Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1910, Page 4

A TR R TS T R PO TR B R S M o o A i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. N. DENU. | G.E. CARSON. Eatered n the Postottice at Bemld)l, Minnesota, as second: SUISGRII;TIUI---SS.IIU PER YEAR IN ADVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI | County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; in 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac-! commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. Water—Absolutely pure. Two artesian wells. Water Mains—About seven miles. | Boating—3500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. | Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20;. above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About three miles. Cement Sidewalks—Six and a miles. Lakeshore Drives—Ten]miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage--Ten miles, and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Three. Bank Deposits—$750,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum- ber, lath, shingles, and various othes industries. Great Distributing Point—Lumber prod- ucts, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern, Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to |Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. 1910, half two laker large cities of the state in their efforts to make the convention a success, aided by their great daily papers, is arousing a feeling of | friendliness toward them from their | section which means closer relations than ever before. The interest they are taking in the betterment of northern Minnesota has been an eye- opener to many, who now realize that the commerical centers of the state are looking to this section, not with an eye single to their own | profits by increased volume of busi- ness, but with a genuine desire to assist in the development "of this section along comprehensive and substantial lines, with purely com- mercial interests as a secondary consideration. The result will be a desire on the part of all business intefests to con- fine, more than ever before, every | bit of business possible to the whole- sale houses of Minnesota and busi- ness in other lines as well, rather than maintaining business relations with business institutions in the great centers of other states farther east. There is a general feeling of a de- sire to reciprocate 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 outside the state who are not in a position to favor Northern Minnesota any more than they would any other 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 man and the entire traveling fraternity con- nected with Twin City and Duluth Railroad Depots—Four. { houses.—Crookston Times. Passenger Trains—Twelve daily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. | Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. ‘Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages—One. Low tension business methods have seen their day. Nothing now counts but snap, push, good work and plenty of it. things don’t forget the need of good advertising. Itis not enough that what you say is right. It must be said in the right place to reach the right class of people. There is no ad- vertising medeium as gcod as a good newspaper; Rhode Island Advertiser. EFFICIENCY. Even the machine needs oil: the man craves a word of praise. It takes heat to hatch an egg. The warmth of enthusiasm is required for the birth of an idea. The em- ployees who are enthusiastic use their brains to the best advantage. If you are cold, don’t expect ideas from your force, If you show your heart to your employees they will put their heart in their work. A pleasant word of comendation from you may cause an idea to germinate in an employee’s brain, for the brain is reached through the heart. The driven force is not the efficient force. Coldness shrivels iniative. Be warm with the warmth of en- thusiasm, and with the sunshine of your disposition cultivate your employees. In this way efficiency will grow. CLOSER RELATION WITH MINNESOTA COM- MERCIAL CENTERS. As the date for the summer meet- ing of Northern Minnesota Develop- ment Association approaches, June 1-2-3, every indication points with 230 miles;toEI BY THE WAY And above all| The reason that things go in the one ear of some people and out of the other is that their brains offer no resistance. When you don’t know anything, keep your knowledge to your self. Its a good ad. indeed, that doesn’t need retouching. It takes a pushing man the business. EXPLOSION ENTOMBS SCORES OF MINERS Hundred and Thirty-six Trapped in English Colliery. to pull Manchester, Eng., May 13.—An ex- plosion in tne Wellington coal mine at White Haven cut off the exit from the 136 miners who were working be- low the surface. . Rescue parties succeeded in saving four men who had been working at the bottom of the shaft, but were prevent- ed by the gas from penetrating to a point where the main body of men is imprisoned. Every indication is that the inner workings of the mine are afire and there is the gravest apprehension re- garding the entombed men. Distracted crowds of relatives sur- round the pit head and the scene is distressing. The colliery is owned by the Earl of Lonsdale and its workings extend four or five miles beneath the sea. The spot where the eighty-five hew- ers and some fifty odd shiftmen, still imprisoned, were working at the time of the explosion is about three miles from the snaft exit. The rescuers di- rected their efforts to tunneling a road through the accumulations blocking the passage way and have reached a point within a mile of their goal. Their progress, however, was slow, as dan- gerous fumes filled tae workings. WILL HIDE IN A DUGOUT lowa Farmer Hopes to Escape Fumes of Comet's Tail. increasing emphasis to a bigger and more result-getting gathering than was at first dreamed of. The Polk County Development Association is daily receiving assurance of the Council Bluffs, Ia., May 13.—John Marlow, a farmer near this city, is so convinced that Halley’s comet will spread death and destruction on the earth that he is digging a cave in which he and his family will take refuge at the time the earth is pass- attendance of large delegations from all sections of Northern Minnesota and especially large delegations from St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, as the great commercial centers of the state. The interest shown by the three ing through the tail of the comet. The feature of the cave is an air- tight door by which he expects to keep out the poisonous atmosphere. In addition to himself and his family he will take two horses, two cows, & dog, a cat and a number of chicken: into the cave. i O —— 8, 8 1 1 | 8 o et GENSUS GOMPLETED [N BEMIDIP'S FOURTH WARD Every Person in Bemidji Owes a Duty To the City to See That He or She Is Counted. The first ward has been thoroughly covered by. census enumerator, D. C. Smyth. He states that every nook and corner and every building in which human beings caa live has been visited by him. He be- lieves, however, that there are some who have been overlooked. Anyone can understand how hard it is for the enumerators to locate such persons who have not been counted. Here is what must be done. | Every man. woman and child who has not been listed on this census count should report to the enumera- tor in their respective ward. Now stop! think! you, Mr. Citizen, i have you been counted? Is your name on the federal census books?| It’s up to you and not the enumer- ator to see that you are on. For your convenience, if you are one who has been overlooked, you may tele- phone to your enumerator or to the! Pioneer office and the proper person will call upon you or make an appointment with you. Bear in mind that the census books will be closed Sunday night, May 15. The! enumerators in the city are: D. C. Smyth, first ward. | John L. Brown, second ward. P. M. Dicaire, third ward. } A. G. Rutledge, fouth ward. | Each of these gentlemen can be! reached by phone. SPEND NIGHT IN BED OF STREAM Forest Fire Refugees Nar- | rowly Escape Death. FLAMES CLOSE TO TOWN Grand Marais Is Still Threatened With Destruction and Immense Damage !'s Being Done in the Immediate Vicia- I ity—Fire Department and Citizens in Desperate Struggle to Save the Place. Duluth, May 13.—Bareheaded, with slothing scorched and their hair and eyebrows singed, a number of refugees reached Grand Marais after spending the night in the bed of the stream, according to a special wireless dis- patch received here. The fires are raging about a mile west of Grand Marais and about $40,- 000 worth of timber posts and ties owned by the Schroeder Lumber com- .pany, Chris Johmnsom, J. T. Murphy and S. C. Murphy was destroyed. The landings owned by all of these inter- ests, and all the buildings at the land- ings, were burned. The owners and occupants of the buildings were forced to flee for their lives. They were cut off by the fire and were forced to lie all night in the bed of the stream, at times submerg- ing themselves under the water to keep from being burned to death. They reached the village bareheaded and with scarcely enough clothing to cover them. Five children who were in the party were severely burned, and are now under the care of physicians in the local hospital. Homes on Outskirts Threatened. The houses of Ole Allan, John Mur- phy and Charles Murphy, on the out- skirts of the village, are in danger and the fire department and private citi- zens are out helping the owners fight back the fire. A big fire is burning on Stump river. SHOES BURNED OFF FEET Michigan Instructor Has Narrow Es- cape in Forest Fire, Calumet, Mich, May 13.—Wyllis Seaman, an instructor at the Michigan college of mines at Houghton, and a companion, rxod Burnham, were ‘caught by forest fires at Otter lzke, south of here, where they were fishing and canoeing. Finding themselves sur- rounded the two attempted to break through the fire. Seaman’s shoes were burned from his feet, while both lost a portion of their clothing. Seaman is in a dangerous condition. Summer cottages at Twin Lakes are threatened and one has been burned. Abate Until Wind Rises. ‘Washburn, Wis.,, May 18.—The for- est fire situation in Bayfield county has .improved “greatly. Many of the fires to the west and north of the city are burning themselves out. A fire starting from brush fires burned down to within a mile of the ciiy, run- ning through timber owned by Raarup Bros. of this city. The woods are still smouldering and when the wind rises will sweep onward again. Flames Repulsed by Fire Lines. Cass Lalke, Miun., May 13.—Forest fires are under control. The fire fight- ers have constructed a fire line all around the burning area and it seems impossibie for the flames to break across. Pioneer Railroad Builder Dead. ael Elmore, pioneer railroad builder of the West and close personal friend of William Jennings Bryan, is dead at his home here. During -the thirty years engaged in construction work on prac- tically all - of the trarscontinental truek lines. city. Wash Skirts. An entirely The largest ever shown. lots. The captain on the Booth line steam- eor America reported by wireless that there is a fierce fire at Gooseberry river and all along the shore of Beaver bay. The vilage of Beavy Bay is not in danger yet. At Poles Edge a big area is burning. Captain McGlatton ‘Jost his home and bis logs, which were banked upon the beach. Little fire was noticed between Bap- tism river and Park Bay. From Park y to Tafte the fire is bad all along © shore and as far back in the woods a8 can be seen. The village of Tofte lost the church, town hall, sawmill, lumbér yard and a nugber of houses. Between Tofte and Good Harbor the fire is intense. In district the cut timber loss will unt to about $60,000. From Good rbor to Grand Marais there are bad 1n spots. Ldttle fire can be seen from the boat st of Grand Marafs. PR G VE e e L designs. White Plains, N. Y., May 13.—Mich- i e spent in the Western states he was | MAY SALE AT THE BAZAAR STORE ~Wash Dresses & Skirts One-Piece Dresses in pink, blue, tan, lavender and many other colors; the nobbiest Wash Dresses in the Many choice designs Our Business Hours From 7 a. m. to 8 p. m., ex- cept Saturdays we close at 10 p. m. Our Aim Is to please the trade at all times. Kindly give us your trade. Satisfaction Guaranteed Phones 65 and 390 IW. G. SCHROEDER Corner Fourth and Minnesota Subseribe for The Pioneer in the tan and white Silk Petticoats new line of Silk Petticoats, well made in good quality silks, during sale $4.98. Shirt Waists assortment of new Waists we have Dainty Linigerie. Waists, Dutch Collar Effects and Tailored Waists. waists. Come in and see them. Special prices on these Laces Linen finish Torchens 1-2-inch to 3-inches wide, 5¢ Handsome Laces and Embroideries Our Embroideries will be placed in three different Lot 1, at 19¢. Lot 2, at 29¢. Lot 3, at 39c. Shoe Supplies ‘All the new Pumps in patent leather and gun metal for spring; Oxfords and Shoes in many new M any Exceptional Bargains Along Other Lines THE BAZAAR STORE ‘OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL 8 0'GLOGK & % s T .