Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 13, 1909, Page 1

VOLUME; Bemidjiis auniversally-recognized pleasure resort of the most popular sort. | Benidji is a railroad center second to no ¢ity in northern Minnesota. Bemidji is penetrated by two diff- erent systems of the Great Northern railway, both of which have close connections, both going and coming, with transcontinental lines of this great road. One is the Grand Forks-Duluth | ot plo o) enbiria the direction of Duluth. another survey which connects the road with the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba railwayat Redby The Wilton and northern, but six miles west of Bemidji, is another road which will undoubtedly be extended to this city in the very near future. This road now ex- tends from Island Lake to Wilton, at which latter point cars are trans- ferred to the Great Northern and Camp of Chief Bemidji, in 1891, system extending from Grand Forks to the head of the lakes, and return- ing making connections at Grand Forks with the St. Paul-Pacific Coast through trains. Another branch is the Sauk Cen- ter-Bemidji branch with daily trains running between these . twe points, At Sauk Center, the trains on this line connect with the coast trains of the Great Northern. ‘The Minnesota and Iulernationa]! logs, etc., are hauled to Bemidji. It is the intention to extend this road from a point rorth of Wilton to Bemidji in order that timber may be brought from the section north of Wilton direct to the mills at Be- midji. In addition to the railroads, an electric street railway encircling Lake Bemidji is an enterprise which was very nearly matured during 1907, but was dropped on account of BELTRAMI COUNTY COURT HOUSE Occupies Site of Chief Bemidji’s Old Camping Ground. extends from Brainerd through Be- midji to International Falls on the Canadian boundary line, making connections at Funkley with the Funkley and Kelliher line. Conpec- tion_is made at Bemidji with the Northern Pacific railway company’s trans-continental system. Then we have the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba railway, an independent line extending from Be- midji northward to Redby or Red Lake. This latter line taps the Red Lake Indian Reservation which re- serve its tributary to Bemidji. There is every reason to believe that the Soo railway will extend its road from Thief River Falls to Du- luth, and preliminary surveys have already been made of a proposed route, extending from Thief River Falls in a southeasterly direction, tapping Bemidji and the North the universal “money panic.” It i’ more than likely that the enterprise will be ressurrected within the next few years. This will confer upon Bemidji a chain of railroad and commercial communication which cannot be overlooked from the standpoint of importance. While industries and wholesale houses are daily being established in Bemidji, it must not be forgotten that in addition to the city’s match- less transportation facilities, Bemidji enjoys an admirable climate. Its geographical position is available for every known purpose from con: venient connections to commercial pursuits, facts which are of extreme economica] worth to the student, as well as to the investor and home. seeker. 2 The Pioneer is speaking in terse country-intervening and go east in LContinuea on Last Page] There is alliw House. . Hans Jorgenson (Dem.), Mank C. L. Sawyer (Rep.), Minneapo Henry Rhines (Rep.), Mora. at the site during daylight. The joint sub-committees of the of the house and senate normal school committees who are making a tour of the cities which are candi- dates for the school for the purpose of looking over the sites arrived in Bemidji at about 4 o’clock this after- noon, having come up from Park Rapids on a special train, several hours ahead of the original schedule. Although the changing of the time in the arrival of the committee interferred somewhat with previous arrangements, the people of Bemidji demonstrated that they were, at all times prepared to entertain strangers within their gates, and a committee was on hand at the depot to extend the “glad hand.” At the hour of going to press with the Pioneer, the visiting delegation is being shown about the sites and are visiting all the many places of interest in and around the city. . The program for this evening will be carried out as originally intended. A reception will be given to the visitors at the Hotel Markham, at 8:30 o’clock. This affair is entirely informal, and every citizen of Be- midji is expected to be on hand and assist in extending a generous wel- come. The banqust will commence promptly at g o’clock, and only the limited size of the banqueting room precludes the entertaining of every man, woman and child in Bhmidji; the committee desires the Pioneer to state that enly those having tickets be admitted to the banquet. The visitors will depart on the 3:30 train tomorrow morning for Thief River Falls, can At Cass Lake. The -committee arrived at Cass Lake at about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, from Duluth, and were. met at the depot by citizens of that vlace, yhn took the entire party for A a F. E. Gartside (Rep.), Winona, Chairman. J. A. A. Burnquist (Rep.), St. Paul. “Sites. ato. lis. pids Ahead of Ori es.--Will Be ‘Given Re and Banquet Tonight. 3 B The Joint Commiittee. Senate. W. A. Hinton (Rep.), Truman, Chairman. 8. D. Works (Dem.), Mankato. George D. French (Rep.), St. Charles. John C. Hardy (Dem.), St. Paul. Welcome To Bemidiji. City of Bemidji--Office of Mayor. As executive officer of the City of Bemidji, and on behalf of every resident of this community, I hereby extend a most sincere and hearty. welcome to the members of the visiting normal school committees, and all who may accompany them, and earnestly hope that your stay with us will be & pleasant and profitable one. I hope you will be given every opportunity to see the entire city, the sites which we have to offer for the proposed sixth slate ‘normal school,- as well as our schools, churches, muanufacturing plants, wholesale houses, etc., in order that you may have full knowledge of this metropolis of northern Minnesota. Wishing you godspeed on your journey, I beg to remain Most sincerely yours, g 4:30 p:- m.—=0wing to the fact that tlie trai& was unavoidably delayed and did not arrive here until ghortly before dusk an_effort ix heing made to_ have the committes remain here until tomorrow in order to do justice to Bemidji in the matter or'icvking a drive aboat that village, visiting what are claimed to be two different sites for the normal. One of the sites is just north of the village proper, while the other is near the lake, with low land inter- vening between the hill and the lake shore, which is swampy in warm weather, but which is now frozen over. When the crowd returned to the village a banquet was served at the Endion hotel, beginning at about 7 o’clock. Hon. William O’'Neil. of Wiscon- sin, sufierintendeut of logging for the U. S. government on the Chip- pewa reservations under the terms of the Morris law, presided at the banquet in his usual urbane manner and several brief addresses were made by residents of Cass Lake. A “‘smoker” was held, after the banquet, at which none but holders of tickets were allowed. More addresses were made, and claims of Cass Lake against the whole north country were again followed out, as has been the line of argument from the start. = ‘The committee spent the remain- der of the night in their private car, and left this morning for Park Rapids. 2 X Cass Lake people, with one accord, were loudly proclaiming that Cass Lake already had the school, and went so far as to insinufite that the visit of the com- mittee was simply a formal mat- ter; that the school was alread secured; that Bemidji had no poli- ticians, but that Cass Lake had them, and the result was a for- gone conclusion. S The Duluth Herald of yesterday evening says of the- brief visit of the “normal junketing committee” in Duluth yesterday: “The legislative committee, com- posed of members from the senate and house, which is visiting the six towns that are contending for the honor of securing the sixth. !ti‘te normal school, spent a brief hour in Duluth this morning. 'The members of the committee are-on their ‘way to Cass Lake, the fitst town that —1J. P. POGUE, Mayor of Bemidji. will be investigated by the members of the committee, and they stopped off in Duluth long enough to have a hasty breakfast. “In the party are the tollowing members of the committee, appointed by the legislature to inspect the site for the new state normal: Senator S. D. Works, George French, W. A. Hinton, J. C. Hardy; Representatives S. E, Gartside, C. E. Jorgensen, J. N. Burnquist, C. L. Sawyer and Henry Rines. Besides the nine members of the committee, Sen- ators D. A, Gunn. of Grand Rapids, D. S. Hall, ‘A, S. Camp- bell and Representative John Goodspeed . and A. A. Poehler were with the party, Stenogra- phers and clerks accompanied the party. «Cass Lake will be visited, and then Bemidji,- Thief River Falls and Park Rapids, of the committee consider that only three towns were really to be considered in the matter of choos- ing the site for the normal school. Cass Lake, Bemidji and Thief River Falls are the three towns that stand a chance of having the school established there, with the chances favoring Cass Lake, “Senator S. D. Works stated that the members of the committee were of the opinion that these three towns were the ones with the most valid claims for the normal school, and it would be the duty of the members of the committee to choose the town best qualified for the ‘site of the school. < - ‘We are an unbiased committee, aud shall look over all the towns that are contending for the honor,’ said the senator. ‘We expect to be gone about - five days. ‘There has been a good deal of routine matter in the present ses- sion of the legislature, but there are many important bills under consider- ation at the present time, and there will be some very important legisla- tion up before the adjournment of the session. “The members of the party had a private car, which will be at their disposal until their return to St. Paul.” sals | PPROPRIATE _Large Crowd The centenery of the birth of Abraham - Lincoln was appropri- ately observed in Bemidji yester- day by exercises in the City Hall under the auspices of the R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. R,, and *| the ladies of the Major Wilkinson Circle, No. 51. The hall was crowded to the doors and appeared well pleased with program rendered, which consisted of papers on the life and characteristics of the great emanci- pator and the delivering of poems about him, together with a flag drill . and the singing of patriotic songs and -a beautiful solo on the yiof Company K\ Third Regi- the meoting in ajbody under the command of Cagta Pakacic Commander fi‘iky, of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. R, presided at the meeting and opened by having the audience rise' and sing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” © Comrade Martin offered an elo- quent prayer according to the service of the post and circle. Miss Lelia Stanton, daughter of Judge C. W. Stanton of this city, rendered a splendid violin solo end- ing with a medley of the national airs. Miss Stanton was accom- panied on the piano by Miss Nellie Shannon. 3 Attorney P. J. Russell read in a clear voice Governor Johnson’s ex- cellent proclamation on the observ- ance of Lincoln’s birthday. . Superintendent A. P. Ritchie, of the city schools, delivered a char- acteristic sketch of the life of our martyr president. 2 Emel Engels, one of the local .| high school boys,delivered Carleton’s poem on Lincoln. i) C W. Scrutchin, Bemidji’s colored The members|™ FORTY, CENTS PER MONTH .R. and Ladies’ Circle Provided Most {7 li!. Which Was Given-at-City Hall. - Was' Present. attorney, eloquently spoke on “Lincoln, the Emancipator,” review- ing his hero’s characteristics, hon- esty, truthfulness and kind hearted- ness, and giving excellent examples of each. He congratulated the old soldiers' for having fought for Lin- coln. and, as a member of that despised race, he wished to pay tribute to the man for whatever his_race may have become. Commander™ Bailey ‘spoke of his own personal acquaintance -with Lincoln at the time of the Douglass debates and six men arose when the audience was asked how many had ever seen the great emancipator. Ten little girls from the lower grades of the city schools exhibited a pretty flag drill and sang “Rally dead | Round the Flag Boys.”.. _Mrs. Maud Smythe sang a_solo, appropriate o he Uocasiom: ~“Oh Why Should:the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud,” Lincoln’s favorite poem, was rendered by Elmer Hil- liard, another high school boy, Mrs. Maud Smyth, Mrs. A._P. Ritchie, Miss Ruth Witman and Miss Nellie Shannon sang a quartet, “My Old Kentucky Home.” Reverend Deniston, of the local Methodist Episcopal church, read the Bixby Letters and Lincoln’s Get- tysburg Address and spoke of the general failure of the public to appre- ciate a great man during his life, especially in the life of Abrahm Lin. coln. Comrade Martin then delivered the closing remarks and compli- mented the ladies of the Circle on the help they had rendered the great president in aiding the armies with clothes, food and nursing during the war and finished by reading a poem on the Grand Review in Washing: ton in ’65. Reverend Deniston then closed the program with a benediction. Fire Insurance is one of thefl subjects we specialize ‘on and give particular attention- Enormous Losses in the insurance field the past three. years' make-it essential that keen judgment and imtimate knowledge be exercised when choosing the companies in which - risks may safely be written. Tfie selection of panies is our business. impregnable com- We, cannot afford to write you in the weak ones. The First N ational Bank OF BEMIDJI, MINN. ) v