The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-11-21
More Than $50 Attended Big Round.
up at High School Ronald Dob
son is Corn Contest Winner.
F. J. JAEGER BOOSTS BEEKEEPING
Says That $24, 900, 900 is Allowed to
Go to Waste Annually in Minnesota
By Failure to Produce Honey.
RITCH1E TELLS OF COUNTY FAIR
c. A. Forbes Of State Highway Com
/ mission Explains Dunn Law and
Speaks of State Road Conditions.
RITCH1E TELLS OF COUNTY FAIR

More than $50 persons, including
farmers, their wives and children,
together with a large number of Be
midi business men, in attendance at
the Farmers Institute, enjoyed q
splendid monday lunch, prepared by
the high school girls, under the able
supervision of Miss Agnes Halland,
served promptly and without flaw.
The arrangement was exceptionally
good, every plate being served while
steaming hot with good things to eat.
Prof. jaeger Talks.
2 Prof, Francis lager, of the State
Agricultural school, delivered most
interesting talk on Bookkeeping in
Northern Minnesota" Immediately
after the musical program by the
fifth grade, which was enthusiastical-
ly received, Prof. jaeger was called
upon by Bueford M. Gile, high school
agriculturist, who presided at the
meeting.
Prof. jaeger pointed out that there
are $24,000,000 going to waste in
the state of Minnesota annually just
because more people do not go into
the Bookkeeping business. He said:
IF there were as many people raising
bees and honey in Bemidji township
as there should be, this township
would at least be making an added
net profit of $1,000 yearly.
Why Not Honey!
"The new methods make bee-keep-
ing simple. The old ways are no
good. The man who goes into the
business should frat of all be = lover
OF bees. Possessing this qnaliflca-
ton he. is bound to meet with sue
cess. Then we should teach our chill
dren to raise bees. Send them to the
agricultural college for years
course of instruction. The expense
Of making a start is small, but re-
member this is the only cost for years
to come. You don't have to feed bees
like you do the domestic animals. The
state Of Minnesota has the reputation
of being great milk state. Where
Minnesota butter is served on the ia
bles in the east, the patronage Of
such places is big. Why not gain a
reputation for honey in the same
way?
Purest in Country.
Minnesota honey is considered the
purest in the country, only we don't
raise enough of it, The Jews wan
dered for years to reach the land of
Milk and Honey and with q little
cooperative effort on our part we
could easily establish this great North.
Star state as the State of Milk and
Honey"
Corn Contest Winners.
w. B. Stewart, county superintend-
ent of schools, announced the win
ners and gave out the prizes to the
contestants in the Beltrami County
Corn contest. The winners were as
follows and their standing in the or
der named:
Ronald Mathern $25; Bert Brennan
SIS; Elmer Dobson SO; Clayton
Coyle IS; Adolph Braaten IS; Ken
NTH Meyers IS; John Harris IS, and
Joseph Moran IS.
The boys were marked on the
largest yield, their story, rs ear sam
pies, cost and punctuality in making
their reports.
Richie On Fair.
Other numbers on the program
were well received and commanded
the attention of the audience every
moment A. P. Richie had as his
subject, 1.-THE Beltrami County Fair"
He gave much desirable information
to the citizens and farmers toward
better cooperation and il his ideas
are carried out, Beltrami county
will lead all county fairs, not only
in the state, but throughout the en-
tire northwest.
Forbes Talks Good Roads.
Charles A. Forbes, of the State Ru-
raj Highway commission, gave fine
explanation of the Dunn law with
regard to state rural highway build
ing. He said: For every dollar
that is put up by the state, of which
this county gets $4,000, the larger
counties like Hennepin, Ramsey and
st. Louis pay about one-half, while
Beltrami county pays out for this
purpose each year about $1,000, for
which it receives the above amount,
viz, $4,000. It will be noticed that
in this manner the agricultural coun-
ties get the most benefit.
There is also maintenance fund