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THE BEMIDJI DAIIA MINNESOTA | 4

HISTORICAL • SOCIETY.

VOLUME 7. NUMBER 250. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK.

S 0 0 DIVISION ENGINEER WILL BE STATIONED HERE

George M. Huss Will Move His Offices to Bemidji Next ~ Week and Make His Headquarters Here.—Honored

by Aitkin Citizens.

George M. Huss of Minneapolis, one of the most prominent and most trusted engineers in the em­ploy of the Soo railway system, is in Bemidji, and he announces that he will hereafter make his headquarters in this city. Mr. Huss is division engineer of the new Plummer-Moose Lake line, and by locating here he will be at an advantageous point from which to oversee the construction operations which will be rushed in this terri­tory for the next few months.

Mr. Huss was chief engineer of the construction of the Cuyuna branch of the Soo, and was located at Aitkin. With the completion of Cuyuna line, Mr. Huss is placed in charge of the engineering work on this division, necessitating his removal from Aitkin, where he had become immensely popular.

As a testimonial ot the esteem in which Aitkin people held Mr Huss, a public reception was re­cently tendered Mr. and Mrs. Huss by the Aitkin Commercial club, at which time the citizens of Ait­kin presented the engineer with a

handsome and valuable diamond ring, the presentation being ac companied by a splendid address of thanks, made by C. H. Warner The Aitkin papers speak of the reception as having been one of the most noteworthy gatherings in the history of that village.

It is known that Mr. Huss did yeoman work in inducing the Soo company to extend its line through Cass Lake and Bemidji. He was determined that the Soo people should not make a serious blunder by passing up these two places, which offered splendid fields for Soo business.

His persistence in presenting the claims of Bemidji had considerable to do with the final determination of President Pennington and other Soo officials to co-operate with Be­midji business men in getting desired right-of-way and building the line through this city.

Mr. Huss has many friends in this city, having visited here quite often when he was in charge of the construction of the Big Falls-Inter­national Fall8 extension of the M. & I. Railway, some two years ago.

BLACKDUCK Blackduck, February 6—(Special corres­

pondence of the Pioneer.) Miss Helen South is slowly recovering

from an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. John Cann visited her brother and

sister at Mizpah last Tuesday. Miss Mildred Hayes was in Bemidji last

week, taking teachers' examination. Mr. and Mrs W. B McLaughlin have

moved across the track into one of the houses owned by Trondson &. Whitting.

Mrs. D. H Congdon was called to Min­neapolis on account of the serious injury of her son-in-law in an accident at a mill where he was at work

Mrs. T. W. Zimmerman received word Tuesday of the serious illness of her daughter, Mrs. Bell Mrs Zimmerman left on Wednesday morning to assist in caring for her.

The Bijou theater, under the manage­ment of Jewett &. Sherberg, have added vaudeville to their list of attractions. Last week a couple by the name of Wains-wright gave a variety of stunts, and this week there will be an entire change.

Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Rice entertained a large number of their friends at a Genea­logical party last Friday night. The rooms were decorated with green spruce and ornaments, and later, useful leaves. The family tree was the key note of the even­ing and was beautifully carried out in various games and *ssts\ A delicious lunch of sandwiches and salad, coffee and cake was served. The guests departed at a late hour with many expressions of pleasure for an evening delightfully spent-

The delightful home talent play. "Mr. Bob," to be given Monday evening, Feb. 14, will have the following in the cast of characters. Philip Royson, Dr. Freeburg; Robert Brown, clerk of Benson & Benson, J F. Sullivan; Jenkins, Miss Rebecca's butler, Mr. Long, Rebecca Luke, a maiden lady, Mrs. Lee French, Katherine Rogers, her neice, Mrs. J M. Freeburg; Marion Bryant, Katherine's friend, Miss Clara Wmegart; Patty, Miss Redecca's maid, Miss Marion Long. The proceeds of the play will be used to buy books to place in the public reading room.

Ed. Feldman, brother of Mrs.

Arthur Hagberg, returned to his

home at Northome this morning,

after visiting at the Hagberg home.

COUNTY TEACHERS SHOW MORE INTEREST IN WORK

W. B. Stewart, County Superintendent of Schools, Tells of Recent Examina­

tions.—List of Participants.

"Considering the season of the year, the state teachers' examina-which were held Thursday, Friday and Saturday were better attended than ever before, and the interest manifested in the examinations indi­cated that educational matters in this county are progressing very satisfactorily, and comparison with former years is very favorable to the late examinations," says W. B. Stewart, superintendent of schools of Beltrami county, in speaking of the examinations.

"Three years ago, but forty-one applicants took the examinations, while this last examination was attended by fifty-eight who wrote the 'exams.' Of course most of the teachers of the county took the examinations last August, the cer­tificates granted at that time extend­ing for one year, and these applicants did not participate in this Febru­ary examination.

"More first-grade applicants at­tended this examination, showing that there is more of a tendency among the teachers to qualify as first-grade teachers."

Those who took the examinations were as follows: Estella Gracie, Vivian Guptill, Lillian G. Mac-Gregor, Elizabeth MacGregor, Ellen Gleason, Agnes Back, Isabella Wallin, Anna M. Pierce, Mae O. MacGregor, Mary McDougald, Bernice Bently, Nellie G. Erickson, Inez R. Geil, Betsy Frverak, Hazel H. Wells, Eliza H. Boobar, Bemidji; Hattie M. Hayes, Rose Zimmer­man, Blackduck; Elisa Bronby, Alyce Wilkin, Florence Eastman, Tenstnke; Arvilla Patterson, Goldie Lackore, Alice C. Jacobson, Oma Hannah, Wilton; Celia M. Clark, Rose E. Olson, Hilma Johnson, Bertie Greenfield, Mary Mangau, Nymore; Fred Slumpes, Myrtle Hubbell, Becida; Farnham Watson, lone A. Higgins, Ethel L. Knox, Nebish; Mrs. Cora L. Wright, Maude E. Ames, Norma J. Dobbdal, Guthrie; S. Gladys Bickford, Battle Lake; Mary L. TenEyck, Quiring; Lulu C. Dally, Julia L. Johnson, Laporte; Nell Latterell, Foley; Matie Ruskjer, Alma A. Powers, Solway; Olive Sidney Hines, Edna Wilson, Hines; Nellie G. Knox, Puposky, Jeanette McDonald, Erne;

\c. GOOD PRINTING Is as valuable an adjunct to

a successful business as any other article in your line.

Some printeries do printing and others turn out good printing. We claim to belong to the latter class and any job turned out at this shop is guaranteed to be first class.

The Pioneer has the stock and facilities for giving you figures on large lots and get­ting the printed matter to you on time. Let us figure with you.

THE PIONEER PUBLISHING

Peter Ness, Farris; Cora B. Heasley, Ncrden.

G. N. French's "Linguist" Telephone. County Trersurer G. N. French is

telling his intimate friends of a new telephone, on which the maker has secured a patent, and which promises to revolutionize the telephone busi­ness, in the matter ' of making people who speak foreign langauges easily understand what anyone is saying, no matter what their nation­ality may be.

According to Mr. French, this new invention allows a person to talk in any language, and all the per­son at the other end has to do is to turn on a certain valve( which will repeat the message in whatever language suits the recipient

And County Auditor Hayner asserts that the treasurer is purchas­ing one of these 'phones for the express purposes of mastering several known languages, which will be of great material aid in conduct­ing his campaign next fall.

A Girl for Mr. and Mrs. Ervig. The stork has visited at the home

of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ervig and left the sweetest bundle of humanity that ever came to gladden any heart. It came in that uncertain hour which folds back its veil before the splendor of the morning. It was Monday morning, and when Oscar came down town he was anxious to know from Sam Cutter who was likely to be appointed census taker, in order that the new arrival might be placed on the list to swell the able-bodied population of this thriv­ing and growing city.

A GASS LAKE LODGING HOUSE WAS DESTROYED

At Early-Morning Fire; Today, lip-Stairs Roomers Jumped Through

the Windows.

Cass Lake, Feb. 9—(Spec ia l to Pioneer )—The lodging house owned by Dennis Cain was totally destroyed by fire this morning, the flames originating from an un­known cause, probably an over­heated stove.

Mr. Cam aros«s at an early hour and made a fire in the big heater and afterwards retired to his bed. His son Warren was awakened shortly afterward by a choking sen­sation, and he found the house filled with smoke. Warren gave an alarm, and it was with difficulty that the inmates of the house were able to get out of the building. A number who were sleeping on the second floor were compelled to escape by jumping through windows and falling to the ground below

No sne was seriously injured. The fire department responed and

did good work in preventing the fire from spreading.

Mr. Cain places his loss on the building at $5,000, with $1,500 Insurance.

SHIPPERS' ASS'N WILL , MEET HERE FEB. I7TH

Secretary Opsahl Says Newly-Organized Association Will Again Discuss

Rates on Wood.

SP00NER NEWS COMMENDS BEMIDJI FOR ACTIVITIES

Expresses Belief that Meetings February 17-18 Will Be One of Most Beneficial Gatherings of "Boosters"

in History of Minnesota. Representative J. J. Opsahl of

this city, who is secretary of the newly-organized North-Central Min­nesota Shippers' association, states that a meeting of the members of the association will be held on Thursday forenoon, February 17, at 10 o'clock, and that he expects a good attendance at that time.

As Thursday, February 17, is the opening day of the development-reapportionment meeting which will be held in this city on the 17th and 18th insts., there will undoubtedly be many shippers, of cordwood and other small timber products in the city for the purpose of attending that meeting, and who will become members of the shippers association and assist in the deliberations of the shippers at that time.

Secretary Opsahl says that he has had communication with W. H. Gemmell, general manager of the Minnesota & International Railway company, who has agreed to attend the meeting, and who also has been requested to com­municate with the freight agents of the Great Northern and Soo raiU ways relative to what can be done for a joint lower rate for shipping cordwood and other small-timber products from the country north of Bemidji to points in the Dakotas and the western part of Minnesota, with the object of calling a joint meeting of these agents, the shippers and Mr. Gemmell at some central point, where the matter of lower, living joint rates for shippers can.be thoroughly threshed out and the relief desired by the shippers secured, in order that the wood dealers may again resume business and can dis­pose of their large stock at some profit.

Present conditions, and more es­pecially freight rates on cordwood, have about killed the wood market for the north-country people, so they claim, and the organization of the new shippers' association wasbrought about by an agitation for lower freight rates and a desire to assist the people who are clearing their land to dispose of the small timber and realize something out of it, instead of being compelled to burn it because of inability to realize a profit by selling the same.

No better indication of the in­terest which is being taken in the forthcoming development — reap­portionment meeting is shown than in an article which was published in the Northern News of Spooner, of issue February 4, which is as follows:

"judging from the united inter­est of the populace of the entire northern portion of the state in the movement towards a permanent organization of the Northern Minne­sota Development Assn., it is evi­dent that if determination and efforts will win that the new organization will accomplish its object, even beyond the most sanguine ezpectaions.

"The convention to be held at the city of Bemidji Feb. 17th and 18th promises to be one of the greatest gatherings of representative business men and boosters any community of the North Country has ever enjoyed and it is with utmost satisfaction and pleasure we hail the movement.

"The city of Bemidji is making especial efforts, through its commer­cial club and leading public men, to make the proposed convention a

memorable one and Mr. Mackenzie is doing all in bis power to have not only the district thoroughly repre­sented but to provide for men of note from all parts of the state to take a prominent part.

"With these conditions in evi­dence it is the hope that every city, village and hamlet will send its dele­gates to participate and co-operate in the good work.

"it is by such efforts that North­ern Minnesota dare presume to obtain her just recognition and enjoy the fruits of her citizens' labors and the country's best development, and it is by such that she may expect them.

"The wealth of Northern Minne­sota, in her natural resources, is so vast that from her present primitive stage the territory eclipses every other state in the Union, yet offers countless oppor­tunities to homeseekers which lay undeveloped and only await the energy of brain and brawn to make her not only the greatest state in natural resources, but the greatest commercial center of the Union."

High School Orchestra Does Well. The High School Orchestra, con­

sisting of seven pieces, appeared in public for the first time Tuesday morning. Their two selections were very well rendered aqd shew much painstaking work. They have proven, conclusively, that they can render first-class music.

The following are members of the orchestra:

Olive Miller, pianist; Emil Engels, clarionet; Willie Russell, drums; Fred Chamberlain, Maud McCawley, violins; Ernest Neumann and Don Shannon, cprnets.

It is the sincere wish of the student body that this orchestra give a repetition of this style of entertain­ment in the near future.

Royal Neighbors' Fine Meeting. Last night's meeting of the Royal

Neighbors was one of the most en­joyable gatherings of that order ever held in this city. A lunch was

served, and the following were initi­ated into the mysteries of the order: J. P. Pogue and son, Frank, Mesdames S. E. Dwyer, Gladys Erickson, Bessie Quick, Nora Bel-ding, Robert Olson, A Halvorson, Harding, Coyle, Julia Titus, D. Cobb, C. Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bowers and two daughters, Florence and Ellen, and Miss Hilda Dulhn.

It is expscted that another large class of c n i i d a t e s will be initiated at the next meeting of the lodge.

Attention, Co.,K! There will be regular drill of Co.

K., at the Armory, tonight. All members are expected to be present.

Capt. A E. Otto, Commanding Co. K, M. N. G.

.-Don't forget to attend the meet ing tonight at the Norweigan Luthern church at Nymore. The meeting will be in charge of Capt. J. Geo. Barry.

Moral: Insure with S. A. quain & Co., Bemidji, Minn.

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D. W. Meeker Will Name Enumerators. S. A. Cutter, the secretary of the

civil service bureau who conducted the census examinations in this city last Saturday, has sent the papers which were written by the applicants for examination, to D. W. Meeker of Moorhead, supervisor of the census for the Ninth Congressional district, who will in turn send the same to the superintendent of the census bureau at Washington, D. C. The papers will be returned, properly marked as to standings, to Mr. Meeker, at Moorhead, and the latter will name the enumerators.

The following took the examina­tion and test in this city last Satur­day: Edward H. Cornwall and Fred S. George, City of Bemidji; Chris C. Hagen, Louis T. Bjella, Town of Be­midji; Harry C. Wood, Liberty; George H. Bronnan, Eckles; Erwin N. Tagley, Nymore; Frank J. Dun-woody, Turtle River; Mrs. Morris, Maltby; Brun H. Major, Wilton; George A. Hayes, Niels Sorenson, Solway; E. K. Nyhus, Otto Mattrud, Becida; J. O Snustad, Nary.

New Spring Clothing

For 1910 Our new Spring Clothing has

just arrived in Nice, New, Nifty Styles for Men and Boys.

We carry a large line of Cloth­ing, Shoes and Furnishings in our basement, and among them a great many bargains.

We also make Mln's Tailored , Suits, $15.00 and upf V I

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