Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 8, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D i Historical Society: ILY PIONEE " VOLUME 8. NUMBER 69. SMITH CHOSEN T0 HEAD MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS wiches, always butter the end of the oaf before cutting off the slice. A good black ink mixed with white of egg, will restore the color of kid shoes and gloves. A procelain tub or sink may be thoroughly cleaned with a flannel dipped in spirits of turpentine. New iron pots should always be boiled first with wood ashes and Made Chairman of State Executive and Central Committees—Five Extra Members. . Smith, of Minneapolis, was|Cold water and then thoroughly «de chairman of both the state acalded, , executive committee and the central For salad sandwiches, mix chopped celery and mayonnaise with shredded white lettuce and spread on thin slices of bread. Lower the temperature of an oven considerably after a roast has been in for 20 minutes, and the juices will be retained. committee of the Republican party Wednesday afternoon in St. Paul. J. A. O. Preus, of Ada, was chosen secretary and G. J. Bradley, of Nor- wood, treasurer. The candidates met in the Merchants hotel where they were the guests of Governor Eberhart for luncheon. The meting was not attended by all of the Republican candidates. G. F. Staples is in the East, Walter J. Smith was confined to his room with an attack of acute indigestion, and P. E. Brown was the only candi- date for the Supreme Court present. Several others were in St. Paul, but did not attend the meeting. Five or more members were put on the committee than were authorized by the state convention. This was done by increasing the number elected at large from five to ten. Beltrami county did not get a man on the committee but is repre- sented by G. H. Mattson of Roseau, in the Ninth district. Following is the personel of the executive committee and the central committee, Executive Committee. E. E. Smith, Minneapolis, chair- man. J. A. O. Preus, Ada, secretary. G. J. Bradley, Norwood, treasurer. S. B. Wilson, Mankato. E. J. Jones, Morris. Republican State Central Committee At large—Joseph Chapman, Jr., Minneapolis. W. B. Parsons, Winona. A. D. Stephens, Crookston. E. J. Jones, Morris. F. Berry, Minneapolis. George F. Dix, St. Paul. Andrew Fritz, St. Cloud. J. R. Morley, Owatonna. Alexander James, Pipestone. K. O. Sandum, Bricelyn. Henry W. Goetsinger, St. Paul. By Congressional Districts— First—John C. Crabb, Rochester. Second—T. C. Collins, Windom. Third—G. J. Bradley, Norwood. Fourth— G. H. Sullivan, Stillwater. Fifth—E. E. Smith, Minneapolis. Sixtb—F. M. Eddy, Sauk Center, Seventh—S. W. Frasier, Wheaton. Eighth—C. S. Mitchell, Duluth. Ninth—G. H. Mattson, Roseau. By Judicial Districts— First—C. W. Gress, Cannon Falls, Second—Kay Todd, St. Paul. Third—W. A. Munger, Wabasha. Fourth—Simon Michelet, Minn- eapolis. Fifth—C. F. Ebel, Faribault, Sixth—S. B. Wilson, Mankato, Seventh—Fred Shermar, Grey If the brush is removed from the carpet sweeper, dipped in water and then replaced, the sweeper will not raise a dust. Wet shoes should be stuffed with paper before putting away. It will absorb the moisture and prevent the shoes from becoming hard. To make olive sandwiches, remove the pits and cut up fine. Mix with mayonnaise and spread between thin slices of buttered bread. When preparing a turkey or chicken, try rubbing it inside with a piece of lemon. It will whiten the flesh and make it more tender. A simple but easy method of whitening cloths is, when boiling them to drow in a few peach leaves, tied up in a maslin cloth, HEAVY RAIN AT CASS LAKE Fixes up Crops and Puts Out Ferest Fires in Vicinity. Cass Lake, July 7— A hefwy rain fell here. early this morning which did much to improve “conditions in this vicinity as vegetation of all kinds required moisture for the past two weeks. It also puta damper on the numerous forest fires that have been springing up around here and threatened to do considerable damage. Word comes from Bena to the effect that Fred Crow, an old and respected citizen of that place died suddenly of apoplexy Tuesday morning. The Fourth of July fes- tivities were taking place in the evening and Mr, Crow attended the dance, after which he ate a hearty meal, and retired for the night, At about three o’clock he complained of not feeling well and the end came in a very few min- utes. Mr. Crow was 57 years of age and during the past several years had charge of the large hotel at Bena, Mrs. Crow is seriously ill and suffering from the shock of her husband’s death. The Colored Gophers will play a game of ball with the local boys next Wednesday, July 13, Cass Lake has a strong team this year and the Eagle. . game should prove a close one. Eightl{ —H. ] Heneman, Les- 'erl\lri,r:lalllfjames Lal"son, Walnut TRAGEDY Fo”-uws Grove. Tenth—C. L. Foss, Rushford. Eleventh— F., B. Meyers, Biwa- bik. Twelfth—Elias Jacobson, Mon- tevideo. Thirteenth — F. L. Worthington, Fourteenth—]J. A. O. Preus, Ada. Fifteenth—B, R. Hassman, Aitkin, Sixteenth-—T. O. Ofsthun, Glen- DOMESTIC TROUBLE Chicago Woman Kills Hushand, Child and Herself. Humiston, Chicago, July 8—Mrs. Emma Mul- faw is dead, her husband, Henry Mul- faw, aged twenty-four, and their child wood. Annabelle, aged three, are both, dying Seventeenth— F. E. Wade, Fair- as the result of a domestic tragedy en- ¢ acted at the Mulfaw home. mon‘. Mrs. Mulfaw shot her husband and Eighteenth — J. A. Stoveburg, | child and then took cavbolic acid. She Isanti. died on the way to tne hospital. Mul- faw and the girl will die. Mulfaw, neighbors declare, had been out all night drinking and carousing. ‘When he arrived home at 4 o'clock in the morning his wife met him at the front door. Sje fired two shots fnto his abdomen. ' The daughter was shot once in the back. Nineteenth—C. F. Serline, Mora. HOUSEHOLD HINTS, Wet tea leaves will drive away roaches. Bemidji won first place in the association wet test yesterday by making the run and getting water in 26 3.5 seconds. Ada and Be- midji ran in the morning and Ada made the runin 37 seconds, being held for water. Crookston and Warren waited un- til after the races at the Fair grounds track as they did not want to run so short a time before the afternoon events, Crookston made a good run in the afternoon and the water was right after the boys so that by the time the coupling was broken, the water was there. Schmidt, who was to put the nozzle on for Crookston, failed to connect and the team -was dis- qualified. Warren made a fast run 3nd lost to Bemidji by less than a second. The Warren boys were the happy ones last night and made the city ring with their noise. They took $209 home to divide among them- selves and the fact that they won the most points and the most money served to make them feel pretty good. Warren was a kind of “dark horse” in the tournament and few expected the team to make ‘the ex- cellent showing that it did. Staske, who won three individual firsts, -is from Warren and- helped materially in putting his team in first place. The Warren: boys were heavy as well as fast and this gave them a pulling power that carried ANNUAL TOURNAMENT ENDS WITH NIGHT OF PLEASURE Firemen Spend Time Until Trains Leave in Dancing and Having Good Time---Two Fires Cause Department to Turn Out---Bemidji Won Wet Test. some of the firemen tried to break up the city hall dance but did not succeed.- They piled several pine trees, that had been used for decor- ating sidewalks, in a heap near the Soo ‘tracks and set fire to them. They burned rapidly and with a bright red glare so that it looked as though the depot was on fire. Some- one then phouned in an alarm and the fire bell and whistle' called out the men. Garry Brennamchad his horses in the wagon in no time and was gal- loping to the fire with six or eight men hanging on. The crowd at the dance refused to leave the hall, so the little plot failed. - Another fire was built earlierin the evening on the corner of 'Beltrami and Fourth street, but it was soon put out. About five o'clock this mornihg, the whistle called the tired firemen to put out ablaze in Blondo House. Some one had set fire to a mattress and the room.was soon filled with thick smoke, The firemen- carried an unconscious man_out and then put out the blaze. It was said this morning that Chief Geil would re- commend one of the men for a Car- negie medal for heroic bravery in active service. All of the visiting firemen left the city early: this morning after votiug the taqurnament a suc- cess and Beémidji ‘department fine entertainers. ~Follawing - are_ the resolutions which' were drawn up by President Geil, Secretary Cun- their truck to victory. Bemidji won second place in the tournament and the team will divide $190, Crookston won third and will divide $163.88. Ada took home $45.13 to divide and Hallock got $23.75 on being the best appearing company in the parade. The Hal- lock team did not stay through the tournament so won none of the other prizes. The city hall was crowded last night with firemen and town people. The Ada, Warren and Crookston teams could not leave until early this mor:ing, as there was no sleep for anyone, they spent time danc- ing. At the Armory, another crowd danced for two hours after the per- formance of “St. Elmo” had been finished, Some of the firemen and band men last wnight thought that Evan Carson did not do the right thing by the firemen when he advertised a dance after the Armory show so they went over to the box office and invited him down to the lake for a short session with the fish. Some of them were ready to break up the show at the first chance, so rather than have any trouble, Carson went. He was back at the theatre after changing his clothes.. '/ K About half past twelve last night, " ningham, and Treasurer John- stone. Resolved, That we extend to_the mayor of Bemidji, and the citizens of Bemidji, our heartfelt thanks for the splendid welcome they gave to each and every one of the members of the Northern Minnesota Fire- men'’s Tournament association, and for the many courtesies extended to us while in the beautiful city of Bemidji, and we assure the citizens that every visiting firemen is leaving Bemidji with words of highest praise for the hospitality extended to and enjoyed by them while here; and to the ladies dowe especially extend our thanks for their continued pres- ence each day, witnessing the dif- ferent races participated in by the teams and by their presence and sunny countenances and pleasant smiles, lent courage and gallantry to the contestants, and we assure. them that their kindnesses will never be forgotten nor the memory of their good looks ever leave us. To the Bemidji band and the genial leader, Professor Harry Masten, do we especially extend our thanks for the quantity and quality of the stirring music rendered by them during our races, which tended so much to en- liven the proceedings of each day; and we congratulate the citizens of Bem!dji for being the possessors of GROOKSTON SPEGIAL. Crookston, July 8:—Greatly exaggerated reports have been pub- lished regarding the damage done by hail in Polk County Tuesday night. As a matter of fact of four townships, Northland was the -only township hit seriously and not a fourth of the area of that township was touched. Proceeding east a strip varying from a half mile toa mile in width was damaged in Tabor, Angus and; Brandt townships but the strip was not continuous by any When paint sticks to glass, it can be removed with hot vinigar. When soaking mackerel or other salt fish, see that the skin side is uppermost. To polish zinc, rub briskly with a cloth dipped in kerosene and rinse off with boiling water. When buttering bread for sand- means, the hail jumping ‘ several miles in places, and many fields were improved more by the rain that fell thar the damage by ' hail will amount to. From all appearances Henry O. Bjorge has'no intention of aband- oning his fight for the Republican nomination for Congress in. { Congressional district. [ American Brewer Dead in Europe. St. Louis, July 8.—Casper Koehler, president of, the Columbia Brewing company of St. Louis and vice presi- dent of the, Pennessee Brewing ‘com- pany of Memphis, died at Berlin, Ger- many, according to a cablegram re- celved here. He was traveling with his wife and daughter and ‘was stricken with apoplexy. He was sev- enty-twe years old. A e gth; such a talented musicians, Resolved, That we extend to President Geil of Bemidji oul most heartfelt thanks for the faithful manner in which he has discharged the duties of president of this as- sociation for the past year; and also be it Resolved, That ‘we extend our thanks, in the same manner, to Secretary Cunningham for the able manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office. Resolved, That we extend the un- animous vote of thanks of the as- sociation to A. G. Ratledge of Be- midji (better known to all firemen as “Doc”) for the splendid history in .book form of the association from. its formation, which he has issued, and we hope he may. be long spared to “push the quill” in defense of and in behalf of his fellow men, as he has ever been an ardent “booster” for his friends and the community in which he has lived; Resolved, that we extend to Al H. Jester our sincere thanks for the very able and entertaining manner in which he presided ever our smoker, and for his untiring efforts to assist in making our stay in Be- midji a pleasant one; also to the Be- midji orchestra and “the Bemidji male quartette for the excellent music furnished at-our smoker. Resolved, That we extend to the press our thanks for the able man- ner in which they gave -publicity to the details of the different events in connection with the tournament. Whereas, God, in His infinite wisdom, has removed from our midst during the past year our be- loved brother, A. A. Glenn of Crookston, who was, for twenty years, a faithful member of the Crookston fire department and one of the original members of the first running team of the association; therefore, be it Resolved, That we bow to God's will in the death of our brother and co-worker, and deeply deplore the taking away of afaithful and earnest worker for the betterment of the fire departments and a true friend and loving husband and father; Whereas, Almighty God has re- moved by death from our midst our beloved brother fireman, S. A. Swanson of Red Lake Falls Fire Department, within the last year; therefore be it Resolved, That we deeply de- plore the death of so ardent and earnest worker in our association as was the late Brother Swanson; be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Association and printed in the local papers, and that a copy thereof be aggregation of Brothers Glenn and Swanson. sent to the bereaved families of Standing of the. Clubs American Assoclation Won Lost Pet Minneapolis.............. 54 30 .643 St. Paul .. 52 29 .42 .46 33 .85 41 .460 .84 42 447 43 442 47 418 51 .345 582 National League ‘Won Lost 42 24 40 26 .84 30 36 32 .82 385 .30 39 .29 387 27 46 Pt 638 .607 .531 .529 477 435 440 .360 American League Won Lost .45 28 Pet 876 .582 .569 .552 475 455 377 262 Philadelphia New York. Detroit Boston. Cleveland Chicago. . Washington St. Louis, Amerlcan Assoclation Minneapolis 3—Kansas City 4. Louisville 8-4—Indianapolis 3-1. Columbus 4-5-- Toledo 5-0. Milwaukee 3—St. Paul 5. . American League Philadelphia 1—Washington 4. New York 4—Boston 13. National League Philadelphia 0-4—Brooklyn 2-7. Boston 5-5—New York 4-2. Chicago 0—Cincinnatti 1 GLUB MAY BACK DREDGERS Members Want Inlet and Qutlet of Lake Deepened at Once. Members of the Bemidji Boat club are being urged to attend a meeting of the club which will be held in the parlors of the Markham hatel Satur- day night. At the meeting, the question of dredging out the inlet and outlet of the lake will be taken up and those calling the meeting hope to have the club decide to go ahead with the work. In that case, dredging will be started Monday. It has been many years since the lake has been as low as it is at present, . There is barely enough water to float many of the launches to their boat houses and the danger from sunken logs is becoming greater évery day. A good rain fell the other night but did not affect the river as the ground absorbed all the water that it could get. The dredging of the outlet and inlet will not have much effect on the stage of the water but will be an aid to navigation. For a week past, launches drawing over eighteen inches of water have found it diffi- cult to get down the river ard im- possible to get up. The rocks at the outlet have already bent several propellors and the members of the club who go down the river often are anxious that the club back the dredging proposition. The Sisters of the St. Anthony hospital wish to extend their thanks to all friends who helped to make their ice cream social a success. ! lieved that he would probably drop out because of the strong endorse- ment Congressman Steenerson has received from the Republican press of the district of ate as a result of his ship subsidy fight and his other activities during the last session- but it does ‘not appear that this has deterred Bjorge in any way and it is evidently his intention to conduct an active campaign. As a result, Congressman Steener- son is already in the field and will make a thorough canvass of the dis- trict. In Polk County, Mr, Steener- will get 2 much better vote that would be expected from the result of the election two years ago when Sageng carried the county. - Because of certain post office lppointmints, the Republicans of this county at that time in: many i for Sageng. were being jeopardized and this year will take no chances of losing, the Congressman for Polk Co. - This sentiment has been expressed who advocated cutting Steenerson. from this point, Mr. Bjorge has a son will show here, Congressman Steenerson is desperate contest, r the M. & I railroad, by those who were active in this fight against him two years ago and Therefore from a survey of the field very slim chance of winning out though he may bave strength in other portions of the district to off- set the additional strength Steener- At all events nof going to be caught napping, and if he is beaten, it will not be because of overconfidence as he is laying his wires just as though he expected a | Judge Spooner left last evening for Tnternational Falls on legal busines 1 He will The amount of money taken in was $57. 2 Fear Monastic Competition. Madrid, July 8.—Commercial bodies have joined in a petition to the gov- ernment in favor of limiting the growth of monastic orders. They as- sert that the orders are monopolizing many branches of industry and com- merce.. The republican organizations have pledged themselves to support the government’s religlous programme. Two Killed In' Runaway. Ashland, Ky., July 8.—Their horse Eowing frightened and running away, irk Voliner and Jude Bruning, two wealthy residents of this place, were thrown from a rig in which they were riding and, falling in front of a trac- tion car, were instantly killed. Millionaire Tramp Jailed. Philadelphia, July 8.—J. Eads How, the “millionaire tramp” of St. Louis, was locked up by the police when he attempted to inaugurate an open air ‘meeting for the unempolyed, for which the " TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BEMIDJI POPULATION ESTIMATED AT 7,085 Figures Compiled From Number of Names in New Directory—To be Published August 1. John Ley, who has been in Bemidji for the past six weeks com- piling the first city directory, will leave tomorrow for St. Cloud to start work there. The matter for the local book has already been sent in to the publishers and Mr. Ley says that if there are no delays, the directory will be ready for distrib- ution the first of August. The work on the book is being done in Dubuque, Iowa, by a firm which makes a speialty of directories and catalogues. It is said to have the finest plant in the world for this class of matter and it is barely possi- ble that the directory will be out in ten days. It depends on the num- ber of orders ahead of Bemidji. According to the figures of the directory, Bemidji has a population of 7,085. This number is figured by multiplying the names in the direc- tory by 2%, which is the standard multiple used by all directory com- panies in this country. As only per- sons over eighteen have their names in the book, the multiple is used to figure in all those under eighteen when estimating the population. It is expected that the census report will be nearly a thousand less. Mr. Ley has been in the directory publishing business for nineteen years and is considered an expert by the trade. -He says that the city of Bemidji covers twenty square miles and that few people have a comprehensive knowledge of its size because so many of the homes are hidden in pine groves. The city has plenty of room to grow and he sees a great future for the “Hab of Northern Minnesota.” Speaking of estimating population, Mr. Ley said: “I have had an in- teresting experience with a certain Minnesota city. The population as estimated from the directory has been over 10,000 for nearly fifteen years and the last directory showed it to be nearly 12,000, but the popu- lation is always given as about 9,000. This is due to the fact that the thirty-three saloons of that town now pay licenses of $500 each where- as they would have to pay $1,000 each if the population was over 10, 000. There are several breweries in this. city and they are strong enongh to control the reports as to the population. “In the recent census taken by the goverment, every census-taker had to be approved by the Com- mercial club before he could be given an appointment. The club was taking no chances with any population boosters and I confident- ly expect to see the government report put that population some- where under 10,000. You see it means $16,500 a year in licenses to those brewers.” Gilmore's Car Not Smashed. Dr. Gilmore’s car was not injured as badly as was first reported yester- day. The only damage suflered was to the steering gear and the car came back to town under its own power. The party was on its way to spend the day in Itasca Park and continued the trip in cars belonging to F. S. Lycan and W. L. Brooks. No Ball Game Yesterday. The baseball game between Be- midji and Blackduck had to be called off yesterday afternoon as the Bemidji boys were to tired to play after running in three hard races. The Blackduck team registered at the Markham and spent the day having & good time. All parties having claims against the tournament association must present them to me by Monday noon. M. F. Cunningham, Secretary. WINNESOTA | HISTORICAL | SOCIETY. ) I