Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, No. 199, BEMIDJI STUDENTS by '\VE PROGRAMS fi/" ( All Grades ot Appropriate Y tainments To. “~hools to Present g Enter- + 7 (TOW. SEVERAL ARE TO HAVE TREES Teachers Invite Parents and Others to Attend—Many Scholars Are To Take Part. ‘With the coming of Christmas, jov is brought to the heart of every boy and girl, and in order that the occa- sion might be properly observed by pupils of the Bemidji schools, pro- grams have been prepared by the stu- dents, under the supervision of their teachers, which will be given in every grade, including those of the North side and East Bemidji, tomorrow af- ternoon. The high school program, that of the literary society, is being -given this afternoon, and tomorrow after- noon that, of the junior high school will be presented. The public is in- vited to the programs.* " Two Programs at Central. In the Central school, two prog- rams will be given to accommodate,] all of the parents who wish to.be present at the entertainment in the high school in the afternoon. The first entertainment will commence at 10 o’clock Friday morning, and the second at 1:30 p. m. : The same num- bers will be rendered on both ocep- sions. Kindergarten Program. In the kindergarten a fine- enter- tainment has been prepared by Hsther Nixen, who has spent a great deal of time coaching the youngsters who are to.participate. .The.room hgs been decorated for the occasion mm among the attractions will be a Christmas tree. The following prog- ram will be given: | Christmas Song, by - entire class; recitation, Christmas Dilemma, Edith Erickson;. play, Mother Goose, Kind-] ergarten students; recitation, A Christmas Doll, Nancy Evelyn Sta- venau; solo, Delia Hannah; song, Stanta Is Coming, by school; reci- tation, A Christmas Stocking, Glen-; dor Boucier; story, An Old Woman and Her Pig, told by Denice Blondo; play, What Happened One Xmas Night, students; Christmas Carol, en- tire class. In the First Grade. In the First grade Abbie Murphy and Catherine Budelman have pre- pared the following entertainment for the students. Mother Goose Play, Kathleen Downs, Catherine Gilmore, Vincent Johnson, Dora Jordan, Harry Towers, Milton Rolkey, Angus Vandersluis, Eugene Chase and Rudolph Bowen. The following will act as toy men: Kenneth Caskey, Irene Lahr, Imo- gene Harrington, Edna Moore and Kenneth Mohler. Musie, both First grade classes; Christmas play, twelve small boys and girls; Christmas exer- cises, twelve boys and girls; Finger play, students; recitation, Harold Ritchie; exercise, Waiting for Santa, Margaret Fitzgerald and Glenwood Hieve; closing number, song. Second Grade Program. Florence Wright and Laura Welsh have prepared the following program for the Second grade classes: Song, Santa Land, Second grade; classes; play, Visit of Jule Tomter, Swedish play, by students; recitation, Mamma's Present, Leslie Boucier; song, Santa Claus Will Come Tonight, Sherwood Tibbets and Bernice Han- nah; concert recitation, Santa Claus and the Mouse, students; song, In a Lonely Manger, Second grade; The Dolly Show, twelve boys and SCOOP REPORTER OH $0%5 -HOW WOULDIUH o LIkE ME TO GWE YOH® A FIRSTCLASS PASSAGE. BACKC HOME 0N, TH 100, C, 5 TANNEEYAH 7Y Christmas girls; Christmas Wishes, students; recitation, My Grandpa, Owen Web- ster; song, Oh, Little Town of Bethle- hem, school; recitation, An Important Note, Sherwood Tibbets; recitation, Johnnie’s Letter, Lawrence LaMont; Christmas Dream, six boys and girls; song, Hurrah! Hurrah! students. Third Grade Program. . Katherine Chance and Elsie Schmitt prepared the entertainment to be given by the Third grade stu- dents. The following is a list of the numbers to be given: Grandma’s Christmas’ Dinner, nine boys and 'girls; Looking for Santa, twelve children; recitation, Helen Darragh; recitation by Ruth Caskey; recitation, Mindred Daniel- son; song, eight girls; A Visit to Santa Claus, sixteen: 'mxpflr Ever- green drill, twelve pupils; recitation, Just a Little Empty Stocking, Vir- ginia Witting; dialogue, A Visit From Uncle Sam, Charles’ Vandersluis and Fred Boucier; Santa and His Fairies, five children; Why We Keep Christ- ‘mas, story by Catherine Brown; song, schaool. Fourth Grade Program. Pupils of the Fourth grade prepar- ed the following program under the airection or winnitred McUermott and Clara Folkstead: Song, Christmas Bells, by school; recitation, While Shépherds Watch Their Flocks by Niglit, Harlan Stew- art; song, Merry Xmas Bells, school; Hans and ‘Gretchen, students; reci- tation, I Wish You a Merry Christ- mas, Helen Erickson; song, How We | Caught Santa, school. Fifth Grade Program. Under the direction of - Margaret McBonald and Magdalen Pfeifer, the students of the Fifth grade prepared the following program: Christmas song, school; Hansel and Grettle, fifteen boys and girls; song, Christmas Story, school; play, Santa Claus Junior, Substitute, thirty boys and girls; song, Merry Christmas Bells, school. Sixth, fimde Program. In th ;h grade, Josephine Os- trém.. Dagny Grimsgard had charge of the preparations for the Christmas entertainment and the fol- lowing program was prepared: Song, Chimes, school; play, All His ! Verna Barker, violin solo, Humnior- esque, Louis Brown; song, Christmas Bells, school; play, Ruggles’ Christ- mas Party, ten pupils; Christmas Quo- tations, several students; closing song, by school. At the North Side. { 'Combined programs will be given at the North side school, Misses Brunner and Lowham, teachers of the fifth and sixth, and third and fourth grades, respectively, having drilled their pupils in the following: Songs, Christmas Chimes, Bells, school; play, A Test in Santa Claus Land; Lullaby song, Sleep Little Baby of Mine, six girls; play, Hansel and Gretel; song, “Stille Nacht,” school. “The Dolly Show.” under Misses Boylan and Hollander, first and second grade teachers, will lgive the following program: Song, Santa Claus, school; recita- tion, Doctor Cure-All, Lysle Hicker- |ing But a Big Wax Dall, The Dolly and the Jumping Jack, 2 1girl and boy; song, A Letter to Santa Claus, school; Goodnight drill, eight i girls. $2,000,000 FIRE AT POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANLY (By American Press) Pottsville, = Pa., Dec.’ '17.—Fire swept the business section of .this, city today, causing 'a loss ot about $2,000,000. . THE CUB Fault, twelve'hoys-ard girls; reading,: The | The little tots at the North side, ladvances have continued against the| son; song and drill, Santa Claus, fourteen boys: The Dolly Show, seven girls and two boys; song,| Christmas Carol, school; solo, Noth- Myrtle | Harding; recitation and Folk dance.' BAGLEY BOOZEDESTROYED Deputies Brandt, Carson and LaMars Confiscate Liquor Found in “Blind Pig Joint”—Shevlin Visited. —— DETROIT LOST $5000 WORTH : : Bagley “blind-pigs” provided en- tertainment for the government In- dian department special agents yes- terday and more than $50 worth of liquor was destroyed. The raid was made by Deputies Brandt, Car- son and LeMars, fresh from-their in- vasion of Detroit, where “booze,” worth at least 35, 000, m dumped in the streets. The agents have bon fnstrueted to strictly enforce the Iaw and when 2 shipment of whisky was found in the Bagley depot it. was prompily seized, - carrfed outside and dumped, a rail beifig used as the destroying instrument. At Shevlin the agents found that they, had arrived '‘too late, the freight train conductor having just loaded a shipment of whisky, keg and bottle beer, fnto a car, it S being billed for a m er and “wet-|Red ter” territory. Agents Larson and unm are now they will remain here sevéral dsys. At Detroit the liqyer 1s reported to have formed a ministure river as it flowed down the streets & las the heads were broken, mkhu' blend of whisky, fine h\uiu and champagne, never seem hp!on in that city. the mixture gathered i1 a Jarge hole, from which a rock had been lifted, men with cups, smnd their fll. ENGLISH ARE AROUSE Were Permitted to' Escape’ After Attack on British Ports. | 5= (American Press) ' London, Dec. 17.—A revised list of casualties in yesterday’'s raid of the German warships on English lcoast towns shows ninety-six dead and 150 wounded. The entire coun- try is aroused over the navy permit- iting the escape of the German ves- | sels. i Ut Vienna, Dec. 17.—The recapture of Bochnia, thirty-five miles west of Cracow, and advance of Austrian troops moving eastward in Galicia to within sixty miles of the beseiged fortress, Przemysl, was officially an- {nounced by the war office. \ Paris, Nov. 17.—With shelling of German trenches and re- ipeated attacks by infantry, the allies iGermans for the past forty-eight hours. Warships are shelling Ger- iman positions from the sea. BEMIDJI IS MODEL CITY. Not to be outdone by the record jof the county’'s bastile in being left {without a single prisoner, the city | police have not made an arrest dur- !,ing the past twelve days, and the call of the docket since December 2, ihas been without the familiar char- acter known as a “jag.” This is a record for the Bemidji jail, said Chief Lane today. Little Tot Entertains. _ Little Miss Delia Hannah, aged five, entertained the high students yesterday by singing a Santa Claus solo. She has a very:sweet voice and was enthusiastically lpplg'uded by the ‘students. ATICHET HME? WOULD T LIKENT ! GOSHYES-HAVE r belog | ‘emptied from the kegs and Mfll ¢ In several fnstances, as Indignant Because German :Vessels ADVANCE OF Am CONTINUES | £ very active duriug October, Novem- violent ' BEMIDJ], MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1914. BEMIDJI OUTLOOK Demand for Good Men Daily Increas- ing and Red River Lumber Com- paily Needs Labor Immediately. SEVERAL CAMPS UNDER WAY Gomillg of Forty-One Active Settlers Indicates Passing of Dull Times and Brings Encouragement. Prosperity is coming to Bemidji, as to other parts of the United States, following the ery of hard- times, the war scare and dull period which the nation has’ just passed throdgh. ‘The demand for labor is growing dnllrenfl the -mployment offices are with fiffllcnlty filling their orders, all showfng remewed activity along in- dustefal lines. stm November, J. J. Opsahl, of this élty colonization agent for the iver Lumbér compeny, has re- eeiud ‘orders‘trom’ that organization, and ¢ Walker E Akeley company, in Bemidji, it beinafbelleved ihat ;o cofnjitete several jobs which will employ 200 men. and 100 'head of horses; it the work is to be ‘com- pleud €uls winter: Campe: Baing; Planed. m lump ‘are now being utnb- “Ih“ lt Spur 322, on the Soo Line, and’ at ‘Spur 327, with three farm lwtltl at Remer and Shovel Lake, |for the ‘Red ‘Lake company. The Walkér & Akeley people have had’two small erews working at Ka- bekoria, on ‘the Minnesota & Inter- national, ‘and will soon: place several more 'if ‘the men and teams are ob- tainable.- Want Fifty Piece-Makers. “We want fifty piece-makers to ‘ut pulp wood, posts and ties,” said Mr. -Opsahl today. ‘“We are offer- ing the same prices we paid four and five years ago.” I find that'good men are .very scarce.” Agked as to how land slles are )}qhfi maids ‘*“Fhey have been ber”and December, many..of of the purchasers moving right onto their newly acquired lands, beginning to clear it and erect substantial homes and buildings, taking every possible advantage of the open weather, as well as to produce forest products. Some of our fall customers that have bought and are improving their lands are these.” Pulls Out Long List. He then asked his clerk for a list of those who had bought since Oc- tober, most of the land taken being in Cass, Beltrami, Hubbard and Clearwater counties. It included the following, together with the num- ber of acres they have bought: L. J. Dean, 160; John Fertig, 80; Martin Brock, 40; Ross Nelson, 40; Carl Hegg, 80; Halvor Olson, 40; J. Simonson, 40: Leland Stiles, 40; R. D. Bird, 40; J. Raymond, 80; V. P. Swenson, 80; J. Henderson, 40; J 0. Irish, 40; C. E. Wyncoop, 40; Frank Stone, 40; Sam Lund, 40; -|{Erra Smith, 40; Fay Sutton, 40; S. Legreid, 160; J. Belamo, 80; George B. Cramp. 192; Melvin Hoff, 80; A. Bates, 80; J. Davies, 80; Earl Ne- meyer, 40; O. S. Meleen, 80; D. An- derson, 80; J. O. Johnson, 80; J. W. Dye, 200; Mabel Peterson, 40; C. G. Holden, 80; R. R. Rodway, 200; George Knott, 80; J. W. Welman, 80; W. L. Welman, 160; Maude Schwartz 160; Albert Bartz, 160; E. Smith, 160; A. L. Minton, 200; C. L. Mor- row, 40; C. Wilson, 80; Fred Gob- bert, 80. & The Future Bright. “Besides these we have a large number -of -parties- who' will ‘develop farms and lakeshare tracts later,” “Neorthern !{ mrwbéféctive Page POINTS PROSPERITY = Minnesota’s prospective future ' is bright in: and all around Bemidji. that is needed is for us all to take hold and make the farm fac- tories productive.” WILL PLACE NEW STORE. Morris Lurie Says Brainerd Stock Will Be Replaced. Morris Lurie, proprietor of the Be- midji. Paris store, announced this morning that the Brainerd establish- ment of the firm, which was destroy- ‘ed by fire night before last, will be replaced and made ready for business as soon as possible. The building in which the store was located, the E. C. Bane block, was completely de- stroyed. The second story of the building was occupied by the Jour- nal Press, nothing but the files and books being saved, the large presses crashing through the floor to the ground. STAPLES HERE TONIGH' All Nations ' Buhtbdl "Five' Wm Play “Big Bemidg” For llght t Participate in Title Meet. BOTH QUINTS EXPECT VICTORY With the-players of each team con- fident of victory, “Big Bemidg” and the ““All:Nations” - of -Staples, - will meet on the Armory floor this even- ing, the contest--being -one of - two games to decide whlch quint ‘has' the rl;ht to’ p-rtlcinate in- the- national championship meet which is to be held in- Minneapolis, soon ' aftér| Christmas. "The second game will-be playsd tomorrow night, and should the vis- itors secute a victory tomight; a el of basketball seldom witnessed heye may be expected. The “All-Nations comprise three Irishmen, two Swedes, one Dago and a Dutchman. They have entn,hlishe,d an enviable record and come to Be- midji determined to wm both en- counters. follows: Bemidji All-Nations Howe (¢)....... B ol et Gavin Brandon P, Lindsay PeCk, iui, i it ind Cisioi McDonald Jacobson .. . Johnson Bestul Weston A large score board has been placed for the benefit of spectators and another section of bleachers put in to care for the crowds attending the game. The floor has been pro- perly marked off and all games will be played strictly as the rules direct. The visitors will reach Bemidji this evening and the game will start at 8:15. LETTERS GIVEN PLAYERS Football Warriors. of High School Rewarded for Season’s Work. Letters were presented to members of the football team yesterday morn- ing by Superintendent W. P. Dyer. Captain Graham was called upon for a speech and responded with a short talk concerning the work of the team and thanked the Rooters’ club and the students for the loyal sup- port during the past season. Graham urged the students to show a sim- ilar spirit towards the 1915 team, as the material for next season is even better than that of the past year and that the prospects for the championship are excellent. Mr. Dyer also spoke to the boys and pictured the result of athletic training. Elks to Meet Tonight. There will be a regular meeting of the Bemidji lodge of Elks, 1052, this evening. All members are urged to be present. By “HOP" © W#-mvi- STD—BALD M. The lineup this evening will be.as]: sy ' FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. EFFORTS MAY SAVE COUNTY THOUSANDS Contention of Auditor George That Ditch Sale Bonus Money Belongs to County May Be Sustained. INTERESTS ALL CONGRESSMEK Steenemzi, Volstead, Author of Drainage Act. Lindbergh and Others Accept, Official’s. Views. Efforts of James L. George, Bel- trami county’s auditor, are likely to save the county treasury approxi- mately $16,000 this year, and many thousands more in future years, as as the result of his activity in the controversy involving excess money derived® from' the sale at’ auction of governmgnt ', lands; for ~drainage charges. vre470) Sold By Auotion. Re,prmntntivefl Steenel;son, Smith, olgtead and Lindbergh have appear- 'ed ‘before Assistant Secretary A. A. Jones of the Interior .Department to urge a reversal of the ruling of the general land office upon application of the Volstead drainage act, umder. whleh several 'hundred ~ thousand acres of land in Beltrami and other northern Minnesota counties wers - sold-for drainage assessments: ~The. state_ law, under which the dralnagv ‘woyks are constructed, pro- 'vides that the counties shall construct the’ ditchés nd issue ‘bonds payable in five years and bearing 6 per cent per anmum principal and interest to be assesseq against the land. The first ‘payment 6n the principal is due in five years, but the interest is pay- #bJe ‘Annudlly. The interest assess- ment m‘ I3 landa still in govern- meut p“ hip became dellnquent in J;nuqry last and the lands were sold by the county auditors. George’s Ciaim. . The ‘controversy has arisen over the question a8 to what are the total The general land where A~ 40-acre tract was sold for delinquent THESFEst amounting to $4,80, when the drain- age lien was $80 and the land was bid in for $80, the United States gov- ernment is entitled to the excess aris- ling from the difference between the interest charge and the price bid, making $72.50 that should go to the |government. Auditor George claim- ed that the government is entitled only to such part of the excess bid as exceeds the ‘“‘total drainage as- sessment’ against the land, not the interest on the total drainage as- sessment, as held by the land de- partment. Representative Steenerson submit- ted the principal argument. He urged that the claim of the auditor of Bel- trami county should be sustained. Would Pay Bond Interest. The matter of bonus first attracted fhe attention of George before the sale |of May 11, this year, it being on Ap- ril 18 that he wrote the Land De- ipartment at Washington, asking for a decision, his purpose being to gain knowledge as why Beltrami county could not save the money. The amount would go a long way toward paying the interest on ditch honds. Received No Answer. When the day of the sale arrived no answer from Washington had been received. The auditor, having the situation clearly in mind, outlined the proposition to prospective pur- chasers. On April 18 a letter from the land department gave notice that the money should be turned over to the government. Some of It Paid. On order of the buyers, about $6,- 000 has been turned over to the gov- ernment, some also being returned upon request. Last year the bonus amounted to only $199.70 and this was forwarded to the government, there being no ob- jection made. ! Auditor George’s contention has been accepted by all of the Minnesota congreéssmen, several of them putting much time and work on the matter. Included in this number is Congress- man Volstead, who was the author of the drainage act, and who claims that the proposition as raised by Auditor George carries out his idea of when the bill was first drawn. It is the plan to have the department’s decision reversed, and if this fails, to cause an amendment to be passed. Another of the auditor’s suggestions ' ‘which may be placed before congress is the granting a county privilege to secure (Coutinued on last page.)