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

THE BEMIDJ1 D VOLUME 7. NUMBER 28. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1909 . DEGORATION DAY WILL BE OBSERVED MONDAY, MAY 31 R. H. Carr Post, G. A. R., No. mander H. W. Bailey and Adjutant Fuller, Announce Official Program.—Judge Stanton to Speak. H. W. BAILEY, Commander R. H. Carr Post No. 174, G. A. R., Bemidji. Decoration Day will be observed in Bemidji on Monday, May 31, when appropriate exercises will be held under the auspices of R. H. Carr Post, No. 174, G. A. R, of this city. Decoration Day(the 30th of May) is on Sunday this year and the local Grand Army post decided, at its last meeting, to observe Mbyadwy for Decoration Day purposes. C. W. Stanton of this city, judge| of the Fifteenth Judicial district, will deliver the oration at the city opera house in the afternoon. The following official orders con- cerning the observance of Decora- tion Day have been issued by H. W. Bailey, post commander: “Headquarters R. H. Carr Post, “No. 174, G. A. R,, *‘Department of Minnesota. “Bemidji, Minn., May 19, 1909. “The following program will be observed Memorial Day, Monday, May 31st, 1909. “Forenoon. *10:00 a. m.—Members of G. A. R. Post and of the Circle will meet at the Odd Fellows hall at 10 a. m., sharp, and proceed to Greenwood Cemetery. 174, Bemidji, Through Com- The Civil War Veteran’s Insignia of Honor. “At cemetery, 10:30.— “Song, ‘America.’ “G. A. R. Memorial Exercises. Song, ‘Nearer, My God, To Thee.’ ** ‘Flag Drill'—School Children. “Remarks—Rev. I. Peart. “Decorating Soldiers’ Graves. “Afternoon. “At City Hall, 2 p. m.— “Call to Order. “Song, ‘Battle Hymn of the Re- public'—Audience. “Prayer—Comrade T. J. Martin. “Governor’s Proclamation—Prof. A. P. Ritchie. *Song—Andrew Rood. “Recitation — Miss Clara Fisk. “Song—Ladies’ Quartette. *““Recitation, ‘Old Glory’ — Mrs, G. H. Hansell. “Violin Solo—Miss Leila Stanton. “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address— Prof. W. B. Stewart. “Song—Miss Ruth Wightman, “Recitation—Mrs. H. W. Bailey. “Song—Miss Mary McCutcheon. *“Address—Judge C. W. Stapton. “Song—Ladies’ Quartette. = “Benediction—Comrade Martin. “—H. W. Bailey, Post Commander. “—J. M. Fuller, “Adjutant.” 'Do Not Your the cheapest an DRS.LARSO If they are not correct in every way have the matter attended to while it's young. Itis the most satisfactory, it i ] the safest without question Specialists of the eye and the fitting of glasses | Offices over the P. O. Phone 92 Neglect Eyes d it is absolutely N&LARSON Build Now While Shingles are cheap . . . .. Lath $1.25; Shingles $2.50 Would like to figure*with you on your requirements Douglas Lumber Gompany Manufacturers of Lumber, Lath and Shingles BEMIDJI Mill and Office on Lake Irving. Telephone 371. Lumber, Lath and MINNESOTA The Da.ily Pioneer 40c per Month A regular meeting of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. E., will be heldon Thursday evening,May 20,at Masonic Hall, Bemidji, at 8 o’clock. As there is much business of import- ance you should be on hand early. M. S. Gillette, Sec. F. S. Lycan, E. R. THE BRINKMAN FAMILY THEATER HAS FINE SHOW The Halian Singers and Musicians and Barry apd Barry Drawing Large Crowds. The attractions at the Brinkman Family Theater this week are draw- ing fine crowds, and everyone goes away well pleased with the enter- tainment that is being given. The three Italian street singers and musicians have proven them- selves to be artists in their line, and their.playing and singing has a rare charm that is very pleasing. This trio played Christmas week in ’Chicago and they were the star at- traction at thbe Majestic Theater in St. Paul, at the beginning of the New Year. They are high-class, high-salaried people who never fail to please. They will give their last perform- ance Friday evening, when they will be succeeded by a team of vaudeville stars. Barry and Barry are making friends each night by their clever work. There will be new moving pictures tonight, when something novel will be given. You should not miss the show this week, at the Brinkman Family Theater. FIRE AT ISLAND LAKE CAUSES LOSS OF $8,000 Big Store and Stock of General Mer- chandise Belonging to F. 0. Sib- ley Burned. Fire, Tuesday night, entirely des- troyed the big store and stock of goods at Island Lake, owned by F. O. Sibley and his associates. Mr. Sibley was away from home but was informed of the fire on his return to Bemidji, last night, from Minneapolis. . The information which Mr. Sibley obtainted is to .the effect that the firejwas of unknown origin. Mrs. Sibley, who was the first to become cognizant of the fire, was awakened by the discharge of cartridges which were in the building, and which the fire was setting off. When the fire was discovered, it was utterly impossible to stay the flames, and the building and its con- tents were entirely destroyed. Mr. Sibley, who was in town to- day, states that}he had $5,000 worth of stock, which, together with the building, would make his loss be- tween $7,000 and $8,000. Mr. Sib- ley does not know the exact amount ‘of insurance which was carried on the building and stock, but does not think the insurance will come anywhere near covering the loss. Moral: Insure with the T. J. Miller Insurance Agency, Bemi The Electric Light Franchise. Last evening’s issue of the Pioneer contained the proposition of the Warfield Electric company for lighting the streets, pumping water etc., this was their proposition and if agreeable to the -citizens of the city an ordinance will be drafted later, to comply with the terms therein contained. H',smr'lta | Society: Y PIONEER. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH COURT HAS ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY JUNE | Grand Jury, as Well as Petit Jury, Will Report on June Second. District court for Beltrami county, which has been in session for sev- eral weeks past, was yesterday after- noon adjourned until 9 o’clock Tues- day morning, June 1. The case of J. M. Price vs. School District No. 115, Wilton, which was begun Tuesday afternoon and .occu- pied almost all of yesterday, went to the jufy yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, and that body remained out all night, returning a verdict this morning infavor of the defendant and allowing damages in the sum of $1, and thirty days’ stay was granted by the court. This case was brought by Mr. Price in the municipal eburt, last August, for alleged dam:ages from having to move a school build- ing. The school district set up counter -claims of poor material in the building and Judge Bailey: de- cided that neither side was entitled to damages. The case was appealed to the district court, A. A. Andrews appearing for the plaintiff and E. E. McDonald for the defendant, with the result as stated above. The case of H. J. Conant against J. P. Duncalf was taken up late yesterday afternoon, C. W. Scrutchin appearing for tke plaintiff and P. J. Russell for the defendant. The case was given to the jury, which returned in a short time witha verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and allowing $65 damages. Mr. Russell secured a stay of sixty days. Tuesday afternoon a stay ot sixty days was granted in the case of J. O. Olson et al vs. Frank Brun etal,fin which the jury had returned a ver- dict of $300 and costs in favor of the plaintiff. Attorneys Campbell and Funkley represented the plaintiff and defendant, respectively. This morning the court ordered]| a special venire of six grand juriors and a special venire of twelve petit jurors, returnable June 2. Jacob E. Brown vs. the Douglass Lumber company of this city is the first case set for trial at the new term of court; June 2. The court excused all jurors in the regular panel until June 2 and granted an additional stéy of forty days in the case of Emma Thoreson vs. the City of Be- midji, in wbich damages to the amount of $250 were awarded the plaintiff 2 month ago. This case is represented at court by Attorrey Campbell for the plaintiff, ad John Gibbons for the city and E.[E. McDonald for Messrs. Bacon and Snow. | The case of J. P. Omich and H. M. Young, co-partners as the Anctor Concrete Block company, vs, D.SF‘ Johnson and Ole Anderson, defeid. ants, with the St. Hilaire Refil Lumber company and C. L. Atwl‘od as intervenors, was called in orler to allow Mr. Atwood to give his testimony, as he wasleaving the &ly in a short time. | This case was brought on by the fact that D. F. Johnson ha{a cement block building near #)e Lakeshore Hotel, on a lot owned by Ole Anderson, getting Fe material from the Anchor Cen- crete block company, the {t. Hilaire Retail Lumber compaiy and C. L. Atwood, who later lift town leaving the title to j‘le building disputed by several liets. In accordance with the ordgs recently filed by the judges of te district court, the first term bf court for northern Beltrami couny will be held at Baudette, [n accordance with the law recen passed by the state legislatu: and will be opened on August and a special term of distri court will be. held at Bagley the purpose of granting naturali tion papers, on June 15. R High School Dance. A dance will be given in the cly opera house Friday evening for fe benefit of the Bemidji High Schel baseball team. -Invitations hae been issued for the dance, whichiit Irecummeuded, having played C. P.| Frank Jeffers Has New *‘Pedals.” The friends hereabouts ot Frank Jeffers (and he has a whole lot of ’em, everywhere) will read the fol- lowing, taken from the Red Lake Falls Gazette, with considerable in- terest: “Frank Jeffers returned this week from the cities where he has spent the past two or three weeks. surprised his friends by stepping off the train a full grown man and everybody was glad to note the im- provement in his condition. In the manipulation of the artiffcial pro- pellers he 1s becoming quite pro- ficient. The greatest difficulty, he says, is that sometimes he neglects to give his feet sufficient exercise and they go to sleep.” “ARE YOU GRAZY?” FOR NEXT SATURDAY EVENING Company Which Will Show at City Opera House Comes Here Well Recommended. The Flaman players will present “Are You Crazy” at the City Opera House, Saturday, May 22. This is a company of sixteen people, band and orchestra, presenting one of the funniest of funny plays, a farce comedy. A smile, alaugh, a scream, a yell; nothing but fun, notz dull moment from start to finish. Good vaudeville specialties between each act. Three showsin one. Comedy, | vaudeville specialties; music by a supberb of ¢ stra; two free street | concerts by a band, noon and even-! ing. This company comes highly Walker’s Winnipeg theater and H. | L. Walker’s - entire circuits and are | now playing return dates. This company is playing its 56th week of successful business, and you don’t want to miss this one. You’ve got a good laugh coming soon. Motto of this company is refine- ment, and they have what they ad-! vertise, a guaranteed attraction. A positive guarantee with every ticket sold. He |- ~ STATE LAND trami County L Many inquiries are being received | in this city relative to the state school lands which will be “sold at the court house in Bemidji on Wed- nesday, June 23rd, which indicates that there is a healthy interest being taken in the forthcoming sale which will be madeby the state auditor. It is stated that State Auditor Iverson will personally conduct the majority, if not all, of these sales, which insures that the state will receive all that is possible to derive from parting with the goad virgin soil of Beltrami county. Mr. Iverson bas taken pains to advertise all the sales of state lands which will be made during this summer, and has issued a very “catchy” booklet set- ting forth the character of the lands which will be sold, together with a | brief history of each county. OReferring to Beltrami county, Auditor Iverson says: { “This county was organized February 28, 1896, with the county seat at Bemidji, and is located in the northern part of the state, its northern boundary being the Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River, which separates the county from Canada. “The surface of the county is generally level, with a gradual slope towards the north, in which direction all the streams trend. The county was covered with a heavy growth of pine, maple, ash, birch, oak, bass- wood, elm, tamarac, etc., a large part of which is still standing. “The soil is a clay loam, and sandy loam, with a rich vegetable mold, the accumulation of centuries, the subsoil is clay of various depths. Hosiery is expected will be a very enjoyale affair. “The area of the county is 4,- Underwear Laces MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN SALE JUNE 23 State Audit_or Iverson Has Issued Booklet, Giving Detailed Information Relative to the Different Sales.—Bel- ands Are Fine. S. G. IVERSON, State Auditor. 962.29 square miles, or 2,515,941.77 acres, of which 1,869,724.08 acres are land, and 646,217.69 acres are water. “The total acreage under cultiva- tion in this county is 186,716. The cereal crop, and average bushel per acre, according to last - statistics, were as follows: Wheat, 17.64 bushels; oats, 27.61 bushels; corn, 24.6 bush- els; barley, 19.8 bushels; flax, 8.8 | bushels; buckwheat, 10 bushels. ““The hay crop had an average of 1.88 tons per ace, and in veget- ables, potatoes averaged 104.42 bushels, onions, 718.2 bushels, and miscellaneous vegetables had an average value of $53.43. “In addition to the above, dairying, live stock, poultry and LTS NN S e (11 {2 [Continued on Last Page.] [FRIDAY and SATURDAY) SPECIALS AT THE BAZAAR STORE The Bazaar Store has the _réputation of having the choicest selection of Garments, Fabrics, Trimmings and Dainty Accessories for a well directed wardrobe. Among our numerous money savers for Friday and Saturday are our Wash Goods I lot Batiste at 7c per yard. (Regular Price 12}c and 10c) I lot Dress Ginghams at 7c per yard I lot Prints at 5c per yard Bleached Muslin only 8c per yard Embroideries . Shirt Waist One lot of Ladies’ -Shoes, mostly large sizes, at a SPECIAL LOW PRICE At the BAZAAR STORE Friday and Saturday |