Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1910, Page 1

il gl FIRST SECTION. BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER;: VOLUME 8. NUMBER 245. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, Di‘]CEMBER 16, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ALL ABOARD FOR TRIP T0 FAIRYLAND PEEKS! Bewildering Array of Yuletide Decora- tion Makes Journey Through Busi- ness District Interesting RICH DISPLAYS ARE NUMEROUS Jewelery, New Toys, Silk and Satins | Mingle in Maise of Tempting Beauty—Nice Things to Eat. Christmas comes but once a year, and with it the hurry and scurry of the preparing of goodies for the Christ- belated Christmas shopping, mas table and the air of secrecy which prevades every home. The Bemidji stores are crowded with Christmas shoppers, who are taken care of with accuracy and dis- patch by the efficient corps of helpers which have been added to the regular force in every store. The stores have taken on the Yule- tide garb and the windows have been elaborately decorated. Let us take our readers on a shop- ping tour to the different stores. in Bemidji. We begin on Third Street and Minnesota avenue and as we proceed we halt before Gill Brothers display windows, where a Christmas tree has been decorated with a tempting array of suitable gifts for the men and boys of the family. In the other window a display of mwers’ suits, sweaters, mufflers, etc., help us solve the serious problem of buying a gift for father, brother or husband. We next come to Berman’s Em- porium, where the windows have been nicely decorated and where many pretty ready-to-wear garments for women are displayed. We find here, also, jabots, fancy collars and ties and neat shoes. At Barker’s we see pieces of hand- | some Karnak brass in vases, clocks and candle sticks and an array of cut glass, hand painted china, and jewelry, and looming in the back- ground a Christmas tree brilliant with many tiny colored electric lights. At the other window we elbow our way through the large crowd gathered there and see an electric train running full speed on a steel track. At Crane’s we stop and gaze with admiration at the beautiful gowns of chiffon, silk and net which are dis- played in the large window. Here are other dainty accessories to a woman’s toilet such as chiffon auto scarfs, silk petticoats in two shade effects; silk hose, kimonas and auto scarf pins. We next stop at Baker’s Jewelry store, where we see handsome silver mounted toilet sets, some for men and some for women; hand painted china, beautiful rings and other jew- elry: useful as well as ornamental chafing dishes and a bewildering displayof cut glass. At the display window of the O’Leary-Bowser company one is struck with the rich effect produced by a back ground of silk drapery and the simple arrangement of toilet articles upon a richly colored Navajo blanket. A glance into Schneiders’ show windows gives one an idea of the up-to-date line of men’s furnishings carried by that store. Here we find such articles as men’s bats, gloves, mufflers, sweaters, bath robes, silk hankerchiefs and other things. Our next stop is Gould’s curio store, where we see many pretty In- dian articles among which are pil- low tops in leather, tobacco pouches, smoking sets, pipes of all kinds, bed room slippers in bead work and Christmas boxes of cigars. The City Drug Store next claims our attention with its display of pretty Christmas boxes of Hudson’s chocolate candy and rare perfunges, in cut glass and other bottles. At the Model Clothing Store we find the display window well filled with up-to-date furnishings for men and boys, leather suit cases, etc. The Bemidji Candy Kitchen has a tempting display of home made caxa- dies of all kinds in their two large display windows, which never fail | to attract attention of the the pass- ers-by.- At Hanson’s Drug store, the large display window is being remodelled and will soon be filled with an invit- ing display of holiday goods, such as only Hanson carries. The store of M. O. Madson & Co. is next visited and here, too, we find a substantial display of warm suite, overcoats and other apparel for men and boys. At Brown’s Busy Store we grow enthusiastic over the large display of children toys, which includes iron beds, iron stoves, mechanical toys of all descrition and dolls, from the wee baby doll in the cradle to the lady in her white gown, with her golden bair, blue eyes and dark eyelashes! In the other window we see rows of plates, hand painted Haviland and Bavarian and many others, large and small. At Murphy's Furniture store we see massive pieces of Mis- sion and oak furniture, dainty bed room rockers.and footstools and children’s rocking chairs. The Given Flardware Company’s window has been fitted up with a fireplace, where stockings are hanging awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus, who is coming around the corner, Here we find pocket knives of all sizes and des- criptions uniquely displayed—from the pearl-handled pen knife to the handy hunters’ knife, The second window is called the ‘‘Men's Win- dow,” because everything therein displayed is suitable as a gift for a man or boy. J. P. Lahr has fitted up a cosy re- ception room in his display window and the huge leather arm chairs look most inviting. The large Mis- sion clock in the cornor givesita homelike appearance, and the small rockers tell us that the little folks have not been forgotten. At Ibertson’s'is displayed writing desks' in Missign, Birdseye Maple and \’Iohozany which would ‘make a suitable article in the den of the home, or milady’s boudoir. Here are many brightly painted baby cut. ters, suitable gifts for young mothers. The Bemidji Music House displays the ever useful sewing machine, either Wheeler & Wilson or Singer, and a look beyond shows us pianos of all descripticns from the Upright to the Baby Grand. We must not forget the goodies to be prepared for the Christmas table and a visit to the various grocery stores of Bemidji is neces- sary. We go first to Roe & Marku- sen’s, apples, good coffee and spices greet us and we have a hard time deciding just which of the many varieties we want. We find here olives, celery, dates, figs, all the staple groceries and fruits, fresh eggs and other delicacies. At Schroeder's we find a large display of all kinds of groceries, fresh milk and good rich cream, fresh eggs and creamery butter, and many crates of fruit, and we rea- lize that Bemidji, with its many en- where a delicious odor of | terprising merchants, is after all, a good place in which to purchase all your Christmas gifts and “fixins.” We have (3) three-men in our em. ploy who are Expert Hand Engrav-| ers and we engrave any articles purchased of us free of charge. Geo. T. Baker & Co. 116 3rd St. Near the lake. The exclusive Jewelry Store. FARMERS FOR LOW TARIFF Canadian Agriculturists Demand Free Admission of Implements. Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 16.—A thousand prosperous Canadian farmers assem- bled in the Grand Opera House at Ot- tawa to formulate demands on the Do- minion government. They had come from all parts of Canada, every prov- ince being represented with the ex- ception of Prince Edward island, the smallest, and British Columbia, the largest. This, the first meeting of the Cana- dian Council of Agriculture, is regard- ed as of greatest importance to the Dominion. It is an effort of .the agri- culturalists to impress their needs up- on the lawmakers. The initial demand is for abolition of customs duties on agricultural im- plements and for better commercial re- lations with the United States. The convention is expected to have some effect upou the reciprocity negotia- tions to be resumed at Washington next month, PIERRE MAYOR TELLS ROE OF NEW CITY PLAN Explains to Bemidji Alderman Benefits to Be Derived By Commission Form. FIRST STEP TAKEN ~HERE Commercial Club to Be Asked to Take Up Matter And Make ai Investigation. The first direct step toward a plan to interest Bemidji in trading her present’ city charter for a commission form of government, comes with the an.| nouncement from Alderman: Knute|" Roe that he hopes to interest the Commercial club and other business men here in the matter. Mr. Roe, who has been gathering information on the subject, today received the following letter from the mayor of Pierre, S. D.,a town of about the size of Bemidj', “Decr Sir: ““We adopted the commission form of government last February, and organized the commission the first of May. Having used it for so short a time can not tell you .very much about the working of the plan, “I can say that it works much better than-the old council form. Under the commission plan you have direct respousibility. The commissioner in charge of any de- partment becomes responsible for that particular department and the people bold toaccount for the same. “If at any time he fails to do his duty he may be recalled. Under the old form you had to deal with the whole council or at least a committee of two or three and they had to submit their report to the council for final action. "We are organized under a state law and to work under it all we had to do was to vote upon the adoption, When finally adopted we then follow ed the provisions af the law. A copy of this might help and can be obtained from the state. Yours truly, J. E. Mallery, Mayor.” Mr. Roe’s next move will le to place what information he has obtained before the Commercial club and should that body be suf- ficiently impressed, it is likely that a committee to carry on still fur- ther investigation will be named. This plan was ‘carried out at Duluth where the investigating com- mittee has just made. its report and recommended the adoption ‘of the commission form of government. WHICH IS MOST POPULAR? Answer is Easy And There is All Kinds of Proof. While it is probably true that every merchant in Bemidji is doing a greater amount of holiday busi- ness than ever before in the history of the city, the fact remains that one certain place stands out as the most popular and consequently the busi- est of them all. This exception is due primarily to a well organized mercantile estab- lishment which has provided an as sortment of holiday gifts which would be a credit to any store in the state. To this must be added the courteous treatmeat and fair prices. The identity of the store scarcely needs to be mentioned as there is but one such place answering: such a description, Barkers jewelry and drug store. Special arrangements have been made for handling the wants of delayed - holiday shoppers. At present the store is at the height of .its “holiday glory and its mission of “makicg folks merry” is being fulfilled and then some. “TWO OF A KIND. —Gall in Lot Angeles Times. - SPEAKING CONTEST TONIGHT Fais Ghecks Oullewad. JOE BOSS DIES IN GHICAGD High School Pupils in Preliminary Test For Oratorical Fight. A preliminary declamatory con- test is to be held at the high school building this evening. The object of the contest is to determine who who will represent;the Bemidiji high school at the interscholastic declam- atory contest which is to be held in April, and to be participated in by Grand Rapids, Akeley, Park Rapids, Cass Lake and Bemidji. The ban- ner has ‘been won by the Park Rlpxds high schoul tfie ~past_two years, o There are seventeen contestants tonight, seven humorous and-ten serious, of these two ‘are to be chosen this evening, one serious and one humorous. The program fol- lows: Selection, High school orchestra. As the Moon Rose, Helen Min- nick. The Lady Across the Aisle, Mona Flesher. | A Soldier of France, Lottie Mad-| son. Katrina’s Visit to New York, Walter Jones. Cornet solo, (Hyacinthe, polka) Donald Shannon. The Telltale Heart, Maiie Cahill. The "Advocate’s First Plea, Melvin ‘Galchutt. Out of the House of Bondage, Margaret Slough. Jathrop’s Cow, Alice Neely, Girl’s glee club, ¢Carmna Waltz' Song.” The Lance of Kanana, Alired Neuman. The Swan Song, Annie Hedman, In the Tails of the Enemy, James Malone. Baritone solo,"(Out of the Deep) Fred Chamberlain. A Lover ot music, Ina Shearer. How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whitney Kept New Yenr s, Alex Ripple. Lasca, Florence Freeze. Biff Perkins, John Gainey. Selection, high school orchestra. The program is to start at 7:30, and an admittance fee of I0 cents will be charged, the proceeds of which will be used in purchasing a prize for the winner of this evening’s contest. The judges of the contest are Mrs. W, E. Neal, A. P. Richie and Brown. WANTED—Gil for general house- work. 716 Minnesota. Taffy today, tomoirow and every other day. 10c a pound at The Model. The funeral of Mrs. Frank Smith, who died Wednesday morning, was held “at the Baptist churchat 2:30 this afternoon, Rev. H Robinson Mckee officiating. - Rev. McKee was the pastor who- united Miss Gena Eversaon and Frapk Smith in mar- riage a little more than a year ago Six checks issued by the Beltrami County Fair association have not} been cashed and unless they are presented for payment within the next few days they will be outlawed and worthless. Persons holding these checks are: J. Bokstad, $1: C. Jor- genson, $2; H. Huff, 50c; Mrs. Spooner, 50c; Inga Larson, 50c; W. B. Stewart $31.50. This makes a total of $36 which the fair as- sociation has tried in vain to give away. Lawyers Not Ready; Court Quits. Judge B. F. Wright of Park Rap- i ids, who.came to Bemidji to convene | the ndjoumeil térm of district court, has dispaired of -handling any cases and has put all cases over to the Feb- ruary term. Judge Wright left for Brainerd, where he will relieve Judge Clennhan, who is suffering from a broken wrist. A few cases were to have been tried, but the attorneys were not ready. BROWN'S BUSY STORE CAUSES EXCITEMENT Real, Live Santa Claus—That’s what caused the blockade in front of Floyd Brown’s Busy Store yester- day afternoon and evening. It also packed the aisles of the store so that it was impossible for people to pass in and out. Children fairly screamed with excitement over the sight of a Santa Claus. Those who dared, offered to shake hands with Santa, while others stood by gazing to see what would happen. Some even wanted to kiss him. This Former Bemidji Man Eulogized By Father 0’'Dwyer. Joseph Francis Boss, formerly connected with the Crookston Lumber company in Bemidji, but more recently located 1n Chicago, died Wednesday evening in St. Joseph's hospital in that city, of a complication of diseases. Mr. Boss was born about 39 years ago at Sydney, Ohio, where he lived until he went to Omaha to sccept a position with s merchan- dise concern. From Omahs _he went td Hurléy, Wis, where he engaged in the lumber business. It was while at Hurley that he re- ceived and accepted an offer from the Shevlin Lumber company in Minneapolis and was sent.to Crooks- ton, from which place he came to Bemidji five years ago as sales manager of the Crookston lumber company. Mr. Boss continued his residence in this city until ' last spring when he went to Chicago to accept a position with a box manufacturing concern in that city. Mr. Boss had not been well for more than a year but up until five weeks ago, when he was taken to the hospital, he attended to his business. Mr. Boss was known as a strong church member, being of the Roman Catholic faith, Father O’Dwyer in charge of St. Phillips church of this city and of which Mr, Boss was a membertnday said to the Pioneer: “As a friend, I consider Joe however is not saying.that some did not succeed. Santa Claus, you know, will kiss everybody. The larger children and the grown-ups were anxious to knowwho the real live mocker was. Some of the older girls in the sixteen year vicinity would not make the same advances as the younger omes until they had learned who was disguised as the “old fox.” It might not be fair to Old Saint Nick to, at this time reveal his identy but it has been learned ipon good authority that William Majeau served his time in this capacity from 4 to 6 p. m. while Floyd Brown, the proprietor of the store carried out the role from 6 to 8. The store at this time represents a busy, buzzing appearance of mechanical holiday toys. Every- thing in the place seems to be on the move. Some are run by electri- city, some by. springs while others are operated on the perpetual motion order. Taking it all in «ll Brown’s Busy Store can truly be called the Santa Claus store of Bemidji. We can furnish a picture taken on Dec. 22 in time for Xmas pres- ent on Dec. 24. This however is no reason why you should not Interment wsa madé in Green- wood. of your Xmas Shoppln luk- MNrErr AT\ I OANANArE Boss one of the greatest and dearest of men. I'will hold requiem high.mass on Monday morning 1n his honor. The Knights of Colum- bus will attend in a body.” Mr. Boss is survived by a wife. Burial will be made at Omaha, Deputy City Clerk Chosen. Owing to the continued indis- position of City Clerk Thomas Ma- loy, the city council, at its meeting Monday = night, authorized Mr. Malay to appoint a deputy and Mr. : Maloy now apnounced that he has ichosen George Stein for the place. | Mr. Maloy fails to show any marked improvement. East Side School Accepted At a regular meeting of the Board of Education, Tuesday night, the new East Side School Building, upon mas Jobnson, was accepted from the contractor Ben Erickson. Holiday Excursion Fares. To points.in Michigan and East- ern Canada via The South:Shure. Please apply to agents for particu- lars. recommendation of “Architect Tho- Miss Ama Goldsmith, who bas finished her winter season hers as call on me before doing the rest|trinmer in the .Conger Millinery| Parlou left yenexdly for her home NEW UNION DEPOT TO BE READY BY APRIL | Work of Driving Piles for Founda- tion Now on; Plans Expected Any Day. WINTER NOT TO STOP WORK Structure to Be Modern and of Brick With Stone Trimmings —Both Roads are Satisfied. If the plans now under way are carried out, the new Soo and Minne. sota & International Union depot, at Bemidji, will be completed by not later than April I, 1911. T. Hoseid, of Dulnth, foreman of a construction crew. has his men at work driving piles, which are to be used as a foundation for the build- ing. It is expected that the plans for the building itself will arrive within the next few days, and work will be started as soon thereafter asthe contract is let. The depot is to be of brick with stone trimmings. Thomas Green, chief engineer for the Soo, in a recent interview with Mr. Huss, who is now in Bemidji, said that the plans would be ready to let within the next few days and thatin his opinion, the building would be ready for occupancy not more then three months after the contract had been let. The new depot is to be erected at the foot of Beltrami avenue. A strip of land a block in length has been filled in by the city. A driveway and sidewalk approackes. will be constructed and every convenience provided for the public. The Soo will have the track near- est the depot and between it and the Minnesota & International track, a plank walk will be laid. A feature of the new building will be its sanitary equipment. The waiting rooms will be spacious and pleasant. Actual work on the super- structure is expected tobegin with- in a week’s time. Tke plans have been gone over, by officials of both the railroads involved and revised, so that there now remains merely the letting of the contract. 1n addition to this depot the Soo will erect a freight warehouse and the depot building now used by the Minnesota & International will be given over to freight purposes. WANT EXERGISE? READ THIS Railroads Public Meeting to Be Held to Organize Athletec Club. Bemidji is to have an athletic or- ganization and a call is issued for a meeting of all persons interested to assemble at the council chamber this evening at 8 o’clock. Interested persons have approach- ed Captain Adam Otto on the propo- sition and he has promised to lend his aid in the movement to establish a place where the business men and all others who would appreciate exercise. At the meeting tonight night plans will be formulated and a dis- cussion will be held as to the most suitable place, the probable cost, the matter of equippment, whether ‘shower baths should be installed, etc. A committee will be appointed to get a line on just who might wish to . join and do whatever other prelimi- nery work that is necessary to get the movement properly started. As has_been editorially comment- ed upon in the Pioneer the need of such a place of recreation and excer- cise is apparent as Bewidji at the present time has no place in which gymastics may be indulged in, Taffy today, tomorrow and every other day. 10c a pound at" The [ .hufisfln“ TORICAL SECIETY.