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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
.CASS LAKE HAS FIRE
Boiler Room of Northern Pine Graf
ing Company Found Burning
Monday Night
LOSS VALUED AT 1000 DOLLARS

Fire Monday night partially des-
troyed the boiler room at the North
ern Pine Grating companys factory,
the boilers and brick work not being
1t is not known how the
fire started, the engineer and night
Waterman being in the engine room
adjoining repairing piece of ma
chinery when the flames suddenly
burst forth. Not much steam was
carried at night and the pumps soon
refused to, work longer but the fire
men arrived in time to do effective
work and confined the flames to the
boiler ROOM After the pumps played
out, water was secured from the
switch engine and line Of hose was
also laid from the Great Northern
pump house over one thousand feet
away, the firemen being compelled
to wade through three feet of snow
in places to make the connection.
The loss is estimated at about ST.
900. 1t is understood that prepara-
tons will be made Immediately for
rebuilding the burned structure and
operations resumed in several weeks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
men IN SESSION
Canadian Association Members Will
Gather for What Promises to Be
Interesting Meeting.
P1NsHoT WILL GIVE ADDRESS
Copyright, ls1a)

Ottawa, Ont.,l Feb .-Of more
than usual interest because of it's
representative character, is. sthe thir-
teenth annual sdongrRas sof the Cana
dian Forestry Association, which OPP
ened in the committee room of the
Parliament Buildings this morning
under the patronage OF His Royal
Highness the Governor General.
The sessions will last two days.
Numerous papers and addresses will
be presented with view to establish
ing a broader understanding of the
forest and it's relation to the great
industries depending ont it, to adj
vancing the conservative use of the
forest resources for both the present
and future need of these industries,
and to stimulating and uniting all
efforts to perpetuate the forest as a
permanent resource of Canada.
The representation at the congress
includes cabinet officers and members
of parliament, forestry. experts and
practical lumbermen.
Clifford Pinchot, former chief for
ester of the United States, will de-
liver one of the principal addresses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Rules for Talking Weather.

The English are az insensible to
their weather as they are to vast
number of other things. They talk OF
nothing else; but there is yet an arti.
ficiality about the conversation that
denotes it to be standardized topic.
II genuine feeling and emotion are ex.
pressed regarding it by an outsider
they become suddenly touchy, and
what seemed neutral ground on which
differing temperaments could meet
with perfect amiability is seen to be
no better than a bank of bristling
thistles. It is here that the rules of
the weather game are seen moro
clearly. You may talk of it to the
exclusion Of everything else; you are
regarded as difficult If you have an
aversion to certain amount of
speech about it, and yet there are GER
tain things you must never say about
it, or, if you do, you must say them
as though in spite of everything you
would not exchange it for any other
weather in the world, and you would
defend it with your last breath.-Flor.
ida Pier in Harper's Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
LECTURE TICKETS NOW ON SALE
No Charge for Genera! Admission
And Reserved Seats Only a
Quarter

Those who wish. to- purchase re
served seat tickets for the lecture
which will be given by President
George E. Vincent, at the Armory
tomorrow evening, should do so soon
as they were about sold out late this
afternoon.
Those in charge of the arrange
ments for the lecture have decided
that there will be no charge made
for. general admission but that
small amount will be asked for the
reserved seats, in order that the ex-
pense may be reduced as much as
possible.
The tickets are on sale at the Net
ger drug store, Fourth street and
Beltrami avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
FROZEN HYDRANT rHAWED OUT
Eckstrum Uses Small Steam Heater
To Cut Ice From Pipe

L. P. Eckstrum has been busy all
day thawing out the hydrant at
Ourlh street and Beltrani Favenue in
order to secure water for the Ar1nory
heating plant. The hydrant had been
leaking at the shutoff and the up
right pipe became filled with water
and froze solid. Mr.. Eckstrum used
a small steam heater for the purpose
and then laid pipe from this corn
er to the armory where several tanks
were filled to supply water for the
heating of the building.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
COURT BEING HELD IN
K00CHICHING COUNTY
Opened at international Falls Yester-
day with Judge Stanton on the
Bench
BEMlDu LAWYERS ARE THERE

The February term Of the district
court opened yesterday at Interna-
tional Falls in Koochiching county
with Judge Stanton presiding.
The grand jury was at once impan-
elled with John Cowan as foreman
and George Willard as clerk, and af-
ter Instructions from the judge as to
the scope of their duties, and parti-
cular emphasis upon the matter of
taking action that would put a stop
to tresspass upon state lands, the
jury retired to begin their delibera-
tons. Eddie Todd is the bailiff in
charge of the jury.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted to the checking up of the cal
endar and the hearing Of naturaliza-
ton matters.
The calendar contains four GRIMM
al cases, to which the Grand jury will
no doubt add several others, as there
are a large number of men either in
Jail or out on bonds who have been
guilty of criminal infrs ctions of the
law.
The civil calendar contains one
hundred and fourteen cases, many of
which are tax and lan1 title matters
and the greater part of which will be
cleaned up at this term of court.
The attorneys from outside points
who were in attendance at the OPEN
ing of court were: Harris Richardson
of Minneapolis; e. z. Mcdonald.
Chas. Scrutchins and :. A. Andrews
of Bemidji; Bum T. Wilson of Black
duck; J. w. Hunt of Duluth; w. G..
McCready of Winnebago City, and
Franz Jevne of Big Falls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
For Purpose Of Drafting Articles
Embodying the Plan for the
Adopting by Voters
CAss LAKE CLUB COMING
Members of That Organization In
vited to Attend Social Smoker
Here Tuesday Next

Business, including a discussion
with the local creamery directors, adj
opting the report of the Commission
form of government committee, hear
ing the report of the young mems
gymnasium committee. arranging to
send delegates to the state fedora
ton meeting and extending the Cass
Lake Commercial club an invitation
to join with the local club in a So
cial smoker next Tuesday night,
were the important things discussed
at the Commercial clubs regular
monthly meeting last evening.
A committee consisting of F. s..
Arnold, J. J. Opsahl, f. L. Given, A.
G.. Wedge and A. A. Warfield met
with the directors of the local cream
cry, N. Willett, l.. Petrie, S. A. Smith
and liver Ungsteadt and discussed the
local creamery conditions. 1t was
decided to have the creamery officials
make all outstanding collections and
report to the club. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07

since have been made against other
presidents, which goes to show that
there is nothing new under the sun.
Davy charged Andrew with seeking to
perpetuate his own influence in the
administration through 4 man favored
for the "succession."
The coon-skin-cappsd Tsnnesseean
was known in his day rs something
of a humorist when he talked, but
the element of humor is sadly lack.
Ing in his book, fact that has
brought deep disappointment to the
men who thought that they had made
a literary discovery worth while, and
that .Davy's characteristics were to
live again in Its pages.
In truth the book Is pretty pUor
stun. useful only asaShowine that n.
litical history, like other history. has
= habit If repeating itself. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07

= = . p o. . = ;
Farmers in England are trying to
.fatten their hogs on sawdust and
treacle.
''The Fatted Calf ~ Arthur Hop
kins, is to be revived with Cyril
Scott as the star
A Detroit mans poodle dog was
taken to the laundry and narrowly
escaped going through the washing
machine. That's the first dog we ever
heard of so anxious to take bath
as all that.
DR.. DR.. Conrad, at Clark Univer-
sity, has trained young sparrows to
sing like canaries just by putting
them with the songsters. Pretty
good evidence for the good company
argument, isn't, itl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07

Senator Culberson says it cost cor
In 1904. Teddy and Hartman both
practical men," too.
A Los Angeles man left an estate
OF 100000 with the proviso that
1t should be used for only as many
of his relatives and friends as need
ed assistance. Some sense to that.
English language contains about
100000 words, but half of these are
scientific, or obsolete and we don't
have to get acquainted with them.
For ordinary polite conversation you
will find that vocabulary of 3OO,-
900 words is about sufficient.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
RECEPTION ROOMS
Benndji Residents Will be Allowed
To Meet Minnesota University
Head Tomorrow Evening
INSTEAD OF AT HIGH SCHOOL

Immediately following President
George p. Vincent's lecture at the
.Armory tomorrow evening, there will
be a public reception held in his hon
or at the Commercial Club rooms,
Minnesota avenue and Third street.
It has been previously announced
that this reception would be held in
the high school building, because of
the change of the lecture from the
high school building 70 the Armory,
it was decided it would be only prop
er to have it in the club rooms.
Every resident of Bemidji is earn
estly invited to be present at this re-
ception and meet the head of Mime
sofas great university. -
Dr. Vincent will arrive in Bemidji
at $3.50 tomorrow afternoon over the
Great Northern railroad. s--
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Brown Takes Charge Of Rio Grande

Denver, Colo, Feb, 7.-Edward L.
Brown today entered upon the du-
ties of his new position as vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad. Mr..
Brown, though not yet so years old,
is veteran in the railroad service,
having started his career at the age
of II as a messenger on the Rock Is
land road. He left that road to en-
ter the employ of the Northern Pa
cific, of which system he became gen.
eral superintendent of the western
division, which position he filled un-
til his recent change 10 the Denver
and Rio Grande. ~s4 49,. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Dickens Memory is Honored :

London, Feb All England
Joined today in suitable observance
of the one hundredth anniversary of
the birth Of Charles Dickens. In
London the most notable feature of
the celebration was the annual din
ner of the "Boz" club, at which Lord
Rosebery presided. Many magnifi-
cent floral offerings, some of them
from distant parts of the world, were
deposited at the grave of the famous
novelist in Westminster Abbey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
In sox siano vince..

Judge-Jones answered an adver.
tisement and sent a dollar for four
pairs of socks. When they arrived,
Jones looked them over and thers
wrote the advertiser:
Socks received. The patterns are
vile. I wouldn't be seen on the street
with them on
Back came the answer:
What are you kicking about?
Didn't We guarantee that you wouldn't
wear them out ?''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Registration Day Tuesday

Four of the present council seek
reelection, these being, Klein in the
first ward, Smart in the second, Roe
in the third and Brown in the third.
With the exception Of Roe, in the
third ward, who is opposed by Park
er, none of the candidate for alder
man have opposition other than from
the Socialists.
Next Tuesday is registration day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Commission Form Adopted

Inc report OF the commission form
committee was adopted and it was
voted to have committee of the
club meet with committee from the
charter commission for the purpose
of drafting articles embodying the
commission plan for adoption of the
voters of. the city. ~as
A splendid report by the appraisal
committee was read and accepted,
which showed that the assets of the
club aggregated about $4,000. The
committee on the young mems gym
nasium reported that the cost of
equipment would be about $4OO and
the rent for the room Sal per month.
The report was referred back to the
committee, asking them to submit a
feasible plan whereby the new fea-
ture could be made self supporting.
Cass Lake Club Coming.
The members of the Cass Lake
club were invited to attend a social
smoker at the local club rooms next
Tuesday evening, and it. is expected
that a large number from our neigh
boring city will attend
The club decided to send two del
egates to the state federation meet
ing at Minneapolis in March.
It was also decided that steps
should be taken for the purpose of
swelling the receipts Of the Bemidji
post office so as to place them above
the $4,000 year mark. This eff
fort, if successful will be great aid
in securing a federal building for
Bemidji. <&.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
No School on Lincoln $ Birthday.

Lincoln's birthday will be observ-
ed in the public schools. Superin-
tendent Dyer today announced that
there would be no sessions of the city
schools on that day, No programs
will be given this year by the pupils,
since all of the teachers are busy
preparing for the convention of the
Northern Minnesota Teachers Assoc
citation. Friday will also be holt
day, on account of the meeting of
the association
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07

William H. Crane is to take his
new play, The Senator Keeps
House, on tour.
Every man who cannot have soft
ening of the heart must at least have
softening of the brain Chesterton.
Maybe the peanut butter crank
isn't SO far off after al There were.
800 900 acres planted with the fruit
full goober in Louisiana, in 10 1 The.
peanut is used as food for man and.
and beast and the oil IS rapidly adj
:vancing in the housekeeper's respect.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Freshmen to Have Party.

Last evening after school, the
Freshman Glass Of the Bemidji high
school metlin the Science Recitation
room to discuss giving another party
in the near future. 1t was finally de-
cided to give a Leap Year Party a
week from next Friday evening in
the high school gymnasium The en-
tertainment committee was instruct
ed to see superintendent Dyer, and
obtain his sanction to this action.
Hiram A. Simons, Jr.. talked to the
class in regard to the Freshman de-
partment of the high school annual,
and urged that the students make
theirs the best of all departments.
Some people are so anxious to see
the sun come up that they stay out
all night.
Six out of every 100000 persons in
the U. S. were murdered ins1 90. Be
sides, railroads murdered Is 10 9TH
ers.
Any time dog bites you it's q
cinch that dog is mad. Don't sup
pose he does it because he is sweet
tempered .s.s
Professor Bell, inventorSof the tel-
ephone, told me that when driving
in the provinces in extreme ely cold
weather, says writer in the Nauti-
slus, when he was in great dangerFof
having his feet frozen, lie was able to
send an extra supply of blood to- them
by concentrating his mind upon them.
and thus saved himself from a very
painful experince.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Two Big Scraps.

s At present it appears that the chief
fights of the election will be between
the candidates for mayor and city
treasurer The Socialists claim that
their candidate for treasurer: Earl
Cell, the present holder of that Of
flee, will win over George Rhea the
independent candidate. Rhea lost
to Cell last year by very small vote
and his supporters feel that he will
land a victory this year. For mayor
Mailman, the socialist, and the three
independent candidates are fighting
hard, and the public ownership men
practically concede that McQuaig will
win over their man.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07

Fights Scheduled for Tonight.
Packey Mcfarland vs.. Young Erne,
6 rounds, at Philadelphia.
Leach Cross VS.. Johnny Dohan, 10
rounds, at Brooklyn, \ Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-07
Although Only One Socislis is Among
List Others Will Be Added Be-
fore Time Limit Expires
ALDERMEN WANT REELECTION
And With Exception of Roe Have No
Opposition Other Than From
Public Ownership Party.
Candidates take notice.

Candidates take notice
Next Saturday is the last day for
filing. ~.
Those candidates for the various
city Offices who have not yet filed
have until next Saturday to do so,
for according to law, the city clerk
must on that, day close his Office to
those who wish to file in order that
he may have ample tina in which to
prepare the ballots.
During the past week there have
been no new candidates announced,
and because of this fact and that
there is only three days more for
filing in which the required number
of signers could be secu1 ed for a pc
tition, it looks as though the entire
list has been announced.
Those who have filed are:
Mayor 49,. .sl~-.
William .McCuaig:
George Kreatz. - = II
l. F. Johnson < s. -
F. NJ. Malzahn. s1.z sszas.
City Clerk e-~~
George Stein. =,
City Treasurer -
George Rhea. .-zs's
Assessor r@7- !;
James Cahill
Alderman First Ward
w. E. Klein. -=~-..-.-r,
Alderman Second Ward
Tom Smart.
Alderman Third Ward ,
K. K. Roe. -ss--z
c. A. Parker
Alderman ourth Ward
N. w. Brown.
1t will be noticed that only one
Socialist candidate has as yet filed,
this being, F. M. Nathan, the candi-
date for the Office of mayor, but as
the other petitions are complete or
nearly so, it seems likely that they
will be taken to the clerks Office
before Saturday, probably Friday.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-28
CABLE BROKE; ELEVATOR FELL
Three Painfully Injured, but Not Sc
riously-Local Items.
(Too Late for Last Week.)

Westminster, Feb. 21.-Special:
Paul Ballenger, former clerk of ].
& j. S. Carter, has resigned his posi-
ton and Is now clerking for S. w.
Dickson G. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Marett and
Mrs. P. w. Matheson returned from
visit to Atlanta Thursday.
j. Fl. Hudson has sold his barber
shop to j. G. Harbert. Mr.. Hudson
Is now clerking for l.. A. Tannery.
Arthur Cox and his mother, Of
Turnesville, Ga, are visiting friends
here.
Ed. Richey, Of Clayton, Ca, spent
few days with his uncle, r.. N. Car
ter, last week.
Mrs. S. P. Smith, who has been
spending a few months with her Sis
ter, Mrs. r. N. Carter, left for Cor
nelia, Ga, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Carter returned
home Saturday from their honey
moon trip through Florida. They
are Keeping house at their new home
in West End.
Last Saturday J. e. J. S. Carter's
large elevator fell from the third
floor and came very near causing
three men to lose their lives. Lem
Martin, one of the clerks; J. II.
Land and J. II. Butt were on the ele-
yator at the time OF the accident.
All three sustained severe cuts about
their heads and bodies. The cause
OF the accident was the breaking of
the large cable. Those injured are
reported to be doing nicely. DR..
G. M. Walker attended to their num-
erOus wounds.
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Five Await Death i'm Jail.

Macon, Ga, Feb. 22.--Five pris-
oners, three negroes, Oliver Sim
mons, Will Bell and Oscar Clyde. and
two white men, William B. Baker
and E. b. Afford. are now confined
in the Bibb county Jail under sem
tenccs OF death. All Of them are
charged with the murder Of their
wives, and Afford Is charged with
killing his wife and mother-in-law,
and Clyde shot to death his wife and
brothcrin-law, in the Central depot
last September.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-28
The Heaviest Loss.

Among the heaviest losers b. the
| fire was the Cleveland Compress CO.,
near Buffalo bayou. This plant was
erected less than two years ago. The
loss Is estimated at nearly $4,000
600. Beneath the sheds and In the
railroad yards adjoining were up
ward Of $4,000 bales OF cotton.
Every stick Of wood in the plant was
consumed, exposing to the spectators
an acre or more Of smouldering cot
ton that may burn for several days.
Less than ten minutes after all
hope Of saving the Cleveland COM
press was given up, the McFadden
compress and warehouse was attack
ed. This plant was located about a
quarter Of a mile further down the
bayou.
At the Standard Compress Com
pany 1t was stated this morning that
the losses OF that company alone
would aggregate nearly a million.
The losses at the Cleveland COM
press were nearly double that.
Speedy work by private fire
fighting battalion Of tho Houston
Packing Company prevented the
plants sharing the fate Of the COM
presses.
Many Families Homeless.
This forenoon 1t was difficult even
to estimate the number of families
made homeless. The burned area In
the NTH ward covers ground that
yesterday was thickly populated.
Fully 250 homes, some prctentious
and others merely 81 !ckS, were wiped
out.
Several thousand men were tenn
porarily thrown out Of employment
Railway companies were heavy
losers, much rolling stock being de-
stroycd. Even tracks were burned
SO badly as to go out OF commission,
and train service to the East was
badly disarranged
Late this afternoon it was def
nitely asccrtained that there had not
only been no loss Of life, but few, If
any. serious injuries, despite large
nnnDber Of minor bruises and much
suffering from exposure.
The residents Of the burned area
were persons Of moderate, some Of
Strengthened means, including clerks,
laborers and mill and factory work
ers.
All the city's charitable organiza-
tions Joined I'm efforts to aid the suf-
fcrers early In the day.