Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1910, Page 1

. FIN 1 stor ica et — e e GlANFegTa \, HISTORICAL | R8TIETY, ILY PIONEER. VOLUME 8. BEMIDJI MERCHANT FARMS SUGCESSFULLY “Dairy Farm in Beltrami County Is the ‘Money-getter,” ” Siys w. G. Schroeder. ACRE OF FODDER TO EACH COW His “Skim Milk"” Pigs Are Taking On $2.50 Per Day, At Present Prices of Pork. “What we need in this part of the | country is more land cleared and used for raising fodder to feed cows. Dairy farming in Beltrami county is’ certainly profitable and the farmers in this vicinity should aim to secure said W. G. Schroeder, a Be- merchant, who is successfully operating a farm south of this city| this morning. “Every acre of corn fodder will support one cow during the winter, that is for seven monts, and each cow will produce from $60 to $75 worth of milk and butter fat. So each acre in this country planted to fod- der and properly cared for is giving a return of that much money, when the labor of caring for the corn and the.cow is _considered.as thrown in on the deal.” continued Mr. Schroe- der. “I have forty cows on my farm south of Bemidji and I planted 20 acres in fodder last summer. I find that one acre of fodder, well cultiva- ted, will a little more than care for one cow during the winter months. Next spring I am going to seed at least 40 acres to fodder and that will feed 50 cows the following winter. “Pigs should be raised as a by-pro- duct in order to make the most money out of dairy farming, for each ‘skim milk pig’ will add about 10 cents per day. The skim milk of 31 cows on my farm is fed to 24 pigs, and those 24 animals are taking on from $2.40 to $2.50 per day at the present price of pork. “This talk which is occasionally heard that fodder will not grow well on spring broken ground, that the tield should be tilled a year or two before corn is planted, is a serious mistake. It costs the farmer too much to follow that system. If a field is broken, harrowed and the ground pulverized - in Beltrami county, corn will grow excellently. I planted 10 new acres in corn last vear and in spite of the exceptionally dry season the fodder grew well. If the season had been the average we have in this part of the state, the corn would have been higher than ‘my head. “Root crops of ‘beggies,” manual and sugar beets should be raised on a | dairy farm to take the place of bran. They grow well in the neighborhood | of Bemidji, although the sugar beet §requires intelligent methods to raise it successfully. | “No farmer should attempt to keep cows unless he has a silo, for the | process of ensilage will add greatly to \the milk-giving capacity of the cow. | Care should be taken, too, not to i build the silo with too large a diam- ater; it should be kept narrow and | high with the fodder well packed. | In this way the cows will eat off a | layer each day, but where the silo is large at the base, a layer is not taken off every day the fodder will | mould. I know that the silo is a great help for I am getting an !'average of 90 gallons of milk per day from the 31 cows which are being | milked on my farm. “Raising small grains are not ex- ceptionally profitable in this country | but the dairy farm is the ‘money- getter’ in Beltrami county.” SOCIAL AND | PERSONAL | A. C. Johnson of Turtle River was |a north country visitor in Bemidji | yesterday. 1 F. W. VanNort, proprietor of th2 | hotel at Big Falls, wasa business visitor in Bemidji yesterday. hustling little village on the Soo, transacted business in Bemidji to- day. . Judge C. W. Stanton left this morning for Larimore, N. D., where |be will be the guest of an uacle on New Year’s Day. Mrs., B. W. Lakin returned last night from Little Falls, where she |enjoyed a Christmas visit at the | home of relatives. . We thank you for your patronage ‘iin the past and wish you a Happy |and ‘Prosperous New Year, the | Model, 315 Minnesota Ave. ; The greatest danger from irfluenza is of its resulting in pneumonia This can be obviated by using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but coun- teracts any tendency of the disease toward pneumonia. Sold by Bar- ker's Drug Store. Holiday Excursion Fares. To points in Michigan and East ern Canada via The South Shore. Please apply to agents for particu- lars. [f——-——E\ A Gomn Contest In Beltrami County The First National Bank of Bemidji will furnish a selecte d variety of North= western or Golden Dent Seed Corn to all farmers who will enroll their names at tbe bank. T\ n ears rais:d from this s:ed must be entered for a Cora Contest at the Belt: ami County Fair next fall. The prizesfin said Contest are as follows: $10 Cash First Prize, $7.50 Cash Second Prize, $5 Cash Third Prize, $2.50 Cash Fourth Prize. The bank reserves the right to retain the samples of all Corn entered for the Conltest | . | | N.S. Larson of Clearbrook, the \GOMMISSIONERS TO MEET ON TUESDAY New Board Will Enter Office On January Third. Beltrami county’s new board of com- missioners will meet for the first time, next Tuesday morning, Janu- are 3. . At this first meeting much busi- ness of importance will be taken up, including the fixing of the salaries of superintendent of schools and county attorney. A. E. Rako will be the only new member of the board. They will be agked to. either ac- cept or reject the financial statement | of the county auditor, and will set aside a certain amount of money to be used for clerk hire for the treasurer’s office. The commissioners will select an official county paper. ; COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT | One of the chief defects of the old | type of city government is the ward system, and one of the chief merits of the commision form is that it abolishes the ward system, The defect of the ward system of city goyernment is that it isthe pork barrel-system: It makes nodiffer—| ence who are aldermen, or how high and good their intentions. The sys- tem is too'much for them. It is in the council as it is in congress with the rivers and harbors bill and the public building bill; appropriations are whacked up as a reSult of a shameful scramble in which each congressman tries to get as. big a slice for his district as he can, and the general interests of the country are lost in the struggle. Under the ward system the distribution of pub- lic funds is to a large extent con- ducted in the same way. It is worse in some cities than it is in others; it is worse at some times: than it is at other times; always it is bad. For instance, Chicago provided a wheelage tax, as Duluth has done, the money to be used in repairing the streets. There is still in pro- gress an attempt to divide the wheei- age tax receipts among the wards, which would mean its distribution absolutely without regard to the need of it or to the city’s need of having all of its streets kept in good repair. That is an example of the ward system as it works out. A commission, elected without re- ‘gard to ward bounderies, respon- sible to the whole city and expected to serve the whole city, may be ex- pected to work for the common in- terests of all sections of the com- munity. A city council, at its best, always has weak members. There are wards in all cities that almost than others.—Duluth Herald. WHO IS MARTIN JOHNSON ? The following letter was received at the office today: Duluth, Minn. Dec. 3v, 1910. Sporting Editor, " Bemidji Daily Pioneer, +*" Bemidji, Minn. Dear Sir:—Since I challenged the wrestlers of your city alst November I have had no word from any of them. What seems to be the mat- ter? ~T would like to hear from any- one interested in wrestling, and would like to get a match on in your city for some time the latter part of this month. Kindly let me hear from you and oblige, Yours very truiy, Martin Johnson. P..0. Box 334. Johnson, so we learn on good au- thority, was defeated oy Hacken- schmidt at Calumet, Mich., three weeks ago, being thrown in two and one half minutes. Let Johnson throw “Hack” before he looks for matches in Bemidji! (Signed) Friend of Lincoln Dead. New York, Dec. 31.—A. Homer By- ington, once" part owner of the New York Sun and a friend of Abra“am Lincoln, is dead at the home of 'his -son in Flushing, L. 1° He was eighty- four years olfl'find for sixty years was ‘editor of the:Norwalk (Conn.) Gazette, BEMIDJI - MILITIA WILL TAKE PART Thirty-six Companies of .Infantry And Three of Artillery to Be There. JULY . CIVIC CELEBRATION Twenty-four Cities and Towns Will Be Represented—Three Thous- | . -and Men In Line. A spectacular :ndvpatl;iotic mili- tary feature has been arranged for | the ‘week of the July civic celebra- tion in Minneapolis.” = It is to be an encampment of the entire National Guard of Minnesota at the parade ground, which will bring thirty-six companies of infantry, three of ar- tillery and two divisions of naval militia, besides théir regimental bands, Thig will be the firgt time that the National' guard has eyer been mobi- lized at Minneapolis and there will be 3,000 militiamen representing twenty-four cities and towns of the state who will go intd military camp at the Parade opposite the armory. In addition to a review by the gov- P'ernor-and “hid staff:ithe participa- tion of the National.guard in the iHonster parade on July Fourth, there will be competitions in drills and maneuvers for which prizes amount- ing to $1,000 will be offered and a competition for military bands with prizes aggregating $500. Arthur W. Warnock, president of the Civic Celebration committee, yesterday appeared before the an- nual convention of the National Guard Association of Minnesota at the armory, St. Paul. After out- lining some of the contemplated features he extended an invitation to the National guard to have an en- campment there July 2, 3 and 4, giving assurance of the best of ar- rangements for holding the encamp- ment undr model conditions and the offering of large prizes for the en- couragement of the militia to im- prove its proficiency. The detailed program for the encampment will be left to the officers of the several regiments. Briefly but enthusiastically Colonel Reeve accepted the invita- tion for the first regiment; Colonel A. W. Wright for the second regi- ment; Colonel Charles E. Johnson for the third regiment; Major Geo. C. Lambert for the artillery and Commander Guy A. Eaton for the naval militia., All seemed inspired by the belief that the members of their several regiments will be great- ly pleased with the idea of the en- campment and of being represented so prominently in the Civic cele- hration‘_. The prizes, they said, would be a stimulus far valuable practice drills this winter and spring. The arrangements for bringing the militia the encampment and the program of competitions. and gther details will be in the hands of a committee congisting of the .com- manding officers of the regiments, of which Colonel C. Reeve is chairman. Mr. Warnock today appointed Colonel Reeve also to re- present the Civic Celebration com- mittee on this work. Commercial Club Meetirg Jan. 2. There will be a regular meeting of the Bemidji Commercial Club it the Club rooms Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. There will be much busi- ness of importance, including a dis- cussion of the commission form of government for our city and every member is urged to be PVQIGB:t. lowa Boy Hunter Shot. g - Glidden, Ia., Dec. 31.—Lynn Sylves- ter, son of Alvin Sylvester, was se riously and probably fatally injured while hunting, when he received the charges of both barrels of a shotgun In his side and arm. The boy sat down on_a railroag bridge to rest and his | gun slipped down betw: the: cross ties. In pplling. up eapon’'the boy digcharged both of its barrels.. . Lo ang, PUGK MEN TO CGROOKSTON “Big Bemidg” Will Play Ruettell Clothing Company Monday. “Big Bemidg” hockey players will g0 to Crookston for a game with the Ruettell Clothing company’s team next Monday, according to the an- nouncement of Manager LaBounty of the local team this morning. The Bemidji boys have played only one game this year, in which they de- feated the Given Hardware company team 9 to 2, but they have practiced steadily and hope to bring home the “Queen City” laurels. Manager LaBounty received a letter from I. B. Fisher, manager of the Reuttell Clothing company’s hockey team, offering to pay the ex- penses of ten men to Crookston for a game next Monday, and he immedi- ately accepted the offer. The Be- midji puck artists will go to Crook- ston Sunday night and return on the following night train. “Big Bemidg” will play as follows: point, Ripple; coverpoint, Newton; center, Armstrong; goal, Scarrot; left wing, M. LaBounty; right wing, Sprague; rover, P. LaBounty (Cap- tain). Bunker and two others, to be picked, will accompany the team as substitutes. Scandinavian Lutheran. The .will be .. New Yeat’s. services. Sunday morning at 10:30. Sunday school at noon and evening services at 8 o'clock. Baptist. Bible class I0. Morning service 11. Subject—"A Message for the New Year.” Sunday school 12:15. B. Y. P. U.7 topic—"Untrodden Ways.” Evening service 8, with short ad- dress and remembering the Lord’s death, Special music. Come and enjoy the services. Episcopal. ' Archdeacen - Parshall, of Cass Lake, will hold Episcopalian ser- vices Sunday morning at 10:30, in the Odd Fellows hall. There will be Holy Communion. Sundy school’ at 10. Methodist. Services in the Masonic temple. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30. Morning subject, “The High Call- ing of God.” Evening subject, “The Commen- dation of God’s Love.” The male quartette will sing in the morning and the ladie’s quartette will sing in the evening. Sunday school at 12, The Epworth League will have special program at 6:30. Presbyterian. Services tomorrow at the usual hours. At 11 “A New Year’s Medi- tation.” Bible class and S. S. 12:15. Yonng peoples meeting at 7. Even- ing service at 8. This will be the beginning of the services which will continue each evening through the week. Week of Prayer Will Be Observed. The attention of the public is called to the gospel services which willbe held each evening of next week at the Presbyterian church. These services will be a union of the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches. It has been our custom to beg'n the New Year with a special union Gospel service the first week, We trust this year we may have the most helpful and largest attended of any held thus far. Re- member it means the help of each one. May we be “all with one ac- cord in one place.” Chas. H. Flesher, R. H. McKee, S. E. P. White, Pastors. 'POPULATION - OF CROOKSTON 7,559 Washington, D. C. Dec. 31, 1910. (Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service) The city of Crookston according to the thirteenth census has a popu- lation of 7,559, twelveth census 5,359 and eleventh census 3,457. A gain of 4,102 over the census of 1890, and a gain of 2,200 over the census of 1910, Editors to Meet at Staples. TheNorthern Minnesota Editorial Association will meet at Staples on Friday, Jan. 6th. This association was organized by a company of news- paper men at Park Rapids a year ago, last summer. An excellent pro- gram has been arranged for the Staples meeting and new officers will be elected. The selection will also be made of a place for a sum- mer outing for the association mnext summer. To Those With Money: Copyright 1909, by C. N THE days of the terror to those ways a day of joy. The Northern E. Zimmerman ‘Co.--No: ‘month present no who with sufficient foresight, have started a bank account. For regardless of the day when an obligation ‘falls due, they may meet it with equanimity, so the morrow is al- National Bank TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ‘PLL FIGHT FOR NORTH’ ASSERTS SAM GORDAN In Interview With Pioneer Represen- tative, -Lieutenant Champions Reapportionment. Governor LEGISLATORS GOING TO ST. PAUL Senator Hanson and Representative O’Neil of This District Already In Capitol City. (By F. A. Wilson) St. Paul, Minn. Dec. 30—“Most as- suredly Northern Minnesota de- serves added representation in the state legislature and will get it if I can have my way about it,” said Sam Y. Gordon of Brown’s Valley who, on January 3 becomes lieuten- ant governor of Minnesota. Mr. Gordon was talking to the representative of the Pioneer and was emphatic in his determination to lend his influence in behalf of the measure so dear to the hearts of the people of the north and so necessary for the proper developement and prosperity of that section, a just and fair reapportionment bill. “I had rather expected to confer with the chairman of the legislative committe appointed at the Northern Minnesota Developement Associa- tion’s convention at Brainerd,” said Mr. Gordon, “but he has not as yet shown up.” Mr. Gordon arrived in St. Paul Tuesday and has established head- quarters at the Merchants’ hotel where he will remain throughout the coming session of the legislature W. R. MacKenzie, of Bemidji, Secre- tary of the developement association, has arranged for a conference with Mr. Gordon within the next few days, relative to the proposed legislation beneficial to Northern Minnesota. Mr. Gordon has not made up his mind as to whom he shall appoint as chairman of the reapportionment committee in the senate. Of this he said: “I recognize the importance of naming the proper person to head this committee. = Who it will be I cannot say at this time. I expect to confer with the northern senators and other representative men in that section before deciding upon who the chairman shall be. I do not think that the chairman necessarily must certain, it will not be a southern senator whose personal desires might cause him to overlook the greater advantages of an enlarged northern delegation.” Almost every incoming train brings" members of the legislature who are making arrangements for their winter’'s work in St. Paul. Senator A. L. Hanson of Ada and Representative D. P. 0’Neil of Thief River Fallg are among the early comers. Beltrami is included in their district. There is a good deal of scrambling for committee appointments and for clerks for committees in both houses as well as door keepers, sergeant at arms, reading cleks, stenographers and other employees necessary— and unnecessary—in maintaining a session of the legislature. There are eight applicants for the position of chaplain and judging from lan- guage used by some members of the Hennepin delegation, the services of all .might properly be employed. Social Financial Succsss, Last evening’s social given by the members of Charles Cummer’s Sun- day School_class of the first Baptist church, is reported as being a suc- cess. The gocial was given for the pur- pose of securing money in which to improve the furnishings of the class room. 3 Music- was furnished during the evening by the young men of the class, and refreshments were served. Attend New Years Ball At Armory Theatre, Saturday evening given under management of Armory Co. Cordial ipvitation ex- tended toall. Masten’s Orchestra will play. Tickets $1.00. ‘, be a northern man but this much is = o