Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 23, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE - Historical Spciety. T VOLUME 7. NUMBER 160. 1 BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1909. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. BEMIDJI ELKS WILL GIVE . A MINSTREL SHOW NOV. 25 Will Have Professor Masten’s Augmented Band and Orchestra, Fine Minstrel First Part, And an Olio of Up-to-Date Specialties. Bemidji Lodge, No. 1052, B. P. O. Elks, have decided to give a minstrel show for the benefit of the lodge on Thanksgiving night (Thurs- day, November 25), and already preparations for the event have advanced to the stage of selecting music, both instrumental and vocal, etc. . The lodge committee, which will have charge of the arrangement of the show, is composed of the follow- ing: A. L. Barker, chairman; E. H. Jerrard, Harvey Woodward, Thomas Stuart and George Hanson. This committee has been io- structed to scour the city of Bemidji for local talent that can ‘“do a turn” that will provoke a laugh, sing a comic or sentimental song, etc; and there is much talent in Bemidji that is above the average in this line of entertainment. The services of Prof. Harry Mas- ten, leader of the Bemidji band and orchestra, have been enlisted and he will furnish a ten-piece orchestra and his full band of over twenty pieces to furnish the music for the event. It is Professor Masten’s intention to get entirely new ‘‘stuff” and he will have a lot of tuneful solos and instrumental pieces. While plans for the show are still in the “incubator” stage, still enough has been decided upon to insure a first-class show. There will be the usual minstrel first part, including songs, jokes and witty repartee, followed by an olio that will be strictly up-to-date. It is the intention of the commit- tee to engage some person of pro- fessional experience in putting on shows of this ‘character who 'will take charge of the big chorus and the olio, and who will smooth off the rough places and eventually give to Bemidji a really meritorious perform- ance. | The announcement of the date (Thanksgiving, Thursday, Novem- ber 25) is made in ample time so that other societies or organizations will not plan on any entertainments for that night to conflict with the Elks big minstrel show. Further announcement regarding the show will be made in a few days. Serious Case of Appendicitis. Erick Nelson, the local land dealer, is an inmate of St. Anthony’s hospital, where he was taken yesterday and submitted to an operation for appendicitis, Mr. Nelson was working at his residence, putting on storm win- dows, when he was seized with an attack of appendicitis, He was immediately rushed to the hospi- tal and an operation was decided upon. When Dr. Gilmore made the incision it was found that the bowel was ruptured, which made the operation an exceedingly delicate one. In reply to an inquiry today Dr. Gilmore stated that while the con- dition of the bowels was such that Nelson’s case was a serious one, yet his. condition today was as good as could be expected, under -the circumstances. New Dancing Club. A dancing club has been. organ- ized for the purposes of giving a series of dances during the winter season of 1909-10. The following are the officers of the new club; E. H. Jerrard, caller; A. L. Barker, floor manager; M. J. Brown, M. C;; G. Hanson, refresh- ments; C. C. Crippen, photographer; W. R. Lindsay, secretary and treas- urer; Kenneth Kelley, S. A;; G. Q. Buxton, stenographer. PRESCRIPTION 116 Third St. SiTY DRUG STORE™ | E. N. FRENCH & CO. Drugs, Toilet Aricles and Preparations, Patent Medicines, Cigars, Perfumes, Efc. S A SPECIALTY Phone 52 IT TAKES A GIVEN HAR T0 HEAT A HOUSE PROPERLY - IMPERIAL UNIVERSAL Tue Universal heater eombines the great- est quality with the most reasonable price. Successors to J. Fleming & Co. Wholesele and Retail Hardware G0OD STOVE But you will have no trouble keeping warm with a Universal Heater This stove is an or- ment to any home— -but not merely orna- mental. Heats the whole house in the coldest weather, and on three or four tous of coal for the winter. . The rigor of North- ern Minnesota winters makes it necessary to buy the best stove made. You'll find it in the Universal. A very low price means a sacrifice of quality. DWARE CO. _ ELEVEN AT GROOKSTON -| Played There This Afternoon.--No Team Appears Nervy Enough for - Company K. The Bemidji High School football team went to Crookston this morn- ing and this afternoon played a game against the high school team of the “Queen City.” Despite the two defeats recently administered by the Grand Rapids team, the local high school eleven went to Crookston full of “ginger” and confident of giving the Crooks- ton boys a rattling good game, with the score in favor of Bemidji. As Bemidji has defeated Fosston, which latter team beat Crookston last Sunday by a score of 19 to 0, there is every reason to believe that Bemidji won the game played this afternoon. The Bemidji High School team played in the following positions: Brenneman, center; Peck and Hilliard, guards; McDonald - and Larson, tackles; Neumann and D. Gould, ends; Kreatz, qusrterback (captain); Stanton and Gill, half- backs; Lycan, fullback. No Game Sunday. The gridiron warriors who form the fast Company K football team will not play a game tomorrow owing to the fact that it seems utterly impossible to get any eleven in this section of the country to line up against the soldier boys, Arrangements were made early in the week to play a game against the Grand Forks Tigars, but that team ‘fluked.” Later larrange- ments were made to play a game at Crookston zgainst the Great Northern eleven, The Great Northern players heard something about the playing prowess of Com- pany K and they also ¢backed up.” It is unfortunate that, after practicing steadily for three weeks, the local “‘big team” cannot get a game. Local people would like to see a game between Company K and the Grand Rapids City team, but this seems unlikely ow- ing to the ““bad biood” that exists between the players. DEPUTY EXAMINER KAIN VISITS GOUNTY OFFIGERS Here from Grand Rapids, Where He Detected the Shortage of Treasurer Kremer. M. F. Kain, deputy public ex- aminer, came to the city yesterday afternoon, on an official visit to the county officers. Mr. Kain expects to remain here until tomorrow even- ing, when he will go to St. Paul. Mr. Kain has been at Grand Rapids for some time pas/t. where' he discovered the shortage of A. A. Kremer, the county treasurer of Itasca county, which act has been given much publicity. The deputy examiner states that Itasca county now has new treas- urer, in the person of Glen Strader, who has furnished a bond in the sum of $100,000, his bondsmen being Hon. D. M.. Gunn, W. C. Gilbert, John Beckfelt, A. C. Bossard, H. D. Powers and John G. Greenway. The bond is merely a temporary one securing of a security bond, for which the county is now negotiat- ing. Pending the final checking. of the books of ex-Treasurer Kremer, Deputy Kain is holding about $35- 000 worth of sound securities which were turned over to him by Kremer. It is said that in defense of Kremer’s stealing, an attempt will be made to show that Kremer was insane at the time he stole the county’s money. . Probably. was “money mad,” like many another man who has “gone wrong.” 5 égditim;al ‘local last page. matter on to secure the county pending the| The c;mgmsmnn ‘ Denies He Would Like to Be Republican Candi- date for Governor. ““WHOLLY UNAUTHORIZED,” SAYS MR. STEENERSON OF THE STORY Wants Friends to Know That He Is Candidate for Re-election to Congress. A story was recently pristed in the Bemidji-Sentinel, in which con- siderable prominence was given to the suggestion that Congressman Halvor Steenerson was a candidate for the republican nomination for governor, and that if the congress- man was a candidate for guber- natorial honors, ~his withdrawal from the congressional race would leave thefield open to the aspirations of Hon. A. D. Stephens to run for congress, etc., etc., ad lib, This story was printed two years ago, and the article recently printed in the Sentinel is but a “rehash” of the matter published at that time, and is about as truthful. . The Pioneer bas taken the trouble to consult the party most interested in this_“babbling” of an unsound mind, with the result that Mr. Steen- erson most emphatically - denies any intention of becoming a candidate for governor. ) Mr. Steenerson writes the editor of the Pioneer as follows: “Crookston, Oct. 22. “Editor of the Bemidji Pioneer, Bemidji, Minn, “Deac Sir'—My atténtion has been called to an article appearing in several newspapers in this district, to the effect that Iama candidate for republican nomination as gover- nor next year. < “This story has absolutely no foundation whatever. Iam a candi- date for-re-election to congress, and I wish all my friends to know this, and that this story of other aspira- tions is wholly unauthorized, and without foundation in fact. s , “Kindly publish this, and oblige. “Yours very truly, H. Steenerson.” Doings in Court. Before Judge Stanton this morn- ing the divorce case of Nellie Taylor vs. Robert Taylor'was con- sidered, G. M. Torrance appearing as attorney for the plaintiff and F. A. Jackson representing the defend- ant. . Judgement was rendered for the plaintiff, giving her an absolute divorce and the custody of the three minor children and allowing her an alimony of §5 per week. Judge Stanton also filed an order overruling the demurrer interposed by County Attorney McKusick against the defendant in an action brought by Charles Tiller and others against Beltrami county, wherein the plaintiffs sue to vacate and set aside special assessments made against certain lands in Beltrami county to aid in the construction of a public ditch known as the “Grass Lake Ditch,” which was constructed in 1903. UMBERMENS NATIONAL - BEMIDJI Ml Some Ifemidjinm Are Responding to the Appeal for Funds to Erect Monument. JOHN ALBERT JOHNSON MEMORIAL FUND John Albert Johnson Memorial Fund, Care of The Pioneer, Be- midjiz : Enclosed herewith please find ...(not to exceed $1), as a contribution to the fund to be used for the erection at the state capitol of a monument to John Alpert Johnson, late governor of Minnesota. (Signed) ... James Cabhill. J. C. Larson 1.00 J. N. Bailey.. 1.00 A. G. Rutledge. 1.00 P.]. Russeil. 1.00 Mrs. C. M. Bacon..........ueunn 1.00 Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. 1.00 Jos. Harrington 1.00 Thos. S. Ervin 1.00 Thos. Hughe: 1.00 Ed. Auderson, Brainerd 1.00 A.lJ. Olson, Duluth . 100 0. J. Johnson, Turtle River... 1.00 Omer Gravelle, Red Lake...... 1.00 L. F. Johnson.. 1.00 J. Peterson, Jr., 1.00 John A. Dalton 1.00 C. W. Stanton. 1.00 Leila Stanton 1.00 Mayne Stanton 1.00 C. W. Vanderslui: 1.00 Lee LaBaw... 1.00 Otto Peterson 1.00 Dr. G. M. Palmer. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 G. H. Newton, Funkley..... 1.00 Ed. Jackson .w.iiieiceemiene. 1.00 + Total ...$29.00. SPEGIAL GOURT TERMS, BELTRAMI AND ITASGA Certain Days Are Set Aside by Judges For Consideration of Certain Litigation. An order has been filed by Judges Stanton, McClenahan and Wright which designates special terms of court in Beltrami and Itascs.counties for the hearing -of all court matters except questions of fact, by which special terms much litigation which is now pending and which it is necessary to continue from time to time will be “cleaned up.” By virtue of the ordgr which has just been filed, the first Fridays in the months of January, February, April, May, June, November and December have been designated as the days for the holding of the spec- ial terms of court for Beltrami county. For Itasca county the order desig- nates the first Thursdays in the months of January, February, March, June, September and October as special terms for considering all matters except those of fact. The setting aside of these days for holding special terms will be of great advantage to attorneys having cases in Beltrami and Itasca coun- ties. It will sasure the attendance of one of the three judges at the special terms designated. ~ Hereto- fore it has been necessary to make special -arrangements for court ses- sions to consider matters rather than questions of fact. Sudden Death. P. J. Walsh, who has been room- ing over the Model Bakery building, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, death resulting from natural causes, he having been ill for several days. Coroner Ibertson was notified of the death, and decided that no inquest | { was necessary. Walsh has been‘a resident of 'Be- ||| ‘midji for some two years past. He || [ | wasa member of the M. W.'A., and 'the funeral, which will be held-‘at}’ gressman Steenerson Enact Law Making WIGH SGHOOL FOOTBALL. [STEENERSON HASN'T |SONTRIBUTIONS T0 Tt [FEDERAL ENGINEERS ARE GUBERNATORIAL BEE| JVNSON MEMORMLFUND) «cx cIN” RED LAKE SURVEY '|Make Adverse Report on Survey of Red Lake River.—Con- Would Have Congress Survey Mandatory. The federal engineers who are associated with the U. S. war de- partment have “sat down” on the proposition to survey the Red Lake river from the outlet of Red Lake to the point where the river empties into the Red River of the North, with ‘the jnt'en!ion of having the river dregged and improved; and this determination of the engineers has temporarily caused a stop to the proposed improvements having for their final result the lowering of the water in the Red Lakes and drain- ing the swamps about the lakes. Word comes from Washington as follows concerning the determina- tion of the engineers: " “The engineer board of the war department at Washington, has reported adversely of the proposition for the survey of the Red Lake river in Northern Minnesota, with a view to its improvement for the benefit of commerce. . “Maj. Shunk, the engineer officer in charge of that territory, recently submitted a report to thé depart- ment, following a prelimnary ex- amination, recommending that no survey be made because the inter- ests of commerce along “the river would not warrant the expenditure. *Represeniative Steenerson went to Washington and submitted an argument before the board of engi- neers, to the effect that Major Shunk’s conclusions were wrong, but the board refused to accept Mr. Steener- son’s reasoning and approved the recommendation of the engineer. “This ends the matter for the present, but Mr. Steenerson said that if the board of engineers refused to order the survey, he would ask congress at its next session to make the legislation mandatory instead of discretionary, as in the present law.” Just how far this determination of the engineers will effect the pro- posed drainage and improvement propositions of the State Drainage Board, with relation to the Red Lake country, is not known at this time, but it is pretty certain that the proposed congressional action ‘will be necessary before there will he relief from the swampy conditions that prevail north and west of Red Lake. P the Catholic church tomorrow after- noon, will be under the auspices of that order. - Woodmen, Attention. The members of Bemidji Camp, M. W.. A, are requested to meet in. 1. 0. O. F. hall tomorrow at 1:30 to attend the funeral and burial service of Neighbor P. J. Walsh. Neighbor Walsh has no relatives or fritnds in this section of . the state and it is especially urged that the members of the lodge, as far as possible, attend the funeral services tomorrow, —]J. P. Lahr, ‘ Clerk. Loesi news on last page. Dissolution of; Partnership. Notice is hereby given that the co-partnership heretofore existing be- tween John A. Sandin and Timothy O’Brien, doing business under the firm name and style of *'Bemidji Tea Store” has this day been dissolved Timothy O’Brien withdrawing from the firm. All bills due said firm are payable to the said “Bemidji Tea Store.” All bills payable by said firm are assumed by the undersigned John A. Sandin. Dated at Bemidji, Minn., this 21st day of October 1909. John A. Sandin. Timothy O’Brien, I am prepared to take sale of timber on stone and described townships, please TURTLE RIVER TIMBER OPTIONS WANTED 65, Range 11, Lake county; and Township 65, Ranges 12, 14, 16 and 17, St. Louis county; also Township 66, Range 14, St. Louis county. If you desire to dispose of - your timber in above NELS OTTERSTAD ninety day oplions for the timber claims in Fownship address the undersigned. MINNESOTA FARM trami county can The First National Bank of Be- midji is prepared to make farm loans for reasonable amounts to actual settlers who are improving their places. We believe that Bel- ductive dairy country. If you need funds to improve or stock your farm call on First National Bank Bemidji, Minn. LOANS be made a pro-” by mutual consent, the undersigfgd=="""~ i : ? |