Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 16, 1910, Page 1

- TH LY PIONEE VOLUMF 8. NUMBER 24 DANGEROUS FIRE NEAR HERE SUNDAY Heavy Winds Carried Old Fire Towards City Through Dried Brush and Timber. BIG CITIES EXCITED BY CALL FOR AID OF LOCAL MILITIA Backfires Saved Several Farm Homes —Light Rain Aided Greatly— Com- paratively Small Damage. A large forest fire caused con- siderable danger and excitement south of Bemidji yesterday, with a property loss of about $1000, The Bemidji militia was assembled and, through mistakes at St. Paul, Col. Raische of Duluth assembled the Duluth companies of the Minnesota National Guard, ready to start to Bemidji on the evening train. ‘Through the quick resnonse of mem- bers of the Bemidji fire department and other citizens, the fire was checked until the light rain put out the flames. Just before noon yesterday word was received in this city that the farmers south of town needed help to fight a fire which had been burning for several days, and which the strong wind of yesterday morn- ing was blowing back towards the brickyard and the city. The state fire ranger for this district, acting under special orders from St. Paul, went to the fire and found that the farmers had not explained the great danger. The ranger telephoned to the city and asked that Company K be ordered to the scene of the fire. George Kirk, president of the city council, and fire warden of the city during Mayor Parker’s absence, quickly responded to the call for assistance and brought out 50 or 60 men, The fire by this time had reached the Freeze residence, one mile south of the brick yard, and caught fire to the barn. The men fought to save the house but the pump was in a buggy shed which was burning and only the strong wind blowing to the north- west, thus carrying the flames away from the home, saved the residence. Other farmers in the vicinity had sent their families away, expecting their homes to burn. Back fires were started along the road east of the Freeze residence and behind the clearings of several farmers in that neighborhood. By massing large numbers of men along the Plantagnet road near the school- house, back fires were started through considerable jack pine tim- ber and from«the edge of several clearings in time to break the force of the fire which was being driven by the wind. The fire was prevented from crossing the Plantagenet road and by the hard work of city men the little red school house was saved. Company K did not receive the orders which they were awaiting from St. Paul, through the misunder- standing mentioned. Telegrams were received late in the afternoon signed by Governor Eberhart an- nouncing that the aid requested would be furnished by Colonel Raische at Duluth. Col. Raische was informed that his services would not be required in Bemidji, the fires having been checked and a light rain begun to fall. The property loss of Mr. Freeze was probably $600, he having had considerable machinery in the barn. The Bemidji Brick company lost about 60 cords of -wood on the Nangle farm. This loss, together with a small amount of timber des- troyed, would make the total loss of the fire at about $1,000, This fire started a week ago Sun- day on both sides of a small swamp half way between Bemidji and the Jester farm at Lake Plantagnet. It appears to have been set fire inten- tionally and in several places. The fire went southeast across cut-over lands with slashings left by Jumber companies several years ago. The HYDE GUILTY Kansas City, May 16, 3:30 p. m,—Dr, B, Clark Hyde was found guilty of the murder of Col. Thomas H. Swope, the million- aire philanthropist, this afternoon, and his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment by the court, —_— fire died down at night and sprung up again in the day time. Assist. ance was sent from Bemidji twice during the week. The fire was cor- nered on the south and southeast by back firing. The wind changed last Saturday, bringing the fire north but all was done that could be performed with- out rain and it was expected that | the fire would be checked by a large swamp and clearings which were across the entire north side of the burning district. Sunday morning’s terriffic wind caused the fire to jump the clearings and swamps and brought the fire within the dangerous distance of the city. Had it not been for the aid sent from Bemidji many farmers south of Bemidji would have been without homes today and even greater danger would probably have resultsd. J. H. Griffin, solicitor for freight and passenger business for the Great Northern Railway company, came over this noon from his home at Grand Forks, N. D.,and spent today in Bemidji. . Mrs. David Gill returned yester- day from a month’s” visit with her parents in Minneapolis. A. C. Johnson, the Turtle River merchant, was among the out-of-town visitors in Bemidji today. Federal Troops Ordered Out. Washington, May 16.—President Taft conterred with-Secretary Dickin- son and Secretary Ballinger regarding |. the uprising’of the Pueblo' Indians at Taos, N. M. It was decided to send a troop of cavalry at once from Fort Wingate to quell the uprising and re- store order. The president was un- willing that the ‘territorial militia of New Mexico should deal with the sit- uation. Economy of Costly Foods. The economy of expensive foods is explained by the fact that digestionm, at least in man, is dependent uponm flavors, without which it is so defec tive that we do not obtain the good of the food we swallow. As far as ex- periments go, they substantiate these assertlons, for the sight and smell of pleasing food start the flow of di- gostive fluids, while disagreeable odors and sight stop it. Delicatessen, then, would seem to be staples, for they are necessary. The talk of being abl subsist on a few cents a day 1s simply nonsense and leads to deterioration of health. What seems to be extrava- gance in food purchases may bDe ‘wholesome instinct. The high cost of living is partly due to the cost of the flavors we need. We commend these ideas to our worthy dietetic ecomo- mists. Laymen may not be so foolish as the physiologists themselves. — American Medicine. A Novel Method of Advertising. A storekeeper in a small out of the way town many years ago hit upon a novel method of advertising his store. He concelved the idea of buying up the stock of stamps at the postoffice across the way. The postmaster ob- Jected to be @enuded of all his stock, but his mysterious customer demanded the stamps over the counter, sheet aft- er sheet, as an ordinary member of the public until he had bought every stamp to be had. Then he took the stock over to his store across the road and plastered his windows with no- tices that postage stamps were only to be had at his store, and to his mor- tification the postmaster had to send customers across to the store over the way for any stamps they needed until some days after he once more got in & stock from headquarters, Respect More Eum al Than Lovl. The most essential thing in mar- riage Is respect. It 1s above love, above compatibility, above even the priceless sense of humor. *Respect will make even the “appalling intimacy” endurable and will bring one through the most trying disagreements with no bruise on the soul, whatever wounds there may be In the heart. Therefore, men and women, never, never marry any one you don’t really respect, how- ever passionately you may love. Grand Magazine. A Diplomat. Benners—What makes you think that Browa is such a diplomat? Jenners— When he was shown his friend’s baby for the first time he sald it had Its father’s intellect and its mother's beau- ty.—Philadelphia Telegmph. 5, A Gentle Hint. “Life at best Is but a gloomy prison,” said the moralizing bachelor. “So much the worse for men who de- Uberately choose solitary confinement;’” remarked the girl who had her trap set, —Bohamlun ngazlnz. kil BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1910. SPORTING NOTES | MEET IN KING'S GASS LAKE WINS IN BALL GAME YESTERDAY Visitors Secure Game by Score of 9 to 3.—Locals Show Good Material But Need Practice. Cass Lake took a fall out of Be- midji in the baseball game at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon, the “Lake” visitors winning by a score of 9to 3. appearance, showed that Lake was due to an error on part of some Bemidji player. locals secured three hits off visiting pitcher, bringing in scores in the third inning. pretty gaod form and played together. Emerson, an the country, was on the mound reputation to get in danger. gardner, the tossing artist of out the game the visitors sec few hits off him. the fifth inning on account of and cold. of the two teams. 3b; Hazen, ss; Ryan, If; Gill, cf Smyth, rf. Cass Lake—Emmerson, p; ton” Oman, c; Nason 1b; Carl American Association Won Lost St. Paul. .. 19 6 9 13 13 14 14 15 Kansas Gity. 15 American League Won Lost Philadelphia. = 4 Cleveland . 7 New York s 7 Detroit 9 Boston 1 Chicago. 10 Washington. 15 St. Louis 14 National League - .. Won Lost Pittsburg ... 12 7 New York 4. .8 Philadelphia. 10 8 Chicago. .. mn 9 Cincinnati .9 8 Boston| . L7 12 Brooklyn 8 14 St. Louis 7 13 Miss Porter Dead. The Bemidji boys by their general with practice the locals can put up one of the best nines in this part of the country but the boys went into the game with almost no practice. Each of the nine scores secured by,Cass the The the two The boys from the east were in well Indian pitcher well known in_ this part of ~for Cass Lake and never allowed his Baum- the locals, was right there, and through ured The game was called at the end of rain Following is the lineup Bemidji—Baumgardner, Kalier, c; Jerome, lb; Carlton, 2b; DeRushia, and “Cot- 2b; Weaver, ss; Phelps, 3b;~Johnson, If; Nord, cf; Jones, rf. Pet .760. .640 .500 .500 440 391 423 286 Pet .600 .879 .585 650 455 421 .304 21 Pct .632 .636 .555 .550 .529 .368 364 .350 Miss Vivian Porter of Minneapo- lis, who was brought to Bemidji a month ago, suffering with pulmo tuberculosis, died yesterday at nary her temporary residence on Irvin ayenue. She was attended -in her brief dence in Bemidji by her sister. The remains will be. taken Wednesday to Long Prairie, thei home. beslde her father and mother. Cement Work Dnne. resi- next rold Interment will be made Cement walks Jaid and all kinds of cement work done and guaran-| teed. Telephone 470, Nels Loi Won .a'Wife by His 8kill. Action was a Grecian painter of/| tved about the time of Alexander, and he ‘won his wife by his great work. He painted a picture called “The Nuptials of Alexander and Roxane,” which exhibited at the Olymplc games. created such a stir that one of was It the Judges cried In _admiration, “I reserve crowns for the yictorious athletes, but I give my daughter in marriage to the pnlnter Acuon as'a recompense for his . plef Actlon was one of the art- 1sts whu excelled in the art of mixing colors. He could not go to the nearest store.and purchase them, as artista do today. 'tho DEATH CHAMBER Queen Mexandra Giracious to Mrs. Keppel, KING'S FAVORITE WEEPS Accompanies Widow of Dead -Ruler to the Bier, Where She Takes a Last Look at the Remains of Her Regal Admirer—New Monarch is Unfriend- ly to Her and Her Day In Court Is Ended. Chicago, May 16.—A London oable to the Record-Herald says: The history of the royal house of England contains no more dramatic incident than that at Buckingham pal- ace the other day when the widowed Queen Alexandra and Mrs. George Keppel met at the threshold of King Edward’s death chamber. That afternoon, at an hour when the. queen is accustomed /to rest in her apartments, Mrs. Keppel went to | Buckingham palace to look her last on the face of the sovereign who had 80 greatly favored her. For a long time she had had the entree to the palace. Bhe went upstairs and re- quested the official on duty to conduct her to the death chamber. As they neared it the door of Alex- andra’s apartments at the further end of the corridor “opéened and the widowed ‘queen advanced toward the room where her consort's body lay. Mrs. Keppel stood stoek still, and, as Alexandra approached, she courtesied deeply and in a faltering voice sald: “I suppose this is the last time I shall have the honor of seeing you, madame.” Side by 8ide in Dslth Chamber, - The queen, recognizing her beneath the deep crepe veil, showed neither surprise nor. . resentment, but an- swered with great dignity: “Why not? Are not the triends always my friends?” Mrs. Keppel, overcome by this nohl. attitude, courtesied again more deeply than before and-tle gueen.motioned her to follow. into' the-death chamber. There the two ‘women stood gazing on the face of the dead king for some minutes, Mrs, Keppel weeping quietly. Then Queen Alexandra led the way from the room and they parted. For many years King Edward never dined at Buckingham palace except when official reason compelled. Every night when in London he dined out at some friend’s house and always met Mrs. Keppel. He used to say that when his work was finished he was entitled to some change of scene. Mrs. Keppel's day in court is ended. As far as King George is concerned he has never attempted to conceal his hostility to Mrs. Keppel and in his blunt way has often said that he failed to understand why his father wished to.have her always about him. HAD BEEN SEALéD A YEAR Bancrete Cap Removed From Zeigler “Mine in lllinois. Mount Vernon, 111, May 16.—The im- ‘mense concrete cap, with which the Leiter coal mine at Zeigler has been sealed for more than a year, has been removed. Gas is still in evidence, but it is not thought to be in danger- ous quantities. The mine was sealed to extinguish a fire which was caused by an explosion a year ago, when eight lives were lost. The mine is wrecked. The new owners are making arrangements to send a searching party into the in- terior as soon as the debris can be cleared. Oxygen helmets and other safety appliances will be used. More than 100 lives have been lost through gas explosions in the mine since it was opened a few years ago. ON ACCOUNT OF KING'S DEATH Indians Refuse to Hold Usual Victoria Day Celebration, Victorla, B. C., May 16.—All hope of holding the Victoria day celebration May 24 was. abandoned when Song- hees and Quamichan Indians declined to take part in the canoe race because of the death of King Edward. The feature of the yearly celebration has always been the Indian war canoe races, for which the Indians trained three months. : “The king.was our best friend. He is to be buried on the 20th. We can't race on the 24th,”:sald Chief Cooper of the Songhees tribe to the commit- tee.’ king's Langdon, N. D, May 16.—Fire was started from a gasoline. explosion in tne home of M. I. Forkner, and came very near burning the nome. The ser vant girl, Miss Katig Hettler, was se: verely burned about the huands' and face in an effort to save the little two- year-olff girl, who ran into the fire and who was saved:from death only by tue herofc efforts of Miss Hettler. World's: Champion Cow. Columbia, - Mo, May 16.—-Chiet Josephine, the Holstein at the state farm, gave minety-elght pounds. ot milk at her last milking and has been averaging ninety pounds a day.since her tests began. . It {8 claimed she will | orove the champion mjlk nroducer of || cated by the Republican party, and county being - entitled to - one (1) -|born 14, Goodhue 20, Grant 9, will be held Friday on the 17th; nFqul n‘u' HEP“BU- day of June at two o'clock, in the GAN STATE GONVENTION | : afternoon of said day, at the court house in the city of Bemidji for the purpose of electing eleven (11) delegates to the ‘state republican convention, and for the transaction of - such other business as may properly -come 'before said county convention, The representation to said county convention from the various town- ships and voting precincts in Bel- trami - county shall be as follows: Alaska 2, Battle 2, Benville 2, Bemidji (twp) 3, Blackduck (twp) Which is_to Be Held Ja St. Paul, Mina., June 21, 1910. A Republican State Delegate Con vention is hereby called to be held on the 21st day of June, A. D. 1910, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon of said day, at'the Auditorium in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, for the mlrpone\oi nominating and endorsing a candidate for United States Sena- tor to be chosen by the Legislature of 1911, and for the purpose of placing in nomination candidates for the following state offices, to be voted for at the general election November 8, A. D, 1910: Four Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. (Two for the term commencing the first Monday in January, 1915, to succeed Justices Brown and Lewis.) (Two for the term commencing the first Monday in January, 1911, to succeed Justices Jaggard and O’Brien.) Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State. State Auditor. State Treasurer. Attorney General. Clerk of Supreme Court, and 'One Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner. The Republican voters of ne- sota, and all other voters, without regard to past political affiliations, who believe in the principles advo- mant 2, Chilgren 2, Durand 2, Eckles'3, Eland 2, Frohn 3, Grant Valley 3, Gudrid 2, Harnet 2, Hagali;2, Hamore 2, Jones 2, Kelli- her | 2; Keating 2, Lammers 2, Liberty 2, Langor 2, Lakewood 2, Lee 2, Maple Ridge 2, Moose Lake 2, McDougal 2, Minne 2, Nebish 2, ‘Northern 2, Port Hope 2, Quiring 2, Roosevelt 2, Red Lake Agency 2, Redby 2, Summit 2, Spooner (twp) 2, Steenerson 2, Spencer Grove 2, Shotley 2, Turtle River (twp) 2, Taylor 3, Walhalla 2, Wabanasa 2, duck village 5, City of Bemidji, Ward 5, Fourth Ward 4, Funkley 2, Nymore 3, Turtle River village 2, ton 2. The caucuses of the. republican county for the purpose of electing delegates to the republican county | convention will be held - Tuesday, June 14th, in the usual poling places, between the hours of 2 P. M. and 4 By the order of the republican county committee; Beltrami County, Minnesota, L5 G. E. Carson, Chairman, 4. Gxabam M. Torrance, Secretary. COLLEGE OF FORESTRY I8 ESTABLISHED AT 0 endorse its policies, are cordially invited to participate infthe s¢lection of delegates to this convention. The representation to said state convention shall be based on - the average Republican vote for state Ts at the.election in. 1008, each |- delegate for each two hundred and fifty (250) votes, or major fraction thereof, and (5) delegatés at large. In accordance with the above appor. tionment, the several counties in Minnesota will_ be entitled to the following number of delegates to the | state convention: g Aitkin 9, Anoka 10, - Becker 12; Beltrami 11, Benton 8, Big Stone 8,{ Blue Earth 16, Brown 11, Carlton 10, Carver 11, Cass 8, Chippewa 10, Chisago 12, Clay 12, Clearwater 8,] Board of Regents Modifies Sweeping Vaccination Order Jssued to Agri- Mmdéapnhs, May '16. At Snt- durday'’s meeting of the bond of regents of the state umversuy, €ook 6, Cottonwood 9, Crow Wing{plans were completed for the 11, Dakota 13, Dodge 10, Dougla: establishment of a school of for- 11, Fairbault 13, Fillmore 16, Free-| estry to be run separately from the Hennepin 89, Houston 11, Hubbard 9; Isanti9; Itasca 10, Jackson 11, Kanabec 8, Kandiyohi 13, Kittson 8, Koochiching 8, Lac qui Parle 12, Lake 7, LeSueur 12, Lincoln 8, Lyon 11, McLeod 10, Mahnomen 6, ‘Marshall 10, Martin 11, Meeker 11, Mille Lacs 9, Morrison 12, Mower | 14, Murray 9, Nicollet 10, Nobles 10, Norman 10, Olmsted 13, Otter Tail 18, Pine 10, Pipestone 8, Polk 17, Pope 11, Ramsey 61, Red Lake 10, Redwood 12, Renville 14, Rice 14, Rock 9, Roseau 8, St. Louis 43, Scott 8, Sherburn 8, Sibley 11, Stearns 12, Steele 11, Stevens § Swift 10, Todd 14, Traverse 7, Wabasha 12, Wadena 8, Waseca 10, Washington 14, Watonwan 10, Wil- kin 8, Winona 15, Wright 15, Yellow Medicine 11, All said county delegates . shall be elected by a Republican county con- vention, called and held under the auspices of the respective, Republi- can county committees, ‘and pur- suant to the General Laws of the| State of Minnesota, governing the holding and conduct of party dele- Rate conventions, and each ahd all of said county conventions shall be held on Friday, June 17, 1910. By order of the Republican state, central committee of the State of it has been associated in the past. Prof. S. B. Green, who has been school, While the regents were' in session they practically suspended the sweeping vaccination order issued two weeks ago, in which instructions agricultural college should bare their arm to the hypodermic needle. the modified order stands, the only case\in which vaccination can ‘be forced is in & class where smallpox has stually broken out, and even missal of the ‘class, GROP PROSPECTS BRIGHT. Croahton. May 16—By tomght, acreage, with' considerable flax will the grain seeded the past ten days, e exceptionally favorable, Barley seeding will all be com” |pleted within a week and the ¢ulti- Minnesota. 3 , Jamee A. Martin { vation of ground for a very large A.D. Brown, : &cmt.;y corncreage will be started. None i % Clni;mm * J|of the grain is suffering for lack of moisture such as has been -reported farther _south and in parts. of the Dakotas, but a series of ' warm showers. mldbe beneficial, in pro- Official Call For Beltrami County Re- publican Convention, " to h lleld In the City of Bemidji, F: moting rapid ‘growth. The winter June 17th, 1910. 15e ooking splendid and promists Pursuant to the general laws of the state of Minnesota, governing|i the holding and conduct of party conventions, ‘the republican “count; th crop wm bl ' maur. 2, Buzzle 2, Baudette (twp) 2, Cor. |this week. college of agriculture, with which at the head of ‘the de partment of forestry, will be dean of the new * | morning, following a sudden attack were issued that all students in the then, should ' the students rebel, the only alternative would be the dis- practically the entire wheat and oat | have been seeded, and while' warmer weather would rush' the growth of the wheat that is up could not look better and crop conditions generally xeturns for levcnr years, | TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BRINKMAMAN'S BILL THIS WEEK, SURE TO PLEASE The Musical Wilsons Are Recognized as the Best There is on the Vaudeville Stage. Again citizens of this fair city of ours are favored with an exception- ably good vaudeville entertainment at ths Brinkman Family Theater The star number on the program is the Musical Wilsons in “Ye Colonial Duo.” Where ever they have played they can come again and receive a heartier welcome than at each previous time. A St. Paul paper has this to say. Blue is not Mrs. Wilson’s favorite color—she fairly detests the cold, unfriendly color tome, but blue means “first class” and the fair member of the Musical Wilson duo at the Majestic does so many things in the first-class way that blue is forever being thrust upon her- Zipple 2, Baudette village 3, Black.|Besides being a clever musician, Mrs Wilson is an expert needle- First Ward 5, Second Ward- 5, Third | Woman, and at no less fairs in the southwest—Arkansas, Colorado and Nebraska—her needlecraft has been Tenstrike 3, Spooner village 3, Wil- rewarded with blue ribbons and with cash prizes. The editors of both The Ladies’ Home Journal and electors in the various townships|the Ladies’ World consider them- and voting precincts of Beltrami|Selves rather fortunate when they secure Mrs. Wilson, as they some- times do, to edit a department of needlework and fancy sewing in their respective magazines. In the autumn when Mrs. Wilson isn’t too busy with vaudeville work she finds time to serve as judge of fancy work at many a state fair. Were the admission price $1.00, this act alone is well worth it. Eddie Dolanis a comedian of ability. Ability that fs_ successful in reaching the “funny spot” of-the on-lookers. - He has proven himself worthy of being rated among the fore-most public eatertainers on the American stage. = Little Cristine, the Kid Ventrilo- quist, ‘is ‘also a number on the Brinkman . program this Everybody who knows anything about ' ventriloquism gives .this act much credit. At performahces in most cities the first fall of the curtain is never final. With the usual high-class moving pictures alwaysseen the Brinkman continues to present an entertain- ment that is unusually high-class. The bill should be seen by every Be- midji citizen. Mrs. Herlocker Succumbs. § Mrs. Herlocker, who resided on Park avenue, died suddenly this of pneumonia. The deceased had many friends in this city and is sur- vived by ‘a husband and several children.: The funeral arrangements are not yet complete. .m 15| ADDITIONAL WANTS Resident Managers wanted for branch offices at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo, Bemidiji and other points throughout Northwest by old established Chicago Manu- - facturing Corporation $300 to $1200 cash required to seure suffi- cient stock to supply demands created by New Laws and other requirements among ‘town and county officials. Public Institu- tions, business men, farmers, etc., for our guaranteed products; extra commissions, office rent and other expenses, position per- manent; references required. Apply Sturgis Thager, General uring - Association’s Equipments, 400 National Bank Commerce Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. e A R S FOR SALE—Motor boat 16 ft. 4 incheslong, 52 inch beam, in good shape for sale cheap for quick sale. Cash or installments. Inquire of E. H. Jerrard. el A R An oppumnmy to get a splendid bargain in a typewriter. Come quickly, A snap. ;09 Irvm,e “avenue, South. < 2 wholesale, - at 1109 Irvine Avenue, South. _— WANTED—18 or 20 foot launch in first class shy pe. Leave descrip: inn_ with E. H. Jerrard. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. week. ° Salary $95: to $165 per month, Sales Agent for Liberty Manufact- _