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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
BEMIDJ PUBLIC SCHOOL
WILL OPEN NEXT TUESDAY
Prof. Ritche. Superintendent of Local Schools Gives
Official Communication Concerning State Laws Gov.
erning Schools and Other Interesting Matter.

On account of the growth of the
town it has become necessary to
locate two rooms down town. The
old postoffice building will be used
for Third grade and the room
under Reeds Studio, for a Fourth
grade. All the pupils in these grades
and living south of Sixth street will
report at these buildings. The
same boundaries of District Nos.
and 3 will remain unchanged, i. e.
pupils living south of Fourth street
and belonging to the First grade
will attend at corner of Third street
and Mississippi avenue. The second
grade covers the same territory with
these additions, south of Sixth street
and west of Minnesota avenue.
Pupils in the First, Second, Third
and Fourth grades living west of
Irving avenue and north of Eleventh
street will attend School No. 3.
These are not ideal conditions,
and may be changed, if circum-
stances will warrant. This year we
are going to do some commercial
work in our high school. 1t is not
the intention of this course to
shorten the regular high school
course. Pupils registering for this
course will take one or two CON-
mercial subjects, through his high
school course. For instance, Book
keeping and Study of Commerce
may take the place of Latin Gram
mer in the first year. Commerce,
Commercial Law, Shorthand and
Typewriting for the last three years.
Pupils will not be allowed to enter
this course who are not qualified to
do regular high school work. Nor
will they be allowed to take this
work only. They must register for
full high School work. d, ~. @s -
We are also improving our
Science department, and will here
after offer full course in Science.
Music will receive ample attention,
a competent supervisor having been
secured.
The corps of teachers for next
year is as follows:
Supt. A. P. Ritchie, principal of
High School; Miss Grace Greaves
of Glencoe; English and history;
Miss Eva Grazing, Latin and Ger
man, Mr.. H. f. Biddings of Iosa,
Ind. Science and Commerce,
Eight grade, Miss Nellie Harding;
Seventh grades, Miss Floy Donald
son, Mrs. Elizabeth Dwyer; Sizth
grades, Miss Nellie Shaw, Miss Ida
Olmsurd, New York Mill; Fifth
grades, Miss Ruby Pilot, Dickinson,
N. d., Miss Dora Hanson, Moor
head; Fourth grades, Miss Mabel
Brown, Miss Gertrude Abby, Buffalo,
N. Y, Third grades, Miss Jessie
Pendergast, Miss Jean Elliot, St.
Cloud, Minn., Second grades, Miss
Ada Hales, Miss Millie Wessberg.
Mountain Lake, First grades, Miss
Maud Heyden, Miss Verna Bell of
Montevideo, and Miss Bernice
Stokes, Minneapolis, Miss Eugenia
Oliver Supervisor of music"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
FAVORABLE VOTE CAST
ON BOND PROPOSITION
Very Little Interest Was Taken in the
Election, Vote Being Exceedingly
Light.

The special city election held yes
terday for the purpose of voting on
the proposition to bond the city, in
in the sum of $3O,OOO for the pur-
chase of new site for a waterworks
plant and the installing of additional
mains, resulted in favor of the
proposition, by vote of 106 yeas to
~ noes. 49,. .-.
Apparently, but little interest was
taken in the proposition of voting
the bonds, as total of but 17O votes
were cast, where the nominal vote
of the city is about 800.
The total votes by ward is as
follows:
First Ward
For .........37 Against. IA
Second Ward -. :.
For ..19 Against. ..21
Third Ward ..- ~..- ~ ID
For .26 Against. ..33
Fourth Ward ..-. s...
For .........24 Against. 80. ...6
For ..1O6 Against. ...74
Majority ..32
Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
SpirituaIists Meetjnu,

Members of the Spiritualist Soci-
ETY. and others interested will please
meet at the residence of the under
signed Wednesday evening, Aug. %.
at o'clock to perfect organization
and elect delegate to state conven-
ton.
By request of president State
Spiritualist Association.
J. Peterson, Jr.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

Prof. A. P. Ritchie, superintend-
ent of the Bemidji public schools,
has issued the following notice con-
corning the school for the forth
coming year:
Notice is given that the Bemidji
public schools will begin Tuesda y,
September 3, 1907. 1t is of the
utmost Importance that those who
are to attend be on hand at the
beginning and attend regularly
throughout the school year. Pupils
in the First grade, who have not
been to school. will not be allowed
to enter after the first month of
school.
The school age in this state is
from 5 to 21 years, and the law
makes it obligatory on all parents
and guardians of children between
the ages of 8 and 16 to send such
child to school during the entire
time the public schools of the district
in which he lives, are in session.
No one under IS years of age shall be
employed in any business whatever,
during the session of the Public
School. Chapter 229, General Laws
1907, Section I, says:
"Children between the ages of
fourteen and sixteen may be en-
ployed under certain conditions, but
never without a certificate, issued by
the School Superintendent.
Sec. 3 of the General Laws, says:
An employment certificate shall
be issued only by the superintendent
of schools, or by some one authori-
zed by him so to do, or where there
is no superintendent of schools, by
the chairman of the school board or
the chairman of the board of educa-
ton, or by a person authorized by
such chairman; provided, that no
superintendent of schools, member
of the school board or board of edu-
cation or other person authorized, as
aforesaid, shall have authority to
issue such certificates for any child
then in or about to enter his own
employment or the employment of
firm or corporation of which he is
member, officer or employe.
children under I6 years of age
are prohibited from working at many
occupations. (Note Section II, of
said chapter.)
All employers are hereby warned
not to employ children under six
teen years in any of the occupa-
tions borbidden by law or without
proper certificate"
1t might be we'll to notify shop
keepers Of the law, regarding the
giving or selling cigarettes to minors.
Section 2, of chapter 1856, H. F. No.
SAL, reads as follows:
Any person within this state who
sells, gives to or in any way furnishes
any cigarettes, cigars or tobacco in
any form to any person under eigh-
teen (18) years of age, or to any
minor pupil in any college, or Uni
versity, shall be:punished by fine not
to exceed fifty dollars ($5O), or i'm
prisonment in the county jail, not to
exceed thirty days (3O) for each
offense."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
The North.Country Press Is Boosting Beltrami
County Fair


of yAgicut hihwilbe
.
DOC of
the of
hand
Big been with Doc Rutedge fair will
O OUT o viitrS"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
NORTHERN MINNESOTA IS
. The LAND OF PROMISE
The Land Hungry Make a Grievous
Error BY Overlooking North 49,
Country Lands.

I don't wonder the Minnesota
papers are continually trying to
hammer into the minds of the gen.
eral public that every man is wasting
his opportunities by not investing in
Northern Minnesota farm lands"
says writer in the Duluth Herald.
In spite of all that has been said
and written, there are good many
people who really do not realize the
wonderful fertility of the soil, and
the numerous attractions offered by
this section of the state. :
A newly-opened section of the
state that should be receiving more
attention just now is the country
along the Minnesota & Interna-
tional. There is vast area of excel
lent agricultural land tributary to
the line in Crow Wing, Cass, Hub
bard and Beltrami counties. Those
who have already settled on them
say these lands are especially
adapted to diversified farming and
dairying.
A great advantage possessed by
them is the low price at which they
are sold. .
Much of the land can be had as
cheaply as claim holder could COM
mute on government lands. The
objections usually raised in connec-
ton with the time and expense
incident to clearing timbered lands
may be met by the fact that farmer
finds crop waiting for him, as the
timber may be cut into firewood or
worked up into railroad ties, logs
for the saw mills, telegraph or tele-
phone poles and fence posts, for all
of which there is a ready market and
ample transportation facilities.
The material from which to erect
building and fences is at hand.
There is plenty of game and fish for
food and pleasure, and fuel costs
nothing but the labor of cutting.
The first years clearing gives enough
room for raising vegetables for the
family table, and if the settler pre-
ters to earn ready money during the
winter months, rather than work in
clearing his land, he can find en-
ployment for himself and teams in
the lumber camps. At the present
time and for years to come the
lumber camps, in which thousands
Of men are employed, provide the
best kind of market for the pro-
ducts Of the farm"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

Mrs. Hayes, mother of Mrs. E. E.
Mcdonald, who has been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald for
some time past, left this morning for
her home in St. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

company'display in charge of George
LaFord. Itasca will have an exhibit
under the direction of A. J.McGuire.
Sam Olson is arranging for an
exhibition from Norman"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
Notice..

St. Philips Aid will hold a sale
commencing Wednesday at 10
o'clock in the building formerly
occupied by Mr.. Whittle, opposite
Winters store, Beltrami avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

We often hear people complain
they are not able to get good lead
pencils. We carry in stock an ex-
cellent line and you can get a HH,
HHH, HHHH. HHHHH, or a
HHHHHH. If you want a soft
pencil try our BIB, BBB, BBBB. We
carry the celebrated Kohinor pen
cils, checking pencils, colored pen
cils. To be appreciated the line
must be seen.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

German Lutheran Services Sunday.
German Lutheran services will be
held in the Norwegian Lutheran
church Sunday afternoon, :sat 2
o'clock, Rev. WegaSr officiating.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28

Before starting
our fall campaign
we want every
customer satisfied
with every trans
action he has had
with us this last
season. No mat
ter: whether it is
25c or $25, any
claim of yours
will be cheerfully
adjusted to your
full satisfaction.
We make good at
any cost to US.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-28
Your School Boy Is Ready

For our offer Of S. and Sc School Suits for 1885, twop
good ones left for those who days DO
only De0.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

kEa FOR THE BUSY MAN. GAS

Unaided by any other employees he has been
trying to obey the law. which requires that the
Office of the commission shall be kept open from
. a. m to II p. m. every day, Sundays and holi-
days not excepted. But despite this new idea
IN public offices, the only important accident on
'he lnes or rapid transit with the holiday
crowds OF the week occurred an hour and half
after the commissions office closed
Ihe deaths of the week include those of
FRANCIS Murphy, the temperance advocate, who.
from bartender, became one of the most sue
coSsIui opponents of strong drink; Francis B.
Ihurber, once a member of a wealthy grocery
hrm, who lost his fortune and took up the prac-
tlce Of law at the age of fifty-seven; Professor
kuno Fischer. the great German philosopher at
Heidelberg; Rear Admiral Norman V H Far
quhar L. S. NJ retired; Count Constantine
Nigra, the Italian diplomat. and Louis Mapee.
the electrical expert. Two teachers of the Mount
Hermon School for Boys were drowned while
canoeing the Connecticut River"
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
0 Il MORGAN MEMORI1L.
J. Pierpont Morgan's Gift in Honor
of HIS Father, Junius S. Morgan.

Work is practically started on the Morgan
Memorial, which j. p. Morgan, of New York, is
to erect in connection with the Wadsworth Athe-
nieum in memory of his father, Junius s, Nor
gan the founder of the great Morgan fortune.
The senior Morgan lived here for some years,
and it was in this city that J. P. Morgan was
born. The Morgans, father and son. were among
the most generous contributors to the fund
raised about 1890 to revive and expand the Athe-
nSeum, and since then J. p. Morgan has been
from time to time sending one fine gift after
another to the institution.
He recently notified his cousin the Rev. Francis
Goodwin, president of the Athenaum corporation,
that he would furnish the money to put up a
Morgan Memorial. and that the money to the
extent of $650.G00, at the command Of the
Athenaeum trustees. Mr. Morgan stipulated that
the new building should be of Knoxville mar BILE,
and the plans, designed by Benjamin Wistar
Norris, were submitted to him and approved by
him. The trustees of the AthenRum, who re-
Gently received from Mrs. Samuel Colt $4,000
for Colt Memorial. which should contain the
paintings and works OF she had had in her
gallery, called Mr.. Morris to design at the
same time a suitable building for the Colt COL
lection and he has used this TO join the old
Atheneum and the new Morgan Memorial.
The nucleus, ~or Keynote. of the entire compost
ton is the present building OF the FTadsworth
Athen@um, erected in Gothic sty,a about 1S40,
and which is one Of the best known buildings In
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
CABLE MESSAGES IN JAPANESE.

What do you think you donE? asked
intimate visitor Il the Japanese consulate in u
Wall Street skyscraper the other day OF one Of
the attaches. who was industriously painting
tive characters sheet or paper.
Il writing cable message" replied tho
japanese.
The visitor shifted You can't tell you send
characters Ike those the cable he said.
aInnlng the intricate hieroglyphics.
When the clerk had finished his painting. he
worked the characters back into Roman letters on
a phonetic basis Each character represented Il
sound and 1t spelled accurately possible.
Thus intricate sentence might DO briefly rem
dered something Ike this:
''Ah bar gu tching lud nj
For cable purposes this might be shortened even
further and stu answer Oil the purposes OF the
japanese service. The cable companies will not
take word of more than eleven letters. Mr..
Japan runs his character sounds together. telling
the story In two words. thus:
"Ahbnrgu tchngludni'
At the japanese Russian peace conference at
Portsmouth the Japanese Were the envy OF the
Russians and the bane OF the cable operators They
could send columns Of important matter IN COM
parativey few words by this system. while tho
Russians often had TO pay a two-word toll for one
owing to super1uity OF letters Tho Japs needed
no code. making theirs they went along.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
NEED OF LEADERS.
Rear admiral Goodrich Speaks for
the NaUy.

Rear Admiral Caspar F. Goodrich made speech
at the annual banquet of the Naval Academy
Alumni Association the other day, which we re-
produce from THE Navy" In 1t he dilated upon
what he considers to be Of the crying needs
of the navy the lack of enough officers competent
through much study and practice. to command
fleet under modern battle conditions. Additional
interest Is lent to this speech by the fact that
Rear Admiral Goodrich is the new commnndant of
the BROOKLYN Navy Yard and such will doubt
less be called upon to respond for the navy at
many public dinners in this city nexs winter Here
Is what he said:
TT is a fattering and a difficult task which our
council has imposed upon me- l cannot pretenu
TO be worthy of the honor. deeply and completely
as / appreciate IL, dare hope 10 overcome
the attending difficulties in way 10 5ns'iy W. .iy
selection for important duty tonight fet
may with confidence appeal to a Ifeiong ueVoeloh JUN
the service as proof OF profouhd anu PCT
feet sympathy with my subject For the oppoi-
tunity of chanting the virtues and charms OK ms
mistress the youthful lover Is proverDialy srdte
full In like manner confess to rejoicing In sach
an occasion as this for speaking those truths
about our beloved profession which In themselves
the highest praise. ,.
ness If 1 depart from the accepted traditions ana
make but brief reference to the past we are aii
familiar with the brilliant exploits of him whose
mortal remains still wander over the race oL tiIo
earth seeking last resting place; with the nooie
intrepdity of Stephen Decatur; with the spiehdlu
seamanship OF Isaac Hull and his first lieutenant
Morris: with the cool and wary tactics OF Stewart
with the broad strategic grasp OF the elder Johh
Rodgers and with that admirable moral courage
which took the first David Porter into the Pacinc
Ocean l need say more OF those INDUSTRIOUS OF
dcers vh6 set the standard of naval achievement
so high that only the most gifted and blessed o'
their successors have been able 10 reach II since
their day A word OF counsel may Dc perHliIteu
to orer-that you OF younger generation read
naval history. particularly our own annals dli-
gently and attentively in order TO gain thereFOii
wisdom and inspration for your work, well as
the best Of all stimulants, the comprehension OF
that esprit de corps which links all stages or our
naval DEVELOPMENT into cOncordant whole.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

that what the nation demands OF us is the tra,..
itculty TO direct the movements of our sbtno eo
that s,,ob - - rIe OF oaete- pray moss rcverer.I
tHal t - such supreme test may never come 20 u5
out IL II does come and IL we have u-as., ~ U.s.
precious days In the nOn-essentiaIs such as -, 9ir
iuolatry or the stadimeter, then we shan - -.ule
before more skilful foe lust as the so' - uova
Hieh,s OF frederick the Great vanished frta oe =
AR before the battle tactics of Napoleon 'a'a
we must not forget that our profassto
scIooI WIN continuous sessions. and that tbo
Ject Is to fit each class for the rasnorsIts e OBJ
me next advance IN grade We may safeI,- :. Ok
10 the specialists for the Improvement or5S SFast
Opment Of our material but the aJ,,ca.a al-u aeve
personnel IS topic demanding our bess III ol .as
our closest study. and most unrernItt,n n1'lsnt
tice- Besides the existing courses on boa-s p1ac-
by which the Junior officers are AN o ooIu snip
wider knowledge OF their art there sbo,I. ing
SuI IrTuiuhl Dy "hlcn captains can be traInas
handlng their ships singly and In so IA
Navigators and executive of4ca-a .tuaofo1.
through similar. If less extensive. course y. 80
END that In the event OF captains daa+s a. ~ ne
tion MS place may be filed with no orso. . ac-
or efficiency In his command In IKE r,sr sat loss
'ains should be exercised in command 10 60 cap-
against opposing squadrons and admiraIs =. s ons
Hand or the fleet against an opDosfno e.. Son-
under simulated conditions OF actual ha..I. e'. All
preparing them for the most Important I,,t nus
can iail 70 the lot Of naval officer For avaS aae
hlsh position there ought 20 be an abunda,o "
understudfes in the form OF officers ~ 1-,a o ot
health. steady nerves. and trained nrorssstos -
capacity This secured. there could be no ny.
take and little difficulty In selecting yror, o -
this number one 10 lead our naval forces IS
battle AV'OSS INTO
Can we not foresee the splendid results O, suc,
an educational movement? The pitting NJ sb,-
against ship I'm these competitions wouId sror.
among the older officers the same en+bus,ss,,, 80.
IN the younger ones has wrought such rnsrvsIs ,t,.
our target practice Instead OF swinging dlv at thai,
anchors FOR days. or even weeks. at a time sbtn.
might put 10 every MONDAY spena ~. h..s
portion Of the week I'm tactics and evolutions 49,
Wen matured plan. and return 10 mort ~
Friday ror rest recreation and the repeni.hInv 80
stores Until next getting under way there sbo,,I5
be. practically. a free gangwav and oniy, e. -.u ~,
duclble minimum OF officers and men retained On
board-just enough. In short TO care FOR the sbSn
amazing and vitalfzing realism then csv. an al
vain. -F~--1NSo -
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
AN URGENT APPEAL.

ITO my Immediate colleagues T rnaLA .LI -
appeal mat they keen their minds open % 80
chanPes In naval conditions which can nevsr -
not follow in the unfolding OF navaI .to,sL. % On.
practce. OF they will be driven into tardy ana -
luctant readjustment new unfamiliar a1d a.,
and falling. we shall merit a reproach as coro,ss
as II VIII be everlasting. The country will navs,
forgive US for mentally crossing the dead Uns
however Old or young are I have no sorh,,
IN this connection. for the navy has always Foi
lowed the path OF progress the latter has baa,
thoroushiy and Enthusiastically perceived
1T IS splendid privilege 20 hold a corrr,iz.,,,
IN the navy Of the United States but II Is nrs'
hege which carries with II the grave responsIbiI,,
10 endeavor 70 be worthy OF high calling r
should not be here tonight. happy in this sr1y.t
gathering, did not feel with confidence aEf,
TO reverence. that IN the past so IN the Fitra
the navy Will do those things and De those things
Justly expected OF II. and upon which our rountr-
men may rely for the safety and endurance OF Nh,
Repuhlic" = -
New-York tribune., 1907-07-07
INDIFFERENT CAPTAINS.

I'm the lower grades l recognize an enthusiasm
for efficiency which causes turret officers spend
twelve hours out OF the twenty-four with their
guns and mounts and connections. not reluctantly
but cheerrully. Each aspres 10 win the blue rib
bon OF the service and write his name first on the
competitive list
DO their captains share this spirit and strive
10 excel their colleagues In tho happiness OF their
ships companies. the efficiency OF their COM
mands. and in their own ability 20 manage their
vessels with as much freedom and certainty as
Tom Shea IN Newport handles his cat5oat?
Such OF our captains unfamiliar with
any part of their ships or are indifferent 20 the
welfare OF their crews. timOrOus the
bridge or unable 10 manRuvre their ships
good coachman drives a paIv of spirited roadsters
young they be.
"Wo whose remnant OF active life readily
be counted by months are not necessarily too Old
But too old wo certainly II we fail perceive