Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 26, 1909, Page 1

——% . Cloud meet will THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEERj;m:. VOLUME 7. NUMBER 83. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. BEMIDJI ELKS ST. CLOUD WILL GO TO AUGUST 12 - 13 Will Take Along Baseball Team, All the Players of Which Are Bona Fide Members of 1052.—St. Cloud Elks Promise the “Best Time Ever.” It is the intention of the members of Bemidji Lodge. No. 1052, B. P. O, Flks, to make a strong showing at St. Cloud on August 12th and 13th, at which time will be held the fifth annual convention and reunion of the State Association of Elks; and it is expected that the number of Bemidji Elks who will attend the St. be close to 80 or 100. In order to inject enthusiasm into the local Elks, the following mem- bers were appointed as a committee to induce Elks to go to the state THE KNIGHT OF THE MASK. [€ \ o “Ernie" Holler Will Catch for Bemidji Elks. meeting: James L. George, E. H. Jerrard, A. G. Rutledge, M. S. Gil- lette, David Gill and W. W. Brown of Bemidji; Dr. Osborne of Black- duck and M. J. Baker of Deer River. Negotiations are now being carried on to secure a private sleeper for the use of the Bemidji lodge: which, if engaged, will be taken from this city on Wednesday night, August 11, over the M. & I. and N. P. railways, any will return from St. Cloud Friday night, August 13. A number of the members of the Crookston lodge, No. 342, have signified a desire to come to Be- midji and accompany the local Elks to St. Cloud, and it is more than likely that quite a number of Crookston Elks will go to the “Granite City” by way of Bemidji. Itis about settled that the mem- bers of the Crookston Elks’ quartet will accompany the Bemidji lodge. This quartet is composed of J. A. Wessell, formerly of St. Paul, first tenor; J. A. Touton, second tenor; W. B. Krouse, first bass; C. A. Hitchcock, second bass. They are very able singers and they made a great hit at the Elks convention held in Bemidji last year. Bemidji Elks also plan to take along a baseball'team, all the play- ers of which are bona fide members of Bemidji Lodge No. 1052. This team will play against a ‘team selected from the St. Cloud lodge of Elks. A. G. Rutledge has been appointed manager of the Bemidji team and he has already selected his players, as follows: Holler of Littlefork will catch and Scribner of Northome will pitch; Mogan of Northome, Blazing and Reithner of Deer River, A. E. Barker, Andrews, Burgess, Gillette and Jackson of Bemidji. John Mogan, who is a veteran ball player of many year’s experience, will act as captain of the team, and the battery, Scribner and Holler, are very good. No player will be allowed to par- ticipate in the game who is not and has not been, prior to July 1, abona fide member of the Bemidiji or St. Cloud lodges of Elks. Picnic Tuesday. A picnic will be held at the head of Lake Bemidji Tuesday, July 27, under the auspicies of the Salavation Army of this city. The trip is freeto all, and everyone |’ is invited to come. The boat will dock in the forenoon. Bring your dinner. leave the Militia Ball Wednesday Night. The members of Company K, M. N. G., will give a ball at the armory Wednesday night, for which invita- tions have been issued, and all who receive the cards are requested to attend. Masten’s orchestra will furnish the music, and an enjoyable time is assured all who participate. Drs. Palmer DENTISTS, lF Quality, Price and Promptness count for anything with you, then we ought to do your dental work. & Anderson Miles - Block. The above form of Travelers’ Cheques Should be used by all parties desiring a safe and convenient manner of carry- ing funds when making vacation trips. For sale at The First National Bank _Bemidji, Minnesota. A. TOUTON, Second Tenor. € C. A. HITCHCOCK, Second Bass. W. B. KROUSE, First Bass. CROOKSTON ELKS QUARTETTE (Will Attend State Convention at St. Cloud August 12-13.) [ J. A. WESSELL, First Tenor. SOME CLOSE RAGES, AT THE REGATTA YESTERDAY Four Races Were Pulled Off and Good Time Was Made in All of the Events. The second regatta given by the Bemidji Boat Club yesterday after- noon was a highly successful affair i|and -the series of races were pro- ductive of much exciting sport which was thoroughly enjoyed by who went to the course to witness those the contests. The first race was for sailboats, there being two entries, “Water Witch,” owned by W. L.Brooks, and “The Squall,” C. D. Lucas’ boat. The race was a close one, the “Water Witch” crossing the line a winner, by two seconds. Second Race, for motorboats that made the course in not less than 25 minutes.—F. W. Rhoda won, E. A. Schneider and David Gill tied for second. Time 28:30. Third race, for motorboats, mak- ing course in from 20 to 25 minutes. —E. A. Barker won, Thomas Hughes second; Bart Stafford had a mishap and did not finish. Time, 22:45. Fourth race, for motorboats mak- ing course in less than 20 minutes. Hugo Scharff won, time 19 minutes; Dell Burgess second, time 16:10. (Burgess was handicapped 3 minutes, 10 seconds.) Itis the intention of the club to give another regatta next Sunday. ““Mac” Sold Some Land. W. R. Mackenzie, of the Northern Minnesota Dairy Farm Land com- pany, brought a party into town Saturday evening, having made them happy by selling some of Beltrami county’s good lands. The land sold was in Liberty township. Among the parties were James Wilborg of Madison, Wis., and William Oatis of Rockford, Ill. Mr. Oatis will move on his place this year. Mr. Mackenzie states that his company’s agents are sending up customers every week now, and they are all buying. Young Folks Returned to Town. The party of young people who have been stopping at the Mayo cottage, at the head of Lake Be- midji, and who have been chaperoned by Mrs. F. A. Mayo, returned to the city this morning after a week of pleasure. The party was comyosed of the following: Misses: Olive Miller, Dorothy Mayo, Gladys Kreatz, Lilllan and Bessie Cochran; Messrs. Ralph Lycan, W. F. Marcum, Hallon Huffman, Ted Winebrenner and Myne Stanton. Norwegian Lutherans at Cass Lake. Rev. T. S. Kolste was a visitor at Cass Lake yesterday. He returned to Bemidji last night and again left this noon for Cass Lake. Rev. Kolste was met here by Rev. Dale of McIntosh and together they went over to Cass Lake with the inten- tion of establishing a Norwegian Lutheran organization at that place. Revs. Dale and Kolste will be in Bemidji Wednesday evening and will conduct seryices in the Norwegian Lutheran church at 8 o’clock that evening, when Rev. Dale will preach. Married Saturday. Rev. T.S. Kolste last Saturday officiated at the marriage of Miss Olga Anderson of this city to Albert Dickenson of Blackduck, the ceremony be{ug performed at the home of the bride’s mother. Mr. and Mrs. Dickenson will make their home at Blackduck. BLACKDUCK Blackduck, July 26.—(Special cor- respondence of the Pioneer.) H. G. Simonson is working in Bemidji this' week for Contractor Kreatz, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Mead are the proud parents of a baby boy since last Monday. Mrs. John R. Stewart of Bemidji made her regular call here on last Monday night. M. D. Stoner of Bemidji madea survey and profile of the school ground last week. Lee Oberg returned home Tnurs- day evening from a visit with Ralph Johnson in Bemidji. The new Presbyterian church is growing rapidly. Thelaying of the walls is practically completed. William N. Lee of Crawfordsville, Ind., is here for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. E. L. Oberg, and family. The regular monthly meeting of the Missionary society” will be held Monday evening at -the home of Mzis. Monahan. Ray Govro and wife have moved in from the homestead and are occupy- ingthe rooms adjoining Cross’s store. Mr. Govro is in his old position:be- hind the counter in the store. Attorney J. C. Larson, from near St. Cloud, wasin town one day last week looking after his property here. He also visited atthe home of Dr. Freeburg, . reviewing old univgrsity days. C. W. Conway has the conrract for erecting the priest’s home on the rear of the church lot. Work has al- ready commenced and Rev. Korn- brust expects to be in it by Sep- tember. Friday afternoon work was started for a little park east of ball grounds. Tee village owns two acres of land there, and the band boys, aided by any so minded, propose to clear it up and make it into a pretty ground. ‘The Superintendent of the insur- ance department of the Knights of Pythias, E. H. Millham, succeeded in organizing a sectior of the insur- ance department here and the follow- ing officers elected, L. G. Town- send, president; M. J. Garwood, vice president; H. M. Latterell, secretary; Dr. J. C. Koch, medical examiner. WILL NOT DIVIDE TOWN; T0 HAVE UNION SGHOOL District No. 9 Is Considering the Build- ing of One Large Union School House in District. School District No. 9 held their annual meeting recently at the Pony The district was well represented and much inter- Lake school house. est was shown in the proceedings. M. Rygg was re-elected treasurer. A proposition to divide the town- ship and build another school house was laid over for a year on the sug- gestion of W. R. Mackenzie, who proposed to sell the present school houses and build a commodious school house in the center of the school district, and instead of hav- ing four or five teachers, as at pres- ent, concentrate the energies of the district into a consolidated school. This would enable the school to have higher grade teachers and save expense in many ways, said Mr. Mackenzie. children to school, teams would be It is believed that this system would be cheaper and more satisfactory than the present one. Mr. Mackenzie states that he will go into the matter thoroughly and hopes to succeed in organizing Liberty intoa model -school district. Most of those present weré much interested in the proposal of Mr. Mackenzie. In order to bring employed. THE BIBLE CONFERENCE WAS CONCLUDED SUNDAY Services Yesterday Were of an Unusually Uplifting Char- acter.—Conference Has Been Most Successful of Any Similar Gathering Held Here. The fifth annual session of the Bemidji Bible conference came to a close Sabbath evening with a most impressive meeting in the city ball, conducted by Dr. Soltau. Rev. Deniston, pastor of the M. ‘E. church of this city, read the scripture lesson and Dr. Gelésnoff offered prayer. The large chorus of excellent singers, directed by Prof. M. C. Martin, rendered rousing music, While a heavy downpour of rain at the hour for service rendered to diminish the attendence, there was still a good turnout of people and everyone was intensely interested. The theme of the evening was “The Great White Throne,” Rev. 20:11-15. The, discourse was a masterpiece, in keeping with the majesty of the theme. Those in touch with the life and purpose of the bible conference are convinced, at the close of this one, that a good foundation for the future has been laid. They are on an imminence of hope, gratified by the acheivements of the past. The con- ference has been supported better by Bemidji people this year than formerly. This is especially true as regards financial aid. The confer- ence must obtain local financial and sympathetic encouragement, during the years if its future is to be assured. If our faith is shared by a few brave men of vision, the future will see hundreds from all through the northwest gather in increasing numbers to the shores of our beauti- ful lake for the purpose of vacation benefits and delights, in connection with the annual sessions of this institution. The general hospitality of the citizens of Bemidji toward those in attendence at the conference this year has been observed and keenly appreciated, and is hereby gratefully acknowledged. The leading protestant churches have displayed more unity and co- operation in supporting the con- ference this year than ever before. The real nature and spirit of the in- stitution has been more nearly caught by these christian brethren. This year, therefore, the sessions of the conference have been more largely attended by local people. The musicians of Bemidji have rendered the conference a great EVERY DAY IS you eat your meals. get busy -every day ness. Telephone 207 CLEANING DAY WITH “IF the store is clean, the goods are clean.” That’s a safe rule to go by. The place you buy your groceries should be as clean as the place S We believe in that and with our belief. Clean Store, Clean Goods and Clean Methods—we’'ve got the cleaning habit. Come in-=just once-=and see. “Cold Medal” Coffee ““Nickel Cut” Coffee “Our Winner” Coffee We’ve built up as good a reputation for fair dealing as we have for cleanli- That’s “just another reason.” ROE & MARKUSEN DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple Groceries Bemidji, Minn. service in placing time and talent at our disposal at considerable personal cost. This is especially true of the efficient organist, Mrs. Andrew War- field. To all the musicians who have helped up, we pay our most grateful compliments. It will consume some years of persistent effort to build up our hopes into a commanding reputation and assured character for the Bible Conference at Bemidji in which our citizens wilk take pride and delight. The local people have an important part to play in this enterprise. We wish to acknowledge the indispensible services rendered the conference‘ by the Bemidji Pioneer in this as well as former years. The columns of this paper have been thrown open to us and our neces- sary printing done with unusual generosity, which we gladly acknow- ledge. The character and efficiency of the teachers placed upon the plat- torm of our conference this year is as a whole much higher than before. Everyone is a master in his line, but Dr. W, Gelesnoff’s teaching and per- sonality has imparted to this year’s conference a high and distinct char- acter. It is the unanimous opinion of those best qualified to speak with authority, that Dr. Gelesnoff has no superior in this country regarding his insight into scripture and his power to interpret and teach it. In a pre-eminent degree, his personal- ity is dominated by the holy spirit who is the author of scripture. All will agree that the conference of 1910is assured, when we announce that Dr. Gelesnoff has been engaged for next year. It is also a great pleasure for the doctor’s admirers to know that he is soon to begin the publication of a bi-monthly magazine to give his teaching a wider range. All who wish to receive the first copy may hand their names to Rev. S. E. P. White. The closing meeting of the con- ference was really a little company of eager learners who met with Dr. Gelesnoff in the Presbyterian church after the meeting at the city hall closed, and hung breathlessly on his words until late into the night, as he unfolded the wonders of the word. Dr. Soltau and Dr. Gelesnoff de- parted for Duluth on the G. N. night train, bearing with them the prayers and blessings of many. Prof. M. C. Martin left for Minnea. polis over the N. P. at 10:30 with a “God bless you,” from all and the fifth and greatest Bemidji Bible Con. ference ended all too soon. —F. J. Barackman, President Bemidji Bible Conference. Mrs. M. E. Smith Returns From Fam- ily Reunion. Mrs. M. E. Smith and children returned Saturday night from Qakes, N. D., where they attended a reunion of the Bingham family. One of the enjoyable features of the reunion was the day spent at Sunny Hill Farm (owned by a brother of Mrs. Smith), where they feasted on a roast ox of the black polled angus breed. Another enjoyable day was an automobile trip to the Lockie ranch, owned by a sister of Mrs. Smith, the party returning in the evening to Oakes, where a banquet was given at the town residence of Mrs. Lockie to the visiting relatives, and about fifty of the older residents, The last day of the reunion was spent under the parental roof, where the brothers and sisters recalled many incidents of their childhood days. -Mrs, Smith says the reunion was one of the most enjoyable times of her life. Local news on last page. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | SOCIETY A