Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 28, 1908, Page 1

VOLUME 6. NUMBER 138. BEMIDJI FOOTBALLISTS MADE GOOD BEGINNING Bemidji High School Eleven Well-Played Game.—Co. K Militia Tied Grand Rapids, Neither Team Scoring. The first football game of the series for the high sshool champion- shiy of northern Minnesota for the season of 1908, was played in this city Saturday afternoon between'the teams representing the Bemidji and Fosston high schools, and resulted in a victory for Bemidji by a score of 12 to 0. Although rain fell during the whole game and the weather was anything but favorable for a cham- pionship contest, the game was a good exhibition of football and was a stubborn battle from beginning to end. The Bemidji team lined up as fol- lows: Claude Brenneman, c; Kreatz, rg; Carver, rt; Kruse, re; Boyer, lg; Charles Gould, 1t; Humdrom, le; Huffman, gb; Stanton, lh; Gill, rh; Lycan, fb. Subs—Danie Gould, Fay Brenneman, McDonald, Ryan, Ingalls and Russell. The Fosston players came on the field and played as follows: Movold, le; Swanson, 1t; Furuseth, lg; Larson, c; Whaley, rg; Helland, rt; Ruud, re; Lohn, gb; Rue, lh; J. Lohn, rh; Alm (capt) fb. Subs— Stadsvold and Hillestad. Fosston won the toss and chose the south goal, with the wind in their backs. Bemidji kicked off and on the first line-up it was shown that Bemidji had the stronger team. Fosston lost the ball on downs and the Bemidji team immediately| rushed the ball down the field i | yards of their goal when the local | giants keld like a stone wall, and on Defeated Fosston, 12 to 0, in Ralph Lycan carrying two Fosston players on his back through the goal for a touchdown. Stanton kicked a difficult goal and the score was six to one in favor of | ¢pe time of the accident, Bemidji, three minutes after play started. The contest waged back and forth during the remainder of the half. Bemidji fumbled and was penal- ized until the ball was within five the third down actually threw the Fosston halfback down the field for aloss of two yards. The half ended with ths ball in Fosston territory. Bemidji scored another touchdown and Stanton kicked a beautiful goal, in the second half. Gill, Lycan and Stanton were used in advancing the ball and made splendid advances through the Fosston line. Huffman, the quarterback, ran the team fast and used good judgment. He also made several long gains by | running around the end. Every member of the local team played splendid football and showed elegant form for so early in the sea- son. The Fosston team played a good game, but the locals were too strong for them. ‘The best of feeling prevailed throughout the game, and in the even- ing the visiting plavers were taken to a show in the opera house, and afterwards entertained until mid- night at a dance. THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER. I ~‘,VESUT4 HISTORIy, Saciery, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY {VENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1908. D. J. PRAUGHT $HOT WHILE HUNTING.---WOUND SERIOUS Northome, Sept, 28.—(Special to Pioneer.)—While hunting ducks at Moose lake yesterday Donald J. Praught, landlord of the Brannon hotel at this place was accidentally shot in the right wrist and breast, and probably owes his life to the fact that he was heavily clothed at which pre- with the champion Grand Rapids team, at Grand Rapids, next Satur- day. The locals realize that this will be one of the hardest games they will have this fall and the coach is whipping the boys into shape by several hours of hard practice every afternoon and even- ing. It is believed thet Bemidji will win the game with Grand Rapids and that the team this year will eventually win the championship of northern Minnesota. NOTES Professor Yeager, superintendent of the Fosston schools, and Oliver Neilson, coach, accompanied the Fosston boys to Bemidji. In speak- ing of the game, Supt. Yeager said, “We were never used better in our| lives; and we were fairly beaten by a team that is better than our eleven, at the present time. Later in the season we may be able to give you a better game. You bave certainly got a fine high school eleven.” | vented the shot fifm having fatal effect. § i Mr. Praught was polding the gan by the muzzle and i the act of urg- ing his dog to brng out several ducks he had shof when in some manner the gun yas discharged. His right wrist wa{ fearfully torn, and from the applarance of the wound the main for@ of the charge took effect in his breast. Only for the heavy clothing he had on Mr. Praught would undoubtedly have been instantly killed. " Mr. Praught was hurried to Northome, where his wounds were dresséd, and although he is in a precarious condition, "there is no immediate danger unless unlooked- for complications should arise. meidji to break the ['hoodoo” which Fosston has had ovlei local sports. This is the first instance where a Bemidji organization has ever won over Fosston; and the high school boys take it as a gopd omen for con- tinued success this fall.- Dr. Orr acted as referee and M. | Erickson officiated as umpire, with entire satisfaction to both teams. i Co. K 0, Grand Rapids 0. ‘The new Company K football team of this city played its first game of the season at Grand Rapids Snnday, when, with an eleven which was short two plavers and filled with substitutes, they held the strong in- dependent - team of the ‘‘Rapids”| down to a score of 0 to 0, neither eleven being able to score. Saturday, the Bemidji eleven re- ceived a letter saying that the Grand | Rapids team was unable to raise the necessaay funds to entirely pay the expenses of the visit to Grand was the first\athleti&j"bunch" in Be- The next game on the schedule towards their opponent’s goal, big for the Bemidji high school is| Frank Cunningham, manager of the City Opera House, gave free tickets to the visiting eleven to at- tend the show at the opera house Saturday evening, and the local high school boys are profuse in their| thanks to the genial Frank for his kindly action in this matter. The Bemidji high school eleven| O n Printing The Pioneer Printery Is Equipped with Modern Machinery, Up-to-date Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of Flat Papers, Ruled Goods and Stationery of All Kirds in Northern Minnesota. We have the’ highest-salaried Printers in Beltrami county, and we are leaders in Commercial Printing. Try us; we'll Suit Pioneer Printery you. Rapids, and cancelled the game. The local militia boys are in the game simply for the sport there is in it’ and theY decided to pay their own |railroad fare to the Itasca county seat and take chances of getting the femainder from the sports down | there, and left on the night train, accompanied by a good bunch of rooters. It was impossible for Cap- tain Otto, the big center, to accom- pany the team, and Pete Edd was | substituted. The Co. K boys lined up as fol- lows: Pete Edd ¢, J. Hilliby rg, J. Markham rt, S. Stewart re, G. Lucas lg, J. Boller It, F. Smith le, W. Shook gb, W. Collins rh, Mantor 1h, K. Kelly fb. - The line-up of the Grand Rapids team was not known, but they had the best players in that village, which included many old-timers. “Hod” Fisk of this city acted as referee, and his work is said to have been very fair and impartial. The Bemidji team has practiced but twice, and had no signals pre- vious to going into the game. They hurriedly arranged signals and started in with a dash and vim, Shook running the team very fast. Bemidji rushed the ball twice to within five yards of the Grand Rapids goal, but the latter held for downs and kicked the ball out of danger. The ball was in the middle of the field most of the time, but on one occasion the Rapids players ad- vanced the pigskin to within two feet of the Bemidji goal, when Bemidji made a desperate rally and got the ball away from danger, the stand being by far the best play of the afternoon. Halves of thirty and twenty minutes were played and neither team could score. The game ended with the ball in Bemidji’s possession, in the middle of the field. The local players are entitled to splendid showing they made under very un- congratulations on the favorable conditions. Stoddard Now Serving Time. Sheriff Thomas Bailey and Deputy Sheriff George Tanner returned yesterday noon from Stillwater where they accompanied Justin Stoddard who was recently sentenced to twenty years at hard labor in the state prison. County Board Will Meet, The board of county commission- |and winter, and BIG BEMIDG BASKETBALL BOYS LEASED GOLISEUM Lee Heffron and H. E. Biddinger Will Have Personal Management.—Boys Should Be Patronized. A. J. Weyler and George Kinney have transferred their management of the Coliseum to the Big Bemidg” Basketball Boys, the latter organiza- tion having taken possession of the combined opera house and skating rink this morning. Lee Heffron and H. E. Biddinger will have the per- sonal management of the business {of the Coliseum, and it is their present intention. to continue the roller skating for about two weeks, {after which date skating will be abandoned for the winter and the hall will be used for basketball, dancing, entertainments and shows. The new management will give a grand ball October 16, in honor of the delegates who will be here attending a basketball convention, which will be held on that date. There is a- very bright outlook for basketball in Bemidji this fall there is every reason to believe that the “Big Bemidg” team will be a whirlwind organization, in fact one of the best west of Chicago. The locals have contracted for the services of one of the very best players in the northwest, who was captain of last year’s St. Thomas college five, and who will play center on the “Big Bemidg” team. Messrs. Heffron and Biddinger will strive hard to give the people a splendid place of amusement, and will uphold the present dignity of the coliseum, insuring order and good behavior on the part of all, which will insure the patronage of the public. New Post Office Ruling. Mutual concessions having been made by the government of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- land, the postoffice department has issued notice to the effect that com- mencing Oct. 1, 1908, the postage rate on letters mailed in the United States and addressed for delivery in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland will be two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Letters unpaid or shortpaid will be dispatched to destination but double the deficit postage will be collected from the addressee. Another change which went into effect on September 1st is that the name of the postoffice at Bridgie (near Northome) has been changed to Orth. This order was made ow- ing to the similarity of the names Bemidji and Bridgie which often caused poorly written letters to be sent to the wrong addresses. To Continue Week-end Special. The officials of the N. P. and M. & I. railway companies have de- cided to continue the week-end and International Falls special during the month of October. Apparently the train has been a .paying investment and the officials believe that thereis a popular ~de- mand for the continuance of the special. great accomodation to the people living in the vicinity of Bemidji and it is hoped that the company will The train is certainly al; see fit to make the train a permanent ers of this county will meet at the Beltrami county court house on October 1st. affair, Local news on last page. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH THE COUNTY FAIR CLOSED SATURDAY.--WAS SUCCESS Exhibits of Farm Products W ere Exceptionally High-Class —Checks Are Ready for Winners of Premiums.— Much Praise Given Secretary Mackenzie. Checks Ready for Exhibitors. The checks are ready for exhibitors at the county fair who won premiums. Call at my office, in the Winter & Co. block, or write me ‘where to mail the same, and they will be given out. W. R. Mackenzie, Secretary, Beltrami County Agricultural Association. The third annual fair of the Bel- trami County Agricultural associa- tion terminated last Saturday; and the fair may be truthfully be said to have been a successful one, in so far asthe management claimed it wouid be—a “farmers’ fair.” The exhibits of grains, grasses and root crops and vegetables was| never excelled in northern Minne- sota, and those who enteréd exhib- its showed great interest in the out- come. . . Secretary Mackenzie put forth especial effort to have the premiums paid promptly, and by very hard work Saturday night until near daylight Sunday morning, hadj gotten the records in good shape and was prepared to issue the checks to the prize-winners. - This was a commendable feature of the fair, and one which will make future fairs a success, as far as securing exhibits is concerned. Instead of having the co-operation of every citizen of Bemidji, Secre- tary Mackenzie was harrassed by one or two parties who are stock- holdersin the agricultural associa- tion, and who openly “knocked” the fair and everyone who had anything to do with it, right merrily. This underhanded method but reacted on those who pursued it and made them more enemies than they now have, if that is pos- sible. It was not the intention, in the first place, to make this year’s fair an expensive luxury that would leave the association badly!| in debt, with obligations that could never be ligiidated. As it now is, the association is in fair condition, and the checks are ready with which to pay all the premiums. i The many farmers who partici-' pated in the fair were profuse in their thanks to Secretary Mackenzie | *| being from the country. they were used; and all asserted that they would be at the next year’s fair. The attendance was anything but what the management desired, most of the people who attended the fair But this, possibly, is for the best, as the primary intention of the fair officials was to interest the farmers and advance their means of livlihood. The addresses delivered on the second day of the fair were a rare treat to the farmers and others inter- ested in agriculture and dairying, and the speakers™were men who are considered the best in the state in their especial line. The talks will undoubtedly be of much benefit to those farmers who were fortunate enough to hear them. Saturday was productive of miser- able weather for the exhibition, rain falling steadily nearly all day and the heavens being overcast at all times. Secretary Mackenzie saw that the day would be an unprofit- able one, and cancelled the day’s ‘engagement with the balloon man and the Flying Riggses, thus saving the association about $100. In spite of the rain, however, there was a fair attendance at the grounds allday, and in the afternoon the side lines were crowded with people to see the football game between the Bemidji and Fosston high school elevens. I Altogether, the fair was a success, and this year’s exhibition is satis- factory to the board of directors, as the fair was economically managed and everything possible was done to curtail expenses. Much credit is due W. R. Macken- zie, secretary of the fair, who labored unceasingly and used splendid judg- ment in running the affair. He was very ably assisted by Assistant Secretary Walter Markham and Pre- for the splendid manner in which sident Malzahn, Colisets For Basketball Is now under the management of the “BlG BEMIDG™ Baskethall Boys SKATING TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS Skating will be discontinued about Oct. 10th, after which date rink will be used exclusively m Rink and Dancing The Da.ily Pioneer 40c per Month