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was present at the celebration in Ply
mouth. There was no procession that
~ remembers. but the troops were out
and everybody seemed to enjoy them
SELVES He accompanied his father on
all these occasions. His father had
beer an officer Of the feet OF Lord Ex-
mouth. which captured AlgierS. he
wns on the Lander. a frigatc which
unfortunately was put In the position
intended for a Iine-Of-battie ship. and
every man aboard not killed was badly
wounded. Mr. Cooks father had his
and for this reason was put on harbor
duty at Plymouth.
when Victoria was crowned. John
Cock was an apprentice IN Brfdpoyt.
Dorchestsrshirc. on that day. June =.
lsls. a sister was born who - yet Iiv-
lag. n was a general holiday and
there were professions and Hastings in
which he took part Thus In the early
part Of the last century he witnessed
three important changes In the rulers
OF England. and has witnessed I'm the
present century two more great events.
the death Of Victoria and the corona
ton Of Edward
Mr.. Cook left England In iSt5 on a
tro1pshtp bound for South Africa
when sailing for the Cape they fell in
with two East Indiamcn who reported
a Kaffir uprising. and the ship then
maze port at Hobart Town. where
troops were landed. She then sailed
for sydney. Cook wa carpenter
aboard the vessel. lie left the ship
there and eventually shipped aboard n
Whaisr and landed az H1EOiuiu sep
tcsnbsr rs. istt lie has lived here ever
sinc~. With the exception OF several
months when he went TO san Fran
cisco. where he participated In some OF
the most exciting Incidents % that
city's early career and today carries
the mark Of a bullet which was iubcd-
ded In his neck by one % the famous
baud % outlaws called the Hounds"
Cook went 90 San Francisco from HO-
nolulu In 1910. and helped To build the
nrSt wharf ever constructed In the bay.
The Hounds" were then tcrrorizluE
the community. and had committed All
manner % Expectations and murders
were not infrrqueut. ON July a. iSse
they attacked n Mexican camp. burned
tne place. killed men and women and
then stole away. A meeting Of the law |
tnd order meu was called for i o'clock |
noon. July 8. by General Fremont at /
the alcalde's place. Neary a thousand |
men. among Them John Cook. assem-
bed In front OF the aicaIde'a residence. |
and Fremont was with that Official /
Hardly had they begun discussing i
plans for exterminafing the Hounds
~h~n n body OF about go OF those
worthless swooped down upon them. but
, determined show OF resistance caused
hem TO scatter.
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and called for volunteers 20 pursue the
desperadOes Cook was the third man
TO offer himself. and he was assigned
TO n company Of 10 men Two hum
dred were selected Fremont gave OF,
,iers that the men should be taken dead
or alive Cook knew where several OF
the Hounds" were TO be found. and
led the way 10 the house. The door was
battered IN and Cook was about TO
lead the way In when one OF the Eel
lows inside shot him. the bail cutting
through his neck handkerchief and
Lodging n his neck. making an ugly
wound. Cook kept on with his COM
rnand. however. and took several prts-
ouers who were surrendered 10 the
slOOp-Of-war Warren His wound De
gar 20 trouble him and he asked TO DE-
releaged from further duty. TO which
fremont a.eented. He formed the ac-
auafntauce Of Benjamin stark. one OF
his hand Of 10. who took him aboard
his bark. the Madonna. stark aiter-
wards became n senator from oregon:
They went north. secured a cargo OF
lumber and returned
BV this time Cooks neck was III
frfehtfui shape. and he went ashore
again at san Francisco Here he FOUND
among the sand hills another acqualnt-
auc... who had been scout under Ere
mont Cook nursed him through MS
illness but he died. Before passing
,vsv, no gave TO Cook an old pistol
with a broken spring. which had De-
Ionged To Fremont He also gave MIN
an American flag which he treasured
highly This was the nag raised over
Monterey By Fremont when he took
,Cs-cssi0n OF that town. IL was Al flag /
raised temporarily until such time as
n. frieate Portsmouth arrived the
lag OF the Portsmouth was raised oy
-apt. Alex. McDuff. who has been IN
Honolulu. Mr.. Cook has taken great
are OF the ensign. and though oIten
sL,sd 20 allow IL TO be used on public
,ccasions in this city. he has refused
o lot Il be taken out. for fear that II
vii b. torn
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Miscellany
Page.
HEARD GEORGE w
DEATH ANNOUNCED

XKyHEN the news OF the death 81
" George " reached Plymouth
port. England. on the evening
OF June - fsSo. John Cook. who has
been a resident % Honolulu FOR more
than half a century. then but a hoy Of
eight years % age. stood upon the deck
OF the Hnr-of-battic ship Bombay Cas-
ale. on which hfs father was an officer.
In . Few minutes he heard the booming
of the minute guns fred from Mount
Wise. Davenport. a high place over
booking the entrance to the harbOr.
The guns doomed at the end Of every
50 seconds. each discharge representing
n year Of the dead monarch's life This
much Mr.. Cook remembers Of that not
able event. when the last OF the
Georges passed out 81 the succession
The next day ne and his father went
ashore To listen To the prOclaining OF
william ~ as King Of Great Britain
They went 70 the town hall. where the
mayOr read the proclamation. About
the only feature which caught the
boys fancy then was the fine robes OF
Cffice worn by the mayor lie gazed at
these with interest. but remembers that
there was also "A great parade OF SOL |
.ilers and sailors. and shouts for the |
sailor King"
when william " and Queen AIDE
Iaide were crowned later. Mr. Cook
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The new Roman Catholic Cathedral
in London. which will DE opened by
Cardinal Vaughan on Sunday. June 90.
Edward VII. Is one of the most SUI
perb church ediflces erected since ST.
Peters at Rome or ST. PauI's in Lon
don II stands in the heart OF West
minister. on the site>of the old Tothill
Fields prison. about half a mile from
Hyde Park corner and quite near to
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A Renaissance OF BEECHER.

John Bradshaw. an old resident OF
indianapolis. In an interview gives
some entertaining "reminiscences Of
Henry Ward Beecher. Il knew him in
timately when was a youth and he
young man" said Mr.. Bradshaw. AT
that time We lived four miles north OF
the city on the Michigan road. One
night Beecher was at our house for
supper and during the course OF the
meal asked my fathers permission
To go. To a horse race the next day.
which was at track somewhere
around In the locality now known as
North indianapolis. Mr.. Beecher took
the reply from my father by saying l
shouldn't be- allowed to go. as I was too
young. few days after this / was in
town and met Mr.. Beecher He told
me that he had just bought a horse and
was going 10 our house In the evening.
and II I would meet him we would
drive out together. II was a big bay
horse and by a peculiar spot on his
breast / knew him TO be an old running
horse tina; had been on the course As
We were on the way out we came to a
stretch Of smooth. level road and before
we passed the first mile stone. Mr..
Beecher handed me his watch and let
the horse out 10 speed. We fairly few.
remember We made that mile in less
than three minutes.
That night at the supper table I
called Mr.. Beecher's attention 10 the
fact that he wouldn't allow me to go
20 the races. yet he speeded his own !
horse on the way out. He turned TO |
me with a roguish eye and said: The !
Lord made that horse 20 run. and I let |
him indianapolis Journal
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Victoria street. The area in which it
rises. and which it adorns, embraces
the houses OF Parliament. the royal
palaces. the government offices and 9TH
er great buildings. In dimensions it
compares favorably with the other
great catnedrals OF the world. Its en-
tire length is $50 feet. Its greatest
width is 156 feet. Its height is 80 feet.
The nave Is an inspiring and spacious
place. 240 feet in length. 90 feet wide.
with the traditional transepts, aisles
and side chapels. On the raised floor
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MARK TwAIN'S NEGRO TALES.

At little dinner the-ether night the
statement was made mat the coIored
race had longer memories than white
folk Mark Twain. who was present.
agreed with the remark. ard to prove
IL told the following:
Some years ago. when South. 1 met
an old colored man who claimed to
have known George Washington. /
asked him IL he was in the boat when
General Washington crossed the Della
ware. and he instantly replied, Lor.
Massa. l Steered dat boat
Well. said /. do you remember
when George took the hack at the cher
~ tree?'
He looked worried for a minute. and
then with beaming smile, said:
why. suah, Massa, i dun drove dat
hack mahself' New York Times
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Il would much rather work for a
family in moderate circumstances than
for a rich family confided a parlor
maid. I'm house where there are
three servants one gets much better
treatment than in one where there are.
dozen. Do you know what you eat
in great big millionaire establish
ment? Why, corned beef and cabbage,
chuck roast, beans and potatoes-foods
that are ogod 'filers'-and for dessert
you get boiled rice. and, for a treat,
Waldorf-Astoria pudding. Don't you
know what Waldorf-AStoria pudding
is? That is bread pudding. In a small
Ter house, where the servants don't
number more than two or three. y..u
get ice cream, chicken, rib roasts, fresh
vegetables and strawberries. You eat.
you see. exactly the Same fare that
your master does. But in the big place
where the servants number a dozen and
where very expensive foods are served
every day, ii is impossible To let YOU
fare as the head of the house does. IL
would cost too much money"
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of the apse is the monks choir. and in
the sanctuary the canons stall. Over
the high altar a magnificent figure of
the crucified Christ strikes the visitor
who first enters the nave, and other
Inspiring images and architectural dec
orations lend to the interior the beauty
and awesomeness of the great temples
of the Roman faith in many lands. In
style the sacred edifice is Byzantine.
The total cost of this superb pile was
{ 100000, or. in American money, the
equivalent of $3.50. 600
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We captured Philippine general. &c
announced the boarder with the
paper wonder when wen capture
pFiVateE asked the hat clerk: there
seems 20 De more generals In the Phil
.pp.nes tnan there are colonies In Ken
lucky. Philadelphia Record.
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No conversation: Barber-.You're
next. sir. Hair cut?" Pepprey-"Yes.
and here. put this in your pocket for
yourself -Barber-"Thank you. sir. /
don't often get my tip before 1 begin.
and l appreciate" Pepprey-'I don't
want you to consider that a tip. but
hush money. philadelphia Press.
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The proper thing: The president
Then you don't care to have your
name mentioned in connection with
your one hundred million dollar gift to
our university" The philanthropist-
"eh' you might say that you give
my name without my consent ''-Ey
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PHYSICIAN 1.
Oranges.
Avoid Bananas and Grapes.
Oatmeal.
Soft Boiled Eggs.
Tea
Avoid Coffee.
Warm Milk IL Desired.
Mineral Water. Natural.
Fruit.
Mutton or Beef Broth.
Tenderioin Steak
Corn.
Peas
Asparagus
Celery.
Preserves
Avoid Pie.
Drink Water.
Toast
Preserves.
Clipped Meats Warmed in Cream.
Water.
Avoid liquors. hot breads. white
fee. sugar and the condiments Tak'
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PHYSICIAN 8.
Apples.
Raw or Steam Boiled
Or Baked.
Poached or Soft Boiled
Eggs.
Little Coffee, IL Any.
No Hot Biscuits or Cakes.
Toast.
Fruit.
Plenty OF Soup.
No Fried Meats.
Beans.
Peas.
Corn.
Celery.
No Hot Bread.
Warm Milk
For Dessert, Cream Dishes.
Waters.
Warm Milk.
Cereal Food
Like Whole Wheat.
schew pork and sausages, fear cof-
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RECOGNIZE NDATIONS OF THREE CHICAGO PHYSICIANS AS TC
DAILY DIET IN HOT WEATHER.

BREAKFAST.
PHYSICIAN 2.
Oranges or Pears.
Soft Boiled Eggs.
Toast
Whole Wheat.
Tea
Avoid Coffee.
No Meat.
No Hot Breads.
DINNER.
Fruit.
Broth.
Mutton
Or Any Stewed Meat.
Onions in Mix.
Boiled Rice.
Peas. r
Beans.
Fruit Preserves.
Drink Tea
SUPPER.
Graham Bread.
Fruit.
Cold Meats, Eaten Lightly.
Preserves.
d, eat freely OF cheeses, decline q
often in any natural form
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VXyHEN the news OF the death Of /
" George " reached Plymouth /
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Hon. HaIVer Steenerson.

Hon. Halvor Steenerson of
Crookston is one Of the best
known and most highly esteemed
members of the legal profession in
the state of Minnesota, while his
reputation as iurist and able adj
vocate extends throughout all the
northwestern states. He is a man
of strong physique, standing SIX
feet three inches IN his stocking
feet, and spiendidly proportioned,
and he is well known by the
appropriate cognomen of "The
Tall Pine of the Red River
Valley Unlike many attorneys,
his reputation as a lawyer has
been gained largely by the many
successful legal battles he has
fought for the common people,
and there is perhaps no attorney
In the northwest so well known
among the common people as Mr..
Steenerson.
He was born in Dane county,
Wis, in 1852, his parents having
emigrated from Thilimorken, Nor
way, the year previous. A year
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portant services. 1t was through
his initiative that the principle Of
the right Of the state to regulate
railroad rates was esta blished.
Mr.. Steenerson has always been a
strong advocate Of the right of
the state to regulate and control
railway and other quasi public
corporations. In 1893 he insti-
tuted the celebrated "Steenerson
Grain Rate case which was twice
fought through the supreme court,
the Great Northern railway em-
ploying the ablest attorneys at its
command. In 1898 Mr.. Steener.
son was finally victorious, the
supreme court ordering the rail-
roads to reduce their rates about
15 per cent, and the principle of
state control Of the railways was
definitely established.
Not only did Mr.. Steenerson
push this law TO successful con
clusion, and thus make it of large
practical value TO the farmers of
the state, but he was in fact one
Of the authors of the law. While
state senator in 1885 he was a
member Of the commission which
framed the law creating the rail
way and warehouse commission
aid endowing it with powers for
the regulation the rates, etc.
A further evidence of the
promptness and ability with which
Mr.. Steenerson has always cham
pioned the cause of the people is
found in his course immediately
after the organization of the
Northern Securities company. He
Immediately wrote long opinion
asserting thatS the state and fed
eral laws were adequate to protect
the interests of the people, and In
particular that the Sherman anti
trust law afforded abundant REM
edy. Mr.. Steenerson's opinion
was widely commented upon, it
being so vigorous and unequivo-
cal, while prominent attorneys
and public men all over the coun-
try were hesitating as to what
they should say, Moreover, the
position taken by Mr.. Steenerson
within few days after the form
alton Of the Northern Securities
company was precisely that finally
taken by Attorney General Knox
of the United States after several
months delay.
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BIDS WANTED
For School House at Blackjack,
Minnesota.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Secretary
OF Board OF Education Of Blackducs,
MINI, for the erection Of a school
house, 42 II by G2 IT,, two stories: to
be complete and ready for occupancy
September 1st, 1902; according to
plans and specifications now Tn hands
{ Secretary, said Board Of Educa-
tion reserying the right to reject any
and MI bids No bids received un-
less accompanied by bond in the sum
Of $500. 90.
Bids will be opened June i4th, 1902
at 300 p. m.
BY order of Board May oath, 1902.
M. a. CLARK, Sec,
l3-l5 Blackduck. MINI. !.
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MORE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES.
"A Brief Sketch Of the Career OF S. G
COmstOck of MoOrhead and HalvOr
Steenerson Of CrOOkston.

after his birth the family moved
to Houston county, Mimi. Mr..
Steenerson was educated in the
common, graded and high schools
|of tue state and at the Union Col
lege of Law in Chicago, where he
Grad uated in 1878 and at once be-
gan the practice oflaw in fillmore
county, this state. His success
was immediate and pronounced.
In 1880 he removed to Crookston,
where he has resided ever since.
lie was elected county attorney of
Polk county and in 1883 was sent
to the senate, where he served in
the sessions of 1883 and 1885.
Mr.. Steenerson' ! practice has been
so extensive that he has for the
most part refused to be a candidate
for public office. Nevertheless,
he has taken an active interest In
public affairs. He has held various
local offices, such as a member OF
the board of education, city attor-
ney, etc., has often represented
the republican party of the county
in state and district. conventions
and has twice represented the
state IN republican national con-
yentions.
Mr.. Steenerson has rendered the.
people cfthe state some very I'm Il
The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-05
Assessment Of LOGS.

Assessors in Beltrami county
Ihaye been constantly advised by
| the county attorney not to assess
legs belonging to nonresident
firms. The supreme court has
now passed on the point, State
Auditor Dunn's decision is re.
yersed in the case of the assess.
ment of Mitchell 81 Brown, d log
glng firm whose assessment he
placed in Carleton county. The
court holds that ST Louis county
lis entitled to the taxes collected.
The syllabus says:
First The exercise of judicial
functions is TO determine what
the law is, and what the legal
rights Of parties are, with re-
spect to a matter in controversy;
and whenever IN officer is clothed
with that authority and under.
takes to determine those cues
tions, he acts judicially. and If no
appeal or other remedy is pro-
yided, certiorari will lie to review
his decision.
Second General statutes 1894
section 1916, providing that the
personal property Of a merchant
or manufacturer shall be taxed
in the county, or town, where his
business is carried on, vests In
the owner Of the property the.
legal right to insist that it be
taxed in the county, or taxing
district so designated.
Third General statutes 1884,
section 1922, providing that where
a controversy as to the proper
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county in which personal prop,
erty is taxable, the same shall be
determined by the state auditor,
is held to clothe that officer with
quasi-iudicial functions; and in
determining such questions be
acts in such capacity; his deci-
sion in the premises is not final
and, no appeal or other remedy
being provided, may be reviewed
by certiorari.
Fourth General statutes 1894,
section 1863, providing, in effect,
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that it shall always be d defense
to taxes that the property upon
which the same were assessed
was not subject to taxation, is
construed and held to mean prop
erty exempt from taxation, and
not property not taxable in a par
ticular taxing district.
Fifth-The property of relat-
ors, Mitchell & Mcclure, located
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in Carlton county, was errone'
Iously taxed in that county, being
used and employed exclusively IN
connection with the firms man
0ufacturing business, which was
located and carried on in St,
Louis county, and was properly
taxable III the latter county.
Brown, ].
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Official figures compiled BY the
state show in Beltraml county the
Following crops and acreage for
1901: Barley, 1914 acres, 3s4O
bushels; Corn, 172 acres, 1910
bushels; Oats, TAI acres, 2o,46o
bushels; Wheat, 1,94S acres, "a. I
$50 bushels.
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IT is only fair for the PIoNEEB
to publish a sketch OF the career
of each and every candidate fol
congress in the new Ninth dis
trict There are five in all. They
are all good men SO far as we
know, but it is important for the
voters to get acquainted with
them al. in order to know how to
vote intelligently:
S. G. Comstock of Moorhead
is a native of New England He
came to Minnesota in 1870 and
located in Moorhead the follow
ing year, So that he is a pioneer
in the Red River valley. Well
endowed by education and by
natural ability, he speedily be-
came prominent in business and
political circles in Moorhood and
throughout the entire valley.
He was recognized as an able at
torney and his services have
been much in demand through
out the valley. ,
Mr.. Comstock is a man of wide
experience in public life. He was
county attorney Of Clay county
for six years. Later he was
elected to represent the county
in the house Of represe entatiyes,
I where he served six year. While
a member of the house he served
almost, continuously as a member
of the judiciary committee, one
of the most important commit
tees of that body, and he was
also for one term chairman Of
the finance committee Of the
house. From the house Mr..
Comstock was promoted to the.
senate, Of which body he was q
member six years, and in whose
deliberations he took a promi-
nent part. During his last term
as senator he was chairman Of
the Judiciary committee. For.
twelve years in one of the most.
important periods in the history
of the state, Mr.. Comstock was a
member of the state legislature.
His position in both houses was
one Of influence and he played q
most important part IN shaping
legislature during that period.
In 1883 Nj. gomstock resigned
from the state senate and was
elected7to heFifty first congress-
where he served two years and
Whereahe might still be serving
had not the northwest been over
Whelmed in 1890 by the great
wave Of populism which swept
everything before it. Although
but a new member Of the national
house, he was given important
committee assignments, being
placed upon such committees as
privileges and elections, and coin
age, weights and measures.
Since his retirement from
congress Mr.. Comstock has been
much in the public eye, although
he has not held public Office DUR
ing that time, except a five year
term as a member of the normal
school board of the state.
rs ~ 81
So distinguished have been
Mr.. Comstock's public services
to the people of the state that he
has on different occasions been
mentioned as a candidate for
governor Of the state and he has
also several times been urged to
become candidate for the
national senate. No man in the
Red River valley has had a wider
experience in public affairs; his
reputation as a lawyer and high
minded, public spirited citizen
has penetrated to every hamlet
in the state. His record is clean
and honorable, and it may be
said Of him that no shadow Of
suspicion of crookedness or dis
honesty has ever been cast upon
him, either in business or in
politics. Ex.
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Wants Others to KNOW.

81 have used DeWits's Little Early
Risers for constipation and torpid
liver and they are all right. /
am glad TO fndorse them for ! think
when we find good thing we ought
to let others know ID, writes Alfred
Heinze, Baincg, Ill They never
grfpe or distress. Sure, safe pills.
E. A. Mayo.