Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 1

| THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY P1 "MAYOR GIVESIDEAS DISTRIBUTE AEICAN GIE TSTOWAR'SSTRICKEN [MAN WHO LAID 0UT | lwmcansar MTELLS ) UPON DEVELOPING | § BENIDAL MAKES CAE by i o, BUT - LAKE ADVANTAGES otrten | RIPPLE WASNT S0 - FORBEMIDJIPEOPLE was in Bemidji yesterday. Mr. Hilli- CERTAIN; ARREST ‘ ; Favors New Armory at the Foot 40 CENTS PER MONTH. T led the party that rescued Super- intendent Reagan of the Great North- ern railroad a few years ago when the latter was lost in the northwest. He is conceded to be the greatest land cruiser and scout in the United States and is one of the really big men of the Great Northern road. REBEKAH LODGE SEATS | ***'inistixes'rs xor HEAvem ITS NEW OF F lCERS TeH; County PKnen They Can Go as He Intends Tearing Down The officers installed by the Re- Jail; Will Be Examined. bekah lodge last evening are as fol- P lows: Past noble grand—Mrs. Sophie “Don’t you know rhe?” asked Mar- Robideau. tin Dahl of Chief of Police Ripple goss is the man who laid out the S Herman Dahl’s Si:range Action is e 1y Third Street; Erect Toboggan townsite of what is now Bemidji and he also gained fame as the man who Cause for Police Call; Taken to Atop Structure. the County Jail. CHANGE IT INTO ROLLER COASTER IN SUMMER SEASON Centralize All Winter and Summer .Pleasures; Favors City Purchas- ing Lot; Willing to Aid. ‘While the new armory proposition . . . - Americans have given more gifts to France and Belgium’ than to any of the other warring countries. A great \ 4 is a subject for public thought and s . < . % - Bitscussion and is to become & para- l:tu:isotd :::se offerings have gone through the hands of our ambassador in Paris, William Graves Sharp, seen here o ;\'oble grand—Mrs. Margaret Ol-|this morning. ¥ mount topic in Bemidji ere long, e Vice grand—Mrs. Mary Virts. ““Can’t say that I do,” replied the s Mayor Vandersluis has some ideas along this line of thought which also includes other propositions that are confronting the people and which are also to become of more interest. e To a Pioneer representative this : morning Mayor Vandersluis briefly -expressed himself. Slides Atop Armory. “I believe,” said the mayor, “that the new armory should be erected at the foot of Third street on the lake. Then from the top of the structure could be built a toboggan slide having about four chutes running out upon the lake. It weguld be ‘high and out of the way of everyone -and not interfere with anything in the least. “Then - alongside the toboggan «could be erected a ski slide on the same principle. Change to Roller Coaster “After the winter was over the to- MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF ~ LEAD WAY TO TOBOGGAN TOBOGGAN SL“)ES T 5 000 F AMIL'ES TO Wallace. “I'm God,” explained Dahl by way BULLE INS ] Financial secretary—Mrs. Laura|of introduction ’ B Cobb. - 5 . Chief Ripple’s eyes commenced to BE BROUGHT HERE, gVal;;len—Mrs.‘ Minnie Frost. il s y Buenos Ayres, Jan. 18.—The list onductor—Miss Ann Brown. 8 forehead, he shoved his cap back BYC ARN'V AL AS N of victims of the German submsrine ¢ |raider was raised today to 24 with hi a possibility of the actual number Right supporter, noble grand— |bim- e BIG Ckown IS 0UT going to 26. One British and one fllNES PERFECTED Mrs, Belle Denley. “There's a Iot of people In Bemidit Left ter, |—] . tthought to ha:g been gent to the bot- o e e n’'t come here and when He does I — om or captured. Right supporter, vice grand—Mrs. o In addition to the 23 accounted % *|don’t want to put Him in jail. That's President E. E. McDonald of Asso- |, oicrdoy. it is positive the Jap- | K8ye & Carter Lumber Co. Interests Florence Dougherty: ciation Has Forces Marshaled nlnzsed siteatl‘wlaer I;Iudsons heru‘ lsd lnt- Taken Over by Hines Mercantile |Irma Hazen. n:d then addressing the stranger the for March to Scene Tged B e DL e T & G & Manufacturing Co Pianist—Miss Elsie Schmitt. chief ejaculated: == i Pernambuco in charge of a German facturing Company. % 8 . prize crew. When the survivors I Mrs. Alma Annette acted as in Chief Rather Skeptical. ! chief, “but I guess I'll get a doctor clah;lhth: rnide'r left Kiell fiying the BEHIND NEW ENTERPRISE HAYNER RECOVERING ::;"ls l;;ul!x!-:n (l}‘;r‘;k nyfiur:)gv:: "nl;l:l dut:: Danis] ag. She i a large craft, » y plentifully supplied, and her captain R. C. Hayner, inventor of the Auto- Recording secretary—Miss Christy | ¢hief. g Treasurer—Mrs. Mabel Lambert. } bulge, a cold sweat broke out upon (By United Press) Chaplain—Mrs. Edna Essler. upon his head and braced himself for l'l Inside guardian—Miss Olive White. UGE PROJECT FOR Outside guardian—Mrs, Ella Roe, another look at the man confronting French merchantmen, missing, are who seem to believe that God would- 2 Jennie McPherson. Left supporter, vice grand—Miss|8 fact,” mused the chief to himsel?, stalling officer. “Mebb » were landed the Japanese crew told - o ebbe you are” came back the the first story of the raider. - They 1200 SWEDISH CHURCHE: ARE chief called Dr. Marcum. b 1d be transf d into a | @Gail Partici sa:2 £ B vaster for ‘bathers and affora | Gy Garbed Participants Present|yept the prisoners below deck. |Rev. J. H. Randahl of Bemidji Mem- | /¢ D200Hor, WICL Resiauarions ) [ hers M0 Gre, vop Boof, e — ‘gil:;li-ngm:e:sw :t pleasure during the Stnhnshppf&!::tc:; Nt:dset Pro- ot 'l;h:o(?t'to:‘:e:‘::r%ee “n E;’ot!':: ::“ap ber of Directorate' New Bank |midji home for the past week, but|Marcum put in an appearance. : t . gram is mpted. 4 gy Has ized. is now recovering. Mr. Hayner was “That’s no case for me,” remarked ‘At the foot of the toboggan and commerce' destroyer, she being the Been Organized formerly in the land business in this|the doctor. ‘‘That’s yours, chief.” “fleet prize ship.” All prisoners were transferred to her where they were poorly fed and there was much suf- fering, according to the prisoners. Sixteen Are Bo~--d, Amsterdam, Jan. 18.—Berlin dis- patches report the safe return of a submarine with a record of 16 ships sunk. city, later moving his oftice:to Min-| *All right,” replied Chief Ripple, neapolis. He has lately djsposed of | “I'll prescribe the county jail,” and his land business in the cities, in|ne proceeded to fill his own preserip- order to give his entire time to his|tjon, invention. He will return to the ters at Hotel cities as soon as he has recovered All this happened this morning in &) from his recent {llness. the Ford hotel. Dahl had registered there Tuesday night. He remained “CAN'T COME” WRITES ;::Efilf}“; ::L:’:,E::“{..‘: T night PN otel management go uneasy GRAND RAPIDS QUINT | grer tne, o pumsencriim o ate Stest knock on the door. No response. -gki slide ,or near them, could be laid -out a skating rink and curling rink nd Lovers of outdoor winter sports were out.in full force last evening, the ‘gccasion being the formal open- ing of the new toboggan slide, erect- ed at the foot of Tenth street and the lake by the Carnival association, and the devotees of the toboggan certain- ly enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent. 2 -Long before the scheduled time for the appearance of the Carnival as- sociation members, who marched from the. Markham hotel, to arrive the. slides presented a scene of ani- mation, and like sardines, heavily garbed humanity grouped on the platform from which descend the four slides erected by the Carnival club. A movement having for its object the bringing of fully 5,000 families to Beltrami county was consummated yesterday when the transfer of the interests of the Kaye & Carter Lum- ber company of Hines to the Hines ger_cantfle & Manufacturing com- il . ny.was perfected in Bemidji. Buen oflgfigfl?}g %fi%he.nru- The new concern has the backing of the Augustana Colonization Soci- ish navy in the South Atlantic is to- day scouring the seas in search of|ety of North America, representing 1,200 Swedish congregations through -and have all the sports of winter al -summer centralized. Tear Out 0ld Dock. “The old city dock should be torn :out. It is of no service, and in its stead should be built a dock, say ‘thirty feet, which would be suffi- cient. - ‘That would be -ample for ‘everything on the program both win- ‘ter and summer. “] agree that the lake and its -pleasures should be (eveloped by Be- -midji and my idea is to group the sports and facilities and have them at a central point. I also believe the city should purchase the lot needed and I will use my endeavors to have this done. If it is to be done ‘4t should be started as soon as pos- sible. That’s what I think about it, looking at it from all sides.” U the German submarine raider. The Chief of Police Ripple was sent for fast cruiser Glasgow, which ~ took [out the United States, of which H. The Grand Rapids basketball team | this morning and the chief found the part in the Cornwall battle two years | Ivarson, 215 Plymouth building, | has notified Manager Jacobson of the |door locked. A peep over the tran- ago ,is leading the hunt. It is un-|Minneapolis, is the secretary. Mr.|Big Bemidg team that Grand Rapids|som disclosed Dahl apparently asleep. officially reported that a Japanese|Ivarson was in Bemidji yesterday [will not be here to play tomorrow (Obtaining a broom, Chief - Ripple cruiser is steaming to join the chase. |and in the evening made the Pioneer | and Saturday night as scheduled, and | reached through the transom and Suspicion is attached to the black-|a call. | the letter is a keen disappointment|with the handle pushed back the bolt. listed steamer Alaquarash, scheduled The project is a huge undertaking | to the local quintet. Proceeding to the prostrate form he to sail from this port today. She i8|but not of *unreasonable magnitude Tomorrow night, the high school |attempted to awaken him but the when it is taken into consideration | basketballers will play Fosston at|man was apparently in some sort of what is behind it and the number | Fosston and on Saturday evening the | stupor. Unable to secure Dr. Shan- of persons the Augustana society |[teams will play at the Armory in [ non, the chief called Dr. Marcum and represents. | Bemidji. what followed was as given in the Rev. J. H. Randahl ult Bemidji i: , Jtuv;rud's q:lntl lsdsho:lnlg dexcel- introduction to this story. a member of the board of directors of | lent form and already the lads are the new company, which has for its|hearing the flap of a championship WhSQYIDCoHrHOM: dHe-ven. 2t purpose the manufacturing of lumber | pennant. st“ng‘;‘: a;'d i ecl‘:;?ternh:;m::l ose; g e S e e | D R D[RR S 1] ALSO THE PETIT JURY ing of land at Hines. riving at the court house and enter- Following is the list of grand jur- Many View A Active par'tvicip:ntssq(l’lflthe sport were augmented by large numbers of spectators. The latter came and went according to their inclination or ability to withstand the cold night | fiying the American flag. \ f air, but the tobogganists kept warm . \ “&I“SHOLM FUNERAL IS by their exertions incident to having Ship Rates Boosted. i o a good time. New York, Jan. 18.—Marine un- “Ew '"-“S MORNING It was about 8 o'clock when ° the | derwriters here continued today to . = 1 marchers got away from the Mark- | boost rates for ships bound from Am- ham hotel. Several members were |erican waters. Rates have been = ) already at the scene, not caring to raised from two to six per cent since The funeral of Angus Chisholm ~was held this morning from the Cath- olic church at ‘9 ‘o’clock, Rev. Fr. J. J. T. Philippe officiating. Inter- i Washington, Jan. 18.—The United i uniformu:;":hle gcladrlnnlv.n,ld:ficintion States may become involved if any Officers Are Named. ing, Dahl raised his hands and ex- fatally injured two months ago by Ma: 3 yor Vandersluis and Chief of Po- President—A. A. Johnson, Sebeka. in contact with to Heaven. seven hunters, when he was mistaken | ;. g, Vice president—A. Hallin, Hines. ors drawn for the Beltrami county make the tramp. Those who did | yesterday. march were gaily garbed in outdoor sports regalia, many in the adopted May Involve the U. 8. :ment was made in Holy Cross ceme- The annual meeting of . g of the com- claimed: tery. M"mcm“m:' :f:s:hotm::: A drummer sounded the cadence Am:;:«i::: ‘;:e:hh:" bee:xnlo::‘gzr ";: pany was held Tuesday and the fol- Now we are in Heaven!” and he = was near Blackduck, and at the head of the line marched :lll’: South Athntleu orm, lowing officers elected: proceed to welcome all whom he came for a déer. He had been in St. An- 2 Leading the Carnival cohorts were A Secretary—H. Ivarson, Minneap- 1"“’";“’%“?:; t::‘m:p :: President E. E. McDonald of the as- JUDGE STANT”N WAITS olis. district term of court which begins ‘happened,. #nd. his ‘wite sociation and Mrs. McDonald, both Treasurer — August Erfckson, | February 15: Tells Prisoners to Go. When taken into the jail, Dahl in- formed all the prisoners that they could go as he was going to tear it the bedside. attired in the bright red and white U Hines, John R. Pederson, Bemidji. Mr. Cl;i;holn"a ldle{l yeg‘:rdlg r:lt?ll::‘- costume of the Carnival association, 0N LAWYERS RETURN Géneral manager—Swan A. Fri-| George Cochran, Bemidji. gown.d lm: :l;zulzr::on%;ah::eme(ll ‘It: ~ Ing at o cloek. * | while behind them trooped the lurid berg, formerly of Gwinner, N. D.,| Louis Tegner, Pinewood. e;vteo :ucell Danl stepped ualmde P John Chisholm, of Crow Wing, ar- rived in the city shortly before he died, and a sister, Mrs. Martha Leigh- :ton, of Elk River arrived for the fu- neral. PAST YEAR SET NEW RECORD ON THE LAKES attired members ,eager for the sport now a resident of Hines. R. C. Edwards, Hackett. to begin. Judge C .W. Stanton is home from | "%y, oo "poter T. Youngdahl of| W. J. Thompson, Pitt. politely invited Chiet Ripple to step International Falls, where he went to in first, but the chief had no inten- Mayor Vandersluis wore an every- h 7 f th Minneapolis, widely known through- J. H. Carter, Tenstrike. old court. Some of the attorneys X tion of being a guest of Sheriff John- -day business suit, fedora. - lightly interested in cases to be heard be- out Minnesota, is a member of the di George Hayes, Debs. ton and declined the invitation. perched atop. But not so Chief Rip-| o 0"y o" pomidji district jurist are rectorate. C. F. Schroeder, Bemidji. Dahl will be looked over to deter- ple. The chief had on his long blue|. "c “pgy) and Duluth on important The capital stock of the new or-| R.'Olson, Roosevelt. mine his mental equilibrium overcoat, shield brightly polished, matters and Judge Stanton came ganization is $50,000. A. R. Erickson, Bemidji. : while on his head was a white knit |, "¢, await their return to Inter- New Bank to Open. A. A. Wetzinger, Kelliher. toque with a cute red tassel flop- national Falls, The docket is & In soiinection with this huge con- Otto Myran, Inez. . ping jauntily from its apex. He had |, . oo" no and includes 31 cases of | cern, will be operated a bank to be X’ JH'H%?;;:' %l:‘fgg::gk' TABER “AS PURC“ASED — the mayor looking like a burned alle; ged violation of the liquor 1aws|known as the Union State Bank of match alongside of Mt. Vesuvius and of the state. Hines. It will be ready for business 0. B. Johnson, Tenstrike. FRoST GROCERY STORE G. D. Backus, Bemidji. about the first of March. Its incor- John Boe, Blackduck. Mr. Vandersluis realized it wasn't LE AK PR 0BE “ ALTED' porators are practically the officers ‘Alex Reinhart, Blackduck. ’ any use to try to put anything over of the Hines Mercantile & Manufac- F. J. Maren, Malcolm. RESUMED NEXT WEEK on the chief in the decorative line. Stay Until Late. turing company and the cashier will Getting together at the head of be Hirmanp Soylomonson of Nicollet, Charles Hartman, Turtle River. the toboggan, the red and white Minn. H. E. Hopkins, Kelliher. garbed and decorated aggregation, The new banking institution will F. V. Gardner, Pu|l>oeky. interspresed with various other col- have a capital stock of $12,500, E. D. Bentle?', Louis. (By United Press) more than necessary to open a state Petit Jurors. Washington, Jan. 18.—That the Petit jurors drawn for term com- note leak probe will not be taken up again until next week is the belief of J. P. Morgan. There was no hear- ing today. (By United Press) Detroit, Mich.,, Jan. 18.—From very viewpoint, the year just L. E. Taber has purchased the George W. Frost store on 624 Am- erica avenue, taking possession of the business yesterday afternoon. He by will carry a full line of groceries, confectionery and school supplies. Mr. Taber was formerly employed as clerk in Schneider Bros. Clothing was the greatest in the history of the Great Lakes transportaion, Presi- dent Williams told the Lake Carriers association here today. ors ,all surging in the glare of an electric street lamp resembled some- bank, and will occupy & mew abnk what the result of an explosion in a building to be erected. mencing February 13: 7 paint factory, but no time was lost The project as outlined will not C. Thompson, Nebish. store for four years. in getting into action and they stay- only be of inestimable benefit to all| George O. Grovum, Zipple. ed and stayed and slid and slid until personally interested, company mem-| Harry Backly, Bemidji. bers and newcomers, but to the city F. E. Magnuson, Jelle. laseom, : ICE RINK FORMALLY - MAY LOCATE HERE of Bemidji and all of Beltrami| M. A. Falls, Blackduck. ASSISTING REVIVAL Judge W. A. Carter and wife of county. IA{i)ngVrl’l’itii;!:n’Bxg;g: = OPENS ToMORRow NIG“T Bismarck, N. D., arrived last eve- Joshua Jokela, Malcolm. ning for an indefinite stay in Be- Swan S. Larson, Thorhult. midfil at’ the home of Mr. and Mrs. 0LD STAR T“EATER IS John Goerke, Bemidji. Tomorrow evenng will take place George Moll, Blackduck. the dedication of the new skating A. Sandgren of this city and Evan- Oliver Whaley. Judge Carter was gelist L. A. Sandgren of Grand Forks | ,;p;) recently secretary. to Governor ORDERED MADE SAFE| ichael Doyie, Nebish. | rink on the lake at the foot of Third Herman Thorn, Blackduck. streyt and skaters are looking for- —_— in the revival services this week in Hanna of North Dakota, a position : V. E. Deyer, Funkley. » | ward to the event with considerable the Nymore Salvation Army = hall he held for a number of years. He - Judge C. W. Stanton today modi- K. K. Melland, Pinewood. interest. Captain Sandgren reports 24 con- B 5 s Mrs. Whaley’s brother, and con- verts since the meetings commenced | .~ 1 ote5 locating permanently in |fied the order issued by the state fire| Ray C. Cooper, Bemidji. The ice is in the best of shape and jdeal for skating. The city has had Monday, January 8. Bemidji, should he find here a suit- | marshal to tear down and destroy| J. L. Donahue, Baudette. able business opportunity. the old Star theater building, and W. Reynolds, Tenstrike. the rink flooded and put in first class IS CONVALESCING - a decision issued directs the owners| J. E. Black, Bemidji. condition and the Carnival associa- i THAW’S LIFE HANGS of the building to repair it and to Axel Sandberg, Blackduck. tion members who are skaters will Elbridge Lord, son of Mr. and (By United Press) be on the scene tomorrow night. make the chimneys, heating appara- Gustav Sandell, Stanley. Mrs. A. Lord of Beltrami avenue, Philadelphia, Jan. 18.—The condi- There will be coffee and sand- tus and electric wiring conform with George Pierce, Wilton. who has been ill at his home for|tion of Harry Thaw continued pre-|{the requirements of the Bemidji city George Creighton, Debs. wiches served at small cost and the some time, is convalescing. evening will be made the most of. carious today. ordinances. Alfred Moen, Bemidji. SCOLDIERS ORDERED HOME BY SECRETARY BAKER (By United Press) ‘Washington, Jan. 18.—At the urg- nt request’ of Governor Stanley of Kentucky, Secretary Baker of the war department today ordered one company from each of the three Ken- tucky regiments to return home from the border. Miss Cora Bjornthum of Grand Forks, N. D., is assisting Captain O. NEW RUSSIAN WAR HEAD IS ANNOUNCED (By United Press) Petrograd, Jan. 18.—The appoint- ment of General Beliaeff as minister of war and General Chouviaeff as councillor of the empire was an- mounced today. -