Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY wistorical Society. PIONEE MINNESGTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 52. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, " LARGE ATTENDANCE AT SCOTCH PICNIC 2,000 People Sit Down to Mid-day Feast at Aonual Reunion Near Mallory. LINE IN CROOKSTON LAND OFFICE GROWING STEADILY Homesteaders Using all Available Means to Visit Land on Which They Wish to File. Crookston, June 17:—The annual Scotch picnic was held yesterday = afternoon at Lee's Grove, near Mallory, which is the largest Scotch settlement the wealtbiest section of the entire Red River valley as well center in the northwest, and Themas R. Johunstone of this city delivered the address of welcome and Senator A. D. Stephens responded. The entire afternocon was given over to sports. At noon a great feast was spread, over 2000 people eating, ‘The reunion proved one of the most ever held. The bonnie Scotch lassies all have the rich brogue of the mother country and visitors could easily imagine they were in the real land of Bobby Burns. An automobile brigade from Crookston went over in the morn- ing and remained the entire day. successful The line in the United States land office for the opening on Monday next is lengthening daily, 15 new oues joining the ranks today. ° Owing to ibe extremely warm weather the ladies who have arrived have not yet joined the line which now numbers nearly 60 men, but will get in line before the 100 mark is passed. Since it has became generally known that it is necessary to have seen the land before a filing can be made, every means of travel to the o eight solid townships which will be opened, have been chartered. At Middle River, Greenbush, Rosau, from this side, and from Warroad, Williams, Spooner and other points from the north side of the land to be opened. From Spoonor the trip can be made up the river to the reseva- tion lands. Locators have made big many of them charging $100 tor showing settlers exception- ally choice claims, and the intending - filer will then hurry to Crookston and get I'ne in at the earliest possi- ble moment. The train from that section to- night and Saturday night will be packed with land seekers and extra police will be put on to see that no trouble results. money, Every day that passes without increase the anxiety felt regarding the crops. Moisture is badly needed in some sections of . the Red Rives Valley, and the late sown barley and flax will not start before being soaked with rain. The same is true of the corn and a general downpour would be heartily welcomed. No damage has resulted o as yet, but the late sown grain will all be at a complete standstill until rain comes. SPORTING NOTES St. Paul is taking a little slump in the American Association. By los- ing to Indianapolis yesterday, the Saints had to drop down below ‘I'oledo and take third place. ‘I'he game today will be a hummer at Check is expected to pitch. Louisville sport writers say thas the reason the tailenders could slip it over on the Saiuts was the change from cold to hot weather when they reached Louisville. Some of the men were suffering with colds, but otherwise the team was in good shape. Minneapolis is winning games more because of her heavy hitters than any other thing. The Millers have the happy faculty of knowing rain serves to how and when to bit the ball. B stopping off in Milwaukee Tuesday, the Millers played off a postponed game and incidentally won it Milwaukee is at the bottom of the column now and the chance" looked like easy money to Cantillion. Philadelphia in the National League is coming right along, and by nice fat scores too. Cincinnat was taken into camp 10 to O yester- day. ‘Tuesday, the game went 3 to 3 for sixteen innings, so the revenge was doubly sweet. Chicago keeps loosing but the batting eye is return- ing. Lyle Pettijohn, captain of the University baseball team this spring and left end football team for three years, is playing first base on the Duluth team of the Minny League. ‘This is his first appearance ‘in pro- fessional baseball. Pettijohn has a bad knee that refuses to operate if it gets twisted. So far this year, he has not been troubled much with it, but last spring, he was < kept off of the Varsity initial sack several weeks on its account. His friends hope it will not bother him now that he is starting his profes- sional caréer. American Assoclation Won Lost Pet Minneapolis. .39 19 .721 Toledo. ... 36 21 .632 St. Paul .. 35 22 .614 Indianapolis 27 30 474 Columbus . 23 32 418 Kansas City 20 31 .392 Louisville.... 22 35 .386 Milwaukee. . 21 33 .389 National League Won Lost Pet Chicago 30 16 .652 New Yorl 29 19 .612 Cincinnal .24 21 .533 Pittsburg . 22 22 .500 St. Louis 22 26 .458 Brooklyn 22 26 .458 Philadelphia 19 25 .432 PBOBRON +u:cvwvssis WTiaiasantain 18 31867 American League Won Lost Pet Philadelphia . 31 15 .674 New York. 30 15 .667 Detroit . 33 19 .635 Boston. . 24 22 .522 Cleveland . 18 22 450 Washington . 22 28 .440 Chicago. . 17 27 .386 St. Louis. . .10 37 213 I Yesterda Results | National League Chicago—Brooklyn (rain) St. Louis—Boston (rain.) New York—Pittsburg (rain) Cincinnati O—Philadelphia 10. American League Philadelphia 2—Chicago 1. Boston 3—Detroit 12. St. Louis 2—Washington 6. New York 3—Cleveland 5. Amercian Association Minneapolis 9—Louisville 3. Milwaukee 3—Columbus 2 (10 |nnlngs) Toledo 4—Kansas City 3. Indianapolis 4—St. Paul 3. Cement Work Done. Cement walks laid and all kinds of cement wortk done and guaran. teed. Telephone 470, Nels Loitved HOLDS TAFT UP A FAILURE Professor Laughlin Addresses Gradu- ating Class at Des Moines, Des Moines, June 17.—President Taft was held up as a failure before the graduating class of Drake univer- sity by Professor James Lawrence Laughlin of Chicago university, who delivered the commencement address. The address, the subject of which was “Leadership,” was a scholarly roast of the president and his admin- istration and the graduating class was told to steer clear of men in whom such great trust had been put but who had failed in their stewardship. Santa Fe Stops Improvements. Los Angeles, Cal.,, June 17.—Project- ed improvements calling for the ex- penditure of $3,000,000 by the Santa Fe railroad in California have been abandoned. The reason, according to a statement that came from the of- fice of the company, is that the gov- ernment 8 action in holding up the proposed increase in freight rates has made it impossible to procure the necessary mofley on equitable terms. Had Been Tied Up for Months. Salt Lake City, June 17.—Pagsenger traftic over. the San Pedro, Los An- geles and Salt Lake route, which had been tied up by the disastrous flood of last winter that wiped out nearly a hundred miles of track in Eastern Nevada, Las been resumed. 3 NORTHERN FIREMEN TO MEET IN GRAND RAPIDS Ball Games and Horse Races Added To Usual Entertainment—Eight Teams Entered. Grand Rapids, June 17, (By special correspondent) — Grand Rapids will entertain the Northern Minnesota Firemen’s ‘Tournament association Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week. ‘This is the sixteenth annual tourna. ment of the association. Besides the usual events that will be run off by the firemen, a ball game has been scheduled for each day. Cass Lake will be played Tuesday; Hibbing, Wednesday; Coleraine, Thursday; and Cloquet on Friday, Horse racing at the Fair Grounds will take up Wednes- day afternoon. Firemen’s teams from Park Rapids, Akely, Walker, Bovey, Coleraine, Cass Lake, Marble and Grand Rapids will participate in the tournament. Note. When the association was recognized in 1903, the western towns formed one, and the eastern towns formed another, but both took the same name. Bemidji is on the dividing line, all west coming here July 4-5.6.7. Cass Lake is the western point of the other associa- tion and will go to Grand Rapids next week. The similarity is con- fusing. MANY PERISHED IN SERVIAN FLOODS Nearly Four Hundred Persons ~ Lost Their Lives. Belgrade, June 17.—Dispatches re- celved from King Peter, who is per- sonally conducting the relfef work in the flooded Morava river valley, indi- cate that batween 300 and 400 persons have Jost their lives and that atleast twenty towns have suffered heavy loss, besides incalculable damnso in the rural districts. Thousands of persons are still ma- rooned by the flood and unless the work of relief is greatly expedited,] hundreds of these will be either drowned or die from starvation and exposure. Owing to the washing out of most of the roads In the flooded district and the destruction of bridges the reliel work is progressing slowly. Several of the smaller towns have literally been washed away. Wreck- age of every conceivable sort is being carried down by the Morava river. The situation is the worst in ten years. BAD FLOOD IN SWITZERLAND Twenty Lives Lost and Much Prop- erty Destroyed. Berne, Switzerland, June 17.—The floods in Switzerland, caused by con- tinued rains, particularly in the east- ern and central districts, have proved to be the most disastrous In the past Bixty years. Twenty lives have been lost in the swollen waters. Many bridges constructed at great expense have been carried away or serfously damaged. Property loss ag- gregating $2,500,000 is reported. TWO BOY SWIMMERS DROWN Lads Meet Death While Bathing at Murdo, S. D. Deadwood, S. D., June 17.—A tele- phone message from Murdo, a small town east of Rapid City, tells of the accidental drowning there of John Connery and a companion named Pom- berr. Both boys, who were sixteen years old, were in swimming at the raflroad dam at that point and are supposed to have been seized with cramps. Neither body has been re- sovered. Wreck Releases Wild Beasts. Ebensburg, Pa., June 17.—A fifteen- car circus train of the Frank A. Rob- bins show was wrecked one mile from here on the Cambria and Cresson branch of the Pennsylvania raflroad. Two lions, an elephant, one leopard, one hyena, one jaguar and an ibex are reported to be at large as a result of the derailment. All on AEonrd Are Saved. Dawson, Y. T., June 17.—The White Pass, steamer Casca, carrying sixty- five first class, fitty second class pas- sengers, 160 sacks of mail and.fifteen tous of merchandise, struck a rock and sank in Thirty-Mile river, twelve miles south of the Hootalinqua. 411 passengers were safely removed. Ltion, adopted--at Creokston two weeks ago, were indorsed unani- mously. by J. W. Wheeler, of Crookston, who THREE COUNTIES G0 SOLID FOR AL KAISER Polk and Clearwater Have Instructed Delegates and Beltrami Sure to Follow Today. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IS ASSEMBLED IN COURT HOUSE Hayden Elected Temporary Chairman and Torrance Secretary.—No Fight Expected. Beltrami county delegates to the county convention to elect dele- gates to the state convention next Tuesday met in the Court House this afternoon, and at the time of going to press, had just perfected their organization. John C. Parker was elected chairman of the county republican committee; Charley Hay- den, temperary chairman and also chairman of the convention in the absence of Mayor Parker, and Graham Torrance, secretary. From the talk among the dele- gates this morning, there is little doubt but what the convention will go for Kaiser andinstruct for a solid delegation. if county option will be made an issue, and everything points to a peaceful assembly. Polk County Instructs For Kaiser. Crookston, June 17.—(Special to the Pioneer)—Polk county instructed its delegates to the state republican convention to vote solidly for Al Kaiser, of Bagley, for state treasurer, and Adolph Eberhart, for governor. The resolutions of the Northern Minnesota Developement associa- The big fight in the convention was over county option. The op- tionists were strong and only lacked afew votes of having a majority. ‘They fought for the organization of of the assembly, and on every measure put up, demanded a roll call. The vote was always close, the highest rhajority on any motion being ten and five the lowest. The optionist introduced a resolu- tion instructing the delegates to the state convention to stand for county option but it was lost by 'ten votes after one of hardest fights ever seen in a convention in Crooks- ton. The feeling ran so high at times that men nearly came to blows. The convention was presided over was also made chairman of the county committee. F. N. Masse, of East Grand Forks, was elected secretary of the convention and of the committee. Bagley, June 17—(Special wire.) —The Clearwater republican county convention endorsed all the Crooks- ton resolutions of the Northern Minnesota Developement Associ: tion and instructed a solid delaga- tion tor Al Kaiser for treasurer. The action of the Polk county. convention makes it certain that Al Kaiser will be a strong candidate for the republican nomination for State Treasurer. His own county, Clearwater has instructed for him, and there is little doubt felt -but that Beltrami will go with him too. This gives him the backing of three large counties that have been heard from, and even if he does not land a solid delegations from the others, the three will give him a strong backing. DICKINSON TO TOUR WORLD Secretary of War Will Study Philip- pine Conditions. ‘Washington, June 17.—It {s learned that when Secretary Dickingon leaves Washington ehortly he will be off for 'a tour of the world. The first ob: jec(lve point _will be the Phillppine ls!ands, where he will spend five weeks famillarizing himself’ with ex- Isting conditions. On the steamer Siheria, on which ‘he will sail from San Franelaco for the | Philippines, via Honolulu and Japan, he will be aecomnnled by ‘Mrs. Dick- It is doubtful |~ JUNE 17, 1910, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BOTTGER HIGH MAN IN FIRST SIX EVENTS THE HOUSE FLY IS A DANGEROUS PEST TELEGRAPHIC SPECIALS. Port Arthur, Ont, Jupe 17.— {Special to the Pioneer.)—Death has now been added to the crop of destruction reaped by forest fires Magestic Theatre Shows Pictures To- night. How Flies spread which have been devastating this Break 91 Out of 100 Birds.—Is on His Disease district for several days. Mis. Way to Enter Grand American Christopher Evans, of O’Connor Handicap in Chicago. township, smothered in the burning Very few people give any thought | °f her home, while her husband was to the common house fly beyond|2W3y With other settlers fighting|GUSTY WIND SPOILS ALL the fact that it is a continuous|3dvance of flames. Fréd and H. W. CHANCES OF BIG SCORES annoyance A micropcopic photo- Wilcox, brothers who lost heavily grapherhas revealed the fact that flieg | DY destruction of logs in vicinity of are responsible for a great number | <abebeka, also P‘fi’h‘d' Gun Club Tournament Starts With Calm, of diseasess. 2SS R - i A moving ° picture film has re- .K““"n A?fi“'u Victoriz=(vs = &:usg:f:“hm B - wireless to Saisconcett, Mass.)— steh 7. cently been perfected showing how the fly carries diseases from place to place, and in such a simple manner that a child could under- stand, More newspaper comment has been received upon this film than any other known, owing to its educa- tional value. This film will be shown at the Majestic tonight. It is just one of thepopular stunts pulled off at this popular place of amusement. Additional films will also be shown. The new opera seats recently in- stalled makes this play house a place of comfort and rest. It is a change that the theatse goers appreciate and the manager of the Majestic receives many congratulations daily. This steamer which is carring among its passengers former President Roosevelt, homeward bound after mofe than a year’s absence, was 433 miles east of Ambrose Channel lightship at 6 o’clock this morning. If the vessel maintains its speed she should be off Sandy Hook at 7 a. m, tomorrow. However if pre- vailing fog continues along Long Island coast, steamer probably will be somewhat delayed. Iver Erickson Killed By Train. Iver Erickson, who lives on a farm about ten miles from Tenstrike, was killed by an M. & I. train last night. The evening pnubger was two hours late and was about two miles north of Tenstrike when the engineer saw a body huddled on the track. He stopped his train, and the body proved to be that of Erick- son. A logging train had gone ahead of the passenger a few minutes be- fore and it is supposed that it hit Erickson while he was walking down the track. The dead man was about fifty years old and leaves a wife, three daughters and two sons. He was a member of the Tenstrike Odd -fellows. Cgroner Ibertson will go o-Ténstrike tonight. Twenty-two men shot this morn- ing at the interstate shoot given by the Bemidji Rod and Gun Club. Six events were finished this morn. ing before the dinner whistle blew. When the shoot started, there was very little wind, but early in the morning, a strong gusty breeze came up that made’ it almost impossible to jadge the birds. Owing to this element, the scores are not as good as usual. Tents have been rigged on the shooting field so that it is fairly comfortable for the spectators. This afternoon, the sun combined with the wind made it very hard to see the targets. The four events remain- ing in the series will be shot off this afternoon. A second series of ten, the last of which will be for the extra prize offered by the Gun club, will be started at 9 a. m. tomorrow morning. Five professionals are here, but only three of them are shooting. Harry Taylor, commonly known as the “Shoot-em-up-Kid,” is in from Meckling, N. D., and succeeded in breaking 91 out of 100 this morn- ing. He travels for the U. M. C. people. C. G. Dockendorf, called the “Dago Kid,”made 87 out of 100, He is extolling the good qualities of Dupont powder. J. H. Stair, who travels for the Peters house, known as “Three Legged Pete,” made83 out of 100. The professionals not shooting are George Trent, “Loafer George” of the U. M. C. house; and W. M. Ferguson, the “Little Falls Kid,” who travels for the Winchester' com- pany. Of the amateurs, Bottger made high score by breaking 91 out of 100. He is on his way to Chicago to enter the Grand American Handi- cap. He lives in North Dakota. Mrs. Bottger is here with him. The score board for the first 100 reads: WILL BE IMPORTANT FACTOR IN WARFARE General Bell's Opinion of Fu- fure of Aeroplane. New York, June 17.—Major General J. Franklin Bell, former chief of staff of the United States army, who is now In New York city, startled army nien with a prediction that within five years war aegoplanes will be bullt to carry a crew of five persons and a small cargo of explosives. In addi- tion to this he expects that the aero- plane will be able to carry guns and that ordnance will be devised to fire upon and destroy aircraft from the ground. General Bell, who will sail from San Francisco in a few months to take command of the Philippine division of the army, was asked his opinion concerning the probable utility of fly- ing machines from the point of view of the soldier. He said: “For tramnsporting comnsiderable weight it would seem probable that dirigible balloons might be more val- uable in war than heavier than air machines, yet they are subject to a serious drawback in making headway against a wind blowing at a consider- able rate. The whole science is still in a state of development. However, heavier than air machines will in the next few years be-sufficiently devel-] oped to make them reliable in navi- gating the air, except in the heaviest storms.” SEEKING CHARLTON'S BODY Divers Searching Lake Near Where Remains of Wife Were Found. Como, Italy, June 17.—Divers from the royal marine diving corps of Genoa are searching the bed of Lake Como, near the spot where the body of Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charlton was drawn from the lake, in the hope of finding the body of Porter Charl- ton, husband of the murdered woman, The Italian government ordered the divers to search the lake upon the urgent request of the American state department. The police are practically unani- mous in the belief that Charlton killed his wife and fled from Italy. Bathing sufil. caps and slippers for men, women and children. O’Leary-Bowser Co. UNKNOWN MAN ARRESTED WI; Selling Beer to Boys in Camp— Camp Lakeview, June 15, 1910.— (Special to the Pioneer.)—A man, whose name we have been unable to decern, t was arrested yesterday for selling liquor on the grounds. He occupied an old building and hung out a shingle as a boarding house while carring on his illicit business. He was relieved of fifteen cases of beer and himself confined in the regimenta) guard house. It is stated from good authority’ that he will draw Quite a term of years for the offense. He was known to be some- what of a character around the military world of Minnesota. Sergt. Samuel A. Cutter leaves Fri- day for Bemidji so that Postmaster Erickson can take a vacation and come down and visit us in our camp life. Company K still has the largest company in camp and we are ex- pecting more men all the time as the rear guard has not as yet arrived. Company K was on the 200 yard rifle range and did very well. To- morrow morning those who quali- fied on the 200 yard range will be on the 300 yard range. Captain Otto is officer of day today. Professionals Amateurs Parker. Feldman. Chezik. Chesterman. McTaggart . Symons.. French ‘Bishop Wehrle Is Installed. Bismarck, N. D,, June 17.—With the acclaim of a multitude of Catholics and in the presence of the church dig- nitaries'from all parts or the North- west, Bishop Vincent Wehrle was for- mally installed bishop of the diocese of Bismarck.” He was installed with the, formal church ceremony, Arch- bishop Ireland of St. Pnul conducting the ceremnny the Best penants, flags and staffs at O’Leary-Bowser Co. Candidate For County Auditor. To the voters of Beltrami county. I hereby announce myself as candidate for the office of county auditor for Beltrami county, subject to your approval, at the republican primaries to be held September 20. If chosen I will do my best to fill the office to yolir satisfaction. Henry W. Alsop. S e R Regular meeting of the Eastern Star tonight. Every member is re- quested to come.. After the business session refreshments mll be urved | Mrs. G. E. Carsol Evan Carson. I OBITUARY I John Melhuse died yesterday morning in East Bemidji from tuber- culosis. He was 16 years and 6 months old. He was buried this afternoon in Larson’s cemetary. I hereby announce myself ‘as uhfildnte for the republican nomina- tion for sheriff of Beltrami county t the primaries September 20th. - I respectfully solicit the “support ;Qgt Fnr Governor of Maine. Augusta, Me., June 17.—Mayor Fred- erick W. Plaisted of Augusta, a son .of General Harry M. Plaisted, who thirty years ago was elected governor of Maine by a fusion of the Democrats and Greenbacks, was nominated at the Democratic state convention as the gubernatorial candidate for the coming campulgn Kalser Has More Troubles. Potsdam, June 17.—Emperor Will- jam, who was recently inconvenienced by an abscess on the right wriat, is new troubled with an abrasion on the | inside of the right knee, It was pro- ' duced by horseback riding and caused ‘him . to abandon witnessing th “mil- 3 it | | | | 4 | | |