Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 22, 1909, Page 1

THE BE VOLUME 6. NUMBER 262. DJ1 DAILY PIONEEIL BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22,1909 Hisops FORTY ical soafll. CENTS PER MONTH T. H. PENDERGAST IS BACK FROM HUTGHIHSON Mr. Pendergast Visited at Old Home and Enjoyed Meeting With For- mer Acquaintances. T. H. Pendergast arrived home Saturday evening from a month’s visit with relatives at his former home in Hutchinson, Minn. There are many reminiscences connected with his trip which are of more than usual interest. Mr. Pen- dergast located at Hutchinson on April 20,1856, and on this trip he failed to meet a person who was a resident of Hutchinson at the time he located there. Mr. Pendergast stated that there is not a building or even a shingle of a building left in that city which was there at the time he located in Hutchinson. Further conversation with Mr. Pendergast drew from him the fact that within the county of McLeod there is but one resident living there today who settled there at the time he did, and that one is Capt. A. H. Reed of Glencoe. Captain Reed and Mr, Pendergast enlisted in Company “K,” Second Minnesota, and served together for four years during the civil war. Mr. Pendergast was slightly wounded in the shoulder at the battle of Mission Ridge and in this engage- ment Captain Reed lost his arm. In speaking of the heroism dis- played by the young captain, Mr. Pendergast stated of Captain Reed, brotherhood for the year of 1909 and the society was divided into two sections to see which side could get the most members for the Sunday School or their order within the next six weeks. As soon as this business was dis- posed of the boys enjoyed a social session until a late hour and Mrs. Cunningham served an appetizing lunch to which those present did full justice., The boys are taking great interest in the Brotherhood of David and the membership is con- stantly being increased by lads who are desirous of a good social time. District Court Tomorrow. What will probably be the longest term of court in the history of the county will convene here tomorrow morning with Judge C. W. Stanton on the bench. DOING ALL HE GAN TO SETTLE NORTH GOUNTRY 1. Kolar Secures Good Citizen for North The lists of grand and petit jurors drawn for the term are as follows: GRAND JURORS: J. M. Fuller Walter J. Markham Charles Warfield N. W. Helmer 8. Wilcox J. C. Covington Howard Dea Carl Peterson Gust Berg James Brown Ernest Miller Henry Kolden William Hines James Murray ‘William Gerlinger Charles Jones E. D. Alger Henry Stechman Nate Cromwell L. D. Johnson John Thoren N. J. Hickerson Nels 0. Rippy that just twenty-eight hours after the wounding and amputation of his right arm, the captain sat up in bed and wrote (for the first time with his left hand) a letter to his folks at home telling of the accident which had befallen him. Mr. Pendergast reports that he enjoyed his visit and met many new friends and a number of former ac- quaintances. Doing Good Work. The Brotherhood of David, com- posed of Mrs. M. F. Cunningham’s class in the Methodist Sunday School, held an interesting meeting Friday evening at the Cunningham residence on the corner of Fourth street and America avenue. Officers were elected for the PETIT JURORS: John D. Lunn John Comlins William Tisdell John Granling A. Edwards Knut Strand Hans Nelson Gunder Moi Charles Durand Joseph Williams Ole T.Hanson Fred Kline George Anderson J. E. Drury William Zipple B. H. Major August Peterson G. Swedberg A. Collett F. A. Freitag 0. E. Hoff James Perkins C. H. Sternorn John Hennessy Country.—New Saw Mill for Battle River Country. J. Kolar of Domaas is a visitor in the city taday while on his way home from a business visit to the Cass Lake Land office. Mr. Kolar is doing a good work for the county in the way of securing settlers for the north country. “To the Pioneer this morning Mr. Kolar said, “We have some of the very best land in the state in our section of the country, and it is valu- able to the settler as the timber will give him a good living while pre- paring his land for cultivation. During the next year or two I expect to locate good desirable citizens on every available quartersection of land in the vicinity of Domaas.” Mr. Kolar is doing a good work for his section of the country and Beltrami county can extend a hearty welcome to men who take the interest in the welfare of their community as he-does. = Mr. Kolar has already interested parties in the operation of a saw- mill in that section, and the mill will be put in operation during the pres- ent season. L. LaBaw Is Here. L. LaBaw of Brainerd, who was recently appointed court reporter to Judge C. W. Stanton of this city, arrived in Bemidji Saturday evening to take up his new duties and will hereafter make his home in this city. The First of March Will find a great many business and professional men out of office statiouery, Letterheads, Billheads, Statements, viz: Envelopes, etc. You always use more of these toward the end of the month than you realize and then the first thing you know you are all out. Or perhaps your stationery is a trifle old, out of - style and you hesitate in] the use of it because it does not conform to your ideas of twentieth century style in stationery. Look over your supply and see how you are fixed. If you are in need of something let us know over the phone, by mail, or come in person and we will fix you up in short notice. are now equipped to turn out work on We short notice and give you the best that neat and artistic workmen are capable of. THE PIONEER . Printers of Everything. CITIZEN’S MEETING. The citizens of Bemidji and vicinity who are interested in the securing of the Sixth Normal School are requested to attend a mass meeting at the city hall, Tuesday evening, at 8 o’clock. It is important that every citizen attend this meeting as we - are all equally interested in the establishment of this school. At that time the report of those who have this in charge will'be made; and the progress made at the state capitol given. . F. S. LYCAN, President Commercial Club. A. P. WHITE, President Normal School Committee. HOLDS MERGER 70 BE ILLEGAL Report on Absorpfion of| Southern' Steel Plant. PREPARED BY KITTREDGE Findings Declare President Had No Authority to éanctian Deal by Which Billion Dollar Corporation Seoured Control of Tennessee Coal and “fron ‘Company—Action Under Anti-Trust Law Way Result. Washington, Feb. 22—The conclu- slon reached by Senator Kittredge, who has prepared @ report of the in- vestigation of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company’s absorption by the United States Stdel corporation is that the merger forms a combination in restraint ‘of trgde and that Presi- dent Roosevelt heil no authority of law to sanction tiie deal. This re- port will be submifted to the sub-com- mittee on judiciary and if adopted it may form the basig‘of an order to the department of jus to bring an ac- tion against the el corporation un- der the Sherman Ltrust law. The Kittrcdgo PEQITL NUS Deva primt- ed in confidence and has been read by other members of the special commit- tee, which is composed of Senators Clarke of Wyoming, Dillingham, Kit- tredge, Culberson and Overman. It could net be learned whether other members of the committee will pre- sent their views in individual state- ments, but it is believed that Mr. Cul- berson, who is the author of the reso- lution under which the inquiry was conducted, intends to do so. Any ac- tion taken by the sub-committee must have the approval of the judiclary committee before being presented to the senate. It is with the law questions fnvolved in the merger that Mr. Kittredge deals particularly. He quotes from the testimony given by witnesses as indicating that there was no actual "] business necessity for the merger, but this conclusion is only incidental to the declaration that under existing law the ‘absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company was illegal. Uncle Sam’s Official Iceman. Washington, Feb, 22.—Hereafter the secretary of commerce and labor will be “official iceman” of Washington, as the sundry civil appropriation bill pro- vides that hereafter all supplies of ice, fuel, stationery and other miscellane- ous supplies for the executive depart- ments and other. government estab- lishments in Washington, when public exigencies do not forbid, shall be ad- vertised and contracted for by the head of the department of labor. Alfonso Views Wright Aeroplane. Pau, France, Feb. 22.—King Alfonso of ‘Spain was present at the fiying field near Pau and witnessed the flights of the Wright brothers, the American aeroplanists. His majesty evinced the greatest jnterest in the aeroplane as an engine of war and deplored the fact that he could not make a trial flight. Sunday Worker Convicted. Pittshurg, Feb. 22.—John G. Ward, an official of the Sabbath Observance association of Uniontown, Pa., was found guilty of working on Sunday and fined $4 and costs. Ward gathers evidence: for-the organization. He will take an appeal. Fire Saturday. The fire' department was, called late Saturday afternoon to the home | of William Peckles, near the Douglass Lumber company’s mill. The house was nearly burned to the ground be- fore the fire lads arrived, the blaze originating from an overheated stove and the structure was_ a total loss. Moral: Insure with the T. J. Miller Insurance Agency. ~ No Council Meeting Tonight. ' Owing to the fact that todayis a| legal holiday, Washington’s Birthday the regular meeting of the city coun- cil'has been adjourned until Tuesday evening Feb. 23. FINE PASSENGER BOAT FOR LAKE AND RIVER Lake Bemidji Transportation Company Will Have 40-Foot Passenger Boat Next Season. The summer season of 1909 will see the largest passenger boat here that has yet plied the waters of Lake Bemidji, according to a statement recently issueh by the Lake Bemidji Transportation company. Owing to the large number of sum- mer colonies on the shores of Lake Bemidji and the Mississippi river in this vicinity, the company will place a forty-foot passenger boat on the lake to make daily trips to the differ- ent summer resorts and to the dam nine miles down the river. The name of the new boat will be the “Yankee Doodle.” It will be forty feet long with seven and one- half feet beam and will be built on the hydroplane plan. The “Yankee Doedle” will be equiped with a 25 or 30 horse power engine and will carry about fifty passengers, making an ideal boat for small excursions. " Auction Sale. The undersigned will sell at pub- lic auction to highest bidder for cash at his farm % mile southeast of Hines, Minn.,, on Thursday, April 1st.,, the following property: Two milch cows, one yoke of oxen, two steers, one 2-year-old bull, two calves, 39 chickens, two lumber wagons, one logging sled, two plows, two harrows, all kinds of garden machinery, 50 bushels potatoes, stoves, household furniture and utensils. Also 133 actes of land, 12 acres under cultivation. Lots of hardwood fimber on place, good house with cellar and barn on place. Carl Schleyer, Hines, Minn. Bemidji Billiard Tournament. . W. J. Markham and Mr. Smith played Saturday evening, the former winning by a score of 83 to 69. Mr. Smith was handicapped 100 to 83. Below is the standing of the differ- ent meémbers of the Bemidji Billiard ‘Tournament; Player Played Won Lost Pctg. 4 800 750 600 500 400 333 250 250 Crothers . Smith..... Boss ... N R P O S ) o N AN D O Firemen Meet. The regular meeting of the Fire department will be held at Doran’s plumbing office Tuesday evening, Feb. 23rd. The meeting place has been changed owing to the adjourned meeting of the council. A special program for the department is the order of the evening and _ all firemen are requested to be present. Qualifed Saturday. Nels Otterstad of Turtle River, one of the veteran cruisers and “locators” in this section of the country, spent Saturday in this - city || qualifying for the position of state appraiser of public lands for Bel- trami county, to which he was ap- pointed by the board of county com- missioners in January. Had Narrow Escape. Miss Gladys Stanton, daughter of Dr. D. L. Stanton of this city, had a narrow escape from serious injuries started to run and turned a sharp corner, overturning and smashing the cutter and throwing Miss Gladys to the side of the street. ' She was badly shaken up but not seriously injured. G. C. Monroe, Entertained Friends. Guy C. Monroe of Crookston, .company’s camps near Fowld, came in Saturday afternoon and played host at a small midnight banquet in Armstrong’s Cafe in this city. The guests, Dr. G. Gouvrette of Grand Forks, and J. A. Cowley and Marcus Stephens of Crookston, arrived here on the midnight train and after_ par- taking of Mr. Monroe’s hospitality all four went to Crookston on the early morning " train. Mr. Monroe return to Bemidii yesterday afternoon and went out to Fowlds this morning. New Spring Styles. With this issue A. D. Moe, the merchant tailor, announces that he bas his new spring samples and those intending to place an order for a spring suit should see Mr. Moe as soon as possible in order to make their selection of a spring suit or over coat while the line is complete. Mr. Moe is well known in the community, having been here the past nine years. His shop islocated at the corner of Beltrami ave., and fourth street. Washington Services. Special services were held in the Presbyterian church last evening in commiemoration of the birth of George Washington, at which Rev. White preaced on the subject “Christian Characters.” A full choir was present and Miss Hanson sang a beautiful solo entitled, “Come. to the Land of Peace.” 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. Hearing Continued. James McCaslin was arrested here Friday evening on a charge of Grand larceny in the second degree. He was- arraigned Saturday afternoon and his hearing continued until tomorrow. McCaslin is charged with stealing $29.50 from Andrew Olson at the Red Lake depot. Colonial Supper. The ladies of the: Methodist church held a very successfil ‘col- onial supper and sale Saturday after- noon and evening in ‘the City Res- taurant building. “The ladies were dres:sfed in costumes appropriate to Washington’s time and had their hair powdered. The sale and sup- per were well patronized. who clerks in the Crookston Lumber | MEMBERS OF COMPANY K T0 PLAY HOST TONIGHT —— i Will Hold Second Annaul Millitary Ball in the City Hall This Evening.— Elaborate Decorations. 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 this 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 flags, 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 ¥leming - and S. A. Cutter: - R 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, 8. T. Stewart and Clio Boyer. Floor and reception committee— Sergt. Geo. T. Baker, chairman, and Privates L. Lloyd, V. Kachelhoffer, S. T. Stewart, Ralph Lycan, Carl Mitchell, L. King, B. Erickson and Edward Mullen, - Another Shaver. Charles Buuker, one of the ton- sorial artists in Crother’s Barber shop, is “grinning all over” these days on account of the recent arrival at his home of a bouncing ten-pound boy. The “little shaver” is getting along nicely. . The Presbyterian. Ladies’ Aid society will hold an advertising sale April 2. Remember they plan a good time. Inte saving money. When you find earning some * sleep.” counts from certificates of Ts the greatest incentive towards . more like saving. Interest, like a much advertised remedy, “works while you We pay interest on saving’s ac- 12 months’ time. Absolute safety, liberality and courtesy our watchword. First N Bank ofBemidji rest. your money is thing you feel ¢1 up, and on deposit for 6 or ational e