Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 3

»v/ the people of the vicinity accredited FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1918 | "YARB DOGTOR” 5. BELIEVED WIZARD Strange Old Man in Missouri Who Embittered the Countryside. - IS SHOT TO DEATH Suspected of -Setting Fires and De- stroying Grain, He Is Waylaid at Night by Angry Neighbors and Killed. Kansas City.—High up in a lonely cabin, on an elevation in an overflow district of the Missouri river, for more than 30 years the mysterious “yarb doctor” of Churiton county brewed his medicines from herbs of the forest and made prophecies to the country folk. Who he was or where he came from no one ever knew. He gave his name as Sturman, but he never revealed his true identity. His prophecies of death and calamity came true so surely that him with the powers of a wizard and feared him. . It is said that he predicted the pres- ent world war, declaring way back in the early seventies that “in the last part of the first quarter of the new century the harvest fields will be stripped of their gleaners, as they will be fighting a foe on a foreign soil, with weapons not seen before.” All of his remedies the old doctor prepared in a roorfi which he allowed no one to else to enter. The gray, weather-beaten house straddled the mound like a drunken horseman, look- ing as if at any time it might reel into the lap of the swamp lands below. A Tall, Bent Figure. The appearance of the old man was in keeping with his habitatlon. A tall, bent figure - humped over a cane; black «hat glittered under eyes O W—— UNIVERSITY OPENS WITH LARGE REGISTRY St. Paul, Oct 25.—Plain Study, unadorned by any of the usual frills atendant upon the opening of the University - of Minuesota prevailed vesterday when more than 1,000 civilians who had been prevented from entering the university earlier in the term, on account of Spanish influenza, made their appearance. The opening consultation which has heretofore marked the first ses- sion of the school year, was omitted, and the students were inducted into class work immediately. Girls are arriving in ‘large num- bers, E. B. Pierce, registrar, said Upper classes are in the minority this year, due to war work and teaching activities outside. Registration figures cannot be available until later in the week, Mr. Pierce said, due to the constant in- flux of students. More than 3,085 students are reg- istered in the 8. A. T. C. corps, g which, with the civilian registration, - Chickens? is expected to give the university a banner registration year. Yes, sir, and the best place to keep good ones mfifi is in & sanitary concrete TO DAREEN HAIR chicken honee, We il give you a free Dblue- print and working Sage Tea and Sulp.hur Turns drawings showing ex- Gray, F“;’eg]"'"" Dark |56tly how to build one AR cheaply of Atlas Port- land Cement. ENTERPRISE AUTO CO Auto Livery and Taxi Service Day and Night Service Office Remore Hotel, Cor. 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. Office Phone 1 Residence Phone 10 WM. M’CUAIG, Manager : Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea and Sulphur, properly compound- ed, brings back the natural color and lustre to the Hhair when faded, streaked or gray. Years ago the only way to get this mixture was to make it at home, which is mussy and trou- blesome. . . Nowadays we simply ask at any drug store for “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound.” ~ You will get a large bottle of this old time recipe improved by the addition of other in- gredients for about 50 cents. Every- body uses this preparation now, be- cause no one can possibly tell that you darkened your hair, as it does it so naturally and evenly. You dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morn- ing the gray hair disappears, and Wouldn’t you like to have it It’s yours for the asking. Almost anything in building materials can be found in our yard. What are your plans? after another application or two, your| L] hair becomes beautifully dark, thick SMITH ROB]NSON and glossy and you look years young- LUMBER CO. er. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Com- One Board or a Carload pound is a delightful toilet requisite. ne l‘;‘}: bt 9'7 Lnh [t is not intended for the cure, mitiga- one tion or prevention of disease. BEMIDJI, MINN. Was Ambushed and Killed. thatchlike eyebrows; long, unkempt beard and hair, surmounted by a coon- 8kin cap. The sight of him coming down the road in his ramshackle buggy, drawn by a rickety old gray mare, made the children scamper from the roadside. The old man was a cripple when he mysteriously put in his appearance in the Missouri township. He was able to get around only by means of his horse and buggy. Although he gave freely and without charge of his remedies, he refused to “neighbor” with anyone. As he sipped his toddy in the little cross-roads store he quarreled with the bystanders. He was constantly engaged in some lawsuit and made many bitter enemies. " And then there came a July night “Swhen the men of the community decid- ed the old doctor had been a neighbor- hood nuisance long enough. There had been several fires in the township. Buggy-wheel tracks were seen in the vieinity of each. Following the fires a number of sacks of wheat that were loaded at the old Keytesville landing ready to be shipped to Kansas City were cut one night and thousands of bushels of grain lost. The same wheel tracks were seen near the land- ing. The community was enraged. The old “yarb doctor” was held re- sponsible. The next afternoon, as he was jog- ging homeward, a number of men am- bushed in the lonely road riddled his ~body with bullets and hastily buried him in a shallow grave. r Superstitious Fear. The community approved, but later . on a dozen men were arrested for the murder. When the court ordered the body of the murdered man to be ex- humed the whole neighborhood was alarmed. They feared life might come again to the old doctor. Prayer meet- ings in the churches and at the old| camp-meeting ground were set for the | day. | Each man arrested, however, proved | alibi. ecution was sudden-| ended. The body was supposedly nailed up in a walnut box and-buried in a de r The neighborhood rested e: . The grave in the woods, however, isl said to be a haunted spot. Dollar Day ~ Saturday NO TELEPHONE ORDERS $1.25, $1.50 and $1.98 Middy Blouses. $1.25 and $1.48 Ladies’ Shirt Waists.... Children’s $1.23, $1.48 Dresses, sizes 3 to 10 years, Al ims e et b DL solt s e sieey $1.00 Three Plain White Cups and Saucers........... ) $| 00 Six Plain White 4-inch Fruits. Y . Six Plain White Dinner Plates ...$1.00 Six Oyster or Soup Bowls. ...$1.00 Ladies’ Velveteen Hats, good style and shape, regular valie $1.98, fOr . . ..ccoociiimmiisonnisomaesanssssmnsensd : Men’s or Ladies’ Mufflers, values $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75, for .-.$1.00 Misses’ Union Suits—white, ed, ages 4 to 12, at ...$1.00 Children’s Stockings, four pair for.. ...$1.00 Children’s Stockings, extra heavy, three pair for.$1.00 Ladies’ Woolen Hos€, two pairs for.........cceecueees $1.00 Good Grade Plaid Dress Goods, good pattern, four yards for ...$1L. Outing Flannel, good quality, - light patterns, four FAPAB £OF ....ooocoroosnearsmmesonisasssanmsomssssanssnsesusasssiasnase $1.00 Men’s Fleeced Shirts and Drawers, very good grade, each ...$1. Men’s Black Hose, 5 pairs for.. Men’s Ties, regular 50¢ values, 3 for. $1.00 Laundry Soap, 22 bars for.............. $1.00 Toilet Soap, regular 10c grade, 13 for. $1.00 Toilet Soap, regular 5¢, 25 bars for. $1.00 Toilet Paper, 13 for .. ...$1.00 Boys ’and Girls’ Mittens, 2 pair fo Boys’ and Girls’ Sweaters, regular $1.4 One Ladies’ Outing Flannel Petticoat One pair of Ladies’ Hose TOYS Five 25¢ Toys or Toy Books, €tC.....ccoouermrerneceeees $1.00 BOOKS New reprint copyrights. Select from more than 500 titles, 2 for................ $1.00 Ladies’ Gloves, Jersey, chamoisette or silk; tan, brown, ‘gray or black, choice ...$1.00 Little Girls’ Hats, choice of any up to $2, for........$1.00 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF NEW MERCHANDISE FOR FALL Toys, holiday goods, and just everything. A store from street to alley, 140 feet, full of good goods at fair prices. We deliver all of this week and next. Why not let this store be of service? Carlson of Course is the Man 317 BELTRAMI AVE. BEMIDJI, MINN. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER l s | Look and Feel | Clean, Sweet and | { Fresh Every Day { Drink a glass of real hot water | before breakfast to wash | "out polsons. Life is not merely to live, but to live well, eat well, digest well, work vell, sleep well, look well, and yet 1ow very easy it is if one will only 1dopt the morning inside bath. Folks who are accustomed to feel jull and heavy when they arise, split- ing headache, stuffy from a cold, foul “|iongue, nasty breath, acid stomach, :an, instead, feel as fresh as a daisy »y opening the sluices of the system sach morning and flushing out the vhole of the internal poisonous stag- nant matter. Everyone, whether ailing, sick or well, should, each morning, before breakfast, drink a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in it to wash from the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels the previous day’s indigestible waste, sour bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening and purifying the entire alimentary canal before putting more food into the stomach. The action of hot water and limestone phosphate on an empty stomach is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans out all the sour fermentations, gases, waste and acidity and gives one a splendid appetite for breakfast. While you are enjoying your breakfast the water and phosphate is quietly ex- tracting a large volume of water from the *blood and getting ready for a thorough flushing of all the inside organs. The millions of people who are bothered with constipation, bilious spells, stomach trouble, rheumatism; others who have sallow skins, blood disorders and sickly complexions are urged to get a quarter pound of lime- stone phosphate from the drug store which will cost very little, ~but is sufficient to make anyone a pro- nounced crank on the subject of internal sanitation. Christmas “Over There" Now is the time to get those photographs ready to send over- seas. Every day the mails will be growing heavier, with less as- surance of delivery in time for Christmas. A new line of mount particularly well adapted for sending photographs abroad. Its durability renders it less likely to injury in transportation, while the variety of styles in which it is made offer sufficient diversity of selection to please all tastes. Xmas packages must be mailed not later than Nov. 15th, is the government order. You enjoy a picture from him---remember he also appreciates one from you. HAKKERUP STUDIO BEMIDJi, MINN. Pay Enoug’h for Clothes YOU may expect your clothes to cost more this fall than they did a year ago; but so does every- ~ thing else. The main thing to consider isn't “How much do they cost?” but “How much do I get for the : money?” That has always been the main thing in buying clothes any- way. You can judge for yourself what happens to merchandise when cost of production rises. Some makers do all they can to keep the price down, with the result that the quality gets pretty bad. Hart Schaffner & Marx make all-wool clothes; you know you're getting the value you pay for in such clothes. We say $35, $40 and $45 for a suit; we have some for less and some for more. We'd like to have you see the $30 suits first Shuith THE QUALITY STORE The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes —— | 1