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

~ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEEL VOLUME 6. NUMBER 191. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1908. FORTY CBENTS PER MONTH UPPER RED LAKE COUNTRY WILL BE RAPIDLY SETTLED Bohemian-German Settlement in Macse Lake District Promises Lively Commune.—Settlers Will Come from Qutside States, Seeking Homes. From present indications, there will soon be a thriving settlement on Moose creek, on the north shores of Upper Red Lake, composed of German-Bohemian homesteaders who will come to this country from Illinois and other portions of the middle west. At the present time several settlers who have already filed on government lands, near this creek, and many more are coming, according to John R. Colar, a German-Bohemian who has settled on Moose creek. In speaking of the Moose creek country, Mr. Colar saos: "I have traveled over a consider- able portion of the United States looking for a homestead, but found there are| with a man who is well posted in railroad affairs, and he told me that there was little doubt that the M. & L railroad will be extended from Kelliher northward to Tamarac river and thence on to Baudette. This would be a very good proposi- tion for us settlers on Moose Creek, and in the vicinity of Domaas. “There isnot much timber left, but what we have could be easily gotten out of the country by means of proposed railroad. “One of the problems which {confront the settlers on Upper Red Lake is that of a better and cheaper method of getting in and out of the Fcounlry. When the lake is not the boat belonging to the Red nothing that suited me as well as | Lake Railway company, going from does my claim on Upper Red Lake. “It was only a few years ago that there were plenty of public lands which were easily obtainable. It is; different now; one cannot get claims | aseasily as formerly; and I think| that in a few years there will be no more free homesteads left in this country. “The country in the vicinity of! Moose creek and east of there is bound to develop rapidly, for sev- Moose Creek to Shotley, from there around into the waters of thesLower Red Lake to Redby, from which place one can go by rail south to Bemidji. This is rather an expen- sive trip, and an effort will be made to cheapen this method of transportation. “It wiil be necessary, in the near future, to build a bridge over the Tamarac river, in order that the settlers may have better access to eral reasons. I recently had a talk the country south of Moose creek. The ‘ First National Bank of Be midji CAPITAL - - - $50,000.00 SurPLUS & - - $10,000.00 Appreciation This Bank values the bu siness it receives from i‘s customers and takes every opportunity of telling them so. Our customers on the other hand appre- ciate the fact that the service extended to them is coupled with security. Any business arrangement to be permanent must he mutually satisfactory and profitable. Therefore, in the selecting of your bank, have permanency in view and establish yourself for your present and being wit] sound future well- h a good . bank. frozen, settlers here use the ‘Redby,’ | the time of the explosion. shafts. horrible death. TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION; 200 MINERS KILLED TODAY Pittsburg, Nov. 28.—(Special to Pioneer.)—A very sericus mine explosion occurred this forenoon at the ! mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Coal company, at Marianna, Washington county, and while nothing really definite | has been ascertained as yet as to the number of fatalities, it is believed that many men have lost their lives. Reports from Marianna state that there are between 200 and 300 men in the mine. At the general offices of the coal company in this city, it is said that about 200 men were in the mine at At 1 o’clock, an hour and a half after the accident, dense clouds of smoke were pouring from the two No trace of any of the miners has been obtained, at this hour, and their fate has undoubtedly been a When the bridge is built good roads will be built southward to Kelliher, I thut enabling the settlers to have a good outlet to the railroad. | | “Itisour intention to start a Ger-| man-Bohemian town on Moose creek, and no doubt this settlement will grow rapidly. Most of the set- tlers will come here from Chicago tand other points in Illinois, Wiscon- |sin, Pennsylvania and Nebraska. I have written some articles for a German-Bohemian paper in Chicago and described the Moose creek country .and I have received 250 letters requesting information con- cerning the land and its location. “Many settlers have already filed lon land in the Moose creek country, : !and they will all be here next Marchi to take up their residence. | “The first thing which we settlers will do is to build a school house iand make a requisition for the estab- |lishment of a postoffice at Moose} creek. Our nearest postoffice is! Domaas, which is eight miles from Moose creek. We buy our pro- visions at Shotley, but we believe that a general store willl be started on Moose creek in the near future.” | Mr. Colar came to this country | five years ago with his wife and two | small children, and has done well here. His family are all in splendid health, but while they were living in | Chicago, they were all sickly. Mr. Colar, like the other settlers !in the Upper Red Lake country, is very desirous that the country be | drained and in accordance with the | recommendations of the members of | I the geological survey who traversed | the country in the vicinity of Upper | Red Lake and Lower Red Lake tak- ing levels, and recommended the draining of Upper Red Lake north | ward, through the medium of a big | ditch and several lateral ditches. There are many inquiries at the| | Cass Lake land office concerning the land in Beltrami county around Upper Red Lake and, judging from tbe manner in which filings are ‘\being made, the country will be! ‘rapildy settled with farmers and be- | come one of the best farming com- munities in the state. § Additiona' local matter will be lnund; on fourth page. ANNOUNCEMENT] EXTRAORDINARY CITY OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT Special Bargain Tonight of Burt Imson’s Big Compauy of Fourteen People THE GAMBLER AND THE GIRL 10 Cents and 20 Cents | bury, FRANK WAGNER GIVEN A VERY WARM REGEPTION His Brother Odd Fellows Present Him With Chair.—Splendid Meeting Last Evening. The regular meeting of Bemidji lodge of Odd Fellovis, which was held last evening, was an exceedingly { interesting event— especially loi Brother Frank Wagner who recently | took unto himself a wife, and of| which event the lodge, last evening, | took due notice. morning received an application or a woif bounty from A. E. Olson of Pitt postoffice, in the northern part of the county. County Auditor Wilmann has appointed F. S. Arnold as deputy county Auditor and Mr. Arnold will | have charge of the office for some time after January 1, when Auditor Wilmann intends enjoying the first | vacation he has had during the past four years. Mr. Arnold will make a | 'splendid deputy and Mr. Wilmann. is fortunate in securing his services. Four hundred and twenty game licenses had been issued at noon today by County Auditor Wilmann This nnmber compares very favor- ably with the amount which was Although Weakened by Abs Although weakened by the absence of both of the regular guards from the “Big Bemidg” basketball team last evening defeated Deer River for the second time, easily winning the game by a score of 25 to 5. It was impossible for either Bid- dinger or Peterson, regular forwards of the “Big Bemidg” team, to be in the game, and Warren and Frank Getchell were put in as substitutes. Markham had a disagreement with the management of the team and refused to play in the game. The line-up was as follows: * | “Big Bemidg”—Geil (captain)and | Heffron, forwards; Brown, center: Getchell and Warren, guards. Deer River—Logee and Burgess, forwards; Seaman, center; Shreves and Johnson, guards. . Roy Lindsey acted as referee, and his work was uniformly fair and impartial. Incho of Deer River umpired, making a good official. The Deer River team was deter- mined to make a better showing the line-up, Brother Wagner and his “better | received last year and indicates that |than on the previous evening and half” were especially invited to be present during the evening, as were the other members of the order and | their wives and the occasion was made a notable one in the history of | the local lodge. = After the regular session of the! lodge had been concluded, Rev. Deniston, on behalf of the ]oa‘ge, presented Brother Wagner with a; a splendid mission rocker as a token of the esteem of his fellow “‘Three- Linkers.” In presenting the chair Rev. Deniston alluded to the| personal integrity and good fellow- ship of Mr. Wagner and wished him | a happy wedded life. Mr. Wagner was taken so com- pletely by surprise that he was unable to reply except by a fewi inarticulate gulps, which were inter- | peted as meaning a profound return ! of thanks for the present. § Mr. Wagner was placed in the! chair, and the old members of thej lodge, who have all known Mr. Wagner for several years, “opened' up” on him, and he was given some real, live recommendations as to how a benedict should conduct him- | self. The recipient of the chair. was as red as arose, but good-naturedly took all the stuff “handed” him and} stood his ground. The members of the local Rebekah | lodge, whohad come into the hall, while the presentation speech was| being made, announced supper and the crowd partook of a fine turkey| repast that was very good. The meeting was one of the very best which the Odd Fellows have| ever held. | The following is a list of the officers who were elected last even- ing for the term beginning January 1, 1909. There are several appoint- ive officers, who will not be ap- pointed until the new noble grand is installed in January: Earl Geil, noble grand; J. A. Phillippi, vice grand; E. H. Corn- wall, secretary; E. E. Moore, | financial secretary; George Canter- treasurer; Frank Wagner, | trustee for eighteen months. Doings at the Court House. Those who pass by the court house these days undoubtedly note the damage which is being done to the stone fence which surrounds the court house yards. Oa the northeast corner of the grounds a large number of the stone blocks have been toppled over- inside the yards and the fence presents a very ! dilapidated appearance. It is be-} lieved that “kids” of the town arel removing these blocks and if they are measures should be taken to puta stop to it, as the fence is being rabid]y ruined. hunters in Beltrami county observe the laws, with respect to securing licenses. County Auditor Wilmann and his assistants have been very busy for several days preparing different papers for the November settlement. The task of appropriating different |- funds was completed today and the settlements are all ready. ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT WILL BE A BIG BARGAIN Burt Imson Co. Will Give Fine Drama and Specialties.—Admission 10c and 20c. ‘The people of Bemidji will this evening be given the biggest bar- gains in the entertainment line ever attempted in Bemidji. The Burt Imson Dramatic com- pany will give the great play, “The Gambler and the Girl,” and the charge for admission to the whole show will be but ten and twenty cents. . This action is taken on the part of t_he management of the opera house and the company, jointly, in order to bring out the people to a really good performance, where there is no crowding, and where all have nice seats, with all the comforts of the home. Turn out this evening and see the best repertoire company that ever visited Bemidji, for only 10 and 20 cents. Misunderstanding Concerning Contest. There seems to be some misun- derstanding as to the provisions of the ““A-B C” contest which the Pioneer will inaugurate in a few days. * The contest will be for the find- ing of misspelled words in certain advertisements which will be print. ed under one head, with the prop- er announcement. The contest is not for the “advertisements which have the regular run ot the paper only for the big “-ad” which will be duly printed, as stated, and which will not appear in the Pion- eer for several days. Pencils ! Pencils ! Those who desire: a good lead "pencil for bookkeeping work should remember that the Pioneer has in stock the celebrated Koh-I-Noor and Faber, pencils from H- to HHHHHHHHH. We also have the soft pencils from B to BBBBBB. We carry in stock a full line of and Venus copying pencils. County. Auditor Wilmann this Local news on iast page. cheap pencils; also the Mephisto? started out to play a very fast and jaggressive game. However, they were more than matched, and within two minutes after the game was called, Heffron had shot the ball into the basket for two points for Bemidji. Brown followed with a basket from | the fiela, and before the end of the half, Heffron threw another field bas- (ket and made two additional points from free foul throws. Geil threw two field baskets, and the half ended with the score of 12 for Bemidji. Johnson threw a free basket from DEER RIVER DEFEATED IN SECOND GAME---25 to 5 ence of Both Guards, “Big Bemidg’ Won Easily—Floodwood Will Play Two Games Here Next Week. !a foul, making one point for Deer River in the first half. In the second half, Bemidji scored 13 points, Heffron throwing five field baskets and one free basket from foul, Geil putting the ball n the basket from the field once. Logee and Johnson each scored a field basket in the second half for Deer River, giving the visitors tour points. | The final score was Bemidji 25, Deer River 5. i There were many fouls during the game, and Referee Lindsay was i very watchful of these breaches of the rules. “Big Bemidg” was penalized | seven times, Warren offending four times, Brown twice and Getchell once. Deer River made but one point from these seven' throws. Deer River was unfortunate in fouling eight times. Johnson com- | mitted four fouls, Seaman three and { Burgess one. Three of these fouls resulted in free baskets for Bemidji. The visiting players were all a fine lot of fellows, and there was never a semblance of a dispute between the two teams, the games being played with the best of feeling. The “big Bemidg” team will play two games against Floodwood next week, the first game being scheduled {for Thursday evening, and the second for Friday evening. In a letter to Manager Heffron, | the captain of the Floodwood team states that his players recently defeated the Deer River team by a score of 49 to 9, which would indicate that Floodwood has a very fast organization. FRESH EGGS AND Ghe NEW GROCERY Our store is headquarters for the best lives of groceries, fresh and canned fruits, tea, coffee, spices—in fact anything in the grocery line can be found here. 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