Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 24, 1910, Page 1

—~— THE BEMIDJI D. i Historical Societys ILY PIONEE il P P MINNESO VOLUME 7. NUMBER 236. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 1910. BEMIDJI IS SELECTED AS A MODEL FARM LOCATION Through the Efforts of Members of Bemidji Commercial Club, This City Will Have Farm Operated Under Direction Expert Demonstrators. Through the efforts of the Bemidji Commercial Club, Bemidji was selected, at the recent meeting of the Minnesota Federation of Com- mercial Clubs, as one of the points where a ““model farm” will be ope- rated under the supervision of the Minnesota State Agricultural Col- lege. In explanation of the methods that will be pursued in operating these so-called ‘‘model farms”, Cur- tis L. Mosher, secretary of the Fed. eration of Commercial clubs, says: “Arrangements have been closed by which for the first time the expert instruction of the Minnesota State Agricultural College will be carried this season direct to the farmers on the farms, through the establishment under the supervision of the Min- nesota Federation of Commercial Clubs of twelve demonstration farms serving twelve general districts. Plans are being completed for the establishment of sixadditional farms, making a total of twenty on which during the entire coming season the farmers will be instructed in the latest and mos: modern methods of cropping the tracts set aside. “Each of the demonstration farms will be eighty acres in extent, and the entire farming operations of the year will be handled by experts who will in addition to demonstrating proper methods of plowing, cultivat- ing, caring for the crop and harvest- ing, introduce a complete system of farm accounts by means of which the balance sheet for each farm will show in the fall to a cent what profits have been made. “The crops to be putin on the various farms will be such as will best serve the needs of the localities where the farms are located. Where corn culture is neglected or insuffici- ently understood, corn will be planted. Where grain farming is not up to standard the tracts will be planted to grain. “The general rule of giving the farmers instruction along the lines where they are weakest will be followed, and the demonstration farms will be used in a general cam- paign to raise the standards of farm methods and production both. “Each farm will be under the supervision of a Minnesota commer- cial club, which contracts in ad- vance to provide necessary land for the work, to provide farm labor and equipment, and to gather together each time the expert visits the tract, all the farmers of that region that they may observe the manner in which the work is done, question the experts and gain from what they see of the actual work, a clear idea of proper methods to be employed and the reason why. Following each visit of the experts, farmers’ meetings will be held by the club at which the farmers will quiz the experts and engage in the general discussion of current farm problems. “The movement for the spread of agricultural education to the farmers was taken up by the Federation of Commercial Clubs after an investi- gation which showed that but a small percentage of adult farmers in Minnesota are able to even attend the winter short course of the agri- cultural college. Through the active co-operation of Prof. Andrew Boss of the agricultural college, who will superintend the work of the coming season, the way was opened to establish tracts of land which will serve during the crop season a: schools for farmers who cannot leave their farms. “Professor Boss will carry on the active work with the co-opeaation of local clubs and business men and the results of the work will be gathered and bulletined from time to time for the benefit of thousands of men who cannot be reached by the work on the demonstration tracts. «Eighty-acre demonstratien farms are selected as a unit because of the fact that charging to operation the labor, equipment and cost, it is impractiable to use a smaller tract and show repre- sentative farm profits from the work done. Farms have been established by the action of the Federation at Breckenridge, Renville, Pipestone, Osakis, Delano, Bemidji, Wadena, East Grand Forks, Detroit, Roth- say, Willmar, and Stewartville and arrangements are being made to locate additional farms at Fergus Falls, St, Cloud, Alex- andria, Watertov'vn, Red Wing, Hibbing and Brook Park. “These points cover every condi. tion met with in Minnesota and as well, the various varieties of Min- nesota soil. Hibbing is to have a farm where ten years ago it was thought practically impossible to successfully conduct agricultural operations.” (A Bank Account with the . . ... First National Bank of Bemidji can be made of direct service to you. Your checks are a record of your your business transactions and a re- ceipt for all accounts settled thereby. Business accounts are invited and financial accommodations extended to assist legitimate business under- takings by The First National Bank of Bemidji Subscribe for The Pioneer GHANGE OF VENUE ASKED FOR TRIAL OF FOURNIER Charles W. Scrutchin, Attorney for Fournier, Alleges Prejudice in this County.—Files Affidavits. Charles W. Scrutchin, colored attorney, who is counsel for Paul Fournier, has filed with Judge McClenahan at Brainerd an appli- cation for a change of venue to some other county for the trial of the case of the State of Minnesota vs. Paul Fournier, who is accused of murdering Aagot Dahl, near Quiring, Beltrami county, in 1904. Accompanying the application for the change of venue made by Mr. Scrutchin that pre- judice against Fournier exists in Beltrami county to the extent that he could not secure a fair trial in this county. With this statement there are some 200 affidavits, claim- ing prejudice. Judge McClenahan has taken cognizance of the application and has set Thursday, January 27, as the day for hearing the arguments of Mr. Scrutchin for Fournier and Chester McKusick, county attorney of Beltrami county, for the state. Fournier was once convicted of the murder of N..O. Dahl, sentenced to a term of life imprisonment at Stillwater, serving part of his term, and was granted a new trial. He was again tried, at Brainerd, where he was acquitted of the murder of Mr. Dahl, in November. The indictment charging Fournier with the murder of Aagot Dahl was returned at the same time as the trae bill which accused.Fournier of murdering N. O. Dahl, but as he was convicted of murdering N. O. Dahl, he was never tried on the other charge. Bemidji’s is an affidavit Many Loggers in Kabekona Country. John Wilson, the local manager for Walker & Akeley and the Red River Lumbeér company, went to Laporte this morning to visit the different logging camps along the Kabekona Gulch, where timber is being cut for these companies. Mr. Wilson says that the the con- tractors are cutting timber in the “Gulch” country, as follows: Hinchey Bros, are cutting six milllion feet and have established one camp; Robinson & Dick, ten million feet, two camps; Conner Bros.,, three million feet, one camp; William Devereaux, two million feet, one camp; Wilson Bros., four million feet, three camps; John Sibley, four million feet, one camp; Fagan Bros., one million feet, three camps; joe Dufour, two million feet, one camp; Robinson Bros,, one and one-half million feet, one camp. The weather has been every- thing that could be desired for logging, this winter, and timber nas been falling at a rapid rate throughout the territory where the logging is being done for Walker & Akeley and the Red River Lum- ber company, False Fire Alarm. An alarm of fire was turned in Saturday evening, at about 7:30 o’clock, which caused the fire de- partment to turn out. There was no fire, however, and the services of the firemen were not needed. It is said that crossed wires occasioned the alarm. Moral: Insure with the T.J. Mil- ler Insurance Agency. Notice to Musicians. There will be a meeting of the Bemidji band and musicans of the city at the armory Tuesday night, Jan., 25th, when some important business will be taken up which will be of special interest to all the musicions of the city, and all are re- quested to be present. ' V. L. Ellis, Manager Band Cheap woud at City Dock. Dry Hard Wood $1.50 and $1.75 a cord, .| delivered. Come and see it or/ telephone 233. ANTI-MEAT MOVE [FIREMEN WANT A FIRE STILL GROWING Continues to Spread Over Entire Country. CLEVELAND IN THE LEAD In Ohio City Alone One Hundred Thousand Consumers Have Joined the Boycott, but Prices Remain Un- changed—Sales Decrease in New York City, Although No General Boycott Has Been Declared. Cleveéland, Jan. 24.—Leaders of the meat boycott assert.that 100,000 con- sumers have quit eating meat since the movement was inaugurated just one week ago. In spite of this fact, excepting the 2-cent cut in the price of pork chops, the retail prices remain at the same figures. Trade has fallen: off in the meat shops in all parts of the city and butchers complain that the small re- tailer is the only one suffering from the boycott. The belief of many’that the strike would fizzle out before the end of a week has been dissipated by the rapid- ity with which industrial workers are signing pledges. Additions to the membership of the “anti-meat” pro- test against high prices are announced in ten new establishments, where practically every worker has been pledged. 3 Reports that the: Chicago packers contemplate a boycott of the state of Ohio for inaugurating the “no meat” pledges is not credited here by prom- inent wholesalers. William Nash, president of the Cleveland Provision company, termed the report as “ab- surd.” DECREASE IN SALES NOTED New York Dealers Complain of Ef- fects of Boycott. New York, Jan. 24.—Although no general boycott on meat has been in- stituted in New York by .an organized body retail meat dealers in every sec- tion of the city are loud in their wails over the noticeable decrease in their sales of meat. The retail dealers boast, however, that what they lose by the falling off in sales they more than make up by the increased price of what they do sell. 1t is this very fact, the boycotters declare, that will lead to a general movement against meat in New York city that will cast into the shade any of the boycotts thus far started. Plans for a general meat strike are under way. At a meeting of the Con- sumers’ league next Thursday the mat- ter will be taken up by Mrs. Frederick Nathan, president of the local league and vice president of the national or- ganization, and the housewives of Gotham will be urged to abstain from meat until the prices are cut. Hotel Men Help Movement. Pittsburg, Jan. 24.—That local hotel- keepers are anxious to help along the meat boycott started here was indi- cated when one down town proprietor announced that in addition to the regu- lar menu including meats he would in- troduce a special all vegetable meal to be served in preference to the regu- lar menu. Other hotelkeepers quickly voiced their approval and say they will cut their meat orders in half. Boston’s List Numbers 60,000. Boston, Jan. 24.—Already it is cer- tain more than 60,000 persons in Bos- ton and its vicinity have decided to boycott meat until prices drop. There is a movement on foot to hold a mass meeting of protest within the next few days and it is freely predicted that before a week has passed practically every unionist in Boston will be up 1 arms against the meat trust. UNIONISTS CONTINUE: GAINS Result of Latest Parliamentary Elec- tions in Great Britain. London, Jan. 24.—The results of the latest balioting for members of par- liament thus far available show that the Unionist tide flowed even stronger than on the two previous days. Thirty-eight constituencies out of fifty-six gave the Unionists 27 seats, the Liberals 10, Nationalists 1. The Unionist gains were seventeen and the Liberal gains two. 7 The status of the parties at pres: ent is: Government Coalition — Liberals, 169; Irish Nationalists, 69; Laborites, 32. Opposition—Unionists, 212, Though the steady gains of the Conservatives have already brought their total far ahead of their repre- sentation in' the last parliament the Liberals- believe that the ratio of the Conservative gain will be materially decreased from now on.’ Brickmakers Ask More Pay. Chicago, Jan. 24.—Three thousand Cook county brickmakers have given notice to the manufacturers that they intend to insist on a wage increase of 15 per cent on thei expiration of their present agreement. It is said that any effort to increase wages will be resisted by the manufacturers and the union officials expect a clash ow the expiration of their agreement. o TEAM FOR LOGAL USE| Reliet Association Would Cash, at Face Value, City Warrant for Purchasing Team. The members of the Bemidji fire department are anxious that the city council should purchase a team of horses for the use of the department held yesterday afternoon the mat- ter of whether the department would, through the relief association of the department, cash a city warrant at par for the purchase of the team was discussed. The firemen discussed the matter of making a requisition on the coun- cil for the purchase of a team, and it was stated that such requisition had already been made, and that the council had asked if the Firemen’s Relief association would take, up a warrant at face value, if the council decided to buy a team and issued a city warrant in payment therefor. It was stated that the purchase of a team for the use of the fire depart- ment would tend to lower the fire insurance rates in the city when a readjustment was made, besides being a great help to the firemen in efficiency in fighting fires. The council had temporarily tabled the requisition for a team, according to a fireman who was present, because of the condition of the city’s finances; butit was believed that the team would soon be forth- coming, if the matter was presented 1n the proper light. It was contended that the city could put a team in the present quarters where the fire apparatus is stored, by proper management, and with little expense. It was the sense of the meeting that the relief association would cash the city warrant at par, when same is issued for payment for a team of horses for the use of the department. Additional Locals W. W. Winger was a Mentor visitor at the Hotel Markham last night. i Dr. E. H. Smith left Saturday night on a professional trip to Minneapolis. B. G. Holden of Littlefork Sun- dayed in the city, being a guest at the Hotel Markham, Miss Hazel Wells left Saturday afternoon for Redby, where she will teach a five months’ term of school. George McPherson of Interna- tional Falls, partook of the good things at the Hotel Markham over Sunday. Geo. A. Judson an attorney of Crookston, Suudayed in Bemidji, having some legal matters here that demanded his personal supervision. Fritz Hagberg of Brainerd came to Bemidji Sunday morning and has been a guest at the home of his brother, A. Hagberg. Fritz expects to return home tonight. E. A. Hasty of Blackduck, manager for the Page & Hill Cedar company, came to the city this morning and was looking after some business matters here today. > E. S. Freeman of Omaha, Neb,, spent Sunday in the city consult- ing with the members of the T. J. Miller company, who are local agents for the Agricultural Insur- ance company. Thillip Gill left Saturday night for St. Paul, where he was “‘sched- uled” to attend the wedding of his brother, David Gill, who, it is asserted, was married in the “Mill City” yesterday to a most estimable lady. = George T. Baker, the local jeweler, returned this morning from a visit to the logging camps near Blackduck and . Funkley, where he did a splendid business in selling watches, etc., to the| “boys” in the camps, James Sullivan, general man- ager for the St Croix Pine & TEN CENTS PER WEEK. NJUNCTION IS GRANTED AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS Judge erfiht Files an Order Restraining the Village of International Falls and Its Councilmen from Purchas- ing Certain Waterworks Paraphernalia. Judge B. F. Wright has filed an order granting a permanent in- junction against the village of In- ternational Falls and the trustees of that village, enjoining the village and the trustees, and each of them, from carrying out the provisions of a contract and from further buy- ing or purchasing for and on account of the .village, from Robinson, Carey & Sands cempany, the boiler, pump, suction pipe, smoke stack, fittings, valves, connections, access- ories and equippment to be used in the waterworks plant at Internation- al Falls, or receive or take any of said property under a certain con- tract said to have been entered into between the village and the Robin- son, Carey & Sands “company; and the said village, by the order of Judge Wright, is further enjoined from passing upon and allowing any claims in favor of the company for the sale or delivery of any of the supplies mentioned, and issuing any warrants or orders of the village for payment of any claim or account the articles. This injunction has been issued at the request of John T. Stone, act- ing for the so-called ‘“‘municipal league” of International Falls, which objected to the village purchasing waterworks paraphernalia without having first called for bids.on the same and then awarded the contract to the lowest bidder. ‘The case came up for hearing in Bemidji on January 11, upon the re- turn of the order to show cause why temporary injunction should not be Cedar company, came to Bemidji this morning from Funkley and personally supervised some “busi- ness matters in this city. “Jim” will probably return to Funkley this evening. W. T. Blakeley, the Farley logger, who is cuttiug much tim- ber in the Wild Rice country south ot Bagley, came to the city yesterday from Minneapolis, where he had been on a business trip. Mr. Blakeley spent yester- day and last night at the Hotel Markham and went to Farley this morning on the north-bound M. & 1. ““local” freight train. Archdeacon Parshall left this morning tor Little Falls, there to take charge of the funeral services incident to the burial of the little daughter of Leigh Tanner, who died a few days ago. The arch- deacon states that thereis a dearth in purchasing, selling or delivery of|: issued against the defendants, it be- ing considered that the determina- tion of a temporary injunction would practically amount to a deter- mination of the right to issue a per- manent injunction, as prayed for in the pleadings. The question involved in this case, according to Judge Wright, was not the right of the village to purchase these waterworks supplies, but the objection was made to the method employed by the villiage to do so; that the contract could only be made with the lowest bidder, after published notice of time and place of receiving bids. The defendants conteuded that the statutes quoted by the plaintiff’s attorneys did not apply in this case; that there was an emergency and necessity for immediate action; that even if the council acted without authority innot having called for bids, that such lack of authority was “ultra vires” in a- secondary sense and would not make the pur- chase an illegal one. In the memorandum filed with the order, Judge Wrightsays: “There seems to be no suggestion in this case of any intentional wrong™ upon the part of the village officers, and without doubt they have acted in the whole matter honestly and with the best of intentions, never- theless I am unable to see how Section 731, supra, can be avoided.” Spéoner & Brown of this city appeared.-for the plantiff in the case and McPartlin & Langland of Inter- national Falls were coun:el for the defendants. e T T e PR AP e R e of Episcopal rectors in this north country at present, he being the only spiritual advisor of that faith between Bramnerd and the bound- ary and Grand Rapids and Grand Forks; and he is kept continually on the “go” to fill many of these pulpits. 3 Mrs. G. A. Coppersmith, wife of the M. & I. conductor who punches tickets between Brainerd and Kelliher, passed through the city this morning returning to her home at Brainerd from Kelliher, where she spent Sun- day with Mr. Coppersmith, Mrs. Coppersmith statés that her son’Svere is now enjoying the best of health, the recent operation to which the boy submitted having been a great benefit. Mrs. Copper- smith is also enjoying splendid health for the first time in several years. GED. A. HANSON Successor to Cormontan & Hanson Specialist i h HISTORICAL ® SOCIETY, 4 |