Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 26, 1911, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1 VOLUME 9. NUMBER 20 3. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. MAYOR A.A. McGILL PASSES AWAY HERE Kelliher Resident Dies in Bemidji Following Operation Which Re- veals Cancerous Growth. FUNERAL HELD HERE TODAY Had Been Prominent and Was to Be- come Proprietor of Newly Erect- ed Hotel. J. W. LEINAN, BLACKDUCK, DEAD End Comes After He Had Been Brought to Bemidji for Medi- cal Treatment. * A. A. McGill, 47 years old, mayor ! of Kelliher, and for a number of years | a prominent hotel man of that city, died at St. Anthony’s hospital here at 2 o’clock Sunday morning. i Mr. McGill had been in ill health for a number of years, and last week his condition became so serious that he was brought to Bemidji. An op- eration was found imperative and. it was found that Mr. McGill was suf- | fering from a cancer. Little hope was entertained for his recovery fol- lowing the operation, and he slowly sank. Funeral Services Held. \ The funeral was held today at 1:30 p. m.; Rev. S. E. P. White having charge of the services which were held at the Presbyterian church, in-| terment being made in Greenwood | cemetery here. ! Mr. McGill is survived by his wife, Mrs. Carrie McGill, a brother and sister, Charles and Ida McGill of Chi- cago, and his father, Alonzo McGill. Mr. McGill was justice of peace at | Kelliher and has been prominently identified with the upbuilding of that town. Recently he completely ar-| rangements to take charge of the newly constructed three story hotel at that place. Several persons from Kelliher at- | tended the funeral. J. W. Leinan is Dead. J. W. Leinan, of Blackduck, died in St. Anthony's hospital here yes- terday at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Leinan who had been ill for the past five months, and was a victim of stom- ach disorder failed to rally as had been hoped. The body was taken to Minneapolis this afternoon, where Mr. Leinan is survived by a wife and children, and interment will be made in that city. Prayer In an East Indian Court. The noon hour struck. tolled by the rail gong at the treasury door, and In 2 moment all things came to a stand- still. The Mohammedan lawyers, the village Moslems loitering about the court, even Mozuffer Khan with his guardian policeman, all reverently withdrew. A moment later they re- appeared on the wide concrete veranda outside the window at my left. There they laid down their prayer mats, and, standing first with devoutly bowed beads and bands folded, they murmur- ed the noon prayers of the prophet’s religion; then knelt, still praying, and made obeisance, prostrating them- selves before Allah the merciful, the compassionate. The reverence of their devotion was perfect and wholly free from the self conscious shamefaced- ness that 1 should have felt, supposing that I, the magistrate, had suspended court to pray there in public.—Charles Johnston in Atlantic. The Russian Amsterdam. St. Petersburg is one of the few great cities which have been made and not born. During his residence in Hol- land Peter the Great so impressed by Amsterdam, perched upon the wa- ters, that he determined to abandon Moscow and build a new capital which | should have canals for streets. In his campaign against Sweden in 1702 he noted an island situated in the mid- stream of the Neva. “Here is my Rus- sian Amsterdam!” he exclaimed and immediately began the building of a city there. The site was a marsh in summer and a frozen morass in win- ter. Two miserable huts twere the only buildings. The erection of the citadel, a great fort in the shape of a hexagon, with a tower 360 feet high, on the north bank of the Neva was his | first care. The cottage in which Peter | lived while laying out the city still | exists. , Why He Left. “Why did you leave that swell board- Ing house ?” “Because the swellness was at the expense of the food supply.” “What do you mean?” “Four kinds of forks and two kinds of vegetables.” — Seattle Post-Intelll. gencer. . (treated him right. | player,” replied Griff. = = “CHRISTY” HITS ONE BATSMAN New York Twirler Had Only Two Wild Throws in Season. Christy Mathewson hit just one batsman last season, had two wild pitches and gave 38 bases on balls, fewer than one to 2 game. This ree- ord doesn’t look very much as if the old boy were going back. “Kid” Gleason, the old Philadel- phia player, has signed with the White Sox as coach, Marty O'Toole, the $22,000 pitch- er, has a bad shoulder and Pitts- burgh is filled with the little glooms. It is said that Connie Mack is anxious to add Hugh Bradley, of the Boston Red Sox, to the Athletics’ roster. = With John M. Ward at the head of the club Boston fans figure that the Nationals will be in the running next season, Manager Jimmy Callahan, of the White Sox, says that he will play ball as long as the jury in the left bleachers will stand for him. Outfielder Perry, who led the Eastern, now International, league, in batting last season, has been sold by the Providence club to Detroit. The Pacific Coast league will open the season on April 2 and close Oc-| tober 27. The Coast circuit has the longest playing season of any league in the country. John McCloskey, the former big league manager and present owner of the Butte club in the Union associa- | tion, will place a team in Ogden, | Utah, next season. Joe Tinker says the Cubs haven’td After ten years of service Joe thinks the Cubs should | have released him to Cincinnati where he had a chance to manage the team. W. H. Watkins and Sol. Meyer, owners of the Indianapolis team, now control the Newark franchise in the Ohio State league and the Springfield franchise in the Central league. “Germany” Schaefer met Clark Griffith after Clarke had witnessed Schaefer’s vaudeville act. ~How did you like it?” queried “Germany” of | Griffith. “You're 3 good baseball i Where does Ambrose -McConnell | fit? The White Sox sold “Amby” to Toronto, but now claim that they will keep him. In the meantime Washington has claimed the little second sacker through the waiver rule. The National Association of Union Printers baseball team is made up of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianapolis and Denver printers. The Association will meet in Boston next August. Marcel Moreau, one of the best middleweight boxers of France, has arrived in New York. Mike (Twin) Sullivan announces that he is willing to meet Mike Gib- bons in a 15-round bout, at any weight. Harry Lewis says he got a raw deal when he lost the decisiqn in Paris recently to Carpentier, the French boxer. Sports for the Week. Tuesday. National A. A. U. indoor cham- pionships, Madison Square Garden, New York. Cornell-Brown-Pennsylvania ‘inter- collegiate chess tourney begins in Brooklyn. Jack (Twin) Sullivan vs. Jeannette, 10 rounds, at Buffalo. Abe Attell vs. Charley White, 6 rounds, at Pittsburgh. ‘Wednesday. National A. A. U. indoor cham- Joe | pionships, Madison Square Garden, New York. Championship ~ wrestling match between Alec Munro and Frank Gotch, at Kansas City. Opening of the season of the Na- tional Association of Canada. Opening of annual holiday week golf tournament at Pinehurst, N. C. Jim Flynn vs. Tony Caponi, 10 rounds, at Salt Lake City." Carl Morris vs. Tom Kennedy, 10 rounds, at New York city. Battling Nelson vs. “One Round” Hogan, 10 rounds, at New York. i Frank Klaus vs. Eddie McGoorty, | 6 rounds, at Pittsburgh. Thursday. Annual meeting of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at New York. Al Palzer vs. Al Kaufman, 10 rounds, at New York. Friday. McGill Hockey Club vs. New York Crescents, at New York. Opening of New Year's golf tour- nament at Del Monte, Cal. Saturday. McGill Hockey Club * vs. Hockey Club, at Boston. Boston | Falls for the day. | Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Martin { BEMIDJI BRIEFS | ‘Wm. Lennon and wife of Kelliher, are in the city today. John C. Thorpe, the Shevlin mer- chant, was a Bemidji visitor yester- day. R. J. Poupore of Kelliher, returned this morning from Minneapolis where he had gone on Saturday. for Blackduck after spending several days with his brother, Bert Lambert. Paul Winclusky has gone to Ren- shaw where he will visit relatives and friends for the next two weeks. Ed. Gould returned last night from International Falls where he_ had gone to spend Christmas, with friends. Miss Ruth Smith of Port Wing, ‘Wis., is spending the holidays at the home of her sister, Mrs. John M. Richards. Miss Mae Barrette of Ranier, ar- rived in the city Saturday night to be the guest of her sisters, Rose and Dora Barrette. Miss Kitty Welsh, who has been teaching in Duluth, is spending the holidays at the home of her broth- er, T. J. Welsh. John Moberg will return tomor- row to the Moberg lumber camps at Ball Club, after spending Christmas with his family. Tony Schusser returned this morn- ing from Thief River Falls and Red Lake Falls, where he had gone to spend Christmas. T. J. Crane, A. N. Gould and Charles Cominsky went to Duluth to spend several days. Mr. Gould will return tomorrow. J. C. Schultz, of Brainerd, travel~ ing auditor for the Minnesota & In- ternational Railway company, spent yesterday in Bemidji. Miss Alta Fisk left this afternoon for Fargo, N. D., after spending Christmas with her father, D. H. Fisk, and sister, Miss Clara. C. D. Herbert, proprietor of the depot lunch room, left last evening for Brainerd to be gone several days, looking after business interests there. Mrs. L. L. Berman had as her guests at the Markham Hotel last evening Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Schu- maker and children and Miss Leah Berman. Bert Jameson and Misses Gertrude Jameson, Hannah Byhre and Georgia Tracy, all of Walker, were guests at dinner at the Markham Hotel last evening. Miss Florence Mariner who has been confined to St. Anthony’s hos- pital for the past several weeks, has gone to her home in Crookston to remain indefinitely. R. T. Pope of Minneapolis, spent the past few days in the city visiting friends. Mr, Pope formerly traveled in this territory when he represented the Oliver Typewriter company. Garnet Peterson will leave tomor- row after spending Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter- son, Jr., for International Falls, to resume his position as cashier of the First National Bank there. Misses Olive Cunningham and Gladys Stanton will leave tonight for the Twin Cities for a two weeks’ visit with friends. Miss Cunningham will stop for a several days visit in Brainerd on her returne home. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lycan had as their guests'at Christmas dinner last evening, Mr: and Mrs. A. P. White and daughter, Marion, Miss Sarah Quail of St. Cloud, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Torrance and daughter, Dorothy. H. F. Davies returned yesterday afternoon to Devils Lake, N. D., and Dr. Leora Davies and brother, J. K. Davies, returned this morning to Chicago after spending Christmas at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Mar- cum. Mrs. J. C. Parker and daughters Ella and Josephine and Miss Madie Sthol of Pinewood will leave tomor- row for the Park lumber camps at Cedar Spur for a two weeks’ visit, stopping tomorrow in International Clarence Shannon left this morn- ing for St. Paul after spend Christ- mas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Shannon, to work as a report- er on a St. Paul newspaper during the remainder of the holidays. He will continue his studies at the state university. Galchutt entertained a few friends in honor of her daughter, Miss Mar- t.a, who is spending her Christmas! vacation at the home of her parems.' The afternoon and evening were spent in singing and other pastimes. Christmas dinner was served. The guests were Misses Jessamine Peter- Challenge round for the Dwight F. Davis interndtional tennis trophy be- gins at Christ Church, New Zealond. son, Martha and Hilda Galchutt and Mark Lambert left this morning|’ " You sHow sigNs 0f PECOMING Copvright. 191L) FUR POPULAR TRIMMING : Used With Shining Effects On All Gowns From Trotting Frock to Ball Room Dress. CHIFFON IS FAVORITE MATERIAL BY FLORENCE FAIRBANKS Fur is a most popular trimming this winter for every type of cos- tume,. from trotting ‘froek to: ball gown. The results of its use are ad- mirable if it is handled understand- ingly, but on the whole it imposes limitation on a frock, and fashion- able or elegant separate furs worn with a costume into which fur does not enter is a more practical prop- osition. In many cases a rather wide band of some long haired fur borders the skirt bottom of a suit or frock which has no other fur trimmings and this mode is pretty, exceptin the case of a very short walking skirt such as some young women now affect. French makers are showing a liking for such fur bands around back and sides, with some sort of finish at each side of the front, which is left plain. This skirt band of fur, with coat collar to correspond is extreme- ly popular and in Paris, where the modes are followed with leds con- sideration for utility than here, some of the smartest costumes of the win- ter are in white velvet or in white satin with wide skirt band of black lynx, black fox or skunk and big coat revers of the same fur, a cor- responding muff being regarded as part of the costume. There are shown, too, black velvet suits of similar type with white for trimming and with big button holes bound in white, but the fluffy white fur at the bottom of the black skirt does not look altogether right and certainly is not sensible. For dancing dresses chiffon seems to be the favorite material this sea- son. Solid colors-as well as printed floral designs are used in developing dresses in this material. The founda- tions “are of satin, in self harmoniz- ingcolors, and the chiffon is invari- ably arranged in tuniec form. DEWEY 75 YEARS OLD TODAY Receives Many Callers at Washing- ton Home in Honor of Event. ‘Washington, D. C. Dec. 26— (Spec- ial).—Admiral George Dewey, hero of the battle of Manila bay, and the Iranking officer of the United States Navy, entered upon his 75th year today, having been born at Montpe- lier, Vt., December 26, 1837. There was no formal observance of the an- niversary, though . during the day {there' was an almost continuous stream of callers at the Dewey resi- dence. The admiral remained at home with his family and gave & cor- dial welcome to the many friends who called to pay their respects. Philadelphia Democrats are plan- ning for a big Jackson Day banquet next month. Enperlo,r.‘Wl&, will vote January. Hiram Simons, Jr., Walter Jones and Melvin Galchutt. : 123 on the question of adopting the .| commission plan of government, . - Burned While Playing Santa. _ Lynn, Mass., Dec. 26.—Play- : ing Santa Claus in flannel attire : and towsled hempen hair,«Geo. : H. Sawyer, four years old went : : too close to the lighted candles : on the Christmas tree in his : : home in Cliftondale and suffered : : burns _ which are expected to : : prove fatal. The parents, Mr. : : and Mrs. Seward Sawyer, were : : burned severely in beating out : : the flames, THRESHER BUSY AT BAUDETTE First Machine in North Beltrami At- tracts Crowd of Spectators. That the farming industry is be- coming an important occupation to the extreme northern boundaries of Beltrami county is shown by the fol- lowing:from this week’s issue of the Baudette Region: “The sound of the threshing machine was heard for the first time in Baudette Tuesday, when Paul Cowan threshed for M. A. Hen- derson on the outskirts of the vil- lage. It was quite an event in the history of the district and it attract- ed a large crowd. About 500 bushels of oats, wheat and barley were threshed, after which the machine was moved to Mr. Cowan’s farm to begin operations on hig large erop. Gjelhaug Bros. secured an excellent photo of the machine in operation. Next year it is expected that it will be kept in operation all summer.” SALVATIONISTS TO DO STUNTS Captain and Mrs. Minnes Head Pro- gram of Music, Drills and Recitations At the Presbyterian church tomor- row night, Captain and Mrs. J. C. Minnes, the clever Salvation Army musicians recently heard here, will have charge of a novel entertainment which will be made up of songs, so- los, recitations, duets, readings, trios, speeches and drills. Captain Minnes will feature the evening by playing on tin cans. Forecasting the Weather. Of all the scientitic departments the weather, bureau was started with the least amount -of knowledge of its par- ticular subject. Independent observ- ers had gathered a small amount of disassociated facts and based conclu- slon as It suited them upon the facts. But meteorology was a very Indefinite thing, strongly fibered with bad guess- es, myths, traditions and theories. It was like the German grammar of: which ¥ark Twain complained. For every page of rules there were forty pages of exceptions. When the weath- er bureau was started it was with lit- tle worth while. It had to map outa campaign of study, and there was no way of telling how long it might be before the study would permit of the laying down of rules. Every one knows that the bureau is far more effi- clent than it was. It is getting the hang of the weather, learning its mul-. titudinous tricks, its. coyness and treachery. It is in the nature of the case a slow affair.—Toledo Blade. A Virginia Dish. In 2 baking dish place alternate lay- ers of sliced apples and sliced boiled sweet potatoes. euch layer sweetened and flavored with nuimeg. Add. 2 lump of butter. pour over a little wauter and bake slowly until the fop ix nwely browned. Serve in dish in which it i baked.—National Magazine. ~ NEW WAY PLEASES THEM Business Changes in Manner of Op- erating Wisconsin Cities Results in Better and Cheaper Service. APPLETON LIKES EXPERIMENT Appleton, Wis., Dec. 26.—Com- mission government for cities under the Wisconsgin law is becoming pop- ular in this state, Appleton and Eau Claire are now governéd by commis- sion, Oshkosh has just voted to adopt the new system, while La Crosse, Su- perior, Ashland, Chippewa Falls, Manitowoe, Fond du Lac, Antigo, ‘Wausau, Racine, Janesville, Madi- son, Sparta and Menasha are consid- ering the matter. Appleton has been under commis- sion government just eight months, but in that short time it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of practically every one except the poli- ticians that it is far superior to the old aldermanic system and very few ‘would be in favor of returning to the old’ system. Appleton adopted the commission government at a special election held Feb. 7, 1911, after a campaign of ed- ucation, conducted by a citizens’ com- mittee. There were five candidates for mayor and 25 candidates for councilmen at the first primary, and the last mayor under the aldermanic system, Dr. James V. Canavan, was elected the first mayor under com- mission government. Under the old system the mayor was paid a salary of $500 a year and the aldermen $5 a meeting and 50 cents an hour for committee service, aud one of the objections to commis- sion government was that the mayor in a city the size of Appleton would be paid $3,500 a year and the coun- cilmen $3,000 a year each, but at the first meeting of the new council several offices under the old system were abolished, the commissioners doing the work, and in six months the new council saved the difference in the salaries for two years. The mayor became commissioner of the poor, saving $750 a year which had been paid for that position. Councilman Goodland became super- intendent of streets, saving $600. Councilman Schueller was made scal- er of weights and measures, a saving of $300. In the past the plumbing inspector had been paid in fees and received $550 last year. The new council made the city engineer the plumbing inspector and the fees are now turned into the city treasury. COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT Adjourned Meeting to Be Held as Re- - sult of Christmas Day. There will be an adjourned meet- ing of the city council tonight at which time further action will be taken regarding the ordinance au- thorizing the sale of certificates of in- debtedness to obtain funds with which to operate the poor farm. ‘| was taken until tonight. There was a ghorum present last night, the regular meeting night of the council but owing to .the fact that it was Christmas adjournment BEMIDJI JOYOUS (ON CHRISTMAS DAY Many Reunions and Much Out Door ‘Sports in Clear, Crisp, Ideal Weather. TREE FOR POOR TO BE GIVEN Event Takes Place Under Auspices of Salvation Army on Saturday Evening. BAND DANCE SCENE OF BEAUTY Christmas Tree, Gaudy in Colors, in Center of Ball Room Illumined By Tiny Colored Lights. After weeks of busy preparations, choosing and buying, and anticipa- tion for the little folks, Bemidji greeted the annual anniversary of the birth of the Savior with becom- ing quiet, yet with the proper amount of Christmas cheer. The weather man could not have been more considerate. The mild, spring weather gave way to ecrisp, snappy winter air, yet not too cold to permit of the out-of-door amuse- ments. Many persons enjoyed skat- ing, and sleigh-riding was popular. Children were out trying the new sleds and skiis Santa Claus had brought them. To Have Christmas Tree. A Christmas tree and musical pro- gram will be given in the City Hall by the Salvation Army, and if there is any little child who will not re- ceive one of the pretty toys it will not be the fault of the charity work- ers, for every agency has been em- ployed to find the unfortunate chil- dren, or tired mothers, who have not had something oi this Christmas hap- piness, that they may enjoy this pro- gram. The ideal home Christmas was cel- ebrated in the many homes where the family reunion took place. Many out-of-town .students were home, as well as old friends who had not vis- ited Bemidji in years, and special Christmas dinners and informal en- tertainments were given in their honor. Hotel in Holiday Attire. In the restaurants and hotels, there were gay little dinner parties, and the belated traveler, too, was given as merry a Christmas as pos- sible, some of the dining rooms be- ing prettily decorated with pine, hol- ly and mistletoe, and everywhere the usual turkey dinners were served. Amusement in plenty was offered to the joy seeker. The several mo- tion picture houses gave special pro- grams. . Many Bemidji persons spent their Christmas in other places. 200 at Band Dance. At the City Hall theer was a mer- ry Christmas dance which came close to setting a record for attedance, more than 200 persons. attending. The decorationg also were extraordi- nary. A real Christmas tree in gor- geous array occupied the center of the floor, being bedecked with tiny, twinkling, electric lights of all col- ors, while shimmering tinsel pro- duced an effect as of strings of dia- monds. Christmas stars and holly banks, mingled with vari-colored lights were arranged on the walls of the ball room while the ceiling was stud- ded with still more of the electric miniature bulbs giving the room a fairyland appearance. Masten Offers Thanks. The dance was arranged by the Bemidji- band and was given under the auspices of that organization. Director Harry Masten conducted an orchestra-of 18 pieces. As a result of the dance the band is $35 richer. “Naturally we were pleased with the dance,” said Mr. Masten todaq, “and the band wants to thank all who assisted in arranging for the affair and to all who attended.” < J. R. Watkins Dies. ‘Winona, Minn., Deec. 25.—J. R. Watkins, wealthy head of the J. R. ‘Watkins Medical company of Wino- na, died yesterday at Kingston, Ja- maica. John Tower endeavored to sell his wife Elizabeth at auction in London in June, 1817, but.the. authorities ‘| prevented the sale. : | 3 1 i