Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 20, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1 DAT Historical Soclety. S - . VOLUME 6. NUMBER 261. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH DISTRICT COURT OPENS TUESDAY; LONG TERM Judge C. W. Stanton of this City Will Preside.—Work Will Be Unusually Heavy as There are 113 Cases on the Calender at th: The February term of district court for Beltrami county will con- vene here Tuesday and from present indication the term will be the longest in the history of the county. Owing to the fact that the term last fall was continued, the accumu- lation of cases for trial by jury has been the result and there are a large number of important civil cases on the calendar for trial. Judge C. W. Stanton, recently ap- pointed third judge for the Fifteenth judicial district, will preside. Judge Stanton states that the work of the court will be taken up promptly Tuesday and all cases set for trial and that the trial of jury cases will commence Wednesday morning and the work of the court will be pushed with as little delay as possible. On the criminal calendar are a number of important matters to be taken into consideration, several parties having been bound over to the district court to await the action of the grand jury. In all there are 112 civil cases, including a number of justice court appeals and nineteen criminal cases on the calendar as well as those who have been bound over. e Present Time. . Whether the jurors and witnesses at this term of court will be able to cash their warrants here is not known yet. County Treasurer French left for St. Cloud, not intending to return until Monday night, and it is not known here whether he will cash the warrants for court expenses or con- sider them the same as the other county warrants on most of which the county is from three to five years in arrears. The officials of the First National and Lumbermen’s National Banks of this city stated this morning that unless the warrants for court expen- ses are issued with the intention of their being paid immediately after the March settlements they will con- sider these the same as other county warrants, which they are refusing to cash at thepresent time. When Judge Stanton was ques- tioned this morning in regard to the above matter, he stated that the judges of the district court have conferred and that they hope that some way may be devised by which the jurors and witnesses at this term of court may secure cash for their warrants,but the judges have decided that court must be held here regard- less of this proposition. Firemen Meet at Cass Lake. Cass Lake, Feb. 20.—(Special to Pioneer,)—An enthusistic meeting of the delegates to the Northern Min- nesota Firemens Tournament Associ- ation was held here this evening. The attendance at the meeting was not as large as usual, several of the delegates being unable to attend. The meeting was called to order by B. K. Knapp of Park Rapids and the following departments responded to the roll call; Cass Lake, Park Rapids, Grand Rapids and Akeley. The place for holding the next tourna- ment was unanimously decided to be Cass Lake. An election of officers took place and Chas. Nelson was elected president; A. F. Ittner, secre- tary; and Dr. P. D. Winstripe, treasurer. The tournament will be held June 22-23-24-25 of this year. SPEARS SHOWED HIMSELF - A FANGY BILLIARDIST Won Two Games From G. M. Torrance and Highly Complimented the Lat- ter On His Skill, George E. Spears of St. Paul, the billiardist who has been touring through Idaho, Montana and North Dakota, gave an exhibition of his skill at Gillette’s Billiard Parlors in this city Thursday evening while on his way to Hibbing and other towns on the iron range before returniug to the state capitol. After giving an exhibition of the most fancy billiard shots ever seen in Bemidji and otherwise dem- onstrating his skill as a billiardist of exceptional ability, Mr. Spears played two games with Attorney G. M. Torrance, who is acknowl- edged to be .the best billiard player in Bemidji, winning both contests. In the first game Mr. Spears was handicapped 100 points or no count and won by a score of 100 to 63. The second game was played with a 14-inch balk line at 100 to 50. .| Spears defeated Mr. Torrance 100 49. Mr. Spears complimented Mr. Torrance in high terms ‘and stated that he seldom had the pleasure of meeting an opponent of Mr. Tor- rance’s marked ability. Mr. Spears left on the midnight train for Hib- bing. % The Bemidji Billiard Tournament is progressing smoothly, one game be- ing played each evening. Last night W. L. Brooks and A L. Wyler were the contestants at the green table, the latter being handicapped 100 to 63. Mr. Brooks won by a score of 63 to 98. Below is the standing of the differ- ent members of the Bemidji Billiard Tournament: Player Played Won Lost Pctg. Markham....... 4 3 1 750 Brooks . 3 1 750 Wyler.. 3 2 600 expect to do so. BEMIDJI $78,000 9 Postal records show that this amount of money was sent out of the Bemidji postoffice to outside mer- chants during the past year. 91Of this amount the local-office received $39,000 ---which means that approximately the profit on thirty nine thousand dollars was lost to Bemidji merchants. Handed Out presented to outside industries---Chicago mail-order houses, etc.---people and syndicates that do not pay taxes in our county. Concerns that do not care whether or no Bemidji thrives. the revenue derived from the community. 3 % WE ARE NOT COMPLAINING Mail-order business is one of our specialties. ever our interests are at stake; we want to grow and Our réputation is back of our deal- ing. For straight legitimate merchandising and for quality goods we can compete with anybody, whether they live in Chicago or the other end of the world. Our Guarantee Is Permanent. Barker’s Drug Store Do not care only for How- Try Us. 217 3d ST. Smith.... Crothers Boss ... Fire Loss Adjusted. The insurance companies, through their local agents, have settled with the Benton County State Bank for the damages recently sustained by fire in the buildings south of the Markham hotel. H. W. Stevenson of Minneapolis, adjustor for the Prussian National, the Jerrard and the Spring Garden Insurance companies,was in Bemidji this week and paid the Benton County State Bank $1,000 on the frame building known as the Town Market, $500 on the brick building occupied by the Reed -Studio and $500 on the former residence of John Spillet. J. F. Wolf of Moorhead, the ad- justor for the Security Insurance company, settled with Ctippen & Reese, of the Reed Studio, for $600 as compensation for their loss in the fire. The Detroit Fire & Marine and the Calumet Insurance com- panies had $3,000 insurance on the printing plant located in the same building and allowed the firm $75. Phibbs & Klein were the agents for most of the above companies. WILL BE FINEST BALL EVER GIVEN IN BEMIDII Company K's Second Annual Ball on Washington’s Birthday Will Be Un- doubtedly Brilliant. The members of Company K, Be- midji’s quota of the national guard, are. making gala preparations for their second annual military ball which will be held -next™ Monday evening in the city hall, and which without doubt will be. the finest agair of its kind ever given in Be- midji. Captain Otto and Lieuten- ants Hillaby and Kelley, together with the remaining members of the company, have been working hard to insure the success of the occasion and their efforts are becom- ing apparent. Beautiful invitations have been issued on the cover of which are splendid pictures of Washington, on |- the night of whose birthday the ball isto be given. An orchestra of six pieces has been obtained for the occasion and good music will certainly not be lacking. C. C. Collins, the decorator for O’Leary & Bowser’s store has charge of the decoration of the City Hall He has been busy for weeks prepar- ing ffags, shields, streamers and re- volving lights to present an artistic picture to the eyes of the dancers. The following committees have been appointed to take charge of the different departments of the work in preparation of the ball: Executive Committee—Captain A. E. Otto, chairman, First Lieutenant John Hillaby and Second Lieutenant Kenneth H. Kelley. Printing Committee—Sergt. J. M. Markham, chairman, Privates J. E. Carson, Fred Newton, John Fleming and S. A. Cutter. Decorating committee—Private Burnhart Erickson, chairman, and Privates Levi King, Edward Mullen, L. Snelling, V. Kackelhoffer, Alex Doran and Del. Burgess. : Music committee—First Sergt. H. F.. Geil, chairman, and Privates Huffman, S. T. Stewart and Clio Boyer. Floor and reception committee— Sergt. Geo. T. Baker, chairman, and Privates L-Lloyd, V. Kachelhoffer, S. T. Stewart, Ra]p]: Lycan, Carl Mitchell, L. King, B. Erickson and Edward Mullen, Postoffice and Banks Monday. Monday will be the anniversary of Washington’s Birthday and is a legal holiday. The general delivery win- dow at the postoffice will be open from 10 to 11 a. m., and there will be one delivery by the carriers in the morning. Both the First National and the Lumbermens National Banks will be closed all day. Additional local matter will be Mnd on last page. : ” SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT WAS A GREAT SUCGESS Children, Under Direction of Miss Han- son, Played Splendidly.—Singing Was Rare Treat. Before an exceptionally large audience in the city Opera House last evening, the pupils of the lower grades of the Bemidji public schools presented a three-act operetta en- titled “Boy Blue” in a manner which is the delight of the city. All of the children played their parts excellently and in a way that showed that too much credit could not be given Miss the thorough and efficient manner in which they were drilled. Little Clara Decaire and Dorothy T orrance, who played the parts respectively of “Boy Blue” and “Molly,” did splen- didly. Miss Alley had also given invaluable assistance in the prepara- tion of the play by accompanvmg the children at the piano. The entertainment was opened with a song by the High School Girls’ Glee club. A mixed double quartette sang beautifully and this was followed by another excellent selection from the glee club. The play itself was unusually good, the companions of “Boy Blue” and “Molly,” the frogs, the fireflies and the elves in beautiful drills and quaint costumes delighting the audi- ence greatly. 2 The teachers and pupils of the local schools are in need of another piano at the central building and it was with the intention of supply- ing this deficit that the operetta was presented to the public last evening, after several weeks of hard drill by Miss Hanson and the other teachers. The entertainment proved very successful financially and over $100 was collected. Following is the program rendered last evening: “Row Us Swiftly”............ Campion Hanson for Glee Club. | “Revel of the Leaves”......... Veazie Misses Wightman, Hanson, Haldeman and Alley, Messrs. Lucas, Campen, Jerrard and Thornton. Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes? izl o Vogrich Glee Club. “BOY BLUE” ActI. Meadow. Time, Noon. Act II. Meadow. Midnight of Same Day. Act III.. Meadow. Noon Next Day. Cast of Characters. Boy Blue. ....Clara Decaire Molly... Dorothy Torrance Katy-She-Didn’t. Essie Brannon Katy-She-Did... .Bertha Decaire Frogs...... Ralph Johnson, Chester Otto, Claude Bailey, Harvey Lord Elves .. Ten Girls Fireflies Twelve Boys and Girls Other Boys and Girls...Companions of Molly and Boy Blue. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURGHES OF THE CITY Hours dl Worship and Subjects of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the City Sunday. Catholic—There will be mass Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30 a. m. Episcopal—Services will be held in the Odd Fellows hall at 8 o’clock. p. m. Sunday school at 4 o’clock p. m. Services will be conducted by the Rev. H. ‘F. Parshall of Cass Lake, Norwegian Lutheran—Services in the evening at 8 o’clock, Rev. Kol- ste conducting the services. Sunday school beth in the English and Norwegian languages, beginning promptly at 2 o’clock. i Baptist—Morning service 10:45. Subject, “Seven I Wills.” ” Sunday school 12:10; B. Y. P. U. 7:00; Evening service 8:00. Subject, “Christ and the lost.” ' Strangers fare alwa mde welcom. Good CHEAP DYNAMITE BILL . WOULD BE A GREAT AID Bill Is Now Before the House Committee on State Lands; Many Prominent Men are Supporting the Measure.— Legal Substitute Is Prepared. A special telegram to the Duluth Evening Herald tells thusly of the hearing which was held Thursday in the committee which is considering the dynamite. bill which Representa- tive Opsahl has introduced, at the suggestion of [‘Dynamite Charles” Carter of Hines: ““The bill providing that the state shall help settlers upon cut-over lands in Northern Minnesota by get- ting dynamite for stump eradication for them as cheaply as possible, was given a hearing yesterday afternoon before the house committee on public lands, and judging from the senti- ment as informally expressed at the meeting, the measure is likely to secure a favorable report. “It provides for the creation of a revolving fund, starting with an ap- propriation of $100,000, to be used in buying dynamite to be sold at cost to settlers. It was shown at the meeting that the retail price of dynamite runs from 18 to 25 cents per pound, and that the wholesale price to small retailers is about 13 cents per pound. “To prove what can be done by buying’in large quantities, John G. Williams of the Jean Duluth farm at Duluth, stated that last year 250 acres were cleared on that farm, the dynamite costing $2,500, or $10 per acre, and that by buying in large quantities at wholesale he was able to get the explosive at 12} cents per pound. Advocates of the meas- ure figured that if the state would buy in still larger quantities, as the bill proposes, it could probably get it to settlers at 8 cents per pound or less, which would be of enormous help to the settlers who are trying to wrest productive farms away from the stumps. “Talks in favor of the bill were made by State Auditor Iverson, John G. Williams of Duluth, C. S. Mitchell of Duluth, J. H. Beek, secretary of the St. Paul jobbers’ union, Charles S. Carter of Hines, and by L. G. Townsend, Dr. D. H: Monahan and Gus Gustafson of Blackduck, the latter three composing comittee from the Blackduck Commercial club. The bill came originally from Mr. Carter, who for his advocacy of such a measure is known throughout Northern Minnesota as “Dynamite” Carter. A “There being legal objection to the bill, a substitute has been pre- pared which will, if the project re- celves the support of the commlttee, be sent in asa committee bill.” singing Come. and Gospel preaching, Methodist—11 a. m. sermon by the pastor; 12 m. Sunday school; 7 p. m. Epworth League; 8 p. m. Sermon by the pastor. We most cordially invite the public to our services, especially strangers and visitors to the city. Presbyterian—Morning . worship at 11. Subject, “The Restoration to Sight.” Bible Class and Sunday school at 12:15. Jr.C.E. at 3. Sr. C. E. at 7.Evening service at 8. Sub- ject “Washington.”The public is cor- dially invited to these services. Miss Hanson will sing a solo in the eyen- ing. —_— Personal Property Taxes. i :County Treasurer G. H. French {is' busy :these days receiving the personal property taxes, which by law . are Tequired to be paid by - | or before February. 28 of this month in order fo avoid -the penalty of ten per cent which attaches after that date. Wolf Bounties. . County Auditor John ‘Wilmann has recently issued wolf bounties to the following: Herman Gelse, Be- midji; Lars Harksvold, Grant Valley; Gilbert Peterson, Turtle Lake; and two to William West of the Town of Eckles. Local News on Last Page. ~ To examine our state- ‘ment of condition. People who intrust i Due their money to a bank should know some- thing of its financial strength. The an- nexed statement named “The (0)[| Reliable” - Loans and Discoun Overdrafts, 3 Bonds to secure circulation. Bonds, securities, ete (not reserve agents) serve agen Exchunm fox- clearing” use . Nm. of Fractional paper cur cy, nickels, and cents. Lawtful Money Reserve in’ B‘}nl"()mvh: Capital stock paid in. Surplus above staterient 1s true to knowledge and B H. ScHUM, Bubscribed and sworn t0 before me this10th day of Feb, 1809, [Seall My commission expires A: : The First Natlonal Bank WE ASK YOU No. 5582. Report of the condition of The First National Bank, at Bemidil, in the State of Minnesota, at the close of business Feb. 5, 1909. xmmw sea\u'ed and unsecure $ 793.65 42.199.98 1,827.66 from lnnmved Specle ,538.00 Legal-tender s.mm 66,651.53 EeSemption tand with U, 8. T irer B per centof circulation) .. 1350.00 Total =~ - ' $4065.8 LIABILITIES. $ 50.000,00 10,000.00 fi.oooiw speaks for itseli—on 105.1,‘%9'.%@ 170,132.18 its strength we solicit depostt. .., o 19058 Time certificates of de- 3 gel‘{.‘ilfla‘d chagksk S, vs,m.oo your busivess- T et 730,98 354,305.8 - Total - = $440,655.89 OF MINNESOT: " “ATEm.yorm eang. - fes: I R- H, Schumaker, Cashier of the above- bank, do solemnly swear that.the the best of my ARER, Cashier. J. Loop, Notary Public, Beltlg’l:ll 0%.' Minn. CORRECT—Attest: MINNESOTA - HISTARICAL SOCIETY. ¢ PERICY