Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 27, 1909, Page 1

) ; 3 “\5@‘\ ! R 3 : MINNESOTA i msmchL SOCIETY. ! THE BEMIDJ DAILY PIONEER/Z" BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1909. VOLUME 7. NUMBER 111. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. BAND ENTERTAINMENT WAS LARGELY ATTENDED All of Those Who Participated Did Well. — Orchestra Numbers Were Especially Good.—Net Receipts Go to Uniform Fund. One of the finest home-talent en- tertainments ever given in Bemidji was staged at the City Opera House last evening when the members of the Bemidji band presented an ex- cellent minstrel and vaudeville show. The band played several pieces on the street before the show, the tional merit. This was followed by a monologue of C. A. Warren and a |- hypnotic exhibition by Mr. Castle- man. The end men, C. A Warren, Bert Williams, Walter Marcum and R. O. Middleton, and V. L. Ellis, as “Marse George,” deserve especial STATE OFFICIALS VISIT BEMIDJI ENROUTE NORTH Frank Day, S. G._“lverson, Carlos Avery, Julius Schmah], George Welsh and Geo. A. Ralph Viewed Bemidiji A notable party of state officials came to Bemidji this noon and left this afternoon on a trip to the shore of upper Red Lake, on: an expedition that has several ofijects in view, none of which, so the mem- bers of the party solemnly asserted, has anvthing to do with matters political. The State Drainage Board is represented in its entirety. Frank HARRY MASTEN, Leader Bemidji Band. V.L.ELLIS, Manager Bemidji Band. curtain being raised at 9 o’clock. The full membership of the band and orchestra participated in the entertainment. The curtain rose with the orchestra on a raised plat- form at the rear of the stage and the members of the band as a chorus in front, The first part of the entertain- ment was devoted to choruses, solos and the “cracking” of jokes. This was followed by vaudeville “‘stunts” by Charles T. Castleman and Miss Mae Montgomery who delighted the audience with a playlet of excep- mention for the excellent way in which they handled their difficult parts. The orchestra’s accompani- ment was fine and Messrs. Williams, Warren, Middleton and Boyle rend- ered their solos in a very able man- ner. The house was well filled and over eighty dollars were realized. The net proceeds are to be applied by the band towards the purchase of new uniforms for the thirty-one members who comprise the band. The band boys were the recipients of many congratulations upon the fine enter-| {A, Day, private secretaryto Gover- nor Johnson, represents the governor as a member of the board; Julius i Schmahl, secretary of state, who isa imember of the drainage board, is present in person: State Auditor Iverson, also a member of the board, is present with the party; State Drainage Engineer George A. Ralph, is also along. George Welsh,. immigration com- missioner of the State Immigration Board, represents his commission. Carlos Avery, executive agent of the State Game and Fish commis- sion, who has captained the party uantil they reached Bemidji, i looking after the interests of the Game & Fish Commission. Upon its arrival here, the party was turned over to J. J. Opsahl of this city, representative from the Sixty-first legislative district, and S. C. Bailey, the local game warden, and E. E. McDonald and A. Rutledee were added to the party. The crowd left this afternoon over the M., R. L. & M. railway for Red: y, taking the stage at that place for Red Lake agency. The government boat, which is used by the officials at the agency, has been chartered to take the party on their jaunt, which will include a trip to the Cross Lake Indian school, lo- cated on the “Narrows,” between the Lower and Upper Red lakes. From that place the boat will be sent across Upper Red lake to Deer River, Moose Creek, thence around to the Tamarac river and to Shotley, and the party will spend some Today.---On Way to Red Lake. time looking over the north shore with especial notations as to drain- age of the upper country, above the lake. Mr. Welsh desires to personally inspect the land about which he has heard so much favorable comment, and the present trip will give him ample opportunity to fully acquaint G. | bimself with the situation and the topography of the country. Executive Agent Avery desires to personally visit the section, as much as has been written and told the members of the commission relative to the manner in which the Indians and settlers around Red Lake ob- serve the game law: and the spots which will be visiied are the very best moose feeding grounds in the entire state. ® Frank Day has been duly sworn not to talk politics andi t ise xpected that the trip will be one continual round of pleasure, with very valu- able results to the officials who are searching for information. e ——————————————————————————————————————————— tainment which they had placed before the local public. Following w as the program of the entertainment: “MINSTREL FIRST PART. Chorus (Behind the Curtain)— “I long to See the Girl I Left Be- hind.” “Anvil Chorus.” Waltz Song—*‘Mary.” Drinking Song,—“Have a Glass With Me.” [Continued on Last Page.] AVRGS ACRED I will offer for sale on SATURDAY, AUG. 28 Acre tracts in Omich’s Second Addi-= tion, north of Grand Forks Bay, extending from Irvine Avenue to Lake Bemidji, for $I125 per Acre Terms: $5 Down; $5 per Month without interest for two years. 'Half timber enough on each tract to pay for same. foot tillable. Apply to Good level land--every F. M. MALZAHN STATE RAILROADS WILL TEST FIRE PATROL LAW Railways Contend That Law Is Uncon- stitutional.—Several Cases ~ - Appeaied. The railroads of Minnesota will fight the forest fire law enacted by the last legislature, and will make an effort to have the law, or part of it, proven unconstitutional. This information comes from a reliable source, and indications are that it is true information. - The law requires the railroads to have a patrol on every mile of their line through the wooded districts during dry seasons, requires them to burn or remove all combustable material from their rights-of-way, contains various other regulations intended to prevent the setting of fires by locomotives, many of which are said to be obnoxious to the rail- roads. The fight of this provision of the forest fire law has already commen- ced in Beltrami couuty, two cases wherein fines were imposed by jus- tice court on railway companies for failure to provide patrols, having been appealed to the district court, and the cases will come up at the September term of district court for this county. Recently the Crookston Lumber company, as owner of the Wilton- Island Lake Logging railroad, and the Great Northern Railway were fined by justices of the peace for failure to properly patrol their lines in this section, fires having been started by sparks from a locomotive; the fiers spreading to timber adjoin- ing the railway right-of-way and doing considerable damage. The fines were not paid, and in each case the company appealed the case to the district court. There is no doubt as to loco- motives that haul trains through this section having caused mavy of the fires that have burned over con- siderable areas in the past, although, the vigilence of the local fire ranger during the present year has caused less of this class of fires than ever before. ~ It may be that the rail- roads are also offending by not having proper spark arresters on their locomotives. The outcome of the test of .the constitutionality of the railway patrol provision of the law will be watched with much interest. ; Special on bananas, two dozen for twenty-five cents tomorrow. Lake- side Bakery. Excursion to Walker Sunday. An excursion will be run next Sunday from Cass Lake to Walker where the Walker Volunteer Fire department is making big prepara- tions to give all visitors to their city a most enjoyable time. During the forenoon there will. be a big excursion on Leech Lake to the old and and the new Indian agencies. A hot, fiery baseball game has been arranged in the after- noon between the volunteer fire departments of Cass Lake and Wal- ker. - The hook and ladder truck will be on the grounds to bring down the high flies and a length of hose will be coupled to a hydrant to keep the bases cool. The winners are to get sixty per cent of the gate receipts and each team is out for “blud.” A good time is assured to all who attend., New Library Books. Professor W. B. Stewart, superin- tendent of schools of Beltrami county, has received word from C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of public instruction, to the effect that a new catalogue of library books has been issued by his department and also a new price list of state text books, Superintendent Schulz states that the new catalogue contains a number of titles that were omitted in the last catalogue, which was issued in 1906. THE MAHARA MINSTRELS WILL BE HERE AUG. 3. One of Very Best Colored Troupes in Country.—Splendid Band and Orchestra. The Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette says of Frank Mahara’s colored minstrels, which will appear in Be- midji Tuesday evening, . August 31, at the City Opera House: “Frank Mahara’s Minstrels are proving to be a great drawing card at The Alamo Park this week and the performance is worthy the con- sideration of every one. “The singing and dancing is ex- ceptionally good and Harry Gilliam’s clever comedy work is-bringing forth continual screams at every perform- ance. His impersonation of S. H. Dudley and also Ernest Hogan is so near perfect that some are still guess- ing as to who the performer really is. “Mr. Clarke, the stage director, is pulling off some very comical stunts and is being rewarded with continu- PRAISE FARMERS LIVING IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA Commercial Traveler of Ch This Section Are T Efficient in “Northern Minnesota has the most sturdy lot of settlers that you can find anywhere in the north- west, and I am acquainted with the territory that I am speaking about,” said A. C. Worrell, who makes the northwestern territory for a large Chicago wholesale house, to a Du- luth Herald reporter. “I have been traveling over the northwest for the past fifteen years. During that time I have seen many people come to various parts of the northwest. The people of Northern Minnesota are a different class from the rest of the people who have come to the northwest in the time that I have been going over that part of the country. They are a sturdy lot of the best class, and they have come to the northern part of the state despite the fact that many people have told them that it is impossible to make a success of farming in this part of the state. They bhave come here to icago Says The Farmers of : he Most Sturdy and the County. make a success_of their work and what I know of the settlers in this part of the state, there is a great agriculturist future ahead of North- ern Minnesota. “Down in Iowa and over in Wis- consin they have some of the best farmeas in the entire country. “But for sturdy charactar and de- termination to succeed they are not superior to the settlers who have come to this part of the state.” “The characteristics of determina- tion and character are the dominant ones of the settlers who have taken homesteads in the extreme northern part of the siate. They have con- tended with many obstacles but very few of these settlers have abandoned their claims. Most of them have remained to build homes in that part of the state. The settlement of Northern Minnesota will be very rapid from now on and I also believe that some of the best settlers in the country will come to this part of the state.” —_— ous applause at every turn, The whole company is far above the average of any minstrel organi- zation and is composed of some excellent singers. A good many new | songs are being introduced, one of which is a basso solo by the com- poser, Harry Stone: “The burlesque in the second act is novel and is causing considerable comment which gives it credit. “The Alamo Park theater ought to play to capacity business the rest of this week if the weather permits, as the visitors will certainly see a per- formance in every way equal $1.50 show. “Mahara carries his own band and orchestra and the band which has been giving daily street parades and concerts down town has made a big hit.,, to a Enjoyed Western Trip. W. W. Brown of this city has re- turned from a several weeks’ trip i through the northwestern states {which he reports was exceptionally Brown visited Port- land, the fair at Seattle and the Bremerton Navy Yards and on his way home stopped at Sand Point, Idaho, and Biilings, Montana, He found Dr. Phi formerly partner in the dew usiness with Dr. Foster in this city, and William Hubbard and family getting along nicely at Sand Point, and while in Billings visited Dr. Morrison who formerly practiced medicine in Bemidji. Dr. Morrison has a nice office and is doing fine in his new location. Mr. Brown states that the Seattle fair is fine. pleasant. Mr. SMILE! BEMIDJI'S PI is one of life’s good things, a all times. to be your home beer. Order Why be gloomy and sad? What’s theuse? Let us open our hearts and enjoy life’s good things. “BEER THAT BRINGS A SMILE” It’s alive with health and goodness, and deserves Bemidji Brewing Co. Telephone 2358 Bemidji. Minn. 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