is the man who can smile “When everything goes dead wrong.” When the Elks awoke this morn- ing and looked out on the bleak dawn there was a general snort of displeasure at the prospects of inclement weather during the day. There were leaden skies overhead and the streets were soaked from the heavy rainfall of last night. However, it is impossible to dampen the spirit of an Elk. Every body got out quickly and were on the streets early this morning giving one another good cheer and express- ing the wish that the weather man would eventually get a hold of the “clear-up” value early in the day. Last night the Crookston band came in from Crookston for the pur- pose of furnishing the music for the convention during the three days. The band and a bunch of Elks were met at the train by the mem- bers of the reception committee and were escorted to the Markham hotel. The band is composed of the follow- ing members, with G. Oliver Riggs as directior: Irvin Burkhardt, C. Brunelle, Carl Lukkason, Eddie Peterson, Harry Burk, Jack Driscoll, Walter Mark- ham, H. Brady, Harry Healy, N. Lockard, George Mathews, H. Chambers, George LaBlanc, N. Cameron, Mike Murphy, H. F. Brown, A. Kirsch, S. Bergmar, A. Nordstrom and W. Bodek. The reception_committee was at the M. & I. south-bound train this morning and met a number or Elks frowa the north who are members of the local lodge and other lodges and escorted them up town. This forenoon the North Star made a trip around Lake Bemidji many taking advantage of the oppor- tunity to see the beauty spots which abound around the lake. Doings of the Ladies. The lady Elks have been very busy the last few days decorating the hall and preparing to take care of the Elks’ wives. The Elks’ hall has been tastefully decorated in purple and white. Long streamers cover the walls and pretty festoons have been hung from the ceiling. Potted - plants and. purple iris are arranged in dainty profusion about the hall. Bells and umbrellas of the proper colors have been placed in advantageous places, making the whole effect beautiful. The members of the decorating committee are: Mesdames Baker (chairman) Koors, Cutter, Bailey, Kreatz, J. Bailey, Decker, Erwig, and Miss Parker. The ladies have done excellent work and are to be congratulated on the way they have accomplished it. Tomorrow afternoon from 2 o’clock until 5, the ladies will hold a reception in the lodge’s hall for the Elks’ wives and their friends. Saturday morning, the Elks’ ladies will leave the hall at 9:30 o’clock and proceed to the Jester Farm at Lake Plantagenet. Proper vehicles will be provided and every- one is assured an enjoyable time. Tomorrow’s Ball Game. Tomorrow’s ball game between Bemidji and Hibbing will be called at 3:30 sharp, and the contest pro- mises to be a hard fought one. Gilchrist, probably the best pitch- Cont‘nued on Last Page other kindred spirits from Crookston hnve made arrangements (ota quiet :euman of the “Sons of Rest” o