Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 4, 1912, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D ILY PION TORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 10. .NUMBER 110. BELTRAMI' COUNTY EXHIBIT AT THE STATE FAIR COMMANDS ATTENTION Northern Grown Vegetables and Grasses Attract Visitors and Cause Favorable Comment,. MANY STOP TO VIEW BOOTH Has Prominent Place in Agricultural Building and is Center of North Wing Interest. BULL MOOSE IN EVIDENCE Roosevelt to Be Introduced to the Real Article When He Visits the Grounds Thursday. By United Press Special.. St. Paul, ought to see that booth—that Beltra- mi county booth. It certainly is "right there with the goods.” = Minn., A more tastily arranged, carefully planned and perfectly executed booth |i is not to be found in the whole of the northern wing of the Agricultural building, where twelve other neigh- boring counties are contending for the prizes that indicate the real value of the land within that county. And in all the entire region there are no more energetic and enthusias- tic champions of her products than A. P. Ritchie, F. S. Arnold, C. P. Schroe- der and August Jarchow, who came here in charge of the Beltrami exhib- it. “The more I see of the other exhib- its in this building,” said Mr. Ritchie to a Pioneer today, “the more satisfied I am that our ex- hibit has a chance to come within the money. In fact, I confidently expect that we will at least go home with a similar prize to the one we took last year.” “Hold on, hold on there,” chimed in Mr. Jarchow. “If you don’t look out you'll have this newspaper man be- lieving that the next state fair will be held in Beltrami county.” “Well, I don't know of any better county in which to hold the state fair,” retorted Mr. Ritchie, with en- thusiasm. “Yes, but they haven't come to that yet,” cautioned Mr. Jarchow, “and representative you mustn't overlook the fact that the | didate and the Bull Minnesota state fair is held about ten days too early to show up the prod- ucts of those Northern counties to the best advantage.” “You're right; I'll admit that,” assented Mr. Ritchie, “but when they get to holding the state fair in Bel- trami we will make them put it off to suit our convenience and then our county will always take first prize.” It was plain that no damper could be thrown upon Mr. Ritchie’s enthu- siasm. Signs From Potatoes. Passing through the main entrance gate at the southeast corner of the enclosure you follow driveway up a slight incline and the first large building that you come to is the one housing the different coun- ty exhibits—the Agricultural build- To the right of the entrance, as you proceed and observe the di- verging north wing, the first object your eyes will probably rest upon is ing. the Beltrami county booth. Potatoes Dug From Beltrami Soil. But don’t be hasty; Sept. 4.—You the winding this booth is timidly enquire, referring to the huge head of an animal you have never seen before. Bull Moose Head. “That came from Beltrami county,” is the laconic reply. “There is noth- ing in this booth that did not come from Beltrami county.” You have not asked the name of the animal, for you have never been in Beltrami county, and you are not quite certain whether it is an elk or a deer or a counterfeit specimen of some wild animal imported for orna- mental purposes from the jungle of South Africa. You continue to remark upon the symmetrical perfection of his “horns.” But your host has already “taken your measure.” He has observed that you are a tenderfoot, a city chap, un- acquainted with the wilds of the north woods and the untamed inhab- itants that roam the forests. But he is a true and conscientious repre- sentative of Beltrami county and he is not here to deceive you. “August,” he says to one of his as- sistants, by way of affirmation of his statement that the head of the beast veu are gazing upon came from his home county, “did you ever see one of those brutes in the hoof kick the dirt of the deep woods near Bemid- = Many is the time I've trailed one of those fellows from daylight until dark in the new fallen snow—and then home without him,” laughling- iy responded Mr. Jarchow. But you are now satisfied that to enquire further would be only to dis- play your own ignorance and so you are willing te take for granted the word of the men who have been sent to the fair by their county to show the exhibit. Teddy Coming Thursday. Then you learn something else. You are in for a succession of sur- prises, and they are beginning to come thick and fast. Mr. August Jar- chow, chief supporter of Mr. Ritchie, bas informed you that on Thursday of this week a certain incident is to take place on the spot where you are row standing that will mark an epoch in the history of Beltrami county. |1t will be something worth telling the folks about back home. It will be an event that will stand as a deserving nd lasting tribute to the men hav-| g this year’s exhibit of Beltrami county in charge. On Thursday the famous Bull Moose Candidate, Colonel Tneodore Roosevelt, will come face to face with as fine a specimen of the antlered monarch—the emblem of the Progressive party—as ever thrilled the heart of the eager hunter in the northern forest. The Bull Moose can- Moose of the north woods will meet and admire each in the booth of Beltrami coun- ty at the Minnesota State Fair Sep- tember 5, 1912. But even this is not all. Your en- thusiasm is now aroused, however, and all of the other exhibits within the booth are consequently of more than passing interest. You notice, above the stately head of the “king of the north woods,” on the rear wall of the booth, a cleverly executed placard requiring eight let- iters of the English alphabet, spelling the familiar word “B-e-l-t-r-a-m-i,” as though to brand it in flaming let- ters of fire upon the fibres of your brain, that omnipresent and unfor- Zettable word, this time each letter woven with the delicate- stemmed and fragrant smelling red clover blos- soms. Potatoes Sure Prize Winners. Beneath these emblems of that famous county, the rear wall is flanked, appropriately enough, with = luxuriant growth of blue joint grass and, again, underneath all this, rising from the floor, tier on worthh inspecting minutely. Over | PG 00 A PO ter o the entrance is a design cleverly ex-| oy S o PEEENS © P 08 E 8 # ecuted in red and white spelling the| 4 b S e word BELTRAMI. The first letter in | spelling of the word is composed en- tirely of the white Burbank cariety and the second letter is a Bliss Tri- umph, red in color. Then the colors alternate, red and white, to the end of the word. The name of the coun- 1y is made to stand out in prominent relief on this uniquely designed | “signboard,” by a delicate background of buckwheat, and then as if by way of enclosing it all there is a wide border of white clover seed. | That is your introduction. Be- neatn the design stand three or four entnusiastic champions of Beltrami county, who cordially extend a wel- coming hand to all who may seem interested in the exhibit. And if you aceept their invitation you will cer- tainly be repaid for the time spent in their booth. You are now inside, and perhaps it is Mr. Ritchie who is talking to you. “Where did that come from-" yon el potatoes that were from any soil this round world over. ever produced “Our potato exhibit,” stated the nthusaistic Mr. Ritchie, “is without 'SCOOP &, o REPORTER WELL Lok AT THAT wooLbya -! TALK ABOLT YOUR, FUNNY coupes! “SPECIAL VERMONT ELECTION SHOWS BAD SPLIT Legislature Will Name Governor Ow- ing to Fact That No Candidate Has Majority. By United Press. Bwilington, Vt, Sept. 4—Com- plete returns from the 246. towns and cities of Vermont give the following figures: . Allen Fletcher, Republican. . 26,200 Harland P. Howe, Democrat. .20,100 Rev. Metzger, Progressive...15,700 Because no candidate received a majority of the entire vote cast. the election will fall to the state legisla- ture and it will elect the Republican nominee, Allen Fletcher, since the Republicans have won 115, the Dem- ocrats 34, and the Progressives 17 members with 80 still to come in. The Republican vote yesterday shows a loss of forty-three per cent over the vote in 1908 for Governor Prouty, and the Democratic vote shows a gain in the same period of tweniy-seven per cent . The Social- ist vote shows a loss of several hun- dred over 1908. - For many years political students have pointed out that any decision of a Republican majority in Vermont in September below the normal of 25,000 has been followed almost in- variably by party defeat in' the presi- dential fight in November. These majorities which have averaged close to 30,000 in all state elections in Ver- mont in presidential years since 1892 were represented today by bare plu- rality.. The Republican loss appar- ently went in a great degree to the Progressives and to somewhat lesser extent to the Democrats. the shadow of adoubt the finest of any display upon the fair grounds. The limit of points allowed for this product is 200, and I confidently be- lieve that.when the decision of the Judges is passed upon them the speci- mens from our county will come nearer this mark than any other.” Mr. Jarchow did not contradict 1his prediction. On the contrary, he was quite ready to affirm it. C. F. Schroeder, another assistant to Mr. Ritchie, who just at this junc- ture came striding into the booth, exclaimed unhesitatingly, as though speaking from a point of no mean knowledge of his subject: “You fellows can put it down as coming from me, that we have ’em all skinned when it comes to grading of forage and stock vegetables.” He then took the special writer for the Bemidji Pioneer by the coat sleeve and pointed out to him the in- numerable varieties of the products 1n question, which had been arrang- ed to form a very comprehensive display against the south wall of the booth. On the opposite side of the booth were twenty-one varieties of native grasses, clover, timothy and alfalia. In the center of the booth, on 2 slightly raised platform, was a choice display of small fruits, can- ned goods, berries, and other palat- able delicacies that made the mouth of the poor reporter water and whet- ted his appetite until he had to bid a nasty farewell to his entertaining and obliging hosts and make a bolt for a restaurant nearby. BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912. (Copyright.) TRY VICTOR ALLEN Wytheville, Va., Sept. 4.—The case of Victor Allen, one of the mountain outlaws charged with complicity in the Hillsville courthouse murders last March, was called for trial today. Victor Allen is the last to be tried of those taken into custody for the mur- ders. Floyd and Claude Allen, fath- er and son, are under death sentenc- es. Friel Allen has been sentenced to eighteen years’ imprisonment and Sidna Edwards to fifteen years. Sid- na Allen and Wesley Edwards, the the courthouse which Kifled six peo- ple, are still at large. MALCOLM. Ora Styles just returned from Thief River Falls where he went to get a buggy. ’ B. C. Benedict returned to South Dakota via Duluth and Minneapolis, after spending three weeks visiting his daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Benson. Gilbert Benson was down to Thief River Falls the latter part of the week with a party from Rapid River in his auto. R R R A R R R ® CALENDAR OF SPORTS. ¢ POOPVOOOOOOOPQOOS ‘Wednesday. Intercollegiate tennis champion- ships began at Merion Cricket club, Haverford, Pa. Close of the season of the Blue Grass Baseball league. Close of the season of the Tri-State Baseball league. Johnny Kilbane vs. Johnny Dun- dee, 10 rounds, at New York city. Billy Allen vs. Joe Bayley, 15 rounds, at Calgary, Alta. Thursday. Annual golf tournament for ama- teur championship of White Moun- tains opens at Jefferson, N. H. Opening of four days’ motor boat regatta at Everett, Wash. Friday. Opening of fall race meeting at Anaconda, Mont. Saturday. Opening of the autumn meeting of the Montreal Jockey club. Senior trac kand field champion- ships of the Metropolitan A. A. U. at Travers Island. Close of the season of the Appa- lachian Baseball league. Close of the season of the New Brunswick-Maine Baseball league. Close of the season of the New CoPY FOR ONE. OF— - THOSE, SPOONING— STORIES ~TM WRITING: 3 England Baseball league. STATE FAIR FIGURES By United Press. Hamline, Sept. 4.—Following are the attendance figures of the state fair o date: 1912 1911 Monday . ......115,000 12,000 Tuesday . ...... 41,000 37,000 ‘Wednesday, estimat- ed at 2 p. m... 60,000 50,000 TURTLE RIVER. John Wold of Northome, is erect- alleged ringleaders in”the raid —om{il&-2-house on his farm near here. Mr. Wold expects to move his fam- ily up here in November to make their future home. Miss Benson of Minneapolis, who taught here last year, arrived Satur- day night ‘to again take charge of the Turtle River schools. Miss Beth Horton of Crookston, who will also teach here, arrived on Monday. Mrs. Frank Latimer left Monday night for Minneapolis to attend the state fair. She will meet a cousin from Decorah, Jowa, and anticipates a pleasant visit. Art Nolan of Minneapolis, who vis- ited his uncle, Matt Nolan, last week, returned Sunday night to his home. Mrs. John Guthrie spent Saturday shopping in Bemidji. School opened on Tuesday morning with a good attendance, that bids fair to exceed that of last year. Delicate Scales. In the personal laboratory of Sit William Ramsay, at University col lege, London, is & new pair of scales 50 delicately adjusted that they will welgh a seven-millionth part of an ounce. The room is in semi-darkness, So delicate are these wonderful scales that their balance is disturbed by the alteration of temperature caused by the turning on of an electric light at the other end of the room. The oper ator has to leave them for an hour in darkness—after he has tip-toed from the room so that his footfall should not set up any vibration—and then read them swiftly before any change in the temperature has had time to affect them, The scales, only a few inches long, appears a mere colw web of glass with its frail supports, It is not made of glass, however, ex: plains Sir William, but of silica, which expands and contracts under the efv fect of heat far less than glass. Had an Object. “An Irishman was sleeping with & companion. In the middle of the night he was discovered out on the floor. Asked by his bedfellow what he was doing there, he calmly replied: ‘T got out to tuck myself in’'—*“Bulls, An- clent and Modern,” by J. C. Percy. PRETTY HOWDY-Doo WHEN ANOLD PETERSON IS HERE Frank H. Peterson, state senator from Moorhead, will speak in the city hall this evening at 8 p. m. Mr. Pet- ersor is a candidate for the Republi- can nomination from the Ninth dis- trict to succeed the present congress- man, Halvor Steenerson. HORNET. Mrs. Robert Shaw and daughter, Miss Shaw, visited friends in Black- duck and Tenstrike Thursday and Friday. Miss Myrtle Miller has gone to at- tend the school in Blackduck. The two schools in this district be- gan Monday with Miss Anna Anvid cf Eummit as teacher in the Winan school and Roy Cossentine, teacher in the Murray school. Miss Nellie C. Shaw went to Black- duck to begin her school work on Monday morning. Herbert Thom and George Bogart went to Bemidji on Monday. G. W. Campbell, of Bemidji, in the interests of his campaign, passed through Hornet on Monday. Rev. J. H. Frary of Blackduck preached at the Winan school on Monday night. PINEWOOD. Mr. and Mrs. Henning Kirkvold spent Tuesday in Cass Lake. J. Frik was a Bemidji visitor last Tuesday. A carload of cattle was shipped from here Saturday by O. Lee of Bag- ley. Mr. and Mrs. F. Klingbeil were Be- midji visitors Monday last. Mrs. Parks and daughter, Lottie, of Shevlin, were pleasant callers in Pinewood Monday. Miss Johanna Jamtvold of Aure, left for Bemidji Monday where she will attend school. Miss Elsie Klinger left here on Monday to resume her studies in the high school at Bemidji. Mr. and Mrs. J. Fullerton of Be- midji, spent Sunday with relatives here. Miss Martin of Bemidji spent Sun- day at the Steve Nelson home. She returned Monday. Her sister, Al- ma, who has been here the past two weeks, accompanied her home. Mrs. E. Diseth and son, Oliver, spent Saturday in Bemidji. Mrs. H. Dodge left for Gonvick on Thursday. She will visit her parents a few days. Among those who left for North Dakota last Thursday were Linsay Cyrus, Frank Klingbeil, and Victor Petri. Bv “HOP" TEN CENTS PER WEEK. GOOD ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS First Figures Indicate That Before End of Month, Enrollment Will Top the 1,000 Mark. ROOMS ARE TO BE SHIFTED 'Two Grades to Move From High to Central Building to Allow Space for Industrial Work. FOOTBALL AROUSES INTEREST Boys Meet With Mr. Carson to Dis- cuss 1912 Rules and Prospects for Season. Rigures compiled from the first class enrollments in the schools yes- terday indicate that more pupils will be cared fer this year than last. The opening of the North school addition wul relieve to a large extent the congestion which has been felt in the Central and High schools. Professor Dyer said this morning that he expected fully 1,000 pupils before the end of the month. Early registrations are always light owing to the fact that many keep working during the first week or attend the state fair. “For instance,” said Mr. Dyer, “the enrollment in the high school yesterady was 123 but we will have between 150 and 160 before the end of the month.” When the addition to the North side school is finished, the first and second grades which have been us- ng rooms in the High school, will be moved to the Central school while room will be made there by moving pupils to the North side school. This will give two additional rooms in the High school, one of which will be used by Miss Eddy for a sewing room and the other by Miss Donald- son as a drawing room. In the North school, separate first and second grade teachers have been provided. Professor Dyer says that ihe first grade class will be small for some time but that the people in that end of the city will be given the additional teacher. Start Talking Football. The high school boys have started talking football and last night had a conference with Mr. Carson, the new instructor in sciences. Mr. Carson a0t only replaces W. Z. Robinson as a teacher of science but will also have charge of high school athletics. Mr. Carson is a graduate of Cornell Col- lege at Grinnel, Towa, and was prom- inent in athletics while an under- graduate. Last night he discussed the 1912 rules and arranged for the preliminary tryouts. GOPHERS AWAIT TEDDY St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 4.—The Pro- gressive party leaders of Minnesota have completed all arrangements for Colonel Roosevelt's visit to the Twin Cities. The third party presidential candidate is scheduled to arrive here from Des Moines shortly after 7 o’clock témorrow morning and will remain the entire day. The program calls for two speeches, one in the op- en air at the Minnesota state fair in the forenoon, and one at a luncheon in Minneapolis immediately after- ward. The speech at the fair grounds probably will last an hour, and will be a “keynote” speech for the Roose- velt campaign in the Northwest. WYNNE. School in the Wynne school house ‘n District No. 97, began Tuesday morning with Miss Mae Falls as the teacher. Johu Erickson made a trip to Deer River last week, returning Monday. The new school houses are being treated to a coat of paint by Messrs. Roy Elliot and James Wynne. James H. Wynne returned Tues- lay after a short visit at Bemidji. Gen. A. Hayes spent the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. August Thorland of Bemidji, from whence he left Wednesday morning on a photo- graphing tour through North Dako- ta with A. A. Richardson of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Syver Pederson spent Suadsay with the latter’s mother, Mrs. T. T. Weum. Mr. Lee of Bagley and also Mr. Nelson of Clearbrook were through the country buying cattle last week. Mrs. Florence Anderson and chil- dren returned from Rush City last week where she has been visiting her mother during the past month. i !