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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19
THREE BIG FORKS WOMEN
Walk Sixty-fiVe Miles Through Swamp
and Mire Returning TO Bemidji.
UNCLE SANS LIFE BLOOD Drained
BY the Canadian Loggers Fork SemenThe Deer River
Road Extension-Sturgeon Fishing in the Dark. Deep
Waters Of the Big Fork-Wm. Deering the
Champion Other News Notes.

ling ready protest to the govern
4 ment. '..s '
| The sunrise of hope is watched
lin the south, where the Smim' S
logging road is being extended to
the Rice river. A crew Of 100
men are working steadily, and
more men would be used were it
possible to get them. It is prom
Used that the line will reach Rice
Iriver some time in August. and it
is hoped that winter will find it at
/ Grand Falls,
o o %
The season for catching STAR
geon is closed, and the fishermen
lare returning to their neglected
gardens. VIM. Deering, who with
family, has lived here over six
| years, is the champion sturgeon
slayer. AS it requires great skill
to spear this fish, life is too short
for the inexperienced to hope to
learn the art. In the dark and
deep waters Of the Big Fork, the
spearer must feel his prey-it's
a game Of blind mans buff. In
deep eddies behind logs and rocks
the sturgeon hides. and his seeker
gentlyglides his gaff. hook along
| till he feels something like rub
berboot. Then he jerks. Ifiucky
he jerks the hook into the fish,
Withdrawing the spear handle. and
holds with the connecting rope
his prey. Then he needs muscle
to draw the fish from the stream
and quickness to prevent his be-
ing drawn under instead. Mr..
'Deering had this later experience
recently but landed a $50 0pounder.
Before the fisheries were estab-
|lished on the Rainy, sturgeon
came up the Big Fork By thous-
ands. At the falls, Dan Campbell
and companions caught them By
the ton. But now the settler who
lands a dozen is making a record.
The market value for sturgeon
eggs is now $1.00 per pound on
the Rainy. The flesh when cooked
tastes much like halibut and is
oftel sold for salmon.
O o O
To close -wove Yankee, the
blues come when in northern Min
nesota he stands beside the north
bound streams and sees the log
drives passing by. He knows
each passing log impoverishes
Uncle Sam, as Canadian mills
with Canadian labor will saw
them and Canada will reap the
wealth overlooked by sleeping
Samuel. Canadian lum bermen
are awake to the advantages of
our northbound streams, and for
years have been active buyers Of
timber OIL said streams. And i'll
the riverside stumps could speak,
we would learn that the Canadians
have got millions Of our logs by
other methods than buying, One
drive of less than five million is
being made from upper Big Fork.
The water is SO high and swift
that half dozen men can conduct
the entire fotilla. The river re-
minds as Of a great artery in Uncle
Sans body, the logs, the rich red
blood. And we grieve that the
tardy surgeons - the railroads
come not to heal this gaping
wound in Americas economic
system. A, M. GREELEY.
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The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19
wants Others to Know,

~ have used DeWit.'s Little Early
Rfsers for constipation aud torpid
liver and they are all right. |
am glad TO indorse them for I think
when we find good thing we ought
to let others know it, " writes Alfred
Heinze, Buincy, III. They never
gripe or distress. Sure, safe pills.
r. A. Mayo.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19
FROM THE COAST.
An Interesting Letter From Mayer
John SteidI Good Timber to
Be Found i'm That State.
BEND, Ore, June 6, 1902.

DEND, UTB., J JIn6 0, I3U1.
To THE EDITOR:
Leaving Bemidji on Sunday,
Ap il q, / made several wild cat
races through the Western states
and found nothing successful till,
at last reaching The Dalles, Ore,
on the noon train, on my way up
the Columbia river to Rigs, | saw
sand drifted up as high as snow
banks in the frozen north, while
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19

lii the history Of the frontier,
woman has always played 4 heroic
part. Side by side with man they
have invaded the domain OF saw
ages and still more savage beasts,
have tasted hardships and priya--
tions withont'a murmur, and en-
dured the trials of the wilderness
with calm and lasting philosophy.
And yet when the hardy female
performs a task that tires man,
the world wonders at her endur-
ance. Perhaps as great a test OF
nerve is the journey over the
Z Big Fork trail at this time Of year.
The trail is mostly under water
and over spongy moskegs and
stumps. Between here and Bridgie
is one swamp, tWenty-four miles
across, where wading knee deep.
in ice cold water and sinking.
ankle deep in mud beneath is the
rule. And there are no friendly
hotels or houses, where the weary
may rest when overcome. It re-
quires men Of courage to make the
trip, but what Of the women who
endure the trip What place in
history will You award them 2
During the month of May of
this year, two women have ac-.
complished this feat. Women
have walked this distance IN the
winter, but never before we be-.
lieve in the wet season. Mrs. j..
P Johnson made the trip in April
when the trail was solid with frost
and ice, although wet. Mrs. O..
M. Knox followed the first Of May,
while the trail was near its worst.
And Mrs. Ole Bockman left on
the 21st for the outer world when
the trail was most dangerous and
wearisome. Old woodsmen say the
trail has not been so wet before
for years, and some Of them started
to wade it, but turned back. The
three ladies are wives of home
steaders on the Big Fork, and
probably preferred to brave the
dangers Of the upward trip than
remain and endure the terrors they
knew not Of.
o c. 8
John Gibson will engage in the
locating business on the Little
Fork. His friends in Bemidji will
learn with sorrow that he was
lately bereaved Of his estimable
wife. Mr.. Gibson says large col
onies are coming into his territory
and the claims in 68-25 have all
been taken. Streets tOWnslte IS
plated there, and three Bemidii
newspaper men also have claims
in that town. They had better
hurry.
o. O o
A grave danger threatens the
a d 80 F q
prosperity Of the Little Fork coun-
try. Scores Of claims have been
taken by Dakota bankers and
business men, who fell upon that
vacant land because it was most
accessible of all lands in Northern
Itasca. The Little Fork basin
contains ideal farming lands, and
would make a speedy Eldorado for
practical farmers and build up
prosperous villages. But when
gobbled by non agriculturalists
for speculation the welfare Of the
valley is seriously threatened.
The actual settlers are worried
and it is said that they are maxi
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19
With snow the year round

| with snow the year round. VIZ
saW several crews Of men work
ling On irrigating ditches, which,
Iif successful will make i yerita.
ble paradise Of this section.
j Arriving at Bend, we were on
the eastern edge Of q large belt
Iof timber, which lies on the east
slope Of the Cascade mountains,
| and is l25 miles long BY 20 miles
wide. | found it as nice q tract
| lof pine as I had ever seen and of
| d good quality. 4 had TO get to
work and get located on some
section corner, which / found a
difficult matter. Finding an old
|ranchman, I said: Good morn
ling, sir; what town is this you
| live in? He replied:
''H 4, this is no town, this is a
stock ranch you've gotinto.
s'Well, said |, "what section
lis this you are living in?"
ST don't know he replied, 81
don't need any.
/ bid him goodbye and told
him that I would call again some
time.
needn't on my account, was
his reply.
| went into the pine, but it was
nearly day before I could find a
section corner and commence
estimating and surveying. had
good success in finding worthy
claims, with about 5000, 900 feet
of good yellow pine on claim.
| located several.
People from Idaho ana the Da-
kotas are here looking for. pine
timber and seem satisfied, think,
ing it a good Investment. I was
well paid for my trouble.
One day, while waiting for a
party Of fourteen to come here
from jShaniko, which is rs miles
distant, by team, I returned to
the old rancher's place and, ap-
preaching him, I remarked;
"How do you 90, sir?''
II doiust as please, I he lie.
piled, ''and have done 50 on this
very ranch for the past forty five
years. Now, sir, I want to sing
to you my praises Of this coun
try, which | am much interested
in,'' and 4 think he was, for he
looked very sincere while repeat,
ing it to me as I noted it down: !
eve will now sing our praise.
Almighty dollar, thy shining face
bespeaks thy Wondrous power,
In our pockets make thy rest
ing place, for we need thee every
hour. Almighty dollar, our ae-
knoWledged friend and benefac-I
tor, we desire to approach thee
on this and every other occasion
with that reverence due superior
excellence and that regard We
have for exalted greatness. Az
dollar, without thee we
can do nothing; but with thee We
can do all things. In sickness
thou can provide us with skilled
and tender nurses to
soothe our feyerish brows. Wei
to regard thee as the
handmade Of religion and the
twin sister Of charity, as when
thy shining countenance broke
through upon famine strickenl
and your merry jingle
was heard above the din; while|
weeping mothers and starving
rose above their walls Of
woe; while their hearts and their
heels resounded to the thrilling
strains Of "St. Patrick's Day ia 4
the Morning" /" Almighty dollar,
thou art the joy of our youth and
our solace in our old age. Vel
feel thou art the one altogether
lovely and the chiefest amongst
ten thousand. We acknowledge
thee, almighty dollar, to be the
king of the politicians, and when
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-19
AMERICAS
3 + S II
EhitDrially Fearless "
Consistently Republican

News from All OF the World--.Well
Written, Original Stories Answers
to QueriesArticles on Health,
he Home, New Books, and on
Work About the Farm and Garden
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to the University of Michigan, where
he will enter the medical department
after taking preparatory course.
'sThere are dozen towns in Tayabas
province that are making up subscrip-
lions to keep as many young Filipinos
in American institutions Of learning
as they can possibly afford.
'That water cure businessf Well,
the fact is made the reference to the
water cure practice among soldiers
and sanctioned by some officers, be-
cause I saw it made bad impression
upon the Filipinos. They were and
are much abused people. I became
as intimate with them as any officer
and tried to do my duty as an officer
and a man.
ST belong to the army and the army
has done glorious work out there.
The war is now over and think we
can afford to be generous as well as
just with the Filipinos. Give them an
equal chance at education and civili-
cation and they will surprise you. :
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OATH OF BOODLER's COMBINE,

Minneapolis can take her hat off
to st. Louis. The Flour City can no
longer hold the banner for having the
real thing in the shape of Doodle
club. The graft of the Minneapolis
police officials was small and not in
comparison with what has been going
on among a bunch of the St. Louis
aldermen. And the minneapolis crowd
did not have things down quite 30
fine as they did in the Missouri town.
Think of Doodle combine. with
an oath as strong as that of the Molly
Maguires when that big secret or
ganization was in its prime. If this
is not the limit in official corrup.
ton The Free Press would like to be
given tip on what is
This is the oath the members of the
st. Louis boodlers's combine swore to
on becoming Initiated into the mys-
teries of the order:
do solemnly swear before the AL
mighty God that on associating myself
in and becoming member of this
combine will vote and act with the
combine whenever and wherever
may be ordered to do So
And furthr solemnly swear that 1
will not, at any place or time, reveal
the fact that there is a combine, and
that / will not communicate to any
person or persons anything that may
take place at any meeting of the COM
bine.
And do solemnly agree that, in
case should reveal the fact that any
person in this combine has recei we'd
money, hereby permit and authorize
other members of this combine to take
the forfeit Of my life in such manner
as they may deem proper, and that
my throat may be cut, my tongue
torn out and my body cast into the
Mississippi river.
And all of this do solemnly swear,
80 help me God. 81
Nineteen men were In the combine.
The court proceedings against this
crowd will bring to light great deal
OF rsttenness.
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In its zeal and efforts to promote
the election of John Lind to congress
The st. Paul Globe has discovered a
reason why it is necessary for him co
go to congress; namely, to support
President Roosevelt. This causes The
ST. Cloud Journal Press to say "That
is good, devilish good. And this is
the same Lind, who when governor,
and speaking from the same platform
with President Mckinley, in welcom-
ing our soldier boys back from the
Philippines, had the rudeness to
ignore the president, and to abuse the
opportunity by making partisan
speech just think how delighted
Theodore Roosevelt woud be with this
sort of backing. But The Globe did
the best it could. Representing a
party which has an unbroken record
Of failure, disaster end dispair, it has
to 90 outside it's own party to find
any reasonable theory for electing any
member of its party. The people of
Minneapolis will send man to Wash
ington in sympathy with the presi-
dent, but his name will not be John
Lind"
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Brethren of the cloth sometimes fall
out and when they do the fur flies
and harsh words are spoken. The
Wisconsin Methodist conference, which
is to meet in Oshkosh soon, will have
t. ouble en- it's hands. Rev. Thomas
Clithero Of Portage will presently
charges against number of the clergy
men In his letter he gives the confer
ence the following choice recommends
ton: ga brood of greedy cormorants,
attracted by the odor of corruption,
are claaping the cliff with their crook
ed hands and fattening upon her flesh.
The eagles are gathering about the
prospective carcass of Methodism,
Streaming with delight In anticipation
of feast. and no man waves them
away. If these things be not go, who
will make me liar and my speech
nothing worthf'' Rev. Clithero is
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WHIsPERINGs AND MURMURINGs


Democrats in Iowa pick ID up the
discard and then nominated Papa Boies
for congress in opposition to Speaker
Henderson.
The price of turkeys is said to be
attached to q balloon So long as
Goldfish are in stock we will be happy.
At this season of the year the turkey
gobbler is beginning to take on a sad
look. Thanksgiving is drawing near.
With much display of glee the Demo
cratic press cry out that no trusts
grew up under that party's admins
tration, No, they did not, nor did
anything else, except an army of un-
employed.
Mr.. Hunck is the name of a Demo-
cratic candidate in Stearns county.
He hopes to secure chunk - of the
votes on Nov. 4.
The bicycle trust couldn't ride
safety. took header and went to
pieces.
Carrie Nation is in new role; that
of reciting original poems into
monographs.
Down in Indiana a school teacher
told little boy that unless he studied
his lessons more diligently he would
never be elected president. 81 DOM
expect to be-" said the lad. "I'm q
Democrat.
Alger has come out for President
Roosevelt. Up to the hour of going to
press Roosevelt has not returned the
compliment.
after the primaries are over, is
new song by the candidates.
In Minneapolis a respondent young
man attempted suicide. by shooting
toward his heart. The bullet was
stopped by watch When about to
commit suicide place your watch in
your vest pocket.
Ii fight should occur between
Sleepy Eye and Blue Earth the follow
ing from The Blue Earth Post may be
counted as the cause of it:
cover at Ish-tah -ka- bah, which is
Sleepy Eye, the North Western rail
road company is finishing a $50, 900
passenger depot. We are not envious,
but just why they should pass up our
Blue Earth for that drowsy burg goes
beyond our understanding.
We expect Editor Hays to rouse the
Sleepy Eye citizens to arms instanter.
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Aug 5-l2 1915, 2
ORDER To EXAMINE ACnnI1Nrr

ORDER TO EXAMINE ACCOUNTS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth-SS. In Probate Court,
In the matter of the estate of Andre W
S. Hustaft, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition
of Peter Ellingson, administrator OF
the estate of Andrew s. HHstafs
deceased, representing, among other things,
that he has fully administered said es-
tate, and praying that a time and place be
fixed for examining and allowing the final ac-
count of his administration, and for the an.
signment of the residue of said estate to the
parties entitled thereto by law:
1t is ordered that said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this court, on Batur-
day the 9th day of SeptemberlA. d. 1909, at 10
o'clock a. M, at the Probate Office in
the City of Mankato, in said county.
And it is further ordered, That notice there
of be given to all persons interested by pub
fishing copy of this order once in each week,
for three successive weeks prior to said day OF
hearing, in the Mankato Free Press weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato,
in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato, the 18th day
OF August, A. ID. 1902.
By the Court:
Probate Court Seal. WIN. F. HUGHES,
Judge of Probate.
H. l.. and J.. W. Schmitt, Attorneys for Ad-
miniStratOr, =.
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FIRST DISTRICT CONTEST.

The one contest that is overshadow-
ing all others in Minnesota this year
is the fight for congressional honors in
the first district between Representa-
i've Tawney and Senator Knatvold,
and the outcome of the primaries will
be watched with keen interest.
Senator Knatvold, who was quite
badly injured in the recent cyclone
disaster on the North Western rail
road, has so far recovered as to be
able to again enter the field of activity,
and while he has no doubt lost some
ground during the ten days of confne-
ment to his home, his friends seem to
feel confident that he has yet enough
time remaining to make his work
effective to the point of success
One thing seems certain. Mr..
Tawney has the fight of his life on
hand. and while he may succeed in
landing the nominstion-indeed it
seems quite certain he will, viewed
from this distance such result will
be secured only after a desperate
struggle.
In entering the campaign early in
the season, it did not take the con-
gresham long to find out that he was
considerably out of harmony with a
large number of his constituency on
several matters of national legislation,
and it has kept him pretty busy
Strengthening himself out with his
people Mr.. Tawney has been an
active, influential and valuable mem
Der of the lower house of the national
legislature. He is an indomitable
worker, an aggressive leader and q
man who follows his conscience to the
letter. He is not always right. but he
is always earnest, and to his credit be
it said, Mr.. Tawney has been wrong
but few times and right very many
times. His congressional services for
ten years have been exceptionally
valuable to the people of the north
west. and the few errors of omission
or commission chsrgeshle to his ac-
count are greatly overbalanced by the
value of his work as a whole.
Mr.. Knatvold is a gentleman of
stern reality. He has convictions on
great public questions that are I'M
doubtedly in full accord with the
trend of public opinion and in sym
NV mil nhon IT,
lacks experience in national legisla-
ton and could not hope. if elected, to
attain the position now held by Con-
gresham Tawney in a great many
years, if il deed, he ever could This
is said with no desparagement to Mr..
Knatvold, but rather as a deserved
tribute to Mr.. Tawney, for the latter
gentleman has certain attributes as a
successful leader possessed by few
northwestern members in congress,
and the lesson taught him in this -cam-
paign, that the party is always greater
than the man, that the public has some
well defined ideas that even a con-
gresham must heed if he would not
be relegated to private life will. if
we mistake not the good sense with
which Mr.. Tawney is endowed, put
him in hearty accord with his people
on the few points of difference that
have divided them, and make him
more than ever valuable as their
champion and defender in congress.
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PRAISE FOR FILIpINOS.

Major Cornelius Gardner returns
from the Philippines with a pretty
good opinion of the natives. In a
statement to the correspondents. the
major said:
1.-THE Filipinos are hungry for edu-
cation. They have heen lied about
and misrepresented and misjudged.
but the fact remains they desire our
education and our civilization. Why.
I have here with me young Filipino.
Emilia De Gala. whom am sending
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DOyOOONSOOOS0N
, DUTY Of = g
) REPUBLICANS q
j TO BE AT THE n
D PRIMARIES -
, Sept. Is, 1902 e
SSOSG0SOS0eOe0
Sept 5-l2.1Q. 1902
ORDER FOR HEARING ON c1 ,.,

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Rlus
~ Earth-ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Mary A.
Bowles, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of
said deceased being this day granted unto
A. w. Petrich, of said county
1t is ordered, That all claims and demands
of all persons against said estate be presented
to this court, for examination and allowance at
the Probate office in the city of Mankato, in
said Blue Earth County, on the following day,
viz: Monday. the 9th day of March, A. b.
1908. at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
1t is further ordered, That six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-.
sent their claims against said estate at the OK.
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court, or not proven to its satisfaction
shall be forever barred unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place of hearing and examination of said,
claims and demands shall be given by publica-
ton of this order for three successive weeks
prior to the day appointed for such examine
ton, in the Mankato Free Press. a weekly
newspaper printed and published at Mankato In
salt county.
Dated at Mankato, the 30tn day OF August
a. D., 1902
By the Court:
probate Court Seall WIN. F. HUGHES
Thos. Hughes, Judge of ProbaSe
Atty. for Administrator
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In Fairmont stranger who gave
his name as Alfred johnson became
acquainted with girl fourteen years
of age who was employed in laun-
dry. He asked her one night to allow
him to look at her check. He showed
her how easy it was with fountain
pen to raise it. Several checks were
given like treatment and payment on
them was refused at the bank. The
girl was interviewed by the authori-
ties and she confessed all. She re-
turned the money to her employer and
the latter, instead of turning the girl
adrift, continued to employ her, be-
lieving that the lesson taught was a
valuable experience. The employer is
deserving of great credit for the kind
and humane act and no doubt will be
rewarded by flithful performance
of duty on the part of the girl who
was led astray by villain.