Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 21, 1912, Page 1

TH -~ EMIDJ] DAILY PION SOCIETY, VOLUME 10. NUMBER 20. MANY DELEGATES TO INTERNATIONAL Committee In Charge Has Provided Sleeping Cars to Care for Hotel Overflow. $2.000 FOR ENTERTAINMENT Northern Minnesota Development Association to Be Received Royally. AUTO AND BOAT RIDE ARRANGED Will Take Trips on Rainy Lake and River, to Paper Mills and Other Interesting Points, International Falls is making big preparation for the meetings of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation which will be held there Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. Arrangements are in the hands! of the development association of Koochiching county and a committee of citizens. A fund of over $2,000 has been raised in International Falls and this will be used to pay the expenses of | the convention and the entertain- ment of the visiting delegates, and their ladies. Automobile rides, trips up the Rainy river into Rainy lake, | and visits to the paper and saw mills are among the attractions offered. Amene the subjects to be dis- cussed at this meeting are immigra- ~u. good roads, reapportionment, if| ! is not passed by that time, and of vital interest to the north As the last 100 miles of the Internatijonal Falls will be = country heretofore travel- W of the delegates, it -ud’ed educational value. onal 17allg expects a large! ; at thi's convention and in ie fact tloat it has three new s making arrangements to _or the overfiow by having a line sleeping cars sidetracked in the «tation yards for the two nights. With the hotels and sleepers, thel, committee expects to be able to care| for all delegates. Following is the tentative program for the two days: June 20, 8:40 a. m.—Arrival of the trade extension committee. 8:50 a. m.—Arrival of the regular N. P. and M. and I .train bearing delegates from the twin cities and intervening points. 9:30 a. m.—Opening of convention by President C. M. King of Deer Riv- er. 12 m.—Adjournment for dinner. 1:30 p. m.—Afternoon session of convention in convention hall. - 3:30 p. m.—Boat ride for visiting delegates up Rainy lake. 8:30 p. m.—Smoker for the gentle- men in convention hall. 8:30 p, m.—Shin-dig for the la- dies by the Civic league. “We won’t go home till morning; Till, daylight doth appear!” June 21, 7:30 to 9:30—Visiting delegates to be shown through the paper, pulp and sulphite mills, saw mills, plan- ing mills and Riverdale farm. 9:30 to 12—Buslness sessions of convention. 1:30 to 5 p. m.-—Business sesslons of convention. The International Falls band un- der the direction.of Leader Wilson, will entertain the visitors throughout the days with selections as will also the visiting musical organizations that will be here. CONVENTION HERE JUNE 19. W. C. Dean, traveling organizer for the Prohibitionist party, announced thig morning that a county conven- tion would be held in Bemidji on Wednesday, June 19, and that it might result in a county ticket be- ing placed in the field. Mr. Dean is testing out the prohibition sentiment in this part of the county and will be in the city for a few days. In commenting on the state situa- tion, Mr. Dean said that it is prob- able that E. E. Lobeck, of Alexandria, will be the Prohibitionist candidate for governor at the coming election. Mr. Lobeck is the first Prohibitionist elected to the Minnesota legislature. He will be in Bemidji June 19 and will speak in the city hall at 8 p. m. Jupe 19 is Farmers’ Day of Univer- sity week and as a large part of the Prohibitionist strength lies with the farmers, Mr. Dean expects a good at- tendance at the convention. |bred calves, pigs, FREE TRIP FOR ONE BOY Winner of Essay Contest Will Spend Week at State Fair as Guest of Management. ALL EXPENSES WILL BE PAID Eighty-six boys of Minnesota, one from each county, have an opportun- ity this year to see the state fair in September free of charge. The boys will be selected by competitive ex- amination, each applicant being re- quired to write an essay. In Beltra- mi county, the committee in charge of the selection of the boys is W. B. Stewart, county superintendent of schools, A. E. Rako, chairman of the county commissioners, and A. G. Wedge. Each member of the com- mittee has application blanks, which give details of the contest. Any boy in Beltrami county, be- tween the ages of sixteen and nine- teen and who has never attended the Agricultural college, is eligible for the Farm Boys' Encampment at the fair. The essay to be written must be between 400 and 600 words in length and must follow this outline: (a) Describe the farm, . (b) Why I desire to remain there. (e) What changes must be made in the present system of carrying on| this farm to insure better financial returns. i (d) What can be done to make farm life more enjoyable. All essays must be in the hands of the committee by the first of July. The application blanks tell the de- tails of filing and how the decisions will be made. The boy selected will go to St. Paul, August 31, and will spend a week at the fair. His rail- road fare will be paid, he will be provided with a cot for which he must bring blankets, he will be giv- en board for a week, and given a uniform cap. Each boy will pur- chase a khaki suit at a cost of about $3, this being the only expense. During the fair, the boys will be given ample opportunity to see every-| thing and will he under the super- vision of special instructors who will explain the different features of the fair. Fach boy who remains the full | week will be given a diploma. After his return home, he will be asked to write an essay on “What I Saw and Learned at the Fair,” the essay to be in by October 1. The winner of first place will be invited to go to St. Paul in January and read his essay before the board. All of his expenses will be paid for that trip also. Oth- er prize winners will be given pure sheep, chickens, ete. This contest is open to every boy of Beltrami county who actually lives or works on a farm and is between the ages of sixteen and nineteen. Ap- plication blanks can be had from any member of the committee. SPECIAL MEETING. There will be a special meeting of all men, interested in a ball team for Bemidji, in the city hall at 8 p. m. Wednesday night. U. C. T. boys are urged to be out. MEET IN CASS LAKE. All Committees of N, M. D. A. Due There on May 29. Cass Lake, May 21.—(Special)— C. M. King, of Deer River, chairman; W. R. Mackenzie of Bemidji; H. V. Eva, of Duluth; and M. N. Koll of Cass Lake, composing the executive committee of the Northern Minneso- ta Development association, with W. J. Brown of Thief River Falls, who wag not present, met in Cass Lake yesterday afternoon on -call of the chairman. The call for the meeting was orig- inally made to prepare the program for the International Falls conven- tion, but on account of the call of the governor for a special session of the legislature it was deemed advisable a general meeting of all the perma- nent and standing committees of the association as soon as possible with a view to discussing the attitude to be to legislation which’may come up af- fecting Northern Minnesota. The meeting of the entire mem- bership of all these committees is called for Cass Lake on Wednesday morning, May 29, at ten o’clock. The meeting will call for the presence of about forty committeemen and it is expected that all sub-committees will formulate reports at that time for the International Falls meeting to be held June 20 and 21. The program for the International Falls meeting will also be prepared at that time. The committee also is asking the presence here on May 29th, of experts on tu- berculosis, with a view to ascertain- ing whether the association can be of assistance in the work of combat- ting the digease, g by the executive committee to have|| taken by the association with regard{| BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1912. ATHLETICS 0060060060606 66606 ¢ STANDING OF THE CLUBS, ¢ PPOO0000000006 0 chick was much better. Miss Rebar- chick was shot and severely injured Sunday afternoon in Nymore. It was feared for a time that she would lose her life but hopes for her recovery American Association. Won Lost P.C. Columbus . 12 667 Minneapolis . 13 .606 Toledo . .... 13 594 Kansas City ......17 18 .486 St. Paul ... 19 472 Milwaukee . 5 18 419 Louisville . ...... 19 367 Indianapolis . ....13 21 .382 Games Yesterday. Kansas City 3, St. Paul 10. Louisville 2, Indianapolis 4. Columbug 6, Toledo 7. American League. Won Lost P.C. Chicago . .......23 T 767 Boston . ........ .17 10 630 Cleveland . . 12 520 ‘Washington . 13 519 Detroit . 15 483 Philadelphia . 13 .458 New York . 17 .292 St. Louis .. 19 .269 * Games Yesterday. Boston 2, Chicago 0. Washington 5, St. Louis 4. New Y o York.3, Clevdland 4. BILLS GRANTED BY. THE COUNCIL, National League. H 4 p.c. | Wm. Peckles—scavenger....$ 11.00 New York ....... .769 | Same, cleaning vaults|. . 54.95 Cincinnati 750 | Given Hardware Co. 11.75 gl}waso = +481| james Rogers, hauling dirt.. 2.50 S;ffiz:;‘:’_‘.‘v e :;; F. Freeman, same .. . 10.80 Philadelphia . 360 | Doran Bros. ...... 49.60 Brooklyn .360 | Troppman Co. .... 6.03 Boston . ..... .357|P. M. Dieaire ... i 8.19 E W. M. Everts, servicks . 29.60 Games Yesterday. Al. Norrie, "bags ... 1.50 Cincinnati 0, New York 3. Viking Boat Co., rescjte . 1.00 Pittsburgh 13, Boston 4, Bacon and Snow, chaijrs . 82.50 St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 0. Falls and Cameron, 11,00 . N. W. Telephor 8,10 = L257P."Anderson, tri 10,00 MISS REBARCHICK BETTER, |D. Gurling, split. wodd . 90| At the hospital this afternoon, it |Bemidji Sentinel, legals . 9.56 was stated that Miss Anna Rebar-|A. Kaplan, dog catcher ... 7.00 TEN CENTS PER WEEK (Copyright.) Geo. Rhea, warrants . Duluth Herald ..... . 3.00 A. H. Ostrum, boiler inspector Street gang, May 8-16 . Waldorf Book Bindery . are held out now. Marcum Ptg. Co., booklets.. 100.00 LATE NEWS. Minneapolis, May 21.—(Special Pioneer wire service)—Frederick J. Southard, age 40, was killed.in a fall from an aeroplane this morning. Southard was a student from this city in the Wright Aviation school at Day- ton, Ohio. He had been in the air but six-minutes when a sudden breeze ov- erturned the machine and he fell 100 feet to the earth. He was married AL fororly 4 THE i CeT CRTa TS DS ness here. s Brainerd, May 21.—(Special)— James Smith, proprietor of the City Hotel here, died Sunday. He was formerly a conductor on the Minne- sota and International and was well known by patrons of that line. Rev. Claren,éé V T. Riéheson. Confessed Slayer Of His Former Sweetheart, Avis Linnell. DECEATI\/® BA A= Statistics Tells Us to Swat the First Fly and Kill ’.@7,348,5’5,571 Other Flles. —_— ¥ 7T " 5,°°/,0%5,595,671 Other Flles. PAVING BIDS ORDERED Council may Have Five Blocks Laid If Matter Does Not Conflict With Nymore Road. BOULEVARD MOVEMENT BEGUN Unless the proposed action on the Nymore road interferes, the city will have five more blocks of paving be- fore the summer 1s over. The soun- |eil lagt night nrdared tha alask ¢a ad vertise for "bids on five blocks and if the bids are within a figure which will allow the work to be done at ji and Beltrami; Third street, be- tween Minnesota and America; Fourth street between Minnesota and America; Fifth street between Bel- trami and Minnesota; and First to] Second streets on Bemidji avenue. A committee from the Commercial club-addressed the council and sug- gested the appointment of a commit- tee to act with the club in arriving at a conclusion on what is to be done with the Nymore road improvement. By a motion, it was decided to ask the street committee of Moberg, Smart and Bisiar together with the mayor and alderman-at-large, John- son, to meet with the Commercial club committee. G. W. Campbell presented a peti- tion from residents on Minnesota av- enue above Tenth street asking that the curb line be established and that it be placed twenty-four feet from the property line, thus making a street thirty-two feet wide with boulsvard lawns on each side. It was decided to ask the residents from Seventh street north to join the petition and s0_make the boulevard start at Sev- enth street. A communication was read from a Duluth lawyer “stating that Alfred Burke had unjustly been deprived of his liquor license in 1910 and that unless the council returned $300 li- cense money and $476.67 rent lost Burke would start suit to recovers The matter was referred to the city attorney. Other action by the council was as follows: Granted Professor Dyer the use of city hall chairs for the Eighth grade play Friday night. Granted a renewal of license and change of location to E. K. Ander- son, Gave Ordinances 61 and 62 a sec- ond reading. Ordered a sidewalk laid on south side of Fifth street between Minne- sota and Beltrami. Report of city engineer showing cost of comstructing road around south shore of Lake Irvine to be $2,- 016 accepted. Report of city engineer on Twelfth street grading accepted and filed. Bid of Nelg Loitved for construct- ing cement sidewalks, curbing and croesings accepted. Figures were 9c¢ per square foot for walks; 26c per lineal foot for curbs; 12 1-2¢ per square foot for alley crossings; and l4c per square foot for street cross- ings. urt showing receipts eek of May 11 ‘May once, the council will order the pav-{st. Cloud, Little F; ing of Second street, between Bemid- | |COMMITTEE WILL BE SENTTO BLACKDUCK Commercial Club Representatives to Ask That Road Petitions Be OVERLAP AT PRESENT TIME Parts of One Included in the Other and May Cause Confusion to State Commission, WILL BUILD TWO HIGHWAYS Twin Cities and International Falls to Be Connected Via Aitkin and Via Bemidji. F. S. Lycan, W. A. Gould and A. P. White, representing the Bemidji Commercial club, will g0 to Black- duck tonight to meet with a com- mittee in charge of the road petition to the state highway commission. Ac- tion on the matter was taken at a meeting of the committee on public highways in the Commercial club rooms last night. C. M. King, president, and W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Development association, met with the cor.- from Cass Lake i hey 1. ended a meeting of the ev2rurive buard of the association. Iiring ii: cvening it developed tha. saris of the road petitions from i i o Be- midji overlapped will go up tonigh* matter. Mr. King said iest two highways wg™. be the twin cities to,ifmmaci A 13 hp (PSeES - Grand Rapids, ust.. »uior that has been tr five years. The ot Jittee the ©Taniy 1 - t 11 ”3,:Lfi); X s, = Rapids, Bemidji ani MNtae ing in the state perk, Sentiment of the to be in favor of ment which if paric 3 times the present availabi: & the command of the sizie - commission. Petitio: been drawn up for n roed fro duck to Bemidji as part of .:c Ta- ternational Falls Liguway. Frark Rapids was communicated with last night and it was learned that Hub- bard county is taking steps to carry the road south from Beltrami. The state highway commission will have a meeting next Tuesday at which time these petitions will be heard. Twenty-five sets of engineers are ready for work and will be sent out as soon as the roads are decided upon. In most instances, the actual surveys have been made and the en- gineers will have merely supervis-. ing work. The road to Blackduck and north will pass around Lake Bemidji on the east and come into the city through Nymore. = Going south, it will take probably Fourth street west to the Hubbard county line, although the southern route has not yet been defi- nitely planned. MANY PIKE PLANTED. Fish Commission Placed 640,000 in Lake Bemidji last night,’ Lake Bemidji received a consign- ment of 640,000 pike last night. The fry are three days old and were brought from the state fish hatchery at St. Paul. They came in thirty- two cans, each can containing 29,000 fry. In size, they averaged about half an inch in iength. Bt tvelve cans vere intended for * Accepted reports of municipal Bemidji, the other twauty having been breught here to be shipped over the Great Norakern and Rainy River roads to Big Fork. Through a misun- - derstanding, the twenty cans were not placed on the east-bound Great Northern last night. As the next train over the Rainy River does not go to Big Fork until Thursday and the fish would not keep until that time, it was decided to place them in Lake Bemidji. They were planted in the upper end of the lake. H. A. Rider, of the state fish and game commission, was with the car. He said that the fry would be from twelve to seventeen inches long in three years. The sand bar stretching across the lake from Diamond Point MINNESOTA ISTORICAL