Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 21, 1911, Page 1

Jap e C arw W 3 T 1 VOLUME 9. NUMBER 97. . EDITOR DESCRIBES CHARMS OF ITASCA Writer in Current Issue of “Ameri- can Lumberman” Graphie in His Description. SEES BEAVER AND TAME DEER | Latter Animals Fell Trees 18 Inches| in Diameter—Few Black Bear and Moose. HEINZELMANS GIVEN PRAISE Only Objection Set Forth is Difficul- ties Experienced in Arriving at the Park. That the beauty of Itasca State Park is becoming famous is shown by | the fact that magazines of national circulation are taking an interest in the place. A few weeks ago one of the editors of “The American Lum- berman’ spent several days at the park obtaining data for an article which appears in the current issue " of that publication. By special arrangement the Pio- neer is permitted to reproduce, in part, the Itasca article, although it is protected by copyright. “The Lumberman” says: 22,000 Acre Play Ground. Itasca Park, in north-central Min- nesota, is a spot where wild life is tamed without being domesticized and where domestic life is loosened from the rigors of its bondage. This spot embraces- an area of approxi- mately 22,000 acres, nearly one- third of which is water. It is the initial effort of the people of Min- nesota to create a playground for themselves. It affords the visitor an opportuaity 1o return-to simple, vig- orous life and to cultivate or exercise certain elementary principles of woodcraft, which civilization appears to be stamping out of the accomplish- | ments of the people or limiting it to those few to whom knowledge of the wild is essential. Itasca Park was created by act of the Minnesota legislature in 1897. The federal government transferred to the state title to all the public lands within the confines of the park, and the school lands—two sections —located within its confines were placed under the jurisdiction of the forestry board, which administers its affairs, a working arrangement to handle the lands being made by the state auditor. “Get There” Drawbacks Cited. Among the drawbacks of Itasca Park are the difficulties encountered and time required to reach it from St. Paul or Minneapolis, the railroad center of the Northwest. The park is located twenty-five miles north- west of Park Rapids, a station on the Bemidji branch of the Great North- ern railway. This line operates a local train between the Twin Cities and Bemidji once every week day, no train being run on Sunday. The train now leaves St. Paul at 8:25 a.| m. and reached Park Rapids at 5:10 p- m. It is possible to take a train on the main line of the Northern Pacific to Wadena and transfer at that point to the Great Northern lo- cal. A night train on this branch of the Great Northern, or a parlor ear attached to the local, would add greatly to the pleasure of the trip. Stage, Livery or Auto. A stage is operated week days be- tween Park Rapids and Itasca Park, the regular fare being $2. The trip requires about eight hours. A special livery rig can be secured and the trip made in about five hours, the charge .usually being $8 for the conveyance, which will accommodate three or four people besides the driv- er. An automobile will make the trip in two hours and thirty minutes, the fare being $12 for the trip, and the machines carry three to five people in addition to the driver. The summer season is short, begin- ning about June 1 and usually end- ing about September 1. The park is open throughout the year. Students of wild lyife and those who love na- ture sufficiently to brave the rigors of a northwestern winter are wel- come. Veritas Caput. Itasca Park was set aside to pre- serve the head-waters of the Missis- sippi river, to serve as a play-ground for the people ,and as an illustration of practical forestry. The junior class of the Minnesota Forest School | truth and caput head. ,,ot the park. appears to have been named by sev- eral people and thé park derives its name from the lake. The most com- monly accepted vérsion is that the lake derives its name from two words, “veritas caput,” veritas meaning These are said to have been supplied by the Rev. William T. Boutwell, who accompa- nied Henry Schoolcraft on an explo- ration of the lake in 1832. Mr. Schoolcraft ran the two words to- gether—veritascaput—struck off the first and last syllables and produced “Itasca.” Diversified Purposes Served. Itasea Park is under the supervis- ion of the state forestry board, com- posed of nine members. The state supplies funds for the maintenance The -forestry board is represented by Commissioner M. i Meinzelman, who is paid a small sal- ary. Authority is given to the com- missioner to entertain visitors. The commissioner also serves as fire and game warden and is host to the many who visit the park each. summer. Itasca Park is a game preserve, a state forest, a pleasure ground, and a practical workshop for these tak- ing the forestry course in the uni-| versity. : Twa Rod Fire Break. A fire break, two rods wide, has| been cleared around the park, but no} COW HERD EXHIBIT RULES MADE PUBLIC Must Consist One Pure Bred Sire and At Least 3 Females, Richie is Notified. PERMITS GRADES OR PURE BRED Winner to Receive $50 Cup From State Association and Addition- al Cash Here. STATE DISPLAY CHANGE MADE Roggrs on Second Street, Instead of at Ziegler’s. Official instructions regarding -the silver cup_competition for dairy herds at the coming Beltrami county: fair attempt has been made to turn this|pers” wag today received by Secvetary | into a highway except for that small |, p Richie from the Minnesota State| portion which is formed by a county ! road. To cut roads or trails to the more important lakes and to open them to | visitors should be the work of the! immediate future. Protection of the park from the ravages of fire is vested in the hands of M. Heinzelman, local superinten- dent, who serves as fire warden. Un- der the Minnesota law the fire war- den is empawered to call upon any resident of the state to assist in fight- ing a fire and may compel service. The fire break two rods wide around the park was found last spring to be of invaluable aid in fighting a fire. | On the occasion to which reference is made the students of the Mianesotd Forest School rendered efficient ser- vice in putting out a fire which at one time threatened to devgstate the northeastern section of ti k. ‘Wherever the matured timber has been cut or burned it has been re- placed by a tangled growth of hard- woods. In some parts of the park, notably in the northeastern section, norway and white pine, spruce and balsam have secured a firm foothold. The forestry students have endeav- ored to assist nature at several points by planting small areas and have also done a little transplanting work. With the fire break now around the park and the close supervision which is given during the dry seasons it should be possible to keep out the fires, and should this be done a mag- nificent future growth is assured. As a Game and Fish Preserve. ‘When the hunting season opens in the fall, deer within fifty miles of | the park all make tracks for the spot they have learned to regard as their| special haven. The regulations pro-; vide that loaded firearms must not be | carried into the park and this rule is vigorously enforced. i No accurate estimate has been made of the number of deer which make the park their home. It is not unusual to see two or three during an afternoon stroll along the trails or wagon roads, and in the evening a fawn, buck or doe slaking its thirst at the edge of a lake is one of the attractive sights of the place. Beavers Skillful Engineers- Of even greater interest than the deer are the beavers and their works. About nine years ago two pair of beavers were bought and placed in the park. It is estimated that there are now about 200. They have built a large number of dams, one of which is about 300 feet long, the pond cov- ering about five acres. Another, on Nicollet cr ek, is about 250 feet long and covers about three acres. At many of the good feeding grounds around the park the beavers have constructed houses. Their abodes bear mute evidence of the engineer- ing skill of these workers. Near their homes some spats appear as though swampers had endeavored to clear the way and bungled the job. At two points for nearly a quarter of a mile all the bigtooth aspen and some of the birch have been felled by the beavers. That which reached the ground was clear of its limbs and the bark stripped from the upper part of the trunk. The trees which lodge in other trees are left untouched, as the beaver apparently works on the ground only. Some of the trees felled were about eighteen inches in diam- eter, one measuring fifty-five and a half inches in circumference. Trees twelve to fifteen inches in diameter Wwere not unusual. Other Wild Animals Numerous. The pari-aiso provides a home for is there given a three months’ sum- mer course in the woods. - The lake a few black bear and an occasional (Continued on last pags _ Dairyman’s association. After explaining that in order toi encourage the breeding of a better| dairy stock in Minnesota, the $50 loving cups are ogered—with addi- tional cash prizes in Bemidji—the in-| formation says: Instructions for Exhibits. Breeders and farmers may compete for cups only in one county. Thus the prize will go to an actunal farmer or breeder in the locality. No.cattle shown at State Fair er Dairy Shows will be permitted to enter at County Fairs. The herds to be in competition at County Fairs are to consist of ome pure-bred sire, any dairy breed, and three or more females, either grades or pure-breds, of the same breed, and apy will be admigsable. [Fexhibitor who Wwon a cup at any 1910 fair_ will be permitted to enfer his herd in competition at a 1911 fair. Fairs receinving these prizes must select a competent judge of dairy cattle, either approved by the Minnesota Experiment Station or the State Dairyman’s Association. Must Be at Least Two Herds. “The prizes above referred to will be awarded only when there is com- petition of two or more exhibits, and no state institution will be permit- ted to exhibit stock in competition for cups. The following towns have been awarded cups in accordance with the specifications and rules above given. No alterations or exceptions will be made. Waseca, Carver, Perham, St. Peter, Litchfield, Northfield, Long Prairie Austin, Rush City, Crookston, Hutchinson, - Madison, Barnum, Al- bert.Lea, Alexandria, Morris,-Prince- ton; Bird Istand, Pine City, Bemidji, Arlington, Grand Rapids-and Cokato. State Exhibits Armomncement. Secretary Richie today secured the services of Mrs. Gertrude Rogers to take care of the state fair-exhibits as they come in from now until the ex- hibit is completed. Mrs. Rogers did the same work last year. The exhibits from now on will be received at the Clyde Bacon building on Second street, instead of Ziegler’s, owing to the demand for more room: MRS. W. G. NESBIT DIES HERE Grand Forks Woman Fails in Effort to Regain Health in Bemidji. Mrs. W. G. Nesbit of Grand Forks, died Sunday morning at the summer home of Mr. Nesbit’s father, Tom Nesbit, at Grand Forks Bay. Mrs. Nesbit had been ill for some time and was brought to Bemidji in hopes that she might improve. -Mrs. Nesbit leaves a husband and two children, one and three years old- The body was taken to East Grand Forks this morning and will be buried at Grand Forks, N. D., tomorrow. B Too Great in Volume. The importance of art as a vehicle of knowledge is less appreciated be- cause its results are so common. Words of Wisdom. When you have an elephant on hand, and he wants to run away, |better let him run.—Lincoln. Manufacturers in the United of printing paper last year. Abode of the Evil One. | The heart of man is the place the Offerings to Be Received By Mrs. Ernormous Exports of Paper. | (Copyriaht. 1) - = HIBBING SLIDE KILLS 3 * In Darkness and Confusion Early Re- port Declared 15 Lives Had Been Lost. DEBRIS NOW CLEARED AWAY Hibhing, Minn Adg. 21— Three bodies . were recovered Sunday from out of the debris of sarth and stones which - late “Saturday night swept own the 2 pikot the and Buffa¥g mite, bury- ing a steam shovel and sompe.of the 19 men who were at work directly in its path. In the darkness and confusion of the night it was at first feared that at least 15 were buried almost beyond hope of rescue, and it was not until the coming of daylight that the roll call to ascertain the number of miss- ing could be made. The shovel has practically cleared away the entire debris and as no more bodies were found it is thought that but . three men lost their lives in the slide. DRUNKS | ON TRAINS EJECTED New L;w Being Enforced; Offenders Arrested, Liquor Confiscated. Train erews on the line of the Great Northern, between Duluth and Grand Forks, N. D., are having some strendous experiences in. the strict en- forcement of ‘the law which prohibits the drinking of intoxicants on rail- road trains, but nevertheless the law is working out to'the satjsfaction of the railroad men and that. pertion of the traveling public which appre- ciates the change in the conditions of travel it is making on northern Min- nesota trains. The night passenger train between Duluth and -the Dakota line is one that is prolific of trouble:for the train crews in living up to the order of the railroad officials that train- men must see that the new statute is enforced to the letter. Leaving Duluth this train passes for some distance through Wisconsin, where the measure is not operative. From Superior to the state line the] festive woodsman and the itinerant laborer, west-ward bound, may.in- dulge in libations and the train crew is powerless. But at the boundary there is a change in business all around. The lid is on in earnest. The brakeman commences: to- colleet the bottles and-Conductor Paddy Nel- son says that on a night, when busi- ness is fair,-it is not an infrequent oceurrence to gather up 20 quarts of liquor between that point and Cass Lake. The brakeman stands at the rear of the smoker. Whenever anybody gets thirsty and produces a bottle the trainman goes to the fropt and takes it .in charge. Sometimes there is trouble, but in the end the train crew wins out.—Duluth News Tribune. Clande Grahams-White is 31- Boston, Mass,, ~Aug: 21.—Claude Grahams-White, .the fameus English States exported 104,883,838 pounds!aviator, who has just arrived in Bos- | ton to take part in'the big Harvard aviation tournament opening next Saturday, received: congratulations from his numerous: friends here to- devil’s in.—Sir Thomas Browne. GEO. BOTTING KILLED ON LAKE Week Ago, Accidentally Killed. George Botting, 48 years old, who during the summer has had charge of the scow picking up logs for the Crookston Lumber. company in Lake Bemidji, and who left a week ago to run a boat for the Shevlin-Mathieu company on Rainy Lake, was shot and killed yesterday. No details of the shooting have been received in Bemidji, except that the.shooting was accidental. Mr. Botting has two nephews here, Henry, an employe of the Crookston compasy.and Harry, an America avenue merchant. Th body will-be bfought-to Bemidfi:4 night where it -will be takem in charge by representatives of the Mod- ern Brotherhood of America, who will take it to Brainerd for inter- ment. Mr. Botting but recently be- came a member of the M. B. A. and will be announced later,” will be in charge of that order. FREE OFFER FOR NYMORE ROAD Lumber and Railroad Companies Put Gravel Distribution Up to Council. The- question of rebuilding the Ny- more road will bebreught' before the Council meeting towight. This road has been in poor condition the past year or more. No improvements have been made except by the lumber com- panies. Some time ago the Crookston Lum- ber Company offered to furnish eight or ten teams to spread gravel, and A. L. Molander, general manager of The Minneapolis, Red Lake and Man- itoba Railroad volunteered to haul three or four car loads of gravel a day free, the city to pay for the la- bor and the cars. The Minnesota and International road has agreed to supply the cars. The ldmber company still agree to furnish three teams to do the work. Alderman-at-large L. F. Johnson said today that the road should have a filling of clay before the gravel is put on, as the two will mix well and make a good hard servicable road for years to come. It will probably cost more to get the clay as it cannot be dogded as conveniently. Many Bemidji citizens believe that no other road is more in need of re- pair that the Nymore road. The farmers from that part of the country are also agreed on this point. Auto- mobile men are also agitating this repair work. Insanity to Be Geidel’s Defense- New York, Aug. 21.—The case of Paul Geidel, the 17-year-old bellboy indicted for the murder. of William H. Jackson, the aged broker who was robbed and beaten to death in his room at the Hotel Iroquois on the night of July 27 last, was called in the Court of eGneral Sessions today. Unless the counsel for thé defense succeeds in getting a delay the actual trial probably will begin within a day or two. In view of Geidel’s al- leged confession' it is regarded as a certainty that a plea of insanity will be made in his behalf. Stationery firemen ~and - steaw engineers employed by ail the Minn- eapolis breweries have heen success- ful in taeir efforts to rénew their agreements with the employers and day on his thirty-first birthday anni- versary. . . - to obtain an inerease in their pay. |ATWOOD NEAR NEW YORK Bemidji Engineer, Who Went North |. the funeral, arrangements for which | Makes - Safe Sunday Flight of 104 Miles, Part of Which Was Rec- ord Breaking Speed. TO FINISH TRIP ON WEDNESDAY Lyons, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Nine hun- dred and thirty miles from his start- ing point, Harry N. Atwood, the ng Bosto#iator, who Ts fast ap< aching the ‘world’s Iong distance record in his flight from St. Louis to New York landed in a field in Lyons Sunday afternoon after flying 104 miles from Buffalo without a stop. Flies High From Buffalo. Ascending in Buffalo at 3:20 o’clock Sunday afterpoon, Atwood climbed to a high altitude, turned eastward and hit by a brick wind from the west shot over the towns and villages at a speed which kept railroad telegraph operators busy re- porting his progress. Goes 4 Miles in 3:Miniutes. He alighted in Lyons at-5:31 p. m., having covered 104’ miles in ex- aetly two hours and eléven minutes. In one instance he weit four miles in three minutes and on reaching Roch- ester 69.miles from Bufalo, he went around the outskirts‘of the city so fast that the people standing on the office buildings could not get more; than a glimpse of him. Beats Train 18 Minutes. The train which left Budfalo at the same time that Atwood did, ran in sight of the aeroplane almost all the way to Rochester, but arrived there 18 minutes after the aviator had passed around the city and had dis- appeared in the east. Atwood is now 335 miles from New York. By Tuesday night he hopes.to reach Albany and on Wednesday in a one day flight down the Hudson river he expects to break the world’s rec- ord for distance and finish his trip, landing at Coney Island before sun- down. Winona Bible Conference. ‘Warsaw, Ind., -Aug. 21.—Rev. “Billy” Sunday, Dr. G. L. Robinson of McCormick Theological Seminary, and Dr: John Timothy Stdne of Chi- cago; are among the well known re- ligious workers on the program of the-annual young men’s bible confer- ence which opened at Winona Lake today. The conference will continue until August 30: Montreal Welcomes Togo. Montreal, Aug. 21.—Admiral Togo received a cordial welcome upon his arrival in Montreal this morning. He ‘was the guest of the Canadian Club at a luncheon given at the Sailors’ Institute and later -in the day was tendered a civic reception. Tonight the distinguished Japanese naval commander departs for Vancouver. Spanish War Veterans Meet. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 21.— Spanish-American War veterans from practically every state in the Union are atteriding the annual encamp- ment of their national organization, -which began its sessions here' today. INDAKOTA STORMS: Series of Tornadoes Last Night Dev- astate Minot and Canadian: Lime Territory. - : WESTHOPE DOCTORS-T0 RESCUE Hasten in Automobiles to Care for Victims—Child Killed, All Mem- bers Family Injured. 5k | \BEMIDIT GETS A SMAIL OFE ! Severe Wind, Heavy Rain and Light- ning Alarms City dbout Mid- 3 night. Minot, N. D., Aug. 21.—Five : : persons are dead; 120 are in- : : jured, and $100,000 in property : i8 in ruink as a result of a cy- : : clone which passed along the Canadian border at 6 o’clock on : Sunday evening, causing damage :-in Antler, Souris, Sherwood, : Westhope, Mohall and Loraine, : northeast of this city. Of the : 120 injured 100 were hurt at : Antler and Westhope and four : of these are seriously hurt. The : property damage at Westhope and Antler is $50,000. Scores of : farm buildings were demolished. : Westhope, N. D., Aug. 21.—All the doctors of Westhope left h'i!: night in automobiles for Antler about twenty miles northwest of here, to care for the injured in the cyclope. Four Distinet Tornadoes. Mokhall, N. D., Aug. 21.—Four dis- tinet tornadoes struck eight miles north of this city about six o’clock last' night demolishing a score of farm buildings and killing a little girl and a man, whose names are un- obtainable. The storms, which came at inter- vals of a few minutes, traveled in a north and easterly direction, causing heavy property damage and injuring several people. The progerty loss - north of Mohall is estimated at $18;,- 000. ® Six Year Old Killed- The- six year old child of Elmer Carlson who lives four ‘miles south- east of Sherwood was killed, and sev- eral members of the family were in- Jjured. The storm struck the home of Ingemar Nelson southeast of Sher- wood, completely demolishing the buildings. The members of the fam- ily saved their lives by lying -down in the wheat fields. The buildings and.personal prop- erty were scattered for miles around. Second Cyclone at Sherwood. Another set of buildings one-fourth mile northeast of Nelson’s place was destroyed, The next place struck by the storm was the home of James Kanz. Several people were injured at this place but none seriously. A see- ond cyclone struck northwest of Sher- wood. The farm buildings of Ole Johnson were demolished and sev- eral of the farm hands were injured. Bad Gust in Bemidji. The only noticable disturbance in Bemidji last night was a stiff wind and a heavy downpour of rain ae- companied by thunder and lightning. No damage was reported in Bemidji .and vicinity. Telephone- and telegraph commu- nications between the stricken points were crippled and it was with diffi- culty that the most meager reports could be secured. During the storm an elevator at Alice was struck by lightning and was consumed before the flames could be guenched. At Glyndon, Minn,; a house was struck and was burned to the ground. Laundrymen Seek Public Favor- St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 21.—Plans for a 'nation-wide advertising cam- paign to remove, if possible, from the public mind some popalar prejudices against laundry methgld are to be discussed st the ammual convention of the National Laundrymen’s Asso- ciation which begam: in this city to- day. The convention is attended by members frem all sections of. ithe - eountry and by representatives of all -, the industries connected with the laundry business. # PROPERTY RUNED