Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 10, 1904, Page 4

SE- DESCRIBES RUSS PRISON George Nelson, Employed at Golden Club, Tells of Russian Prison Life. WAS INCARCERATED TWELVE LONG DAYS. FOR Batsand Rats Made Life Miser- able For Prisoner in Under- ground Dungeon. George Nelson, the Golden Club, was once im- prisoned ina Russian prison, and told a story the other evening about the treatment he received employed at while there that would turn all sympathy from the mis- covites. The story as told by Mr. Nelson is quite interesting at this time and shows up very plainly that the Russians are none too good to those who hap- pen to come under their displeas- ure, “I was taking a trip from Nor- said Mr. avay with my uncle.” Nelson, “who was steamer that made rc between the two countr started from Stavanger, Norway, and lafter an uneventful voyag reached our destination, Ryg Russia. Upon our arrival auv that port the Russian officials came on board the vessel to in- spect the captain’s papers, and upon not finding anv name up- on the clearance papers hurried me off toa hole that could not properly be called a prison. “I was chucked into the place with little ceremony, the ofticers repeatedly jabbing me with their bayonets. Here I was left for twelve long days before the matter could be straightened out, and I can honestly say that never before norafterwards did [ spend so many weary. hours. 1 was given little to eat, and the place, which was nothing buta dungeon without light or venti- lation, was literally alive with bats, rats and other vermin that kept me awalke nights and were worse than torture. “*Much cruelty was displayed by those in whose charge T had been placed, and when I emerged from the place where I had been confined I more resembled a skeleton than a human being. “That isone reason why [ am so against the Russians. They area barbarous people and 1 hope that the little l"m\ will win out in the pr v What is Life? In the last analysis nobody vs, but we do know that it is ict law. Abuse that law , pain results, Lr- means derange- ns, resolting in ache or liver New Life s this. Tt's et thorough. Only 25¢ at even reguls ment, of the org constipation, he trouble. Dr. Kin Pills quickly re-adju gentle, s all drugg Fire, Il;’hlnin;:‘. tornado and wind storm insurance. Anton (‘rmd:m l’»elnu .an PRINCESS Grocery Co. M. E. CARSON, Mgr Do you realize that our stock of Canning Fruits is the best in town, and prices are rock bottom? Transparent Crab Apples Sour Cherries, fresh today Flemish Beauty Pears Bartlett Pears Peaches ITtalian Plums Green Gage Plums Silver Plums Tomatoes ¥, bushel for catsup Fancy Duchess and Wealthy Apbles Oysters—extra selects Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Melons TO RAISE FUNDS Subseription List Circulated For Boy Who Had Foot Amputated at Hospital. Wes Wright yesterday started circulating a subscription list among the people of the city to make up a fund for John Morine, the boy who recently had his foot amputated at, St. Anbhony“ hospital. Mr. W 1t met with good success, $20 being sub- ~=rr'll)cd during the a,ftcrmmn. The money raised will be placed in the First National bank at the disposal of the boy and will prob- ably be used by him to secure an artificial foot. The list will be left at the bank and another will be taken around among the people, who are expected to con- tribute liberally. WILL BUY LANDS Minnesota Hardwood & Develop- ment Compauy Interesting Parties in Beltrami Lands. W. A. Dean, president of the Minnesota Hardwood & Develop- ment company of Cedar Rapids, Inw.t, passed through the city this morning enroute from Ten- strike to his home at Cedar Rap- ids. Mr. Dean has spent some , | time at Tenstrike and succeeded in disposing of 500 acres of farm- ing lands to Iowa part He will return to Tenstrike in the near future and hopes to bring with him a large colony of land buyers. Fearful 0dds Against Him. Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such, in brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of J. J. Havens, Versailles, O. For years he was troubled with kidney dis- ease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Electric Bitters. [t put him on his feet in short order and now he testities, *I’'m on the road to complete recov- ery.” Beston earth for kidney and liver troubles and all forms of stomach and bowel complaint. Only 50c. Guaranteed by all druggists. Russell Enjoyed Hunt. Crookston Journal: P. J. Russell, the Bemidji attorney, who during the past few days has been the guest of friends at Drayton while enjoying the fall shooting, came in last evening with a well filled f'unn In" upon his way to Bemidji. - Russell met with very good suc::, s upon the trip and says the birds over west are very plentiful. Mrs, Russell and two children re- mained at Drayton and will visit friends and relatives there a weelk or more. On a Purchasing Trip. W. N. Bowser of the firm of |0'Leary & Bowser will leave or Chicago, Detroit and ties further easton his annu.Ll fall purchasing trip. Mr. Bowser will make extensive pur- chases of fall and winter stock and will be gone about three weelss. Mrs, Bowser will accom- pany him. Poor Wheat. The first new wheat of the sea- son was marketed at Sherac yes- terday. It was very low grade and only yielded about eight bushels per acre. The straw was very heavy and earlier in the season was estimated to yield at least 22 bushels per acre. It was damaged by rust and very badly m]uwd Closing Cottages. Many of the cottages on Lake Bemidji will be closed for the son the coming week. The season has not been a favorable one for Bemidji as a summer re- sort owing to the cold weather. Every cottage has been oceupied, however, and several new ones have been built. Little Busi At the me commissioner noon_little bus was frans- acted beyond the allowing of a few bills and hearing \nnd veti tions and making appropriations for the same. The meeting ad- journed at 4 o’clock. ss Transacted. g of the county terday after- Judge Spoorer In Twin Cities) Judge Spooner left yesterday afternoon fer tie Twin Cities, where will transact legal business for a couple of days, “He will return the first part of next week. - No Qervme. No services, except Sunday School at noon, will be held in the Baptist chureh tomorrow owing to the fact that repairs upon the church are not far enough ad- vanced. Postponed. The meeting of the Thursday Musical Club which was to have been held next Monday with Prineess Grocery Co Mrs. R. B. Foster hss been pnet- poned one week SMALLER CROP The Beltrami Potato Crop |s Hardly up to the Average This Year. Indications are that the potato crop in Beltrami county this year will be somemhat smaller than for several ears past, The acreage is les; d there is con- siderable complaint of dry rot. Farmers declare that potatoes are small and few in ahill. A good many are being offered in Bemidji, however, and merchants are taking all they can getat forty c: South of the city the crop aid to be very good. The state at large promises a good crop and favorable reports are received from all pomnts throughout the northwest, the high process of last winter hav- ing encouraged farmers to in- crease the size of their patches, Although the Beltrami crop will not be as large as last year the county will produce a good many thousand bushels of potatoes which will bring a fair price and be a source of considerable wealth to its farmers. BURNED TO DEATH Son of an Aged Swedish Couple at Roseau Burned to Death. Crookston Times: This morn- ing Steenerson & Loring received a letter from an aged Swedish couple at Robbin, Rosean county. It was a sad tale the letter, which was written in Swede, told, Gust Sondmork left his native land and came to America to make a home for his aged parents. He selecied a claim and earned money enough to bring them over. While they were on the high seas he was working on the construction train of the Cana- dian Pacific west of Winnipeg. He was handling ties with six of his fellow countrymen when the car in which they were being moved left the track through a defective wheel and he was burned to death in the wreck. The aged people are lelt with- out help and they have appealed to Halvor Steenerson to help them if he can. He is investi- gating the case and will do all in his power. A Boy’s Wild Ride For Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, eighteen 1 s, to get Dr. King’s New muy for Con- sumption, coughs and colds, W. H. Brown of Leesville, Ind., en- dnred death’s agonies from asth- ma; but this wonderful remedy gave instant relief and soon cured | v him. He writes: “I now sleep soundly every night.” Like mar- velous cures of consumption, pneumonia, bronchitis, coughs, colds and grip prove its match- less merit for all throat and lung trouble. Guaranteed bottles 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free at all druggists. Got Lots of Game. Crookston Journal: r. and Mrs. Marcum of Bemidji, who have spent the past week or more in the city and at Huclid with friends and relatives, have re- turned home and brought back them a large number nf pl‘ll!l(‘ chickens, the vesult of aday’s hunt near Eunclid as the guests of Dr. M. Mitchell. Mr. Mar- cum is doing exceptionally well at Bemidji, is assistant county coroner and has gained the good wili and esteem of a host of friends since beginning the prac- tic of his profession theve. Says Its a Fake. 1. B. Olson, one of Bemidj’s leading business men, was in this end of the county for a few days last week. We understand that Mr, Olson has invested money in Rainy River, with the right class of people. Mr. Ol son beleives that this is the count- try of the future and as proof of the faith within him, will settle in the Rainy River country.— Rainy River Region. - Mr. Olson informs the Pioneer that the above is a mistake and that he well content to remain in Bemidji. Stop at Greenbush. The Soo will reach Greenbush about the first of November and construction work ofall kinds will be stopped at that time, At present the road has reached Holt, the steel gangs have caught up with the Gndms and are now busily engaged in preparing the road bed for tne laying of tim- ber and steel in order that the |& track laying operations may be continued northward. In Roseau County. Dr. Dodds, presiding elder of this district for the Methodist church is away on a trip through Methodists haye several new churches. Ic is expected that several churches will be org,:mlzed hy the presiding elder on the Roseau country where the : BASE BALL Contest Tomorrow Between Clo- quet and Bemidji Will Be an Interesting One. The Cloquet base ball team wil arrive in the city tonight fora game with the local club tomor- row afternoon. The game will be called at 3:30 p. m. and it will withdoubt be one of the best games eyver seen on the home diamond. Cloquet claims vith Bemidji, Big Duluth, Hibbing and Bmmexd the championship of northern Minnesotaand is the only team which has defeated Brainerd on the DBrainerd grounds during the present sea- son. Itis lmped by the manage- ment that a large crowd will turn out, as only one or two games more will be played here this season, WILLITS BACK Prominent Bemidiji Real Estate Man Returns From Trip Through lowa, E. J. Willits returned last night from a trip through Towa, where he went to mtexeq; capitalists and wealthy farmers in Beltrami county real estate. Mr. Wiilits visited Cedar Rapids, West Branch and Tlpbou on the trip and secured promises from about twenty who will come to Bemidji between Sept. 20 and Oct. 1 to buy lands. He has quite a num- ber of farms for sale at présent. but states that he hopes to have many more listed for sale before snow flies, A Fine Store. Wm. Ross’s mnew hardware store is one of the neatest and handsomest stores in the city. The repairs which Mr. Ross made to the building have made it commodious and pleasant while he has fitted up the interior with handsome modern shelving and show cases designed p\pecmlly for the hardware trade. Tle new stand isone of the best in the city and wich increased facili- ties and conveniences Mr. will without doubt add steadily to his already satisfactory busi- ness. Fraud and Delusion. Brainerd Dispatch: C. T. Gilbertson, of Brainerd, who had No. 70 in the drawing for claims on the Indian reservation near Devils Lake, has returned to the city and he is loud in lus con- detnnation of the proceedure re- lative to the drawing of this land. He says there is hardly a qu:u'- ter section on the entire reser- vation worth taking. What good land there is has been settled upon by the Inlians themselves, Building Boom. Bemidji is enjoving a small fall building boom. More than a dozen new residences are now in of construction. amount of bu has been done this is much larger thar Bemidji people have given themselves credit for and br'l'lnn winter sets in the season’s building operations will have reached a very satisfactory figure. Made Good Speech. George H. Spear, county attor- ney of Ttasca county, made a fl_}(‘\’ch at Northome last night, choosing for his subject "(.nod (Jlt.m‘nghlp‘ Mr. Spear is a very fluent and logical speaker and his efforts were roundly ap- plauded. ch Clover, Clearwater farmers are this season experimenting with clover and several around Bagley have secured magnificent second crops. Some of the fields to be seen within a mile or two of Bag- ley are heavy with as magnifi- cent clover as ever grew. Threshing Begins. Threshing has commenced all over the Red River Valley. and by today or tomorrow it will be in full blast, providing no bad weather interferes. The rain during the past week delayed operations considerable, First High School. The course of study in the Cass Lake schools will be enlarged this year by the addition of a hwh school. The new school hm}dmo now in process of construction at Cass Lake will be ready for occu- pancy November 15. Apples! §25c per peck § The Grill. w w w w w w w W W TONIGHT ONLY! Ross |} Miss 5" Assorted Fancy Hose, to be found Misses’ Lace, plain white, pink, and blue; sizes 5 to Boys’ Heavy Ribbed Hose, for - Ghe worth 35¢; now to 9; worth 25¢; per pair, T; per pair, Hose B A Z A A R Saturday. Ladies’ Plain White and Fancy Cotton Hose, worth 35¢ and 50¢; now 10 dozeu Ladies’ Plain Black Wool and Fleeced Hose, worth 35¢; now This Lot for llc a pair: Misses’ Cotton Hose, black; sizes 5 We have placed on sale 50 dozen pairs of Ladies’ Misses’ and Boys’ Hose which are the best bargains in the northwest. 9c llc W’WWWHFFTMTWHF % Wedding Groups g ,L* Souvenirs Baby Pictures 4 Lakeside Studio, on Lake Front. |54 MORSE, - Proprietor. | M. J. nmn’l ES BB RS Emergency Medicines. It is a great convenience to have at hand reliable remedies for use in cases of accident and and for slight injuries and ail- ments. A good liniment and one that is fast becoming a favorite if not a household necessity is Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. By applying it promptly to a cut, bruise or burn it allays the pain Beginning Monday, Sept 5, we will start classes in the following branches: Shorthand and Typewrlting, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Commercial Law, Commercial Geography, Business Arithme- tic, Spelling Lumbe) Books. Hours, 10 to 12 a. m.; 7 to 9 p. m. Conway’s Commercial College, Box 744, 108 Sixth Street, between Bemidji and Beltrami Avenues. and causes the injury to heal in about one-third the time required, and as it is an an tic it prevents any danger of blood poisoning. When Pain Balm is kept at hand a xpnun may be treated before the in- flamation sets in, which insures a quick recovery. For sale by Barker's drug store. Advertise in the Dmlv Pioneer. It’s a good investment. Q%@QMM%Q N N s i s § for Am Wedding and Baby Pictures HAKKERUP Up-to-Date Work and « Reasonable. ‘mm S. Hakkerup Studlo Two Doors East of City Drug Store. OO T T nq‘ Framing lllllliiiifl illllillllllllll Our Policy: Absolute ' Integrity, Satisfaction Accommodation Thoroug school That Give Lasting Satisfaction. Largest Steck of Boys’ New Clothing The Clothiers. hly Good clothes we have ever shown. Finest Fabrics and Patterns in spotting. to square inch. TWENTIETH CENTURY Norfolk Suits TWENTIETH CENTURY Buster Brown Suits TWENTIETH CENTURY Double Breasted Suits Sc!melderBrosi”"“%hmly Refunded Norfolk Suits, Bu;ter Brown Suits, Sailor Suits, American Navy Suits, Boys’ Reefers, Boys’ Overcoats, Young Men’s Suits 'and Overcoats. $3.50 $3.50 $3.50 4.—Fabrics test 85 pounds TWENTIETH CENTURY Young Men’s Suits TWENTIETH CENTURY Three-Piece Suits Big Sizes, Small Sizes, All Sizes, and every one a perfeet. fit; .Iwentieth Century Boys’ Clothes... are distinctive in the following: 1.—Made of 90 per cent Long Fibre Wool. 2.—Colors specially dyed to prevent 8.—Goods gauge 160 threads to square inch. $6.00 $3.50 § § |