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1 OPSAHL ADVOCATES ANOTHER RAILROAD (Continued from first page). sand carloads of 15 cords to the car, the bulk of this should be manufac- tured into paper, crating and boxes, etc. at Bemidji or nearby towns in hardwood manufactories and thereby giving employmernt to the farmers in wclearing their lands, as well as to la- bor in the factories in the towns, and the railroad in hauling the finished product to the eastern markets. “Besides the forest products, we have along this proposed line on the Red Lake Indian Reservation about 28,000 tons of wild hay going to ‘waste every year, at the west end of the lakes, and at least 12,000 tons more going to waste along the rivers tributary to the lines outside of the west end, or an annual waste of nat- ural hay of 40,000 tons, and with very little work if properly encour- aged 60,000 tons of timothy can be raised on lands that has been re- claimed under the Volstead act, on nearly open lands north of Red Lake. “Think it over (“BEMIDJI”). Is it worth asking the railroad to develop a;nd annex this territory with its pos- sible 12,000 farmers, its seven hun- dred million logs, and 200,000 car- loads of other forest products, and 40,000 to 100,000 tons of natural hay?” INDEPENDENT SOLD A. R. Butler to Continue Publication of Paper. BAGLEY b C. E. Perkins, who for the past eight years has owned and published the Bagley Independent sold the pa- per and plant to A. R. Butler, the present postmaster .of that village Wednesday. Mr. Butler will edit the paper in the near future as he does not expect to be reappointed as post- master under President Wilson. A Democratic successor will probably be appointed. BILLIARD SHARK HERE Engaged by Harley A. Hanson For Last Evening. George E. Spears, “Worlds Champ- ion” fancy shot billiardist gave an exhibition at the Hanson pool hall last night. The demonstration of his skill was one of the best ever seen in this city. Graham M. Torrance . of this city played Mr. Spears one game in which he ran 15 points at his first ghot, The game was for 200 points and the champion shooting after Mr. Torrance ran 137 points without a miss. FRENCH BACK FROM WEST (Continued from first page). very few leave without first purchas- ing a tract of land to be developed into a model farm. 7 Every summer hundreds of land seekers visit Bemidji and the past summer has resulted in the clearing of a great deal of Beltrami county land and the opening up of many farms. Every farmer in the county has shown that he is enthusiastic over Beltrami county’s future and every farmer is expected to bring in samples of his produce for the county fair. Mr. French resides in a progress- ing community and can now fully] appreciate the wealth of his home county and state. ¥ MINE PUMPS ARE AGAIN IDLE Federation Calls Out Union Hands at Shafts, . Calumet, Mich., Aug. 29.—Union men working the pumps in the Mo- hawk mine were called out by the Western ‘Federation of Miners and the shafts are again filling up with water. No mine pumps are now at work in any of the properties north of Calumet. Copper mine strikers and women at- tacked a Calumet and Hecla miner on his way to work, but he was rescued by the militia. . Strikers, 600 strong, paraded again. Daily parades are now a feature, Bristow Amendment Killed. Washington, Aug. 29.—The Bristow income tax amendment to the tariff bill, placing a tax as high as 10 per cent on incomes above $100,000, was defeated in the senate by a vote of 16 to 46. Regular Republicans voted with the Democrats. Hannaford and Slade Elected. New York, Aug. 29.—Jule M. Han- naford, second vice president, ond George T. Slade, third vice president, were elected president and second vice president, respectively, of the Northern Pacific railway by the di- rectors. The election was in accord- ance with the recommendation of the executive committee after the resig: nation of Howard Elliott, as presi- dent, to become head of the New Haven road. S e S CASE MARKING TIME Present Status' May Continue for Some Time—.T_emme Goes to Quebec. WANTS TO TAKE FUGITIVE BACK: Sherbrooie, Que., Aug. 29.——;1‘111'» case of Harry K. Thaw, so far as Sherbrooke is concerned, has entered temporary doldrums. The court vie- tory of his lawyers in quashing ‘their own writ of habeas corpus and having him recommitted to jail means either | that he will remain there until tried by the king’s bench, criminal side, in Octol':er, or that New York state, out- flanked to date in legal skirmishes, must make some new move looking_to his liberation and seizure by the im- migration authorities for deportation. They are working along two' lines. Willlam Travers Jerome conferred with the attorney general of . the province of Quebec, seeking some means . of obtaining his authority for getting Thaw out of his cell. Other counsel for New York continued their efforts to persuade Alexis. Dupuis, a magistrate or justice’of the peace af Coaticook, to withdraw the commit: ment which' he: issued after Thaw's arrest. there twelve days ago, and- on which'the fugitive is held in the Sher- brooke jail. 93 Most of Thaw’s distinguished Ca- nadian counsel left town to recuperate after the rigors.of their court bat- tles and Thaw himself, content to stay in jail here rather than take any chances of: being deported ‘either to Vermont, New Hampshire or New York by ill advised liberty at 'this time, planned a quiet day in his cell QUESTIOKS LIND’S AUTHORITY | Note Sent to Envoy by Mexican For- eign Minister. Mexico City, Aug. 29.—Senor Frede, rico Gamboa, Mexican secretary of state for foreign affairs, in the note he sent to John Lind at Vera Cruz Tues, day night, just made public, politel¥ calls attention to Mr. Lind’s lack of authority to make original proposals to Mexico. He declares that Wilson's | § position as indicated in his different 4 notes and proposals show no change | from his first refusal to recognize the | i I The NewestIdeasin Fashions to deal with the United States on the|§g basis of Wilson’s . proposals and the |P Huerta. government. Gamboa remains firm in his refusal tenor of his note to I.ind was similar to that of his previous communication which President Wilson referred to congress wken he read his message on the Mexican situation. 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Come at once and view the new tailored suits, coats, dresses, skirts, waists, silk petticoats and dress acessories. The freight and express for the last three weeks have brought an abundance of Every garment you'll find is correct in fashion, fabric and workmanship. = Not even the larger cities will show any styles the season’s newest ideas in wearables. that are more correct than our showing this season. You will gain a big advantage by selecting your Fall and Winter garments early. The assortment is large now, the goods have all been made special for us, and it is very hard to gauge demand, avoid later disappointment by attending to your wants at once. Many wise shoppers have already selected their winter garments. Tailor Made Suits Some very distinctive new styles--also exclusive-- you’il not meet your suit every time you turn the corner. We've never shown such a fine lot of suits as this year, Select it now. Elaborate Dresses They are all exélfisive gar- ments one of a kind the styles and materials so varied that it would take the. whole page to tellabout them better come in and ‘see for ‘yourself. New Silk Petticoats You must see thhese new ‘“Klosfit petticoats in Italian silk and messeline all : the desirable colors and novelties not shown before. Your Coat! The assortment of winter coats is so large and varied that it will be a pleasant sur- prise fto any who find it necessary .to send away for these garments. Weurge you to select early because we’re anxious for you to be pleased. Fashionable Fall Footwear Our showing of new shoes will be ‘'hard to duplicate--- you’ll find here all that fash- jon demands.and some fea- tures that we advocate. There are no better shoes made ‘than the famous “‘Selby”’ shoes for women--- at the: prices $3,. $3.50, $4, $4.50, $5 and $6. : New Veils Just received an unusual fine lot of this feminine necessity. The new ‘‘Window Veil”’ The “Harem Veil”’ The ‘“Vanity Veil”’ In net and chiffon all the new shades. They’re selling now! Warner's Corsets All that needs be said is that the new models are here now. Those who wear War- ner’s Rust Proof Corsets admit their superior qualities. Ask to see the ‘‘Redfern”’ front lace corset made by the Warner Co. P& grman Empe . Bemidji, Minn. rium