Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 20, 1912, Page 1

= VOLUME 10. SOLWAY FARMERS BUILD PHONE LINES Organize Company of Fifteen Mem- bers and Elect Their Officers. ANDREW LARSON IS PRESIDENT John Thoren and H. P. Dunning-Are Secretary and Treasurer Respectively. CENTRAL AT HOTEL SOLWAY Will Connect With the Bell Telé- phone System at That Station. - At a recent meeting of the farmers and citizens of Solway an organiza- tion was effected, which will be known as the Solway Telephone com- pany. The officers elected are An- drew Larson, president; John Tharen, secretary and H. P. Dunning,. treas- Fifteen members have already sent in their appropriation towar§ urer. the building of a liné from Solwoy east into the thickly settled portion of the town of Lammers. The distance of the immediate line will be seven miles. The poles afe up and the'stringing of the wire will be commenced within a few days. It is expected that the line will be com- pleted within a period of two weeks. The central station will*be at the Hotel Solway, where Edward Lindall will have charge, The line will be, connected with the regular Bell tele- phone system and also with other ;Adines in that wicinity as well -ag throughout - the entire country. It will cost nothing for the owners. to talk to the respective--members on their line, but a charge of five cents will be made for a.eonnection to an- other line, in addition to the regular toll charge. 2 The line is being built by subscrip- tions raised by the citizens of Sol- wal and farmers in that section. In the spring of the year it is planned that a seven mile line will be ex- tended south and another seven miles north, The present membership consists of the following: H. P. Dunning, E. B. Lindall, Mike Wold, H. C. Ellis, John Lindall, Gust Johnsonm, Axil Johnson, John Erickson, John Thor- en, Andrew Larson, Lars Anderson, L. D. Johnson, Nels J. Saltness and Joseph Lindall. Others have signi- fied their intention of taking stock and becoming a part of the new tele- phone system. A directory will be issued for the company and will be distributed among the patrons as soon as the line is completed. TRUCE REPORT UNFOUNDED London, Nov. 20.—The report that an armistice had been agreed to by the Bulgarians and Turks along the Tchatalja lines for the burial of the dead appears tonight to be unfound- ed. Dispatches from Nazim Pasha, the Turkish commander in chief, show the artillery duel continued throughout the day. The Turks claim successes against the Bulgariaus, but there is nothing to indicate the Bulgariaus have yet made a serious attempt to penetrate the lines. The battle may be ended any moment by Turkey accepting the allies’ terms for an’ armistice, which are said to include the surrender of the Tchatalja lines, Adrianapole, Du- razzo and Scutari. The porte may be induced to make a further stand in the hope of securing easier peace terws. ‘The prospects of European dissen- sions arising from the settlement of the numerous territorial claims to be arranged after the war becomes daily more menacing. Both Russia and Austria are taking measures so that they will be prepared for any event- uality. It is reported that Russia is purchasing hundreds of guns abroad. Allow.Turks Rations. Thecouncil of ministers decided to defray the cost of maintaining the Turkish prisoners from funds provid- ed for the campaign. The soldiers will receive the same rations as the Bulgarian troops. The captured gen- erals will be allowed twenty francs per day for food and pocket mouey, other officers from seven to. eleven francs, according to rank. IN "CHICAGO MURDER. Charles N. Kramer, Who Confer ed He Killed Hé and: Wi Photos by American Préss Assoctation. ~ CROOKSTON NEXT Preparations Are 'Cmple.ml to Re- _ceive a Record Breaking . Crowd. The next meeting of the Northern Minnespta . Development association will be held in Crookston, December 5 and 6, and -plans are well under way by the CGrookston Commercial club to give the visitors a royal re- ception. Crookston’ is planning for one of the largest crowds that has attended a N. M. D. A. meeting. The Duluth Herald in an editorial of today urges the support of the:citi- zens of this sectioon of the state, The editorial reads as follows: "On to Crookston Again! ‘The fall meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association, which will be held at Crookton, Dec. 5 and 6, is close at hand. Every county in Northern Minne- sota, and so far as possible every community, should be represented at this meeting. It comes just before the gathering of the legislature, at which matters of the highest importance to North- ern Minnesota will be considered. At this meeting a plan of campaign be- fore the legislature must be outlined and measures taken to see that North ern. Minnesota’s needs are fully and fairly considered. The N. M. D. A. has been a power- ful force for the development and prosperity of Northern Minnesota. It has not yet succeeded in the primary object of its being,—reapportionment —but is has better hope of succeed- ing this winter than it ever had be- fore. It has crystalized public senti- ment in the northern counties. It has called attention to the needs of this section and it has advertised its ad- vantages. A new flood of settlement and an awakening of ‘interest throughout the state and country in the wealth and prospect of this north- ern empire are due very largely to the splendid work of this organiza- tion. Crookston as a host has been tried; before, and it has made good. Those who attended the previous meeting in the capital of the Red River valley will be glad to be there again. The meeting should be attended by every citizen of Northern Minnesota who can possibly arrange to be there. “FOR OLD ELI At the Brinkman On the Above Dates. characters in' the high school play endeavor to perfect their part. The characters have all learned their parts and are now working on ex- pression and the ells and college songs. The stage scemery, furniture and the characters dress will be the best that can be secured. A dress re- hearsel will be held Thursday night if the suits that were ordered from a Minneapolis firm arrive by that time. The Dbest stage talent in the city will be represented in the play and all the principal characters are High school and University graduates. Some idea of the play can be gained from the following description of some of the scenes. = The opening scene is a typical co{: lege boys' room. Several bo,-llre sitting about the room -exchanging yarns and joking one anoths girls.. The boys represented in-this act are all seniors in Yale college and are all the principal. athletes in the Harvard-Yale meet which is repre- sented in the third act of the play. In the midst of this scene Prof. All- bright enters and as he is of & very|( serious nature the boys immediately begin to have some fun with him. This' part is exceptionally comical -and will cause a great deal of laugh- ter. Ludlow enters in time to rescue the boys from being subject to a long lesson 'from Prof. Allbright on the immortal Hume, with the astounding news that some swell girls are on their way up to the room. The way the boys clean up the room is iaugh- fable.. = - b The part of the leader of the “Rah- rah”, fellows is taken.by Mayne Stan- ton. He handles his part exception- ally well and is exceedingly reckless with his bets on the meet. - Miss Vera Backus, the offended heroine carries her part off exceed- ingly well. Gwen Hardy, the col- lege flirt is admirably played by Mrs. A. E. Nelson. W. Z. Robinson will make a big hit as Beef Campbell, while A. E. Carson carries the part of the nervous freshman, Beef’s rival, as well as a professional could. Be- sides these characters there are over twenty atheletes and swipes together with a number of rooters. Miss Mar- and is spending a great.deal of time in perfecting it and putting=on the, finishing touches. jorie Knappen has charge of the play ] Many inquiries have been made rre-( garding the time of the play. :Thef attraction will be presented atithe Brinkman Family theatre Fridayzandi Saturday evenings, November 22:aid| 23. CRANE BOOSTS PIONEER Says Results Are Satisfactory— Inserts Another Page Today« NOVEMBER 22-13| Home Talent Play Will Be Presented Every afternoon and evening the §$,000 FOR CHRISTMAS HEAT BUILDINGS HAPPY DAYS BY EXHAUST PIPES This Amout May Be Beached By The Women of Bemidji —_— Two Twelve-inch Churches. Wells. BY SECURING = SUBSCRIPTIONS —_— Complaints are coming into this office. from’ apparent new subscribers. to the effect that they have placed ). their- subscriptions=in the some of the women, who are hustling in-‘the Pioneer Gift Giving Subscrip- tion campaign, and have as yet not received the paper. The Pioneer requests that all sub- scriptions be turned in as soon as received, so that no one will be dis- appointed and kept waiting. When a subscriber pays for nis paper - he wants it and should have it. Tele- phone ‘in the name if you have not the time to come to this office the day you get it. We will see that the paper is started at once. Outsiders are more and more be- ginning to take interest in the work that is being done by the church women. There are subscriptions. waiting to be credited to some:-one. Come in.and find out if you are the lueky one. There are some here who! have.-as yet not decided to whom to give credit, but there is time enough ifor that. If you are unable to get out, use your telephone. Call up your friends. Secure their promises and land the subscriptions when you first chance to see them. By keeping at it day af- ter day your gift to the church at Christmas time will run into hun- dreds of dollars and it will surely be worth while. NEW STORE OPENS MONDAY The Crane store used two page ads! Stock-and Fixtures Have Arrived and in the Daily Pioneer to announce to the public that.it would discontinue business and place on sale its entire stock at reduced prices. “The result was satisfactory. We had all the business we could take care of,” said Mr. Crane today. “I knmew what re- sults to expect through the columns | of the Pioneer and I was not disap- pointed.” Today’s paper contains another Will be Ready for Inspection. 1. P. Batchelder, who has leased the store building next to the Bemid- ji Creamery is moving his stock into the new quarters and announces that he will be ready for business Monday of next week. Mr. Batchelder was formerly in business in Mildred, Minnesota, and will conduct his store lere along the same lines. He will page announcement of the bargainsideal in wood, timber and posts and offered by this store and Bemidji peo- ple have proven that they read the| advertisements and take advantage of price saving propositions. other materials-the farmer may offer. His stock consists of a general line of merchandise including groceries, (hardware, men’s furnishings, etc. Power and Light Plaxt, Benson, Minn., Nav. 20.—The city of Benson, in Swift county,:s.fown of about_ 3,500 populstion Has=% 2l Smodgenising, 1ty Rew ing system, and work has been be to use the steam from the exhaust pipes of the Power and Light plant, which has been wasted aill these years, for the purpose of heating guilding throughout the city.’ Chief Engineer T. K. Leée is super- vising the work and those;who have installed the new. heating system are thoroughly satisfied with the results. In this manner a cheap fuel can be supplied at no great expense to the consumers. TGAPPLY FOR NEW TRIAL —_— New York, Nov. 20.—It took the jure just twenty minutes to decide | theecase of the four gunmen known as: ®Gyp the Blood,” Lefty Louie”, /| “Wiitey Lewis” and Dago Frank”, | whes were charged with the murder | of gmmbler Rosenthal. ‘They will be called before Justice Goff tomorrow who will then fix the day.:for imposing the penalty, which is death in the electric chair. The attorney for the gunmen announced that he would begin preparations for a new trial, so like the Becker case, it may be months before the cases are actually decided. HOSPITAL NEWS. Arthur Sturdevant, a logger from Kelliher was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital yesterdy with typhoid fever. Geo. Stevens, a logger from Bena was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital yesterday. Mr. Stevens had his right leg badly crushed in an accident in the lumber camps néar Bena. Carl Tallum died this morning in St. Anthony’s hospital from heart failure. Mr. Tallum was picked up unconscious -on the- street Monday and at first was thought to have pneu- monia but it later proved to be heart failure. Wm. Kellett is confined in St. An- thony’s hospital with a badly crush- ed foot which he injured in an acci- dent at Funkley. ConnectWithExhlnntfipeldGity} 2 At a regular meeting of the city council Monday evening the alder- | Map-Agreod-upon one necessary point -unapinicoaly and‘that was that the City “has“not at”the ~preseat time It voted to ad- vertise for bids for the digging ‘of one and two twelve-inch wells, in- stalling piping and making connec- ample water supply. tions with the big eity water tank. The work will probably be com- menced as soon as the bids are ac- cepted and Bemidji will be well sup- The ,h be drilled in the vicinity of thel pi one in the western end of pliad. wyith good, pure water. e thecity. Bemidji now has one ten-inch well The eight- inch well is of little service to the city as it is at present and bids will also be asked for to sink this well and one eight-inch well. deeper and fit it with a six-inch pipe. It is now 243 feet deep. The city clerk’s and treasurer’s re- ports were read and afterward re- ferred to the committee on finance. Liquor license transfers were al- lowed as follows: F. M. Dudley’s li- cense was transferred to Joseph Har- rington and Lycan & Co. license to W. H. Meyers. Mr. Meyers also re- quested the council to permit him to change his location from the burned Rex hotel building *to the Stechman building on Third street. This mat- ter will be acted upon at the next session. The usual routine of business was gone over and the usual namber of bills were allowed. ISSUES 600 BIG GAME LICENSES Compelled to Send for More In Order to Supply the Demand. County Auditor James L. George was compelled to send to St. Paul for another hundred big game licenses in order to supply the present de- mand. He has issued more than 600 to date and has about twenty-five more applications at hand. During the season of 1911 there were about 400 issued all season. Mr. George lays the large increase to the present fine weather. REPORTER SCOOP rerorter - K Small Package With A Big Wrapping COUNCIL ORDERS WELLS Decides to Ask for Bids to Sink AMPLE WATER SUPPLY THEN ON EXTRA SLEEPER Bentiment Decidedly In Favor of Much interest is being centered upon the possible prospects for secar- ing an additional sleeper for Bemidji patrons to and from the twin cities on the M. & I| road. Since the re- port of a committee of business men who visited headquarters regarding an extra sleeper, this topic has been one of the chief ones for discusaion. Many instances have been cited Wwhen the sleeper was crowded to the limit and in most cases it was crowd- ed by patrons who boarded the train at Bemidji, and by thoose who board- ed the train in the twin cities en- route to Bemidji. It has been proven numberless times that Bemidji pat- ronage is the life of the M. & I rail- way sleeping car department. To illustrate the sentiment of Be- midji business men may best be stat- ed by using practically their own ex- pressions when asked, “Should am additional sleeper for Bemidji be ad- ded to- the_train ‘going"to and from’ the twin citles over the Northern Pi- cific railroad?” T. J. Burke; [ Northern Grocery company: having one is an imposition.” W. L. Brooks, cashier Northern National bank: “Of course we want it. It's a necessity.” A. G. Wedge, vice president First National bank: “We need it and we want it, and should make an effort to get it.” A. P. White, president of the Northern National ‘bank: “I umder- stand the trade given this sleeper warrants it. It would be a great convenience and we should have it.” M. J. Brown, attorney: “I think we ought to have it. We would all appreciate it.” E. A. Barker, proprietor Barker’s drug and jewelry store: “Most as- suredly. Let us get together and F-J after it.” A. H. Jester, manager of the Be- midji - Brewing company: “F think Bemidji is entitled to a sleeper and the Commercial club is justified in going after it.” : John L. Brown, attorney: “By all means, yes, give us a Bemidji sleep- er. oS Henry Cominsky of the Schneider Brothers’ Clothing store: “We ought to have it. All traveling men agree in this favor.” H. C. Baer, cashier of the Security State bank: “You bet. We need a sleeper for Bemidji. I have been shown figures where but four or five have made the trip, but have never gone down myself when it was not necessary to engage a sleeper ahead of time, and then it was always crowded.” F. 8. Lycan, proprietor of the Markham hotel: “It’s one of Bemid- ji's greatest inconveniences and I think we should by all means have a sleeper.” David Gill, proprietor of Gill Brothers’ Third street clothing store: “Why, of course, we want it. It's mighty inconvenient not to have it.” R. H. Schumaker, cashier of. the First National bank: “We ought to have one for the amount of traffi Bemidji gives.” 3 J. K. Given, Given Hardware com- pany: “Bemidji is entitled to a lleencr." = F. A. Megroth, proprietor of the Megroth Variety store: “It would be a convenience that we would all ap- preciate. I am in favor of doing what We can to get it.” E A. B. Palmer, proprietor of Palmer Hardware store: “By all medns Q want a sleeper. Put it as strong as you like.” C. E. Battles, proprietor of the Bat- certain- er's Jewelry store: “I have been of that. opinion all along and it’s high time that we were getting it.” Judge C. W. Stanton, District