The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1919-06-24
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! Iaeual: s. Meeting Of Northern
minnesota Editors, Be-
midi This Week
"TRIP TO STATE PARK
{: I. TO BE MADE SUNDAY
No. Politics In Addrs..e. BY
Prominent Speakers; Ladies
" Will Assist.

fold, three-legged and other races
will go glimmering and that there
will be desperate pulling in the tug
of-war when the newspaper publish
ers and editors and the printers of
Southern Minnesota compete against
their Northern brethren at Bemidji
June %, during the annual editorial
outing at Bemidji and 1tasca State
park. June 27,28 and 49," says "A. G.
Rutledge Of Minneapolis, secretary of
the Northern Minneiota Editorial as
ISOLATION, under WHOSE auspices tho
meeting and jubilee will be held.
Great preparations are being
made at Bemidji to care for, the edit
ors and their wives and other! guests,
and the visiting crowd ls going to-
give the people Of Bemidji d sight for
sore eyes, when they. pull OF the
races and contests tor the editorial
championship of the state." says the
secretary.
George Webster of Minneapolis
will have charge of tho, races, for
which the Twin Cities Supply House
liberal prizes.
Great Array of Runners.
For the slim editors. race. Her
man Roe of the Nprthfeld News will
have charge of the runneraloE South-
ern: Minnesota. He has associated
with him as leaderG E. E.fX. Whiting, Of
the Owatonna Journal Chronicle, and
W. p. Kirkwood, professor OF Journals
ism at the, University .oi sAinuespta.'
land he IS making overtures te,secure
Harry Wakefield. the wiry managing
editor Of the Minneapolis Tribune,
and Charles Cheney Of the Journal.
Frank A. Day Of Fairmont, and A. o.
Moreaux Of Luverpe are expected to
be with those who will toe tho
scratch for the Southerners. Ar
rayed against these speedstera will be
Asa NJ. Wallacs4 Of the Sauk Center
Herald, barefoot champion ,of Rtearns
county, as captain Of the north
bunch Harry M. 'Wheslock Of Fer
gus Falls, e. H. Denu Of Demiddi.
r. w. Hitchcock Of Hi|bbing, Rudolph
1t Lee sshoLo of Long snP PTsisis. n l.h hsrxood
are claiming tie services dS Mayor
Larry Ho' Hodgson Of st. Paul, who
appears to be noncommfttal:
! The Big Tue.of-War.
1.-The tug-of-war will bring to-
gether some really big fellows, with
all kinds Of political and other pulls
j. r. Landy Of the Olivia Times, ac-
| cused OF possessing q democratic
pull of considerable proportions, will
captain the southern 'tug'team. J. C.
Morrison of the Morris Tribune,
Scotch and pugnacious, will assist
Landy, followed on the rope by w.
E. Hodges of Sleepy Eye, G. w. Wag-
ner OF Litchfleld; Leslie Whitcomb,
Albert Lea; Harry Case, Montevedio;
0. f. Smith, Parkers Prairie; Will
Wilke Of the Grey Eagle Gazette, the.
banker-editor who is a tough PROPOSE
tion at any game, will face Landy as
captain on the North end Of the rope.
Backing Wilke will be Dad Claude
Atkinson Of Hibbing, W. C. Warren
of Hinckley, H. Mayne Stanton of Be-
midi, Fred Schilplin of St. Cloud,
Tony La Premiere, Grand Rapids,
ct al.
Fat Mems Race.
"For the fat mems race, Philip
Liesch Of the New Ulm Journal, will
lead the southern scribes, and George
Ericsson of the Spooner News, will be
alongside Liesch as captain for north
ern Minnesota. Their combined ton
| mage is close to 500 pounds avoirdu-
pois. Running with Liesch will be
J. c. Wise of Mankato, l.. &. Mithun
of Buffalo, Sam Y. Gordon OF Browns
Valley, Sid Huntley Of Frazee, M. 7.
| MCGOWAN of Appleton. Other corpu-
| lent northern runners will be p, J.
Vasaly Of Little Falls, Sam, Rector OF
Deer Creek, John Huftbauer Of Brain
| erd, C. H. Bronson of Osakis, and
| other entrants that are being used as
| dark horses
"Mrs. J.. R. Landy Of Olivia will
| captain the southern married ladies
in foot race against the Northern
| women, led by Mrs. Lille Ericsson of
Spooner Mrs. T. ,ChristianSon Of
Dawson is asked to assist Mrs: Landy
! and Mrs. II. p Phillips Of Mahonmen
is selected as Mrs. Ericson's aid.
Ladies' Race. 80
IA single ladies' race will have
| Beatrice Atkinson Of Hibbing as
| northern captain, and Miss Catherine
| Buckley Of Delano has beeR named az
| leader of the southern girls,
"As an added attraction, the off,
GERS Of the editorial association have,
suggested a 50-yard, foot race be-
tween Lieut. Governor Franksop, Sec
I>retary of State Schmahl, State Audit-
or Preus, Speaker Nolan, F. C. Had
fContnn1cd m Para Fh,Srp