Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 17, 1911, Page 1

‘WHY’ MESSAGE OUT T0 CATCH SETTLERS Direct Query Put Up to Land Men By Northern Minnesota Develop- ment Association, ASKED T0O FORM NEW ORDER Five Thousand Dealers Invited to Duluth to Organize for Home Protection Campaign. “STAND STILL” OR “STICK?” This is Put Up to North in New Booster Circular Now Being Dis- tributed. —_— If thousands of homeseekers are to pass by the fertile field of northern Minnesota into the frost bitten belts | of Canada or the dry stretches of the Pacific coast, the Northern Minne- sota Development Association wants to know why. Twenty thousand “Why?” circu- lars are being mailed out of Duluth, in which city the association is to hold its convention June 1 and 2. These circulars call attention to the fact that the association was organ- ized in Bemidji, February 18, 1910, and then big, | bold type, the following pertinent questions: “Why are the people going west RIGHT THROUGH OUR STATE— the best in the great northwest? Why don’t they stop-off and look us over? proceeds to ask, in “One reason is becuse the railroads | prefer the long passenger haul, even if it takes our citizens to live under another flag, “Another reason can be found in that well-known saying, ‘God Helps those who help themselves,’ and our own people are not in the helping- themselves class. o “They prefer letting others walk all over them and consequently set- tlers are being rushed to other states right under our noses. Why don’t the LAND MEN of Minnesota wake up? The Nor- thern Minnesota Development As- sociation is going to handle the mat- ter without gloves at their conven- tion June 1-2 at Duluth, and we hope every land man will be there. Come and learn for yourselves what others think should be done. “There are over 5,000 land dealers in Minnesota. Think of it—at $5.00 apiece they could have a fund to do business with. luth and organize Come to Du- yourselves for take the matter up with your land men and newspapers and, “Boost for Minnesota.” Enclosed with each circular is the following gentle reminder: “Are you doing any boosting for the greatest meeting that Minnesota has ever had? 1If not get busy and| send to Duluth delegates who will | let the people know your county is in the game. business, The entire country is heing wakened. to the fact that in Minnesota lie possibilities heretofore | unknown. We are on the map; are we going to stay there? Is our mot- to ‘stand still,’ or shall it be ‘Stand together.” Come June 1 and 2 and BOOST FOR MINNESOTA.” DECISION BGOSTS STOCKS Interpreted to Mean No General Prosecution of Trusts, New York, May 17.—The supreme court deciston In the Standard Oil case has had a favorable effect on the stock market. All active stocks advanced from ene-quarter to a whole point at the opening of ‘the market, and the out- look was favorable for a continued rise. Buylng orders flooded New York brokers. The fnanciers ot Wall street appa- rently viewed the deoision as ‘safe and sane,” figuring that the court’s distinction between ressonable and umreasonable restriction of competi- tion mesns that there will bs no gen. oral ywuc\mon of trusts. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 16, MRS. ANNIE BESANT.- Announces Impending Relncarnation :of Christ. BELIEVES TIME NEAR AT HAND Theosophist Says Signs Indicate Sec- ond Coming of Christ. London, May 17.—Annie Besant, who Ia here from India, announces the im- rending reincarnation of Christ. “Everything tends to show.that the time is at hand,” she said, “for the arrival of the Great World Taacher. Physical and soclal changes through: out the world tell that the age of mill- tarism is closing and that fraternity is 10 be the watchword. “The future Anglo-American peace i treaty s one sign, but the world's reace s unachievable. politically. It will recult In a vast spiritual move- ment woifying all warring oreeds. This will te the task of the coming Teaci- er prefigured in the Christian dogma as thc sécond coming of Christ. “It 13 not far distant. Then our accn will close and a new age will open.” Mra. Besaut brought with her tws Iddian boy disciples. One belleves not In reincarnation but in Buddha and says ols lives cover tween 20,000 and 80,000 years. TheM e the.l:. soronation and then go to Ox(m.i NORWEGIANS CELEBRATE TODAY Flags Wave and Day Will End With Big Meeting at City Hall. With the bTIack crossed, red, black and white colors of Norway floating the Stars Stripes at the city hall and with Norway colors liberally displayed in proudly beneath and other parts of the city, loyal sons of King Oscar are today celebrating in a quiet way the anniversary of the dawn of real liberty of the nation where the sun never sets. No cannons boomed at sunrise and no fireworks have been set off to kill and maim, as 1s the case when Amer- ica’s National holiday is celebrated, but the feeling of devotion to the mother country is being exemplified by Bemidji Norwegian-Americans, who tonight gather in the city hall to hear again the melodies of Norse composers and to hear from orators the tales of glory from proud pages of Norwegian history. Rev. I. B. C. Dale of McIntosh, one of the orators of the occasion, ar- rived here today. He will speak in Norwegian -while M. J. Brown, the young Bemidji attorney, will speak in English, MORE FAVOR BONDS FOR PAVING “Hope They Will Carry,” Says Har- ris; “Look at Third,” Says Ellis. i More expressions from Bémiflji men on the proposition of offering for sale $20,000 worth of bonds, to be voted on May 31, tend to show that there is a sentiment.in favor of the deal. J. 0. Harris, Beltrami county. reg- ister of deeds, says: 2 “Pavement is surely a nice thing. I favor voting for the bonds; and sincerely hope that the bonds will carry.” V. L. Ellis, surance: real estate and in- “No matter if the honds to-be vot-| * ed-upon were for $100,000, I should vote for them. The people’ who re- ceived the advantages of the pave- ment will be the ones to pay for it. .The whole city should be paved as soon as possible. Look at Third street and then at the others,” for the high school demonstration SOIL EXPERTSFAVOR SCHUCH'S FARMSITE Willard, -Cdoper, Bricker and Gem- mell,All Favor Selected Place for Demonstration, LATTER ‘SEES BUSINESS CHANCE Thinks Tract Could Be Used and Then Sold at Advanced Price As City Lots. PARTY HERE ON SPECIAL TEAXN Come From International Falls, After Making Tests Along Line of M&lL ooooo’owbo‘v""«»ob Another Rare War Boene. @1 @ @] @ e o @ @® In tomormwcpw;d.ue ot The © @ Dally Plonea!"will appear an- & © other half mnq reproduetlon of ® © a picture of th Civil War taken & © fifty years ago. % @ & This photograph will show the @ nation’s deféndés tn Washing- & @ ton, when [n:1861, the ‘confed- & @'erates had shown surprising & @ strength and h&d spread alarm © @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ o8 @ @ thoroughout: - t! ‘North and West lest the dity of Washing: © ton fall into:their hands. . The.scene shown 8 - a portion ot Fort Corcoran, hastily con- structed to repliise the invaders. A clear - ikeness of Colonel Michael Corocran is ‘ shown, while by his side stands a lieu- tenant whose arm has bsen shot ® away. R 0% 6006000000060 the very best. ‘The lay of the land is excellent, and for the purpose for {| which it is meant could not be more perfect. The pm‘@wse of the farm = will be to show. wh\t the land of this Prof. D. E. Willard, special agri- culturalist of the Northern Pacific, formerly of the North Dakota Agri- cultural College and renowned as a soil “expert; Thomas Cooper, assist- ant in farm management of the Col- lege of Agriculture of the Univer- sity of Minnesota; L. J. Bricker, gen- eral emigrattion agent of the Nor- thern Pacific, and W, H. Gemmell, general manager of the Minensota & International, came to Bemidji in a special train, last night. This. distinguished party had made the trip along the M. & I. for the purpose of making tests of the soil at the request of the Northern Pa- cific management which is consider- ing the desirability of establishing a dgmonstration farm. Visit the Schuch-Faym.- In Bemidji today, the party visit- ed the Schuch farm just north of the fair grounds on Irvine avenue re-| cently selected by the Board of Edu- cation as the most desirable tract farm. Mr. Cooper, armed with his augur, made tests and afterwards expressed himself as much pleased- with the tract and declared that in addition to having soil of a first class grade, the place is desirable because’ of its accessibility to the high school build- ing. All members of the party were equally enthusiastic in their praise of the Schuch place. Gemmell’s Business Head Working. General Manager Gemmell, who looks with pride upon Bemidji as the banner city on his line of railroad, said: “We feel that this farm school means much to Bemidji and that your Board of Education is fortunate to get so desirable a site. This land can be used for demonstration pur- poses a few years and then sold for town lots at a decided financial ad- vantae to the Board of Education.” Prof. Willard had this to say: Willard Profuse in Praise. “From personal observation, I firmly believe that the site selected is give the best of regults. unable to understand is why a man would sell such ‘& desirable site for of normal pare persons for greater efficiency as teachers in Sunday schools. er.” locality can prodglo). and there seems to be no reason. why this can not What I am $2,700, and the~ people of Bemidji are very rortunnte in securing it.” The party left on Mr, Gemmell’s special car at 9:30 for Brainerd. BIBLE TEACHERS GRADUATE Unique Church-Servioes to Be Held Here on Sunday-Evening. The graduating exercises of the Zen-cher training class will be held at the Methodfst Episcopal’gervices in the Masonic Temp};; Eflndny evening, May-*21."" The ¢l e with Mrs, M. Phibbs, teacher. This class was organized in - September, 1909, The teacher training work here wag begun in 1908 and of the class organized then, Mrs. M. Phibbs, Mrs. Fay Head and Mrs. S. E. Herlocker completed the course. Rev. Charles H. Flesher, pastor of the Methodist church, in speaking of the work said: “Teacher training il;strucuo_nn to is a course pre- “The bible is the text book studied, together with some author who has written especially *for more intelli- gent teaching of the bible. “The present class is using Prepar- ations for Teaching by Oliver. Its divisions are: 1. The Old Testa- ment, 2. The New Testiiment, 3. Bible Instruction and the Sunday School, 4. The Pupil, 5. The Teach- The public is invited to be present Sunday evening and especially those interested in- the study of the bible. The class for 1912 is Mrs. E. H. Denu, F. | missioners for the contract of build- Mrs. R. H. Munsey and Mrs. M. Cunningham. MORE CROOKED GAMBLING. oists: of M) J. W. Naugle and Mrs. G. R. Martin INNEsafi : HISTOHICAL Commissioners, After Secret Session, Announce Sale of Bonds to Pay.: for Drainage Proj_ectl. BEMIDJI BANKS TAKE SLICE Bulk, However, Goes to St.Paul Firm, * Rate of Interest Being Fixed at 5 Per Cent. BRIDGE CONTRACT TO IBLINGS Structure to Be Erected Across Miss- issippi- Near Solway At Cost of $858. Conforming with the state law, the Beltrami board of county com- missioners today authorized the sales of $330,000 worth of county bonds, the money to be used in reclaiming Beltrami land with a ditches. eystem of This conclusion was reached at an executive nsslor: of the board, and the successful bidders were the Se- curity Trust Company of St. Paul for $270,000 worth of bonds which are to be used in the construction of diteh No. 11, while the First Nation- al and Northern National banks of Bemldji the remaining $60,000 worth of bonds, with est of the $270,000 at 5 per cent on_the $60,000 at 5 1-2 per cent; with the “premium &t $800. $270,000 for Ditch No. 11. Judicial ditch No. 11, for which the $270,000 bonds are fssued is @ Joint ditch betng vuilt by the coun- ties of Beltrami and Marshall. This ditch is to be 500 miles in length, of which 200 miles are in this county, and the remaining 300 in Marshall. The ditch is being built in the Benville, Lee, Spruce Grove, Hamre, Steenerson and Minnie country. The contract reads that $150,000 is to be paid during the next -month, and that the other $120,000 is not payable until next January. Ditch No. 12 is in the same coun-] try as No. 11, being located in Lee, Hamre and Steenerson. $60,000 for Smaller Drains. The remaining ditches, 3 and 4, which are located in the Shotley and Battle river country, together with ditch No. 12 are included in the $60,- 000 bond issue. Ditches 3 and 4 are to be completed this fall, Wwhile the other two will not be completed until next year. Six Bids for Bridge. Six bids were received by the com- received the ing a bridge over Mississippi of the new statute. ‘to warn pergon§ against permitting the existance of fire traps but who apparently has - other and more mysterious duties to attend to, is in Bemidjl today. After @ 'thorough Inspeetion of the Bemidji fire apparatus, Mr. Fuller- ton, handed out this posey: “The Bemidji fire department 1s a model for towns of this size. The "|fire team is as finely trained as any in the largest cities and the ‘fire en- gine is good. Your department is splendid and the ship shape manner in which everfthing is kept up is a tribute to the chief. Your depart- ment ought to go a long way in keep- ing down insurance rates.” Mr. Fullerton says the new fire d law is so drastic and its provisions 80 far reaching that he frankly does not fully understand all the sections “The law, framed after the Ohio lav?," said Mr. Fullerton, “"was neces- sarily because-of the alarmingly great increase of fire losses in Min- nesota. ~ In March of 1910 the total fire losg in Minnesota wa¥ $300,000.[" While in the same month this year %‘ the Iow" ::$1,300,000. -So.while the new.law-is drastic, it is needed.” Just to show you how sweeping it is, it gives assistant. fire marshals the power to sit as judges on fire sases, and has caused: onme: of the assistant generals to remark the other day, ‘you have more power than the supreme court.’” The new law gives added powers to your fire chief, who by the way must report all fires within two days to the state fire mirshal. demn buildings and cause arrests we do not want to become dictorial, and hope we may have the co-opera- tion of all citizens in our efforts to save p’ropertyA “Firetraps—build- ings with stovepipes near wood, dangerous chimneys and inflammable buildings recklessly exposed must be taken care of, and we hope a hint to the public will be sufficient.” river in the township of Jones, 4 1-2 miles south of Solway. The amounts of the various-bids ‘were: Beach Manufacturing Co.:..$860.00 Illinois Steel Building Co... 873.00 Iblings Bridge Co.. .. 858.00 Hulette Bridge Co. .. 890.00 E.W.Hallett............. 869.00 Minnesota Bridge Co...... . 897.00 The estimate of the county survey- or, Roy Bliler, was that the bridge would cost $869. Upon motion of Commissioner Clementson and seconded by Commis- sioner Rako the bid of Ibings Bridge Co., for $858 was accepted, and work on the construction of the bridge will be begun at once. CROOKSTON MAN TANK TESTER Expected Here Saturday to Settle Septic Structure Dispute. It is likely that the ‘final decision as to the condition of the damagec septic tank will largely depend upon the stand taken by J. E; Carroll, city engineer of Crookston who is expect- ed Saturday:-to act on the arbitra- tion board authorized by the city councfl. City Engineer Everett re- presents the city and W. N. Brown, | foreman of thé septic tang work, will 'represent Contractor Johnson: Warmest of the Year, ~ Today.is the wni-'mm of the year, ‘Dahlquist, 18 years old, of Minne- Enfin Waupun - Penitentiary After ‘Having Chatted With Friend; Buys !ottla of Pop. SHAKES HANDS WITH 1,500 Night Delay at Chippewa Falls Turns Into Ovation for Defender of - Cameron Dam. MAY DRAW HIS OWN APPEAL & Declares He Can Do it as Well as Attorney—Wife and Son at Rice Lake. Wm{pun, Wis,, May 17.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—John Deitz, convicted of the murder of Oscar Harp, reached Waupun early this morning in charge of two de- puties and entered the state prison. Buys Bottle of Pop. He cooly chatted with his attend- ants and an old schoolmate who lives in this city and on the way to the 2 prison bought and drank a bottle of < pop. 7 At gl%fizpewu Falls last night, where he waited for two hours for a train, \1,600 people filed into the jafl to shake hands with him, % Mrs. Deitz Gets Busy. -, Mrs. Deitz and son left yesterday for Rice Lake after conferring with Deftz. at-the jail most-of thefore- nogn. B 3 'fiem says that he has no intention of hiring an attorney, believing him- self capable of drawing up an appeal. However, the sudden departure of his wite ‘and son iy believed to be a move to secure a lawyer. Deitz Not Worrying. Deitz himself ‘is apparently mnot worrying in the least. He takes a cheerful view of the situation, and believes it will be but a matter of a few years before he is pardoned. $16,450 PAID FOR DEAD WOLVES Of This Beltrami Leads With $1,924; Aitkin Second With $967. Beltrami county wins the prize for the largest number of wolves killed in any one county in the state, & total of $1,924.50 being the amount to be distributed in- this county by the state treasurer. The total amount to be paid out by the state in wolf bounties is $16,- 456.50. This means that 1,975 full b grown wolves and 548 wolf cubs : have been killed. The state pays a bounty of $7.50 for full grown wolves % and $3 for cubs. The state treasurer is sending out warrants to pay these bounties. Aitkin county was second with $967.50. St. Louis was third with $945; Polk fourth with $849; Otter- til fifth with $832.560, and Crow ‘Wing, sixth with $795. In Brown, Grant, Swift and Watonwan, bounty was claimed on only on wolf in each. This disbursement compares equal- ly with disbursements of other periods, .indicating that the supply. of wolves is not materially decreag- ing. EBERHART AUTO HURTS BOY Machine Carrying Governor’s Wife.in Serious Mishap in Minneapolis. - St. Paul, May 17.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—Struck by an automobile which was driven by Governor Eberhart’s father-in-law, Fred Koke, and which contained Mrs. Eberhart and five others, C. A. eapolis, lies in the Minneapolis city hospital in a serious condition. The | aceldent occurred Tuesday after- non on a Alnwn !awn ltmt An Min-