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VOLUME 6. NUMBER 143 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1908. .'MW Hocleg, m THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH METROPOLITA N CLUB IS SPLENDID ORGANIZATION Local People Club Together, in a Purely Social Way, and Have Swell Quarters,—Club Now Has Fifty-Six Active Members. Organized for purely social pur-|ficers previously named, H. J. Loud, poses, with a ban placed on any|]J. J. Cameron and F. S. Arnold. political, secterian, “boost,” or other | A constitution and a set of by- discussions, the Metropolitan Ciub,laws were adopted regulating the of Bemidji now has fifty-six members, ! affairs of the club. Oue of the pro- with several applications to consider visions of the by-laws is that all for membership, and the club is fast "applications for membership must JAMES L. GEORGE, President Metropoiitan Club. W. L. BROOKS, Treasurer Metropolitan Club. becoming a very popular institution. The idea of the formation of a strictly social club with restrictions as to heated political discussions, etc., was conceived by H. J. Loud, who was mainly instrumental in pro- moting the organization. The club was formally organized during the month of August, some forty of the prominent men of Be- H. J. LOUD, Promoter Metropolitan Club; Member Board of Directors. midji signing the roster as members, with the following officers; James L. George, president; G. E. Crockers, vice-president; E. N. French, secretary; W. L. Brooks, treasurer; board of directors—of- be accepted or rejected by ballot. | Another provision is that no person not a member of the club is extended the courtesies of the organization, unless accompanied by a member in good standing. The club leased the second floor | of Block 210, known as the Hamm Brewing Company’s building, which is on Third street, in the middle of the south side of the block, being centrally located and especially adapted for club purposes. There are two reception rooms in the front, and these are supplied with a lot of easy chairs, mostly | rockers, with writing tables, etc., and every convenience for the members. [ The furniture is solid oak, finished in missian style. The floors are carpeted with costly rugs of beauti- ful designs. Adjoining the reception rooms is ia billard room, 24x30, in which there is one billiard table and one pool table, both of which are solid oak, finished in mission style, matching the balance of the furniture of the rooms. There are numerous high-backed chairs and a large amount of phara- | phernalia for those who desire to play | billiards and pool. There are two Ecard rooms in the rear of the billiard ‘rocm, which are supplied with tables, chairs and other conveniences for those who desire to engage in a bank. Our stockhold faithfully and built up business. people of responsible, well-to-do business men. Bank has been es‘ablished over 10 years, during which time it has served the banling public The best service possible is hone too good for our country customers and the Bemidji The First thing to consider in depositing money in a bank is security. The Capital and Surplus are the depositors protection fund. The National government superintends and examines this ers and directors are This a large and prosperous Iside, is a buffet. ] The National Ogera Company, City Opera Huuse, O 7 and 8. zame of cards. In the vear, on the right hand In the buffet isa large Elk novelty box of the very {latest pattern, in fact, being the best that could be bought. There are | coat rooms, closet and bath room, jetc., which are all arranged for the 4 convenience and comfort of the club members. James I. George, president of the Kt:lub, made a trip to Chicago and versonally bought the furniture and fixtures which are used in the club rooms. Joseph Haarington of this city has been engaged as steward of the club and he has already won the esteem of the members by the very efficient manner in which he has handled the affairs of the club. At the present time there are fifty- six members of the club and there are several applications to be con- sidered. SPEAKS GLOWINGLY OF CLEARWATER CO. FAIR | W. R. Mackenzie and Walter Markham Say the Exhibits at Bagley Were Very Good. W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Beltrami County Agricultural asso- ciation, and Walter Markham, assist- ant secretary, returned home last night from Bagley, where they attended the annual fair of the Clear- water County Agricultural associa- tion, which was held at Bagley dur- ing the past three days. In speaking of. the fair, Messrs. Mackenzie and Markham were loud in their praise of the splendid exhi- bition given at Bagley, and Secre- tary Mackenzie said: “I have visited many fairs in my time, but I certainly never saw a better display of vegetables, grains, grasses and agricultuaal products generally than has been shown at Bagley. The display is really won- derful; and as Clearwater county adjoins our own Beltrami, this is but an indication of the wonderful fer- tility of the soil of this part of northern Minnesota and its splendid adaptability to agricultural pur- poses.” Miss Fisk Entertained. tained a number of her high school friends at her home last evening. The evening was spent in danc- was served. The party broke up at midnight and the guests reported a delight- ful entertainment, all being unani- mous in the assertion that Miss Fisk is a most excellent host. | New Cashier for M. & I. ‘Traveli: g Auditor J. C. Schultz, of the Minnesota & International rail- way, came in from Brainerd last evening and checked out Robert Midtlying, the present cashier at the depot, who has accepted a [government position in a Montana postoffice, and installed S. S. Long of Brainerd as his successor. Local news on last page. | more than an ordinary friendship Miss Clara Fisk of this city enter-| ing after which an excellent XunchI DR, WARD QUIETLY WEDS | AT WAUKESHA, WISGONSIR { Was Married Thursday to Miss Donna Castro, Teacher in a Chicago School. The following special telegram | from Waukeshz, Wis., to the Min-| neapolis Journal will be of interest to a great number of Bemidji people: “Waukesha, Wis., Oct. 1.—Dr, Louis A. Ward of Bemidji, Mian., and Miss Donna Castro™of Chicago appeared here yesterday and were quietly married by Rev. W. A. Billings.” Dr. Ward left this city Thursday morning, Sept. 24, for Chicago, where he intended to be married to Miss Donna Alice Castro last Sun- day. B Yesterday morning the Pioneer received a telegram from the Yards News Bureau of Chicago which read: *‘Bemidji doctor wedded, Wakesha, Wis., Sept. 30.” Inquiries at the homes of cldse fact that no one in this city had received the pews nor could they understand why the couple married at Waukesha, Wis.. As no name had been mentioned in the| telegram to the Pioneer it was thought best to hold the news until today, when a perusal of the Min- neapolis Journal hrought the above clipping to light. Mrs. Ward, nee Miss Castro, was | a teacher in the Fifth grade of the| Oak Park public school of Chicago. Miss Castro spent a month this summer visiting with friends in this city and it was at that time| that Dr. Ward met the lady. At that time it was whispered that had sprung up between the couple, | an opinion which has been justified by recent events. This is the second time that Dr. Ward has assumed the matrimonial yoke. The first Mrs. Ward died one year ago last July, after being ill with typhoid fever. Willie, eleven years old, is the only child living as a result of the first union. | It is expected that Dr. Ward to make this his home, although| his relatives in this city have heard | nothing in regard to his future plans. | Playing at Grand Rapids Today. Accompanied by a number of members of the school and a “bunch” | the Bemidji high school football team left this noon for Grand Rap- ids, where this afternoon they lined up against the strong high school team of that place. Bemidji will line up as follows: Claude Brenneman, c; Boyer, rg; |Fay Breuneman, rt; Kruse, re; Kreatz, lg; Humdrom, lt; Stanton, le; Huffman, gb; Gill, rh;. Charles 1 Gould and McDonald. Thisis plac- ing the men in somewhat different positions from the Fosston game. Charles Gould was drawn back from It to lh in Stanton’s place, friends of the doctor revealed the|g were | 8 i will return to Bemidji and continue | | of other “rooters,” the members of | § Gould, Th; Lycan, fb. Subs—Danie | § Humdrom was shifted from le to It. Carver has dropped out from rt, and TFay Brenneman has been substituted for him. Thornton, the science teacher in the Bemidji school will probably act as umpire. The Pioneer will receive the final score of the game, at the conclusion this evening, and the result may be seen at the Hotel Markham, the Metropolitan Club rooms or George & Gerald’s buffet. M. & L. Train Delayed. The regular north-bound Minne- sota & International passenger train arrived in this city last evening one | hour and a half late owing to the fact that while the train was near Guthrie the cross-bar on the driving wheels on the left side of the engine i became loose and knocked out the | cylinder head on that side. Another| " engine was secured in this city and | the train proceeded on to Inter- national Falls, SAFE-BLOWER Forced Entrance in Rear of Pequot, Oct. 3.—(Special to Pio- neer.)—The Bank of Pequot was entered by robbers last night, the blown and about $100 safe was 3 ‘[in currency was taken from the | vault, the robbers making their lescape on a handcar, and no trace lof them has yet been found. It was about 2:30 o’clock this | morning when a deafening explosion aroused the residents of the village, who all rushed into the streets, after some delay in the confusion that {ensued after the explosion. | A crowd soon congregated at the back, from the interior of which smoke was issuing, and open dcors and floors strewn with papers and books told plainly of the presence of { robbers who had blown the safe and rifled its contents. Although there delay in getting to the bank after the explosion, no one was seen in the vicinity of the bank and there was nothing to indicate the presence of the robbers except intericr of the bank, near the vault, the wrecked and some footprints in the sand in front of the building, and also the rear. Investigation showed that the thieves had gained e‘nzrance to the bank building by forcing a window The doors of the vault at the rear. Additiona' local matter will be found | had been carefully soaped and nitro- on fourth page. glycerine used to blow open the was but little| S ROBBED PEQUOT BANK LAST NIGHT Bank, Blew Open Safe, and Made Successful “‘Get-Away.”—Secured but $100: Papers Undisturbed. doors; everything indicating that the deed had been committed by experts, | From appearances outside the bank it is believed that several men were {engaged in the job, as the foot- i prints in front of bank show that a im:m had been stationed there as a sentry and walked back and forth, | keeping watch. i That the job was done expedi- =tiously is shown by the fact that {no one was seen near the bank when the people began 'zelting out on the street. A hand- {car was stolen from the local sec- tion storage house, and the robbers undoubtedly made their escape to the southward Pequot in the direction of Brainerd, as it is known that a hand- car was “pumped” down the line after the robbery. The robbers did not get much for their desperate action, it being stated by the bank officials that not more than $100 in currency was secured from the vault. The papers in the safe were not destroyed lor taken away; and the damage to the interior of the building is esti- mated at between $75 and $100. So that, everything considered, the visit of the robbers was not a very i successful raid. i | The Bank of Pequot is a private institution, and was organized some two years ago, J. F. Buttloth being the president. clothing JOLLAR UNDERWEAR We offer the men of Bemidji 10 cases of heavy winter under- wear at $1.00 a garment. give you choice of a wide range of styles and colors. See underwear display window. JLEARY & BOWGIR Stanton being. placed On e, 20 e Can | il =