Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 16, 1908, Page 1

; M}m;{sm HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ] THE BEMIDJ1 VOLUME 6. NUMBER 154. GOVERNOR JOHNSON SPOKE TO BIG CROWD LAST NIGHT Man on Whom Was Forced a Third Nomination Tells' How It Was Done.---Pays More Attention to Jacobson Than to Any ‘‘Issues”. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1908. TRAIN RUNS INT0 BLAZING BRIDGE; HORRIBLE DEATHS Detroit, Mich,, Oct. 16,--(Special to Pioneer.)--A relief train, with forest fire refugees from Metz, ran into a burned culvert and was derailed this morning So far as known seventeen persons, mostly women and children, were burned 10 death, Fifteen skele- FORTY CBENTS PER MONTH |A SIXTH NORMAL NEEDED; FIVE SCHOOLS CROWDED Prof. Shoemaker, of St. Cloud, Writes the ‘Pioneer.-- Wants No More Pupils Sent to St. Cloud School, on Accouat of Crowded Conditions. Governor John A. Johnson, demo- cratic candidate to succeed himself as the state’s chief executive, spoke at the city hall in Bemidji last night to a crowd that filled the hall and overflowed into the stairway leading to the floor below. A delegation of Bemidji democrats went to Cass Lake yesterday and| attended a meeting which the governor addressed at that place yesterday afternoon, returning in the evening. The Bemidji band appeared on the streets and after playing two pieces marched to the depot. When the train came in, the governor and his party were escorted to waiting carriages, among the party being P. H. Nelson of Hibbirg, ! democratic candidate for state treasurer; W. E. McEwen of Duluth, state oil inspector; Andrew Gilkin- son of Osakis, democratic candidate for congress from the Sixth district; L. F. Johnson of this city, chair-| man of the democratic county com- mittee; P, J. Russell, democratic candidate for county attorney, and secretary of the democratic county committee; and several other local| democrats. The crowd followed the band and the carriages to the city hall, which was nearly filled, already, and it was somewhat difficult for the party to reach the stage. After the band had played a selec- | tiou, L. F. Johnson, with but few| words, introduced the governor, who gave the crowd a little of his pleasant smooth talk as to its size, good looks, | etc,, and then launched out on the speech which he has been making at all places since he left St. Paul, with but few varations from a set line of talk. | The governor was somewhat% hoarse, having delivered many ad- dresses on the range, a dozen or more a day, but was otherwise in good physical condition. He said that it was unnecessary to discuss the tariff; that every- tody knows the tariff needs atten- tlon, and the only question is whether it will be revised by ité | friends or by the people through representatives imbued with their | wishes in the matter. Mr. Johnson gave a brief eulogy of William Jennings Bryan, and stated his belief in party organiza- tions and commended the interest that was being taken by the voters !in the campaign as shown by the manner in which the platforms of the two great parties were being studied, and professed to believe that the public would line up with the “dems” on their side of the dis- cussion, The governor’s allusion to national issues was noticably brief; he explained that it was “not necessary to go into details now,” leaving his party to care for itself in the fight that is on. The governor stated that he had warked in harmony with the republi- can legislature and that that body had passed all the important legisla- tion recommended by him and that he had signed the bills. He suggested to the voters who heard him that they get themselves into the habit of voting for them- selves, that is, of giving their own| interests careful consideration and study before casting a ballot for “the other fellow.” . He said that his primary reason for appearing before them was to ask for their support and votes because he was for the third time a candidate for governor. He declared they had | a right to know from him how he had accounted for his stewardship | and the reasons why he asked their support again. The nomination had been thrust upon him, he said, much against his will and his party’s convention- had adjourned and left him to his fate. Now, he says, he wants to be elected and to keep up the work he has been trying to do. He said that not i much was heard of the development of this part of the state in this cam- paign, and it had been the slogan of the Republican party two years ago. The reason for this, he averred, pants could escape. along the track on thei tons have been recovered from the ruins of a gondola car which made up part of the relief train. _ The forests on both sides of the track were ablaze when the train was derailed and the equipment took fire before all the occu- Some managed to reach safety by crawling r hands and knees. is found in the fact that the people with that proposition in mind would find little in the record of the Repub- lican candidate to jusrify them in hoping for great things or even fair play for this action. He mentioned that he had ap pointed the tax commission and said that its work wasgood and sat- isfactory to the people of the state. He also said that the state was pleased with the tax commission. He took up the discussion of Mr. Jacobson, who, he said had insisted upon standing upon his record, in- stead of discussing issues. He thought it the duty of a candidate for the governorship of a great state like Minnesota to let the people know where he stood, where he stands and where he intends to stand upon all great public questions, The governor concluded his speech with a fine allusion to the closing hours of the night of the coming election, and said that the morning after election would find him smiling, as he was a good loser; but the smile might possibly be somewhat broader, if he was re-elected, which he believed he would be. 1 Noitce to Members of A. 0. U. W. All members of the A. O. U. W. {are requested to meet at the 1. 0. 0. F. hall tomorrow afternoon at 2) o’clock to attend the funeral of Brother Andrew G. Olson, which will be held from the Norwegian Lutheran church at 3 o’clock, the lodge to have charge of the services at the grave. —W. H. Ellitson, M. W. —1J. P. Lahr, Recorder. Additiona' local ma'ter will be found on fourth page. Fresh made saus day. We claim to best sausage maker Choice Selects always on hand. Special Sale Saturday We have on hand for our Special Sat- urday Sale tons of fresh pork and beef _ Sirloins, Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and Lamb Cuts, 8 and 10 cents per 1b., and up OYSTERS Sp Dill Pickles and Sawuerkraut Sausagde age every We con have the absolutel in town. rendered Remember the place, second door north' of - the First National GRAHAM @ DORAN ecial lot for Saturday Lard stantly keep in stock y pure and kettle lard. Bank | merchandise on commission, the re- NORTHERN GROGERY GO. BUSY ERECTING BUILDING { Wholesale Enterprise Files Its Articles of Incorporation, Showing a Splen- did Paid-in Capital. ! C— 5 Elsewhere in this issue of the| Pioneer is published 'the articles of the Northern| Grocery company, the wholesale grocery enterprise which has located | in Bemidji, and which is already making rapid progress in erectivg' its buildings. ‘ incorporation of The incorporators are Thomas J. Burke, Duluth, who is to be resident manager; William H. Cleary, of Brainerd, and Ed. N. Ebert of Brain- erd. The general nature of the busi- ness of the new company is designat- ed as being ‘“the smanufacturing, purchasing and selltiig 6t all kinds of merchandise, the purchasing, sell- ing and handling of all kinds of: ceiving, storing and shipping of all kinds of merchandise and property.” The capital stock of the company is placed at $50,000, all of whichs to be paid in, in full. This gives a splendid working capital, and the company has other resources that puts them on “easy street,” findn- cially. The work of clearing the ground and starting the building, opposite the M. & I. depot, is progressing very satisfactorily, and the people of Bemidji are congratulating them- selves on the acquisition of such a desirable enterprise for this city. JAMES CAHILL IS NOW A STATE GAME WARDEN Has Been Appointed to Succeed A. G. Rutledge, Who Resigned Some Time Ago. James E. Cahill of this city, a strong worker in the ranks of local democracy, has been appointed warden for the State Game & Fish Commission, to succeed A. G. Rutledge, who resigned as warden during the month of September. Mr. Cahill was appointed warden on Wednesday of last week and has already been ‘‘in harness” since last Friday, In appointing Mr. Cahill as warden, the State Game & Fish Commission took into consideration the recommendations of local demo- crats, who were unanimous in saying that Mr. Cahill would make a worthy snccessor to Mr. Rutledge. “Jim”, Cahill has been a cruiser for several local lumber companies for a number of years and has had much practical experience in the woods hereabouts. It is believed that he will make a very good officer for the commission. The appointment of Mr. Cahill has been kept quiet since last week because of the fact that there were several matters - in this vicinity which needed the attention of a that when he familiarizes himself! with the game laws and becomes | accustomed to the duties of a warden ~' |appointment been made kuown to the public. Mr. Rutledge will devote his en- tire time to his duties as an employe of the Bemidji Daily and Weekly Pioneer, and will be pleased to meet any of his old friends here now as formerly. Play Fosston Tomorrow. The Bemidji High School Foot- ball team left on this afternoon’s train for Fosston where they will play against the Fosston Highs to- morrow afternoon. Coach Thornton was in charge of the eleven. The local boys have been weak- ened considerably since three weeks ago, when they defeated Fosston by a score of 12 to 0, owing to the loss of Fullback Lycan who is in the St. Anthony’s hospital with" typhoid fever. In spite of their loss, however, the home lads are confident of success and will give the Fosston eleven a run for their money. The Bemidji High School football team will line up tomorrow as follows: Kruse(Capt.), re; Hundrom, rt; F. Brenneman, rg; C. Brenneman, c; Harris, 1g; Boyer, It; D. Gould, le; Huffman, gb; C. Gould, lb; Gill, rh; | Kreatz, fb; McDonald and Neumann Enegls | subs. Assistant-Manager accompanied the team. School Tablets. The Pioneer has prepared a special school tablet of the uniform size, 6x9, which we will retail at 5 cents per tablet. This tablet has been prepared especially for the Bemidji public schools, and with cloth back, which makes the tablet very durable. These should be purchased by all pupils. That there is a need for the estab- lishing of a sixth normal school is a fact which is being brought home more forciably every day to the people of Minnesota, and more es- pecially to the north half of the state. There is no doubt but what the state lagislature. at its session this winter, will be presented with facts concerning the over-crowded condi- tions of the present five schools, which will be a big factor in the serious consideration of the estab- lishing of an additional normal school in the north half of the state. The St. Clond Normal School is crowded to the roof, and W. E. Shoe- { maker, superintendent of the normal, is sending out warnings that the normal board will not care for any more pupils. The following is a copy of a letter received from W, A. Shoemaker by the editor of the Bemidji Pioneer, the St. Cloud normal: *St. Cloud, Oct. 15. “To the Editor, Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji:— “You will confer a favor on the relative to the crowded conditions .of | State Normal School at St. Cloud, also upon the young people in your part of the state who contemplate entering the normal school in the near future, by giving a little of your valuable space to spreading the news regarding the congested conditionn of the school. The normal board, at its meeting on September 18, passed a resolution limiting the size of the St. Cloud school. It was found that the num- ber in attendance was too great for present accommodations. No more new students will, therefore, be ad- mitted before December 1, the be- ginning of a new term. At that time, a limited number may be taken, but will be admitted in the order of ‘applicatian, former students of the school being given the preference. “I sincerely hope you will see fit to make an announcement of the sit- uation so that the young people of your district will not be put to the | expense and inconvenience of com- ing to St. Cloud without previously making arrangements for admission. “Very truly yours, “—W. A- Shoemaker.” THE GIRL AND THE GAWK AT OPERA HOUSE OCT. 19 Comes Here with Record of Splendid Successes Throughout South Dakota and Nebraska, The Black Hills Weekly Call, published at Lead, S. D., says of “The Girl and the Gawk,” which will appear at the City Opera House Monday evening, October 19: “A packed house greeted the Lockes last eve when they presented “The Girl and the Gawk” at the opera house in this city. The delight of the audieuce was evident from the rise of the curtain until its fall at the end of the last act. The play is a good clean comedy full of wit and quick snappy action. Mrs. Locke, as the girl, wasa continual delight and flitted through the evening with the humor of the skilled comedienne {and the lightness of the ingenue. | “Mr. Locke made an admirable {gawk; he is an eccentric comedian, full of quaint and amusing business and his methods of making his points are legitimate and original. His dancing specialty, which was {really a burlesque on the buck and wing work, was much appreciated, “The remainder of the support was effective and added to the in- terest and the fun of the evening. | Especial mention should be made of Mrs. Locke’s gown which was beau- | tiful and striking, and brought forth many words of compliment, from both men and women in the audience. | Additional lecal matter will be found "on last page. 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