The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-23
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LOADS D. OF WOOD
FOR BEL Fl TRAM co.
RED CROSS WORK
Patriotic Farmers Come Miles With
Heavy Loads to Sell for
Humanity's Cause.
DONATE TIME AND LABOR
e3 .B0Bs' LINE AVENUE
Big Dinner Served Visitors; Red
Cross Members Wait Table;
Features Of Event.
DONATE TIME AND LABOR
63 ..B0Bs" LINE AVENUE

Features OF Event.
HI Today was Wood Day" in Be
midi. 1t was wood Day. for farm
+ers { for miles around and they re-
sponded to the call of "Wood Day"
for the benefit Of the Red Cross in
q manner which left not the slightest
doubt of the genuine loyalty Of the
farmers Of this part Of the state.
Wood Day" is one Of the feat
.ures of Red Cross chapter work in
various cities throughout the state,
and Bemidji farmers did themselves
proud in their response, to aid the
war work of the Red Cross.
How the Line Grew.
It was long about noon that the
first load arrived and was stationed
in: front Of the Markham hotel. Then
Others began to arrive and the line
commenced to reach from Second
street to Third street. It commenced
to look good. :..,.. d =. ss,.: 4
Then 3 load stopped on the north
side of Third and again the line
stretched along. Toward. Fourth
street heightened the line until it
reached Fourth, where it Jumped
the street and stretched toward Fifth
street, reaching Fifth and beyond.
The loads came in on huge bob
sleighs, some drawn by four horses.
There was every conceivable variety
grown in Northern Minnesota. There
was stove. wood. furnace wood, pole
wood, slabs and wood of every de-
scription used for fuel purposes, !
63 Loads in Line. !.
In the line that centered Beltrami
avenue were So heavy draft sleds,
each. piled high with the best wood
obtainable, each farmer taking pride
in his offering for the Red Cross.
Some of them came miles to take part
in the day event. -, ,s;:-
The wood was the donation of the
farmers. They cut their wood and
hauled 1t to Bemidji, where it is to
be sold and the money turned into
Beltrami countys Red Cross chapter.
Dinner was served In the City hall,
three long rows of snow white tables
being In service, and the farmer
patriots were served by sbevy OF
members Of the Red Cross, attired in
white costumes with the Red Cross
emblem blazing upon 90 the snowy
background. Over 100 were served.
During the serving, Miss Jane Hayn-
er sang and there was music. H. E.
REYNOLDS gave, talk on the coming
of DR., julius Lincoln, personal envoy
of President Wilson to France and
England, who is to speak at the
Grand theater in Bemidji next week
on the food problem. ~
I. After the dinner the visitors were
given theater tickets to visit the pic
ture shows. = .>...'-',s.,1. ..a,.o..
Comes Over II Miles. +.
s The longest haul to help the Red
Cross was that made by L. 3. Han
son, who drove a distance OF seven.
teen and one-half miles to Bem1dj1
with a big load of wood.
/ When Mrs. H. White came in to
see the wood display she brought
with her five-pound jar Of butter
and it didn't last as long as snow
ball in Africa, for it was sold III 8
hurry and Mrs. White just natur-
ally turned over the money to the
Red Cross.
Here's Patriotic Woman.
Mrs. w. H. Clifford got in this af-
ternoon with load of wood from
the farm southeast of Bemidji and
was the only woman who drove her
horses with her donation for the Red
Cross.
l y'"s. List of Donors.
Those who brought wood for the
benefit of the Red Cross and the dis
tance they drove are as follows
Matt Meyers, miles; William
Rabe, 81k miles; David Sheets, 5
miles; Charles Weiga, miles; N
W. olson, 9 miles, Enoch Stori, ~
miles: Fred Behlke, miles; Reyn-
olds & Winter, 13 miles; Alfred
Moen, 4 miles, w H. Rice, 3.k
miles: H. S. Stilwell,. IL miles, Joe
Knapp, 9 miles; Art Glidden, 6 Il
miles; Gust Berg, 10 miles; H. K
Gillette, 10 miles; Iver Ungstad, 6
miles; L. E. Hanson, ,12 IL miles; c.
F. Schroeder, miles; Dug Neeley
3 miles; R. o. Roberts, miles; s.
J. Flori, 8 miles; S. K. Braaton, 8
miles: Nels Willett, 7 miles; D.
whiting, 7 miles; o. Olson, S miles;
Edwin Ohrberg, miles; E. K. An
derson, 4 miles; Hans Nelson, s
miles; o. Anderson, miles; August
Landgren, .12 miles; John Swenson,
10 miles; Hans H. Johnson, 8 miles
Herman Fenske, miles; George
Severans, miles; S. S. King, 9
miles; o. E. Lovgren, 8 miles; Ole
Vassen, 4 miles; Stanley Smith, z
miles; H. P. Lish, 9 miles; John Pat
terson, miles; Edgar Warner, AZ
miles; r. A. Keefe, 6 miles; Mike
Kerschbaum, 8 miles; A. w. Hoskins
a sii.s. ~. hGnC1nra q miles. w