Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1919, Page 5

.. -spent the week ena in Bemidji. Mrs. Hal Huffman went to Minne- apolis last night for a visit. Dean _d71tl $60,000 to loan or farms. Land Co. Mrs. George Scott, of Leonard, was a between train shopper in Bemidjf Saturday. Mrs. A. Carlson .of Turtle River . drove to Bemidji and transacted ‘busi- i ness Saturday. Northern > oans and insurance. 5 813tf 5ot Land Co. Phone 29. Miss Larson of Cemstock Was visit- ing friends in and near Bemidji dur- ing the past week. Bemidji Candy store will begin to sell light lunches Saturday, October, TN . 341027 Mrs. Gamble, who has been ill at the hospital for the past week, re- . turned home today: Mrs. Bernim' and Mrs. Earling of Wilton were between trains shoppers ¢ in Bemidji Saturday. SPOT CASH pald for Liberty Bonds and Liberty Bond receipts. G;) B. If your skates need sharpening, h em to Miller's Battery shop. oS : ) 3d1029 dharles Borchardt of Chicago is the guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Naugle of this city. Mrs. Sam Hayth and Mrs. O. Bow- . ers of Northern were calling on - friends in Bemidji Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Workman of Puposky are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Oscar Krantz, of quidjl. Skating is here. We are prepared to sharpen your skates while you wait. Millers Battery shop. 3d1029 ‘Mrs. Mayne Stanton and little daughter, left last night for St. Paul, where they will visit for a few weeks. If you want to sell o1 excnange your property, write me, John J. Black, Minn St. Chippewa -Falls, Wwis. .. Mras.: Geprge Grow_and M’lss;Ach Grow ‘of“Wilton were. shopping and visiting friends in Bemiidji Saturday. Attorney C. L. Pegelow returned this morning from St. Paul, _whe}'e he has been on legal business for the past week. October 31 is the last day If not paid. and unpaid 441030 { Notice: for paying water bills. water will be turned off bills assessed to property. Dr. F. H. Fero, of Minneapolis is spending the week at the home of his gister.in-law, Mrs. Edward Bbert. He will return to Minneapolis Sun- day. Mrs. May Argall, a nurse of nine , years experience, 18 visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Battles. Mrs. Argall expects to make Bemidji her home this wintner. | Eric Ives, formerly a resident and business man of this city, spent Sun- day and Monday here on business. Mr. Ives is now a traveling salesman and makes Bemidji frequently. »Auction sale at Jesters farm resort, Nov. 1, all daya Everything must be Household i i g i -gold. ‘Free lunch at noon. & goods, canned goods, machinery, : . tools, etc. Watch for big bills. 5d1031 Tonight, Tonight Tonight. Spooks, cards, dancing, Episcopal church bagement. Ladies bring a lunch box. © 7:30. Meet you there with the ghosts. s e 141027 ‘Mis. A. D. Johnson of Bemidji; who reeently was operated on at Brainerd, returned to Pillager last Saturday, for a short visit with rela- tives, before returning ‘home.—Pilla- " ger Herald. g Mrs. Vina Cossentim, who has vis- ; ited friends in Grant Valley and Be- : midji for the past two weeks, re- £ turned to her home at Eagle Bend, . .Qre., Monday. En route she will visit _ friends in Park Rapids for a few days. | The Royal Neighbors are giving 2 «Toe” and basket social Tuesday. eve- ning, Oct. 28 at the 0dd Fellows hall. \ Every lady must bring a _basket. i Dancing will be the entertainment for the evening. Bverybody i;;ll:)equ I Mrs, Earle A. Barker and daughter, W Verna, left Sunday evening for Min- ’ “ . nespolis, where: they'will -yisit.rela- ¢ tives for a few days.” While in the ¢ity they will attend the musilal con- cert given by the famous artist, Ame- lita Galli-Curei. L. A. Lamereaux and son, Lep, of Minneapolis; and son, Lowell, of Chi- cago, and Mr. B. E. gggld re- . ‘turned yesterday from Sugar Lake, +#vwhere they. have been duck )mntz{lg. #>"The¥ had & very fine-bunch of ducks: Mr. Lamereaux and sons returned to ~- ~¢hefr ‘homes-last: night: Te each Jay give an-interesting and complete review of the éity’s. social .activities is our desire. . This sonsl mention, -social items and news briefs and we ‘solicit - your co-operation; in its .maintenance. . Items . phoned or mailed to this office are appreciated by readers of the paper and -by.the publishers. —_——————— Telephone 922 =r-_.—_=? 3 . -K. -R. Ronneberg of Blackduck Hooley, Markbam. e page is devoted to per- high school here, spent the week end at his home at Mixpah. Miss Pear] Loughman of Bemidji spent Sunday with her parents at Mizpah. Samuel Lemmieux, who has been visiting his sister, Mrs. John Taylor, for the past three weeks, returned to his home at Seattle, Wash., today. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Smith returned home yesterday afternoon on the 3:15 o’clock train, from a trip to Du- luth x'g'nd Bayfield, Wis. They will make ‘their home with Mrs. Smith’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Whaley, for the present. HALLOWE'EN SOCIAL TONIGHT. The Win One Adult Bible class of the First Methodist. church will en- tertain this evening at a Halawe-en social in the basement.of the church. The church will be appropriately dec- orated and .a fine program has been arranged. All members of the class and their friends are invited to be present. ALASKANS ARE MAKING GOOD They 8how “;rked Inclination Toward Good Citizenship and « Patriotism, What the Alaska natives are doing and are willing to do as proof posi- tive of their fitness to live under the Stars and Stripes s impressed ‘on all who come in'contact with the natives and their numerous uctivities aleng lines of advanced citizenship and pa- triotism. . ¢ By way-of«a minor fllustration that ¢hows which way the wind blows with { them: The natives in Juneau, through the press, advocated the killing of dogs, that thiere might bé more food for humain “consumption. They ad- vised their native .friends to protect the deer from ‘thelr dogs that might kill veer during their helpless con- dition following this last winter’s deep snows, when many starved and all were weakened for lack of food. Down at Kake the natives have only about one-third to “owesquarter the number of dogs that they had last year. One who went through the village last fall and again thig spring remdiked: on the fack that there were almost no dogs in town. 3 ;:#Yes”. said - a.- representative citi-. *zenic“‘the - natives -became * convinced: that from a. sanitary. standpoint and an economical standpoint they were keeping too ‘many pets. As a result of this conyiction they began reducing on dogs and” improving on health and food supply.” .Another point that impresses even a casual observer s that the natives all take local newspapers and read carefully—often very - slowly—the events that are taking place locally and throughout the world. If a native is not a regular subscriber to o news- paper, you may be sure it is because he cannot read one word of English or any other printed language. EACH RACE HAS GHOST FORMS Natives of Various Countries Have Own Ideas—Japanese Christ Looks Like Japanese. Each race and country has its own way of expressing ghostly ideas and forms. This is clearly seen in the case of Tengu, whose form in India is quite different from that assumed in Japan. Even the Japanese Christ looks like a Japanese, and the West- ern Christ like an occidental. The dragon of China is quite diverse from the same species in Europe, and also again different. from the dragon of India. The forms which ghosts take are usually somewhat above nature, if not at times rather unnatural. It is probable that the many-armed Kwanon, or Goddess of Mercy, was once a grotesque form, but gratfu_ally assumed a more ar- tistic form under the influence of religion and art. The subject of ghost-literature and ghost-form is an endless ob in Japan and no doubt if proper research work were carried out}*some interesting fea: tures of its evolution would be re- vealed. .- Misdirected Wifely Solicitude. Mrs. Flatbush—Are you wearing those pretty suspenders, with flowers all over ‘em, I gave you for your bifthday, Henry? Mr. Platbush—No, “dear; I was atraid the nsil I'm using in place of & button would rust ‘em. - Discover New Diamond Field. A new African diamond fleld has been discovered by officers of the Brit- | ish - geological” survey In: the Gold .Ceast.. The stones are found in shal- low quartz gravel 65 miles northwest of-Accra, capital of the colony. . About €00 goms_ have- alréady been found. ‘Dany Ploneer. Bubscribe. for. Tas Howard Siats, who is attending »'|-suddenly. Hidden Treasure Has’li"fi;gd on {o:Yail for Half Gehtury Murder of Man 46 Years Ago Brings | Strangé Charicters Into a Couit—Mystery Yet to Be Solved. Bearora, 1a.—The mystery of a hia- den treasure, a mystery that has puz- tled the peovle of southwestern Iowa for half a century, has been brought nearer solution by an investigation' which has shown how a little group of picturesque characters of that sec- tion of the state toiled for years in quest of riches -buried, according to tradition, on the Klondike farm. The evil spell the buried treasure -has worked upon those intimately connect- ed with it has held to the last. One by one the fortune hunters are pass- ing from the stage, their dreams end- ing in misery or poverty. g Lying 15 miles southwest of Bed- ford, Ia., is the Huntsman farm, and adjoining it is the Anderson home- stead. Pitted withi holes and scarred with many excavations, the farms prove the arduous toil of men driven by dreams of gold. First it was Dr. C. R. Huntsman and his brothef, Bates, who searched for the treasure. Now it is Bates and his two sons and their families. . Searching for the Treasure. Samuel Anderson moved to Iowa in the early seventies. Soon after. he lo- cated on the farm Anderson received a call from the Huntsmans, who. told him that there was a lot of gold buried on the place and that they wanted to dig for it. . Anderson was asked to aid in the work. For nearly a quarter century the three. dug, plowed and ex- cavated. z 5§ One day 17 years ago the searchers uncovered three stakes set in a direct line pointing to a spring. Anderson,’ inspired by the vision of his share of the fortune, dug on feverishly. He first came onto some white sand that he knew was not common to that part of the country. Anderson then uncov- ered a big rock, under which was a metal box. One of the Huntsmans told Anderson that he could go, prom- ising him his share of the fortune when the money was counted. He never saw the box again nor learned of its contents. | - 2 Soon after 'the discovery of the metal box the elder Huntsman died Samuel Anderson,, Weary- ing~of long walting for his share of "the“treasure he believed he-had-uncov= ered, filed a suit against Bates Hunts- man, asking pay for his years of toll. So peculiar was his story that state offictals became interested. An inves- tigation® followed, and other persons acquainted with some of the circum- stances of the affair were found. One of these was Maria Collins Porter of Quitman, Mo., who spent her girlhood in the vicinity. E The woman’s story seemed to throw clear light on the source of the treas- ure the Huntsmans had sought so long. ~The story, too, seemed to link- the treasure with the hoard found im the cabin of old Dr. A. M. Golliday of Bedford, whose body was found in his cabin 11 years ago. It was a story of" a murder gang, of stolen thousands, of a crime committed so far back in time that even the identity of the victim was a matter of uncertainty. Held on Murder Charge. _Following swiftlv unon the storv of “THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIO “|Maria Collins Porter came the arrest ;10f, Bates ‘Huntsman, Sam' Scrivner, a - righ” farmer, and -John and Hank Damewood. They were charged with ; the murder of a man of unknown iden- ty;} presumably a rich cattle buyer from Mlsgour;, 48 years ago. Even be- fore the trial began speculation as to ‘came rife. Although there were found td:be many contradictjonsiin the evi- dénce presented by some;oftithe wit: Desges the case of the state might have proceeded further but for one of the ‘primary technicalitiés of the law 'of homicide. The state could not es- tablish the existence of the man al- ‘teged to have been killed. The young attorney for the aged defendants only {had to move that the case be dis- missed to have this action taken. LARGE RETURNS FROM MINT United States Supplies Bulk ef Pep- permint Oil for the World. The bulk of the .peppermint oil of the world is produced on the muck. lands of southwestern Michigan and a few counties of northern Indiana. The total vearly product -is estimated- at 500,000 pounds. There are two varl- eties of peppermint, the American and the English or Mitchem. The latter has almost superseded the American, being better adapted to our soil and climate, and favored by the trade. It 18 also hardier and yields larger crops. The ideal mint farm is one having both high land and muck soil, whigh is a distinct advantage on account of the rotation and humus in the soll, de- cayed vegetation being essentfal to the peppermint crop. By the use of prop- er_amounts and kinds of commercial fertilizer, l.rge crops of mint can be grown for many years in succession on -the same ground. The mint plant, after the oil is removed, makes a very desirable feed for live stock, returning about the same amount of food value as an acre of ordinary meadow land, besides the oil. Thus two profits are harvested from one acre of peppermint. An acre of peppermint will yleld from 20 to 60 pounds of oil, while a second cutting will yleld from six to 20 pounds extra. The farmer needs no extra equipment to grow this crop than found on the ordinary farm ex- cept a small still to refine the ofl. In Michigan ard Indiana from 20 to 100 farmers co-operate in the operation of stills, handling from 50 to 100 acres of peppermint in the one mill. It is now a large industry. : STILL USE ST. . BERNARDS: Tunnels, However, Have Greatly De- ~creased His Importance in the Alps. {" Aithouizh the tunnels which now con- nect Switzerland with TItaly have greatly decreased the importance of the; St/ Bernard and.othier. passes, espe- it is still deemed advisable to employ St Bernard dogs. It is no longer cus- tomary, however, to send out the dogs alone with baskets of food and drink; a man always accompanies them. 'These dogs are net really of the fa- mous old St. Bernard breed. That originated in the fourteenth century, throuzh a cross between a shepherd dog from Wales and a Scandinavian dog whose parents were a Great Dane and a Pyrenean mastiff. The last pure descendant of this tribe was burled under an avalanche in 1816. Fortu- nately, there were found subsequently at Martigny and on the Simplon pass a few dogs which, by crossing with mates from Wales, yielded the modern 8t.. Bernard dog, which {8 physically even stronger than his medieval namesake, and shares most of his traits. 4 Subscribe tor Tne Dally Fioneer LEADER AN Just receviéd‘ a shifilhent of - . SHELLS and can now fill your wants. 1. D REPEATER Don’t clally ‘during the eight months. of snow,. HEALTH DETECTIVE FOR BOYS. New York, Oct. 27.—Military train |.~--An. elephant’s foot fi tng for boys is advncated by the Na tional Tuberculosis Association as.a means of , improving public health. Such training, If it includes an annualf, -: . . R physical examipation for éach student,|.’ ghowcass and Weighing Machine. . :. il act as a great “detective” of dis- ease and physical defects, which other wise would not be discovered until tos late, -officers said. TOM MOORE Brown of WED. & THURS. at the * p— TOM_MOORE Goldwya Pictures Stap) Matinees Daily, 2:30 Tonight . fand TUESDAY MATINEES DAILY AT 2:30 S SESSUE HAYAHAWA . Lasky-Paramount HAYAKAWA in his newest play THE “GOURAGEQUS COWARD™ . See the Oriental Quarter of San Francisco celebrate New Year’s Eve, . Also showing No. 4 HOUDIN]I, in the ... . “Mastery Mystery" at the GRAND L e Harvard| GRANDZ| Have an. 'E_fqph cook than any “other meat.” To:make it tender it must be ¥olled for thirty- six hours, g Eheldtas Chlefly for restaurant use is'a re cently Invented combined ‘showcase and welghing machire, Fon ; —— Burled by State. In some caritons of Switzerland all the dead, rich as well as poor, are buried at the public expense. Subscribe for The Pioneer. ELKO Tonight—Tomorrow JOHN EMERSON ANITA LOOS Production, entitled . , “Good by Bill” A Paramount Picture starring | SHIRLEY MASON Ernest Truex They sure do knock the “gtuffin” out of more than Kaiser Bill's moustache. BILL WEST in Two-Part Comedy “THE PEST" WED, & THURS. i i BRYANT WASHBURN As a practical joker, in “Putting it Over”: 'MW Also “BIG V”’ Comedy ———— at the LKO hall of fame. Charlie Chaplin Mntineel Daily, 2:30 Tonight RE X Tonight - MAY ALLISON Dainty and demure—the screen’s most captivating comedienne—in Avery Hopwood’s funniest farce— “FAIR and * WARMER" The funniest farce ever wirtten. Selwyn play that put the cocktail in the Five-Piece Orchestra 10c and 25¢ The in “Sunny Side” Night, 7:20 and 9 o'Clock Tomorrow & Wednesday A drama of boyhood among the hill folks of Kentucky wait too long, but buy NOW. The Jack Pickford Film Co. presents § From the o of JACK PICKFORD in a photoplay af once thrilling, human and »elevuting | “Bill Apperson’s Boy” Story “That Woman” by Hapsburg iLiebe A FIRST NATIONAL EXHIBITORS e e it