The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-14
BIG POW.WOW FOR
EDITORS TOMORROW
Will Be Entertained at Cross Lake
Indians School by Red Men
Give War Dance Also.
SMOKER TO BE HELD TONIGHT
Visiting Scribes Given Automobile
Tour Through Country-Boat
" Trip This Afternoon.
SHORT HISTORY OF ASSOCIATION
Was Organized in Park Rapids Six
Years Ago For Purpose Of Gain
ing Better Rail Service.

was OTSauZcu III 1dik hdp1uS 0Ll
Years Ago For Purpose Of Gain
ing Better Rail Service.
When the smoker to be given this
evening by the Commercial club Of
Bemidji, in honor, of the members Of
the editors association is begun it is
estimated that no less than IS news
paper men will be present.
About fifty pushers of the pen
were present at the Glee club enter.
tainment last evening and a few Wis.
tied the plant of the Crookston Lum-
Ter company. More are coming in on
each train and the. total may reach
100. -
This morning the editors were tax
en- on an automobile trip to the town
of FROM. This afternoon they were
given trip across Lake Bemidji and
down the Mississippi river to the
power dam eight miles below the out
let.
Tonight while the men are attend
ing the Commercial club smoker the
women will be guests of the Women s
Study club. It was announced this
morning by Mrs C.. R. Sanborn, that
if possible the women would be taken
to Lake Plantagenet, where they
would be given dinner at the Jester
farm. -, - - :.
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
the editors will board chartered
train and will be taken to Redby.
Boat rides will be had on Red Lake
and they will be taken to Cross Lake
Indian school, where the Indians will
give big war dance and pow WOW.
These eevnts. will be en- irely; j in
charge of John Morrison, official in
terpreter of the Chippewas for Min
nesota and Walter Dickens, agent of
the Red Lake agency. 1t is understood
that several members of the associa-
ton will be given the Grand High
Chippewa degree and made members
Of the band.
The resolution committee under
Charles Scheers of Akeley will sub.
nit resolutions at the business ses-
sion which is to be held tomorrow.
The trip will afford an opportunity
for the editors to visit place OF
which little is known by the average
Minnesotan, place which has for
many years been the favorite hunting
and fishing grounds of the Chippewas,
and concerning which there are many
romantic legends.
Judge C. w. Stanton, former pres
ident of the State Editorial Associa-
ton, will preside at the smoker,
The Northern Minnesota Editorial
association was organized at Park
Rapids in 1907, under the name OF
the Great Northern Editorial associa-
ton, the following being the charter
members: Rudolph Lee, Long Prairie
Leader; 1. J. COPYRIGHT, Staples Head.
light; J. H. Haradon, Hubbard County
Enterprise; A. w. Page, Park Rapids
Clipper, and Charles F. Scheers, AXE
ley Herald-Tribune.
The object of the association was
to inaugurate concerted movement
10 IN hn ID
Northern railway from Sank Center
to Bemidji, it being the general opin.
ion all along the line that the Great
Northern was actually retarding de-
velment of the park region of Mime.
sofa by it's train SERVICE, or rather
lack of train service, freight and pas
senger. -...s-s .
A railroad committee composed Of
Rudolph Lee, of Long Prairie; ant
Charles F. Scheers Of Akeley, was ap
pointed for the purpose of taking the
matter up with the officials of thu
Great Northern. -
The association membership ha:
rapidly increased and it's field Of la
Dor enlarged. ~
Northern Minnesota is included with
in it's Jurisdiction. There are IL!
newspaper included in it's member
ship.
The name was changed three year
ago to Northern Minnesota Editoria
Association" with development" a.
its motto. i'
Shop talk is the principal feature
of it's winter business sessions.
The present officers of the associa
ton are: e. C. Kiley, Grand Rapid
Herald-RevieW, president; Charles F
Scheers, 7Akele III lid Tribune, vic
president; A. G. Rutledge secretar.
and treasurer.
@ Because of thesfact that the Dulutl
travelling men vii be here at noon to
morrow, dinner at the Hotel Mark
ham will be served from noon t,
as.3O instead Of 1T o'clock "a usual