Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 28, 1910, Page 1

AILY SOCIETY. PIONEER. VOLUMF 8 NUMBER 35 SOLDIERS AND PUPILS AT ARMORY Annual Decoration Day Sermon to Old Soldiers of Bemidji by Rev. J. 0. Buswell Tomorrow. BACCALAUREATE SERMON TO GRADUATING STUDENTS. | Address Will Be Delivered in Armory Sunday Evening.— Class Present in Body. Services interesting to almost every person in Bemidji will be held in the national guard armory tomor- row. Special services for the old soldiers, for the young people and for the members of the graduating class of the Bemidji high school will be held at different times during Sunday. No services will be held in the Baptist, Methodist or Presby- terian churches, these congregations the uniting for armory. the program at The Manufacturer’s Sale of High Grade Pianos continues- to attract the attention of conservative buyers, who are taking ad- vantage of the high qual- ity and low prices of these excellent instruments. We have just received permission from the manu- facturers to continue this sale for another week, offering the same low prices and eusy terms. Sample pianos on exhi- bition in the Odd Fellow’s building, opposite Post- office. M. E. Ibertson LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE The local members of the Grand Army of the Republic will meet at the Odd Fellows hall at 10:30 and proceed from there to the armory where the devotional services will | commence at 10:45. Rev. J. O. Bus- | well will deliver the address to_the old soldiers. The annual baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class will be ‘pleached this year by Mr. Buswell, | the evangelistic speaker who is in | charge of the present campaign at | the armory. The graduating class of the local high school will attend ;the services in a body. The even- ing program will commence at 8 | o’clock. N A union young people’s meeting will be held at afternoon at the armory and free | reserved- seats will be ready for the use of the yeung people between the ages of 12 and 30 who desire to attend. provide the music and there will be 3 o’clock Sunday A large chorus choir will evangelistic speaking. DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS GHURGHES OF THE CITY Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser- mons to Be Delivered in the City Sunday. Episcopal—Services will be held in the .0, O. F. hallat 8 p, m,, con- ducted by Rev. H. F. Parshall. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Norwegian Lutheran—There will be services in the morning at 10:00, Sunday school, Norwegian and Eng- lish, at 12:00, evening services at 8. The church choir will assist at both meetings. Baptist—All the services for Sun- day will be held at the armory, except the Sunday school which will meet at the usual hour, 12:15. Please remember the great meetings for to- morrow and be present at all the services. G. A. R. and Post Notice. All members of the R. H. Carr post of the G. A. R., and any other old soldiers who may be in the city at that time, and the ladies of the {local circle are requested to meet at the Odd Fellows hall Sunday morn- ing at 10:30 o’clock to go to the armory, where union Memorial ser- vices will be held, and Rev. Buswell will preach. George Smith, Commandant, Harrison Pendergast, Adjutant. Postoffice Closed Monday. The windows at the postoffice {will be closed most of Monday, the lhours of opening being from 10 to 11:30 a. m. The carriers will make one trip in the mon;ing. on developed institution we sires funds to i his farm. all such- men a The First National Bank 0f Bemidji, Minnesota The future of Bemidji and Beltrami county will rest up- As a progressive local banking any resident farmer who de- We wish to meet their efforts towards success. farming land. offer to assist mprove or stock nd to encourage BEMIDJI, MINB}ESQTA,{SJA?URDAY EVENiNG, MAY 28, 1910. MUCH GOMMENT ON THE SENIORS' GLASS PLAY “A Night Off”’ Declared Best Produc- tion Ever Exhibited in Bemidji. All Did Well. Continuous praises of the class play of the graduating members of the Bemidji high school, “A Night Off,” which was given Thursday night, are being heard - on all sides. The enthusiasm with. which the play has been spoken of by citizens all over Bemidji leaves no doubt of the success of the presenta- tion, and it has emphatically been proclaimed the best show, rot even excepting the occasional visits of professional companies, that has ever been staged in Bemidji. To Miss Rica Graling, the ex- perienced dramatic critic who drilled the high school students, beloags most of the credit for the excellent production. The 16 members of the play, who drilled long and per- sistently in their efforts to make the class play a success and who spent more time in the work of pre- paration than the cast of any other home play ever produced in Bemidji, deserve unstinted praise from the local citizens. In most plays, especially those of home talent pro- duction, there are two or three good actors and the rest of the cast are far inferior to ,their standard, but almost every member of “A Night Off” did his or her part excellently. Fay Breneman, as Proffessor Babbitz, played the difficult part well, being absent minded when necessary, changing to angry passion for an excuse to get away from home to see the production of the play which he had written, and afterwards being humanly contrite when his wife threatened to ‘leave tion - Gladys Krealz ana minel Getchell, as sisters, looked “stun- ning” in their stage costumes. Nell Shannon, the curious maid, acted with a careless freedom from all stage fright that was admirable. The 1mpersonation of old Mrs. Babbitz by Miss Graling was excellent, her actions well befitting the character she represented. The playing of the other boys was fine, Alfred Neumann and Ralph Gracie, two former college chums, the first a steady boy, married to Ethel, and the second a wild boy, son of Lord Mulberry, i1 love with Gladys, carried themselves well on the stage. Ralph Lycan, Lord Mulberry, a tall Englishman with sideburns, delighted the audience with his pleasant conceit, and short steps in assisting the others to pack tor a trip to New York and a night off. The high school orchestra and glee club furnished music between the acts. TO DISTRIBUTE BASS. J. A. Wessel, member of the state game and fish commission, was in Bemidiji today on business for the Wessel Brothers’ company of St. Paul. Mr. Wessel said that the commission will commence dis- tributing bass fry about the middle of June and continue through TJuly. “There is more bass fry this year than ever before, said Mr. Wessel. “The ponds at Glennwood and Deerwood are full of bass which are spawning. The bass will be distributed in streams and lakes all the way from Brainerd to International Falls. “The pike, of which you received 65 cans in Bemidji recently, were taken from the Lake of the Woods and are a new kind, which, when full grown will weigh from 6 to 15 pounds. They are the best variety that the commission could obtain and you will certainly have some big fishing.” G. A. R. Notice. Local members of the G. A. R, and any other old soldiers who are in the city at that time, are re- queésted to meet at the Odd Fellows| hall at 9:30 Monday wmorning to form in the parade to the cemetery. George Smith, Commandant. Harrison Pendergast, Adjutant. FOR CONVENTION Thousands of Lights and Plants Being Used to Prepare Crookston for Jg‘%le 1-2-3. NEWSPAPER MEN TO HAVE SPECIAL CONVENIENCES et LT Conservative Estimate Places Attend- ance at Devdbpment Congress at 0'0' 1,000. Crookston, M*y 28.—Nothing is beard here but {alk of the develop- ment convenuon{ Preparations are practically completed with the ex- ception of flags Jnd bunting which will be placed ‘tlhis afternoon and Sunday. Thowsands of electric lights bave beeb placed in the busi- ness section festooned from one side of the street © another and the donning of Suaday attire in the residence portions of the city has practially been tompleted. The florists and green houses have never done suth-a business as dur- ing the past week. They have shipped in thousands of plants, the convention coming the day after Decoration Djy having induced many who are not in the habit of making preplra!ions to make special efforts because f»f the killing of two birds with ote stone. Ceaseless war has waged 'on dandelions and visitors' will seée few of the pests upon their arrival in Crookston. To avoid any trouble feared from lack of sleeping room, hundreds of spare rooms have been listed with Secretary Brown of the commercial club, and all vistors to_the city can be certain of a good nlace-10_sleep even if the hotefs'and regular room- ing houses.are’all packed. Some time ago talk of 1,000 visitors during the convention was 11, B. WAS_GERTAINLY A SPLENDID SUGGESS Juniors’ Entertainment for the Seniors of Bemidji High School Was Largely Attended. The Juniors’ ball to the members of the graduating class of the Be- midji high school at the national guard armory last evening was a decided success. The decorations were pretty, Masten’s furnished delightful music, ‘and a crowd of over 50 couples was in an excellent humor for entertainment. Warren Gill, Louis Larson, Olive Cunningham and Besse Cochran, the reception committe, delightfully received the guests as they entered the hall. Check rooms had been arranged on the second floor. The girls at the ball were beautifully gowned. The hall with its decorations pre- sented a pleasing aspect. The colors of the Minnesota National Guard in long streamers covered the balcony and hung over the stage. Pennants of the Bemidji and other high schools, Pillsbury academy, and the University of Minnesota adorned the walls and- the cozy corners. The Junior colors, green and white, and those of the Semors, purple and gold, were greatly in evidence. “J”and “S” -shields, in the class colors, were placed at short intervals down the hall. Two well-pillowed cozy corners, where couples might sit out the dances, were placed in the balcony and a third one on the main floor. Light refreshments were served by Junior girls in another corner on the main floor. - Game tables and other retreats were provided for those who did not dance. A fine program of dances had been arranged, and the music pro- vided by the orchestra was exquisite. Twenty-twn dances were played by the six-peice orchestrd. af the—rims—— Ammvseax considerable excltement on the part of the girls. The ball énded at 1:30, the large crowd reluctantly leaving the hall. orchestra | The unex. B . i pected shooting of a revolvm by flM—LEd'd’:'e‘ Smith, ~captain. MAY 30 TO BE Two parades will be the features of Memorial day observance in Be- midji Monday. The entire city has been requested by Mayor Parker to turn out and observe Decora- tion ~ with " the spirit to which the occasion is entitled. The old soldiers, and the ladies of the circle will meet at 9:30 o’clock in the Odd Fellows hall. This hall will be kept open through- jout the day for the benefit of any visitors in Bemidji who desire to rest while in the city. The Bemidji lodge of Elks has undertaken to transport the old soldiers from the city hall to Green- wood cemetary, the men being con- ducted to the resting places of their former comrades in automobiles. At 10 o’clock the old soldiers, the militia under the command.of Cap- tain Adam E. Otto, the Bemidiji band and the ladies of the local G. A. R. circle will congregate at* the city hall. Rigs will be provided for most of those who do not go in automobiles to the cemetary. The militia will probably march to Greenwood. where a salute will be fired in honor of the soldier dead. The remainder of the morning will be occupied in decorating the graves. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. OBSERVED HERE IN PROPER SPIRIT 01d Soldiers Will Be Transported to Cemetery By Elks,— i Two Parades.—All Citizens Owning Cars Asked to ! Appear in Afternoon Parade. The second parade of the day will be formed at1:30 o’clock un- der the direction of Mayor Parker in front of the Masonic bhall, in which the band, probably the militia, the old soldiers, and the Presbyter- ian cadets will take part. Mayor Parker requested the presence of all of the local lodges, asking that they be represented in the afernoon par- ade. _The procession will march down Beltrami avenue to the Markham hotel, thence to Minnesota avenue, and up Minnesota to the city hall. Here the following program will be commenced sharply at 2 o’clock: Song, “America.” Prayer, Rev. J. T. Martin. Reading general orders—T. Pendergast. Rallying Song, Quartet. Gettysburg Address—W. B. Stew- art. Reading—Miss Rica Graling. " Address—E. E. McDonald. Solo—Andrew Rood. Address—P. J. Russell, Oration—M. J. Brown. - Song—"Tenting Tonight”—Quar- tet.. Benediction. T H- Bemidji Vs. Cass Lake. The Bemidj city baseball team was reorganized last evening. M. . S. Gillette was elected manager and The team Will oo 10-CASS LAKE TOMUITOW NUon and play there. Prospects fora good team here this summer are brightening. MINNEAPOLIS FIRE. Minneapolis, May 28.—Fire on University avenue southeast in this city, about five blocks from the University of Minnesota, did $120,- CSC TN ME MRmage tury morning, Though no exact figures arc vutar- able, it is believed that about one- fourth of the loss is covered by in- surance. generally looked upon as a huge - joke, but reports received within the past two days from comercial clubs, county official and others, coupled with a careful size up of the situation by travelling men who have reported from all direction, indicate that 1,000 is a very conservative estimate and if weather conditions are at all favorable the delegation from points in the eight or 10 adjacent counties will swell the number to greatly in excess of that number. Special arrangements have been made for the convenience of the scores of newspaper men who will be here. The: editors of all the weekly papers throughout this sec- tion will be here, with special repre- sentatives from the city dailies, and an unlimited supply of typewriters have been secured for their use and the directors’ room at the commercial club will be set aside for their exclu- sive use with any make of machine desired available. SOMETHING REAL-RARE. The plain glass used in a pair of lenses has about the same relative value as the wood used in a rare violin. The skill which fits these crude materials to perform their alloted functions is the elemant of greatest value and wonderful action, People who have once tried the *‘cheap” appreciate this fact. Drs. Larson and Larson, Optometrists, Office over postoffice. 'REPAIR ROADBED. The Great Nt;rthern railway com- pany is repairing and leveling tracks from Cass Lake to Crookston. A telegraph office has been installed at the Bagley gravel pit and a dis- patcher located at that point who handles all of the gravel trains betwween Cass Lake and Crookston. ‘The block system has been csllb- lished on this part of the line for safety in handling the trains. Cement Work Done. Cement walks laid and all kinds of cement wotk done and guaran. teed, Telephone 470, Nels Loitved MOEDL 14, the latest addition to Famous Buick Family These cars will be coming through by June 1st, and to get delivery on them your order should go in now. The very All that can be reached in a Run-About, is found in this car. Cylinders 4 1-2x4---16 1-5 Horse Power, A. L. A. M,, giving this engine 16 to 20 Horse Power. Transmission, 30-inch Wheels. Here are some of Jewett & Moberg $600.00 Buick HERE WE ARE the specifcations: Sliding Gear Very high clearance. To the Busy Business Man You can’t afford to be without one. strator will be here in a few days. Our Demon- Ask us about this Car. 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