Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 3, 1908, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI1 VOLUME 6. NUMBER 90. A 1 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONBA¥ EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1908. Y PIONEE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. A FORTY CENTS PER MONTH THE BISLE CONFERENCE WAS CLOSED YESTERDAY It Was One of the Most Successful Gatherings of the Kind That Has Ever Been Held in the North Half of the State. The fourth annual season of the Bemidji Bible with yesterday’s Conference closed programs in the churches and the out-door meetings | which were held in the forenoon and the evening. The conference brought to the city some of the best Bible instructors and most promin- | ent divines in the country. ‘The Conference was productive of much good. One unfortunate feature of the conference was the undue publicity which was given before the event to the fact that there were a few cases of smallpox in the city. The number was multiplied until many who had intended to come to the conference stayed away and the attendance was not what could be desired. However, what was lack- ing in numbers was made up in spirit, and undoubtedly next year the conference will be the best of its kind ever held in the city. Sunday Forenoon. Rev. W. S. Ward of the Presby- terian church of Crookston. Theme, “Bible, the Great Temple.” Each one of its books, chapters and verses, is a stone piller or beam in this great temple. The approach to the temple is through a beautiful garden made by the hand of God. We come first to a long vestibule, on the walls of which are hung most remarkable and some most beautiful pictures. Then the four halls of law and justice followed by the historical library of twelve rooms; then we come to the gymnasium, the Book of Job, where one of the saints is tried and exercised, but his faith is able to withstand these trials; then we come to the great music hall, the Psalms, with solos, choruses and trumpets and other musical instru- ments with a continual voicing of praise to God. { Then we have the chamber of commerce with its rules for the practical affairs of life and this is followed by the labratory of the temple, where the chemist tries various experiments searching for the secret of repeated happiness. This! he at last finds and exclaims: “Fear God and Keep His Commandments; this is the whole duty of man.”| There are two beautiful conserva. tories, the book of Ruth and songs! of Solomon, with flowers, fruits gentle breezes and love. We come next to the seventeen halls of prophecy; five great and in which are pictures of the coming King. We now approach a newer part of the building not separated from the building but closely united, and in the first four rooms we find four life-sized portraits of the architect of the temple. ‘The first shows him as the Mes- siah, King of Jews; the second as a Mighty man using his strength for others. The third exhibits him as the brother of all men and the fourth as the Devine one from Heaven. We then come to the celestial work shop, the book of Acts, with its machinery and the whirring of wheels, but the power is unseen. Following we find twenty-one rooms, the Apostelic Epistle, on the doors of fourteen of which. we find the name of Paul. Here are the great doctrines of the church. The last room may be called the Chamber of Mpysteries, with its lights and shadows, its thunders and lightnings and shouts of battle, its history and prophecy. twelve small ones, We step out on the porch and| looking across a beautiful valley see a beautiful city on an hill lighted with the glory of God, the home of the redeemed. Here are the trees of life, the river of life, golden streets, pearly gates and walls of jasper. This great temple of which we have spoken is in a peculiar sense the home of God’s people. Here they are nourished and fed and comforted and led, and here they find the sweetest of fellowship with God, for this is also God’s dwelling place among his people. Sunday Atternoon, Dr. Soltau told-stories to the boys and girls for an hour, after which Rev. S. A. Jameison and Rev. Mc- Kee addressed the open air meeting. Dr. Soltau closed the meeting with an earnest address and exortation, Yesterday morning at the Baptist church Dr. Soltau spoke on “The second coming of Christ,” a very inspired, powerful and helpful ad- dress, one of the finest things of petent specialist and worn glasses when there was yet time to pre- serve the sight. Be on the safe side, if you suspect that your eyes are failing let us advise whatis best for the eyes. DRS. LARSON Office over Post Office Looking around us we see maay persons in middle life, strug- gling along with poor vision, who might be enjoying normal sight today if they had consulted a com- 2 - & LARSON, Specialists in Scientific Treatment and Correction of Eyes Phone § Office 92 1 Res. 310 The DOUGLASS LUMBER CO. Have opened a lumber as desired. Get Cedar Shingles. TELEPHONE 371 Retail Lumber Yard at their mill on LAKE IRVING, BEMIDJI, where they carry a full stock of everything in the building line, including lumber, moulding, lath, shingles, ete............. Have PLANING MILL and can work ..$1.25 per M. ..$2.50 per M. Guarantee good grades, reasonable prices, prompt delivery and fair treatment the conference. Last night Dr. Soltau spoke in the city hall on “Be Ye Reconciled to God?” If we would consult our common sense and a few Christian workers, and especially consult the Word of God, we would find that it is neces- sary for us to be in harmony ‘with God for God has all power and we | have nothing with which to fight against Him, " Our opinions are not any weapons; our sins certainly are useless and how can we face God or fight against Him when we are so weak and helpless. We need an ambassador to come to us and impress upon us the necessity of being at peace with our Heavenly Father; not that He is angry with uas, but that we have turned away from him. Why does God hate sin? . First because it invaded the realm of Heaven and brought sorrow there; second, it invaded our fair earth which God made and brought decay, suffering and sorrowing here; thitd, it has brought pain and aches and suffer- ing to those people which God has made and fourth, it has made it impossible for one made in the image of God to develop likeness; fifth, it has wrecked the moral character of man, and sixth, the last and largest, see what it has done for the Son of God: marred and scarred his face and crowned Him with thorns, scourged and beat because of sin and nails driven through His hands and placed on the cross on account of sin. GROPS IN THE VALLEY SUFFERING-RAIN NEEDED Senator Works Says There Has Been No Rain in Red River Valley Since June 18, State Senator S. D. Works of Mankato, who owns much land in parts of northern Minnesota, arrived in the city vyesterday from Crook- ston, where he had been to look over the crop conditions on 6,000 acres of Red River Valley lands which he ownsand his reports of the crops are not very encouraging. “The extreme dryness during the past six weeks has done much dam- age to the crops in the Red River Valley,” says Senator Works. “There has not been a good rain since June 18th, and the farmers in the western part of north central Minnesota are greatly worried at the prospects for poor crops this fall. The grain came up finely and promised one of the most bountiful crops in the history of the Valley; but from the middle of June, with no rain, the grain has been looking poorly. “They must bave rain over west, or there will be a comparatively poor crop.” Cass Lake 9, Deer River 5. Cass Lake, Aug. 3.—(Special to Pioneer.)—Cass Lake yesterday sgain demonstrated her superiority on the diamond when she trimmed the People’s Brewery team from Deer River by the score of 9 to 5. Lyons was in the box for Deer River, but was unable to keep the ball away from the Cass Lake batsmen. He struck out but four men and allowed 8 hits. His sup- port was very week at times. Grady was in the box for Cass Lake the first seven innings and struck out 12 men and allowed two hits. Codrell twirled the other two, fanning four men and not allowing a safe hit, Sealed Bids for Carpenter Work. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the board of The Independent School District of Bemidji for the rebuild- ing of the stairways in School Building No. 1 until 8 p, m, Tues- day, Aug. 11, 1908. Plans-and specifications may be seen at J. P. Lahr's furniture store, Address all bids to the un- dersigned. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. E. H. Marcuy, Sec. Protem! ‘Local news on last page. ‘ PRINGE HAL WAS SEGOND IN BI RAGE AT “FORX” Newspaper Reporis Say Did Not Seem to be Driven Out by Barnes. “Prince Hal,”; the speedy pacer owned by Begsley and Gunsalas of this city won second- money in the free-for-all race at the Grand Forks fair last Friday; and judging from newspaper reports, he could have won the race, had his driver, Barney Barnes of Winnipeg, put the horse through from the start of each - heat. The Grand Forks Herald of Sat- urday says of the race: “Prince Hal, the Bemidji flyer, was picked up by many to land the free-for-all, but Robert Lee, the trim little black = gelding owned at Killarney, Man,, took the race in three heats. FPrince Hal did not seem to be driven to his limit and was kept too far behind in the first half of each mile to make up the distance in the last half, although he tried nobly when called upon. “Robert Lee and Tommy Grattan were off in the lead in the first heat, with Prince Hal third and Byron K., who was never acon-‘secm’d degree. tender in the race, fourth. The two lead horses paced together for the entire course, but the black was too speedy and won easily in the stretch, with Prince Hal a good third. | “Robert Lee took the lead in the been working out of Gegnncll for some time past. One crew is at present at Funkley, where the ballasting hz§ been completed from Gustafson’s Spur to that place, and the crew is now working north of Funkley. The steam shovel, which has been working in a gravel pit at Gemmell is to be removed to Lavinia and the two trains will haul gravel from that place for the purpose of ballasting the railroad north from Bemidji to Blackduck. When the work of ballasting all of this road north of Bemidji is com- pleted, the M. & I will have a track on which it can make most excellent time with the passenger trains from Bemidji to the inter- national border. Fair Association Meeting. A meeting of the officers and directors of the Beltrami county Agricultural Association will be held in the council rooms Tuesday even- ing, August4, at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held for the purpose of appointing the various subcommit- ties and superintendents of the departments for the fair, which will be held September 24, 25 and 26. Assult Case Continued. Martin Severson was arraigned before Judge Slocum Saturday after- noon on the charge of assult in the It is said that he severely injured John Hartz, a porter in Sullivan’s saloon, Thursday morn- ing. AsHartz isin a critical con- dition at the county poor farm, the case was continued ten days until his true state is determined. second heat, with Tommy Grattan‘flMmH & YBUHG MAKI“G . second and Prince Hal third. They kept the same positions for three quarters of a mile, when Tommy Grattan broke. The Bemidji horse came up strong, but his driver had misjudged -the -distance and the sprint came too late, Robert Lee taking the heat in handy style. “Robert Lee got a big lead in the third heat and Prince Hal was too far back at the end of the first half| to be a strong contender for first.,” Just why Barnes has been driv- ing “Prince” in the manner he has is quite plain. The Bemidji horse easily defeated Robert Lee at Portage La Prarie and again at Winnipeg; and Barnes told the writer that “Prince” had it on Robert at all times. The fact that Barnes also drives for Carson of Winnipeg, who has had the pool privileges at all of these race meets, may have something to do with Barnes’ handling of the rains over Prince Hal. Akeley Mill Running Full Time. Through the misunderstanding of information given to the writer, the Pioneer made an error last week in stating that the Red River Lumber company’s sawmill at Akeley wonld beshut down, beginning last Satur- day night. It was the Leech Lake Lumber company’s mill at Walker was to have shut down, instead of the Akeley mill. The latter mill will be run day and night during the balance of the season, and a big bunch of timber will be cut. We gladly make this correction Married Yesterday. Mrs. Alice Montgomery of Nymore and Joe Epard of Eagle Bend were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs Current in Nymore yesterday. The newly wedded couple left for Eagle Bend on this morning’s passenger train. Mr. Epard has a farm near Eagle Bend. M. & L. Improving Roadbed. The Minnesota & International Railway company has a large num- ber of men working north of Be- midji ballasting the roadbed for that line. Recently, the work of ballasting the roadbed from International Falls to Big Falls was completed and that part of the line which was virtually built through a swamp, is now one of the best pieces of road in the entire system. The company desired to improve the roadbed from Big Falls south- ward and two 2ravel trains have SPLENDID GEMENT BLOGK Have the Latest Machinery, and Are Manufacturing Superior Brand of the Blocks. J. P. Omich and Harry Young have organized an Anchor Concrete Block company and have placed on the market a new»brand of cement blocks that are rapidly gaining great favor with the people. Messrs. Omich and Young have established a plant over near the Y near the Red Lake railroad where their new brand of blocks will be turned out. These blocks are the very latest and best of their kind and claim is made for them that they have a continuous air space; moisture proof and can be plastered on without lathing or stripping with perfect safety; and that they have any width from eight to twelve inches. Anchor concrete stone machinery is the result of the recognized neces- sity for a perfected system for the manufacture of concrete stone with a continuous air space. In the great revival of the manu- facture of stone products, it was appliances readiest at hand should be used in the beginning;—plain moulds of wood making solid con- crete stone, followed by numerous machines making stone with various shaped holes or so-called air spaces. That there was room for great improvement, no one who has studied the subject will deny. The anchor machinery is a distinct and radical improvement over former methods is susceptible of such plain, convincing proof that no disinter- ested investigator will question the | fact. Owens Erecting a New Building. V. M. Owers of Hines, who suffered a disastrous fire at that place last spring, has started a new building at Hines. The building will occupy a site on the west side of the railroad track at Hines, being on the opposite side from the ill- fated building that was destroyed. The fire which destroyed the Owen building, last February, was one of the most heart-rending holacusts in the history of northern Minnesota. Three people perished in the fire, the scene at the fire being beyond description. Local news on last page natural that those contrivances and | Be Pulled Off Tomorrow The third annual ‘baseball game between the officials of the City of Bemidji and the officials of Beltrami county will be played Tuesday after- noon at 4:30 o’clock, the game hav- ing been postponed from Saturday evening on account of wet grounds. While the game will not be a scientific exhibition of the great national pastime, the contest will undoubtedly be a good one as there are several old-time players in the line of both teams. **Old Hoss” Conger, who has been feeling his oats for several days, has charge of the county team and he has had a bunch of ball tossers out on the lawn at the court house for several afternoons. 'So strenuous has been the prac- tice of “Old Hoss” Conger that several hundred feet of lawn has been tramped into earth and the tops of some of the trees have been tore off by the vicious hits made. ‘“‘Reddy” Riddell will catch for the county team and will have as his “side- kicker” F. W. Rhoda, who will whirl ’em over for the county team. For the city team Mayor Pogue has Billie Collins behind the bat with Policeman Ritchie in the box. Just what kind ot a battery this will make is a question for argument as “Bill” is a red hot ball player and he is pretty nearly a whole team in himself, and when he is backed by STRUGGLE ON TOMORROW; COUNTY-CITY OFFICIALS Annual Combat, Postponed from Saturday Evening, Will Afternoon at 4 0’clock.— Funds fi_)r Worthy Purpose. snch old time exponents of the game as “Bill” Love, Walter Gould, Thomas Smart and Charley Knox the bunch will be simply irresistable. Ike Black has been engaged to umpired but if it is impossible for him to be here someone with equal authority will be given sufficient armament to properly handle the abstreperous crowd that will play tomorrow afcernoon. Everybody in Bemidji should attend this ball zame. The proceeds will be used for the purpose of paying the balance due on the Chief Bemidji monument and is certainly a worthy cause. The following is the line-up for the county team: J. P. Riddell, F. W. Rhoda and IC. W. Stanton p, J. N. Bailey 1b, Geo. H. French 2b, H. Huffman 3b, J. J. Conger ss, Wes Wright rf, Henry Funkley cf, and F. O. Sibley 1t Reserves or substitutes—M. A. Clark, Dr. Marcum, Arne Solberg, John Wilmann, J. O. Harris, Thomas Bailey, Andrew Johnson, John E. Samuelson, George Gunderson, A. W. Danaher, Dr. F. A. Blakeslee, W. B. Stewart and Mr. Martin. | The city ream Will play as fol- | lows: Policeman Ritchie p, Collins c, Knox 1b, Earl Geil ss, W. A. Gould 2b, Geo. Rhea 3b, E.J. Gould If, { Tom Smart cf and “Bill” Love rf. Kelliher 7, Northome 4. Northome, Aug. 3.—(Special to Pioneer.)—The Kelliher baseball team defeated the Northome team here yesterday afternoon in poor exhibition, by a score of 4 to 7. Herman, for Kelliher, had the better of Scribner in the pitching department, Herman at one time striking out three men in succession when the bases were full and no one out. i . | both sides, Northome offending most in that particular. Played Baseball Yesterday. The baseball team in this city known as Joe Pickle’s team went out to the Town of Frohn yesterday afternoon and defeated the “Frohn- ites” by a score of 6 to 0. Pickles and Carter formed the local bat- tery. The game was characterized The game was full of errors on by many disoutes but the “Pickles” came out on top. ¥ Stanley and Scanlon, eccentric musical entertainers, have arrived in the city and will begin an engage- ment with Manager Brinkman this evening. travel over the Webster vaudeville circuit claims that this is the most accomplished pair on the stage. The other troupes which DID YOU SEE GLADYS? | Both are aged and give a clean and entertaining - performance. “Did You See Gladys?”’ is their latest pro- duction. Be sure and see them. The moving pictures, “Get Mea Stepladder,” Contagious Nervous Twitching,” Bother Me Husband” and “Don Juan” are very good and you should see them.. sl o siledtedis LGRS