Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 14, 1916, Page 1

“RECORD ATTENDANCE A WOMAN KILLS SON AND THEN HERSELF IS VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY ) Mrs. Will Irving in Demented Con- ‘ dition Believed to Have Com- / mitted Act. FATHER OF WOMAN IS NOT BLAMED Husband Returns From North Da- kota; Funeral Arrangements Not Made. A coroner’s jury in Kelliher last night came to the conclusion that Mrs. Jesse Irving, wife of William Irving of Kelliher, shot to death her flve-year-old son and then killed her- self at her home near Kelliher early Wednesday morning. Mrs. Irving was reported to be in a demented condition Tuesday and it is believed that while insane she kill- ed her son and herself. The father of Mrs. Irving who was yreported missing yesterday was found “%and no blame for the act was attach- ed to him. He was not at home at the time the act was committed. ‘Will Irving, the husband of the woman, returned to Kelliher this morning from North Dakota where hie has been employed in the harvest flelds. Sheriff Johnson and Coroner Aker- berg conducted the investigation at Kelliher last evening before the jury. No arrangements have been made for the burial of the mother and son. FORMER BEMIDJI EDITOR f“ D. K. McPherson, formerly editor 4 of the Bemidji Sentinel, died at For- man, N. D, Sept. 2. He, with his brother-in-law, M. E. Ibertson, were proprietors of the Sentinel in 1901. Mr. McPherson left several years la- Y ter and went to Little Fork and later 1) to Forman, N. D. He was the coun- ‘\ ty auditor at Forman at the time of w/ 1is death. <" CLUB NANES DELEGATES ! T0 STATE CONVENTION At a meeting of the Woman'’s Study club held yesterday Mrs. F. S. Ar- nold was named as a delegate to the state federation meeting to be held at Anoka next week, beginning Sept. 19. The club will hold a special meeting next Monday afternoon. BOWLING ALLEYS TO OPEN NEXT SATURDAY The Gould Bowling alleys will be opened for the fall and winter sea- son Saturday. The four regulation alleys are in perfect condition and everything has been put in readi- v ness for the opening day. The al- % _leys will be conducted the same way "*ws last year. Ladies are invited to use the alleys. Bowling leagues will § 1 be formed. pfimmu FARM CLUB " HAS BIG MEETING The Bemidji Township Farmera of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Paddock, six miles south of Bemidji, last Saturdp About 75 people were present. é,, hnerestlng program was glVeh‘ WORK IS BEGUN 0N ‘Work was begun today on the new ‘home to be conmstructed for the Be- midji lodge of Elks at the corner of eltrami avenue and Fourth street. gln.ns are made to have the building completed by December 1. The Elks are completing arrange- ments for their big carniyal. which 'will ‘'be held at the armpgy, gnd 6. Qct. 9, the Mth anniversary of the ta by Governor Burnquist. 1] club held a very successful ,an, - r P Gar] t ] i teresting meeting at the}} omg cn;‘ ng, %‘: TY A I the denn an £ 5| Northwest Outdoor Sporf rni Those dates were chomw ing the cold season fe Housan St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 14.—Monday, (°f men, women and children TIMBER REMNANT SALE ANNOUNCED BY PREUS A remnant sale of state timber late in December was announced late yes- terday by State Auditor Preus in a plan to clean up scattered tracts over- looked for unexplained reasons by state estimators in previous years. Estimators’ oversights have re- sulted in the accumulation of a large lot of odds and ends, the auditor said. The large number are small tracts between others from which the timber has been sold and removed. The proposed remnant sale will take the form of county sales, because no contract will exceed 100,000 feet, and will be held about the time of the big state sale at the capitol in De- cember. ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN MACEDONIA IS HALTED IS REPORT Large British Forces Attempting to Advance in the Seras Region Repulsed. PLANS MADE FOR BIG TEUTONIC OFFENSIVE Paris Reports Continued Advance in Verdun and Somme Districts by French. (By United Press) Berlin, Sept. 14.—The new allied offensive in Macedonia has been com- pletely halted. Large British forces attempting to advance in the region of Seres have been repulsed and are suffering heavy losses. The British « | have.been forced to relinquish ground temporarily occupied. Repeated Ital- ian and French attacks have been easily repulsed. The Serbians on the Bulgarian right after a few tempor-| - ary successes have been pushed back to former positions, being unable to withstand the Bulgarian counter at- tacks. Rome, Sept. 14.—Plans have been laid for a great Teutonic offensive in the Balkans, at the kaiser’s confer- ence held yesterday. Tentative plans are to send 200,000 men and the Aus- trians will send 100,000. Paris, Sept. 14.—Continuing the advance on the west of Vardar the Serbians and the French crossed the trenches between Kovil and Vet- renik, progressing in the direction of Kaitmatchalon. The Germans have shifted more troops from Verdun to Somme in an effort to check advances. The French have made advances in both the Somme and Verdun dis- tricts. MINNESOTA HAS TEN MILLION ACRES TIMBER St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 14.—Despite the general belief that timber days are past and gone in Minnesota, there still is a little matter of ten million acres of merchantable, timper still standing in the state, the depurtment of ferestry said today. STATE SENATORS T0 VISIT HERE AGAIN .’1 O ut 100 state senators will visit |/ in Bemldji October 7 and 8. From Bemmjl they z[m be taken to Itas State par) Park Rapids in nuto- mobiles by Bemldjl citizens. The senators will be guestu of ¥ for severa 1‘7{’101' to their visif 1n this city. alker they,.will go Cags w g;e Ry il -visft or ke t 'l‘ha Bemldji Commerecial club is'ay.’ rmsing St. Paul, Sept. 14.—When the ther- mometer stands about 31 degrees be- low zero January 27 to Februnry 3.' of next year, Northwest ffii, ¢lad, will disport in t will parade the frozen streets in formal signated as Fire Prevention day in door exercises they would certainly|ard on a business trip last evening. JAurn_up their: noses at. in. Jume,.::i: il : ‘m%e evengxuwnmt.“ér,‘?.v ELKS' NEW “0ME NORTHWEST OUTDOORS CARNIVAL IN JANUARY Dafnctive Paae TICKETS PLACED ON SALE FOR “U” LYCEUM COURSE OF WOMAM'SCLUB Excellent Program to Be Given by Study Organization This Winter. FOUR NUMBERS ON THE PROGRAMN; HANLY COMING Mrs. Thayer C. Bailey in Charge of Sale; Season Tickets to Be Sold for $1.50. Tickets were placed on sale today for the University of Minnesota Ex- tension Lyceum course which will be given under the auspices of the Wo- man’s Study club in Bemidji during the fall and winter months. There will be four numbers in the course and the programs to be given are far better than any that nave ever been given in this city. The women of the club deserve much credit for bringing these high class entertainments to Bemidji and every citizen should purchase a ticket and attend the entertainments. The season tickets will be sold for $1.50, single adult admissions will be fifty cents and children’s admission twenty-five cents. Mrs. Thayer C. Bailey is in charge of the sale of tickets. The entertainments will be given in the Methodist church auditorium. The first number will be the Mec- Phail String Quartet which will be here on October 11. This is the quar- tet that has been with the Univer- sity course four successive seasons. The International Operatic com- pany . will give its program which consists of selections from the best of the modern popular operas on De- cember 6. Every member of the com- pany is an artist in the truest sense of the word. Hon. J. Frank Hanly, for four years governor of Indiana, will deliver an address January 30. He is a re- markable orator, brilliant and able. His measurements are titanic and his subjects are “The World Disarmed,” ‘“The Patriotism of Peace,” “The Spirit of Democracy,” “The Person- ality of the Christ is a Man Die.” The fourth and last number of the program will be given February 22. It will,be by the Chicago Male quar- tet. This quartet comes to Bemidji with high recommendations. JURY DECIDES WOMAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 14.—A jury late yesterday decided that Mrs. Eva Coffer accidentally fell into the Mechanic Arts hlgh school aeroway to her death. ‘§ix youths held for her death have been released. PINK CARNATION T0 BE DRESS-UP FLOWER The pink carnation will be the offi- cial flower to be worn during Dress- Up, W ek which will be held ,Sept. 30 'to Plans for the celebra- Plans are Dress-Up revue, fiufi ‘whichuwfll be' tion are being completed. .bein made to _hp at t e Elks cd STATE T0 LEAD US Minnesota will soon head all the t: h{ it l the .opinipn e ngg“il? r:vpv?:.“ggre 3 ‘i‘;he state loreitry hur(l 'l'bemtna- board; is ld; L t_Itasca pal ’dz It ls pro! nhTa that’ leg]s 0 leodlnx #o forestry; conservation :will be discussed. b g MEN GO T0. CAMPS 'FROM HARVEST FIELDS s % g shipped daily l’s{p e lumber s, report ay. g::lx-e in gnoed ,fl;, W. Z. Rubinson. of the Smnh-Rob- rgé ‘number o B sig Chicago fire, will be officially | arching lines and take many out- |inson Lumber company, went to Leon- ‘B&.mtmg Lo:Bemidiitoday. Y 1, ] the machine and exploded. The bul- 1 detained in'’ ‘unable to:malNe the $rip: -4 vow J lN FORE‘STS state, se : % e 1By - seyeral .state — E a g? l ;%q:g’;fgu{ trlnn:\:‘:mll;‘l:‘ 5o e iRt i*#iii**i*iii! * x . ¥ LEISGOTO THE FAIR *x (By Eugene Field) x x * * x * TEK KK KKKK KKK KKK KK In this week’s history of the Fair, Today will be the banner day. The commonwealth will .all be there To view the truly grand display. The country folk from miles around Will gather in this monstrous hive, And will in wandering groups be found Where pigs and cows and squashes thrive. The rural bumpkin and his gal Will proudly note the Lima bean And golden pumpkin from La Salle, The sweet potato from Moline, The toothsome cheese from Kannakee, The turnip bred in Kickapoo; And squashes fair and round we’ll see From Crete and Big Foot Prairie, too. Or, fancying live stock, they will ponder On blooded cattle by the drove— Sleek Berkshire bullocks from Gol- conda, And Durham swine from Downer’s ¢ Grove; On Poland China sheep from Niles, On calves from Buda and Urbana, And likewise cows in divers styles. Unhappy, most unhappy being, Who thinks to stay away from there; Who misses all such sights worth : seeing H At and around our glorious Fair! So don, O youth, your paper collar, And prink your best, O maiden .8ay, A ticket costs but half & dollar— Go. 1oin the multitude today! - LORIMER FAILS T0 COME BACK IN RACE FOR ILLINOLS OFFICE (By United Press) Chicago, Ill., Sept. 14.—Former U. S. Senator William Lorimer fell down in his comeback race for ‘congress. Inrog:plete returns show that he lest to“Assure Fulton by 1,000 votes for the Republican nomination. “I admit defeat,” he said in a statement. “It is just the fortune of the game. I have nothing to say only that I wish that I had won.” INDIAN AGENT SHOT BY OWN REVOLUER Accidentally shot with his own .44 revolver, Indian Agent Benson is in a Chisholm hospital with a possi- bility of losing his left leg. Benson is well known in Bemidji, having been stationed here at the time of the saloon closing, and was transferred to the range district last winter when the saloons in that dis- trict were closed by the Indian de- parfment. The accident occurred Tuesday on the Chisholm road while Indian Agent Benson and an assistant were riding towards Hibbing in the car- used by the agents in trailing down offeders. In getting out to crank the car, Mr. Benson’s. revolver, which hung from his holster, was hit by the crank:of let passed through his leg coming out under his left knee and completely shattering the bone. He was rushed to: a hospital and is suflerlng consid- erably. GOVERNOR DETAINED; ' SCIIMAHL ON TRIP Governor J. A. A. Burnquist, who was to have been in Bemidji today on_a ditch, ting trip, 3: aul and’ has’ be Julius A. Schmahl, secretary of Northern M mflm‘!’ B W‘ nage departmient, State .Treasurer.-A. C.;Gooding: and | Charles M A drist, p rivate, .gecref [ to'Gover m‘nqullt, are’ othéro ‘cials ] ln ,Qhe PAXE¥. et o saor {FIRST CASE DISHISSED; "GRAND JURY: STILL our) The case of Emma Haas vs. Fred of the district court, (this morning. . wing a jury f . Bertra, against the orthern Paélfic and Minnesota & In- ternational rai.way companies was begun. The grand jury did not make a re- port this morning and is still in ses. fie | . WMINNESO o i B‘CT{"‘ ,v“\fh PIO CLOSE AT NOON FOR BEMIDJIDAY ATTHE BIG COUNTY FAIR Previous Attendance Records Will Be Smashed Today, is Belief; Schools, Oficeg, }Stores CIQ;g ; Pioneer Published at One o’Clock; Many " Visitors in' City; Judging of Exhibits Commenced.. EIG RACE PB,OGRAM TO BE GIVEN THIS AFTERNOON; TRACK IN GOOD GONDITION C w. Jewett to Race Against Time in “Ford Speenl’- Pushmobile Races Attmnng Much Attention; Many Entries Received for Races; saTly xhi Buumefl Houses Have Dmplny:. Business will be practxcally suspended in Bemldn this af- ternoon :so that.: everyone can attend the eleventh annual Bel, trami county fair, the biggest fair that this county has ever had. ‘With -trains hrmgmg large crowds of people and with’ & large number of people motoring to Bemidji, it is believed that the attendance today, Bemld]l Day, will shatter all previous at- tendance records.’ Although it ral ed for a short time this morning, mdlca- tions at noon were that the day would be clear. Schools were closed at noon, stores and offices were closed and the Pjoneer was published at one o’clock so as to give ita employes a half holiday to: attend the fair. ‘There are nearly 500 exhibitors in the various departments, about 350 being general exhibitors and 150 exhibiting in the school booths at the fair. The school exhibits are the largest at the fair. There is much interest in regard to the various contests that have been conducted in the rural schools. 'W. B. Stewart, county superin- tendent of schools, is in charge of the school exhibit. The judging of exhibits took up the entire time of this morning’s session at the fair. The judges are T. B. McCullugh for live stock, L. H. Bugbee and E. H. Reff for farm exhibits, and E. C. Brown for poultry. This afternoon a race program will be given. Work was done on the track this morning and the track is reported to be in good condition. C. W. Jewett will race against time for five miles in his “Ford Special” racer in which he won prizes at the Twin City Speedway on Memorial Day. The program of races for this afternoon will be as follows: 2nd 1:30 Boys’ foot race, under 16. $2.00 1:45 Boys’ foot race, under 10. 2.00 1:55 Girls’ foot race, under 16. 2.00 2:00 Girls’ foot race, under 10. 3.00 2.00 2:10 Fat man’s race, 200 1bs. or more....... 3.00 2.00 2:20 Married women’s race. 2.00 2:30 Potato race, free for al 2.00 2:40 Sack race, free for all...................... 3.00 2.00 2:45 Tug of War, Farmers vs. Townmen, ten-men teams ... 10.00 5.00 3:00 Free exhibition by Al Bossard, con- G ~ tortionist dnd aerial performer. 3:15 Boys’ bicyele race ......... . 2.00 3:25 Motorcycle race : 5.00 3:45 Running race, Farmers’ horses, 14 1, ; ? 1lnile DR D 5.00 Porié' race, Vz mile 3.00 . Auto race, free for all stock cars. At least three cars to enter. 1st $20.00; 2nd, $10.] 00 3 4:45 Australian pursuit race by stock cars only. 1st, $15. 00 2nd, 810.00‘ 3rd, $5 00. The Bemldp band will give a concert this afternoon and to- morrow afternoon. Tomorrow will be Everybody’s Day. = Several of the Bemidji firms have special ‘booths at the fair. em.uljl Hardware Co., Battles Ha.rdware, Given Hardware Co., A, U‘,; (Carlson. Variety Store, Smlth Robi Lumber Co.,' Geo. T. Baker as agent of the Autopul Among the features at the fa.n' are: Large sweet potatoes grown by Ira Cook of Puposky A nipety:fidund pumpkin. Horticultural beans exhibited by M. L. Fuller of Puposlq Green olives exhibited by M. M&dlson, 1218 Beltram ayenue. XEgg plant exhibited by Lee Hlltz Special booth by Lee Hllip. ++Booth includes grasses, tables,,corn, canned, goods; ete.