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

| E E | THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER:* HISTORICAL VOLUME 8. NUMBER 208. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENIi‘IG, NOVEMBER 2, 1910 . TEN CENTS PER WEEK. 200 HOUSES UNDER WAY AT BAUDETTE Work of Rebuilding Burned Town Goes Ahead Rapidly and Without Aid of “‘Monied Interests’” EVERYBODY STILL BOOSTING Newspaper Declares New Villages are Going to be much Bigger, Better and More Modern. If there had been any doubt as to whether Baudette and Spooner will rise out of their ashes to bigger and better towns, it is dispelled by the present building acttivity in both these towns. The Rainy River Region published at Baudette has the following in its current issue: “The remarkable manner in which Baudette is rising from its ashes is commanding the wonder and admiration of the entire north- west. Less than three weeks have elapsed since a fiery demon from the forest came leaping over the tree tops and reduced the town to ashes, wiping out in less than an hour the work of years of toil and sacrifice, but our residents have already risen to the occasion. Building after building is shooting its way skyward, a monument to the courage and in- domitable luck of a people who re- fuse to be conquered by misfortune. “‘Before winter setsin 200 build- ings will mark the scene of the late disaster. Although thrown on their own resources, with no powerful ‘monied concern to back them, with lumber difficult to secure, and with everything against them, our resi- dents are emerging from the disaster with fiying colors. «Their brawn and sinew and courage have won the day, and the New Baudette will in every respect eclipse the old one. Not a business man, not a resident is deserting the town. They are all stayiag with 1t, and will work side by side with the new residents in the building of one of the best cities in Minnesota, “'If it were not for the long trench in the Baudete cemetery, where the victims of the disaster are buried, our residents would have almost forgotten the fire in the enthusiasm they are displaying in the re-build- ing of their homes and stores. Their recovery from the catastrophe has been remarkable, and the winning fight they are putting up shows the material they are made of.” T GIRLS WANT HUSBANDS Gives Name to Newspaper and Ask Publicity be Given Plea. Spokane, Wash, Nov. 2—Eight young women living in Brooklyn, N. Y., and suburbs, have sent a joint letter to the publisher of a local newspaper, requesting him to put them in touch with eligible western- ears, apple growers preferred, who desire wives. Their names and addresses fzllow: Marjory Roby and Ella Becker, 440 I9th street, South Brooklyn; Bertha Schelper, 191 Woodbine street, Brooklyn; Lucy Stenger, 1348 Put- man avenue, Brooklyn; May Gifi, 9 Housman street, Brooklyn; Julia and Minnie Palsgraf, 154 Newton street, Brooklyn. The letter closes with this explana- tien: “Some time ago we read in a New York paper that there are not enough women and girls in the Inland Empire, There are eight of us and we would marry ‘if we could find men to suit. Please print this letter in your paper, as we are in earnest about this matter, We can give satisfactory refer- ence and should be glad to ex- change photographs with any one who can furnish recommendations as to character and prospects. We have heard of the big red apples and fins crops and we are ready to help in the work.” |5 POLITICIANS HERE TODAY Davidson, Hanson, Elmquist, Clemens and McEwen in Bemidji. Bemidii today entertains a group of politicians, state reputation, rep- resenting republicans, democrats and county optionists. . First came Col. James H. David- son of St. Paul. who speaks this afternoon at Shevlin and at Bagley, tonight, returning home from that place. Early in the day, Charles Elm- quist -of Lindstrom, member of the state railroad and warehouse commission, and Rev, Clemens of Duluth, anti saloon league cham- pion and Minnesota National Guard chaplain, were in the city. Then came Senator A. L. Han- son of Ada, republican candidate to succeed himself from this dis- trict, This is Senator Hanson's first political trip out of Ada since the recent primaries., His father recently died in Iowa and he has not been active in the present campaign, Senator Hanson said: “I want Bemidji and the people of Beltrami county to know that the primary campaign has left no sting and that I shall do my best to ful- fill my mission as their representa- tive in the state legislature.” To make the political delegation complete, William E. EcEwen, state labor commissioner, arrvies this evening to make a speech in behalf of the democratic ticket. CHANGE TO GET "SETTLERS Advertising Greatest Need for North Country, Declare Experts. The proposition which some of | the officers of the Northern Mian- nesota Development association have of urging that the laws regu- lating the sale of state lands be amended so that a more progres- sive policy of settling up this part of the state may be adopted, is meeting with universal approval by all interested parties, Wis- consin is going to open an office, and have an exhibit of products of the northern part of that state in connection, -in Chicago. Officers of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment association believe that thisis a good plan, and suggest that Minnesota do the same thing. It is also suggested that it would be still better if Minnesota, Wis- consin and Michigan all three adopt that system and engage offices side by side. The Wisconsin Advancement association has secured the sum of $50,000 to begin its campaign, and expects that the state legislature will apprropriate $100,000 for con- tinuing the work. It is estimated that all that north- ern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michi- gan need is proper advertising of the resources to quickly settle the now vacant acres. The northern sections of the three states are very similar in every respect. Climate and re- sources are substantially the same, and the last three states could itis believed, act independently, yet simultaneously and together, to pro- mote the settlement of each. It is argued that each state would help the other, and three states advertis- ing similar resources would be to the general advantage of all. This mat- ter will be taken up at the December meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association at Brainerd. Announcement. 1 hereby announce myself as an independent candidate for County Commissioner of the Third district at the election to be held Tues- day November 8, 1910, and re- spectfully solicit your support. W. H., Whelan, Hon. William E. McEwen, -state labor commissioner, will discuss the issues of the compaign from a demo- cratic-standpoint at a rally in the city ball beginning at 8 o’clock to- night. Do not fail to hear him. Laboring men especially invited. - FAGES KELLIHER FIRE T0 SAVE LOGOMOTIVE Ruined By Flames Which Consume Small Roundhouse SMALL BOY BURNS TO DEATH Seven Year old Lad Victim of Marshall County Prairie Fire Set by Two Young Comrades At the peril. of his lite, Night Watchman Hutchinson sprang into the cab of a Minnesota & Inter- national engine shortly after mid- night this morning in an effort to save the locomotive from flames in the roundhouse at Kelliher. The engine had on a full head of steam but the fire was so hot that the watchman could not get his hand on the trottle. The roundhouse was destroyed and damage to the amount of $2,000 was done the locomotive. This is the second bad fire in Kelliher during the present week, the first one, Sunday night, doing $20,000 damage to the Ross & Ross cedar yards. The fire last night started from the cab of the engine. The watch- man and a helper left the round- house at midnight and went up- town for lunch. They were gone not longer than forty.five minutes. When they got within a block of the roundhouse they saw smoke issu- ing from the front of the building. The men ran to the building to find that the cab was filled with fire and that the coalon the tender was becoming ignited. The watchman plunged into the building and although the heat was intense and there was danger of the locomotive "exploding he mounted the steps of the cab. He was over- come, however, by the fire and smoke and fell back to the floor. He got up and again attempted to reach the trottle but without success. By this time the flames had spread to other parts of the structureand by the time assistance arrived the build- ing and its contents were doomed. ‘The roundhouse was large enough for two locomotives. The loss of the building itself is not large but it will cost at least $2,000 to repair the flame warped locomotive. Boy Barns in Prairie Fire. Last evening Willie Allworden, 7 years old, son of a (Great North- ern section man at Middle River, with two other boys, 10 and 13 years old, was setting prairie fire on land near that village in Mar- shall connty and suddenly found himself surrounded by flames. The two older boys dashed through the fire, but Willie fell and was dead when his companions returned and tried to stamp the fire out. He was burned beyound recognition, nothing being left but a charred mass of bones. Coroner Beiderman, of Argyle, was called and arrived at Middle River this afternoon but decided death was purely accidental. The dead boy was the second son of a family of five children. BEMIDJI ‘TATER’ YIELD BI6 Farmer Near Here Establishes Record For This Country. The average yield of potatoes per acre throughout the United States is eighty-eight bushels, but it is not at all extraordinary for good farm- ing upon good soil to produce 200 or 300 bushels per acre. One farmer near Bemidji last year produced 665 bushels per acre. In old ‘England farmers reach 1,000 bushels of potatoes per acre and in Belgium as high as 1,600 bushels is the record. So the average American farmer who . can average only eighty-eight bushels can measure the distance he is_yet below the Dutchman in agricultural knowledge. Watchman Fails to Reach Engine| THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SUGAR TRUST. —Bart in Minneapolis Journal. GLERK AND GARRIER WANTED Examination to be Held to Fill Bemidji Vacancies on Nov. 16. The Bemidji post office needs a new clerk. A new letter carrier is also needed for the Bemidji force. To fill these vacancies a civil service examination will be held here on Nov. 16, beginning at g a. m. S. A, Cutter’ will funish applicants with the necessary..in- struction. - ety Applications will not be accepted unless received by J. M. Shoemaker, secretary of the ciyil service board at St. Paul, before 4:30 p. m. on Nov. 14. All persons wishing to take this examination should procure blanks and fill them cut at once in order to allow time for any necessary corrections. ) MILLION FOR FARM SCHOOL Dean Woods to Make Application For This Amount. Dean Woods will submit plans for the future needs of tbe state agri- cultaral school of Minnesota. at the next meeting of the board of regents. The plans are not only for the pre- sent needs, but for those expected in the next ten years. The estimates call for the ap. propriation of about $1,000,000. The present needs of the institution are two dormitories, with room tor seventy-five students each and an- other building having about ten class rooms, These buildings, Dean Woods thinks, are absolutely neces- sary for the present enrollment of the school, regardless of any increase. Conditions in the present dormitory are greatly congested, and, with the exception of the new dormitory now- under construction, there is no hope of immediate relief. This new build- ing, when occupied, will still leave fifty girls who will be compelled to board outside of the campus. No relief whatever is promised for the -'men this pear. The same conditions exist at the branch schools in Morris -and Crookston, where the dormitories are crowded to their fullest capacify. Dean Woods in his plan will submit a campus scheme similar to that suggested for the university. He would have the college and prepara- Now What is the Difference? If you think well enough of a man, to mark a cross after his name on’ Election Day, would you §not just as soon write in his name? How much longer!does it take—just a second, to write the name of Charles J. Swed- back for Co. Treasurer when you know he can fill thebill. He has been amongst you for a long time, and indications are that he is going to win, ? WEWEN SPEAKS TONIGHT Man Who Began Life as Neml;oy to Display Eloguence in Bemidji, BULLETIN St. Paul, Nov. 2-Willlam E. Mc Ewen, scheduled to speak In Be- midji tonight, was delayed In the PLAY PARK RAPIDS FRIDAY Bemidji High School Football Team Gets Contest For Home Grounds, On Friday of this week, at 3:45 p. m. the Bemidji high school football team will play the high school team of Park Rapids at the fair grounds here. Arrangements for the game were completed today and the Bemidji GIRL'S STORY CAUSES STEBBINS TOBE HELD Man Accused by 13 Year-old Niece of Holding Her as White Slave Held to Grand Jury. BAIL BOND FIXED AT $2,500 Prisoner Unable to Furnish it and is Locked up, May Get Out on Habeas Corpus. Charles Stebbins, arrested several days ago as the result of white slave accusations made by his thirteen _ year old niece, was bound. over by' Municipal Judge Pendergast to - await the action of the gfand jury, Bail was fized in the sum of $2,500 and being unable to furnish it, Stebbins was locked up in the county jail. At the hearing, Stebbins, who was represented by Attorney J. L. Brown, entered a plea of not guilty. Several of his relatives were present to testify in his behalf. County Attorney McKusick ap- peared for the state and while sev- eral women neighbors were ready to appear against the prisoner, the har- rowing tale told by the girl, alleged to have been virtually a prisoner in the Stebbins hovel on Twenty-second street, was sufficient to convince the court that the case is one for the at- tention of the grand jury. At the time of Stebbins’ arrest the boys are being put through a special line of practice as it is understood that the Park Rapids eleven is “big, heavy and -brilliant.” ‘The Bemidji team has not losta game during the present season. The Epicopal guild will meet with Mrs. W. T. Sharp, 909 Mississippi country near Thief River Falls this afternoon and will be unable to keep his Bemid)l date. FRANK DAY. William E. McEwen, state labor commissioner, will arrive in Bemidji on the Great Northern 7:40 and will be received by a committee of promi- nent Bemidji democrats. He will be taken to the Rex hotel and after a hasty supper will deliver an ad- dress on the issues of the campaign at the city hall. Mr. McEwen is announced - as a nonpart isan speaker, and a special invitation to laboring men is extended. P. J. Russell will preside at the meeting tonight and a musical pro- gram is being arranged. Mr. McEwen has the reputation of being one of the most eloquent orators in the state. He isa man who has won his way up from news- boy to his present commanding po- sition and is believed by many to have been the strongest candidate that the democrats could have found for the office of governor. OF . BENEFIT TO SHIPPERS Federal Report Says Waterways Re- duce Freight Rates. ‘Washington, Nov. 2.—A review of the principal events in the growth of cheap” transportation during the last forty years, just published by the de- partment of agriculture, shows the ef- fect which the system of inland water- ways formed by the Great Lakes has had in marketing a large portion-of the grain crop of the United States. The report enumerates the various improvements which have been made in lake channels, the ordinary depth of water at the shallowest point in 1871 being fourteen feet, while in 1909 this ‘depth was- increased to twenty-one feet. The lake boats built now are tory schools at the opposite sides of the grounds. A Good Business Chance. You can make money manufactur- ing canvas gloves. F. M. Freese & Co. wish to sell their factory, located at Freese's farm half mile south of Brick Yard, as they. are too far'from town to secure sufficient help. S .. Only small_capital require more than six times as large as those built when the channel was seven feet shallower. T Freight rates for carrying grain on the lakes are much lower than in the days of shallow channels and small boats. The average rate for wheat from Chicago to Buffalo has decreased to less than one-fourth the average for 1871-1875. Railroad freight rates have declined, too, during the last forty years, the average rate from Chicago to New York by all rail-routes being for several years less than one- half the.charges of thirty-five and for- .= |ty years.ago... . . avenue on Thursday afternoon at 2:30. OMAHA FAILS TO CHANGE RATES Had Alleged Discrimination in Grain Schedules. TWIN CITIES FAVORED 8Shippers of Nebraska City Claimed Railroad Tariffs Now in Effect Tend to Turn Traffic to St. Paul and Min- neapolis, but the Interstate Com- merce Commission Thinks Other- wise and Denies Relief Asked. ‘Washington, Nov. 2.—Dismissing a complaint filed by the Omaha Grain Exchange against the Chicago and Northwestern railroad, alleging unrea- sonable rates from points in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa to Omaha as compared with rates from the same points to otaer markets, the interstate commerce commission announced that competitive conditions do not affect Omaha as they do Minneapolis. The Omaha grain dealers complain they are not able to secure a fair share of the grain originating in South Dakota, between the Missouri river and the Minnesota state line, points in Southwestern Minnesota and Northwestern Iowa. They desire to have the grain shipped to Omaha, not particularly for milling purposes or consumption, but for reshipment East 2nd South. The railroads, which were made defendants, claim that the com- bination of rates which make up the through rates to the South and South- east. are substantially in favor of Omaha as compared with Minneapolis or Chicago. The complainants pro- posed ‘equal rates to Omaha and Min- neapolis, where the distance is the same, and in territory nearer Omaha differentials in favor of Omaha sub- stantially the same as those in favor of Minneapolis, where the distance is less to Minneapolis, The commission says the rates to Minneapolis are strongly influenced or controlled by competitive conditions which ‘do not. likewise affect Omaha rates and that the Minneapolis milling interests demand and the interests of "the Minneapolis lines which do not LT Ty reach Omaha create substantially dis- similar conditians, = L7 S girl was all but naked, being clad in a single garment, She cl have lived with her four year old brother alone with Stebbins, Attorney Brown may attempt to secure the release of Stebbins on a writ of habeas corpus. The case of Caspar Sears in municipal court before Judge Pendergast was dismissed for lack of evidence. Sears was taken in- to custody by Indian.Agent Sero who charged him with having fur- nished liquor to an Indian, Frank «Spider” Gagnon, paid a fine of g103 on the accusation of the illegal sale of liquor. “White Slave” Report Given. Chicago, Nov. 2—Asking for an endownment fund of $110,000 and suggesting that the first place to inaugurate a campaign against the “White slave” trafficis in the na- tion’s capital, the nineteen social re- formers who left Chicago in Septem- ber for a ' social purity campaign through the west, south and north, returned yesterday and made a re- port to the American Purity federa- tion. The members of the delegation visited all the principal cities of western Canada, as well as St. Paul, Minneapolis, Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, Houston, Tex., New Or- leans, Memphis and Washington. They report that they found condit- jons much worse in the west than in Chicago, but not one of the delega- tion was williag to admit that Chi- cago had been slandered. “WARMER:” WEATHER MAN Predicts Rising Temperature to Follow Coldest Record of Season. Within 16 points of the zero mark —cold weather record for this season —was the temperature in Bemidji early this morning. The “fair and warmer” wave beaded for this district failed to materialize but the optimistic weather man comes back with this sort of a guessfor the mext 24 hours, 2 “Fair with rising temperature Thursday, variable winds.” Band Concert. Attend the first indoor band con- cert Thurday evening at the Armory - assisted by the Bemidii male quar- tette. - i MINNESETA t |