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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-07

dent of the police jury by the sue
cessful bid .,ar at the moment o
adjud cation on the 14th day o
March, 49,, ~ date of sale, which
500 sAo..i be forfeited to the par
ish, unless within four month";
from the sale, the successful bid
der shall accept by public act, be-
fore any competent notary public
the term of this ordinance, il
which event the said $500 shall b.
returned to the successful bidder
upon his entering into said con.
tract in which he shall agree tt
undertake to commence the con.
struction OF the railroad hereir
contemplated, within eight months
from the date Of the signing o.
said contract, and to complete the
whole and entire lire herein pro-
vided for, within two years from
the expiration Of the said eight
months, and shall give bond for
security, approved by the presi-
dent of the police jury, in the sum
of $1,000, conditioned upon the
full and faithful performance of
the said undertaking and contract.
And in the event the bidder fails
to make the deposit of 500 in
cash, or certified checd, as herein
provided for, at the moment of
adjudication, then the president
OF the police jury, at once and
without further formality shall re-
offer for sale the said franchise,
and shall adjudicate the same to
the last and highest bidder, who
does make the required deposits.
And in the event the successful
bidder shall fail to enter into con-
tract, as herein above provided,
within the time stated, the same
shall be forfeited to the parish,
and the franchise shall cease to
exist, and all the rights of the
bidder ipso facto ceased and be
forfeited without any other for
mality whatever.
Sec. 6. Be it farther resolved.
etc., that the holder or holders of
this franchise shall have the right
to transfer and assign the same
but without expense to the parish.
Sec. 7. Be it further resolved
that in the event of war, pestil-
ence, epidemic, strikes, panics, or
public calamities, then and in that
event, the holder or holders of this
franchise, are to be allowed the
time consumed by such calamity,
and shall not be considered as
having failed as relates to this
contract. provided the said above
named calamities in any manner
affect the carrying on of the work
herein.
Sec. 8 Be it further resolved.
etc., that in constructing the said
railroad AS herein provided the
holder or holders of this franchise
shall have the right to leave the
public road at any place where
there shall be crossings or bends
in same, shall not be required to
build said road along said public |
road at such point, but shall be
allowed, as above stated, to build |
said railroad across the arch of !
said bends or crosses in order to ,
save time and make the road |
shorter.
Sec. s. Pe it further resolved,
etc., that the successful bidder or
bidders shall pay all costs Incl
lent to the sale of said franchise.
The following bills were pres
,nted, approved and ordered re-
,istered:
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Franklin Elec Light E70 incident! 4Es
( A Delahoussaye HI incidental. So
A Delahoussaye il72 incidental 2 90
Hy Hausmann ll73 incidental. :. 3 Is
w n Gooch ll74 incidental ..... 9 90
NJ l. Harrison HIS incidental 20
Ii Walker ll76 election 4 oo
5 Dngas HI election ... 300
w d Hayes HIS election go. 3 50
n Alleman ll79 election 49,. 300
Muller llS0 election 800
John Kramer li8l election 500
0 Melanccn li63 election ..... 800
OW Brown 1883 election. 49,. 300
Ancoin 1854 election 500
j j Toilet llS5 election. 80. 800
Albert AucOin ll86 election . 300
} & Ancoin 1857 election. ... 800
Louis Mendoza 1888 election. go. 500
E A Boudreaux 1889 election 49,. 800
A P Stantf ll90 election ...... 300
Paul Mendoza 1871 election .. 300
A 2 Stauff 1872 election. .... 200
Moved and seconded to adjourn
was carried.
JOHN NJ. IBERT, President.
r. HANF, Secretary.
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w K Wilson no 1918 dist atty SlGO 90
DR. A J Smith 1919 coroner ~ SO 80
Chris Peterson 1880 constable. % 90
A b Allen 1881 constable .. 1850
| Alfred PecOt 1882 constable 49,. 25 90
| 7 II Dumesnil 1883 constable. . Is 90
Paul Mendoza 1885 constable Is 90
En-: lie Ferret Jr 1OS5 constable. Is 90
| Ed Bourgeois 1885 constable. 10 90
NJ d Legnon 1887 constable Is 90
J. A Hughes 1893 constable. 49,. II so
0 w Brown 1889 justice peace >. Is 90
Isaac Mayer 1880 justice peace. % 90
X Hanf 1881 justice peace. 80. o. 90
Emile Perret,Sr 1852 justice peace rs 90
L A Mendoza 1893 justice peuce Is 90
VIM Costello 1904 justice peace 10 90
A L Calm 1895 justice peace. =. Is 90
F Horton 1886 justice peace =. IL 80
NJ Wooster 1897 justice peace. 10 so
Ion Rochel 1893 justice peace. IS 90
X Hanf 1899 secretary ..... so 90
. Ferret 100 janitor. .......... 80 90
A R Stirling 40! treasurer go. 33 81
Z RObichanxllO2 pauper. 800
A Dorsett 1903 pauper ..... 400
Lucy Shelby 1lO4 pauper 90
George Washington 1l05 pauper 90
Ions Fisher l106 pauper. 500
Felix Odressy HOY pauper. , 90
mrs Maynard Sr llO8 pauper. . 90
Mrs A Maynard Jr 1909 paupef.. 5 90 /
W Ii Latham ITO printer. =. % so
f Milling 1928 police juror go. 10 90
~ Brlen ll29 police juror. IL 20 !
A4tObichaux ll3O police juror. 1G Go !
T. u AenagriH 1881 police juror. 90 /
) Drackett lI32 police juror. II 90 !
Il Delhaye 1853 police juror -. 90
Simon Leopold 1874 police juror II 90
J M lbert lI3o police juror ..... 600 |
T F Frere 1886 police juror. $500. 1910
A FOrtier 1897 police juror .... Is 90 |
by Hausmann 1888 police juror. Is 20
b Ss0ders II 39 parish officer. 35 90
114O :" -. SO 80
114l criminal exp'nD 247 90
1142 :. 1O5 90
1143 :. 70 "a
w X Wilson 1l44 = :. Is 90
j Himel 1145 criminal expense. 80 90
c A Philips TAG coroner jury. 800
c Tellate LAT coroner jury. $50. $50
= Leblanc 1l48 coroner jury. $40
A g Brechtal l149 coroner jury. 800
e c Carter loo coroner jury. 800
L A Mendoza ISL Grim exp'ns. " 500
Frere & Foster 1852 =. -. 225
Jeanerctte Lum Co 1853 road work 5s 90
Ilo4 IL S6
Chas Stansbury ll55 40 60
L Richard ll56 road work. 49,. 9 90
Alex Levote ll57 rond work -. 16 90
NJ l. Harrison ll5S road work -. 80 90
North Bend Ref 20 1853 road work 80 rs |
W J Thompson ll6o road work. 43 IS
Sherman Hudson 1851 road work. 225
Thiel & Reuter- li62 incidentals. IL Is
Marx Sllverman ll63 II 90 ]
J A i.oret ll64 incidental 10
Aucoin 1865 incidentals. 1855. 2 90 &
Times Democrat ll66 Incidental % So I
Eicayune ll67 incidentals. $50. % s. I
Or L Pecot ll68 incidentals. ..... % 95 !
Alpha 1859 inciden SO 90 q
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court, Par.
ish of st. Mary.
Christian Syarrer VS.. Laurent S
Allcman. No 1913.

Under and by virtue of an order of seiz,
IRE and sale issued out of the Honorable
23rd Judicial District Court of Louisiana,
in The above numbered and entitled suit, |
have seized and offer for sale for cash
to the last and highest bidder AT the
court house in the town OF Franklin,
Paris, of st Mary, Louisiana, on
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
.ra,thfur Service Reward cd.

The late Judge smyth, so much bet
ter known as 1.-The Recorder" used to
have Renaissance Of another law
yer who now enjoys much distinction
at the bar and for time rejoiced In
judicial honors, but who was at the
time the managing clerk of a law Of
flee on the same corridor with that of
the future recorder
81 met him in the hail one day."
said the old judge, "and he was evil
IDENTIFY very much agitated. inquired
the nature of his trouble. Almost
weeping, he answered: I have been
discharged, discharged without word
of explanation, after five years Of
faithful service. 1t is very hard And
then he quite gave way, and added, in
:ears: and you know, Mr.. Smyth
you know what affidavits have made
Cor that man
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
Copy for changes OF advertisements In
, The Daily Pioneer must reach this office by
10 o'clock a. m. in order to insure their
appearance in the issue OF same day.

GOOD roads are not only of
great commercial advantage to
rural communities, but they con-
tribute much toward intellectual
and moral development by MAX
ing better schools and churches
possible. Countries having good
roads may have districts large
enough and wealthy enough to
run long terms Of school and en-
joy the very best teachers. Dis
lance to school or church is not
so much matter Of miles as it is
a matter of condition Of roads.
Good roads are civilizers and evil
dences of civilization in so
much as they are means and
measures Of commercial, intel
lectual moral development. Fer
gus Falls Free Press.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Jade Found in Oreuon.

Jade, the sacred and rare stone
used by the Chinese in making brace
let's, rings, vases, etc., has been found
recently in large quantities in the
state Of Oregon" said s. r. Taliaferro
of Portland to a Star man at the Ar
lington this morning. 1.-THE discov-
cry Is considered quite an important
one from mineral as well as com.
mercial standpoint This find is said
b. biologists to be the first of the
kind in the United States. The Ore
gon jade is tough and compact and
varies in color from pure white to q
dark green. The bulk of the supply
heretofore used has come from Turke-
stan, but some little las been found
in New Zealand and in the islands Of
the Pacific. Washington Star
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Mr. Browns Wild Ride ON shoveY


Mr.. Browns wild Ride on a shove-
Henry Brown, go years=eoid, OF
-Heitt, Ohio, was persuaded by friends
to go coasting. The old man procured
a scoop shovel and said he preferred
to ride on that instead of sled. He
started down steep incline and rode
for half mile. When the bottom
OF the hill was reached Brown ran into
a stone wall. He was rendered uncon-
.cious and lay in the snow for six
hours. He was finally picked up and
taken to his home, where he is in a
critical condition. The track Brown
rode on is almost straight up and
down, and composed Of solid ice.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Did Not Mean Disapprovai.

In an Iowa law court an attorney
was arguing with great earnestness
and eloquence. In the midst of his
argument he paused moment, ac-
cording to the Green Bag, and said:
81 see your honor shakes his head at
that statement. desire to reaf1rm
it, although your honor dissents." 81
have not intimated," replied the
Judge, how should construe the
evidence of what ny decision will
be in the case, and your remark is
uncalled for "You shook your
head" THAT may be true" the
court replied. There was a fly on
my ear, and reserved the right to
remove it in any manner saw fit.
Proceed with your argument"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Rarry,s Trial Deferred.

Grand Forks, N. D., May 24.-Judge
Kneeshaw is holding court at Lang
don, and the matter of fixing the time
and place for the second trial of Will
lam Barry for the murder of Andrew
Mellem is settled so far as this ses-
sion of court is concerned. An aft
davit of prejudice was filed, and it
will be necessary for the court to call
in another judge.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
She Wanted q Change.

The latest argument against sky
scrapers comes from the kitchen. A
cook in West Side top-foor flat gave
warning the other day. "Shure an it's
no intertainmint ] have" was her an
swer when asked her reason for leav-
ing. cts too high fur me to see any
thing of hats goin' on in the street
Town below. IT," magnanimously, '.yez
will take ground-foor fiat some
where's I'd stay wild yez. Then could
look OUT the winder and see what's
goin' on an 'twould be more inter-
tainin' fur me. New York Evening
Sun.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
STRIKES DENOUNCED.

switchmen Believe in Them Only as a
Last Resort.
indianapolis, May "a - At yester-
days session of the switchmen's union
it was decided to reduce the number
of vice grand masters from five to
three and to divide the country into
three districts, each district to be in
charge of district organizer One Of
the most warmly applauded resolu.
lions adopted condemned sympathetic
strikes and embodied the expressions
that the organization believes in
strikes Only as a last resort.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
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WOMEN IN A RIOT.

italians Attack Gang of Workmen in
New York.
New York, May "a. One hundred
striking italians, with their wives,
yesterday attacked gang of men at
work III trench on Second avenue,
There lad been no strike at this point
and no Italians had been employed in
the work. Wheni the only policeman
at the scene tried to dispense the
crowd he was roughly handled. The
reserves We're called out and four
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Immense Cistern for Wi

In California an immense eistern
has been erected to cor tain wine. 1t
has a capacity of 100000 gallons, is
1914 feet long, q feet deep, and "a
feet wide. 1t is lined with concrete
two feet thick. and is coated inside
with glaze as impermeable as glass.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Four Men Buried.

New Haven. Conn. May "a. - The
collapse of a bulkhead on a coal scow
buried four shovelers under an ava
lanche of coal. One man was killed
and three were injured, one of them
fatally, it is believed
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Appointed Naval Cadet.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, May 24-David
Brown Of this city has been recon-
mended by Congressman Stevenson
for the naval cadetship at Annapolis,
and has left for that place. to take the
necessary examination.
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Gave Them a Rest.

Il don't see,' she complained, why
they always set me alongside Of soma
awfully wise professor or philosopher
or writer or something Of that kind
whenever I'm invited out to dinner
81 suppose" her friend answered,
that they do it for the benefit Of the
great men they set you next to. Most
men who are engaged in intellectual
pursuits like to relax at such affairs
and not have to talk sense. you know
Dense Area Lightly Populated.
Although the population Of the Chi
znese empire is about 425,000,000, yet
the enormous areas of Manchuria,
Mongolia, Tibet and Chinese Turkes-
tan have between them only 13,500,000
Of inhabitants.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Horse Thief Confesses.

Winona, Mimi, May "a. Samuel
Harrison is held by the Winona police.
having confessed to the theft of a
team of horses from Anton Grandalin
of the town of Dover, Buffalo county,
on Monday. He sold the horses here.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Postoffice Robbed.

Sparta, Wis, May 24-The postotfice
at Elroy was burglarized. The robbers
secured 5000 worth Of stamps. No
clue to the perpetrators has yet been.
obtained
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Marroquin Has Not Resumed.

Washington May 24.-On the 18th
inst. the state department. cabled
United States Minister Beaupre at Bo-
gotta sn inquiry as to the accuracy of
the report that President Marroquin
had resigned. 'fhe answer came in the
following terms:
"Bogota. May 16.-President has not
resigned. -Beaupre."
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
cRANKs ARE NUMEROUS.
They Send Threatening Letters Il
Cassini and Hay.

They Send Threatening Letters to
Cassini and Hay.
Washington, May 24.-Crank letters
are now appearing in the mail Of the
Russian ambassador, Count Cassini.
They criticise his .utterances and at
tack his arguments concerning the
character of the Russian Jews. Score
tary Hay is also getting his share Of
such communications. These letters,
however, give no serious concern to
either the secretary of the ambassa-
dor In fact owing to the watchful-
ness of private secretaries, some of
the letters do not even reach the per
sons to whom they are addressed.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Sport as a Fine Art.

If you want sport as a fine art, you
must seek it in country which is
too small or too thickly peopled to let
anything happen by accident, even
hens egg.-From The Yellow Van in
the May Century.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Growth Of Cotton Manufacture

Growth of Cotton Manufacture.
A few years ago the United States
exported all its cotton. Last year,
out of a total crop of nine million
bales, it kept for home manufacture
over four million, of which Northern
mills are using 2,,200,C00.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
zeppeIin,s New Invention.

Count Zeppelin, who bankrupted
himself with airships, has invented
an automobile launch which has its
propellers in the air and shows a
speed of sixteen miles an hour
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Aid for Russian. Jews.

Iron Mountain, Mich, May "a
Leading Jewish citizens of this city
have effected an organization to solicit
subscriptions for the suffering Jews at
Kishineff. 1t is expected that $1,000
can be raised -
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Good Excuse.

II the spirit of Henry Ward Beech
er is thinking about small change,
those who are in the flesh may be
pardoned for worrying about the rent.
Sioux City Tribune.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

How the Census Was Taken.
The last census in the United States
was taken with the aid of 81 tabu-
lating machines, and "a adding ma.
chimes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Germany's Immense Military Force.
Germany at present possesses eight
million men who have been through
the ranks or are at present in her
army.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Immense Area Planted to Corn.
The land devoted to corn in the
United States exceeds in area the
whole of the British isles. together
with Holland and Belgium.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Think Court House TOO Costly.

Think Court House Too Costly.
Cuyahoga county, Ohio, is to build
court house in Cleveland. The
plans proposed look to an expenditure
of $700000O but the county commits
sioners are busily at work cutting
down the estimates, and already have
Topped off $1,OO00OO. They are trying
to cut out 100000 more.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Would Bind France and Canada.
Steps were taken recently toward
forming in Paris Canadian chamber
of commerce to extend commercial
relations between France and Canada.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Equators of Mars and the Earth.
The equator Of Mars is inclined to
the plane of it's orbit about 25 degrees.
That of the earth is inclined % de-
grees. "a minutes.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Motor Cars Of Paris.

There are now 5000 motor cars
registered in Paris and it's suburbs
OF these $500 have registered speed
of 20 miles an hour or more.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Impress Lifeboat Rule on All.
Every tramcar in Belfast has printed
in large letters just over the step at
each end of the car: The lifeboat
rule is women and children first"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

tentenarian in New South Wales.
The last census of New South
Wales shows sixteen centenarians
one being 113 years old, and four OF
104 years or over.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Finest Private Picture Gallery.
The Duke of Portland's picture-gal-
lery is 236 feet long. and covers more
than a quarter of an acre. 1t is the
finest private gallery in the world.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Gas From Peat Not New.
At the Motala steelworks in Sweden
gas made from peat has been en-
ployed as fuel for more than twenty
years past.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

worries Smallest University.
The university at Foura Bay, Sierra
! Leone, is said to be- the smallest in
the world It has five professors, but
less than twenty students.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

The Worlds HeaIthest Spot.
The healthiest spot in the world
appears to be the small village OF
Aumone, in France. OF it's forty in.
habitarts, twenty-five are over 80
years of age.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Bananas Better Than Reefsteak.

Weight for weight" it is claimed
that bananas beat beefsteak. And,
moreover, there are GASES on record
where childrens lives have been
saved by keeping them on diet Of
bananas"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Tigers XIII MANY in India.

Tigers Kill Many in India.
Tigers did as much damage as usual
in India last year, killing 943 per-
sons. Over 1920 wild beasts were
destroyed, for which bounties were
paid of 100000 rupees.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Slaughter Of Game in England.
About thirty million hares and rab.
bits are, killed yearly in the British
isles, and nearly million partridges
aud pheasants.
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is But A SAMPLE
kIsHlNEFF MASSACRE is ONLY
THE BEGINNING OF A GEN.
ERAL SLAUGHTER.
TRY TO TtRRORIZE THE JEWS
ANTLsEMlTEs RESORT TO EVERY
CONCEIVABLE MEANS TO
DRIVE THEM OUT.
FEELING IS WIDELY prevail Mt
JEWS DESERT BUSINESS AND
FEELING IS WIDELY prevail Mt
JEWS DESERT BUSINESS anD
HOMES FOR FEAR or
MASSACRE.

London, May "a. Letters have
reached the publishers Of the Rou.
manian Bulletin in this city which
confirm last nights dispatch from
Odessa that the Jewish population on
both sides Of the Roumanian Russian
frontier in the region of Bessarabia
is deserving it's business and homes
from fear Of general massacre
Apparently the anti-Semites are re-
sorting to every conceivable means TO
terrorize the Jews, freely procl aiming
that the Kishineff massacre is a sam
pie of the treatment in store for all
members Of the race if they do not
Immediately quit the country.
Inflammatory handbills are being
strewn about the cities declaring that
the Jews have invaded the land like
locusts5not only saDping the economic
life Of the Christians. but also commit
ting ritualiStic
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

ST. Petersburg's Winter Temperature.
The mean winter temperature of st.
Petersburg is IA degrees or IS degrees
of frost. The Neva is usually. frozen
from October to April
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Blackbird Strangely Marked.
Near Tiverton, Devonshire, England
there is to be seen blackbird with
a white head and speckled back.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
German Railroad Travel.

Almost half of all railway travel in
Germany is third-class More passen-
gers use fourth-class than second, and
less than one in twenty rides first
=-
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25
Ie>uspaper POSTAGE,

Cheap Newspaper Postage.
Newspapers travel by post in India
for an eighth of a penny. up to IA
ounces in weight.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-05-25

Length Of Woman's Hair.
A painstaking person estimates that
the average head of hair worn by
woman, if placed end to end, would
measure fifty miles in length.