Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 5, 1910, Page 1

VOLUME 8. NUMBER 235., HINTS AND LUNGH FOR FARMERS AT MEETING Valuable Points Made By Speakers at Opening Session of Two Days’ In- stitute in Bemidii. STRAWBERRIES CAN BE RAISED Also Stated That Clover is Not Only Profitable Crop But That it Aids the Soil. How to select the proper kind of seed, what to do to force the largest yields from the soil and the an- nouncement that strawberries can be raised here as well as corn, were some of the explanations and feat- ures of the opening sessions of a two days’ farmers institute being keld in the gymnasium room of the Bemidji high school. At noon fourteen trim high school girls in white capsand aprons served a lunch to the farmers and their families and several Bemidji business men. The girls prepared the food under the direction of the domestic science teacher. Miss Grest. ‘The menu follows: Coffee and pure cream, doughnuts, sand- wiches, escalloped potatoes, roast beef, cucumber pickles, bread and butter. The expense of the lunch is paid by the commercial club. The business men who dined with the farmers were: Mayor Parker, T. |. Burke, E A. Barker, E. A, Schoeider, A. G. Wedge, W. L. Brooks, A, P. Whiite, ]. P. Labhr, George Camp- bell, Walter Marcum, Harvey Woodward, W. G. Schiroeder, E. H. Denu and former city super- intendent of schools, A. P. Ritchie. during the winter -time by pick- ing out the _very best.” Mr. Smith, in an interesting talk on the raising of clover, said that a field should be selected that had been previously planted to corn or potatoes. He declared that the best results were produced by sow- ing with a shoe drill at an equal depth of about one and one half inches, which would be deep enough to insure against harm to the root from the sun., He said: «‘Beside being a profitable in- dustry it puts the soil into a pro SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. TWO MORE BELTRAMI TOWNS LOSE SALOONS Four Places at Tenstrike and Turtle River Closed By Agents Way and Brannop. BRENTS EXPECTED HERE TONIGHT ductive condition for other crops, A farm that grows good clover is the best kind of a farm. It makes the soil inoculative and that is what is needed to produce crops.” |- Of the strawberry plaut, Mr. Mar- shall said: “If you canraise corn here, you can raise strawberries. Plant them in rows about three to four feet; apart and the plants about sixteen inches apart. Your crop should be abundant. Don’t ever let your plants produce the first year. Pick the blossoms and next vear you will have a bountiful yield.” BAILEY HEADS GRAND ARMY Bemidji Post, Largest in District, Names New Officers. At the Regular meeting of R. H. Carr Post G, A. R. Saturday the fol- lpwing officers were elected for the ensying.yesr. Commander—H. W. Bailey. $. V. C,—George Smith. I V. C—J. M, Philippi Q. M.—T. H. Pendergast. Surgeon—George Bardwell. Chaplain—T. J. Martin, Adjutant—]J. M. Fuller. O. D.—A. A. Howe. 0. G.—T. A. Cross. Delegate to state encampment— Wm, Schroeder. There was an attendance of about 100 at the opening session-ofthe in- stitute this morning. E. W. Smith of Parkers Prairie presided, and after explaining the object of the gathering he devoted some time to a talk on fertility of the soil in this part of the state. He said that to keep the soil in the most productive condition crops should be varied from year to year. C. O. Carlson of Erskine spoke on the subject of dairying, with par- ticular reference to the raising of calves. He said that during the first days of his life the calf should be fed whole milk. “We feed onme half gallon in the morning and one half gallon in the evening. - We coutinue this for about two weeks; then we feed grain a small amount . each time and add one-fourth of skim milk to his regular feed of whole milk. ““When the calf has reached the age of one month, he should not be fed too much. One half gallon at each meal is better than to feed more than the calf needs.” Mr. Carlson said that according to his way of figuring it cost about $9 for feed to keep a calf until he is eight months old. ¥. F. Marshall spoke on good seeds. He said that in order to raise good crops, good seed is an essential requirement. Good crops mean good cattle and good cattle mean a large production of milk, cream and butter. He said: ““The seeds must have air, heatand moisture. is the productive kind. Five per cent of the seed in the state of Min- negota is yearly destroyed by smut. At a very little expense this coult be overcome. The best time of the year to select your seeds depends upon the seed. Corn should be se- lected from the stalk and other grains should be carefully selected The post is the latest one between Duluth and Grand Forks 'numbering 45 members and it is in good finan- cial condition. Ed Smith Wins Skating Race. In .the skating races at the ice rink Sunday afternoon, the one mile race was won by Ed Smith. Second place was hotly contested by Tom Newton and Mose Labounty, the race being adraw. In the half mile race Loyd Tanner won. The races were well attended. A Snap. - Let us show you the best cot- tage in town for the money. Terms given. Ziegler & Ziegler Co. Schroeder Block. Notice. The Bemidji Ice Co., Anderson & Blocker Prop., having sold their Ice business and placed all their accounts in the hands of C. D. Lucas for collection. : BANDITS HOLD UP STATION Union Pacific Agent at Devils Slide, A good, large heavy seed| Utah, Slain. ® Salt Lake City, Dec. 5.—A report reached here that armed bandits held up the Union Pacific station house at Devils Slide, Utah, murdered the sta- tion agent and escaped with all the money in the station. The. robbers cut the telegraph and telephone wires before they fled. MISSING VESSEL AT THE S00 N):rtharn Light Held Up by Storm on Lake Superior. Sault Ste.-Marie, Mich., Dec. 5.—The steamer Northern Light, missing since | * Thursday noon, when she was due |- passed downm } here from Duluth, through the locks. The snow storm and gale on Lake Superior compelled the steamer to take shelter off Mar- quetu | dealer. This Starts Unconfirmed Rumor That Bemidji is to Get the “Lid” Tomorrow. Tenstrike and Turtle River saloons have been closed and this leaves Be- midj the only town in Beltrami coun- ty affected by the Indian treaty which still has saloons. i Tenstrike had three places and Turtle River one. They were put out of business late Saturday by Agents Way and Brannon. No liquor was spilled. The beer was re- turned to the Bemidji brewery :and the whisky to St. Paul. No official word has been received from ‘Pussyfoot” Johnson, who, a week ago today gave out a statement to the effect that the saloons of Be. midji were to close “shortly.” Word has been received that T. E. Brents, special agent in charge of the Bemidji subagency of the Indian bureau, would arrive in Be- midji-tonizht, and this is ruponsible for the report that the saloons here were to be closed tomorrow. The Pioneer has- been unable to oonfinn xlm report. Agents:Way and Brannon planon} the Lumberjack Minister. }leaving Bémidji today, the formerga. | Ma to- Madison, Wis,: ‘bedsdal appedr as s government witness. Rev. Brannon goes to Helens, Mont., ] where he‘has a case against a liquor] From there he:goes - to] Rochester for an ‘operation, * Judge Marshill A, Spoaner, wha went to St. Paul last week in behalf of certain clients involving ina ivly- the liquer ‘controversy, has not re- turned. _ Some of the saloons here are running low oun supplies -and-will 11]. Pierpont Morgan is :coming to forthern Minnesota aud as he must pass through Bemidji, it is likely that the great New: Vork financier bere and it is not'im- probable that he may be the guest at a banquet given in Yis honor by the Commercfal:Club, ! Thengwsot Mr. Morgan's com- be forced to suspend soon, evsi northern Minnesota though the closing order may' be|;, out by Rev ' Bernard delayed. Campb I, pastor of the Holy The drug stores are also run- ning short on liquor supplies and there is no was in which to re- plenish them as the railroads will not handle Jiquor in any form. MAYFIELD NAMES BRODKS Trinity [Episcopal church at Inter. nationa) Falls, ampbell also has assur- ances flom Morgan that he will’ contribjte to the rebuilding of the burned{Episcopal church at Bau- v. Campbell, the Int.r nationg Falls Press says: “Thq Rev. Mr. Campbell, mild and evfn bashful in. personal inter- s connected with some of the : He is an Before leaving Brainerd, Presi- graduate of Colymbia univer- dent Maxfield of Wadena appoint|sit! he served small- parishes in ed the following permanent ;com-|New Jirsey with distinction before mittees of the Northern Minnesota Development association: Commercial and transportation— D. D. McEacchin of St. Louis; C. A. Moody, of Roseau and C. A, All- bright of Crow Wing counties. Agricultural committee—A. J. McGuire, of Itasca; T. H. Can- field, of Becker and A, M. Dun- ton, of Polk. : .| pastojof the sort/-that thé eastern Legislative committee—Asher ' Murry, of Wadena; N, N. Berg- heim, - of Morrison. and Albert Berg, of Beltrami. ; Finance President of N. M. D. A. Puts Bemidji Man on Permanent Committee goes t New . York with an’ appul for fuds it is as one'who comes with authosty. . He does not require intro- dictiojs from Bnudette and Ianterna- tionalfFalls.. He isalready known. And the fact that he buried 28 of victims of the = Baudette- Spootpr fire commends him as a tualy come.” _ and see them at Tom Smart’s blrn. 5 ‘BEMI-MI’S s&v an' TELLS REYV. FRANCIS E. HIGGINS, Bemidji last summer and since has been .speaking in: the larger.cities of He fotmerly was pastor of the Bemidji Prenbytenm church, DEFECTIVE PAGE _|GHILDREN IN RAGS BALK TRUANT AGENT Finds Family Near City Hall Without: Even Bedding; Another Without Anything to Eat. New York city is bemz invaded by Rev. Francis E. Higgins, well know in Bemidji and . northern Minnesota as the “Sky " pilot” of the lumberjacks. The New York Evening Mail of recent date had thisto say of Rev. Higgins. “Churchgoers of the upper west side are in- terested in the appear- ance of ‘Higgins, Sky Pilot of the Lumberjacks,’ who has been speaking before mammoth audi- ences in Chicago and other cities. “Fresh from his labors among the logging camps, the Rev. Francis E. Hig- gins will tell of his life de- votion to this cause at the Fourth - Presbyterian church, West End avenue and Ninety-first street. “The woodland cam- paign of the sky pilot,’ as “the loggers call him, has reached 30,000 men in Mingesota alone, and|of Labor McEwen. perhaps as many as 100,- “Why, I found a family of four - 000 throughout the|small children not two blocks from country. His vigorous,| your city hall,” said Mr. Pippy, “and red-blof)ded '”flfl’ have not one of them had clothing enough won wide reputation.” L The “Sky pilot” left to permit them to attend school. There is no bedding in the house. 'he mother trlel to keep her children 'warm by using ‘old robes and horse blankets. ; **Another family of four children {living near the brewery'l also found: in ragsand :npnrenxly not a thing u the house to'eat. < The father is WANT TO HELP THEM? TELL DYER *Cab’t Send Naked!or Starving Children to School,” Declares Geo. W. Pippy HerelFor State. Whilé Bemidji has been contri- buting hundreds of dollars in cash and food and clothing to the home- less and hungry refugees of forest fires several weeks ago on the nor- thern boundary, children in families here have been unable to attend the public schools because of a lack of clothing and food, according to the informarion furnished by George W. Pippy, state truant and child labor officer working under Commissioner bhildmn were barefooted. Tmpressive. : ceremonies, featured by am-eloquent address by E ' E.| McDonald, characterized the Elks| blamed on the city or anyon¢ else Lodge of Sorrow memorial services|for no one has known they. ex- in the Armiory opera house yestarday | isted. 'The fact remains-that while afteraoon. At 3 p. m. members of the Bemidji lodge assembled at the B. P, O. E.| hall and, clad in full regalia marched to the opera house' where the first four rows of chairsfhad been reserv- ed'by the: members, while the officers in uniform took: seats on the plat- form Exalted Ruler J. 0. Harris pre- sided-and the entire Elks memorial service was gone : through with by the lodge. The Elks quartet .composed. of Messers A. E, Barker, Je nkins, Rood and Woodmansee sang. The quar- tet’s rendition of “Nearer My God to Thee” was impressive, Andrew Rood sang in splendid voice, “The Door of Hope.” Masten’s complete orchestra played. Archdeacon Parshall of Cass Lake p_lrtlctpated in the services. He is a life member of the St. Cloud lodge of Elks. . The Bemidji lodge mourns the loss of (ieorge A. Markham, a charter member of the Bemidji lodge, who died in Hibbing. He was buried here. Also the death of Patrick Walsh. There were’no deaths during the past year. Why Not do as the Schoel Board Does : —Get the Best? #A year ago the Bemidji board of education purchased a piano ot the Bemidji- Music House. It has pur- chased another instryment of: the same kind from the same firm for the eighth grade of the high school. From the same firm the board pur- chased seven Singer and Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines for use in the schools. Members of the school board are men with basiness experi- ence and when they buy, they buy. wisely. If the school board getl the belt, why don't you? : ‘bad. dren to| go to school, we cannot force a naked child to go nor one that is starving. “I believe that all that will be necessary to relieve the situation is to ‘let. the people know that aid is needed. I feel certain that relief will be-promptly offered. Professor Dyer at the high school has a list of all the children in need and any- orle having donations can drop him apostal or telephone him and the donations will be given to deservee ing persons.” Superintendent Dyer ' has assisted’ Mr. Pippy in his work and he joins the children in school are not properly clothed and some can not go to school until garments are provided. ' Mr. Pippy has gone to Brainerd where for the next few days to in- vestigate children who are out of school, at the same time keeping an eye open for child labor law viola- tions. S. W. FISK, 81, DIES IN SLEEP Aged Bemidji Resident Found Dead in Bed at Remore Hotel. Samuel Wiley Fisk, 81 years, six months and six days old, was found dead in bed December 4 in his room at the Remore hotel. There was every indication that death came while the aged man was asleep. ; The funeral will be held in- the Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Inter- ment will be made in Greenwood + | cemetery here, G § msTochL' “L found other cases almostas - These conditions cannot be the state has a law compelling chil~_ in the call for clothing. Some of M. E. Ibertson undértaking rooms - If