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

MINNESGTA © HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 8% VOLUME 8. NUMBER 61. MODERN SAMARITANS HAVE BIG MEETING Jobn Christie Speaks—Refreshments and Dancing Close Evening's Entertainment. INITIATION SERVICES CON- FERRED UPON SIX NEW MEMBERS W. B. Henderson Also One of the Speakers—Tells Why Insurance Is Necessary. At the special meeting of the Modern Samaricans held last even- ing a class of six were duly initiated and made part of the local council. Among the short talks of the evening was one by John Christie of Duluth, His spoke along the lines of the insur- He said Imperial Good Samaritan. talk was interesting and he ance feature of his order. in part: ""The plan has a reciprocal feature which provides that all the members who meet untimely deaths leave a legacy to members who live to the door of old age, in the shape of $30 contributed by all members in monthly sums of 50 cents during the first five years, with all accumulations derived from interest, lapses and death. The new plan, instead of 1nsuring members for a full life per- iod, insures them until the age of 65 at which time members are per- mitted to exercise several valuable options. They may either take their pro rata share of the redemption fund and retire from the order, or they, if the order is thea mantaining a home for the aged as it expects to do, may transfer their interest in the redemption fund to the home fund and receive care in the home until death, or they may continue their policies by paying assessments at their then attained age, receiving credit for their share in the redemp tion fund to assist them in paying the annual premium. Should their share in the redemption fund be greater than the amount necessary to make the annual premium pay- ments they shall then receive an annual dividend of any such surplus. “By the time the average member reaches the age of 65 those depend- eat upon him for support are usually beyond the age of requiring such assistance and the member is in either of two conditions. He is either too well off to require insur- ance for his maintainance or he is too poor to be able to afford to pay for it, and requires for the benefit of himself and family the use of any money that may have accrued to his credit in the redemption fund, “The plan is entirely new. The rates adopted are based on the fraternal congress rates for a term of insurance with an additional 50 cents per month for $1,000 insurance for the first five years to provide the redemption fund and a further addition of $2 per year to provide for an expense fund of the society. Hence the rate is as safe as that of any fraternal insurance body or old line company. ““The adoption of the new plan does not disturb the policy or rates of the present members, who may if they wish, surrender their present certificates and secure a new certi- ficate under the new plan,at the rate for their attained age without a medical examination.” The plan adopted is the creation of the present Grand Good Samari. tan of the order, H. Z. Austin, who was deputy insurance commissioner of Minnesota for a number of years and who is recognized as one of the most expert insurance actuaries in the country, Mr. W. B. Henderson, who has been working among the citizens of this city for the past week or ten days, in his talk expressed himself as being much pleased with the local conditions of the council as well as the city of Bemidji. He regrets very much that he could not remain spicy and he said a great deal while on the floor. After the regular lodge services aod initiative ceremonies and speak- ing, refreshments were served after which the members enjoyed them- selves in dancing. The attendance was large and the the local council has every indication of much future growth. " To Mrs. Daniher belongs the greater portion of the credit for the uausually good entertainment and good time enjoyed by all. SPORTING NOTES 0ld Rules Now Sound Funny Old baseball rules when perused by up-to-date fans read almost like a joke book. Here are a few cull- ed from an old rule book of the national league of 1882. No manager, captain or player shall address the audience, The fee and expenses of the umpire shall be paid by the visit- ing club, No player shall be allowed a sub- stitute in running the bases, When seven balls have been call- by the umpire the batsman shall talks one base, providing he does syon the run. The batsman shall be called out ifafoul ball be caught before touching ground or after touching grouud but once. The batsman on taking his posi- tion must call for a ¢high ball”, a “low ball” or a *‘fair ball”, When two strikes have been call- ed, should the batter not strike at the next good ball, the umpire shall warn him by calling ‘‘good ball”. Should he strike and fail to hit the ball or strike and fail to hit the next good ball, three strikes must be called. Standing o the Clubs American Association Won Lost Pet ..48 23 878 44 25 .638 44 26 .629 28 36 .438 y Milwaukee . 28 37 .431 Indianapolis . 30 41 .423 Columbu: 27 39 .409 Louisville .- 24 45 .348 National League Won Lost Pct Chicago. .. .37 19 .661 New York, 33 22 .600 Pittsburg . 29 25 .587 Cincinnati. 29 28 .509 Philadelphia. St. Louis. . Brooklyn Boston 481 : .450 24 31 .436 20 39 American League ‘Won Lost Pet Philadelphia. . 38 19 .667 New York. 34 2t .620 Detroit 37 24 .607 Boston.. 30 27 .530 Cleveland 23 28 .450 Chicago. .. 24 31 .436 Washington. 29 36 .395 St. Louis. ... 15 40 273 American Association Minneapolis 4-1—Toledo 5-2. St. Paul 4-8—Columbus 0-1. Kansas City 11-6—Indianapolis 5-3. Milwaukee 7—Louisville 3. American League St. Louis 4—Detroit 3. Chicago 4—Cleveland 5. National League. Chicago 3—St. Louis 2. Cincinnati 6— Pittsburg 3. Yesterday’s Results. l Amercian Association [ IToledo 3—Minneapolis 0. St. Paul 0—Columbus 9. Indianapolis 5—Kansas City 3. Louisville 8—Milwaukee 2. it American League Boston 2-1—Philadelphia 6-3. Cleveland 7—Chicago 2. New York 4-1—Washington 3-2. Py National League =Philadelphia 2—New York 0. Brooklyn 3—Boston 2. Pittsburg 7—St. Louis 3. Chicago 2—Cincinnati Ice Cream Special. Pints 15 cents—quarts 30 cents. longer. His talk was short and|Bemidji Candy Kitchen., .356 GITY COUNGIL PASSED _USUAL GURRENT BILLS Transferred Thome's License to Tom Bailey and Received Stoner’s Estimate on Sewers. At the council meeting last night City Engineer Stoner banded in an estimate of the cost of the new sewers of $3,888. The resolution covering the sewers was taken up first two weeks ago. Matt Thomas application to change his license to Tom Baily was granted. A resolution to build a bridge over the Soo on Irvine avenue was passed but has not yet been signed by the mavor. The municipal court reported that $18'75 had been collected in fines during the week. A letter from D. H. Fisk was read in which he asked the council to remove the sign of the Bemidji Tea store because it squeaked and groaned. He said that the company was defunct. Charles Battles sub- mitted a bond for $2,000 with his application for a plumber's license, Bills for the month of June were granted as follows: Pay roll, $1,116.66. Street gang, $126.50. Doran Brothers, $217.75. W. Majeau, $10.00, rent of polls. George Knott, $160.25, poor house for three weeks. J. R. Miller $870.00, for removing 3,000 yards of dirt on Irvine avenue. S. R, Heath $1.50, wood for puut. Election expenses $26.75 M. F. Cunniogham $3.75, screen for city clerk’s door. Kenneth MclIver $8.50, livery. John Fleming $7.45. J. A. Smith $56.40, scavenging. ~J. Ra-Miller $70,00, street sprinkl- ing. Volunteer Fire Deparment $126.50, Resolutions Whereas, By the decree of an over-ruling Providence our beloved neighbor Judith Olson was called from her earthly suffering to a home where sorrow and pain are no more, be it therefore Resolved, that in the death of Neighbor Olson the mem- bers of Josephine Camp 2110, Royal Neighbors fully realize that they bave lost an estimable member, be it therefore Resolved, that we extend our sympathy to the family and that our charter be draped for thirty days and that a copy of resolutions be sent to family, Pearl Marin, Anna Pogue, Myra Staffard. Committee. MONSTER FISH GAUGHT IN RIVER AT GROOKSTON Weighed 251 Pounds and Had Mouth Large Enough to Swallow a Baby. Crookston, June 28—After a bat- tle that lasted from nine o'clock Sunday morning till § o’clock the same evening, Wm. Anderson landed the biggest fish ever seen in either the Red Lake or the Red River, a sturgeon weiging 251 pounds, measuring 7 feet 2 inches from nose to tail and girdling three feet at the largest point. The monster was first seen by Anderson when he was clearing off the slats just above the sluice- way at the dam of the power com- pany, and baving a pole about 7 feet long, with a big hook at the end of it, he was successful in getting a good hold of the sturgeon and thought he could land it as he was well braced on the dam. But with one jerk the fish landed him ten feet from the dam in deep water and he let the pole go and made for shore. He had in- jured the fish however, which headed across the river and landed with its head and several feet of its body out of water. He hurried across, but the fish floundered back in and was seen only at inter- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EV_ENINQ JUNE 28, 1910. vals for several hours, the water be- deep at this point. The power company has a big iron rake about six feét agross, used in cleaning away the debris that clogs the grating above ‘the dam, and this was brought into use and at five o’clock the monster fish was caught in the rake, which is run by electric power, and was jerked close to shore, where it was stabbed and later landed by several men assist- ing Mr. Anderson. The size of the fish may be imagined by the the two big pails- full of caviar taken from it, which was shipped to St. Paul Sunday evening. Its tail fin was 2% feet deep and its big side fins even long- er, and its sucker mouth was large enough to have swallowed a baby. ADA GHIEF RESERVES ROOMS FOR FULL FORGE Will Come to the Tournament Thirty- five Strong—Two Dances Being Planned. M. F, Cunuingham has returned from a trip to Hallock-in the inter- GOMPANY K BOYS T0 BIVE BASEBALL DANGE in favor of the defendant would be brought in by the jury. Patterson, N. ]., June 28, 1g910. (Special to the ‘Pioneer)—Five Need Money to Start Team on Career— hundred thousand dollars worth of Masten’s Orchestra Scheduled | property in the business section of For the Music. Patterson was destroyed in an early morning fire here today. No lives were lost but firemen had nar- row escapes from death when a heavy wall toppled over close by where they they were stationed. All of the firemen were injured, two of them serionsly. Aid was summoned from other towns before flames were gotten under control. Campany K'’s recently organized baseball team will give a dance in the Armory next Friday night for the purpose of raising mensy to start the team on a prosperous career. Masten’s orchestra will be engaged for the musical end of the program and dancing will begin immediately after the band concert down on the dock. A floor committee of Ralph Lycan, George Meyers, Loyed Carlton and Warren Gill has charge of the ar- rangements and have promised to to have the floor as slippery as ice. The admission has been placed at one dollar with five dollars as a premium in the prize waltz. The program is baseball all the . way through, and is as follows: 1. McDonald’s good catch—two step. 2. Raymond Kreatz’ steal for Chicago, June 28 (Special to the Pioneer)—The .lock of the jury in Lee, Browne case remain- ed unbroken today and now: Ill- inois has set a record for the length of deliberation. At 10 today the jury had been out more than ninety hours. The record here was 82 hours in the Cronin murder case, Devils Lake, N. D. June 28— President Frank L. McVey, of the. University of North Dakota ad- dressed the North Dakota Chautau- qua here yesterday afternoon on “New Moral Codes.” r ests of the fireman’s tournament to be held here next week. He says that all along the line indications point to a record breaking crowd. Warren and Hallock will both send teams and delegations are coming from Argyle, Kennedv and Step- hen, 7 Itis expected that the entire department of Ada will be up here as the chief has written to Mr. Cunningham to reserve rooms for thirty-five men, Chief johnstone was over from Crookston last week reserving rooms for his min, Mr. Cunningham also |went to Crookston and while therdsaw: the new banner which-is to-g0" to the winner of the hook and ladder race. Scott Stewart has charge of the dances to be given here next week and says' that two have been planned. The first will come on Monday night and will be a public ball at one dollar a ticket. The second will come on.Wednesday night-and will be an entertainment for the visiting firemen. Both dances | will be held in the city hall. Special Summer Teaching. Parents wishing children who did not make their grades this last year, to do special work in making up, so they will not have to stay in the grade two years, can make arrangements for such work with Miss Mildred Woodruff, corner of Irvin Ave. and 14th. street. Phone 4. A sixth grade class is now form- ing,.terms per week, $1.50 for class of five, $1.00 for class of ten. “‘Golden Rule”” Chief Acquitted. Cleveland, O, June 27.—Chief of Police Fred Kohier, known as the “Golden Rule” chief and laud- ed by former President Roosevelt as the nation’s best police execu- tive, was acquitted yesterday of charges of gross immorality and habitual drunkenness by the civil commission before which he had been on trial for two weeks. AMERICAN AIRSHIP SERVI(;E German Syndicate to Put Zeppelin Dirigible Into Commission. New York, June 28.—New York has learned that ‘the - German syndicate which is operating the Zeppelin air- ship Deutchland to carry passengers on regular schedule between Fried- richshafen and Duesseldorf is already planning to extend its activities to America. It is announced that the syndicate has under consideration the possibility of putting a Zeppelin diri- gible into commission between New York and Boston. A ruling by the United States gov- ernment will first be necessary, how- ever, as to whether an airship is a ship of something else. airship be put in the same family with the ship of the seas or rivers it would not be possible for a German company to operate in this country. No ship carrying a foreign flag can do business on the inland waters or do a coastwise trade. Taft's Son Runs Down Laborer. Beverly, Mass, June 28.—One of President Taft's automobiles, driven by his son, Robert A. Taft, ran over and serlously {njured an Italian street’ laborer, At the hospital it was said there were indications that the work- man's skull was fractured, SN LSROER S second—waltz, 3. Tom Carlton’s long drive— two step. 4. Loyd Carlton’s sacrifice— waltz, 5. Gill’s dead ball—two step. 6. Smith’s texas leaguer—schot- tische.’ 7. Jim Carlton’s three bagger— waltz, 8. Edd's big catch—two step. Opyster Bay, June 28.—(Special to the Pioneer)—Robert M. LaFollette, Unit‘ed States senator from Wiscon- sin, spent two hours late yesterday afterpoon talking with Colonel Roosevelt. When he left Sagamore Hill, he wore a broad smile. “I want to tell you that Colonel Roose- velt is the greatest living Ameri- can and he is in fighting trim,” he said to reporters. He.refused to go into the details of the conversation. GATTLE REGEIPTS AT STOGEYARDS DOUBLED 9. Larson’s winning run—waltz, 10. Lycan’s pop up—two step. 11, Clayton Kreatz’s big bet— waltz. ; 12, Hillaby’s slide for home— two step. ~13. Peck’s sky cleaner—waltz. 13, Captain Otto’s foul— two step. 15. Huffman’s gay bird—waltz. 16. Kelly’s line drive—two step. . 17. Erickeon’s two bagger — waltz, 18. Russell’s strike out — two step. 19. Skousberg’s base on balls— rye waltz, 20. Carson’s home run—waltz. ROOSEVELT TO ATTEND THE ST. PAUL GONGRESS Unprecidented Drouth Dries up. Well And Farmers Have Little Water For Their Stock. St. Paul, June 27—Unprecendent- edly hot weather has caused many Mindesotans to rush. their cattle to maékez. Pastures in, some localities 'have become dry and fatted cows -and steers have de- preciated to a marked degree within the past ten days. At the South St. Paul stockyards one day during the past week 5,169 cattle were Will Remain in City For Four days— nd 2, and Advertising. AT A e same day a year ago. The estimated receipts of the Chicago market, the greatest in the country, were 3,600 on that same day, or 1,500 less than arrived in St. Paul. E. S. Green, president of the South St. Paul Live Stock Exchange, said many farmers were disposing of their herds, reeardless of market price. The general situation over the state, he added, is not yet serious and the recent rains in many localities have relieved the trouble, Dutch Cops Trail Limburger Duluth,- June 27—A quantity of limburger cheese was taken last evening, when unknown thieves St. Paul, Minn,. June 27, 1910. Theodore Roosevelt will attend the opening of the National Conserva- tion Congress in St. Paul ic Septem- ber and probably will remain in the city during the whole four days session. He will address the con- gress on Sept. 6th, which will likely be decided upon as the day for the opening. A hurry call has been sent out to convene the local board of managers of the congress to make preliminary plans. Gifford Pinchot has been prepar- ing a tentative program for the four Should theq _|by the Judge Yo the jury, it was days session and is expected to come to St. Paul immediately. He will spend the most of his time within the next two months in advertising and working for the congress. The announcement that the con- gress is to be carried on at the same time the state fair takes place is in a way a victory for the Fair Asso- ciation over the business men of St. Paul. The fair people were insist- ent that the congress and the state fair take place at the same time. TELEGRAPHIG SPEGIALS. Bagley, Mion.,, June 28, 1910.— (Special to the Pioneer)—In the libel suit of John Larson vs. F. S. Kalberg, editor of the Clearwater Crystal, for $5,000.00 damages, the jury brought in a verdict of “One Cent” damages. This verdict throws the cost on Kalberg, who says he will appeal the case if not granted a new trial by the presiding judge. From the evidence and charge given entered the grocery store'of Claus Johuson of 1002 North Fifth street, Besides the limburger, nothing else is missed with the exception of some canned goods::The entire loss will amount to but a few dol- lars. At the police station, it is said today, that Chief McKinnon con- templates putting on a couple of experienced ‘‘Dutch” detectives to hunt down the burgler. Samaritans to Endow Room. The Moderan Samaritans intend to furnish a room in St. Anthony hospital in the near future, the room to be named after the order and to be available when any member of the order is taken to the hospital. Action was taken at a meeting of the Samaritan council last night and the necessary money will be raised at once, Several -other orders intend to raise funds to endow hospital rooms which are to be available at all times for members, generally supposed that a verdict SET FIRE TO SHACK THEN KILLED HIMSELF Charles Miller, in Fit of Despondency, ' Evening. NOTE TO BROTHER PLACED IN VEST POCKET WITH HIS WATCH Threw It Out Into Garden Where Fire Would Not Destroy It—Was Insane. Charlie Miller, who lived in a shack near Blackduck, is reported to have burned to death Sunday in a fire which burned his shack to the ground. Coroner Ibertson left for the scene yesterday morning. Later—Coroner Ibertson has just returned and he says that Charlie Miller probably set fire to the shack, then went inside and shot himself. He left a note to his brother saying that he could not stand it any longer as his enemies would not fight him from the front. The note was put in his vest pocket with his watch and the whole tied in a bundle and thrown out in a bare spot where it would be out of the reach of the fire. A melted revolver and repeating rifle were found in the ruins, His watch was wound up but'had stopped at 12:10, probably Saturday night. The shack was of tamarack and burned with such a hot fire that the body was entirely cremeated. Miller’s shack was located sbout eight miles from Blackduck near Hornet. He was probably insane. ROOSEVELT IN AFRIGA. Three packed houses was the result of one of the best films ever brought to Bemidji showing Roose- velt in Africa. The film was shown at the Majestic last night and will be shown there again tonight. . Everybody left more than pleased with the evening’s entertainment, and immediately became a walking advertisement for the Majestic. The management has made this popular play house cool and com- fortable, and it’s a restand a treat to spend the hot evenings there. MEMBERS OF GUN GLUB HOLD PRACTICE SHoOT Preparing to Attend Meets at Brainerd, y Aitkin and Crookston—Shoot Again Friday. Five members of the Bemidii Rod and Gun club held a practice shoot on the grounds at Lake Irvine Mon- day afternoon. Rose won out over Miller and Simons although there was only one bird between them. Crothers and Brandborg did not finish the shoot. Rose, Miller and Simons are pre- paring Brainerd, Aitkin and Crookston as a team. The Brainerd meet will be held July 11, the ome at Aitkin July 12 and 13, and the ome at Crookston July 14, 15 and 16 mak- ing a solid week of shooting. The men will shoot another practice meet on Friday afternoon. The scores made yesterday were: Shot .100 12 pair shot at, total 24, 3 Hit Rose......9 pair, 4 singles. to enter the shoots at