Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 23, 1910, Page 1

rlw < BEMIDJ1 D. |HISTORICAL »=<80CIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 108. PEAT FIRES REPORTED BURNING NEAR SHOTLEY Schrader Says Flames are Spreading to Tree Tops—Homesteaders Timber in Danger. Guy Schrader, of Shotley, who is deputy United States marshal and also fire warden for his quart- er, was in the city yesterday on his way to attend a trial at Super- ior, He reported the fires as burning badly in the Shotley country, especially along the road from Shotley to Kelliher. Mr. Schrader says that he thinks the fire started by the Smith boys burning the brush and stumps off their garden. The land there is peat formed by the decaying of trees for centuries and once on fire is hard to put out. The farms are oncut over land, and while the soil is the finest kind for raising crops, is so rich that when it once gets on fire it is impossible to get it out without the help of a good rain. The fire along the Shotley road came above ground yesterday after- noon and was dangerous for about three hours while the west wind was blowing. Mr. Schrader says that the homesteaders in that section of the county have cut their cedar and have it piled ready for the skids, and that if it is burned, they will be ruined financially. At the present time, the fire is in land cut over by the Crookston and Irvine Lumber companies and is burping the slashings. In some places it has jumped up into the tree tops, but for the most part is on the ground in the slashings and the peat. The fire is burning south towards the logs piled by the homesteaders. If they once get on fire, the damage SPORTING NOTES. 1910 Football Guides. ‘Three copies of the 1910 football guide were received Sunday by Oliver Neilson at the Markham. They now belong to Clarence Shan- non, Harold Dane and Mr. Neil- son. - The book is about the same as in former years, but Minnesota is given a more prominent place. Walter Camp’s all-American eleven appears with individual pictures of the players. John McGovern, chosen as all-American quarterback, is given good space but the picture published is that of Johnny John- ston. The book contains a digest of the new rule changes. Standing of the Clubs American Association Won Lost Pet Minneapolis. .86 43 .669 St. Paul . .. 69 58 .539 Toledo . 68 58 .551 Kansas City. 66 60 .524 .60 62 .492 71 .430 73 422 78 .371 Indianapolis Louisville.... Pet 676 .554 .585 .505 .486 .398 .387 363 Pet 694 .575 Philadelphia. . Boston ., Detroit. .566 New York .558 Cleveland 450 Washington 438 Chicago. . .400 St. Louis. 312 will be graats-but at present there is little loss. * A meeting of the)wardens will probably be held todayfat Kelli- her. Volunteers are wanted to go into the peat and fight with the shovel. Fire Ranger Grove came over from Grand Rapids yesterday and went north on the M. & L. with the ran- ger from Deer River. They expect to look over some fires reported in the Deer River district. All fires reported are in the brush, the danger lying in their spreading over nearby farms. TWIN GITIES DARK TODAY Curtain of Smoke Causes Fear There of Fires Here. Billows of smoke, which yester- day da.kened the sky almost to the blackness of night, had today rolled on southward, enveloping St. Paul and Minneapolis where artificial lights are on in full force, even tkz street cars running behind blazing headlights. The forest fire phenomena so alarmed the Twin City newspapers | Yesterday’s Resul’s. ] National League / Philadephia 5-4—Pittsburg 6-8. Brooklyn 8—Cincinnati 5. New York 11-—St. Louis 4. Boston 0—Chicago 7. American League Chicago 3—Washington 4. Cleveland 6—Philadephia 7. (12 ings.) Detroit 8—New York 5. St. Louis 2—Boston 8. inn- American Association St. Paul 1—Columbus 2. Milwaukee 2—Toledo 5. Kansas City 4-1—Louisville 0-3. Minnneapolis 0—Indianapolis 5. THE MAJESTIG PRESENTS AN INTERESTING BILL ““Over the Cliff” is the title of a story reproduced on the scréen at the Majestic tonight, It tells of a sailor kidnapping a little girl and throwing her into the ocean, She was saved by a small boy and the sailor was finally captured after an exciting chase, A large dog plays an important part in effecting the capture of the sailor, “Floral Studies” is the title of the second picture on this same over the safety of the northern part of the state that they called up different towns, including Bemidji, under the belief that the woods were on fire. As a matter of fact there are no serious fires within many miles of Minnesota, the curtain of smoke floating across the continent from the death and property destroying conflagations that are eating away the forests ard towns of Montana and Idaho. Narrowly Escapes Death. Cass Lake—August 23—(Spe- cial to the Pioneer)—Thomas Glidden had a narrow escape from death here today while at work as- sisting in constructing a sewer, He was engaged in the bottom of the trench when without warning the bank caved in on one side and covered him with about four feet of sand. He fell in a crouching position leaving a small air space under his body which undoubtedly saved his life. He was rescued in ten minutes’ t'me and an examina- tion of his i..juries showed his hip and shoulder were bruised, caused by falling planks, rezi, being beautiful and educat- ional, - “In the Realm of the Czar.” This is a scenic production giving onlookers a splendid idea of what some of the old cities were like. This picture is interesting from start to finish and holds the continued attention of the entire audience. “The Hidden Serpent” is a story iilustrated by film No. 4 this is sup- posed to have occurred in India. Much can be learned by seeing this interesting reproduction. “I’m Glad I’'m Irish,” sung by C. J. Woodmansee and Miss Hazel Fellows. This illustrated song is making the biggest hit of them all. Don’t miss seeing this entire feature bill at the Majestic. Beer Shipped to Minneapolis. Any one down to the depots last week could have seen several ship- ments of beer to private consumers in Minneapolis and Red Wing. The beer was shipped by the Bemidji Brewing company. ‘The fact that it was shipped to towns which have BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1910. BIG MEN TO ADDRESS OLD SETTLERS MEETING Halvor Steenerson, Judge Stanton and Judge Spooner Selected by the Committee. Halvor Steenerson, C. W. Stanton i and M. A. Spooner have been selected by the committee in charge of the arrangements for Old Settlers day at the County Fair to address the association. The annual meeting will be held Thurs- day, September 15, at2 p. m. and officers for the coming year will be elected at that time, Mr. Steenerson is at present the congressman from this district and will come up for re-election this fall. Judge Stanton was spoken of as a leader for the state democratic party this fall but will be a candi- date for re-election as judge. Judge Spooner has served as judge and is now engaged in private practice but has been already spoken of as the candidate in 1912 for chief justice of the state supreme court. It is not improbable that the speeches will contain some interesting political material. The Old Settlers association is preparing for a big day. The Fair officials have promised free admis- sion to all wearing the old settlers badges. - Badges will be given mem- bers when they pay their yearly dues of twenty-five cents and to new members when they pay the initia- tion fee of fifty cents. The executive committee of the association, consisting of President George W. Wetzell, Secretary Heunry Stechman and Treasurer Earl Geil, met in Bemidji Saturday and selected the speakers.. .. The “secretary appointed a committee of one to engage the speakers and arrange the details of the meeting. President Wetzell was appointed a committee of one to procure the badges necest ry. The society has heen doing good work in this part of the state and those who are members now wish that every old settler would take ad- vantage of the annual meeting Fair week and come into the association. GROOKSTON BEAR STORY St. Paul Jurist ‘Who Sen tenced Banker to Workhouse. WATERMAN MUST SERVE SENTENGE Banker Guilty of Iljeckless Auto Speeding Loses on Appeal. St. Paul, Aug. 23.—Frank W. Water- man, president of the Ramsey County State bank, who was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse for reck- less auto speeding by Judge John W. Finehout in police court last week, must serve his time out, according to a decision rendered by Judge G. M. Orr in the district court. The bankér had sued out a writ of habeas corpus from the sentence of Judge Finehout and he has been in the custody of the sheriff since Satur- day, when he was brought in from the workhouse. In denying the writ Judge Orr decided it is not necessary to have a detailed complaint filed when trying cases in the police court. The attorneys for 'the banker at once gaye notice ~appeal, both “TFom thé decision on the writ and the sentence of Judge Finehout. There is no provision for admitting Water- man to bail pending. action om the writ by the supreme court and Judge Finehout refused to fix any bail in the appeal from the sentence imposed by himself. GANNON IN “BAD FIX", DEGLARES VOLSTEAD Uncle Joe Fighting for Seat Rather Than Speakership, Says Con- Black Animal Bites Chunk out of a Pig’s Neck. Crookston, August 23— (Special to the Pioneer)—The appearance of black bears in this section has caused the women in the rural districts con- siderable worry. Last week one was killed at Beltrami and a second was killed at Lockhart the day fol- lowing. A number of others have been seen, and while none of them have attempted to attack any one, the fact they have not been seen around lately, except a stray one once at long intervals, makes the sight of one rather terrifying. Sunday at the home of T. Mor- veau, northeast of the city in Louis- ville to‘wnships, a big black bear made its appearance, Mrs. Morveau being attracted by the squealing of apig. She ran out and saw the bear in the pen. It seized a porker weighing over 100 pounds and jumped over the pen with it. Mrs. Morveau called to her hus- band who ran to the house and secured his _rifle_but could not find a bullet for il | However, he ran after the animil and hit it a terrific smash over the head. It dropped the pig, but tore a great chunk of flesh from the animal’s neck. The bear got away. In the town of Andover Saturday another bear was shot just a-few miles from the city. The bears are all taking to the prairies because of the brush fires in the timber country to the east, and the shortage of the berry crop makes them ' prey upon anything they get sight of. A “bear cannot stand smoke, old cruisers breweries that make good beer goes to show that the local product has a wide reputation for its excellence, state, and take to their heelsas soon as smoke from a fire reaches their ranges. : gressman Here. “Cannon never again will be elected speaker of the national house of representatives,” said Congress- man A. J. Volstead of Granite Falls, who spent last night in Bemidji. “Uncle Joe is in a bad fix,” con- tinued Mr. Volstead, “for he has lost his prestige with both factions of the republican party. His stub- born stand at the last Congress when his scalp was ia jeopardy did not please even the regulars who thought the old Illinois warrior should agree to a compromise in be- balf of party harmony. “As a result fmany of those who were his closest friends became bitter against him and remain bitter to this day. *As a matter of fact what Uncle is fighting!for is his seat in Congress, not the speakership. He knows that unless he tells his constituents of the Danville district - that he in- tends to continue as'speaker that they will fail to return him to Con- gress at all. It is pretty well under- stood that the power of the stern old fighter has faded, never to blossom again.” Mr. Volstead is the only congress- man in the state who will not be op- posed for reelection. He is from the Seventh district and neither democrat nor republican there has as yet dared to make the race again him. Mr. Volstead was not anxious to talk politics but did talk with- out hesitancy regarding the depos- ed speaker. Of the tariff, Taft- Roosevelt alleged tilt. and other political issues he was silent.- He GROSSING OF THIRD AND BELTRAMI TO BE PAVED Council Orders Storm Sewer Laid For . Two Blocks—City Prisoners Must Work. After some discussion last night, the city counciland City Engineer Stoner came to an agreement on the question of paving the intersection of third street and Beltrami avenue and at the same time providing for a storm sewer. The intersection is to be laid after the paving on the two Third street blocks is finished. In the meantime, the sewer will be laid across the intersection. According to the plan of the en- gineer, the sewer will run down Bel- trami avenue to Second street and over Second street to the outlet. Only these two blocks will be put down at the present time and they will care for the surplus water. that will run off the pavment. As the sewer does not have to be water tight, second grade pipe will be used. Specifications are to be drawn up at once and bids advertised. Mr. Stoner also reported that twelve lots on Third street had not yet made their sewer connections anld that he advised the city to put the conditions in and assess the cost against the lots. As one connection can serve for two lots, five will be installed. These will cost about $30 each. The engineer was instructed to proceed with the work. The lots affected are 3, 5, and 6, in block 18; 4 in block 17; and 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, in block 18. _ Soo Matters Up Again. Monte Brown, appearing for the Soo railroad, asked . that commis. sioners be appointed to-make the awards for the vacation of certain streets for the Soo. On July 18, the council heard the petition of vacation and ordered to set for hearing last night. No opposition was apparent and the council ap- pointed the old commissioners to make the awards. The commis- sioners are Mayor Parker, P. M. Diciare, George McTaggart, George French, and 8. C. Bailey. Mayor Parker read a letter from President Pennington, of the Soo, stating that he had ordered the chief engineer to put a viaduct over the Soo at the Irvine .avenue cros- sing. Mayor Parker pointed out that unless a new viaduct was built to go over both the Soo and the Great Northern tracks, that teams would have to haul over one and then over the other, there being thirty feet between the two. The matter is to be taken up with the Soo and Great Northern roads this week. Improvements for Streets and Parks. A report from the park committee was read in which it was advised that the old tree stumps be taken out of the parks and new trees set out where néeded. It also advised that the boulevard road along the lake in front of the hospital and the Otto residence be straightened by the removal of several trees. The report was accepted and filed. . Brandborg’s new addition to the city was not-accepted but left to the street committee’ for a report next Monday night. ‘It was understood that Ross is to plat some lands west of the city and the engineer ‘was in- structed to run twenty-third street west to Anderson’s corner. before the lots were cut up. The street committee reported that Park avenue could not be opened without a jog in it some place and it then became a quest- ion where to have the jog. No action was taken last night and the matter was put off for a week. Stoner’s report on the new wat- er main to go in on Mississippi and Oak streets was accepted and filled. Specification will be drawn up at once and bids advertised, It was ordered to jnstall at once a predicted a republican victory this fall, all along the line, from the state ticket to the make up of ongress. - He hopes' to e conservation congress . Paul during the week of new sidewalk on Beltrami avenue between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets. - The street commissioner ' was instructed to see that the Owl Rt s e e [Contimmied on Page 4 WEATHER TODAY. Temperature - Monday Tuesday A M. 7 : 52 8 52 9 55 10 ’ 59 11 61 12 © 62 P. M. 1 63 2 65 3 69 64 4 71 5 71 6 69 7 65 8 63 9 61 10 58 Maximum today—65. Minumum today—50. Mazximum yesterday—71. Minumum yesterday—>52. Barometer—30.25 inches—Sta- tionary. Forecast—Cloudy and cool. City Drug Store readings. WESTERN FOREST FIRES. KILL 50; STILL BURN More Than 100 Persons Missing, Situation Being The Worst in “ Many Years. Spokane, August 23.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—The Pacific north- west is facing one of the most terriblé forest fire sitnations in its bistory. Over 50 persons are known to be dead, and 100 or more are missing. The list of injured will appr oxi- mate 200. Half of the town of Wallace is swept clean, and there is a possibility that two or three more towns in the- district have suffered complete destruction. . Half a dozen small towns and villages are seriously threatened and their inhabitants are hurrying to places of safety by the thousands. The situation is most acute in the Couer d’Alene district of northern Idaho. Some of the fires have been controlled, others are less threat- ening in absence of wind, while in some districts the fire fighters have diverted the course of the flames from towns that were threatened. JURY VERDICT HANDED IN Cannot be Opened Until The Judge Returns From Bemidji. "Bagley, August 23 — (Special phone message at 2 p. m.)—The jury in the Warren-Kolb case has brought in a verdict. The judge is in Bemidji and “will not return until 4:23 this afternoon. It is rumored about the city that the verdict is favorable to the plaintiff, More Whiskey Confiscated. N. A. Way, deputy Indian agent, came in last night and this morn- ing said that Friday night he had confiscated forty-five gallons of whisky and twelve cases of beer which were being hauled into Park Rapids in a wagon driven by N. V. Spenser. Mr. Way said, “I have . ‘traced.this shipment to Bemidji and know' the saloon which sold the whiskey. Say for me that Bemidji will soon be in dry territory if this kind of business is not stopped at once, Itraced the goods by the revenue stamps.’’ & LATE NEWS BRIEFS Washington, ~Aug. 23—(Special to the Pioneer)—Owing to ill health Senator Warren of Missouri says he will not bea candidate for re-elec- tion. Beverly, Mass., Aug. 23—(Special to the Pioneer)—President Taft announces that he will visit the Panama canal zone next November; being gone two weeks. The trip will be made on a cruiser. : TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BUSINESS MEN FIGHT T0 SAVE GOUNTY MONEY Despite Defense of Drainage Act by Volstead, Committee Is Named to Investigate Ditch. More than 100 determined and representative Bemidji business men at a meeting in the city hall last night expressed frankly a feel- ing of alarm that Beltrami county is facing the peril of shouldering a needless debt of from one half to one million dollars by the pro- posed construction of drainage ditches in the north central part of the county, T.].Burke, W, G. Schroeder and L. F. Johnson were appointed as a committee to employ counsel aud ascertain the exact status of the ditch proposit- ion, Congressman A. ]. Volstead, of Granite Falls, father of the feder- al drainage act, was present and explained the bill which he caused to become a law. He was enthu- siastically received, although it is the wide limitations of his act which caused the meeting to as- semble, ) A. G. Wedge, president of the Commercial club, presided and in calling the meeting to order ex- plained the dangers of unrestricted ditch building so long as the county may be called upon to pay the assessments on unsettled land. W. G. Schroeder sounded the key note of meeting when he said: “We all belicve in ditches, but I for one don’t believe in draining one peat bog into another peat bog and charging the cost up to the county.” On the other hand, A. A. An- drews, who frankly admittedwthat he was attorney for the ditch petitioners in all but a few ditches, fought hard against the wave -of opposition which threatens to make several of the ditches impossible, and sparred for time by asking that a representative of his side of the controversy be named as a member of the investigating committee, but be plead in vain. Attorney E. E. McDonald also: urged great caution in the attempt to prevent the construction of the canals and pointed out the benefits that might accrue. C. A. Asby, a settler from the affected district, said he thought most all of the land along the pro- posed drains would be taken up, that there were a good many settlers in that district and that the county would not suffer if the proposed pro- jects were completed. “This county already has a bonded indebtedness of $300,000 * and I think it the height of folly to place it in jeopardy of more than double that amount” said T. J. Burke. M. D. Stoner, city engineer, said: “It seems to me that what we want is to favor the building of roads for to build a road means that the land must be drained and where roads can not be constructed I doubt the value of ditches. When roads are possible we reclaim the land and connect communities.” Mr. Burke moved that an investi- gating committee be appointed and - this was seconded by Mr. Schroeder. W. L. Brooks made the point that counsel, “the best we can get,” should be employed and that there necessarily would be some expense attached. It was taken as the sense of meeting that the committee be empowered to proceed as it sees fit. This committee will begin its work at once at onceand hand in its re- port at the earliest moment. In addressing the meeting Con- gressman Volstead said: “I am not here to tell you where you should construct ditches. That is a proposition that you must settle in a clear business like way for your- self. This act became a law after long discussion and much investiga- tion. Itis my opinion that most all of this drained land will be taken up by homesteaders, but if not it can be taken up and sold.” . > L ? s 4 Nz A Free stone peaches at Roe and Markusen 85 cents a crate. AE 03