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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
CLUB MEETS TUESDAY,
Will Hold It's First Meeting In New
Quarters Many Applications
Expected
BUILDING HAS BEEN REMODELED.

Tomorrow evening the Bemidji
Athletic club will hold It's first
meeting in its new quarters which
was formerly known as the Bemidj il
armory. The building has been re-
modelled and the club members are
anxious to take possession of their
new home. The meeting has been
called in order that vote may be
taken on any new members who wish
to enter the club while the applica-
ton fee is one dollar. The admission
fee to the club will be doubled after
October first. Tomorrow will
be the last day at which the
one dollar fee will hold good. and
many are expected to present their
applications.
Other business of Importance will
also be transacted and the entire
club is requested to be present. Sug-
gestions from any member of the
club or any business man interested
in the clubs development will be
asked for and acted upon providing
the suggestions offered are consider
ed good ones. 8
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
AIDS IN INVESTIGATION
Grand Rapids Woman Shows Where
/ Living Expenses There Amount
to $39 Per Month.
SAYS AVERAGE WAGE IS $25

The first complete analysis of con-
ditions under which women work in
Minnesota towns and cities was re-
ceived Thursday by Miss Eliza Evans
secretary of the State Minimum
Wage commission, from Grand Rap
ids, Itasca county. The report was
carefully prepared by an experienced
woman social worker, and gives de-
tails which will be valuable in COM
piling data from other places.
The investigator finds that the
the least amount girl can live on
respectfully at Grand Rapids is 1925
a month, somewhat over the mini
mum wake estimate Of $3.50 q week
tentatively adopted BY Miss Evans
as basis upon which to work. But
few. girls in this thriving town get
that much, 1t is stated, the average
being $25 a month for store and
factory work. The report says that
housing conditions are fairly good.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
MANY ACCOMPANY TEAM

Bemidji's side Of the gridiron at
Grand Rapids yesterday was not
without its rooters and never was a
tackle made q yard gained or a
long punt kicked but what the
Threats Of the Bemidjites let it be
known that the Athletic club was not
without its supporters. Only one an
noying feature was caused during
the entire contest that being from
continual carelessness Of the Grand
Rapids football followers in entering
the field Of play and thereby delay
ing progress. Those in charge Of the
Bemidji organization have announc-
ed that such tactics will not be re-
peated here. when the return game
is played and that the gridiron will
be roped off if necessary. Remarks
have been many which have dealt
with the gen'tlemenly conduct Of the
Grand Rapids players.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM STRONG
Will Play Fosston Eleven Next
Saturday

Next Saturday afternoon the Benz
idji High school football team will
play it's first game of the season
when it clashes with the Fosston
High school team at that place. A
game had been scheduled for last
Saturday but at a late date was can
celled. The bays will be put through
several new plays the coming week
and make special efforts to acquire
enough skill to defeat the fast Foss-
ton eleven. go. q.
Last Saturday afterno ons the team
met picked team of the city which
included four of the Athletic club
team men. In this game the team
showed great deal of skill in break
ing up plays and scored 10 points
over their heavy opponents. "
AS soon as the weather becomes to
cold to permit the playing of foot
ball, Coach Bestul will call meet
ing of basket ball candidates. Mr..
Bestul was formerly star player
and has played in several games
against the crack Minnesota Univer-
sity team. He is now outlining the
signals and plays for the quint this
winter and plans on turning out a
championship team.
EARLY next spring a track team
will be organized and efforts will be
made to hold track meet at which
contestants from the surrounding
cities will compete with the local
men. '1..- h.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
STAIR ENTERTAINS, 200
Large Crowd Witness sharpshooting
Of Crookston Man

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Two hundred Bemidji people Wit
messed the sharp shooting OF j.
Harry Stair Saturday afternoon near
the Bemidji dock. Mr.. Stairs skill
with rifles, shotguns and revolvers
drew a great deal Of applause from
the spectators Apples, cans, washers
and other small objects which were
thrown high into the air proved easy
marks for the sharp shooter. An In
dian and q rabbit were skillfully
outlined on q piece OF paper placed
100 feet from the marksman. ME-.
Stair also demonstrated the effect Of
Peters cartridges compared with,
Others.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
BEERS. | |: | !. WOULD NAME
BElM|IDJI soto. SIPpI'
Eminent Mono Dramatic Artist
Visits This City And Says Title
Is Jaw Breaker
TO TELL OF COUNTRY IN SOUTH
Journies To 1tasca Park Where
Pictures Of Mississippi Source
Were Taken Enters Water

Ms Newton Beers for twenty five
years one Of the stage stars and to-
day an eminent mono dramatic ar
fist spent Saturday and Sunday. In
Bemidji on his way to Minneapolis
and st. Paul, where he goes to fill a
months engagement in the twin
cities.
you have too beautiful city 20
be burdened with such claw break
ing name as Bemidji,' said Mr..
Beers when referring to this city as
the most beautiful spot on earth.
1T should be called sMissi-Soto' or
iSoto-sippi.' Then you would have
something to talk about
Mr.. Beers arranged a party to take
a trip to the source of the Mississippi
Sunday morning leaving promptly at
seven o'clock. The trip was made to
ltasca Park in one hour and fifty
eight minutes in the John Marin car.
With the party was Hakkerup the
photographer and is photographing
outfit.
The eminent mono-dramatic artist
will appear during the coming win
ter in states bordering on the great
Mississippi valley and it is the plan
Of Mr.. Beers to show residents of that
portion of the country who regard the
river as only a large navigab!e
stream where its source is and of the
country in which it has its begin
ming. In order to do this Mr.. Hakker-
UP was taken along and about twenty
pictures were taken which will be
shown by Mr.. Beers in relating his
story. 49, s,s; s-1.5
Mr.. Beers is enthusiastic over Be-
midi and northern Minnesota, and
when he. shed his shoes and socks
and entered the cold waters at the
source of the Missippi, holding
fish pole in his hand, and had his
picture taken his sincerity was prov
ed beyond doubt.
Mr.. Beers left for Alexandria yes
terday afternoon where he will give
an entertainment this evening.
From there he will go to Minneapolis
where he will remain month, before
going south.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
OWEN POTTER RETURNS
Back From Dakota Where He Com
pleted 2sth Year Threshing
Covers Much Territory

Oren G. Potter returned this morn
Ing from North Dakota where he has
operated threshing rig the past
three months. According to Mr.. Pot
ter the crops this year were much
lighter than in former years. The av-
erage yield of wheat this year was
4 bushels to the acre. The oats yield
averaged 40 bushels per acre and bar
ley IS
s. For tbs past . sH47yea1B Mr.. Potter
has had his thresirg machine operat-
Ing In the Dakotas under his own per-
sonal supervision. This year, owing to
the light crops he has covered more
territory than ever before and operat-
ed last year.
Men were plentiful this fall but
it was difficult to keep them longer
than one day at a time. Men who
were drawing good wages would quit
work in the middle of the afternoon
to catch q train for East Grand Forks
where they could obtain liquor.
When / first operated in Dakota
would start in early in the season
with a crew of men and quit when
the work was completed with prac-
tically the same crew."
When asked If strike agitators had
anything to do with the difficulty in
keeping men Mr.. Potter said, "The
machines operating around Devils
Lake and Minot were troubled some
what by these men but the crews in
the north section Of the state expert
enced but little trouble. An occasion
al man would agitate the crew to de-
mand more wages but received lit
tile support. =
Mr.. Potter owns three large farms
at Lake George and claims that he
has more faith in thees farms than
he would have on any in the Dako-
tas. Three good tenants have cared
for these farms the past summer and
the results OF their work are satis-
tying said Mr.. Potter. 3ss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29

Charles Johnson, an employe Of
the Crookston Lumber Company was
taken to st. Anthony's hospital this
morning with a badly smashed hand
which he injured in an accident in
the mill this morning shortly after
the mill started.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
SCHROEDER IS not
CALLING FOR HELP
Forced to Increase Force Owing ia
Additional Business Brought
-. By Contestants.
TO MAKE STARTLING OFFER
Watch for Special Vote Announce
ment and Prizes in Pioneer This
~. s- Week.

An offer that will startle the COM
munity, including the contestants In
the Schroeder-Pioneer free piano
contest, has been about completed and
full details will soon appear In the
columns of the Pioneer.
Many of the bright, pretty girls
are becoming exceedingly active, es-
pecially those who have been indif-
ferent heretofore. Yes, and then
there is new blood entering, taking
the place of these Indifferent con-
testants, who are fast forging to the
front, ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29

Judge G. w. Stanton. who has
been presiding at q term Of court In
Grand Rapids returned to Bemidji
yesterday. He will again take up the
work at Grand Rapids tomorrow.
Judge Stanton says that there is still
about three weeks work to be dispos-
Led Of there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29

Time Of periods, II minutes. Ref
cree, Stanton. Umpire, Patten. Head
linesman William King.
The Grand Rapids eleven will be
brought to Bemidji for a contest In
either two or thre weeks. Brainered
will play here next Sunday.
It is probable that Coach Jacob
son will make several changes in the
lineup as the game yesterday proved
that in one or two positions new
men might show up to better advant-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
BEMlDJI. PL AYS TIE
WITH CIR And IDS
Off Side Play Penalty Causes Loss OF
BELLS Thirty-five Yard Drop
Kick And Victory
HOLD ON ONE YARD LINE
Stone Wall Defence Wards Off AL
most Certain Defeat -Elevens
Evenly Matched

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ties ever fought between football
elevens representing Grand Rapids
and Bemidji, old time rivals, was
played yesterday afternoon at the
Itasca county town and resulted in a
0 to score.
5s The teams were evenly matched,
and every yard gained by either side
was well earned. Costly fumbles were
maj y, Bemidji players especially be-
ing guilty Of this fault. On one oc-
casion the centres pass went directly
through the runners legs, bounding
toward the Bemidji goal for twenty
yards where it was recovered by a
Grand Rapids player.
Bemidji's stone wall defence more
than once held the husky Grand Rap
ids boys from pushing the pigskin
over the counting line, and
in the second period with the
ball on the Bemidj's one
yard line and in the possession
of Grand Rapids, the lads from this
city held for two downs when a PEN
atty. for pushing took tho oval back
fifteen yards and out of danger.
Grand Rapids eleven was COM
prised almost entirely Of old high
school stars who are still capable of
playing the game. Hepfel, Kramer,
Bill Power and Norisson playing .
strong game. Whaling at half did the
kicking and his punts were all high
and long and proved difficult for the
Bemidji backs to handle. He was a
tower of strength on the defence as
was T. Ershine.
Bemidji' chance to win the game
came near the close OF the last period
when Rem Bell stepped back to the
Grand Rapids thirty-f1ve yard line
and booted the oval over the up
rights for what would have given
Bemidji a three point lead and the
game, had not Brandon been declar-
ed off side. The clever little end was
clearly three feet off side and was
standing beside a Grand Rapids play
er. In the excitement Brandon did
not hear the cautions Of the head
linesman and umpire.
{ VALLEY at right half for Bemidji
was the chief ground gamer of the
contest and time after time he would
take the ball from Quarterback
Med Donald and rip through the Grand
Rapids line for gains Of from ten to
twenty years. McDonald's punts were
gotten off well and his tackling sure.
Brandon and Bell at ends were in
the game at all times and gains made
around them were small, while at
tempts to gain through Lycan,
Brinkman or in fact any part of the
Bemidji line brought practically
nothing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
How to Get Votes.

"This question: says Mr.. schroed-
err" cannot be too strongly impressed
upon the customers and contestants. !"
There are several ways to get votes
and all should be familiar to the con-
testants. Here are the ways.
With every cent purchase at the
Schroeder store one vote will be given
and the customer will be permitted to
cast the vote for whatever contestant
he chooses.
With every three months subscrip-
ton to the Daily Pioneer at the regu-
lar rate of $500 three thousand
votes will be issued and with every
years subscription to the Weekly
Pioneer at the regular price Of $3.50
five thousand votes will be issued.
This contest will close February
14th, 1914 and In case Of tie vote.
both winners will be awarded a
Piano. Get busy and urge your
friends to do the same.
There will be no publicity Of con-
testants during the contest. each
CONTINUED % Int pass).
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
Listen To This.

q II wish to pay my subscription to
the Daily Pioneer, said subscrib-
er in the office today. When the re-
ceipt was given her she was told that
it entitled her to $4,000 votes for
whichever contestant she chose in
the Schroeder-Pioneer Piano Contest
"Who is who and for which number
shall I vote?" For your favorite,
of course, step into the Schroeder
store and ask to see the list of girls
in the race, pick the number and
cast your votes" eff I knew Of
some girl who would appreciate my
votes, she could gladly have them for
the asking. I'll go to the store and
find my girl"
Now girls, this is how you have
been picking up votes and wondered
how it happened. Then remember
too that for every cent purchased at
the Schroeder store, a vote is cast
for someone Of you contestants and
there are great many who have not
even been asked o"yote for me" In
that case customers either look up
the girl who is among the leaders,
{for nobody cares to vote for a loos-
err and cast their votes for her.
Hundreds are doing just this every
day, waiting for some contestant to
show she appreciates a customers
votes by merely asking.
If your number, Miss or Mrs. con-
testant, has goodly supply Of
votes after it" in the list below and
you haven't even shown the slightest
interest therefore, just think what
you might accomplish if you called
upon a few of your friends by tele-
phone and told them you would ap-
preciate their votes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
Why Not Do This?

If you are actually determined not
to enter the race, ask one of your
girl friends If she would accept your
votes for a starter. Mr.. Nissen, at
the Schroeder store will make the
change for you gladly. Then inform
your friends, whom you think have
been voting for you Of the change and
ask them to keep right on voting for
the same number. !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-29
Watch the Coupons.

The size of the coupon in each is
sue of the Pioneer will be changed
from day to day. Clip them and get
your friends to do the same. They
count for as many votes as are indi-
Gated on the coupon.
Standing Of Contestants.
Number ISL takes the lead this
week.
Numbers 143, 20 and 80 have come
from way down the list we'll toward
the front. Find your number and
tell all your friends and neighbors
what it is. They'll be glad to help
you win this beautiful Claxton Pr
ano.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14
McINDOES FALLS

Rev. H. T. Barnard and Miss Edna
Crane are the delegates to the Con-
gregationaT conference to be held
at ST. Johnsbury, May 2O-22.
The AID meeting of the Sixth Lo-
cal Christian Endeavor Union of
Vermont will be held in the Congre-
gational church here Thursday May
Is. The program is as follows:
Morning session: 1870 registration
of delegates; 1O.45 devotional ex-
ercises, led by Mrs. Donald Fraser;
HOO, greetings and response, ap-
pointment of committees, reports of
officers, discussion of local condi-
tions. Afternoon session: LOO,
pastors conference; 1.3O, praise SER
vice; Las, business; 200, address,
Miss Clemma Seaver, assistant sec.
rotary Vermont G. E. Union, dis
cussion or Question box; $50,
Good Old Things in Christian En-
deavor, Miss Margaret Blair, Barnet
Center; $40, Good New Things in
Christian Endeavor, Rev. A. R.
Crewe, Bradford, discussion; 3.45,
sermon, Rev. o. z. Ziegler, South
Ryegate; 7.3O, song service; 7.45,
address, Christ Building the Church
and Planning the Kingdom, Rev.
Donald Fraser, Wells River.
Rev. Mr.. Smith of Burlington will
preach here next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Bertha Manning of East
Ryegate was the guest of Mrs. Liz
zie White over Sunday.
David Galley has moved his fami-
ly from the tenement over Winch's
store into the upstairs tenement of
w. H. Gilchrist's house near the
Academy.
Kimball Marshall of Wells River
spent Saturday with his sister, Mrs.
William Kimball.
Howard Dow of Barton has been
visiting his brother, w. w. Dow.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pickering
who have been at Horace Gleason's
the past year have gone to Mr.
Laundry's at East Barnet. Mr.. and
Mrs. Gray of Wells River are work
ing at Mr.. Gleason's.
Mrs. Mary Smiley who has spent
the past winter with her sister, Mrs.
M. d. Hunt, has returned to her
home at Orange, Mass M d. Hunt
accompanied her home returning
Friday.
The young ladies of the senior
class of the academy presented the
comedy Her Scarlet Slippers at
the Academy Hall Friday evening
followed by a musical program
which consisted of vocal solos by
Miss Margaret Tubbs and Miss Won
lie Smith and instrumental music by
Miss Marion Quimby, Miss Vonie
Smith and Mrs. G. B. Edgerton.
Punch and waters were served dur
ing the evening and homemade can
-dy on sale. Mrs. c. B. Edgerton and
Alexander Gilchrist furnished music
for a promenade.
Over 100 were present at the last
meeting of the McIndoes grange.
Ten different oranges were repre-
sented. The third and fourth de-
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14

grees were conferred on IA candi-
dates by the Ladies degree team of
Green Mountain grange, No. /, of
st. Johnsbury Center. Much praise
is due the ladies' degree team for
the fine degree work which they per-
formed. The lecturers program:
Subject discussed, One of the most
serious problems among the farm
ers is farm labor State Lecturer
E. H. Hallett spoke on suggestions
for good of the order; also remarks
by the masters of the Green Noun
tain grange, West Barnet and Blue
Mountain grange. Miss Adine Lawler
gave two readings; a vocal duet by
Mrs. o. N. Bedell and Miss
Bertha Bedell; a reading by r.
M Johnson; song by the grange and
reading by the assistant lecturer.
After supper a social hour was
spent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14
NEWBURY

Who says we are way back and
artic?" There were peas and pota-
/ toes here up and hoed last week.
Among the items brought out in
| Miss Althea Todd's interesting ad-
dress on China at the Methodist
church last Tuesday evening were
these viz: $50 will support girl in
! boarding school a year; SO will keep
girl in day school a year; the Gig
arctic people are putting in money
freely, (giving away cigarettes, ad-
vertising, ETC., to make cigarette
smoking universal in China).
Mrs. William Southworth and
Mrs. Fred Church went to the
Woodsville hospital last week.
S. L. Swasey of Concord, N. H.,
has been looking after his realty
here, and has leased the Cobleigh
property to two parties.
1t it understood the Chadwick
hall management have decided to
bar advertised public dances.
Our immigrants are returning.
Now it is Thomas c. Keyes and wife
returning from wintering in Flori-
da.
DR.. Pierce's residence is now oc-
cupied by painter Bundy. James
Goodman occupies the shop.
Miss Mary Stevens, whose days of
strength we're used in serving others
has gone to the poor farm.
E. B. Greer has sold his roadster
to Dick Cobb.
H. D. Fulton has put a Thum
Burberry hedge in place of the cedar
hedge which was dying in front of
the Fulton residence.
Milo Meserve has begun on re-
placing the Meserve residence which
was burned last year.
Water froze Monday morning.
The ten year (more or less) con-
tention as to having a schoolhouse
built at South NeWbury, mas anoth-
er chapter at a meeting warned to
be held in Chadwick hall at two
o'clock, next Monday.
Base ball, NeWbury high A; East
Ryegate town 3, last Saturday.
John Combe of Bloomfield and
the boom gang (14) of the river
drive, passed by on the river early
this week.
James Lang of Boston and his fly
ing machine are at the Oxbow in
the home of James Lang senior.
Harold Wells was home from
Concord, N. H., the first of the week.
The Congregational pulpit will be
occupied next Sunday by Rev. H. T.
Barnard of McIndoes.
The lambs and sheep of F. E.
Johnsbury to do service in shearing
golf link grass.
Some here are putting a few rad
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-05-14
Better Than Spanking

Spanking will not cure children OF
wetting the bed, because it is not a
habit but a dangerous disease. The
C. H. Rowan Drug Co., Dept. 1882,
Chicago, ILL.,, have discovered
strictly harmless remedy for this
distressing disease and to make
known it's merits they will send a SO
cent package securely wrapped and
prepaid Absolutely Free to any
reader of The Caledonian. This
remedy also cures frequent desire to
urinate and inability to control urine
during the night or day in old or
young. The c. H. Rowan Drug Co,
is an Old Reliable House, write to
them today for the free medicine.
Cure the afflicted members of your
family then tell your neighbors and
friends about this remedy.