Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 29, 1909, Page 4

. J&.w EVENTS OF IMPORTANCE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL “Booster,”” in His Usual Weekly Letter, Tells of the Hap- penings Among the Sec Shown in Educational Work. Saturday’s Ball Game. holars.—Much Interest nobleman, Helmer Kruse; Tasku, his The high school base ball ‘team | son, Mayne Stanton; Two Japanese will play its first real game of the|girls, Hazel Wells and Amanda season Saturday, when it lines up|Klein; Two American girls, Arebelle against the Fosston high school| Neil and Selma Witting. nine, at the local down-town ball park. While it is not definitely known in just what positions the £ EMIL ENGELS, Manager High School Ball Team. Bemidji boys will play, it is prob- able that the line-up will be as follows: Gill, pitcher; Hilliard or Neuman, catcher: Ryan, 1b; Stanton, 2b; Harris, 3b; Wine- brenner, ss; Larson, lf; Brenne- man, rf; Kruse, cf. Class Play Progressing. Work is progressing nicely on the Senior class play, ‘Mitsu-Yu-Nissi,” and great interest is being mani- fested. The cast of characters is as follows: Assno-Yu-Nissi. a nobleman of the city of Tokio, Olaf Hondrum; Nao-Na, his wife, FEthel Kn Mitsu, their daughter, Clara Fisk; Masaura, her brother, Rachel Senior-Sophomores Won. In a close and well-played game, the Senior-Sophomore baseball team Ide(ealed the Junior-Freshmen nine, !by ascoreof 3 to 1, on Tuesday. | | Coach Thornton acted as umpire and ‘fi]led that position in a very impar- | tial manner. The game was a tie up ;to the fifth inning when Gill, the 4 | star high school pitcher, managed to learn his way around with what “would have been the winning run | had not Winebrenner scored in the ‘eigh{h‘ As the game was for the ‘championship of the hizh school, ‘\the result was very gratifying to the i members of the Senior-Sophomore | nine. | | Kappa Gamma Chi Debators. | The girls of the Kappa Gamma | Chi Literary society have taken up debating with great earnestness and are displaying marked ability. At their regular meeting last Fri- day afternoon the subject for dis- cussion was “Resolved, That capital punishment should be abolished”’. Hazel Wells, who opened for the affirmative, had her argument well arranged under four general heads, to the effect that capital punish- ment has encouraged inequality of justice, so that many murderers go Ianpunished; that it gives no oppor- | tunity for the criminal to reform; that it does not benefit the general | public, but on the contrary the ex- | ecution is demoralizing; and that its abolition, where adopted, has '\ not resulted in increase of crime. For the negative, Ida Hendrick- Rakerd; Kimura Jamamota, another son presented a number of excellent Why Strain Do you know that b Your Eyes ? y straining “'your eyes you weaken them If your eyes are not alike, or if your eyes are not normal, you are always strain- Have this eyestrain removed ing them? before the sight is injured. It is our duty and to you yo our pride to restore ur eyesight DRS. LARSON & LARSON SPECI BEMIDJI Over Postoffice ALISTS office Hours--9a.m.to 8 p.m. ™ MINNESOTA o P | Bemidji dJ. A. Hoff Pearl Barnell Ghe Decorators J. C. Hand Painting, paperhanging and decorating done neatly and promptly. First class work guaranteed. Prices reas- onable Office 315-4th Street Phone 202 [ i s Phone 97 We M. E. Smith Retail A MAN NEVER KNOWS What’s coming to him when buying lumber or building material unless he’s an experienced buyer, and knows the various grades. He must rely on the dealer’s honesty. . This is a safe yard first and a money saving yard afterward. Qual- ity is never sacrificed here for the sake of making little prices. pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for—nothing less. A child can buy here at the same pricos as a millionaire. So if you're not a judge of lumber values, but want to feel certain you'’re getting the most and the best for your money, come here for it. ‘We’ll treat you so fairly and squarely you’ll come again—and again. i upotic You Also Handle Coal and.Wood Lumber Co., Bemidii S R~ — | 1D for cash. and original arguments for the re- tention of capital punishment, to the general effect that the severity of the sentence protects many innocent persons from conviction and that murderers are not of a reformable type, but should be disposad of as a warning and for the protection of the public at large. Bertha Becker and Lillhan Cochran, the second speakers ably corroberated the work of their colleagues. The final decision of the judges was for the affirmative, by a vote of two to one, Considering that such work has never be done in the high school until this spring, the showing made was very good. Other numbers on the program were a mandolin solo by Stella Gracie, a piano duet by Gladys Stanton and Ruth Wightman and a paper on current events by Dagna Mosen. E Ruth Wightman, as critique, displayed the modesty becoming a freshman in passing judgement upon the efforts of her upperclass friends. School Notes. The memders of the Senior class haye asked Rev. S. E. P. White of the Presbyterian church to preach the baccalaureate sermon. Mr. and Miss Hayden, of Elk River, brother and Hayden, teacher of the seventh grade, visited our schools on Mon- day. by Superintendent Ritchie on Mon- day of this week: ‘‘The largest and one of the most efficient classes in the history of this city will graduate from the Bemidji High School, when the thirteen members of the class of ’09 will embark upon the sea of life.” : Preparations for the annual Juniors’ ball to the Seniors, which is to be given on May 14th, in the Odd Fellows hall, are progressing nicely. The committee on invita- tion, has decided that sixty people, including the two upper classes, shall be invited and, will send out the invitations in the near- future. The other committees are hard at work, and the ball is sure to be a success. Other amusements will be provided for those who do not care to dance, and a good time is assured to all those who attend. (Continued Tomorrow.) GOUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET ON TUESDAY For Purpose of Discussing Proposition to Bond County to Take Up Indebtedness. A special meeting of the board of county commissioners of Beltrami county will be held at the court house next Tuesday to consider the question of issuing and selling bonds of the county to secure funds with which to meet the outstanding or floating indebtedness of the county; and to consider the ques- tion of issuing and selling bonds sister of Miss|{ The following is a statement made | FAST BALL PLAYERS WANT T0 PLAY HERE Among Pitchers Are “Lefty” Marsh, Matt Cook and Ralph Lipps, Who Are All Good. LOCAL MANAGEMENT HAS LINE ON TWO MEN FOR “BACKSTOP” The Opening Game of the Season Will Be Played one Week from Next Sunday. That Bemidji will notlack for first-class players for her semi- professional baseball team of 1909 is very evident from the many letters which are being received by Messrs. George, Gillette and LeGore from players of note throughout the northwestern states. A number of these letters were read at the meeting of the loyal “fans,” which was held at the council chambers in the city hall last Vi, y, it S Wter = & TR This isn’t exactly baseball weather. evening dispite the frigidity of the weather. Plans for formation of a per- manent organization and the main- tenance of a first-class ball team for this season were discussed and the schedule of games for the season was also talked over. Among those with whom the local managers have been corresponding are “Lefty” Marsh, Ralph Lipps, Matt Cooke and Theodore Nelson, all of whom are pitchers of more than ordinary ability; J. E. Lemm and Charles Deo, catchers; W. H. Boyle and several other in-fielders. It is more than likely that the team will secure the services of either Marsh or Cooke, as these men are koown to be especially good. Marsh has an enviable record as a pitcher during the past three years. In 1906 he was with Elbow Lake and Pine Island and won 22 games out of 26; 1907 he was with Britton, S. D. and Pine Island, playing 25 game, winning 19, losing 5 with 1 tie. Last season Marsh played with St. Thomas College, Rice Lake, Wis. and Deadwood, S. D. He partici- pated in 47 games, winning 34 and losing 13. He is considered one of the best semi-professional pitchers in the state. Matt Cook of Duluth has pitched many games around Duluth for semi-professionals and now has an to secure money with which to pay outstanding bonds aund to per- form such other business as may legally come before the board. A bill was passed at the last session of the legislature, and became a law, whereby boards ot county commissioners of any county of Minnesota were author- ized to issue the bonds of the county without submitting the proposition to a vote of the peo- forthe purpose of taking up theout- standing or floating indebetedness of the county, and the meeting to be held Tuesday is conforming to this rule; and the board may issue bonds for the purpose stated, District Court. The case of A. T. Hatcher vs. E. J. Swedback, which has been on trial since Monday afternoon before Judge C. W. Stanton 1n the district court, was resumed this morning and the final argaments were made by Gibbons & Torrance for the defense and Attorney E. E. McDon- ald for the plaintiff, the case going to the jury at 12:15 this noon. The Hatcher-Swedback case involves the conversion of a large amount of logs in 1906. offer to pitch for Duluth in the Wisconsin-Minnesota league, He is only 20 years old, but is big and strong and it is predicted that he will make a great pitcher. Ralph Lippe pitched in Black- duck three years ago and since then he has played with other fast teams in the northwest. Last year he was with Thiet River Falls and made a very enviable record. He ¢‘has the goods,” and would make a good man for Bemidji. As catchers the team has lines for J. C. Lemm aud Charles Deo. Mr, Lemm is at present teaching school at Wright, near Brainerd. He has played at St. Cloud and also Seattle, Wash., and is a very fast man. Not much is known of Deo, but he is well recommended, Itis more than likely that the battery will be the only real “salaried” playes on the team. The balance of the team will be home players who will be paid a certain sum per game. In addition to the batterv, the following players are in the city and will be available for the team: " Baumgartner, Stafford, Otto, Mitchell and LeGore, pitchers; Eckles and Carter, catchers; with the Launch For Sale. I have'for sale a 20ft. Runabout new last season. Good model, re- liable and seaworthy. Motor of the latest type, and as near self starting as it is possible to attain. A bar- E. H. Jerrard. other players as follows: Riddell, Roman, Pepper, Gillette, Thornton, Barker, “Mink” and W. C. Smith, L. Carlton and Hazen. It is the intention to open the season on Sunday, May 9, when it is expected that Fosston will line up against the locals. Mike J, Lutness, manager of the Fosston team, wrote for a game here Sunday, May 2, but as the weather has been such that the local players could not practice, it has been decided to postpone the opening for one week. Either Marsh, Cook or Lipps will pitch the opening game with Lemm at the receiving end. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S COUNTRY NEIGHBORS Live_l:orreapnndenh of the Pioneer Write the News from Their Localities. Island Lake. April 26. Joe Helf is on the sick list this week. Guy Adams transacted business at Bemidji this week. Wyman Hickerson {went to Bemidji this week on business. Mr, and Mrs. Carl Winger are the proud parents of a baby boy, Hans Pladsen returned to Olga, Minn., after visiting his family ove rEaster. J. Williams went to Bemidji to see his daughter, Miss Eunice, who is confined in the St, Hnthony Hospital at that place, Robert Ford and his cousin, James Ford, amrived from Red Lake Falls Tuesday. They expect to go to Kelliher soon, on the drive. Cunningham. Leola Guptil will return to her home at Bemidji as soon as her school at Welch Lake 1s finished. The Mutual Improvement club will hold its next meeting Satur- day, May 1, at the home of Mrs Wallace Cunningham. Rev. Astwood has received a permit from the Crookston Lum- ber company to build a church at Battle Lake, where one of their immense sawmills will soon be in operation. John Rose and David Rose captured a litter of timber wolves last week, with the moth- er. In tracking the parent, the boys came upon the carcasses of two immense buck deer and a cougle of fawns. not yet kiiled, but mutilated, and which the mother wolf had busied herself in tantalizing. The farmers hereabouts have organized an Agricultural society and the first meeting of the soci- ety was held in the school house Saturday. The wivesand daugh- ters of the farmers will form an “Auxiliary” to the society, which will study the best methods for the advancement of rural pursuits attendant upon the wives and daughters of the farmers. Semi-monthly meet- ings will be held. Redby. April 27, D. W. Carter is having his building shingled. Mrs, Florence Huck was up up from Nebish Friday evening. Miss Emma Bundhan, who has been quite ill with tonsilitis, is very much improved at this writ- ing. The ¢‘sugar bush” is a decidedly popular resort at present. And a large amount of ‘‘sweetness” is being stored for future use.; The dance at John Fairbank’s Saturday evening was a success. Mr, Fairbanks proved himself a capital entertainer as well as a good musician, and ‘‘everybody” enjoyed himself. Miss Stella Minton, who teaches the village school here, was called home by the death of her brother, F. H. Minton. Miss Minton left on the early train Monday. Her many friends here extend sympa- thy, Mrs. Jandro and little son, passed through here on their way to Bemidji Wednesday. Mrs, Jandro was accompanied by a few witnesses in support of her claim in the contest brought against her homestead. GIVES FURTHER TESTIMONY Peter Van Vlissengen Admits More Forgeries. Ohicago, April 29.—Peter Van Vlis- sengen, the former real estate man brought back from prison to testify in the bankruptcy court and who caused a sensation by stating that his forgeries were known to two of his victims four years before his public confession last winter, gave additional details of his story in court. The men to whom he alleges he privately imparted a confession of his guilt are Maurice Rosenfeld and Ber- nard Rosenberg, both men of reputed ‘wealth and social positions, and who are alleged to have forced Van Vlis- sengen to attempt to make good $400,- 000 worth of forged mortgages which has come into their hands. To do this Van Vlissengen declares he com- mitted still further forgeries. Van Vlissengen, who was a highly respected and presumably prosperous business man, succeeded in continu- ing his forgeries for four. years more. Then the end came last November; when he admitted that he had been forging mortgages nearly all his busi- ness career, and that the sum total would run over- $1.000.000. WALKER TERM OF GOURT ADJOURNED; NOT LEGAL The Law Changing the Dates for Hold- ing the Terms Is Not Yet Effective. The term of the district court for Cass county, which was opened Tuesday at Walker and which Judge McClenahan of Brainerd had called and presided over, was not in accordance with a law enacted at the recent session of the state legislature which pro- vided that court in the Ffteenth Judicial district should be opened as follows: Aitkin county—Third Tuesday in May; second Tuesday in October. Itasca county—Fourth Tuesday in March and October. ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Mrs. J. Lappen, 510 American Ave. WANTED—Cook at Lakeshore hotel. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Challenge hotel, fur- nished. Reasonable price; easy terms. Inquire A. L. Smith, Bemidji, Minn. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE. — Good piano, standard excellent condition. second-hand make, in C. J. Pryor. Crow Wing county—Fourth Tuesday in May; first Tuesday in December. Hubbard county—Second Tues- day in January and June. Beltrami county—Fourth Tues- day in February; second Tuesday in September. Cass county—Fourth Tuesday in April and November. Clearwater county—Third Tues- day in June. Koochiching Tuesday in July. It was generally thought that this law went into effect immediately after its passage and approval and it was on account of this belief that Judge McClenahan had ordered a term of court at Walker for the present month, The Minnesota Law Supplements arrived at Walker yes- county — Second them over at .noon, the judge dis- covered that the above law does not go into effect until July 1, 1909. Judge McClenahan broke the news gently to the lawyers that their work had been for naught un- less the parties concerned in the cases tried agreed by stipulation to let the decisions stand, and immedi- ately dismissed the grand jury and adjourned court. Only a few cases had been tried, however, and not much work was lost, although it is understood that the grand jury had returned several indictments which had not been made public. FAVOR CALLING A STRIKE Result of Vote by Marine Cooks and Stewards. Cleveland, April 29.—It was stated In marine circles here that the mem- bers of the Marine Cooks and Stew- ards’ union voted almost unanimously In favor of calling a strike against the boats belonging to the Lake Carriers’ association. The votes from all of the locals of the unions have been sent to General Secretary A. W. Se- cord at Buffalo, where official action will be taken. The counting of the strike vote of the members of the Seamen’s union is now being can ed at the seamen’s headquarters in Chicago. No action is known to have been taken by the engineers or the longshoremen. The complaint of the uni against the “open shop” policy of the Lake Carriers’ association. GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, April 28.—Wheat— May, $1.20%; July, $1.203%@1.20%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.2433; No. 1 Northern, $1.2214; No. 2 Northern, $1.21%@1.22; No. 3 Northern, §1- 18 @1.19%. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. St. Paul, April 28.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $5.00@6.00; fair to good, $4.50@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $4.00@5.00; calves, $5.00@5.25. Hogs—$6.90@7.15. Sheep —Wethers, $6.50@6.75; yearlings, $6.50@7.25; lambs, $7.60@8.00. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, April 28.—Wheat—To ar- rive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1. 23%; No. 1 Northern, $1.21%; No. @ Northern, $1.19%; May, $1.19%; July, $1.19%: Sept, $1.05%. Flax—To ar- rive, $1.66%; on track, $1.66%; May, $1.65%; July, $1.65%; Sept., §1.4: Oct., §1.38. . Chicago Grain and Provisions. * Chicago, April 28.—Wheat—May, $1.22; July, $1.09 Sept., $1.01% @ 1.02; Dec., $1.0 Corn—April, 71l4¢; May, T0%@Tlc; July, 68%c; Sept., 6714c; Dec., 58%c. Oats—May, 56%c; July, 49%@49%c; Sept. 417%ec; Dec., 421%. Pork—DMay, $17.- 82%; July, $18. Sept., $18.00. Butter—Creamer 22@26¢c; dairies, 1835 @23%ec. BEggs—20@2le. Poultry —Turkeys, 17c; chickens, 14%; springs, 15¢. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, April 28.—Cattle—Beeves, $4.65@6.80; Texas steers, $4. 5.50; Western steers, $4.35@5 stockers and feeders, $3.40@5.50; Cows and heifers, $2.00@5.80; calves, $4.50@6.25. Hogs— Light, $6.90@ 7.32%; mixad 7.00@7.47%; heavy, $7.00@17.50; rough, $7.00@7.20; good to choice beavy, $7.20@7.50; pigs, $5.75@6.8% Sheep—Native, §3.60@ 8.10; vearlings, $6.00¢26.25; lambs, $5.5068.40. e i e S~ terday morning and, while looking | FOR SALE— Cheap, five-room cot- ' tage and lot 50x120 in Mill Park. F. L. Bursley, City. FOR SALE—Heavy work team of mares. Apply Phone No. 361. FOR RENT, FOR RENT—Large twelve-room house, corner of Bemidji Ave.,and 7th St. Inquire of Bertha Benson, at Pioneer office. FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms. 1nquire of A. D. Moe, 1111 Bel- trami avenue, FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. In- quire at 921 Minn. Ave. LOST and FOUND LOST—Two pairs of spectacles. Finder will be paid a reward of $5 (by returning the glasses to the Pioneer Office. WANTS MISCELLANECUS. | PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to € p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Donald, librarian. electric piano. Music House. WANTED—Position as stenograph- er or bookkeeper. Apply at this office. WANTED; plain sewing and darn- ing to do at home, 1015 Minn, Ave, Apply at Bemidji “* Devices for Hanging Up the Little Things' Moore Push-Pins Moore Push-Points Moore Push-Tacks Moore Push-Buttons For Sale at The Pioneer Office 084257 2315 touers Solid glass, detachable sprivg. JAMES ADAIR PITTSBURG, PA, For Sale at T HE PIONEER OFFICE Ghe PIONEER Delivered to your door every evening Only 40c¢ per Month WANTED—To buy, a second-hand