Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1916, Page 1

YOLUME ‘XIV. No. 305, ° Do i O T | b CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS |LIDEMEN R AT BEMIDJI CHURCHES FIREMEN B HAVE MUCH OF MERIT === —= Presentation on Various Evenings; All Have Been UN]TED STATES NEAHNG WAR . : | et e Sl i G . REASON FOR WlLS&V’S NOTE V" SALVATION ARMY IN CITY HALL| ™ vat 7o ) . Washington, Dec. 21.—The posi- i ptiem Music, Recitations and Readings Figure Conspic= tion of the United States becoming in-| = Washington, Dee. Syl mukiay uously in Offerings; Time-Honored Tree and Santa |tolersble is the reason reason for| yen; of the peace terms of the bel- te ‘allies will be dispatched at the same time. -erary circles in’ Bemidji and the of- Recitation, Edla Rudy. ferings are of merit. The Christ- Recitation, Carl Opsahl. mas tree and Santa Claus will figure| Selection, Milton Rolke. conspicuously and juvenile Bemidji Solo, . Kern Olson. will fare well on the occasions. Fol- Address, pastor. lowing are the programs and the Song, school. .dates of presentation: " i Tai Methodist Episcopal. wedish Lutheran. Sunday evening, 7:45 o’clock. Thursday Evening, 8 o’clock. This year we have chosen a pro-| Song, Sunday school. gram which we believe is in keeping| Address of welcome, Rev. J. H. 1 celebrated | Randahl. 'nm;a::l)f. fl;itm? 1'3?;::‘5.}0‘. God so| Responsive reading, Sunday school loved the world that he gave His and Superintendent G. C. Berglund. President Wilson plainly hinted the | tiha ie certain to support President B 0 1son’s plea for peace. The warm- danger of the United States being approval is expressed by members drawn into the war. of the government here, coupled with the prediction that the whole coun- try would' be a unit in supporting Reply in 24 Hours. t}:el plfan. (l)l;lchla :vera uvlrlapt off — _Ens their feet with surprise at the note. London, Dec. 2‘1)‘ mEng]andr (;:f The belief that the president’s plea her allies will probably answel for definite terms for peace on both many’s peace note within the next|gsides is most timely and seemed to twenty-four hours. The various an-| have fair prospects of success. '“l%’hgeg;::f “;f'e';';' thought being %oe:igt'afil:;:li,hMildred Danielson. OLG A PETROV A. LYC AN AND BL ACK . “others.”” So we will give white Recitation, Ralph Moberg. 1 gifts for our King, Jesus Christ. Recitation, Alma Christianson. White gifts may be of “Self, ser-| Trio—Juvia Gordhammer, Thelma = GO UT A ‘I’ R’I‘REE; ice or substance,” just so it is un-|Lind and Edith Gordhammer. :;inted by any seif-interest. An op-| Recitation, Willard Lind. portunity will be given that each|. Recitation, Leonard Lund. ive one or all Song, five girls. vg:rzgzgel_)resem A & Recit’ntion, Theodore Fenske. i lizabeth Anderson. Each pupil is expected to bring a| Recitation, El gift wrall))ped in white. These may Recitat_ion, Clarence Larsen. be fruit, groceries, clothing, toys or Recitation, Myrtle Moberg. money. They will be used to bring| Recitation, -Albert Moen. joy, comfort and happiness to “oth-| Song, Ida Palmquist. ers” here in Bemidji. Recitation, Olga Wallin. Matt. 25: Then shall the King say Rec!tatlon.’ Leo Fenske. unto them on His right hand:-“Come |-~ Song,: boys’ cherus. - ve blessed of my Father, inherit the Recitation, Henry -Benson. kingdom prepared for you from the Recitation, Hulda Anderson. Youndation of the world; for I was| Recitation, Helen Rudhe and Jen- hungry and ye gave me to eat; Ifnie Rudhe. R was thirsty and ye gave me to drink; Song, girls’ quartet. 1 was a stranger and ye took me in; Recitation, Lloyd Lind. naked and ye clothed me. Verily I Recitation, Walter Fenske. .say unto you, inasmuch as ye did it %eci::gon, l}fliseth:r %:;Z; . £ th least ye died it un- ec on, nry X i’f 'tr'x’me?ge ° . ¥ Song, Elizabeth Anderson and Mil- The church will be simply but|dred Danielson. effectively decorated in white and| Recitation, Clarence Thompson. green. ) The following program will be \ rendered: i Song, “There’s a Song in the Air,” PUTUP TONORROW Dressed to_ withstand cold = that would drop the mercury out the bot- KA AKAA kA AAAK Ak kAR Kk AAkkhkk -EHenorth - after- the d”Christmas’tree that to shine for all of Bemidji. ‘This af- ternoon, Alderman Tom Smart will haul the tree into the city as-his part of the Christmas festival and Super- intendent A. W.--Johnson —of - the Mingresota Electric Light & Power company ' will see that the tree is Tonight at the Grand theater Olga | properly eltetrically lighted as the Petrova will appear in tne celebrated light company’s part in the affair. , “Extravagance.” The Recitation, Alden Anderson. g}gu&?‘?: cit;mt;ve pxn;:: & The wires and lights will be placed Recitation, Nels Layons, Gustav on the tree tomorrow before its erec- tion. * &k k ok kK Bodeq, Arthur Lind and George Lay- ons. Recitation, Roy Moen. Recitation, Walter Fenske. Song, choir. school. Prayer, Rev. B. D. Hanscom. & Anthem, choir. ‘I’ Responsive scripture reading, by ‘the school. . . Song, “Joy to the World,” school. Reading, “A Legend of Cathay,” Bertha Webster. Christmas anthem, choir. - Song, “What Shall I Give Him? beginners' department. Presentation of gifts by begin- ners’ department. W Song, “Away in a Manger, pri- mary department. Presentation of gifts from primary department. . lém‘lptm‘e reading, Rachel Miller .and.Golden Soper. Presentation of gifts of junior de- -partment. Song, “There Came Three Kings, 4 Ere Break of Day,” by girls of ju- H nior department. ‘\}'m}'tandlng. “They Gave Him Their CARNIVAL ROSTER Salvation Army. ed to meet Mayor Vandersluis, the City Hall, Thursday Evening. .. Opeglngas:mg—“m:l?mtmas gw The ‘Bemidji Carnival association;|ham and allow Mr. Lycan to hike out come.” in process of formation,is rapidly as-|in the cold: and-get thetree; all ot Prayer—Capt. O. A. Sandgren. ‘Merry Christmas”—by ~fourteen . yhen a few boosters of Bemidji-met children. Recitation—"The First Christ- -evening last -week-and the start- mas,” Viola Mook. ed the ball rooling. At the meeting Recitation—*“A Christmas Tree|held last evening to hear committee get an ear froze, which be very ear-itating. 505:;- “Wotidestul L Biari Vernn total to the 227 mark, whereat 1l’x‘e:‘i- 0= v onae! g dent E. E. McDonald, who was in the Ganz. chair, smiled broadly. PLAN WIND SCREEN. Recitation—"A Timely Pointer,”| " ¢ M. Jacobson, for the committee to “plant” in'the snow bank around the rink, thus affording a shelter to the skaters. The plan has been; worked out very successfully in other cities. { Presentation of gifts by, interme-|qq., 4 . nd he was instructed to go ahead ' i diate depnrtmentt. gifts of sentor de- Recitation—“The Small Stocking,” [ gnd spend the additional $50. 5 Fresentation, o Lilly Breeton. 1t was decided to allow the chil- " partment. Song—"‘Christmas Greetings,” six ol \ Presentation of gifts of adult de- girls. 5 dren of Bemidji to join the assoc! artment. . 3 Reading, “The Other Wise Man, {(Henry Van Dkye) Miss Vera Backus. Song, “O, Little Town of Bethle- hem,” school. Address, Supt. A. T. Carlson. Song, “HAark! Hark, My : Soul,” :school. Closing scripture sentences, teach- «ers and pupils. Benediction. he little people a mem- Recitation4-“Santa Claus,” Willte | Hom 800 Tor the ttle oDl bo Burns, Panar ,,| charged, half the membérship of A R:"lm;;i‘m — “Papa’s Darling, theixF elders. But no youngster of : rabel Byers. i . Bemidji is to be left out of the sport ] > - Recitation — “Bethlehem,” FI0r-|o¢ the association and -all children { URGED FoR BEMmJl ence Robinson. ¥ DI a5 Recitation—*‘Bright - Stockings,” Isabella Ganz. i 1) Song-—“Christmas Bells,” Sunday (a5 do other little things -incident|received by the Ploneer from one of school. : duct of the association. el Dialogue—"The Next Day,” three tothe conduct of C Bemidji’s best known women with girls. Recitation—*‘Save a Little Christ- mas,” Flara Burns, Solo—*"Once Unto the Shepherds,” Mable Zimmer, wfig‘:"fi‘;g&:&;’ha Lookout Man,”| Tneodore Gullickson of Moorhead, | gon, & -public recogmition that the who are not able to afford the fifty cents may join"and pay their dues by It was also decided to obtain ,8|inq request that it be given space and dinavian Lutheran. Tuesday evening, 7:30 o’clock. “Voluntary. ‘Joy to the World,” school. onsive reading. er by the pastor. ‘Song, Minn., formerly of this city, i3 8 vis-| gpirit of Christmas demands commu- «A Merry Xmas,” class of girls. Recitation, “What is Xmas?”’ Ruth lellman. " Recitation, Paul Johnson. E _ Selection, ‘‘Angel’s Love Song,” Recitation—“A Timely _Sugges- for the children, followed by 8| “Eye ; i s ) rybody in the city cdn share, tion,” Edgar Mook. Christpas celebration in thebase-|for' ome part of the community ctfi:‘:;c"t 'Itr‘?: v:Tugifn: Letter * Santa|yent of the church.. Vespers, and|Christmas celebration is to make the “Good Enough,” two boys. : Recitation—*The Christ Child,” Maudie Butts. - < |- .Song—*‘Santa Claus,” four boys. Dialogue—*‘Christmas in the Air, five girls and six boys. Song—*Hail the Lord of. Glory,” six_glrls. A Gates of Pearl. . benediction in the evening at.7:30]city brilliant and :beautiful with Father J. J. T. Philippe,|lights on .Christmasd eve. A candle ¢ of girls. 1 o’clock. g meltnaion. Clifford Brandt. rector. ® Boys’ drill. : ; Cradle hymn, primary class. ecitation, Edla Rudy. ecitation, Mildred Olson. . “Recitation, Ella Thompson. ‘Song, class of boys. Recitation, John ‘Hagen. Organ’ prelude. 5 - | celebrate a human spirit of kindli- ‘suming proportions little dreamed:of| Which was real nice in hizzoner, as{put originated in: the a8 representative of -the Pioneer had | which occupied the rear portion of | The contents carried $2,500 insur- Just previously declined a cordial in-| the structure, the front of the ground |ance. witation of Mr. Lycan to go-out and | fioor being-vacant. notified and was promptly on 1 scene, the mercury hovering around|peat blew out the front plate front zero mark|of th 1 Recitation—"God Bless Us Every-| e cost of erecting the -toboggan |mMittee are planning to secure a big | rendering the work of the volunteers of the Dalton building and the east one,”. Gladys Mikulecky. slide would-entail ‘an ‘expenditure.of [ 10ad of balsam and small pine trees| trying. Eugene Burns. on toboggdn and skifng, stated that| Members of the skating rink com-|the 20 degrees below :fl{tnbltq t‘l)lfldse 101 ht‘; worn by mem-|.the Pioneer gladly does so: winter is h;l;le. erg of the assoclation. “With a municipal Christmas tree | morning. at is, winter officially i assured.for Bemidji this year, we can | arrived this morning, accordingto|rhc, bullding was sold in 1899 to VISITS OLD SCENES. make thid Christmas a celebration|the season. From now on until the| oy houzht the Markliam hotel and ‘worthy of the joyous and solemn sea- | first day of spring it will be winter. Saturday Evening. . those in the street. A city lit up to|ers, h Anthem by’ choir—"Open Wide the| ness is a beautiful thing. = Immediately after the £ in Bemi: F :|.. Christmas carol—“‘Watchman, Tell | membe Ch 8 | action against INSTANT COMBUS IS BELIEVED ORIGIN; - DALTON BUILDING IS LEFT PILE OF RUINS Blaze Starts in Restaurant About 8 O’clock and in ' " A Twinkling Interior of Structure Becomes i Presid i emanding & “show | ligerent powers and evolve from the| . Claus Will be Main Attraction for Youngster S ”en t Wflmn 4 : 8 ind the European war means of preventing a Seething Mass of Flame§ . ) down” and this is what is behind the | i1y world tragedy, President Wil- - L « " i bellig- has acted with the knowledge C g 1dji churehes will all have pro-| Drill, “Beautiful Xmas Eve,” class | 1ote of the president to the son CF gr?r:‘: a]jw:o::litzsto Charlstmas and | of girls. | erent powers on the peace proponl ;l::,tl t,';fin"thge"fifi'fi: ‘g:amme::: DOOM d ls QUICKLY D lSCERN ED they have been carefully prepared Recitation, Alvilde Casperson. . gt | fidence it will succeed . ' for the occasion. Much of the tal-| Song, Borghild Johnson and Mabel | to determine where th.ey are “at. 1 -h Action' Turned to Saving Handsome Brick Block ent is prominent in musical and lit-|Croon. Secretary of State Lansing says that| | .A yrte’:‘DAeg.D lzlgl_ Aigails : e Of O’Leary~Bowser; Occupants Flee Dense Smoke; History of Building \ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FIRE AT A GLANCE Building erected in .1894 by Carson Bros. Owned by John A. Dalfon, Bemidji. First built as frontier de- partment store. ’ Later became saloon loca- tion until threq years ago. Front burned out two years ago, new ‘one installed. L Structure valued at ap- proximately $6,000. 5o{)l:lsm'am:e on building, $4,- Insurance on contents, $2, 500. Two-stpry O’Leary-Bowser brick building adjoining, flooded by smoke. Department store occupying’ groynd floor and basement dense . with simoke. . .+ Second floor “occupied . by pflices flooded by smoke. - occupants of building driven out. . Martin Longballa Land company. occupying small structure at rear of Dalton building threatened. .Effects of company moved out safely. KEKE KK KKK KKK KKK K Fire of uncertain origin this morn- ing completely destroyed the two- story frame building owned by John A. Dalton of Bemidji, located at the Mr. Lycan was busily engaged in |S0uthwest corner of Beltrami avenue 227 “AVE SlfiNED watching the fire, fearing it might|and Third street, removing from the|ground floor was unoccupied, a saloon - get a notion to hop across the street | business district one of the pioneer and attack the Markham hotel, but|buildings of the city. h ready to leave and happen- | Was in the heart-of the business cej-|in Bemidji. B: i e et Mo ppen- | Eo" of Bemid)i and has. stood for Iz, D00k of this aua fréng mayor agreed. to watch the Mark-|Years, a monument of “other days.” The start-of the fire is not known, The building was valued at about restaurant | $6,000 and was insured for $4,500. Its location It was about 8 Save 0’Leary ‘yould indeed | o’clock when what resembled an ex-| When it was seen tgg:r:.he build- Farm,” Hudson Mook ts, Mrs. T: C. Bail hai; The tree will be erected at the foot flos::n ‘m“::edt.h:o i::tteil:o:“gf ‘:‘l“: t“‘ °:“:g :‘“ be saved, the firemen 4 . reports, Mrs. T: C. Bailey, chairman Aadd 4 urned their : Recitation—*“While Stars of Xmas o:pthe ‘membership eommi{tee, report- | 9f Third street, on-the lake and con-| place broke into flames. attention to saving the MINNESOTA ISTORICAL TIO pour a stream of water flames leaped to. their work of destruction and the interior :of ‘the building became a seething ‘mass of fire. The doom of the old-timer was sealed and the fire- men ‘confined their efforts to pre- venting a spread of the fire to ad- Joining buildings and those nearby. New' Block Threatened. Adjoining the Dalton building is the splendid two-story brick build- ing of O’Leary-Bowser Co., the first floor and Basement being occupied by the O’Leary-Bowser department - store, resplendent in its holiday at- tire and with heavy Christmas stocks. The store became quickly filled with dense smoke and the employes were driven from their duties and the store closed. Smoke Empties Offices. On the second floor of the O’Leary- Bowser building are offices and these were also em; A. Northrop, osteopath; W. N. Web- er, lawyer; D. H. Fisk, lawyer, and the Melba Beauty Parlor. At the rear of the Dalton build- ing.is the office of the Longballa Land company, occupying a small part of the building When it was seen that the Dalton building was going the effects of the land com- pany were moved to safety. » Burned Structurs Frame. The Dalton building was of frame but had a brick front, it having beea i - : installed two years ago at the time 5 8 of a fire. The front part of the RAK KK KAk kAR kA A A Ak AR ARk Rk Ak kkkkkkk R 3 x going out of business when legalized liquor selling was given a knockout ing on Beltrami avenue was the res- taurant. . Valued at $6.000. Sponta- | 0'Leary-B: m seri- Shine,” Sarah McMutrie. ed 126 additional names -signed to :::éfflte.t& ::cotomlrtwi:e :r:l“:f:;ngfl neous combustion is the opinion of | ong dnmn:: :‘:.rd ':,‘;‘,l;}{flf dt::truetl:ln P » 129 8 ) ar pa 5 Recitation—"My Dpl}y, Lilliany tne/membership roll, bringing up the faunity ot ntfl) n of-Ohristmas, ;‘:‘;‘0 present at the time of the mis-|and two leads of hose were sent into action on the side next to the Dalton The fire department was quickly | building. It was about 10 o'clock Interior in Flames. furnishing excellent food for LEAVES FOR ST. PAUL. F. 'G. Neumeier, until this week adltnsr of the Pioneer, left last night for St. Paul, where he will again en- 2 helping keep the rinks clear of s10W| e foflowing communication was | gage in newspaper work. days of Bemidil, WINTER OFFICIALLY HERE. Perhaps you haven’t noticed it, but Yep, it arrived this Song, school. Recitation—"0, Little Town of 3 eI ( ‘Welcome, Agnes Skinvick. Bethlehem,” Lulu Grand. .. jjtos tn hemdth . iyisood will o wall st Iton GRAFT TRIAL OPENS the The interior of the structure was burning fiercely, the frame material | any possible spread of the flames to the|other business houses, and slowly flames. Ladders were shunted up-|but surely the old frame structure ward ‘and three leads of hose werc|went down and out, & black heap of COMMUNITY XMAS - |the aret window throusn watch o] - " Entasesting History. when with a loud blast the terrific wall went down in charred mass, - caving inward. An excellent piece of judgment on the part of the fire- men was the saving of the water for ‘What has become to be known as the Dalton building was built in 1894 by G. E. Carson and M. E. Car- son for a general store in the pioneer It was erected for 4 general store and was one of the first to be built in Bemidji and was known throughout this part of Min- nesota, being a big trading center. It occupied ground space 25x90 feet. traded in the building on the deal. Later the same man sold the hotel back to its former owner and again . | took ‘over.the building. Passes to Dalton. AT Two “ARBoRS Next, the building was sold to a J Two Harbors, Minn., Dec. 21.—The after in the window will show that the|trial of former Mayor William Towl, | sold it and the upstairs portion be- Christmas spirit dwells within, and | who was indicted by the grand jury | came a rooming house. will: be: a message of good cheer to | for accepting bribes from liquor sell-| . Where the restaurant was located a8 commenced. Some-difficulty | used to be the stable_which was re- being found: in securing B izabet ickson. i : Glfinlin § .| Us ot;the Night,” school. . . 2 o W your | who was indi 3 ’:}:Et::::.' Edlwli‘n E:-I]‘B;Lc b IR Christmas Day. . =~ ° Prayer—Rey. Alyord. o g car : jury for the alleged - accepting ection, class of boys. Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- |- Scripture reading. . . - : ; bes for-protection of {1l / ¥Beasures,” John Simons. Recitation—"It is Coming,” Esther | ¢150 instead of theestimated $100 ong, class of girls. | ment in the afternoon at 3 o'clock on man from Wisconsin and 'then passed into the possession of Mr. Dalton. It became 'a saloon after Carson Bros. modeled for business p disposition of | It'is believed that Mr. Dalton will his“case, the court will 'take up the|replace the burned building with a st Mayor Ernst C. Strand | modern brick structure 'which will by the same grand | add grestly to ‘the buuiei:' district of | of the ‘city, as the or| the most prominent