Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 1, 1910, Page 1

WISTORICAL} '@ SOCIETY. "HE BEMIDJI VOLUME 8. NUMBER 89. FIRMLY REFUSES T0 AGGEPT NOMINATION John Lind Sticks to First Statement— Democrats May Call Another Convention, Everett, Wash., Aug. 1.—Former Governor John Lind of Minnesota, Democratic nominee for governor of refused to discuss the nomination further than to say that his statement in which he announced that he would not accept the nomina- tion contains his final decision. To escape interviewers and mes- sages from Minnesota, the former gov- ernor went on a trip to the woods. John Lind’s that he will not run for governor of repeated assertions Minnesota have at last forced the democratic state central committee to start arranging for another man. Under the Minnesota law, the cent- ral committee must name the man to run if the convention candidate refuses or cannot make the race. Prominent Twin City democrats have been urging Frank Day to re- convene the convention, but he points out that the convention is dead as the one held two years ago and that he has no power to re-con- vene it. They suggest that the dele- gates be called back to “‘advise” the state central committee. Many of the democratic leaders be- lieve that if the delegates are called back, that not more than 300 will come from outside of the Twin Cities, Frank Day says that he will not attempt to influnence the committee or the convention, if one is called, as he has no candidate. Now that Lind is considered out o itby the leaders, talk of John Jenswold, Jr., of Duluth has been re- vived. He was the man who made the speech and nominated Lind. Fred N. Johnson, of New Ulm, seems to be getting about as much mention as Jenswold. Congressman Hammond will not run as his chances of re election are too good; James C. Haynes wants to be mayor of Minneapolis again; and Judge Stanton, of Bemidii, believes that he will be re-elected to the bench. Many democrats throughout the state still believe that Lind will run or at least allow his name to be used. They say no direct word has been received from him since the conven- J. Russell, a member of the Beltrami delegation, said, “I do not see how John Lind can refuse. It isa case of history repeating it- self. John Johnson said the same thing and was even more emphatic than Lind, but when 1150 delegates declared for him unanimously, he entered the race and won. “There are times in peace as well as in war when a man must sacrifice his own interests to those of his state or country. This is one of those times, and John Lind must accept the nomination. How he can 1efuse in face of the fact that he was the unanimous choice of the convention, outside of a few Henne- pin and Ramsey votes is more than I can see.” “I am not surprised,” said S. A. Stockwell of Minneapolis, one of tion. P. Won Lost Pet ® | Chicago......... . 55 30 .847 Pittsburg .. .51 36 .586 49 35 .583 46 44 .506 43 44 494 .39 50 .438 35 53 .398 Boston . 58 .370 Standing of the Glubs American Association Won Lost Pet Minneapolis. 72 36 .867 St. Paul 60 44 577 Toledo. . 59 44 .573 Kansas City. 48 51 .485 Columbus. 46 52 .469 Milwaukee 45 56 .446 Indianapolis.. 41 62 .398 Louisville. ... 38 64 .372 American League Won Lost Pet Philadelphia. 60 30 .667 Chicago. St. Louis .35 54 .25 59 .393 .298 Reésults Saturday. American Association Toledo 4—Milwaukee 3.”(12 innings) Columbus 3—Kansas City 4. Minneapolis 3-7—Indianapolis 1-10. Louisville 3—St. Paul 6. National League Philadelphia 2—Brooklyn 1. Boston 1-0-—New York 4-4. Cincinnati 4—Pittsburg 2. Chicago 4—St. Louis 1, American League New York 4—Boston 5. Washington 5—Philadelphia 7. Cleveland 2—St. Louis 1. Chicago 2—Detroit 4. AGENT WAY AGTIVE IN Boston ... .55 37 .598 New York. 53 37 .590] Detroit. . 51 41 .554 Cleveland . 39 45 .464 Washington . 38 53 418 Commercial Club tb Meet with Farm- ers Around Bemldu Soon Who Are The Farmers? : The Men Who Make This Country. How can the Commercial Club secure their names? Here is one way. Fill out this coupon or send in your name by letter or otherwise. Give the names of your neighbors who may not see this notice. We must have these names before the 10th of August WEATHER TODAY. Temperature &) Sunday Monday ST. LOUIS GOUNTY TO RAISE HALF OF MONEY Has Subscribed $1,540 of the $3,000 That is Needed by Development THE GASS LAKE REGION Inspected Dance Saturday Night and Ordered Malt out of two Pool Rooms. Cass Lake, August 1—(Special to the Pioneer). N. A. Way, special Indian agent located at Akeley, is spending a couple days at Cass Lake vicinity, Mr. Way, together with J. J. Matulys, special agent with head. quarters here, made a trip to Farris, a little village five miles west of here, Saturday evening where a dance was in progress and the repre- sentatives of the Indian department were on the look-out for any illegal sale or possession of liquors, After looking over the dance hall they de- parted afoot for Cass Lake, meeting several rigs on the way to the hall, Each rig was stopped and the occu- pants searched, but nothing in the line of liquor was found in their possession, The local pool rooms were notified this afternoon not to sell any more of the malt they were handling and were given until Monday noon to ship whatever stock of this kind they had on hand. This action is peculiar, as one of the proprietors of a pool hall received information last and those who fought against the Lind nomination. Lind would do as he is doing. The|he could keep on selling. But to- club on Saturday, August 27. state central committee should call another convention. Anything in my power to do I will do to bring that about. Such a serious matter should never be left to a committee. If a convention is called and such a man a$ John Jenswold, P. M. Ring- dal or T. S. Knox is named, we can recover our position very creditably. We will not have lost a great deal of ground. But if the committee simply meets and proceeds to fill the nomination, we might as well harp on the willow and sing our swan song, and concede the election to Eberhart.” The actions of the Detocrats will be closely watched during the weeks and the fall campaign will depend on what is done between today and the first of September H. J. Magnusson of the American evening to the effect that the grade day noon orders were issued to cease selling and ship whatever stock on hand. The grade of malt handled by the dealers here was of the ¢ two per cent variety” and guaranteed non-intoxicating.” The contents were also guaranteed to meet with the pure food laws and the com- panies furnishing the malt gave he'r dealers -to understand that the goods were “‘free from state, government and city tax.” Th= pool rooms effected are the Great Northern, and the mer- chants, Card of Thanks. We herewith extend to our friends, neighbors and others, our appretiation and thanks for their kindness and assistance during the sickness and death of our in- Exchange National bank of Duluth, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. M. F. Willson, fant son, also for the many floral tributes received, \ Chax_"les Hammond and Family: Association. St. Louis ‘county has agreed to raise $1540 of the $3,000 which it is estimated will be needed to run the Northern Minnesota Development association during the coming year. The total amount to be raised in the thirty other counties is $1460. This action was taken in Duluth recently at a meeting of the finance committee’of the association. After the committee had carefully consid- ered what each county could raise, it was seen that less than half of the amount required had been taken up. Gill Hartley, of Duluth, then said that St. Louis county would make up the difference. It is expected that this amount is all that will be required to run the association until the meeting next summer. * The counties were divided into groups and assigned to the following men: F. A. Farras, of Brainerd, was given Todd, Wadena, Crow Wing, Morrison, Aitken, Mille Lacs, Ben- ton and Stearns; J. W. Wheeler, of Crookston, Kittson, Roseau, Polk, Marshall, Red Lake, Norman, Clay, Wilken and Ottertail; W. L. Brooks, of Bemidji, Beltrami, Becker, Clear- water, Mahnomen, Koochiching and Cass; A. G. Harding, of Eveleth, Cook, Lake Itasca, Carlton, Pine, Kanabec, Isanti and St. Louis. The above men consist the finance committee and will meet ini the “I was certain Mr. |Of malt being sold was alright and|F°°ms of the Duluth Commercial They are to audit and O. K. all bills and the treasurer is to pay such bills as have been audited. Counties are urged to get the amount they are asked for’ into the hands of the treasurer, W. J. Smith, of Eveleth, at once as the associa- tion cannot carry on its work with- out funds. BRAINERD IN DANGER IF RIVER GOES LOWER Will Not Have Enough Water to Fight Serious Fire If Mississippi Falls One Foot. Brainerd, Minn., August 1— T. Johnson, Northwestern Paper compauy. pulp. mill here, Ml“llllbpl river is very low, hu mul _has not been bothered. superintendent of the | says the water in the| want of water because it uses only a small amouut. Two-thirds of the natural flow of thelriver runs over the sluice ways a For the last four g mill has four pair of 36 The city electric. Nght p lost in the fire sevsral months ago. It had two turbines and the loss of these has increased the head of water at the dam. Albert Stevens, the engineer of the city’s pumping station says the present stage of water is the lowest he has seen in.twenty years, and that if it falls another foot the city will be in serious danger, for there will not be enough water within reach to fight a big fire, GOVERNOR WAS PLEASED WITH BEMIDJI GOUNTRY Enthusiastic Over Future of This City —Expects to Speak Here in the Fall St. Paul, August 1—(Special to Pioneer)—¢ My trip north has made a wonderful impression upon me and especially am I enthusias- tic about Beltrami county and the splendid little city of Bemidj,” said Governor Eberhart on his re- turn from his trip of inspection to the Northwest Angle, ““While it was impossible for me to spend as much time in Bemidji as I should like to have done, I was there long enough to_view her natural beauties, partake of her hospitality and witness that com- mercial activity which, I beleive foreshadows great things in the fu- ture for that town and the sur- rounding country.” « + The governor returned the picture of health and was so well pleased that he hopes to go back some time. He established the record of having been farther north than any other governor. Bemidji. may figure on seeing the governor again before the. campaign is over, and the next time he comes he probably will be as anxious to talk politics as he was- this time .to avoid them. He is amused over the prédicament the democrats' re. in by notinating a man who refuses to run, and predicts-a complete repnbh- cén victory in November. The Qovernor next goes to Beverly wnh a Twm Cn delegation to in ALUMNI ASSOCIATION WILL BE REORGANIZED | Three New Classes Want Membership —No Meeting Held for Several ; Years: Bemidji high< school’s ~ alumui association will be reorganized at a meeting which will be held next to the plans of several alumni who are in the city. Friday evening, according The old general alumni association, of which Lee Heffron is president, has not held a meeting for several years and the classes of 1908, 1909, and 1910 have not been admitted to its membership. Three years ago- eleven students graduated from the Bemidji high school; thirteen more followed last year and the Class of 1910 numbered severteen, making a total of forty-one graduates not belonging to-the alumni associa- tion, The alumni are planning on here- after taking a more active interest in the local high schbool, both for the good of the school itself and. to advertise Bemidji more thoroughly. All the members of the general association, as well as those who graduated from the Bemidji high school during the last three years, are expected to aitend the meeting next Friday. With the reorganiza- tion of the association the members will plan a banquet for some date in|" the near future. STEENERSON WON RAGE Defeated George Ralph—Many Have to go Some This Fall. Crookston, August 1—Congress- man Steenerson is jocosely boasting of the championship foot race on Sandy Beach, off Oak Island, in Lake of the Woods, during -the trip with the state drainage commission, in which be defeated George Ralph, both running in their bathing suits following a plunge by ‘the entire party. = Congressman Steenerson has been following Weston’s vfldvic‘e of late and -an 8 or 10 mile jaunt before breakfast is a regular thing with him, never walking less than six miles before breaking his fast. The con- gressman was never:in better health and all'admit he will cemmly Tun some next November. 1f Ole Sageng the ‘race this trip he would 7 66 8 67 9 69 10 7 11 73 12 75 P. M. 1 76 2 77 3 78 77 4 76 5 78, 6 80 7 74 8 71 - ‘9 70 10 66 Barometer—30.40 inches—Fair. Maximum today—76. -~ Minumum today—66. Maximum yesterday—80. Minumum yesterday—66. Forecast — Continued cool and cloudy. City Drug Store readings. - SWAMP SETTLERS FIND " ROAD GONDITIONS HARD Few Men Have to Pay Total Tax— State Doe, not Pay for Part Thru Its Own Land. Mrs. May H. Bailey, of Happy- land, Minnesot4, four miles south of Little Fork, is spending a few days in the city. She is a homesteader there and is intetested in the North- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion. She reports that the condition of some of the settlersin the upper part of Beltrami and Koo chiching counties is pitiful. “Much of the land is swamp land and belongs to the state. These settlers, she says, have gone in there and taken up small sections between swamps. After they have lived on them and improved them, the state has re- claimed them as swamp land, thus leaving the settler absolutely nothing for his work. Mrs. Bailey says that not many roads ‘have been cut there as the expense’has to be bore by the few farmers, and the vast areas of state land do not contribute one cent. These people bave a hard time get- ting to market and many of ~ their lands are surrounded by swamps. “The people up there, she says, are vitally interested in Auditor 'H-y— ner’s petition to have the state ‘pay a part of the tax for building roads past state land. The Mail Order Way. A rather amusing story is told of a man who went into a hardware store in this city and wished to purchase an axe. Being shown the article and informed that the price was $1.10, he said, “Why, I can get the same kind of an axe {from a mail-order house for 90 cents.” Very well,” said the hardware man, “I’ll give it to you for the same price provided that you will do the same by me as you will do with it.” “All right,” replied the customer as he handed over a dollar bill, the merchant giving him ten cents in change. “Now,” said the Im-d'ue man, *'I want 25 cents more to the express charges,” which the customer gave him. How much did your axe cost you?” “One dollar and fifteen cents,” the man answered. ‘Very good. Now give me 5 cents more for money order fees -and postage,” which the customer had to hand over. *“Now how much did your axe cost you?”| “One dollar and twenty ceats,” said the purchaser. “Not so cheap after all,” said the merchant, whereupon he picked up the axe, put-it back on the shelf and told the customer to call for it in ten days as that would be as soon as he could get it if he ordered it from the mail order house. © Killed In Auto Accident. .. Rolette, N. D., Aug. 1—S8. B. Law itompbile dccident, turnlns turtle into a ditch TEN CENTS PER WEEK. GONFERENGE CLOSED WITH UNION MEETING Five Hundred Gather to Hear Gaebe- lein’s Final Sermon—Many Attend Concert. Five hundred people met in the Armory last night for the closing meeting of the sixth annual Bemidji Bible conference. They were ad- dressed by Dr. Gaebelein on “The Great Deliverance of the Jews as Described in the Book of Esther.” Miss Hanson and the quartette furn- ighed the music, and Rev. F. A, Blair, of Duluth, presided. In his sermon, Dr. Gaeblein des- cribed the circumstances of the de- liverance of the Jews and showed the great part which Queen Esther played. He then drew a parallel be- tween the deliverence of the Jews by Esther and the deliverance of sinners by Christ. Both Esther and Jesus were the intercessors for the ones who were to suffer. Saturday evening, a sacred con- cert was given in the Presbyterian church, the proceeds of whieh were to go into the treasury of the con- ference About $25 was realized from the concert. The crowd was good and the music of excellent quality. Those in charge of the conterence aéreed last night that it had been the most successful one ever held here, and with the great results ac- complished this year, they expect to go much farther with the seventh conference. I THS AND DEATHS I Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Brabetz, Doud avenue, a daughter on Saturday morning. The baby weighed nine pounds. Both mother and child are reported in fine con- dition. Born—To Mr. and A. E. Otto, a daughter early this morning. The baby weighs nine pounds and mother and child are doing well. Former Bemidji Couple Married. Miss Helen Mercedes McCrea and Raymond W, Sprague were married July 27 in Kalispell, Mon- tana. Miss McCrea-is" a daugiter of Mr. and Mrs. George McCrea, formerly of Bemidji. Both young people are well known here and their many friends will be pleased to learn o1 their happy marriage. They will make their home in Seattle, Washington, after Oct. 1 A Winning Fish Story. A big sturgeon that has been a prisoner 30 years has just been re- leased from his long captivity and set free in the Columbia river. The fish was taken from the Columbia river, near Cascade locks, in the spring, of 1880. It was caught in a fish wheel and was given to the late Dr. W. H. Adams, of Hood River. The sturgeon was placed in a small pond on the Adams ranch, says the Portland Journal. There were then two ' ponds on the place, and the fish was changed from one to the other from time to time. Some years ago the ponds filled with grass and weeds, and the water became so shallow that the back of the sturgeon was blistered by the sun. 3 5 The fish was then moved to the pool of a fountain on the farm, where it swam about in a circle. It kept growing bigger, until it was about six feet long and the tountsin was too small a pllce foc it to be kept. Mrs. Sue M. Adams Armstrong; owner of the farm, ordered the re- lease of the pet fish, and the stur- géon was carted to the Columbia river and set free. When released, the fish could not break the habit of thirty years at once and kept swimming in a_circle. ® | It finally worked into the channel and then headed for deep water. DEFECTIVE PAGE —"t—e-——1 1 ]