Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 3, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 133. ~ - GOVERNMENT ACTION INDICATES THAT . ~ GERMANY FEARS SHORTAGE OF Fflon”““"“‘c?.:";m“""‘“ e v (3 GRADUATE FROM. e ST ™ BEMIDJIHIGH SCHOOL Many home talent plays have been produced from time to time in Be-|Commencement Exercises to Be Held midji, but it is doubtful if any was : urch itorium ever more cleverly produced than At Methodiet 0N Anti that given by the members of the| This Evening—Dr. Gray Spesker 19156 high school graduating class in A o the Armory last evening, entitled “The Dream That Came True.” The |LAST EXAMINATION IS GIVEN plot of the play was of a rather heavy cESE nature but the difficult parts were Diplomas to Be Presented h’ Dr. E. splendidly carried by the students, .. ¥ every character being realistically im- | H. Smith, President Board of personated.. The graduates are to he Education—Public is Invited. ~ complimented on the success of the . : production. * The band orchestra pro- Manual training i growing more {vided music previous to the| ¥ ¥ XK X KK KKK K KKK XX K$ . and more popular in the schools of |first curtain and between acts. the United States and i8 now con- .| Dan Cupid, with the assistance of - 5 11,'%,7 *+ to Abandon Use of MADE |57 “‘)ME, v l SITS June, the month of brides and trous- (Y . seaus, has been kept busy in Bel- Mear . ¥ Sog Vegetables—Dis- _|trami county during the past several i ’ comfor. ‘€ Result, Mrs. A, L. Schroeder, School Nurse, |days and as a’consequence many li- e i " ‘|censes to marry have been issued ; %) Submits Report Covering All Work | trom, the oMce of Fred Rhoda, clerk ECONOMIC SITUATION JANGER Done in Bemidji Institutions. of court. The hearts of five couples = have been pierced since the first of 3 ) 7|the month. Licenses were issued as Kaiser’s Domestic Problems Now|CONDUCTED 835 EXAMINATIONS |tollows: Victor Hollander and Lue; Seem to Be Far More Ahl'mmg Smith; Samuel Petterson and Helga Lindstrom; Bernhard Tyho Sund- Showi - Than Are Those of War. _ Showing that she made 835 exam- |, ;1\ "ong'1nge Sandbeck; Charles S inationy, of pupils in the Bemidji|y. Birq and Fannie L. Barron, and By J. W. T. MASON. schools, and that she has made 157 Raymond Appegeard - to Mabel rea':‘;;cttlvt: fl“'flm ';' New York, June 3.—The German |NOTE Visits, the report of Mrs. A. L. |Haugan. it 2k Srowd to . feed is indicated’dy the fact that the government’s instructions that table | Schroeder, school nurse, has been Bemidji merchaits -will close their N D Bulay, Snpemmr, Explains | Manner in Which Important De- partment is Conducted Here. The Farmers’ Plenic which is to ECO! INTERESTED be held in lemi‘il, Thursday, June BOYS BECOME MUCH 17, proiises to’eelipse any similar affair ever befobe attempted inthis (Farmers Also Bemefit by Extension section of the np&. . Hvery Farmers’ on Visits — Method of Study is Outlined. THE 1915 GRADUATES . . g ;s idered as one of the principal = de- d’hote meals shall not be served here- |Submitted to W. P. Dyer, . superin-, ores from 11:40.A. M. to 3:00 P, [S'dere prineip “[l Margare Aiidide after in restaurants, because of the tendent. FRANK PETI"ON RECEIVED M. on msp &i ¥ike their clerks, | Partments of every inmstitution. A. BOYS SHOULD ENLIST No Fern AdtehuEd B.ndeber:mn. tnevitable Wisté, 15 :me o5 b In the examinations which wére i ‘wives and triend “to the big feast and | D. Bailey, supervisor in the Bemidji : Glenn Mklem Conger. s o : ball game out n’s farm in the |schools, h: i P of recent indications that the inter- |¢0nducted the weight, height, chest|ap,eq Cominsky Receives Personal | vest end of the This ,.mn' ar| port ;‘m:;;jl‘:fl 'i)::ds?l:e;:‘:::;e: Number of Those to Join Naval Lucile Florence Steidl. nal situation in Germany is disturb- |Measurements were taken and tem- : . ing to the authorities, y’l‘he govern. | Perature, pulse, eyes, ears nose and Letter From .Wife of Georgian |picnic "grounds, lye_ned about one [in which he relates in a complete ment’s advice to the people to, aban- | {HF0at tested and on the record which | Thanking for Interést Taken, |6 West fromthé city. hall, on|manner the accomplishments of the don as much meat as possible in will be for permanent use in the Fourth street, the.road from depa!'pment. Mr. Bailey says: favor of a ‘vegetable diet, and the|S°h00lS, notes concerning health and the well knowa } h farm. Manual training was «offered in Claire Frances Nangle:. Margarette Fern McGee, George Leslie Slater. Marie Louise Larson. Mabel Irene Booth. Militia Must Be Doubled Within Week—Dates Are Announced. suggestion that meats be boiled in.|PAst diseases are'to be found. SENTENCED TO DIE THIS MONTH| The date for the picnic was origin- |the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth grades | MUSTER IN POSTPONED A WEEK| Gertrude Huntosh. stead of roasted, whereby they are The nurse conducted 565 exam- ally fixed for 18, but owing to |and two years in the high school. Harriett Margretta Davids. less tempting to the palate, are other |!N3100S in the central building, find-| (= b o at serts I s pepa N ber sniered for the Sabolfl YRRY | - - smportint, ir-Bémidi a4 Robert Cunningham Shaw. % indications of a failing food supply, |IN€ 209 cases of enlarged tonsils; y Bemidji persons, as did resi- | party of legisiataf® will be in Bemidji | high &chool work. s important, emidji is to se- Margaret Ruby Condon. 2 dents of nearly every city of the|on the 17th, it Wvas thought advis- Hor i 32 of adenoids; 96 with defective e Qug L agvis-. W serious the domestic situation able to hold thejpienic on this date |mostly in thin wood, whittling and and invite the lflnwrs, house mem-|very simple construction work. The bers and state offéials to dine. The |outline of the things made was as cure a division of the state naval militia, that young men who signed the petition requesting that. it be es- In the Sixth grade the work was Edythe Rozella Carlson. Fred William Graham. Edwin Jaggard Simons. teeth; 29 with defective hearing and | UPited States, several weeks ago In the ju- signed a petition, addressed to the governor of Georgia, requesting that really is in Germany cannot bé de- termined except by government sta- 5? with Gefective sight. tistics, which the Berlin authorities | 117 high-school, where 160 were KA KRR KRR KA I AT R KRR KKK KK KKK ool examined, she found 59 with . en-| ¢ death sentence.of Leo M. Frunk, |Commercial luf ' and mercliants |follows: (1) Match seratcher;; (2 [‘20/ished here, signed their enlist- Al Bc;fi:,'f“ofm i . larged tonsils; 3 with adenoids; 60-P¢ commuted to life imprisonment. |association have Keoepted the picnic |plant stake; (3) paper file (hexa- |Ment papers as soon as possible. | Helen Irene Evans Discomfort Cansed. with defective teeth; 4 with defective |} "2RK 15 under sentence to hang|invitation and arg miaking big plans |gonal); (4) tipeat and bat; (5)| ‘The petition is now being inspec-' Mary Grace Baney s ‘While there is no room for believ- hearing and 24 with defective siglit. during the month for the murder of |to ‘entertain: be entertained. chair or other furniture, doll size; |ted by state officials and if accsptedl LY. 4 K hAAAKAKAIAKR KA AR AR KRRk kR ing actual starvation is approaching |1y the north building 110 were ex- |20 Atlanta factory girl. There is| The :farmess e issued a Eugene GMT it is certain much discomfqrt is being [amined, 54 being found with en-|ST2Y® Question as to his guilt, the|challange to the;business men to a caused the people of Germany. The (jarged tonsils; 4 with adenoids; 11|18l judge being undecided as to|game of base Nil. which has been discomfort, in fact, is unquestionably | with defective teeth; none with de- | "hether justice had been provided by |accepted. - 'W: Z:{Robinson has been (6) windmill;; (7) wagon gear and the muster in will take place with- box. in the next two weeks. ‘Asyetbuta|* ¥ ¥ ¥ KX KX XK ¥ X KKK %3 - & | small number have signed the enlist-; With the commencement exercises 5| { Many Boys Enrolled, 3 b There were 64 boys enrolled _in|ment papers and Ralph L, can, com- _Ai - far more than that infiicted on Eng- |fective hearing and 16 with defective |the Jury's verdict. selected captigy nagor of the | ipig grade, The time spent was 80]mittee chairman, announces that on | on s crerine Whieh are to be held E | land by Germany’s submarine war-|gight. Appeal ‘was made to the United |business men’s t and 18 alreafly | i es once a week for 36 weeks { Tuesd hd Wednesd |in the Methodist church auditorium E | fare. The economic situation in Ger-| Dyring the six weeks of the nurse's | Satés Subreme court that a new |secufing a lineup for that game, |foxt Tuesday and Wednesday, b, ¢ yelock, 21 boys and girls will | The Seventh grade work gave more attention to the uses of the various tools, and the correct methods of do- ing things, planing, sawing, chisel- ing, measuring and laying out work. The following problems were us €1) Window stick; (2) Tool rack; (3) coat hanger; (4) planing of « tween the hours of one and four in 3 the afternoon and 7:30 and 8:30 in |be Presented with diplomas of gradu- * = | the evening a man will be stationed ation. This is the largest class ever i i at the city hall for the purpose of | graduated from the Bemidji educa- 4] accepting enlistments. Following are ;oq) jngtitution. Of the graduates i theE ":“‘e; °£ "‘0;‘: 1‘”}:“’3‘"‘[1‘1 e““s:; fifteen are giris and six boys. . - arker, alp] . Lycan, . 2 C. Hill, Scott T. Stewart, C. G.| Six From Normal Department. E King, Ray Spencer, W. S. Lycan, A. Of the 21 to receive diplomas, six S. Harland, C, Petrie, J. DeRushia, |Will be graduated from the normal C. C. Cross, Leigh Hendrixon, D'Arcy | department with first grade teachers’ McGhee, Fred Fraser, John Halseth, |Certificates, being Marie Larson, William -A. Chichester, R. E. Fen-|Gertrude Huntosh, Margaret Gondon, many is undoubtedly making itself |visit in Bemidji 289 daily inspections | i3] be granted, but the request was felt among most classes of the popu-|of Il students were conducted in the |Fefused- lation, but the detailed facts as in|Central building, 32 in the junior| TN Petition was sent to Atlanta the case of food supply. Neverthe- high school and 63 in the North where it was received by the wife ef less certain circumstances are [genool. the convicted man, Today Charles known. : Through the efforts of the nurse|COmInsky, who cireulated the peti- Thus under normal conditions Ger- | four cases of eye trouble, 12 of teeth ;“’“' ;:”";fd ‘:9 tollowing: “letter many’s reserve supply of cotton onfanq one of adenoids were treated |["O® Mrs. Frank: 3 hnd st the outbreak of the war “Your kind letter with petition, board to three dimensions, to be used free of charge, the parents being un- in the making of a bread board, ought to be exhausted and mills|[aple to provide money. After the|%aS duly received. Both my hus- % A & 3 shelf or like object; Y(5) box; (6) ought to be closing down, throwing | cose of school one case of hearing g |?and and I thank you with all our E : | s y many thousands of people out of |of sdeneids, 8 of testh ang. o gof heast for vous Evmpathy and K pRZEMYSL CAPTLRED |sleeve board; (7) taboret. The last Secretary Satlire was instructed to write the various;farmers clubs who have entered -the| gontest ' for the Babcock tester ta send in their at- tendance reports.. The club having the- highest averhge yearly atten- dance at their mbetlnsfi diring the past year will be Rwarded the tester. ik i 8 interest. 0 problem was either fumed or stained. | sight will be cared for in-a similar | IDt° BY AUSTM-EERMANQ ‘Farty-four boys were in Grade 7,[ton; E. R. Getchell, Frank Hubert, |Edythe Carlson, Marie Cahill and . Italians Employed. manner. Wa'take conifort {rom yourikind L * | ana thiey spent 80. minutes once s |Oscar Nelson, 0. H ' Erickson, B. R, |Mary Baney. Two of these, Gert- Some of the most important iron| The home visits were made to par- | WOrds Which we appreciated more| - week for 36 weeks in the shop. Erickson, J. K. Given, Whitney |rude Huntosh and Margaret Condon, - 2 mines of Germany are worked by|ents whose children were. in; need ] an can be expressed on paper. We (vuua Press) Grade § took up the ~work fn[Brown, 'Elkl' “Phrarber, C. J. Crosby, |8re. valedictorian and salutatorian, 3 Itallans, -who arrive annually for [of medical attention. In her report| 20k you and all the signers most| - g, 5 tro-Germans | groupi ot problems, each £roup__io] Hob. Hrickson, d, J.,0'Connor, Leslie|fespectively. - Yesterday. .the namen . seasomiable employment . and- -atter- | Mrs. Schroeder says. that ‘she natad [HeATH o ooy et ebtal MUck-| bring cut some-one provess or JOIAt. |French, R. Lord, Leonard ~French, |of Marte-CanfiF-ana- Hiszer ~Hutest ward return to their own country. |2 great improvement during her stay Germany depends very largely on |here relative to personal appearance | WILSON WILL DISPOSE OF ensen have recaptured .. Przemyst (1) Glue joint, drawing boards;|Adolph Klein, Andrew Halseth, R. O, |Were omitted from the list of ihese which fortress fell into the:-hands of shoot board, sandpaper blocks; (2) |Brandon, M. D. Spencer, Charles Paul, | Who Will receive normal department importations of fleece for her woolen |of students, ‘particular attention be- KAISER’S NEW CONTENTION |the Russians about two months ago. [housed and dado joint; taborets, fold- |A. W. Naugle, H. L. Wilcox, Gregg | Certificates as published -in- the Pio- industry, and the embargo against|ing paid to the cleanliness of face, 3 Dispatches received :here from Vien- |ing stools, stepladder, sled; (3) |Malone, Ea Ripple, Willlam Berri- | neer. Miss Hulett is a post-graduate. imports ought by this time to have [neck, hands and fifiger nails. She (United Press) na this afternoon say that Przemysl Glen Peck, R. M. Bell, G s % ; « 1ast page). gan, Glen Peck, R. M. Bell, George Dr. Gray is Speaker. depleted the supplies on hand. also says that much -“‘ifiterest: was| ' Washington, June 3.—President |fell at 3:30 o’clock this morning. CiRtione on T8 B D Graham, Ray Johnson, Chris Larson,{ The commenZement address will Estimates have been made that|taken in the work of the nurse. Wilson will soon have legal opinion|It was only a short statement, saying, BEMIDJT HEALTHFUL CITY : E. S. Morehouse, Dan Newton, Roy|pe delivered by Dr. John H. Gray, Titus, Frank Breyette, Robert Sei-|nhead of the economics department of bert, Henry Begerman, Byron Rus-the State University. He is one of sell. Leslie Nuss, Max Bell, J. D.|the northwest’s foremost educators Head, Frank Thome, R. Botting, |and a brilliant speaker. §3ohn Messelt, Ben Samuelson, Alex| Seats have been reserved for anglois,.James Malone, EQ Simons, |relatives of graduates but the re- Earle Riley, Bertle Backlund, Hans|mainder of the large auditorium will Halseth, Fred Graham, George |pe for the use of the public, which ted today by P. J. Russell, actuary of | Klungness, E. L. Larson, W. J. Me- is cordially invited to attend. the Greenwood Cemetery association. |Donald, Alvin Olson, Herbert War- . " j “For the year ending May 15, 1915,” [field, H. C. Brown and several T.h“ E"nmg," Pm:'ubn‘ says attorney Russell in his report, [others. il The program, as it wiil he ‘given “there were 31 lots sold from which| Enlistment papers may be filled |thiS evening, follows: $312.50 was realized, making total |out any day during the next week at Selection—Orehestra. P Whit ‘balance in treasury $833.12. In the|the Markham hotel. Invocation——Rev. 8 8. F. ~ = same time there were 49 burials. Of Chorus_-Boyn: Glog Club. - - Solo—Robert Shaw. these 18 were over fifty years of age, and 8 babies under one year. Tuber- Commencement Address—Dr. J. H. German industries as a whole are| Several emergency ‘cages: were at-|in disposing of Germany’s latest con- now approaching a condition of fifty [tended to by the nursé,a .dog bite, |tenions in connection with the Lusi- per cent sub-normal. If this asser-|cut finger and cut head being among |tania case. This opinion will state|concerning the victory. However, it tion is true, at the present time, the [those treated. ' Except in emergen-|positively the presence of arms and(is generally credited’ on account of economic situation must soon reach |cies the nurse did no treating what- [ Canadian reservists was irrevelant |Germany’s claim that the Bavarians a stage of great danger, for Italy’s|ever, her duty being to recommend |and will show that the port collector | had captured the five outer forts of belligerency will cut off large im-|treatment and to see that the atten- had positively examined the Lusita- | Przemysl. ports of raw materials into Germany |tion of a physician was secured. nia before she left New York and Many prisoners, cannon, machine via Austria and Switzerland. ‘Personally,” said Mrs. Schroeder, |even entered her hold without find- |gyme and large supplies of food and At every opportunity the German |“I expected to meet with much more |ing any guns. war munitions were captured when government is now emphasizing its |opposition on the part of the parents| The decks had been strengthened Przemysl fell. The main body of the willingness to abandon its submarine [to Whom the work seemed to tread [to receive guns but the carrying of |Russian army is reported to be re- policy if England will allow commo- [upon the privacy of the home, but|small arms and ammunition is irre-|treating in disorder eastward along dities to enter Germany. This cir- (it gives me pleasure to state that|velant. If the charge of manifest|the railwiy leading-to -Lemberg. A cumstance is perhaps the final indi- [they took much interest after the|was falsified, this amounts, even if|terrific bombardment of the:northern cation that Germany’s domestic [object of the school nurse had been |true, to a case of fraud or conspiracy [forts broke them and the .Germans situation is creating problems for [explained. There seems to be a fa-|against the government in making |rushed in through the gaps, forcing the government far more alarming |Vorable sentiment that the work {the vessel as to the carrying of con-|the Slavs back through the town. ““We have captured Przemysl.” Noth- ing officlal has been received here Annusal Report of P. J. Russell Shows Death. Rate to Be Extremely Low. That the death rate in Bemidji Is lower than in any part of the United States is shown by a report submit- BAILEY SECURES HIGH SCORE H than are the problems of the mili- [should be continued.” traband, subject to seizure but not|The Teutons are harrassing the Rus- |culosis claimed nine victims, but all| . 8 Gray. g 3 tary campaign. _— destruction. sians in their retreat upon Mos-|pad contracted the disease before|With 20 Birds He Breaks Season’s| Solo—Miss Margaret Newton. = 3 —_— AMERICANS ARE ASSURED Government'officials assert that|coska. The capture of Przemysl |becoming residents of Bemidji. Can- Gun Club Record. Presentation of Diplomas--Dr, ?{ . SPECIAL ELECTION TO VOTE PROTECTION BY GERMANY |2 declaration of war is not necessary | gives General Mackensen undisputed |cer and pneumonia tie with four 2 Smith, President Bogrd of Education. ON $300,000 BOND ISSUE in case diplomatic relations between - $300, ul Amsterdam, June 3.—The Ameri-[the United States and Germany are Roseburg, Ore., June 3.—A special | can ambassador to Germany, Gerard, |broken. Holland or one of the South ( 24 election was being held here today |has asked for assurances of safety |American countries would be asked command of Jaroslau. By breaking 25 birds straight yes-| Chorus—Boys’ Gl Club. < terday afternoon Attorney Thayer C. Eighth Grade Graduates. 5 Bailey secured the season’s high| The last state examination was . % score at the traps of the Bemidji Gun |given today and tomorrow afternoon tual residents of the city. Adding|club. In the next round he secured |a short session will be held at which the number burfed in the Catholic |23, his high run for the day being 34.|the grade children will be presented cemetery, we have a total of .65 |Several other good scores were made. | with their promotion cards wnd the deaths for the year, which makes a|The scores follow: eighth grade graduates will receive death rate of one per cent—the low- Shot at Broke|their diplomas. The high school est-in any part of the United States, . students will also receive their re- each. Among the dead is ome old soldier. There were two deaths by accident and one suicide. Four of those who were buried were not ac- RUMANIA WANTS TO RETAIN TRANSYLVANIAN TERRITORY (United Press) London, June 3.—Rumania bhas made territorial demands upon Rus- sia as her price for entering the war on. the side of the allies. It wants to vote bonds in the sum of $300,000 (for the embassy staff, their families, |to take care of this country’s inter- to aid in the construction of a rail- [Red Cross workers, Polish Relief |ests at Berlin if there is a break. 1 & road from Roseburg to the boun-|commission and American newspaper | There would also be a safe conduct dary of the national forest, thirty|correspondents and that they be per- |for Ambassadors Bernstorff and Ger- miles to the east. mitted to leave Berlin by a social |ard. Count Bernstorff would take a The bond issue, if voted by the|embassy train in event that there|Holland-American liner via Amster- Thayer Bailey . 2 electorate, will be the bonus asked |is a break between the United States |dam. It is doubtful whether Turkey | oo, ances that it will be permitted |or the world, for that matter. Dur-|Lars Lind .... port cards. 2 from the citizens by Kendall brothers |and Germany. Von Jagow, German |Would break with the United States. |, retain all the Transylvanian ter-|ing the nearly three years that the |Dr. E.H. Marcum . - J s of Pittsburg, Penn., to aid them in |foreign minister, has given full as- : ritory and wants Russia to cede her | cemetery has been incorporated, |Harry H. Mayer AGENTS ARE CRITICIZED | constructing a standard guage rail-|surance that they will be protected. Wanted on Serious Charge a part of Russian Bessarabia. King|more than $1,500 has beem spent in| The next shoot will be o 24 “ road to the vicinity of their exten- Clifford Ramsdell, an employee of | Victor Emmanuel of Italy has offered | fencing and beautifying it—making [day morning at 10 o’clock.: " Frank it a suitable and proper resting place|S. Lycan formerly held the high|Government Officials Search Wagon for our beloved dead, and it is safe to jscore record with 24. In the con- of Farmer for Liquor. say that in a few years it will be test for the trophy, which will be second to none in the state in point | won by the man having the best &v-| |t geems that even farmers of Bel- of beauty.” erage in 10 shoot, the standing is as trami county are not to be allowed follows: Bailey 25, F. S. Lycan 24, Mrs. 0. B. Jackson returned to her |[Ed Ashley 23, G. E. Kreatz, 23,|t® 80 00 thelr way without belng home at Mizpah this morning after Harry H. Mayer, 18-22, Dan Rose 23, |molested by Indian officers of the spending a few days in Bemidji, the G. S. Harding 18, T. R. Symons 21, |government, this being indicated by 'guest of friends. ° R.L. Given 13, Dr. E. H. Marcum 22. |3 recent incident in which Joe Tis- dell, a town of Liberty farmer, was sive timber holdings on the North To Give Demonstration. the Bemidji Box Factory, was placed Umpqua river. More than 100 farmers are ex-|under arrest by George Denley, depu~ £ The railroad is to cost $750,000 |pected to attend a dynamite demon- |ty sheriff, this morning at the re- § and will be used not only to trans-|stration which is to be given at the quest of Hennepin county officials. | port logs to a $300,000 mill to be|Nels Willett farm, six miles east!It is claimed that the young man is B built by Kendall brothers near Rose- |of Bemidji, at 10 o’clock tomorrow |wanted on a serious charge. burg, but also as a common carrier. [morning. The demonstration wiil _— - be given by George Schroeder and H. Motion pictures are being used to| to mediate this Guestion in a manner that will assure Rumania’s entrance into the war. W. J. Durand of Minneapolis, dis- trict manager of the Western Union Telegraph company, is in the city to- day on business. I MILL CITY WRITER TO F. Brown, experts of the Pluto Dyna- teach hygiene to the less civilized Filipinos. INVESTIGATE DRAINAGE |mite company. Read Pioneer Want Ads. Atitorney A. A. Andrews, authority THE CUB B ”HOP" stopped and his wagon thoroughly on ditch matters, and Louis Collins, SCOOP REPORTER t 00ks l e e lg ne as “ urpose y searched. T;sdel:; who foru:atu:; feature writer of the Minneapolis teen’ years has been a residen! Journal, left today in the Andrews ! 3 = , I DONT THINK. N .|Liberty, was driving to Bemidji when car. for Upper Red Lake, a trip of | - - E - : s he was stopped by two men. - They about 75 miles, where they will spend made no comment other than to ssy .several days. While in that terri- that they were. going to search the tory Mr. Collins will make a study wagon. Tisdell - did not - know { of ditch drainage and will make a complete investigation as to'its bene- fits.- He will interview farmers re- siding in the country drained and will ascertain the true conditions as they now exist. Mrs. Fitzgerald and daughter Margaret, who have been visiting friends in Brainerd, returned to Be- .midji last evening. Need any help? Try a want ad. "Defective Page whether he was to be made a victim of robbers or-jokesters, but permit- ted the investigation. The men, who afterwards claimed to be - agents, found a sack of wool, a gallon jug of buttermilk and 70 pounds of but- ter in the wagon. . “It-sesms. that even farmers cannot attend to their business without being foreed to sub- mit to these fellows,” ‘said Tisdell, who condemned the policy:-of the government in enforcing the treaty of 1866. .