Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 2, 1910, Page 1

R THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER"& [} FIRST SECTION i VOLUME 8. NUMBER 117. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. GIANT GORN, GRASSES, GRAIN, TAKEN TO FAIR Beltrami’s Exhibit Fills Twenty Large Boxes and Fifteen Barrels, Weigh- ing 5,000 Pounds. FINE DISPLAY OF VEGETABLES One “Bagie”” Weighs Fifteen Pounds, Arrives at Grounds Today; in Place Saturday. Including such specimens as corn stalk twelve feet long, timothy heads -on ten foot stems, rutabagas weigh- ing fifteen pounds and watermelons a foot in diameter, the Beltrami county state fair exhibit consisting of twenty large boxes and fifteen barrels was last nsght expressed to Hamline where it 1s being unloaded this afternoon. The total weight was 5,000 pounds. ‘Three of the boxes were twelve feet long and three feet square. Only Half Offered Could be Taken. The exhibit was accompanied by W. R. Mackenzie, Charles F. Schroeder and August Jarchow. These men will arrange the display in booth 46 on the north side of the agricultural building rotunda. The exhibit will be in place by tomorrow at midnight. Displays of wheat, grasses, ears of corn, ryg, oats, barley, garden veget- ables and fruit were numerous and only half the the products offered | <could be given a place in the display The Indian School Exhibit Fine. The Indian School centributions from Cross Lake are magnificent specimens of Beltrami’s product- iveness, and the school’s exhibit of corn and vegetables, prepared under the direction of Instructor K. A, Hagen, will attract much attention, Mackenzie Offers Thanks. Mr. Mackenzie said: “Beltrami may not have the best exhibit at the fair but it will cer- tainly excite interest.” The farmers have made a fine showing. The committee was greatly aided by Albert Klevin of the Farm Land company. Special thanks is due Odd Fellows for permitting us to prepare the exhibit in their build- ing.” The exhibit will be brought back to Bemidji to be displayed here at the county fair next week. Those making exhibits: List of Those Making Exhibits. C. A. Matheny, Blackduck, red clover and red top. L. G. Townsend, Blackduck, red top, wild pea, native sweet grass and slough grass, John Walling, Blackduck, timothy, red top and clover. C. R. Parker, Blackduck, timothy, red top and blue joint. Ed. Bently, Lewis, speltz. Peter Hermanson, Blackduck, oats. J. Ditling, Blackduck, tobacco. G. W. Thompson, Hines, wheat. William Hines, Hines, peas. C. H. Johnson, Hines, flax, Siberian millet. C. T. Newcomb, Hines, wild peas. Peter Radell, Rainy River, red top, blue joint, wild grass, wheat timothy and clover. 0. P. Sobey, Baudette, red top and alfalfa. C. Jorgenson, Pitt, oats. Hans Hoff, Spooner, barley. I B. Ferguson, Gracetown, wheat, red top, barley. E. 0. Johnson, Baudette, oats. J. Roksted, Beaudette, wheat. J. Ransch, Spooner, timothy. John Gjeleaugg, Beaudette, wheat. Andrew Settrehegan, Clementson, wild grass. Charles Olson, Blackduck, timothy. Alexander Kvisland, Blackduck, alfalfa. Eugene Marguis, Blackduck, red clover. George Miller, Bemidji, rye, wheat, oats and winter wheat, three varieties. Pota- toes as follows: Burbank, triumph, thoroughbred, Yerxa, Early Victory and Minnesota red globe onions. F. A. Peterson, Wilton, oats. L. Steinbrook, Grand Valley, wheat and barley. Ole Jacobson, Liberty, wheat. C. 0. Espe, Otto, wheat, millet, and oats. S. Sorenson, Bemidji, oats. August Jarchow, Bemidji, wheat, alsike clover, barley, timothy. Ed Trostrud, Maple Ridge, barley. W. T. Blakely, Farley, oats, wheat and timothy. J. Oftedahl, Bemidji, oats. L. P. Anderson, Bemidji, oats, spring rye. A. P. Blom, Liberty, wheat. H. Eiksadt. Frohn, oats. P. Bakee, Roosevelt, wheat. M. Christianson, Puposky, rye and wheat. i John Coburn, Frohn, grass and timothy. W. A. Casler, Grant Valley, red clover, alfalfa, blue joint. H. E. Bowers, Eckles, red clover. William Gerlinger, red clover and grass. R. Stoi, Liberty, grass, clover and timothy. L. 0. Myre, Liberty, red top and grass. J. Radswelt, Tenstrike, timothy. E. A. Schulke, Tenstrike, oats. George Witzen, Tenstrike, clover. William McKenzie, Tenstrike, blue joint, red top, fodder corn and clover, R. E. Rake, Bemidji, clover. A. P. Reeves, Bemidji, clover. J. C. McGhee, Eckles, grass. % Fred Westphal, Bemidji, peppers, cab- bage, onions, melons. 0. E. Envid, Blackduck, barley and oats. George H. Coe, Quiring, beans. H. Falk, Foy, oats. C. Lajambe, Bemidji, buckwheat. G. Miller, Bemidji, eight varieties of threshed grain. C. L. Mattson. Saum, mangles. N. G. Reynolds, Bemidji, mangles. August Jarchow, Bemidji, vegetables and potatoes. J. Youngren, Quiring, potatoes, turnips and cucumbers. Iver Rusted, Saum; potatoes. B. H. Coy, Quiring, beets’ 0. J. Hanson, Bemidji, potatoes. A. F. LeVan, Bemidji, Potatoes. William Danlicker, Eckles, corn. J. Eiksted, Frohn, rye and wheat. C. 0. Glidden, Northern, oats. W. R. Mackenzie, Liberty, barley. W. Hines, Hines, wheat. A. H. Honsle, Bemidji, timothy. J. L. Rusted, Foy, oats. H. Faulk, Foy, wheat. L. L. Rusted. Foy, oats. C. Opseta, Bemidji, potatoes. August Jarchow, Bemidji, potatoes. A. L. Morris, Tenstrike, potatoes. Cross Lake school, tomatoes. Albert Patzeldt, Wilton, corn. A. F. Levan, Northern, corn and pop corn. H. Brakke, Bemidji, corn and water mellon. G. E. Lodmell, Hines, fodder corn. H. Berg, Blackduck, fodder corn and potatoes’ M. Rygg, Liberty, fodder corn. A. James Haley, Quiring, rhubarb. C. E. Brong, Blackduck, buckwheat. M. J. Case, Bemidji. pop corn stalk. August Petterson, Bemidji, sugar cane. Iver Rustin, Saum, cauliflower. P. Kragsong, Saum, cabbage. J. Smith, Grant Valley, cabbage. L. Steinbrook, Grant Valley, cabbage. Cross Lake school: white turnips, man- gles, sugar beets, table beets, potatoes, onions, carets, corn and sweet corn. E. P. Rice, Blackduck, rutabagoes, pota- toes and white turnips. C. H. Mitchell, Blackduck, beans. Joseph Syco, Blackduck, white elephant potatoes. Chas. Olson, Blackduck, potatoes, beets, mangles and cucumbers. T. Wilson, Foy, string beans and beets. O. B. Olson, Kelliher, potatoes and ber- ries. Jos. Murphy, parsnips. Jens Walden, Saum, pumpkins. Chas. Mitchell, sugar beets and mangles. Joe Karls, Blackduck, squash. H. P. Jardine, Blackduck, squash and cold kohlrabi. E. Caldwell, Quiring, cucumbers. Charles Parker, Blackduck, potatoes. R. Dermot, Foy, cucumbers and cran- berries. J. Kilgren, Inez, wheat. J. Carl, Blackduck, barley and wheat. Charles Bolduc, Bemidji, cauliflower, corn and melons. J. F. Hayes, Liberty, wild grass. A. Goddbaut, Bemidji, alfalfa. Dawson Brothers, Hines, Jap buckwheat. William Carlson, Fowlds, millet. M. W. Butler, Turtle River, timothy. G. H. Rensvold, Foy, timothy. W. R. Mackenzie, Liberty, barley. William Danlicker, Eckles, oats. M. L. Rustad, Foy, oats. Iver Myhre, Liberty, grass. C. M. Rogers, Bemidji, millet. M. Christianson, Puposky, rye. W. R. Mackenzie, Liberty, beans. Bemidji, potatoes and r HAYNER WINS $7,000 IN TAXES FOR COUNTY After Four Years,? Auditor Obtains| Penalties and Interest on 8,000 Acres, Town of Lammers. MEANS $1,800 FOR ROAD FUNDS Property Owned by North American Security Land Company Which Sought to Secure Abatement. Beltrami county has just won ap- proximately $7,000 as the result of the determination on the part of County Auditor R. C. Hayner to collect taxes due from the North American Land and Security Com- pany, a Minnnsota corporation, owning 8,000 acres in the town of Lammers. The money thus received will liquidate the entire indebtedness of Lammers and will add something like $1,800 to the road and bridge und of Beltrami substantially increase other county funds. The losing fight put up by the land company is interesting. The company first came before the board of county commissioners in November 1909, and asked abate- ment of penalties and interest on de- linquent taxes for the years 1906.7-8 on the grounds that Beltrami county was deeply in debt and that the town of Lammers also needed money. The company was willing to pay the taxes and interest at the rate of 6 per cent providing all other penalties, interests and costs were abated, which would have meant a loss to the county of several hund- dred dollars. This request was put over until April, 5, 1910. Prior to this Lam- mers township, on March 21, by a — ——— H. C. Woed, Eckles, grass. M. W. Butler, Turtle River, red clover, blue joint and corn. t M. G. Pettingill, Firman, alfalfa. R. Stei, Wilton, alfalfa and grasses, S. 0. Berg, Blackduck, alfalfa. C. Olssn, Blackduck, red top. Gus Carlson, Bemidji, corn. Cross Lake school, fodder corn and sorghum. C. Opsata, Bemidji, fodder corn and honey. A. L. Morse, Tenstrike, fodder corn and beans. J. E. Youngren, Quiring, sorghum. R. H. Chapman, Saum, corn. T. M. Pendergast, Red Valley, corn. S. E. Thompson, Tenstiike. corn. Nels Lessing, Blackduck, corn. K. N.Carter, Hines, pea vine. William Highbee, Hines, fodder corn. William Fellows, Tenstrike, select grain. J. E. Paterson, Bemidji, corn. G. S. Smith, Battles, corn. G. H. Coe, Quiring, corn. 0. H. Rensvold, Foy, flint corn. C. Lajambe, Bemdji, pumpkin. W. R. Mackenzie, Liberty, kale. M. G. Case, Bemidji, tomato plant. Ole Helblat, Battles, cucumbers. J. E. Patterson, Bemdiji, onions. E. E. Shulke, Tenstrike, onions. Lars L. Rustad, Falk, L. C. Kirkpatrick, C. A. Matleny, G. Miller, L. Steinbrook, August Jarchow, N. W. Buttler, J. E. Youngren, 0. S. Rensvold and G. Miller, displays of onions. Ole Jacobson, Liberty, corn. George Greighton, Roosevelt, melons, cabbage, rutabagoes, onions and potatoes. H. Bowers, Eckles, tomatoes, melons and potatoes. C. Opsata, Frohn, tomatoes. C. S. Carter, Hines, preserves and plums. Gust Carlson, E. H. Smith and L. P. Anderson, plnms. Mrs. M. A. Spooner, apples. Frank Blazer, Bemidji, ten varieties of vegetables. M. Rygg, Liberty, 5 varieties of veget- ables. Jos. Murphy, Bemidji, pumpkins. John Schmitt, Grant Valley,.corn, cab- bage and two kinds of potatoes. L. Stinbrook, Grant Valley, vegetables. George Smith, Grant Valley, vegetables. H. Baschle, Grant Valley, corn and vegetables. John Suckert, Grant Valley, millet. county and 'will‘ | Charles Chrisman, MRS.JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER Who Has Muzzled Oil King Because of Too Much Talk. WIFE MUZZLES OIL KING Mrs. John D. Thinks Husband Talks Too Much. Cleveland, Sept. 2.—Mr. Rockefeller has not spoken to his Bible class for several Sundays. When ne arrived here for the summer he was talkative, but lately has refused interviews and says little to any one outside the household. It is said that Mrs. Rockefeller ob- jected to certain published interviews with him in which Mr. Rockefeller was quoted as renouncing wealth and suggesting a new religion. Mr. Rockefeller, it is said, while ad- hering to his ideas of publicity, has de- cided to follow the advice of Mrs. Rockéfeller and henceforth be more £rugAT of public utterances. vote of twenty-six to three decided to ask county commissioners to ac- cept the land company’s offer. It was at this point tkat County Auditor Hayner said to the board: “I do not believe it is just to place a premium as an inducement to 3 corporation to allow. their tax to become delinquent and to give them an opportunity of securing an abate- ment that would not be granted to any individual, and I hold that if such action be taken that you ought to make it a blanket abatement giv- ing to every settler throughout Bel- taami county the privilege of paying all delinquent taxes without penal- ties and that it would be only fair and just if you intend to treat a cor- poration in that manner that you grant such a blanket abatement and unless you do I shall refuse to con- cur in such an action.” The board rejected the applica- tion. Mr. Hayner then felt that 1f par- ties with money, could be shown, as a business investment, that the purchasing of the state assignment certificates of these delinquent taxes would be a good investment, that they could be induced in that way to put the money up, and thus assure the taxes to Beltrami county. Mr. Hayner corresponded with an old college mate at the university of Iowa, now located at Ortonville, Minn, Mr. Chrisman became interested and as a result has agreed on behalf of J. J. Fry of Ortonville to take over the state assignment certificates owned by the North American Company and has just deposited with the county auditor a large check to bind the bargain. . Mr. Hayner has a staff of clerks at work preparing the necessary racords, This does not mean that the land company will necessarily lose its Lammers holding as they will have a certain time in which to redeem the property, but it does mean that Beltrami county has, after four years, been able to collect its taxes, CAMPS, LIVESTOCK, TIMBER IS DESTROYED BY FIRES One Horse and Twenty-five Pigs Cremated at Minneapolis Company Camp—Mayor Parker Losses Include Camp Equipment. . HEAT WARPS RAILS AT ORTH; TRAIN DELAYED Section Men. Under Direction of Roadmaster Fight Flames But Not Until 1,400 Posts And Ties in Piles Are Consumed. Forest fires in the vicinity of Be- midji have done dollars worth of damage and unless the rain has quenched them threaten to do more. Between Funkley and Kelliher the flames have eaten away much tim- ber and other property. The Northern Cedar company, in this district has lost 25,000 poles and the same number of posts. At the next camp, that of the Minneapolis Cedar company, one horse and twenty-five pigs were cremated and all the camp equip- ment is burned together with cedar in the yard and camp sheds. At the next camp, owned by John C. Parker, Mayor of Bemidji, eight sets of sleds were consumed, as was | also a water tank, rut cutter, snow plows and five sets of sleds belong- ing to the Northern Cedar Company. Mayor Parker said: “The path of the flames between Funkley and Kelliher are marked by widespread destruction. The crew at’ my camp this side of Kelliher worked all night long. Weare in thousands of | hope that the rain of last night and today has removed danger for the present. There has been losses throughout the woods.” Southbound passenger No. 46 on the Minnesota & International ran into a fire at Orth last night. The heat had warped the rail, blocking traffic. Roadmaster Mills was notified and he rushed section men and other fire fighters in from Funkley and Northome and with the aid of the rain which hegan at mid- night, checked the flames and re- paired the track. There were 700 poles and 700 ties in piles burned. Wires . were badly crippled and are still working at that point. ‘Between Blackduck and Black- duck lake valuable timber belong- ing to the Weyerhauser interests have been in danger but it is thought today’s rain will save it. Rain begin falling at Internation- al Falls last night at 10 o’clock and here at 11;30. The weather forecast for tomorrow is for more rain. heavy _— Carter Boy Bound Over. Late yesterday afternoon, follow- ing a hearing before Justice Matheny of Tenstrike, Claude Carter, L6 years old, arrested with Claude Mastin on the charge of robbing the S. C. Thompsan store at Tenstrike on Aug. 19, was bound over to the grand jury. His bail was fixed at $300 which up to this time has not been furnished. EBERHART TO VISIT WEST Will Go On Special Train With Other Governors to Spokane. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 2,—Govern- or Eberhart of Minnesota, Govern- or Burke of North Dakota, Govern- or Vessey of South Dakota and Gov- ernor Norris of Montana have accepted 5 invitations extended by Governor Marion E. Hay, and will accompany a delegation of 350 from the four states named to the fifth Day Farming Congress in Spokane the week of October 3. Thomas Cooper, assistant to Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railway company, has 'arranged for a special train, which will leave St. Paul on Septem- ber 28, making stops in Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana. New Mill at Baudette Baudette, Minn,, Sept. 2,—The Engler Lumber company’s new saw mill is completed, and located a mile and a half down the Rainy River from Baudette. It is an up to-date mill, with all modern improvements, and is one of the largest in this section. It operates two bands and a resaw. It will employe nearly 300 men. ' | IBURGLARS IN TWO STORES Rood’s and O’Leary-Bowsers Places Broken Into Last Night. Burglars probably boys,broke into the O. C. Rood general store and the O’Leary-Bowser dry goods and men’s furnishing store last night. At the Rood store the robbery was discovered at 11:30 when L. E. Rood, a brother of the proprietor, entered and found the cash till torn from its place, and the contents amounting to $1.75 missing. A wal- let containing valuable papers was also gone. Footprints indicate that therobber wore a No. 7 shoe. Entrance was gained by taking out a light of glass at the rear of the store. At the O’Leary-Bowser store the entrance was'made much in the same way. Here the thief secured only 75 cents in cash. The proprietors are not sure yet whether any cloth- ing or other goods was removed. BUSINESS MEN KILL BEAR Wounded Beast Bagged When it Seeks Safety In Tree Near Erskine Crookston, Sept. 2:—VYesterday afternoon R. D. Ness, a merchant of Erskine sighted 2 bear about a quarter of a mile trom that place, and took a shot at it wounding the animal which limped into a nearby grove. A bear hunt was organized by the business men of Erskine, The bear was found up a tree and shot. She was found to weigh nearly 500 pounds. A half grown cub was also killed. Bears are becoming more numer- ous every day and are causing much inconvenience.