Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 13, 1907, Page 4

s EES——— Health Insurance at little cost CALUMET BAKING POWDER sl ono oo reward is offered to e—e. f0yONeE for any sube stance in]urions to the health found i in Calumet Baking Powder. Purity is a prime essential in food. Calumet is made onlyof pure, wholesome ingredients combined by skilled chemists, and complies with the pure food laws of all states, It is the only 1+ - 4 Baking Powder on the m. a moderate price. freely used with the certainty that food made with it contains mo harmfual drugs—1It is chemieally correct and makes Pure, Wholesome > Food. Gust Peterson, who have been visit- ing at the Rust home for the past month, returned to their homes at Stillwater Friday. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S GCOUNTRY NEIGHBORS SPAULDING. Henry Anderson was a business visitor at Wilton Monday. G. Moe, who lives east of Bemidji, | visited with M. Rygg Sunday. L. O. Mayhre was a bnsiness visitor at Bemidji Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Hall visited with friends at Bemidji Friday and Satur- day. £ Services will be held in the Luth- eran church here next Sunday, Nov. 17, by Rev. A. Amundson of Vern- Live Correspondents of the Pionecr Write the News From_Their Localities. BATTLE RIVER. E Mrs. Erick Johnson visited with | Mrs. Ole Olson Monday. A baby girl arrived. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rust last week, Mr. Haynes spent Monday night at Battle River on his way to Shotley, where he will spend the next three weeks hunting. dale. o Theo. Knutson of Saum came over QUIRING. to Battle River Friday to purchase | . amunition for the big game season| -Chas. Johnson is on the sick list this week. which opened last Sunday. Mrs. A. P. Peterson and Mrs.| Mrs. W. Carter has been on the He sees best who sees to the consequences. realize the serious conse- quences of continued eye strain? Priceless beyond all possessious is the eyesight, de- serving of your highest con- sideration. We fit your eyes correctly. Artificial eyes fitted. DRS. LARSON & LARSON. Specialists in Scientific Treatment and Correction of Eyes Office over Post Office Phon ‘.{L‘}?‘;‘.’: Do you sick list.'but is reported improving rapidly. Mrs. Chas SeRogue has gone to St. Paul for a week’s visit. A. P. Hendrickson made a trip to Inez last Thursday on business. T. P. Dooher and D. W. Carter made a trip to Redby last week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Detvick made a business trip to Inez last Wednesday. Mrs. C. J. Carlson and Mrs. G. W. Hills visited with Mrs. Carter the first of the week, Miss Toy of Minneapolis, who has been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carter, returned to her home last Sunday. H. Hendrickson is busy erecting his new house. O. Olson of Battle River, E, Erickson and C. Wallin have been in charge of the building. Fine Concert at Blackduck. Frederica Gerhardt, Rachel Stein- man, Olga Miller and May Dellem of Chicago, the members of the Mid- land Concert company, spent a por- tion of yesterday in the city. They left last evening for Blackduck,where | they gave an entertainment last night, under the direction of a local|, church society. Those who heard them at the “Duck” say that the members of the company are all artists, and that they gave a very fine entertainment there last night. The Midland Concert company will give a concert at the City Opera House this evening, under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid society. They are fine, and all who can should hear them. Gone for Big Game. Judge M. A. Spooner has returned from an extended trip in the west, including a run over the Canadian Pacific railway west from Winnipeg. The judge left last evening, in company with H. J. Loud, for a big game hunt in the vicinity of Inter- national Falls, where he will remain for a week. Card of Thanks. To the many kind friends who so kindly assisted during the late ill- ness and subsequent death of my wife, Mrs. F. D. Sanger, I wish to return heartfelt thanks. May the Lord bless all and spare you such sorrow, is my sincere wish. F. D. Sanger. “Football” souvenir post cards at the Pioneer office. CONCERT AND DANCE! The Bemidji Band will give its first in-door Concert and Dance for this season in the CITY OPERA HOUSE. FlAT, NOVENBER ot The Following Program will be Rendered: ORCHESTRA BAND March—*¢“Colonel Donivans” . . . . ..., Strahn March—“The Trumpeters” .Mascha Medly—Strains From Sterns No. 1 . .. Halle Overture—“Bridal Rose”.......... Lavalle | March—“Dream of the Rarebit Fiend” ASRE N SRR e Thurban Concert Waltz—“Kroll Ball Klange Grand Ffmtasw. on “0ld Folks at Home” Finbye, Lo g S . Dalbey """"""""""""" Cornet Solo Awr Vaned “Tra.mp Tra.mp Medley—“on Plantation Songs” . . . . Boettger Tramp” (T. Symington). . .Rollinson i o Waltz—Daughter of Love. . ..C. W. Bennett March—“The Rival King”,........ Bwealey “Freaks of Blackville” .. .. ....... .. Dalby At the Conclusion of the Concert the Bemidii Orchestra will furnish Musie for Dancing. Tickets to concert 50¢, Tickets for dancing 50¢ a couple SUBSCRIBERS TO BAND ADMITTED FREE TO THE CONCER T Musical Director Mr. T. Symington BAND WILL GIVE FIRST CONGERT FRIDAY NIGHT Best Musical Event Ever Given by Band.---Will Give Dance After Concert. The Bemidji band, under the leadership of Professor Thomas Sym- ington, will give its first indoor concert of the winter season at the opera house Friday evening. Professor Symington has been working assiduously with the band for two weeks past, drilling the various members so that the concert Friday night will be a successful one from a musical standpoint. Mr. Symington’s labors will be rewarded by a general excellence of the play- ing on the part of the members of the band that is indeed gratifying, and those who attend the concert Friday night are assured of hearing the best that has ever been given by the local band. The program of the concert will be found on the last page of this issue. J The program shows many new and catchy up-to-date numbers, which were selected by Professor Syming- ton, after having gone carefully over a large list of new musical com- positions. At the conclusion of the - concert, first ball of the season. The Bemidji band consists of sixteen regular members, as follows: Four clarionets, three cornets, two altos, two trombones, one tenor, one' baritone, one bass and - two drums. In addtion to the insru- mentation named, there are three other musicians who play occasion- ally with the band, one of whom plays the cornet, one tenor and one clarionet. Professor Thomas Symington, the present leader of the band, came to Bemidji on July 19, 1905. Since he took hold of the local band, the organization at all times has given high class music, indicative of the instructive ability of the leader. The Merry Milkmaids. The Merry Milkmaids contains plenty of good comedy characters, and typical village and country folk. Over thirty-five musical numbers, ranging from classical and serious selections to the humorous popular | song; interesting drills, marches and tableaux, picturesque costumes, and all that goes to make up a fine comic opera. Over two solid weeks of re- hearsal have been given to its prepa- ration and the opera will be one of the biggest home talent productions ever given in Bemidji. Tickets are on sale by the Aid Society and at the City Drug Store. The main floor reserved for adults at 50c. General admission to the gallery 25c. Seats will be reserved for Monday night on Friday morn- ing. For Tuesday mght on Tues- day only. Thomas Phibbs Buys Farm. Thomas Phibbs, brother of Matt Phibbs, has purchased the farm be- longing to Odin Carlson, about two miles east of Bemidji, and will here- after make kis home there. Mr. Phibbs recently returned from a visit to his old home at Augers- ville, Ont., where he had not been for eleven years. He looked around while he was back in Canada, but decided that he would rather livein Minnesota, so purchased the farm referred to above, A new line of neat comic postal cards has just been received at the Pioneer office. PHILADELPHIA MINT BUSY Will Turn Out $52,000,000 Gold Coins in Next Three Months. Philadelphia, Nov, 13—The United Btates mint in this city has delivered $1,000,000 in gold double eagles to the sub-treasury in this city. It is stated that within the next three months the mint will coln $52,000,000 in double eagles. This enormous amount of gold will be distributed among the sub-treas. urfes in various parts of the country and will be employed to relieve the money stringency. The distribution of 8o much gold is but one of the sev- eral Important moves that Secretary Cortelyou is making to provide enough currency to meet the enormous needs of the country. Quarterly Dividend Passed. New York, Nov. 13.—Directors of the Parrot and Silver Copper com- pany, one of the subsidiary companies of the Amalgamated Copper company, voted not to declare the usual quar- terly dividend of 25 cents per share, The. directors announced that the omisslon of the dividend was due to curtailment in production, depression in the copper industry and to the fact that the ores treated are ot a lower Il grade thn fermerly, the Bemidji orchestra wiill give its | PLATT SAYS FORGERY Senator Denies the Legality of Al- leged Wedding Certificate. NEVER MARRIED MAE WOOD Convinced That He WIill Be Able to Prove That Certificate and Letter Alleged to Have Been Written by Him Are Fraudulent. New York, Nov. 13.—Claiming that the marriage certificate by which Mae C. Wood says she expects to prove that she was married to United States Senator Thomas C. Platt is a forgery counsel for Senator Platt applied to Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman for an order directing ‘(:hat the certifi- cate and an alleged admission in writ- Ing said to have been signed by Sen- ator Platt that Mae C. Wood is his wife be kept on file in the county clerk’s office. In support of the application Mr, Platt’s counsel filed an affidavit made by the defendant setting forth that the certificate is a forgery, that he never was married to Miss Wood and that he is convinced that he will be able to prove that the letter purport- ing to have been written by him to her acknowledging her as his wife “was manufactured by the plaintiff to be used as evidence.” Counsel for the plaintiff opposed the application. Decision was reserved. MRS. PHILLIPS DISCHARGED Freed of Murder Charge at Prelim- inary Hearing. Cleveland, O., Nov. 13.—Mrs. Char- lotte Phillips was freed from the charge of killing her husband, John J. Phillips, coal operator and broker, at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing before Justice Brown in East Cleveland. The justice held that there was not sufficient evidence on which the court would be warranted in handing Mrs. Phillips over to the grand jury. Although Mrs. Phillips is now free | 2N o i vlew here Benjamin Tillman of South | the action of Justice Brown, however, will -not prevent the grand jury from making an independent investigation, it is stated by the county prosecutor. Mr. Phillips was supposed to have been shot by a burglar in his East Cleveland home the morning of Sept. 2. Conflicting statements on the part of Mrs. Phillips led to her arrest a few days later on the charge of mur- der in the second degree. CONTEMPT IS ALLEGED. Judge Landis Summoned Certain Par- ties Into Court. Chicago, Nov. 13.—Judge Landis, in the United States district court, has cited George F. Harding, George F. Harding, Jr.,, A. B. Joyner and Wil- liam J. Ammen to appear before him and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of court. Harding in last June attempted to have a recetver appointed for the Corn Products company, the Standard Oil company and subsidiary corpora- tlons. Judge Landis dismissed the ap- plication and issued an injunction re- straining Harding from further pro- ceedings along that line. Despite this Harding filed another application re- cently in the state superior court for the appointment of a receiver. Hard- ing, Jr., Joyner and Ammen were par- ties to the second transaction. SAYS IT IS IMPORTANT. Miss Simonton Ready to Testify In Thaw Case. Pittsburg, Nov. 13.—Miss Ida Vero- nica Simonton of this city, whose name was frequently mentioned dur- ing the first trial of Harry K. Thaw at New York, has returned home after spending a year and a half in the jungles of Africa. Concerning the second Thaw trial Miss Simonton said: “I will go to New York and will testify in the Thaw case. I have not been subpoenaed, but will answer a summons from either side. My testi- mony will change the whole complex- ion of the case. The story told by Mrs. Charles J. Holman of her being deserted in London is true. I will not say which side my testimony will favor.” THIEVES SECURE $20,000. Steal Payroll of the American Smelt- ing Company. Trinidad, Colo.,, Nov. 13.—Some time during the night the $20,000 pay- roll of the American Smelting and Refining company was stolen near Trinidad. No arrests have been made, but several men are under suspicion. The money Was taken from a buggy which was being driven by the pay- master and another man. Many Narrowly Escape Death. Pittshurg, Nov. 13.—Six persons were more or less seriously injured when the Pennsylvania special train No. 28, from Chicago to New York on the Pennsylvania railroad, ran into a stationary freight train in the yards at Larimer, near Greensburg, Pa. All the passengers recelved a severe shaking up and narrowly escaped in- Jury or death. Small Bank Closes Its Doors. Chieago, Nov. 13.—The Ravenswood Exchange bank, a small institution in the suburb of Ravenswood, has closed its doors. The bank has no counec- tion with the Chicago clearing house. NATIONAL TAX CONFERENCE Governors of Six States Among Those in Attendance. Columbus, 0., Nov. 13.—Governors of six states were present at the opening of the national conference on state and local taxation. These gov- ernors are Curtis Guild, Jr., of Massa- chusetts, Willlam O. Dawson of West Virginia, Governor Glenn of North Carolina, Governor. Harris of ohl_o, Governor Cummins of Iowa and Gov- ernor Patterson of Tennessee. Oth Terence were Lawson Pirdy, president of the New York city tax department; A. J. Matheson, treasurer of the pro- vince of Ontario, Canada; Theodore Sutro, chairman of the tax commis- slon of the American Bar association; Professor Charles W. Bullock of Har- vard unlversity and Professor Adam Bhortt of Queens university, Kingston, Ont. Allen R. Foote, president of 'the Na- tlonal Tax association, called the con- ference to order and Governor Harris delivered an address of welcome. Governor Guild - responded and as- sumed the gavel as permanent chalr- man. AGED BUT ARDENT WOOER Bachelor of Ninety-five Weds Spinster of Ninety. Lowell, Mass, Nov. 13.—After an ardent courtship of two weeks, the strenuosity of which would have put many a young man to shame, Henry C. Wilder, aged ninety-five years, a well known printer here, was married to Miss Esther Crawford, a resident of Chicago, aged ninety years. The marriage is one of the most romantic that has taken place in this district in years. Neither bride or groom has been married before, ac- cording to the marriage license, and neither has seen the other until two weels ago, when the bride came here from her home in Evanston, Ill., to visit her niece. She was introduced to Wilder at a church and friends say it was a case of love at first sight. He accom- panied her to church that evening and escorted her and her niece home. Since then her life has been a round of carriage rides and walks. Next Friends Must Pay Costs. Concord, N. H., Nov. 13.—The next frlends of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, who last summer attempted to secure an accounting of her property, must pay the costs of the litigation under a ruling by Judge Chamberlain of the superior court. Master's fees aggre- gating $10,000, however, must be paid by the trustees of Mrs. Eddy’s estate, TILLMAN MAKES PREDICTION Declares Speaker Cannon Will Be Re. publican Nominee. Danville, 111, Nov. 13.—In an inter- Carolina declared that President Roosevelt will not accept a third term and that “Uncle Joe” Cannon, speaker of the house of representatives, will be the Republican nominee. “Bryan,” Mr. Tillman said, “‘will be the Democratic nominee without a doubt. He is the greatest living Dem- ocrat and the proper man to entrust with the afi’aixs of our government.” | Going Back to Europe. Pittsburg, Nov. 13.—A solid train- load of Italians, Hungarians and Slavs left here over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for New York, where they will embark for Europe. Many of the foreigners are going home to spend the winter months, while some are going to remain in Europe. They have been for the most part working in the mining regions, though some have been working in the mills in Pittsburg. Best of Her Class Afloat. Victoria, B. C., Nov. 18.—Mail ad- vices from Tokio state that a de- stroyer, the best of her class in the world, will be built at Maizuru naval yard for the Japanese navy. The new destroyer will be 1,100 tons and will steam thirty-five knots an hour. BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. The Japanese raw silk trust has been broken after a month’s boycott by American manufacturers. Mrs. Emma Packard, wife of S. B. Packard, former governor of Louisi- ana, died suddenly of appoplexy at Marshalltown, Ia. General W. F. W. Ross, former vice commander of the national organiza- tion of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, is dead at Baltimore, aged seventy. Thomas Ford, the last full blooded Mohican Indian, a few days ago be- came an inmate of the Plainville (Conn.) town farm at his own request. Henry C. Staver, president of the Staver Carriage company of Chicago, died while on the operating table in Englewood hospital. He was sixty- three years old, Estimates of appropriations aggre- gating $23,461,911 are made by Gen- eral Alexander MacKenzie, chief of engineers of the army, for fortifica- tion work during the fiscal year 1909, MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Nov.12.—Wheat—Dec., $1.01% @1.01%; May, $1.07%@1.07%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.04; No, 1 Northern, $1.03; No. 2 Northern, $1.00; No. 3 Northern, 96@98c. Duluth Wheat and Flax, Duluth, Nov. 12—Wheat—On track and to arrive—No. 1 Northern, $1.02%; No. 2 Northern, 99%c; Dec., $1.023%; May, $1.08%. Flax—To ar- rive, on track and Nov,, $1.19%; Dec., $1.20%; May, $1.27%, Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Nov. 12.— Wheat— Dec., 92%c; May, $1.01%@1.01%. Corn— Dec., 66%c; May, 5(‘%@56%0. Oats —Dec,, 46%c; May, 49%c. Butter— Creameries 22@27c; dalries, 21@26c. Eggs, 17% @20%c. I’oultry—Turkeys, 14c; chickens, 9¢; springs, 10c. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. - St. Paul, Nov. 12.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.50@6.50; fair to good, $4.00@5.00; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.50@5.00; veal calves, $4.00@5.75. Hogs—$4.75@5.00. Sheep —Good to choice wethers, $4.50@4.75; good to choice lambs, $5.00@5.75. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Nov. 12.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.50@6.65; cows, $1.16@4.80; calves, $6.50@7.50; Texans, $3.25@4.00; West. erners, $3.00@5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.256@440. Hogs—Light, $4.95@5.50; mixed, $5.00@5.60; heavy, $4.95@5.60; rough, $4.95@5.10; pigs, $4.25@5.15. Sheep—Native and West:. ern, $2.00@5.00; ‘yearlings, $4.75 Fine 20-year Gold Filled Case, complete with 17-Jew- eled Elgin Movement. Specal price only $13.75 Our workshop is one of the finest equipped in North- ern Minnesota. Care and promptness assercd. Give us a call. GEO. T. BAKER & CO. Located in City Drmg Store WANIS ONE CENT A WORD. HELP WANTED. | WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY: Able- bodied unmarried men, between ages of 21 and 35; citizens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read, and write English. For information apply to Recrnit- | ing Officer, Miles Block, Bemidji, Minn. WANTED—Competent girl for gen- eral housework. Inquire of Mrs. A. E. Henderson,600 Bemidji Ave. FOR SALE—Cheap. Business property on Third street. Addiess P. O. Box 662. WANTED: Three boys to sell Saturday Evening Post. At Peter- son’s, FOR SALE. | FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a | rubber stamp for you an short | notice. FOR SALE—Tom Smart has a log- ging outfit for sale. Two sleighs, cooking and heating stove, chains, etc. | {FOR SALE—Magnificent moose head mounted; will be sold cheap. Inquire at this office. FOR RENT. FOR RENT: Newly furnished rooms. Modern conveniences and excellent location. 700 Be- midji Ave., or apply at Peterson’s fruit store. 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