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

I -t THE BEMIDJI D. MINNESOTA SOCIETY, VOLUME 6. NUMBER 66. THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED Bemidji’s Fourth Passes Off Without a Single Fatality.— Many Strangers Visit Metropolis of Nor_tll Central Minnesota.—All Pleased wilh Our City, Another Fourth of July, the one hundred and thirty-second birthday of this republic’s freedom from the government of England’s Crown, passed into history Saturday. s The usual amount of early morn- ing saluting disturbed the peace of sleeping citizens and awakened the dawn of one of the most successful and peaceful celebrations ever held within the city. At 10 o’clock, the Industrial and Calithumpian parade formed at the corner of Third street and Irvine avenue. The parade followed Third street to Beltrami avenue and then down Beltrami avenue to Second street and down Second street to Bemidji -avenue and up Bemidji avenue to Third street and then to Beltrami avenue going north up Beltrami avenue to Eighth street and turning east to Bemidji avenue and ending in the city park where the speaking of the day took place. The speakers of the day were Hon. C. W. Stanton of this city and Hon. Halvor Steenerson of Crookston. Mr. Steenerson spoke very lengthy on the conditions of this country both politically and financially and held the audience with many items of interest and instruction. Mr. Steenerson spoke of the work of Congress during the last session and stated many measures that have become laws for the betterment of the people. Mr. Stanton made a very eloguent talk on the Declaration of Indepen- dence and on the way the ideas of the forefathers were being carried out in the government of the present day. Of how this country has grown from thirteen states and a few half frozen and half starved people to the power of the world with a population of 85,000,000 compared to 3,000,000 at that time. Words of pen cannot tell the many good things that the Judge spoke of and we are sorry that we cannot here reproduce the entirety of his dis- course. At- 11:30 came the pony race, which was pulled off on third street between Minnesota and Bel- trami avennes. There were but three entries, being two horses for Wes Wright and one for J. P. Pogue. The purse was $15 and was devided tequally between the contestauts. After dinner, at 1 o’clock, the 100-yard dash was run on Minnesota avenue between second and third streets, first money going to J. A. Johnson. second prize going to Wm, Donaldson. Other small races being pulled off between 1 o’clock and the ball game at 3:50 were: The boys’ sack race, potato race, the fat men’s race and catching the greased pig. . The fat men’s race was won by E. R. Getchell with James Tardy as second. After thisrace the fat men ran backward for fifty yards down on second street and Tardy came in first with Getchell an ‘easy second: The greased pigevent was also an interesting epoch in the day’s sports, as much “chewing the rag” was occasioned over the rightful winner of the pig and some men well quali- fied for judges (?) took it upon them- selves to lift the burden from the BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1908, shoulders of the committee with the result that there were some very narrow escapes. The pig was sold by the committee and the money equally divided between the two men who claimed ownership, they being much more satisfied than some who had no license atall to interfere. At 3:30 the ball game between Brainerd and Bemidji took place and a detailed report of the contest will be found in another column of this issue of the Pioneer. The tug-of-war which took place at 5:30 between twelve men from the City of Bemid)i and twelve: men from the lumber company, for a purse of $24 was pulled off on Third street and resulted in a victory for the Bemidji boys. At 6:45 two squads of fours from Co. K, together with band, marched to the court-house for ‘“retreat.” The company fired a salute of twenty guns and while the band played America, the national flag was lowered from the pole and ten- derly folded and cared for and after another salute of twenty guns the band and company marched to the city hall, the armory of the company. At 7:15 occured the launch race with about fiteen participants. The coursé was from the city dock to and around bouys situated off Diamond Point, each class of boats having a different color of bouy. John F. Gibbons came in first on the finish with H. A. Sharf second and Col ins third. The swimming race, which took place at the city dock at foot of Third street, was a very tame event as only two contestants were present, Jim Carter and Raymond Kreatz, the first monzy going to Kreatz. After the program of the day was completed the “fleet of foot” repaired to the city hall and participated in the dance given by the firemen, which was a very successful affair aad did bonor to- those. who.toak the burden upon their shoulders and showed the firemen to be as always, a solid organization for the béhefit of Bemidji and Bemidji alone. Typewriter Ribbons The Pioneer keeps on hand all the standard makes of Typewriter Ribbons, at the uniform price of 75 cents for all ribbons except the two- and three-color ribbons. A NEW PLAY AT BRINK- MAN FAMILY THEATER “Charity” and *‘Monday ‘Morning” a Pleasing Drama and Comedy, the Play Tonrght The Brinkman Family Theater, commencing tonigh!,j presents a decidedly novel bill to its host of patrons. Fred Lawrence and Co. will pre- sent “Charity,” a tabloid drama, and ‘MondayMorning,”a comedy sketch. These are both very interesting and the crowd is thoroughly enjoying each movement during the entire act. Although playing less than half an hour, “Charity,” the little play presented by Fred Lawrence and his company, contains all elements of a real play with the fascinating mystery surrounding the pretty story. This play is taken from the celebrated book, “‘In the Bishop’s Carriage.” A . A strange, appalling, yet powerful and sensational ‘story is shown in “Charity,” the dramatic sketch given by Fred Lawrence anfi his company. Miss Bryan, who |plays the part of Nance Olden in TCharity," isa neice of William Jennings Bryan. The Brinkman F{milv Theater will also shdw a good and up-to-date set of moving pictures. The films are very distinct and true to nature. Besure to attend the Brinkman Family Theater tonight. Shortly after the clos¢ of the ball a fire-alarm was turned in and the blaze was located in the interior of the Lakeside Bakery, owned by E. Naylor., The fire soon extingu- ished with. but. small damage t6 the stock and building. l. } Prizes for.the parade in* the fore noon were as follows: . First prize for best float went to Mrs, Gamble, who prepared and conducted the “Columbia” float, a very pretty display, indeed, second prize being awarded to the Conger Millinery float. The prize for the most comic representation in the parade went to Wes Wright, Jr., the article being a wagon made from oil barrels and driven by the young lad. Second prize for the comics was awarded to William Lindeman' of the Brink- man. The prizes for the best eight- horse team was awarded to Tom Smart, his horses conveying the Crouch float, a very well gotten up affair which showed cement walk- making very nicely. Prize for best appearing civic society went to the Elks while the firemen took second money. Prize for the organization with the most men in line went to Co. K. The judges on the Calithumpian parade were as follows: E. E. Mec- Donald, Maj, W. W. Cooley of Bemidjt and J. H. Hay of Thief River Falls. ) The sports committee requests us to ask all those who hold orders for Fourth of July prize money to call on E. N. French, treasurer,.and have same cashed so that the affairs of the sports committee may be booked -and turned over to the Pproper committee. The affairs of the day -were handled very ably by those who were appointed on committees and too much credit cannot be given to them, especially Capt. Adam -E. Otto, who acted in the capacity:of marshal of the day, and brought the celebration to a very satisfactory finish. : Between six and eight thousand outsiders were present to help cele-, brate and all leave praising Bemidji for its hospitality and good fellow- ship. g No causalties reported and but few accidents. Firemen's Benefit July 6th. 4 The play-going public of : Bemidji should feel more than a passing interest in' the Ida Root . Gordan entertainment. . She is one ‘of us, having been married here to Willis, ‘Dunlap in June of 1903 by Rev. McLeod. She has many . friends usigtagges In Bemidil from time to time having appeared here in oublic work at stated intervals, never failing to please her audiences by her artistic renditions. Miss Gordan is a native of Colum- bia, Mo., a daughter of Judge Well- ington Gordan, a well-known and distinguished Missouri lawyer, and a grandaughter of John B. Gordon of that state, Miss Gordon is an honor graduate of Christian College, Columbia, Mo., holding the B. L. and B. O. degree s a special student of the Emerson College of Oratory, Boston, and of the Devorak School of Acting, Chicago. Her entertainment should prove a revelation in things dramatic, Attention, K. of P.’s. W. L. Sc¢ism of St. Paul, supreme representative ‘of the Grand lodge of the world, Knights of Pythias,, will meet with the local lodge at their room in the Masonic block, to- morrow evening at 8 o’clock. All members of the order are especially requested to be present and greet the representative of the grand lodge. b Gilbert Gilbertson Drowned. Border Budget: Gilbert Gilbert- son, an employe of the Northern Fish Company, drowned this morn- ing at 1 o’clock. He walked off the dock near the ice house. . Very little is known of the accident, except that he left his shoes on the dock. His body was recovered this morn- ing. s X Local news on last page. SEVERAL SMALL FIRES N BUSINESS DISTRIGT — Prompt Service of Fire ‘Department Loss to Owners. Several fires have broken out dur- ing the past two days in the different. parts of the city. Saturday morning E. J. Swedback lost a $60 barn by fire, next to the Blocker hotel. Mr. Swedback had just purchased the house and barn the night before from Henry Miles. William Blocker, proprietor of the Blocker Hotel, lost the roof and side of his barn, containing half a ton of hay.. ‘There was no insurance on etiher "the Blocker or Swedback property. About 2 o’clock Sunday morning fire was discovered in the rear of the Lakeside Bakery. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Naylor lost about $250 worth of supplies. The damage to the building has not yet been estimated. This morning the steam laundry caughi fire from some unknown scources, probably from the smoke stack. .. The entire upper floor of the building was practically destroyed. The 1§ss was about $500 to John Graham of this city, who owns the building, but is fully covered by insurarice, Mr. Graham will rebuild at once and will place “carpenters at work ~tomorrow morning. There was no'loss to A. E. Harris, as the FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BEMIDJI BALL TEAM WINS TWICE FROM BRAINERD Interesting Games in- Surrounding Towns.—Littlefork Team Takes One from Northome, 4 to 3.—Kelliher Wins from Mizpah, 19 to 6. Two more scalps were added to Bemidji’s belt of victories Saturday and Sunday afternoons. when the local baseball team handed two lemons to Brainerd, on the former’s home grounds. Saturday’s game was played before a crowd of 1000 people. The game was slightly one-sided ending in a score of 11 to 2 in favor of Bemidji. Freeman, a man who played with Green Bay, Wis.,, last year and broke his arm the latter part of the season, pitched a fine game for the locals, striking out twelve men, allowing one man to reach first base by hitting him with a pitched ball, and passing none on balls. Hall, for Brainerd, struck out seven, zave four bases on balls, and allowed eight hits to Freeman’s five. Batter- ies—Hall and Engelbretson for Brainerd; Freeman and Roy for Bemidji. Carlton and Lucas of Bemidji umpired and gave universal satis- faction. R In Sunday’s game Brainerd braced up after securing a new pitcher and gave the locals a run for their money. The score ended 4 to 2. Baumgart- ner of Bemidji struck out eight men, allowed seven hits, and walked one on balls. Davidson, for Brainerd, struck out three, allowed. two to reach first on balls ‘and two by hitting them with ‘pitched balls, and was pounded for eight hits. The batteries were: Brainerd— Davidson and Engelbretson; Bemidji —Baumgartner and Roy. Umpire— Carlton. Littlefork - 4; Northome 3. Big Falls, July 5th.—(Special to Pioneeér.)—In an exciting ten-inning game here yesterday afternoon before a large crowd, Littlefork defeated the fast Northome baseball team by a score of 4 to 3. Batteries—Scribner and -Bishop for Northome, Riggs and Holler for Littlefork. VYesterday afternoon Northome played against a combined Big Falls and Littlefork team and won by a score of 7 to 4. Kelliher 19; Mizpah 6. Kelliher, July 4th.—(Special to the Pioneer:)—The local baseball team defeated Mizpab this afternoon in a slow one-sided game which ended with a score of 19 to 6 in favor of Kelliher. The Mizpah team was completely out-classed and had no chance of winning in any stage of the game. The local team secured 10 runs in the first inning, and thereafter at will. The Mizpah pitcher’s benders were easy for the Kelliher boys, a total of 21 hits being registered off his delivery, while the visitors secured only 2 off Herman, whose A wildness was responsible for the majority of their runs. Herman’s delivery was entirely out of his usual form. He passed one and hit four in the third inning. The fast Northome team will play here next Saturday and the locals go to Big Falls the following day. Each Take One. International Falls, July 5th.— (Special to the Pioneer.)—The Spooner baseball team defeated the local organization on the Fourth by ascoreof 3 to 1. The game was exciting and interesting from start to finish and was a neat sample of the national game. Cummings pitched for Interna- tional Falls in Saturday’s game and Wilson picked them off the bat. International Falls redeemed them- selves today by walloping Spooner to the tune of 9 to 3. Wubbens pitched today for the locals and Tennyson for the visitors. One for Fosston. - One-for Cass Lake: Cass Lake, July 7.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Two games of ball played here between Fosston and Cass Lake resulted in an even brake, the first one going to Fosston by a score of 8 to 4- Lyons of Bena pitched the first game for Cass Lake. He pitched fine ball up to the seventh inning, when Fosston crossed the plate five times. Big 'Gene Grady (The Turk) twirled Sunday’s game and there was nothing doing after the first inning so far as Fosston was con- cerned. They got two scores in the first inning on a pass, an even and a hit. Grady improved all the time, striking out five men during the last two innings. When the game ended the score stood 3 to 2 in favor of Cass Lake. Fosston’s pitcher twirled a good game. laundry in the building at that’ time was carried out. An alarm of fire was sent in shortly after 1 o'clock today from the Remore hotel. The bedding in one of the upper rooms was found to be on fire. . With a few buckets of water the fire was soon put out, without the aid of the department, which had been called to the scene. Mail Contract to Be Let. Sealed proposals for the carrying of the mails as often as necessary between the post-office and the G. N. and M. & I depots will be received for the next ten days, All bids must be in not later than July 15th. A. R. Erickson, Postmaster. Bonifide Notice from Sacramento, Cal., Union, Jan. 28,08, IDA ROOT GORDON AT Y, M. G. A, HALL.---EXCELLENT RENDITION OF - THINGS DRAMATIC AND HUMOROUS BY A GIFTED WOMAN. . “An appreciative audience gathered at the Y. M. C. A. Hall last evening to hear Ida Root Gordon in dramatic readings. She has wonderful ability and along some lines is close to the top. Miss Gordon excelled in the little things that leave a pleasant taste in ‘the:mouth. Once or twice she departed from the heavy work of the evening and her ren- dition of the humorous set the audience into roars of laughter. But it was in Gilbert Par- ker’s “The Going of the White Swan” that Mise Gordon showed her greatest power. The babbling of the little child, the surly gruffness of the father, touched with a tenderness born of a great sorrow, the fierce denunciation of the old priest and the pledge of twenty yea}i's of his life, brought one cloge to the mind of Gilbert Parker and made them see the | pictire as he painted it. The reuniting of the husband and wife, and the going of the white swan that te the Canadian voyager meant death, rounded out a story well told. It was like witnessing a play. Miss Gordon, when she comes again, will doubtless be given & cordial reception. She has only recently arrived from the east, but she has admirers in _Sae; ’ merto that will not soon forget her.” AT CITY OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT- HISTORICAL