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

VOLUME 7. NUMBER 4. Historical BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1909. THIRD ANNUAL FAIR WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 15-17 Beltrami County Agricultura for Ensuing Year and Dis 1 Association Elects Officers cusses Plans for the Fair. —Liberal Premiums to Be Offered. The third annual fair of the Bel- [ The report of Secretary Mackenzie trami County Agricultural associa-i showed that the association was in a tion will be held on Wednesday, | Thursday and Friday, 15th, 16th and 17th, September fair condition, from a financial stand- point. There is cash in the bank these dates|of only 71 cents, but there are build- having been selected at a meeting of | ings valued at $825; due from the members of the society held at the | state, for last year’s premiums, $450, council chambers last evening, at which the officers for the ensuing year were elected and the prelimi- making total assets valued at $1- 285.71. For liabilities there is due banks of the city $252, leaving a | nary plans for this year’s fair were|balance in favor of assets $1,023.81. discussed, as well as the sendina] of a county exhibit to the state fair next fall. ! It was decided to go ahead with | the fair for this year, and the dates selected were Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 15th, 16th and 17th, and these dates will be an- nounced generally throughout the | north half of the state, so that no| other association’s dates will be set to conflict with those at Bemidji. The following officers were elected for this year: | President—W. G. Schroeder, Be- | midji. Vice President—L. G. Townsend, | Blackduck. Secretary—W. R. Liberty township. Board of Directors, to include the above-named offiicers and the follow- ing: A. G. Rutledge. W. N. Bowser, | J. P. Pogue, J. J. Opsahl, Fred Mal-| zahn, and John Armstrong, Bemidji; | C. F. Schroeder, Grant Valley; Ole Sime, Solway; Dr. Monahan, Black- duck; August Jarchow, Frohn: Lars| O. Myhre, Spaulding; A. A. Gilbert- son, Aure; Charles Gustafson, Ten-s strike; and E. E. Schulke, Hagali. The president and secretary were authorized to add the names of any| persons they saw fit to the board of | directors. Mackenzie, | priate the necessary funds, It was decided to issue the pre- miums list at once, and very liberal premium will be offered, so that there will be inducements held out to the farmers sufficient for them to make special efforts to grow the best vegetables, grains and grasses and raise the best-bred dairy cattle and blooded horses. An especial effort will be made to have the far- mers raise fine grades of potatoes | for large premiums. Secretary Mackenzie stated that he had been over several portions of the county during the past winter, | and that everywhere he visited there was general enthusiasm for this| fall’s fair, insuring the success of the enterprise. There were now fourteen | farmer’s organizations in the county, all of the members being enthusias- tic fair boosters. The secretary also stated that he people at Bagley for a Clearwater| county exhibit at the state fair, | county, if this county would appro- H which was promised Mr. Mackenzie. Mr. Mackenzie also stated that the| lease for the fair grounds had been extended another two years. CASS LAKE PEOPLE ARE APPROAGHING A BOYGOTT *“Poor Losers” Over Normal School | Fight Take Assinine Action Rela- tive to Bemidji. { { For a bunch of bum losers, com-| mend us to the Cass Lake fellowsi who participated in the late fight | for the normal school. Most people, when they haye lost on a pro- position which is anybody’s until| the finish, will cheerfully accept the| result and lay for a subsequent opportunity to get something, and in the meantime will enlist the services of their opponents. Not so with Cass Lake. There is a burning spirit that pervades a great many of the citizens over there, which is, to say the least, childish in the extreme. Along this line, the following tele- gram from Cass Lake to the Duluth News Tribune, tells of one of the most assinine acts that has yet come to our notice: *“Cass Lake, April 20.—The mem- bers of the Merchants’ association of Cass Lake have withdrawn their patronage from the Bemidji whole- sale houses. They have all agreed to patronize the Duluth and twin city wholesale houses direct rather than through any of those having agencies in Bemidji. Several Be- midji traveling men were here re- cently, and they did not sell a dollar’s worth of goods to any of the merchants. It is stated that the reason for this actis that several of their traveling men selling through this territory had been actwely engaged in knocking Cass Lake in| the normal school fight and this matter will be taken up by the local merchants with the houses they represent and certain action taken.” The above is in keeping with a practice that has been in vogue over at the among certain prominent residents there—trying to deprive deserving people of their situations just be- cause these parties did not agree! wnh all the schemes and polmcal “jobs” framed by some who have ’certain state official, |a party holding a minor state office, “Lake” for several years| large holdings there. The writer is cognizant of one instance at least where affidavits were furnished to a concerning a and it took consideradle hard work before it was shown that the affidavits were in the main, absolutely false. !Such actions are not only childish, | but are vicious and venomous, and eventually only re-act on the parties responsible therefor. WILLIAMS ““WENT WRONG” ONE TIME IN CROOKSTON| Man Who Committed Forgery While in Employ of J. H. Crouch, an Old Offender. That W. H. Williams has been inclined to stray very frequently from the “straight and narrow path,” although a great church member, choir leader and general hallelujah shouter, is borne out by his career in Crookston, prior to | coming to Bemidji. In commenting on the arrest of Williams in this city on the charge of forgery while in the employ of J. H. Crouch, of the Northwestern Music company, the Crookston Journal says: i This is not Williams’ fisrt offense. He was arrested on a similar charge here a few years ago and was held in Polk county jail for several months when his wife’s relatives came for- ward and made a settlement with the Bank of Crookston which had ad- | vanced money to Williams on forged paper. “Williams then promised to make |a new start entirely and lead an honest life, but it appears that he fell again and Crouch seems deter- mined to push the case to the limit. | “Williams was a resident of | Crookston for a number of years, was quite a singer and lead the | singing in one of the local churches. He was also a musician and gave | music lessons and also tuned pianos had made arrangements with the |& which would be shown in conjunc- | i3 tion with an exhibit of Beltrami |3 That Bemidji is to have a strong baseball team for the season of 1909 is anassured fact, as J. L. George, M. S. Gillette and Lee LaGore have taken charge of the management, with the intentiop of forming a team of semi-professional local men with the aid of an out side professional battery. Bemidji has always had a strong organization of semi-professional players and many of the “old timers” jare still in town and will furnish excellent backing for a professional battery, which the present manage- ment intends to secure from Minne- apolis or Duluth. Messers. George, Gillette and La- Gore will circulate a subscription list among the local business men for the purpose of raising enough money to pay salaries to the battery. Arrangements have already been completed for securing the baseball park for the season, and a fine Edwin Adams, a prominent at- torney of Moorhead, arrived in the city yesterday noon and spent a tending to some professional busi- ness in the district court, returning to Moorhead on the afternvon train. few hours at the court house at-| M. F. (“Bill") Willson Is Ready for the Sea- son to Oper in Bemidji. team is promised, providing the necessary money is forth-coming. Mr. George will act as treasurer of the committee and the money will be refunded to the subscribers if the plans are not carried out. Bemidji has always been repre- sented on the diamond by a team that was capable of holding its own with any other club in this section, {and the new promoters propose to Thomas Hughes of St. Paul, the | traveling freight agent for the Chicago, Great Western Railway company, arrived in the city last |evening and visited in Bemidi | today, looking over the compara- tively large amount of freight traffic ;wbich is carried on in this city. | i e MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO PUT IN A FAST BASEBALL TEAM to maintain this position this sea. son. Company K will have a very strong amateur team in the field, and with the local semi-professional organization working together nicely, there will be “plenty doing” for the “fans” during the warm weather. Sunday games will probably be about the only ball that will be played; and as the bill that passed both houses of the legislature legaliz- ing Sunday baseball has been signed by the governor and is now a law, there willbe no trouble on that score, as long as the games are con- ducted in a respectable manner. There is nothing that advertises a town better than a good strong, win- ining ball team; and a more striking proof of this assertion cannot be shown than in the case of Hibbing, where a fast team has been main- tained for several years, a profit to | the owners and a benefit to Hibbing as a whole. e — A. C. Goddard, Omar Gravelle and J. G. Morrison, Jr., three well known residents of the Red Lake | agency. came down from the “Lake” yesterday morning and visited dur- ing the afternoon and today with friends in this city, while attending to a few local business matters. Remember “It’'s The Model for Good Clothes™ your boy. It will off and on. DESIGNED By HRIINCNREC) [ ChicAce is full and complete. from 3 to 16 years any other kind at the same price. cheviots, to $25. please you. is complete. Suits It takes in all the new things in Norfolks, Tailors, Cadets, Russian Blouses; also a full line of the ““Hercules” All Wool Shower Proof Suits. All the new patterns and shades, in sizes Try a Hercules on outwear two suits of The Model Clothing Store WE are representatives of the Hirsh Wickwire, ac- knowledged to be the best ready-to-wear clothing in America, barring none. In this line you will find the finest imported woolens that are selected by expert buyers. We carry the line in stouts as well as regulars, 1n serges, cashmere, worsteds and a good many other up-to-date weaves. Correct clothes for young | men, in a full line of the “Har- / vard”in all the new shades and patterns; styles are right up to the minute and will them now while the assortment WE make a special point of- big values at $10, $12.50 and $15, in all wool worsteds, cheviots, cash- meres, in all the new styles and shades. Our Spring Showing of Boys’ Remember “It’s The Model for Good Clothes” English $20 Get a look at $12.50 to $25 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL “Booster,” in His Usual Weekly Letter, Tells of the Hap- penings Among the Scholars.—Much Interest Shown in Educational Work. : Elsie Walker did not attend school | Bemidji public school library, has Wednesday. The glee club has started their commencement and baccalaureate work. George and Alfred Galchutte, of the fifth grade have not attended school during the last week. Bess Cochran, one of our high school young ladies, visited over Saturday and Sunday with friends at ! Cass Lake. Miss Delia Johnson, teacher of the eighth grade, visited with friends and relatives at Blackduck on Satur- day of last week. The 3rd and 5th grades, which are under the direction of Misses Nelson and Donaldson, respectively, have taken up the raffia work. Miss Mabel Brown, teacher in the fourth grade, resumed her duties Tuesday morning, having returned from Brainerd on Monday evening. Gladys Kreatz holds the speed championship in practical matter in the shorthand class. Gladys wrote 150 words per minute and was able to read her notes. Guy Moore, an old Bemidji high school student, has accepted a posi- |tion on the editorial staff of the Sentinel, a weekly publication printed at Bemidji every Thursday. The high school baseball team de- feated a nine made up of town boys last Monday afternoon, by the score of 7to 2. Atno time during the contest did the town boys have a chance to win. Some of the high school girls are busily engaged in collecting material for argument for a debate whicbh is to be held Friday afternoon. The question is “Resolved that Capital Punishment Should be Abolished.” Professor Biddinger -gave the pupils of the eighth grade a talk Mon- day morning on the theory of evolu- tion. All the hearers were much in- terested and expressed their wish that Mr. Biddinger would talk to them again soon. Helmer Kruse, 2 member of the Senior class, left for Duluth last Monday where he will take the civil service examination for mid-ship- man in the Naval Academy at An- napolis. All here have the greatest confidence in Helmer’s ability to win out and wish him success in the mental test. Mary Simons, librarian of the filed her report with Professor Ritchie which shows that 1172 books have been drawn from the library in the seven months that school has been in session; that $1.81 has been paid in fines, and that $1.13 still remains unpaid. The library is maintained in fine shape, and Miss Simons certainly deserves a great deal of credit for the interest she shows in the work. The subject for debate at the next session of the Philomathian Literary society will be: “Resolved. That the study of language is more beneficial than the study of mathematics.” The debators for the affirmative side of the question will be Elmer Hilliard and Alfred Neuman, while the negative side of the question will be handled by Paul Winebrenner and Grant Gill. A good musicial program has been arranged which will add greatly to the meeting. At a meeting of the Junior class held Thursday evening of last week much business of importance was dis- cussed. It was decided that the date for the “Junior Ball” be set for Fri- day,April the 14th,and that the Odd Fellows hall be obtained for :he event. The folllowing committees have been appointed by the presi- dent of rthe class: refreshment committee, Grace Ritchie, chairman, Stella Gracie, Orpha Minor, Ethel Getchell and Ernest Neumann; decoration committee, Emel Engels, chairman, Clara Benson and Vivian Guptill; invitation committee,Gladys Kreatz, chairman, Nell Shannon and Fay Brenneman; program committee, Bertha Becker, chairman, Simons and Ralph Gracie. The Seniors are all hard at work on their essays, which are to be handed in today. Some of the sub- jects which have been chosen are: “Modern Advertising,” Elisa Brond- by; “Famous Wowmen of History,” Ida Hendrickson; “The Almighty Dollar,” Rachel Rakerd; “Abraham Lincoln,” Clara Fisk; “The Nezro and the South,” Selma Witting, “The Old and New Ways of Pumshlng for Cnme.” Hazel Wells; “Is Our Treat- ment of the Indian, Right or Wrong?” Ethel Knox; “Robert Burns,” Olaf Hondrum; “The Progress and Ten- dencies of Civilization,” Florence Weekly; “Why is a Larger Standing Army Unnecessary in the United States?” Signe Wallin; “The Opium Traffic in China,” Arabella Neil. CONTINUED TOMORROW. Mary _—m Oriental Attraction at Brinkman. The Ying Lee and Athon com- pany, in their big spectacular scenic production “The Idol’s Eye” will be the attraction at the Brinkman Family Theatre all next week.. The act is said tobe entirely different from anything ever produced in America. Ving Lee is China’s rep- resentative portrait painter, while Bobby Athon isone of the best known actors in this country. Their act is creating unusual comment. The Brinkman has a very strong bill this week and the house is being packed regardless of the inclemency of the weather. Baptist Party. A pleasant surprise party was held Tuesday evening in the Baptist church in honorof the twenty-seventh anniversary of the birthday of C. L. Cummer andin honor of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. White, who expect to move to Tennessee in the near future. A large number of the members of the church and the Sunday school were present and an excellent lunch was served, all reporting a very en- joyable evening, Mr. Cummer being wished many happy returns of his birthday and regret being expressed at the departure of Mr. and Mis, White. Local news on last page. SOCIAL DANGE FRIDAY AT GITY.OPERA HOUSE E— Bemidji Firemen Will Have Charge of Event.—First Ball Since- Close of Lent. — A social dance will be given in the City Opera house Friday night, under the auspices of the Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department, and fire laddies are making preparations to give a little the most enjoyable dance which they have yet “chaperoned.” This is the first public dance since the Lenten season closed, and there should by all means be a large at- tendance. There will be a splendid * five-piece orchestra, composed of skilled musicians who make a speci- alty of dance music; the prompter will have the very latest stuff in the terpsichorean line, and will hand out a line of enjoyment that will please everybody. The firemen never made a failure of a dance, and this will be their very best efforts in that line. And you ought to go, neighbor, if you like to dance, with good music and a fine crowd.