Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1911, Page 1

Northern Minnesota Development | THE BEMIDJI1 MINNESOTA HISTORICAL ¢ SOCIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 347. ROOSEVELT TALKS T0 LEGISLATORS e ¥ Former President of United States; | Addresses Minnesota Law Mak- ers at State Capitol. ADMIRES PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT [—— | Association Executive Committee | Has Statement Ready. | (By F. A, Wilson) | Bemidji Pioneer Legislative i St. Paul, April 15.—Speaking from the flower banked desk of the House, Theodore Roosevelt, warrior, politi- Burewa cian, former president, defender,of ! the stork and slayer of roaring tons and naughty highe | snapped out anew his old _;‘ion'y of the need of everlasting political de- to the delight of the Jam of humanity which wedged it-| trusts, last cency, much self into the chamber of the lower | branch of the legislature and the ap-! plause was as uproarinos as in the| days of yore. The former occupant of the White | House, although somewhat husky be- | cause of frequent public speaking, health, | JOHN HAMILTON R Of Des Moines, Who Will Address Bemidji Citizens Mext Tuesday appears to be a picture of His step was quick and his gestures while speaking were of the rapidity | = and speed of a prize fighter. ! mittee. The House had agreed to The chamber had appropriate $15,000 but when it gotfljm'lN HAM".TUN TU decorated profusely in honor of the|to the senate committee Chairman | SPEAK IN BEManI House been distinguished visitor. The galleries| Frank Clague raised the point that National | Baudette and Spooner had good in- buildings, | were with back of the platform great flags were massed in an ocean’ and as a result those towns were | In front of Mr.: excluded and the appropriation cut|Des Moines Man Who is Strong Ad- Roosevelt the reading clerks’ desk,|to $5,000, ol twenty feet long, was smothered in! * x X i i Goveinment to: Talk -Here. Senator Saugstad, who sought to draped the colors while surance on their school of patriotic color. vocate of Commission Form of green plants, lllies being seen in! profusion while across the entire front of the desk in a riot of color!the amount of his expenses in the was seen red and white roses. On |contest bronght for his seat by A. D. AUTHOR OF BOOK ON PLAN BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1911 COMPANY THREE YEARS"OLD Bemidji Membé of State Militia En- ters Fourth Year of Work. Just. three ‘y;ra ago last evening the Bemidji member of the state militia, Company K, was mustered in. % t /At that time about 75 young men Fof the city: became members of the company,¥pf which there are only about 35 of the priginal left, the oth- er 40 having left the city or for some other reason h’;ve'recelqu thir’ dis- charges. . - The' commissioned officers of the company are. the same at this time as they were when'it was first organ- ized, they being Adam E. Otto, Cap- tajn; John Hillaby, first leutenant and Ken. Kelly, second lieutenant. | As an enlistment is for three years only many of the men will not re- !enter the company but there seems i to be a general feeling among those gwhose time of enlistment expired yesterday to re-enlist. Owing to the absence of Captain Otto, it has been impossible for the Pioneer to ascertain just what the iplans are for the beginning of the Efourth year of the militia company |in Bemidji, but they will be published {in the near future. | i UNIQUE EASTER DISPLAY | Mother Hen and Brood of Chicks in ‘ i City Drug Store Window. | One of the stores at which Easter | Greetings stand out more pronounced than elsewhere i§, the City Drug | Store. 5 1 i wide awake establishment, has collect $2,818.26 from the state as | thought out a most unique plan.of advertising for Easter business. In one of the windows of the store | | the speaker's desk an immense| Stephens of Crookston will receive | will be found a mother hen with her boquet of American Beauty roses. | $1,794.26. Senator Stephens’ claim i brood of chicks. It is indeed very “This is beautiful,” was the en-|Of $2,770 shared the same fate as all Was at One Time Candidate for Re.|Sugsgestive of Easter time. Ever siasti coNTH { { other unsuccessful contestants, it be- i 3 i isince nine o’clock this morning thusiastic comment of Colonel; ° ! © publican Nomination for Gov- Roosevelt to Governor Eberhart,|ing disallowed by the finance com- gatherings of children, as well as when his eye first rested on the dec-! mittee. ernor in lowa. | gTown people, were seen standing in orations. | KK | tront of the window appearing to be The former president arrived in St.| Senator Hanson’s malt bill has! very much interested in the display. Paul at 5:30 and was received by|been signed by Governor Eberhart| It has been announced by K. K. booming cannon and after having|and is now a law, although it will| Roe, Who is a member of the Bemidji been greeted by Governor Eberhart|not go into effect until July 1, next. ¢ouncil, being an alderman from the and Gordon,| The mew law prohibits the sale of | third ward, and who along with Lieutenant Governor was escorted by National gumflsmmx[malc, intoxicating or non-intoxica- | Other prominent business men is a to the St. Paul hotel, where he was|ting, in any place other than a li-| Strong advocate of a commission form the guest of prominent men at an|censed saloon, except that it may be, °f overnment for Bemidji, that John informal dinner. Here the presi-|sold by drug stores for medical pur- Hamilton, of Des Moines will address dent refused to speak Brewers and saloon men | the citizens of this city next Tuesday evening in the city hall, he having as his subject, the Commission Form published that no general speech to it will inerease the sale of heer. ' Of Municipal government. Theré is, perhaps, no man in the the public R K The liolmberg consolidated school | UMited States who is as well posted shivered for a long time in the teeth | hill needs only the signature of the °" thiS n0W growing plan as Mr. of a brisk northwest wind to catch a| governor to, make it a law. It pass-| ' 2milton, who but recently complet- president, | ed it as being at direct viarance with ©1 @ book on the subject, and who while the more fortunate packed the ! Senator Ole Sageng who characteriz-| (U'in8 its course of construction Capitol corridors. led as being at direct variance with| ViSited all but five of the states in | On his way to the House chamber “fair play or a square deal.” The| the Union, visited every large city| | poses only. The president reached the Capitol | delcare the new bill is satisfa‘ctory about § o’clock, although it had been | to the liquor dealers as they believe would be made, several) thousands on the steps and grounds glimpse of the former the president paused for a few mi|\~‘bi|| provides that upon petition of.hnd consulted 12 of the principal utes to speak to the crowds fromj|ten per cent of the voters of two or| libraries of the country, in its be- the rotunda, and proceeded to de-|more rural school districts consoli-| Ml liver his set speech to the membrs of dation may take place, | Mr. Hamilton was at one time a the legislature, their * X X candidate for the republican nomi- One of the most striking instances | "2ton for governor in the state of of the state’s finance committee’s at- | °W& Teceiving a very large vote. wives and friends and what few other persons | as could squeeze into the galleries. Colonel Roosevelt expressed ad- tempt to economize is seen in the Capitol building and praised Minne-: knife to the claim of W. V. Mercer, | etWeen the advocates of the Galves- sota as oue of the most progressive the Minneapolis attorney who “‘i ton and Indianapolis plans of govern- He reiterated | sisted in drawing the employers lia-| Ment, @ decision made by a commit- declaration that the | bility bill. Modest Mr. Mercer valu-| t€€ 0f 300, and which resulted in a The | Serious difference of opinion of the were | ¢itizens of Des Moines being har- states of the union. the western only thing he wants from the Ameri-|ed his services at $31,000. “"dicommntee decided that they i worth $500. William E. McEwen, | Monized. who also went to Europe to gather Mr. Hamilton is a graduate of the Wisconsin, where to-| information in drawing the bill, put University of Iowa, and was for 21 day he addresses the Badger legisla-| in a claim for $1,500 and this was| Years editor of the Des Moines Daily can people is their respect esteem, . At 10:30 Colonel Roosevelt left for Madison, ture, cut to $500. Nowe. x K % X X % It is urged by those who have been Baudette and Spooner will receive | The- executive committee of the IDStrumental in the securing of the no money from the state aid in the| Northern Minnesota Development | Se€rvices of Mr. Hamilton, that as permanent re-establishment of the schools destroyed by the forest. fires last October. Country districts of the fire zone The Eckhardts, Swiss Bell Ringers ‘however, will receive $5,000 to be|it will not be given out until it has and musical entertainers, will appear used in the erection of burned school | been signed by Mr. Koll of Cassig¢ the City Opera House Wednesday buildings. |Lake, a member of the committee evening, under the auspices of the This was decided yesterday at a who was unable to come to St. Paul Presbyterian church. Secure - your meeting of the senate finance com-|at this time, | tickets: early, " {2 association has the statement which ManY 2s pogsible be present at the it is to make public relative to the dddress. \Yafl\lre of the legislature to pass a| reapportionment bill prepared, but | It was at his suggestion that a miration over the beauty of the State| way the committee put the pruning|0int debate was held, some time ago| The other display window was filled with potted plants. In last Thursday’s and Friday’s issue of the Pioneer the City Drug :Store adver- tised the fact that today they would give away two hundred potted house plants. By noon it looked as if this store would easily dispose: of five hundred plants. One year ago Mr. Brandborg introduced this feature of advertising by giving away house plants at Easter time. It was so successful then that he decided upon the same course for this 'year. If the rush for plants continues through out this afternoon and this evening it may be possible that the local green house supply will become ex- hausted. TO APPEAR AT BRINKMAN Count DeBeaufort Will Be Special Attraction This Evening. Count DeBeaufort, one of the most ! talked of men of today has been se- cured by Manager Brinkman to ap- | pear tonight and tomorrow night at | Bemidji's popular theatre. The Count appears with the com- pany of Imp artists well known to | quite an expense but Manager Brink- |man has decided to let the prices remain ‘the same—10 and 25c. Easter Flowers. | A fine lotof Easter Lilly’s Azaleas, iHvdranfiea, Baby Rambler roses and potted plants as well as cut flowers of every discription at Web- ster’s Greenhouse, Phope 166. Automobile Livery, For gquick W. C: Brandbork; manager of this| | Bemidji and vicinity In a playlet! | written especially for him. 3 | ; | This attraction was . gecured Mi STATE FAIR RAGE PROGRAM COMPLETED Minnesota Exhibition Will Again Lead in the Amount of Purse Offerings. WILL AMOUNT TO $25,000 00 Seventeen Harness Events to be Given in Four Days as Against Fifteen Last Year. { | | | | | Minnesota will again lead - the fairs of the United States in the amount of her purse offerings and in the high class of her horse racing program. The speed program for the 1911 State Fair and Exhibition has been completed by Speed Super- intendent Atchison and Secretary J. C. Simpson and is admitted by horse- men to be the best balanced and classified as well as one of the most liberal programs ever offered in Min- nesota or anywhere. This program assures extremely high class track sport next Septem- ber. The recent decision of the state fair managers to have. two days of automobile racing and only four days of horse racing during the week of September 4-9 necessitated a number of changes in the speed program. The result, however, is a benefit to the horsemen and the race loving public. Practically as much money in purses will be hung up and the four day program includes as many events, better classified, than did the five day program of 1910. koia The program as arranged pro-| vides for folir liarness races and two | running races on each day except Tuesday when there will be five harness races and one running race It is planned to “sandwich” three races instead of two as has been customary and this will result in a fast, snappy program with practical- ly no waits between heats. To get this large number of races finished each day the program will necessar- ily start in at 1:00 or 1:30 and the | afternoon will be chock full of en-; tertainment for the people who want to see clean, high class record break- ing harness races. The program includes events to be given in four days as| against fifteen in five days last year.i The purses offered aggregate $23,- 500 for harness races and $1,500 for running races, making a total of $25,000, as against $27,000 offered last year for five days racing. seventeen ! A number of innovations have been made and these should be of benefit to horsemen and public. Possibly the most important of these is the decision to charge a three per cent instead of a five per cent entrance fee as has been the custom through- out the country. This will be a forty per cent saving for each en- trant and will insure larger fields and more closely contested races. It has also been decided to charge no entrance fee and make no deduc- tions from any money won in the running races. This will give the| | owners of gallopers an incentive to contest in a larger numbér of races ‘and will insure much larger fields. The harness horse program has offerings for all classes of horses. Last year Minnesota had no colt races and while these are not usual- ly the spectacular events ithey give the breeders a chance and | furnish an inducement for the breed- most ing and early preparation of high i-class horses. The two colt races on this year's program will be early closing events as will also be the Minneapolis and St. Paul purses, the Grand Challenge 2:05 trot and the Twin City 2:07 pace, Superintendent Atchison and Secretary Simpson have arranged the program so as to use the half- mile track for a number of events and this will enable the managers to put on more races and give better entertainment. 7 Another feature of the program | estate behind you, and wish to dis- | pose of it, see me. ' San Francisco, April 15.—Fire dam- wervice call 474, Northern Autp Co,| Wil be-the 2:30 pace in which hop-|. ples will be barred. This is in a way & preparation for the permanent barring of the hopples which has been decided upon by the American Trotting Association and which will be in effect for all classés in 1914. Marriage Licenses Issued. Clerk of court Fred Rhoda has is- sued the following marriage Ili- censes during the past week. Ernest R. Lindstrom and Dagney Mogen. WI_Xl!nm Sprague and Mae Tibbits, Given Ten Day Sentence. Halvor Halvorson was arraigned before Judge Pendergast in munici- | pal court this morning on a charge of drunkenness. - He was given a jail sentence of 10 days. EASTER ENTERTAINMENT Special Program Arranged at Majes- tic for Saturday and Sunday. For the benefit of his patrons, C. J. Woodmansee, manager of Bemidji’s popular motion picture theatre, has arranged for a special Easter pro: gram for tonight and tomorrow eve- ning. Jt 18 the custom of this playhouse to show only two reels during an entertainment, but on this occasion three reels will be shown. “The Battle at Redwood,” is a thrilling western drama graphical- ly portraying the attack of the In- dians upon some white settlers and 18 exciting enough to suit almost anyone. . “The County Fair,” is a feature 8m all by ifself, showing the famous comedy -drama- which,-has - charmed hundreds of thousands of people. It is all there, just as it used to be when Neil Burgess played aunt Abby. “The Count and the Cowboy,” a' comedy by the Essanay ompany and! if you want to enjoy ‘the best laugh | you have ever had do not fail to see| this hilariously funny photoplay. Three shows nightly. Admission 10c. ! Take Notice. If you moved here leaving real JOHN G. ZIEGLER, | 0dd Fellows Bldg. DR. PEARSON PAYS LAST DEBT Retires at Ninety-one After QGlving Away $6,000,000. Chicago, April 15—Dr. Daniel K. Pearsons, on the ninety-first anniver- sary of his birth, paid his debt to the world and retired to be an “old man minding his own business and letting other people mind theirs.” -He owed the world, according to his estimate, $6,000,000, the last $300,000 of which he just “paid,” $100,000 to Berea col- lege, Kentucky; $25,000 to Doane, Nebraska; .$10,000 to McKendree, Lebanon, TIl.; $100,000 to the Amerf- can board of foreign missions and other smaller gifts. MAKE STUDENTS SIGN PLEDGE Wisconsin Legislators Seriously Con- sldering Measure. Madison, Wis., April 15.—Students desiring to matriculate at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin will have to take a pledge to abstain from intoxicants, if a plan seriously taken up by mem- bers of the legislature I8 carried out. Action on the Ellingson bill, creat- | ing a “dry zone" of five miles around the university, will bé indefinitely | postponed and the Hansen bill, requir- | ing a temperance pledge from - stu. | dents, first considered a joke, takenm up for consideration. Vessel and Crew of Six Lost. Sturgeon Bay, Wis., April 16.—Lake Michigan claims the first victims for the season of 1911. The schooner Ot- tawa was wrecked and the entire crew of six men were lost. The cap tain was John Weborg of Marinette and the only other man known was sallor named Norquist. Frisco Hospital Ablaze, aged the St. Francis hospital. Three alarms were sounded and a large part of the fire department responde . After a short time the flames were subdued. AltLough the excitement in the hospital was great, no casusities GHURCHES T0 OBSERVE EASTER SUNDAY Special Services Have Been Arranged in Al Bemidji Houses of Worship. KNIGHT TEMPLAR SERVICES Eighty-ae-ven Boys and Girls of Cath- olic Church to Make First Communion, Easter Sunday is to be appropria- telyobserved by the Bemidji churches tomorrow. Special services have been arrang- ed in all the churches. At the 8:30 o’clock mass tomor- row morning in the Catholic church 87 boys and girls will make their first communion. High mass will be *|held at 10:30 when their will be a sacred procession of all children of the church, the ceremonies for which are very impressive. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock Knight Templar Easter services will be held in the Masonic hall. ~ At the Episcopal church there will be Sunday school at 10 o’clock, and the chiTdren are requested to either bring or send their Lent boxes. There will be a special Easter ser- vice in the evening, at which the Cass Lake choir will furnish music. The services at the Baptist will be the same as on other Sundays, and acting pastor Robert Kelly has sel- ected the following theme for his morning sermon: “The Message from the Riven Tomb.” At the Methodist church the morn- ing services will be as follows: Voluntary, Doxology, Coronation, Apostles Creed, Prayer, Male Quartette, Psalter, Announcements, Offering, Solo, Sermon, Male Quartette, Benediction. Special services will also be held at the Methodist church in the eve- ning, at which Misses Grest and Crouch will sing, and Reverend Flesher will preach on “The Chris- tian’s Opportunity.” Reverend White of the Presbyter- ian @hurch has taken as his subject “The Resurrection, Its Teaching for this G2neration’ for the Easter morn- ing service. In the evening there will be gospel service and sacred con- cert. German Lutheran church—Easter services in the Baptish church Sun- day afternoon at 3:30. Subject, “The Glorious Meaning of Christ’s Resurrection, Mark 16:1-8. Scandinavian Lutheran church— There will be Easter services in the morning at 10:30. Services will be asgisted by the choir. Sunday school at 12, No service in the evening. Swedish Lutheran church—Easter service at 10:30. 'Sunday school at 9:30. Evening services at 8. Ser- vices at Nymore at 3:45 in the after- noon. Special. Commencing next Monday, April 17, the management of the Majestic theatre will show for one week with the regular program, 23 slides of the New York Shirt Waist Factory fire, where 150 lives were lost. Don’t miss this rare opportunity of seeing pictures of this awful disaster. Full description with each slide. Vacant Houses. There is no need of your house being vacant. I furnish good ten- ants promptly—John G. Ziegler. Try our Auto service to catch your train. - Phone 474, Northern Auto were T‘WTM. o B 4