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MINNESOT A FAR CROP S BUMPERS Figures Compiled By Immigration Commissioner Show Increase of $50,000,000 Over 1911. MANY SETTLERS COMING IN Railroad Car Statistics Show at Least 15,000 Immigrants During Past Few Months. CANADIAN RUSH STOPPED Farmers are Attracted By Steady Gopher State Crops Raised on Low-Price Farmlands. Special to The Pioneer. St. Paul, August 23.Five crops in Minnesota will yield the farmers $50,000,000 more this year than in 1911. Estimates have been made by the immigration commissioner from frequent reports sent to his office. Proportionately the same is true of the crops of North and South Dakota and portions of Montana. Here is an index of Northwest prosperity: Minnesota 1911 $26,000,000 40,000,000 26,000,000 3,500,000 5,800,000 Oats Wheat Barley Rye Flax 1912 $40,000,000 65,000,000 30,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 Totals $-101,300,000 $150,000,000 Minnesota retains its supremacy in the contest for settlers. Accord ing to the reports from our railroads, more settlers have been brought into the North Star state than into either North Dakota or Montana despite thel^^^ acres of free homestead lands thrown open to settlement in those states during the last few months. The following figures, showing the number of cars of immigrant move ables brought into Minnesota, Mon tana and North Dakota reflects the general trend of immigration to the Northwest: 1911 Minnesota 772 North Dakota 341 Montana 424 It is estimated that from three to five families engage a car. Applying this ratio to the figures over just one line, it is estimated that at least 15,000 immigrants took up land along the railroads. A number of railroads report that number alone. One of the interesting features of the situation is the fact that the rush to Canadian lands has to a great de gree stopped. H. J. Maxfield, immi gration commissioner of Minnesota, in a recent interview said: "The land men who formally operated solely in Canada are sending settlers to Min nesota farms. The bumper crops of Minnesota and the Northwest gen erally will make American farmers envied by those who are renting high priced land." 1912 921 327 456 WM. SOUDER DEAD. Special to The Pioneer. Spur, Aug. 23.Wednesday even ing at 7:15 Wm. Souder died at his home here. Mr. Souder had suffered for some time with cancer of the head and neck, having been seriously ill for the last ten weeks. He was near ly sixty-seven years old. He is sur vived by a wife and four sons and a daughter. The funeral was held from the house this morning at ten o'clock, Rev. Mapson of Tenstrike, officiating. Miss Edith Roberts of Nevis, is vis iting Miss Nellie Knott-. Mrs. J. C. Dodge left Wednesday evening for St. James, having receiv ed word that Mr. Dodge who is at the hospital there, is in a more seri ous condition. The Ladies' Aid society met at the home of Nellie Knott on Wednesday afternoon. The C. E. society went to Tenstrike Sunday evening where they held a joint meeting with the Tenstrike so ciety. Theodore Gerlinger has gone back to work on the road after having been home through harvest and hay ing. Gailey Souder has been on the sick list. Some of the Christian Endeavorers are going to Gull Lake Saturday ev ening to talk up the possibility of organizing a C. E. society there. It looks as if Bill Dahlen had guessed right when he added Frank Allen to Brooklyn's pitching staff. aaffipM* halilsJ^ *-W-Y^ THE BEMIDJI EUGENE W. CHAFIN. National Prohibition Party's Candidate For President. Photo by American Press Association. FOR TITANIC MEMORIAL Boston, Mass., Aug. 23.President and Mrs. Taft, residing for the sum mer at Beverly the many foreign diplomats who have their summer homes at Magnolia and Manchester by-the-Sea, and a long list of not ables included among North Shore summer colonists, all journeyed this afternoon to Gloucester in acceptance of invitations to be guests at the grand garden fete at "Lookout Hill," the magnificent summer estate of Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. The party, for which preparations on the most elaborate scale have been making for weeks past, is for the purpose of raising funds to aid the project for the erection of a memor ial in Washington to the memory of the men who went down in the Ti- GAME LICENSES HERE. County Auditor George has receiv ed 200 small game licenses and has them on sale now. Hunters bagging game in their own county do not have to pay a license, but the $1 small game license will allow a hun ter to kill small game in any county of the state. Several have been is sued. START ON BEMIDJI AVENUE. Loitved and Goodman today finish ed laying the concrete pavement which they have been making on Sec ond street and acting under the new contract let by the council Monday evening, have started the grading of Bemidji avenue. A pavement will be laid from Third street south to the railroad tracks. Archeologists and Historians. Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 23.The annual field meeting of the Wisconsin Archeological society was begun here today in conjunction with a meeting of the Manitowoc County Historical society. The day was spent in visits to places of interest in this vicinity. Tomorrow the members will gQ to Two Rivers to inspect the Henry P. Hamilton collection of Indian relics, said to be the finest private collection of its kind in the Northwest. Vermont Town 150 Years Old. Monkton, Vt., Aug. 23.The town of Monkton donned gala attire today in celebration of the 150th anniver sary of its settlement. Many visitors joined with the citizens in the cele bration. Ellsworth Lawrence, of Ma lone, N. Y., a descendant of one of the first settlers of Monkton, deliv ered the anniversary address. In ad dition to the literary and historical exercises, the day's program compris ed a parade, band concerts and nu merous other features of entertain ment. THE CUB bvA/Or REPORTER CIRCUS TENT IS BURNED By United Press. Sterling, 111., *Aug. 23.The main tent of Ringling Brothers circus was entirely destroyed by fire at noon Thursday. The loss is estimated at $25,000. There was no one but circus em ployes in the "big top" when sparks from a barn, burning near the show grounds, ignited the oiled canvass, but so rapidly did the flames spread that one man was seriously burned before he escaped. There was a panic among the ani mals in the menagerie tent, but they were quieted when great canvass cov erings were drawn over their cages. ATTACKED, SHOOTS HUSBAND. By United Press. McAllister, Okla., Aug. 23.When Sam Beck threatened his divorced wife with a knife on her refusal to surrender their child, awarded to Mrs. Beck by. the court, the woman drew a revolver and shot him to death. Mrs. Beck, who is twenty, was arrested and brought twenty miles to jail here today from her home at Bower. OFF TO MIKADO'S FUNERAL. By United Press. Vancouver, B. C, Aug. 23.Sec- retary of State Knox, who is en route to Japan to attend the mikado's fun eral, arrived today over the Canadian Pacific railroad and was transferred immediately to the Seattle boat. He will sail from Seattle at midnight on the U. S. S. Maryland. Rear Admiral Reynolds will ac company the secretary and will rep -resent h Uiiie States navy at the mikado's funeral. Brig. Gen. Persh ing, who is in command of the army in the Philippines, will represent the army. Knox and his party are due in Yokohama Sept. 10. HONORS FOR ATHLETES New York, Aug. 23.All of New York, or at least all of the large pro portion of its inhabitants who take an interest in sport and athletics, is agog in anticipation of the great demonstration to be given here to morrow in honor of the American athletes who carried the Stars and Stripes to victory in the recent Olympic games at Stockholm. The final arrangements which were com pleted today indicate that the dem onstration will be one of the most notable affairs of its kind ever wit nessed in Gotham. Everyone, from the mayor of the city down to the smallest pupils in the public schools, appears interested in the celebration. Broadway, from Forty-second street to the city hall, is being handsome ly decorated with flags and bunting for the parade which will be the lead ing feature of the demonstration of welcome. GASOLINE FAMINE. Owing to the failure of the Stand ard Oil gasoline car to arrive in Be midji on time, there has been a small gasoline famine this week. The car was shipped from the refinery on time, but the railroad found the car damaged and refused to accept it. A second car was then shipped out but did not reach Bemidji until the through freight yesterday. The crew of the through freight would not spot the car and it had to wait until the local came through at 8 o'clock last night. In the meantime, the gaso line supply of several automobile owners ran so low that they felt un comfortable. VOLUME 10. NUxMBER 100. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, PRipAfr EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1912. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. -f4 (Copyright.) FEAR MAD MAN'S RETURN Settlers in the Town of Roosevelt Ask That Leitzheim Be Kept in St. Peter. BELIEVE LIVES IN DANGER. Settlers in the town of Roosevelt last night forwarded a petition to the superintendent SE^e insane hospi tal at St. Peter asking that Andrew Leitzheim not be released. It is un derstood that some of Leitzheim's relatives are endeavoring to have him freed. On March 12, 1910, Leitzheim made a murderous assault on Carl Bjorglund, another settler in the same town. The two men met on a road when Leitzsheim drew a revol ver and shot Bjorglund in the back. The wounded man grabbed the re volver and fled, but Leitzheim fired six shots after. Iwm with his rifle, none of them taking effect. Leitzheim was arrested and in dicted for assault in the first degree. He was taken before an insanity board which declared him insane and Judge Stanton ordered him taken to the criminal insane ward at St. Peter. It is said that while he was in jail in Bemidji he frequently made threats that he would kill Bjorglund if he ever got out. -It is understood that if released as cured, Leizheim will still be held to answer his indictment of first degree assault. Those who signed the protest are: Carl Bjorklund, A. J. Gronberg, Christ Moller, Fred Moller, S. O. Jal len, Gust P. Koppang, Julius Mark, Anton Moller, Gust Berg, Wm. Sel zer, Martin T. Amundson, Charley Anderson, Mr. H. Stai, J. A. Johnson, Mr. M. Dulby, Victor Ljung, Isac Erickson, Torval Matbeson, Mrs. T. Oslund, Mrs. Lydia Stoffne, C. Braas, Chas. Moller, H. A. Kirkvold, Carl Peterson, T. O. Gelen, S. O. Refsdahl, M. A. Clark, Mrs. Alice Bjorklund, Miss Marie Messelt, H. Osund, Mrs. F. Moller, Mrs. S. Jallen, Mrs. J. Mark, Louis Vinger, Mrs. Gust Berg, Mrs. Agnes Anderson, Mrs. H. Stai, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. H. Dulby, Mrs. Victor Ljung, Mrs. Carl Theilin, Mrs. Carl Josef son, Elisabat Josefson, Mrs. B. Vinger, Ole Stoffne, Gust Volhelm, Jak Schmidt, Mrs. Chas. F. Moller, Peter Bakke, Gust Johanson, 'Mrs. T. O. Gelan, Halvor Peterson. POLITIQS BEGINS TO WARM UP FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT GO TO ROE AND MARKUSEN "THEY BEAT." 207 Fourth street, Bemidji. Phone 206. The above ad brought a check for one dollar to Leo Opsahl this week. The ad was selected by Mr. Roe, of Roe and Markusen, as_beiag_the best written in the Pioneer contest'last week. Mr. Roe selected the ad writ ten by A. T. Carlson as the second best and Mr. Carlson has been pre sented with a three months subscrip tion to the Pioneer. Each week the Pioneer gives away one dollar and a three months sub scription to the daily Pioneer to the two persons turning in the best ads to be used in the "Live Wire depart- ment." The ads are selected by the firm which is to use them so that the contest is in no sense a lottery. In the "Live Wire department" this evening will be found a square in which is printed "Write an ad for me." Send one in to the contest editor and you may win the dollar. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. 1. MarchQuality Plus Jewell 2. WaltzEnchanted Nights. .Moret 3. SelectionMiss Nobody from Starland Howard 4. RagSt. Louis Tickle. .Seymore 5. MarchThe Jungle King Remf rey 6. OvertureLustspiel .Keler-Bela 7. MarchCollegian Jewell AMen Remfrey, Director. FIVE FILED YESTERDAY. Five men filed with the county au ditor yesterday as candidates for nominations for county offices. James L. George filed for the Republican nomination for county auditor on the Republican ticket. E. W. Conway filed for auditor on the Socialist tick et. E. J. Gould filed as a candidate for treasurer on the Republican tick et. E. W. Hannah filed as Socialist candidate for county coroner and E. O. Espe filed as candidate for county commissioner from the Fourth 1 dis trict. I NOTICE FOR STUDENTS. An important meeting of the Chip pewa Staff and other high school students and alumni is set for seven o'clock Saturday evening in the base ment of the Carnegie Library. All parties interested are requested to be present. iff Scoop Is a Regular One-Cylinder Gasoline Engine By "HOP TEN DAYS ARE LEFT Vacation for School Children Nearly Over and September 3 Will See Them Again at Desks. MANY NEW TEACHERS COMING Ten days more of vacation and then the school boys and girls of Be midji will again take up for another year their work of learning whys and wherefores. September 3 has been set for the opening day, as the board decided to allow labor day as an ex tra day of grace. Miss Ann McGillan is the first teacher to return- to Bemidji from her vacation but the others are ex pected in the latter part of next week. Professor Dyer has been out of town for two weeks but will be back in a few days. The fact that there are few rooms for rent in Be midji is bothering some of the young ladies who did not engage a room before leaving the city last spring. Following is the list of teachers, many of whom will be in the schools this winter for the first time.: High school Eliza S. Loe, principal, English and history. Marjorie Knappen, English and elocution. Mable Wager, commercial depart ment. Alice Austin, mathematics. Beatrice Eddy, domestic economy. A. D. Bailey, manual training. A. E. Nelson, agriculture. Edna Hill, normal department. Allene M. Sherwood, Latin arid German. Earl W. Carson, sciences. Eighth Grade Department Ethelyn Hall, principal, history. Ann McGillin, English grammar. Minnie Lyons, geography and his tory. Vera Backus, reading and spelling. Minnie Kersten, arithmetic. Central School Fannie Mosford, principal, sixth grade. Mary Vance, sixth grade. Julia Kleve, fifth grade. Agnes Faust, fourth grade. Catherine Feehan, fourth grade. Amy Flore, third grade. Elsie Schmitt, third grade. Lois Obert, second grade. Jennie Myrhe, second grade. Mary Turrittin, first grade. Nannie Anderson, first grade. 'Pontlnuwd on lat Dur.t MAN AR E EXPECTE FRO CR000KST0N Secretary of the Automobile Club Hopes That Fifty Machines Will Make the Annual Run. TAKE DINNER AT FOSSTOH Entire Group of Tourists to Be Guests of Business Men at the Noon Control. TO BE ENTERTAINED HERE Party Will Be Given Trip Around Lake on "City of Bemidji" Band Concert. Out of a membership of 106, the secretary of the Crookston Automo bile club, E. W. Robbins, hopes -to have fifty take the trip to Bemidji next Tuesday. In a statement made last night, Mr. Robbins indicated that the cars would carry close to 200 passengers. TJie club will leave Crookston Tuesday morning, and is due to arrive in Bemidji late in the afternoon. __ Members of the Bemidji Automo bile club will motor to Fosston Tues day morning and have dinner with the Crookston peopje, the entire par ty being the guests of the Fosston Commercial club. The run to Bemid ji will be made after dinner and the party is expected here about 4 or 5 p. m. At a meeting of the Bemidji elnb held yesterday afternoon, it was de cided that the guests "would be given a trip around the lake and that the Bemidji band would be requested to play a concert on the dock Tuesday evening. The "City of Bemidji" has been secured for the evening and should the number of guests prove too large for the boat, others will be chartered. A committee of Dr. Marcum and A. P. White was sent out by the club to examine the north and south roads to Wilton and to decide over which road it would be best to bring the tourists. After making the trip, the men decided that the cars would be piloted into Bemidji over the road running by Cassler's place. A phone message will be sent to Bemidji from Bagley and other cars will leave Be midji to meet the Crookston people on the road aad accompany them in. Charles Loring, president of the Crookston club and official pathfind er, left Crookston yesterday afternoon at 3 p. m. and drove into Bemidji at midnight. He said this morning that the bad stretch of road was between Bagley and Fosston but that a few days of dry weather would materially improve it. With Mr. Loring were Dr. Morley, chairman of the touring committee, W. R. Low, general tour booster, and Thomas Morris. The party left Bemidji on the return trip this, morning. The membership committee of the Auto club is in an active canvas for new members among the car owners of Bemidji. It is hoped to have every owner in the membership column be fore the first of next week and to have the Bemidji club make a tour sometime early in the fall. In discussing possible tours for the Bemidji club yesterday, it was sug gested that the club take a three day tour to Fargo, Grand Forks and Crookston and return to Bemidji. It was suggested that the run be made in chicken season and that the mem bers take their shot guns with them. Such a tour, the men say, would be excellent advertising for Bemidji. Following is a list of the present members of the Bemidji"club: C. W. Jewett, president. E. A. Barker. Clyde M. Bacon. John Mbberg. A. P. White. W. L. Brooks. F. S. Lycan. W. N. Bowser. W. A. Gould. A. EL Whitting. Walter Marcum. Anton Erickson. George Kreatz. Dr. Rowland Gilmore. P. J. O'Leary. Al Jester. E. E. Kenfield. Dr. E. W. Johnson. _.,- A. M. Bagley. V ^^V^j^ Dr. C. R. Sanborn ^-l^zU^ir^ Dr. E. H. Marcum, secretary, & i-aas '3 f3 !|^^PSE^v?-j& ^gr^ -r. pa -3\3