Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 20, 1910, Page 4

BUSH FIRES ARE FATAL TO FIVE Flames Sweeping Kootenay Section of Rockies. IMMENSE DAMAGE CAUSED Town of Whitewater Is Wiped Off the Map and All Buildings at McGuigan Are Destroyed—Rescue Trains Dis- patched From Kaslo Return Crowd- ed With Panic Stricken Residents of the District. Winnipeg, July 20.—Bush fires, again blazing in the Kootenay section of the Rockies with terrible ferocity, caused five deaths and enormous dam age to property. The most serious loss is in the Kaslo district. The town of White water is blotted off the map. All buildings at McGuigan were destroyed and the Lucky Jim, Rambler and other mines lost - buildings. Three hundred miners with families have lost all their possessions. The Pow- ers lumber camp was completely de- stroyed, with timber and cordwood, and valuable teams were roasted alive. The Great Northern railway is a severe sufferer. Bridges and freight cars were burned and $100,000 worth of timber belonging to the company was consumed. The Washington, Utlea and Rico mines are safe, The victims of the fires are: Charles Norman and S. Pierson of Sandon; George Chisly, David Peter- son and Edward Lucas. These men took refuge in a tunnel of the Lucky Jim mine, where they were overpow- ered by smoke. Rescue trains were dispatched from Kaslo. Unable to pass Bear lake they returned crowded with panic stricken men, women and children, who are being cared for by citizens of Kaslo, Bush fires near Kaslo still are blaz- ing flercely and other fires are burn- ing at Mirror Lake and in the viclnity of Nelson. WASHINGTON FOREST FIRES Half Hillion Feet of Logs Ready for Delivery Destroyed. Seattle, Wash., July 20.—Five hun- dred thousand feet of logs that had been cut and were ready for delivery have been destroyed by a forest fire now raging near Tolt, in this county. The fire is the worst that has broken out this side of the Cascade moun- tains this season. The fire is eating its way into valua- ble green timber. Another big fire is burning on the east side of Lake ‘Washington. Forest Fires Burn Bridge. Houghton, Mich.,, July 20.—Trains from Duluth over the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic were delayed sev- eral hours owing to forest fires south and west of here. At Ewen an old ‘wooden bridge, nearly a mile long, is burning and the trains are being sent by a roundabout way. Other smaller fires are reported in various sections. Two Girls Perish in Fire. Spokane, Wash., July 20.—Trapped in their homestead cabin on Mill creek, in the dry pine forest and sur- rounded by flames from the forest fires which have been raging there since Friday, Miss Pearl Brewen, aged twenty-two, a schoolteacher, and her young niece perished. ASKS $30,000 DAMAGES. John M. Ward Alleges That Ban Johnson Libeled Him. PAPERS SERVED ON JOHNSON Head of American League Is Charged With Libel. New York, July 20.—President Ban Johnson of the American league has arrived in New York and papers in a libel suit brought by John M. Ward were served on him in his hotel. Ward wants §$30,000 damages for remarks alleged to have been made by John- son last winter when Ward was a can- didate for the office of president of the National league. Johnson was opposed to Ward, be- ing a supporter of John Heydler for the office, and was quoted as saying he would not serve on the mnational commission with Ward. Lawyer Bald- win is Ward’s counsel.in the suit just instituted. FROZEN WITH MERCURY AT 90 Man Overcome by Heat Buried in Ice by Friends. Newark, N. J., July 20.—Frozen to death in mid-July, with the tempera- ture hovering around 90 degrees, was the fate of Paul Sorrente, an employe of an iron toundry _at Florence, N. J. Sorrente was overccme by thé Intense heat of his work and a physician ad- vised placing ice about his head. Eager friends took the advice too literally and placed large cakes of ice about his head, neck and limbs. Be- coming alarmed a few hours later the young man’s family recalled the phy- siclan, who discovered that his pa- tient had been dead some time. Ex- amination showed that too much ice had actually frozen the man. COOL WEATHER AIDS CROPS Lower Temperature of Great Help in Maturing Grain. - St. Paul, July 20.—While there has not been an abundance of rain in the last week in the Northwest there has been much cool weather, which has kept the growing conditions favorable for crops in most localities. Several hot days doubtless did some damage in parts of the Dakotas, but the return of cool weather brought relief. An imperative need of rain this week will not be general, unless hot weather re- turns and moisture is needed to offset its effects. Soil conditions largely de- termine the need of moisture at pres- ent, and many districts find the clear, cool weather all that could be desired. FORVIOLATING BANKING LAWS President of Closed Institution Under Arrest. Portland, Ore., July 20.—W. D. Out- man, treasurer of W. P. McMonies & Co. of this city, was arrested here on a charge of receiving money knowing a bank to be insolvent. The warrant was issued by Whatcom county (Wash.) authorities. Outman is alleged to have been president of the Bellingham Home Se- curity bank of Bellingham, Wash,, which closed its doors March 1, 1910. No Senatorial Endorsement. Helena, Mont., July 20.—The Dem- ocratic state committee selected Liv- ingston as the place of the next Dem- ocratic state convention and Sept. 8 as the date. By a vote of 13 to 11 the state committee turned down all propositions looking to the endorse- ment by the state convention of any Democratic candidate for United States sepator. Nurse Receives $50,000 Gift. Atlanta, Ga, July 20.—Because of the attention paid him during a seri- ous illness Mrs, 8. J. Hollins, a trained nurse, s the reciplent of a gift of $50,000 from Dr, Herbert H. Wyming, & physician of Los Angeles, Cal. Volcano Still in Eruption. Valdez, Alaska, July 20.—Officers of the mail steamer Dora report that the eruption of Mount Shishaldin was continuing with unabated violence when they passed Unimak island, af- fording a grand spectacle. First Rain in Year Causes Flood. El Paso, Tex., July 20.—The first rain for a year fell in Southern Arizo- na and the San Pedro river has over- flowed its banks, The valley for sixty miles has been swept, causing much damage. GRAIN_AND PROVISION PRICES Minneapolis Wheat. Minneapolis, July 19.—Wheat—July, $1.22; Sept., $1.15%; Dec., $1.13%. On 1 hard, track—No. $1.25%; No. 1 we have in the past. Northern, $1.23%2@1.25; No. 2 North- ern, $1.21% @1.; 23 No. 3 Northern, $1.- 18% @1.21. 8t. Paul Live 'Stock. St., Paul, July 19.—Cattle—Good to choice steers, $6.5@7.50; fair to good, $5.50@6.50; good to -choice cows dnd heifers, $6.50@7.00; veals, $5.50@7.25. Hogs—$7.30@8.50. Sheep—Wethers, $3.75@4.00; yearlings, $4.25@4.50; spring lambs, $6.00@6.25. Duluth Wheat and Flax. Duluth, July 19.—Wheat—To arrive and on track—No. 1 hard, $1.25%; No. 1 Northern, $1.25; ‘No. 2 Northern, $1.23; July, $1.24; Sept., $1.17% @1.18; May, $1.17%. Flax—On track, to ar- rive and July, $2.46; Sept., $2.43; Oct., $2.31; Nov., $2.31; Dec., $2.25. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, July 19.—Wheat—Sept., $1.055%; Dec., $1.07%@1.07%; May, $1.11%. - Corn—Sept., 60%c; Dece., 58%¢; May, 605c. Oats—Sept., 39%c; Dec., 40%c; May, 423%c. Pork—Sept., $21.35; Jan,, $18.15. Butter—Creamer- fes, 24@28c; dairies, 23@26c. Eggs— 10@17c. Poultry — Turkeys, 20c; chickens, 15¢; springs, 1sc. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, July 19.—Cattle—Beeves, $5.20@8.50; Texas steers, $4.10@6.50; Western steers, $5.00@7.00; stockers and feeders, $3.60@5.70; cows and heifers, $2.65@86.75; calves, $6.75@8.- 90. Hogs—Light, $8.65@9.00; mixed, $8.50@8.9 heavy, $8.25@8.75; rough, good to choice heavy, $8.- pigs, $8.60@9.00. Sheep— Native, $2.50@4.00; yearlings, $400.@ 4.85; lambs, $4.25@6.65. Outclassed. Hewitt—Can you . belleve what he says? Jewett—If he and Ananias had been contemporaries Ananias would have felt that it was necessary for him to go and get a reputation.—New York Press. . Either Way. “How is your wife, John?" John' (the waiter) — Well, 1 don't know, miss. When the sun don't shine she’s miserable, and when it does she says it fades the carpet.—Exchange. Only on Approval, At the Wednesday evening service in the church parlors the minister chose honesty for the subject of his brief discourse. In less than a quar- ter of an hour he found time to lam- baste nearly everybody who had ever deviated from the parrow path, but he was particularly hard on those per- sons who buy things on approval After the sermon everybody enjoyed bimself soclally. There were some big guns tpere from other parishes, and the parlors had been done up es- peclally for the evening. There were two lovely new red velvet chairs that the minister found particularly com- fortable. e complimented the head of the furnishing committee on her thrift and taste, On Iriday evening there was an- other meeting in the parlors. The min- ister looked uround first thing for those velvet chairs, “What Lave you done with them, Mrs. Blank?' he said to the head of the cowmumlitee. “Ob," said she serenely, “they went back yesterday. The furniture store Jjust sent them up for Wednesday night on approval.”—New York Press. Bemidji, Minnesota buy Anything and Everything in the lines we carry. Closing Out Sale Bemidji, Minnesota Commencing Fri. July 22 Tk BAZAAR STURE ~ COMMENCING FRL JULY 22| After seven years of highly successful business we are closing out our entire stock of Dry Goods, Shoes, Ladies’ Furnishings, Notions, ‘Crockery, Etc., Etc. The Bazaar has always been reputed to carry the very best merchandise for the money, and a wide assortment to choose from. We are now going to do better than Our entire $25,000 stock must be closed out within 60 days We want to impress it on the people of Bemidji and vicinity that now is the time to THE BAZAAR STORE | | L 1 — - i & g — { e P s —