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VOLUME 4 NUMBER 264 BEMIDJ1, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1907 , TEN CENTS PER WEEK

REV, HI66INS DOING MUCH GOOD WORK

The "Lumberjack Sky Pilot"

Strenuous Worker in the Vineyard.

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DULUTH NEWS TRIBUNE TELLS OF HIS VISIT TO ZENITH CITY

Holds Meetings in the Camps, Has Many Friends in

the Woods.

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cleared, and the stools and benches arranged around the walls. For a pulpit he uses a box or some other equally handy object, while a candle, lantern or lamp furnishes the light. The meeting is opened with a hymn, and then follows a shor t se rmon along some line that will appeal to the men always taken, of course, from the scr ip tures .

"Great resul ts have been ac complished by Mr. Higgins and his corps of assis tants . Scores of men have been induced to lead better lives, and they look for his coming to break the mon­otony of camp life.

"He said yesterday tha t the work of the past winter has been more successful than ever before, more converts made, and more assistance being rendered from

t n e ! outside sources than has been The

DOINGS IN THE VARIOUS CHURCHES OF THE CITY

Hours of Worship and Subjects of Ser­mons to Be Delivered in the

City Tomorrow.

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The Rev Prank Higgins, 1 'Lumberjack Sky Pilot," been in Duluth of late, and Duluth News Tribune says of | t h e c a s e a n y p P e v ioas year his visit: "Ruddy of face, s t rong jcontractors and the lumbermen hale and hearty, with a twinkle themselves are taking a decided in his eye and a magnetic hand

ako, R<-v. Prank Higgins, "The Sk7 Pilot of Lumberjacks," pas-ses from one logging camp to the other, plowing his way through the snow drifts lioin the time the first snow falls un­til the last flake has disappeared in the spr ing time

Occasionally he finds his way to civilization and tells the people of the larger c i t u s what is being done for thp men who lives in the woods winter in and winter out. As the scope ol the woik has broadened, he has made these t r ips more frequently The number of men working under him is constantly growing, and this winter he was made the head of the missionary work in the lumber camps for the United S t a t e s b y t h e Presbyter ian church.

"The tales which he tells of his experiences teem with human interest , and the st< rner realities of life; but as often there is a touch of pathos, tor he learns of the other side, of the woodmen's troubles, and of the causes that sen t the sons of many of the best families to seek hardship and privation in preference to the ease and luxuries which they might have had.

"Until a year ago he traveled with a large team of dogs, which were his daily companions and his protectors in many tight pUces In nearly every camp there are men who seem to hate the sight of a missionary.

>iey sometimes t ry to > ak up the meetings, but "The

>ky Pilot" relies upon the other element to assist him in all such cases.

"He carr ies a supply of hymn bjoks with him, and aft-»r the evening meal the large ro^m is

stand with us. "continued the 'sky pilot.' "They are realizing that it is to their best interest , financially and otherwise, to bring Christianity to the men. They have discovered that this class will do better and more work,will stay with them longer, and e x e r t a s t rong influence for decency and order about the camp. Even where a half dozen christ ians are found in a camp, it is notice­able tha t the rooms and bunks arp neater, and the prevailing atmosphere p u r e r . "

"Dur ingh i s visits toci t ies Mr. Higgins collects as much reading matter of all descriptions as pos­sible. Books, magazines, papers lectures and stories are all welcome. They are distr ibuted proportionately to the number of men that are to be supplied, and each new shipment is eagerly anticipated.

" 'The Lumberjack' is the name of a new publication that is being sent to the camps this year. I t is a small pamphlet that is sent once a week to the logging distr icts , and gives the news of the different camps. I t is published at Fe rgus Palls, and is edited by Rev. Whittle, pastor of the Presbyter ian church at that place. I t is an innovation, and is meeting with much suc­cess. The circulation is growing rapidly, and it has -reached a paying oasis.

"Rev. Higgins spoke yes terday at the Pirs t Presbyter ian church in the morning, and at the Glen Avon church in the evening. In the afternoon h a addressed a large gather ing at the association rooms of the Y. M. C. A. He told of the work he is doing and made a deep impression on his audiences."

St . Phillips Catholic church.— Early mass, 8:30 a. m.; high mass and sermon, 10:30. Sab­bath school 2 p. m. Rev. Fa ther O'Dwyer.

Methodist—Mr. Pea r t has con­s t ructed a sermon on the follow­ing occurrence: "He was felled to the ground and robbed." This discourse will be delivered a t 11 a. m. Sunday school, 12:15; Epworth League, 7:15. In the evening, at 8, the fifth sermon on "Mar r i age" will be preached, the theme being "Mary ' s Husband ." Miss Eva Graling will sing a solo, and then will be a duet by Mr. DeLong and Mr. Alldis. We bespeak a large audience for this service. Come and bring a friend.

G e r m a n Lutheran—Service will be held tomorrow at the court house, at 3 p. m. E Ulbricht, pastor, Cass Lake.

Baptist—The subject on Sun­day morning will be, "Waiting Upon the King of Kings " Preaching at 11 a m. Sunday school at 12:10. Young People's meeting at 7 p. m. A short ser­mon at 8 p. m. with the fulfill­ment of the Saviour 's command, "This Do in Remembrance of Me." Can you afford to disobey the Saviour? Midweek service on Thursday evening at 8 p. in. You should attend these services.

Presbyter ian — Morning ser­vice at 11. Subject, "The Christ­ian's A r m o u r . " Bible class and Sunday school at 12:15. J r , C. B at 3 p. m. Sr . C E at 7 p. m. Evening service at 8. Subject, "Work and I t s Reward . " Pro­fessor T u r n e r w i l l sing a solo at the morning service. The pub­lic is cordially invited to these services.

Will Be Buried Tomorrow. The body of Miss Cleota Wine-

brenner, who died at Tolma, N. D , last Monday, was brought to this city yes terday noon, being accompanied by "Doc" Wine-brenner, father of the girl.

Ar rangements have been made to hold the funeral at the Bapt is t church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, and Rev. Broomfield will have charge of the services.

Three of the brothers of the dead girl are here from Indiana, and will be in at tendance at the funeral.

two weeks, with spinal menin­gitis, and was brought to the hospital here from his home at Mizpah. He was a very sick man when he arrived* here and i t was not thought tha t he could possibly live twenty-four hours, but he gained somewhat. His condition improved slowly, and although it was known tha t he would not pass the dangerous portion of his ailment for at least ten days yet, he was gaining. He is much be t te r toda$ than yes­terday. \ \?

Markham Sunday dinner. Remember tha t you can take

your family to the Markham hotel and par take of a1 fine Sun­day dinner which will be served at 6 o'clock tomorrbw. Don't bother with home cooking, when you can be served do nicely.

THE PLAY LAST NI6HT WAS BEST OF SEASON

"The Old Clothes Man" Very Well Re­ceived—Boxing Match1 Was

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John B. Stetson's Spring 1907 Hat Styles

Fresh from their Packing Boxes

In Stiff Hats S t e t s o n ' s " L o c u s t " — c o n s e r v a t i v e in ^L/i (\(\ ^.design, m e d i u m roll brim t j j / T ^ v r v /

S t e t s o n ' s " F o c t o " — t h e " y o u n g mannish ' s d » M (\fi small proport ioned ha t , flattish set b r i m . . . * P T ! « W

S t e t s o n ' s " F e a t h e r " — l i g h t weight , self-con Ofc/i f \ ( \ forming to t h e head, spr ing block tpT^UU

S t e t s o n ' s • ' I n i t i a l "—te l e scope , two var ie t ies < | J O pr(\ of binding, two shapes, two shades q ) 0 » 0 \ /

S t e t s o n ' s " C a h o e " — t h r e e colors, wear d e n t ( j » 0 p*(\ crown or crown unmolested tpO«0\/

Advance Spring 1907 Suits, Over­coats, Hats, Shirts

in finest new styles, from most i m p o r t a n t sources in Amer ica —

Park Rapids Wants a Game. The management of the Be­

midji basketball team has re­ceived a let ter from Park Rapids, asking for a game to be played there on the 15th i n s t , and it is very probable tha t the request will be granted and the game arranged, in which event there will be a battle royal, as the "Rap ids" boys are a husky lot and gave the locals a hard game here some three weeks ago.

M. B. A. Attention. The local M. B. A lodge will

initiate several candidates at the regular meeting to be held this evening. A New England supper will be served after the initiation c remonies. All mem­bers of the order are earnestly requested to be present .

—M. A. Clark,-Secretary.

Francis Stili Very III. E. W. Francis is still very ill,

at St. Anthony's hospital, and yesterday was a particularly bad day for him. His condition had improved considerably dur ing the past week, but he took a t u r n for the worse yes terday; in fact, so much so that his relatives a t Mizpah were telephoned for. He is some bet ter today, but by no means out of danger.

, Mr. Francis has be*n ill for

A fair sized audience witness­ed the "Old Clothes Man" at the Opera House last night and en­joyed the performance. The play is a melodrama wifch a fine character part , tha t of the old slothes man, Solomon Levi. The character was well taken by Mr. MacCurdy, who evidently made a careful s tudy of the pa r t aud who brought to it a naturalness and a finish in details tha t is rarely s e e n i n melodramatic work. He is the author of the play and had taken his own measure well in4 writ ing the p a £ t . ^ _ , ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ~ » « •&-•,.

The other pa r t s welte well tak­en, Blanch Brennan as the much prosecuted heroine being natural and effective, while Kate Woods Fisk (Mrs. MacCurdy) did well in two thankless pa r t s . The feature of the performance was the three round boxing bout be-tween Danny Dougherty and Kid Sharkey |in the last act. A good exhibition was. pu t up and the boxers kept th ings moving throughout the three rounds. I t was a fine contest, and Dougherty illustrated his cleverness and what he could do, if the contest was "for blood."

"The Old Clothes Man" was one of the best performances ever seen here.

NORTH DAKOTANS PLEASED WITH CITY OF BEMIDJI

0. C. Farnsworth and J. M. B'urrill, of Wahpeton, are Visiting with

S. E. DeLong.

The importance of Bemidji as a summer resor t and a business center for the vast ter r i tory in nor thern Beltrami and I tasca counties is fully appreciated by Messrs . O. C. Farnswor th and J. M. Burrill , of Wahpeton» N. D.

The gentlemen are the gues t s of S E. DeLong, manager for the Bemidji Elevator company, with whom they have been ac­quaint d for several years , and i t was at the invitation of Mr. De-Long tha t they visited this city for the first time. Mr. DeLong took them to several interest ing points about tne city and vicinity and showed them the many good things to be found here.

Messrs . Farnswor th and Bui -rill were both surpr ised at the development that has been made here within the past six years t J ward making a progressive and up to-date city; and, although there is much snow on the ground, they * were duly im­pressed with the advantages abounding here for a fine sum­mer resort . s* *-, '

DOINGS AMONG THE GOOD PEOPLE IN OTHER TOWNS

Items of Interest Gleaned from the Pioneer Exchanges of

Late Date.

BLACKDUCK.

[From the Enterprise.]

For justice, a t the presen t time, Louie Pa rke r seems to have the lead, with Mr. Gilmour a close second.

The friends of Mayor Dade are pushing him hard to stay in the race for another term, while there is also considerable Rolfe sentiment.

Charlie Winger, who was work ing eleven miles north, was in­jured by having a log roll on his foot and was brought to the hospital.

A number of teams are quit ing the camps and going back to Dakota. Offers are made from $90 a month for a man and team to $110 for a double team and Tuesday evening an offer of $5 a day s t ra ight was made for a man and team.

Rev. Hamilton, the evangelist, assisted by his singer, Prof. Bursk, as announced, com­menced a series of meetings last Sunday and is attaining fairly good results . Last evening ser­vices were held in the hall and will be continued there dur ing the remainder of the week. Sun­day evening there will be special music by the band and orchestra. The Sunbeam choir has also as­sisted in the work.

(Prom the American)

Chas W. Conway went to Be­midji last Thursday toarrangefor the shipment of a large planer which was recently purchased for the Beltrami ' d u m b e r Co's. plant. The planer is a large ode and weighs over 12000 pounds. This company has lately been adding considerable of the latest improved machin­ery for the manufacture of all kinds of lumber, lath and shing-gles, and while their plant is not as large as the largest mills in the North, they are now in shape to tu rn out as finely a finished product as any of them. This firm employes quite a number of men the year round and their pay roll is no small i tem. I t is enterpr ises of this character that a re material in the growth of a town.

BAGLEY.

[Prom the Independent ] B. F . Brown, who has been

confined to his bed for tine past two weeks, is somewhat bet ter but still unable to be out of doors.

Public Examiner Johnson spent Monday and Tuesday here checking up the court house offi­cials and looking after things in general.

William JBrumpton, of Shevlin, has been awarded the contract for car ry ing the U. S. mail be tween Shevlin and Vern for a term of three years . Mr. B r u m p t m will assume possessioi.of the r >ute on Ju ly 1. The route in­cludes five post iffices, Shevlin, Moose, Alida, Mallard and Vern. The route is delivered daily ex­cept Sunday.

At the meeting of the board of county commissioners held Mon­day the auditor was instructed to notify the town clerks of the various precincts to br ing the attention of the town board to the advisability of bonding the county to pay off the floating in­debtedness and pass a resolution as to whether they are in favor of such a move or not. I t is thought tha t at the spr ing election would be the best time for the town board to take action on the mat­ter . vA bond of $40,000 would be required to take up the total in­debtedness. ' l *' *$" ^ x

rived in the city Thursday and will hereafter act as an assistant to Sergeant Eilek, who is in charge of the local recrui t ing station for the army. Mr. Swed-burg, whose home is at Aitkin, Minn., has seen considerable service. He re enlisted at F«»»i Snelling on Feb. 28oh. He has been in the Philippines, and is an excel.ent soldier.

Two applicants have been se­cured by SergeaLt Eilek and his assis tant They are Gus t Peter son and Raymond Hawkinson, both of Be mid j . The sergeant expects tha t Lieutenant Dockery will be here tonight and that he will inspect the prospective re crui ts and if acceptable 8 weir them in for service with »he "bluecoats ."

Sold $1,000 Worth of Lots. M. D. Stoner re turned this

morning from Gem mell, where he spent yes terday looking after his townsite in teres t at that place. He states tha t he has sold $1,000 worth of lots yester­day, and tha t the town is lively this winter on account of the large amount of cedar and other t imber that is being marketed there .

IS A NEW EXTINGUISHER FOR THE CHIMNEY FIRES

Fire Department at Appleton Has a Successful and Simple Method

in Vogue.

There has been considerable contention in Bemidji dur ing the pas t year, relative to chimney tires and the danger of serious conflagration following this kind of a fire, and the calling out of the fire d e p a r t m e n t s T h e r e is a simple and easy way of stopping a chimney fire, which has been used by the fire depar tment of Applet >n, Minn , and which might be tr ied by the citizens of Bemidji in case of a too heated chimney.

A resident of Appleton, in com met t ing on the success of the plan used in tha t place, says :

"The Quickest, sures t , easiest and most effective way to s top a chimney fire is to take a large wet cloth and wind it around the stovepipe jus t above the stove. The moisture from the cloth forms a cloud of s team inside the pipe which raises and smothers the fire in the chimney almost at once. This method has proven effective in the case of a fire so fierce that the stovepipe all the way from the stove to the chimney was red hot and was never known to fail. The scheme was worked out by the fire de­par tment of Appleton from a pointer received in a casual ob­servation and is now in use in the Appleton fire depar tmen t to the exclusion of 'leall other methods. The chief beauty of the plan is i ts simplicity and the ease with which it can be used by anyone. Simply sa turate a large cloth with water, wind it around the stovepipe at any point where it is hot, the hotter the better, and the steam gen­erated by this inside will do the r e s t . " "

Local News on last page,

~" Sergt. Eilek Has Assistant.- **» P e r r y W. S wed burg, a private

in the service of Uncle Sam, ar-

Home-Talent Play. The members of the local

.Norwegian Young People's so­ciety will give a home-talent play at the city opera house next Monday night, when not less than three plays will be given. They will form an in te res t ing s tudy of old country life, and even those who are not familiar with the Norwegian language can be assured of an enjoyable enteriainment. Two of the plays were given at Cass Lake two months ago and were witnessed by large audiences,.- The other play has never before been pro­duced in the United Sta tes -*v

-Additional local matter will be found on fourth page.

DOINGS OF SOLQNS IN THE LEGISLATURE

The House Committee Seems in Favor of Extending the Primary *

Election Law.

WOULD INCLUDE ALL THE STATE OFFICERS AND CHANGE DATE

Dorsey of Giencoe Would Encourage Canning Industries—Many Im­

portant Bills introduced.

St. Paul, March 1.—The extension of the primary election system to state officials seems to be favored by the house committee on elections, and the change of the time to June also probably will carry by the committee At a meeting several votes were taken and the committee stood about throe to two in favor of the change of time, and on the proposition to extend the bills to state officials there w*»r3 only one or two against it There were five primary election bills before the committee and they were all referred to a special committee of three ap­pointed by the chairman to confer with the authors of the bills and pre-sont one general bill which will em­body the feat ires of a change of date, e tension to itate officers and the feature included in the Saugstad bill providing for the drafting of a state platform and the selection of a cen­tral committee by a convention of the state congressional and legislative can dmates

The bill introduced by T. E. Noble of Albert Lea placing judges and coun­ty officers on a non-partisan ticket also was referred to the same committee.

A bill introduced in the house by J. A. Dalzell of Morton requires the state board of control to purchase goods for the state institutions only from job­bers, manufacturers and dealers lo­cated in this state.

To Encourage Canning Industry. The regulation and encouragement of

the Minnesota canning industry is the "" aim of a bill introduced in the house by J H Dorsey of Giencoe. It aims to establish a reputation for Minneso­ta goods that will glve_them v a^high ~_-standing rarthe- oxttsfde niffiAet-Mantr- *^r facturers who have complied with all the requirements of the law may label their goods "Minnesota standard." The state dairy and food department may furnish to any cannery an inspec­tor, to be paid for by the company, during the time canning Is done. If he finds all the sanitary conditions in the factory good and that the mats-rials used are wholesome and of good ouality, he may permit the cannery to label its goods "Minnesota Inspected."

R. Lu Mork of Bricelyn secured the adoption of his resolution for the In­vestigation of the expenditures of the -regents of the state university. The resolution has been shuffled around for a couple of weeks under notice of de­bate, declaration of Intention to amend and reference to various committees. The rules committee recommended that the investigation be referred to the house committee on public ac­counts and expenditures. Mr. Mork moved that the resolution be recalled from the committee and passed.

A penalty large enough to put for­eign corporations out of business, If they refuse to sell to other than deal­ers, is provided in a bill Introduced in the house by R. J. Wells of Breck-enridge. The bill amends the present law, known as the Somerville law, by adding a provision that foreign corpo­rations who refuse to sell to otheT-persons than agents or recognized dealers shall, in addition to the regu­lar tax, pay a tax equal to 15 per cent of the amount of their capital stock used in this state.

Labor Bills Reported.

Five labor bills were reported out .by the house committee on labor. Among these was the bill to establish free labor bureaus in St. Paul and Du­luth.

W. I Nolan's bill to restrict the em­ployment of children also came with a favorable report

The senate killed the Swanson bill, which requires dogs to be kept at home or muzzled, and authorizes any one to shoot a dog found at large and not in charge of Its owner or master.

A bill aimed at the business meth- $ ods of the Standard Oil company was. I Introduced by Senator W. A. Hinton of "? Truman. The bill is general in its terms and prohibits descrlminatlon * between localities in the sale of any products for the purpose of destroying the business of a competitor. Its pur- ___ pose Is shown by the fact that it was "~ referred to the committee on Illumi­nating oils. >

Authority Is given county commis­sioners to issue bonds for repairing'"*" county drainage ditches in a bill Intro-, * duced by Senator O. G. Dale of Madl- x * son . . > ^

m a t tee state nas been losing much , timber without recompense and that K sections have been sold with estimates > -of only a tenth of the actual scale,; was charged by persons who appeared before the joint committee which is Investigating the state's rights on p ine , , and mineral lands. The assertion w a s ? ^ ^ made that on one section, where the^ *&.% timber had been sold under an esti-^£ mate of 50,000 feet, the firm thatipf bought the timber actually had cut and1*** sold 500,000 feet. T. S. Finney and A. ^ R. Bacheller, cruisers who have bee» working for the state, testified before the committee.

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