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U WS < — 1 THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 7. NUMBER 34. TERM OF SCHOOL IS NEAR AN END; NEXT WEEK, LAST Class {Play at City Opera House Tomorrow Evening.— Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Evening.—Splendid Program for Commencement Night, June 4. Prof. Thornton Will Leave. A large number of high school students are sorry to learn that Professor Thornton will not be one of their teachers next year, as he has accepted a position at Mitchell, S. D. Not only the educational department of the high school will feel his departure from here, but the athletic branch will be greatly PROF. THORNTON. crippled, as the professor has been an able coach in both football and baseball. Professor Thornton took hold of our football team ata time when it looked as though it did not have a ghost of a chance and sub- sequently turned out a champion- ship eleven. The students of the high school wish him the best of success in his new location. Commencement Exercises Begin Friday Night. The commencement exercises of the class of 09 will begin Friday evening, May 28, when the class parts and class play will be given at the city opera house. The class parts consist of the class history by Signe Wallin, a class poem by Clara Fisk, class prophecy given by Ida Hendrickson, and Arebelle Neal will present the class gifts. With the untiring efforts of Miss Greaves, the class play is sure to be a success. | groom until the wedding day. Sunday eveuinz,’ May 30, Rev. S. E. P. White will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Pres- byterian church. A very interesting and delightful program has been arranged for the closing night, June 4. The class has been very forunate in securing Hon. J. Adam Bede to render the commencement address. Miss Leila Stanton will give a violin solo and the Girls’ Glee club will sing. At that time the public will again be favored by a solo by Miss Dorothy | Hanson. All in all, the class has arranged a very delightful week and the mem- bers hore to be able to show to the people of our city their appreciation of privileges given them. The pro- jgrams are well arranged, and it would be difficult to select more talented participants than will ap- pear before the public during the following week. Class Play Friday Night. | At the class night ezercises, Fri- May 28, the Seniors will present the play entitled Mitsu- Yu-Nissi, The play contains a charming love story and gives a good portrayal of some of the manners and customs of the Japanese. The heroine, Mitsu- Yu-Nissi, returns to Japan after being educated in Aemrica. She had been betrothed when a child to a man forty years her senior and her parents plan to have her mar- riage occur soon after her return. According to Japanese etiquette, Mitsu is not allowed to see the bride- His son however, Tasku Jamamoto, visits her aud presents her with gifts from his father. Tasaku falls in love with Mitsu and persuades her to elope with him. In a later interview, however, she tells him that the customs of her country bind her too strongly and she cannot disappoint her par- ents. In the meantime, Tasaku has confided in the priest, Senkai, and he inturn has told the situation to Kimura, the father of Tasaku. On day evening, Our Prescription if filled here. Preserip- tion Special- ists Postoffice Corner Is complete in every detail and we are saving no ex- pense to make it as near perfect as possible. We ,olicit a share of your prescription business, and you can rest assured that the finished product is right, THE OWL DRUG STORE CORMONTAN & HANSON - DRUGGISTS [ 1 J Department We Dainty Drinks at our Fountain BEMIDJI FROM A 1o \W IN LUMBER Keep ThlS Under Your Hat. We are not strutting around with if complete assortments of lumber to choose from is what you are looking after, we're just your huckelberry. Just burn that in your brain. The whole secret of buying lumber is to “get in right.” the fellow who went to see his girl “wrong way” and came out “all ways.” If you “get in right,” you’ll “come out right.” buying whar lumber and buirding material you need here. We Also Handle Coal and Wood M. E. Smith Retail Lumber Co., Bemigji Phone 97 a hat full of rocks looking for glass, but Don't be like when pa was home. He went in the You can easily do that by H,Smnca\ Y PIONEER. ‘'’ soc'\et)'- MINNESOTA BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1909 . the wedding day, Kimura renounces his claim to Mitsu and requests his son to take his place. The small admission of twenty-five cents will be charged for the play, and the seniors will use the pro- ceeds to purchase a class memorial for the high school. SCHOOL NOTES. Grand Rapids 12, Bemidji 6. “Nuf sed.” The members of the senior class have sent out their commencement invitations. Grace Ritchie, secretary of the Junior class, spent last Saturday and Sunday at Margie. Among the Bemidji public school teachers who will not return to this place next year are the following: Misses Tschumperlain, Nelson, Al- ley and Yancy. The high school baseball team did not win the championskip, but as this is the first year that the school has ever had a nine we feel sure that our mnext year’s team will be a “dandy.” ‘Ralph B. Lycan has accepted a position with the Crookston Lumber company. Ralph was one of the graduating class who get their di p- lomas in June, but on account of his recent illness was obliged to leave school. Herbert Grove, Edwin Ferrel and William Powers, all of Grand Rapids, witnessed the Bemidji-Grand Rapids baseball contest last Saturday. Powers is the young man who cap- tured the first prize at the declama- tory contest which was held last March. The ball which was given last Friday evening by the high school baseball team was well attended and turned out to be a great success. Warren Gill and Emil Engels ha.d charge of the event and crowned themselves with glory by the able manner in which they did their work. Refreshments were served at one end of the room, and an or- chestra of four pieces, under the leadership of Harry Giel, furnished the music. FOREST FIRES RAGED AT BIG FALLS YESTERDAY Fire Originated from Clearing on Townsite and Caused Much Hard Work to Control. The Pioneer, this morning, re- ceived the following letter from Big Falls relative to a forest fire which raged near that village all day yes- terday and late into last night, and which threatened Big Falls with destruction. The letter was written at nine o’clock last night and tells of the fire as follows: “Big Falls, May 26.—9 p. m.—Be- midji Pioneer: “At about 9 o’clock this morning fire was discovered near a clearing on land belonging to the townsite company, which, despite the labors of the local fire department,extended to a large tract of timber slashings near that village, and at the present time one of the fiercest forest fires in the history of the village is raging. “The fire was started to clear up some rubbish and before it had been extinguisied a strong wind sprang up and at no time since 9 o’clock has the village been entirely out of danger. Two streams of water, one from a 70,000-gallon tank and one from the gasoline fire engine, have been playing upon the fire since it was discovered. “The village is enveloped in a dense smoke, but good work on be- half of the fire department has pre- vented the fire from gaining much headway, and it is the belief that it will be under control before morn- ing” - ; Married Yesterday. Mr. George Knudson and Miss Helen Guyette of Turtle River were married at the Presbyterian parson- age in this city yesterday, Rev.S. E. B. White officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Knudson will make their home at Turtle River, for the present. Local news on last page. GOUNTY BOARD ACTING ON ROUTINE BUSINESS Rescind Action as to Employing Private Counsel.—-Considering Road Peti- tions.—Adjournment Nelr._ The session of the board of county commissioners: which has been held during the past three days has been one of the most strenuous meetings in the history of the board, The meeting has been inter- spersed with some oratorical pyrotechnics and repartee, with some very plain talk by Attorney General Simpson and reconsidera- tion of some acts of the board, together with the laying down of iron-clad procedure for the board to follow at its meetings, An assistant county attorney has been given to the county by the attorney general, free of charge, and he will assist County Attor- ney McKusick. After the attorney general had concluded his remarks as reported in the Pioneer of yesterday, the board got down to its routine busi- ness yesterday afternoon. S. F. Alderman ot Brainerd ap- peared before the board and sug- gested that the board reconsider its action of the last meeting, whena refusal was given the Pine Tree Lumber company to reduce their assessed valuation in this county. The board took no action in the matter. The board rejected both bids that were submitted to repair the court house fence and directed the auditor to readvértise for new:bids, with different specifications, ‘the bidders to figure on using the “material at hand, in so far as possible. The board recommended to the tax league that the application” of G. Crone for an abatement of taxes be a]lowed The application of Will Ford for license to sell intoxicating liquors at Clementson was allowed and his bond approved. The board set July 12th as the date for a hearing on the application for a road from R. M. Kingsley and others, road to start sw corner of sec. 5-146-32 w. The board adopted a resolution requesting the public to examine and andit the books of account of the In- depent School District of Bemidji and make a report of such examina- tion to the county board. At the meeting held this morning, the board adopted a resolution to employ E. E. McDonald of Bemidji and George E. Ericson of Spooner as attorneys for the county to make settlement with Clearwater county and represent Belirami county in the suit now pending against Clear- water and to'institute such action as they deemed necessary. Attorney General Simpson was present and informed the board that, in his opinion, considering the con- dition that the case referred to was now in, the county board had no legal right to engage Messrs. Mc- Donald and Ericson, and the reso- lution was rescinded. James Martin was engaged to act as janitor for the summer school, at a salary of $40 per month. The board authorized the county auditor to publish in the official paper the notice requested by the state fire warden relative to preven- tion and suppression of forest fires. When the board adjourned this noon, it was thought the meeting would be concluded some time this afternoon. Party Last Night. A party was given at the home of Mrs, C, L, Atwood last night in honor of Flossie, Floyd and Harry Atwood, There were about twenty five present, They presented Miss Flossie with a gold bracelet; Harry with a set of gold cuff but- tons and Floyd with a gold stick pin, Those who were present are as follows: Ellen Fullerton, George Grzham, Helen Bisiar, Fred Graham, Mac Simenson, Claud Mclver, Clara Dicaire, Willie Olson, Marion White, Tommie Wright, Anna Klien, Myron Plummer, Anna Mae Dana- her, Floyd Hyatt, Catherine McGregor, Adolph Klien, Edith Kelly, Sam Boyer, Clare Nangle, Scott McLean, Margarette Thome, Earl Bailey, Flossie Atwood, Harry Atwood, Jennie Bushway, Floyd Atwood. All who were present remark a avery “fine” time, Games were played until a late hour after which a delightful lunch was had, Merka Festa. The Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid will hold their annual May sale Saturday afternoon, May 29 in the Swedback building on Minnesota avenue. This sale will consist of fancy and useful articles, flowers, home-made candy and home cooking. Ice cream and cake and a 15.cent Junch will be served during the afternoon and evening, The class of 1909 will give their class night exercises at the opera house, May 28. BLACKDUCK FOLKS ARE PREPARED FOR GUESTS Will Give Handcar Club Visitors the Best There Is in the Land, Satur- day and Sunday. Charles Trondson of Blackduck, president of the Blackduck Hand- car club, writes from that place that everything is in readiness for the re- ception of the visitors who will parti- cipate in the fourth annual meeting of the club, which will be held on the banks of Blackduck lake, two miles east of Blackduck village, on Saturday and Sunday next. Mr. Trondson states that a private sleeper will be attached to the M. & I. passenger train which leaves St. kg (Official Emblem.) Paul at 7:00 o’clock Friday evening and will be used by the St. Paul and Minneapolis guests in going to Blackduck. The sleeper will be switched off at Blackduck Spur at 4:44 Saturday morning and from. the spur will be taken to the camping ground of the Handcar club, on Blackduck lake. Mr. Trondson says that their car will be filled to over-flowing with guests from the twin cities, St. Louis, Mo., and points in Wisconsin. These guests will be cared for at Blackduck Spur and will be furnished with plenty of 1efreshments, edibles, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH PLANS UNDER WAY FOR BIG ‘CELEBRATION JULY THIRD Executive Committee Appointed Last Evening to Have Charge of Bemidji’s Celebration.—Committee Plans to Have ‘“Something Doing” All Day. An executive committee of eleven ‘patriotic citizens of Bemidji has been appointed to take charge of the Fourth of July celebration in Bewidji, which will be held on Sat- urday, July 3rd, these particulars having been agreed upon at a meet- ing held at the city council chambers last evening. The meeting was called to order by A. G. Wedge, vice president of the Bemidji Commercial Club, who was elected chairman of the meet- ing, and ‘A. G. Rutledge was chosen secretary of the meeting. There was some discussion as to whether Monday, July S5tb, or Sat- urday, July 3rd, was the better day for the merchants and other busi- ness men of the city, and it was finally agreed that Bemidji should celebrate on the Third. The executive committee which was appointed to have full charge of the celebration, and be given authority to name sub-committees, was as follows: T. J. Burke (chair- man), A. G. Rutledge (secretary), George Kirk, J. P. Pogue, John Lar- son, W. G. Schroeder, E. E. Gearlds, G. R. Melges, John Moberg, George Rhea, O. J. Tagley. At the conclusion of the appoint- ment of the executive committee, the mass meeting adjourned and the committee took up the further consideration of the proposed cele- bration, and the following committee was appointed to solicit funds: John Larson, J. P. Pogue, John Moberg and Tim Quinn. A. G. Rutledge was appointed a committee on printing and authorized to immediately prepare and print the large posters, making preliminary announcement of the celebration. The committee adjourned until Tuesday evening of next week, when another meeting will be held apd the report of the soliciting committee will be heard. At that time, further committees will be appointed and the further details of the program, etc., worked out. It js the intention of the committee to have full program of races, games and sports of all kinds, with a grand ball in the evening, and patriotic exercises following a parade, led by Co. K, Captain Otto commanding. HISTORICA SOCIETY. fishing tackle and both wet and dry bait, and will be in tip-top shape when the remainder of the visitors arrive, Saturday-evening. It is the intention of the club to have a private car set off at Bemidji for the use of the Bemidji delega- tion, who will go to Blackduck late Saturday evening, occupying the special car which will be attached to the regular north-bound passen- ger train leaving Bemidji at 6 and arriving at Blackduck lake at 7 o’clock. Saturday night will be spent by the guests in ways divers and sun- dry, which, being interpreted, means they will have a pretty good time. Sunday there will be devotional exercises led by the Right Rev. “Jerry” O’Kelliher of Minneapolis, dean of the club. There will be all kindsof good things to eat “‘on tap” at all times. All who have received invitations to attend the meeting of the club are urged to go to Blackdutk with the Bemidji delegation, who will leave here at 6 o'clock onthe M. & I north-bound passenger train. Delegates to State Fire Meeting. The Bemidii Fire department will participate in the annual convention of the -State Firemen’s association, which will' be held in Cloquet be- ginning June 8, and has elected the following delegates: For the fire department, Floyd Brown and D. D. Miller; for the Re- lief association, D. R. Burgess and John Goodman. ~ The Bemidji firemen have annually attended the state meeting ever sincet he department was organized and has always taken a prominent part in the affairs of the association, Bemidji has been honored at times by the election of Earl Geil(chief of the local department) asan officer of the state association, and Bemidji isregarded as one of the best depart- ments in the association. Mr. Kane, secretary of the State Firemen’s association, will be in Bemidji on June 7 and the firemen are prepared to give the gentleman a royal reception. It is likely that he will be a guest of honor ata picnic which will be ar- ranged to be held on the day he is here. Ask foy the order. BEMIDJI, ] All-wool Slater Flannel Grand Army Suits this week only . You can get a fine home growh shrub or tree this week by buying $5.00 worth of merchandise at our Closing Out Sale. G. A. R. SUIT '$9.98 Spécials in Boys’ Headwear 20 dozen Boys’ 25¢ Straw 1 3 15 dozen Boys' 25c¢ Caps Hats;” each i 5.0 i C -each..... 13¢ O’LEARY & BOWSER MINNESOTA. local -