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The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Brave Sailor Soon Forgotten.

Discouragingly tardy progress is be
ing made with the proposed monument
to Rear Admiral James E. Jorrett. II
was thought that the gallant conduct
and wide popularity of the admiral
would have called forth generous re
Spouse to the committees appeal, but
that expectation has not been realized
The headquarters of the association
are in Washington and Rear Admira
A. E. x Benham is chairman Of 6
committee having. tie matter in imme
date charge,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Queen Victoria Paid a Debt.

King Edwards appoir tment Of Sir
Evelyn Wood to be a field marshal
has brought out the interesting fact
that the family Of the king was once
deeply indebted to the grandfather of
Gen. Wood, Matthew Wood, a London
merchant. 1t was through the gen
crosby of the old merchant that the
duke of Kent was able to come to
England from Germany so that the
future Queen Victoria could be born
on British soil. The first baronetcy
bestowed by Queen Victoria upon her
accession was on Matthew Wood.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Microbes Hard to Kill.

That the microbes which cause dis.
ease cannot be killed by firing them
out of gun has been proved in off
cial government experiments. Mi,
crobes of malignant posrule, of alb
scesses and Of the intestine were
smeared upon the face of the gun
wad, put next the powder and fired
into sterile gelatin mad agaragar. In
each case the microbes developed,
each after its kind, in the medium re,
ceiving the wad.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Differinq Views on Providence,

a recent traveller in Macedonia
writes 1"The views on Providence
entertained by Turks and Jews re-
spectively and the extent to which be-
lief influences the conduct of each
are we'll illustrated by the following
anecdote: A Turk and Jew we're
one day in a boat Suddenly the
weather changed and a fierce squall
arose. The Jew proposed that they
should turn back at once. The Turk
was for going on. Fear not, my
friend; Allah is great he said, Allah
is great retorted the Jew, but our
boat is small
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
A NEW BOILED DINNER.
Little Ones Astonishment Natural IN.
der the Circumstances.

Little Ones Astonishment Natural IN.
der the Circumstances.
II have a little niece" said the ra-
contour Of the Sewing Circle. who
is never so happy as when she Is al
lowed to visit the kitchen and watch
the servants at work. Fortunately,
her mother has good-natured servants
who rather enjoy having the child
around, so many are the charmed
hours which Jessie spends downstairs
making little pies under the cooks
superintendent, and pretending she
is grown up.
The other day she descended to the
laundry to oversee the family wash in
her busy little way. She gave one
look of utter astonishment as Mary
put on the clothes to boil, and then
fairly flew upstairs to her mother, ex-
claiming:
"'Oh, mamma! What do you think?
Mary's cooking the clothes far din
ner!' New York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28

Chorus Girls Of Wealth.

Among the twenty girls who took
part in an amateur comic opera per.
Torrance in Philadelphia the other
evening were fifteen whose fathers
are millionaires. 1t is said that the
girls in question represented some
$4O,OO0,000 The affair was the big
gest event among the Hebrews OF
Philadelphia for twenty years. A
trainload of wealthy New Workers
went over specially to take part in or
witness the performance, which was
given under the auspices OF the Mer
camille club.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
A Mother to the Girl.

The woman who had lost her maid
at the moment that she was expecting
visitors went to the janitor in her
distress, hoping that he might be able
to find some one to help her out. He
was Hibernian and effusively SYM
pathetic. "Shure an it's too bad he
assured her, IAN you afther bein'
mither to that girl" As the girl was
as black as negro could be, the
woman took the compliment with res.
eryati0ps
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
The COMING Man.

s.Mrs. Frisbie is suing her husband,
for divorce Indeed? What is Tx
trouble?" well, she says she tried
not to mind when Mr. Frisbie used,
her curling irons, wore her shirt
waists ard borrowed her collar but
tons. But when he began to g,s
through her pockets and extract hel
small change after she was asleel
she felt that patience had ceased te
be a virtue. Brooklyn Eagle.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Rather Mixed.

One of the janitors Of a public
building, who has more politeness
than book learning, was stationed in
the hallway of the structure to guide
the crowd which was pressing into
of artistic work. Ladies and gentle
men," said the janitor, will you
please make your exit through this
door and go out of the other."-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Had Him In Doubt.

"Is your wife a good manager?"
"I really don't know" Don't know!"
mo You see, I always thought had
pretty much my own way in every
thing, but the other day got hold
Of an article on the diplomatic man
agement of husbands, and since read
ing that I'm not at all sure that my
wife hasn't been managing me right
along. If that's so, you can put her
down as one of the best and cleverest
managers that ever lived.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
The Ones That Suffered.

An aged Scotch minister, who was
very boastfu says eX-Speaker Joseph
L. Barbour of the Connecticut legisla.
ture, once said to his good friend.
Think of it! l preached two hours
and twenty minutes last Sunday
Didn't it weary you very much?" in.
CURED the other solicitously. "Oh, no, y
said the minister. But you should
have seen the congregation! New
York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Losses by DROUGHT in Australia.

Losses by Drought in AUSTRALIA.
The wheat harvest of 1902 in New
South Wales is only one-tenth of the
harvest of 1901, and this represents a
loss to the wheat growers of over g.
100000. The losses in grain, hay and
vegetables are at least as great in the
aggregate, while the disasters of the
pastoral industry are on a yet more
tragical scale In the t1ocks and herds
of the state there is decrease OF
47,4O1 horses, 319,461 cattle and 49,
669,632 sheep Taken at low rates,
this represents an immediate cash loss
of something like GS,00O,00O.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Banks Burglar Trap Didn't Work.

In it's account of the recent bank
burglary at Allen, the Emporia (Kan.)
Gazette explains that the trap set by
the bank for robbers did not work.
The trap in question is unique enough
to be interesting. "Above the vault, !"
says the Gazette, was thin ceiling
and about a ton of sand above it.
This was there in case cracksmen
should attempt to blow open the safe,
when the ceiling would burst at the
explosion and the sand fill the vault,
making it impossible to get at the
safe However, the ceiling did not
burst and the sand remains undis.
turbed. kansas City (Mo.) Journal.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
inspecting American Railroads.

]. T. Tatlow, John Wharton, George
Banks, F. T Dale and 81. O'Brlen, OIL
Gals of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
railway of England, are in this coun-
try and will make extended inspec--
ton of American railroads.. They
have been viewing things in several
eastern cities and will shortly visit
Chicago. They represent the me-
cnanical, freight and passenger de-.
partments of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire road.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
One Point Of View.

81 am very much afraid that you do
not appreciate the spirit of a free
country oh, yes l do" answered
the man who had recently landed in
New York, in dialect which it is
needless to reproduce. What do you
understand by free country?" 'It is
a place where you are free to do as
you choose if you manage to get on
the police force"
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Costly skippina-Rope.

A skipping-rope has been presente
by a fond Pittsburg millionaire to hi
six-year-old daughter. The handle
are gold, studded with an odd jewel
while the cord, the finest procurable
cost more than a dollar per incl
When the child grows little olde
she will be able fully to appreciate he
fana,s gift. At present she treats !
as if it were an ordinary rope,
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
HAD HAD LONGER PRACTICE.
Small Boys Distinction Between Al

Small Boys Distinction Between Ap.
petite and Patriotism.
Gen. o. o. Howard occasionally adj
dresses juvenile patriotic clubs. An
organization of this type entertained
the veteran at sociable and dinner.
A little chap near the general dis
played a good appetite. you eat
well, my son." said the old soldier.
yes, sir" Nov, If you love your
flag as we'll as your dinner, you'll
make a good patriot" Gen. Towards
eyes beamed on the boy. Eyes, sir;
but I've been practicing eating twelve
years and amt owned a gun but six
monthsS.' was the laconic reply.-New
York Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Had Had Opportunity.

Two society buds at the Waldorf.
Astoria were commenting upon the
marriage of Mrs. Lewis Rutherfurd to
William K. Vanderbilt. Its fine
match" said one; the bride certainly
belongs to the Upper Ten" "She ought
to-" was the tart answer, she's mar.
ried three of them! New York
Times.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
REIGN OF TERROR IN sEavlA.
King Peter Is in the Hands of the Re-
cent Reqicides.

London, Aug 2S.-The Daily Nails
correspondent at Belgrade says King
Peter is determined to suppress the
military malcontents with an iron
hand. On Tuesday three army colo
nels, two captains and a newspaper
editor were condemned to death Tor
participation in a plot which was dis
covered and rendered abortive Des-
pfte this, says the correspondent. the
king is obviously in the hands of the
recent regicides, who are causing a
vertable reign of terror
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Why Conductor Thought Mosnen
ShouId Mot Have RaIIof

Should Not Have Ballot.
How many-sided and how funny is
the life load in a city street car. Not
long ago a woman gave the conductor
Of one a dollar bill. On receiving the
change she counted and recounted it.
'This is not right" she called after
him. Amt, Ell; there's 95 cents.
Don't suppose yer wanter ride free"
She made another mental calculation
and bIushingly subsidized. AS the man
reached the rear platform he was
heard to grumble: "And them's the
things as wants to vote. .
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
A Sad Outlook,

Auntie-"Do you let your husband
Lave a room to himselt?' Mrs. Nc
Bride-"Oh, yes; of course; he must
have a place to smoke in Auntie-
''You poor dear, see your future
through rain of tears. He'll sneak
off there and lock himself in whenever
you want to talk to him seriously.
You mark my words. Life.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Germans Son in Politics.

Baltimore, Aug. 2S.-Col A. p. Cor
man, Jr., the only son of United States
Senator A. P German, was nominated
yesterday for the state senate by the
Democrats of Howard county. Col.
German is thirty years of age.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28
Farmland Under Arrest.

Sioux City, Iowa, Aug. %. = Mark
Reuter-, farmland forty-two years
old, is under arrest at Remsen, Iowa,
on the charge of abusing the five-year-
old daughter of Peter Mueller,
farmer.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28

A private letter from a foreign resi-
dent in Monastir says that even the
local Turks are disgusted and medi-
tate assassinating the consuls in order
to provoke European Intervention.
The insurgents are doubtless TAX
ing a terrible revenge, and are exc
cutting the revolutionary program to
tho after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

The emergency board of health, this
members of which have been appointed
by the mayor to cooperate with the
city physician in quelling the disease
which it is thought viii be one of the
results of the flood. was in session for
two hours this morning in the Office Of
the city physician, DR.. Storrs.
The board was thoroughly organized, !.
and is now ready to begin its work.
with DR.. L 7. Grubbs, a thoroushiS
reliable physician, at the head. = @Dr
Grubbs was elected president Of fhe
board at this mornings meeting. The
meeting began at 10 o'clock and lasted
until noon. It was decided to hold an
other meeting at o'clock this after
noon. at which time the new board VIII
meet with the county commissioners
and endeavor TO arrange matters Sc,
that the commissioners can stand one
half Of the expense and trouble that the
doctors will have to go to IN carryins
on their work
It was stated this afternoon that it
had been decided to place one of the
board in charge OF the sanitation of
each of the relief stations. One at the
Auditorium, another at the German
Catholic church, one each at both the
court house ana the old court house and
SO on. When this is done the doctors
are to set to work and it is thought
that il will not be long before they have
the situation well in hand.
DR.. Grubbs is the prime mover in this
last scheme of the Topeka physicians
who are all aware of the serious situa-
tlon In which this food has placed the
people of the town. He saw Immediate
ly after the food what would happen to
the sanitary condition of the city and
he began to work Immediately on some
scheme whereby the scourges Of disease
could be checked.
DIR. Grubbs addressed the members
Of the Commercial club at meeting of
that organization Sunday morning at
their club rooms. Dr. GrubbS informed
the club of the grave danger that was
lurking over the city and stated sew
eTzal of his plans as 0 the way it could
be prevented. DR.. Grubbs says that
everybody in the city should see that
the do not drink a drop of water before
it is boiled If they do he says they
are running q great risk. of being taken
down with typhoid fever, dySentery or
some other disease of the same nature.
Dr. Grubbs says that the sanitary
condition of North Topeka when the
water goes down viii be in such con-
dition that the place will not be fit to
be inhabited for some months to come.
He says he thinks the best plan would
be to get tents from the state and estab-
lish a tent city on some plot of high
ground. The Keith tract IS thought to
be a good place. The members of the
Commercial club are thinking over Dr..
Grubbs' plan and it is probable that it
will be adopted and carried out
The following are the members of the
new board of health
DR. c. A Mcguire, DR.. L. NJ Powell
H B. Hogeboom, DR.. w. s. Lindsay. DR..
s G. Stewart Dr. c. F. Menninger DR..
J. w Plummer and DR.. L. Y Cfrubbs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01

daylight, so I went back to bed. We
rested till daylight and then we were
woke UP by a big rooster floating out
on plank in front Of the house He
was growing to beat the band
Hartman and Forrest and I got out
in our boat to try to come back. We
started around the house but found a
picket fence there which headed US on.
Before we got by that we heard some
women and children screa ming in an
other direction and started for them We
saw a boat shoot by empty and then
came to where some people were strug-
Cling in the water under a tree. Ed
monds and his partner had been rescu-
ing some people in two boats. The boats
had run on top of a wire and had cap
sized One Of the men got the people to
the tree while the other started to swim
after the boats, both Of which had got
away The people were Mrs. DR.. Miner
and her daughter, Mrs. keaTlng, and
Mrs Keating's three children. When we
got to them Mrs. Miner was up a little
in the tree and had the baby in her
arms. Mrs. Heating just had her head
above water. but she was very cool, and
her. and their heads were Just above
water.
Forrest got out to help them in while
Hartman and I managed the boat We
got the two boys to the Petro house first
and then went back Mrs. Keating said
to take her mother first, and I tell you it
just made the tears come to my eyes
when I took that little baby in my arms.
The third trip we got Mrs. Keating into
the house. It's a great sensat atIon-this
rescuing people After that rescue felt
hilarious enough to row up Kansas
avenue.
'Edmonds had got one of his boats
by that time and he and his partner
and Forrest in his boat and Hartman Il
and me in mine started for the bridge
When we got there we found the north
approach gone and could not get near
it. Then we started to row up west and
went into a house. 1t seemed to be Il
house with a high basement, for the
living rooms were all up just above the
water. The water was UP on the porch
found a hog in the parlor. It had evil
IDENTIFY climbed up on the porch and
just gone in. There was a good fire in
the kitchen stove, as though somebody
had been there not long before, and
there was plenty of fuel on hand There
and we put some potatoes on to cook
and dried our clothes at the fireplace.
After awhile we agreed to go up to
the pickle factory and see if We cOuld
not get across. but the barrels and kegs
We're so thick that we had to 90 in 10
Railroad street before we could row up.
Somewhere in there we lost Edmond-
and his boat. and have not seen them
since. Hartman and I got up to the
pickle factory and clim bed up on the
roof. The river looked mighty bad, bur
we made up our minds to risk it. know
ing that if we did not get across before
we were carried down to the bridge We
would go under. I had got my oar lock
fixed and we had an extra paddle.
When we got started don't believe It
took up more than three minutes to get
across, and we landed just above the
city park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
ROBERT STONES STORY
He Had a Narrow Escape from
Drowning.

Robert Stone of the law firm Of Trout
man & Stone, worked in a boat all day
Saturday and Sunday, taking food to the
people cooped up in North Topeka.
He had "A narrow escape from drowning
Sunday. with Henry Ruth, a grocer from
North Topeka. Stone and Ruth capsized
on North Jackson street between Second
and Third. Stone managed to get hold Of
the oars of the boat. while Ruth started
out after the boat Ruth caught the boat
and Stone climbed up in tree with the
oars Both were helpless and had to wait
until W w Kitchell, of the firm Of
Kitcheu < Marburg, came along IN a boat
to help them out.
Mr. Stone SAYS of his experiences: Il
was out Saturday with man named Ed
monds a milk man who lives ten miles
east Of Topeka. He is a first rate oars
man and a brave man. We TOOK out Dave
Gregg and his mother Saturday. Edmonds
worked until 2 o'clock Sunday morning
The last experience he had was with the
family Of DR.. Miner. He took them out
of a house. but left DR. Miner behind be-
cause there was not room in the boat
They had not gone far when the boat cap
sized and they all went into the water.
By splendid work Edmonds saved them all
and saved the boat He got them all over
to this side Of the river.
Il am afraid that Dr. Miner is lost They
went back after him and he was not to
be found
WOMAN AND CHILD DROWNED.
p. l.. Wises ex-city engineer q 1opekas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
Mr.. M'lNTOSH'S STORY.
Visits Fire Station This Morn
ing to Help.

Patrolman C. C. Mcintosh crossed to
North Topeka at o'clock last night,
and was there until o clock this morn
ing.
I'm some places the people are per
fectly safe, said Mcintosh, but the
fire station is in danger. The walls are
weakened and there is great danger or
the building collapsing. ] came over III
once when I communicated with the
rescue parties and relief was sent to the
station at once and the work of taking
the people out of the station was begun
There is great suffering there and some
OF the people are sick There is mue
suffering in the Davis elevator Their.
IS woman there with a week old babs
and they are suffering dreadfully.
took over whisky and quinine and gave
II TO them tt seemed to revive the
woman little but 7 fear that she can
not stand the exposure.
The people in the elevator got there
by climbing from fat cars up a 1O-foot
ladder to porch and then mp a 20-foot
ladder to window R0pes- We're tfaf
The elevator is built of sheet iron and
anords but little protection to those on
the inside The 200 people there are suf-
lerlng greatly from cold and they need
coming. There is probably more suf-
Ierlns in the elevator than anywhere
else Chief Gon and his family are
there They reported that they were
doing fairly well
AT Grant school the people are ia
great need of medicine and clothing
There is much sickness there In the
neighborhood of Quincy. Laurent and
Gordon streets there must be much
FuHerng Tt is difficult to 90 east Of
Kansas avenue. The breeches buoy was
working again this morning and people
We're being brought over I told the
rescuers of these places and relief was
sent.
'"rhere are many people in the Barrett
block They are safe The fire has been
confined to the lumber yards The
Thomas and Gabriel yards burned but
no buildings caught fire The report
that the Citizens bank and other bufld-
lugs have burned is a mistake. The
fronts Of many Of the business buiId-
nGs on North Kansas avenue have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-01
MASS MEETING.
Business Hen of North Topeka
to Discuss the Future.

A meeting of the business men OF
North Topeka has been called for 4.30
this afternoon at the office of J.. J.
Schenck, room So Columbian building
The meeting is for the primary pur-
pose of taking steps to protect the busi-
ness portion of Kansas avenue from
robbers and marauders. The meeting
will also make arrangements for a gen
eral mass meeting of North Topeka peo-
pie to be held sometime on Tuesday at
some hail on this side of the river
There have been some special police
men appointed to protect North Tope-
ka," said Mr.. Schenck today, but not
more than a third of what is necessary.
Something must be done at once to save
whatever property we have left over
there. Every inch that the water falls
makes It easier to get into North To-
peka. and gives increased opportunity
for unscrupulous work That part of
town should be carefully patrolled. We
should have two or three special police
mer on every block along Kansas ave
nue."