Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 22, 1911, Page 1

y ‘HE BEMIDJI D MiNNES()lTk"' HISTORICAL SOCIETY, VOLUME 8. NUMBER 353. BEMIDJI MEN FIGHT FOR NEW FARM Urge Beltrami Selection Against| Sixty-four Other Determined Delegations. NO DECISION IS REACHED State Board to Announce List of’ Winners After Careful Consider- ation. GOVERNOR SIGNS 390 BILLS' W. R. Mackenzie Characterizes D, P. 0'Neill as the One Big Represen- titive of the North. g | (By F. A. Wilson) St. Paul, April 22.—Four Bemidji | men yesterday afternoon gave the State High School Board in session | here good and sufficient reasons why the commonwealth of Minnesota should establish an school in Bemidji. Inasmuch, however, as there were other delegations bringing all sorts‘ of pressure to bear to get one of the| twenty schools which are to ‘be es-| tublished under the Putnam act, | and as there are ten other applica-| tions from towns in the Ninth Con- gressional district, the result of the| Bemidji committee’s endeavors is The board will not an announcement of its sel-| problematical. make ections for some time. IR, the Be- midji board of education; W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Bemidji public schools; County Superintend- Thomas Burke, president of the Bemidji Commercial club were the men who presented | the pleas in behalf of Bemidji. | Other towns in the Ninth Congres- sional district are: Argyle, Stephens, Warren, Detroit, Fergus Ifalls, Fertile, Halstad, Red Lake Falls, Roseau and Thief River Falls. It is understood that Fergus Falls and Thief River Falls are al- most. It is figured that the Ninth district will land three schools and that Bemidji! Lahr, secretary of ent Stewart and certain to land schools. stands an excellent show of helng’ Be-| midji is the only town in Beltl’nmi" county to ask for a school, and from a geographical standpoint is advan- tageously located. Fergus Falls and Thief River Falls have maintained the third town to be chosen. agricultural schools at their own ex-| pense for some time past. The hearing was conducted in the| retiring rom of the senate chamber the capitol, tions taking their seats on the floor| at the visiting delega- of the senate. The Bemidji delegation seperated and was twice called for its hearing before it finally presented itself. By midji became ahead of| visitors might | catch the evening train for home. men were heard others so that the When Bemidji was first called all were present with the exception of Mr. Burke, who, not anticipating early a call, had failed to show up at; S0 This was in the fore- noon. Karly the afternoon Be- midji was again called and this time Mr. Dyer could not be found for some minutes. the building, however, and soon reported—out of breath but tull of enthusiasm. * X % Up to the time he left the capitol 5:156 yesterday, Governor Eber- 390 of the bills recent legislature, the capitol. in He was in at hart had signed passed by the These bills are turned over to Secre- tary of State Julius Schmahl, who, in turn hustles them to the state printer, Joe Mannix. Mr. Mannix says that on Monday of next week he will have complete copies of all the session laws in type and a few copies printed. The volume this year will be but a little more than | possible, agricultural | .| Bemiaji, i Labor Commissioner Houk and pos- special request the Be-| [nate the size of the 1909 laws document. * ¥ X Despite strong pressure brought to honr by friends of Senator Nelson, ]c.ovemor Eberhart has decided to I sign the Keefe bill providing for the r‘lectlon of United States senators in | Minnesota by popular vote. This is the Oregon plan by means of Whlfih‘ | & republican legislature was com- ‘pelled to name a democratic sena- 1tor Already the friends of Senator ! Nelson—whose term expires in 1912 | —are alarmed over the possibility of John Lind becoming a candidate. session * x x | There doesn’t seem to be any ques- i tion but that Frank G. Whittier must | resign as superintendent of the Red Wing training school for boys as a |resul£ of the exposures made by the| legislative investigating cnmmittee' "J‘he State Board of Control is go- | ‘mg over the evidence taken. “The! !legislature made no recommenda- | uou,” explains Chairman P. M. Ring-! ! dahl, “so it is up to us to review the || 11,000 pages of testimony and arrive i our own conclusions as quickly as | i * K% | Indulgence of the public for a {word of personal explanation { begged. This will be one of the let-| | ters written by me at the capitol. > For the next few days I shall endeav- | or to collect is| material for future| news articles of special interest to including a promised inter- | view with James J. Hill, who may | visit Bemidji this summer; informa- tion from the Soo general offices; a message to the Pioneer readers from Governor Eberhart likewise | and sibly other state offielals. On Sat- urday of next week I shall return| to Bemidji to resume my duties as| editor of the Daily and Weekly Pio- neer. | * X % | “I wish that you would say for me,” said W. R. Mackenzie, of Be- l midji, who was at the capitol e‘ery, day that the legislature was in ses- sion, “that Dan O’Neill of Thief| River Falls has more than made good | as our representative. He has been on the job all the time and was al-| ways there with his vote and fluence for Northern Minnesota. was the one big, in- He fighting member from the North and is entitled to much credit for the splendid ser- vices given.” Mr. Mackenzie left yest rday for Duluth to complete plans for the convention of the Northern Minnesota Development association which is to meet the first week in June. * KX State Auditor S. G. lverson will place on the market more than 200,- 000 acres of state school land be- sinning May 8. There will be fif-| teen sales with offerings of lots from | 50,000 acres. The sales are listed as follows: | May 8, International Falls, Kooch- | |i(~||ing county, 5,000 acres; May 10, | Bemidji, Beltrami county, 8,500 | acres; May 12, Walker, Cass county, 30,000 acres; May 16, Carlton county, 10,000 acres; May 17, Du- luth, St. Louis county, 20,000 acres; | May 19, Aitkin, Aitkin county, 30,- 000 acres; May Roseau, Roseau | county, 50,000 ames, May 24, Hal- | lock, Kittson county, 25,000 acres; | May 25. Warren, Marshall {35,000 acres; May 26, Crookston, | Polk county, 8,000 acres; May 27, "\morhead Clay county, 5,000 acres; | | June 1, Detroit, Becker county, 16,- | 000 acres; June 2, Wadena, Wadena county, 10,000 acres; June 3, Long | Prairie, Todd county, 6,000 acres. | i 99 county, | A New Bemidji Firm. Logan & Son is a new firm that‘ will do business at Grand Rapids. They will handle life and accment’ insurance and will have offices at Be-| midji, as well as at Grand Rapids.! They represent the Central Life Insurance Co.. of Cincinnati, and | the Aetna Insurance Co., of Hartford. | | Both are among the best the United States and they should do a flourishing business. This will be handled in conjunction with their work as traveling representatives for the St. Benedictine line of Sisters’ hospitals.—Grand Rapids Herald. Union in | been able to cure. i two BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATUR];A EVENING, APRIL- 22, 1911. PREDICTS GREAT INFLUX OF SETTLERS R. C. Hayner, Former Auditor of Bel- trami County, Believes Land In This Country Will Be All Taken Soon. FARMING COUNTRY IN 10 YEARS Many People From Adjoining States Becoming Interested in Future " Possibilities of This Com- munity. R. C. Hayner, formerly county audit- or of this county, “that during the country will witness one of the great- est demands for land, that has ever been known." “Daily,” continued Mr. Hayner, “myself, as well as other men inter- ested in the real estate business, reference to the lands in Beltrami county. “I found on the trip, from which I recently returned, that the people of adjoining states are becoming much interested in the future possibilities of this country, and they are talking sults which have been already ob- old Beltrami weather every time. I years, but I had not been in tracted a cold, which I have not yet Why, it snowed inches there only two weeks| | ago. “It is my opinion that in ten years, a visitor to this country will behold one of the grandest farming com- munities in the world, that the lum-| ber interests will be a thing of the | past. We have the soil, we have the weather, and with the proper de-| velopment, there is no reason what- ever, in my opinion, why this coun- try cannot be the greatest farming community in the world. “I expect that hundreds of prospec- Beltrami county during the coming Hayner will be a very man."” surprised Auto Day in Bemidji George Cochran closed a deal yesterday whereby he purcased an E. M. F. five passenger touring car from C. W. Jewett, the Bemidji automobile dealer. The car will be fully equippt. Milton Ward of Canada, also or- dered an E. M. F. from Mr. Jewett, the car to be delivered in Minne- apolis. The Buick formerly owned by Mr. Cochran was sold to Otto Peterson. Ed. Maloy of Portland in Bemidji. For the first time in 20 years Ed. Maloy of Portland, Oregon, is visit- and Mrs. Thomas Maloy. Mr. Maloy | is a member of the well known west- | ern contracting and building firm of Maloy & Conrad. It has been 20 years since he has seen any of the members of his family. Take Notice. 1f you moved here leaving rea) estate behind you, and wish to dis- | pose of it, see me. JOHN G. ZIEGLER, 0dd Fellows Bldg Vacant Houses. There is no need of your house being vacant. I furnish good ten- ants promptly—John G. Ziegler. - “It is my earnest prediction,” said: next three or four years that this constantly to their friends of the re-! i tained along agricultural lines, here. | “As for climate, give me the good had not, up until the time I visited lowa, had a cold for a good many ' tive settlers will visit Bemidji and| summer, and if they do not, R. c| ing at the home of his parents, Mr.| BEMIDJI LANDS AGRIGULTURAL SEHOOL ..8t. Paul, Minn, April 22, 3:30 p. mi—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—It has been announced by the State High School Board that Be- midji will have one of the new agri- cultural schools to be established by the state. Other towns winning out in the Ninth district were, Thief River Falls, Fergus Falls.and War- road. HAVE AUTOMOBILE DELIVERY |G)ven Hardware First in Northern Minnesota to Use Method. [ i Not to be outdone by the larger cities, Bemidji has received an auto- mobile delivery wagon. The wagon is the property of the | Given Hardware Co., and was made by the International Harvester Co. The machine has K high wheels, receive numerous communications in | hard rubber tires, and is very roomy. | i It is understood that several other | Bemidji firms will secure machines Efm- delivery purposes, as they con- sider that it will not only be a faster way in which to deliver their goods, but will be a big saving. | 12 SALOONS GHANGE HANDS e E. E. Geyalds and Marshick Sell to I that | country three days, before 1 had con- Ontnde Pa,rt' 5 Announcement was made this morning to the effect that E. E. Geralds and Albert Marshick had disposed of their salon interests in this city. |~ The Gerald property has been pur- chased by Larkin & Dale of Turtle River. In speaking with Mr. Dale this afternoon, a representative of the Pioneer was informed that the new firm will take possession Mon- day, and that they will endeavor to run the place in the best possible manner. Mr. LaBelle of Cass Lake has pur- chased the Marshick saloon. | STATE FORESTER PICKED Name of Man Withheld Pending Ac- ceptance of $4,000 Job. Minnesota is to have the best paid state forester in the United States The late legislature created this of- of $4,000. - After conferring with Governor wired an offer of the position to a Minnesota man in the employ of the United States forestry service. His name is withheld, pending his answer. Should he refuse, two other men in the government service will | be considered. | The legislature appropriated $15,- 000 for the remainder. of the fiscal year $75,000 for next year. Form- | erly the state has had only $21,000 a year with which to work.' The larger appropriation will permit doubling the number of rangers. [$09600000000005 6 |> BEMIDJI MARKET PRICES OB R R R R R R ORCRCIC Y Butter (Dairy). eeee.$°.26 fice and stipulated an annual salary ! | Eberhart, the forestry board has| Eggs .... o W17 Potatoes . v R70 Onions .. «.11.50 ;Cnbbnga . e~ .03 Turnips . 1] Beets . <02 Poultry . .16 Wheat .. 1,00 TWO FAMOUS BANDS SEGURED FOR FAIR Minesota State Exhibition Manage- ment Will Have Kiltia and Pat- - rick Conway Organizations. KNOWN OVER ENTIRE WORLD ! Society Decides to .Have Big .Fire- | | works Spectacle and OtherHigh- class Attractions, Contracts have been closed for the ,engugement at the Minnesota State | Fair in September of two of Amer- ica’s’ leading bands. They are the! Kiltie Band of Galt, Ontario, and | i the Patrick Conway Band of Utica, | N. Y. This is the first time in his-| tory that the Minnesota or any other state fair will have the services of two bands of national reputation | and fair visitors who appreciate high class music will be given an unusual j opportunity. The Kiltie band, as its name im- plies, is a Scotch organization of forty members. In costume and equipment the band is pietureaque} and attractive and as to its musical ability it has the highest possible recommendation. These musicians }will play their first western engage- | ment this fall. Heretofore their time has been fully occupied with engagements in the eastern musical centers. The Kiltie band has been an at- traction at the National Exposition jat Toronto for several years. Last year they played an engagement.at | the ~horse show held at Madison| Square Garden in New York and made such an impresion that they were at once re-engaged for the 1911 | show. Probably there is no more critical musical audience than that which attends this annual event and | this recommendation of itself carries great weight. The manager of thel| Kiltie band did not in any way so- licit the Minensota engagement. Secretary Simpson had begun nego- tiations to get the band for the Iowa fair before he left Des Moines. He continued negotiations and landed what he considers an unusual at- traction for the Minnesota State | Fair, | | The Patrick band of Utica, N. Y., is admittedly on a par with the or-| ganization of Prior and Sousa and| "‘Patsy Gilmore,” as he is commonly called, is often spoken of as the suc- cesgor to Gilmore. The Conway band has played sev- eral engagements at River View | Park at Chicago and has received i more attention and praise there than any other band. ‘With these two organizations sup- plented by three others and three orchestras, there will be music | enough to satisfy everybody at the | Minnesota state fair and exposition. | Besides approving these contracts | the board of managers of the Minne- sota state agricultural Wciety,‘ in session yesterday, partly outlined an | amusement program consisting of a big fire works spectacle and a num- ber of other high class attractions, | contracts for which will be closed as | soon as possible. | Upon the suggestion of Secretary J. C. Simpson the board also auth- orized the expenditure of $30,000 for the repair and improvement of build- ings, fences, sidewalks and streets on the fair grounds, all of which will" be done in readiness for the opening of the fair on September 4. President C. W. Glotfelter was elected special delegate of the state fair board to the May meeting of the Northwestern Development League, at Helena, Montana. 1 { Auction Sale! I have for sale fifty head of Draft horses and Mares which will be of- fered. for sale at Auction at Bagley, |, Friday, April 28, 1911, at 9 o’clock a. m United States Postoffice Inspectors and St. Cloud Man Visit Bemidji. C. L: Grinols, of St. Cloud, and the postmaster in' that c!ty,v was in Be- midji yesterday together with United States Postoffice Inspectors Egge and Stedman, All three men had received in- structions from the postal depart- ment in Washington, to visit the Be- midjl office for the purpose of in- vestigating the manner in which the postal savings bank business is car- ried on. The St. Cloud postoffice was re- nesota city to introduce the plan, and Postmaster Grinols visited this office for that reason. The St. Cloud office -will begin | operations May first. While in Bemidji the gentlemea were ‘the guests of Assistant Post- master Otto. STATE'S APPEAL MONDAY Attorney Young Hopes to Advance Rate Case on Supreme Docket. E. T. Young, former attorney gen- eral and now associate state counsel in the Minnesota railway rate cases, said today that the state’s appeal from Judge W. H. Sanborn’s decision in the federal circuit court probably | would be filed at St. Paul Monday. | It had been intended to make the ap- peal today, but the papers are ont ready. fmumdiately after filing. the ap- peal, Mr. Young will go to Washing- ton and ask the supreme court to advance the case on its calendar and thereby save a delay of two years. Mr. Young was re-engaged as state counsel when Judge Sanborn’s deci- sion was made. All special counsel {in the case were dropped from the state pay roll Jan. 1 by Attorney General George T. Simpson, there- by saving the state $1,000 a month, including E. S. Durment of St. Paul, who has not been re-engaged. (CAREFUL OF APPOINTMENT Governor Wants Experienced Man for-| New Parole Board. Governor A. O. Eberhart is giving careful consideration to- the appoint- ment he has to make on the new state board of parole, which is creat- ed by the Sullivan-Anderson indeter minate sentence act. This bill makes the warden of the state prison and the chairman of the state board of control two of the members of the beard, and the governor is to ap- point some citizen to serve as the third member. He wishes to name some one who has had experience and has a taste for the work of re- formation of criminals. “It is unfortunate that the super- intendent of the state reformatory, Frank L. Randall, was not made « member-of the board,” said the gov - ernor today. “Warden Henry Wolfer regrets it very much and dislikes to pass on re- formatory cases, but he will serve on the board; and two years from now an amendment can be made in the law. “I regard this indeterminate sen- tence act as one of the most import- ant given to the state in recent years. .Taken with the bill abolish- ing capital punishment, it places Minnesota in the very front rank of the states from the standpoint of penology and reformation of the criminally inclined.” Ed Maloy arrived in Bemidji Tast evenlnl ‘form Portland, Oregan, and will remmn here several weeks as the guests of his father, Thomas. |/ BLAKELY LBR. CO. cently appointed as the second Min- | JAIL PRISONER ATTEMPTS SUIGIDE Thomas Chambers, Colored Porter, Cuts Throat With Rusty Case Knife Following Arrest. IS BELIEVED TO BE INSANE Well and Favorably Known Around Bemidji Hotels But Had Been Drinking Heavily of Late. Upon entering the jail this noon Chief Harrington, of the Bemidji police force, found Thomas Chamb- lers, colored, lying on the floor with his throat badly cut, and which ap- parently had been self inflicted. Chambers was arrested this- morn- ing on a charge of drunkenness, by | Patrolman Denley. The actions of the prisoner had been rather strange for several days, jand had become so noticable during the past day that he was believed to be insane, and it was with the in- | tention of taking him before the judge of probate that he was arrest- ed. In cutting his throat, Chambers used an old rusty case knife, so dull that the victim must have used it as a saw to cut. Chief Harrington at once called for a doctor and Chambers was taken to the hospital, where the wound was dressed and late this afternoon it was reported that he was getting along as well as could be expected. . Chambers is well known in Be- midji, as a boot black and porter, has always borne a good repufatlon, and was liked by all who knew him or * had dealings with him. He had been drinking heavy lately. It has been said, from an authentic source, that Chambers has received several letters of late, from Bemidji parties, written with an idea to ir- ritae the unfortunate fellow. Presbyterian. Services tomorrow morning and evening at the usual hours. ing worship at 11. Sunday school at People’s meeting at 7. pel service at 8. Morn- Bible class and 12:15. Young Evening gos- All welcome. Methodist. Services in the .Masonic Temple. Preaching at 10:45 and 7:30. day school at 12. at 6:30, topic Sun- Epworth League Help and Hindrance from Without.” Kathryn Grest, leader. Prayer meeting Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scar- rott, 1011 Irvine avenue. Every- body welcome. Chas. H. Flesher, | Pastor. i Baptist. 11 a. m. vice. morning preaching ser- Topic of sermon: “The Chris- Accountability.” 12 Bible Baptist Young 8 Evening gospel tian’s school. 7 p. People’s Union. service. Sermon theme, “Quo Vadis, or Whither Goest Thou?”” Wednes- day 4 p. m. to 6 p. m. working bee of | the boys and girls classes’of the Sun- day school at the church followed by supper served the basement. Thursday 8 p. m. mid-week prayer and praise service. Robert Lincoln Kelly, acting pastor. m. in Scandinavian Lutheran. There will be no service tomorrow excepting the Sunday school at noon, but next Tuesday at 8:00 the Pastor wil begin a series of every day meet- ings throughout the week, with the assistance of Evangelist Svarkms of Minneapolis. Rebeccas Entertain, Wednesday evening after the reg- ular mecting of the lodge the Re- beccas v ere entertained at supper by the 3. 0. O. F. A large attendance Was present.