Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 19, 1906, Page 4

SEARCHING FOR RUNAWAY WIFE S. J. Huffer of Grand Rapids Tells Sad Tale to Chief Bailey. CLAIMS WIFE LEFT WITH THE CHILDREN AND $1,500 Huffer Heard That Woman and Children Were Here and Followed. S. J. Huffer of Grand Rapids was at police headquarters this morning and related to Chief Bailey a sad story of alleged desertion on the part of his wife, who left his bed and board last week, he claims, taking with her four children and a sum of money estimated at about $1,500. It appears that Mrs. Huffer and her husband have lived at Grand Rapids during the last four years and owned a valuable farm near that place. They previously resided near St. Cloud, where Mr. Huffer was the possessor of considerable prop- erty and was said to have been worth at least $15,000. At the earnest solicitation of his wife he sold his farms and moved to Grand Rapids. He purchased a fine farm at Grand Rapids, and in order to ‘keep peace” in the family, so he claims, deeded the land over to his spouse, Last week, Huffer sold his farm, receiving some $1,000 for the land, all of which was at the disposal of Mrs. Huffer. The latter induced Huffer to go to Bovey, a small mining town near Grand Rapids, leading him to believe that she had decided to run a laundry there, if his story may be believed. When Huffer returned home his wife had de- parted, taking with her their four small children, three boys, aged respectively 12, 10 and 8 years. Huffer at once left for Niagara, N. D., where he has a son who is working on a farm, thinking that the woman might have gone out there. Inquiry at Niagara failed to locate the missing woman and her children, and Huffer came to Bemidji last night. It was ascertained that Mrs. Huffer and the children had been in Bemiaji on Friday of last week, but so far no further trace of them can be found. Chief of Police Bailey is in touch with Wilton, Cass Lake and Solway. and it is thought that the woman went to one of these places, as she told a party here that she intended to go to some small station near here for a few days, when she would have plenty of money and would decide where she would locate permanently. While Mr. Huffer is consider- ably worried over the alleged desertion of his wife, he is more concerned as to the welfare of his children, and he will make eyery effort to locate them in order that they may be properly cared for. He would also like to have a portion of the money he claims is in the possession of his wife. Mr. Huffer is an old soldier, a member of the G. A, R., and a Bemidji man who has known him for years states that he has| always borne the reputation of being an excellent citizen. Blank books and office supplies ab the Pioneer Office, PLUMBING! TIN AND RE- PAIR WORK. + x You get the best services on the shortest motice. Doran Bros, TELEPHONE NO. 225 NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED Local 0dd Fellow and Rebekah Lodges Hold a Joint Meeting. The local lodges of Odd Fel- lows and Rebekahs last evening held a joint installation of their newly-elected officers, at Odd Fellows hall, The occasion was made & noteworthy one, and be- sides the members of the local lodge there were present a num- ber of other townspeople, who filled the hall. J.J, Jenkinson, who is dis- trict deputy grand master, acted as installing officer, and he was assisted by the following acting grand officers in installing the Odd Fellow officers: J. K. Titus, grand warden, C, M. Annette, grand secretary, C. M. Atwood, grand marshal, The following were installed: P. G., A, Carson; N. G., Ole Mulligan; V. G., J. A. McElroy; secretary, Frank Wag- ner; treasurer, Earl Geil. The appointive officers have not yet been named. For the Rebekahs, the follow- ing assisted in the installation: Mrs. Ellis, district deputy grand master; Mrs, Lydia Cassler, grand warden; Mrs. Geil, grand secretary; Mrs. Elsie Atwood, grand marshal. The new officers are as follows: P. G., Miss Mae Chapman; N. G., Miss Setha Slough; secretary, Miss Hunt. The appointive officers will be named in a few days. During the evening three can- didates were 1nitiated into the mysteries of the Rebekahs; and the work done by the ladies de- gree team is said to have been very fine. A lunch was served, and the evening was passed very pleas- antly. McKinnon Wins the Shoot. William McKinnon of Cass Lake won the state championship at the gun club shoot held at Du- luth on Tuesday. McKinnon scored 48 out of a possible 50, his nearest competitor being Guptil of Aitkir, who held the championship previous to Tues- day. McKinnon is well known in Bemidji, having lived here sev- eral years ago. He is a quiet. unassuming fellow, but isa crack shot with either shotgun or rifle, Carnival Envelopes. Special carnival envelopes to the number of 15,000 or more will be used by Bemidji business houses between now and carnival time. Orders are coming into the Pioneer daily and the mails will soon be advertising Bemidji and her big show for August 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. Challenge!! On behalf of the printers and employes of the newspapers of the city, I hereby challenge the winners of the city-county base- ball game this evening, to play a game on a date to be mutually agreed upon.—John B. Wilm, Captain, J. H. Lock was a passenger on the morning train today from Tenstrike. C.J. Laurin and wife came down this noou from Big Falls for a short visit in the city with friends. TEACHER'S EXAMINATIONS. Notice s hereby given that state teacher's examinations for Beltrami county will be held in the city of Bemidji, in the High School building, Thursday and F'riday, August 2nd and 3rd, and in my office in the court house on Saturday, August 4th. Applicunts writing for cortificates, or re- newal or exchange of same, will bring their old certificates or other cred(ts which may be accopted in lieu of examination. According to the revised Iaws of Minnesota, civics has hecome one of the studies required for a second grade state certificate, and be- ginning with next August, examination in it Wwill be necessary for both complete and lim- ited certificates of thatgrade. All second grade certificates now in force will bo valid until date of expiration. but for thelr rencwal or the exchange of a limited tor a complete, clvics is required. The department, however, has made this ngement for the first yoar, that s, until mination in August, 1907: A conditlon~ ccond grade will b issucd In August, 1900, and fn February, 1007, allowing two condi- tons, one in clvics, and one in any other sec- ond grade study; aiso, a limlted second grade allowing a condition in civics bat not in any other second grade study. Dated at Bemidjl, July 14, 1066, J.J. REGAN, Co. Sup’t of Schools. PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS, Thursday, August ad, (Second Grade Studies.) Enroliment. Arithmetic. Physlologoly-Hygiene. English Grammar. ading. 3:45 Drawing and Musie. Friday, August 3d. (Second Grade Studies Continued.) A. M.—8:00 Professional Test. n:ojg Spelling. :30 Geography. 11:15 Composition, Penmanship. U, 8. History, 3:15 Clvies. Saturday, August 4th, (First Grade Studlies.) A. M.—8:00 Geometry. 10:00 Physics. M. —1:30- Algebra. 8:15 Phys. Geog. or Gen. Hist. OBJECT TO THE PRAYER CHAIN Contains Threat and Many People Would Bar It From Mails. The ‘“endless prayer’ chain, to which reference was made in the Pioneer a few days ago as having struck Bemidji, is also agitating Minneapolis and other cities, Several complaints have been made to the Minneapolis post- office authorities and questions raised as to whether such litera- ture is permissible under the postal laws, inasmuch as it con- tains a threat. A copy of the production is given below: “‘Wonder Prayer,” by a bishop of Illinois—O Lord, we implore thee to have mercy on all man- kind. Purify us from sin, and take us to be with thee. Pardon our offenses and deliver us from all trials, through thy precious blood. He who will not say this prayer will be afflicted with mis- foctune. He who will notice this prayer for nine days and will dis- tribute to nine persons, sfarting in on the day received, and send- ing one each day, will, after nine days have great joy.f3At Jerusa- lem a voice was heard to say, ‘“‘He who will say this prayer will be delivered from calamity.” Land Office Busy. _ Cass Lake, July 19.—The Cass Lake land office has just recently finished its annual reports, Dur- ing the year ending June 30, 1906, 552 final homestead entries were filed. There were 378 cash entries and 270 contests. The total receipts of the office during the year were $67,948.98, Mrs. C. E. Bordsen of Kelliher arrived in the city this morning and will spend a few days visit- ing with friends. Ancestral Memory. As T walk along a dark, lonely road my ears are on the alert, I glance to right and left. I look over my shoul- der. Where did I learr this habit? May it not be the memory disk giving off its record? My savage ancestor learned by long years of experience to be specially on his guard in a lonely place and In the dark. When my in- dignation is thoroughly roused I find my hands clinch, there is a tightening of the lips, the teeth are more plainly visible, and the whole attitude Is sug- gestive of making a spring. Here is a trait of early man, who gathered him- self together and sprang upon his en- emy to rend him with tooth and claw. I have often noticed that when people use the word “offensive” It is accom- Ppanied by a quiver of the nostrils and an Involuntary movement of the nose. The imagination is still haunted by that piece of very offensive carrion which my primitive ancestor with a prejudice for raw meat found too strong for him, so strong that his nose rejected it at once.—Nineteenth Cen- tury. How to Learn a Foreign Langunge. One may begin the attempts of free expression, and thus an independent use of the language, with a cowmpara- tively small vocabulary. Conscientious reading and well conducted conversa- tions will then quickly enlarge the vo- cabulary and develop the facility of ex- pression. But I cannot lay too much stress upon the fact that the free and exact rendering of one’s own thought in writing Is the most efficient exercise In acquiring a language. In mere con- versation we are apt to slip over diffi- culties by permitting ourselves vague- ness and inaccuracies of expression which would sternly demand correc- tlon—and correction, too, easily kept In mind—when the written words look us in the face. To quicken the efficacy of this exercise requires, of course, a teacher able not only to pound gram- matical rules into the head of the pu- pil, but also to stir up in the study of the language a mentally active inter- est In the subjects spoken or written about.—Carl Schurz’'s Reminiscences McClure's. Sailors on Strike. That English soldiers or sailors should strike for more pay in a way such as we are accustomed to in trades sounds Impossible, but such things have occurred, the last time being in Aprll, 1797, when the sailors demanded -higher wages and literally struck, oth- erwise mutinying. The admiralty agreed to meet their demands, but, not: dolng so at once, the sailors aboard the London struck or mutinied agaln, and for ordering the marines to fire, there- by killing some men, Admiral Colpoys and his captain were made prisoners by the sailors, On May 10 a special act was passed granting the increased pay, and the king pardoned the muti- neers.—London Telegraph. A Sad Picture. At Varzin once, after sitting for some time sunk In profound reflection, Bls- marck lamented that he had derived but small pleasure or satistaction from his political actlivity, but, on the other hand, much vexation, anxiety and trou- ble. He had, he sald, made no one happy by it, nelther himself, his famlly mor any one else, “but probably,” he continued, “many unhappy. Had it not been for me there would have been three great wars the less, the lives of 80,000 men would not have been sac- rificed and many parents, brothers, sis- ters and widows would not now be mourners,”—"Bli SANATORIUM TO S"PIE; COMES TO GRIEF “SWIPE BE BEGUN SOON Contract Let for Walker Refuge|W. A. Gould Gets All Tangled Ep for Consumptives.—Ready by . With Pastry at Baptist Next Spring. Picniec. Minneapolis, July 19.—S. W. Leavitt and L, A. Rosing of the board of control returned from Walker today. They visited the site of the state sanatorium for consumptives, accompanied by three members of the advisory board, Dr. Taylor of St. Paul, Dr. Campof Brainerd, and Dr. Weiser of New Ulm. They lo- cated the ground for the main building on a high ridge 500 feet long. When done the building will extend the whole length of this ridge, There is only money available to build one wing now. The contract for it has been let, and work will begin at once, to be finished by next spring, ata cost of $35,000. There is about $59,000 avail- able, out of which must come a sewer and a waterworks system, also the furnishings of the build- ing, The wing will be built in the shape of a capital H, and will be 90x105 feet. The state sanatorivm will be able to receive people by next spring. - Oaly those suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis in its “incipient stages will be ad- mitted. As long as lemon pies are made and Sunday schools have picnics the Baptist picnic of yes terday and the famous lemon pie purloined by W. A. Gould, presi- dent of the city council, will be remembered. There was woe aplenty con- cealed in the yellow depths of that pie, - but the lumberman never guessed it until it was too late. The picnic was held at Diamond Point and a large number of Baptists and their friends had gathered to make a holiday. Among the eatables were some choice samples of pastry, pre- pared by the excellent cooks of the congregation, A large, mellow, delicious look- ing lemon pie attracted the at- tenton of Mr. Gould. It was just “like mother used to make” and it looked good to him, so carefully edging around to the food basket, he auietly took, pos- session of the pastry and away he ran, Several of the young women gave pursuit and there was a merry race. It was while Mr. Gould was backing away from the crowd, having been partially surrounded, that the accident happened. He backed unawares onto a log and sat down, so sud- denly that he went over back- wards. His feet went in the air and the pie, entering into the spirit of the occasion, spread it- self over his face and chest ina most humorous manner. The councilman was assisted to his feet, after he had been properly laughed at, and with the aid of a spoon and some lake water, managed to remove some of the marks of the encounter from his person. [ _Montaigne Runs on Anything. ' When I read Montaigne or Words- ‘worth or Landor T am always remind- ed of the advice which the baseball coacher on the side lines so often re- peats to the men on bases, “Run on anything!” Bach one of these worthies, to continue the parlance of the ball field, accepts all his chances. If Words- worth never gave to the world “Lines Suggested by Seeing a Favorite Cat Crossing the Road” it was simply be- cause that spectacle never chanced to arrest his “inward eye.” If Montaigne never meditated, as did another cele- brated author, on producing a chapter about “Buttonholes” such reticence was not In any degree owing to barrenness as concerned that or any other known topic. And had he attempted it he ‘would perchance have begun with shoe- strings, wandered on to darning nee- dles and pruning hooks, quoted a doz- en or so of Latin authors in regard to plowshares, related anecdotes concern- ing dealings of the Cymbrians, Scyth- ians, Lacedaemonians, Romans and the like with knots and fastenings, men- tioned his own personal experience in the matter of hooks and eyes and end- ed by an exposition of ‘the practical, mechanical and ethical relations be- tween a buttonhole and a button, and every quaint and divaricating line would have endeared him to his affec- tionate reader.—Martha Baker Dunn in Atlantie. Denver's First Stageconch. On the 17th of May, 1859, Denver turned out to welcome the first through coach of what was destined to grow Into the “Overland Malil,” an enterprise which' for sheer American pluck and daring must be forever linked with the fame of the “Pony Express.” Red shirts drifted to the outskirts of the hamlet and dotted the hills around. Hard faced bartenders made ready for the “hottest night that:ever tore the camp loose.” The artillery of holster and saddle boot was unlimbered for an ecstatic fusillade. - There was lively betting in dust and nuggets that-the first through stage had been gathered in by Indians, with takers as eager to stake their faith that the scalps of driver and guard would come through Intact. At length a swirl of dust show- ed far down the trail. It grew into a yellow cloud that crept toward the eager hamlet. Then six mules, stretch- ed out on the gallop, emerged from this curtain, and behind them was the lumbering, swaying stage, come safely through on time, and Denver was in touch with the world where men wore white shirts and lived in real houses. The cheers that roared a welcome to this heroic enterprise were echoed in every western town which hoped and longed for a link of its own with the home country, “way back east.”-—Qut: ing Magazine. Birds Cross No Deep Sean. A writer in the London Outlook points out that no birds cross deep, even if narrow, seas. The narrow Mad- agascar strait Is impassable to birds, though the north seas are a highway for them. Godwits pass from the Nile Y the sheres of Norfolk, though neigh- boring islands in an archipelago may show no common stock. All birds, with the possible exception of the sparrow, are stirred to movement by different causes—wind, weather, food, the bully- Ing of parent and other birds. Birds of prey drive off their young. Martins love familiar eaves. Successive ravens have built on the same ledge for a cen- tury. The longer passages are only made over shallow seas that once were land, and when once a journey is made the memory is strong enough to urge a repetition. The change of home then becomes not a fashion, but an inherit- ed habit. The Polite Burman, In the cities of Burma, where the natives have been long in contact with Europeans, says the author of “Bur- ma, Painted and Described,” they have lost some of their traditional polite- ness, but in the country districts old school courtesy ‘Is still the custom, An KEnglish gentleman who had bought a new pony was trying him out on a Burman road when the animal bolted and ran at top speed down a narrow rond. In the way ahead was a native cart, In which was a family party out holiday making. The pony dashed into the back of the cart, threw his rider Into the midst of the merrymakers and severely injured the Burman who was driving. Before the Englishman had an opportunity to explain his unexpect- ed onslaught the Burman picked him- self up and bowed low. “My lord, my lord,” he said apologetically, “the cart should not have been there.” Girl Slaves In China, A native writer in a -Chinese publica- tlon remarks: “When a girl is sold in China she becomes the slave of her owner and a part of his property. She no longer retains her freeborn rights, but surrenders them all to the will of those who own her. She receives no compensation for her labor, but is obliged to accept such raiment and food as her owner may be pleased to glve her, In cases of tyranny or gross cruelty she cannot appeal for redress. She may be resold, given away or cast off in the streets at the arbitrary will of her master. All freedom is denied her, and she remains a tool and chat- tel in the hands of her owner until she is sold again or until death releases ber from her unwilling fate.” Inherited Memories. A writer in the Nineteenth Century tells a strange story of ‘“inherited memories.” The ruins of an ancient Roman fortress rise from the grounds of a Mr. Phillips. A clergyman called upon the owner one day and asked to see the ruins, “He told me he had a distinct recollection of living there and that he held some office of a priestly nature In the days of the Roman occu- pation,” said Mr. Phillips. “One fact struck me as significant. He Insisted on examining a ruined tower which had bodily overturned. ‘There used to be a socket in the top of it he went on, ‘in which we used to plant a mast, and archers used to be hauled to the Cut It. “Yes,” said the college student, “dad 8ot the idea that I was cutting up too much, and so he cut in and threatened to cut-down my allowance unless I took a brace. I felt all cut up at first, but I didn’t want my allowance cut off or cut Into just for a little funny bustness, and so I cut it out.” And the listening foreigner remarked, “What did the young man say ?”—Som- erville Journal. Breaking It Gently. Captain of Stenmer—Madam, It gives me great pain to be obliged to tell you ?fibfifl{ "“ifon?y fi\[g&:fllfl:fl:’;‘:m{ top In a basket protected with leather, thought It was tied on with a string! [ fom Which they picked off the lead: Coptain—Yes. That was just the |SF® Among the ancient Gorlestonians trouble. The string did not break. We found the socket he had indicated. Corrected. “Miss Isabel, you are not at all like other girls.” “That s not a compliment, Mr. Bpooner. You should say that other glrls are not at all like me.” At the Art Museum, Her Husband—That statue {sn't true to nature. His Wife—What's wrong with it? Her Husband—Why, it repre- sents a woman sitting -still, saylng nothing,—Columbus Dispateh. Ie i ooper’s Success - In The South. Those who have followed the|ble for years and doctored in vain. stories of the remarkable work that | [ suffered greatly from an irregular L. T. Cooper has been accomplish- | appetite, sometimes not beiag able ing with his two new medicines will|to eat at all, and other times not be intevested in the report that|being able to eat enough. I used comes of bis invasion of Nashville, (to feel tired and worn out all the Tenn., after nearly four weeks of|time, lost all ambition. I did not phenomenal success in New Orleans. | seem to gain any strength or nour- Since Cooper’s arrival in Nagh- |ishment from what I ate. I was ville a few days ago, says a dis- | nearly always troubled with con- pateh, ths city has been in an up-|stipaiion and frequently suffered roar of excitement. The newspa- | from severe headaches. Sometimes pers print detailed accounts of his | I would have queer dizzy spells and every move, and recent issues con- | could see dark spots floating be- tain namas of several prominent|fore my eyes. After eating I would persons said to have b-en cured by | invariably experieuce a pain and the use of his preparations. bloating sensation in my stomach. The cases thus far made public|I had doctored for a long time and seem to be confined largely to|have used every remedy I ever Stomach trouble, although ~ the|heard of without any benefit. names of several persons have been | When this man Cooper came to mention‘d as having received ex- | Nashville and every one was talk- cellent results in cases of Kidney | ing about what his medicines were trouble and Rheumatism. Ope|doing I secured a trial treatment. thing that has done much toward |I had taken only a few doses of the creating the present excitement is|New Discovery medicine when a the theory advanced by Cooper horrible tape worm passed from my that about fifty per cent. of the so-|system. Soon I felt better and called stomach trouble is due to|have improved very rapidly ever immense parasites or tape worms |since. That is the whole story. and which indeed seems true, if one | Now I am feeling much stronger can judge from the number of cases | and better in every way. I eat well that are being continually made|and never have headackes any public. more. I am more than grateful for Reports from New Orleans say | what Mr. Cooper's wonderful medi- that upwards of fifty of these para- | cine has done for me and 1 am sat- sites were expelled from the systems | isfied that my suffering of all these of persons who thought themselves | years was caused by nothing but suffering from stomach trouble. So |that awful worm.’’ N far there have been reported seven! Cooper, it will be remembered, is cases in Nashville, and in almost | the man who created a sensation in .y every instance the patient was un-|St. Louis a short time ago, at aware of the real cause of the trou- | which time-the newspapers all over ble. Mrs. M. Murry, 1605 James | the country were full of the reports St., Naghville, a well known and |of his work. The sale of his pre= respected lady, who. according to|parations has reached enormous her story, had bezn sick for several | proportions wherever' introduced. years and had been using Cooper’s | and, although he has never vi~ited Medicines since his arrival in|Bemidji it is said at E. A. Bar- Nashville several days ago, was|ker’s drug store. where the medi- among those whose names recently | cines are sold in this city, that the appeared in the daily papers.|demand for them is startling and When seen and asked about her |that several of our prominent citi- experience, Mrs. Murry said: ‘‘I|zens have received great benefit had been a victim of stomach trou- | from their use. WUV VTN TV VO O OO g EMBLEM GOODS We carry a large and comprehensive stock and manufacture original de- signs. A large assortment of Elk teeth and Eagle claws in stock—we mount into charms, pins, sleeve buttons and lapel buttons. | | ; | E | E E E Designs drawn and estimates given. GEO.T. BAKER & C0 Manufacturing Jeweler. Some ruritan Names. One of the customs practiced by our | Puritan forefathers was that of inflict- ing ludicrous and terrifying names When Paris Was Dirty. It takes the labors of 4,000 to keep the city of Paris clean today, but in times past that capital did not care so upon their children. One Puritan dam- | much about the matter and was not sel, when asked her baptismal name, ; always pleasing to look upon. In 1348 answered, “Through-Much-Tribulation- ; King John of France made the request We-Enter-the-Kingdom-of-Heaven, but | that Parisians should not allow their for short they call me Tribby.” An- i Digs to roam the streets. Charles VI. other unfortunate maiden bore the | (1368-1422) complained that the prac- name The-Gift-of-God Stringer. A sickly boy was christened Faint-Not Hewitt. Another labored under Fight- the-Good-Fight-of-Faith White. A lit- tle girl who had a propensity for cry- ing was at the age of eight christened ‘Weep-Not Billing. There also were Thunder Goldsmith, The-Work-of-God Farmer, Search-the-Scriptures Morton, Be-Courteous Cole and, worst of all, Kill-Sin Pimple. tice of throwing rubbish into the Seine made it a “great horror and an abom- j Ination to look upon.” Until the ev- teenth century everybody who could ‘went about Paris on horseback in order j to avoid contact with the filth of the streets, Various ordinances were made to compel the people to sweep the road before their own doors, but it was not until 1791 that the dust cart became an institution, J. P. POGUE'S AND SALE STABLE BEMIDJI, 5 LIVERY, FEED MINN many men. MENT OFFICE., EMPLOYMENT OFFICE I have received orders for a good The companies want the men and will pay the fees. Call at the old RELIABLE EMPLOY- DICK HAWKES -