Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 12, 1910, Page 1

'THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Wistorical Soclety, T e MINNESOTA HISTORICAL | SOCIETY. ! S5 VOLUMF 8 NUMBER 21. o BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 12,-1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. A BIG ATTENDANGE AT JUNE CONGRESS Letters Assuring Large Delegations Pouring Into Secretary’s Hands at Crookston, June 1-2-3. DULUTH AND TWIN CITIES ARE SHOWING GREAT INTEREST | Business Men of Northern Minnesota Reciprocating Interest of Minne- sota Commercial Centers. Crookston, May 12—As the date for the summer meeting of the Northern Minnesota Devel- opment association approaches, June 1-2-3, every indication points with increasing emphasis to a big- ger and more result-getting gather- inu than was- at first dreamed of. Secretary of the Polk County is daily receiving the attendence of large deiegations from all sections of northern Min- nesota and especially large delega- tions from St. Paul, aneapohs and Duluth as the great cial centers of the state. Brown commer- | The interest shown by the three! large cities of the state in the efforts to make the convention a success, aided by their great daily papers, is arousing a feeling of friendliness to- ward them from this section which means closer relations than ever be- fore. The interest they are taking in the betterment of ~orthern Min- nesota has been an eye opener to many, who now realize that the com- mercial centers of the state are look- ing to this section, not with an eye Development association | assurauces of | single to their own 'profits by an |increased volume of business, but with a genuine desire to assist in the development of this section along comprehensive and substantial lines, purely commercial interest being a secondary consideration. The result of the outside interest will be a desire on the part of all ibusiness men to confine, more than iever before, every bit of business possible to the wholesale houses of Minnesota and business in other lines as well, rather than maintain- ing business relations with business institutions in the great centers of other states farther east. There is | a general feeling of a desire to re- ciprocate the efforts being made by the great commercial centers of the state to aid northern Minnesota, by aiding "them in preference to helping the growth of concerns out- |side the state who are not in a Lpnsition to favor Minnesota any | more than they would any section of any great state. This means a closer relation in the future and a getting together !that will be mutually beneficial, and this same line of talk is being heard and spread by practically every business and professional | san and the entire traveling fra- ternity connected with Twin City and Duluth houses. 'WCUMBER PASSED | A RESTFUL NIGHT Washington, May 12.-——Senator | : McCumber passed a fairly restful {night and is reported as improved today. He is fretful at times, be- cause of the slow rate of improve- ment, but ke has been told posi- | tively by physicians that he can- not leave the hospital before June { at the earliest. Prices from Sincerity Clol-h/cs bt [GASS LAKE LANDS TO BE OPENED JUNE 20 Great Excitement in Neighboring Vil- lage When News of Date for Filing Arrived. EIGHT MEN CAMP IN FRONT OF UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE With Blankets, Chairs and Food Sup- plies, They Await the Opening on June 20. Cass Lake, May 12—Great ex- citement prevailed in the willage this morning when the news ar- rived that the date for filing on | the reservation lands which were | recently ordered to be opened for | settlement after having been with- ' held for the past year. The date for filing has been set for June 20 Eight men immediately lined up in front of the United States land office to wait for the opening, June 20. Joe Beaulieau, who operates a { band laundry in Cass Lake, immedi- |ately appeared in front of the Jand office door with a bundle of blankets, a chair and provisions and stated that he would hold his place as first in line for the filing. He was quickly i followed by laborer, and R. S. Barnum, a one armed man, both residents of Cass Lake, and five other men. These men will stand in their present posi- tions until the doors are opened for filing June 20. The restoration of these lands will include 232,295 acreslocated in ceded Chippewa reservation lands in Minzesota, 26,635 acres of which was witheld from settlement for over a year until a few days ago. $15 to $30. The Sincerity Clothes Shop Model Clothing Stor_e <SS Freak clothes have no standing with the well dressed young man; but styles with distinctive lines and features are natur- ally favored, especially when they em- body the superb tailoring that gives the “class” and finesse to Sincerity Clothes. The illustration shows the “Deke,” neatest and nattiest modes for young men. two button type we have the “Ashbrook.” “Blackstone” is another swagger one, while the Saville and Strand are two others in the exclusive list from the Sincerity Shops. one of the In the Our George Ritchie, a FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT Joe Staska, University of Minnesota Boy, Will Run With Warren Team. “Joe Staska, sprinting champion of the northwest, will be present at the fire tournament in Bemidji July 4-5-6-7, and will run with the Warren fire department,” said A. G. Rut- ledge, who is preparing an excellent program and souvenir booklet for the July tournament, today. “Staska, who was with the Warren fire department but is now attending the University of Minnesota, made a remarkable race at Crookston a year ago. He tied Graceau of Red Lake Falls in the 100-yard dash, the time being 10 2-5 seconds. The two men immediately ran off the tie and Staska won by 12 inches in 10 seconds flat. ‘The race was held on the asphalt pavement. “Ray Schumaker of this city formerly held the record of the fire- men’s association, having secured the title at Cass Lake in 1902. Mr. Schumaker’s record of 10 3-5 seconds at that time was made in soft sand, and it is doubtful if Mr. Staska’s record is as good as that of our Be- midji man, considering the condi- tions. “In his letter, Joe Staska says, ‘I wish to remark that I will be at the tournament this year to defend my title as springing champion of the northwest, and incidentally I hope to better or at least equal my stand” ing record, if weather and track conditions are in any degree favor- able. I hope that your plans for the largest and best touranment yet held will mature.’ ” Many Hallock, Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, Warren and Crooks- ton members of the association are planning on bringing their families and securing a week’s outing at |Lake Bemidji, during the tourna- ment. The use .of Chautaqua Beach, at the head of Lake Bemidji, has been donated to the visitors during the firemen’s week by Mr. Rutledge, president, and the other members of the Chautaqua Beach association, SGHOOL STUDENT STRUCK WITH 16-POUND SHOT Physical Director of Crookston High School Accidentally Strikes Pupil. — Nearly Prostrated. Crookston, May 12.—A sad acci- dent which may terminate fatally occurred late yesterday when Charley Lindell, Jr., a Crookston high school student, was struck a terrific blow in the head, knocking him unconscious, by a heavy iron handball weighing 16 pounds. The weight had been hurled by Physical Director Larkin who was practicing putting the shot for the benefit of the Crookston high school students who will repre- sent the school here at the field meet of the Red River Valley High School Athletic association to be beld here May 28. Lindell had been out of range, but not noticing what Director Larkin was doing, ran into line with the ball, when the shouts of warning only served to make him turn his head so as to be struck by the ball just back of the ear. Had no warning been shouted the iron ball would have . missed him entirely. He was hurried to the St. Vincent hospital, where "he later partially regained conscious- ness butis still in a precarious condition, Director Larkin is nearly prostrated with anxiety over the outcome, as is the entire student body, with whom the un- fortunate young man is extremely popular, Notice. Property owners are hereby notified to clean up their premises of all rubbish within the next five days.-Phone scavanger at city hall. Phone 22. SPRINTING GHAMPION AT |CARNEGIE LIBRARY AGGEPTED BY CITY W. B. Stewart, on Behalf of Carnegie Board, Presents $12,500 Gift From Steel Magnate. EXCELLENT LIBRARIAN, BUT MORE BOOKS NEEDED.—MAYOR Ladies of Improvement League and Band Publicly Thanked.—Fine Music.—Large Crowd. In the presence of a large crowd of its leading citizens, Bemidji accepted the handsome $12,500 building which was proffered by the Carnegie library board last evening. The city now has a fine library building which only lacks a few more books of giving Bemidji one of the best libraries of any city of this size in the state. Mayor John C. Parker received the building from W. B. Stewart on behalf of the city, and in a neat speech, complimentea the citizens on receiving so handsome a present from the stee! magnate and on the board’s choice of a librarian, Miss Beatrice Mills. The mayor felt sure no better qualified librarian could have been secured than Miss Mills. Mr. Parker expressed a desire to have a book shower in the near future to fill up the stack room. In closing his address, the mayor thanked the ladies and men who had sung during the evening, and the Bemidji band for donating its services prior to the dedicatory exercises. He also ex- pressed his gratitude to Bisiar & Murphy for the use of the pi- ano. ‘W. B, Stewart delivered an ex- | cellent speech of presentation on behalf of the Carnegie library board, in which he outlined the work done by different members of the board during the construc- tion of the building. President White had looked after the foun- dation, Mr. Ritchie after the walls and roof, and Mr. Richards had charge of interior finishing. Ladies of the Bemidji Improve- ment league, which had been highly complimented in Mayor Parker’s ad- dress, held an informal reception in the basement of the building im- medidately after the dedicatory exercises, Following is the program rendered last night: Several selections by the Band, Outside. Solo, selected—Mr. Woodmonsee. Selection—Bemidji Orchestra. Solo, “May Morning,” — Miss Dora Hanson, History and Presentation of the Building—Supt. W. B. Stewart. Acceptance of Building—Mayor John C. Parker. Solo, “The Gypsie Trail”—Mr. Gulthne. Solo, “The Storm F:end”-——Mr Andrew Rood. Informal' reception and refreshments in basement. TWO BANDITS ROBBED TRAIN IN THE DESERT light Robbers Wore No Masks and Confined Their Efforts to the Passengers; One Man Injured. Phoenix. Ariz., May 12.—Two bandits without masks held up train No. 16 of the ‘Arizonia Eastern railroad a mile from here last night and ‘after robbing the passengers, escaped to the desert. One passenger was almost scalped by a blow from a revolver butt. < Possses were started out tonight in an effort to capture the robbers before. they cross the Mexican boundary. + The bandits appeared at the doors of the passenger cars just after the train left Maricopa. They did not molest the mail or express car, confining “their operations to the passengers. After taking about 8100 from the passengers of two coaches, the robbers forced the brakeman to stop the train at a point where then horses were tied, Lecture Was Good. Miss Bull of the domestic science department of the college of agri- culture at the University of Minne- sota, St. Paul, lectured before the Woman’s Study Club and . other ladies of Bemidji yesterday afternoon on domestic science. The lecture, which was held in the assembly room was well attended and Miss Bull gave' the ladies some excellent ideas on the proper man- agement of the kitchen and the way to save money in the home. Miss Bull will deliver the other three lectures of this course on the following Wednesdays, each talk being delivered at the Bemidji high school. Al ladies of the city are allowed to attend these meetings. HOW BI6 IS BEMIDJI? Ttis to be observed in the guesses registered in the Pioneer’s “How big is Bemidji?” pastime that children are more extravagant in their esti- mates of the population than are the older people. The grown ups are more conservative. They have before now observed that the city does not grow as fast as some people would like it to, especially when the growth is ascertained by the actual counting of noses as is done in the process of taking the federal census. Only a few days remain for the guessers. All must be in by the fifteenth. As to when the result of the census will be known the census editor has not yet learned. This is up to Mr. Durand, director of the census at Washington. PAGKET FOUNDERS Two Women and Three Men Are Miss- ing From the Passenger List of the Saltillo. St. Louis, Mo., May 12.—The packet City of Saltillo, which left here this morning with 27 passen- gers and - heavy cargo, sunk today at Glen Park, thirty miles south of St. Louis._ According to a telephone message from Capt. Harry N. Crane, who had charge of the boat, two women and three men are missing. These are: Isaac T. Rhea, of Nashvilie, Tenn., wife of the president of the St. Packet company, owners vessel; Miss Anna Rhea, Louis and Tennessee River of the -~ IN THE MISSISSIPPI THOMAS BAILEY, SR, LEASES MERGHANTS Former Sheriff of Beltrami County to Give Bemidji Another Strictly First-class Hotel. OLD MERCHANTS HOTEL TO BE ENTIRELY REMODELED,—$15,000 Need for Additional First-class Accom- odations to Be Filled. —Five Year Lease.—Open July 1. The Merchants Hotel which has been closed for the last year but which is now being entirely re- modeled by its owners, the Duluth Brewing and Malting company, was leased yesterday to Thomas Bailey, Sr., for years sheriff of THOS. BAILEY. Beltrami county., The deal was completed yesterday, W.- R. Byerly representing the brewing ‘company. Mr. Bailey will take charge of the-Merchants hotel July first and his lease will run for five years from that date, Mr. Bailey to have the privilege of renewing the lease at the end of that time. The Duluth Brewing and Malting company is making repairs on this hotel which will aggregate $15,000. ‘The hotel will be placed in first-class condition and will fill a need in Bemidji for additional first-class accommodations. In addition to the repairs inside of the building, a large balcony is to be constructed on on the Minnesota and Second street sides of the building. Fourth Ward Census Completed. The taking of the census in the fourth ward was completed this afternoon by A. G. Rutledge, the enumerator for that district. Every a daugbter;| ;o gident who could be found in any Capt. S. Calvin and Baker, of St.|lodging, boarding or rooming house, Louis; two roustabouts. The boat unidentified negro | hotel or private dwelling, store or business has been enumerated. But struck rock at 9:30 |if any one was absent, or was missed o'clock but because of the excite- |for any reason, they should call up ment and lack of communication, [ Mr. Rutledge, telephone 343, or the the receipt ot news was delayed. | Pioneer office, 31. Every name on Capt. Crane said he ran two miles|the census rolls is an asset to Be- to telephone. midji. For sale Do You Know the Limit of what you can do with your camera? A trial will convince you that you have not reached the limit of what your camera is capable of The Gity. Drug Store You Do Not unless you have used THE ANSCO FILM only at