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United labor bulletin., 1910-10-20
o1xxCz1s OF TIE uH1oH LABEL
LEAGUE,

President .....:........... w. WHITE
Stereotypers.
vice-President .........Y. r HARRISON
Bookbinders.
secretary-Treasurer ......EDw. J. HINES
typographical
Subscription Solicitor. GEO. r. HOWE
Machinists.
Editor & Mgr The Bulletin. j. A. CONKLE
Typographical.
Secretary Complaint Dept. JAS. TORPEY
Press Assistants.
Reading Clerk MRS. ALICE KELLOGG
Womans Auxiliary to Machinists.
Sergeant-at-Arms. -. STEVE CARMODY
Horseshoers
BUsHEss Co1n1TTEE.
J. w. WHITE. Chairman ...Stereotypers
EARL HOAGE. Secretary. Press Assistants
GENEVIEVE MILES ...Garment Workers
N. A TUSTISON Machinists
L. NJ. FRENCH. .Cigarmakers
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
hit BY LIMB OF A TREE
DIED while UNCONSCIOUS
Oscar Bjornstad, empIoye in Ross &
Ross Camp at Funkley, Victim
Of Accident.

"A man named Oscar Bjornstad
was almost instantly killed, while
working in the logging camps of
Ross & Ross, near Funkley, late
yesterday afternoon, death resulting
from an unavoidable accident, &C.
cording to meager reports which
have been redeived here.
NJ. E. Ibertson, county coroner,
received a brief telephone message
telling of the accident to Bjornstad,
and asking him to 60 to Funkley at
once. Mr.. Ibertson left for Funkley
this morning to investigate the
cause of death and to prepare the
body for BURIAL. -
From what could be learned, it
appears that Bjornstad was struck
on the head by heavy falling
limb, while he was working in the
woods near the Ross 4 Ross camps,
the blow rendering Bjornstad un-
conscious. He was taken to the
railway station at Funkley, and died
in the depot there, without regain
ing consciousness.
No information is as yet obtain
able as to whether Bjornstad has
any relatives living in this vicinity,
or as to what disposition will be
made of the body. ~.s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
PROF, BULL COMMENDED
SUGAR BEET AGITATION
Writes CAL" H. lester, Asking for
Samples of Sugar Beets for
Testing Purposes.

The agitation for the establish
ment of sugar beet factory in Be-
midi, and the encouragement being
given to farmers hereabouts to raise
sufficient beets to provide raw
material" for the proposed factory,
is being taken cognizance of by ex-
perts of the State Agricultural COL
lege, at St. Paul, as is shown by a
letter received this morning by A.
H. Jester, secretary of the Bemidji
Commercial club and one of the
prime movers in the beet factory
proposition, in which Prof. C.. P.
Bull, assistant professor in agricul
ture, says:
II am indeed more than glad to
know that you are trying to estab-
lish a sugar beet factory in northern
Minnesota. 1t seems to me that
enterprise is certain of success. AS
you probably know, it is largely a
problem of labor that will be involved
in the success of the factory. There
is no place that will grow root crops
better than your own section. A
large tonnage per acre will be grown,
if the farmers will make the use of
manures and clover seed. There
must, therefore, of necessity, be a
considerable amount of livestock
kept, so as to maintain the fertility.
It would be mistake to do any
thing that would preclude keeping
livestock.
"You are quite right in wishing
the analysis of beets taken from
your crops. / have no fear but
that the analysis will show up ia
vorably. In making out an analy-
sis, usually from three to seven
beets are used. This simply gives
an average analysis of a crop. In
selecting these, therefore, do not
attempt to select too large ones or
too small ones, but get seven re-
preventative ones. For instance,
which would be an average beet,
in each case, from seven different
sizes, into which a lot of beets
might be divided.
Our chemistry division will be
glad to make the analysis of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Hospital Patients Recovering.

St. Anthony's Hospital has of late
been the home of number of Be-
midi people who have been ill to
such an extent that their condition
was at one time serious; but all are
improving, according to reports
from the hospital this forenoon:
Mrs. J. J. Doran underwent the
fourth operation, and is getting along
nicely.
Miss Harriet Cochran has been
removed to her home and is con.
valscent.
Miss Tena McDougald has been
remove to the home of Mrs. w. A.
Mcdonald, and is improving rapidly.
Mrs. E. o. Moore continues tc
improve, and it is expected she will
be able to leave the hospital in a
few days.
Mrs. John Roy submitted to an
operation last Saturday and is get.
ting along very we'll.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Body Taken to Parkers Prairie.

The body of Edgar Hazen was
taken to Parkers Prairie, home of
the deceased, last night, tor burial
in the cemetery at that place, A..
B. and William Hazen, brothers
of the deceased, Mr.. and Mr.. w
f Hyatt and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Wilson, relatives, accompanying
the remains. Edgar Hazen COM
mitted suicide at Greely's Siding,
near Puposky, by taking a large
dose of carbolic acid, while de-
spondent over i'll health. Funeral
services will be held at Parkers
Prairie Friday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

County Auditor Hayner has
received from the estimaters of the
big Marshall Beltrami county drain
age ditch an estimate of the cost of
the ditch which is calculated to
reclaim many thousands of acres of
lands. The estimate is in the
nature of a closely.written docu-
ment covering some hundreds of
pages, and is quite interesting,
though voluminous, reading.
The viewers of this ditch are C..
0. Cross of Warren, John Simonson
of Hoist, and Chris C.. Hagen of
Bemidji, and they place an estimate
of the cost of the big ditch" at
approximately $4,000. "a; and the
benefits are estimated to the lands
effected at S1,352,629.41. Judge
Grindeland of the Fourteenth judicial
district, is the judge sitting in this
ditch matter.
The ditch will be dug through
the towns of Minnie, Spruce Grove
and Bennville, in Beltrami county,
and will extend westward into
Marshall county, covering a dis
lance estimated at 400 miles.
County Auditor Hayner states
that the contract for the con-
struction of the ditch will be let at
Warren, the county seat of Mar
shall county, on March I, by R.
G. Hayner, county auditor of Bel
trami county, and August G. Lund-
gren of Warren, county auditor of
Marshall county,.
The construction of this ditch
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

beets, if you will prepay the charges
on the same. would suggest that
you select the beets, as I have men,
toned above, and send about five
samples, each one from five sections
of your county. If you will send the
samples to me prepaid, and the sam
Piles we'll packed, I will be glad to
hand them to the proper party.
wish you every success in your
enterprise"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Commercial Club in New Quarters.

VVuuulCO VS0b OluO ~ W." Vu0s W. -
AL" H. Jester, secretary of the
Bemidji Commercial club, has leased
new quarters, where he can transact
the business of the club, which is
really growing to considerable pro-
portions.
Mr.. Jester is now located in Room
8. second floor O'Leary-Bowser
block, where he has furniture and
fixtures sufficient to make him COM
Portable in his everyday life, and
where he wants all his friends who
have business with the club, or
affairs Of state to talk over with
the secretary, to call.
The new phone number of the
commercial club is %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
CR|pPEN & REESE HAVE
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP
Mr.. Reese Goes to Montana. Mr.
Crippen Will Continue the Bust
ness, Alone.

c. c. Crippen and H. E. Reese,
who have been engaged in the photo
graphing business at the Reed
Studio, have dissolved partnership
and hereafter c. c. Crippen will con-
duct the business, paying all bills
owing by the firm and receiving all
monies due.
Mr.. Reese will move to Belgrade,
Montana, where he will be engaged
in the mercantile business. He and
Mrs. Reese left last night for Water
loo, Iowa, where they will visit for
week or ten days before departing
for Montana.
Mr.. Crippen, who will continue
the business at the Reed Studio,
is one Of Bemidji's most popular
young business men. Since COM
ing to Bemidji, some three years
ago, he has shown that he is fine
photo artist, and IS in every way
a worthy successor to r. w. Reed,
who made Bemidji famous by reason
of his fine views and artistic photos.
Mr.. Crippen has worked up a
fine business at the Reed studio.
by reason Of his skill and his
courteous and fair treatment of
patrons Of the studio; and he will
undoubtedly increase business by
his latest move in going it alone. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
NORTHERN MINNESOTA is
"COMING INTO HER OWN"
NorthCountry Papers Are Boosting the Development
Reapportionment Meeting Feb. 17-1S as Opportunity
for United Efforts for Betterinq Conditions.

leading part in every movement
tending towards the upbuilding of
the city and the surrounding terri
tory, is w. r. Mackenzie, who for
the past three seasons has been
president of the Beltrami County
Fair association, and is now also
chairman of the Northern Minnesota
Development Association; the object
of which institution is the agrlcul-
tural and manufacturing develop
ment of northern Minnesota.
To Mr.. Mackenzie especial credit
is due for much of the settlement
and development of the lower por-
ton of Beltrami county and his
interest in the entire county will
evidently be means of resulting
equally beneficial to the northern
portion e..
Walker Pilot: tsPlans for the
further development of Northern
Minnesota will be literally dis
cussed at convention to be held
at Bemidji on Feb. II and 18. Ac-
cording to the call, Cass county is
entitled to six delegates as follows:
Two to be named by the chairman
Of the county board, two by Repre-
sentative McGarry and two by
the Walker Commercial clu b.
This county should have afull re-
presentation at this meeting"
Laporte News: From the letters
the commercial club of Bemidji are
receiving it looks like there will be
large crowd at the development meet
ing to be held in Bemidii.Feb. II
and 10. The writer thinks this is
one of the best moves ever made for
the development of northern Min
nesota.'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

M. w. Barnard, the 500 contractor,
left last night for Aitkin, on a
business trip to Hill City, where
he has a contract to grade some
fifteen miles of right-of-way for the
500. Mr.. Barnard has one camp
ready for occupancy and another
under construction at Wilton, for
the housing of the men and teams
which will work on the seven. mile
grading contract from Wilton north
westward. -~s. r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Financial Statement Nearly Complete

County Auditor Hayner states
that the financial statement of the
county for the year ending Dec. 81,
1909, will be ready for the official
printer, sometime next week. Mr..
Hayner and his deputies are buslly
engaged in making the footings and
the other final work on the state.
ment, which has been something OF
a job to get out.
The financial statement of Bel.
trami county, like that of other
counties in this northern country, is
some" document and necessitates a
whole lot of hard work in preparing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

The newspapers published in
northern Minnesota are falling into
line with commendable loyalty in
boosting" the development and
reapportionment meeting which will
be held in Bemidji Thursday and
Friday, February 17-18, and with
one accord give impetus to the meet
ing and urge the appointment and
attendance of delegates in all the
counties entitled to participate in
the convention. Such boosting
is bound to bring out large crowd,
and the results of the convention
cannot be overestimated.
We herewith give a few clip
pings" taken from some of the
papers:
Sank Centre Herald: IT b e
boosters at Bemidji have called what
they style Development Conven-
ton to be held in that hustling city
Feb. II and Is. Every county
lying adjacent to or north of the
Northern Pacific from Duluth to
Moorhead is asked to send delegates.
The Bemidjl Pioneer is boosting
the project with all its energy, and
that means it will be a 20. The idea
of the convention is to devise ways
and means to further the material
interests of that portion of the state
from which representation is asked. y
The Northern News of Spooner
says of W.R. Mackenzie, who is chair
man of the Northern Minnesota De
velopment= assotiaiion: :
Perhaps one of the most en-.
thusiastic and indefatigable workers
that the city (Bemidji) has, along
those lines, and who has taken a
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS
BEGIN TOMORROW A. N.
County Superintendent Stewart Will Be,
in Charge. -Good Attendance
Is Desired.

State Teachers Examinations will
be held in this city beginning tomor
row and lasting through Friday anc
Saturday, and it is expected thai
there will be fair attendance of those
desiring to take the examination for
teachers certificates.
County Superintendent w. B
Stewart has issued the program,
which has already been published
in the Pioneer, and which shows
that the examinations start at 8 a.
m., tomorrow, with enrolment, fol.
lowing the forenoon with geometry
and physics; afternoon, algebra
geography or general history.
Friday, beginning at 8 a. M, en-.
ro!lment, professional test, spelling,
arithmetic; afternoon. geography,
composition and penmanship, read
ing.
Saturday, 7 a. M, u. S. history.
English grammar, music; afternoon,
physiology.hygiene, civics, drawing.
Thursdays examinations will be
held at the court house, Friday and
Saturday, at the Central school
building. ~. -
Prof. Stewart extends the follow
ing invitation to those desiring to
take the high school board ex
aminations, in March:
Teachers desiring to take the
State High School Board examina.
tons should write the county
superintendent at once. The subject:
offered are higher algebra, solid
geometry, English grammer, arith.
metic, American history and
geography. The dates are Monday
and Tuesday, March FL and %. The
subsequent examination will come
at the close of the school year, o,
about the first of June" ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
WILL DELIVER A EULOGY
ON GOVERNOR JOHNSON
Judge Stanton Asked to Address State
Editorial Association at St.
Paul, Feb. II.

Judge c. w. Stanton of this
city mas received a req from
the pr sident of the Minnesota
State Editorial association to de-
liver an eu,ogy on tine late Gov
ernor Johnson, at the annual
meeting of the association, which
will be held at St. Paul Thursday
and Friday, February 1913, the
address to be made on the first
day of the meeting. The judge
has given Affirmative answer to the
request of the association and
will deliver the address on the day
desired.
No person in the state is better
fitted to talk of the late Governor
Johnson than is Judge Stanton.
For many years prior to the election
of John A. Johnson to the governor
ship, the late chief executive and
Judge Stanton were great personal
friends and co-laborers in the news
paper field of Minnesota, the judge
being publisher of the Appleton
Press and the governor publishing
the St. Peter Herald. Both gentle
men we're old-time members of the
State Editorial association, of which
organization Governor Johnson was
once the president.
AS Judge Stanton is an eloquent
talker, the editorial association will
hear something good when he gives
his eulogy on Governor Johnson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
SuNKIST ORANGE SALE
At BEMlDJI STORES
This Special Brand Of California Fruit
Is Becoming Popular
in Bemidji. =.

The first special train Of Sunkist
oranges is on It's way from Sunny
California and will reach this market
in time for the special sale which
takes place next week. -..
Nearly two and one-half million
Sunkist oranges will be distributed
in this territory and it is expected
they will all be- disposed of within
the next week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

A special telegram from St. Paul
to the Duluth News-Tribune says of
the ditch:
bids have been asked for judicial
ditch No. II, which will drain Mar
shall and Beltrami counties. These
bids will be received March l at
Warren, the county seat of Marshall,
and Bemidji the county seat of Bel
trami county.
Judicial ditch No. II is the
greatest drainage project ever under
taken in the state of Minnesota, be.
ing five times larger than any other
attempted in the past. 1t will drain
approximately 100000 acres in the
two counties, and will cost in the
neighborhood of $53O,000. More
than $4,000 cubic yards of earth
will be removed during the course
of excavation, and it is expected
that the work will consume the
greater part of three years.
"AH the land that will be drained
by judicial ditch No. II lies to the
east and north of Thief River Falls.
This land will make ideal farming
districts, and will be ready for the
pillow as soon as it is drained. There
[ is little or no timber on the land"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

who are bold enough to present
themselves at the lodge hall.
In addition to the limitations,
there will be a social session,
after the serious business of the
evening is concluded; and all Elks,
whether local or visiting, who are
in the city, should strain point
to be present.
stNuf sed."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02

Fred Bursley, who was recently
operated upon. is also doing finely
and will soon leave the hospital.
Mrs. w. E. Ellis, who was taken
to the hospital last evening, is re-
ported this morning as being better.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Big Meeting Of EIks Thursday Night.

The members Of the Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1852, B. P. 0. Elks,
are planning on an unusually fine
session Thursday night, when
they will rope and tie few "fawns''
and put proper horns on those
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
Successful Smoker and Social.


The smoker and social gwen last
night by the members of the local
<. of P. lodge was a successful
affair and was greatly enjoyed by the
knights who were present.
The committee, A. E. Otto and
Frank Slipp, furnished a fine lunch,
as we'll as attending to the desires
and wants Of the brethren and there
were some smear" games that were
.hard-fought contests; and everybody
smoked. Twas lovely; and the
boys want more Of it.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
S. N. OWEN, THE VETERAN
WRITER, EXPIRED TODAY
Has Benn Critically III, at his Home
in Minneapolis, for Several
Days.

Minneapolis, Feb. 2. Especial
to the Pioneer.)-S. M. Owen, for
twenty-five years one of the leading
agricultural editors of the northwest,
and a member of the board of
regents of the State University, died
in this city at 4 o'clock this morn
ing.
Mr.. Owen was the Farmers
Alliance candidate for governor in
1890. and the Populis niminee for
the same office in 1894.
S. M. Owen was quite we'll known
to many Bemidji people, with whom
he had the reputation of being one
of the best supporters of farming
and agricultural pursuits in the
state. Fair and impartial in his
dealings with individuals as we'll as
the public at large, Mr.. Owen was
immensely popular with everyone.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-02
DITCH, COST $529,962.64
BENEFITS, $1,352,628.41
Big Beltram Marshall County Drainage Ditch Will Re.
claim Thousands of Acres.-Bids to Dig the Ditch
Will Be Opened March l.

is one of the greatest drainage
enterprises undertaken in Mime
sofa; and the digging of the
ditch will drain an. i'm m n e
acreage of very valuable lands in
north western Beltrami county
and in Marshall county. much of
which is now classed as swamp.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-16
Personal.

Mrs. Doxey, on trial in st. Louis for
murder, was acquitted.
Many postmasters in Nebraska will
get salary increases July 1st.
Formal charges against Lorimer
were presented in the senate.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota criti-
scised the conservation policy.
Senator Cummins announced he
would support the railroad bill.
The name of President Taft was
brought into the Iowa primary fight.
Former President Roosevelt de-
Slivered an address before Oxford uni
versity.
IA British aviator flew twice across
the English channel without alighting.
Joseph S. Harris, former president
of the Philadelphia & Reading Rail-
road company died in Philadelphia.
General Estrada has renewed his
peace proposal to- President Mad-iz. L
Expelling of Jews from Kiio is be-
ing carried out In q moderate way.
General Edward S. Bragg, the
famous commander Of the Iron bri.
l gaie. is said BY his ply sicians to be
dying.
I1oxey has employed an attor.
ISney Immediately sue Kate Or
for BIG DANA ges, expecting the
Il suit to cause htlf tas saEop the bigam,
4 Shat IA
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-16
TRUST SECRETARY FACES POS.
StBLE TERM in THE
PENlTENTIARY.
and TEN THOUSAND fine
Gerbracht, Former Dock superintend.
emit, Convicted on All Counts
Jury Dsagrees in Benderna.
gels Case.

New York, N Y. Charles R.
Heike, the white-haired secretary of
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany, was convicted on one count of
an Indictment charging conspiracy to
defraud the government of customs
duties on sugar.
Ernest w. Gerbracht, former super
intendent of the Williamsburg Brook
lynn refinery, was convicted on all six
counts.
For James F. Bendernagel, former
cashier of the refinery, the jury stood
to for acquittal. He will be tried
again.
This ends the governments second
attempt to imprison the group of men
responsible for the vast underweigh-
ing frauds, to which the so-caled trust
has virtually confessed by the restitu-
ton of more than $2,000,G0O in duty
Heike is the highest official Of the
company upon whom blame has been
fixed and he now faces a possible SEN
tence of two years in the federal peni-
tertiary and a fine Of $4,000. He is
IS years old and broken in health.
Convicted on all six counts, Ger
bracht can be sentenced to IL years in
prison with a maximum fine of $4,000
He is SO years old.
All three defendants, who were un-
der bond, were paroled in the custody
Of counsel until the court hears the
usual motion in the cases of Heike
and Gerbracht, and, barring some stay,
will announce the time of sentence
The trial which has just ended
was started on May 16 with six de-
PENDANTS included in the Indictment.
Besides Heike, Gerbracht and Bender
nagel there were three minor en-
ployes-Harry w. Walker, assistant
dock superintendent, and Jean M.
Voelker and James T. Halligan, check
ars -
The trial had not progressed far,
however, when the testimony so in
scriminated these men that their coun-
sci entered pleas of guilty. They have
not yet been sentenced.