Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1909, Page 1

Kl \y wistori® \ $°c'\€‘)'.~ : = THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. [ VOLUME 7. NUMBER 77. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. THE EDITORS’ OUTING WAS ENJOYED BY ALL PRESENT Attendance Was Disappointingly Small, but Bemidji Citi- zens Treated the Few Who Came With the Utmost Kindness and Generous Hospitality. The second annual outing of the members of the Great Northern Editorial association (henceforth to be known as the North-Central Minnesota Editorial association) was ended Sunday night, when, with the conclusion of the boat races of the first regatta given by the Bemidji Boat Club, completed a program that had been both interesting and entertaining. A good night’s sleep followed the banquet of Friday night, and then the staff of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer took charge of what editors were left and acted as hosts in a trip down the Mississippi river. It had been the intention to catch fiish from the ‘“Father of Waters,” but a refactory gasoline engine in the launch began “bucking” when the party reached the outlet of Lake Bemidji and acted so badly that the pleasure of the trip was marred and the party did not arrive at Bemidji on the return trip until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when a late dinner was partaken of. At 5 o’clock some of the editors went out to the Jester Farm, on Lake Plantagnet, eight miles south, and remained over night, fishing on the lake in the evening and early next morning. No great numbers of fish were caught, and the party re- turned to Bemidji Sunday forenoon, having been again royally entertain- ed. Two members of the party went to Cass Lake to see a base- ball game, and with the boat races, * the outing was ended. ‘The prizes for the different events were awarded as follows: Nail-driving contest (open only to ladies who are members of the visiting party)—First prize, $5 para- sol, given by the Northwestern Newspaper Union; second, $2.50 traveling bag, Minneapolis Paper Company; third, $2.50 package of fancy writing paper, Wright-Barret- Stillwell company. First, Mrs. I. J. Courtright of Staples; second, Mrs. Hutchinson of Eagle Bend; third, Mrs. A. N. Dare To the oldest lady of the party, $3 in cash, American Press Associa- tion. Mrs. I J. Courtright. To the youngest lady of the | party, $3 cash, Western Newspaper Union. Mrs. A. N. Dare. To the oldest editor in attendance at the outing will be given a $2.50 “Star” ten-inch composing stick, Printers’ Supply company. A. M. Welles, Sauk Center. (Aged 56.) To the youngest editor, a $3.50 set of composing rules, given by the Minnesota Type Founders Co. Rudolph A. Lee of Long Prairie. (Aged 31.) To the heaviest editor, a $2.50 “Rouse” ten-inch composing stick, American Type Founders Co. I. J. Courtright. Rowboat Race (200 yards)— First, $5 cash, Paper Supply com- pany; second, $4 cash, ¥. G. Leslie company; third, $3 cash, John Brand- tgen Machinery company. It was decided to divide the money equally among the editors who were on ride down the river, and who went without dinner until 4 in the afternoon, exhibiting remark- able endurance. Lady in attendance from the fartherest place, Mrs. Hutchinson of Eagle Bend Todd County News, $2.50 fountain pen, John Leslie Paper company. The business meeting of the editorial association resulted in some radical changes being made in the association and the adoption of some new measures, It was decided to change the name of the association and to enlarge the territory which was embraced in the membership. There were several suggestions as to new names, but the name flnally adopted was ‘‘North-Central Minnesota Editorial Association,” which will be more acceptable than the old name—"'Great Northern.” Heretofore, the membership of the of Walker. association was limited to those ( THE MODEL DRY Telephone No. 537 HOGANSON BROS., Proprietors . Dry Cleaning of Ladies’ and Gents’ Clothing, Household Furnishings, etc. and Pressing on Short Notice. CLEANING HOUSE 106 Second Street Rugs, Carpets, Also Sponging Proper suffering. Do not wait eyes give out. 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It was the sense of the members at the meeting that the territory should be enlarged for the benefit of all editors and publishers in the north-central portion of the state, and the membership was changed so as to include residents in the follow- ing counties: Todd, Wadena, Crow Wing, Morrison, Beltrami, Clearwater, Cass, Itasca and Koochiching, and Sauk Center in Stearns county. There was something of a contest as to where the next (winter) meet- ing of the association should be held, Sauk Center, Staples and Long Prairie extending “invites” to the editors to hold the meeting at those places. Sauk Center won out, and Editor Welles of that place assured “‘the boys” of being well cared for when they came to Sauk Center next December. President Lee, Secretary Court- right and C. F. Scheers were appointed a committee on resolu- tions, with instructions to report prior to the close of the outing. New constitution and by-laws were adopted for the government of the association. (The resolutions which were adopted by the association will be printed in tomorrow’s Pioneer.) Maxam & Sights’ Co. Coming. The Maxam & Sights company certainly “made good” last night in their presentation of “A Sailor’s Lass.” The auditorium was filled to capacity and the fact that every one of the several thousand persons comprising the vast audience re- mained until the curtain was lowered on the last act is the best evidence that the play gave good satisfaction. Tonight the company will present “Don’t Tell My Wife.”—Devils Lake Journal: This company will be in Bemidji for three nights, beginning Wednes- | day, July 21. MRS. GHRISTINE WILMANN DIED DURING THE NIGHT After an lliness of Nine Months, the Wife of County Auditor Wilmann Has Succumbed. After a lingering illness lasting nine months, Mrs. Christine Wil- mann, wife of County Auditor John Wilmann, died at her home in this city, this morning, at 2:10 o’clock, death having been expected for several weeks past, owing to the the rapid decline of Mrs. Wilmann. Mrs. Wilmann was first taken ill last fall, when Mr. Wilmann removed her to Minneapolis, where she sub- mitted to an operation. Mrs. Wil- mann never fully recovered from the effects of an operation at the “Mill City,” and later tuberculoses set in, and although treatment was adminis- tered, the patient grew worse very slowly, and during the past three months, Mrs. Wilmann remained at her home in this city, hoping to again regain her health, but gradu- ally wasting away. All the care and love that an anxious husband and devoted house- hold could devise and apply for her comfort and assistance were brought into play, but the fiat of Him who rules our incomings and outgoinigs had been issued, and, despite the prayers and entreaties of all who knew and loved her; ‘their appeals were over-ruled and before the by the rising sun, the patient suffer- er’s spirit took its flight to that home the christian believes is the fulfillment of the life everlasting. The deceased is survived by her husband and two small children, both daughters, the eldest being 3 years of ageand the youngest but 15 months old. It has as yet not been decided just what day the funeral will be held, but will probably be Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the time of arrival of several relatives of the deceased from Great Falls, Montana, and Minneapolis. ' The services will be held at the local Norwegian Lutheran church and Rev. Kolste electéd to serve on the board. which will start work the first of I'""'E I"TEHEST WAS next week, he expects to complete SHOWN IN THE ELECTION| the piveaying about the middle of October. The new steel tank will be of Drs. E. H. Marcum and E. H. Smith|100,000 gallons capacity and will be Re-Elected Directors Without a erected on a steel tower 159 feet Dissenting Vote. in August. . There will be a new artesian well, % - which Mr. Stoner states he expects Apparently, but little interest Was |y, pe foging nicely within the next taken in the annual election of thé|week or ten days. This well is Independent School District of|located near the Great Northern Bemidji, which was held at the|railway tracks, one block south of Central school building Saturday|the Warfield Electric company’s evening from 7 o’clock to 8, pla;;.e natati i There were 77 votes cast and Hadled P“':p";’z _sl: “’:l' wl: e over- many of these were deposited by and rebuilt and the contract the women voters of the district, but ’"Ii bthlfl for this :::’k on ‘]he §6fh few men exercising their franchise[ "5 » the same toibe completed in in bolloting for officers. . thlrt.y days.A s T City Engineer Stoner states that There were two vacancies ‘in the the eati " ill be leted board of directors, which were to be ShAe BYsIom Wi compipte filled at the election, and the only and in good working order and g 5 % dy to turn over to the City of candidates which were mentioned | oo o were Dr. E. H. Marcum and Dr. E. Bemidji by October 15. When this H. Smith, who were unanimonsly work is completed Bemidji will have one of the most complete water- If there was any opposition to the works systems to b~e fm{"fi gajte S northwest and the additional fire re-election” of Drs. Marcum and s g Lol protection will be second to none. Smith it was not apparent, and judging from the unanimity of the voters the district was exceedingly well pleased with the manner in which the affairs of the school board had been conducted since these gentlemen have served as school officers. ‘The annual report of the secretary and trersurer of the board were sub- mitted, read and filed. PUTTING IN WATERWORKS SYSTEM IS PROGRESSING To Quebec and Return $30.00 - Via the South Shore in connec- tion withthe 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 lingit Oct. 31st. For further particulars and reser- vation write A. J. Perrin, General Agent, Duluth, Minn. Boat Club Wants More Members. Wanted—At least seventy-five more members in the Bemidji Boat club. There are about 130 launches on the lake and everyone interested in beating shoutd belong to the club Erecting Tower, Placing Tank and Building New Plant Is to Com- mence at Once. The installing of the new water| The party who removed the ham- mains and reconstruction of thé|mock-from-1117 Doud avenue Sat- waterworks system of the City of|urday night is requested to return Bemidji, together with the putting | same immediately and save trouble, in of the new waterworks plant, is|as the guilty person is known. progressing rapidly and to the entire i e— :a\ti.sfac:ionhoiI M. A. ?toner, .c.ity Gnuu GGMFA“Y, WIT“ A ngineer, who has general supervision BA"B, GITY 0PEHA HUUSE of the work, This new waterworks system was made possible .by the sale of the bonds of the city in the sum of|“Reuben and His Sweetheart” Will Be 5.50,000, and the system is to con- Given Tomorrow Evening by a sist o.f a steel tank and Fuwer, n'ew Capable Company. artesian well and pumping station and the layving of about four and one- —_— F half miles of water mains. The play, “Reuben and His Sweet- W. D. Lovell of Minneapolis has|heart,” is a big fun show with a the contract for the laying of the|touch of nature and pathos running water mains, and he already has|throagh it. about one mile of the piping in| The scenery was made and painted place. Mr. Lovell’s contract calls|especially for this production, and for the completion of the entire four|adds much to the naturalness. and a half miles on November 1st.| Ardie and Sal are two very prom. He states that, with another crew,|inent Down East characters that = | will remind you of the good old days way back home. A play that is full of adventures and tends much to the comedy. . Reuben and his Sweetheart are both comedy parts, and keeps the fun going continuously. Robert Travers and Jessie are the center of attraction, and with Arthur Johnson bringing the wicked to justice, and with the sheriff on hand to save further trouble, and the fortune is given to the rightful owner. Specialties are introduced, and the orchestra enthuses all music lovers. At the City Opera House, Bemidji, Tuesday evening, July, 20. Those Who Have Bought Pianos_from Us know how carefully their in- terests have been safeguarded, and what great satisfaction they have experienced with our instruments and our ser- vice. We invite prospective pur- chasers to visit our store and to investigate our methods. To do so will involve no obli- gation to buy and.will surely result in securing useful infor- m:ltlon and correct ideas of men, came to the city Saturday value. firx"s %fl‘;’yce{:br:mk sthag Sunday with the family of Carl Radi, Lans, W. Merrifield Pianos, Bemidji Music House i J. BISIAR, Mgr. 117 Third St. Bomidjl, Minn. Estrayed. Lively bay pony, weight 700, white strip in face. Seen last, west of Marsh Siding. $10 reward for capture. Write R. E. Smylh, Nebish, Minn. Carl Riedesel, one of Crookston’s family, and joined her here. They returned home today, | will be in charge. northern pine country. oldest and most prosperous business || night and visited in Bemidji over W. Kimball and || Mrs. Riedesel had been here for a week previous, visiting with the Radi husband having greatly enjoyed their stay in this beautiful section of the REGATTA GIVEN BY BOAT CLUB WAS A BIG SUCCESS high, This tank will be completed|Large Crowd Saw the Races, which Were Close and Exeit- ing.—Contests Were Well Managed and There Were No Accidents. The first of a series of three regattas which are to be given on Lake Bemidji under the auspices of the Bemidji Boat club was held yesterday afternoon and the races were carried out very succesfully; and despite the heavy winds, there were no accidents of any nature. The race committee of the Boat club had direct charge of the races, the members being as follows: F. S. Lycan, E. A, Barker, L. G. Crothers, L. E. Frost and E. H. Jerrard (the latter was absent.) G. M. Palmer, commodore of the boat club, acted as starter. - There was a race betweén the two sailboats owned here, and three launch races, all of which were very exciting. The sailboat race was the first to be called, C. D. Lucas and W. L. Brooks, with their “crews,” manning the different boats. After consider- able maneuvering, they got away to a fairly good start. Each carried a mainsail and a jibsail. The official time for the start was Lucas 3:09:30, Brooks, 3:09:32. The race was a pretty one, and exciting from begin- ning to end, the wind being of suffici- ent velocity to lend zest to the work of the crews. Lucas finished at 3:42:19 and Brooks at 3:42:23, Lucas winning the race by a margin of 2 seconds. The third-class laanches were the first of the motorboats that were called to race. There were but two entries in. this race, F. W. Rhoda and L. G. Crothers. Crothers’ boat was handicapped four minutes. Rhoda’stime was 27:47 and Crothers’ 33:06, less the four-minute handicap, making the time 29:06, Mr. Rhoda winning the race by 1:59. In the second-class race Charles Collins started at the scratch, Eric Ives was handicapped 1 minute, E. A. Barker and Bart Stafford, two minutes, Thomas Hughes four minutes. Ives was first in 23:56; Stafford second, 23:08; Barker third, 23;39; Collins fourth, 25:30; Hughes fifth, 21:39. There were but two entries in the first-class launch race, Del Burgess and Hugo Scharff. Scharff started on the scratch. Burgess was given a handicap of four minutes, Scharff making the course in 18:53 and Burgess in 15:53, Scharff winning by 59 seconds. The second regatta in the series of the three will be held next Sun- day, when several boats which were not entered yesterday will participate, insuring additional excitement. FORESTRY DEPARTMENT HAS WON ANOTHER GASE Justice Patten of Wilton Fined Crooks- ton Lumber Company, Friday. —Will Appeal. The state forest preservation department, under the direction of the forestry commissioner, General C. C. Andrews of St. Paul, success- fully prosecuted another case in the lower courts Friday when the Crookston Lumber company was fined $75 and costs, betore Justice F. H. Patten of Wilton, for failing to provide patrols for each mile of its railroad north of Wilton through lands liable to be overrun by fire. Attorney E. E. McDonald of Bemidji appeared on behalf of the Crookston Lumber company and John P. Coleman of St. Paul acted as counsel for the forestry depart- ment. The defendant contended that the law requiring railroads to provide patrols during a dry season, for each mile of road liable to be over- vate railroad, such as the company is operating north of Wilton, but a motion to dismiss on this ground was denied. Several witnesses testified on be- half of the state. The defendant introduced no testimony and after the decision of Justice Patten gave notice that the case would be appealed to the dis- trict court. This case is the third one re- cently brought by the forestry de- partment against railroads in this vicinity. The Great Northern Rail- way company was recently fined $50 and costs for having an inefficient spark-arrester on one of its engines and thereby causing a fire and was fined $75 and costs for not providing the patrols called for in the forest fire law passed at the last session of the state legislature. 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 4to July 30. T o Detroit and return $17.00. Limit Sept. 15th. run by fire, did not apply to a pri- Local news on last page. Several 31‘d The courtesy and we offer our services as AP m— Things. 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