Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 7, 1908, Page 4

Mail Orders Correct Hats and Fur- Promptly Filled § nishings for All Men" SCHNEIDER BROS. CLOTHING HOUSE Sensible Gifts FOR MEN Only 15 more shopping days until Christmas. If you have not yet bought his gift, come to Schnei- der’s, where newest styles, ¢ Good Clothes; Nothing Else finest goods and best val- ues are obtainable. Useful gifts are the kind men appreciate. Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Mufflers, Hats, Hosiery, Umbrellas, Shirts, Neckwear, Suspenders. obscure mortal vision, have, for them, been dispelled by all pervad- ing light of a brighter realm. At any rate, we who remain to struggle in the shadows should not fail to make the most of what a study of their lives teach us, and in such pro- our departed brothers and for t_he‘portion as we keep such memory purpose of recording some of their|green—in such measure, may we virtues upon the tablets of love and!follow in the direction of the light memory. that gleams from the distant shore. “With faith in our order as our| ‘“And when the marshal of death inspiration, and a just conception of | shall serve his summons upon us, the blessings we enjoy under consti® | undaunted and serene we will em- tutional government and free institu- | bark on that ocean that has no tions. I admonish my brothers to|further shore; and when our bark rise in their manhood and prove|swings out into the current we will themselves capable and worthy ofturn to those we leave behind us, the high destiny which is within the|and pointing through the mists to range of our grasp. the flag of the republic, we will com- “As Milton said ‘let us rise to|mit it to their hands and thus bid the height of this great argument’|them a cheerful and final adieu.” and fully comprehend a proper e conception of a just and upright Elk. Our great needs are a firm reliance in divine providence and the courage and manhood to use diligently and intelligently the power of mind and body with which we bave been so abundantly blessed. “And now, brothers, as one after another of our members shall close his mission here, as the ties that bind us together shall one after another be severed, may we each leave behind usin the memories of | those who continue to work in our| lodges a record of justice, of broth- erly" love, of charity and of fidelity. | “Let us hope that somehow, the minds and souls of those brothers whom we meet today to commemor- ate have not passed with death beyond the power to affect the lives of others, nor out of the field of endeavor; that the clouds which STRENGTH! No. 5382, RESOURCES. Louu« and Discounts.. Overdrafts, secured and unsecu’ U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation Bonds, securities, etc. . Banking house, furniture, and fix- tures . Due from National Ba IMPRESSIVE SERVIGES HELD BY BEMIDJI ELKS Continued from First Page 1909 Diaries. The largest and best line of 1909 diaries ever carried in this part of the state can now be seen at the Pioneer office. We have made special efforts ot secure the largest assortment ever shown in the northwest. Those who want special kinds should call early and make their selection. The Donald Land & Lumber Co. Requests all persons having claims against it to make same out in DUPLICATE and mail one copy to the | Secretary, Schroeder Block, City and the other to Roger C. Spooner, President. R. F. D. No. 1., Wilton, Minn. $213.579.92 39,67 (not reserve agents) ... $ ,370.38 Due from approved re serve agents 99,550.34 740.89 Exchanges house . 545.00 for clearing Practional’ paper cur cy, nickels. and cents.. Lawtul Money Reserve in’ Bank viz: Specie 1 Legal-tender notes | 0 Redemption fund with U. 8. Treas- urer (5 per cent of circulation). Total - =~ LIABILITIES. Oapital stock paid in Surplus fund. . Undivided pmflts Tess expenses and taxes paid. National Bank 5o Duo o other Nanionar Ban! Duem Sube Banks and Bankers . Savings depo: 222,510.89 1148777 123,407.09 710.00 ject to check Demand certificates of deposit. s Time ce; oo posit .. certified ‘checks - Cashier’s standing checks out- 1,849.98 38680171 8475,548.88 Total - - STATE OF MINNESOTA, | County of Beltrami. f I, R. H. Schumaker, Cashier ot the above- named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R. H. SCHUMAKER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of Dec, 1908. [8eall J. Lou Notary Public, Belcruml Co Mlnu My commission expires Aug. 2, 1915, CORRECT—A tte: F P SHELDON, . GoULD. A G "WEDGE, TR, Directors. ss: <H—r~w>Hm -<-1-=ccnmm The FKEirst National Bank of Bemidji. MEN OF ‘THIRD ESTATE' MET AND REASONED Continued from First Page ad. mau, job man, local reporter, managing editor and eventually went broke trying torun a paper of his own, The passing of the ‘‘tramp” printer and the installing of type- setting machines had much to do with the passing, also of all-around man, There are but few first-class fin- ised printers in northern Minnesota. who are also good newspaper men. Mr. Rutledge finished his paper with a six-verse poem on “When I was a Devil.” “The Future of the Country News- paper,” a paper by Fred E. Geise of the Akeley Herald, was read by the secretary, as Mr. Geise could not be present. Mr. Geise said in part: «, The future of a country news- paper depends to a considerable degree on the publisher and the loyal support of the community or fieId which it stands for or represents. “The country newspaper has a most bitter enemy now encroaching upon its field as a result, to a con- siderable extent, due to the estab- lishment of the rural free delivery. I refer to the cheap daily newspa- pers of the larger cities, as they not only circulate among business and professional men, but are now found in almost every country home along the route. “A few years ago it was con- sidered a big thing for a country newspaper to club with some big daily, offering that publication and the local paper both for the price of one. Thisis fast becoming a thing of the past as the country news- paper publisher is beginning to see the error he has made in giving the daily papers a good circulating medium. “The country newspaper is the real political factor in the country, itbeing a well-taken point that the opinions expressed in two dozen country newspapers are worth more to the politician, than the same opinion expressed in one of the large dailies of the larger cities. “I am of the firm opinion that the new postal ruling will be of intrinsic value in the future to the publishers from the fact that as soon as the patrons of a newspaper becomz ac- quainted with the ruling conditions there will be no more delinquent subscribers on our lists as has been customary in the past. “The country publisher will, as time goes on, pay more attention to the locality in which his paper cir- culates and thereby establish him- self as an important factor to his community.” F. A. Dare, of the Walker read an interesting paper on the “Delights of Country Journalism.” Mr. Dare, in a very pleasing man- ner, pictured the scene in a small country office showing the inconven- iences and hardships the small coun- try publisher was obliged tosput up with. “The days of the country printer are great days. When the tramp printer chanced along to be fed three times a day and held a hand over his nose when telling you that it was not drink that caused him to hit the pike. But those were days of quiet contentment and _delight for the country editor. He welcomed his dusty and travel-stained brother of the rule as the harbinger of new ideas from other fields, and the office devil, who imagined he has mastered the trade during the six months’ apprenticeship, stands agape, while the fellow caused the six point to patter in an empty case with a speed that is beyond his comprehension. “There are only two things that will send a tramp printer to the next town. One of them is refusal of a meal ticket and the other the offer of steady work. But this well-known character of the case has practically -passed from our midst and with him one of the spring-time delights of our work, which we. never thoroughly appre- ciated until he had ceased to call. The money we then gave him for a parched throat we now lose in clubbing propositions and piano contests, so after all the tramp is the only one who is the gainer by the flight of time—and he is dead. «I do not believe thathe editor who tries to handle the clubbing proposition of a dozen or more different publications with his own, and who uges more space every week than he takes to tell about his own paper in a year, is doing right by himself. He is classed as the editor who is giving away his own prestige.” After the papers had been dis- cussed and disposed of, a business session was held. The place of holding the annual outing in June caused considerable]:- discussion, there being iavitations from three communities to accept hospitality of those sending the invitations. C. J. Pryor presented an invita- tion from Mayor Pogue of Bemidji, seconded by the Bemidji Commer- cial Club; A. N. Dare invited the “boys” to go to Walker; and Editor Haradon of Park Rapids invited them to Itasca State Park. Pilot, | ~The invitation: of Bmmdn was accepted; .and the merhbers of the association wxll ’spend an entire week in Bemld]l, sometime in June, the exact date to be set jointly. by the executive committee and the people of Bemidji. The following were elécted as officers: President, Rudolph Lee, Long Prairie ~ Leader; * vice-president, Clyde J. Pryor, Bemidji Daily Pioneer; secretary, I. C. Courtright, Bertha Headlight; treasurer, M. C. Isherwosd, Sebeka Review, The executive committed appointed con- sisted of the president, vice-presi- dent, secretary and A. M. Welles, Sauk Center Herald, F. A. Dare, Walker Pilot, and M. H. Henderson, Verndale Sun. ., The following resolutions were adopted: “We. the members of the Great Northern Editorial association, in convention assembled, .~ desire to express to the . Wadena Commercial club and to Mr. C. C. Eastman our thanks for the very kind and courte- ous treatment we have been shown during our stay in the city. The treatment we have received indicates to us the generous public spirit of the good citizens of Wadena, and we shall long treasure in our memory the very pleasant day and evening we, have spent in their little city; “Resolved, That we express our thanks to the citizens of Bemidji and the Commercial.club of Bemid, Walker Commercial club, and the Park Rapids Commercial club for the invitations extended thé associa- tion to hold ‘its annual outing at these places; be it further “Resolved, That we urze upon members of the legislature when assembled at its next regular session the urgent necessity of providing the State Board of Immigration with an appropriation sufficient to prop- erly advertise the advantages of the state to the world at large; the appropriation, in our ‘estimation, should not be less than the sum of $100,000 per annum; and that such appropriation be granted under proper and intelligent legislation, which shall at all times insure its careful, economical and judicial ex- penditure, “Resolved, That these resolutions be made a part of the minutes of our meeting, and that a copy of the same be cent to Mr. C. C. Eastman and' to the secretary of the Wadena Commercial club.” After the business session the editors were entertained by Editor C. C. Eastman of the Pioneer-Jour- nal, assisted by the Wadena Com- mercial club. An impromptu program was car- ried out, Fred Claydon acting as toastmaster, and short talks being given by a number of the editors present and some of the business men of Wadena. An elaborate lunch was served at m/idnight. The visiting ‘“scribes” their homes on Saturday. all leit for Lutheran Meeting Teis Week. The Bemidji district6f the Luth- eran church, which comprises all of the Scandinavian churches between Erskine and Cass Lake and between Bemidji and International Falls, will hold ita annual -conference in this city Tuesday and Wednesday. The conference will open tomor- row morning with services at 10:30 o'clock. It is believed that tkere will be a large attendence’ as most of the pastors in ‘the d_tstricts and a great many delegates are expected to attend. Reverend Kolste, of the Norweg- ian Lutheran church of this city, announces 'that preparations have been made for the coming of a large crowd and that everything is in readiness for the conference. 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 cheap pencils; also the Mephisto and Venus copying pencils. Workmen Meet Monday Evening. A regular meeting of the A. O. U. W. lodge will be held in the I 0. 0. F. hall on Monday evening, December 7. There will be nomi- nation of ‘officers and all members are requésted to be present. —W. H. Ellitson; M. W, —]J.P. Lahr, recorder. Pinehurst Temple Will Meet The Pinehurst Temple of the Pythian Sisters will meet tomorrow afternoon ~at 2:30 o’clock in the Masonic hall. All members are re- quested to be present. 1 _Mrs. Anna Hll"l’l!, M, of R &%, THE ELKS' GHARITY BALL WILL BE HELD DEC. 8 Date Changed from I!n. 11th.—Fam-, ous Ainswortti Ochestra Secured to Play for Dance. Thé committees, who are arrang- ing for the Elks’ Annual Charity ball, have decided tb give the ball on December 16, instead of Decem- ber 11,'as was originally intended. The changing of the date was made in order that the Elks might have the services of the famous Ainsworth orchestra of Minneapolis: This famous musical organization is touring the northwest and as they are to play at Crookston and other cities near here, it was ascertained that- they could so arrange their dates that they could play at a ball to be given here on the night of December 16. The organization will give several selections (a sort of concert) before the dance and they will furnish music for the ball. The committees are working together very harmonously and from present indications the Elk’s Annual Charity Ball promises to be one of the most successful events of the kind ever held in this city. As there are 126 members of the local lodge and as undoubtedly all of them will take tickets, it is cer- tain that there will be a splendid attendance at the dance. The invitations are being issued today and each Elk is allowed to invite a friend, but any one who attends the ball must produce an invitation, together with a numbered ticket, before they will be allowed to participate in the dance. The following are the committees who have charge of the dance: Executive Committee—]. O. Har- ris, J. Parker, W. J. Markham. Printing Committee—A. G. Rut- ledge A. B. Allen, W. N. Bowser. Decorating Committee—]. C. Parker, J. H. Foss, Bert Barker, A. L. Wyler, Eric Ives, Dr. Palmer. Music—E. H, Jerrard, A. P. White, W. L. Brooks, F. S. Lycan. Floor—Bert Barker, Oscar Ervig, W. L. Brooks, F.S. Lycan, J. C. Covington. Money In Oid Papers. The Ladies of the Presbyterian aid Society want all persons having old pavers, magazines or wrapping paper to save such and notify Mrs. A. E. Smith, ‘phone 190, and the society will take care of same. OFFICIALS WELL PLEASED Attendance at Mining Congress Larg- est on Record. Pittsburg, Dec. 5.—With tke great- est number of mine owners, mine ex- perts, government and state officials present in the history of the organiza- tion the American Mining' congress began the third day’s session of its eleventh annual convention with a programme that included many vital discussions and addresses by well known persons. In another part of the city Secre- tary of the Interior Garfield, with a large party of state and district mine inspectors, was holding a meeting for the purpose of discussing mine explo- sions and their causes. The officers of the American Min- ing congress are jubilant. They say the present convention is the most instructive, important and successful ever held and claim that within a short time numerous plans for the betterment of the mining industry will be put in operation. Following a short business session a number of well known men dis- cussed the duties of the federal and state governments in relation to the mining industry. TO FIGHT TOBACCO TRUST Independent Manufacturers Plan to Strengthen ‘Organization. Cincinnati, Dec. 5.—Practically the closing scene and transaction in the great and bitterly fought burley to- bacco war with the so called tobacco trust during the past two years was witnessed here when representatives of independent tobacco factories in all parts of the country met to apportion the tobacco secured by the Independ- ent Manufacturers’ association from the Equity society. The quantity secured by the Inde- pendent Manufacturers’ association ‘was 25 per cent, or 20,000,000 pounds, which will be divided among the inde- pendents. It is understood that when the work of apportioning the tobacco is con- cluded preliminary steps will be taken to build up and strengthen the Inde- rendent Manufacturers’ association and make of it a powerful organiza- tion to resist any further encroach- ments of the so called tobacco trust on the trade and business of the inde- pendent manufacturer. Nevada Bank Closes Doors. Tonopah, Nev., Dec, The llo!mfi Mountain Banking corporation. of [ north of Tonopah, has closed its doors. Bad loans are given as the cause. It is announced that the bank will reopen in thirty days to pay de- positors, but will not resume business, The bank is capitalized at $25,000 and has deposits amounting to about $30, 000. The extent of its liabilities nnknown An ugly criticlsm makes more nolse than a good book.—Talleyrand. Round Mountain, a town sixty miles | Porter During Grant’s first term his secre- tary of the navy, Borie, for a time turned the actual administration_over to Admiral Portef. Admiral Porter was a sailor in the strict etymological senge of the term in that he believed therd ‘was nothing Ifke sails. As soon as he was in authority he caused the four Bladed propellers of the vessels to be removed and replaced by two bladed ones in order that the ships might maneuver better under sail. The inefficieney thereby brought about s, of course, apparent to any engineer, .as the size of the propeller opening was fixed and the two bladed screw could not be made large enough. A few years later in a report to the department he actually claimed that the vessels were faster under steam with the mutilated screws. The facts, of course, were just the reverse, and when his influence be- came less proper propellers were again fitted- This was when he was still in his prime ahd his judgment was, at least, not impaired by age. About twenty years later, when the Roach cruisers werk being built, the dear old man, then over seventy, went before the naval committee and said that the plans of theSe vessels were wrong be- cause they had only auxiliary sail power. In his judgment they should have been given full sail power with steam as afi auxiliary. He was still a saflor! The world had not moved for him.—Engiheering Magazine. The Desert Tortoise. One of the most interesting reptiles of California’s great desert is the des- ert tortolse. A writer in Suburban Life says: “I have found as many as twenty of these hard shelled fellows that we usually associate in our minds with the thought of water in the very heart of the desert, where the water was exceedingly scarce. Yet when you pick them up they generally void two or three large spoonfuls of liquid. Dis- section shows that they each have two large water sacks on the back, and these afford them their water supply. They are great travelers and can walk faster than we should imagine. They are also good climbers. I have watch- ed one for hours climbing up and down the rocky sides of a desert mountain. He could wriggle himself up to a rock almost as high as he was long. Raising himself on his tail end, he would use his head as a hook, then claw with his right leg until it had secured a good hold, then, with .| what seemed to me extraordinary strength, he would lift himself up and wiggle his body into a secure posi- tion.” The Wise Eskimos. Everything in the Eskimo dress has a reason for its existence, writes Cap- taif Roald Amundsen in “The North- west Passage.” The members of Cap- tain Amundsen’s expeditions had be- come accustomed to the Eskimo dress and had adopted it, but many of them thought it ridiculous for grown up men to go about wearing fringe to their clothes, so they cut it off. I had my scruples about this, says the author, as I had already learned that most things in the Eskimo’s clothing and other arrangements had their dis- tinct meaning and purpose, so I kept my fringe and put up with the ridi- cule. He laughs best who laughs last. One fine day the anovaks, a sort of of deerskin, from which the fringes had been cut off, commenced to curl up, and if the fringe had not been put on again quickly they would soon have looked like neckties. Only a Letter Out. “Talk about scholards,” said the proud Sam Smith. “Listen to my lit- tle lad talk about grammar. Tommy, ‘what gender is thy fayther?” “Masculine,” said the learned Tom- my. “Bean’t it wonnerful!” said the proud father. “And thy mither, Tom- my?* “Feminine,” replied the erudite ju- venile. “Hear that lgen"' cried the delight- ed father. “An’, noo, Tommy,” he proceeded, picking up the family tea- pot, “what gender is this?” “Neuter,” sald Tommy. Bam’s face fell, “Well, well,” he exclaimed, “it’s allus the way. 8till, not but what the little lad was far oot. He only said neuter ’stead of pewter, that’s a’l”’—London Tit-Bits. Resentment. An old toper, being very hard up, went into his favorite bar and asked the publican for a glass “on tick.” “No,” said the proprietor, “I won’t give you whisky on credit, but there’s a sixpence. Now, what do you want?” “Nothing here,” replied the tippler, lifting the coin and putting it in his pocket. “The man who refuses me credit won’t get my ready cash,” and with an elevated nose he marched out at the door.—London Telegraph. Knew All About George. “Do you know, my daughter, that every name means something? For in- stance, Charles means brave, Willlam resolute, George”— “Oh, 1 know what George means, mother.” “Well, what 1s it?” “George means business. He told me 80 last night.”—Chicago Inter- Ocean. Apt Pu Friend—You took your son into your establishment - some months ago to teach him the business, I understand. How did it turn out? Business Man (wearily)—Great suc- cess! He's teaching me now. A cross man would be worth at least a dollar a day more if he would become 8ood natured.—Atchison Globe. - Greeley’s Writing. During the early part.of the nine- teenth century the bad writing of great mea beécame almost a byword. In fact, poor writing was’ considered by some people as almost a sign of genius. Horace Greeley was such a poor- writ- er that his correspondents were some- times obliged to guess at his meaning. It 1s related that a reporter on the New York Tribune who received a letter from Greeley discharging him present- ed it as a letter of recommendation to the editor. tunic reaching below the knee, made | WANTS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED-Girl to work for board while attending school. Mrs. S. S. Long, 518 Fourth street. FOR SALE. A A AN FOR SALE OR RENT: City meat- market, complete, building and fixtures, 306 Third street, Inquire City Meat Market. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE—Horses and harness. S. P. Hayth, back of postoffice building. FOR SALE—Oue fine violin, at 32 Tenth street. _—_—— FOR RENT. B TN SN, FOR RENT—Two nicely-furnished rooms, with all modern improve- ments. Call at 609 Bemidji Ave. FOR RENT—Residence property at 506 Beltrami avenue. Inquire at 609 Lake Boulevard. FOR RENT—Three front rooms in Blocker block. Apply No. 508 Minnesota avenue. FOR RENT—Two nice rooms down stairs. 223 Park avenue. LOST and FOUND LOST—Pair of spectacles, double lens; steel frames. Finder please notify L. F. Johnson. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to 6 p. m. and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell librarian. WANTED—Good roll top desk. 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