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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
VIII Fix Up Road.

The street committee OF the
city council yesterday afternoon
took a trip over the road between
this city and the county poor
farm, the impossible condition
of which has caused several com
plants to be registered recently.
The road is practically thess only
one leading into the city from
the east, and the recent heavy
aains have madeit nearly impass-
able. It has always been a hard
matter to keep in repair, but as
a result of thestreet committee $
trip yesterday afternoon an ap-
preparation will propably be
made which will be sufficient to
put it in good condition.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Grandpa Jim Reynolds.

jim Reynolds, "Roots and
Herbs, the genial drug salesman
who has made Northern minnesota
ever since there was Northern
Minnesota, for Lyman-Eliel, is a
grandad, and Jim is 50 pleased
that he is telling all his friends.
His daughter, Mrs. B. O. Hutch
.ins, of Chicago is the mother of a
daughter born Sunday Jim has
has long aspired to the dignity
which the title of grandfather
carries and next time he comes
to town his Bemidji friends will
all expect to smoke good ones.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Circular of Instruction.

Those who are Interested in
the conditions which will govern
the opening Of the agricultural
lands on the Red Lake reserva-
tion can obtain copies Of a cir
cular giving all the details upon
writing the land offices at either
Duluth, Crookston or Cass Lake.
The circular contains all infor-
NATION, the hour when the land
will be open for settlement, the
conditions necessary to d 5illng,
terms Of payment, relating to
fees, the provisions Of the law
under which the landsa-e e opened
and much other information
which will be valuable to all who
are interested.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Thor Johnson, of Mcintosh,
Dies of Apoplexy at
M. & |. Depot.
ON HIS NAY TO VISIT REL
ATlVES AT FuNKLEY.
Appeared to be in the Best oil
Health Up to the Moment of
His Death.

Thor Johnson, of Mcintosh, be
tween seventy and seventy five
years OF age, dropped dead in the
ladies waiting room of the NJ 4
I. depR Il at 5:45 last night. Death
was dt e to apoplexy.
Mr.. Johnson was on his wav to.
Funkley to visit relatives and
came in from Mcintosh at noon
yesterday. He had dinner at the
Brinkman hotel and spent the
afternoon about town. lie was
an old friend of "A. C,ilmour ar
visited With NM. l,ilmou' IN the
afternoon. The two gentlemen
have been ACC uainfances and
friends for 4 number oi wears.
He aid not complain OF feeling i'll
and on the contrary when he met
Mr Gilmour assured him that he
was feeling very Well Mr.. Gil
.mour noticed that he looked un-
usually pale and mentioned the
fact to him johnson replied
that it had been some time Since
they met and tina. he was older
and more bleached out. John
son left the drug store about
three o clock ana went to the
Brinkman and about five O'Clock
went to the depot. Shortly be-
fore train time he stepped up to
the ticket window and bought a
ticket to Hoyey Junction. Eater
he went into the ladies waiting
room and was leaning against
the ticket window desk when he
suddenly fell to the floor, stl'ik
ing his head against the chimney
casing in falling Several ladies'
in the room at once rushed to his
side and it was at first thought
that he had tainted Agent
Walker and others at the depot
endeavored to resuscitate him
but he died within a few
moments. Dr. Morrison was at
once summoned and says that
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Chances Are Good.

Captain Reynolds, OF the Be-
midi Independent Military Com
panv, has received sufficient in
formation to warrant him in the
belief THAT the appointment of a
company of national guards may
be made here in the very near
future. The only thing now
necessary is for the membership
to come out and attend drills so
that when the proper time comes
it may be in a position to make
an excellent showing.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14

legs were completely paralyzed.
In every other way Mr.. Place
seemed as we'll as ever: he could
eat, talk, sing and play the cornet
as of old, but his arms hung
helpless at his sides, and he could
move neither leg. Grievlng over
his misfortunes his mind became
affected, until, SO the doctors say,
his paralysis became worse
simply by brooding upon it un-
til his condition was pitiahle in
deed. The good people Of McIn
tosh cared for Mr.. Place some
three weeks, but finding that he
needed hospital treatment Mayor
Conger and Mr. Webster We're
delegated to take him to his
friends at Waterloo, Iowa. A
brother Of the stricken man was
notified, but when the party
reached Waterloo no one was
there to receive them. Before
the Mcintosh gentlemen left,
however, Mr.. Place y1s intrust-
ed to the care of a friend and is
now doubtless receiving medical
attention which he needs. The.
case is one of the most peculiar
of cases Of partial paralysis that
has been seen in this country,
and it is feared that his mis-
fortune may cause the unfortun
ate man to entirely lose his mind
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Bought at Blackduck.

Mondays Daily Pioneer said
that Frank Freeman Of Black
duck had been at Duluth to buy
furniture for his house a tBlack-
duck. The paper is glad to
know this morning that Mr..
Freeman bought all his good $
from the Blackduck Furniture
company. There is nothing like
patronizing nome industry; and
while the Daily Pioneer believed
it's information to be reliable, it
cheerfully makes this correction
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Lineup of Local Eleven In
cludes Number of
Old Timers.
DIR. TUOMY AND NJ. R. BRIGHT
TO COACH THE BUNCH.
Team Commences Getting lnto
Form For First Game
With FoSston.

Football enthusiasts held a
meeting at the city hall last
night which resulted in the or
ganizatlon OF a football team that
promises TO be one OF the fast
est in this section OF the state,
The team was organized by the
choice OF NJ Il. Bright rs man
agcr, Harvey Woodward as SEC
retary and treasurer and Dr.
Tuomy and Mr. Bright as
coaches. The line ul5 Will Be Is
follows 4, &. Bailey full oaek,
\. Arneld. left halt. E.d Finn,
right llalf f. Gcil, aft end, s.
Klehm, right end ] Goodman,
.center George lse9sLeY left
taeIlle; y ;steyo,s,ol right
tackle, Arthur ;lannoiE quarter.
Ray Dennis, left guard fonn
English, right guard \ Dnn
ham, {; Patterson, g. fiillaby
and Robert English, substitutes
The team is for tho MOST part
made up Of experienced men,
land Manager Bright is conf
Ident that it will make a good
showing All the men are re-
Fqucsted to show up for signal
practice al the city hail at :
O'clock tonight IhM team will
practice every night from now
ION under direction of one Of the
coaches. Uniforms have been
Iordered and arrangements are
lat present being made fef the
first game with Fosston.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
What They Say.

VI Z. DeWoIf The Pioneer is
entirely right IN its optimistic
view Of the future oi Bemidjl
CroalSel's have predicted a short
life to the town since it was start
ed, but what it lstodavis nothing
to what il will be Il few years.
hence. ! nave heard people say
that numbering Will be Gone mere
III three years. but those of us
who are in business-lsnew we'll
that twenty years hence will still
see the mills Of Benidji saving
lOgS.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Both Arms and Legs Be-
come Suddenly Para
lyzed.
WAS THE LEADER OF THE BAND
AT MCINTOSH. \.
Feared That His Misfortune May
Cause His Mind to Give
Nay.


Mayor Conger and A. q. Web
ster OF Mcintosh passed through
the city last evening returning
from Waterloo, Iowa, where they
were called on a peculiarly sad
mission. For several months
past H. B. Place has been leader
of the band at Mcintosh where
he became extremely popular
About three weeks ago he began
to lose the use of his limbs aud
in a short time both arms and
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
His Father Dead.

Police officer Brose yesterday
received a letter announcing the
death of his father at Christiana,
Norway, which occurred some
time agoand was due to gangrene
Mr.. Brose's aged mother is also
quite i'll. It has been thirteen
years since he visitedhIs parents
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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Smith to the Mud.

Conductor Smith, the genial
manipulation Of the punch on the
M & l. passenger, didn't look
the dapper, whole soulcd railroad
man that he is this morning, and
it's all because they have mud at
Northome, more profnse in spots
than is desirable. Mr. Smith
says Northome is an all right
town, but its growing SO fast
that it has been impossible to
build sidewalks in all places
where they are necessary up TO
the present time Yesterday
morning when he attempted to
cross the street between the two
hotels he encountered between
Gne and two feet Of mud, and the
handsome blue uniform which
the M q [. furnishes its sel.v-
ants looks like the livery of ii
coachmati who has driven II long
distance over a bad road Oh u
foggy morning However, Mr..
Smith says little things like that
don't count.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14

death was undou btedly due to
apopleNy. At the time the IN
ciuent occurred there was no one
at the depot acquainted With
johnson and it was not until T..
n, Rode, a clerk at Winters de-
partment store arrived that the
body was Identified The re
mains We're removed to Naylor S
undertaking establishmentwhere
they will be prepared for burial.
Up to three o clock this after
noon no inquest had been held.
Coroner Henderson and Deputy
Coroner Speelman are both alb
sent from the city Dr.. Hender-
son has been notified by wire of
the occurrence and is expected to
designate a deputy some time
uillS ~ lcI llooH.
johnson had been a resident of
Mcintosh for a number of years
and for some time conducted the
Duluth Hotel at that town He
has a family of grown up sons
and daughters. One son, j Il.
johnson lives about three miles
from Funkley and Mrs. + Fl.
King, of hNunkley, is q grand
daughter
MI. johnson retired from bus.
mess some years ago and is SAID
to have been in comfortable Ella
-eumstanees. He is Very highly
spoken Of by all who know him
and none Of his friends IN this
city know Mhether he had ever
been subject 10 apopiectlc hts
Ior heart trouble. So fal, as IS
Illnown he had complained to 10
lone of feeling unWell.
Johnson IS relatives at Mcln,
Itosh and Fnnlley have bren noti.
tied of his death and a son is seX
pccted To al.riNc fron Mcintosh
tonight to take charge Of the
remains.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
Police Officers Send Sew
es'ai 20 Their Last
Long Rest.
1T ISN'T WELL TO KEEP THE
DOGS TIED LOOSE.
Something the Matter With
Bemidji Dogs They
May be Mad.


There is something radically
wrong with the dogs in Benidji.
Usually we'll behaved animals
WHO never stay out all night or
conduct themselves in all unbe-
coming manner they are just at
present causing the police de
partment and their owners some
anxious moments. The dogs are
i'll without a question, but just
what the malady with which they
are afflicted is cannot be stated
Con1iried on Pace Three
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-14
New Store Completed.

The new Mcintosh store build
ing at Northome has been com
pleted and will be occupied in a
short time. It's completion was
celebrated last night by dance,
one of those good old fashioned
time where everybody enjoys
themselves, they don't serve
frappe, there is no list Of dances,
and the evenings program ism t
made up of twosteps and waltzes.
AllNorthome attended and every
body enjoyed the evening.
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Continued on Page Three.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25

Captain Paulmer. could never have
believed II had anyone told me. and
did not believe my own eyes until l had
made an examination. as set about re-
sUscitating him. was at last rewarded
by his giving a gasp. and by the time we
reached the MOTEL he showed slight signs
Of consciousness. Very little time
elapsed before we had a physician. In
removing his clothes we found tho
trousers stained with blood The flesh
OF the left leg was badly lacerated be-
low the knee. cut by The line. He had
been manned. strangled. drowned al
most But what kept him on the sur
fece Of the water?
Shall take de things out OF de
captains pockets" said Tim? Yes,
let me see them The first article was
a large water tight cigar case, which the
captain always carried when on an out
ing I grabbed It with great eagerness-
TO this he owes his Hfe.r 1 said. The
doctor agreed with me.
AS good luck for US. boat was due
for Washington next day about noon
The captain had improved in general.
but his leg was in a serious condition
and very painful. On our arrival in the
city he was placed in a hospital and
every attention given him. In four
weeks he was able TO use crutches
While the operation was successful. tho
tendons were badly injured. and It took
some time for them to heal
The captain was delighted with the
trophy we secured. which preserved IN
alcohol 1t was piece OF the lower jaw
bone. with four teeth. which were about
four and one-haIf inches long and
shaped like a ROSTERS spur. He or
dered me to keep one OF the teeth. which
1 did. had it reduced some in size.
fitted TO mountings. and made into a
watch fob. which now hava in my
possession. The Jar and its contents L
placed in the hands OF a naturalist for
examination AS soon as II Is returned
the captain will present 1t. with a full
description OF the capture. to the Ma
tional Museum. From a great many
scientific men interested in such mat
ters the captain has received many
tempting offers for the remains OF the
serpent, IL it can be found
He contends the serpent must have
securely fastened itself to the rocks
which made it impossible for Us to draw
him in. and that he would probably die
OF his injuries. and could be found near
the same place The captain viii pilot
a party 10 the place TO look for the ser
pent as soon as he is able 1 have been
invited to go. and he told me with a
smile. You can bet 1 VIII take my cigar
case along"
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ter. because. 1 could tell something
now by his facial expression. He sat
unmoved. I was beginning to think that
all Of our chances were gone. and that
the adventure was a failure.
Perhaps as much as an hour passed.
The boat was standing still. as we had
come about against the wind. and CON-
pleted the tack The island was now
to the starboard quarter. not far away.
motioned to Tim" 10 keep just a safe
distance from the shore. Catching the
wind we sped along nicely. Looking at
the captain again the idea struck me.
Why don't he bait that hook and throw
1t overheard? He did not. and / de-
clined to tell him. What kept MIN mo-
tionless for the last few minutes? 1
locked closer. and understood at once.
glanced at the water, my fears were
confirmed. What should do? ] always
prided myself on having considerable
presence Of mind. i grabbed the hook
and line. holding the line so that the
hook swung free. I struck as hard a
blow as could. hoping to hook the
monster If possible and release NV
friend from its gaze. 1 had done both.
The monster seemed to snap at the hook
as threw it instead of lodging. Nv
friend. being released from the awful
gaze, staggered to his feet. The wire
line lay in loops on the deck. I saw him
step on one. Quick as a flash. my friend
went overheard and the thirty fathoms
Of line was gone Great Heavens" I
exclaimed "Oh. Lord,' said the dar-
ky Il jest knowed something would
happen to dat man.
See. here. nigger. don't be a fool,
Hold hard to the leeward, win wind
up the capstan." 1 did; it was very hard
at hrst, then it seemed that something
broke. I was satisfied the line had
parted, so went astern, as / wanted 10
put in ashore and give the alarm. and
told Tim to wind up the line. which
he did Was the hook gomez" 1 asked
NO. sar. the hook stin dar. and de bait
am still on
The bait on. what did it mean?" I
let the boat go adrift and ran to see.
There was the hook intact with four or
FIVE pounds OF flesh on It, containing
four huge teeth. scaly on the outside.
Hold her nose to the bank. while / set
her sails I will search the surface OF
the water for my friend" Being near
the shore, 1 ran up close 10 some rocks.
put my paddle against rock to push
the boat along When 1 tried TO with
draw it something seemed to hold it,
Being in the shadow 1 could not well
discern what IT was. so I pulled easily;
drowing nearer was more surprised
than ever before in my life. A man.
The Washington times., 1903-10-25
tODRI F FXDF[)FN Being E9oXa 5x p WdnS Almost

met Tim" after dinner. and told him
10 take charge of my catch that morn
ing. and he gave them to the hotel
chef. Tim, have you got the key TO
the cabin of our boat ?'' mo. sar: captain
done locked it up dis morning and took
the keys away" Tim and / went up
to the boat and went aboard. On the
fore deck was small capstan. well
filed with small. flexible wire rope.
Securely fastened to the loose end of
the rope was a very large three-barb
trolling hook. 1t was very strongly
built. and probably possessed a break
ing strain of more than 5000 pounds.
felt desire to talk to Tim. but
did not think IL wise, as he seemed to
be on nettles. Superstition has made a
great many people miserable. Don't
see no sense in going sailing in the
night. said he. From that / knew
that the captain had told him to ac-
company us. At five minutes after the
time. we saw our captain coming down
the path, in brisk walk He had a
the fore deck himself. and with a strong
string securely tied the package to a
ring at the base OF the capstan. He
seemed to be in good spirits, but said
very little. "Out to the bay" was his
first command 1 might say that Cap
tain Paulmer was a well-trained sailor.
although he had never been in the
service. and the title was given him by
his friends. After going several miles
out in the bay. which did not take long.
as there was a fresh breeze blowing.
he ordered hard a-port. which brought
us about at right angles. Tim was at
the helm, so the captain beckoned TO
me to come forward on deck where he
was.
Il have specially designed hook and
line here he said. "and some bait in
the package. We will not bait until il
becomes necessary. do not know what
you will have TO do. but we will keep
our course now until we are of the
lower end Of the island, then turn the
bow Hp the bay and sail slowly" We
both lit cigars after putting a light al
the masthead. I had expected him tc
say we would surely make a catch. OF
some other reference to our expedition
All he said was. Keep your eyes open. -
remember the admonition, as his
words were impressive. The darky ir
the stern no doubt thought he was sail
ing TO his doom. We both sat busIly
eyeing the water for a long time. and
1 nearly fell asleep as leaned careless
ly on a gunwale. The moon was now
visible. over the starboard quarter The
captain was busily looking on the water
/ watched his gaze rather than the wa
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finally stopping at our boat 1 said.
Good morning" He answered in the
same way, and said no more but seemed
to be very busy doing something.
could not tell what Finally. ventured
to say. Can 1 help you?" Yes" he
said. 'and l will tell you how"
Are you a man Of iron nerve?''
answered, that was afraid not.
Can 1 depend on you for your assist
ance I'm a perilous undertaking." "To
the risk of my own life" l answered.
'-Then l have something to tell you. ]
brought you here on the pretcnse of an
outing for pleasure. regret to tell you
that you must be disappointed. so far
as I am concerned. There has been
most every kind of aquatic creature cap
tured in Chesapeake Bay. a week ago
saw this article in a washington pa
per-" He produced a clipping and read:
Virginia Beach. Aug. -. Several
fishermen, while hauling seine. near
this place. were surprised TO find a man
eating shark ten feet long in their nets.
He fought desperately. and required their
combined efforts for two hours before
he was killed
"As a fisherman it has always been
my desire To hook the biggest one OF
the season. 1 though in coming here TO
find the mate of the shark. which is
surely in the bay. On my arrival here,
] found something more interesting. Not
only would individuals laugh at you,
but the whole world. II you should tell
them that you had seen a sea serpent
so keep your own counsel"
well. anyone in the boat could have
seen this one" protested. there was
a sufficient number of witnesses to sub
stantiate the story
There's where you are wrong" he
replied. they would have raised an
alarm. the whole island would have
turned out with guns. and ammunition,
blowing horns, using lights of all col
ors. and shouting like a lot of idiots on
a fox hunt. and never Ia,
capture
In jesting way. said. Captain. dc
you think this is the same sea serpent
that has been playing engagements al
Atlantic City. of and on for number
Of years?"
He did not smile. nor did he make
any reply. but indicated by his move
ments that he would leave the boat
On the way to breakfast. he said. Meet
me at the boat at O'Clock"
1 spent the forenoon grabbing and
fishing, as the captain was not to be
found, and remembered his injunction.
meet me-" indicating that In the
meantime he wished to be left alone. /