Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 27, 1907, Page 2

1 = i | e THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISIED KVERY AFTHRNOON, OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJI BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR | A9, RutLenas Husiness Manager Managing Bditor Sutered In the postoffice at Bemldii. Minn., as second class matter, SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM Announcement. Owing to the advance in all Pioneer paper materials, the will, after January 15th, 1908, raise the subscription price as follows: The weekly will be charged at the rate of $1.50 per year instead of $1.25 as heretofore. After January 15th, 1908, those subscribers to the daily and the weekly DPioneer, who live outside of this county, whose papers are sent to them in a single wrapper, and wish to have the paper sent them will be required to pay in advance. The paper will not be sent unless it is paid for- and newspaper This notice is given early so that 21l who are in arrears will sufficient time to settle accounts before that time. Statements will be sent to all who arrears and they will be expected to pay up all that is due and a year in advance on the weekly, and at least three mounths in advance on the daily. The “single list,” as it is termed have their are in is practically a dead loss to a newspaper. A few keep their sub- scription up, but more let them] run along until they are hard to collect and many are not collected, but the editor has to pay the pos- tage each week on all papers that go out side of the county, and also has to pay all other expenses of furnishing the paper and mailing it The Pioneer at all times aims to give to its readers the best news possible, and the money by not permitting these accounts from the “single list” to service saved run will _be used to better thel paper. The list will be carefully watched from month to month and on the first of each month all whose sub- scriptions expires within the next six weeks following the date of the month will be notified of the exact date of the expiration of his subscrib- tion.. DOINGS AMONG BEMIDJI'S GOUNTRY NEIGHBORS Live Correspondents of the Pioneer Write the News From Their Localities. MALCOLM. Mr. Charles Lindgren came home Thursday. Mr. Nels G. Hendrickson was in Carmel on business Friday. Mr. Anton’ Ness of Appleton is visiting his parents and brother here. The school closed Tuesday for a short vacation that will include the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson went Thief River Falls Tuesday return- to T ing Friday. Andrew DPeterson went to Thief River Falls Tuesday to consulta physician, as he has not been well for several months. Messrs. Henry Johnson, Nels G. Hendricksoa, Frank Hendrickson, Oli Torsonson and Ole Varner made final proof on their claims at Liner this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Ness and their son, Olaf, and family left here for Crookston Christmas day. They will make final proof in support of their claim the 27th inst. Mr. Morgan Yanghan of German- town is again in this vicinity with the surveying party who have been surveying near Rapid River through the fall. Itis reported that they are now surveying a new route to Red Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Knutson on Sunday last entertained about fifty of their friends and neighbors in their new residence, into which they have but recently moved. It was one of the pleasantest social events the people of Malcolm have enjoyed this season. SPAULDING. Carl Blom is a cordwood hauler to Wilton. R. Stai was a éhopper at Wilton Tuesday. A. Djonne transacted business at the city Wednesday. T | Mr. and Mrs. W, Hall were visit- ors at Bemidji Tuesday. John Hanson was a Christmas shopper at Wilton Saturday. Mrs. George Forte and Miss Clara Sweigard were visitors at Bemidji Saturday. Services were held in the Lutheran church here Sunday, Rev. A, Amund- son officiating. M. Dyrdal is here from Bemidji to spend Christmas and New Year’s with his uncle, M. Rygg. Herman Soland left Friday for Greenbush for an all winter stay with his sister, Mrs. E. Kireveny. Miss Belle Sande is here from Be- midji and will spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Sande. H. A. Fladhammer, Ole Jacobson, A, Brandvold and P. Becker were Christmas shoppers at Bemidji Sat- urday. : Miss Cecelia Rygg returned from Grand Rapids Saturday, south of which place she has been teaching school. H. T. Haldal left for Appleton Saturday after a few weeks stay at his homestead here looking after some pole cutting, which is being done there. WILTON. Moses Burnham was a Bemidji visitor last Friday. Adolph Guisness was a Bemidji visitor last Sunday. Mrs. Melvin Dahl was shopping in Bemidji last Thursday. Mrs. Frank Patterson visited in Bemidji Thursday and Friday. Miss Mary Waldron is spending a few days in Bemidji with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Burnham have moved on their farm north of here. Mrs. J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji visit- ed with relatives here for a few days last week. Mrs. Wm. Laney left for Walker last Tuesday, where she will spend Christmas. Mrs. Peter Getter bas been enjoy- ing a visit from her mother. Mrs. Ant, of Wadena. - The M. W. A. will give a dance and supper New Year's Eve. All cordially invited. Arvilla Patterson, who is attend- ing school in Bemidji, is spending Christmas at home. Mrs. Chilson and Miss Anna Bowers visited with Mrs. Thomas Brennan last Thursday. Miss Laura Nykrieum spent Sun- day at Patterson’s and left Monday for her home at Ulen, Minn, Sunday school will be held at the Lutheran church at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. All are invited to attend. Miss Clara Holes left for her home at St. Cloud last Saturday after fin- ishing a very successful term of school here. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Henderson left for North Dakota last Tuesday where they will make their future home. Miss Grace Brogan closed a very successful term of school last Friday and left for Bagley, where she will spend her Christmas vacation. William LaCore, the section fore- man on the Wilton spur, was struck by the train and the result was a broken nose and fractured ribs. ‘The funeral of the late Mrs, Nels Volland was held from the Lutheran church December 17. Mrs. Volland had a host of friends, who followed her to her last resting place, Mr, Volland and the -children bave the heartfelt sympathy of the community in their sad bereavement. MARINES ARE BOISTEROUS Police Reserves of Norfolk Called Out to Suppress Them. Norfolk, Va.,, Dec. 27.—Bolsterous celebrating of Christmas by marines from the navyyard and training sta- tions necessitated the calling out of the entire police reserve. The marines, who were celebrating In squads of from fifteen to thirty, had frequent collisions with negroes, who stood their ground at times and rough and tumble fights occurred. The wide area the marines covered handicapped the police until reinforced by the re- Berves. Recently the recruits at the training school have had tilts with the negro servants and the latest demonstration 15 attributed to this fact. Young Man Kills Fiancee. Chicago, Dec. 27.—Theresa Zilingki, twenty-three years old, was shot and killed and Vietoria Stokes, nineteen Years old, was shot through the a by Frank Koselski, fiance of the Zilin. ski girl, while returning from a dance, Koselski was arrested. The motive for the shooting is not known to the police. Pattibone Trial to Continue. Bolse, Ida., Dec. 27.—Judge Wood has denied the motion filed by the de- tense in the Pettibone trial that a yer- dict of acquittal be advised by the court. 5 HAS ~ $1,500,000 DEPOSITS Memphis Savings Bank Fails to Open Its Doors, Memphis, Dec. %5.—“This bank {8 closed by order of the chancery court. E. L. McHenry has been appointed re- celver.” The above notice was posted on the doors of the Memphis Savings bank, one of the oldest institutions in the city, at opening time. G. W. MacRae, a well known local capitalist, is pres- ident and E. L. Menager cashier. The'| bank carries deposits of over $1,500,- 000, Several weeks ago a statement was published that the bank had been heavily loaded with paper of a certain concern, upon which it could not realize. This set many rumors afloat and the bank inserted the following explanation in the daily papers: “A misapprehension seems to exist in regard to a supposed loss made by this bank. The facts are that an un- paid maturity was immediately made good to the bank by certain of its officers and divectors and the bank sustained no loss whatever. The claim was bought at its face value by said officers and directors and is their property. Whatever is realized from it will belong to them.” President S. P. Read of the Mem- phis Clearing House association said that the suspension of the Memphis Savings bank would not affect any other institution in the city. Mr. Read sald he felt certain that all depositors in the Memphis Savings bank would be paid in full, Later a statement was issued by the directors of the Memphis Savings bank announcing that the institution was solvent and that creditors would not lose a cent. The statement adds that because of the financial strin- gency it was deemed wise to close the bauk, ask for a receiver and liquidate ita affairs EMBODIES A NEW RULE. Decision by Interstate Commerce Com- mission on Rates. Washington, Dec. 2 .—The case of the Holcomb-Hayes company against the Illinois Central Railroad company and the Southern Railway company before the interstate commerce com- mission has been decided in favor of the complainant. The defendant roads are required to publish their rates for & definite period of time and to reim- burse the complainant in the sum of $3,071 as representing alleged unjust and unreasonable charges for the transportation of crossties. Although just announced the de- cision was rendered Dec. 9 and em- bodies a new rule in such cases to prevent discrimination, requiring rates to remain in effect for a definite period of time to be designated in the order. The following comment is made: “The commission does not approve the practice whereby a carrier puts in rates with a clause under which they expire after a short time for the pur- pose of enabling the commission to do Justice in a particular case.” Dies Following His Wedding. Philadelphia, Dec. 2 .—Christian W. Stengel, president of the Feigenspan brewery interests in Newark, N. J., died in the German Lospital here less than twelve hours after he had been married to Mrs. Marie Louise Feigen- span, the widow of the man who once employed him. Mr. Stengel was the confldential assistant of Christian Fei- genspan and shortly before the latter died, it is said, he expressed a wish that his wife marry Mr. Stengel in case he did not live. Last Thursday Mr. Stengel was operated upon for appendicitis. FLEET AT PORT OF SPAIN American Battleships Viewed by Ad- miring Crowds. Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. 2 .— Port of Spain is preparing to welcome the American fleet of battleships with hospitality and good fellowship.. Day- light showed the warships anchored In four-column formation about four miles from the wharf. The people crowded the water front to view the Imposing array of white ships of war, entertainment committees completed their final arrangements and the town rapidly took on its best holiday attire. Numberless launches, rowboats, small yachts and harbor craft of all sorts began putting out at an early hour to take sightseers over to the American vessels. They clustered and crulsed about between the an- chored warships, glistening in the sunlight of a warm, perfect day, while the crowd voiced its admiration. Rear Admiral Evans called on the governor of Trinidad, Sir Henry Moore Jackson. All on board the vessels are well. The tender Yankton arrived several hours later than the fleet. She was unable to keep up with the other ves- sels. WILL HOLD THEIR CROP. Tobacco Raisers of Wiscensin Fix Min. imum Price. Milton, Wis.,, Dec. 2 —Directors of the tobacco department of the Amer- Ican Soclety of Hquity have decided that all tobacco not sold by Jan. 16 should ke slzed, boxed and placed in & pool. The minimum prices deter- mired upon are: . Best grade, per pound, 15 cents; medium grade, 1234 cents, and the poorest grades, not in- cluding frost bitten leaf, 10 cents. o8- D. Kump. secratary of the state organization, says arrangements have been made for financing the pools and for assisting those who are not able to hold their crops until the sales can be made. The state organization, of which the tobacce society 1s a department, will hold its annual meeting at Eau Claire Jan,. 14 to 16, inclusive. MINIMUM PENSION OF $200 lrnné Trunk Road Adopts Compro- hensive System. Portland, ‘ Dec. %'—The Grand Trunk rafl iwhich has its Eastern terminus in this city, will put into effect ‘on Jan. 1" a pension system slaimed to be the most comprehensive and one of the moidt generous in the country, embracing every employe of the railroad in the United States and Canada.The rallroad wil finance ail |20d take (—May, old, the details of the sclieme, not levying any assessment on the employes. TUnder the new rule a compulsory retiring age is fixed at sixty-five, while any employe who has served the company for fifteen years or more will be entitled to a pension on a graduated scale. A minimum pension has been fixed at $200, while there is 0o maximum, BRIEF BITS OF NEWS. Admiral George Dewey was seventy years old Thursday. He is in splen- did health and robust in physique. The directors of the Missourl Pa- clific have declared a seml-annual divi- dend of 2% per cent payable in the company’s stocl. Leopold Vilsack, sixty-elght years old, millionaire banker, brewer and property owner of Pittsburg, dropped dead of heart failure. William Bell, well known as an ani- mal trainer, dropped dead at Kansas City of heart disease. Bell was known als “Texas” and was fifty-five years old. Professor Paul M. Milukoft, leader of the Constitutional Democrats in the duma, has left St. Petersburg for the United States, where he will speak on political matters. A Christmas gift of a peek at his face unshrouded by whiskers for the first time in fiffy-three years was the donation of Martin Overs of Lodi, O., to his wife and grown children. Not a single business house fire in Chicago in 1907 extended beyond the walls of the structure in which it started. This tribute to the prompt- ness and efliciency of the department, of which he is head, has been made by Fire Chief Horan, Lawrence Delmour, who until he re- tired from politics several years ago was one of the most prominent mem- bers of Tammany Hall, is dead. Del- mour was sixty-nine vears of age and one time was looked upon as a polit- ical confidant of Richard Croker. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, Dec. 26.—Wheat—Dec., $1.094%; May, $1.13%; July, $1.13%@ 1.18%. On track—No. 1 hard, $1.12; No. 1 Northern, $1.10; No. 2 Northern, $1.07%; No. 3 Northern, $1.03@1.05. St. Paul Union Stock Yards. = St. Paul, Dec. 26.—Cattle—Good to choiee steers, $5.00@5.75; fair to good, $3.25@4.75; good to choice cows and heifers, $3.00@3.75; veals, $3.75@5.50, Hogs—$4.10@4.25. Sheep—Wethers, $4.10@4.30; good to choice lambs, $5.00@5.50. % Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, Dec. 26.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.10%; No. 1 Northern, $1.09%; No. 2 North- ern, $1.06%: Dec., $1.08%: May, $1.- 14%. In store—No. 1 Northern, $1.- 08%; No. 2 Northern, $1.05%. Flax —To arrive and on track, $1.14%; Dec., $1.13%; May, $1.19%. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Dec. 26.—Wheat—May, $1.07@1.07%; July, 99%c. Corn—May, 583 @58%c; July, 57% @57%%c. Oats 53%c; May, 52@52%c¢; July, old, 47%ec; July, 45%c. Pork— Jan., $12.47%; May, $13.07%. Butter —Creameries, 20@28c; dairles, 18@ 24c. Eggs—24@25c. Poultry—Tur keys, 8@11c; chickens, 8%c; springs 8ite. Chicago Union Stock Yards. Chicago, Dec. 26.—Cattle—Beeves, $3.45@6.20; cows and heifers, $1.20@ 4.65; Texans, $3.10@3.90; calves, $6.00 @6.76;; Western cattle, $3.30@4.75; stockers and feeders, $2.35@4.25. Hogs —Light, $4.15@4.60; mixed, $4.16@ 4.60; heavy, $4.15@4.55; rough, $4.15 @+.25; pigs, $3.60@4.35. Sheep, $2.00 @4.65; yearlings, $4.50@5.16; lambs, $4.00@6.40. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS, Don’t Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles.—A Bemidji Citizen Shows How to Cure Them. Many people never suspect their kidneys. 1f suffering from a lame, weak or aching back they think that itis only a muscular weak- ness; when urinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct itself. And soitis with all the other symptoms of kidney dis- orders. Thatis just where the danger lics. You must cure these troubles or they may lead to diabetes or Bright's disease. The best remedy to uge is Doan’s Kiduey Pills. Itcuvres all ills which are caused by weak or diseased kidneys. Bemidji people testify to permanent cures. Mrs. E. E. Hanks, living at 223 Park avenue., Bemidji, Minn, says: ‘I have used Doan’s_Kid- ney Pills and the relief I received from their use was very great. There was a dull pain in the small of my back, which caused me much suffering and I became so dizzy at times that dark ob- jects would float before my eyes. Hearing abcut Doan’s Kidney Pills I- procured a box at the Owl Drug Store and felt much better in every. way after using them. My usual strength and ambition has returned and it gives me pleasure to recommend them.” For sale by ‘all dealers. Price 50 « cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United states, ie Remember the name—Doan’s— no vther,” N FRIEND TO FRIEND. The personal recommendations of peo- ple who have been cured”of conghs and tolds by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy have done more than all else to makeita staple article of trade and commerce oves large part of the civilized world. Barker’s Drug Store Fire on Steamer Minnesota, Kobe, Japan, Dec. 2)—Fire which broke out on board the American steamer Minnesota in this harbor damaged both the vessel and her cargo. The Minnesota is from Seattle for Hongkong, via Yokohama. |BUY A GOOD LOT| With the growth of Bemidji good lots are becoming scarcer and scarcer. We still have a number of good lots in the residence part of town which will be sold on easy terms. * For further particulars write or call Bemidji Townsite and Im- provement Company. H. A. SIMONS, Agent. Swedback Block. Bemidji. 9 South Seventh St. SK your stenographer what it means to change a type- writer ribbon three times in getting outa day’s work. The New Tri-Chrome This machine permits not only the use of a three-color ribbon, but also of a two-csiur or single-color ribbort, THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO. Printing The Pioneer Prirtery Is Equipped with Modern Machinery, Type Faces, and the Largest Stock of Flat Papers, Ruled Goods and Stationery of All Kirds in Northern Minnesota. We have the highest-salaried Printers " in Beltrami county, and we are leaders in Commercial Printing. Try us; we'll Suit you. 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