Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 6, 1912, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI ILY PIONE HISTORICAL | SOCIETY. > BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1912. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. AN EASTER STORY. ! By J. H. WALWORTH. | by American Press Asso- ciation.] GIRI stood irres- olute on the threshold of M Flynn's bake There was a de eided *incongrn- ity between the anid the paper bag she 3 indifferent (o the protruding tip of a loat of br Little feet firmly plant- ed in shab little ing hev had been itive mo boots, thinly mended, a1 sweet, hing about her Hor atti- Dstraction tless ) & 2 use RS She glanced up the street and then down it as if the buying of that I 14 had rounded out her da m aid left her objectless. | | i | THF PAFER WAS TORN BY THE DOG'S TEETH. | i | | | A chuckle of childish delight focused her zlance on M Flynn's front win- | dow-—the show window about which were clusiered halt a dozen bappy. diviy. cave free little gamins, Their freckied fuces were ssed elose ainst the turned up 1o Le “Look. lady: ain’t them jus' the gor Oue snub nose ox lie lady looked down from the doorsill to get a better view. The childven laughed. She shuddered LEaster was approaching aud the an- nual miracle had been wronght in | Mrs. Flynn's front window. A mam- moth wooden hen, comfortably nested | in curly green excelsior, challenged the world to adniire the fruit8 of her in- dustry. Untold quantities of eggs that discounted the ralnbow in variety and vidness of hue surrounded her—such | purples, such yellows as | were nev en on land or sea. “Poor little things!" said the lady un- der her breath, sweeping the whole ous group with pitying eyes. “How an they ever learn what beauty means?’ She turned away. They were monstrosities. those eggs, but people bought them. They bad given her an idea She was glad she had bouzht her hresd at that particular bakery. She stopped at a dairy to add A pint of milk fo ber menu. She had bought her dinuner. . - » * . . . The first lessou inculeated by the lady managers of the exchange was smiling courtesy to all comers. Wom- en alw smiled on Tom Worthing- ton. “He was such a dear.” His big gray eyes were so clear and kindly and bis ruddy brown bair so perfectly crop ped. M Crutcher smiled on Mr. Worthington the very next day. She had found him bending over the case that held the Easter eggs. “1 see you have added to your collec- tlon since I was here yesterday,” he said. “You meun that box with a dozen in it? 1 can't say I admire it as much as 1 do the flower and fruits. She breught it in this morning. She calls it an egg- fbell idyl. Why, I am sure 1 don't kuow. But people like to be puzzled, 80 it may sell them. The whole dozen have to go together. That will be bad for the sale.” Her comments fell on unheeding ears. With bared head Tom was lean- ing low over the box. A rich flush had mounted into his cheeks. There was but one woman in the world who could bave executed that exquisite idyl, and he bad spent a year in futile search for ber. His heart was singing a paean to the egg artiste: *My dear, my dear! Every spot that was ours in common.” The little coral house, with its dazzling white roof—it was | there on the shell. There was the sin- gle doorstep where they had stopped to rest the day he told her that he loved ber. No one in sight—just he and she. There was another alabaster white egg, stained with the flaming crimson of the hibiscus, growing against the old gray wall. He had climbed the wall to get it for her. No one in sight —just he and she, filling the whole Bermudan landscape. And the ragged wind slashed banana leaves, under which they bad taken shelter from the sun in the street of old St. George. Just one little brown native to stare at them—just he and she. i1 It was the idyl of * (Continued on Page 2.) [The water when She even stepped |state convention 2000 WORK ON LEVEE Stores Close in Kentucky Town and All Are Employed to Stop the Flood. WATER TEARS SIXTY FOOT GAP Hickman, Ky., April ¢.—With a roar that could be heard for miles, the Mississippi flood burst through the government levee, five miles west of Hickman late yesterday and is racing over the Reelfoot lake district. By tomorrow, 150 square miles of farming lands will be an in- land sea. Grave apprehension is felt for the safety of the farmers in remote sec- tions of the sparsely settled country. it came through, tore a gap 60 feet wide in the levee, and the swirling current is fast eat- ing away the earthwork and widen- ing the breach. The stores in Caruthersville closed and all men, 2,000 in number, were rushed to the levee. xiver Outline of the Primaries to Be Held in Various States. Washington, D. C., April 6.—Next eek will be a very important period in national politics. Before the week is over more than half of the dele- gates to the Republican national con- | vention will have been chosen, while the list of Democratic delegates will be brought up almost to the half- way mark. Vew York and Louisiana, The Republican state convention of New York will assemble in Roch- ester Tuesday te adopt a platform and elect delegates-at-large. and al ternates=at-large tothe national-coi vention. The results of the recent primaries Taft delegates. The so-called “regular’” Republican of Louisiana will meet in Alexandria Monday and name Taft delegates to the Chicago convention. The Roosevelt follow- ers will hold a state convention la- i ter to name a contesting delegation. The New York Democratic state convention will meet in New York city Thursday, but it is not at all cer- tain that the proceedings will di- vulge the real preference of the lead- ers for the presidential nomination. New York naturally wants to cast her ninety votes for the winner. At the same time she would prefer what she considers a “safe” man. which, from the New York point of view, |means someone other than Woodrow | Wilson. Either Harmon or Clark probably would be more acceptable than the New Jersey governor. It is thought likely that under-the cir- cumstances New York wiil mask her emotions under instructions for her favorite son, Mayor Gaynor, and not let loose her strength until she can throw it where it will do New York the most good. Taft Claims Pennsylvania. On Saturday the primaries of both parties will be held in Pennsylvania. The Taft managers claim fifty-four of the sixty-four delegates for Taft, and predict also that the twelve del- egates-at-large to be selected by the state convention will be instructed for the president. The . Roosevelt managers believe that the Taft esti- mate is greatly exaggerated. Wood- row Wilson is expected to win the Democratic vote. The Wilson man- agers go so far as to predict a solid delegation of sexenty-six for the New Jersey governor. Illinois Elects Tuesday. - Presidential preference primaries will be held in Illinois, Tuesday. The state is claimed by both Taft and Roosevelt on the Republican side and by Wilson, Clark and Yarmon on the Democratic side. The same pri- tatives in Congress and state and county officers. Other States to Get Busy. The lines will be sharply drawn between the Roosevelt and TPaft fore- es in the state Republican conven- tion of Michigan, which will meet in Bay City on Thursday. All of the |Republican delegation In Congress are supporting Taft; while Governor velt side, delegates-at-large to the Chicago con- vention- ‘will be held Wednesday in (Continued on Page 8) POLITICS FOR THE WEEK, assure the selection of The state conventions to select the|size of Mankato, it is to their inter- Maine and Vermont. The Repub-|phone line, also our railway, with { | 1 | | i e Writes That City Should Have Car Service Whether or Not Jt Paid | Dividends. CITES CASE OF CITY OF MANKATO Mayor Malzahn has written to the Pioneer setting forth his views on| the street car situation. His letter follows: Editor Pioneer: In that I have been requested to give my views regarding the prac- ticability and possibility of establish- ing a street car service in Bemidji, I will be pleased to express them as best I can, but I do not wish' to be considered as an authority. hut mere- 1y as one interested in the future wel- tare of our city. ' It is not a question of debate whether we need street car service. The possibilities for people to obtain property within a walking distance of their business ?.t a price that the average man can afford is very lim- ited, and within a very few years we will have a crying need for those of us who can not afford conveyances of our own to live comfortably with- in our city. In that it must be viewed as a nee- essity as much or more than the paving of streets we must put aside the idea that it must create a big revenue and all contribute to its re- quired funds as cheerfully as we pay our light and telephone hiil. much difference, if you care to rea-| son it in this way, Svhether you con-| does not bring us a revenue or pay |- $2.50 per month for a telephone or the electric light, neither of which | i gives us a revenue, | I wish to quote in part from a let- Ijance says that although the Lmlley‘ jline there did not make an attractive investment for investors, those who added: - “But I belleve in towns the est to do what we have been doing here. We built an independent tele- 00000¢('90000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 T“E MAYOR EXPLA]NS 00000000000000000000000000 By MARGARET E. HEN Easter lets lift adrift Heaped high the we dance On green leaves all ‘When Easter comes chaste, And happy children ‘When Easter comes ‘With song and wing And many another and dole! Here's spring, and Tow!” comes, ‘Then winter’s spell And see the rose c spilt Among the garden ‘When Easter day!— way That spells itself on WHEN EASTER COMES. . . SANGSTER. Thelr shyly hooded faces Where late the frozen snows When Easter comes the sunbeams And grasses rally, spear and lance, By rippling brook and river. ‘What time the bells are ringing To bring their perfumes, pure and From hallowed censers swinging. Shine dim church aisles on Easter day . Beneath their serried whiteness, Amid the lilied brightness. The robin, wren and starling, The bluebird and the oriole, *The martin and the swallow, “Away,” they chant, ‘‘with griet ‘When Easter comes, when Easter Ere long we'll hear the elfin drums ‘Where bees are deep in clover, After we catch the swaying lilt Ot wings among thie daisies comes—ah, Bren tears Ilke dewdrops glisten, And songs climb up the heavenward While angels bend o listen, . For love and life and joy untold Ard in the age long story And thrills with endless glory. 000000000000000000000000 comes the vio- 0odland spaces. aquiver, the lilles haste kneel and pray a merry train, are here again, darling. summer "1l fol- is over! up's sweetness mazes. happy harps of gold It really does not seem to make ~OSBORN BLOCKS BOND ISSUE. | maries will decide the party selections | tribute to a street car service that ‘i\The Pere Marquette R. R. in Hands| for United States semators, represen-| of Reeeiver as Result. Detroit, Mich., April 6.—The pass- (Continued on Page 4 % iwrallal«ot the age of the Pere Marquelte Railroad ter received from H. E. Hance, vice-|¢0mpany into a receiver's hands to- !president and manager of the Man-|{day was not unexpected, after the (kato Electric Traction company. Mr. | action of the state’s railroad commis- sion yesterdaysn refusing to author- ize a $4,000,000 bond issue, request- | took stocks @id not grumble over the |3 by the company to meet maturi- |risen again.” _John refers to it tn the Osborn and the strengfh of the state|fact but were content with the great| ties-due April 1, and other require-|same vein. administration will be on the Roese-|good it was doing the community, and | ments. z “ Governor Oshorn appeured before:the world with a significance that, | 'thé commissfon and oppgll_ed the i;- sue. He urged that J. P, Morgan or other heavy stockholders come to the £0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 COMES FROM OLD. ROOT Easter Derived From “Estra,” As the Goddess of the Early Saxons. RESURRECTION IS CELEBRATED In order that the readers of the Pioneer may know something of why Easter is celebrated, Rev, ~Chas. Flesher has contributed the follow- ing article on “The Easter Festival”: The term “Easter” as used by! Christian churches is a misnomer. Among the early Saxons, there was a goddess “Estra” in honor of whom sacrifices were offered. This Saxon festival occurred about the time of the year that the Passover was cele- brated by the Jews and the Resur- rection was commemorated by the Christians. The Passover festival may have had something in, common with the Saxons but the Resurrec- tion did not. It was a testival of restoring rather than taking of life. The only place in the Bible where the word “Baster” is fourd is Acts 12:4 where Herod intended '“after Easter” to bring Peter beforc the peo- ple. By error, the translators wrote “Easter” meaning “Passover’” and the latest editions of the Bihlc now use “Passover”. at least as a marginal reading. To be consistent, Christians should cease referring to the restival as Easter and speak of it with true Christian significance, namely the commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. All other Bible state- ments refer to it with'this meaning. Matthew says: “He is not here, for he is risen as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay” Mark isays: “He is risen. He is not here; |behold the place -where they laid him.” -« i Luke says: “Why seek ye Him that liveth among the dead? He is mot here but is risen.. Remember how he said, ‘The Son of Man must be de- livered into the hands ot sinfulness, and be crucified, and the third day The resurrection festival comes to has its realization in the-ealities of another life; 'or as: Jesus g’ngg’eiped, die; he shall live again;” 4 % ‘| Lord is My Light.” R R R R RN R R © EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES. ¢ 2000000909600 00 Episcopal. ~ The evening service will be held at 8 o'clock at which the Cass Lake choir will sing. All Sunday ‘school children are urged to be present at this service. . Methodist Church. Beginning April 14th the evening services will be one-half hour later. The Epworth League will meet at 7 p. m. .and the preéaching service will be at 8 p. m. First Scandinavian Lutheran. There will be Easter services in the morning at 10:30, Sunday school will be held at 12 o’clock. No even- ing services will be held as the pas- tor will be in Solway wkere he will conduct services. . Baptist. Morning sermon at 11 o’clock; sub- ject: “The Triumph of the Son of God.”. Evening sermon at 8 o’clock; subject: “The Value of the Resurrec- tion.” Sunday school will be held at 12:15 and B. Y. P. U. will be held at 7 o’clock. 4 . Swedish Lutheran. Usual Sunday service will be held at 10:30. Sunday school at 3:30: Evening service will be held at 8 o’clock. The choir will sing at both morning and evening services and the Sunday schdol children will also sing at the evening service. All are cor- dially invited to attend. J. H. Ran- dahl, pastor. + First Methodist Episcopal. The First Methodist Episcopal church services will be at 10:45 and 7:30. In the morning the subject will be “The Resurrection.” As spec- ial music the male quartet will sing, “Bright, Beautiful Morning.” An- drew Rood will sing “The Palms,” and Mrs. Dunning will sing, “The At 7:30 the sub- Jject will be “A Balm in Gilead.” The male quartet will sing and two of the Sunday school classes will sing spec- ial numbers. 'Sunday school at 12. Epworth League 6:30. Dr. Smith, p. m. Everybody welcome. Chag H. Flesher, pastor. . Presbyterian, Easter will be appropriately ob- served tomorrow morning and even- ing. Morning worship at 11. Ser- mon by the pastor. Special music for the morning by double quartet, “Te Demum® in E flat, Dudley Buck. “Christ Hath Won the Victory,” J. B. Hubert. Bible class and Sunday school 12:15. Young People’s meet- ing at 7. In the evening there will be a song service when the choir will render the following: Short Te Deum, Buck; “Great Is the Lord,” Ed. L. Cranmer; “Praise Ye the Father,” Gound; .solo, “Jesus Lover of My Soul,” sung by Miss Lizzie Erickson; “Why Seek Ye,” Caleb Simpers. The public is invited. Friends are asked to bring their flowers to the church for the day. S. E. P. White, pastor. . Sunday School Lesson, April 14. By Rev. C. W. Foley. Subject: “The TUse of the Sab- bath,” Mark 2:23-3:6. Golden Text—Mark 2:27. A Rule for Study—We must not treat these incidents as separate, in- dependent happenings, but as having a living, vital relationship given by the Holy Spirit, interference with which not only mars, but absolutely destroys their value. .There can be no true understanding of our lesson portion before us unless viewed in the light of what has immediately preceded it in this gospel. The gos- pels mark a transition period, that is a change from law to grace, and therefore we find them partaking of both law and grace, law indeed pre- ponderating so far as the volume of matter is concerned; but the moral and spiritual excellency of grace ra- diantly shining forth, time and again, in Him through whom grace and truth did come. We find here one born under the law, and living and dying under it, but ali the while greater than the law. This is shown in the healing of the leper, where the priest, the representative of the law testifies to the power and author- ity of one under the law, 2 All of the second chapter has been preparatory to this change, until the gection - comprising verses = 18-22, when inadequate and therefere must not be patched up, for this could only result in greater disaster. Grace is| not law remodeled and patched up, but that for which law was prepar- ing all who would consent. to be pre- pared. The law, like the old wine skin bottle, had heen stretched to its utmost capacity, and now to put ex- destruction, and Jesus.did not come) to destroy, buf : A MORE BELTRAMI SETTLERS COMING Crookston Lumber Company’s I.oel! Office Sells to Many : Farmers. SEVENTY-TWO DURING MARCH Have Bought and Will Locate in the District Contributary to Bemidji. COME FROM SEVERAL STATES Buyers From Wisconsin, the Dako- tas and Iowa—Like Gopher Land. Twenty-two farmers who will lo- cate near Bemidji were sold land by the Crookston Lumber company dur- {ing the month of March and the ma- Jjority of them are either on their land now or will be within a short time. Others were sold who will not be in the immediate territory. George G. Winters has charge of the Crooksten Lumber company land office here. He formerly had his headquarters in Minneapolis but a few weeks ago the office was moved to Bemidji and is now located in the Markham hotel building. All of the correspondence of the company’s land business is being handled from the Bemidji office. 3 Following is a list of the men who have bought farms, where they were located when they bought and when they will be on the land: Mackey Bros., Puposky, Minn., on land. Frank Alexander, Puposky, Minn., Fwill he on-land in_thirty days ~Morris” E. Marshall, Mitchell, S. D. John J. Foster, St. Paul, Minn. A. H. Watson, Nebish, Minn., on land. Geo. F. Tierney, Minneapolis, Minn. Jos. St. Peter, Puposky, Minn., will open. store at Fowlds. Joseph Sherik, Wheatland, N. D., will come on land in fall. Ernest Phillips, Neenah, Wis., will be on land in May. John Miska, Strain, N. D., will come in fall. ‘Wm. McClallan, Wahpeton, N. D., will be on land in thirty days. Emil C. Lenth, Struble, Iowa, will be around Bemidji. Karl T. Kluck, Puposky, Minn., on land. Jos. Huncovsky, Strain, N. D., will be on land in fall. E. D. Caudill, Belmond, working for Schroeder. Aug. W. Blank, Rosemount, Minn., will be on land in fall. Herman C. Becker, Quinn, 8. D., will come later. Cyril Beliveau, Puposky, Minn., on land. ) Henry Baumgart, Puposky, Minn., on land. Frank Trnka, Strain, N. D., come in fall. Frank McAloney, Puposky, Minn., on land. Jos Tomanek, Strain, N. D., come in fall. Towa, 'GUGGENHEIMS MEET TAFT. 'Want Action on Alaskan Coal Land Development. ‘Washington, April 6.—President Taft gave a hearing to Alaska and. her prospects for development, to Senator Guggenheim of Colorado, his brother, Daniel, and several experts of the Guggenheim company. Secre- tary' Fisher was present and vice- president Sherman, at the invitation of the president, was an interested listener. ~ The Guggenheims are anxious to know, it was said, what might be ex- pected in the way of legislation that would allow. the development of Alaska’s natural resources and par- ticularly the coal. T "Fifty Years 0ld. Indianapolis, Ind,, April 6.—Rt. Rev. Joseph M. Francis, Protestant Episcopal bishop of Indiana. celebrat- ed his fiftieth birthday anniversary today. Bishop Francis was born in Pennsylvania and was ordained in pansive grace in it would mean its| 1886. He giled pastorates in Mil- ‘waul ,-has been & subject of much- - controversy, ] =N G -