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The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Hugh Thompson.
Candidate for Republican Nomi-.
nation as Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner.

Fl is conceded on all sides, especi-
ally by rlen who have given the mat
Ter more than a passing thought, that
the Red River Valley should have rep
resentation on the Minnesota Board
oil Railroad and WAREHOUSE commits
sionar. ri has won the title OF Uthe
Bread Basket OF the World, ~ and
justly SO. Covering wide expanse
Of the richest grain growing land ia
the union, the people Of the Valley are
heavy shippers OF grain and
great users Of railways.
What more natural than that the
Valley should have a representative
on the only state board that deals di-
rectly with the railroads as to the han
ding. OF grain. the fixing Of rates,
etc.? The only question should be as
to who will best represent the large
and rapidly growing interests Of this
great gram growing and shipping sec
tion of our state.
Hugh Thompson, of Polk county,
at present the only republican member
of the board of commissions OF that
county, is so far the only declared
candidate from the Valley for q Re
publican nomination. 1T now seems
certain that he will have the support
sof the Seventh district delegation IN
the state convention. Those who
know the man and advocate his nonil-
nation assert thas mis- MANY years Of
experience as d grain-raiser, miller,
merchant and shipper in the Valley,
his familiarity with existing condi
Etions and conseqtle needs, his we'll
poised Judgment and clearnes of per-
ception, coupled with his persistent
sdeyotion ito his convictions !, eonsti-
tute qualifications for the position
which would be hard to excel.
Mr.. Thompson has been q resident
Of Polk county for 26 years during all
oil which time be has held some official
POSITIONS OF responsibility and honor
and has invariably discharged his
duties acceptably. For eight years he
has been on the board Of Commission
ers; eight years on the State Board 81
Equalization and for four years Reg
lister 81 the u. S. land Office at Crooks
ton. Mr.. Thompson is SO years Of
age, and is unswervingly attached to
republican principles, having attend.
cd as a delegate from Polk county ev.
ery state convention since 1877. He is
the only republican who has ever held
an official position in the county since
1890. Polk county will send to ST
Paul strong delegation pledged te
him for the position he seeks.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Ohio has long been the incubator
of political aspirants, but now Min-
nesota is strolling to the front. The
Sioux Falls convention and the Gin
cinnati conventions last week each
nominated Minnesota men for vice.
presidents, The Kansas City conven-
.tion may endorse Towne, and the
Philadelphia convention ought to
choose Its vice-president from this
state. The state will get lot OF free
advertising this year, anyhow.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
FIREMEN'S SUITS.

II last week We published a COM
II Il 4 ication asking for informa-
stion reg arding the firenen's silitsy or
rather their purchase. We knew moth
ing Oh the subject more than that the
Village council had promised to stand
good for As suits for the boys, at d
cost not to exceed SIS per suit. But
We published the communication al
though we knew it cast reflections on
some Of our best friends. The charge
is too often made that a person cam
not get anything into Bemidi papers
unless it meets the approval Of the ed
itor and all his friends. We aim to
make this q newspaper in which every
one can air their opinions, whether
they clash with ours or not. We offer
everyone q chance to criticise, and in
return they must expect to be criti-
cised.
Mr.. Citizen last week made a sad
error in giving the cost Of the suits.
The uniforms which are OF the finest
quality were furnished by the Barney
Burton company from their eastern
store at the ridiculously low price Of
s14. SO per suit. Competent judges OF
clothing say that it would be impossi-
BILE for any merchant, unless he is a
manufacturer, to furnish the goods at
cheaper price. Whatever clothing
the firemen bought over Sl5 worth,
comes out of their own pockets. AS
the Burton Clothing house was will
ing to furnish the suits at practically
no profit in order to advertise itself
tile committee did not consider it wise
to call for bids from other merchants
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
SHANTY TOWN.
OPERA HOUSE, FRIDAY NIGHT
Brightness Came at Last.
can 4 erase.

Lonely, oh so lonelym that was the
song he sung 81 5.
AS he tried TO climb fhe ladder Of fame
Oh, SO slowly, rnng by rnhg.
Life's long journey, it grew so weary
and his heart almost unstrung;
Its dark secret he said would never
be told by human tongue.
Weary trudging oh SO far in the boil
ing sun,
His face is turning to darkest brown.
But what cares he? there's happiness
in store; he's goingto
I SHANTY TOWN, Friday night.
PackiDgs from Geese, II. ]. II.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
.BgAINERD EXCURSION.

A special train left Bemidii last
night at 9 o'clock for Brainerd,
taking about 100 people from here to
witness the wrestling match between
Dur clever Hallett and Felkey, the
lightweight champion Of Iowa. It was
a good match, but the professional
got the better ofAl, three falls cut oi
four. The crowd enjoyed the trip I'M
mensely Z Il
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
TTIE RAIN RAINED.

Last Sunday was a hot and sui
try day and an Improvement on
several preceding hot and sultry days.
For weeks the earth has been crying
Tor moisture and the air for the drops
that purify. Loggers were cnrsing the
barren clouds which refused to be
gpod 70 the logging streams, and the
dry and cracking forests offered an
inviting abiding place for the fire
fend. The sandy farms, especially,
were in critical need ofrain.
Until the middle OF the afternoon,
Sunday, there was not comfortable
soul in Bemidji.s The shadows OF the
trees burned holes in the ground and
an occasional lake breeze scorched the
sand. Even ice cream scalded the
tongue, and the school election the
previous day was not warm, when
compared with the weather. Then d
STRONG steady breeze sprang UP, and
q heavy, ribbon-like cloud unrolled
itselffrom the southwest, The storm
came up slowly, and the boating par
ties on the lake had ample time to seek
shelter. About haf-past four the
rain was pouring in such thick sheets
that it was difficultto see two blocks
away, Darkness reigned for less than
an hour. Hailstones fell in large
sq,iantities and ofunusually large size.
Hail and rain falling, illustrated by
lightning and announced by thunder,
made this a most remarkable storm.
Short in duration though it was, no
storm could have been more appre-
iciated than this has been.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

A genuine reform wave is sweeping
over Bemidji. The PIONEER announc-
es with pardonable pride that Sab
bath is to be observed in the business
world. 4 Now 1T is up TO Gass Lake
and Walker. Brainerd Tribune.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

SAy dDOnb5a siOifsiJle& le&ssHl1LlCSAdtAOlltfss5 ~
government without the consent Of
the governed, the holding OF the
Philippines by the United States will
work out the greatest good to the
greatest number And that is the
essence Of true republicanism. A
more fruitful field for missionary
work than these islands does not pre-
sent itself on the face of the globe.
The character of these people under
centuries OF Spanish misrule and in
Justice Is certainly in need OF repair.
Men who for hundreds OF years have
been treated unlike free moral agents,
who have found government to be
only heavy crushing, grinding, hum
cry machine welded by dishonest Of
fcials and corrupt royalty, lose the
best attributes OF manhood. Vice was
encouraged on every hand; Self-re-
spect bowed in the dust. Lotteries
flonrished, and their agents thronged
the streets and crept within the por-
tails Of the church; newspapers were
filed with lottery ads. 4 piece OF gold
covered an inspectors eye, and smug-
Cling was common. Judicial decisions
were bought openly. Human life was
held cheap, and a single breath OF
disloyalty was sufficient to extermi-
nate whole families. Two years ago
this month, Dewey's guns not only
punctured Spanish fleets in Manila
bay, but punctured this rotten system
which enshrouded the whole archipel-
[ ago. Dewey IS guns spoke loudly, but
the fall of Spanish rule and native
customs made o crash, the echoes Of
which wlllsound throughout the ages.
! The whole world will bless the day
when tyranny ceased and yankeeism
was ushered inro this new field. All
ready great changes can be noted.
Lotteries are prohibited, gambling
forbidden; papers giving space to lot
teries are denied the mail: bull fights
will soon be only a memory of pagan
Rome; corruption at the custom
houses, which once was highly respec-
able, has ceased; the marriage laws
have been altered, SO that the poor
can no longer plead poverty as an
excuse for the irregular customs that
have been so long prevalent among
q large class of the population; in
short. the moral forces are at work,
and the natives are being prepared
fol. better things, both in social and
public life. Uncle Sam has a noble
work before him. and be is doing u.
j In coming years, We believe every CIT
izen of this nation will be ashamed il
she BY word or deed has opposed on
retention Of the Philippines.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

The average democrat says In his
prayers and in his sleep that the re-
publican party is hostile to labor, and
yet raves about a discriminating tariff
between us aud Porto Rico. A work
man on that island is content to work
for one-third the wages that thor
ough bred Y ankee wants.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Wheelock,s s is the only news depot.
A full line of Magazines. Periodicals
and Sheet Music. Will order any ything
you want that is not in stock. Also a
full line OF Fruits, Confectionery and
Novelties.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

An awful roar has gone ND In Ger.
tain corners OF Bemidji over the re-
suit OF the county convention last
week. Even the News wept out loud
because Jake Nyggard headed the
Duluth delegation. The PIONEER is
not the champion Of any faction, but
we fail to see why Mr.. Nygaard is not
representative citizen and a faithful
republican, and being such, why he
should not go to Duluth. Undoubted-
ly, Nygaard and Street are bosses. y
But there are other bosses. And
the only difference we can see between
the two sets OF ssbosses" Is that one
set believed in giving the country
towns representation on all delega-
3tions, while the other set seemed bent
on sshogging'i everything for Bemidji.
And OF course, the former won.
While itdoes not require q mathema-
tician 10 see that Bemidji was entitled
ITO more delegates to the county con-
vention, we cannot see why one boss
should complain because the other
boss had more country friends. It il
time that all Betnidji politicians
should realize that Beltrami county
extends beyond the boundary Of this
village. And our country friends ale
entitled to a good thing oncein awhile.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
$40 REWARD

TO any one Offering sufficient evi-
5denee to prove the guilt Of any barber
ID. Benidii of shaving or practicing
his trade on Sundays.
Committee Of Journeynaen Barhers.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
AMI RoH AMMAN. TOO. I

Some one has said that the news
paper men ...of Beltran,i as they
lined up at the county conventlonweere
world beaters APPOINT Of good looks.
Kaiser and Greeley OF the Pioneer,
Martin of the news, Dickerson OF the
Shevlin Graphic, Butler Of the Bag
ley Independent and Kirsh OF SolS
way i leading paper, would certainly
make a valuable addition to any art
gallery in q group picture. With q
composite picture of the whole bunch
hanging near him on the platform,
Hobson would stand no more show
than chickey bird. Solwav Press.
THAT TAX SALE.
The Absolute sale Of lands upon
which taxes were delinquent for
1895 and prior years was conducted
by Auditor Haner May 9th. The Or
iginal list Jan. 8, 1900, contained 642
description but was at the time Of en-
try of Judgment reduced to 118. At the
time of sale it was still further re-
dueed to 81 descriptions.
Bidders were present from all over
the county and several outside towns
were represented. VIM. Hines OF Dy-
sart and Albert Kaiser Of Fosston,
bid In most.of the land. About Upper
cent Of the whole tax, costs and inter-
est were realized.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
NUMBER 25
Fatal Disease Among Cattle.

William E. Taylor. a prosperous
farmer living four miles east of Key
tesville, found a sick steer among his
fat herd last Thursday, having all the
symptoms of hydrophobia. He would
bawl, fight other animals. chase people,
break through fences and froth at the
mouth.
In his madness he had killed sever
al fat hogs before he was discovered.
Satisfied the steer had hydrophobia
and that he would die, Mr.. Taylor
killed him. Shortly thereafter another
steer was taken sick with the same
symptoms. Mr.. Taylor became
alarmed and sent for the state veteri-
marian at Columbia. When he ar
rived the second steer was dead. He
thought postmortem was unnecessary
and pronounced the disense hydroao-
bia.
Sunday third steer was taken sick
in the same way and Mr.. Taylor being
dissatisfied with the diagnosis of the
state veterinary sent for DIR. Redman
of Carrollton, who has had considera-
Bile experience as a veterinary surgeon.
DR.. Redman arrived Monday morning
and after examination pronounced the
disease meningitis. He advised the
killing of the animal for the purpose
of holding a postmortem, this being
done the diseased condition of the
stomach was found to be as the
doctor had said 1t would be, viz in-
FACTION of the manifold, the food in
some parts being perfectly dry, and
the lining ofthe paunch perfectly black.
| The disease he thought was super
induced by drouth and eating dry
Igrass or other indigestible foods. As
a preventive the doctor advised the
removal of the cattle from the pasture
to a dry lot and feeding bran and
shipstuff and green corn.
DIR. Drace, living one mile east of
town lost valuable cow Monday with
the same disease, the postmortem by
DIR. Redman revealing the same con-
8 lIxiiifscn Of facts
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Severely Hurt.

While the Salisbury and Keytesvllle
teams were playing base ball on the
Keytesville grounds Wednesday of
last week, a ball was thrown that
struck Wallace Agee, Jr., in the left
temple which knocked him down and
rendered him unconscious for a while.
After regaining consciousness he
walked home with his younger brother,
Ben, and went to bed, telling Ben not
to tell his mother, as she had compa-
ny and he did not wish to disturb her.
Later in the afternoon Mrs. Agee
found Wallace covered up IN bed and
very sick. DIR. Perkins was sent for
and after an examination thought the
hurt was not serious one. Wallace
got along pretty well until Friday
when he eat something that did not
agree with him and became much
worse.
DR.. Knott was called in consulta-
ton with DR.. Perkins and the two re-
mained with him all of Friday night.
At times his life was almost dispaired
of, but by close watching and skillful
treatment they brouget him through
until morning, when it was manifest
that change had occurred for the
better.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
A Singular Case.

Mrs. Landy Sneed has been on the
sick list for several days, havIug had
an attack of gladstone collie, but is
better, having passed AZ gallstones
about the size of garden pea. Drs.
AIdredge and Dewey attended her,
and DR.. Dewey tells US that no such
case is on record. Gallstones have
frequently been gotten away with by
the use of the knife, but have not
been removed heretofore without a
surgical operation.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
S. M. White,
Exclusive Grocer.
Phone No. %.
KEYTESVILLE, MO.
The Criminal Calendar.

State VS.. Ed. 1hacher, was the title
of case tried in Justice w. p Tared's
court at Keytesville last Saturday.
Defendant was arrested by Constable
i. A. Embree on warrant sworn out
by L. F. Scott charging that Thacher
had disturbed his peace. The de-
fendant and witnesses on both sides
live in Missouri township. The case
was tried by jury, and verdict rem
dered of mot guilty." After Thach-
er's arrest he swore out a warrant
against Scott for felonious assault.
After looking into the case Prosecut-
ing Attorney ]. A. Collet concluded it
was "no good" and refused to prose.
cute, and Scott was released.
-
Lee Brisendine, who brou ght suit
against his wife not long ago for di-
.vorce, is in the tolls of the law him
SELF His wife has had him arrested
on two counts, one for abandonment
of his wife and the other for abandon
ment of his child. He was arrested
by Constable Embree and brought be-
fore Justice H. A. Wheeler of Keytes-
vile last Monday, and on plea of
guilty was sentenced to the county
Jail for 10 days on the first count and
90 days on the second count. Mrs.
Brisendlne and child live near Prairie
Hill, while Brisendine has been about
Keytesville for some time with team
and is engaged most of the time in
hauling wood. He is now in Jail and
will remain there during most of the
heated term.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
For Rent.

My two-story brick business and
dwelling house combined. Store
room on first floor, 3ox6o feet, and
four good living rooms upstairs, with
a hall running full length of the build
ing. Good cellar and cistern. Best
location, most desirable property and
cheapest rate of insurance in town.
G. F. MUNsoN,
Dalton, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Summer Drinks.

c. L. White has a nice line of sum-
mer drinks, ice cold, such as pear
cider, orange cider, muscat, black
berry, raspberry, cherry, blood
orange. port and strawberry wines,
guaranteed to be free from alcohol
and strictly temperance drinks. Also
soda pop and lemonade. Try bot
tie of my wine or cider. only IS cents
a quart. c. L. WHITE.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Notice.

To all who are indebted to me, that
l would considerit a favor as well as
a necessity if all parties-each one
knowing themselves indebted to me
would call and settle at once. I
need money, and I am compelled to
urge you to pay me. So please do so
at once. / need and must have what
is due me. Yours truly,
S. NJ. WHITE.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Saw-Mill For Sale.

1 have a good saw-mill outfit, with
a 25-horse power engine and boiler,
for sale on the KeytesvilIe and Glas-
gov road eight miles south of Keytes-
vile. Will sell cheap for cash or will
trade for cattle, hogs or anything hav-
ing a commercial value Guarantee
the mill to be noney-maker if prop
erly run. F. E. HERRING,
Namrash, Mo.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
We Are Honest


In every word we say about
Blanke's Roasted Coffee.
We really believe it is the
best Coffee in the world.
This belief becomes stronger
every dav. Our sales keep
on growing and the people
keep on praising the Coffee.
Price, 4 1-2 pounds for 81.
The truth is that if Blan-
ke's Coffee was a poor brand,
no amount of lying would
keep up the sales.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
We Can't
Afford to
Tell Falsehoods.

Our business of running a
clean, pure food grocery has
been built up by giving peo-
pie clean, pure food grocer
les. If we stop doing that
we'd break up in six months.
So, even if we wanted to be
dishonest, we couldn't afford
it.
People must eat-people
must buy groceries people
can pick out for themselves
the place to buy. We earn
estly invite YOU to pick out
our place.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Real Estate Transfers :
ouir-cLAiAf DEEDS.

r. E. Walter and Perry Walter, her
husband to James G. Wiseman, ne or
ne or 1I-56-I8-$I.
B. F. Fleetwood and wife to w. c.
Steele, all that part of hf NV or a-54-
III lying west of the Santa Fe railroad
except I I-a acres in NV cor of same
-$I.
F.W. Sanders to Catherine Steele,
that part of NV or a-s4-aI west of the
Santa Fe railroad except I-2 acres,
containg 81 acres, also 80 acres S hf
ne or 3-54-a1, also ne or sw or 4-54-2I
ST..
Charles HoItcamH and wife to VIM.
Raub, e hf Sc Or 19.s6.I7-$1.
Jno. Clark to j. F. Browning, 100
acres in Jackson's bend of Grand
river in s454-a1-$a, 900.
James D. Purvis and wife to VIM
A. Homan, hf sw or ne Or aI-56-aI
ST.. This deed is made to cancel
deed heretofore made.
WARRANTY DEEDS.
VIM. Strale to Henry Saunders, 81
acres sw pit of hf ne or and 40 acres
NV Sc 26.5a-I8-$I,6o4.
Henry Saunders to Moritz Harting,
same as last transfer--$2,ooo.
Thomas J. Martin and wife to A
F. Arlington, tract of land described
as beginning q # south of ne cor ol
blk 3e, thence north 100 feet along
west line of Ash street, thence wes
200 feet, thence south 100 feet. thence
east 200 feet to place OF beginning, in
the city of Keytesviile-$35o.
Charles c. Parks, a wldower, tc
John F. and Eliza F. Whitesides, Z
tract of land beginning Io7 # east o
the sc cor of the lot owned by c. l.
White, thence east 100 #, thence
north 153 feet, thence west 100 feet
thence south to place of beginning
being part of Redding's subdivision
of KeytesvilIe- e-$I, 500.
John Wilmoth Gooch to John anC
H. F. Slee. tract OF land beginning
| at a point 20 and 1929 rods east o
NV 28-53-I6, thence south rs rods
thence east SO 1923 rods themes
north rs rods, SO 3-23 rods west o
ne cor NV or 1858 10, thence west tc
place of beginnIng-$7oo.
N. o. Tate and wife to George w
McMahill, 900 acres of land, parts o
a6, 81 and 33-54-1S-$6,4So, subjec
to mortgages aggregating $a,o5o.
A. L. WEIGH and wife to George
w. McMahill, $40 acres IN and 28
s5-1S-$Io,II6.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-07-27
Our Agent.

B. F. Johnson has accepted the
general agency for the COURIER, and
is authorized to receive and receip,
for subscriptions due this paper. AT
so to solicit new subscriptions, job
work, advertising, etc.
When he calls on you we respect
fully request that you treat him with
the same consideration and courtesy
that you would show US.
C. P. VANDNER,
Pub. COURIER.