Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 27, 1904, Page 4

‘Bemidji Man Tires of Life and Tries the Turpen- tine Route. WIFE DISCOVERS RASH ACT AND SUMMONS DOCTOR. Quarreled WithWoman Over Game of Cards and Decides Life Not Worth Living. Lewis Oake, a resident of Miss- issippi avenue, yesterday after- - noon attempted to end his life by drinking a cup of raw turpentin® and only prompt medical attend- ance kept him from accomplish- ing his purpose. The Oake family have been quarantined for diphtheria for some time and Oake has not been working. Yesterday afternoon he indulged in a game of cards with his wife and a dispute arose followed by a quarrel. Qake felt very badiy about the quarrel, He went to the pantry, where a bottle containing tur- pentine was left, poured a cup full and deliberately drank it in the presence of the woman. Soon he was in agony and the woman realizing what he had done set about securing relief, A physician was summoned, & stomach pump was pressed into service and Oake may yet live to dandle great: grandchildren upon his knee. . He suffered a great deal of pain, but last night was resting quite easily and it was announced that he would suffer no serious consequence. Medical Men Interested. Dr. G. A. Jores, an account of whose rapid recovery from what apparently was the last stages of tuberculosis, after coming from Washington to Beltrami county, was receutly published in the Pioneer, has received a letter from the editor of the Lancet, a medical journal. asking him to write a story of the case. The - doctor’s recovery is regarded as unique in medical history and is a strong argument in favor of what a northern Minnesota cli- mate will do for consumptives. The doctor is informed that the case has attracted the widest at- tention of medical men and he will write the Lancet his best ac- count of the case, Snow Drifting Badly. Traffic on the Great Novthern. was seriously interrupted last _night and today by drifting snow. No. 26, due to arrive in Bemidji at 12:30 last night, did not reach this city until 8:30 this morning and was tied up for several hoars last night by drifts between Dug- dale and Erskine. Between Crookston and Grand Forks two freights were snowed in and three large engines were neces- sary to move one train. The snow is fine and powdery and makes a bad drift for trains to subdue, Wm. Gallup Very I1l* Wm. Gallup is very ill at his bome in this city. Mr. Callup is suffering from the same affliction which caused the death of his little son and daughter the first of the week and his condition is quite sérious. The only child, a little daughter, who has also been very ill is improving. Beware thg Sore Throat. Local physicians report that there are a lot of cases of sore throat in Bemidji at present and some diphtheria. In view of the latter fact care should be taken ard a diagnosis of all cases of sore throat is the best and safest way to prevent the spread of contagion. (v DEdNIVN Meeting of School Board This Afternoon Develops Sensa- tional Features. K N i The school board had a de- cidedly warm session this afver- noon. The meeting was called for the purposeoftransacting routine business. A number of bills were allowed and all went merry as a marriage bell until the order of business reached “good of the | district.” Under this. head the Trask incident, which has been giving the board a number of bad half hours for the past week, came up for discussion and there was a tilt between W. A. Cassler and D. Booth. Mr. Cassler accused Mr. Booth of bad faith in the Trask matter and took him to taskin no un- certain manner for causing to be published an article in which hé stated that he had no connec- tion with the board’s action re- garding the matter. He re- minded Mr. Booth of several oc- casions when he had referred to Mrs. Trask’s incompetency and had criticised her record as a teacher and the discipline which she maintained in her depart- ment at the school. Mr. Booth defended himself by denials' and the controversy reached the white heat stage. Mr. Cassler stated there was no need for Mr. Booth t0 get his head swelled or to abt tempt to place the board in bad odor on account of Mrs. Trask’s resignation as he had given the board every reason to believe that he was heartily in favor of the move. Mr. Booth retaliated by making the statement that there were other people -who were troubled with hypertrophy ard Mr. Casler promptly reminded him that he was not large enough in stature to reduce the swelling. Just about this time attorney L. H. Bailey came in and remark ed that 1t was a beautiful day and everybody drew a long breath of relief. The board then fell to discussing the early clos- ing of the schools and during the remainder of the meeting there was no further trouble. No defi- nite decision was reached in the matter. l NYMORE NOTES | Martin Galchutt has been ser- iously ill. Jens Hanson is building a nice house for his saloon. L. M. Ford, who for the past two months has been superin- tending the work of putting in piling for the Crookston Com- pany, will remove his family to Crookston tomorrow, where he will be engaged in the same work. s The family of John Burke have been ¢uarantined for smallpox s'nce Feb. 5, and every member of the family of father, mother and two children have had the | disease. The quarantine will probably| not be released until Maxch 10. Car Famine. The effects of the car famine which is general all over thenorth- west at the present time is being felt in Bemidji. The Crookston Lumber Co, has over: three hun- dred orders ahead which it is un- able to ship on account of a lack of cars. : T $1 PER WEEK Any student entering between Friday,Feb.26 and Tuesday, March 1 will receive instruc- tion in any one course for $1 per week, for= merly $2.50 per week. This offer should be carefully considered by out of town students. Under this ar- rangement tuition, board and lodging can be secured for $4 per week or less. CONWAY'’S COMMERCIAL COLLEGE TR Prosperous Peop le Patronize Prominent Photographers, Preparing Photographs Properly Reed’s Produced Studio R will i | League teams. i | year it is said will comprise the fiall star talent which ¥ | been brought to the Northwest. THEY LIKE THEIR] HAPPY HOME Poor Farm Crowded to Ca- pacity With Well Pleased Paupers. HARDTODISTINGUISHBETWEEN WORTHY AND UNWORTHY. Consomme Clear Dinners Will Be Served in Future Without Frills of Fringes. The crowded condition of the county poor farm is becoming a problem to the county peor au- thorities. For some time past the farm has had over thirty paupers and the accomodations for lodging have been taxed up to their full capacity. Not all the paupers are men of honor, however, and many of them to use the expression of the county commissioner are from Texas when it comes to leaving the farm and must have 1t shot into them. The authorities at the farm have all along tried to treat the paupers well, but they find that jtis resulting in abuses which must be checked. Nota few of the inmates are woodsmen, who do not have hospital tickets and who come to the farm to recover from injuries sustained in the woods. In almost every case they are loath to leave, and just about the time it becomes ap- parent that they are sufficiently recovered to shift for themselves they are suddenly taken with the most serious relapses. Heretofore the fare at the county poor farm has been quite as good as that which is served at the average farm but it has be- come evident - ghat something must' be done to%tay the popu- larity of the place and County Commissioner Wright is today preparing-a bill of fare which will not be up to the old standard of the farm but will be sufficient for all requirements. Hereatter the paupers will be fed on only the most plain and wholesale food and there will be none of the frills and fringes which tickle the palate and the stomach as well and make life at the poor farm. The paupers will be well housed and well fed, but every effort will be made to prevent the farm from becoming # refuge to the unscrupulous wayfarer who is not deserving of public entertainment, IS NOT INSANE James Driver Writes From Mon- tantto Deny Report He is Mentally Unbalanced. James Driver, a well known Be- midji man, who is at present at Kalispel, Mont., writes the Pioneer to correct a story which he say: has gained circulation in this city to the effect that he is insane. Mr. Driver says that the report probably grows from the fact that he recently under- took open air religious demon- strations in this city. He wishes te apprise Ris+fricnds of his® en- tire sincerity and states - that he |} does not feel that he should be subjected to, this injustice be- cause he has espoused the cause of Christ. Mr* Driver formerly ran-a dairy wagon in Bemidji and is well known in the city. Just before leaving for Mortana he held a seriers of open air meet- ings on the street in this city. Base Ball For Bemidji, Bemidji base ball enthusiasts |8 generally will be interested in the organization of the Northern League as what little of the game is seen in Bemidji this season come from the Northern The league this fastest all around aggregation of has ever A Kansas Minister. Rev.-L. S. Coulton of Circle- ville, Kas., says:—‘Dr. Warner— Your White Wine of Tar Syrup has been in my family and found |§ to be all and even more than you claim for it. for all throat and lung diseases {For sale at City Drug store. J. H. Mackey, the Tenstrike tie contractor, was in the city this afternoon on his way to Du- luth. It is a speedy cure |§ New Laces New Ginghams New Wash Goods New Embroideries New Muslin Underwear New Wool Dress Goods New Trimmings New Lace Curtains New Hair Ornaments New Belts “New Chatelain Bags -the way. o o Our Spring Goods. are coming; some are here; balance on iy Thurston Camps Wind Up. M. E. Thurston’s three log- ging camps in the vicinity -of| Kabelrona bay have been closed down after completing a winters cutof 12 millions. Thelastcamp shut down today and has been in charge of Frank Bush during the winter. Two Warrants For Norn-Support. Deputy Sheriff Bailey this af- ternoon expects to serve two warrants on Bemidji husbands for non-support, on charges pre- ferred by longsuffering wives. Law Governing Town Elections. Following is the law governing town elections. 1t will be in- teresting to town clerks and town officers generally at the present time. There shall be elected in the year 1904, at the annual town meeting in each town, three supervisors, one of whom shall be elected for three (3) years, one for two (2) years, and one for (1) year, so that one shall go out each year. The number of years for which each is elected shall be indicated on the ballot, and one shall be designated and known as chairman. At etch annual town meeting thereafter one supervisor shall be elected for three years to fill the place of the one whose term expires at that time. There shall also be elected at the annual town meeting in each town one town clerk, one treasurer, one assessor, two jus- tices of the peace, two constables and one overseer of the highw#ys. for each road district in said town; but justices’ of the peace and constables shall be|elected only once in two years, except to: fill vacancies, A Word of Advice to the Public. A dollar saved is a dollar earned. We all know you can save from 25 to 50 per cent on all photographs at the Lakeside Studio. Qur stock is always new and up-to-date. Qur work is second to none in the north= west. Step in and be convinced. Our studio is on the ground floor, two blocks north of the City Boat house, on the lake front. Yours for business, M. J. MORSE, Photographer. — Ghe Clothiers AN OVERCO! CLEARANCE of utmost importance. “Too Many Fine Ov $20 and $22, for. ' Finestimported silk linedover:. coats, perfection of‘fgt,‘h‘lghe' standard of tailoring, bes quality, best trimmings, wort $14.7 Exclusive owing of Florsheim Shoes for Spring SHOES—A strong and impressive showing of new id¢.s, new shaped toes; new lasts and new leathers, the perfection of high grade shoe making. In patent leather, patent kid, patent colt, vici kangaroo, shoes of prestige, kid, velour calf, box calf, cordovan and glazed all sizes and widths, easy comfort fitting, 3