Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 27, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11. ST. CLOUD FAVORS BEMIDJI NORMAL Editor Eastman of Journal Press,| Pictures City as Most Attractive in the State. CALLS ATTENTION TO STREETS Predicts That Country Will Become One of the Richest Agricultural Sections in the World. SAYS CITY IS MORALLY CLEAN Pays Tribute to Entertainment of Editors In Bemidji and the Red Lake Indian Reservation. “Some 50 editors of Minnesota have a much better opinion of central northern Minnesota this week than they ever had before. It is a case of' ‘seeing is ke¢lieving.! The scribes‘ journeyed to Bemidji to attend the summer outing of the Northern Min- mnesota Kditorial association. What the editois did is not of special im- portance, and suffice it to say that they had a most delightful outing, and were royally entertained by the citizens of Bemidji, and the officials of the Red Lake Indian agency. Streets are Ideal. “Bemidji in itself has enough of in- terest to fill many columns. The first thing that attracts the attention of the visitor is its paved streets. Bem- idji has about half the population of St. Cloud, is only about a quarter as old and yet it has three times as many blocks of paving—and excellent pav- ing it is—and is putting down six| more blocks this season’ The material is concrete, and it is proving so satis- factory that this is the only kind used ,and the cost is but little more | than macadam, and is twice as good. The cost three years ago was 90 cents a square yard—this year the contract price is $1.02 a square yard, and the gravel has to be haiiled a distance of four or five miles. It would be the ideal pavement for St. Cloud. Our (Continued on Page 5) EDDIE MEGROTH BURNS FOOT Mets With Accident While Playing In Cochran Automobile Garage. Playing with matches in the Cochran garage on Fifth street at noon today, Eddie McGroth and Lloyd Hazen presumably turned on the gasoline tank, which is in the build- ing with the result that a small blaze immediately threatened to do comn- siderable damage to the building and a $600 hearse which is kept there, and owned by W. P. Foley. Little Eddie is only four years of age and received a badly burned foot and leg. He immediately began screaming which attracted the attention of sev- eral residents who sent in the aiarm. Owing to the steel frame and concrete floor and other fire pratec- tion no damage was done. TWO “HOPS” BY FIREMEN. Friday and Saturday evening, July Fourth and Fifth the Bemidji fire department will give dances in the city hall. The hall will be decorated for the occasion and the Remfrey orchestra has been engaged to furn- ish music for the day. The proceeds will be used to defray expenses by the Bemidji Fire department dur- NUMBER 52. TWO CITY TEAMSTO PLAY Efforts to Secure Game With Outside Baseball Nine Dropped—Mill Boys to Play “Big Bemidg” SETTLE THREATENED TROUBLE| What appeared to develop into possible rebellion on the part of the Crookston Lumber company baseball team-and its supporters, has now been satisfactorily settled and the game between the big city team and the mill boys scheduled. The lumbermen claim they have the fastest nine ball players in the city and can wipe the earth with the will be . played as I“Big Bemidg” team and all of the employees of both mills appear to be willing to back them up. They have| waited for some time and used a great deal of influence to schedule the game for the Fourth which was easily arranged but some local en- thusiasts appear to be somewhat un- satisfied with having local teams| play and began agitating a game be- tween “Big Bemidg” and some out-i side nine. As the.managers.of bothi teams are willing to play on this| date the Lumbermen will not accept any reasons for canceling the game for an out side team. A purse of| $150 has been set aside for the play-| ers, the winners to divide $90 am‘lI the loosers to get $60. With the present enthusiasm created among the fans on both teams, this game bids fair to exceed in interest any-| thing that has been pulled off in this: city for some time. CONCERT ON DOCK TONIGHT Music lovers will be entertained by the Bemidji band this evening at their second outof-door concert, which will be held on the city dock. The program has been arranged ' for several days and the band boys have been practicing regular since the last concert and the one tonight will probably prove the most enter- taining of any given for some time. Crating Co. Rebuilds Plant. Increasing their capacity equally with the Bemidji Box factory the Northern Pine Crating company at Cass Lake, will start in the near fu- ture with two crews of men operat- ing the mill night and day. The structure was totally destroyed by fire a few months ago but has been rebuilt and improved. The plant is owned by Lamereaux and Ke'nfield, who operate the Bemidji Box factory. Nymore Organizes Ball Team. Nymore has organized a baseball team and are now looking for games with the fastest teams in - this sec- tion of the state. Pete Edd was plected manager and has already commenced rounding out the fastest men in the village to strengthen the nine. The team will play on the Fourth of July at Nymore for a purse MOTOR CYCLE RACE 5TH JULY FEATURE Seven Entries to Race in Connection | With Horse Races on Saturday Afternoon, ; :ONE THREE AND ONE FIVE MILE Single Cylinder Machines to Run Three Mile Event and TwoCylin- der “Bikes” Go Five Miles OUTSIDE TROITERS TO RACE Big Representation From . Thief River Falls and Cass Lake are Expected on Special Trains With the assurance of no celebra- tion at Thief River Falls and- Cass Lake and several new added features ‘on the Bemidji bill for July Fourth and Fifth, plans.are now being ar- ranged for special trains to bring the citizens. of these neighboring -cities to Bemidji to join in the biggest cel- ebration ever held in this section of the state. Two thrilling motor cycle races in addition to the horse races have; Ibeen scheduled for Saturday after- noon’s program, in which will be en- tered seven speedy “Bikes,” five sin-| gle cylinder machines and which will race in the three mile event and two two-cylinder cycles which have been entered in the five mile event. Seventy-five dollars in prize money has been secured for this event. Among those who will probably enter their horses in the races for Saturday, July 5, are Al Hazen, J. Sullivan” and John Pogue from this city, while the judges expect that outside men will enter horses as well. Several cities have already been heard from, but definite arrange- ments have not been completed. A purse of $150.00 has been set aside for winners in these races. Fred Brinkman, who has had charge of the collection of the funds for this celebration repérts that more than $1,000 has already been.turned into the treasury and that the com- mittee expect to realize from three to five hundred more from receipts, privileges and other sources. “I have just fourteen more people to see be- fore I complete my list and every one of them is-good for something,” said Mr. Brinkman 'when speaking of the progress being made., | One of the most amusing features of the big two day celebration is the water baseball game. - Big rafts for the home plate and othér bases are being made at the Crookston mill and many applicants have already applied for positions on the two teams. H The log for the log roling con- test was turned out at the plaining mill yesterday, which will be per- fectly round and smooth. The ends of the log have been painted in red, which the business men have raised. | white and blue colors and the bark Anderson is Acquitted. ‘Washburn, N. D., June 27.—“Not guilty” was the verdict the jury re- turned this morning in the case where Walfred L. Anderson was tried for the murder of Cashier Funk in April of this year. When the verdict was read by the clerk, Anderson for a moment burst into tears, then he rose and threw his arms about his attorney, Tracey completely stripped off. MERRY-GO-ROUND BROKE DOWN Crowds of people flocked. to the Merry-Go-Round - last -evening only to be turned away disappointed. The engine bucked after the big swing had been in motion for only-a few minutes and the engineer was un- able’ to repair it in time to resume the rides. It has been put into first BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1913, Pictures of Places and Incidents That Figured in the 'Battle for ! Monument, Bridge ‘and Mlmh " Here on the 19th of April, 1775, American Freedom. Man, .Concord, ‘Massachusetts. was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank, stood the American militia. Here stood the ‘invading army; and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the war of that revolution which gave HONEY ISLAND FOR RENT ' ! Homestead Owned by Nels Otterstad In Turtle River Lake. Honey Island, a tract of land in Turtle River.Lake, comprising about meventeen acres and considered cne of nature’s beauty spots in this sec- tion of the state is for rent by its owner . Nels -Otterstad -of Turtle Rivep: - On the island isa-fine ‘etght, room:house recenfiy constructed and| may be had for either a long or short term at one dellar per day. In speaking of the proposition' Mr. Otterstad said: “It is one of the finest spots anywhere to be found. I furnish a good row boat with . the house and for a place to live in the summer time it can’t be beat. There is splendid fishing and a fine view| of Point Comfort only a quarter of] a mile across the lake, where many Crookston people spend the sum- mer. 4 JIM JAM JEMS. SCRIBES LOSE Must Serve' Two Years in Leaven- whorth Prison—Will Make Appeal Bismarlk, N, D., June 27.—Sam H. Clark, editor and Clarence Crockard, business manage rof Jim Jam Jems, were found guilty yesterday morning; at 10:30 on two counts of the nine indictments charged by the govern- ment of publishing obscene matter. They were sentenced to two years in the federal prison and are obliged to pay a fine of 2,000 and part of the costs. Attorneys for the defense asked for a new trial on errors of pleading and in the charge to the jury but were denied. g An appeal will be taken to.the higher court. AUTO TRUCK FOR DELIVERY Frank Tibbetts, agent for the Du- luth Brewing Company, has added a| 22 horse power Veerac auto truck which will be used for delivering the Duluth beverage to city. cistomers. The truck is a neat appearing ma- Bangs, and thanked him. class repair today, and will be in mo- tion tonight. chine and is fitted with hard rubber tires. This is the first truck to be put into actual service in Bemidji. independence to ‘these United “BlG BEMIDG” TO PLAY BAGLEY Postoffice Clerks to Clash With Mark- g ham Hotel Team. Seven games will be the number played by the “Big Bemidg’’ baseball team Sunday night after they have crossed bats with the Bagley nine in this city. Out of the six already played the local nine has won four and;are- promising: local fans - -that tehy will inétredse their .average Sunday by defeating the visiting opponents. The game will be called at three o’clock with McKeig in the box and Boscoe at the receiving end. Bdiley Brothers, the stars of last Sunday’s- game will also play with the “Big Bemidg” team with Howe, Bell, Erickson, Rice and Baumgard- ner prepared to take care of a por- tion of the diamond. ¥ The postoffice clerks will . clash with-the Markham hotel team Sun- day morning and ‘are preparing for a battle that will exceed in interest any they have played this year. No game has been scheduled by the Crookston Lumber company team and that nine will rest for one Sun- day after the strenuous game with Blackduck:one ‘week ago. THREE BEFORE JUDGE CROWELL J. E. Hogan and James Arnold, eharged as vagrants and Wm. Kus- key a drunk, were tried in municipal court this morning and all plead guilty to their charge. The judge re- quested them to do all in their power to decrease the population of Bem- idji by three before night. ' Kuskey was picked up in front of the Sal- vation Army headquarters doing the highland fling, while Joe the Turk preached a solemn sermon to & large audience. WORK ON SEWERS STARTED Active work commenced this morning on laying the storm sew- ers on Fourth street under the sup- ervision of Louis Eckstrum, who was awarded the contract. This work will be completed in a few days and paving operations will be started on this street shortly after. ing the year. THE CUB L. SCOQOP zeporrer 00P~ WHILE OUR PAPER) ABOUT ALLOWING-FLIES | &RouND THE 6FFIcE-~Nou SHOULD GET BuSY aND SWAT THE. FILYHY THINGS, It’s The Open Season For Flies BY hHO b ~ TEN CENTS PER WEEK TWO MILES OF CARS TO FORM IN LINE Big Parade to Eclipse All Former Records Held in Northern Minnesota. BEMIDJI. STORES TO DECORATE Windovés and ‘Store Fronts to Be Decorated in Gala Array For Big Celebration. '|PARLDE EXLUSIVE FOR AUTOLS To Form On Irvine Avenue Near the Cemetery—Cars to Be Numbered in Order of Arrival. Since the announcement in last evening’s Pioneer, which stated that between fifty ‘and sixty automobiles have been entered in the big feature auto parade, about twenty-five addi-.. tiunal requests have been made to Chairman Lycan for positions to fall in line. “So many have-the idea that it 18 an expensive proposition to decarate cars,” said Mr. Lycan, “but I want to say that these people have the wrong idea. It will not cost much, < in fact it will not cost one penny ln» cash. There are a hundred and one different, ways of which decorations: ° can be made. All it takes is a little time and work. : “One can go out to the woods anywhere and collect a lot of pine, ferns, or other green ‘foliage and make splendid decorations. ‘What will ‘look prettier: %hax’; a-solid greenm ‘background with ‘2’ few colored paper flowers arranged here and.there. If the women would get busy with some of their splendid ideas, Bemidji would have a stunning parade.” Mr. Halversen of the Bazaar store, who is an expert along this.line, has many suggestions to offer and statea that he would gladly help any wha ask it. He is preparing a lot of special Fourth of July red, white and blue bunting and banners of fask colors, which are imexpensive and would make a fine background for decorative purposes, Stores to Decorate. Many of the Bemidji merchants are planning big decorations and some have expressed their intention to el ter floats in the big auto parade. It is probable too that the streets wilk be decorated with large banners and bunting and flags. The committes: recommend that the stores .decorate their windows and fronts in appra~ priate manner. Parade Forms Near Cemetery. According to Mr. Lycan the parade will form on Irvine avenue near the cemetery. Each car will be given & number in the order of arrival. The first car arriving will be number one, the second number two and so om. The course has as yet not been oute lined. The parade will be led by the Bemidji band in automobiles and the route will be about five miles. ¢ Exclusive for Autos. The parade will be exclusive for automobiles and prizes will be awarded to the amount of $50. A first and second prize will be givem of $10 and $5 for the prettiest deco~ rations. The same for the most uni~ que decorations, the same for the most comical and two prizes of $3 and $2 for the oldest cars entered. Twenty-Seven Licenses Issued. Twenty seven marriage licenses have been issued by Clerk of Court Rhoda this month. The number now exceeds the total of any month in "|former years and there still remains three more days to increase the num~ ber. Those who have obtained li- censes sine June 20th, are: Lee La- Baw and Miss Bess Cochran; Olof H, Dyberg and Iva L. Nagle; A. W. Buckman and Clara Hagen; N. M. Brishols and Nellie. M. - Marschand; S e N i i i 1] T . e [