Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 7, 1912, Page 1

PIONEE Historial Soctety SHEE. & MINNESOTA ISTORICAL SOCIETY. ® VOLUME 10. NUMBER 86. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. NEW FOREST FIRE SUITS ARE FILED Sixteen Complaints Served on Agents Of Great Northern and Canadian Northern in Crookston. MAKE A TOTAL OF OVER $100.000 Cases Will Come on For Trial Before Fall Term of Federal Court at Fergus Falls. BEING BROUGHT BY FARMERS Are Located North of Pitt and Wil- liams Near Zipple Bay—Railroads Now More Careful. Crookston, August 7.—Attorneys Charles Loring of this city, and Al- bert Chilgren of Williams, today served agents of the Canadian North- ern with copies of complaints in six 1y new damage suits growing out of the loss from the forest fires in 1910. WARREN S. STONE. Grand Chief of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers. 1 Press Association LAMBERT-FISK The marriage of Mark Lambert of Blackduck, and Miss Clara Fisk of Bemidji, will be celebrated at noon of Thursday at the home of Mr. and The total amount sued for is a little| Mrs, F. A. Lambert of this city. over $100,000, come on for trial at the fall term of court. some going to the federal court at Fergus Falls. The same attorneys, with attor- neys in several mnorthern towns, have already. brought fifty suits, twenty-two of which were tried in court and won, and twenty-eight were amicably settled without trial. The farmers who are bringing the suits are located north of Pitt and Williams. near Zipple Bay, and the fivre doing the damage was not the main forest fire which swept Bau-| dette and vicinity the same fall. As a result of the suits previously tried, the Canadian Northern and Great Northern have exercised the ereatest caution to prevent forest fires, and while conditions have not been as favorable for the spread of fires at any time since 1910, (though for a time in June and early July the forests were very dry) had it not been for extra care on the part of the and vigilance of the state | serious fires would have| NORTHERN. Elder and Mrs. Ward L. Christie, | who have been holding meetings on Sundays and visiting friends for the | past week. returned to their home at | Brainerd Monday. Elder and Mrs. Martin of Nymore, Were visiting friends and attending and asissting in the meetings over Sunday, returning to their home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Buell have re- turned to their home from summer school. Elder Christie, G. G Christie and Mrs. Saturday on Lake Movil fishing, re- turning with some sixty fish. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grover and cousin, Miss Lillie Grover, were vis- iting Mr. Grover's mother Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Grover and wife returning to their home in Bemidji Monday morning. Miss Lilly will be the guest of her aunt for a few days. Ora and Delbert Whiting were among those who visited Bemidji Saturday, returning with a load of flour and feed for the store. The Farmers' club will be enter- tained by Mrs. F. E. Anderson Wed- nesday, the Tth. Four meetings were held in the little church Sunday. The sermons by Elders Christie and Martin being enjoyed to the full Mr. and Mrs. Schooglan were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Noels Sunday for dinner. The frost last week got some corn and potatoes. Some of the boys will be compelled to draw out of the con- test on that account. Mrs. Worth and sister-in-lay were the guests of Mrs. Grover Friday af- ternoon. Mr. Lund, the onion man of Be- midji, was inspecting Mr. Reynolds’ onion patch Sunday. Saying it is the best he has seen this year. Buell, Mrs. POOOPOPPOOOOO®OOG® @ Calendar of Sports for Today. ¢ POOOOOCVOVOOOOQ Annual regdtta of the Southwest- ern Rowing association opens at Pe- oria, TIL. i Opening of annual exhibition of the Front Royal (Va.) Horse Show association. . Leach Cross vsfi Young Jack O'Brien, ten rounds, at New York city. Jack White vs. Frankie Burns, tewenty rounds, at Oakland, Cal . and the cases will | Miss Fisk is the daughter of D. H. Fisk and has made Bemidji her home for several years. She is a graduate of Windom Institute at Montevideo, of the Bemidji High school of the class of 1909 and also took a two year collegiate course at Carlton College. Since leaving college, Miss Fisk has been a teacher of elocution in this city and has a wide circle of friends. Mr. Lambert is employed by the Crookston Lumber company in its Blackduck warehouse. He was raised in Royalton, Minn., and before com- ing to Bemidji and Blackduck worked in Akeley. He is a brother of Frank H. Lambert. The marriage service will be read by Rev. Parshall, of Cass Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert will make their home in Blackduck. New York Yacht Club Cruise. Glen Cove, L. I, Aug. 7.—Glen Cove's picturesque harbor was the rendezvous this afternoon for the great fleet of schoomers, sloops and steam yachts, including some of the speediest crafts in American waters, that are to take part in the annual cruise of the New York Yaeht club. Commodore C. Ledyard Blair will or- der the squadron under way early tomorrow for the first run of the cruise from Glen Cove to Smithtown Bay, a distance of twenty-seven miles. An early start is to be made from Smithtown .Bay on Friday morning for New London, Conn., and on Saturday the run will be made from New London to Newport. Sunday will be spent at anchor in Newport, and on Monday morning the yachts will get under way for Anderson spent;Vineyard Haven, where they will re- main over night. Tuesday morning the last run of the cruise will be ta- ken, from Vineyard Haven back to Newport, where the rases for the As- tor cups will be sailed on the three days following. NYMORE. Mrs. Ray Glidden spent Thursday in Laporte visiting her mother. J. W. Smith is on the sick list. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bispam left Friday for a two weeks’ visit with her aunt in Port Arthur . A large number of berry pickers left this morning for Farley where they will pick raspberries. Mrs. G. R. Patterson left Thursday for North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. John Sparks spent Tuesday in Farley. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Martin spent Sunday in the town of, Northern. Miss Laura Nychrum was visiting with Mrs. Elmer Alton Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Ward is on the sick list. Several new homeg are being erect- ed in Nymore. Mrs. John Paton and son of Du- luth, are spending a couple of weeks visiting her mother, Mrs. Alex Fish- er. M. Larson is building an addition to his store, 30x48. Miss Elsie Peterson of Brainerd, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Otto Mor- gan. Marvin Krog and Maurice -Bentley left Thursday for the North Dakota harvest fields. Chas. Clarke entertained a large dancing party. Dancing formed the evening’s entertainment until mid- night. COUNTY BOARD WORKING. Heard Additional Complaints During Wednesday Session. Judge Spooner, for the Pine Tree Lumber company of Little Falls, and A. A. D. Rahn, for the Crookston Lumber company, appeared before the county board of equalization this morning in an endeavor to keep their Dersonal property taxes from being boosted. The commissioners sent out Bert Getchell as a viewer for some of the property and the companies believe that the proposed increases will not be made. Geo. T. Baker also appeared before the commissioners this morning to protest against the proposed increase in the assessment of the Geo. T. Ba- ker Co. GLACIER PARK EXCURSION. Word has been received at Great Northern offices in Bemidji that the company will run a special excur- sion from St. Paul and Intermediate points to Glacier National Park and return on August 17. The party| will be in the park thirteen days. A rate of $125 for the round trip has been made from Minnesota point$ and the train can be boarded at any regular stop. The rate in- cludes fare, lower berth in sleeeper, dining car meals, and all expenses in the park including guides, saddle horses, stage and boat fares. The excursion will be in charge of a special representative of the Great Northern. Ripe Tomatoes, Too. “I've had ripe tomatoes for two weeks or more,” said Clyde Bacon the other day, “and I want to add that they are the best crop I have ever seen anywhere.” Mr. Bacon re- sides on the lake front and maintains a fine garden in connection with his residence. He specializes in early crop growing and has other garden truck that is as far advanced as any in this section of the country. WILSONIS NOTIFIED Sea Girt, N. J., August 7.—Special Wire Service.—Governor Wilson was this merning formally notified of his nomination by the| Pioneer Democratic party for the presidency | of the United States.. Governor Wil-’ son at once accepted and his address| outlined the manner in which the| campaign will be fought. ! ! Sea Girt awoke this morning to |clear skies and a cool breeze. It is !the greatest day in the history ufl |this little town for in it are gathered hundreds of noted men' and women from all parts of the eountry. To this group are added several thous- and spectators. Governor Wilson'® received his visitors on the lawn of the “Little ‘Whie House” and following the noti- fication ceremonies, Mrs. Wilson served a buffet luncheon to the mem- bers of the committee of notification. This committee is composed of fifty- two members, one from each state and colony of the umion. The state rifie range at Sea Girt, on which many national champion- ship shoots have been held, was thrown open to visitors this morn- ing. NEW SO0 LINE ASSISTANT. Henry B. Dike has been appointed assistant to the president of the Soo road according to a circular received in Bemidji by those connected with the road. Mr. Dike is well known to business men in this vicinity as he has been in Bemidji many times in connection with his duties as gen- eral solicitor for the road. Mr. Dike is to assist President Pennington in such matters as Mr. Pennington may direct. At the local freight house of the Soo road, the approach has beeén made more beautiful by the laying out of a small flower garden. A cement walk from the street to the ware- house office has also been laid and the two improvements materially change the condition of the’yard. Mr. Dike will be in charge of the president’s office during the ab- sence of President Pennington and will be called upon largely for de- cisions in matters of detail. DREW KNIFE ON STANTON. G. D. Saur was fined $10 and costs in police court this morning on a charge of assault. From the testi- mony brought out in court it ap- pears that Mayne Stanton went to Saur yesterday afternoon to collect $5.00 which the Greek thought should be $3.00. Mr. Stanton step- ped to the phone to verify the ac- count. Saur drew a knife and started around the counter. Stanton left hastily and called Chief Geil. Saur’s arrest and conviction followed. It is said that Saur has been caus- ing considerable trouble to the Be- midji police since locating here from Grand Forks. It is further stated that he was compellled to leave Grand Forks because of a too evi- dent fondness to use a knife in fights. EUGENE W. CHAFIN. also were the party’s standard bearers Prohibition Candidates For President and Vice President. AARON S. WATKINS. Eugene W. Chafin of Tucson, Ariz.,and Aaron S. Watkins of Ada, O, are the national Prohibition party nominees for president and vice president re- spectively. The convention was held in Atlantic City. Chafin and Watkins four years ago. The Rev. Willlara Taft of California started the eampaign fund with a contribution of $10.000. JANE ADDAMS TO SECOND. Chicago, August 7.—Miss Jane Ad- dams, one of the delegates at large from Illinois, will seceond the nom- ination of Theodore Roosevelt on behalf of the state delegation when this order ‘of business is reached in the national convention. This was determined Tuesday, and Miss Addams is to have the honor of being the first woman to speak as a delegate in seconding a presidential nomination in a great national con- vention, excepting the Prohibition and Socialist conventions, where women delegates have been admit- ted frequently. TAKES BERGH’S PLACE . A. E. Nelson was selected by the school board Monday night to fill the position of teacher of agricul- ture in the high school recently va- cated by Otto I. Bergh. Mr. Bergh accepted the position of professor of agronomy in the Crookston state school. -Mr. Nelson comes to Bemidji from Lincoln, Neb., where he has re- cently graduated from the Nebras- ka Agricultural College. He is a na- tive of Iowa and before attending the agricultural college had a wide experience in practical farm work. He was also at one time assistant manager of the Omaha Corn Exposi- tion. First National Bulletin. The First National Bank of this city have recently installed a large black board on the wall of their of- fice, which is for the free use of it’s patrons for posting bulletins. Any- one having anything for sale or trade or wishing to buy anything may have Saur operates a restaurant opposite | PINEWOOD. | Carl Hoganson, Halvor Stae, An- |ton Helgeson and Harold Helgeson |left for Warren Monday. | Mr. and Mrs. Henning Kirkvold |spent Tuesday in Cass Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fullerton of Be- midji came here Saturday to spend a few days with the Steve Nelson family. Mrs. Arnold and nephew went to | Bemidji Tuesday. J. Fink transacted business in Be- midji Tuesday morning. Melvin Becker is spending a few |days in Bemidji wnth his sister, Mrs. | F. Dewey. Halvor Peterson and Nat Cromwell were among those who went to Be- midji Tuesday. Services will be held in the Pine- wood church Sunday-at 11 o’clock. J. Dodge, Bert Crowell and Ed. Spencer left Tuesday for North Da- kota, HORNET. Roy Consentine come out from Blackduck on Wednesday to stay at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Herman Thone. | Dr.J. C. Koch and wife of Black- duck drove out this way in their au- tomobile on Thursday. Herman Thoms expects to have the telephone soon at his home. Raspberries and gooseberries have been plentiful out this way this sum- mer. Z Rev. J. H. Frary of Blackduck preached at the Murray school on Monday night: SPINNING A FISH YARN the use of the board on which to the Markham hotel. ‘make his desires known. JUST M AURA, sMith AnD HE I | BrowN WHO sPD HE SAW (|| YUES In THE BROWN RETURN FROM A FiSHING TRIP. CAUGHT A SIXTY-B16 PoLND PILRERE L BEAULIEUS UNDER FIRE White Earth Mixed Blood Indians Again Subjects of Congressional o Inquiry. FAMILY STATUS IS INVOLVED. Detroit, Minn., Aug. 7.—Detroit is again the scene of an Indian inquiry, the continuation of one begun last week in White Earth wherein Thom- as Shearman, an attorney of the department of the interior, is sitting as a special commissioner to hear evidence in an action brought to de- termine the tribal status of eighty- six Chippewa Indians of the White Barth band. Among those affected by the hearing are: Gus. H. Beaulieu, his brothers and sisters and their families; Ben Fairbanks and family; the Bellefuile family and the Lede- boro and MecIntosh families, also cousins of Beaulieu. It is charged that these Indians, Wwhile actually belonging to tribes and bands of Chippewa Indians in Michigan, Wisconsin and elsewhere, have intruded upon the Indians of the Minnesota tribes and by force or fraud, or both, have procured en- rollment for themselves and the mem- bers of their families as Indians of Minnesota, thereby succeeding in ob- taining allotments, annuities and par- ticipation in councils and other priv- ileges to the damage of Minnesota Indians who alone are entitled there- to. The prayer of the petitioners is that the names of these Indians be stricken from the rolls and that they be not allowed to share in the Chip- pewa tribal fund or any of the bene- fits and advantages incident to mem- bership in these bands. The department of-the interior is represented by Edward C. O'Brien of Washington, and the defendants by W. B. Carman of Detroit. At the close of the hearing here evidence will be taken in Wisconsin. To Display Exhibits. The Hayner Land company, who ground floor office in the old ecity ho- tel building on Beltrami avenue, have arranged 1 crops raised in Northern Minnesota. Their plan is to display crops brought in by the farmers in this community and attach to each exhibit the name of the farmer, the location of the land on which it fas raised and the kind of soil. Mr. Hayner said today that all farmers, citizens and real |estate men were welcome to visit the rooms at all times and that it was not necessary to talk land buying Wwhen visiting this office. Palmer Gets Contracts. A. B. Palmer, hardware merchant of this city, secured the contracts for the installation of two heating plants in the city of Kelliher, one for O. L. Linquist and another for O. Lundberg. Mr. Palmer returned this morning from Kelliher, having lupent last night in that city on bus- iness, : to exhibit various|from Iowa to come i COFFEE GRINDERS MAY BE DISCARDED Movement on Foot to Install Central Energy System in Local Phone Plant, BACKED BY COMMERCIAL CLUB Petitions Are to Be Circulated Among Service Users Asking That ALSO WANT BUILDING ERECTED Company Will Be Urged to Put Up Suitable Structure to House The New Exchange. No more coffee grinders for Be- midji phone users if the movement started at the Commercial club meet- ing last evening is carried ont suc- cessfully. It is proposed to ask the Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company to install a central energy system in Bemidji and to erect a substantial building to house the plant. Such systems are used in all large cities of the country. A petition is to be circulated among the business men and other phone users of Bemidji. This peti- tion will ask the company to make the proposed changes and will be in charge of the public affairs commit- tee of the Commercial club of which W. B. Lakin is chairman. who have talked with officials of the phone company say that they believe it will be possible to secure the change. A central energy system is one in which the electricity used is all sent out from the central plant. In sueh a system, central is called by merely raising the phone receiver from the hook. When the hook comes up it establishes an electrical connection which flashes a small light on the switch board. In the present system central is called by turning a erank and generating a current in the box attached to the phone. The central energy system is a saver of time and also does away with the necessity of the girls asking if phome users are through since the switchboard light goes out when the receiver is hung up. The Commercial club meeting Tuesday night was well attended and at the directors meeting following the regular meeting of the club a majority was present. Harold J. Dane, editor of the Pioneer, and W. J. Nelson, manager of the local plant of the Northwestern Telephone com- pany, were elected to membership. The directors ordered all bills paid. The financial condition of the club came in for some discussion and it ‘was proposed to put a new lock on the door and give a key to each mem- ber in good standing. This idea was not acted on ,however, and the mat- ter rested. John Moberg’s bill for $185 for grading a spur right of way to the box factory was ordered paid. FISHEL FAMILIES BUY LAND. Father and Son Occupy More Than Half Section in Liberty. Jacob Fishel and family and his son Lewis Fishel and family have sold their holdings near Wood, Towa, and have acquired more than half a section of land in the town of Lib- erty, about twelve miles northeast of Bemidji. Mr. Fishel reports that he is more than pleased with the pros- pects of land investment and crop raising in northern Minnesota. It is his object to induce his friends into this nmew country and make their homes. He said, “I cannot see how a man can make a mistake in buying land in this portion of the country, if he buys carefully and right. It is well worth a man’s trip up here from any state to investigate opportunities in Beltrami county, and I cannot con- ceive of anyone making a mistake in investing in soil that is as good as any anywhere.” If this country could secure more settlers of the Fishel caliber it would be but a short time before land would double in value and crops increase in proportion. Armour Building Additiom The Armour Packing company are completing an addition to their pres- ,ent quarters, which has become nec- essary owing to the rapid growth of their business in this nity. Change Be Made. . Thoses s ,fl,,w; . { §