Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 1, 1909, Page 1

o THE BEMIDJ1I D VOLUME 7. NUMBER 63. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, ’J.‘HURSDAg. EVENING, JULY 1, 1909.° THE GREAT GOLLMAR SHOW EVEN BETTER THAN EVER Herd of Trained Elephants Are Best Ever Exhibited in America; Cost Immense Sum.—Trapeze Act of Ernst- onians Thrilling Hair-Raiser. The Famous Ernstonians. The above cut represents the famous Ernstonians, one of the many features with Gollmar Bros.’ shows. These two young men do a double trapeze act that is distinctly ina class by itself. They do an act that is new, novel and so far above the average trapeze acts -that there is no comparison. They pre- cent a distinet novelty that is entirely new to the American people. They gamble with destinity and dare death high up in the dome of the canvass in their performance of the famous “one foot breakaway,” of which they are the originators. It is the one feat that has been accomplished by none except the famous Ernstonian Bros. They make the hazardous loop the loop of which everyone is a familiar loop by con- trast like a parlor game of ten pins. In addition to their trapeze act they do hand to hand and head to head balancing denoting feats of strength. that is truly marvelous. The Gollmar Bros. Elephants. We say without fear of contradic- tion, that every one in this day of progress has seen elephants, and the acts of elephants; but never in the history of the world have there been such elephants as those owned and carried by Gollmar Bros. Seventeen months ago, the Euro- pean purchasing agent of Gollmar Bros.” show secured these animals at a cost of $50,000 in the city of Bombay, India. They paid the United States customs officers an import duty of $2,800; and that they are the largest, most costly and best troupe of per- forming elephants in the world today is conceded by all. It is marvelous when one stops to think of more than twelve tons of pachyderm flesh dancing a quadrille, and yet this is the very thing they do. These elephants work with with the celerity and directness of hu- man beings, and the amazing acts of these dumb brutes have never been duplicated in a circus arena, and for exquisite beauty, exhilarat- ing charm, startling surprise, stimu- lating action and absolute novelty, this act is a priceless jewel of amusement production. They not only do quadrille, but posturing, pyramids etc., showing a diversity of masterful skill. Words fail utterly of describing this wonderful act. Seeing alone is believing. It demonstrates in a manner that is at once convincing the superior intelligence of the ele- phant over all members of the lower creation. It is the most astonishing performance that has been given on this earth, These eleven ponderous beasts walk on their hind feet, stand on their heads, play tenpins, waltz, walk on rolling globes, balance on teeter boards, heat drums and play eon musical instruments, play hide and seek, find hidden articles, running, ambling, walking, marching, maneu- vering, rearing, in fact do everything but talk. A mammoth mass of mastodonic mammals, actually enacting many more things than described or pic- tured with realism of so pronounced a character, as to denote the unques- tioned possession of reasonm, this herd of elephants is the most massive and ponderous of all the giants of the animal kingdom. If the clouds make yecu skeptical about going to the night show, forget it. ‘The canvas is thoroughly water- proof, and about the dryest place imaginable, despite ideas to the con- trary, is under a 'modean circus tent. —_— BEMIDJI BAND GAINING RAPIDLY IN PROFIGIENGY Twenty-Six Strong, Professor Harry Masten Is Doing Phenomenal Work With Members. The Bemidji band, which was but recently organized and placed under the leadership of Prof. Harry Masten of St. Paul, is making remarkable advancement; and although the band has rehearsed but a few times, the members are already playing, very creditably, the latest and most up-to- date overtures, marches and selec- tions from operas. The music is of a difficult kind, and were it not for the fact that all of the members of the band are musicians who have had many years’ experience, it would be utterly impossible for the band to render the music it is now playing so acceptably. Professor Masten has performed wonders with the band in the brief time he has been acting as director. He has, altogether, twenty-six mnsi- cians in the band, the fnstrumenta- tion of which is as follows: Prof. Harry Masten, director; Grant McClure and Osc: ¥ Lindell, solo cornet; Harry Geil, first cornet; G. Ellison,” second cornet; H. E. Anderson, solo clarinet; Charles Roman, second clarinet; W. H. Williams third clarinet; Dr. C. J. Larson, third clarinet; Walter Mar- cum, first horn; Donald Shannon, .DE second horn; Clarence Shannon, E. J. Tillemann, fourth horn; Dr. G. M. Palmer, saxiphone; Herbert Wood bass horn; C. L. Cummers, A. B. Palmer, baritones; Dr. D. L. Stanton, Tom Britton, first trombone; Fred Ford, second trombone; E. F. Bruce, third trombone; V. L. Ellis, first tenor; Ernest Neumann, second tenor; Paul Foucault, piccolo; Peter Sousag, George H. Rhea, snare drum; C.L. Warren, bass drum. The band has designated Monday and Thursday evenings for regular practice, but this week, owing to the fact that many of the boys cannot get out circus day, Thursday, the practice has been changed: to Fri- day evening and the band will have extra practice on Sunday afternoon before appearing for the first time in public since its reorganization, which will be on July 5th, the day Bemidji will celebrate the “Fourth of July.” Week-End Excursions. Via the South Shore for Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland and Buffalo by rail to St. Ignace thence D. & C. N. Co.’s steamers, leaving Duluth every Friday. June 4 to July 30. To Detroit and return $17.00. Limit Sept. 15th. John McDougall, the mayor of Blackduck, returned to his home at the “Duck” last evening, after hav- ing spent yesterday in the city look- ing after some business matters. The Blackduck executive stated that he would come down and help us celebrate on Monday next. FECTI Important Elk Meeting to Be Held This Evening. Attention, Elks! All members of Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, are urged to attend the meeting of the lodge which will be held Thursday evening, when four candidates will be initiated, at the request of Baraboo, Wis., lodge. There will be something out o} the ordinary doing during the meet- ing. Meet promptly at 8:30. —F. S. Lycan, E. R. The Sacred African ‘“Bovalapus” Will Be Released for the First Time This Year, and Will Be Used in the Areal Work of the 49th Degree. MINNESOTA & INTERNATIONAL WILL RUN “BEMIDJI” SPECIAL Fourth of July Committee Succeed in Securing Special Train from Brainerd Morning of July 5.---People from South Given Opportunity to Celebrate at Bemidii. Late this afternoon arrangements were completed by the Fourth of July com- mittee with the officials of the Minnesota & International railway company whereby the railway company will run a special train from Brainerd Sunday evening for the con- venience of the people to the south who wish to spend Monday, July 5, at Bemidji. The committee having charge of the celebration have been negotiating for this train for several days, with the result that Thomas J. Burke received a telephone message from general manager W. H. Gemmell, to the effect that the train setvice as requested had been granted. The train will leave Brainerd at 12:05 a. m. July 5, and parties from the south can return home the night of July 5, on the regular train which leaves here at 10:30 p.m. MONEY APPORTIONED TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ETG., | School Districts, City, Villages and Towns Get ““Coin” from the June Settlement. The June settlement of taxes col- lected, which includes the entire appoftionment of funds, was given in the Pioneer yesterday and is as follows: The “settlement” shows the fol- lowing for the regular tax collec- tion: State revenuo Stateschool. County revenue County revenue % Int, County road and bridge Gounty poor County bonds. “County interes County fndebtednes: 70 County buildings. . Oities, villages and towns. School fund . State loan fun % Int. and Pen. $10,622.90 Total $139,632.95 The mortgage tax collection and settlement is as follows: Stafe revenue. State school County revenue. County road and bridg County poor.. County bond.. County Interest. City and town, School fund... State loan fund. Total... snsnsiovsened SR 2D The following in the June settle- ment of the taxes collected and apportioned to the cities, villages, and towns and also to the different school districts of the county: 2 The sum of $11,848.00 was appor- tioned to the City of Bemidji, and |} to the different funds as follows: .. 9108 Improvements 2953 34 State Loan... 2270 403 30 207 67 2008 04 1192 49 Turtle River. 800 Tenstrike . Port Hope.... 52293 Quiring . Roosevelf Summit. Spooner... ... 37333 Spruce Grove 108 50 Shotley ....... 114 73 Turtle River. 567 36 Turtle Lake.. 86125 Taylox.. Walhalla ‘Wabanic: Zippel.... g 8 = 8 geugpasg 3 GREBRIBE S28BRRARRRREBB2 i k] < THE LOGAL SPORTSMEN ORGANIZE A 6UN GLUB Enthusiastic Meeting Held Last Night in City Hall.—Temporary Organization Formed. A large number of enthusiastic sportsmen of Bemidji gathered last evening in the City Hall for the pur- pose of forming a gun club and a temporary organization was per- fected. V. L. Ellis, of the Bemidji Pioneer, was appointed temporary chairman and Captain Adam E. Otto, of the 22| local militia, was elected temporary secretary, and a committee was appointed to attend to the necessary soliciting of funds. - There are over fifty sportsmen in Bemidji who are thirty-third degree handlers of the gun and it is expected that there will be a large number of members in the new organization. A gun club will add to the many attractions which Bemidji now possesses for the sum- mer visitor. Mr. Ellis will call another meeting as soon as the soliciting committee completes its work. EARTHQUAKE AT MESSINA FOLLOWED BY EXPLOSIONS Panic Struck, Citizens Flee to Country, To Places of Safety.— Terrible Explosions. Messina, Sicily, July 1.—(Special to Pioneer.) — Karthquakes both Y PIONEER. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH The running team of the Bemidji firedepartment will participate in the firemen'’s tournament which will be held in Crookston, July 4-5.6; and in addition to participating in the meet- ing and the races, the Bemidji fire- men will go to the “Queen City” prepared to make a determined effort to secure next year’s tournament of the association for Bemidji, with the intention of holding the meeting the same dates as this year, July 4. 5.6, affording a joint celebration of the nation’s natal day and the meet- ing of the firemen. ' The members of the running team have beea practicing diligently during the past two or three weeks and ‘Captain [lalvorson and his assistant, Ray Dennis, state that the boys ate in fairly good coadition. The firemen who will constitute the running team to represent Be- midji are the following. Albert Halvorson, captain; Ray Dennis, assistant captain; Earl Geil, Charles Colling, Paul Winklusky, D. D. Miller, Louis Lloyd, John Hillaby, Emil Gustafson, Robert Russell, Scott Stewart, D. R. Bur- gess, A. Doran, C. C. Crippen, H. E. Dennis and Garnet Peterson, with the possibility of two or more firemen going along as substitutes, there being just enough (fourteen) to make the number of firemen required for each race. Ray Dennis will do the coupling for the Bemidji team. Dennis is BEMIDJI RUNNING TEAM WILL ATTEND “TOURNEY” The Local Fire Department Will Send Their Fast Firemen to Crookston to Compete in the Races to Be Run at “‘Queen City” Next Week. acknowledged to be one of the best couplers in the entire country and always makes a good record at every tournament. He has, on several occasions equaled the world’s record (4 seconds) and this year is coupl- ing as well as ever. Dennis will have as a running mate Earl Geil or Albert Halvorson. It is possible that Earl Geil will also enter the coupling contest. Albert Halvorson will be Bemidii’s representative in the ladder-climbing contest. Halvorson is very fast and holds the record of the association (7 1-5 seconds), which he made at the tournament at Park Rapids sev- eral years ago. & Bemidji’s flag team will be com-- posed of Scott Stewart, Ray Dennis, Earl Geil, Charles Collins, Emil Gustafson and C. C. Crippen. Be- midji also holds the record of the association for the flag race, having completed the 600 yards in an even 66 seconds. The Bemidji Fire department has always had a splendid running team. The department has won champion- ship banners at five different tourna- ments, two of which are the prop- erty of the department through the running team having won banners four successive years, two years for each banner. A large number of Bemidji people will undoubtedly visit Crookston dur- ing the tournament to see the races and cheer the local firemen on to victory. _— here and Reggio at 7:20 o’clock this morning created great panic among the people in these two cities. The walls of houses which were not completely demolished by the earthquake in December were shaken down and the inhabitants of the towns rushed from the streets towards the open country. The first shock was followed by an explosion like the roar of a cannon and lasted between eight and ten seconds. It is said this quake was greater in severity than the fatal one of the night of Decem- ber 28, To Quebec and Return $30.00 Via the South Shore in connec- tion with the Annual Pilgrimage to Ste. Anne de Beaupre. Tickets on sale July 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22nd and good for stop over. Limit Aug- ust 31st. Excursion fares to all Eastern points; tickets on sale every day, return limit Oct. 31st. For further particulars and reser- vation write A. J. Perrin, Geuneral Agent, Duluth, Minn. M. & 1. TRAIN SOUTH WILL RUN NIGHT JULY 3 For Convenience of Those Who Desire to Spend Fourth in Twin Cities. W. H. Gemmell, general manager of the M. & I. railway company, while here yesterday, announced that the M. & I. had decided to run a special train Saturday night, July 3, from International Falls to the Twin Cities in order that all people living along the M. & I. might go to the cities. to spend the Fourth. An effort will be made by the executive committee having charge of the Fifth of July celebration here to have the M. & I. railway company run a special train north on Sunday night, July 4, so that -people living south of Bemidji may come to this city to celebrate on July Sth. Whether this train can be secured or not is not known at present, but strong pressure will be brought to bear on the officials to secure the train, > FREAKIEST OF FREAKS BEING EXHIBITED HERE This Strange Mixture of the Animal Kingdom Possesses Marks of Several Rare Beasts. One of the most astonishing freaks that (to use a strictly up-to-date expression) “ever came over the pike” is being exhibited in front of the Remore hotel on Third street, and has caused all kinds of com- ment today. This freak of the animal kingdom has a head which would puzzle any “nature faker” to analyze. It has the general form and appearance of a hippopotimus and is supplied with four ivory tusks which are very peculiariy formed. The body is covered with hide like a hippopoti- mus and the annimal is supplied with a long mane like that worn by a horse. None of the feet resemble each other. The attendant states that the freak eats hay and all kinds of vegetables with the exception of cabbage, which peculiarity would indicate that his “freakness” is not of German origin. The animal is certainly a freak of the rarest kind and no one should fail to see it. American Sugar Co, Officers Indicted. New York, July 1.—(Special to Pioneer.)—President Thomas, of the American Sugar Refining company, five directors of the company and two other individuals were indicted by the federal grand jury here today, on the charge of conspiracy in the restraint of trade and also violating the Sherman anti-trust law. Police Found Lost Grip. Yesterday, the police found a tele- scope near the Great Northere tracks which contained some lady’s cloth- ing and child’s wearing apparel. The valise had evidently been taken from the depot and broken into. Anyone who has lost a grip of this character can have same by call- ing at police headquarters, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | SBC'EYV: