Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 24, 1908, Page 1

O THE BEMIDJI DAIL MINNESOTA HISTORICAL| seciery, | PIONEER. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 187. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 24, 1908. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO ALTER PLANS FOR LIBRARY Bids for Completed Building Did Not Come Within $10,000. Carnegie Appropriation.—Library Board Will Make Some Changes in Plans. The contract for the e ection of the new Carnegie Library building has not been let yet, and will pro- bably not be let until some future E. C. Richmond, Grand Forks, N. D., $8,882. The contract for the heating plant was submitted by William Ross of this city, the amount of the meeting of the Bemidji library ;g peing $590, as per the specifica- board. A meeting of the board was held Saturday evening, at which bids for the construction of the building were opened, the bids having been sub-| mitted in accordance with the plans furnished by Haxby & Gillespie of Fargo. As the sum donated by Andrew Carnegie for the erection of the library is $10,000, it was necessary for the board to reject any bids for the erection of the building which did not come within that sum. The bids submitted for the gen- eral contract, being exclusive of the heating, plumbing, wiring and fix- tures, were as follows: George Kreatz, Bemidji, $10,498; Thomas Johnson, Bemidji, $8,995: tions, with a supplementary bid of $440, under different arrangements than called for under the specifica- tions. The bids for plumbing were also submitted, as follows: Doran Bros., Bemidji, $370; Jerrard & Covington, $353.40. The Warfield Electtic Light company submitted a bid of $94.50 for wiring i the building, the same being exclu- sive of the lights and fixtures. There were present at the meet- ing Mayor J. P. Pogue, president of the board; A. P. Ritchie, secretary, and W. B. Stewart, The board rejected all bids sub- mitted and will consider the plan of altering the specifications so that the amount of the bids will come within the specified $10,000. BERT IMSON GO. MAKES VERY GOOD IMPRESSION Will Give splendid Plays Every Night1 for the Balance of the Week. — | The Bert Imson company of play- ers who opened a week’s engagement at the City Opera House last even- with the sterling play, “The Black Hand,” made a decided hit with Bemidji theater-goers, by their clever | work in their first appearance. The play was staged very strongly, every part being taken in an artistic manner. The entire performance worked very smoothly, and showed that the members of the company are thoroughly familiar with their parts. Between the acts of the play,| specialties were introduced, which/ were of a high order. Master Robert St. Clair sang "“The Holy City” and afterwards responded with a song and dance. Both numbers were} loudly applauded. The little fellow, who is but eight years of age, pos-| sesses a wonderful voice and has a that line. Victor Sutherland, an actor who has but recently came from the eastern. circuits, is the star of the i company, and he is certainly a fine actor. His bearing and splendid speaking of lines make him at once | popular. Tonight the company will present “For Home and Honor,” a splendid society drama in four acts. It isa strong play and Miss Leona Gray, leading lady of the company, will take a prominent part. Master Robert will sing tonight and will render a song in “falsetto,” he being the only child of his age who is able to sing in this manner. Tomorrow evening, the company will present “The Gambler and the Girl,” a four-act drama of the early mining days of Nevada. Thanksgiv- ing night, the popular drama, ‘‘East Lynne”, will be on the bill. The company is a very good one and deserves a crowded house every evening. Odd Fellows Meeting. The Bemidji Lodge of Odd Fel- lows will meet in their hall Friday evening. Business of importance will be transacted and all members are urgently requested to be present. Thanksgiv We will have in stock choice vegetables and other “Good Things to Eat” for your Thanksgiving dinner. Cucumbers Celery Lettuce Ripe Tomatoes Sweet Potatoes Heinz Mi Sweet Dill Pickles ing Dinner Among them are: Parsley Mushrooms Cranberries nce Meat Cider Sour Pickles Sweet Pickles Apples Bananas Grape Fruit Olives Grapes ) Pears Navel Oranges Orders should be placed as early as possible that everything may day. be delivered Wednes- We also have fresh eggs and choice creamery butter Roe @ Markusen Phone 206 Phone 207 splendid control of his powers in | A. Brose came down this morning from his homestead in the Battle River country and spent the day in the city. A. O. Johnson, the Turtle River merchant, came down this morning from Turtle River and spent today in the city looking after some busi- ness matters. E. J. Taylor, the Enterpris-ing pub- lisher of Blackduck, whom rumor says will soon become a resident of Bemidji again, was with us today, having come down from his home this moruing. John Moberg of this city left on this morning’s train for Laporte on his way to his logging camps, south- east of Laporte in the Kabekona Gulch country. Mr. Moberg will be away until Saturday. Mrs. E. R. Ryan of this city re- turned last evening on the north- bound passenger train from Minne- apolis where she visited her sister. Mrs. Ryan enjoyed about three weeks’ in the twin cities. Ole Ferguson, a prominent saloon keeper of Cass Lake, who has a valuable claim in the Littlefork| country, came down this morning from his claim and left this noon for Cass Lake to look after his business interests at that place. A few, of the specialties for Thanksgiving consists of butter, eggs bulk, oysters, celery, parsley, lutefisk, pultost, anchovis, home] made jellies, home made taffeys, new cidar, new nuts, new candies, the best and freshest of everything at Peterson’s. Thief Roeland Thompson of River Falls came in this morning from a successful hunt after big game north of Mizpah and returned to the “Falls” on this afternoon’s train. Mr. Thompson secured the full limit of big game—a moose and two large bucks. ' W. H. Strachan, superintendent of the M. & I. railway, passed through the city this morning, in the private car, “50,” returning to Brainerd from International Falls. He was accompanied by. G.. H. Warner, chief train dispatcher for the M. & I. company. Charles G. Reitz of St. Cloua, who formerly sold typewriters and type- writer supplies for the Remington Typewriter company, is in the city today. Mr. Reitz is now selling to retailers a brand of that stuff that “both cheers and inebriates,” and he is said to be doing well. J. C. Chamberlain, postmaster at Internaticnal Falls and one of the prominent attorneys of that place, came down from his home this morn- ing and spent today in Bemidji. Mr. Chamberlain was here for the pur- pose of arguing a motion in cham- bers before Judge Stanton. J. F. McGuire of St. Paul, grand receiver of the A. O.U.W., the pioneer fraternal order of Minnesota, arrived in Bemidji Monday and attended the Degree of Honor meeting that evening. Mr. McGuire will remain in the city for a few days working with the members in the interest of the Workmen. John W. Kelsey, the boat-builder, came down this morning from his hunt in the vicinity of Foy., Mr. Kelsey killed two fine deer one of Additiohafihort Locals.! | which was eaten during the hunt and the other he brought down from Kelliher this morning. The deer was a fine buck, weighing over 200 pounds, and with a head that was a beauty—seven points to the horns. Guy A. Aubol of Crookston, deputy internal collector for this dis- trict of Minnesota, came in last night from Crookston and will spend several days in this vicinity looking after Uncle Sam’s business in his department. Mr. Aubol makes a splendid collector, and his good services are recognized and appre- ciated at the headquarters in Wash- ington. Four moose and seven deer were carried through the city this morn- jing on the M. & I. south-bound {passenger train from the north jwoods to the twin cities and ooints isouth of there. There were four large elegant moose. Among the fortunate ones who got a moose was Dr. W. W. Kindren of Spring Valley, Filli- more county. The doctor was aboard the train and he was tickled all over. V. L. Ellis, who has been an inhabitant of the “king’s domains” at Regina, for about a year past, left ‘last night on the return trip to | Regina. Mr. Ellis states that he has | disposed of his moving-picture show tat Regina, and that he will leave jshortly for Chicago, where his |family is now living, and reside | there during the coming winter. It is “Vint’s” intention to return to Regina next spring and take up his residence on a valuable homestead, having purchased the relinquish- ment for the land in question. GO. K AND HIGH SGHOOL WILL GLASH ON GRIDIRON “‘Big Fellows” and *Kids” Will Play Thanksgiving Afternoon in Last Game of Season. The football season in Bemidji will be closed Thanksgiving after. noon, when the Company K city team and the Bemidji High School eleven will line up for a contest. To those who have kept a line on the playing of the two teams this season and are vosted on what the school team is capable of, it is believed that the game between the two elevens will be an exceedingly interesting one, and that the ‘‘kids” will give the “big fellows” more of a “chase” than the latter have been figuring on. During the past season, Company K was unable to arrange many games, and was always unfortunate when playing to be forced to go on the gridiron with from one to three of the regular players absent from { the line-up; but despite that draw- I back, the eleven made a good record. Two games were played with the Grand Rapids City team, the first resulting in a tie, the game being played on Grand Rapids grounds. The other game was played in Be- midji, and with three of the best men on the local team absent, Grand Rapids made a “fluke”. It is impossible to arrange another game with the Itasca county team, except on the unequal terms favorable to Grand Rapids. The locals gave Park Rapids a one-sided beating. The school team lost a game to the Grand Rapids highs, and then closed the season: two weeks ago by playing all around the Kapids. They were defeated by Brainerd, and won and lost games with Foss- ton. The team is now in fine fettle, and playing the new style game in splendid shape. While the company K team out- weighs the school crowd twenty pounds to the man, the “kids” are “stayers,” and the result will be a fast game. The game will be called at 3:15 p. m., Thursday. touchdown on a Additiona' local matter will be found on fourth page. Shooting Gallery Is Popular: The shooting gallery, which is being conducted by Thomas Britton and which located the vacant lot east of the Lumbermens National Bank, is proving excellent pleasure for those who like shooting at targets with rifles. The gallery is on is bemng very well patronized and| the manner in which it is conducted s satisfactory to everyone. Three shots ata target are allowed for 15¢, and many good records are being made. Mr. Britton encourages shooting by a liberal dlscount. good The TAKING > This is one of the few amusements that is enjoyed by the old as well as the young. PICTURE What is more pleas- ing than pictures—some you had taken years before, perhaps, and in looking them over, to remember the associa- tions connected with them. Brownie 217 Third St. FROM $1.00 to $9.00 ~E. A. BARKER gallery is open every day from 1 o’clock until 6 p. m. and 7. to 10 o’clock. There are plenty of rifles so that all can shoot. The public is invited to shoot. Early Paper Thanksgiving Day. The Daily Pioneer will be issued at 10 o’clock Thursday forenoon (Thanksgiving day) and all those deriring anything printed in the Thanksgiving day issue must get their matter into the Pioneer office not latef than 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. Local news on iast page. Mail Kodaks Solicited - . b 5 [NOTE—The Pioneer has received special vrivilege from the editorof the Northwestern Agriculturist-to reprint any of the articles which appear in that publication. All articles printed in the Agriculturist are copy- righted, and it is only by special permission that we are able to reproduce parts of this article.—Editor Pioneer.] western Agriculturist, in the recent issue of that publication, tells of his trip to northern Minnesota last fall. Mr. Collins visited Be- midji at the time the annual county fair was being held, and he said of his visit here: I stopped at Bemidji to see the Beltrami County Fair, thanks to that enterprising hustler, Secretary W. R. Mackenzie, and if I had not previously seen specimens of the kind of vegetables raised about Bemidji, at the Minnesota State Fair, where they took fitst prize, I would certainly have been aston- ished at the superior quality of every kind of vegetable produced. No finer potatoes can be raised any- where, no better cabbages, or beets, or rutabagas or beans. “The soil appears sandy as a rule, but its appearance is somewhat de- ceptive, for as soon as it is properly manured it develops a richness that is very gratifying to the farmer. Even before it is thus fertilized it is tables, Bemudji is only about ten years old but it is already a brisk and flourishing city with all the modern improvements. It is locatedon a beautiful lake, five or six miles long and two or three miles wide, which P. V. Collins, editor of the North- | peculiarly adapted to certain vege-| NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS - FERTILE IN PRODUCTION P. V. Collins, of Northwestern Agriculturalist, Pays High Compliment to This Section as Coming Center for Dairying and Advanced Farming. was formerly surroudded by a forest. The Beltrami County fair associa- tion owns good fair grounds a mile from the center of the city, and, under Secretary Mackenzie’s ener- ige!ic management, hold annual fairs including not only exhibits of grain and vegetables, but also of stock. | At Bagley, (the metropolis of Clearwater County), another county fair was held last month, and the farmers showed great interest in making exbhibits of vegetables and stock. The peculiar feature of this fair was that the whole village be- came the fair grounds for no special {grounds are set apart for this pur- pose. Anattempt was once made to build a race track, but owing to the stumpage and the light soil it was abandoned, and the abandonment of the racing was a good thing for the prosperity of the fair. The country is not espe cially adapted for profuc- ing race horses, hence the races would serve no useful end, and, with- out these to distract, attention is now concentrated on the fifteen-pound cabbages, the fine potatoes, the healthy, well-bred sheep and cattle. “This is a great stock region. The native grasses, growing amongst 1the stumps, are as rich as those about Duluth. There is enough snow to prevent winter killing and all kinds of-stock, especially sheep, thrive. Dairying also is progressing with great strides, though the intro- duction of improved breeds of dairy cattle is important for the greatest degree of profits. The natural facilities for dairying could not be improved.” _— " Sale and Lunch, The Norwegian Lutheran Ladies’ Aid will give a sale in the Lutheran Nov- ember 26, beginning at 3 o’clock. church on Thanksgiving day, The ladies have many pretty and useful articles on sale. A lunch will also be served in the afternoon and evening. Price 15c. Everybody is cordially invited to attend. ) R N A SRR il Pictures of the Babies as they grow. Wherever you go you should have a Kodak. Folding Pocket Kodaks Orders $12.00 To Elk Committees. Those who have been appointed on committees to assist in the arrange- ments for the forthcoming charity ball to be given by the Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. E. are requested to meet at the office of W. J. Markham, in the Markham blocks at 8 o’clock this evening. Don’t fail to be on han Remember our PRINTING AND DEVELOPING | | DEPARTMENT THE (KODAK SHOP All Work Guaranteed Premo Film Packs Eastman Films Print Frames Developing Tanks Tripods Dark Room Lai ps Flash Sheets Azo and Velox Post Cards, FROM to $100.00 Bemidji, Minn.