Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 28, 1909, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Histo rical sm‘k VOLUME 7. NUMBER 164 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1909. CROOKSTON 'COMPANY K FOOTBALL AT NEXT SUNDAY Will Line Up Against Great Nothern Elaven.—Gonipany K Disputes Grand Rapids’ Claim to Championship Of Northern Minnesota. After practicing diligently all fall, and having every game which they scheduled cancelled, without any apparent good cause, the members of the local Company K football team, will take on the independent Great Northern team of Crookston, at Crookston, next Sunday. The game will be played on ‘the basis of 60 per cent to the winner and 20 per cent to the loser, with the Com- pany K team paying its expenses to Crookston in order to get a game. The Company K team is com- rosed of strong players who have bad experience on other teams prior to playing with the locals last year, while a few members of this year’s eleven were not on the team last vear, being new arrivals in th= city who have won fame on the gridiron prior to coming to Bemidji to make their homes. The line this year is not nearly as heavy as that of last year, the players averaging from 170 to 175 pounds, but every one in the line is wn splendid condition, and really “tough” physical specimens of man- hood in the mater of flesh and blood. The team this year is run by Hallon Huffman, a former star of the Central High school of Minne- apolis, and who was captain of last year’s Bemidji High school team. Ted Getchell is captain, and he has pursued “Hurry Up” Yost's tactics in the matter of getting speed into the plays. Forward passes have been prac- ticed, as well as on-side kicks and other trick plays so that any team which “stacks up” against the Com.- pany K eleven will do well to look for surprises at all times. . There is general regtet here that it is apparently impossible to ar- range a game on neutral grounds with the City team of Grand Rapids, which lays claim to the champion- ship of northern Minnesota, but which will not defend the title in a game with the local glddiators. The Grand Rapids players assert they will not play if Peter Edd, one of the locals,participates in the game. As Edd is one of the stars of the Company K eleven, his services could not well be dispensed with. Every effort has been made to get a game with Grand Rapids, but the “Rapids” team will give no satisfac- tory answer to repeated challenges. The local playérs have proposed that the two elevens get together at Cass Lake and play for the champ- ionship of northern Minnesota, with suitable division of the rece)pts for winner and loser. About the only proposition that seems anywhere near agreeable to the Grand Rapids players is to pull off a contest between Bemidji and Grand Rapids at Grand Rapids, and weakening the local team by taking out Edd, one of the best of the line- men. In view of the fact that the Spald- ing team of Duluth has given out a statement thatthey were given a ‘raw deal” at Grand Rapids last Sunday and not allowed the use of the field whbile pulling off their plays, the crowd continually interfering, it would appear that visiting teams have little chance to put up a strong game against Grand Rapids, on Grand Rapids grounds. However, Company K disputes Grand Rapids’ claim to the champ- ionship of northern Minnesota, and is willing to show, by actual contest, that they are the equals, if not the superiors, of the ‘‘Rapids” pigskin chasers. High School Game Cancelled. Ralph Lycan, manager of the Bemidji High School Football team, received a letter yesterday from the superintendent of the Fosston High School stating that the game which was scheduled to be played at Fosston Saturday would of necessity have to be cancelled, as two of the members of the Fosston team Iud become ineligable to play and tw other players had been so badly in- jured at East Grand Forks last Sat- urday that they were out of the game temporarily. Soo Contributions. Previously reported.. .$12,510.09 Walter J. Markham 500.00 Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.. 250.00 A. R. Erickson 50.00 P. M. Dicaire.. 25.00 Marie Wallsmith 10.00 Total . ..$13, 345.09 FARMERS SHOULD RAISE EGG-PRODUCING GHIGKENS Big Demand for Eggs, and Supply Hardly Ever Equals Demand.— Good Prices. Some merchants of Bemidji report that there is somewhat of a shortage of eggs for domestic use here, and that the quantity of “hen fruit” that is marketed here is comparatively limited, indicating that those who follow farming hereabouts are neglect- ing this most important industry— raising egg-producing chickens. Yesterday, one prominent local firm telegraphed and. telephoned to every nearby town, including as far west as MclIntosh and Fosston, actually begging for several cases of fresb eggs with which to supply their customers. The universal answer was, “None to spare; can use all we have, and more.” The farmer who will raise good breeds of chickens so that he may supply the market with fresh eggs and poultry is neglecting an industry that ought to be a paying under- taking inrthis-section, -if the present demand and shortage of supply is to be taken as any criterian. Fresh eggs are retailing on the Bemidji market at 30 cents per dozen—cer- tainly a good price for the product of the feathered family, This object lesson should be taken to heart by those who are farming or any who has the property where they can raise chickens. The Pioneer believes that-there is good mouey in this class of “farming,” if properly conducted. Local news on last page. OU may have an idea that our store and our clothes are not very different from other stores and other clothes; dthat it doesn’t make very much difference where you buy your suit sor overcoat; nor very much differ- ence what you buy. When you ¥ come here and ask for Hart Sc}laffner &? Marx clothes, you'll realize that such an idea-is a mis- Copyright Hart schaffner & Marx Suits $20.00 to $45.00 take. These clothes are different; they’re all-wool, i and that's unlike most clothes offered to you. = They're perfectly tailored, and correct in every detail of style, and they fit. * . It's such clothes as these that make this store different; you can’t buy them elsewhere. You’ll see the difference when you come in. Overcoats This store $16.50 to $60.00 is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes & (227 4 Clothing House 3 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. * BRILLIANT ILLUMINATED ARGH 1S AN INNOVATION Barker's Drng»_store and - Brinkman Family Theater Are-Made Centers of Attraction, In these days of the' coming of the Soo railway and the taking on of other metropolitan airs, it is noth- ing out of the ordinary to see new “stunts” being pulled off in Bemidji every day, but the lighting of Third street, between Beltrami and Minne- sota, last night, was an event which was so striking in character as to draw an involuntary “oh!” from all pedestrians who visited that part of the city. E. A. Barker, of Barker’s drug store, -and F. E. Brinktan, manager of, the Brinkman Fan;ily Theatre, turned on, for the first time, the electric current on the magnificent arch which spans Third street, reaching from the theatre to the drug store, producing a sensational effect. The entire street, from Beltrami to Minnesota, was one flash of light, the electric lights reaching to the innermost reccesses of the drug store and making them as bnght as day. The arch had been put in place by the Warfield Electric company and contained fourteen 100-watt, 18- candlepower incandescent lights, which gave forth a brlliant Jight that fairly dazzled one; and- the effect of the light was to brighten the Brinkman Family Theatre and Barker’s Drug store to such an extent that any one pass- ing that way was bound to stop and further investigate the lighting. The windows of the big Barker’s Drug Store-had been decorated in a tasteful manner and one could see all kinds of jewelry, precious stones, watches, clocks, etc, which would rival the display of any metropolitan jewelry and drug store. The interior of the store is always lighted in a splendid manner so that, despite the dark- ness of night outside, the street and front of the store presented a splendid appearance, Change in Night Trains. Beginning with Saturday night of this week, the M. & I. Railway com- pany, will make a change in the method of running its night trains, which it is believed will be ap- preciated by the traveling public which so liberally paironizes this service. As the trains have been hereto- fore run, no train went south on Saturday nights. Under the new arrangements no night trains will be run Sunday night, but on Saturday nights the trains will run north and also south, as on every other night of the week except Sunday. There will be a slight change in time of the arrival and departure of the south-bound train, which will leave Bemidji at 10:45 instead of at 10:30 p. m. as heretofore. The north-bound train will arrive somewhat later than at present, the exact time not having been stated, as yet, ‘There was a rumor to the effect that this night service would be dis- continued, but the officials of the company deny this, stating that these night trains are a paying proposition. Captain Otto in Luck. The returns from the drawing of the claims of the Standing and Chey- enne Indian reservations show that Captain Adam E. Otto, captain of Company K, and assistant post- master of Bemidji, drew No. 1256. This number is considered to be a valuable one as it is less than 1500 of 10000 claims. Captain Otto is feehng pretty good over his lucky “strike,” and figures that his “chance” is worth a neat sum. Farmer Carson in City. J. Evan Carson came to the city last night from his claim, near Malcolm, in the northwestern part of Beltrami county. Evan states that he has a claim seven and one- half miles northéast of Malcolm postoffice, on the Rapid river, lnd that there is much valuable cedar on the claim which he will be able to get out, one of those days. 'He has built 2 house and cleared some of the land ready for the puttmg in of a crop next spring. Evan left Malcolm with healthy-looking whisker adorning his many countenance, guraze failed him when be got to rookston and he had the affair mowed, showing up here last night witha clean-shaven ‘‘phizog” that was good to look at. - Attention, M. B. A. A regular meeting of Bemidji Lodge, M. B. A, will be held this evening at 8 o’clock. All members are urged to be present; business of importance. —C. M. Hammond, Pres. LEE HEEFRON AGQUIRES SOME DESIRABLE LAND Will Drain the Property, Which Lies Adjacent to :Platted Portion of City. IS Through a recent acquisition of seventy.-five acres of land, which was purchased from M. G. Foley, to- gether with property which he had already acquired, Lee Heffron of this city has become the owner of 155 acres of land adjoining the City of Bemidji that gives him property of great value for residence purposes. Mr. Heffron’s property lies dir- ectly west of Bailey’s Addition to the City of Bemidji and is between Fourth and Twelfth streets, being crossed by the new Soo survey. The land includes what is known but his| - DISASTROUS BRAINERD _FIRE; LOSS NEAR $500,000 Fire Raged All Morning'and Has Probably Wiped Out an Entire Block in the Business Section Of That City. Word was received from Brainerd this morning that a disastrous fire h;d wiped out the business portion of that city, entirely destroying sev- eral fine business buildings and covering an entire block. While reports are meagre, it ap- p’ears that the fire started in Swartz’s drug store, at the cornerof Laurel and Sixth, ind burned north toward .the Ransford hotel building, destroy- ing that building and the saloon; and also burning westward to the City hotel, destroying that buildimg also. s Accounts differ, but' it appears that all of the business buildings in this block were destroyed, entailing $300,000 to $500,000 or $600,000. As far as can be learned. no one was injured in the fire. It is said that the waterworks system was not working just right and it was impossible to stop the flames. Moral: Miller fnsurance agency. Insure - with the T. J. Band Concert Friday Night. Friday night, the.Bemidji band will give the first ofa series of in- door concerts which will be con- tinued throughout the winter, one each month, and _ until next spring when the weather will permit out- door playing. Professor Harry Masten, leader of the band, has done everything possible to give to Bemidji a first- class band and orchestra, and his efforts have met with splendid success. It has been a difficult matter to hold first-class musicians when he came to Bemidji, but on the whole the present band is well as the “Heffron Eighty,” which was| previously jointly owned by Clara, Gussie and Lee Heffron. While his sisters were here, in August, Lee bought the interest of both for $6,666. Mr. Heffron’s recent acquisition lies closer to the platted portion of Bemidji than any other unplatted land in this section. The desirability of the land for residence purposes is indicated by the fact that from the Bemidji city postoffice to the nearest part of the property is but six blocks, and it is but twenty-one blocks to the farthest point of the 155 acres.” As the city limits of Bemidji ex- pand, with'the undoubted increase of population which is expected, Mr. Heffron’s property will in time be centrally located in the residence district, as the growth of the city is stopped eastward because of Lake Bemidji and southward because of Lake Irving, and the natural growth will be toward thenorth and west, crowding the Heffron property, greatly increasing the valuation of lots therein. This property presents a fine opportunity for drainage. A portion of the land is in a swamp. The ‘lowest point of this property is 1% feet above Lake, Irving at high balanced and - plays together mcely The Bemidji orchestra, under the direction of Professor Masten, is rapidly rounding into form as one of the best high-class organi- zations of this character in northern Minnesota; and local people are proud of the advancement made by both the band and the orchestra. All subscribers to the band fund, together with their families, will be adniitted free to the concert. Non- sub#cribers will be charged 50 cents for ‘each ‘concert. A ball will be given, immediately at the conclusion of the concert, the music for the dancing to be furnished by the bard. This concert and dance should be well patronized, as the efforts ot Prof. Masten and his "boys” of -the band and orchestra to give Bemidji fine musical organizations are worthy of the best substantial aid that can be rendered. Let there bea large crowd at the concert. The following is the program in fall: Overture—"Faust/ Intermezzo—"Kisses’ Descriptive Overture Scene’ Song. with Violin Obligato Eternity".. .Angelo Mascheroni Miss Hanson. accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Masten. March—"The Roller King"...........Andy Jurg INTERMISSION. (ten minutes) Medley Overture—"Bits of Rennick’s Hits".. ..J. B. Lampg Baritone Solo—"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp” - T. H. Rollinson Oharles Cummer March—"The Banner Bearer”. A Mexican Seranade— e H. A, Vandercook Off to Philadelphia”...Battson Haynes Andrew Rood -‘Poet and Peasant”.. ....Suppe ‘Cleveland -lndnst,rlll Expost: . J. St aire Selection of Souther: lummon Songs— “The Sunny South”.. J.B. Lampe The following is the instrumenta- tion of the Bemidji band: Harry Masten, director; cornets, Oscar Lindell, Grant McClure, Harry Geil, Alex Ellison, Oscar Lar- son; clarionets, Hamline Anderson, Harry Bye, Dr. Larson; piccolo, Paul Fuelo; baritone, Charles Cummer, V. L. Ellis; trombones, Dr. Stanton, George Kinney, Tom Britton, Fred Bruce; altos, Frank Bennett, Walter Marcum, Don Shannon, Ernest Neumann; Saxaphone, Charles Roman; Eb bass, W. B. McLachlan; Bb bass, A. B. Palmer; drums, Herbert Wood, George Rhea, Fred Chamberlain. Additional last page. local matter on PASS THE WORD "ROUND who thinks of investing in B: B , will call s e e 15 cordhally” ROUND OAK BASE BURN- ER booklet entitled COM- water; and the other end of the swampy portion of the property is ten feet above Lake Irving at high water; and there is a fall of twelve feet to the mile. - Mr. Heffron contemplates putting in a system of ditching which will drain-the land and give him a most desirable tract. It is his intention to extend numerous laterels from the proposed judicial ditch which cuts through the center of this tract and which alone is considered suffi- cient by most engineers. Mr. Heffron has beenadvised by drainage experts that the system of ditching which he contemplates putting in will thoroughly drain the lowest lands of his property within six months from the time the dm:hes are completed. Mr. Heffron states that there are some 100 acres of his tract which are ‘not cleared, but that he is beginning to clear this land and expects to have the property cleared of all timber, brusk and stumps within a year’s time. The draining and clearing of the property will make it one of the most desirable pieces of residence property accel&- able to our city. FORT IN THE HOME, before they close the deal, It tells more about hard coal heating with this type of stove than has ever been available here- tofore. And that’s curi- ous isn’t it? Think how long base burners have been a staple, old standby. Always the same—prac- tically—more nickel every year perhaps but no ad- vance in efficiency until the NEW ROUND O0AK stirred them up and now one can hear the rustle all along the line—and it’s iven fo the good too—for all of u " means better stoves—but it will be some time before they come up to the ROUND OAK with its new heat pockets—flues—con- vexion flues and enormous circulating flue—greater efficiency—no more ex- pense,better workmanship in fitting and the finest nickel work ever putona stove. Ask us for the booklet—or. write us for one by mail free, or we willshow you THE STOVE —with 42 per cent more radiatmn than any other Base Bi W. M. Hardware, Furniture, Coal, -Furnaces and Tinsmithing ROSS MINNESOTA ISTORICAL V@sgIETY. a loss variously estimated at from_